THE OMAHA DAILY
TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MARCH 26 , 1801 , NUMBER 278.
BURLINGTON FLYER WRECKED ,
Total Results of a Dispatcher's Mistake
Combined with the Storm.
ENGINEER ROBERTS INSTANTLY KILLED ,
- JFircmati Viloll Vainly Scnltlcil
Isorti\v8tcru ! Train In WUcoriHin
Ditched , with Vntal Kcmills
Uthcr AucldontH.
Burros , Kob. , March W. [ Special Tele
gram to Tiir. Bnn. | A frightful wreck oc
curred on the B. & M. four miles cast of Sutton -
ton this morulnt : at 7:30 : o'clock. Train No.
77 , polnK west , loaded with feeders , was over
taken and run Into by No. 1 , the flyer. No.
77 wns 'running at the rnto of twcnty-flvo
inilcs nn hour , and No. 1 at the rate of fifty
miles nn hour.
The Hyer hud two endues , ono being n
mogul , and a snow plnw abend , nnd consequently
quently could not sco the train nhcad. The
snow plow engine drove under several of
the rear cars of the freight train ,
Nwccplng from the under sldo of
them six pairs of trucks , bending
up the steel rails as though they wcro lead ,
and pitching six of the cars to the tight and *
left. The last car Injured scooted upon the
top of the snow-plow and the engine nnd
stayed up there loaded with cnltlc. The en
gineer of the front engine never loft his scat ,
nnu escaped unhurt ; his fireman also escaped
by jumping out , lighting on his head in a
snow bank.
The next engine , a mogul , was thrown
nbout twenty-five feet sluewiso nnd fell on
its sldo. The engineer , John O. Koberts , of
I'lattsmouth , wns instantly klllo'l by being
caught between the engine nnd the tender.
Ills lower extremities rind body beinclitcrnlly
mashed. His right hand , as ho lay dead under
his engine , was grasping the back sldo of
the steam pnage. It will be Impossible to re
cover hh body until the wrecking men , who
nro on the ground working like beavers , get
tbo engine raised up.
Henry Udell , the > fireman of this engine ,
was iu the rear of the tender firing and was
caught by the coal and burlou up by It to his
hips and was hudly burned by _ thc escaping
stcum. His lower extremities nro literally
reeked , also his urms , shoulder and back. Ho
Is suffering from the shock , but a reaction
has sot in nnd ho Is comfortable under largo
hypodermic doses of morphine. Ho has been
sent to Omaha.
Dr. Clark , the company's surgeon , was
brought to the scene of tho" wreck nnd gave
the necessary assistance and care to the In
jured llromnn.
Doth the dead engineer and the Injured
llromnn are married , but have no children.
Ono of the steers was traveling around
whllo n pleco of silver was sticking through
him. Ilo was aftcrwnrds shot by the pas-
tcngers. An apron was temporarily con
structed of tics nnd the cattle tliat.wcro In the
car on top of tbo engine were hauled out on it
and tumbled down to the ground. It was a
novel sight to ace a car of cattle more than
twonty-llvu feet from ttie ground and on top
of the engine ,
The accident appears to have resulted
from the giving of a wrong order by the train
dispatcher.
At the tlmo of the occurrence of the acci
dent the wind and snow were blowing a gale
and it wns impossible for the men on the
snow plow to sea anything ahead of thorn. If
. . tbo accident had taken place a few minutes
-.flBoono'tho ) train would have bean at n deep
ravine and the loss of Ufa would have been
necessarily ftghtful. Ai It is it was a very
lucky accident.
Nonoof the passengers \voro hurt.
An Inquest Is being hold by the coroner of
Flllmoro county.
Henry Udell , the fireman , died nbout S
o'clock last night on the way to Omaha , n
few moments before the tram reached Lin
coln. His remnins wcro taken off the train
and taken to an undertaker's.
The remains of the engineer , J. J. Roberts ,
were also taken from the train nt Lincoln and
removed to the undertaker's.
Roberts lived at Pluttsmouth and Udell
lived In Omaha. The remains of each will
bo sent homo when the undertaker has prepared -
pared the bodies for shipment.
FATAL W'ltJSCK IX H'/SCO.VSJJV.
Ono Man Killed , Another Pntnllj-
Hurt , nnd Others Injured.
RACING , WIs. , March. 25. Tno northbound
Chicago & Northwestern train , known as the
Green Hay ifMorlncttooxprcss , ana a Mil
waukee fi eight train collided at Huclno Junc
tion this morning , causing a loss of ono life ,
the fatal Injury of one or more persons and
serious injuries to half n dozen others , all em
ployes of the company , The mall , baggage
and five freight cars were burned. The
pecuniary loss Is estimated ut $50,000.
The freight train , which was a heavy ono
nnd which wns usually sidetracked nt this
point , bccamo unmanageable and crashed
Into the passenger.
Willis Andrews of Fond du Lac , fireman
of the freight , was killed.
Martin Uao of Milwaukee , the freight en
gineer , was probably fatally Injured.
These badly injured were I. T. Do Sllva of
Chicago , express messenger ; JolmUrobbon
of Milwaukee , passenger fireman ; J. Bower
of Kvanston , assistant express messenger.
Hf.OVKEl ) ilTMIK SXO1V.
Not n Wheel Turning on the Minsourt
1'aulHe Central Ifraiiuh.
ATCHISOX , Knn. , March 25. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin ; BIF. : ] The central branch of
the Missouri Pacific is not moving n wheel
today on account of the snow blockade. The
snow Is particularly bad on tbo west end ,
Whore the country is covered \o the depth of
ten Inches on a level. Tbo wind is blowing
furiously nnd the snow Is In consequence
badly drifted. In some places the drifts nro
many miles long and mlnlaturo mountains In
height. Several trains have boon caught be
tween stations. among thorn the
, iiay train nnd a passenger train.
The company manages to provide
crows and passengers with food , but with
dlfllculty. A plow was started out this after
noon , but ns fast 0.1 It cleared n pathway the
snow drifted iu behind it and the attempt
was abandoned , leaving the plow engine to
"die" hi the drift.
The snow nt this writing is falling more
furiously than at any tlmo since It bciran
twenty-four hours uco. Superintendent
linthburnsays It Is the greatest snow etorm
the road .has c.xpcrloiianl hi ton years.
fitonmer Mrnlthally'ANhorp.
NOUI-OI.K , Va. , March 25 , The stcanicr
which went ashore a mlle oolow the Chiea-
inlcomlco Ufa saving station on the North
Carolina coast yesterday morning Is the Brit
ish steamship Stralthnily , bound from
Santiago Do Cuba for Ifaltlmoro , The crow
of nineteen wcro lost , Including all the ofll-
cers except the second mate. The steamer
will bo a total loss. The steamer was com
manded by Canialu Wymi.
