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TWENTY-FIllST YEAH. OMAHA , MONDAY MOllNlNG , MARCH LI , 1892. INUMBtill 2(51) ( ) .
REHABILITATING THE SAW
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Eoport of the House Oommittco on Naval
Affairs on the Subject.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
More llntllo Sltlpi Needed Httent of the
Naval Appropriation * CoiiRremloiinl
VurcciintH fortho WockloMlp
Irom Washington.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March la. Uopro-
tentative Herbert of Alabama , chairman of
the house committee of naval affairs , has
prepared an elaborate report to accompany
the naval appropriation bill recently reported
_ /to the house. After calling attention to the
fact that the bill carrloa an aggregate appro
priation ol Ifl.ard.S'i.'J , and Is f3S14.S3l loss
than the amount appropriated at tbo second
session of the Flfty-llrst congress tor the
current fiscal year and fcl3,733 ) ! ! loss than
thn amount estimated by tbo department as
necessary for the year covered by the bill ,
the report says : "Wo have booii always nblo
to see where Improvements can bo made
andiso , In any government oUabllshmont ,
Improvements without limit can bo suggested ,
Your committee in deciding upon questions
of this kind has followed the rules which
should guldo a prudent business man lu the
management of his own property , and In no
xjCaso before It refused to recommend any ex
penditure which seemed to it really to be n
present necessity. "
OratlfyiiiK Itesultn Attained.
Spoaltinir of the matter of "Increase of the
navy1 under which head the bill npproplates
omo millions of dollars loss than thu net of
thu current year , the report says : "Tho ap
propriation for this purposu In each fiscal
year from 18S7 to nnd including the current
year have been greater in the expenditures
for the reason that In no ono of these yours
has the progress in shipbuilding or the great
factor of armor or guns been ns rapid as the
authorities had reason to hope for nnd ox-
Ceet. The authorization of ships has not
eon in the opinion of your committee un
reasonable , and the results of our efforts
to establish plants for building ships ,
armor plates , pun forglngs nnd the
assembly of guns , has'o been , considering thu
results attained , extremely gratifying. Yet
the fuel remains that the dlnicultioj , though
they seem all at last to have boon triumph
antly surmounted , have been so great that
that work has not progressed and appropria
tions have accumulated. The result is that
there will bo at the end of the llscal year a
largo sum of money In the treasury to the
credit of "increase of the navy , " which can
" und ought to bo taken into account In mak-
j lug appropriations for the coming year.
L % Should lid Able to Kexlxt Attack.
" "Your commlttoo Is unanimously of the
opinion that every dollar should bo appropri
ated necessary to coirpleto tlio vessels here
tofore authorized. To this end they have
recommended , ns"thoy believe , nil the moneys
that will bo called for during the coming tls-
Cal year. They also boliovn that it should bo
the settled policy of congress to authorize tbo
construction of ono or moro now vessels nt
each regular session , until wo shall have
provided n considerably larger number of
lighting ships than we now have , or will
Cave \vhon "those authorized are completed.
"Tno recent Chilian Imbroglio , during
which a naval war seemed at ono tlmo to bo
qulto n probability , developed tbo fact that
our peopio at largo quite approve of the pol
icy in which wo are engaged , of rehabilitat
ing the navy. By thoughtful peopio who ar > -
prcclate our situation nnd who understand
the policies of the government as settled ,
many years ago , suon a reminder was not
noedod. It seems to your committee that
every ono who considers the welfare and
honor of the whole country must recognize ,
as the presidents have done , from George
Washington down to the present day , the
necessity of putting ourselves , in condition
to resist attacks from the sea. "
Dinicnltles Mot With.
The report calls attention to the dininultios
encountered In domesticating in this country
/ the Industry of manufacturing heavy stool
urmor for vessels und to the fact that al
though the Bethlehem Iron company's armor
plant Is said to bo unequalled In tbo world ,
it is only Just fairly begun to develop , nnd It
has not yet thn monthly contract rr-qulro-
mentB. There are twelve vessels for which
armor are yet to bo furnished und it , will
take until the spring of IS'Jl to complete the
delivery ot this armor , amounting 'to 10,000
tons , oven if monthly contract requirements
bo mot.
"For those reasons , " soys the report , "tho
majority of your committee has decided that
It will not bo best now to authorize the con
struction of another battle ship. Your com
mittee does not believe , however , that our
now nuvy has yet reached the point at which
further increase should cease. It may betaken
taken for emitted that wo do not need to
build a trroat navy like that of Great Britain ,
but certainly the time Is coming when it
would bu well to form some distinct and
dotlnito Idea of the position wo are hnrcaftor
to occupy among the navnl powers of the
world. To regain the relative position among
these navies wo occupied prior to our civil
wiirls certainly not too much to attempt , es
pecially ns wo now know that wo have no
such olUcIont coast defenses as wo then be
lieved ourselves to possess.
, , > y Nceil .More Hill tli'slilpi.
1 "To roach this point It Is not disputed that
wo need moro battleships. Wo have now
only thrco authorized. Eight or nine moro
of these , lu addition to our authorized fleet
would give us a respectable navy , bufiluiont ,
perhaps for our purposes. But If n battle
ship wcro authorized now wo con hi not reas
onably expect that the heavy armor It ivould
require could bu furnished when needed.
Certainly , If reasonable progress was made
in Its construction , neither the new ship or
some of those already authorized would bo
obliged to wait lor armor as several of them
are now doing1 , Soma of them have
been ready , or in condition to bo speedily
made ready for armor for years.
"Tho majority of the committee has tbero-
v fore recommended the authorization of ono
strong and swift commerce destroyer of the
tyiio of the Now York , whoso armor ran bo
rnada moro easily nnd with much loss delay
than can the heavy armor for the battle
ehlp. "
"By extending the construction of the now
vessels needed over a series of years , " the
report says "wo shall avoid mistakes aud
rent tbo repetition in different ships of the
eamo errors , and by keeping appropriations
within moderate bounds each year congress
will commend Its program to popular ap
proval , "
"Tbo few mistakes , thus far , " the report
ndds , "nro so Insignificant that it may ho
safely stated that our success in bhlp build
ing lii remarkable. "
wnitic roil co.v < mi.ss : TO DO.
