Nebraska Newspapers

    THE CWU11A DALLY IlkE : SUXD/VY , MAHOIt 1 , 18IHHIXTJSEN 1UOUDS.
npnno \ \ \ stive-fa , Tlioclty WAS not n krd til \
| 'ivj anything for thin .sjrstiMU. us Uio railroad
fomj'any ' fnrtilshtti the engine to run the
d.vnlunu mill Uio i-onl that was burned In
tnnhlni ; iho Mpam. though no credit wr.s
given tlio iimipjiny. I
Kvery thing went well for a time , while
ran loiuls of material vcro II.MIIR brought In
mid | ill < ! up in the yuii'rt weM uf tlio depot ,
gangs of surveyors were \rnrklni \ ; towards
U yninitig and 'depots nnil other buildings
Worn ruplilly bolug pmhotl to oomplotlon.
SSuiMeulv Mien1 wns u crash , mul It wns
plvcn out tliut nil work would bo suspended.
\V. 11. Long. the right iif-wny man , was
riilled In from tlm line , while the Rurvcyors ,
who had rruH.H-scetliincil thellnoaiUslaiii-o of
10O mill's wi\st of Ibvrlly. were called < > IT the
\vorl ( An invi'itlgatloii followed. mid In
n few davs It win learned tlmt
tlio Wyoming it I'ae'lltImprovement
company , tlio Nebraska . \VoMern \ rnllwnjr
company nnd the I'ai-i ' He Short 1 lne ivi'it1
then llniuirlal wrecks. They imotl evorv-
body nnd nearly every miuiufactiirli-.g estab
lishment in tin1"wost. . Mrlpnn throw up his
luniilj , whllo tlio Sioux City Mooklioldi'i *
charged Hint they tiinl liw'ii mhliod by tlio
Now Yorkers nml tlio New Yorkers openly
alleged that the western stm-Kholdors wen
making an effort to rob thorn.
There was no wny out ofllio diloniina .iml
ns u tlnal resort , Kills Bii-rbuwcr of ( hnnhn
was appointed nrolvrr of the nud on December -
comber is.
Mr. Hierbower went to Sioux City nnd n
day 01two Inter , In a special car wltli Me-
I.onn and u number of the stockholder" , took
possession of the road.
( 'Ulms and lions then enino in lit , n rapid
rate and slnr-o Hint thm1 tin1 following lions
fnr woi-lc niul material nave liecn llled with
the comity clorKof this county :
C.V. . Itobttisoti of Dnbmino , In. , lumber ,
SUi.O'.io.'lVnlinco ' ' : , t DOWN , Sioux City ,
lumber. sf'.i.T'J'.i ' 10 ; Million llrothers. labor on
ilopots. $ l..VMi.71 < ; .Inlin .1. MrCaffory , hiinl-
wanSlfil.vj ; National guard company , rate -
tlo guards. SU..VJI. _ ' ( : Sui-li-y A Sons , Fro-
IIHIII ) , bnililing eliivators , $ llTTtiV. ; \ . I' .
Savliige , O'Ni'lll , boring wi'll-s , f'l.UMVosl : -
orii fence company ol I'liii-ago , Sl'.M'-M ilJ ;
Fairbanks , Morse fi ( . 'n , ( "hiruiro , water
supplies , i , : < ii < ! , besides thousands of ilpllnrs
In small cl.ilms , ID say nothing ; of the claim
for eighteen miles of iron and the cars nnd
ctm'lui-s that were bought and not paid for.
Thn men who were Mcl.e.urs friends
opi'tilv asserted tlint thiiwar. the plan tliut
had been adopted to seeui-o Ids fortune ,
whlrh was estimated at * H.'ilOil. ) ( ) Those- per
sons who wore not particular friends of the
it-iin alluged that he hud not only been ex
travagant , but that he had stolen the roa < !
blind. Tlu-y claim that Ids expenses \vcre
Inrgely in excess of his salary , and In nildl-
tlouthathc- convertud the f.V,000 ) of city
ainl townshii ) bonds to bisinvn iisn. Others
charge that he , as the head of the construc
tion and rallro.id companies , placed the bonds ,
and instead of jiayingfor nnitorliil , labor und
supplies , appropriated thu money to his own
use.
use.I.ct tills bo us It may , lie lias not boon in
O'Neill but oncosinco tlio rnulvcnt ; into
tliehundsof u receiver , nml tliut wus an le- )
ct'inbor ai. Tbat jiftornoon ho i-aino from
Hioux ( .Mtyiiud was Iminuillatolyelosoteil with
AU. . Mnthews of Uio btato banlc. That
o\cniiitf udood , in which Mi-Lc.iu . appeared
as uruntorand Mathcvvs ns grantee , went on
record , ccnvovin all of tlio property tliut
McLean bold in trust. Tlio. consideration
wniJlxeilnt * IO,0)0. , ( )
iMcL.cnu at oneo depurted for thu east nnd
has nuver boon hero sinco. Two days later ,
ISIntliows and bis wife inortfrntias tlio whole
of this property to the Stntn biuilt , of which
ho is iho president , and McUcnn's ' iianio was
pulk'il doivn usvicu prosbleiit. .Mr. Mathews
explains the transaction by saying that on
December : ! ! Mc.Loaii horrovvedflO.IWO from
the bank , frl.OOUdno in nlioty | days ; Sl.M )
due in live months ; fl.oOO lu six inontliM nnd
the balance , S. > , OOO , duo In cinbt months from
date.
date.Tho
The other bankers of Iho city , of which
them are two , are of u different opinion.
They state this property which Hi-Lean lielil
in trust for the railroad company was simply
deeded to Muthows In order that it nilpht not
pass into the hands of the oroditow of the
rond.
It also turns out that Uiocloclrle Ik-lit iilant ,
which wns not paid for. took the same course
and by bill of sale passed Into the bands of
Mntho\vs , forming n part of ) $ ( ) , ( ) ) deal ,
tliough Ilia Phcnix iron works of 1'ciuisyl-
vnnhi hut tiled lien upon thoiu'ope.rty , und
brought suit , hopniffto set the transfer aside
as fraudulent and recover the amount of its
claim , SJ. s.
Normal. Mel-oau , a brother of the railroad
man , states Hint Donald is ivinuuh Injured
iniiii and has been greatly nhuscd. Ho states
tlint his brother was rich when ho went into
thodoal , and that If tlio stockholders ha.I
Honied the bonds as they agreed tlio road
would Intvo boon built to the eoivst within
tlireo vears. Continuini ; his remarks he
"It is stutod that the roail was built from
hero to Sioux City for $ l.r > ,000 , per
itillo andvas bonded for 5 0,000 per
inllo. This .statomout may bo true , but
'
\vhpu they say that my 'brother stole thi
surplus , fK ( l ) , they toll ulio. I will not sav
tliut thcro was not a steal , for It looks as
though some parson or persons had thrown
wealthy by my brother's tnlsfortune. Oue
tbiiisr , howovcr , I want to suv , nnd that
U , the Sioux City and Xc\v York
men need not go far from homo to
Iiml the thief. If inv brother
could have hiul Ills way the vaadvould have
been a success , lint the stockholders put u
Bitiu , Mi'lvemic , into a liluh iiosition and the
road lit once went down. McIConzIo , as is
veil known , is a railroad wrecker from the
Jtlexicnn Central and is just such ainnnas
the stockholders wanted to parry out their
ends. "
T. .1. nirminKliimi , presidrnt of the First
National banlt , said : "I did not know tnueh
about MeL.ean , but I always thought bin
principal stock lu trnJo was wind , lie
canio to O'Xeill with n preat llourish and
promised everything , liejjarilint ; his deal
\vlthtlieStntenankl have notliitif ; to say ,
only It u strauK < J that a'nan who U 11 busi
ness man , as wo must concede McLean to bo ,
shovld sell $ liO,000 ! worth of pi-opurty for a
paltry SIO.OOO , but as it did not cost him any
thing , this may neeount for his giving
Tilathewi such a bargain. "
C. U. Mlllard , one of tbo couiicllmcn , sahl :
"Wo always supposed that MoLvnti ra
honest , but that transferor railroad propertj'
after tbo receiver had been nppjltitoj causes
us to open our eyes. I inn not prepared to
pass judgment upon any person sit present. "
II. K. Diulcsoa of the O'Neill iiivestnient
company knew of the transfers , undivpanlccl
it as a deep laid plot to brut some one , "Jtut , "
said he , " 1 cannot say who. Olio thins ts
certain , McLean hail no inoro rifjht to sell
that propurty than lie unit to sell inliio. It
vas said that ho was rloh , thoueh the only
ovidoncu of this fact was tlio way invbich
lie spent money , and possibly ai there issucti
n shortage not ncrountcd for , the money that
ho spent was i.ot always his. "
At tlio Slinix City litid.
