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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1871 , OMAHA , ITJUDAY MAY 7 , 181)7. ) .SINGLE . COPY JiTVJB CENTS.
FALL OF PIIARSALIA
Prince Constantino's ' Army Evacuates the
Place and Retires to Domokos.
TURKISH TROOPS ARE IN POSSESSION
General Bmolcnski Remains at Vclcstiuo to
Frotect Vole ,
POWERS HAVt PROPOSED MEDIATION
British , French , Russian and Italian Min
isters .lusti tided to Act.
TURKS LOSE HZAYILY AT VELESHSO
Tuo ThuUHiiiul Killed la ( Inllutllu lit
TJlIlt IMllUI ! H" \ \ > lllllHllll - IK
iiiKiiK Miieut IH LJx-
buuii.
LAUISSA , May C. 3:20 : p. in. Tbo Turks
Aave cuplurcd 1'liarsalla.
ATHI2NS , May . A dlspalch from the
front announced that Prince Constantino's
armyj retlred jcsterday evening lu perfect
order upon Uotnokos , about thlrlcen mllca
Eoutb of 1'harsalla , where the Greeks will
await the attack ot the Turks. General
Smolensk ! remains at Vclestlno In order to
ve protect Volo. I'huisalla has been abandoned
and telegraphic communication with that
place has been cut.
Austria and Germany have joined the
other powers In pioposlug mediation be
tween Greece und Turkey. General Smo-
lonskl Is retreating slowly and In orderly
fashion lo Almvio , and Vole bao been al
most completely evacuated. Tbo forcci
under Prince Constantine reached Domokos
unmolested nnd have not been attacked to
day. It appears that the gieat massing of
Turkish Hoops and Ihclr movements led
to a suspicion thai an allempt was being
projected to tur.'ound Pharsalla. A council
of war wan held in the Greek camps and it
vrao decided to letlro to DomoKoa , which
was reached Ibis moinlng at dawn. The
Greeks promptly occupied strong positions
on the mounlaln range overlooking Domokos
During Wednesday night the Turks contln
> lucd to execute movements with a view of
outflanking Pharsalla and only discovered
nt daybreak this morilng Ihat the Gieek
army had ictlrcd.
A collccllvo note will bo handed lo the
Greek and Turkish governments thiu
( Thursday ) evening or lomorrovv , calling
upon them to cease hostilltlcii on the dls-
llncl assurances Ihat the powers will un
dertake the linal Dolutlon of pending dllll-
CUltlCH.
DKSCUIPTION OF TIIH BATTLE.
LAUISSA , . May 6. A dispatch from Phar-
Balla , dated 11 a. m. today , de'crlbis the bat
tle there , which began jcsterday :
A Turkish corps first appeared on the sum
mit of Mount Tekko jesterday morning.
From a formidably Intrenched position on the
hillside they attacked the Fourth regiment
of Kv/oncs about noon. The latter made n
Etrong resistance , but were liniilly compelled
to fall Hlowly back. 'Iho Turks then connon-
aded and dcstroved the village of Ordskonl ,
which 1 about two houie' march north of
Pharsalla.
The crown prince , having ordered their
army to draw up in line ot batllc , the Greeks
advanced about 2 p. in. The Tniks number
ing 30,000 Immediately descended the slopes
of Mount Tekke and planted batteries , which
began to bombard the Giock regiments
Owing to superiority of weight , HIP Tniklsh
cannon Inflicted heavy losses upon the Greek ? ,
and imperially near the btutlon. The Turks
continued to advance until they came into
close quarters , and then the crown pilnco
decided to rotiio to moio comnnndlng pcsl-
tlons All the ammunition and supplies have
been transpoilcd to Domokcn , on the heights
of which the Greek batteiles were piepaicd
for action.
'Iho Turks have burned the village of
Total , and have massacred a prlcist and the
cntlro family In Ihe village of Oioskanl.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Mav C. Kdhem Pasha ,
the Tniklsh coinmamlor-ln-chlcf In Thessaly ,
has sent Iho following dispatch lo the minis
try of war , dated this morning"The Im
perial at my , while mulching to Pharsalla ,
. . mot the enemy In the villages of Saubathl ,
SoulcdJI. Tuicomanli and Lamia After a
severe engagement , lasting fifteen , bourn , wo
dislodged them from their positions and adx
vanced to Pharsalla , which the Impellal army
has Just victoriously occupied"
LONDON , May 0.--A dispatch to the Dally
Mull from Dcrlln says It Is repoited there
that Iho powers have doclded to land tiooia
at Athens to protect the dynasty , Greece-
having declined Iho ptoffcied mediation and
Turkey being willing to negotiate on easy
terms If Cieto Is evacuated by the Giceks.
iistmu'Tio > OK riiu
London Ci > rrcM | > on < lcn ( TellxVliat
He hnu nt I'linrHiilIii.
LONDON , -May - 7 'Ihe Dally Mall's corre
spondent with the Turkish forces at Phar
salla , telegraphing > esteiday , savs :
YfPteiduy's ( Wednesday ) Inttlo was the
most decisive of the entire war. It was not In
tended at the beginning thai the flghi thonld
bo a regular pitched eiignfremcnt , but on the
arrival ot lUlhem P.ixha at the outposts , a
furious fliliij began. The weather w"as cool
and Iho Hky .somewhal cloudy after a tluin-
der slorm. The village ot I'harsalla could be
seen huddled , aa It were , under a line of
low'prokcd hills. Higher and round about
were black hills rising behind the others ,
whllo between us and the village tan the
small stream Miown to the ancients at , the
Katpeus , crossed by a bridge at the railway.
Uotween the htream and the vlllago wore
the Greeks In un excellent position , well
defended by enithuorks. Their advance line
conslstLHl of two brigades , and their tcserve
ot two half brigades , altogether about 20,090
men. Against these were 50,000 Turku.
The artillery began the engagt'itient , the
Gret-k ptactlco being much better than usual ,
but ufter two hours tlioy began to retire
aer-va the river. This was a great mistake ,
liey were enclosed between Iho Uver and
k svnountalufl , with no room to deploy. Tbo
Elg. Mvas superb In many cases the Greeks
.fought with the courage of despair. The
great black majses formlng'tho icar defciibo
to defend the bridge , covered the whole ilch
green plain. The endurance nnd dash ot lint
Tinka were magnificent , too.
I reached the battlefield with a regiment
whoso men immediately began to run for
ward , dancing under fire and shouting Hko
children when they saw the enemy. The
Greeks repulsed them vigorously and fol
K1 lowed up the repulse. The Turks had funned
In a eeinl-circlo of thundciing batterleu &nd
crackling battalions. The division ct the
oxtrcmo light tried to cut off iho retreat
to Domokos , whllo the remainder of the
force Hung lUelf upon Phartalla.
The battle was but little like battles de
scribed In books. There was no tiring of
vollejs , no bavonct attacks , no null , bul
only a steady , leiaurely advance Into the open
In perfect order. There wa some Individual
llrlug and Ilio soldiers shouted "Allah !
