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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 17 , 1890. SINGLE COPY 3TIVE CENTS.
PROCLAMATIONS FOR CUBANS
General Wcylcr Announces Formally His
Plan of Campaign ,
COUNTRY COMMERCE TO BE ABANDONED
All Ii linliltnn < of CcrJnln Province *
MiiHt lilcntlfjTMCii
\\llliln niKht IlnjH or ( let
lulu Tronlilc.
HAVANA , Teh. 1C. The following IB a
verbatim ctpy of translations made ot the
| inclamat'on publlDhcd today :
1'ioclnmatlon Don Vnlerlana Wcyler , > '
Nlcdnit , innrquls of Tcnerlffe , governor nnd
cnptnln pencral of the Island of Cubn , gen-
ini'-ln-clilef of the nrmy , etc , deMrotm of
warning the. honest Inhtibllnnts of Cuba
nnd those loynl to the- Spanish caiife and
In conformity to tlio lows , does order and
Artle'le I All Inhabitant" of the cll trlct
nnd the provinces of
of Sonctl Spirit !
J'Uerlo I'rlncipc nnd Santlimo do Cuba will
liave to concentrate In places which me
tile headquarters of a division , a brigade
or column of a troop nnd will have to be
provided with documentary proof of Identity
ivlthln eight daji of tbc publication ot IhH
iirnnrtmnilnn In Hin IIIUIIIUIIMIIIUV- .
iiroc umaiiuu in
Article II To travel In the country In
tbe tndlui covered ! by the columns In op-
cntlon It Is absolutely lndippcn able to have
n pis < ) from -tint mayor , military command
ants or chiefs of detachment * . Any ono
Inciting- this will be detained nnd ont to
h adiiuiirlers of tbe division or brlcide
nnd thence to Havana , tit my dlspo ltlqli.
liy thu first possible means. Kven It n pi tIM
lie > m-
IM exhibited which IH thought to
Hllthentlc or grnnted by authoiltlc" to per-
ronu with known sympathies toward the
rebellion , or who show favor thcrrt" ,
rcrlous consequences will result to tliou
KtpoiiHlblc . . . .
Article Hi-All owners V commerclil rs-
tiibll'hmcnls In the country dlstilcts will
varute th"m and the chiefs ot coliinin
will take Ruch measure" nn the HUCCCS" of
their expeditions dictates , which , while
iisclesi for the country'B vvca'th , scne the
cnrmv n < < hiding- places
Aitlclo IV All pisoi ! hitherto lf ued hcrc-
b > become null and void.
will
Article V The military authorities
Immediate publication ot I bin
Fro to the
tVrrelamatlon. VALKUIANO WHYLnn.
HAVANA. Pcb 1C. ISOfi
The pccoud proclamation Is as follow B :
In order to avoid suffering ; and de'ay
other than that cs entlul In times of wur
nnd the summaiy proceedings of the foices
In iljcratlon , 1 dictate the following pie -
Artlele I Tn accordance with the. farultles
oomeded to mo by rule 2 , article 31 , of the
military code of Justice. I assume at gen-
( iiil-ln-chlef ot the aruw operating In this
iH'aiid .the judicial attrlbutea of the captain
1 *
rAIIfit fi
Kencini.
DKMQATUS HIS AUTHORITY.
Artlc'o II In virtue of rule 2 of "aid
nrtlc'e I delegate from this date those
Judicial attributes to the commanders-ln-
hlef of the First and Second army rorp
and to the. general commanding thu Third
division , that If. In Pueito Pilnclpe.
Aitlcle III Prisoner * catmht In nellon
would be subject to thu rmift pummnry trl il
without any other Investigation , e\ocpl lh.it
Indlsponpablo for the ohjects of the lrl.il.
Article IV When the Inqulty Is HuMied.
subject to con ultntlon with tbo judicial
Diith9rltlcs , the inoceedlnu * will not con
tinue during the course of opeiatlon- > , and
In the picsenco of the Judicial authority
With an auditor , the sentence mti > be car
ried out. When said authority Is not pres-
mt , the Droce-'B will bi > temlttril to him
nnd the culpable parties detained ut the
locality where thn division 01 brlgadu hcad-
Hiiartem arc Mltuatcd.
Article V The military Jurldle functlon-
aiy of whatever rank , who accompanies In
the operation" the Judicial authoiltlep , when
the latter thui decide , will act as auditor ,
dlFpensiiiR with the asEOSfor's assistance
at court martini during operations , In c.ises
whcro no othci member of the juildlc body
Is at hand
ArticleVI When the "entenco ls > pio-
tiountc'd , If the sentence be deprivation of
llbcitr. the cu t > rlt will be brought tc-
Havana with the papers In the case ; when
thu latter I can decide as to the penalty and
thecontencu to be carried Into effect.
Article VII The "aid authorities will \ > 2
acquainted with a'l cases Initiated against
tlm iinnimpil In Ufil.
U10 IICCIISVII "I win.
Aitlclo VHI-I reserve the right of promoting
meting and sustaining all questions of com
petence with other Jurisdiction UH also with
the military and to determine Inhibitions In
all kinds of mllltaiy piocesscs In the terrl-
tmy of the Nund.
Article IX I reserve , likewise , the faculty
ot mourning an Inquiry Into nil cases when
It Is deemed , convenient
AS TO DEATH SENTENCES.
Article X No sentence of death shal
1 > e effected without the acknowledgment bj
my authority of the testlmonj of the Judg
ment which must he pent to me Immediate ! }
e\cept when no menus ot communication
exlHtP. or when It Is a care at Insult to n
Huppilor or military sedition. In which e.ist
fenlenio vvlil be carried out and the In
formation furnished to me artervvuriT.
Article XI All previous proclamations 01
orders conUlctlng- with thin on the question
uf the delegation of jurisdiction In this
Island are lieietiv null and vo'd
' YALEDIANO WCVL1JR.
HAVANA. Feb. 16 , ISM.
The third proclamation Is as follows :
I make known that taking advantage of
the temporary Insecurity of the district
capitals and the rest of prlvlnces. notlco <
which oau-o uneasiness and alarm me
Invented and propagated nnd some per
rons more duringKtlll have taken ad
vantage of this to draw the deluded and
the Ignorant to the rebel ranks. I urn de -
termlnrtl to hnvu the laws oboved and In
ji.uke tpeclul means for this disposition , rul
ings frequency applied during sueh time--
UH the present through which the Island Is
new p.i Mln , and to inako clear how fill
panic certain points go In ndtiptlng them to
txrgenclcs of war and In the use of the
faculties conceded to me by No. 12 , 111 licit-
7 , of the code of military Juitlce , nncl bj
the law of public order of April 1 , 1S70 , ami
1 maki ) known , ordvi and command that
the follow Ing case : uro Hiiulect to military
Jaw amongst others ppccllled by law :
MI'ST NOT INVENT STORIES.
