Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1891, Page 1

2 \ HE OMAHA DaiLy BLE T OMAHA 'HURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1891 THE ADVOCATES OF DITCHES. They Are Assembled in Full Force at the ftate Capitol, SHARNY IRRIGATION ENTHUSIASTS, A Remarkable Conver Session — Burglarson Trial in Fres mont Cattle and Flour Thicves in Custody. ion Now in Lixcory, Neb., Feb, 11, B |—The state irrig¢ation conven tion that metin Lincoln this afternoon was, in many respects, the most remarkable and important that was eve 1a in Nebraska, Itwasa rathoring of progressive and far-sighted men whosee in fon the meaus of develop- ment of the now almost dormant. agriculturat wealth of the state, It was a representativo body and ireluded among its deleg jogoers, men of wealth and gentlemen rep- resonting almost every industry in the state, The meotings were hold in representative ballat the state house and although not as Inrge as expected proved an interesting and enthusiastic convention, Many persons liv- Ing in the wostern part of the state were kept away by the snow blockade. Tho open- ingsession was held at representative hall atlp. m, Hon. R. H. Oakley, president of the Lincoln board of trade, calling the meet- ing to order. Mr, Onkley extended a hearty welcome to the delegates in a vrief speech and asked the pleasureof the convention. Professor Hicks of the stateuniv nominated wernor Robert W, thepioncer advocate of irrigation, position of chaieman. The motion and Governor Furnas was unanimously elicted. Ashe came forward to take the chair he was greoted with enthusiastic ap- plause, Mr. Furnas, aftor thavking the convention for the honor bestowed upon him, tersely mentioned some of the great benefits to be derived from irrigation and declaved t! this convention meant the ultimate doubling of the products of the state. Ho added that as the delegates had come to- gether more for action than for speaking that it was best, to launch atonco into action and after the election of the necessury officers to proceed to the taking of proper action for the promotion of ierigation, On motion of Seeretary state bourd of transportation W of Lancaster was chosen secre . A Atkinson of Lancaster was chosen as: ant s oll of countics was then alled. M. Hathaway of Lancaster made a motion that persons present from any presented county be allowed rights of representation. notion prevailed. Among these substitute delegates was prosented the pgne of Mrs, Fannie O. Lynnof Chadron. name was presented by Rev. D, I, Dif- or in very neat speech, and hor ap- pontment was gréeted with applausce, Mr. Parker of Perkins eounty modestiy in- timated that he would be pleased to be added tothe list of delogates from Perkins, The three delegates from that county gladl added Mr. Parker's name to the list. M William E. Smythe, whose vigorous arti in T'ue Bee on the suvjectof irrigation have attracted so much attention, was added to the Douglas county delegation. Governor Furnas was chosen’ o represent the mior- ganized territory. Up to 4 p. 1o, the time was mainly consumed in organizing and in gerting the decks ready for action. Up to that, time the following list of delegates had arrived and were accredited Lancaster county—0. P. Mason, R. B. ham, A, J. Saw. Josepn Burns, Thomas H. Hyde, C. W. Mosher, H. D. Hithaway, J. H. MeClay, B, O. Goodell, C. A. Atkinson, William MelLaughlin, L. C. Pace, John it geralg, N. S, Harwood and S. D, Cox, Red Willow county—William Weygent, William Fiteh, Ora Clavk, A. T, Harden, J. H, Everest, H. H. Pickens, J. P. Squires, A. M. Barton, Charles Boy 1 W. Beck, Sid- ney Dodgo, Scotts Bluffs County—W. hardson. Dundy County— k. Ed Tatbot, J. D, West, Simon Bickel, J. D. Graves, L. Moore. Webster County—W. 8. Garber, C. W. [faley, Auson Higley. >orkins County —C, S. Purnell, J, L. Beard, £, H. Hill, W. L. Rutledge, Hitcheock County—W. D, Wildman, C. G. Crews, M. M. House, GeorgeG. Eisenhart, A L. King, S. E. Salomon, H. Lebmann, J. 1. Kellogg, Noab Mishler, F. B. Risloy C2 W, Shurthff, R. Knowles, O, H. Reck. Box Butte county—R. M. Hampton, W. I Hitcheock, A. P, Field, C. A. Porter, Thos. Beck, 12, Cotton, J. R. Van Buskirk, L. W. Guchrist, Jas. Hathaway, Logan county—C, D, Shrader. Gasper couniy—Samuel Goddard Stunton county—J, G. Matthewson, Cuss—H, W, Hyers, Adams—T, L Conversa, Bumer-Cyrus Van Pelt, Frontier—J. C. Humilton, Greeley—J. W, Wallace Other delegates cawe in and reported and a complete list will be reported to the conyen- tiou in the morning. Onmotion of Mr, Witdman a special com- mitteo of twelve was appoluted to prepare a bill to be presented to the legislature, Chair- man Furuas aprointed the following mem- bers of that committee McCook district—J. L, Mecker, L. Morse: Oguili trict—K. J. Short, J. R. Brother ton, Thomas Stimpson. Sidney di trict--Henry St. Rayner, L. B, Corey Smylhe. State at large—Thomas Be: Box ‘Butte, 