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    THE OMAHADAILY ! BEE.
TWENTIETH YEAK. OMAHA , FKIDAY MORNING , MAY 8 , 1801. NUMBEll 39.
JURORS WHO \Y1LL \ THINK.
They Are Not Wanted for the Eheedy
Murder Trial.
OTHERS ARE RATHER HARD TO FIND ,
No Prospect H of Securlni ; a Jury ThlH
AVcck KrrorH in the Ijiiw
" Other State
N < : WM.
LINTOI.N , Neb. , Mny 7. iSpeclal Telegram
to TIIK BKK.J Tin- fourth day of tbo Shcedy
murder cnso has been n repetition of the
other days the examination of Jurors as to
their competency. The few men loft on the
llrst panel of 150 Jurors confessed to having
dallied with the cvidenco or the alleged con-
fcsr'.oii of Monday MeFarlaml. This bad
established in their minds an opinion which
would require considerable ovldenco to re
move , and they x\cro accordingly challenged
nnd lot out.
Following the exhaustion of the first special
panel the clerk began calling tti < 5 names of
these cltircns who had been summoned
on the second panel. Thereupon Strode
Jumped out and unto red n lengthy protest
ngalnst the manner In which the vonlro had
been drawn. Ho Insisted that the countv
commissioners had not chosen the \ cniremen
In the propoition established by law , in that
n larger number weio drawn from some pre
cincts and n less number from others than
provided by the statute. Ho also objected to
the second special panels because the mem
bers bad been summoned by registered let
ter Beth objections were overruled and
exceptions noted. At this point Judge Field
remarked , ns tbcru WLS sllirht prospect of
completing tno Jury panel bofoio Saturday
morning , that nil witnesses summoned to
appear at bar would bo excused from further
attendance until that time.
The candor and rugged honesty of a man
nai.icd Taylor brought to the htaud claims
admiration. He stated that lie had formed n
decided opinion , tbo result of reading thu
newspapers nnd canvassing thu crnno with
neighbors.
"Could you , " nsKcd Mr. Hall , who was ex
amining him , "notwithstanding thu opinion
lenderun impartial verdict , after huuilng
the verdict ! "
"I might. "
"Aro you not sure ! "
"I can't say At present I bellevo both
defendants guilty and it would require evi
dence to convince mo to the contrary. "
Mrs. Sheod.y whoso bearing had been of the
confident order , dropped her oyeinud a shade
' . .S'Vf annoyance passed over her face. The wit-
"i was excused. At 3 o'clock this nfter-
i thu defense Had cxctclscd fourteen and
'the defense hovcu peremptory challenges.
The delay In getting a satisfactory Jury Is
. WJnrpcly duo to the tangled condition of Iho
existing law. Several sections thought to
imv6 been repealed by the last legislature are
being found to have been overlooked nnd
therefore are in forco. The compiled stat
utes of Nebraska IbSl was revised In 18b5
and when so revised contained the amend
ments mndo in 1SS11S8M and lbS5. In the
revision of 18s , " > Is found section -tW ( , page
803. The statutes of the stnto
were again compiled by Brown Ik
Wheeler In 188 ! ) nnd that compilation
on pairo Oil contains section CO ! ) L. Now
both or these sections provide for causes of
challenge to Jurors. On the llrst day of the
examination of Jurors In the Sneedy murder
case Judge FV U was governed b'y section
Cfl" L in the revision of 1880 , which by the
mistake of the compilers omitted section 403
of thu rovlslsn of 1&S. > , although in forco.
Judge Fluid on the evening ( llio llrst day
discovered this omission and ( hiding both
bectlons In force , on the second day excused
four Jurors selected on the llrst day , who ho
found , on examination of their evidence , had
founded their opinions on reading reports of
testimony taken at the coroner's Inquiry nnd
on the preliminary examination. It seems
V'ft section ( Kill L docs not diminish the
< * S ON ° ' challenge of jurors , but enlarges
them , therefore it follows that many Jurors
who could qualify under either section can
not qualify when nil the causes uio inquired
of under both sections. Hence the necessity
to call Into thu Jury panel so ninny Jurors.
Lincoln OddH und
LINCOLN , Nob. , May 7. [ Special to Tin :
DBK. ] The case against 13. W , Hutchlnson
lias been continued iiiitll Monday morning , to
await the result of the Injuries inlllctcd on
Mis. Greene.
.Young und Goodman , arrested Tuesday on
the churge of stealing some mono1 from W.
P. Newell of Sownrd , were discharged lasl
evening , Newell not showing up.
Onicer Allen brought in a young man lasl
night who Imagined that ho was a lord 01
high degree , In fact proclaimed himself ns
the heir-apparent to the English throne.
Captain Otto was a llttlo suspicious of the
truth of his story and marked him down ns
John Doe , a character well known in police
history. This morning he acknowledged him-
Bolf to bo an Impostor , and ns Uobert Aswoll
was given a dollar and costs , which he wil
board out.
The damage cnso of thu Misses Blair
against the city was given to thu Jury this
morning. The next case taken up In law
court wns that of William Watt vs Patrick
Doro , an action to recover f 5 commission for
acting ns ngonl of defendant.
The Bush & llagcrmnn canal company has
filed articles of Incorporation. The object of
the association is to construct and maintain
canals nnd ditches for iingating nnd water
power purposes. The capital stock Is
f0,000.
The National Fraternity Bulldlnp and Loan
association of Butte. Mont. , expresses a will
ingness to comply with tbo laws of Nebraska
and has filed Its ui tides of Incorporation with
the secretary of stato.
The Duiidv county irrigation comp.inv ol
Bonkclmun , Dundy county , has tiled articles
of incorporation. The capital stock is > ,000.
"Will Ueniiiln u Mry Town.
UAKOTA CITV , Neb , , May 7 , | Specal Telo-
pram to Tun llr.i : , I Dakota City has had no
rnloon for over twelve years , but yesterday
there cnmo nearer being u linccnso granted
, than for a long tlmo. James Willis had ap
plied for a license and , with the required
number of signers , submitted his petition to
the town boaul. A remonstrance wns also
llleit against tbo , saloon. John I. Spencer , In
behalf of the objectors , agreed to introduce
evidence ) ngniiiHt the applicant showing that
ho had violated the law during Iho past \ear
mid was thciefore not entitled to n license
according to the law. The board beard a
couple of witnesses and then granted the
license. Mr. Spencer took an appeal to the
district court and on account of this appeal
the village clerk refused to Issue the license.
Willis then demanded either the license or
Ills monov which ho had paid for the license ,
and upon being refused tlio former tcok tlio
latter , which was returned to him. So
Dakota City will go dry another yoar.
