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V - A MR. HILL ON : THE STAND. Creat Northern Magnate Under goes Rigid Examination. tiarriman and Hill Will Both Be Oues tioned by Interstate Ottloiats on "Associate Management-" 'Chlcaa-o, Jan. 28. James J. HIM, pres ident of tbe Northern Securities com pany ac4 president of the Great Northern Railway company, testified for three and one-quarter houri be fore the Interstate commerce commis sion here. Jn a nswer to questions tending U show the effect of the com munity ef interest plan on railroads, the veteran railroader declared that 'competition does not lower rated, but 'on the contrary he believed that It ad Vaticed them. He declared that In the northwest, where the Great Northern fl$ Northern Pacific have been at Peace, where one road baa agreed with the other en rates and malatajaed the agreement, rate were lower thaw in .any other part of the country. In regard to the purchase of the fUurllngton. by the Northern Pacific .and tbe Great Northern, Mr. Hill de clared that the purchase was a maitT ,of necessity and was not due to a movement in line with the trust Idea. He testified to the formation of the Northern Securities company, and In .doing ao gave a reason far simpler than has been coniectured. ORIGIN OF KriCUIUTIKS 00. ' "Thert are some men, soml very old men, interested In the management of the Great Northern," said he, "Two of the men are over 80 and several over 70 years. They wanted to form a close corporation into which they could jronflde their interests with the assur ance that the road would be managed along the lints which have made it a success. It was to have taken over one-third of the stock of the road. The plan rcemed to be a good one, and and then it was proposed to let all the stockholders in not alone the few holders of the one-third, but all of thtrn. The plan met with approval, and then it broadened into the idea of taking" In the Northern Pacific also. The roods' had worked in harmony for twenty years, and the change In the holder of the securities would make no difference. It can make no difference and will make no difference." HILL TALKS VIGOROUSLY. Mr. Hill talked vigorously and ear nestly. At the close of the session, when Chairman Knapp offered to al low Mr. Hill to leave for New York, If the latter felt that the staying In -Chicago would Inconvenience him se riously, Mr. Hill declared that his time belonged to the commission and that he desired In every way to aid them to the extent of his ability. Chairman Knapp then sjiJd that Mr. Hill would again be called to the stand. It ia the expressed purpose of the commission to discover. If possible, what changes, if any. have been cre ated between the general public and the railroads by reason of the "asso ciate management" of the latter. The commissioners desire to find out if the carrying out of the community of In terests Idea has affected the rate sit uation In a way contrary to law, or, as Is claimed, if It is likely to effect to stability and non-discrimination of and in rates for which the commission has long battled. Messrs. Hill and Harrlman both reached Chicago during the morning and Mr. Hill, accompanied by Mr. Grover, his attorney, came at once be fore the commission. Oartus Miller, first vice president and traffic manager of the Chicago, Hnrlinglon & Qulnry, and former traf fic manager of the Great Northern. was) the first witness. In answer to . qoestions by Mr. Day, attorney for the commission, Mr. Miller stated that the Burlington was absolutely Inde pendent In Its operations and In the meJ(ng of rates. "Have you received Instructions from either Mr. Hill or Mr. Harrlman In re- gard to making rates?' Mr. Day ask ed. "I have received none," the witness astawvrcd. Commissioner Prouty asked the wlt-ih-m to what extent the Northern Pa clflo and Great Northern were com petitors, and Mr. Miller put the com petitive tariff at about 26 per cent. lie declared that the Uurlington was not a competitor of the Great North ern. He said the two companies had made frequent agreements to maintain rata, but said he knew of no pen alty ever having been Imposed for vsMiillon of agreement. Condition on the Isthmus. Colon, Colombia, Jan. 2S. The situ atlon at both ends of the Isthmus Is unchanged. The General Pinzon has arrived .here from Savanllla with 600 troops. " Hy a recent decree Issued at Itarranqullla, department of Hollvar. Pbae Muto, a prominent Italian of that placchas been expelled from the coun try