Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1890, Page 1

I NINETEENTH YEAR. The Presidont Signs the Long Look:d For Proclamation. CONDITIONS OF POSSESSION. Boomers at Chamberlain and Plerre Make a Wild Scramblo for the Promised Land—Bloodshed “ Narrowly Averted. The Lone Promised. ‘WasniNerox, Feb, 10.—The president to- day issued the proclamation opening the Sioux reservation. After setting forth the provisions of the act of March 3, 1589, the proclamation sa “Satisfactory proof huving been presented that the acceptance and consent by the different bands of the Sioux nation was obtained in the form re- quired, now, therefore, I, Benjamin Har. rison, president of the United States, by virtue of the power in e vested, do hereby make known and proclaim the acceptance of #aid uct by the different bands of the Sioux nation of Indians and their consent thereto by them, as required by the act, and said act is hereby declared to bo in full force and effect, subject to all the provisions,conditions, limitations and restrictions therein con- tained. All persons will take notice of the provisions of said act, and the conditions, limitations and restrictions therein con- tained and be governed nccording!y. I furthermorc nosify all persons to par- ticularly observe that by said act certain tracts or portions of the great reservation of the Sioux nation in the territory of Dakota are set apart s separate and permanent reservations for the Indins receiving ra- tions and annuities at the respective agen- cies therein named; that any lndian receiv- ing and entitled to rations and annui- ties at either of the oagencies mentioned 1u this acu at the time the same shall take effect, but residing upoo any portion of said great reservation not included in either of the separate reservations herein established, may at his option, within one year from the time when this act shall take effect and ‘Wwithin one year after he has been notified of his said right of option, in such manner as the secretary of tho interior shall direct, by recording his election with the proper agent at the agency to which he belongs, have the allotment to which he would be otherwise entitled on one of said separ- ate reservations, upon the land where such Indian may then reside; that each member of the Ponca tribe of Indians now occupying a part of the old Ponca reser- vation beeutitled to allotment upon said old Ponca reservation in such quantity as is therein set forth, and when the allotments to the Ponca trive of Indians and to such other Indians as aliotments are providea for by this act shall have been made upon that portion of said reservation, which is de- scribed in an act entitled “‘an act t extend the northern boundary of the state of Ne- brasko,” upproved March 28, 1852, the presi- dent shall, in pursuance of said acy, declare the Indian title extinguished to all lands de- scribed in said act not so al- lotted hereunder, and thereuvon all of <« ad land not so allotted and included in said act of March 28, 1882, shall be open to setticment as provided in this act. “Protection is guaranteed to such Indians as may have taken allotments either within or without such separate reservations under the provisions of vhe treaty with the great Sioux natiou concluded April 20, 1868, provision 18 made in said act for the release of all title on the part of said Indians receiv- ing rations and annuities ou each separate reservation, to the lunds described in each of the other separate reservations, and to confirm in the Indtans entitled to receive rations at each of said separate reservations respectively, to their separate and exclusive use and benefit ail title and interest of every name and nature secured to the different bands of the Sioux nution by said treaty of April 20, 1808, and said release shall not effect the title of any individual Indian to his separate reservations, nor any agree- ment heretofore made with the Chicago, Milwavkee & St. Paul raiiroad company or the Dakota Central railroad company. It is therein provided that if any land in said great Bioux reservation i8 occupied aund used by any religious society at the date of said act for the purpose of missionary or ed- ucational work among thelndians, the same, not exceeding 160 acres in any one tract, shall be granted to said society subject to the conditions and limitations of this act. It is therein provided that all lands 1o the great Sioux reservation outside of the separate reservations de- scribed in said act, except American island, Farm island and Niobrara island, regarding which islands special provisions are made, and sections 16 and 36 in each county thereof, which are reserved for school purposes, shall be disposed of by the United States upon the terms,at the price and in the manner therein set forth, to actual settlers only, under the provisions of the homestead law, except section 2,301 thereof, and under the law relating to town sites. *‘Porsons who in good faith, and being legally entitled to do 8o, entered upon or made settlements with the intent to enter the same under the homestead or pre-emp- tion laws of the United States upon the Crow Creek and Winnebago reser- vation, under the president's proclamation, February 27, 1885, shall for a period of ninety days after the proclamation of the president have the right o re-enter upon said claims and procure title thereto under the homestead or pre-emption laws of the United States and complete the same as re- quired therein, and said claims shall for such time have preference over later entries; pro- wvided, that. the pre-emption claimants shall reside on their lands the same length of time before procuring title as the homestead claimants under the act, *'The price to be paid for town site entries shall be such as is required by the law in other cases and shall be paid into the general fund provided for by the act.” ‘The proclamation further cites the reserva- tion from entry or settlement, of the lund vccupied by the agency and the school build- ings at the Lower Brule and Cheyenne river agencies, und also the tract of land situated in Nebraska begioning at a point on the boundary line between Nebraska and Dakota, where the range line between ranges 44 ana 45 west of the sixth principal meridian in Dakota intersects the saia boundary lino, thence east along said boundary line five wil 8, thenco due south five miles, thence aue west ten miles, thence due north to said boundary line, thence due east along said boundary line to the {»muo of beginning, ‘The samo is contimued in a state of reserva- tion 80 long as it may be veeded for the use and protection of the Indians receiving rations and annuities at Pine Ridge azenoy, The proclamation concludes: *“Warniag)s hereby also expressly given to all persons Dot lo