THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOBtNIM * , MARCH 22 , 1891. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WOES OF SANTASDER
That Unfortunate Seaport Again Visited by
a Serious Disaster ,
ANOTHER DYNAMITE EXPLOSION THERE
Several Workingmen Meet Death While
Engaged in a Pnblio Work.
RIDDING THE BAY OF A DANGEROUS HULK
Terrible Consequences Follow an Attempt
to Promote the Safety of the Bay.
SEQUEL TO LAST YEAR'S AWFUL CALAMITY
IteinllliiK thn JVurfnl ' emeu It lion tlio
Ujiiiiinllc-l.ndoil Mciiiiiert'iihoMiichl-
olmco Illeu Up nt n Whurf
of the rated Cltjr.
SANTANDEK , March 21. Another fatal
accident occurred beta todiy , caused by an
explosion ot dynamite. Ever sluco the awful
disaster that occurred In this city on thu
night of November I ! last , when the SpitiUh
steamer Cabo Machlchaco wns blown up by
the explosion ot a part of the largo con
signment , of dynamite aboird of'her , the
wrecked hull of the vessel has been Ijlng at
the bottom of the bay.
It was discovered by divers who went
down In scach of the bodies of borne of those
who were killed nt the time that n consid
erable quantity of dynamite v/as still In the
wreck. This was considered a menace to
shipping and the authorities determined to
have It removed Today , while n number of
workmen were engaged In Ihe work of Ink
ing the djnamllc from the hull nn explosion
occiiiicd and several of the workmen were
killed.
The loss of life occasioned by the disaster
lasl November has never been nccuralcly
nsceitallied It Is known , however , thai
the llsl of dead , missing und wounded
numbered fully a thousand. The Cabo
Machlchaco was lying alongside n wharf
discharging part of her cirgo , which con
sisted of general mcichandlse , Including
iron ore , flour , wlno nnd petroleum In cnscs.
While this work was going on the steamer
took flic and the blaze attracted large
crowds to the water front.
Officers and men from vessels lying near
the whip went to Ihe assistance of the fire
men , who had been hastily summoned. Sud-
ilenly there was n deafening roar und the
Hteamer disappeared.
The slaughter among the spectators was
frightful. Houses along the watei front
xvere cllher completely destroyed by Iho
shock of Iho explosion or else so badly dam
aged us to bo unfit for occupation. Largo
quantities of burning oil vvcio thrown Into
the city nud at one time It appeared as
though the whole place would bo elcstroycd.
Porlunniely , however , a change Jn the wind
prevented this , but terrible damage had been
dono. A hundred small vessels' ' s'ankv"ln
the harbor and a number of others , In
cluding the merchant steamer Alfonso XII. ,
caught lire from the rain of naming oil and
burned. Forty of the crew of the Alfonso
lost their lives. Mangled nnd blackened
corpses were scattered along the quay and
the scene was one that defied description.
'Among ' tlfo dead was Don Manoul Somoscas
ele La Pena , tlio provisional gov01 nor , and
n number of other ofllciuls ,
Just as the ship blow up n railway train
arrived at the station , a considerable dis
tance from the scene of the explosion. This
train vvns completely wrecked , set fire to ,
nud most of Its passengers weie burned Io
death.
AVI i.i , KIMNTIK : VAICI
_ ( ilailNtiinullllng to I ( ) ire eut Midlothian
In I'lirlliiinent Still.
LONDON , March 21 , Mr. Gladstone re
cently lecelvcd an address from his con
stituents in Midlothian In which he was re
quested to continue to represent that pnilla-
mentnry borough In the Ilotibo of Commons.
Replying , Mi. Gladstone has written n letler
declaring his chief desire will bo Io follow
the wishes of th'o constituents he represents.
Ho adds :
Theio will naturally be n clmnge In my
Attendance nt I'nillnmont. I cannot yet
J'l(1Ke ' , how fllr ' " > 8l llt u"d hem Ing will
disable me from porfoimlng paillamentai y
duties. AH to the merits or dlsmorlts of my
cnioor , und certainly I nm chiugeablc with
many errors of Judgment , I hope 1 have at
least been governed by upilghtncss of In
tention nnd a dcslie to lonin.
Proceeding to review his public llfo of
sixty years , dating from Lord Gorby's leform
act , which ho describes as tlio political birth
of Scotland nnd the beginning of n duty
which has been solemnly recognbed , Mr.
Gladstone sajs his career has been a history
of political , economical , moral and Intellec
tual emancipation , He adds that In all the
numberless causes that had been brought for
ward In this tlmo , Scotland has battled for
the right. Another period has opened , pos-
blbly ot greater moral dangers and certainly
us great ordeals , for thosuv masses who nro
now becoming conscious of their power
and who have never bnforo been
subjected to Its deteriorating Influences
Now la the tlmo for true friends of the
country to remind the masses that they ewe
their political elevation to hio.ul , nohlo
principles , love ot liberty for nil without
distinction or class , cieed or country , and n
resolute preference for the Interests of the
whole to nny Interest of nninnver scope.
Continuing , ho sajs :
I um eleeply convinced that until the Just
demands of Ireland ure HatlMled , HH the
House of Commons tilcil to satisfy them ,
neither the > i legislative wants of miy portion
of the United Kingdom will bo adequately
met not will the emplio attain Itu maximum
union 01 powoi , noi Its honoi bo effectlvtly
i loured of the deepest hlstoile stain ever
nttachul to It.
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olllt.\/ll , ltiilii.s ; : MM' IIA1TY.
hllvcrit MiirllneItegnrdeid by Some a the
I eiuU-r of the Itovolulliumry 1'iutj ,
LONDON. March 21. The Times corre
spondent who left nio on the Aquldabnn
writes : "I left 1'onto Grosse March 2 with
General Saralva and ' staff and arrived at
Ourltibn the stue night. A council ot wnr
decided to send reinforcements to Klo , Do
Mello wns to bu tent with a steamer to at
tack liahla , while Saraivu was to continue
to advance to Sao 1'uulo. General Saralva
declares the political affairs of the Insur-
cents unsatisfactory. He dislikes the com
position of the provisional government ut
Uostcrro. He regards SIKera Martinez 113
the chief of the Insurrectionary movement.
The surrender of the Insurgents at nio does
not prevent a continuation of the war. The
Ilopiihllc.i is now at raranagua nnd the
Aemlcjiiban t\t \ Ueutcrro.
A dispatch from Montevideo , dated the
SOth lust. , aays that throughout the states
ot Parana , Santa Catlierina nnd Klo Grande
do ul no elections were held March 1 , anil
that public opinion In the three states Is
, ngulnat any recognition of the validity ot
X the election of Dr. Moraea ns president
and alee against the election of the sen-
Htort and members ot the Chamber of Depu
ties.
from Porto AJcgre , capital of lUo
Ornmle do Sul , nre to the effect that the
ItiKcrgonti ) appear determined to continue
their Rtruggle to overthrow the tedcrnl gov
ernment. Their lenders declare they hnvo
sufllclcnt resources to carry on"the wnr and
that the prestige of the revolution has been
Increased by the flight of Da Gntnn.
