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IMPATIENT UNDER THE TALK
Spanish Government Grows Kcatlvo Listen
ing to Senatorial Speeches.
ANYTHING BETTERTHAN THE UNCERTAINTY
I'lnln K.Mirexnlon of the Killing Seiitl-
ciit nt Madrid ( IKeii In nil
Article In the Mlnlntc-rliil
( CopyrlKht , 1K , by Prcsi TMbllnhlnfr Corrtpnny. )
MAnniD , March 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) La npoca ,
the leading Spanish ministerial organ , says'
"An exhaustive examination of the accounts
published by the leading American ucwepa-
pors of the debates In congreia shows that ,
setting nrldo hypocrisies , the real Issue , an
nome senators point out , Is whether the Uni
ted States can take possession of Cuba by
force or not. If they can why let them declare
war against us ; let them oet their fleets In
motion nnd sand them to Cuba. They need
not doubt that we will receive them as It
behooves us to 'do. If they cannot declare
war then , ns most honorable members of con-
grcDJ have said , let thosu debates cease and
lot Spain govern hen-elf with the liberty she
Is entitled to nnd which nobody can limit.
Anything IB better than to go on threaten
ing and hiding under the veil of Jingoism , no
longer fashionable , the well known Intentions
of those whoso aspiration Is Independence
cf Cuba , ki order to obtain Its annexation
afterward. "
The rest of the Madrid press anxiously
nsks whnt change has come over the spirit
of officials that La Epoca spoke thus. Con
siderable commotion and displeasure have
been create.l , especially among politicians
nnd In official circles , because telegrams from
abroad attribute to President Cleveland the
intention to send to congress a message re
vealing the extent of damage done to Amer
ican property and trade by the Cuban Insurrec
tlon , and showing the expediency of sending
to Cuba a special commission to Investi
gate the condition of that Island. The World
correspondent Is able to state that tha present
public temper In Spain would make It very
difficult for this government to assent to
such a commission or to allow It opportunity
of visiting Inside the rebel lines In Cuba.
At the beginning of the Insurrection , when
such a proposition was first mooted , Scnor
Canovas and all the leading Spanish states
men declared It Impossible to admit such
foreign Interference. The Madrid prca de
clares that Spain cannot admit claims of
American citizens In Cuba unless President
Cleveland continues to consider the Cubans
as rebels ngalnst Spain.
ItKIiELS nUUN ANOTHHIl VILLAGE.
In 11 til Itnvn , Ten MIleN from Havana ,
Dextroyeil hy the IiiNtirKeiitx.
( CojiyrlRht , 1890 , by PrcsH I'ubllEhlnK Company. )
HAVANA , MarcU 22. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Insurgents"
burned last night Punta Ilava , a village ten
miles west of Havana. An extra edition of
the Dlarlo do la Marina , twelve Inches by
seven In dimension , printed on one side only ,
nnd cold on the streets today for 5 coin's , an
nounced two skirmishes with Maceo In Plnar
del Illo province. The first was at Ilubl
Hill. The column commandeJ by Colonel Vil-
lar attacked a position the rebels occupied
ns a place of encampment. After the fight
the Spanish -found rovcn-deacl rebels.und ICO
disabled horses. Colonel Suarez Inclan , eub-
eequcntly moving on the left flank of the
rebels , exchanged shots with them. The
rebels dispersed , followed by the column of
General L'jiares to Ilosarlo Hill.
On the border of the great swamp , Matan-
zas province , Colonel Denial engaged a
group 'of Insurgents , who resisted and at
tempted" to hold houses on the Estrclla cof
fee plantation. The- Spaniards meed artillery
nnd shelled the rebels , driving them from
their shelter nnd capturing twelve prisoners.
These reports Indicate how little news
Is current at the present time and also how
successfully the Insurgents nre keeping out
of the way of the pursuing Spanish columns.
Nothing Is known as yet as to the where
abouts of the Bermuda or the Commodore.
WILLIAM SHAW IJOWEN.
SPANISH DISLOIJfiE THIS IIUIIULS.
Two EtiRllKemeiitH ivith Trlllllinr
LOHNVH on Hither Side.
HAVANA , March 22. Colonel Villas has
had an engagement with the Insurgents In
the hllle of Rubl In PJi.nr del Illo. The in
surgents were dislodged from their positions ,
leavlns saven killed and carrying off their
wounded. The troopo had cue < saldlcr killed
and two.officers nnd nine privates wounded.
The column of General L'nares asy'.sted , en
gaging the left flank of the Insurgents , who
were put to flight. General Linares overtook
thorn.In . the hills of Hosnrlo , causing them a
heavy lois. Gcncial Bernao attacked the In
surgents' In an entrenched ptsltlon on the
coffee plantation of Estclln , near Clcnaga , In
Matnnzas. By the UE > B of artillery and cav-
nlry , ho dlflodged them , pccurlng fifteen pris
oners who were court-martialed.
A service In advocacy of peace Is being
conducted at the cathedral by the bishop.
Gineral Woylor and several generals partici
pated In the service.
Fulled to ( 'aiidirf the I'IINN.
MASSOWAII , March 22. A force of COO
Dervishes attacked S.ibdcrrut pass on March
8 , It was defended by eighty native troops
and the enemy were defeated and fled , leav
ing forty-ono killed. The Italian loss wn ?
three , killed. On March 18 , l.fiOO Dervishes
renewed the attack , but they were repulsed
with heavy loss. Throe thousand Dervishes
nro' still threatening the pa to , and rein
forcements have been dispatched from Kas-
nala. The Negus Monelek Jus ordered his
chiefs to meet him at Makclle , where ho will
bid them farewell , and return to Shoa.
'Adlgrat ' hay been furnished with a plentiful
eupply of water to last until the end of April.
i Tito DeuutleH Kin lit a Duel.
HOME , March 22. A duel has occurred be
tween General Moeennl , minister of war In
the Crlspl cabinet , nnd Signer B.irzalal , aris
ing out of a t'liarp perujnal nltcrcatUn which
took place In the Chamber of Deputies on
Saturday regarding tha recall of General
Ilaratlori from Abyiulnla. Signer Barzalal
was wounded In the left cheek ns a result of
the duel.
According to the Hallo General Buldlt ern-
reports that the negus of Abys&lulu lias lin-
poml now and unacceptable conditions , which
are likely to delay the conclusion of peace ,
HnllorM Out "f Fi'cxli Wnter.
LONDON , March 22. The British barken-
tlno Beeswing , Captnln Grlffitho , from Port
land , Oro. , October 21 , which has arrived nt
Qucenstown , report ? that on March 12 , off
Klorea Island of the Azores , the supplied food
niul water to the Spanish burkentlno Jovun
Beatrix , Capta'u lionet , fifty-one days from
Cuba for Now York , The Spaniard was flyIng -
Ing signals cf distress , having been disabled
by a storm. There on board had not had a
drop of fresh water for thhty days and had
been living on rlco nnd boiled eaowatrr.
