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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , MARCH 18 , 1890. NUMBER 207. '
lit TEN MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES.
And Ten Moro Are Very Seriously
Injured.
FATAL FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS.
The niooily Pnoi of Ono of the Imprisoned -
prisoned VIothnH In LMnlii 8l ht
Trying Unrtl to Snvo
Him.
„ Ilrnrt Hemline Scenes.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , March 17. What nt
first Roomed an insignificant lire In the
Uowon-Memir hook store building , Wash
ington street , this nftornooti , resulted In n
catastrophe In which at least ton men were
killed and ton wounded , sotno of whom will
die.
die.Tho flro started shortly before 3 o'clock
near a furnace In the sub basement and was
a stubborn one. About 6:30 : there was a ter
rible crash and the entire building , except
the front."wall , fell inward. At the
time n number of firemen , variously
estimated nt from eight to twenty , were
on the roof of the building and wore buried
In the debris , which was piled forty feet
lilgh. Immediately the work of rescuing
the living und extricating the dead was
bcirun by at least tivo hundred volunteers In
nddltlon to the uninjured llromun and the
police force. Up to 10 tonight the following
have been taken out dead :
Gnonac FAUI.KNEH ,
UI.VSSKS OiiA/.nu ,
Al , HOITMAN ,
JO. STOHMEH ,
KtciiAKi ) LoWNn ,
CiiAiti.cs JENKINS ,
Gioitoi : GI.KNN , "
ANIWKW CiiKiiiir ,
TIIOMIS A. BI\CK ,
Jlfll.V UUIIKIIAKT.
The wounded taken out arc *
Anthony Voltz ,
Lew Hufort ,
Thomaa Barrett ,
A. C. Mercer.
Webb Hobiiison ,
Win. Purteo ,
Jlenry Woodruff ,
Kbeneror Leech ,
\Vm. Long ,
.Wm. llclnsloy ,
Some of these It la thought cannot live.
Workmen digging In the mass of brick ,
Iron and mortar are trying to extricate n ,
man whoso f jco bloody and bruised aupcnrs
Juat above the debris. Ho is supposed to bo
Daniel , lonns , a plpcmun. Ilia feet nro
caught by it hugo Iron girder and he is being
liberally jilied with Rtiuiulantx to keep him
ullvo. Undorncnth him is another man sup
posed to bo dead , i
The scones nt the fire headquarters have
been only exceeded in pathetic scoucs tiy
those at the homes of tno dead Dromon. The
fathers of younc men who lost their lives ,
wives , mothers , and children crowded Into
the room seeking information of their loved
ones , and getting none have rustled to the
Bccno of the lire and by their frantic appeal :
made doubly arduous the work of those en
deavoring to get at the men imprisoned bo-
iieath the ruins.
Tlio first ambulance to leave tbo scene of
the flro carried the remains o ! thd fkst four
men tukcn from beneath the fallen lloori , .
They wcro followed by nn Impromptu pro
cession of carnages , wiigoos , and pedeatn-
ens , und proceeded ilrst ' to tbo undertaking
establishments nnd.thcn'to thgjiomes of.thOj.
deceased , where in two'itTstancos tHelr com
ing cuvo the first ititiinatiun of the sorrow
that had fallen on the homo ,
The cause of the loss of lifo Is as yet not
quite apparent. During the two hours and
u half the lira was burning thcro had been
scarcely a llama visible to the spectators in
the streets and alloys , though the volume of
omokc was so dense as to utterly obstruct
the vision.
About 5 o'cloclt the first entrance to the
building was made by the firemen , who were
previously hold back by the smoko.
Suddenly thoie came a crash and the
whole building , except the Washington street
front , full in. The 11 ro in on wore on each door
and the roof und they were of course carried
clown In the collapso. it would seem that
the building was liisufllciently lied to those
nn either vide of It , and the llames nto a tiolo
ID tlio center , letting the whole cave in.
It is feared thcro may be other bodies in
the debris. ,
The IJowon-Momll company carried a
ntock valued nt ? l'JoJOO ( , on which was an in
surance of $711,000. The building was valued
nt $30,000. II. V. Wasson , dry goods , suf
fered u loss of ? 10,000. Several smaller
Blocks wura badly damaged.
Later At midnight the rescuers have par
tially released Iho man. Uo is supposed to
1)0 Ed Jopea. It will tuko an hour or Uvo
inoro of hard work to got him out. Ho is
ollvo , but delirious.
It Is reported that thrco newsboys were
Been standing near the rear of tlio wall just
before the collapse * watching the firemen.
If this is so there is little hope for their
lives. Ono fireman who managed to mnko
his cscapo practically unhurt from the collar
says ho thinks there uro ttvo or three moro
men down there yet. completely covered by
u mass of burned timbers. Several of the
injured firemen who uro nblo to talk wcro
aeon tonight , by a reporter , but could add no
information to what Is given abovo. All
they know was that ns they were working ,
without oven n preliminary crack the col
lapse came and tliov were thrown into the
jilt below. All but two or thrco of the dead
ur.il injured firemen had hornet ) and families ,
nnd the scones In thcso places tonight were
lieurt rending.
A Town Iturninir.
UUTLKR , Pa. , March 17. A courier from
Ilnrrlsvillo , about thirty miles west of here ,
reports * the town burning , owing to the
Bcurcity of Uro apparatus. The lira is spread
ing in all directions anil thcro is little nope
of saving the town. IlarrUvillo is a lown of
several hundred inhabitants.
lieutenant Htoalu Heady l < 'or Trial.
CIIKMGO , March 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tim HDC.I Lieutenant Steele , who has re
ceived considerable notoriety through his
connection with the Private 1) , I . Wild af-
fnlr , Is In the city ready to stana trial before
the court-martial tomorrow noon. Llouton-
uut Steele visited General Crook's head
quarters this morning , shook hands with
Cuptulu Randall , inquired after the goncr-
ul's health and quietly departed. Ho would
not talk about his case , preferring to hold
'bis counsel and uwait the action of the court-
martial , The lieutenant is a finely pro-
I > ortionsd man ot twonty-llvo years , weighs
ubout ISO pounds and is smooth shaven.
1'rlvato Wild has not yet put In his np-
jiearance , but It Is certain that ho will bo in
utlcndanco at the trial. Colonel F. Wade ,
judge advocate , Captain Arthur Murray , U.