IttO IJE JANR1UO , March 21. The Portu
guese warships Wore allowed to lenvo the
harbor under the stipulation Impo'ed by the
Brazilian government that Admiral da Gama
and the Insurgent officers and men who are
with him should remain on bonid the Portu
giiose nhlps until the question ot their ultl
mate destination hat ) been settled between
the two governments. The Intcinatlonnl
feature ot the complications arising from the
revolt and subsequent surrender of the Urn
rlllnn war vessels In these waters Is assign
Ing a grave aspect. There Is considerable
excitement hero In regard to the action of
the Portuguese otllcers , who so far have pro-
te'ctod ilii annul and Ihe Insurgents who nro
with him. It Is feared the action of the
I'ortuguese In giving shelter to the rebels
will Ic'ad to a dangerous condition of affairs.
This Is nil the more likely as It nppcurs
President Pelxoto has obtained possession of
Important documents which show beyond n
doubt that certain IJuropenn vessels system
atlcally gave aid to the Insurgents.
or TIM : \Tiiior. .
Louis Kelt-mill Mom neil by the IVcpple of
Hum ; iriTurlii'N Ciinipllinent.
BUDA Pnsril , March 21 The greatest
grief Is expressed hero at the death of
Louis Kossuth. Mourning emblems are dis
played on nil sides nnd every newspapei In
Iho two cities uppearcd lodny with black
borders. The lower hoiuio of the Diet has
been Mimmoned Io meet In special session
on 1'rlday next , In order to take ncllon
upon Kosstith's death.
The Hungarian government and the mem
bers of the national party In the. Diet have
nrilved ut an agreement regarding the
honors th.it will bo shown Louis Kossuth
now tlmt he Is dead. JJy reaching this
agreement Iho fall ot the ministry Is
avert eel.
TURIN , March 21 The municipal authori
ties hnvo expressed the desire that the re
mains of Louis Kossuth should bo burled In
the Pantheon , In which many of the Illus
trious dead of Italy have their last resting
place , but the family has decided to remove
the remains to Hungary , ami togelher with
the remains of his wife nnd daughter , which
are Intel red In the English cemetery at
Genoa , they will be escorted to Hilda Pesth ,
where It Is expected they will bo given n
public funeral. A cast of Kossuth's face
was taken today and tlio body was then em
balmed. ,
Many messages of sympathy have reached
the family. They arc coming from all parls
of Europe , ns well as from America
The papers left by Kossuth were carefully
examined today by his two sons and his Inti
mate friends here. No will was found.
A guaid of honor fiom an early hour this
morning has been drawn up In front of the
house whc'io Iho
remains of Kossulh are
resting. During the day Iho syndic of
Turin visited the house and condoled with
the members of the Kossuth family. Latci
the sjndlc , on behalf of the municipal
authorities of Turin , sent a mos-sago of sjm-
palhy Io Ihe municipal uulhorllles of Ituda-
Pcsth
The body of the Hungarian patriot lies In
the bed where ho breathed his last. The
body Is attired In black and Is surrounded
by Uoral wreaths and has been sketched
by several Hungarian artists , who are de
sirous of producing pictures In Iho loom In
which Kosauth died. Mcswiges continue Io
arrive from all parts of Iho world.
IJUDA-PESTH , March 21. The Independ
ent parly has resolved Io move at the
special meeting of the Diet , which has been
called for Prhlay next , that the gre-atcbt
honors bo paid Io the lemalus of Louis Kos-
sulh. As n mark of respect the bourse was
closed today.
, , II > 1/JVJ I'ltKl'AlltlXG FOK ir.Ut
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GIUDO A\union Ciillleeitto SH curingIn a
l'oree > of Deputies.
DENVER , March 21. The Times this
afternoon publishes tire following : The com
mittee ot safety organised last Thursday
when the governor's troops were drawn up
In line of bailie ready to make an attack
upon Ihe clly hall has had brought to Its
attention a mosl remarkable plot , originated
by Governoi Walto and some of his chief
lieutenants.
The facts as related are beyond question ,
having been furnished to thu committee of
safety by men who had Iheir Information
direct frcm the mouth of Goveinor Walte
himself. The plot In substance Is this : In
case the supreme court decides adversely Io
the governor's claims In the nre nnd police
board conlroversy Governor Walte will pro
ceed to storm Iho city hall by force of arms.
This is to be done at midnight on the day
the supreme court's decision Is lendcrei'
It Is a well known fact that for thu past
week Stale Game Wnrelen Calllcollo has
been sweailng In deputy wardens at the rate
of 100 or more per day. Ho now has a
force ot moro than 1,000 men , all of whom
are authorl/ed under theli commissions to
carry arms Those men are known to each
other by means of a small square of white
ribbon pinned to the Inside lining of the
vest and shown by turning the lapel quickly
back.
Calllcotlo's men have been nolined Io
gainer at the Cm tls Street park shortly
before midnight on the day on which tlio
supiemo court renders Its decision. In case
the novel nor Is not sustained. The signal
for the body of men Io move will bo rockels
fired from Iho roof of Iho Equllable build
ing , In which aio the executive olllees.
Previous to this movement n squad ot
militiamen wearing only their side arms
would bo stationed nt Douttlas place , the
residence of the governor , ns ajbody guard
to his excellency. The rllles / of these
militiamen , together with their oilier state
arms , arc to be given to the game wardens.
The goveinor , II Is hinted , Is Inclined to
suspect the loyalty ot the state mlllllu if
It comes Io a crisis , and ho prefers to pin
his faith to Culllcotle's army , although the
militiamen may bo used to Increase the force
for the midnight attack.
The police depaitmeut Is fully advised of
these warlike propaiatlons on the part of
the governor , and has made every prepara
tion for defense.
Sheriff Iliirchfnell declares that the game
warden's deputies should not bo permitted
to exorcise the powers ot deputy sheriffs ,
and has ordered the arrest of any one not
appointed by him who Is fouiiel wearing
a dcputj's badge and carrying concealed
weapons. The law bays the eUputy gamu
wardens are possessed of thu powers ot
deputy sheriffs only when In possession of
warrants legally Issued In connection with
violations of Iho state game laws. The
sheriff sajs that if 1,000 guns nro furnished
ho will have 1,000 men leady to carry them
nnd preserve tlio peace.
No briefs were filed In the supreme court
up to noon today In the case of the governor
against the tire and police board No de
cision Is expected for several days yet.
District Allotney Stcelo lalo this afternoon
Hied an Information In thu dlstilct cattit for
writs of iiuo wairanlo against Orr and
Martin , requiring them to show by what
right they uro Holding their oillces as police
commissioners ,
The Intoimatlon simply recites , the re
moval of Oir and Martin and the appoint
ment ut Miilllns und U ernes , and asks the
court to exclude Orr and Martin from tlio
ofllces In question , The object of the dis
trict attorney , who Is a republican , Is to
leave the governor without nny excuse for
again calling out the troops , In case the
supreme court does not give a satisfactory
answer to his. question to determine who
are entitled to seats In the boaul.
