r The Omaha I Daily ee H
| \ NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 11 , 1800. \ NUMBER 232. I
OPENED IUE RESERVATION ,
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The Proaldont Signs the Lonpr
Loolcid For Proolamation
CONDITIONS OF POSSESSION
Boomers at Chnniuorlaiti nnd IMorro
Make a Wild Scramble Tor the
Promised Land Bloodshed
tf " IVnrrowly Averted
The bonir Promised
Wasiuxotox , Feb 10. The prosldcnt to
day issued the proclamation opening the
Sioux reservation After setting forth the
provisions of the act ot March 3. ISSJ ' the
proclamation says ! Satisfactory proof
buying been presented that the nccoptnnco
and consent by the dlfToront bands of the
Sioux nation wns obtained In the form re
quired , now , therefore , I , Ucnjamln liar ,
nson , president of the Unttod States , by
virtue of the power In mo vostcd , do hereby
make known mid proclaim the acceptance of
& said not by the different bands of the Sioux
HRfl * * nation of Indians nnd their consent thorcto
by tliom , as required by the act , and Bald act
is hereby declared to bo In full force and
effect , BUbocttoaUthoprovlslonscondltions ) ,
limitations and restrictions therein con
tained All persons will take notice of the
provisions of said act , and the conditions ,
limitations nnd restrictions therein con
tained and bo governed uccordltigly
x. "I furthermore uoilfy all persons to par
V tlcularly observe that by snid net cortaln
tracts or portions of the great rcsorvation of
the Sioux nation in the territory of Dakota
nro sot apart ns separata and permanent
reservations lor the Indians rccolving ra
tions and nnnultlos at the rcspactivo agen
cies therein nnmod ; that any Indian receiv
ing and entitled to rations and annui
ties at olthor of the agencies mentioned
in this act at the time the same shall take
ottoct , but residing upon any portion of said
great reservation not included in either of
tha separate reservations heroin established ,
may at his option , within ono year from the
time when this act shall take effect and
within ono year after ho has boon notlflod of
his said right of option , In such maimer ns
the secretary ot the intorlor shall direct , by
recording his election with the proper agent
at the agency to which ho belongs , have the
ollotmont to which ho would bo otherwise
entitled on ono of said separate -
ate reservations , upon the land
where such Indian may thou rcsido ; that
each member of tha Ponca tribe of Indians
/ now occupying a part of the old Ponca roscr-
y vation bo.outltled to allotment upon said old
r Ponca reservation In such quantity as is
r therein set forth , and when tha allotments
Bb to the Ponca trlbo of Indians nnd to such
V ether Indians as allotments nro provldoa for
V by this act shall have boon made upon that
F portion ot said reservation , which is de
scribed in an act entitled "an act to extend
tbo northern boundary ot the state of Ne-
brusliD , " approved March 33. ISS'J , the presi
dent shall , in pursunnco of said act , declare
the Indian title extinguished to all lands de
scribed in said act not so al
lotted hereunder , and thereupon all of
* aid land not bo ullotted and included
id said act ol Mnrch 28 , 16S2 , shall bo open to
settlement as provided in this act
' • Protection is guurnnteod to such Indians
as may have taken allotments oltber within
, or without such separate reservations under
the provisions of the treaty with the great
Sioux nation concluded April 29 , lbOS , and
provision is made In said act for the release
of all title on the part of said Indians receiv
ing rations , nnd annuities ou each separate
reservation , to the lands described in each
of the other separata reservations , nnd to
confirm in the Indtans entitled to recelvo
rations at each of said Bcparato reservations
respectively , to their separate and oxcluslvo
use und bouollt all title nnd interest of every
natno and nature secured to the different
bands ot the Sioux nation by said treaty ot
April 20 , 18(13 ( , and said rolcaso shall not
I L effect the title ot any individual Indian to
his scpnrato reservations , nor any agree
ment heretofore made with the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St Paul railroad company or
the Dakota Central railroad company It is
therein provided that if any land in said
great Sioux reservation is occupied and
used by any religious society at the date of
said act for the purpose ot missionary or ed
ucational work among the Indians , the same ,
not exceeding ICO acres in any ono tract ,
hall bo granted to snid society subject to
the conditions and limitations ot this
act It Is thoroln provided that all
lands in the great bioux rcsorvation
outside of the sepurato reservations de
scribed in said act , except American island
Farm islnnd and Niobrara island , regarding
which islands special provisions are made ,
and sections 111 and SO in each county thereof ,
which nro rcsorvod for school purposes ,
shall be disposed of by the United States
upon the tcrms.at the price and In the manner
therein set forth , to actual Bottlers only ,
under the provisions of the homestead law ,
except section 2,1101 thereof , and under the
law relating to town sites
- Persons who In good faith , and bolng
ki . legally entitled to do bo , entered upon or
W mndo settlements with tbo Intent to outer
I _ _ tbo same under the homestead or pro-emp-
" " " • v. lion laws of the United States upon
the Crow Creek nnd Winnebago reser
vation , under the presidents proclamation ,
February 27 , 18t > 5 , shall for a period of
ninety days uftor the proclamation of the
president have the right to reenter upon
aid claims and procuio title thereto under
the homestead or preemption laws of the
United Status and complete tbo same as re
quired therein , and said claims shall for such
time have preference over later entries ; pro
vided , that the pre-omptlon claimants shall
rcsido on their lands tbo same length of time
bafora procuring title as tbo homestead
claimants under the act
"Tha price to bo paid for town slto entries
ball be suoh as is roqulrod by the law in
ether cases and shall bo paid into the general
fund provided for by the act "
The proclamation further cltos the roserva-
* tlon from entry or settlement , nf the land
uccupiod by the ageuoy and the Bchool build
: Ings at the Lower Brulo and Cheyenne river
agencies , und also the tract of land situated
In Nebraska beginning at a point on tbo
boundary line between Nebraska and
Dakota , where the range line between ranges
44 and 45 west of the sixth principal meridian
In Dakota intersects the said boundary line ,
> . -f- ihenco cast along said boundary line tivo
I mil s , ihenco duo south llvo miles , thence
auo west ton miles , thenca duo north to said
boundary line , thence due east nloug said
boundary line to the place of beginning ,
'I ho same is continued In a state ot reserva
tion so long as It may bo uooded for the use
and protection uf the Indians receiving
rations and annuities at Pine Hidgo ugouoy
The proclamation concludes : "Wuruiag is
hereby also expressly given to all persons
not to enter or inako settlements on any
tracts ot laud spoclnlly reserved by the
terms of said act or by this proclamation , or
nny portion of any tract to whieu any in
dividual member ot either bands ot the
great Sioux nation or Ponca tribe
shall have the preference right under
the provisions ot said net , and further , to in
no wise Interfere with the occupancy of any
of said tracts by any ot said Indians or in any
manner to.disturb , inolost or prevent tha
peaceful possession of said tracts by them
* The surveys required to bo mauoof the lunds
to bo restored to the publlo domain uudor
tbo provision of said acts and in this proclo-
