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ESTABLISHED JUKE 15) ) , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MAY ] 4 , 1807. COPY PIVE OKNTS.
EXCITED OVER CUBA
Buddon and Violent Outbreak of Sentiment
Occurs at Capitol.
SPEEDY AND RADICAL ACTION 13 URGED
Startling Revelations of Suffering Made by
Senate Committee.
INFORMATION FROM CONSULAR REPORTS
w
Ifnny Americans in Cuba Are Said to Bo
Destitute and Starving.
PRESIDENT IS INVESTIGATING THE CASE
XluNlrcn to He- fully Informed Ill-fore
K n Ile-clil.fil .VIovc S | > au-
Ixli I.uKiilloii Hi-urn ( he
Unrulllcd. .
1 WASHINGTON , May 12. There was a ( Hid
den and violent outbreak of Cuban sentiment
today at the capital and during the early
hours the drift of opinion was strongly to-
jvvard speedy and radical action by both con-
BrcM and the executive , but later there was
fcomowhat of a reaction upon Its becoming
known that the president , while keenly alive
to the- situation and anxious to learn every
thing possible that could guide IIB | conduct
of our Cuban and Spanish relations , felt tint
further Information was necessary and that
for the present ; the question was not one of
recognition of the belligerency or the Inde-
pemlcnco of the Cubans , but relief for the
helpless In the towns of the Queen of the
lAntlllcs The senate foreign relations com
mittee It should be stated , while agreeing
vlth the necessity for relief for the suftcilng
Americans , Is favorable to tnoio radical
measures and a number ot Its members arc
earnestly desirous of Instant action by the
txecutlvo In aid of the Insurgents , but have
not succeeded In converting the administra
tion to their views that present action Is
appropriate.
The event of the day was a report to their
\
colleagues by the subcommittee of the for
eign relations committee , which yesterday
examined the State department Cuban re
ports This report , though not given to the
public , was so far dlsclcscd In character as
to give rise to a good deal of excited com
ment among senators and members. The re
port , based upon facts picponted by the
U'tlted States consuls In Cuba , It Is said ,
brings out In strong relief the destitution
which exists not only among Cubans , but
nmong the Americans and paclflcos now In
the Island , who were driven from their farina
and Into the towns by Weyler's nrdcis and
thereby prevented from supporting thc-m-
elv es.
URGE ACTIVE STEPS.
For several days past the subject matter
of this report has been under dlscu&slon
ciuletly among the friends of Cuba In con-
Kre"B , nnd they have lost no opportunity of
impressing upon the president their convic
tions that It Is lilti duty as the chief execu
tive to delay no longer In taking active steps
to terminate the present condition of af
fairs In Cuba. These representations , how
ever , have not been sufficient to Induce
liasty action. The president Is moving stead
ily and With all speed that safety and sound
judgment dictate.
Mr. Calhoun is In Cuba , officially on an
other mission , but also charged with the
observation of the conditions that prevail
When he has reported to the prc&ldont and
the latter ban gathered what bo regardb as a
nufllclent store of Information , based upon
facts that cannot bo questioned , he will be
ready to take action himself , or suggest to
congress such action as the ease warrants
The best mcaiib of affoidlng relief to Amer
ican * , suffering as a rebiilt of the conditions
In Iho Isand will be considered.
Today the president saw by appointment
Edwin T Atkins of Boston , who Is largely-
Interested In Cuban sugar planta'tons Mi.
Atkins was in Washington on personal bus-
InefH , which brought him In contact with
Sccietary Long , an old friend After finish
ing Mr. Atkins' business the secretary took
111 in to the white IIOUHU aim prc-honted him
to the president. The latter , learning that
Mr. Atkins had Just returned from Cuba ,
began to chat with his visitor as to the htato
of affairs as they rcveale-d themselvea to u
business man and Mi. Atkins gave him a
faithful picture of the economic conditions
that prevailed In Havana and In other portion
tion of the Island when ho left. His story
was so Intcristlng that the president Mim-
inoncd Judge Day , assistant Bccte'tary of
state , to the whlto house to hear It Mr. At
kins had very little to say about the- military
situation In Cuba and what ho did utter In
that connection did not Indicate any leaning
on his part toward either the Spanish or the
Insurgent side.
SPANISH LEGATION IS COOL
At the Spanish legation the news of the
developments at the capital today was re-
celvoil with compcmiic. Of course the action
of the commltlee > could not bo opc'nly dis
closed without \lolutlnn of the etiquette
which governs the diplomatic body , but It
was buggested that the entire attention of
the senate for months would bo engrossed
by the dlsciMPlon on the tailff bill.
It Is not denied at the legation that > < uf-
fcilng cxl t In Culm , but such suffe-ilng , it
van raid , H almoit ahviya Incident to war
It | s contended that the Spanish govern
ment has dine all that it could with ihs
means at hand to alleviate this1 distress , it
was pointed out that Spain has granted per-
inlt"lon to the Red Cross , thiough Mini Ilir-
ton , to extend Its oniceo to the destitute
in Cuba and moreover will not pluca any ob
stacles in the way of any proper charity
in the United States which has the sanui
( nil in \ lewAll that If asked Is that the
food supplies contributed for the relief of
the destitute are not u-u-d to maintain the
Cuban Insurrectionary force In its resistance
to the Spanish government.
MANY AMI3HIUANS A Hi ; STAHVIMJ.
llcMH-tH Of ClIIINIlllir Ollll-CI'M DlKflONC
Trrrllilc Slutof UVnliH.
WASHINGTON May 13. The senate com
mittee on foreign relations today had the
Cuban qm-ttlon under consideration on the
basis of the report of the subcommittee up
pointed ycsteiday to confer wlta the prcsl
dent and Secretary Sherman , The report
vva prepared by Senatoia Davis and For
aker , the republican members of the suhcom.
jnlttee , Senator Morgan the democratic - number
ber , dee-lining to participate In it. The re
port consisted of a concise statement of the
eontecta ot olllclal reports from America :
eonsuls In Cuba , bringing the Information
to within a week o ( tbo present time. Thin
report confirms the newspaper icports an to
the situation of affairs In the Island anil evei
go < 8 farther In depleting a deplorable ultu.
utlon than do most nevvtpaper slot Irs. Espe
cial stress U laid upon the coudltion o
American cltUens In the Inland , Of thosu I
In positively eUtfd that there are hundred. )
In a starving condition and most wretchedly
clothed ,
Deaths ot Americans from titatration are
dally reported. The-y are scute-red In al
parts of ( hi * Island and arc thoun no con
ddcratlon whatever because nt their Amerl
can cltlreiuhf. ) They are gcnt-rullx per
com who rcrldu on the * plantations , bin
who have been driven from their bonus u
the tounu end who , belug among strangers
and without employment , are compelled to
subsist on almost nothing They are not
allowed to return to their plantations , even
to pick bcrrle < or to secure the least bit of
subsistence They are thoroughly under the
care of the Spanish army , but the army is
without a commissariat. They have no
means of leaving the Island. Their condi
tion Is pronounced whollv deplorable.