Clause. I Those who Invent 01 pinimKate
I)1 any means , notlcts favorable lo the ro-
lio'llon shall bo consldcicd as being mill ! )
of offcnspH against the Integrity of the
nation and comprised In nitlclu l-3 ! , ihixs
C. of the mllltaiy code , whenever mich
r.otlc-es fnclllutc the enemy's operation1.
Clause II The o who destroy or damage
lullroads lines , telegraph or telephone wires
or apparatus connected therewith , or thorn
vtho Interrupt communication by opening
lilldget * or ilvstrojlnghighways. .
Cluune HI Incendiarism In town or coun
try or those who cause damage , a shown
In chapter 8. article l.l. volume-2 , of the
penal code , rulings in Ctitvi.
Clause IV Thorfo v\lu > tv'.l , faclllate , con
vey , or deliver uinis or umiiuinltlou to Die
c-neiny or who supply such liy any other
lin'aiis , or those who keen Mich In their
power or loleiute or deal In puch tin ouch
the customs , and employes of thu customs
who fall to condscatu such Importations will
lu held ie > p4iialble.
Clause V Those who beliiK telegraphists
dlvulno tt'enTams lefcirliig lo Ihu war , 01
who send them to persons who ehould not
bo coiiiilzant of them
AGAINST THE PRKSS.
Clause VI Thofo who thriiiiKh DID pros
or otherwise revile. Urn prestige of Sp.iln ,
her urmy , Ihu volunteers or firemen , or
uny other foice that co-opfrules with the
urmy ,
I'laugo VII Those who by the FJIIIO
mcaim endeavor to extol thu enemy.
Clause VIII Those who tupp'y the encmj
with horses , cattlci 01 any other war re-
C'unse IX Those who act us spies , and to
Ihosii the utmost of the low will bo app'led.
ClauseX Thane whn servo uuhU * ,
unless surrendering ut once and chouliu
M iof of force , and Hiving the troopi ut oncv
tvlilence of loyalty ,
Cluiifu XI Those who umilcrnte army
food , or conwplre to alter thu prices of 1110-
\H | unf.
C'uuse XII-Thoso who bj means of ex
n'oxlvea , commit offenses refeiml to In
Ihc law ; of June 10 , 1S9I , mudn to extend
t > ihl Island by the royu' pr < li > r of October
17 , U74. fcpelng that theae olTeni-e affect
the public peace and the law of April 23
U70 Krauts me power to leave to thu u'vll
authorities the proceedings In fcucli cares
us are comprised In captions 4 nnd 5 and
tieutlso 3 , ot volume J. of the common penal
i ode , when the culprits are not military , or
w hen the olToneo renders such action ml-
V Fable.
Clause XIII Those who by messenger
IMKI'OIIM. ' Ore works , or other signal * com-
nmnlcnle no wo to the enemy.
clause XIV -The ofTt-iiRea enumerated ,
wlirn the 'avv pretcrlbes the death ucnulty
or life Imprlronment , will be dealt with
innut tunnnarllj.
Claubo XV All other proclamations und
orders previously Issued In conflict with
this are annulled by thl .
VAL.EUIANO WEYLER.
JIAVANA , Feb. 1C , 1830
1NSURGKNT CAMPS DESTROYED.
Lieutenant Colonel Moretl reports that he
has destrojed the Insurgent camps at Her-
rudcra and Qallago. In an engagement with
ho band of Vcra , near IJavamo , the troops
sustained a tons ot three killed , while the
nsurgonts lost one prUoncr and their
eader , Eduardo Daez , wounded. It Is re
ported that lie afterward died. The band ot
ARUlrre , numbering 1,600 , attacked the de
tachment of troops at Pocho and five armed
volunteers surrendered to them. The lead-
era , Cardenas and Agulrre , led an attack
upon the villages of Carra Ucllo , In Havana
irovluce. The garrlmn consisted of Captain
Ixirenro and forty-one- volunteers , who of
fered heroic resistance to the Insurgents
and repulsed them , Inflicting a loss ot two
killed , besides cventy-clght wounded , who
were carried oft. The column of Condo Les-
undl fought the Insurgents" at Ueunos Ayrcs ,
In the Sanctl Splrltus district , and captured
the camp hospital , making prisoners ot the
wounded. The police Inspector , Trujllo Mcne-
gas , who was on the steamer Olivette , pre
paratory to the departing for Florida , was
detained by the authorities. Leandro Agulrre
was alio detained on a charge of complicity
In furnishing ammunition to the insurgents ,
having attempted to get away under a falbo
name'
OUITICAI. SITUATION IN
Semite MUM * lli-ocilo or Meet With
Mull Violence.
PARIS , Feb. 10. The caolnet has de
cided to Ignore the \oto talon In the tenate
jcsterday , vvhlch was a repetition of that
bed > 's acts February 11 , deplnln , ; t''e lireg-
ularltles exposed In co'iuectUi wilii thu
Southern railway scan 111 and demanding
a seirchlng Inquiry. The nrwspnpers here
express the belief that no i suc from the cab
inet crisis Is possible , ex ipt through the
resignation of M. Rlcnrd , minister of jint'ce.
LONDON , Fsb. 17. The. Paris correspond
ent uf the Times telegraphs1 as follows to
that pjper : The cab'net has" sounded a clear
note. If It succeeds It Is nothing more or
less than a coup d'etat. It It falls , It Is an
act ot violence to no good end. The setting
ae'do of the vote of the senate virtually upset
the constitution. Jf the senate stands firm ,
thdrc aio only two alternatives , the resigna
tion of the ministers , or the expulsion of the
Senate by a mob. The latter would mean Hie
juperfedliiK of the constitution by a revolu
tionary convention.
The Chamber of Deputies , vvhlch reassem
bles on Thursday , after a cabinet council on
Tuesday , may , however , recoil from a second
vote , which might prove disastrous.
Tha situation Is the most delicate seen
bore In twenty-five years.
The spbclal dispatches from Paris this
morning all agree as to the gravity of the
French crisis. According to a semi-official
statement , Bourg5ols , fne premier , had an
Interview with President Paure , Sunday after
noon , and explained that the conflict of the
Senate with the Chamber had assumed such
a character that a resignation of the minis
try would not solve the crisis. Tbs cabinet
had , therefore , decided to await the furt'ner
expression of the Chamber , the minister
agreeing that they can no more , yield to the
Senate than they can disregard the confi
dence ot the Chamber.
A dispatch from Paris to the Post says :
The real origin of the crisis Is the determina
tion of the Senate to overthrow the radical
ministry or to die In the atjempt. Not since
Maltese has France been on the brink of
such -e\ten'lve upheaval.
C.KHMvV INFMJUNC'n IN S VMOA.
Too MronK ti > nnntilc Oilier > iittmiH
< < > Introduce IleforiiiN.
