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About The farmers' alliance. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1889-1892 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1891)
w fl f'f.t Ml T L IS ,s .,.--.as vi ill f A.' VOL. II. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Kxnbatiovs: Aa the aaaiest and ohea mo at or noarrinr suMcriberi or the date of tbeir expirations we will mark thl not toe wlih a blue or red pencil, on the date at which their ubeoriptton expiree. We will aerra the iper two weeka after expiration. If not re- uewea py aat wme it wm he discontinued. 1 A Union Pact no Wreck. San Fbancisco Fob. 23 New of a wreck on the Union Pacific, nearl Cascade Rocks, has been received here. The report says that one man was killed and several persons berious- ly injured. A wrecking train has gone to the scene of the wreck. The acci dent was caused by a trestle giving way and throwing several passenger coaches and the mail car off the track. J. ne railroad onjciais deny tuat any one was killed, A Colorado blockade. Denver, Feb. 23. The San Juan division of the "Denver & Rio Grande road has been blockadod for a week and no trains have run between Ala mosa and Durango since Sunday, Feb ruary 15. The Conejos range is a noted place for storms, and last winter the road was blockaded at this point for six weeks. It has been snowing thoro nearly every day the past week, and the best efforts of the company to get the line opened have been baffled An Alabaster Quarry. . Denver, Col., Feb. 23. News just reached this city of one of the most re- markble d-scoveries In America of the present year. The find Is an ala baster quarry, the ledge being of great thickness and extending for miles Into the foothills, near Canon City. Carried Down the Mountains. Asi-en. Col., Feb. 22.---The heavy fall of snow In the mountains has made travel extremely dangerous in this sec tion. Yesterday about 12 o clock a enowslide overtook a freight train of jacks within a few yards of the Little Rulo mine, carrying nine of them down the mountain and killing six of them. The jacks were loaded with valuable ore from the Little Rulo, which cannot be recovered. , . In Favor of Federation. ,.' Kansas Crrr, Mo., Feb. 23. Three hundred and fifty delegates, employes of all the railroads centering In Kan sas City and representing conductors, locomotive engineers, firemen, switch' men, trainmen, and railway telegraph' era association held a meeting today and expressed themselves in favor of federation.. This is the first of a series t meetings to be held throughout the country for the puvpose. President Gompers says it is the beginning of the greatest labor movement ever inaugu rated.. " Invaded the Cherokee Strip. Arkansas Crrr, Kan., Fob. 23. As the result of an editorial In the Travel er, a dally paper of this city, which said a letter had been received from Congressman Perkins and others Bay ing the settlors on the Cherokee outlet could logally hold their , homesteads, thousands of people have gono on, and every quarter section for fifteen miles south of the Kansas border is occupied. At the lowest estimate 10,000 settlers have cone Into the strip. Retribution in Karuiaa, Wichita, Kan., Feb. 21 James Dunham witnessed the slaughter of some hogs yesterday by a farmer named Martin, near Greenwich, and last night carried off one of the car casses. This morning the owner found the thief dead with a broken nock, on which hdng the 6tolen hog. Dunham had tried to 'climb a fonco. hla head had got under tho gamble and the weight of the hog hud jerked hla head down on top of the fence and broke his neck. .' ',"".' '' v-'.. Assistance Came too Late, Kansas Crrr, Fob. 22. The heavy snow, which was followed by rain, has caused an overflowing of tho Missouri river and resulted In a casualty In which five livos were lost. Frederick Wa nor, a German fisherman, lived on the bank of the river, with his wifo and throe children, in a small hut Last night tho combined rain and high water caused the hut to be undermined and It wad thrown into the river, along with the whole family. Their cries roused t jo neighbors and they rushed out to help, but wore too late to be of assistance. The bodies of Mrs. Warner and two i the children were recovered about a mile below the placo where the accident occurred, but those of Warner and th-j youngest child were not found and It Is supposed that they woreswopt farther down the stream. An Argentine RcbeiHon. Paris, Feb. 22 Advices received by the Gaulols from Huonos Ayros are that the government troops revolted la the province of Cordoba and secured the governor's palace. In consoquonoo of this uprising a state of siege has boon declared throughout tho province. ' The emperor