Nebraska Newspapers

    TJTE OM.AITA DAILY JJ13J3 : * SATURDAY , FKBIUTAHY 15 , 1890.
ABOUT THE BIG HORN BASIN
Ocnvcrting an Ancient Lake Bed Into a
Blooming Field.
IRRIGATION WORKS IN NORTH WYOMING
Great Ueelii | > ntenln I'roiiilncil lit
Country Itluli Inntnrnl He
fitmreec Huiir Oeiil In
l.nnil nml AVnlcr.
Mention was made In ft recent Iwue of The
Dee of the plans of. a company organized to
build Irrigation hitches and develop a large
section of arid land In northern Wyoming.
Additional details of the project are supplied
by a correspondent of the Philadelphia Time' .
The writer Bays :
To the people In the western sections of
our country the question of artificial Irrlga-
t'on Is a moat momentous problem. There
linn been placed among the rtatutcs of the
United States n law known as the Carey act ,
Intended to foster Irrigation In arid states ,
nnd to eccuro the bericflts It offers to promoters
meters a big enterprise has been organized
by well known people. The stor/ contained
In the venture \ Instructive and Interesting.
A mountain-belted area .largo as the state
of Massachusetts , In the northwest corner ot
Wyoming , adjoining the Yellowstone National
park , wau In remote ages the bed of a vast
lake. Major J. W. Powell , the eminent geologist
logist , saya so , nml there -Is abundant evi
dence to ujpport and none to controvert hi ?
theory. lint there are few drier spots on this
continent now than that old lake bed. Us
ricn alluvial Mil Is of great depth doubtless
averaging moro than 100 feet yet nothing
nrou-H In It but cituntcd sago brush , cacti anil
little cliunpn of buffalo gia-j. because of Its
drought. The Big Horn river courses along
Ita eastern pld and the Shoshone river across
ltd widest part In a slanting direction the
former about 200 mile ? , and the latter 110
miles and both streams , fed by melting
snowa In the mountain' ! , nto large , yet neither
Is of any natural pcrvlco In nourishing vege
table llfo along Its banks. They have cut
their way down through the alluvial deposit
until they run on the bed rock In narrow
ravines 160 feet or moro In depth. This en
closed territory Is known as the nig Horn
basin. The Abswka rnngo of snow-capped
mountains to the west of it are the "divide"
from which the waters of the Dig lUrn flow
caatwardly nnd those of the Yellowstone to
ward the Pacific slope. Locally the portions
of that shore that once were the uhores ot
the lake on th'a side nro known as the Slio-
Bhono , Wind river and Gros Ventie mountains.
The Pryor range of mountains are the basin's
northern boundary ; those of the nig Horn
range Its eastern nnd the Owl creek chain Its
muthorn. Thrust Into and stretching partly
ncrosj the basin are lower mountains , the
Sheep and McCullough ranges , and a H rlg of
Owl creek chain. Their peaks were no doubt
Islands when the earth was much younger.
IRRIGATING THE DIG HORN HASIN.
In all arid Wyoming which Is as big ag
New York slate and all Now England , and
in which the annual fall of rain and snow
averages less than twelve Inches there was ,
R year and a half ago , no moro hopelessly
desolate and barren spot , to all seeming , than
that old lake bed , the nig Horn basin. Then
congress passed the Carey act. donating U >
each of certain states , ono of which was
Wyoming , 1,000,000 acres of the public do
main to encourage and aid tlie state govern-
mnnt In iinHpHfiklner tlin postlv nml rllfllnnlt
work of rqclamatlon of the worthless land
by Irrigation. There was potentiality of great
value In tlie gift , but stupendous difficulties
In the way of developing It. Any scheme
for Irrigation , to be efficient , would need to
bo planned skillfully , upon a. gigantic scale ,
and would demand enormous capital for
realization. The science of Irrigation did not
seem to bo very thoroughly understood ,
practically , by "anybody. Though theorists
abounded , each hystem , It was realized , neces
sarily presented problems In engineering pe
culiarly Its own , and .moneyed'men generally
manifested a shyness1 about malting Invest
ments In' wU'at'Wils 'apparently a doubtful
Bert of venture. Hence , nearly a year went
by with little evidence that any tangible
good was to como from congressional
benefaction. But during that time a few
enterprising men of Influence and means
were actively at work accumulating neces
sary Information as to the basis for a pro
posal on their part to solve the problem.
They had practical tests made of the effect
of Irrigation upon the alluvial soil In thnt
old lake bed , and found that It wau wondrously - (
drously fertile. They sent skilled prospectors
among the mountains round about , seeking
mineral resources , wltlt a view to finding
interests for others than agriculturists. They
employed competent engineers to thoroughly -
oughly survey the ground and report an
adequate system for Irrigating as much
as possible of the Big Horn basin. And
the final step of .their preparatory work was
obtaining from the state legislature a charter
for the "Shoshone Land and Irrigation ccm-
pany , " nnd entering Into a contract for the
, Irrigation of C50.000 acre" of which at least
400,000 will bo the richest farming land Im
aginable In thoIlls Horn basin. To enable
thla sorvlce , they are given the unappropri
ated waters of the Shoshone river , which
they tap high up among the foothills and will
carry down through IBS miles of n main ditch
and some 1,500 miles of principal laterals to
desirable lands on both sides of the chasm
i through the depths of which the river runs.
The fall of the Shoshone river. In passing
through the basin , Is about 1,800 feet , from
the point where the Irrigating ditch takes off
to where the stream enters the Big Horn
river. Of course the Irrigation system has
about the same descent , but must not make
It In the continuously torrential fashion of
the river. The land Is In terraces , from the
foothills down to Its lowest lovcl , each tcr-
race gently sloping toward a great "Jumping-
off place. " On these terraces the fall of the
ditch Is to bo two and a half feet to the mile ,
Just enough to give a good flow without
strength to cut away the banks. Thou will
coma a "drop" to the next terrace. The first
of these "drops , " at the end of the first
twclvo-mllo section , through the foothills
_ . ( which was commenced In Sentembtf last
and comlctcd beforp winter suspended opera
tions ) has a depth of 110 feet , and there will
bt cno cf 200 feet further down the line. The
main ditch Is. ns at first opened , twenty-five
loot wide c-n the bottom and eight feet deep ,
but these dimensions will \ > o" Increased to a
bottom width ot sixty and a depth ot ten feet ,
as the requirements of service grow. Twice
thla canal will have to bo carried In flumes
across the Shoshone river gorge , and It must
also bo flumcd across the "had lands" ( a dis
tance of two miles In ono place ) where the
parched earth has cracked open In crovawes
of unknown depth and the maintenance cf nn
open earth canal would bo Impossible. The
estimated cost of the Irrigating system now-
laid out Is $1.000,000 , but this Is probably
under rather than over what It will bo.