The committee win especially Impressed
with this recital and the opinion was gen
erally expressed that the situation should bo
remedied If possible. It was considered ai
ilaclng even a worse aspect upon the quta-
lou of our relations to Cuba than the Im-
; itlionmcnt of Americans , of which there ore
now comparatively few Instances. The re
port also Indicates the gcncial wretched con
dition of all the Inhabitants of the Island
: atiflo of the scarcity of food and money.
Hid especially In the ccnterH of population ,
jccause also of the presence of the moat
malignant of diseases , such as yellow fever ,
smallpox and dysentery. These dMeascs the
natives withstand with comparative ease , but
they are especially oppressive to the Spanish
soldiery
The reports Indicate that the Spanhh army
H not so strong now as It was a year ago ,
argcly on account of the ravages of disease ,
while they Indicate no diminution ot the In
surgent forces.
The reports on which the subcommittee's
report was based were from various consula ,
ncludlng Consul General Lee They make
10 rccommcndatlorn as to American policy ,
jut merely give the situation as they sec It ,
In viewof the developments In the com
mittee , Senator Morgan agreed not to press
.he consideration of his resolution today , but
" 10 will make an effort to have the question
: nade the unfinished business Monday at 2
o'clock. This acquiescence on the Alabama
enator's part to tcmporaty delay Is undci-
stoud to bo given under the Impression that
t will result In bringing to tbo resolution
ho support of the entire committee on for
eign relations. This will , of course , materi
ally strengthen the resolution In the senate
and , It Is believed by Its friends , will expe
dite Its passage there. It Is now probable
hat the committee will not make any formal
cport and that the correspondence will not
jo given to the public for the piesent.
The delay by the senate committee on
'orclgn relations In taking no action until
Monday Is for the purpose of giving the prcs-
dcnt an opportunity to act. It hao also been
represented that the matter of recognition
ought to bo considered by the executive nnd
lot by the legislative branch of the govern
ment. The president has been urged alsx >
o take some stops looking to the relief of the
starving Americans In Cuba.
It Is the belief of members of the com
mittee that the president will take action be-
'oro ' Monday , but If nothing Is done by that
; line there la no doubt tint the commutes
vlll uige the Morgan resolution In the strong
est terms poatble. Iheie Is a practically
inanlmous expression of opinion by the for
eign relations committee. Some may rale
the constitutional question against It , but
will not urge Itcry bard At the same tlmo
they will express sympathy with Cuba and
aay that some action ought to be taken , but
nalntaln that the action should bo by the
executive and not by congress
Members of the foiclgn relations commlt-
eo have recon.mended to the president that
f necessary to pecuie the landing of feeder
or clothing necessary to relieve the wants
of Americans they should bo accompanied
> y an American war ship. The president
las listened to this advice , but has not In-
llcatcd hi- * Intention to act upon It.
The committee has a list ot hearts of
families representing over 100 Americana
who are said to be In u starving condition.
They aio represented to be "corralled" In
owns and unable to get out for food , even
f they had the means to procure it. The
correspondence rcpiescnts that there are
housat Is ot Cubans In this condition.
SI'AIV AVOHItllH ) AltUUT CAI.HOU.V.
Madrid 'N-A > NiiiiirH IJxprcMH Aii-vlcty
Kr HM Mlssloi
X'opy rlclit , 1R97 , bv 1'rthH Publlbhlntf Company. )
MADRID , May 13. ( New York World
! ablegram Special Telegram ) Some of the
Madrid newspapers today comment with
an\lety regarding the mission of W. J. Cal-
lioun In Cuba and the declarations of Sena
tor 1'orakcr concerning the lutcntlon of Presi
dent McKlnley to reserve an expression of
opinion on Cuban affairs until ho leeches
explicit -Information fioi ; > a reliable source.
On the other hand , it Is said In ofliclal
circles in Madrid thai ! the Spanish minister
In Washington reports that the relations
between the United Sta'es and the Spanish
p-oveminent were never more cordial or the
disposition ot the American government
moru friendly.
A representative of the tobacco manufac
turer : : of Havana has laid before the minister
of foreign affairs heio a protest against per
mission being granted Am rlcann to export
tobacco from Cuba , by virtue of the alleged
contiacts nrado before General Weyler prohlb-
Ited all exports of tobacco except that destined
for Spain. The duke of Tetuan nald that the
government was disposed to receive and duly
examine the evidence offeied by thu Havana
manufacturers with the understanding that
If It were as convincing and precise as
claimed tlm pretensions of the American ex
porters would not bo admitted The minister
added that ho felt that the American gov
ernment would not back up the claims ot
tlm American exporters If their pretensions
provo to be unfounded , aa both governments
aimed only at set'llng Ihe point according
to existing treaties and International usage.
ARTHUR E HOUGHTON.
CUIIANS HHI'OHT A VIOTOIIV.
\e-WH of Host Important I
SIICCI-SN lor MoiilliH.
NEW YORK , May 11. A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana , via Key \\Ybt , Kin ,
sa > Appaiently reliable news of the mo t
Important Insurgent tucccrn In months has
just i cached Havana It appeain that Gen
eral CalKto Garcia and Genet al Rabl fell on
a Spat Isli foicc which \\iis eanylng food and
supplies from Maiuanilllo to Days-no , early
last week , captured the convoy united Gen
eral Louos' column , and pursue 1 him so vig
orously that he fled to the roast with the
remnant of his brigade and took n
ship at Cabocorus for Maiuanlllo It
Is said that so severe , were thu lostej
and so thoroughly dborganl/ed were
bLs men that the SpanUh general
did not dare attempt to rctraie his
steps to Manzanlllo by land , fearing that he
would bo again attacked and this time wiped
out of existence. These1 engagements , which
are regarded by the Cubans here as morn Im.
portant than any battle- since Cacailjlrara
go to ehow how lu'lplcfH the Spanish are In
the country east of the trocha. Spain ban
lost 5,000 men and food and arms vvlthou ;
end along the road to llayamo and now the
Spanish Holdleiu rail it "the road to death. "
JII.lt ) \Milll.I.l 1 , VMI1 IV CIIIV.
l.urm- l\i | < -illtloii to llHnfort-r tin-
NEW YORK. May 11 A dispatch to th
Herald from Havana Kays- Julio Sangullly
Is ealcl to have landed on May S with n large
expedition at Sin Juan de las Play as It Is
also laid that Itoloff with a thourand men
was theie to rece-lvn him It U added that
commanders of gunboaU patrolling that roast
have been placed um'.ct anuit for not pre
venting the Undlng nf Sangullly San Juan
1.9 ( en leagues cnst of Sapua Tlii Inturg-nts
are mimeroiiH and active In Diet dlMrirt
* for Culi'iiih.