of Germany has been reok. tees, but he has turned around and from being a spendthrift be has become a man of rigid economy. BHvo hundred applications have been made to the department of the Interior ot Toronto for the privilege of boring for oil " in toe Kootonay country. THE SECOND WBECK. TEN PERSONS KILLED AND SEVEN WOUNDED. Two Trains Collide in a Tunnel New York City-Fire is Added to the Horror Wreck on tho Union Pa cific. Rtw York, Feb. 20. A shop train consisting of empty cars was moving througn the Fourth avenue railroad tunnel this morning, when it stopped. nenina it came the New Haven local, and before the engineer of the local could see the standing train he ran into it. J.ne rear cars of the shop . train were wrecked, as were those of the lo cal. In a few minutes flames broke out, and to add to the terror and con fusion a third engine, which was run nlng without cars, ran Into the wreck; The fire was soon extinguished and the wortc of rescue began; vrj' ..... - is me men were Killed and seven wounded. None of the passencrers are Known to have been killed or injured, the casualties being confined to . em' ployes of the road. A misunderstanding of .dismals bv the engineer of tho New Haven truin is said to have been the cause of the ac cident The bodies have been removed from the wreck. These are thought to be all of the dead. All were burned be yond recognition. One of tho Injured died this afternoon and several others cannot recover. The police announced this afternooD the total number of dead to be six. A Union Pacific Wreck , Cheyenne, Wyo.. Feb. 21 Two Union Pacific freight trains collided In liock cut near Green river, this morn I T . a . . - - ing. io ne was nurt, out now en gines were completely wrecked. Storm; Earthquake and Fire. Vienna, Feb. 21. A terrible storm at Presburg. Hungary, today did greal damage. Houses were unroofed , and trees torn up by the roote. The storm was followed by an earthquake, which caused two large fires. One of the buildings burned was a girls' cottage. and several of the Inmates wore badly injured jumping from tho windows. The Commercial Situation. New York, Feb. 21. There is still much uncertainty about tho future of trade. The volume of business is larg er in values than a year ago, but the advance in prices has been still greater, showing a decrease in : quantities moved. This is mainly due to a short ness of crops, but the output and move ment of iron are also muoh smaller than a year ago, and the foreign, trade bore is falling below last year's, both In Imports and exporto. On the other hand, wool manufactures are flourish ing and the cotton manufacture is in pond Rhfina. The tone of reports from other cities 1 - is generally favorable. bt. Paul and Mtnnoapolls have a lively trade. At Omaha trade Is fair and at Milwaukee it is improving. Chicago notes a large Increaso in the wheat movement, but a heavy decrease In dressed beef, lard, hides and wool. The tributary region is considered healthy, confidence is strong and money Is plenty among dealers. The coal market is depressed "7 the enormous output Sales of wool con tinue large at Philadelphia, exceeding last year's by about 60 per cont and at New York a Uttlo. whilo at Boston the increase la still heavy. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the past seven days number: - For the United Stales, 249; for Canada, 46, or a total of 295: compared with 297 last week and S06 the week previous to the : last. For the corresponding week of latt year the figures were 271, representing 230 failures In the United States and forty-one In the Dominion of Canada. Snow in the Mountains, Antonito, Col., Feb. 21. A terrific enow and wind storm has been raging for three days over the mountain range west of Antonito. Railroad traffic Is entirely suspended toward Durango. The Durango train , which . passed' through on Wednesday morning is now cooped up in the mountains. A Hippodrome, Ban Francisco, Fob. 21 3eofe LaBlancho, tho Marino," and Johnny Herget, better known aa Young Mitch ell, fought tonight- at the California athletic club for f 2,500. Five and one half ounce t gloves were used. , ' La Blanche was knocked out In the twelfth round. " t In the twelfth few blows were struck. Mftcbell hit LaBlance lightly with his left on the jaw. LaBlanoo dropped and rolled over on his face remained on tho floor till counted out Ho was roundly jeered upon leaving the ring. Gigantic Land Deal. Parkersbukg, W. Va., Feb. 21. The Standard Oil company has just purchased 20,000 acres of land in Green county, Pennsylvania, and Mononga "hola and Marlon counties, this state. Also the entire county of Gilmer, out side of the county seat, and nearly all of Labrldge county and part of Masoa, and Is negotiating for other tract. LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 1891. Of Incalcuablrt Benefit. Washington, Feb. 20. The action of the house In adding an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, which provides an appropriation of $2,225. 