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    OMAHA DAILY
TWENTY-FJRST VEAR. OMAHA , SATCJIDAY MORNING , APRIL 9 , 1892. NUMBER 260.
PREPARED FOR WAR
Eericras Outlook as to the Rtsnlt of the In
vasion of the Big Horn Basin.
RUSTLERS AND CATTLEMEN WILL FIGHT
forces of the Big Companies Marching to
the Front.
THEY CARRY A HEAVY CANNON WITH THEM
This is Not Feared , as Fighting Will Be
Indian Fashion.
ONE MAN ALREADY CAUGHT AND HUNG
It U Oenerallj- Understood That AnjKn -
pOKciiient Will He i * .Matter of Uxtcrml *
untlon with All I'Krtlc * Scene of
the Proposed Hostilities.
Wyo. , April S.-lSpecial Telegram -
gram to THE BEE.J A cow puncher came in
from Powder river tonight ana reports see
ing a man hanging from the guy rope of an
oil derrick Just north of Tisdalo's ranch on
Powder river. Ho saw the so-called rust
lers on tnelr wav to a common center. Ho
thinks the man Is a notorious rustler that
was working the ranco on Powder river
nlone and was surprised by the army or
Montana cattle men. The miners from Cas
par mountain came Into town today.
A courier from the seat of war who arrived
bere at noon reports the cattle army in camp
at the Narrows , about thirty miles south of
Buffalo and seventy mites north of here.
The array is reported In high spirits , and last
evening the man that arrived here was de
tained and sworn to secrecy. Yesterday the
major in command gave orders to the men
not to get the horses out of a walk in cross
ing Powder river. Tha heavy cannon of the
party broke the bridco and the army was de
tained for an hour or two. The array is well
supplied with ammunition and supplies. The
camp is on high land between two mount
ains which is clear to where old Fort Heno
used to be.
No engagement has taken place and none
is likely at tnis point. The rustlers are all
at the head of the basin starting the "shot
gun" round-up and are not very thick around
where the army is csrapod. The outcome of
the engagement between the forces , if it
comes to that , will be most desperate and tea
a finish. The rustlers are attempting to class
all small j-anchmen with themselves and if
tney can make the ranchers believe tbo army
is after tnem as well as the rustlers , the
fight is no picnic for the army and they may
have provoked a light they cannot win.
They Will Fight Saturday.
It is currently believed bere that a figbt
will take place not later than Saturday , as
rustlers ara oa the fight and think tbe army
will show no quarter. Another army of men
are. reported between Lost Cabin and
Lander , headed for the basin , and.if it is
true that an army wont by the way of the
11. & M. via Gillette into the basin , they
must intend to winter at the present campo
the cattle army.
The greatest fears of tbo friends of the
rustlers is that cattlemen from Montana will
como down tbo basin from Billings and the
two armies will get the rustlers between
them and exterminate them. The rustlers
fear a Montana cattleman as a Kansas
granger deus a cyclone. They are a de
termined set of men and the cloak of Bilder ,
tbe noted vigilante , seems to have fallen to
each of them and they know bow to use the
persuading influence of Bilaer. To hear
that they ara after a man means he has got
to leave the country or be the swell of a
tiecktio party.
No ono hero doubts that the cattlemen
from Texas to Montana are mixed up in this
and that n mast determined effort is being
made to protect the cattle business. Bring
Inc cattle from Texas and running them bere
on the frco range is an exceedingly profitable
business and tbo cattlemen don't propose to
see this industry run out of the country.
netting Freely on the Kckult.
Excitement hero is intense and bets are
offered two to ono that an engagement takes
place before Saturday nigbt. No ono doubts
that the catUe men now armed and In the
field can win , but if it becomes single
handed between the Casper cattle army and
the rustlers the latter will hold their own.
Men who claim to know the rustlers say they
will leave tbe "shot . "
gur. round-up and come
to meet tUo army , and the tight will take
place somewhere near ex-Governor Baxter's
13. 1C. ranch. A man went through the basin
yesterday notifying tbo settlers uud rustlers.
No ono knows wbero it has been arranuei
fur the settlers to meet , but in all probability
it is not far from tho-E. 1C. ranch. Ihe E
1C. is sixty miles from the cattle army camp
Men here assert that the rustlers are organ
Ized , aud it was understood that In case o :
trouble taoy could all meet at a certain place
By this time they are probably all together
and walling for the army marching toward
them. It Is said tbe rustlers have no grca
fear of the big cannon of the cattlemen. Tbo
fight will be Indian fashion , in which Win
cbcstcTs alone will count *
The cattle array left Casper en route to the
Big Horn basin and Powder river country
Tuesday , and since that time have been mak
Ing a bco line to the supposed field of opera
tion.
Scene of thr Proposed lluttle.
Tbe Big Horn basin is a country first explored
plored by Father do Smct In ls3' > , and soot
after was visited by tbe Hudson Bay Fui
company , who caught over .1,000,000 beaver
there in less tbau three years. The countn
embraced in tbe basin contains about IS.lXXj
square miles and is very mountamoous , ant
what level ground there is is repeatedly
broken by "hog backs. " It used to be the
home of the Crow Indians and has been the
iceue of mauy bloody battles , for tbe Indians
loved this country and made a desperate
effort to retain possession of It unrestricted.
After tbe Indians aad succumbed various
large cattle companies went Into the coun
try , and for a time enjoyed great prosperity
Among tbe companies there at the present
tirao are tbe Union Trust Beef company ,
Torroy Bros. . Bay State company , Wludior
Kempand company and David Bros. Nearly
all fare in tbo National Bocf trust. On tbe
track of the cattlemen tbe ranchmen soon
followed , and for several years seemed to
get along in tine shape. When the state sold
tbo mavericks at regular roundup tale the
ranchmen bought come of them in fine
left them on tbe open rauga. Here U where
tee trouble started , and since then there has
been more or lets fighting. Tbo tocitmn
claimed that tbe mavericks of the ranchmen
increased too fast aad that it was nothing for
a tteer belonging to a ranchman to have from
five to sir calves in one season. The ranch
man offset tbii by claiming be did not have
acy such a layout and that the cattleman
counted his calves twice and was trying to
ran him out of tbe couutrv. The legislature
took hold of the matter , and , tt tbe cattlemen
were tbs strongest , passed j w * favoring
that civs. Tbu added to the flames end
made matters worse. The basin has no rail1
road or telegraph Hoe Into it and is ODO of
the least known places on earth.