Siorx L'ITV , In. , Feb. ' ! S fSpocial to Tun
Hir..l : It is almost imtwssiblo to et anyao-
curate showing of the affairs of ttio so-callod
I'acltlo Short Lino. The Dooks and account s
liavo been mainly kept In New Vorlc. Kvou
the accounts of tlio operation of the road ix'C-
tcr it was built was left by McLican in ultur
confusion. There are all sorts of charges
insdo neninsi oncjinothcr by those who are
iulerested in the ontcrprLsc ? . The Sioux City
crowd allepo that the Now Vorktrs have
tried to wreck and steal the road , anil the
Inttor inako the six TOO c-hnrio ngnlnsttho
fanner.
Donald IcLoan , whoso name has been
prominent , was always regarded with suspi
cion in bloux City. Ho Is a man of no tlimn-
eial means , ifo Is regarded as "n hlfrli
rollor. " Some of his exploits in sij'iauderiiiK '
uioiioy other peoplo's money are quite pho-
jiomoual. Ono storis , that he spent f..oiK )
in Goviutttoii in one iilt'ht In avav not the
most remotely connoeted witli railroading.
Keeoivdr Illcrbower isroputod to have refused -
fused to ( > ay some extensive clmmpaj > iiu wlno
bills Incurred during the Mel-can regime.
AltOKCthor McLean's bills outside of striet
j-al'roaOluR ' liavo been iirpdisious and would
have made Vanderbilt himself turn pale and
would suggest a ualunil mliiDol ivd paint.
McLean pot Into tbo enterprise by placing
tome of the Mock.
The agreement was hi tbo first plnco that
JI.OOO.OOO of the Wyoming linprovomoatcom-
j-any was to Iw soli' ' , tbo Sioux Oily men put-
tine up * I nindnst W to bo put up by thoNoiv
Yorkers. The agreement win not kept , anil
Kioux Citv jmt up dollar for uollar. For
their advances , after f 100,000 , hud been pu t
into stock , they got f.iWOOO worth of bonds
at 50 tents on the dollar. They niado thead-
voiicos on a sinillur bails , until they had or
claimed overfl,000,000 in the concern.
la the meantime the Kow Yorkers , who
r ro keeping the b4okapoolied the accounts.
1'hzy broafiht in cnoraious bills for services ,
commission , materials , etc. Thcro wore also
a great muuy of the bonds plodded for dcbU
I
nud ulliv'ivl ilrhta on aocounts of tlio roi.l :
The KMV Ytrlturn , too , iverolibornl In l 3 > i
ing bonds t i thi-nisolvos for alleged * cry Icon
llro win whiw the row between the
Sioux City nml New Sorlc crowds tii'gun.
finh olalnimg that they were b.-lug frozen
out .MiUonn's enormous personal bills
many of tbcm without vouchers- were n
siiliji-i-t of ciintoiitlon. During the llniincliil
ftliliiirency Sioux City men Iiml ngoiits in
Miw York biivlng up claims ngalnst the
ro.id Muck mid bonds. , hi l u. . they were
UMdy to apply foru nvolvorship , SlcLcan
niitlclpate'd tiiom In the ehra5ka federal
c-oart und ex-Marshal lllorbowcr was ap
pointed receiver ami Mel.imn general man-
uger uiulur the receivership.
liivostlgatliin under the receivership re
sulted In Mcl.cfin' . " dlMiiissul und disapiiuar-
umx1 from Sioux City. At thesninc tltno t ho
Slinix City crowd rodmibled their efforts.
They sold' ( .VKt.tmil of bonds of the -slou *
City \\iirllioriiiindiKed this hi tbe war
on tin1 Now Yorlc crowd. Nototilyso , but it
ll understood that they Kcoured bucking from
some of iho old 1-0,1 bt iiero - I he Illinois Con-
tr.il. the Chicago , Mil\viui'ou , t St. I'nul or
tin1 ( Jiv.it rs'orthoiu. An jittiirney famlHar
with the affair states that tlm Sioux City
| icoi > lidlscoviT Mli'Videtii'o involvingorlinlnnl
nctinn , not only against the agents of the
Neiv Yorkers In the manaiiitmetit of the
read , but also against the most prominent
New Yorlt tlnnnclcrs. and that these orlmlnnl
ipiittc-rs have boon tisoil us an Instrument for
fon-itiRii sotllomeut duniig the last two or
Tinilllllrulty has been in Ihu cooked ac
counts , crookoil de.ils nil around , nml illegiti
mate expenditures. The sumo nttorney
nlnivocpinU'itstates that the aggrognlo nx-
pcnilHiii'i-K. us conlcod up it the ai-i'imnts ,
WITO arranged tnimikoim aggregate of over
$ lHil'Hliuroiis ( ) ( at J.M.OIM per mlla Uio
cost would he only W.OtHl.noo. wit ha big
slice fort lie construction company. The .Vow
Yorltrrs w < : rn trying to hired the Sioux City
cruxvd upon thls'biisis. At least Ihat is their
cl.dm.
The Sioux City luou are still in Now Yorlt ,
but it is understood that sonu1 sortofnsot-
tk'iiiont has lieon ivai-hed , though there is no
inforimition as to Its details.
Honrlvor lliorhctvu'r ' 1'nllCH.
Mr. jilis ; llierbiuver , the receiver of tha
1'aciileShort l > inevlio , va appointed to
that portion by .Indue Hutuly , Dei-umber li
last , was iislieil nbout the Me Loan trans ae-
Hull , \\-lilch Donald McLean , the former
MiK-rliitc'iident | of i-onstniollou of the road ,
was reported to hnvo borrowed | | , ( ) ) from
tbo Stale bank of O'Ps'uill , Kivinj-ns security
a warranty decid to property valui'il at flT.-
( KW-\vhieh the jieople of O'Neill haddeeiled to
McLean as trustee for the. railroad.
A bro.id . smllo ll'ht-ed ( the features of tbo
ex-inai > hal as ho grasped tlio [ mrport of the
question.
" 1 thought perhaps something hail de
veloped , " bo remarked as he drew a breath
of relief with the air of a niau who had ex
pected to "bear something drop. "
A.II effort tn lunrnvhaL the "sonicthliif ; "
was which Mr. lllerbowcicxtiei'tod to de
velop was skillfully parried and. ho reverted
tottu1 original question
"Shortly nitorl took charge of the road. "
said h'i , " 1 learned that nn electric liBlit
pompaiiy in O'Neill , in which Mr. AlcLoan
wns interested , bad established their plant in
our roundhouse.a have u fifteen stall
round house at that point tiiul have
no use for over half of it , tint
the light company bud no ripht in thero.
1 learned nl.-o of thii transaction of Me-
Loan's ' , In fact , I learned all ofthoilet.ilLs
the day after it occurred. So far as 1 can
learn McLean 'w.n inten'tPil to.some extent
in the electricIK'ht coini > any. They tfot their
plant Into the round bouse , 1mt had no money
to put It in operation. Ho MclAMii went to
.Mr. Mat hews nnd borrowed $ IU , ( > ( > < > . Kow
uiuchof that money ho nut into thought
ronipany 1 am not prepireil to say -in fact , 1
don't know Hint hu out any of it to tlint u.-o.
"As security for the loan ho jjave Matthews
a warranty deed for a largo lot of land. 1
bud a list prepared of the property mul the
vnUio amounted to several thousand dollars.
Mr. Mathews told mo lie regarded the war
ranty ilcoil In tlieiiatui'c ofa tnorit aue upon
the property.
"Jtwas currently reported that McLean
held this property in bis o\vn name , ami I can
say that ho lias told UIR frequently that he
owned eonsidenblo profierty nt ililToreiit
lioints nlonc Wie line , O'Neill innoii ! ; the
nuiulicr. Whether this land was hetit by
Mm in his own right , or as a trustee , I can
not sav.
"This mail wis built ns many others are
built , by KctlitiK bonuses wherever iiossiblo ,
In lticshiioof ; | land , bonds , etc. and thU
land may hnvo been deeded \lc-Leiui ILS
trustee , hoboing the head of tliocoiiivrn , or
it may liavo been bis Individual property. I
have not examined into tlio matter and can
not saj which iseorrci't.
" 1 turned Uio whole matter over to tbo
iroiierid solicitorof the road and ho reported
that the matt or nas ol no Inimoiliate couso-
ijUencu If the property belonged to McLe.in
tbe ro.iu . hail 110 interest in the matter , and If
the land wai hold by him as trustee for the
road tbo transaction was bad at the
peril of the lender and the title of the road to
the property could not suffer by any act of
McLean. As t'nero were many other things
domain ! IIIK our attention no further attention
was p.ild to the mutter.
" 1 inifiht say , however , that soon after 1
hoard of the matter I wont to O'Xeill from
Sioux City , accompanied by thoj-eneralsoliel-
tor und the superintendent of the road. Tbo
utton.oy had a lengthy interview \vltb .Mr.
Matters , but I do not know what conclusion
they reached. "
MVcro there not many things of a crooked
naMire c-otniiii ; under your observation in
connection with the road J"
\\oll , ' remarked Mr. Illoi-oowor , -
t don't know witcther Mr. McLean
would regard this trausuetlon us crooked.