Communication between this city Is Inter
rupted bvaJjrcak in the government tele
graph cnule , and It will bo tin possible to se
cure any details of the wreck before tomor
row.
Iwo I'lrrinon Killed.
Hit iiiioxn , Va. , March 25. A epnl train
collided witli nnotner train on tboChosanonko
& Ohio road near Knckcattlo , causing the
death of the two firemen.
Wont ThroiiKli n Trcstlo.
FAiiMfHSVii.i.r , Tox. , March25 , Yesterday
. train on the Clulvestcu Central & Santa Fo
ibrouuh a trcstlo ucar this place. S. il.
Hart of ICaniai was killed nnd K. M. McKts-
suck seriously injured. Conductor Garrison
and lirakomntt Hughes wcro hurt. All on
the train were badly shaken tit ) .
Hud n Tiiwslo with a Norther.
Nr.w VOHK , Mnrch 25.-Tho itonmcr Cal
edonian arrived today from Mediterranean
ports. On March 11 she struck u "norther. "
Tbo whcclhouso was smashed and the helms
man Injured. A sea ulso carrier ! awny the
booby hatch and all tbo loose spars on the
deck nnd severely Injured the second ofllcor
nnd n lot of Italian Immigrants ,
lioiii * Moil Crushtil lo Ieits.
LYOX , Knn , , March 23. A horrible nccl-
drnt occurred nt the salt mine hern today.
Four men Thomas Beach , Nels Van Brock-
lln , Thomns AlcCnndless nnd Fred Miller-
were dpscondhiR tbo shaft In n bucket when
the heavy oak beam overhead broke , letting
the bucket fall to the bottom of the shaft.
The beam fell on top of thojii , crushing the
unfortunates to death. Their bodies were
frightfully mangled.
ItOX'T WAXT THK AliLl
Now Knulnml Farmers Fntisllcd
Ulirlr Iot.
BOSTON' , Mass. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Br.E.J The Herald has dis
patches from several points in Now England
voicing the sentiment of the farmers on the
proposed alliance movement In eastern states.
A dispatch from I'lttslleld says : "It Is the
sentiment of the lending Berkshire county
farmers that the Now England tour of the
alliance lenders , Kyle nnd Simpson , will bo a
practical failure.1'
Henry A. Ilarton , Jr. , of Dalton , ox-master
of the state grange said to the Herald re
porter : "I do not believe the state grange
Is at all In sympathy with the movement , I
am of the opinion that grangers generally ,
mid I am acquainted with leading members
all over the state , are not In favor of the
alllnnro. 1 do not believe It will ho success
ful In New England. "
Henry Noble of Pittafleld , ox-member of
the state board of agriculture , who has boon
a lending farmer of Berkshire for nearly half
a century , said : "I do not see how Now
Knelnnd farmers can afford to no Into this
thing from a political point of view or any
other. "
Charles A. Mills of Wllliamstown , n mem
ber of the present state hoard of agriculture ,
says : "I am not In favor of
the farmers' alliance in New Eng
land. Any movement to inako the
farmers inbro en masse Is , In my opinion ,
unpatriotic. All classes nnd professions
should work together. I do not believe iu
organizing in classes in this country. "
George Z. Deun of Cheshire , president of
the Berkshire Agricultural society , says : !
have taken much interest In this subject and
I do not see how the alliance can be of any
benefit to New England. "
The lending farmers in southern Berkshire
express doubt about the success of the alli
ance In New England.
A dispatch from South rr.imlngnnm , iu
Middlesex county , says : Throughout this
section of the state thcro has been developed
among the farmers very llttlo Interest
In the lour nf the leaders in the
farmers' alliance movement. Ono of
the boat in formed members of the Patrons of
Husbandry In this section and ono who occu
pies positions.of prominence in the councils
of the state nnd National grange , says ho re
garded the alliance movement west ns a rope
of sand with not sufllciont adhesiveness to
hold together for n great length of tlmo.
The alliance movement will never bo a suc
cess In Now England , ho said , where the
farmers feel well satisfied with what they
are accomplishing lu and through the Pat
rons of Husbandry.
OltGAXJXBIt A DISTRICT.
f - . rUti - * * ' * J
lown Farmer * ' Alliance Getting
Closer Together.
Pont Donnn , la. , March 2) . [ Special Tel
egram to Tins BHE.I About sovonty-flvo
delegates representing the different farmers'
alliances of the Tenth congressional district
met In this city for the purpose of perfecting
a district organization today. Among these
present were President J. B. Furrow of tlio
stnto alliance , State Lecturer Sargent and
District Organizer W. B. Forbes.
A plan of organization was adopted by
which n district alliance is formed , made up
of oao member from each local branch and
two members from every county in the Tenth
congressional district.
Resolutions were adopted demanding nn
equalization of values ; that nil notes and se
curities bear the assessor's seal ; thnt .nil
debts and mortgages be exempt from as
sessed valuation ; that all litigation for
amounts under 5200 bo settled by arbitration.
Free coinage of American silver was en
dorsed , ns wns also a service pension bill , the
Conger lard bill , the Buttcnvorth option bill
and the Australian ballot system. The reso
lutions ulso demanded that United States
senators bo elected by n vote of the people.
aiitohcllvillc's Calamity.
AIiTCiiEi.Lvn.LE , la. , March 2. . [ Special
Telegram to Tun BDE. ] This morning at
about 4 o'clock lire broke out in the grocery
of J , L. Cook , which proved very disastrous
to several of the town's ' best citizens. ' The
grocery store and stock of Cook , and the only
drug store In town , belonging to 1) ) . H. Kolch-
land , wns completely destroyed. Also the
outfit of thu Mltchellvillo Index , the books
and papers of G. W. Copeloy , attorney nt
law , everything belonging to Dr. Ilibbs , phy
sician , and Dr. Morgan , dentist ; also the re
cords nnd furniture of several lodges , the
halls of which were on the second lloor.
The loss In Lawyer Copcloy's offlco In
cluded nil the city records and papers. The
total loss will be about 515,1)00 ) , partially In
sured.
Killed l > y Inhuman TrintmtMit.
Mvsox CITY , la. , March 25. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : IUc. : ] Walter Fidcre , an or
phan living with Peter McMnhon at Itoclc-
well , ten miles south of here , died suddenly
yesterday. Suspecting something wns wrong ,
a coroner's inquest revealed a tcrrlblo crime.
The boy's body was lacerated from blows of
n harness trace , punctured from prods of
pitchforks , and black aud blue trom kicks ,
beatings with clubs , etc.