A nil en I n it I'ntrliireli ! te lKim.
CONSTANTINOPLI3 , March 22 , At the
meeting of the Armenian couicll the Arme
nian patriarch. Izmlrdlan , offered his resigns-
tlon , owing to Ms failure to cbtali ) any con
cessions from the government to ameliorate
the coadltlKi of the Armenian * . The coun
cil , however , begged the patriarch not to
resign and to continue his efforts , Mr ; Glad-
etonu has donated 100 to the Armenian
fund , . _ .
t/'oiniiiiiiider * Start for thu Trout.
OAinO , March 22 , Sir If. H. Klcluner ,
British general In command of the Kgyptiri1
force * , and Slatln Pasha have rtartcj for th
front to asi'itmo direction ot the Nllo itpvdl *
< Iou ,
CASES OP AUMS HAD
Slnrtcil from Xcir lint en ntul TrniiK-
ferreil Out nt Sen.
NnW YORK , HJarch 23. The Advertiser
this morning says : When the Richard Peck
reached Its dock In Pecksllp from New Haven ,
Conn. , yesterday , there was an unusual
scurrying around of officials of all kinds.
Some were representatives of the Cuban Junta ,
some were detectives In the employ of tlie
Spanish government , and others were to rep
resent the United States. Notification had
been sent from New Haven that eev-
cral thousand Winchester rides and
an enormous quantity of ammunition had
been stored away In the steamer's hold yes
terday , The arms had been ordered by the
representatives of Cuba In this country.
There wan no secrecy about the. loading of
the munitions of war because It was felt
It would bo useless. The cases containing
the Runs and cartridges were marked with
" " " " diamond and consigned
a "C" over a "J" In a
to New York. When the cargo was unloaded
on the pier yesterday morning , there was
no sign of the long cases. They had been
carefully and quietly reshlppcd on a
lighter which had been made fast alongside
the I'eck and as son ns they were all trans
ferred the lighter was drawn away by a tug ,
whither only a few know , and they nro not
willing to tell. They will be shipped to Cuba
when another expedition Is fitted out. There
will bo further shipments of rifles and ammu
nition by the Now Haven steamer , which
reaches the city this morning.
CIHNOOTEAOUn ISLAND , Va. , March 22.
A body of strange men are encamped on
Aesataguo Bench , nnd It is believed by rcsl-
dcnto on iho Island that the strangers arc a
crowd cf flllbupterers who are preparing to
'leave for Cuba on a steamer that IB to call
fop them. The men came ashore more than
a week ngo , and their actions have been so
mysterious as to cause considerable com
ment. The visitors were landed In row
boats froma small steamer , which proceeded
down the bay. When questioned , the men
said they had been put ashore while the
steamer went to Norfolk to coal and that
they arc waiting the return of the rtemer.
Residents of the Island believe , however ,
these strangers are a part of an expedition
that was to go on the Uermunda. The place
Klected Is Isolated and frequented only by
gunnors. It Is far enough away from the
ocean to escape a Spanish cruiser , and a
United States revenue cutter Is seldom" " seen.
, I'AI.\TKIIS 1CIM.HIJ 11V LlfSHT.MXO.
Were AVorkliijr on a Church Spire
lit tilt ? Time.
KANSAS CITY , March 22. A special to the
Times from Guthrlc , Okl , , pays : Nfiws of a
most remarkable occurrence was received
here today" from Heaver county. At the little
postofflce town of Grand , the Baptist con
gregation. . Is building a rather commodious
church , containing a splro seventy-five feet
high. The wood work on the steeple was
completed Thursday and on Friday morning
James Ford and Harry Somers ,
painters , were employed to oil and
paint the spire. They began working from
the bottom to the top , using circular scaf
folding. Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock ,
while Somers and Ford were giving the finishIng -
Ing touches to the top of the spire , a thunder
storm came up , accompanied by flrece flashes
of lightning. The two painters were seen
making efforts to lower their scaffold when a
blinding flaoh of lightning struck
the spire , knocking away the
scaffolding , splitting the spire and
leaving. Somers and Ford pinned to the roof
dead. To add to the awful scene the clothIng -
Ing of the two men was ignited by the flash
and for ten minutes the bodies were seen
burning nnd smoking In mid-air. Heavy rain
finally extinguished the flames and three
hours later the remains of the painters were
brought from the steeple , charred and In
cinerated and almost unrecognizable. Every
hair on Somers' head was gone , but
there were no other evidences of the
lightning's bolt on the body. Ford's body
was badly bruised and lacerated.
BAYFIELD , Wls. , March 22. Julia Bird ,
an old squaw , and quite a character In this
section , her daughter , Charlotte Bird , an
Infant daughter of Charlotte , and C , Biquetto ,
an Indian from the" Bad River reservation ,
were burned to death this -morning nt 2
o'clock in a bouse on the outskirts of the
town. Blquctto was quite well-to-do.
PEUFOHMKD ITS AVOHIC QUIETLY.
.Hull TuUen it 31 ii 11 mill HIIIIKN Him
Without DlHtiirhliiR the Villager * .
CINCINNATI , Maich 22. The Commer
cial-Gazette's special from Chattanooga ,
Tcnn. , says : A mob took William Murphy
from the Jail at Huntsvllle , Tcnn. , last mid
night and strung him to a tres. The vil
lagers knew nothing of It till the body was
found hanging from a honey locust tree this
morning , not eighty paces from the old log
calaboose. William Murphy was In Jail
walling trial for the murder of Bill Nowlan ,
a miner , three weeks ago. About thirty
mountaineers , with handkerchiefs over their
faces , did the lynching. The leader wore
no disguise , but seemed to bo a stranger.
Ho knocked at the door , awakened Jailer C.
C. Ellis , represented ho was a deputy sheriff
with a prisoner ho wanted locked up. As
the Jailer opened the door he was covered
with a largo army pistol and the keys de
manded. He refused to surreneder the keys.
The mountaineers drew revolvers on the
Jailer's frightened wife and daughter and
they got the keys and gave them to the mob.
Murphy was found praying for mercy. Ho
begged hard for his life , but said If they
would kill him , ho begged not to be dragged
or choked to death. He wus roughly dragged
out nnd hung on the nearest tree. Murphy
and his victim were both miners. Murphy
leaves a widow and several children at Junc
tion City , Kan. Huntavllle Is near the Ken
tucky lino. _
GUOSSHD T1IR OCI3AN POII DIVO11CK.
Wealthy KiiKllxh Olrl SeeiireN the ! > < -
Hired Artlele In Oklahoma.
