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THE OMAHA IAILBEE : Sl'NDAY , MAY 20. 1891 TWENTY PAGES , 3
Senator Peltigrew's Efforts to Sccnro a Sup
ply for the Soldiers There ,
QUEER OPPOSITION HE MET WITH
IJiMiternmMer ( Irnrrnl llntrlicldrr Milkc * u
"liiptnlMr MliitriiH nt nun HI-IH Called
Iturn It ) HIP Srirrlnrj ofnr ,
\Vli.i I'roinUon It'-llc-f.
WA HIVGTOX Dl'llKAi ; OT TUB IliJ. : !
H07 F Street X. W.
WASHINGTON Ma ) 1U.
The surgeon general of the aim ) Is en-
r < ig d in the Investigation of a cnno of a
urcat deal more than ordlnar > Interest
Hume tli IP last } oar Senator Pcttlprov of
South Dakota ofllclall ) Informed thecic -
reiar > of war and the general of the ar'ii )
that tin water furnished the troops nt Tort
Mi ad' S I ) , was foul , contaminated , and
dangerous for the troops to use , cither for
dunking or cooking purposes. Ihurc are
fix Hoops of the Eighth eavalr ) , namely ,
A II , C , E , I , K. and troop L of the Third
cwvalry stationed at Fcrt Mcade. 9. D
lotiHtltntliiK one of the large't and mo t Im-
poilunt of the army posts upon the fiontlcr
of what now remains of the Indian country
Senator I'ettlgrcw stated to the secretary
of war that the- town of Sturgls , which Is
loiatcd about two mlleu above Tort M ade ,
has a water and sewerage system , and thai
a running creek which passes tin- town of
SturglK also runs through the pu4 ot Tort
Mcade and supplies walcr lo HIP soldiers at
Hint place. Into this creek all HIP sewage
nf tin- town of Sturgls Is emptied , and as
the military post Is only two miles distant t he-
water Is necessarily unlit for use in mi )
way Senator Tell grew stated thai he had
received a number of complaints from offl-
iprs and soldiers located at Toil Mcade
that he had personally Investigated thu situ
ation beforeha railed the attention nf Hi"
Hi'c-rptarv of war to the matter and i-.ild
that IIP knew of his own knowledge that
Home-tiling ought td be done for Ihe rclli t of
the xotdlerH at thai point.
The town of Slurgls is supplied with
water from pure springs In the hills adjoin
ing the town and the big suppl ) pipe Is
only one mlle from Fort .Meiide- Senator
1'eltlgrew recommended to the secretary of
war llial a connccllon be made with this
big suppl ) pipe In order that pure water
might bo furnished to the soldiers at the
military post. The letler of Ihe senator
was referred lo Quartermasler General
Ititclielder , who In an official reply to the
spcrc-laiy of war stated thai no complaint ) ;
from any source had been received by him
mid that he did not think It necessary lo
ni'iko any change at that point
I'ETriGREW NAILKD HIM DOWN.
When Senator Pctllgrevv was Informed of
Hils stand laken by the cpmrtermasler gen-
eial of Ihe army he called upon Ihe sccre-
lary of war , who sent a messenger for
quartermaster General Datchcldcr , and the
KPimior thereupon produced and laid be
fore the secretary of war copies of letlera
ing ' " ! that . " they " ' ° 0lcer" ? at rort Mea'l' . Ant
not use Ihe waler which
.anio to them In the creek from the town
nf Sturgls , but that they sent wagons to
HIP town of Sturgls and hauled
pure walcr
from lhat point to their
homes In the i HU
la. y post. Senator Pettlgrew Informed e
secretary of war thai the original letters
wptccm file vMth Quartermasler Get ]
" " ' ' ' ' " ( " " " " era !
. . 'ft f(1 " could not under
mind why ( do
quartermaster general ha.l
sla.eil . that no complaints had been re !
Tlie SPC rotary of war has now directed
ho surgeon general lo make
an InvesHga-
tl n of this- case , and If the facts ? -
. are oun ,
to b. .
as !
represented by Senator l e ti-
" " 1"80 S ° mC rellof * ' " b
Anollier story of a llttlo
moro than
or-
dlnar Intc-rest
)
follows as a ! ,
UP to the
a boc Ever since Senator
Pettlgrew con-
.
.
r.onle.l mm before the
secretary of
v nr
with copies of the
letters
of the
arm ) of-
lleeis
at Tort Aleade the
, c urtermastcr
KPneial has felt aggrieved toward he nl.
Im and has not hesitated
to
manifest his
disposition. Thcre | s ai,0ut to b" held a
meetlnB of the
Grand Army
posts of the
Tlack Hills country at Slurgls , am ? Senalo ?
Pettlgrow was anxious to have a number
> r tents supplied to the
veterans
by the
\\ar
department. Of
course. It would be
necessniy to have this transacllon carrlt-d
"n through the ofllco of
the quartern as er
gone , a ami Scnator PoUgrew | Mt"
" * ° tlllartorinaBtor
Geneuil would
not grant the
use of tents for a Grand
Army encampment upon his request , If lie
could avoid doing so. Senator Pettlgrew
therefore called upon Major General Scho-
leld. . commanding the army , and also upon
the. s.cre . ary of war. and received the ver
bal promises of both of those oflltlals thai
a written request from him for a supply of
ten H f.om . Tort Meadc to bo used by the
gathering veterans of the Grand Army at
Sturgls would bo promptly granted. After
Minnto,0 \ Peftigrevv \ ! ' " " ' ' ' "en made to him
wrolo an ofllclal lellcr
In Ihe secrelary of war ren.uesfnK ! thai
( cuts should bo supplied to the Grand Army
veterans In encampment at Sturgls. and his
letter was In duo course referred to Quarter
master General Ilatchelder On the follow.
UK du ) Senator Pettlgrcw
received „ leUe-r
° n"nr'ermastcr '
, , , , Kencrul Informing
in that theio
was no law under whlih hlh
leqiust for tlio use of lenls for the Grand
Army eould bo grained. Senalor Pell grew
heicupon prcsenled the letter t the cmar-
lermustei general ' lo the sccretaiv of war
who ssued nn' order couniennn d Ing \ 10'
direction of Hit * cpnirtermaster
general aid
( ho tents will be funHshed to the u 'era is
of the union at
army their encampim nt t
may bo Inferred
that Quartermaster Ge , era
Into holder now likes Senator
Pelllgrew even
less than
ho did before.
WHAT MllS. WELLS WANTS.
Ilather a funny letter was read to the
muse by leprcsenlallvo PIcKler of South
Dakota , while u,0 , agricultural
bill
was un er
consideration. Mr PlckUr has a constituent
! ni"MJavrWt'lls ! ! , "UnB al " "tto , S D
.Mr. Wells
, or rather Mr. Wells' wife
wants some Knrden seeds. So he made I. . s
appeal In the following words.
"I would like some sev only-day
corn , and
If the new ad.nlnlstiatlon . has
any new silver
seed that will produce standard silver del
lars or oven Mexican dollars In about slxtv
da ) would like so.ne . of that Our laid
U well adopted to the
raising of silver Wo
would like something that would ) leld 1000
bus he s to the acre , and sell for ? 1 per
bushel. Wo have not farmed muqii. but
are looking for an ) thing new or prolltable.
bonut of our friends
say German carp Is
good crop. Wo will put In a few acres
cif carp for n starter If wo can get the seed
Soil. . , ) of our kind friends recommend
o.lrlehes , but Ihwy grow so few In a hill
that we will not venture to try them
"
"There Is n small lake
near our farm.
and my wife Is anxious to raise some gondo-
las. They are an Italian bird , I believe
HIP tllniute here Is severe , but she thinks
she could raise them by keeping them near
a. hard coal burner In the wlnler season If
-Mr. Morton could be prevailed upon to send
un a pair of ) ounu ones wo would esteem It
11 great favor. We
could use somu cam as-
back duck seed to good advantage.
