THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: FIUDAY. MADCII 10, 1!)00.
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PROSECUTION BY THE STATE
Witnen Gifei Other 8!ds of Difficulties in
Ooeur d'Alena Distrio'..
MILITARY ASSISTS CIVIL AUTHORITIES
rronrciMliiK Attorney Mntr. olill-ri
Mnilc o Arrest on 'I'hclr Ouii
.'Motion DurliiK the
Trouble
WASHINGTON. Marrh 15. Although the
direct testimony In tho Cocur d'Aleno In
vestigation beforo the hotine committee on
military affairs Is not yet closed, the prose
cuting witnesses temporarily gave place to
day to tho first witness not identified with
those- bringing the charges. This was J. 11.
Forney, tho special prosecuting otllrcr who
dlrcetod tho cases befote tho coroner's Jury
nnd tho grand Jury at the seat of tho dis
order. Ho said he had been a prosecuting
official for seventeen years and was specially
appointed iu this case by the attorney gen
eral of Idaho.
Tho witness unlit the coroner's Investi
gation, which was mueh criticised on tho
direct examination, was conducted In tho
usual way and In connection with tho law.
The Jury not only Investigated tho deaths
resulting from tho riot of April 29, but also
tho conspiracy leading up to that demonstra
tion. Tho theory that a conspiracy exlstcl
gave the Inquiry a broad scope. Mr. For
ney said, however, that no force, violence,
or Intimidation was used toward the wit
ness. Concerning the prisoners In the hull pen
Mr. Forney said they were not held under
any specific charges, but by virtue of the
governor's proclamation declaring that thu
county was In a state of Insurrection. This
was In nccordanco with the law. he said,
which provided In case of Insurrection tho
governor can appoint a special officer with
an armed force, to take charge of affulrs.
Tool; I'liice f .illlltln.
flartlctt Sinclair was appointed as this of
ficer In charge and as tho state mllltlu was
In the Philippines, the governor called on
tho federal government for troops.
Tho witness said tho I'n-ltcd States troops
ftsslntcd tho stnto authorities In making ar
rests, but so far ns ho knew thoy did not
make arrests or discharges Independent of
the stato nuthorltlo. Ho specifically denied
that ho had authorized tho appropriation
refcrrej to by Witness Slmpklna, relative
to Implicating two minora In the blowing
up of the mill.
Mr. Forney was asked ns to the "permit
system," under which men were not allowed
to work without an oinclal permit. Ho said
Governor Steuncnberg had told him that the
system was not now, that tho Miners' unions
had compelled tho mlno owners to take out
permits and that "this was an Inning for the
other side."
After soir.o controversy Mr. Forney asked
that this last phrase be stricken out. but
Mr. I-cntr. objected. Mr. Forney then added
to tho phrase that It was "an Inning fur
tho other side, so far as this was neccs
nary to preserve order In tho Coeur d'Aleno
district."
Mr. Forney said tho counsel for the ar
cuned domanded tho names of parties In
dicted and copies of the testimony, but this
Information was not given n it would have
been ngainut tho ends of Justice nnd would
have usslstod eunpectetl parties In escaping.
Hall was not denied In bailable- cases, he said,
but the men In the "hull pen" were not ball
able, being held not under tho usual law
process, but under tho proclamation of tho
governor.
Forney In Crosn-12 villained.
Mr. Sulzer conducted tho cross-examination.
Ho brought out that Mr. Forney did
rot live In"' Shoshone county when appointed
special prosecutor, and he then read a stat
ute of Idaho to the effect that no pcrnon
shall be eligible- to a county office unless he
ha been an elector of tho county for six
month. The witness explained thnt this
law applied to an elective office. He was
closely nuttitloncd as to his alleged efforts to
. secure testimony from Slmpklns. Ho said
It was reported to him Slmpklns had dam
aging testimony to the effect that three of
tho prlsonors In tho "bull pen" participated
in blowing up tho mill, but ho was afraid of
his llfo If ho gave this testimony. He (For
ney) then assured Slmpklns of protection and
nald that ho would recommend to the court
his exoneration, but Slmpklns would make
no rstntement.
The witness said ho was nn attorney for
tho Hunker Hill mine about a year prior to
tho disturbance and now ho was attorney in
a caso ngnlnst It.
