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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1891)
.1 THE OMAHA I DAILY TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUNT ST ( | JFEBRUARY 10 , 1891 , NOT1BEE 234. VICTIMS OF THE BLIZZARD , A Yonng Wife round Prczon iu a Buggy Hear Ruskvillo. --SAD FATE OF TWO KEARNEY LADS , An Old Settler Xcar Chmlron Sup posed to Itc'Hurled In the Snow- UrlllH-Dakota ICnnchinaii and School Tcaolier Jost. ux , Neb. , Fob. 0. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BEE. | The worst blizzard over known hero began Saturday afternoon and did not subside until last night. It was at tended by very pronounced electrical phe nomena. Tltoro have Docn no trains from nny direction since Saturday. The country roads are mostly Impassable with snow drifts. Only on a death in the storm has been re ported hero yet- but many others are thought to have perished. The young wlfo of Milton ( Juimnins , a farmer living north of town , started homo alone Saturday afternoon and was today found deau In her buggy , , within two miles of homo and within forty rods of a neighbor's house. istock has suffered greatly and much of It perished , The weather Is still cold. Suffer ing is sure to follow. All Old Settler I/ost. CnAnnox , Nob. , Fob. ' . ) . [ Special Tele gram to Tin : UDR.J The blizzard which set In Saturday noon spent its fury Sunday night Dt 10o'clock and today ills calm and bright. The storm is pronounced by old Bottlers na the worst over known in this country. Fully n foot of snow fell. The gale came from the .north . and northwestund raged with unabated fury for nearly twenty-four hours , piling the snow up In diminutive mountains , completely blocking nil travel on the railways and render ing the pralrlo roads .impassuolo for horses A freight which arrived from .the east at 7 o'clock Is the only rcgu lar train that has arrived since the storm commenced. The Dcadwood ex press , which loft Dcadwood al4 p. in. Salur- day , is still stuck In the suow just north of Hermosn station. . The Chicago express , which was duo hero Sunday morning nti:15. ! : Is nt present soineiyhero between Cody and Valentino stations , about ninety miles cast of hero. No trains have arrived irom the Wyoming line since Saturday , and the blockade - ado is reported as bad m Wyoming ns in Dakota and Nebraska. The Fremont , Klk- horn & Missouri Valley railroad bus sent snow plows nnd largo gangs of men north nu d cast and expects to have Its line open by lo- morrow noon. ThatJ. &M. railway Is in n much worse condition , nnd it will bo several days before It will bo in shape to handle busi ness. ness.The only fatality hoard from is the uufor- tunnto ending of the life of ono of the old settlers , M. L. Llssont , living three miles lofChudron , who loft Uhadron at U 'clock ' Saturday , driving a team of horses nnd sleigh , Ihlnkilip ho could easily cover three miles nnd reach homo before dark. The increasing fury of Iho storni at this time must have bewildered himand losing his roar he perished in the storm. Parties sent oul It : search of him today found his team partly unhitched ton miles north of town , but IK trace of Mr. Llsscnt could bo found. Hcllc. parties will again bo organized tomorrow am besides looking for Mr. Llsscnt will visit tbo moro isolated settlers whom it is feared uro suffering for food and fuel. aiven Tip. 0'Nr.u.L , Neb. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to TIII : Bun.l A terrlflcw Indand suow storm prevailed In this locality all day ycstordai and until about 3 o'clock this morning. I equaled la fury aud exceeded ia cold the memorable blizzard of January 12. 18SS , but so far no reports have been brought in of anyone ono perishing in the storm or nny stock belli ) , lost , though It Is probable that moro or loss stock has suffered. There have boon no trains from any direction since Saturday night. Engines nro opening up tlio Irucl west and cast , however , nnd it is probable wo will get n train from that direction toulgh HOIUO lime. The streets nro blockaded am business of all kinds is practically abandonee V'd ' the day given' over to cleaning the streets and sidewalks. The storm Blurted In th night , and that fact probably saved man from perishing , nt it Is doubtful if any were from homo when the storm begun. Two Hoys Frozen to JH'iHIi. KCAKXUY , Nob. , Feb. 9. [ Special Tele grain to Tin : Bun. ] Two boys were frozci to death yesterday In the blizzard. Eddlo Chldcstor nnd Steve St , Peter , u ptdr of four tcon-yenr-old boys , went out hunting on Sat urday and intended staying that night iu nn old sod building on a ranch abouttwelbo mile north of ICearnoy. Their frozen bodies were found today In a corn fluid near the old shunt ; after having lam la the snow nearly twenty four hours. Ono of the boys was nlivo whei found , but died in a tow hours. Their frozci Coots , which they loft iu the shanty hecausi they could not bo drawn on , wcro found ti collier with the guns nnd game. One of tin boys was barefooted wl.on found nnd thi Other had on a pair of seeks which were won out by traveling. SlocU Snowed Under. PJ.ATTP. CK.VTKII , Nob. , Feb. 9. [ Specla Telegram to Tin : Bin.J : Last night wo ha the worst storm of wind nud suow of the season , making snow on the level two foot deep , blockading the roads which were just ODonednttcra ton days' blockade. A band of Omaha and Wnuobago Indians who nro camped north of town in tepees lost some stock and suffered otherwise. They are reported - ported in n bad condition. Reports from the country say that stock Is snowed under In fit : * many places and fears are entertained that a great many are lost. The Union Pacific snow plow came up nt noon with Headmaster Wade ami Conductor ICtinnedy , who arc doing good work and will have tbo road opened today to Sioux City , A Narrow ISncape. PAi.Mr.it , Nob. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The worst blizzard which over struck this part raged yesterday , nnd last night. Drifts are from llvo to ten. foot deep nnd from GOO lo 1,200 foot long. All railway trafllo Is blocked nnd no mall has arrived slnco Saturday night. William I'ostello , an engine wiper for Uio B. & M. , wont homo Saturday night und started buck Sunday morning , n distance of four mile's , at 8 a. in. and arrived at fi p. m. , frozen so that ha could not spoak. lie is doing ns well ns could bo expected with tno exception that be may lese some lingers. Fanners cannot get to town. Tlicro nro reports of heavy fosses hi stocic. A Shiver nt Albion. Atmox , Nob. , Fob. 0. [ Special Telegram to THU BBC , ] Sunday nt 4 o'clock a. m. u raging blizzard struck Albion from the north west and continued thirty-six hours without any stop. The streets this morning wcro completely blocked with snow drifts. Never "in tno history of Boouo county was there such n stoun. No tralus arrived loday. Moro than a hundred of F. M. Snckolt's sheep perished In Iho storm. Ttio lost of stock in the country no doubt is largo. , Snow-Botind. Onn , Neb. , Fob. 0. [ Special Telegram to , WttK Bnu. ] The severest storni wo have experienced since the blizzard of January , JSSS , raged yesterday. U began Saturday night and ended early Monday morning. v Whirling snow made twilight all day and hid nil objects 100 foot distant from the observer. Today U clour und bright uud showed , Iho .work ot the storm iu drifts twelve feet deep i.i the streets. Heads are Impassible so that no Intelligence ns to Its effects in tlio country ran bo obtained. B. & M , and Union 1'ucltlc trains wcro unable to got hero. Illoakadc : at Nlobrnra. NIOIIIIAIIA , Neb. , Feb. 0 , [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bm.J : A heavy snow nd wind storm visited this section yesterday , blockad ing rail and wngon travel. Htuukln the Drills. LiTcnpir.M ) , Nob. , l''eb. 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tim Bcn.J The worst blizzard In years raged here , bcpintilng Saturday at mid night and lasting twenty hours. A freight train stuck In .n snow bank nt 5:30 : Sunday morning about two miles from hero. There him been no mall cither way since Saturday. It is moderating tonight. Church Abandoned. POXOA , Nob. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to Tim BIIK.J A severe blizzard rajrod through this section yesterday. The abund ance of snow whiuh fell was tossed Into Im mense banks , making travel almost linpos- iblo. Church service was suspended for the lay. The train between Ponca and Sioux } lty was ordered abandoned for today. No TraliiH from Hio West. GIIINU ISLAND , Neb. , Fob. 0. ( Special L'elcgram toTiicBm : . ! A severe snow and vlnd storm , the worst in three years , raged ere nil day yesterday and last night. The 'all of snow was very heavy and drifted tor- Ibly. Trains on all roads running Into the ity were completely blocked. The Union 'iictflo succeed In opening up its road cast ( hero today. Thus fur there have been no rains In from the west. MoimtiiliiH ol'Siiow. GF.XOA , Nob. , Feb. 0. ( Special Telegram to TUB linn. 1 A blizzard equally us bad If not worse than that of three years ago struck his section yesterday morning at about 4 a. : n. , and continued with unabated fury until past midnight last night. Snnw is piled up to thu second story of many buildings nnd the roads are impassable. Many reports from ho country indicate considerable damage to itock , The thermometer registered 10 below his morning1 , _ * Troops in tlio Hllzznrd , VAI.UXIINM : , Nob. , Fob. 9. [ Special Tele- jram to Tin : BKE.I Major Adams , com manding four troops of the Sixth cavalry rom Pine Hldge , passed through here this afternoon nnd arrived nt Fort Niobrara about 1 o'clock. The command spent yesterday at brooks ton , the mcu in camp and horses on lie prairie , during : the blizzard and , although exposed to the frightful storm for moro than 'rWcnty-four hours , no casualties occurred. Long IMno'H Isolation. Lese PIXI : , Nob. , Fob. 9. [ Special Tolo- jram loTiiK liui : . ] A blizzard , unequalled 'or three years , shut everybody In yesterday Much of the time , houses , six rods away , could not bo seen. The streets were literally mpassablo. They are partly opened today. The temperature was four below zero. It is not yet learned whether any stock perished. The IClkhorn scat out snow plows und men in both directions today to open the track. No mail has been received since Saturday. At ChuppoIIc. ? , Nob. , Feb. 9. [ Special Telo- pram toTui : Ilnn.J Ghappollo has had the worst blizzard over known slneo the settle ment of Nebraska , commencing Saturday night at midnight und lasting until Sunday night. The nir was full of suow nnd such a hiirh whirling wind was blowing that no per son could llvo in It at all. The trains have all been delayed and business is entirely sus pended. Judto Coehrauo of McCook is snowed up hero. No suffering has yet been reported. _ fOTllEll STATES. A Ranchman- a School Teacher Perish Near Ilaiild City. CmS. . D. , Feb. l-Spceial ) [ Tclo- grain to TUB BER.JMctn. . Gray , a school teacher from Sturgls , _ Meade county , and Grant Days , a Box Elder rancher , who ventured against the advice of friends to drive out to her boarding place during Sat urday's blizzard , ere supposed to have por- lahed in ttio storm. Few people are In from the region and many rumors nro rife , the generally accepted ono being that the unfortunates loft or iu some way lost the team und wandered out to death upon the wastes of Box Elder divide. Sherman Days , a brother of Grant , who arrived today , con firms the report , but knows nothing of the manner of death. Humors that Hftecn Indians of the party bound for Tongue river were frozen to death nt ttio mouth of Spring creek are not cred ited , as the time is insuflluient for the news to have reached hero. Storm l n-nkH In Colorado. HOMOKI : , Colo. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to Tin : OKI : . ] A fearful blizzard rago'd hero all day yesterday and lost night. The air was filled for twenty-four hours with ono vast sheet of drifting snow , finer than the finest sand. The wind blow a perfect hurricane nnd wtlh sufllclent force 10 drlvo the particles of suow Into the smallest cruvlccs and open ings about windows , doors or oivcs. The llko was never before known In this portion of the stato. Tbo storm manifested electrical phenomena. Every steve In the city became so heavily charged with the fluid that some experienced much dlilleulty In building ilres yesterday morning. The wires cast and west of hero were useless aud communication was completely cut off , no trains having arrived or loft hero since Saturday. The snow is driven with such force Into cuts that It is with much dluiculty nmt damage that snow plows are being run to open up the road. Two plows were disabled early this morning cast nnd west hy bucking snow. A great deal of stock perished during the storni. The thermometer ranged from 8 to 13 below zero. In the Valley ot * the Jim. lluiiov , S. D. , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to TUB BUB. ] Yesterday's storm was moro severe through the Jim river valley than other portions of the state. The snow fall hero nnd in the valley averages ten Inches. Ills badly