8. A. , and others of the court are In the city.
Lieutenant Steele will bo defended by his
friend , Lieutenant Ciowdor of the Eighth
cavalry. The charges against the lieutenant
grow out of the Imprisonment ut Fort Snell-
Jug of Private Wild , who was found guilty
of Insubordination in refusing to do BO mo
work ubout the oftlco quarters. Lieutenant
Stcelo , a is said , knocked Wild down for
this and then ordered Wlld'a court-martlul.
Wild was imprisoned , but subsequently the
secretary of wur liberated him and ordered
Lieutenant Steele to bo tried.
Danuor of Another imml Slide.
Tuor , N. V. , March 17. ( Special Tele *
grain to TUB UUB. | There Is great danger
of nuotliir aiut greater land iltdo at
the point where Saturday's ' occurred , in
which three persons were killed. A now
opening In Warron's hill tint been discov
ered. The bank is 200 feet high and is
cracked for 150 foot In length along its crest.
Hhould it fall it will do grout duuiago. Resi
dent * In the vicinity have boon warned to
uiovu. Some have gone , but other * remain.
FA1THOUVS FEBIlUllA YIIEPOIIT
The Figure * Hcinrclliic Onmhn Ship-
mnniH Itnlso n Coiiiniotlon ,
Cmc\oo , March 17 , [ Special Telegram to
THE UEK. | The February report of Chair
man Fnlthorn of the \Vcstorn Freight as
sociation shows figures on Omaha shipments
which have raised a commotion among the
Chicago roads. It shows , for instance , that
the Chicago. St. Paul & Kansas City , In con-
ncctlon With the Omaha ft St. Louts road ,
Is taking more coarse grain from Omaha to
Chicago than all the ether Omaha lines put
together. This In splto of the fact that this
road Is 700 miles long between the two
points , whllo the average mileage of the
other roads Is but 183 miles. The figures
nro ns follows on coarse grain : Burlington ,
10,750 tons ; Northwestern , : i,300 tona ; St.
Paul , 1,3)5 ! ; Hock Island , ti.CC : ) ; Chfcago , St.
Paul & Kansas City , 13,141. On account of
tlio difference In mileage tlio other railroads
claim Iho Kansas City road has no business
competing for Omaha business , and the ilir-
urcs show that nil the other business it took
was a consignment of sheep weighing
but forty.llva trfns. In spite of Ibis ,
howcvor , the Kansas Gltv roads shows the
second highest cast hound shipment from
Omalia on nil classes of freight for the
month. As shown Its tolal Is 13,195 tons , the
13urllngton being S..S'l , whllo the North-
weslorn has 12'JSl Ions , Iho St. Paul 10'337
tons and the Hock Island 1.ST7. 'tho other
roads threaten the direst kind of vengeance
on the Kansas City , claiming it Is
taxing tniflle at any rate , regard
less of the tariff. It Is not
ntnll likely , however , that this Individ
ual instance will bo picked on ns the basis of
n charge before the interstate commerce
commission , as General Manager Kgan of
the Kansas City has a barrel of proofs of
manipulated rates quoted by hia competitors.
A IIISMAIICK HUMOR.
Tlio Iron Chancellor Snld to Ilnvo
OHgnc.
BniiUN , March 17. The report is widely
current this morning that Bismarck. has
tendered his resignation to the emperor.
- A Government Censorship.
LONDON , March 17. A Berlin despatch to
the Daily News , timed midnight , says nil
telegrams nro rigorously inspected by the
authorities nnd stopped if they go beyontt
announcing rumors. The Immediate nnd os
tensible cause of the resignation of Ulsmarck
is a divergence opinion between the chan
cellor nnd the emperor concerning factory
inspectors. It Is reported that the emperor
has refused to accept Count Herbert 131s-
marcU's resignation. General voa Coprlvl
is mentioned as the successor of tlio chan
cellor.
The Times' Berlin correspondent
Rays something must have occurred
In connection with the labor conference to
cause Prince llismarck's unexpected action.
The Standard's Berlin correspondent says :
" 'Iho German olllcials decline to rorward my
message. "
NEW 3IIM.ST1UES.
Pronosrd Policies of tlio French and
Iliinynrlaii Cabinets.
PAKIS , March 17. The policy of the now
ministry Is to bo one of active work nnd po
litical conciliation. The republican majority
in the chamber of deputies will bo made the
problem upon which the action of Iho gov
ernment will turn in n constant effort to pro-
tee' the moral , industrial , commercial and
economic interests of the country. Special
attention * will bo dovotcd to the amelioration
of the condition of the laboring classes. The
budget submitted by Rouvior will bo nil-
teU . . . - _ * - . ,
Von Szajmry'H ktntomanf.
Pr.STir , March 17. In the lower house of
the Hungarian diet today Count von Szap-
ary , the now prune minister , stated that Iho
now Hungarian cabinet would adhere to the
foreign policy pursued by the government
since 1STS , including the triple alliance. The
cabinet would pursue a rational , economic
policy.
VOUTUGUI-JSE INDIGNANT.
The lirltlsli Fine Hoisted In tlio
Shlro District.
MoziMiiiQun , March 17. It is reported
that Buchanan , acting Hritish consul , hoisted
nnd saluted the British flag in the Shire dis
trict.
Excitement in Lisbon.
LISHON. March 17. The ncilon of English
Agent Buchanan In hoisting tno British
flag in the Shire district today has caused
preat excitement hero. The cavernmont
hits made a formal protest to Salisbury. The
feeling runs so high it is feared an attack
may bo inado upon the British legation , nnd
a guard of troopa bus been placed there to
prevent any hostile demonstration.
FIXED.
A Reduction Which Will Average
Mora Thnii Fllty Per Cent.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The republican
members of the ivays and means committee
have finally reached an agreement upon the
sugar schedule. They agreed to make
raw sugar from 10 Dutch standard ,
down dutiable nt 33 per cent nd
valorem , nnd refined sugar above the Dutcli
standard , duuabla at 40 per cent ad valorem.
This Is equivalent to a GO per cent reduction
on many grades of sugar and to moro than
CO per cent on others. The reduction will
average a cut of above 50 per cent and will
reduce the revenue from ? . > 5,000.000 to $23-
000,000. There Is no provision for the pay
ment of any bounty whatever.
The cut in sugar duly which will thus bo
made is moro than two nnd n half times that
proposed bv the Mills bill and the duty will
be collected on Iho vuluo and not upon the
pound us heretofore.