The witness was examined at length on
the legal rights Involved; tho suspension of
the writ of habeas corpuw. He hnld thu
writ had not been suspended In Idaho, al
though tho action of tho governor and tho
holdings of tho court might havo had thnt
practical effect. Ho nialntnlnod, however,
that ft writ of habeas corpus in particular
cases did not operate as a general suspen
sion of tho system. Tho crc-examlnatlon
by lentz and Sulzor was directed to show
ing that tho attorney general of Idaho de
murred to tho Application for habeas corpus
and In effect held that the writ -was sus
pended. Mr. I.entr. ll imtlieiMiten,
A heated controversy arose over tho hypo-
thctlcal question by Mr. I-entz as to whether
if a Hlster of charity had been put In the
"bltll pell" she would havo secured u writ
of habeon corpus. The- answer was that no
such condition could havo existed. When
bentz pressed tho question, Stevens of Min
nesota sharply protested that tho question
ias "absurd-and nonsensical.
I.ontz declared tho witness was seeking
to evado tho question, whereupon tho wit
nets turned to tho Ohio member and said:
"I am perfectly honent, In this matter.
-want you to understand, sir." Tho witness
Anally declined to answer tho question fur
thpr.- -
representative Hay of Virginia raised tho
point that this placed tho witness in con
tempt and asked for n. voto on holding tho
witness to bo in contempt. A controversy
of half an hour followed, bringing frequent
sharp and rather pcrsonul exchanges bo-
tween Marsh of Illinois and Lcntz. Tho
question was finally changed and tho con
troversy closed
When the ivltiuss was asked as to his
politics. Jott of Illinois Inquired if tho In
vestigation wan to bo on political lines.
Marsh answered that In his opinion tho In
vestigation was conceived nnd executed for
political purposes
SCHURMAN ON PORTO RICO
Vrrnldrnt of Cornell I'nl vernlly
Write of Our Duties Toward
'Annexed Territories.
NEW YORK, March 15. The following
letter from President J. 0, Schurman of
Cornell university, president of tho old
Philippine commission, to a personal friend
Is published hero today:
"I nsreo with you that tho United States
la under obligation to extend its tariff laws
to the Island of I'orto Itlco. Hut I cannot
accept your contention that this obligation
is derived from tho constitution, which. In
my Judgment, does not of Its own forco apply
to nnuexed territories. Tho obligation Is
moral, not constitutional. As tho president
said, with equal truth mid felicity, it Is our
pluln duly.
"Wo aro bound to this course by solemn
promises. The supreme and Irreslstlblo rea
son for removing all customs barrier be
i n nen thn United State and Porto Rico Is
,ho prml-H, made by Genera. Mile, when the Umo rtiJlHn .r ronihient French
first landing was made by American forced lu, m llf ,,, ,vrttIU Huniune uu-
on the Island, that tho Porto Rictus should ilcty ot France at the cxp" itku,
On ihta unders-.andlng tho I'orto Hlcnns tie
i repled American Hoverelgnty. not only with
out opposition, but with Joyful trust ana con
fidence. Thu present Issue 1. simply thin.
Shall r repudiate, or shall we fulfill the
national engagements? Shull this great re
public break fnlth with the little Island of
I'orto Hlc'o'' Having secured the fruits of
(leneral Miles "promise, tihall we now re
nounce the promise?"
BERNHARDT'o L'AIGLON A HIT
Itonlnnil'N I'lny Dt'lili'tliiu (lie I'nflicllo
Miirj of Nil 1 1 I i i .Son Mrunul)
l'icu-iitcil.
PARIS. Mnrch IB. It Is the opinion of
competent Frcn.ii critics thut the first per
formance Inst eenlng at Mine. Bernhardt',
theater of "I.'Alglon" murks a date In
theaterlcal annals. For u number of days
public Interest has been raised to a high
pitch by newspaper articles and the greatest
curiosity was manifested ns to tho manner
In which M. Itostan I, the celebrated author
of "Cyrano de Hergerae," would treat tho
pathetic story of the duke of Reichstadt,
king of Rome, son of the greut Napoleon
nnd Mnrlo Louise, whoso subrlquet, "Tho
Kaglet," gives tho tltlo to the piece.
Thero was much speculation as to how far
Bernhardt would be successful In acting the
tltlo rolo ns compared with her work on
former occasions when sho has taken such
malo parts as Hamlet. Kverybotly dis
tinguished In the worlds of literature, art
and politics was present to witness her per
formance and repeated bursts of applauso
proved that sho had added one more brilliant
success to nn already long list.
Melancholy, despair, Irony, nnger. en
thusiasm and tenderness nil found In the
rolo of Reichstadt ho Interpreted to per
fection. Tho play, which Is In six acts, consists
of a suecitislon of brilliant pictures, open
ing with a room In tho roynl chateau In
Austria, In 1S30. shotting the frivolous Mario
Louise surrounded by her ladles of honor
and thoughtless of her lort crown nnd
fallen husband and ending with u sceno
In tho duke's apartment In the Imperial
chateau nt Schoenbrunn. where "I.'Alglon,"
full of despair at the discovery of the plot
to regain tht French throne. Is stretched
on Napoleon's camp bed, at tho point of
death.