Allah ! " till Iho constant repetition swelled
Into ono heavy monotonous shout , 1 caw 201110
men suddenly ( ling up ( heir Jiands and fall
face downward , but the Greek lire In the
main was Ineffective , lleforo C o'clock the
lajt vlllago north of Vnalll and the entrench-
pients near the river were stormed , with con.
ilderablo loss to the Turks , and the battle-
ceased at nlfihtf11" . the flauUiis division bay-
Ing established Itself behind tha Greeks and
cut off the best line of retreat to Athens.
IlltACni ) > 0\V MY TIIIJ OM ) IIIM.S.
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Al HUN'S , May 6. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Crow n Prince
Constantine at tl-e head of the main Greek
army , Is retiring upon Domokos , where ho
will occupy a strong position. The hills
there will practically destroy the effective
ness of the Turkish cavalry , which vastly
outnumbers the Grrcks A short distance
buck ot IJumokCG Is the old frontier of
Greece , very mountainous and easily de
fensible Lamia will now be the base of
operations of the Greek center.
t'llgjitly superior In numbers , but woe
fully deficient In artillery and cavalry , the
Gieck army held Its ground yesterday al
Pharsalla. The country there Is level and
therefore against the Greeks , as the terrific
charges of Turkish cavalry were almost Ir-
re.slstlblc. The Turks had 15,000 Infantrj
and 4.000 cavalry The Greeks had 1,000
cavalry and 22.000 Infantry.
Urgent calls for surgeons and nursss cnmo
from Lamia after yesterday's great batllc.
It happened that a party of nngllsh nurses
and surgeons had Just arrived hero bul were
utublo to go to the fiont because they had
no means of tranaportatlon As my despatch
boat was returning to the front this evening
1 Invited Hid muses and surgeons to accom
pany me , which they were glad to do This
relief expedition Includes five English Ited
Cross nurses , In charge of Mrs. Fenwlck ,
who repnsentcd English nurses at the
World'i , fair In Chicago. There aio two
! English surgeons , headed by Dr. Abbott ,
sent to Greece through the efforts of the
, London Chronicle , In raising a popular sub-
j scrlpllon for the purple. I hey are well
provided with medical and surgical supplies.
Much interest Is taken here in the expedi
tion Thanks nre publlrlv extended to the
Hngllsh nurses and to the surgeons
My despatch boat , leaving at 6 p. m. ,
should arrlvo tomorrow morning at Styllda ,
on Iho Gulf of Lamia , nine nillco from the
town of Lamia.
Athens Is much excited over tbo tcport of
General Smolensk's vielory on the Greek
rlghl wing al Vclestlno supplemented by
today's news fiom Lamia.
SYLVKSTUR SCOVUL.
TUHICJ I.OSIJ TWO THOL'hAMI ' MI2N.
ItrniiU of ( lie IIntlc Konuht at Veles-
tliioeilncmlin. .
PHAHSALIA , Headquarters of the Greek
Army In Tliebsaly , May r > . ( Delajed In
Transmission. ) The Greeks claim a decisive
victory In the fighting which has taken place
hero and at Velestino today The Greek line
was , attacked by a btrong Turkish foice of
20,000 infantry , In addition to laigo forces of
aitlllerj and cavalry. The Greek rlghl wing
was In command of Colonel Mavromlchaells
and the left wing was commanded b > Colonel
Makris. IJoth the Greek wings le-pulsed the
Tuiks with great slaughter.
The railroad htallon was dcilrojed by Turk-
Uh shells and i all way communication be
t-Men this place and Vole was Intcirupted
It Is estimated that 2,000 Turk were klllad
at Velcetlno. The enemy alao abandoned a
largo number of guns Pi cpaivUioiis arc being
made with the utmost aetivltj for the de
cisive battle which seems inevitable foi to
morrow.
The charge from the Turkish camp can be
clearly beard from heic. The morale of the
Greek forces fc > now all that could be dealreJ
A number of Turkish shells fe-ll In the town
during Iho engagement , which was flereelj
fought on both sides. The Greek artillery
occupied better positions than tlio guns of
the Tuiks and was well served.
Full ciedlt is given lo General Smolensk !
for the victory at vni 'ino pni in some
qtiaiters It Is aftsertqd that the Turks have
been finally repulsed In that dliectlon. Thh
bflief , however , Is nol general.
General SmoletisKl's victory WPS the occa
sion for gieat rejoicing here. When the news
was received the- ill celt Iroops cheered long
and enthuslabtlrally , apparently overlooking
past reverses and being anxious for anothei
btush with the enetrtv.
Plinco Constantine telegraphed hla con
gratulations to General Smolen kl and re
ceived Ti' reply fiom the Greek commander
laving : "Oui success hah Viern very brilliant ,
IhanKs to the coinage of the men But H is
by God's help thai we have repelled the
"noiny.- "
The crown prince has Issued an army older
congratulating the troops tipan showing them
selves worthy of the tiust reposed In them
by the country.
It Is stated that Colonpl Trrtlge. In com
mand ot the Greek forces at Kardltza , has
been lecallcd ,
The lighting which Is to take place- tomor
row In this vicinity will mosl likely lui n
out to bo the moat Intelestlng and decisive
of the whole campaign. In spite of the
dllllcultioa which both sldct have e\perj ;
enrcd with their tinnspott sen ice the two
armies Invc had plenty of tlmo to prepare
for the final cng igement Though It Is diffi
cult lo piedict the icsult , there Is no deny
ing that the odds aio In favor o ! the Turks ,
They overwhelmingly ttiong In Infantry ,
artillery nnd cavalry.
The Ottoman Iroops , moreover , In spite
of the repulses Jtibt experienced , arelushed (
with victory , full of confidence nnd most
eager to engage In battle. Mot cover , they
have Implicit confldcnro In their officers nnd
will follow out every older to the letler
These officers , thoroughly capable mrn thcni-
bclves , have Iho bcnelll of thendvlco of
picked Get man and Russian o Ulcers and
aio lacking In nothing calculated to asolst
In bilnglng the campaign to a billllant and
successful lermlnallon. Tlio pobltlons which
they occupy are well chosen nnd though
repulsed , thq TurKs arc In no way disheart
ened Aa the campaign stands tlio loss of a
fe\y thousand men to the TurKs is but n
* ling affair. They have all the men needed
and plenty to spare.
The Gieeks occupy htroiiK , v.e-11 entrenched
positions , on high ground and are acting
out I rely on the defensive. The Gieeks have
no cavalry worth mentioning and are veiy
weak in artlllci ) , bul what guns they have
are well seived , The Grecl. Infantry ma >
bo expected to do fahly well while occupy
ing good defensive positions. In the Held
or open plain It Is not to bq expected that
they will be a match for the Turks Sup
plies of all hinds In Ibo Gicck camp ar.o at
a premium.