APIA. Samoa , Jan. 30. ( Via San Fran
cisco , Feb. 1C , per steamship Monovval. )
The bottom has practically dropped out of the
Samoan revolution. German Influence Is too
strong here to enable the people of other
nationalities to proceed with reforms vvhlch
are really an absolute necessity. The leso-
lutlon of the Apia municipal council accept
ing the leslgnatlons of four of Its members
was not unanimously approved by the con
sular board , and according to the Berlin
treats , the question was referred to Chief
Justice Ida for final decision. His honor
has just handed down his opinion , vvhlch
states that there Is no apparent necessity
for accepting the resignations referred to ,
and therefore the members are still In of
fice whether they like it or not. However ,
two ot the leaders of the movement are
Americans with large business Intel csts In
Samoa , and will leave no stone unturned
to lumedy a condition of affairs such as pre
vails at present , when 80 per cent of the
totil revenue Is paid out In salaries.
Ur. Schmidt , for six months' Gorman con
sul general In Samoa , has been Instructed teat
at once piocoed to Japan on a mission vvhlch
at piesent Is a secret. This gentleman If
one of the beet Informed on eastern trade
subjects ot any In the German diplomatic
; irvlce , and as his nation Is making a strong
effort to cipture a good slice of Pacific
trade It Is surmised that ho will prepare a
report on this question.
Two large barques and two smaller ves
sels were wrecked In the harbor of Hapall , of
the Tongan group , on January 2. No lives
were lost , but one of the barques had a
cargo of ( ! 00 tons of copra on board , of which
voiy little will bo saved. Earthquakes
have been numerous and severe during the
last month , affecting all the Islands In the
vicinity of Samoa.
uniivs LvrusT i osrrio\ .
CiniiliilNMloii SiiKKeHleil ( o Iiiv
tlio V'eiieriieluii AITnlr ut Once.
LONDON , Feb. 17. An editorial In the
Times this morning contains rome Important
and Interesting uggeslons { on the subject
ot Venezuela. The Times suggests that
England appoint a strong und Independent
commission to investigate Venezuela's dls-
puto for the enlightenment of Parliament
and the public as early as the Washington
commlMlou shall report. It ad < U < that there
would be nn difficulty In finding eminent men
whQ ! conclusion- ) would be unhcpltat'ng'.y
accepted. *
The Dilly News , In an editorial , regrets that
such -u grave subject as the Venezuelan red
not been lalsed by a more Influential man
than L. Atherly Jones , the radical member
who moved an amendment expressing regret
that an 0-3 rncc that the Venezuelan
question would be submitted to arbitration
was absunt "No liberal wishes to pick a
quarrel with Lord Salisbury over Venezuela. "
the ; Dall ) News continues ; "therefore It Is
Imposulble that the House of Commons
ihould adopt the Jones amendment. It would
be a virtual vote 'of censure , which would ,
In the- present ease , bo unpatriotic. While
the couutiy twould , wo hope , welcome from
Mr. lljlfonr ii n announcement of a general
arbitration , with a provision that , In the
event of the awjrd going agulntt us , England
should purchase ihe settled dlttrlcU. "
IlL'lir.VH I.UTTKH OP TllVMCS.
Wiirm Sj iniuilliy i\tenileil li > flu-
MIIHNCM IN Acknowledged.
LONDON , Feb. 1C. In a special supple
ment to the Gazette published Sunday Is
printed the following letter from the queen ,
dated Oiborn , February 14 ; "I have , ala ,
once more to thank my loyal subjects for
their warm sympathy In the fresh and griev
ous allllctlan which has befallen mo and my
beloved daughter , Beatrice , princes of llat-
tcnberg. This new turrow Is an overwhelm
ing und , to me , a double one , for 1 lose a
dearly loved and helpful son , whose presence
was like a bright sunbeam In my home , and
my dear daughter loses a noble and devoted
husband , to whom aho was united by the
cloo.'tt affection , To wltucta the blighted
happliiemi of the daughtir , who baa nctca
left mo. Is bard to bear , but the feeling ot
universal sympathy to touchlngly shown by
all cUiee * of my subjects haa deeply moved
my child and inyuelt and helped and soothed
us greatly , I wish from my heart to thank
ni ) people for this , as well as for the appre
ciation manifested for the dear and gallant
prince , who la'd down bis life lu the service
of his adopted country. M ) beloved child Is
an example to all In her courage and
Mou to thu will ot QoO. "
JAPAN GETS READY FOR WAR
Great Activity Among the Naval Forces of
the Island Empire ,
BLAMES RUSSIA FOR THE COREAN REVOLT
Troiilili * romeiitcil for the VnrpoNe of
AfforilliiR nil 12&ciisc fnr the 12-
tiilillMhinelit of it HiiNtilnu
I'rutectiirntc.
HOC , by I'rfss t'ubllslilnR Compinj. )
TOKIO , Japan , Feb. 1G. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) There Is
great activity amorg all the naval forces ,
The Japanese government Is confident that
lUiwia Is encouraging the revolt In Corea
with a view to the early establishment of a
Russian protectorate over the kingdom.
The seat ot the Coreau government Is now
In the Russian legation at Seoul , where tTic
king remains guarded. It Is believed tint
the king ot Corca authorized the outbreak
In revenge for the murder of the queen.
The emperor of Japan suspended the sit
ting of Parliament In the midst of opposition
attack on Premier Ito's ministry.
LONDON , Teh. 10. The Times will print
a dispatch from Kobe , Japan , tomorrow ,
which sa > s : News from Seoul , Corea , proves
that * Russia made a remarkable coup on the
night of February 10. On that night 200
Russian marines , with a field gun , were
landed at Chemulpo and marched to Seoul.
The king secretly left the palace for the
Rurslan legation , when he proclaimed his
ministers guilty of treason. Two of the
ministers were arrested and e\ecuted , and
the other , the Tal-\Van-Kun ( the father of
the king ) , is a prisoner at the legation. An
anti-Japanese ministry way then formed. A
bitter feeling has bean aroused. A cabinet
council was held , attended by the military
officials. It Is reported the Russian minister
declared that Russia was not responsible and
that he merely afforded , protection at the
king's request. But It Is believed this pre
cludes a Rnsu'an ' protectorate over Corea ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 16 Secretary Her
bert today received a cablegram fiom Captain
McNalr of the Asiatic station confirming
the newspaper reports of renewed disturb
ances In Corea. The telegram was sent
from Nagasaki , Japan , and Is as follows :
Telegraphic Information has been re
ceived from the commander of the Mnthlas
via Chcefoo. China , as follows : There Is
much ( great ) excitement In Seoul The
king has gone to the IUis lun lecitlon nnd
ordered the nnest of the cabinet. The
guard K.\9 gone to Seoul , Corea. Tele
graph vvltts have been cut. Two men have
been killed. M'NAIH.
At the foreign legation hero It was said
there had been no advices touching the cable
referred to and the only advices at hand are
from the newspapers.
VKMl/.lIHI.A. 1IOILS OVBIl AC VIV
I'rcNM I'rtti'M the ( ! < n i-riiiiicnt to
11 DeiiKiiiMtriittfiii AKiilnxt I > liK'iii ' l.
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CARACAS , Veneruela , Feb. 1G. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
The story of an English vessel taking soundIngs -
Ings at the mouth of the Orinoco provovcs
much warlike comment. The people ot Clu-
dad Bolivar , the capital of Guiana , say t' e
vetsal Is there for the purpose of dcterm'n ng
whether warships are needed to hold the
Orlncco , which Is Venezuela's strong strat
egic position. The government has been
warned that as England Is Incieaslng her
force ot men and cannon at the stamens
on the Amacuro and Cuyuni rivers , the lat
est move menaces the Integrity of tne nation.
