Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 22, 1889, Page 1

EIGHTEENTH YEAR. "OMAHA, MONDAY, MORNING, APRIL 22, 1 NUMBER 311 ALONG THE OKLAHOMA LINE. Excitement and Confusion Mark the Day Before the Rush. HOTELS TAXED TO THEIR UTMOST Fhe Strictest Seccresy Preserved in Regard to the Arrangemoents For the Running of Trains into the Territory. Congressman Springer's Views, Spuixorieny, 1L, April 21.—William M. Springer, chairman of the committee on ter- ritories of the national house of represonta- lives, and author of the original Oklahoma bill, has returned to his home, in this city, much elated at the success of the party of which he was a leader, in succeeding, after 10 many years, i having the Oklahoma lands opened up to the settler. Mr. Spriuger s gratified, rather than embarrassed, at the sxcess of immigration into the Oklahoma sountry, and does not share the apprehen- sons 80 generally indulged in regarding the probpble lawlessness and bloodshed over the disputed lands. hat effect will this movement, in your opinion, have on the southwest in general!” was asked. “ have always contended,” replied Mr. Bpringer, “that the settlement of Oklahoma would be a matter of great public interest, and thata great population would set in soon after lawful entry could be mude, and from what I sce in the newspapers my' most sanguine expectations are more than realized. There are tWice a8 many persons going in at the beginning as I had anticipated, and the interest manifested is more universal thun 1 had ever supnosed it would be. The opening of Oklahoma is to-day the most absorbing topic before the American people, and it has become a great national cvent. Tts importance 18 now scarcely realized, It is the beginning of a movement of the popu- lation of the southwest, which will continue for years to come. It is of much nioro im- portance than was the discovery of gold in California, and will have much greater and more far-reaching consequences, 1t makes no difference to the country at large whether Johu Doe or Richard Roe may occupy # particular quarter section, The successful applicant has only to wait a short time, possibly only a few weeks, when other portions of the territory will be open to set- tlement. 1f the commission appointed by the president meets with the anticipated success, the Cherokee outlet, containing over 6,000,000 acres of land, will, 1n a few weeks or months andawithout additional legislation, be opened up to sattlement under the same terms as the land now be occupied. This strip of land is nearly two hundred miles long and sixty-four miles wide, or three times larger than _ Oklahoma proper. Part of the Seminole and Creck purchase west of the g8th degree of longitude and morth of the Canadian river, containing about two million acres, will also be opened up at an early day, These lands have been purchased and paid for by the United States, with the privilege of opening them to settlement under the homestead laws, and all that is required now to accomplish this is an_order of the secretary of the interior removing the Arrapatioes and Cheyennes north of the Canadian river to the south side of the river, the larger portion of tfe reservation being on the south sido of the river.” ——— The Transporiation Arrangements. ARKANSAS City; Kan., April 21.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—Correspondents here are to have aspecial car on the first train, and will be brought back by a special train to various places, where they can send oft their specinl disputchos. There is such a crowd here, and there will be such a scram- Dle to get aboard the first train to start, that Superintendent Turner, of the Santa Fe, has arrangod to have several trains ready on the main and side tracks, with stcam up and everything in condition to start at the given signal; but none will know until just at the moment of starting which train will be the first to pull out. Two minutes before start- ing#ime the engineer of the urain to start first will get bis orders to go, and fifteen minutes later another engincer will receive his grders, and o on until ali of the boomers arelanded in Oklahoma. In the meautime none of the cmployes or any one else will have the remotest idea as to which will be the first train to start. One of the factions of prospective settlers of Guthrie, Oklahoma, held a mecting in * front of the opera house, this afternoon, to regulate the size of town lots in Guthrie. A committee appointed for that purpose de: cided that lots should bo 30 by 140 fect, and that no one should take up more land ay Guthrio than that amount, This action is goneral disapproved by the better settlers, who denounce it as a land- scheme, Tne feeling among the various factions dosiring to control the town site organization at Guthrie is becoming very bitter, and the rivalry for coutrol -of affairs there may result seriously. Great exciterient prevails here to-night and cverybody seems impatient for the hour for starting to Okluboma. Great crowds blodic the sidewalks and hotel rotundas. AlL want to get on the first train to start into the + lands opened to-morrow, and nothing but the most judicious management can prevent trouble when the first train_starts, Soveral thousand persons huve already purchased tickets for Guthrie and will try to force themsclves into tho first train that leaves. The Kac ARKANSAS CrTy, Kan Teolegram to Tie Bre.|—All of the boomers are rushing to the Oklahoma line, to-day, and every train is crowded with puassougers, The division superintendent of the Santa o railroad has removed his ofiice to this place during the great ruah, and occupies a caboose ona 8110 track. People ure packing up, pre- paring to move into the new territo Arkausas City will resemble a deserted vi lage to-moirow. About th and people went Okiaho- ma to-day. Every i is runuieg eight or ten extra couches and two or three exten baggaje tars to accommodate the pub- lle. Extra forces have been jmb iato the froight, passenker and buggage offices of the railtoads, and the telograph company b ut in additional wires and extra operito Shief Clerk Horton, of the superintendent’s ofice at Omaha, has boen sent here to take charge of tolograph matter during the rush, # The postofiice hore has not been able to distribute tie paper mail for uearly u week, all the time of the clerks being tulen up with the lotters that have boen constantly accumuiating. The hotols are literally packed with new arrivals aud the dining ‘foom doors huve Lo be closed to keep out the crowds. Everybody s 10 think kis fortund is mude as woon as he gets to Ollahoma, and never * seems to consider the possibility of disup- peintmout. Axoited crowds are congrogated in the otel corridors, on the Street corners, and the depot, ail 'talking about the prowised land. Committees for the protection of in- terests ere heing formed, and the excitement {ncreases as tia time for entering Okluhoma draws nearer. The fact that it is Easter Sunday seems to be forgotten, and the work of packiug up and buying provisions and blankets stiil goes on. Many of the boomers are provided with riflos, shot guns or pistols, and all meom well supplied with grit and de « gormination to stund by thelr rights wnd hold their cluin for Homos, April 2L--[Special Boomers to bo Disarmed. 