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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , APBIL 22 , 1895. SINGLE COPY 1TIVE CENTS.
STATISTICS ARE INACCURATE
Agricultural Department Explain ! Fignras
Given Out on Fork Exports.
RECENT RISE IN BEEF TOUCHED ON
Enhanced Vnlno of Cnttlo Alleged to He
luo to the Unusual Decrease of
Anlmuls In tlio Uultod
Htiites.
WASHINGTON , April 21. Secretary Mor
ton was today shown the charge In the
Washington dispatch to the New York
Tribune of Friday that he had said the sta
tistics of pork exported to Germany and his
figures do not correspond to the official fig
ures of the nureau of Statistics and show a
much greater aggregate than Is given by
that bureau. Secretary Morton said that the
figures of ths Department of Agrlcultura are
lust as accurate as the Bureau of Statistics ,
and that concerning exports of pork to coun
tries requiring certificates of Inspection the
Inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry
hove an opportunity to obtain the exact fig'
urcs , which Is not shared by any other de
partment of the government.
Kvcry package of pork which goes to Ger
many or France must bo stamped by an Inspector
specter of the Ilurcau of Animal Industry ,
who takes Its exact weight , and every ship
ment of pork to those countries must be ac
companied by n certificate Issued by an In-
epector , showing that the meats have been
properly Inspected and giving the stamp
number of every package. The Inspector re
ports all the certificates Issued with the num
ber ot packages , the weight arid destination
and the consignees.
WHERE CONFUSION OCCURRED.
"I do not pretend to know , " ho added ,
"how the figures of the Uureau of Statistics
are made up , but. ns some ot the Inspected
pork Is shipped to Germany by way of Hol
land , Ik'lglum and other countries , It Is possi
ble that the discrepancy arises from this
pork being credited to those countries instead
ot the country ot ultimate destination. The
Department of Agriculture not only has u
complete list of shipments , showing the ship
per In this country and the consignee and
covering ths entire amount of pork referred
to In the statistics given out , but It now ap
pears that the exports for March have been
larger thai , for any previous month. The
total exports of microscopically Inspected I
pork covered by the certificates Issued during
the month of March were 7,329,142 pounds , pf t
which 5,527,011 pounds were destined for Ger
many , as compared with 5,229,350 pounds
shipped to that country during February
and 4,022,281 during January.
"Tho New York Tribune will find by refer
ence to a letter written by General W. I ) .
Franklin , commissioner general to the Paris
exposition , October 1C , 1SS9 , that Its editor.
Whttclaw Reid , stated That the small num
ber ot pork raisers In France should not re
quire the whole nation to pay a higher price
for so Important an article of food as pork ,
merely for their benefit. ' "
WHY REHF IS HIGH.
r In f * ard to the beef question. Dr. Salmon
has reported to the secretary that there la an
undoubted diminution of the class of cattle
from which the beef supply Is drawn. Taking
the figures of the statistical division , which
' 10 believes to bo approximately correct , ani/ /
excluding dairy cows , there were In 1S92
37,051,239 head of cattle In the United States ,
57(5 ( to each 1.000 of population. In 1895 there
am only 2.2i > 4,21 < > ot such cattle , or 493 to
each 1,000 of population. This shows a great
diminution In the beef cattle of the coun
try , .and oho that the Increased prlco of such
cattle In the stock yards Is legitimate.
Under circumstances the market should
naturally bo strong and the cattle bo readily
disposed of at advanced figures , Instead of
being weak nnd depressed , ns It Is constantly
reported to bc The 'price of l ef In the east
ern cities has gene higher than Is Justine. ) by
the price of live cattle , olid the reported break
In thp market for cattle on account of alleged
decreased consumption has come in advance
of any lowering on beef. In each case the
effect has shown Itself In advance ot the
cause , A letter has Just been received at the
department from a prominent and perfectly
reliable gentleman In central Illinois who
states that the beef sold In hla town Is shipped
" " there sometimes from Omaha and sometimes
from Chicago.
The retail prlco of first quality meat , as
good as over found In any city , Is for loin
and I'Orterhousu steaks and roasts 15 cents
nnd for round and rib roast of the best
quality 12V4 centf. As such meat can bo
shipped from Chicago to New York for lesj
three-fourths of a cent per pound , It Is dim-
cult for the department to see why the con
sumer In the eastern dtlcs should bo now
forced to pay double these price * .
1011 STltAIIliitS : IS I'ASSEO.
Ecirotury Morton < : ivr Ills Vie ITS on the
Currency Question.
WASHINGTON , April 21. Secretary Mor
ton , In an Interview on the silver question
said : "I do not believe that mi IntcrnatUnal
conference can establish permanently u com
mercial ratio bctv/ccn gold and silver , any
mure than It could establish a permanent
commercial ratio between rye anil
wheat. Hut If an International con
ference can fix the prlco of gold
or silver It can also fix the price ol
wheat or of any other commodity , and there
by avoid all the possible shrinkages In values
which tend to cause panics.
"My own judgment Is that we must sooner
or later declare that the United States ol
America recognizes gold as the best and Hast
fluctuating measure of value and medl.im ol
exchange which the commerce of civilization
lias thus far utilized.
"It Is barely possible the financial fal-
Inch's ot the populists muy temporarily se
cure a majority of the voters of the United
States. Should such a catastrophe overtake
the country the people must learn by ex
perience wlmt they should have learned bj
diligent study and reason. The time foi
straddlcrs Is passed , Those who are foi
bound currency on a gold basis ought tc
have the courage to say so and abide by th
results ot their declaration. It makes IK
difference to mo whether a declaration 01
truth , cither upon the tariff or the mono )
question , temporarily drives votes from u
or allures them to us.
"I have no hesitation In declaring mysel
utterly opposed to all the free coinage fal
laclcs. My judgment Is thai silver canno
bo restored to Its former monetary place In
W- the commerce of this world , because sllvei
tf production has outgrown the demand to
Hllvor In the exchanges ot civilization. Tin
relation ot supply to demand Is the ( .oh
regulator of value. This axiom applies allki
to salt , stiver , sugar and soap. All leglsla
tUe vU all the law making bodies on the faci
ot thi } globe can neither mltlgato nor nnnu
the oiierMton of the Inexorable law , "the re
latlon of supply nnd demand Is the sole icgu
later ot value. '
"The prefdduit's critics , however , ask wha
touiid money" Is. An ordinary man of busl
ness may answer that question , 'Souni
money' li that sort cf currency which ra
the most universal and least fluctuating pur
chaslnn > o > ver | n tle markets ol nil icun
tries.Tlhat money Is thft soundest for which :
throughout the commerce ot the clvlllzei
world , there U the most universal demand
And that universal demand Is always basei
upon the tmlve'real and unfluctuating purchas
Ing power of that i.ioney. "
OAVALHY CHV.NCiliS IS TIIK WKVI
Arlxoim nml Kuisai 1 fount \\lll lixvhniig
' I'lnrra fur tint Mimmtir.
