THE OMAHA
TWENTY-FIRST YEAK. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , AV1UL 20 , 1892. KUM1JEII 307.
Bering Sea Modus Vivendi Convention Con
sidered In the Senate.
BROKE THE RECORD OF SPEEDY ACTION
Adopted After Less Tlmn Two Hours' ll -
euislon Now Articles I'rinlilo fur
Compensation In Ciifco of
Adverse Decision.
WABIIISOTOK , D , C. , April 19. In his raoi-
sngo transmitting the Bering sea modus
vlvcndl convention to the senate , Iho presi
dent says : "As the value nnd effectiveness
of the agreement depends largely upon its
being put in forca nt once , I roipectfully re
quest n prompt consideration of iho subject
by the sonato. "
The soticto acceded to this request with
the greatest expedition. The treaty was de
livered yesterday , rofurrod to Iho committee
On foreign relations , acted on this morning
nnd reported favorably this afternoon. The
treaty was discussed lo s than two hours and
then ratified with unanimity. As before ex
plained , the modus took tbo form of n con
vention of treaty because it differed from
last year's ngrcomont in the Inclusion of
clauses relating to damages.
The preamble Is identical of the last Ber
ing sea nrbltrntiou treaty. The convention
itself comprises seven article * , the first four
nf wtitcb nro precisely similar In Inngungo
with the modus vivendl of last year , with the
exception of a chnngo in article 1 of the
words "until next May" lo "during the
pundoncoof arbitration "which governs the
life of ttio modus Vivendi. "
Hrlelly stated , these articles prohibiting
tlio British and Americans from sual killing in
Bering son and islands , save T.OJJ seals to betaken
taken on the islands for the subsistence of
the natives during the arbitration , provide
for the seizure of offending vessels and per
mit the residence of British agents on the
islands during the Ro .4on.
Article ? Ill nnd VI nro new , and road :
"III , If the result ol arbitration bo to
affirm the rlcht of British sealers to take
seals In Boring son wilhln the bounds
claimed by the United States under Its pur
chase from Russia , then compensation .shall
bo made by the United States to Great
Britain for the use of liar subjects from ab-
htalnlng from the exorcise of that right dur
Inc the period of arbitration , upon the basis
of such n regulated ana limited catch or
catches In the ocean as might have boon
taken without nn undue diminution of the
seal herds ; and. on the other hand , If the
rcsultof the arbitration shall bo to deny the
right ot British sealers to take seals within
the said waters , then compensation shall bo
made by Great Britain to the United States
( for itself , Its citizens nnd lessees ) for this
agreement to limit the island catch to 7,000
seals upon the basis of thodiirercnco between
tlioir number and such larger catch ns In the
opinion of tl.o nrbilralors might have been
taken without an undue diminution of thu
seal hard. The amount of award , if any. In
cithor.oaso shall bo such as under tbo cir
cumstances is just and equitable and shall bo
promptly paid.
"Vl. This convention may bo denounced
by cither of the high contracting parties nt
nny time after December SI , 1SU.1 on giving
to the parties two months' notice of its ter
mination nnd nt the expiration of this notice
the convention shall cense to uo in force. "
The seventh and last article simply pro
vides for the exchange of ratifications as
curly as possible. The treaty was signed by
Secretary Blniuo and Sir .lullan Pauncofoto ,
dated yesterday , so that the senate has
probably broken tbo record of speedy notion
upon ticutios.
SII.VKII MIN scoui : i.v TUB SINATI :
Kyle Curries Ills 1'olnt Again/it / Gold ] My
inenlH UHO of tlio Iteeord Ke.strle.ted.
WASHINGTON' , D. C. , April 19. The rocen
liberties taken by members of the house ii
connection with the Congressional Rccon
were called to iho attention of Iho senate ii
Iho shape of n resolution offered by Mr. San
ders , which at Iho suggcslion of Mr. Plat
wont over without action. The resolution
Instructs the judiciary committee to inquin
whether the publication in the Record o
copyrighted booku without the consent of thi
proprietor for the Infringement of Iho rigb
of suou proprietor subjects any person whi
tolls the Record containing such report , ti
liability for damages.
The hill to amend the act of Juno 2. > , 1690
approving the funding act of Arizona , was
taken up uud read. Ono sentence in it nt
traded iho attention of Mr. Stewart. I
was n provision that the interest bonds pro
vldod in the Arizona funding act should hi
payable in gold coin of thu United States. I
was the first time , Mr. Stewart said , sinci
the passage of tno resumption net , that , sucl
n Jlauso had boon insonod in I he bill ,
Mr. Plr.tt remarked that thu bill followci
tbo Inngungo of the Arizona act "in noli
coin or Its cqulvolant in lawful money of th
United Stales. "
Mr. Cockrell. having examined the bill , in
formed Mr. Platt ho was mistaken in say
ing that the bill followed the language nf th
ArUona act In that respect. The bill did no
use the words "or in its cqulvoluut in lawfu
money of tbo United States. "
Mr. Platt having rc-oxauilned the bill ad
milled his mistake , hut presumed the sen tit
would puss the bill just as It came from th
liouso.
Mr. Stewart argued that the passage o
the bill just as it came from tbo house will
the interest on thu bonds payable in goh
coin would ho seized upon by the gold presto
to show that Iho people of Arizona wcr
opposed lo iho free coinage of silver.
Mr. Kvlo moved lo siriku out the word
"in gold'coin of the United States" nnd t
Insert In lieu Iho words "in lawful money o
tbo United S ntcs. "
The vote was then taken on Mr. Kyle'
amendment nud the result was yeas. 21
nays , HI no quorum voting. The roll , hnv
lug been culled und 57 senators ( more than
quorum ) having responded , the , vote wa
ugaln taken on Mr. Kylo's amendment nn
It was ngrood to yeas , ' 'S ; nunM. . Yeas
Messrs. Allen , Bate , Berry , Blackburn
Blodgett , Butler , Call , Cockrell , Goto , Col
quilt , Daniel , Dubois , Faulkner , Gibson o
Maryland , Hansborough , Harris , Hill , Jonc
ot Nevada , Kyle , Mitchell , PclTer. Pugh
Ransom , Stewart , Teller , Vest , Walthal
Wolcott US. Nays ; Messrs , Allison , Carey
Chandler. Cullom , Dlxon , Frye , Gray , HMo
Ilnwloy , Hit-Bins , Hlscock , Hoar , McMillan
Mundowon , Paddock , Palmer , Perkins
1'eltlgrow , Plutt , Proctor , Sawyer , Stock
bridge , Washburu , Wilson- : ! ! .
After discussion , tlio bill as amended wa
passed , .without n division. A confurcnc
was naked , nnd Messrs , Platt , Jones
Arkansas nnd Faulkner were appointed con
ferees for the senate.
