Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA ( DAILY
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR , OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 27 , 1892. NUMBER 253.
IT IS A VERITABLE BONANZA
Gold Hill , Wyo , , Rapidly Doming to the
Front as a Mining Damp.
IT MAKES ITS FIRST BULLION SHIPMENT
Surprising nnd KtcroilliiRly Siitlnfuetory
Itrfliilt oftlin I'lrst Hun on Ore Iriim
the Mines llrlKht I'nupecU for
the 1'iiturc Hlch.Mines.
\ OOI.D HIM , , Wyo. ( vln Messenger to Fort
i Stool ) , Feb. 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun
\ lr.B. ] Qolil Hill bus made Its llrat bullion
f shipment. There will pass through the Bank
[ of Saratoga tomorrow a gold brick that Is to
I betnlcon down In the night. It will betaken
| . /taken by special messenger to the Denver
, ' mint.
[ Although aovoral hundred tons of stuff
p from two of the ba t known claims of Gold
f Hill have bacn run through tno ID-stamp
' mill , the Gold Hill brick U probably the out
put of not to exceed fifty tons of quartz.
I Gangue and samples of nil kinds of vein
t mutter encountered In 1,200 foot of dovolop-
I mont work on the Wyoming and Little
II Glnnt claims were put under the stamps to
I dotormlno what would pay to work. These
I tests or series of experiments have shown
I that only the quartz will pay to work. Big
f expense has boon ontalled in arriving nt such
I results , but Ilia conclusions reached will bo
I of lasting bonolU to Gold Hill. No longer
§ * jwlll tlmo bo fooled away in saving and stor-
r"lng up ledge milter , that was supposed by
W ever oangulno prospectors to possojs some
I valuo. Mining operations at Gold Hill will
c now nettle down to practicable basis. A cor-
I tain value bas boon placed upon every claim ,
l [ whcro a shaft , drift or cut exposes a vein of
quartz. Such will pay to worn. All other
I prospocta will have to ba developed until u
I solid ere body Is exposed.
I Cost of Working the Oro.
I It has also boon demonstrated by a run of
I the lU-stamp mill that Gola 11111 ores can bo
i worked for SI a ton. As to tbo cost of mining ,
I no estimate can vet bo made , for the ores
I from the Wyoming nnd Little Giant claims
I on which the clean up was made yesterday
I came from near the surface. In m case was
I rock run through the mill that came from a
I depth to exceed twontv-livo or thirty foot.
I In a section that has been considerably
I disturbed It Is not strange that the veins
I should bo much broken. During the present
I week , however , n genuine contact vein wns
struck in the east drift ot the Wyoming
. about slxty-llvu feet from the present workIng -
Ing shaft. This vein , which shows live feet
BHof solid quarz , pitched wbcu first cncouu-
L > erod , but Is now straight and regular.
. There Is little room for doubt that from
I the sinking on this voina sufllclcnt
I * quantity of ere can bo obtained
I to keep a number of stamps
I running constantly , and at n good profit.
I Tbero is no longer any need of tbo prospect-
I ing mill from which this first gold brick wns
I obtained. What Is wanted now is a larger
I and moro practical mill , slnco It has been
I proved that Gold Hill's ere can bo worked nt
I B profit. For the present , at least , the mill
will bo used to run ere from tno Leviathan
claim , which has not yet been tested. A
I tunnel Is being driven towards a shaft put
down last winter to a depth of over 100 feet.
I The tunnel is now in 1U5 foot , and in a few
days will cut the vein twenty-five feet from
I the shaft , then a big body of ere can bo
opened. Already there Is a largo quantity of
I oro.on tbo dump which came out ot the shaft ,
that Is being ba'ulod to the mill.
Beginning the first week In March , the
ft stamps will run on Leviathan oro. until such
time as the mill is enlarged and heavier
[ stamps put up.
I Slnco the Little Giant ere was run dovcl-
opmciit work has beep progressing , and tbo
indications uro dally growing moro promls-
I tag.
m It Will He a Bullion Producer.
I Nobody will dispute that the full measure
I of importance of a gold or silver camp Is de-
I pendent , on Us capacity as n bullion producer.
J3ut , ut the same time , it is not a fair judgment -
_ /ment or Just criticism to damn by f uint prniso
4 or run down camps , especially in their early
Kjblsiorv , simply because bars or ingots are
J iiot turned out rapidly. The only fault that
has been found with Gold Hill by those
I whoso intelligent investigation nnd mining
I experience made them competent to Judco of
I the Wyoming camp mid district , was on tbo
I score of its being and continuing for n ycnr
I and moro among the nonbulllou producers
I Luckily for tbo mon who have stnkc'd their'
I all on tho'outcomo of Gold Hill , the tlmo has i
I gouo by when such an objection can bo urged I
I against tbo camp.
I The lirst clean-up has been made on a ten-
l stamp mill.
I That stuiuls for moro than the actual cash
I equivalent of tbo bullion shipped fiom tbo
I camp. It is nn exhibit of the faith that capl
I tal has been attracted to the camp. In order
[ to produce this golden bar , tbo expenditure
t of a largo amount of money was requisite ,
i , At the season of the year when the orec-
I tlon of the Downey stamp mill wns begun at
I Gold Hill , work of nil kinds was costly. The
I first day eroundvas broke for the foumla
[ tlon , October 8 , Ib'Jt , a blinding enow storm i
I was riiL'ing. Snow hud begun to fall prior to >
i that , and before tbo mill building was on-
I closed snow storms were of almost dally oc-
I curronco. Thoio had been delays In tbo no
fc collations of Colonel Downey for possession
f of the various mines , and tbo chances to do
I velop them and to treat their output , else ho
I would bnvo chosen a moro opportune am'
f favorable time so far as the elements wcia
i concerned. But having acquired poisosMou
[ no tlmo was to bo lost , although the colonel
I wall kncu the disadvantages attending i
\ winter's campaign on the mountain top , n
I nn altitude of moro than 10,000 feot.
I I'ulth In l'nl > eellii- ( .
I Faith as to tbo value nnd extent of the
t mineral deposits In Gold Hill being sufliclaii
f to warrant the outlay of capital in opening
[ up and worklngthoso treasure fields , was no -
kk based on ino.-o conjecture , The Ju-lgmcnt o
X mining englncoi-n and specialists and of practical
I \tical miners was first obtained before a uoa.
was consummnted , or a beginning made on a
milling plant , that could bo of no earthly use
| unless thoio was sufficient ere to lu'op if
I going ,
| The location selected for tbo stamp mil
I was close by Arastra lake , u pretty sheet ol
1 water , fed by springs and a creek of thnsamo
name that bad Its source high up the slope
[ of tbo Snowy range. Aside from tbo
i obundanco of water In the immediate vicinity
I this mill silo was chosen because It is In t
[ little park within a mile or moro of tbo Wyo
| inlng , Llltlo Giant , Leviathan nnd other
claims that Colonel Downey bonded nnd In
"Vf tended to work. It Is down hill nil the way
I from the claims to tha null , making It easy
I to haul oro. At a comparatively small cost
I chutes and gravity railways and tramways
I can bo put in when the mine * become largo
I producers and thu expense of transporting
1 ere to the mill lessoned vary materially , This
f is mi Important considnraUon where tno snov
[ fall is so great and the snow drifts so
badly , rendoilng it dinicult to keep opjn the
roads so they can bo traveled by ore teams.