WASHINGTON. April 21 Secretary Ia
mont has ordered four troops of the Fir :
cavalry , ( elected by the regiment comnnnlc
and accompanied by Colonel Arnold and MJJO
Vlele , now at Fort Grant , Ariz. , to exchang
place * with tour troops of the Seventh ca\
accompanied by Colonel Sumncr an
Major Baldwin , now at Fort Rlley , Kan. The
exchange Is to glvo the First cavalry a chance
to avail Itself of the advantages of the cavalry
ttthool at Fort Rlley. Lieutenant Colonel Car
penter of the Seventh will remain at Fort
Rlley as cavalry Initructor.
IMtOPUIU'Y WOllTIt MANY MILLIONS.
Itrnl L'ftlnto Transferred by the Wnr De
partment to thn Interior Dcptrtmcnt.
WASHINGTON , April 21. ( Special. ) Inspector
specter General Brecklnrldgo has Just pre
pared some valuable data on the various mili
tary reservations which have been abandoned
anJ turned over to the Interior -department
for disposal , According to the statement ,
under the act of July 5 , 1884 , providing for
the disposal of abandoned military reserva
tions or portion : thereof , ninety-six military
reservations or parts of that number have
been transferred by the War department to
the Interior department , comprising 1,580-
180.49 acres , or an average of 1C.522.7S acres
for each reservation. The heaviest transfers
wcro made Immediately after the passage ot
the act In 1881 , when thirty-seven reserva
tions , with 610,012.09 acres , or nearly one-
half , were relinquished. The largest parcel
of land transferred was a portion of Fort As-
Blnnlbolnc , estimated nt 360,000 acres , which
were relinquished on October 9. 1891. On ac
count of this largo tract , the year 1891 nearly
equals that ot 1884 In the number of acres
transferred , amounting to 610,745.47 , though
there were actually only seven transfers In
that year. There was only one other year
In which the number of acres relinquished
exceeded 100,000 , namely , 1889 , when eight
reservations , comprising 108,200.73 acres , wcro
transferred by the military. All other years
witnessed a transfer of less than 100,000 acres ,
ranging from 920 acres In 188S , all contained
In ono reservation , to 90,572.31 acrea In 1890 ,
contained In ( en different reservations. In ad
dition to the year 1888 , theio were two other
years , 1893 and 1894 , In which only a single
transfer took place. The smallest tracts trans
ferred comprised 1.15 and 1.35 acres , and oc
curred In 1880 and 1891 respectively.
Thirty-four reservations are reported as
having had some Improvements , and fifty-one
had none , though the value ot the Improve
mcnls could nol in many Instances be ascer
tained. In fourteen cases It has been given ,
amounting to $232,129. Tlio greatest value
was attached to those at Llttlo Rock bar
racks , with $00,081 , and the least at Camp
Crlttendcn , Arizona , with $160 , and the value
of ono building unknown. At the other
twelve reservations the value of the improve
ments is reported as ranging from $500 at
Fort Thornburg , Utah , to $40,480 at Fort
Lyon , Colorado. The money value of the land
has not been ascertained , though It doubtlcsM
amounts to many millions of dollars , anil some
ot It Is very valuable , being located in the
midst of thick settlements.
In addition to the above transfers , four were
made previous to the act of July C , 1881 ,
under the act of August 18 , 1850 , and one was
made subsequently under the act of January
21 , 1885. These five transfers comprised
9,388.00 acres and swell the total relinquished
by the military to 1,595,575.09 acres.
DKSIUNS FOll TIIK NKW (3UNIIOATS ,
VTItl He Less Thiin Ono Thousand Ions
DUplu cement.
WASHINGTON , April 21. The Board o
Naval Bureau Chiefs has been for the pas
week considering the designs of the six com
poslte gunboats authorized to bo constructed by
the last congress. II was the Intention to
make these new vessels midway In size be
Iwecn the Petrel type' and the Machlas class
so they were fixed as of 973.C tons displace
ment , ono purpose In keeping them Just be
low 1,000 tons being to permit of the assign
ment to their command of energetic Junloi
officers who might develop their executlvi
faculties years before they could aspire ti
command larger gunboats and cruisers.
Since tilts' ' size hag-been agreed upon , how
ever , there Imvc been shown evidences of a
disposition to reopen the subjecl and bulb
two large and two small boats , the latte
especially designed for use In the uppe
Chinese rivers , but It Is Improbable that thi
scheme will prevail , qs the necessity fo
American gunboats In such waters Is not ap
parent In times of peace , and they could no
pass forts In tlmo otwar. .
But Hie feature of the plans which Has
developed the widest difference of opin
ion Is that of sail power , for the de
signs prepared by the Construction Bureau
as a basis for the board's action Include a
full outfit of sails. The boats have been
given a spread of canvas of 11.000 square
feet. It would bo desirable to give them
more , but this could not bo done without
Infringing upon the space otherwise now
needed. This amount of canvas practically
makes the gunboats full powered sailing
crafts , and In this they will be much differ
ent from any other of the vessels of the new
, navy.
U Is thought that slnci > the gsneral adop
tion of the twin screws the probabilities of
- accident have been so reduced as to justify
sails being Ignored altogether. Therefore , In
the case of these new boats , Chief Con
structor Tlchborne has taken the ground
that n sail It useless , and thai Ihn boats
. should cither abandon sail altogether or ba
supplied with full sail power enough to enable
them to make long cruises and without using
coal until an emergency arose- that required
them to make good speed. The Construction
Bureau has adopted th ° latter views. In con
, sideration of the peculiar service for which
these vessels are drstlned on foreign sta
tions , where they may be safely placed In-
steid of larger ships in the Interest of econ
omy , and will thus oft n be In places where
coal Is difficult to obtain. For service In
Samoa , In the Gulf ot Mexico and the Car-
ilbbeun sea and on the expensive Bering
sea patrol , where speed Is not an object at all
times , the chief constructor holds thai tall
power will make the vessels of great value
and that they will be the most economical
cruisers of the navy.
tiltulm ! Mciido'H Cruliin Kndcil.
