Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1891, Page 1

TWENTIETH YEAR. DaiLy BEE e NUMBER 234, AN 0 —_ = VICTIMS OF THE BLIZZARD. A Young Wife Found Frezen iu a Buggy Near Rushville. *-8AD FATE OF TWO KEARNEZY LADS, An Old Settler Near Chadron Sup- posed to Be Buried in the Snow- Drifts -Dakota Ranchman and School Teacher Lost. RusiviiLe, ‘eb. 0.—[Special Telo gram to Tux By The worst blizzard ever known here began Saturday afternoon and did not subside urtil last night. 1t was at- tended by very pronounced electrical phe- nomena. There have obeen no trains from any direction since Saturday. The country roads ave mostly impassable with snow drifts, Onlyone deathin the storm has been re- ported here , but many others ave thought 10 have perished. The youmg wife of Milton Cummins, a farmer living uorth of town, started home alone Saturday afternoon and was today found deaa in her buggey, within two miles of home and withia forty rods of a neighbor’s house, Stock has suffered greatly and much of it perished, The weather is still cold. Suffer- ng is sure to follow. b., An Old Sett Cuapnoy, Neb., Feb, o.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|-The blizzard which set in Saturday voon spent its fury Sunday night at 10 o'clock and today 1tis calm and bright, The storm is pronounced by old settiers as the worst ever known in this country. Fully a foot of snow fell. The gale came from the north and northwestand raged with unabated fury for nearly twenty-four hours, piling the snow up in diminutive mourtains, completely blocking all travel on therailways and vender- ing the prairie roads impassavle for horses. , A froignt which arrived from the east ' at 7 o'clock is the only regu- lar train that has arrive since thestorm commenced, The Deadwood ex- press, which left Deadwood at 4 p. m. Satur- day, is still stuck inthe snow just north of Hermosa station.. The Chicago express. which was Aue here Sunday morning at is at present somewhere between Cody and Valentine stations, about ninety miles east of here. No trains have ived trom the ‘Wyoming line since Saturday, and the block- ade is reported o m Wyowig as_in Toakota and Ne The fi‘r('mnnl, Elk- horn & Missou; railrond hus scnt snow plows and large gangs of men northand east and expects to haveits line open by to- morrow noon. The B. & M. railway is in a much worse condition, and it will be r Lost. ¢ the unfor- of the old settlers, M. L. Lissent, living three mil rth of Chadron, who loft Cradron at C'clock Saturday, driving a team of horses and sleigh, thinking he could easily c == three milcs and reach home before dar increasing fury of the storm at th must have bowildered him,and losing his road he perished in the storm, = Parties sent out ir: search of him today found his team partly unhitehed ten miles north of town, but no trace of Mr. Lissent could bo found. Relief purties will acain bo organized touorroy and osides looking for Mr. Lissent will visit the more isolated settlers whom it is feared are suffering for food and fuel. Business Given Up. O'Neii, Neb., Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tie: Ber.]—A terrifiew indand snow storm prevailed in this locality all day yesterday and until about 3 o'clock this morning, It equaled in fury and exceeded in cold the memorable blizzard of January 12, 1888, but 80 fur no reports have been brought in of any one perishing in the storm or any stock bei 10st, though it is probable that ~more or les stock hus suffered, There have bemn no trains from any direction since Saturday pight. Engines are opening up the track west and east, however, and it is probable we will geta t that direction tonight some time. treets are blockaced and business of all kinds is practically abandoned wid the day given over to cleaning the streets and sidewalks. The storm started in the night, and that fact probably saved many from perishing, as it is doubiful if any wero from home when the storm began, Two Boys Frozen to Death, Kearxey, Neb, Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,]—Two boys were frozen todeath yesterday in the blizzard. Eddie Chidestor and Steve St. Petor, a pair of four- teen-year-old boys, went out hunting on Sat- urday and intended staying that night in an old sod building on a ranch about twelvbe miles north of Kearney. Their frozen bodies wero found today in a corn field near the old shanty after having lawn in the snow nearly twenty- four hours. One of the boys was alive when found, but died in a tew hours, oir frozen boots, which they left in the shanty because they could not be drawn on, were found to fether with the guns und gaie. Ono of " the vs was barefooted whon found and the other had on o puir of socks which were worn out by traveling, Stock Snowed Under. Pratte Cextex, Neb.,, Feb. 0.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bie,|—Last night we had the worst storm of wind and snow of the season, makiug suow on the lovel two feot deep, blockading the roads which were just ovened attera ton days’ blockade, A band of Omaha and Winnebago Indinns who are camped north of town iu tepees lost some stock and suffered otherwise, ‘Thoy aro re- ported in a bad condition. Reports from the country say that stock is snowed under in many places and fears are entertwned that a great many ave lost. The Union Pacific snow low cawo up at noon with ltoadmaster ade and Conductor Kennedy, who are doing good work and will have the road opened today to Sioux City. A rrow Escape, Pawner, Neb, Feb, 0.—|Special Telegram to Tuk Bek.] —The worst blizzard which ever struck this part raged yesterday, and last night. Drifts are from five 1o ten. feet deep and from 600 to 1,200 feot long. All railway traflic is blocked and mo mail has urcived since Saturday mght. William Costello, an engine wiper for the B. & M., went home Saturday night and started back Sunday worning, a distance of four wiles, at 8 a. m. and arrivedat 5p. m,, frozen so that he could not speak. Heis doing as well as could be expected with tue exception that he may lose some fingers, Facmers cannot get to town, There reports of heavy losses in stock, A Shi at Albion, Ao, Neb, Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,)—Sunaay at 4 o'clock & m. a raging blizzard struck Albion from the north- west and continued thirty-six hours without any stop. The streets this morning were completely blocked with snow drifts. Never ~in tne history of Boone county 5 there such a storm. No traius arrived to More than a hunared of F. M. Sacketi's sheep Fcrhl\ml in the storm, The loss of stock in he country no doubt s largo. Snow-Bound. Onp, Neb, Feb, 9.