Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY EE *
FIFTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOUNTNG , DECEMBEU 5 , 38S5. NUMBEll 142.
THE TRAIL OF TELLER'S TOOLS
TLo Appalling Bobberies Perpetrated Upon
the Public Domain ,
COMMISSIONER SPARK'S REPORT
VJgoioHi Attempts IJcliiR Made to
Hunt Down the Pramls Kaltronils
anil Ciitlto Companion Constant-
lj Violating the Ijnw.
Opc-r.itloiiH of theImnd Ofiluc.
WASHINGTON , Dec. l. 'l ho icjioit of Laud
Commissioner hpuks foi the liscal j ear end -
IilU.IimcW , 18 % " , has IK-CM submitted to the
becrelarj" of 'he ' Inteilor. 'I'hc pctlod covered
liy Ihoicporlwaschlully iiinlcr llio picvlous
iidmlnlstraUon. 1 as imed the duties ottho
olllcc .Maielr.23 , lKi ! , says the commissioner ,
ami aceoidliiKly have but thrco months anil
afewdojs of my own supervision of tl to
account lor. Tnls brief pciloil was lusulll-
clout to unable mu to moio th.in icall/u the
Hltiintlon , and to make a commcncomcnt
tow aid such lefoims.is I soon perceived were
Imperative In thu public Intuiest , the need
aiidlmpoitanccof which ! me become more
and inoie conspicuous with each tlaj's added
experience. 1 found that the minlllccnl ! ;
estate of tlio nation In Its public lands hud
IH en to a vv Idc extent w asted undci dcfcctho
and liiipiovldcnt laws and throi' h u laxilv
ot public administration. astonishing In a
business ecnso if not cumiblo In icckless-
ncpsot olllclal lesponslbility.
Tht' widespread belief ot the people of
thin country tint thu land department has
been voiy laixoly rondiiclcd to tlie advantage
ol speculation and monopoly , private and
rnipmalc , rathei than In the public Illicit' " ! ,
1 havu founil supnoi led by do\cloimicnts In
eveiy branch of thohcrvlee. ltscemsth.it
thu pie.vailln ; , ' Idea running tlnoiiKh this of-
lUcand those siihoidinatu to Itns lint the
government had no distinctive lights to bo
considered and no special intciests to pio-
tut ; hence. as between the government and
npolteiH of tin ; public domain , thugovein-
menl usually had the worst of it. 1 am satis
fied that thous mils of claims without founda
tion In law 01 equity , Invoking millions of
acics of public lands , ha\o been annually
passed to patent upon the single proposition
that nobody but thu gov einment had anj ad
verse Interest.
'J'ho % asl machinery of the land dcpait-
ment appeals to have been devoted to the
ehlcf result of convevlnt : the tltlo ot the
Hulled States to public lands upon fraud
ulent entries undei strained eonsti actions of
impelled public land laws and upon illegal
claims under public and pihatu giants.
li om the repoits ol the sulmidlnatu divis
ions ot the oillco II appeal tint dm Ing the
last IKcal ycai the sales , entiles and belcc-
Uons of public land undirarious acts of
iotiiessichliiiitlieictociiilrace | { ) .3)liltUn')7 ) ; ) )
HCII'S , and of Indian lands bHlbjU.yi acies ,
nuking a total of ! . > oOQ.V > i.r : ) 3 acies , being a
dccicacu , iiscninpaicilvlth the jen IsSl , of
0S irijrjit.il acics , and an Inciease o\ci the
jc.irlbSlol l.-WvISO. ? : ! aeies.
' 1 hoiecelptfl fiom the disposals of public
lands aio 7,0'3(1UI.SO ( : from sales of Indhn
lauds , SUU.lM.'U ; a total of 5Sil ( ,5Uii : W ,
belujr a decrease , as comnaied w Ith the v ear
IbsM. ot < Hirr. ! ) .01 , and with ISsiof SJ.'ObO-
1I7.SI ( ! , to which is to be nddcd " 3,8'l.bO for
( crlilied copies of leeoids furnished by the
L'cncial laud otllce , making the total leeeipts
lei the ye ir from all sources 5rSGiS,4i0.iy.
' 1 ho total numbci of entries and tilings
made dining tbu jear Is 211 , 521 , asrKrcKatlntc
: n-r , > 0t0 ! ! acres , a decicaso ot lr > , wJ entiles
and filings as ( ompaiedvllh the jeai IbSl ,
and an Increase of Ifi"A \ o\er the v e u IbS ! .
'J lit ) number of entries and tilings jiostcd
on the lecoids Is : it'Styj ' , ) , an incicasc ot 71,507
o\ci the jcai Ibbl.
The number of public and private cash en-
It lea and ontilcs under the homestead , timber.
cultuie , tlmbui-land , and descrt-lind laws
improved for patenting is 70,050. an incic.vso
Oi HbO. ) : !
The total cash sales , Including land sold at
public and private sale , pre-emption , com
muted honicbfcad , mlneial lands , umber and
Mono hinds , etc. , amount to G , XKTb.54 ) ucics.
' 1 he amount of receipts from cash salt's Is
> .7l , an averagu of u fraction less than
M. U > poi acie.
T\vo Innuired and forty-three tracts of
land , embracing S.oys.TO acicsero sold at
imbue silp in the vailous land dtstiicts at an
avci.igepihuol SH-llJ/peracie.
Fifteen thousand eight bundled pro emp-
lion entiles were made dining thu jear , em-
bi.iclnif an area of 'JiUlaiK.7l ) aeics , n decrease -
ot 5tSO untiles and ' . .
crease , b'-M/iW.lB acies.
'Jho nnniberot pio-umptlon tilings lecorded
ilurlng the icaius 47'J-M , which , at ViO acres
cadivould cover 7,071SCO acies.
The number of original homestead onti les
iiiadodinlni ; tliojeai lsr > Jb77 , embiaclngan
aic.i of 7,115bb5.KJacre3.
Final jnoof was made on Oi.Ofti entiles , em-
biactng 5io.t,07U. ! 1 1 aeies , an Incieise o\er the
picvloiis jcai of 22J entries , and a decieaso
ol b7,10l.s : ; acres.
Uno thousand live bundled and pltlie
hohlleis' homc.slead duclautoiy statements
cio tiled. co\oilng ' 50,400.
Thlity thousand nine hundred and clght > -
elKht ttiiiber-cultuio entries ere made , cm-
biaclngl,7Vi,035.r > 7 acies , an Incicaso ol1,0'K ' )
untiles and 070,541.70 acres. Klmil juoof was
olfoml on 750 entiles , umbiaeing UO.iiOO.CO
acres.
Two thousand seven hundied and sixty-six
dcsirl-land entries were made , ciubiaclng
. .
.Stalo selections under educational and In
ternal Impiovement giants w cm made , nj'tno-
galtng'J'CJ.'JRMW acies , an incieaso of 11.- ,
uJT.tK ) acres over thn j ear IbSl.
iiKliti'on ; railroad patents and one \\nnon
road jiatent wcio Issued dining thu last ibcal
jear , umbiaclng 1,151 , 1W.4J atros.
Jdbls of detections aiu now on illu amount
ing to HWlOJ7.bt aeies , out ol wlilcb 12,557- ,
: EI'.I. ' 17 acres aio Mispended on IK count ol the
failure of the companies to complete tholr
loads within the tiiuo it'ijulicd by the giant-
lug acts.
line hundied and sixty-four and one half
miles ol land-grant laihoad vvciu lopottcd as
coii.stiiirU'il , maUing tlio total lupoiied con-
fctrinlion to.ItinoM ) , ibN'i. n.iKH.iit miles ,
The imbliuburvojs ni.ulo dining the jear
embrace thu fidlowlng aieas : bia\c > s of
public Innds. S0.w\o : < j.oo ; htinoy.s ot pilvate
luiid claims , 47ty7.0U ; losiiivcys ol publlo
JamK l,170.r ( < J ( X ) ; total. ; U,5iJObi.OD. )
Hhtccn fraudulent townships were dis
covered in Colorado , and a judgment for
{ jJT.OOOvas obtulnud In ( lie couits airalnst
coiitntellng denudes for fraudulent leturns
ol survey ,
Thu commlbslonor thinks public surveys
lia\o been extended during tlio last live jears
lai bejond the needs ot legitimate occupation
ol thoHoll. Nearly t'.owliolo of the tenitory
\Vyomlng and laigo portions of Montana
b.uu been Biirvejt'd uiult'i thudepobit svstom
and the lands on thir Htieams ) raudulcnlly
taken up under the dc.-'urt land act , to the ex-
elusion of fntuio settlers dcMilng homes In
those teulturles. Neaily all ot Colorado ,
thu choicest eattlo raining portions of New-
Mexico , the accessible timber hinds of Cut-
Itoinla , largely the fonuu of Washington
leultoiy , and the principal part of thuplno
lands of Minnesota mo already sunujcd ,
and hi all the western land htatea and tuitl-
lories the Mirvejs Imve anticipated actual
poiiulatlons fur jeais to come. To enable -
able the pivsslng tide of \v extern
Immlgiation to bcctno homes upon the publlu
domain It Is nixesiary , not that further Mir-
\eys bhoulil bo hustened , but that the
hundreds of millions of acres of public lands
now unlawfully appioprlated bhould bo
VMc.stcd fiom lllcL"il eontiol.
