HE ILY NINETEENTH YEAI ? . OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOJRNING , JUNE IS. 1890. NUMBER 350. nil IffMl I I * I T VP i I TPVIAIMl SILVER AS A LEGAL TENDER , The Senate Passes a Bill to That Effect by a Vote of 42 to 25. V/OLCOTT / MAKES HIS MAIDEN SPEECH , Tins Senator From thn Centennial Slate Deliver * u Masterly Ail- rt Proceed I HKH ' " ' 1' ° Lower Itniiiuli. WAMIJJCOTOS , Juno 17. In the senate today the house silver bill was timcii up and Mr. Wolcott addressed the senate. Mr. Wolcott said that when senators who lived In silver producing states were accused of holding sordid did nnd unworthy and unpatriotic opinions , nnd when it was said those who were do- mantling that , silver bo restored to its old place with its sister metal were speculators nnd adventurers , nnd were indifferent to the true welfare of the country , ho would have to be pardoned for feeling that he had n right to claim tlio attention of the .senate long enough to protest against such Intimations and ngnlnst such methods of conducting debate. If it were true ( as it was not ) that the people of the silver producing states were governed In the matter by a desire to protect an in dustry on which their prosperity depended , n large warrant was given to them for such a course by some of the eastern states. The country , particularly the northern states , Ecemcd to have fallen on days when politics were rated at a commercial value ulono and when political fcaltv was made to depend upon whether the prosperity of the locality where the voter resided was to bo better fostered by competition with other countries or by largo nnd prohibitory duties which practically excluded foreign competition. The prosperity of the people of the mountain states of the west had wcr to rest chiefly on the products of their mines. Yet , while they were less bcnelitted than any other region of the coun try by a high protective tariff , they were nsked every session to stand by the duties wlVioli the cast formulated , and when they fished that silver should also bo protected they were told that they were sordid and nn- patriotioand that their ideas were those of dissatisfied and visionary people. Mr. Wol cott went on to criticise the unfriendly atti tude of the administration toward the silver question , and said that when Harrison was nominated his record was searched in vain for any noteworthy act or say ing ; that the re publican leadersof tlw west made EI eat efforts among the farmers nnd miners und secured the sneers of the ticket ; that the president had not exactly materialized on the hilvcr question and the awakening had been rather rude. He ventured the opinion that if the president's opinion on that question had been announced before the last election not a Mnglc state west of the Missouri river would have given a republican majority , not because cause a majority of tlio people of those states were not tmo and staunch and earnest repub licans , but because they would have wished to rebuke overwhelmingly the party that se lected as their standard bearer ono who was unmindful of the interests of the country and disregard fill of the will of the great majority of the members of the party. An open foe was to bo preferred to n secret enemy. The recommendatir rcX.M\p \ M'tXTt" " ' : - * ' " * - ° u J1 } ce' io , .n. , , . . . .liicaiwllorn iimiry struck Oof 1Ji7M was infinitely preferable to tub' Uift recommended by the secretary. The whole purpose of the house bill seemed to bo to de grade and debase silver , to make It a com modity , to reduce it to ono of tlio baser met als and to prevent Its again taking its place ns a standard of value. In conclusion , Mr. Wolcott said the silver bill was of far greater Importance than the election bill , the anti- gerrymandcring bill or the tariff bill. * The conclusion of Wolcott's maiden speech in the scnnto was attended with great ap plause and compliments from the senators. The senate then voted on the amend ment reported by the finance commit tee striking out of the house silver bill the provision that treasury notes issued for silver " .shall bo legal tender for all debts , public and private. " The amendment was rejected vens , M ; nays. 50 and the provision remains in the bill. The second amendment , striking out the bullion redemp tion clause , was agreed to yeas , fi7 : nays , 7. The third amendment , striking out the sixth section for the free coinage of silver when the market price is SI for . ' 17114 grains of pure silver , was rejected yeas , 10 ; nays , id. The "V amendment fixing the limitation of the act to > tcn yours was rejected yeas , 4 ; nays. IU. On motion of Mr , Plumb the following was Kiibstitutcd for the first section of tlio house bill- yeas , -I , ' ) ; nays , 21 : Thin fiom and after Ibo date of the pnssago of Ibis act the unit of value In the United Stales' sliall bo the dollar , and tlio same iimv lie coined of 41'- " : grains stnndaid sllvor or ( if Sat-IO era Ins standard gold , and said coins ( hull ho legal tender for all debts , iinbllo or jirlvato ; lliatihrreafter ; any owner of sllvor or jrold bullion may deposit tlicsamo iitnny mint of tlio I'nltvd Stutvs to ho formed Intostandard dollars or bars for hN bonellt and without charge , lint It sliall bo lawful to refuse any de posit of less value than fliiOor tiny bullion so bate as to be unsullablo for tlio operations of the mint. Mr. Mitchell addressed the senate on the general merits of the bill and In the course of 4 his remarks declared that any administration 4j j which would set itself up against the free nnd unlimited coinage ot the silver dollar would be , as it deserved to be , hurled from power. Mr. Plumb moved to add a now section , to como in as section 2 , as follows : That the provisions of section It of the act to authorize the coliuiceof a standard sllvor del lar and to lostore Its li'Bid tender character , w lili'b bei'iime u law February lH ! , | sn. ; Is hereby made applicable to the coinage In this act pro vided for. Agreed to without division. Mr. Keiigan offered the following amend ment ns a substitute for sections : iI i and 5 : Section : i. That the certificates provided for In this act shall lie of donoinlnatlinisof not less than If nor moro than tlw , and sui-h corttll- faU's shall bo redeemable In coin of standard value. A sulllclont sum to carry out tlio pro visions of this net Is hereby appropriated out of any money In the treasury not otherwise ni > iiro | > rlatoil. The provision In M'clion 1 of tlio ni-t of lYbruary .V , IH7H , which requires tlio suerotary of the treasury to purchase at - > th market prleo not less than fc'notlitOor ) iiiuio tlinn ti.UMUtiO worth of silver bullion pur inon'b , Isbcicby repealed. Mr. EdmundsWithout interfering with the fine symposium wo are having I wish