THE OMAHA BEE
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY tfG , MARCH 17 , 1897. SINGLE COnT 1TVJ3 CENTS.
HAS A FATAL FLAW
Stock Yards Bill as it Passes is of Little
Practical Valno.
HASTE DEFEATS ITS OWN PURPOSE
Anxiety to Avoid Amendment Eesults in
Legal Blundering.
DEBATE GROWS SOMEV/HAT / ACRIMONIOUS
Douglas County Members Indulge in Some
Personal Opinions ,
EXPOSITION BILL SENT BACK TO SENATE
Oiniihit Octn Another lion pit from the
OI > IIOIICIIH uf the MeiiHiiri- , Who
IlefuNU to Concur lu
> theAinviiilnicut. . i
LINCOLN , March 1C. ( Special. ) The stock
yards bill , senate file No. 33 , passed the
Tiouso today by a largo majority. Nearly all
the opponents of the measure voted for It.
Thcro was a rcaaon for thla , however , and
It consists in the fact that nearly alt the
prominent attorneys In both houses believe
that the bill ls fatally defective In construc
tion. Clark ot Lancaster attempted to reiU'
cdy this defect by amendment , but the
friends of the bill would permit ot nothing ol
the kind being done. Section 1 provides a :
follows : "All stock yarJs operated 'In this
etate or organized under the general cor
poration la\\H of this state or by special char
ter , which receive live stock for the purpose
of exposing or having the same exposed
for sale , and doing a business for a compen
sation , and which for the preceding twelve
months shall have an average dally recelpl
of not less than ono hundred head of cattle
or thrco hundred bead ol hogs or three hun
dred head of sheep , are hereby declared tc
bo public markets. "
It Is contended by tbo attorneys that the
clause "which for the preceding twelve
mouthy would operate to allow the corpora
tions affected to reorganize within twenty-
four hours after the passage of the bill , un
der a new name. In which caao they woulc
not como under the provisions of the bll
for the reiiHou that they would not have
been In receipt of cattl" , for twelve month :
preceding the passage of the act. Friend ;
and opponents ot the bill , populists , rcpub
llcuns and democrats , Join In asserting thai
the ktock yards bill , on account of this do
feet , can bo very easily evaded and will no
produce the desired results hoped for by Hi
friends.
In accordance with the resolution o ;
Wooster , adopted last evening , the commit
tee this morning reported senate ( lie No
33 , tbo bill for aa act to regulate stock yards
to go on the general flic. Eager of Scwari
moved an amendment that the bill be orderet
to a third reading. AgalnsUthis amendment
Jenkins spoke vehemently. Pollard moved.i
.substitute that the bouse now go Into com
tnlttco of the whole to discuss the merit :
of the bill , with the understanding that de
bate should bo limited to ono hour , thlrtj
minutes on a side. The substitute prevallci
by a vote of 69 In favor of It , and Pollari
of Cnss was Invited to the chair. Scvera
members complained that copies of the bll
wcro not In their files , and pages were dls
patched to the file room for extra cpplcu
The measure was then read , section by sec
tlon.
KFFOHTS AT EMENDATION.
Utch ot Douglas moved an amendment ti
section 6 , "providing that the provisions o
this act shall apply to block shipped In thi
state of Nebraska. "
Hill snoko In opposition to this proposcc
amendment , and said It waa Introduced foi
the purpose of killing the bill. Ho dcnouncci
It as class legislation. Hlch's amcndmen
was voted down by a large majority.
Hobcrts of Douglas moved an amendment
raising the price named In the bill foi
handling cattle 3 ccnls a head and sheep :
cent.
cent.Yclscr Inquired If the gentleman was talk.
Ing In favor of the stock yards or the farm-
crj of Nebraska , llobcrts replied that he
didn't care what the gentleman from Doug
las considered him ; to bo , ho was not starh
crazy against corporations.
Loomls laid that It wan no more than
fair to state some of the facts connected
with the Omaha stock yards. They were
capitalized for $0,000,000. In 1S96 they pale ]
a dividend of 7V4 per cent on that capitali
zation , and paid taxes nn only ? 73,000.
Dornard ot Pawnee was opposed to the bll
altogether. lle.Bald that It had passed tin
committee of the whole In the senate by i
very small margin , In fact , It was question' '
able , If the bill had , In reality , over tiasseC
lhat committee of the whole. For this rea
son , ho said , the friends of the measure were
nfrald to send It back to the senate. Hob-
trls' amendments were voted down ,
llurkett of Lancaster pointed out what he
termed a fatal elofect In the bill. It was In
section 1 , which reads' "All stock yards
uiiidi for the preceding twelve
montliH. shall have an average dally receipt ol
not less than 100 licaj of cattle , or 300 beaJ
of hogs , or 300 head of sheep , are hereby de
clared to be public marke > ts. "
Then Clark of Lancaster moved an amend
ment , prpvldlng a remedy for this defect. He
i aid that within twenty-four hours the Soutli
Omaha stock yards could reorganize , and , be-
caiiho they had not been receiving cattle foi
twelve * months , they would not fall under
the provisions of this act. Sheldon then of
fered a substitute for this amendment , that
the committee now rise anJ report the bill
[ or a tliInl reading. The motion prevailed.
IN MEMORY OF SCHHAM.
The following resolutions on the death ol
Representative Schram were presented :
'Whereas. We have learned with profound
sorrow of the eleuth of Hon. Charles \V.
Bchrnm , n member of thin house from the
KlKhii'i-nth district ;
\VhcroiiH. Wei how In humble Mihmltt.slon
to the divine will of an ullwlao 1'rovldenco
In thi > midst of inlllctlon ; therefore , tits It
llesolved , That to the widow and fnmlly
of Uhe dce-eam-el we extend our profound
tympiithy In this their hour of sorrow ; bo
It further
ItcHoIvcil , That these resolutions bo finead
at large upon the journal of thl houxe , und
thn cleik be < iind he Is heruby Instructed
to semi u I'orllllcd copy of thin resolution to
the mulcted family.
The houfc then took a recess until 2 p. in.
On rejbbembllng the speaker announced
that the oonate joint resolution , No. 21 ,
luthorlzlng an Investigation ot the different
ttato nlllccBaa In order on the call for
tills an third reading. The bill was read
Hid placed on Its pabsage , The bill passed
toy a vote of SI to I.
The stock yards bill , senate ( lie No. 33 ,
ft-at > then put upon Its passive and passed
by the following veto In detail ;
Ayes :
Aiiliciiy. U 111. UuterUun ,
Iliiimitl , - lloltnonk , ItoJUy ,
IWMiiKX , llallai.il , Hi > u e ,
I'l.iUi' , 1101 in r ,
Hull ,
ClrlmM , Nn > J > lt , WrlcM ,
Oroftvonor , rhelp , Telwr ,
Hamilton , I'ollnnl , Younir ,
Henderson , I'rlncc , Hlmmermnn ,
lllle , Illch. Mr. 8pcnk r-fO.
