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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1886)
IAST DAYS OF THE BIG DRIVE The Special Bale Investigation of the Un- lojal Loyal's ' Methods. THE ARGUMENTS COMMENCED , A Fresh County Trcnmirer Held for Contempt State Supreme Court Notes Mnto "VVnnts lo Trade Uncle. | rno TUB BEE'S uscot.x IIUHEAU. ) To the surprise and pleasure of all con cerned , tlio Colo-Miller litigation , which n day or two ago seemed nlmost inter minable , is drawing lo a close , and un less present appearances nro deceitful a verdict will bo reached before supper time to-night. Yesterday the plaintiff's ' counsel , lion. J. M. Woolworth , went on the stand and told of his connection with Lowy , which ho maintained was strictly of n proper legal nature , disclaiming utrongly any knowledge of wrong doinc on the part ot Ids client or the giving of any ndvlco hearing on it. This closed the case for the plaintiff. Iktcssn. 1'rit- chctt and Montgomery , of the defend ant's counsel , then testified as to their conduct and actions during the appraise ment of the stock , the evidence of the former being so that cross-examination was waived. President Murphy of the Merchants' National bank related his conversation with Lowy at the time the latter had his letter of credit cashed , and denied Lowy's statements on several im portant points. Francis E. Smith was introduced to cor roborate the statement of Cook , who had been impeached by the opposition. Smith Was expected to prove that Cook had told him about hearing the conversation between Smith and Cole on the day it occurred , but the plaintifT objected and Judge Dundv ruled it out on the ground that it was merely horesay. John Cowie and Kd Crowcll were recalled , and their testimony directly substantiated Cook. It will bo remembered that Cook swore he was sitting between two piles of blankets on the third lloor of Smith's Htorc when ho overheard the latter tell Cole that he could not hold out longer th.m Saturday nlglil , and the trade must be made by that time. Tliroo witnesses for the other side svvoro that the blankets were only tliroo feet high , and Smith or Cole , if there , could easily have seen Cook. Cowio nnd Crowcll test ! lied that the piles were fully live feet high , and that a man sitting between them could not have boon seen. This wound up the evidence , and the lawyers began their arguments. Mr. Woolworth talked an hour nnd was fol lowed by Mr. Pritchett , when court adjourned until to-day. IIEUl FOU CONTEMPT. Treasurer Hildretli of Franklin county was bound over in $1,000 yesterday by Judge Dnndy to appear on Tuesday ami receive his sentence for contempt oi court. Hildroth's offense consisted In trying to levy by force for unpaid taxes on some lumber at Bloomington after thu property had been placed in the hands of : i receiver , and Hihtreth had been notified to send his bill in to the court. Judge Dundy said ho "was determined to break tip the custom of thus interfering with the orders of the court , and would certainly sot an example in the present case. STATE SUPKRME COUIJT. The supreme court adjourned yesterday " day morning to meet Tuesday" next , when all cases from the Fifth district , not otherwise disposed of , will bo called. The following cases were disposed of : State ox rel Globe Publishing Co. vs commissioners of Saline county. Man damus judgment. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. State ox rel Hosteller vs trustees of Central - tral City. Mandamus writ awarded , Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. Lincoln v Woodard. Error from Lan caster county. Judgment alllrmed. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. Ex parte Mnulo. Habeas corpus. Writ denied. Opinion by llcese , J. WANTS TO TKAUE HACK. Julia Marshall is the plaintiu" in an ac tion begun in the district court for Lan caster county yesterday ngainst Theodore F. Ilardcnberg and A. I ) . Kitchen , which in many respects will bo as interesting nnd sensational as the Bookwalter-Lan sing litigation. The plaintiu" asserts in her petition that herself and husband are both deaf mutes , and on the ICth of February ruary last hold title to lot 1 , block ir > 6. in this city , the value of the property being $4,000. , On that day the defendant , 1) . Kitchen , with intent to cheat and defraud fraud the plaintiff , proposed to trade live certain lots in llardenberg's sub-dlvisioi : for her city property , putting in tlio I'm lots at $2,000 , assuming the incnmbrancef on her homestead nnd giving her f 100 in cash. Mrs. Marshall wont with Kitchor to look at the lots in the Hardcnbor division , and being satisfied with tlu proposition , the trjulo was made. Aftoi the deeds were passed Mrs. Marshall al leges that she discovered that the fiv ( lots deeded to her wore not the OUCH sin was shown by Kitchen , and wore figurct at fully double their real value. Now slit petitions the court to order Kitchen to receive coivo back Ills $100 and the deed to tin Ilardonbcrg lots , and surrender to he : the title to lot 1. block ICO. on the renta Of which she and her family are depend cut for support. WAS LAIUD'S UltOTIir.K MURDEKKD ? Congressman Laird passed througl Lincoln Tuesday afternoon on his way t < Hastings to attend the funeral of hi brother Alonr.o , Mr. Laird tiays the atop of "Lon" being killed by the cars wldli intoxicated is false , nnd was oirculatoi for the purpose of covering a oownrdl ; crime , His theory , based on the circuni stances and advices from responsible pea pie , is that his brother was murdered robbed and thrown auros.s the track jus before the train came along. In supper of this is the fact that Lon had just received coived pay for some surveying contract and was Known to have the money ubou him that afternoon , yet none was fonm on tlu ) corpse. His watch , which wa battered by the curs , had stopped at U:3C allowing they came along about that time Less than un hour before Lon was scon b ; u number of men who arc confident thd ho had not been drinking. And if ( lies lacls are not enough to destroy the "acci dent" tale , thn woiiiul.s made by the us sassins are plain , not haying been oblil orated by the car wheels as the wrotchc had hoped and believed they would b when