for taking an active part in aiding the liberal cause, Morgan Agalnat Panama. Waiitilngton, D. C, Jan. ID. flenator Morgan, chairman of the committee on tnteroeeanlo canals, has prepared a re- whlch he has eent to every mem- of the committee, relative to the situation, since the Offer of the Panama company to sell its property far $40,000,000 was made, The report takes the ground that the Panama Mm pan y cannot give the United Mate a food and ufflclent title, and criticises tbe whole matter aa In to delay aaaaj legislation. ARE PLUSES .FN TKDR ISITS. Washlngton, D. C, Jan. When the foreign affairs committee of tbe house resumed Its hearing pn the sub ject of the re-en ait merit of the law prohibiting the coming into this coun try of Chinese, it was informed that tf it bad pot been understood fully by tne people or trie racino coast in me las t national Twigess that Chinese would be excluded by a republican ad ministration and by a republican con gress, California's electoral vote would have been cast for Mr. Bryan. This statement was made by 13. J. IJvefnash, assistant .manager of the San Francisco, Cal., Examiner. He appeared before the committee In sup jKt of the Xahn bill for the exclusion of the Chinese, and declared that for the course of his statement he had a part in preparing. . if ' In the course of his argument Mr, Llvernash particularly supported the section of the proposed act which pro hibits the coming of Chinese into thle country from the Philippines or other Insular possessions of the country. He referred to the flood of petitions which have been poured upon con great in favor of a more liberal treatment of the Ch(nese4 which it appeared In congress to listen to such petitions would be simply to assist In the ex ploitation of the Philippine islands by Europeans and cause us to lose sight of the commercial future of the Isl ands as an American possession. Mr. Llvernash Insisted that the peo ple of California In this matter were pleading not for a privilege,' but for a right. The people of the Pacific coast were particularly interested, becaufce they lokcd toward China and toward the Chinese in the Philippines with apprehension and suspicion. i BI6 COAL FIELDS SOON TO MERGE," Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29. John F. flays of Sullivan, the purchasing agent of the giant combine that is about to take control of the bitum inous mines of Indiana and Illinois, declares that the organization of the two fields and their merger will be a succ-cys. The answer of the underwri ters who are now In New York going over the options will be returned early next week. Mr. Bays will then receive definite information a to whether the finan ciers are to continue with the deal. While Mr. Hays does not know what the combine will be capitalized at he says that the options In the two fields cover kOO mines In Illinois and 200 in IndJanu, and call for a total invest ment of J75.OO0.O00. The delay in the negotiations, according to Mr. Bays, has been due to tbe Inability of the Illinois managers of the combine to get their options Into negotiable con dition. CAPTIVITY WILL SOON BE AT AN END. Sofia, Jan. 28. The semi-official or gan, Bulgaria, announces that the del egates bearing the ransom of Miss Stone, the captive American mission ary, have arrived at Jumaya and that Miss Stone and her companion, Mme. Tsllka, will be released within twenty four hours after the money Is paid. Vienna, Jan. SJS. The Polltlsche Cor responded., a highly reputable paper, publishes a dispatch from Constanti nople declaring that the porte has re ceived secret reports charging Miss Stone of connivance with the Mace donian committee In allowing herself to remain a prisoner in order to in crease the ransom for her release de manded by the brigands, the bulk of which will go to the committee. The dispatch further says that Miss Stone is at present living In a Bulgarian village In the disguise of a peasant. THE SHIPPERS FAVOR THE MERGER. 