Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1885, Page 5

THE DAILY BEE -FRIDAY, FEBRUARY | 9 Dy 1885. WASHINGTON NEWS. The Steamer “Alert” U be Retarned 1 e British Government With Thanks of Uncls Sam. Signs of a Storm Brewing in the Democratic Camp. The South Wan inet Offioes, The Senata Tryingto Checkmate|’ the Land Grabbers. dir. Horr's Remarks—Pa Army Appropriation Bill in the Se nate, MENATE. WASHINGTON, February before the senate the liouse concurrent re<o- lution providing for the joint committes from the house and senate to notify Clevdand and Hendricka of their election. ~ Oa motion of Garland it was referced to the committee on privileges of elections, The senate passed the joint resolution authorizing the presidgent to return to the governmeut of Great Britain the steamer Alert with the thanks of the United States, "The resolution « fered yesterday by Ingalls and Hoar relating to the electoral count were on motion of Hoar referred to tha committee on privilega of the elections. The resolution offered Sherman author- izing the president of the senate to appoint & ittee of three to make the necatsary rangements for the inauguration of president ot. Agreed to, K Van Wyck inquired of the chair why tho bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific land eract had haen displaced from 1ts position at the head of the special order, Edwmunls (in the <hair) said the bill had 1) -en placed before the 1 order, and the senate by a wider it and procecded to consider another bill. That refusal sent the bill back to the generalcalendar. Van Wyck viked the unanimou consent that the bill be restored to its place among the special orders, Hiu request was acceded to and the hill was restored to its place among the spe-ial ordars, "Zhe bill repaaling the pre-emption and tim- bor culturo laws wos taken up, Vest read a letter from a gantlaman re- slding in Michigan, whose respectability had —The chair laid been youched for by the eenator from that state, The letter stated_that the amendment of fored by Senator Palmer, apparently for the benefit of bona fid purchaseraof public |ands, wa: not in reality in their interest, but in the interest of a few peraons who, through col- tusion with government land aents, had been | 1), cuabied to buy great tracts of p private ealo, contrary to law, thus getting for $1 25 an acre lands worth $25 or $10) an acre, With the letter wers newspaper clippiogs | which was referred the | ocratic membira of the t Most of the Cab=|in we of the When that expenditare was stricken {rom the bitl tha treasury lost more than 500,000, It as put into the pockets of railroads, Bayno declared it was evidently the | the men having charg n bills to dump them and necessitata an ¢ the appro- ) the =en tra_session. How nmittec proporing new « when it was known that s-nats would strike it out He intimatad 1t was the purpose of the dom house to ba there nd took P priatio th when President Cley order that they might 1 applications for office, e conntry would hold the demo cratic majority responsible if there was an extra scasion. Townshend, there is no danger of_an_extra session and there will be nona, Withdraw your river and harbor bill and thers will be uo Bxtra session Horr's amendment was then adopted, Nicholls cffered an amendment appropriat & $206,704 for necessary and special tacilities on trunk lines After a briet and noisy dabate by | Nicholls, McComas and Money in favor of the amend- ont and by Townshend in opposition, it was opted On motion of Horr, the appropriation for tha star route aervice was increased $20,000. Townshend gave notica that on theee thres amendments he would demand the yea and nav vots in the house, Townshend offered an amendment providing that all publications of tha second-class sent to actual subscribers shall, after the 1st of July, 1885, be entitled to transmission at 1 cent per pound. Agraed to, Pending further action the committee rose, Townshend moved that the house take a re- cess till 8, but White, of Kentacky, made the point of no quoram. During the roll eall, White, of Kentucky, beiog in the cloak room, the unanimous con- sent was obtained for the desired recess The evening on was devotsd to the dis: cutsion of the paragraph allowing additional compensation for ths transportation of ocean mail in American steamships, Vanding the discuseion the committes rose, and the house took a recess until to-morrow. WASHINGTON NEWS3, WasiNGToN, February 12.—The president to-day tranemitted the memorial of the United States commissionera of the New Orleans ex position, requesting an additional appropria- tion to extinguish the deficit in its accounts and asking'anthority to reopan the exposition during the winter of '85-3, The president in his messago transmitted eays: “A failure en the part of the managemont to carry out ths original intention in regard to the exposition might refleet on the honor ot the Unpited States governm ¢inca twenty-ne foreizn nations and forty-+ix states and territories have joined in the enter Drise through faith in the sanc of the gov. ernment, In view of this fac A in consid eration of the vast exposition to the cause of material progress and geueral cducation, I ra- spactfully submit the report mentioned for the favorabla consideration of congress,” Tha senate committee of foreign relations to-day reported an amendment to the sundiy civil bills to appropriate $15,00) to cnable the president to bestow testimonials upon these officers snd subjects «f the Kussian govern- ment who aided the survivors of the Jeannetic exgedition, or who uided the sea ch parties sent after members of the expedition. This was o recommended in order that the president may convey to the government and cople of Russin an “expression of the high ublic lands at | appreciation which the United States holds the services rendered. The house committee on foreign effairs, to the various resclntions ng that Barohait, Hill and reeman of | rolative to the recent dynamite explosions in Grand Bapids, Usse and McKinney of