enter or make settlements on any tracts of land specially reserved by the terms of said act or by this proclamation, or any portion of any tract to whica any in- dividusl member of either bandas of the greav Sioux nation or Ponea tribe shall have the preference right under the provisions of said act, and further, to in no wise interfore with tne occupaney of any of said tructs by any of said Indians or in any mapner to disturb, molest or prevent the ful possession of said tracts by them. e surveys required to be made of the lunds 1o be restored to the pablic dommu under the provision of said acts and in this procis- mation set forth will be commenced and exe- cuted as early as possible."” Over nine million acres of land are thrown open to the settlement by the president's proclamation. The great Sioux resarvation, wnlulnlu’ in all 21,000,000 acres, lies be" tween 43 deg. 50 min. and 46 deg. 10 win. It 18 bounded by the Missour: river on the cast, and extends to the South Dakotu line on the west and Routh, embracing all west of the Missouri river oxcept the Black Hills terri- The portion of the resorvation to be ed lies to the south of the Cheyenne river and north of the White river, and a narrow strip of land Lying to the north of the Belle Fouche river, in the territory ceded by the treaty of 1870, Under the terms of tho treaty settlers entering the territory and filing upon this land within three years of the proclamation which declares it open to settlement must pay for it at the rate of £1.25 per acre, and 10 one will be allowed to file upon more than 100 acres. The land will be most eusily accessible from the points where the railroads touch the Missouri river, and from far out sections along the Elkhorn Valley railroad in the Black Hills. The nearest appronches to the reservation by rail wro at Chamberlain and Pierre. Within the boundaries of this territory are such variety of soil and condition as would seem adapted to fill the wants of any one seeking a home in the newer portions of the west. The bottom lands along the streams afford the best facilitiss for general agri- ouiture, the soil being in nearly all cases deeper, richer, and less suscentible to the drought. For stock raising and grazing the region lying in the extreme western part and headwaters of the White and Red rivers will be found most suitable. The timber will be found slong the rivers and creeks and very little in any other place. Some of the deeper gulches have scraggy pines, oaks aud cedars growing in them, but not enough for any practical purposes, The country north of the Bad river and south of the Cheyenne river contains, prob- ably, the land best adapted for mixed farm- ing, being less broken and irregular, away from the streams, and therefore better adapted for tillage. The soil is very fertile where 1t has been tried, yielding magnificent returns of potatoes aud other garden vegeta- bles, those being the only crops planted on the uplands so far. The Northwestern Stage Company formerly had a number of stage stations located about ten miles apart across this tract. In the gurdens at those stations many varieties of warden stuff were culti- vated, and with success in all those varieties suited to that latitude. Potatoes, beets ana all roots especially yiolded in profusion. Tho soil on this upland tract between the Bad and Cheyenne rivers is a mixed gumbo and sand, the gumbo predominating nearest the Baa river, while there is found more sand in the soil as one approaches tha Cheyenne river There are between the smaller streams tributary to these rivers plateaus which, so far ascan be judged from observation, will produce splendid crops of wheat and oats, The soil, where excavas tions have been made, have been from two to forty inches in depth, overlying a heavy gumbo clay subsoil, which resists the peae- tration of water into its depths. Below this subsoil is & soft shale which readily becomes pasty wher immersed in water. The depth to which wells must besunk to obtain a sup- ply of water is unknown, us none have ever been sunk in this region, T'wo railroads terminate at the Missouri river and will extend their lines across the territory now thrown open for settlement. The Chicago & Northwestern railway, whose present termmus is at Picrre, has al- ready surveyed a line, following the course of the Bad river for nearly sixty miles and thence making direct connection with its line entering the Black Hills from the south. ‘The bill under which this land was ceded gives it and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway a right of way across the land and sufficient laud for depot vurposes and such sidetracks as may beneeded,to transact the business of the company. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul railway, now terin- nating at Chamberiain, bas also maae pre- liminary surveys for the extension of its line into the Black Hilla. The proposed line runs a little south of west of Chamberlain to o point within four miies of the White river, then follows up that stream for a distance of forty miles, thence by the most feasible route into the hills. . There will be a number of very desirable locations along these roads where will spriog up hustling towns, afford- ing employment for the mechanic and mer- chant, These roads tap a large territory and will develop the resources of the coun=- try lying to the west of the resrvation, In" the Missouri river are two large, heavily wooded islands, which are by the bill given to the towns of Pierre and Cham- berlain to be used for pubiic park purposes. Farm 1sland, near Pierre, is about six miles long and half a mile wide. American Is- lund, given to Chamberlain, is about the same size. Report of the Sionx Commisston. WasnixatoN, Feb. 10.—President Harri- son today sent cougress the report of the Sioux commission. In the letter of transmittal he ssys the commissioners had no right to bind either congress or the executive by their construction of the statute, but they were as acents of the United States, first to submit a definite proposition for the acceptanca by the Indians, and that failing, to agree upon modified terms to be submitted to congress for ratification. *Good faith demands that if the United States accepts the lands caded the beneficial construction of the act kiven by our agents ehould also be admitted und observed.” The secretary of the interior submitted a draft of a bill embodying the recommenda- tions of the commission requiring the logis- lation and appropriation necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the' act. The president says it should be promptly made and be immediately available. The bill provides for the following appropriations: For 10,000 cows and 400 bulls, §400.000, for milch cows, oxen, hurness, farming imple- ments and houses, fifty each, and for Indians taking allotments, $350,000; 'for day schools, teachers and furniture, with a provision for the compulsory attendance of children, $150,000; for thirty school buildings, 30,000} for one year's interest on $3,000,000, $100,0003 to pay for ponies taken by the militia, $200,~ 0003 to pay the Crow Creek Iudians for defioiencies in allotments, $157,089; for extra beef rations, $100,000; to purchase land for the Santee Sioux, $32,000. There are adai- tional sections on minor matters, Plerre Boomers Go Wild, Piexre, 8. D,, Feb. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—The news that the proclamation opeuing the reservation went into effect at once was received here this afternoon at 3:30. 1t was expected, the crowd was preparea and only waiting for the word to start, Men had swod in great crowds on the streets all day anxiously waiting the news, and when it was known a mighty cheeer went forth and the scene of excitement almost beggared description. ‘The crowd made a break for the river bank and participated in the grand rush for the other side. When news was made known in the statehouse by & cannon the membors of the legislature then in session arose from their seats and gave three long cheers, and a motion to wdjourn went through as it could be heard. But the greatest interest seemed Lo center on the river and other side. ‘Teams bitched to wagons had been stationed all wlong the river bank oa this side al! day, sod countless boomers re~ mained by ready to make u start for the romised land when the word was given. But when the first loads reuched the other bauk they found an unlooked for obstacle in their way. The troops which bave béen sta- tioned there for some weeks had been drawn up iu Line along the bank and the frst ex- cited boomers who reacted there were stopped. I'hey did not want to, but when confronted by pointed bayonets in the hands of soldiers suftivient in numbers to keep thew buck they fell back on to the river, ‘Ine militury had received orders from headquarters not to aliow boomers to g0 ou, 80 they resisted the crazy throng with their fullest power. The boomers reor- gunized and with augmented numvers pro- ceeded up the river bank again tiil they faced the line of troous, Every wman was armed. but no guos were drawn, They were ready to break through tue lineof troops at the first chance presentod, At this point Colouel Eassin, in command of the soldiers, came forward and parleyed with the boomer: Mounting & stump, where he could be seen and heard, he ex- plained that he had wo orders to let them in, and firwiy told them they must [ back. At first the boomers insisted that they woula pro. ceed, but fualiy returaed 1o this side a dis- SDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY appointed crowd, Down the miles below East Pierre, the sitnation was different. Anotiler boomors' camp waos there located. When the cannon .nnounced the news they made a start to the number of several hundred. It was unfortunate just at this time that the guard that had been thrown along the river was being changed and the troops were not prepared to hold them in check, consequently the boomers had crossed and were scattering up over the hills back on to the reservation before the troops could gov ready to hold them in check. The latter, 'however, immediately com- menced a hot pursuit and finally over- took and captured all but A few, whom they are still searching for. Some of the boomers are in_organized bands and have county records and officers elocted, 80 that they can reach the counties they have selected, and in several cases several organi- zations are ready for each county, which will make trouble whon they come together on the ground. Notwithstandicg the presi d s proclamation the Indian police patrol the reservation further back from the line of lrnnYn. The people at Fort Pieri e though allowed to live there, are not allowed to leave the mile square except to come to ths city by a permit from the ofiicer in charge, Fred W. Pettigrew, a brother of United States Senator Pettigrow, is one of the lead- ing boomers and is at the head of one of the strongest orzanized bands who will ooccupy the lands there. Captain W, J. Shinnan, an ex-member of the Ohio legislature, iseans other prominent leader. Several large bauds of boomers have gone up and down the river far enough in hopes to got around the line of guards strung along, and there is no doubt but many will succeed in crossiag and getting a foothola before morning, though the troops will scour the land, with the help of the Indian police, and take them back until they reccive orders to the con- try. Some three miles above this city a crowd of boomers to tae number of ten suc- ceeded ir getting by the guards and escaped into the reservation in the darkness. Colonel Eassin sent details after them and word comes that seven have beer caught and are in the guard house at Fort Pierro. The commandant has posted a public notice in this city tonight that any who are caught at- tempting to cross contrary to orders will ro- ceive tbe severest punishment within mill tary authority. This has tended to heip check the more enthusiastic boomers and they may be induced yet tonight to await orders from military Leadauarters to enable them t go on. The city is actually overrun and the police are powerless to suppress the excitement, A Wild Scramble at Chamberlain. CrAMBERLAIN, S. D, Feb. 10.—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bee |—Never has the northwest witnessed such a scene as oc- curred here this afternoon when the news was received that tha proclamation opening the Sioux reservation to settlement had been issued. For tho past twenty-four hours the boomers aand settlers cougregated in this city and vicinity had been on the alert for news that the proclamation had been iss ved, and no sooner wus such a report received than began a scene of the wildest excite- ment. Boomers were seen runuing iu every direction, horses were hurriedly hitched to wagons loaded with lumber and supplies, and soon began an exciting rush for the Missour: viver, wbich divides this city from the reservation. In a few moments the ice on the river was black with the hurrying crowds, some on foot others on horse back, but the larger number in wagons. It took them but a few moments to cross the river and then the wild scramble began for the possession of the choice claims lying on the flat opposite here on the Missouri river. The greatest rush took place between the rival townsite companies which have for days been here awalting the opening of the reser- vation. ‘They all have been casting covetous eyes toward a beautiful flat located oppo- site the soathern portion of this oity on the reservation, and duriog the past few days the