IMhem Pasha , the Turkish commander ,
may safely bo reckoned upon to hi- carrying
out a well conceived and carefully followed
out plan of campaign. Hit , main f dices are
divided Into four divisions ami tlicso
dlvisloiiH aio arrajcd In a seml-clrcle around
Pharsalla , which Is barked by high bills
The extreme right of the Turkish com
mander Is southwest and south of the rail
way line at IluzaraKI , whllo three brigades
are thicatenlng Velestino and Volor. From
present Indications It appears that Udhcm
Pasha's plan Is to turn both the Greek
flanks and I line practically surround them.
There are Iwo features of erlou8 Import to
the Greeks , Iho Ilrst fighting occuned n't
Alvally. a little moro than half way be
tween Pliarealla and Vclcstlno and near the
railway line connecting these two places.
From this It would appear that Kdhem
Panda's plan Is cither to feel for'tho vvukcst
spot In the extended Greek line In tlio direc
tion of YrleEtlno und later make an attempt
to force bin way through there and attack
Iho right Hank of the Greeks , Or ho may be
feigning an attack and possibly other attacks
In that direction BO as to draw from the
main body of Greeks at Pharsalla as many
men as possible- ( bo dtiectlon ot Velestino
and then riako his real atlack upon tbo Greek
left flank , which may vurn out to have been
weakened In order to strengthen other points.
If Kdhem Patliu breaks through the GrvcU
ranks at Alvally ho will In that case have
Hicreodcd In separating the two Greek armies ,
the ono at Vt-lcbtlno , commanded by Geu-
eral Smolcntkl. and the main body at Phar
salla. commanded by thr crown prlnco.
This would enable the Turkish commander-
In-chief to attack ( separately either of thu
two Greek armies and overwhelm them
with hla 'Immensely superior forces , as U U
not believed cither of the Greek commands
iContluucd oil Second Page. )
REVOKE CLEVLLAXD'S ' ORDER
Senators Vote to Restore Forest Reserva
tions to Public Domain ,
TAKE IT OUT OF PRESIDENT'S ' HANDS
Sundry CUI1 Illll I'IIIHCH , Carrj IIIK mi
Appropriation of Sr.tOOO : , < > < > < > Itn-
oon. Introduce * ItcKoliitloti In
ot Arhltrtittun.
WASHINGTON , May d. The Ecnnte todty
agreed lo nn amendment lo the sundry civil
bill , revoking the ordar of Prsslilent Cleve
land , made on February 22 last , and per
taining to forest icservatlons. The debate
brought out nluch criticism of Mr. Cleve
land e order. Mr. Gray of Delaware de
fended Ihe course of the president , pointing
out that It was the result of an Inquiry
authorized by congress and conducted by this
National Academy of Science. Mr. Allison
attempted to have the amendment restored
so as to leave Iho question of revocation to
the president , bul ho was defeated. Mi.
Gcinian made a point of order agatnsl the
amendment , but this being submitted to the
senate , was defeated , 23 to 25. The amend
ment was then agreed to , without division.
Another amendment agreed to provides for
a continuance of the Investigation of the
condition of the fur seals In Herlng sea. The
sundry civil bill waa passed late In the day.
It carries an aggregate of $53,000,000. Dur
ing the day Mr. llacon of Geoigla Introduced
a Joint resolution , deprecating war and an
nouncing Iho policy of the government In
favor of aibltratlon. The resolution was re
ferred to the committee on foreign relations
Among the bills favorably reported were
tboso for public buildings at Indianapolis , to
cost $2,000,000 , and al Abilene , Tex. , lo cosl
$100,000.
As a sequel to the defeat of the Anglo-
American treaty of arbitration , Mr. Bacon of
Georgia Introduced the following Joint reso
lution , deprecating war and announcing Ihe
policy of the government aa favorable to ar
bitration :
Hi-solved , Th.lt the United States of Amer
ica deprecates vv.u and desires the main
tenance of peace and filendshlp with all
the world , and that this deblri- nol limited
to Its relations with tiny on nation , but
extends to Its relations with all the Jia-
llonq of Ihe inilli whether the same be
gieat or small , strong or weak.
Sec 2. That to the end th.it these relations
of pe.ico and amity now happily exlstlnir
between It and all nation * ) nay be per
petually pit-served , nnd that vvnm may be
discouraged and ns far as unctlnblo madr
In pe-ulble , the United St.U's livois tin *
pili-clple and prarllce of Into.nation il arbl-
tritlon for the settlcrniiit of questions in
dlfteicnee between it and any other na
tion which It mav fall to i ) jusi by tre-alv
01 t'lplomntlc negotiation
See. 3. That Iho United States does hereby
.now It as Us future policy nnd Intenl'o-i ,
wl ( never thereslmll arlt-e any questl'.i. In
diffeienc-e between it and anv other na
tion which It m.iv fail to adjust by
trt.ifs 01 diplomatic * nego I uion , tb.it it
shall and will so far u't It can cjii'ilhtonl ) * ,
wllh Ibc n.itlomil honor , the iniogii'y of its
teliltoty and Itb foi"i-4'i an > l clonctl'c '
policies submit Mich qti stijn in ilillou-nce
to arblti.micnt and final decision of
an International eomi uf .uhlu.iiiim Such
court of aibltiatlon sli ill , In tne full e , ix
in the past , be cent > ti * lied b > nsr > cm < nt
li tw i en tl e pat tic * * con * onillifir lli.-ij i v , th
special leferencc and adipi tljoit lo the i-ir-
ticul question in . * * * clue ind til the
conditions then e-xl tln- .
SeeI That the United States hrulv in
vites ail clvlllred nntlo-ts to i nko a ( C ) responding
spending and iec.lproc.il ilecl.it.itlon 1 < iho
end that warfa betvve n nations imj cease
and that a universal rolgn of peace may
be Inauq-ur.ited and iieipe-tually mu'ntalncij.
ASKS INFORMATION.
A resolution by Mr. Lodge was agreed to
icqueslIiiK UK- president for all the Informa
tion relating to Italians In Louisiana for
whom compensation had been suggested by
the executive
M/ Jones ot Arkansas , democratic member
o * the finance committee , called attention to
the facl that the compr.j aj.lv e statement as
to tlio tariff bill had not yet appeared. It
waj meat desltable. he said , if the bill waste
to bo taken up on the mil hiBt. that tills
statement be in hand very soon.
Mr. Allison rcpuhllcin member of the
finance committee , said the statement would
bo very coinpichensivo t.nd would bo ready
piobably next Saturday.
"Therr is no intention so far as I know , "
said Mr Jones , "to delr.y the consideration
. of this bill All we ask is that reasonable
, tlmo bo given for a proper consideration of
' ( ho bill. "
Tha sundiy civil bill WHS then taken up ,
i'1-j pending question being on Mr Petil-
iicw'j ! amendment puspc'iidlns the order uf
Trvldcnt Cleveland creating extensive for-
estiy leservcs. The picsldent's order was
severely criticized by senators from the states
affected , Including MCSSIR Petliqiew , Wilson
ami Carter. Mr. Wilson characterized Mr
Cleveland's , proclamation ca a "dastardly
blunder ; " b.000,000' acres , had been taken out
of his state , &o that no man could cut n
stick of timber without being denounced as
r. thief. The people affected by these order * ,
wcro not to be restrained , he bald , by "scien
tific- gentlemen from Harvard college " They
woici going to have the limber which Ihey
needed , law or no law , und "what are you
going to do about 'It ? " be asked.