4 * * inatian Bet forth will bo commenced and exe
cuted as early as possible "
• Over nine million acres of land arc thrown
. / - open to the settlement by the presidents
proclamation The great Sioux ressrvutlou ,
containing in all 21,000,000 acres , lies be-
tweeu 43 dee 80 mln and 40 dog 10 mill It
is bounded by tba Missouri river ou the cuit ,
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nnd extends to the South Dakota line on the
west and south , embracing all west of the
Missouri river except the Black Hills terri
tory The portion of the reservation to bo
opened lies to the south of the Cheyenne
river and north of the Whlto river , nnd a
nnrrow Btrlp of Innd lying to the north of the
Hello Toucho river , In tno territory coded by
the treaty of 1870. Under the terms of the
treaty settlers cntoring the territory nnd
filing upon this land within three years of
the proclamation which declares It open to
settlement must pay for it nt the rnto of
tt.2) per acre , and no ono will bo nllowod to
lllo upon moro than 1C0 ncros The land will
bo most casilv ncccsslblo from the points
where the railroads touch tho.Missouri river ,
and from far out sections nlong the LTkkorn
Volley rullroad In the Black Hills The
nearest approaches to the reservation by rail
nro at Chamberlain and Pierre
Within the boundaries of this territory nro
such vnrioty of soil and condition as would
Bcnm adapted to 1111 the wants of any ono
seeking a homo In the nawar portions of the
west The bottom lands along the stronms
afford the host facilities for general agri
culture , the soil being in nonrly all cases
deeper , richer , and less suseoutlblo to the
drought For stock raising nnd grazing the
region lying in the oxtrumo western part
nnd hoadwntors of the Whlto and Red rivers
will bo found most sultnblo The tlmbor
will bo found along the rivers and crcoks and
very llttlo In any ether place Sotuo of the
deeper gulches have Bcraggy plno9 , ouks and
cedars growing In thorn , but not enough for
nny practical purposes
The country north of the Bad river and
south of the Cheyenne river contains , prob
ably , tha land host adapted for mixed farm
ing , being less broken nnd irregular , away
from the streams , nnd therefore bettor
adapted for tlllago The soil Is very fcrtilo
where it hos boon tried , ylolding magnillcont
returns of potatoes and ether gnrdon vegeta
bles , these bolng the only crops planted on
the uplands so far The Northwestern Staga
Company formerly had a nutnbor of stngo
stations located about ton miles npart across
this tract In the gardens nt these stations
many varieties of cordon stuff were culti-
voted , nnd with success in nil these varieties
Butted to that latitude Potatoes , bcots and
nil roots especially vloldod In profusion
The Boil on this upland tract between
the Bad nnd Cheyenne rivers Is a mixed
gumbo and sand , the gumbo predominating
nearest the Bad river , whllo there is found
moro sand In the soil as ono approaches the
Cheyenne river There are between the
smaller streams tributary to these rivers
plateaus which , so far as can be Judged from
observation , will produoo splendid crops ot
wheat and oats The soil , where excava
tions have been made , have been from two
to fortv inches in depth , overlying n heavy
gumbo clay subsoil , which resists the peoo-
trution of wntor into its depths Below this
subsoil is a soft shale which readily becomes
pasty when immersed In water The depth
to which wells must bo sunk to ootain a sup
ply of water Is unknown , as none have over
been sunk in this region
Two railroads terminate at the Missouri
river and will extend their lines across the
territory now thrown open for settlement
The Chicago & Northwestern railway ,
whoso present terminus is at Pierre , has al
ready surveyed a line , following the course
of the Bad river for nearly Blxty miles and
thence tanking direct connection with its
line entering the Black Hills from the south
The bill under which this land was ceded
gives it and the Chicago , Milwaukee & St
Paul railway a right of way across the land
and sufficient laud for depot purposes and
such sidetracks as may.bonceded.to transact
the business of the company The Chicago ,
Milwaukee nnd St , Paul railway , now termi
nating at Chamberlain , bus also macio pre
liminary surveys for tbo extension of its
line into the Black Hills The proposed line
runs a little south of west of Chamberlain tea
a point within four miles of the White river ,
then follows up that stream for a distance of
forty miles , thence by the most feasible route
into tbo bills . There will bo a number of
very desirable locations along these rouds
whore will spring up hustling towns , afford
ing employment for the mcchanlo and mer
chant These roads tap a largo territory
and will develop the resources ot the coun
try lying to the west of the resrvntton ,
In the Missouri river are two largo ,
heavily wooded islands , which nro by the
bill given to the towns of Pierre and Cham
berlain to be used for public park purposes
Farm Island , near Plerro , Is about six miles
long nnd half a mile wida American Is
land , givantoChamborluln , is about the same
size
Itcpnrt of the Sioux Coin mission
WAsntNoroN , Feb lO Presldont Harri
son today sent congress the report of the
Sioux commission In the lettorof transmittal
ho says the commissioners had no right to
bind either congress or the executive by their
construction of the statute , but they were as
agents of the United Slates , first to suoniit
a dellnlto proposition for the acceptance by
the Indians , and that failing , to agrco upon
modified terms to be submitted to congress
for ratification Good faith demunds that
it the Uuitod btntes accepts tbo lands ceded
the beneficial construction of the act given
by our agents should also bo admitted und
observed "
The secretary of the interior submitted a
draft of u bill embodying the recommenda
tions of the commission requiring the legis
lation nnd appropriation necessary to carry
into effect the provisions of the act The
president says it should bo promptly made
and bo immediately available The bill
provides for the following appropriations :
For 10,000 cows and 40U bulls , $100,000 , for
milch cows , oxen , harness , farming imple
ments and houses , fifty each , and for Indians
taking allotments , f350,000 ; for day schools ,
teachers and furniture , with a provision for
the compulsory attondanca nf children ,
$150,000 ; for thirty school buildings , $1)0,000 ) ;
for ono years interest on (3,000,000 , $100,000 ;
to pay for ponies taken by tbo mllltla , $200-
000 ; . to pay the Crow Creole Indians for
deficiencies in allotments , $187,039 ; for ex'ra
boot rations , $100,000 ; to purchase land for
the Santeu Sioux , 132,000. There are addi
tional Boctlons on minor matters
IMorro Hoomurs Go Wild
PiEims , S. D „ Feb 10. [ Special Tolo-
grain to Tub Beb.J The news that the
proclamation opening tno reservation went
into effect at once was received here this
afternoou at 830. ; It was expected , tbo
crowd was prepared and only waiting for tbo
word to start Men had stood in great
crowds on the streets all day anxiously
waiting the news , und when it was known a
mighty oheeor wont forth and the scouo of
excitement almost beggared description
Tha crowd made a break for the river bank
and participated in the grand rush for tha
other side When news was uiaoo known in
the statehouse by a cannon the members of
the legislature then in session arose from
their seats and gave thrco long cheorfl , and
a motion to adjourn wont through as
soon as it could be hcurd , But tbo greatest
Interest seemed to center on the river and
other side Teams hitcbod to wagons bad
been stationed all along the river bank on
this side all day , und countless boomers re