Although Governor Watte filed an affidavit
In the district court today that ho was re
sponsible for the acts which caused the ar
rest ot Mayor Van Horn and Messrs.
Rogers , Mulling ami Uarnes for contcrtipc of
court , no effort was made ( o have him ar
rested. It was brought out by the gover
nor's attorneys that the Union Pacific Rail
way company , the Tramway company , the
sheriff's ofllco and the gamblers furnished
men to protect Orr and Martin. Tomorrow
the prosecution will ask the court to pass
Judgment on the defendants for contempt
on their own admissions that they violated
the Injunction issued by the court.
TESTED THE FIRST BIG GUN
Indian Head Proving Grounds the Scone of
of a Notable Experiment Yesterday ,
WHAT THE NEW 13-INCH CANNON CAN DO
rorelgn Dlptomnfflutohvvlth Interim ! tlio
1 rial A rouorfiil 1'leco of Orilimnco
Jt Wilt n Success llojonel ix-
licctiitlon Tlio lleitiilt.
WASHINGTON , March 21. A distin
guished party of public men and department
oniclnls nml n number of onlnnnco exports
accepted tlio Imitation of the secretary of
tlio nnvy to visit the naval ordnance proving
grounds nt Indian Head to sco the olllci.il
test of the first of the big thlrtccn-lnch
guns which have been completed itt the
go\eminent works. This Is the biggest gun
over built In this country and a vast amount
of Interest was manifested In seeing It oper
ated.
I'reparntory to the test of the big gun
arrangements made for a test of uotno
projectiles from a ten-Inch gun. The first
of these projectiles was a Johnson cast nteol
shell , Hied point blank , nt a sheet of armor
of Ilnrveyl/ed nickel steel , plat oil at a dis
tance of less than 200 yards from the mouth
of the guu. The projectile penetrated the
twelve Inches of nrmoi nbout six Inches nnd
was then scattered and shattered. A Car
penter armor-pelrclng shell of wi ought stool
from the R.imo gun met haidly a better fate ,
The test of the thlrtccn-lnch gun then
began The enormous mass of metal of the
gun , sixty-seven tons In weight , Is easily
under control for elevating or depressing by
a hjdraullc apparatus , . The 1,100-poum !
cast steel shot was liolsted up to the
Breech by n tackle pulley and then
lammed homo by n hjdriiullc ramming ap
paratus , which extends Itself In a most
astonishing manner by a telescope arrange
ment , and then folds up Into convenient
compass to rest at the breech of the gun
The 401-pound charge of powder was then
put In behind the shot. Then the gunner
pulled the lanyard of the gun and sent tlio
metal roaring , rissplng , tearing ami raging
Into thu Inmost icceskos of the opposite
hillside. The lnltl.il velocity of the lltst
shell was 1,720 feet per second.
The wonderful extension ramrod was
brought Into use to sponge the gun and a
second charge was then Inserted , this time
482 pounds of powder. The testing Instru
ments Indicated an Initial \eloclty of 1,973
feet per second.
1'USIIIMJ I'UMMM ! JIILI.S.
Seimtors Anxloim to Jlitiu Them Out of tlio
WMJ Iti-foru tlin 'laillT Is Tallin Uri
WASHINGTON , Marcli , 21. So\cral sen
ators arc anxious to cet action on bills In
which they are Interested , or v.hlch they
ha\o in charge , befoio the tariff bill Is
bi ought "P alld made the unfinished busi
ness. There are se\cral measures Jor the
District of Columbia before the senate , and
membeis of the district committee ha\e been ,
cneleavoring to have them passed. The bill
piovldlng for a now and enlarged govern
ment printing olHce has been up nud dis
cussed for several dajs and laid aside
from tlmo to time. Senator Vest , who has
the bill 111 charge , has , been so busy with
the tariff that he has not had the oppor
tunity to piesent It and It has awaited a
tlmo when he might give It full attention.
Senator Hansbrough of Noith Dakotaphns
had on his desk several days the Russian
thistle bill , which has received considerable
airing In the house committee on agriculture
and which ho Is trying to call up. Ho
thinks It would pass If ho could secure a
llttlo tlmo for Us consideration. Owing to
the tariff bill , there is no telUng when ho
will get another chance. *
Senator Teller has given notleo that ho
will call up the McGarrahan bill Thursday.
. It Is understood that while the tariff bill
Is being considered in the senate , the house
will probably dispose of all the appropria
tion bills , and It Is lilcely that most of them
will bo reported back and ready for con
sideration in the senate before the tariff
bill Is disposed of. These bills , like the
tariff bill , will ha\e the light of way , nnd
bo liable to shut out all otliei measures
except such as are unobjccted to. The
democratic members of the finance commit
tee desire to push the tariff with all speed ,
and it Is probable that after the bill has
been discussed for a week or two they will
ask that It be considered during the two
hours after the senate meets In the morn
ing , which is usually devoted to morning
business and to bills of minor Importance.
It Is also Intended , very soon , or within
two weeks after the bill Is taken up , to
lengthen the hours of the session and begin
at 11 o'clock in the foienoon , instead of
12 o'clock ns at piesent. It there should
bo any disposition on the part of the op
ponents of the bill to prolong the discus
sion 01 Indications that speeches were being
made for the purpose of delay , then the
hours are to be still further Increased , It
is probable , however , that any attempt at
extraordinary lengthening of sessions will
bo made so long as there is legitimate de
bate and senators have speeches to make.
It Is well known , however , that as long as
the llnance committed continues to push the
bill , It will bo next to Impossible to transact
other business which will tnKo any time ,
and there Is now a rush to get through with
pending legislation. It Is probable that
next 'Ihursday will bo the last tlmo the
senate will adjourn o\cr until Monday until
the tin lit til 11 Is disposed of.
Til IMC JTIIA , TASS.
Senators llileo nml iioriiiiin Talk About the
S < iuili < Turin Hill.
WASHINGTON , March 21 Senator Urlce
of Ohio , who was the chief mover for tlio
caucus of democratic senators , thinks the
tailff bill , as reported fiom the committee ,
will now pass the senate , but that the senate
amendment will bo materially changed In
the house and In conference before the bill
Is finally agreed upon. As the bill now
stands , lie Nays , It Is not satisfactory to all
democrats of the semite and ho bollevoj
that it would bo Impossible to get u bill
that would satisfy all. Ho thinks It will
bo debuted two months In the senate ; that
there will be some minor changes , but the
bill will past ) substantially as It now stands.
There will bo a light ngulnst the Income tax
feature and against the abrogation of the
creclpioclty treaty , but ho thinks both will
bo retained In the bill , There will be
enough republicans , sajs Mr. Hrlco , voting
with the democrats to keep the Income tax
In the bill. Senator Ilrlce said that the
changes had been such as will prevent op
position ,
Sc'iiutor Gorman of Mar j land said that
ho thought , with possibly a few small
changes , the bill would bo likely to pass , with
the support of all demociats of tlio senate ,
lie thought It hail now been changed , as
he understood It , In such u way as had
mndo It much more satisfactory than It
was when It was first presented.