"Wo want to try some hard coal seed this
> i-nr , us we have paid J10 a ton for coal
about as long as we care to. One of my
) oung sons has a deslro to ralso u pair of
elephants to break our land with. Do you
think Mr. Morton would bo willing to scild
us a eouple of elephant IRKS to try the ex
periment T Some of our advanced thinkers
advise me to raise a crop of plugtobacco. .
The climate Is too dry for fine cut If the
department has an ) thing new In jack rub-
bits I would like a few vines that would bear
the Second year. "
IN A OKNEHAL WAY.
.Senator Allen today Introduced the peti
tion of W. L. Conkley and fifteen others of
Omaha , asking that the tax on proof spirits
remain the same as at present , and that the
IntBrnal revenue tax on beer be Increased
$1 pur barrel.
Senator Ulanchard from the senate com
mittee un Indian affalra made a favorable
report on the bill of Senator Pettlgrew au
thorizing the payment to the treasurer of
the Calvary cathehral In the city of Sioux
Tails. S. O. , the turn of J2.430. thu amount
due for two quarters , ending respectively
December 30 , 1S31 , uud March JO , 189. , fur
bu.tr I mid tiiitlo- ( i r Indlrn pupils nt the
Hope- Indian bonnllug xrhonl nt i piliiKflfld ,
3. D as per c nir ct duly pJtf turd with
the ruiiiii.lisiciiier of Indian aff < it.
\rn A Stc-r ) ha * been appu Mtetl r ' * ' -
mastrr at Twin Ilrook * , Grant count ) , it ,
I ) , vlu M I ) llooutn , removed.
II ) direction nf the anslntant sp.'rotary ot
war , J'lwt Sergeant Frank C. Goings and
I'thale John II Hold , c-ompitiy 1 , Second In
fnnlry. Fort Omaha. Neb. , wilt lie dls-
elmrged from HIP nrvlce of the Tutted
Stutei on the rncpipt of thin order b ) the
commanding oflli er of tl'.lr MutUm. Thenc
soldiers nrp not entitled 'o travel on pay.
Private Henry Tiintpnc , now awaiting
cudcrn nt Kort O-nivlm , In transferred to
Tort Hl"y ! , Kan. liy dlieution ot the is-
slstiint cecrotary of ivar. Prhato llaivoy A.
t'llc-r. hospllul corps , ut Tort Sidney , Ni-b ,
vlll accompany the troupw upon Iheli with-
drawnl from Hint pout to PlattHlmrgh II ir-
Mc'ris. N Y. . cm Juno I ISri | , and will ihc-n
IM. ucnlgiipd to duty at Hi'- last mined pot
Piitpnts have been Umitd as folluwn I'o
NYbnidtansWilliam H Rldr'din , Omaha ,
pnvclopelfied HaiiKeii , Sldiipy. nmt h
Mfp ; Itolltn1 , StroiiR and C T. Itrcd
Oinalui , elcitihrathvny signal. To luvvnnx
( JeoigeW Dlckry and T. \ Harding , as
signors ( o Dickey Automatic Car c otipllng
computi ) lies .Mcilnof , oar couplliiK , fliorpp
E Dlxon , lleacon wltp rcelei ; Mat tin I'urd-
Boc'if Oltumwii , mining tool. Nels XcllPii ,
Sluiix City , garn ent haiigel ; Zouave S. and
M. C. Itundlcmaii , Carllnle , adjiistntdc IOTIRS ;
Albert F. Itccd , Outline , vise ntlaehiiicnt
foiunvlU Mary Held. Tilrfa" , dish dialner ;
Elmei S Sill , Masyeiu , brake foi He/olcs ,
Wllllati' II llnlft , Dubinitie. llglit cnnccn
initiih. for dentists surgeons nn I others ;
Ionium M. Younger , Sloan , dirt luadl it ; ina-
clilnp.
sis\n : : TAKI : > > ir nisi.
lillHT Hill I.illil Aslilii anil : i .Nninliei of
.tllnor .MfimiriH I'lixMid.
W\SHIX(310N , May 11 The session of
Hie senate1 today was dull and exttcmc-1) un
interesting. Hut lltllo progress was nude
on thu tarirt bill , onlj two hours being spent
upon It Mr. Calllnger delheied another
Installment Of his serial speech. Some
amendments ofTcrod to paragiaphs SS. S't , ill )
and 'il of glasswaie 'sclic'dnle , which were
passed ovc-r ) eptprday. Increasing Die rates
on plain cut and window glass were- agreed
to , and then tlin tarirt bill was laid aside at
tlie nquest of Mr. Aldrlch , who desired lo
obtain ccilaln information now being pi luted
befoie- proceeding with the metal schedule
Quite a number ot bills wire laken from
Ihe calendar .mil passed. The bill wlileh
was passed b ) Ihe house a few das ago lo
amend the- act of IR'M ) , fixing the regulations
to avoid collisions nt sea. was passed on
motion of Mr White of California , also , on
motion of .Mi , Hunter of Virginia n bill to
refund to George Treeberts , administrator of
William P. Thlei. $ lo,70i ) . and Silas T.
Howe Jl'i.oOO , tajei paid b ) them on whisk )
In excess of Ihe quanllt ) withdrawn fiom
bond ; alao , on motion of Ml Fre , the bill to
facilitate the enlry of steamships nt Amei-
Ican ports , also a bill to pension Fami ) M.
Norman , also an amended Joint resolution
declaring the Massachusetts avenue exten
slon through the naval observatory grounds
in the Dlslilct a public street , also Mr
HeaTs anti-lottery bill , amended so as to
strike out the provisions punishing Indi
viduals who should set up lotteries within
the exclusive jurisdiction of thu I'nltcd
States , so as not to apply to sucli an Insti
tution us u drawing for charitable purposes ,
also a bill appropriating $3,000 for the re
lief ot the dependent relatives of the seamen
of Ihe Nelherland sleamer Amsterdam , who
lost their lives In the effort to save the
crew of the American schooner Maggie E
Wells , also a bill for the relief of Mo > < cs
Pendprgast of Missouri , also a bill to amend
Die act and establish u courl ot appeal ? In
Ihe District ef Columbia ; also a bill to con
firm to the heirs of Mrs Courlenay Ann
Clabomue the title to a tract of land In
Louisiana
At 4 0" p m , on motion of Mr Harris ,
the senate adjourned until Mouda ) al 10
o'clock.
> VV VI. KhOlll.AMriOV
I'liin I'riipoBC'd fur t'runiotlilK Siillorx from
, the I < ir < diKtlo to Oiiffrli r Dei K.
WASHINGTON , May 19 The activity of
Kepichuitalhe Me-cr of Louisiana In urg
ing a leorganlzaUbn of the personnel of the
nuv ) Is eainlng for him the title of "Iho
sailors' friend. " Mr. Me-er was Instiii-
mental In securing Hie creation of a joint
committee of the senate and house to se
cure a reorganization of the navy , and he
has since become an energetic member of
lhat committee. He first turned his at
tention to reorganizing the lower grades
of the navy. He has drafted , a bill for
this purpose , which will be considered by
the joint commlttece at a meeting today
One of the main features of Mr. Moer's
bill Is In providing a moans of1 steady ad
vancement from the enlisted ranks up tea
a commissioned olllcer. Mr. Meor says
the old world navies provide for such ad
vancement , but It Is a singular feature of
the American system than un enlisted sailor
can never hope to gain a commission. The
proposed bill creates a number of grades
through wlileh sailors ma ) pass in a gradual
advance toward a commission These In
clude classes in ordnance , torpedoes and
electricity , signals and heldincn to be known
as the military classes ot the navy Other
classes are grouped as u civil staff and In
clude classes of pay and commission , steam
engineering , mechanics , apothecaries and
other civil branches. A method is pio-
vlded by which a sailor may pass through
one or the other of these classes , and then ,
If under 35 years of age , be sent to a school
of Instruction where he Is prepared for ex
amination for a commission In the navy
Flvo commissions as ensign are to be given
annually In case there are vacancies over
and above those filled from the naval
academy Three other commissions are to
be granted annually to the civil corps of
the nav ) .