mained by ready to make a start for the
promised land when the ward was given
But whou the first loads reached the ether
bank they found un unlooked for obstacle in
their way The troops which have been sta
tioned tbero forsomuweoks had neon drawn
up in Una along the bank and the first excited -
cited boomers who reached there were
stopped i'boy did not want to , but when
confronted by pointed bayonets in tbo
hands ot soldiers suRlcient in numbers to
keep thorn back thuy fell back on to the
river Tbo militury had received orders
from hoadquartorB not to allow boomers to
go on , so they resisted the crazy throng with
their fullest power , Tha boomers reor
ganized nnd with augmented numbers pro
ceeded up tbo river bank again till they
faced the line of troops , Kvory man was
nrmed but no guns were drawn They
were ready to break through the line ot
troops ut the first chance presented At
this point Colouol Eassiu , in command of
tbo soldiers , cauio forward and parleyed
with the boomers Mounting a stump ,
wbero he could bo seen and heard , ho ex
plained that ho bad no orders to lot thorn
in , and firmly told them they
must go back At first
the boomers insisted that they would pro
ceed , but finally returned to this side a dis
appointed crowd Down the river , two
miles below Bast Pierre , the sltnatioti was
different Another boomers camp was
tbero located When the cannon i.nndunccd
the news they made u start to the number ot
Rovoral hundred It was unfortunate Just nt
this time thnt the guard that bad been
thrown nlong the river was bolng changed
nnd the troop * were not prcparod to hold
them in check , consequently the boomets
had crossed nnd were scattering up over the
hills back on to the reservation before the
troops codld got ready to hold thorn in check
The latter , however , immediately commenced -
moncod a hot pursuit nnd finally over
took nnd captured all out n
few , whom they nro stilt searching for
Some ot the boomers are in organized bands
nnd have county reoords nnd oftlcers elected ,
so thnt they can roach the counties they Imvo
selected , and In several cases several organi
zations nro ready for each county , which
will tnnko trouble when they como together
on the cround Notwithstanding the presi
dents proclamation the Indian potico patrol
the rcsorvation further back from the Una
of troops The people nt Fort Plorio though
nllowod to live there , nro not nllowod to
leave tha mile square except to como to this
city by a pornnt from the ofllcor in charge
Fred W. Pettlgrew , n brother of United
States Senator Pettlgrow , is ono of the load
ing boomets and is at the head of ono of the
strongostorgatiizod bands who will occupy
the lands there Captain W , J. Shinnnn , an
ox-mombor of the Ohio legislature , is nn-
other prominent leader Several largo
bands of boomers have gene up nnd down
the river fnr enough In hopes to got around
the liuo of guards strung along , nnd there Is
no doubt but many will succeed in crossing
and getting a foothold before morning ,
though the troops will scour the land , with
the help of the Indian poliro , and take tbom
back until they receive orders to thn con
try Some thrco miles above this city a
crowd ot boomers to too number of ten buc-
cocded ie getting by tbo guards and escaped
into the rcsorvation In the darkness Colonel
Kassln sent details nftor tnom nnd word
comes that seven have been caught nnd nro
In the guard house at Fort Plerro The
commandant has posted n publlo notlco in
this city tonight that any who nro caught at
tempting to cross contrary to orders will ro-
celvo tbo severest punishment within mill
tary authority Tins has tended to help
chock the moro enthusiastic boomers and
they may bo induced yet tonight to await
orders from military headquarters to enublo
thorn to go on The city Is actually overrun
nnd the police are powerless to suppress tbo
oxcitenicnt ,
A Wild Scrnmlilo at Gtininnorlaln
Chamberlain , S. D. , Fob 10. [ Special
Telegram to The Bee.I Never has the
northwest witnessed such a scene as oc
curred lioro this afternoon when tbo news
was received that tha proclamation opening
tha Sioux reservation to settlement had been
issued For tha past twonty-four hours the
boomers and settlers congregated in this
city and vicinity had been on the alert for
news thnt the proclamation had been Issued ,
and no sooner wus such a report rocelvod
than began a scene of the wildest excite
ment Boomers wore seen runulng in every
direction , horses were hurriedly hitched to
wagons loaded with lumber nnd supplies ,
and soon began an exciting rush for the
Missouri river , which divides this city from
the reservation In a few moments the Ice
on the river was black with the hurrying
crowds , some on foot others on horse back ,
but the larger number in wagons It took
them but a few moments to cross tno river
and then tbo wild scramble began for the
possession of tha choice claims lying on the
Oat opposite here on the Missouri river The
greatest rush took place between the rival
townsito companies which have for days
been hero awaiting the opening of the reser
vation They all have been casting covetous
eyes toward a beautiful flat located oppo
site tbo soathem portion of this city
on the reservation , and during thp past few
days tha representatives of the various com
panies have been closely watching each
ether bo that none would have any advan
tage when tbo land was declared open to set
tlement The Chamborlaln company early
this morning stationed a number of their
follows in a sheltered nook nearly a milo
down the river nnd dirootly opposite the pro
posed town site They had procured a can
non to bo used as n signal for these hidden
down the river , and as soon as news that the
proclamation had been issued was received
the cannon was touched off nnd the con
cealed party at once made a rush
for the reservation , getting a good start of
tbo other townsito boomers Tha legal con
test over this townsito , however , promises
to bo a long and bitter ono , as all the com
panies nre determined to possess it During
the absence of oltlcial notice that the reser
vation was opened , Indian Agent Anderson
was undecided as to allowing the boomers to
remain upon the reservation , and loft for
the west side of the river with tbo inten
tion of removing thorn Ho has now de
cided to allow thorn to remain pending notice
tico from the secretary of the interior that
the land is legally opened Tomorrow there
promises to bo many now developments , but
us yet nothing has been heard as to whotbor
any serious disturbances took place between
the settlers und boomers The land could
possibly not have been opened at a hotter
time , as tha weather is mild and the Ice on
the Missouri is firm , making the crossing
hero quite safe
A Sioux Falls Townsito Company
Sioux Falls , S. D „ Feb 10. | Special
Telegram to The Bee.J A colony of about
fifty persons have organized themselves into
a townsito company in this city for the pur
pose of locating on the Sioux rcsorvation nnd
building up a town Maps and plans have
been perfected for the colony , although the
exact location of tbo town has not been de
termined upon Among the members of the
colony are several saloon keepers , who state
that they will open saloons in violation ot
the law , believing that the rough and ready
class that propose going to tbo reservation
wilt aid tnom in keoplng open their gin shops
The colony has had a man at Pierre for
the past two weeks to tlnd out the lay ot the
lnnd and learn if bo could where the boom
ers were going to locate Tha news of the
opening was received with enthusiasm
today , the members ot thn colony believing
that they have struck a modern Eldorado In
the country taken into the publlo domain
today
Tha Now Lmml District * .