—(Special Telegram to @ne Bee)—The severest storm we have experieaced since the blizzard of January, 1888, raged yesterdsy. It began Saturday night and ended early Monday morniug. Whirling snow made twilight all day and bid 1l objects 100 feet alstant from the obser Today is clear and bright and showed U work of the storm in drifts twelve feet deep are L1 the streots. Roads are_impassible so th 1o intelligence as to its effects in the count can beobtained. B. & M. and Union Pacific trains were unable to get he Blockade at Niobrara. Nionkans, Neb, Fob. 0.—|Special Tele- gram to Tk Ber,)—A heavy snow and wind storm visited this section yosterday, blockad- ing rall and wagon tr Kk in the Drifts, Larcueiei, Neb,, Feb. 0.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.|—The worst blizzard years raged here, beginuing Saturday at mid- night and lasting twenty liours, A freight teain stuck in A snow bank at 5:80 Sunday morning about two miles from here. Thero has been no mail cither way since Saturday. It is mederating tonight. Sta Abandoned, Posca, Neb., I'eb, 0.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.|—A severe blizard razad through this section yesterday. The abund- ance of snow which foll was tossed into im- mense banks, making travel almost impos - sible, Church service was suspended for the day. The train between Ponca and Sioux City was ordercd abandoned for todny. No Trains from the West. Graxp IsLawp, Neb., Feb. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tk Brr,|—A sovere snow and wind storm, the worst in three years, raged hereall day yesterday and last night. The fall of snow was very heavy and drifted tor- ribly, Trains on all roads running into the city were completely blocked. The Union Pacific succeed in_opening up 1ts road ecast of here today. Thus far there have been no trains in from the west. Mountains of Snow. <0, Nob,, Feb, 9.—Special Telegram to ik Bee.|—A blizzard cqually as bad if not worse than that of three years ago struck this section yesterday morn it about 4 a. m., and continued with unabated fur past miduight last night. Snuow is piled up 1o the second story of many buildings and the roads are im ports from the country indi amige 10 stoc k. 'l'l)u therinometer d 10 below this morning Troops in the Blizzard. ALENTINE, Neb,, Feb, 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tir Brr|—Major Adams, com- manding four troops of the Sixth cavalry from Pine Ridge, passed through here this afternoon and arrived at Fort Niobrara about 4 o'clock. The command spent yesterday at Crookston, the meu in eampand horses on the prairie, during the blizzard and, although exposed 1o the frightful storm for more than twenty-four hours, no casualties occurred. Long Pine's 1solation. Losa Pixk, Neb,, Feb, 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tiue Bee.]—A blizzard, unequalled for three years, shut everybody in yesterday Much of the time, houses, six ro away, could not be seen. The streets were literally impassable, They are partly opened today. The temperature was four telow zero. 1t is not yet learned whether any stock perished. Tho Klkhorn seat out snow plows and men in both directions today to open the track. No mail has been received since Saturday, At Chappelle. CrapreLiy, Neb, Feb, 9.—([S) gram to Tur Brr.|—Chappelle has had the worst blizzard ever known sinco the settlo- ment of Nebraska, commencing Saturday night at midnight and lasting until Sunday night. Tne ar was full of suow and such a bigh whirling wind was blowing that no per- son could live { itat all. The trains have all been delayed and business is entirely sus- pended. Judge Cochrane of McCook is suowed up here. No suffering bas yet been reported, IN OTHER STATES. A Ranchman-and a School Perish Near Rapid City Rarm Crry, S, D., Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ben|—Meta Gray, a school teacher from Swurgis, Meado county, ana Grant Bays, a Box Elder rancher, who ventured against tho advice of friends to drive out to her boarding place during Sat urday’s blizzard, are supposed to have pe ished in tho storm. Few people are in from the region and mauy rumors are vifo, the generally accepted one being that the unfortunntes 16ft or in some way lost the team and _wandered ont to death upou the wastes of Box Elder divide. Sherman B; a brother of Grant, who arrived today, con- firms the report, but knows nothing of the manner of death. Rumors that fifteen Indians of the bound for Tongue river were frozen to d at the mouth of Spring creek are not cred- ited, as the time is insuficient for the news to have reached here. recial Tele- Teacher Storm Freaks in Colorado. Horyoxke, Colo., Feb. 0.—[Special Telegram to Tue Be A fearful blizzard raged here all day yesterday and last night. The air was filled for twenty-four hours with one vast sheet of drifting suow, finer than the finest sand. The wind blew a perfect hurricane and with suflicient force to drive the particles of snow iito the smallest crevices and open- ings avout windows, doors or eaves. The like was never before known in this portion of the state. The storm manifested electrical phenomena. Every stove in the city became s0 heavily charged with the fluid that some exper| d much difticulty in building fiv yesterday movning, ‘Che wires east and we of here werouseless and communication was completely eut off, no trains having arived or left here since Saturday. The snow is driven with such force inta cuts that it is with much difficulty aud damage that snow plows are being 1in to open up the road. Two plows were disubled early this morning east and west by bucking suow. A great deal of stock perished during the storm. The thermometer ranged from S to 12 below zero, In the Valley of the Jim. Hunoy, 8. D., Special Telegram to Tue Bre,]—- storm was more severe through the Jim river valley than other portions of the state. The snow fall here and in the valley averages ten lnches, It is badly drifted, but will prove beueficial in furnishing moisture which is greatly needed. 