Tbo foundation for the stump mill " -us pu
In under direction of Superintendent "Jock1
Martin , In ubargn ot Colonel Downey' *
I operations ut Gold Hill. Heavy .posts were
\ driven to bedrock and wooden Bills , twelve
I Inches square , were placed Hat on this piling ,
I ' which was filled in solid with broken stone.
I The building for housing the engine ,
bailer , stamps nnd ether machinery , that U
2U55 feat , wus erected by contract , It was
completed about Thanksgiving time. Ad
joining U 'tbo blacksmith shop and also a
for Iron , material of various kinds
/ id unused machinery ,
When the Nlunip * 1'lrst Dropped.
Ek The stamps wcro run for a while , a number
I of years ago , at the old Centennial mine ,
f. jj across tbo range from Gold tllll , on the ether
Lf / slope of the Modlclnn Bow range , ana thirty
R / miles from Laramlo. Tb r are of tbo curve
If l pattern , eaten from a cam and weigh about
[ / 15U pounds. The drop U leu or cloven Inches
and fifty to the minute , They might bo run
nt a llttlo higher rnto of speed , but that Is
sufllclcnt on the rock so far worked. The
pulvcrircd ere coos through n No. 00 screen
nnd ftprcads out ever n plato surface of
about 100 sannro feet , past two quicksilver
traps , two bottles nnd a tailing sampler. The
plates are cleaned twlco In twenty-four
hours. So far the stamps have boon run by
nn upright engine of
twenty-two horse
power , but there Is n liorrlrontal engine of
forty-live horse-power , In storage In the mill ,
that will bo substituted for the ono In use
whenever required or nt such time as the
smaller can be utilized for hoisting or other
work In the mines. Another set of ton
stamps of moro Improved pattern and weigh
ing 853 pounds , that have novo'1 boon used ,
uro stored In the mill and can bo sot up In
short order. In fact , so soon as the output of
the mines will warrant , the additional stamps
will bo brought Into requisition. This can
ho done easily nnd will only necessitate the
erection of nn L to the present mill building.
Both .sots of stamps can bo operated by the
same engine , ns the boiler Is of sufficient
capacity for the extra work. An ere crusher
Is nlso on hand but its use su far has not
boon ncouoJ. Wntor for the boiler nnd
plates Is supplied from n ditch 500 foot long
taken out of the prmclp.il feeder to the lake.
By storage of the water that could bo easily
managed nnd at a trilling expense ,
nnd by a slight enlargement ot the
ditch a heavy pressure could bo
obtained , something ever 100 foot. Whllo
there might bo some embarrassment in the
winter , without taking extra precaution and
carefully arranging everything beforehand ,
there is llttlo doubt but that sufficient water
power could bo obtained to run the stamps.
In the summer a big bead , and ample for all
purposes , would bo assured from the ditch
system. But In the winter it might bo risky
to depend on the water powor.
Diniculllos Encountered.
Setting up the stamps nnd other machinery
was costly , both as regards tlmo and money
oxpondcd. Considering all the attending
circumstances nnd annoyances , not to take
Into account the snowy nnd blustry weather ,
the work of getting things In shape ws ac
complished with coininDiidablo dispatch. An
error In judgment was committed at the
very outset , In the choice of n route ever
which the machinery was taken Into Gold
Hill.
Hill.Colonel
Colonel Downey became Interested In
various claims in the now camp n year ago
last fall. It was a question then whether
any work would bo done during the
winter , or In fact If any out of the
most sanguine prospectors would attempt
to bravo tbo storms and drifting
snows of four long months. But as the fnmo
of the camp was spread und the stories of thn
rich finds became tbo common talk nnd comment -
mont of Wyoming folk and those outsldo of
the stato. mon began to como in. Colonel
Downey had seen enough on n number of
trips ho made into the camp to convince him
that there was a chunce for real mining and
that It was to bo prosecuted thoro. His zeal
led him to form the resolution to got his old
Centennial mill on the ground for use early
In tbo spring nt latest. So It was started In ,
ever u hastily constructed road that the people
ple of Carbon began to cut into tbo camp
through the timber and hugo snow banks.
They inado the mistake of trying to cross
the ranga when bottomless , snowy barriers
were raised by the perpetual storms and Incessant -
cossant winds. The mill was started and
got along all right for a part of the way
until It was well Into the moun
tains. Then it , llko the road , was
snowed In. There it remained
until last August. A big mer
cantile company , whoso patriotism
led It to undertake the freighting contract to
uphold the local pride of the Carbon people
and socaro wluu , frco advertising It could
gain out of the fact that the first mill had
boon tnkon In over their road , bad to appeal
to Sam Wood , who freighted into the camp
through the Platte vulloy. It was a hard
job to pull the machinery over the rough
road nnd up the steep slope across the divide ,
but Wood made it. Meanwhile Colonel
Downey , having despaired of over potting
the mill in unless ho took the back track and
onosu tha Saratoga road , had busied himsott
with other matters remote from the camp.
Sanguine Mine. Owners.
When the machinery was available for use
the colonel wasn't ready to utilUo It. So
sanguine were the claim owners that tboy
had fortunes in store that tboy were not in
clined to make such favorable terms as could
have been secured when tbo mill was started
in. They hung back nnd wanted moro for
their interests than anybody could alYora to
give , considering the undeveloped state that
most claims were In. It was a case of sharp
and close bargaining on both sides. Whan
the deal wns made it was time for the snows
to como again. Despitn tbo exposure
of tbo machinery It would not
bnvo been n very difficult matter to
set it up. if the proper appliances were at
hand. But to uttcmpt to put a stamp mill in
running order , that bad remained idle several
years and snowed in part of the time , there
should bo some conveniences or appliances
for making repairs. Thoio were none nt
Gold Hill. Small but essential parts of tbo
machinery tad boon lost orotherwlso unfitted
for the service for which they were Intended.
Substitute or duplicate parts had to bo
ordered from machine shops. Other essen
tials In tbo line of supplies bad been forgotten
and bad to bo sent for.