Mar- \qustte, aud othiera now in Washington,owned 100.000 acres of those lands. Vest telt warranted in declaring that there had been stupsndous speculation in pablic 1ands on the part of the men who hoped to come in and pote a8 “innocent purchasers.” ‘Palmer said no doubt speculators and lum- bermen had invested in Jandg, but the men he would help were poor farmers, who had put their sweat and toil into their lands. The amendment of Palmer now pending o toe bill would confirm and declare vall the latter lavds withdrawn from sale by reason of railroad grants, or where lands had been raduced in price to 8L 25 pec acre, an purchased in good df-hh, without the lands aving been offe Conger said th public auction. London, to-day decided to report it unbecom. ing the dignity of the house of representatives to assume that American citiz:ns had been in apy way connectad with the erime, where no chirge had been mn fe, and that the commit- tes was unwilling to request sny officer of the government to search tor the proof of guilt whera there was no charge, The senate commit'c on Indian affairs, which recevtly invesiigated the leasing of 1ands by the Indians to cattle men. will make & partial report in a few days recommending sub-committees to be appointed to visit the Indisn territory and Montina durivg the summer 1o investigate the policy of the In- dians leasing their jands, The committee will also report that the offi- cials of the interior department, except cer- n would relieve thou- | yqin [ndian agents and teaders, have not basn snnds of poor men, and if in doing thut it | guilty of improper conduct in connection with helped that account vote against it. Palmer's amendment agreed to—yeas, nays, 22, Morgan offered an_amoodment p for the settlement of all:«questions of roviding conflict- | yuneg to-morrow to consider that portion of k0 a few rich men, he would not on | the Jeases of the Indian lands. ‘Two agents, Townshend and Pollock, it will say, interest’ ed themaelves in leases whilo government of- ficials contrary to law. When the committes on appropriations con- ing claims by the departmént of' the intérior, | the navy appropriation bill relative to the and giviog bonafide _settlors under the home: | hro WAV FREEAENAEGE B SRR Y will steaa and pre-emption entries made at $1 0 acre 10 the senate, it some private enterpriso was bewg carried [ {lon o ship huil forward, Pending the debate, Van Wyck submitted oins resolution making it unlawfal for d companies to attempt to trade in any portion of the land grant while the bill for orfeiure of tho same s puling in congrost | iytlon' o acn person violating it subject to a fine not excecding $1000, or im- Referred the railr or before have insued, making patent shall the prisonment not exceeding one y ear. £o the committee on public lunds. Tho army appropriation bill was then [ cp) passed, Tho consideration of the bill for ths repgal of the pre- wan resumed, Morgan exppessed surprise at the oy osition senators from Michigan. He said it byions that the object and iu ill was to confirm men who had 1 land by proper me clared that such an_ awortion was nnworthy of the senator from Alabama (Mor &in) and of the senato. A wod fication of providing that the United Stites cluime, Morgan’s amendment was then agreed to. Yeas, 23, nays, 14, An awendment offered by Sherman was 1 gto, providing that public lands not [ teretofore ottured at public sale, shall bo sold | Six ag at public sale, ur be subiec: to private sule ex cope military resorvations and mineral landa, TTho bill then passod — yeas 26, nays 20, 1d. ot The chair laid beforo the senate the T Land grant bill, Blar attempted to bring up the anti-for- ning this | tains grave doubts now sign contract labor bill, but on o 4 onld displace the torfeiture bill, Van Wyck declined to yield, Execntive scssion adjourned. HOUSE, WASHINGTON, February 12, — The Senate amendments to the consular and diplomatic | signs of snd pension appropriation bills were non-con curred in and the conference committecs 4p pointed. The Houso then proceed to the c.1i deratlon of busnsss under the special rule. Thompson called up the bill amendiog th Pacifio railraad uct, 50 a3 to suthorize the con struction of the road from Sioux City, luws. Lo a point oo the 100th weridian. Perdiog the copsideration the hoar allowsd uoder the specia ule e pired, 1 T The house then went into committes of the | to Cle whole (Springer 1o the chair) on the posteffic appropriation bill, Notwithstanding opporition of Townshen and Holma new e, i tha bill, Horr then moved that the approt for fnland wuil #14 010,000, that § ted for for the railway This, he said, was made necast tion of fhe committee in s rikin, islation relating to the railroad and wailtraus portation Lo the covres of his remwarks he ssid, the prosident who had been elected for the nex four yours bad not called on him for adyic to his administration or as to the composiLisi of his cabinet, but if he were called apon art th own that fact in th debate. He (How) ad t tind one dem crat who not only unds ad it, It willing to stand up snd ray so t) the House. T, shend eontended th offere| by Hoar iboreased th prisson In the bild wors than a million of dollars which undoubtedly, that th wia cne man fn the democratic (re ferring to Nney), who underato . » Lusinesa,and ol al prove ea in the rescenchmont ot the ®penditure preference over or- be did not_like the aspect of the biil 1 Tt Tookod o hin oo miuch as | e on wpuon and timver culture laws Morgan's_ amondment s ety Harr b ovan aceant sl Morses | s dtictenttle jC an coiirta Ynould have also jurisdiction of conflicting i Pacifio ion Pacific west of the ation econserning sailiosd mail compensation was stricken from a he [ recelved a commwnication from would be able t) say to Mr. Clavelund, there post was st the amendment appro- Ia ion which bad Lo o stiicken from the bill wou d have result move the adoption of the following: The President of the United States be to appoint a board of eix civili be Ikfll«d in wood or iron consts ding