81. Paul, Minn., Jan. S3. A petition has been signed by grain men, lumber men and merchants and shippers of Minneapolis, to be presented to Gov ernor Van Bant, asking that the fight against the so-called merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads be discontinued. The petitioners statu that it la their belief that the proposed arrangement Cor the control of, the systems bjr means of the Northern Recuritlee com pany will be more beneficial to ship pers that are existing conditions. They want stability of rates, they say, and believe that the Northern Securities company will secure this for them. Not only wtll the shippers of the Twin Cub's be benefited by the. stability of rates, but all classes of shippers throughout the northwestern states will be similarly affected, they say. Petitions of a similar nature are said to be corning from other parts of the state. No Peaoe Terms Pending. liondon, Jan. 29. A. J. Balfour, the government leader, made a compre hensive denial In the house of com mons touay of stories of negotiations of peace with South Africa. He de clared that since the negotiations be tween Lord Kitchener and General Botha no proposal having In view the termination of war had been received from anyone professing to hare au thority of the Bper leaders to make proposals, and that no discussions looking to peace were now proceed ing. 8hnt Down Indeflnatly. Washington, Ind., Jan. 21. At I p. m. last Saturday every department of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern shops except the roundhouse closed down Indefinitely, by order of Gen eral Superintendent Rawn, who haa been here trying to effect a settle ment with the striking shopmen. Su perintendent Rawn said the company could not afford to operate the ahopa while a strike was In progress. The striker are opposed to making any concessions. FREE HAND FOR WAR. British Government Dictates Pol icy to Session of Parlianent. Resuming of Control in Cape Colony Postponed, Monster Army to Sub jucst "Annosed" Republic. Londoi, Jan. . The British gov ernment Is to have a free hand for its war policy at this session of parlia ment, just as It had at the last. The prospect of Sir Henry Campbetl-Ban-nermai leading a united opposition on anti-jingo lines haa been shattered by the development of the debate on the war amendment to the address In re ply to the speech from the throne. That amendment, halting and self contradictory In terms, conciliated the center section of the liberal party, but failed to conciliate the moving spir its of liberal-Imperialism or the anti war wings. Bo the government is left master of tbe parliamentary situation. Blr Henry Campbell-Banner man can do nothing positive without being de serted or attacked by one or tbe other of the dissatisfied forces. The opposi tion has been drawn already and even its bark is silenced. i-. . The ministerialists, except the few who have been In South Africa and appreciate the situation there, are for remorselessly grinding the Boers under the British heel. Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's diplomatic pretenses of magnanimity to the Boers were re ceived by his followers In sullen si lence, while every reference to rigor ous measures was cheered with an enthusiasm proportionate to its ruth lessnoss. The practical acquiescence of the civilized world In a continuation of this war of conquest and extermi nntion gives the British government unfettered liberty to pursue it to any end it chooses, and that opportunity to be fully availed of. I-OSKIUUi US8 OF COUNTRY. When a man of international reputa tion like the Right Hon. James Bryee predict st he "probable loss of South Africa to Britain," It may be realized how seriously the carrying out of the British policy is regarded by respon sible statesmen. Mr. Hryce was asked to participate in a movement to raise money here to endow a chair of his tory In a South African college. He wrote in reply: "It seems almost a mx-kery In the frlghtrul state of af fairs In Kouth Africa, with martial law everywhere. Interest In education paralyzed, the people unable to move from place to place, an intensity ol passion aroused whicii threatens bit terness for generations to come and the probable losa of fejutn Africa to Britain, to go on the platform with smooth generalities about history, a history which has not saved uh from repeating the blunders of 1775, and the dulcet notes of peace when there is no peace." W. H. Lecky. M. P., the eminent historian, whose only Indication of hi? view on the war has been his explana tion of an approval of an arbitration petition, replied with thinly veiled Irony to the same petition: "It shows no small courage to start such a scheme amid all the present trouble? In South Africa. I sincerely hope It may And support among the many rich men in London who have maiki their fortunes in South Africa." But the scheme la being proceeded with as a part of the elaborate pre tense that settled conditions are now beginning to prevail In South