The jury found that death resulted from
blood poisoning cnusod by frozen feet , nnu
that it was contributed to nnd hastened by
nrglcct , ulniso and other inhuman treatment
by McMahon. The latter will bo held to
answer.
Sought n Novel ICnd.
AU ox CITV , la. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tut : HKK.J A. Anderson , n Norwe
gian , was found dead , hanging to a tree , near
hero this morning. Ho had bent a young
sapling and put his head between the
branches nnd let it fly up. From Indications
ho had been dead about six days.
Woylamla-UohrhniiRli.
Kcoiunt , la. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tuu BEI : . ] Mr. E. J. Hohrbaugh , a
prominent business man of Omaha , was mar
ried toiiav to Miss Carrie Weylands at the
brides' parents , In this city.
Signed with Sioux City.
Sioux CITV , la. . March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun UEK. ] Sioux City signed
Pitcher Hart of the Lincoln club today ,
*
Annii Dickinson's Ambition.
PiTTSUi'ito , 1'n. , March 23 [ Special Tcle-
cratn toTnt ; BEE. ] Miss Susan Dickinson In
nn interview about her sister Anna , says :
"Of her entire recovery from this attack of
nervous prostration T have not the least
doubt , and neither have her physicians , "
Miss Dickinson Intimated to your corrci-
pendent that Anna has not by any moans
given up her Intention of going on the stugo.
The magnltlcont costumes nnd equipments
used by her In the production of her own
-play , "Aim Uoloyu" uro still In her posses
sion hero , and Miss Dickinson expressed tbo
belief that they would bo used by her ugaiu
before many seasons have passed.
THEY PICKLED THE CORPSE ,
Horrifying Diswvery of a Man Who "Wanted
His Brother's Body ,
HE IS BOUND TO HAVE THE REMAINS ,
Another I'l lil to tin MiulcOvcr tlio
World's Knlr Site A Tea
Unriloii MX 111 bit I'rum Jnptxn
Affairs ,
CUIOAOO OFFICE OF Tun Dun , 1
Cittc.vao , March 23. )
\Vlthin n pickling vat at a mcJlcal college
at 50 Third avcnuo Is the body of Tcrrenco
Ferguson , the fireman who died at the lu
ll nil nry at Dunning , III. , nttor nn illness of
two weeks. His llttlo palo faced brother Mat-
tbcw lives with an nunt at 118 West Jackson
street , and during his hrothcr's stay at Dun
ning made weekly visits to the Invalid , who
was dying of quick consumption. Yester
day when ho visited the tnllrmary ho was
grief-stricken when Informed that his brother
was dead. On Inquiry about the body ho
was horrified to learn that It had been given
to a medlc.il college for dissection.
Matthew Ferguson Is poor , but ho said
nf tor ho returned to the station that ho had
enough money to send his brother's body to
Locltport , N. Y. , whcra It would bo burled
by relatives.
"I will have the body , " said ho , as ho loft
thooftlccrs , "If I have to take it In pieces. I
will find but by what authority It was so dis
posed of when the DunuliigofHclals know my
brother had friends and relatives In the city. "
The body was delivered to Malhow Fergu
son this evening and ho will Uilto it to Lock-
port , N. Y. , where both his parents nro
burled.
THE WOHLD'S FAIIl 8ITK rlflllT.
Many of the world's ' fulr stockholders liv
ing on thewostsldo are determined to open
the site question again. M'lioy are out solicit-
lug proxies ana concentrating them In the
hand * of men known to bo in fnvor of the
dual slto. The election of any constdorablo
number of directors pledged to the Inlio front
would mean another attoinnt to cot the down
town site. Tlicro can bo no doubt that the
west division stockholders will got a larger
representation on the bonrd of directors titan
they now have , but that they will bo at > lo to
bring the slto question upugalnis not prob
able , us the north ni.d rfouth divisions will
certainly bo strong enough to defeat any at
tempt that might bo mado.
A JAVANESE TEA. OAKDEX.
Jocul Takltnlno of Toklo , Japan , wishes to
exhibit a Jnpanoso tea garden at the exposi
tion and ho comes backed wlthX,000 ( ) and
the banking llrni of Mitsui & Co. of Tolclo
to carry out the project. The banking Insti
tution , it may bo snld , Is COO years old. Mr.
Tnnimi.-.o was the Japanese commissioner to
the New Orleans exposition.
iaorcn3 iiini.xo ix cniotoo.
1 John Walsh , aged about' twenty , whoso
father is In business at icockford , 111. , has
eloped with the wife of William Lvnch. The
guilty couple Is supposed to bo hiding In Chi
cago.
wr.STr.BV PROPLI : is ctnoiao.
Among the western pcoplo iu Chicago today
were the following :
At the Auditorium A. P. Steele , Helena ,
Mont. ; Herman Kountzo and Miss Kouutzc ,
Omaha ; M. Itatb , Livingston , Mont.
At the Lcland Matthew Orr , Dillon ,
Mont.
AtthoPalmor William Bales , Waterloo ,
Ta. ; H. 0. Smith , Falls City , Neb.
At the Grand Pacific George W. Kelley ,
Oraahai'Fred4RiTomey. ' Sioux
City , la. ; J. M. Powers , Montana.
At the Sherman T. B. Shepard , Miss
Shepard , Omaha.
At the Tremon * Mr. nnd Mrs. , T. D.
Rogers , Miss Uogors , Omaha ; II. B , Batcho-
lor , Miles City , Mont.
At the Uriggs Mr. nnd Mrs. J. It , Swift ,
C. Trumbull , C. Williams , Omaha.
'
At the Saratoga Mr. nnd Mrs. II.'B. Ilau-
scn , S. M. Newell , Omaha ,
At the Windsor Mrs. Constant , Omaha ,
At the McCoy W. E. Cawon , Mr. and
Mrs. J. K , Pratt , Omaha.
At the Gore Mr. and Mrs. II , Sherman ,
Council Blulls.
At the Brovoort J. W , Bowman , . D. A.
Footo , Omaha.
At the Clifton A. C. Boyd , Lincoln.
ATKINSON.
A BTEA3ISHII' I'HOJECT.
Negotiations la Proteus for Organiz
ing n New Ocean Line.
MoNTitBAi. , March 25. [ Special Telegram
to THE HEU.J H. Montague Allan nnd J. T.
