Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1886, Page 5

LAST DAYS OF THE BIG DRIVE The Special Bale Investigation of the Un- loyal Loyal's Methods. THE ARGUMENTS COMMENCED. A Fresh County Treasurer Held for Contempt—State Supreme Court Notes — Mute Wants to Trade Back. IFROM THE DER' COLN RUREAU.| To the surprise and pleasure of all con- cerned, the Cole-Miller litigation, which o day or two ago scemed almost inter- minable, is drawing to a close, and un- less present appearances are deceitful a verdict will be reached before supper time to-night. Yesterday the plaintifi's counsel, Hon. J. M. Woolworth, went on the stand and told of his connection with Lowy, which he maintained was strietly of a proper legal nature, disclaiming strongly any knowledge of wrong doing on the part 'of his client or the giving of any advice bear it. This closed the case for Messi Prit- chett and Montgomery, of the defend- ant’s counsel, then testified as to their conduct and actions during the apyraise- ment of the stock, the evidence of the former heing so that cross-examination was waived. President Murphy of the Merchants' National bank ed his i time the had his letter of eredit e denied Lowy's statements on - s portant points, Francis E. Smith was introduced to cor- ¢ the statement of Cook, who had been impeached by the opposition. Smith was expected to prove that Cook had told him aring the conversation between nd Cole on the day it oceur, plaintift’ objected and Judge Dundy ruled it out on the ground that it was merely heresay. John Cowie and Ed Crowell wi recall their testimony d Coo! It w nem d that Cook swore he was sitting bet of blankets on the third floor of Smith's store when he overheard the latter tell Cole #hat he could not hold out longer than Saturday night, and the trade must be made by that time. Three witnesses for the other side swore that the blankets were only three feet high, and Cole, if there, could easily Cook. Cowie and 1t that the piles were fully five feet high, and that & man sitting betwaen them could not have been seen. This wound up the evidence, and the lawyers began their arguments. Mr. Woolworth talked an hour and was fol- lowed by Mr. Pritchett, when court adjourned until to-day. HELD FOR CONTEMPT,, Treasurer Hildreth of Franklin county was bound over in $1,000 yesterday by Judge Dundy to appear on Tuesday “and recoive s sentence for con court. Hildreth’s ofi trying to levy by for on some lumber at Bloomington aft property had been placed in the ha o receiver, and Hildreth had been notified to send his bill in to the court. Judge Dundy said he was determined to break up the custom of thus interfering with the orders of the court, and would cortainly set an example in the present case. cll\y substantiated hor STATE SUPREME COURT. The supreme court adjourned yester- day morning to meet Tuesday next, when all cases from the Fifth 'di s not otherwise disposed of, will be called. The following cases were disposed of: State ex rel Globe Publishing Co, vs commissioners of Saline county. Man- (él\lll‘}ls judgment. Opinion by Maxwell, ’h State exrel Hostetter vs trustees of Cen- tral City. Mandamus writ awarded. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch J. sincoln'v Woodard. Error from Lan- custer county. Judgment aflirmed. Opinion by Maxwell, Ch. J. Ex parte Maule. Hubeas corpus. Writ denied. Opinion by Reese, J. WANTS TO TRADE BACK. Julia Marshall is the plaintiff in an ac- tion begun in the district court for Lan- caster county yesterday a st Theodore ¥ Hardenberg and A."D. Kitchen, which in many respects will be as interesti and sensational as the Bookwalte: sing litigation. The plaintift' asserts in her petition that herself and husband both deaf mutes, and on the 15th of I ruary last held title to lot 1, block 15 this city, the value of the property being 4,000.” 'On that day the de ,nk?unl, A. ). Kitenen, with intent to cheat and de- fraud the plaintiff, rropusml to trade five certain lots in Hardenberg's sub-division for her city property, putting in the five lots at §2,000, a -mmnF he incumbrances on her homestead and giving her $400 in cash, Mrs, Marshall went with Kitchen to look at the lots in the Hardenberg division, and being satisfied with the proposition, the trade was made. After the deeds were passed Mrs. Marshall al- leges that she discovered that the five lots deeded to her were not the ones she was shown by Kitchen, and were figured at fully double their real value, Now she petitions the court to order Kitchen to re- ceive back his $100 and the deed to the Hardenberg lots, and surrender to her the title to lot 1, block 156. on the rental @f which sho and her family are depend- ent for support. ‘WAS LAIRD'S BROTHER MURDERED? Congressman Laird passed through Lincoln Tuesday afternoon on his way to Hastings to attend the funeral of his brother Alonzo. Mr. Laird says the story of ““Lon” being killed by the cars while intoxicated is false, and was circulated for the purpose of covering a cowardly erime. His theory, based on the circum- stances and advices from responsible peo- ple, is that his brother was murdered, robbed and thrown across the track just before the train came along. In support of this is the fact that Lon had just re- ceived pay for some surveying contracts and was known to have the money about him that afternoon, yet none was found corpse. His watch, which was d by the cars, had stopped at 6:30, showing they came along about