Iho duly given lo refineries Is only C per
cent more than that given to raw sugar , us
11 } or below will admit two grades of inor-
chantnblo sugar lit for domestic uses. It Is
hoped nnd bcllevod that this will tuko away
from tlio roil tiers the poivcr to rulsa the
price to the consumer at will.
The republicans regard this heavy rcdue-
tlou of sugardutlcs1 as a most generous con
cession tn western sentiment.
' 1 ho rate fixed is 4nwer thun the rate fixed
by the scuato larlll bill und Is moreover frno
frem Iho objection raised against the
somua bill , viz. , the bounty clause. The sec-
ale bill made n reduction of CO per cent
and gave n bounty of 1 cent a pound , The
action of luo republican members of the
wajs nnd means committee makes n cut of
moro than 51) ) par cent and ollmenntcs the
clause paying n bonus to ono class of pro
ducers directly from the treasury.
An Old HoUlior Killed.
LEAVKNWOIITII , Kun , , March 17. ( Special
Telegram to TUB UUE.J An old soldier , nn
inraato of the soldiers' homo , was run over
by the 11 o'clock rapid transit train tonight
nnd died within n few minutes. His name
Is supposed to ba Baiter. | Io belonged to
company A nt the homo and was "No ,
311J. " When struck by the pilot ho was
silting on the track and tlio train was upon
him betora ho was porcolved.
A Modern .MathtiHolnli.
SAN FHANOISCO , Cnl , , March 17. An In-
dlau Known as "Old Gabriel" diud at the
county hospital at Salinas yesterday. As
far as can ba learned by tradition it is be
lieved ha was born about 1740 und had
reached tha ago of l.r > 0 years at the tlmo of
his death.
Jonnth.in Von UK Soammnn Dond.
CHICAGO , March 17. Jonathan Young
Scnm-uon , tha femtulor ot the Inter Ocean
and for many lean prominently Identified
with the growth and prosperity of Chicago ,
died at his homo In Hyde Parlt this morning ,
aged evcnty-oigut.
A CUT IN THE CORN RATES ,
President Adams Promises n Fifty
Per Cent Roduo.lon.
TO TAKE EFFECT VERY SOON.
The New Rnto Will Probably ho In
Force Within a Wools Con
sideration of the Sil
ver Ulll.
WASHINGTON Utmr.AU Tns Ouvtu LJss , 1
513 FOUHTEBXTII Sinner ,
f
WASHINGTON. D. C. , March T17.
It Is very probable that within a weoit Iho
freight rates upon corn between points In
Nebraska and Chicago will ba reduced one-
half.
half.Tboro
Tboro was n ctrnferonco this afternoon
between Hoproscntatlvo Dorscy , Stale
Auditor Uoiiton and Charles Francis
Adams , the president of tha Union Pacific
railway company , on the subject , Mr.
Adams stated that ho had just re
turned from Cubit nnd was Ignorant
of the real condiliori of affairs which had
worked such a wonderful depression In the
corn market for Nebraska producers. Ho
listened with great patience lo a long Dre-
scntation of Iho condition of affairs by
Auditor Denton , who represented Iho Lin
coln board of trade and tbo farmers .of
Nebraska , and at the conclusion of it stated
that ho was somewhat surprised to find such
n distressed condition of the market nnd
that ho would bo very glad to
do what ho could in his official
capacity to afford relief. Ho said ho could
not answer for the Unloa Pacific connoclions
cast of the Missouri river the Northwest
ern system but so far as tlio Union Pacific
was concerned ho could say positively that
they would favor cutting the rates ono-half.
Ho said that ho would at ones Issue instruc
tions to General Solicitor Thurston lo ap
pear bcforo Iho tariff board and recommend
a restriction of 00 per coat ; that
ho would see that the true
condition of affairs was properly
presented lo Iho people in Chicago , and
would recommend the same reduction as tha
Union Pacific would make. Mr. Adams
said that ho believed It was. n business obli
gation devolving upon the Union Pacific to
help out the farmers ir. emergencies like
Ibis , where Iho market was depressed by an
over production and what threatened to bo
disproporltonnio lanff rales. Ho took the
position that a cut of the freight rates would
not afford material relief to the produccra ,
but oaid that ho was very willing to do what
his corporation should do and make ut least
a temporary roJuction ot ono-half the regu
lar rato.
Tonicht Messrs. Dorsey and lianton weat
lo New York , where tomorrow they will
present the state of affairs to ether repre
sentatives of tha Union Pacific ; also to the
Chicago ft Northwestern and ottfor roads di
rectly connected with the great corn output
of Nftrashn. They uro very mtich pleased
over the success of tholr interview with Mr.
Adnmn today and helluva that within a few
days the corn producers of Nebraska will pay
but holf-tho-preseDt rates to maritct their
productions.
THE SILVER J1ILI , .
The consideration of the silver bill is al
most completed by the house committee on
coinage , weights and measures. ' During the
week it is the intention of the chairman to
have n special meeting , when final action
will bo taken. There will probably bo Iwo
or Ihreo nmendmenls made to the bill , but
they are of minor impoitancc. The Win-
dom bill originally provided for the coinage
of $4,500.000 per month , and gave the secre
tary of the treasury discretionary power to
fauspond coinage whenever ho deemed
it advisable for the interests of
the government. The bill , as it
will bo reported to the house
probably on next. Monday , will provide for
practically unlimited free comugo. U will
uot contain Iho section giving the secretary
power to suspend tha purchase of bullion ,
but will provide that whenever and as long
ns 3712-1 grains of pure silver are worth ? 1 in
Iho open market Iho United States minis of
the country shall be open to frco and un
limited coinage. Senators Jones and Stewart
of Nevada , Teller of Colorado , and other
advocates of frco coinage lu the upper
branch of congress , and Mr. Carter of Mon
tana , who Is Iho representative silver man
of the house , say this measure will bo
entirely satlsfaclory lo the silver intcroals.