drifted , but will prove beneficial Iu furnishing moisture which is greatly needed. It Is 14 ° below zero this morning but was only 0 below during tbo progress of the storm , which lasted from 10 Saturday night until 2 this morning. The storm was tbo severest slnco 18SS. The velocity of the wind wns llfty miles an hour. Trains on tha Northwestern from the south nnd east get hero tonight nnd will bo sent to Pierre In tlmo to got the legislators there , who wont homo to spend Sunday , In time to ballot on United States senator tomorrow. The Great Northern expects to get Its road open to morrow. _ Welcome Snow. HUIIONS. . D. , Feb. 9. Reports from various parts of the state concerning the snowstorm indicate thn tbo heaviest portion of the Btorm wns in the Jim river valley , Huron being nearly the center. The wind attained n velocity of fifty miles per hour and tlio thennomelertbls'-inonilug was 14 ° below , The heavy snow fall In the Jim river valley Is hailed with delight because of the moisture it will afford. _ Cold in Texas. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Fob' 9. The coldest blizzard for the past two years reached hero last night and before midnight the mercury had fallen degrees , with the wind clawing thirty miles an hour. West of hero the zero point was reached and the high wind scat tered Mocks and herds. At Vermllllon. VeiiMii.i.iox , S. D. , Feb. 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tun But. ] A heavy snowstorm set la hero early Sunday morning and continued until a lata hour last night. No loss of life or stock has been reooi-tod yet , COMMISSIONERS VICTORIOUS , A Final Co'.tlomont ' of the Famous Iowa Joint Bate Oasc , TV/0 / JUDGES DISSENT TO THE OPINION , A Proposed Change of Associations AVhluIi Will be Vigorously Opposed - posed Itiiuiorcd Halo of the AlUm-Itn Denial. Diss MOINES , la. , Fob. 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BKH.J The famous Joint rate case has been settled nnd the railroad com missioners nro on top again. When ttio lost legislature enacted that now famous law the t roads fought It tooth and nnll , mid have ever slnro. A test case was made by the llurllngton , Cedar Itapltls & Northern , in which that road refused to adopt the rates ami secured an Injunction against the board putting them In. It was heard before Judge Fuirnll In Johnson district nnd the injunction was sustained. All of the leading railroad attorneys of the roads enterIng - Ing i tlio'state fought the case and the victory achieved today by the re versal by ttio supreme court is a feather In the cap of Attorney General Stouo nnd the railroad commissioner * . The opinion Is written by Chief Justice Heck and covers some forty pages of close typewritten mnau- sorlpt. The opinion Is dissented to by Judges Hoblnsou j and Kothrbck. The case Is of the most vital Importance , as it settles for all time the question whether the railroad com mission has the power , backed by tlio legisla ture , to control the railroad corporations. The action was brought in chancery to restrain and enjoin the defendants acting ns railroad commissioners of the state from establishing nnd promulgating joint rates of charges for transportation of freight nnd cars ever plaintiff's ' and other connecting railroads. Upon the petition , before it was filed , nn injunction was allowed which , after the filing of the petition the defendant moved to dissolvp. The motion was overruled nnd from the order to that effect the defendants appealed. In Its ruling the supreme court says : The motion to dissolve the injunction is based upon the ground that the statutes arc in harmony with the constitution ; that the petition does not show that plaintiff Is entitled to the relief : iraycd for In the petition aud that Judge ftiirnll , in1 the district court , had no jurisdic tion in the case for the reason that It is in fact an action ngninst the state , and it is not shown that the state authorized or consented to the bringing of the suit. The considera tions just expressed lend to the conclusion that the power and authority vested In the state under which rates of charges for the transportation of freight hy railways arc reg ulated may ho exorcised to establish what is culled "joint through rates. " Tlmt the state may tlx the maximum charges for the transportation of freight by railroads , which shall not bo unreasonable Is not dis puted In this case. It has been so decided by the United States supromecourt and tlm doc trine has been recognized by this court. In our opinion no facts or distinction in princi ple exist which deprive the state of authority and power to establish "joint ratei , " in which It may in the exorcise of its constitu tional authority fix the rate of freight charges for each separate railway. Tlio state , la the exercise of its authority. In accord , with legislative wisdom , mnv discover that separate rates , when united , nro too small to compensate. the carriers or too largo to do Justice to the shipper ; that justice demands such modifi cation of these separate charges , that the sum thereof will bo reasonable nnd Just both to the railroad companies and the shippers. Kothrock and Uoblnson dissent. In a long nnd exhaustive opinion in which ttioy clearly give their grounds. They state that the de cision In their opinion , is unsound in its reasoning , inasmuch us it con flicts with the validity of certain parts of the constitution of the state of Iowa as shown In the plaintiff's petition nnd cou- cludo that no court ought to bo called upon to uphold nn net llko this , which .attempted to control the most Important rights without the semblance of un effort to protect the parties affected thereby. Will CHICAGO , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. } At a mcotlne of the Western Freight association , beginning tomorrow , an attempt will bo made to transform that asso ciation into the lake division of the Western Trnftlo association as recommended. If the change is olTccted , Mr. Mldgley will become chairman of the entlro division aud Mr. Osgood , now acting chairman ot the western and northwestern roads will bo relegated to a subordinate position. Mr. Osijood has many friends among the managers of the roads ho has represented , and it is expected that they will oppose any movement calculated to iinseut him. Be sides , it Is doubtful if the Chicago & Alton or the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City will consent to any chungo in the association which inlcht imply ncquiesconco by them in the presidents' ' agreement , to which they have not subscribed. Another matter for