KANSAS CITY , March 22. A special to
Iho Journal from Topeka , Knn , , says : "A
TopeUa lawyer has Just returned from Okla
homa City , wherq he appeared In a divorce
case which was attended with International
circumstances and Interest. The complainant
was Mrs. Chailio Fcnclli , who came with
her mother from England last October and
Joined the divorce colony In Oklahoma. She
alleged in her complaint that she was an
English girl of fortune , and that , at the age
of 15 , uhc married Francisco Fenelll , an
Italian of high connections. At the date
of the marriage , her husband was aged 47.
Ho quickly developed a violent temper and
made her life unbearable to her. She cays
eho brought to him all the fortune ho now
porsesrcs and that , among other things with
which she endowed him , was a winter homo
in Italy , which cost her $160,000 , and In
which ho Is now living In superb ctyle , after
driving her away by hlo harsh treatment.
For a year or more she , lias made her homo
with her kin In England and bad with her
the two eons of her Italian marriage. The
docrco was granted , and the party at once
btartcd for New York , whence they will eall
for England ,
MrN. Kliiihiill DiiiiKeroiiNly 111 ,
St. PAUL , March 22. MM. Jennie It.
Klmball of Philadelphia , proprietor and
manager for the past HuveiHecn yearn at
the Klmball Opera company , Is seriously
111 In this city , and n fatal termination of
tier sickness la feared , bhu wus tukeu sick
with pneumonia m Unite , Mont. , nnd on
that account ul' engagements t f nine day3
were cancelled , and an attempt made to
keep the St. Paul engagement , bllccl ! fjr
trls week at the Grand , The pilvato ear
of the president of the Northern Pacific
wan tecuiinl , and In It site was brought to
this city , but on iirr.val wag too Hick to
bo lemovcd , and Is now suffering f.'om
pneumonia und pleurisy la the- private car.
hot HIT Deeelver.
COATKSVILLK. Pa. . Mare ! ) 22. Hortha
McConnel ! , ngod 10 , cf this c ty , fchot Harry
Thompson at a hotel In Lancaster yester
day After the tliootlnt , ' ' ehp. returned to
her homo In this city and idiot heraelf.
The double crimeIs alleged to have been
the lesult of Thompson having deceived
nnd betrayed the yountr woman , Uoth M sj
McCoino.l and tier victim will probnb'y
d.u.
SAVED THE STATE MONEY
Innocent Looking Bill in the Iowa Legisla
ture Covered a Big Grab ,
CAUGHT BY A VIGILANT SENATOR
Mcniuirc Sii | > po cd to Incrennc the
AiMiroiirlntloii for Maintaining
the IlojV Industrial School
SIlKhtly.
DBS MOINES. March 22. ( Special. ) The
vigilance of Senator Waterman , chairman
ot the senate committee on appropriations ,
saved the stntc the snug sum 'of $100,000
In ono single Item. It happened In this
manner : The visiting committee to the
Boys' Reform school , located at Eldora ,
recommended that the support fund be In
creased from $ S to $10 monthly per capita.
and a bill was accordingly Introduced by
Heprcsentntlvo Funk , reading as follows :
"That there Is hereby appropriated , out
ot any money In the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated , the sum of $10 per
month , or so much thereof as may bo nec
essary , for each boy actually supported In
the State Industrial school , counting the
average number sustained In the school for
the month , nnd upon presentation to the
nudltor of state each month of n sworn state
ment of the superintendent of the average
number of boys supported by the school
for the preceding month , the nudltor of
stnte shall draw his warrant on the treas
urer of state In favor of the treasurer of
the beard of trustees .of the State Indus
trial school for the sum hereinbefore pro
vided. "
The bill was taken up and passed In
the house with that alacrity and unanimity
which generally characterize the passage of
bills carrying nn appropriation , and promptly
messaged over to the senate. When It was
taken up Senator Uowen moved that the
rules bo suspended and the bill read a third
time for final action , which prevailed , and
the roll call was about to be ordered when
the vigilant senator from Wapello electrified
the sei ate by the statement that the pas-
$18. It took sonio time to convince the
Ita allowance for each person from $8 to
senate that the allowance of n new appro
priation did not necessarily repeal any ex
isting statutes , but the bill was finally re
ferred to a committee to take the matter
under advisement.
Representative Funk disclaims any Inten
tion of playing a confidence game on the
legislature. As the number of Inmates con
siderably exceeds 400. a little computation
will show that no small addition would
have been made to Its Income If the mis
take had not been discovered.
M'NULTY BILL'S SUBSTANCE.
The McNulty bill authorizing the manufac
ture of Intoxicating liquors , which the house
refused to make , a speclaj order , reads as fol
lows :
"That , In any city or Incorporated town ,
where the written stntement of consent of
the voters , provided In sections 17 and 18 , as
the case may be , of the laws of the Twenty-
fifth general assembly , chapter Ixll , entitled ,
'An act to tax the traffic In Intoxicating
liquors and to regulate and control the same , '
has been signed and filed with the county
auditor , as provided In said sections re
spectively ; or , where said written statement
of consent of the voters shall hereafter bo
signed and filed as aforesaid. It shall , there
upon , be lawful for any parson , partnership
or corporation to manufacture in said city
or town , and to sell and ship at wholesale
and to dealers only , spirituous , malt or
vinous liquors manufactured by such person ,
partnership or corporation , and It shall be
lawful for any common carrier , or other per
son to transport and convey the same ; but
no such sale , shipment or transportation of
slid spirituous or malt liquors shall be made
In quantities of less than three gallons con
tained In a , single case , vessel or package ;
and'no such Bale , shipment or transportation
of said vinous liquors shall bo made In quan
tities of less than a case or package contain
ing less than two dozen pint or one dozen
quart bottles of the same.
"If any person , partnership or corporation
referred to In section 1 hereof shall eell or
ship any of said liquors In quantities not
herein authorized , or shall make any sales
directly to the consumer without paying the
tax nnd complying with all of the conditions
provided for In the aforesaid laws of the
Twenty-fifth general assembly , chapter
Ixll , such person , partnership or corporation
shall be subject to all the penalties now pre
scribed by law , against the unlawful manu
facture nnd sale of the same. "
A clause was Inserted providing for the
collection of all accounts relating to the bus
iness.
FAVORING THE MEASURE.
A majcrlty of the state central committee ,
headed by Chairman H. G. McMillan of the
Eleventh district , nre nctlvely nt work re
moving the objections to this mensure. Mr.
McMlllnn says that the farmers in the north
western part of the state , where barley Is n
chief product , nro nlmost unanimously In
fiver of this measure , and the party will
bo sure to suffer If their demands are not
lueded.
H Is understood that the proposition to
establish five new normal schools Is tied up
with this measure , and If the manufacturing
bill falls the normal schools will not bo
located at this session.
A section of the code relating to establish
ing disputed corners and boundaries was
under consideration.