000 to ratify and carry into effect the agreement with the Sisseton and Waph ton Irdians, means the opening up o? 700.000 or 800,000 or more acres of land in South Dakota. Said Congress man Gifford to a correspondent this af ternoon: "I consider .his amendment is a big victory for the South Dakota people, as well as Jor people generally who desire the settlement of the west" He says that during his term in con gress as a delegate and a member ha has aided In securing $20,000,000 for iTtneTxc aev.rl Miii!nn.mAMi.-.MAf - the Indians of South Dakota, and that several minions more in acres of ag ricultural lands added to its territory. Indian Murderer fa Custody. RcsiiviiAE, Neb., Feb. 20. Lieu tenant Byron, with a detachment of scouts, arrived here from the agency tonight, having In charge the two In dian prisoners, believed to be the mur. derers of Lieutenant Casey and Team ster Miller. .They will be taken to Fort Meade, S. D., and held for trial. One of tho prisoners Is emulating the custom of some white men, by pretend ing to be crazy. Ihe arrest was made by Lieutenant Clomer and his com pany of Indian scouts. Everything is quiet at the agency, the annuity issue being over, and tho Indians gradually returning to their homes. Sixty mora of the ltobebud Indians left for that agency today. The Pine Ridge Indians are taking an active interest in the new plan of organizing companies of Indian scouts. rour of these companies have already been organized and equipped and It Is said others will follow. Among tho I Indians still at tho agency some un easiness is manifested on account of continued absence of tho first delega tion to Washington. They propose to wait here, they say, until they ascer tain whether their friends are. going to be permitted to return, or what dispo sition is to be made of them. In event the delegation Is detained at Fort Sheri dan, it is not known just what effect it will have upon these Indians waiting at Pine Ridge. ' A Widespread. Storm. Chicago, Feb. 20. A phonomenal sleet storm plastered the great area of country with ice last night from the Alleghanles to the Missouri river north? of Mason and Dixon's line. It. btga' aoouc op. m. ana in nan an nour tne telegraph wires began to show signs of great demoralization. By 9:30 the life had been temporarily choked out of the larger portion of the wires through a wide section of the middle states by the constantly thickening coat of Ice. Thousands of words of belated newspa per dispatches are piled up, unsent, in the offices on the edge of the affected district " Inquiry elicited the fact that in the various railroad telegraph offices m uncago uie tram dispateners were completely In the dark as to the run nlng of trains. Desperate Prisoners. Bradford, Pa., Feb. 20. Seven of the worst prisoners in the county jail at Smithport escaped at 7 o'clock to night When Jailor Dan Dwyer en tered the hall to lock the prisoners in their cells for the night he was pounced upon by two of them, choked and pounded into insensibility, while other prisoners put an iron bar in the grat ing and prevented Mrs. Grubb, the sheriff's wife, from locking tho door. Roddy" Mack, in for highway rob. bery, seized tho sheriffs wife and held her until the six criminals got away. Ho then threw her aside and made a flying leap through the window. Blown Vp by Natural Gas. Pittsburg, Feb. 20. An explos'on of natural gas in Mary Hubbard's board ing house, Allegheny, last night, wrecked the building and caused the In jury of Mrs. Hubbard. Florence and Mary Martin, R. MoElheren, Nelllo ! Plentz and Mrs. C. N. Young. An ex- j plosion in Andrew Anderson's house I caused the injury of two persons. A similar accident set fire to the power house of the Duquesne Traction com pany, causing a lot of $100,000. The Barbed Wire Patent. Chicago, Fob. 20. Attorneys M resentlng Wa&hourn, Moon & Co., the ownors of the barbed wire patents and syndicate or barbed wire manufactur ers, who proposed to buy patents, are in consultation here straightening out hitch wcloh has occurred f since tho last meeting. It is expected the matter will bo ' adjusted ' satisfactorily. A charter has been granted the manufac turers' combination, which will be known as the Columbia patent com pany, under the laws of Kentucky. Captured Iqulque, -New York, , Feb. 20 W. R. Grace (Jo. received a cablegram from their corrtspondonte at Lima today stating that the revolutionists had cantured iqulque on February 17. A Brewery Combination. Chicago. Feb. 20 Five