Mr. Goorgo's resolution relative to .the low
price of cotton and Iho depressed condition
of agrlculturo was then liken up aad
agreed lo.
The Joint resolution to pay to West Vir
ginia the amount duo under Ibu direct tux
law was taken up aud passed without auy
discussion.
Af tor an executive session , the senate ad
journed ,
Itvelproelty with .Me lco ,
WASHINGTON' , D. U. , April 19 , The bouso
committee on foreign affairs reported a
resolution for a joint reciprocity commission
of Mexico and the United Stales with a vlow
to extending commercial relations bot.voon
the two countries. The report suggests that
a concession on our part which would prob-
ubly bo of mutual advantage would bo the
removal of iho duly upon lead Imposed by
our present tariff lawn. Auothnr concession
that might bo made by this coualry is Iho
admission of wool free of duly.
Our MlnUter lu Ituly.
WAEUIXQTO.V , D. 0. , April 19. Governor
Porter , minister to Italy , hud n long confer
ence with Mr. Blnlno this morning , prepara
tory to his return to Homo. The minister
afterward had an Interview with the presi
dent. Ho will sail for Homo on Saturday ,
Kyle Amendment Ciin\MS c < l >
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aurll 10. The vote In
the senate today on the Kyle nmondmont to
the Arizona fund bill was not anticipated "by
many senators. The result has been freely
discussed on tbo floor since its announce
ment. Many of the gold men Insist that the
vote was not n square test of the sentiment
if the senators on the silver question , but the
liver men claim a decided victory. Prob-
, ely the truth Is that the sonnto stands re-
orded ns opposed to any legislation favoring
; old at the expense of silver. The iiotiotors
vbo opposed thn Kyle amendment hold that
hey wore voting to allow the territory to
iiunngo Its own affair * . The silver senators
.sscrt that they lost several votes bccauso of
ho belief and that they nro really stronger
.ban aoooared from the vote , as shown by
ho fact that Messrs. Palmer and Paddock
Uclnlmcd any understanding that the silver
ucstlon was Involved.
But the foaluro of the vote was the dis-
ilosuro of ttio nttlludo of Mr. Hill , anfl the
liver nun were pleased to see htm record
itmsolf on their s'.do , ospaclnllv as ho had
refused to respond on the previous vote when
.bora xvas no quorum.
Mr. Gorman was present with an an-
ounccmcut that ho had no voto.
Caught In Capitol Corridor * .
It is probnblo the senate committco on
'ommorco ' will report favorably the bill ap
propriating $ .VXOUO to begin construction of
\ canal to connect Iho waters of Lake Union
nd Lake Washington with Puget sound nnd
ucorpornto it as an amendment to the rivers
nnd harbors bill.
In reply ton complaint from Commissioner
taunt , regarding tno great work Imposed up-
in thu pension ofllco by congressional corres
pondence nnd congressional call slips , Secro-
.ary iNoblo orders that claimants and attor-
loys shall bo advised of the status of their
claims direct , nnd claimant on congressional
call slips shall rccou-o the same treatment.
The quartermaster general has ordered the
quartermaster nt St. Louis to send -100 tents
to the mayor of Columbus , Miss. , for the use
of the Hood sufferers.
c.irruituii .1 C.IITI.I : TIIIKK
Charles Itliiekiniin It Itc-lilnd the Itnrs Alter
u I'lvo Yours' Cli'iso.
UIICSTON , la , , April ID. [ Special Telegram
o TUB Hcc.J Churlns Blackmail , the caUlo
hiof , who for 11 vo yoaro has eluded tbo law ,
s at last bohlnd the birs of the Bedford
ail awaiting trial. Five years ago ho
, vas n resident of Taylor county and
Ivcd on a farm. Ho was probably the most
successful thief who ever piled the business
of cattle stealing in a settled country , and
ho became a vorv Urge owner of that kind of
stock. It is said that , right in the midst of
neighbors from whom tie had stolen , ho
would at times bo thn possessor of several
hundred he-id of their"cattlo. . During these
times the neighborhood organized nn nntl-
catilo thief society and elected Bliickman
president , and ho spent much llmo in assist-
'ng thum In searching for their property.
His pasture is said to have bcn In the
mlddlo of a section of land. Ho preferred
calves or young cattle , iltnough ho Is said to
have drawn the line nowhere between n 2-
inonths-old cult and n 5-year-old stcor.
In April , 1SS7. ho made a catch of a num
ber of fine beef cattle nnd drove
them through the mud to his place ,
where they were tracked the next
morning. The grand jury was then In session
nnd found mi indictment , against Bluclrman ,
but they did not llnd Blnckm.in , for he had
skipped. Last week the fugitive was found
near Liberal , Hurtcl count v , Missouri , and
ShorlfT Viukory captured lifs m.ui there and
brought him to Bedford yesterday. Ho will
bo tried nt the April term of the district
court in Taylor county that convenes the
Nihilist.
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ISvangpIlrnl Associsitlou Cnnfcronro.
CHDAU RUMPS , la. , April 19. [ Special
Telegram to run Br.c. | The thirty-second
annual conference of the Iowa Evangelical
association has just closed at Uysart. Bishop
Escher of Chicago presided. The principal
appointments ore : Dubuque district M.
Gruenor , presiding older ; Dubuque , J.
AUrnms ; Clinton , E. J. Schultz ; Muscatino ,
M. J. Miller ; Cedar Rapids , A , Hanscn ;
Laporto City , L.V. . Bock ; Maquokota , II.
Lorenz ; Indcpndenco , O. Brauostottor ;
Waterloo , 13. Schroeder ; Waverly , Ij.
bchcurer ; Black Hawit , P. Methfossul ;
Now Hampton and Charles City. J. W. Woi-
nands ; Cioico , F. W. Koonig. Fort Dodge
distrlct-J. Knocho , presiding elder :
Cedar Fnlls , Orall and Butler , J.
IJ. Schalblo : Ackloy , O. Youngblood ;
Hampton and Shcfllcld , C. II. Sassman ;
Nora Springs , P , Hold ; Fort Dodge , F.
Benz ; ilurnboldt , A. S. Butz ; Sibley , D.
Roychart ; Sioux City , Stanton ; und Leinais ,
J. II. Baucrnfoico. DCS Monies District
C. C. Pfund , presiding older , Des
Mollies ; G. ICnoou , Vunhorno ; Nolle nnd
Dysurt , B. Locltlo ; Belle Plaino , W. E.
Lang ; Carroll , J. Bclaa ; Council BluiTs , A.
L. Hanson.
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Kxpcct to Convict I'lcrcc.
iNDMNor.A , la. , April 19. ( Special Tele
gram to Tin : Biii : . ] Arguments in the Pierce
murder trial were closed this afternoon nnd
the case glvon to tno jury. It is thought a
verdict will bo returned some tirao tonight.