Nominated by tlio I'rciddeiit.
WASHINGTON , March 21. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate :
Interior Department Amerlcus V. Rico ,
to be pension agent nt Columbus , O. ; Wil
liam S. Green , surveyor general of Cali
fornia. To be receive of public moneys
Oliiey Cnrstarphen , at Leadvllle , Colo. ;
Jeremiah P Looney , nt Starling , Cole , Post
masters Creed P. Mldiilecoff , ntAKron ,
Colo. ; William S. Martin , Eldorado
Springs , Mo.
The senate today confirmed the follow Ing
nominations ; James II. Mulligan , consul
general at Apia , Samoa , Postmasters ; Ne
braska James P. Ohcsney , DeWItt , Oregon
Kugeno C. Protzman , Portland ,
In thu Semite.
WASHINGTON , March 2I. The vice
president being absent , Mr. UnrrH. the
president pro tern , occupied the chnlr this
morning nnd the senate1 promptly nettled
down to routine business nnd n number
of bills were taken itutn thu calendar and
passed. Among the bills parsed wus one
grunting right of way to the Jamestown
& Northern railway through the Devil's
Lake Indian lenertrttlrm In North Dakota.
At 2 o'clock the senate took up the un-
llnlnhed business , vvhleh was the bill to
simplify the form of deeds of conveyance
nnd ttust nnd release * of hind In the
District of Columbia , nml after further de
bating It for nn hour the senate went Into
executive session and nt 3:30 : adjourned
until tomorrow.
> 'i\v : OIIINKM : IUIATV. :
Although > ejjotlntoi ) bj ( IrrMinm It Will
I'liiil Much Opposition In the Semite.
WASHINGTON1 , Mai eh 21. , The senate
committee on foreign relations has been con
sidering nn Important Chinese treaty , ne
gotiated by the new Chinese minister nnd
Secretary Greshnm.
The treaty practically sets aside nnd
supersedes the Scott exclusion act nnd the
recently enacted Geary law. It provides for
the admittance of. Chinese Immigrants under
restrictions. It also has for Its object the
protection of Chinese already In this comi *
try nnd runs for twenty vears.
During the life of the treaty Chinese nrc
prohibited fiom entering this countiy ex
cept upon conditions. Provision Is made for
tlio return of any Ohlnannn who has n lawful
wife , child or parent In the United Plates ,
ot property to the amount of $1,000 or
debts duo him to that amount. In order to
secure the benefits of this provision the
Chlntmnn must Ie.no with an ofllccr of the
United States n description of his family
or property and secure a certificate for his
return He must also return within a year ,
which may bo extended another year In
case of sickness or other causes bejond
his control.
In return for concessions granted by this
country to bettci protect the Chinese people
ple and to lessen tlio hardships which It
Is claimed they sulfer by reason of the
Geary lew , the Chinese government Is to
taUe greater precaution to prevent the com
ing of Chlreso inbgreis to this country.
Those who arc In fiver of the treaty think
It Is absolutely necessary in order to con
tinue the present friendly neutral lelalions
with China.
ANTr'-OPTlON ' IIIM. .
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Changes .Mildo In It Vrittunlii } bj the House
Committee on A rlcultuie.
WASHINGTON , Mni'oh 21.-Chalrmnn
Hatch of the house committee on ngrioul-
tine had hoped to luive the consideration of
the null-option bill completed by the com
mittee today. Jinny of the members , how-
evei , weio vuiy anxious to witness the test
of the thhteen-inch mm at Indian Head , so
the committee udjomned from yesteidnjf
until Tlim ilay. Hut a few sections , two of
which relate to the Intel nal levenue stamps
to be nlllxed to eontinets. remtiln uncom
pleted These weie passed over Informally
when the bill was under consideration
To meet the ciltlrisms that have been
mude that the buyer as well as the pollei IH
not Included In the terms of the bill , the
committee has lecast the ( list rectlon po ns
to piovlde substantially ns follows : The
woiil "options : " shall be undeistood to mean
unv conti ut whcrebj a paitv theieto , or
anv pnity foi whom 01 In whoso belt ilf
such contract Is iniidt. , acquires the right of
pilvllego , but Is pot thereby obligated to
sell and deliver to another nt n futuio time
or within n designated month , or nny other
period ; or any contract whereby , as vendor ,
a paitj theieto or ner on as vendee for
whom , 01 In whose behalf such contract Is
made , acquit cs tht right of pii\ liege of de
manding and receiving fiom another nt a
stipulated price Ut a lutiiie time or desig
nated month 01 other jieilod , but Is not
theiebv obligated to receive anil pay for
nnv ot the following hjHelen , viz : Itnvv or
unmanufactured cotton , bops , wheat , coin ,
oats , rje , bailey , po/Ii , lurd and bacon.
Section 2 of the oiJgfiml bill i elating to
futures vvns modified M > as to conform with
the first Hiotlon In tte- matter of time of
selling 01 clellvfj of , " "nml flour was stricken
from the list of ailleles to which the futuie
contracts me to apply.
WOKKS OFTIli : IIKAUSHAN.
How rostmiiKtcig Halo lleou Removed Tlio
Monthl ) Average.
WASHINGTON. Starch 21 More than
one-half of the whole number of piesiden-
tlnl postofllces have been filled by nomina
tions sent to the senate since the Incoming
of the present administration. This fact Is
brought out In n eompiratlve statement
piepnied at the 1'ostojilce department. It
Is shown that the numbei of Ihese appoint
ments by the last administration from
March 4. ISS'l. to Match 12 , 1S90 , was 1,098.
Theie wore thirty-two presidential appoint
ments made on Mnich . ,0 , 1S31 The number
made by this admlntKlialion between March
4 , 1893 , and March II. 1S31 , was 1,7 0. The
total number of pi evidential postotllces In
opeiation March 11 last was 3-l.il. riguies
of appointments of fouilh-olnsn postmnsteis
for the former Cleveland admlnlstiation
and the Hatiison admlnlstintlon Is given
on the basis of sKtepn months , as oillclal
statements , ns compiled , cover the llseal
veai. and the pet toil fiom Mnich 4 to July
1 of the fliHt jear of each admlnlHti.itlon.
Tor the twelve njonths of the present ad-
mlnlstiatlftn the numbei of elmnges In
fouith-chiHS postmnsteis was 2J.01J. The
changes foi the slxlouu months ending June
30 , 18Sti , agKieg.ited 20 , ! > R1. I'm the Hist six
teen months of the HurilHon administration
the mimbt'i WUH J1.M3 , nnd thu monthly av-
eiage of appointments of both presidential
and fouith-eliss posttniistcis during the
IIairIQon admlnlstiation wan 1,640 , and for
the present admlnlstiatlon 1,937.
INTJ..UI-T IN llli : SIHCMOKAKH HIM. , .