representatives of the various com- panies have beeu closely watching each other 8o that none would have any advan- tage when the lund was declared open to set- tlement. The Chamberlain company early this morning stationed & number of their fellows in a sheltered nook nearly a mile down the river and directly opposite the pro- posed town site. They had procured a can- non to be used as a signal for those hidden down the river, and as soon as news that the proclamation had been issued was received the canuon was touched off and the con- cealod party at once made a rush for the reservation, getting a good start of the other townsite boomers. The legal con- test over this townsite, however, promises to be a long and bitter one, as all the com- panies are determined to possess it. During the absence of official notice that the reser- vation was opened, Indian Agent Anderson was undecided as to allowing the boomers to remain upon the reservation, and left for the west side of tho river with the intens tion of removing them. He has now de- cided to allow them to remain pending no- tice from the secretary of the interior that the land 1s legally opened. Tomorrow there promises to be many new developments, but as yot nothing has been heard as to whether any serious disturbances took place between the settiers and boomers. The land could possibly not have been opened at ® better time, as the weather is mild and the ice on the Missouri is firm, making the crossing here quite safe, A Sioux Falls Townsite Company. Sroux FaLrs, S. D, Feb. 10.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—A colony of about fifty persons have organized themselves into a townsite company in this city for the pur- vose of locating on the Siouxreservation and building up a town, Maps and plans have been perfected for the colony, although the exact location of the town has not been de- termined upon. Among the members of the colony are several saloon keevers, who state that they will open saloons in violation of the law, believing that the rough and ready class that propose going to the reservation willaid wem in keeping open their gin shops. The colony has had a man at Pierre for tho past two weeks to find out the luy of the land and learn if he could where the boom- ers were going to locate, The news of the opening was received with enthusiasm today, the members of the colony believing that they bave struck a modern Eldorado in the country taken into the public domain today. river, two The New uand Districts. WasniNaroN, Feb. 10.—An executive order was 1ssued today fixing the boundary lines of the two land districts in the newly ceded Sioux reservation in South Dakota, ‘The location of the land office for the northern district will be at Pierre and that of the-southern district at Chamberlain, Registers and receivers will be appointed at once and two clerks frowm the land office here will be sent to the new offices with the necessary blanks and papers to carry on public business. All that portion of the newly ceded land south of the forty-third parallel of latitude is aaded to the O'Neil and district of Nebraska. ‘L'he lines of the Black Hills ana the Huron and Mitchell land districts will be changed to conform to the lines of the new districts, Indian Iuspector Armstr will leave Washington tonight for the Sioux reservation. It will be his special duty to sce that none of the settlers who enter the reservation under the pre dent’s proclamation intrude upon the dim ished Indian reservation lands. The general land ofice officials are also waking prepara- tions to send to the reservation a number of experienced clerks and two special ugents to assist the local land officers when they shall have been appointed. Collapse of the Lottery Bill Bismanck, N. D, Feb. 10.—The great lot- tery scheme suddenly collapsed today with- out a single note of warning. The friends of the bill in the house moved its indefinite postponement and carried the motion. They then advised the senute of the death of the measure. The | reason for the break- down has not developed unless the pressure of President Harrison and others in Wash- ington, as well as the presence of detectives und newspaper correspondents, who were in the confidence of the opposition, were too much for the lotlery people. In' the senate committee was appointed to investigate the charges of bribery in connection with the lottery business, NTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW Paddock on the Lomg and Short Haul Olause. OPPOSITION TO WINDOM'S BILL. Ex-Congressmah Symes ot Coloradn Asserts That it Would Be Det- rimental to Siiver Inter- este—Miscellaneous. 518 FounrERNTH STRERT, ‘WasmiNarox, D. C,, Feb, 10 On Wednesday next $he senate committee on ¢commerce intends o try to take definite act:on upon the long and short haul clause 10 the interstate commerce law The belief prevails that a bill may be pre- sented to repeal that section of the law. Senator Paddock of Nevraska, who proposed a resolution of inquiry as to the operation of the long and short haul clause, said today: “I'ne interstate commerce law us a whole was enacted, as was *epresented, to afford relief to the producers of the west who were suffering from low prices, but it has proven a very expensive experiment. I believe it is susceptible of proof that the operation of the long and suort haul clause has cos¢ my state at least §10,000,000 since the law was enacted. The effect of the law was to in- crease tho tariff for the long haul and main- tain the rate for the short haul. Thus every- one is compelled to pay higher rates while no one gets lower rates. It is ruinous to those interested in the long huul and to pro- ducers, is oxpensive $0 consumers every- whore and does not iaaterially help those who have suffered from excessive short haul rates. I am informed that corn is selling at from 863 to 87 coents & bushel in New York. It costs, { am told, about 25 cents a bushel to ship cora from Lincoln, Neb,, to New York city. So you will see there is only about an average of 12 or 13 cents left for the Ne- braska producer. This is ruinous not only to our export trade; but to the producer, It takes two and a half bushels of corn to mar- ket one bushel in New York. When the interstate commerce law went into effect, as Iam informed, the rate from the capital of our stato to Chicago was about 10 cents a hundred, or about 9 cents a bushel. Now 1t is 25 ocents @ hundred or about 14 cents a bushel. We pay about 45 cents per hundred pounds freighit from Lincoln to New York, or an appraximation of 2> cents a bushel for corn. You will see that the producer gets very little'whilo the railroad company ets a great deal. T know that the buyers and shippers say we have a decliniv g corn market aud that overproduction is the secrot of the low prices in the west, but [ am_ constrained to ~beheve the excessive freight rates are mainly chargeable to the low prices. 