Another Interesting feature of Mr. Meyer's
plan of reorganization Is that It divides all
naval ships Into divisions , the naval forces
Into battalllons and then apportions the
ships and forces among six districts , into
which the coasts of the United States are
divided. The purpose of this Is to give
each vessel and each officer and sailor a
permanent homo port.
ri.oiriMi i on i.iuuitTV.
Ill-port * Current \Vunlilnglou that An
other I'prUtiiK U 1'rolmblf.
WASHINGTON , May 19 U is reported
today In diplomaticcircles that another up-
ilslng In Cuba Is Imminent Tor over two
weeks lengthy cable dispatches In cipher
have passed between the Spanish minister
and the United States , Senor Don de Mur-
tiaga and Madrid , and a representative of
one of the leading detective agenc'es of the
country has been a frequent visitor to the
residence occupied by the legation It Is
understood that the agency In question has
had Its operators at work foi several months
In New York , Philadelphia , Chicago and
other cities , and that enough facts have
been gathered to justlf ) the belief that the
Cubans are preparing for another revolt
against Spanish rule , and that they are re
ceiving material as'lstance In the form of
money apd munitions of war , atr well as
In the shape of advice and suggestions from
their countrinen In the United States.
hiiMil Olllei-m Can Anept Dicoratlciiix ,
WASHINGTON , May 19 Senator Turplo
today Introduced a bill to authorize several
American citizens to accept decorations and
testimonials from the Hawallum gov em
inent. The decorations , the acceptance of
which Is authorized , are : One to Hear Ad
miral Drown of the navy , that of a Knight
Grand Officer ot the Royal Order ot Kalakau
conferred upon him by King Kalakau De
cember C > , 1SOO ; one to Ensign George P
Dlaw of the navy , of the Order of Kalakau ,
conferred upon him by the queen , oneto
Lieutenant George L. Dyer , that of Knight
Champion of the Hoyal Ord r of Kulakuu ,
one to Captain George C , Itemy of the
Knight Commander of the HoynJ Order of
Kalukau , conferred by the king ; u medal of
honor to Trunk I incer of the Charleston ,
conferred by Queen L'lluokalanl for services
to the late king. Those decorations are all
awarded on account of courtesies extended
to the lite King Kalakau during his visit
to California just prior to hit deat , and the
recipients are all connected with thu nav ) .
Armor Knully llcitroyixl.
WASHINGTON , May 19 The eighteen-
Inch armor plate .representing ( he s'.dt >
armor ot the battleship Indiana , was dc-
mollahed by two shots from a twelve-Inch
rifle at . ton ut Indian Head today ; .
REPUBLICANS TAKE A RES1
Only Preparing for n Moro Determined A-
eault on the Tariff Bill ,
HAD BEEN PUSHING IT TOO HARD
Will OppiMi- In tinIllltor tnd : , but \Viuit
to limn a I.Itlli- AluriSpiul
I i-rt l < > Turn Into tlie
Sin till VVltli.
WASHING TON. Ma ) in The democratic
senators arc gratified with the progress
thf ) have been making with the tariff bill
during the past day or two , but they fear
that llic situation may not continue to be
so pleasing to them , and some of tlu-m are
Inclined to mi peU that the republican op
ponent * of the bill are merely trlni ; < >
lull theiu Into n sense of security.
The- republican senators , who In the be
ginning manifested a disposition to antag
onize every Item In HIP bill and who sud-
denl ) changed their tactics ) c stcrday , have-
not abandoned tlulr fight on Ihe bill , ao the
( .ISP jestcrd.ty In letting PO man ) para
graphs go without challenge has led SOIIIP
to bellcvp , but the ihangiIn method was
made for two purposes. 'I hey felt that
they had gone a little too far In pressing
their objections by declining to let any of
HID iimendmentH go In without di-batp , and
had aroused tin antagonism ot the demo
crats to a greater extent than they had In-
( ' 'tided , and they concluded that nothing
could be gained b ) provoking Ihe friends
of Hie bill by p\lreme nipasiirts. The )
lime not. howevir , changed their purpose
of opposing many of the moip ridleal
changes which the- bill makes In the exist
ing law and It Is probable that thoj will
consume' enough time on these to compen
sate for llic time they might put in on all
the amendments It Is also probable that
they are willing that a le-st question should
be reached , and It Is believed that the sugar
sr-htdiitp Is expected to furnish this list
Onlv a pirt of the- metal bchedule and tin-
wood sfhodnles stand between the- para
graph" alnad ) disposed of and the s'igai
question
Tlie metal schedule , as aniPiidcd by HIP
eompiPiulsc. provides for n reduction of
only about one-nfth from existing tales ,
and It Is not probable that many of the
paragraphs in Ibis schedule will IIP debaled
al great length. There Is sure to be more
01 IciS discussion of the lead and lead ore
dutle-s The wood schedule ma ) also de
velop a debate over the question of free
lumber All the Indlcitlons are , however ,
that the sugai schedule will bu leached
next week. The debate on this si hednlc
promises to be sensational and tome of
the republican senators have expressed the
opinion llial Ihis schedule will prove lo be
the weakest link in the tariff chain.
\KINO TO 1NVI.SI IdATT.
Senate llrlhorj CoiiiiiilttPi-HIIH Held a I'll"
Ilinlnar ) MrotllKT-
AYASHlNiJTON , Ma ) ll ! The special com
mittee to Investigate the charges of biibei )
in the ton lie hold a meeting today for the
pmposo of piellinlnaiy organisation and to
take steps as to the summoning of witnesses ,
Hie emploinent of stenographer and clerks.
At the closp of the meeting Mr Ora ) stated
that the committee had decided to
hold Its flr t meeting Monday next
beginning at 10 o'clock The first
work will be on the alleged attempt to
bribe Senatois Ilunton and Kle. The sena
tors mined , Senator Hunton's ton , Senator
Kle's pi hale secrctar ) and C W. Hull/ ,
who lias been represented as the man who
undertook lo bilbp the senators , will ba
summoned. The committee did not decide
upon an ) coursp of proceeding with reference
to the alleged opciatlons of the Sugar trust ,
leaving the details to the branch of the In
quiry to be take-ii up when the first part
of it Uiall have been concluded.
The Investigation will be conducted behind
closed doors The chairman Is to be authoi-
I/ei ! from da ) to day to give out for publi
cation the purport of the testimony.
CoiigrcsMiiiin IJliincl lit Silt lulled.
WASHINGTON , May 1U. Representative
Bland of Missouri returned to Washington
tlil morning tiom the demociatle conven
tion of his state. He expressed satisfaction
at tlie aitlon of the convention. Ho says
the question of free coinage of .silver will
bo tlio main issue of the coming congies-
slonal campaign In the south and west , and
thnk ! < all the indications so far point to a
victor ) for tlie sliver men.
JM2.VS1O.VS.
I.lnt of Veleniin Heientl ) ICcmemheio < l liy
tin ) ( Jeneral Clovi-rilliiPnt.
WASHINGTON , May 19-Special ( to The
Bee- Tensions gi anted , Issue of Jlu ) 5 ,
vv el e
Nebiaska : Oilulnal Hvvlght Caul , Chnd-
1011 , Davves Inciease rtnno Harms , Crete- ,
Saline Reissue Samuel I. Ltovveis , Hioek ,
Nt-inalm.
South Dakota : Original-William Tobln ,
Aladl"oii. I-ake. Oilglnil widows , etc.