The population is scattered nil over It and
does not exceed 330. Last season the high
irlco of be f encouraged a lot of unmarried
fcxins to go into the country , and they com
menced to brand cattle rlcht and lett and
hen went into the totvns and sold the
brands. The stock commissioners , a depart
ment of the state , adopted the policy of sell-
ng all cattle shipped to market by rustlers
and made a sad mistake in failing to distin
guish between the ranchman that came hon
estly by his cattle aud the thief. The mar-
< et being good , tbo rustlers wcro active , and
t was nip and tuck whether the cattleman
or rustler would sead the most cattle to mar
ket.
Several Mnnlrrs Followed.
Tbo bitterness increased and last season
some flvo or six tnen were shot over thu
matter and the cattle business went into the
winter with ni awful feeling existinc
twtwoen tbo men , and evervbody looked for
Lroublo when spring work commenced.
Their leaders on both sides ran Into the
newspapers with their troubles and all
ivlntcr tbo newspapers have been full of
blood chilling .literature and the mails have
been flooded with threateninc letters.
The state authorities start the rouna-uos
l > ut for some reason ttio rustlers started a
"shotgun" round-up last week In the Big
Horn basin and a round-uo at this season is
very detrimental to the stock and is about
the same as klllintr them outright. The
stockmen have openly said that the rustlers
should never deliver the cattle thev sold last
season by book tally and the rustlers have
said thev would or die in the attempt. The
cattle companies are nil run by hired help ,
and last season so bold were the rustlers that
they took In tbe round-ups and , without any
pretext or title , branded tbo calves , often
branding all tbo calves found on a dav's
round-up. Tbe rustlers seem to think the
cattle companies wcro dooraod and that it
ttis a free-for-all race and tbat if they could
scare the cattlemen out they would have
thing * their own way.
Notices were served on certain cattlemen
to leave the country or take the consequences.
Many of the stockmen spend their winters
cast aud left about tbe usual time. It was
publicly stated that some of them would
never bo allowed to gather any cattle and
certain worthless people commenced to prey
upon thf cattlemen's stock and even went so
far as to attempt to shio east from Billings.
Mont. , a carload of horses that belonged
to Fred Hess. Esacgerated reports of bow
the rustlers were killing off stock for the fun
of it were circulated purposely to stir UP the
stocicmen and arouse tbom into doing some
thing to protect themselves. It is penerally
thought tbat these stories wcro manufac
tured out of whole cloth , but they have
served their purpose , and as a consequence
the stockmen have banded tozether to oro-
tect themselves and their interests , and in
all livelihood the matter w It end in blood
shed aad one or the other ot the two parties
leaving the stato.
It H Wyoming's Chief Industry.
Outsldo the railroads the stockmen pay
about eight-tenths of the taxes and cattle
ralsing n the open range has been the chief
industiy of the state. Everybody can see
that the man that has no stock'on the range
is not entitled to anv mavencKS , and if be
never had any cattle of any kind on the
ranco and is "working" tbo range , some
body la being robbed.
Tbe law abidln ? pzopla don't sustain tbe
rustler in his workings , but thev have to live
wltb rustlers and so keep quiet and wink at
many things they don't approve and still at
the same time they have it in for the capital
ists. But thny have been deprived of money ,
wages and proper representation. Wyoming
is cursed with number ot
any 10-cent capital
ists , penniless oil'kiogs und skin oil compa
nies who cet the people to sell them products
and work for ihe.n and theu quit tbo
country and leave the ranchman to rnstlo
for his .jnonoy. Then nsrain the lezUla-
turu h so run tbat the counties are deprived
of their proper representation. The state
constitution provides that eai-h county shall
have a s-enator and representative and things
are so manipulated that three counties are
not represented and the statute books are
full ol class and self legislation that worn
hardships to the ranchman and his county.
Tno ranchman sees and knows this and
attributes all his wrongs to the cattle com
panies , and to keep even in the race , don't
say much when the rustlers are dis
posed to wrestle the calves ol the big com
panies.
The stock commission , In seizing the cattle
of everybody , invited thu enmity of the people
ple that heretofore wtro friends of the ca'ttlo
companies. Both tbe cattlemen ana the rus
tlers are v/ronc in the present state of affairs
and the state authorities ere handicapped in
doing much for cither side , as the state has
failed to protect the capitalists and has
robbed the ranchmen of representation aad
them Jon t soia to be much hope for a
peaceful termination of the affair.
PUOSl'EUOV * SUUTUL.IXD.
luiitroteuieiita Made Within the 1'ast Ten
Years.
NASHVILLE , Tonn. . April S. Hon. Carrel
D. Wright , United States commissioner of
labor , last evening delivered an address at
Wstkins Institute on the "Progress of the
Southern States from 13SO to 1S9J. " In the
course of his address he said tbat tbe in
crease during the ten years In the production
of pig Iron had been L3S4.0JO tons , and of the
year before 15,030 tons. Tbe average cost of
pig iron was 14 par ton. while in tbo soutu
it was ouly { 10.73. Tno consumption of cot
ton had doubled and the cotton seed oil in
dustry has grown beyond belief. The num
ber of woollen mllli has nearly doubled and
tno production , of distilled spirits had more
than doubled. Kallroad mileace bad been in
creased from IB.-Jis miles to 24.W3 miles and
the number of pa sencers carried had crowu
from G,3'.ir ,000 to 30,000,000 per annum. The
amount of frolcht carried had increased , and
the total indebtedness of the southern states ,
including county debts , and less tbe sinking
funds bad decreased , ana the capital debt
bad shrunk from fll.10tofs.OS. The amount
ol money expended for school purposes had
doubled and the number of enrollments had
n en from IO.OU to 20.09 per cent while In the
tx bole United State * the parcentase of e&-
rollinent of the total population was out
J0.2 . _
Intcriiutlniinl Monetary Conference.
WASUIXOTON , D. C. , April S. McCreery
nas introduced in. the house for Springer
a bill to authorize the holding of an Interna
tional monetary congress , probably to be
held in Chicago ia August , 1S03. Twenty ,
ono delegates are to be present from the
United States , seven chosen by tbo pros !
dent , seven by the president of tte senate
aud seven by tbo speaker of tbo bouse.
Tbo president's appointees are to bo citi
zens not holding oftico ; tbe others are to to
senators un'l representatives. Tbe appoint
ments ara to be divided as nearly as possible
between the political parties. The secretary
of state and tbo director of the mint are to be
additional delegate ] . The president i > au
thorized to Invite foreign governments to
send representatives , each government to
determine the number of its representatives ,
but to be entitled to only ono vote. Tbo sec
retary of state is to call tbo congress to order
and is to preside until a permanent officer is
elected ,
The Death Itoll.