to nay that I am opposed to the bill as it now stands and to every ono of its amendments , in general and in particular , and therefore 1 mil not to bo called upon hereafter to account for having allowed the amendment to pass without calling for the yeas and nays. 1 am willing to deliver over to tlio democratic party the management of the finances of the country for the time being. I only state this in order that 1 may not troablo the senate with demanding the yeas and nays on the various ornamentations that are bo'n ruivento this hoodlum which is sot up. [ Laughter. ] Mr. Plumb retorted sharply and asked wtiat Mr. 1'MmumU was going to do with the republican platform , and Intimated that Mr. Kdmunds did not represent the republican party. Mr , Kdmunds replied that ho stood by the republican party platform , but that the dem ocrats and their deluded followers have aban doned that pltitfonn nnd transformed it Into ono which no democratic convention over dared make , and which no democratic admin istration and no democratic house of rcpro- hcntnUvort ever dared propose , liocuuso they knew the people of the United States would swiftly find out that they had boon deluded nnd ii'Islod ' by that cry of expansion , and when the break came It would not bo the poorer or the iMitor who will have profited , hut the \fiy people whom these gentlemen .aro now bowling against so strongly that they will uavo nuvlo all the monev. Mr. Vo t milled Mr. tidmumV attention to the fart that u democratic house In ls7 pa cd u I nvninu.o ( act , which , liosaulits ut iaU'l ' ba i'tI'Ul'lii.ui seimif. Mr Kiln ui.ilTuo dcirocrutic party , icing lu the uiujvrit } luluohuu'u u j * , , ; or V 1878 , did pass n contrivance of this kind Oust as It Is trying to pasi It now ) In order , by np- jwals to the worst Instincts of the people , to do something which might bring It Into jmwcr. It accomplished Its purixwo nnd Cleveland was elected , nnd. having been elected by their votes , Cleveland was wise enough nnd bravo enough to tell his demo cratic supporters that that sort of n delusion could not bo carried Into practice. The demo cratic party was wise enough , for n wonder , to bo absolutely silent for four years on that topic. No patriot opened his mouth to bark lit the administration of President Cleveland because ho persistently nnd steadily declined to bo betrayed or seduced into destroying the prosperity of the people of the United States oy ndvisinir such a meas ure as this wo have now. No democrat in cither house during the four years of Cleve land's administration opened his lips to relieve lievo the suffering people suffering from want of the coinage of silver dollars. And therefore \ say , witli great restwct to my friend from ICnnsas and to everybody else , that this bill Is' the new platform ( renewed from 1878 to 1SOU ) , of the democratic party when It lias no responsibility ( and I agree that It ought never to have any ) , and that Its purpose Is to entangle the republican party and deliver it over to the democratic party. The question was taken on Mr. Kcagan's amendment and it was agreed to without di vision. Mr. Teller moved to add the following na anew now section : That certificates provided for In this act shall bo receivable for all ta.\es and dues to the United Hiatus of every description and slisill be local tondur for thu payment of all debts , publlu and private. After along discussion It was modified , at the suggestion of Mr. Eustis , by adding the words , "and all silver certificates already issued , " and as so modified it was agreed to yeas , HI ; nays , ii'J. Mr. Plumb moved to insert the following ns nn additional section : Owners of bullion deposited forcolnnpo shall have Iho option to receive coin or Its equiva lent In HID certificates provided for In this act , anil NiiL'b bullion sliall bu subsequently coined. Agreed to without division. Tlio bill was then reported to the senate nnd all the amendments agreed to in commit tee of the whole were agreed to in the senate yeas , 100 , nays , 2(1. ( Chandler moved to Insert the following amendment : NoKold or sllvor bullion shall bo received by the treasury department under this act except such as .shall bo shown to bo the product of mines wllliln the I nlted States. Mr. Teller moved to lay tlio amendment on the table. Agreed to yeas , -12 ; nay * , ! i" . The bill as amended was then passed yeas , 12 ; nays , 2.ius ; follows : Yeas Bate , Berry , Blodgott. Butler , Call , Cameron , Cockrell , Coke , Colquitt , Daniel Eustis , George , Gorman , Harris , Hearst , Ingalls , Jones of Arkansas , Jones of Nevada , Kenna , Mandorson , Mitchell , Moody , Morgan , Paddock , Pasco , Payne , Pierce , Plumb , Power , Pugh , Knnsom , Konpan , Sanders , Squire , Stuart , Teller. Turpie , Vance , Vest , Voorhces , Wultliall , Wolcott 12. Nays Aldrlch , Allen , Allison , Blair , Casey , Chandler , Cullom. Dawes , Edmunds. Evarts , Kr.ve , Gray , Hall , Hawley , Hiscock , Hoar , McPhcrson , Merrill , Platt , Sawyer , hr - man , Spoonor , Stockbridgo , Washburn , Wil son of Maryland 2.1. The title of the bill was amended so as to read : "An net to provide for the free coinage of gold and silver bullllon , and for other pur poses. " The bill for the admission of Wyoming was taken up so as to make it unfinished business , and the senate adjourned. ' House. WASHINGTON , Juno 17. After some unim portant business the house went into commit tee of the whole on the sundry civil nppropri- a'tum ! 'm ' < T'ie ' committee soon rose and re ported tHfl bill back to the house. The ntnend- Lumt adopted in committee of the whole making specific' iu lieu of Indefinite the ap propriatlon for the payment of back pay was rejected , and the motion to recommit the bill , with instructions to the committee on appro priations to report it back with a clause mak ing spccilie appropriations for back pay and bounties , were rejected. The bill was then passed. The house then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. The appropriation of S20OOJ to refund to the Che rokee Indians the expense of their rimoval to the Indian territory was stricken out. Pending further action the committee rose nnd the house adjourned. Opinion on the .Senate Silver Hill. WASHINGTON , June ! 7. Opinions us to the possible action of the bouse on the senate silver bill differ very widely. There is a belief on the part of .301110 that before any action is taken , a caucus will bo held to de cide upon the course to be pursued. There is a sentiment even among the friends of the bill as it passed the senate , that it will i-et into conference and that out of that confer ence will bo involved a bill providing for the purchasoofl.noO.OOO ounces of silver monthly , the ccrtlllcatcs issued in payment thereof to bo legal tender and not redeemable in bullion. Such a measure it is generally believed would receive tlio president's approval. The free coinage advocates express the opinion that the house will pass the senate bill. 31.1 .IMtEKSOX M.lItltlEH. Antonio Navarro nt LiiHt Claims the Actress i\a Din Hrldo. LONDON , Juno 17. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : BUB. ] Miss Mary Anderson was mar ried this morning to Antonio Navarro in the Roman Catholic chapel of St. Mary's in Hiimpstead , The marriage was strictly pri vate. Miss Anderson was driven from the house of her stepfather , Dr. Griffin , to the church in a close carriage. Tlio curtains were drawn so that no glimpse was caught of the bride till she loft the carriage to enter tlio .sanctuary. The marriage ceremony was per formed in as quiet and simple a manner us possible. There was no choir , the only music being that of the organ. The immediate friends of the bride anil groom were present. The interior of the chapel was tastefully decorated with u profusion of ferns , palms and white ( lowers on the altar. Twelve can dles were burning. It was not quite eleven o'clock when the bridegroom , accompanied by his brother , Alphonso Nuvarro , reached St. Mary's in a cab. Both young men were in mourning garb for their uncle , who died three weeks ago. A few minutes later n carriage drove up to the vlmpel in which were seated Miss Anderson's sister and her step-brother. This was followed by ono con taining Miss Anderson's own brother and his wife. A third contained Miss Anderson's mother und her step-father , Dr. nnd Mrs. Griffin. Immediately behind this was Miss Anderson's carriage and with her was her stop-sister , Miss Blanche Griffin , who acted as bridesmaid. Miss Anderson's gown was of white satin heavily brocaded. She carried n magnificent boquet of wlilto roses , lilacs , stcilianotis | nnd delicate ferns. Above the bridal veil , which completely cov ered her , was u tiny wreath of orange blos soms. Miss Griffin was also dressed in wlilto and carried a boquet of beautiful pink roses In her hand , her gown being adorned with many rows of the same kind. The ceremony was performed by Cannon Put-sell. Dr. GrllUn "gave the bride away , After the marriage the party drove to the Griffins' , where breakfast was served. The happy pair started this afternnon for Venice wlicro they will spend their honeymoon. Hlvei- and Harbor I'.ill Inureascs. WASHINGTON , Juno K. Among the moro Important increases made by tho. senate com mittee in the river and harbor bill are the following : Mississippi river from head of passes to the nioutli of the Ohio , $ liiiioiO ! : ( , ( SMHW.mX ) of which passed the house by a Joint resolution , and \VL > therefore stricken from the house bill and restored by the senate com mittee , not having been taken in on thu house joint rooulutionj. Missouri river { 030,000. Tannery Itnrned. CINCINNATI , Juno 17. Thooxtenslvo tannery of the Cincinnati oak leather company was almost eniiivlv drstroved In lire last night. It u supposed that lit : bluing ignited too * hcd 'Ihe k'-'S is islniuilcU ut teiuuu't ) > an iifiurauco ot fOoOW. , THE SILVER MEN VICl'ORIOUS , A Big Majority in the Setmta in Favor of Frco Coinage. THE HOUSE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT. Crou-dod Galleries Tulcc Crcnt Inter est In the Proceeding Tlic Me- Klnlcy Turin * Hill to bo Kcportcd Today. WASHINGTON nuutuuTiiR Ouuti Bee , ) fiia PouitTRUN'Tii STIIKBT ; , , > WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 17. ) Frco coinage wins. There is to bo imllni' iteil five coinage of American silver if the bill which lias passed the sonuto is adopted by the house nnd signed by the president. The scnnto was the seono of very lively action this afternoon from the moment Mr. Wolcott of Colorado took tlio lloor to "round up" tno single standard men and severely criticize the attitude of Secretary Windom towards silver coinage until the llnnl vote on the amended bill was taken. The galleries began to 1111 as soon as Mr. Wolcott commenced to deliver his maiden effort , and when he had llnlshcd there was ti hcnrty round of applause. The scats above and on the lloor wore all occupied and u largo portion of the house were commingling with the sena tors , and not only did the free coinage amend ment , which has been pushed by Mr. Teller of Colorado , succeed , but also an amendment offered by him , malting the certificates which arc to bo issued for the purchase of bullion n full legal tender for the payment of all public and private debts. The free coinage amend ment was adopted by a vote of 43 to " I. Tlicro was , in the parlance of the west , "a hustling to get on the band wagon. " As amendment after amendment was proposed and voted upon senators who had proclaimed openly against placing silver upon the .same footing with gold ami legal tender notes seemed to bo caper to vote for tlio amendments elevating silver to the highest possible standard. After several of the amendments were adopted Mr. Edmunds of Vermont , who led the opposition to free coinage and a full legal tender provision , arose and declared that ho was dis gusted with the whole proceeding , desired to wash his hands of it and was willing to turn it over to the democratic part ) * , where it belonged. This precipitated a very lively exchange of senti ment between the senator from Vermont and Mr. Plumb , but when quiet was restored other amendments were proposed nnd adopted with an increase of majority , the accessions coming from the republican ranks. So overwhelming were the votes upon the amendments that it was freely stated by the strongest single standard men on the republi can side that only a free coinage bill could pass the house , as many free coinage men who had been coerced by Speaker Heed when the bill was before that body a short time since would feel at liberty , in view of the largo majorities in the senate , to consult their own convictions and bo guided in ac eordanco. It is conceded now that the senate bill will pass the house despite the opposition of the speaker , but it is not thought probable that the president will sign such n measure. The friends of Ireo coinage give Senator Teller the credit of having wrought the wonders which were shown by the votes in the senate today. IIo was the first man to como out boldly for free coinage and continued to light for it till last week , when it looked us though a majority of the entire sen ate from the republican side would sign a pledge to vote against free coinage. Mr. Teller never lost faith in the ultimate success of his position , nnd ho was very heartily con gratulated when the bill was finally passed this afternoon. Mr. Plumb of Kansas was also a prominent laborer in the vineyard of free coinage. EJlt is stated oy members of the committee on rules that