Mlnoi of Unel Andrews , KeHtone , Tonnlni-
ton
Womlng. Supplemental George M. Shin
gle , ( 'bi-eiitie. Lnramle. Itenevval Joseph
\V Adler , Hattvllle , Hlg Horn Ilenewal
and Incieiise GeoigeW. . Allen , J.usk , Con-
v erse
Iowa Original David M Lemor , Hoons-
borouKh , Hoone ; John S Haic'ii , Des Mollies ,
Tolk Helssue Kdward Llngard , Kulo ,
Webster ; Joseph M Hllllnes , Kehlgh , Web
ster. .Mexican war survivors : Ineuasp
Am on H. Anderson , Conectloiulllp , Woodbury -
bury
Coloiado-Orlglnal : Horatio A. H Talnur ,
Denvei , Arapahoe.
Issue of liny T :
Nebraska : Original Thomas 1 > Clayton ,
Yoik , York. Ineiease llenjainln K Cliam-
Ix-in , Nlobiaia , KIHIX. Helssue Nelson I'
Slilabur , Oakland , Hint.
Iowa Incieusp I 111 Gardnei. North Mc-
( iioK'oi. Cluton Hzra Cronkleton , Dmilap ,
Harrison Hplssue and Increase James C
KOSH , fiiilesburKli , Jasper Oilglnnl widows ,
etc Uininn Hancock , Hoone , Hoone ; minor
of Robert It Iluoper , Hoone , Hoone , Luma
l' Smith , Clinton , Clinton , I.nilnclu I .owe
Onotliu ) , Staevllle , .Mitchell , Maiy Lamb ,
Walker , Klnn Indilin war suivIvor Wil
liam A Tortei , Des .Airlines , Tolk
North Dakota OriginalSilas T Tlneh ,
New Salem , .Motion , C'luiilOH H. Hurtts ,
Dakem , HmmonH ,
W ) inning Original John .MeCunnell ,
Cheenne , l.utamlo ,
Coloiado. Original Jose Kntainulon , Mnr-
rlngo HI Moro , LIB Animus Reissue An-
dievv U Anderson , Hiloke , Phillips.
lie-nil C'uiiiu In I.lfu.
YliniCA , Cal , May 19. The cloud which
has hung over George Decker , the rancher ,
for two weeks , was olearcd up today by the
arrival of his wife and daughter. Twenty-
sevun ) cars ago Decker's wife and young
daughter left Yreka and he obtained a di
vorce About three weeks ago some boys
found a heap of bones near Decker's place-
and the citizens of the community Jumped
to the conclusion that they were the remains
of Decker's wlfo and baby. Decker could
not prove that they were not , as all the
people who had neon his wife depart from
Yreka were dead He was arrested and
accused of murdering nearly every person
In the vicinity of Yreka who had died sud
denly or had disappeared for a number of
) ears Decker's attorney went to the wlfo
and daughter , who lived at Colbiba , only 200
miles away , totally Ignorant of Decker's
peril ,
Moiiliiim L'uclil MyHtiTlminly shot.
SAUT LAKE , May 19 , A special from
Great Tails , Mont , to % the Tribune nuy
Cashier D Ij. Tracey of the Great Falls
National bank was at the bank earlier than
usual this morning A few minutes before
S o'clock , people on thu sidewalk heard H
shot within President Ford was hastily
summoned and on opening the street door
Tracey was found near the toller's window
Insumlblc. The bullet had passed brlow the
heart , straight through the body. He has
bren unconscious , but the doctor thinks he
may survive. The genera ) opinion U that It
was in aeldent. If not , the- cause Is un
known , as Dank Kxamlner Wilson went over
the beaks of the bank today and found every
thing all right.
l-rnldeia CUvelaiiil'i tlrrat Duck Minuting.
RALEIGH , N. C. , May 19. A special to
the NevvB-Observer-Chronlcle from Wash
ington , N. C , , says : President Cleveland
and party spent six hours here today. They
cauio on tuo steamer Violet , tthlcU coaled
ip nt the government wards and left a fttip-
> ly of oil for the light house Tin p.irty
killed 3 5 birds on Wdfcf Island on Frldny ,
the president leadlnpLSillJi 141 Nenr Hftt-
teras the catch of bluefish and drum sur
passed anything Mr , .PJrv eland ever SAW.
After another hunt on nodlcs Island Mon
day , the ) will return | o0WnshlnKlon. '
r AH. j .
she flaliiH tlml llf'lluil ' Tlireuti-neil llrr
for lrfn ( liiKli , | Murr ) Him.
LEAH , S. D , Mas' in(8p ( ° ciat Telegram
to The llic.l Thoiiirtijli.ll | oliii'on a Jeweler.
was idiot and Instantly i killed early this
morning by ono MlnfilejVan Aken , ago is ,
a hotel waiter girl. Acvjirdlng to the girl's
story , which Is all th'al' ) * obtainable , John
son wanted litr ( o Mtafry him , and upon
her ic-fiisal pulled a bmninnd fired , striking
her In the hand. In HiV rush lie dropped
HIP gun , \ vhreupon slip picked It up and
fired three shots Into h's ' lirad , all of which
look elTpit. Thp t-'lrl has alwiA borne 11
spotless reputation and the sympath ) ot
the public Is with her.
John loons , a grader , was found dp.td
along the H . , M railroad track near Hald
Mountain this morning. Foul play Is sux-
pcctrd _
nntiil , a > utril Crook.
ClIAMIimiLAIN , S. D , Mi ) 19 ( Special
Telegram lo Tlio lice. ) Authorities todav
spnt out a RPiieral alarm for the arrest of
Hen Hiimmlll , a notcr oils criminal who whin
last seen ores cd thu Missouri liver here ,
headed wstwatd , presumably for the
Illiuk Hills. Hiiinmlll weighs about 1S5
pounds Is live feet clQven Im lies tall and
can Piiully be identified b ) a sear on Hie
upper lip , which shows through a hcav ) ,
dark moustache Illiick Hills oflicers are-
sjieclall ) urged to look out for him.
Assault ! it IIU SOII-III-I.IIM vvltli a Hue.
SIOl'X TALI.S. S D , May 0 l p-clal
to Tlie Heel Prank Rainimd , an old mail
about ( M joins old , ) e-steidav made an U.M-
sniill on the pel son of his son-in-law , W.
H Unit , and tlncatcnod to kill him with a
hoeRavmond was at the timeundei $ .MO
bonds to Keep the ptiue , having n f t w iliijs
n K" attiu kt-d imp of bis faun hands with an
ax. Hewns unable to seoiiie bill and
Is now in jail
Hfinv Smith vi'sti'idiiv moinliig pltadi-il
not unity to an Indlt tint nt iliiitKhiv ; him
with assault with a dPiidl ) vvi-aun | on
Tied I'orftei at a ilaiiei- last Newe i' .
( little Itiiilllil-l'p In I'rogn-Ks.
Iini.l.U TOURCHH. S , I ) . Ma ) 19 ( Spe
cial to The lle-e ) The general cattle round
up Is now under way. No great losses are
expected , as ildcrs from the lunge report
but few dead cattle. Calf crop is excellent
and the usual miinbPi will be bianded b ) the
companies 11) far the largest percentage
of loss will come from the dpprpdatlons of
rustlers and wolves. Ihe heav ) ralim of
the past two das ulll deter the round-ups
but slightly The first b ef shipments from
this point will be made about August 1.
Aiiilm to liiVHilit Huron.
SlOt' XTAM.S , S D , May 20 ( Special
to TinHtk ) ii : Rlad temple , oasis of
Sioux Tails , Ancient Aiabli Oiilei ( if No
bles of theMstle Shrine , will sojouin to
Union on the L"JUi lust to .Initiate some-
tblit ) candliliitDS This will swell the
nn mbi-i ship of this lodge to ever "iijO Th
Aliibs Intern ! to give Union a paiade MH b
as was nevei seen in that ( It ) .