1t is 142 below zero this morning but was only 6 _below duving the progress of the storm, which lasted from 10 Saturday night until 2 this morning. The storm was the severest since 1888, The velocity of the wind was fifty miles an hou Trains on the thwestern from the south and east get here tonight and will be sent to Pierre in time to get the legislators there, who went home o spend Sunday, in time to ballot on United States senator tomorrow. The Great Northern expects to get its road open to- WOrrow, Welcome Snow. Huioy, 8. D, Feb. 0.—Reports from various parts of the stute concerning the suowstorm indicate tht the heaviest portion of the storm was in theJim tiver valley, Huron being nearly the conter. The wind attained a veloclty of fifty miles per hour and the thermometer thismorning was 14= below, The heavy snow fall in the Jim river valley is bailed with delight because of the molsture it will afford. Cold in Texas. SaN ANTON10, Tex., Feb, 9.—The coldest blizzard for the past two years reached hero Iast night and before midnight the mercury had fullen 44 degrees, with the wind olowing thirty miles an hour. West of here the zero point was reached and the high wind scat- tered flocks and herds, VEILLON, eb. 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.]—A heavy suowstorm set i nere early Sunday morning and continued until a late hour last night, No loss of life or stock has been revorted yot, COMMISSIONERS VICTORIOUS, A TFinal Ce'tlemont of the Famous Iowa Joint Rate Case, TWO JUDGES DISSENT TO THE OPINION. A Proposed Change of Associations Which Will be Vigorously Op- posed —Rumored Sale of the Alton—Its Denial. Drs Moixes, 1a,, Feb. 9.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre.|—The famous joint rate case has been settled and the railroad com- missioners are on top again, When the last legislature enacted that now famous law the roads fought it tooth and nail, and have ever since. A test case was made by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, in which that road refused to adopt the rates and secured an injunction against the board putting them in, It was heard before Judge Fairall in Johnson district and the injunction was sustained, All of the leading railroad attorneys of the roads enter- ing the state fought the case and the victory achieved today by the re- versal by the supreme court is o feather in the cap of Attorney General Stove and the railroad commissioners. The oplnion is written by Chief Justice Beck and covers some forty pages of close typewritten maou- seript. The opinion is dissented to by Judges Robinson and Rothrock. The case isof the most vital importance, as it settles for all time the question whether the railroad com- mission has the power, backed by the legisia- ture, to control the railroad corporations The action was brought in chancery to restrain and enjoin the defendants acting as railroad commissioners of the state from establishing and promulgating joint vates of charges for transportation of freight and cars over plaintifi's and other cornecting railronds, Upon the petition, before it was filed, an injunction was allowed which, aftor the filing of the petition the defendant moved olve. The motion was overruled and the order to that effect the defenaants In its ruling the supreme court The motion to dissolve the is based upon the ground the statutes are in harmony with the constitution; that the petition does not show that plaintiff is entitled to the relief prayed forin the petition and that Judge “airall, in the district court, had no jurisdic- tion in the case for the reason that it isin fact an action against the state, and it is not shown vhat the state authorized or consented to the bringing of the suit. The considera- tions just expressed lead to the conclusion that the power and authority vested in the state under which rates of charges for the transgortation of €roight by railways ave ro- ulated may be exercised to establish what is called “joint through rates.” That the state may fix the maximum charges for the transportation of freight by railroads. which shall not be unreasonable is not dis puted in this case, It has been so decided by the United States supreme court and the doc- trine has been recognized by this court. In our opinion no facts or distinetion in princi- ple exist which deprive the state of authority and power to establish “joint rates,” in vhich it may in the exercise of its constitu- tional authorlty fix the rate of treight charges for each separate railway. The state, in the exercise of its authority, in accord with legislative wisdom, may discover that separato rates, when united. are too small w compensate. lh%‘cnrrml's or too large to do justice to the injunction that shipper: that justice demands such modifi- cation of theso sepavate charges, thatthe sum thereof will be reasomable and just botk to the railroad companies and the shippers. Rothrock and Robinson dissent, in a_long and exhaustive opinion in which they clearly give their grounds, They state that the de- cision in their opinion, is unsound in its reasoning, inasmuch as it con- flicts with the alidity of certain parts of the constitution of the state of lowa as shown in the plaintiff’s petition and con- clude that no court ought to be called upon to uphold an act like this, which attempted to control the most importunt rights without the semblance of an cffort to protect the parties affected thereby. Will Fight the Change. Cnioaco, Feb, 9.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—At a meeting of the Western Freight association, beginning tomorrow, an attempt will be made to transform that asso- ciation 1nto the lake division of the Westera Trafic association as recommended. If the change is effected, Mr. Midgley will become chairman of tho entire * division and Mr. Osgood, now acting chairman of 1 western and northwestern roads will be relegated toa subordinate position. My, Osgood has many friends among the managers of the roads he has represented, and it is expectod thav they will oppose any movement calculated to unseat him. Be- sides, it is doubtful if the Clicago & Alton orthe Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City will consent toany change in the association which might imply acquiescence by them in the presidents’ agreement, to which they not subscribea. Another matter for s us consideration is a demand of the hardware dealers for the restoration of the car load rate on mixed shipments of wire and nails. Formal notice has beor given by the Atchison road of appeal to arbitration fre the decision of the Western Passen, - tion sustaining Chairman Finley in his ruling that the Atchison must pay for its mileage lhikeés bought from nuil&]-crs by the Rock Island. gainst the Lumber Differential. CicAGo, 3 [Special Telegram to Tue Ber.)