Ho believes lhat there Is very llttla If any
doubt of the ultimata adoption of tlio measure -
uro by both houses of congress within two
or three months. Today your correspondent
asked Mr. Lacey , the comptroller of the cur
rency , when ho expected legislation upon the
subject of national bank circulation , nnd ho
replied : "Not till nftor the Windom silver
hill U disposed of nnd the necessities of
ucllon relating to Iho dislrcssed condition of
national banning arc known. As soon as
the Windom bill is ndoplod , and I urn confi
dent it will bo adopted , the men who
hosilhlo In voting for legislation for na
tional banks , will , I ihinlc , no longer hcsl-
lalo lo act. Thcro is a delicacy upon the
part of men representing agricultural dis
tricts to vole for national bank legislation
before Ihcy vole for something intended to
give a larger volume of currency which will
not bo circulated through Iho banks. 1 do
not think there is any doubt lhat the bill
giving banks 10 per cent more circulation"
upon their bonds deposited anil reducing to
SI,000 for each bunlc the amount of circula
tion which must bo issued , will bo passed
within ninety days , but of course in saying
this I anticipate tlio final adoption of Iho
frco coinage bill before that time. "
IN THE SENATE.
In Iho sonata loday Mr. Paddock Intro
duced txvo petitions from the Farmers' alii-
anCQ of Nebraska in opposition lo the extension -
tension of the tlmo in which tha Union Pa
cific railroad company muse piy its In
debtedness to the government , IIo also
presented llvo petitions from ns many
branches of the Farmers' alliance In favor
of unlimited fteo silver couiago und In op
position to the proposition lo issua United
States bonds for the perpetuation of the
national banking system and In opposition to
the Windom silver bill as originally Intro
duced.
Senator Mundorson introduced petitions
from a largo number of Nabraskans in op
position to the proposed reduction * of the
duly on sugar und in favor of government
aid to encourage the boot sugar and sorghum
industries.
A favorable report was mads by Senator
Paddock from the committee on public
lands upon tbo Mandcrson bill for the dis
posal of Forts Hartshuff , Sheridan and Me-
Phorson military reservations'in Nebraska
to actual settlers under the homestead laws.
The committed struck out the section ex
empting the railroad lands nnd providing
that nothing in this net shall ba construed to
invalidate any title of ebttlQra heretofore
obtained under preceding acts ot congress.
Ho also reported adversely from the commit
tee on public lands the bill for the
relief of Wojloy Montgomery of Nebraska.
Tlio oomir.ittoo acted on Iho Information re
ceived from the war department to tha ef
fect that under thu act of March , 1& > 9 , Mont
gomery Is entitled to make entry upon the
public domain and there 1 $ no necessity for
the adoption of the bill.
Senator Moodv Introduced bills appropri
ating 45,000 each for tha establishing of In
dian Industrial schools ut , Chamberlain and
Uapld City , S. D. ; appropriating * 1W,000 ( for1
the Improvement of thq Missouri river chan <
Delator near Yanktun ; appropriating 50 per
cent of all receipts from mineral lends se
cured by Iho government for the citubllsh'
mont ot a school of mines at Kan Id City , S.
U. , and uppropriaUun 150,000 , to pay Titui
Molitor of Dondwood on account of losses by
Indian depredations.
A 8KCHET OUT.
Today Senators , Cockrell nnd Vc t laid
themselves opento , seixsro ccnsuro nt the
hands of Senator Dolph t smelling committee
by divulging nn executive sasilon secret ,
namely , the fuct that ; there la a Kusslan ox- ,
tradltion treaty pending. During the moru-
ing hour nnd whlla measures wore being
presented those gentlemen arose nnd usked
to present memorials ngalntt the ratification
of Iho pending llu lnir extradition treaty.
The chair ( Mr. In nails ) gravely remarked :
"Tha senators will bo in order. Thov nro
talking of otccutlvo session measures. "
There was a flutter of excitement observed.
Had it not been , for' the Indiscretion of
Messrs. Cockroll and Vest it would uot have
been known positively that the Kusslau
treaty was yet pondfpjj.
CLAUKSOS'S ANswnn.
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark-
son today inado a Uirtrejoinder to n party of
Florida inerrwhcr caruo In for assistance in
securing an additional Import duty on
oranges , There were a half dozen or moro
of the parly , and after they had ranged
themselves in a row in General Clarkaon's
office the loader smdtu the most formal and
serious way :
"General Clarkson , ' } vo nro hero to got
vour assistance lu securing protection for
our oranges. "
Before the sentence Was finished General
Clarkson Interpolated the rejoinder : "Gen
tlemen , It Is my impulsion that In Florida
you need protection 10 human Ufa much moro
ihun lo ornnees. "
The application of Iho remark was to the
recent killing of Wllljuui H. cjandors , the re
publican deputy United Stales marshal , by n
lot of bourbon thugs , und It so disconcerted
the callers tha' they Immediately departed.
THE INTBHKATlNAI , CONGlinSS.
The international American conference
will tomorrow lake up for consldcrallon the
report of tha committee on communication
on Iho Gulf of Maximo nnd the Cnrrlbcan
sea , which recommends the establishment
of two lines of steamships from tlio gulf
porls to the northern coast of Central und
South America. A plan has boon laid before
fore the committee by tbo proprietor of the
steamships lhat run between Tampa , Fla.f
nnd Havana , Cuba , who proposes to put on a
weekly line from Tampa to the northern
coast , which will bring Now York und Chicago
cage within flvo daya f the isthmus , and in
the report the comraittoo says : 'Tho dls-
tanco from ChlcagOf St. Louis and Cincin
nati and ether great Cities of the west to
Tampa is about the same n3 from Now York
to Tampa and as from thosa cities to
New Yorir , and the railway con
nections are such that a letter
from Chicago via Tampa lo the ports or the
Curriboan sea would have the snino ailvnn-
lago of snccd and transportation as a letter
from New York , tind freight from the
woslurn cillcs for-suah porls would bo car
ried by rail to Tampa na quickly and as
cheaply as 10 Now Yprk. The distance from
Tampa to Colon , taking that port as nn
illustration , both as to time and mileage , is
much leas than from Now York , the time
being llvo and orio-lialf days , whlln the
steamers In present u o between Now York
and Colon make tha journey in from eight to
nlno days. It could not bo expected that the
cxporlors of Now York wo'uld avail them
selves of this advantage of lime In Iho ship
ment of heavy merchandise , for the cost
would bo much greater if sent part by
rail , but for mail and passengers
it would bo found > very convenient ;
while Iho merchants and Iho manufacturers
of Cleveland , Cincinnati , Chicago , St. Louis
and ether cities of , .tha wajt who produce
most of the articles shipped to South Amer
ica would not only hot ubio to place their
merchandise upon-ilha Uocka of Tampa m
Iho same lima and , ut ho satno cost that It
required to deliver Ivid New York , but with
much greater canvonic/tca and rlcss cost so
far us wnarfugo and'ha'ndliugat the terminal
points nro concerned. . . The sumo holds true
of merchandise Imported Tnto the United
States from Iho soulhcrn republics for consumption -
sumption in Ibo southern and weslcrn , elites.