they put the body on the track The tragedy occurred near Albuquerque Kow Mexico , on Saturday , anil Congress man Laird proposes going there to mves tigato. UKIGKMKNTIOK. The board of public lands and build Jugs at their meeting yesterday voted | 7 for the purchase of a glass case in whinl to keep the buttle Hags of the First tun Second Nebraska regiments and sue ! other war relics as the state can obtain The freight handlers at the 1) ) . & M local depot quit work in a body Thur : day night because Freight Agent Me Clintock would not pay them for ovei time. There has been a great rush c freight recently , and thu men have bee : kept going until 0 and 10 o'clock u night. They are willing todothucxtr M-ork , but insist that the company mm l > ay for it. Under the order of tliosiipi.mo ; com the auditor and sot-rotary of state hav ' tor registration the two lots c Vends voted by Iho city 6f Lincoln to the Missouri Pacific railway , $70,000 in all. . John Miller , an innocent rustic of 21 year , who was traveling from Sterling toSeward , mot n couple of confidence men at the H. & M. depot here Tuesday afternoon. Ono of them "was postmas ter at Seward and wanted to borrow $40 to pay freight charges , " probably on his commission. Mil lor was clad to ac commodate such nn important person age , and was highly indignant when the police told him ho nad been swindled. The contract for building a brick addi tion to the Townloy house has been awarded to Jj. Janseii at $10.200. HQNclsonVcslovor , a Lincoln black smith , was made happy Tuesday by the birth of an eight-pound daughter. Shortly after the docter informed him ( hat a six- pound son had arrived , and within a few minutes more startled Nelson by tolling him that another boy had been added to the lot. Mother and babies are doing nicely , nnd Nelson looks na if ho might pull through , U. W. Liming , the McCook carpenter , who robbed a drunken man in that town sonic days ago , of $000 in cash and securi ties , wan taken back by Deputy Sherilf Dennett lo Hcd Willow county yesterday. Liming was arrested at Hcatrfco , and held by the authorities there until Dennett ar rived. The Lincoln police are congratulating themselves on having gotten rid of Josh ) Smith , the wcneh vagrant , who skipped away to Omaha after stealing $ 'JO ' from ; i too inquisitive white man. The mother of Archie ft. Brooks , n young telegraph operator , has brought s'tit ' against tlio Lincoln Street railway for $2.500 damages for personal injuries sustained by lirooks on the 10th of Feb ruary , when ho was run over by one of Icfendant'H cars on O street , lirooks , it is alleged , was riding along the street iu front of the car when his horse stumbled nnd he fell on the track. The driver of lie car , James Kelly , made no effort to top It , and as a consequence Brooks was run over and seriously hurt. S. M. Young , the young man arrested > y Ofllccr Fowler for stealing $1,000 from ho American Express company at Glen- wood , Iowa , was taken in chanro by the company yesterday. Fowler did a good "ob , but as there was no reward ollered 10 will got only a nominal sum. The jury in the case of Dawson vs Williams , on trial in tlio district court , returned a verdict yesterday finding that the plaintiff is is entitled to the possession of 07 hogs , 11)0 ) steers , 2 bay horses , 2 farm wagons , 403 bushels of corn , 1 stack of hay. 1 cultivator and.l corn-plow. The defendant is ndjudged entitled to the rest of the goods , the value of which is placed nt $ ! ! 00 , and is awardeu 50 cents damages : igainst the plaintill'for detention. Governor Dawcs yesterday morning appojntod M.'L , Hayward ot Nebraska City iudgo for the Kccond judicial district , to fill tlio vacancy caused by Judge Mitchell's death. Candy , Tobacco and Pee Balls. John Nichols came in from Fort Calhoun - houn yesterday to lodge information of a theft that had been perpetrated upon him last week. Ho is proprietor of tlio Temperance Billiard Hall in that place , nnd his establishment was entered on Thursday night b.y some miscreant or mis creants , who carried off a largo quantity of tobacco and candy , besides a lot of pool balls. The parties are thought to be in Calhbun at present , and Mr. Nichols is determined to bring them to justice if possible. Federal Build Ins Notes. United States Marshal Bierbower loft yesterday morning for Lincoln. W. B. Wood , a postal clerk who has been on the run from Omaha to Ogdcn , has resigned. Ho will bo succeeded bv W. H. McCombe. - Brevities. The case of Gsantner vs the Belt Rail way was given to the jury last evening , nnd tlio trial of tlio case of Hunt vs O'Keefc was begun before Judge Wake- ley. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers were filed March 2d , with the county clerk , and reported for the BEE by Amos' Heal Agency. , Martha B. Flsk and husband to Llzxlo A. Mount , It 5 blk 10S Onialm , w d 810,000. Timothy Clarke and wlfo to Charles O. Lo heck , Its o and 7 blk 3 Patrick's 1st add Oma ha. W d 81,700. Elizabeth A. Mount and husband to Samuel A. Sloirmi , o 44 ft of It 0 blk 115 , Omaha , w ( I 310,000. Jacob Williams and wife to Benj. F. Trox- ell , part of It S Capital udd Omaha , w d 52.iO. > . IJouJ. F. Troxol and wife to Jonn P. HawkIns - Ins part of It 3 Capital add Omaha , w d 82,970. John Morrison and wife to Elmer Stryker , U 14 blk IS Improvement asso add Omahaw d -S440. Elmer Stryker ( single ) to Christiana Klein n DO ft of sw cor of It'l4 blk 15 , Improvement asso add Omaha , w d 8075. Lizzie M. Smith and husband to William E. Cliirlc , It HI Itees place add Omaha , w d- 51.KOO. \V. T. Seamen and wife to Albert II. Frazier zior It 12 blk X , Sliluu's 3d add Omaha , w cl SCO ) . William A. Paxton and wife to Peter Goo ; It 9 see XA-15-13 , 45 acres Douglas Co. , w d $20,000. Win A. Paxton and wlfo to Peter Ooos , Its 6 and 0 and \vK of It 10 blkS subdivision ot II 5 Capital add Omaha , w d S20.0CO. llattle E. llentlcld nnd husband toAnmi Bruncr , It 14 blk 20 , Mlcox's ikl add Omaha , w cl S500. Frederick Schncllseii ( widower ) to Clmrln ; S Ing , It 11 Sclmell's add Omalm.w d-Sl.BOO , Nelson B. Herron and wife to Isaac M , Pierce , Its SandOSoldon's subdivision blk 1 ! West Omaha , w d 82,200. Thos Wolleson and wife toDltlef Klx , sojj