WASHINGTON , April 21. - Admiral
Mcade's cruise of evolution In the gulf of
Mexico nnd the Carrlbean sea Is at an end
and the ships will be headed homeward
- from Colon , where they nre now. In n day
or.1V . , ? : .These movements nre regarded UK
establishing the fact that our government
does not expect any trouble In Nicaragua
us a result of the British ultimatum thnt
will jeopardize American Interests.
K i > ro ciitnMvo nut v rv 111.
WASHINGTON. April 21. The condition
of Representative Illtt of Illinois Is prac
tically unchanged tonight. His physician" ,
nre In constant attendance nnd tonight n
consultation was held by two Washington
Physicians and n prominent Fpeclnllst fiom
Baltimore. He Is desperately III , but there
: Is still hope of hid recovery.
Urnuneil W lilln I online on the I'o'omnc.
WASHINGTON , April 21 Two mcmbeiB
of the Anacosta Kplscopal church choir ,
Irving Lyttle , aged 19 , nnd Mini Kate
Canter , used 18. were drowned today by
: the upsetting of their row boat on the
Potomac.
Sun 1'ruilrUco ArrlxrH Mtfcly.
WASHINGTON. April 21. The Navy de
partment has been notified that the cruiser
San Francisco has arrived at Alexnmlreda
In southern Syria. She was two days over
due nnd there had been uneasiness In regard
to her.
ft realm III'M Trip to .Stuv York.
WASHINGTON. April 21-Secretnry of
- State Oresluun left Washington today for
New York City. It Is fold that he goes
on personal business and thnt the trip will
be a very brief ono.
-
. Rruily for the Iliicli-iian ix : cntlfln.
SING SING. April 21-Wnrden Sage nt
. noon today sent out the twenty-seven Invi
tations to the witnesses who'are to be pres
ent at the execution of Dr. Buchanan. The
exact date of the execution has not yet
besn made public. This morning the war
. den received otllclul notification from" Gov.
erncr Morton thnt he had refused to Inter
fere. Huchanan'8 wife was admitted to the
death house and remained with the mar
two hours. She left this afternoon for New
York City , first stating that she would gc
to Albany tomotmv morning to Intercedt
with th" goveinor In behalf of her husband ,
Kuril < n Ctilm-i rebut * .
MADUII ) , April 21.-A commltfe of th (
Chamber ft Deputies has decided that th.
- I same jif naltle , Khali npply tu the Cuba in )
nj rebels as arc applicable tg the anarchists.
FORT MITRAL RELIEVED
Advance Guard of British Forces Poshed
Forward Rapidly ,
DISPOSITION OF FORCES NOT KNOWN
Sonic Question to the llrnnch of the
Army Which First Itcnchect the
Unrrlson of the Threatened
1'ost.
SIMLA , April 21. Major General Sir Kob-
ert Low , commanding the Chltral relief ex
pedition , telegraphed this morning that
Major loano ) learned last night that the
Chltral fort bad been relieved. The news
reached Major Doane through a reliable
course , and It Is expected that the confirma
tion v.111 bo received tomorrow. It Is not
known whether It was Colonel Kelly's or
General Low's advance column that effected
the relief. Shereafzul , who at ono time was
do facto ruler of Chltral and whoso capture
ot the capital led to the British expedition ,
Is said to have absconded.
A dlspatcft to the Times from the British
camp near Barwa says it Is reported the
ameer of Afghanistan has granted asylum
to Umra Khan , the Invader of Chltral , and
has given him two villages near Asmnr.
VON KUTZU IS UAl'IDI.V ItECOVKUlNR.
Declares Ills Intention of Ch llciiglng
Other * ns Soon n tin \n \ Alilo.
BERLIN , April 21. Count von Kotze , the
court chamberlain who on Saturday last
fought a duel with Baron von Helschach ,
another court chamberlain , and was wounded
by a pistol shot In the hip , as a result ot his
determination to punish those whom ho con
siders to have been Instrumental In casting
upon him the suspicion of writing'the scries
of anonymous communications last year ,
which caused so much trouble In high cir
cles. Is rapidly recovering from nT wound.
IIo Is receiving numerous marks of sympathy
from the emperor and from the court , as well
a ; from all the members ot the diplomatic
corps. Kmpsror William sent him n hand
some floral present In the shape of an Easter
egg , which was placed by his bedside. The
bullet has not yet been extracted.
Immediately on his recovery Count von
Kotzo declares ho will send challenges to
two other detractors. Baron von Schroeder ,
his direct successor In office , he disdains to
fight , but Prince von Fursrenbarg and Prince
Henry of Ueitss are mentioned as likely to
be challenged If the court of honor which
will be formed to consider the affair will per
mit It , though the opinion prevails that the
court will decide that , as blood has been
shed , the matter must be considered settled
Prince Hohenlohe , the chancellor , has been
appealed to to stop any further dueling , but
he has declined to Interfere , declaring It to
be a matter for military authority.
LINZ WAS uii.iin : v TIU :
American \Vlioplman Miirclrroil During Ono
of th'rt Arinrntiin Mn sacren.
PITTSBUnG , April 21. Relatives of Frank
Lcnz , the Plttsburg cyclist , who was making
a trip around the world on his wheel for
the Outing Magazine , are now convinced he
was murdered by the Kurds In Armenia at
the beginning of the massacres there. T. P.
Langhans , cousin of the wheelmen , has just
received a letter confirming this belief. Tlio
letter was written by nn American mission
ary In Armenia , but his name cannot be
given for fear the letter may find Its way
back' to Armenia , and his life would bo en
dangered , becausehe confirms the special
Armenian letter of the Associated press of
last Friday. The missionary says the situ
ation Is serious and the danger of an out
break is imminent. He says the Armenians
Intend to fight for their liberty. Speaking
of Lenz , the missionary says ho has reliable
Information that Lcnz was killed last May
at Koordall on the Allshgard plain , near the
famous pass of Dell-ba-Haka. The mission
ary talked with a man who says Lenz ar
rived at Kharakalessen on what the native
said was a two-wheeled cart. Two days
later the man saw the dead body of the
wheelman at Zeedlkan. From the description
given there Is little doubt It was the body
of Lenz. The missionary has sent for
three men who also saw the body and ex
pects to bo able to tell just how Lenz met
his death.
JAI'AN HATIPIKi Till : I'UACK TIIKATY.
Connolly ArknoirliMlgrtl nt Hiroshima
Saturctiiy l v the Kmporor.