.Street U.illway Sold.
LINCOI.V , Neb. , May 7.SpdU | ! Tele
gram to TIIK Hrr } - The rapid transit Mrcnt
railway , which connects Woit Lincoln with
this citv , bus been purchased by the Lincoln
street railway company. The latter will
talio vosres.slon In a lout thirty dnjs. The
rapid transit line has proved a losing Invest
ment for Mr. Jehu Pitz ornld and bo has
teen sinking about KW ! ) | K < r mouth in it.
Polk County ( ropn.
/SiiioMdiiuwi , Neb. , May 7. [ Special to
'
'Tins Bin- : ] Crop prospects were never better
In Polk county. Corn is about all planted
uud all nimll grain Is t'rowlnc nicely.
1'npcr.
YOBK , Neb. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
lo Tiie U . ] -A half lutoreit lu the weekly
ndependent , nn alliance piper , wns sold to-
lay to Representative J. M. Gunnott , who
will hereafter lot the plow rest and dcvoto
ils time to pushing fabors.
round a Dead .1
At'iioitA , Nob. , May 7. [ Special Tolccram
toTur BEE. ] A tclcernm received yesterday
evening by Coroner Chapman announced the
finding of a do id body in Lincoln creek , nine
miles northwest of Aurora. This inoinlng
the coroner , accompanied by County Attor
ney Whltmoro , Coroner's Physician W. F.
Gooilcn and Constable Oobhurt , proceeded
to the place for tin pjrposo of holding an in
quest. An examination of the body showed
It to bo that of Gust Norden , a Swede , aged
eighteen , who disappeared on the night of
February 7. The body was In a gnod state
of preservation and an examination by Dr.
Gooden revealed marks of violence about
the bend and the neck was broken.
Young Norden luft his brother's house
on the evening of February 7 , and proceeded
to a neighbors where ho and three others re
mained playing cards and drinking until 1 !
o'clock in the morning , when ho started tor
home. A sovcto snow storm came up a few
minutes after ho left the house nnd It was
supposed ho had got lost and died In the
storm. Searching parties have slnco been
scouring the nclchboihood , but no trace of
him wns found until the accidental discovery
of the body jesterday. The verdict of the
coroner's Jury was that ho como to his death
from causes unknown. As the circumstances
met somewhat suspicious an investigation
will probably bo mado.
Stcphcnson on Trial.
Nr.i.sov , Nob. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Bin.-Tho : | trial of Charles T.
Stephcnson who caused the death of a girl at
Sup . -lor two years ago by giving her poison
In mistake for calomel , was talcen up In
court today. A Jury was secured and the
lines of prosecution mid defense stated. The
defense is that the de-ad girl , Cariio Eastj ,
was pregnant and her deatti was caused by
attempting nn abortion instead of from
poison , and If a mistake in tilling the pro-
( icilptloti occurred It was neither careless ,
heedless or felonious.
the Soldiers.
GKSKVA , Nob. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEC. ] The members of company G ,
Nebraska National Guards all were broad
smiles this morning. Colonel Hotchklss was
hero yesterday for Inspactlon accompanied
by the paymaster and the boys drew * 14.41
each for their services during the Indian
campaign.
About t ! o'clock this evening the Geneva
iron and wind mill factory was discovered on
fho but by good work by the lire companies
its building and contents were saved.
District Convention.
NEI.SO.V , Neb. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : HEU. ] The district convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union was
hold hero ycsteiMny and today. There was a
good attendance from abroad and some line
addresses were made by Mrs. Jennie L. Ful
ton , county president , and Mrs. Putnam , dis
trict president. Uov. C. M. Sliophnrd of Su
perior gave an illustrated temperance lecture
this evening.
Talk About u Hranuh Line.
NIUIIUSKA Cm , Neb. , May 7. [ Special
Telegram to TIIK Br.n.l Vice Picsiden't S.
II H. Clark of the Missouri Pacific has noti
fied Hon. Paul Schminko of this city that ho
would be pleased to meet Mr. Schminko and
n committee In Omaha next week in refer
ence to building the branch road from Ne
braska city to Talmngo. General Van Wyck
has volunteered to accompany the party.
Oltfeotions Overruleel.
HutTixoTox , Nob. , Mny 7. [ SpecialTele
gram to THE Bic. : I At a special meeting of
the city council Editor Felber's objections to
the issuance of n licence to Garvor it Cnr-
mack were overruled. Fnlber immediately
filed an nppenl and the saloon will bo closed
until thu November term of court. Some
line legal points are involved and it will bo
made u test cuso.
A Small Court Docket.
Mui.i.r.v , Nob. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to THE BKK.J The first term of the district
couit for Hooker county was hold hero today
with Judge E M. Coffin on the bench. There
wcio only two cases on the docket and were
soon disposed of. The Judge and bar then
spout tlio day lu having a good social titno.
AsceiiHlon Day Services.
VOIIK , Neb. , May 7. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEE.I The Knight Templars held ap
propriate services at the Episcopal church
this afternoon , after which thirty mounted
knights rode to the cemetery nnd decorated
the grave of tnolr brother , J. C. Kingsloy ,
who was interred Suuday .
Sutton MtiNleal Talent.
SUTTOS , Nob. , May 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BEK.I Tonight occurred the llrst of
n scries of concerts that take in nil the must-
oil talent of Sutton. The Idea oiiginntod
with Mrs. Mattiu Moy taking her line class
in music.
.4 Ji/ . > .i IIM1' C'Alt.
Narrow KNcnpe of ti PasBeiiRcr Train
from a Terrible Wreck.
DKAIIWOOP , S. D. , May 7 , | Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEE. ] At 0:40 : o'clock this
morning n B & M. box car which got out of
the yards at Plunn station , traveled aown
the steep grade toward this city gathering
speed ns it moved , until running at the rate
of llfty mlles nn hour It crashed into an en
gine of the De.ulwood Central passenger
train , which was Just rounding a curve. The
engineer , Charles Battenschlago , reversed
his engine nnd lumped Just In tlmo to escape.
In the crash he was struck In the back by
flying timber. Mr Battonschlagc , as soon as
the collision was over , sprung again to bis
engine , and while scalded by escaping steam
applied the uir brakes and brought the train ,
which was already moving rapidly down the
steep gradn to a stop. Ills prompt and bravo
action probably saved the lives of half a
dozen of tno many passengers with which , the
train was rrowdi'd ,
l\\K \ Land Sale.