The press says that now Is the time to teach
English arrogance a lesson. The suggestion
to arbitrate the Uruan Incident meets oppo
sition here. It Is believed that the jurisdic
tion of the disputed territory should be set
tled first ; otherwise It would be an admis
sion of British sovereignty.
Public opinion Is averse to treating with
England directly In the Guiana boundary
matter. The feeling Is that Venezuela should
manifest Its gratitude and courtesy to the
United Stoics by awaiting the report of the
boundary commission. They point out that
when Venezuela was alone England never
considered Its desires for a peaceful settle
ment and that she only regards It now
through fear of the United States.
A cablegram from London says that the
queen's speech to Parliament declares that
the difference with the United States Is la a
fair way to bo arranged amicably.
The board of directors of the English rail
road between Quanta and Barcelona has de-
c'ded to resume traffic In oboJIence to an
order from the minister of public works.
A female patriotic society has been or
ganized. The president of the society , In a
ttlrrlng address , promised that , while women
cannot flght they will encourage and a d
the men In every way possible. The Colom-
b'an ' excursionists left on theTransandean
railroad this mowing and were banqueted
at Valencia tonight. They will embark on
the ship Porto Calullo tomorrow for Kings
ton , Jamaica. W. NEPHEW KING.
STK.VMEIl MONOWAI AIIH1VRS.
Twenty-Severn UIIJM from AiiHtrnlln
with Several > otal le I'nuHeiiiferM.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 16 The steam
ship Monowal arrived this morning , twenty-
seven days and six hours from Sydney , vis
Aucklands , Apia and Honolulu. She reports
all quiet on the Hawaiian Islands. The Mono-
wal brought several notable people as pas
sengers , among them being the following : Sir
William Wlndyer , lord chief Justice of New
Zealand , who is on his way to England , and
Arthur A. Zimmerman , the champion bi
cyclist of the world , who Is completing a
tour of the world , having been In Australia
about three months.
itUAur TO occur v SAVMAOO.
Startllnu ; ANxerlloit Mndu liy Ciiliaiix
JiiHt Arrived nt KliiKxtoii.
( CoinIIh'lit , UM , hy 1'ross publl lilnK Compnnj. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Feb. 16. ( New York
World Cablegram Siwclal Telegram. ) Sev
eral Invalid Cubans , who have arrived here ,
report that Immense etorc * of munitions of
war have been received by the Insurgent :
which have enabled them to take measures
for th ? occupation of the city of Santiago thc <
moment the United States government recog-
nUes tliem. General Weyler's advent has
compelled them to plan prompt and det'Ulva
action , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
niuirr i-nitso.Nh i'iiiisn IN rins. .
I'lriIn n I.omloii Tenement Iluuxe
CuiiNeN Mini ) I'nliilltlex ,
LONDON , Feb. 10. A number of hcirlb'c
accidents occurred at a fire earlv Sunday
morning In a tenement at No , 7 Jhurch
ttreet , Soho , behind the Palace Theater of
Varieties. Five children and three ( .dulls
were burned to death. One man jumped from
a window and was Imp < ibd upon tbe rail
ing of a fence. Ho wits temi.ol to a 1 os-
pltal In a d > lng condition , feverj ) oiler
persons escaped from the buMlnLnllillirj
with the greatest difficulty ,
Sim 111 AfrlfH C minii'N > en Chief ,
LONDON , I'cb. 16. A Capetown dispatch ,
which the Times will publish tomorrow ,
M > S : Major Nldley and several lluatar of-
flctrg have left Pleter Maritzburg , Natal , for
Rhodesia , it Is understood , to assume com
mand of the Chartered South Africa com
pany's police ,
I'erii 1'i'iirx 11 lt < _ - \ oliilloa.
LIMA , Peru , Feb. 1C. T'i9 ' government it. .
jun now manifesting exces3've UgPanef
agulnst a threatened uprising. Yesterday
the authorities notlfUd u hundred t'acerl t
oll'ccru ' at Arvqulpj thai they had their
choiceof exile cr golnj t ? nriiuii.
r DOM : is
I'reMilent ot the llnivnllnn ni > nltllc
ThlnUM the .Nntlve * Are Sntltflcil.
HONOLULU , Feb. 8. ( Via Snn Francisco ,
Feb. 16 , per Steamer Monta'M. ) President
Dole returned to this city on the 4th , After
paving an extended visit to the Island of
Hawaii. In an Interview the president said !
"When \Jslted Hawaii fourteen months ago
I saw \cry few natives ; they did ) not exhibit
any Inclination to see me nnd bo friendly
and I did not Intrude myself upon them.
Thla time It teemed different ; there was
every evidence ot kindly fcelng | on their
part and In nearly every partnlslted I was
asked to address them and at the close of
the meeting they were profuse In expressIng -
Ing tholr feelings by cordialthand shakes.
Politics arc not deeply seated iln the hearts
ot the Hawalians. A majority of them do
not seem to care particularly for the mon
archy , but they are Interested In land
which , to my mind. Is encouraging. "
The conspiracy cato against J. K. Sheri
dan and Dr. Frank Underwood ha ! bson
pafcsed until called. The trial will probably
take place about March 1 , Uoth men arc In
Jail. Minister Cooper received a communi
cation from Slgnor S. Do Canavarro , Portuguese
tuguese charge d'affaires , jcsterday. In It
the diplomat acknowledges receipt of the
foreign office letter of Invitation to observe
January IT as a national holiday and fiylng
that , owing to his absence on JCiul on Im
portant business at the time , bo was unable
to participate.
TIIARIC I\UIM ; OK ILLICIT i.ovi : .
St. I.onlx filrl Mtinler * IlerXi ter mill
Co ml < H Stilelile ,
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 16. Barbara Kossel , a
pretty German girl , about 19 "jears old , to
night shot and killed John Rohlflng , her
lover , and then with the tinpe weapon , a
cheap revolver of 32 caliber , fired a bullet
Into her own brain , dying' Instantly. The
tragedy occurred In a room adjoining II. F.
Sherman's printing office at * Oliver and
Third streets. John Rohlflng and his brother ,
Henry , both of whom worked In the printing
cilice , lodged there. When Henry returned
to their lodgings this evening he stumbled
over the body of his brother lying In the
hallway. The- body of the girl was found
within the room. John amPMIss Kossel had
lived together for two jeers , though unmar
ried , but recently they quarreled and broke
up housekeeping when Rohlflng b ° gan to
keep compiny with another girl. Miss Kos
sel was In the habit of visiting her former
lover at the room on Olive street , where
he had gone to live with his brother. Henry.