Ueferi Ing ( oralhoad land grants the com-
'Jhoreixiit of mllioad constiitctlon show
( hat 17.UJ1 miles of road luuo been con-
hti ucti d uiulcr the land-grant fctem blnee its
0)iii ) menci'iiieut. In the meantime npvvaid
of 100,000 miles hn\e been mil \vlthoufHio
aid of congicislunal giants. Many ot the
laller have been constructed tluuu li uiulu-
\oloped country , \vhllo comti-iictlon under
luiny of the iorimr has been dtlayed until
M'tllohionta outride of tallioad lim
its liavo suillcJeutly advanced to
tnal.e eonsductlon tuolllablollhuiU
public subhUly , and until tl.o disposal by the
govoinmeiit of len'Uid altetn.ite soctlons
mid the iilllm : up of the luck counti h.tvo
euhnnced the pilcoof lands given ai > an ln >
nt in < I i i < l < > d * . iSiuh delaj.s
jen made possible tlnough oniilalnu-
uJ tno luiU ttt'i'aumcnt In vv'thdrjwlut' '
from public approprinlloti lamls within as-
"limed limits of pMijf4.te.il ro ds and relaln-
Inirsucb lands in indellitite re eivalion.
Tlio grant tni ; acts generally make no pro
vision for olliclal wlthdiawa1 * . ( Ji inlod
lands wcio to bo idcnlliisl In tlio detinit.lv (
tixed location of the Hue of tin-road. Until
then the giant did notatttuh to an > land ,
but all Hudson the line of thcpiopo'el reid
remained \\Uhln the dlsposiblo tiowei ot the
pivciiimunt and subject , to settlement and
uitiy.
An odlelal withdrawal of Innds from an
jiropilatlon and di pn-il under the public
land hvvsbcf > ro thctlmn arrived \\hen thu
light of appropriation and disposal was con
cluded by fie I uvftil Idenlhlcitloii of giantcd
lands wa i clearly an net of w um to th. * KOV-
eminent and an injutle.j to M'ttlun , while of
great and Impropci .uhantagc to the i.illioad
oorporatloii" .
.Such vvlthdrawats have , however , been
made , surh wnituand Injiisllco paipaliated
Uinn | theritl/cnsiind the govcrnim-nt , and
such advantages seemed bv gianlees upon
uhose ieiues | s and foi wiio o benellt the
wlthdiawals vvcm ordered. In thurarly pel-
lodoflho land 'rant sstemorroneons views
seem to hive been entertained In ie pect In
what constituted a llxed dcdnlte location ,
and piematnro wltlulrawals lodowed liom
that crroi. In latei poiiods wlthdiawals ap
peal to Invc been made without regard to
legal eoiistuictlon. and appaiently without
uonsldeiatlon ol olllclal icopoiislbilltlc-
an example of the Iiillei ciass may bo men
tioned tliecaooof the I-cavenwoiln , I'avvnet'
& Westein railroad in Kausts , n withdnivv.il
torwlilch on a pioMematical toute was made
upon noothei basis thin pencil lines diavvn
iiciossa teliitoilil map by an uniccreillted
attoiney befoic the liliui : ot the compuo's
aivept.uicti of thu act Jiiilting the grant , and
betoie any othei conditions had been pei-
termed which would have uiithoil/eI the
tiling of : in > inapol the miking of an ) with-
diawal. 1'ioblemitleil lines on IMIIL-I , have
lu this manner b.vn inn over iieaily all p ir-
lions ot Washington tcrilloiy , and widely
dlvcigent lines m ido the bisfs of dltrcient
withdrawals In Minnesota , D.ikoti , Montana
and Idaho. Imils emu withdrnvn have
been icgaidcd by olllclal tavoi as alwav.s
\\itlidin\\n sofaras anj nirt ol the willi-
diawalswero v\llhln the lines of tli new
ones , and such > \ti < inpoil/ed withdiawals on
experimental lines have been ticited as
statutoij ic-ei\atloiis , and made elleillvolo
delcal settlement lights.
Die lesnlt ot this looseness In the adtnlnls-
tiatlon ol gicat publlu trusts Is shown in the
fact tint neaily everv landgiaiit rallrond re
ceived an excess of the grant. The Wlnona
As St. 1'ctei laihoad of Minnesota iccelved
an excess ol : tuoUO , ) acres ; tlio Atchtson , To-
pekaiVSinta l-'e , . ! UOiXK , ) acies : the Alalnma
I'lorhla , ill acies per mile ; Mlssomi , Kan-
S.LS it Texas , 500acie.s per mile ; ICansis and
Denver r.icllic. 200,000 acies. Present esti
mates me that the aveiaire late per mile ol
load at whlchlaiids havebecn oveidi.iwn will
reach 500 acies icr ) ille. The total length of
constructed and iincoiistuicted land-grant
louls lor which uitlidraualb have been made
exceeds29,0. ) ) miles. At an aveiage late of
500 acies per mile , the aggiejate aie \ of ov ei-
dtawn lands will amount to 10,000,000 acius.
which vast amount h is hitheilo been tieated
as the absolute propeity of tlio coipmations ,
but Is in tact public , land of the United btates ,
rccoveiablu to the public domain.
In1bb.itho dcpaitmunt adopted a ruleio-
qulrlng lutnio indemnilv selections to be
m ule on a ba ls of allegi-d loss , but this rnlu
wassit.ibldu lei the accommodation of the
Xoithern IVtlllc , which coniL > any w.is al
lowed to Itlo its selections without any speci-
licatlon. Thocoinpiny then swooped down
on an Immense aiea of land , far exceeding
any possible indemnity right , ami under
color ot such selections bold vast aieas to foi-
olgn s ndlcates and compelled seltleis to ji.iv
exoibltant puces tor land on which thcvhad
established their homes. The illustration
m.ulu by Hie land otllce showed that the tot.il
area covered by appiopiiatlons or claims of
iccoidadverbc lo the mllioad claim within
the limits of such withdrawals is257.TW.m
acres , exclusive of ntibiuvovcd lands along a
poilion of nncoiibtiiictcd roa 1 acioss the Cas
cade mounlaliib , where ttilliiuif or no lobses
can exist. The total area of indemnitv se
lections in Washington teiiitoiy nled by the
lallio id company ib Ot'.i''S.bO acres , or .IbO.-
urJ.l'i aeies more Ihan as appeals lioni such
examination the company would be entitled
to receive if all questions icspeeting the right
'ot the c6mpnuy to Indemnity lands on any
poitlon or the whole of Itbioad vveic decided
in Its favor , and if every tract adverbt'Iy
claimed by settleis should prove an ultimate
loss to thocompiny. Included In these lists
ot selections aio 10,000 acies Unit wcio em
braced in bolllenient claims iinUigoniicd by
the company and decided adversely to thu
settler 01 canceled byreHnmilshnient.
Instructions have been issued since the
commencement , of tlio eiinent je.u dlteclliiir
legistcis and lecelvers ot United Stales lanil
olllccs to lemiiie lists to bo tiled in eveiy case
of appllcaflon by railroad companies toi in
demnity selections , specifying thepaitlculai
alleged deliclenulcs for wnlch indemnity Is
claimed , and that in cases where Indemnity
hclectlons have heretofore boon made by any
company without speellicatlon ot losses lo
admit no finIhei selections by such compa
nies until they have designated the claimed
deticleneics to which the lands alieady
bclcclcd as Indemnity aio to be applied.