Washington , Fob 10. An oxocutlve
order was issued today fixing the boundary
lines of tha two land districts In the newly
ceded Sioux reservation in South Dakota ,
The 1 ocatlon of tba land ofllco for tbo
northern district will bo at Pierre and that
.ot . the * southern district at Chamborlaln
lleglsters and receivers will be appointed at
once and two clerks from the land ofllco hero
will bo sent to Uie new ofllces with the
necessary blanks and papers to carry on
public business All thnt portion of tbo
newly ceded land south of the forty-third
parallel of latltudo Is added to tbo O'Neil
land district of Nebraska The lines of the
Black Hills nnd the Huron and Mitchell land
districts will bo changed to conform to the
liues of the new districts Indian Inspector
Armstrong will leave Washington tonight
for the Sioux reservation It will bo his
special duty to see that none ot the settlers
who enter the reservation under the presi
dents proclamation intrude upon the dimin
ished Indian reservation lands The general
land ofllco officials are also making prepara
tions to send to the reservation a number ot
experienced olorks and two special usfents to
assist the local land oftlcers when they shall
have been appointed
Collapse or the Lottery mil
Bibmakck , N. D. , Fob 10. The great lot
tery schema suddenly collapsed today with
out a single note of warning The friends nf
tbo bill In the house moved its indefinite
postponement and carried the motion They
then advised tha senuto of the death of the
measure The real reason for the break
down has not developed unless the pressure
of President Harrison nnd others in Wash *
Ington , as well as the presence of detecttvos
und newspaper correspondents , who were In
the confidence of the opposition , were too
muoh for the lottery people In the senate
a committee was appointed to investigate the
charges ot bribery in connection with the
lottery business
INTERSTATE ? COMMERCE LAW
Paddock on tbo lions and Short
Haul Cltiuso
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OPPOSITION TO WlNOOM'S BILL
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ix-ConircH9inriri : Symos of Colorado
Assorts Thnt It-AVould Bo Det
rimental to Silver Inter
ests Miscellaneous
Washington HunEr Tun Omaha Bun , |
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Washington D. C , Feb , 10. \
On Wednesday noxl the senate commltteo
on Commerce Intends to try to take definite
notion upon thn long and short haul ctauso
in the Interstate commbrco law
The ballot prevails that a bill may bo pre
sented to repeal that section of the law
Sountor Paddock of Ndnraska , who proposed
a resolution of inquiry as to the operation of
the long and Bhort haul clause , said today :
"Tno interstate commerce law as a whole
was enacted , ns wascpresontod , to afford
relief to the producers of the west who were
suffering from low prices , but It has proven
a very expensive oxporlment I believe it
is suscepttbto of broof that the operation of
the long and sbOrt haul clnusa has cost my
stuto at loan ( lOOOOO0o.slnco the law was
enacted The effect of the law was to In
crease the tariff for the long haul and main
tain the rate for the short haul Thus everyone -
ono Is compelled to pay hlghor rates whllo
no ouo gets lower rates It is ruinous to
these Interested In the long haul and to pro
ducers , is oxponslvo ta consumers every
where and does not materially help tboso
who have stifferod from oxcosslva short haul
rates I am lnformcdtthat corn is soiling ut
from 30 > 4 to 37 cents n.bushol la Now York
It costs , i ntn told , about 23 cents a busliol to
ship corn from Lincoln , Neb , , to Now York
city So you will see there is only about an
average of 12 or 13 cents loft for the Ne
braska p ' reducer This is ruinous not only
to our export trade , but to the producer It
tnkos two and a halt bushels of corn to mar
ket ono bushel In Now York When the
interstate commerce law wont into effect , as
lam informed , the rate from the capital of
our state to Chicago was about 10 cents a
hundred , or about U cents a bushel Now it
is 25 cents a hundred or about 14
cents a bushel Wo pay about 45 cents
per hundred pounds freight from Lincoln to
New York , or an approximation of 25 cents
a bushel for corn Yod will 9oe that the
producer gets very lfltlolwhllo the railroad
company eets a great deal II know that the
buyers and shippers sayrivotiavo a declining
corn market and that overproduction is the
secret of the low prices in the west , but I
am constrained to bolicvo the excosslvo
freight rates are mainly chargeable to the
low prices If there had been a short corn
mid wheut crop throughout the country the
farmers of Nobraska'and surrounding states
would have made mora manoy than they
will make from ono farge crop , so that wa
have a misfortuna in tboiguiso of a blessing
I believe the producers In ( Nebraska lost at
least $3,000,000 bythe-enforcomontof the long
haul clause In the Interstate commerce law
last year The interstate commerce law has
simply moved Nebraskoiatyout eight hundred
miles further west f |
The alleged settlement of the grievances
of the far western sh | | > pys > i > t.ihixingo lust
week by which the loi.giiaul rates were
reduced \\i cents per hundred pounds , will ,
in my opinion , afford Bmull roliot und will
not provo satisfactory , lA reduction ofH
cents on.n 45centrji'e , t.Now York is but a
drop In tbo bucket There * iuay bo 8 * 0100
good features la the interstate commerce
law , but after an investigation and a thor
ough test I think the burdens fall upon
these who have sufforod'inost ' and most need
relief , and that instead of being a relief It
increases the suffering Wo cannot procure
better markets for our produce by creating
a law which will increase the freight rates
for taking our produce to either homo or
foreign marKets Wo cannot expect the
railroad companies to rcduco the long haul
rates when they must proportionally ; reduce
the short haul rates , as thp latter afford the
greatest sourca of rovequq and profit , hence
they are sura to increase tha long haul rate
Certainly the railroad companies und ship
pers are not an much interested in a modifi
cation or rouoal ot the long and short haul
clause as the producers and consumers , font
is apparent that tna httcr must bear the
brunt ot the burden " 1
The senator has recoivpd letters and tele
grams from various partj' the country in
dicating that there is great dissatisfaction
among producers , consumers and shippers
throughout the country with the operation
of the long and short hadl cluusos in the
law Boards of trade and farmers ossocl-
nl.fnna nrp tintlt.innltiir nflnm-naa fni * a rnnnnl
of this section of the law , und there
will undoubtedly bo - some vigor
ous action taken upon tha sub
ject before loug , as the excessive
leng haul rates are so high tbut produce in
tha hands ot the producers is unprotltablv
low and coal nnd otbor fuel which must bo
transported a lohg dlstanco Is oxtrcmoly
high , It may bo that Senator Paddoclc will
offer an amendment providing that food pro
ducts shall be exempt from the operation oj
the long haul clause of- the intoistato coui-
commcrco law
CONSIPEIUXa THE I1DLE8.