Tho dramatist represents the duke, who
died of consumption In opening manhood, as
for a long time hcultatlng to conspire, but
at last consenting, nnd one of the most ad-
mlrablo scenes Is that In which ho is seen
on the plain of Wngram waiting for horses
with which to Jcavo Austria and return to
France. It was hero that Bernhardt made,
her great hit in the passage In which M.
Rostand. In Iinpauiloncd verse, pay a n
tribute to Napoleon's glory. The play, which
Is destined to have n long run. is staged
magnificently. Bernhardt appears In two
costume' dressed for riding nnd In tho
white uniform of nn Austrian colonel.
UNHEALTHY IN MEXICO CITY
Dentil Itnle Kiinnln Thnt of llomliiiv
Improvement i:i''ti-it from c,v
llrnlmiKi' ('mini.
C1TV OF MKXICt). March 15. Prepara
tions are going on for tho formal opening
of the great drainage cannl on Saturday.
Sir Went man Pearson, who Aullt tho canal,
has arrived and will be the honored guest.
Ono new main drains the. city's sewer sys
tem nnd tho main drains will empty Into
the grnnd canal. How Important tho re
formed drainage of tho city is has been
shown this week by the publication of the
mortuary statistics of tho City of Mexico.
Tho deaths in ISO!) wero 17,783 and, taking
tho population at a fair estimate of 100,000,
tnis bnowB a ucatn rato or over 4 per
l.flOO. about tho same as that of Bombay.
Tho births wero only 14.31U and tho city,
while growing marvelously, has been rs
c nil tod from rural Mexico. Sanitarians bo
llovo that with the- now drnlnago system
tho death rato will fall one-half, or to tho
same rato as for New York City.
I'liiicoNM IIoIiIh it 1 1 rim Iiikiooiii.
LONDON, March 15. Tho princess of
Wnles held tho second drawingrnoni of thu
season at Buckingham palace- In behalf of
tho queen today. There was u limited num
ber of presentations nnd the attendant crowd
was smaller than usual. Tho Americans
present wero Mrs. I.afayetto do Frleso and
Miss Ida Hungerford. both of New York, and
Mrs. Joslah Pierce and Miss Pierce, Amer
ican residents of London.
Tho United States charge d'affalrs, Henry
White, and other members of the embassy
wero present.
Anxiety Over KiiknIii'n Itrftmnl,
CONSTANT1NOPLK, March 15. There
is great anxiety in official circles hero re
garding tho Russian government's refusal
to modify Its demands regnrdlng railroad
concessions iu Asia Minor. The Turkish
government advises against submission and
tho sultan is nwnitlng a military report on
tho strategical aspect of tho question before
giving a decision.
I'll mlii'lilm Atlili'leN Win,
CAMBRIDGK, Eng., March 15. In tho
athletic games between Cambridge nnd tho
London Athletic club today tho former won
by seven events to three. Thero wero no
notablo performances.
STOCK EXCHANGE AS A TRUST
ItiTi-l vi-r Asked I'or Indlnnnpolls
Assocliit Ion of l.lvr Mock Deni
er x on Thla liroiinil,
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. March 15. Suit for
a receiver for tho Indianapolis Live Stock,
exchange, composed of tho stock dealers at
tho I'nlou ttock yards, was filed today In
tho shape of quo warranto proceedings by
tho prosocuting attorney. The state charges
thnt thu exchange Is not a corporation,
though pretonding to be.
After stating that there tiro numerous
other men associated In the pretended cor
poration betides tho defendants named tho
complaint alleges that tho real purpose c.f
thu association is noj only for tho nctual
benefit of Us members, but that It exists
for tho purpose of preventing competition
mid for maintaining a monopoly In thn
busluccs of buying and selling live stock
on commission at tho Union stock yards.
It Is charged that, although the expenses
of the corporation aro only nominal, tho
annual dtuu of $10 on each membership
certificate aro now collected and tho fco
for membership has been Increased from $5
nt the dato of organization1 until now n,
cortltlcnto of membership will not be Issued
except on tho payment of a feo of $500.
Tho plaintiff states that tho directors of
tho exchanga will not allow a member to
transfer his cortlflcato of membership. It
is claimed that tho officers of tho associa
tion havo assessed lines of $100 on mem
bers who havo sold live stock nt a lower
prlco than that fixed by thei corporation.