Mistakes n'nd delays , alike vexatious , entailed
tailed tbo loss of valuable time. In consider
ing ihoso sources nnd causes of embarrass
inont , it must bo borne in mind that the mill
Is distant fifty-six miles from the nearest
railway point nnd the closest telegraph office ,
nt Saratoga , Is twenty miles off. Finally , on
January ! l , 18J ! ) , the mill started up. The
stamps continued to drop for thirty-six
hours. Then an accident caused tbo mill to
remain idle for four days. The
key How off and broke the crosshead -
head of tbo piston into five pieces.
Had a machine shop bocu handy the needful
piece could have been supplied at short no-
tlco. As it was , a substitute had to bo rudely
fashioned. That took time , and ingenuity
was taxed.
Another start was made on January 0 , and
for thirteen days the stamps were kept
pounding away. Another shut down cutno
then. That tvas because the ere rc.n out
while raising a wlruo on the Wvoming.
Four or flvo days were required for this
work. A run was made with five stamps
until ere could bo taken out of the Llttla
Giant mlno to till in the gap. Tha output
from the Wyoming was sufllciont then , und
that was run until February 2 , when tha
Llttlo Giant production was utili/cd. That
had not boon available previously because
contract vas in force for running a tunnel
and this work could not bo interfered wit ) :
during the term of the contract to allou
sloping to ba done. These are some of the
many annoyances mot with. But these dl
roctl'y duo to the elements cannot bo Imag
ined by 0110 who has never experienced r
winter In a high altitude.
Deep HnowlulU ,
It lias boon no easy task to keep Gold Hll
from being snowed under tnls winter. The
fall , HO far , has greatly exceeded that of last
winter. Accurate measurements have boon
kept and the records sbuw that twenty-four
inches of snow fell in October ; November ,
eighty-one inches : December , ninety-six nni
January 12S > . This total of ! ! . " . ! } < ; inches , or
twentj-soven feet , four and a half Inches ,
duiing four mouths will appear almost In
credible.
In tbo camp tbo snow hni retarded work
mid only constant worn has made it possible
to keep open roads and trails. On one day ,
January 7 , eighteen Inches of snow fell In
thirteen hours. A big storm prevailed on
January 15 and continued till the follow
ing day and tarty-two inches of snow fell.
It was blowing hard and with groa' '
difficulty the road between tbo Wyomlnu
mine and the stamp mill was kept opon. Fol
fourdavs four teams were kept traveling
constantly back and forth ever the ere road
with nothing clao to do but to keep the tral
open and tbo snow packed down , The snow
was light and sifted , and was blown so tha
the teams ftcquently got stuck and hud to bi
shoveled out.
it snowed twenty-throe out of tbe thirty
ono days In January. The last of tbo month
tbo days were bright and sunshiny , and tha
caused tbo snow to settle from two to fou :
foot. A storm would suddenly como up of to
ouo of thcso warm days , and a mist rise tha
made it Impossible to s > co for only u short dls
tanco.
'REE ' COINAGE MEN ELATED'
They Claim to Have Mora Than the Neces
sary Majority in tbo House.
'EN REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE WITH THEM
: < immlflfll ( > ricr Itnum's IiMetlgntIon lleforo
tlm Hpeelal Cominltlro I'rcu Trade
.Measure * Will Tnko l'rco < loiico In
the House Washington Notes. *
WASHINGTON- . C. , Fob. 20. The free
i&lnngo inon of the house fool qulto elated
oday ever the action of last night's caucus
o consider the proposition for the dalay of
rco coinage legislation. Although the notion
} f the caucus , In so far ns roan Its uro ooti-
ornod , trmy bo tormud a draw , the failure of
Mr. Hart'jr niul the ether pronounced oppo
nents of free coinage to secure any consider
able support for the proposition for the poat-
lonomout Is a great comfort to Chairman
Hand and his frco stiver colleagues In the
louso. Tlioy state with considerable om-
> hasis today , and It Is not dimlod by tholr
ippononts In the democratic party , that the
roe colnaKQ mon coald have developed suftt-
clont strength last night to have passed a
resolution expressing the sentiment of the
caucus In favor of an early and decisive con
sideration of the Bland frco coinage bill.
Mr. Hdrier and his frlonds content thorn-
solves today by simply announcing that they
will oppose the Bland bill by every parlia
mentary tactic In tholr power when It comes
up In the hoaso , and that It will never pass
the lower branch of congress if thogonoroalty
of thu democratic coinmlttoo on rules has
ilaeed at tholr disposal the parliamentary
.voupons . of obstruction necessary to tire out
and weary the friends of the measure by
weeks of delay.
Dorlilo Mr. Iliirtcr mill Ills I'rlomls.
The free coinage people openly dorldo the
present pretensions ot Mr. Hartar and his
fiends that passage ot the Bland bill can bo
defeated when It comes up for consideration ,
riioy say that the democratic members who
are opposed to free colnngo will for the most
i.irt content themselves by recording tnotr
otos against it , and that , the visionary and
somowhnt bclicrcrent scnomos of Mr. Hnr-
tor , and the western democrats will not find
substantial support In the democratic party.
1'lioy also Insist that thould the latter call to
their assistance In their dilatory tactics the
aid ot the republicans of the house they will
.hereby place themselves outsldo tbo pale of
tbo party and show that their afllllntlo'.s are
with the minority in the bouso. Of course
the gold men qulto frequently votr nralnst
any attempt to run them out of the dome
cratlo party and sny that the result of all
discussion will bo that the democrats of tbo
nation will come to tholr senses ere the date
of the national convention and that no plank
favoring free coinage will find a place In the
platform nt Chicago on Juno 21.
Chairman Bland , Representative Pierce
and ether leaders of the frco coinage move
ment in the house are arranpiuglho petitions
which nra to bo presented tomorrow to the
committee on rules asking for a date to bo
sol for the consideration of tbo frco coinage
bill. These petitions have been freely circu
lated on the democratic side of the house and
contain signatures of all the friends of fi-ee
coinago. The petition Is as follows :
The undersigned doinooratio members of the
house reimest tbo committee on rules to sut
apart n time for tlio consideration of the bills
on colnnRp , weights and measures for tbo frco
coinage of sliver.
Sure of the Committee's rrloiiclnhlp.
"It is our intention , " said Mr. Price to
day , "to present thcso petitions tomorrow to
tbo speaker ot the house , who is ex-ofilcio
chairman of thu committee on rules. I have
no doubt In tbo world from the assurances
that have been made us by the speaker and
by Mr. McMUlln and Mr. Catching , that
the committee will report mi order to take
up the frco coinage bills at an early day. I
think our bill will bo made an order for the
latter part of March or some tlmo In April
ana a auto will also bo sot when the llnal
vote will bo tnkon oti the pissago of the bill.