THE COMPANY AND ITS PLANS.
The company undertaking this largo en
terprise U composed of Colonel W. F. Cody
of world-wide celebrity as "Buffalo Bill"
Nato SiU-bury , George Blelstcln , proprietor
of the Buffalo Courier ; Bronron Rumroy of
Buffalo , George T. Beck , son of Senator
Beck ot Kentucky , and H. C. Alger of w/ .
omlng. Their contract with the state empowers -
powers them to charge $18 per acre for a
permanent adequate tupply of water and
withhold * title from an Intending purchaser
of land until ho can show a certificate of
agreement with the company for Its water
service. But the company , desiring to put
the service at as low a prlco as possible
and thereby encourage occupation of the
land by actual settlers , has voluntarily re
duced to $10 per acre the charge for water
pupply to farming lands. That , It should
bo clearly understood , 1 not $10 a year ,
but $10 for nil tlmo to come. And It Is net
required at once , but may bo paid In In-
itallments. In a term of years. Armed with
his certificate of agreement lor water , the
buyer Rets his land from the state at the
low price of DO cents per acre. No more
than ICO acres will be sold to one person ,
as actual rcttlers and not land speculators
are wanted. On thcso easy terms the state
will have for ialo In the Big Horn basin ,
by the- first of June next , 25,000 acres of Irri
gated land soil as rich as an bo found any-
ivhere on the earth's surface. Thorough In
dependence of the caprices of the weather ,
an exceptionally moderate winter climate
owing to the "Chinook" warm winds that
sweep In .through the western mountain
passes and certainty of a profitable homo
market for crops , will doubtless be found
Inducement * for settlement of the
land ns rapidly a ; Irrigation renders II
available. But the company contcmplntes
not simply the dev | jpmont of a magiftflccnt
agricultural district , but the opening
"P of thu vait mineral rciourres
of the Choshone and adjacent ranges ol
mountains nnd the establishment of a city
which shall be the gffat manufacturing cen
ter of the northwest. Where the first big
"drop" of the water from the Shoshone river
occurs , at the lower end of the twelve-mile
fcothlll section of the ditch , an energy of
30,000-horse p'wer ran bo developed and con
trolled without dlfllculty. That , of course , la
not the limit ot what Is attainable from the
foil of such a body of water to a dlttance o !
110 feet , but Is what It Is now planned to
utilize , and that much wilt be encuch to run
all the dynamos and engines Cody City the
name of the new town 1 likely to have
need for In some time to fome. Fuel Is
abundant In the Immediate vicinity. A seven-
" " has been locitei'
foot vein of "caking" coal
over a tract of four square miles , and the
supply ot an excellent quality of bituminous
coal Is practically Inexhaustible ,
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
The Northern Paclnc railway at Red Ledge
Is now within flfly miles of Cody City , ami
the Chicago , Burlln ton & Qulncy line Is at
Billings , only 100 miles away In the opposite
direction. It Is morn than probable tint ono ,
or both , roads will m.iko the connection be
fore the state thrown open for settlement the
25,000 acres which will bo supplied with Irri
gation by the 1st of Juno next. Such exten
sion would offer the easiest and best means
for tourlsto to reach the Yellowstone Na-
t'onal ' park , which Is only forty miles frcm
Cody City , and would no doubt bo profitable
from that traffic even before the settlement
of the basin or the building up of the city.
The factor of greatest Immediate Importance
In bringing population may be expected to bo
the mineral wealth of thu mountains , ao soon
ns It Is generally known , and , owing to the
varied and peculiar character of that wealth
the prosperity based upon It will douhtlcsj beef
of a much more stable character than Is usua
where only gold and silver are sought. It
may be as well to warn persjns who want to
look up the Shoshcno river on the map , that
It will generally bo found under the unde
served and llbelous name of "Stinking
Water , " the title given to It by the Indians
In memory of the great Sulphur Springs near
Its head waters.
MIMNC I1ISTU1CT OKOAXIKian.
Ope rut I on * In AV'j-iiniliiK IIPKlnnliiK
1'nrly In the Senmin.
LARAMIRj Wyo. , Feb. | 14. ( Special. )
The Owl Cresk mlnlnt ; district was organized
on Saturday , the meeting for the purpose of
organlzatlon belng held at the residence of
August Specht , In North Park. J. R Bush
uns chosen president and August Spe < : ht , re
corder , of the new camp. A largo number
of mining men interested In the North Park
region were present. The staking of claims
In the district continues In snow from two
to three feet deep.
The Dodge City Placer Mining company Is
putting In a dam In the Laramlo river , north
ot this place. In order to work their plicer
grounds by hydraulic process. Returns from
gravel taken from 160 different places on the
Dodge City company's grounds shrw an
average of 79 cents per cubic yard. The ap
paratus for washing the ground by hydraulic
process will be completed and ready for op
eration by spring.
The stamp mill ordered by the Burlington
Mining company reached Buffalo Friday and
was sent to the company's claims at Kelly
creek. An expert mill man from Deadwood
will bo In charge of the mill. If the ex
pectations of the members of the company
arc realized Johnson county will be the scene
of a substantial mining boom In a very short
time.
IIAXGI3U FOH UXl'HOVOICKD MUHIJEU
I'ntMy IInrrlH AVI ml * L'p III * Career oil
till' UllllOYVH.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. John , alias
"Patsy" Harris , the negro murderer , was
hanged In the District of Columbia Jail here
at 11:37 : thla morning.
The crime for which John , alias "Patsy , "
Harris today paid the death penalty was com
mitted on the afternoon of July 4 last , In that
portion of Georgetown known as Boston.
Matthew Spruell , the murdered man , and
Harris , both.colored , lived In'tho same house ,
together with their families.
On the day of the murder Harris came
homo under the influence of liquor , and un
derstanding that , Spruell had refused to
speak to his wife , immediately started out
leaking for trouble. Ho found Spruell In a
barber shop and flred at the wall of the room ,
merely to scare him. Spruell , becoming
frightened , ran Into the street , pursued by
Harris , who flred on him with fatal effect.