that time. Less than an hour before Lon was scen by & number of men who are confident that he had not been drinking. And if these faots are not enongh to destroy the ‘“‘acci- dent” tale, the wounds made by the as- sassins are plain, not haying been oblit- erated by the car wheels as the wretches bad hoped and believed they would be when they put the body on the track. The tragedy occeurred near Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday, and Congress- man Laird proposes going there to Inves- tigate. BRIEF MENTION. of public lands and build- : meeting yesterday voted $75 purchase of & glass case in which to ken‘j) the battle flags of the First and Second Nebraska regiments and such other war relies as the state can obtain. The freight handlers at the B. & M. local depot quit work in a body Thurs- day night because Freight Agont Me- Clintock would not pay them for over- time. There has been” a great rush of freight recently, and the men have been kept going until 9 und 10 o'clock at night. They ave willing to do the extra work, but iunsist that the cowpany must pufi for it. nder the order of the supreme court the auditor and secrotary of state have Beceived tor registration the two lots ot Pbonds voted blc(ho city of Lincoln to the Missouri Pacific railway, $70,000 in all. John Miller, an innocent rustic of 21 year, who was traveling from Sterling Seward, met a couple of confidence men at the B. & M. depot here Tuesday afternoon. One of them “‘was postmas- ter at Seward and wanted to borrow $10 to pay freight charges,” probably on his commission. Miller glad to ac- commodate such an important person- age. and was I|i5zhl?' indignant when the police told him he had been swindled, The contract for building a brick addi- tion to the Townley house has been awarded to L. Jansen at £10,200. MNeclson Westover, a Lincoln black- mith, was mado happy, Tuosday by tho birth of an eight-pound daughter. Shortly after the docter informed him that a six- on had arrived, and within a few more_startled Nelson by telling him that another boy had been added to the lot. Mother and babies are doing nicely, and Nelson looks as if he might pull through C. W. Liming, the McCook carpenter, who robbed a drunken man in that town some days ago, of $600 in cash and securi tios, was taken back by Deputy Sheriff Bennett to Red Willow county yesterday Liming was arrested at Beatri, nd held by the authorities there until Bennett ar- incoln police are congratulating themselyves on having gotten rid of Jos Smith, the wench va who_skipped ha after stealing $30 from a too inquisitive white man. The mother of Archie G. Brooks, a young n-ln-;:ru\»h operator, s brought snit_against the Lincoln Street railway for $2.500 damages for personal inju sustained by Brooks on the 19th of Feb- ruary, when he was run over by one of defendant's cars on O street. Ph'nukfi, it is alleged, was riding along the streot in front of the car when his horse st and he fell on the track. The dr the car, James Kelly, made no effort to stop it, an a consequence Brooks was run over and seriously hurt. 8. M. Young, the young man arrested by Officer Fowler for stealing $1,000 from the American Express company at Glen- wood, Towa, was taken in charge by the company yesterd: Fowler ood job, bu there was no reward offered he will get only a nominal sum. The jury in the case of Dawson vs Williams, on trial in the district court, returned a verdict yesterday finding that the plaintiff' is is entitled to the possession of 57 hogs, 190 steers, 2 bay horses, 2 farm wagons, 400 bushels of corn, 1 stack of hay, 1 cultivator and 1 corn-plow. The defendant is adjudged éntitled to the rest of the goods, the value of which is p at $300, and is awardea 50 cents damages against the plaintiff for detention. Governor Dawes vesterday morning ppointed M. L. Hayward of Nebrasku ity {'ml zo for the second judicial ot, fill the vacancy caused by Judge Mitchell's death. ALl Candy, Tobacco and Poo Balls. John Nichols ecame in from Fort Cal- houn yesterday to lodge information of a theft that had been perpetrated upon him last week. He is proprietor of the Temperance Billiard Hall in that place, and his establishment was entered on Thursday night by some miscreant or mis- creants, who carried ofl' a large quantity of tobaceo and candy, besides a lot of pool balls. The parties are thought to be in Calhoun at present, and Mr. Nichols is determined to bring them to justice if possible. S Federal Building Notes. United States Marshal Bierbower left yesterday morning for Lincoln. W. B. Wood, a postal clerk who has becn on the run from Omahs has resigned. He will be su W. H. McCombe. ey Brevities. The case of Gsantner vs the Belt Rail- way was given to the jury last evening, and the trial of the case of Hunt vs })'Keu(u was begun before Judge Wake- ey. s Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers were filed March 2d, with the county clerk, and reported for the BEE by Ames’' Real Agency: Martha 8. Fisk and husband to Lizzie A. Mount, It 5 blk 105 Omaha, w d—$10,000, Tunothy Clarke and wife to Charles O. Lo- beck, 1ts 6 and 7 blk 3 Patrick’s Ist add Oma- ha, w d—$1,700, Elizabeth A. Mount and husband to Samuel A. Sloman, e 44 ft of 1t 6 blk 115, Omaha, w d —$10,000. Jacob Williams and wife to Benj. F. Trox- ell, partof It 8 Capital add Omanha, wd— 2,070, T3en]. F. Troxel and wife to Jonn P. Hawk- lll’a partof 1t 3 Capital add Omaha, w d— “John Morrison and wife to