TrlcmU and Oppom nln of the M
lIpslpKliig the 1'reMdent ,
WASHINGTON , March 21-The vltnl In
terest felt In the fate of the selgnloiage
bill was cleailv manifested today In the
number of congiessmen who called nt the
white house to talk to the piesldcnt on
the subject. The Texas delegates were
represented by MOSSIH , fulbeitson , Sa > ers
nnd Kllgoie , while other enlleis were
Senators Puulknet and c'amde'n of West
Virginia , 13en > of Arkansas and Repre
sentative Tom Johnson < > l Ohio Thu pic'sl-
ilcnt Hnvv nil of thes6 uml listened patiently
to eveiv thing beating upon the bill tli.it
was advanced. Heeausp IilH tlmt > Is so
fully oceupled , the president found It neces-
Kiry to telegraph the committee of tlio
New Yoik Chamber of rommeice , which
was to tome \\ashhigtoii to urge a
veto , sugge'stlnK that the trip be abandoned
NIJW XOHK Muich 'IThe text of the
tilegiam sent by I'je'sldent t'lev eland to the
Chamber of C < unm''iru committee lepblng
to thfli uotltlciitioii that they weie about
to proceed to WaBh.ltfK.ton to piesent the-li
memorial against ttc | Hlgnlng of the
selgnloiagibill. . Is as jollowH.
"unoiton wikajN. CIIAMHHU or
COMMlIItcn , NB\V , 1'OHK 1 will hear
them If they come , , lmt stiongly advlsu
not coming ( I'"or thJ president. )
"H. T. TlHUUiKIt , Seoictuv. "
WHAT iTjivifA I'Jionuoi : .
Amount of Itiiiciiiiu Itltat U'lll ll Derived
from tli K y U'uiItT Hill.
WASHINGTON , Miu-cli 'l. The estimates
of the amount of rejunue from the tariff
bill reported to the siuiute > esteidny will
inobnhly show that tUe total amount will
be about $181.000,000. This IH a teductlon of '
between ? UO.K ) , < KW mid Jtl.uoo.ijcw fiom thu
estimates In thu Unit bill repotted to the
committee. Ti | ( > jirlnvliml leductloiv IH mane
In the Inteimil it'jtmiu part of ( ho bill
through the rentalatlon of the prf ent tax
lutes on domestic clguiH and cigarettes ,
which amounts to a Jwia of over $10,000,000
There will also po nn appreciable falling elf
In the duty on tin plate * , caused by chang
ing the. duty on thai Importation from 1 1-13
cents to 1 cent per pound. The change In
the fruit schedule , whereby bananas , pine
apples and coconnuta arc- taken from the
dutlnblo list , will make up the other princi
pal Items of loss , AH the bill stands , If the
estimate Is correct , It will produce at least
J30,00rtooo more of revenue than will bo
needed. The change mode In the sugar
schedule will notdiise a show Ing In the es
timates different from the subcommittee
ulll , as the Hint estimate vvuu mude upon
sugar testing 90 Oegteea fine.
Moro 1'eiinloii I.vgUlatlng1.
WASHINGTON , March 21.-The hoilSQ
committee on Invalid ' pensions Is devoting
iome attention to u' bill which makes It un
lawful for nny person to wilfully communi
cate or IMUBO to ho.comnuinlcuted to United
Statea olllclals performing duties connected
with pensions any false Rtatemcnts with
the Intent to thereby defeat or suspend the
granting or payment of pensions to nny
pensioner or applicant The bill was Intro
duced by Chairman Martin.
DOES NOT SUIT MR , CLARK
Engineers Have Submitted a Schedule that
Would Satisfy Them.
DO NOT ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE ADOPTED
*
Jver. : ) thing Now lie Ingbluipeil for the rltml
Hearing lit Court Trainmen Hold
Secret Sexton Operators
ng Awa ) .
The conference between the representatives
of the army of labor on the Union Pacific
system and the ofllclals of the company Is
rapidly assuming the propoitlons of a waitIng -
Ing game. &
The differences between the men nnd the
company are of such a character that neither
side feels that It can yield any material
point , and per consequence there Is a decided
disposition discernible among the Intel ests
to get Into the proceedings all possible ma
terial for the benefit of the court. Prom the
very outset , It Is learned , the engineers and
the company have been at variance , and Mr.
Clark , with a desire to show the representa
tives of the engineers that he wishes to bo
fair , abked them to prepare what they con
sidered a just schedule The knights of the
throttle nt once went Into session nnd for
twcntyifour hours wotked upon the rules
nnd icgulntlons which they believed would
be right and proper. This schedule was
presented to Hecelver Clark jestcrdny after
noon and thu discussion of the provisions
taken up.
SCHCDULE OP TIIIJ KNGINnURS.
The engineers held nn hours session with
Receiver Chirk jestcrdny afternoon and pre
sented what they regarded as n fair schedule
to the rcceheis for consideration The con
structive mlluaco feature of the old rules
and regulations was eliminated from the
schedule formulated by the men , the
changed condition of the sjstem from
pioneer dajs being largely responsible for
tlio depirture on the part of the represen
tatives of the forces of labor. Hut other
featuies were introduced by the men which
were not looked upon with favor by Mr.
Clark.
Asked to define "constructive mileage" for
the benefit of those who nio not a part of
the forces of railroad labor , but who have
been following the doings of the conference
with Interest , he stated"Constructive
mileage may be best defined by nn example ,
for Instance , the distance from Laramle to
Kawllns Is 136 miles , but Is computed as
ICO miles , nnd on this basts wages are
made , " While ho refused to s > ay anything
as to the probable outcome of the con
ference , by Inference The Bee man was led
to believe that Mr. Clark has little hope
that the company and men will get together
on nny of the vital principles for which
both sides are contending.
Talking of his letter to Mr. Wilson , repre
senting the trackmen , he Mated that he hid
indicated to the gentlemen that he would
receive the delegation after he had finished
with the schedule men. "Any emplojo can
see me , " said the president. "That has been
a rule which I have made a pait of my life. "
This morning the trainmen will go Into
conference \ \ . hops that their schedule
will fare bomewhat batter than that of the
cnglnemcn. v ,
.TRAINMEN IN SECRET SESSION.
The trainmen were Jn neciet session
all morning , trying to formulate a schedule
that tf'H ' at 'e-1'81 ' meet"with comddeiatlon
at the hands of the company , although ( lie
men themselves anticipate llttlo from the
work thcj are doing.
"Wo mo not stlckleis for the constructive
mileage featuies , which was only Introduced
to cover certain districts that could not bo
provided for otherwise In an equalized scale.
In certain cashes a half cent has been added
to the mileage In order to compensate the
men for work done. We aie quite witling to
have this removed In the event the wages
paid are lalbod In accordance. It is a fact
that on borne divisions the proposed schedule
cutb wages 40 per cent and at many division
points there is a cut of 15 and 20 per cent.
We contend that this Is neither fair or rea
sonable , and going upon that theory , while
we will try to tave the company money , It
is out of the question that we bliall submit
to , so radical a reduction , " This was the
utterance of one of the best posted men on
the Union Pacific bvstem , who repiesents
the trainmen.
OPERATORS STILL SAWING WOOD.