I'li-iit ) iif AVuttr for Criii | .
OCI.RIXCHS , S. D , May JO ( Special to
The llee- ) ' 1 he weatbei bus been vei ) lint-
this spring , with plentv of inolstnu- , and
hay ( oin and guiln piospects in this
euunt ) ate vei ) IhUtulJig' .
- 1 r | , -
WHERE'S THE FOOL KILLER ?
Crossing Hie ItHKiiicr jVltiuitJe' ' " " 'Hirer ) > )
Tin Itotit.
Dm Ing the present month an attempt
will le ) made b ) Wiyam [ Oldham , a icsldenl
of Nottingham , England , to cross Ihe At
lantic on a v\ater-clle ' ° Oldham Is 20 ) ears
old and a member lit" tj\5 \ aim ) leseive. Ho
set veil with ( he- colors foV ten ) e-ars , mobtlj
In India , where ho .sfudl'ed the art of nav ;
igatlon and got the Idea In his head that
he would tiy some tin | 'to cross the At- <
luntlc In the smallest boat possible.
His ciaft , which l > Bfiniefl .Marlon , Is of
remarkable construction and Is the smallest
boat that It was c\er proposed to use foi
such an adventuious VOJ.IKO. It was built
entirely by Oldham. Its dimensions ale ten
feet six Inches In length , three feet beam
and two feet sl\ Inches ctcci ) , with a draught
of twenty Inches ot water It Is constructed
of the best Iron ; the plates are one-eighth of
an Inch thick and these am supported by
one and one-fourth-lnch angle Iron ribs.
With a view of making the most of Its , very
limited capacity , tlio little vessel Is flat , with
a wooden covering over trie Iron work. In
the center Is constructed a small cabin
rising nine Inches above the deck. U Is
four feet long und two feet bioad. It has
seven windows , two In front , one looking
each side of the mast , t-\n op each side
and omat the back. All the windows can
bo opened and are water light when closed.
At Iho lop of this miniature cabin Is a
water-tlghl hatchway , sixteen Inches square.
The boat Is provided with a brass screw
worked from the Inside by the hands or feet
In a similar manner to a bicycle. This
mechanism is for use when Ihe weather is
too bud to permit of the use of sails , or
when the boat may be becalmed. It Is also
Intended as a form of exercise for the occu
pant. ThD mast and bowsprit are con
structed of lion pipe with steel wire ropes ,
and there Is , of course a t > mall steeling
wheel. Nothing In the boat Is moveable
ever ) thing being made fast or concealed in
boxes , and not a particle of wood Is used In
the framework of the craft. When ready
for sea the -Marion will weigh about 1,400
pounds , and some Idea of the amount of
work In her will bo given when It Is pointed
out that over : i,000 quarter-Inch ihets have
been employed
In his extruordlnar ) craft Mr. Oldliam will
leave Nottingham towards Iho. end of May
Ileforo that time ho has one or two finishing
touches to put to his boat. Starting from
the bridge , crossing the river Trent at Not
tingham , he will proceed by way of Newark
and Gainsborough , enter the river number ,
call at Hull and Grlmsby , work down ( he-
east coast to the Hnglli > h channel and after
putting In at one or two seaside lesorts on
the south coast , will start direct for NPW
York. He expects to reach the lattei phce
In six weeks and to stay a few weeks , when
If his voyage has been fairly prosperous , ho
will return In his boat to Liverpool.
Chiliiinnt for tlin 11) dn Millions.
SANTA TH , N. M. , May 11. Crus Arney.
grandson of Governor Arney of New Mexico
ice , today discovered evidence which he
thinks will make him a successful claimant
for part of the famous Hyde estate In Eng
land. The evidence Is In thu form of an
old English family bible , found In the pos
session ot a formert imWe which shows his
descent from Kllzabolh Hde , who was
married tn his greatii/grandfathenp at St
Andrew's church In Holborn , London , Ma )
10 , 1812. ti >
\alKyrlii Wan , Wit Wrerlu < l.
l.ON'DOX , May liO'Coiiimodorc' Igna/lo
Florlo , who purchatAli't ' e Ilrttlsh cutter Val-
kyrlo 1 from liord fyinraven , which vessel
was reported tn hnvpa foundered with the
loss of all hands , has telegraphed from Paler
mo to u friend jn. tiaj ) [ ! clty declaring there
Is no truth In the repuft thai , the ) acht has
been w locked. Thf Commander adds that
the Valkrie 1 is sa/fy | afloat
Ulll rrolottlu ; > I'm digue * * .
LONDON , May ItfA dispatch to tlio
Times from Lisbon 'WS that the llrltlsh
government has Informed the government of
Portugal that It hue cabled to the HrltUh
minister at Ilia da Janeiro Instructing him
to protect Portuguese subjects
The Tlmea report adds that the action of
Portugal has received the approval of most
of the European powers.
IIISHIIO King I'liu on a Chilli ,
IIKUUN , Ma ) 20. The VossUchiXnltutiK
sas that- the upper house ot the Davarlan
Diet , after two twcret ulttlnga , ' has agreed
to the proposal to place the Insane king ,
Otto of Havarla , under & guardianship and
to transfer thu crown to thu regent and heir
presumptive , Prince Lullpold. It Is believed
that the deputies will * lvu their consent to
thin
TAKES TO BOISE BY TROOPS
Hundred nnd Fifty Oaptivo Ooniinonwenleia
Moved from Qreeu River ,
THEY WILL SOON BE TRIED FOR STEALING
Thpy An llt-lil Non I'nilrr Vtlllinrj On ml
Awaiting : tlmlgct lltiittj Illicit Hem-
ilrnl IHIiKof tinL'nloii 1'iulllc
\\nulled li ) Soldier * .
HOISi : ( MTV. Idnlio , May 10 ( Special
TeleKnim to The lice ) The ISO Portland
Industrial arrested In ( Inon lllver wen-
brought Into Iloltp City I hi * morning by
I'nltcd States Marshal I'lnkhain under Kiiard
of Iwu companies of soldloi" . They wilt be
held under mllltnr ) guard pending the nr
rhiil of JuilKU Hi alt ) of the fciU-r.it court
He la expected on tlic 2hth , when the. In-
dustiluls ulll bo arraigned In thu contempt
link-codings growing out of the neburo ( if
the train tit Muntpplloi , Dili state. In vlo-
Intlon of the nrdei of ( tin roillt
Mnrxluil I'lnkliatn of Idnhu and Mai-dial
ItatiKIn of .Wyoming now have' tinTnlon
I'flplllc rood guarded by regular soldiers fern
n dl'tanoe of SOO inllCM In addltlun In Ihe
companies from the Sevontri nth and Totnth
stationed nt Oroon lllver , I'orntillo and at
thlK place , one compaii } was today ordeieil
from Walla Wnlta , Wash , to Nnmpa , nn
the iniiln line , twenty miles Fotith of here ,
when- sixty Industrials bo.irded a freight
ttaln IhlH iifieinoon , and one pompanj went
fiom Spokane to Wallace. MnrMiil
ItanMn IIIIH rciim-sted Oeiieial llroeiko to
have one coinjian } of tin- Seventeenth
removed fiom Utoen Hlvci In IJvanston to
apprehend IndiistifaH coming e Ht fiom
Ogikii The authorities aio dmcinilned thai
no inoie trains shall be stolen l > > men
traveling undei the n line of tinIinliutilal
aim } Maishal I'lnKham ' ie < ehed n pints
fiom his deputies at various places In the
"late todaj thai numerous att mplstro
made b > the Industrials to bonid tralni , but
the } we-ro diheti off Achaiicu agents of
another br.ineh of the arm > leached heie
todnj icillPltltiK donitlons The city coun-
cll met and dlreeted the cliltf of police to
dihc them out of loun.