Najs :
CurtK Fouke , Walto ,
Felker , HoberH , Wlmbtrley-C.
Absent and not voting :
Mdcrmnn , Italdnln , Elftlimy 3.
EXPOSITION ENEMIES AT WORK.
The speaker then announced that the sen-
nte'n amendments to house roll No. 93 , the
Transmlfslsslppl Exposition bill , would be
presented to the house for concurrence. The
principal amendment was to section 1 of the
bill , utrlklng out " $200,000" nnd lnirtlng
" $100,000. " Wooster moved to nonconcur In
the amendment. This led to a general debate -
bate , In the course of which Pollard cited
an Instance In which the University military
company , of which he had been a member
In 18D2 , had been deprived of some $750 prize
money for which the people of Omnhn had
guaranteed the payment. The old time en
emies of Ihe exposition , Wooster , Wlnslow ,
Eager and Jenkins , seized upon this oppor
tunity to again Jump on the bill and gladly
nailed themselves of the privilege. Wooster
said there was a clique In Omaha that
wanted to build a permanent building In
Omaha with the state's money.
"Will the gentleman allow me to ak
him n question ? " Inquired Smith ot Douglas.
"With the g ntleman'a consent , ' said
Speaker Gnllln.
"I will not consent , " replied Woostor.
Smith moved a substitute that the itmund-
ment bo concurred In. This was defeated ,
Woostcr's amondnunt that the house non
concur In this amendment prevailed , and
the clerk was Instructed to notify the senate
of the action ot the house. The house then
went Into committee of the whole to consider
the salary appropriation bill. Mr. Pollard
wai Invited to the chair.
Sliull of Ncmaha eald he desired to present
a substitute for the whole bill prepared by
the nuance , ways and means committee. Ho
said he would llko to concur In the work
of this committee , but the house , in other
hills , had noted on the theory ot reduction
In salaries. In the bill now before the house
there were as many Increases as decreases
of salary. The salary appropriation bill of
1895 carried a total ot $809,676. The new bill
presented by the committee on finance , ways
and means carries $801.000 , a decrease of
only $3,076. The report of the committee
was unanimous. Th-ls was explained by Jenkins -
kins , who oald that the committee had
worked Industriously and conscientiously ,
lie hoped the house would not , at'this late
day , attempt to overturn and nullify the entire -
tire work of the committee. Slmll said his
bill contemplated a reduction of about 25 per
cent all along the line. His party , ho ea-ld ,
waa pledged to a reduction In salaries.
Wheeler moved that the house take up
the committee's bill and It prevailed. Tha
chair ruled that the amendments ot the
commtttco should first be read , and that
those of Shull could then be considered. The
bill was read and committee amendments
presented reducing the salaries of the super
intendents of the asylums at Lincoln , Nor
folk and Hasl'lngs from $2,500 per annum to
$2,000 , and Increasing the salary of the
chaplain of the Industrial School for Boys at
Kearney from $300 to $800 per annum.
Before any further work was done on the
bill In the way of recommendation , the com
mittee rose. Wooster moved that the report -
port bo nevnconcurrcd In and the bill recom
mitted. This prevailed. The house theu ad
journed until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
SHCUHITV MUST SATISFY LOAN' .
Scnntc Declilcx to I'IIHH the Deficiency
.TiulKiiiciit Hill.
LINCOLN , March 16. ( Special. ) The senate -
ate went promptly to work this morning.
The usual batch of petitions , asking for the
passage of various bills under consideration ,
were received and read. There were several
petitions in favor of the Soldiers' home at
Mlltonl , and a number demanding 'the passage -
sago of the house bill which prohibits the
atrical performances and all kinds of athletic
games on Sunday. Thn regular dally at
tempt to advance favorite bills to thehcad
of the general flic and IIx a time for their
special consideration was then made. Mr.
Gondrlng succeeded In having senate' flic
No. 320 , an anti-trust bill , made a special
order for Thursday afternoon at U o'clock.
Mr. Hearing tried to similarly advance sen
ate ( lie No. 29D , hut did not succeed. Mr.
Dundas made a vigorous protest against ad
vancing any more bills to the head of the
general file. He said tlio senate had author
ized a sifting commltteu to do this work.
His protest was backed by several senator
and was effectual.
The senate then went in committee of the
whole to consider the bill repealing the de
ficiency Judgment law , Mr. Caldwell taking
the chair.
The dDflcicncy Judgment bill Is No. 10S ou
the senate fllo end was Introduced by Mr.
Heal of Caster. It I brief and provides as
follows :
Section 1. That sections numbered 817 and
SI'J of the Code of Civil Procedure of the
statu of Nebraska be and the bume Is hereby
icpeiiled.
Sec. " . That section numbered S4S of the
Code of Civil Prore-duio of the stnte of
Ncbrns-ka. TO hi eft loinU IIM follows : "After
Hiicli petition Miall be ( lied , while the same
Is pending , and after a dcereo rendered
thoieon , no proe-eedlnps whatever shall be'
had at law for the recovery of the di'bl se
cured hy the rnortgiiife or nny ilart thereof ,
unless authorized by the court. " shall be
umendcel to re.id us follows : "After such
petition plmll be llleilnlla I'.io ' runic Is
pending , nnel lifter u decree rendered
thereon , no proceedings whatever Hliull bu
hail at law for the iceovrry of the debt se
cured by thn mortgage or any p.irt thereof. "
Sec. ' ! . All acts and parts ot acts In con
flict he-rcwlth are he-rcby lepealcd.
11UINOS IN THE ENDORSER.
When the clerk had Mulshed the rending
of the bill , Mr. Deal offered an amendment
which throw wide the djor for an animated
debate. The amendment was as follows :
Whenever n petition shall be Illcd for the
fori'closilro or BatlHfnctlon of a mortgage ,
the court nhull have power to deereo a hale
of the mortgnged inoinlsc.s or .such part
llu-reof ns may bei Hiilllclelit to elise'harge
the amount due on the mortgage ami the
cost of the ) suit ; and If the debt be ; Hecured
by thu obligation or other evidence of debt
of nny other pernon besides the mortgagor ,
the complainant may make sncli person n
patty to the petition ami the court may elc-
e'tco payment "f the * balancei of Hlich dulit
rumafnlng unsatisfied after hale , uu well ns
ngaliLst Hiicli other pcnton to ihu amount
of mirh unsatisfied obligation and no
further.