He may lioableto throw llc'itontho ' matter
which would put an entirely dltTuruiit jhnsi >
on it "
"liut , aside from that , are there not manv
other things of lujucstionaulo tmture wlilc-h
have came to your knotvlunit"
" \\ell \ , I'll tell yon , " replle < l thn ex-mar
shal conlldeiitinlly , "Ibavoheard a number
of rumors , but I haven't paid much nttuntion
to them. "
The reporter pci-aistou in Ills qiiestionj ,
however , and Mr. lliorimwnr 11 11 ally said :
" "Well , tlierc are many t hlmfshich miht |
appear extravagant , but lain not poiurod to
sa > whether tlicy aiecrookcd , exactly. "
All efforts to gut a more doliulto htatomer.t
were fruitless , as Islr. Uiorbowcr refused to
particularize.
VKXKJH.ir. NltJMJI.lX'S JiS'Kt TE.
All Soareli for Tentnnu iilary
Tims I'mI'n i lie.
YOHK , Tob. 2S. [ Special
to Tan HKIJ.J The public has been awaiting
with interest ttio publication of ( Icncral Will
iam T. Sherman's \vill , but in all probability
they will wait In vain , ICone has been oiVcred
for probate and It is believed that tiich'uncral
ilia notinako a will. Jt has
lic'cu learned from a friend of the dea'l ' hero's
faniiij that all ufl'orts to al covora testa
mentary paper have been futllo. Search has
lition mudo through all of the genera : s jirl-
vatohoxw , desc ! and uflleo , but nothiti'In )
the shape of a will has been uncovered.
Kurthor search will bo made , and if the.
family .is imaVIt'td Had liny , npiplication will
bo made lor lellers of ndininUtratlon upon
the estate. It Is s alii that tlio general was
not n man of large wealth , having little , if
any real catnip. His pension ns a rutlnui
gcMieral of the army is beilevoil to twhis only
souri'o of income. His pet > onalestuto is not
large , but hi ? war relies nmrcurlos are highly
prUed by old ioldlers , frienits ana the family.
-V VicMory .TNewf-iipor | ! $ .
lliTJ-Ai.0 , N. Y. , Pub. 'is. | Sioci.U | U'elo-
gram to I'm : lin : . ( JudgeOorlctt haslinndetl
down hli decision in two sUlts one by tlio
Buffalo Kxpress and tUo other by t'ao Buffido
Courier- against UioA soelutod pro s of the
state of New Verk , denyini ; the motion to
dissolve an injunction. Tlio injunction was
obtained to proven ! tbo Associated press
fromexpelllngtho Kxprtiss and the Uonrler
because they used L'nltod press reports as
well as socialoU press reports , which was
contrary to UioruUisof the latter corporation.
The result is a givat victory for iii > niipuiers |
and negatively setUts thu nuesUon as to the
l > ewer of the pvoas lusociutton to prcvonl Its
memuors from buying news wherever they
please. _
Must ] ( ootiit ( of Polities.
MON-TKIUU , Tob. 2S. It is stated on tbe
highest possible ecclesiastical authority that
the Canadian bishops have been heavily
disciplined l y the jrapal collesa for lutorfcr-
inyln political sr.attvri.
PLACES FOlUUTllllSC MEN.
How the Ex-Menibjrj of the Present Oou-
Will ba Praviilcil For ,
PADDOCK'S ' FIGHT FOR IRRIGATION.
7Iein-janl/r.liit ( t lir L' nllo l > lni cs tiitii
Vicli t-.V l\ir \ lli'l'iirin Ihisy
I'lVNidcin-II 1(4 Iliiiisoliohl
'Allalrs lit tier ( iussiii ,
iiiviirovHi-innr Tin : Hr.n , 1
51H l-'oi HTii\rii : SniCKT , >
\Vi.insurox. D.C. , I'oh. S-t. 1
Tlierunro n number of men in congress
whose terms expire on next Monday , who
will | irobibly ; got iinpoliituiciils under the
piesldent , if not before the session closes ,
very soon thereafter. Koimtor I'lorce ' of
Korth li.ikotuls one of these. Senator 1'lcrc-e
was governor of the Onkotas , an editornnd
is a warm fi-lonil of the administration. lie
will got a good pliui ) somewhere. If Kcnator
llliilr should conoliido lodocllno tlie mission
to China , Senator I'lorco may sociiro that
plaeo. Hopresentativos Cannon of Illinois ,
C'uteheonof Michigan nnd ( Jrosvenor of Ohio
are slated forappaiiii.mi'iits. ( loner.il Cntch-
cou yyill prub.ibly pet the civilian's plneo on
tlio hoard ot forlllloatloiis , worth . " > ,00 ( ) n
year. The hoard wus created by an
act of this congress. ( Jenerul ( irnsvenor
has been considered seriously In connec
tion with the vacant assistant secretaryship
of the treasury. Ifhodoos not get that , ho
may he appointed toiijudlci.il position of
someUliul , possibly under the supreme con ft
reorganl/iition bill , when it hecoiuos ala\v.
Mr. Cniuioii has been considered and may bo
appointed to the vacant assistant secretary-
ship ol the treasury. Ho ishetlor litteJ for
that than any other plneo. It Is , however , a
position which brln M Its oci-up.mt in con
tact with the public mil pleasant social qual
ities are necessary to be popular in the administration -
ministration of Iho oflleo. It Is not nioru
than probable thnt Kopresentiitivo O won of
Indiana will be tendered a place , llo his
been mentioned ns especially lltted for the
presidency of the civil sorvleo cominisslon ,
vice Uyiuan the inucu'ump , against whom so
many charges have been brought with more
or less lustness. I'rosldent Iyinnu will have
to jro soon. Ho falls t < i give satisfaction to
cither side of Uio question of the reform.
rAIMtOIK's MTKfll UN IIIIIKJ ITH > N.
Senator 1'aildock niaito a very stroii'effort
to secure an aineiiilincut to the fainutry civil
appropriation bill flying $ -200,000 for the promotion -
motion of irrigation in Nobraskn and thouriil
regions of the west , but Senator Allison ,
chair man of the coiniiilttuo oniipiironriatlons ,
niado iipoiid of ordoiapaiiistlt and it was
ruled out of the lull. Senator Sti'wart of
Nevada , however , innlugiui lo net into the
bill a provision appropriatine & 20M ( ) [ )
"to enable the secretary of niric-iil-
tnro to collect and publish Information
as to tlie best methods of cultivating tlu soil
by irrigation. " His not known whether ar
tesian wells run ho ninilo under this appro
priation , but since it is so small not , much
could be done in the direction of artesian
wells , even though it would be possible to
iinlc au'ull for the purpose of acortaining
tbe "best methods of rullivutln ; ; the soil by
irrigation. " During the discussion of Sena
tor 1'iidJoclt's proposition tomakoamplopro-
vision for irrigation uivosticatiuns , the No-
hraslca senator .said of especial interest to
lln : readers ;
"If U were a matter connectoJ with the
ornamental business of the geological survey ,
nn excuse or a ) > olofry would bo necessary.
Tliut is a biMiic-h of industry which has boon
'
more thoroughly cultivated'tliiui any ether in
this country , but which has not prodiiecd , so
fur as 1 know , any pariictilar practical result
for the people in this region of the country ,
where these surveys Irivo bein inoitly made
mid who aredirivtly interested. Those brave
pioneers uhsolutely made the soil west ,
of the ninety-thin ! meridian of longitude.
These bravo men and women hnvo done
more than any other people on the continent
nhno- in the vvny of the jirosrrcM and the
devolopnientof the intenoruf this country.
Tlit-y made thenvorlimd mall staire 'ipossl-
blllt'y ; they ma-letlio | iopy express a iiossi-
bility , mid nftonvanls the construction and
niaiiitenanreof Iho I'.ieillo tolo rnph line ;
mid still later they made it iws ihlo to
construct the I ' . .u'lliirailroad. . 'J'hoy established -
lishod u cordon of settlements between the
Missouri river und the 1'aeiflo ocean , through
that nlmost limitless wilderness. They en-
dui'od greater hiii'ilshipt and vicissitudes than
almost liny people on the face of tbe earth
ever cxporlciiced , They made possible tlie
creation of tlio.so Rrc.it .states which have
been recently adiniited into tbo union. Mr.
President , those hardy pioneoi-s are now snf-
ferinft languishing in almost liopoltsb pov
erty bci-axisothnt region has been stricicou
with aili-o'ith utiwralh'lod iilinoitia the his
tory of thoUnited States.