or evgineering, the sec- retary of the navy as the teventh member of the beard #nd to act as chairmav, The board shall meot in Washington and wssue circulars to those prominent in and having knowledge in ship buildiog, asking for information in re- typer vessels, or other metters pertaining to the naval affairs or to the na- tional defencee, The board shall on receipt of replies determine the general classes und character of the vessels to be constructed, and on approval by the president the bosrd shall competitions in designs for such ves sels to be first constructed, The board shall make awards for deeigns for vach class of vessels, and for each meritorious e hibit ~ of parts the eame may be deemed worthy of adoptic for the service. For the best of each class the award shall be 520,(00; tharccond bert, 315, 000; taxd fo: the vhird best, $10,600. One vesssl of ench type shallbe built by contract with the lowest responsible bidder, If after one wmonth's trial at sex it shall prove eati:fuctory, 1t thall be adopt-d as the standard of its cluss, y construcior shall, at Lis own cost and £ tk, produce an cqually good or better vessel, it ehall be purchased by vhe sec. retary of t tirst, or with such additional bonus as the secrotary and cobgress may determine, ho b OUR WASHINGTON GOSSIP, al Telegram to THE L; WasHINGTON, February Many of the democratic leaders manifest surprising anxiety about the new cabinet since the publica- tion of the story thatunless Bayard accepts the state departuent ha will not be called into the cabinet at all, and thut Cleveland enter- the advisability of Bayard leaving the senate, The frends of Bayard bave been une: and some of them :ue charging privately th attompts have been minde to poieon Cleves land’s mind sgainst the De aware senator by some of the visiting »tatesmen who went to ow York lust week.=Already there are nm brewing among the leaders, which may wsume very formidable propor- tions ubless Clevelind” gives some private - | iadications as to who be intends to call into Petty jealousics are beginning d to cause considerable trouble to 0se peace i kiog democrats who want harmony to prevail, and the new afministra- tlon to steet off with the earnest support of | ntire party. .| Thesouthera democrats are claiming that a8 the south contributed wore electoral votes veland's clection than did the north, o|they are entitled to at least three of seven cabipet positicns, aod they say they want the 1 | postottice, iaterior and department of justice heir clais in this direction wre wot acqui- exced in by the northern and western los dere of the party, who feel confident that Cleve nd has no intention of giving the south the 'he senate several days ago passed a reio lation providing for th 4 ing of & marble ikt of tho la's Vice President Heory W, inthe vice presidest's chawber, where he died. The committes having the matter iv charge have contracted with D, O. Freach Concord, Mass., the young scelptor whos statae * The Miuute mun of '75," first brough: nim into prowinence, to mpke the bust. Sen stor Baymd does not fortually deny that he Cleveland apon the subject of cabinet offer. He said « » correspondent that he 1eeivel no dis patch of sny kied from Clevelaud, and ther | passed cn to other topice. In speakiog of »- | Cleveland in ancther place he sald paturally the president-elect was Lot free to make an) offers to any o He naturally desired wore tims than if he bad bern perfectly familia with ths public men, Bayard was did not think that servicy in the se preforable to sny pwiton in the cabinet ““Yes," said Bayurd, *'I toluk the positioa a: <enator is ens greatly to be preferred t) oot ' n ] d o hisseat, in | ¢ exert 1is full powers, But I am not given t ver mystery atout myself or my plans. preter to meet questions plainly acd simply, Hhere need be no speculation about me. office- from any mere senate ques RO. the all and leaviog Wt once personal preference he would tions of e —— FOREIGN NEWS, A WRITISH VICTORY LoxioN, February 12 —General Wolseley telegrapha that Brackenburg reports from Dulka islands, about seventy miles above Merawi, that Earle's attack was well plan ned and gallantly execut:d. The expected effect will ba to open a way to Berber without further fighting. The rebels held & high ridge on the river-backed byihlls. Six com- panies of the Black Watch and six companies of the Stafford regimeats marched around the highZhille, entirely turning the enemy’s posi- tion, which was then attacked from the rear, The epemy was not great in point of numbers, but his position was very strong and difficult of access, They navy at the same cost as the |4 fought with the most determined bravery, Earle was among the foremost in the attack, and his fall was the cause of deep lament from every officer and man in the force., Ho was killed on the summit of the hills, behind which the enemy was posted, At almost the eame time Lieut. Col, Eyre was killed. The camp waa captured by the Nincteenthhuzzara, The English success was complete. Ten standards were among the epoils of the victory, the en<my's dead lying thick among the rocks and inthe open field, When they found themselves surrounded, they made & desparate effort to rush through the English column in which rush but few escaped. The Eoglish arle, Col. men of the d twenty-one men intended to_contioue by day ligh stric e from official reports to W ¢ by Brackenburg dated Dulka Island, THE FATR OF Losnoy, Fabriary 12.