of the argoet local breweries have Joined with the Val Blatz company of Milwau- e and formed the Milwaukee & Chi cago brewing company, with a capita) of about $12,000,000. , CONGRESSIONAL. Senate nrr . - Washington, teo. i in tne sen ate this morning a number of pension bills were passed including the bills' increasing the pensions of the widows of General Custer, Admiral Wilkes and General Daniel Ullman to $!t)0 month. .' . . Tho copyright bill was then taken up and Sherman's amendment to admit copyrighted books, etc., printed in for eign countries on payment of tariff du ties was agreed to, as was also the amendment by Frye requiring maps, dramatic or musical compositions, en graving, cuts, prints, photoffrapas. plates executed in the United States, and the amendment by Ingalls exempting newspapers and periodicals from the prohibition af importation. The bill was then passed yeas 38, nays, 14. : ..'. ' ,, as uia mgnc session nothing was done In the shape of legislation and at 9:30 the senate adjourned on motion of Julmunds, who said it had been dom onstrated, after waiting an hour and a half, that a majority of the senate did not wish to transact business. Washington, Feb. 19. The senate bill to increase the pension of Brigadier General Powell to $72 per . month passed. Mr, fngalls, who was occupying the vice president s chair as presiding ef ficor pro torn, resigned the office in neat speech, in which he spoke of the honor the senate bad conferred upon ' him la electing him to that ' position The resignation will take effect on the election of his successor. ine maian depredations bill was taken up and Mr. ICdmunds' motion ' to stlko out section 3, which provides that ! no claim by the Indians shall be al lowed by the court on the unsupported testimony of an Indian, was agreed to. The motion by Mr. Hoar to strike out, the cbvte providing for tho adjudica tion and payment of claims by Indians who have suffered loss of property through other tribes or white men was agreed to. Mr. Davis offered an amend ment to add to section 4, a proviso that the limitation of time shall not i'pply to or oar claims for compensation for Indian depredations In Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas or Dakota in 1802, of tfe-sreafter. On motion of Mr. ChanCr the amendment was laid on the tat a. On motion of Mr. Chandler the da' changed to July. 1865. : Yjurtow c-i--MUnRto-r; to, and the bill passed and goes to the conference. , The Nicaragua bill was taken up and tne senate adjourned. Washington, Feb. 20. The senate today passed 145 pension bills and (hen proceeded to the consideration ef tho Nicaragua canal bill. Senators vest and Morgan opposed the bill, as also did., Mr. Davis, who said the ponding , proposition was in plain terms, the subsidy to the extent of 100.000.000 to build a work lying entirely outside of the national domain and traversing a foreign country. It was Ills opinion that if the canal was to be constructed at all It should be done by the government directly, like any otner work of public Improve ment Mr. Edmunds spoke in defense and advocacy of tho bill and without action the senate adjourned. Washington, 'Feb. 21. In the sen ate this morning the sundry civil ap propriation bill was reported. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and Mr. Morgan addressed the sen ate In defense of tho bill. Edmunds, referring to a misunder standing as to the amount ef capital -stock subscribed for by the construc tion company, it appearing in the com mittee as $100,000,000. said he had a telegram from the president of the company saying that it was a misprint for $1,000,000. After some debate the bill won't over without action. Washington, Feb. 23. In the sen ate, among the papers -presented and referred were resolutions from the state senate of Texas favoring an amendment to the constitution limit ing tho tenure of all federal offices to a reasonable term of years. Tho nomination of Charles Foster to' be secretary of the treasury was laid before tho senate and referred tb the committee on finance. Tho resolution was agreed to In structing the committee on public lands to examine tho questions in volved in the recent decision of the su preme court In the case of St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway c.m p.iny, against R nsom Phelps; and to. inquire what legislation is necessary to protect settlers on the lands of the, company or to remunerate them for the loss of their homes. The conference report on the bill providing for an allotment of lands In', severalty to Indiana was .then agreed'' to. , An amendment permitting the sec retary of the treasury to make tempor ary appointment of archltocte, skilled1 draftamen and civil engineers , in thtv Office