NOIIrin.it.N rxririr TICAIN sii/iu. : :
I \TO ArilltlK Of Coilll IDIllein SlHll I IIHt
lint Art * soon Stoppi it.
MIXXHATOMS. May 11 IVspatihcs n
cehcd at the Xoilhern I'm Hie olllces In SI
Paul todaj Indicate a ver > serious state of
affairs In the. westein dhlslons of the F.VS-
tcm A dlspat.cli announced that' this
morning a freight train hud been f-cUicl
at Hi-ton , Mont. , slxtj miles \\tst of Thomp
son Tails , bj an armid gang of Industrials
numbeilng ovei li'O. ' 1 he men arc In
charge of a man n.iined Hill lllulr , who
calls himself commander-ln-ohlef The train
consists of twelve cam and Is In charge of
Kuglneer Ross. 'I he train ciewcre or-
deicd to vacatp and Illali took charge , put
ting llo s on the engine Tlie arm ) of
\ags cioudcd Into the ears , and all steam
was crowded on , the cavalcade pioeeedlng
castwaid at something like - < ixtj miles mi
hour
Another tclegiam wan ict-hed b >
General Manager Kendikk of the
road a few hums ugo , stating
that a second fi eight train had been cap
turtd by an Industrial mob nu.altering o\u
100 , at a small station on the C'oem d' Aleno
mining division. Toi tlie last two liours the
wiles lm\e been kept liot betwe'TT'tlie gen
eral olllces , in St. I'aul and the. srene ot op
erations In the west. Woid was received
earls this morning that the tiain In ehaige
of the Heron mob had passed Thompson's
Tails safely , i tinning at a high rate of hpecd
General Manager Keiulrick at onee tailed
on tlie ami ) depaitinent in St I'aul for as
sistance. In legalnlng poshi&slon ot the stolen
trains and orders were Issued at once to tlie
troops stationed at Kort Mlsfeoiila. These
outers are for the sending of a detachment
ill uch direction after the stolen trains. It
Is bclle\pd that both branches of the army
will be undei arre-it before night 'llieie are
MO men at Tort Mlssoula and the trouble
can be easil > handled The road Issued
orders today to its superintendents of dl-
\lslons affected to offer c\ery obstruction
possible to the passage of these trains con
sistent with safety. At the late they arc
running , though , It is a difficult matter to
stop them without ditching them.
General Manager Kendrlck was seen at
the headquarters of the rompaii ) this aftei-
noon. Ho said the matter was one for
the government to deal with and It was
dealt with promptly. The charge against
the Imlustilals will probably be contempt
of court. The man , however , who Is In
charge of the Heron stolen train Is an ex-
coin let. According to Information obtained
through western sources , ho has scived a
term In the Colorado peiiltentlar ) for riotIng -
Ing No Information has been obtained as
to who Is In chargeof the Coeur d'AIene
detachment. It is undcrMood that men
ha\e been gathering In the mining dhlslon
for the last three weeks in anticipation < > f
tlili. movement. Mr. Kendrlck asserts that
there Is no indication of disaffection on tlip
part of the Northern I'aclllc emplojes In the
apparently easy captures made by the Coxey-
Ites. He says a do/en men can easily cap
ture a train If they show any determina
tion , as that number would he too many foi
a rtaln crew to resist with possibility of
success. Some delay has been expei fenced
In getting tile troops started from Mlssoula ,
owing to General Merrill's inability to Issue
the ordei without instructions from Washing
ton.
ton.Tho
The United States deputy marshals cap
tured the Coxelies' stolen train neai Aile ,
Mont. , lonlght.
< J VrilintlMi IN TIIKIK 111
\\i-Hlcrn roiitlngent of tint CiHimioimi aleiH
Ciilnlni ; ( .rout Strength at ldi\ir.
nnNVEU , M iy 19. The advance guard
of the western division of HIP Commonweal
army , numbering several hundred men , ha\o
arrhed here. They boarded a Demur it
Gulf slock train at Pueblo on Thursda )
nighl , and Die compan ) allow CM ! them to
rldo rather lhan delay Die train bj endeav
oring to put them off The men camped on
the outskirts of the city , and while hpre
will expect Gcncial How KIT of the homo
reserve to provide for their wants. The
arm ) will be reinforced , and when the ad
vance toward Washington Is resumed It will
probably number TOO men.
Two hundred and ( Ifty Indtislilals , headed
by Brigadier General Morris of the Coxe >
reserves , waited upon the Hoard of Count )
Commissioners today and demanded work
The commissioners were unable to give thorn
work J. C Cook , Jr , a prominent populist ,
asked the commissioners to furnish tiaim-
porlallon to Kansas Cll ) for 1,500 Common-
vvealers
IU3I ) WING , Minn , May Id hast night's
cold snap was too much foi General Wilson's
Imlustilals Half of the members deserted
and returned to Minneapolis. The remnant
had a spilt and twenty followed a leadei
named Duff down the Mlmipsola sldo of the
rlvci , while llfteen stuck to Wilson on the
Wisconsin side.
PIIH.ADKU'HIA , May 19 Michael Tllz-
gvruld , leader of the Now Hngland Indus
trial army , ban secured ball and Is now on
his way to join the delegation. Ho will
meet his followers In Tlaltlmoro toda )
George II. .Stephens , the single-tax ad-
vooalcIn Flt7gerald's bondsman.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa , May 19 UuhhVn
army has , It Is said , disbanded at Hlalrs-
vlllo , and the men are making thtlr way
east as best they can , chletly by freight
trains. Galvln claims the men will re
unite at Harrlsburg
CINCINNATI. May lt-0ineral ! Tryu'n
Industrial army has astyed permission to
hold a mass meeting In the city through n
local labor committee , but the muor Is op
posed to their establishing a camp In I In-
city limits and also to thu holding of a
meeting Hu has given orders that the
army go aw a ) an noon us possible.
Orilvrml to Arrixt Trumps.
SPOKANK , May ! ! . Judge Hanford has
Issued an Important writ to United States
deputy marshal * here. They \dlrecti-d
to watch each eusthound freight train be
tween Hpruguu and Idaho and warn Indus
trials not to climb aboard. Thoae who dU-
regard the warning will bo arrested and
r < > nveye < l to Seattle. Under thbi order Dep
nty Mar5hnt Hannon IMS < nt n mbrrs t
deputies all along HIP HUP dm ) mini luiil
iurpln are1 expected loda >
\dvlccs loroived b > HIPa iclftti'l prp -
dn not corroborate HIP * rn allnnal stories
ot the Hlttmtlim al IVt-ur d' Alone IIH nent
out from llnl.'p. Idaho. f
At \Vnllaco sixty Industrial * ate In Inr-
racks. UVardnpr n few ronie In dally.
They nre pfaccahle. Work Is puixrtfslnic
as tmml In the HiinUer Ulll und Sullivan
mines. Tlie- miners have ri > cmiMiler il thrlr
decision to Mrlku for hlnhoing .
Kelly on tile Hl ln lipl. |
KKOKIK , In , , Ma ) 1V-1\ > ' army
landed Huee miles below tin1 city on the .Mis
souri shore1 today , where1 pi ov Huns vvcro de
livered 'Iho npxt objccllvp point Is ( ) ulncy.
The boats will IIP rafted togt'thrt llirre and
towed.
FOES OF NATIONAL PARKS.
Sliiep mid ( "allle llunc-rs , I'tintum unit I n-
HelllplllllUH I < gllllltOK.
Arm > oltlcers acting as stipe rlnlcndflilh of
the. ' nrpat national pirlm IIUVP for venra pas'
been nltiiimtolv protesting against ttural-
ctie'd legislation to uuthoilrcineru.iehnii ii (
upon the reserved at ens , and ashing foi uthci
legislation that shall make It possible efleet-
Ivcly to proteet thepirks against muiaud-ra.