Mr. Talbot of Lancaster expressed
that any senator should offer nn amend
ment so far reaching. He declared that the
cflict ot Senator Ucal'rt amendment would
bo in repeal the deficiency Judgmonf ! a < \
as far as the owner of mortgagee ! piopcrty
was concerned , hut would exact a deflcloi.i-y
Judgment Agalnat a man who lent his n.inu
as security on a note.
Mr , iieal explained the object of hU amciu1-
ir.er.t. He said that Its effect would be to
bold the principal on the note for as much
of the ludcbtcdnctfi as the sale ot the mort
gaged premises would sell for and to hold
the surety ( or thu balance and no more.
While the nenator from Cnstur was on the
floor an Interesting colloquy took pUca be
tween himself and Mr. Gondrlug of Plalto.
The senator from Platte asked Mr. Deal If
he understood that the propoasd law would
apply to contracts or mortgages already ex
isting.
"I do not know , " was Mr. neal's reply.
"I am free lo confess that 1 hope It will ;
but the question Is for the courts to decide. "
"Hut , " Interjiotod Mr. Oondrlns ,
"wouldn't > our wishes lu the matter bs con
strued as a de-sire to Impair the Integrity of
existing cor.tracu ; "
I'll lea\e that miller to the courts. As
far us 1 am concerned , I hope the court
will hold that thla bll ! will , It It bscomw R
law , apply to cxtetlni ; ooutracU. "
RANSOM ON CONTRACTS.
Mr. Hansom hero took up the dUcusslon
and enlivened It by a , vigorous denunciation
ot the amendment , Ha declared thai Ihe
amicdment wati a pltnof Initiative folly
which If perpetrated'would entitle- the party
responsible to the stigma of repudiation.
All cMnliig contracts , he declared , shoul' !
be held Inviolate. They were- entered Into
voluntarily and they etiould bo fulfilled even
If to do to would Impoverish Ihe people ot
tbo * tate.
Mr. Farrell attacked the amendment lu a
( Continued on Second Page. )
HALL ENJOINS THE RECOUNT
Hands of the Commission Now Firmly
Tied by the Court ,
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION HAS BEEN ISSUED
CnnNtltnllonntlt- the I.niv in lie
Tented In the District Court nf lnn-
ciinicr CitMinty IiCKlNlnttirc
Will Kinlnh lite Count.
LINCOLN , March IS. ( Special. ) Judge
Halt this afternoon Issued a second Injunction
restraining the members ot the commission
charged with the duty of recounting the
amendment ballots from proceeding until the
constitutionality of the law Treating the com-
mlEslon and providing for the recount can be
tested In the courts. The restraining order
was served upon all the members ot the com
mission at the state house shortly before 3
o'clock , with the exception of Mr. Oberfeldcr ,
who was out ot the city.
The effect of this second Injunction Is to tic
the hands of the commission , as It is con
stituted at present , for an Indefinite length
of time. Attorney General Smyth said that
the constitutionality of the law could not be
tested within three months , at least. The
restraining order Issued this alternoon Is In
words following :
This caupo cnmo on for hearing upon the
application of thu plaintiff for u temporary
Injunction ngnln.it the defendants. Thotnns
G. Mungor , Charles O. Whedon , G. M.
Lnmbertson nnil Koscoe Pound appeared ns
attorneys nntl counsel for the ptalntirf and
Constantine J. Smyth appeared for the de
fendants.
Thereupon the court , upon reading the
petition and Information of the plaintiff ,
duly verified , and after hearing argument
of Counsel for the plalnttlT and defendants
and for good cause shown , It Is ordered that
n temporary order of Injunction be granted
herein restraining the defendants , William
F. I'orter. Joseph Oberfolder , C. J. Bowlby ,
P. O. Hedlund , Frank M. Ross , George W.
HIake and J. N. Campbell , and each of them
from proceeding with the counting. Inspec
tion and canvassing the votes and declaring
the result of the canvass of votes cast at
the election on the 3d day of November , 1S96 ,
for and against an amendment to the con
stitution of the state of Nebraska relating
to the number of Judges of the supreme
court and their term of oillce , which amend
ment was submitted to a vote of the people
ple of the state of Nebraska on the said
3d day of November , IfSG , and enjoining nnd
prohibiting them nnd each of them from
performing nny acts and duties and exer
cising any powers conferred upon them
under an act approved February 20 , 1897 ,
by the Twenty-fifth session of the legis
lature , entitled "For nn act to recount the
ballots cast on the constitutional amend
ment relating to the Judges of the supreme
court nnd their term of office on Novem
ber 3 , If DC , to compare said ballots , declare
the result and fix penalty for violation of
the provisions of this act. "
And the said defendants are further enJoined -
Joined , each of them , and as a canvassing
board , from declaring the result of the
counting nnd canvassing of the said votes
cast at said election for nnd ngalrtst said
amendment nnd from , handing over nnd
delivering to any person or persons the
ballots now in their possession cast at said
election , or the abstracts , poll books or
other papers and records In their custody ; or
either of them. And the said defendants
and each of them arc commanded to keep
said ballots , abstracts , poll books , records
and papers In their custody and under their
control until further order1 by this court.
This temporary order of Injunction shall
continue in force nnd effect until tlio court
shall have heard the question nnd deter
mined the constitutionality or the net of
February 20 , 1S97 , under which respondents
arei acting and until the further order of
the court ; upon 'the-platnttrt ' cxecutlrig'nnd
delivering to the clerk of the court an
Undertaking In the defendants In the sum
of $500 , With approved sureties conditioned
ns required by Inw ; and service hereof 113011
the respondents. '
While it te true that a few Individual
politicians In Lincoln have been predicting
all kinds ot trouble in the event of a delay
In the Injunction proseedlngs , It U.toljrably
certain that there are to bo no spsctacular
developments. The militia IB not to be
called out by the governor. The commis
sioners will 'not djfy the court unless they
change' their minds from their present In
tention. What Is almost certain to happen
Is this : The legislature will appoint a Com
mittee from Its own memberohlp and direct
It to recount the ballots. The packagjs con
taining the ballots and poll hooka will be
taken Into the possasslon and under the
control of the legislature , where they will
bo beyond the reach of the courts. Legis
lative action Is the next number on the
program.
I'UHITA.V AllJtlVES AT JIHOOICIV.\ .
.Monitor ivltli Ilrolicii Kn-
KI n CM Safely Tim oil Into 1'ort.
NEW VOniv , March 1C. The United
States monitor Puritan , which met with en
accident to her engines off Capo Hatteras
over a week ago , arrived at the DrooUlyn
navy yard in tow of the navy yard tugs
Nina and Narkceta. During a storm on
March C one of the Puritan's engines was
disabled off Southport , N. C. , and three days
later another engine was rendered useless.
