liELLIftERKKT RICHTS
PROPRIETY OF EXTENOINO THF
SAME DEFEATED.
Hi* Hnhjpf i llnilpr DUpiimIoii In th*
Hpfiair—Mr. full ***rrHj 4rr»lfin fh#>
Hp»nt*h Oofprnmrfil far It* Adminis
tration in CiiIni—How ft#n*tor* i *unon
and l«nds* Hi and an tti# Qiiritlnn.
_
Nrntlnr* lll*riiM « nlm
Wssuinoroa, Feb. z!.—The Senate
to-day, on motion of Mr, Chandler,
po*lpound,nvnaldcraf Ion of Mr. ledge'*
resolution for an Inve»tig*iion of re
eeut bond Issues until Monday,
Mr. Call, at a o'clock, called up the
resolution to grant belligerent rights
to the Cuban Insurgents. Mr. Cam
eron moved * substitute resolution re
questing the President to offer the
good office* of this itovrrnmaat to
bring the war to a dose.
Mr. Call spoke, severely arraigning
the Spanish government for its admin
istration m Cuba. Senator Cameron
followed Mr Call lie referred to the
fact that lie was in President tiraut's
cabinet at the time of the former
' *«»•*»■» *» |r» I'tip tff, iir </irjrrn;i| i>i| nur
committee resolution as accomplishing '
nothing and giving offense to Spain 1
without extending any benefit to
tuba lie .vanled the United Slates
to act. Iln urged that the miseries of
l tihs he brought to an end.
Mr Lodge followed Mr. f'ameron In j
m vigorous speech advocating I he rec j
ognitfoii of Cuban independence lie 1
referred to flic unfriendliness of not \
only Spain >iut France and Khglaud ;
as well at the time of the civil war.
A letter from Secretary Carlisle, as
to the coin and other money In circu
1st ion was road and ordered pr inted,
Mr Squire of Washington reported
favorably a hill requiring marine en
pincers to be American citizens. Mr.
rye, called attention to recent re
ntal as of Mr. Squire criticising the un
American course of the international
steamship line. Mr Frye declared
that the senator had unintentionally
misstated the facts. having been
'‘crammed with misinformation.
UNION PACIFIC SALE
tt*r*iv*r SailiiniM Olijert* to tbs Csiitral
l-selflr Using l»l*|MM«d uf Hsparatsly,
WASiuNfifoK, Feh. 31.—Mr. Ander
son, a receiver of the Union Pacific
railroad, and ex-Congressrnan Coombs,
a government director, appeared be
fore the house committee on Pcelflc
isilrosda to-day. They asked that the
Union and fJentral Puciflc roads be put
un for sale «s a whole and given to
tin- highest bidder. Mr. Anderson
submitted an amend merit to the bill
presented to the committee by him,
providing for the Issue of patents to
the several road*. The Union Pacific,
he said, had used the proceeds of the
sale of lands fur the payment of in
terest on bond*; what was done with
the money secured from the bonds he
did not know. The Union Pacific
was very much misunderstood as
to its financial ability, for, Chough
it was insolvent, It hail been
able to pay every bill for operating
expense*; The proposition to sell the
properties in separate part* was not
good- They should he sold as a whole,
and iri that way would bring a much
higher price than otherwise. Ail
propositions for any other solution
than a sale, he said, would meet with
opposition from Congress, for however
meritorious they might be, It was im
possible l.o secure a unanimity of opin
ion from so large a body.
Mr. Coombs agreed with the propo
sition that the roads should he sold
together and carry out the original
plan tnat they should he a through line
from the Missouri river to the Pacific.
'I he government would probably ob
tain £75,000,000 from them. It might
be well, he said, for the government
to protect itself by making an upset
price. It would also lx; well to bring
those persons owning terminal facili
ties into the suit to settle the question
whether the terminals should he sold
with the road. The government
should not sell it* lien upon the prop
erties. If we osn rid ourselves of this
rsilroad scandal, he said, the value of
our stoeks all over the world would
appreciate.
TWICE HANGED.