Thcro was little or no provocation for the
murder , although Harris claimed on the wit
ness stand that Spruell at first made an
assault upon him with a razor. Harris was
23 years old and leaves a wife and child.
Affecting Government Iii
LOS ANGELES , Feb. 14. An Important
matter was argued In the United States dis
trict court this morning In the case of the
Atlantic & Pacific railroad vs. the United
States. The railroad is ostensibly suing to
secure $12.00 for the transportation of a
soldier over Its line. The real point to be
decided Is whether the read Is a land grant
aided road or not. If It Is , It Is only entitled
to half rates for carrying soldiers ; If It Is
not , It can collect full fares. Several coun
sel for the government appeared and argued
the case. The authorities at Washington are
much Interested , as the decision will affect
the rates charged the government on other
transcontinental roads. Judge Welbom took
the matter under advisement. Voluminous
briefs have been tiled In the case.
Mnti-of-Wiir in Trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 14. The United
States man-of-war Marlon Is again In trouble.
News has been received by private letter
from the Alert , dated at Panama , which
stated that the Marlon had put In at Callao
a few days before the Alert left that port.
The valve gear of the Marlon's engines was
broken and It was estimated that ten or
twelve days would bo consumed In making
the necessary repairs. The Marlon left here
reveral months ago , after undergoing a thor
ough overhauling and extensive repairs at
the Mare Island navy yard.
DentliN of ( lie Hay.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Feb. 14. Judge
Whlteslde , who four weeks ago was acci
dentally shot In the foot , died today from
blood poisoning.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 14 , Judge Alexander Da
vis breathed his last at the Bella Pleasant
sanitarium today , surrounded by members
cf his family and friends. Ho was 64 years
old , Davis was the Jurist whose name was
Immortalized by Mark Twain In "Roughing
It. " The judge was then llv.'ng In Vir
ginia City , Ncv. , where ha presided over
the people. ' court.
" * * mf
DiiHliirilly AVork of 11 Ilurultir.
DALLAS , Tex. , Feb. 14. A negro burglar ,
or a white man blacked up , entered the
house of Jefferson Smith on * Kast Com
merce street at midnight last night. Smith
grappled with him and was stabbed In the
back three times and Is believed to be
fatally Injured. His wife tried to assist
him and the assassin crushed her skull with
a blow from an ax. She Is unconscious and
cannot recover.
I.nrne 11 u ril t\ lire Coniiiiii | ) ' ° 'K < illN.
KANSAS CITT , Feb. H.-A Star special
from Hutchlnson , Knn , , says ; The Hutchln.
BOH Hardware company , one of the largest
concerns of Its kind In centra ! Kansas , was
closed by rnortsuK eH today. John W.
Woods. Its manager , was connected with
the Viilloy State bank , which lecemly failed ,
and the latter IB supposed to have Involved
the hardware company. A statement Is not
given.
m
Quarantine AinililNt Southern Cuttle.
DENVKR. Feb. H.-Qovernor Mclntyre
today Issued a proclamation forbidding the
bringing of cattle nnd horses from Cali
fornia , Texas , Oklahoma nnd all states and
territories south of the thirty-sixth parallel
of north latitude , except upon certificates
of Inspection Issued by the utote veterinary
board , certifying that the animals are free
from Texas or splovle fever.
ICHlimiu I'oiiullNt Committee.
TOPEKA , Feb. 14. The populist state cen
tral committee will meet here this evening
to select a tlmo and place for holding
the state convention to name delegates to the
3t. Louis national convention. The tlmo U
likely to be In the latter part of March.
HutchlnEon , Kinporla , Sallna and Abilene- are
working for the convention.
i
MONROE AND HIS DOCTRINE
Sketch of the Mnn Who Warned Enropo
to Kop Hfinds Off.
SOLDIER , DIPLOMAT AND PRESIDENT
An Acllvp Korco In tlie Settlement
of .Viittoiinl ( liieHtloiiH In ( lie
Knrly Year * nt the llepuhllo
I'liiched li > - I'overty.
James Monroe , when ho was Inaugurated
ptesldent of the United States on the 4th
of March , 1817 , had served a longer appren
ticeship In the public service than any man
who had held or who has held that exnlto <
post.
post.Ho
Ho was born In Westmoreland county
Virginia , In 175S , says a writer In Harper's
Weekly. This was the native county of
Washington and alto of the Lees ; In the ad
joining county Madison was bcrn. The anti-
queries have studied this neighborhood wl'l
enthusiastic diligence , and those of three
generations ago were In the habit of speak
ing of the region ns the Athens of Virginia
During Monroe's ' boyhood the people of his
Ecctlon were Intensely excited by the pass
age ot the stamp act , and they showci
tl.clr hostility to the arbitrary rule of the
BrltU-li government by vigorous remon
strances. Indeed , Bishop Meido has declarer
tl.nt Virginia had been lighting the battles
ot the revolution for 1BO years betoro the
Declaration. In 1774 Monroe entered William
and Mary college. Two years later three of
the professors and thirty of the students
left the college to Join the continental army
at the headquarters of Washington , neat
New York. Amoni ; the students were Jamus
Monroe nnd John Marshall. Monroe became
a lieutenant In the Third Virginia regiment
and fought In the battles of Harlem. White
Plains and Trenton. At Trenton he was
wounded In the Bhouldcr. nnd the captain of
his company , William Washington , was shol
In the wrist. In the campaigns of the nexl
two years Monroe ierved on the stiff of the
earl of Stirling , with the rank of major , and
took part In the battles of Brandywlno , Germantown -
mantown and Monniouth. At tills last bat
tle he was with Lifayette when that gallant
Fienchman was wounded. Monroe returned
to Virginia with the rank of lieutenant
colonel , and endeavored again to enter the
Virginia line ; but Virginia was not able to
equip any mqic troops , so Colonel Monroe's
military career came to an end , though
Jefferson employed him ns a commissioner
to the army In South Carolina , to report
on Its condition and' ' needs. Monroe's mili
tary career was not long , but the military
title was enduring , tor he held It for the
temnlnder of his life , and was usually spoken
of , whether United States senator , foreign
minister , secretary of state or president , as
Colonel Monroe.
THE PROTEGE OF JEFFERSON.
Inaction at such a tlmo was not to the
taste of this young man , and for several
years ho fretted In 111 humor at his lack of
opportunity. Finally he concluded to study
law and this ho began as a pupil and pro
tege of Jefferson , then governor of Vlrglnja.