of see 2-15-lllouglRS Co. , w d § 6,030. Larmon i' . I'ruyn nnd wife to John A Waloott , It 11'rnyn's division of It 25 jMillan 6 Caldwcll'a add Omalia. w d-gl , JO An absolute euro for chicken chole'n has boon found in St. Jacobs Oil Price , 00 cents. ' Ilia Farewell Address. The friends of foreign missions an urged not to forgot the farewell meeting nt the First M. K , church , 1711 Davenpor street , this evening , Rov. J. L. Judson the colored missionary from this city t < the Congo valley , under the auspices o Bishop 1 aylor's solf-siipportintrplnn , wll at that time deliver his farewell address A cordial invitation is hereby oxtondei to all who may deign to honor the occa sion with their presence. THE GREAT REGULATOR. No modlclno U tf unlvurtally usud u : Simmons Liver Itc-su- lalor. It won IU wny Into every homo by nitre , sterling moilt. It takes tUo plaoo nf a doctor ami costly pie- tcriptloiiftl is n family mr-dlclne coutiiliilnif nodaiurorousn.imlUloa but purely vpzotublo ; gentle IU action and cnti bo eixfcly jjlven to uuy person no mittor what ago. WORKINa PEOPLE can tnko Blmmons Mver Hestihitor wltliout los ol tlmci ordnntrur from oxi > os\iru , and thuby tern will l i built up and invliroratud by It. J promotes dljosllon , ill lp.urii tl'k Uomlnclin nnd trlvosu ijtrontr full lone to thu gyslera. I has no equal as a 1'llKl'AU.VTOItV NBOIUINv Hii'l ' can bu safely n'eil In uny liioUnt-iS. It net trvntly on ilio howoli uiul kidneys and correct tlio r.cllonof iho llvur. Indorsed by portoiu o the blxlicitcharav-tcranj cinlnonco as THE BEST FAMILY MEDICINE It a child has the rcltlo It Is n lure nnd euf remedy. It will iotoro BlrcnRtli to thonvut ' ' fslbur and lollovo the wlfo from lov iptfltf , hofi'Mchp ' , lyciH.'iisla , conptliiatloii uui m.c 1115. Uennlnu huj our Z stamp in rod 01 front of 'wruupiiriirep red only by J. 11. 21UUN Jt J.-0 , , . rWJa'leljihla , I'a. PLAYED A HIGH CARD TO WIN , Ohoyonne's Future as Viewed in the Light of Legislative Events , SHE IS "BUSTED" OR "BOOSTED. " Two Measures Which Ilnyo Passed the Territorial Council onVhloti She Hopes to Mnltc or Ilrcnk What They Are. Cheyenne To Bo or Not To Be. CIIKVK.YXK , Wyo. , March 1. [ Special. ] Cheyenne's fortune Is cither made or she Is "bnstcil. " "Dusted" inny not bo nn elegant expression , but at thn present time it about , convoys the meaning. The cause whereof 1 speak Is the IntroJuotlon ami passaeo lirough ( lie legislature oC two measures , ono of. which Is a bill providing for the erection tero ot a. capltol at an expense of 3150,000 , .his year , anil a hopeful anticipation of re ceiving S100.0JO as a "completion fund" from a subsequent legislature. The way It was done Is this : From the cogi- attons and conferences ot certain of ho brainiest citizens of Ohcyonno emanated a "scheme , " about tliroo weeks nco. The purpose thereof was the sectir- ncnt to the southeastern metropolis of the orntory , which rejoices in the noni do > lumo ot "Malc City of the 1'lnlns , " of all .lie substantial benefits of which n republican cglslnturo could bestow. The first part of : ho project developed In a railroad bond bill which , strange to say , fits the necessities of Ihe Union I'acllic ton nicety. The bill pro vides that any railroad company In the terri tory ( the Union I'acllic Is the only ono ) might apply to the commissioners of any county Tor a subsidy In the way of bonds , In such application the company should state Us proposed line of road as accurately as possible , and should particularly designate the starting and terminal points of the line and the distance. Upon receiving such application the county commissioners should give notice of a special election , and sucli election should bo held within twenty days. If at such election the qualified electors should vote to grant a subsidy to such railroad company , the com missioners should issue bonds ol the county in the amount of 55,000 per mile the total amount of the subsidy , however , to not ex ceed B per cent of the assessable valuation of the county. The bonds are to Do paid , as provided In amendment , In the following manner : Ono-lifth when oiio-llfth of the entire distance shall have been completed and equipped ; and each tenth as each addi tional tenth of the distance Is completed and equipped. Uy another amendment the com pany making application shall give a bond In 15 per cent of the amount of subsidy asked for to complete the entire length of road In the thno specified by the application. The last section of the bill provides that It should bo In force from and after Its passage. When this generous subsidy bill was brought before the legislature all the counties in the territory except two Laramlo , in which Cheyenne is situated , and Albany , of which Lanunie City is the- central place excepted - cepted themselves from Its provisions. Sub sequently Uinta county returned to the fold. The bill passed Saturday night , It was signed by Governor Warren , and It Is presumed that a proposition will be made by the Union Pa- clllc In a few days for the subsidy to assist it in the construction of a railroad from Choy- cnno northward , with a terminal point prob ably at Fort Fettorman. It may bo ndaed that the construction of such a railroad is just what dm originators of the bill were after ; for the originators are first , last , and all the time emphatically Cheyenne men. They have become alarmed at the extension of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad into central Wyoming whence Cheyenne lias so long drawn Its best nutri ment. Uy a railroad such as the bill contem plates , It is thought that the Union Pacific can retain a part or all of Its cattle shlpme nt business this year from the richly stocked ranges of the Platte , and that Cheyenne will be able to maintain its commercial prestige. The second part of the scheme bids fair to be as successful as the first. Last Tuesday notice of a bill to provide for the erection of capltol buildlnga at the capital of the territory and "for other purposes" was given in the lower house. On Thursday the bill was introduced. The capital was to bo constructed at Choycnno and to cost 8150,000. ' For other purposes" proved to bo an uni versity at haramlo City , to bo erected at a cost of 