Mapped Out for the I'ri'Si'nt
' U'eek In Home anil Semite ,
WASHINGTON- , O.t March 13. At least
ono branch of congress is now fairly embarked -
barked on the lonp expected discussion of
revenue measures and iho reflex movement
is felt In the senate , whom It may bo ox pouted ,
in view of the proceedings of the last few
uay , that speeches on the satno subject will
from time to tune bo injected into the
routine. The discussion of the tariff ques
tion will bo temcorarily intorruutod tomor
row and the committee of the District of
Columbia given an opportunity to pass soroo
"
measures of local Interest , "it is somewhat
uncertain whether the rest of the week will
bo devoted to measures relating ( o the
revenues or the lulls for spending them.
Most of the tlmo , however , will probably bo
consumed in the discussion of the former , II
Is proposed to continue the tariff debate and
If ( ho pressure to speak becomes very great
night sessions will bo hold to accommodate
the speakers ,
Chairman Uuthwalto of the military affairs
committee wished to have the army appro
priation bill taken up and passed , and it is
very llkoly that the tariff discussion will bo
suspended long enough to enable the army
bill to bo acted on.
Will Kulnglrn Senator Plninli.
Under the order of the house Saturday
will bo devoted to eulogies on the late Sonn-
tor I'reston B , Plumb of Kansas.
The postofllco building bill is the unfinished
business In the senate , and will probably
reach a vote In the course of a dav or two.
The West Virginia direct tax is the special
order to follow. Interest In this measure Is
confined to a vorv few senator * , hut tuny
may occupy the floor for several houw before -
fore the bill is disposed or.
The military academy appropriation bill Is
on the calendar and will bo pressed upon the
attention of the senate committee by the ap
propriations committee , which intends to
follow It with the Indian appropriation bill.
If any tlmo Is loft this week after disposing
) f these measure ) , tbo committee on tmbllo
ands will endeavor to secure action on the
bill to protect the rights of settlers on the
mbllc lands.
It Is confidently expected that the com
mittee on tbo Judlciarv will report the long
Bonding Judicial nominations to the senate
during tbo course of the week , In which case
i lively contest will doubtless occur In exe
cutive session over the nomination of Judga
Woods of Indiana.
"KICKINI. ItljAK" OUT I'OK A T1MK.
IIo Promise * to Pulut Chicago n Carmine
Color on Ills Arrival From Ihiropu.
WASIII.NOTOV , D. (3. , March 13. ( Special to
THE iun.J "Kicking Hear" has promised
ilmsolf u lively tlmo when ho reaches Port
jhurtdan , Illinois. Ilo has ? MO attached to
his belt as the principal trophy of his recent
campalgu in Europe , and ho has informed
ills friends on this sldo of the water that , no
Intends to spend every cent for "lire water"
the moment his engagement as a star comes
to an end ,
"Kicking Bear" Is the leading member of
the band of fifteen ludlan prisoners loaned
by the Interior department for exhibition
purposes to "Buffalo Bill. " They were taken
irom Fort Sheridan lust year , and after a
successful tour abroad are how on their way
homo to bo turned over to government con
trol in accordance with the terms of the con
tract. They are duo In Now York Tuesday
next. It was in anticipation of their arrival
and of the royal good tlmo they have prom
ised themselves with the money they have
earned that n representative of "Buffalo
Hill's" troupe called on the War depart
ment authorities today to ask assist
ance In kunpmg these Indians on their good
behavior until their arrival at Fort Sheridan.
The request \vas granted , aud mi order was
sent to army hondquartors at Governor's
Island this afternoon , directing that a non
commissioned ofllcer and several privates bo
detailed to meet the Indians upon tholr ar
rival and to remain in close watch upon
them until their arrival at Fort Sheridan.
Whatdlspoittion will then bo mada of
thorn will have to bo determined by the In-
tenor department. The other prisoners that ,
were taken to Fort Sheridan by Kicking
Bear were returned to reservations some
time ago. .
HAKKISO.VS sri
They Iluvo Uecn Ihsued In Hook form , To-
KUtlicr With Ills Stiitu t'apera.
WASHINGTON- , . C. , March 111. Consid
erable excitement and comment has been
caused by the Issue at this time of a volume
of President Harrison's speeches and papers ,
including his extemporaneous addresses
made during tbo presidential campaign , and
on his several tours since his election. The
president's friends have based great
claims for statesmanship and .superior
mental scope and resources on those
speeches and certain state papers , and
this bonk , containing all the works and
speeches made , are regarded by nuli-IIarri-
sou republicans as a shrewd move to parade
his superiority for an evident purpose. _ They
point to the fact as significant that it has
been contrived to insect the names of all the
distinguished people , not overlooking demo
crats , -.vho participated on the occasions
when the speeches were delivered. The
compiler , however , says ho bad the book In
view over since the last campaign closed ,
und that its appearance at this time is with
out suggestion and bus no political object.
Springer Convalescent.
WASHINGTON , U. U. , March 13. Repre
sentative Springer continues to iraprovo
rapidly aud ho expects to bo on his foot again
in a few days. For the first time since the
serious stage of bis Illness ho was able to re
ceive a representative of the Associated
Prom in his room , while eating his supper.
"I am getting along splendidly now , " said
ho , "aud am outing as heartily thrco times a
day as I over did. As soon as I am able to
walk around and to take euro of myself well.
1 will go to Fortress Mouroo for a couple of
weeks , so that I will make no attempt to resume -
sumo my congressional duties for thrco or
four weeks. "
Will CloHu tlui Duhutu on Tnrlir.
WASHINGTON , O. C. , March 13. It U ex
pected that tariff discussion in tbo house will
continue for three or four weeks moro. It n
now understood that Mr. Springer will make
the closing speech on the tariff debate , IIo
has a great deal of material collected , which
ho oxpsotod to use in argument In the open.
Ing debate , so that no great labor involved in
preparing for closing argument In favor of
his bills Is involved.
TK.I/.V n'HKVICKItS C.ll'TUHKl ) .
Dexperadoes Who Took CIHV-
lirclly Meaim to Make a liaise.
VlCKsuuwi , Mlis. , March 13. Louis M.
Smith , ono of the moil who wrecked n freight
train on the Louisville , New Orleans &
Texas railroad last spring , was arrested
within four miles of the city , and is now in
Jail. J. J. ISmbreo , who was captured on
the night of the. wreck , ROVO his accomplices
Hwayand the Information ho gave led to iho
arrest of Smith , Ho says It win their inten
tion to wreck the midnight express train and
roe thooxprosssafo. The freight , train came
along incidentally , and it Is absolutely cer
tain that nothing but its miiifprtuno saved
the express train from ; a horriolo disaster.