Representative Cornwall of Clay Intro
duced a substitute to allow witnesses to come
Into court to chanso corners , or landmarks
once cstibllshc-d , and accepted by all parties
Interested therein , Mr. Finch ea'd the
amendment repealed the existing law , by
which a corner , the location of which had
remained undisputed for ten or more years
would not bo changed , and would open up
more litigations , reaching Into every county
of the state , than any single enactment of
the legislature. Any party who would sleep
upon their rights for ten years , ho thought ,
ought not to have any standing In the courts. ,
Mr , Temple argued In fnvor of the bill ,
Air , McArthur wnnted It clearly understood
that the Cornwall amendment affected every
corner In Iowa , nnd would breed contentions
and litigation 'in every township. After
further discussion the amendment was de
feated.
Both houses of the legislature
wore very sllmly attended yester
day , barely a quorum responding to
the roll call In the senate , The calen
dar was taken up and numerous bills- , which
the standlim committees had reported ad
versely , were Indefinitely postponed. The
section of tha revlred code was finally pasted ,
CoiiMeeriiteil ; i IIlNhop.
SCUANTON , Pa. , March 22-Cnrdlnnl
Salolll and a dlftlngulthed pirty of ec
clesiastics participated in the consecration
today of llev. Dr Michael II. Hobjn art
coadjutor bishop of the Koranton dloc'HO.
The consecration was by Cardinal Saio'll ,
iiFihtfil by Ulshops McGovern and Bcavnn
The ccthcdril was crowded to the do.ir ? ,
while a crowd numbering about 8.000 were
en the outside. Among the distinguished
prolatea present were : Archblfhop Ryan
of Philadelphia , and BlFtiops O'ltaru of
Seranton , Horzstman cf Cleveland Mullen
of IJrle , Phflan of Pltteburg. McCau I of
Trenton , Chetard cf V'nccnnes , Ind. , nnd
l.uiMen of Syracuse. Ncnr'y 175 prlesti
were present. A puiso of } U,700. contributed
bv the orlofts cf Jho dlocu v , was given to
Hlfhop Hoban ,
GeorKltt 1'fiieheN All
ATLANTA , Ga , March 22.-Telcsrams to
the Journal from Fort Valley , ( ho heart
of the GeoiHlu peach region , tay that the
coUI weather has done no material damage
to the fruit crop In that Hcctlon PO fur ,
The growers eay that while ome virlct'ci
may be hurt , others nro not , nnd with
favorable weather to the 1st of April oil will
be well.
DetithM of n liny.
HALEIGH , N , C. , March 22.-Maj3r John
C. Winder , ex-president of the Seaboard
Air line , who was tti.cken with paralyse
Thuirdny , died lure at 2 o'clock this inor.i-
ni3TAIM3I > AUIUTISU VHSSKL
Wnr Slilit Snlil to lie Knronte to In-
veallsrnte the Ocenrrenee.
NEW YORK , March 22. A spoclsl to the
World from Bridgetown , Barbadoes , West
Indies , says : An Iron mine In Venezuela , on
the southern bank of the Corlsomo river ,
ono of the affluents of the Orinoco , IB owned
by a London syndicate. In the Interests
of the syndicate George Turnbull of Boston
visited this Island , chartered the British
schooner New Day of St. Johns , N. F. , Cap
tain Baxter , and sailed from this port De
cember 20 for Venezuela , with about eighty
laborers and n miscellaneous cargo. Nothing
further wns heard ot the Now Day nnd Its
freight. Captain Baxter arrived hero from
Venezuela via Trinidad on ono ot the Royal
mall liners. He reports that the vessel
finished discharging Its cargo nt Imataca
January 17. Mr. Turnbull , . who had gene to
Cludad Bollvervlth a customs officer to
clear the vessel , returned on the 19th , stnt-
Ing that the clearance had been obtained ,
but afterward recalled.
Four armed Venezuelan soldiers came
from Bollver with Mr , Turnbull to Inspect
the goods landed nnd the manifest of the
Now Day. The examination w-as declared
satisfactory , but the officers directed Captain
Baxter to go to Bollver to clear the , vessel ,
which wns done , the New Day arriving there
January 28. Captain Baxter requested to
be cleared on the following day , but wns
refused , the custom house collector saying
that he had orders to selzo tha Now Day.
which , however , he would not do , but would
await further Instruction from Caracas.
Meantime Captain Baxter entered his pro
test before the noting British consul. Cap
tain Baxter nnd his crew were taken before
the court. No charge was made or fault
found with his papers or notion , yet clear
ance of the vessel continued to be withheld
on the advice of the acting consul. Cap
tain Baxter then took passage for Barbadoes
via Trinidad. Ho reported to the governor ,
a telegram wns Immediately sent to the Im
perial authorities In London and he wns di
rected to return to Cludad Bollver and nwalt
the action of the British government.
The captain left Friday" for Venezuela.
Her majesty's steamship Cordelia , which has
been lying here. Is preparing to sail. It Is
said It Is ordered'to Bollver1 to demand the
clearance of the New Day and Indemnity
for her detention. The government , It Is
believed , will follow the precedent set by
the United States three/ years ago , when the
Kearsargo was sent up the Orinoco to
Cludad Bollver to Investigate alleged out
rages by the Venezuelan authorities on the
United States consul at , that place.
Ilt'SSIAX I'llAlSKD TUB NEW SHU' ,
CoiiHliIerx the MiinmiehnAettH a. Won
derfully Fine Ship
PHILADELPHIA , March 22. The United
States steamship Massachusetts , which left
Cramp's shipyard last Tuesday for her build
er's trial trip , returned to.lls dock today.
The splendid resulto of the trial -were told in
thesa dispatches' last night. T.he results were
even better than those accomplished with
the Indiana two years ago. , That ship on Its
builder's trial only got upa speed of
15.G knots for a short time , whereas
the Massachusetts Bustalned.that , speed over
the ten-mile course , and exceeded the speed
of the Indiana under similar ! conditions by
nbout ene knot an hour. When .the Indiana
wns tried , the weather was .perfect , but the
Massachuo3tts contended against a northwest
gale and conducted Mtsalf beautifully. 'All
on board are enthusiastic , anfl. say the new-
ship will bo an even betteHsun platform
than the Indiana.
Rear Admiral Makerof , commander of the
Russian squadron on hie Eaclilc coast , ane
ono of the most riojed officers , ot the czar ,
who wns a guest on the trhjj-eiprejsed him
self In tcrrr.o of the--hlgttes . ; pralse of the
Massachusetts' performance. ' "Over In Rus
sia , " ho said , "wo are _ so accustomad to thinkIng - ,
Ing that American ne'wspipers are often given
to exaggeration , that I concluded to see for
myself Just what that new battleship would
do. It performed splepdldly , Indeed. A
speed of 15.6 knots under adverse winds , and
with the englncSTi steering gear , etc. , abso
lutely new"I consider very complimentary
to Its builders. "
' "How did the MassacSiusetts impress you
as to'lts.'qualltles other than those of spesd ? "
"Very well , Indeed. The disposition of Its
gups as regards the securing of range Is the
best I have ever seen on any ship. Of course
this has been gained at the eacrlflci of some
little freeboard fore and aft , buj not enough
to be of any consequence In the field of coast
defense. T5ie Massachusetts will ba a great
nddltlon to your navy. "
Admiral Mnkerof Isvon , his , way < o St.