Allan , of the Allan steamship line , have ar
rived in England on business connected with
n now steamship project. It Is proposed to
form a now company of which the Naval
construction nnd armament company
of Barrow-in-Furness , presided over by the
Marquis of Hartmgtou , and the Allan com
pany will bo the chief , promoters. Negotia
tions between the two cdmpanlcs are at pres
ent in progress nnd urooxnccted to bo suc
cessful. The navy construction company
will have bonds Issued Immediately. The
intention is to have the now com
pany take over the existing Allan
line steamers and run them principally
as freight steamers. The now line will bo
under tno control of the Allans and will bo
neutral as between the Gran a Trunk nnd the
Canadian Pacific railways. The now com
pany is working to sccuro a government sub
sidy. Throe or four fast steamers will bo
built similar to those running to New
York , nnd it Is expected that the
trafilc to and from Chicago and the north
west will thus bo diverted towards Montreal.
Montreal will DO the summer port , nnd either
Halifax or Bt. John the winter port. The
steamers will bo built by the Naval con
struction nnd armament company , whiel
also has the contract for building the now
Canadian steamers. The lirst of the Allan
boats to forsake the St. Lawrence rlvor wll
ho the Assyrian , Coroan , Pomeranian and
Siberia. With these four steamers the Allans
have formed a weekly service between Glas
pow nnd Now York. The vessel to snll on
the now route will bo the Assyrian , wind
will leave Glasgow on May 1 , calling a
Mov 11 lo and Londonderry to embark pas
seniors. _ _
HOXSFAIL.
The IllgCm * VMiocl Manufacturers
Foro-.d to Iho "Wall.
Piuunitt.riiu March 25. The firm of A
Whitney & Sons , car wlieel manufacturers
Is financially embarrassed. The firm lsvuow
composed of John It. nnd Jatnes S. Whitney
the surviving sons of the founder. Humor :
of the embarrassment of the firm were con
firmed by James S. Whitney , who declined
to give any details of the matter be
yond admitting the bare fact. The
car wh'-el works were founded b ;
Asa Whitney in 1813. When the works were
built thoy. wcro among the llncst in the
country. An immense trade was built up
The founder died In 1874 , leaving an estate
estimated nl $1,000,000 and the inanngomoti
of the concern fell to the three sons George
John H. and James S. After the death o
the father it was found that he left a Ir.rgo
dower to bis dnucatcr , who had mnrrioc
Bishop Howe of Heading , This dower \vu :
secured In the manufactory , A touplo o
years ago It was found the Interest in till ;
Inheritance had not been regularly paid am
uu appeal was mndo to the txwrts. An ordo
was made assessing the unpaid interest anc
the plant Is suld to have boon
mortgaged to secure its payment.
Georpc Whitney died In 1SS5 , leaving ai
estate valued at S300.000. John H. YVliltnoj
had nUo retired from the firm , but nt th
tlmo of placing the mortgage bo was con
strained to coma back Into it , and Is now th
senior member , Since then the works hav
bcon doing a fair business , but have been
cradually falling behind younger establish
menu. Last year Jhcn.ratlnR of the firm by
the commercial agruclaswas cut down to bc-
tweon $ ' 200,000 ondf $300,000 , but their
credit was good nt thaA1 amount ,
Hnnlcor IYnn ( Indicted.
CHICAGO , March So. Banker S. A. Kcnn
was Indicted today l > y the grand Jury for de
frauding his creditors In connection with the
falluro of his bank jomo months ago.
Ijumlicr Company In Trouble.
BEAUMONT , Tox. , March 25 , The Warren
lumber company , ojjcratlng ono of the largest
sawmills in eastern Texas at Warren , lias
gene into the hands of n receiver. The
assets nnd llabllltlei/ynro estimated at SMO-
000. The receiver thinks matters ran bo adJusted -
Justed and that , work van bo resumed In a
few days. _
SHE 3IAillir I ) THK VT11EU 31 AX.
A Connecticut ; , G.rl Surprises Her
Krlciuls and llctrotlicd.
DAXBUIIT , Conn. , March 23. [ Special Tola-
gram to Tun Unn-Jt-Tho young society pco
plo of this city were surprised yesterday
when they learned ( hat Miss Jcnnto Baldwin
had been secretly married to Frederick AVild-
man. For some tnno past Miss Baldwin has
been engaged to bo married to Ocorgo Moore ,
a well known ana p&pular young man of this
city. Preparations' ' for the wedding were
well under way , as it wns to take place on
Thursday. The prospective brldo hod se
lected her trosseau and all arrangements had
been made , even to obtaining the license.
The parents of both the young pcoplo looked
with favor on the union ,
Last bundny afternoon Frederick Wild-
man , a former suitor of Miss Baldwin , drove
up to the Baldwin homestead , and , after
making n short cullr drove away with Miss
Jennie. She told her parents she would gofer
for a short drlvo with him nnd would return
homo early. Wjhjman drove with Miss
Baldwin to BrcwstoM , In Now York
state , Just across the Connecticut state
line , wheroho prpcarcd a marriage license
nnd the young counlo were married. They
then returned to the homo of her parents
and told them of what they had done and
asked forgiveness. This wns granted after n
good deal of persuasion. "Mrs. Wlldmnn'snct '
was n great surprise to her friends nnd also
to the friends ol young Mooro. She said
slio thought she vtould bo happier with
Wildman'than she would bo with Moore.
All the persons concerned stand very
high In society. The sympathy of the young
pcoplo Is with Moore , who is nearly distract
ed over his loss. '
Vi.HF.CT 1V1.V JtEFUXU.
Nebraska's Share. Will Ho Known in
n Few Days.
WASHINGTON' , March 2o. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE JdeDntor Paddock had
an Interview with the secretary of the treas
ury today with the view of ascertaining
what , If any , progress haa been rnaiio towards
the adjustment of tno claim of the state of
Nebraska under tho. recent act of congress
providing for the refunding of the
direct tax levied aid | collected during the
war period. The secretary informed him
that a committee of subordinate officers of
tbo department wpraat work on the details
and * ho was hoping-to gottholr report in
time to furnish him sfoirio information on the
subject on the c6mlng Saturday. In the
Mates and territories where the tax was col
lected by the oQiocrs of the federal
government dlroqt It was found thnt
tbero was no wcyrd lu detail of the
amount collected from Individuals except as
the same appeared on , the stubs of the receipt
books used at that time , In the case of some
of the larger stntos wli-Sn the tax wao thus
collected the dotcnninrttlon of these amounts
and to whom duo under1 the recent act would
Involve an immense amount f labor , nnd the
department Is not on "Jppdd'with the neces
sary clerical force tdf\o thls-work'-and-con-J
grcss having made no' provision for an in
crease of the force. . It will bo Impossible to do
it until congress makes provision therefor.
' Iho Worlds Va'r.