The other accomplices are well known des
peradoes.
Kxplorer Stanley' * Keeoril ,
LEXINGTON" , Nob. , March 'A To the Editor
of TUB BBC : A citizen ot this town alleges
that Henry M , Stanley , tbo African ex
plorer , was a confederate soldier during the
\varofthorobellionandthat in 18 ! ) ! ho es
caped from the confederate lines , having
been discovered to bu a traitor and spy to the
cause ho was nrctendlng to servo and that
his escape was made on horseback followed
by n storm of bullets , none of which touched
him , Can you furnish any Information on
the subject I W. W. LKUK.
[ The /acts In regard to Henry M. Stanley
are that ho was born near Denbigh In Wales
In 1SIO , nud when 3 years old
was placed In the poor house of
St. Asaph , whcro ho remained ten
years , ana received an education which en
abled him to touch In u school. At
the ago ot 15 ho sailed as n cabin bov lu
a vessel hound for Now Orleans. Hero" ho
was adopted by a. merchant nainod Stanlov.
whoso numo ho took , in pUeo of his original
ono , which was John Rowlands. Ills patron
died without leaving a will , and youag Stan
ley was left to his own resources. Ho en
listed in Iho confederate army , was made a
prisoner , and subsequently Joined tbo fed
eral service , becoming a potty oflicor on a
war steamer , and after the close of the war
ho became a newspaper correspondent. ]
Scirrovv for the Dulio of Ilraio.
LONDON- , March 13. The news of the
death of Uraud Duke HMSO- has caused griel
at Windsor , where the deceased was a' great
favorllo. The queen will send thodnkoof
Kdluburg to represent her at the funeral und
may possibly delay her own departure for
the continent as a mark of respect for the
deceased.
IVQ DAITPV I1Y
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Senator Pottigrew Favors Aggressive Ac
tion in the Bering Sea Matter ,
BRITISH THREATS AMOUNT TO NOTHING
History of tin ; Interference of Tlmt Country
In Dili AIlliIrs of the United Stntc *
it lli-Kim With Our .Sop-
it ration.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 13 [ Special
to TUB HKK.I "I hope the admin
istration will embrace this opportunity
to teach England n lesson , and that
at it will ho n novoro ono , " said Soua-
.or Pottlgrow of South Dakota in speaking
lo your correspondent the other day about
England's action in declaring at an end the
modus Vivendi which has governed the seal
fishing during the past year.
"England , " continued the senator , "is a
bluilcr in the first place , and In the second
place she misses no opportunity to show her
dlsropoct for our country , Its laws and pee
ple. England has no love for ui , and there
Is no use of our attempting to make thorn believe
liovo that wo think the English peopio llko
us , oven a llttlo. Of course they llko the
hundreds of thousands of dollars which our
tourists spend In England every
year , and they llko to soil us
their manufactures , but the fact Is
the English neoplo do not naturally llko us
since wo resisted their efforts at Yorktown
and Hunker Hill to gobble Inour territory ,
and for many years England has become
moro and moro jealous or our growing bus !
ness Interests and our future In the com
mercial world. Then she bates our tariff
laws , naturally , and has got it into her head
that they were enacted specially to keep
British goods out of this country.
" 1 would llko some ono to toll mo , " con
tinued Senator Pettlgrow , "for what , wo are
under obligations to England. From the
very beginning of our government England
has thrown obstacles In our way. She first
attempted to make this country ono
of her provinces. WohioD3il hor. Wo
remember her actions during our war
with Mexico , and well do union men recall
England's part in our own war of 1801. It
was but a few weeks ago that she nut her
linger into our controversy with Chill. Now
she abrogates mi understanding had with us.
The fact is , England is trying to run the
commerce of the world , bho would put her
foot on our neck in a minute if she could , but ,
I will toll you ono thing , England will not
tight. She is a bluffer. In the llrst place
she has too many commercial interests at
stake to tight this country ; the sacrifice
would bo too groat. Secondly , she knows wo
could whip her. There is scarcely a country
on the glebe that would not sympathize with
us in a light with England. No , sir , I am not
for a back-down in this controversy with
England. Chili would light us , bccauso she
would have nothing to lose. England has
everything to lose and nothing to gain. Wo
can demand our own terms in this seal fish
eries matter , and England will come to terms
if wo only stand firm. "
SOMi ; SIOIUOUS TALK.
Prominent KiiKllshincn Weighing the
Chances of Wnr With Undo Kuin.
LONDON , March 18. The Bering sea con
troversy is apparently assuming a serious
aspect , The latest news from Washington
has aroused un interest in the subject that
did not before exist , and everybody is anx
ious to learn the next move of Lord Salis
bury and President Harrison. There Is an
imorosslon in England , growing out of the
Chilian controversy , that President Harrison
means what ho say ? , and there is nothing of
what the Americans call "blunt" aoout his
warnings or demands. It is wall known that
Lord Salisbury is equally lu earnest ,
and that he will sustain whatever course
may bo determined upon with any
naval and military power that may be neces
sary. The foreign ollluo is reticent and as
yet has given the public no olllclal statement
as to the position of the British government ,
but Lord Salisbury's mouthpieces all speak
in a lone that loaves no doubt that England's
navy will bo ready to moot any American ag
gression in the open waters ot Boring Sea
aud the British sealers will bo defended in
capturing seals beyond the coast limit of
American jurisdiction. That is , England
will take no offensive action , but will bo
resolutely on the defense , leaving it to thu
American government to assume the nispon-
sioility tor hostile action should any bo tuUon
on the Boring sea Issue.