Dining the past > e.u patents weie Issued to
western tallroadsas follows : Union Paclllc ,
SO 1U(9.1)7 ( ) acies ; Central I'aclllc , 'J-.OJt.yb . ; bt.
Jotcph it Denver City , ICO.
llofenlng to the forfeiture of uneaincd
land grants the cominlbsionei sajs : "The
amount of unpitcnted lands cmbiaced In all
the giants subject to declaiatlon of forfcituie
is estimated at 100,000OJ ( ) acres , an aiea eiiual
to that ol the combined states of New Voile ,
Xevv Jeiscv , Pennsylvania , Dclawaie. Mary
land and Vnginia. The restoiatlon lo nub
ile sett lenient and cutty ol this gieat body of
lands Is a subject ot the lirnt magnitude and
ol profound national impoitaiice. The nucb-
lion piebonled isstilctly one of legal light ,
The rights of thG coiporatlons have been
upheld lor Ivventy and thlity jeais.
'Hie government has not been in laches. The
lands have been Kent in rcbcivatlon , material
tor building tlio loads has been fiecly hup-
pliul fiom the publle domain , and extensions
of time torconstiuctlon have been allowed.
The detault of the companies has been
voluntary. The lights of tlio public aie now
to bo considered the light of the people to
repossess themselves of their own. The ease
Is not one calling lor bvmpithy to the coi-
poratioiiH : It Is one calling toi justice to the
people ot the countiy. In the management
of their grants , as of their loads , railtoid
companies have bhown little sympalhy lor
the publle none lot bcttlcrs and Lltl/ens
w hose pie enco and labor were buildln-r up
tralllc , and \\liosu eainlngs weio paying all
the trallle would beai over loads uonstiuttcd
by publlu bounty. Holding their ow n claims
thiough Hie indulgence of the government ,
dellnimentcorporations havepuisiied settleis
with iho htiong foic'is of coi potato power ,
not only fiom local tribunals to the executive
department , but from the executive
depaitment to the courts , to wrest fiom
them the homes they had acnulied
within the houiidailcs of lallroad grants. It
Is my Information that n patent from the
United Mates to a .settlei .iimlei an award by
adjudication of this dipirtinout IH not i > ecinf-
ty to his lights against aralhoad company ,
but that the policy of compelling settlers to
defend tholi patents In the courts has been
hjstemntlcally adoiited bybomo of the com
panies hav Ing the largest giants and being In
laches to the goveiinentln respect to their
own obligations. Appeals have been made
to mo by holdeis of such patents asking for
aid 1 had no means to give in defense of their
titles , which ihcy said they could not main
tain at their own cost against vexations , dlla-
toi > ' , and expensive proceedings , toiccd up m
them to compel them in pmclmbo fiom the
companies tlio milot of the titles which they
had , after piotiacted Muiule. obtained fiam
the United States. 'Ihobowho t > cek equity
should do equity ; those who demand charily
hliould show soiiut icgard foi the lights ot
othusand their donois.
Thu agents of thu department have secured
avast amountof cvldciuo of iniudulcnt en-
lilus on publlu lands. Unsciupiilous specu
lation In the worbt forms of land monopoly
Innobeen fostered by the land laws. In
many sections of the conntiy , notably
throughout leglgiis dominated by tattle rais
ing Intciests. the vast aim I ) Ing west ot the
ninety-ninth meildlan cifuniiulluns , whei-
ovennuk1 , hail developed at all points that
entiles were thlelly lictltlous and fraudtilunt
anil nude in bulk tlnxuifc'h eoncerti-d im.tliods
adoptcil by organizations that had iMiieoled
out the countiy among thciuhclvcs and wcio
maintaining belied possessions ot unenteicd
hnds by boundaries and Inclosuuts defended
by aimed ihlers and pi elected against liiiml-
pratlon and settlement by aj&lems ol espion
age and intl.nldatlon.
n In other cases , as In farming regions ap-
pioMiiuto to the cattle belt , It wut > shown
that Individual peculation , following the
progress of public turvcf , was eoverlng
townships of agrlcultutal l\ud with entiles
made for the purpose of selling the claims to
other * , or In enli ies pie < lire 1 lot the .vuilbt-
lion of lands In Hige bodies.
Again , In tlmbeied regions the foiests
were being appropriated bv domestic and
foielgn corporations lliioiuih suboined en
tiles mitlc In fraud ind cva ions of law.
Xewlv-dlscoveitd coal IK Ids weie being
sei/ed and posseted In like manner. Asa
Ineasme of indNien | ibIu pi coalition the rom-
nils-ilonei notltied thuolllccisof Buveialland
divisions that tlml action would be sus
pended upon entriis made in .st.Uc.s and let-
rllories In which a jjreit degree ot Ir.iud
had been developed. The lesult
of this action , the commlsslenci think" , has
been "alutiiy , and satlsfactoiy to bon.i lide
settlers. Mbls of suspended cuttles ln\o
been placed In tiie hands of special agents
for examination and icport. The averaire
estlm ite of fraudulent entiles now made un
der the pie-emptloii 1 iw , as i ported lij * spe-
chl a ttits , In Washliuton tciiltniy , Kansay ,
U\kota , Color.ilo , Xebifvska , Xuvv Mexico
and not them Minnesota , range from 75 to t J
per cent.
A new abne has glow n up under the tim
ber culluie law. A timber cultuie enliy may
run lei thirteen jeirn , and as much longet as
Itsieeord icm tins iineineeled. lly piefcent
practice this Is a icseivatlon of the land dur
ing the whole period of the cxUlcnco of tlio
cntiy. The faeillllcs lliusalfoided of holding
land fora long teimofeats fiee of lent , in-
teiesl 01 taxes have faigely been availed
ot In lute vcais In stales and tei-
ritoiles In whlcli thoeven mote facile desert
lindaetlsnot oii'rative. Wilhln tile u-rc.it
stock lainrusol Xebraska , Kansas , Colorado
ami elsewhere , one quiiter ot neirly ever )
siction Iscoveied bv a timber-culture cntiy
made foi Use of the eillloowncis , iisinlly by
their hcidxinen who make false I indallldavlti
asaputot thu condition ot theli emplov-
ment. The reservation ot the land pieveiiis
a nuwentty Iroiu b.'ln . mule until the foi-
ni'T ' one Is contested or removed , and , the
ranches being IncloM'd bv fences or defended
by lorce , rontests aioeiy geneially pre
vented If n itoliei ) mule enliiuly lnipos lhlc.
Thocommis-tioner tn'eiitl > reeommeuds the
repeal ol the law as the only lemedj lor the
evil. lleal = o iccommeiids the abrogallon ot
all laws autliorl/ing the sale ol publlu lands
foi cash , and the pieseivatlon oL the public
domain lot actual settlers.
Twentv-threo spcel.il agents ha\o been
empliljed dining the vear , at an avciago
length of service of little le--s than eight
months each. In the tn\etiiition of lies-
pisses on publiu tlmbei and assisting In pios-
ccutioiif > foi i ecov cry of damages lo the gov-
einmcnt. Thieo hundied and ninety-six
eases h ivo been spoiled , involving , i nmket
value ol timber unhwtiilly cut .imountlng lo
nearly SOJO,0Hi. ! ( The amount llius lar le-
iccovertd Is oJ.sin.bl , and the amount duo
on accepted [ impositions ot hcttlement is
inVj.iit. ( ) The amount involved in pending
suits Is Sl.V ( > 'J,00.- ! .
Depiedatioiib upon public timber are util-
\ei-.il , llarrantaiid limitless , Whole ranges
of townships coveied with ] ) ino timber , the
foiests at headwaluis ol blieams , and timber
land along watei eoniscs and i.iilroad Hues
havebecn cut over by lumbei companies
under pretense ol llllo deihed thiough iiie-
umptlon and homuslcad entiles m uly b > their
employes and atteiwaid assigned to tliu eom-
) > inies. Suit has been comment l against
one company In Calilornla tor the iccoverv
ot the value of CO,0iO,000 leetof lumber , and
one airalnst a coijioiatlon in Montana , ot
which Iho Northern I'.icllic railioad compaiiv
is thepiineipal slockholdci. The depaitment
h is taken \ igoious meabiiies to put an end to
these depredations.