—The Ban Claire board of trade has a vod in pickle for the western roads, It proposes to break up the differential system upon which lumber rates are maintain This system is the result of years of compe- tition, not only between the roads themselves, but between northern and southern pine. The differential admittedly discriminates between different sections, but in no other known way can rates be maintained. The Bau Claire board of trade proposes to have this discriminatory feature abolished and, to that end, has sub- paned Presidents Milier of the St. Paul, Manvel of the Atchison, Hughitt of the Northwestern and Egan of the Kansas City to show cause in a complaint to the interstate commerco commission why they should not be punished. The hearing ison February 23, The voads are in a quandary, as they cannot Justify all the rates und the differential systein, and if that system is not maintained lumber ra'es will {mmediately go to a nou- aying basis, One effect of the system has heen that, combined with rivers and lake competition, it s reduced Chicagzo's per- centage of the lumber traftic 90 per cent, The Atchisc Curcaco, Feb. 0.—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee,|—*Ihe Afchison has not with- drawn from any railroad association. Move- over it does not intend withdrawing from any ucless forced to leave the Wester Passenger in order to protect the Jackson- ville & Southcastern. 1t will mot boycott- that road as ordered by Chairman Finley, but will ouly with- draw from s association a8 a last resort.” The aboveis the substance of telegrams sent to Chicago by President Man- vel and Vice President Sgrll\wx‘ of the Atch- ison. They further wired that under po cir- cumstances would any action be taken before their return on Febraary 15, Action Will be Taken. WasmiNGron, Feb, 9.—It is learned from a letter rocently sent by Commissiouer of Rail- roads Taylor to the secretary of the iterior that action is about to be taken under the re- cent decision of the supreme courtof the Stand, United States in the caselof t ited States, appeilant, vs the Centeal o railway company. This decision the de- cision of the court of el rdto the procdss of uscertaining U eavnings of the Union and Central Pacfles pilroad com- panies, upon which 25 pér 8 required to ul the Thur- be paid to the governme upremo dourt held that un der Thurman act the nett earnings must bo ascertained by deductipg from the gross earnings only the actual boerating expenses, necessary repairs made dring the year and interest on first mortgagd bongs. Under this method of caleulation the net @arnings of the Central Pacific will be ilicreasod over two millfon dollars and the ndt earnings of the Union Pacific company néarlg soven million dollars since the passage of tie Thurman act, 25 per cent of which sums have not been re- covered by the governmeat, Proper proceed- ings will be instituted Small Fry Wit Cuicaco, Feb, 9.—(8 Tie Bee.]—The railway Press burean says: “The strong eastern linds abe gotting do perate over their loss of thafie to the weaker lines, They are positive the weaker lines are cutting almost all rates, put so far lave no convicting evidence. Thq famous Wabash- Canadian Pacific combinftion, whicn for a while scooped the most the dressed beef sod provision traffic, nbw gets almost no trafficof that kind, the Nickle Plate taking all the Wabash formerl¥ took. With e competitors the Nickle Pllte last week took per cent of the provakion business, more than the Michigan Central and Lake Shore together, The eastern lines are determined such percontages sWill ceaso but have mnot yet decided on the course to pursie. East bound trafiic except live stock last week showed a total of D, 467 tons, ay 3 39 the corresponding week last year. Of this the Nickle Plate and ik each took 20 per cent, Michigan Centrel and Lake Shore eash 16, Fort Wayne ::(, Baitimore & Ohio 10 and the Pan Handle ng. clal Telogram to It Will Afrect Many Titles, MINNEAPOLIS, nn, Keb, £, —The Tribune's Grand Forks, N. D, special says: 'The re- cent decision of the United States supreme court in the case of the Gireat Northern and Northern Pacific, awards to the Great Nor- thern the legal title to the graut of the old St. Paul & Pacific railroad. The' decision will affect £1,000,000 worth of property in the Red river valley, and it is intimated that the title to a portion of Grand Forks and other cities in the Red river valley may be affected by this decision, Rumor of a_Sale of the Alton. Bostox, Mass,, Feb. 9.—A news buremt says: Weare informed from reliablo soarces that the sale of the Chicagd & Alton isin progress, probably to the Gould interest. Control of the stock is now losked up in Now York and the price of the sale is practically agreed upon. In the event of sale the Chicago & Alton would form the Missourl Pacific's entrance into Chicago from Kansas City and St. Louis. Want Lower Freight Rates. St. Lovis, Mo, Feb, {.—Representati ves of the leading business interests of this city and ropresentatives of the railroads centering 1 St. Louis held a meeting this afternoon for the purposcof finding wars and means for doing away or rather absorbing the bridze arbitrary rate on all freight consigned to S Louis. The matier was: fully discussed and a committee appointed A Denial. Cmicaao, Feb, 9. —President Blackstone of the Chicago & Altou railroad, wheu shown a dispateh from Boston conceruing the rumored sale of that road, said thevc was not a word A BURLINGTCN WRECK. A Passenger Train Ditehed and Sev- eral Persons Seriously Injured. West Ustoy, Ia., Feb, 9.