1axsas Cury, April 21.-An Arkansas City spociul says: It is reported that General Merritt bus issued orders to the troops to take posscssion of all guns und pistols car- ried by the boomers. They are notto be confiscated, but the idegs is Lo bold them until the excitement is o or, as & procautionury soaiust OMAHA PACKERS PROTEST.\ Chicago's Boara of Trade Does Not Own the Earth. Following is a lettor which the Omaha packers have addressed to the trafic man agers of the defendant roads in the suit of the Chicago bourd of trade: Soutn OmamA, Neb, April 9, 1880.—To the Several TraMic Managers of the De- fendant Roads—Dear Sirs: In view of the action of the Chicago board of trade in filing @ petition with the inter-state commerce com- mission alleging discrimination on the part of your road and others against the Chicago packing interests in charging higher rates for the transportation of live animals than for packing house products from Omaha and othier Missouri river points,the association of Omaha packers beg to represent to you that the existing classification is, in their opinion, fair, just and reasonable, and that any change of tho relative rates on live animals and the packed product would work great injury to, if not stop the development of Omaha pack- ing interests. It is charged by the Chicago board of trade, that the value of the packed product of hogs is & per hundred more than the live weight per hundred and therefore, on the principle that the more vaiuable commodity should bear the greater charge, they claim that the relative rates should be so changed that the live animal should bear only 72 per cent of the rate on the dressed product. In other words, you are asked to reclassify two commo dities, entirely foreign to each other, wh olly dissimilar in butk, in weight per car and risk of carriage, on the sole ground of relative value; while the practical conditions governing all rate classilication—viz: equul weight, like form or bulk, and similar risk, are ignored. Subject to these last named conditions pub- lic policy may require that the more valuable of two commodities bear the greater charge; as for instance that patent medicines inbot: tles packed in cases, being more valuable, should bear u higter rate than beer similarly packed; bt in tne instances of live stock and the packed product these conditions not only do mot oceur, but the two classes of frelght are most dissimilar. Assuming that the cost of hauling the loaded car in either case is tho same to_ your road, you realize a revenue on but 15,000 to 19,000 pounds of stock carried, while on_the packed product you realize on from 25,000 to 40,000 pounds, The transportation of live stock involves maxinum care and risk. In cuse of wreck or unusual delay you suffer certain 10ss in killed or crippled animals, which is almost total, while the loss you sustain_on packed product, if any, is minimum, You are re- quirca to haul stock trains ab_a higher rato of speed, and to give them preference and right of way over trains carrying other froight, and you must also furnish trans- portation both ways for a_special_attendant for every two or three cars. In the matter of loading and unloading stock cars you bear tho expense, while the packing house products are 'loaded ana unloaded without charge to you; sothat, in making its demand for changeof existing rates, the Chicago board of trade not ouly seeks to have the defendant roads violate the fundamental rules of classification, but to do so at a greatly increased risk aud cost to thom- selyes n, it is alleged by the Chicago board o'that in turning the live hog into the packed product, there is a loss of 23 per cent. weight, and that, therefore, when the hog is killed and dressed at Missouri river points, your road carries and_ receives a revenus only on 72 per cent of the entire hog, or that you lose tho transportation of twenty-eight cars out of every 100. Actual estimates, however, show that the net weight realized per 100 pounds of live hogs is 74 per cent; to this must be added the offal, consisting of casings, hair, blood, fertilizer, etc., amounting to ¢ per cent. 'To this again must be added salt- age, brine or pickle, and packages, amount- ing in all to not less than 20 ver cent adai- tional--making a toval of 100 Ibs in a safe and compact form for trausportation, against 100 1bs of live hog. And here allow us to call your attention to the important fact that the building equip- ment and running of our plants, as el the processes of packing and curing of meats has required, and will require, hundreds of thousands of tons of suppiics. Building ma- terial, machinery, engines, boilers, hard- ware, coal, salt, arc among the items.” These wo do not find 4% our own_doors, but in the east, and conscquently your road has the beneéfit of the haul, wlhile the Chicago ers who receive their supplies from points further east or at home arnd do not employ the western roads at all in ob ainiug them, demand through the board of trade that you arrange an exceptional, violent, and wholly radical change of clussification for their special and selfish advar As plainly indicated by the inter-state com- mevee cominission, in their report of last De- cember, the muinténance of Just and reasona- ble ratds in & given section Is ver: your hands. They serves o cerlain rerritory, and e the country has, 1o somo extent, interests to bo served which are special and peculiar to it, * * * and, as_many other circum- stancs besides cost of transportation and value must always be taken into account, such as bulk_or weight of articles, conven’ { ence of handling, special liability fo injury, and necessity for specdy delivery, * * % it is always possible for the railroad mana- ger, in making rates, to yield something to the'special 1ntercsts of his scetion, and still keep in view the vemeral principles upon which he will professedly act.” As bofore stated, we believe the existing ratewon the two clusses of froight in ques- tion to be far, just and reasonable, and that you are bound 10 protect, not. ouly your own interests, but the special intercsts of your own scotion, as ugaiust the discriminating dewsands of any special, local, outside in- to) t. While we havo taken advantage of a natu- favorable position in the midst of stock raising sections, we are at a disadvantage in the matter of all materials xud suplics, as compared with the Chicago packers, 1o the amounv of the ndditionu e it we ust pay from Chicago and other points furthier cast. 1'or instance, conl costs us 50 per cent uore; age and boxes from 1255 to 15 salt, 80 per lumber, 20 por cent more; Iabor, (by reason of less skill ond Ligher wares for less dificuit_work,) 10 per cent more. Jor offl, wo realizo 10 per cent less than the Chicago packoers. This difference of froight not ouly on the items cnutieraved b.ton ull other material and supplies (too nUIeroUs to meution), amounting in the ag- gregate to niany hundred thousands of dol- 3 annually, #06s, in part, to increase the re nue of your road. We therefore raly on you and your associ- ate managers to do something more than make a general defenso to_the suit of the Chicago board of trade. If you fail to do 8o, and the relative rates are disturbed, the chango will bo Tatal to the packing interests of the west, and the rapid and gratifying de- yolopment of surroundiug localities now fol- lowing in the train of these interests--an- other importaut and iodependent source of revenue to you-- will be stopped. W fool ‘that we have & right to expect that you will foster, and not discourage, that you will defend ond not defeat the best intorests of the sections upon which you most depend for your revenues by au in- different or careless attitude in the matter of the petition of the Chicage board of trade. Most respectfully yours Oniana Pac SS0CIATION, Por W. M. Keeneu, Seci'y. e S D Three Men Snffocated. Deriorr, April 2L—In a small fire which oceurred iu & cheap lodging house this sfter- noon thiree men named E. J. Gibson, a bar tender: William Whittaker, & sailor; and F. 'I. Barlow were suffocated from the denso smoke which filled the buildiug, Mal- aki Powell, the porter, was badly burued Lut will probably recover. e Pauncefote Arrives at New York. New Your, fApril 2L~ Sir Julian Paunce- fote, the newly appointed Hritish winister % Waslington, arrived to-day., COLLECTING 10WA RECORDS. Another Rffort to Arouse Public In- terest in tho Matter. THE HISTORY OF PIONEER DAYS. What a Few Individuals Are Doing Toward Supplying the Missing Links—White Caps at Waterioo. Justice For the Settlers, Drs Moixes, Ia, April 21.—{Special to Tae Bue.]—The promptuess of the present administration in taking steps to sce that justice is done the Des Moines river land settlers is in striking contrast to the con- duct that marked the last administration. The Towa authorities have always been will- ing to do what they could to help relieve the situation, but, unfortunately, their efforts didn’t count for much when blocked by the federal government. Now that tho sccrotary of the interior has requested Attorney-General Miller to examine the cases and see what can be done for the set- tlers, the Towa authorities are ready to co- operate in any way they can. Attorn General Stone started for Wushington y torday to confer with Attorney-Gene Miller and Secretary Noble, and be ready to render any assistance in his power in straightening out the trouble. He hoves to have with them in Washington ex-Con- gressman Holmes, of Boone, whose district includes the river lands that are in contro- versy. Mr. Holmes was very active in the last two sessions of cougress in pushing through the bills for the relief of the settlers that Mr. Cleveland vetoed, He is personally familiar_with the situation, and can give much valuable information about the rights and relations of the settlors. Attorney- General Stone said just before starting that, he had no special policy or place to advocate. But he would represeut the interests which the stato of Towa fecls in this controversy, and would have papers to present in the case that will show the claims which the settlers have for their lands. = The State's Early History. Des Moines, In, April 21.—[Special to Tie Bre.]—A new effort is being made to arouse public interest m Towa history and the memories of the state. There is but lit- tle in the way of historical data ut the state library or anywhere else accessible to the public. Wisconsin has a great deal more of what may be called “the material for his- tory,” pertaining to Iowa than lowa itself has. There are in tho state library of Wis- consin, county histories of seventy Iowa counties. But in the state library of Towa, there are but forty counties represented. A man who wanted to write a history ot Towa would have to go to Wisconsin to collect the necessary material. This neglect to_secure the historical data, such as manuscript let- ters, records, pavers, portraits, etc., pertain- ing to the pioneers of Iowa, has been duo to public indifference and public ignorance of the importance of doing something. Hon. Charles Aldrich, of Webster City, has helped in_one direction by his = autograph collections, in the state library. That contains manuscript letters and portraits of the leading Iowa_soldiers, and prominent Iowa men who distinguished themselves in different pursuits. State Treasurer Twombley is making an effort to secure portraits of all his predecessors, for the state house. The different state officers are doing the same, and the capitol will, in due time, have quite a gallery of portraits of carly state officers. Pictures of all of the governors of the state, cluding the terri- torial governors, down to the present, adorn the executive chambers at the capitol. Goy- ernor Larfabee 1s making an effort, now, to secure portraits, paintings if possible, of the more promiuent of lowa soldiers 1n the late war. But what 18 most needed is a histor- ical socicty that will gather up all the mem- orials of early I>wa, and _secure as much as possible of ‘early history from men and women stil living, who were pioncers in the territory. There is au alleged historical so- ciety, but it does nothing, and its members are simply figureheads, A good movement is being started to have the next legislature appropriate a fund for the purpose of - keep- ing up an historical collection at the capitol, which will grow in interest and value every year, The Soldiers’ Monument. Des Moixes, Ta., April 2L.