'Iheeommibsloncr recommends the Immedi
ate witluliawal fiom appiopriition , sale , 01
disposal ot all public toiests and of lands
vahublechlellv tor tlmbei , btibject to future
legislation lei the peimincnt icsenatlon ol
designated areas and a moie economically
go\erned disposal of such timber lands 01
tiinbei as it may not be necessaiy Indeiiultely
to rebcrv e.
_ _
oiir.riioxAi.ui : ; O
The PI > ; lit Over the Portico of tlie
Gureutt Mansion In lialtlinurc.
BAMIMOIU : , Md. , Dec. 4. [ Special to the
Hin. ] Tliequiuel between Ileniy Jajnes
thu millionaire , and Hobert Oarrctt , presi
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio Ualhoad com
pauy , over a portico on the front of the lat
ter' B house , continues. Gariett is building a
line house In Mount Veinon place , which
when Mulshed , will cost over a million dol-
lurs. The objectionable portico shuts ott the
light from the windows of the adjoinlnghoiu.0
owned and occupied by Henry Jaynes , and
the kilter applied for a mandamus requiring
Mi. Carrctt to tear it down. This mandamus
was gianted , whereupon Garrett took the
case to the couit of appeals , where It Is now
pending. The Ill-feeling between the two
men glowing out of thu mattui has become
notoilous. Yestcidav it was rumoicd that
,1aynes Imd dibcoveicd awaytowieak sum-
maiy vengeance upon Uaiiettlu case the
court ot appeals decided that the portico
could stay where Ills. Ho had decided , it is
said , it the poitico was not torn down , to
piesunt the house and grounds to a colored
orphan asvlum. This thicat to establish such
an Institution In Mount Vcrnon Plato has
aioused the propeity owners to a high pitch
of indignation.
Detroit's Pouting Poles.
Dnntoir , Mich. , Dee. 4. St. Alberta Polish
Catholic chuieh lemalncd clobcd this mom.
Ing and no tioublc occuired there. About
daybreak the women turned out to the mini-
bei of about 000 , and said moining prnyeie ,
kneeling on the steps and In thu yard.
A reporter w hose account of the trouble had
not given satisfaction , was met by a largo
number of uoiuen and dilvuu fromtno neigh-
hot hood. John P. ( iaspard , couespondent ,
was attacked labt night while leaving Father
Knlasinski's house and roughly handled. His
injiii les are not bei ions. No trouble Is ex
pected until bundaj- . The Poles insist on
iiav ing mass that day with Kalablnski , while
the bishop has ordered Father Dombrowskl to
olllelate.
*
A Cliocr for Gallant Ijouth.
LJ.VCOLV , Neb. , Dec. 4. Patrick Hgan ,
piesldent of thu Irish National League ot
America , cabled to-day to Mr , Painell the
following message in refeienco to the defeat
of Phillip Callan , hi the county Louth :
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec , 4. To Charles S. Pai
nell , Dublin : Numerous blanches of the
league ie < mest me to congratulate tluoiigli
jou gallant Louth , on Its splendid vlcloiy
over treachery and Insubordination.
PATIIICK EaAN.
AtlvertlHl UK Swindlers.
CHICAGO , Dec , 4. Hand , MeNully & Co. ,
publisher , of this eltj1 , are In receipt of In
formation from western states bajing that
parties rcpiccnting themselves as advertis
ing solli.Itois aio swindling iiieichunts and
others by collecting money on bogus con
tracts and drafts in their name , Ihoy appear
to deal veiy extensively.
Hunk Jtobbcd.
PiTTsnuno , Dec. 4 , About five o'clock
this moi nine the private bank of Hentel &
Co. , of Freedom , Pa.tvventyciihtmlub ; vveht
of here , was robbed of $12,003 In cash and
M'ciuitles. Thu lobheiy was committed by
four men who exploded thu halo with giant
powder. Theio is no dim to thu lobbeib.
A Kidney Cure Comet.
PkoniusTiin , N. V. , Dee. 4. Prof , narnard ,
Vandcrbllt university , Nashville , Tcnn. , an
nounced the Jlbcovciy of a now comet con-
Rtellation in Taurus. It Is faint and small.
This makes the liftli mUe ot iJXi ( won by
l'iof. Hainard for the dbanery of cornels.
Honors to T , American Ijadj- . |
LONDON , Dec. i , At Wiudsoi castle Queen
Ylctoila personally Invested Lady Hindolph
Churchill \vllh tuo insignia of the impcilal
older of the crown of India.
Tlio Paillamontnry Election.
LONIION , Dec. 4 Total returns for mem
bers ofpaillament up to 2 this afternoon
showSili liberals , 215 eonsei uitlvcH and fifty-
three natlonalUU have been elected.
SQOALL OF THE SQUADRON ,
Mild Torrent of Talk Froth tlio High Gap-
tain of Our Great , Navoe.
SECRETARY WHITNEY'S REPORT.
The Dcp.iitniciitM KxtteiultliiiCN The
Dolphin AnalrVolk ortlic.Siiiiiiil-
ron < s A Coiulcnso'il Kcsuiiie of
the Voluminous Document.
The Naval flcoretni-j's rippnrt.
WvtiiN'iiros' , Deo. . The secretary of
theiiavy today tMiismitleil to the piesldent
thciepoitof his department lor tlio IKca
\ cat ended Juno SO , 1SS3. Thuiepoit opens
with a statement as tothodtlfcrenthiiuadioiis
of the navy and Is as follows :
The North Atlantic soiiadion icmalns
uiiilci the command of Acting Heal Adinli.il
. lames K , .louett. The Hmokhn was put in
commission on October IS , and now lornis a
pait of thlssqttadron. An-rlous levolution ,
thieatcnlng the tianslt of the Isthmus ot
Panama , having occmied on the Isthmus
early In the spiinir , a foieoof about ooo blue-
Jackets and maiiiies , was pent thlthci in
Apill , to act In kieplng the li-anslt open and
In maintaining treaty obligations , 'lldsfoieo
was withdrawn In May. Ihocs cls ol the
Ninth All intic b'piadion at present aio the
Tennessee * ( llagihlp ) , Hiookljn , dalena ,
Svvataia , Alliance and } untie.
The boiith Athnlle sijtiadion was icen-
foieed bv the arrival of Ueu Admiral Kail
I ngllbh In his flagship the Lancisier , at Itlo
de .lanelio on Julv 1. The only ( ilhci vessel
on this station is the Nlpslc. liccause ofev -
eial lounilalnts leoentlv forwaided fiom
Amei lean eltl/ens In the Comoio Islands and
X in/ib , a , the Lane.i'-tcr had been oideicdlo
make an uxtended tiulso In the nelghboi-
hood of these places.
Acting Ite.u Admlial .Tnhn U Davis is Mill
In command of the. Aslallo station. The on-
teipii-e has been oideied to piocjed home by
way ot AustiaUi and Cape Hoin , and the
.lunlatatopiocced homebv way ol Capo ot
( oed Hop . The Aslatio station has been re-
enloicedby the Omaha and Mai ion , jo that
it now consists of the Tienton ( lla shlp ) ,
Omaha , Marlon , Otslpce , Alert , Slonocacy
and 1'iilos.
Ot the Paclllc wpuuli on the Lnckawaun.i
and Avachiisett have gone out of commission ,
II having bten reenforeed by the Mohican
and Adams. The squadron now consists ot
the ll.it ( fold ( llagstilp ) , bhcnandoah , Mo
hican , Itoquois Adams , and Pinl.i. L'he
Ilinopean siiuadion now eonslstbot the Pcn-
.sacol.i , Qniiincbaiig and ICcarbage.
'Hie vessels of the navy on detached seivlco
aio the Powhatan and Pospateh on thoAl-
lantie coast , thu Michigan on the lakes , and
the liangei on the coast of California.
The bcciutaiy traiibiuits in' condensed foi in
lepoits fiom tiie dirteient burpiiii heads ol his
department , and tlierecommcndations made.
The follow Ing aie the most inipoilant :
Iho chlet ol the bureau of navigation re-
poits the operations ot the tmicait in lefei-
ence to the manutaeluie.xnd testing of com
passes. Ihu e.xamlnati on of compos lepoits
toi eiuising vesbds with a view to the piepi-
ration of a new vailatlon chart , and the
imbllcallon and distribution ot intoim ttion
on tlie magnetism of iion and steel .ships.
The rcpoit dwells upon the urgent necessity
of establishing compass stations at thu piin-
cipil tcapoits.