So far as wo uro concerned we do not ask for
moro than tbreo or four day's debate cer
tainly not moro than a week. Mr. Bland
himself says that a week's debate will
bo qulto satisfactory to him , but
that the matter which ho shall Insist upon Is
that llnal action shall bo taken when the bill
comes up.Vo will pass the bill through the
hou e , send it to the senate , and then if that
body falls to pass a free coinage bill the re
sponsibility will rest wilb It. Our bill has a
clear majority of about forty votes in the
bouse , so that there is not tbs slightest doubt ,
of its passage ; with the ten republicans who
are favorable to free coinage , wo will have
about 210 votes In favor of passing the bill.
About thlrty-livo or forty democrats and the
ontlro republican partv , with the exception
of the ton men mentioned , will vote against
the bill. A thorough canvass has been made
and this is Just whore wo stand and the free
coinage people of the country can rest easy
with tbo assurance that wo are nil right in
the houso. I think that by the middle of
April , at the latest , our bill will have passed
tbo bouso and DO in tbo bauds of those pravo
and reverend senators who have so assidu
ously striven in an Indirect way to evade the
issue and kill the bill in ttio houso. "
Sir. Iliirtcr Git OH Ills VlowH.
Mr. Hartor , who donlos that be Is discour
aged by the results of last night's caucus ,
this evening gave his vlow of the situation
ns follows : "The result of the caucus is
pleasing to the opponents of free silver. It
shows that the strength of the craze Is not so
great as It was supposed to bo , and that re
turning reason is slowly but surely reassert
ing Itself , and now all classes of citizens
throughout the country roach their members
of congress hero with letters and protests ,
demanding that they oppose the Uland bill
or any ether measure giving to metal having
a market value of only 70 cents a legal tender
value of 100 cents , so the ultimate defeat of
the outrageous demands of the silver puoplo
will bo assured. It Is , however , no time for
the millions of people at homo to fold their
bonds. It Is ns much their duty to resist the
pasaago of the Uland bill in tbo way I have
indicated as It Is that of their faithful repre
sentatives hero. The caucus demonstrated
that the passage of tbo Bland bill will dis
rupt the democratic party as completely as
dm tbo slavery question 1111600. "
As a matter of fact it is conceded tonight
that tbo free coinage question still rests with
the committee on rules , whore It was before
the caucus was called. This committee has
not baa any summons to moot. The tariff
bill will como up In the house next week and
the silver men are Insisting that the Bland ,
bill shall bo definitely Uxod In the democratic
program before a discussion of the tariff IB
entered upon. It is possible that tbo rules
committee will moot between now and Tues
day ,
1CAUM INVESTIGATION1.
Secretary Nobln on the .Slaml UK u Witness
Interesting Testimony ,
WASIIINQTOX , D. C. , Fob. 20. Secretary
Noble was examined today by the special
committee appointed to Investigate the man
agement of the pension oflloj. Ttio secretary
narrated the facts now well known In regard
to the removal of young Uaum. Younp Haum
was the son of tbo commissioner and bo gave
him time to Hud something else to do before
his resignation should taUo effect. Tbo sec
retary said bo asked for Hauro's resignation
upon receiving the report of too civil service
commission up311 bis caso.
The secretary was asked if an opportunity
htui boon glvon young Uaum to clear himself
from the charges made. The secretary ro-
pllea :
"No ; I thought good servlco demanded
that bo should co and I sent him. "
Enloo then asked the secretary about filing
charges niraliut young liaum by Howard and
Engle , clerks In the pension oftlco , charging
Haum with demanding money from thorn ,
I'or the ( iuoil of the Kcrtlce.
The secretary said the commissioner do-
'
clarod the charges wore circulated to injure
nm and filed counter cbargcsj with n do-
nand for the removal of those mea mrt Spec-
ftl Examiner Taylor , who was , suspected by
, ho commissioner with being connected with
: ho mutter. The socrotnrv said ho thought
.ho charges about balanced ; cnch other.
Young Knuoi Was put out of the
service and ho refuted to ramovo How
ard una Englo ; Tavlor ' ho nsked
eslgn , because ho ( Noblo'had ) previously
como to tbo conclusion that it would advance
ho government's Interoit. Noble said nil
ho removals wcro for causo.
Iterating ; ori'ciulnin.
The secretary was next asked about tno ro-
ratings which occasioned so muoh comment
n the administration of pensions. Ho said
ho responsibility oriplnallv rested on the
commissioner , but when he found Commis
sioner Tanner wns proceeding to carry Into
effect bis predecessor's rullmi to a degree
highly Injurious to the government ho
> romptiy stopped it. He thought it Intoler
able that , employes should undertake to ru-
rate themselves and ho made them feel the
ivcight of his authority. These roratlngs
woio not for larco amounts each month , but
as thov wont baok a long lime the aggregate
vas considerable. i
Mr. Noble said ho wished to any so for ns
bo ofllcloncy of Commissioner Haum was
concerned that ho thought no wns running
ho pension bureau wit b great ofllclcncy.
Protest from the Imllnns.
WASUINHTON- . C. , Fob. 20. In the senate
.oday . Mr. Teller presented n memorial ,
limed by "B. C. Burnoy and Overtoil
Love , " from the Chlcasaw notion , delegates -
gates , relative to the president's mes
sage of the 7th In regard to
the payment to tbo Cblckasruv and Cboctaw
Indians for certain of their lands now occu-
ilod by tbo Choyennos and Arapahocs and
: ho allowance ot Improperattornoy foes. The
memorial In conclusion says !
"If the United State * should attempt to
.ransfor those lands to citizens of tbo United
States the Chlckasaws will regard the action
is n forfeiture of the trust estate now hold
jy the United States and will assort the
'
ri'ght of Choctnws and Chlcltasaws to resume
'all ownership and actual possession of said
ands , and they will be compelled reluctantly
o resort to such measures as shall bo proper
to test the vuliditv of any .transfers of said
ands to white mon made or attempted by
, ho oxccutivo department1 of tbo govern-
nent. "
_
Investigating Judge' * Conduct.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 20. Juago Boara-
roan wns asked ( to appear today before tbo
subcommittee of tbo hous $ > committee on
udlcinry to make nnsvyor to the charges
edged against him of misconduct on the
jenoh as United States Judge of the Louis-
ana district. Ho was not present and Chair
man Dates of tbo subcommittee has not
icard from him. Unless Juago Boardman
should put in a defense It is probable the
committee will recommend that the pro-
"nnlnnry steps to bis impeachment bo taken.
Free Wool 1'lrnt on tins 1'rogriun.
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , Fob , 20. 'Iho wool
bill will bo the first of the tariff , bills to betaken
taken up in tbo houio , the members of the
ways and means committee reaching this
conclusion today after a short conference.