Captain ( leorgp S. Anderson , actlliK xupcrln
cndcnt ot HIP \ollowstone' pnik , has pro-
tcstcd In Ida last two reports agilnsi this
proposition embodied In h filiation li'iw p''ii'l '
Ing to pan- down the park on th > north and
wist to Iho W.vomlug boundar.v HP lias also
pointed out. MIVS HIP Xew Yoik Sun , the
need of n stringent law tj pintect game , and
such a law Is now em Its way through inti-
gnss. The acting HUpciititPiu'ciitH of the
Yoaemlto park and Its neighbors. Scipuila
and Grant paiks. have vear after veai tiskcd
for the enactment of laws providing pome
penalty for cattle owners whose herds an-
found groring In the parks.
' riio Yellows-tone , with Its ana of 1 WO
square miles , and the Yoscinltc , with 15,000
and Sequoia pirk , with an mea nf about . ' ' > "
square mil H , innstitiitp the grp.iti- t me.i of
public parks hold by am countrv In tin-
world The aggregate area of the-1 parK-i
probably exceeds that of all the gnat Hiim-
petin paiks i iiinbliied. While Hie superin
tendent of \Cllowstono park ha- < been
battling to save the re&c-ivuH n fiom b Ing
paled dim n In the Imprest of mining com
panies , Captain lames I'aikpi , acting super
intpiideiit of sequela and Grant pirUn In ( 'ill
fornla , near the Yoscmltc p-iiK has been
urging the enlaigemctit of koqtiola paiK MI
that It in.i.\ Include within Us niea ( Irani
park and : t lln territory nuitli uf Sequoia
paik Thepirk us thus constituted , would
equal tin arm if HIP Yospinlle park , and
would Include what Captain Talker tills the
finest fishing legion In the wotld
Seiplola paik which Is somewhat neglected
b > toil ! l ti , lies about spvpntjlhcmile"1
outhenst of the < Yospmlto pirk It la HIII-
rounelcd b ) a arurlng le-g'on , and some of
HIP land within the iiark is owned b > eattle-
IIIPII Tlie pirk Is guarded all siimmei bv a
delachmclit f soldiers , but c-vprv vc'ai thnii-
sands of sheep arc turned Into It 'IhC ) have
destroed Hie nests and eggs of inaiiv thou
sand game birds , until some hpeclc-h have- be
come gieatl > reduced In numbers The
superintendent and his soldiers ean an cat
herders found within the limits of the park
but cannot punish further than bv ejecting
them It used to be thu pollcj of thenilll -
laij to pretend that the heideis were liable
to spveip punishment , but theIre'pisMitt
so'ii discovered that this was an invention
The superintendent aftei that stietched the
lav , a little , or lather chonto enforce it In
such a w.i ) us to make the penallv of expul
sion from the paik as seveie' as possible
When he caught a partj of herders , with
theli dogs and pack horses , , he would march
the whole compin > by a difllcult road an ss
the park to the exit most distant fiom the
point at which he made the an en 1111-1111-
vvh'Ie ' the cattle ami sheep weio left without
attendants dining llic ten davs 01 two weeks
that must be occupied In the journey out of
the park and Hie return trip bv some cli-
cultous outside rrute The neglected animals ,
thus left to themselves , full a prcj to wild
beastx and the owners hearing of their loss
made haste to bid their herders keep out of
the paik. The law , ot course , contemplated
no such Ingenious method of piovldlng a pen
alty where none existed , but the device ot
tlie superintendent lessened the damage fiom
sheep and cattle.
Grant puk. vvlilih contains a noble forest
of the- giant secniolas , Is constant ) } overrun
bj cattle- and sheep. The small detachment
of suldlcrR guaidlng the park Is constant ! )
busied In running out cattle. The superin
tendent estimate's that the area could be en
closed within a barbed wire fence at a iM
of about $1,600 , and believes that nothing but
such a fence will be effective In pi electing
the paik fiom the cattle If It hhall come to
be Included in the proposed extension of
Sequoia park , the wire fence- would not be
piactlcablo , and It would requlio , thltikh the
supeilnteiiiient , two companies of Infantry to
protect thuvholo area.
Yosemlte ) > ark has been much b set b >
herders hytjhe superintendent and his sol
diers have made the trespass to uncomfort
able to the trespasser ! , that there Is much
less dllllculty than formerlj in excluding
sheep and cattle fiom HIP park. A park
guard of some kind Is necpssarj , however ,
because the local sentiment Is not frlendl )
to the park.
Yellowstone paik has to contend not only
with those who would cut down thu area but
as well with a gang of watchful anil perblst-
ent poacheis. The park Is believed to con
tain at least 400 buffalo , the enl > eonsideiable-
body of those animals now living In the
Tnl'ted States , 25,000 elk , man ) mountain
hhe-ep , between COO and 1,000 antekpcs ,
beais of several varieties , a few moose , be
sides beavers , wolverines , badgcin , porcu
pines , otters , and a great number and variel )
of game birds. The finest and homo of the
rarest of these anlmalB llvo on the uppci
eelge of the paik In the beautiful mountain
region It Is piopoeed to paio off The
poachers hcic about this region trap the
beavers for their valuable skins , catch tlie
buffalo calves and the ) oung elks alive , kill
the old bnffaloa for their hides and heads ,
and dcstroj game of all kinds. The- Increas
ing xcarclt ) of big game makes the pink
more and mcro tempting to poacheis Most
kinds of game , however , arc Incieasing in
tlio park The beavers , In paitleular , are
miiUlpljIng , and M > are the elks , though It
Is estimated that 5,000 perished the winter
befoio last. The bears of the smullei sort
have become very tame , and so have man )
other of the largo animals Hven the moun
tain Hliee-p permit the near approai h of the
soldiers that guard the paik , and the buffalo
herds aio undisturbed by visitors.
SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA.
o \VIIIIIPII ill llmidiigii III Sim 111111-
Of the 2,000 or moro Chlncbo women In
San Francisco nearly half thai number aio
In bondage , according lo Die Chronicle. ' 1 hey
may bo divided Into ivvo elasiuH. 'llic llrsl
class In made up ot llttlo domestic savants
called mue ) ( hay. II Is the custom In poet
Chinese families where daughters lire plenti
ful to sell ono or two of their .Iris to
wealthy families as servanlx Th > prleo
paid depends upon thtj ago and personal ap
pearance of the girl.
A good-looking , healthy glil of 8 or 10
) eurs of age In Canton Is worth about $150.
Ileforo thn purchase Is completed she Is care
fully examined to he sure thai shn has nn
heredllary taint nr Infectious disease. If
found lo bo healthy a tontract IH exe-
cuttd be tu con the parents of the
girl and the purchaser , stipulating
that she shall bo kindly treated and
provided with nutritious food and suitable
clothing until she Is of marriageable age
when her master IH bound b ) Chinese cus
tom to provide her with a husband. On her
marrlagu she becomes a free woman If
she Is sold It Is to bo provided that hoi
purchase-r shall hind himself not to Mil tier
or use her for Immoral purposes.
Tlievo inuey chayu are to be found In thu
homes ot every well-to-do Chinaman In Cal
ifornia , and are emplojcd to wait upon his
wife , to nurse the babies and to drudge
about the house. Sfores of these little glrlu
may 1m seen every day In Chinatown tene
ment hoiues , each ono with an Infant al
most as heavy as herselr strapped to her
back. With this burden she jogs about all
day long , hushing the babies cries with plen
tiful supplies of sugar cane and candles or
chanting In minor key KOIIIO lullaby from
Ihe Chlnetib Mother Goose. The lot nf thisu
poor children Is not as hard as may In
supposed. Thu majority are klndl ) treated.
und even brought up as members of the
famll/ .