IIuiiov , B , D. , May -Special [ Telegram
to Tat Bnn.J Today William Glasgow of
Hull , ICnglnnd. sold to the Now York lane
and irrigation company , through its repre
sentatives , C. W. BarrliiKcr and A W. Wil-
martb , S' > ,000 acres of land in the James rlvei
.vnlloy. This is tlm largest land sale ever
made In this part of the northwest by private
individuals. The company now ha's over a
hundred thousand acres of land in this lo
entity and is nria-iglng to irrlgato all of It b )
artesian wells. Practical Irrlgutionallsts
from Colorado will arrive in a few days to
superintend the sinking of wells and putting
Iho laud into shape for Irrigating.
Will Ha\o a Ne\v Hotel.
, S. D , May 7. [ Special Tele
Krntn to TIIK Br.r.i - The Deadwood bonn
of trade wns organised last night by the cleo
tlcn of A. W. Coo for president ; H. H Dris
cell , secretary , and A U. F. Dawson corro
spending .sen-alary. The most Importnn
piosunt work before the organization is the
cncouraBomont of a hotel project and work
toward securing oua suitable to the needs o
the city is to be h.'gun at once.
A Pine CoiiHtruotlim.
Cmctfio , May 7 , Thu recent decision of
the treasury department requlrlnc the ro
stamping of ull Imported goods with thonamo
of the city and country from which thoj
came Is being Rtrirtlrcoiutructml by Collcc
tor Clark and U causing Importers inucl
trouble. This morning ho icfuse-d to dellvo
eighty cases of Havana cigars. They won
stamped ' -Flordo Cuba , " but It was hold to
bo tbo name of the clu'urs and not of tno
brands , so tiioy will have to bo sent back
unless the treasury authorities see tit to release
lease them. A case of Importedrilles marked
"London" is held booauie tbo word "Kug
laud" does not appear ,
COULD CREATES A SURPRISE ,
'raffic Manager Leeds of the Misouri Pa-
cifio Discharged ,
VIOLATED THE TRAFFIC AGREEMENT.
Ic IMc.-ulH Guilty to llcitiB Alone lt "
for tliu Missouri I'nolllo
TiirllT Cut Hall
NotoH.
NBW YOIIK , Mny 7. It was n somewhat
aded looking lot of railroad presidents that
lied out of room ± ! of the Windsor hotel this
evening , where the meeting of the advisory
> oard of the Western TralUc association eiuno
o an end. They looked ilko men who had
) , issed through n crisis. Uacli , however ,
itoutly reasserted his nllcelunco to pe.ico and
larmony with capital letters and undying
lovotion to the causa of thu association. The
meeting was not without result. In the
hst place , a solid working quorum was secured -
cured and that Is n good deal in the lluht of
ho heartburnings that followed the famous
Chicago failure. More significant and In a
manner picturesque was Mr Gould's repudi
ation of the Missouri Pacific sugar tariff ,
with tin Incidental offer to resign the prcsi-
lency of that road If any charges could bo
undo nnd proven against himself.
General Trafllc Manager Leeds was found
guilty , nnd starts for St. Louis tonight to
.urn over the control of his department to S.
! I. II. Clark , the manager of the Missouri
Pacific. What will bo done with Mr , Leeds
or who will bo his successor It Is yet too
curly to fortoll. As important almost as the
disciplining of the Missouri Pacific were the
: crms of a resolution adopted by the board.
They were : 1. That the llfo of the associa
tion bo extended lor a llxcd term , soy until
January 1 , IbOO ; U. That the commissioner of
the association ptcparo a plun for the reestablishment -
establishment of Joint agencies ; ! ! . That the
commissioners report on the advisability of
the division by percentages of competitive
tonnage.
When Mr. Lcoas wns culled before the
board yesterday morning ho.vas allowed to
tlio the 150 pagcri of typewritten explanation
that ho had started to read the day before.
The statement was too historical , it wns said ,
nnd possibly too directly nlmea at some
others of the roads represented , to bo profit
able reading for the board.
Mr. Leeds made a verbal explanation , how
ever , nnd then retired from the room. The
board found him guilty of violation of the
agreement of January 'J , announcing the ver
dict Just before the noon recess.
This left Mr. Gould only ono course
ns the agreement distinctly provides for the
dismissal of any officer guilty of violating Its
provisions. After a short interview with his
superior , Mr. Leeds said ho would start west
immediately and would turnover his office to
the manager of the road. He know of no
other provisions that had been made for him.
bo said , and especially donicd that there had
boon any arrangement by which ho should
become'Benernl traffic manager of the Union
Pacific.
"I do not admit the Justice of my sen
tence , " said Mr. Leeds. "I Issued the
sugar tariff on my own responsibility ,
for reasons that seemed to mo to Justify
that course. The board docs not admit the
presentation of these reasons and so I am
found guilty. I did not make that tariff to
get sugar , and , In fact , did not get it. That
tnrilt Is still in effect , and yet much moro
than half of the sugar tonnage goes over
other lines that are supposed to have lived up
to the agreement. "
In the course of his talk , Mr. Leeds said
that bis object in cutting rates was not to
got sugar , but to bring out something else.
What that something else was ho would not
say , but they think It was to cot up an in
vestigation of rates on the Missouri Pncitio
that would bring to light the fact that other
roads In thu association were cutting rates
also.
also.Having
Having thus steered clear of the rock thut
thrc.itonod to split It permanently , the board
turned Its attention to other matters. Most
of the revolutions previously reported to bo
slated for consideration were taken up ,
though thut of assailing the "long and short
haul" clause of the interstate commerce act
was loft to ttio action of the Trunk Line as
sociation. The following lesolution was
unanimously passed :
"It is the sense of this board that the llfo
of the Western Traffic association ought to
bo extended for a llxcd period , say until Jan
uary 1 , 1800 , In order that reforms and economies
omios may bo established which cannot now
bo carried into effect owing to the uncertain
ties attending the existence of the associa
tion.
tion."That
"That the commissioners bo directed to
prepare a plan by which so far us posslblo in
dependent agencies may bo abolished and
Joint agencies established , to lessen the ex
pense In the competitive business of members
of the association.
"That commissioners be selected to look
Into the matter of division by percentages of
competitive tonnage arising at such Joint
agencies and the routing thurcof , and to sub
mit n report together with the plan referred
to in the previous section to each member of
the association.
"That without binding any member of the
association to the adoption of the report of
the commissioners it shall bo solely for the
purpose of saving time. When the reports
of the commissioners shall have been re
ceived by the members of the associa
tion they shall bo submitted without delay
to the respective board of directors ,
with the object of ascertaining if It bo advis
able to enter Into such plans and agreements
as nra contemplated In the foregoing resolu
tion "
The concr.il Impression at the close of the
meeting regarding Mr. Leeds'future In rail
road circles was that ho was offered some po
sition by Mr. Gould equally as good ns that
of freight traffic manager of the Missouri
Pacific. It was quite evident that Mr.