350,000. For the first time In the mem ory of the oldest inhabitant Albany and Laramlo counties were to join hands over the bloody chasm. The tiling was "fixed , " and to say that It worked beautifully is to draw It mild. The bill was printed between days , was referred to and discussed In com mittee of the whole on Friday , recommended for passage without amendment , and on Sat urday morning It passed. There was opposi tion at first by all the counties outside of the two which were to bo beneflHed directly ; but it was fruitless. Mr. Lobban of John son county lead In the fight on the bill. lie contended that the location of the capitol In the extreme southeastern corner of the terri tory , although It was at the largest city In population , was a gross Injustice , and would proyo to bo a still more grievous burdens as central and northern Wyoming , where was the place for people to live , became popu lous. Ho moved amendments to the effect that the word "Choyenno" should bo stricken out of the bill ; that the commissioners provided for to select the site and superintend the construction of the capltol should come from all the counties In the territory , ono from each ; that before the bonds were Issued the people should Imvo a chance to vote upon them ; and from a Carbon county man came the amendment that a 7.5,000 penitentiary , to bo erected at llawllns , should bo Included. Hut each and all of the amendments were re jected by the combination vote of Albany alid Laramlo counties , which together have a ma jority of 2. On Saturday afternoon the bill was Introduced in the council. There Is little or no doubt ot its passage , and by the time of adjournment of Tuesday's session It Is probable that the bill will have become a law. [ The measure passed both brandies Tuesday , and was promptly signed by Gov ernor Warren. ] Now I como back to my first remark , that Cheyenne cither has Its fortune assured by thla legislation or will "go broke. " Should the railroad to the north prove a feeder to Cheyenne and not a feeder to the town which wilt probably spring up at Its ter minus , one-hair the fortune is assured. Should the i > cole ] of the territory acquiesce In the location of the capltol at this city the oilier halt is mfo to bet on. But thorn are those who , although they reside here , are not blinded by local egotism and who , while con ceding that "all roads lead to Homo , " can get above the atmosphere In which the majority of the present legislature seem to live , move and have their being , and see that with the coming years will come a great population to Wyoming who mav not know there Is such a place us Cheyenne except by looking on the map or when their business calls them to the territorial capital. Along the fertile valley of the PJatte , In ( lie great oil basins of the Shoshoue and the Ilattle- annke , in the beautiful basin of the Wind river and amid the smiling verdure-covered mountains and vales of Johnson county these men see , in the near future , a population to which the ragged 40,000 along the line of the Union I'aollio will be a bagatelle ; a popu lation ( hat will not uecd Irrigation ditches to raise-wheat or outs or potatoes ; a population that will And mineral wealth where It has been scattered by nature's capricious hand , and will not have tit * put ntorq dollars Into the shaft than are taken out ; n population that will grow with substantial , prosperity. Will that population believe that Cheyenne had a right to appropriate to Itself tlio seat of Government of so vast an empire as Wyo ming ? That Is the question. And will not this lipytlny of Cheyenne's prosperity bo Its last dayv That la another. Both can bo answered ns the sympathy of tlio reader may dictate. On the principal that "a bird In Die hand" Is worth six or seven In the bush as the proverb Is stated out here Cheyenne has put.Us money on the winning card. The f ntiiro wll | tell whether the bet Is a good ono or ought lo have bwm "coppered. " The Northwestern Uallrond company will liavo no reason to be highly tickled over this legislature's woik. The time of residence required for the exercise of the franchise has been extended to six months In order to keep the laborers employed on the advancing Fremont , Elkhorn A Missouri Valley rail road from voting. The railroad bond bill will Impose a half million Indebted ness on Laranno county for the boncllt as Is Intended of the Union Pacific nnd Cheyenne. Tlio appropriations out of terri torial funds tliroush the Indebtedness cre ated by the capltol and university bills , nnd another bill giving Evunston , In the extreme southwestern corner of the territory , an In sane asylum , will aggregate S170.0JO , with n probability of adding at least 8100,000 two years hence. There Is no tclllnc , too , what may not bo done In that legislature besides thisas ; , by thesis mouths' bill referred to , the country along the Northwesteru's pro jected line will have no legislative represen tation , because the members of the tenth assembly , to convene In 1SSS , will bo elected next fall. Thus the Northwestern will Imvo the pleasure of paying taxes on three-quarters of a million Indebtedness , which will have been created for the bcnellt of the Union I'acllic and towns along Its line. No ono can blame the southern part ot the territory for tills , because It Isn't any more than lint in nl. But It does look n little touch on the Northwestern to have to pay the fiddler and not have a chance to dnnco a set. set.The The irrigation bill , which has been be fore the legislature for several weeks , will probably become a law. It is substantially and this Is fortunate just as It wns Intro duced. For practical and general effect it bids fair to prove the most bcncliclent act of the legislative session. LA.BOH TROUBLES. A Tumultuous Time Caused by New York Street Car Drivers. Niw : YOIIK , March 3. The strike of the employes of the dry dock street railway lines continues , nnd travelers by the Grand street ferries arc put to much Inconvenience thereby. The hearing before the state rail road commissioner was continued this morn ing at the company's olllce. V Ice President KIchardson made rcpljes to the demands of the men , taking up. , each ono separately. The company Is willing to allow