There was great excitement all day , thu
court room being crowded to Its utmost ca
pacity. It is the general impression that n
verdict cf nt least murder lo the second degree -
greo or manslaughter will DO returned.
lotr.t'ii Dlrnoc Wur TUT.
DBS MOINT.S , la. , April 1'J. ' [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BRU.J The executive council
mot at 11 o'clock this morning aud author
ized the distribution of the direct war tnx
received yesterday by the government. The
auditor was instructed to issue n warrant on
the treasurer lor that portion of the sum
which is duo to the school fund about
Si' : 4.00i ) . This leaves $15,000 for the soldiers'
monument.
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For \Vomin'n : itlghtn ,
\IAHSHAI.I.TOWN , la. , April 10. Mrs. Nolllo
SanfordChapin of this city , chairman of tha
national equal rights parly , toUay authorized
the announcement that the national conven
tion of that party would bo hold in Chicago
May 'M to nomlnata candidates for president
und vlco president of tlio United States.
Delegates can bo sent by any organization
rcprcsunliut ; woman suffrage.
Property of Omihii I'uopln Himicil.
Sioux CITY , la. , April 10 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKI : . 1 A largo frame building
in which was stored $15,000 worth of furni
ture , was destroyed by llro this evening. The
furniture belonged to the Omaha Install
ment company , which had insurance of only
$ . ' ,000. Uoorgo Leech , who accidentally
started the tire , inhaled smoke and is fatally
injured , ,
Moux City Meat.
Sioux CITV , In. , April 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Br.u.J Federal inspection of
beef wont Into olTeot at the slaughter bouso
of E. Huaklnson , Haaulnson & Co. today ,
und llfty head of cattle and -tW head of sheep
were tagged. It Is expected that pork In
spection will begin soon.
Inn licit.
la. , April 10. Joseph Hubnr was
caught In the belling of Englcr's factory
today nnd revolved with such force that
both legs and one arm were broken , lits head
crushed and back badty injured Ho dropped
to tbo tloor unconscious and died intwo
hours ,
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t'mlura Kerlou * Charge ,
CEIUH Kvi'iits , la. , April 19. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE. ] Vao Adamel is bold
in bonds of $1,000 , to answer to the charge of
attempting to assault Mrs. lioslck , a promi
nent BohcroUii woman.
tVlir.it Into but Hooil.
Ilt'itoN , B. L ) . , April 10. The signal service
woitUor bureau reports the outlook for the
wuat crop good , though lomawual late.
TO ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION
Nebraska Citizens Organize nn Association
for That Purpose.
HOW IT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED
I.lst of Tliono Interested In tlio Hellenic
Koch Inlniul 8ur\cyorn Will.Start lu
Work In Lincoln Toiluy Cap
ital City NCV J.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 19. [ Special to Tun
Hr.iv , ] The Stnto Bureau of Immigration ( is
the name of nn organization formed at the
Lincoln hotel this aficrnoon by about fifteen
representatives from a number of cities nnd
lowns In Nebraska. According to the
articles of incorporation the objects ot the
organization nro : First , to Induce Iho agri
cultural and Industrial Immigration to Neb
raska. Second , to secure manufacturing and
business enterprises for the torfns and cities
if Nebraska. Third , to encourage the In-
estmcnt of capital In developing the ro-
ourccs of Nebraska. Fourth , to advorttso
o the world the natural advantages and
, vant3 of Nebraska. Fifth , lo bo a gcuoral
bureau of information nnd net as
mutual agent In the furtherance of these
objects.
Tno authorized capital stock of the bureau
, s ? -5,000 , consisting of 1,000 shares of $ r
each. In audition to tbo regular stockhold
ers the bureau will take In associate mom-
bora who shall pav n fee of M. These asso
ciate members will share in all Iho general
bonetlts cxcop * . prollts , but will not bo liable
for any debts that may bo Incurred. It Is
provided that the board of directors stiaU declare -
clare nn annual dividend from the prollts.
The limit proviso says that no Indebtedness
shall bo incurred by the association.
At the meeting this afternoon the lollow-
ng gentlemen were present nnd participated
n thu organization : C. C. Shlmor , Omaha ;
W. M. ICclso , Omaha : H. F. Kloko , West
Point ; J. A. Ehrhnrdt , Stanton ; , 'olT Bedford -
ford , Ormiha.I. ; W. Harris , Omaha ; D. B.
Spanoglo , Mod Cloud ; H. II. Oakley , H. J.
Cosgrovo and C. J. fcrnst , Lincoln ; Allen
McLalu and U. Van Allor , Frlnnd. A tem
porary organization was effected hv the elec
tion of U. F. Klolto and C. C. Shinier chair-
r.nn nnd seerotnry respectively. The arliclos
of incorporation and by-laws were adopted
and a hoard of directors selected us follows :
Messrs. Shimor , Wolf , ICclso , Kloko , Ehr-
hardt , Bedford nnd Spanoglo. Further pro
ceedings were deferred until the tlrst annual
nciiting of the stockholders , which will
occur at Omaha on the first Tuesday of July ,
City ol' Lincoln .Sued for O.images.
Platt Bayloss has sued the city of Lincoln
for dumaros in the amount of 510,000. Ills
suit is based upon the alleged fact thai on
the 2.Hh of March , IS'JI. while driving n
heavily loaded wagon along Seventh nnd
South streets ho ran into n ditch which had
been loft in nn unprotected condition. Ho
ivas thrown to the ground and the heavy
spring seat of his wagon was thrown upon
him , injuring his bade and hlpa to such an
extent thut ho has been physically incapable
of doing any work ever sinco. Bayloss Is 5U
years old.
Hock [ nlnnil Movements.
A party ot Kock Island surveyors will
"
tomorrow" morning commence the work of
running the proposed diagonal line from
Nineteenth and II sti-eots. The profile of the
proposed route from Lincoln to the south and
west shows that the line will runtoJonscn
a announced last wool : . Incidentally it may
bo remarked that the private oftioial map of
tbo Hock Island also shows a line which will
eventually bo built , northwest from Nelson
to North 1'latto nnd on to the Yellowstone
park region. C. II. Thompson , right-of way
ugent , E. O Wickhatn , chtof of the
engineering corps , \V. H. Dodson nnd W. A.
Clark , representing the Rock Island , are in
tha city today. Messrs. Hodson nnd Clark
are from the pay mister's department an-J nro
hero for the purpose of paying ever to the
county court the sum of 5J4,000 assessed by
ilia ollleial appraisers upon lour pieces of
property along the right of way , the owners
of which declined to accept tbo offers of tbo
right of way agents.