YOKOHAMA , April 21. A dispatch 'from
Hiroshima , the temporary headquarters of
Japan , stales that his majesty ratified the
treaty of peace on Saturday.
LONDON , April 21.-The Standard con
tends thnt Great Britain does not need to
take the Initiative In Intcifcrlng with China
and Japan. If the other powers , It adds
want to modify the treaty of peace , let !
them net. Great Britain's policy is one of
quiet , vigilant self-protection.
A J'nrlw dispatch to the Times says that
the Journal de Dcbjta comments upon
Great Britain's apparent isolation In her
pro-Jupanlsm. The paper appeals for the
European consent to piesent n modlllcatlon
of the peace treaty before It Is too late.
A dispatch to the Times from Kobe says
on April 1.1 nnd II titty-eight transports
left UJInl for Tallen-Wan. with 30WO Jiip-
anese troops. It IB believed that these
troops arc destined to make n descent upon
Taku nnd Shan-Hnl-Wnn directly the armis
tice shall expire.
YOKOHAMA. April 21.-The government
has Issued n statement denying that It baa
concluded nn offensive anil defensive alli
ance with China nnd declaring that the
commercial advantages secured by Japan
under tliu terms of the treaty will also be
enjoyed by the other powers under the most
favored nation treaty.
Ituisln Will I'rutrct Her Interests.
ST. VUT13USUUUG. April 21.-The strong
protests of the Russian press against the
Japanese annexing the Llao-Tun ? penin
sula nre fully endorsed by the Russian gov-
j eminent. Much Irritation l.s expressed at
the reported change of Great Britain In
favor of Japan , as being calculated to para
lyze for u tlmo a common' agreement be
tween the powers , which Is essential to the
exercise of pressure upon Japan. Russia
according to seml-olltclnl utterances , does
not approve of the treaty , and , acting In
agreement with the powers , will protect
her Interests , even If Kngland holds aloof.
Wiillrr n Trimmer In franco.
MARSEILLES. April 2t.-Jolm L. Waller
formerly American consul at Tamatave
who was brought to this port on the
steamer Diemmah , nfter having been tried
by a French court martial nnd sentenced
to twenty years' Imprlbonment on the
charge of buying been n spy In the Interesl
of the 1 In vas , was taken from the stcamei
by the police and lodged In Jull , after hav
ing been registered ns a prUoncr.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris says
that It Is probable ex-Consul Waller will !
be confined In Corsica.
SIn t Scttlovltli fr.inee.
PARIS , April 21. The Temps , referring
to a statement that an agreement had beer
arranged between Great Britain and New
foundland on the French shoie question , in
slsts that tills matter must be settled ti
France's approval b fTe Newfoundland en
ters the Dominion of Canada.
ST. JOHN'S , N. F , . April 21.-The dele
gates who went to Ottawa to treat for thi
entrance of Newfoundland Into the Domin
ion arrived home today.
\Vlllt.imn nnd l > e Lome ll for Amerlcii ,
HAVANA , April 21-Consul Williams , thi
recent representative of the United Stntei
government at Havana , M. Dupuy de Lome
thf new Spanish minister to the Unltet
States , and Dr. Burgess sailed today fo
America on the Yucatan ,
. Yclloir I vtrr nt Snntn" .
e BUENOS AYRKS , April 21.-Yellow fevei
of the severest form ls reported at = ntos
The deaths number six dally.
IIUltK Of TUB itVeKKtlB COV11T.
Important Drclslonc to HoIUndcrcd lloforo
the SprlnE Ailjuntnment.
WASHINGTON , April 21lt Is generally
believed the United Statct supreme court
will , before the adjournment-of the present
term , render a decision In the case Involv
ing the validity of foreign judgments In
courts of this country. Barring the question
ot a rehearing In the Income Ux cases , this
Is probably the molt Important matter be
fore the court , and the fact that notwith
standing the cases were argued during the
terms of 1893-94 and still are undecided , It
would appear to Indicate the members ot the
court have encountered difficulties In dealing
with them. There are two of these cases ,
but the points Involved nre BO much alike
that a decision In one will In all probability
bo equal a decision In the other.
The first of the casrs Is that of Samuel J.
Ritchie vcrrus James M. McMultln , and It U
an appeal from a decision bf the United
States circuit court for the northern dis
trict ot Ohio , attlrmlng the judgment of a
Canadian court In Mc.Mnllln's behalf against
Hltchle. The second Is that of Henry Hil
ton and others versus Gustav II , Guyot , from
the United States circuit court for the south
ern district of New York , affirming a de
cision against Hilton nnd Llbbey , successors
to A. T. Stewart & Co. , for the turn of
$280,852.
In the latter case Guyot appears as the
ofllclal liquidator of the affairs of the firm
of Charles Fortln & Co. , glove Manufacturers
of Paris. It appears that In 1866 Stewart it
Co. entered Into an agreement with Fortln &
Co. to sell In this country all the gloves the
French firm could manufacture and to divide
the profits equally. In 1879 there was a ills
agreement and the French firm sued the
New York house In the tribunal of Paris
and obtained a judgment. The case was ap
pealed to the Paris court of appeals , but the
Judgment was .affirmed. In the meantime
Stewart & Co. had closed the house which
they had hitherto maintained In Paris and
sold their property there. The Paris firm
then entered suit In the federal circuit court
of New York and asked for the execution of
the dcree of the French courts , maintaining
the sufficiency of the judgments of the for
eign courts. The circuit Judge gave n Judg
ment for the full amount. Hilton & Llbbey ,
as the successors of Stewart & Co. , then
brought the case to the supreme court of
the United States , where It was twice argued
for Guyot by Messrs , William 0. Choate nnd
William D. Slilpman and by Messrs. James
C. Carter nnd Ellhu Root for Hilton &
Llbbey.
Enormous Interests nro Involved In the de
cision. It Is said judgments to the amount
ot $16,000,000 have been rendered In the
Canadian courts nlorie against American
citizens , the validity of which depends upon
the decision In these cases. The lawyers
agree there Is scarcely any doctrine of the
law which , so far as regards formal nnd
exact statement , Is In a moro uncertain con
dition than that relating to the force and
effect of the judgments of the courts ren
dered in one nation by the 'courts ' of an
other. Many decisions have been rendered
In England , but they appear to have luft
the question Involved- a confused condi
tion.
tion.MesSra.