Ilia First I(o|h» llroke unit Fitzgerald
tllil Not Ism* (unu liiiiiiiins
Sr. Louts, Mo., Feb. 31.— James
I tl/gcrald was hanged here this fore
noon for the murder of Ilia sweet
heart, Annie Nacsscus, on the night
■ >f November 34, Fitzgerald was
’aken to the gallows at 10. o'clock,
bound in the usual way, the black cap
adjusted, the trap sprung and tliecul
|u it shot down six feet, hut uot to
y tenth. The rope Orokr and th« vio
Ftll«t lay struggling ou the ground lie*
ueath the gallows. 'I lie l,luck cap
was iuxtuuliy removed by I lie doctors,
wlio found Fii/gcruld stdl conscious,
stimulants were glveu and lie revived
and was lakcu into the morgue a tew
feel away, where he wa* eared for by
the doctors
A new rot>e wa* sent for at once,
and at l| o'clock the sick and trrm
bilug, hut nvrv.v victim, was uuaiu
taken tu tin* eiaffulrt. At J l Hi (lie
trap waa again *|>rung HU nark an
broken
Walter# •'*»*!»*« aigiieu.
Harman ro«, feh. vi, *e«ret*ry
ulr.ry th a luornlng reeelreil the fn|.
lowoig cablegram euamiitiing the
liariloutng of ettCouaut John I. Haller
, I'rctUienl laure of Kraim |*atU,
| eh P*. -The I'renbieat algneil I hi*
looming UeMer'a partlnn Ur.lera are
tieiug Uaneil for hi* reteaae. — ihigne It
I.Htli*
'' 111 ™a
k Way* I awl la ateet- Waking
l HM'imi, r ell fl the IlllaoU ainel
j- ofanv U taaking plan* to tike the
Uueatgen phut gnpiit for the tlrlr*
I Ima |J *a •»* In aluel II .* »u rIiiiphl.
going tbig Hue are aueeeMinl one of
i hr gi rate <1 On until* of the near pint
lugrepn* will nee ewe in umunfaettir
ae eu*l <o« • tllgry*'
n>» »te*Mto*a 1'iaaMaei Ueaanal
Whawtaufoa. keb. I - The l>angh
k«r* uf the Atorrieea HeruleUua he
4av aaeai«Muu*ljt eleete4 W*« hieieu
tin, a ill of ibe Vine IWeaktewk, aa
pfeeuieul gaaeral
THE DAWES BILL
VoUUf %falilng m fttrong Fight '
Against th* Mraann.
Wasiiixoto*. Keb —i hnlrnisn !
Dawes of the commission that hear* 1
his name occupied practically the
whole nt the time that tin- IndiAn
affairs committee of the House va'
aide to give the commission to-day.
His address was in support of the hill
for the government of the territory.
A concerted effort to defeat the
measure appear* to tie making pro
gress President Cleveland assured
the Indians and the commissioners
alike that he would sign any measure
which came to hint preserving the gen
eral features of the hill tentatively
submitted by the Dawes commission.
Acting upon that information, the
Indian lobby is manifesting the strong
est real in liehalf of amendments
which would make the hill extremely
radical. In House and Henata alike
the lobby is laboring for Its defeat
LIVE STOCK MEN
fh•/ Ash Congress for K*< l|ir»t al legis
ts'Ion Is hirmlgii Markets,
Wsshisoios, Kelt, tl! The officer*
and members of the executive board
of the National Hive Htock Kxchange
of Chicago, St. Hoiiis, Kansas City and
Omaha were given a hearing by the
Senate commit tee on agriculture yes
*_I-.. '1't. ..Hu,i L.n I
” ' " ••'■.J —.».
whit li won hi o[hoi tli«;
foreign markets to American live
stock and while they suggested
no especial plan, urged that
Congress assist in llnding a
way to do this. 7'hey complained
especially of the restrictions placed
upon importations of American cattle
hy foreign countries and contended
that there was no foundation for the
charge that American live stock is
diseased
(senator* Warren, Hear and fieorge
were appointed a suh committee to In
vestigate tlie question and report.
EDISON AND THE X RAYS
The Wlisnl Succeeds In Taking an In
slantwnenus Tlrlnre
okanok. .V Keb. 2l. After ex
perittieuting for two week* in hi* lab
oratory in West Orange. Thomas A
Kdisou yesterday succeeded in taking
an instantaneous photograph hy means
of the Uoentgen ray* from floreseent
tuhex, the rays having penetrated a
heavy cardboard and vulcanized fibre
plated holder, in another experiment
a sharply defined image of a metal
strip was made on a plate with four
ami one-half inches of wood lie tween
the plate and tlie floreseent tube, and,
after an exfosure of twelve minutes,
tbe photogrAh was takeu. Mr. Ml
son said by^llie end of tbe present
week lie will be ready to try to take a
picture of tbe human head and make
other interesting photographic exprr
i merits.