On the latter date rho signaled the llfo sav
ing station for assistance , and last Thursday
the cruiser Columbia took her In tow. The
commander of the Columbia wanted to re
turn to Hampton roads , but Captain BartUtt
Insisted thai his orders wcro to go to Now
York , and to New York they camo. The
trip up was very slow , the Columbia making
about four knots an hour. Although heavy
seas washed over the monitor during the
storm , fho withstood them splendidly , and
she could liavo fought her guns at any time
during this trjlng experience.
JIUS , WALM.VIJ OIIKA'I'US A SCI3XK.
ApiioiilH < < > Jiifl < xoit tu Toll thu Truth
1 null Sure Her .Sun.
LOUISVILLE , March 1C. A special to the
Times from Covlngton , Ky. , tnya : This
morning at the Alexandria jail Mrs. Walling
suddenly walked over to Scott Jackson and
crleJ :
"Pavo my son ; you can do It by telling
the truth. "
Jackson was visibly startled , but denied
that lie hud concealed anything ha knew.
Mr * . Walling persisted that lie. had not told
thii truth and that ho Waa dragging her non
to the scaffold. Guards Interfered and ejected
her. She left the jail weeping bitterly.
Jackson was much agitated , even after her
departure.
FRANKFORT. Ky. . March 1C. The Frank ,
fort company ( McCroary Guards ) Is under
ordero to leave Kranlcfort next Friday for
Now port to b'jlp preserve order at the Jack
son-Walling hanging.
I'Mlen the I'ciicll Jlee.lM.
SAN FRNCISCO , March 1C. The attor
ney for Mia. Craven , who fiaya she la the
contract widow of ex-Senalor James G. Fair ,
has filed In the superior court the original
pencil deeds to property valued at $3,000,000 ,
conveyed by I 'air to Mr . Craven , All may
now Inspect theno famous deeds , and as the
attorneys for Fair's children and for the
administrator ! ) have pronounced them for
geries , they will now bo nble to have expert
examinations of the documents to prove their
charges. The two parties to the Fair litiga
tion are now aigulug the question of whether
the cane Hhall be derided by the court or a
jury , the Fair heirs opposing a jury trial.
Hnlilie-r TriiNl CIIH | I'rlei'H ,
NHW YOUK , Murch IC.-Jiunes n. Ford ,
vice picsldem of thu United Stales Ilubber
company , xlntrs thitt the United Status
Ituhher roinpnny IMS determined to ruduco
it * price on rubber boots nnd shoe * for the
omliiK year Uvry customer of the United
Ktatis Itublicr company v.ns advised Him-
ultnni'outdy of the reduction of from 10 to
15 per cent.
rtuli la-Klxluliiro AilJouriiN ,
SALT LAKE , Utah , March 1C , The Utah
legislature adjourned sine die at 5 o'clock
thla afternoon.
UTAH MAICHS AN A
RMtanltloii Hilt Cnrrlc- ; lijvS Hp of
'
One Mnn'n llclcrntlncii" bp'tonltloti.
SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , HarcS'lC. ( Spc.
clal Telegram. ) The BcnW' nppropfl011 '
bill pnfsed by the Utah , legislature today
carrlco an approprlatlonfol $ BtOO Tor the
Tranrmltnlsslppl Expository This amount
will be largely Increased f > y private subscrip
tions , many donations n vshfT already been
promised. ' ' '
The mlno owners of the stale arc filiowl.ig
great Interest ID the subject and prumHp to
make a magnificent exhibit ? ot the mineral
resources ot the state. < . i
This Trarsmleultslppt Exposition appropria
tion was partly responsible ; for the icslgna-
tlon of a member of the troupe of rdprtsenta-
lives. The two houses T.srj at loggerheads
ovci this Item and the np'prnprlallen for the
Utah Seml-Ccntennlal celebration , and Rep
resentative Sloan , chalrman-ot tbo Mate dem
ocratic committee , wao rtProlnUd elmlrnibn
of the conference committee. Sloan favored
striking out the Omaha Appropriation en
tirely and giving the entire amount to the
Utah show. The house tvlcc adopted hla
views and twlc * receded at the solicitation
of the senate , which was determined to makes
an appropriation for Oniatn. Yhcu , Sloan
WM turned down by his colleagues the ee cr
oud tlmo he declared thai h ? would tin longer
remain a member of the body and left the
hall. : '
_
UXl'OSITION 1HM.S PUT ' IAGAIN. .
Allen In t lie Semite n'lii" Mercer In the
Ilontc Look After tlic McnxitrcN.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. ( Sp'cclal Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen Introduced n bill today
to amend "An act la Authorize and Encourage -
ago the Holding ot a. Trkntrnlsslsslppl and
International Exposition at Omaha In 189S ; "
but the Introduction did not stop there , for
by the tlmo the clerk had exhausted the Allen
bills , eighty-four measures had been proposed
by the senior senator from Nebraska. Sena
tor Thurston followed Ihla Up , with flfty-llvo
bills , all Introductions from last session.
Dave Mercer secured an carlr numhcrlng for
some twenty-four bills Introduced , lafo lion-
day afternoon , the expoiltlon bill taking No. 4.
Webb Eaton of Lincoln m rived In Ihe city
today. ' ,
AIIMV IS STIIOXO I.V THE IIIM.H.
SnlvittlotilMtM AViiKr 11 SinJcoKifnlVnr
on the HuHtH of Sntnii.
LEAD. S. D. , March 16. ( Special. ) The
Salvation army has taken the ( Black Jlllls by
stonm. Largo corps In Leudt Dcadwood and
Sturgls arc now engaged In storming the bul
warks of Satan. A big ru'lly.jpartlclpalcd In
by iho three corps , was hel4t In this city , be
ginning Friday of last w'ecjc , and ending
Sunday night. Officers aceV. members from
the three cities wcro In attendance , to the
number of 100. Major aiffor < lof Minneapo
lis , chief divisional officer forlhls , elate , Min
nesota and nothern Michigan , was In
charge. He made many tribute for tlio
army , because of his gentlemanly bearing
and oratorical ability. Three meetings , hel-1
In the Lead opera house , Ivdro attended by
2,500 people. An admlsslln 'of ' 10 cents was
charged. A ( banquet cloa.r'ed $200 for the
army. Thirty-four soldiers wcro ewora Into
the Lead army Sunday aftfernpon. BoslJas
these soldiers , there are aTioul fifty recruits.
Lead Is the headquarters foi' ( ho Black Hills.