The telegiaphcrs were earlv on the ground
and commenced their grind , taking up the
Colorado division , btatlon by station , which
was practically completed at the noon hour.
There were points of dlffetenro between the
men and Mr. Korty as to some of the sta
tions nnd the amount to be paid operators
at ceitatn points. The men contended that
the salaries were Inadequate in several In
stances , and Mr. Korty met the men half
way In two or thiee cases With the telo-
giaphers progtess It reported , the lightning
manipulators having considerably fewer
grievances than any of the other trades
affected by the ne > \ hchedules to adjust.
BREATHING SPELL FOR THE OKPICIALS
Chairman Clark of the tialnmen stated
jesterday that the temporal1 lull In pro
ceedings was duo largely to the recognition
on the part of the men that the road had to
bo operated nud that It was out of the ques-
tlou to take up the entlio time of Mr. Clark
and the ofllclals of the company , paitlcularly
when the interests were so divergent.
"Rather than take up Mr. Claik's time , who
is a very biiby man , the trainmen decided to
hold their sessions In committee room and
there attempt So formulate n schedule which
would be acceptable to the men. This ac
counts for the temporarj hull in the pro
ceedings , although the giind will be resumed
by the engineers this iifte-rnoon " When Mr.
ClarK was asked \\lietliei theio was .my like
lihood of an agreement he shut up like a
clam and would not oven ha/ard an opinion
as an Individual much less us the representa
tive light of one of the htroug branches of
labor on thn Union Pacific.
JOINT MEETINGS HELD.
Last night theio was u joint meeting of
thu engineers and fit emeu and albo one of
the conductors and briKcmen Ilia latter
were putting the finishing touches upon thu
modifications of the piesent schedule , which
they are willing to consider In view of thu
present condition of tlio road. They will
present It this moinlng , the engineers giving
way to allow them a chance ,
The engineers nnd firemen spent n couple
of houis In their conference , but beyond
the fact that it was concerning the present
dllllutlty the men would not say. 1'rom a
remark made by a prominent member of
one of these organizations ; It Is altogether
likely that today will witness some Im
portant developments. It Is altogether
likely that In case the conductors and
brakemen do not meet with more encourag
ing signs that something " 1 bo accom
plished by a continuation of the conference ,
it will be called off and the whole matter
referred to Judge Calduell.
The telegraphers yesterday afternoon
finished the conxlderatlon of Colorado and
Wyoming , but came no nearer nn agree
ment than In regard to the other poitlons
of the line eono over. They expect io
complete the consideration of the remaining
portions of the system today and In all
probability will agree that they ami Mr ,
Korty cannot agree. v
T.eroy IliirrU henteni'id.
CHICAGO. March 21-rtve yean ) In the
pcnltentlnry nt hard labor vvns the sen
tence Imposed In the United BtateH court
today In the ease of Leroy Harris , the Huf-
falo , N , V. , money order forger , Hnrrh was
sentenced to live ; years on each count , but
thu coutt directed that the three terms run
concurrently , Hnrila appealed unconcerned ,
lYnmld Haft ConfeMed.
SAN TRANCISCO , March 2t.-Waltcr
Guy rernnhl has made a confession to the
part he placed la the robbeiy of the Jacob-
son diamond ! " . On Tebruary , trunk was
stolen fiom Simon Jncobsi iesldonro
containing jil.OX ) woith of t | nuln. Per-
imhl mow he had t.vo nrooi s 'CM , James
Wilson uml llnhert lle.vnet ri. . llu has
returned nineteen of the Jew '
J'Olt fill ! MM S .
World-ltcateri and Iteeord ' MieM Nun
Itei Uvlng Their I Inlxlili . Viiicliei.
I'lULAnELI'lIIA , MnrcU r'N'ero nre
now thiee government ship ? j'j icrgolng the
llnlshlng process nt Crulnp'H , iml which
the company hopes to tu , S' > ver to the
Navy department by the 1st of October ,
They nrc the battleships Indiana nnd Mas
sachusetts and the last piotocted cruiser
Mlnneapolix , the latter being a sister ship
of the Columbia ,
Tlio Massachusetts 1ms been placed In the
govcinmcut dry clock nt the League Isl ind
navy vaid In ordei that her pcri'WM nmv be
placed In position While In the docks the
ship's bottom will be si raped nnd painted.
In nbout three weeks the Massachusetts
will be given her dock tilnl , nnd on June 1.
If nil goes well , her unolllel il tilul ttlp will
take place. 1 h ' Massachusetts Is a HlMer
ship to the Indiana , which was tested HO
successfully two wieks ago The hitter ship
will BO into the div iloik on 1'ildnv nevt
and will bo sent on her ollh lal til.il ttlp olT
the const of MuMsiiehuscltH about Muv 1
TheMe battleships aie built lor stability
nnd ste-adlness inthei than , peed. Then * Is
no doubt , however , tlmt both wilt exceed
the guarantee of llfteen Knots an horn
The nhlp that evcltes moii- Interest than
othiis In eoui e of constitution nt Ciamp'H
jard Is the ciulsir .Minneapolis This ves
sel IH almost an exact counterpait of the
Columbia , the difference belm ? In the m-
iiingement of the tire loom , which gives
the former nuito giatiopuce and a slightly
IncrcaMd bollei powii 'I he dlileience glvj's
the Mlnnenpolls but two Mtioke stacks ,
when us flu- Columbia has four Although
the first tilil tilp of the Minneapolis will
not take place until Juno 15 , the men om-
ploved In lu'i lonstiuctlou hnvo a heady
begun to ° peuk of hoi as "Tho Tw cut jfour
Knottei. " Almost oveijbody ccmnroted
with the Him believes that the' Minneapolis
will bo a wotld-bentir , and that sin- will
exceed the Columbia H unprecedented iccotd
of tw cut } -two and elght-tc uthH knots by
more than a Knot The > iiigue tlmt If the
Columbia's bolleis had not 'foamed , " thus
necessitating a p.utlal slow-down ut a ci It-
leal moment , she would Imvo ovoedod
twentv-lliioo knots Siteli an accident Is
not llkeh to happen to the Minneapolis , and
hoi nddltlonnj bollei power omiht to mean
additional "peed Altogether , time seems
to bo good loaxon to believe that the now
ciuloor will ( stahlMi a leeoid ol neatlj , If
not quite , twentj-fotn knots nn hour.
Onleis having been issued bv the Navy
department phu liitf the Columbia In lom-
mlsslon April . ' . , lui bullcleis have In
creased the alieiidv largo fouv ol work
men who me putting the finishing touihuH
on bet All ot hoi bei th deik guns nio In
position uml the IIIIKOI guns are expected
hero fiom Washington xhoillj. Toda > the
fcciubbois begun i loaning hoi Mdos ot the
accumulation ol | , ieaso and dlit , Tumoi-
row tlio palntem will commence painting
the ship , ovei\ thing In slhht to bo the
leguHtlon white- When all Is finished
the Cnliiinblu will piosont u beautiful ap-
pcaiaiRO.