BILL NYE SERIOUSLY ILL
Suffering from a Ulrofce ol Apoplexy
and Can l.lve Only a few Hours.
Asni'.vii.i.K, N. Keb. cl —The read
ing public of America will hear with
regret ih»s W. Aiyo, sfu* oiOlie
Nye of the world of humor, whose
writings iiave made the whole world
laugh, is seriously ill at his home at
liuck Shoals, eight miles south of
Asheville, lie is suffering from a
stroke of apoplexy. It I* thought he
can live only a few hours.
COX GETS THE PAPER.
Kansu* (Tty Time* Hold In the Receiver '
for (MU,300.
Kansas f'lTV, Mo., Keb. 2b—The
Kansas City Time* was sold to-day at
sheriff's sale and bought hy Wiley O,
Cox, the receiver, for $82,300. Mr,
Cox represented a syndicate of promi
nent Missouri Democrats. Mr. Cox
wilt l>e the publisher and make it a
straight out Democratic paper.
forty Cars of Implements.
Omaha, Neb., Keb. 21.—The Union '
I’acific this morning sent out a train 1
of forty car* of agricultural imple
ments to Snake Hlver valley, Idaho, j
and Utah. It is consigned to one of
the co-operative concerns of Halt Lake !
City. It is one of tbe largest single j
shipments of machinery in ihe history
of tlie West, and Is designed to as»ist j
til irrigation work in the great Snake ,
river valley.
I.egUlalor* II,••cut Carlisle's tauter. I
Ow> nshoHo. Ky , Keb. 2l. The,
Daily Me*,euger published last night, ‘
response* from eighteen DeiuoeraUo ;
me in tiers of the legislature severely i
criticising Secretary Carlisle's letter. >
in wliieii lie declines to advise sound i
money men to vote for llin.'klnirn !
Nearly all say it looks like < ariisle is
making a bid for lliu nenatorstiip him- I
self
l eft * Miniature folttn uu III* llnor*l*p
I'Kitov, DU la , Keb 81. - Twenty
mile* north of here a few nights ago
whileeup* left a in ill is I ure coffin *>ti the
<tiH>rkU>|Hi of I* A Irwin On ibe (
•mrttn warn inwriln'it tlin wool*: !
"IVbl'm’a|>k l)T." liikula Ilia irnflin
»<> lltrup (tint of rn|M’. Il !• IhouifM
il *•• lafl tliara by Irwin'* «Hrnl**»t*
mil* in *«nre bun out of lha vuunlry.
W M, IiIm’i
l.uNlma, Tab J<,—Tbr I,anil* Mar
aury ««yt lha •••fatfamani uf Vlllllmu
MulUurf A •tor ami l.mly l.uu iu!|,h
• hurt'll,II. fui uiarly M »* Jntuila Jr
rumn III Sew Yurli. will ha *IInuliuavil
•liurlty Mr* A*U>r dta.l Ifwaaml* <■
ts. IWI •ml l.inl ls*n4ul|ill I b irrblil
41*4 4m»tt*rv tfl, i*u‘.
HI** l*«»iln.» u* * Uumiua IniMr
KlIuiUlMI, KuW. Tab if| Mlkk.la*
•la Iwwalilnif. lUiltrblri uf a* Our
ariiur UwalliHy, uf Vltahita r| i n> t «
>i*m *««f i lu»k bar a ya«lart|*y ill’ll
furly |‘uiiti*, anil #*»* • mtUi.a i«a*|i
iUm w ho h w uk ulUmla.t (■> • HUiu
liar uf lamtliia v!|u< n*
item • WafcaraaiiMMt t'wamuala
Nut in Hull, Ini . lab il tha
Trlbuna My* that Hn.-aar > (bin
will nai-aiil tba t*i>|<MiUl «<MuiNi*lb>H
fur guaarnur uf lmll«M uu ■ ululfufui
farurluif Iba fia. <m»Imm« uf kilter nu4
In uuouklilww in aurimraUim*
HELP OF UNCLE SAM.
HE WILL BE TOUCHED FOR
•250,000
Tl»*t fir in it th* Amount fo fC**n«
drr *•««-<*#••• fnl th# Coming Trim- MU*
•tsslppl K.(position A I oiifrrsnt's with
Nsimtor THafftoa—AdvIe# m to How
to Knhonro ths I'rojsrt.
Tho Trons MIoolsslppi Eiposition.