MesSra. Carter and Root laid down the
proposition In their argument on the Hilton
case that the question ot tbo-concluslvcncss
of a foreign judgment depend * upon the cir
cumstances under which it was rendered ,
and \vhorc It was not so conclusive as to
preclude inquiry Into tho-original merits of
the controversy , when the state Is under
obligation to the party , demanding" the In
quiry to glvo him at Ipast one full and fair
opportunity of having hlu cause adjudicated
upon Its original merits.
This opportunity , they'claim ; , was Denied
them In this case. It Is understood a de
cision has been reached by the court In the-
case , but It Is not known whether the opin
ion of the court has bfcan prepared or when
It will bo handed , down. It Is not considered
probable , however , that the court will aghin
allow the matter to go over through a recess.
KKTlltKH FHOM TUB Alt Ml'
Mnjor Goncnil Will Unto ICenchcil the Agr.
nt n I ToUiiy.
DENVER , April 21. After having been
continuously In the service of the United
'
States for a period of forty-three years.
Major General Alexander McDowell McCook
retires from the army tomorrow , a step made
necessary by the law , the nge of G4 years
having been reached. General McCook will
leave Denver this week fop Dayton , 0. . where
he will remain until May 10. Ho will then
go to Washington nnd New York , reaching
the latter city June 1 , to'bo present nt the
graduation of his daughter. Later In the
summer the general will sail for Europe
with his family , where he will visit several
months. Ho has made 116 plans concerning
his future after returning to the United
States.
With the retirement of , General McCook ,
the last of the "fighting McCooks" goes Into
private life , and for the first time In nearly
half a century the army -will be without a
McCook on Its active rolls. It Is a most
noteworty fact that General Daniel McCook ,
father of General McCook , who will bo re
tired tomorrow , and nine sons w-fre all In
the field fighting for their country at one
time and that four of them' attained the rank
of general ,
,
t KANSAS CUUXTl" TltKASUURU SIKHIT.
M. W. Stewart \Vjnmlotto Snlil to Ilnvo
Ills Itc-eoriN.
KANSAS CITY , Kan. , April 21. J. L. Kline
an ! R. II. Tyler , who have been examining
the Wyandotte records , submitted a report
to the Board of County Commissioners In
Kansas City that ex-County Treasurer M. W.
- Stewart was short $28,275 , " when he turned
over his office to his successor , M. G. Mc
Lean , two years ago , Mr. Stewart and his
bondsmen appear not to be worried over the
report. They declare there Is no ground for
the claim of a shortage and Insist that an
examination of the''recordsby competent ac
countants will show that every dollar taken
In during his four years in office was paid
out and receipted for. The same accountants
reported several weeks ago that M. G. Mc
Lean , who succeeded Stewart as treasurer ,
was short several thousand dollars , In addlton
to $49,000 he had on deposit In the Citizens
bank In Armourdala when It failed In 1893.
VUHAX ItRHRLS G.tJXIXn
M > mo Conlllctlne Kuports from the Mcmio
of 1 rouble.-
NEW YORK , April 21.4The Ward line
,
steamer Nicaragua arrive/ ) ' this morning
from Clenfugos and Santiago , Cuba. It
t was learned from ono ot the passengers that
a very lively state of thlngsrjexlsted at the
seat of war. The insurgents had a following
, of 10,000 men , 3,000 ot whom wcro well
,
armed. Many encounters have , already taken
place , in which the government troops have
been worsted. The officials made very .light
of these engagements , the passengers said ,
and claimed n victory wherever they had the
slightest encounter with tbq insurgents. The
Spanish troops lately arrived from Spain
were said to be In a wretched state. , having
suffered greatly from ycllov fever and from
fatigue In pursuing small bodies of the In
surgents over the mountains.
t >
\riTXRSlRl \ ) A"YoLu.lXlU KKUl'TWX.
small Island on the California jCoast the
Scene of Disturbance. '
UKIAH , Cal. , April 21. A small unnamed
'
Itland off the coast of this ( .Mendoclno )
county , Bourne's landing , Is now In a state
ot eruption. Fpr tome time past It has been
reported that flames w'jsre Issuing from the
center of the Isle. J. _ E. Meredith ) wll ° re
sides In Trinity county , and who has been
* traveling along the northern coast for tome
esweeks , passed the Island Thursday. It was
some time during the early evening , and be
was attracted by a bright lightin thewest. .
The flame * were to brilliant that he at first
Imagined they were caused by a. burning ililp
at tea. On his return toutu the- next day ,
however , he dlicoverrd smoke cunlng up from
the ieland , and then saw that It emanated
from a peak on the Island.
THINK DURRANI IS GUILTY
California Authorities Slowly Weaving a
Not of Circumstantial Evidence.
NEW FEATURE OF THE CELEBRATED CASE
lllnoily Shoo Ilrlonglng to Hov. J , Ocorgo
Ulbson rounil In the Church Where
the Crimes Were Committed
by the Police.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 21. The police
are still busy In picking up the threads nnd
weaving their not ot circumstantial evidence
In the Kmanucl Baptist church murder cases ,
so as to leave no weak mesh through which
the accused can escape , for they bcllovo
they have the murderer In the person of W.
II. T. Durrani. It Is said now that they
will make an endeavor to try Durrani first
on the charge of murdering Miss Lament ,
as the evidence In that case Is said to bo
much stronger against the prisoner than In
the case of the killing of Miss Williams.
Referring to the rumor thnt Blanche I < a-
mont was lured to the church by Durrani's
promise to perform a criminal operation on
her to save her from disgrace , nnd that
when she shrieked In agony ho caught her
by the throat to stifle her cries and choked
her to death , Dr. Barret , the city autopsy
physician , stated the rumor was without
foundation. Ho says ho took especial cnro
In tl.o matter ot the autopsy , and he Is satis
fied thai no criminal operation was per
formed. Ho also states that both young
women died of strangulation and that the
knife wounds in Marian Williams' body
were not the cause of her death.
IMPLICATING THE PREACHER.
Among the grucsomo exhibits In the case
Is ono that was quietly taken to police head
quarters and locked up , and not until a
late hour last night did the police acknowl
edge they had It. This exhibit Is a shoe ,
and on Its sole nro dark spots that were
made when the wearer stepped Into n pool
of blood that cnme from the body of Miss
Williams. The shoo Is the property of Rev.
J. George Gibson , pastor of the church , and
It was found in his study In the edifice last
Sunday , Just after the finding of the body
of Miss Lnmont.
This statement has created a sensation
and gives those who have been hinting that
Rev. Mr. Gibson may bo the guilty man an
opportunity to emphasize their suspicions.
However , the police do not seem to see in It
anything that Implicates the pastor , for they
argue thnt the person who killed the two
girls was familiar with the church , must
have known the shoes were there , nnd may
have worn them In his bloddy undertaking.