—Lord Wolscley tel egraphed again to from Korti to the gov- ernmiont that o reliablo particulars in regard to Gen. Gordon's fate bad yet been received He nsstires the ministry that the press reports have all been ba ed on 1uwors gathered from Col. Wil.on's party upon their return down ths Nile from a futile attempt to reach Khartoum. In addition to these stutementa Lord W y eays that the Mudir of Dongola and all natives there- bouts persist in the belief that Khartoum hay Col. Wilson, however, is ittle or no doubt on hopes to receive in o fow daye specific and reliabla informaiion concern- ing the situation at Khartoum aud the fate of Gordon from trusty spies which he dispatched up the Nile for the purpose of ascertaining the exact facts. These messengers are ex- pected to reach Korti on their returnin a tew days, THE CONGO SETTLEMENT. Loxnos, Febrasry 1 i that the government of Portugal and the In- GORDON, bled throngh mediation; of ngland, France and Germany to_resch an_understanding in regard to the sights claimed by each along the river Congo. The understanding is in com- plete barmony Lwith the status securred by tho association in its convention. It is under- stood that Portugal is preparing_to sign the agreement with the aseuciation similar in ea sentiuls with those elready signed by Russia, England, Germany and France. GERMANY A ES SAMOA, T.oxboy, February 12.—News received to- day from ‘Wellington, New Zealatd, says in- toase excitement prevails in New 'Zealand owing to the published stutement that Ge nexed the island of Samon. This wan squadron in spite uglish and American O MORE FIGHTING ALONG THE NILE. Carno, February 12.—The Khedive to-day roceived s telogram_ from Gen. Wolseloy in which he eaya that he believes there will no more_ fighting slong the Nile until Ger. Brackenberry reaches Berber with the late Gen. Harl’s force. AN INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION. Benwiy, February 12—The British and German commissioners appointed for the pur- pose will soon_meet 1n London to discuss an adjustment of all disputes between England d Germany concemning their respective rights in the South Sea Islands, New Guinea and Fiji Islands, A YISSING RUSSIAN TOLI Wansaw, February 12 —Policeman Sto. herba, who was sent to Skiernenia on special duty during the mecting of the three emper: o1+ at that place, has not heen secn since, and it in feared he has been murdered for political 1easons, MAN, ON TO SUAKIM. Loxnoy, February 12,-T¢ is reported that, Gen Grabam, in the war counc | to-day, ad- vocsted the advance for Suakim without wait- ing for the laying of the railway track. RUMOKED BATTLE AT METEMNEH, Konri, February 12.—1t is rumored that 1. Buller attacked the Arabs entienched at mueh, Tuesday, and carried the p siti by asseult. official confirmation of the ruinor has been received OPPORED TO DYNAMITE, February 12.—Delegates ouferencoe at Pari to uvited to_preside er their deliberations, drclined unless the conference would exclude all resolutions in favor of dyi Wasnivaroy, D, C., the upper Mississippi valle slowly rising temperature, windy shifting west and south, Jower barometer, or the lower Missonnt valles: Vafe weather, slowly rising temperature, lower barometer, winds shifting to southerly, — ANOTHER GUITEAL, ALREST AT ST, LOUIS OF A LUNATIC WHO PRO POSES TO “'REMOVE" PRESIDENT ELECT CLAVE: 1AND, 1. Lovis, February 12,—Willlam Ray, #n escoved lunatic from Senoca Falls, N, Y., was arrested hers to-oay for threateniog to remove Dresident-elect Cleveland. He en tered the office of the health depurtment and introduced himself a8 Dr, Willian Ray and enterod into u discussion with Dr. Dor: sett regarding the ccnduct of in sare aeylums and the tieatment of the ioeane, He suddeoly paused in the widet of his argument and said that (‘laveland ought to be removed and that he had been elected by divise power to do the “emoviog.” Dr. Dorectt agreed to this proposition, whereupon the medical expert drew his ehair up elose and procee fed in & confintial under- t s, we ave agreed that ba cught to bo removed, but the question is, How? 1 ve studied the subject up and 1've ot it down to @ fine point—been to Washiogton aud know every 1och of the ground. Tners's diffcieat Wwave, bat one of them would do. . Now, sup. posing be wis walking down the steps of the White Houee, Tcou'd be lyicg under the steps. and whea be reachid the bottom T could rush out and shoot him snd then e capr. Another way would be to hide behind his fuyorits seat'on the Whits Hous steps and shoot kim after ke had sat down, 1've thought sbout the railroad-depot ! 1 could esc: ¢ you would let me kiiow which you think is the best way to r-weve him.” o man's eye flash-d and his wl o undorwent & chenge. Dr, Dorsstt as soon as possible summon he palice aad the davgerons crank was ar . When searched & loog sbeat vas found on bis person, - He was locked up, anlinvertivation showed tost he had re appear \ Fals, N. C— Fox Rent— Office room snd third ] wan under the poverament, The sena'e is « greut ) door, Iuquire 1207 Farnam Bty field, whera any man no matter how great his capabilities may find smp'e apportunity to If peopls really koew me they would find my ambition as farthes h o serye where - | gotten occasion! n, but don's Jike t a3 well aa my otber plan, for 1 don't beli-ve 0 80 easily from the depot. Now -knife nily escaped fiom the asylum at Seneca WESTERN NOTES. MeGillicnddy — and Schocl-T. Ni brara Laad Office, Dr, McGillleuddy, “Indisn rgent at Pine Ridge sgency arrived in the ity last night and is stopping at the Paxtor. His misslon hither is to superintend the opening of bids next Satarday, for build- ing contracts, as advertised, for ths ercc tion of & new and complete Industrial school on the Pine Ridge reservation. Tho echool for which due appropria: tlon has already been mads by congeees is to be modelled after the east orn industrial echools, and is deatiaed te D, ractical knowledge of the various trades. De. McGillicuddy has just been trav- eling over the newly-compl:tsd road-bed of the Slonx City and Pacitic ratlroad, from Valentine to Gordon, which pasies within twenty-three miles of Pine Ridge roservatlon, This new road is duplaylng vest probabilities in that gection uf the atata and is destined to play an important part in opening up the coantry for rapid settlement. additional sacticn of track. rinety miles west of Gordon to the Whits River, is beiog conttructad, From tals point, it is rumored, the road wi'l eventually be extended ts the Blick Hulle, for In that diraction the line seems t) bo headed. Sanford Varker, Ksq, and Hoa, 8. Draper, of