I.almr Men llndiirse tlio Mayor.
At n regular meeting of Assembly No.
1SUS , Knights nf Laoor , last night the fol-
lowmtr preamble aud resolution were
adopted :
Whereas. A conflict of authority now cx-
Isti butwoon thu ma vor of tlio city of Lincoln
and.Messrs. DoollttUi and Kelly ot tlio oxclso
lio.inl , und us It Is clearly to be suon that the
latter are pandurlns to tlio vicious Inwvois
and depraved elements of the city , therefore
bu It
Kesolvod , By this assembly , No. 1,803 ,
Knights of Labor , that \\odo all in our puuur
to support OUT worthy mayor in his couniKO-
ous nnd nmhly course , and wo earnestly call
upon all lovuiiuf good government to do Illie-
wlsu , that our fair city may not uu dominated
ovur by thnus and gamblers , as Ima buon thu
ease under the past administration.
J. .M. UuMiMiuuv , H. M. UiivE3 : ,
Secretary. Master Workman ,
lleiilrlco NeiVH Notes.
Iscb. , April 19. [ Special to Tin :
Bii : . | The annual rnport ot the cily water
commissioner submitted to the council at its
last meeting shows that the receipts of the
department have exceeded the expenditures
by nbout $1-00 ! during the past year. In
view of the fnct that the water for n greater
part of that period has oeen too muddy for
ordinary domestic purposes , the showing Is
very encouraging for the department.
Messrs. tiuUson & Shepherd have assigned
their curbing contract to E. M. Hill , which
same has been approved by the city council.
Tlio only variation in the two contracts was
that whereas the original contract provided
for white Colorado sandstone , the new con
tract provides for cither white or rod Colorado
rado saml.stono.
A very interesting program was observed
at the Institute for Feeble Minded Easier
Sunday. The program was varied with
music nnd recitations. The singing was
exceptionally llr.o. Some of the children
have excellent voices , which are cirafully
trained. Thu room in wulcU the services
vvcro hold was beautifully decorated with
tlssuo paper cut and twined into boquets
and wreaths of Mowers , In excellent Imitation
of Iho originals.
At a special mooting of the city council
this morning the bid of the Beatrice Kapid
Transit nnd Power company for electrically
lighting the city was accepted. The contract -
tract calls for thirty 2,000 candle power are
light lamps , all night at $3 per month.
Stock < ) \vncr JIUtiirlieil.
UUMIVILI.K , Neb , April 19 , [ Special to
Tins BDK.J Considerable uneasiness has
been produced in this county by the discovery
covory and identlfletitlon ol a disease nmone
hoi-bos , which , it Is fonrod , has prevailed and
spread , comparatively unnoticed , for some
tlmo. A competent veterinary surgeon who
was summoned by a number of horse own
ers , has diagnosed several cases and pro
nounces It of n venereal character. The dis
ease originated In Franco , where it prevails
to some extent , but is very rare in this coun
try. It is Incuraolo and almost Invariably
fatal , causing the death of its victim in from
six months to two years. The disease is bc >
llovcd lo bo conllucd , thus far , to the eastern
part of b'boridan county nnd thn western
part of Cherry county. Sovor.il meetings to
discus * and adopt measures for Its Immpdl
ate eradication have bsen held at Hay
Spring * , Husbvillo and Gordon.
1'earfnl Know Storm Itaglng ,
CiiADiiox , Nob. , April 19. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bxn.j A fearful snow , storm
has bean raging bore for twenty-four hours
Tbo snow Is very moist and cattle are suffer
Ing severeiv. Trains are all on time.
VBKANOO , Nob. , April 19. ( Special Telegram
gram toJTitP. BEE.J Over elxtecu inches o
snow has fallen in the past twenty-fou.
hours. All farm work Ii seriously delayed
Ciuwfoitp , Neb. , April 19. [ Special Tele
cram to THE BBC. I Snow has been falling
Btuco last ulgbt. Fully six inches on a love
has fallen , but most of U has melted , Ti
msa Tit Bclmont Is thought to bo filled , U Is
ho heaviest snow ot tbo winter. Much
roil bio ma v result to the cattlemen ; It Is
ust the thing for crops , however.
i > Awns COUNTY'S iiiLio.\Tis. :
I'redldent HnrrUhn's Administration Kn.
tlornod Oilier Itcpnbllciin Conventions ,
CiiAimox , Neb. , April 10. fSpeclal Tele-
grain to TUB lUE. | At the republican
county convention assembled hero todny
'resident Harrison's
administration was
endorsee' ' . Duo consideration was also
jivcn the knight ot reciprocity. The fol-
owing delegates were elected to both state
nnd congressional conventions : Hon. W.
W. Wilson , \V. H. Kclchum , Hon. J. O.
lartzoll. L. M. Gibson. T. J. Dowd , r , , A.
J. llandlan nnd Hon. T. A , Coffey. The
iclcghtcs were Instructed for Major T. F.
. 'owors for delegate to the national conven
tion.
DaUotn County.
DAKOTA Cirr , Nob. . April 10. [ Special
Tcloeram to Tun HUK.J At thn countv delegate -
gate convention held hero today the follow-
ng were oloclod dolomites ! , 3tnto conven
tion Moll C. Bock , / M , Balrd. Louis Japp
and Adam McPhorrun. Congressional 7. .
M. Balrd. J. It. Kclsoy , Palrick Barry and
Moll A. Schmlcd. The mooting was har
monious ,
Scott * fUtilT County.
Onnixo , Nob. . April 10. [ Special to TUB
QrjR.J Scotts limit county republicans hold
their convention todav , electing D. D. John
son , A. B. Wood and W. U. Akcrs delegates
LO the state convention nt Kearney , and C.
W. Johnson , John H. Stilts and L. U.
Drookcr to the diilriot convention nl Kear
ney. Die delegations go untnetructod. O.
W. Gardner Is the now chairman of the
county central commlltoo and A. B. Wood is
secretary. A largo , list of names was se
cured for the membership of n republican
club to bo organized on May 4.
Cedur County.
. Nob. , April 19. [ Special
Telegram to Tint Bci.1 The republicans of
Cedar county held their convention In this
city today for Iho purpose of uleclini ? dole-
: atcs to the state and district conventions.
1'ho following delegate * , were elected to the
slalo convention : E. F. Bennett of Kan-
dolph , Nols Anderson of St. James , J. J.
Moore of Coleridge and Frana Nelson of
this place. Congressional : Levi Monroe ,
Sari Quiit , George iWiltz and W. Ii. Burnoy.
The dalcgalions favor the ronomiuntion of
President Harrison. Nearly every product
In the county was represented nnd the con
vention was harmonious throughout.
I'latfu County.