\VASHIXC.TOX , March 25. The Spanish gov
ernment has notlllod the department of state
that it will participate la the world's Colum
bian exposition at Chicago. Minister Lin
coln also cabled a brief announcement today
that the government Ml Great Britain had
accepted the invitation to rnako a display at
tbo fair. (
It is a ouilous fact thnt the first action
taken by uny foreign nation in connection
with the cele oration of .the four , hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of America
should bo by the republic of San Domingo ,
on which was located Jho first settlement of
Spaniards in the DOW world. Captain Nathan
Appleton. a well known citizen of Boston ,
engaged In the constrhctlon of a railway in
San Domingo , has been requested to take
charge of the large exhibit of that republic.
Lieutenant Wells , U. S.N. . , commissioner
to Venezuela , reports that the president re
ceived him very cordially mid announced
that Venezuela , would accept the invitation to
participate.
Address to tailored Voters.
WASHINGTON , Ma ch 23. Tha Interstate
Civil and Political Rights association of the
United States , an organization of colored
men , has Issued nn address to the negro
voters of the north. , In whjch , after roferlng
to the defeat of.the elections bill. In the sen
ate , they say : "Important elections are to
bo held this autumn In the northern states ,
where the negro vote Is tuobalanco of power ,
and each negro in'tho north Js urged to
refuse to vot'e for any candidate unless ho is
known to bo a firm friend to the negro , < a
free ballot and a fair count. The negroes are
urged to organize for offensive and defensive
purposes and allow th,0 Anglo-Saxon to light
tils political battles alone "whenever ho Is
ono of these men who have said negroes arc
an Inferior class of pcoplo to the Anglo-
Saxon race , "
Improving Quoin Mull Sorvlop.
WASHINGTON , March 2.1. PostmnstcrJGcn-
oral Wanamakcr has Invited tbo diplomatic
representatives of the various South Ameri
can countries to confer with him repardlng
plans for facilitating the mail service under
the new potol subsidy , etc. Ho has
also had a number of conferences
with roDrosontatlvcs of ocean steamship
linos. It has boon nude clear to these gen
tlemen that whllo th& | ) ur [ > ese of the post-
Not OIllolslW AdvlH3 < l.
"WASHINGTON , March 4iS. The war depart
ment has not yet been , ' formally advised of
the alleged conflict of authority at Sioux
Falls , S. U , , betwceastiny officers and stuto
Judicial ofllcors growing out of the demand
of the marshal for tb.0surrendor ; of two In
dians hold by the army officers as the slayers
of Lieutenant Casey , yrjio Indians could not
bo held ns prisoners of var , nnd If the army
oftlccrs declined to .surrender them to the
marshal It was oiily.hocauso they wish to
make sure tdut the culprits wore turned over
to the proper authorities.
Advised to it 'iu'iiulir ( Jefferson.
WASHINGTON , March 25. The national as
sociation of democratic clubs has Issued a
circular letter , addross'cd to democratic clubs
throughout the United.Statcs , inviting them
to appropriately ooipbrnto the anniversary of
the birthday of Thomas Jefferson on Thurs
day , April 2. The lifo of Jefferson Is contrasted -
trastod with what they term the "centraliza
tion , prodigality , favoritism and corruption
of the last congress. "
Alaliono null Iv nigNto-i Harmonize
'WASIUSOTOS , March 25. General Mnhono
ana John M. Langston have , it U stated , set
tled their difference and will hereafter work
In harmony forjhe promotion of the Interests
of the republican party In Virginia.
Correspondent Kincnttl on Trial.
WABUI.NQTON' , March 25. The taklnc of
testimony In the case of Klncaid for the kill
ing of Cougrusiinan Taulboo was begun In
the criminal court to Jay. Several
were examined.
BLOODSHED AT COV1NGTON.
Ex-Mayor Pojson Killed During a Fight
in a Gambling Dem
DOC MIDDLETON FATALLY WOUNDED ,
Claims to Ho the Noted Outlaw
The IlcHtilt oT n Gnmo of
Crops A Big Snow
Storm ,
DAKOTA Cm , NOD. , March ! 33. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bnn. ] Early this morning
nn affray occurred pi the gambling house of
Courtwrlght , Owen's & Wilson , called the
Whlto House , at Covington , in which Doc
Middloton , a gambler , who claims to be the
noted outlaw , nnd John Person , ox-mayor of
Covington , were fatally wounded. Poyson
died this evening1.
Pcyson had several hundred dollars when
ho began shooting craps In the evening but
towards morning ho had lost nearly all. Ho
was drinking ; hard and In bad temper , and
somebody stole his hat or hid It. Ho accused
Dee Mlddlcton nnd engaged in a quar
rel with him. Stub Wilson , one of
tno proprietors , who killed a roan
several years ago In Sioux City , interfered.
Then Peyson went across the street to his
saloon nnd armed himself wltli niovolver
nnd told bis bartender , Jim Brown , to como
nlong. Ho swore that ho would have his hater
or have blood. The moment ho appeared nt
the door of the gambling house the players
began to cash in and run or hide behind
tables.
Peyson Immediately drew his revolver and
Stub Wilson sprang to grapple with him.
Stories differ as to what followed , but It
scorns that Dee Mlddlcton ran In to sop-
arnto the two. Ho aimed a blow to
knock Poyson down , whereupon Poyoon's
bartender , .Tim Brown , ured at him , tlio hall
entering under the left arm and lodged somewhere -
where In the baclc. Wilson nnd Poyson con
tinued their hand to hntid encounter. When
the latter wns picked up bo wns found with n
hole punched through the back of his head.
It was evidently made with the hammer of
the revolver with which Wilson repeatedly
beat him over the head. Povson was curried
to his homo and died there this evening.
Middloton is not the famous Nebraska out-
luw of the same name , although ho claims
to bo.
Probing has failed to locate the ball , and
the doctors say that ho will die.
These are all gamblers who have been
driven out of bioux City within u week or
two by police raids and prosecutions. They
Immediately came across the river nnd opnned
up gambling houses. The people of Coving-
ton and Dakota county are very much in
censed , and are talking of regaining and pre
serving the peace and morals of the com
munity.
Gonnox , Neb. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIE BKE.J The original Doc Mld
dlcton Is up the Elkliorn road somewhere.
His family is living horo. The reported kill
ing must bo a mistake. His wife is sick and
has telegraphed him. and ho is expected
homo tonight.
WoMt Storm In Yrnri.
HASTINGS , Nob. , Mnrch 2.1 ! . [ Special Tele
grami to Tun BEE. ] The worst snow storm
In this section for years Is now In progress.
It has snowed Incessantly for the past forty-
eight hours. In tbo country farmers report
. the snow at eighteen and twenty Inches ou n
loveWlri t.h"ocirytho.isilowfiSos1driftcd tor- ,
rlbly. Traffic Is entirely suspended. ' The
thermometer Indicates twenty-eight degrees
above zero.