1f there had been a short corn and wheat crop throughout the country the farmors of NBE)I'&Ik. and surrounding states would have made move maney than they will make from one farge crop, so that we have a misfortune 1n the guise of a blessing. I believe the producers in Nebraska lost at least, $2,000,000 by the enforcement of the long naul clause in the- interstite commerce law last year. The interstate commerce law has simply moved Nebraska:ahout eight hundred miles further west. ¢ ! ‘“The alieged ueu.lm?l t of the grievnn]ues of the far western sh| 0 lust week by which tha lm‘?flnm rates were reduced 13§ unufir huudred pounds, will in my opinion, afford small relief and will not prove factory, reduction of 114 cents on a 45 cent ru jow York is but a drop in the bucket. 'There miay be Hom good features in the interstate commerce law, but after an investigation and a vhor- ough test I think the burdens fall upon those who have suffered most and most need relief, and ihat insteud of being a relief it increases the suffering. We cannot procure better markets for our produce by creating @ law which will incroase the freight rates for taking our produce io either home or foreign markets, We cannot expect the railroad companies to reduce the long haul rates when they must proportionally freduce the short haul rates, as the latter afford the greatest source of revenug and profit, hence they are sure to increass the long haul rate. Certainly the railroad companies und ship- pers are not as much interested in a modifi- cation or repeal of the long and short haul clause as the producars and cousumers, forit is apparent that tne layter must bear the brunt of the burden.” ‘The senator has received letters and tele- grams from various parts of the country in- dicating that there is great dissatisfaction among producers, consumers and shippers throughout the country with the operalion of the long and short haul clauses in the law. Boards of trade and farmers' associ- ations are peutioning congress for a repeal of this section of the law, and there will undoubtedly be some vigor- ous action taken upon the sub- {Bch before loug, us the excessive cng haul rates are 8o high that produce in the hards of the producers 18 unprofitably low and coal and other fuel which must be transported s lobg distance is extremely nigh, It may be that Senator Paddock will offer an amendment providing that food pro- ducts shall be exempt from the operation of the loug haul cluuse of the interstate cow- commerce law, CONSIDERING THE RULES. ‘The house has underiaken the considera- tion ot the new code of rules prepared by Messrs, Reed, Cannon and McKinley, and although no time has yat been set for a vote upon them it is believed they wiil be diwposed of by Wednesday night and then the house will vrocauu to take up the question of hold- ing the world's fair, provided the special committee is prepared Lo report at that time, #8 it probably will be. Several contested electivn cases will be acted upon as wpeedily as possible in order to reach the ap- propriation bills. The programme of the com- mittes on appropriations is to get their work out of the way as 5000 a8 possible, and Mr, Canoon, the chairman, 1nteads to make & record for industry and promptuess. So far as the appropriation committee is concerned there may be an adjourntment by June 1, although 1t is custommry %0 continue the first session of a ol a8 late as the last of July, and somotimgs to the middle of August, ne of the bills)kas already been disposed of, that for the port of the Dis trict of Columbis. ‘The 10 be taken up will be the appropristion {Bill, which carries $98,000,000, and that will held ia readi- ness for consideration n the soeveral contested election casas The question of adjournment, _however, ! depends entirely upon the tariff legislatigm, the plaus for which have not yet been farmulated. It is the intention of the ry icans, however, 10 pa tariff revision "bill, and to do s0 as speedily as possible. 1 OFPPOSES WINDOM'S MEASURE, 3 Ex-Congressman Symes of Colorado to- day made an argumenty before the house committee on coinage, .weights and meas- ures 10 opposition to the dom siver cer- tificate bill. He contemnded that the power given by the measure to the secretary of the treasury for a suspeusion of the purchase of bullion was detrimental to silver inters that it the bill is adopted the arbitrary power given to the secretary shouid be etricken out, as it would degenerate silver 1o @ common commodity of trade, 1N THE SENAT Favorable reports werg today made from the senate committes on public buildings and grounds on the bills appropriating $150,000 for & buiiding at Hastings, §en., $500,000° at Salt Lake City, $150,000 for Cheyenue, Wyo., and $150,000 at Helena, Mont. Senator Moody imiroduced bills today makiog appropriations to pay Indian depre- dation claims for th D.gaunn as follows: Morris Arpcl of nington county, #8527 Henry Bradley, Yuaoktoa count; )3 John Stonage of ¥Yankton munl{ 538, Senator Wilson introuuced a blil approj ating $100,000 for a public building at Mus tine, I:a Au adverse report was tedsy wade upon the bill provosiag to increase the ulerical WasmiNeToN BUREAU Tie Omana Bee, } 11, 1890. force and make a reorganization of the gen: | country. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes gives eral land oftice, and a bill which increases the salary sioner to $5,000 and the assistunt commis sioner to $3,500 a year. The present law gives the commissigner a salary of §4,000 and the assistant comulissioner 3,000, NOT A LOTTERY MA When Warmouth was appointed collector of the port of New Orleans a short timo ago some mugwump and democratic newspapers which wanted to fight President Hurrison proclaimed that this was a recognition of the Louisiana Lottery company in return for a large cambaign contribution in 1880, They said Warmouth was a lottery mav, and that his appoiutment was arranged during the recent presidential campaign by certain Louisiana republicans, These statements are proven to be falso and without auy foundation whatever. An agent of tho Louisiana Lottery company 1s hierenow fight- g Warmouth’s confirmation, and he has made a protest before the senate committes on commerce. Warmouth proves to be an old enemy of the lottery company. GETS ONTO THE ROPES, Notwithstanding the statemouts that have been made in these dispatches that the Ne braska delegation in congress 18 taking no part in the naming of census enumerators, persons desiring employment in that work are continually writing bere for endorse- ments in their aspirations to secure theso vlaces. The superintendent of the census makes these