The chlet ot the bureau of yards and docks
icportb on the condition of the nav ) jaidb ,
locks , w hat v es , bulldjngs , and oilier pi opei t ) ,
witliieeoiniiiciilationnas > to the moat
Ing impro\ements reimli J ( .
1 he chlet ol the bureap of crinlpiiicnt and re
cruiting desciibcs In defc > ' .lt.tlio operations of
the Imie.ui In the puiclraso inaiiutiiclure , and
supiily ol coal , sails , hcmuv cordage , ehains ,
ancliors , gallej : ? , and oilieraitteles of e < iuip-
nieiit. * '
The chief of the buieau of ordinance de
scribes the operations of the buieau In refer
ence to the dt'bigu , construction and testing
otgnnsaiidtoriiodoes , and to experiments and
improvement * in gunpowder , gun-cotton , gas-
checks , gun-carnages , toinedoes and their
liftings , ammunition for the JlotehkibS gun ,
and electrical apparatus for tiring great guns.
The supcilnteiident of the naval obbena-
loiy pit'sents a statement of the astronomical
work performed dining the yeai.
The icpoit of the chief conslnictoi desciibcs
the woik done by Ills bureau , recommends
tlie purchase of supplies by annual schedule ,
presenthwitli some detail his views as to the
requirements of the navy in the mattei ol
newbleelesselh , and urges the completion
ot the monitors.
TlieMipetintendent of the naval academy
repoits that the prescribed totiibo of instruc
tion lias been cairied out during the pibt
yeai , and the iibiial piaclico cruibo li.ib been
made.
Under the head of appropriations and esti
mates hoba\s :
Tlie amount of appropiiatlons applicable
lo the ciinent expenses ot the hibt bK
months of the liscal yeai was 7 .255uy ! ! ,
the amount lor the last sl\ months ending
Juno 80 , ioYWO,2.V.b5 ) , making the total ! . ! , -
185)3r.y. ) , In which Is included S 7fioJ lians-
feried from navy yard Biooklii , lb , to that
appiopilation It S per appropriation waiiant
No. ils.i , &HO.OOO from macliinery doublc-
turreted monitois , imloJinite , to bteam engiu-
eeiing , 1KS > , per appropriation wairant No.
: ! 00 , and . ' ,101.87 nay inisecllaneoiis 18-sr . ap-
piopuatedtoMipply de/ieieneles / for said lib-
cal icai perapjiropilatlou wairant Xo. IMl.
Tfiero was a balance on hand at the com
mencement of the hscal jear on
account of pay of the navv and
pav of the mailno corps of SJlOi,40l.k : > ,
The total gross amount , theiofore. which was
available lei the jcai Aas Sin.b'i. ) OiS.GS.
Theio should , however , be deducted from
this amount the sum of WSW , appropriated
toi the navy asvlum , as that sum was brought
tothecieditot the asylum Kebruaiy'ir > , ISii ,
by icqiilslllon in Its favor , and Is Included In
the exhibit of expenditures chargeable to
navy appiopiiatlons at that time as icfundod
and deducted from the amount diavvn in that
month , also il.-lOVJr-.b ? duo to geneial ac
count of advances , which leaves a balance of
SI MJ.V.il'.tU available foi the year , being
Sl.lOl.biMH less than thu amount avallablo
lei thu fiscal jtat ending Juno ao. 1W.
The net amount di awn from the treasmy
by warrant during the last liscal jeai was
sl1M7W7.7J ! , which leaves a balance un
drawn of ilOW)7n.OO ( ) ; to this should bo
added ( ho net amount unexpended In the
hands of pay oliu ers on Kild .lime ! W , JSS5 , as
shown by the otUco of : the tointh auditor ,
S1'JM,570 ill. leaves an ( igifregato balance un
expended of ; $3l $ < i'S.iH5,7. ( > . which stood to the
credit of thedejmitmtut.-it the beginning uf
the present liscal v ear. That Is , the total net
expenditure for tliofibchljeai cndlngJiinoitO ,
lb& , was that much Icbb than the apppropria-
tlons. 1
The appropriations available for the present
fiscal jcai. commenclngl July 1 , lhs. % ore
SlH.'j'W.'OJ.stt. Theaaiptnjt drawn by war
rant from the tieasury ifojil July 1 , fsB1) , to
November 1 , ibs , ) . ( Ipdadtum that refunded ,
is 841'is.'i,7GO.i1. ' ; , Tnq iimiiiint drawn by war-
lanl dining the same pefliWof his tj car was
sVlte.lUJ.lSj. ! ! . ]
The estimates for thdnnrj * for the flpcal
year ending June ! W , lWi ( ; > nwunt to 5K,10l-
liUS.in , \\lilclisumuit'ombi-aocd estimates
foi new objects , nut thbseonlliiarlly tor the
hervice , amounting to * ? ljtOyUr ( ) > o.'J4 , leaving
for the eiiatoinaiy pufitobJ uf the bcrvitu
feiyoH,7 : .Ui. They eralmico for Increase of
the navy S10.Sl,7rO ; for the completion and
aimament ot thu duiiblMtinvtcd monitors ,
-l-X)4il'il ) : and foi public works and Impiove-
iiienls al the var.ls and'hmtlons tf l'jasj.ir.ll.
Iteferrlng lo thbdlsturhanecs at Panama ,
and the work done b/ the North Atlantic.
Suadioii ( | dining the trouble , the gecietaij
goes over the whole matter In detail and con
cludes s lollows :
The otllreis and men charged with icstori-
( Ion of the tiecdom ot transit on the Ibth-
inns discharged their duty in a highly satis
factory manner. The action of the depart
ment was carefully confined to mcabiires only
as wtroiievcsbary to enforce treaty stipula
tions , every prct'auilon bciiu taken to re
spect the autonomy of Columbia ; and our in-
teileiencoeeahcd urn moment the object had
been accomplished and the freedom of Iran-
bit had been M uuielyre-eatabllhhr < l. Among
the lesults of these navul operations upon tlio
Isthmus , by no means'tho less gratifying.
has been the astiiblUhment of htlll closer and
moru friendly rcUllnns with a slbtcr repul > -
llc , while our comiiieJdal oihrother Inteiests
In Ccntial America tM , < been Htrin < ; thened ,
andan addltioa4lgulbnlHf hccuiity has
been ulvn to tlio iJE.iiitllt ) enUi iso of
Ameik i i-t t'-'s ' ' . * & - Jt Is lately for
Iho puipo c of piolectlin : the mercnutilo
innrlno and fora sMing ltsheallhvdeveloi- |
nienl that the nav v exMs ; and theio mo ie.v
sons for Itelknln ? lint IH services on the
Isthmus dnrlnir the monlhsof A pi II and Mtj
la.st will have linpnilinl and far icm hlng
con oiinonecs In this tliiecllon.
Mi. vVhllneyiiivscoii'.ldciableattcnllnii In
his icpoil to the dlllleultv Incident to the fail
ure of the dlspnteh boit Dolphin to meet the
leiiuliemenls called lor in the conlrai t foi her
toiibtiuction. The Dolti'ilu , ho .si > s , as she
Is now , should be legaiilcd more ns a plea ino
boatthaiias u dlspali.li boat , ' 1 he.uloiu
ti lals and tesN to which she was submitted
aroreteired lo , Hie absence of oidliniij pio-
lection of IKI machine ! ) ' fitun exposure to
fire In ease of hostile conlllct.and compul-
son mule with slmiliu boats ot Kngllsh eon-
stiuetlon. The work of the advi oiv bond
detailed lo examine her after completion Is
gone ovei , and Iho eorie-poiideiiee with the
conliiutoi , , Iohn Ko.uh , is submitted. 'Iho
causes which led the go\einmciit to assume
the completion of the Dolphin and the con
struction ot the three diuveis the lloston ,
Atlanta unit Chicago-ale given , anil thesec-
ictat.v eoncli.iesbwjli1 ! ; ' II Is of no use to
illMtisi the ehinictei or tl'c boattheli
nieillsor dcmeiils. Tiidei tie ! pioscnl cli-
enmslances all that the govetnment can do
I torn a business point oflevv Is to complete
them. Whatevei Ihej tuin out to be they
vvllldemonsiiatei In pi.ictlce.