The merchants of Chicago some months
ngo sent lo the president of this confer
ence a memorial , for the establishment
of steamship facilities at Tampa , which is
in accordance with the foregoing facts.
With properly constructed steamers the pro
posed line would bo of Incalculable service
to those engaged in lha shlpuiou' , of fruit
and , other perishable articles which suffer
severely from lone voyages and bad weather
at sen. A very largo portion of the fruit
coming to the United States from Central
and South America is consumed m the south
ern and western cities of the United Stales ,
and the same is Iruo of coffee , hides and
other merchandise , while Iho principle arti
cles of ex'port from the United States cnmo
mainly from the aauio cities ; the Hour from
Kichmond and Minneapolis , provisions from
Chicago , refined petroleum from Cleveland
and furniture from .Grand lUplds , whllo
Georgia and the Carolines are largely in
terested in the shipment 01 cotton goods.
In its report tbo committee also says :
"Tnero are also many considerations in
favor of Now Orleans as on outport. The
geographical position of New Orleans at the
mouth of Iho Mississippi-makes it the natural
outlet , not only to Central nnd South
America , but to other , ports of the world for
the products of the great valley this river
drains , whlth constitutes the bulk of the ex
portable couimodillai of lha United States.
The breadstuffs , the provisions , the ncncul-
tural machinery and implements , the furni
ture and petroleum and the conlora of their
products nro nil witldn convenient distance
of wntor transport Ulon. In many instances
the construction of rival railway lines bus
diverted commerce from natural to artificial
channels , but tba difference in dis
tance from St. Paul nnd St.
Louis to the parts of the gulf
and the Curriboan sea for Now Orleans is co
great as to offer advantages over Now York
as nn out port that cannot ba overlooked if
proper steamship facilities lo those ports
wore furnished. "
The report recommends the establishment
of two lines of steamers from the ports
named to sail at lease snml-monthly and that
the several governments interested , in pro
portion lo their population , unite to offer
capitalists n sufllcmnt inducement in the
form of mull pav to justify thorn lu investing
their money In the enterprise.
MISCIiU.ANIiOUS.
II. T. Gala waa today appointed post
master at Pallaadu , Hitchcock county , vice
L. V. Hunt , resigned ,
The celebrated Duwion will case from Ne
braska was on argument in the supreme
court todav , Woolworth appearing for Giles
and Marquello fur Little ,
The unexecuted portion of Iho senlonco
imposed by a general court martial Is remit
ted in the case of HouryAVllson , late private
troop D , Ninth cavalry. ( General court
martial department of- ! the Plultc , January
15 , 18b9. )
The house committee on printing today
agreed to report favorably thu resolution of
Mr. Dorsov providing tor the printing of
20,000 copies of the consular report upon
bent sugar culture In Bohemia.
The dalegatlOQ from ' .Hastings , consisting
In part of Uonkor Clark and County Treas
urer Paul , was before tbo house committee
on public buildings , and groui.ds today in
support of the bill malting an appropriation
for a public buildinat , Hastings. This bill
has been reported tutluxsonato favorably for
an appropriation ol < 1150,000 , but It U not
likely lhat the housa will bo willing to ap-
proprjalo moro that (75,000.
' 1 ho president has approved the act for the
construction of a brldgo across the Missis
sippi rlvor near Lyons , lu.
Internal Hoveaue Collector Peters , Smith
Caldwell and Me sre. Slaughter and Cook
have lof c for their homo ) in Nebraska.
PtfltUY S. HUATII.
Prefect Klnc Indloted.
PniLAWEU'uiA , March 17. The shocking
pliaso assumed by the blind asylum Investi
gation In , tha arrest nnd binding over of Pre
fect King 1ms excited public indignation.
This mornm k the ca o was promptly turned
over to the grand jury und a true bill was ;
found against. King , charging him with im
moral practleas.
Tolmooo PlnntH Killed.
ASHEVH.LB , N. 0. , March 17. Reports
from the great tobacco counties of wentorn
North Carolina show at least one-third of
the plants killed by the cold , weather.
HIGH LICENSE CONVENTION ,
Eoatrlaa Bollovora In That Idea
Nominate n Olty Ticket.
NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES.
An Unsuccessful Attempt nt ilnll
Breaking Mntto At Dakota City
to Dentil Otlior
State News.
Hcntrlco's lllch Demise Ticket.
BEmucK , Nob. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Dr.i : . | The high hccnso city
convention was hold tonight , witli Colonel
Thomas Vulo ns chairman nnd .1. II. Alden
as secretary , The utmost Interest was
taken in the proceedings nnd the convention
room in the now Boiitncj club bujlding was
densely crowded with spectators aaido from
the delegates. The curly evening was rife
with rumors of combinations , and In fact tbo
cntiro day has been prollllo with war nnd
rumors gf war. Yet withal the convenllon
was qullo peaceable. On the first in
formal ballot Judge II. W. Parker received
n clear majority and was subsequently mudo
the unanimous iiomlnon of the convention
for mayor. For treasure- John M. Kellogg ,
the present Incumbent , was nominated with
scarcely a dissenting volco. J. W. Eborsol ,
the lute democratic ; candidate for county
attorney , was nominated on the second bal
lot for city clerk , 'thcro were several other
candidates In the Hold , but they wcro gently
and quietly knocked out. Aa effort was
mudo to force the nomination ot the mem-
bars of the school board , but it did not
have sufllclcnt strength to materialize.
Of the three candldalos nominated Parker
only is a republican , Kellogg nnd Eboraoll
being democrats. A people's convection will
probably bo called Wednesday to nominate
a ticket In opposition to Iho ticket made to
night. Colonel Harry Phillips announces
himself us a candidate against Judge
Parker , and with J. L. Tail us another can
didate there is every prospect of n lively
municipal campaign between now and
April 1.
They Were IJiully Fooled.