appointments upon the recom- mendation of the supervisors, of which there are three in Nebraska, MISCELLANEOUS, Alex Kendall was today appointed post- master at Cleveland, Lucas county, lowa, vice Eli Nichols removed. Colouel C. J. Bills of Fairbury, lieuten- ant colonel of the Second regiment, who has been hero & weck attending the National Guard meeting, left for New York tonight and will be home by the end of the week. Adjutant General A. V. Cole will remain here a couple of days longer and meet Colonel Bills in €hicago. John L. Haggard, nominated for marshal of North Dakota, declined the appointment because, 80 it is said, he was aware that his coanection with ~the lottery schems in Nortn Dalkota is distasteful to the adminis- tration. Mr. Haggard bad not yet been confirmed. Ex-Congressman Posey of Council Bluffs is here and says of Speaker Reed: ‘“Tom Reed will make an able speaker. Of course some of these rulings will haunt the repub- licans for years, but it wasabout the only thing they couid do.” Congressman Laws has selected. M. Hiatt of Alma, F. S. Brown of McCook, Frank S. Firman of Hastings and A, B. Ward of York to be agents of the census to take the statistics of the recorded in- debtednese the Second district of Ne- braska. The sub.committee of the special house committes on the world’s fair has prepared @ report which will be presonted to the full committee at the next meering. Fourth class postmasters have been rec- ommended for appointment by Mr. Dorscy as follows: E. M. Talbott at Seneca, Thomas county; James M. Simpsou at Venanugo, A new and satisfactory bond is to be filed for Judge Tucker as receiving clerk at Val- entine and he will enter upon his duties in a fow days. On motion of Mr. Allison the senate late this afternoon passed bills appropriating £500,000 and $200,000 for public buildings respectively at Sioux City and Cedar Rapids, Towa, Perry S. Heati. ——— THE IOWA BANK WON. reported instead of the commis ANew York Court ot Appeals Deci- s1on Involving $10,400. New Youxk, Feb. 10.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bee,]—After five years of litigation between the Citizens' natioual bank of Da- venport, Ia.,, and the Importers and Traders of this city, the Davenport bank, which was the plaintiff, has won. Tho swtin- volved $10,000 and $400 costs. It was con- fined to the supreme court of this state and the court of appeals. ‘There were two trials of the issues, the first resulting in a victory for the New York bank. This suit only went as far as the geueral term of the supremo court, and a new trial was ordered, and the new trial was appealed as far as the court of appeals, resulting in the above suc- cess for the plaintiff, The litigation was a long and bitter one and 1t extended over a period of five years, The suit is the outcome of the series of forgeries practised by a clerk in the employ of a firm in Davenport—Wadsworth & Co. This firm flve years ago had occasion to send out a lot of drafts amouating to $10,000 to certain creditors for merchandise, The clerk altered the names and substituted the names of confederates and collected the amountof the drafts, and fled, The drafts passed through a number of different hands until they got to the Fourth National oank of this city, which in turn passed them to the Importers and Traders’' bank. Before the last two banks got them the Corn Ex- change bunk of Chicago was the recipient of them, and it is pretty certain that there were at least two other concerns that hon- ored them, Who the first person or persons were who honored the drafts and who will have to be the real loser, is not known here, but the Importers and Traders’ bank tried to make the Iowa bank stand it. The latter, not choosing o do 80, brought on the suit, - BROKE THE QUORUM AGAIN. Senator Becker Spirited Away from Montana by Democrats. HELENA, Mont., Feb, 10.—The democratic state senator, Mr. Becker, who was brought here by the sheriff Saturday night, was spirited away by the democrats 1ast pight on a special wrain, A dispatch just recejved says he crossed the Idaho-Montana line this morning. All the democratic senators are now out of the state and the senate is with- out a quorum, The question is now raised whether the bills passed Sat- urday night can become laws. he lieutenant governor is required to sign bills inthe presence of the senate. Tue bills are not yet signed, Legal advice will be taken whether the signature of the president must be affixod in the presence of aquorom. 1f not the appropriation bills will be signed today and sent to the governor, e Lenn Was Very Kaolish, Sr.Joseru, Mo, Feb.10.—[Special Telegram 0 Tue Bee. |—Yesterday Lens Hoberts, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Police Ofcer F.M. Roberis,residing at No.418 East Frank- lin street, shot and perhaps fatally wounded herself with a 88-calibre revolver, The bul- lev entered her right side, passing en tirely through her body. There is & pretty, ro- mantic story connected with the shooting, Miss Lena, although young, is sentimental, and all the love of her young heart she hus lavished upon one Ben Hestler, a red- cheeked, fair-haired clerk in the county collector’s ofice. Ben is but seventeen, but immensely popular among the short-skirted dawmsels of the town. Saturday Lena asked Hen totake her to see Corinne, but he re- fused, and told her that his love for her was on the wane, They parted in aoger, and Lena, believing death preferable to a love- less existence, committed the deed which may rob her of ner life, R Fociety of Patriotic Knowledge. Cnicago, Feb, 10,—|Special Telegram to ‘Pue Bee.]—The leading literary people of Chicago, encouraged by Oliver Wendell Holmes, have organized a society to be koown as the “‘Awmerican Society of Patri- otic Kuowledge.” It will be conducted under the direction of the following well koown eiuzens: President, Charles L. Hutehbinsol vice-presidents, L. J. Gage, W. J. Ouoahan, Judge Heory Hooth, R.T, Crane, Hishop Fallows, J. L. Withrow, D, D, J. Coleman Adams, D. D, William' T, Harris, LL. D.; treasurer E. G, Keith; seo~ retary, Martin L. Willston, The originator is Bishop Fallows, avd the aim is the propa- galion of patriotisin awong the youth of the it hearty approval. A fiue magazine to voice the views lias been started, entitied **Home, School and Nation." It is devoted to stories of . the nation. Similar societies will be started in other cities, On the morning of Washington's birthday a meeting of the scliool children will be held at the Audi torium, - - - THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. An Oatline of What Victoria Witl Say to Parliament, [Covyright 189 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxboy, Feb, 10.