COLVMIUTS. Nob. , April 19. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bcu.j rho roouolican conven
tion of Plntto county ivas held in this city
today for the purpose of electing delegates
to the'slalo convention and the congressional
convention for the Third district. J. G.
Hflcdor , Ilaiinus N.els ° u F. M. Cooklngham
und J. E. Solloch woro' elected delegates to
the state convention nnd EJ lloaro , G.V. .
Clark , E. C. Harwood and W. K. Matistoln
to the congressional convention. Everything
passed off harmoniously uud considerable en
thusiasm was manifested ,
Ho\v .liillus Jtchrcmlt Was Killed.
FIICMONT , Neb. , April 19. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bci ; . | In thoBonrcndt murder
trial today the principal wltnosses testifying
were John Bohrondt , Jr. , and wife , and John
Bohrendt , sr. These were nil at the house
of the former on" , Christmas evening when
Julius Bohrondt mot his death. Their testi
mony was substantially tbo samo. It was in
effect that Charley Behrendt , the prisoner ,
came homo from Scrlbnor under the influ
ence of1 liquor ; that n family row took place
in which all parllclrtatodithat ; during the
progress of the row Charlpy niid Julius and
Ferdinand Kroiuo rn.tf.out of the house , and
that In a'faw mlnUt Julius cumo hack wiih
a wound in liln-nbdomon' . from which his
bowels _ protruded. Ho then wont lo bed ,
nnd died at the expiration of about thirty-
six hours.
No direct testimony was Introduced to
"
show who inflicted tho" fatal wound. It was
dark and no ono could see from the inside of
the house what took plnco outside. The case
will probably go to the jury tomorrow.
Xebrniilii IIIiizoi.
DAVID CITV , Neb. , April 10. [ Special to
Tiin BEE.J Fire destroyed Fuller's livery
barn last .night. Twenty-one horses were
consumed. Tbo origin of tl.o lire is n mys
tery. The insurance is : Springllold , ? l,7Ii9
on building ; Phenlx of Brooklyn , 81,800 on
horses ; Liverpool , London and Globe , Sl.r > 00
on buggies nnd harness. Tbo total loss will
exceed JS,000. ,
Sn.vr.it CniiiiK , Nob. . April 19. [ Special
to Tin : BIE. : ] Henry. Schlltt's livery barn
burned today. Thirteen horses , several
head of cattle and a number of carriages
were consumed. The los > s , exclusive of in-
auranco , will bo S'i,009.
Clty'M Now Coiinell.
Nr.musKA CITV , Nob. , April 19. [ Special
to Tin : BEK.J The second meeting of the
new city 'council was hold last evening.
Mayor Schminko presided , nnd after ap
pointing Fr.ink Faunco chief of police nnd
Charles W. Seymour city attorney delivered
a lengthy address to the council.
A petition signed by property owners
along Central avenue between Sixth and
Eleventh streets was received roquesllng
Iho council lo order an election to vote
flO.UOO bonds for the purpose of ropaviug the
avenue. Tbo election was ordered May til.
.Shot lit Her llinli.inil.
Nr.niusKt CITV , Nob. , April 19. [ Special
Telegram to THE'Bun , ( Mrs. John Baunmn.
wife of ono ot the janitors nt the postofllce ,
whllo temporarily Insane wont to the oflico
about 5 o'clock last oveningjo see her IIUH-
band. She wi.lked up bohlnd with a revolver
drawn , nvtdently for Iho purpose of killing
him. Ho lurnod just in time lo escape dnath
nnd crabbed her hands. AH ho did BO the
iovolver was discharged twice , tbo uullots
entering Ibo lloor.
Goliimlnm' Nmv liiilintry.
COI.UMIIUH , Nob. , April 19. [ Spoclal Tolo-
pram to Tan Bnc.J 'j'ho Consolidated Tank
Line company will shortly erect throe tanks
bora with a capacity of 11,000 gallons of oil
each and will make 'this city a distributing
point for a larou territory , The tanks will
bo located In the Highland Park addition in
tbo v , 02torn nart of town.
Narrow ICucnpp ofii 1'iiynleliin.
Nob. , April 19. ( Special Telegram -
gram to Tun Bnir.J Dr. F. F. Brown of
tbli village came near being asphyxiated in
bis ofllco this , , morning from gas escaping
from a now gasoline stnvo bo was using. Me
was discovered in a fainting condition.
With Ibo uld of a physician ho was restored.
IM Hublmrd'n Cute ,
PAPILUOS , Neb. , April 19. [ Special to TUB
BEK.J An adjourned term ot court opened
hero Monday with Judio Scott on the bench.
Tbo'most intornstlnc trial of the session vtifl
bo tbo case ot Ed Ilubbjrd , who ran away
with Peterson's wife and then wrote letters
lo Peterson threatening to kill him.
Shocked ILightning. .
PAPU.MOX , Nob. , April 19. [ Special to
TUB Br.K ] Judge lloyl'A residence in this
city was struck bjr lightning Sunday eve
ning and badly shattered. The judge wns
Ibo only member of Ihn family at homo at
tlio tlmo. Ho wtw illghlly stunned , but is
nil right today.
Anxloui tu llnvo'ii Drink.
lUNcnotT , Nyb. , April 19. [ Spoclal to Tins
BEK. | Joseph Ludwig , a young form band
broke Into a taloon Sunday and helped him
self to a quantity pf liquor. Ho was discol
ored ana arrouoJ. Ho will bo triad to
morrow.
ScedlliK Writ AUvunceil.
BAIITI.EV , Nob. , April 19. [ Special to TUB
BKE.J The ( round has boon In excellent
condition recently and too farmers have
sown an unusual quantity of wheat. It la
raining today.
MOVED INTO POSSESSION
Four Million Moro Good Acres Given by
Undo Sam to His Obildron.
HOW THEY LOPED ACROSS THE LINE
Hock Island 1'eopln I'lielireil hyn Nebraska
.Man nnd Horse Reported Illot-
Ing row If Any I'ntul-
Itlc.i.
Et. HcN'o , Okl. , April 19. Precisely at
noon , as provided by the president's procla
mation , cannon thundered forth the signal
.Iiat the lands of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation were open to snttlomont. Car-
IDS repeated It nnd SO.OOO men on horse-
jack , in wagons nnd afoot , rushed into the
iromtsed land. Under whip nnd spur every-
jody was soon rushing over flat and hollow ,
madly racing over quarter sections in tbo en
deavor to secure town lots.
The soldiers guarded the line as well ns
[ losslblo , and were assisted by the boomers
ihornsolvos , who saw to it tlmt'no ono should
secure any undue advantage.
The greatest crowds were at points near
Watanga nnd Rasstnoro , scats of the coun
ties C nnd II. Wat an ea is twenty llvo miles
from the line and Rassmore forty.