LONDON , May 14The com-spondent of
the Standiid at Madild ay.i liu queen
result having Inllinaled a defile to giant
amnesty to Cuba , on the llng'a bluhday
the mlnlitcr of war , General Wi-arragi con
sulted with Captain Genualpjler , who
agreed tint It will he fejflblc , except In
the cat-e of dynamiters , Amnrthen -
fore , will be extended to many eutpectrf , au
tonomists mil separatists , who have been ox-
pelli'l from Cuba or who are now confine J
In SpanUh fortrr.ues. provllcd they bcluut ;
In the prnvlnuH of Havana , MsUnzm. Santa
01 lu or Plnar del Rte , all of vvlitth are to
ai padded ,
c
o
South Carolinian Oroatcs a Sensation in the
Senate Again.
COUPLES SENATORS AND SUGAR STOCK
a -Strict In\rxtlKiifIcui Into Hu
mors Sent Out l > > Corrcxiioml-
cntN SII > M Cliaiiniuii IM Not
Man \\itiite-cl.
WASHINGTON. May 13. After a long
period of calm the senate was considerably
agitated today , first by n discussion of the
senate sugar Investigation , and then by a
preliminary sktimlsh on the tariff bill. The
resolution to bring Elverton R. Chapman
before the bar of the senate was debated In
a somewhat monotonous stjlc until Mr. Tlll-
man of South Carolina gave some Interest
to the subject by referring to the report that
senators , within the last week , had specu
lated In sugar stock.
"As therepresentatives of 70,000,000 people
ple , " said Mr. Allen , "we cannot afford to
permit Mr. Cuapman , the representative of
a. poweiful organization , which It Is charged
exercises great Influence In this body , to go
unw hipped. "
The discussion aFsumed a legal nnd tech
nical phase , Messrs. Taulklier ot West Vir
ginia , \Vhlto of California and Spooncr of
Wisconsin arguing on the law applying to
Chapman.
Mr. Chandler spoke briefly , saying that ho
could not believe a paidon would be granted
Chapman. He considered it would be futile
to undertake now to reopen the sugar Inves
tigation after four years.
Mr. Tlllmanwas then recognized for n
speech , which caused a distinct sensation
on the floor and in the galleries.
TILLMAN CUTS LOOSE.
It seems to me , snld Mr Tlllman. that i\o
.ire not .ifter Chapmiin- The original Inves
tigation vvn not Intended to punish Cbnp-
nmn but to < li cover whether any senator
on this floor had been guilty of u lng his
ofllclnl position to make money by speculat
ing In stocks which uoro Influenced by bis
action as a. senator , or the committee which
reported tbo tariff ; bill. It Is not worth
while to try to cover up this matter \vlth
badinage nnd tllppnncv. The senator from
New Hnmpsblip Will excuse me. 1 do not
Intend th.it as any reflection on his lan
guage , but It does appear to me that he
treated It rather flippantly.
There"aic today In the jievvspapeis of this
country charges floating around about and
being sent broadcast , signed by correspond
ents In the pnllory. to the effect that last
\veek , when the new tariff bill was reported
with a changed bug.ir schedule ttneo sen-
.itoih had speculated In sugar stock1 ! , vv e
hive another stench on our hands , and in
stead of It belm ? n differential In favor of
the trust of n third of a cent , ns that was ,
It Is now two-thirds In favor of the trust.
There are two correspondents who have
over their own signatures charged that
senntois have speculated -within the Hst
week nnd made money Now , If you want to
liiMStlg.iteou luivo a new reason to In-
\estigate. If you intend to pet nt the true
Invvaidness ot the matter , to get at the Until
and to punish those who are guilty , say so
and do so , 01 else hush. That Is the whole
sum and substance of It. Wo do not \vant
Chapman. Wewant Havcmpycr. We want
the man \vho bought your men. If they were
bought. That Is v\bit we arc here for , and
now let the senator who has mo\ed to refvr
the matter , and who loves the dignity of
the senate as much as any other man , take
the resolution to his committee and bring
back a mcr.oiuo hero that will mean pome-
Lt
thing. We can now make those men who
have charged that senatoia have speculated
say where they got the Information , or wo
can punish them for contempt. We can call
on Ilavemeyer and the Sugar trust grandees
and make them answer or jiut them In j ill
tor contempt. Either Investigate so as to
Hnd the truth and punish the criminal or
hush.
DEBATE PROCEEDS.
As Mr. Tlllman closed theic was no ap
plause , but for a moment there was a stir
in the galleries which piomlsed bomethlng
of a demonstration The debate promptly
proceeded , branching Into legal channels ,
Mcssis. Hoar , Chandler and Allen taking
part. At the request of Mr. Allen , Mr. Hoar
changed a previous motion so as to have
the resolution referred , to the committee on
Judiciary Instead of the committee on privi
leges and elections. The motion as amended
was agreed to
Mr Gallli ser , fiom the committee on con
tingent expenses , icported favorably a reso
lution for the appointment of a committee of
flvo senators to Investigate the Issuance of
land patents to the Pacific railroads , but
in the ubhence of Mr. Gear , chairman of the
committee on Pacific railroads , did not press
for Its consideration ,
Mr. Galllnger also Introduced n resolution
for the appropilation of J50.000 for the relief
of suffering Americans In Cuba. The. reso
lution went to the committee on foreign re
lations.
At 2 30 p m. the senate went Into execu
tive Bc.st-lon ,
TARIFF DISCUSSION.
The open session was icsumcd at 3 o'clock
and tnu tailft dlfciiMlon was soon afterward
unexpected ! ) precipitated. It occuncd when
Mr. Aldrlcli , republican ot Rhode Island , of
the finance committee , stated that he would
modify the announcement pievlously given
as to the taking up of the tariff bill on the
ISth Inet , 11 a owing to unavoidable delay
in pic-paring the compartlve.statement the
bill would not be called up at that time
lie hoped , however , to tall It up on Thurs
day , at least for a preliminary statement.
In any event the bill would bo taken up on
the follow Ing Monday. Abide from a few
shorp peitonal colloquies the debate was
mainly technical.