Nichzara, were at the Millard Ta8t night, €1 route hems from Linco'n, Che former 18 recelver of the land office at Niocbzara, Questfon by & Brk re porter as to the probable ont-come of the contest between O Neill and Creighton ¢ | for the land oftice, Mr. Parker, as also Mr. Draper, were pesitive in their bellef that the office would remain in Niobrara, and immediately,at less*, would not ba re- moved from Niovrarr. Said Mr. Parker: “I think it should go to O'Neil fusteai of Creighton, A removal to ths laster place would convey it further eatt, when about 80 per cent of the land basiness comss from Holt county and the western part of Knox. € the bill to open the Santee and Ponca res:rvations passas, Nicbrara will be in the center of the land business,” THE PRESS BALL. The Event ons of the Memorles of the Faded Past, Posltive'y the greatest ard crowning event of the social season occurced last night at Masonic hall, in the grand maequerade carnival given by the Omsha tie Indian Press Olab. Do not smile, gentle reader, for if a rlpple of tae incredulous pastes over thy face then will be relegated by the stern and inflexibly mandate of ths High Royal Mcgam of the Omtlha Jour- nalistic Brotherhood to the dreary and darkscme depth of the styx. Withcut exaggeration, therefore, the event was rich and rare. Would the imag nation end Cescript've powers of the sosiety reporter of ths jounal were adequateft) 1he task of describing in all its orillisncy the nev.r to be for- But liviag on four cent lunches and tleepi-g in a dry goods ‘box are nat corductive to claar, Ssuccinet snd extended powers of description, and the scciety man will not attempt the task. The costumes were rich and resplend- ent,the d amonds,compi ising selzctions of the noted collect ons of the white gem, were dazzling, whilo the femalc besuty of the occaslon, set off by this incidental ditplay. wes <f a rarely striking type. The youthful beaux of the town, and some who had reached the bald-head period, were on hand, and indulged free- 1y in the joys which Terpsichore lavishes | east is six hours lats to-day; no doubt | tendance of the sensts aod upon her devotees. All elements com- mingled In the festivitles of the ocoaslon, and the cvent. 80 far enjoyment was conceraed, may be termcd, to usean expressicn of Walt Whitman, one of “rapturouly beatific slgnificance.” The programme, one of twenty four number, h:ld the dancers until a late hour, The musc for the occaslon was farnished in good style by the lnde- pedent Orclicoi1a, The icexorsble laws of time and epaca slone prevent a full account of those present, costumes, efc , efc So far as the pecunfary sspect of the questlon is concerned, nothing defiaits can be announced, as ye', for the benefit of tho suxous people, but it is not probatla tkat tre reporters will less more than §200 in fu n'sting this rare treat for the dear public—at least let us hope Lok, COURT :CALENDAR. Notes of the Diswict Judiciary—=Fo lice News, The trespaes cuso of Gaorge Robinsoa va. Dan Clifton wes tivished yesterday in the district cour:, 'I'ae suit, which t#lce bafore lias been abortively tried, was brought for 1,000 damages alleged to have Eean done by Cil!ion's cattle break- ing into Robloson’s fields in 1880 and trampliog down corn and injuring trees. The cotts of the sult, aleeady amounting to between $600 and §700, have nct ds taried the parties from dropplng the suit The jury, after remafning out some houre, brongzht in a verdict of five cents for defendant, which a's> carrles costs, The suit of John D. Thomas agaivat Henry Ritter, to recover oocupancy of a litigated piece of land, is ¢till on uisl in Judge Neville's branch of the judi ciury. CALL OF THE CALENDAK TO-DAY, Befora the Hon, Eleazer Wakelsy. Thomas ve. Thomas. Clark va. Arms'ring, on irial, Hammord vs, Woodworth, Stephenson v4, Corrigan. Merchan ts' mal” Bank wood vs McHugh. Ieving vs. Page. Wilsoa va Billlogs, Dates va. 1iico. Before the Hon, James Neville, Nelou v, Moller, Mercer va. Culver, Huloleston va. U, P, Ry, Cos Beyant ve. Woolwerth, Estabrock et al va Dohle, Abrams vs. Wakefield, Kabluan ve, Peyke et al, Lucas ve. Rypineki, Weir vs Batdorf ct al, | Clonbery ve. Smith, Forbes va, Brown et al. Heacr'cks va. Bd, Co, Com're. H. T. Olarke filed asuit sgeinst Tro- Buck, oity treasurer to FecHVer #1,202.46 of sewer tax paid under pro of Dead- jerion W ¢ sower system in Soezy' addition. roLice John Smith, who swindled the rustic Verzan, out of §01, was adjudged gailty upon trial in Judge Beneke's court yes POINTERS, terday, snd given the fall benefit of the law, $20 and thirty days on water, A Specht for violating t! nance in moving from ove a frame building on Doug ay steet. George Sayers was fined £ for aseaalt and battery, bread and fire lot limlts ordi o — HOW TO I RIOH, he Mothods of the Rising Million aires In andd Around Sidney. Special Correspondence to Ti Bee, Sipxey, Neb., Febrnary 10.—Our lo foraish the Indian youth with a thorough | cality has not been represented in your paper lately; in fact scarcity of news has been my only excuse, people are lomesteading, pre-empting and takloy timber clalms. Besides J. T. Clarks>n is making an Independent for- tane out of the Union Paclfic lands. He acks from §2.50 to §4 00 an acre for up- t $15.00 per acre, and buyers sva plenti- ful at that Never fn the his.ory of western Nebratka has such a Jand excite- ment predomivared All who can scrape up a few dollars invest for the purpose of doubling (/) their money. No doubt this will List s1x mcnths longer, and it 1s con- fidently expected the popalation «f Chey- enne county will increare three-fold. At Ladge Pole, cightesn m las east of here, a pretty town hes been laid out by Roboart 8. Oberfelder of this place, and he is fast dlsposing of his town lots. The country surrounding Lodge Pole is the parad'ss of Cheyenne county. There ¢ 1o now over forty settlors in chat lyeai:y, end all the tree claims within a radlus of Ten miles have been filed upon tho pro pocts of Lodge Pole are cxcellent. At Antolope. thirty-six miles