Alter dwelling at some length upon the
oiganbatlon ol the navv dcpnlmcnt , and
pointing out Its delects ami Miiigestliig iciiie-
dles , thu ' ccietaiy ays :
The eountij lias expended inee.lulj 1 ,
IM ovei 575,000,000 on the constittctlon , ie-
pah , equipment and oidnuucu ol vessels ,
w hlch .sum , w 1th a vet y slight oxceplloii , has
been snbstanl Lilly thrown sxwaj , tlio exicp-
tlon being a lew ships in piiwossot construc
tion. Thu fact still icmilns that for about
sovenU of the seventj-ihemllllons expended
lei thecrcallon of a navy we have jiraelliallj
nothing to show. II N iiu | slionablo whether
we have a single naval ve scl finished and
atloil at the piemen t tlmeth.it lonld bell listed
to encounter the ships ot any hnpoitniit
powei. faiich Is not the kind ot navy which
this eountij it'iiithcs noi such as It U en
titled to have.
The problem of keeping pace w llh the
maich of Improvements in these lines of In-
dustij is one of Ine.ilculablo dllllcully ; and
jet unless the government Is piepaied lo
mall itself piomptlv ot all the lmpiovemunt.s
that ate made In thecoiibtiuctlon and equip
ment of Its ships its CNpendltmes uie I.ugcly
useless.
11 is of little sou ice to a nation to have any
navy at all unless iv fall expulsion ol the
highest sciuntilluiesoiirc.es ol its dav. The
desliitctivc power ot the. modem Iinploments
his become so gicat as lo dominate in actual
waifaie.
rorthcconstiuction and maintenance of
such a navy we have niailo but little piovl-
slon. Tolia > e and m lintain such anavj Is ,
1 believe , the wish of the counti y and the
duty of the goveinment , > " : t * * 'Ihu
poltcj of enlisting piiv.ilc enleipiNo In thn
woik tends to the eie.Uion and development
ol ImpoitaiitbiancliCb ot indiibtij within the
country.
II the 375,000,000 spent since l os bv 0111
govuinment had been used to stimulate com
petition among otn people in the piodiutloii
ol modem ships ol war , it is ( niito fair to as
sume that the activities and agencies at the
disposal ol the goveinment would have been
by this time enlhelj' adequate to Its needs.
It has been wasled by government agencies
upon worthless tilings.
Sulllee It to bay om gov ei nniont has placed
itself in no iclation to the inventive genius
ol tlio counti j * . and is without the rich fiuits
which such a couise would bilng lo It.
Mj hiiel expuiioneo has sitlslicd me that
whatever changes ma > be dcsiicd , it is of Hist
necessity to sejnnite , as much as piactleabie ,
the woik of diiection and dellbciation liom
the details of execution ; in othei woids , that
theie should be In thu coiibtiuctlon of a n.i\y ,
as In cveiy other kind of business , a piopei
dlstiibutloii ot labor. "
It Is pioper to say that many Improvements
In Hie piebcntoiganUatlon niay.bo made by
thosecietaiy wltho it additional legislation ;
.ind to the extent to which , altei full con-
sUlciation and dtbuiibslon. changes will .seem
to be judicious , thoj will be undei taken.
Annual
i.v , Dee. 4. The annual report
of thu sucretaiy of war was iceulvcd to day.
lie speaks of the opei.itlon of the tioops In
Oklahoma and Aiizona at some length , and
cites the fact that Lieutenant Geneiul Sheri _
dim is now Investigating in peison the con'
dllion of alfalrs in tlie latlci tenltory. The
secretary concurs In the recommendation of
( icnci.d Shcildanofconccnlrutiiigtiooiisand
putting lai go gaiiisous in tlie siclnlty ol the
largeclties. IIo favois theietentlon ot West
Point graduates and additional second
lieutenants In tlie army ifacancies me in-
sullleient to piovido places. Ho lecommends
all the state troops bo armed with the same
\ \ \\canonasthoiegulararmj- judge ad
vocate general having been foragiavc of
fense suspended lei twelve jcais , which in
hlb case is equivalent lo letliemcnt , anothui
appointment to the place 01 legislation to
meet the emeigency is iceoinmcnded. The
enlisting of a trained cook foi each company
of tioop and battery , and a baker lot each
gaiilsoned post it > also recommended.
Thu secielaiy speaks of thu lepoits sub-
mltted iiiion the necesbltj * for coast defenses
and thcimpiovcmentof the Mississippi , but
makes no ccncial iceommendatlons. He
urges the necessity foi the appointment of an
assistant secielaiy ot war. The seuretaiy
calls the attention of congicss to the tact that
the Minne.sota & Noithvvestcin lallioad , u
private coipoi.ition. acting under authoiity ot
a tenltoiial act , Is obstructing the main
navigable channel ot the Mississippi , within
a few hundred feet of the spot \vheio con
gress , In authorising the city of St. Paul to
build abridge , piovidcd theie should bo a
span over the channel leaving. ! clear vvatci-
wav ol not less Ih.inlWO feet In width.
The expcndltuies tor the jeai ending.Tuno
SO , lbN5 , were SW.an.OOO , of which 8il : ) < H,000
w is for public works and harboi and river
Impiovements. The total also includes ST1G.-
000 cicditedto the Mibsldlred Paellie ndlioads
foi tiansjioilation dining IbKi and prioi
> earFor the Ilsc.il jeni ending .lnneio : ,
" 1 , llioappropiIations.iggiegaloStl.TllsOOO ,
of w hleh only yJVI8 , 00 Is 101 publlu w 01 ks
Msllmates lot the fiscal jear ending JtuiOoO ,
1M7 , amounted to 55HI,7MJ.KW. ( This the t.ec-
lel.ny reduced lo HV-OI , < XH ) , allowing toi
public works , Including river and liaiboi 1m-
pro\ements , SKi.lCd.ooo.
otiiiiinry.
MiurAuivii : : , Dee. . U'llllam Alilileh ,
c\-meinbei of eongiess liom the Hist Chicago
dlbtilct , was stilckcn with apoplexy at the
homo of his mother , In Fond du Lac , to d.iy ,
middled a few hours later. AhUlch moved
from Chicago a few jearrf ago , and hah since
been engaged in the milling business at
Fond du Luc ,
Tough Men from Nuponcc.
BLOOSIIMUON , Neb. , Dec. 4. [ .Special to
the ULK. ] CJeoigoS'arlln , Hob Ingiam and
Young Hooding , bold men from neai Na.
ponce , who aie In the habit of ninnlng the
town when they come , were arrested last
night for riotous conduct and lined MO cadi
and costs. They undertook to icslst the
ctllcurs , but got badly used up.
Montuna'H Mineral Wraith.
Hr.i.n.VA , Dec. 4. The inliiliiir and stock
exchange ojiened last night with a pi and
banquet. Seventy membciH. thu moat pionr
] ) iomlnent capltallbls and mlneis weiepich'
cut. Mining developments me io ) | iessng |
lajildly In this vicinity. Nuvv stilkes are ru-
portirt dailj1.
Moxicau lull-rent In tlio
MIIXJCO ( via Oalveston ) , Dec.I. . The sll-
\u question Is agitating the mess , niid great
Inteiest is tiiken In t-jieculatloiis legaiding
President Cleveland's rorthcomlng mebSagu.
ilu > HUHO Dull Statement.
Itosiox , Dec. 4. Piesident Sodeii , of the
Boston b\so ball association , denies the eoi-
rectnessof tlioCldc.igo dispatch pinpurtliig
to give thu composition of the league lot next
jear , and pays the committee having the mat
er In chaiguhavo aulved at no decision.
ultHlnctia Failures.
NKVV Youic , Dee. ! . Business fai lines the
last bincu days nunibei ZW , ugahidt "U last
week.
A WISTIIX : n
The AVllil Wlml TiFYosterdnj-\\Vsf-
oru t'ulon WUc s Down.
Cute \io ( , Dec. 4. About 1 p. in. today
< now bewail to fall heie. The ( lakes were tin
usually hice. Toward evening sheet car
horses laboied heavily against thcdilfllng
snow , and the wind , \vhleh vvasbjglnnituto
cam the name of "bll//aid , " was to-night
blow lug fiercely froni the northwest , and the
which stilt falls thickly , lsdil\cti
i the streets with bllndltii ;
foicc. Theiu Is every ludlcitloii of
an nil night slego. T.hu wind and s-now ,
which If continuing even at the piesenl do-
giee ot veloclt\ mid volume , will , before
inoi nlti ? , biing travel to n tniUMtlll and de
lay Incomlinr trains manj houi . As to the
v lolence of the storm outside of the cilv some
Idea maj be foimed. ' 1 \\cstcin Union
telegiaph companv lepoits a bad condition of
Its wites as fai west as Omnlia , ami north-
waid to bt. Paul on account ut Iho wind and
snow , which opeiiited moieor le s surlotislj
amlnst the ti.iiismlsslun of dispatchers fiom
e.iilj tlilsmotnlng.