Hail Their Trulls Hinted.
l2vorv man scorned to know just where ho
was going nnd ho hcndoii for his longed-for
land without ocstowlng a glance at the other
rushers. A few wheels were lost near.tho
line nnd many more loft in the gullies , but
no serious accidents are reported.
A special train ever the Choctaw road from
Oklahoma City dumped a load at the Rock
Island crossing n few moments after noon.
The crowd from El Reno , which had n
town organisation complete , reached thn
land at the same tlmo. Thu site was blauk
with men within half nn hour after tbo
opening- .
Itatlons Were Kiiiinlnc I.'Mr.
A light rain was falling when the start was
niado nnd It deprived the scene of much of
Its picturesque character. It did not , how
ever , dampen the enthusiasm or ardor of tbo
homo seekers. They had gene through too
many hnrdshlpsjto uo inconvenienced by such
a little thing ns n soaking. They would hnvo
made the rush just tie same if the storm had
been the worst that over swept n western
pniirio.
It was very fortunate for many of the
boomers that the wait on the border was at
an end , as they had gene to the front with
scant supplies and hnd stood it ns long as
they could. In the Wichita country on the
border of county II , Sunday and yesterday ,
men wont about demanding that these who
had provisions to sell them something lo cat.
They did not wish to rob , but they gave no
chance for ifs or buts in regard to Iho selling.
These men will break for the towns as soon
ns they have driven tholr stakes.
Kspoelally Oulot ut Klngllilinr.
KiN'ortsiimt , Okl. , April 19. The opening
of the Cho.vnnno nnd Arapahoe reservation
ns witnessed from this border was a com
paratively tame affair. The scenes about
the land ofllco , whore it was expected there
\vould bo much bitter fooling against the
seat warmers , were especially quiet.
Marshal Grimes took chnrgo otthq line at
11:50 : and cautioned all present to maintain
the pence. At prompt noon the door of the
land olllco ivns. Ihrown open nnd the filers
ana after another were nil Admitted until
each had tiled his papers. Only sixty-six
filings were mndo , nil by old soldiers. The
others jvho joined thu line only lately deserted -
sorted it this morning , preferring to 'take
their dances of securing a claim in the
general race.
The racu from the border was an exciting
ono , attended by nil the incidents scon nt
former openings of this kind in the territory.
IMoreo of Ne.hr.mkii Got Chore.
The prettiest Individual contest was be-
tweun the Rock Island train nnd Charles B.
Plorco , u boomer from Nebraska , who rode
a line horse that ho bad named Fos-
selto. The prlzo was the town site
of Okarcho nt the end of the road. By
rail Iho distance was ihroo milos. A bcb
line from the border traversed onlv two
milos. The train was never in It , for PInrco
located the whole town site as a homestead.
Tbo passengers and railway officials were
greatly chagrined nt tholr defeat. The pas
sengers , nowovnr , mndo the best of the utu-
ntion by locating a town site adjoining
Pierco's claim and the Rock Is I a nil people
say they will move Oknrcho thoro.
The Sooner * Didn't .Surrender.
Last night a party of sooners were dlscov-
ornd by the troops on duty at the border.
The soonors were called upon to surrender ,
but refused , and the soldiers Jlrcd on
them , killing one of tholr horses. None of
the soonors wore hurt and all escaped to the
hilU. Several minor accidents occurred
ourlng the race , but no fatalities have been
reported , The carriage in which Mr. Hub-
bard , a hotel keeper , was in was turned over
In the race nnd Mr. Hubbard nad un arm
broken.
Nelson Church , Iho correspondent of the
Associated press , run to interfere in behalf
of n white woman whoso claim was being
contested by u negro. As ho was passing
bohlnd the woman'.s horse the latter kicked
at him very roughly , breaking ono arm.
News comes from Watonga , the county
seat of county C , that tbo opening of the
town site was successfully mndo this after
noon without aiQlculty aud without serious
accident.
Si3' There Was I'ntul Klollng.
Gt/'TintiK , Okl. , April 19. Miss Connie
Sorrens of this place , who wont to Okla
homa City this morning to file n declaratory
notice covering a claim in iho Cheyenne
nnd Arnpahoo couniry , haj just returned.
She was among tbo first admitted to the
land ofhYo. She says that whllo she was
llllnt , ' her notice the opponents of iho seat-
warm ors outside made nn attack upon their
line and that n not resulted. People swarmed
into the land oflico where tbo rioting contin
ued. Several people were knocked down nnd
trampled upon , among them being n woman ,
most of whoso clothes were torn from her ,
Ono man , name unknown , was struck'on the
head and had his skull fractured , being
fatally injured. Many others were loss seri
ously burl.
I'our .Million Acre * .
Kixnnsnr.il , Okl. , April 19. The area of
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe rcsovation
opened today is much larger than Is generally
supposed. It would make two Oklabomas
and live RhoJo Islands. It contains 4,000.000
acres. After the Indian allotments are taken
out there will remain ' ( ,500,000 acres , or
enough lo give 10 : ) acres each lo 22,000 su"t-
lors outside of town sites , Tha bust lands
have been takoi by the Indiana , and many of
'
the boomers will bo sorely disappointed'
tbo character of their lend wbou they attempt
to cultivate it , * -
_
. lloinn .Scekeru.
Bitowxs VALI.KV , Minn. , April 19. DIs-
guslcd homo seekers are returning from tbo
Slsseton reservation by the dozens. All lo
cated claims , but say they are utterly worth
iest. All tbo good lands were taken before
they got there.
Toril Drill ) " Out of Crccde ,
Jisirowx , Colo. , April 19.-Bob Ford , the
killer of Jossh James , nnd Jack Palmer , who
has been very Intimate with Ford , were
drlvod out of Jltntown yojtorday and In
structed not to return if they cared for tholr
llvci. Ttio two man have created a panla
aud endangered the llvos of many citizens by
walking up and down tbo streets firing their
revolvers indiscriminately. The policemen
wore afraid to arrest them and the business
men took the matter in their own band with
thu above result.
Jleen 1'ald Twlee Already.
MiXNE.troi.i8 , Minn. , April 19. The passage -
sago by tbo senate of Polllgrew's hill appro
priating money to pa > Indian scouU cm-
* .
; .
ployed by General Sully In it * g yeals the
fnct that tho-o scouts havoi.dv boon
paid twlco. Ex-Governor Fail "j- \ S'nnk-
ton makes the statement. On * applica
tion of Delegate Burlolgh coni t \nppro
printed f 10,000 to piy these scout. \o War
department In 1871 itho paid tutcacb ,
the secretary finding no ovldonc4tboy
were { laid boforo. \
jt.tr ST.ITI : nirtnttiL'.i.\s it V/r.