When he was 24 he was chosen to the Vir
ginia assembly and was also made a mem
ber of the executive council. The next year
ho was a member of the continental con
gress and continued In that body three years.
While In New York he married Miss Kort-
right and In 1786 returned to Virginia , where
he practiced law In Frederlcksburg. The
next year ho went aga ! > n to tha Virginia as-
semoiy nno a year later he was a member of
the Virginia convention to ratify tits con
stitution. He took an active part In this
work and It was "here that he drew upon
himself the enmity of the federalists , a par
tisan opposition which lasted as long as the
federalist party was a factor in American
politics. In 1790 Monroe took his seat In the
United States senate and he was continu
ously an opponent of Washington's admin
istration. Mr. Morris , as minister , was not ac
ceptable to the French , so Colonel Monroe was
selected by Washington to fill this post. Everyone
ono was surprised , as Monroe was par
ticularly hostile to Washington's for
eign policy at that time. He ac
cepted , however , and arrived In Paris
Just after the fall of Robespierre. Not
another civilized nation had a representative
in France at that time , and the committee
of public safety hesitated to receive the
newly arrived American. He waited a
fortnight , and then addressed a letter to the
president of the convention. Ho was. in
vited to appear before the convention the
next day. He delivered his credentials , nnd
mads an address warm In Us sympathy for
the French republic , and easily capable ot an
Interpretation of hostility toward Great Brit
ain.
WRATHFUL HOME-COMING.
Ho was rebuked by the administration and
recalled two years later. Monre did nt sub
mlt tamely to this treatment , but reached
home full of wrath. In Philadelphia he was
entertained at a public dinner by Vice Pres
ident Jefferson , Speaker Dayton , Chief Jus
tice McKean and other conspicuous men. He
resumed his Journey to Virginia , but in
passing through Alexandria failed to call on
Washington at Mount Vernon. The next
year he published a book of more than 500
pages , entitled "A View of the
Conduct of the Executive. " This
book appears to have stirred up
Washington , for he wroio a reply to It ,
which was published by Sparks. This book
by Monroe assisted In fanning party passion
to a heat unknown before In America , and
leaders said things cf ono another which now
seem unwarranted and undignified. This
heat and fury resulted In the passage of the
obnoxious alien and sedlt'on acts.
In 1799 Colonel Monroe was elected gov
ernor of Virginia over John Brcckenrldge ,
and was twlco re-elected , serving till 1802.
During his term of office occurred that slave
Insurrection known " ' "
as "Gibrlel's rebellion.
Meantime Jefferson had beeomo president.
In 1803 Monroe was commissioned minister
to Franco and Spain. Jefferson was ambi
tious to secure Louisiana. "There Is ono
enemy , " wrote Jefferson In 1802. "That spot
Is New Orleans. France placing herself In
that door assumes to us the- attitude of de
fiance. From that moment wo must marry
oureolvcs to the British fleet nnd nation. "
HUGE HEAL ESTATE DEAL.
Eighteen days after Colonel Monroe's ar
rival In Paris the treaty ceding Louisiana
was signed. Ths ! was not only the largest
real estate transaction ever made , but It was
one of the most momentous happenings In
the history of the now world. From France
Cclonel Monroe went to England , and then
to Spain , being commissioned to all three
countries. endeavored to secure Florida
fr9in Spain by treaty , but the time- was not
then rlpo for such a transaction. In Eng
land ho negotiated a treaty , with the assist
ance of William PInkney. Lord HolUnd bflng
the British negotiator. This negotiation waste
to prevent a war which seemed Inevitable ,
and which finally came In 1812. The treaty ,
however , made no provision against the Im
pressment of our seamen , and Mr. Jefferson
did not even send It to the senate.
About this tlmo Colonel Monroe became
very tired of public llfo , and was anxious
: o return to Virginia and his law practice , but
In 1810 he again went to the Virginia as
sembly , The next year he was again chosen
governor of Virginia. The same year ho was
appointed secretary of state by Madison ,
who had been president for two years. The
next year Colonel Monroe communicated to
England a declaration of war a war that
came about through the failure' of Monroe's
nlsslon six years before , Monroe was now
inclined to give up his cabinet portfolio and
to take to the field , but Madison prevailed
upon him to stay In Washington ,
PRESSING WAIl MEASURES.
No man In America was moro disgusted
.ban James Monroe at the lame defense made
jy the American armies In the beginning of
that war. He Insisted that the War depart
ment was In Incompetent hands , and ho recom
mended that Madison remove General Arm
strong , the war secretary. Armstrong was
retained , however , until the fall of Washlng-
on and the destruction of the capital. Then
10 gave p'ace to Colonel Monroe , who retained
> oth portfolios. As secretary of war ho In-
'used fresh vigor Into the army , and was
so enthusiastic and determined that he fairly
snatched victory from defeat. Ho hastened
: ho inllltla to the support of Jackson In New
Drleans , and never lieiltated In bis entire
jellef In the popular ( support of measures
: aken for the defense ot the- country and the
defeat of the enemy.
When Madison's second term expired , In
817 , Monroe succeeded him , and held office
till 1825. la bis Crsl election he received
* JiJiNtfltf \ 111 r j ! fWmii % > frii tf-i-flA
183 vote t to 34 for Rutua King. In the
i-jcon * . election there wat , only one vote
against him , that being C45l.Jr John Qulncy
Adams. The administration rf Colonel Mon
roe was called "tho era cf.ptod feeling , ' ' as
the United States was atltMce with all the
world , and the material fleS-elopment was
most gratifying. The new president , thor '
oughly trained to his duties by an experience
of more than forty years f public life , calloa
to his counsel some of fhe blcpt men we
had In this country. John ( Julncy Adams
was secretary of state : W H. Crawford ,
secretary of the treasury ; John 0. Calhoun ,
secretary of war , and WIULim Wlrt , attorney
general. These were strbnR men , nnd they
might have been Joined by Henry Clay had
that Intrepid deb'ater consented to go Into
the cabinet. In the sumntor of 1817 the
president , accompanied by .Uie chief of en
gineers of the army , m de..a tour of the
country to Inspect fprtlqcatlons. They
visited the Important cmes'of the Atlantic
seaboard as far east ns Portland ; they then
went west through New Hampshire , Ver
mont and New York to Datrolt. Every
where \\cro receptions and speeches , and the
trip was a great success , adding Immensely
to Monroe's popularity. In 1819 Florida was
ceded to the United States by treaty , not
withstanding Clay's opposition to Itu ratlflca-
tlon. That same year It was proposed to
admit MIsMiirl to the union. The discus
sion , \\hlch lasted until the great civil war
of 1SC1-5 , resulte.1 In the famous , compromise ,
and Missouri became a state In 1S21.