At 1 p. in. the senate adjourned until Mon
day.
IIDLT1M7 1'IlOCKUIHVi- IlOirSi : .
.lorry MIIIJIHIIII I'liilrntorM to \ c-er-
lnlii " \ \ lii'if ll ' l At. "
WASHING ION , May U TLo Indian np-
propilatlon bill wiw disposed of by the houss
today , with the exception of the proposltlor
:
for opening the Utah gllfonlte landx , which
was postponed until Monday. The confer-
cute it-port , vvhith ostalil'Mhes ' an Indian
warehouse at Omaha , ratine * the ICBEO of the
Sir-oca oil land * and adds one judgii to the
Indian Teirltory eouits , was adopted by a
vote of 54 to 47.
Nearly two houis were consumed In a
paillanuntary squabble on the point lalsed
by Mr. Wluelei ot Alabama that the rule
for semi-weekly ues 'onj. ' was In violation ot
the toiiHtltiitlon.
Mr Simpson populbt of Kairi n , on-
deavoied to renew hu attack upon the
speaker I for falling to appoint committees ,
and censuied the icpubllCHlia for not muster
ing a quorum , declailng that then.vveic
mot it democrats tinu popullfta thiai rcpub
llcans put-em w he-it the speaker suatalmd
the point that hi wap out of older "I luvo
been In doubt vvhethei 1 had any rights In
this houtsp lately , " Mr Slmraoti Hhontrd. and
he was loirptlle-d to take hit beat under Iho
rule.
rule.Mr.
Mr. I'jyiuKpubllcan of Nuvv York ,
railed Mr SIinp > oii to ordei and to htm the
KuiiMn elf ted
"Tim speaktM recognUt-s that you will do
his bidding and you will get a good place on
( ommlttctu all right. I kno\v that theie IB
a good deal of arxlUj on tlixt oolut among
the re-publ'enis ' "
This moved Mr Dlngli-y and W A. Stone
to call Mr , Klinpton to order
Ihe question v.hether Mr Hlmpson ohould
bo allowed to proceed In order was put to
Ihti house and many republicans voted "no , "
while others refrained fiom voting , so Mr
Slmpoii by R vote of t > 0 to u7 , was Riven
the Moor , When Mr. Simpson pioe-ecded ,
however , his statements canted the sptakor
to declan him out of order Thcieupon uev-
% rnl democrats protested agalnfl Mr Simp-
eon being laKen from the llojr ,
In explanation Mr. Herd said"Die chair
4Ubmtta to the hoiuci that crltlcUma of what
tt.u chair did at SOR.C pait time tre not lu
order , not because the chair Is bovc crit
icism or above attack , but bcchuKo the
Is the speaker of the house , and
such attacks are not conducive to order. The
speaker cannot reply to them except In a
fragmentary manner , and It Is nqt dislrabo (
( hat reply bo made. If nfly objection Is to
be made to the speaker's conduct , It can be
made at the tlmo and direct. "
There was eome filibustering , flftcr which
the house finally decided that Mr. Simpson
could not speak , whereupon he appealed to
Iho chair to be Informed ' 'where am I at ? "
"The chair has never been < \blc \ to flnd any
body who knew that. " was the reply.
At 3:18 : the house adjourned until Monday.
.Note * .
WASHINGTON , May 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Secretary nilsa has rendered deci
sions In the following land cases : Nebraska
United States against Joseph Hucrd , Val
entine district , land office decision affirmed
and application for extent-Ion of time for
making proof rejected South Dakota
Thomas C. Marsh against William A. Jones.
Pierre district , decision reversed and Jone.i
allowed to amend entry.
Iowa pension examining Burgeons were ap
pointed today as follow aDrn. . \V. H. Whit-
neil , C. 11. DeWltt and S. A. Campbell , Glen-
wood ; 13. U. Alken , Perry ; C. C. Smead.
Ncuton.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed : Ne
braska Louis Mursler , Goehncr , Sew-ard
county ; C. N. WenncnUen , Shlckley , rill-
more county.
Postmasters commissioned : Nebraska
Harvey \Vatcrbury , Uerwlh : Max 13. Vler-
tel , Ciookston ; Alfred C. Adalr , Hubbard ;
Oliver M. Goldsbuiy , Lamar ; Henry H
\Vhlteneld , Pent. Iowa Henry Hathaway ,
lltver Sioux ; lealahV. . Dcemer , Grant City ;
Alfred S. Crew , Salem. . . . .
E. Rosawater left for Nebraska today.
J. I ) , llerry of the Fremont , Elkuorn &
Missouri Valley mllway and lfe are In the
city.
% > VIH for theArmy. .
WASHINGTON , May 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) rirnt Lieutenant James E. Nor-
mole , Twenty-fifth infantry , has been or-
dercd to remain on duty with the Twcnty-
flfth Infantry until Juno 15.
Colonel William H. Fonvood , assistant
surgeon general , Major Louis M. Maus , sur
geon , and Captain Rudolph a. Ebert , as
sistant surgeon , have been detailed to repre
sent the medical department of the army at
the annual meeting of the American Medical
association , Philadelphia , June 1 to ! .
Second Lieutenant William J. Uorden. En
gineer corps , has been ordered from Wll-
lets Point to New London , Ccnn. , for duty.
Additional Second Lieutenant Gcorgo M.
Hoffman has been icllevcd from duly under
Captain Dei by and ordered to duty at WIl-
lets Point.
Leaves of absenceSecond. . Lieutenant
Hanson E. Ely , extended fifteen days ; Flrat
Lieutenant Edward II. Plummer , Tenth in
fantry , two months and elghtesn days ;
Major Jacob D. Rowles , Fourth artillery ,
three months , with pel mission to apply for
an extension of one month.
Government Ac-ci-iitH tinA nril.
WASHINGTON , Hay 13 The secretary
of war has accepted the award made by the
jury of condemnation In the case of the
property of the Monongahola Navigation com
pany , nnd has requested the attorney general
to take the necessary steps to transfer the
property to the United States ; The Jury esti
mates the value of the property to be trans-
feired at $ % 7G1C15. If the attorney general
is satisfied in the matter of title and the
navigation ccmpany does not .appeal to the
United State : , supreme court , from' ' the award ,
Secretary Alger will draw a warrant for the
sum named in favor of the nav Igatlon com
pany , and then all the Inrprovcmontfa made
In the navigation of the ivcr by that com
pany will become the property of the United
States. i
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I'alciilM for AVfHtvrn Iii % enlorH.