The ltll/7aril al rteiiiont.
I'lii'Movi , Nel ) i Dee. 4. [ Special lo the
Bt i : ] A teiilble wlndstoim came up this
moinlng at about I o'clock nud has blown n
feat ful gale all day. The loots liom seveial
hou es have been blown oil , outhouses anil
tences flattened to the gtound , and the lum
ber In Hie dlllereiit jaids scatteied to the
loui win'iK 'Hie pi He glass in the store
liont otV. . . I. Dav leV drng store was blown
in and smashed in a thousand pieces' . Trade
Is almost suspended , eveijono feeling sitls-
licd to i cumin in the house.
The MotlioillMt College
Ccviitvt , t'n v , N'ob. . Dec. ) . ISpeclal to
theBr.r. ] Utiiingtho hluh windstorm tod.ij
the noith end and west side ot the new Meth
odist college building were pail hilly blown
down and the entlie building Is in dangei of
being mined , bo fat the damage Is estimated
at W.OJO or HOW-
The lili//ard at Bt. Paul.
Si. PAVI. , Dee. I. Abllz/aid set in here
about 10 o'clock. The sno.w was dilven In
blinding shiets thiough the stieets. No ic-
iioils h.iM ) been leeched liom points wobt.
out the Indications are the btoim Ib general
thioughoiit thu noithwest.
Ilnrrlcano at JOM
Dr.s MOI.MS : , Iowa , Due 1. IS pedal to
the But : . ] A bli//aid raged here all daj. A
% eiv stiong wind pievailed , with a slight
spilnkllng of snow , which was blown elf the
siieetby ulghttall. Themereui\ twentv-
llve degices between sundown and U o'clock.
at Itloonilimton.
UI.OOMINOIO.V , Neb. , Dec. ! . [ Siicclal to
the 15 1. 1 : . ] 'Iho hei\lebt wlndstoim evei
known in this countiy is blowing today.
bovcial small buildings have been thiown
ovei and thoiools ot othei buildings toin olf.
tf
IO TUACI3DV.
A Jealous Jfusltaiul Sliool.s Ills Wife
and Kills Himself.
Ni.w Yonrc , Dee.J. . [ Seelal ] ) to the Hi r. ]
Ch is. A. Kay shot bib wife , Mai Ion , In the
left cheek Intituling a bciious wound , and
then shot himself thiough thu head , Idling
himself almost Instantly list evening. Thu
bhootlug took pl.ico at No. tooj Madison avo.
line , wheio the couple vvheie boaidlng. Kay
was only .20 j-ears old , and was three
jcarsoldfefHiaii hIrre7 Thcyw - < ; ro nmr-
iledin this eltj about tlnee jeais ago , and
almost Immediately alteiward wont to Mexico
ice , where he had a contract lor putting up a
diy dock in one of the Mexican senpoit.s.
They btajed in .Mexico until about a jeai ago
when they icluined to this citj' . Ho had
some trouble about the money due him liom
the Mexican government , and the vvony from
this and the bad ctlccts of the climate caused
him to put himself undei medical treatment
on his arrival in Now Yoik. He 1ms been in
bad health ever since. Ho iccovercd sulll-
clentlj logo Into business n shoit time ago
and took a position as mipeiintendentot the
railwavcable electric signal company , bo
fai as Is known the mariied life ot the couple
has been happj. Hay retuined home fiom
his olllce j estorday afternoon about H o'clock ,
and. abw.ib his custom , went lo his apait-
mentson the fointli tlooi. His wile was al
ready there.Vhatoccnrrcd between them
is not known , but it is said that voices weie
he.uil , app.iiently In a heated discussion , and
shoitly bulorc U o'clock the household wab
slailled by thtco pistol shots In quick suc
cession from tlie sluing 100111. Mrs. LIu den
and .servants tan Into the room anda most nor-
ilble sight met thcii ga/c. M is. Kay lay on
thu tlooi , lull leaning against the dooi
which led fiom the room Into
hallway. She was toveicd with blood which
flowed in a btc.idy stieam fiom a wound in
her let ! cheek lust back of the nose. A toot
uw.iy laj her husband clasping in one hand
a heavy pistol with which ho had shot away
almost the whole top of his head , livery-
thing possible was done for the Injured wom
an and aftei a hhoit time she was able to
speak a little. She said to Police Captain
Gunner that her hiilband had shot her and
then killed himsell. 'llle was jealous , " she
said , "hut ( jed knows ho had no cause. "
She sild that just before thu .shooting her
husband had Kissed her and she had slatted
down stalls to dlnnei. When slio reached
the door he Hied the ill.st shot and I knew no
11101 e. It appe.u.s for several dajx Ituy h.is
been moody and had little to say. Mis. Kay
Is a handsome woiinn ot .M jeais.
Collision at Boa.
Dec. ) . The Btitish ship Magi-
clan , from Cardiff foi San Fianclseo , lias
been sunk by a collision with the Biitlsh hhlp
Ben Dowau , fiom San Fi.incisco. Part of
( heciewandpasbongeis of Ihu Magician Imve
ai rived al Pel namlmco In iho ship's bo its.
Tlio Ben Dovvan also aulved heie. The ship
was badly damaged and was compelled lo
jutllbon 100 tons ol cargo.
n.u lliiialco | In Algiers.
Ai.nu.its , Dec. 1. An eaithqiiake has
thiown down many houses at Moscoia ,
Blid/ and Medeah , and ileslinjcil tluce-
loiiilhs ol the town ot Moila. J'hlilj'-two
peibc.iib weie killed.
The Italkaii AVnr.
PA ins , Dee. 1. The Journal des Debates
Moles that II Is proposed lo hold a eonleience
nt the powcisat Berlin to delimit the So i
\lan-BuUuilan liontlei.
, Social and Intcllcoliial.
Lust cvunin one of the horie.s of
leotuics and social oiiteilaliiinoiits of tlie
Kount/e Memorial church was held , and
Jn spite of the change of evening sot for
thti enlcitiilnmunt tind < hu ( lisagieeablo
windy weather , the clinruli wab lilleil
with Iho nienibei.s and filoniN , who vvoio
well lepalil \ontiiiing out.
J\Ii \ , J. T , Clink , snin.ino , hvn : "Hobo-
link" with her usual spiiit and tasle ;
Rov. J. S. Detvvollur , thu p.iblor , then
jravo his leeluro , "How to Aliiku a
tipeuuli. " His illiibtr.ilioiib of tlio oddi
ties been in the pulpit , lostrnni , otu. ,
vvciu very hiiniorous iuid kept his inuli-
( iiieu In laiightor. Kuiining througli his
entho ( liseinirso vvoro valtuiblo hints
whieh , If follow eil will lionr unoil fruit.
Amiiiilelto liy MM , ( Jl.irk , ilis.s Itnth ,
Mr. Kusto- mill Mr , Noilhrnp , "Coino
wheio thu Lilies lilooni , " v\is : cMjuisiloly
hung , and an urgent oneoivi was u. tiled
for hut not responded to. Mr. ( i. T. Majer
plaveit some fine organ .selections. Then ,
'
iipo'n Invitation , ull adjoiuned to Ihu
rooms below , vvhuio u happy sooial tinio
VV.IH had , and thu Indies of iho clanc'li ills-
l > unfiu < l the hospitality.
Thubu eiilerlainnientsnic. .justly becom
ing events of the season , and no 111010 de
lightful and tliot oughly fiiloynbli s linvo
over been given in Oinulin.
f i iit i pni n nTT''iv /
mA ( CAVIiL COLS A-BECCING.
Qcueral Logan Declines tlio Caucus Nomin
ation for tlio Senate Presidency ,
AFTER UNANIMOUS ELECTION.
Tlio Cnwiis Itooomeni'M To-tlrtj Scu
tor AlllMoti Kot'iine-4 to Conslilor
tlio Position of I'rcslil-
iiiK OUlcer.
Declines the I'lO'.lilotioy.