serious consideration is a demand of the hardware dealers for the restoration of the car loud rate on mixed shipments of wire and nulls. Formal notlco has boon given by ttio Atchlson road of appeal to arbitration' from the decision of the Western Passenger nsso tlon sustaining Chairman Fitiloy in his ruling that the Atchison must pay for its mileage tickets bought from scalpers by the Hock Island. _ Against tlio Immlier DlrTcrcntlnl. CIUOAOO , Fob. 0. [ Spaalal Telegram to TiinBisc.l The Eau Clalro board of trade has a rod in piciclo for the western roads. It proposes to break up the differential system upon which lumber rates uro maintained. This system Is the result of years of compe tition , not only between the roads themselves , ' but between ii9rthcrn am southern pine. The differential system admittedly discriminates between different sections , but in no other known way can rates be maintained. The Eau Clalro board of trade proposes to have this discriminatory feature abolished and. to that end , has sub pajmud Presidents Miller of the .St. Paul Manvel of the Atchison , Hughitt of the Northwestern and Egnn of the Kansas Cltj to show cause in a complaint to the Interstate commerce commission why thcv should noi bo punished. The hearing is on February Ull. The roads nro in n quandary , as they ran no justify nil the rates under the differentia system , nnd If that system is not maintalnci lumber ra'es will Immediately go to a non paying basis , Ono effect of the system has been that , combined with rivers and lake competition , It has reduced Chicago's per ccntugo of the lumber traffic 90 per cent. The Atchlson'H Stand , CHICAGO , Fob. 9. [ Special Telegram to THE BKU.J "Tho Atchison has not with drawn from auy railroad association. More over It does not Intend withdrawing from any unless forced to leave the Westen Passonper In order to protect the Jackson ville & Southeastern. It will no boycottth.it road as ordered bj Chairman Finloy , but will only witli draw from his association as a last resort. " Tnt < above is tlio substance o telegrams sent to Chlcazo by President Man vcl and Vice President Springer of the Atch ison. They further wired that uudor no cir cumstances would any action bo taken before their return on February 15. Action Will bo WASIIIXOTO.V , Feb. 9. It is learned from a letter recently sent by Commissioner o ! Hall. roads Taylor to the secretary of the interior that action Is about to bo taken under the a-o- ccat decision ot the supreme court of the United Stntcs In the caio'of the United States , appellant , vs tha Central I'nclflo railway company. This decision rowrioi the de cision of the couit of chtltm | nrgard to the irocoTss of ascertaining tbo not .earnings of the Union nnd Central PncUlof railroad com panies , upon which ii5 per cept is required to jo paid to the government wilier the Thtir- man act. The suiironiO court held that under the Thiirman net the net earnings must bo ascertained by deductl from the grots earnings only the actual pporatlng expenses. icccssary repairs mndo during the veur and ntorcst on llrst mortgage ? bon s. Under this method of calculation tin ) , net earnings of the Central Pacific will bo Increased over two nllllbii dollars and the tuit earnings of the Union Pacific company nearly , seven million dollars slnco the passage of tup Thurman act , . ' 5 per cent of winch sum have not been re covered by the oovornmcut. Proper proceed- ngs will bo Instituted , ) Small Fry CIIICAOO , Fob. 0. | eclat Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] The railway rcs bureau says : "Tho strong eastern llius are getting des perate ever their loss of t 'attlo to the weaker lues. They are positive lie weaker lines nro cutting almost all rates , t so far have no convicting evidence. Th famous Wnbash- Canadian Pacific combhi itlon , whicli for a while scooped the most * ot the dressed beef nnd provision trnfllc , iw gets almost no trnflleof that kind , the icklo Plato taking nil the Wnbash formerl rtook. With tttno competitors thu Nicklo P itolast weeit took J" per con t of the prov Ion business , moro than the Michigan Central and Lake Shore together. The eastern lilies uro determined such percentages sUttll cense but Inivo not yet decided'on the COUMO to pursue. Cast bound trnfllo except llvo stock lost week showed a total of ifylOT tons , against 105,539 the corresponding week last year. Of this the Nicklo Plato nnd Grand Trunk each took UO per cent , Allchlcan Central and Lnko Shore each 10 , Fort Wayne lit , Baltimore & Ohio 10 acd thu Pun Handle 4. It AVill Affect Many Titles. MtXNKArouB , Minn.Fob. f. The Tribune's Grand Forks , N. D. , special says : The re cent decision of the United States supreme court in the case of the Great Northern nnd Northern Pacilic , awards to the Great JCor- thorn the legal title to the grant , of the old St. Paul & Pacific railroad. The- decision will affect $1,000,000 worth of property in the Ucd river valley , and it Is Intimated that the title to n portion of Grand Forks and other cities In the Ucd river valley may bo affected by this decision. Humor of a Snlo of the Alton. BOSTON , Mass. , Feb. 9. A news bureau says : Wo are informed trom reliable sources that the sale of the Chicago & Alton Is In progress , probably to the -.Gould Interest. Control ot the stock Is nowloilied up in Now York and the prlco of the sale is practically agreed upon. In the event of sale the Chicago & Alton would form the Missouri Pacific's entrance into Chicago from Kansas City and Stt Louis. Want Ijower Frrlglit Rates. ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 9. Kcpresentatl vos of the leading business Interests of this city and representatives of the railroads centering in St. Louis held u meeting this afternoon for the purpose of finding wars and means for doing away or rather absorbing thn bridge arbitrary rate on all freight consigned to St. Louis. The matter was. fully discussed aud a committee appointed. A. Denial. CIIICAOO , Fob , 9. President Blackstone of the Chicago & .Altou railrouS , when shown a dlspatcli from Bos ton concor'tilng the rumored sale of that road , said tliere was' no't a word ' of truth in me report. . " ' " ' WRECK. A 1'nRsciiRcr Train Dlt'uliod nml Sev eral Persons Seriously Injured. WEST U.vio.v , In. , Fob. 0. ( Special Tele gram to Tlir. BIE. : ] The regular north bound passenger train , No. Gl , on the Bur lington , Cedar Haplds & Northern railway was ditched about three miles south of Kim- dalia this afternoon by n broken rail. Fire immediately broke out in the mail car , con suminsr the entire train. There were no fatalities , although several of the passengers lire sorpously Injured. They are now lying in the hotel at Itandnlia. A stove in ttio mull car was the euuso of the fire. A slumbering hard coal Uro was in the stove , having boon loft over from the early morning , when the engine was not attached. Mr. Wilson , the postal clerk , had a very narrow escape. There was not n piece of inail saved , and a largo number of registered packages were consumed , A traveling salesman saved fiO,000 ; worth of jewelry oy crawling Into the baggage car nnd passing out the goods as the3' were in the sample cases. There wore about thirty passengers , according to Conductor Smith's statement-and all wcro more or less injured , and eight seriously.