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if THE OMAHA i DAII | \ NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MINING , APRIL 2 . 1890 NUMBER m HEADY FOR AN EMERGENCY , Tort Robinson Troops Keeping a Olose Watch on the Oheyennes. TANGLED HAIR HELD A PRISONER. A Fremont Hey Missing The I''lnh Car StnrtM on Itu Hounds Other Newt * About the Stale. PORT RontxooN , Neb. , April 22. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BP.K. ] Tangled Hair and forty-four of bis jicoplo are held hero ns prisoners awaiting instructions from tlio in terior department. The troops hero nro on the alert and ready to move In half mi hour , when It is known liens positively Unit any more than tfco above have left the agency. Our troops were In somewhat of a plight for want of transportation. AH belonging to the post were between hero and Fort Laramlo but a dispatch was sent through to Lleuten- nnt Taylor to unload the train and hasten In , Which ho did , unloading at Kuniilng Water , coming in by u forced march , lie arrived this morning , and the train is being prepared and will be ready to move at short notice. Tangled Hair cnme In yesterday and reported to the commanding ofllcer that ho and his party were starving , and asked for the refuse of the soldiers' tables , saying that would bo better food than they were getting ut the agency. The troops hero are not in any way uneasy about going out. us they think that the fuel that they arc all ready to move will have a quieting effect on the Indians. The farmers in this vicinity have no fears of an outbreak. Buptisto Oiirneuu , our chief of scouts , who wus out yesterday with Lieutenant Taylor came In yesterday on the train , und is ready to bo sent out any time to locate the Indians In'caso they make a break and they bead for the Crow country , which seems to be their in tention. A Hey T , Neb. , April 2'2. [ Special to Tun rti : . ] Considerable excitement was created nt Ames last night by the disappearance of u ten-year-old son of C. E. Harmon. It seems that the teacher of the Ames school had sent a note to the boy's mother complaining of the boy's misconduct at school , and that the mother hud remarked to the boy that his father would probably whip him when ho found it out. It Is thought that after the boy bad considered what awaited him in the way of punishment lie concluded to flee from the wrath to come , and he accordingly skipped. A half div.cn men and boys rode all night lust night hoping to discover the whereabouts of the little fugitive. Tlio father was in Fre mont this morning looking for some trace of him. In coming to the city Mr. Harmon's horse fell with him and severely wrenched his leg. Up to u Into hour this afternoon nothing had been beard ot the boy. * The Kinh Car on llH ItoimilN. FIUMOXT : , Neb. , April ! 32. [ Special Telc- gram to Tin : Bii.J-Tlie : : Nebraska fish com mission's car passed through Fremont today loaded with young trout from the South Bend hatcheries for north Nebraska streams l > o- tween hero and Chadron. It went out over tlio Fremont , Elkhorn it Missouri Valley roud in charge of .Superintendent O'Brien and Commissioner May. Kcdcral Court at Norfolk. NOUFOI.K , Nob. , April 22. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin ; BII : : . ] The federal court con vened In the parlors of _ the Pacific hotel in < tills fity toiliiy.TuilKQ Dimuy presiding , mid following business wus disposed of : M. Tyler of Norfolk wus admitted to practice be fore this court. The cases in equity were : ' Farmers' loan and trust company vs Hold- rego water works company ot al , leave to Thomas E. Farrell to file cross bill instnntcr ; Bartlctt vs Logan ct al , sale confirmed and deed ordered ; Alon/.o P. Crosby vs Byron D. Smith et nl , defuult and decree for complain ant ; Equitable trust company vs Oliver Baggs et al , decree for complainant , default having been heretofore returned ; New Encland loan and trust company vs Mary A. Grant et id , de fault ; Ames F. Adams vs Benjamin F. Col lins el id , sale confirmed and decree ' ordered ; Equitnblo trust company vs 'Clinton I ) . AValtcrs , sale confirmed and deed ordered ; Burnhnm , Tulloys .t Co. vs Isaac J. Moody ot al , dismissed , default as to other complain- unt ; Burnhiim , Tulloys & Co. vs Harriett Atkinson et ul , default ; Burnham , Tulleys & Co. vs Sarah E. Swell et al , default and de cree fcr compluinunt ; Bnrnhum , Tulloys & Co. vs Hattie D. Mcltcnzlo et ul , suit dismissed on motion of plaintiffs ut their cost ; Bnrnhum , Tulleys & Co. vs Corneliu Kennan ct al , default ; Burnhnm , Tulleys it Co. VB Nicholas Goldust et ul , default ami decree ; Burnham , Tulleys & Co. vs Samuel W. Smith et ul , default and decree for de- ienilunt ; Burnhum , Tulloys it Co. vs Charles L Erwin et ul , decree for complainant ; Henry Furinau vs William Stevens et al , de fendants grunted leave to file cross bill ; Henry Furinan vs George Miltonberger et ul , leave to tile amendment to bill ; Burnham , Tulloys it Co. vs Howard C. Hiirbuugh , suit dismissed on motion of plaintiffs at their cost ; IIIrani G. Combs vs Valentine Lipj , i't al , leave to liile cross bill instauter ; Burn- ham. Tulloys , t Co. vs. Jerome B. Forbes et al , dismissed on motion of plaintiffs ut their costs ; Burnham , Tulleys , t Co. vs. Julius F. Murrett et id , deetco for complainants ; Ell/.a- beth II. Bates vs. John Gibson et al , leave to Bates to tile cross bill Instauter ; Al bert G. Burnham vs. Martin C. Frank et ai , decree for compluinunt : Edwin Hiigen vs. William D. Johnson et at , leave to Exchange national bank to tile cross bill ; Simeon Heed vs. Thomas H. Glover et id , leave to dismiss as to Crawford and defuult us to others ; William Pepper vs Frank A. Seovillo et al , sale confirmed and deed ordered ; A. Thompson vs John L. Uuer et id , decree for defendant for $ ! > . " > . 10 ; I ) . II. Coolldgo vs John L. Duer , etal , sulo con- llrmed und deed ordered , decree fordefendiint iufuvor of E. Duer for WMJ.'JS ; Cutharlno Cornutrs John L. Lhicr et nl , sale continued mid deed ordered , decivo for defendant for SiibO..y. The eases in law disposed of wen1 : John G. Desbler vs Veasey , motion for re- heorlng decided ; James N. Barnes vs James S. Glfford , motion for rehearing overruled ! Court adjourns tomorrow. Three I'lineriilM. NKIJSOX , Neb. , April S3. [ Special to Tin : Dir..j--Three : funerals In three days U some thing now for tills section. Benjamin Coles , un old gentleman , living ut Nora with his son , fell from his chulr. dead , of heart di sease lust Friday afternoon and was buried { Saturday afternoon from the Methodist church at Nora , where he hud been un active mi mlier. On the same Frldny evening Grand- lather Williams died from a stroke of pir.il.