II' ( C TlIMMMM * H
ft AS 100 SlMRh
Armor Plato Tor the Imliium Dors Not Cotuo
up to Contract ,
THIRTEEN-INCII PROJECTILE BREAKS IT
Imports ' Hill ) nifiippnlnti-tl It ) HIP Itt-Mlltf
Of I ll - lcil--'lillm ! llll-IK V\IH K
( Illicit II I I.IVt III llll >
Plain.
WsilINnoN , \ ! ) in. with a roar ami
a flunk that made the earth tremble' , the
n vv pc-t. HieIwelvplnch rllle' hurled It *
M > 0 pound projeplllo ngulnM an eighteen *
Im-li nlekol steel lluivclzcd plate , the most
powerful i\cr tried , at the proving ground
I m I iy , and tore the thlrtv-threo tons of
Mci'l Into giput fiagme < nl8. Tinicsiilt wan
u lompletesupil e : for all of the experts
und a sad blow to HIP llotliloliem Stcrl
tomptny , foi unless they can do boiler with
the- next plate , the ) will lose $ 100.000 rep-
li'si-nte-d by the1 group of armor plito , of
Which the sample tried todiy was the test
plpc-p.
The trial \vas of gtcat Interest to minor
experts. In seveial placei the point ri1-
nialiipd In the hole , and the remainder Ijlng
In fiagmenlH outside- the plate Ihls was
the end of the test , and the plate failed slg-
HAll ) , Just whv the exports do not agree.
It was agreed after the (1st ( shot that there
had bi-c'ti ' an extensive- but concpiled crack
in HIP plate , i mining fronf Ihe center to thu
left hand edge , that had existed he-fore the
Ir.al ft i lain ominous nappliigs and crack-
Ings hud been noticed white the plain was
at themill. . ! , but n steam hammer had been
brought to bent upon It without disclosing
HIP hidden lluw , mid It was supposed to bo
all tight.
IlllOKEN I.VIO TKUJMHN-IS.
Ihe plates submitted lo test were No. C ,
107 II. leprcscnting till tons of side armor ,
Intend ! d for the battleship Indium and niiHlo
bv HIP llethlohoni Steel company. It
udghcd thlrtv-lhtco and a quarter tons , and
est about finnoil In shape It was an Ir-
irgul.u obhmg. slxt en feet long b ) seven
.mil a half high , eighteen Inches thick above ,
wlih HIP lowi-i i-dge for foit-two Inclips
hpvpllid off to a minimum thickness ot eight
Im lies H HUS iileki-1 stool forged by a.
hdraulle puss and llarvcylzcd A thlr-
teen-Inch illle HIP largest In naval use , wan
to be- find against tills , but the plate was
found to be too narrow to warrant this
seveie test , so tlie twelve-Inch gun , which
will hei eaftcr. bo the maximum
In ordnance construction , was leveled
at the plute , distant about 100 feet. The
projectile , a Carpenter plercei weighing 850
pounds , and driven b ) Jl.D'i ' pounds of Du-
puni s brown prism itlc powder , flew acrosi
the space with a velocity ot 1,4(53 ( feet per
second and stru jf HIP plato about a foot to
HIP right of the center. When the sinoko
cleatcd uwa ) there was nn exclamation ot
surprise from the sp clators Aboht thirty
feet In front of the target liy the shot , ap-
paicntl ) little changed , while In the platu
was a gaping hole and , woise than that ,
tlnep great eiacks , yawning open eight
Inches , running clcai across from top In
bottom and fiom the- shot hole to thu left
filge.An .
An examination showed ttir.t the shot had
forced Its point tlirouuh the plate to the
backing and hal then rebounded , aftrr ac' < -
Ing the plate Had the plato been fasfiit'd
on the Indiana's side- . Instead of thlrty-sK
Inches of oak b ipkcd against a hillside , the
chalices are that the battle ship would have
hail a frightful wound.
'IUIED IT AGAIN.
Further p.xpeilmout Bc-cmed to bo nceJ-
lefs , but the i ontract condition required
another shot , and It was fired at the frag
ment of plate In the light , about seven feet
broad , ( hal lemalned uninjured. Tilts ttmu
the gunnei put 41 ! ) .1-15 pounds ot powder
in the gun and the piojccttlc , a twelve-lncli
Cnrppntor , was give1) * additional force ami
sent at the maximum velocity 1,920 feet
per second. Again the * plate was" rent In
twain , splitting widely across , but the shot
did not escape , for while It forced Its point
( hiough tlio plate and Into the- oak backing
It was twisted In several pieces , the point
remaining In tlio hole and the remainder
I ) ing In fragments outside of the plate.
The Uethlehcm will have another oppor
tunity to submit another elghtecn-lnch plato
to test befoie the entire group of tvventv
plates for the Indiana is finally judged , anil
as they will doubtless take this chance to
save the $100,000 which the plates cost , the
next trial may finally set at rest the doubt
Hi it now exists as to tlio cause ot fallum
today.
ii i.i i iir.n i tfltiM.i > r.t
\Vaniicr in NHiniHkH Sunday , loon using-
Cloilllllll-SH Illlll SOUtll UlllllH
W \SIIINGTON , May 19. The IndlcallonH
for Sunday are-
Tot Nebraska , South Dakota and Kant < a
i
Incii-ahlng cloudiness , warmei , soutli
i
winds.
Tor Iowa and Missouri Talr ; warmerf
variable winds.
I.oi ul Itvrorcl.
OFFICK or ritR WHATIIEH HUIIBAU. OVIAIH ,
May lil Otntilia rccout of tompoiatuto and
rainfullc-ompircd with i-ortcsponding day of
pist four jean ;
1804 1H93 1892 1801.
Maximum tciuporaturo ( ids 80 = ( > 7C VHO
Minimum Kiinporiitiiro : IH = > 00too d-io i
Avoracu.tomporatuto. . 5J = > * 723 .103 OdO I
I'rPc-lpllatlon . . 00 00 .00 00 <
SUtoim.'iit showing the condition of tom-
poiv. tmo and precipitation ut Omaha for the
da ) and since MiUcli 1 , ISO ! :
Not mill tcmporutuio GiO
Dullc lem-y fen lliuiliiy lie
KM e-hsslm-o Muicli 1 . RHf } : > ,
.Noi mill | ) ieelnltutIon Ui Ini-li
Di'lli'lein'v foi tlio day. . . . ID Inch.
Ilelli-li-in-y sluuu Miiruh 1 . . 3.6' ! IncliCH
" Disfigured
For Life"
Is the despairing cry of thousands
afflicted with
Uiibightly skin diseases.
Do you realize what this disfigura *
tion means to sensitive souls ?
It means isolation , seclusion.
It is a bar to social and business success.
Do you wonder that despair seizes
upon these sufferers when
Doctors fail ,
Standard remedies fail ,
And nostuims prove worse than use
less ?
Skin diseases are most obstinate to
cure or even relieve.
It is an easy matter to claim to cure
them , but quite another thing to
do 50. '
CUTICURA REMEDIES
Have earned the right to be called
Skin Specifics ,
Because for years they have met
with most remarkable success.
There are cases that they cannot cure ,
but they are few indeed.
It is no long-drawn-out , expensive/
experiment.
25c. invested in a cake of
CUTICURA SOAP
Will prove more convincing thaq \
a page of advertisement.
In short
CUTICURA works wonders ,
And its cities are simply marvellous.
Huld IhroiiKhdiit Ihei world. I'rlciClTKJJILl ,
U. , Hot- , ' . < . , ItMOLVBNT , $1. 1'OTTKU DllLU
AMI I'IIKM. Coup. . Mole I'roiw . Ilcutuo. "Ail
abuut thu tihin , Bcalp , uud Uittr ' uialU.il free , _