Petersburg on a leave of ilbscnv , ? . " Previous
to taking command of the Pacific squadron he
was chief officer of the' Russian Mediter
ranean fquadron. _ )
Caiiprlit Custom llono ThleveN.
NEW YORK , Mnrch -Systematic thefts
at the appraiser's slorei * ' have been going
on for many years , and .It IB believed that
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of
goods have been taken. Joseph J. ClBcoc ,
an opener and packer In the china division ,
who was arrested on Wednesday , went be
fore Collector Ktlbreth and made a state
ment , the result of whlpjl , It Is asserted ,
will be the arrest of a nfunber of the em
ployes at the stores. A number of treasury
agents were put on the gcjent. Secret Serv
ice Officer Edwnrd T. McDonald and Internal -
ternal Revenue Inspector William Iliissey
late yesterday afternoon arrested Charles
Soltnn of Long Island ffilty , who Is em-
p'oyed nt the public stores In thl ? city ns
an elector man. At his home they found a
quantity of cut glass , chl uiwnro and other
Imported articles. lie Ig also accused of
stealing several bronzes , ; und It. Is thought
he will prove nn Important witness In the
case. t.
CoiijrreHHmeii Have avrIMea anl Trlii.
CINCINNATI. O. , March 22. The Corn-
morclal-Gazettu's tpeclnlSj from points along
the Ohio river Bh'w the Congressional com
mittee on rivers und harbors nnd those
nccompanylnir the Inspection of this water
way , had ovations at all/stops / made todav.
The steamer Virginia , wna jjally decorntc-1 ,
and with orchestra inuftlc and luncheons.
the ovation on board WRS enjoyable , At
Marietta a sfp was mudo to visit his
torical points around the first settlement In
northwest territory. The Musklngum was
Inspected. It was 3:30 : wlien the Virginia
left Marietta. At Parkersburg the con
gressmen and others In the hnrty had barely
time far dinner nt the Jackson house that
awaited them previous to leaving on the
Haltlmoro & Ohio express ut 7:10 : tonight
for Washington , The steamer was five
hours late , but the purtu niudc Its train nil
right. ' -
_
Dr. Ilroitii Drqiv n GriM\il.
SAN FRANCISCO , March , .22. For the
first tlmo Hlnco the exposure of the David
son-Overman scandal. llev , C. O. Brown
occupied his pulpit In the i First Corigre-
gatlona' church today , 'Tmv building wan
thronged with eurlous-J people , many of
them strangers. Dr. 13fo\yn , chose for his
text : "I Know that My'Redeemor L'veth. "
He did not refer directly to his recent trials ,
and after the tcrvlce many people crowded
forward to shake hands .wrllli him. Mrs.
Sarah B , Cooper , Dr. Brown's chief on-
In the church , conducted her bib le
In n hall hired , for the pucnslon. The
bible claex immlly hulds fqrtl ) In the church
auditorium after tfie regular ervicea , but
today there was a pralsa isntvlco In honor
cf Or. Hrown'B return , und , lira , Cooper nnd
her ( lock had to st-ek other-quarters.
1'oHtnI TrleKrnnh Il 'iic.hiiiK > tint.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. , Miuch 22-Articles
Incorporating the Postal Tolesraph Cable
company of Texas huv& been forwarded
from this city to the secretary of statu.
The capital stock IB nomlna' y JI'I,0 ' , tli3iuli
It will be Increased tov$2.000WO. The In-
ccrporntors are : J. H MoLcury and 11. W.
Staytan of thle c4ty , und A. C. Itussvll of
MaimchuBettii. Mr , McLcury was elected
president. The largest stockholders-
Massachusetts cnpttallttg , who are Inter
ested In the Southwestern Telephone com
pany. The Incorporates say the system
will bo ready by September 1 next. Con
nection will bo made at Nrw Or'ean ? . MemPhis -
Phis und St. L ulu with the main lined of
the postal company , thiu covering the
states of Texas nnd Arkansas.
Mo venirnl of.Occun HlranUT * , JIar. Ji- .
At New Yoik Arr.ved Maasdaii ) , from
Rotterdam ; H nJoomn. frtm Mar > cUcaanJ
Naples ; Pomeranian , from Glasgow.
At Havre Arrived La UaBcosne , from
Now Yoik
At Quecnstovvn Sal cd , Umbrla , for New
Yoi k
At Nfw YorArr. ! . \vl N.imandlc . , from
Havre ,
< < . IV N A \V \ < <
How a Lincoln Newspaper Manipulates a
Prize Contest ,
BICYCLE WINNERS NAMED IN ADVANCE
Kiict Which Afford Siilintniitlnl Proof
that the Journal Wheel Con
tent WHS n Put-Uii Job
from the Stnrt.
LINCOLN , March 22. ( Special. ) The fol
lowing letter , written by a well known Lin
coln man of unquestioned veracity , for the
private Information of a friend , Is given to
the general public with the author's con
sent , and explains Itself. It only voices
what Is being muttered beneath the breath
by a largo number of Lincoln people who
have been taken In by the device , against
which complaint Is entered :
"LINCOLN , March 22 , 1896. Dear
Brother : * I suppose there Is an explanation
due you In regard to our action hi this bl-
cycle contest. It Is a long story , but I will
give It to you all the same. You can read
It on Sunday or some holiday.
"Now , In the first place , you remember
Ethel Blgncl , who la the 11-year-old daughter
of Ed Ulgnel , the superintendent of the
northern division of the B. & M , , was In the
contest. 'Now , the B. & M. being Interested In
the Journal , we claimed that Blgncl bad no
right In the contest. Besides It was n young
ladles' contest and not a chllda * contest. So we
kicked so hard that he was obliged to pull
his girl out. I Jumped him one day , and wo
nearly came to blows , and he told mo then
that It ho did pull out he would throw his
strength to Eda Carpenter. So she began
to gain and soon got second place , but "she
never got first , although we would mlty a
Oay now nnd then. We mistrusted that ho
was keeping Miss Mutton In the lead , and we
knew that be must have some object In It ,
so we stayed away from the Journal two
days In succession. In those two days there
were over 2,700 votes cast for our candidate ,
and on the morning of the third day came
the announcement that unless thcro were
some objection the contest would close on
the 12th Instead ot the 21st , as first In
tended.