New YOIIK , AprilS.-Prof. W. B. William
sot , S4 years ot ae and living ( U 351 West
Fifth street , suddenly dind last nicht In tbe
reading room of the Fifth Avenue hotel.J He
was boru \\lucheiter. . Pa. , and was ( or a
long tima professor of chemistry in the
Smithsonian inslitutj at Washington.
KROKIK , la. , Aunl 8. Islah Mock , one of
the oldest and wealthiest manufacturers in
Iowa , died at bis home at Bonaparte , la. ,
this murniog.
Sx Fiuxusco , Cat , April S. Rev. J. H.
Bentou , president of tbe Golden State Theo
logical seminary , died at Oakland of bron
chitis todav.
YOUK , Keb. , April S. JSpecial to TUB
BEE.JV. . C Harris , living five miles north-
wet of Benedict , was found dead at bis
home yesterday about 0 o'clock. Toe rfs
of an Inquest was that he died of dropsy ol
the heart. He wu b3 yean old.
STEADILY ( ON THE DECLINE
Tariff Discussion in the House of Eepresen-
lativts Losing in Interest.
SIMPSON DECLARES FOR FREE TRADE
Contldcmtlon of the Cotton II.tKctnp ; 11111
Work of the Senntc Tentllnnnjr In the
1'enilon Olllce Inteitlcntlon
General Wellington NCMI.
S , D. C. , April S. Interest In
the tariff discussion Is steadily oa the de
cline , and the attendance in the house thit
morning was smalt
On motion of Mr. McMillln n resolution
was adopted directing the committee on pub
ic lands to examine into the circumstances
under which certain leases to parties of land
wcro made in Iho Yellows tone National park ,
and why they wcro afterward rescinded
and then granted to S. S. Huntly.
The nouse then went Into co-nraktoe of the
ivholo on the cotton baggibg bill.
Mr. English , democrat , of New Jersey , the
author of tto ballad "Ben Bolt , " then too *
the floor. He opposed the pending bill , and
said ho had been a tariff reformer in the days
of the Walker tariff , and be was a tariff re
former now. But ho was not a tariff de
stroyer , and therein lay a distinction which
was a difference.
Mr. Hemphlll spoke in favor of tbe bill.
Simpson Declare * for Absolute Tree Trade.
Mr. Simpson of Kansas announced himself
as an ubsoluto free trader. He was not one
of the men who were willing to compromise
witb a wrong. He had learned republican
ism when the republican party msant some
thing ; when it stood for a principle ; when
the republican party became tha champion of
special interests ; when the tuonled power
got control of it bo left the party , and "today
he stood for absolute free trade In every
sense of the word. He wished to see from
u selfish standpoint the southern farmer re
leased from every tax , because the cotton
raisers of tbo south traded with the psopleot
Kansas for their corn and wheat. Tne loss
the southern farmer was robbed the moro ho
would have left to buy Kansa * corn. So
from selfish views ho was in favor of this
bill. It was said that protection was neces
sary to give labor " brotection. Had not some
body deprived "labor of its natural
life } Labor the King , labor the sovereign
eign , had been pushed from its throne ,
and capital reigned supreme , the bastard
monarcb in its stead. On account of tbe cro-
tectiva system tbo house had passed a few
days ago a bill tnat was a disgrace to any
civilization. It has passed a bill to protect
this country acainst tbe labor of the highest
protective "nation in the world. Why oia
the bouse do this ! In the interest of Cali
fornia , one of the grandest status of the
union , the bouse was compelled , under tbe
policy of protection , to pass a law restricting
immigration from another country , and in
defense ot the people of California be had
been compelled to vote for the bill.
lie Was Compelled to Vote as He Did.
Mr. Henderson of Illinois Do I under
stand that the gentleman voted for a bill
which he regarded as a disgrace to civiliza
tion i
iMr.
Mr. Simpson I did so , and I was com
pelled to do It in defense of the laboring
class of the state of California , which is shut
off by the land monopolies and the protective
tariff.
General debate having been concluded ,
the one section of tne bill was read "for
amendments.
Mr. Turner ot Georgia ( in charge of the
bill ) moved to strike out the clause which
makes free "hoop or band iron , " or "hoop
or band stesl , flared , splayed or punched. "
A creed to.
The committee tben rose and reported the
bill to tbe house aud a recess was taken
uutifs p. m. , the evening session to be for
tbo consideration of private pension bills.
! > TIIt.-UXATE.
District of Columbia Appropriation Hill
Acain ConMilerccl.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Aoril S. The senate
resumed the consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. Tha question
was on Mr. Cockrell's amendment to Mr.
McMillan's substitute appropriating ? 100,000
for the purpose of entertaining the Grand
Army of tbo Republic nnd requiring the
amount to bo paid exclusively oat of the rev
enue of the District of Columbia. After two
hours' discussion the vote was taken on Mr.
Cockrell's amendment requiring the cost to
be paid exclusively out of Iherovonues of the
district. It was rejected. Yeas , IT ; nays , 32.
Mr. Quay offered a resolution restricting
the use of tbe appropriation to the subsist
ence and quarters of visiting soldiers ex
cluding tbose residing in the district.
Agreed to. Yeas , 42 : nays , 5.
The question was then taften on Mr. Mc
Millan's amendment as amended , and it was
azreod to. Yeas , 41 ; nays , 10.
The following is the vote in detail : Allen ,
Allison , Casey , Carey. Cullom , Davis , Du-
bols , Faulkner , Frye , Gallinger. Gioaon of
Maryland , Gormon.Gray , Hale , Hansbrough ,
Hawley , Hlggins , HIscock , Kyle , McPher-
son. Maudorsoo , Mitchell , Paddock , Palmer ,
Peffer , Perkins , Proctor , Quav , Sanders ,
Sawver , Sherman , Shoup , Stewart , Teller ,
Turpie. Vilas. Voorhcej , Warren , Wasbburn ,
Wilson and Walcott Yeas , 41.