\ is , ufter a lingering illness , mid a lurgo lu ill-nil wus held nt the Methodist church of Ni-lsun Sunday afternoon. On Suturduy even- inj ; Miss Flo'Battenlleld who , until a week piv\ urns had taught in the Nelson school , lUi-il. probably from u shock of paralysis. H''i- funeral was held ut the Christum church Mi'mluj ' morning and the church w < is | uicked. Her Sunday schiHil class , her former pupils , mid the rest of llio public school scholliuti were in the procession. Miss Butteulleld was but thirty-four yeurs of ugo , und died nwaj from her family , her mother urrivlng only mi hour or so before her death , but she had so endeared herself to this community , in which she hud lived but eighteen months , that it seemed that every one wus there tel l > uy their lust nwi > octs. The 1'eiiKiis In the First District. Fuimiu : > , iVeb. , April . ' . - [ Special to Tin ; HII : : . | Tin : BBC correspondent recently in- t-'rviewed Hon. W. L. Uamlall , supervisor of the census in thy First district , und was In formed that the preliminary work of tailing the census is well uuUur way. The pluu for division ot the district WIM sent to headquar ters last week , and ai soon ai It Is approved the appointment of enumerators will be made and the whole machinery will be ready to start promptly by the ' 'd of June. The super visor hopes to have the machinery in such | K > rfcct working order that .the work of the enumerators may bo completed In twenty days , Instead of taking the full thlrtv days nlloxveil. The whole district is divided into ilii'J divisions , hence there will bo appointed. about May I. .TOO enumerators. The general plan of division in the eastern counties has been to make each precinct a division. In the western counties the divisions are larger. Hustings has four divisions , and York two The following towns nro made one division- : Sewurd , David C'itv , Crete , Fairbury , Super- lor , Hcd Cloud , McCook and Nelson. A Itnllroiul Contract. Fnr.MONT , Ncb.j April 22. Special to Tin : Br.K.J Messrs. McDonald , Penllcld it Co. , railroad contractors of this city , have just signed a contract for building twelve miles of railroad for the Homestuko mining company of the Black Hills. The road is an extension of the Homestakes narrow-guiigo system In the hills , from Elk Creek station to Piedmont , connecting with the Fremont. Elkhorn it Missouri \falloy road. The right of way has been secured and the contractors will begin work as soon as possible. This road will beef of great Importance to the Black Hills. It will permit the shipment of a low grade of ore which it now costs $1 per ton to haul by team. The difference between the cost of transporting this by team und rail will ennblo it to bo handled at a profit after the new road is built. _ Plattsmouth'H New ODIclalw. Pi.ATTSMot'TH , Neb. , April 22. [ Special to Tin : Bir.At : ] a meetingof the city council lust night the oath of oillco was ad ministered to the recently elected city officers -they being F. M. Uichey , mayor , re-elected ; F. J. Mor gan , treasurer ; W. 1C. Fox , clerk , re-elected ; M. J. Archer , police judge and the following councilman : A. Salisbury , re-elected , W. L. Brown , L. (5. Larson , J. A. Gutsche , A. B. Smith und Frank linger. At the close of the ceremonies Mayor Hichey made a very ap propriate speech thanking the retiring mem bers for the work which ho believed had been performed faithfully. Jld TheniHelvCH Proud. SIIINKV , Neb. , April iM. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bni.J Sidney schools did them selves proud today in celebration of Arbor day under the direction of Principal McCoy. Tlio exercises were a grand affair. The 'Twenty-first infantry band discoursed line music , to which the pupils with banners and flags Hying , marched in several columns around the handsome school grounds dedi cating trees along the line of march. Tlio band. General Morrow and Sumner post G. A. It. wcro remembered by the children. Many other trees were dedicated and all the speakers received hearty applause from the large audience. Tree Day ut Fremont. Fitr.sio.XT , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bin. : ] Arbor day was gener ally observed hero today by our citizens , but no formal exercises were had by the city schools. Mayor Slicrvin will tomorrow issue a proclamation calling upon the citizens to turn out Saturday afternoon and plant trees in a park adjoiiling the city on the west , the ground for which wus donated moro than a year ago by John and Ira Davenport of New York. Tlio mutter of making thcso exercises a purt.of the regular Arbor day observance was overlooked until it was too late , when it was decided to make Saturday a special Arbor day for the purpose. No Drouth tn Dandy. BIXKII..MAX : , Neb. , April ' . ' J. [ Special to Tun Brn.1 A glorious ruin bus visited this section of the state tlio past three days which terminated last evening with a heavy thunder storm and hail. The farmers are enthusi astic. The report circulated that the western part of Nebraska was greatly damaged and the wheat crop blown out by the severe wind storm of two weeks ago does not include Dumly county. AH small grain is looking well and considerable corn bus already been planted. _ Medal Content al loup City. Lore CITY , Neb. , April W. [ Special to Tin : Bii.J : : The elocutionary contest for the Domorest silver medal took place in the opera house here. Tlio mom was filled to over flowing with an unusually attentive audi ence. The eight contestants , ranging in ago from twelve to nineteen yeurs , were highly commended bv the judges for the manner in which they delivered their orations , but Miss Niemu Converse was selected as the winner of the silver medal. Arbor Day nt Hastings. Neb ' , ' . Telegram HASIIXIIS * April - [ Special gram to Tin : BIH. : ] The citizens of Hastings observed Arbor day this afternoon in an elab orate style and at the same time displayed their appreciation of the academy of visitation recently opeded in this city at a cost of $10- 000 , by planting several thousand forest trees on the grounds of the academy. The banks and public buildings were closed. the Slocinnl ) La\v. Nr.mtASK.vCirv , Neb. , April 21. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ) The new city ad ministration has started out .vigorously to en force tlio Slocumb law , and today two men wore arrested for having boys rush the growler , and Sam Chaplin was sentenced to three days in the county Jail. Warrants wcro issued for the Dltson Bros. . James Cormody and George Strobc-1 for selling liquor on Sun day. _ _ _ _ A Deinorest .Medal Contest. A in.iNi ) , Neb. , April S-3.