Senator Dolph Seorcs I'ree mi\er Chimera
Theodora Koosetelt'n Coming Tight.
BOSTON' , Mass. , April 19. The dinner of
the ropubllcsn club tonight was the largest
political gathering of the season , nnd was
the opening gun of tho.campalgn ,
Hon. John Simpkins , president of the
club , presided. Senator Dolph of Or
egon , lion , Thco. Uoosovclt , chair
man of the civil sorvlo commission , ox-
Senator Hill of Coluii'biifl , ox-Spenkor Kcod
nud John L. Dodge , president of tlio Hiir-
van ! Republican club , were present. Presi
dent Sltnpklns criticised the ( allure of Mr.
Cleveland to discuss the sliver question In
Ills speech and said no speech upon national
topics that falls to touch on a vital issue can
bo accented as a finished product by the
people.
Senator Dolpb , win spoke upon the silver
question , said In part : "I believed nt the
time that the president's speech nt Albany
upon financial questions hail moro to
do with the restoration ot friendli
ness and the renewal of prosperity
than nil other causes combined nnd to
nckowiadgo that free coinage Is Impossible
as long ns Benjamin Harrison is president
postpones the coming of that time when cmr
stock of gold will no longer uo able lo main
tain nt par our silver currency. "
Ha felt confident that neither of Iho
national conventions will have the temerity
to declare for the tree coinage of silver ; but
that If the question was in issue the verdict
of the people nt the coming presidential elec
tion would bo against It.
John 1.1. Dodge , president of Harvard republican
publican club , declared that the majority of
tlio students at Harvard are and always have
boon true to the principles of the republican
party. Uoferoncos to President Harrison
nnd Secretary Blnlno were received with
applause.
cMr. Roosevelt said in part : "I have yet
ono moro possible light with some of our own
party leaders ahead of me , aud in this light I
am confident I can reckon upon
the help of the Massachusetts Repub
lican club. Next fall 1 intend
lo do all Hint within mo lies to prevent the
collection of assessments for political pur
poses , no mailer by what party. In
Washington , and I intend publicly to
attack and to Interfere In every way
with nuy person directly or Indi
rectly in levying such assessments in
violation of the law. " Uo praised the pres
ent administration and declared that it
ought to bo continued in power.
Ev-Speaker Hued w.is warmly greeted.
Ho spoke on the lariff and silver policies of
the democrats and scored both severely.
rlvo Stnto Tlelcets In the I'leld McKnary
Noinlnco Mnjnr or New Orleans.
* Nnw Om.mN'3 , La. , April 19. The election
today in Louisiana is ono of the most Im
portant over hold here. The pcoplo loday
vote for governor nnd ether state officers ,
for a full legislature , senate and house for
four years , and for district , parish and local
officers , and these of Now Orleans vote in
addition for all their municipal officers from
mayor and councilmen down. Three amend
ments to the constitution are also submitted
to the people's vote , the only important'ono
being the revenue amendment suspending1
Iho charter of the Louisiana State Lottery
company , and even that ono is dead , the
condition In it having been withdrawn by
Iho lollory people.
There nro five complete state tickets In the
field ( I ) Hegulur democratic ticket with
Judge McEnory for governor and Kobert
Wycllfte for lieutenant covernor. ( J ) 'iho
anil-lottery faction headed by G. J. Foster ,
ox-senator. This ticket , by the re
cent decision of Colonel J. H. young
of tlio second Louisiana ramming
board , was declared the regularly
nominated democratic ticket. ( .1) ) The reg
ular republican ticket , headed by A. B.
Leonard of Shreveport , who was former ! }
United States district attorney , nnd II. D.
Coleman , ex-congressman from the Second
end Louisiana district. Both thcso
gentlemen nro quite popular.1) ( ) The repub
lican ticket , headed by John II. Broaux of
Polnto Coupeo parish for governor. This
lickot is supporlod by Collector Warmoth
and nearly all the federal officials In the
stato. ( i > ) The people's party ticket , headed
by It. L. Tnnnnhill , of Winn parish. The
opinion has been expressed that the party
will poll about 10,000 votes in the stato.
The regular democratic nominee for mayor
is Hon. John FiUpatrIek , who favors tbd
election of the McEncry state lickot. His
opponent is Joseph Shauospcuro , the present
Incumbent , who favors the success of tbo
Foster ticket.
Advices so far received say Foster has
carried the stito by about 10.000 plurality.
The republicans have carried about six par
ishes , claiming Concordia amour ; thorn , but
McEnory , the rival domocrat.o candidate ,
will be second in point of votes. ,
Tno MoEnory majority In the city has been
reduced , but John KiUpatrlck , the McEnory
nominee for innyor , is elected by from 4,000
to 5,000 majority. The election was quiet ,
considering , nnd the scratching in the city is
unprecedented.
Later All dispatches received tonight say
that n largo vote was polled and that the
election was peaceably conducted nnd quiot.
The count will not bo completed until tomor
row. Indications at this hour ( l'0) : ! ! ) are
lhat McEuory's vote for governor ir. the city
in nbout the same ns the March primary ,
giving him n majority of 10,000. Almost the
entire McEnory ticket has apparently boon
elected , as also tbo members ol the ingislaturo
Buo.v HOUGB , La. , April 19. An excep
tionally largo vote was polled in this city
and county. The count will not , bo
completed before mornlnif. Indications
nro that Leonard ( top. ) carries tlio
parish by about 1,000 majority. McEnory
beats Foster by nbout 'JOO votes. The entire
McEncry local ticket Is elected , except possi
bly two Leonard republicans In iho house.
At the primary election MoEnery's majority
ever Foster was 179 ,
St. Mary's parish Indications nro tint Mo-
Enory's ' vote falls short of the last primary.
Kteiimur Arrmils ,
London Sighted : Teutonic , from Now
Ycrk ; Carthaginian anil Xeaudsm , from
Baltimore.
Soulbumpton Arrived : Lnhn , from No-v
York.
Philadelphia Arrived : Lord Clivo , from
Liverpool.
Movlllo Arrived : Anchorla. from Now
York ,
Antwerp Arrived : Western Land , from
New York.
Bremen Arrived : Weimar , from Ball !
Yore
Antwerp Arrived : Illinois , from Now
York.
Rotterdam Arrived ; Oceanic , from New
Yorit.
Glasgow Arrived : Pomeranian , from
mow York : Saudringbum , from Plillu
dclpliiu. _
rreniont'n I'lrn Department.
FJICMONT , Neb. , April 19. [ Special Tele
gram , to TUB BEK.J The annual meeting
aim election of o Ulcers of iho Fremont lire
department was held at Iho court room to-
nignt , 200 members being present. The re
port of Chief Lani'o showed that there wore
during the year twenty-two alarms , three
being false. The total loss was M'J.HIt , with
KKW5 ) ( insurance.V. . G , Mercer was olccl < d
chief and Robert Twits and Wllllmn lioiuk
first and eecond assistants , George I.