Mi * Allison , in chnrgci of the bill , said he
favored son-c- relief from Mr. Cleveland's
order of February latt Ho stated that Presi
dent McKlnley and cablne-t wcro consldeilng
the matter with a view to righting the
wrong. Hut the amendment went too far ,
not only authorizing the president lo va-
calo the orde-r , but declaring by act of con-
gre-as that Iho act was abiogat d
M. ' . Wllbon declared that If this order had
applied to Mr. Allison's state the people lluro
would have rlscu In lebelllon.
CALLS IT UIDICULOUS.
Mr White , dcmociat of California , charac
terized the order of February last as op
pressive and ridiculous In the oUrome. He-
said It disclosed a dense Ignoianco of the
conditions on the part of those Inspiring the
matter.
Mr. Pettlgrew insisted that congress should
revoke the order without waiting for the
president to revoke It.
Mr. Turner , populist of Washington , said
that for three months appeals had been made
to the executive authorities , but as yet no
relief had come. The senators from the
states affected were"not to bo made to "kick
their shins" In the conldors of the executive
branch of the. government. It was for the
exocullvc branch to correct this wrong ,
Mr. Gray said Mr , Cleveland's action was „
( ho result of an Investigation started and en
trusted to scientists. On the report of thai
body tbo piesldent had Issued his proclama
tion , denning the extent of the forestry.
Mr. Clurk of WjomliiE , said the west was
deeply concerned In the preservation of the
forests and streams , but what they protested
against was the "absolute Ignorance" In
spiring this order for the preservation of for-
esu. President Cleveland's order , ho said ,
had struck the greatest blow lo forest preser
vation It had ever lecelvcd , It bad ar-
ravcd the people of the west against the en-
llro policy of forest reserves ,
Mr. Jtav.llis of Utah , declared Ihat Mr.
Cleveland's order was as "gioss an outrage
aa that of William the Conquerer In setting
aside his bunting reseive. " The penator as
serted tlial congress should Immediately net
aside this Ipfo dixlt.
When Mr. Gorman referred to a similar
revocation In the last sundry civil bill , which
had been abandoned in conference. Mr. Petti-
grew declared that the president had threat
ened to veto tbo entire sundry civil bill If
that Item was relalned. Yielding lo the
president's threat , the provision had been
abandoned. "And a president that would
make such a threat , " exclaimed Mr. Petti-
grew , "Is a disgrace to civilization and a dis
grace to the republic. "
USES THK OAVEL.
The- presiding officer Rounded the gavel
ehaiply and Mr. Gra > Interjected the In
quiry "On what authority does the senator
assert that the president made such a
thrcstt"
"It was to stated In committee. " Mr , Petti-
grew answered. H wai * cll'knbwn alao , he
said , that during the last ( our ycats the
president menaced congress b * threats.
Mr. Gray remarked that \v jcti'the | senator
had been challenged for hi * authority he had
repeated the gossip of , the senate chamber
and had assumed this ( o biv A threat by the
president. '
Mr. Gorman made a point or order against
the amendment , on tht ground that It was
general legislation , 3 ;
Mr , Allison moved to\atrlk from the bill
the provision suspendlna the president's order
of February 22. The motion was defeated , 14
to 32.
Oa the announcement' ' of the vote Mr.
Allison withdrew all objection and remarked
that It had become cvldbnt that a majority
of the senate was In fmrir of this legislation
and was not even willing to triMt the presi
dent and secretary ot the Interior lo revoke
Ihe order. \
The presiding officer submitted to the senate
Mr Gorman's point' of' order against the
entire amendment and It" was held to bo In
order , 23 to 23.
This left the amendment In order , and It
was agreed to without division.
PROVISIONS OF THIS AMnNDMRNT.
The amendment provides , th.U to remove
any doubt that may exist pertaining to
the authority of Iho uk-aldem thereunto ,
thepresideill of Ihe United States Is here
by nuthorlrcd and empowered to revoke ,
modify or suspend any Mid all such execu
tive eiders and proclamations designating
foresl reserves , or any part thereof , from
time to time as ho ahull deem best for
Iho public Interest.
Provided , that the executive orders and
proclamations dated February 22 , 1S97 , set
ting apart and reserving rertnln hinds In
Wyoming' , Utah , Montana , Washington ,
Idaho and South Dakota ti fore * t reser-
vallons , be nnd they nre hereby suii'unded
and the lands embraced therein restored
to the public domain the name as If the
said oideis and proclamations had not been
Issued.
Piovldcd , further , thfil Jands embraced
In such reservations not otherwlso dls-
po--ed of shall , when the Surveys of said
rciivitlonH are completed , be subject to
such order as the president might miiko
In reference to the samp , so as nol lo dis
turb the right of any actuit settler or
claimant now tesldlnc upon any of the
hinds embraced In silil .rase-rvatlons.
The amendment further appropriates $ JO-
000 for surveying these fore-it reserves and
establishing a general plan of administering
Mich n-beives , piotection against fire , sale
of tle.ul timber , etc.
Mr. Hcrry offered nn amendment author
izing contracts for Ihe Improvemenl of Iho
Mississippi river In advance of approprla-
llons by congress lo the amount of $2,583,000
for the fiscal jcar ending June 30 , 1S99 , and
of n like sum for the following year. After
some discussion the amendment was agiced
to. The amendment Is in. execution of the
piovlslons of Iho last/river / and harbor
bill.
BRUING SCA DEBATE.
A Bering sea debate ocoWred when Mr.
Alllran offered an amendment approprlallng
$25,000 for continuing thq invcsllgallon of
Iho fur seal fisheries.1 Mr. Pcttlgrew pro
posed a substlluto providing for a commis
sion to negotiate with { lussia. Great Brit
ain and Japan with relation to the protec
tion of the seals , and in case of no agree
ment , arrangements fen the killing of Iho
seals. The senator saiil thla would bring
speedy action by the British government
and \\ould put an end ; to the barbarous
butchciy of the seals , )
The Pettlgiow substitute went out on a
point of older and the Allison amendment
v.as agreed to '
The provision as to a Nlcaraguan canal
commission was left as in the original bill ,
the amendment by Mr. Hajo Increasing the
commission to. five , of which three were to
be civilian engineers , bclnc defeated.
Iho appropriation , for the Omaha expo
sition was increased frmij [ $200,000 to $27.5. *
000. , " , , , .
Mr. Gorman , Marj'Ianp , saUKIt was qvl-
dent that a majority off the cnale was
opposed to bis view of { educing the aggre
gate ot the bill , so thai ho would not press
specific reductions In river and harbor
items. i
The sundry civil bill y.a then passed.
An agreement was reached that the ad-
journmcnl be unlll Monday.