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to ne Bre. |—<The fol lowing is an authentic outline of the queen’s speech, which will be read on the opening of parlisment today. Referring to foreign af- fuirs, which are represented to be in n satis factory state generally, her majesty refors with some particularity to the dispute with Portugal, and states that that power sent an armed force to a part of Africa where Brit- ish subjoots wero residing, and that it be. came necessary in consequence to tuke meas- ures for the protection of theso subjects. Eveuts took place which were 1ncompatible with the dignity of the British flag, but at ber majosty's request Portuzal has prom- ised to withdraw her forces. The speech, however, does not go on to state that this promise has ,baen kept. Some allusion is made to the conterence at Brussels in connection with the slave trade and to a treaty agreed upon between the governments of Germany and the United States for tho regulation of Samoa under a native king. Mention 18 also made of the conclusion of a treaty with the United Statos government for better regulation of extradition of crimi- nals, With regard to Ireland, her mujosty congratulates parlinment on the decrease of crime in that part of the country, and states that & measure will be introduced to afford greater facilities for the occupiers of land.to purchase their holdings, No allusion is made to the nature of this measure or the amount of monoey which will be required to carry it into effect. The surprise of the speech will be found coutained in a state- ment to the effect that a measure will be brought forward for improving the local government of [relaad. This measure, it is announced, will be framed vpon the same lines as the local government acts already assed for England and Scotland. 'Chis announcement has been kept a great secret, evon down to the very eve of the opening of parhiament. 1t is also stated that a bill will be introduced to alter the method of recovery and facilitate the re- demption of titles. A royal commission will be appointed to inquire into the disaffection which still prevails in the Crofter distriots of Scotlana. A land transfer Wll is also promised as well as bills for the amendment of the limited linbility act and for the im- provement of the laws relating to friendly societies and trustees savings banks. Noth- ing whatever is said about free education, which may therefore be regarded as one of the question, not likely to be touched this session. He majesty will refer to Sir Francis De Wiaton's mission to Switzerland and will announce that negotiations inre- gard to the future of that country from which a fortunate issue is expected are still going on. The foregoing will be founa to comprise an accurate summary of all that is of uny importance in her majesty’s speech. cptgegiivant The Duke of Orieans Will Be Fired. Copyright 1690 by James Gordon Bennstt.| Panris, Feb. 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tnez Bee.|--The cabinet bas decided, in reference to the Duc d'Or- deans, to take the following steps: On Wednesday the prince will appear for trial and will be sentenced to two years im- prisonment. President Carnot, to avoid the apoearance of clothing the dauphia with the prestige of amartyr, will at once pardon him and he will be escorted to the frontier. This step has been discussed by Prsident Carnet and the minstry and Las been unanimously decided upon as the bost solution of the in- cident. e A CLEAR CASE Oy JEALOUSY. Clara Morris’ Husband and Actor D2 Believille Have a Kow, Sr. PavL, Minn,, Feb, 10.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |—Frederick De Belleville, leading man of the Clara Morris company, was discharged by Manager Harrioy, Clara's husband, today. The rupture grew out of n little episode at Minneapolis last week at the close of the first act of **T'he New May- dalen.” Or Tuesday evening a large bou- quet was sent up to Miss Morris, She was called before the curtain with De Belle- ville, who stooped to pick up the flowers, when suddenly the curtain fell und De Belleville was knocked down. The latter rushed behind the scenes and said he be- lieved Ftarriot had deliberately precipitated the accident to humiliate the actor. This rufiied Harriot, who a mowment later flew into the dressing room of De Believilie and the latter's wife. An altercation ensued, ending by Harriot being led out by the ear, and the aischarge follows as the sequel. Do Belleville says he hus an ironclad contract for twenty-four weeks at §250 a week, and has brought suit through a well known St. Paul attorney for the amount which would be due him at the end of the season. The Revision Agitacion. Cnicauo, Feb, 10,.—The Chicago presby- tery, which has been discussing the question of revision two or threa weeks, last week answered yes to the question of the general assembly as to whether revision was de- sired, and today adopted specifications that the full integrity of the system of doc- trine as contained in the confession .of taith shall be kept inviolate, and that those forms of statement which convey or seem to n- vey§ erroneous impressions or complications and which are occasions of stumbling, be modified or elimnated. PuiLaperreuia, Feb, 10.—The Philadel- phin presbytery at an adjourned meeting held today refused to agreeto the revision of the confession of faith by a vote of 23 yeas 10 42 nays, SAN FRANC Feb. 10.—The presbytery hero today voted against revision by 27 to 2. —— Wil F n Accounting. New York, Feb, 10,.--The necessary legal preliminaties were taken today by Lawyer Leonard to force an accounting from the banking firin of Henry Clews & Co. Hver since the firm failed in 1878 its affairs have been in the bhands of trustees, Many out of town creditors failed to receive a satisfac- tory explanation as to the disposition of val- uable bonds issued by the uthern states @and iu pessession of Clews & Co. whuen the firm went into liquidation, Among tuose who have retained Lawyer Leonard are Béach, Davis & Co., Litchtield IlL.; the nehullsberg bank, Lafayeute, Wis. ; the First National bank, Waterloo, Ia, [Pt The Weather Forecasr, For Omaha and viciaity: Fair weather, For Nebraska—Local scows in western, fair in eastern portion, colder, northerly winds, cold wave, For lowa—Wair, variable wiuds, colder Wednesday morning, cold wave in western portion. For South Dakota — Colder, westerly winds, fair, except in southeast portion, local snows, cold wave. e L Increased Atchison Earnings. Bostox, Mass, Feb. 10.—The Atchison January statement shows an increase of $304,000 in gross caroings. NUMBER 232, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The House Discusses the Now Code « Of Rules, BUSINESS BEFORE OBSTRUCTION Republicans Hold That the AtTaies of Sixty Millions Are of Move portance Than Frcedom o Kilibuster. L House. Wasnixaroy, Feb, 10.