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—The late meeting of tke soldiers’ monument commission in this city has called out a good deal of interest in the proposed memorial to the valor of union soldiers. It is expeewed that the next legislature will ap- propriate £100,000 or as mach more or less us may be needed to put up some appropriate and worthy memorial to the soldicrs. The original idea was to have a monument or im- posing statue, or something of that sort. JBut many of the old soldiers are in fuvor of some kind'of a memorial hall, and are agitating that_plan. They think that a handsome building couid be erccted that in its exterior would be ornamental and monumental in character, und that within should contain a museum of war relics and the battle flags of Towa, and ufford a bail for regimental re- unions and gatherings of the old soldiers. The difiiculty of fading a swituble place near the capitol for a building of that size is ono of the practical objections to the place, It i more probable that the commissioners will finally decide upon some form of monument, either a plain shaft or an equestri have it placed upon the capitol grounds. Grant's Birthday, Des Moises, la, April 21.—[Special to Tug Bee. |—he approaching anniversary of al Grant's birthday, April 27, will be appropristely observed by the Grant Repub- lican club of this city. The exercises will be in the form of a banquet at the Sarcey house, with twe distinguished guests of the evening. The first will be General Russell A. Algor, of Michigan, who will respond to the toast, “Grant as a Soldier.” The second will be J. M. Thurston, of Owmaha, who will respond to the toast, *The National League of Republican Clubs.” Major Conger, con- gressman from this district, will respond to the toast, “Grant's Boys.'! General Alger has never been in Iowa, and, in view of his prominence as a presidential candidate last spring, and the possibilities of the future, there will be great interest in -seeing and hearing him. “The Grant club is the oldest and the largest republican club in luwa, and keeps up the organization and keeps open rooms for the public all the year round, * Des Moines Will Celebrate. Des Morses, Ia., April 2L—[Special to "Tu Bee]—Though a little late in starting, the people of Des Moinés propose to have an appropriate celebration of Centennial day, April 80, The Commercial exchange has taken hold of the matter, and will push it to 8 successful issue. There will be a militury and civic parade, followed by public exer- cises in one of the opera houses. In the evening there will be fireworks and general jolhficativn. _Special trains will be run, and there will be reduced rates on all the roads. ‘The mayor will request all places of busiuess to close, during the afternoon, at least, and the citizens will go into the matter enthus- iastically for a kind of an old-fashioned Fourth of July celgbration, - White Caps in Grandy County, WaTERLOO, Ta,, April 21.—[Special Tele- gram w0 Tug Bee]—A citizen of Conrad, Grundy county, bas in some way aroused the ire of the White Caps. Ho received a notice to leave town, but failed to go. An- other notice was given him and then several busingss men received notices tuay if the party warned did not leave town within a week, the torch would applied. Several other citizens received letters containing a plece of paver on which a number was writ- ten. The letters uested them to paste the number in a certain plate 1 case they desired to join a secret organization. No statement of the objects of the orgAnization were given, but it is supposed that they are the White Caps. THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Pust Week. BosToN, Mass, April 21.—|Special Tele gram to Tur Ber.|—The following table, complled from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the loading clearing-houses of the United States, shows the gross e changes for the weok ended April 20, 1880, with rates per ceat of increase or decre as compared with the amounts for the cor- relponding woek in 1888: orTIEs, CLEARINGS. New Vork Boston ... .1 Philadeiphia. Pittsburg. s, k21| Baltimore, A 11, 206.803 Cincinnatd, 3 10,076,900/ Kansas City. New Orleans *Montreal Louisville Providence.. Detroit Milwaukee Omaha Cleveland. Denver. .. St. Paul. Memphis. .. Columbus . Hichmond ' Minneapoli Hartford Duluth..., Indianapoli Peorin ... St. Jo: Springiield. orcester. Portlund Galyeston . Fort Worth Now Haven Syracuse...... Los Angeles . Grand Rapids Wichita. Lowell Norfolk *S1oux *Tacoma. Topeka. Total .. 8 Outside New York.| [ixir )] *Not included in totals; no clearing houses at these poiuts last year. bt <t INGALLS ON HALSTEAD. He Doesn't Belicve in Turning the Other Cheek in Politics. TorexaA, Kan.,, April 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tup Bee.]--Sengtor Ingalls has been spending a week in this state on pri vate business. He has been severely criti. cized hy several Kansas newspapers for voting against the confirmation of Halstead, and other journals have indorsed his action. Discussing the Halstead matter to-day the senator said: ‘“Lhe claim that Halstead’s rejection was a blow at the liberty of the press appears to me very conclusively re- futed by the comments that have been made in the newspapers on the action of thesenate. Equally untenable is theiassertion that those who opposed Mr. Halstead were governed by personal resentment or an instinct of re- venge. Halstead for Yhe past quarter ofa century has been distinguished for his de- nunciations of the republican leaders when- ever he differed with them in their opinions of measures or of men. His denunciations of Grant, Lincoln, Logan and others who have been illustrious in arms und in states- manship are historical. He in effect coun- ciled the assussination of Lincoln. His mo- tives may have been good, but his judgment certainly has not been approved by the ver- dict of mankind. In the Payne case in 1 the question was not whether the election was