DKV.lULrF.il AVMAtt
ICi-Clork of the Shoo ami Leather National
Hunk ( < lven u lleurlnt ; .
NEW YORK , April 21. Samuel E. Aymar ,
the defaulting clerk of the Shoo and Leather
National bank , was arraigned In the Tombs
police court bcforo _ Justice Voorhls yesterday
morning aiuT' remanded to police head
quarters until Monday afternoon , when Ho
'
will again bo arraigned In court. > Aymar
w'as accompanied to court by Lawyer Frank
Angell , who was , also counsel for Samuel C.
Sceley , a brother-in-law of Aymar , who also"
robbed the same bank of a large sum of
money. Aymnr was visibly excited when he
was arraigned. None ot the bank officials
were In court , but Secretary Thomson of the
company which was on the prisoner's bond
while ho was a clerk In the bank , was pres
ent , but took no part In the proceedings.
Angell said the bank officials had broken
faith with Him. He said that on last Mon
day Aymar came to him and told him Ho
had robbed the bank of $20,000. Aymar ,
said the lawyer , was going to United States
Commissioner Shields and glvo himself up.
"I advised him not to do so , but that I
would go to the bank officials and tell them
about It. I saw President John M. Crane
and told him what Aymnr had told mo. I
aUo saw Vice President Hlltner. They as
sured mo they would not cause the arrest
of Aymar Immediately , but would look Into
the matter , and would notify mo before the
arrest was made. Instead of doing this
President Crane Immediately secured a war
rant and Had Aymar arrested without In
forming mo. I suppose they thought Aymar
would run away , and that the bond would
liavo to be forfeited. "
When asked If ho thought there had been
any collusion between Aymar and his
[ > rother-In-law , Angell said : "I am positive
Seclcy did not know one thine ; about tlio
thefts of Aymar , and when ho heart about
U ho will be as surprised as anybody. "
tUtltKlt 02' ' JJ/-K.S fOll Jl.Ut31O.\i ;
Olllccrg of tlio Oraml Lodge Mnko n Stnte-
inmit. of the L'asr.
CLEVELAND , O. , April 21. The officers of
the grand ledge of the Order of Elks raid to
day : "Indications are that the friction which
has existed In the Order of Elks during the
past year will be amicably settled , all differ
ences adjusted and the order be stronger than
ever. "
In accordance with the resolutions adopted
.
al the meeting held In Chicago on March
18 , at which both factions were represented ,
more than 200 of the 300 lodges ot the order
hava Indorsed the action taken and decided
to senJ grand ledge members to the meeting
to bo held In BuiTalo May 20. Grand Exalted
Ruler William Frleday of Brooklyn Issued the
call for the ppeclal meeting , stating that the
eentlment in the organization Is to meet as
brothers , allow no questions of personal In
terest to Intervene , and the prediction that
the order will be stronger in the future than
It has been In the past Is made. There Is
assurance from leading members that the Buf
falo meeting will result In complete harmony
In the ranks.
Hon. A. M. Foran , a prominent member of
the order , who was the attorney for the
Atlantic City faction In the recent litigation
here , said tonight there was no truth In the
report of the probable settlement of the
dlfllcultlcs. Ho declares the action of the
Cleveland ledge In Instructing that members
of the grand ledge bo fcent to the Buffalo
meeting was Illegal , and thai 11 will bo re
considered at the next meeting. Foran
says the contest between the two factlone
will be waged to the end , and he Is confident
the side ho represents will win.
aitut aiMA'ixa ix xuitrn CAUOI.ISA.
rinding of nn Knormnu * Nugent t'auaei
Much l.xcltement.
RALEIGH , N. C. , April 21. Gold miners
from the west are arriving at Piedmont sec
tion of North Carolina and there Is an out
break of mining fever. The discovery of a
nugget weighing eight pounds and five ounces
In Stanley county has Increased Interest In
mining. Four Hundred miner * from the weal
are expected within sixty days. Western mer
purchased the McAmetty mlno yesterday. In
ventor Kdlcon has bought a mine near Char
lotte , at which he expects to develop a new
process for the treatment of North Carolina
gold ores. _
More Than n Million Trout.
CHEYENNE , April 21.-Speclal.-Stat (
Fish Commissioner Bchnlter estimates thai
the state hatchery nt Laramle will propa
gate about bOO.OOO trout this season. Th <
last legislature established branch hatch
eries at Sundance and Sheridan , In tlu
northern part of the state. The commis
sioner states that they will add 300,000 mor :
to the output.
bheep MiBirltii ; nt Itnullns.
RAWL1NS , Wyo. , April 21.-Bpeclal.- (
Mlller's shearing pens near Hawllns havi
been enlarged and new dipping works pul
In. Forty shearers are now regularly em
ployed. Over 100,100 h-od of sheep will lie
-heared at these pens this season.
PllAl'ED FOll 11.1TX AXlt OUT IT ,
Sudden Storm In Texns Hrtalts UlsnHtraiuly
for Mooil/'s Congregation.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , April 21. All of
Texas has needed rain BO much that the great
evangelist , Dwtght L. Moody , called upon
ils audience of 8,000 Christians to pray fer
vently that the' flood gates might bo opened.
This was at 3 p. m. today. Tonight , when
tlio tabernacle was crowded by 10,000 peo-
ilc , Mr. Moody announced word had come
'rom several points that rain had fallen. A
'ew minutes later the storm burst on Fort
Worth and torrents of rain fell. Then Mr.
Moody gave thanks to God and called upon
the congregation to Join In singing "Corona-
Ion" nnd "All Hall the Power of Jesus Namo. "
The song had surged forth from 10.000 voices
when a crackling nolso was heard nnd thereof
roof sank and the rafters gave way , and the
heavy timbers and boards covered with tar
ind gravel came down on a portion of the con
gregation.
There was a panic. Scores upon scores of
women falntcJ. some men lost their heads
and piled pell mell over those nearest them.
Mr. Moody gr.isped the situation , and , mov
ing to the middle of the platofrm , lifted both
hand ? , moving his nrma slowly to and fro.
His attitude and coolness stopped the panic
and men bewail to go to work to rescue those
In danger.
A drenching rain was falling , but they
worked hard and the wounded were soon
taken out nnd carried to their homes or to
Houses near by.
The casualties : J. V. Ingraham , cut on
head and chest , arm Hurt , Internal Injuries ;
will die.
Will J. Parley , left leg crushed , back In
jured ; seriously hurt.