"Tho British will light and are ready to
llghtif necessary , " said ono of tbo loading
conservative members of Parliament today ,
'but ' wo do not seek a light. If tbo United
States government Is insane enough to go to
war , or to make a sbow of force that would
bo tantamount to provoking war , for the
sakoof tholr Alaska teal ring , which is really
ut the bottom of the whole difficulty , and
which thinks it can maintain n monopoly by
getting the government of the United States
to take up its cause on such on issue , England
will go before tbo world if America wishes
to challenge hor. "
"I have not the slightest apprehension that
war will bo the result of the Boring sea con
troversy , " said a gentleman connected with
the British admiralty , "but If such should
unfortunately bo tha case England la bettor
prepared for a ronlllot thau sbo was over in
tier hlstorv. As lor the Americans taking
Canada , they seem to forgot that it took them
four years to conquer the south , which had a
will to population about equal to thai of Can
ada , and they have an English Hoot to assist
It. Campaigning In Canada would bo a very
different affair from campaigning in the
soutborn states of the American
union and the Canadians would bo
generally found loyal to the British
flag , I uo not doubt that the Americans
could conquer Canada , but it would not belli
n year or two yours , or without the sacrifice
of many thousands of lives and the expendi
tures ot hundreds of millions of dollars. In
other respects England is in Jlrsl-ruto condi
tion to defend her subjects against American
aggression. Russia Is In a pitiable situation
linancliilly and physically , and a recent care
ful review o ( the military resources of our
Indian empire shows that India is about able
to take care of herself should Russia move
in that direction ,
"In ono important respect England would
gain by a war with the United States. It
would put an end to American encroach
ments on English commerce with South
America , and would tund to solidify ull parts
of the omplroand to bind the American colonies
nies , especially , moro solidly to Great Brit
ain. British commerce will gain moro than
It would lose and American commerce would
cease to exist , But there Is a deep underly
ing stratum of common sense and .sound
judgment lu the American character that
will , in my opinion , prevent any atop from
being tukon that would Imperil the friendly
relations now existing between the two
great English speaking countries. "
1111,1/8 KOUTIIKKN TKII .
rrogriun Which tluiinv York lions will
Carry Out ,
WASHINGTON , D. C , , March in. Senator
Hill loft hero on his southern tour at 11
o'clock tonight Accompanying the distln
guibhod Now York senator wore Hon. James
W. Rldgoway , district attorney of Kings
county , Now York ; ColonelJ. S , Mofciwan ,
assistant adjutant general of Now Yonc
state ; Senator D.mlnl of Virginia , Congress
man Hooker of Mississippi , and half u dozen
ro porters.
Senator Hill announces that bo will pro
ceed direct to Jackson , Miss. , without any
intermediate stops. Tbo party will reach
Jackjon , tbo capital city of Mississippi , Tues
day , the 15th , when Senatpf Hill , in res pen so
to an invitation will address the legislature
of tlio atate of "Mississippi in joint session.
tVora tboro the party will proceed over the
Richmond & Danville road loSavannah , Ga. ,
in tlmo to attend the annual banquet of tbo
Hibernian society on 'St. 'Patrick's day. so
that any stop curouto to Savannah other
than nt Blrmlnpcam will ho on < exception
from the program and wilt necessarily
brief.
At Savannah a Hill club , 000 ntronp , has
been formed and will meet Mr ; Hill ut the
depot with n brass band and escort him to
the hotel , The banquet will take place in
the theater , and the seats will bo provided at
the table for 300 guosU , besides nearly 1,000
seats for spectators. Governor Northern and
a number of the most prominent men of the
stale will bo present and respond to toasts ,
Mr. Hill will reply to Iho toast "Tho United
States of America.1 ' The Hill club will gwo
Mr. Hill n reception at the depot next morn *
in ir.
From Savannah ho and the party will return -
turn directly to Washington over the Atlan
tic Coast line. j
Senator Hill does not make his southern
trip In a pclvato cor , as ho prefers to travel ,
as ho expressed It , "llko any other ordinary
democrat , " and the tenders of private cars
by , the railroads have all been courteously
declined , '
E. J. Lockwood , passenger agent of the
Norfolk & Western , has charge of the party
from Washington to Bristol , and Indeed the
oillcials of the onttro route have volunteered
to do all In tholr power fo rtho comfort of the
party , .
ixiQtrrriKs ovxEir runic.
Itcv. 11 r. rnrkhnrst I'reurlict a Soniiatloiml
.Sermon Turn immy ( Attacked.
Nn\v YOIIK , March 18. Rov. Dr. Park-
hurst of the Madison Square church preached
another sermon today , again attacking the
administrators of the city government and
defining his position in relation to the first
scries ot charges which ho made four weeks
ego against the municipal authorities. The
church was crowded when the minister en
tered his pulpit. Ho preached his sermon
from notes , and chose for his text
Psalms xli. , 2 : "Tno wicked world , the
wicked walk on every side , When the vilest
muu ore exalted. "
The preacher said bo had boon helping the
police the last four wooks. Ho said : "Tlmo
and again during the post week , as I have
between the hours of 12 and ! ) in the morn
ing sat In the company of women of a class
almost too disreputable to bo mentioned. In
tholr prosonco'I have hoard the same thing
said , that there is much doing just now for
the reason that the authorities are scared.
Last Sunday the preacher had found in the
city 251 saloons open and In thorn S,43S par
sons. IIo had gene to Iho district attorney
( Mr. Nicoll ) , whom Mr. Parkhurst recently
denounced , to prosecute thorn , but ho would
not meet the preacher In .person and the
grand jury said that the prosecution was not
In tholr line , nud in the police courts the
complaints are now lagging. ,
Ho intimated that the reason the district
attorney treated him discourteously was be
cause ho ( Mr. Parkhurst ) was not solid with
him and continued with a lierco attack on
Tammany hall , declaring among other
things : "You cannot pot anything irom
Tammany unless you are solid with Tnm-
many. The man , though ho rnayboworltine ;
night und day for tbo city he loves , has no
rights which Tammany is bound to respect.
Wo are willing to moj < o all possible excep
tions and there are many such but the
fact is that Tammany hall Is not so much of
a political party as it is a commercial cor
poration organized in tbo interests of making
tbo most possinlo out of its opportunities , so
that what the rest of us got out of Tuminany ,
wo have to got by lighting * for it , or payiu'g
for It. ' '
Jiri riiB3i.nvna
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Two SIoix Instantly Killed -ttuU Another
Wounded Xriir Oilmyi. Cole ;
Ouuvr , Cole , , March 13. A jtorrlble x >
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plosion. , took , place in tha' RoVouuo tunnel ,
Mount Snoffols , last evening , , 6y which two
men were instantly killed and tb'o third man
severely wounded. It was caused by the
p re mature or accidental explosion of a blast.
Four mon wqro in the tunnel , but the fourth
man was 6nly slightly injijreTii.It was 11:20
o'clocR last night whoa a n'dn { rode hurriedly
into town and announced the disaster. Ho
asked that doctors aud a minister bo called
and accompany him to the mine lu the hills.