DAKOTA Cm- . Neb , March 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tim Unn. | An attempt was
made tn break jail hero today which came
very near being successful. O.io of the
prisoners was lot out to carry in wood to the
rest of the prisoners * nnd tlio door of the
steel cage was loft with only one lock on ,
the jailor not thinking it necessary lo put on
Iho extra locks as usual. When the pris
oner , who is n .vounc man named Hciiman ,
aged seventeen , who is awaiting trial for
stealing flJO worth of diamonds from
his mother , got out lo Iho wood pile
ho started to run , saying tn the dcputyshor-
iff and the jailor that ho guessed they would
not board him any longer. Jniclr Karncy
immediately locked the rust of the prisoners
securely behind the combination locK and
otarlcd after the runuwuy , overtaking him
before he had gene 30J yards. 1'horo were
seven men contlnod in the care , thrco of
whom have received their sentences. They
admitted that they wore Intending to break
Iho door when Huitinan starleJ. to run ,
thinking Karnoy would uot take tlmo to lock
the door securely.
Everybody .
NOUDEN , TSlarcli'17.'SSpeciftH'Sto-11 ' [ '
THE BnE. ] Thn snow has disappeared and
prospecting has been Iho ono absorbing
occupation of men , women and children.
Every man that comes to lown has n pocket
full of rooks , the majorlly of which nro of
no carlhly'account , but many have struck
good indications of silver , gold , tin nnd con-
per. For the past ton duys there has been
considerable curiosity aroused as to the
actions of several prominent citizens , and it
was satisfied last Wednesday when it was
found out that the Mule Shoo Mining com
pany had been organized and had talcon sev
eral mining claims on the picturesque Mule
Shoo , a era y crcoic lhat goes rollicking
down the Mule Shoo canyon. The rock
found hero shows up well an'd samples have
been sent to Denver nnd Kapid City for
assay. Should the assay provo satisfactory
xvork will proceed immediately. The com
pany is composed of so mo of tbo best citi
zens. and they have the money to back them
in developing the mine. Other claims are
being taken and thcro will bo n big excite
ment this soring. Many strangers are
already in town.
to Death.
VEXAXOO , Nob. , March 17. [ Special
to TUB UEE. ] A horrible accident
happened last Thursday afternoon to
Mrs. Hrulnard , an elderly lady living
about eight miles west of hero , near Amherst -
herst , Colo. She was driving a pair of
bronchos hitched to a spring wagon to Amherst -
horst , and whllo on route to town they ran
away , throwing Mrs. Hrainurd out of the
wagon , over the dashboard. Ono of her
limbs passed through botwocn the nxlo nnd
the spring nnd was hold fast , the body falling -
ing through to the ground and underneath
Iho wagon , in which posilion she was drugeed
about nix miles , the team not being checked
until arriving in town. The body was torn ,
mnnelod and bleodine , with no clothing ro-
mainlng upon it but the shoes , nnd when ex
tricated from her position aha was dead ,
Mrs. Urnluurtt was the mother of 11. Q.
Brainard , Iho Lincoln hind company's town-
site ugont nt Amherst. but who nt present
resides in Denver , Colo. , wbero'ho wua tele
graphed the sad news.
A f'roipratlvo Urldctrroom Dcnnrtq.
FHBMOXT , Nob. , Marcji 17. ( Special Tele
gram to Tim HEE. ] Frank Gorewlno has
mysteriously departed from tbo city , nnd
there Is at least ono aching heart In cense
quence. That heart is in the bosom of a
certain young lady lo whom Gorowlno waste
to have been married. The latter has been
for threa years a hard working and Indus
trious blacksmith in the establishment of
Lowry & Markoy. Saturday ho draw nil
the pay duo him. With this ho paid his
room rent and boird | bill. Last night , as
was his regular custom , ho sought out his
inamorata und made love lo her as usual ,
bidding her adieu about midnight. Today
the young man who was to act in tjio capac
ity of bridegroom next Wednesday has gene
no ono knows whore. As yet no reason U
given why the prospective benedict should
have fled ut this particular juncture ,
Try loir to Scoura n Jury.
FJIEMOST , Neb , , March 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tim HEE.J The district
court for Dodge county opened today
with Judge Marshall on the bench ,
The first case called was that of
Christian Furst for the murder of Carl Pul-
slfor. The work of securing n jury was
begun. The regular panel of twenty-four
was exhausted , only four of them being re
tained and probably ttioso not permanently.
O Ulcer a are now scouring distant parts of
the county to subpoanro n special panel of
sixty moro men , and the caao will be re
sumed tomorrow.
A Church iJodlontlnn ,
WALLACE , Nob. , March 17. [ Special to
THE BEE. | The dedication of tha M. E.
church of Wallace , Lincoln county , Nebras
ka , took place last Friday , Saturday and
Sunday , The cervices were conducted by
Rov. C. F , Craighton , D.D. , chancellor of
the Nebraska Woileyan university , assisted
by Ilev. W. A. Atnibnry of North Platlo ,
nnd several ministers ot adjolalngtownB. It
was a grand suc-cjs In every respect , Tbo
church baa cost la all (3,250 , of wblch il.TOO .
- \
\s paid before and $1,171.SO was raised yes.
C- day morning by contributions. Much
111 for the success of this enterprise Is
y to the pastor , Hov. James Leonard.
\ j7hnr cd With n Sprions Crime.
Vj. . 'swonm , Nob. , March 17. [ Special
Tif'ram to THE UE : . ! Complaint was en-
tcr 'Aoforo Judge Tolllver today charging
A. 1 voonior , n woll-10-do farmer near this
nlaa f rape on n the person of ono Sudlu
Nt'ls Mhlrteon-yourold girl , on March
1- . \ nor appeared In court and the case
was J i.nuod to Thursday , ho being placed
under $300 bonds.
A Lively CrunimlKH in PrnHicct.
IlAsmns , Nob. , March 17. ( Special Tolo-
prntu to Tun UtsE.1 The chairman of the
republican central committee Issued n call
loday for ibo republican city convention , to
tnico placa Mondav , March 24 , to place In
nomination candidates for the several city
oftlccs. This move Is nn innovation In city
politics , and the prospects for u red hot city
election uro most Muttering.
Ncttlrrnn n Candidate for Cotmrr-RS.
lUstixas , Nob. , March 17. [ Special
Telegram to THE lice. I From n prominent
Farmers' alliance man your correspondent
learns that Iho alliance will introduce Dan
Nelllcton of Spring Hanch , Clay counts , ns
their candidate for congress In tha Second
district. Nottloton's record In Iho Nebraska
legislature n few years ngo was satisfactory
to Iho farming community , , says tlic nlllanco
man.
llnsllims' Opera llonxo Hold.