pure or corrupt. It was one of law and of precedent only. Mr. Halstead immediately characterizod the action of those republicans ‘who voted to sustain the report as corrupt. He declared in effect. if not in direct terms, that they were bribed. He characterized Mr, Evarts as an attorney of the Standard Oil company and said that his last previous fee in the senate was when he defended Andrew Johnson, Had Halstead made these Ccharges in the public highway, it would have stamped its author as a_degraded mnd con- scienceless rufffan, and would have exiled him from the society of gentiemen. To sup- pose that under the circumstances Mr. Lvarts would have voted for the confirma- tion of Mr. Halstead is to suppose that the attributes of human nature have been aban- doned and forgotten. It was not spite. It was not revenge. It wus not a blow at the liberty of the press, It was the inevitable result of causes which every man of honor must instinctively recognize. The scriptural injunction to turn one cheek when the othor is smitten, and when the coat is taken to surrender the cloak also, may be cvangelical, but it does not apply to poltics,” — THEY ARE ALL SAFE. The Passengers and Crew of the Dan- ark Landed at the Azores, COPENHAGEN, April 21.—A telegram from Lisbon to the United Steamship company announces the safety of the crew and pass- engers ot the steamer Danmark. The good tidings reached Lisbon from the Azores. It stated that every one who wae on the Dan- mark is safe and only one engineer was in- jured. Some of . the passengers arrived at Lisbon to-day. A number are on their way to New York, and the remainder are still on the Azores. L18BoN, April 21.—Forty-two of the crew of the Danmark arrived here, Raben, the first officer, who 18 among them, reports that on April 4, the Danmark’s shaft was broken. On the next day the disabled steamer met the steamship Missouri, from London, March 28, for Philadelphia. The Missouri towed the Danmark until the 6th, when the latter scemed about to sink. At first vhe Missouri was only able to take aboard twenty of the Danmark’s passengers,but after having jettisoned a portion of her cargo, she found accommodations for all the crew and passengers of the Danmark. The Missouri then proceeded to the’ Azores and left thore the first ana second offieers and 820 passen- f‘! . _She then conyaued her journey to Philadelphia with passengers and the remainder of the créw. The captain and three engineers of the Danmark left the Azores on the 14th for London, The Danmark was about éight hundred miles from Newfoundland when the acci dent hzppened. Some say that the engines broke down. Engw Kaas was found dead in the engine room the accident. Forty- two sailors and all of the passengers left at the Azores by the Missouri came to Lisbon on the steamshiv Acor. - A Fatal Railrond Wreck, Beewick, 1L, Aprll 21.—Two wmen were killed and three injured in the wreck of a mixed train on the Central Iowa railroad last night near here. The wreck was caused by the breaking of a wheel as the train was omng over a bridge at Cedar creek. W0 cars we hurled into the creek % took fire, ing the bridge. Conduc- tor Colvin instantly killed by the fall, and the son of Section Foreman Savage, the only passenger, was drowned. Express Agent Rogers, Beakeman Reed and the mail clerk were badly mangled , probably fatally. ool aa Ly Panama Canal Affiirs, Panis, April 21,—The lquidation of the Panama Canal company bas made unsuccess- ful the attempt to borrow $3,000,000 in Lon- don for the expguses of a survey and the maintenance of the canal works. This fail- ure unplies that within & few weeks the ma- chinery along the canal will be abandoned to rust and ruin, HARTINGTON T0 YANKTON. Advantages Which Would Result From Building a Road. WHAT SOME BUSINESS MEN SAY. Tt Woul Nebr and Be a Boon to Northwestern ka,a Paying Investment Greatly Help the Omaha Tra Want the Gap Covered. Soveral days ago Tne BEE sent requests ton number of prominent business men of Hartington for their views as to the advan tages which would result from the building of the gap in the Omaha-Yankton line be- tween Hartington and Yankton. A number of roplios have been received, among them the following: A GREAT ADVANT HantiNGTON, Neb., April 20.—To the Ed- fk.: The genoral opinion in this vicinity is that an extension of the rail- road at this point’to cover the gap of twenty- two miles between Hartington ‘and Yaunkton would he more to the advantage of northeast Nebraska and a better investment for rail- road capital than any of tiic schemes at pres: ent talked of. The territory is fertile and needs this advantage to develope herjro- sources. Direct wommunication between Omaha and Yankton would then be secured with the least expense. The whole of north- east Nebraska would undoubtedly be a profitable tributary territory to any line of road giving them direct communication with Omaha. Cedar county is rapidly developing, her rich and fertile lands are eagerly sought for by actual settiers and her mineral depos- its in the north part of the county, aloug the Missouri river, are attracting no little atten- tion and quite an amount of capital has al- ready been invested. A large cement mill is an ussured fact at St. Heleua. The carry- ing.trade of Cedar county will b second to no county in the eastern part of Nebraska and the road that secures her trade will be the winuer. Z. 0. A PAYING INVESTMENT. HasTINGS, Neb,, April 18.—To the Editor of Tur Be The distance from Harung- ton to Aiten on the Missouri river is about twenty-one miles, and the terrvitory is well settled the greater part of the distance. The line is one easily built for a greater part of the way. Aiten is two and a half miles above Yankton, at the head of the big slough, and 18 also the terminus of the Nor- folk & Yankton, which will be built with- out doubt this séason. There is a large sco- tion of country in northwestern Cedar and castern Knox counties which would find o market via the Hartington extension to Omaha. T think there are more cattle owned and shipped from the territory named than from any portion of northeastean Ne- braska of the same area. By reference to the map you will see that if this gap is filled up and a short line of nine miles built from Wakefield down the valiey of tue Logan to Pender, that it will make nearly a straight lme from Omaha to Yankton. This line will be of great value to Omaha, and should be encouraged by