'J he nest ship to bo launched nt Ciamp's
Is the Aiueilc.in lluei , St I. mils. Shu will
be followed bv the St. Paul , her blsUt
ship
The big battleships Iowa nnd Brooklyn
will not be launc heel until later In tnc
fall \\hon Hit so aio completed the ( Inn
will have no moie government vvorK at
Its > aid An Impiovement contemplated In
the neai future Is the oulnigemeiu of the
drj doi k. It In not lai e enough for the
enoimoiis vessels now bcTng const ! noted
at the vaid and lei this teason thu Him
finds It nece-ssaiv to IISM the big govern
ment diy dock at I.enguu island.
Killing llpon IilH Motion for Siipcrsrclc.is
Itludci Io tlio Supreme Court V < stciclaj.
OTTAWA , 111 , Mai ah 21. The motion for
a Hiippistclens for Pie'iidc'ignst , the assas
sin of Major Harrison of Chicago , vvns
today denied by the supieme e-ouit.
An afteinoon ses-jioirof the supreme com t
wan held chiefly , for tluj dj posalpf , _ till- } ,
matter , and after disposing of a few ca es"
on the civil docket. Chief Justice Hakci
turned to case flvu on thu people's docket ,
I'lendergast ngalnHt the- people , nnd len-
deied the decision. It vvns biicf nnd to
the point nnd vvns :
"The couit has cnrofully examined tlio
recoid , abstract and bilefH'ln full , and has
concluded to denv the petition "
CHICAGO , March St. With the receipt of
the nuwH from the supreme court there was
a lush of icpoiters to the jail. One at a
tlmo they Weie allowed to sec the nssissln.
" 1 am in a state ot race , " he said qui
etly. " 1 need no more spiritual ndvlce , and
1 do not want to see a pi lest. "
"Ale jou Miirpilscd' "
"Of course I am. I was confident that
owing to the clioumstances I would obtain
the biiperfacdeas. I am very much disap
pointed. " .
"What will be jour next move" "
"I want to see my lawjeis. "
I'rendenjast .showed emotion , ljut It was
quiet and without dcmoustiatlon ,
Thu onlj" hope foi 1'rendeigast now Is a
lepilevo by the goveinor , but as he Is now In
Mississippi , and the lieutenant goveinor IH
not at the state o.ipllol , the iisHnsdn'H
chances tor life bej end Good Vrldny are
\ciy slim.
10 y.irv.s o/.s/i J.I/K.
bt. Joseph A umpires AMio Mnkii u Pni < tk < >
of Kiilnlng Innoc rut ( ilrlM
ST. JOSEPH , Match Jt It was developed
heie this afteinoon that women and men
In this town are extensively engaged In the
practice of lining county gills fiom theli
home's and starting them In lives of shame.
Two people , who gave theli names UK
Hobert Dow ell and Etta Dow ell , appealed
In the police eouit tills morning ehaigod
with having occupied IOOUIH used tor 1m-
inoinl pill poses. Moth pleaded not gulltv
nnd thin afteinoon the man Hccuied ball
nnd luft the woman In pilmm. Shu then
btoko down and ald she was not the
man'K vvlfo , as ho had claimed , but that
hci home wns mar Savannah , and that she
had been untie til nvvny from homo by a
woman named Shepard nnd Dow ell
This I onlv one of seveial eases v\lilch
have iome to light hcie within a few
months and mnny eountiy glils aie bclns
luied to lives ol shame.
ToiliIstK Illccl III Moxlio
CITY OP MEXICO , March 21 The Two
Republic.s contains a utiong piotest fiom
United States Consul Gtnoial Cilttcndtn
ovet the ( haiRo ol $ liflO ( made for the em
balming of the boclj of Miss Lilla Shi i man
of the Rajmond Whltoomb exeiiislon
party , who died on Satin day night Tlio
consul genoial denounies thn affair In
Htiong touns and thinks the gomial way In
which tomlsts aio bled Is a nmtUl uquli-
IUK decided lemedj The | ihvnlilans inak-
Ing- the ehnrgt ) ililm that It IH tntliely
justlllalilo In view of the fact that the old
E < ; vptluu method ot embalming Is Mill in
vogue In Mexico
Imputing on riilimmon.
NEW YORK , March 21. Thu Chinese
met chants of this city Imvn tfont a petition
to the Chinese militate ! at Washington ask
ing him to take action In legaid to cfitaln '
ceillfUaUHhlch alu being
Imposed upon Chinamen who leave this
countij1 and desire to rotuin , They claim
that the Nuw Yoik consul Is a paitv and
that he has asked the consul at Cuba to
icfuse pus > -poits to any Chinaman who has
not the Now York consul's slgnatiiio , which
slgnatuio , with a. passport duly Healed ,
costs | W .
Uetudt Street Itiilwuy I'niiK hl o e
DENVER , Match 21. A Denver Hjndl-
cute , composed of D. II. Moffatt , president
e > r .ho I'list National bank , J C Montgom
ery and J. I ) . Thompson of Chicago aio ne
gotiating for the purehnso of thu ntieet
railway fianehlsu of the city of Detroit.
The ptcHont franchise , giantoil thlity jenis
ago , e-xpheH this jcur , and It Is undei stood
the city council bun assuied thcnu gentlo-
mcn they shall have the 111 at cull on this
valuable pioperty ,
T.uprcmy In Kentucky.
NEWPORT , Ky. , March 21 What IH be
lieved to bo a genuine case ot leprosy In a
family living In the mihuibn of lielle. Ky. ,
lias been dlscoveied The victim IH Henry
Albury , aged 14 years. Ills condition Is pit
iable. Ho H a mass of sorex all ovet and
large patches of hair have fallen from his
head. Ho has been allllcted for four years ,
It Is mild that this IH the first caau of lep
rosy that ever came under notice of Ken
tucky physicians ,
Military Scnti-ntcx Invalid.
March 21 , The cotut of appeals
bus rendered a decision that military tri
bunals are not competent to puns upon the
nctn of pilHoners prior to thu proclamation
of thu Htato of siege In MUHH.L dl Currarrl ,
Hlclly Thu Hentcncu Impoucel upon man
of the pilsners wllhbe muttilally
WATER FOR DRY LAND
Western Intorpsts of the Highest Importnuco
Now Under Consideration.
PLANS OF THE IRRIGATION ADVOCATES
" *
Opening Dny of the Intcrstnto Irrigntion
Convention in Omaha.
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT WORKERS
Committee on Resolutions Llat Last Night
to Ponnulato n Report ,
WHAT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE
. "
Cmcrnmc lit Jtonej for leKtlug Inlgatloa
9lelliods-l oiiiinlloii ot Count jHMida -
tloiis-l list Might' , . lU'teptloit to l > ile-
Kitot-\tsteiilii'M Dint IISNOII | > ,
The committee of the Irrlgitlou conven
tion on resolutions mot In executive session
In a committee room at the Commcrchl
club last evening Those who attended were :
J. L Ilrlstow of Kansas , chairman , L ( I.
Carpenter of Colorado , secretarj ; II , | A.