From what , could bo learned from the mes
senger during bis brief stay hero the explosion -
plosion was ono of the most terrific and fatal
that ever occurred In that district.
The survivors told him that they did not
understand bow it occurred unless the holes
were too hot when tbo powder was put into
them. The , men were worklng.ln the face of
the tunnel and had bored some twcivo or
fifteen holes. .
When the explosion oceurroa rock and dirt
was hurled In all directions , 'striking the un
fortunate men. Grant RoDlpspu of Howard.
Mo. , was torn to pieces byt tbo shock , his
head being blown oft aud topObody blackened
and bruised by flying roc . , Thonamn of the
other man killed is not known. Ho was fa
miliarly called "Greek" by' his companions.
The third man's natno was Burns. Ho was
terribly injured. J
There was great oxcitomcbt at the mine
and everything in confusiontwhon tbo mes
senger loft. The drills wera operated by
compressed air at a high rato'of ) spaed. The
character of the rock through which the men
were drilling was of tbo hardest , and by the
tlmo the boles had been I bored three or
four foot they were very ijot. The tlftoon
holes In the head of the tunnel contained
fifty pounds of powder , \
Two physicians In company with Rev.
Father Gibbons loft for the scene of the acci
dent at midnight. Tbo tnmo | s located eight
ana a half miles from Ouray .and Is well up
In tha mountains. ;
The natno of the second- man who was
killed is Patrick Malonov. Pat Burns Is the
man wno wis terribly injured , and it is not
thought that ho can survive. The bodies of
the dead men were brought , here , together
with the wounded man Burns' , this morning.
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Robinson has "a wife and two children. It
transpires that the accident was wholly un
avoidable J _ y
JH3.ll.IXa IX llOdVfi JHIAFTS.
IiiillnitloiiH Tlmt an OrgaiiUVil Cant ; of
Swindler * Are Working tin ) Wmt.
LIMA , O. , March 1 ! ) . iSpociulTolograrato
THE BISK. ] Information' has boon received
by the Commercial bank of.Colma , that an or
ganized band Is workln'g tha ] country with
'
drafts on the Commoreiali h'ank for sums
from SI50 to $200. The forgeries were detected -
tocted through an inquiry from ths Chase
National bank of New Yorktasidng if n num
ber of drafts for various aaiajials had been
issued by that bank. The uamoivoro given
but no such drafts had been Issued and the
forgery was discovered. TttcMrafts were all
sold In tbo west and sent oagt ; far collection
boforu the forgery was discovered. The
drafts were printed on white paper by a man
named Levi of Indlanapolisnwhilo the Com
mercial bank's drafts are priptcd on tinted
paper. Cashier Mllllcan , these name is
forged , bus been In Florida oror. two months.
The Chase hank telo'grnpbha back that
hundreds of such drafts bad ( since been re
ceived by thorn from western : correspond-
on ts. .
Prominent .Monlnua JMVu < Wlui Will Do
.Siirvlfu In thn I'eiiltantlury.
GIIKAT FALLS , Mont. , Marcp 13. Tlio term
of court for Cbauteau un'a adjoining counties
which closed Friday at'Bentoji has boon a very
eventful ono. Four weil.Unpwn citizens were
sentenced to tbo penitentiary for obtaining
bounties on coyotes and wplvos illegally , nud
others are suspected of complicity. This Is
said lo bo the beginning ot fv series of sensa
tional oxuosuros unrivalled bolero in the
state , John P. Murphy , once county clerk
"
of Cbauteau county , who , a * justice" the
ueace , Issued the illegal bounty certificates ,
has thirteen indictment * against him und
will bo tried at the next term of court. These
sentenced were James -Arnold , John B , Wll
son , Edward F. Burk and Peter Devenoy.
Arrluliiko Leopold Sorionsl- ,
YIBSSA , March IS. The -Archduko Leo
pold , uncle of Emperor Francis Joseph , Is
suffering from congestion of , tbo lungs. The
physician * pronounod hU condition serious.
SETTLED THE FAMILY FUSS
Lindsoy A. Bounott of Atlantic , la. , Kills
His Wife and Himself.
DESPERATE AND COLD-BLOODED DEED
lie Deliberately Fired the Shots Tlmt "ifui
HlH Helpmeet's I.lfonml Then Coolly
Itclondeil III 1'IUol mill Shot
Himself The Story.
ATIANTIO , la. , March 13. [ Spooial Tele
gram to Tun Bun.J For yoaw this city has
had the roputatiou of being ono of the most
orderly towns In the stato. The peoolo nro
God-foarlng , religious and devout , Crimes
of a serious nature have boon unknown , bu
today the record has been brokon.
Today ono of the moil , deliberate and cold
blooded murders in the history of the coun
try was commitod. The soul of the victim
bad scarcely passed from its abode of clay ,
when the murderer turned his weapon upon
himself and a moment later ho was a corpio.
Thooarly church bolls were just ringing
out their Joyous notes , inviting tbo people of
the city to the various places of worship
when the word was pa.isod from mouth to
mouth , that Lindsoy A. Bennett had mur
dered his wife and then committed suloldo.
The report was hard to believe , but a few
moments later it was ascertained that it was
only too true. People hurried to the resi
dence of the Bennetts , at 403 and 403 West
Fourth street , where the boJy of Mrs. Ben
nett was lying in a pool ot blood. Just
across thn street , in the house of his sou-lu-
law , Bennett was dying.
Their 1.1 To llud Ilecii Ilunpy.
The facts are those : Nineteen years ago
Bennett married the woman whom ho mur-
dornd today , she balng his second wife.
Seven children came along to blois the
union , the oldest baiug a daughter , Miss
Annie , aged 17 years , and the youngest a
mere babo.
Some liftocn years ago the Bennetts removed -
moved to this city , and although not rich In
worldly goods , were In comfortable circum
stances , i'hoy lived happily and were re
garded as good citizens. Two yours later , in
a lit of anger , Bennett threatened to kill bis
wife. T-hoy separated , and lived auart for
a few wcoics , hut through the Influence ot
friends their differences were settled and
since that tlmo the homo has been n happy one ,
notwithstanding the fact that Bennett was
somewhat shiftless. Bennett was an ox-sol
dier , having served in the Second Wisconsin
cavalry. During the war ho was wounded
ami for many years has been drawing n. pen
sion of $0 par month. A few weeks ago ho
maijo application to join Sam Rico post ,
Grand Army of the Republic , of this place ,
but for some reason the application was
hung up. After the occurrence ho became a
changed man. Ho became cross and morose ,
and refused to work. In order to support
the family Mrs. Bonuott sought and found
employment In the Atlantic Steam laundry.