- J\TOJIIIKD MINERS JSESVVEU. Three Men Tulccn Oat After Almost Five Days' Imprisonment. Wii'KEsnAiinn , Pa. , Fet > . -9. Intense joy prevails la the Grand tunuclovor the rescue this mor.ilng of the entombed miners Impris oucd in the Susijuclianua colliery last Wednesday hy water. They were found in an almost exhausted condition from their 115 hours' imprisonment and will require euro to bring them through. When the accident occurred some thought the men might possibly have gotten out of reach of the water , although the idea was scouted by the majority , Tlio rev cuing party has been steadily at work ever since , however , de termined to learn the fate of tlTo men. At nn early hour this morning thov heard a faint cry and soon could 'talk with the im prisoned men , who said : "Wo uro all nllvo , but for God's ' siiko hurry. " In a few minutes more the rescuers made u raft and pushed their w.iy .Into the little chamber at the head of the heading , wlicro the men wore lying in a cr.iuiped position " With the water "almost up to tliom. They "were quickly taken oit ( into the open air , where dozens of their comrades hugged thorn and welcomed them as the > tjead come to life. Nourishment was given thutnmid in a few days they will he all right. " They did not suffer much from hunger , ihp greatest mis- cry being thirst nnd ttio cramped position in which they were forced to'remain , Tlio Idaho SonatorHlilp. BOISB CITV , Idaho , Foli. 0. In the house today a resolution to ballot for a United States senator to succeed ZvuConncll came and after a lively parliamentary squabble was passed by a vote of 10 tp J7. Under the provisions of the resolution ivblcti passed the senate a ballot will bo takou'la each house to morrow'and on Thursdaythoro will boa joint session. Clnggettha& 8 votes , includ ing democrats , which Is a bare majority of the legislature. ] TwentyFiveUanlis Closed , ATCIIISO.V , Kan , , Fob. 0. [ Special to TUB BEB. ] The First National bank of Jewel City , Jewell county , has called in Its loans nnd notified its patrons that it will go out o business. Its assets nra ample and depositors will bo paid their money on demand , butthcrc is no business iu the country and tha dlrcc tore have resolved upon liquidation. Full ) twenty-five banks of northwestern Kansas have either failed or gene Into voluntary liquidation since December 1. The AVratlinr Fr.reoast. For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; warmer. For Nobraska-Enlr Tuesday : variable winds ; warmer In eastern portion , stationary temperature In western portion. For Iowa Fair Tuesday ; winds becoming variable ; slightly warmer by Wednesday morning. For South Dakota Warmer ; southerly winds ; fair , MILES AND M'ltEEVER ' DIFFER The Trouble Between TJioni OAUUS ( Ln- sidorable Gossip in Araiy Oirclcs. TO PREVENf INDIANS SECURING FIREARMS , Amended Hill Itcpnrlcd by Munder- ' -Omaha Ili-ld u Bill Signed by [ Hiding OlllL'L'1-.S Of Congress. TUB Bun , Stucar , WASIIINOTOV , D. O. , Fob. 0. Army circles are getting u great deal of [ osslpoutof the dctlro of General Miles to otnclo Washington and the failure of Ocn- ral Schoftcld to grant permission for the Islt. It Is generally understood that ono of lOncral Miles' ' purposes in coining hero vould bo to prefer charges airalnst General iIcKcovcr. The latter , it will bo remcm- icred , made some .strictures on General Miles or bis conduct of the Indian campaign , nl- cglng that the extent of the recent uprising vus magnified by Miles In order that his ser- Ices should bo correspondingly magnified. Thcso views of General MoKeovonvoro alkcd about in the army clubs and among nllltary men until Secretary Proctor , who is a warm supporter of Miles , took steps to stop ho criticism. The first step was to retire ilcICccvcrto a subordinate service at the de partment , Tills was soon followed by an rdcr relieving IclCeovor from duty hero and assigning him to duty on General Miles' ' talT , * Thls brought the two enemies face to ace , aud each of them has boon fretting over ho ordeal. It la said that General Miles' ' nalndcslro in coming to Washington Is to irefer clmrg-cs against General McKeevcr or conduct unbecoming an oflleor and a gen- loman , and General Schollold , rumor has it , s trying to pacify him and to fix up the mat- or. or.The The report on the investigation of Colonel Torsytho's action in the Wounded ICnco light s expected in a few day * , and It is under stood that it will restore Colonel Forsytho to Us command after mildly reprimanding him 'or some feature of his action in the engage ment. TO riiBvnxT INDIANS SCCUIIIMO FIIIUARMS. Senator Manderson reported to the senate oday in nn nmendcdformthodisarniamentof ndiaus and prohibitlngundcrsovcro : penalties the sale of llrearmsor ammunition to Indians ipon reservations nt any time in the future. Senator Manderson says this hill will become a law at this soasion.as there is a very strong 'ecllng for it , and tbo Impression prevails that something must bo done Immediately to irovontsuch disastrous outbreaks as have jeeii attracting attention to South Dakota and northern Nebraska during the past three nonths. If tills bill should become n law it will bo next to a physical Impossibility for the Indians at any time In the future to go upon the warpath , as they will have no guns with which to fight. TIIK OMAHA iiiunoi ; mi.i. The presiding ofllcers of the two houses of congress today signed the enrolled copy of the Interstate low bridge bill , which now goes to the president for approval. IIEI'IIRSEXTATIVE GAIITKII.OX SILVER. Representative Carter of Montana , who is chairman of. the committee on mines and ruinlntand.a member of , the committee on colnago"wclKhts'"aricl"mcaSurcs ; snid .this afternoon that ho Believed that the latter committee would within a wcok report upon the senate unlimited silver coinage bill. Ho was unable to