Mcmbersblp In tho exchange, says tho com
plaint, Is necessary In order to securo equal
advantages whllo doing business nt tho
Union stock yards and It Is Impossible for
persons not members of the exchange to en
gage In business nt the yards.
l-'roiicliuirii Honor Viiierlcnn Heroine,
FORT WAYNK, 1ml. March jTi.-MUh
Jennie Creek of Mill tirove, a comely girl
of If, will weir tho star of the Frenrii
Legion of Honor mul attend the Purl ex
position ns her reward In saving a I'nn
linmllo World's fair special from being
wrrcked September 10, Wii She discov
ered thT railroad bridge near her home on
tiro nnd t.iklnc off her red tlannel skirt
Hugged tho swiftly nniirnaelilng train In
HIGHWAYS OF THE PIONEER;
Few of the Overland Trails Market! by
Modsrn Towns.
R MLROADS A FACTOR IN TOWN MAKING
Why Trull I'oIIom nl tin- llluliliiuil.
mill ItiillrimiW Sotmlit tin- nl
lej i l'ii.lnu of I In- (Mil
Order of Tlilim-i.
Replying to a question by a nemlemrui
who Is writing n history of the fur trade, to
designate tho routes of the old trails aerois
Nebraska by means of tmmett of existing
towns. J. Sterling Morton answers In tho
Conservative that tho thing In not feasible,
for the reason that the two do not coincide.
Continuing, he snye: Where the old roads
ran Is not where the towns are found at
present. The roads did not nold the towm.
for there wero nono tu avoid; nor would It
be entirely correct to say that tho towns
avoided the roads. Novertbeless, there are,
throughout tho entire length of those famous
highways between tho Missouri river and
tho Rocky mountains, only two spots marked
by the sites of modern towns, those two be
ing Mwrysvllle, Kan., where the Kansas
City trail crossed tho Big Blue, nnd Ash
land, Neb., whero tho old "military." "emi
grant" or "California" trail from Nebraska
City crossed Salt Creek, both crossings be
ing effected by means or fords. That the
romalnder of these routes, lying for n good
pnrt of the dlstanco through thickly-settled
communities, should bo wholly barren of
towns or villages, Is so curious n phenom
enon as to Justify n few words of comment.
In accounting for it, the reason that will
cover tho greatest part of the ground U
this, thnt most of tho modern towns are the
offspring of tho railroads and the routes of
the railroads nnd ot the freighting trails
weie selected on opposing principles. The
trails always followed tho high land, keeping
along tho ridges of tho divides between par
allel river valleys nnd going around tho
heads of the minor tributary streams. It
was immaterial whether the road was level
or not; thero was no objection to a rolling
country provided Its surface In detail was
even; tho object was to avoid the crossing
of water courses, which, even If dry, offered
serious Impediments to ox teams Iu the
steepness ot their banks.
Inline lire of (In- Itiillromln,
When the railroads came to lay out their
routes, however, they wero directed by pre
cisely contrary considerations. A level
grado was tho great desideratum with them
and they therefore followed tho river bot
toms wherever It was practicable to do to.
Whereas the freighters found It easier to go
around n gully than to cros It, the railroad
flllril It up and thought nothing of it. And
whereas. In tho few cases whero local cap
ital took In hand tho Improvement of some
part of n trail It was thought cheaper to
avoid a si renin than to bridge It, the rail
road, building for the future, would bridge
It ns a matter of course. So that It may bo
laid down ns a general rule that tho freight
ing roads are found upon tho ridges and the
railroads In the valleys.
This statement will apply equally to the
two classes of freighting trails, which may
bo called tho natural and the nrtllclsl. Tho
origin of somo ot thiso highways must al
ways be a matter of conjecture. If they
were not always there, they are at any rate
so old that no ono can do more than guess
who matin them. Senator Denti-ii, in nn
often-quoted statement, uttrlbuted them to
tho doublo annual migration of the buffalo
who, in thnt case, having a good section of
geologic tlmo on their hands, would havo
been Inexcusable If they had not In tho long
run hit upon the easiest routes anil the
moit rcllablo fords. Granting that the buf
falo made a trail of this sort frcm cast to
wcjt, nothing could be moro natural than
that tho Indians should accept their guld
ance, the French trapper that of the Indian
ami tho Amerlcnn Immigrant that of tho
trapper. In this way it Is possible to ex
plain tho existence of tho ready-mado high
way which Pathfinder Fremont trod across
Nebraska in 1SI2.
Other roads again were laid out in later
days by the surveyor In the Interests of cer
tain settlements. Of this klntl was the orlg
Inal steam-wagon road, which was devised
to facilitate travel frcm Nebraska City to
Fort Kearney, nnd tho route of which lay
across untrodden new country. But oven In
such a caso the surveyor took u leaf out of
the buffalo's notebook; or rather, their in
tercBts being identical, they wero led to the
same results; nt all events, both tho prim
itivo nnd tho artificial trails kept to the
ridges,
l'liiltc Valley Homlx.