Tbo second bill to bo considered will proba-
jly bo the Bryan bill , making , binding twine
'roe , and the third , the cotton , bagging bill.
pl Itlvor Legislation.
D. C. , Fob. 20. A bill ap
propriating $3,000,000. with ntpVoviso that a
similar amount bo expended ; each year , was
introduced In the bouso today by Mr. Byrnes
lo improve the Mississippi river from
the falls ot St. Anthony to .tbe jottlos , the
Improvement to ba under , the directions ! -the\
War department. "J i *
urchases.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 28. The Treas
ury department today purchased 100,000
ounces of silver at from 80.0USO to $0.9035.
No further purchases will be made until
March 2. t
_
Adverse to Chinese Prohibition.
WASUINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 20. The com-
mlttco on foreign affairs today reported to
the sonata adversely the bill to prohibit the
coming of Chinese to the United States.
Anti-Option Hearing.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fetit 20. The senate
subcommittee on Judiciary today rcsumod
hearing on the anti-option bill.
XULlt TllK STOltr OF HIS
ISnroncss Ucllnrd'a Murderer Coalesces In
Court nt Purls.
PAIHS , Fob. 20. The trial ofLouIs Anlstcv
for tbo murder of Baroness 'Dellard ' In this
city a few months ago Is now pn ut the Seine
assizes. The prisoner confessed his puilt and
gave a detailed account of tno" crime. Baroness
ness Dellard , who was tho.mother of a prom
inent ofllclal in the war odlco , was murdered
on December 4 last. She llyrod In handsome
apartments In a largo houso'lu tbo Boulevard
du Temple. Sbo was aloiio at tbo time of tbo
muraer , but her maid returned homo soon
afterwards , and was also attacked by the
murderer , being stabbed in , the throat and
breast from behind. The murderer then es
caped.
An is toy was a lieutenant' of an infantry
regiment In the French army , and was re
leased only two days before 'committing the
crime. Ho immediately confessed his guilt ,
giving as his motive that ho was driven al
most mad by the necessity of paying his debts
to save himself from dishonor. Ho said tnat
ho loft Lyons in December last with the firm
resolution to got money , even if ho had to re
sort to crimo. Upon reaching Paris bo wont
to the house of the Baroness Dcllurd , who
rorognlzcd him and took him to her apart
ments. He asked her If she was alono. Upon
her reply In the atllrmativo ho throw himself
upon her and cut her throat. Ha then began
to look about for money and valuables , but
hearing the servant approaching , ho wailed
for her , intending to kill bar also. In tbo
struggle tbo knlfo toll from bis liana , where
upon ho Hod without having' socurrod any
booty.
Now Cabinet Ntlll Informed.
PAUIB , Feb. 20. Bourgols has abandoned
tbo attempt to form a cnblnit and Loubot
bas boon summoned to undertake the task.
Thrco Killed and Ton Jnjureil.
Bmu.ix , Fob. 20 , TbroQ 'soldiers were
killed and ton injured in n railroad accident.
Lynch Knocks Out IIultlRnn ,
BKOOKLYN , N. Y. , Foo. Sji Fully 2,000
sporting mon of this city and Now York
willingly gave up (2 apiece to ; MW the glove
contest between Jimmy Lyndb ana Walter
Halllgan last night at the Cloriaont avonua
rink. Both mon \vero exceptionally clever
and their contest , which onaoU in Halllgan
getting knocked out In the > seventh round ,
wns greatly enjoyed by the spectators.
Lynch , during tbo llrst round'or ' so , played
for Halllgan's stomach and , jboart , but to
ward tbo finish ho simply tuado a chopping
bloclf of his face. - '
IiiKliie H Trouble * .
ST , JosKi'ii , Mo. , Fob. i20- " The Tozgato
Publishing and Printing company of this
city has failed. Tim ug ets and liabilities
are not known. Tbo concern Is ono of the
oldest printing houses in the west.
CINCINNATI , O. , Fob. 2(5. ( Bploglor & Co. ,
tanners , assigned today. The assets and
liabilities are estimated at $76,000 each.
( lonld Hliirtu fur the West.
New YOIIK , Fob. 20 < r-Mr. Joy Gould has
loft the city for an oxlondbd tour ever his
railroads In the west and south. Ho Intends
being In St. Louis March B , when the annual
meltings of tbo Missouri PaciHo and St.
Louis , Iron Mouutaiuffc Southern railways
nto hold.
J
lUlled u Fellow Convict ,
MICHIGAN CITV , Ind. , Foo. 20. Dolbert
Boyer , a lifo prisoner hero , killed William
Brcuuiug , a fellow convict.
THEY SEATED THE DEMOCRAT
Stewart of Pennsylvania Ousted to Make
Room for Oraig.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
\ < inlht Jours Voted Keller hy thn Home
ofldnho rakes'tip the Tlmo
of the Semite In nil Address
In HU Own llvhitlr ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Fob. 20. The demo
crats Increased tholr majority In the house of
representatives today. The addition to the
already overwhelming democratic majority
was by no means necessary to Insure a freer
working of the party organization , but An
drew Stownrt of the Twonth-fonrth Pennsyl
vania was unseated and Alexander 1C. Craig ,
his democratic contestant , declared the rogu-
arly elected representative. Although two
days' debate was required to bring about
this result , the party lines wcro not nt all
closely drawn , aud Mr. Slowart at toast do-
rlvcs some satisfaction from the fact that
certain democrats were among those who
nalntalnod his right to represent the
Twenty-fourth district. The arguments for
the most part wcro quito monotonous ,
.ho stirring speech ot the day being
.hut of Representative Dalzcll of
L'onnsylvania in behalf ot his
unfortunate republican colleague. It
availed llttlo , however , for after speeches by
Messrs. Moore of Texas nnd O'Farrell of
Virginia for the contestant and that of Mr.
Oalzell In favor of the contesteo Mr. O'Far-
roll demanded the previous question. It was
ordered without opposition. The .first vote ,
was on thu minority resolution confirming
the right of Stewart to his seat ana It wns
defeated yeas , 53 ; nays , 150.
.Seated the Democrat ,
The majority resolution seating Craig wns
adopted without division and Mr. Craig ap
peared at tbo bar of the house and look the
iath of office.
Mr. Babbitt of Wisconsin voted in favor of
tbo republican contostoo.
A great deal of humorous comment was
made by members of thu house during the
consideration of the case upon n rather singu
lar coincidence. On February 20 , IbOO , the
republican majority of .tho house of tbo
Kifty-liru congress called up the contested
election case of Atkinson against Pendlolon
from the First district of West Virginia nnd
upon the following day Mr. Pondtoton was
ousted from his snat and Mr. Atkinson was
duly Installed as a member of tbo bouso.