of .the supervising, architect was (he text of a discussion oa civil service examinations. ; Opposition to the amendment by, Bovoral senators was made, but the amendment wa agreed to at the even ing session. tfonan. Washington. Feb,' 18. In the house this morning, in the absence of the speaker, Payson of Illinois was elected speaker pro torn. A conference was ordered on the District of Columbia appropriation bill ant on the military academy approprl ation Din. The house then proceed od to the further consideration of the Indian ap propriation dul ' The amendment to. carry into effect the allottment agreement with the Cour d'Alene and other tribes of In dlans was lgreed to. The bill then passed. The house then went into committee of the whole on tho post office appro priation bill. Without disposing of the bill the committee rose and tho house ad journed. , Washington, . Feb. 19 Speaker Beed having recovered from his tern porary indisposition, called the house to order this morning. The senate bill passed for the rellof of settlers on cerU'n lands In the south' em part of Iowa. The bill for the relief of the Stock bridge tribe of Indians In Wisconsin was agreed to. . The action of, the democrats .in de manding the yeas and nays on' every motion was considered on both sides of the'house as an obstacle to the passing or tno snipping bill. The house went Into committee of the whole on the postofflce appropria tion bill, but without dispostng of it. the committee rose and the house took a recess. -,s. . The night session was for the con sideration of the immigration biH, but nothing definite was dono. Adjourned. Washington. Feb. 20. Mr. Cannon reported from tie committee on rules a resolution for the Immediate consider ation of business reported by the com mittee on judiciary, tho first bill to be one for the relief of the supreme court with the senate amendments. The resolution was then agreed to, 155 to 4, and tho court bill was imme diately taken up.' The senate amend ments were non-concurred in and a conference ordered. The house substitute for tho bill fix ing the salaries of United States dis trict judges was withdrawn, leaving the senate bill in its original form, pro viding that salaries shall be $5,000 per annum. offered an amendment reducing the salary to $4,000. To this ti. u, layior ottered a resolution pro viding that tho salaries shall be in creased to $5,000. No quorum voted and the house took a recess. Washington, Feb. 21. In the house this morning there was a stormy time over the approval of the journal r Uhlan and Springer insisted on hav ing it read in full. McKinley got the floor and would not yield to any of the democrats and a tre mendous uproar ensued, In the midst of which Spinola, placing a strip of pa per on his shoulder, threateningly surged that shoulder to the republican side, until Speaker Pro Tem Payson called him to order. Finally the journal was approved and the senate bill fixing the salaries of United States district judges at $5,000 was taken up. McMillan's amendment to reduce tho salaries to $4,000 and J. D. Taylor's amendment that the present salaries be Increased $500 were both defeated and the bill passed. , , The deficiency appropriation . was discussed for a while and tho house ad journed. Washington. Feb. 23. The house adopted the conference report on the bill amending the act providing for tho allotment of land In severalty to In dians. . ---:(:.' The house committee on census thi9 morning adopted a report adverse to the claims of New 1 ork city to a re count of the population of that ' city. The committee finds that New York has not made out ite casts. In committee of the whole on the de ficiency appropriation bill tho clause appropriating $50,000 for the relief of the citizens of Oklahoma was stricken out and an amendment adopted direct ing the accounting officers of the treas ury not to withhold pay for any retired officer of the army, retired prior to the act of March 30, 1860. notwithstand ing his acceptance of diplomatic or con- ulary position. This amendment has direct reference to General Sickles. Without disposing of tho bill tho committee rose. 11e poet office appropriation bill passed and tho house took a rocess. At the evening session in committee of the whole the houae considered , the pmmlgration bill. Amendments were adopted directing the secretary of the treasury to provide such rules for In pection along the Canadian frontier, as will not delay or Impede travel be tween the two countries, providing nothing in tho act shall bo doomed ' to exclude perpens convicted of political offenses, nMwlthtftanding that 6uoh of fenees lijfft 'be dominated as felonies in famous crimes or turbitudes by law of the land from which they come, or by