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THE OMAHA AILY NINETEENTH YEAI ? . OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MOKNING , JUNE is. isoo. - V \ NUMBEE 330. CMI 1TIM1 ( O ( T I1/1 I I TPMIMM SILVER Ab A LEGAL TENDER , The Senate Passes ft Bill to That Effect by a Vote of 42 to 25 , Y/OLCOTT / MAKES HIS MAIDEN SPEECH , 'Jbe .Hctmlor From tbo Centennial .State Dellvcrn a Masterly Ad- dren.4 Proceedings In tlio Lower llrnnuli. WASIIIXOTOX , Juno 17. In the senate today the house silver bill was taKcn up and Mr. Wolcott addressed tin senato. Mr. Wolcott said that when senators who lived In silver producing states were accused of holding sordid did and unworthy and unpatriotic opinions , and when It was said those who were de manding that silver bo restored to its old place with its sister metal were speculators and adventurers , and were indifferent to the true welfare of the country , ho would have to be pardoned for feeling that he had a right to claim the attention of the senate long enough to protest against such Intimations and against such methods of conducting debate. If It were true fas it was not ) that the people of the silver producing states were governed in the matter by n desire to protect an In dustry on which their prosperity depended , n largo warrant was given to them for such n course by some of the eastern states. The country , particularly the northern states , { .coined to have fallen on days when politics were rated at a commercial value alone and when political fealtv was made to depend upon whether the prosperity of the locality where the voter resided was to bo better fostcnul by competition with other countries or by largo and prohibitory duties which practically excluded foreign competition. Tlio prosperity of the people of the mountain states of the west had over to rest chielly on the products of their mines. Yet , while they were less bcnclHtcd than any other region of the coun try by a high protective tariff , they were asked every session to stand by the duties wlllch the cast formulated , and when they asked that silver should also bo protected they were told that they were sordid and un patriotic and that their ideas were tlioso of dissatisfied and visionary people. Mr. Wol cott went on to criticise the unfriendly atti tude of the administration toward tlio silver quest ion , and said that when Harrison was nominated his record was searched in vain for any noteworthy act or saying ; that the rc- imhlican leadersof tlio west made great efforts among the farmers and miners and secured the sneers of the ticket ; that the president had not exactly materialized on the hilver nucstlon 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 lilnglo state west of the Missouri river would have given a republican majority , not because cause a majority of the people of those states were not true and staunch and earnest repub licans , but bucau.se 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 fee was to bo preferred to a secret enemy. The recomme.nduMoii ol4LEeiT ! Jtary oftho treasury struck vli'Ioyflqy nt tlio interest.1) of silver. The act of 1S7S was infinitely preferable to the bill recommended by the sccretnry. The whole purpo.'o of the house bill seemed to bo to do- gratlo and debase silver , to make it a com modity , to reduce it to ono of the baser met als and to prevent Its again taking Its place us a standard of value. In conclusion , Mr. Wolcott said the silver bill was of far greater Importance than the election bill , the anti- gerrymandering bill or the tariff bill. ' The conclusion of Wolcott's maiden speech in the senate was attended with great ap plause and compliments from the senators. The senate then voted 01. tlio 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 vcas , H ; nays , 50 and the provision remains in the bill. The second amendment , striking out the bullion redemp tion clause , was agreed to yeas , 57 : navs , 7. The third amendment , striking out the sixth M'etlon for the free coinage of silver when the market price is SI for 1)71)4 ) ) grains of pure tillvcr , was rejected yeas , It ! ; nays , ! ( ! . The amendment tlxing the limitation of the act to 1 ti'n yers was rejected yens , 4 ; nays , ( VI. On motion of Mr. Plumb the following was substituted for tlio llrst section of the house bill- yeas , -13 ; nays , ! i-l : That fiom and after the dale of the iinssngn of this act tliiMuill of value In the United Suites slmll In- HID dollar , mid tlio same may liii coined of 4K'i Bruins standard silver or of 25 MO grains standard nold , mid said coins f-liull bo h-Kal tender for all debts , pulillo or jirlvate ! tliaOlirrcaflur any owner of silver or ( . old bullion nmy deposit I he.sumo ut any mint < if the United Slates to ht < formed Intostandanl dollars or bars for liU liumillt and without charge , but It shall bo lawful to refuse any do- poslt of Ii"-s value than $ liXnruny ) bullion so bate as to be mibiilulilo for the operations of the mint. Mr. Mitchell addressed the senate on the general merits of the bill and in the course of his remarks declared that any administration which would set itself up against tlio frco und unlimited coinage of the silver dollar would be , as it deserved to be , hurled from jHiwcr. Mr. Plumb moved to add a now section , to come In as section ' . ' , as follows : That the provisions of.section ; t of the nut to nuthnrl/e the coinage of n standard silver dollar lar and Ion-store lt legnl tender elmriicter , M Idi'h lieeiime it Saw 1'cbriiary as , IhTN. Is hereby iniido applicable to the coUniKu In tills act nro- vldi'd for. Agreed to without division. Mr. Ueagim offered the following amend ment as a substitute for sectionsI ! ) , and 5 : Sri-lion II. That the certificates provided for In this net shall beef ( lenoiniuiitlousof not less than ft nor more than ilun , and such certlll- eate& shall be redeemable In com of standard value. A sulllclent sum to carry out the pro- vl-lons of this act Is hereby appropriated out