BIRTH OF THE DOCTRINE.
In the second year of his second term Mon
roe re-cognized the Independence of Mexico ,
ami the next year , In lily annual message to
congress , he enunciated the famous "Monroe
doctrine , " of which so much has been
heard of late. At that tlmo the
Spanish colonies In Central and South Amer
ica were fighting for Independence , with
every prospect of succors. The Holy Al
liance that Is tlie Roman Catholic coun
tries of Europe was , It was thought by
England and the United States , contem
plating the reconqucst ot these colonies and
the parceling out of the territory among
themselves. It was nt this time that Presi
dent Monroe enunciated his doctrine , which
Is a corollary of Washington's declaration
that Americans should not concern them
selves In the politics of Europe. After stat
ing the designs of the allied powers , as he
understood them. 'Bolonel Monroe wrote :
"We owe It , therefore , to candor and the
amicable relations existing between the
United States and these powers to declare
that we should consider uny attempt on their
part to extend their system to any portion
of this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety. With the existing colonies
or dependencies of any European power we
have not Interfered and shall not Interfere.
But with the governments who have de
clared their Independence and have main
tained It , and whose Independence we have ,
on great consideration and on Just prin
ciples , acknowledged , wo could not view any
Interposition for the purpose ot oppressing
them , or controlling In any other manner
their destiny , by any European power , In
any other light than as the manifestation
of on unfriendly disposition toward the
United Statei- . "
LEFT IN POVERTY.
The next notable event In the Monroe ad
ministration was the reception of Lifayette
In 1823. Lafayette and Monroe had bien
friends during the revolution , and when Mon
roe was mln'ster to Francs he had assisted
Mme. Layfayette financially while using
his good offices to secure the release of her
husband from prison. When Monroe had re
tired from the presidency he was greatly
embarrassed financially , as he had spent
nearly all of his private fortune In the ex
penses cf public life , and hajl.-savcd nothing
from his various silarlcb..Lafayette , with
graat delicacy , tried to cdmojto his relief , but
Monroe declined. CongrissJ."whlIe he was
alive , failed to reimburse , hjljj for expenses
abroad , but after Ills deaths/I modest sum
was voted to his heirs , oil 'was ' truly pitiful
that such a man after siren patriotic services
should have been left In 'poverty In his old
When he retired from-the'presidency he
returned to his home , Oak Hill , In Loudoun
county , Virginia , and dtirlnR the remain
ing years of his llfo divide * his time be
tween there and the- residence of his daugh
ter In New York. He dle'rf In New York
July 4 , 1831 , and was burjedjthere. In 1858 ,
the centennial of .his llrth i Monroa's re
mains were taken to Richmond with a mili
tary escort and relnterrefl there.
In personal appearanceColonel } Monroe was
Hrge nnd rugged ; In mannprthowas n trifle
awkward. But those nvJiOjCqme in contact
with him were never left In ( doubt'as to his
entire sincerity nnd frankness.
When ho smiled and his blue eyes lighted
up he was quite attractive , but ho generally
disclosed only the parlous side of his nature.
He was not a fluent and ready speaker , nor
did he write with ease and finish. Hut he
managed to make himself understood , and
his formulation of the American Idea of the
responsibility of the United States as to
American affairs is not likely to bo dis
turbed by any questions now pending.
Binnll Hey TuriiN Thief.
JEFFERSON , la. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The
occasional loss of mail matter nddrcssed to
business men In this city Is easily nccounted
for since the facts In a discovery made yes
terday have been made public. The post-
offlco boxes are cf the combination
lock style , but business men have
become so lax about turning the
combination knob that any ono could
open the. box and extract the mall , A small
joy was seen , by a passer by , to stick n
lacket of letters under a sidewalk , near the
jostofilcc , ami out of curiosity the man went
: o the place after the boy had left and dis
covered several letters addressed to a promi
nent business man In town , and It has since
: rrnsplred that one of them contained a draft
ind another valuable papers. The boy was
ntervlewed and offered In extenuation that
ils father had told him that ho would whip
ilm if ho brought home any more letters.
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Qj - -
lloy cot ted the Sheriff.
DES MOINES , Feb. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The sheriff of this county Is being
jcycoited by the attorneys and his fees
are being reduced to almost noth-
ng. A short tlmo ago It wan
determined by ono of the courts hero that
papers In civil suita could bo served by
any persons other than a deputy sheriff , who
should bo sworn in for the work. The sheriff
lad been demanding fees In advance for all
such services , nnd the attorneys discovered
.hey could eot civilians to do the work at
a very small part of the costs. The sher
d's force has had little to do , and outsiders ,
hired by a per diem , are doing all the
work. _
Deiiver'N Gold Trnl it GOC-M Knut.
DENVER , Feb. 14. The gold train left
or Now York this morning via the Union
'aclflc , Denver & Quit road and the Sea-
> oard Air Line. There are 108 members In
he party , which Is escorting I. B. Porter ,
president of the New York Mining exchange ,
o that city. The bullion car carries the
It : eat collection of gold or a ever made In
Colorado. The New York Mining exchange
vlll be formally opened on Monday , but
no stocks will bo called Unty ) , . Tuesday , when
ho Colorado excursionists ( .arrive.
( luarlet n ( Criminal * 'Sentenced.
CRESTON , la. , Feb. 14' ( Special Tele
gram. ) A quartet of criminals was sentenced
o the penitentiary this' afternoon. Dick
Sharkcy , Frank Keys and'T/jtomas ' / and Frank
3rown , brothers , were convicted of burglary.
iharkey was t-entenced tq aeive flvo years at
mrd labor at Anamota , and the other three
vlll servo three years each 'tit1 Fort Madison.
Coadjutor AVI 1 1 .Vot1 lie , AiiiHilnted ,
DUBUQUB , Feb. 14. ( SJpfVJal Telegram. )
'hose nearest the throno1 discredit the story
rom Sioux City that a ( cc&'djutor or auxll-
nry to Archbishop Hemicc y will soon be
appointed. They say any upiiolntment must
await the completion ofithe Duburjue seml-
lary. , ' '
ivJth llurHUr.St ' , < * iillii > r.