LoomU 1 * president , and T. Frahm , vice
president.
Ancient Church Damaged liy I'lre.
Pints , April 19. A llro in the Avon
church has doitroyod tbo altar and cbolr auO
( ho famous gifts of Anna of Austria.
MAY PICK THEM OFF
Tears Entertained That Wyoming Rustler *
Will Ambush tbo Troops.
DETERMINED TO GET THE PRISONERS
No News from the Itnmotlinto Vicinity
of the Trouble.
WIRES TO BUFFALO REFUSE TO WORK
Boliovctl to Hnvo Boon Out by OntUcmoQ
to Suppress Details.
SOME THINK THE WAR HAS JUST BEGUN
I'urcinon ot the Cattle Companies Whoso
Employers Were lIiigiiKOil In tlio
Jtoccnt Invasion Ordered to l.vnvo
tlio Country nt Once.
DOUOM , Wyo. , April 19. | Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKH.I The BulTalo wire stIU
refuses to work nnd there is absolutely no
news from the sccno of the late war in John
son county. If Colonel Van Horn nnd party
nro cnroute for Douglas as rumor assort * ,
they nro having anything but n ploatnut ex
cursion. A driving snow storm sot In Sunday
light and rain , sleet and snow tins fallen since
without Intermission nil over central nnu
northern Wyoming , If the largo force ot
armed rustlora or "avongerV as they style
themselves , nltempt to.capture the prisoners
or pick them oil from amuush us they pass ,
this woiUhor will servo lo aid them mater
ially mid render pursuit almost Impossible.
It Is freely predicted hero that Angus and
: ils supporters will never permit tlio cap-
luroJ cattlemen to leave that county nllvo
oven though they must stop over the dead
bodies of Uuclo Sam's troops to reach them.
There Is a dally mall between this polnb
nnd BulTalo , nnd if an encounter takes place
nrouto drivers will brine Iho news at lonstv
two days ahead of the arrival of the troops ,
even though tbo telegraph line remains
down.
ricc-lng from tlio HintIci-f.
Foremen of big cattle outfits whoso om
[ iloyors are among those uow hold at Fort
McKinney continue to como in from the
north , fleeing from Angus and his followers.
The family of W. C. Irvine , who Is manager1
of the Ogolnlla company , patted south 'o
Cheyenne yesterday from a ranch sixty miles
north. They received anonymous letters
stating that the rustlers were likely to sclzo
their children aud hold them as hostages tatf
the delivery of Irvine Into their bauds.
Private ad vices received framChoyeiino to
night state that Governor Barber has not
slept , oven for n motncut , ourlng tbo past llvn
days and nights , and scarcely tasted food.
Ilia friends are alarmod. Thoovuuts of the
p.i3t ton days , coupled with inability to com
municate with thcso at the scene of tbo
trouble , through the fulluro ot the telegraph
line , have undoubtedly taxed his mind and
body to the utmost limit of endurance.
IIUSTU'KS VIlI'I'AKI'll TO L'lnilT.
Tears I'nturtnlnml Tlmt the 1'oilrral Troops
Will Uo MolrsU'tl.
Cncvcxxc , Wyo. , April 19. [ Siioolal Toio-
Kinm to Tin : BKK. | The following Import
ant information has just been received by
wire from Douglas : A foreign newspaper
correspondent loft hero this afternoon by "
private conveyance in a blinding snow storm
which has boon proviiiling for the past
thirty-six hours , headed towards Buffalo ,
Ho claims to have received a reliable lip that
Major vVolcott's party , In charge of United
States troops , loft Buffalo oliuor Sunday
night or Monday morning for Douglas , anU
bo expects to moot them oc Iho road down.
There is much speculation hero as to
the safety of the cattlemen on their
southward march. It is claimed that ;
t hero nro many ragged dollies and sheltered
hiding places between hnro tuiU Buffalo
whore n determined runlor may secrete him
self and use his Winchester with deadly ef
fect upon the helpless c.iptlvcs and Htlll bo
out of reach of the soldiers. It is positively
Known that armed men from Laramlo and
Converse county have fiono north lo assist
Iho Johnson county people.
ICxprrt u Conlllct.
The gravest for.rj are entertained hero of
a conflict being precipitated between the
cltl/.ons of Johnson county and the soldlors
If the attempt U made to talco VVolcott'a
party from Fort MoICinnoy. Tbo Buffalo
wire Is still down. Opinion It divided as to
the causa. Some believe that the \vlro
has been cut by order of the United
Stutos authorities to suppress excitement
in this county that would originate.
from Iho knowledge of Iho transfer of the
prisonuiB , while others clitlm tmu the rustic
hfivu cut the wires to keep any movement of
theirs from reaching other points.
A plausible cause of the wire being down
is llm storm that has been raging for the
past few days. It would talio four or flvo
days for the party lo roach this u'uico on ac
count of tlio condition of the roads. No nn-
pruhonsion Is felt that any of Convcrsa
county cltUcns will attempt to do any ovcrj
act.
_
CONSIIIICII ; : ) itv TIM : CAUINIT : ,
.Situation llng.irdiiil as Siirloni lu
ton ( ii'iiorul Kuholliild Cunlldrnt.
WAHinxniox , D. C , , April 10. The rus
tlers' trouble In Wyoming was tha principal
topia of discussion at Iho meeting of Ibu
cabinet today. All the members worn pres
ent except thu secretary of the treasury and
attorney general. The situation Is regarded
ns serious , In vlow of the fact that the fool
ing against the prisoner- very bitter ,
more so because of the expressed throats nf
desperate men that they moan to uvongo the
killing of Champion and Hey at the ilrst op
portunity. No word has been received from
Colonel Van Horn elnco Saturday morning ,
when ho telegraphed General Broolto at
Omaha that ho would start that day
for Douglas to turn bis prisoners over
to the civil mithorillof. [ efforts to
communicate with Fort McKinney nnd
vicinity Hlnco that date have fulled
and this has led to the belief 'bat
the rustlers and their yrapalhlzors have cut
all telegraph wires so OH to prevent the
authorities from learning the true situation
of affairs until after their own purposes had
been accomplished. A telegram was tent to
General Broouo asking for the Intent n or-
tmitlon , Ho telegraphed that Colonel Van
Horn with a force of 125 men had btartou
from ForrMcKlnnoy with his prisoner * on
the 10th Inst. for Fort Kusscll and that ( Jon-
oral Broolio docs not anticipate any trouble
on the route ,
Q n nlS b Ibid said today that be felt
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