"Now Mr. Blgnel had It figured this way
so long as Mlra Mutton Is In the lead she
will not kick on closing on the 12th. But
Miss Morrlssy being behind and gaining , she
would be the one to kick. So he sends for
her to come to his olllce. She went down
and Mr. B. showed 5ier a drawer full of
money , and said : 'That money Is all to go
In on the last day. That represents 80,000
voteo. Now we want you to have the rec-
end prize , or the watch. We will guarantee
you second place , provided you do not object
to closing on the 12th. ' But she said : 'I
have a watch , nnd I do not want another
one. I want a wheel. ' So she came down
and gave the snap away. She Bald she was
ready to withdraw , and would. If Miss Mut
ton would. So we held a short consultation
nnd withdrew.
"Now , the fact Is that Mr. Blgnel had and
hoc yet access to thcoa books at any time of
the day. Else how could hs know when
wo had put In any or no votes , or how would
he know how many It would take to keep
her In the lead ? /Now" we .had 'a Jeweler
by the name of Harris working for Miss Mut
ton , and the B. & .M. ticket agent hereMr.
"
Bonnell , came Into "Mr. Harris' store the
other day , not knowing that Harris had been
Interested In .the contest , and made this
statement : That Miss Carpenter was to have
the wheel and that a girl In Hastings waste
to have the watch.
"I notice lately that a girl by the name
of Edna Brown of Hastings baa Jumped In
there with over 2,000 votes. Watch If she
doesn't get the watch ,
"I was In hopes we could get one of the
Bother papero to expose the whole affair , nnd
I could send you the paper , but they will
not publish It. So , you oae , the scheme waste
to deprive Miss Mutton of either one of the
prizes. The best thing we could do waste
to pull out. It Is the- rottenest deal you
ever heard of , especially by a company of
men who lay some claim to respectability.
Wo thank' you for the Interest you took in
the affair , and Sloping this explanation will
be satisfactory , I remain , yours truly ,
_ _ "J. C. G. "
LIKELY TO FOLLOW JIALLINGTO.X.
'
ChleiiKO SalviitloiilNtH DlNHiitlxfled
with ConiiiilKiloner'N ISxpIiiiintlon.
CHICAGO , March 22. Commissioner Eva
Booth's mission to Chicago Is claimed by the
recedors to bs a failure. Salvationists nt
headquarters say openly that Is the result.
At the meeting this afternoon of the north
west division of the Salvation army , held at
Princess Rink , the building was crowded to
the doors. Demonstrations of approval were
frequent during the young commissioner's
address , but those who are the backbone of
the northwestern division were silent. The
dlrcentlng soldiers and officers expected to
have frcm the lips of Eva Booth an explana
tion , of the difficulty between Balllngton
Bo3th nnd his father. Her apparent disposi
tion was to pass over the dispute In silence.
Only once was she interrupted. That wap
when she spoke of the principles "of the
army , "
"Tell us what those principles are , plcaes , "
cried one In the audience.
There was confusion for nn Instant , with
talk of putting the disturber out of do'rr.
Then Eva answered : "Those principles nre
too well known , too widely known too nu-
neroug to mention. For the principles of the
army , look to the publications , look to Its
work In this city ; look to Its work In the
world , My time Is too limited.
"It has been stated by some who know
very little of our work that wo wish to
mgllcizo the work whether wo Inaugurate
t. There Is no other organization on earth
.hat Is a greater believer In the doctMne of
when In Rome do as the Romans dq. ' "
Miss Booth spoke with tears of the grief
of the old general and held up her brothers
and sisters atd herself us examples of the
ndlscrlmlnntlng nibltrarlnoss of their
'ather'g ' orders.
"Arc you satisfied with the commissioner's
explanation ? " an ofilcpr was asked after the
commissioner's address.
"Do you call that an explanation ? What
lid slio say ? She talkel around the quen-
lon we are asking and then turned the
nectlng Into a Salvation service. Wait
till Dalllngton comes , "
Balllngton Booth Is expected hero next
Saturday. Ho will speak In Central Music
mil and on cpen revolt nnd transfer of al-
eglance are promised ,
Wen I Iliy Mail M
CATLKTSHUHG , Ky , , March 21.-CJ , M.
Wltten , ex-innyor , ex-police Judge rind re
tired banker , baa been missing Hlnco March
14. Thii liver anil Callet criiek hove been
dredged | n vain and Inquiries sent to nil
partt > of the country , but no truoo of the
wealthy man can be found , Ho In promi
nently connected here , and no expense Is
> elng spared to locate his whereabout * . He
lind nbout | 5,000 on his person when last
seen here ,
Settled' ' the IliuiiUinll ClmniiiloiiHlilp ,
CHICAGO , March 22.-Louls Kcesnn r.nd
William Carney of til's city won the hand
ball champ'onehlp of America and a nuieo
of J509 today by easily defeating Phil Cacy
and James Dunne , Iho Brooklyn. N , Y. ,
experts. In four straight games. The ser'tM
consisted of thirteen Barnes. Bx | Dj wli'ch
were played In Brooklyn , unq the remainder
icre : Scores of today's uumcs : 21-20 , 21-11 ,
21-H , 21 3 ,
Two TrniiiiiH Kllli-il in n Wr < t lc.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla , , March 22A
jroken truck caused the wreck of a fre'sht
rain on the ForJda Central & Pcnlncular
nUroad near Madison. Twc've cars were
In own off the truck and miicli diiinuKo
ur.s done. Two tramp * were killed and
another serious. y Injured ,
iAN Axxiotis I.-OH A VOTI :
Appropriation HIIlM Mny Interfere
irlth the Ciihnn Itcnoltttloiin.
WASHINGTON , March 21. The outlook as
to the proceedings In the senate for the pres
ent week Is not very clear. Nothing Is very
certain except that Senator Sherman ami
others ot the supporters ot the Cuban reso
lution will attempt to force them to a finality.
Whether they jvlll succeed In this will de
pend upon various considerations , most Im
portant of which Is the Impression ns to
whether the legislative , executive nnd Judicial
appropriation bill shall bo pressed In advance
of the Cuban debate by the committee on ap
propriations. Senator Ciillom , who Is a mem-
bcn ot both the committee on appropriations
and foreign relations , nnd who will have
charge ot the legislative bill In the senate ,
had not decided definitely what his course
would bo when , spoken to upon the question ,
but Indicated that the appropriation bill could
not be delayed for a great length of time
on account of any other matter. Senator
Hale , who Is leading the opposition to the
conference report on the Cuban resolutions ,
Is the second member of the committee on
appropriations , and Ms Influence will natu
rally bo cast for the displacement of the
Cuban resolution by the appropriation bill.
It Is confidently expected that the execu
tive bill will be disposed of during the week ,
so as to have It out of the way for the post-
office bill , which Is next In order. Thcro
probably will be two or three days of debate
upon this bill.