the press and business men of your city. The people of this county would prefer to see an independent line built through tnis territory and I am sure that the local trafiic alone would pay on such aline. Butif we cannot get that, we want Dby all means to have the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha to compiete their sys- tem, Iunderstand that the company has engineers now.looking over the line. Yours traly, ‘W. H. STEPHENSON. BRING TRADE TO OMAHA. Another prominent business man of Hart- ington writes: *‘In my opinion the building of the road would greatly benefit the county in general, and be the means of controlling the trade of this section in favor of Omaha. The northern part of Cedar county is, by far, the most thickly settled and wealthiest por- tion of the county, and at present it is not travéled by any roud. Of course, & part of the trade passes over the road now, buta large portion of it goes across the river to Dakota, thence east via the Chicago, Mil- waukee, St. Paul & Northwestern. At pres- ent, I can safely say, the greater portion of our stock, grain and produce is taken to Ver- million and Yankton, and it s2ems to me that the extension of this branch would cer- tainly be the means of bringing nearly all this ‘trade south, as ‘well as the trade of southern Dakota.” e -— South Dakotas Huroy, April 21.—|Special to Bee.]—That which most pleases us this week is the heavy rain-fall of Wednes and Thursday. This, with the copious storms of last week, satisfies every farmer in the ecast part of the state, Wheat and grass are coming on finely; trees and flower bushes are budding, and the streams and cisterns are ful The apportionment of the state into del gate districts, made by the governor, se tary and chicf justice, receives almost unani mious commendation. Itis a little remark- able that it could be so_well done. Of the ine counties it becas necessary to nly six so as to give the correct apportionment of voters, n is 2,500, to each district. Aside from the ineyitable pouting of the voters in these six countics, no one is finding any fault, Governor Mellette’s official proclamation announcing the foregoing apportionment, and calling the election to choose delecutes on May 14, was issued last Monday. The cur- rent issue of the weekly papers contain re- publican convention cails to nominate three delegates from each of the twenty-districts. ‘While no voter can vote for more than two yet there are sev publican majority large that they can safely divide these d ricts, having those republicans living in or part of a_ district vote for two candidates, and those in the remaining portion of tho districts vote for one of these two und also for a third, thus completely killing Bill Springer's scheme for the democrats to capture one-third of the delegates vin minority _representation, the democratic decoy duck in a republican state. 13ut this revelgtion should not deter any republican from being at the primaries aud at the polls, The democrats are discretely on a still hunt in this campaign, but they are nunting all the same. If théy gain 1o points in the con- stitutional convention they are downed for a quarter of a century in this state. A number of editors have gov out of the soup and into the sugar this week, notabl Besancon, of the Harrold star; Bowinan, of the Bowdle Advocate, and Parsons, of tho Estelline Bell,. Each postoflice is worth inb(‘u'. $000 a year, Stll there's wore to fol- ow. Delegate Matthews has not returned from Washington, He started home on the 1ith and got as far as Chicago, where he had to stop oun account of his wife's dangerous and probably fatal iliness, She has been afflicted with consumption for a year, and is so near life's end that she may not see her home in Brookings again Mr. F. and W. H. Greeley, of Deuel county, are making more money in the sheep business than any other firm in the state. They have 3,000 head and their loss in the last eighteen nonths has heen ouly 1 per cent. This 18 a wonderful statement, a deal better than that of the W@ er the Milwaukee, but they are very favorably situated in several large gulchel with their herds, They give the usiness thewr personal attention, have plenty of feed and spring weather, and hire all their hay put up for 50 cents a ton. Governor HBllelte has appointed these trustees for the Sioux I'alls penitentiar Roy Williams, of Sioux Falls; O. 8. Pender, of Salem: A. Uline, of Dell Rapias; Graot Furgeson, of Lennox; O. 8. Williaws, of Yankton. They w couflim Governor Mellatte's selection of T. 1, Kunouse for warden, and Captain Joffers, of Sloux Falls, i8 to be deputy warden, - Steamsbip Arrivals, At New York—"The Bururia, from Liver: pool: the New York wnd the Furicssis, from Glasgow, Tne STATE NEWS. A Fertile Soil. . VENANGO, Neb., April 20.—[Correspond- ence of T Brr.|—This town and surround- ing country is at present comparatively un- known, but in tne near future will be heard of as being one of the finest bodies of land from the Missouri river to the base of the “Rockies.” Millions of acres il around us of level, fertile land, with a soil from fifteen mches to three fect deop. From the Frenoh- man river, in Chaso county, north, through Perkins county, to the Platto river; on the Union Pacifie railroad, in Colorado, west- ward to Holyoke, many miles, the land is about the same. 3 Here is w country equal to the counties of York, Clay, Adams, Fillmore, Hamiiton and Polk, now looking like that did about four- foon years ngo, so 1ar as goneral appearanco is concerned, but with a vast amount of rain during the cropping seasons, Last year there was a good crop here. There is promise of a better one this year. Now is the time for investors to come to this country, Rich rewards are in store for those who do not delay. Those who are secking good homes, whether it be as farin- ers or business men, nced not be disap- pointed if they come here. Those who are contemplating going to Oklahoma had better forego that trip, and save time and money by taking a look over the broad acres here. The few months to come will convince them, if they choose to invest here, that they have done wisely. The late rains extended to tho mountains, and the soil is wet down deey Wheat is looking fine, and the prairies are green, and all indications are that bountiful crops will reward the indus- trious husbandman, and the coffers of the business man will fill to overflowing. A hiecaithy, invigorating climate, an energetic class of people, good facilities for transporti- tion, will soon bring out the latent powers hidden in the soil, und in a few years many will wonder at the beauties of this onve great “American Desert.” Bogus Detectives at Nebraska City. NEBrAska Ciry, Neb,, April 21.