WASHINGTON , May 13. ( Special. ) Pat
ents have been Issued as follows :
Nebraska Joseph II. Entrckln , Tckamah ,
limb fltralghtenlng device ; Susannah R
Qulnby , Omaha , bread raiser ; Daniel C.
Shelley , Omaha , metal punching , printing
and stamping machine.
Iowa Emery A. Claikt Sioux City , sys
tem of electrical Intercommunication ; George
W. Johnson , Council Bluffs , potato digger ;
Peter I. Labagh , Talrilsld , claw hammer ,
ChttotUn F. Sanders , Hcdrick hame tug
coupling ; Oluf Volkcrts , Sao City , detach
able shelving for windows.
South Dakota John W. Keller , Elk Point ,
farm or stock yard gate.
Coiiflrineil l y llio Bonnie.
WASHINGTON , May 13. The senate today
confirmed the following nominations : Brigadier
dier- General J. W. Torsytbo , to bo majoi
general ; J. P. Cheatham of North Carolina , to
be recorder of deeds In the District of Colum
bia.
Postmasters : Colorado , A. R. Kennedy
at Clippie Creek ; W R. Lindsay at Gllla ,
W. R. Uronbeck at Lake City. Callfoinla.
National Dultock at Colusa ; D. Stclpy at
Chlno. Missouri , W. E Flanders at Paris ,
W. C Shannon at MarEbfield. Texas , J. P.
Armstrong at Heaumont ; T. J\ \ . Pope at Cam
eron. Arkansas , S. Davis at Rufhollvllle ; J.
E. Jarvls at Van Duron ; J R. Snodgrass at
Pnragould ; H. M. Sugg at Dardanelle.
nlloiiN li > Hit * I'ruHlitiMit.
WASHINGTON , May 13 The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate :
Treasury James M Sloan , to bo assistant
treasuicr of the United States , at Baltimore ;
Richard S. Bostvvlck , surveyor of custom' ,
port of Galena , III.
Pcstraastcis Illinois , W. II Gllla-n ,
Vlenaa ; Martin E Stanger , Downers Grove.
Iowa , A. E Klncald , at Walnut Kentucky ,
Jamej P Stephens , Hlckman ; J. H. Meyer ,
Newport. AVaehlngton , James E , xllcok.
Ballard.
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Vol Iti-ailj ( o Id-port tin Culm.
WASHINGTON , May 13 The senate
committee on foreign relations today con
sidered the Cuban question , but came to no
conclusion , the whole matter going over
until Monday , when It Is expected that u
report will bo ready to bo submitted to the
senate A brief covering the essential
points In the correspondency from Cuba was
lecelvrd by the committee , but further In
formation was deemed nf-cijbsary to an ac
curate and fair prehentatlon of the case to
tbo benate. i
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\VurU of 1'oxtnl CJ > ii | iMH. .
WASHINGTON , May J3 Th'o movement to
secure the adoption of "a ( universal postal
stamp by the postal dongress liab collapsed
There were too many dlfUculties ( the chief
being that of currency Uuptustlons ) , In the
way of adopting such a ttamti , and the general
committee , after considering * the subject
briefly , abandoned It as Impracticable , and will
make an adverse report to tle | convention ,
Dally TroiiMiiry Sln rnii'ii ( .
WASHINGTON , May 13. TJoday's state
ment o [ the condition of the treasury shown
Available cash balance , S,7u7. " 37 ; Kold re
serve. $148.048,401. _
S.-MMI Ml-II ICUI < Ml.
FLORENCE , La. , May1 13 J-Thls nfteinoon
tbo tipple at the 1'lnkiiey , Tejin. , ore mines ,
about twenty-llvo index from here , Ml , i.lll-
I'K M-veii men and badly wounding navi-nil
otl.ern Communication with Plnkiuy Is out
OIT and full particulars cannot be had Phy-
skluiiH liuvu left hero for the ticc-nii of the
disaster.
Mov rllirnlM of Off n \t-nKi-lM MM ? l.'t.
At London Arrived MUilKKlppI , from
Nuvv York , Hulled Manitoba , for New
Yoik
At Hamburg Arrived Persia , from Now
York.
At LIveiiiool Arrived Itelgenland , from
I hlliidelphlii ; Majestic , from Nt-vv York
Hallul Cntnlonlii for I o rAt toi ; I'ennUnd , for
Phlladelpjla
At lloulognu Kalled Werkendam , for
Ni vv York.
At Now Yor'Arrlvtd > aHle , from Hre-
men ; Onttiilo , from London. '
At Hremen Arrluil l.nhn , from New-
York
At ( jeno.i Sailed PU Ia for N w Yoik
At Quvenstovvn Suited HrilannU- , for
Nt-vv Yoik.
t niiTPTinp vnT TixTniiir'
ARjlISTICE NOT TANGIBLE
Rumors Are Persistent , But it Docs Not
Matcrinlizo.
FIGHTING NOT CONSIDERED PROBABLE
Turkey I.IKcly to MiiUr Doiiianil for
of ( iroi-lc 1'lt'ct an
an Uxnciitlnl Condition
1,1 of
fS" , by Trcs * Publlihlnp Compnn ) )
DOMOKOS , May 13. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Ilumoia ot
an armistice are persistent , but no definite
word , righting Is not probable. The crown
prince lu of this opinion. The government
last night ordered Colonel Tcrtlpls to oc
cupy ICalambak'i nnd Kurdltza , Thossallan
towns deserted by the Turks. Prlnco Constantine
stantino countermanded the order. Thl
was wise , as It was not possible to supply
Tertlpls. There are no wagons and no food.
The government order was bad tactics. The
Turks have rcoccuplcd the towns , pending
an armistice.
Tie SOO Garlbaldlans here nrc a bad lot-
SCO anarchists and socialists , as their own
ofllccrs admit. They have Internal rows
dally. General Garibaldiwanted three
hirers. There were none hero nnd he
threatened | to take them by force and re
fused I to march with the Greek line ami left
last 1 night. Prince Constantine Is much dis
1I
pleased. I He consider' ) the English and
Swedish ! sections of the foreign legion the
best. I They are stuidy and obedient men.
There Is more bread for the soldiers than
Irst 1 week and the troops arc happier. They
will welcome an armistice. They hive shown
| great patience In the face ot lack of food
and protection from cold and rain. They me
splendid material for soldiers.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 13 The foreign
ambassadors held another conference todaj ,
after which Haronno Callce. the Austro-Hun-
garlan . ambassador , called upon Tevvflk Pasha ,
the Turkish minister of foreign affairs , and
renewed the proposal of an armistice which
was presented jesterday. The opinion Is
general In Turkish circles that , until the oc
cupation of Domokob , which is momentarily
expected , the porto will not grant an armis
tice.