This applies of course only to the country
between tho 'Missouri river towns, where
the storv begins, and tho Platte. Onco
within tho marches of that slipshod, but
elllclont stream, and buffalo, Indian, bull
whacker nnd railroad surveyor hail alike
their eholco between tho same two things
either to cross Its dubious cuannel or to
continue nlong bcsldo It. So that hero
freighting trail and railroad must practically
coincide, except In so far as tiiey elected to
follow opposite sides ot the river.
Having then these two dlametrlcall
opposed systems, It Is easy to understand the
history of tho towns that spraug up along
the routo of ench. The stage stations tiled
with tho destruction of tho freighting bust
ness, and tho railroad towns are the ones
that appear upon the map today. They
have lived because the railroads brought)
tho farmer, and tho farmer must havo his
postoflice, his store ami his shipping station.
Tho others died hecauso their location was
adapted only to tho peculiar service for
which they were established. When the
stage coach and tho ox train censed to
pass, thero was no longer any reason for
their existence. They were not calculated
for permanency In the first place; merol)' a
placo where tho stage driver could change
his horso nnd the pnssenger securo tho
square meal for a dollar, of which ho always
wroto so pathetically afterward. If there
was anything like a store. It was designed,
not for a stationary surrounding population,
hut for tho passing stream of humanity
rushing to tho mines or tho Indian country.
When this traffic ceased, on the opening of
thu Pacific railway, the tinek country lay
vacant for a time; and when, with the ex
tension of tho rntlroad system, towns of tho
now ami permanent klntl wero located, thero
was no object In reviving tho old sites, In
convenient for the now order of things, and
no doubt nlrendy half forgotten.
As to tho Platto valley, thero may bo
towns on tho Union Pacific east of Kearney
which had local habitations nnd names be
fore tho railroad was built, but that routo
was not ono of tho great freighting trails.
Omaha lay too far up tho river, and the
difficulties encountered on tho north sltlo
of tho Platto were too great. Much If not
incut of the travel on that route crossed to
tho south sl.lo as soon as Shlun's ferry was
reached; this place was a few miles won
of Fremont and has vanished like the rest.
And since tho Union Pacific adhered
throughout to tho north sUe of the Platte,
whereas all the freighting enmo sooner or
later to tho south side, our main statement
holds good, that the towns of today are the
children of the railroads, whllo the older
places have disappeared.
Other ('mini'.
Unquestionably other causes have con
tributed to tho separation of tho towns from
tho trails. Tho first agricultural settlers In
thn Interior of tho stato clung to tho bot
tom lands along tho larger an I smaller
streams, it was long before any of them
vonturod upon tho uplands wher'e the trails
lay the laud was thought not to he good
uougu lor their us"s, Then, too, uhtru wis
"m!;!
an antipathy from the start between
fniahteis and the serious settlers
naturally be supposed that a peaceable
fanner might fall to appreciate the pianr
esque qualities of the bullwhatkers and emi
grants sullltlentlv to desire close and con
stant Intimacy with them, and so might with
draw to n little distance before undertaking
to raise crops nnd a family. But one does not
at firt sight understand why the freighters
objected to the propinquity of the settlers.
That they did so Is evident from editorials
found from time to time In the contemporary
newspapers, which may be called the official
orguns of tho freighting business. Good
enough reasons appear on closer Inspection.
The settlers claimed property rights In
what had hitherto belonged freely to all
comrrs. hence arose controversies, painful to
tho bullwhackers' sensitive natures. Tho
farmer would not allow them to camp In
their accustomed spot, If it was on his
ground, nor turn their cattle loose In Ills
high grass: he was apt to cut the grass anil
put It In his barn when they most needed It,
and his stock would often make trouble
among their beasts; disputes as to owner
shin would also nrlse at times, and he had
furthermore a villainous way of fencing In
nnd plowing up the sacred soil of the trail.
For these reasons and many omers mcie
was no love between them.
So tho settlers kept away from tho roads
when they could, and their schools, post-
offices and towns sprang up at a distance
from them.
MUlenilliiK Xnnie.
A peculiar result of the chtyigcs that at
tended tho passing of tho old order ot
things, and one especially misleading to tho
Investigator, tt the occurrence of the old
historic names attached to other settle
ments than those which bore them first.