The money she earned was turned into the
family fund , while Bennett chewed tobacco
and whittled thq dry goods boxes on the
street corners.
Mrs" . Bennett frequently tried to prevail
tinbrrher rmRbana'to'ffO to'work hut. .ho ns
frequently refused.
Trailed the Stove For n Kevolvcr.
Ono week ace last Saturday some hot
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words passed , "nnd during the family jar
Bennett told Ills wife that neither of them
had long to live. Mrs. Bennett thought
nothing of the remark , supposing that it was
spoken lu the height of passion and wont to
her work as usual. Upon returning at night
she discovered that the heating stove was
gene , and on Inquiry learned that it had
been taken away by Garrett Toomy , a hard
ware merchant doing business on Walnut
street. Thn matter was discussed , and Ben
nett told his wife that the old steve had been
traded fora now ona , which would bo sent
to the house in a few days. It has since
been learned that the steve was traded for a
3i-calibro American bull dog revolver , the
weapon which was used to commit the bloody
murder of today.
Affairs in the family went along rather
smoothly until last Wednesday. On the
evening of that day. in company with her
dauchtor , Mrs. Bennett attended n party at
the residence of Fred Swulloy , a few blocks
distant. Bennett was invited to attend the
party , but refused to go , saying that his old
wounds bothered him and that ho would pro-
tcr to stay at homo. Upon her return Airs.
Bennett found the door locked. After ring
ing the bell for some time without getting
any response she stopped back onto the walk
and called to her husband , saying :
"Lin , open the door and lot ; no In. "
An upstairs window was raised and , stick
ing out his head , Bonuott exclaimed in an
angry tone :
"You go ton 1. I have got through with
you and don't nroposo to live with you any
longer. "
Mrs. Bennett repaired to the house of a
friend , whore she spent the night. The next
morning she returned homo and was greeted
by her husband in a most friendly manner.
B'reakfast was served as usual aud Mrs.
Bennett went to her work.
Stulcl A ay from Homo ,
Upon returning at nlcht she was informed
by tbo children that the husband and father
hud been away all day. Nothing was
thought of the matter. The night passed
und Bennett absented himself from hfs
homo , Ho was scon about town all the
week , frequenting the drinking places and
associating with the worst classes of the
town. Mrs. Bennett had an Idea that her
husband was Indulging In a lit of anger that
would soon subside , aud consequently made
no effort to bring about a reconciliation. She
tallied with her nelghtiors , who Informed
her that her husband would soon got over his
anger and return homo.
In that condition matters remained until
this morning , when , shortly after ! ) o'clock ,
Bennett entered the house and proceeded to
the dining room , where the members of the
family were eating breakfast.
As Bennett entered the room his wlfo uroso
from the table , and in an affectionate man
ner throw her arms about bis nock and exclaimed -
claimed : "Lin , I am so glad that you have
coma homo again , Sit down ana have a
warm breakfast. "
Bennett pushed hU wlfo from htm , saying :
"Mary , got mo the family bible , as I want to
look it over and sco on what day of the mouth
Annlo was born. " >
"All right , Lin , " sbo said , and started for
tbo parlor to get the book ,
Killed HU I'liltiilnl Wife.
Sbo had returned and was just entering
tbo room , with a book in tier right hand ,
when Bennett drew bis pistol from his pocket
and IIred. The bullet passed through the
palm of Mrs. Bonnotl'n hand , and , turning
around to run towards the kitchen , Bennett
fired again , ThU tlmo tbo ball wont wldo of
its mark and linbodcd itself In a door jamb.
As quick as a Hash Bennett tired again , aud
as the leaden messenger of ( loath sped on its
way It branded the husband and father as a
murderer , The bullet was Intended to kill ,
and well it performed its duty , for It en
tered the woman's brain Just above the right
car. Bho fell into her daughter's arms und
expired Immediately ,
For u moment Bennett stood llko a statue
and' watched the agony of his dying wife.
For a moment he listened to the walls of
seven motherless children , and deliberately
putting the pistol Into his packet , turned ou
his heel aud walked out of the house.
Ho went directly across tbo street to the
house of a son-in-law , George Buck , and as
ho entered the yard , drew the pistol from his
pocxet , and Hrlng it Into the air , exclaimed :
"I'll shoot the llrst G rl d d man who
touches mo , a ) I'm bent on murder , "
JCndrd 111 * Own KxUtence.
The remark was uncalled for , as tbo only
man who was upon the siroet In that vicinity
* * * ' v k
had no Intention of trying to - ' < / * the
course of the murderer , who mai , jt Ight
for Buck's Iront door. T.ils Indrt , JT'vn °
saw Bennett thought ho was f * . i.nnd
rushed down the street , crying "iri - ' nt
the top of his volco. * -i
In the muantlmn Bennett haq , / ; " , od
Buck's house , passed through tt
room and was standing in the kltcht ,
ho was discovered , .lust ns ho wn , ca
the muzzle of the pistol to his hoi "t1 f/fk
asked , "Lin , what are you doing I" I "C
A Hash and n report was the nnswt fjpf
The murderer staggered about tl S > S1
but soon regained his foot , & X
The bullet had failed. It had ont < VX.M1
head on the right sldo at the baso'bl ' Iho
brain , but striking the skull had passed up
and out at the top of the head.
Bennett cooly examined his pistol and
finding that nil of the cartridges had been
exploded , took others from his pocket , re
loaded the weapon , nnd placing the muzzle
to nls tomnlo , fired again. This bill entered
the brain just above the car aud the man fell
to the floor.
For live minutes ho writhed In agony and
then dlod. The only words ho uttered were ,
"Oh , Mary. "
Shortly after Bennett died. Sheriff M. N.
.Tones and Marshal Fred Shesl arrived , but
tholr service * were not needed ,
This oronlnit Coroner W. F. Graham called
In Dr. F. W. Porterllold. An Inquest and
an autopsy were bold aud the usual verdict
in such cases was returned.
I1AUKISON IS IOWA'S CIIOIOK ,
Stnlo Delegntes to the Minneapolis Con
vention Will Favor Him.