Senator Sherman hopes to bo able to. con
tinue the consideration of the Cuban ques
tion until It shall be concluded. He says
ho thinks It can bo disposed of by Tuesday ,
and that he probably will on Monday ask
the senate to sit at nlcht until the vote can
bo reached. Senator Halo says , however ,
that ho fears night ecsslons , nnd that ho has
no purpose of prolonging the debate for the
purpose ot delay. Among those who still dq-
slre to speak nre Senators White , Vllns ,
Palmer , Plait and Turple. Senator Mills may
also bo heard on the pro-Cuban side of the
question.
No definite program has been arranged for
the house this week. The rinvnl appropriation
bill , which Is the next supply bill to ba taken
up , has not yet been reported to the house ,
and until It Is that body will drift along ,
occupying Itself with such minor matters as
may bo called up by the committees. It la
thought , lion ever , the naval bill will bo re
ported by Wednesday or Thursday at the
farthest.
The public lands committee lias several
minor bills which can be called up , ns have
also the Judlclnry , foreign affairs and bank *
Ing and currency. The most Important of
the latter Is the bill permitting national
banks to take out circulation up to the par
value of their bonds. Tomorrow under the
rule Is District of Columbia day.
EXTENDING CIVIL SEIIVICB IlEFOHM.
Many Plneen In the Iiullaii Hurt-ail
I'ut in the CliiNNllleil I.lHt.
WASHINGTON , Mareii 22. The president
has Issued a comprehensive order , extending
the civil service to practically the entire
Indian esrvlce save those offices above , and
Including that of agent , to which appoint
ments are made by the president , nnd the
few minor positions of a laboring character ,
like cooks and washer women. Indians who
show their fitness hereafter are to bo al
lowed appointment to any of these positions ,
though the secretary cannot secure transfer
to positions In the classified service outside
of the Jndlan work. The- order Is as fol
lows :
In the exercise of the power vested In the
president by the third paragraph of sec
tion 6 of the act entitled "An act to regulate - -
late and Improve the civil service ot the
United Stater " approved January 10 , 18S3 ,
I hereby direct the secretary of the In
terior to amend the classification of the In
terior department so 03 to Include amonp
the positions classified thereunder and sub
ject to competitive examinations , clerks ,
assistant clerks , property clerk , storekeeper
nnd nil other clerlcnl positions nt Indian
agencies and Indian school ! ; likewise to
amend the classification of the Indian serv
ice so as to include among the positions
classified thereunder supervisor of Indian
schools , day school Inspector , disciplinarian ,
Industrial teacher , teacher of Industries ,
kindergarten teacher , farmer , nurse , assist
ant matron and seamstress.
But Indians shall be eligible for appoint
ment to any of said positions on such test
of fltnesfl as may be required by the secre
tary of the Interior and without examina
tion or certification by the Civil Service com
mission ; but they shall not bo transferred
from said positions to the departmental
service.
Approved March 20 , 189G.
GUOVEIl CLEVELAND.
Gooilx Returned to Their OIVIICTN.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The Turkish
legation has received the following telegram
from the sublime porte : The day before yes
terday ( Friday ) an Armenian , having
wonidcd a Mussulman at Kills with a pistol
shot , a brawl took place between Mussul
mans and Armenians. Of the latter eight
were killed and ten wounded. Four Mussul
mans were wounded. The author ot this in
cident were immediately arrested and sent to
prlBcn for trial. All goods that were stolen
[ rcm a few &haps have since been discovered
and restored to their owners.
II. .t. SI. SBTTLEHS ALL WOHKKI1 UP.
Mann meeting nt ElKln to Determine
II ConrHe of Action.
ELGINNeb. . , "March ! 22.Special. ( . ) A
meeting of the B. & M. land own
ers was held this afternoon In the Wood
man hall for the purpose of discussing their
Interests and to determine how they should
1)0 represented In the care of the govern
ment agalast the railroad company. Various
questions were brought up and carefully dis
cussed. The meeting finally appointed a
committee of three to make further In
vestigations and prepare a report by Satur
day , March 28. The committee appointed
Is ; George N. Seymour , George Coupland
and A. F. Ballnh. They were Instructed
, o attend the meeting at Nellgh , which IP
to be held during the coming week , and to
fully determine the advisability of their ap-
icaiuiico at Omaha In answer to the mib-
wenas terved on them thlp week by the
deputy United States marshal , and to
further determine the cheapest way to bo
represented. They all seem to bo worked
up to n hlh | ; pitch over this matter , ns It
affects their homes and'the labor ot several
rears. The meeting adjourned to meet
igaln on Saturday , March 28.
Merion Will SlKli the 111 ! In I'M tllll.
NKW YOUIC. March 22. "Governor Moron -
on will sign the liquor tax bill In the morn-
lit ; , and with it a rnemoiunduin miKKentlng ,
jut not detailing , modifications , " tmld
Sneaker Hamilton Fish In the lobby of the
Mnrrnv Hill hotel today.
"Will them be anything In the BUggt'HtloiiH
that will tend townrd granting a tmcclal
ale r.nd bctr license or reducing the fecsV"
WIIH urked ,
" 1 think not ; the message will bo general
n tone , and will pimply leave to the dis
cretion of the legislature the amending of
; liu new law In a very few partlculuis. "
Kenutor Jialno * . who l lu-re , paid ; "The
governor will ultrn the bill tomorrow. Ho
may give hl vlewH on certain portions of
t , but ho will not In any way Issue unlcis
'or legislation. He will trust to the Judg
ment of thu lol ( Uiturc , "
AIT..H HUH on lloitnl ,
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. , March 22Tho
steamer , Three Friends , nnlvcd today with
the arrnu uml ammunition Htlll on board.
V den'iil .was made by the captain that the
ves/el has been anywhere except to Key
\Vest. lie fays Uencrnl Co laza was not
on board. A letter wua leeelvcd loduy by
in American from an American on a mifrar
limitation In Cuhi , tclllnt ; of atrocities
committed by tli Hp.inlurdH. It states that
ill ct > sympathy han been f-houn by the
irehldent of tha United H tales toward the
Jubans , the feeling of the SpinliirdB toward
American * on thu Inlands lit growing In
i
ArreMttMl iv Munlorer ,
WELSH , W. Va. , March 22.-Fptcher |
Coalgrove , who murdered John Goetlnt ; and
dfejih Ilcrlns lust AUKUC in thu coal fluids ,
vae iirri' td ncur lure ,
WAS ALMOST AN INCH AN HOUR
Greater Part of Nebraska Again Covered
with Snow.
MAXIMUM DEPTH OVER SIX INCHES
Xot Aeentuimiileil by Wltul the Storm
Without Detriment to Hiillvtar
TrnlUe Other State * ( Jet
t u Share.
Snow clouds and south wind seem to have
conspired recently to keep Nebraska wot.
Tha last snow had not quite disappeared
when yesterday came another more gcntlo
nnd bountiful than any before slnco the win *
tcr began. It lies C 1-10 Inches deep In
Omaha nnd In several parts of the stntc. The
storm began hero a little before 11 o'cttck
and lasted until n few minutes before 6 , nrtd
nt times the flakes were coming down nt the
rate of an Inch nn hour. People who went
to church on walks only bcglnn'ng to besprinkled
sprinkled waded home through sntw that was
almost over shoe top.