Gould did not anticipate early In the meet
ing any such decision of the board remn-diim
the Leeds case.
The resolution ndoptod by the board Is vir
tually the llrst year's plan drawn up by Mr.
Gould and Colonel .lotin McCook and pre
sented to the tallroad men at the mooting at
which the association was organlicd , but re
jected for the one-year plan. At
the close of the any's meeting ( which
adjourned slue dloj all the mcmbcis
of the boaid expressed the opinion that the
resolution as adopted would bo accepted by
the various roads and that the plan of estab
lishing Joint agencies weald bo successfully
carried out.
Mr. Gould said that ho considered the
adoption of n plan of a live jear existence
and the consideration of formlnc Joint
agencies the two most important things the
boi'rd had clone since Its formation. Ho said
ho was very wrll satisliod with the work
done by the board at this meeting. U was
proof of great Interest to all concerned.
Sldnnv Dillon said that the lion and the
lamb had laid down together. Ho had never
attended n meeting that ended with such
unanimity of satisfaction on the part of nil
present ns this one. Mr. Dillon , however ,
neglected to say in what spirit the mcetliiL
referred to begun It was what many were
anxious to ilnil out , but none buccedcd in
doing so.
Uussrll Sage went away smiling nnd appar
ently satisfied with the outcome of the con
ference. He wa well pleased with what hat
been done.
done.oi'i.
oi'/i.\ > ; / > TIIKilt IVJN.
The VVUnrd Miiki-Hii .Statement He fore
the I'rrHldnnlM.
NBW YOIIK , May 7. The Sun , In its storj
of yesterday's meeting of the Western Traf
fic/association , says : Mr Gould astonished
those present by saying soon after the moot
Ing opened : "I have not coma here to up
hold any violations of the rules or to dofouO
rate cutting , Thcro scorn ? to be no doubi
liat Air. Leeds cut rates , contrary to the
ulcs of the association. . Whether ho had
ufllclcnt provocation foivthaact It remains
or you to decide , after hearing his state-
nent , as I presume you w'll ' bo willing to do.
believe that the only way to'placo ' the ns-
ocintlon on n sure basin Is to abide by the
etter of It nnd to d ° al with officers nccord-
ng to the rules. I have nobody to protect
hat is connected with the Missouri Pacific
lot even myself. If any man bus any charges
o miiko ncnlnst mo , lot htm prefer them , and
f they are proven 1 will protect the ngrcc-
ncnt by resigning from the presidency of
ho road. "
This unusual speech from so quiet a man as
vlr. Gould was received \\lth applause , and ,
f nnything , strengthened the fcellug that all
( Tenders should bo citllltitincd " , whether of
ilgh or low degree. Certainly Mr. Leeds'
chances were not Improved nny. It was do-
Ided to postpone the Leeds cn.se until the
alter part of thu session , bittboy had hardly
K'gun to vote upon the matters that were
akcn up before it bccatm ; cvldcpt that the
-ceils offense must bo disposed of nt the
tart or nothing further of Importance
vonld bo accomplished. Unknown to Mr.
iould , a quiet understanding , ns if by a
o nucus had been reached among a majority
of the board that every vote should bo blocked
intll the penalty had been meted out to the
openly onending road or the ofllccr who had
been guilty. So the only thjug that passed
vas that four of the six commissioners
hould have the power to convene n hearing
on nny subject offered to them instead of n
ull board being required , ns nt present. Hut
ho meeting so called shall preserve n ver
batim report of the proceedings and the same
shall bo passed upon by the hill board before
jecommg effective.
The whole morning session was wasted in
attempted amendment of rules and llnnlly
sotno one in exasperation suld : "Lot's hear
Deeds' story and get It out of the way. "
So a bailiff was sent to look up Leeds. A
few minutes before he was lounging about the
sofas In the corridors with a lot of manuscript
n bis bund waiting nervously to bo called.
3ut when bo was wanted ho could not bo
'ound hluti or low , and the meeting had to
take up something elso. Mr. Leeds turned
up later In the afternoon nnd bo treated the
nagnntes to nearly on hour's talk. Ho had
lot half finished when it was decided to con-
, lnuo the narrative this mirnlng. Mr. Leeds
nadoseilous charges of rate-cutting , ills
said , against the Burlington and Hock Island ,
jut the cases antedated tUo organization of
.he Western Trafllc association. Ho prom-
scu to furnish something sensational today
that fully Justified his nttloo.
"Will Mr. Leeds have to got" was asked of
several of the presidents last evening. They
remained close-mouthed and were probably
moro so because they were nonplussed as to
what course they would pursue against Mr.
Gould than because there was nny doubt in
heir minds about the justice of his dis
charge.
Surprised at Chicago.
CHICAGO , May 7. Not a llttlo surprise wns
manifested In railroad clrcjus today by the
announcement from New York that Presi
dent Gould bad actually Ulscbsnred , General
Prattle Manager Leeds of Iho Missouri Pa
cific for violation of the president's agree
ment in reducing the rateon sugar. The
mprcssion had prevailed for several days
that Gould would manage to smooth over
ind by some trick would get out of the diffi
culty without incurringany ; penalty or being
put to the necessity of disciplining any em
ploye. Ono trafllc.ofllclal sajd.thls evening :
"Tho result shows that iGjould was in
earnest in his expressed -11,03Ira to maintain
larmoulous relations \vltljhis , competitors ,
tie evidently has more. pi.insitho carrying
out of which depends uponi. * continuation of
the agreement. After hovhr'su pun his web
and got the other roads wh/ntjttnoy can't do
nny harm to his intorcils J'ir-wii Qr that ho
won't bo at any pains .Ho preserve pence.
Leeds' so-called defense in
- was my opinion
a blind , for ho practically ! admitted that ho
nlouo was to blame and , made no great offer
to Justify his action. 1 tnlnk It was a pre
arranged schema to glvo Gould the opportu
nity of discharging him , and so making the
great point with the otUer , presidents , whoso
distrust of him had recently become so ap
parent. Leeds will bo tatejn cnro of. "
Other railroad men take a moro generous
view ol the matter , although it is hard to
find any who do not believe that Loed's
salary will go on Just the satno after bo has
loft the Missouri Pacific. The report that
Lie will bo given a position on the Union
Pad lie is not credited' ut all , because the
agreement provides that when an employe is
llschurged for n violation of tbo agreement
30 shall not bo employed by any company in
Lho association. It Is bollovod that Gould's
action will have a good effect in restoring a
mensuro of confidence in the Western Traffic
association und perhaps in loading to tbo
adoption cf a stronger and hotter agreement.