Messrs. Bates , Berry. Blackburn , Coke ,
Colqult , Irby , Jones of Arkansas , Mills ,
Push and Vast- Nays , 10 ,
The amendment as agreed to appropriates
out of the United States treasury jllW.OOJ to
pav for the subsistence aud quarters of such
bonorablv discharged uou-resident union
"
soldiers , "sailors and marines , who served In
the war of " the rebellion , as may attend as
delegates "or otherwise , the Twenty-sixth
annual encampment of the Grand Army of
tbo Hepubllc In the oily of Washington ,
the inonoy to DO paid to and disbursed by
the citizens1 executive comir.itteo of Wash
ington having in charge such reception and
entertainment under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the secretary of war.
Tne bill was then passed , and after an ex
ecutive session the senate adjourned until
Monday.
IIERSHV ( UVnS 1I1.S TKSTIMONV.
Continuation of the Pension liureau Intes-
11 cation.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April S. Representa
tive Drookshire ibis mornm ; testified before
the Raum Investigating committee that he
had employed Horsey to attend to his pen
sion business because he ( Brooksblro ) bad
writer's paralysis. Ho did not Know that
Horsey bad been using bis name Jor par-
sonal cuds. Ho had never authorized iu
Representative Gnutz of Ohio testified that
be employed Hersey to look after his pension
claims , because ho understood him to oe very
efficient iu that work. Ho did not know that
Hersey had misused his name. '
Ilrrtey on the Stand.
Hersey tben testified tbat he bad also
worked for Durburrow of Illinois and Per
kins of Iowa. In tbe last congress ho had
also worued for Martin and Struble of lovta.
Witcesi bad no understanding with tbo
congressmen , except to render them a service ,
and none of them knew witness was re
ceiving jny from attorneys. Ho knew that
otber clerks to senators and member * called
up cases , and be Usliovoa they received pay
for information furn saed. H rsey said ho
had sold tbe inforraatm be sot as Cooner's
secretary , and bad also used the slips of
Brookshire. and , he thougbt , ot Mr. Perkins
of Iowa. Had cot used Mr. Gatitz's tllpi.
Senator Plumb's private secretary , B. F.
Fienniken , was one of the senator' : clerks ,
who. wkne.i believed , called up caie * for
attorneys for compensation.
Witness said be knew two men who
worked for members who sold information to
pension attorneys.
After a good deal of pressing , Mr , Paysoa
learned tbat the members' clerk * were Mr.
M add oxwho worked for Representatives
Cockran , EnxHsh andll&rtcr. and Mr. Mo-
Clellan , who wortcd for bis father. Repre
sentative McCIcluui. tad Mr-Martln.
With refcrcccc to tbe vttti of Mr. Morgan
ot Indiana to wlincsV ofHcc , Mr. Hersev
testified that Mr. Cooper bad introduced Mr.
Morgan as being la the same business. They
talked about pension matters. If Mr. Cooper
had said : "If joa have anything worth pav
ing for , Mr. Uflrney will attend to 'it
for you. " witness certainly had not
heard iu Do . not remember that
he replied that bo would bo glad
to assist Mr. Mortaa. Cooper stewed wit
ness a letter in which Mr. Morgan had sent
hlni ( Mr. Cooper ) $25 and said he did not
understand it. mines * gala to Mr. Cooper
he prcsunied it wls pay for expert examina
tion ho had ma8o for Mr. Morgan. Mr.
Cooper replied that pay could not bo taken
for any such work , aad said ho would re
turn it. I
Witness testified that he had been dis
charged from tbejxnslon : office by Commis
sioner Haum about two years ago , but ior
what reason ho cMld never learn. Ho said
tbat If there wcro any moral wrong involved
in bis acts , no i " > ietnbcr of congress Is re
sponsible. {
Mr. H. E. Llneaweaver , a confidential
clerk of Commissioner Raum , testified tbat
Grcon B. Rauta , Jr. , and pot the commis
sioner bad brought Examiner Sprosser hereto
to watch Fleming ? ' And bad heard bim ask
the commissioner what Sprosser was doing.
WHY CHINA bttJUCTS TO HLAIIt.
Correspondence lit thn .Matter Olvcti to the
Tubtlc.
WASHINGTON , D.'C. , April S.The senate
made public today tbe correspondence trans
mitted by the president touching the declina
tion of the Chlnftsoipovcrnment to receive
Hon. H. W. Blair af United Slates minister.
The correspondence. begins with a cablegram
received by tbo Chinese minister stating
that Mr. Blair hadj. bitterly abused China
end Chinese laborers nd was conspicuous in
helping to pass tbo Exclusion act. For these
reasons China dootnbd it expedient to remove
Mr. Blair. t
Juno 15 Mr. Wharton requested from the
Chinese minister that the case bo reopened.
Juno 23 Blair put in his dofecso in a. long
letter to Mr. WbarJon denying the charge
that no ever abused China or tbe Chinese
government. On the next day bo tendered
his resignation.
The samu day tbo Chinese minister ro-
plicd to Mr. W barton's request that the case
bereopaned andslated tbat the viceroy di
rected him to state that Mr. Blair was not
popularly regarded in China , and
quoting from - his speecb various
phrases objectionable to the Cniuese
government. In tbe .sumo note occurs
this passage : "Thisminister says tbat the
passingof the law ( tbe Scott act ) while the
treaty ivas being considered had a very bad
effect in China. If the president or the sec
retary of state could tlo anything to repeal
the law and to put in' force acaln tbe treaties
tbe situation in China would be much
changed , and then itrwonld not make much
difference what Mr. Blair has bald and ho
would be well rccslved if the presided
asked for it. "
July 9 Mr. Blalrwithdrow his resignation ,
and on the 15tb , in n-noto to Mr. V. barton ,
observed tbat it appeared from ihe Chinese
minister's letter tKat it wa ? the United
States government 'which was persona noa
crata to tbe Chinesejpofernment.
Tbo corresDondeaca closes with a loiter
from Mr. Whirton. to th'o Chinese minister
stating that Mr. Blair hod been injuriously
misrepresented , end that the objection 10
bim because ho ve tec for tbo exclusion act
was not well foQndcd. He admits , . iowever ,
that the incident la dosed by tbe acceptance
by the presldont-sf M- ' .
„ „ NEWS rOg THC' U H Y.
Complete List of Changes In the R
-Service.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 8. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] The following as-
lignroents to regiments of officers recently
promoted and transfers of officers are or
dered :
The leave of absence on surgeon's certifi
cate or disability granted Major Daniel W.
Benham , Saventh Infantry , February 1. is
extendea one month on surgeon's certificate
of disability. Major John S. Billings , sur
geon , will proceed from this city to Fort
Monroe , Va. , on Official business connected
with the medical department of the army.