of any money In the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The provision In section 1 of thiuii'l uM'ebrnary as. ItW which requires tbo sut'retary of the treasury to purchase ) at UK market price not less than JilXW.WO ermine mine tlmniM.ueo.KK ) worth of sll\er bullion per imm'h. Is hereby repealed. Mr. Kdnmnds-WIthout Interfering with the line svmposlum wo are having I wish to say that 1 am opposed to the bill as it now stands and to every ono of its nmendmenUf. in general and in particular , and therefore I am not to be called upon hereafter to account for having allowed the amendment to pass without calling for the yeas mid nays. 1 am willing to deliver over to the democratic party the management of the llnances of the country for the time being , 1 only state this in orilei' that I may nut trouble the senate with demanding tlio yeas and nays on the various ornamentations that are bc'ii 'ulvento this hoodlum which is set up. [ Laughter. ] Mr. Plumb retorted sharply and asked what Mr. rMmundb was going to do with the republican iilutforni , and intimated that Mr. ' Kiimumls did not represent the republican party. Mr. Edmunds replied that ho stood by the republican party platform , but that the dem ocrats und their deluded followers have almn- ilqncil that platform and transformed It into ime which no democratic convention ever dared make , and which no democratic admin- Utratlon and no democratic house of rcpro- t-ontatlves ever dared propose. U-causo they loicw the jvoploof the United States would Mviftl.v lind out that they had been deluded mid misled t > y that IT } of expansion , and when the break came It would not bo the poorer or the debtor who will have prolltcd , but the veiy jHtiplu whom these gentlemen nro now howling against so strongly that they will have mudo all the uumev. Mr. Vest lalk'd Mr. dmunds' attention to the fuel that a ileinocrutlo house in 177 ( > ed a rrce iiuniwcait , which , he said , \ \ as. imtiluuM bj a ri'putiiii-uu hcmite , Mr iXlnmnd- . The democratic party , Kln lu the majority iu thu house lu ! SH or 1878 , did pass a contrivance of this kind ( just as It is trying to puss It now ) In order , by aji- pcals to tno worst Instincts of the people , to do something which might bring It Into power. It accomplished IU punHHO and Cleveland Was elected , and , having been elected by their votes , Cleveland was wise enough and bravo enough to tell his demo cratic supporters that that sort of a delusion could not bo carried Into practice. The demo cratic party was wise enough , for n wonder , to IHJ niHoltitely silent for four ye.irs on that topic. No patriot opened his mouth to bark nt the administration of President Cleveland because ho persistently and steadily declined to be betrayed or seduced into destroying the prosperity of the people of the United States uy advlslnir such n meas ure ns this wo have now. No democrat In cither house during the four years of Cleve land's administration opened his lips to re lievo the suffering people suffering from want of the coinage of silver dollars. And therefore \ say , with great respect to my friend from ICnnsiis mid to everybody else , that this bill Is' the new platform ( renewed from 1S78 to Ifc'JO ) , of the democratic party when It has 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. Tlio question was taken on Mr. Keagan's amendment and it was agreed to without di vision. Mr. Teller moved to add the following as anew now section : That certificate * provided for In this act Hhall be receivable for all ta\es and dues to the United States of every description and shall be lejral tender for the payment of all debts , publlu and private. After a long discussion It was modified , at the suggestion of Mr. Kustis , by adding the words , "and all silver cortlllcatcs already Issued , " and as so modified It was agreed to yeas , . ' ! ! ; nays , 1E2. Mr. Plumb moved to Insert the following as an additional section : Owners of bullion deposited forcoltiao shall have the option to receive coin or Its equiva lent In thu ccrilllcatt's provided for In this ait ; , and such bullion snail be. subsequently coined. Agreed to without division. The bill was then reported to the senates and all the amendments agreed to In commit tee of the whole wore agreed to in the senate yeas , 11)0 ) , nays , L'lj. Chandler moved to Insert the following amendment : No Knld or silver bullion shall bo received by the treasury department under thtanct except such as shall be. slum n to liu thu product of mines within the I tilted States. Mr. Teller moved to lay the amendment on the table. Agreed to yeas , -12 ; nay , i"i. The bill as amended was then passed yeas , 1'J ; nays , - ' . " > ; as follows : Yeas -Bate , Berry , Blodgett , Butler , Call , Cameron , Cockrcll , Coke , Colquitt , U.inlel Eustis , ( Jcorge , Ciorman , Harris. Hearst , Ingalls , Jones of Arkansas , Jones of Nevada , Kcnna , Mamler.son , Mitchell , Moody , Morgan , Paddock , Pasco , Payne. Pierce , Plumb , Power , Pugh , Ransom , Heagtin , Sanders , Squire , Stuart , Teller , Turple , Vanes , Vest , Voorhces , Walthnll , Wolcott IS. Nays Aldrich , Allen , Allison , Blair , Casey , Chandler , Cullom. Dawcs , Hdmund.s. Evarts , Frye. Gray , Hall , Hawley , Hiscock , Hoar , McPlicrson , Merrill , Platt , Sawyer , Shr - inan , Spooner , Stockbridgc , Wushburn , Wil son of Maryland 2.1. The title of the bill was amended so as to read : "An act to provide for the free coinage of gold and silver buillion , and for other pur poses. " The bill for the admission of Wyoming was taken up so as to make it unllnished business , und the senate adjourned. ' Jloiise. WASHINGTON' , June 17. After some unim portant business the liouso went into commit tee of the whole on the sundry civil nppropri- ntrcn * ijll. The committee soon rose and re ported thV blll back to the house. The amend ment adopted in committee of the whole making specltlo'Jn lieu of jndcllnito the ap propriation 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 