court convicting them. The bill was then reported to tho house. Mr. Oatcs effered a substitute. The previous ouoetlon was ordered and tb i house adjourned. , A BIG BEC0ED. THS LI3T OP CASUALTIES AP PALL IN Q. Another Mine Horror A Dlaaiitroa Fire la New York-Drowned at Sea Many Other Fatal Accident. SntiNo Hill. N. S.. Feb. 81 A tr rtbl6 explosion occurred at the east slope of the coal mines this afternoon. Already five dead bodies have bam taken out A rescuing party is now putting up brattice for the res to ration of ventilation in the mines. It 'la feared that many more were killed, but the rescuers will not be able to get near the imprisoned men until some of the pile of debris caused bv tha tall at the roof is cleared away. Seventr men and boys are still . in the mlu. Some of the men have been taken out badly Injured and it is reported that many horses were killed. To add -to the horror the deadly black damp hat made its appearance in the mine. Later It is feared that the seventy men and boys are dead. Twenty-nine bodies have been recovered. Tha wnrtr of recovering the bodies is beinj pushed forward as rapidly as possible. Many of the bodies taken out are al most unrecognizable. The dead ar being Identified by sorrowing friend and relatives , amonc? heart-rendlrir Bcenes. One Hundredand Seventeen Death. Spring Hill Mines. N. 8.. Fab. 82. Tho work of recovering the dead bodies from tho debris caused by hvit nicht's mine exnlONion is hnina nuahna rapidly forward. The total number of deaths Is now placed at 117. ' The searchers sav that bv midniirM all th bodies except those buried under the fallen roofs and slate will have been' discovered. Two of the injured died this morning. Captain and Seventeen Others Tjosc, 8an Francisco. Feb. 22 While en tering the harbor last night durinir a furious gale, the American sbln. Eliza beth, from New York, with a cargo of assorted merchandise, went on th beach at North Head. Tho vesral via commanded Captain Colcord and car tied a crew of twenty-six men. The cnDtahVB wifo and two . nhHrinmi mm nlso oa board. Of the crew it is known tk.l . k. . 1 . . . buu wjo wptaia aau ovemieen aauora were drowned. ' . ' " Detail of tha wmnlr tra hint f fih. tain, as the point where the ship struck on the rocks is almost inaccessible. ' The storv of tha wkh.1t km told bv on of the survivors, is that the wind wa blowlnff a heavv l-ala. but tha rantain decided to sail in. The tug Alert made last 10 tne Elizabeth, but the hawser broke and the shin drifted towards the shore. Just as the second hawser was -made fast the vessel struck the rooks. The captain lowered a small boat aad put his wife and children Into it. and they were taken to the tug by the mate and two seamen. The boat then re turned to the ship and its occupant perished with the rest of the crew. The tug. belntr unable to cret near the ship, could resoue only three men. This morning nothing remained of the Elizabeth. She had gone to pieces during the night. When the wreck was reported to the Fort Point life sav ing crew they started for the wreck. They were belnsr- towed bv a tutr. whan captain Henry, of the life saving crew, was wasneu overboard and drowned. The life boat could not get near the wreck and returned to the station. Many Rescued With Great Risk. Brooklyn, Feb. 21 Another tene ment, house fire, similar to that of last Thursday, la which five lives were lost, occurred 'tonight, this time six Uvob wore lost The fire was' In the double five story tenement house Nos. 129 and 131 Sands street and was discovered about 8:40 p. m. Flames were first discovered in the lower part of the building and proad so rapidly that the many per sons in the uppor stories wore entirely cut off from tho . street People crowded out on the ' fire escapes and pltoously appealed for assistance. I iremen soon arrived and with much difficulty and great risk rescued them. It was thought everybody had been taken out and the firemen then turned their attention to fighting the flames. which had r gained great : headway. Margaret Griffin was found' on the roof and her body presented a fearful sight being burned almost to a crisp. On the third floor iho two Dorney children were found clasped in each other's arms; they were untouched by the flames, but were suffocated by the smoke. On the same floor the mother of tho little ones was found burned to a crisp. She lay near a partially open door, and had evldontly tried to reach her child-en when the flames overtook her. On the fourth floor the bodies of the Benedicts, grandfather and grand son, were found; their bodies werebed- burncd. The tenement' was occu pied by thirty-two families, and" bat for the prompt and hcrolo effort of the firemen, greater loss of life would hove occurred.