Omaha, Keh 21.—At the r*<|ne*t of m
committee of tbe Trans-Mississippi end
International Kxpo*ltion company, a
number of business man of Omaha
gathered at the <oinmercial club room*
to confer with Senator Thurston re
garding the beet meant of expediting
legislation neceaaary to promote the
■ucceea of the expoeilion. Vice I’resl
dentil. W. Wattle* of the Union Na
tional bank prodded Senator Tbnra
ton and a number of leading business
men of Omaha were prenenb
< halrrnan Wattle* aald that consider
able progrea* had been made toward
aecuring the endor*emant of the
echernc Among the bodies that bail
announced themselves in favor of it
were the Nebraska I’ress a*«ociatlon,
the beet augar convention of Nchraeka,
the varlou* labor union* of Nebraska
and the Iowa leglalature lie Ntated
that the matter w*» now before the na
tional legislature, having been Intro
duced In both tbe senate and tbe bouse,
lie said that the action of the Trans
Mississippi congress had started the
ball a-rolling, and that wherever the
jjiltrj fiii*i r/fTii moiiu»»H* u iv »»i»'v wimi
instant favor, lie said that great ad
vantage* hail MHM to the south through
the Atlanta exposition II* was sure
Immigration and capital would he at
tracted to the western stsles by the ex
position oroposed.
Senator Thurston, who is chairman
of tiie senate committee having til* bill
in hand, said tiiat tie caiue to the meet
ing for the purpose of learning the ilc
sire of the Omaha people in regard hr
theexposition more than to speak on the
matter himself. Me said that he was
glad he was chairman of the committee
to which the senate hill was referred,
since he would have the opportunity of
giving it his personal attention. He
thought tiie disposition of congress was
to give the exposition Just about the
same amount of aid tiiat was given to
Atlanta.
"You will understand," said be, "the
government of the Lulled States is not
in the exposition business. All it does
is to sttend to the government exhibit.
It provide* for the formation of such
exlilbiis, It* transportation, the em
ployment of officials to look after it
and the erection and maintenance of a
building in which it may lie housed.
That’s all the aid that can be expected.
Of course the Columbian exposition was
of national character and received more
support."
Mr rialor Thurston said that wiiat he
desired especially to know was the
amount of money the business men
thought best to request. Me said that
an appropriation sufficient to Insnre
success should tie asked for, lest serious
criticism of the hill be challenged. He
thought that It might he wise to pass
the hill through the senate, with the
amount of the appropriation left blank.
The endorsement of the senate would
have weight with the hone* 1-sUir
the senate would concur with the house
on any reasonable amount that the lat
ter might suggest. He recommended
securing endorsement from as many
states as possible and suggested that
prominent men in other western states
he asked to write to their representa
tives in congress concerning the enter
prise. "There is a disposition all
through the country favorable to any
thing that the west may ask for in
order to help itself. I’ve sounded sen
timent regarding it pretty thoroughly,
and can safely say tiiat there will be no
sertona objection encountered."
/,. T. Lindsey spoke of the trip to
Iowa. He said that the people there
were as enthusiastic regarding it as
were the Nebraskans. "There is no
question hut that every business man
and property ow ner in this region is
hack of it with all his might."
Mr. Kosewater recommended that
$25<i,000 he asked for. He said that if
as much aid was secured as was given
Atlanta there would he no doubt that
the Omaha exposition would be a much
greater success, lie declared that the
exposition would he the greatest thing
for Nehruska since it became a stale.
He urged active work all aloug the line,
und especally from now until the pas
sage of the hill, which must be secured
before the adjournment of congress,
lie predicted that the moment the hill
became a law the value of Omaha prop
erty would go up !■' per cent.
Senator 'I liurston thought that tiie
limit of the appropriation should he
lixed at $200.(am. lie said tiiat there
was a great demand for keeping down
the cxDeiises of the government this
year, and that i< was best to usk for a
conservative amount at this time
Mr. Lindsey said that the trails-Mis
sissippi region was an empire of twenty
four slates, and that the l iiuuliu exposi
tion would completely outshine the ex
position of the Cotton States He
inought that Nebraska's representa
tives were proeeeding upon an errone
ous assumption when they considered
that the exposition of INtis was to be on
the level with that held at Atlanta,
lie urged an uppioprialtou of r,is>,iiat
Ik »» IIIHMIVt ll»*UI » U m ■'•HIM ,,rl
iirlulluu ui lhl» 11iii*. Iiut Huiitkil tli*
hum uf Hi* trovurnuikui'* *|i|»ni|irlk
Hun k*i ul •-■uu.immi lie tlit**■ »• III lliul
luil few prenviil ruuliiMHl III* |fr*kl
uf Ih* wk|UM.tlun.