Ensign Berrlman and two lieutenants are In
charge ot , the work. Tho4captaln of the
Dcaehvood army , Al Jewel , vfras In attendance
upoi ) the rally , and was p. flgjirtr of much In
terest. Ho is" the one ujion whom a mur
derous ' assault was rccenty'rriaa"6" ' ! by aVDcadi
wood'Ealoon'keeper ' Wb'lle the flijuy was hold
ing a "street .meeting. . . , T > e captain's llfo
stance before tne"salvaUant t was through
with him. ( Thei'a'rmy In thls clty Is , espe
cially strong. Some of ho' be'st citizens are
enrolled in Its ranks , .fiibllc. opinion .is
almost unanimously In fayorjof the organiza
tion. * f
HAISnS TIIE SNOAVT IILOCICADK.
Conl ami Other XeccHHiirlex T
Into .the South itnko'ta Tinvns.
HURON , S. D. , March''iSpeclal ; ( , ) The
Chicago & Northwcsternt rail way raised { h ?
snow blockade on Its eaej. 'and south lines
Sunday and brought In 'grains from those
directions. The work pfflekrlng the tracks
north and west was Immediately begun , and
h avy trains of fuel and * merchandise fol
lowed clcaely bjlilnd theirotary snow plows ,
an that points where fucl/ls-short will be re
lieved at once. The ttoraWwas the worst o *
the season so far as rallioidlng .a ' concerned.
Hre on Sunday , the , lemperature wa3
24 degrees below zero , and , "Monday morning
It WES only two degrees warmer , the cold
est known , here so late In March. Farmero
are becoming uneasy at .th'a prospects of an
unusually late spring , - Heretofore seeding
was In progress , and In jhany Instances far
advanced at this date In'/all parts of the
state , but even should the enow go off within
the next fifteen dajs , seeding will 'atlll he
delayed because of waUr. Very little plow
ing was done last fall and thousands of
acres of corn are yet nnga'thered. A large
amount of threshing yet remains to bo done.
The outlook Is not as chcouraglng as could
bo desired , yet there 1 , no occaalon for
alarm. The only thln ill which farmers
seriously complain Is that. the. acreage to
small grain Is likely to be , light , compared
with former years. ;
'
I'llOHIIUTIOMSTM .IdVOCKKI ) OUT.
ItnlliiK of JnilKf ( iiiiiV I'Oavi-H Them
So .Nearer .SettllifciThelr I'olnt.
I'lEURE , S. 1) . , March l'c. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Judge Guffy has sustained the de
murrer set up to the otswerp made by the
prohibitionists In their' efforts to lest the
legality of the .repeal 9f tbo prohibitory ar
ticle. of the constitution. The anawora to
which the demurrer was .sustained sot up
that Article 24 Is yet a part of the consti
tution and bills for liquor Bold cannot bo collected
'
lected for that reawn ; t'aa't the question of
repeal waa not correctly1 'submitted by the
legislature ; that It w'cs no ) correctly placed
on the ballet , and that 10.0,00 voter * did not
express themselves on the question. The de
murrer stales that noiio ; the answers la a
sufficient defense against n'collrctlon of a
liquor bill and thfs Is eusiatned.
ThU leaves tbo prohlbttartets { | no nearer a
cctllcment of tbo legal It of" the manner of
the repeal of the prolilUUJry question than
they were before they attempted to get at
It In the defense of a tlquo' OIt.
MIXISTHR WAI KS
Hev. T. Hoiicll lUehiiriU lluuntl Over
I < n the Clri-ufi'tj ' < nirt ,
SIOUX FALLS , S4D. , Mareh 16. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hev. fJ Ho ell Illcbarda , the
Episcopal minister of Dell ilfll'lda , this after.
noon waived cxamlnaHort and was bound
over lo Iho circuit court to tlio sum of | 500.
Honds were furnished. Bishop W. H. Hare ,
In a published intcrvl"V , "tonight exoner
ates Hlchards andaoij.e. . members of his
church have signed resolutions denouncing
ills accusers. The ctlde/ite , however , 'In
the hendo of the a ttoruey. Is mudt damag
ing. IlUhop Hare admHtiid tonight that In
the church trial not one of the witnesses
on whom tbo state restq its case was examined
'
amined , *
Telegraph dm w fur I.eiul.
LEAD , S. D. , JTarcJi lf.Speclal. ( . ) C. n.
lorton , assistant superintendent uf the Western -
ern Ur.lon , and 1' . MeParlanu , auperln-
cndent of the Klkhor.i telegraph department ,
wcro In the city last week , 'and while hero
Opened a Eeparatofflclegraph office In tbu
postoffice bulldtiii ; wjtli Fred S. Symington ,
t young man from Omaha , an'.jnanager. The
\Vetteni Unldu wgfk has . "heretofore been
attended to by Gqurge Fogletoug , a book
keeper for the Uamealake Mining compapy ,
jut the volume ot'buflnera In thla city made
his uervlco Insufficient to meet the demindt.
iieiitN uf Of eh 11 VexxvlN , Miireh 111
At Queenstown An | vcd Catalonia , from
Doslon for Liverpool
Qoneral Belief to that Effect is Now Rife
iii Athens ,
GOVERNMENT PREPARING ITS CAMPAIGN
Orent iftort Heine Mnilp to Trnnnpnrt
Troopn Itefore IlloeUnile HeuliiM
Creek Army IK K
| for the l''rny.
ATHENS , March 1C. U Is the general be
lief hero that nothhiR can now prevent war ,
and that Iho government has Us plan of cam
paign fully prepared. The cabinet had a
long session today In considering the attl-
tudo taken In the face ot the coercive pro
gram of Europe , and It Is reported a deci
sion was reached to take active measures- ,
cs being the only solution possible for
Greece.
The center of Interest la iow transferred
from Greece to the Macedonian frontier. It
Is evident from the haste which Iho govern
ment TIBS displayed In getting all Its avail
able troops off by sea betoro the commence
ment of the blockade , lhat there Is a strong
conviction that they will bo needed at once.
With the tea route closed , the transporta
tion of troops must bo overland , and this
would bo an exceedingly alow and difficult
pruccus , owing to the lack ot horses and the
very Incomplete railway system In the north
ern portions ot Greece. Many of the war
correspondents have already arrived at Vole ,
Larlssa and other frontier points. The Greek
officers on the frontier find the utmost diffi
culty In restraining their men , and the de-
pat tuso of Crown 1'rlnco Conctanllnc for Iho
fronller has been deferred on Ihe advice of
the generals In command , who fear that his
presence would have a dangerously exciting
Influence upon the troopa. II Is rcporled the
Turkish forces on the Macedonian frontier
are raising a double line of fortifications and
being constantly reinforced from Salonica.