McAlllstci ami Major Clarkson of Nebraska ,
Ira C Ilubbell of Missouri , A A nussett oC
South Dakota , Colonel llutler of Montana ,
S M. Kuox of Illinois , R E Warren o
Wjomlug and Luclan Wells of Iowa.
The action of thu Salluii convention wan
hc.it til ) concurred In , and after two hours
discussion it was decided to recommend thn
adoption of the following resolutions to thu
convention this morning :
Wheicas , The KO\ eminent of the United
States has platted ami put upon the mm kit
as agiieuliuial lands the vast teirltoiv ,
known as the great plains , and
U heioas , Ameilcan iltlzeim wishing to
socuio homex have moved on these plains.
bought and p tld thu gov eminent foi hind
and oNpeiidod money In Impiovlng It , and
\\heiias , It has been demon-ill ated bv
the oxpoi lonce of these men and by the sig
nal Millions of the government that thu
amount of nilnfall at piopor Hcasous Is ln >
Hulllttent to make agiicultuiu piaetlcablo ,
thoioforo be It
HeMilved , 'I hat It Is the sense of this con
vention tlmt It is the duty of congress ti >
make an appiopiiatlon to test the pi.iotl-
oablllty of the following .nothods of In I ga
llon lor these plains.
l-'hst , Tlmt the Kovoiiimont should by cx-
peilments tlotorinlue whethci thu undei flow
watei Is of stilllclcnt volume and can bo
hi ought to thu sui face .it a rest to in lUu
It available for general litigation pm posts.
Seooiul , That II should detc inline the extent -
tent to which loseivohs can bo eotisti uotnl
foi the puiposc of stoilng storm watci uf-
llc'lent In quantity for Irrigation puiposi-s
Uesolved , That we fully endorse the fol
lowing extract fiom the tepoit of tlu >
spetlal committee of the United StntcH Hen-
ate , and the same be made a pint of tint
losolutlons of this convention :
"If .invthlng can be dotio to encourage
the people of thewu gicat plains It IH Ini-
po-tnnt that It should be elqne upeedlly.
Theic aie over lWmtnw people In * the ailcl
and hcmUaild belt who have paid Into tha
Uldtoil StatcH no less than JIO.WO.IHH ) for
Dtlbllxf hinds , The , gov eminent nhouM dom-
oiiHtnlti ! to them tthu pi nctlcabllltj'befoio
they can havu the coinage 01 can cumin nut
the inoann to prosecute 'the vvoilt bn any
coiiHidoiable scale. "
OTHHIt IJKCOMMnNDATIONS.
The committee on resolutions will al-o
recommend that the convention urge tlm
government to maintain the moteorologlcil
stations on IMke's peak and elsewhere and
not abandon them us contemplated. It will
recommend the orgaulzitlon nnd poinianent
mnfntcnance of .Irrigation associations In
every county of the states In the arid
and semi-arid region and a united effort to
secure congressional and legislate o assist
ance.
The committee will urge upon the conven
tion the necessity of asking for the main
tenance of ugrlcultutul experiment stations ;
the protection of foi ests and the nccessltj at
farmeis encouraging the planting of trc'o- < ;
thanks to the Commercial club of Omaha lira
ulho Incorporated in the work of the com
mittee' .
The convention v. Ill go Into executive
session at o'eloc k this inclining and t.iko
action on the reujmmcndntlous to be mauo.
LAST nVBNINO'S UHUnPTION.
The reception tendeied the dele-gates tu
the Interstate Irrigation eongross of the Oinii-
morclnl club rooms last evening vvns ouo
which will doubtle < s bo icmcmbcred as onu
of the happiest features of the convention.
I'rcbldent Olbbon , Se'crctary Drexcl ami
other prominent memhciu of the club gave
the visitors n cm dial reception. Hefrosh-
mi'iits were served. ' 1 he rooms were ar
tistically decorated.
I'reslilent ( ilbbon welcomed the delegates
In a brief bpeech In which ho dwell upon
inlgatloii as the bcloiico of agilculture.
Charles A. Orcgory of Now Yoik told
several good stories and then settled down
to u solid talk on the icclnmatlon of ullcl
Amoiicn nnd vvcsUrn enterprise.
Itev. Dr. Butler followed with a witty ,
speech , Solomon , ho suld , wns one of thu
orlglnnl IrrlgatlonlstH , as It Is on rccotel
that he was the author of the theory oC
casting biead upon thu waters. The speaker
thought possibly that Solomon had Irilga-
tlon ditches In nllml when lie spoke
Goveinor CromiBo mude a brief bpeech In
which ho encourage I the Idea of Irilgatiou.
and Huld that It was the key thai woitlil
open the gutcs to the agile ulturnl cmplie i > t
thu world The wealth of the rcqubllc would
bo multiplied and the former roaming
ground of the buffalo would bo caincrtocl
Into a gieat acreage of productive farms
Mi IMuard Itosewatcr thought that Inl-
gnllem and Immigration would go hand hi
hand . The great need , west of the MIs-
cotiil rlTci , was more people and he IIP-
lle\ed that If the problem of Irrigation wa
Kuccessfullj iiolved U would hi Ing the P"opln
WNSI and bo of great Importance to thu pot-
tlon of thu country between thu MlBsnml
river and the I'acllle coa t Inducompnts mc-
csKiilly had to bo nuViod to Htatt
iiilgntlon and If the arid lands
wont reclaimed ami tiunsformcd Into ngil-
rnlUu.il garden hpotn. ho had no fear oC
futuio results beuellclul to the west llu
uiged thu dtlcgitus to adjpt somu practical
plan.
John L Webstoi. ludgo ClailtKon nml
Major Powell completed thn evening's pro
gram with short talks , \vhlch were well
received. _
OI'IMI : > visnitn : : vv.
HJ'H VV'dc ciiiici I.xli'iiili cl Smi'iiil
Ilf II rllatlcill DlKC MHMMl ,
Thn Inlet state Irrigation convention openeil
ypHtcrdii ) nt WaHhlngton hall Thun
hundied delegates , from Nebraska , Iowa.
Kansas , Colorado , Wyoming , Missouri ami
Montana are In attcndiuco. Several dls-
tlngulshcd aelvocatcs of Irrigation Ideas fiuni
the east are also present , A feature of thu
assemblage Is the presence of a large num
ber of speaker ) ! who Imvo achieved nutlon.n
renown ,
The convention vvns called to order at 10 20
yesterday morning. Among the distinguished
occupants of the platform were : Presi
dent Moses of ( Jroat Demi , Kan ; Ma ) on
Ilcmls and Dr , CI. Li Miller ot Omaha , ex-
Unltcd States Senator P. R , Warren ot
Wyoming ; Major Powell of Washington , x
Governor Baundcrs of Omaha ; ex-Mayorl
Clement of Wichita ; Colonel W. P. Cody oil
North I'latto ; Hon. Ilon-iIJ Campbell ol
Denver ; I N. Port , picBlJcnt of the Nebraska -
braska State Irrigation association , P. K
Gregory of New York , \V N NaBon ot
Omaha , chairman of the. local executive
committee ; President Qibbou of the