twelve hours to constitute a day's work , Including one hour for meals. Blithe employes who work more than twelve hours are to receive extra pay. lUchardson asserted that no outside organization should have the right to dictate to the company whom It should or should not employ. There was a loiip debate In regard to the discharge of certain men who luulfremaincd faithful to the company during thn present dittlculty. The superintendent replied that the company would prefer to go to pieces ratnrr than dis charge these men. Tlio conference ended without any agreement bolng reached. An attempt wa.f made to run cars during the afternoon , unt the strikers put sucli obsta cles In the way tliat , the trial was aband oned. During .the. attempted progress of a test cat a huge load of barrels crossed thO'track ' In front of It. The strikers cut the 'ropes that bound the barrels on the truck , and they rolled to the street and caused a delay. A coal wagon containing two tons of coal was dumped and Its contents spread before the car. A car of the Grand , liouston and Forty-second street line was stopped by the strikers. The har ness was cut and the car placed square across the track. Each one tlmt arrived was thus derailed until six cars were standing across the track. The passengers were turned out and travel 8topi > ed. Fifty or sixty cars linaliy were moelced and thousands of persons were part of the scene. Finally 120 policemen arrived and souvht to protect tbo trial trip car. The driver held his reins steadily nnd maintained his compo sure miililst the jeers and Intimidation of the mob. The conductor was surrounded and dmgecd on * tlio car. lie disappeared and sought refuge In the company's olllees. Finally word came from the company to take the car back to the stable. The strikers construed this as a step toward victory , and there were tumultuous shouts and the course of travel was permitted again to bo resumed. Another attempt will bu made to-morrow. Superintendent White said : "We intend to carry this thlntc through ; wo met the men half way , but they want too much. " The trouble Is not ended. 1 am told all the lines In Brooklyn and Now York will tie up to morrow. The strikers assert the end Is near , and that it will bring victory to them. Bouncing Knighta or Labor. SrniKOFiKM ) , Ohio , March n. There Is much excitement hero caused by the action of the Champion reaper works last night. It was the sudden and wholesales discharge of several hundred employes known to belong to the .Knights of Labor or other trades union organ izations. Whltoloy , president of the com pany , says : "We are compelled to take this course In the cause of human liberty. So far as wo have observed the oper ation of this organization In other cities , it has boon ono ot terror , Intimidation nnd violence lence , and It seems to be a question whether the factory shall have all or none of Its em ployes members of. the organization.Vo prefer to have all olir men Independent of all organizations , and believe such a course will bo for the good of the community. " They are advertising for men to flll the places of the discharged men. CINCINNATI. March 3. The Times-Star's Springfield ( Ohio ) special snys there were about live hundred men discharged from the Champion Reaper works last nliiht and that ! ! 00 more refused to go to work this morning. Meetings have been held to discuss thu situa tion , but no line of action has been adopted. There l.s no Indication of violence. Chlucga Knlds. Ni\v : YOIIK , March1 3. A Washington special to the Herald says : "Tho following cable has been rocofrelTby the Chinese min ister from the govfrnoi ; general of Canton. The lawlessness In California Is evidently breeding trouble for'our people In China : CANTON. Fob. 2.WHIH Excellency Chang , Clnneso Minister , Washington Cablegram received from Ciincso ) merchants at San Francisco , stating the Chi nese In the United States have been outrageously -attacked. Iloarlng of this news the Cantofi people are furious. Ketallntlon Is tlirenttuied. How did the American covonuiicntl net In this matter' , ' Can von not ask the presjdont to adopt meas ures for the prevention of these Inhuman acts , In order to preAerVe the good friendship of the two countries'/ { Otherwise the consequences quences here may -icrjfiiiH. . CIIANO Cm Toxn , A Co-operative C'nnl Find. BI.OOMINOTON , 111. , March 3. The Co operative Coal company this morning struck a four-foot vein of coal at a depth of 2S9 feet. They celebrated the event by wlii&tlo blowIng - Ing und the tiring of camion. The stiaft was started some months ago by dissatisfied miners who left the other shaft here. They were aided by ono or two farmers , on whose land the shaft was sunk , west of the city. They have spent 815,000 and blasted through lifty foot of rock before striking the vein. 1 lie coal Is of good quality and those Inter ested are Jubilant. This gives Bloomington two shafts. Another Firm Gives In. MILWAUKEE , March 3. Another boot and Bhoo firm , Amazon & Haley , employing sixty- five hands , signed the scale of prices de manded by the striking shoemakers and work was resumed this afternoon. This leaves but three factories closed. | SITUATION IS NEW MEXICO , A Traveler Tftlks of the Latest Dovolopmemts in the Indian Troubles. TRACKED BY A SNOW TRAIL. A North Oinntia flnnit Arrrstcil for Burglary Martin Jlnyrs1 Death The Military Succession lies- He's Djrlng Statement , Ktc. Indian Troubles. Mr. N. C. UulT , of Albuquerque , New Mexico arrived in the city yesterday on his way south , lie was met nt the I'nxlon hotel by a reporter for the Hun , who gained from him some interesting fuels about the situation in Now Mo.xlco , "Tho feeling in our country , " saitl Mr. IlalV in answer to the loading question of the newspaper man , "is very bitter , nntl Is divided pretty equally ngninst the gov ernment , against ( Senornl Crook , anil ngninst the Indians and Greasers. The general sentiment is that Ihogovern ment Ims not realized the oxlgonulos of the situation and hns failed to provide enough troops to quell the Indian upris ing. So far as the fueling against Gen. Crook is concerned , 1 think It is unjust. I beliuvc that he Ims not been .sufllelently supported by the United Stales govern ment nml