Mr. Frjo of Maine reporled Iho bill pro
viding icgulatlons for Hie avoidance of col
lisions In Inland harbors In accordance
with the agicement of the marine congress
The bill was > passed
Al G.15 Ihe Eonale adjouincd until Mon
day.
TO Mnirr TWO n.vvs IN TIIIJvnniv. .
IIoiisiAV1II Kill TlmV Until Sriiutc
AftM mi Tiii-ltV Illll.
WASHINGTON' , May" 6 The house today ,
by a strict paity vote , all the republicans
favoring and all the democrats and popu
lists opposing , adopted a'resolutlon providing
that the house should jnee } only on Mondijs
and Thursdays of eaclr week until otherwise
oidered. It wab announced to bo iho re
publican policy to wait oo/the senate's action
on the tailff bill. Mr. .Ballcy , democrat of
Te.\as , made a strong but unsurct'sful fight
to have tile order modllled'so as to give oaily
and full consideration to the bankiuptcy bill.
The republicans i-cplled'thai they would call
up the bankruptcy Illll'and ' hold dally seb-
3loii8 on It after Gcnqral Henderson's ic-
lurn , but until then the rule should stand.
After tlio adjourntnqnf rule had been
adopted Mr. Hailow , democrat of California ,
asked for conslderatldrf of a resolution callIng -
Ing on the sccietary of war "to communicate
to the houm < at tla- earliest date that maybe
bo practicable what. If anything , has bctn
done toward the building.of a harbor of refuge
and comrapreo ai San , Pedro , Cal. . as pro-
vlned for by 'aw , and , 1C nothing has been
done , why the law hai ? not been carried out
and how soon bidii will be Invited for the
prosecution of sal.l work , as contemplated
In the statute making appropriations there
for. " 'Mr. ' Barlow was 'pivceedlng to ex
plain with some tie a I that the secretary had
refused a personal .request for this Informa
tion , to which Mr. Hat low * thought himself
entitled , when several republicans objected.
At .Mr. DIngley's suggestion the raolitlon
was withdrawn for examination Then , as
Mr. Dlngley was about to move to adjoin n ,
Mr. King , democrat ofr Utah , besought him
to delay that ho might &ck for the Immediate
conjlderatlon of a resolution which he was
waving In hl hand. . , ,
"What Is the respluhon , " Mr. Dlngley In
quired. ,
"For the annexation of , Hawaii , " was the
reply , which occasioned the house to break
Into a shoul of laughlcr and Immediately , at
2 p , in. , adjourned .until P. m. Monday ,
shutting off the resolli'tlon , which authorized
the tenltory to be received Into the United
Stairs whenever ceCed by ] Haw all Congress
Is given authority to make laws for the
Islands. It Is especially declared that
Chinese shall not beJ adjnUted to the Island
nor these there admitted to the United States ,
I'nli'iitx for \yrnlorn IiiM-ntorH.
WASHINGTON , Hay , 0. ( Special. ) Pat
ents have been Issued as ( follows :
Nebraska Matthew 'Cpicoran ' , Prerilont ,
trutslng machine'Nclla'K'Klclihorn ; ' and J
n. Evans , Omaha , holder for skein fill ; or
similar strands ; ISva 1C. Hunter , Scrlbner ,
window screen.
Iowa Solon O. Campbell. Peru , gate latch ,
Ashfoivl T , Dowdcn. Prairie'City , potato cut
ter ; machine for forming rods for cndle-ns
conveyors ; sprocket chain ; Lewis K. Fagan ,
equalizing device for rtm'dmllls ; Benjamin A ,
Holmes , Foil Dodge , game register for pool
tables ; Stephen Pccoy.jOresco , work bench ;
OIo and W. Swensan , Oreeco , bay loader ,
CoiiiiiilHKloii s'flrvlM il HriTi'tnry.
WASHINGTON , Way 6. Dr. J. H. Hol
lander has Leen appointed secretary of the
International Bimetallic Conference commln-
slon. Ho la profea&or of political economy at
the Johns Hopkins university and a French
and German scholar ,
Tym-iOdel * ti I'lucp.
WASHINGTON , May 6. James N. Tyncr
of Indiana has been appointed aeaUtant at
torney general for tbo Postoulce depart
ment. Mr. Tyncr took the oath of office
and entered on the discharge of bis duties.
Dull ) * TronHiiry Mtatriuriit.
WASHINGTON-May 6 Today's statement
of the condition , of the treasury shows ;
Available each baUuce , .1232.187,396 ; gold re-
wrve , tM8,337,825.
MORE MONEY FOR THE EXPO
Senate Raises House Appropriation Seventy-
Five Thousand Dollars ,
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT IS AGAIN ADOPTED
Senator Tim rx I on OfTor * Oie I'roitonl-
tloli mill It Hnreiil ( n , nH AI fill
One to Make ( lie Muiti'y Im-
iiivillntel ) Available.
WASHINGTON , May C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Trausmlssisfllppl and Interim-
Uonal exposition will bo $75,000 richer should
the Bumliy civil bill , as passed by the senate -
ate late this afternoon , become , a law , The
sundry civil bill for Iwo da > u haa been
Iho subject of discussion , amendment after
amendment being attached. The Pcttlgrow-
amendment to abrogate the forest reservation
order ot President Cleveland broughl out
the west agotnsl the east , and the amend
ment was attached by the close vote of 25
to 23. Following this Senator Thurston
moved an amendment increasing the appro
priation for the Omaha Exposition $75,000.
He followed the- motion by a short speech ,
and the amendment was Incorporated as u
part of the bill. Senator Tluirston aMo
asked thai Iho amount bo made Instantly
available , stating that the exposition was
well under vay and that plans for the gov
ernment building had not yet boon begun.
Thla amcndircnt to make available at once
the whole appropriation was carried with
out division.
Senator Thurston also secured an. amend
ment making an appropriation of $3,000 to
continue the beet sugar luvcstlgallon. The
sundry civil bill now goes lo Ibo confer
ence committee.
SUPPLY DEPOT NOT LOCATED.
Owing to Senator Petllgrew'a amend
ment lo Iho sundry civil bill regarding for
est reservaliotis , 11 was impossible lo bold
a conference on the Indian appioprlatlon bill
Ibis afternoon. House members were prca-
enc , but Cockrcll and Petligrew of the senate
cominlttco were unxlous to go upon rccoul
upon the question of abrogating Cleveland s
order setting aside millions of acres of forest
lands of public domain. This 'Interfered with
tliu conference and It was decldod that a
meeting should bo held tomorrow at 10:30 :
o'clock.
Senators and representatives from Ne
braska are rcc-civlng telegraphic communica
tions almost hourly from all sections of the
state , urging the Importance of supporting
their local interests as outlined In the tariff
bill. The American Chicory company Is es
pecially anxious to have a duty of 1 cent
pei pound on raw chlcTy and 2 cents per
pound an the inanufacluied article. II to
using every efforl lo secure a united delega-
llon in congress from Nebraska along those
lines.