' ICncoiirauod by the success of iujricultn.ro
farther cast they aflvuut-cd too rapidl- } and
too far up the Creator altitudes of the semiarid -
arid region where irriga'.ion is necessary to
agriculture. Tliev fully realizu now that
they cannot maintain the advanced line of
'
iliv'eloiinentwhlcti ) | they holil ut the present
time without a system of irrigation , and for
that thev uro now slriiircllnir. Tlicv neetl
tlio alii of the government iii this
behalf and they have believed that
they should and could get such
niii from It. Witli such encouragement
they would lie able to go forward in the ef
fort to iiiaujurKto a system of irrigation
which would save that country and save
themselves from ruin. It must lu romeni-
berodthuttho government owns two-thirds
of the hind in that region which would re
crivon very largo proportion of Iho benefit to
lesult from the inauguration oftucha sys
tem , and it has been demonstrated to ho all
solutely practicable in every respect lo irri
gate n' large pan of tlint .section through n
system of itrtesiwi wells and storage h.isins ,
I ile.slro simply to s.i.v this much in explana
tion of niv ortorts for this ntnendnient. 1
hope the amendment of the senator from IN'ii-
vadn'.vill ho jiiluptodand I promise the sen
ate that we shall be Heard from on this sub
ject hereafter. " .
A vuToiiv rou itr.rniiM ,
Civil scrvk-o reform , or at least the civil
service commission , has wou another victory
in th" house. Some tiiuo auoa resolution
\vns \ introduced niiividinf * frr the transfer of
tbo census uuivn.ii clurlu to ether depart-
inonuvithoutpaMslng thocivllservieo ex
amination. Tlio I'oiimusyiou has made 11 do-
tiu-ininod ll lu a aliibt the resolution. It
was referred to thn ix'nsus connnittee. who ,
after some discussion , returneil it to the
house as not beini ; withiu ttie committee's
jurisdiction. It was then referred to the
committee on civil .service , and Air. IjChl-
liricli. chairman of the committee , has stated
that his coinmlttoe will either mrilto no re
port at all on the resolution , or If called on
for n rupoil will wporl adversely.
TIEWAKTRII IIT Mil. IIVAHT" .
it i.-i understood that the justices of tlio
supreme court am very much disappointed nt
the probable shape in which the bill for the
rolicf of tlio supreme court will becomoa
law. AJ > nlronily suited , the lion o conl'orees ,
ujiitrary to p. > noral cxpectutiun , yielded to
ll'u tenatoeunfcrees and will recommend In
tin- louse lo adopt Uio semite bill. They
assert privately , as their reasonthatMessrs.
llvurts. Hour nml Hugh , tliosenatc conferees ,
kavti been unu'illing to concede almost a
i-lntrle jxilut , and that the * ' wei-o In conference -
forenco with tl.o power of either adopting
the senate bill , or having no legislation at
alt. Hunrc , the luwsc con forces sny. tlioy
wore compelled to yiold.Vtien the house
committee betfui thotnwls of framing Its bill
last iosslon , the olialriimn , Jud o Taylor ,
senteachjustico of Iho wiprunie c-ourt 11 let
ter reijuestinii him to state to thn cominittoo
his stiKfrcstlons for the relief of the court.
The just ires held a ijioclal meeting , and , as
the result of Uio oonlerenwi , they s > uut the
comiulttcoa Joint letter , emhi > dlui ) ; their .sug
gestions. Those suggestions verij all incor
porated In tlio house * bill , principal
unioiiL' them thu provision appointing two
additional judges in each clivulCnnd lliusie-
lloviut' tbo wuprmno justices d [ all cJrcuit
work , They uro , therefore , much clmtrriuud
at the action of conferees In agreoinx to the
senate bill , which tnalcos only one additional
circuit Juano , and docs not relieve the supreme -
promo juitlcos from circuit work. His true
that the senate hill provides that two jtidgos
shall constitute a quorum , so that ttio attend
ance of thu Justice IB not absolutely inilU-
ponslblo , but t'ic ' lUiUcos would have vrc-
T
f rivd the hiitno bill. It iiociiiMui fortmnto
tLnl , in a trtsiMiro Intt iiiled to re-
Hove the supivino court , the suggest ions
of that onirt iWii1iho whhus * of tin ) most
iviiiiliilili < jurt4titollovi r Itui ciiiuilry mint
> o dl rojriinUvrhicfri'ljbicatiso tin. ' vanity of
Kvui-tilii Ins iiuiinent.Hiif llnal ailieii
0 ihesrnato rtifiises to nt-ccpl any other
lo.nuro than tlio due which will bear his
ami } . .
Tin : I'lirVrtii-vr ' v in - < MAN.
I'rMldpnt Harrison IR the busiest mnii In
Vashinv'liin. llo 1 slinply overwhelmed
vltlnvorkof the most taxhif ; i-hiiraclcr. On
lis desk today , ivi > , , i pile of bills from coil-
ross moro t.ti , u , hiiiul hl li ilcmaiuilng a
arefill renipn r und rill signature.
\beut the nii'.siiloni nlinost constantly
VIM 11 inotlc.v . crowd of stnlt-s men
i-om emigres * , ! ) > DlUlcian , visitors of all
orts and olllrlaU ffom thedoiiartmcnl.H. The
nriotiB kinds of bustnoss prosentoil and the
olumo of Iteiv onoiinti to swamp n leather
nan. Kvei-ylioJy wiw Inn hurry. Most of
h o persons \vhn oallcd vei-o In bud humor.
Ml were anxious. Itisiitrylmr seawn for
.ho president. All expect h'itnto iitlend to
1 Is duties promptly , lulmlt nil on'.lers and
nlk with them fullv and to bo pleasant under
ill ein-umstances. Thn president has slept
mill f < w hours ( iiioh night for t wowoekt ,
nil his hibors will keep him awnkeiilniosl
ontlnuoiislv till congress ndjoiirns lit nixui
> n next Wodiiesilny , Tlio responsibilities of
ils position uro slmplv overwlii-ltnliii ; . Ho
tunt oat his inenls cnntlly nnd hnstlly. Hut
mid all tlio.so trials hois hourly nnd well ,
uunstaliliijt and efjual to every etuergiint-y.
IS TIIK VIUTslllKVlN IUC < lllOI.H. :
I're.sident ' nml Mrs. Harrison have not yet
locldoilull thodotnils of their western Jour-
ic.v , but in a few days moro tlieir plans will
> oln such shuic : tl.a't fiomething certain will
> e settled. They will prounbly sUirt within
'our or live wei-ks. Mrs. Harrison's time
vns-protly well taken up during tlie jiast
yeek with the daily ivci'ptions that she held
'or tlio numbers of strangers , in well as for
ininy others limit tint to siv her by friends.
Mrs. lus. ! ell Ilarrisun has liecn oqiuill oc-
ouplecl , attending the sessions of the world's
'airlionrd of lady mana > 'em and the business
vhich has accuinul.iti'd nn her hiiiuls in ro-
? iird to it.
MISI lll.l. VXFOI'B.
The semite today llunlly acted upon Mr.
Alnmlerson's artillery roorgauliEiitton bill ,
which has been mentioned In Tin : III i :
specials mul which In epitomized In tlio rcgu-
arpcossdispatches tonight. This bill is inn
somewhat different form from that In which
t iiassod the house , niul It will ho iiecossnry
-osond It to a couforcnco coinmitteo , but
jcnatorManilcrso'ils conlldeiit tonight that
t will become u law \vithm the next thteo
days.
The nominations of I'oitmnilcr ( lortouof
Crawford and Kiggs of O'Neill , cb. , liavo
been conllrined hy the senate. The iiomi-
latloti of I'osttnasterVulls of Scliuylcris
iiotconliruiojyot. KM ward Munii has been
ilipoliited po3tua9ter : ut Haranl , Sherman
comity , Xub.
Senator and Mrs. Manderson , shortly after
Lliontljourniiicnt. mv ROIIIK to miike a trip
Miroujih Temiesse , Kontuelcy and ( jeer lii , to
visit the places familiar to the former miring
tliou-ar. UurliiK April they will bu In ' ( 'w '
Vorlt nml Plilliuleljihui , nnd alter Unit will
return to Oiualm. In .lime they will come
east again , to 'o up to West Point , where
tlio isenator nnd SonntorValthall \ are on the
senate board of visitort. l or the summer
months their plans are not yet settled , but
Lliey expect tolio back In this citv curly in
ulicfall , us thu senator must do some commit
tee work at that jwiod on the modification
of the printing la.ws.
Senntor-elect K\lp ; of South IDaltota ni > -
iicarod on the lloor < | f the senate today , llo
iimiii-dutely repaired to the doinocratir- side
of the chamber aud presented nlotter of 111-
troiluction from Uartlctt Trip ) ) , the demo
cratic leader in rtnuUi Dakota , to Mr. ( ! or-
tiian of Mnrylutid. the leader of ttii--demo
cratic side of the1 chnniber. The democrats
linvo selected a seat upon their side fur Mr.
Kilo , iilthouvh the rupublti-uns had him in
chaivo for a wliilmind bcliovo t.bat ho will
sit with them.