Another Loiiff Island Ilhodo.
Ni\v : YOIIK , May 7. Austin Corbln's long-
plumied railroad is to hove a competitor.
The New York , Brooklyn & Long Island
railroad company has fllcd" its corporation
papers under the general railroad act at Al
bany. It is said the capital stocK of * 1,000-
000 has been put up by a syndicate. That
some railroad scheme In connection with
Longlblaud has been in contemplation by the
Vuudorbllts has been tin ol en secret for some
tlmo. It was believed that they were uftor
the Long Island railroad stock that was re
cently bold by Corbln's old friends and his
partners , Maxwell At Graves. But the stock
became the property of Charles Pratt , the
Standard oil magnate who died so suddenly
in his office on Monday evening. The Van-
dcrbllt people announced at the tima that
they were not bidders for the stock nnd did
not want any interest in the Long Island
railroad and wouldn't tuko the road if it was
offered to them on a silver salvor. Ctmuncoy
M. Dopow said the Now York Central had
no use whatever for the Long Island rend , as
it secured all the business to give tbo Cen
tral by reason of natural conditions. Tno
organiiation of the now company , however ,
shows that there was n deeper reason for not
securing the old road than nny that wns men
tioned at the time thu block of stock was for
sale.
sale.Tho
The recent transfer of the Union and Long
Island ferry companies to the Collins people
has an intimate relation to tbo now railroad
scheme. The Union ferry company controls
the Fulton street , \Vall street , Catharine nnd
South ferries , and the Long-Island forty con
trols the Jnmes ntrpnt ( "id Thirty-fourth
street ferries. Those ferries will bo impor
tant adjuncts or feeders to any road on the
island , and it is proposed , to connect them
very closely with the new one to bo built ,
The proposed route of the now road has
been carefully studied and practically decid
ed on , though the full surj-oy Is still to bo
made. Hut little can-bo learned as to the
route further than that it will saddle the
L.ong Island road ta all Important points on
both the north and south shores. It will
make close connections with tbo Brooklyn
elevated roads , thus catchin ? all the ferries
besides those mentioned and that bridge. It
is not Impossible that tbp now road will
ultimately have a direct cotmectlon with the
Central by way of the proposed Uast river
tunnel or ono of the now proposed bridges.
Failim ; ol' the Boycott.
Citii too , Mav 7 , A little uneasiness is ap
parent among the ofilclals of some of the east
ern roads on account of the , complacent man
ner In which the Chicago & Alton takes it.s
punishment. The management of the Alton
road still contends that the , boycott is not in
terfering with its business , nnd so long as
the present condition of things continues the
conservative policy o ( th'o road will not bo
departed from. It is Intimated that several
of the eastern roads nra quietly accepting its
tickets nnd carefully cpnccallng the fact from
the board of rulings , U Is certain
that tlio Alton people "talw a moro roseate
view of the situation than anybody else Just
now nnd are showing * prpttts of Incrcaset
passenger business , not only | n the crowded
condition of their trains , btlt in Ihelr stnto
incuts of their earnings. According to the
"
statements thu Increase" in passenger earn
Ings as compared with the cocrespondlni
period last year averages about f.VX ) per day
A COMING CONFF.UK.VCr.
It is now stated tbat tbo committee ap-
[ COXTINUEU O.N BECO.Nl ) 1'AUE.J
WILL CATCH HER IF POSSIBLE ,
'lans of the Federal Governrnent Record
ing the Etata.
1AVE WE A CRUISER FAST ENOUGH ?
The Ilounittitrc of the Itohel Ship AV111
Up Important QncHtloiiH
ol' nn International
Charauter.
WASHINGTON , May ,7. Attorney General
illllcrthls afternoon made public the sub-
tnnco of the correspondence that has passed
between the officials hero n > id the authorities
nt Wilmington and San Diego , Cul. , relating
o the Insurgent vessel Ktata nnd the
chooncr Hobcrtund Minnie. Ho refused to
give out for publication the lull text of the
coriespondence. The In formation given bv
ho attorney gcneial agrees substantially
vlth that received in the press dls-
latches from these two points , The
representations upon which orders were
originally given to the collector of customs
at Wilmington mid subsequently to thu
Jutted States marshal at Wilmington nnd
San Diego to delay the Hobort and Minnie
vero made to Secretary Foster and the nttor-
loy general by the Chilian minister , were to
ho effect that ho had lu formation that the
icutrahty laws were being violated.
The telegrams received by the attorney
general indicated that the steamer 12tntn , 03-
capinp from San Diego w ith the deputy mar
shal on board , had scut him nshoro at n
lolnt on the coast about eight miles below the
citv.
citv.Tho
The Ktntn is a Chilian insurgent vessel of
ron build. She carries four cannon and
( H ) men. The telegrams mentioned a proba-
jillty that the Hobcrt and Minnie would go
to San Clements island , there to transfer her
arms and ammunition to the Ktntn.
The attorney general refused to Indicate
what further steps ho had taken In the mat
ter since the escape of tlio two vessels or to
discuss the probability of any international
complications nrlslng in connection with the
matter. The attorney general had several
conversations on the subject with the socro-
. .ary of the navy during the day and this
; nvo color to the story that efforts were to
)0 made to recapture the Etnta.
TMti vnii tntrn thn vooanl nn Mm llr l , anna
without violation of law i" a reporter asked
Secretary Tracy.
"Yes , sir , " replied the secretary , emphati
cally.
"Will you do it , " asked the reporter.
"I have oo nnswcr to make to that , " replied -
plied the secretary. "You cun't skin a bare
before you catch him. "
This seems to suinmnri/o the present situ
ation. The Ktata will bo captured if possi
ble , out she has a largo start of any pursuer.
Probably the new cruiser Charleston is the
only naval vessel In these waters that would
bo able to cope with the audacious and well
armed Ktata. But the Charleston Is at San
Francisco. A day would bo required to coal
her and then she would start from a
point several hundred miles north of
the place that the Etata loft , so that prac
tically the Chilian vessel has at least three
days' ' start of her pursuer. The navy de
partment officials will not say whether or
not tbo Charleston is to go in chase , but it is
known that they have been canvassing tbo
possibilities. - > * >
The capture of the Etnta raises important
questions of an International character. The
Alabama claims , which cost tbo British gov
ernment $20,000,000 , arose in a similar man
ner through the equipment of a confederate
vessel in an English port and the supplying
of men , guns and ammunition to her by
British vessels. As thn Etnta has been seized
by the United States at San Dioco she was
technically United Stntos property until
discharged , and Is therefore liable
to recapture on the high seas by a United
States man-of-war or to conllscation if she
over enters a United States port. So far n
is known thcro Is no charge of conspiracy
against olther thu Etata or the Robert and
Minnie. They are charged with violation of
the neutrality laws , which forbid the lilting
out In the United States of vessels for war
upon a country with which the United
States Is nt peace. Incidentally the ! ogal
determination of the force In charge Involves
the question ns to whether tbo Chilian in
surgents are to bo recognized by the United
States ( as they have been by Great Britain )
as belligerents and to the settlement of tills
question the state department officials are
already applying themselves.