Elmer Stryker, 1t 19 blk 15 Tnprovement asso add Omalia,w d —§40. Elwmer Stryker (slnzlle) to Christiana Klein n 50 ft of sw cor of It 14 blk 15, lmprovement asso add Omaha, w d—8675. ; Lizzie M. Smith and husband to William E. Clark, It 51 Rees place add Omaba, w d— 1,800, 5 W. T. Seamon and wife to_Albert R. Fra- zier 1t 12 blk X, Shinn’s 3d add Owmaha, wd —$00), Willinm A. Paxton and wife to Peter Goos 1t 9 sec #3-15-13, 45 acres Douglas Co,, wd— Wm A. Paxton and wife to Peter Goos, Its 8and 9and wi¢ of 1t 10 blk 2 subdivision of 1t 5 Capital add Omaha, w d—§20,000. Hattie E. Reafield and husband to Anna Bruner, 1t 14 blk 20, Wilcox's 2d add Omaha, w d—8500, [Frederick Schnellsen (widower) to Charles ing, 1t 11 Schnell’s add Omaha,w d—8$1.500, Nelson B, Herron and wife to Isaac M. Pierce, Its 8and 9 Selden’s subdivision blk 19 West Omaha, w d—82,300. ‘Thos Wollesen and wife to Ditlef Rix, se’{ of sec 2-15-11,Douglas Co., w d—8§5,000. Larmon 1. Pruyn and wife to John A, Walcott, It 1 Pruyn’s division of 1t 25 IMillard & Caldwell’s add Omaba, w d—$§1,200 B An absolute cure for chicken cholera has been found in St. cobs Oul. Price, 50 cents, e .—— His Farewell Address. The friends of foreign missions are urged not to forget the farewell meeting at the First M. E. chureh, 1711 Davenport street, this evening, Rev. J. L. Judson, the colored mission: from this city to the Congo val under the auspices of Bishop Taylor's self-supporting plan, will at that time deliver his farewell address. A cordial invitation is hereby extended to all who may deign to honor the ocea- sion with their presenc: THE GREAT REGULATOR. on pure. sterling t tukes the pla o doctor and costly pre- scriptionslt is a family medicine containi ot of urely vogetuble: e its aotion and De safely given to iy person o watter what age, WORKING PEOPLE can take Simmons Liver Regulator without loss ol timc or danyer from oxposurs. aud b sys: tem will bo bullt up and ivigorated Ly it. It promotes dizostion, dissipatos sick beadache, and gives & strong full 1one 0 the sysiem. | hus 10 equal as 8 PREPARATORY MEDICINE, and can be saf: sickness. It acts ently on the he getion of tho liver. the highest charavter and eininence as THE BEST FAMILY MEDICINE. It @ child Las the ccllio it is a sure and safo remedy. 1t will rostore strength to the over- worked fathor and reliove the wifo from low spicits, bondache, dsspepsia, constipation und like ills. Genuiné hus our % stamp. in red on front of v'rufzw, prepared uu'fin;y J. M. ZELLEN § (0., Phiddelphia, Pa. ys and corrects sed by porsons of | PLAYED A HICH CARD TO WIN. Oheyenne's Fature as Viewed in the Light of Legislative Events. SHE IS "BUSTED'" OR ''‘BOOSTED." Two Measures Which Haye Passed the Territorial Council on Which She Hopes to Make or Break —What They Are. Cheyenne To Be or Not To Be, Cney 2, Wyo.,, March 1.—{Special.] — Cheyenne's fortune is either made or she is “busted.” “Busted”” may not be an elegant expression, but at the present time it about conveys the meaning. The cause whereof 1 speak is the introduction and passage through the legislature of two measuces, one of which is a bill providing for the erection here of a eapitol at an expense of $150,000, this year, and a hopeful anticipation of re- ceiving £100,000 as a “completion fund” from a subsequent legislature. The way it was done is this: From the cogi- tations and conferences of certain of the brainiest citizens of Cheyenne emanated a ‘“‘scheme,” about three eks azo, The purpose thereof was the secur- ment to the sontheastern metropolis of the torritory, which rejoices in the nom de plume of “Magie City of the Plains,” of all the substantial benelits of which & republican legislature could bestow. The first part of the projeet developed in a railroad bond bill which, strange to say, fits the nccessities of the Union Pacific to a nicety. The bill pro- vides that any railroad company in the terri- tory (the Union Pacificis the only one) might apply to the commissioners of any county for a subsidy in the way of bonds, In such application the company should state its proposed line of road as accurately as possible, and should particularly designate the starting and terminal points of the line and the distance. Upon receiving such application the county commissioners should give notice of a special election, and such election should be held within twenty days. 1f at such election the qualified electors should vote to grant a subsidy ch railroad company, the com- missioners should ue bonds ol the county in theamount of £5,000 per mile—the total amount of the subsidy, however, to not ex- cead 5 per cent of the assessable valuation of the county. The bonds are to be paid, as provided in amendment, in the following manner: One-fifth when one-ifth of the entire distance shall have been completed and equipped ; and each tenth as each addi- tional tenth of the distance is completed and equipped. By another amendment the com- pany making application shall give a bond in 15 per cent of the amount of subsidy asked for to complete the entire length of road in the time specified by the application. The last section of the bill provides that it should be in force from and after its passage. When this generous subsidy Dbill was brought before the legislature all the counties in the territory except two—Laramie, in which Cheyenne is situated, and Albany, of which Laramie City is the gentral place—ex- cepted themselves from its provisions, Sub- sequently