Tno leave of absence granted First Lieuten
ant Roosrt * ' . Ames , Eighth infau try , Decem
ber 14 , Ib'Jl , is extended ono month. Second
Lieutenant Michael J Lenihan , Twentieth
infantry , now on leave of absence in tbis
city , will prcceej to New York City and
report to the superintendent of recruiting
service for assignment to temporary duty nt
David * island. First Lieutenant Merntt
W. Ireland , assistant snrceon , will pro
ceed from Fort Rilej , Kan. , to Fort Yatcs ,
N. D. , and report to the commanding officer
of tbtj latter po't for temporary duty during
the absence on sick leave of Csptain Aloczo
R. Cnapin , assistant , surgeon , reporting also
by letter to the commanding general. Depart
ment of Dakota. Upon the return to duty of
Captain Chapin first Lieutenant Ireland
'
will rejoin his' proper station.
Tbe resignation of First Lieutenant Wil
liam N. Sutor , assistant surgeon , has been
accepted by the prciidenl to take effect July
2S , IsW. Captain Charles Hay. commissary
of subsistence , will proceed from Denver ,
Colo. , to Greoley , Colo. , on official business.
Leave of absence for four months to take
effect when his services can bo spared is
granted First Lieutenant James B. Alcsbiro ,
regimental quartermaster , First cavalry.
The extension of leave of absence granted
Major William B. "Kennedy , Fourth cavalry ,
March 10 is still further exlended len days.
OKLAHOMA I.AXllS.
They Will He Opened to Settlement on the
lUth Commissioner' * Instruction * .
WASHINGTON , D , U. , April S. Secrelary
Noble this afternoon seat a telegram to the
special agents of tbe department in Okla
homa postponing tbe opening of tbe Indian
reservation until Tuesday , April 10.
Commissioner Carter of the general land
oflice has sent to tfc9recister3 , and receivers
of tba land offices at Kingfisher and Okla
homa City , In Oklahoma , loiters of Instruc
tion which will govern their action under the
forthcoming proclamation by tbe president
of opening to settlement tbe surplus
lands ot the Cheyenne and Arapahoe -
hoe Indian reservation. Tbe commis
sioner directs that -in view of the
expected crowds of people at those offices
n ben tbe lands shall have been declared open
to settlement , no penon shall tie allowed an
advantage over any other person. To this
end be directs tbat no person ha directed to
make more tban one entry oc bis account
and one as agent. After mailing tbe entries
the applicants will bTeqdred to step out of
line and give place to the next person tn
order , and if be desires to make other filing
he shall take his place nt the fool of the line
and await his proper turn. The commis-
Eloner further instructs the officers that tbe
use of malls will nof ba permitted for filing
homestead declaratory statements.
We teru I'rnttont.
WASHINGTON , D"C , April S. ( Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Tbo following list
of pensions granted Is reported by THE BEB
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Charles Boyd , John
P. Jones , Josoph-Piakerton , George Ragan.
Additional Alfred Thomas , Henry Miller.
Increase John S. Richardson. Reissue-
Benjamin F , Brandl.
Iowa : Original Antoine Fortune. PatricK -
ricK Haley , -.gparatm Mcoro , Beard M.
Stevenson. Additional Solomon A. Sniffer.
Increase Jame * M. Humphrey. Albert
Ellis , William 1C. Mclntyre. Alfred Blnepar ,
deceased. Reissue William A. McCallisier ,
Original wldow.s Margarei J. Binegar.
North Dakou ; Oriemal John Olsen.
South Dakota ; Original Albert L. Locke.
Additional John Ward.
WorlU'f 1'alr Hank.
WASHINGTON , D. C , April & Hopkins of
Illinois has introduced in tbo bouse a bill
authorizing tbe establishment of tbe World's
Columbian Exposition National bank on the
exposition ground * .
WON A DIPLOMATIC VICTORY
SngTand Scores a Success Against Franco
and Russia in Egyptian Matters.
OBJECTING TO AN IRISH PARLIAMENT
Ite < t Hot Tnlk nt n Mcrttiic of the t'lsler lie-
louse Committee llr | iponliic In 1'arlln- ,
ment Teetotaler * In Manchester
Mrt. Mnbrick Intert lowed.
mby Xtw York.4 v > : J.i ! I Pre.M.1
LONDON' , April S. Lord Salisbury has
scored a victory in the diplomatic contest
with Franco and Russia over the flrraan of
invcsture of the kbedivo of Egypt. The po
sition has for a past week harassed and per
plexed the foreign ofHco , perhaps moro than
even the Bering sea question over did. The
sultan stole a march upon English diplo
mats in sending a Hrman so phrased as to
exclude from tha Egyptian frontier the
whole Sinai peninsula and part of tbo Hod
sea which has boon bold by Egypt for half a
century. Before the firman was drafted the
English ambassador at Constantinople , alive
to some action of this sort , demanded that
tbo document sbould not introduce any ques
tion concerning the frontier and received
assurance that the firman should not touch
the khcdlve's rights.
Suspected Duplicity.
When the sultan's Aoub pasha
envoy , , ar
rived at Cairo , the British minister , Sir
Evelyn Baring , suspecting some duplicity
asked for a copy of the document , and when
Aoub Pasha refused to communlc4to the con
tents of the flrman until after the investuro
Minister Baring advised the kbedivo not to
proceed with the ceremony. A6ub Pasha
then disclosed the substance of the firman ,
the nature of xvhich bad been known to and
approved by Franco and Russia befora the
missive left Constantinople.
The consuls general at Cairo at once ar
ranged themselves on two sides , thu Italian
ajd Austrian representatives meeting at the
English embassy and tbe French and Rus
sian diplomats at the residence of the Turk
ish plenipotentiary. The Italian squadron ,
which was about to leive Alexandria , cot
orders to stay and the officers on leave wera
recalled to their Jhlps , including the admiral ,
who was junketing at Cairo.
Yesterday tno British and Italian ambas
sadors at Constantinople sent a note to tbe
grand viceroy savingibat the firman must
be altered or Aoub Pacha recalled. There
seems to have been no mistaking the em
phatic and peremptory character of the note
and there was an immediate result. A tele
gram was received bv the khedive from the
sultan today , sayiug that the firman would
be modified , omitting the definition of the
frontier.
It transpires ttiat Aoub Pasha bad two
documents of investure. ono setting o3 a
portion of Egypt and the otber consonant
with Lord SalUbury'fc view.