Timicnv WANTS TIII : citnr.ic KIIIT
Mnj Dciiiitiiil it IIH nil nsM-ii < ! iil Con-
< lltnii | of I'ciK-c.
( Can rljrht 1S17 , by Press PuljllshlnR Company )
LONDON , Xlay 13. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The ap
parently authentic ( statement that Turkey
Intends to demand the ceiling of the Greek
fleet as an essential condition of peace is
eagerly discussed hero both by the press
and the politicians It Is contended that if
Turkey gets the Greek ships It will bo
equivalent to handing them over to Hussla ,
thus upsetting the balance of naval power In
the Mediterranean.
Sir Charles Dllke said tonight when I paw
him in the House of Commons : "If Turkey
gets the Greek fleet it will be tantamount to
taking its value In money from Greece , thus
further embarrassing her , but with no
corresponding naval advantage to Turkey , for
the sultan will allow the ships to go to ruin
lir three or four years , when they will bo of
no further use to any power. I am intensely
Hellophllo and hate to even , think of the
suffering Greece will undergo by reason of
Turkish exaction.
"Tho moial effect on Europe of the
subjugation of Greece I regard cs ruinous ,
and tspcclally damaging to British Interests.
Greece Is the only country In eastern Europe
In complete sympathy with our western Ideas
of elv Illation and progress , nnd the only one
which was at all likely to assist England
wcio eaetern complications to arise. she
has failed disastrously In her gallantly in-
Fplied struggle , and , as I have , ald , the
moral effect of failure is certain to make
Itwclf felt Injuriously In the future develop
ments of the eastern question. "
I next saw James O'ICelly , M. P. , a close
student of foreign politics , who expressed
precisely the same \Iews. He Bald "If the
powers allow Turkey to deprive Greece of
he.- fleet It will be a grievous , almost an Irreparable -
reparable loss to Greece , but the ships
will not bo worth n six-pence in a year , as
they will be totally neglected by the sultan's
government. "
Several liberal members with whom I
spoke declined to believe that the powers
w III permit Turkey to inflict such a gratuitous
humiliation on Greece. Some thought Gicek
commanders would bo justified In sinking
their bhlps rather than to surrender them
Iho feeling of the government ministers
IH that Greece can expect no mercy and
should bo profoundly thankful for any terms
the powers may succeed In obtaining for her
from her conqueror. This spirit is reflected
In the conservative press , which now has
nothing but derision for Greece and unqual
ified condemnation of her action from first
to last. IJALL\RD SMITH.
MAY IlllIVC 1JOW > TllU JII.M.STHY.
PIIUOiK lliitloiiN IJUely ( o CIIIIHC a
Cliiinuc at AiliniH.
PARIS , May 13. A correspondent of the
Jouinal at Lamia , Thessaly , telegraphed yesterday -
terday that he had learned from official
sources that an armistice between Turkey and
Greece has been concluded. Ho added : "This
solution was Impatiently awaited by all , for It
IH Impossible to continue the war under pres
ent circumstances. The Interest is nu longer
In Thessaly , but at Athens , as It Is probable
that the action of the cabinet In signing a
treaty of peace Is destined to bring the min
istry to a hpcody end. "
Tlio statement of the Journal of Paris as
to an armistice having been concluded should
bo accepted with reserve , as all the reports
from other sources teem to Indicate that
Turkey is delaying action In the matter and
the dispatches of josterday from Athens and
Constantinople do not bear out the state
ment quoted above.
Miu-riloiiliin I'jirlNliiK.
LONDON , May 13 A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Athens says The Greeks
who have arrived there from Damla report
! Marodonlan rising In the ; district between
Selfcdez and Kozlunl. The Times , an Athens
evening papei , states that there ban been a
rising In central Macedonia , that 4,000 In
surgents have captured thu pass forming a
part of the pilnlcpal line of communication
of the Turkish army and that they are ad
vancing toward Elassona and arc preparing
to uiilto forces with the bands under Davc-li ,
Zcrinos and other Macedonian chiefs.
to 1'iiHli ( In' War ,
LONDON , May 14. The correspondent of
the Standard at Constantinople sayo Kdliem
Pasha hay wired to the Porto that ho Is
qulto certain of being able to capture Do-
mokos and the Greek army BB well , nnd In
response pressing orders hive been uent to
the Turkish rttaff to go ahead with the
grcatebt energy , regardless of diplomacy ,
SIIII I'roMFi'iillnir tin * War.
ATHENS. May 13 , ( Midnight. ) According
to dispatches Just received here the Greek
forces are besieging Nlcopolls and Prcvesa
LONDON , May 13. The Athens concfcpond-
( lit of the Dally Mail bays that lhc < govern
ment continues to send men to Iho front and
Is purchasing laigo quantities of war mate
rial
Til r Mxli 1'orri-n.
CONSTANTINOPLE , May 13. An ol'chl
dlypatch from LarliHi , dated > rutcrday morn.
Ing , announces that t Ix battalions of Turkish
Infantry from the east and from
Litlssa , four battalions from DIakata
and four battalions from Janlna uro
Turkish armltti from Janlna and Klasouru.
sr.Kioisi.v SHOT i\ Tim MCK.
lor I'loocl Minnln HflMltt < Jru li , \ \ lie
IN " " ' "rjfKP1-
George Crush llvlnp/yjjpfjElKlUccnlh / and
Center streets , while H-aJjlaflt night went
to the homo of hlajJKjfeJPcr-ln-law. Joe
Flood , who resides nllEjIorncr of Eighth
and Castollar nlrcctiAHsUio two engaged
in a quarrel rioodSSyaed Grush out of
the house and at li/Kfqjad / to throw him
out. The door was /PfjJand / Hood and his
wife ) went to l'cd.Mj f v minutes later
Grush ' again came iVsyMoor and demanded
admittance. It Mn-lBBrit' ' ' > whereupon he
forced his nay In omn Iood , taking a re
volver from .1 bureau drawer , fired a shot at
the Intruder. Grush fell to the floor with a
wound through the neck. Later Flood went
Immediately to the police station , where ho
gave himself up. The shooting IB the result
of a family quarrel of several months' stand-
ins , i
Grush was later taken to the Child's hos
pital , where it was found that his Injuries
are of a serious nature. The bullet in its
passage through the neck struck a portion
of the spinal column nnd partial paral > sls
set in. Tlood Is n teamster about 33 jears
of age nnd has been married to ( ) rush's sis
ter for about two jears. He claims ho has
had trouble with his brothcr-ln-law contin
ually since his marriage. Flood was charged
with shooting with Intent to kill.