Resignations have been lecelved from post-
maslcra at Potter , Cheycnno county , and
Sioux , Dakota county , Neb. In all prob
ability Daniel Nlcemeanger will bo ap
pointed pcstmabtcr al Plckrcll , Neb. , and
He-nton Cnllerman at Petersburg , Neb.
Representative Strode has Indicated the
appointment of a pension board at Auburn
as follows : Dr. Stewart , Auburn ; Dr. Jack ,
Brovvnville , and Dr. Nell of Auburn. -
Applications have been received by the
Ppstojplce department for Iho establishment
, pf jljyV' poatofflrea at GadsbyBox.cButle
county ; Geary , Banner county , and Worms ,
Merrlck county , Neb.
Fourth class postmaster ? appointed today
In Nebraska were : J. F. Ottersburg at John
son. Nemaha county , vice J. B. Johnson , le-
moVed ; John Muir , at Martland , Fillmore
counly , vice C. Crokcr , resigned. In Iowa-
Andrew Ander'on , Deer Creek , vice C. M.
Ulcxrud , resigned ; A. Von Oven , at Miles ,
vice H. W. Kime , removed ; John Rjnn , Par-
ncll , vice Maggie Schnall , removed , and L
D. Dai land. Union Mills , vice Mrs. M.
Fllckingcr , reuigned.
Postmasiers commissioned loday : Ne
braska William M. Rteger , Prciiton. Iowa
Frank Bowman , Eveily ; John H. Morris ,
Hcindon ; Amos Julian , Kamaiar ; Samuel B.
Slates , KIrkman'Jasper ; N. Mllllke-n , Wall
Lake ; William S. Browning , Wlnllehk
G. W E. Dorsey Is at the Shorchani ; Cap
tain R. A. Talbot of South Sioux Clly Is ut
the Wellington.
ItHOOKn SLATHII KOIl I'lUHlOTIOV
I > lt < * ] > Onni'i.t flip tlio A'lH'iml llrlK-
mllrr ficui'mlslilp.
WASHINGTON , May C Orders have been
ssued at the War depaitmcnl assigning Gen-
crz\ \ Shatter to command the Department of
the Columbia , with headquarters at Van
couver barracks , and transferring General
Otis to the command of the Department of
: ho Colotado. wllh headquarters at Denver.
Colonel Merrlam , who Is now al Denver , will
assume command of the department on Gen
eral Wheaton's retirement next Saturday
until General Otis' arrival , and Colonel An
derson at Vancouver will be In command
.hero until General Shatter's arrival.
H is already nettled Ib it General Brooke ,
commanding the Department of Missouri
at CMcago , will succead to the major gen
eralship vacated by Major General Wheaton'b
retirement , and the only struggle now Is
or the vacant brigadier generalship thai will
bo left by his promotion. The leading candi
dates are Colonels Mcrrlnm and Andcieon of
ho Infantry branch and Wade of the cavalry ,
with M liner of the cavalry and Frank of the
artillery possibilities
WASHINGTON , May C. ( Special Telo-
grnm. ) Following are the transfeis made In
ho Second Infaulry : Second Lleulenanl
'Vault H. Whlleman. from company K to
company F ; Second Lieutenant Preston
linwn , from company F to company K.
Captain Casper H. Conrad , Fifteenth In
anity , Is ordered before the Fort Leavon-
vorth board for examination for promotion ,
Caplaln Stephen C. Mills. Twelfth Infan-
ry. Is relieved from duty In this clly and
ordered to Join his company.
WAIT KOIl HK.MIUK.SOVS Uiri'UlfN.
\'o Ac-dim ( in Itanlcrii | > ti > ) Illll lliilll
Hi > < iiH Iliifk.
WASHINGTON , May C. No action will bo
akcn by thehouim looking lo consideration
f the bankruptcy bill until General Hcndcr-
011 of Iowa returns to Washington. Tills
inderfitandlnB was reached by the comnilt-
eo on rules today. General Henderson Is the
past and iirospectlvo chairman of the com-
mlttro on Judiciary , which had charge of the
ubjcct In the last congress , It Is doubtful
whether the Nelson bill , providing for volun-
ary bankruptcy , which was patscd by the
cnato , will bo reported to the bouse.
Speaker Heed and other bouse. Icudcrn are
nown to favor the Torroy bill , which pro-
Ides for both Involuntary and voluntary
mnkruptcy , and It Is thought that their In-
ucnco will bo directed to reporting that bill ,
'ho ' Nelson bill , however , Is strongly sup-
> orted by the members from the west and
outli. General Henderson , whoso return in
walled , has been 111 at bis borne , but la re
ported to bo recovering steadily. '
.NonilualloiiM li ) tli < ; rrrxlilciil ,
WASHINGTON , May C. The president
oday sent the following nominations to the
cuate :
Interior Frederick A , Trltle , Jr. , register
of land office at Preocott , Ariz. ; Morris C.
( arrow , to bo receiver of public moneys at
> ouglas , Wyo.
War Lieutenant Colonel E. Miles , First
nfantry , to be colonel ; Major W , H. Dlnbeo ,
? lghth Infantry , lieutenant colonel ; Captain
Benjamin H. Rogers , Thirteenth Infantry ,
najor ; First Lieutenant J , G. Gee , Tlilr-
eenth Infantry , captain ; Second Lieutenant
Srnesl n , dose , Eighth Infantry , lieutenant ;
rlvato Bert H. Merchant , Flrat cavalry , sec-
ud lieutenant.
Navy John N , Quackcnbush , lieutenant
ommander In the United States navy , to bo a
oinuiandur ,
I.AUOII AT UAUTI.irn-S I3XIM' > SI
Mr. Curron Itoforn to ( lip Grutlcinntt'
C'npuiro lij ( Jroprp.
( Oops rlsht , H97. by Pro lubtlldnB Compnny
LONDON , May 6. ( New York Worl
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Hous
of Commons refuses to regard the capture o
Elr Kllla Ashmead Uartlctt by a Greek
cruiser In a serloup plrlt. A question 01
the subject was addressed to Under Forelgi
Sdcnstary Curzon this evening by Admlra
Field , who proferscd a ( pccUl Interest It
the captive's welfare , claiming Dartlctt a
one of hla constituents. The Inquiry was con
celved In an Ironical spirit , winding up will
a broadly comic quettlun , whether Bartlet
waa to be treated as contraband of war
Admiral Field's Interrogation was punctu
utcd throughout with peala nf Irrepressible
laughter , In which event the ministers Joined
The llnhhlng stroke was given to the
amendment of the House by the eollcltudo
dlsplajinl by an ordinarily grave Scotch
member for llartlctt's son on the groum
that the- child should not bo made lospon
nlblo for the acts of his father. Under Sec
> clary Curzon fell In wllh the humor of the
House , assuring It , with mock guulty , tha
the prisoner was perfectly safe from al
harm , having actually been consigned lo Iho
safekeeping of the Btltlsh minister a
Athens. Ilf.rtlett will be free to go where
ho chooses and doubtless will proceed will
little delay to Constantinople , which was his
destination when captured.