Mrs. Mary Murphy , cut on head and left
arm.
arm.Mlso Scarson , cut on face and rlghl arm.
Miss Lulu Haley , cut on face.
J. W. Manchester , cut on shoulder and left
arm.
arm.Mrs. . Morgan Logan , wife of city treasurer ,
cut on shoulder.
Some forty others were slightly Hurt.
VAX TIIK ST.ITJ : iwr SKRII ait.it sr
Validity of tlio Sonlh Dnkotn Itollcf Lnw
Helm ; Tented III Court.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 21. ( Special. )
A very Important question Is to bo decided
within a few days by tha supreme court of
this state. The last legislature passed a
law authorizing the county commissioners of
any county to Issue bonds for the purpose
of purchasing seed grain to be distributed
among the needy farmers. Nearly every
county In the state has taken advantage of
this law to help oul farmers who were
shorl . on seed grain. In this ( Mln-
nchaha ) county nearly $25,000 worth
of grain was ordered and has been
delivered to tlio applicants. Captain S.
II. DIxon has sued out an Injunction against
the issuance of warrants by the county for
the payment of this grain on the ground
that the law under which the commissioners
proceeded Is unconstitutional , The section
of the constitution alleged to have been violated
lated reads : "Neither the state , nor any
county , township or municipality , shall leaner
or give Its credit or make donations to or In
aid of any Individual , association or corpora
tion except for the necessary support of the
poor , " etc. The case came up before Judge
Jones , who ruled that the warrants were to
be Issued for the necessary support of the
poor and that the law Is constitutional. The
case was Immediately appealed , and the supreme
premo court will decide the question right
away.
The South Dakota law was patterned after
tlnr North"Dakota law on that subject , and
tlio" supreme court of that state hag held the
law there constitutional. The total amount
of warrants Involved in this state Will prob
ably reach $1,000,000.
FITR JiJtaitOHS JUtUTA'LLY T.YXCI1KZ ) ,
Thre.0 Men mill Two Women llniigcd lor
JMnnlor In Aluliamn.
MONTGOMERY , Ala. , April 21. A special
to tlio Courier-Journal says : A gentleman
who arrived at 9 o'clock tonight from Green
ville , Ala. , forty mllea south of Here , reports
that five negroes were lynched there last
night , just before his train left Greenville.
Tonight the sheriff of the county came Into
town and reported that In passing Buckalow
plantation , three miles from town , be had
found the five negroes , three men nnd two
women , hanging by their necks to trees , their
bodies cold. They evidently had been dead
some hours.
Last night news reached Greenville of the
brutal murder near Butler In that county of
Watts Murphy , a popular young white man ,
by the negroes. Murphy was a prominent
young farmer , being a nephew of the late
Governor Watts of thlo city. After murderIng -
Ing him the murderers placed his body In a
bush heap and burned the heap. The debris
was examined and the teeth , liver and heart
of the victim were found , the balance of the
body having been consumed.
Three negroes were arrested and oneof
them confessed the crime , Implicating two
other negro men and two negro women. The
officers secured and were closely guarding the
prisoners when last Heard of last night. The
report tonight does not give the details of
how the mob secured the murderers , except
that they were taken by force.
A telegram from Greenville confirms the
story.
iHiSTitoYiut A juitn or .v/ijiii .
Colorado Ciitlloincn A coined of Some
llumlcd Work.
DENVER , April 21. A special to the Re
publican from Red Cliff , Colo. , says : Sheriff
Crumley returned today from theHerwlck
ranch on Catamount creek , sixteen miles from
Wolcott , where J. L. Hcrwlck's Herd of 200
sheep were killed Thursday nluht.
The vandals went Into the pen on foot , be
ginning by cutting the throats , but this being
too slow , they eoon began using n Hammer.
This was the only herd of sheep in the county
and was the cauw of a meeting ot the cattle
men of Grand , Eagle and Routt counties nt
Mirror , when It was resolved that no sheep
should be allowed on the cattle range. Hcr-
wlck stated tl-at He would dispose of his sheep
as quickly as possible. If given time to get
them Into condition to market. This was
granted and citizens all over the county are
very Indignant. Herwlck had announced his
Intention of leaving the grazing business anil
working his placer property on the Grand
river near His home. Moro trouble Is confi
dently expected.
31AY UllAfiOR
Intrrstnto Commerce ) Communion to Hold
nn Importiiiii Ko lon In Denver ,
DENVER , April 21. Four members ol
the Interstate Commerce commission arrlvet
in the city today and will begin an Important
session here tomorrow. Slmullaneouhly came
a host of railroad men from all parts of the
region west of the great lakes. The prin
cipal cases to bo beard are these filed by
the Colorado Iron company , manufacturers
of Iron nails , etc. , and George J. Klndel of
Denver , mattressmaker. It IB alleged In the
complaints that the Fame freight rate Is ?
charged on freight shipped from New York
to San Francisco. It la also charged that
the railroads charge as much for transportIng -
Ing Colorado made goods to the 1'aclllc coast
as for similar goods consigned from the cast
Vice President Stubbs of the Southern Pa
cific , who will attend the hearing , claims
„ that a decision favorable to the complainants
, would mean a complete overturning of every
through rate to California points and would
affect every transcontinental line.
Five Loynt MllltU Companion.
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , April 21. ( Special.
Notwithstanding the failure of the las
legislature to appropriate any money for the
maintenance ot tin ftate mllltla , the follow
Ing compart have voted to keep up thel
organization and stand the expense of BO
doing * Company B , Sioux Falls ; company 11
Watertown ; company F , Aberdeen ; company
D , Elk Point ; company M , Rapid City.
MORMON ] WITH MANY WIVES
Millionaire John Beck of Salt Lake- Charged
with Polygamy ,
WILL BE ARRESTED WITH THE WOMEN
Not n Church Olllclnt hut rrotnlncnt In thf
1'ulth-hnlil tu Ho Living Openly
In Dcllnnco of tlio
l.nxv.
SALT LAKB , April 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John Deck , tlio Mormon mining
mllllonnlrelll be/arrested cither tonight
or e.irly tomorrow morning on a complaint
charging him with unlawful cohabitation
with three alleged plural wives. The com
plaint was sworn to yesterday boforc a
United State * commissioner nnd warranti
Issued , but no nrrcsts Imvo boon made for
tlio reason that Deck Is In Eureka , look 1113
nfter his Immense mining Interests , and ti
not expected homo until tonight or tomorrow
morning. The women , however , will In nil
probability bo nrreated tonight. They ara
I < ouls nnd Ilcrtlia Goss , sisters , and Matilda
Goss , n cousin. Bertha Is the youngest ot
the two and 1ms a child nbout 3 months old.