~In the house the journal of Thursday’s broceedings was read, and although the democrats did not demand a detailed reading of that document, they insisted upon a yea and nay vote on its ap- proval. It was approved—yeas, 1493 nuys, 1, the speaker counting a quorum. The journal of Friday's procoedings, con | taining 0o ruling by the speaker on the point of counting, a quorum, was approved. Mr. Henderson of [ilinois presented the conference report on the bill to remove snags, etc., from the Missouri river, and it was agreed 1o, Mr. Cannon of Illimois reported from the committee on rules the new code of rules, and the house proceeded to consider it. Mr. Cannon explained the provisions of the code. He criticised tho rules that pre- viously governed the house., In the last congress, ne said, the business of the peopla piled up on the calendars, and not b per cent of that busin had been considered by the house. Almost as much time had been given to the obstruction of the minority a8 1o tho consideration of the business of 60,000,000 people. He defended the pro- pused change prohibiting the speaker from entertaining dilatory motions, He denied that the proposed rule was tyranmical, bub if it was, then it was a tyrauny sustained by tne majority of tho housc. - Dis- cussing tho rule permitting the speaker to count a quorum, he said if the democrats wanted to go to the country as against tha princivle contained in the rule, the repudli- cans wore ready to meet thom and let the peoble choose, ~Mr. Cannon then proceeded to roview the other chunges in the code, maintaining their correctness and arguing that their effec would be to facilitate the transaction of the business of the peovle. Mr. Mills of Texas said the rroposed code would reverse legislative action and run back upon the track upon which the govern- ment had been running forward for a ven- tury, It was founded upon the provosition that the mority had no rights. ~ The great object of the government, as proclaimed by the declaration of indedendance was to ses cure the inalienable rights of the citizens. ‘The minority had asked for rules but for rules which, while providing for the pro- ceedure of business, would preserve and protect the rights of the miuority. Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania justified the committee on rules in bringing in the pro- posed code, arguing that 1t would facilitate the transaction of business and prevent the minority from nuillifying the will of the majority of the representatives of the peo- vle. Mr. Blount of Georgia made an argument in opposition to the proposed rules, dwelling with especial untagonism upon the clause, making 100 membera a quorum in committea of the whole. Pending the discussion the house adjourned Senate. WasniNGroy, Feb. 10.—In the senate today the committee on territories directed Chairs man Platt to favorably report the bill for the admission of Idaho as a state, and it will be revorted to the senate Wednesday. A favorable report was also ordered on Cullow’s bill approving the funding uct of Arizona. The amendment by the committee extends the lifo of the bonds from twenty- five to fifty years. Among the petitions presented and re- ferred was one from the Indianapolis board of trade asking for the repeal of the inter- state commerce law; also petitions from Mississippi and Georgia praying for the passage of a national law to secure the right of suffrage and for the enforcement of the fifteenth amendwment to the constitution, Among the bills making appropriations for public buildings and placed on the calendar wora the following: Storling, Ills., §50,000; Stillwater, Minn., $100,000. ‘Among the bills passed were the follow- inc: Providing the time and place of holding the United States district court of South Dakota; in relation to the arrest of offunders against the United States escapiog from on district or state to another; tho senate mlz appropriating $300,000 for a site for a publi building in New Orleans, The bill to provide a temporary govern- ment for Oklahoma was taken up and Mr, Plumb offered an uamendment to include within the boundaries of the territory the public land strip known as No Man's Lund, Mr. Plumb admitted that this 18 a tract of land 125 wiles from Oklahoma, but a rgued nevertheless, that the jurisdiction of the new territory should be extended over No Man's Land. i Mr. Platt argued against the amendmoent, a8 did also several others. Finally the vote was taken on it—yeas, 14; nays, 18. No quorum. After the call of theroll and the ascertamment of the presence of no quoruim the bill was laid aside and Mr. Blair's edu- cational bill taken up. Aften Mr. Biair had spoken two hours the bill went over until tomorrow and the vice president laid before the senate a mes- sago from Lho president on tho subject of thy recent negotiations with the Sioux Indians/ recommending an approbriation to carry ou the recommendations of the commission, 1es ferred. The following senate bills were taken from the caleudar ana bassed: Appropriating $500,000 for a public building at Sioux City, Ia.; $200,000 for a public builung at Cedam Rapids, Ia,; to amend and slter the act of July 16, 1888, authorizing the construction of a railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridge across the Mi ppi river at Clinton In., extending for two years the time for begiun~ ing and finishing the work; amendine the act anthorizing the construction of a wagon and foot passenger bridge across the Missis~ sippi river av Lyous, la, ‘After un executive session the senate ad) journed, — - Not a Fancy Piciure, WasnINGTON, Feb., 10.—Senator Spooner today received a letter from Henry J. Fanz, the victim of the recent Aberdeen, Miss., outrage. Fanz refers to Spooner's reply to George's adaress, Junuary 28, and paysy “You have them pictured about right. 1 wi promised protection by the mayor of the city and one or two citizens, but I could not a that time see what good thelr protection would do me after 1 haa been scourged and foully abused and beaten by fifty other blood= thirsty villains, Atany rate lleft as soon a8 possible.” e Steamshin Arrivals, At New York—The Amsterdam, from Amsterdam; the Eider, from Bremen; the Polaria, from Havre. : At Londou—1The Mentmore, from Balti- more. Sighted; The Uothnia, from New York; the Siberian, from Boston fop Glasgow, e a— Boodlers Free Agal CuicaGo, Feb, 10.—The five boodie county commissioners whose terms at Joliet “J'Md wday were released this evening snd res turned to this city, There had been talk by their friends here of giving them a grand reception, but it was uot carried out. e Perished in the Fla Firenvuno, Mass., Feb, 10.—Sunday night @ house &t Lupenburg, occupied by Miss Caroline Lane, aged eighty, burned aad ug old lady perished.