BKATHIUI : . Neb. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. | The heaviest snow
storm of the season prevailed hero last night
and today , attaining a depth of six Inches.
The storm developed into a drizzling rain
this afternoon.
LIHEIITV , Nob. , March 'J3. [ Special Tclo-
gram to THIS Bcu.j The heaviest snow of
the wintep Is falling. It began Monday night
wilh a sleet , but developed into snow Tues
day morning , which has fallen almost Inces
santly since. Some live stock has already
perished nnd if It turns cold tho.loss will bo
great owing to the scarcity of feed. Hay Is
selling at $10 to $12 per ton and corn 50 to
00 cents per busncl.
CnAWELT * Nob. , Mnrch 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BCE.J Snow to the depth of
eight Inches has fallen hero and it Is still
snowing. All trains are delayed and business
Is almost suspended.
NBWMAX Gfnovn , Nob. , M arch 2. > . Special |
to TUB BKp.J A snow storm is now raging
hero nnd has been for over thirty-six hours ,
with little or no cessation. It Is Impossible
to do terrain o tho. depth , as it has drifted con
tinually. The .storm is coming from the
southeast , nnd It is not very cold.
NEI.SOX , Neb. , Mrtrch 'JS. ( Special Tele
gram to TfBii : : . ] itrbe worst storm of tno
winter begnn hero Monday evening and is
still raging. Snowhivfront of the postofllco
is drifted over six foot. No trains today.
Yesterday's B. &M. is In a drift , between
hero nnd Superior , and yesterday's Hock Is
land is still stuck at Kuskin , fourteen miles
nwny. There Is a sad case of a man on the
U. & M. train , who has his marriage license
in his pocket and his prospective ) brldo Is at
Bostwlck. The freight train has beuii side
tracked at this place all last night. Tno B.
& AI. has gathered a forcu of shovclers nnd
started south to shovel out the passcAgcr.
Morc'snow has fallen than has fallen in anyone
ono storm for ton yours. It is very wet nnd
is packed quite solid.
PAW.NKIJ , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram toTiuBii : : : . | One of the worst storms
of the season began yesterday , snowing hard
with high wind. The snow is several Inches
deep and everything Indicates n hard storm ,
ASIII.ANO , Nob. , March U5. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BHE. ] Following yesterdav's
light fall a wet heavy snow has prevailed
from tlio northeast since early morning , The
streets In mid about the city , already several
Inches deep with mud , have become well
nigh impassible.
HoLDUEar , Neb. , March CS. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Br.n. | The storm still
continues hero. Snow has hcon falling for
forty-eight hours , and at 11 o'clock tonight
shows no signs of abating. The NUOW has
drifted badly and roads uro almost impass
ible. As It bas not been very cold , livestock
will get through with small loss. All trains
on the Cheyenne branch nro abandoned , and
the snow shovolers sent out were compelled
to return. The snow will do this county nn
immense amount of good , as It is the first
wetting the ground has hud and will almost
inako certain tbo wheat and oat crop. _
Hcntli ol'a Prominent CKI/.on.
FAM.S CITV , Nob. . March 25. [ Special to
THE UKK.J L. M. May , whobas rmlded In
this city for the past twenty-one years , died
at lib ro.slJenco yesterday of pneumonia.
Ills death closes a useful and actlvo life. Ho
was editor of the Journal of this plnco from
March 1 , 18T9 , to May (1 ( , 16S2. During this
tlmo ho won an enviable reputation by his
vigorous republican principles , so won ex
pressed through the columns of his paper.
In 16S2 ho entered the railway mall service ,
In which he continued until his death. Ho
was ono of Palls City's most popular citizens
and besides a wife and two children ho loaves
a host of friends to mourn his loss. The
funeral talus place Thursday , March 27.
Squatters Will Move.
NcniusKA CiTtr , Nob. , Mnrch SJ. [ Spccla !
Telegram to THE BKE. ] Sheriff JJavIs has
served writs of ouster on the people of Easl
Nebraska City , and all agreed to move as
soon as the weather changed. Mr. Thaman
wns the only ono who objected , but after tun
sheriff road him a short lecture ho changed
bl.s inhjd. They were given until April 7 lu
which lo niovo.
Now TrottInn AbNixilntlon.
FIIEMOXT , Nob. , Mnrch 2SpocIal | Tclo-
grata to Tnc BnB.J--Tho bordciaon of IhU
'Ity ' have organized thcnuclvos Into what Is
o bo Icnown ns the Truiv ! \ horse fair and
rotting association , MM , Coad was
chosen president ; L. DoIno , vice prcsl-
lent ; N. J. Honin , secA ' \lco \ president ;
'ohn ' Thompson , j-ccreti , ' " 'and ' Hay Njro.
reasurer. The authorizes vpltal stock ot
1m now organization wasr ? v"cd nt $10,000 ,
vlth a paid up capital of M-"p ' Business Is
o bo commenced when tlio\i'f' \ Is all paid
n. The now organization * tVuls to boom
ho horse nnd trotting Li ; , , \ss \ lu this
iclnlty. The meetings of ' association
vill ho open to the state and ; 'Vorld. '
Tl o Ninth Curnfry Miilnj. .
Four IloniNsotf , rich. , MnreVSixiclftl _ [
teleprntn to Tun Br.i : . ] Colonel Guy V.
Icnry nnd four troops of the Ninth cavnlry
oiled into the post nt 3:15 : this afternoon.
They cnmo in ntn slx-mllc-an-hour gall which
s the speed customarily maintained by the
Ninth since the colonel has had comiimnd of
t. They left their camp near Pine Hlilgo
csterdny ana mndo Chndron yesterday Inn
lUnding- snow storm. Quito n number of the
ncn nro snow blind. Tlio horses nro looking
veil but tired. The colonel starts for Omaha
onlght over the B. , t M. railroad to see Mrs.
Henry , who is sick at thnt place.
Municipal Politic * .
PRKMOST , Neb. , Mnrch 25. ( Special Tele-
frcim to TIIK DEB. ] The women voters of
he city held n meeting thla nflernoon for the
purpose of re-noniluatlng Mrs. C. M. Nye as
a candidate for member of the school board
on the Independent ticket , nnd the required
> ctltlon with Iho names of over fifty frec-
> oldcrs was filed for that purpose. Mrs.
Nye has been a member of the city board of
education for some time , but the "horrid
non" nt their conventions Saturday night
mocked the lady out. Mrs. Nyo's adminis
tration 1ms given good satisfaction and she
will have a largo following.
ixh Iilcciiso Cnuuui.