-OM.O\VH IX KATIIIJlt'S FOOTVI IJI'S.
Sou of Special Hvitiiiliicr llnre-ii MiootN
llllUNOlf.
KANSAS CITY , May IS. Harry C. Hnrcn ,
21 years of age , committed suicide hero to
night In a room over a Walnut street saloon ,
where ho was drinking nnd carousing with
another youth and two women , in whose
presence the tragedy occurred. The young
man took his llto with the same revolver
with which his father , W 12. Hazcn , a spe
cial examiner in the service of the federal
department of Justice , killed himself at Careen - !
eon City Nov. , about three jcnra ago. The
father committed suicide while brooding
over the death of hla wife , which occuned
at Sioux Palls , S. O. , their home.
For months the joung man has bad em
ployment In a Kansas City paper hoiibe , but
nt frequent Intervals he has been morose and
downcast and he had icpeatedly threatened
to end his life. Inspector Hazcn , the jouth'B
father , had planned to dtown himself In
Lake Taboo , near Carson City , but changed
his mind and shot himself after writing and
sending to a fiicnd a tragic poem entitled
"Taboo Gives Not Up Its Dead. "
The son iccently wrote n similar letter to
n friend here , enclosing a copy of the poem ,
on the back ot which he had written the
following "Father was right ; I will go the
same way. "
UOltn AHHKSTS AT OTTUMWA.
Juntos I , . A > lc' orlli'n I'orkrt ICnlfc
IN Ki.uml on DIcU Doilil.
ST. LOUIS , May I1 ! . A special to the Re
public from OtUimwa , la , - vs : The arrest
of Dick Dodd of this city and City Marshal
Stevens of Eldou for the robbery of the Cldon
bank on February 1 has been followed today
by many sensations In searching Dodd
the chief of police found a fancy pocket knife
with the name of James L. Aylcsworth on It.
Ayleswoith was a travel Ins man who came
to this city Apill 10 and was slugged In an
alley and robbed of a diamond valued at
$1G5 and a number of other valuables. lie
was badly Injured nnd died at his home In
Chicago a few dajs afterward. Dodd told
the oinccrs that he got the knife from n well
known > oung man. The police learned that
this man with two others was been with
Ajelosnorth in several baloons. The arrest
of two of them followed. Those arrea'ed
are Trod Grube Jerry Dcvol and James Kloi-
dan. Grube and another , not yet arrested ,
are from prominent families Rlordan was
arrested tonight. The ring which he pawned
at nurlington has been located.
nvs AVAR'IN TIII : 1110 IIIIHV.
Slii'C'p Ili-riliTN CliuiKOilullli Killing
CnKlf fur C'ojoli' Hull.
CIinYIJNNKVyo , May 13 ( Special
Tolegiam. ) < J. H Okie of Lost Cabin reached
Casper tonight , bringing news of the stock
men's war in the Dig Horn basin. An effort -
fort was recently made to amicably divide
tbo range between sheep and cattle grow
ers , whicn failed. Saturday last sixteen
mounted cattlemen forcibly drove the fore
man of J. D. Woodruff , a big flockmastcr
ot Lander , from the country where his sheep
were ranging and moved his camp twelve
mllea. The cattlemen asserted that the sheep
herders had been killing cattle for coyote
halt. Mr. Woodruff wai In Casper when
the news reached there nnd at once took a
ilfle and started for the SCPIIO of trouble.
Ho will arm his herders and proposes to
keep his sheep on the range without regard
to consequences.
llllllcllllllMtN Ml'l'l.
LONDON , May 13. There was a meeting
hero today of the bimetallic parliamentary
committee In the Hou e of Commons Apart
from the members of Parliament , there were
bevcral prominent blmetalllsta and well
known labor leaders present. Sir William
Henry Houldcsworth , conservative , who was
the delegate of Great lirltaln to the mone
tary conference at Urussels In 1S92 , pro-
Bided. I's referred In his address , upon
opening the meeting , to the growth of
bimetallic opinion in England and other
countries and pointed to the fact that the
special commlEslonors of the United Statco
were now on their way to Franco to con
fer with the blmetalllsts of tint countiy
The chairman expressed his opinion that the
prospects for an early International agrie-
ment were , never more favorable. The com
mittee decided to closely watch the Inter
national agreements and hold Itself ready
to co operate In them.
MliilNtrr Rliolitn I'roNriilM Cri-i
MUXIfO CITY , Mcx. , May 13 acnernl
Powell Plnyton , the newly appointed minis
ter of the United Stolen , ofllclully presented
bin credentials to President Dinat noon
today The stnto couriers bearing the arms
of the republic were sent to tlio hotel vvheio
the minister Is residing for himself and
family , and on arriving nt the pitlaco they
found a Inrtro dctull of nnny officials IIH-
Mimhlcd to greet the minister while inanv
prominent people wore present. General
Clayton \.n drowsed In the full uniform of
11 brigadier K < f r.il of the United States
army Ills cpch contained nflsur.uico of
Ills deulro.to cnltlvnto mill closer bond )
with Iho government of Mexico , and ho .IH-
suicd President Diaz of HIP sympathy nnd
h-ood will ot the American people. The pres
ident ropllifl In a most cordial Bpeech , nnd
the minister and family wen. taken buck to
their hotel In the Hlato carriages.
'
IllCir.MON ) ) . Ind. . May n.-Tbo iJrand
Army of the Republic , derailment of In-
llnmu ele-cted James. B Dodge of nikli.ut
c-ommaniUi on thfl flfc-ond ballot. The
Womcn'H Jtellcf craps chow * MM Mnry
TrnvlB of C'lawfordsv'lllo president. The
I Tdlf-H of Iho Oinnd Army of the Republic
voted npaliiHt thu consolidation with the
Women'H IlclU-f corpa.
Plnunc lluUi'N I'Vurfnl ' HIIVIIKI-M.
LONDON , May H. A dispatch to the Dally
Mall fimn Bombay rays that the bubonic
plague 1 * making fearful ravage * In the
Cutchmanily district where tliero have been
2,000 diHilw in a fortnlfiht Half the popu
lation hag llfd.
Injured ) > an
CINC'l.N'NATl , May 13 Tnt-io was an explosion - ,
plosion at the powdt-r mlll or the A L Due
Fireworks company , at Heading , O , . tMs
afternoon The loan VVIIH PX ) Samuel
Bherbnll wan fatally Injured Trunk .Moore
and ( Hence JJutkenbrULk vveru ullghtly In
jured.
OMAHA WINS AGAIN
Gets the Indian Supply Depot After n
Bitter Tight.