that ho has done tl.o best he could under the circumstances. In a conversation with mo the oilier day , ho expressed himself as hampered by the limited number of man lie had at his command , and the general lack of facili ties to successfully eopo with the tricky redskins. And , as 1 said before , 1 believe he is right. "Ono specific point of complaint upon which the popular feeling against Crook is bused , " continued Mr. llnll1 , "is this. Some weeks ago , Lieut. Mans , who suc ceeded the lamented Capt. Crawford , cornered the Apache bucks , some lifly in number , and brought them to the consideration of a surrender. It was agreed to by Lieut. Mans , that under a Hug of truce the Indians should meet Gun. Crook at Doming , N. Max. , to con fer concerning the recapitulation. Well , the conference was hold last week , under the truce-Hug' ' , but no delinilo agreement was made. The Apaches wanted to bo allowed to go back on the White Moun tain reservation in Mouthuastern Arizona. ( Jen. Crook wouldn't listen to this but demanded a surrender without con ditions. Accordingly , nothing was ac complished. Now a good many people arc inulined to blame Crook because he did not lure the Indians into ambush and capture them , even though a temporary truce had been agreed upon. Such a sen timent us this is plainly foolish , and there can be no doubt but that had that policy been carried out the result would nave been , In the long run , disastrous. Yes , in refusing to allow the Apaches to return to their reservation , Crook de parted from the policy which ho fol lowed out some years ago in the former Indian troubles. At that time he disposed of marauders by planting them on their reservation again and seeing that they stayed there. ' ' "How many Indians arc there on the war path ? " "There have never been over 100 bucks , and there now probably less than fifty. People not acquainted with the Apaches are at a loss to understand why it is that such n handful of Indians can make so much trouble. The fact is that the red skins know the country so llioroujrnly every hiding place , every point of am bush and defense and can travel on their lleet mustangs so rapidly from place to place , that our soldiorB , with their heavy accoutrements , being nnaccuaintcd with the "lay of the land , " find it ini- extremely dillioult to scope with them. As a consequence , the Indians sweep from place to place , destroy life and property , and our troops are unable to run them to the ground. During the last raid , I presume , one hundred white settlers tlors lost tiioir lives , to every Apache .that was killed. " A SNOW THAlfr. It Lcails to tlio Arrest of Young Burglars Goods Recovered. Yestorflay a , complaint was hied in polioo court by Marshal Cummings charging Frank Van Ness , a well known North Omaha tough , with burglary. Van Ness was immediately arrested and placed in jail. The crime iu which Van Ness is charged witli being implicated , is that of breaking into the grocery store of A. J. Qvistgard , on Seventeenth and Capitol avcnuo , and stealing therefrom among other things a barrel of soda , together with a lot of other groceries. The rob bery was committed on Monday night. Tuesday Special Ofliccr James of the Law and Order league , made an examin ation into the circumstances and found that there were sled tracks leading from the grocery store down Seventeenth street north. Ho followed the track and after a good deal of trouble , found that the trail led to the rear yard of a saloon keeper on Cnming struct , and that hero it was lost. A few hours afterwards Van Ness wan heard to make some mysterious remarks about knowing where the plunder was planted. Ho was at once placed under arrest , though he denied being directly implicated in the robbery. The police secured other pointers from associates of Van Ness , aim linally secured knowledge that the stolen groceries had been boxed and buried in a refuse heap in the back yard of the Coming street saloon man , Hill , When confronted by these facts Van Ness pave in and made a confession of the crime , complete in nearly every detail. His statements implicated n number of par ties of good , bad and indillbront reputa tions , and resulted in the arrest of his younger brother , Jumus Van Ness , and Walter Forrest. Two other young lads were also arrested as suspicions charac ter but while it is thought they are not connected with the crime they are sup posed to have a knowledge of its com mission. After the arrests the police detailed on the case James , llorrigan and Mosty.n began to pump the boys , and from thorn learned that they had sold considerable stolen property to Zontis Stevens , a gro- ceryman nt U17 North Twonty-lirst street. Oflleers accordingly visited the place and recovered a sack holder which was stolen from Winspoar , the Cuming street grocer. Htovens at lirst denied that ho know any thing about the matter , but linally ac knowledged having bought the property for ten cents , but said ho'did not know ft was stolen. He also said ho had a lap- robe , also bought from the boys , and a number of hitching straps and weights , which ho agreed to return in the morn ing. ing.The The hoys also informed the police of where numerous other stolen articles were hid , and it is expected that a rich haul will be the result. The buried soda barrel and groceries were found about four foot under gromul between Hill's sa loon and Stevens' grouory store. Other arrests ure oxpcutail. HIS SUFFERINGS ENDED. Martin Hayes , tlio Victim of tliolllust- log Accident , Dies Yesterday. Alter sixty hours of intouso suffering , Martin Hayes , the victim of thu powder explosion at Valley , died early yesterday morniug at St. Joseph's hospital. It- was thought for a time that ho might recover , but the terrible shook sustained in the shattering of his limbs and side and the loss of blood , coupled with the seve.ro In- tojtinnl injuries , caused the reaction which proved fatal. Tuesony evening the mother and sister oftho | unfortunate man arrived hero from Chicago. The mother was recognized by the dying man , though the sister was not. Hayes lived but a few hours after the meeting. His mother remarked to him just before he died that his brother would bo In from the west today. "It will bo lee late , mother , " ho replied , "my brother will never sue mo nlivo. " His prediction was sadly fulfilled within a very short limo thereafter. 