specific appropriations for back pay and bounties , were rejected. The bill was then passed. The liouso then went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation bill. The appropriation of $ , U,0J ( ) to refund to the Che rokee Indians the expense of their runovat to the Indian territory was stricken out. Pending further action the committee rose and the house adjourned. Opinion on tin : Senate Silver lilll. WASHINGTON , Juno 17. Opinions as to the possible action of tlio liouso on the senate silver bill differ very widely. There is a belief on the part of 0ino 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 > ; et into conference and that out of that confer ence will bo involved a bill providing for the purchasoof lniX > , ( X)0 ) ounces of silver monthly , the certificates issued in pavment thereof to be legal tender and not redeemable in bullion. Such a measure it is generally believed would receive tlto president's approval. The free coinage advocates express the opinion that the house will pass the senate bill. M.IHV , IMKIISOJl.lltltlKlt. . Antonio Nnvarro at TmHt Claims tlio Actress an Ills liridi * . LONDON , Juno 17. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : B KB. ] Miss Mary Anderson was mar ried this morning to Antonio Nuvurro in the Uoman Catholic chapel of St. Mary's In Hampstead. Tlio marriage was strictly pri vate. Miss Anderson was driven from tlio house of her stepfather , Dr. Griflln , to the church In a close carriage. The curtains wore drawn so that no glimpse was caught of tlio bride till she left the carriage to cuter tlio sanctuary. The marriage ceremony was per formed in as quiet and simple a manner as possible. There was no choir , the only music being that of the organ. Tlio immediate friends of the bride and groom were present. The interior of the chapel was tastefully decorated with a profusion of ferns , palms and white flowers oa the altar. Twelve can dles were burning. It was not qulto eleven o'clock when the bridegroom , accompanied by liis brother , Alphonso Nuvurro , reached St. Mary's In a cab. Both young men wore In mourning garb for their uncle , who died three weeks ago. A few minutes later a carriage drove up to the vhapcl in which were seated Miss Anderson's sister and her steji-brotlier. 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. and Mrs. Griflln. Immediately behind this was Miss Anderson's carriage and with her was her stop-sister , Miss Blanche Griflln , wlio acted as bridesmaid. Miss Anderson's gown was of white satin heavily brocaded. She carried u magnificent boquet of white roses , lilacs , stcphanotis and delicate ferns. Above tholirldal veil , which completely cov ered her , was a tiny wreath of orange blos soms. Miss Griflln was also dressed in white ami carried u bon.net of beautiful pink roses in her hand , her gown being adorned with many rows of the sumo kind. The coivmony was performed by Cannon Pursell. Dr. Griffin -gave the brldo away. After the marriuco the party drove to the Griffins' , where breakfast was served. Tlio happy pair started this afternnon for Venice where they will spend their honeymoon. lllver and Harbor I. Ill Increases. WASHINGTON , Juno U. Among the moro Important Increases made by the. senate com mittee In the river and harbor bill are the following : Mississippi river from head of passes to the mouth of the Ohio , litiH ; : : ( > o , ( $1,000,000 of which passed the house by a Joint resolution , and was therefore stricken from the house bill and restored by the senate com mittee , not having been taken in on the house Joint lutsuluUon , ) . Missouri river { 350,000. Tannery Unrned. CINCI NNATI , June 17. The extensive tannery of the Clnciiuati oak leather company was almost entiivlj < destroyed bj lire h t night. It is supposed that ntrlitutni ; ignited the shed. 'I he less , is ( .slnimlcd ut { iO , < . ' 0 , with an iusuraucu of $00,000 , , TIIE SILVER MEN VICARIOUS , A Big Majority in the Senata in Paver of Frco Coinage. TIIE HOUSE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT , Crowded Galleries Take Grcnt Inter est. In the Proceedings The > jo- Kinlcy Tar I IT Hill to bo Kcpnrtcd Today. WASHINGTON BuucAuTiiR O\ntu Dec , ) 5111 FouurnnNTii SniKRT , > WASHINGTON , 1) . C. , Juno 17. ) Frco colnogo wins. There is to bo unlim ited free coinage of American silver If the bill which has passed the senate Is adopted by the house and signed by the president. The senate was tlio scene of very lively action tills afternoon from the moment Mr. Woleott of Colorado took the floor to "round up" tlio single standard men and severely criticize the attitude of Secretary Windom towards silver coinage until the final vote on the amended bill was taken. The galleries began to fill as soon as Mr. Wolcott commenced to deliver his maiden effort , mid when ho had finished there was u hearty round of applause. The scats above and on the floor were nil occupied and n 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 , making the certificates which nro to bo Issued for the purchase of bullion a full legal tender for the payment of all public anil private debts. The frco coinage amend ment was adopted by a vote of 43 to SI. Thcro 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 and legal tender notes seemed to bo caper to vote for the amendments elevating silver to the highest possible standard. After several of the amendments were adopted Mr. Edmunds of Vermont , who led the opposition to frco 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 party , 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 and adopted with an increase of majority , the accessions coining 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 frco 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 11 short time since would feel nt liberty , in view of the largo majorities in the senate , to consult their own convictions mid bo guided iu ac coiilanco. it is conceded now that the senate bill will pass the liouso despite the opposition