This morning John left Henry asleep and
went out to spend the day. He sajs he
knows nothing of what occurred afterward ,
but It Is supposed Miss Kosse , ! called on her
former lover and tried to induce him to re
turn to her. railing to do so she shot and
killed him and then committed suicide.
nits. MVUY in\sc i.v TUB PUMMT.
MuUex Her Ilehiit In AVIchlUi Tilth n
I.IUKO Aiiillence.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 16 , A special to
the Journal from Wichita sa > s : Today Mrs.
Lease made her debut Into the ministry.
She preached her initial sermon and con
ducted her first pulpit exercises In the Cen
tral Christian church to an audience that
extended out Into the middleot the avenue.
The saying tonight is that everybody In
Wichita was present , except the preacher's
docile- and practical husband , who went down
town early In the morning , nwept out hla
drug store innd did a prosperous business
while hlu eloquent wife was prcacOilng. , , , , , /
A great many deaf mutes < w erfe present and
had the words of the speaker Interpreted for-
them. They presented herewith a fine bou
quet Mrs. Lease dellverod another sermon
tonight to nn audience fully ns large ; ns
the morning congregation. There was only
one. Instance In which Mrs. Lease departed
from the spirit of love that pervaded her
Edrmon , and that wan when she said "that
the church heretofore had told half the
truth , and while f.hey were discussing the
dramatic theology the mouth of a yawning
hell was swallowing the popr souls who did
not comprehend them.
SWITCHMAN ItniMIAHT KII.I.CI ) .
Him Over hy a Cur In the Unto"
I'll el litYnrilx tit Green Itlver.
GREEN RIVER , Wyo , Feb. 16. ( Spsclal
Telegram. ) Fred lUinhart , a switchman , em-
plojcd In the. local jards , was run over by a
arid Inttantly killed.
car at 3:15 : this morning
Relnhart was 32 jcars of ag ? , aijd lias wo-Ked
hors about five jears. He wava man of ex
emplary habits , and a member In good standIng -
Ing of Green River lodge , Kniglits of Pythias ,
and ot Castle Rock lodge * , Switchmen ot
North America. His mother ami several
brothers and sisters live at Cozad , Neb , to
which point his body will be shipped tomor
row morning. Relnhart's father dlel two
months ago , and It was the Intention ot the
son to quit railroading today and return to
his mother's form. He was < lo have been
married next month. The local knjRlits and
switchmen will bear all funeral ejcp'ii cs.
SIIOOTIM ; MOHA
Humor In lliivniin tlmt ylhe "VVrjlor
Slaiiuhter llnx llelcun.
TAMPA. FU. , Feb. 16. Orio hundred and
forty passengers arrived on the steamer Oil-
vctte , from Cuba , tonight- They say the
rumor prevails < In Havana that * the prisoners
In Moro castle are being shotf as the firing
can be heard In the city. Oo'mpz baa noti
fied General Wejler that shoqld he attempt
to repeat the atiocitles of tha former revo
lution he will bo shot by Cuban nwjsslns.
A Spanish secret service dejcctlve named
Garcia will arrive on the next steamer , com
missioned to remain here to < spy upon ex
peditions. _ .
Knitter Will > ot Vlxlt
LONDON , Feb. 16. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Chronicle , sends a dispatch
apparently Inspired by Mr , Le ds , the secre
tary cf state of the Transvaal , which Eiys :
The Tranevail government coijslders Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain's proposed homo rule
a preposterous and | itc'i'ly ' unworkable
scheme. It may almost t > accepted as cer
tain that President K nicer 'will ' not visit
England , because his pretqndo , there would
be a virtual recognition of Ifnslaml's rlgtt
to Interfere in the Intern jf jaffaha of the
Transvaal. i
Jniuexoii'H Able' CJUijinxel.
LONDON , Feb. 16. Sir pltvaril Clark ,
Q. C. , the distinguished crlnyml advocate ,
has been retained for Tlho defense of Dr.
Jameson upon his trial Jn England.
Annul Illrxehllelil Mnrrlcx Aunln.
ST. PAUL. Feb 16 Aarpn Ilrbchlluld of
Miles1 City. Mont.I formci'.y 9f Helena , wan
one of the chief tlgures In about the most
sensational dlv rco fiiilt e\'er prosecuted
and won ! n North Dakoti1. Ho hav been
married to a prominent ChlcaKO woman ,
The new Mrs. Aaron UlrrcjillclJ was Mi .
Marie P. Cluxton of ClilciKO , un EpiscopalIan -
Ian In hlKb social circles. Hut has been at
the Aberdeen In this city fin ? como time tin
la-r health , nnd Hiifchtklirja& stopping
ut the Fame place. I.net ni-lit tliev went
married at the hole * by Justice William
V. Itche'l of the Minnesota supreme court.
vVorkx xA-ii.
W. Vn , , I'eb 17. The Buck.
eye ( "Hues works of Marling Ferry , caught
tire at 1:15 o'clock this niuinlni ; . and was
tot.illy destiosed The \oy \ will probably
rcueh JlW.ooo , and the ln uianco vvl'l not
exceed onc-lblid of that turn.
Movement of Oecunixxelx I'vli. 1(1.
At New York Arr ved Utrurla from
Liverpool ; St. Louis from Southampton ;
Pru > , ia ! from Hamburg ,
At Llvei pool Arrived , 16th Laucactorlan
from Ilotton ; Umlrla from New York.
At London Arrived , isih Victoria from
New York.
At Havre Arrived La Touralne from
New York.
At IJrf men ArrivedAachen from N w
York ,
NANSEN'S ' WIFE DOUBTFUL
Has Heard Nothing from the Explorer Very
Recently.
MANY THINK THE POLE'S SECRET SOLVED
Hello * c from tlic > e * ( lint Uic Doc
tor HIIN Itoiicticil lie Count of
Siberia unit In llclurii-
lloiuvnnril.
CIUUSTIAN'IA , Norway , Feb. 16. Wide-
tprcail ns Is the Interest over the where
abouts of Nansen , nn Interest extending
today over the whole world wherever tele
graph and tlio cable- can reach , It can no
where bo more keenly felt than In the heart
of his devoted wife , who lives In this city ,
whence the expedition In the Tram sailed on
June 24 1893.
Having In mind that the first news of him
self that the explorer could by any possi
bility transmit would probably be directed to
tlio wife , a representative of the Associated
press has called upon Mrs. Nansen to In
quire what news t'he ha" of her husband's
whereabouts. She has received no word from
her husband directly. But she Is profoundly
hopeful that the news which first came from
Irkutsk , and has since been corroborated
from other sources , Is authentic and that
Dr. Nansen has , In fact , solved the secret
of tlio north pole and ID now safely emerging
from the mystic Isolation of the frozen zone
regions.
It must be added , however , that there Is a
reservation of doubt In Mrs Nansen's mind ,
despite the hcpefillness that buojs her up.
The absence of direct news to herself leaves
the loom for this doubt. She v,111 not allow
herself to take assurance of her husband's
good foitunc until she hears It from him
self. She fears the possible fall from this
high point of happiness , should there be
subsequent disappointment.