Today while the house was considering the
Pennsylvania contested election case of Craig
against Stewart , Mr. Pondleton was called
to the chair amid much morrlmcnt , and
wielded the gavel during the discussion.
Two years ago Mr. Pondloton was taking
leave of bis colleagues ; today ho was presid
ing ever their deliberations.
Mr. Sayres of Texas submitted the confer
ence report on the urgent dotlcioncy bill nnd
it was agreed to. ( As agreed to tbo bill ap
propriates $428,004 , being $ U9.4b3 moro than
it carried when it originally passed the
house aud $30,3il ! ! loss than It carried when it
passed the senate. )
Unfinished Iluslncsa Taken Up.
Iho unfinished business ( this being private
hill day ) was tbe bill for the relief of Aqulla
Jones , sr. , and it was passed yeas , 118 ;
nrtvs , 03.
At 4:30 : Mr. Martin of Indiana asked unani
mous consent that the bouso take a recess
Until 8 o'clock this evening , the session to bo
for the consideration of private pension bills ,
but to this Mr. ICilgoro of Texas objected and
moved that thu bouse adjourn.
Mr. Boutollo of Maine inquired whether , as
the rules provk'ed for a session on Friday
evoningj an adjournment would not require
tbo bouse to moot again at S o'clock.
The speaker dollncd to pass upon thn ques
tion , but intimated that it would. The rules
maao no provision for n recess , but simply
declared that tboro should bo nn ovonin/ ses
sion on Friday unless otborwlso ordered.
Before next Friday tbo rules would bo
amended so as to provide for the present con
tingency.
Mr. Kil-joro withdrew his motion to ad
journ and moved n recess unt'l ' 11 : .j5 tomor
row.
row.Mr. . II an gen of Wisconsin moved to amend
hy providing for a recess until 8 o'clock this
evening , and this amendment being agreed
to the Gordion knot was cut and a recess
taken until 8 o'clock.
IN TII us UN ATI ; .
Mr , ChiKKctt of Idiiho Millies nn Addrens
In Support of Ills Contest.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Fub. 20. The special
message of the president on the subject of
the Wichita and ether afflicted tribes of In
dians in Oklahoma territory was presented
and referred to the committee on Indian
affairs.
Among tbo bills reported from committees
nnd placed on the calender were the follow
ing : Appropriating ? 500,000 for additional
fire proof buildings for the National
museum ; authorizing the purchase ofuslto
for u building for the accommodation of tbo
supreme court of the United States.
A conference was ordered on the census
deficiency bill. The joint resolution to pro
vide for an international bimetallic agree
ment having boon reached on the calendar It
wus laid ever without action.
Idiiho'N Contented Kloutloii Case.
Consideration of the Iciaho clootlon case
was resumed. Mr. Vance addressed the sen
ate in favor of the minority report which
recommended the seating of contestant.
At the close of Mr. Vance's speech the
conference report on the census deficiency
bill was presented und agreed to , and a bill
was reported and placed on the cullondar
appropriating $300,000 for a publlu building
nt Bnlao City , Idaho.
Tbo Idaho election case was again taken
up and Mr. Claggett , the contestant , was
presented to the senate by Mr , Stewart and
recognized by the presiding officer as enti
tled ( under yesterday's resolution ) to ad
dress the senate for two hours.
Mr , Claggett took his stand at Mr , Halo's
desk , and slowly , distinctly and In a clear ,
musical tone of voice began his speech. Ho
thanked tbo sonata on behalf of the state
which ho represented for the privilege ex
tended to him , not so much to present a per
sonal claim ns to vindicate the action
of the state of Idaho In holding a
second election in the mouth of Feb
ruary , 1801 , and sending him to tbo
senate to represent that state. If there
was nothing In the controversy except the
mere question us to whether the sitting
member or himself was entitled to the con
troverted seat bo would not have ventured to
ask the privilege of presenting the reasons
whv the controversy should ba determined
in the manner reported by tbo minority of
the committee. It was bocausn there were
matters Involved In tbo controversy , com
pared with which the personal fortunes of
any man were absolutely Immaterial , that
tbo privilege bad been solicited ana hud
boeu granted ,
AHVetvd ISvcry Btnto In the Union ,
Iho question involved did not only affect
tbo atato of Idaho. It not only affected that
state but it uffooted vitally every state
In tbo union. It was tbo bouit ol tbo Ameri
can people that they lived under a govern
ment of law , nnd If that were so , then U
was absolutely nccoscary that In nil parts
of the common domain , and above al > , In the
Eonuto , tbo highest aud most conservative
legislative body to bo found on oartb , the
luwa should bo vindicated and tholr sub-
stantlal roquiiomcnts observed. Mr. Clog-
get l went on to discuss the details of the
question and tocrltlslso the majority report.
Ho was frequently Interrupted bv questions.
So much of bis tlmo was occupied listening 10
and replying to those questions that tbe limit
of time was , on motion of Mr. Vance , with
drawn , and ha was permitted to spoaic with
out any time limitation , Hit argument
appeared to Interest the senator ! *
very muoh nnd they listened to It
( on both sides of the chamber ) with
very close attention , There was nlso a
largo audience In the galleries tollstnn to the
speech. Ho created general laughter when
ho wound up n description of Mr. Dubols'
election tactics by snylne that to use a west
ern phrase , tliositting mombar was bound to
"get there , Kll. "
After bo bad spoken about two hours , but
w.'tnout ' finishing -his speech , Mr. Claggclt
yielded the floor and the case wcntover with
out fiction ,
A bill appropriating JOO.OOO fora public
bulhllcf ; nt Grind Island. Nob. , wns reported -
ported anl placed nn the calendar.
After ik short oxccutivo session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
XOTlllXtl NTAltir.lXU IHlfKIMI'ltn.
Verdict of the Coroner's ilnry In the Vun-
lleot Trngcdy.
HASTINGS , Nob. , Fob. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BUR. ] The Inquest on the
body of Myron Vanllcet , the victim of Mon
day's tragedy , was hold this morning. To
accommodate tha crowd that wished to hoar
the testimony the proceeding * were hold In
tbo district court room. No testimony of n
startling nature was Introduced. The facts
as generally understood by the public wcro
confirmed. Ai'tor being out a few minutes
the jury returned with a verdict setting forth
that Van Meet como to his death by wounds
mulcted bv bullets tired from pistol hold
by Aaron D. Yooum , said firing being done
purposely and with nromodltated malice.
Captain Vocum will have his preliminary
examination Monday. The courio of the
defense is not known , but It Is generally
supposed that they rely on proving emotional
Insanity to clear their client.
Injured hy l''rlghtenml ' Horse * .