-—|Special to Tur Bee.|—This city is again bothered by a gang of self-styled detectives, who are demonstrating themselves a nuisance, and preparing themselves a lot of trouble, Hardly a day pusses but what a now member of the gang breaks out to do some ‘*special’? work, which usually ends in a broken head for the “detective.” Liquor dealers are es- pecially hounded nnd pestered by them, and their work falls but very hutle short of attempted blackmail. Their mode of opera- tion usually consists in suspecting the sa- looukeepers of some violation of the Slo- cumb law, and then, managing to let the dealer learn that the gang is ‘‘onto nim” and read, to file information, against him. The ‘‘detective” haa been bought off in one or two instances with a dol- laror a drink of whisky, but more fre- quently has been kicked out of his victim’s place of business, est victim of this outfit is Lorenz Schmidt, a wine-garden keeper in Groeggsport, against whom four diffevent informations were filed by three of the toughest individuals the city could pro- duce, One of them acknowledged that the work was done for what money they could et out of it. The police have long been try- ing to get these bogus detectives in a trap, but have so far been unsuceessful. These detectives are created by payment of a doltur to a Chicago outfitting house for a tin badge and certificate. In the same way the “Nebraska City Detective Bureau” was brought Into existence. This outfit is carry- ing on some of its bogus business outside the ity, judging from the amount of mail matter it is receivi It is composed. almost en- tirely of boys from about sixteen years of age up, and one or two men who drive cxpress wagons between times. There appears to be no law that can reach these cases as they are allowed to continue in their nefarious business, Items From Talmage. TALMAGE, Neb., April 2).—[Correspond- enco of the Bee.|—The iuitial number of the Talmage Champion was issued yesterday. L. P. Boyd is the publisher, and the paper is devoted to the interests of tho license party of the town. The plant was moved from Au- burn to this place. The brick work 1s finished on G. P. Dow- ell’s new hotel building. Several new bu: houses will be erccted here this spring. Wi is enjoying u substanti owth. ‘Thie acreage of corn planted this spring in this part of Otoe county and in the udjacent punts of Johnson and Nemaha counties will ry large. Many farmers are eniirely discarding the old way of nting corn, and the lister will be quite’ generally used’ this yoar. 'The advocates of the lister clam it gives better results with less labor The usual Good Friday services were held yesterday at the German Evangel Luth- eran church north of town, and a number of young people were confirmed. This church has a large membership. Roev. Deuerschner is the pastor. e Nebraska City's ¥. M. C. A, NEuRsska City, Nob.,, April 2L.--[Special to Tuk Bee.|--The Young Men's Christian Association in this city is epjoying a scason of increased uscfulness. The new rooms have been 3 Ladies’ aux ihary, and the gymnasii - ing room, entertainments and mectings are largely patronized by the young men of the of trades re- ceptions at the rooms 4 on which be extended to all in the city aged 1n sellin 2 thing of ‘a wearing apparel natur association is supporting its first gen. secratary in the person of Mr, W. T. Por- who has held the position sinie January 1. he outlook for thg association is de- cidedly encouraging. Holt Counts's Advantages, Prasix, Holt count April 20— Correspondence of Line This part of the county hus a very productive soil partly clay and partly sand. Most of it is flat, level land and_as it nears the crecks it becon roliing and terminates in gulehes full of timber for wood, and wild fruit suc plums, cherrics, raspberrics, strawborries, s, currants, buffalo berrics and June berrics in abuadance. As there is sure 4, and probubly two, throngh A county division, wo expect a ) and those wishing to pur- chasc land here should doso now. Land is cheap at present but will double in price in a short time, o — Base Ball at Grand Island. Guaxp ignaxn, Neb,, April 21.--|Special Telogram to the WBee.]—The association grounds were opened here to-day with a game Letween the Grand Island elub and a picked nine. About ore thousand people witnessed the game. Grand Island 0 4 0338103 4-18 Picked Nine. O01000 11 £l Batterios—Hughes and Snydgr, Rourke and Leady. ruck ont-—By Hughes 0, by Rourie 6, r Grand [sland 4, piczed nine Hays, Hereken- Knight Templars Banqueted. GraAND IsLaND, Neb,, April 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Br Gaster services were appropriately recognized by the Kuight Templars, of Mount Lebauon commundery No. 8. Forty-six knights from Hastings and twenty from St Paul, participated in the excreises. A banguet was given the visitors at the Mmliner house. Services were held in tho opers house, Kev. Charles W. Savidge delivering the sermon, The Egyptians Repulsed. Suakin, April 2L.—A force of Soudunese to-day attacked mnd defeated a party of Egyptians from Suakin, who were building a fort at Port Halaib. The Egyptiaus lost ten, killed and wound ‘Thoy were forced to take refuge on the steaicer Apwaul, and have revarned to Suskim, DECLARES WAR TO THE KNIFE Seuator Quay Furious at Johm Sherman, A QUARREL ABOUT PATRONAGE, The Ohio Man Accused of Bad Faith- Sced Room Employes Being Dis charged—The Chinese Minis- ter's Farewell Ball, WasniNeroN Bur 513 FOUNTRENTH STh WasmiNaroy, D, C,, Apri Senator Quay has declared war to the knife upon Senator John Sherman. In spoak- ing of his feoling toward the Ohio enator Mr. Quay said to your correspondent to- night: “I consider Senator Sherman's ac- tion as very discreditable and dishonorable, and whenever I am found doing anything again for Mr. Shorman the people of this country will know it.” The trouble between Senators Quay and Sherman grow out of the appointument of the deputy commissioner of ternal revenue. Senator Quay was push- ing Judge Frank Gilkinson, of Mercer county, Pa., for the position, while Sonator Sherman and other Ohio republicans were urging Wilson, *who has been