of the speaker , but it Is not thought probable that the president will sign such a 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 ns though a majority of the entire senate - ate from tlio republican side would sign a pledge to vote against free coinage. Mr. Teller never lost faith in the ultimate success of his position , and ho was very heartily con gratulated when the bill was finally passed this afternoon. Mr. Plumb of Kansas was also a prominent laborer iu the vineyard of frco coinage. JJJIt is stated oy members of the committee on rules that under the rules the silver bill , .when It goes to the house , 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. THI : M'Kixi.nr TAitirr HILT. . The Mclvinlov tariff bill is to bo reported from the committee on finance to the senate tomorrow and ordered printed. Tlio commit tee will not submit its report under a day or two , and it is understood that the report will consist only 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. It 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 fixed by the Mclvinloy bill. The duty of about half a cent a pound upon the low grades of sugar Is the ono important Increase over the proposition of the McICin- loy bill. Among the most Important reduc tions made in the bill as it will como from the committee nro the removal of the proposed in crease of duty on tobacco , leaving as at pres ent a sliding scale of about ' . ' 0 per cent on bar ley and some other farm products , the duty upon which was almost doubled by the McKinley - loy hill , and a cut of about ! ! 0 per cent upon the duty on common bagging , It is likely that tlio bill will not bo called UD lu the senate for dob.ito 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. The debate on the tariff will DO 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 an endless supply of tariff eloquence in order that the senate may become so tired out before the end of the de bate as to bo willing to take up the subject of a federal election bill. OMISSIONS IN TAKING Till ! CHNSl'S. Whoa I handed Superintendent Porteradis- patch tonight from Tin : Umstating : that there were egregious errors in the work of taking the census of Nebraska's metropolis , and that Tin : BKU 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 the information. lie stated that ho had heard that complaint from every direction , and that n number of states had gene to thu 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 unolll- cial census for the purpose of protecting themselves against misrepresentations and against the inaccuracies of the government work. He said that Kansas City had com plained that the federal census would show a decrease of 40 per cent of the anticipated population , while some 'of the cities which have employed enumerators at their own ex pense would undoubtedly bo able to show that the figures of the public and private enumerators wore at wide variance. This , ho stated , was a condition of affairs which the government could not help. There was no remedy , al though the fullest extension of tlmo allowed by the law to cnablu the enumerators to se en fo a census of persons who could not upon the tlrst , second or moro culU bo found at their places of business or residence would be given. Ho stated that it was necCAsary to make a limit of time when tlio onlclal 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 unable to do anything in the way of rectifying omissions , and it looks as though the docomlimtcd figures representing the imputation of Omaha would have to stand In tlm permanent census report unless the siiK > rvlsor can manage to have the overlooked people of Omaha volunteer to send in statements to him before ho makes his re port to the general uflU-o here. It is beyond the pt'Wcr of the supiTmtcmii ut of tl e cen sus to extend the tunu fur tuUmth" : cuisus in any locality A number of .ittci through 1 out the cwuulry hut o , ij > puik'U tu the p who have not given their qcnslis to the enu merators to immediately rt'port to the super visors before the returns rfro forwarded hero. r.xTnNDUt ) TUB TiSic.J The senate committee has amended the bill extending the tlmo of ivir'mciit for purchase of lands In the Omaha-Indian reservation by directing that the secretary of the treasury shall compute and pay all Interest heretofore received ny 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. Tlio principal and Interest have been blended so that both now stand as one fund. jiiscni.MNj.ors. W. II. Remington of Omaha called nt Tun Bm : bureau this afternoon. W. K. Peebles left for his home nt Ponder toda ? . Democrats In the houfo and senate are going back to thdlr old doctrine that all lands west of the 100th meridian should bo with drawn from public entry till all lines cast of tlio line , both public and private , have been properly inhabitatcd for agricultural and other purposes. Thcro Is no doubt that if they hud u majority of congress and 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 lu the cen tral states and south. It is understood that th.o senate will this week take up the conference report on the dependent pension bill and agree to It. The house adopted the report last week , but the senate lias delayed final action until the sil ver bill was gotten out of the way. There seems to bo n veri' wide divergence of opinion held by members of the house com mittee on Judiciary respecting the propriety of adopting the WilsoiP original package amendment to the intcrslatc commerce law. Some of the staunchcst prohioitlonlsts In the house are not so eager for the amendment as they were some tlmo since , believing that its adoption will result in 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 stateVv back to the days of confederation and gives them so much states' right iKrvyeiv ttint if it should be adopted there woiild-bOPa , constant centraliza tion of power in the strives , eventually result ing disastrously to thijSfederal interests ot the country. * Thcro was