This nomination of Iluatoii's successor as
United States tretnuiisr is not likely to bo
mudo before Monday. Lcinoko has jjonoto
New Yoik umlecidej whether to accept the
[ > lace or not. thouuhbo admitted before leav
ing that he liad bciju orterod it and had it
under consideration , The president' has not
yet lorinallyaeouptea Mr. Huston's ' resigna
tion , in pitoof rejxir.ts to the contrary. .
" 'l o hip lobby wWsh'liiLS , been . iu utiend-
aneo in tlu5 corridprs' ylio shipping subsidy
bill Aisucrsed toiliiy .1ST' niombt-r-s can ogaiii
imoryo from the clumber without/ fear of 1110
.cstation. It wns Uio most active and per
sistent lobbv that hus bestowed congress
since the ( rood old days of subsidies. The ro-
suit 01 tlio bitr batlloyestordav mis a sore
disappointment and todnv not one of the hun-
Ktf horde is lo bo soon about the capiUU.
M. N. Curtis ha.s hcmi uiipointed a nietnber
of the pension hoard ut Denver City , Neb. ;
ilsou. A. C'liiiiier at O .illala , N'ob. , audU.
D. ICiiiipp uKiroenllolrl , la.Pimil
Pimil S. IIr.A.TH ,
I'liiiisliinoiit for Army CYimos.
WA IIINIITOV , Kcb. ! i > . The president today
issued a Kcncnil onlor llxiiig the imixinmin
limit for the punishment of enlisted soldiers
in tno time of poueo for nil crimes nnd of
fences within the jurisdiction of courts-mar
tial. The regulations contemplate a uniform
degree of punishment throughout the service ,
and the Inhibition of excessive sentences by
courts-martial.
The severest penalty prescribed is ton
years' Imprisonment , ami this can bo iuiposod
only in eases of nuinsl.iuijhtcr nnd assault
wth intent tnUill.
The groatmt punishment for do-iortinn is
imprisoiuucnt for llvo ynar . which , however ,
niav bolnitHi-sed nnlv for desertion in pres
ence of an Indian outbreak or other trouble ,
or when the net is joined in by two or moro
soldiers in execution of a conspiracy.
The maximum pimirhiiient for ordinary
t'iisos of desertion Is t\vand one-half years'
imprisonment , with one your added for ciicn
previous conviction of the sumo ottciise. Uo-
sertors who surrender c.in not be Imp--Uonod
fora longer [ H-rio.il limn ton months.
The order wus hsneu at the instance of
Secretary 1'motor , nnd h intended as an net ,
of justice to the soldiers who have repeateilly
complained of undue discrimiii.ition in the
matter of punishment miderthe present sys
tem.
'Ilio IHroel Tax Hill.
W.vHiiNCiTflv , I'eb. ' SV-Tho direct tax bill
vhlc.li has nonu to the president , provides In
substance that t ho njcrctary of the treasury
shall credit each state and territory with a
Mm equal to all collections , hy sut-olV oroth
mvise , made under the torins of the iliroc
tax act of 1M11. All inonoys Mill duo ttio
United States under that act are remitted
A s'lillciontsiim 01 inoiiey i.siiproiiniiteil ) , to
ho paid when the legislatures sliall nave nc-
reptedtho sums in full riiitisfaction of nl
claims airniiist theL'iilted Stat < jsoi : nccnim
of the direct tax levy. Tlio money ajiproiiri
nted to meet indivlduid claims is to bo held ii
trust by the state authorities , six years beiiif ,
allowed for the reception ot llieso claims.
'Natii > iial Cilpllnloles. .
\VAsiiiximiN , Full , 'jj.- ! U'hu house commit
tee on reform in tlio.cyil | service agn-eilto re
port , though not ilnniiimntislv , n bill to pro
vldo fora sintjlo di\lll1pcrvlco comunssionor
with two doputli,1 ? , In place of the pieson
commission. Ono deputy will act an clue
examiner , and mus.t , bo of the opposite pollti
eal parly to that ofho coiinniHSlonc-r. lc
movnls for political causes are prohibited.
Dispatches froinilifctaci. uPortugoso bcttlo
meiitui ] | > osltu the 4 1 ' " ' the Joha river , tel
of n fccrlom robclllou Tlio Portugese Inhiib
Hants uro said to ) ) O 'iu ' an utterly lielples
' - "
coiulitlon.
frrrt-
V < ' - ( < -t-ilaV | ' . > Niiiiliia t ions.
WASHINGTON , l < 1iii > jS.- ! The i > rosld iit has
noininuted Thomas I cPartlo bo postmasto
at Hostoii. ! U
Willlain W. Dolicrtylo 1)0 United State
marshal for .Massachusetts.
1'ostmastar.s : Illinois .Marrellus ft. Uob
lusou , Sjirint ; Valley , Mlnncijulii Austii
V. IlanscomVlmur. | .
Henry 11 , Atheriou of Now riiiuiiishla1 txi
ho land commissioner iu Samoa under th
penonil act , sl neii at llorlin. Juno 1-1 , 1SV. .
William Hrufih of South Dakota to b
United States cousul atMosslna.
] { vpo to Captnro Dakota.
WASIIINOTOX , 1'ob. M. The first thro
addresses lit today's session of the wotnai
siilVragists were by Emma Smith Dovoe
Mrs. Alice J. PlcUlor of South Dakota nm
Houry n. HlacUwull of Musiiu-huselU on tli
subject of the lust South Dakot'i campaign
Ml-rf. 1'loUlcr foUmroihiit tlio campaign lali
the foundntion lur ultiiiwtosucwsj in Souu
Diiuotii at no dslant ( day.
SIT IS ARIIEDXECTRALITY.
Republican ? ami Democrats Watch While
the WhocUor Congress " \Vhiz. \
HOW A ROW WAS SQUELCHED YESTERDAY.
Ooitfcronri" lleptntH ItrooluMl nnd
Ailoit | > il--lflllH I'iiH.m il b.v the Hen-
nlo- SiMuiliiillenivlM
lO | | hiCillssl
W \snixiiTrtv , Pel.H ( Special Telegram
lo Tin : Mtr. | - Hoth ends of iho capltol nrc
worUiug t niKlit , us they hnvo been all ituy ,
under prc.isuro. Onlyn few mow hours
painfully few , invlinvc-f thi'lmmcnso amount
of work riMiinmlng to be tloni'- remain , nnd
not oven the appropriation hills are out of the
way. Thoshiulow of mi extra session Is con
stantly toomltif ; up.
1'iillke nil iirevloiis cxplriinr conjrressos ,
Ihoro Is an titter luck of considera
tion hotweoii tno two sides , nml
a blttor spirit of partisan hatred
cro ) > s out lu the house at any moment. The
opi-ning features of the house seemed to draft
In nil extra session. lr. Powell , chairman of
tin1 elections cormnlUoe , tried to have thctwo
ri'inaltittiir contested olectiuii cases dtsiosoil |
of. Mr. l 'ainioti tlicrofoi-o sought to illpposo
of the remaining bills by unanimous consent ,
lint Mr. t.'risp of ( ioorghi niado nn uttuck on
Cannon's candor , und a hot nlterention on-
suoil , In which it soon became evident mat
Iho dcmocNtvero willlntr , If necessary , to
dofent every rcmninlnt ; appropriation bill
and briiifr on nn extra session ratherthan
submit to Mr. Kowoll's election oases.
Mr , I aiiiion made a gallant light , but he
owed to himsi-lf tlrst to save the appropria
tion bills. Moiunvhllo several iviniblli-iin
senators had hoard of the light in the housn ,
and bad noticed in tUo sonnto shortly thoro-
aftorasuddon ihsposllion on the part of the
doinociutio sonntors to iliscuss nt givnt
length the Iii'linu appropriation bills. The
purpose on both sides wus cqiiallv plain.
\Vorii win. sent over , nnd some of tlio son
ntors cnmo ever to the house to urge the
iibiKiilotimcnt of the election cnsi-s. Mr.
Ko well consent I'd. An nfrreeinent was niado
with the democrats whereby it was assured
'
that no effort will be mn'do for the rcM of
the session to dispose of the election contests.
Hardly hiul this boon done when the demo
crats immediately changed their tac
tics. No attention was paid , apparently ,
to any further lefMiiliiw , Ir. C'annun
called un one appropriation bill alter anaher
and In the last case asked and received unan
imous consent logo into conference.
Mr. Ilitt culled up tbo diplomatic appropri
ation bill , and after yieklitif , ' to Mr. .MoCreury
for a lit I It ; spurt of opposition to the proposed
Hawaiian cable subsidy , it too , by unanl-
irnous consent -\vent to conference.