*«*uui<*r 't hinmiiu Miht, I inn *» in*
ei|ie«l*lii'« I’m hkil wllli Hi* Ifrull*
iii»ii uf HutniiU They ilun'l lib* in (iluy
lu u kiuull limit '
A v**li’ mi the umuuul uf lit* u|i|in>
|iriulluii in lu- knuiMi fur *»•» u mn«i
UMuiitmuuk in ilri uliiur mi •'> mi
luayriui Ulli W iiUil III u|inru|iriulr
iUl.iKNi uf Ihik umuUMl Ul on IV.
Ik* fun* ***»...»« k !*•*••# ul IMikkk
Ilium. N It, felt I. A ilniw
nt (Hr**11**, k|>i>mv«(l hy I'upi !»*•»». mi»
Ini of Ilk IiiiiiI *mr r««n»a*(| In * »»»•
(lu, hk* fan*k irruktud In Jc i« h*> f*i
w|iuikiik|f him Irnm Ufa wife «>* lb*
yfiaiml nf uin>l*ltlv iim lb* iiurl nf lb*
» ni(4«ii Mwvh lnl*r«**i I* rwllnt •*»
lit* (■••iii'*»*iii<i fr>*tk Uum* k* n*m»
itmluv* ii«* u 4!rnt«* b#*n rrung«tk«,4
In tin* munii v hr u Hnmkii illWta
»it I bur 11 l b* .U.'r** *r**i*4 Km«**
U nut ok!y un* uf v*|HMkinik, but fa
lu-ruill* * ri'kiarrlu** A l***l 4lk*m
I ul mu uf lb* murrlkij* b*» *'**• b*uk
iibt«lk*4 Irnm lb* kutNvm* vunrl.
AFTER CARLISLE.
•VlUlam flniM WH KefassU H»n<U mi e
Mid mt II A.
Washington, Feb. i ■ —Representa
tive Colson of Kentucky to-ilsy Intro
duced in the House n resolution to in
vestigate the action of Secretary Car- (
lisle in refusing to accept the bid of
William Grave* for $t,S0O.(JU0 In bonds
at 113.3301.
I Tbs Senute amendments to tha mil- !
Itary academy appropriation bill were
concurred In. The Senate bill to
amend section Hid of the Revised
Statutes, relati vs to the power of the
Secretary of the Treasury to remit or
mitigate fines, penalties and forfeit
ures was passed; also the Senate bill
relating to Huai proof In timber cul
ture entries.
Mr. McMililn of Tennessee Inquired
into the effect of the latter bill and
whether It had been indorsed by the
commissioner of tha general land
office. “1 do not want to appear oap
| llous in these matters," aald he, "hut
only a few days ago an Innocent look
ing bill, carrying $40,000, was brought ,
up hern and I was assured that It had
the approval of the Interior depart
ment. Upon that assurance J with
drew opposition. I have since learned
| that It did not have the approval of
the department and that it will cost
$M>0,o00 to carry out its provisions. "
‘‘Tha committee gave no such as*
, surance," said Mr. Lacey, chairman of
tha committee on public landa
'‘Someone whom 1 supposed had
authority to speak did give it," re
; oiled Mr. McMilliu.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS,
Mil'll IfWB III
bate Over Indian Affair*,
Wssuiso roa, Feb. 22. Again the
House attended strictly to business,
j The conference report on the dlfiio
| uiatlo and consular hill was agreed to,
| the Senate amendments to'the pension
; bill were sent to conference, und »tics
I Indian appropriation hill was taken
| up. Tin- latter bill carries §s,i<:'.O.Vkft,
j or 0132,727 less than the law for the
I curient year. In connection wltli a
I proposition to Increase the salaries of
i Indian inspectors from 02,500to 02,000,
the salaries fixed by law (the hills of
the last two years have only appro
priated 02,500 each for these salaries),
• both Mr. Cannon and Mr. Ilfngley, the
| Itepublican leaders on the floor, ap
pealed to the majority In view of the
situation of the treasury to keep down
expenses, and refuse to take a step in
the direction of Increased salaries
Hut their appeal* were In vain, and
the action of the committee on Indian
affairs in restoring tne salaries was
sustained. H7-5U.
A hill was passed granting railroad
companies In the Indian Territory ad
ditional powers to secure depot,
grounds.
Mr. Kiynn, the Oklahoma delegate,
moved to strike out the appropriation
of §15,000 for five Indian inspectors,
whom Mr. Flynn termed "Ifoke
Smith's personal body guard.'