Uinta county returned to the fold. The bill passed Saturday night, it was signed by Governor Warren, and it is presumed that a proposition will be made by the Union Pa- cific in a few days for the subsidy to assist it in the construction of a railroad from Chey- enne northward, with a terminal point prob- ably at Fort Fetterman. It may be ndaed that the construction of such a railroad is just what e originators of the bill were after; for the originators are first, last, and all the time emphatically Cheyenne men. ‘I'hey have become alarmed at the extension of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missourl Valley railroad Into central Wyoming whence Cheyenne has so long drawn its best nutri- ment. By arailroad such as the biil contem- plates, it is thought that the Union Pacific can retain a part or all of its cattle shipment business this year from tho richly stocked ranges of the Platte, and that Cheyenne will be able to maintain its commercial prestige. The second part of the scheme bids fair to be as successful as the first. Last Tuesday notice of a bill to provide for the erection of capitol buildings at the capital of the territory and “for other purposes” was given in the lower house. On Thursday the bill was introduced. The capital was to be constructed at Cheyenne and to cost $150,000. “For other purposes” proved to be an uni- versity at Laramie City, to be erected at cost of $50,000. For the first time in the mem- ory of the oldest inhabitant Albany and Laramle counties were to join hands over the bloody chasm. The thing was “fixed, and to say that it worked beautifully is to draw It mild, The bill was printed between days, was referred to and discussed in com- mittee of the whole on Friday, recommended for passage without amendment, and on Sat- urday morning it passed, ‘There was opposi- tion at first by all the counties outside of the two which were to be benefitted directly; but it was fruitless, Mr. Lobban of John- son county lead in the fight on the biil. Ile contended that the location of the capitol in the extreme southeastern corner of the terri- tory, although it was ut the largest city in population, was a gross injustice, and would proye to be a still more grievous burdens as central and northern Wyoming, where was the place for people to live, became popu- lous. Hemoved amendments to the effect that the word “*Cheyenne” should be stricken out of the bill; that the commissioners provided for to select the site and superintend the construction of the capitol should come from all the counties in the territory, one from each; that before the bonds were issued the people should have a chance to vote upon them; and from a Carbon county man came the amendment that a $75,000 penitentiary, to be erected at Rawlins, should be included. But each and all of the amendments were re- jected by the combination vote of Albany ahd Laramie counties, which tozether have a ma- Jorityof 2. On Saturday afternoon the bill was introduced in the council. There is little or no doubt of its passage, and by the time of adjournment of Tuesday’s session it is probable that the bill will have become a law. [The measure passed both branches Tuesday, and was promptly signed by Goy- ernor Warren. ] Now I come back to my first remark, that Cheyenne either has its fortune assured by thiy legislation or will “go broke” Should the railroad to the north prove a feeder to Cheyenne and not a feeder to the town which will probably spring up at its ter- minus, one-half the fortune is assured. Should the people of the territory acquiesce 1n the location of the capitol at this city the other halt is safe to bet on. But there are those who, although they reside here, are not blinded by local ezotism and who, while con- ceding that *‘all roads lead to Rome,” can get above the atmosphere in which the majority of thie present legisiature seem to live, move and have their being, and see that with the coming years will cowe a great population to Wyowing who may not know there is such a place ®s Cheyenne exeept by looking on the map or when their business calls them to the territorial capital. Along the fortile valley of the Platte, in the great oil basins of the Shoshone and the Rattle- snake, in the beautiful basin of the Wind river and amid the smiling verdure-covered mountains and vales of Johnson eounty these men see, in the near future, a population to which the ragged 40,000 along the line of the Unlon Pacitic will be a bagatelle; & popu- lation that will not veed irrigation ditches to raise wheat or oats or potatoes; a population that will find mineral wealth where it has been scattered by natare’s eapricious hand, and will not have 't& put more dollars into the shaft than are taken out; a population that will grow With substantial prosperity. Will that population believe that Cheyenne had a right to appropriate to itself the seat of government of 80 vastan empire as Wyo- ming? That is the question. And will not this lur.lu; of Cheyenne's prosperity be its last day? That is another, Both can be answered as the sympathy of the reader may dictate. On the principal that “a bird in the hand” is worth six or seven in the bush—as the proverb is stated out here— Cheyenne has put its money on the winning card. 