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre he regular north bound passenger train, No. bl, on the Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway was ditched about three miles south of Ran- dalia this afternoon by a broken rail. [ire immediatily broke out in the mail car, con- suming the entire train. There were no fatalities, although several of the passengers ape serjously injured. They are now lying in the hotel at Randalla, A stove in the mail ear was the cause of the fire, A slumbering hard coal fire was in the stove, = having been left over from the early morning, when the engine was not attack Mr. Wilson, the postal clerk, had a viry uurow escape. There was not apiece of mail saved, and a large number of registered packiges were consumed, A traveling salesman saved 230,000 worth of jewelry by erawling into the baggage car and passing oitt the goods as they wero in the sample cases. There were abou't thirty passengers, according to Conductor Smith’s statement, and all were more or less injured, and eight seriously. i ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED. Three Men Taken Out After Almost Five Days' Imprisonment. WiLkesBaRrre, Pa, Feb. .0.—Iutense joy prevails in the Grand tunuel over the rescue this moraing of the entombed miners impris- oued in the Susquebanna colliery last Wednesday by water, They were found in an almost exhausted condition from their 115 hours’ imprisonment and will require care to bring them through. When the accident occurred some thought the men might possibly have gotten out of reach of the water, although the 1dea was scouted by the majority. The res- cuing party has been steadi at work ever sinee, however, de- termined to learn the fate of the men, At av carly hour this moring they heard n faint ery and soon could talk with the im- prisoned men, who said: *“We are all alive, but for God's suke bhurry” In a few minutes more the rescuers made a raft and pushed their way into the little chamber at the head of the heading, where the men were lying in & cramped position with the water almost up to them. They were quickly taken out into the open air, where dozens of their comrades hugged them and welcomed them as the * dead come to life, Nourlshment was given thein and in a few they will be all right.” They did not suifer mich from hunger, the greatest mis- ery being thirst and the cramped position in which they were forced to remain, el b The Idaho Senatorship. Boisk Crry, Idaho, Feb. 9.—In the house today a resolution to ballot for a United States senator to succeed MeConnell came up and after a lively parliamentary squabble was passed by a vote of 19 %17, Undor the provisions of the resolution which passed the seuate a ballot will be taken fn each house to- morrow, and on Thursday. there will be a Jolut session, Claggett hak 28 votes, includ- ing democrats, which is 8 bare majority of the legislature. e Twenty-Five Banks Closed, Atcuisox, Kan, Feb, 9.—(Special to Tur Bee.]~The First National bank of Jewell City, Jewell county, bas called in its loans and notified its patrons that it will goout of business, Its assets are ample and depositors will be paid their money on demand, buttherc is 10 business in the countsy Aud the direc- tors huve resolved upon liguidation. Fully twenty-five banks of northwestern Kansas have ‘efther failed or gone into voluntary liquidation since December 1, The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and viefoity—Fair; warmer. For Nebraska—8ir Tuesday: variable winds; warmer in eastern portion, stationary temperature in western portion. For lowa—Fair Tuesday ; winds becoming variable; slightly warmer by Wediesduy morning. For goulh Dakota—-Warmer; southerly winds; fair, | MILES AND MREEVER DIFFER| The Trouble Between Them Cauns C.n- siderable Gossip in Army Oiroles. TO PREVENT INDIANS SECURING FIREARMS. ended Bill Reported by Mander- ~Omaha Bridge Bill Signed by the Phesiding Officors of Congress. Wasnixaron Bureav Tie Be 513 Fountee Nt Stue WasuiNatoy, D, C. Army circles are gotting o great deal of gossipoutof the desive of General Miles to come to Washington and the failure of Gen- eral Schofield to grant permission for the visit. It is generally understood that one of General Miles' purposes i coming here would be to profer charges acainst General McKeever, The latter, it will be remem- bered, made some strictures on General Miles for nis conduct of the Indiun campaign, al- leging that the extent of the recent uprising was magoified by Miles in order that his ser- s should bo correspondingly magnified. These views of General McKeever were talked about in the army clubs and among military men until Secretary Proctor, who is & warm supporter of Miles, took steps tostop the criticism. The fivst step was to retire McKeever to asubordinate service at the de- partment, This was soon followed by an order relioving McKeever from duty here and assigning him to duty on General Miles' staff, “This brought the twoenemies face to face, and each of them has been fretting over the ordeal. It is said that General Miles' main desire in coming to Washington is to prefer charges agunst Gene McKeever for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen- tleman, and General Schotield, rumor has it, is trying to pacify him and to fix up the mat- ter. The report on the investigation of Colonel Forsythe's action in the Wounded Knee fight is expected iu a fow days, and it is under- stood that it will restove Colonel Forsythe to his command after mildly reprimanding him for some feature of his actiou in the engage- ment. TO PREVENT INDIANS SECURING FIREARMS, Senator Manderson roported to the senate today in an amended form the disarmament of Indians and prohibiting undersevere penalties the sale of k{wnrum:r ammunition to Indians UPON rescrvations at any time in the future, Senator Manderson says this bill will become a law at this session,as there is a very strong feeling for it,and the impression prevails that something must be done immediately to prevent such disastrous outbreaks as have been attractisg attention to South Dakota and northern Nebraska during the past three months, If tiffs bill should become a law it will be next to aphysical impossibility for the Indians atany time in the future to go upon the warpath, as they will have no guns with which to fight. THE OMAHA BRIDGE BILL. The prosiding officers of the two houses of congress today sigued the enrolled copy of the interstate low bridge bill, which now goes to the president, for npproval, REPRESENTATIVE CARTER ON SILVER. Ropresontative Carter of Montana, who ls chafrman of the committee on mines gud wpe; f the committee on Nage, and measures, smd this afternoon that he believed that the latter committee