Africa, though it Is admitted that even if the war should end tomorrow the resump tion of representative government in Capo Colony must be postponed Indefi nitely, while British power can only be preserved In the "annexed" repub lics by a permanent garrison of 100, 000 men. TROUBLE OVER ILUNIOS COAL FIELDS. Carbondale, HI., Jan. 28. A most se rious condition has just been found to exist In the attempt to place the Illi nois coal field under control of the English corporation which now con trols the Interests in Indiana, V est Virginia and Ohio. The Illinois Cen tra! railroad has carried In the past 27 per cent of the coal of the state and through Its allied Interests, has car ried over SO per cent of the output. About ten duys ago a demand was made for some agreement that its car rying revenue In the future would not be hampered by the eliminating of competition. To this only an evasive agreement was proposed, whereupon lh"3 roads refused to deal longer with Hie J. P. Morgan Interest and sug gested thst the Harrlman people would be acceptable as negotiators. The pre sent condition, therefore, means that the Chicago & Kastern Illinois rail road, which Is controlled by the Mor gan syndicate, may endeavor to en large Its coal carrying at the expense of other coal roads o fthe state. The present contest may delay the plans of the combine for several months, un less the railroad Interests of the stats are amply protected In th'nlr revenues, ad Ending of Lon Journey. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 28. Governor William II. Tail's arrival at Cincin nati, which Is expected to occur early Monday morning, will be saddened by l death which occurred here today, Mrs. Harriet Collins Hcrron, wlfa of Attorney John W. Ilerron, formerly United States district attorney, and mother of Mrs. Taft, died suddenly today from heart disease. A reception hlch had been arranged by the bar ; issoclatlon for Governor Taft for Mon- lay afternoon haa been abandoned. THE TORIEKS SYSTEM FOR IOWA. Des Moines, la., Jan. B. The moat Important bill yet introduced Into the legislature was put on the calendar by Representative W. V. Hawk of Jasper county. It provides for the es tablishment of the Tor rf nil system of land title registration in Iowa, but Is optional in lis provisions. No owner of real estate is required to register his title, but any who so desire may do so. It creates no new salaried of fices and imposes no additional ex pense on the taxpayer wept such as will be required to furnish the neces sary books and blanks. County recordersare- made rcgiiilra-ra of titles and two or more persons in each coun ty are to be appointed in each a ex aminers of titles. These examiners are to be paid from the fees for ex amination. Application is to be mads for registration to the district court iu such manner as to show the own er's right and title to the land and all claims and charges of other persons against it. An abstract of title Is also to accompany the aplication. Notices are given and proceedings had in about the same mariner as In actions to quiet title. The court may refer the tame to an examiner of titles for investigation, but is not bound by his report. On the rendering of a decree of registration, which 5ecr shall de clare the order and priorities of all charges and claims against the land, the registrar will record the title with all such charges noted in a book called the "Register of Titles," and issue to the owner an exac duplicate. After registration all dealings with the land of whatever character must be noted on tbe certificate, which will j at all times show on one page the ex act condition of the title. For the purpose of Indemnifying any person who may have been wronged by mak ing the title Indefeasible, tbe owner an registration is required to pay one tenth of 1 per cent of the value of the land for Ihe creation of an indemni fying fund. This fund, until required to be used for such purpose, is to be loaned as irr case of the school fund. The title after a time limited is Inde feasible and a purchaser is not re quired to inquire as to anything fur Iher back than the certificate In the register. Mr. Hawk will press the bill rigorously. SHERIFF HOLDS A TRIAN FOR TAX. Wellington, Kan., Jan. 28. C. C. fihawyer, sheriff of Sumner county, held a freight train on the Kansas lioldlng, for several hours on a tax warrant. The train was run onto a siding at Caldkell and the depots at Bouth Haven, Guelph and Caldwell Southwestern railroad a Santa Fe were attached. For several years the road had been delinquent in Its taxes, but the sher iff, anticipating an Injunction suit, ha? withheld action until now. When th t-oad learned of the sheriffs intention to lake action It secured an Injunction from the probate Judge preventing the sheriff from stopping the train which carries the mall west of Caldwell.Fall ure to make a J5.000 bond prevented the circuit clerk from Issuing the sum mons on the Injunction. Late In the day the bond was filed and the train was released. The road threatens to arrest tha sheriff for stopping a train carrying mail. SECRETARY GAGE IS IN DEMAND. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. A rep resentative of the Bankers' Trust company of St. Louis called on Sec retary Guge and Intimated to the sec retary that the company would like to make him a proposition to accept a position at the head of the company. Mr. Gage informed his visitor that when he turned over his office to hls( successor he would locate either in j Chicago or New York, that he could not sntertaln a proposition from any other source. It Is well known among Secretary (iHge's intimate friends that, while the New York offer Is a very templing one, his inclination Is very Htrongly In favor of accepting an offoi from a leading Chicago trust company and the probabilities are that after taking a rest of a couple of months In Florida he will make his permanent , home In Chicago. STEEL TRUST GOBBLES UP PLANT. Chicago, 111., Jan. 28. In the elec tion of former Judge Elbert H-Oary as chairman of the board of directors of the Allls-Chalmers company, the Unit ed States Steel corporation is suppos ed by some to have gobbled up that concern. It has a capital of $:!5,000,to)0 and the chairman of the executive is William J. Chalmersm. The old firm of Fraser & Chalmers and the K. 1'. A II in company of Mil waukee Joined Interests some time ago, but since Klbert H. Gary, chair man of the trust, has completed the organization of the companies and ; found time to absorb other concerns, his eye has fallen upon the machin ery companies. Now it Is reported the trust will go farther and build hips. It Is understood Mr. Chalmers will continue to direct the business of the Allls-Chalmers company, while Judge Gary will govern the finances. Mine In Good Condition. Oskaloosa, la., Jan. tt. An Inquest was held this afternoon over the re main of the twenty-one miners killed In the dust explosion at the Lost Creek cool mine. The verdict of the coroner's Jury was that the men came to their death as a result of an ex pjloslon caused by a shot fired by a miner named Andy Pash. The mine waa examined by a state Inspector, wfio said the mine was In as good con dition as any mine In the state. The mlnera are being burled at the ex- j penae of the Lost creek coai MANY DEAD IN IOWA MINE. Twenty-One Lost Creek Work men Killeb By Dust Explosion, Disaster Occurs with Large Force of Miners at Work, Flames Threaten Destruction of Entire Plant. Oskaloosa, la., Jan. 28. Twenty-on killed and eight others seriously in jured by an explosion in the Ist Creek coal mine here. The dead were all badly burned and mangled, many of them beyond recognition, except for their clothing. Those who escap ed instant death were severely injured and some who were taken out alive died soon afterward, or are in a seri ous condition. The bodies of the dead men were recovered from the mine. The injured, all of whom are fright fully cut, bruised and burned, are un der the care of surgeons in a tem porary hospital equipped near the, mine. .-- j4 l-l-i-j : i,'lJ ! GRYSKR OF TJKBR.1S. The Lost Creek mine Is ten miles southeast of Oskaloosa and three miles north of Eddyville. The explosion oc curred at the noon hour and was what is known as a dust explosion. The miners had Just fired their usual noon shots, one of which proved to be a fizzle, the powder flame igniting the gas" and causing the explosion. Smoke and debris were blown out of the mine in a column 200 feet high. A part of the top works was torn away and the fans and cages wrecked. This made the work of rescue very slow, and it was 3 o'clock before volunteer parties dared to venture into the east entry, where the explosion occurred. The men of the rescue party fought their way into the mine, where a shocking sight met their gaze. The dead and injured were terribly burned and mutUated, serine of them almost beyond recognition. Beyond where the bodies lay the fire was burning fiercely and for a time