'The future will tell whether the bet is a zood one or ought to have been “coppered.” The Northwestern Railroad company will have no reason to be highly tickled over this legislature’s work. The time of residence required for the exercise of the franchise has been extended to six months in order to keep the laborers employed on the advancing Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rall- road from voting. The railroad bond bill will fmpose & half million indebted- ness on laramie county for the benefit —as is Intended—of the Union Pacific and Cheyenne, The appropriations out of ferri- torial funds through the indebtedness cre- ated by the capitol and university bills, and another bill giving Evanston, in the extreme southwestern corner of the territory, an in- sane asylum, will aggregate £170,000, with a probability of adding at least $100,000 two years hence. There is no telling, too, what may not be done in that legislature besides this; as, by the six months’ bill referred to, the country along the Northwestern’s pro- jected line will have no legislative represen- tation, because the mewmbers of the tenth assembly, to convene in 1888, will be elected next fall. Thus the Northwestern will have the pleasure of on three-quarters of a million indebtedness, which will have been created for the benefit of the Union Pacific and towns along its line. No one can blame the southern part of the territory for this, because it isn’t any more than natural. But it does look a little tough on the Northwestern to have to pay the fiddler and not have a chance to dance a set. The irrlgation bill, which has been be- fore the legislature for several weeks, will probably become a law. It is substantially— and this is fortunate—just as it was intro- duced. For practical and general effect it bids falr to prove the most beneficient act of LABOR TROUBLES. A Tumultuous Time Caused by New York Street Car Drivers. v Yonrk, March 8.—The strike of the employes of the dry dock street railway lines continues, and travelers by the Grand street ferries are put to much inconvenience thereby. The hearing before the state rail- road commissioner was continued this morn- ing at the company’s office. v ice President Richardson made replies to the demands of the men, taking up each one separately. The company is willing toallow twelve hours 1o constitute a day’s work, including one hour for meals. All the employes who work more than twelve hours are to receive extra pay. Richardson asserted that no outside ~organ should ~ have the right to dictate to the company whom it should or should not employ. There was a long debate in regard)to fhe discharge of certain men who had remained faithful to the company during the i sent difticulty. “The superintendent replied that the company would preter to go to pieces rather than dis- ge these men, The conference ended without any agredment being reached. An attempt wasmade to run cars during the afternoon, but the strikers put such obsta- cles intho way that the trial was aband- oned. During the = attempted progress of & test. ‘eat' " a huge load of barrels crossed the track fn front of it. The strikers cut the Topes that bound the barrels on the truck, and they rolled to the street and caused a delay, A coal wagon containing two tons of coal was dumped and its contents spread before the car. A car of the Grand, Houston and Forty-second street line was stopped by the strikers. The har- ness was cut and the car placed square across the track. Each one that arrived was thus derailed until six cars were standing across the track. The passengers were turned out and travel stopped. ifty or sixty cars finally were blocked and _thousands gf bemons were part of the ' soone Finally 120 icemen arrived and soucht to protect the trial trip car. The driver held his reins steadily and maintained his compo- sure amidst the jeers and intimidation of the mob. The conductor was surrounded and drageed off tho car. He disappeared and sought refuge in the company's ofliees, Finally word came from the mmpunr to take the car back to the stable. The strikers construed this as_a step toward victory, and there were tumultuous shouts and the course of travel permitted again to be resumed. Another attempt will be made to-morrow. Superintendent White sai *“We intend to carry this thing through: we met the men half way, but they want too much.,” The trouble is not ended. 1am told all the lines in Brooklyn and New York will tie up to- morrow. “The strikers assert the end is near, and that it will bring victory to them. Bouncing Knights of Labor. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 3.—There is much excitement here caused by the action of the Champion reaper works last night, It was the sudden and wholesale discharge of several hundred employes known to belong to the .Knights of Labor or other trades union organ- izations. Whiteley, president of the com- ’mny, says: “We are compelled to take his” "course in the cause of human liberty. So far as we have observed the oper- ation of this organization in other cities, it has been one of terror, intimidation and vio- lence, and it seems to be a question whether the factory sliall have all or none of its em- plo members of the organization, We prefer to have all otir men independent of all organizations, and believe such a course will be for the good of the community.” They are advertising for pen to fill the places of the discharged men. CINCINNATI, March 3.