under the rules the silver bill , .when it goes to the liouso , will bo placed upon the calendar , and that unless Speaker Heed desires it adopted it will not bo considered at this session. Mr. Heed is committed against free coinage and the legal tender provisions. Tin ; M'KINMV TAUIIT HILL. The McKinley tariff bill Is to be reported from the committee on finance to the senate tomorrow and ordered printed. Tlio committee - tee will not submit its report under a day or two , and it is understood that the report will consist on'y ' of an explanation of why the va rious changes in the bill were made and none of the usual arguments in favor of a protec tive tariff will accompany the report. Jt has been customary to submit a political argu ment with tariff bills. The senate commit tee has contented itself with making reduc tions of the duties llxed by the McKinley bill. The duty of about half a cent a pound upon the low grades of sugar is the one important increase over the proposition of the McICiu- loy bill. Among the most important reduc tions made in the bill as It will como from tlio committee are the removal of the proposed in crease of duty on tobacco , leaving as at pres ent a sliding scale of about 20 per cent on bar ley and some other farm products , tlio duty upon which was almost doubled by the McKinley loy bill , and a cut of about : iO per cent upon the duty on common bagging. It is likely that the bill will not bo called un in the senate for debate before July 1 , as it Is the desire of the appropriation committee to get all the pending appropriation bills out of the way before the end of the present month , which is the end of the fiscal year. Tlio debute on the tariff will bo very long and will probably last until the end of August. It Is generally understood that the democratic senators have entered into a pledge among themselves to keep up nn endless supply of tariff cloauenco in ardor that the senate may become so tired out before the end of the debate - bate as to bo willing to take up the subject of a federal election bill. OMISSION'S IS TAB ISO Till ! CENSUS. When I handed Superintendent Porter mils- patch tonight from Tin : Biistatlng : : that there were egregious errors in the work of taking the census of Nebraska's metropolis , and that Tin : Bii : : had proven beyond doubt that hun dreds of legal residents had been omitted from the returns , Mr Porter expressed no surprise , but seemed considerably worried over tlio Information. Ho stated that ho had heard that complaint from every direction , and that a number of states had gone to the trouble and expense of employ ing out of their private funds enu merators to run down the errors of the federal enumerators and make an unoffi cial census for the purpose of protecting themselves against inisronradontaUons and against the linn-curacies of the government work. Ho said that Kansas Uity had com plained that the federal census would show a decrease of111 per cent of the anticipated population , while some 'of the cities which havii employed enumerators at their own ex pense would undoubtedly bo able to show that the Jlgures of the nubile and private enumerators were at wide variance. Tills , ho stated , was 11 condition of affairs which the government could not help. There was no remedy , al though the fullest extension of time allowed by the law to enable the onunmrutorrt to so- euro a census of parsons who could not upon the ilrst , second or moro calU bo found at their places of business or residence would be given. Ho stated that it was necessary to make it limit of tinio when the official returns should bo made to the supervisor * and that fourteen working days were ample , especially since the enumerators' districts were cut up into small territories. Mr. Porter is tumble to do anything in the way of rectifying omissions , ami it looks us though 'the doccmiimted figures rcprcticnitnK the population of Omaha would luive to stand In the permanent census report unions thu sii ] > crvlsnr can inanago to have the overlooked people of Omaha volunteer to send In statement * to him before ho makes his re port to the general ofllro hem It is Ix-yond the power of the Hupt'ruitcmli'ut of tUi' cen sus to extend the time fur taUu.-th-ciuius u > ai > > locality A number yf > iUe'Uivujjh - out ihc cuuuu j luu u ui'pwlvJ tu tuo yci/plo who have not given their qensus to the enu merators to immediately report to the super visors before the returns arc forwarded hero. iixTCS'tien TUB TiSic.J The senate committee has amended the bill extending the time of moment for purchase of lands in the Omaha-Indian reservation by directing that the secretory of the treasury shall compute and pay all interest hrrotoforo received by him , whether added to the prin cipal or not and now in the treasury , to the secretary of the interior , and by him paid to the tribe. The principal and interest have been blended so that both now stand as one fund. Miscnu.ANr.orq. W. II. Kcmlngton of dmaha called nt TIIK Btn : bureau this afternoon. W. K. Peebles left for bis homo at Ponder to da ? . Democrats in the houfo and senate are going back to their old doctrine that till lands west of the 100th meridian should bo with drawn from publii ! cutry till all lines cast of the line , both public and private , have been properly Inhnbitated for agricultural and other purposes. There is no doubt that if they had a majority of congress nnd the presidency they would accomplish this ob ject , placing the far western lands into re tirement under the arid land act. This would enhance the value of lands iu the cen tral states and south. It is understood that the senate will this week take up the conference report on the dependent pension bill nnd agree to it. The house adopted the report last week , but the senate bus delayed final -action until the sil ver bill was gotten out of the way. There seems to bo n Vflt-y wide divergence of opinion held by members of the house com mittee on Judiciary respecting the propriety of adopting the WilsoiF original package amendment to the interstate commerce law. Some of the staunchest prohibitionists in the house are not so eager tot the amendment as they were some time since , believing that its adoption will result iu the final overthrow of the prohibition law. And then the high license principle appears to be gaining ground so rapidly that the amendment may fail in the house , even though it should bo reported. The most weighty objection laid against the Wilson amendment is that it carries the stnt i back to the days of confederation and gives them so much states' right pqwerHitJiht if it should bo adopted there would .b < J"a constant centraliza tion of power in the Stfttjes. eventually result ing disastrously to thijJjfederal interests ot the country. ' Tlicro was