The house has undertaken the considera
tion ot tbo now cede of rules prepared bv
Messrs Heed , Cannon and McKinley , and
although no time has yet boon sot for a vote
uuon them it is boliovodthey will bo disposed
of by Wodnoidnv night and then the house
will proceed to take uptbo question of hold
ing the worlds fuir , provided the special
committee is prepared to report at that time ,
us it probubly will be Several contested
election cases will bo acted upon as
speedily as nossiblu In order to roach the ap
propriation bills The programme of the com
mltteo ou appropriations is to got their work
out of the way as soon as possible , und Mr
Cannon , the chairman , ' intends to make a
record for Industrv and promptness So fur
as tbo appropriation commltteo is concerned
tbero may bo an adjournment by Juno 1 ,
although it is customsry no continue tbo
first session of a congress as late ns the
last ot July , andBomotimos to the ralddlo of
August Ono of the bills ) lias already been
disposed of , that for ths support of tha Dis
trict of Columbia Tba next to ba taken up
will be tba appropriation iblll , which carries
(93,000,000 , and that will * bo held la readi
ness for consideration between the several
contested election cases ] 'Tbo question of
adjournment , however , t depends entirely
upon the tariff leglnla-tlon , the plans for
which have not yet , boon formulated It is
the intention of the republicans , however ,
to pass a tariff revision hill , and to do so as
speedily as possible \
Ol-I'OSES WINDOW'S-MEASU11B. '
Ex-Congressman Symes of Colorado to
day made an argument before tha house
commltteo on coluugo , , ' wtjigbts and meas
ures 111 opposition to tha Wtadom slvor cer
tificate bill Ho contended that the power
glvon by tbo measure to the secretary of the
treasury for a suspension , of the purchase of
bullion was detrimental to Bllver interests ;
that it the bill is adopted the arbitrary
power given to the secretary should bo
stricken out , as it would degenerate sliver tea
a common commodity of trade
IN THB SENATB ,
Fnvorublo reports were today made from
the senate committee , on publio buildings and
grounds on tbo bills appropriating 1150,000
for n building at Hastings , Neb , { 500,000 at
Salt LakuClty , 1150,000for Cheyenuo , Wyo ,
and { 150,000 at . Helena , Mont
Senator Moody introduced bills today
making appropriates to pay Indian depre
dation claims for SouthDaUotans as follows ;
Morris Appel of Pennington county , (8,275 , ;
Henry Bradley , Yankton county , $1,030 ;
John Stonaee of Yankton county 1,533.
Senator Wilson introduced a bill appropri
ating $100,000 , for a publio building at Musca-
tlno , la
An adverse report was today made upon
the bill proposing to increase tbo Uoricul
force nnd make n reorganisation ot the general -
oral lnnd ofllco , and a bill roportcd instead
which Increase ? the salary of the comuils
slonor to { 5,000 nnd the assistant conunls
slonor to ? J,5C0 n year The present law
gives the commissioner n salary of { 4,000 nud
the assistant commissioner { -1.OJ0.
NOT A LOTTEIH MIN
When Wnrmouth was appointed collector
of the port of Now Orleans n short time ago
some mugwump nnd domoerntlo newspapers
which wanted to light Prosldont Harrison
proclaimed that this was a iccognltlou of the
Louisiana Lottery company in return for n
largo campaign contribution in lbSO , They
said Wnrmouth wns n lottery mar , and that
his appointment was arranged during the
recent presidential campaign by certain
Louisiana republicans These statements
are proven to bo fnlso nnd without nny
foundation whatever An ngont of the
Louisiana Lottery company is hero now fight
ing Warmonth's confirmation , nnd ho has
made a protest before the sonata commltteo
on commerce Wnrmouth proves to bo an
old enemy of the lottery company
OETS ONTO THE HOPES ,
Notwithstanding the statamouH that have
boon mndo In these dispatches thnt the Nebraska
braska delegation hi congress is taking no
part In tha naming of census enumerators ,
persons desiring employment In that work
are continually writing bore for endorse
ments in their aspirations to sccuro these
places The superintendent of the census
makes these appointments upon the recom
mendation of the supervisors , of which there
are three in Nobrnska
MISCELLANEOUS
Alex ICondall was today appointed post
master nt Cleveland , Lucas county , Iowa ,
vice Eli Nichols removed
Colouol C. J. Bills of Falrbury , lieuten
ant colonel of the Second regiment , who hns
boon hero a week attending the National
Ouurd tncottng , loft for Now York tonight
and will bo homo by tbo end of the week
Adjutant General A. V. Cole will remain
herencouploof days longer and meet Colonel
Bills In Chicago
John L. Haggard , nominated for marshal
of North Dakota , dccllnod the appointment
because , bo it Is said , ho was nwaro that his
rnnnpntlnn with thn lnl.tn > v ftnhnmn In
North Dakota is distasteful to the ndmlnls-
trution Mr Haggard had not yet boon
confirmed
Ex-Con gross man Posey of Council Bluffs
Is hero and says of Speaker Rood : Tom
Heed will make an abla speaker Of course
some of these rulings will haunt tbo repub
licans for years , but It was about the only
thing they could do "
Congressman Laws has soloctedJ M ,
Hiatt of Alma , F. S. Brown of McCook ,
Frank S. Firman of Hastings and A , B.