Tonight's Cairo dispatches say that
the statement has excited the great
est satisfaction there. Tbe foreign office
is reticent , except tbat it confirm !
the statement that tbe difficulty it
on the point of solution , although tne day for
iuvesture of the thooUve _ is not lixed. -
Meeting of the Ulster Defense Committee.
The meeting in Belfast of the Ulster de
fense "committee , the mayor presiding , 'to
provide for a convention , went & degree
beyond the recent' Ulster commissioner's
"gathering in tha violence of their tirades. "
The pretense of secrecy of the proceedings
enabled the speakers to indulge iu war-llko
trampctings , aud the resolutions recorded
Ulster's determination to have nothing to do
with the Emblin Parliament , whicb is certain
to bo controlled by men who are responsible
for the crimes of the land league , cruellies
and boycottinc , and mere tools of clerical
domination and an attempt to set up such a
parliament will inevitably result in disorder ,
violence and bloodshed to an extent that has
been unknown in Ireland fora century.
Major Saundcr ? denied tbat tne British
Parliament hud any right to band them over
to another legislature which they would
never obey , and the sentiment was received
with cheering.
T. W. Rusell predicted a ten-fold increase
of trouble in Ireland under the Dubliu Par
liament.
Finally an executive committee was ap
pointed on the public son e of tha danger
acd purport ot this agitation.
Over 100 nonconformist ministers have
agreed to bo deputies for tbo Ulsterites and
stump Great Brituin to arouse a religious
animus.
The Irish unionists In the House of Com
mons affirm tnat their policy o'f resistance to
the Dublin Parliament is limited to a refusal
to pav taxes and tbat an active armed op
position from the people is inevitable. The
home rulers in the house consider that their
best policy is to minimize tbe importance of
the movement , and have so far Ignored it.
Happening * In I'arliament.
Dr. Goshen , tbe chancellor of the ex
chequer , will usuo his annual budget on
Mouday. Before tbo house adjourns on
Tuesday for the Easter recess , tbo only gov
ernment bill uear will be the small boldiuc
bill , this being tbe barrenest record for many
weeks sitting ever known.
The Ubor candidates who refuse obedience
to the liberal electoral executive are every
where disappearing. Mr. Scnadbort's agents
have succeeded in inducing tbe district com
mittees to oust the independents * The
executive has approved twenty labor candi
dates , most of wbom are certain of election.
Tbe payment of the labor men selected is
secured partly by the general and partly by
local funds.
Mr. Gladstone had promised to vote in
support of tbo Scotch local veto bill , and tbo
government has decided to remain neutral.
The passage of tbo measure , which affirms
the local option principle , will oe a triumph
for teetotalers. Its practical application
until the new Parliament is elected will be
impossible. Out of 210 English burroughs
forty-four have elected teetotal mayors , and
this result was duly celebrated in Man
chester. The speeches then made pointed to
municipal authorities using certain Influ
ences against the liquor trade.
The great cotton spinning lockout will
begin on tbo 15th inst. There is no sign of
employers giving way. Most of tbe mills
are heavily stocked und tbe storage will bo
advantageous to them.
An agent of B-ironoss Roques has just
\ Silted Mrs. Maybrlck in Woking prison.
Mrs. MaybncK. who is Just recovering from
an attack of influenza and who Is still verv
weak , says sue receive * every consideration
from tbe authorities.
Mimuiuii : > J.N COLO m.oon.
Dr. J'onlnskl , n OUtlncuUhed Kcclrslust of
I'utcii , A . luatcil Uy AnarchUt * .
BEULIN , April S. A utorv comes from
Poson tbat Dr. Ponioski , a high ollsb
eccleiiast , was set upon and assassinated by
four men. lie resisted desperately and killed
two ot the men. Tbe other two suicided.
Cards were found on the bodies showing
they were anarcbUti selected to kill Ponln.
sik. Tbe cause is unknown.
Further details regarding the murder of
Dr. Ponintki bUow tbat tbo first report was
inaccurate in some respects. It now appears
that Dr. Poninski was sitting in a room
when tbo four assassins appeared at tbe
house and requested to see him. They
were usuered Into tbo presence of tbe aged
doctor , who atked them their business with
bim , lu reply bo was banded a rod card oa
which wo * printed a command , signed by
the ' Committee on tbo Polish anarchists , "
catling upon bim .o surrender all tbe money
be bad ia bU possession , for the benefit of
anarchists. Tbo card stated tbat if he re
fused to obey tbo command be would bo
killed.
From his position in tbe church tbe doctor
Vt5
bid largo sums i t Vhncy , and this fact was
well known and t advantage of by the
anarchists. Dr. fllnsbl , who was very
Infirm from old as1 ; is startled from the
mc.isago banded hi : IIo rn to ft window
and jumped to the Ion. The anarchists
followed him to the window , and before he
could reach a place of safety they poured a
volley of bullets Into him. Ho Icll dead and
the. asinsilns fled , but the hlarm was riven ,
and the owner of Ko&cbiclego castle , n
brother of Dr. Ponmskl , and twenty men , at
Obco artned themselves , and mounting horses
started In pursuit of the murderers.
Death of the Murderer * .
They were soon overtaken by tbo band of
pursuers. A dospsrato batllo followed. The
pursuers fired u volley Into the croup and
one of the murderers fell dead. The band
then realized that their pursuer * were deter
mined to avenge the death of Dr. Pcninskl
and , ono of thora scelne that all bopo of es
cape was cut off , turned his weapon against
himself and blew out his brain * .
Tbo remaining two fired upon their pur
suers again , fortunately not hitting them ,
and they were replied to with another volley
that killed another of them. Tben the fourth
man , rather than surrender , shot himself
fatally.
Tbo officials of Koschlelege have made an
investigation and have already learned that
the four men were residents of Berlin ana
the- came purposely to murder Or. Ponlnskl.
The name * of two of the men were Pcla-
was Id and Urbianlk. Some persons claim
that the men wcro nothing1 but common rob
bers , who took advantage of the prevailing
feeling caused by the anarchists' out
rages to prepare the card for the pur
pose of frightening Dr. Ponlnskl Into
surrendering hU money to them. They
claim it is hardly reasonable to suppose
that the committee of Polish anarchists ,
if there is such a body , would send lour men
to rob and murder a.n old man , when one , or
at most two could have committed the crime
equally as well , with far less chance of de
tection.
The wbolo affair seems to have been bung-
llnglv arranged from the first , and none of
the facts thus far learned co to contradict
the assertion that anarchists uro to bear the
blame of a crime of which they knew noth
ing. The authorities are , however , search-
inc in every district , und If it should prova
true that the assassination was really the
work of anarchists , it is thoucht the whole
baud of conspirators will soon be arrested.