would within a week report upon the semate unlimited silver coinage bill. He was unable to say whether the committee would simply make an adverse report upm that meastive witiout recommending anything else, or whether it would proposea substitute providing for the unlimited free comage of Auwerican silver only. Mr. Carter was sure of one thing, however, and that was that whatever action the committee may take will be ratifi by the house. He said the un- limited coinage of all silver offered was en- tirely out of the question, and that the friends of unlimited coinage have wrecked their cause in thesenato by various trades and propositions to weigh down appropriation bills with this question. He said free coin- age for American silver would readily pass either house, and of course the president would cheerfully sign it, There was a conferenc: ber of the free coinage men, and it is the im- pression among even the most avdent un- limited coinage advocates that if there is any finul legislation upon the silver question during the session it will provideonly for the coinage of American silyer, It may be, how- ever, that if a measure of this character should be passed it will contain the further provision that should the umount of Ameri- can silver offered for coinage not ageregate n cach year the amount now purchased the secretary of the treasury may buy from_the market i suficient amount of foreign silver to bring the total up to the present totals. DEMOCRATS OPPOSE COMPLIMENTING REED, The announcement was made fn the house today that. 2 paper was about to be circulated for tho signatures of democratic members, protesting aguinst the adoption of the usual resolution at the close of the session compli- menting the speaker on his stowardship, At the close of every congress it has been the custom to adopt @ resolution complimentary tothe speaker, out the democrats as a bedy and a few republicans have become so an- gered over the rulwgs of the speaker that they threaten todefeat the customary pro- ceedings of the house when the session comes to the hour of closing. [t is not likely that the democrats will prepare tho protest spoken of, but will content themselves with casting their votes against the resolution which will be offered by tbe republicans. A number of the democrats are in favor of the protest, how- ever, and announce that if the resolution complimenting Speaker Reed is made very strong they will propose & substitute mildly criticising the rulings of the speaker withthe expectation of receiving the votes of some re- pu‘lliull-x who are personally not in accord with Speaker RReed, Some of the de are in favor of extreme measure taliation aguinst Mr. Reed. For instance, Mr. Whiting of Michigan, a democrat, ad- vises agamst the election of = any man to the speakership of the mnext house unless he will in advance of his clection pledge bimself never to recog- nize Mr. Reed upon the floor for any purpose whatever. It is very likely that MY, Mills of “Texas would cheerfully make this pledge, for he intensely dislikes Mr. Reed. 1t will be remembered that at the opening of the present congress Mills refused to serve upon the commitioe on rules because the speaker was the chairman of it. THE OPERATORS TLAD A SNAP, George W. Harris, the Washington corres- pondent, who was some weeks at Pine Ridge during the Indian campaign and who has just returned, has in this evening’s Star some things of interest to Bee readers, among them the following : “‘Proportionatel was more moucy made by the operators than by any of the other tenpa residents at Pine Ridge. When the tr first came the only electrical means of com- munication with the outer world was a single wire to Rushville—a telephone line. To make this communication more speedy and secret switches and keys were putin and theline was convertible, Then the g uartermasterengaged o telograph operators, who relioved the newspaper correspondonts all the time, As goverument operators they were notrequired to send anything but government messiges, but they were allowed to receive commercial and news matter and forward it to Kushville, herethero was a Western Union office. The Pine Ridgge operators were not goverued by ooy rate schedule, and as a con- sequence nust have accumulated money at u great rate, Tlere were three ways in which wpy could be sent to Rushville—by the stage, which left at 2 o'clock ; by special car- rier, for %, and by the government wire The latter was preferable, for a man could tonight of a num- file his uews at a later hov blo otherwise, and of 1} be most frequéntly used. edge Ieaunot give any fi = 3 as to the amounts pald by other o, = wndents —al though [ have heard a god =% any stories that were disgustingly = acious—but 1 do Know that i cost the Star 1 cent for ever, ord st inover the government wires | this place to Rushyille, a distance of abo renty-five riles. Kither of the operators uld" send thirty wordsa minate, Howm elograph operators are there who get £55 . ionth s a steady thing, quarters and rations commuta tion and who would demand 30 cents a min ute forextra work? The same game was k»l.l 2 as to the receiving of messages, The tern Union manager at Rushville would forward business dispatohes to Pine Ridge and the palm of the g operator was always upward whenthe dis- pitehes were delivered, A ten-word propaid messago from Washington called for as much money when delivered as it cost to transmit from the national capital to Rushvilie, The fabled Ali Baba and his forty light-fingered followers were not in it.”