OAKrui-n , Nob. , March 25. [ Special to Tun
Bur. ] The most enthusiastic high license
caucus over hold in Oakdalo took place last
Saturday evening , Mnrch 21. The business
men were out lu full force and the young inon
if the town took n very conspicuous part in
ho proceedings a thing never done here bo-
bro. It looks as if the young men propose to
lold a full baud hereafter , ai it wns their
votes that dictated whom the nominees
should bo. C. W. Priestly , G. 1 > \ Kcno , 0. A.
Olson , B. F. Admlro and A. Dcckman wsro
elected as the gentlemen who should hoist
ho high license banner.
IMcnilod Not Guilty.
FHEMOXT , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tclo-
jrain to Tun Bin. : ] Plnkus Fircstine , the
Russian Jew Drought back from Cannda on
.hochnrgo of secreting stolen coeds , Peter
3cck nnd Henry Greonsllp , two of the Elk-
lorn car thieves , nnd John Brome , brought
n by tbo sheriff from Kldgloy township last
week for stealing § 30 from a school teacher's
.runic , were arraigned before Judge Post lu
the dibtrlct court today and pleaded "not
guilty. " _
Old It for Ijfivo'x Snlcp.
FHBMOXT , Neb. , March 25. [ Special Telo-
trram to Tin : Bni : . ] A young fellow named
Nichols was arrested hero today for stealing
a muff from Mrs. Dr. McMonomy of Omaha ,
who is visiting bore. Nichols took the inu IT
from the Eno hotel some it ays ago nnd pre
sented It to a girl upon whom ho 1ms been
lavishing his affections , as well as what ho
could steal.
_
I'nssnngor Train Derailed.
Btnos , Nob. , March 25. [ Special to
THE BEE. ] Passenger train No. 15 on the
B. & M. wns derailed near hero last nighi by
n , combination of broken rail and snow banlr.
Several coaches were thrown from the tmok
but no ono , . was Injured , There is a heavy
fall of snow in this section and at thls hour
[ noOn'I'tbo trackrtus
Fire nt David City.
DAVID Cwr , Neb. , Mnrch 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bnn.J The building occu-
Dled by O. L. Higgins , with the entire stock
of merchandise nnd quccnswaro , was totnllj-
destroyed by flro this morning nbout 830. ;
Tlio loss on the stock Is about $5,500 ; insured
for $500 , The building was well insured.
Envoy O'liclly's 3linnlon.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 25. Efforts to so-
euro nn expression iroin President l ltzger-
aid , of the Irish National league1 , as to the
exact object of Envoy O'Kclly's vUit to this
city , proved unavailing , and O'lvelly ' wns
eqiully reticent. A meeting with closed
doors was held this afternoon ,
AVnnts Hlvcr Improvements.
NiniiiSKxCrrr : , Neb , , March 25. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bun. ] Mayor Ireland loft
today for St. Louis to present the claim of
Nebraska City to the Missouri river commis
sion for an appropriation for this place.
Hotel ( turned.
HoLTMtnoi : , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram toTnr. BEI : . ] Today Bnrnum's hotel
at Loomls burned to the ground and a num
ber of travelling men were compelled to
walk to Holdrego.
i nllcil I''ast.
O'Ncn.L ' , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Judge M. P. Klnkaid
started for West Virginia this morning ,
called thcro by the death ofane.ir relative.
Nlobrnra lor llluli
NUUWAUA , Neb , March 25. [ Special to
THE Br.r. . ] A citizens' high liccnso ticket
has been ulacecl in the field and will bo
elected.
_ _
SIlK'fi A SI A ft IX Illilt I.MXC.
I'lltKburg Stenographer ns n Bril
liant AdvnntiireB' * .
PiTTsnuHO , 1'a. , March 23 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIE. : ] Detectives have discov
ered enough of the career of Miss Luuro
Suowdcn , the accomplice of Fred Fitzslm-
mons , the crook and murderer , to stamp her
ns ono of the star advcnturaisos and black
mailers of tun country. A search of herluxu *
riously furnished apartments led to finding n
diary and letters which firorlch in sensational
Information. The letters uhow slio induced
n. friend in the same line to Join in a
scheme to entrap ana blackmail the members
of the Pan-American congress during their
two d ays' bojourn In this city in 18bP. She
coolly used a Plttsburg Iron manufacturer
to guide at least three delegates to her rooms ,
whore In duo time she made the unwitting
diplomats disgorge a goodly sum or face the
disgrace of an exposure. How many others
blio blackmailed on this occasion she will not
toll und her letters do not Indicate. Her
business instinct led her to hoop u regular
list other victims , with their real names and
addresses. In this list are not only thonamei
of Ptttsburg men prominent In the business
community , but politician * and men of nf-
fairs In high standing In many largo cities
clear across the continent. Blackmail was
her pet pamo and the mystery is how she so
long escaped prison while nil the tlmo main
taining openly her position as a stenographer
nnd clerk for the Medical Kovlow. It has
been learned beyond doubt that Detective
Gllklnson's slnyer , whoie apprehension Is duo
to Miss Snowdcn's ' disclosures , Is Frederick
C. Fitzslmmons of Brockvlilo , Out.
THK iri.iTJtiit HHIKVAST.
for Omaha niul Vtctnttu Ituht rain , /ol-
lotcedfciclMiinu ! tltulillu warmer.
For Xeliianhn ailJ Toua Multl nil tin ; tUuhttu
u'lirrncr ; eatteiliielnili. .
Fur Suuth Dakota Generallu Jair ; uanntrr
fitcunulilp Arrival ) .
At New YurU The steamers , Sprco from
"
"
Bremen , Nordlnml from Antwerp , "
At QuocnstpWu The Kte.uncr Wisconsin
from New VorR ,
Tlio Klro llooiird ,
MAMAHONKCK , N. Y , , March US , The uum-
mor residence of J. M. Constable , at Orient ,
burned. Loss , 1125,000.
HANDLING PUBLIC MOSEYS ,
? lan Proposed by Stnalor Horn Freely
Disoussoil and Oilticiretl. jtp
WHAT ARTESIAN WELLS MAY ACCOMPLISH ,
Strikes Iho House nt l/nst
The ICIgtit Hour Hill I'oynter'H
Voucher Vcstcrdny'H
limit tno Work.
LINCOLNNob , Maroh 23. [ Special to
Hint. ] Ono of the most Important bills ln <
reduced during the present session of tha
oglslature wns conslijcrod by the sonnto In
committee of the whole this afternoon. It
was Senator Horn's lllo No. 02 , providing fotf
: ho deposltiiiB.of state and county funds la
bnnlis. The bill provide ) that the state )
treasurer shall deposit his funds Iu state pf
national banks , and accept oomi.s from tha
latter for the safety of the samo. The bill
also Includes county trcinurors.