NEIIHASKV CITV , Nob. , Feb. 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bnn.J A team belonging
to Barney Brady , who lives about seven
miles west of this city , were yesterday
hitched in front of Koison's plow factory-
About 1 o'clock the engine In the factory
was started aim tbo csciplng steam fright
ened the horjos. They ran owav , going
down Central avenue to Fourteenth street ,
the to First corao and down the corso.
Peter Huffman and son were going down
Firstcorsoin n Iight8f.ring\vngon. They saw
the team coming , but not in time to get out
of Us road. The runaway team juinpua ever
Huffman's vehicle , but the tongue struck
Huffman In the back nnd knocked him to the
front of the wagon. The son wns struck bv
the ncckyoko and knocked out of the wreck.
Huffman Is 00 yours old and his recovery is
doubtful. The son U not bcrlomly injured.
The wagons uro total wrecks. None of the
horses were hurt.
Studying ; Pnicllf.ll Politics.
Pinto. Neb , Fob. 20. ( Special to Tun
Ben. ] The "Socoud Elementary class" of
the state Normal school bas organized into n
senate and bouse of representatives. Eacn
body bas n class room for Its chamber and
spends an hour each school fiity in legislative
deliberations. The Innutos arid representa
tives each have tholr special distrlclto repre
sent , nnd it Is the duty of each 10 study the
needs of the district ho represents. They
have spent some time in gutting organized ,
but now all tbo committees are appointed
and the legislature will elect a United btatos
senator. This o Ulcer , as well as the state
executive officers , they elect from the other
classes.
A'uluuhlu Siigur Heel Itinla. !
Nswi'oiiT , Neb. , Feb. 20. [ Special to TUB
BEB. | Tbo Oxnard company , after a corre
spondence with Hock county citizens as to
their natural advantages for sugar beet cul
ture , deemed It of sulllciont importance to
send a representative to Newport to judge
for themselves. Mr. Stcelo ot Norfolk , the
lopresontatlvo , expressed himself greatly
surprised to find so vast a belt of vnlu.ibla
land that will undoubtedly produce Immense
crops of sugar beets. A mooting is called for
March II for the purpojo of forming a Hock
County Beet Suunr association and to make
contracts for tbo coming season to grow and
deliver beets to tbo Norfolk sugar factory.
I'lro nt Morse Itltlll'
Monsn Bi.urr , Nob. , Fob. 21. ( Special
Telegram to TUB Bic.J About 10I0 : ! this
evening the residence of B. T. Slack was en
tirely destroyed by Hro. The family was
just about to rotlro when the lire was dis
covered breaking through the roof. The
citizens were promptly ut the scene and suc
ceeded in saving most of the household of-
fects. The fire w.is supposed to bo caused
by a defective lluo. Tbo building was par
tially insured.
Dodge County U. C. T. U. In Session.
SUUIIINIIII , Neb. , Fob. 20. [ Special to Tun
BBE. ] The semi-annual convention of the
Dodge County Woman's Christian Temper
ance union closed a very interesting session
hero last evening. Mrs. L. A. Maaolo of
North Bond presided , nnd Miss Carrie
Blowott of Fremont was secretary. The
people of Scrlbncr extended a cordial wel
come to the wblto ribbon delegates. The
papers presented wore carefully prepared.
Verdict AgnliiHt the Jtullroud.
CIIETB , Nob. , Fob. 2(5. ( [ Special to Tun
Bun. ] The jury In the case of Mrs. Ed Bax
ter vs tbo Missouri Pacific railway brougtu
In a verdict awarding Mr * . Bar.tor f3fiO. !
The husband of Mrs. Baxter while In the em
ploy of the railroad company as brakeman
was run over and killed at Talmago ever it
ypar ago. The railroad company will ap
peal to the supreme court.
Iteilnred Damages Aunrdrd.
BKATHICB , Nob. , Fob. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun HIE.Tbo : ] Jury in tbo onso of
Eugene Pitts against the Chicago , Burling ,
ton & Qulncv Unllway company returned n
vordiut late this afternoon , after being out
twenty hours , in favor of Pitts for tU.OUO.
The suit was for f.VJ.TiOO damages sustained
by the plaintiff In a collision on that roiid a
year ago.
Ho Proilneed Ilin Oimh ,
O'Niili.l , Neb , , Fob , 20. [ Special to Tun
BFI ; . ] A number of ttio county supervisors
insisted that the county treasurer , Barrett
Scott , produce the money at his annual set
tlement , thereby hoping and expecting to
make seine political capital. They were sur-
prinod and dlsapnulntoci , however , when Mr ,
Scott produced tuo cash for them to count.
Han Jteeo ered HU Health ,
PUIIU , Neb , , Fab. 20. [ Special to TUB
BEK.J Prof , George L. Farnham , principal
of the Normal , who was taken sick in Chicago
cage during the holidays , returned to his post
yesterday. Ho Is fast regaining his health
and will soon bo able to assume his duties as
principul ,
Iiijurleit of an Aged r.irmer.
STIIANO , Nob. , Fob , 20 , [ Special to Tun
BBI : . ] Louis Bauman , an ugod farmer , was
thrown from his wagon near this place
yesterday and sustained severe Internal In
juries. Two ribs wcro crushed. His recovery
covory is doubtful ,
Iteudy to Tuko Clmrge ,
GIUMI lu.AM ) , Nob. , Fob. 20. [ Special to
TUB BuE.J Miles Zontmoyer of Schuylor ,
the newly appointed commandant of the sol
diers' homo , arrived In tbo cltv oarlv this
morning and will at once take charge of
affair * .
Van Tllbertf llound Over.
WALLACE , Nob. , Fob. ty.-Special [ to THIS
BEE.I The Hulllngor-Van Tllborg suit
ended yesterday by the latter being bound
ever on the charge ot adultery. Twenty
witnesses were examined. '
Small llluxo at Oriinil Inhiutl ,
Giusi ) ISMM > , Nob. , Fob. 2u. [ Spoolal to
Tim BEB. | A small empty barn , tbo prop
erty of John Koblnson. was destroyed by ( Ire
last night. Tbo lo * Is 1100. Tbo Insurance
bad just run out. *
THEY CONTINUE THE FIGHT
lowti Legislators Dotormlnod to Drive Pro *
liibitiou from tbo State.
LOCAL OPTION MEASURES INTRODUCED
Sennlor ( inteh Will I B Iho Itrputillcnn
I'licllon tonCoinl f ftii with tha
Democrat * for I
DBS Mots-its , la. , FiJgSt5Poolal ? | |
jram to THE Br.n. ] S8n. r Gatcb ( rop. )
has placed himself on record ns favoring n\
county local option law. Ho Introduced t
Dill In the senate thu morning In the form oi |
a substitute for the Grow wog bill , by the
committee on the suppression of tntoinpor *
tin w > . When the report of the bill wns road
Senator Gronewog moved to consider It at
once , The motion prevailed , nnd whou ho
finished explaining the sallont features ot
ils measure Senator Gatch created trrcat
excitement by offering to amend the bill by
striking out nil after the enacting clause and
substituting n mcasuro prepared by him.