? MISCELLAN EOUS. @1t isnot atall likely that mitte on agriculture Will report a bill for tha relief of the drouth sufferors in N aska The sub-committee some days ago instructed Mr. Allen of Michiganto preparo a bill ap- v“‘}' ing §50,000 with which to buy sefd grain for the drouth sufferers of Ne- braska, butup tothis time Mr. Allen has done nothing in the way of prepating the mmeasure, an it was stated in to conmitieo room today thas since this amount was not regarded as being suficient to afford material relief there was no _probability that it would be presented for corfSideration” in the house. "l'hnrlus E. Hall of Dubuque is at the Na- tion ity it had to ¥ own knowl- the house com- direction of the president the warde- purbment, order dated Januar L 1891, de- taling IMest Lientenant John Puark, r. Twent, as professor of mili- s at the Virginia mili- cington, Va., is suspended toduy secured a favorable re- port on the pension bill of William Martin of Fremont. Mr. Martin was one of the heroes of the Mexican war. This generous action of the government will provide for the vot- eran in his old ag Postmaster Porsinger at s resigned and Chris pointed in his place. Rosa Burger has been recommonded for appointment as postmistress atGennet, Cus- ter county, ors were appointed today for Towa Clayton, Clayton county, W, H. ice J. H. Bublman, rvesigned; High Creek, Fremont county, G. H.Thayer, vice J. H. Reyuolas, resigned. J. Wesley Brown of Parkston, S D., has petitioned congress, through Senator Allison, for alaw requiring contostants as against claimants located on public lands to deposit with the receiver a sufficiont sum to pay ex- penses of contests, tobe paid to cluimants in case contestants fail to establish title. The vice president today lwd before the senate resolutions of the South Dukota logis- laturein favor of the complate dis ment of Indians as the best method of suppressing hostilities in that state. Central City, Hostetter will Perny S. Heamin. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Senate. WasiNgtoy, Feb, 0, —By a vote of yeas 2, n ), the senato refused to reconsider the vote of Saturday recommitting the eight hour bill to the committee on education aad labor, and the bili therefore stands recom mitted, The senate ook up the house copyright bill and Mr, Platt made a brief explanation. M. Fryo offered an amendment extending the. principles of the bill to maps, charts, dramatic or musical compositions, engrav- ings, cuts, prints, chromos and lithographs. After a long discussion the lithographic amendment was agreed to—yeas 27, nays 24, Mr. Sherman moved_to amend section § by striking out the word ‘‘prohibited” and in- serting in lieu thereof lkn: words, *‘subject to the auties provided by law,” so that books, cic , copyrighted here and printed abroad shallnot be prohibited, but shall bo subject to the paymentof tariff duties, The amend- ment went over without actios The semate then took a recess till 8 p.m. No quorum was then present and the scnate adjourned, House, Wasaixeroy, Feb, ¢ he house went into committes of the whole on the sundry civil bill. Its consideration comploted, the committeo proceeded to discussion of the legislative appropriation bill. General debate was postponed until tomorrow aud the bill was read by paragraphs for amendment, M, Hlgyes of [owa offered an amendment providing session clerks to representative with a salary of #5 a day After some ais- cussion this amendment with an amendment fixing thesalaries of clerks at $100a month was ugreed to, The committee then rose and the sundry civil il passed, "T'he senate amendment to the fortification bill was non-concurred in. Adjourned. Prohibition Measures. aroy, Feb. 9.—Representative J. D. Taylor of Ohio tolay reported to thehonse from the committee on alcoholic liguor traftic & bill to prohibit the importation and expor- tatin and interstate trausportation in violavion of local laws of alcoholic beverages, The report accompany- ing the bill says public safety ana public morals will not much longer be tolerated by the majority ruling power of this republic, Taylor also reported favorably from the same committee a joint, resolution probibitin manufacture, importation, exportation, ti - vortationand sale of all alcoholic liquors as a beverage in the United Statos and in every place subject to its jurisdiction. Nebraska Postmasters Confirmed. WasINGTON, 1'eb, ~The following Ne- braska postmasters were conflrmed today R. 0. Fellows, Aubirn; W. H. Maan, W bur; M. V. Clark, Sutton, i A MIKE CONLEY KNOCKED OUT. Billy Woods of Denver Worsts the Ithaca Giant, ¢ OnLEANS, La., Fol -Billy Woods of Denver knocked Mike Conley, the Ithaca giant, out in two vounds tonight at tho Audubon Athletic club. The fight was for $1,00, threefourths to the winner. Instructor Dufty of the Audubon club was selected as referee. Woods was scconded by Bob Fizsimnons and Bob Carroll, while Prof. John Clark and Tom Casey looked after Mike Conley, In the first round Conley landed a right-hander on Woods' ribs, after which Woods smashed Conley on the juw with his loft and rattled him, then caughthim on the chin with his right and landed him in a heap, whon Conley elinched to avoid punishment. {n the sccond round Woods gave Conley @ hard oncon the nose and followed it with a kuock down. As Conley arose he received @ sottler on the Jaw and was knocked out. S -— A Soldier's Suicide, Cnevesse, Wyo, Feb. 9—[Special Tel gram to Piik Ber.|—A private soldier named Honry Boyer, stationed ot Camp Pilot Buttes, near Rock Springs, committed sui- | Heplaced the muzzle of | cido this moring, his rifle under his chin and fired the weapon by pusbing bacic the trigger with his foot. The man bad served twenty-two years in the army and belongea to Company A, Seven- teenth infantry, — e Believed to be a Hoax, CLEVELAND, O, Feb, 0. H. Rodger the young man whe attempted saidide av Omaha Sunday, formerly resided at Sandy Lake aud Butler, Pa. Notlingis known of the murder or disappearance of o girl, aud Rodgers' confession that he murdered his sweetheurt is believed to be s hoax, (ATTLE MEN LUCK HORNS. Regular Qommission Firms Attsmpt to Shat Qut the American Company, AN UGLY FIGHT IS THUS PRECIPITATED. The American Commission Company Will Seck to Maintain Its Right to Handle Cattlo in This Market. There is merry war on just now n Souty Omaba, On the one side aro arrayed the stock come missfon wen ; on the other the American Live Stock commission company. Tho stockyards company saying nothing, The fight was precipitated at this inoppore tune time by the ®ock commission men, it i said. Thoy seek to shut out the A oan company from handling cattlo fn this market. The latter hasbeen put on apar with the regular commission men as far as the Stock- yirds company is concerned. The Amnerican company acts as the agent of ranchmen, indi- * vidual stock growers aud farmers genorally. ‘This is the bone of contention. It has riled the hitherto placid surface of the immense stream of businoss which finds its way to the Omaba stock yards, Beforeit is all over, someone, it is predicted, will squeal like a stuck pig. Geo 5. Brown, the local salesman for