- [ Special Tele gram to 'I'm : Uii : : . [ A Deinorest silver medal contest was held in this city tonight under the auspices of the Women's Christian Tem perance Union. There were live contestants of the city high school , all young men. The medal wus awarded to Allen Meuker , the suc cessful eontcstuiit , the subject being "Tho Cry of Today. " Arbor Day nt Illalr. BI.AIII , Neb. , April ' ! . - - [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BCR. ] Arbor day was cele brated here today by all the schools In the city. Neurlv every class of the different rooms planted one or more trees eaeh this forenoon , null in the iifterneon till the schools met at the High school building and held outdoor exercises. A Good Day for Tree Plnnting. AINSWOHTII , Neb. , April 2'3. - [ Special Tele gram to TUB BIE.Arbor : ] day was observed hero by closing the banks and business houses and planting trees. A heavy rain last night made the planting more of a success than over before. The rain also insures a good start to all crops pluiited. A Negro Arrested , FIIKMU.NT , Neb. , April . [ Spcciul Tele gram to Tin : Hii.J : : An unknown negro was arrested here nt 1 o'clock this morning by Officer Herro in response to Information from Blair that ho was wanted there for stealing. He was locked up in the city jail and taken buck to lilair this nltenioou. Pavlnx liriuk Tor Oinaliu. BUATIIICI : , Neb. , April ' , ' :3. : [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii : : . ] The Heatrlco sewer pliio company has Just closed u contract for u mile of brick fi.r . i ivlng Omaha streets. Thrown I'roni a Horse. BIHTIIII K , Neb. , April 2-.1.-Special [ Tele- cram to Tin : Bun.Hurry ] English , u young hid , was seriously injured this afternoon by beliii ; thrown from a IIOIMJ , A KOIIH nl' Veterans Camp. Hi\THti : K. Neb. , April ± . ' . | Special Tele gram to Tin ; Bi.r'-A ' Sons of Veterans ciim | > has been t > uicessfuJy urgunlied in this city with U , A. ObUonJ us THE WOOL MEN FRIGHTENED , Alarmed at the Attitude of the Carpet Men on the Tariff. ANOTHER COLORED CADET IN SIGHT. Navy Department OIlleliilM In n Flutter How President HarrlHOU 1'utH In the Day A Correction. Br.iiEAU Tnr. OMAHA DEB , ) fill ! FOCIITKBXTII STIIKBT , , > WAHIIINOTOX. D. C. , April 22. | The committee of the wool growers In Washington has sent out a pitiful appeal through their organs to the sheep owners of the United States entreating them to write letters immediately to the men who represent their districts in congress urging them to i-e- sist the attempt of the carpet men to secure a reduction of tlio tarill on carpet wool. Tlio carpet men and the wool men have been asked to n conference by the republican members of the committee on ways and means in the house , that some kind of u com promise may bo secured. Tlio wool men elulin that the manufacturers of clothing adulterate the liner merino wools with the coawo fibres from South America , and it has been proposed to uvold this objec tion that a provision bo added to the bill re quiring nil imported carpet wools to bo placed In bonded warehouses and taxed alike , with a rebate of 1 , ' cents n pound to the wools actually withdrawn for use in tlio manufac ture of carpets. This would satisfy the carpet - pot men , but the wool people will not give un inch , und tills appeal bus been sent out by them under the apprehension that the com- mittco may yield to the wishes of the carpet munutueturers. ANOTiunt coi.oitni ) CADKT rnoiiAni.n. There is a good deal of interest felt nt the navy department us to the intentions of Kep- resentuuvo Cheutham of the Second district of North Carolina , the only colored man in congress. This is the season of the year when appointments are made to the naval academy to fill the vacancies that will bo caused by the graduation of the first class in June and among those who have the privilege of selecting cadets is the gentleman from North Carolina. It is no doubt his intention to appoint a colored boy and be bus a perfect right to do so , although such a selection will be verv unpopular both ut the academy and among the officers at the department , who share the prejudices and sympathies of the cadets. There was u colored cadet nt the academy some years ago over whom there wus u great deal of trouble. Ho came from the same district that is now represented by Mr. Cheatham. He was shunned by all his classmates and several of them were court martiuled and one was dismissed for refusing to take exercise with him. Tlio colored cadet was "bilged , " as they call it , for failing to puss un examination. A COIIIIKCTIOX. Through an error in transmission Tin : SUXIIAV Br.n published the names of the new land officers and assigned them to tlio wrong districts. Messrs. Dorington and Danskin will be respectively register and receiver of the lanit otllco nt Alliance , and Judge Hecse and Mr. Whitehcad register and receiver at tlio Broken Bow ofllcc. Tlio nominations will be sent in tomorrow. NOT A SI.XKCtUin. If any one has an idea that the office of president of the United States is a sinecure tiojniglitehungo his views U bo could scVj General Harrison's table and the work that is piled upon it. The president is a methodi cal man , a rapid worker and disposes of busi ness much faster than his predecessors in office , jiut the increase in population has nat urally resulted in un increase of official busi ness and the president gets his share of it. On his table today , for example , I saw fifty- four bills tluit have been passed by congress engrossed upon largo sheets of parchment which ho is required bv the constitution to examine and approve or disapprove. If lie approves them ho signs tlio bills and notifies congress ot the fuel. If he disapproves them ho must write u veto message to that branch of the national legislature in which they originated , giving his reasons therefor , and his objections to the legislation they contain. Thus far in his ad ministration ho has written no veto message , but ho occasionally lets a bill bccomo a law without his approval , as is always the case when he does not send a veto to congress after its passage. Some of the bills require not less than half an hour , and then como with them from the capitol explanatory re- murks from the committee from which they wevo reported. Thcso ho bus to examine carefullv in order to discover the reasons for and the objections to the several bills , and it often happens that ho has to call the chair man of the committee into consul tation where there nro points that he does not understand and that the reports do not make clear. Before ho takes up the bills for consideration ho always refers them to the members of the cabinet who will have the responsibility of their exe cution in case they become laws , and who are supposed to bo most familiar with the