( EXTRADITION WITM GUICMANV. *
Arrangements Almost Complete for Stoning
n New Treaty.
BEKLIN , April S. Minister Phelps is mak
ing good progress with the next extradition
treaty. The treaties now existing were made
many years ago with the different govern
ment ! , of the then existing "Gerraanbund"
and contain many imperfections which have
led to several cases of injustice. The now
treaty is almost finished and will contain
many important additions to the present
catocory of extraditable crimes , such us em
bezzlement , obtaining money by false pre
tenses , perjury , rape , and crimes committed
on toe hich teas , like mutiny , etc.
The ono point of difference between
Minister Poclps and Barou von MarscbalL.
the German secretary of lorclgn affairs , is on
the provision to be made for the payment of
exponsas. The American idea Is that each
country sbould pav its own expenses. In
Oarmany the duty of securing the cap
ture and return of fugitives wanted Dy
America devolves upon the prosecutine
officers , and no chnrco Is made for their
services. The American law does not lay
these duties upon the prosecuting attorney as
in Germany , it must employ counsel and pay
'few rfcfePUBfcenan officials , therefore , think
that the treaty should make some more satis
factory arrangement.
Jnfernni Machine * In the Mall * .
PAIHS , April 8. Supposed infernal ma
chines were discovered in the Rouen post-
office , They \vere enclosed in a package ad
dressed to tbo director of posts and tele
graphs of the Department of the Interior.
Suicide ofa Che\alirr.
VIENNA , April S. Chevalier Zweulf , presi
dent of the Austrian court of accounts , has
committed suicide at Prestburg.
VXITED UXDEJi O.NK FL.UJ.
Patriotic Utterance at the Reunion of Con
federate Veteran * .
NEW ORLCINP , La. , April S. Tne confed
erate veterans have been blessed with beau
tiful sunshiny weather for their grand reun
ion , which begins today. Tne bravo soldiers
who were tbe gray met again , after years of
separation , to fraternize and to recall the in
cidents of that warlike epoch of thirty years
ago.
ago.Oae
Oae of the features of the day was their
convention at Washington Artillery hall.
Tbe hall was handsomely decorated. It was
11 o'clock when General Beban of the Louis
iana division , United Confederate veterans ,
called tbo meeting to order and made a brief
address of welcome.
Malor Wright Scbauraberi- , secretary to
Mayor Shakespeare , moved that Virginia ,
not being represented by camps , the dele
gates from that state be invited to seats on
thn floor of tbo convention without the right
to volo. .
Mevor Sbakcspearo was then introduced
by General Behan. A round of applause
greeted the mayor's appearance. His honor
viewed with pleasure tbe acts of the citizens
in extending to the delegates tbe hospitality
of the city.
General J. B. Gordon was next introduced
and was erected Dy tremendous applause.
General Gordon in a loud , resonant voice
said : ' 'Two thoughts impress mo as I stand
born. First , tbo abounding woaltb of kind
ness and affection extended to us by a glori
ous peoole ; and second , our poverty of words
to express our gratitude. Here uro gathered
from all parts of the south , grizzled veterans
of the south , grizzled veterans of that once
memorable and forever immortal confed
eracy. " [ Loud applause. )
General Gordon spoke of Lse.jof Hood , and
others and caused tbo veterans to demon
strate their vigorous appreciation of bis elo
quence. Ho nest spoke of the valor aad
lovalty of the confederates. Tbe old flag
nas been furled forever , the causa of sepa
rata national existence live : now only as a
memory. Old things have passed and a new
era has come , and now we are all Amencan
citizens. [ Deafening applause ) .
General Gordon concluded his speech ,
took" the chair and called to order the couvon-
tlon of United Coniederato veterans.
Committees wore then appointed on
order of business , on credentials and on
resolutions ,
The chairman then announced the presence -
enco of General Georco W. Stnwart , major
general of the division of Maryland , lue
general was iuvited to participate In the
proceedings.
General Richard Hope , commander of tbe
North Carolina division , and General Hayward -
ward of Columbia , S. C. , were also an
nounced ,
rieveral resolutions were offered and re
ported to tbe committee. A resolution was
offered by General Gordon as follows
HesolvcJ , That it is the sense of tbo con
vention that tbe lale confederate states
grant small pensions each to Mi's. Jefferson
Davis , widow of tbo president uf said con
federate states , and we earnestly recommend
to the legislatures of the following states to
vote tier an annual pension of 500 each dur
ing the remaining year * of her life , tc-witi
Maryland , Virginia , North Carolina , South
Carolina , Florida , Alabama. Mississippi ,
Louisiana , Texas , Arkansas , Kentucky , Ten-
noxsee , Indian Territory and Missouri ,
On motion of Colonel Mullen the resolution
was uDt referred , but was unanimously
adopted on suspension of rules.
Toe reception ut the French opera lieu e
during tnofitlernoon was a magnificent ono.
Mrs , Davis dad her daughter occupied * a box.
Governor Niahol * of Louisiana in ado a
short address of welcome to the veterans
and J. W , Daniel * delivered a masterly and
eloquent address , which occupied nearly two
hours , He closed with an appeal for a me
morial temple at Richmond , oa which tbo
fljuro of Jefferson Davis khall be lu the cen
ter , surrounded by relics of Wir and the
men who participated m iu
CLEVELAND THEIR CIIOICH
Democrats of the First Conpcssiocr.1 Dis <
trict Select Delegates.
TARIFF WILL BE THE ONLY ISSUl
Leader * of t ho Tarty Give Their Opinion Aj
to the Mntuior In Which the AJI.
pronchlnx llnttlr Mu t
lie 1'oucht.
TncfM. nn , N a , , April S. [ Special Tele
gram to Tur. BEE. ] Tbo democratic dlstricl
convention met hero this afternoon wilt )
Coyaston of Nebraska City in the chair.
Robert Craig of Richardson and X. S. Hap-
wood of Lancaster were elected delegates
end C. N. Hubncrand Dr. Wallace alternates
to the national democratic convention. Tha
delegation wa * instructed for Cleveland.
Hurwood addressed the convention nnd
stated that the tariff was tbo only issue be.
fore thcw eoplo and that Cleveland was the
man to lead them uuuor that banner. Too
sliver question was not mentioned during
the entire meeting and the name of Cleve
land was greeted with tremendous applause.