a great deal of talk around the capltol today about the prospects of the fed eral election bill , which was adopted by the house republican caucus , but there are few who believe It can go through the senate. The democrats intend to talk it to death if possible , while it is an open secret that sev eral republican senators oppose it upon gen eral principles , and especially because they believe it sectional. Pcmtv S. HUAIH. A G O O It L Y I , A Xlt. Tlic lilnclc Hills Empire ami the City of I fet Sprlnjju. HOT Srmxos , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special to TIIIJ Biu. : ] Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka , the great Arctic explorer , lingered nt the Springs for several days and loft yes terday for Chicago. Ho was much impressed with the resources nnd surroundings of the town and in fact thinks the Black Hills country an empire iu itself. Fall Uivcr , the southwest county of South Dakota , is un doubtedly one of the best counties In the state and the census returns will show a larger increase , both in population and devel opment , than any other7 county in the Da- kotus. Full Uivcr county is bounded by Ne braska on the south , Wyoming on the west , Ouster county on the npith , and the Sioux reservation on the cast/ and contains 18JO square miles , four-fifths ; of which is fine agri cultural and grazing lands * . The agricultural lands nro of unequalled fertility and the grazing lands will support thousands of head of stock tlio year around with but litjlo trouble to the owner , as the southern hills excel as a winter range. This country is naturally tributary to Omaha as the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and B. M. roads both run entirely through the county from south to north and will both have lines Into Hot Springs within the next two months. Omaha should pay more attention to the trade of this country and especially the southern portion of the Black Hills. Lincoln and Sioux City are both in tlio field for tlio trade and are repre sented bv good men who are located here. Hot Springs is certainly destined to become the great distributing point for nn immense trade , and that in tlio near future. Crops in the southern hills and northern Nebraska are in a splendid condition and never looked better at this tinio of year. A bountiful harvest Is now almost assured. THE OlUVlXslI , I'ACiiAGU. A Sanctioning Ordinance Passed l > y tlio Dcndwood City Council. Dc.tmvoon , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : Br.i : . ] The city council last night passed nn ordinance licensing dealers to sell original packages. It reads that "any person who shall sell , barter , exchange , give away or deliver or in any way dispose of any spirits , malt , vinous , ferment , alcohol , mixed , ardent or intoxicant liquor of any character in original package within the scope of the recent decision of the supreme court of the United States within the city limits with out first obtaining a license therefore as herein provided shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor meaner and upon conviction shall bo fined for each offense in any sums not less than SJ5 and not to exceed 5100 and the cost of prose cution. " Knights of I'ythiiis at Mitchell. Mircnui.i , , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii.J : A hundred nnd fifty Knights of Pythias nro in the city. The grand loilgo convened this afternoon after n speech of welcome by Mayor Bowdlo. Many moro knights ere expected tomorrow , ns this is the day on which the grand parade occurs , with n banquet in the evening. Hon. George A. Johnston has consented to bo a candidate for governor , having received assurances of support from various quarters. Ijaborors Strike. DKAIIWOOD , S. D. , Junq 17.--Spccinl [ Tele gram to Tun Bui : . ] Seventy-four laborers , at work on the Elkhorn extension between Whltowood and Doadwriod , struck today at Horker's camp. They were getting ? 1.7. > a day and struck for fJ. Ilerker says ho will pay men $ J who will work for thirty days , but those who remain n .shorter period can have only $1.75. The other camps pay $2. A Traveling Ainu Arresto I. MiTcini.i : , , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bui : . ] A traveling man named Samuel Toole , in the qinploy of a Louisville tobacco liouso , wus arcestcd and lined ? , ' . " > and costs toiluv for assaulting a drug clerk named Fisstiul In GaleVdrug store. * _ J Only n Question of Time. CINCINNATI , O. , JunolT , [ Special Telegram to Tnc BIH. : ] Meredith : Stanley , the young champion bridge lesiper , dived safely from the suspension bridge nt 1 p. in. today , a dis tance of eighty-seven foot to the surface of the water. Ho was chid In his flesh tint tights with blue clouts and tightly bound shoos. Ho struck upon his head and shot far beneath the surface. Ha soon ixiso and , clambering into the boat , waved his hand aim assisted in rowing ta'tho ' shore. AV. C , T. IT. Oposert LottorleH. ' CIIIC.MIO , Juno lU. Ml/H / Willard nnd Mis. nuoll , president nnd secretary of the National Roman's' Christia.u Temperance Union , have in behalf of that organization , sent an olildal letter to the Louisiana legisla ture urging the dafcut of the lottery bill. The Anti-Trust I oiilbronuOi Wv miox , Juno 17. The second eon- foiviici- tlu unli-iru- t bill has reached nn ugivi'ini'iit. In th'1 ti i n . of whi'-h il.ibill i- > sitriim-ti | vf u. ! a'lii.i'Jui' . ' > u/ij ultimo in it ity i < a.-sed tin n-uaic. BURGLARS TORN A TRICK , They Enter n Store at Fremont and Orack the Safe. A TRAMP RUN OVER BY THE CARS , Ijovora From XelmtHka City Scorn I'aruntal Kestrulnt and Klopc Glister County AVIll bo Snbll- vitlcd I'rlboners Kscape. KnAnxnr , Kcb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bun.J Burglars entered Frank Pickering's store last night and cracked the safe , obtaining $3'J ' iu money and nbout $10,000 worth of notes nnd mortgages. The valuable papers were found near the build ing. The work was that of professionals nnd the police have no clue to the perpetrators. by the WAYNH , Xcb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin : Ben. ] An unknown man , evidently a tramp , was killed by the incoming Omaha train from Sioux City today between Herman nnd Blair. Ho was silting on the track at n sharp curve when the engineer saw him , and paid no at tention whatever to the whistle. The train was behind tlmo and running very fast , nnd It was impossible to stop it before the man was struck. When the train backed up to him ho was dead , the left siilc of his skull having been crushed in. Ho was put on the train and taken to Blair. No blame whatever attaches to the trainmen , who did everything possible to prevent the accident. _ The Crete Assembly. Cnr.TK , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin ? Bin. ] The assembly programme Is being well received by every ono and is the best that has ever been issued. Ono of the special features for the assembly this year will bo its music. Dr. 1'nlmcr is recognized as ono of the greatest musical leaders in the United States and ho has gotten out n book this year especially for our assembly. .All who wish a copy can receive it by send ing oO cents to the president , secretary or su perintendent. It is called the "Anthologue. " There will bo the finest quartette ever pre sented to the people. Then wo will have the Adclphian quartette , who have made a rec ord for themselves wherever they liijj'o sung. Miss Annie 1'ark will appear every day. Her cornet solos were a great feature last year. She has made great progress during tlio past year and will bo received with a great deal of pleasure. AVIIeo.v A'lslted by a llln Storm. Wn.cox , Neb. , June 17. [ Special to Tin : Bcn.l This section was visited last night by the heaviest rain of the season. An enormous amount of water fell and this morning there nro ponds In every direction. Crops have been injured by the drouth , but wu are sure now of getting a fair amount at least of small grain. About 11 o'clock the two-story brick building of Hyatt & Kennedy was bndly racked , part of the roof was blown off and the front wall badly bulged. The windmill ot the B. M. railroad was torn to nieces and several other windmills in the town are wrecked und several small build ings overturned. The damage to the town is probably § 1,500. The damage on Hyatt & Kennedy's brick building is fully covered by tornado insurance. Some of our citizens were circulating sub scription lists on Saturday for the benefit of the Bradslmw cyclone sufferers. We are very thankful this morning that wo do not have to ask for help ourselves. It certainly looked for a few minutes ns though the Braif- shaw disaster was to bo repeated. Ciistcr County Will UP Cut Up. CAMAWAY , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tun Br.i : . ] Saturday the Custer county division convention wus hold in Callaway. All quar ters of the county were represented excepting Broken Bow , the county seat. The division lines decided upon makes the four counties nearly square , but not exactly of the same size. In the extreme northeastern corner of the southwest quarter Is placed Broken Bow. As usual , the lines proposed do not satisfy all parties. But the dlvisionists have early be gun ii determined campaign and if it can bo done they purpose to make n strong effort toward dividing this unnecessarily largo county. A New Camp of Modern AVnomcn. DANNKIIIIOG , Nob. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Ilni : . ] A camp of the Modern Woodmen of America was organized hero last night by Deputv Consul Putty. Officers ttcrc elected as follows : John Or Schlyton , V. C.P : , Klcndt , W. A. ; Albert Werner , clerk ; -F. W. Hart , E. B. ; J. J. Taylor , escort cert ; S. Hanson , watchman : C. M. Peterson , sentry ; F. CJ. Sailer , physician ; managers , J. .T. Taylor , Paul Paulson nnd F. Nelson ; F. G. Saltcr , delegate. A number of neighbors from the St. I'aul camp assisted at the in stallation. Htnto Hoard of Transportation. COI.U.MHUS , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tnc HUB. ] The state board of trans portation mctin this city this afternoon to take testimony in the case of Guy C. Barnum against the Union Pacific railway company for cxoroitant charges on shipping cattle to Omaha. The commission met In Flt/.patrick's hall in the presence of the stock dealers and many leading farmers from different pfrts ; of the county. The shippers made out a good case and a reduction is expected. Great interest was manifested by the farmers and a favor able impression was made on the board , They Decided to Walti NBIIIIASKY CITV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to TUB Her. . ] At a meeting of the branl of trade last nigt'it , in taking action on a petition for another school house , the board decided to do no moro building until the 'pro hibition amendment question is settled. They argued that they would bo unable to build or keep the city schools running nt their present rate in the event of the adoption of tlio amendment. horn ImugliH at IjooksinlthH. Nnini.vsKv CITV , Neb , , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tun Biu. : ] Owing to paren tal opposition to the match Mr. James Moll- reovy nnd Miss Emma J. Curtis , two well known young people of this city , were se cretly married at an early hour this morning nnd immediately left on a wedding trip , to bo gone until the clouds roll by. An Omaha Ijiiwyur DofiMidcd Mini. EuviioitN , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB Bii : . ] Pat McEvoy , who it is claimed made an assault on ono Harry Os- berne some tlmo slnco , with a revolver , was arraigned in Justice Smith's court today fern n preliminary hearing. McEvoy pleaded not guilty. IIo was defended by II. Estubrook of Omaha. Judge Smith reserved his decision until Friday next. Gambled in ( 'lilongo Options. NEIIIIASKA CITV , Neb , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BEU. | A. C. Uuol ft Co. , brouors of Chicago , have commenced suit in the district court against James Lewis to recover - cover payment on a note of * soo. This Is an- another note , which , it la claimed , wiu furxud by nn employe of Lewis , who gambled In Chi- cugo options. The . ICi : UINKV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bir. : . | Tliri'e prisoners -Frank Brown , l.inruln llummrl ] anil MurriQuuiii vho wciv KITu f-r ' "jt a t'ii'i.i\i MM u-i.i't' iu I La ti'j j4i < , tut u Uwi Ut tUi lien uu > > mntlo tr \escapo. \ They were held as va- grnnts\ \ > grave suspicion of being crooks. SpP- \JM \ < HeuomuH a Uonedlot. Noiirol , Veb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tclo- gram to ' . JJr.t : . ] The farewell banquet tendered Upmbcrj \ of the "Bachelors fra ternity of > Vk" lnst ovcnliiff by G. T. Spreohorwi nbornte. Mr. Spreehor Is not going to leav. . lOwti , but has deserted the order of bachelors. Coroner's Inquest at Auburn. ArnriiN , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tins Uii : : . ] The coroner's inquest over the body of James T. Whitenmn , found dead yesterday - terday , rendered n verdict nt S o'clock this evening. It was to the effect that Charles Johnson committed the murder. Up to i ) o'clock this evening no trace of the criminal hud been found. Young Sinn I'Yom AVnlioo Drowned. WAIIOO , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii.J : : Last night nbout 0 o'clock , ntar Ithaca , John McLean , the twenty-year- old son of James McLean of this city , was drowned in Wahoo creek , while trying to cross on horseback. Parties have been drag ging the creek all day