west of bere, is annther growing par: of this coanty. J. T. Clerkeon has laid out a town site aud is findlog many ready buyers. Andy Barg, euperivtandent f pumps and tanks of the Mounfain divieion of the Union Pavific railway, has lceat:d a clvim at Antelope station, which is ons of the st valuable piec’s of property in the west:ra part of the county. "he re- sources of Cheyenne coiny are numer- ous and the encouraging prospects add a vigorous portion to t 10 waalth and main- tenante of a suscessful future. In three years heaco this will be one of the finest of wheat countries. While mentioring thls, we might add that almost any veg- ctable can thrive and grow hera without irrigation. Our winter Eere has been quite moder- ate, and cattle hive done well, except a fow yearling Texane, owing to their ar- riving h ) too late and not being accue- tomed to the range or climate. Shecp havo done better 1han cver, and scsreely any lowss are roported, Horsa-raising i also an important industry here, ani thoae directly intereetsd in it are well satlsfied with the year's work. There has been s)me very fioe s'aliions brougbt here, consisting of Ncrnane, Parchirns and Cleveland Bays. E. Tuaeler, of Greenwocd ranche, hss a valuable buocch of korsee, the Jargest in ttis county, snd #o fer have proved quite 1emunerative. Thos. Kane has completed an elegant house on his ranche six miles west of town. Steriff Samuoel Fowler is aleo heavlly intcronted in cattle raising. Hen J. J. Mclntoth, our county clerk, isa heavy property owner here, and he woll deterves the success that has attended him. He is always accommodating, and the people s1e well pleasod with the trust reposed in him, Buginess has Lcen very good among the moerctants the past sesson and the prosg.cets ate flsttering for a live'y spring trade. Every one is stocking up heavily. The U. P. pamenger train from the caused by the heavy tnow storm which prevailed throngh th state yesterdsy. Fevona. VERY NEAT, How Jemes Dowd, of Omaha, Claims to Have Been a Victim of High- way Robbery, Charles Lawrence was arrested about 11 o'clock last night, on a chargs of highway robbery, preferred by one James Dowd. The story, of the latter, sime- what carious, 1s as follows: He wert over to Council Bluffs early yesterday morning, on borseback, and there met the man Lawrence, who is a horse trader, or at least, appeared to have hcrses for sale. Dowd was importuned to buy a tesm for $180, but through some misuader.tanding, the bar- gain was not consummated, Dowd and Lawrnce waudered around together and finally drifted into a saloon where the re- mack was burtariraly dropped by the latter that Dowd dia not have the moaey 1o purchase the tiam, even if ke to de- stred. Dowd coald not take such an aflcont ay that and Imimzdiately produced a roll of $200 which his waved in Law- rence's face. Shortly afterward, about 7 o'clcck, he mounted nle norss and swarted for Omahs, reaching ths l.wa elde of 1he iver zbout dark. Hero he was ttopped by Lawrance and & companion who rder dhim to halt nd “fagh” his wealth. Dowd was bavny frizhtened and gave the foot pads a $20 gold plece. Ho was then allowed 10 pursue his way’ unmolested. Lawrence then walked toward town, Dowd turned and followed him, t aciog hlm to Jullan Treitschke's saloon, ~Thirtsentn ani Howard. Leaving bis loree hitched thore, ho proceeded to the city jul end notitied the authcrities of hia lois Officer O'Boyle went down to the plase indi cated bat could not fiad Lawrencs. Search was made fr him along Thirteenth ttr ot but to uo avall. Returntog to Treltsckker,0'Boyle snd Dowd eaw the | jn ity constrnction, bus whether it bas | funk gantleman of alleged Dick Tarpln pre pensitios, and that wo toy wa) lmme- diately put under arrest, Histale fs strikingly different to hi horse-sale. money back, and he refused to return it | —— Teal Es The following transfers were filed In | dsy no one caa tell acd|suit yeara sy ) compel psymoent when the county clerk's office Tuesday coported for Tax Bex by the Ames' real |1 state agency February 12, 1885, JW Bedterd et alt> Feank A Rob bins, w d, lot 5, blics 3, Kirkwood add o Omaba—8370 Tsanc 5 Hascall and wife to Marzare Ebers. wd, lot 8" i Hascall's edd dmaha—§420, HAaad Miggle Nults to Theodor complalnt was filed against Chris t) another The land *boom” has falrly strack us, and everywhere the from Dowds He claime 1lat the $20 wes given | congumma‘ed In any other city on the by the latter to bind a bargain of | f00 of 1L glote Dowd, be rald, wanted the T y — Ven Alst, w d, lots 10 and 11, in b! JUSTE 1, town of Elkhorn, by Crawfcrd— 82 b LA O W Hamilton, trustee, to Cathodrsl Chspter of Diocese of Nebraska, 1ot block 10, Shinn's add to Oanha 0, Detloy and Christiana Thicssen 10 Wil- helm Gerndorf, w d, lota 7. 8 and 9, block 3, town of Millard—84,000, THE NEW RULES, Land-Seekers Already Coming—Prepe arations ¥ ¢ Spring Rush Correspondence of Tue Bek Sarcent, Coster County, Neb., Feb. Although there w1y as yot no a'gay of spring in the wey of buds, birds, ote., but the “‘pralrie schooncr” and the “‘man locking for land " are locming up more and mora every day in thero solld party of our much advertised state, and Cus'or county especially will receive her share of nowcomers. No one coming here the first t'ms goes away with feel- Ings of dissppcintment; but on the other hand is quite favorably impres.ods with the richnoess of the soil, the natural growth of bay, aud especially the high class of culiivation noticed on every hand. Kew countics in the state are as little keoan as Custer connty, and yet with all the drawbacks sho hay to contend with few Indeed are her tuperiors. With d 1ty 0 The Fearsor audencral Serike Against aheir Adoption \lluyea, Saperintendent Dickinson is still on gaged on the western sections of the road in quelling the inciplent feelings cf re bellion over the new rales avd code cf slgnals which ara announced to go into effect over the Union Pacific aystem next month, The cmployes arc disposed to modify their antigon’stle demands, and it