Ihla Incident has excited moro Interest
here than anv since- the beginning of the
war. Evety paper has nn editorial allusion
to It , all being couched In a tone of badinage ,
because It Is known that Sir Kills never wad
In any real danger from the Gieeks. Ills
appearance at the neat of war cxclled sur
prised commcnl here- , together wllh a pro
found bul unsalisfled curlo'lly as lo whil
took him there. Ho was decorated by the
sultan Irst January with the grand order of
the MedJIdleh on his visit to Constantinople
to Inquire Into the actual situation In the
Ottoman empire with reference to the atroci
ties. When ho came back he raid ho did not
believe the sultan , essentially a klnd-bcaitcil
man , otdeicd the massacres
BALLAUD SMITH.
TO
Hcjrodoii of ( lie Treaty IN
llV KlIKllNll ItlllllotllN.
( CopjrlRlit , 1M7 , by Pi ess Publishing Commit ) . )
LONDON , May C. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The rejection
of the arbitration treaty excites only languid
Interest In political circles hero , as that
oventualltv had been fullj discounted In ad-
vanco. The action of the senate Is not only
regarded , however , as dltect rebuff to
English sentiment , but as giving nn Indefinite
setback to the cause of International arbitra
tion.
Curiously enough , although the treaty wns
Laid Salisbury's work , regict for Its loss Is
confined chiefly lo his political opponents ,
the liberals and radicals , the lories being , aa
a paity , skeptical , both of the possibility and
practicability of arbitration.
U Is unlikely that any specific notice will
bo taken of the loss of the treaty In either
house of Parliament , and It Is noted thin
Lord Sallsbuiy avoided anj allusion to the
topic in a political address delivered by him
today. 13ALLARD SMITH.
AIj rUni'AKIAG KOIl AVAIL
Call Upon ( lie AfrlorimliTH ( o AKHH | ( . In
tlio Content.
LONDON , May C. A dispatch from Cape
town says thai Iho Vcservo from the colony
J'
leadlncsg for active scrvlcc It Is" further
announced that the authorities of Iho
Transvaal have hislructcd their field cornels
to thoroughly patrol the Natal border nnd
icpoit im.tai.tly any auspicious movements.
Finally the dlfpatch savs that a circular
from the Transvaal has been dlslilbuted In
Cape. Colon > and In the Orange Free State
calling upon the Afilcandere foi help. It
Kays : "We 'do not wanl jour money nor
moral support. Wo want jou to como and
help us. "
Triple Alllniire IN Itnu-uiMl.
LONDON , May G A dispatch to the Dally
Mall from Rome Eavs that the triple alli
ance was icnewed yesterday ( Thursday ) for
a period of six jeara. The right to withdraw
under the teinis of the original agreement
expired on May C , nnd Germany has suc
ceeded In peismdlng Italy not toexciclse the
light of wlthdiawal.
Continuation oKtiIi'ri > 'N Di'atli.
HAVANA , May 0. Cnnfit mation has been
received In official circles of the death of
Charles Aguirrc , the lusurgent leader. lie
wai killed In a recent engagement with the
Spanish troops. Important documents found
upon his person show among other things
General Gomez Is In bad health.
Aim M > T IX A TIIU.ST.
Denial of a Slor > ( hat Jinx
IlfiMi Wl < lcl > Circulated.
CHICAGO , May G. The Farmer's Voice
says today : "Nowbpapero all over the
country have been publishing an utterly
foundatlonless story to the effect that Iho
farmers were foimlng a gigantic trust In
the nature of an oathbound oigunlzatlon
whose object , It was alleged , was to control
the production and dislilbullon of all agrl-
cullural pioduclb The cceno of the raillcr
operations of this msstprloim combine wao
laid In New Jersey , vvheto the Agilcultural-
Ists' Protective association had been duly
Incorpoiatcd. Many of the leading farmers
of the country have written the Volto , em
phatically asserting cntlie Ignorance of
such a Irust , and Indignantly protcsllng
against the proposed comblno and Its
purposed. The secictaiy of state of Now
JcrEoj , In response to an Inquiry , said :
" 'I have examined the records of Ibis
olflcc , and do not find any ooiporatlnn or
ganized under the laws of this state by the
name of Ibo Agriculturalists' Piotectlvo as
sociation ' That la lonvlnclng enough , und It
may bo added that Iheto Is no possibility of
such a truet In Iho future , for , whllo thorp
are farmers who would have no hesitancy In
going Into rucb a combination , the great
niaHB of American agriculturists are utterly
opposed to tructs and combines , believing
that the law of supply and demand , If left
to do UK perfect work , will result in justlco
lo all. "
MiiHlclaiiM SUM Inek Harmony.
KANSAS CITY , Mny C. The Ilghl be-
tvvren the two factions of National inu-
hlclnnH nnvv ( n se-Hslon liciu otlll continues.
The Federation crowd nils molding , led
by Owen Miller of St Louis , took occa
sion to btrengthiMi Its hold upon tlm
leaguers. Tliu feder.ilIonHls met with
thirty delegates present wl look prelim
inary steps toward the amalgamation of
iho Je.iBiie and the fulcr.itlon with the ob
ject of Hhuttlng out the Uriim-i-ltuho fac
tion , Such an atllllatlon would finally til-
Ion alllll.itlon with tinottior labor unions ,
the polnl on which the piescnt row was
iuc'clpltuted. A commllteo of seven has
Ixen apnolntcd by each hide with a view
of uniting the two factions ,
IlcvUe Sli-crl Hnllvxiv Union.
DAYTON , O , , May G The meeting hero of
the AmnlRttinated Association of Street
Hallway Kmplojcs IIUB reunited In the revi
val of the local union The H < HHOIIS | nru
Hccrut , National Organizer Mahan prculdia.
MIM eiiii'iilH of Ocean \ cirsel , fa > ( I.
At Naplog Arrived Fulda , from New
York , for ( lonoii. and proceeded
At Uoticidnm Arrived - Werkcndam ,
from Ntvv York ; Obdam. from New York.
At Ilaltlmorc Hailed Munchcn , for lire-
men.
At London-Sailed Massachusetts , for
Now York.
At Boulogne Balled Maasdam , for Nuw
York. ,
At Quecnstoftn Salled Toutonlc. for New
York.
At Genoa Bulled Wcrra , for New York
At Antwerp Arrivedl'uniia > lvunla , fro/n /
Phlladtlplila.
At Jlambuig AirlvcdPhoenicia , from
York.
At New York Arrlvul-Gormnnle. from
Liverpool ; Island , from C/opcnhugcn. /
STAND BY THE FARM
Safest Investment for Both the Speculate
and the Agriculturist ,
TILLING THE SOIL BRINGS GOOD RETURNS
Arguments Advanced at Convention of Real
Estate Men ,
NEBRASKA'S ' FERTILE LANDS ARE THE BEST
Discussion of Plans for Bringing Sottlen to
tbo State.
EASTERN TENANT FARMERS SHOULD COME
Ilnno Itoiini for ( he Rriuulilcr *
mill CronKei-H Who
arc rrejuillc-
lliK l'co"leunlnnt | ( lie
( Sreat Went.