sub ject. These gentlemen usually submit briefs to him containing their views on the subject , or give them a wholesale approval if they liuve no observation to make. Both houses of congress are engaged in passing bills for the erection of public buildIngs - Ings throughout tlio country by wholesale , and without regard to amount. The total Is already so largo that the secretary of the treasury is apprehensive of tlio effect upon the revenues next year , and some members of the committee on uppiopriutions have ulso consulted with the president on the same point. The president mis therefore sent one of his clerks to the capital to make u collection of all the bills that have "been proposed on this subject and lire pending in both houses of congress in order that he may know just what is coming before lie commits him self to any moro of those that have passed. The eight hour law does not apply to the presidency , us many u man who has held that oillco liiis discovered , and General Harrison works from twelve to fourteen hours a day. Ho is us regular in his habits as ho Is method ical in his work. He spends so many hours each day in rest and recreation us ho believes that essential to a clear mind and u good dis position , and so many hours in sleep. He is not u long sleeper , but can get along with six or seven hours very well. This with his rest and recreation leaves him from twelve to fourteen hours every day , at least ono half of which is spent in examining the legislation of congress. XT.W POSTMASTERS. Nebraska Almeria , Loup county , Mrs. V. Wright , vice Mrs. I. Bowers , resigned : Brownlee , Cherry county , J. U. Lee , vice J. M. McLean , resigned ; Clarkson , Colfux county , J. M. Mundll , vice J. II. Iteeders- dorf , resigned ; Penbrook , Cherry county. C. P. Humor , vice T. H. Tillson , resigned ; Springvlew , Keyupuha county , H. T. Jurvis , vfco UT. N. Hudson , assigned. Iowa Bauer , Marion countv , O. Met/ , vicoJ. W. Sliultz , resigned ; Epwovth , Dubuque - buque county , W. B. Harrlmuii , vice T. B. C'arr , resigned ; Huxley , Story countv , O. Hattenbui't. . vice J. Stevenson , resigned ; Posseuu , .M'irion county , J. T. Wvulcer ) , vice J. W. Topping , resigned ; Wichita , Guthriu countv , C. C. Ncsselrood , vice I. Mann , re signed. South Dakota St. Mary , Miner county , S. D. , J. W. Humphrey , vice L. Gotthelf , re signed. niMkor.s nioji coxFBoniiATK INVASION. There will shortly como before the honso a bill which is likely to arouse widespread comment and foment conslilerublo strife in Washington , It is a bill proposing to pay cit- Uens of the state of Pennsylvania for dam aged sustained bj tlio inviiMon of confeder ate troops during the lute war. The amount proposi-a for reimbursement to the cities und citizens Unit sustained losses aggregate ftMMi.Mii ) , quite all of which dumapes weio sustained ut the time General Leo moved into Pennsylvuniu for the pur | ise of capturing Philudctuhiu , uud vvua engaged tu numerous battles In the roglMt < > f 0 'ttvsburg , Chutn- bcr btirg and other1 places , A bill proposing this | reimbursement has been reiwrteu faron * ° bly Trimi the house com mittee on war eJnlms and was drawn by Mr. Marsh of Pennsylvania , un officer In the union army. The report is very elaborate. carefully drawn , anil mentis business. Should this proposition carry there will be a number of states which will eomo to the front with hundreds of claims , and the whole subject of reimbursement to the citizens and states for damages done by confederate troops during the lnt war will bo provoked. Ohio , Indiana , Maryland , and probably three or four other states suffered niord or less by invasions by confederate troops during tlio war , und the losses cannot bo paid under the law which admits for adjudication of claims familiarly known ns "Fourth of July claims , " The southern men in congress and the southern newspapers are up In arms nguinst this prop osition , and declare that If Is entertained seriously - riously they will light with determination. srr.cui.ATio.x IN rUsi riiowticr rfnTiirs. A desperate fight n light' for llfo is being mutio by the representatives of tlio boards of trade throughout the country nguinst the Bnttcrwortb bill , which prohibits the specu lation In future delivery of farm products. The bill bus been rep'brted fnvorablv from the house committee on agriculture , nuil it is un derstood that there is In congress no opposi tion to it ; but there is on the outside ono of the most dctcrmlne'd oppositions that was ever offered to any subject. The best law yers in congress are frank to say that they believe the proposition is unconstitutional , as the federal government 1ms no right to inter fere with individual affairs , or men or organ izations in the state ? , but In the sumo breath they openly announce that they will vote for tho'bill , and that the measure will become a law if it is possible to do so by indirect and covert work , after it is pushed to a final vote and the prospects unit hat it will succeed. Then the supreme court will be called upon to determine the constitutionality of the bill. Some of the arguments that are being urged ngainst the adoption of the Butterworth anti- option bill by member * of board of trade are us interesting ns .they are unique und pic turesque. The New York bourd of trade claims that our export trade would bo mined if this bill should become a'law , as American exporters would refuse to put on shipboard cereals or live or dressed meat , if it wus not possible to drawagaiust theiruccoiint through u bill of lading , und this process would come within the scope of this proposed law forbid ding the sale of articles for future delivery , although the articles' would bo in absolute ex istence. The Butterworlh bill does not prohibit speculation upon articles which exist , but shippers know that although ono may bo ex porting certain bulk of grain or meat to sell it , that when it comes to a delivery tlio iden tical article is not delivered , but something of the same character is substituted. Another argument against the , adoption of this bill is that the farmers would be prohibited from borrowing money on "criips which are in tlio ground , or selling laudl for considerations- winch include growing' crops , for although n crop may bo growing it is not in existence until it is harvested. That suggestion seems to put the farmer In u new light , but it does not fetch him in line with the boards of trade- There is very llttlo doubt that this bill will become n law , notwithstanding the line array of objections to it , and the especial argument that it is unconstitutional. Tlio low prices for farm products ht this time , and the organization of farmersi for political as well as social and financial purposes , urge the necessity for legislation upon all suggestion in view ' of the having thO'ilnjcHoration agri cultural classes , und there : is not u man in con gress outside of u tow1 largo cities who can tuko un opposition -against the farmers ut this time. t . Congressman Dorsoy v'ill tomorrow intro duce a Ijill donating" 'twenty acres of land from the Fort Sidtipyjfhfliturv reservation to the town of SidnVi.