SAN FHANCISCO , Cal. , May 7. From all
circumstances surrounding the case the
Etata is nothing more or less than a privateer
In the service of the Chilian rebels. Deputy
Marshal Spaulding's story of the escape is as
follows : "Nothing unusual occurred until
Wednesday , when u boat containing First
Mate Nelson , the surgeon with a
medicine chest and two passengers
came to us. As soon as the passengers landed
from thn boat they had a short conversation
with the captain. I was at that time in the
dining room. Five minutes tutor I tuund to
my surprise that the steamer was under full
bead of steam and making for the ocrun. The
captain came in n minute later and invltod mete
to his cabin , and a second later ho was Joined
by some of the passengers. They ex
hibited icvolvors nnd askea mo If
I was armed. Tbo captain , acting
as spokesman , .said : ' \\cll , I have
contraband goods on board , and this Is llfo or
death with mo. ' Then pointing his finger to
his throat , ho said : 'See , this is what It
means. ' I was so dumbfounded that I could
not answer. Ho then called two of the
Chilian crew who stood guard by the door ,
each armed Ho then told mo rot to be
alarmed , but that If I went out of the cabin
during his absence ho would not bo responsi
ble for what would happen , telling mo If I
attempted to civo a sign or jump
overboard ho would not bo responsible for
the result. About this tlmo 1 noticed them
lifting out of the hold four steel cannon , which
they placed in position on the upper deck ,
after which they were loaded In my pres
ence. Returning a few minutes later the
captain said ; 'I baiiu spulton tn the pilot
and instead of putting you off at Point
Lomnx , In ono of our boats , wo will got n
boat from n pilot nt the last point. Ho
then led mo out of the cabin , fol
lowed by his companions , each taking
their revolvers. Around on the deck were
100 Chilians , all armed to the teeth , each
having a repeating rltla and most of tncm
dressed in uniform. The captain gave a
saucy laugh and said : % Sco , wo have changed
Into a man of war. ' I looked at the
pilot and said. 'Are you going to
guide the shin out ! " The captain spoke
up and bnid 'Wo' exhibiting a rovolvor-
* Thls is going to guide It. ' The pilot spoke
up and said : 'I guess 1 am in for l ( . ' By
this tlmo wo were near the entrance of the
harbor and the captain gave orders to put
over a ladder and also to tbo pilot to stop
down mid , escorting mo to the ladder , snld
'You must excuse mo for putting you to this
annoyance. ' Then 1 was lowered over the
sldo and the Etutu passed out of the bay ,
beading north.
"Malting inquiries from the boatmen 1
found that I was to bo landed two mlles from
the town , 1 protested vigorously nt being
mndo n prisoner during the passaga out of
the harbor nnd leaving the fchip
whllo In tbo possession of the i-ov-
eminent , but they paid no attention
to my protest nnd kept mo a prisoner until
they arrived ut the point where they lot mo
off. 'I will go directly to Valparaiso anil
would llko to have you wrlto mo there if you
feel so disposed , ' bald ttio captain , gluing
bis name ami address They staled thai
the big war ship Esmorald accompanied the
Etatu as far north as Cni > o Bt. l.ucas ,
and Is awaiting the return of the latter ves
sel between hero nnd there to talio on provl-
ions nnd coul. It was learned further that
Captain Mttuzenas Is only employed to navl
gate the ship and thu real coinmiuukn' is a
native Chilian and bo gave all orders "
The Alta California has positive informa
tion that tbo United States steamer Charles tot
will sail for San Diego tomorrow in purnilto
tbo Chilian ship Ktata , Secretory Tracy
telegraphed special orders today and the
Charleston left Mnro Island today nnd
anchored off San l riuiclsco Instead of tak
ing her usual anchorage behind Goat Island
mt of sight. Her ostensible purpose in com-
ngiiown Is to go outside nnd try her guns.
Pho ofllcers nnd men bnvo been ordered to bo
on board nt 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The United Stntos mnti-of-wnr Omaha
arrived this morning from Asiatic station ,
SajH She IH llalniai'cdii'H Vosm l.
S\.N FIIANCIICO , Cal. , May 7. The Cbron-
clo states that It has Information that gives
jround for tbo statement that the steamer
loverlug around the entrance to San Diego is
ho armed transport Imperial , now in posses-
Ion of Unlmaccda's p.uty. She U-ll Vnl-
uiralso to inteiccpt the Italia on her loturii
oyngo to Iqulquc. The Imperial Is very low ,
'Oil tons , nnd Is said to bo capable of steam-
ng sixteen miles an hour.
Senor Cnsonovu , former Chilian consul ,
said yesterday : "It will bo found that Itrlt-
sb money is the mainstay of thu insurgents
against our government The British want
o obtain control of the nitrate deposits and
'resident Bulmncocln wishes- them to bu
\orkcd for the benuilt of the Chilian govern-
nont. "
Charleston on Hand.
SIN FIUSCISCO , May 7. The lTuttod States
irulsor Charleston cnmo down from Mare
sland navy yard and Is now anchored in the
bay off this city.
tiiii.iu ix .1 ynsK ixrt.oNio\ .
Foil r MlnerH Meet Mouth Near
Clark Him rgV. . Va.
CMiiKsnrnn , W. Vn. , May 7. This morn-
ng at the Ocean coal mines , two miles north
west of this city , owned by William Black , n
crrlblo explosion of gas occurred. Seven
non bad descended Into the minu and about
'orty moro were Waiting to descend when
the catastrophe took place.
A rescuing party started immediately after
the explosion nnd three out of the seven men
were gotten out alive.
The following were instantly killed :
JOSEPH FtiATHEKS , aged llfty , Con-
icllsvlllo , Pa.
WILLIAM DOUGHTKHTY , aged thirty-
live , Bridgeport.
NATHAN GAINS , aged thirty-live ,
Clarksburg.
CHAULUS WELSH , aged twouty-threo ,
Clarksburg.
Feathers' body was recovered , but tbo
others could not bo reached. The mine took
Ire nnd Is burning furiously. Had the ex-
iloslon occurred ill teen minutes later forty
Ivcs would have been sacrificed.