Scientists here , whoso sjmpathy with Dr.
Nansen and the objects of his expedition Is
very vivid and cordial , believe fiom the news
received that Nansen has really reached the
coast of Siberia and Is returning homeward.
IT IS I'llHCIjY A KAKK.
I'rof. Djcho of INMIPJ'N I'nrl > nil Hie
AllliMcli A or til Polo Discover } .
JUNCTION CITY , Kan. , Feb. 10 Prof.
Dyche , tlio' explorer , who went with I'caiy
In bis last expedition to the north , In an
Interview , has expressed his disbelief of Dr.
Nan < = en'a reported discovery of the north
pole. Ho believes It Is a fake rumor , simi
lar to the ono current last summer.
WASHINGTON , Fob 16 The rumor that
Nansen has reached the goal of Arctic ex
ploration has stlned up excitement among
scientists here. The statement having been
made In discussion that Lieutenant Peary
had attained the highest point north , 83 de
grees , General A.V. . Gieeley has come
forward with a contradiction. General Greo-
ley stays * ' "Strongly as 1 have admired and
praised the courage and endurance of Mr.
Peary In successfully crossing the Ice cap
of north Greenland , I cannot see ascribed
to him the honors that balong personally to
gallant soldier , dead on the field of honor ,
.the. lamented Lockvvood.
f 'VaT from attaining the .highest north
Peary leached by observation 81 degiees , , 37
minutes , revert miles to the south of the
latitude In which my expedition lived for
two years He has been BJIpassed by the
Swede , Von Otter , 188S , 81 degrees. 42 min
utes north ; the Austrian , Pajor , 1874 , 82 de
grees 7 minutes north ; Meyer ( with Hall ) ,
1872 , 81 ! degrees , 7 minutes north ; Hall and
Duddlngton , 1S71 , 82 degrees , 1C minutes
north ; the ) Englishman , Beaumont ( with
Nares ) , 1870 , 82 degrees , 21 minutes north ;
Batry , 1S78 , 82 degrees , 20 minutes north.
Lastly , the honors which for three centuries
had remained with England , packed to Amer
ica through the explorers of the expedition
I had the honor to command , when Lockwood
and Bralnard reachedV8i degrees , 24 min
utes north , a point that to ibis time has
been unsurpassed. If Nansen and Jackson
niest this record from America I stand fore
most among men leady to do them honor , but
until Huch achievement shall be substan
tiated , I hold fast for the mon and officers
who Buffered and triumphed undei my orders
and I am sure no man will spiak up more
quickly In their defense than an officer of
tlio United States navy , to whom these erro
neously ascribed honors must be most dis
tasteful. "
o
FOR AAUIIITUVTIOX COUIIT.
Cull iHHiieil In NJMV YnrU to Meet l nu-
liuid Unit VVii ) .
NEW YORK , Feb. 1C. A call signed by
Mayor William L Strong , Bishop Hebry
Potter , Benjamin II. lirlstow , ex-Justice
Charles P. Daly , Prea'dcnt Sctli Low and
William E. Dodge has been sent to a num
ber of prominent men In this city and
Brooklyn looking toward the formation of
a committee to further the movement now In
progress In England and this country for
the establishment of a permanent court of ar
bitration to settle all disputes arising be
tween the United States nnd Great BrlTaln ,
The call says : "Simultaneous movements
In Chicago , Philadelphia and other cities to
consider the uihjcct of a permanent high
court of arbitration between Great Britain
and the United States Indicate how wide
spread is the desire In this country to roach
a pacific settlement of such disagreements
between Great Britain and ourselves as di
plomacy falls to adjust.
"It Is proposed to ask fifty representative *
cltlzenci cf New York and Brooklyn to fonn
a committee , which shall co-operate with
similar committees In other cities , to call
a meeting to b ; held In Washington to take
Eiich action as will best further this sub
ject. "
SICNATOH QUAY | S IV TIIIJ RACK.
.viinoiiiiccM tlmt lie IH Determined lo
( In lli > fort * ( InSt. . l.oiilx Convention ,
P1TT3BURG , Keb. 16. Senator Quay has
dispelled all doubts as to tlio sinceritycf
the movement In favor of his nomination
for the presidency at the St. Louis conven
tion , through an Interview with Frank De
If. Robluscn of Cleveland , made public thlj
evening. Mr , Robinson , whet \ > the repro-
Djntat VD of Mark A. Henna , ex-Governor Me-
Klnlcy'o right hand man , called on Senator
Quay at his homo In Beaver today and
pplnte-lly utOccd the latter what his real iiotl-
tlon In the presidential race. The querj
was brought about by the numerous state
ments that Senator Quay'u candidacy lt <
merely a bluff. Mr. Robinson tonight uald
Ihi- senator received him cordially , and IP
answer to the leading questlrn , unhc&lUt *
Ingly and without qualification , said his can
didacy wan bona fide In every respect. Should
ho fall , It would not be because his friend :
would not work faithfully to attain tlicli
end. Mr. Robinson wa * plejuol at the out
spoken way In which fc'enator Qmy met him ,
but tnvs the McKinlcy forces will be nothing
daunted and will nit wa\cr a partklt In
their allegiance to him ,
Plorlilii for McKlnley.
PENSACOLA , Fla. , Pel ) 1C. Thoman Fortune -
tune , the New York colored editor , Is here
ostensibly on J vUlt , but lead ng colored
men say that he la quietly working to secure
the Plorlda deli-nation to 81. Loula for Gov
ernor Morton of New York. Governor Me-
Kinky has had his agents at work here for
eomo time among the colored people. lluval
county today elected a rolld delegation for
McKlnlty. This practically htttle-e the light
In Klorlila Fo lar nineteen counties liav
acted , sixteen of which huve Instructed
McKlnley.
MOMtOi : DOCTIUM3 1IIS Sl'IUUCT.
Sonntor DIM In i\icc < nl In TnlU on
1114 UpNoliitUm tlila AVoeli.
WASHINOTON , Fob. 10. As to the week
In the senate , outside of the fact that Sena
tor Davis will speak Monday In support of
the Monroe doctrine and that the appropria
tion bills which have been reported will be
taken up and probably definitely disposed of ,
no definite forecasting of the proceedings
can be given. Senator Davis' speech Ii ex
pected to bo a strong and logical expres
sion of the more advanced views of the Mon-
rco doctrine.
There are three of the appropriation bills
on the senate calendar , but It Is not be-
llovcd that nuy of them , unless It Is the
consular and diplomatic bill , will arouse
any prolonged debate. It Is possible the
diplomatic bill may not excite debate. This
bill affords an opportunity to open dl cus-
slon generally , and It Is vcrv rarely allowed
to pass without senators availing themselves
of the opening to discuss diplomatic affairs
general ! ) . It Is also probable tint the pen
sion appropriation bill will be taken advan
tage of to discuss pensions.