CHEROKEE , la. , Feb. 14. ( Special. )
tames Casey was arrested yesterday on the
cliargo of horse stealing , preferred by Madi
son county authorities. Ho V/SLS parading
icre an a private detective.
Sold Uillturlul Mlleiisre.
DROOKINGS , B. D. . Feb. 14. ( Special Tel.
gram. ) C. F. Allen of the nrooklngs Press
was expelled today from the South Dakota
Editorial association for disposing of adven-
tilling mileage.
H Ifii liter l'"nMl lit the Ice.
KINQ8VILL13 , Out. , Feb. H.-A Hteamer
mvlng two vmokestacks and painted In u
light color Ima been stuck In the Ice four
miles from here since yesterday. There Is
no way of Identifying her , and the tloutlng
Ice prevents assistance being given her.
SIMPLIFIED THE.
Edison Secures Praoticilly Itntantaneau
Photographs with Oathodo Rays.
EXPOSURE REDUCED TO SEVEN SICONDS
linn III * Arrnnueinetitfl Alinuxt Coin
pleteil for I'liotoKrattliliiK the
lira In ItaeiitxtMi'x Tlieorlrn
Komiil Correct.
ORANGE , N. J. , Feb. 14. As a rcsul
ot the experiments which Thomas Alva
Edison haa been making lor the past t'vo
weeks with fluorescent tubes nnd Rcontgi-n
rays that Inventor announced tonight _ llu
within twenty-four hours he jxpscted to have
PO far perfected his tubes as to be able to
make snap shot photographs through any pub
stance of medium thckne ! 3 , except steel or
carbonized Iron. Mr. Edison today EUCC VCI
In getting clearly defined strips of v.i'ntis
Motnls on a sensitized phtc. The rays hat
rcnctraUd a heavy piece ot cardboard and u
vulcanized platcholder In geMliii ; to the plate
In seven seconds. Mr. Edison also tried t 'iUy
to BJtid the X rays over a telephone wire
but the trial was unsuccwuul , as Inve Icon
all other experiments made by the "Wl/arrt *
to reflect or concentrate ths mysterious
cthcrlc vibrations.
"Roentgen's theories seem to be corrcc
In every particular , " said Mr , Edison , "ant
thcro Is little doubt If these rays are really
In the ether that he has discovered , a new
form fcr energy , In the same category wltl
light , heat and electricity ; As a matter o
fact , nil matter Is tuned to a corttln vibra
tion , and any force containing the vibra
tlon affects all classes of matter tuned to
that particular key. The attempts to nn
tlclpato results with these rays have developed
oped some absurd and ridiculous suggestions
but that Roentgen's discovery oi ns the wnj
to wonderful Insights Int } nature's secrets
Is true notwithstanding. "
The Inventor said tonight he was nearly
ready to attempt his experiment for photo
graphing a human brain , nnd that after he
had done that , IIP would stop hs ! experiments
and leave further developments for others
Mr. Edison denied that iio had ; nti > rided to
try an experiment In the line of tempering
metals w.th the rays , at least at present.
iMi'iiovisn ox iion.vrac.vs METHOD
' 1'rofexHor Orentl '
I'rlneetoii } Slmittl-
lleH the 1'roeeNS.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. II. A novel ex
periment with the Roentgen rays has been
made by W. F. Magle , professor of physics
In Princeton college. The results will be sot
forth In a paper which will appear In next
Saturday's issue of the Medical News of
Pennsylvania. Prof. Maglo's efforts are to
glvo to the world a discovery which will
vastly widen the usefulness and availability
of the process for medical and surgical pur
poses. It Is In the Dhapo of an Instrument
which ho thus describes : "A sheet of black
paper , coated on ono sldo with platinum bar
cyanide , Is placed with the coated side In-
waid across the end of a tube or box Into
which the observer looks , nnd which Is eo
fitted to the face or so shielded by cloth that
the eyes are protected from all extraneous
light. If this tube be pre : > 2ntcd toward the
excited Crookes tube , giving the Roentgen
raya , the phorphorescent paper In the tube
glows and the shadows of objects Interposed
between It and the Crookea tube appear
upon It. The advantage of this arrangement
consists In its avoiding the Inconvenience of
working In a dark room and likewise the de
lays Involved In the process used by Roent
gen. Through thla Instrument the phenom
ena of the Roentgen rays can be most con
veniently Investigated. Itu obvious applica
bility In diagnoses has led to my giving an
account of It here. A moro detailed account
will be a report of cases In which It has been
used. In the March number of the American
Journal of the Medical Sciences. "
CATHOI1E UAYS IfOCIVI > THE MULLET.
ClilciiK'o Snrurcon .MnUen Use of the
New IJlHciivcry.
CHICAGO , Feb. 14. Louis Burkart , a
young Frenchman , Is grateful for the dis
covery of cathode rays. In an operation
performed at Mercy hoiltal last night the
value of the great discovery was demon
strated. The young Frenchman came to
America two years ago. Burled in the tis-
sue3 of his hand was a ball which he had
received In a street fight In Paris. The
Mercy hospital operation last night was not
tlie first time Burkart had subjected himself
to Hie surgeons , but each attempt to locate
the bullet had been unsuccessful. But the
photograph of the hand token yesterday by
means of the cathode rays located the leaden
ball with wonderful accuracy. With the
print as a guldo the surgeon made an In
cision In the palm of the hand , and after a
few minutes' probing extracted the Ilttlo mis
sile from Its two yearn' resting place. This
ts the second instance within two days In
which the Roentgen discovery has been put
to practical service In surgery In this city.
A CHEAT MOXU.1IEXT.
.V Memorial for tlie Glorification of
tlie. Herman Xatlon.
There will be unveiled In a few "weeks at
Ruhrart , Germany , a magnificent monument ,
which In many respects Is remarkable In Its
departure from conventional Ideas. It Is to
bo primarily a memorial for the glorification
ot the Gorman nation. While , of course , the
heroic figure of the old emperor rises above
all a.i the typifying power , that of his right
land , the old Iron Chancellor , is none the less
prominent. There docs not exist In Germany
today , says the Ch'ago ' Times-herald , any
monument which will so conspicuously boar
out the universal sentiment of the masses
that Bismarck has an almost equal share In
the glory accorded his Illustrious master. The
German people will brook no dictation from
any source which denies this right to the
man who bound the various Btates Into a
powerful united empire.