-Nub. , to bo used fov a public cemetery n J Tor no other purposes. In the rcpubliciTHtiiucuB lust night Mr. Dorsey expressed hiiyviuws' in very emphatic. terms upon the silver-question and told his colleagues that his constituents were against any limitation of the coinage of silver ; that they were against the issuance of any certifi cates which could not bo redeemed in lawful money , but that ha was willing to compro mise in case a satisfactory scheme could .be devised for tlio solution of tlio silver prob lem. While the meeting last night was un eventful in results it Is quite within tlio bounds of probability that the republican purtv will bo ublo to devise some scheme for the disposal of this important quest ion , and it is still the Hrm opinion of the leaders that some silver legislation will bo bud this year. Judge Amassii Cobb of the Nebraska supreme premo court is here. Pniiuv S. HUATII. .ix rjic.t TKH. AVoortrufT'H "Confession" Only a Horse ThiefH Cunning .Sulterl'njo. Cnic'Aoo , April 22 , Tlio sensational "con fession" of Frank Woodruff , which was so generally published last autumn , and which among other things stated that Alaxnndcr Sullivan , ox-president of the Irish National league , in Woodruff's presence handed a sum of money to Martin Burke , ono of Cronin's murderers , has been entirely discredited by the authorities hero , State's Attorney Longcuecker in dismiss ing the charge of murder against Woodruff thus referred to lid ? 'sensational ' confession : "Tho state has no evidence to implicate this defendant in the Cronln murder except the statement of the confession of Woodruff him self. Wo have after u full investigation , como to tlio conclusion that the confession wus wholly fabricated by the prisoner and that ho hud no connection whatever with Cronin's murder , The state will therefore not prosecute Woodruff upon this indict ment. " To Associated press representatives today States Attorney Longenecker said : "I'm satisfied that WoodrtflT's confession was sim ply a lie from beginning to end. I will admit however , that at the "beginning , wo credited It so much that It greatly misled and ham pered us In working out the case. The fact is , as wo have now ascertained , Wood 111 IT simply manufactured this whole storv in the hope that his professed knowledge of1 the greater crime might secure him immunity for the lesser offense of horse stealing. I am satisfied now that bo knew nothing about it and bud nothing to do with Cronin's murder In any connection. His story was simply the cunning subterfuge ( ) f an inveter ate nor und un amateur horse thief. We uro going to send him to too penltentiury for horse stealing if wo can. " Woodruff's confession , "widely circulated at that time , did great InJuMice "to Alexander Sullivan and others whose names wcro freely used. j Steamship and ItnUway Companies Present America as u Paradise. NBW YOIIK , April ' - , ' . The sub-committco of the Joint congressioual'coinmltteo on immi gration continued its inquiry hero today. J. B. McGulroof trnXKnlghtsof Labor was further examined about tlio Central labor law passed in 188.1 through the agitation ol the labor organizations The law does network work satisfactorily , witness said , uud he be lieves this state of utTulrs'is ' duo to the neglect of the district attorney to prosecute the cases brought to his ntleiitioii. Immigration , wit ness held , was being timulated by the steam ship and railway companies , both hero and abroad , through advertisements inserted In foreign papers to tlio effect tluit America is a land of milk and honey , and that all immi grants htive to dots tneYimo hero uud gather it. A preventive to this immigration would be un oftlciul publication , through the United States consuls abroad , of statements from tlmo to time o ( the number of iieoplo Idle lu the various trades , and the rules of wages paid. > Several other witnesses to Ifled as to the contract system whereby immigrants , were brought hero tp w.'rk. . . Swullow'cil JIlH Kulso Teeth. PoiiTMNn , Me. , April . Lorofctlii'J Hlnk- ley of Madrid died today from the effects of n recent remarkable o | > cration in rcmuvmc t wu false teeth on u metal plate wbu h he hud Ho 1U ed eleven days. . COULD WAS CAUGHT NAPPING , Invasion of His Territory by tha Union Pa cific Railroad. WILL BE A FORMIDABLE COMPETITOR This Ueoent Deal AVItli tlio Uook Inland Glvei tliu Union 1'uuillu n Short Muo Througl ! tlio Indian Territory. CniCAtio , April 82. The contract between tlio Hock Island mill Union Pacific whereby the former obtains the Joint use of the hitter's bridge over tlio Missouri between Council Bluffs anil Oiimlui ntiil its tnicks between Lincoln mill Uvntrlco , enabling It , bv building u short tmclt from Gilmore , near Oiniilm , to Lincoln , to establish a short line between Chicago niul Denver , Is of great Importance. Not only docs the arrangement give the HoeU Ishinil a direct line to Denver via Omaliii , but the Union 1'acillu obtains a short route from Omaha to the Indian Territory and Texas. The concessions made by the Hock Island uro almost as important as those made by the Union Pacillc. Parties interested In the lat ter road have been building a new line from Ilntchinson , IC n.to the Indian Territory and beyond. The Hock Island , already having a direct line through the Indian Territory , had no particular use for the Hutchinson and Oklahoma roud. Consequently the sale of ' the latter to the Union Pueifio'ls one of the conditions of the new agreement. The Union Pacific reaches the new Indian Territory line by using portions of its own and the linck Island tnicks and by the Joint usu of the line between Omaha and Beatrice. About a year ago the Union Pacific ob tained control of the Denver , Fort Worth & Texas rallwav for an outlet to Texu" and the Gulf. But by way of Denver the route to Texas is so long that it can noteompeto with the direct lines. It wanted a line as short ns any in existence , and also desired to got into the southwestern cattle territory. This It accomplished by its new deal with the Hock Island. The direct competition of the Union Pacific for the southwestern traflic works hardest against the Missouri Pacific. This explains the enmity lately manifested by .lay Gould towards the Union. Gould had evidently been aware of the arrangement between