There was an increased attendance , as
well as an Increased Interest , at the ical
estate men's convention at the Commercial
club rooms jestcrday moinlng. In calling tha
delegates to order Chairman Francis sola
: hat tlm session would bo given up largely
to a dlscuselon of the best methods of solicit.
Ing Immigration. Ho said that the real
estate man who merely sent oiil circulars
and then sits down to wait for business
would probibly fall. The Burlington com
pany , ho said , wished to dlocouragc as much
as possible this lax melhod. H wanted the
real cbtalo men to make up their Hots ot
jargalns. study Ibo tarnis Uiey have lo ucll ,
arrange their arguments and then select
some county back In Illinois , go thcro anil
camp out at a good hotel until the customers
were bccuied.
As the first speaker of the foienoon , W. H.
Lannlng of Hastings was Introduced.
Mr. Lannlng said ho mndc no pretense of
icing a ical cbtato agent. Ik represented a
company which was natuially a largo land
\\ner. He came to the convention to catch , A
ho general drift of the Immigration movo-
nent and place himself In touch with the
astern land men. The business of selling
and had become largely specialized. Land
mil been bold In Nebraska because It had ,
leeu cheap. It had been difficult to sell land
n Nebraska foi sevciul > cars past , but tbo
Idu seemed to have turned. Ho thought the
abteru ical cslalo men were nol vvoikliiE
or Nebraska because they loved the men In
hla state. They wcio Harking for this stale
lecauso Uiey hoped to make monuy by dong -
ng so. He believed the bcr > t thing the Ne-
jraska real estate men could do was to
) rlng men from Illinois and other stales ,
how them the farm& . and make them.
cquainted with the country. Then , having
nado Ihe easlein men familiar with No-
raska , go back homo with them and stay
vllh theni until they had made a oalo. The
Id style , broadcast uiotltodo ot bulling leal
tuto hafl-Rouo out ot vogue. "Tlio real
slate agent must himself bo thoroughly
lostert with Nebraska , " added Iho'speaker.
'He must know ho\y crops uic grown and
mist bo able to point oqt the difference be-
ween raising CIOPH In Nebraska and lu
astern states * . Ho mutt specialize hl
ork. " - .
LOCATION OF GltCAT WEALTH.
Mr , Lant Ing crlticlswt the methods of real
slate men who sought to move their pur-
Jmsers north or fiuuth fiom the paiallot upon
hlch they hove always ic-slded. He called
ttcntlon to the fad that thf > gieal vvealtb
f the United State * luy , along the line ot
he fortieth paiallcl of latitude With tbo
xceptlon of New Orleans theio was not a
real city In the country from New York to
an Francifco thai was ? nol located within
HO mllod of that parallel Nebraska and
orthein Karots was , In the most favorable
icaltlon lo acquire wealth and population , aa
lie-so stutc < were divide 1 bj the fortieth par-
11 el
elMr. . Francis , who had occupied the chair
p to this time , excused himself , Baying that
o was compelled to leave llieclly. . Ho
ailed upon Judge Knox , president of Iho
fsoclallon , to preside over the convention ,
fho delegates tendered a rousing vote of
hanks to Mr. Fiancls , to A. n , Smith , as-
lutant goneial pas-sengcr agent of the 13. &
I. , und to Mi. Knells Kcneral paiscugcr
gent of the Uuillnglon for the many cour-
I'sles extended during theconvention. .
In laKlng Iho chair Judge Knox called at-
entlon to an advantage accruing to Nebraska
lat had not jet been dlscucecd. He re-
erre < l to Ibo outlet for Nebraska productu
0 the Gulf of Mexico , making the point
iat the man who located In this slate. In-
trad of getting farther away from the great
narkets of Ihe country , was ic-jlly gelling
carer lo them. The new routes to the
ulf of Mexico brought competition between
10 lines leading to the south and those to
ID east and ho predicted that within a few
oars tire farm products of Nebraska would
n Ing as good a in Ice here us the Illinois
unductH do them.
Iho cot'vcntlon then gave HH attention to
l&cnsatons of questions relating to Inunlgra-
on , two toplcn being brought up. Olio waa
it * best method of Inducing the tenant
anneiB of Iowa und Illinois lo move to
ebtabKa nnd theothei was the host methods
' soliciting Immigration. Speeches wcro
Hilled to five , inlnute.-i.
II. H. Randal ) , who has been a real estate )
rid Immigration bualnras man In Nebraska
> r a quarter of a centiiiy , tald that In Iowa
icio weie 32,000 tenant farmers , and In
lllnoh 38,000. The largo maj/irlty of tlieno
enant funnel fl could bo moved lo Nebraska
1 iho proper efforts weio made , Ho thought
> lcnty of advertising matter should be att
ributed , and that the plain truth and nothing
Iso should be told , lie criticised the meth-
da adopted by too many agents in fldver-
slng too many pieces of land for pale at
no time. Hu advised them lo advertise a
ovv of their best bargains , and thiui avoid
ilvlng tin Impression that the whole of No-
iraska was for ale ,
H. I. Fotkltl of Shcnandoah , la. , agreed
lib Iho remarks of Mr Ilundall , Ho thought
oo many agents were tiylng to neil too
inch , Ho thoughl ben icsults would bo
ttalncd by ttpcclullzlng the work ,
F. M Schlcmeyer of Docntnr , III , , was the
rxt speaker Ho tald that In bin own ex- *
icrlenco ho had encountered one drawback ;
n bringing piodpecttvo cuttonu-m to Ne-
irauUa. Ho had In the past brought men tot
ebraska whoso mlndu had been poisoned
ftcr they got hero by one or two croakera
bo , having made failures of their own lives ,
nudn It their solo Inialnesa to ruiV down the
ate. Ho related ono Instance In which a
rand Island man , owning a largo builneid
leio , had driven u paity of purchasers away
y backcapplng tlio etate.
CONOnNTJtATION OF KPFOKT.
C. Vf. ICaloy of He'll Cloud , regent of tlm
State tinherslty , udmlltc-d the truth ot what
lad been said by Mr , Hchlrmcyer , He said
hat as a Nebraska rral cutate man he nl-
uyti made It a point to ulcer bla customer *
way from chronic grumblers who un-
ortunatuly Infested Nebraska , Ho advlaed
oncontratlon uf effoit and urged ttiu easU
rn agente tu conflno their work to ona
articular county. Ho also favored the Ide *
' . having BuiccBsful fanners In Nebraska
rlto Hlgncd letters to the newvpapera la
10 counties In eatitein utatco in which they
mil formerly icsldeii ,
O. J , Glbcon of Itcd Oak , la , , related an
ncldc-nt which happened In his oxpcrlonco
ant March , Ho had taken a customer front
owa to Flllmoro county , In Nrbraika , H
rovp hh man over the county and tba
rospectlve timtomcr wan evidently vroll
leased until ho met n farmer who huJ
othlnt : Kood to nay for ( bo otate , Th |