a great deal of talk around the cupltol today about the prospects of the fed eral election bill , which was adopted by tlio 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. Ptunv S. HEATH. A G O O It I , Y It A Xtt. The llack Hills Umpire and the City of Hot Springs. HOT SrniXG.4 , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin : Buu. ] Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka , the great Arctic explorer , lingered nt the Springs for several days and left yes terday for Chicago. Ho was much Impressed With the resources and surroundings of the town and in fact thinks the Black Hills country an empire iu itse'lf. ' Fall Hivcr , the southwest county of South Dakota , is un doubtedly ono of the best counties in the state and the census returns will show a larger increase , both in population and devel opment , than any other- county in the Da- kotus. Fall Hiver county is bounded by Ne braska on the south , Wyoming on the west , Custer county on the noith , and the Sioux reservation on the cast/ und contains 18-lli square miles , four-flfthg o ; whicti is line agri cultural and grazing Jmuls. Tlio agricultural lands are of unequalled fertility und the grazing lands will support thousands of head of stock the year around with but little trouble to the owner , as the southern hills excel as a winter range. This country is naturally tributary to Omaha as the Fremont , Elkhorn Jfe 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 tlio 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 the Held for the trade and are repre sented by good men who are located hero. Hot Springs is certainly destined to become the great distributing point for an immense trade , and that in the near future. Crops in the southern hills and northern Nebraska are in a splendid condition and never looked better at this tlmo of year. A bountiful harvest is now almost assured. A Sanctioning Ordinance Passed ly the Deadwood City Council. DcAmvoon , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BII : : . ] The city council last night passed an 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 diameter 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 n misdemeanor meaner and upon conviction shall bo lined for each offense in any sums not less than S'J'i and not to exceed ? 100 and the cost of prose cution. " of Pythhis at Itritohcll. MITCIIULI. , S. D. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BII : : . ] A hundred and fifty Knights of Pythias are in the city. Tlio grand lodge convened this afternoon after a speech of welcome by Mayor Bowdlo. Many moro knights nro expected tomorrow , ns this is tlio day on which the grand parade occurs , with a banquet In the evening. Hon. George A. Johnston has consented to bo n candidate for governor , having received assurances of support from various quarters. Imhorers Strike. DcAmvooi ) , S. D. , Juno. 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bm : . ] Seventy-four laborers , nt work on the Elkhorn extension between Whltowood and DoadiVood , struck today nt Heritor's camp. They were getting ? 1.7 , " > a day and struck for $2. .Hcrkor says ho will pay men $ j who will work for thirty days , but those who remain a ( fchorter period can have only 51.75. The other camps 1 3J. . A Traveling Mini Arresto I. MITCIIII.I. : , S. D. , June 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tim Bii.j : A trawling man named Samuel Toolo , In the qrnploy of n Louisville tobacco house , was attested and lined $ ' . ' . " ) and costs todav for assaulting a drug clerk named Fisstud iu Gale's 'drugstore. ' _ 4-J - - - Only n Question oC Time. CINCINNATI , O. , Juuol7j [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii.l : : Mcroditlij Stanley , the young champion bridge leapei' , dived safely from the suspension bridge at 1 p. m. today , a dis tance of eighty-boven foot to the surface of the water. Ho was clad in his flesh tint tighU with blue clouts and tightly bound shoos. IIo struck upon his head and shot far beneath the surface. Ho .soon rose and. clambering into the bu.it , waved his hand and assisted in rowing to 'tlio shore. AV. C. T. U. OnnsuH FjottorleH. Cincviio , Juno } 17. Mij Williird and Mrs. Buoll , president and | oc.rctury of the National Ayoman's Christian Tcnipcranco Union , have ! la behalf of that organization , bout an otilcial lotUu' to the Louisiana logUln- turo urging the dfjfeal of the lottery bill. The Ami-Trust ( ( inferonce. Wi'iiiNi. ! > % , June 17. The second eon- ffivurc on tl > > ' unti-tru-it bill has reached an a-'ivi'iiU'n' ( . l > \ the U m , of wliii'S " " ' I" 'I ' 11 ' stri | > pi d of in ! tvuiml . ' . . ' - . und n.n iiUb us it j pa.s-.xd Ibi < caatc. I BURGLARS TORN A TRICK , They Enter a Store at Fremont and Orack tbo Safe. A TRAMP RUN OVER BY THE CARS , hovers From XehrasUn City Scorn Parental Restraint and Klope Cnstcr County AVIll 1)0 Subdi vided Prisoners Ksuapc. ICnAUNnr , Nob. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hut : . ] Burglars entered Frank Pickering's store last night and cracked the safe , obtaining $5'J hi money and about $10,000 worth of notes and mortgages. The valuable papers were found near the build ing. The work was that of professionals and the police have no clue to the perpetrators. rriiHhod by the Cnrw. WAYXI : , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin : Hr.i : . ] An unknown man , evidently a tramp , was killed by the incoming Omaha train from Sioux City today between Herman and Blair. Ho was sitting on the track at n sharp curve when the engineer saw him , and paid no at tention whatever to the whlstlo. The train was behind tlmo and running very fast , and It was impossible to stop It before the man was struek , AVhen the train backed up to him ho was dead , the left side of his skull having been crushed In. Ho was put on the train and taken to Uinir. No blame whatever attaches to the trainmen , who did everything possible to prevent the accident. _ The Crete Assembly. Ciir.TB , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin : Bui : . ] The assembly programme is being well received by every ono and is the best that has ever been issued. One of the special features for the assembly this year will bo its music. Dr. Palmer is recognized ns ono of the greatest musical leaders in the United States and ho has gotten out a book this year especially for our assembly. .All who wish a copy can receive it by send ing 50 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 Adolphiuii quartette , who have made a rec ord for themselves wherever they luj 'O sung. Miss Annie Park will appear every day. Her cornet solos were a great feature last year. She lias made great progress during the past year and will bo received with a great deal of pleasure. AVIIeo.v Visited by n Ills Storm. Wn.cox , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special to Tin : Bii.l : This section was visited last night by the heaviest rain of the season , An enormous amount of water fell and this morning there are ponds in every direction. Crops have been injured by the drouth , but we arc sure now of getting n fair amount at least of small grain. About 11 o'clock the two-story brick building of Hyatt & Kennedy was badly racked , part of the roof was blown off and the front wall badly bulged. The windmill of tlio B. & M. railroad was torn to pieces and several other windmills in the town are wrecked and several small build ings overturned. The damage to the town is probably § 1,1500. The damageon 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 Brudshuw cyclone sufferers. Wo are very thankful this morning that wo do not have to nsk for help ourselves. It certainly looked for a few minutes as though the Brad- shaw disaster was to bo repeated. CiiRtcr County AVIll IJp Cut Up. CAM.UVAV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special toTun BII : : . ] Saturday the Ouster county division convention was hold in Callaway. All quar ters of the county were represented excepting Broken Bow , the county beat. The division lines decided upon makes the four counties nearly square , but iiot 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 ilivisionists have early be gun a , determined campaign and if it can bo done they purpose to make a strong effort toward dividing this unnecessarily largo county. _ A New Camp ol * Modern AVoomen. DANNKIIIIOO , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bci : . ] A camp of the Modern Woodmen of America was organized hero last night by Deputy Consul Patty. Olllccrs were elected as follows : John th Sehly ton , V. C. ; P , Klcndt , W. A. ; Albert Werner , clerk ; -R W. Hart , E. B. ; .T. J. Taylor , escort cert ; S. Hanson , watchman : C. M. Peterson , sentry ; F. G. Suiter , physician ; managers , J. , T. Taylor , Paul Paulson and F. Is'elson ; F. O. Sailer , delegate. A number of neighbors from the St. 1'aul camp assisted ut the in stallation. _ Btntc Hoard ol' Transportation. COMJMIIVH , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bui : . ] The state board of trans portation met in this city this afternoon to take testimony in the case of Guy C. Barnum against the Union Pacific railway company for exorbitant charges on shipping cattle to Omaha. The commission met in Fit/patrlck's hall in the presence of the stock dealers and many leading farmers from dill'orent ptvts ; 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. Tn ! y Decided to NnnitASKv CITV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tuu Bii5. : j At a meeting of the brard of trade last nlglit , 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 in1 keep the city schools runnlngat their present rate in tlm event of the adoption of tiie amendment. hove ImugliH lit Mr.iuiA.sKv CITT , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BUB. ] Owing to paren tal opjrasitlon to the match Mr. James Mell- reovy and Miss Kmma J. Curtis , two well known young people of this city , were se cretly married at an early hour this morning and immediately left on a wedding trip , to bo gone until the clouds roll by. An Onmlin Lawyer Defended Mini. ELKIIOIIN , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Unu. ] Pat McEvoy , who it Is claimed made nu assault on ono Hurry OH- berne some tlmo since , with a revolver , was arraigned in Justice Smith's court today for a preliminary hearing. McKvoy pleaded nut guilty. Ho was defended by II. Kstnbrook of Oinana. Judge Smith rcnurvcil his decision until Friday next. Gambled In Chlungn Options. NUIWASKA CITY , Nob. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tnu BBU. [ A. C. liuol & Co. , broitors of Chicago , have commenced suit In the district court against James Leu-la to ro- covcr payment on a tioto of $ soo. This is nn- nnother note , which , It I * claimed , was furzod by an employe of Lewis , who giimblcd in Chicago cage options. * Tlio Prisoners KKUINKV , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Ui.i. | Ttuve prisoners Frank Brown , Lincoln Humuifll and Mum * ( Jinan vvtiu vvi-re serviiitut u tu t d.iv V si-utfiiro iU the Cit > JUil , CUl U Ubil lit ItlV llti-l uu'1 \f I mnilo Vescapo. . They were held as vn- grants r \ grave suspicion of being crooks. HpPcr Hoc-omen a Uonedlot. Noiiroi , tfeb. , Juno 17. [ Special Tele gram to ' , Jltt : . ] The farewell banquet tendered tVmucr \ ; * ° 'tno "Bachelors fra ternity of > Vlk" last evening by G. T. Sprccherwi nborute. Mr. Spreehcr is not going to leav. town , but has deserted the order of bachelors. Cnroner'n Inquest at Auburn. Aniru\ , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bin : . ] The coroner's inquest over the body of James T. Whltomuu , found dead yes terday , rendered it verdict nt 5 o'clock this evening. It was to the effect that Charles Johnson committed the murder. Up to il o'clock this evening no trace of the criminal had been found. Young HI nil From AVahoo Drowned. WAIIOO , Neb. , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hr.t : . ] Lust night about 0 o'clock , ntur Ithncu , 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 tlay without success. AT TilK Jtl7ltxix < } JIIXK. A Sunlit HOIK ; Raised That tlio Impris oned Men Are Alive. DfNiiAii , Pa. , Juno 17. All night long the rescuingpartics remained at the mouth of the manhole of the Farm Hill mine , but'their efforts to help the un'ortunato men entombed in the burning mine were fruitless. The sights about the pit's mouth are ail 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 miners , and hundreds stand steadily at the mouth gazing at the columns of smoke , that grow thicker hour by hour. The indications are that the coal Is now burning instead of timber and roofing. Tlio 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 in ilpcration this after noon in the Ferguson pit as work will also bo commenced there. The mine is M > located that Hooding the lire is impossible and .smoth ering it means certain death to the men below , providing they nro 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 down in the slope ho heard a mule bruyinir. This leads to the belief that tlio men may yet bo living. SESSIOX. Tbe General Convention ol' tlio "New Jerusalem in tlio United Suites. " CHICHCIO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bur. . ] Today began the first general business of the seventieth annual s > cs > sion of the general convention of the "Now Jerusa lem in the United States. " The title is long but a free translation of it Incnns a Sweden- borgian church convention. The convention will bo composed of delegates from various state associations throughout the country , each association being entitled to ono delegate for every IKK ) members. It is expected that there will bo present 100 delegates outside the Illinois delegation. No business of public importance will bo transacted until Thursday evening , when there will bo a public meeting and addresses by Chauncoy Giles. L. P. Mercer , K. D. Daniels and Frank Scwoll. Chauncey 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 meetings will beef of a private nature. Saturday afternoon will begin the main business of the convention and In the evening Chauncey Giles will de liver the annual address. Y OXK ll'JIJI'K Jl.tX 1IV11T , lint a Lot of NcgrocM Were "Wounded ntid Tlicir deader Killed. BIIIMINGHAM , Ala. , June 17. A pitched bat tle between negroes and white men took place yesterday at Brooksido , a mining town six teen miles from here , and over ono hundred shots were fired on both sides. Tom Hod- mend , 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 at last accounts they had not succeeded in restoring order and more bloodshed is expected , as both sides are well armed. The light grew out of the hitting of a negro with a stone. JIAIXK iituntnoxs s Cnll for Another Convention to Nomi nate an Aiitl-ProliibitlonlHt. BAXOOII , Mo. , June 17. The dissatisfaction among the democrats owing to the refusal of the democratic state convention to adopt a license plank in its platform has culminated In a movement to call a state convention and nominate a candidate for governor. A cull is being circulated inviting all who believe that the presontprohibitory law is a failure and should bo supcrceded by local option to meet in convention in this city July 15. Tlio liattlo til' I'.nnker Hill , CHICAGO , Juno 17. The ono hundred and llftcenth 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 lake front , was dedicated , Among mat ters to bo considered ut the convention will bo the proposed change of the name of the organization to "United Americans" and con solidated with the senior order. Kiiincd by a Dishonest Clerk. CIIICAOO , Juno 17. W. C. Albortson , 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 clerk , who , in the absence of Albert-son , bought a large amount of wheat. When the market went against him yesterday the clerk left the country. Starved IIIniNcll' to Death. AuofSTA , Mo. , Juno 17. Guy Turner , city treasurer , who last January attempted sui cide by shooting while Insane , died this morning from bruin trouble and starvation. For the past few weeks ho had refused to eat. Tumor hntl the cra/y Idea that ho was a defaulter , though an examination showed his books honestly kept. Tlirco Thousand Laborers Strike. BOSTON , Mi'ss. , Juno 17. The building laborers of Boston. Somerville mid Cam- In idgo , numbering about thrco thousand men , struck for higher wages this morning. The bricklayers' union has agreed to support the strikers. _ _ DlHtlllery Company Incorporated , Si'itiNunuui , 111. , Juno 17. The secretary of state today Issued a license of Inoorporu. lion to the Central City distilling company of Pcoria with a capital stock of . ' 00,000. The Incorporatora are Edward Spollman , George E. Spullman and Timothy C. bpelJmun. Louisiana' * Lottery Amendment. DATON Hot-on , Ln. , Juno 17. The commltr too reports on the proposed lottery nmcrid- mont wo i'u presented In the liouso today. They go over until tomorrow. ISund \V\-lllM.ln\ , Jinn- 17.SpvUl [ Tele ! nil to Tiie JJu. t iK'uda uffimi : fli.jj ) at f 1 * ' TIIE PACIFIC SHORT LINE , Before Suow Plies the Union Pacific WilJ Have a Hival , THE CANADIAN PACIFIC'S ' PET SCHEME , The Atchlson Knad Fined $ IOO Co * KnrnlNhlni ; I'You Slcopln far Ac- eominoilntloiiM IVCH and Stay- nutDenounced. . CHICAGO , Juno 17. ] Specul ! Telegram to Tun Uii : : . ] A local paper says : \\oril comes from Sioux City that that greatest ot American railroad mysteries , the Paelllo Short Line , Is being rapidly pushed to com. pletlon. The mystery about the line Is in regard gard to tlio persons back of It. A short tfmu ago President Fish of the Illinois Central assured n reporter that neither ho nor llio Illinois Central had a cent's worth of Intocst In the Pacific Short Lino. Onicials of the St. Paul and Northwestern roads are equally explicit In their denials. In spite of these dentals by lines supposedly Interested , some ono Is patting up mil lions of dollars for Its construction and before snow flics tlio