now appears as though the serious fears of a genoral strike &mng traln employes will nct be realiz.d. Says the Larimie Boomerang the best of moil, pure watr, plenty of ““The engineers and firemen in La canon hay, fine grasses, cte., ranks among mie City, to whom the examination re. |the first for mixed faring purposee. quired by the Unlon Pacific company [ The climate is snother excellone feature haa been put. have credltably passed it; [ —neither tho cold in winter or too warm but they have unamimously rofuted to[in summer for the comforts cf man and sign the rules. The objectispable para-|beast alike. Wo have fine orcps Au |1and, and for the bottom-land feom €5 00 | graphs in thete rules are thcse which |and ery free from droughts, cyclones, provide that the company Is not respon- [ hal'storms, cte., and the tiller of ‘the s_il sible for physical injuries suetslved by [is gladdenea f1om year to year over his employos in acoidents, and which make [ bountiful crops, Those who are contem - employes liable fr damage to the rolling [ Plating a change, caonot do better than +tosk or other properiy of the company [to come and see Custer covnty for them- by accidents resulting from their negli-|selves as thore ds yet plonty of 1oom for gency. those who contemplate either farmiag or ““The employes at Cheyenne are being |entering business avd thore is still some examined, but as yet none of them, with [government land that is weith occupying. the exception of “the telegraphers aud [ "o reach this portion of the county par- atation men, have 8 gaed the rules, and [tisshould change at Grand lIsland and it is generally agreea that they wili re-[take the U. P, branch railroad to North fare to do eo if 1t I8 pressed. Loup. Herea comfortablo hack leaves “Saperintendent Dickinaon, in his pri- [ for Ssrgont on Mondays, Wednesduya vate cir, arrived from Denver last cven- |and 1'r.days of each week upon arrival f ing. He would only say, in re:ponse to | paeserger trams. The drive from North a question, ‘I am going to Laramle City,’ | Loup fs brth picturerque aud sublime, aud when the west bound train pull d [and as vueenters the Mira valley and out Fis car was atiached. It was tho [further on the crand Middls Loup valley opinion among the ewployes at the depot [ the visitor fs astonished at the vanoramic that his micsion to Laramie was to meet | view that lies before him, After enter. and confer with the men there, aud [z the beautiful va'ley of the Middle asccrtaln what could be done to quiet the [ Loup, a plossant journey of ten miles rising disafleetio: long its bank triugs the traveler to the lively town of Ssrzent. Here Is located the businees interest of the valley and has a large and commod ous hotel at low rates. Thia town is the headqua:ters for phyxiated in a sewer this afte:noon. Sev- | Jaud huaters in this socticn of tho ¢jun eral days ago the main sewer in Kinzie street, | try. Here con bo ottiined plafs and re- five feet in diamoter, becamo clogged, and to- | liable information for all qoarters. Also day a gang of eleven men were sent to c'can | first-class livery stablo where rigs can {6, Nine went into the sower with a scraper | PO 0b'a'nied at & low rate to show new- fitting the conformation of the sewer, drag. | COMers over the country. A full Jist of giog 1t from men Lole to man hole. 'Whila | €18is for sala can be ¢ot at the *‘Eagle’” the other two remained above gronnd to draw | land oftice w parties to show land up tne mud through the man holes between | free of charg: A good lumber yard is Hal:ted and Union treets an unusually long | a]sy located nere where lunber can be had time was consumed. Finally, the foreman h Aty Dlhess bending down at the mouth of the man hole, [ 22 CHeaP 88 at ary place, and the town heard o ory for aid, and going down found the | Bas o veady scms hendsome residencee. wear the openicg, some gasping for | A well stocked furniture store, hardware breath, others dying. ‘There was very strong | store, two general stores, t ¥o drug storee, emell of gas, A yope wes passed down to him | two blackemith shops, shoe maker sho 5 a8 the suevivors were unable to climb up the [ 1204 office, bank, milivery sty e ladder. After two had been gssisted up, the cleel) il U L (B s toreman found hims-If fuiling from the effects | 8tablo, lawyers, doctors, town hall, etc., of gas and was oblized to #o to the surface, |#180 adcs 10 the comforts of new-comera. Another man wentdown and rescued three | No loss than three railroads are expected and a third assisted the remainiog four. Four lup {h's valley—or through this part of :;-:ffi:f'f:;? brought up and another dicd | {1y county—during ihe summer, viz: the Tho natnes of the dead are: Micharl Taski, |Us Po. B & M., and the Northwestern Joseph Gill James (irady, Daniel Curtis and | from Norfolk. Any one of them will re— (atthew Mason. All are marri apt | ceive » warm welccme from the many Gill. "The survivors say their first intimation | gottlcrs in these parte,who will contribute that anything was wrong was when Gill deob: | Jiberaily towards its constructic n, and re- ped dead. It is not known whether the gas ¢ 1 in the sewer was the accumulation of ordinary | Céive their entire support. The bridge Middle Lioup at this_point in sewer gaa or illumioating gas from o leaking | across the pipe, or what Is known as fire damps, being puehed ss rapidly as pcssible, snd it weather perails will ba thrown open to the travelling public about May 1. Ciicaco, February 12.