—The Times-Star’s Springficld (Ohio) special says there were about five hundred men discharged from the Champion Reaper works last nllfillt and that 300 more refused to go to work this morning. Mectings have been held to discuss the situa- tion, but no line of action has been adopted. ‘There is no indication of Violence, Chinese Raids. v York, March' 8.—A Washington E | to the Herald s “The following cable has been recelved” by the Cl ister from the goveynop general of Canton, ie lawlessness 1n California is evidently breeding trouble for our people in China: CANTON, Feb, 25.-His I‘]x«ullrll(-y Chang, Chinese Minister, Washington—Cablegram received from Chinese merchants at San Francisco, stating _ the Chi- nese in the United States have been outrageously attacked, 1I; ng of this news the Canton people are furious, Retaliation is threatoned, How did the American goyvernment' act in this matter? Can younot ask the president to adopt meas- ures for the preveafion of these inhuman acts, in order to preserve the good friendship of the two countries? Otherwise the conse- quences here may pe serious. CHANG Cui ToNG, A Co-operative Coal Find, BroomiNgroN, I, March 3.—The Co- operative Coal company this morning struck a four-foot vein of coal at a depth of 259 feet. ‘They celebrated the event by whistle blow- ing and the firing of cannon. The shaft was started some months ago by dissatisfied miners who left the other shaft here. They were aided by one or two farmers, on whose land the shaft was sunk, west of the city, They have spent £15,000 and blasted through fifty foot of rock bhefore striking the vein. The coal is of good guality and those inter- ested are jubllant, This gives Bloowmington two shalts, Another Firm Gives In. March 8.—Another boot and shoe firm, Amazon & Haley, employing sixty- five hands, signed the scale of prices de- mauded by the striking shoemakers and work wis 0d this afternoon. This leaves but three factories closed. (] SITUATION 1IN NEW MNEXICO. A Traveler Talks of the Latest Developments in the Indian Troubles. TRACKED BY A SNOW TRAIL A North Omaha Gang Arrested for Burglary—Martin Hayes' Death— The Military Succession—1es- lie's Dying Statement, Etc, Indian Troubles, Mr. N. C. Raff, of Albuguerque, New Mexico arrived in the city yesterday on his way south. He was met at the Paxton hotel by a reporter for the Beg, who gained from him some interesting facts about the situation in New Mexic “The feeling in our country, said Mr. Raff in answer to the leading quostion of the newspaper man, ‘‘is very bitter, and is divided pretty equally against the gov- ernment, agamnst General Crook, and ainst the Indians and Greasers. 'ho general sentiment is that the govern- ment_has not realized the exigencies of the situation and has «l 1o provide enough troops to quell the Indian upris- ing, So faras the fecling a Crook is concerned, I think itis unjust, I believe that he has not been sufliciently supported by the United States govern- ment and that he done tho best he could under the conversation with 1 expressed himself as hampered by the limited number of men he had at hi command, and the general lack of f: ties to successfully cope with the tr redskins, And, as I said before, I bel he is right. “One specifie point of complaint upon which the popular feeling against Crook is based,” continued Mr, Rafl, ‘“‘is this. Some weeks ago, Licut. Maus, who suc- ceeded the lamented Capt. Crawford, cornered the Apache bucks, some fifty in number, and brought them to the consideration of a surrender. It was agreed to by Lieut, Maus, that under a tlng of truce the Indians should meet Gen. Crook at Deming, N. Mex., to_con- fer concerning the recapitulation. Well, the conference was held under the truce-flag, but no delinite agreement was made. The Apaches wanted to be allowed to go back on the White Moun- ion 1n southeastern Arizona. wouldn’t listen to this render without con- ly, nothing was ac- a good many people e inclined to blame Crook because he d not lure the Indians into ambush and capture them, even though a temporar truce had been agreed upon. Such a se timent his 1s plaunly foolish, and doubt but that had that have been, in the long run, dis Yes, in refusing to allow the Apaches to return to their vation, Crook de- ]mn.-.l from the policy which he fol- owed out some years ago in the former Indian troubles. At that time he disposed of marauders by planting them on " the X tion again and sceing that they r been over 100 bucks, and there now ably less than fifty People not acquainted with the A are at a loss to understand why it is that such a handful of Indians can make so much trouble. The fact is that the red- skins know the country so thoroughly— every hiding place, every point of an bush and defense--and cant on their flect mustangs so rapidly from place to place, that our soldiers, with their heavy accoutrements, being unaccuainted with the “lay of the l%’nnl." find it im- extremely diflicult to scope with them. As a consequence, the Indians sweep from place to place, destroy life and property, and our troops are unable to run them to the ground. During the last raid, I presume, one hundred white set- tlers lost their lives, to everv Apache . that was killed.” A SNOW TRAILL. It Leads to the Arrest of Young Burglars—Goods Recovered, Yesterlay o complaint was filed in police court by Marshal Cummings charging Frank Van Ness, a well known North Omaha tough, with burglary. Van Ness was immediately arrested and placed in jail. The crime in which Van Ness is charged with being implicated, is that of breaking into the grocery store of A.J. Qvistgard, on Seventeenth