'I lie deceased was a man about -11 years of ago and unmarried. Ho came hero from Chicago n year or two since , and has boon for some time past in the em ploy of tlio Union I'acilie. The remains have been embalmed , and are now at tlio undertaking establish * ment of II. 1C. Hurkct. They will bo shipped cast for interment this afternoon. GFN. HOWARD DIBAPVOINTUD. Terry Nominated for the Vacant Ma jor Generalship. Advices from Washington yesterday afternoon stale that President Cleveland has nominated General Alfred H. Terry to the major generalship made vacant by the death of General Hancock. A reporter at once visited army head quarters for the purpose of interviewing General Howard , who , it had been conli dently expected , would bo nominated for the position. General Howard was found in attendance upon tlio meeting of the retiring board , but a nolu informing him of the nomina tion was quickly responded to. After being assured that the news was correct , the general said : The only reason I can see for (5cn. Terry receiving iirefercnci1 over myself Is his claim of seniority. 1 suppose the president has considcicd that claim and concluded that he was entitled to the place. I have nothing further to say about the matter. Tlio news was evidently a shock to Gen. Howard and one which was hard to bear. Ho has all along expressed confi dence that ho would receive the apppoint- inent to Gen. Hancock's place and his friends Imvo strongly Imped that his am bition would bo realized. Gen. Howard's next chance is in securing tlio major-gen eralship to bo vacated by Gen. I'opo on his retirement this spring. THE A. O. U. W. Something About the Great nml Grow * inft Order Local IMaiis. An informal meeting was held last evening , by the members of the two lodges of the A. O. U. W. in this city. They wore met by P. P. Ellis , grand or ganizer for northern Nebraska , who stated that ho expected to organize n grand lodso for tiie state of Nebraska about the 10th of April next. Plans were discussed without any definite action being taken. Since Mr. Ellis' first visit in August last several hundred have been added to the membership of the A. O. U. W. throughout the state. Ho is a worker of whom the order may well be proud , and Ins whole time for the next month will bo devoted to instituting new lodges and building up old ones. He will visit all the most important places , with a view of instituting lodges , previous to the 10th of April. All communications addressed to him care of Dr. S. R. Patton , Fremont , will receive prompt attention. The place of mooting of the Grand Lodge nus not yet boon decided upon , but it will probably hold its first session either ie Omalia , Lincoln or Grand Island. This fraternity has established a firm footing in tins state , and is growing rapidly. The principal objects of the order are to relieve the suffering , care for the sick , bury tlio dead , and to boqueatho to tlio widow and children of the de ceased brothers the sum of ? 3,000 , which is paid to them within thirty days from date of death. It is purely mutual in its operations. Each member bears his just proportion , and no more , of the whole expenses , and shares equally in its privi leges and benefits. It is , in' the strictest sense , an order founded on one common brotherhood of sympathy , fraternity and allegiance , and is composed of the best and most prominent business men of the state , representing every branch of in dustry , from the mechanic and husband * man to the highest grade of professional life. life.There There are two lodges of the order in this city , Union Pacific No. 17 , which meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month , and Omaha lodge No. 18 , whiish meets every Thursday evening in St. George hall. A now Gorman lougo will shortly bo instituted here. HIS DVING STATEMENT. . Leslie's Deathbed Declaration JPro- dnacd 111 Evi'dcnco. The trial of Lafayette Powell for the murder of Leslie was resumed yesterday The accused appeared mo > ; o com posed than ho has at any time yet , but ho watches tlio progress of the trial with the closest attention. The most important evidence was giv en by Dr. J. J. Solomon , of Florence , who testified to the dying statement which Leslie had inadu to him , concern ing the tragedy. The young man had been notified that the end was drawing near , and after saying to his mother ; "Dear mother , your boy must die , " made his statement , in the presence of Rev. Smith , Dr. Solomon and a notary public , Hansome by name. The deposi tion was formally trken down by Ransomo , but was carelessly mis laid mid can not now be found. Dr. Solomon , howovw , gave tiio gist of tlio dying mun'o declaration. Ho stated that Leslie had said that he and Powell had an old "rudtfo against each other , and that he ( Losliu ) determined to light it out. Ho went to thu church on thu night in question , and called Powell out , challenging him to a fair fist fight. While Powell was near sixteen feet away he drew a revolver and IIrod the fatal .shot. This was the substance of the statummil made by Leslie on Ids death bed , and really throw no additional light upon the occurrence. Abraham Thomas swore that Powell said to Leslie when he slopped nut of the church , "If you touon mu or crowd imi | you'll bu carried homo to your mother a dead man , " at the same tlnio drawing u revolver. Several other witnesses testi fied , but their ovidoncu revealed nothing new. new.This closed the evidence for the Mute , and in the afternoon testimony for the defense was begun. The first witness called was Mra. Itebecca A. Powell , mother of the prisoner , who related the circumstances of the shooting. Her evi dence difTured in only onu point from that of the stale's witnesses , Site declared pos itively that when Powell ordered Leslie to stand back he still continued to ad vance , and was only a few feet from the accused when the shot was tirutl. Other witnesses previously sworn had testified that Luslln was standing still when the shot was fired. Other witnesses sworn for the defense were Mrs. Mary E. Timmons , Mis. Hank- hart and Guorgo