Senator Eggloston thought Iho bill was | t
lmilone. If adopted , no treasurer could ho
liold responsible under his bond , Jnsteadof
having the funds deposited In one plueo , they
would bo scattered perhaps among 6UO bunks
Lhroughout tlio stato.
Senator Horn said that the hill hid been
successful in .Minnesota. It wad n bill thd
[ icoplo wanted , and ho could sea no reason
why it ought not to bo successful In Not
uraslja as well as elsewhere.
Senator Shumwny said that the statd
would loio moro money under the bill than 1 (
would receive in Interest , In the counties ,
supervisors could band together , establish n >
bank nnd got the money , then fall and hold
on to nil the funds. Under thu present ln\v ,
they were not In great danger of losing thd
principal , anyway.
Senator Mattes wanted to know whether
If Senator Horn were treasurer of the state ,
lie would bo sntlstlcd under his bond to have
thu legislature dictate where ho should de
posit Ms money.
Senator Horn replied that In Aurora they
had elected a democrat who snld ho would bo
satisfied slmplv witli the salary of the olllco ,
and deposit the 1 mills In bank anil pay the
Interest Into the county treasury. As n con
sequence at the end of two years the tronsl
uror would pay 57,000 of the people's inouoy
back into their own treasury.
Senator Collins said that the present treas
urers hud been elected under n different law ,
mid had given bonds. If this law should bo
passed it would cause a uruit deal
of trouble and perhaps relieve those *
treasurers from thclrresponslblllty. 3Io thcro/ *
foroolTorod an amend in out to the effect thaV
the bill should not apply to treasurers now io >
ofllco.
Senator Mattes said that in Ohio , where
tlio legislature had instructed the stale treas
urer to deport the state funds in u vaultt
specially provided for the purpose , and tha
funds had been stolen , the supreme court had
held that the treasurer wns responsible
under his bond , notwithstanding.
A motion that the committee report the in
dcllntto postponement of the bill was lost.
On motion thu bill \vas recommended to
pass us amended.
After the committee had arisen and re
ported Senator Mattes offered uu amend <
nient thnt no treasurer should bo held rospon-
'slblo and no bondsmen held for unv moneys
in any bank. He held Unit it would bo un
Just to hold a treasurer responsible for fund *
that should disappear when these treasurers ,
had'novoice .luvdotermluing where they
' ' vv' $ * * ? " ,
shoald'bo deposited. # & * * f-
Senator SwIUlor snld that If the amend
ment provnllcd it would rellovo from to *
sDonsiblllty uuaor his bond any treasured
who might deposit funds In a bank not desig
nated by the commissioners or any other
body having Jurisdiction In the promises , .
Senator Mnttos withdrew his amendment ,
nnd Senator Switrler introduced another to
the effect that tbo treasurer should not beheld
hold responsible for money deposited undov
the direction of his superior ofllccH.
Senator Moore tacked on another nmcnd.
incut providing that the bonds of the banks ,
rowlvingtounty funds should bo deposited
with the county clerk , nnd these containing
state funds with the state nuditor.
With those amendments the bill was again
recommended for passage.
ArtcHlnu xoils. .
LINCOI.X , Neb. , March 35. ISpecial to Tim
BKI : . ] Prof. Dcnton of thu agricultural de
partment delivered a short addrass before
tlio scnato this afternoon regarding the
means suggested by the bureau of watering
what Is termed tbo great plains re *
Klon. This , ho claimed , comprised
7,000,000 square miles. In It were
included three-fifths of Nobr.tshu , one-half
of Kansas , one-third of Colorado nnd Now
Mexico , all of Oklahoma and thrco-tifths of.
Texas. This region had now a population of
2,500,000. If properly watered , It could sup
port over ono hundred million people or450 ,
000 families. The Investigation by congress ,
had shown that the supply of water wns InJ
sufficient nnd now examination was borne
made to determine whether or not water
might not bo secured by artitlciul means to-
render serviceable the vast territory. Ho and
his associates wcro now in Lincoln , laying-
out the plan for the spring work.
Tlioro wns not another area In the world ,
nave possibly Hint on the contlnont-lslund or
Australia , which contained so few rivers.
Thcro was In it but ono great ntroain , the
Missouri , which skirted the border of the
state. The rivers of the plains were of no
utility for navigation , but they would bo of
great importance If the moisture which doJ
scended upon thorn could bo distributed over
the state.
Ho then referred to the tnlnfnll in certain
sections , nnd said thnt in no place was tha
normal quantity sufliciont to assure security
for the purposes of agriculture.
The nun of the department was to ascertain
the location of the great artoilau b.isln , and.
to make use of thoao earth waters , of which
thcro was no doubt of their existence. If it
was poialulo to llnd them ut n moderate-
depth below the surface , it would prove of
Incalculable valun to the ropiou referred to.
Ho asked , In behalf of the department of
agriculture , the recognition of .ill Iho states ,
of the examination it was conducting , with
the assurance that it would rop.iy liberally
any expenditure which might bo made lu tb
premises ,
'J ho House.
Li ffi , f , Nob. , March -Special [ to
Tim BEI : . ] The IIOUHO at tbo morning scs
slon took up bills on final reading. The fol
lowiug were passed :
House roll 11)7 ) by Williams of Gage , appro *
printing $20,000 for the erection of an ad
ditional cottage at tha Institute for the fee bio
minded at lloatrlco , und $ . ,000 for a kitchen
and dining room for the same.
House roll-lUt , authorizing Guy A. Drown/
nnd H , H. AVhcclcr to compllo unu codify tbo
statutes , with a proviso that thu copies shall
cost the state and private por.sons not more/
than $2fiO per copy vcas , 6'Js nays , 3.
House roll 170 , by iireou , authorizing cltioi
of the first class having uotv/ccn 8,01)0 ) and
2 : > ,00 , ( ) Inhabitants ( South Omaha ) tolssuo
guiding bonds yeas , SJ ; nays , 0.
Senate file 13 by Heck , providing for the
levying of n special tax , iioioxceeitln 1 mill
on the dollar , by county commissioners fot-
the purpose of removing any accumulations.
or obstructions In any ditch running through
two Or moro counties.
Tlio house In committee of the whole cut
down thu npnroi.rlntionforthu support of the
stnto mllltla from $10,000 to 25,000 , und or-
dcrod the bill to a final roudmj ; by a vote of
to10. .
Hon , Richard J , Illnton , special agent of
the department of agriculture , by Invitation
delivered n short address on the feasibility of
Irrltrntlng western Nebraska by an oxtoasivo
system of artesian nelU , nnd a roctiss was
taken till 'J p. in.
In tlio afternoon Uu houto considered the >
following bills in couunlltco of thu