Ward of York to bo agents of the census to
take the statistics of the recorded in
debtedness in the Second district of No
braska
The Bub-committoe of the special house
commltteo on the worlds fair has prepared
a report which will bo presented to the full
commltteo at the next meeting
Fourth class postmasters have been rec
ommended for appointment by Mr Dorsoy
as follows : 13. M. Talbott at Seneca ,
Thomas county ; Jnnios M. Simpson at
Vonanngo
A now and satisfactory bond is to bo filed
lor Judge Tucker ns receiving clerk at Val
entino and ho will enter upon h's ' duties In a
few days
On motion of Mr Allison the senate late
this afternoon passed bills appropriating
{ 500,000 and { 200,000 tor publio buildings
respectively at Sioux City end Cedar Kapids ,
Iowa ' Peuut S. Heatu
THB IOWA BANK WON
A Now York Court ot Apponls Deci
sion Involving $10,400.
NewYohk , Fob 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tub Bee ] After five years uf litigation
between the Clttzons' national bank ot Da
venport , la , and tha Importers and Traders
of this city ; the Davenport bank , which
was the plaintiff , has won The suit in
volved { 10,000 and $400 costs It was con
fined to the supreme court of this state and
the court of appeals There were two trials
of the issues , the first resulting in a victory
for the Now York banic This suit only
went as far as the general term of tha
supreme court , and a now trial was ordered ,
and the new trial was uppealod as far as the
court ot appeals , resulting in the above success
'
cess for tbo plaintiff , Tbo litigation was a
long and bitter una and it cxtendod ever a
period ot live years
The suit is the outcome of the series of
forgeries practised by a clerk in the employ
of a firm in Davenport Wudswortb & Co
This firm five years ago had occasion to
send out a lot of drafts amounting to $10,000
to certain creditors for merchandise
The clerk altered the names and substituted
the names of confederates und collected the
amountof the drafts , und fled Tbo drafts
passed through n number ut different bands
until they got to tbo Fourth Notional bank
of this city , which in turn passed them to
the Importers and Traders ' bank Before
the last two banks got tbom tbo Corn Ex
change bunk of Chicago was the reciplont of
them , and it is pretty certain that there
were at least two otbor concerns that hon
ored thorn Who tha first oorson or persons
were who honored tbo drafts und who will
have to bo tha real loser , is not known hero ,
but the Importers und Traders bank tried
ta make tha Iowa bank stand It The latter ,
not choosing to do so , brought on tuo suit
IIKOKE THIS QUORUM AGAIN
Senator Beoknr Spirited Away from
Montnnn by Democrats
Helena , Mont , Fob 10. The democratic
state senator , Mr Backer , who was brought
here by tha sheriff Saturday night , was
spirited away by the democrats last night on
a special train , A dispatch Just received
says he crossed the Idaho-Montana line this
morning All tbo democrutio senators are
now out of the Btate and the senate is with
out a quorum The question Is now
raised whether the bills passed Sat
urday night can become laws The
lieutenant governor is requlrod to
sign bills in the presence of the senate
Tne bills are not yet signed Legal advice
Will be taken whether the signature of the
president must bo atUxod in tbo presence of
a quorum If not tbo appropriation bills will
ba signed today and sent to tbo governor
Ijpnu Wns Wry Foolish
St Joseph , Mo , Fob.10. [ Special Telegram
to The Bee.J Yesterday Lena Hoberts , the
fourteon-year-old daugbtor of Pollco Ofllcor
F.M.Uoborts.resIdlng at No.413 East Frank
lin street , shot und perhaps fatally wounded
herself with u38-callbro ravolvor The bullet -
lot entered her right side , passing entirely
through ber body , There is a pretty , ro-
mantle story connected with the shooting
Miss Lena , although young , Is sentimental ,
and all the love of her young heart she bus
lavished upon nna Bon Hostler , a red
cheeked , falr-balrud clerk in the county
collectors ' ofllco Bon Is but seventeen , but
immensely popular among the short-sKlrtod
damsels of the town Saturday Lonu asked
Ben to take her to see Corlnne , but he re
fused , and told her that his love for her was
on the wane They parted in anger , and
Lena , believing death preferable to a love
less existence , committed the deed which
may rob her of her lifo
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Houiuty ( ifPntrmtio Knowledge
Ciiioaoo , Feb , 10 , 1 Special Tetogram to
Tub Bee ] The leading literary peopla of
Chicago , encouraged by Oliver Wendell
Holmes , have organlzod a society to bo
known as tbo American Society of Patri
otic Knowledge " It will be conducted
under tha direction of tbo following well
known citizens ; President , Charles L.
Hutchinson ; vico-prcstdents , L. J. Gage ,
W. J. Onuhan , Judge Henry Booth , It , T ,
Crane , Uithop Fallows , J. L. Withrow , D.
D , J. Coleman Adams , D. I ) . , William T.