The Ctibin resolution has been given the
place of precedence after tuo appropriation
bills , but It Is not jet certain that this sub
ject will be taken up seriously until the
senators who may wish to speak upon It
shall have the opportunity to prcpiro tlicm-
Bclven. Senator Call will speak on the sub
ject If ho succeeds In getting It up , and pos
sibly one or two other senators will bo heard.
The sotiato committees have been unusually
active since the hollda > s with tbc consequence
quence that there Is an accumulation of busi
sufficient to cover tv.cntj-seven piges
of the calendar , embracing biibjecty In which
all the senators are Interested. There Is ,
therefore , a general desire to got together
en the calendar , and the probabilities are
that with the appropriation bills out ot the
way , the calendar will be reached and a
largo number of unimportant cases disposed
of. There Is much conjecture among the
ienatois as to the probabilities of getting
up the whole tariff bill In pome form , but
much depends on whether the friends can
be assured of succesi. In case the mlnorltj
and majority of tlie committees on pilvllcgcs
and elections on the Dupont case report , the
former favoring the selling of Mr. Dupont
as senator from Dcla\vaie. and the latter op
posing that course , It will go to the senate
tomorrow , but the discussion which Is sure
to ensue on this question , will be postponed
until later In the session. There Is be
ginning to bo a great deal of talk In the
senate of an early adjournment. If It Is
made evident that there will be no tarfff
legislation many senators think tint an ad
journment by June 1 would be poss'ble. '
APIMIOI'HI.VI 10I11M.S IX HOUSi : .
IIiiHt of llu- Time of Hint Ilinlj AVIII
lie Thnn Taken lln Thin Week.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C Most of the
time of the house this week will bo taken up
with the consideration of appropriation b Us.
The agricultural bill , which was tnl.cn up
yesterday , should be disposed of tomorrow
unless a prolonged ilcbato should be precipi
tated on the question of seed distribution
by the Agricultural department. The Indian
and army appropriation bills are ready and
the appropriations committee expects to have
the executive , legislative and judicial appro
priation bills reported by Wednesday. The
foreign affairs committee will call np the
resolution to censure Ambassador Bajard
as soon as those in charge of the appro
priation bills , which have the right of way ,
afford an opportunity to do so.
The foreign affairs committee Is also work
ing on a Cuban resolution and It may pos
sibly bo reported this week. The Hand of
opinion Jft.Jhacoinnil.ttcc ( avors. a resolution
cxprcsbTngTrTsntlrgTsenS f-congrtss that a
state of war exists In Cuba and Instructing
the pres'dent ' to Issue a prcclsmallon recog
nizing the Insurgents as bslllgerentB .
The contest case of Van Horn against
Tai. nej from the Fifth Missouri dlstilct ,
which has been submitted to the committee ,
can bo submitted at any time , as It Is a
matter of higher importance than an appro
priation bill. The report Is In favor of the
contestant , but a minority report will .be
filed on Tuesday recommending tlmt the
case be recommitted and the testimony be
reopened.
AI'PI3I' ! TOR A VOTK FOR S1I.VKU.
Clinlniinn of the .Niillonul CommUtee.
of the 1'itrl ) IxHiifH nil AiliIrcHH.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C J. J. Molt ,
chairman of the natlotnl committee of the
sliver party , has Issued an address to the
people. He refers to the late conference In
Washington to organl/e the silver forces In
the United States and warns those Interested
In seeing tbe white metal more generally
used and the parity maintained that old
party lines must not be permitted to In
fluence their votes at the approaching elec
tion. The address derfsres that the time
has come when separate action Is necessary
for the very salvation of the republic and
mentions a number of reasons why a new
party with silver's Interests the leading Issue
should be In the Held early In the contest.
The address concludes with an appeal to
all voters to be ready for the organisation.
A1W1OA * TItAVUMSIl'b mi > UItIUNCr. .
Or. DoiiiililNon Smith ArrlveH lit \en
YorU from
NEW YORK. Feb. 1C. Dr. Donaldson
Smith , the young Philadelphia physician who
has recently experienced some Etlrrlng ad
ventures on his expedition to Lake Rudolph ,
Afilca , arrived here today from England on
beard the St. Louis. He wa.s In the best of
health. He goes direct to his home In Phila
delphia , uhero be will bo busy with hla
bock on lilt last journey. On completing his
account of his travels , which will bo pub
lished simultaneously In England and Amer
ica , Dt. Smith contemplates another expedi
tion to northeast Africa , starting , as before ,
from London. Perhaps of the greatest popu
lar Interest Is Dr. Smith's discovery
of many new tribes , whoso existence
was previously unknoun. Among those In a
lace of plgmloB , the fact of whoso discovery
lias caused something like a commotion In
scientific circles , Thece curious people are
of negro type , coil black and absolutely
naked. Although of great physical beauty ,
with well formed limbs , they are barely re
moved from animals , ami their coiiu 01
moulity Is very lax. Later In life , however -
over , they nettle down and marry. These
remarkable people are all between four and
five feet high , and live' In primitive conical
huts. Their only Industry lu corn raising
and the reailne of dhecp and goats. They
are born hunteis In warfare they use
poisoned nrrous , the woundH Inflicted by
which "rove fatal within an hour.
Prof. Robert L. Garner of Roanoke , Va. ,
who waa dispatched last summer on a second
trip to the Jungle * of Africa by ( lie African
Kf search fochly of Chicago , ai rived today on
the KlrurU. He f l for the puip-se of com
pleting. his monkey alphabet and Uarnlng
more about Die language of monkiya. Prof.
S , If , Peabody of the University of Chicago
nas ono of the backets of Prof. Garner's en
terprise. 1'iof. Garner ta'unis with
much new Information. He has in hi ? port
folio a phntogrdi/ii of ( lie moat brutal gorilla
man In Africa. ThU gorilla nun would be
, jllrd In Australia a buslunaii.
Prof , ( Junior lontlders tliat hip mU.Von In
isrfectliiK hlinu'lf In the monkey tongue
iaj been largely accomplished. "I am con-
tlnced that monkeys talk to each other , "
payti lie. "and that some of them pousesH a
h'gher Intelligence and a greater fluency of
language than many of the African natives , "
Prof. Garner plunged Into the Ilolumbo
country on his ury to the Interior of the
"Darkenl" Africa at Ainbrlsette , Angiola , In
the latter part of last October.
DflllllH Of II Ull ) .
JACKHONVILU : . Kla. , Fub. -John
\Viitlit died nt h'u ' home In Santa llcirn
amity , iiRi-,1 U'S > uil > ' . He huil been blind
iii * r 'many yourv , but was mentally eounj ,
Ho leaves four gcncialloiiH of dciccnd.intti
Soldier Co in ill I In
SALT LAKE , Feb. -Private Murulml
T. Mitchell , formerly of Mississippi , com
mit led eulcldo ( it Fort DouglusH today b >
Klioat'ng ' hlms > elf with u rlllv , caused b >
dependency ,
MAMRSON IS KEPT BUS !