In wonderful contrast to the fierce butt lo
nf yeslordiy , with its purllainontnry skirm-
Istios and continued roll calls , vnUy hardly
ono point of order was luado. and the roll
clorli leaned back In his- chair , idly trxiiif , ' to
gather up the shattered remnants
of what waj left of his voice
of yujfrday ntid hist nlfrht. Coiiforonce < -
ports nnd committee reports came in. The
wheels of legislation fairly whizzed. IJut
lint n sides feel continually that it is only nu
iirtncd noulrality , not a peace , and the 'first
1)111 ofa republican nature will stir up a war
Thopullcrios are cj'owdod iliiy nud night ,
for tliuro may bo n dislurhiincc ut any
moment. Though yielding tln > ch.nr at times ,
Mr. Reed remains almost continirilly in the
chamber. All exivcUtion of u resolution of
thanks to the speaker hus been abandoned.
As a matter of fact , .Mr. itced never played
for the thanks of the democrats in his rule of
the house ,
The senate spent almost the entires day on
the liidinn appropriation bill. A.H hopes
seem futile of any other bills MIVO the appro
priation bills , and unless thnsounte sits day
and nlulit , the other important bills are hope-
loss. Senator Sherman has abandoned the.
NMcnraftun bill , and the prospers -for the
bankruptcy niul the copyright bills are of tbo
gloomiest. The direct tax hill wus llimlly
jiassod. Some sort of u pos'.al subsidy bill
may yet puss , sis will the supreme court re
lief bill.
There was ' a ru nior today that Sennt.or
Stewart had proposed calling iip and passing
the house.elections trill , but.Mr. Jioar docs not
believe it possible.
Sonnlo.
\V8iiiMrros , Feb. 2S. In the senate this
inornlnir a motion to roconslder the voti1
pusMtif ; the bill establishing national orisons
was made ami entered , When the vice presi
dent laid before the senate a communication
from the family of thelate ( Seneral Sherman ,
expressing profound gratitude and apprecia
tion of the honor bestowed by the senate upon
the memory of their father in its testimonial
of condolence.
The privlloijo of the lloor was given to Mr.
Claggett , claiming to ho the senator-elect
from Idaho , pending tbo decision of his
claim.
Vaiious resolutions heretofore ulluaed t/ >
wereagreed ) to , lurludiiiK' the following ; In
structing the cominitti'o on territories to
visit Alaska durinp recess and Imiulru into
its resources and into all matters pertaining
t.n \vi-lfuri ; i Insti-iirtititr Ihi * rnmmittoo nn
privileges and elections to Inquire and report
nt what time the compensation of senators
from newly utlmlttod stutos riiiirht to bogm.
'J'he honso amendment to the direct lax bill
was taken up nnd URI-COI ! to. The house , bill
now gees to tlio president.
Thehoiiso bill giving a pension of,0)0 ( ) a
year to the \viilo\v of Admiral 1'orter was
passed.
The senate agreed to the coiiferci.ro re
ports nnd bills to establish United Stntos
laud courts nnd to dollnu und ivjrulato tlm
jurisdiction of courts of the United States.
.A hoiitio substitute for the senate tonnage
1)111 ) wus laid on the table for the present.
The house bill to provide for the reorgan
ization of the artillery force of the army wns
passed with tlm sen nto substitute. Th'o sub
stitute prnvidM for a ri-organUation of the
nrtllli'i-y mid infantry forces.
This Indian appropriation bill was tnUen
up , the jiendingiinestlon beiinr on Air. 1'utti-
Irow's nmeiiclment to suction ' 'ii , malting the
scttleineiil jirlcoof Iho Sisseton and Wuhiiy-
ton lands ? 1 .il instead of SJ.W ) nn acre.
Agreed to. The question then was , us stated
by Mr. D.IWOS , to .itrlkn out all provisions of
the house bill from page ( V ) U )
page 1-.1 , nnd from iiago Hi * to pngo
14S , ( relathif ; lo six agrceim-nts with
Indian tribes ) und to Insert u substitute cov-
citing uugci l-isto aiil , the end of the bill.
Air. O.iwo-j declared the house proposition
wns a nonentity. 11 began nowhere and ond-
ou nowhciv. There wus not a word lu It con-
llrminn any one of the nKi'ceinonts vltli the
Indians , and the- senate substitute had been
prenared witli care.
Air. CJormuiisnid that foraho lirst time In
the histoiy of legislation , sevi-n ori'itht treat
ies wore tucked on un appropriation lilll , tu
l > o ratified. Adthntwiis lino.vnof thn honso
proposition \vas that it rut illeil all those
Indian treaties , appropriated annul § ' , ( ( ) ) , ( )
and mailo a nrovision lor hetwuon f > , liUlKH ) ( )
uiid'iiOiilKKi ( ( nere.s uf land to Uc ndileti to
the public domain in a w.iy which ho ( Cor-
main could not explain.
WhUotlio ( juestlon wns being ; discussed
Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved to add to the
senate substitute u provision to pay to tlm
( 'iiocta\vsund'hlcuiisu\vs ( ? ; , 'J.ilirit ) in o.\-
chmiijo for lunds in Indian 'IVrritory now oe-
cupied bv tbo L'lieyi-nnes nnd Arapuhoes
under executive order. Agreed to.
Mr. AIIHomnoveii to trik out of the -so-i-
ate substitute the portion relating to tlio
iiKreeini.'iit tvith the L'lieyonuL" . and Arupa-
hoes.
hoes.Conferenco
Conference conunlttoc's were aiipolntod on
the sundry civil und kTislativonpproiiriutlun
bills. The conference ropnrt on the hill to
rojieal thn timber oulturu law.- * was presoiitnd
and onreod t o. The substitute for sc'imtu bill
for thu Inspection ofvossels rarrytiif oxpoit
cattle friun the I'mtod Stall's to foreign
uouutrins was u reed to. The tillo u.is
aineniloilto road , "To provide for the safe
tr.insjkortution und liiiiiianu treatment of ex
port i-attlo from the United States to foreign
uountrlns. "
The imlluii iipnropriiitlon bill having bean
resuiiiod , Mr. Allison's amendment was dls-
agreed In. The following amend in outs worn
adoiitcd : U.v.Mr. i'lnmb , that tlie schoil
lamls reserved In OUlahonm may lm leased
foi not exci'oilliif ; tUreo JTIIIS , fur tlio hiMiofli
ol the kuhooi futi'l of the torrltory ; hy Mr.
Uawes , to strike out the house pritvisluns In
coui.t'ctiuii wltt. LVieulx ugrc'Jinenttivitb In-
1 1. in tribes nnd xubslitntn the seiuito pro
vision thorofor , uv Mr. Koagiin , to pay
-n)0.KH ) ( ) to the frlondly Sioux linlliins during
he Into trouble for pmport.T lost ordivstivved
iy nbodlciico to orders of thu govornnii'iil ,
by Mr. Ciiroj , providing fora cuminlsslon to
le otluto with the Nlioshono liullniis of
Wyoming for iho oossloti of thulrrosorvntion.
l-'ltiiill.v.nt HoVKu-k , the liuliun appropria
tion bid was passed and u eonfcronro i-oin-
nitlci-apnolnied.
On motion ot Mr. Mi-Oomioll , Iho sonnto
illl approprwtliif ; IdiMHiti f r n public build-
iifjat Uoiso City , Idaliuvan imssod.
The pmtonii-o appropriation lilll win taken
up and temporarily laid aside lu oritui lo pass
the hnnsii bills on the culiMidnr.
\ number of minor house bills woi-op.issod.
I'hn lioujoblll for the i-rectlon of Unltod
States prisons , oto. , wlib the scnutoiimond-
nimts. whli-h piiSHoj a lew iluys nun. was
reconsidered nml UK , | II passed , without the
itncmlnionts.
The po-stofllco appropriation bill
was tnlii'n up. Several committee
imenilnii'iit.s wern iifjroed to , also cine
iiy Mr. 1'liinib , Ini-roisinif tbn inimborof inspectors
specters to twelve and idloivltiK ? J ( .l iW to bo
UHi'ii to pay thonocossnry tr.ivellni ; ixpt > nsei
of the chief clerk and railway postal dorks
t raveling under dlroct orders from the post-
iiinstdiuehoral. .
Mr. Prye moved to nnioinl the bill b.v In
serting n provision appropriating s > , ' . ' , ) ,
for Iho transport-alum of feivign mulls
nnd authori/.lngconiiiii't-s for carrylm : the
mnll on Aim-i-lcan steainshlps ( belnjj passed
l > y Iho house with n few inodillt-allons. )
Mr. Haiiinl in.iito . iioinlof | ( order that , tbo
unemlniciil % vas gonenil legislation , and not
in ordi-r ' bill. The
nn un njipropnu'ioii pre
siding ufthiMi.ir. . 1 'mi i ) n\ori-iih'd thiMioint.
Mr. Dnnlcl iippi-aloil , unil In1 und Mr. Kciimin
urpuod ut Ion gili in support of the point of
oi-der nnd against the decision of the cliulr.
Air. I'lnnili proposed that unanimous con
sent Im ( jivon toluivea vote taken on Mon
day without lurllu-f ilcbalr.
Mr. KiMgim nhjocted.