the Union Pacific and Hook Island forsomo time ; hence his refusal to join in the reorganization of the Gentlemen's association , as it was pro posed to recognize the validity of the Union Pacific-Northwestern and similar contracts between roads in the association. While Gould claimed that his enmity was directed against the Union Pacific-Northwestern com bination it has long been thought that he is lighting the Hock Island as much as the other roads. As stated Sunday the Milwaukee and St. Paul is a party to" the Union Pacific-Hock Island contract in so far as the joint use of the bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs is concerned. It is believed that a further arrangement has been perfected whereby the Milwaukee and St. Paul will use the Hoek Island from Omaha to Denver , and the Colorado rado Midland and Denver & Hio Grande Western from there to Salt Lake City. These recent combinations put an entirely different aspect on the railroad situation. The Hock Island and Milwaukee and St. Paul are no longer lighting- the Union Pacific. The Burlington stands alon'o'with its line through to Denver , and the AtchisonTopcka & Santa Po occupies a similar Independent position. The Missouri Pacific is tlio only line west of tliu river that has no independent outlet to Chicago , wliilo the Alton is tlio only roud cast of the river that has no extension of its own , or exclusive arrangement with a connection boyomt that point. The opinion prevails that there will eventually bo a union of the Mis souri Pacillc. and Altcui interests. The latter road would give the Gould lines an excellent outlet to Chicago and place them on an equal footing with any of the existing lines be tween Chicago and the far west and south west. Tim Tillo Turning. CHICAGO , April - ' . ! . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bin ; . ] Tlio only advance in passenger rates since hist December was made today in re-establishing1 the 81.50 rate between St. Louis and Kansas City. It was only an ad vance of 50 cents but it is significant as show ing the passenger men have been -crowded out of their devil-may-care attitude. A vol uminous correspondence on the subject of a general raise in rates is passing between western passenger men , and tlio general opin ion is that no difficulty would ho experienced either in this respect or in the formation of a strong association if the Missouri Pacific would co-operate. M. , 1C. & T. Ordered Hold. Toi'BKA , Kan. , April U.1. In the United States district court today Judge Foster , on the application of the Union and Mercantile trust companies of New York , ordered the sale of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas rail road under a mortgage hold by the trust com panies. Itcduucd Immhcr Kates Mot. CniCAno , April M. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ] All the Chicago and Kansas City roads today put into effect the reduced rates on lumber and packing house products and also began paying car mileage , amounting to about ? 7.50 , no mutter wliat kind of cars uro used. This brings all three of the rates down to n non-paying basis , the largest possi ble gross revenue par car being bur $10.-10 on cattle , and the other rates being barely pro ductive under the old basis. Tlio rebate to cattle shippers hurts the Hock Island the worst , as it is compelled to use a certain make of nalueo stock care upon which ad ditional mileage of f7.HO u trip must bo paid , thus lowering the gross Income to fs.0uirip. : ! Tlio Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City road has gene out of the cattle business from Kansas City and St. Joseph , preferring this course to carrying the reductions to its Iowa points. The line of the Hock Island to Sey mour and thence over the St. Paul to Chicago marks the northern line of the reduction. It is believed by all its competitors that the Alton will still further reduce tlio cattle rate in order to force a settlement of the demoral ized condition of rates. It will not consent to iinv raise , however , until some guarantee of stability in rates Is established In the way of an association. Commodore KlttNon'H Kstnte. ST. PAH , Minn. , April 2 : . ' . [ Special Tele gram to TUB Hii : : . ] Mho hell's to thoKi,000OOJ , of the Into Commodore KIttson are disconso late tonight over n decision In , the district court which prevents them from getting any part of the immense fortune. The St. Paul trust company , receiver for the estate , asked the probate court for a Iliml distribution and accounting , Tim petition was dismissed , the cuso curried up to the district court and the order affirmed , The suit of J. P. Karlov , of Dubuque , In. , ngulnst the estate , which Involves - volvos over ) ,00 < ) ,0 X ) , is still pending In the United States supreme court. Under today's decision no final payment of bequests or legacies can bo made until the determination of the claim of Farley. The Farley cuso has been la tlio courts since ISM and Commodore Kittson has IH.VH dead two years. Then * are nine heirs , none of whom can gut the price uf u stick uf gum from the untutc. Tin ) \\Vutlier Forciunt. ; For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather. Fur Nebraska : Fair , cooler , northwesterly winds. For Iowa : Fair , preceded by local show ers In eastern portion , cooler , southerly winds shifting to northwesterly. For South Dakota : Fair , cooler , followed l > \ using triiipmitunj lit western portion , nurtliisterly winds. ntllllKtt Y UKVKI.A TIOXH. Itcport ol'tlirortli Dakota Seif InvcMf iKiithiK Committed * * BI-MAWK , N. D. , April W.-\ \ < ul Telegram to Tin : Br.r.--The ] sensutli - iv- port of the bribery iuvoMlguttng coil ' Io I was made public today mid makes o\\ \ \ o ' ' hundred pages of printed matter. Tint i- tlgatlon was conducted In secret and I s not known until today how many publfu K i were. Implicated. Among these nro several members of the legislature who are elmrgcd with receiving from $ .VK ) to & .VKX ) each for their votes on the Louisiana lottery bill. The Manitoba mil way company and two or three editors nro also Involved. The most , Incrimi nating testimony was given by Maurice N. Johnson , candidate for United States senator. Mr. Johnson testified that Kditor Kellogg , of the Jiinlestowu Alert , came to him one day at his headquarters during the senatorial tight mid said that he had been sent from the headquarters of the opposition with a proposi tion to Johnson to withdraw from the sena torial nice , olYering him a consulship atonco worth as much as the seimtortdilp. "I asked him what agreement I could get , " said John son , "and ho said they would give me a written agreement from them and in addition to that would give men sum of money for my self and enough to distribute umnng my fol lowers to make them all comfortably well off , with the Intimation that I was not required to account for how llio distribution was made. If I cared to keep the whole amount they didn't object. The sum was not definitely ilxcd , but of course I understood by the express offer , enough to make my followers comfortably well off , very much more than S-V > , ( K)0. ) Afterwards In conversa tion with S. W. MeLuughlin of Grand Forks ho told mo that he was at the headquarters of the opposition at the time and knew that the amount they had agreed on was $10HH ( ) for myself and ? 