without success. .IT TH K jitnt\ix ( ; JII\K. A Slight Hope UnlsedThat the Impris oned Men Arc Alive. DUNIIMI , Pa. , Juno 17. All night long the rescuing parties remained nt the mouth of the manhole of the Farm Hill mine , but'thuir efforts to help the unfortunate men entombed in the burning mine were fruitless. The sights about the pit's mouth are all the moro pitiable because of the twenty-four hours' an guish that has rolled over the heads of the relatives and friends of the entombed minors , and hundreds stand steadily nt the mouth gazing at thu columns of smoke , that grow thicker hour by hour. The indications nro that the coal is now burning instead of timber and rooting. The mine inspector is making stren uous efforts to enter from the Mahoney drifts. An air fan to furnish ventilation to the mine will bo put iu dperatlon this after noon in the Ferguson pit as work will also bo commenced there. The mine is M > located that lloo.ling the lire is impossible and smoth ering it means certain death to the men below , providing they are living. Nearly all the mines of this region are closed down , and men , money and provisions are pouring in on every train. A slight hope was raised at noon by the return of ono of the rescuing party , who reported that far do\vn in the slope ho heard a mule brayinir. This leads to tlio belief that the men may yet bo living. SEl'KXTljKTit.lA'.VI.lSESSMOX. . The General Convention of the "Now .Jerusalem In the United States. " CIIICHOO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bci : . ] Today began the first general business of tlio seventieth annual .session of the general convention of tlio "New Jerusa lem in the United States. " The title is long but a free translation of it Inenns a Swcden- borginn church convention. The convention will be composed of delegates' from various state associations throughout the country , each association being entitled to ono delegate for every : ! 00 members. It is expected that there will be present 150 delegates outsklo the Illinois delegation. No business of public importance will bo transacted until Thursday evening , when there will bo u public meeting and addresses by Chauneoy Giles , L. P. Mercer , E. D. Daniels und Frank Sowell. Chauneoy Giles is the president of the convention and is widely known as a writer of Swcdenborginn literature. The convention will continue until Juno 24 and the council of ministers will hold daily sessions until Saturday evening. The min isters constitute the ecclesiastical committee of the convention and these meeting * will beef of a private nature. Saturday afternoon will begin the main business of the convention and in the evening Chaunccy Giles will de liver the annual address. 0X1,1' OXE It'IlIFE 31.IX JIV11T. lint a Lot ol' NeyrotH Wore "Wounded and Their Loader Killed. BIKMINOIIAM , Ala. , June 17. A pitched bat tle between negroes and white men took place yesterday at Brookside , a mining town six teen miles from here , and over ono hundred shots were fired on both sides. Tom Hod- inoiul , leader of the negroes , was killed , and Jimmy Dowell wounded. Seven others were moro or less seriously wounded. Only ono white man was injured. Several negroes were caught by the whites , who threatened to lynch them. Last night the sheriff sent a force of twenty men to the scene , but nt last accounts they had not succeeded in restoring order and more bloodshed is expected , as both sides nro well armed. Tlio fight grew out of the hitting of a negro with n stone. 3I.IIXE IlOVllltOXS Sl'LIT , Call for Another Convention to Noml- uato an Anti-I'rohibitioiilst. BANGOII , Mo. , June 17. The dissatisfaction among the democrats owing to the refusal of the democratic state convention to adopt n license plank in its platform has culminated in n movement to call a state convention nnd nominate a candidate for governor. A call is being circulated inviting all who believe that the prcscntgprohlbltory law is a failure and should bo superccdcd by local option to meet in convention in this city July 10. The Itnttlo of Hnnlccr IIIII. CmcAfio , Juno 17. The ono hundred and fifteenth anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated hero today by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics , which is holding its convention here. About three thousand men took part in the parade , after which a liberty polo , erected by the order on the hike front , was dedicated. Among mat ters to bo considered at the convention will bo the proposed change of the name of the organization to "United Americans" and con solidated with the senior order. Ikiilned hy a Dishonest Clerk. CHICAGO , Juno 17. W. C. Alburtson , a member of the board of trade , ordered his trades on 'change closed out this morning. Albertson's troubles , It is said , are duo to the operations of a dishonest cleric , who , in the absence of Albert-son , bought a largo amount of wheat. When the market went against him yesterday the clerk left the country. .Starved Mlinself to Death. ArorsTA , Mo. , Juno 17. Guy Turner , city treasurer , who lust January attempted sui cide by shooting while insnno , died this morning from bruin trouble ) nnd starvation. Fur the past few weeks ho had refused to cat. Turner hod the crazy Idea that ho was a defaulter , though an examination showed his books honestly kept. Thruo Thousand Laborers .Strike. BOSTON , Mi'ss. , Juno 17. The building laborers of Boston , Somerville mid Cam- bildge , numbering about three thousand men , struck for higher wages this morning. The bricklayers' union has agreed to support the strikers. Distillery Company Incorporated. SritiNGrnu > , 111. , Juno 17. The secretary of state today Issued a license of ineorpora. tton to the Central Citv dUtllllng company of Peoria with a capital utooh of SiUO.OOO. The incorporntors are Edward Spcllinun , George E. Spellman and Timothy C. Spellmun. Louisiana's Lottery Amendment. BATON KOUOB , La , , Juno 17. The commit tee roiiorU on the proposed lottery nniun'd- moot were presented In the houko today. They go over until tomorrow. Itond Ott'urlngH. W \-iiiv.iuN , Juni' 17. [ Sp vial Tilo'i'im t" > TUI ; lit ! , . iJviiUa ulT-jx-U. tli.ji' ' at THE PACIFIC SHORT LINE , Before Snow Plies the Union Pacific WiU Ilavo n Rival. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC'S ' PET SCHEME , Tlic AtuliNon Iload Klncd $11)0 Cut I'urnlshlni ; I.'reo Sleeping Car Ac commodations I VON and Stay- nor Denounced. CIIKMOO , Juno 17. ] Spcelal Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ] A local paper say * : " \\ord comes from Sioux City that that greatest OH American railroad mysteries , the Pncillo Short Line , Is being rapidly pushed to com * pletiou. The mystery about the line is in regard - gard to the persons back of it. A short time ago President Fish of the Illinois Central assured n reporter that neither ho nor tlio Illinois Central had a cent's worth of intoicst in the Pacific Short Lino. Oflicluls of iho St. Paul mid Northwestern roads nro equally explicit in their denials. In spite of thcso denials by lines supposedly Interested , some ono is putting u"p iniU lions of dollars for Its construction and before snow Hies thu Union Pacific may have a competitor which will compete fo'r every pound of freight t radio between Ogdeu and the Missouri river. "Two explanations of the building of Mm line are interesting and plausible , bat neither can bo confirmed. It will not cost half the the amount which the Union Pacillc owes thd government , it practically parallels thot nion Pacillc and has all its connectiuns In addition to the northern outlets via the CtcnlNoith ) > ru and Canadian Pacific. The question H then asked : 'Wouldn't it bo an i x iviin-iy profitable plan for the Union Pacific to build the Pacllic Short Line and then turn I s pres ent road over to the government * The an swer is always in the aftlrmatlvo. Other possible backers of the line nro either the Great Northern or Canadian I'aeille , either of which would profit immensely by siu'li u > feeder. " _ The Canadian Paclllo's Schcni" . CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii : : . ] A local paper says : "Late-i re ports concerning the proposed Toledo & West- cm railroad aio to the effect that tlu- Cana dian Pacific is behind the scheme. It Is said they are not content with having to rely for their.Chicago business on a mere traflli1 ar rangement with U.oVnbash \ railroad. They want a Chicago road that will bo entirely under their own control and consequently they have adopted the Toledo & Western mul will furnish the capital required to build It " However this may be , President Hmlley claims that the road it sure te bo hull' mul that , too , in short order. Ho says ho luur : ? : t. < )00 ) , < ) OU cash already on hand and can get whatever additional sum is required to build the road as fast as it is needed. This is Haiti to be the real secret of the aggressive pulley that the Lnko Shore road has r ceiitly as sumed In regard to east hound rates. While it is nominally lighting tlio Gran 1 Trunk's differential , its war is really being made on the Canadian Pacillc. . That road is securing t radio which the Lake Shore considers should go over its lines , anil It wants to show Its vouth- ful rival that it will have to fight for "every pound it gets and carry all given It at a losd or leavu.the field clear to its old competitor. The Toledo & Western railroad parallels the Lake Shore for n considerable distance anil runs through u territcry which the older road considers belong to itself. The sumo polli3' is to bo pursued toward It as the Now York Central followed in regard to the West Shore. Chairman AValkor Gives Ills Vlc\vn. CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tun Biu. : ] Chairman Walker of tlio int r- state commerce commission is a thorough . -011- vcrt to the legalizing of division of tradlc. Said ho today : "Division of traftlc is the direct opposite of pooling. 1'ooling combines tralllc and division of tradlc Is of cour .0 . the contrary. Should division of tradlc he legal * i/.cd , nnd bo under the supervision of the interstate commerce commission , I cannot conceive of any possible objection to the plan. "Tho history of rate-making can bo taken to show that no unreasonable rates will bo made , nor would the commission allow of any unreasonable rates. Beginning In IH'fi , the rate per ton per milo was iil ) cents on eastern lines and ! tll on western lines. There has been , a constant and gradual reduction year by year until in 18SH rates reached the avcrago of . ( Ml ! ) in the east and .ntt : In tlio west "The commission could start on this basis anil rates could never be raised , while com petition will surely tend to roducn them , as they have been every year except 1S7-J since lb < M. There Is a popular objection against pooling , but under the proposed plans the In terests of all parties are conserved. " IVCH r.nd Ntayncr Denounced. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 17. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton railroad , held hero today , the president's report , speaking of the Ivca and Stayner trial , says : "The failure of Justice In the case on trial in September Is i > source of regret , but the prosecution Is still pending nnd it is to ho hoped that Ktnyner and Ives will yet bo tried with a more satis factory result than u disagreement of the Jury. " Ilo says further of the question of the validity of the Ivcs and Stayner stocU. "Of $10,000 of alleged proforroil stock issued by Ives it Co. there yet remains outstanding and claimed against the company ? „ ' , I07.0JO , In retiring the portion that has thus far been .taken in , the company has authori/.ed and put out an Ibbuo of SOIi , 100 preferred per cent stock. " T.'io ' by-laws were changed so as to devolve on the president most of the duties hereto * fore discharged by the vice president. ( oddard GrantH a Sicclal | Cine-Ado , Juno 17. [ Special Tolcgram t Tun BiiK.J The only change in rates today was the authorisation by Chairman Goildtird of the making of a $ ' . ' ) passenger rate from Chicago to Denver to meet the ? ls rnto made by the MissouriPaelfio , from St. Louis The Atchlson today was found guilty ot furnishing fruu sleeping car accommodations ) In order to even up on the rate and wus llnctl tKX ) by Chairman Goddard. Kast-bonmi rates were unchanged , UiougU it is practically certain the Grand Trunk has lowered the rate on dressed beef and kindred articles to , ' ! ( i cunts In order to pivsn-vo it differential under the ilU-ccnt rule win. b the other central tralllc lines will maUc 1' ndu , ) , Merrill TaluN the IColns iliily 1. ' Ciiir.uio , Juno 17 [ Special Telegram tq Tun Bun.J General Manager Merrill of the Burlington will take up his new ilutu s J i y 1. Superintendent W. C. Brown < > f tlio Iowi > lines of the Burlington has been nllli i..il > ap pointed general manager of the K.n. .an St , Joseph & Council HI nil's to succi-ud Mr. Mtr * rill. _ Congressman lluiuh Honomniatod. Kr.oui K. In. , Juno 17. The dmu > . . niU of tlio First Missouri congressional ili 'r ' met ; nt ICuokuk today mid ronoinimttcU \ \ < iuiu U. Hatch. XASIHVII.I.K : , O. , Juno 17.- The ili-ii.iirrata of the FourtiH-nth congrosHlonal distru i hut u ronominutul Jamoa W. Owens. The Death llcoord. MoNTioviinv : , Ala. , Juno 17. i : ( ' si , . , rty | spenkorof thohounoof ro/imi.'ut.im | / t bumu , died ut his homo ut Kufaulu .1 < ruuy. Gold Ordered for K\ | ) rt. Ni iv VIHIK. June 17 ll'-ldi HMI t. miu ! I ) . mi r A , t'u tmvu c iduruU loUu.ouo , . , u fof i v ULI t Ui. . j i jiu.