IVndlng notion on that point , an amend
ment by Mr. Midhullvns nRivod to
npproprlntliiK SlU.tWil for the puit-liiHo of
the postal records of the couloderale govern
ment.
ment.Without
Without mulilnp any imirrcss with Ihc
liill thu Htiintuiil II : : ment into executive
os lon. U'lien the doors opened itvns
stated by Air. 1'lntt tliut nu agreement hud
been niado ti ) pni.-oed to the i-oiislderation of
the shipping Dillon Monday niovmnu.
.Mr. Stanford nnmiunced the ilciivn of Sotin-
tor Hours ) , uncivil npproprialo resolutions ,
mil , after eulogistic roniarks by Kuusoni , the
senate , us n murk of respect to the memory
of Senator Hearst , adjourned nt rJiUUu. ni.
until Uiu.Monday : morning.
House.
\S'A mv < mix , Fob. US. In the house this
morning the motion to ask tliesonulo for a
conference on the shipping bill ns amended
by thu house last night was unreal to.
Air. ( 'annon moved to suspend the rules
and agree to u motion that thu housenuncon
cur in senate amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill , and tu-cmlo to the request
> t the senate for conference.
After consjn > ruble dcluito the motion to
suspend the rules was rojoctinl , anil imint-ili-
.itcly Mr. Ivowell tried to call up n contested
election case. This wus defeated bv 1-1 , " to
Conference reports on tbe hill to di-flm ; nnd
roguluU ) tbo Jurisdiction of the Uiutort Suites
courts , aim establishing private hind courts
were agreed to anil after n conference between
tweon republicans nud democrats , thnsunnry
civil und legislative appropriation oills were
sent to confeivni-o without objection.
Mr. Hit ) roportcd the diplomatic and con
sular bill , \vith the rironimcndution that all
Lhe.soiinlo amendments ho agreed to , except
that for the Hawaiian cable.
Mr. iMcOoary vigorously opposed the cable-
lu'oposition.
Tin1 ri-coiiiniendaticns wei-c concurred in :
Vc'is- ; nuysi ( ; the roll bcintrcalled ngiiin in
aruer to iMiipliusi/e the opposition of the
liou'o to thn Hawaiian cable pt-opnsitinn. ( . 'on-
forccs vert1 unpointed. Tlio ccinfereni-o ro-
[ > ort nn the hidiun depredations bill was
agii'od to.
Mr. Tlioinuson from the committee on
judlchii-y reportoa n resolution impeaching
ludgc Jioarmau of Louisiana. 1'endiiif'con-
siileration , the house proceed oil to the con-
sidcrntioii of resolutions eulogistic of the latu
CoiiRivssiiiim I'holaii , and .soon ndjouruud to
meet this evening.
At thn evening session the copyright bill
witli the sen nto amendments was presented
nnd Mr. Simoiids moved non-concurrence.
Mr. I'avson mudo a point of ordur tlint the
senate umendmciits must first bo considered
in committee of the whole. The speaker
overruled it , and Mr. Payson moved to con-
curwith senate amendment * . The motion
was defeated by liil ! to IV4 , equivalent to non-
concurrence.
Tinconfirence report on the lull to repeal
the timber culture law was lj.idover till Mon
ti nv.
nv.Mr. . Mclvinloy called up the bill providing
that nothing in the existing tariff laws shall
be construed 113 nffoc-ting the treaty with
Ilawnii. It was passed without opposition.
The senute hill to prevent book nmldm :
and pool selling iu the District of Columbia
wu < passed.
Mr. Clunie of California briefly nnd feel
ingly announced the death of Senator Hearst ,
and us n murk of respect the house , at 1-"D : ,
adjourned until Monday.
A'i131 ; ji ic it.i THtx I.A ir.
Anioi-ira's Population lo HiI'ro
I'l-OIII Pori-i ll l'l > lllllllll.
WA-SIIIXI.TOV , Fob. 'J-5. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : -Hepresetitative : ] Owens' immi
gration bill , which is ono of the most im
portant measures considered uuring the
present session , passed the senate last night
and only nwnhs the signature of the presi
dent to make it a law. The bill excludes
idiots , insauo persons , paupers und persons
likely to hoc-ome n public churge , persons suf
fering from a loathsome or contagious dis
ease , felons , poly'amists ( nnd alien contract
laborer * .
One of the most important feature * of the
bill is the clause \\hh-h gives the immigra
tion ollkvrs authority to return emigrants to
tlie country whence they came at the ex-
peiiFo of tbu h teams Inn company having
drought them , If it Mini ! be discovered tit
any time wilhln a year after their Jan ding
that they have cumo In violation of u law.
I'mlcr the present law when an emigrant has
once been allowed to land , thuiv i * no author
ity for nny action against him.
Another important feiiturt ) of t.ho bill m-o-
lilbltH viuployei-A from iidvnrtislng iu foreign
countries foilahmcrs and any emigrant cum-
ing in rospunso to siu-h nilveriNeinent shall
ho treated a having -oine In violation of this
law.
It otherwise strengthens the alien contract
labor law by closing every loop-hole through
\vhU-uumtraclorsanil labor ! mpotters have
sosncccssfiilly evaded it. It also places the
administration nl Iho linimgnitluii laws m
the hands of ibo superinteiulent of immigra
tion , instead of leaving It to oAloialt of vml-
ous states. ,
ft.Ji.ni.vtt miiimr : itn.i.s.
They Are Krpurti-il ruvor.iblj- Ilio
Sc'uitr.
\ VAlliNirn > NFeb. , . --jSpoc-inl Ti'lo-
griim to Tin. HIM : . ] From the senate
t'ominitteo on i-ntnniei-iM Mr. Vi-st today re
ported with f.noralile riToiuinendation the
lillls to bridge the Miss mri at the foot of
Piu-nnm street , Omaha , and between ! louiIiis
and Surpy coun'ics. Nul'i-aska , into I'otta-
wattiimio. coiintv , Iowa. The bills uro
amomlod by tbo lo.iimitteo roiulriu r the
bridges to bo oomnieiice'l within ono year
nnd i-ompleti'd within three years niter the
passage of tlie hills.
'Iho
WASIIIM.TOS' , l-'eb ! -ISj.wiul Telegram
toTni : Uir..lThe : | io"stnl s jljsidy bill , which
pa-sod Iho house last night after tlioingular
shlpplni ; bill had been dcfea'.cd , is Identillud
with the senate- bill passed last session , ex
cept that Ibo amount of money to bo pulil for
carrying malls Is reduced ono-Uurd , and iiiT-
taln oilier clwngDi are miun iu tlio cliishitlcn-
linn of vessels to receive the lioinitv. The
whole amount appropriate. ! is j-l.-'imjiiHl mul
it Is tobo expended largely in Ibo discretion
of the poRttnast/ui'Kont.-r.U.
There U iittlo < loubt that tlio siniitolll \
uei-out the rlningto which may be ni'ido ' by
the confercnco committei ) , to which it hus
been ruien-cil ,
ornVciu h or ,
Si. I'll i , Miun. , Fob -Kuports frum
various limits iu the nortlnve t iU'lii-uU ) thHl
lait night \vji DUO of thu coldest of Kin sell-
son. In PulimIt w.i . ' ! ' ) below , i-'eivuN
l-'alU . ' ! > , l-.i- C.-.J u1. It . * . UTJI-SI-.I ; < uV t'T
THE OUESTION NOT DECIDED ,
A Oloso Vote 1'robftlilo in tlio Sotit'j ' Dakota
Bomto on llMiibmisstou ,
ITS FATE \VILL HE SETTLED TUESDAY ,
An Opinion on Ilio Snliji'rt ol'1'iulni ;
i' I'ni'HU1 Uallrn.'ill
peri j - Tlic Demi
I'liiinii : , K. I ) . , l-'oli. W. fSpoclnl Tolcurain
to Tins Hr.i'I'ho : | ivsuhmUslon qiiwtlnii
isery clo d in tlio M > imtc > , ami ne.liliur p.u-t.v
IOIOWH for stire whcthi'i- will linsuoceHsful
.A fmv days up ) the ri'HiitiiiiisslonUts w 'n >
very iMiillilunt of majority , but am now
innvhiK innroiMrofuMy , if posslMe , and IUM
not yi-t fully satlsliiHl to inaUo a trial f
stiviiKtli. 'J'hn rooort of the Judli'iary i-oni
inlltoo wna presi'iited In the itoiinlo this morn
inc , tmd a innjnrlty report favored thn jiiiss-
ago of the bill as it piisHed the liousi * , und
there \viw u minority itiport to the eontrni-v
Klttroil \VinlniboiiBli , and Kreneli , leadlnt ;
ivpiilillcims , HlKiioit the majority reixirl , und
Melville , I'roHton andlolli\v , oqiMlly proini
ni'iit rop'.iblii-.iiH. the iiilnorlty. The dun
nilltoe I'ouslst.s of nlno iiminlioH. Stowart.
iiidopoiideiit , ami Sheaf , ilonwcrat , won1
\vllli Uio iniijoritv , and Smith , imloioiul [ nl ,
\vlth ttio inlnnrlty. The report lavs nvi-r
till Monday , when It comosup for tuloptl' ' > n ,
mid Tuesday for llniil IIIISSHSO.