Slnco the publication In the semi-official
press of the exposition ot Count Muravlcff's
Cretan policy , which appeared at the moment
when It was most calculated to Influence the
friends ofthe government , tbo tone of the
public press of Greece has been one of
fiercest resentment toward Russia. The
Greek royal family Is also seriously disap
pointed by the attitude of Russia , and
Franco Is believed to have sacrificed her
Cretan sympathies upon the altar * of the
Franco-Russian entente.
CONSTANTINOPLE , March 16. The am
bassadors lo Ihe porle have been Inlrusctcd
with the Usk of drafting a scheme of Crelan
autonomy.
ni.ocicAun AOT YHT PKOCL.AIMUD.
Certain 1'ortH Art- Yet Open to the
I'llHHtIKe Of VeHHvlH.
CANEA , March 16. At noon today the ad
mirals ot the foreign fleets had not yet
proclaimed the blockade ot the Islands. The
Greek squadron , with the exception of
two vessels , has left Cretan waters , and the ,
two vessels referred to nrs preparing to
leave.
LtikDON , March 18. The decision , of. the
FrenebiGhamber' + oN'Doputlea approving' of
the policy ot France''In adhering to the
concert of the POWOIB has had a good effect
upon tk stock exchange here. Consols
went up"5-lC. Foreign securities were firm.
According to a Times dispatch from
Athens , , a tendency towards despondency Is
beginning to show Itself at the Greek
capital , the "last hope of a rupture of the
concert'of Europe having been shattered by
the decision of Franco to Join In the
coercion. " The dispatch adds : "There Is
much speculation as to whether the forces
of the powers will proceed to active
measures "against Colonel Vassos1 troops.
While It la formally announced that orders
have been given to both the Greek troopa
and ships to retire , It may bo doubted
whether the orders have really boon given
him. Brave words , however , are Indispensa
ble In tha prevailing popular mood. The
king and the government have no choice
but to swim with the tide. "
Th ? Dally Mall says : "Tho vagaries of
a certain continental sovereign arc causing
profound anxiety to his family and especially
to the diplomats who rccoenlzo that the con
ceit of Uuropo may at any moment bo dis
turbed. Plpchlng guests and trying to trip
'
them with 'his sword arc among the antics
attributed to the Insane sovereign. " The
paragraph unmistakably hints at Emperor
William of Germany ,
CHEEKS Al'PUKCIATU SYMl'ATIIV.
Aekiioulrilive- Iteeelpt of Itexoln-
tloiiH I'liHMeil hy Ihe .Semite.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. Secretary Sher
man today ben t to the senate a note le-
colved from Mr. Boatltsl , consul general of
Greece at Now York , transmitting a cable
gram from the Grccclan minister of foreign
affairs In acknowledgment of the resolution
agreed to by the senate before the expira
tion of the lat session , expressing sympathy
with the Cretan revolutionists. The cable
gram U as follows :
"Tho warm thanks of the Greek nation , aa
well as of the government of Greece , Is due
for the expression of sjmpathles which arc
a most valuable assistance to us toward the
accomplishment of tholr national aspira
tions. "
The cor.mil general adds on his own behalf
that the resolution has made a most favor
able Impression on the Greeks In the United
States , "who , while enjoying the blessings
of liberty In this country under Its liberal
laws , are In hearty sympathy with their
mother land In her efforts to free their op-
preeed brethren. "
GOAKIHMH HOXATAU.VS STATJJMI3XT.
Ioril .SiillHliurjSiij'H He rroperly I'nt
the 1'oxlllnii of the 1'ouerN.
LONDON , March 16. In the House of
Lords today the marquis of Salisbury , re
plying to tli9 earl of Klmberlcy , the lib
eral leader , said that Instructions had been
given to 'the admirals In command of the
foreign fleets In Cretan waters to commence
the blockade of the Island of Crete with
out any further delay. The premier added
that an admirable statement of the policy of
the powcia had been made In the Frcnsb
Chamber of Deputlco yetterday by M , llano-
taux and M , Mellno ( the minister for for
eign affairs and premier , respectively ) In
which ho heartily concurred.
1'otver * Drwe Turkey On.
LONDON , March 10. According to u
Vienna dispatch to tbo Times there Is some
curiosity manifested In Austrian olllclal cir
cles as to whether the program of the pow
er t la to hold b'cod In the event of an out
break of war In Macedonia. The porte has
been encouraged , It U said , by .several of thu
great powers to send large bodice of trooju
( o districts along the Greek frontier , unj
theie Is no doubt that In the event of wr.r
the Turks would ba allowed to deal with the
Greeks without fear of European Interven
tlon.
liiMtrueteil to 1'riicliilni Autonomy.
CANEA , March 16 , The HiiG3lai ronsul
has received formal Instructions to proclaim
autonomy fcr Crete , but the other consul- :
still remain without them. The admiral ?
consider that thl Men has been token too
lat" . After a conference today the conuuln
addressed notes to their respective mbautlcj
declaring that If any portion of the marines
should be withdrawn from Canea , looting and
lawlessness , aggravated by hunger , will dan
gerously Increase.
MAM.MO COMIC'IsR
Iteport Concerning t h Imjjf" ' " K Oen-
ernl of the Cnhi/BKee | ! < .
HAVANA , Ma-ch lO.-JBfjP cportwl hero
that General Maximo GoflWffe great Insur
gent leader , was scrlonHjjgbunded In the
fight which occurred rc'Jj Kit Royo Blanco ,
province of Santa Clarfl Hieen the Spanish
under General FornalJ K Insurgent force
under Gomez. f
.MILLIONS 0 > TII Hii.IKP LIST.
< ! o eminent' * I'riitnpt Action 1're-
ventM .NiitUen from Slnr lnjj.
LUCKNOW , March 1C. The special rep
resentative of the AtsorlatoJ press has Just
completed an exhaustive tour of the north
west. In an area of 400 by 200 nrllcs , 1,760-
000 persons ore receiving governmental re
lief. Owing to the government's timely
grasp of the situation , the correspondent did
not discover n single Instance ot death from
starvation during the wbole tour.
TrniiMViinl Until Inquiry.
LONDON , March 16. At today's session
of the parliamentary committee Inquiry
Into the Tracavnal raid , the Hon. W. I' .
Schrelncrho was attorney general In
Colonel Rhodes' cabinet , was examined. Ho
repeated his evidence as given before the
Cupo Colony committee last year. It was
very anti-Rhodes throughcut.
UeKree for Ir. NniiMen.
CAMBRIDGE , Kng. , March 16. The hon
orary degree of doctor ot science wag con
ferred hero today upon Dr. Nansun , the
Arctic explorer , who was accorded a most
flatteilng reception.
l.lcenne for Clfinfctto YemlerM.