Foster. Their testimony related entirely to thmits made by Leslie ngainst Powell , and was admitted only lifter a lengthy coutrovorov by opposing counsel. When court udjoumud for the night the examination of Mrs. Knnkhart was In progress and she will resume the stand this morning. Personal Dr. Onlbraith is ill. O. II , Gordon came in from a success ful trip on the road yesterday , O. J. Collm.in , of Dowitt , is nt the Mlllnrd. lion , J. K. North , of Columbus , is stop * ping at the Pax tun. A. T. Gih'hrist , of Harvard , arrived in Omaha last evening and is registered nf the Mlllard. Mltehcl Ladlsh , manager of the Little Dueljess Comedy company , is in the city , stopping at the .Mlllard Miss Alice Gates now wears a bandagiJ on onu of the lingers of her right lintnl. She had it mashed yesterday by a falling window. Mr. N. C. linn" , of Albuquerque , N. Al ls in the city for a few days , visiting his brother , Mr. E. S. Hall' , of the Omaha Savings bank. Mrs. A. Johnson , of Carbon , Wyo. territory , is visiting with her imrunts. Mr and Mrs. C. Olson , 1011 North Twenty second street. George Kay will lonvo for St. Joseph on Saturday to confer with the North western league men about Omaha's ad mission into the organization. Special Policeman James presented to Marshal ( Jammings nineteen new wooden clubs , to bo given to those mom * bors of the police force who do not now possess them. Mamie Rnuch , the jorng lady whoso mysterious departure for the west has attracted some attention lately , has been brought back to Omaha , and will for a time at least make her homo with rela tives hero. Tlio programme of the Ladles' Musi cal society at Meyer's hall yesterday was composed of several brilliantly per formed instrumental numbers by Miss Fannie E.Loomls.and a solo by Mrs. Mar tin Calm. It was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Faschlngsschwank aiis Wlen Allosrro Ho- nmiize Scherzlno Intermezzo Finale. 1 . Schumann Partita Pracltidlum Allemande Courante Uarabande Menuet -Menuot II ( ! Icuo . Uach ( a ) Ktmlo . Carl Bacrnmnn Ui Impromptu HI . Chopin W The Mill . Tonson The Angel at the Window . Tours Sonata Opus ill , No. : t . Ueclhovon Thu programme was arranged by Miss Popplcton and Miss Jones. Licensed to Wed. Marriage licenses were Issued yester day In the county court to Frederick C. Treat , aged 'W , and Elizabeth Humbnrd , aged U7 ; Frederick Guldner , aged 28 , and KrcBlnnov Thranc. aged 23 ; Jena Ander son , aged 37 , and Mary Seaman , aged 20 , all of them of Omaha. A fourtb license was also issued , but was concealed from the public gaze. The promptest and safest medicine for lung troubles is Red Star Cough Cure. The English summer South Cambria has brought from thu V.ottom of the sea an interesting relic of the war of the re bellion. Running short of coal , she was compelled to nut into the harbor of Newport - port News. As the crow were hauling tin the anchor they found the bowsprit ot a war vessel attached to it , The spot where the South Cambria was lying was exactly whore tlio great naval duel took place between the war vessels Congress mid Merrimac in which the former was sunk. This was in 1802 , and the bow sprit brought to the surface is supposed to bo that of the Congress. FOZZONl'3 MEDICATICD COMl'LXIOJ ? POW- DKIt For infant's toilet is an indispensable nr- iclo , healing all excoriations immediate- y. Mothers should use it freely on the ittlo ones. It is perfectly harmless. For ale by druggists. A sailor named William Roche entered a butcher shop on Fourth street , Sacra mento , and asked for 15 cents' worth of soup meat. The butcher cut off a piece of meat , and while ho turned to weigh it the stranger took up the knife and drew 11 across his neck. The butcher rushed upon the would-be suicide to take the knife from him , but was unable to do so. The stranger then walked to the door of the shop , cashed himself several times , and then fell to the sidewalk , exhausted from the loss of blood. He died in a few minutes. Ti Greatest Medical Triumph of the Ago I SYMPTOMS OF A I.OM of appetite , lloweUcoBtlve , ruin ! In tlie head , wllb a dull onintlonlu tfa * back part , I'aln unrisr tbo iltnnldBr- blndet Fullnom nftcr natlng , vrltU n < ll - Inclination to exertion of body or mind , Irritability oftcmpcr , Jo\r iplrlti , wltti afocllneof ImTlncnegloctca nmodtitr. W mrine t DIzzloeM , llutl rlnvattbe Heart , Voi bofaretbB eyoillealaclia oror tbo rlElit eye. Ueitlotmneis , with fltful dreamt , HUtitr colored Urine , ana CONSTIPATION. TWIT'S riljI/Hnrn especially aflnpUd to uch cases , ono dose effects eucli n cbangn offeel In g na to aitonlih tlio sufferer. They Itirreaietlic Appetite , and cauio the bcdy to TcUe on * 'le li , tbtii tba iritcm li nourliheilt.nd tylliolrToiito Action on the l > lKeuiveOrirantItrjtulKrHtool ara produced. Fried ano.iVt afiirray Ht..N.Y. TUTT'S EXTRAOT Renovates thn boilniuke.s lu-allhy llcsli , strengthens the wrAk , repairs tlio wastes of Via liyBtcm with pure blood and Im nines the nervous Hybtcin , Invluoratea Ilia brain , ami Imparts thu vigor ot manhood. 81. fiolil . ! UiirriySr. . Now York. A STANDARD .MKDIUAh WORK POHYOUHfi AHD HIDDLFrAGED MEN OXI.V 81 UV SIAir. , TOSTI'AIU. i.usTu vrivi ; imiu : TO W" VJ THVSFfF , A Croat M ( MllonlVnrk on Mnnliond. KihniuteilVltiiUtr. Narroni and rnmml ne > iiltr | I'rpninturqllfollneln Man , lrrnri ! of Youth , nui ! tin untold nil crlre iiltUu from ln < lhrrnllon mid of CCMPII. X bonk for ovnrf muti , jrnunr. midule-nyn-l nnd old. UcuiiUIn * Ui iireirrlialnni for all umiiu nml chronic Jlf n . ritrliono of wliloh li InrnfnVjIci H'l Iminil bf tna nuttier whoo Bii > iirlnnci for 71 roir | ! li v.rli HII proliatilf imvor Ij'fornfoll Intlia let or "Mf nhrilrtnin Ml panes. 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' The Hc-lenee nf Llfult u tuuorb iinl n iterlr Uent * l o on nor ou nd pUrtlcal ilubllltjr , lclroH VVon l'AilS'rc ttie I'eabotlr Mallcal Institute , or Tit W. IL 1'arker , No , I Uulldncli lroou llaiiuai , Mait. .wbo mir beconiull dou nildUe > ec > rcqalrtai ; iklll mid orperl- oncu. < ; hro lc iui < l uUnluuta < iiBea e4 llmt tuvebjf- OCil tlie Iklll of Mil otherubjrtlclitu * , > l > orlaltr. ' Huclf trcHtoil mcccuJullr ultb'ji-.t aa liutunco ot fallaa Weutioa OuiuUa 104.