and Capitol avenue, and stealing therefrom among other things a barrel of soda, together with a lot of ol The rob- bery was committed on Monday night. ‘Tuesday Specinl Officer James of the Law and Order league, made an _examin- ation into the circumstances and found that there were sled tracks leading from the groee store down Seventeenth street north. He followed the track and after a good deal of trouble, found that thetrail led to the rear yard of a saloon- keeper on Cuming strcet, and that here it was lost, A few hours afterwards Van Ness was heard to make some mysterious remarks about knowing where the plundoer was planted. He was atonce placed undor arrost, though he denied being directly TR 0 S AT secured other pointers from associates of Van Ness, and finally secured knowledgo that the stolen groceries had heen boxed and buried in arefuse heap in the back yard of the Cuming street saloon man, Hill. When confronted by these fucts Van Ness gave in and m: of the crime, comple ) ry detail. His ements implicated a_number of par- ties of good, bad and indifferent reputa- tions, and resulted in the arrest of his younger brother, James Van Ness, and Walter Forrest. Two other young lads wero also arrested as suspicious charac- ters, but while it is lhuugl’u they are not connected with the erime they arc sup- posed to have a knowledge of its com- mission, After the arrests the police detailed on the case—James, Horrigan and Mostyn— began to pump the boys, and from them learned that they had sold considerable ceryman at 917 North Twenty-first street, Ofticers accordingly visited the place and overed n sm-kfiwldol' which was stolen from Winspear, the Cuming street grocer. Stevens at first denied thal he knew any- thing about the matter, but finally ae- knowledged having bought the property for ten cents, but gaid he did not know it was stolen. He also said he had a lap- robe, also bought from the boys, and number of hitching straps and weights, which he agreed to return in the morn- ing. 1o mova alaa {atormed the polise af where numerous other stolen articles were hid, and it is expected that a rich aul will be the result. The buried soda barrel and groceries were found about four feet undor groung between Hill's sa- loon and Stevens' grocery store. Other arrests are expected, HIs fil’l“l:‘la‘fl. 5 ENDED, Martin Hayes, the Victim of the Blast- ing Accident, Dies Yesterday. After sixty hours of inteusc su Martin Hayes, the yictim of the powd explosion at Valley, died early yesterday morning at St. Joseph's hospital. It was thought for a time that he might recover, stolen property to Zenas Stevens, a gro- | A counsel. When court adjourned but the terrible shock sustained in the shattering of his limbs and side and the loss of blood, coupled with the sev in testinal injuries, caused the reaction which proved fatal. Tueseay evening the mother and sister ofithe unfortunate man arrived here from Chicago. The mother was recognized by the dying man, though the sister was not s lived but a few hours after the meeting. His mother remarked to him just before he died that y would be in from th. will be too late, mother," he replied, brother will never see me alive prediction was dly fultilled within a very short time theroafter The deceased man about 41 yoars of age and unmarried. He came’ here from Chicago a year or two since, and has been for some time past in the em ploy of the Union Pacitic. The remains have been embaimed, and are now at the undertaking establish ment of H. K. Burket. T will be shipped east for interment thisafternoon. GEFN. HOWARD DISAPPOINTED, Terry Nominated for the Vacant Ma- Jor Generalship, Advices from Washington yesterday afternoon state that President Cleveland has nominated General Alfred H. ry to the major generalship made va the death of General Hancock A reporter atonce visited army head quarters for the purpose of interviewing General Howard, who, it had been confi dently expected, would be nominated for the position. General Howard was found in attendance upon the meeting of the retiring board, but a note informing him of the nomina- tion was quickly responded to. After being assured that the news was correct, the general said: The only reason [ can s receiving pref y his elaim niority. 1 suppose the president has dered that elaim and concluded that he was entitled to the place. [have nothing ay about the matter, was evidently a shock to n. Howard and one which was hard to He has all along expressed confi- dence that he would receive the apppoint- n. Hancock’s place and his friends huye strongly hoped that his am- bition would be reali ( next chance is in se ip to be vac: irement this wring the major-gen- { by Gen. Pope on pring. THE A, O. U. W, Something About the Great and Grow= ing Order—Local Plans. An informal meeting was held last cvening, by the members of the two lodges of the A. O.U. W.in thiz city. They were met by P. P. Ellis, grand or- ganizer for northern Nebraska, who stated that he expected to organize a grand lodge for th o of Nebraska about the 10th of April next. Plans were discussed without any definite action being taken. Since Mr. Ellis’ first visit in August Iast several hundred have been added to the membership of the A. O. U. W. throughout the state. He is a worker of whoni the order may well be proud, and his whole time for the next month will be devoted to instituting new lodges and building up old ones, He will v the miost important places, with