HOUSE ADOPTS THE CONFERENCE REPORT
Allen Amontlmont Stays on the Indian
Appropriation Bill ,
SHERMAN OF NEW YORK OPPOSES IT
Reports tbo Conference Action and Moves
Noncouourrouco Therein.
KANSAS COMES TO NEBRASKA'S AID
CurdH mill Simpson Help Mrroor lu
What 1'rincN ( u He it XVInnliiff
Kllort for ( InMK
WASHINGTON , May 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Omaha won a notable victory today
In the Indian supply depot matter , through
Rood I generalship , the help ot frlciuU and u
united Nebraska delegation. The \lctory la
remarked tonight an being brilliant In char
acter. In view of the formidable opposition
which has seemingly been growing stronger
c\or since the amendment directing the sec
retary of the Intel lor to establish a depot for
Indian ' supplies at Omaha wa attached to the
Indian appropriation bill After the hou o
had refused to concur In the senate amend
ment regarding the gllsonltc lands on the Ute
reservation the debate wan at once stalled on
the Omaha amendment In the bill , Sherman
of Now York , who has been the moat out
spoken opponent to the measure , telling the
house \\hy this amendment should not bo
concurted In. lie gave way to Curtis of
Kansas , who lias been a warm friend of
Omaha throughout the light. Curtis made u
rattling good speech , citing generosity of
the people of Omaha In donating rent free u
building for the use of the gov eminent for
live years. Ho showed the advantages the
city possessed In being able to handle supplies
of this character and the numbei of Indian
tribes that would bencllt by the location
of the depot In Onnha.
ILLINOIS' Hid GUNS.
Cannon of Illinois followed , being sircaitlo
to a degiee , remarking that If tin * pin em
inent needed such a depot , which ho under
stood It did not , It was only right and
proper for the government to pay lent for
the buildings It might occupy Cannon
swung his eyeglasvcs and told how economic
ally the Now York and Chicago depots wcra
maintained and how utteily uselcey the lo
cation of a warehouse in Omaha wai at the
uert. The position of the chairman of the
appropriations committee and his outspoken
opposition seemed to crystallize sentiment
against the measure , especially as Now Yoilc
and Chicago were fighting dcspeiately to re
ject the senate amendment.
Cooke of Illinois , who openly bombed that
ho remained In Washington to beat the
Omaha amendment , was given time In which
to tell why Chicago should continue as the
great head center for this branch of the gov
ernment. He read his side of the case ,
among other things stating that n number
of western cities had greater claims for the
location of this depot than Omaha , and gave
statistics provided by the Inteilor depart
ment to show the location of bidders for
supplies during the fiscal year 1S97 , and th
position of Iowa , Kanaa" , Nebraska and Ml1.-
toiirl In their distribution.
Simpson of KansJH , who had felt thft
mallei ! hand of Heed earlj In the morning ,
was at his best In suppoitlng the amend
ment , which IIP did In a fl\e-mliiuti > talk ,
showing , among other things , what a saving
It would be to the govunment should
Omaha secure the warehouse Incidentally ,
he cpoke of the Union Pacific and Its re
lation to the gov eminent. co\crlng luck Into
the treasuij half of Us earnings to pay ob
ligations Ho argued that the establishment
of the depot In Omaha would be In the In
tel est of the people- having them from tax
ation , etc
Mercer was then rec-gnlred for a speech
that wan brimming over with good points ,
designed to catch votes which wtro forth
coming , Ho spoke of the work In confer
ence , how it had received the mippoit of
five out of six conferees , and the careful
consldeiatlon which had been given the hiib-
Ject. Review Ing what had been mid by h's
opponents' ' , he read a clipping from The
Omaha. Hep , which showed how double rates
wcra charged on many commodities ! bought
In Nebraska , sent to Chicago , and then back
to Omaha for distribution Ho made the
bold statement that the depot In Chicago
wa < J used aa n convenience for that city
and Illinois rather than for the Indians
of the northwest , that the maintenance of a
warehouse In New York cost $ J2 5SJ annually
and Chicago , ? 1.,32I ! , but thought tint Omaha
would materially reduce both these figures ,
which accounted for opposition of those plates.
Throughout It was a Uctful presentation of
Omaha's case , and made u good Impicsslon.
VOTE OPENS THEIR EYES.
Sherman closed the debate , but not till
Dlngloy of Maine had his Miy at the measure.
When the vote was to bs takui on Curtis'
motion to concur , Stark and Sutherland of Iho
Nebraska delegation roundul up the demo
crats and populists , Interest by this time hav
ing extended throughout the chamber. There ,
was an exodus fiom the cloak loom , Mercer
personally laboring to secure a creditable
showing , even though defeat Fhniild follow
hh efforts , Hut to the mil prise of almost
every one , the vote for conciirieneo stood
61 to 47 , Curtis having been clever enough to
movi ) to concui befoio Shot man could get In
his negative proposition It was mich a
signal victory that It da/ed the Illinois and
Now York delegations , and on coming to In-
iiulro reasons , found they had been hypnotised
by the west While Mercer allowed himself
a most finished adept In tccurlng votes , too
much eredlt cannot , bo glvoiij the rest of the
Ncbiaska delegation , which labored unitedly
for Omaha ,
There was a call for tellers by Cannon , but
ho was laughed from his position , and before )
Iho foxy gentleman from Illinois could re
cover hlfl shattered forces , the IIOUBO ad
journed The success of Omaha was cause for
jubilation , Allen. Ihnrston and Nebraskana
throughout unreservedly pronounced the vic
tory of Inestimable value for Omaha , as It
mcants the entrance wedge for broader legis
lation In the future
WIJV.H AI'Tiit A JIITTKIl 1'KJHT.
Oiiinlui I'lillw Off a I'rlri * -Nihr | New
ViirU mill Clili-iiKo.
Omaha pcoplo very little understand the
difficulties that lay In the way to SUCCCHS
of the plan to secure an Indian supply depot
,
for tuLs city. They know In a Ktncral.way
that the New York and Chicago IntercHtu
were opposed to the move , and that the pow-
ciful Influence of those two great centeru
of commercial activity was being exerted
to its utmost to prevent any change In the
policy which lias given them c ntrol of the
expenditure of several millions of dollara an
nual ! ) for the Indlant Echoes of the light
have reached Omaha from time to time , ana
the people hero have felt that their Interestu
were being faithfully watched by Iho ituto'u
representatives , headed In the lower IIOIMO
by Dave Mercer and In the senate by Sen
ator Allen. It waa from Chicago that the
thief opposition came , although the New
Yirk representative , Mr "hfrinan of New
Yoik UBS the m u ngpiMnlve Onu Chicago
cage paper referred to the uiutur at a bit