Heck's real wife died about four months ago ,
and It Is claimed that ho has been living
with his plurals by turns slnco her domlsa
and also before.
Being n leading Mormon , although not *
church olllclal , nnd n very wealthy man.
Deck's arrest will cause a profound sensa
tion , as ho Is the first prominent Mormon
that 1ms been olllclally charged with polyg
amy In this city for several years , It having ;
been the policy of the present administration
to let polygamlsm severely nlone. As to
whether or not Heck's arrest Is the keynote
of n vigorous campaign to be waged against
prominent i violators of the Edmunds-Tucker
law It Is Impossible to say , but It Is not likely ,
ns under present conditions such n campaign
would In all probability defeat statehood
and aggravate the present unsettled state ot
affairs In the territory.
TIIIUI : : UTAH li.vxcn.uKN Mimniiui : : > .
Mystery iirroiindlntr n Knnmrknblo On no
Mitlilmry Clciircil Up.
SALT LAKH , April 21. The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of tWoo young :
men who lived In the vicinity of Utah
lake , ncnr Lehl , U. T. , Is gradually being
cleared up. Albert Hayes , Andrew Johnson
and Alfred Nellson had been living nt Pell-
can Point for some time , but worn ejected
bout two months ago on a suit brought by ,
Oliver Shido.
The three men wcro missed some tlmo
go , nnd on Monday last tlio body of Hayes
vas found near the lake shoro. Death had ,
teen caused by two gunshot wounds. Late
esterday afternoon the bodies of Johnxon
nd Ncllson wcro found. The bodies were
ound In the lake , weighted down. The
lodles presented a sickening sight , Tlio
iiurders probably occurred In February. The
nurdered men were nil cousins and were
mining a stock business on the ranch.
The theory Is that the men were murdered
n the cabin during the night and thrown
nto the lake , us the bodies wore nearly tm
Iressod when found. The gunshot wounds
iecm to have been ' ' made , \yltl ) , a Hicallbor
) fle. Susplclonr'H's \ aald , points to II. If.
Inyes , stepfather of ono of the murdoroj
lien , and a son of his , who nro missing.
Other -theories arc Advanced , Jjut liavo no
motive to support them. The country SUP-
oundlng thu ranch la wild nnd'broken and
ms boon the sccno of many trugudlcs be-
ween the Indians and early Bottlers.
The coroner's Jury examined iho bodies
oday and will continue the Investigation nt
, ehl tomorrow. The excitement runs
ilgh , and especially among the ranchmen
n the vicinity of the murders. Some arrosta
nro expected tomorrow.
T..IUUK UKf > I'lill PIKM ASSIdXS.
lliirit\riiro MimufHctiirlni ; Company Tuko *
hlo | > < to I'rotcct IlH Croilltorft.
DnNVKIl , April 21. The Denver Hard-
varo Manufacturing company has inndo an
ssignment to Alex C. Foster , for the beno- „
nt of creditors. Frank N. Brlggs , first vlco * -f
president and manager of the company ,
stated today that the company was entirely
olvent and that the assignment was made
so that neither the company nor those who
: ield Its paper would suffer. The Inventory
nlten In February showed the assets to bo
.123,000 , but the schedule to bo filed tomor
row shows that the liabilities arc nbout $20-
000 In accounts and a trust deed for $50,000
lated the 1st of last November.
Ulchard Heldy , an agent of Arnold , Con
stable & Co. of Now York , wholesale dry
goods dealers , has taken possession of the
itock of the Flanders Dry Goods company
n this city under a chattel mortgage far
$40,000. It Is understood that the liabilities
of the firm amount to about { SO,000 , and
that Arnold , Constable & Co. are the largest
creditors. T. 11. Flanders , president of the
company , said that the mortgage was ono
of the results ot the hard times , but ho
ihought the present embarrassment would
i > o only temporary.
c.nifiox MiXT icMi'iMi'is AiiiensTin.
Charged nlth htciilkni ; Liti-go Quantities of
( J.ilil nt VnrloiK Times.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 21. Henry Piper
lias been arrested by N. 11. Harris , the
United States secret service agent , on a
charge ot stealing gold and silver from the
Carson mint. The warrant says It was takeii
from E. A. Scabrlsklo , the mcltcr and re *
liner , and places the value ot the amount
at $100. It Is claimed , however , that ho Is
lield responsible for the loss of several thou
sand dollars worth of bullion.
Piper was formerly employed In the smelt
ing and refining department ot the mint.
Ho took bis lunch In a tin bucket. Stories
told at the time of his discharge , nearly two
years ago , are to the effect that ho carried
largo quantities of granulated gold out with
him In his bucket when ho went homo.
His discharge cama through an accusation
to this effect by ono ot the watchmen em
ployed In the mint. Piper haa been living
In Uerkeloy.
The work of shipping bullion from the
Carson mint Is now In progress. The second
consignment has now arrived hero.
IMMKMil ! IlliliKUroiH M'VKUU.WRn.
Lolumbtii Colonisation Company Itciuly for
Irrigation on an Kitrmleil I'liin.
SAN BERNARDINO , Cal. , April 21. The
Victor Reservoir company has sold Its prop
erty to the Columbia Colonization company ot
Chicago. C. II. Howard of Farm , Field and
Fireside , and his brother , General 0. O. How-
nrd , came here recently with a civil engineer
and carefully examined the Victor reservoir
site and made o favorable report , which re-
suited In the talo. It Is proposed the reser
voir will contain , when full. 127.721.404,000-
standard gallons of water , gulucltnt to Irrigate
220,000 acres ot land , supplying an Inch of
water under a four-Inch pressure to five acre *
of land.
This reservoir site lies near Victor. Gal. , oa
the north sldo of the mountains , The new
company proposes to begin construction of a
dam that will Impound a lake of water nlno
miles long and live miles wide , and will be
fed by the Mojave river.
Wyoming's Slmre of Lanil Sold.
CHHYKNNE. April 21.-Bpeclal.-Qov- { )
crnor Hl'-lmrds dan received a draft for
$1,773.00 $ from the commissioner of the gen
eral land olllce. the same bMng the amount
due the -tale for the & per cent of the net
inocf 'It ' ) of th > bttle of public lands In
Uyuinlnk during the year ending June 3 < > ,
jniiphe trtui amount or sales was $32-
41C,10.