a view of instituting lodges, previous to the 10th of April. All communications addressed to him care of Dr, S. R. Patton, Fremont, will receive prompt attention. The place of meeting of the Gra Lodgo Hms not yet beern growing rapidly. al n|)§eols of the order are to ¢ the suffering, care for the sick, bury the dead, and tw bequeathe to the widow and children of the de- ceased brothers the sum of $2,000, wh.ch is paid to them within thivty d. date of death. Itis purely mut operations, Each member bear: proportion, and no more, of tl expenses, and shares equally in its p: leges and benefits, Itis,in’ the stric sense, an order founded on one common brotherhood of sympathy, fraternity and allegiance, and_is composed of the hest and most prominent business men of the state, rt?)l'caemingz every branch of in- dustry, from the mechanic and husband- ;!lf:lll to the highest grade of professional ife, There are two lodges of the order in this city, Union Pacific No. 17, which meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month, and Omaha lodge No. 18, which meets every Thursday evening in Bk, George linll, - A. now. Gérman 100g0 ¢i1l shortly be instituted here. HIS DYING STATEMENT. e's Deathbed Declaration Pro- ducedn Evidence, The trial of Lafayette Powell for the murder of Leslie was resumed yesjerday The accused appeared more com- posed than he has at any time yet, but he watches the progress of the trial with the closest attention. The most important evidence was giv- J. Solomon, of Floren ed to the dying statement which Leslie had made to him, concern- ing the tragedy, The young muan had been notified that the end was drawing near, and after saying to his mother “Dear mother, your boy must die, made s statement, in the presonce of Rev. Smith, Dr. Solomon and a nota public, Ransome by name. The deposi tion W formally trken down by nsome, but was carclessly mis- Iai and can not be found. Dr. Solomon, how¢ gist of the dying man’s . . e stated that” Leslio had [ Powell had an old grudge azamst 1 that he (Leslie) determined to He went to the chureh on estion, and ealled Powell out, challenging him to a fair fist fight. While Powell was near sixteen fect away ho drew a revolyer and fived the fatal shot, This was the substance of the atement made by Leslie on his death 1 w no additional light upon tl surrence, Abryl Thomas swore that Powell said to Leslic when he stepped out of the churel, “If you touen me or erowd me; you'll be exarvied home to your mother dead at the same time drawing a veral other witnesses testi- videneo vealed nothing closed the evidence for the state, and in the afternoon testimony for the defense was_begun, The fivst witness called was Mrs, Rebecea A, Powell, mother of the prison who related the s of the shooting. Her evi dence diftered in only one point from that of the state’s witnesses, Sho declared pos- itively thut when Powell orde Leslie tostand back he still contined to ad. | o, and s A fow feet from the d when the shot was fired. Other previously sworn had testified sslic was standing still when the shot was fired Other witnesses sworn for the defense were Mrs. Mary E. Tunmous, Mis. Bank- ha wd vge Foster, Their testimony irely to threats made by Leslie ainst Powell; and was admitied only ter a lengthy controvorsy by opposing or the us only night the examination of Mre. Bankhar® was in progress and she will resume the stand this morning. Personal Paragraphe. Dr. Galbraith is ill. 0. H. Gordon came in from a success- ful trip on the road yesterday. O, J. Coliman, of Dewitt, is at the lillard. Hon, J, E. North, of Columbus, is stops ping at the Paxton A.T. Gilehrist, of Harvard, arrivod ig Omaha last evening and is registered af = the Millard Mitchel Ladish, manager of the Little Duchess Comedy company, is in the city, stopping at the Millard Miss Alice Oates now wears a bnmll? on one of the tingers of her right han: She had it mashed yesterday by a falling window Mr. N. C. Raff, of Allntquerque, N. Muy is in the city for a fow s, visiting his brother, Mr. E. Suvings bauk. Mrs, A, Johnson, of Carbon, Wyo. ry, is visiting with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, C. Olson, 1011 North Twentys second street ve for St. Joseph § to confer with the North- western league men about Omaha's ad- mission into the organization. Special Policeman James presented to M I Cummings nineteen new wooden clubs, to be given to those mem- bers of the police force who do not now possess them. Mamie Raech, the yovng mysterious departure for th attracted some attention lately brought back to Omaha, and time at least make tives here, lady whose west has has been ill for a ¢ home with rela- - Ladies' M Tho progr icale, mme of the Ladies' Musi- cnl society at Mey hall vesterday was composed of several brilliantly per- formed instrumental numbers by Miss Fannie E.Loomis,and a solo by Mrs. Mar- tin Cahn. It was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Faschingsschwank aus Wien—Allegro—Ro- i —Finale.y chumann Courante IlA(i;gulu Licensed to Wed. Marringe licenses were issued yester- day in the cc irt to Frederick C. Treat, izabeth Humburd, aged rick Guldner, aged 28, an Krest ne, aged 23; Jens Ander- son, aged 87, and Mary Seaman, nzed 26, all of them of Omaha. A fourth license was also issued, but was concealed from the public gazo. The promptest and safest medicine for lung troubles is Red Star Cough Cure. 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