O * TIIK I'.tXII
An Kxprcss Mohsenner Killed and
Three Postal ( JlerkH Injured.
COI.I-MIIUS , O. , May 7. A disastrous wreck
occurred on the Panhandle railroad four
miles west of Tennyson , O. , nt 11 o'clocic
.his morning , being a collision between the
Imltcd mail No. 7 west and passenger No. 10
east. Daniel Longnecker of Columbus , bag-
jagomastor on No. 10 , wns Instantly killed.
Longnecker was literally crushed to death ,
dying almost instantly.
Express Messenger Marvin wns badly
bruised and Postal Clerks G. D. Rogers ,
Samuel Crouch and Miller , all In the
llrst car , were more or loss Injured internally
as well as bruised about the body and limbs.
TIIK COhO HXA M' .
It HUH Never Been Equaled In Signal
Service HlBtory ; *
WASHINGTON' , May 7. The signal ofllco
special bulletin today says the cold weather
prevailing over the country for the past
three or four days has been of unusual sever
ity , extent and duration , und bos been accom
panied In some sections by lower temper
atures for the season and later frosts than
ever previously recorded by the slcnal ser
vice. The tempeiature will probably rise
slowly Irom this morning over the whole
country , and severe frosts are not likely to
again occur this season.
Severe KroNt In Kentucky.
LOUISVIIXC , Ky. , May 7. Reports from
points throughout central and northern Ken
tucky show that last night's frost was much
moro destructive than Tuesday night's.
Grapes , peaches nnd apples have been much
damaged , also early gardens. Wbent und
corn have uccn somewhat hurt.
Fruit Injured.
ST. Louie , Mo. , May 7 , Dispatches from
many points of this state indlcato that fruit
nnd pardon truck were badlv injured by the
frost.
t .VoiTolk , Conn.
NOKFOU ; , Conn. , Mny 7. Thcro is sleigh
ing hero. _
IlltOfiE THK It ECO HI ) .
Close of the Sleep FnNtliij ; Contest In
Sun I'TanclHco.
SAN FKANCISCO , Cal. , May 7. The sleep
fasting contest , which began a week ago with
twenty entries , ended In C. Woodruff , tno
only contestant who remained awake , being
forced by the management to retire this
morning. Ho had been without hleop for ir > 8
hours nnd 45 minutes and when finally
obliged to close bis eves was pronounced by
the physicians to bo In daneor of becoming n
mnninc. It is r.ow believed bo will retain
bis reason. Ho broke the record of 110 hours
and 'JO minutes , which was made in Detroit.
Woodruff received $100 , and Jackson and
Harris , who remained nw.iko over ninety-
hours JoO and $ J3 , respectively.
Minister Swift'H Item ilns Arrive.
SAN FIHNCISCO Cal , 7--The
, , May - - steamer
HclL'ic arrived this morning from China and
Japan bringing the remains of tbo late
United States Minister Swift who died ut
Yokohama in March last.
The remains of Minister Swift were re
ceived by u committee of citizens bunded by
thn mnyor , Cnlonol Shatter , First infantry ,
U. S. A. , and a number of officers and a bat
tery of light artillery. The casket containing
the remains was placed on a caisson nnd con
voyed to the mortnrv chapel of Trinity
church , whore they will Ho in state until Sun
day , the day of the funeral.
At a mooting of cltizons , which was hold In
Mayor Sanderson's ofllco today , it was de
cided that thu funeral should take place at -
o'clock next Sundav afternoon , the Inter
ment to bo In the Masonic cemetery. The
funeral will bo conduc.tcd with Imposing
ceremonies.
KeyHtoiie Hank Muddle.
Pim.\i : i.ritu , Mny 7.It Is now estab
lished beyond a dnubl that all the money
which has boon taken Irregularly from the
Keystone bank Is not embraced In the opera
tions of John C , Lucas , Transactions which
bavo occurred slnco his death bavo como to
light that stroiiL'ly tend to confirm the asser
tion freely made , "that when the money
was gone they said Just charge to tbo Lucas
account , " it is openly charged that In this
manner largo amounts of money were taken
and tracks of its dUuppaaranco burled In
Lucas' deficit.
Insane Police OMlcer'H Deed ,
Cmcifio , May 7. Olllrcr Hugh Burnn ,
who has been on the pollso force n long time ,
ha : been acting strangely since tbo death of
blsVlfe a few weeks ago. This morning ho
wont homo and without warning drew a r -
volvnr and fatally shot bis twelve-year-old
daughter. Ho was arrested and tonight Is
violently Insane. Ho is n brother of State
Hoproscntullvo Burns ,
HankHepoi'tM Called For.
WASHINGTON , Mny 7. The comptroller of
thn currency has issued u call for reports of
national bonks at the close of builueu Mon
day , Mfcjr i.
iUDCE MAXWELL'S ' OPINION ,
iof Hosutuo of a Most Extensive Logo ]
Document ,
Y HE HOLDS BOYD TO BE A CITIZZN ,
Naturall/.atlon Acquired Through ( In
Admission of Territories Into tlio
Union Governor Thajcr Mill
iK Appointments.
LINCOLN , Nub. , Mny 7. [ Special Telcgrau
: oTiiu HFE.J The dissenting opinion of Jus-
tlco Maxwell In the Thayor-Hoyd contest
would till iilinost two pages of Tun BEI : .
Tlio Judge reviews at length tlio nrpumonU
presented oil oncli side , mill then , nfte-r trout-
UK on ono or two minor points , ho In brlot
expresses himself thus concerning the en
abling net :
The llrst section of tlio net admitting the
state of Nebraska Inlo the union loads !
" \Shorcii8 , on thoilst day of March , 1SI4 con-
Kl oss j ) issvd an nut to unnblu Ihn I'LOIM.K of
rsobrnslui to fiinn u ooiistltutlon , " to. , "Unit
tlio constitution ami stnto KO\ eminent which
the I'KiiiM.i. of Nebraska lm\u formed for
tlioiiiscl > bu anil the Is
es same heieby n\f-
copied , " etc.
COIIKIOSS thus constrncil the woiil "pcoplo"
us u synonym with the word "Inhabitants. "
It Hill ho obscived that the act admitting
Nebraska Into the union contains provisions
which aio exceedingly coinpichensUc.
Iho constitution and state KOMiinment "l
liniuby accepted , latlllcd and conllrmcd , ami
said stntn of Nebraska shall tw mid Is hcroby
* * admitted Into the
union upon .incimal
footing with Unoriginal stales In all ri < pocttt
whatsooxer.