The monument Is an extremely striking con
ception , combining with its element of dom-
nant strength a rare artistic gracefulness ,
On very massive substructures or Intermedi
ate pedestals rises a mighty sixty-three feet
ilgh shaft or obelisk. This Is surmounted
> y a splendid Imperial crown , over which
lovers with outstretched wings a bronze war
eagle of gigantic proportions. Everything
about the monument ID on a heroic scale ,
Immediately below this crown and caglo
stand the chief figures of the memorial. Both
he figure of Emperor Wllhelm \ . and that of
llsmnrck may be truly eald to be colossal ,
rho artist has put this group on a semi
circular elevation rising over tlic- pedestal
proper. This serves to throwlho figures In
sharp relief against the background of the
obelisk , while at the same time It gives a
ull view of the group from three sides.
The emperor elands In a most dignified
hough easy attitude , sljie weight of the body
hrown on the right leg ; ho Is bareheaded ,
molding his gala helmet In his right hand ,
resting lightly against his thigh. The whole
pose Is ono of strength and dignity , The
irtlst has represented Wllhelm I. In the at-
Itudo which he astnnned when about to ad
dress the assembly of German soldiers and
statesmen In the Galerle des Glaccs at Ver
sailles , January IS , 18V1 , the most memorable
lay In late German history. If the
figure of the emperor IB strong , that , of Bis
marck Is none the less so. In fact , It may bo
Mid that for an expression of activity of
trength It surpasses that of the former. The
ron Chancellor , In gala uniform , with his
mgo saber dangling at his side , stands look-
ng at his royal master as ono who , with
onsclcus though not selflih dignity , awaits
rom his lips the seal of approval to his crea-
Ion the German empire , Bismarck has Just
Intshed reading the famous proclamation ad-
tressed to the German people which raised
ho king of Prussia to hereditary German
mperor.
Both the figures are admirably modeled
nd the competition as a whole reflects high
rcdlt on the sculptor. Prof. Gustav Eberlcln
f Berlin. Immediately to the left below the
irlnclpal group ot the monument Is a superb
emale figure representing history. On the
orreupondliij , ' side to the right sits a male
Igure representing victory. Both these are
eld In the grand scale of sculpture which
haracterizcs this notable monument.
"
COL. JOSEPJU. FOLLETT ,
Sun of Sheridan's Commanders Saved by
Paine's Celery Compound.
Colonel Joseph L. Follett of Now York lias
a national tcputatton.
At the age at 21 Colonel Follctt enlisted
In Uattory G. First Missouri Light Artillery ,
anil neon rose to Its command. At Lookout
mountain Ids was tlio only battery that
reached the summit.
Since tlie war ho has devoted himself to
mccliantr.il engineering and has Invented
several Important Improvements on the sowIng -
Ing machine , and n bicycle that promises to
bo one of the surprises of next season.
The tension on the nervous system of an
Inventor , kept up for months and months ,
seriously weakened the health of a busy
brain worker like Colonel Follett , and his
constitution , which even the hardships of
war did not weaken , threatened to succumb
to nervous exhaustion.
What Colonel Follctt has to say In regard
to his restoration to health cannot fall to
carry great weight. In a letter to Wells &
Richardson Co. of Burlington , Vt. , he writes :
"When suffering from mental exhaustion
and a gene-rally disorganized system , and
overwork , 1 used Palne's celery compound.
"Tho compound acteJ like a charm on my
bowels and kept them In flno condition , nnd ' '
[ experienced great relief from my brain
troubles.
"I have- not used Palno's celery compound
for six months , but I shall when In need of
1I.VIIU C1IH3H THE ISSUE.
A llofornilnK Parxuii Settt a Jersey
Town by tile Klir * .
As a result of an attempt to Introduce
reform In the little New Jersey village of
Roseland , says the New York Recorder , nev.
Edwin Falrlcy , the reformer , has had his
usual water supply cut off , and the members
of the ( lock are very much exercised over it.
A feud has sprung Into existence between
that divine , who Is pastor of the Presbyterian
church , and John McClennon , a deacon of
the Methodist church.
During ono of the pastor's recent Sunday
morning discourses he dwelt at length on
the time-honored custom of these country
'oik of keeping barrels of cider In their
cellars , and denounced the evil in unmeas
ured terms. Among other things Pastor
Falrlcy elated that there were hardly two
cellars In the village that did not contain
at least ono barrel of rider.
This , quite naturally , had the effect of
causing much indignation among both the
nombers of Pastor Falrley's church ai d
hose of the Methodist denomination. Some
nembers of the latter church became very
angry , claiming that , as It was a well known
act In the village that Dr. Alexander Paten -
on , the pastor of tne Methodist church , had
received , as a donation from one of Ills
pastoral charges , two barrels of apple Juice ,
vhlch was to bo made Into vinegar. Pastor
Falrley's assertion was to be regarded as
a personal Insult aimed at their minister.
The Presbyterian parsonage Is situated on
Eagle Rock , avenue , directly oppisi'.o the
residence of John McClennon. As there Is
no water supply upon the parson's property ,
he domestic employed by Pastor Falrley lud
ieen in the habit of carrying water from a
veil on Deacon McClennon's place. Hut
Ince the pastor's denunciation of the elder
evil It Is said that the amiable deacon has
ought some excuse of shutting off the po
or's water supply , and one day last week
10 ordered the domestic off liln premises ,
Pastor Falrlcy came to the girl's lescue ,
but received the eamo treatment , Hot
vonla followed , ami It looked for a time as
f a physical conflict was Imminent. JJut ,
ortunatcly , this did not occur , but an eye
vitness states that Ilrother McClennon ad-
vlECil the paroan to cither dig a well en his
wn property or to have a supply of elder
ut Into hla cellar. At any rate , Pastor Fulr-
ey Is looking for a contractor to dlgi a well
on the parsonage property , and Ma domes-
Ic Is carrying water from a well belonging
o a member of his own /lock / , nearly a quar-
or of a mile away.
Since the well o pi soil o the- country people
ti the vicinity have been discussing nothing
Isc. Sides have been taken , and the con-
ensus of opinion seems to be that Pastor
' 'alrley. In breaking down the time-honored
custom of drinking elder , should be made
o pay well for his Indiscreet utterances.
( lernitui. AVnr TmiHiirr.