Mr. Dockery. Democrat of Mfseourl,
moved, as an amendment, to reduce
the salaries of inspectors to §2,500
each, the amount of salaries fixed iu
the current appropriation law. The
motion was defeated.
'The committee roar with the Flynn
amendment still pending.
At 5:10 p m. the House aillourued.
WALLER A FREE MAN.
He I* Heleaasd From Frlaiui—Will Join
HI* Family.
WssilIXiiroN, Feh. 22.—Secretary
Olney received a cablegram to-day
from Am bass ail or Kustla, announcing
that Waller, the ex-consul at Mada
gascar, was released from prison to
day. it is expected that Waller will
Join bis family in the United Slates.
A* Waller Is entirely destitute of
means, Ambassador Kustis has been
authorized by Secretary Olney to pro
vide him with transportation to the
United States He lias been in prison
for nearly a year, having been ar
rested on the 6th of March last, In
Madagascar, and afterwards being
kept in confinement In the military
prison in France. The authorities
here feel that they have reason to be
gratified at the outcome of the case,
which, as revealed by the correspond
ence on the subject, came nearei
than the public was aware at one time
of leading to severance of diplomatic
relations between the two republic*.
Tlio point at issue was not whether
Waller was guilty of the offense
charged against him, hut whether the
government had the right to Insist
upon satisfying Itself that the Ameri
can oltizen had had juatioe.
The Waller family announces that,
upoiv Waller’s return from trance,
theyAwill return to Kanaas, and will
live again In their old homo in Kansas
City, Kan.
Third IMatrlet Missouri Mepulillass*.
Karri.mon Mfhiuos, Mo., Fab. 22. —
A call has bi-eu issued in the Third
district for the Itepublican delegate
convention to meet here March 95 for
the purpose of selecting two delegates
lo the uaiiouat convention at ht,
l,o«|is The count!** Ciouieisliig the
district with the number of delegates
i.. Hal* Iaaak * sat *i L **i.l.il*.,t mm
follow* I aid wall a, Clay (Minton h,
Ibikalti .1. Havu** ». Ocntry 7. Ilairlaon
10. Mrrt'tr 7. Hay h
*«r HiKlalti and Mawt
Tofkaa. Kau . IVIi S3 lior* roonty
haa t'ttoaan (iff .laleyalat to lit*
VV wblla vowvaiitlou In th* |M>rtona of
j IV U, llelury au>l N. K Tarrltl. I loth
an *iilbu»ia*llc for M.’kinl*) atol lot
land Itoultdian aowtity alao baa
rboH. it her >lala*alaa amt tliay at* for
M. hmU-v awtl Udaud Tlia aaiu* t#
trtt* of IHlaworth aownty.
tN«| Will ant %aala Ha|WH Ih* I w«M
Malta* at Ih* *!»*•«»*
Vt liaitmul I rli Sit I ha |Si|>ull*t
MMiator* liam now «!•-. nivd that whan
Hi* motUm la r»n» w*d for tha towaUl■
• niton of Itr tariff bill, tb*y wilt
anal I naif Mm in Ih* nllltmall** If
thay adhvra lw tht* d**laton Ik*) will
ha abl* ta tarn th* laaalt from Ih*
fa dal If* to tb* a Airmail** able of Ih*
a ih, a»l that anar* th* »<ia*Uait
iton of th* m*a*wr* In th* tfanat*. too
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thaa aanatord *» t» '» th* aMtm«tt»«.
a* on th* tr*« uaanatwn
A COLOR.AHO HORROR.
none saved to tell of the
DIHA*TER.
4 miir of th» EiplfMlon a
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I>o«*ii»|k to 4l«*t Air Into tl»«* ftliaft
4<m •ml tmubf Intrrfrrn With III*
Work of Hoftror Or*mt lobor to Hr
•or«r Hmllra of th« Hlnrffc
l)U«atrr to • I »•! Mltir.
Nr.wrASTt.it, Keb. CoL. W.— An un
known number of men ere dead as tha
result of a terrible explosion that oc
curred In the Vulcan mine, one of tha
eoel properties of the Atchleon, To
peka and Haute Ke Railway company,
at IlfW yesterday forenoon. Usually
seventy lire men are employed In the
mine, but lee# than tills number were
at work when the explosion occurred
yesterday. There la little doubt that
all who were at work are dead
The nu intern of victims cannot now
be accurately stated, estimates run
Ding from fifty to seventy. Those
bent Informed think the numlier Is
very likely between fifty-five aud
sixty. The axulleineiit at presaut Is
so Intense that efforts to aecure a
complete list are useless.