When the excitement had somewhat
abated , further consideration of Uio mntteK
was deferred nnd made a special order foi ?
next Thursday at 10UO : o'clock. Souatoif
Hatch's bill does not differ greatly from that
offered hy Senator Gobble ; It Is moro strln- *
gent In some respects , however. The bilk
provides that county licenses shall be Issuort
on petition of two-fifths of the electors.
DemocnitN Mill Support Ihn Kill.
The democrats , It Is understood , will sup
port the bill : so will Brewer , and possiblf
iMiglo , it Is said. The vote of Senator Gntch
alone would give It u constitutional majority
nnd enable It to pass the senate. The demo
crats held u caucus last evening , nnd it is saltj
the Gatch bill was under consideration. In
regard to tbo question , of continued doino * '
cratlc support of a license Inw and the futurff
efforts of democratic senators to enact n law ,
the decision was reached that nil should bi
'ono ' possible to pass some license law , even ?
If Us provisions are not Just satisfactory to
democratic mom Dors.
The provallltii ; opinion was that the party
had gene fully on record In Iho debate and
vote on the Schmidt bill , but that as Individ.
mils really desirous of a change In the law ,
they would , In justice to their constituency
support any license law that In their judg *
moiits will bettor matters In those place * '
where no effort Is made to enforce prohibit
tion. They determined , too , in part ut least , "
on a plan of action , and senatorial develop *
mants may bo looked for soon.
Will Vliullciito th Senator.
'Iho special senate comm'ttoo ' , composed ofi
Senators May , Brewer , Perry und YorkmsV'
appointed to ascertain the truth ot the report
that two mi-moors of the senate had boon ar
rested by the DCS Monies police on tbo nlghf
of February 111 for bolnp in a notorious re
sort , are about ready to report , and probably-
will report tomorrow morning. The commit * .
tec has examined the policemen who made
the raid , also n considerable number
ol the visitors und Inmates. It is known that
the evidence all tends to nrovo tbo Innoceticd
of Senators Dodge and Finn , who are the ao * '
cused.
All the witnesses testify that the sonar
tors were not in tbo houso. Both senators
filed their own affidavits to the same offect.
The committee may not report until Monday ,
but tholr rcpoit will bo a complete vindlca- '
tlon of Senators Dodge and Finn.
Koutlnu Pror
Tno house committee on compensation ej
public officers bas reported favorably tha'
Hichman bill relative to the oil inspectorship ;
wi'h amendments. As ronortod , the bill wllfi
leave tbe salary of the Inspector at $2,000. IV
will take the power to appoint deputies from ;
the State Board ot Health , as in the bill , and !
vest It in the inspector. The minimum salary
of deputies is t'.xod nt $100 per month. Abovjoj
that they receive a percentage of tbo foes. § |
The communication ot the sneaker relative
to the opinion of tbo attorney general on
certifying us to the pay of the secretary of
the sc.nato was referred to a special commit *
teo.
teo.A
A resolution for a 2-mill state tax levy was
taken up mid referred to the ways and moans
committee , at tor which the senate adjourned
till tomorrow.
The ways und moans committee of the
house this morning recommended the passngO
of n bill providing for a permanent endow
ment tax of one-fifth of a mill for the state
university. A number ofbills were Intro
duced nnd a concurrent resolution wai
adopted calling for final adjournment on.
March 21) ) .
A Joint resolution was adopted asking congress -
gross to raise the internal revenue license
trom 3. > to $ . ' 50 annually and prohibiting the *
issuance of the uamo to persons not holdings
lawful permits to boll liquors in the statoir
whore such traffic it > prohibited ,
The sonnto joint resolution was adopted for ? ,
the acceptance ot Iho direct tax refund from
congress.
The house bill was passed piovldincr for1
electing the trustees of the Industrial Homo
for the Blind at Knoxvllle.
Tbo bouse also passed bills regulating tha
manner of putting , in highway crossings ,
nnd a couple of legalizing acts. ft
Aeeimod ol I'orfjory.
DKS MOINES , la. , Feb. 20. [ Special Telo
grain to Tun Bii.j : Z , W. Smisson was
arrested hero today on advices from Osb-
kosh , Wis. , on the charge of forgery , Smis
son Is charged with forcing the nnino of A.
Schuster to two promissory notes of $7,000
each. The notes are the property of the Ns >
llonal hank ot Osblioth.
ii'js.t'iniit
OFFICE OF WEATHEII BUIIEAU , I
OMAHA , Feb. 20. J
The barometer is highest in Canada , nnd a
storm center or low barometer is developing
ever western Nebraska and South Dakota.
Winds ever the northern central portion of
tbo cou'jtry are therefore from tbo east , and
cloudiness is increasing. Huln bas sot In In
western Nebraska , and the rain area In front
of the storm will prooably spread and extend
ever tno Missouri valley today. Tempera
ture has generally risen , and freezing weather
now prevails only along the northern border
of tbo country.
For K as torn Nebraska ana Omaha aud VI
cinlty Increasing cloudiness with rain ;
warmer weather ; southeast to southwest'
winds during Saturday.
WASHINGTON , D. C , , Feb. 2-For ( ! Mis. '
souri Southeast winds , clear weather )
warmer und probably fair Sunday.
For Kansas , Indian Territory and Okla <
bema Fair In east ; increasing cloudiness
and lUht rain In west portions ; warmer south
winds ; cloudy weather and probably rain
Sunday. '
For Iowa Warmer , south winds and faltf
weather ; Incieasing cloudiness and ruin Hun-
day.
day.For
For Montana Slightly cooler for tno west
and fair weather.
For Nebraska , North and South Dakota
Brisk south winds und warmer ; Increasing
cloudiness nnd ruin or snow Saturday )
cloudy Sunday ,
For Colorado Northwest winds and gen
erally fair Sunday.
Drouniid Whllo lluntlni ; fJeene.
LOUISVIU.K , Neb , , Fob. 2(5 ( , [ Special Tel *
grain to THE Bee. ] As a party of Loulsvillo
hunter * , consisting of 11. ' . Baker , Bor
Tcodorakl , Fred Motzgor and MIke Cblldi ,
were bunting cocso in the Platte river this
evening near South Bend the boat was over
turned , All escaped but MIke Cbllds , who ,
was lost , /its body was not recovorod. 11 *
leaves a young wife.
( iullly nl AniuuiU.
O'Neim Nob. , Fob. 20. [ Special to Tfl1 i |
BKI' . ] The jury In the Kodfleld assault cm * '
returned a verulct of guilty last ulghu