say whether the committee would simply make an adverse report upon that measure without recommending anything else , or vvhctlior it would pronosoa substitute providing for the unlimited free coinage of American silver only. Mr. Carter was sure of ono thinjr , however , and that was that whatever action the committee may tnko will bo ratified by the houso. Ho said the un limited coinage of all silver offered was en tirely out of the question , and that the friends of unlimited coinage have wrecked their cause in the sonata by various trades and propositions to woiqh down appropriation bills with this question. Ho said free coin age for American silver would readily pass cither house , and of course tbo president would cheerfully sign it. 1 bore was n conference tonight of a num ber of the f reo coinage men , and it Is the Im pression among even the most ardent un limited coinage advocates that If thorois any final legislation upon thu silver question during tlio session it will providoonly for the coinage of American silver. It may bo , bow- over , that if a measure of this character sliould bo passed it will contain the further provision that should the amount of Ameri can silver ofleiod fop coinage not aggregate in each year the amount now purchased the secretary of the treasury inav buy from the market a sufticlent amount of foreign silver to bring the total up to the present totals. iiiiMocitATg orrosn cosu'UMKNTiNa HEED. The announcement was mudo In the house today that a paper was about to bo circulated for the signatures of democratic members , protesting against the adoption of the usual resolution nt the close ot tno session compli menting the speaker on his stewardship. At the close of every congress it has boon the custom to adopt n resolution complimentary to ttio speaker , But the democrats ns a body and a few republicans have become so an gered over the ruluiKs of the speaker that they threaten to defeat the customary pro ceedings ot the house when the session comes to the hour of closing. It is not likely that the democrats will prepare the protest spoken of , but will content themselves with casting their v'otos against the resolution which will be offered by tbo republicans. A number of the democrats nro In favor of the protest , however - over , and announce that if the resolution complimenting Speaker Uced is made very strong they will nroposo n substitute mildly criticising the rulings of the speaker with the expectation of receiving the votes of some re publicans who nro personally not In accord with Speaiier Heed , Some of the democrats are in favor of extreme measure } of re taliation against Mr. Real. For Instance , Mr. Whiting of Michigan , a democrat , ad vises against the election of any rnau to the spenkcrship of the next house unless ho will In advance of Ids election pledge himself never to recog nize Mr. liced upon the floor for any purpose whatever. It Is very likely that Mr. Mills ol Texas would cheerfully make this pledge , for ho intensely dislikes Mr , Heed. It will bo remembered that nt tbo opening of the present congress Mills refused to servo upoi the committee on rules because the spcakei was the chairman of it. TIII : orcu-iTons inn A SNAV. Ocorgo "W , Harris , the Washington correspondent pendent , who was some weeks at Pine Hidgo ( inring the Indian campaign and who has just returned , has Iu this evening's Star some things of interest to liiu : readers , among them the following : "Proportionately there was moro money made by the tclegrupl operators thnn by nny of the other temporary residents nt Pine Itldgn. When the troops llrst came the only electrical nciins of com muntcatlon with the outer world was a slnglo wlro to Kushvlllo n telephone lino. To make this communication moro speedy and secro1 switches and keys wcro putin and tholinowa : convertible. Then thoiiuarterraastorengagci two telogrnpn operators , who relieved the newspaper correspondents all the time. A : government operators they wcro notrequlret to send anything but government messages but they were allowed to receive commcrcla and news mutter and forward It toHushvillo where tliei'o was a Western Union ofllco The Pine Itlcigo operators wcro no governed .by nny rate schedule , and as a con sequence must have accumulated money at i great rate. There wcro three ways In wblcl copy could bo sent to Hushvillc-by the stage , which left at i ! o'clock ; by special car rlor , for S < ) , and by the government wlro The latter was preferable , for a man couli lie his news at n later hoivn was possl- ilo otherwise , and of il . . . illy It had to bo most frequently used. \ \yown knowl edge I cannot give nny it. t as to the amounts paid by other eovmdcnlsal. . hough I have heard a oJ - . 'anv stories hat were disgustingly ncious but : do know that 1 cost the 3lar 1 rent for over , 'ord sent u over the government wires i this place o Husliville , n distance of nbo -onty-llvo idles. KItlicr of the operators uld send thirty words n tulnuto. How in elegraph operators are there who get < . " > , . month as a steady thing , quarters ami rations commuta tion nnd who would demand UO cents a mill- utoforextr.i worltj The sumo game wns ilayodas to the receiving of moisagcs. Tlio Western Union numiiKcr nt Kushvlllo would 'onvurd buslno-is dispatches to people nt ino Hldgeaiid the palm of the government operator wns ahvavs upward when the dis- latchcs were delivered , A ton-word prepaid nossngo from Washington called for as much uonoy when delivered as It cost to tr.insmlt 'rom the national capital to Itushvlllu. The rablcd All Ilabn and hi * forty light-lingered followers wcro not in It. " Miscci.uxnors. O It is not at all likely that the house com- mltto on agriculture will report n bill for tha icliof of the drouth sufferers In Nebraska. J'ho sub-commlttco some days n o instructed Mr. Allen of Michigan lo prepare u bill ap propriating f.'iO.OflO with which to buy seffd { r.iiti for tlio drouth sufferers of No- imislca , but up to this time Mr. Allen has done nothing in the way of preparing the measure , nnd It was stated In the committee room toduy that since this amount was not regarded as being sufllcicnt to afford material relief there was no probability that it would bo presented for cotrsiilorutlon In the houso. Charles K , Hall of Uubuquo is at the Na tional , By direction of the president the war de partment , order dated January ! M. 181)1 ) , do- uullug First Lieutenant John S. Park , Jr. , Twenty-first infantry , ns professor of mili- lary science and tactics nt tlio Virginia mlll- tory-Institute nt Lexington , Vu. , Is suspended