15KH , ( ) for my followers , esti mating thirty followers ut .K > ( H ) each , and he also said that ho heard W. 10. Dodge say ( Dodge is attorney for the Mani toba railroad ) that the Manitoba mad could not afford to let mo go to the United States semite If it cost the company $100,000. " "What inducement did Mr. Dodge give you to withdraw 1" "He gave mo no Inducement to withdraw. lie came to my room , and treated mo as though 1 was to bo elected. " "Did you in any way ever uccedo to that proposition < " "No , sir ; I did not. After I had carried the caucus and it seemed probable I would bo elected Mr. Dodge , the attorney for tlio Man itoba road , came to my room one mouiing at 4 o'clock and rapped on my door. I opened the door and ho told me to stay right in bed and not get up. lie said that the Manitoba road controlled eight votes in the legislature which they could give mo. " Tlio committee's report is made without recommendations. A n'vo3itx < ; .iiixi' : iti'iixixt ; . Several AVorkiucn Seriously Injured While ri lilhif ; the KlnmoH. CIIIYINNI : : : , Wyo. , April'Ji. [ Special Tele gram to Tin ; Bii.J : : At 1 o'clock this morn ing a lire was discovered in No. ! mine at Hock Springs , the finest inlno owned by the Union Pacific. It was discovered in what is known as No. ! 1 entry , which is near the feed stables for the mines , near tlio bottom of tlio shaft. It is supposed that it was started by some Chinamen who were cooking provisions in that vicinity , the lire igniting some buy and soon getting boyotul control. There were only a few men In the mines at the time. These soon became alarmed and wore driven to the surface un harmed. The idiirm was soon spread throughout the camp and parties were soon organized under the leadership of the mine bosses to light the flames. Wliilo the party was at work this morning aboutUUO : an ex plosion occurred , quite seriously burning David G. Thomas , foreman of No. 1 mine ; Ed Evans , foreman of No. 7 ; Frank Hodges and Alexander Dyatt , while several others were slightly burned. Immediately after llio explosion - plosion four Chinamen were taken out of the mines in an insensible condition , having been nearly smothered to death by the smoke , and gas. Tlio lire continued to spread with great mpldlty. At (1 ( o'clock a fresh relay of men went down into the mine in the hope of rescuing the mules from tlio flames. At that hmu1 it was considered a foolhardy undertaking , us further explosions are looked for at any moment. Work on all other mines in the camp has shut down and the greatest excitement prevails. Water is being used by relays of men in the hope of extinguishing the flames , but it is not thought that this result can bo accomplished. It is feared that the mine must be Hooded to put the lire out. Tlio mine is valued at $ l,000xy ( > No. 4 mine is a slope ir ! > oo feet in deplu mink at an angle of 11 degrees. Twelve levels have been opened but only six are n w being operated. It is not connected with any other mine. It employs IfiO men , a third of whom nro Chinamen. Tlio vein is ten feet in thick ness and heavily timbered , which latter circumstance - cumstanco will add much fuel to the flames. The most unfortunate thing in connection with the accident is tlio fact that this mine is under contract to furnish 5,000 tons of cod : weekly to the Anaconda smelter at Butte. The workings extend al together about twenty miles. In case It is necessary to Hood tlio entire mine about a week will bo consumed in pelting the water into the mine and from two to three months In pumping It out. As the lire is in the lower level in may only be necessary to Hood that portion , In which event the upper levels may ho worked as usual. The mine contains no gas. The explosion was probilbly caused bv the dust. Lumber on I'Ire. TONAWANDA , N. V. , April a2. Fire started In the lumber district shortly before mid night and Is raging with fury. No estimate of the dumago can be made yet. One- Hundred Thousand host. S\N FjiAVcisto , Cul. , April W. Fire in Neville ft Co.'s big warehouse last night re sulted In the loss of $ 100,000 ; Insurance not known. Flour Mill Destroyed. CAIIIO , 111. , April 23. The Cairo city Hour mills properly , owned by C , Gallagher &Son , burned this morning. Loss , about $20,000 ; insured for f 10,000. SleaniHliiji Arrivals. At Now York The Chicago , from Lon don. don.At At Plilludelphiu-Tho British Prince , from Liverpool. At Boston Tlio Catalonia , from Liverpool. At Brcmerhuven The Elder , from Now York. At Movlllo The Snrnln. from Portland for Liverpool ; the State of Georgia , from New York for Glasgow. Attholslnoi Wight- Passed : The Hotter- dam , from Now York for Amsterdrm. At Qiieonstown The British Princessfrom New' York for Liverpool. ' ' All Mdlfor ( 'lmlloiiged. Lorisvn.t.i : , Ky , , April ' , * , ' . - W. P. Camp bell , assistant enrolling clerk of the Ken tucky house , has sent a challenge to fight a duel to Thomas II. Davis , editor of the Muys- vlllo Republican. Davis published that Campbell hud left debts unpaid when ho re cently went away from Augusta , Ky. Camp bell threatens tu kill Davis un sight If the duel is declined. A Desperate Lovoi-'n Heed. Hut K\I'II > H , Mich. , April -'J. Samuel Nel son of Hoiiperiii , Mich. , a Swede , this morn- Ins ; shot his sweetheart because she refused to marry him. HIT father hud forbidden their union and the girl objected to disobeying - ing his will. Having killed her us she was going tu M'hiHil , about u miUi from town , he HIM ! Into the winxls and was fuund dead with u Ouilct through his head , FIFTY CARPENTERS ARRESTED A Baud of Strikers Compel Non-Union Mcfl to Quit Work , SERGEANT BEQLEY INTERFERES ; Ami Ho IN Now Under u Phywli'lan'tf Cnro President Gompcru' Ail * H Other Organizations Promise Aid. CHICAGO , April 2J. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.n.J A bodyof thcstrlklng carpenters caused a Hot In the southwestern part of flip city this forenoon , and us a result about fifty of them are locked up and n police sergeant W under u physician's care , seriously hurt. Some non-union carpenter. * were put to work on the Wulluce building , near Kitty- third street , this morning. The strikers trleit to induce them to quit work , and when argu ment fulled the riot followed. Pollco Sor- jeiint Begley Intcrferodv when ho was set * upon and beaten by the strikers. An ulurni was sent to the ncurcst police station mid n detachment of police was sent out ami suc ceeded lu arresting about fifty of the rioters ? . The rest escaped , but the police uro hunting for them. The non-union men In the meaivr tlmo dropped their tods mid lied. The Evening Mull , the recognized working- men's dally organ , in an Inspired article thij evening says : "Chicago bus been selected by the Ameri can Federation of Labor us the battle gronndt on which will bo fought out. the Htrnirgle fen the eight-hour day. The whole strength mid' power , moral and Ibmncial , of the federation' will be thrown to the support of the curpenr tors now on a strike. Not only this , bit : If , deemed necessary every orgaui/atlon aftlliiited with the federation will be ordered on a strike to enforce the carpenters' demands. ThcseJ include in Chicago every one of the building ; trades and several 'kindred associations. It Is probable that by the end of this week ' .Ti.WK ) men will be on a strike In Chicago in obedlenco to the command of the Federation of Labor. To discuss the expediency or necessity of thla " last stroico was tho" object of the conference of the leaders of the American Federation of Labor with President Gompers tills afternoon. That such a move will bo decided on as the last resort to bring ( lie bosses to ) terms is mom than probable. The Federa tion of Labor has decide , ! , after lung con sideration , to niuko Chicago tlio place where/ the question of eiuht hours must oo decided. In support of their police , they have assur ances of financial aid from the locomotive engineers , firemen , switchmen and other Hues of ornani/.ed labor. Tonight President Gompers will send out from here with u New York date an address to the wujre-eurnin people and sympathizers with the eight-hour movement ill the United States. This circu lar will lie signed bv the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor mid will request the sympathy and moral support and financial aid of all workers for the strikers who un > lighting in Chicago for the eight hour tiny. In the plans of the American Fedcintlon of Labor Chicago will be made the center of the industrial world. Thc.se plans are not th.q growth of a day. They have been in process of formation and development Iiieo 18SS. Everything is turning out in accordance with , the provisions of the leaders. The carpenters , who were .selected ns the pioneers in the eight hour movement , uro well advanced on the skirmish line , and now the whole indus trial army will bo formed In line of battle tn support them. In the words ot President" GomporV'tliey will fight it out on this line if it takes not all summer , but the rest , ol our lives. If in the next decade we can i Ifeet tfio reduction of the hours of labor to the ihortci' day wo will have done a great work " President Uompers' Adilresw. CiiuiAfio , April 2:3. : Samuel Gompars , prcj ! idcnt of the Confederation of Labor , tonight issues an address to the "wage-worUers anil sympathisers with the progress of America. " Ho says : , "In accordance with the resolution of tha Boston convention of the American I'Yiteni- tion of Labor to select u trude to mnke a de mand for the enforcement of the eignt-liouin work day on May 1 , the executive council ! have decided that the United Brotherhood ot Carpenters and Joiners of America shall make the demand. It appears that thoi , wealth , power and influence of the employing' ' and corporate classes of the country are fo bo concentrated to defeat this movement , which'1 seeks not only to Improve the condition of the employed , but which will find employment for and consequently save from poverty degradation and despair hundreds of thous ands of our Idle fellow men and women. In view of this situation , it will be necessary for the wage-workers and the friends of America to rally with greater unanimity of purpose than ever before ; to concentrate all' their efforts to counteract mid overcome th action of our enemies. They must voluntui1- lly contribute their mites to place at the dis posal of the American Fedorution of Labor 4 Mimof money sufHcicnt to meet all contingent cios. " Tills evening Mr. Gomriers addressed a muss meeting in Chicago , ilo denounced a lepers the non-unionists who wore imw tak ing llio pluco.3 of the striking carpuiteio of Chicago. ( Jonipci'S Helnrns. Cuicuin , April - . ' . Pro-ddont GompM's , of the American Federation of Labor. r > turned from iMilwaukeo this evening , lie is now conferring with representatives of 11 r \ arli'tis trades relative to tliu coming ljj" ' hour movement. Portland Cnrpculci-M Still Out. POHTI.AMI , Ogn. , April ' , ! : . ' . Tin --tr n i f carpenters remain Hrm in their deteiminutuin to make the contractors yield to theli drinmul for eight hours work. Bricklayers and plus- , tcrcrs are also out and building in tills cit ) li utmost ut u standstill. IndlannpollH Strike Settled. I.SDMVAi'oi.is , Iml. , April'JJ. A eommittcO from the. strlklngeiirpenters' ami < ui'iMi'tors. ' ' iKsociiitlons met with Mayor Sulli an thla afternoon , und after live lnuir > li. c iifuvnco reached an agreement which scttUs iin i iitht- liour strike. Th contiu-turs iinrU - pay competent cariientorK and joiners ( ) c < ut.s an hour and concede the eight hour il.n About llvo hundred men resi me w > ill t"'in rivw yd Twelve Hundred llrli lilayorx Out. Cllli MIO , April 'J'J. All flic b-i. , U.iyers In the northern and northwestern p .rirt i f tlnj city , to the number of lye ) men , Mtnu'U toiiuy for a rule of 7,00'l , ' brleks fur a iluj s work in stead of S,000 , the pay tu reijmm the MUHUJ. The bosses are nut worried , lunwiiitf to the carpenters' strike everything i at a stuntl * Htill In llio building lino. The Miners' Slrllco Collapsing. VIISNA : , April 'J'J. Tlio Wnk vuiun or- and Home other strikers hav < > 11 MUH. .1 \vorli unconditionally. The sti'iku is iu.l , tj. ng Huln In tlio DnKoluN. ST. PUT , Minn. , April W. Kurly u > the tcason over ) thing was fuvorubte ti , u good crop year lu the Dakotus und in Mumc-toto , but within a Tow weeks somr- , . u.-i.s reported ported unusually dry weather mul ftui were expressed fur iho outcome. Tin , wn u MiQ nky has let down u blessing of IMIII on tlmsa parts of thn D.ikotus whenIMIII uu > im.-it ; needed and the farmer * and IHIMI.I-S men geiim-aUy uro Jubilant. An Cdltor Drowned. IxniAVM'oi i- . , April'- John Bmlei minor , editor of the Labor Signal and jn mint him labor cln Iri , w.is drowned Una while buuUnij .n IJrvuJ Cut.