it was feared that the workings would be wholly destroyed and the bodies incinerated. Finally, however, the flames were subdued, but not until several of the rescue party had succumbed to the fumes. The bo dies were then collected and carried to the top of the shaft. At the time o fthe explosion there were more than 100 men in the mine, but all except those of the east entry escaped with only slight Injury. SCKNKS AT THE SHAFT. It was nearly 6 o'clock when the last of the dead, was taken out and the scenes of anguish among the families of the victims were most pitiful. Near ly all the men were married and leave families in poor circumstances. The mine Is owned by the Lost Creek Fuel company of this city and has been in operation about one year. Charles E. and Fra nklxjfiand. H. L. Spencer and Jap Timbrell of Oskalosa, la, are the principal stockholders. One hundred and twenty-five men were employed by the mine at the time of the ex plosion. Forty of these were In the west entry, and they escaped practi cally uninjured. Sixty were in the east entry, where the explosion occurred. The explosion wrecked the hoisting cages so that it was nearly 2 o'clock be-fore entrance to any part of the mine could be gained. Willing hands among the crowds that gathered put forth heroic efforts to reach the unfor tunate men entombed beyond the east entry. Again and again they were driven back by the terrible pas and many of the rescuers were overcome. Heartrending appeals of the wives, children and mothers of the sixty men Imprisoned nerved the living on to a duty that seemed beyond the range of human endurance. Every possible means of rescue tha. Ingenuity could devise was tried, but it was after 8 o'clock before It was possible to. get Into tfee east entry, By 6:80 ooiock eight bodJes had beest found, thcllr Identity being generally at first un- kjjowa, At 4 o'clock all hope for ttmse left in tie' mine had been abandoned. The fans, which were badly damaged by the explosion, were working aaln, but aa several goora had been blown shut the gaS old aoi cleat' readily. Jtrt fast as the rcsctiere could yen tare In, they forced their way an, but only to find dead bodies at every filer). All of the dead hod been removed by 6 o'clock and taken to the company's store, which was turned Into an Im provised morgue. Pome of the corpses weer Identified only by the clothing worn by the men. The scenes about the shaft and s te company's store beggar description. Physicians sum moned to the scene from Oskaloosa and Bddyvtlle arrived at 80 o'clock and rendered what assistance was pos sible. The Injured mem were looked after and their wounds dressed. The total property damage will be about $10,000. The postoffiee at Grand Junction, Colo., wan robbed of the contents of a registered mall pouch from the cast, the contents of which Is unknown, and 1120 In money and stamps. Polio RaM the Bowery. New York, Jan. tfl. A raid of un usual proportions was mnde by near ly 100 policemen on the Bowery. Sev eral notorious resorts were closed and thirty-two prisoners were locked up. The large number of policemen on the licene prevented any outbreak or diffi culty In getting the prisoners to the police station. The raids foreshadow the doom of the Bowery, for they marked the preliminary step In the wholesale cleaning up of that some what famous thoroughfare. CHICAGO SHEETS ABX.XAL SCSLET. Chhaigo, Jan. 28. Rear Admiral "W. 6. Schley thrice declared that he had no Intention of entering politic. Hta remarks were calculated to set at rest for all time the political ambitions which some of his admirers have en tertained for him. He said no office, however high, would tempt him to Jeopardize the love which the people of this country have expressed for him. The day for the admira) was a round of receptions, at each of which he expressed his gratitude for tokens of esteem and approbation. The demonstrations reached their climax in the banquet given In ls honor by the Hamilton club, in the banquet hall of the Auditorium. Ap proximately 6.",0 guests were presenL KVKKW WOKD IS CH BBRHD. Admiral Schley arose amid applause and said: "Mr. President and Gentlemen of Ihe Hamilton Club: What I desire particularly to say is that 1 thank you most sincerely for the welcome that you have accorded to me. The gia tribute which 1 met on arrival at your depot and In passing through your streets w such a tribute of confi dence and esteem that it has touched my heart sincerely. (Applause.) "If in my long career of