The only man who jfol out of the
mines at the time or the explosion
wkh K<i ward Welch, who was near tha
mouth of the tunnel and was blown
out Ills rkull waa fractured, arm
broken, the fees badly cut and burned
and all the hair burned from his bead
lie was breathing when found, but
expired shortly after without allowing
consciousness. The miners who os
raped direct death from the explor.Jon
must Inive been 'pilckly suffocated by
pas. as all meuns of ventilation were
cut off.
The first news of the disaster was a
report us from I(XI cmnnon. I'epplc
rushed out of their home* end place*
of busbies* to *e« what hud happened
and one look toward the Vulcan mine
wan »uDlcleut, for a dense cloud of
smoke issuing from the mouth of the
slope told thu tale of death. A throng
of people was soon at the scene of dis
aster, a distance of nearly two miles
from Newcastle. A glance was enough
to dissipate any hope for the Urea of
the entombed men. Tbn force of the
explosion had caused a care-in and the
tunnel and air courses ware filled with
the fallen rock, earth and timbers.
Moth fau houses were wreaked and thu
slope and vicinity were so full of the
debris and the gas was so bad that it
was hard and dangerous work to
begin the rescue.
Nevertheless, willing hands were
soon at work and Ore men want down
as far a* possible to ascertain the con
dition of the slope and found It such
that it will require great labor to re
cover the bodies of the miners. The
gas was so bad that after the party
had gotten 200 feet I hey were com
pelled to return.
A* soon as the uew* of the explosion
reached Newcastle, Huperintendent
i'aul (Mount closed the mine* of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, and,
taking ills miners, left for the Vulcan
.nines, whuru all arc actively at work
aiding in the attempt* at rescue.
^%rvu.iMfe MpfiM
place. In thu upper of these two liie
rescuers are in about 800 feet and it is
through this that the air can be forced
into some of thu rooms, hut none of
those in the mine have come out, and
it is feared that this is conclusive evi
dence that all are dead.
The cause of the nxploslon is not yet
known. The coal fields In which the
Vulcan mine is located have been
troubled with subterranean gases for
many years. In many places over an
area of eighty to Hr mile* smoke has
issued from crevice* in the rock* slr.ee
thu country was first known to white
men, and In later year* more than one
valuable coal mine has been destroyed
by fire breaking inio the workings. A
little over a year ago the mines of thu
Vulcan company had to bu flooded on
this account, and tbu old workings
have never iieen reopened. The drift
where yesterday's accident occurred
was a new one. It is thought the dis
aster may have been caused by the
breaking illto Ul) immense pocket of
gas, generated by these everlasting
tire*. On February H, Ntate Coal Mine
Inspector Griffith Inspected the mine
and pronounced it in splendid condi
tion unit tlie work is said to liuve been
done at all times In the most careful
manner.
STILL AFTER MR. MORTON.
Head Distribution Made Obligatory Upon
lh« Mtwrfftftrjr.
Waniiinuton, Feb. 20—The house
yesterday passed the agricultural ap
propriation bill, it carries 8.1,If,*, 192.
The section of the Itevised Statute*
for the purchase and distribution of
"rare and tincouiiuou" seeds, which
Secretary Morton declined to execute
in the current appropriation law, was
refiealed, the appropriation for seeds
was Increased from 8140,000 to
•IftO.tMMi, and its execution was
made mandatory ujain the secretary,
Mr. < ou-ilns of Iowa Introduced tils
aiiieudiudiit to reduce Mr. Murlon's
salary from 8*, 000 to VIA until he ex*
(■ended the appropriation in the ent
rant law, but tile amendment was
ruled out on a |ailnl of order Several
auieuduteuts to the meat inspection
act of l*U\ recommended by Secretary
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A A bent
When Senator Stephen it Klkina wm
in Philadelphia the other day ha told
an interacting story of bta election to
bis present seat. “I was sitting in my
study at my conntry home,” said ha,
'‘awaiting ths returns that would tell
me whether or not i had been ehoaen
to take the place of Senator Camden.