IISTIXOS , Nob. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hti--Tho ] Kerr opera house ,
the property o. ' Senator Frauk.Tuggart , was
sold at sheriff's sale this afternoon lo J , M.
Kcgan , attorney for the Nebraska loan nnd
trust company , for the sum of $10,000.
What disposition the company will make of
the opera house Is not known ut present.
A Valuable Murn Stolen.
AiNSWOUTiiNeb. , , March 17. [ Special Tel-
pgrain to Tim UEI.J : Last night some ono
broke Into Mosoley's llvory barn and took n
valuable mare belonging to S. Hockey.
Worluy Ells was arrested , parties thinking
he know more of the affair than ho would
toll. Two fellows by the name of William
Landis and Dan Hawkins nra yet at largo.
The sheriff Is after them.
A North Plntto Lidy'H Donth.
Nourit PIATTC , Nob. , March 17. | Special
Telegram lo Tim UEE.J .Mrs. Clara TalTo ,
widow of the late Hon. John U'affe , died at
her residence today after a brief Illness.
Her daughter , wife of Hon. C. F. Iddtngs ,
was buried Just sovcu weeks ago today.
A I'ionoer Politician Gnnr.
NEHUASKA CITV , Neb. , ftlarch 17. | Special
Telegram to TUB liEE.1 George W. Sroat ,
ono of Nebraska City's best known citizens
und prominent m early state politics , died
hero this morning after a lingering illness.
Granted u Nn\v Trial.
FJIEMOXT , Nob. , March 17. [ Special Telegram -
gram lo THE HUE. | Grace Caswoll , known
as Iho "Gypsey Queen , " who was convicted
at the last se'aslon of court for shooting wilh
intent to kill , was granlud : i new trial. She
bus been in jail lor several months.
Ilia Poneus In Clovor.
NiomuiiA , Neb. , March 17.--Special [ lo
Tim BEI : . | The Poncsi Indians wcro paid
1.40 each on Saturday , Interest money on
the rcllnqulshmentof tholr lands in 18SO.
The mouoy was soon disposed of In Iho nsual
Indian way , for trunks und noodles.
Every Department of Government
Una Its Own Sphere.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The supreme
court today rendered a decision in an inter
esting case growing out of acts In Iho fifteenth -
teonth session of Iho Iduhlo cgislaturo. Ap
pellants alleged that they declared tho" coun
cil and house of representatives adjourned
at midnight after a session of sixty days ,
thia being the limit of Iho legislative session
under congressional law. They assert that
some members of each house remained bo-
hlnd , elected now presiding ofllccrs nnd
passed n number of acts. They sued lolmvo
Ihcso acts declared null , and void nnd the
proceedings expunged from the records.
The Idaho supreme court denied the applica
tion und this court afllrma the judgment.
'Iho court says In part : "The safety of our
institutions depend In a certain measure
upon the legislative , executive and judicial
departments being kept separate nnd upon
none of thorn infringing on the others. It Is
not ona of the functions of this court to in
quire into tbo record of a legislative body
and to determine whether a body assuming
lo bo legislative is legal or not. The suit
presenting U.ls question might perhaps arlso
In some case growing out of the net passed
by the legislature , but tno court docs not
pass in the present casa upon how far U
would be justified in such suit in inquiring
into the vali'dily of the legislature , us the
case at Issue docs not require it to do so. "
THE afoAiiLA iNQumy.
Hcrccnnt CnlkliiN Tells of the Acts of
Urutnl Olltocra.
NEW YOHK , March 17 The McOalla court
of inquiry was again In session today. Ser
geant Cumins told of Iho cutting down of
Walker , the putting of seamen in stralghi
JucKots , etc. The ofllcars of the ship , wit
ness said , frequently interfered with him
HI Iho dlschargo of his duty. Ho also de
scribed many acts of cruelty on the part of
the olllcers.
Gustuvus Zustavinsou told how at St.
Pcterxburi ? ho saw Lieutenant Ingursoll
attempt lo knock dawn two men with a be
laying pin , The men nllorwards deserted tlio
ship , llo had never in his eighteen years'
experience In the navy seen such insubordi
nation ns on the Enterprise.
for HI ; :
Wn.iiKSiiAiiiiR , Pa. , Match 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tim Hm : . I Victims of Iho
Nottingham mlno disaster , by which eight
men were killed by nn explosion of gas about
six weeks ngo , brought suits today against
the Lelilij'h & Wilkosbarro coal company for
damages aggregating $100,000. They claim
Iho accident was duo to criminal negligence
on the part of the company in not providing
sufficient ventilation lo prevent tbo accumula
tion of gas in the mine. The disaster was
ono of the most appalling In the history of
the anthracite coal Holds , tlio victims being
lilorally roasted by blazing gas before being
taken out. Tlio oftlcials of the company had
made n elm n go in the mlno bosses a short
tlmo be Torn tbo accident , nnd it U cluluiud
thai their ignorance of the workings ut tlio
mines caused Iho explosion.
A llcccptlnn to Gunernl
ATCHI&O.V , Kan. , March 17. [ Special to
Tim HEE. ] The old soldiers of Concordla ,
Cloud county , expect a visit March -1 from
General Hussoll A , Algor , commandcr-ln-
chlef of Iho G. A. ] { . of Iho United States ,
on which occasion tburo will ba a camp lira
In honor of the distinguished visitor. It Is
proposed to make the event ono of unusual
splendor. Invitations have been oxlcncd lo
ttia old soldiers of prominence of Atchison
and other cities of Iho atuto , and an effort
will bo mudo to secure spnolal rates on the
railroads.
The Weather Forecast ,
For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather ,
followed by light rain.
Nebraska Light rains , northerly winds ,
lower temperature.
South Dakota Light snow , northwesterly
wltidn , lower temperature.
Iowa Light rulni , easterly winds ,
Warmer Tuctulay morning , lower tempera
ture by Wednesday morning.
Remonstrances A nlnat the Rusolno
Extradition Treaty.
THE PRESENT DEPRESSION.
Voorhccs OftVr * n Hosohitlon niul
I'rcnmblo Hcttlni ; Forth the
Urgent Necessity of FindIng -
Ing n Ilomody ,
Senate.