An enterprising Journalist has been per-
nlttcd to view the famous "war treasure"
vhlch lies stored In the Isolated Julius
ovcr of Hie Fortress of Spandau , ready ferny
ny sudden emergency. Tlie total amount
s 120,000,000 marks or about 0,000,000
sum which would not go very
ar toward defraying the cost of making
r repelling mi Invasion , Cold pieces of
he vnluo of " 0 or 10 marks arc alone used
or this purpose. There are 7,000,000 of
htm contained In bags that hold 10,000
larks apiece , and these are stored by tens
n 1,200 wooden boxes , The screws that
IOEO the boxes having been driven well
icnie , ecals are put upon their heads.
hus the contents ore never vlslblo to mor
al eye , but the cases undergo periodical
elghlng to ascertain that the hoard has not
iccri tampered with. _
Chair of lllhlleiil Literature.
CLEVELAND , Feb. 14. A bequest of $50-
00 has been made 'to the college for women
f the Western Reserve university by Mrs.
, V. Harknoss of New York , ono of the hejrs
f the llarluiess estate of this city. The gift
a given toward tlm establishment of a chair
f biblical literature In the Institution and
ho entire amount will be at the disposal of
lie college within the present year.
Uleei-H Chnrwed wllh
CHICAGO , Feb. 14 , An application for o
ecelver for the Consolidated Bottling com-
> any of Chicago was Hied In the superior
ourt today. The bill , which wait Illi'd by
Cornelius Uyoit and L. H. Buss , stockhold-
r , churKCs mismanagement on the part of
'resident Lomax , Answem on the part of
.omax and the company were also Jllcd.
The nfsetu Of the company are estimated at
150,000.
a tonic and geiifr.il regulator of the system.
I have recommended it to a great many and
every one who tried It got relief.
"It Is the bqst general remedy I ever used
or knew anything about. "
When the nervous system has become *
weakened Item any cause Palne's celery ;
compound builds It up as nothing clso can.
It makes people well.
People In every walk of life have reason to *
bo grateful to Prof. Phelps of Dartmouth ,
the eminent scientist who discovered Palno's
celery compound. He understood the peculiar ;
needs of the nervous system ; ho knew that
the backache , headache , sleeplessness , loss *
of appetite and disordered blood nil mean
that the nerves are weakened and Inadequate *
to the demands upon them. Tha experience !
of thousands has proven all over this broad ,
country that only Palne's celery compound ,
will give health to the nerves , and through
them to the entire bo.ly.
Colleges conferred upon Dr. Phelps their
highest honors for his Invaluable Investiga
tions In medicine , hut all this seems In-
slgnlllcant In comparison with tlie chorus oC
gratitude thnt has gene up all over tha
world from men , women and children who-
have outgrown weakness and the lack oC
health by the use of Palno's celery com
pound , the most wonderful nerve and blood-
restorative.
FIRST INDICTMENT FAULTY
Kentucky Grand Jury Instructed to Make-
it Conform to tha Evidenoo ,
FOUND NO TRACE OF PEARLBRYAN'S HEAD =
Cannl Draliieil anil the Iloitoiu >
Senrelieil Without IlcMiilt Some
Additional Evidence. Secured
AialiiHt the Accuxed Men.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 14. The authorities-
hero have a letter from Greoncastle , Ind. ,
In which the parents of Pearl Bryan Identi
fied the hat sent to them as that of Pearl'
and gave other Information that has led to'
all the ofilccrs being employed today In ,
searching lor the head.
The canal was drained during the night
and different sections of workmen have ex
amined Its muddy basin , but nothing haa
been found up to noon , although the whole
course of the canal was examined. Tho'
officers think now that the hat found near
the body was that of Pearl , that she was-
knocked senseless and that the head was
probably badly beaten up before It was cut
off. Everything Is belns done to get all
the cvldeiice available on this sldo of tha
river so as to turn Jackcon and Wolllns oven
to the Kentucky authorities tomorrow.
A special from Frankfort , Ky. , to th&
Times-Star says Governor Bradley has been ,
examining the case today and requested.
Sheriff Plummer to return to Newport , Ky.r
for additional papers and evidence and that
he would then Issue the requisition tomor
row. Sheriff Plummer left Frankfort at
noon and will return tomorrow , but It Is
not expected that Jackson and Walling will
now be transferred until next week , as their
lawyers will go to Governor Busline ! ! to
contest the rcmilsltlcn.
Some beads belonging to Pearl Bryan's hat
were found today near Fort Thomas , where
the body wr.s discovered , two weeks ago.
The detectives think this Is a further Indi
cation of a Ktruggle and some violence. When
found the hat was some distance from the
body , ami was weighed down by a boulder
tied In a handkerchief , which has been identi
fied as belonging to Jackson ,
Up to tonight nothing waa found by tha
largo force of workmen engaged In sections
along the can0. ! , which was emptied last
night , The ocers feel that the head la no
longer needed for evidence , but thdy con
tinue the bcarcli for the head , so as to satisfy
the frlcinh of the victim , who are anxious to
glvo the girl's whole body a decent burial ,
Over $1,000 reward Is now standing for the
head. The fact that while Jackson and Wal
ling have freely told where they put the
girl's clothing , but still refuse to glvo In
formation about the head Intensifies the feel
ing against them.
The requisition was not Issued by Gov
ernor Bradley today , as the Indictment was
eo hastily drawn that It charged Jackson
with decapitating her while the wau hold by
Walling. No proof of this kind has been
found and Judge Helm Instructed the Jury ,
today to bring In another Indictment In ac
cordance with the evidence produced at the
corcncr'a Inquest. On this new Indictment
Governor Bradley will , tomorrow , Issue his
requisition , Great care Is being taken In tha
preparation of these papers , because It In
well known that the attorneys of Jackson
and Walling will go before Governor Bush-
nell to contest thn requisition to the last.
William Wood , the third mjspcct being held
In Jail hero , made an elaborate statement
today , In wMch ho said there was a third
man Involved In the murder and that It
would soon be developed. It Is thought ho
referred to the driver of the hack that took :
the three people- from Cincinnati across the
bridge to Newport , but no particulars coulj
bo learned from him.
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 14. Sheriff Plurnrnor
of Newport. Ky , , tonight secured from Gov
ernor Bradley requisition papers for Scott
Jackson and Alonzo Walllnt ; , the accused
murderers of Pearl Bryan , and started for
Columbus to present them to the governor
of Ohio.
a
Troulilex In ( he IliiNlneii * AVorlil ,
NEW YORK , Feb. 14. Wood & Roblni-on ,
lumber dealers , today assigned to Andrew M.
Underbill with preferences for $9,403 , A -
seti and liabilities about $40,000 each.