Instances ot this arc very numerou. Thero
Is Kearney. Before Kearney was there wns
a Kenmey City, which was somo miles away
and across the river; before that wero tort
Kearney and Old Fort Kearney, nil separate
and distinct. Thero Is Julesburg, whbh is
the third ot that nnme. All the way tilong
tho tier from Kearney westward ono can
find the name? of old stage stations and land
marks familiar In tho Itineraries of the early
daf, but nil transferred to places somo dis
tance nwny and ncroFS the river to the
north. The Instances of this are too numer
ous to be entertaining, but It is noteworthy
that tho name Is more likely to be found
attached to a township or precinct than to a
po3tolllce. This suggests the method which
undoubtedly operated In such casea. Tho
name of the old station would spread Itself
over tho surrounding country and when next
a name wns wanted ns organization went on
it would bo tho first to come to men's minds.
There aro plenty of Instances of these
changes nnd of the ups nnd downs In gen
oral to which tho early settlements wero
liable In our own county. Wyoming was a
river town, which nt ono time had hopes,
hut Is long since dead. It gave Its name to
Its precinct and when a few years ago the
Missouri Pacific had a. station to name It
called It Wyoming. Palmyra wns a town
laid out lu the '50s, n mile pouth of Douglas,
whero thero Is now a graveyard. Tho pres
ent Palmyra Is many miles away. Worral
ton was n pestoffieu on tho Nemnha, south
west of Nebraska City: Its location Is now
forgotten. liven Syracuse, proud city of the
salt waters, whloh were to be the founda
tion of its wealth nnd greatneu, fell so low
as to loso Its postoffice In 385P, lr.it It was
afterward re-established at the lame point.
HOW NONTAX GOT ITS NAM 12
t; en em I .1. W, Denver SiiKuexteil 11 to
Senator Stephen A, DmiulnN.
In the year J8SS, says a writer In tho
Helena Independent, 1 wns a law student In
the law office of the lato Oeneral J. W. Den
ver in Washington D. C. and also occupied
tho position of confidential clerk to him.
During a conversation between us about
Montana territory, the general nsked mo
If 1 knew how the territory got its name. I
answered In the uegatlvo, and ho remarked:
"I am tho only person living who knows,"
and proceeded In his modest way to relate
the Incident to me.
Denver had been tho much-beloved terri
torial governor of Kansas, which nt that
time Included the greater part, if not all,
of the present state of Colorado. Ho was
very Intlmnto with Stephen A. Douglas. I
cannot remember tho exact time of this In
cident as given me by Oeneral Denver, but It
was nfter Denver had been governor of
Kansas territory, and before Douglas ceased
to be i senator. Douglas sent for Denver
to come to his home, which was In Wash
ington, D. C, both 'being there at tho tlmo.
During the evening's conversation Douglas
stated that ho was going to Introduce a
bill to form some new territories, and
wanted Denver to glvo him .iu appropriate
name. Ho had a map of the country bo
fore him. Colorado was tho first name sug
gested, but Douglas replied, "I havo selected
that name for this one," pointing on tho
map to what Is now the stnto of Colorado,
"I want a name for a territory I am
going to mark out up hero In the moun
tains." Denver's life In tho wcHt and service In
the Mexican war made him familiar with
many Spanish words, and ho remarked,
"Why not call It Montana?"
Douglas Immediately said, "What doo3 It
mean?"
Denver replied:
"It Is a Spanish word, nnd means a
mountainous country."
Douglas' wifo was ono of tho most noted
linguists of tho capital, and he, doubting
Denver's knowledge of Spanish, walked out
Into tho hall and calling to his wife, who
was upatalts, said- "My dear, tlo you know
any such word us Montana'?" to which sho
leadlly replied: "It Is a Spanish word anil
means a mountainous country."
Douglas returned nnd said, "(Jovcrnor,
It's Just the word, anil I will adopt It."
A bill followed In a few days In which
' Montana" appeared. Tho bill did not pass
at that time and. If I correctly remember
the story, not In the lifetlmo ot Douglas, hut
the name stuck, anil from that Incident
Montana cot Its name.
General Denver wns a very modest man
nnd raroly, evon to lntlmato friends, spoke
of events with which ho was connected, and.
os ho Is now dead. I may bo the only person
who knows of this Incident. I havo given
It to you ns related to mo by the general,
and 1 thought your people might bo Inter
ested, not only in knowing the story, but In
pre. ervlng It.
Monument to Miilne Vletlins,
KHY WHST. Fl.i., March 15.- The unveil
ing of tho monument dedicated lv citizens
of Key West to those among the Mnlne
vletlins who were burled here look plnie
this ntternnon. Over lO.OoO people were
prevent. A procession composed of a de
tnchment from the gunboat Maehlas, two
companies of the First artillery, rcurcsen-t-tiiviM
nf the iv f"il ""v and '"l' M'-
cials, local civic nrgnnlzatlinn nnd hun
dreds of school children, murched from
tho naval Htnilmi n the icniiut'o . At U"
cemetery Colonel tleorgo (1. -Patterson, In
behalf of lilt) monument committee, pr -
senlcd the monument to Commander
l ltnpey. acting for the Navy denartmeiit
Rev. ('hnrlPH V. Frnzer. orator of the day,
made a speech mul benediction, was pro
, nouncetl by Chaplain Lo Roycc. After tho
1 iinvcllliiL- hiiiiilri tlx of school children cov
ered the graves with wreaths ami (lowers.