The iUi | .tion la bolus raised by Uio jinihi
liltlonists Hint the hill as it pissi'd tlio lions
will not , provoconstitutional. The Krouii' ! .
for tlili uro that It Is n Joint ri't"l\i
tlon tliiil "legislates-11 which tnnlies r
inaetically a billvlilcli must In
slfjnoil by the trovornor. The "lpcls
lato'1 pr.rt of It is v.-hcro nrovlsici
liai been made for an Plectlon on 1111 nnii'ii < l
merit to tlm constitution. lint as tlio const i
tulinii seems to proviilu for this spi i-iiilly and
there is a priveilunt of aiiieniliiieiitH pa si-il
last year , tlu'iv ilees not si-ntn to lioinucli
frrountl fnr alarm but that the bill will li'Kiilly
put the atni-tidnipnt liefon1 the jicnplo at the
next election. Tlio question ivas not raised
on the uiiiondim-nts sutunlUuil bythOHOcro
tury of state nt the lust election , ami tin says
liolniH not even \amiucd tlioiinestlon t
satisfy himself. Tlio rumor Unit CotiKrcji.s
inun i'iniiiblo bail tolegniiihed TroinViKliiiiu
ton that rcsuhui'sslon ' mint bo defeated i-
iiiiihiibly toUdly unfoniidoil. Cnintilo is
iinou'ii to bo a very dui-iUod iiiiti-prohlhltion-
1st and tins always iXiri'-.sed ] tihnself tu
frienits as ii favor of rt'sulinissiuu.
Ciiiinot 'ln\ i In1 .Nnrtht-rn I'ni'Klr.
UI .MMII'K , N. I ) . . l\ib. ifcipcclal [ Ti-h1-
Ki'inn to Tin : HIH.Tho : | attoruoy ccnoi-.u
todny rumloroil to the louishiturn an opinion
as to the power of the suite to tux the friin
chlso rlRlit-of-wjy ro.ul bed , ties , rails , huild
ings and other o lulpnient of the Norther"
1'acillc niilrouj company. 'J'his subject hu
ve\ort the inioplo aiiiloccuplexl tbo courts cvri
niuco tbo coiistiliition was formod. 'I'ho nt
tornisy Kunural points out that the act of eon
vro > b ( rraiitiii ( ; u charter to the Northern
I'iicilio was in the nature of a contract. The
charter prints thn rhlit-of-\vay through ccr
tain portions of the public-domain , includin.
wluit Is the stiitoof North Dakota , and o\
onipLs the property spec-ill"d from taxation
The company aijrei'd , in accepting the char
ter , to transport coven.incutstor , troops ,
etc. , and to ui.dntain 11 poital route. The at
torney iTcncral holils that co'isress ' has
power 'o ' ( rriint the rilit-if-\vay ( tbroupli
the public ( loiiiain and to ir.ulte Iho contract
statod. The state cannot tax the company's
right of way , or the improvements tliurcun.
without contlirtiiiK with the constitution t
the United StiiUM. wiiicli provides tliut u
state cannot impair thu terms of a contriioi
The opinion Lselixljorato and clear , coverhv
the whole croun < l. ft will probably no taken
as rop.clustvo In settling the question. The
state has u uross earning tax , ami will have
to dc-j > end on tlMt so far as the Northern '
I'ai-ltiu is coucernod. Tlio amount oollerted
under the fjross uarimifrs iuw is onlv uboiit
one-half the ani'junt tbu s'ato would roali/i
uiulur the other system at a fair valuation.
Tlio Dead Itt-pi-i-.si'iitativo.
VKKMII.MON , S. ! > . , Feb. - . ! . ( Special Ti-l
egram to Tin : ! : ; . ] 'J'horouinins of Itrpr.1-
soutativo II. .1. Austin , xvbo died nt 1'icnv
yestonta. , * forenoon , were l0ii > ! bt to this
city by a special train t/onieliT. . Ho will tin
burled at li o'clock tomorrow , Ihu Masons and ,
( Iraud Army of t.Ue Uopiihlio conducting Hi-
funeral e.xon-ises. ills death has cast a deep
gluoin over this city , as lie wus u very pupu
lur man.
A ltiil'in.Iliiincil. .
VKIIMII.I.ION , S. I ) . , Feb. 2s. [ Spcciiil T.'l
ORi-ani to Tin : Uii.J : : The hou- of Frank
KutluTlaml , two miles south of this city ,
buriiuil tu the ground this evemue about 1) )
o'clocn. Cause unknown. Insurance liglit
Ciiiildn't Manil l'1-o-.pcriJy.
HO.MK , Feb. 'JS. [ Spociul Cublen-am to Tun
Jlii.j : : The i , il detail * of the fall of the
Crlspi ministr. . md the acci sion of the
Marquis ill Hudini have already been given ,
hut It may not bo generally known that tl.u
delicti for widen Sisnor CrLsoi was trying to
provide was nol Blilelly caused by depression
in Dusiness nor by reason of the impoverish
ment of the poopU1. I'nruiloxie.il us n
si'cin , it was largely cuiisuii by tlio iin
crops ol IS'.KI. I'riortotluit jv.ir there had
for several years a ilotlciem-y in the iv * \ -
reiiitirini ; tlie Importation of larco nhOL. nt i
of broad stulTs. liy iitason of .l.o
of is'.N ) , lireadstuJTb wi.-ro no lunger iinpor.ed ,
mul tlm trovernincnt lost it > uccii.slnitiiHl
ruvi-iiuo from their importation. Tlm1 *
uuvi-rnmoiit was poorer because the pee pin
were richer.
] { l\IIINli , I'.l. , Vile ) . .I'
toTnr. nnii.j-Dr. John Kgc of
lately boon doiminstr.itiiig ttio
inatoloey , and several dn > - n |
number of piece * of white nn
nciiloreil man , .lames I-owls Hi is
Dr. Ege removed UKliuml.u.'i > . . . _ . .
that the engraflod skm app < , mIII' < T tliun
before , possibly by runt rust. liu > the fni t
pnibat..v ' established that WUJI < ' KII. i-nw
ed on black will rt-tuiii i.
never tieforo ( lenion-.ti-.ilO'1 !
1/i.uiHvllli- I oi-cT ?
I.oi i-vn.i.r , Ky , Teb. ' > . Spi-ui ) TI- .
gram to Tin : ULI 1 Tin'ar' ' cf
villo basyball muiinvenient iiniir. . > i ! A tolo
BI-IUU VMIS ivrciveit fnun I'l'tabur ttu ,
lug suiting Unit S-u Strat'iin. ( > < rra > n
Koiituckiiin and uppl < - uf Mutmgi > I'tiip.
man's eye , had sigi.-ii : to \ , \ \y ivitn ' IT i , < ag „
end ) of that city. J'h" l.omsvill.iub u is
already m u biilirippli'il , ! oiudiliiiii ajid ttin
talcing of Strutton pnu'ti.-.illy louvos thc'ii
without u siiiglu pitchc r.
" .iicli I'aiii I'i'DiiiKcil.
Lt.N'Mts ' , 1'Vb. 'i . -It it Inarned in connec
tion with the. apt > licntton made by Lndy Uu- .
sell , wlft of Kirl ; Uussoll , for n writ of hOtn
ration fr'ii-i her bi band that tlio ilolalln .1 .
tii-i I'aso will be most p.imfnj. Ailultcry n
tut chartrud aijiiiiist tlio doK-ndant.
\ \ ill nut 1'ri-inil ttio ri h ( .
Titnv , N. y. , rVb ' - ' < . -SiHx-liil | Telo < niiu
toTiiilIii-l'oliivSuperhitciulont : : ]
says ho will not prrmit the rtJi-Cartliy l i\ou
tight tu lake place here mul IniSMMiot'llk'U tlm
Crib club , uiidor i > huso duvuUoa tliumoutin
\viis to bi > .
All ItlhMllll l'i llll'--ll.JH\\ | | .
SAN r'iivM'i iu , Fob. , > , - itussell S
Thrtinpsuii , n con tractor on the cahlo ruliiv ; 'i ' ,
wus shot ujnl klllml this mornliii , ' by Ail
Ufu-lirun. hUfiitlior-ln-liiw. Tliolauei'nil.'i-
wards killed himself , fociirmi was lus.ane
Tin- Air Ship UOOIIIK.
Oiiicvuo , | ' 'ob. S > . ' 1'lw itlroctoM of the
Wout.t Curmoi nw-onuutlc oompany iliH-l.U'tl ,
Uxluy , to ruUc f'.VHl.OOi ) , part of which i\ , t
i h i > | n > iifi > d in ot'anlihiiinif a ! nr : o pluut aud
. ' V IT t'ic I'otuuugtor , HUluiu. .