fortylive years I have done anything that is Worthy of your approval, then my sat isfaction Is complete. (Applaus "I wanted only to say that I ajm simply a sailor and that 1 have served you in storm and in calm, in sunshine and in bad weather, from pole to pole and from sun to- sun. The onjy motive of action has always been, 'My coun try and my people.' (Applause.; - - "I desire to say, most emphatically, that 1 have no desire to be other than a sailor. I have no aspiration for any civil oflice, however high it may be. (Applause) My one ambition has been to serve you faithfully, loyally, devot edly (applause), and if I have succeed ed in doing that the measure of my amhition is full and my only other ambition is that I may retain for the rest of my years that I may be vouch safed for me your love, your eirteem and your respect. (Cheers.) I would not care to jeopardize that by seeking or accepting any office where I should be condemned to follow always, rather than to remain in the one profession that I have chosen, where there are occasionally opportunities to lead. Ap plause." THE CESSION TREATY IS SI6NED. Washington, D. C, Jan. 28. Tbe treaty of cession of the Danish West Indies islands from Denmark to the United States was signed at the state department by Secretary Hay and Constantine Brun, the Danish minis ter. The treaty will be submitted to the senate for ratification immediate ly. Following the invariable rule In such cases the state department offi cials decline to make public any ol the details of the treaty so that it ia not possible to state positively the price to be paid, though this is be lieved to be in the neighborhood to be in the neighborhod of $5,000,000. It is learned also that Denmark has abandoned the position it was inclined to occupy toward the conservation of the political rights of the inhabitants of the island and gives the United States a free hand to deal with them without pledge of American citizen ship or of free trade privileges. It is assumed that the status of the Danish West Indian islands, political ly and commercially, should the treaty be ratified, will be similar to that of Porto Itlco. Having gained these points in the negotiations, the state department officials believe that the treaty is certain to receive the appro val of tne United States senate. The new treaty is peculiar in that it will require action not only by ths senate and the Danish Rigsdag, but (jy the United States house of repre sentatives as well, since It will be nec essary for the house to supply the ap propriation to defray the expense of purchase. ABOUT NEBRASKA IRRIGATION ACT. Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 28. Additional briefs, containing new arguments and a response to the Interrogatories of the court, were filed in behalf of the Craw ford company In the case brought by Ieroy HaJJ In Dawes county.. The ac tion Involves the constitutionality of the Nebraska Irrigation act and has bwn pending In the supreme court for several years. Leroy Hall owns a mill on the White river and Is seek ing to restrain the Crawford Irrigat ing company from appropriating the waters of that stream for irrigattnf purposes. i In his petition to the court, Leroy Hall contended that so much of the act as sought to confer upon the state board of Irrigation the 'xerclse of Ju dicial functions, was ti. onstltutlonal, alleging that the legislature copied the act from the Irrigation act of the state of Wyoming, which was adopted In that state under a constitution which authorized such legislation, while the constitution of Nebraska does not au thorize or permit such legislation In so far as the adjudication of the rights to the use of water are concerned. F,nch party diverting water from the White river or Its tributaries, or tru ing It or claiming a right to divert or use It. was made a defendant Jn the action. The purpose of the MS was to quiet the plaintiff's title to (he use of the water which he sought to take from the river. Cleveland la After Duoka. Georgetown, 8. C, Jan. IH. Format President Grover Cleveland, with a party of friends, among whom are Rear Admiral Itoblcy D. Evans, Cot onel E. C. Benedict, General Anson O. McCook, Captain P. H. Lamberton and Herman May, have arrived here. After a breakfast they boarded the United) States ship launch Water Lily and left for Ford'a Point, on the Lower Baa tee river, the shooting- preserve ajf. General B. V. Alexander, whom furtssV the party wilt be while here. k . . .. , ... ; .