WASHINGTON , Mirch 17. In the senate to
day whllo petitions were being presented
Mr. Cockroll rose to present remonstrances
against the extradition treaty with Itussln ,
but was notified that that , wan a inattor for
executive session. After some debate the
presiding officer submitted the question an
to. whether the potitlo.i should bo rcuelved
In oper. session nnd it was decided that It
should bo. The petition was therefore pro-
ncnted nnd several other llko petitions froiu ,
Gorman labor societies in St. Louis nnd
vicinity were likewise presented.
Mr. Voorhees offered a preamble ) and reso
lution setting forth that the deep and wide
spread depression and decay of the agricul
tural Interests of the American people , the
enormous and appalling amount of inortgafO
Indebtedness on agricultural lamia , the total
failure of the homo markets to furnish re
munerative prices for farm productions , the
palpable scarcity and Insufficiency of Iho
mouoy In circulation In the hands of the
people with which to transact the Imslpcsi
of the country nro circumstances of most
overwhelming importance lo Iho safety nnd
well nolng of the government ; therefore ,
Ho it resolved , That it is the highest duty
of congress in the present crisis to lay aside
all discussion and consideration of Micro
party Issues and to give prompt nnd immedi
ate attention to the preparation and adoption
of such measures ns nro required for Iho
relief of Iho fanners und ether over-taxeil
nnd under-paid laborers of the United
States.
Ho us'.iod that the resolution bo printed
'and laid on the table , and gave notice that
at the close of the morning ImshiosH ,
Wednesday , ho would nslc permission to
submit seine remarks to the senate In rela
tion to it.
Mr. Call nskod that his resolution In regard -
gard to tha nominations of Swnyno anil
Stripling ns judge and district utlornoy for
the northern district of Florida bo laid bcforo
the senate.
'Iho presiding officer ruled that any motion
for the consideration In open session of executive -
ecutivo session business should bo mudo in
executive session. Ho therefore declined to
entertain the resolution.
Mr. Call said ho had submitted another
resolution on the sumo subject which ho
asked to hnvq road.
The presiding officer said ho had oxnmlnrd
the resolution and ho thought it open to tlio
sarno objection. Ho did not regard the
resolution ns in onlor.
After a brief debate the senate went into
executive session , although Mr. Call ap
pealed from Ihe decision of the chair. When
the doors were reopened , thu house bill lo
extend tbo act granting the right-of-way to
the Kansas Cltv & . Pacific through Indian
territory passed with a few verbal amend
ments.
The educational bill was then taken up >
nnd Mr. Daniel addressed Iho sonata in ad
vocacy of It , *
Mr. Morgan opposed the bill.
urgent Ceilcloncy bllljlVns then token
nen < ' ai.'jiip
others , arrocd to : Appropriating
$ ,1,1,000 additional for tbo ex
penses of MIC international marine
conference ; appropriating $5,000 for bouts'
stores , etc , for now cruisers ; the inscrtfbn
of aevernl paragraphs for the payment of
district judcos , district attorneys and mar
shals for tbo stated of North Dakota , South
Dakota , Montana and Washington ; an ap
propriation of * W,000 for public printing.
The bill will bo taken up tomorrow.
Tlio house amendment lo the senate bill
for u public building at Cedar Hapids , hi. ,
i educing the amount from $200,000 to $100,100 ,
was concurred in. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON , March 17. In the house
today the senate bill was passed with nn
amendment striking out the appropriation
cluuso increasing from $150,000 to MOU.OOO
the limit of the cost of u public building at
Sacromonto , Calu.
A joint resolution was passed calling on
Iho secretary of war for a further report n
to the practicability and approximate cosi of
tunnelling the Detroit nvor ut or near De
troit , Mich.
Mr. Mclvenna , under instructions from the
committee on the eleventh consub , moved lo
suspend the rules nnd to pass the bill author
izing the superintendent of the rcnaus to
enumerate Iho Chinese population In such
manner us to enable him to make a complete ,
accurate and descriptive list of the Cliincso
m the United States und to give ouch person
enumerated a certificate of the i partlculnrn
necessary to fully identify him , nnd such
cerllllcale shall bo solo righls of suet : per
son lo remain In Iho United Slates. The bill
further provides penal statutes against
Chinese who shall sell , transfer or dispose of
such certificates. Tlio sum of 6100,000 is np-
propriulod. The bill passed without di
vision.
Under a suspension of the rules tha fol
lowing bills and resolutions wore passed :
A joint resolution requesting tha president
to Invite tlio klm ; of thu Hawaiian islands to
select delegates to represent his Kingdom in
the Pun-American congress ; a bill to trans
fer the revenue cutter service from the treas
ury to tha navy department ; n bill croatlng
Itio ofilces of assistant general mipcrlnlend-
ont and chief clerk of the railway mall ser
vice. Adjourned.
ISAUKU'S IULU
A Measure Amending the Inlursinto
Commorcn lm\v.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Hakor of Now
\ork , chairman of the house committee on
commerce , 'today introduced a bill amending
the interstate commerce law. It is under
stood to have the epproyal of the interstate
commerce commission , and a number of iti
amendments were recommended In Iho com
missioner's report. Among other amend
ments ono of mo.U general interest , pirtlcu-
larly to railroad men , prohibits the
payment directly or Indirectly , of any
compensation whatever by ono rullroail
to another for the sale of tickets or Ilia In
fluencing of business In its favor. Penalties
nra provided , All regularly appointed ticket
ugonts shall bo supplied with cert idea tea of
appointment und shull keep the same exposed -
posed to public vlow In tholr offices. It shall
bo unlawful for any person not holding u
certificate ) to sell , barter or transfer for any
consideration auy ticket of any common car
rier. A line of 15,000 is Imposed for
vlolatng this provision. Common
carriers shall , at the request of
the purchaser , redeem nn unused lickct
ut cost price , or any portion thereof nt it
proportlonnto rato. It shull bo unlawful for
any common carrier ' .o pay any sum or valu
able consideration to secure the forwarding
of Immigrants by any route , but can-lira
will bo permitted to maUo arrangements
among themselves for routing emigrants
who do not chose their own route , subject to
thu approval of the Interstate commerce )
commission. The act Is ulio extended to
ro.id.i riinuing partly l'i this * country aud
partly in Canada.
i
CoiiflriniitloiiH.
WASIIIXOTOX , March 17. Franklin Swcot ,
register of the land otllce at Grand Inland ,
Nob. Postmasters - John M , Hlukcley ,
linpld City , h. U , ; Jumoi U , Couliliuff
bpringllcld , 111 ,