DBS MOINI : , la. , March 1 ! ) . [ Special
to Tnr. BEK.J The great bulk of the re
publican county conventions of Iowa have
boon hold for tbo selection of delegates to the
state convention to bo held next Thursday.
The latter body will choose delegates to the
Minneapolis convention , called to nominate n
presidential candidate. A glance at the
Iowa Held Indicates that this state is almost
solid for the rcnomlnatlon of President Har
risou. There Is considerable sentiment for
Blaine , and had ho not written Ills letter de
claring himself not a candidate it is moro
than urobablo he would have been the first
choice of the Iowa republicans. As It Is , the
attempt to press him Into the race regardless
of his wishes has fallen rather flat. Only
ono convention In the entire state has de
clared for Blaluc , viz. : Adams , nnd an at
tempt to force htm upon thn state convention
over Harrison will result in disaster to thuso
who try it. Indeed , the sentiment , for Harrison
risen is so overwhelming that the Blaine
mon will hardly apooar. Some of the con
ventions took up other matters , several de
claring for not more than $100,000 for the
World's fair. In two or three , attempts
were made to endorse the Gatch license bill ,
but failures ro suited In each caso. Union
county endorsed Senator Harsh ns a candi
date for congress , and a score or moro have
candidates for national delegates.
KKV. D. It. KOHINSON KIII.ii : > .
IIo Was Prominently Mentioned for the I'd.
sltloii of MlnlHter to Liberia.
OTTUMWA , la. , March 13. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE Bun. ) Rev. David R. Robinson
a colored Methodist minister who has boon
prominently mentioned nt different times for
minister to Liberia , was killed last night by
an engine in the "Q" yards.
Rov. J. W. Geiger , the brilliant pastor of
the Congregational church at Oskaloosa ,
tilled tbo pulpit , of the First Congregational
church today. It leaked out during the day
that bo had resigned his pastorate at Oslui ,
Ibosa , the resignation to take effect Juno lu.
A church factional quarrel of healthful pro
portions seems to.bo tbfttroason.pLJ.hO ; pas
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tor's action. H6'Ts"ii Ogli Mason anU"h"as
strong secret society proclivities , which Is
objected to by one faction. Ho is very liberal
also in bis theology.
Rev. Sweet , the young Methodist minister
of Ruisoll , has been struck with blindness.
Ho preached his usunl sermon I his morning ,
but this afternoon while Hlliug a country ap
pointment his vision grew dimmer till at the
conclusion of his sermon ho could see
scarcely anything. Ho will consult an
oculist immediately.
I'ri'o Delivery In .Small Towns ,
FOUT Donoii , la. , March 1 ! ! . | S eclal Tele
gram to Tim BiiJ Free delivery In small
towns has boon proven practicable by on
experiment of Postmaster General Wana-
maker. Fonda , aPocahontas county town of
COO peopio , was the scene of the experiment.
The free delivery svstom was established
there and for several months its effects have
been closely watched by the department.
The system has boon Inexpensive and proven
thoroughly satisfactory to the citizens. The
postofllco ofllcials consider the experiment n
complete success.
Looking : for Detective Hell.
OTTL'MWA , la. , March 1U. ( Snuclal Tele
gram to Tim Bnn.J Mystlo people want to
know the whereabouts of Detective Boll.
Ho arrested a negro named Jack Powell ut
that place last week on the charge of ravish
ing and murdering a white woman in
Georgia aud having Jailed his prisoner has
disappeared. The negro protests bis
innocence and says ho will sue the corpora
tion for false imprisonment.
rji.in uu.tTIt .v.
Labor OrgiiiilzntloiiH Advocating the I'IIHH-
IIKII of u Kill for That I'uriiose.
PiTTsnuuo , Pa. . March 13. Pho Junior
Order of United American Mechanics , which
has been advocating the passngo by congress
of a bill restricting immigration , has been
much'encouraged by a letter received hero
from1 Representative W. A. Stone of Allc-
ghenoy , staling that he believes thu
bill would become a law. The bill provides
that all immigrants muit bo mentally ,
morally and physically sound to bo admitted
to this country. The bill la thu special effort
of the Junior Order of United American Me
chanics and the order has done excellent
work to secure its passage. It has already
secured the slgnatuioi of ovtr"OJUUO , persons
to a po ; jr. asking for Ihe passage of the
bill , und the work is still going on.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers and many other labor organi
zations are circulating petitions requesting
the passage of the blll ;
1\'R. \ I Til Kit fOllKOAIi T ,
OfnoB OP WKATIIBII Bumnu , I
OMAHA , March 13 , f
Tbo high barometer , out of which the
colder northerly winds are blowing , has
spread over tha entire Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys , and is still central In
Manitoba.
Temperature has fallen throughout the
northwest and raw , disagreeable northeast
winds prevail. It is snowing in eastern
Montana , South Dakota and western No-
brasa , and raining in Colorada.
A storm Is approaching the extreme south
east. Temperature nt 121 Paso yesterday rose
to 80 ° . Last evening the temperature at El
Piiso was Bi ( ° while up at St. Vincent It was
0 ° below zero.
For ICastern Nebraska and Omaha nnd Vi
cinity Threatening weather , probablv with
snow ; colder ; northeast to east winds ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March ! ! ( . For Missouri
souri- Generally fair weather und osldur ,
northwest winds.
For Nebraska Lljjht snow , east winds ,
warmer In west portion.
For North Dakota Light snows In east ,
"warmer In west.
For riouth Dakota Light snow , cait
winds ; warmer in east portion ,
I-'or Iowa Fair In east ; light snows In
west portion , east winds , colder In southeast
portion.
For Colorado Local snows or Jigbt rains ;
variable winds , shifting to south ; colder In
southern , slightly warmer in northern per
tions.
For Kansas Cloudy weather , with light
snow by Tuesday morning , east winds , gen
erally coldor. f
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Mrs , Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for chil
dren teething euros wind colic , diurrhuoa , etc.
23 cuuts n bottU ,
HUNG A YOUNG GIRL
She Hail Attempted to Kill nn Eutirj
family !