1 ha\u lii'i'ii uinibli' to fliul Hiich strong lan-
Knafjo In an act admitting any olhci stale
Into the union , and the l.incuano Is much
Htrongcr than that admitting thu state of
Texas ,
It Is neeoso.ity now to Inquire how the origi
nal states \\oio admltti'd into the union
1'ho proamlilo to the const It tit Ion of the
United Mates declares that " \VE , im : i'ioriK :
of tlio United blatcs , In older to piomotu a
inoro norfoct union * * do ordain and es
tablish this constitution for the United .States
of Amurlca. "
\Vhuo\oi , then , was ono of the people of
olthur of thusn status when the constitution
of the United States was adopted , hccnino
Ipso facto , a cltl/un a moiubor of the nation
cioated by Its adoption.
On April 30 , ISO. ' , the Inhabitants of the east
ern division of the toirltory northucHt of
Ohio nero authorised to form u itovcrnmont
for themselves , a constitution and Htato KOV-
ornnicnt. The population consisted partly of
cltl/ons of the United State * find imitlv f
forolRiieis. Thu Inhabitants then , who were
iiuthoil/ud to form u state eminent for
thomsohos. must luivo been all the real In-
habltiuits of the country , cltlrciis or forolRU-
OIK , and after the admission of the bfitu Into
the union , must ha\u equally participated In
all Us advantages because If n party only
were entitled to Its bonuflt , all the Inhabit
ants had not formed a government for thom-
bohcs.
Louisiana was admitted Into the union
undoi the lioatv of I'arls. which stipulated
that "tho Inhabitants uliall bo Incorporated
Into the union of the United States and ad
mitted as soon as possible , according to the
principles of the federal constitution , to the
enjoyment ol all the rights , advantages and
Immunities of citizens of the Unltod Suites. "
The government bus u rlnht , by tieaty , or
by the admission of u now state , to nuturul-
l/o , and finch naturalisation Is equal to the
other.
rohruarv 2 , 1810 , Spain cotlod Florida to the
United Males by tro.ity. This treaty IB the
law of the land , and udmltti the Inhabitants
of Klorlda totho cnjoyirnnt i > f thn privilege ) ! ) ,
Hunts and Immunities of tlio clllroiis of the
Unltod mates.
The fourth section of the act of congress of
April 14 , 1801. ' , HCOUIOS to the Infant children of
persons naturalized thu benefit of their Par
ent's naturalisation , provided inch children
were at the tlmo llvliu In the Untlnd States.
U matters not whether tlio naturalisation bo
olTocted by act of congress , by trinity , or by
the admission of now slates. The provision IB
allko applicable.
Texas was mlinlttol Into the union OD
"an eiiual footing with the original states In
all respects whatever. "
It will ho obsei vud that the proceeding ad
mitting Texas Into the union were somewhat
similar , although not as full , compichcnslvo
and complete as the not admitting Nebraska.
The position which has hcnn sometimes
bioacnod that the citizens of Texas must
submit to the laws of niiturall/nt ton bcforo
they can become oltl/eus of the United Htatci
Is niciiostoroiis. No Mich dootrlnA
was e er admitted or applied to th
cltl/eiiB or Inhabitants of Louisiana
or Florida count lies acquired by puichuBo.
Much less Is It applicable to the elll/ens of it
state which \oluntiirytroatynr legislation
becomes Incornrated | into the I'nltod States.
And If the olllsens of To\as cannot bo de-
pil\cdof their franchise as cltlsctiB of the
United States , neither can eltl7cns of Ne
braska he stripped of their Immunities and
privileges portalnlnir to the cltl/ons of this
stato.
The writer has spent considerable tlmo In
the consideration of the pivsont case and baa
examined ovcry ea.io pro and con bearing
upon the quest Ion , and fs forced to the belief
that the defendant Is a citizen.
CtMM * IlVMOItH.
Stories About HcnntorHliinH Set A lion t
at Lincoln.
LINCOLNNob. . , Mny 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin ; Bni : . | Tlio latoct reason assigned for
Chief Justice Cobb's actions In helping oust
Doyd Is that ho wants to bo a United States
senator and by helping Tanyor in ns Gov
ernor ho will secure this appointment.
As Is generally known , Secretary of War
Proctor will probably stop out of 1'rasldont
Harmon's oibinut soon and Senator Marnier *
son of this stale will bo elevated to that posi
tion. This will leave a vacancy in the senate
und as the legislature will not bo in session
at that time the governor will bavo the power
of appointing a successor to Mundcrson.
Boyd would doubtless bavo appointed a
democrat , but Tuuyer and Cobb ruled It oth-
cnvlso.
It is declared that Thaycr wnnta 1 the Job
of senator himself , but was ufrald to resign.
In favor of Tom Majors for foav the blue-
shlrtcd .stalosman would appoint somebody
oho.
Another Colonel Created.
LINCOLN' , Nob. , May 7. ( Special Telegram
to Tun BP.K. ] Governor Thaycr has at
tempted to pour oil on the wounded soul of
Smith Cnldwcll , the disappointed aspirant
for thn oil luspcotorMilp , t > y appointing him
nido-Uc-canip on his stuff with the rank of
whether this includes the usual Unit pay of
rethcd olllccrj.
Dank ] 0\aiiiinor Appointed.
LINCOLN , Neb , Mny 7. ( Special Telegram
to TIIK IUiJV. : . S. Garbor , late hccrotary
of the board of transportation , was clioson to
day by the state banking board for the posi
tion of bank examiner to till the newly nmdo
vacancy , _
Curncs lor Oil IiiHiMtor. |
LISXOLN , Neb , , May 7 , [ Special Tolocram
to TUB HKI : . ] Edwni-d C. Carries wns ap
pointed stnto oil Inspector tills afternoon by
Governor Thaycr. C3
rni : n't : AT HI : it
For Omuhnnnd Vicinity Knlr ; warmor.
For Missouri und IO-.VB Fair ; warmer ;
southerly winds.
For North Dakota Showers ; cooler , winds
becoming northwesterly.
For South Dakota and Nebraska- - Generally
erally fair , exoojit showers Friday in west-
err portion ; cooler hv Friday night ; winds
becoming northwesterly.
For Kansas Fair , slightly warmer , except
cooler Friday night In western portion ; south
winds ,
For Colorado Showers ; slightly cooler ,
except stationary temperature In cxtrtuu
western portion , west winds.
Dakota Farm Land Suit ) .
Hi'ito.v , S. I ) , , May 7. Today was consum
mated the largest single private salu of farm
lands over made In South DaUoln. William
Glasgow of Hull , England , sold 6 * ,000 ore
of lund In the Jim Hlver valley to the New
York land and Irrigation company of Huron.
Tlio prlco paid Is no largo th l bauVvra de
clluo to publlth U.