until further orders. Mr. Dorsoy today secured a favorable re port on the pension bill of William Martin of Fremont. Mr. Martin was ono of thu heroes of the Mexican war. This generous action of the government will provide for the vet eran In Ids old ago. Postmaster iVraiiigcr at Central City. Nob. , has resigned nnd Chris Hosteller will be appointed in his placo. Hosa Burger has been recommended for appointment as postmistress atUcnnct , Cus- tcr county , Postlnastcrs were appointed today for Iowa ns follows : Clnrton , Clayton county , W. II. Ueacon , vice J. II. IJuIilman , resigned ; IIIcli Creek , Fremont county , 0. H.Thoyer , vice J , II. Reynolds , resigned. J. Wesley Brown of Parhston , S D. , has petitioned congress , through Senator Allison , for n law rccjuirlnc ; contestants as against claimants located on public lands to deposit with the receiver a sufficient sum to pay ex penses of contests , to bo paid to claimants iu case contestants fail to establish title. The vice president today laid before the senate resolutions of the South Dakota legis lature In favor of the complete disarmament of Indians ns the best method of.suppressing hostilities In thai stato. Ilr.Am b J'ttttVREUXXGS. Semite. WASIIISOTON , Fob. 9. IJy a vote of yeas 2S , nays 29 , the senate refused to reconsider tlio vote of Siturday recommitting tlio eight hour bill to the committee on education nad labor , and the bill therefore stands rccom mlttcd. The senate , toolc up tbo Ijouso copyright bill and Mr. Platt made nbriof _ explanation. Mr , .F rye offered an amendment extending the principles of the bill , Lo maps , charts , dramatic or musical compositions , engrav ings , cuts , prints , cbromos and lithograuhs. After a long discussion the lithographic amendment was agreed to yeas U7 , nays 21. Mr. Sherman moved to amend section. 'I by striking out tbo word "prohibited" and In serting in lieu thereof tno words , "subject to the duties provided by law , " so that books , etc , copyrighted hero and printed abroad shall not bo prohibited , but shall bo subject to tbepaymuntol tariff duties. The amend ment went over without action. The senate then took a recess till 8p.m. No quorum was then present and tlio senate adjourned. IIOUNC. \VASIIIXOTOX , Feb. -Tho house wont into committee of. the whole on the sundry civil bill. Its consideration completed , thu committee proceeded to discussion of the legislative appropriation bill. General debate wns postponed until tomorrow and the bill wiwread by paracr.iphs for amendment. Mr. Hayes of Iowa ottered an amendment providing session clerks to representatives with a salary of § .i a day. After some dis cussion this amendment with an amendment fixing thu salaries of clerks at $ lW ( a month was agreed to. The committee then 1030 and tlio sundry civil bill passed. The senate amendment to the fortification bill was non-concurred in. Adjourned. Prohibition Measures , - \VASHINQTO.V , Feb. 0. Representative J , D. Taylor of Ohio today reported tothohouse from the committee on alcoholic liquor tralllo a bill to prohibit the importation and expor tation and interstate transportation in violation of local laws of alcoholic beverages , The report accompany ing the bill says public safety aim public morals will not much longer bo tolerated by the majority ruling power of this republic. Taylor also reported favorably from the same commiUco a joint resolution prohibiting the manufacture. Importation , exportation , trans portation and sale of nil alcoholic llquor.i us u beverage in the United States and In every place subject to its Jurisdiction. Nebraska I'ostmaNtorn Confirmed. WASHINGTON , i''ob. 9. The following Ne braska postmasters were confirmed today ; K. 0. Fellows , Auburn ; W. H. Mann , Wil bur ) M. V. Clark , Button. JUKE VOXMjKV JlXOCIiKlt OUT. Billy "Woods of Denver Worsts the Itlinou ( ilivnt. * JBW OithBANs , La. , Fob. 9. Billy Woods of Denver knocked Mike Conley , the Ithaca giant , out in two rounds tonight at the Audubon Athletic club. The fight was for $1,000 , thrco-fourths to the winner. Instructor DulTy of the Audubon club was selected as roforco , Woods was seconded by Bob Fltzsimmons and Deb Carroll , while Prof. John Clnrk and Tom Casey looked after Mike Conloy , In the first round Conloylanded n right-hander on Woods' ribs , after which Woods smashed Conloy on the Jaw with his loft and rattled him , then caught him on the chin with his right and landed him In a heap , when Conloy clinched to avoid punishment. In the second round Woods gave Conloy a hard ono on the nose and followed it with a knock down. As Conley nro o ho received a settler on the Jaw and was knocked out. A Soldier' * Suicide. CiiKTESNr , Wyo , , Feb. 0 , [ Special Tola- gram toTiiullEi : . ] A plivato soldier named Henry Uoycr , stationed nt Camp Pilot Buttes , near Rock Springs , committed sul- cldo this morning. Ho placed the mu lo of his rlflo under his chin and II red the weapon bv pushing' back the trigger with bis foot. The man bad served twenty-two yean In tlio army and belonged to Company A , Seven teenth Infantry. Ucllcvcd to bo a IToav. Ci.Evm.Asn , O. , Fob. 0. M. II. Ilodgen , the young man who .attempted sulddu at Omaha Sunday , formerly resided at Handy Lake and Duller , Pa. Nothing I ) known o the murder or disappearance of u girl , am ledgers' confession that ho murdered his sweetheart is believed to be a hoax. 3ATTLE 5IEN LOCK HORNS. logular Commission Firms Attampt to Shut Out the American Company , N UGLY FIGHT IS THUS PRECIPITATED. 'ho ' Atiirriuuti Commission Company AVI 11 Sock to Maiiilitlu Us Hlght lo Handle Cilttlu in 'I'11Is Market. Tlicro is merry war on just now In SoutH ) ninlm. On ttio ono sldo nro arrayed the stook com ilsslon mm ; on the other the American Llvn took commission company. Tlio stockyard * company Is looking on mu | uylug nothing. The light \vii5 precipitated nt this Inoppor- .1110 time by the fock commission men , Ills iild. They soolc to sluit out the American ompatiy from handling eattlo In this market , 'ho latter has boon put on a par with the gular commission men ns fur as thu Stork- itrds company li concerned. T'uo Ainorlcan ompany nets ns the agent of ranchmen , hull- ' Itlual stock grower. ) and farmow immorally. This istlio bono of contention. It has rllod 10 hitherto placid surface of the limnoaso trcani of business which finds Its way to 10 Omahn stock ynnls. Dnforo It Is nil ever , onicouo , It Is predicted , will squeal llko i\ tuck \I\K. \ \ ( lee S. lro\vn ) , the local salesman for the Unerlenn company , tins received notlco that o will be suspcruloJ from incnihcrshli ) un- jss-lds 11 nu lives up to Hio rules of tliu ox- hnngo. The American Live Stock commission corn- any has ngonts at the different markets. : cgulur commissions uro charged hat after ao expenses nro paid the bahmco Is returned 5 the members of the organization In the luipo of dividends. Thu regular commission rms claim that this Is practically cutting onimlsslons which is contrary to the rule ? f the exchange , bunco the ollort on the part f the exchange to suppress the company. The first important move on tlio part f the exchange wis to notify everyone oing business nt the yards to nnlthor buyer or to soil to the Ainorlcan Llvo Stock com- : iission coiiipany. AN IXJU.NCTION Arrl.lED I'Oll. A very lengthy petition and bill complaint , overlng twenty-six paijcs of type-written luuiiiscrlpt , was lllcd with Clerk Aiooros of he district court last eveningnnd is entitled Jcorgo S. Brown , complainant , vs. the SoutU > mahn Live Stock exchange of South Omaha , ob. , respondent. The complaint alleges that the defendant 'orporution ' was Incorporated Jmiuary 14 , 8bU , and the articles of Incorporation \voro ilgned by A. C. Foster , .1. G. Martin , J ! cargo Burke , J. II. Dlnnchnrd , I. M. Doud , mid J. A , Hako. Domnlninant further avers that at that tlniq .ho ineorporntors were commission mer chants hi the llvo stocic business , and thai the corporation was organized In the interest of the commission merchants and dealers In ivostock ut the Union stockyards , controlled > y the Union stockyards company ( limited ) of Omulm. That upon the organization of the staid exchange the merchants ami buyers ot llvo stock at said stockyards bejiimo nnd now are members of said exchange , and certain other commission merchants , of whom tlio orator Is o\\e \ , afterward hocanio numbers. That , the momburs combined and conloderatcd together In order to control the selling of all stock that might arrive nt said nurkotand by reason of this cpufoilorucy it ins become iiupracticablo foroho not a mom- r of saiii exchange to sell llva stock at snld public markut , for whllo ho rules of the exchange allow ts moinbors to buy from owners of llvo stock , .isago of owners not to accompany tholr stock and tholr laekof acquaintance with pur chasers aud dealers raider It necessary to employ a rupruscntativo , who must oo a mem- jerof said exchange , for the purchaser will buy of no one other thnn a member or the owner of the stock. During the roar 1800 there were sold out of this market about 0Wi'.t ( ( ( . ) head of eattlo. , ( ! l114 ! hota of hogs , I50 , ( ) ! : i licad of sphon , and 7,5'Jj ' head of torsos and mules , nil of which stouk was raised mid forwarded lo salu stockynrds by , ho farmers , of Nebraska , lown , Dakota , Colorado and other western states and terri tories , making it almost the equal of the ; reitest : stock market in the world ut the LJnlon stockyards In Chicago. The oxehanpo practically control1 * the sale of live stock nt said public market , and tilt ) rules provide that the commission for tka selling of llvo stock shall not bo loss than tlm following : Six dollars for single dock oar oadt > of hogs and sheep , Sit ) lot cloublo deck car loads of same , " > U cents per head for cattle , nil ages , charges not to cxcccil ? ! - per car load , provided cows with sucking calves sold together shall bo counted as ono animal ; 10 Dor cur load for mixed animals , unlasalt con tains enough animals nt 50 cunts per head to exceed $ < 5 , when r > 0 cents per head shall bo charged for every head therein contained. The granting of rebates or dividing of com mission with consignors , except commission , merchants or regular buyers for stocic shipped from other cities , shall ho deemed a vioiatioti of this rule. There shall bo no agents employed except upon a stipulated salary , whicli shall not bo contingent uuon commissions earned. Any member- firm violating thcso provis ions shall bo lined not loss thnn $ * 00 nor inoro than > 00 for the first offense , and If said line la not paid within tlireu days said linn shall bo expelled from membership. The loaning of money for loss than tha legal rate shall bo deemed a violation of the rules of the exchange. The complainant avers nnd charges thai said sums are unreasonable and unjust to those engaged in raising llvo stock , and that the members of the exchange have confeder ated to coerce persons to pay unrcasonoblo prices to them for soiling their stock , all ot which Is to the Injury of stuck producers anq. the public at largo anil in violation of law. Complainant further avers that the greater part or the stock shipped to said market is purchased by the G. il. Hammond packing company , 0. F. Swift & Co , , thu Omaha packing company , Cuduhy Brothers paokimr company , Leo Rothschilds , Becker & Dogau nnd Van Sant & Cary , at least to such an ex tent that their refusal to purohnio from nn Individual or lirm renders It impossible for such person or llrm to soil his stock nt said public markot. Thcso purchasers nra mem bers of snid exchange and will not purchasa front persons not In harmony with said exchange change , and will refuse to purchase fron ) persons or corporations when forbido.cn to dose so l > v said oxchango. The petitioner further states that on no-i count of the arrangements at the ( .lock cjcj change In South Omaha anumbor of stoclc- inen of Hoveral states conferred together as to the best moans of finding some relief from the above mentioned operations , and they de cided to organize nnd form a corporation for the purpose of selling them stock by becoming a member of the South Omaha llvo stock exchange and bu enabled thereby to Bell tholr stock on thd market at the South Omaha stockyards. la pursuance of this object Samuel Luzarus , Thomas S. Hugbuo , N. T. ICaton and N. B. Orofjory lllea their statements with the see retury of state of Illinois In March , Hxi'J , and proceeded to open hooks for the BubscripUott of stock tottio Ainorlcan Llvo block commlsi slon company. The plaintiff further states that hobecama a member of the South Omaha llva stock exchange prior to March , 18W ) . lie stales that the American I-ivo Stock commission company applied for member * Bbip Into the South Omaha llvo stock ox * nliiiiiKo and was refused , and that afterwards ho became the agent for the American Llva Stock commission company and transacted business for tha above named company at tha South Omaha llvo stock exchange. The petitioner then uHcutis tlmt on Fob- ruuryil , 1S9I , the South Omaha llvo stock exchangenotilied nlliwmbers of thorxchangfl uot to bundle any slock bolcneing to the