Harris , LL D ; treasurer E. U. Keith ; sec
rotary , Martin L. Wllliston The originator
1 is Bishop Fallows , nud the aim is tha propa
gation of patriotism among tbo youth of the
country Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes gives
It hearty approval A line magnzlno to voice
the vlows lias been started , entitled Homo ,
School and Nation " It Is devoted to storlos
of.tho nation Similar societies will bo
started in ether cities On the morning of
Washington's birthday a meeting of the
school chlldron will bo held nt the Audi
torium ,
Tin : gur.iiN's siicrcii
All Outline of Whnt Victoria Will Say
to Iniliiituciit
[ Cmi/ifflM I8M/11) / ) James Urn-don KcniieU ]
London , Fob 10. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to The lire I The fol
lowing is an authentic outllno of the queens
speech , which will bo road 911 the opening of
parliament today Koforring to foreign af
fairs , which nro represented to bo in n Bails
fnctory state generally , her majesty rotors
with some partloulnnty to the dispute with
Portugal , nud states that that power sent an
nrmed force to a ptrt of Africa where Brit
ish subjects were rostdlng , and that it be
came necessary in consequence to take meas
ures for the protection of these subjects
Events took plncn which were incompatible
with thn dignity of the British flag , but at
ber majesty's ' rcquost Portugal has prom
ised to withdraw her forces The spaoch ,
howovcr , does not go on to state that this
premise has , boon kept , Some allusion Is
made to tha conterenco at Brussels
In connection with the slave trade and to a
treaty agreed upon between the governments
of Gormnny nnd the United States for the
regulation of Samoa under a nntlvo king
Mention is nlso mndo oi the conclusion ot n
treaty with the United States government
for hotter rcgulutlon of extradition of crimi
nals With rogord to Ireland , her majesty
congratulates parliament on the decrease of
crime in that part of the country , nnd states
that a measure will bo Introduced to afford
greater facilities for the occupiers of land to
purchase their holdings No allusion is
rando to the nature of this measure or the
amount of money which will bo required to
carry it into effect The surprise of the
speech will bo found contained In a state
ment to the effect that a measure will bo
brought forward for improving the local
government of Irolaad This measure , it Is
announced , will bo framed upon the same
lines as tbo local government acts
already passed for England nnd
Scotland This announcement has boon kept
n great sccrot , even down to the very cvd ot
the opening ot parliament It is also stated
that a bill will bo introduced to alter the
method of recovery and facilitate the re
demption of titles A royal commission will
bo uppolntod to iuqulro Into tha disaffection
which still provalls in tbo Crofter districts
of Scotland A laud transfer bill is also
promised as well as bills for the amendment
ot the limited liability act and for the Im
provement of the laws relating to friendly
societies and trustees sayings banks Noth
ing whatever Is said about free education ,
which mny therefore bo rognrded as ono of
the question , not likely to bo touched this
Besslon Ho tanjesty will refer to Sir
Francis Do Wlnton's mission to Switzerland
nnd will announce that negotiations in re
gard to tha future of that country from
which a fortunate issue is expected are still
going on The foregoing will ba found to
comprise an accurate summary of all that is
of uny importance in her majesty's speech
The Duke of Orleans Will Be Fired
irovurlphlUVObv James ( Jordan JJcmiUt.l
Pakis , Feb 10. f/Now / York Herald
Cable Special to The Bee.1 The cabinet
has decided , in reference to the Due d'Or-
Jeans , to take the following stops : On
Woduesday the prlnco will appear for trial
and will bo sentenced to two years im
prisonment President Cnrnot , to avoid the
apucaranco of clothing the dauphin with the
prestige of a martyr , will at once pardon him
und ho will bo escorted to the frontier This
step baa been discussed by Prsidcnt Cornet
and tbo ministry and has been unanimously
docldod upon as tbo best solution of the in
cident
A Cli3A.Il CASI2 OK JEALOUSY
Clara Morris Husband and Aotor Do
Bellt-villo Have a Itow
St Paul , Minn , Fob 10 | Special Tele
gram to The Bee I Frederick DoBollovillo ,
leading mau of the Clara Morris company ,
was discharged by Manager Harriet , Clara's
husband , today The rupture grew out of a
little episode at Minneapolis last week at
the close of the first act of The Now Mag
dalen " On Tuesday ovoulng a largo bou
quet was sent up to Miss Morris She was
called before tbo curtain with Da Belleville
villo , who stooped to pick up the flowers ,
when suddenly the curtain fell and Do-
Bellovlllo was knocked down The latter
rushed behind the scenes and said ho bo-
llevod Harriet bad deliberately precipitated
the decidont to humiliate the actor This
ruffled Harriet , who a moment latei flow
into the dressing room of Do Belleville und
the laltcr's wife Au altercation ensued ,
ondlng by Harriet being led out by the oar ,
and the dlsehurgo follows as the sequel Do
Bcllevillo says ho has an ironclad contract
for twonty-four weeks ut $350 a week , end
hns brought suit through a well known St
Paul attorney for the amount which would
bo duo him at the end of the season
The Ilcvlslon Affiindon *
Chioauo , Fob 10. The Cnloago presby
tery , which has been discussing the question
of rovlslon two or three weeks , last week
answered yes to the question of the general
assembly as to whether rovlslon was desired -
sired , and today adopted specifications
that the full integrity of the system of doc
trine as contained in tbo confession .ot lulth
shall bo kept inviolate , und that those forms
of statement which convoy or socm to con
vey ; erroneous impressions or complications
and which are occasions of stumbling , bo
modified or eliminated
Philadelphia Feb 10. Tha Philadel
phia presbytery at on adjourned meeting
held today refused to agroa to tha revision
of the confession of faith by a vote of 23
joas to 42 nays
San Fiuncisco , Feb 10. The presbytery
hero today voted ugulnBt revision by 27
to 22.