Union Puellle may have a competitor which will compete for every pound of freight trafllu between Ogdcu and the Missouri river. "Two explanations of tlio building of tlm line are interesting and plausible , but neither can bo continued. It will not cost half the the amount which the Union Pacific owes the government , It practically parallels the I nloiv Pacillc and has all its connections In addition to the northern outlets via the GicntNoith. . ni and Canadian Piicilic. The question is then asked : 'Wouldn't It bo an extremely prolltablo plan for the Union Pacillc to tiuilil the Pacllle Short Line and then turn ls ; pres ent road over to the government * The an swer is always in the afllrmativo. Other possible backers of the line are either the Great Northern or Canadian Pacillc , either of which would profit immensely by such a feeder. " The Canadian Paolllu's Si'heni" . CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telejrr.nn to Tin : Hii.l : : A local paper says : "Lale-'i re ports concerning the proposed Toledo & West- em railroad ate to the effect that tinC'limx - dlun Pacific is behind the scheme. It Is said they are not content with having to rely for their.C'hicngo business on a mere truffle ar rangement with the Wulmsh railroad. They want a Chicago road that will bo entirely under their own control and consequently they have adopted the Toledo & Western iin'd will furnish the capital required to build it " However this maybe , President Hadloy claims that the road is sure to bo built anil that , too , in short order. Ho says he hmr * 'U)0lKl ) ( ) ) ) cash already on hand and can get whatever additional sum is required to build the road as fast us It is needed. This is said to be the real secret of the aggressive policy that the Lake Shore road lias iveently as sumed In regard to east bound rates. While it is nominally fighting the Gran 1 Trunk's differential , its war is really being made ou the Canadian Pacific. That road Is securing ( radio which the Lake Shore considers should go over its lines , and it wants to show Its youth ful rival that it will have to light for 'every pound It gets and carry all given it at a lesser or leuvo.tho JleJd clear to its old competitor. Tlio Toledo it Western railroad parallels the Lake Shore for a considerable distance and runs' through a terrltcry which the older road considers belong to Itself. Tlio minia policy is to bo pin-sued toward it ns the New York Central followed in regard to the U'esb Shore. Chairman AValker Gives Ills \ lewn. CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bm : . ] Chairman Walker of the Intf-r- stnto commerce commission is a thorough . -011- vert to the legalizing of division of trafllc. Said ho today : "Division of truffle is the direct opposite of pooling. Pooling combines tralllc and division of trafllc is of cour .o tlio contrary. Should division of trafllc be legal ized , and be 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 is-'fi , the rate per ton per mile was 20 cents on eastern lines and ! ti ! on western lines. There bus been , a constant and gradual reduction year by year until in IbSS rates reached the 'nverugo of . ( ' . ( ill in the east and . ! ) . ' ! 1 in tlio west. "The commission could start on this basis and rates could never bo raised , while com petition will surely tend to reduce them , na they have been every year except 17' ! .slaco lSi. ( > . There is a popular objection against pooling , but under the proposed plans the in terests of all parties are conserved. " Ives r.nd Stayner Denounced. CINCINNATI , O. , Juno 17. At tin annual meeting of tlm 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 ik source of regret , but , the prosecution Is still pending and It is to ho hoped that Stayner and Ives will yet bo tried with a more satis factory result than a disagreement of the Jury. " Ho says further of the question of the validity of the Ives and Stayner stock "Of 510,000 of alleged preferred stock issued by Ives & Co. there yet remains outstanding and claimed against tno company ? ' ) , -l07.iM ( > , la retiring the portion that has thus far been .taken in , the company has authnri/cd and put out an issue of $5.rvlOO preferred ! per cent stock. " T.'io ' by-laws wore changed so as to devolve on the president most of the duties hereto * fore discharged by the vice president. ( oddard GrnntH a Special Kale. / CHICAGO , Juno 17. [ Special Telegram Id TUB HIR. : ] The only change In rates today was the authorisation by Chairman Goddurd of the making of u f J.'i passenger rate from Chicago to Denver to meet tlio Sly rale mudi > by the MissourlJ'ucillo trom St , Loins. The Atchlson today was found guilty oi furnishing frco sleeping car accommodations In order to even up on the rate and wus fined ] $100 by Chairman Goddard. Kast-bonmt rates were unchanged , though It Is practically certain the Grand Trunk hua lowered the rate on dressed beef and kindred articles to : tt ! cents In order to pivs. rio ita dilTcrcntlnl under the 'ill-rent rali' whu'h tno other central tralllc lines will malic l''rulu > . ' Merrill TnKiw the ItoliiN July 1. CHICAGO , Juno 17 [ Special Tclugram tq Tin : Bii.J : Gcnerid Manager Merrill of the Burlington will lake up his new dutus Ju y I. Superintendent . C. Drown of Uu lowt ) lines of the Burlington has been ulll < u.l ! > ap * pointed general manager of thu Ku > . .aa. St , Joseph & Council Bluffs to succeed Mr. Mct > rill. ConuroHsnian llaluh Konoinnialod. KCOKCK. In. , Juno 17. The diiinm IMI of the First Missouri congressional cli-'n. ' t mot at Keokuk today mid rcnomlnuU'd VvY uuu II. Hatch. KANKHVII.I. ! : , O. , Juno 17. The drin rrnta of the Fourteenth coiiHron | onal dbtrift rcnumlnutcd Jamus W. Owens. The Doaih Jtuunrd , , Ala. , Juno 17.C ( ' si..rty ( spBukorof thuhotuoof roprosciit.itnibi.j Aia- bumn , died at his homo at Kufuulu \ < < ruuy , ( nil ) Ordered fur ; \ | . . Ni Vniik , June IT ll''id < IKu , I'.N . | | h.iui r , \ I'n hi\i : i idii'cd I YOOlt to iI I III ) .