W \sittxoiov , Dec. 4. The caucus of the
icpublicanseiiiloisiiietproinptlj all o'clo k
today , Scintoi Slieinuii In thu ehali , and
piececdediit oiieulo consider the question of
the election ot a piesldent pro tempore of Iho
semtomailo necessarj bj the de-ith of Vlco
Piesldent llendilcks. bcnalot l-'dmuinly ,
slated thai hstsummci when the lepublleans
of the nation in convention nominated t'cn ,
Logan for vice president he ( I'dmumts ) had
thought It light towaid Cell. I.onan and
toward the p-ntj that ho should rctlio fiom
the piesldency ol the bcnate and Lo au
bhould picside In his place , and as they all
lemembcted , ho had eommun'ealcd ' that
opinion and dcslie to thu leimhllean senators
in a foimal vvaj , but lie thought at that time
tint a change'would not bo made , especially
as Logan did nut wish It made1. At the pres
idential election last lull Logan had ie-
eelved , he believed , the votes ot all the ie-
inibllcausvho had an oppoilunllv toole - ,
nnti CIIIIQrrj neat belli. ; thu clioico ol the
people lor the olllco ol vleo piobident which
would have m ule him ex olllulo president of
tliesi-nato and under the law ehaiged with
the dutj ot c.inving on the government In
ca < = oof any disability of Hie piesldent of tin1
United Mutes until an election could bo had.
In this state of things he thought It right
that the lepubllcan bcualnis bhould lenew
thu esptcb'lon ol eoniideiico In Logan by
nominating him foi piesldent of the bCiiate
and heiicundinnlv movid Logan bu nomi
nated by acclamation.
buveial seuatois spoke lutelly In fiuoi of
the no'iiin.ttlou , and the quest Inn was put
and iiKteod to unanimously. The ehaiiman
then announced the unanimous nomination
ot .lolin A. Livan as ( lie lepublle.in eindl-
elate foi piesldent pie tempore ol the senate.
Logan niose. and sild : Mr , Cliaiiinaii
Kioin the depths ol mj hcail 1 thank the re
publican sen itors lei tlio conildcneo tliej re-
juibe in moasespic'ssed bv thu nomination
ju > t leinleicd mu acclamation \ lor Ihr iwM-
llon ot tempoiatj presiding olllccr ol the
bcnalc. I not nnlj thank them but the people
ple ot the whole coiiutrj lei the dcsiie ( hey
seem to led thai I hugrvon this vei > honoi-
able position. I was howevei , sh , tlionoinl-
nee ol the K'puhll an paitv ioi vice pie l-
dent , and was voted foi at the hist chctlmi.
I was not elected Im that nomiiialion. 1 then
thanked the lepublic in pu ly , and tlnounh the
senatois pie'cnt I .uain leliiin tnankH
to tlio lepublleans of the countiy and my
grateful in Know ledgwueiiK If 1 thought I
could bettci MMVO mv constituents and my
countibv accepting this position I would
most unhesitatingly do bo and pet form the
duties to the bet of mv abiltljI do note
think and 1 am sine that I can , by ( tie woik
necessuj' to be pel foi mud on eonunltties
and olhe'rw Iso do moio that m i v be us"lul by
leiiminlngin my pie ent position. In lad ,
Mi. Ch linnin , the position is not to mv tni-tc ,
and unless 1 thought 1 could peilorpi Hie
duties In a moie atlsfm toiy manner tluui
other senators , which I do not , 1 can MJO no
necessity for mo to occunjtlio chair in vief.-
enco to any of my bioilior senatois. And
now my brother senatbis , I want jon all to
know that 1 fully iippieehilo join kindnc'bs
and the gre.il compliment paid me , but jou
must allow mo to s.iy Unit after ( aiefullj'
considering the matter I leel that I otiglu to
decline this nomination and new most in-
SpCCtltllly llohO. "
Caucus adjoinncd till to-inonow.
Tlio President Pro Te-inporo.
WAbiiixenox' , Dee. 1. Scnalo i Hcelc
ehaiiman of the dcmiKiiatlc caucus ol sen
atois. has issued u call lor a conleienco to
take place at o'clock to moiiow in the cou-
feicneo committee loom of the bcnate. The
chief puiposo of ( he meeting is to nominate .1
democratic candidate foi the tempoiarj pies
ldency of the senate.
Senator Allison , who has been named as
the possible piesldent pie tcmpoio ol lint
senate. anthoii/cb a .statement that he lh no ) a
candidate lor thu phieo and should decline It
if tendeied him , nelleving lie could not dib-
chaigo the duties ot the position without iu-
signing the chalimaiiship of the committee
on appropilalions , which he pieleis to letaln.
The Koi t Kolmiuoii Sonr < \
WASIIIVMIOV , Dec. J. Suttleis in noith-
v'Oblein Nebraska have iccently beeomu
alaiincd bj thu lepoit tliat Foit llobliibou , on
which they depend for protection fiom In
dians , was to ba abandoned by the military.
Senator Van Wjck lias been untieing en-
qiililes In regard to thu matter and iccclvi d a
letter fiom Adjf. Con. Drum stating that no
piopositlon for the abandonment of Fort
Itobinsoii has been made , and that no Mich
movement Ib in contemplation in the war
depaitment.
They MiiHt Maku AtllelavitH.
W \siii.\ruo.v , Dec. I. The commlhsluiier
ot pensions to day Issued an order that after
the llibt ol .J.innaiy , claimants be ieiiilied |
befoie pension agenls wlthlield any poitlon
ol allot iicj s lees lo make an allidavil , stating
In detail tlio lime and mannei ot payment.
The oidei Is issued in the hope of expediting
iimtlcrnM ) us to lelleve thu ovuibuideiiiel
appeal doekeL _
Nern ) ka I'dKlinnHterw Appointed.
WASiiiNfiio.v , 1) . C. , Dec. 1. The post
master general lo day appointed the follow"
Ing postmasters :
Nebiaskii I'lno Camp , James Clear ;
1'owci , It. b. Ciaham.
Tlio Nortliivoslcra'H I arnlncN.
Nr.vv YOICK , Dee. I. Tlio gross earnings of
he Chicago & Noithwestein laihoad lei ( ho
month of Novembui weio S'J'Jkioo ) , an In-
cieasu ovei the bamu month last jcai ol if
' . " " .
Catarrh Cured
Catarrh la a wry prevalent dlse.ifco , with
distressing and oflunslvo nyiiiptoni3. llnoil'd
Haitiaiarllla ( 'lvct , ready icllcf .iml speedy
euro , from the fact it acts through tbu blend ,
mid thus readies u\cry part of tlie ej&tun ,
" 1 BUffcreil > rlth c itarrh fifteen j cars. Took
Ilood't ) Sai sjparill i and 1 am nut U oublul any
with catarrh , nnd my general bonltli IB inuoli
bolter. " J. W. f.ii.us , Postal Ckrk CliiLigo
& Kt. Louis Uallroad.
" I suffered with catarrh c 01 8 jcars ; tried
m my wonderful cures , Inhalers , etc. , ipcnd.
Iiigncarly onuhiimlrcd dollars wltlioiitbtnc/lt. /
1 tiled Hood's Sareaparllla , mid was greatly
improved. " M. A. AIIIIKV , Worcester , Mass ,
Hoods Biisipirllla Is chiracfrrlrcd l > y
thrco iHtullulllis i ut , the ruiniliMtton ot
icmcdid nyciits ; 2d , the jw/wrttoi/ , III *
jiroccis ut setrrliiK Iho nitho incdlcliial
iimlltlc9 | , 'iholesultIsanicdldnoofuiiiiMul
strength , effecting cures hlllioiln unknown.
Bend for book containing .nililltlon.il evidence.
"Hood's Hir < urarllh tones up my Fystcm.
purlllm my bluoil , .sliupcnsinymipetiu ! , jud
sociiis to iii the mo MCI. " .1.11 , luouisot. ,
Jleislntcr uf Deeds , l.iitvi'11 , Ma .
"Hood's Ban-ipirllli Ixatii nil others , an *
It < > l } I' ' * WlKllt III K"ll. ( " I. lUlllimUTOM ,
JJO Haul , blrtct , Kow Yoik City.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold \ > Y all drurk'ltts. $1 ; six for | 5. Made
only ba 1. HOOD ft CO. , Lowell , Miui. i
IQO Doses One Dollar *