Will Force nn Accounting
New Yoiik , Fob 10 , The necessirj legal
prolimlnaties were tukon today by Lawyer
Leonnrd to force ' nn accounting from the
banking firm of Henry Clews & Co Ever
slnco tbo firm failed in 1S73 its affairs have
been in the bands of trustees , Many out of
town creditors failed to recelvo a satisfac
tory explanation as to the disposition of vol-
uablo bonds issued by the southern states
and In possession of Clews & Co when
the firm went into liquidation Among
tnoso who have retained Lawyer Leonard
uro Beach , Davis & Co , Litchtield 111. ; the
bchullsberg bank , Lafayette , Wis , ; the First
National bank , Waterloo , la
The AV01Uhor Forecast
For Omaha nnd vicinity : Fair weather ,
For Nebraska Local scows In western ,
fair In eastern portion , colder , northerly
winds , cold wave
For Iowa Fair , variable winds , colder
Wednesday morning , cold wave in western
portion
For South Dakota Colder , westerly
winds , fair , except in southeast portion ,
local snows , cold wave
Increased Atchison Earnings
Boston , Mass , Feb 10 , The Atchison
January statemeut shows au increase of
$3)11,000 ) , Id gross uurulogs
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS I
The House Disaussos the How Coda M
• „ of RuIob M
BUSINESS BEFORE OBSTRUCTION H
llcpuhlloniiR Hold Hint the AU'tlri of M
Sixty Millions Are or Moro tin M
portanoo Than Freedom Ute
to 1 < minister M
House U
Washington , Fob 10. In the house the U
Journal of Thursdays proccodings was read , | |
and although the democrats did not domnnd U
a detailed reading of that document , they U
insisted upon nyoa nud nny vote on its np- U
provul It was appiovcd yeas , 149 ; U
nays , 1 , the speaker counting n quorum U
Thn Journal of Fridays proceedings , con | H
tabling no * ruling by the spanker on tha U
point of counting , 11 quorum , wus approved H
Mr Henderson of Illinois presented tha U
cobfuronco report on the bill to rciuova U
snngs , etc , from the Missouri river , and It U
was agreed to U
Mr Cannon of Illinois reported from tha U
commltteo on rules the now oodo of rules M
and the house prococdod to consider it Mr U
Cannon explained tha provisions of tha U
cede Ho criticised the rules thnt pro U
vtously governed the house In tha last U
congress , ho said , the business of the peopla U
piled up on the cnloudars , and not 5 per U
cent of that business had boon considered H
by the house Almost as much lima had U
been given to the obstruction of the minority | |
ns to the consideration of the business of H
00,000,000 pooplc Ho dofomlod the pro M
posed change prohibiting the speaker from U
entertaining dilatory motions Hu denied U
that tbo proposed rule was tvianmcnl , but U
If it was , then it was u tyranny sustained H
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by the majority of the house Dis"H
cussing the rule permitting the spenkor H
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to count a quorum , ho snid if the democrats |
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wanted to go to the country ns ngninst tha * "H
princiu'o ' contained in the rule , the rcpuull- H
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cans were ready to meet them and let the "H
pee ol 0 choose Mr Cannon thou prococdod * H
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to review tba other changes 111 the cede , * " |
maintaining their correctness and arguing
that their offoii would bo to facilitate tbo * "H
transaction of the business of the people * "H
Mr Mills of Texas said the proposed cede * * H
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would reverse legislative action nnd run "H
back upon the track upon which tbo govern"H
ment bad boon running forward for a cen-
tury It was founded upon the proposition * "H
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that the minority hod no rights The great "H
object ot the government , as proclaimed by * * " H
tha declaration of indedendenco was to sc * "H
euro the inalienable rights of the citizens * "H
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The minority had asked for rules but for
mlcs which , whllo providing for the pi0"H
ccoduru of business , would preserve and * "H
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protect the rights of the minority
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Mr Bnyno of Pennsylvania Justified tha *
commltteo on rules in bringing in the proposed - H
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posed cede , arguing that it would facilitate "H
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the transaction of business and prevent tha "H
minority from nullifying the will of thp | * " "H
majority of the representatives of the pee
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Mr Blount of Georgia made an argument f Bin
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in opposition to the proposed rules , dwelling
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with especial antagonism upon the clause ,
making 100 members a quorum in commltteo JfH
ot the whole Pending the discussion the
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house adjourned ,
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Senate "H
Washington , Feb 10. la the senate today M
tha commltteo on territories directed Chair ' - U
man Piatt to favorably report the bill for B
tbo admission ot Idaho as a state , and it will H
ba reported to the senate Wednesday ,
A fuvorablo report was also ordered oa
Cullom's bill approving the fuudiug act of
Arizona The umondmont by the commltteo
extends the lifo of tbo bonds from twenty
llvo to fifty years
Among the petitions presented nnd referred -
ferrod wns one from the Indianapolis board
of trade asking for the repeal of the Inter
state commerce law ; also petitions from
Mississippi and Georgia proving for the
pass.ico of a national law to secure the right
of BufTrngo and for the enforcement of tha
liftccnth amendment to tbo constitution
Among tba bills making appropriations for
publio buildings and placed on the calendar
were the following : Sterling , Ills , 50,000 ;
Stillwater , Minn . 5100,000.
Among the bills passed were the follow
inir :
Providing thn time and place of holding
the United States district court of South ,
Dakota ; in relation to tbo arrest of offenders
against tha United States escaping from ono
district or state to nnothor ; tno senate bill
appropriating ? s00,000 for a slto for a publio
building in Now Orleans
The bill to provide a temporary eovorn-
mont for Oklahoma was taken up and Mr
Plumb offered an umondment to Includa
within the boundaries of th < > territory the
public land strip known as No Mans Lund
Mr Plumb admitted that this ib a tract of
land 12 , " > miles from Oklahoma , but a rgued
nevertheless , that tba Jurisdiction of tbo
now territory should Do extended ever No
Mans Land I
Mr Piatt argund against the amendment ,
as did also several others Finally the vote
was taken on It yens , 11 ; nays , 18. No
quorum After the call of the roll and tba
ascertainment of tbo presence of no quorum
tbo bill was laid aside and Mr Blair's edu
cational bill taken up Afton
Mr Blair had epokou two hour *
the bill wont over until tomorrow and the
vice president laid before tbo senate a mes
sage from the president on tbo subject of the
recent negotiations with tbo Sioux Indians )
recommending nn npproprintion to carry out
the recommendations ot the commission , Ko
ferred
The following senate bills were taken front
the calendar and passed : Appropriating
$ .500,000 , for a public building at Sioux City ,
la , ; 1200.0U0 for a publlo building at Cedan
Kapids , la ; to umond and alter tha act ot
July 10 , 18S8 , authorizing the construction of
a railroad , wagon and foot passenger bridga
across the Mississippi river at Clinton la ,
extending for two years the time for beginn
ing and finishing tha work ; ainondlnt ; tha
act authorizing the construction of u wagon
and foot passenger bridge ucross tha Missis
sippi river at Lyons , la
After un executive session the senate adj
Journod ,
Not a Knnuv IMouire
Wabiunoton , Feb , 10. Seuator Spooner
toduy iccolved a letter from Henry J. Fanz ,
the victim of the recent Aberdeen , Miss , ,
outrage , Fanz roforB to Spoonor's ' reply to
Cleorgo'H address , January 28 , and uaysl
You have them pictured ubout right 1 was
promised protection by the tuavor of the city
and ono or two citizens , bul I could not ut
thnt time see what good their protection
would do me after I had boon scourged and
foully abused and beaten by llfty other blood
thirsty villains At any rate I left as soon
as possible , "
Steamship ArrivnU
At New York The Amsterdam , from ,
Amsterdam ; the Elder , from Bremen ; the
Polaria , from Havre
At London The Mcntmoro , from Balti
more Sighted : The Bothnia , from New
York ; the Slborlan , from Boston for
Glasgow ,
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flondlors I'rco Aguln
Ciiicauo , Fob 10. The llvo boodle county
commissioners whoso terms at Jollet expired
today were released this ovmlng and ro"v
turned to this city , There had been talk by
their friends hero ot giving them a grand
reception , but it was not carried out
Perished In the FIaiiiph
FiTCiiuuito , Mass , Fob , 10. Sunday night
a house at Lunenburg , occupied by Miss
Caiolino Lane , aged eighty , burned and lb *
old lady perished '