Between Legal Business and Social Galls
His Time is Well Occupied ,
HISTORY OF THE BURLINGTON GRANT
MenNiiro < o Donntr I'ulillc I.nnilN if
ilic State of ( IriMit liiiiiiirliinc-e
to .Nrlirn Uu \i Htciuntlo
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1C ( Spcclal.-CJen- )
ewl C. r. Mandcrson has been reviving mem
ories ot senatorial days during the past week
and his temporary card bisket at the Arling
ton hotel tells a etory of his wide acquaint
ance. A dinner here , a luncheon there , a
muslcalo thrown In as a sauce , plquanto ,
and Incidentally meeting with senatorial and
houra committees upon a multiplicity ot
subjects bavo comniindcd his time to a
remarkable degree.
To The Hoe correspondent he talked freely
upon the legislative matters \\htch brought
him to the national capital. -I
In reply to a question relative to the land ; j
grants ot the I ) . & M. and other roids , and
the action proposed to be taken ot this ses
sion of concress to correct the cloud thrown
upon them by the president's message , Gen-
crsl Mandcmm said :
"It affords me pleasure to comply with
ycur request. I will confine injself more
particularly to the proposed legislation as
It will affect the land grant of the Durllng-
ton road In the states of Iu\\i and Nebraska ,
and this reference will explain the conditions
as to many other roads which are similarly
situated.
"When It was proposed tq build the Dur-
llngtcu line It was to be constructed tilrpugh
a territory so evarselv settled that congress
provided for a land grunt at a certain num
ber of sections of land per m'le of road con
structed through the tcrrltotj that was to ba
naturally tributary to the road. Uy the
provision of the law a certain number of odd-
numbered sections of land were to bo granted
on each sldo of the right of way of the rail
road. The date when the legislative grant
should take effect to early the title to tlio
land.s WIIM tlio time of filing of the line of
definite location , and upon such date being
fixed by the Interior department all odd-
numbered sections ot land on both the north
ard the south sldo of the tract were to bo
withdrawn from homestead or pre-emption
filing and OB It was constructed and accepted
by the government , patents were to bo Issued
on the payment by the corporation ot th
cost of surveying. In the case of the Bur
lington the date ot the definite location wan
fixed by the department In the year 18G5 ;
but by neglect of the Interior department
the odd-numbered sections of land belonging
to the railroad company were nat withdrawn
from settlement. As the result ot this , home
steaders and pic-cmptors went upon the
lands during the time that elapsed between
the fixing of the date of definite location
and the actual building and acceptance 'by
the government of the road. I
SCTTLGRS HAD POSSESSION.
"When the time came for the patenting
of the lands by tlio government to the rall-
load company it was arcertalucd that a
large body of land south ot the line pt the
railroad , being odd-numbered fcctlons , be
longing to tbe company , had been those set
tled upon. They were the choicest lands In
the grant , and when the Uurllngton corn-
pah ) made complaint that by this dftlny of
thb government officials , It had bcn Injured ,
the Interior department expressed a dealro
that the settlers should not be disturbed.
"The government then proposed that In
lieu of the lands thus Illegally occupied It
would grant to tbc Uurllngton road odd-num-
herej scctlony of land In the northern part
of the stale. The Durllngton railroad
acquiesced In tbe change. The company
having paid the survey fees , patents were
Issued by the goveinment to the Burlington
road to all these lands , and the Burlington
made bale of Us lands , except a email frac
tion that It Btlll holds ; the lands thus held
being of vcr > Inferior quality and there
being no demand for them.
"In the state of Iowa , the titles that bavo
passed from tbo railroad company to tbe
settlers bavo cost an occupancy of from
thirty to forty years , and In the state ot
Ncbiaska from fifteen to twenty year ? ; and
it must be remembered that all the settlers
derived their title through the railroad based
upon the patent Issued by the government
Itself.
"In the course of time It was claimed that
the grant ot land to the Burlington road
was not a grant of quantlt ) , but a grant ot
limit , by which I mean tint land could not
be taken upon ono side of the road to makeup
other. I do
up for a deficiency upon the
not believe that this contention Is sound , al
though It lias dictum back of It to support
It. At any rate whclhei sound or unsound
It would bo a most Inequltablo thing for tbe
government the grantor of these titles to
attempt now to disturb the grantees. In
the state of Nebraska under the law oc
cupancy of lands for ten years , without color
of title , gives full title , even as against
the owner ot the fee. It Is a marvelous
proceeding that the government ot the United
States , having Issued Its patents , should ,
from fifteen to forty jcars thcieaftcr , at a
tempt to deprive Its grantees of the title
that It Itself has given.
SETTLKRS PROTUCFED.
"On March 3 , 1891 , there having been much
dlbturbancc of thought of those whohcld _
tltlcu , congress pisted an act providing that
the United States government should have
five > ears and five years only from that
tjmo to attack Its OMI titles. The five
years were allowed to elapse until within
two month ? of the expiration of the time *
with nothing done , as nearly a quarter of a
century had been allowed to elapse with
nothing done , when on tlio 17th of January ,
1896 , President Cleveland sent a message to
congress asking legislation that this grant
bs further and Indefinitely extended.
"The matter has been presented to the
committee on public lands of the house , anil
they have formnlntc'd u bill which materially
dlffcru from the legislation requested by the
president , In that It fully protects the rlglita
of purchasers. I have no doubt that thl
bill will paba the house. I am hero to pre
sent this matter In argument to the com
mittee on piihl'c lands of the senate , and
I feel assured that ; hc wiong atteirpteJ
will never bo perpetrated by congress , It
there Is any Inutanco whcro railroad com
panies have not earned their grants , or If
there haa been any fraud or deceit perpe
trated , of course /he comix nhould be
opened to the government to right Knelt
against the wrong perpetrated.
"Tho purcliapera of railroad lands in the
state of Nebraska need have no fear or
disturbance of mind. Their titles are secure ,
and they can rest assured that no action by
congress will render them Insecure. "
"Can you tell The Ueo anything about the
bill proposing to cede the public lands la
tbo state of Nebraska to the state Itself ? "
asked the correspondent.
IMPORTANT TO NIJHRASKA.
"Yes. I am familiar with the bill. I
drafted U and Introduced It In the Fifty-
third congrcea. The propoilt'on of the bill
in general tenni ii to cede all public lands
In the state ot Ncbrauka to tlio state Itvelf ,
in order that the viato may by leaia or
sale dluposo of non-lrrlgablo landM , and with ,
the proceeds derived from ruch lease or
sale , Inaugurate a uystcm of Irrigation
shall reclaim lands miu-cpllble of bong put
under ditch , and ( hen inalto palo or leaio
of thwe Irrigated lands when they shall be
reclaimed. This Mine hill has been Intro
duced by Senator Thurt'ton and by Repre-
fontatlvo Andrew * 1 conuldor It the most
Important bill In either house for Nebraska.
Theie could be no greater boon to the state ,
and It would Inaugurate that vystem ot gen
eral Irr gallon that thould bo started and
carried out by the ft ate liielf , Irrigation by ,
1 cal communities or by private corporation *
vlll prove to be , In my cpliilon , a grave ml -
Uka. "Another object cf tbo bill in Uia |