the Americ an company, has received notico that he will besuspended from membershin un- tesshis firm lives up to the rules of the ox- nge. The American Live Stock commission com- ‘rlll\‘ has agents at the different markets. ilur commissions are charged bat after the expenses aro paid the balance is roturned to the members of the organization in the shape of dividends. The regular commission firms claim that this is practically cutting commissions which 1s contrary to the rules of the exchauge, hence the effort on tho part of the exchange to suppress the company, The fist importaut move on the part of the exchauge was to notify ryone doing businessat the yards to noither buy nor to sell to the Awme Live Stock com- mission company. AN INJUNCTION APPLIED FOR. lengthy petition and bill complant, twent pages of typo-written manuscript, was filed with Clerk Moores of the district_court last evening,and is entitled George S, Brown, complainant, vs. the South Omalia Live Stock exchange of South Omabia, Neb,, respondent. The complaint alleges that the detendant corporation was incorporated Jauuary 14, 1830, and the articles of incorporation were signed by A, C. oster, i Martin, George Burke, J. B. Blanchard, J. M. Doud, and J. A Hake, Complainant, further avers that at that tima tho incorporators were commission mer- chants in the live stock business, and thay the corporation was organized in the interest of the commission merchants and dealers in live stock at the Union stockyards, controlled by the Union stockyards compau, |lim|bed} of Omaha. That upon the organization ol the suid exchange the merchants and buyers of live stock at said stockyards became aud now are members of said exchange, and cortain other commission merchunts, of whom tho orator is one, afterward became members. That the mombers combined and contederated together in ovder to control the selling of all stock that might arrive atsaid market and by reason of this confeleracy 1t has become hn‘)l‘ncuc(mlu forone not a men ber of said exchange to sell live stock at said public market, for while the rules o the exchange allow its members to buy fromowners ol live stock, usage of owners not to accompuny their stock and their intance with pure it necessary to ative, who must be a mem- e, for the purchuser will than a member or the of the stock. During the year 1860 were sold out of this mari about, 3,600 head of cattle, 1,673,314 heaa of hogs, 50063 head of schep, and 7,005 head of horses and mules, all of which stock was raised and forwarded o said stoekyards by the farmers of Nebraska, Jowa, Dakots, Colorado and other western states and terris tories, making it almost the equal of the ck market in the world at the vards in Chicago, ange practically controls the sala of live stock at said public market, and tne rules provide that the commission for the selling of live stock shall not be less than ti following: Six dollars for single deck oar loads of hogs A sheep, $.0 for is looking on and A vory covering employ arc ber of suid ex buy of 1o one othe double deck car loads of same cents per head for cattle charges not 1o exceed 812 per cad load, provided cows with sucking calves sold together shall be counted as one animal; 8 wor car load for mixed animals, unless it ‘cons taius enough animals at 50 cents por head to exceed $5, when 50 cents per head shall be charged for every head therein contained, The granting of vebates or dividing of coms mission with consignors, except commission merchants or regular buyers for stock shipped from otner cities, shall be deemed a violation of this rule. There shall be no agents employed except upon a stipulated salary, which shall not be contingent upvon commissions earned. Any member or firm violating these provis- ions shull be fined not less than #00 nor more than $00 for the first offense. and {f said fine is not paid within three days said firm shall be expelled from memberstiip, The loaning of money for loss than the legal rate shall be deenied a violation of the les of the exchange, The compl ors and charges thab said sums are unreasonable and unjust to those engaged in raising live stock, and that the members of the exchange have confeder- ated to coerce persons to pay unreasonable prices to them for selling their stock, all of which is to the wjury of stock producers and the public atlarge and in violation of law. Complainant further avers that the greator purt of the stock shipped to said market is purchased by th H. Hanmond packing company, G F. Swift' & Co, the Omaha packing company, Cudahy Brothers packing company, Lee Kothschilds, Beeker & Degan and Van Sant & Cary, at least to such an exs tent that their refusal to purchase from an individuat or firm renders it impossivle for such person or firm to sell his stock at sald public market, These purchasers are mems vers of said exchange and will not parchase from persons not in harmony with swd exs change, and will refuse to purchuse from persons o corporations wheu forbiduen to do 50 bv said exchange. 4 The petitioner further states thaton nce countof the urrangements atthe stock exe| change in South Omaha a number of stocks men of several states conferved together as to the best means of finding some reliof from the above mentioned operations, and they do- cided to organize and form o corvoration for the purpose of selling _theip | stock by Pocoming a member: of the South Omaha live stock exchange and b enabled thereby to sell their stock on the market at the South Omaha stockyards. In pursuance of ihis objoct Samucl Luzarus, Thomas S, Bugbee, N. I aton and N, B. Grogory filea their statements with the seos of state of Illinois in March, 1859, and led to open books for the subscriptio k to the American Live Stock commis | sion company, "The plaintiff further states that he became amemberof the South Omaha live stock xchunge prior to March, 1860, He states that the American Tave Stock commission company applied for membere ship into the South Omana live stock exe change and was refused, and that afterward he became the agent for the American Livi Stock commission company aod transacted | business for the above named company at the South Omaha live stock exchange. “I'nc petitioner then ulleges that on Febe runry 3, 1501, th Duiabi 1ivo stok | exehiandze notitied all members of the cxchang ot w0 haudle any swek belouging W