—The Dally News'| Not far above th's bricgs is one of the Springfield (Ill.) special says: The republi- | finest mill sites the wiicer ever saw, and cans of both houses to-day rofused to recog: | there is already some talk of organ- nize the action of the demucrats in the mat- | izlng a stcck company and erectiog a mil¥ ter of voting for senator. A few members o |at this point. It would no doubtprove a each party are still absent. The morning | profitable Investment as it would have a hour in the house was idled away, the|lsrge temitory fo draw from. If any ropublicans making several incffctive | miller wishes a location this fs the best efforts to adjoura. At . | point we know ¢f in the sfate, as the the doorkeeper announcad stock company would willingly withdraw in favor «f a practical man, The Methcdists have just finlshed a yxiated in a Uhteago Sewer, Citicaco, February 17 Five Men Arp Five men wero as. The 11 Democratic Contest, 12 ty-two democratic members of that bedy filed in and took seats. When the vote for senator was i . I 5 Sialaredfonly {ona\ vova" waal.ooerded, the | Landsome) parscisgeifof their) minfater, Qemocrats fearing that the republicans were in | 3nd are now talking of a suttablo hovss greater force than seemed apparent, and | for worship. At precent they are using could, if thefdemocrats once voted, appear and | the town hall. give their candidute a_clesr majority. Ad-| Qonsiderable bullding will be done this Jv(\\lmulfln‘ was then tuken till nvon to-mor- spriny, as already one or two contracts §or — have been given out for businees bouses A Million and a Hall' Water-Meter | and reveral residences will be among the Job. number after the sesson ovens up. The city comptroller of New Yerk paid | Stock of sll kind is thrivirg well— ajudgement last weck of 1,400,505, | many fat hogs 813 going into market dally principal and interest, for water-meters [ at $3.70. g 3 furnithad the oity by Joee de Navarro, | New comers will receive a warm wel- upoa an order given by Boss Tweed, then | come end full particulars can be had by commlstioner «f public wor writing to D, C. Kelley, Etq, Sargens, ition now held by Mr. Rollins M. Squire, | Custer county, Neb, This claim wa3 assigned to Jobn Baird Nov. 3, 1875. The contract was given after 1 g elation st Albany had been se cured by the Tweed ring, but, when the ring was broken, Andraw H. Groen, who became comptroller in [ ase of Rickard H. Connolly, refused to psy for the metera or to recrgn'ze the contract on the ground that it was fraudulent. Suit [ ground hog got in his work, was brought in 1880, snl the clty con- | The city council of Fremoat is looking tested it, clalming thit the confract was |arcuud fora eite for a city hall. not bindiog, and that dishones’ servicee, | The D'latte river biidgs at Fremont has agency aad intervention had been uscd [ beon repaired und is wgaiu open to tratlic, to extort money fom tho taxpayers f | Jack Winters was sent toStons quarries for New York; but jud was rendered “.r\um for agsaultiog & woman st North e for il O £p/| Bend, op tha plalitill The Strang company, of Omahs, is puttiog 31,130,148, An. app the machinery in the new flour mill at Plum i’ the lst'er paru f 1884 1h ccurt of | Lo machiner i 2 appesls doolded Pt the city musy The Plattsmouth Huilding and Loan asso- for the 10,000 wa'cr-moters a ion, with & capital of £00,00%, has bsu each moater, interest #died, which about | orgunized, doubles the smouat cained wuder the |\ Kearnoy paper slgnificantly points ont cmntri that the only failures thers were those of O c foature of this contract wus clausc | husiness men who relused to adyertise, which was se uiced at Albany mikiog 1the| Lew May has other than political fish to owncers of ¢ach bullding where o me' cr | look after, Sixty thousand young fish will ba was placad 1 spr s blo tor tha cont of the | planted in the lakesuad cracks of the Elkborn s SR T e TR ""\'.‘«‘\';‘}':l:".‘t‘:“l" R ; North « bide g for 000 we cre havs not boen used to ny ex | NG 0001 it the legislatore decides to tont, & fev having been taken 1o fest the | orooun ther. ' A houns in property » alued at quan ity of water in one cr two pablic | 525,000 has been offered. places, It eppesrsthat Navairo bad eeven| AL, Gat s Junty sshool directo r elght mschines vnder test, but the par- CA tealar ope fain'ehid to the oty under NELEJ AMES, — STATE JOIDINGS Long Vine had a %15,000 blaze last week, The YFremont crenmery pays $1.20 a hun- arad weight for milk, The state papera generally agreo that the wl X advertd u teacher wanted at his ecntract was rot amery them, it h Arizous Centar, o geatloman proferred, hub s Tady with tie i her eges, and vengeanca in ing been patented in January, 1871. The iva vibrating le piston meter, her sonl will do,” Trvin Farrabee, the Jopiats slugger, who ) i killed Hareison Young with one blow of his and is said to be very compact and slmple | 4 "yyay wequitted on the ground « f self-de A pur-e should be wude up to induce arrahes to tackls the Bsoston professor. The West Point_ 1'rogress says “if all the good dew crats of Caming connty tl pecting ottice under Cleveland are s aud thoy 1emove from the county, the publicans wid have a walk-awey a% the next election * Tha dsshing and sportive young widow darabil ty is yat to be escer'ained, The taxpaycrs of New York will watch with geeat {ot rart the result of this purchase. 1t {8 a sale which could not have been Fourteen years have elapsed since the orler was given, Twoed has been dend eeven ow, and o por ion | Mc(lintock, wh has Leen turning the heads of 11288 metars have been made for many | ¢f old and youug wenin Fals City for some. yaars, and what condit'on they are in to monthe, paid a farewell visit to a'l” the stores Mr. Navatro began |io town one day 1st week, secured a lurge wmonnt of goods on credit snd departed be twoen days for other ficlds of freshnesa, Tk Groeloy Tribune states imors uro thick in Hall and Grec oy countios 1hat cootracts huva been det by the 1 & M. for grading «n their proposed tranch northwest of Graud Is ud, wod that the dit will 1ly as soon a3 the (ost is out of the ground the liie to ron outhwestern portion of Howard o Bl rman - ioto Caster. 1508 “dthe U. I willakea run up the ribhwest, Lad aspirited riialy i looked for, had delivercd ovly & portion, and his vdvised hilm to complate the con d e did o, Tha city of New as 10,000 water meters on hand at ,000, counsel teact York 1] a cost of §1,40 e — t Needles, Oil Belts and Parts at whole o |#ale and retoil, for all machines. Write for prices. Wuire 8rwixc Macuwse Co., ) 121 North 15th St,