LONDON , Ont. , March 10 The city council
decided to lmpoo a license fee of $100 on
cigarette venders , in the hope of lesiimlng
the cigarette habit among the youths of thu
city. _
IMU.STIIY OK AYVO.MIXG.
OVer Hnlf it .Million to lie Sheared In
nnil Around CiiHper Thlx Year.
CASI'KR , Wyo. , March 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Last season 650,000 head of sheep
wcro sheared at and around Casper and It
Is estimated that 600.000 will bo sheared
In the &amo territory this year. The shearIng -
Ing points uro Casper , with four pens ; Free-
laud , Lost Cabin , Badgers , Casper Creek
and Walton. Wolton Is the most Impor
tant outside point. These pens are slxty-
flvo miles northwest of Casper. At this
point the Elkhorn road has located puns
and dipping works and constructed a res
ervoir and the Wolton Commercial club
has put In a general store. Kenneth Mc
Donald , just In from the range , reports
sheep In the best condition for years and
says ho never saw sheep In Australia or
South Amarlca winter better than the sheep
In thlb vicinity have the past season. There
are not many wethers left In the country ,
sheep ralsera having como to the conclusion
that It IB more piofltable to dispose of range
stock than to run them. A stock company
Is hero on the ground ready to put In a
steam shearing plant. The railway Is build
ing a large addition to Its already large wool
house. When this Is completed Casper will
have the largest wool house In the west.
From the letters received It Is believed a
great many wool buyers will bo on hand
and that our sheep men will bo dblp to dlu-
pose ot their clip as soon as sheared. One
wool grower has been offered 7 1-5 cents
for his wool a against 7 cents last year.
Commission men are anxious to advance
7 cents. One commission house advanced
7 cents yesterday and guaranteed no with
drawal. This Is the largest advance ever
made on tha same terms. These two offera
Indicate that wool will be worth to the pro
ducer from 1 to 2 cents more than last year.
Tomorrow the wool growers of central
Wyoming meet here In convention. They
will establish the price to bo paid for shear
ing and appoint a scab Inspector. Shear
ing will start April 1 at Lost Cabin and at
Casnor about April 10. The prospects of a
tariff have already been felt here. No
less than ten eastern men are here trying
to buy Htock ewes. They are offering ? 3,50
per head delivered after shearing. This Is
75 cents more a head than the same class
of sheep brought this time last year. If
the tariff bill passes 1,000,000 head ot
sheep will bo sheaied hero next year , as
there Is no business so profitable to the
man of small means , and from the number
of people here wanting to buy sheep It looks
as 1 * pverybody wanted to get Into the busl-
nc&s. All the hotels arc crowded with
guests and the Fred J. Klcsil Grocery com
pany It about to open a new general store.
Casper has the appearance of a boom. The
best Indication of good times Is the fact
that the rate of Interest has gonu from 12
per cent to 10 per .cent on local towns.
Solil Drink lo n Drunken Mini.
GREEN RIVKH , Wyo. , March 16. ( Spe
cial. ) State Senator John Crossou , who owns
the "Ccsy" saloon at this place , was ar
rested Wednesday charged with taking
money belonging to a customer of the saloon ,
who was drunk when the money was taken.
The case was heard In the city police court ,
where Mr. Cresson WES ordered to pay $14
to the plaintiff In the rise and pay a fine
of J10 and coats. Tlio accused appealed to
the district court. It Is believed thcro was
no 'intention of wrongdoing upon the part
of Mr. Crosson.
Jury iviinerateH Itiillronil Compiiny.
ROCK SPRINGS , Wyo. , March 16. ( Spe
cial. ) T. L. Donohus , for a number of
years stock foreman for Tim Klnney & Co. ,
was fatally Injured Sunday by falling under
Iho wheels of a freight train he was trjlng
to board. Donahue wan taken to the state
hospital , where hla leg , which was crushed
by the wheels , was amputated , but the shock
proved fatal. A coioner'a jury , which Inve-a-
tlgated the matter , decided that thu death
was accidental and exonerated the railroad
company and Its employes from blame.
Mini nnil l.lvery Man
DECATUR , Neb. , March 16. ( Special. )
Captain King , proprietor of the pontoon
bridge , nnd Mr , Southwell , proprietor of the
Star livery , came to blows In front ot the
lattt-t's place of bualnefo yesterday. King
tailed the liveryman a liar , and Southwell
struck Mm. Today the case was brought
before JuJgo Nourse on complaint of Kliip
for assault , and Southwell v\as fined $7.50
and costs. The trouble aroBO out ot some
statements relative to the pontoon , tend
ing to hurt the captain's business.
KnlltVJiy .Mall Kinploycx Meet.
SAN FHANCISCO , March 16. The first
session of the. annual convention of the
Hallway Mull Service Mutual Benevolent
ufHoclallon WUH held Mere today , the dele-
gutcH and their gucHtH numbering ZOO , while
as many more members mid friends of the
local oigantzatlon were present. Itev. H , It ,
Ulllo offered an Invocation prayer. Mayor
I'hclan delivered un address of welcome ,
to which reHpoiiHeu were ruadci by I'rcxldvnt
I' . I' . Waring , Superintendent K. J , Ityan of
the llrnt division , and Captain L. L. Troy ,
Kiiperlntendent of the Chicago division. The
address ot President Waring fhowed u total
mernbemhlp of 3M3 although nearly CO per
cent of the railway poxtul elciks arc atlll
ontHldC ! the organization. Secretary and
Treasurer G , K. Lcgrandit reported that the
financial condition of I1 if organization WUH
healthy.
Went thee Senators In Kentucky.
CINCINNATI , Mtiuh 10A Tlmca-Star
ppaclul from Fiunkfort , 7C.xayn : Much
interest WUH iiroiwcd over HIP action of tin
gtmute upon the mQttun to refer the cirOco-
tlnjB of four now rrinibllRin in l one new
democratic sHwtor to the juillcluiy com
mittee. After a Jonfc ijeluto , In whldi one
gold democrat sold ho would uppo.so the
motion , u vote wus taken and the motion
WUH defeated yean. II ; iiayn , } ! ' . Six gold
democrat * voted with thn ropubllruiiH. The
new ncmitors well * thru xualeil. Thin ID
regarded un removing nil doubt of tlio elec
tion ot Hunter , the republican caucma nuin-
into for United Btutcu senator ,
LOOKS LIKE A FROST
Attendance nt Carson Oily is Not Yol
Overwhelmingly Largo.
ONLY A FEW EASTERN VISITORS THERE
Financial Success of tbo Operation is Fat
from Certain ,
BOTH BIG MEN IN SPLENDID CONDITION
Oorbott n Mountain of Muscle , but FiU
Confident of Winning.