ROUGH ON RATS SERVED IN THE COFFEfl
Indifference of tha Oriuiin.il Excited th < J
Whole Oommunitj , i
QUICK WORK OF LOUISIANA LYNCHER9
Her Guards Overpowered While Surouto M
the County Jnil ,
THOUGH BUT FIFTEEN SHE WASN'T ' SCARED
Vriintle. ICirortn or the I'rlvmrr to K
Irom the Deadly N'oo.io Alter llelng
Swung Up Details ot the
llorrlhln Affair.
UAVVII.M : . La. , March 1 ! ) . [ Special T
gram to Tun Bni : . | The sight of n
body dangling from a high cottonwoud tree'
by the roadside met the eyes of the UlclilunC *
parish farmers driving to church this morn- '
Ing. The body was that of a l.Vycar-old' '
colored girl , a house servant ut iho Green *
well place and she had boon hung the nlghtf
baforo by a mob of lynchers.
The young girl had been employed as t
waitress and kitchen girl by W. R. llolmer ,
who owns the Green well plantations , twenty
miles from the county seat. A short tlu.t
ago all the members of tha family , nine In
number , became violently 111 shortly after
breakfast nnd shwo.1 unmistakable signs ot
poisoning. Suspicion full ou the girl Ella ,
who had often displayed n bad und reckless
temper , and being talked with about thq
crime she coufessod.
ItsoomsthiUa colored man who was em
ployed around the stables of the plantation
had , In some manner , offended the kitchen
girl , and she determined upon ravongo.
Poison was the llnal suggestion which cutno
to her mind , and she at once ant about to
carry her plan Into execution. All the coffee
xvhlch was used in the house was undo la
ono largo pot , and drawn from It for th
meals served alike to family and
servants. Into this common pot ou
Friday morning the revengeful girl
poured the contents of a package
of rough on rats , which she had found in tha
pantry , nnd nil the inmates of thu house ,
members of the family and servants except
herself , drank of the poisoned llulil. Tbo
result was that everybody who drank uoffos
that morning was taken seriously ill aud the
only person who escaped was the colored girl
Ella , who hud not partaken.
Caret ) I.lttle About thn Matter.
In confession of her guilt the girl showed
tbo greatest indifference to Iho probuolo
results of her horrible crime.
"
"I wautod to kill that mail1 , she su'ld , in-
dlcatlug the hostler who had incurred hc
wrath , "and if I poisoned thu rest I didn't
care. 1 was bound to got him. " This was
about all she said to further questioning- .
"I wautod to kill the man , " bolus nor con
stant roply.
The neighbors who had been called in to
attend the sick people , and who had discov
ered the guilt of the young colored girl ,
locked her up over night in a storeroom
which was guarded with strong locks , nnd
yesterday afternoon two of them started
with her to Rayvillo to place her In Jail
hero. In the meantime exaggerated reports
of the attempt at poisoning had spread
through the country and greatly excited the
residents , among whom the Helmors were
deservedly popular. Ono report had It that
taeru was an organized plot among the
negroes , who nro numerous In Klchland
narlsh , to kill the whites and that the poi
soning of the ( lelincrs was the first attempt
to carry tt out. Another story connected the
girl with a gang of "voodoo" fnklrs who
lutolv have been stirring up the bluuks and
predicting that a deadly postitonco was soon
to strike the white population unless it
divided its property among the UOKI-OCS.
These stories were circulated Friday and
Saturday and Ini-rcascd In the telling until
finally they assumed startling proportion *
and It wus aald among some of thu more ig
norant of the whites that there bad been a
general uprising among the negroes and they
must band themselves together to oppose it.
It was a little after noon yesterday whoa
the txvo guards of thn girl , Ella , ono of whom
was but n boy of 11 ! years , started out on.
tholr twenty-mile ride , which was to end at
thoRavvIllu Jail. All three were on horse
back , the prisoner on a small pony between
her captors and she was In no wav bound.
In fact that scorned nnd was totally unnec
essary , so indifferent did sbo appear to bov
crime aud careless of its results ,
Hiirroiiiuluil hy a Moll. *
Tbo llttlo party had gene about half thn
distune ? , when out of a clump of cottonwood
trees by the wuyttldo rode a band of masked
mon , some twont ) In nil. "Is tills the trhi
who poisoned tbo llclmorsl" asked the ono
who soumod In command ,
Neither ot the guards replied , but the girl
looked up sullenly at the mob nnd answered
dellmitl ; , "Yes , I is the girl. "
"Then wo wtint her , " Buld another man In
the mob. while n couple of othoiM grasped
the halter which did service lor a hciulstoll
on the ponvKho roilo. Her two guards made
no opposition , neither did I ho girl herself
offer riny defense or remonstrance. Without
saying n word the mon led the pony to the
side of thn road where a high coUonwdod
tree stretched out a convenient branch ,
Ono of the mob threw a rope over a limb
and fastened the und to a fence rail , while
another put the noose , which had been made
of the other end , , around the girl's neck.
Then a sounding blow was ulvcn the pony
upon which she sat. Thu frightened anlma
sprung forward and the body of the young
prisoner was left dangling In the air.
With her hands , which were not bound ,
she attempted to grasp the rope , but was uu <
able. For a moment or so-ber log * strutohi'd
in and out convulsively , as if attempting to
Hud u supporting place , but It was all use
less , and in a few minutes she wus dead.
Then the mob of masked men redo away lu
ono direction , her former guards in thoothor.
and the body was loft dangling , to bu viewed
by the planters on thulr way to church or to
town this mornlncr.
The people whom the dead girl poisoned
will recover.
Hot NirliiKH | Motor Ilne ,
'iiiNOR , S. D , , March lit [ Special
to THIS BKI : , | The faurvoy of the inolor line
between this pi ice and Cascade has been
completed , and work will soon bo com-
niencod upon the grade ,
The elegant now Mlnuckahta hotel is now
up ono story and at ono Is being laid at a sur
prisingly rapid rate. About sovoiity-llva
ni'jii are now employed upon it , ami there la
noijuostion buttbatlt will bo llmshed by con
tract time Juno 15 , It will be ono of tha
very finest hotels lii thu wost.
, lay Oonlil mill J'urly.
Ei > i > r , N. M , , March 13. Jay Gould and
family , accompanied by Vice President Clarlc
of the Union 1'aclllo railroad and General
Manaeor Grant of the Texas & I'.iclllu.rail
road , and others , spent two davs here , leav
ing today for the south , Mr. Gould's health
has Improved rapidly In the last few days ,
Jlu huy * tha dry pure air of thisregion bua
greatly relieved his bronchial trouble ,