The street railway company put Its sweep
ers In operation early , the third tlmo this
winter , but little difficulty was had In keep
ing the tracks clear , for there was scarcely
any wind and the mow did not drift. The
railroads nay that the same ccndltlon prevailed -
vailed throughout the state , and a storm that
with wind might have seriously Interfered
with trafllc did not , It Is believed , stop a
slnglo wheel.
Very little , If nny , snow nppcara to have
fallen In the north central nnd western parts
of the state , but elsewhere the fall wns plen
tiful. On the Union Pacific line It tnowcd
Iho greater part of the day no fnr west as
Kearney , where there la a depth of nbout
four Inches.
The Burlington rcpirted that the storm
was over the entire South Platte country.
The Elkhorn reported that there wns llttlo
nnow to the northwest on its Black Hills divi
sion , but on the St. Paul cud Omaha line the
fall was very heavy all along the Nebraska
division , nnd It wns learned that It was snowIng -
Ing nu far n'rth ns Manknto , Minn. Western
Iowa Is covered , nnd the Missouri Pacific had
ndvlces that the storm had reached far down
Into Kansas and Missouri.
Reports recclvoJ at the weather bureau last
night showed four Inches of EIIOW at DCS
Molnen , rnow at Chicago and a considerable
fall In northern Kansas. The storm waa
heavier at Omaha than anywhere else.
SXOWED ALL IJAY IN NEIUIASICA.
Lien Evenly oil the fJrouiid to n Depth
of Six Inched.
HUMPHREY , Neb. , March 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Since early this morning until
1 o'clock this afternoon a heavy snow storm
has prevailed. There Is scarcely a pnrtlclo
of wind nnd the snow Is distributed evenly ,
vnrying from four to six Inches. Farmers
have baen preparing ground for spring wheat
and a largo acreage will be sown. Sugar
beet contracts are being consummated and
a heavy acreage will be the result. '
IRVINGTON , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
Fully flix Inches of snow has fallen , since ,
morning. This places the ground In the beat
of condition 'for seeding.
LINCOLN , - March 22. ( Special Tele- "
gram. ) Snow commenced falling shortly
after punrli-o and continued steadily until
G o'clock p. m. It was unaccompanied by
wind , and the fall Is from six to eight
Inches. Sleighing Is good , and the people
have Improved all the afternoon.
WAHOO , Neb. , Mnrch 22. ( Special. ) The
heaviest snow ot the .season has fallen here
today. Over flvo Inches lays evenly on the
ground.
WATERLOO. Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
A heavy snow has fallen today. It stands
now six Inches deep on the level.
GRETNA , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
Snow has been falling rinco early morning ,
and at 2 o'clock p. m. covered the ground
to a depth of oyer four Inches and Is still
snowing rapidly with no signs of ceasing.
The thermometer stands at 10 degrees be
low freezing and llttlo wind. The snow ,
lying where It falls , will be of Inestimable
value to the agricultural Interests here.
NELIGH , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
Snow commenced falling at on early hour
this morning. Thcro is now six Inches on
the level nnd no wind. It will be of In
calculable benefit to Antelope county.
STANTON , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
Snow began falling here about 7 o'clock
this morning and at 11 o'clock It Is still
snowing. About three Inches has already
fallen , and there Is no present Indication
of Its stopping. The wind has changed from
northeast.to southeast , and It ID probable that
the fall will bo the heaviest of the winter.
Furmero had began to fear n dry , windy
rprlng.
BENN1NGTON , Neb. , March 22. ( Spe
cial , ) Six Inches ot snow has fallen here
since 9 o'clock this morning. There Is no
wind , hence an equal distribution of mois
ture. The snow of last week had all melted
away.
away.WEST POINT , Neb. . March 22. ( Spe
cial. ) A heavy snow has been falling all
day. Eight inches Is now on the ground.
It Is hailed with Joy by farmers , ns the
; round wau very loose nnd dry nnd totally
unfit to receive reed.
DUNCAN , Neb , , March 22. ( Special. )
Snow fell stcndily nil dny here. Over four
nchcs haa fallen with no wind , and Indica
tions of more. This will put the ground In
Ino condition for spring work , as there U
very llttlo frost In the ground nnd the water
will all soak In nu fast an the snow melts ,
FREMONT , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. )
The high wind of yesterday and last night
wau followed today by the heaviest fnow
stnrin of the pennon. It commenced snowing
at , nhaut 10 o'clock this morning , nnd about
eight Inches has fallen. There Is no wind ,
nnd It In not drifting any ,
CLARKS , Neb. , March 22. ( Special. ) By
li o'clock today four Inches of snow had fal-
on and the downfall was still In progress.
GRAND ISLAND , NOD. , March 22. ( Spe %
clal. ) Another elegant snow fell In Hall
county last night and to.lay. Full ) ' nix
nchco Is lying level on tno ground.
DIX , Neb. , March 22. ( Special , ) The * re-
osnt heavy snows have left the ground In
excellent condition for putting In a crop , _
Farmers ure Jubilant over the present pros-
icols for a big crop. Some wheat arid barley
lave already been wown , and Deeding ! will ba
> egun In earnest In a few days , as eoon a
the land dries sufilclently to work on It ,
FALLS CITY , Neb. , March 22 , ( Special. )
A cold wave struck here last night , and to-
lay two Inches of mow has fallen and it la
ctlll snowing.
SURPRISE , Neb. , March 22 , ( Special Telft-
gram , ) Four Inches of snow tell here today.
Kurmei'3 feeling Jubilant.
MUNROi : , Neb. , March 22. ( Spcc'al Tele
gram , ) Snow commenced falling at 5 o'clock
: hlu morning and continued fall ng until 1
/clock , About four Inches of the beautiful
ins fallen ,
PLATTS.MOUTH , Mnrch 22. ( Special Tele ,
jrnni. ) Snow commenced falling here early
; hls morning with llttlo Indications of
amounting to anything , but after holding on
for some tlmo commenced to Increase In
amount and m'ght , and tonight the ground
a covered with nearly six Inches. The mows
hat have 'alien within the last Uireo weekn
mve surpassed all previous records for grad
ual disappearance. Thus far this winter
here hat not been sufficient snow melted In
mo dny to caute a creek to ifcvlve , hence
t lias nil soaked Into thu ground and cauwd
lie creeks to spring up from below , which
seems to cause a great deal of uneaslnetn.
farmers are jubilant over the prospect ,
Nearly nil the work preparatory to spring
eecdlng has been completed und consderabla
oils ha * bon scattered.
JKFFKHSON , la. , March 22. ( Special Tele
gram , ) U ha * aiiowed oteadlly and hard
tlnco & o'clock this morning , and Is still con-