The operator at the telegraph station
had orders to open ail telegrams ad
dressed to me, and to telephone their
contents to me immediately. Suddenly
the telephone rang, and the children's
! gorernsss, who answsred ths ’phons,
came to me and told me the person at
i the other end of the wire waa saying
something about ’shoes,'she couldn't
quite make it out. ‘Oh,’ said I. ’it's my
wife’s shoemaker, probably. Tsli him
to let the matter rest until tomorrow ’
She delivered the message, but returned
shortly to say that the man Insisted
upon talking to me. I went to the tel
ephone It waa the telegraph opera
tor, and tha massage he was trying to
send ms was: ’W hen shell I send you
my shoes? Johnson It. Camden.' Then
I knew that I had been choaea to All
the shoes of thst worthy genUeaMn. —
Philadelphia Record._
l)n pardonable Preeemptloe.
“You know those people thst live la
that two story house serous the way—
the llumpersons, or some such name?”
“Yes. I know them when I see
them. ”
I "I here e passing acquaintance with
them. Hpcnk to tham when I meet any
of them on the street. Well, one of
the girls stopped me while I wss out
walking the other morning. Hbe said,
•Miss ilTgbfly, your bouse wssn't broken
Into last night and robbed, wss it?* 1
said: 'No. Why?* And she said:
■I'm ghid to bear it I dreamed last
night somebody had got into your
house through the kitchen window and
stolen aver so many valuable things'
Think of the presumption of itl Dream
ing about us! And they aren't in our
sat at all.''- Chicago Tribune.
Oklahoma sad the Indian Territory.
A u..ll n._ v..ab laanaiaa
Who recently made a business and
pleasure trip through Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, In a letter to a
friend gives soms very Interesting data
and Information relative to "The Land
of the Fair Ood." lie says, la part;
“When 1 recall my experiences, while la
Oklahoma and the Indian Tarrltory, It
aeema to me to he more like a dream
than a raality. I never wee mere fa
vorably Impressed with a people, and
the resources of the country ars truly
vondsrful.
' “Before making thfa trip I waa Im
bued with the idea, so prevalaat among
the people of the east, that thla terri
tory have llUle In common with the in
terests of our people, end was a plaoa
fitted more by nature for an abode for
the red man and n rendesveue fer out
laws than a home for a civilised aad
Christian people. A personal Investl
; gallon aad InapocUon of tho country
oarly dispelled this Idea, and I found
that nine-tenths of tbs sensational arti
cles of outlawry and other tragedies
credited to that country emlnated alone
from tho fertile brain of some over-en
thusiastic newspaper correspondent.
“The Chicago. Rock Island A Pacific,
U* T/.n -.1.- a O »* B*a ft**
Choctaw, Oklahoma A Gulf and the
Missouri, Kansas A Texas systems ef
railroads each lead Into nnd across this
country, and the great amount of cattle,
hogs, wheat, cotton and other produce
1 shipped out from there evidences the
fact of the fertility of the soil and the
productiveness of the country.
I “The Indian Territory le rich In Its
mineral lands and coal fields, and these
industries ere only In their Infancy,
while the cheapness of the land and
rich soil over the greater part of Okla
homa offers Inducements to capitalists
as well as the farming and laboring
class of our people.
I "There le etlll some fair hunting In
the Keebl hills, southwest of Annl
1 darko and la tha Gloss mountains, and
1 the streams are well supplied with fish.
“Crop prospects are exceptionally
good, and undoubtedly the eomlng sea
son will see s large emigration from th«
•net to that country."
Mrs Emily Crawford, the well-known
Paris correspondent, contributes to the
March Century a biographical sketch
I of Alexandre Humus the elder. The
article is a succeaaion of anecdotes of
j the old novelist, and presents him in a
very picturesque light Mra Crawford
, has an account of the Bohemians and
i “sponges" who took advantage of llu
mat' prodigality, and of hie architec
i tural folly, the Chateau Monte Cristo,
with Its strange menagerie.
(•palling I'otataae.
In a bull-tin lasued by Prof. Knyder
of the Minnesota Htate Agricultural
college he makes a point of inlerevt to
! the housewife, lie shows that where
i potatoes are peeled and started to boll
I ing in cold water there la a loaa of Hu
per cent of the total albumeu. and
where they are not peeled and started
! In hot water this lose is reduced to if
Cr cent A buabel of potatoes weigh
t slaty pounds, containing about two
pounds of total nitrogenous compound*
when properly cooked one half pound
j la lost, containing si a- tenths of e
i pound of the moet valuable protelda
i it requires all of the protein from
nearly (no (miiaa* n rounu
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pruparly Utilintf n buattat ut p»n»t«a*
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In Antvrba a/t*r Ha tll#.M»rary by
umtiua. i'iiin|irl«nl about Iwalv# million
Nuan mil*# of urrHory.
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