appointed, While the cotest was going on between the two factions. Senator Shermun, it is rep- resented, sent word to_Senator Quay that it Judge juson was withdrawn and the ap- pointment of Wilson was permitted ceed, the Ohioans would support Gilktinson for the solicitorship of internal rovenue. Senator Quay consented and returned to his home at Icaver to take a three weeks' rest, boiieving that his man would be appointed. T'wo or three days ago he received a tele grum to come here, and when he arrived ho Iearned that the Olioans were pushing Al- phonse Hart, a well known Buckeye re- publican, for 'the solicitorslup of internal revenue. The Penusylvania scnator was groatly surprised, and demanded an explana- tion from Attorney-General Miller, who said that he kmew nothing whatever about the arrangement. The Pennsylvania senator went to the Ohio senator and demanded that the name of Hurt be withdrawn. This Sen- ator Sherman refused fo do. Senator Quay suid, to-night, that Alphonse Hart appomted solicitor of iaternal revenue, to- morrow, or Tuesday. KEED DEPARTMENT REMOVALS, Secretary Rusk hus aunounced that h will not uppoint any more women to position in the sced room of the agricuitural depart. ment for some time to come. Iustead of up- pointments there will be numerous dis- charges until the force, usually very large, is practically wiped out. This is made nee- essary by the fact that there is no money to ¢ out for this purpose. The decision i a o blow to a great many people, espes o residents of the states of Maryland and Virginia, who have usually found em- ployment in the burcau in large numbers. Members of the house and senate have al- ways considered that they could find small places for needy women in the agricultural ~department for brief periods, at least, and m the past, the commissioner has been overrun with applications for the places at his dis- posal. Tho pressure was so gicav that it be- came nocessary to devote more of the money for the pucking than for the sceds them- selves. This is the reason why there have Dboen more turniv seeds sent out than all other varieties put together. In fact, for the past_year or two, the agricultural depart- ment fins been an immense bureau for send- ing out the seed of _this useful, but not very rare vegetable. Secretary Iusk is deter- mined tiat there shall be no deficiency in his department if he can help it, and for this reason the force in the seed room, for the re- mainder of the iiscal year, will be reduced to the minimum, and congressmen will have to go clsewhere for place: THE CIINESE BALL. Innnediately after the Centennial Inaugu- ration ceremonics in New York city tho Chinese minister will visit the metropolis for a sojourn 0f several wecks. When he returns to Washington he will give a fare- avell ball which will surnass in Zmagnificence thing e attempted 1 The present minister has mad himself in s v, Tree OMAnA Bre, } Washington. e a place for v at the capitol, and his en- tertainments have always been attractive to Washington's “four hundred.” Some years 1L given at the legation, which i of al hun- dred persons who had not been invited. These scenes of porkishness were scandalous, and Washington was roundly abused in con- sequen i 'stood that tho Celostial ambi s have learned something since that tine und this year geeat precaution will e taken to kecp out all persons who have no als. Ihe house willuccommodate about six hundred guest. WUAT 10 DO WITH FILL ‘The republican members of the delegavion iu congress are in lemma as to what they can_or will do for Chauncey 1. Filley, of St. Louis. Some time ago Mr. Flilley indicated to his republi- cun friends that he would like to take a mission abroad, and active steps wera taken in his bebalf, He wanted to go ta London as cousul general, and failing in that, expressed a willingness, it is stated, to re- ceive the Liverpool counsulate. ‘T'his it is understood, is to be given to Mr. Blaine's old private sceretaty, ~ Then Mr. wias moentioned for the Manch councilship. ‘Chat position could bo given to the distinguished Nissouri leader, and a consultation was held the other day, when it was aecidod that the cons sulship at Hong Kong, China, might be se- cured for M. | s nzreed by the republican congressman from thoe state that this place should be asked for, und they went ina body to Mr. Blaine, Tho Hong Kong consulate is a desiable one, and it wus firmly that it would please Mr, to have it. After the cuase was pre- to th otary of state, the laiter quictly pulicd out of his po TR from Mr. IMilley, in which he stated that e would accept no 'Fosition abrond. V/hether Filley blames Mr. Blaine or the Missourl ation I8 not kuown, but sure it is that 1 upon the hands of his postmaster of Missouri & painful di- A MILITARY DISCUSSION, The local pupers of Washington which pay attention to mat concerni he military service huve lately been discussing the ques- tion whether or uot graduates of the military academy ave in the minovity amoug the ling officers now in the army. A writer in one of these papers , to-day: *Iu the line of the ary I find that of 10 colonels of cavalry but three are graduates of West Point. All five of tho colonels of artillery hail from the academy, but of the 25 colonels of infantry only 10 are graduates, Finally of 170 oficers of " cavalry above the grade of liou- tenant 56 are giaduates, of 85 ofticers of artillory wbove the rank of lieutenant 84 are graduates, and of 325 oficers of ine fantry above rank of lientonant but about 10 per cent are graduates, Among the subalterns, the proportion is, of course, very much lary In some of the regiments of infantry there ave no graduates of the mili= tary acudemy above the juvior grades, with the excoption of the corps of cngineors, and in the ordnance department a simiiar dispar- ity in numbers exists in favor of the none aduates of the wilitery academy. Pruny S, Hears, ——— Honoring the veling Men, Has71NG», Neb.,, April 21.--[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—At a meeting of the busimess men of Hastings it has been de- cided to give & graud ball and banguet for the traveliog men of the state at the Hotel Bostwick, in this city, on May % The movement 15 in #00d hanas to muke the 0o- casion one of great pleasure to the traveling men and en_honor to Hustings. ———— Probable Figcessor, ated that Leord Hrownlow will succeed Lord Loudoadurry a8 viceroy of lvelana, donderry’s I Y TR T e RS P T e 7