GRISV/OLD / SAYS CORBETT IS A CINCH
IllN Opinion lliiMMl on it Vlxlt to llotlil
Mem nt Their Trnlnlntr U nr-
tcrH Vcry I.lttlo llct-
Doiu1. '
CAUSON , Nov. , March 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The big championship carnival has
all the car-mat ks ot an o\ci'whclmlng frost.
While the town appears fairly well filled with
visitors , a largo majority have sago brush In
their hair. The foreign contingent thus
far has panned out but meagcrly and every
thing now depends upon the excursions from
the coaot. Should throe fall short of ex
pectations , which they assuredly will , Dan
Stuart stands to lose a trifle lllto $75,000.
I waa at both Shaw's Springs and Cook's
ranch this afternoon , and found both FltzsLm-
1110113 and Corbctt apparently In the finest
condition , and each equally confident , Cor
bctt 'is a mountain of muscle , and Is certainly
a formidable looking opponent. Ho tipped
the scalce at 4 o'clock toJay at exactly 1S6J&
pounds. Fltz looks Hko a veritable ( > lgmy
by way of comparison , but never wavers In
the prediction that ho has an easy Job for tha
morrow.
The pool rooms offer 65 to 100 on Fltz ,
with plenty of Fltz money on tap , but few
takers. The Corbcttltcs Insist on 7C to their
100. The betting U almost ridiculously light ,
despite the strong claims ot his followers.
Such men as Billy West , Bat Mastcrson and.
Parson Davlcs say Jim will win , but that ho
must do so before Fltz has a chance tolanJ. .
These men arc all very conservative , and are
not Inclined to play their man. Jack Mc-
Aulltfe , One-Eyed Connelly , and many of tlio
fighters take a more positive Eland and < ls-
clare that Fltz cannot ICGC.
To mo It looks like a cinch for Corbett.
SANDY aniSWOLD.
M. AXU JIOOIII2 ON COU1IUTT.
Tlitulc Jim ( MiKht tu IVln.
trlth Grcut Enne.
( CopyrlBlit , H'J7. by I'refs 1'ubllthhiff Company. )
LONDON , March 16. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) I saw
Charley Mitchell today at Moore Ledge , St.
John's Wood , where ho lives with his father-
in-law , Pony Moore. Mitchell gav the fol
lowing statement of his views ot the outcome -
como of the Corbctt-Fltzslmmons fight :
"I think It Is a certainty for Corbett , be
cause he IE the cleverest mini , and will have
an advantage of fifteen to twenty pounds in
weight. 1 say this , cesumlng he enters the
ling In proper health , and 1 consider him too
sensible to fight at all unless In physically
perfect condition. I fought Corbett myself
and seconded FItzslmmtns twice , so I Itnow
the capabilities of both men. The only
thing against Corbett Is that he may get ex
cited In ( ho ring , cs ho is prone to do.
"H is agalnnt FHiBlmmons' chances In
meeting so clever an all-round man as Cor
bctt that he IB nlua > ti making an effort to
get his fuvorlfo right hand swing blow. I
believe In Corbett'H chance , and my money
will go lhat wny.
"My father-in-law , Pony Moore , Intends to
put up 0)0 ) ( $2 COO ) to make a match for mo
with the winner , to bo fought cither In
America or Hnglaml. "
Pony Moore also gave his opinion on the
great fight. Ho Bald : "I consider that Cor
bctt , on Ills merits , will win. Fltz Is a great
man , but In my opinion Peter Manor Is bet
ter , and would beat him If they met again.
I dcn't believe It Is certain for Cm belt , but
It Is undoubtedly a gcod thing for him , and
the proper odds are 6 to I on him. 1 Intend
to back Charley Mltrhcll against the winner ,
and I am confident ho can beat Corbctt.
When they met , Mitchell uaa a sick man ,
and had nlno different diseases , but ho went
Into the ring all the same , rather than have
It said ho was afraid. "
U/J.LAHD SMITH.
A I , I , HU.\DV KOIl Till ; FIGHT.
Corhelt Mini KltzNliiiinoiiN Now Await
the Cull of "Time. "
WASHINGTON , March 16. The sporting
fraternity In Karson City will have clear and
sunshiny weather tonicriow , according to a
forecast made tonight by Major Dunwoody ,
the olllclal In charge of the government
weather bureau In th'r. city. So confident ID
the major that there will be sunshine' In Carbon -
bon that he paid tonight the oddu were 30 to
1 In it favor. Thin will raise the spirits ot
the photographerw , who have been fearful
lest the day should bo clnudy and thus inalto
doubtful the reproduction ot the fight.
"Thcro was a light snow or rain today at
Carson , " said the major , "but It probably
will clear tonight nnd tomorrow tlio weather
will bo fair , with ths temperature moderate. "
The temperature tonight Is 28 at Wlnno-
mucca , Nov. , 200 miles northeast of Carrion
City ; D2 at lied Bluff , Col. , and GO at Ban
[ VancUco , and the prediction at the bureau
la that the range at Carton City tomorrow
will J > u somewhere between 40 and CO de
grees. Light , fresh winds will prevail , but
M the llttlo fighting center U well protected
by moimtalnu these will not ho felt toan
unfavorable dsgree. Altogether , the pros
pects seem fair that Carson tomorrow la to
liave a duplicate of the charming midwinter
day which prevailed In Washington when
President McKlnlcy was Inaugurated twelve
Iay4 &fso.
CAHSON CITY , Nov. , March 10. Corhctt
and Fltzslmmnns have completed their train
ing. Nothing renialr.o to be done except to
appear In the ring tomorrow morning , and by
Lhfelr prowess decide which U the better
pugilist pnd entitled to ( to them ) the proud
distinction of champion of the world. They
will battle for the supremacy In the presence
of a crowd of several thousand people ; por-
hapft the largest number thai , ever wltneticd
xtich a contest. Iloth men are In the pink
jf condition , Corbctl. according to the belt
ludccB , Is mere perfect cihynlrally than Fltz-
slmmons. They have worlit-d hard und long.
Corbett has tired nut bli tralnera , while Fltz.
Klrnmons' as | Kanff | | are said to be Hill frce'i ,
1'rlnclpala and other * are doubtless glad thnt
the cod U so near. Corbctt U the favorl'a
and he haa been nil alarm , hut many bellevo
FiU lmmon hat u K ° O' ' chanee to win. They
say It Is only necessary for him to land once
to knock out hi * opponent
The town was livelier this afternoon tban
yesterday , owing lo the fresh arilvale of vU >
: tor , The two upe-ricl tralnp , one from the
coa t and tbo otter from the east , cameIn ,
bringing sotcral hundred people. The side-
walkt are crowded and tbo oQlces ot the four
hoteli cru full of people dltcusiluc tbo