A resolution was adopted recommending Co a.
pressman Bryan as dclcgato-al-largo to Chicago
cage , though there was somu opposition to
its passage.
Sutimlcr * Count ; Democrat * Spenk.
Wiiioo , Neb. , April S , [ Special to Tim
BEE.J The democrats of baundcrs county
met In county convention yesterday and
selected delegates to the state and congrci *
slonal conventions. Tbertj was rather a
spirited and bitter fisht botwoeu tbo Bryan
and Boya factions of the party. Each faction
tried to secure the endorsement of the con
ventlon. for its favorite as delegate-at- .
laree to the national convention , Out the
Bryan faction was victorious and ho
was endorsed asjeader of the delegation to
the national convention and his course in
congress was also eulogized. H. GUUcson or
this city was endowed as a delegate to the
national convention from this din trict , Tbo
delegates to tbe conventions ara. State
U. GllkesonVIllism O'Connor , Gojrgo F.
Frush. James Beaumont , Dr. Stewart , Hon.
C. J. Harrison , P. L. Hall , James Danley
nnd B. F. Smitb. Congressional district con
vention J. F. Shermac , W. D Farris , B. F1.
Good , C. L. Mielenz , J. 1C. Van Ddtnnrk.
P. L. Hall , Ira Williams , Tbeo SU Martin ,
W. J. Parmenter and Anton Kaspar.
Clny County' * Drmocmtlc 1
Cur CEXir.n , Neb. , Aprils. ( Special to
THE BEE.J The democrats of Clay county
met in convention here Wednesday and ap
pointee ; tbo following delegates' To tba
state convention nt Omaha G. A. Herzog , J.
B. Frederick , C. J. Furor ; for the * tate con.
vention at Lincoln -M. V. Corey , Peter
Gries , S. R. Barnett ; congressional conven
tion . ! . H. Byram , F. J. Hoerger. M. V.
Corey , J. G. Glazier and S. R. Barnett.
The county central committee was em
powered to name delegates to the scuatorial
convention. Delegates to all conventions go
uninslrucied.
Klkhorn Democrat * * Split.
ELKHOKN , Neb. , April S. ( Special Tele
gram to THE BEE , I The democratic prima
ries held here today was anything but a love
feast. Harmony was an unknown , quantity.
As a res nit , I wo sets of delegates will nlr
their grclvances in the convention at Omaha
tomorrow. Bolh factions are red hot for
Boyd'and Cleveland. The-"proper interpret
tatlon ot the call issued by the central coiin *
mltteo as to the .hours of holding tbo meet *
ing was the rocli on whicb tbesplll occurred.
The Boyd delegates ; H. P. Jeffries , C. W.
Baldwin , P. McEvoy , Hugh Marsh and A *
Bierbach.
Ouanllnc Iti-paullean Interest * .
STOCKVH.LE. Neb. , April 8. f Special to
THE BEE.J The county republican central
committed met yesterday and issued a call
for the county convention , which .vlll meet
April 33. Plans were discussed looking to a
vigorous campaign. Among other things a
republican paper will bo started at this
place , as the party has boon without an offi
cial organ since "tho Faber trimmed its sails
to catch tno independent palronago.
Inline County Democrats lor Uoy l.
WiuiF.ii , Neb. , AprilS. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The Saline county democratic
central committee today elected delegates to
the state convention. They nro T. B.
Harker. chairman ; Vifquain , Fuller , Schil
ling , Wehn , Alley , Moorp , Tavlor , Chesuey ,
Widlck , Knight and Burke. They are unln
strncted , but favor Boyd and Castor for dele >
gates to the national convention.
ItUMUllS Of AX Atl'PVCi WRECK
They Proved C ! really EiHERernteil nnd JT *
I.Uel. Mere Lost.
CIXCINNATI , O. , Aprils. Great excitement
was caused hero by tbe rumor thai tbe fast
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad bad
been wrecked near Huntington. W. Va. , ibis
moraine and that thirty people were killed.
The facts are that a huge rock , loosened by tba
rain , rolled on the track and was struck bv a
freight train near Covington , W. Va. ,
wreckUK ! tbe engine , several cars and a
small bridge. No lives were lost.
A Daren Passenger * Hurt.
MOUNT VEUNONO. , April S. By a collision
between passenger and freigni trains on
tbo AKron & Columbus rood c. dozen passen
gers were hurt , several quito seriously.
IluMueii * Trouble ! ,
NEW YOUK , April 8. Judgment for ttS.T-U
Das been entered against Louis Rosonstein &
Co. , fruit , importer * , who tailed some years
ago with liabilities of tS6T .000 , In favor of
the Importers ana Traden National bank , oa
notes made In June , J5S5 ,
Continued by tlio Senate.
WASHINGTON , D , C. , April 8. Tbo senate
toda ; confirmed tbo nominations of Mary F.
Trump to be postmistress at MaquokeUt. 5a. ;
W. F. Judiescli , to bo postmaster at Holt- *
teln , la. , and David Vail to be postmaster at
NewShaion.
ratal Spark from n Drill.
ASIILAXD , Pa. , April 8. Washington Will
iams was instantly killed and John Phillips
nnd John Myion seriously injured bv an ex.
Dloslnn of eas at Glendon oalllerv. The goj
was ignited by a spark from a drill. *
II E.111IKit rOllKC.lUT ,
OFFICE or WCATUEU BUHEAIT , )
OMAHA. April 6. i
Tbo area of high barometer now controll
ing our weather covers tbo regions west of
tbo lakes and tbe lower Mississippi. It is
central todlght In western Nebraska. It
will probably move east and southward and
give us several more days of fine weather.
Temperature has fallen in connection witb
this high area over tbe northwest and uorth *
era central part of the country It will croiv
warmer from Iho west ai tno high u.ovei to
tbe eastward.
Generally fair weather prevails tonight
over the western sections. Temperature is
rising ever Iba mountain regions.
For Eastern Nebraska , Omaha and Vicin
ity Fair weather , growing warmer until
Sunday bight.
WAftin.s-r.TON , D. C. . April 6. For Mis
souri Fair until Sunday ; colder in toutn-
cast ; northwest winds , warmer Sunday.
For the Djkotas Fair , warmer ; wind * becoming -
coming southerly.
For Iowa aud Nebraska Fair , warmer
until Sunday night ; variable wind * , becoin *
Inc southerly.
For Kansas-Fair until Sunday nlgbt |
warmer Saturday ulght and Sunday ;
uble winds.
For Colorado Fair , warmer ; winds
coming southerly ,