SteplieiiN N it III fn l)eli'mitf.
.IF.FFKRSON (MTV, .Mo.. March lS.-Gov-ernor
Stephens today appointed ten prom
inent i lllzfiis of MlHHtiurl delegates to rep
rcHent this Ktute at the Trnnsnilsslsslnid
congress, which will meet hooii nt Houston.
Tex. At the head of Hie delegation I"
former Governor l ll. I'Iiiihih, who win
tell of the work of the world's fulr to be
hebl In St Louis in V.3. In comniPinoratlon
of tho iwith anniversary of the Louisiana
purchnsu.
Itiillcj Will Cunt iihm i'l-inx.
WASHINGTON. March 15. Represonta
tlvo Bailey of Texas left for his homo stato
today to begin nn extended canvass for tho
United States senatnrshlp to succeed Senator
Chilton, who will be a candidate for reelection.
TERRY WINS IN TWO ROUNDS'
Vanquisher of Diion and Gardner Easily
Whips a Philadelphian.
LENNEY MAY HAV BEEN A QUITTER
HI. I'IiiIkIi Huh Hint iirn rn nee
Kiioi'Ueil lliniii Three Time In
the Second Tom Minrlic)
Will pi it Tenn.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15. A largo
crowd naw Terry AlrGovern defeat Ktldle
Lenney of Philadelphia at tho Industrial
Athletic club tonight In the second round
of what was to have been a six-round con
tost. Lenney was completely outdated nnd in
tho finul round wa knocked down three
tltimi In tho one minute and forty-live set -onds
consumed. Lenney's finish, lu tho
opinion of tho fighting 'inen pi'tent, had
tho appearance of his having quit.
Tho first knockdown was the only hard
punch of this round, being a swinging rlgln
on tho local man's Jnw. He took the full
ten seconds nnd MrOovern then rufheJ nt
him with his usual speed and with a couplo
of light body blows sent him to the tloor
again. Thu local man again took the full
tlmo In toeing tho mark. when, nfter a
couplo of pastvtf, Terry landed a light b.idy
blow and followed It up with a right on
tho Jaw. Lenney was then counted out
Tho first round was without Intercut
Thero wero no hard blows struck, Mrtlot
cm taking his time, apparently waiting nn
opportunity to land heavily.
Tho seml-wind-up was between Tommy
Fcltz of Brooklyn and Jack Ionising of
Camden nt 10S pounds. It wns tt spirited
struggle from ftart to the end of the fifth
round, when tho Brooklyn lad forced Lan
sing to tho etlgo of I ho ring, and with a
light punch sent tho Camdenito through
the ropca anil ho fell to the floor. Feltz
had clearly tho better of tho go, his body
blows especially being effective.
Slmrkey AVIilps n Teton.
HARTFORD, Conn., March 15. Tnm
Sharkey knocked out "Texas Jim" Mccor
mick tonight nfter thirty-eight second" of
fighting In the ColUeum before the Nut
meg Athletic club. 'A left to the body nnd
a right hand uppercut sent McCormiik
down nnd out and he was groggy when he
was nsslftctl to hla feet. He did not stand
a chnnco against the sailor. He landed
two hard punches full In Sharkey'B face,
but tho latter did not mind the blows. At
the start Shnrkey rushed matters nnd did
not let up for an Instant.
Iti'Hllltx on (he It ll it it I ll mt Trncka.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 15.-Weather
cloudy nntl track fast. Tanforan results:
First race, one-half mile, for 2-ypnr-old-pure:
M. F. T.irpy won. Combermerle se. -mid.
LucliLa third. Time: 0:IS.
Second race, six furlongs, selling: Fln
inora won, Afnniada second, Ollnthus third
Time: 1:11.
Third race, one mile, handicap: The Fret
ter won. Krwin second, Klnsteln third.
Time: 1 :13.
Fourth race, one and one-slxtccnth mile.",
selling: Topmti"t won. Sardonic second,
Tnppan third. Time: 1:43.
Mfth race, heven-elghths of n mile, sell
ing: Fl.tmora won, Perseus second, Afghan
third. Time: 1:27',4.
Sixth race, one mile, purse: Socialist won.
Constellator second, Cromwell third. Time
IM.
Seventh race, seven furlongs, selling
Sister Alice won. Gold Baron second, Rosal
bra third. Time: 1:2S.
NHW ORLUANS. March 1.'.. Weather
rainy and track heavy. Results:
First race, seven furlongs: F. W. Urode
won. Prince of Veronla second, Hen Chance
third. Time: 1:3.1.
Second race, four furlongs, selling: mink
won. Francis Hels second, Dlonysla third
Time: 0:506.
Third race, one nnd one-eighth miles, sell.
Ing. Judge Steadman won. George B. Cox
second. Can I See 'Km third. Time: 2:01.
l'ourth race, seven furlongs, hnndlcnpl
Aratoma won, Acushla -second, Tom Collin
third. Time; 1:31.
Fifth race, six furlongs, sidling: Kcrlv
ener won, John Hoono second, Kilt third.
Time: 1:19V.
Sixth race, one mile, selling: Prlneo Real
won, Hldcc second, Sorrel Rose third. Time;
i ;ta'4.
Notv Shoollnu' Iteeoril.
NF.W YORK, March 15 -Jack Funning,
tho crack wing shot of California, created
a new continuous match record nt the
trnprf on Madison Square Garden roof to
day, breaking 175 Inanimate targets
straight. This record wns accomplished
without u rest.
Although Fnnnlng's record of 175 straight
kills has been surpassed It has never ac
complished before In a contlnuou match.
The best record of straight kills Is 212, but
tho record wns made In different events!
that Is, the .shooter made Ktralght kill In
several different events, resting between
each event. Fanning' record was accom
plished in tho face of a blinding- snow
storm. His miss, tho 17th straight, was
comparatively easy, but wus lost through
carelessness.
I'recilliliiii'N Sluiintiiri' Withheld.
NRW YORK, March 15.-There has been
no change on the local baso ball situation
slnco Wednesday. Tho New York club
managers declare that If thev cannot se
cure tho players asked for they will do
nothing to strengthen the team until the
Cincinnati, Itoston and Louisville vlnhs
consent to release certain players to NVw
York dub. .Mr. Freoiliuun today returned
tho clght-clul agreement unsigned to
President Young ot" the league.
WAINRIGHT TAKES CHARGE
An nunc-. Ills Untie ux Superintend
ent of the .Nut ill Aeiuleniy
ll t Alinnpolla,
. ANNAPOLIS, Mil., March 15. Commnndor
Richard Walnrlght at noon today assumed
his now duties as superintendent of the
Naval acadamy nt this pluce.
Tho ceremonies consisted merely of tho
hoisting of tho superintendent's pennant at
tho peak ot tho ship Santec, upon which
ho and his family aro quartered, and thu
filing of n saluto of thirteen guns.
Superintendent Walnrlght will remain In
his present quarters on tho Sant?e until
nbout April 1, when Admiral McNalr will
vacato tho superintendent's hnuso on shore.
FIRE RECORD.
Tin ('nn Factor. .
DAVRNPORT, In., Mnrch 15. Fire do
stroyed the tin tan factory of the Davenpcrt
Canning nnd Manufacturing company today.
Lofs, $110,000, fully Insured. A gas explo
sion started the blaze. The factory had
been iu operation but one week.
MfMNlllll" Wl-l-li lit Ill-lhllll.V.
L1NDSBORG. Knn., March 15.-(Speclal i
Bethany college at this place Is making
extensive preparations for Its annual rendi
tion of Handel's "Messiah," by the lli'lhnny
Oratorio chorus. The pcrformam-m thl
year wld take plate on April 10, II. in and
15. This year the chorus number "50 voice,
and the orchestra numbers forty Instru
ments. Two of the soloists, Misses Clar.i
anil Sophia AVallenthlne, will enme rrom
Boston. MahS., to take part. The railroad,
have made special rates and larjje crowd.s
aro exiiected.
DIkiiiImm lli-ntiiiirniit :'roirli-lor.
NKW YORK. March l!i.-ln the Jefferson
Market police court today Magistrate
f'ornell summarily dlsmlrsed the leader,
of the orchestras arrested last nlshi at
t'hlef Devery's order In some of the uptown
hotels anil restaurants mul afterwards dis
charged INi managers nrrested lie I'al-I
the arrtsts were an outrage, one of t!m-
urn-ftcd 'i to bring .i mI1 vtilt iiciIuhI
t'hli f Devcry for being arrested.
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adult All who try It, like it ORAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
but It Is made from pure grains, and thn
mo?t delicate stomach receives It without
distresi. U the price of coffee 10c and -vC
per ptici-jcc. Sold by all ttrocers.
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The construction of tins new mantle, as
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