0. P. Mason of Lancaster and William Wildman of Red W illow. The following committee on was appointed: L, B. Corey, [ W. Gilehrist, L. k. Hicks, E, J, Murs. Fannie O, Linn, Mr, C.J. Jones of Garden City, Kan., was called out and made some very extended re- marks'in regard to the work of irrigation in Kansas. He said they had 600 miles of canals now in operation in’ that state that were a signal success, and all they had to do was to open the flood gates and lot the water pour forth. This work haa been done with for- eign capital, but he feared such a course as unwise and radical legisiation by the farm- ers, Hoexhorted the Nebraska {HI‘HIL‘N not to pass laws o scare capital- ists, ~and said thWAt eastbm momey would flow in it 1t could be assured of a profit of 6 per cent. He said he was about to invest some Kansas it in irrigating ditches in Nebraska, In ! opinion the proper way would bo for the county toto vote bonds s a bonus, to tempt eastern capital and give the capitalists full control of the water supply. Professor Hay, also of Kansas, spoke at length. He was glad the people were waking upon this guestion during the winter months, In Kansas they no longer say they do not need irrigation. There was a stretch of country reaching from British America to Texas and 400 miles in width that was a trackless desert, without irrigation and that an experimental commission sent out by the agricultural department of the goverument of which he was a member had made an in- vestigation as to the feasibility of sinking artesian wells throughout this vust territo wod had made a favorable report is 00 longer a aebatable question, It must bedone. The people are not goingto let 100,000 acres of productive land lie idle for all time| 0. I, Mason took Mr. Jones severely to task for proposing to place the whole control of water supply in the hands of eastern cap- talists who could levy a perpetual tribute on the land, and arain " the country of all its urplus wealth. He believed the county boards should have full chargeof the rules and regulations governing the water supply, and the system of ircizating canals to be stablished, and would favor no law that \ uls theso matters out of the powerof the yrople, Adjournment was P m. At the evening session of the convention [Special to Tur =ity irnas, for the was put 3ilchrist of the It M, Secloy Lehew, C©, resolutions Moore, L. Murtin’ and Trrigation then taken un 30 there was a marked increase in attend There was a great deal of enthusiasm earnostness manifested and the benefits irrigation were dwelt on at some length retary Gilchrist offered a resolution mmending the sale of 14,000 acres of saline lands in Lancaster county and using the proceeds of tne same for purposes of irrigacon. These lands are worth §250,000. e resolution was adop C. B, Parker declared that Hayes, Dundy, Perkins and Chuse counties could be best irrigated by artesian weils, The convention then adjourned nco, and of Knights of Lahor Convention, LixcoLy, Neb, Feb. 11, Special to Tur Ber. | —The state convention of the Knights of Labor meets in this city tomorrow for the election of officers and the consideration of matters of general interest to that order. An extraordinary feature of this convention will bo the preseice through tho deliborations of this body of Genoral Master Workman T, V. Powderly, who will arrive in the city from Omaha tomorrow on his first visit to the Cap- ital city. On Friday evening Mr. Powderly will lecture publicly at Bohanan's hall, and this simple announcement is a guarantee that he hall will be crowded to ov ving. His lecture will be of interest to every laboring maa, and hence it behooves them to repatr to the hall as early as possible to procuro seats. The convention will continue in session two days and probably three, and while in the main the work will be secret, there will likely be mattersof interest thatean be given the public through the columns of the press. It is understood that pending bills before the legislature will be thoroughly discussed, and measures that are deemed to the best inter- ests of Nebraska laborers will be considered with a view to securing sible. The stato convention will tended, theve are some tw gates to it. While Nebraska as a state is not as much of a manufacturing section as some otherstates the Kuights of Labor is a very strong organization here and ono that i growing in popular favor and streagth. This convention will be_called to order at 2 p, m. Messrs. George W. Blake, J. W. Emerson, A. C. Shattuck and L. illiclc have been appointed a committee of reception to Hon. T, V. Powderly, A Forcible Arrest. Lixcovy, Neb,, Feb. 11.—[Special to Tie Tuz Bi tion. Henry St Rayner of Cheyenne county is in the city for the pur- pose of filing a petition with Governor Boyd he make a demand upon the governor of Wyoming to liberate William Kingen, who is 10w confined in th jail of Laramie county, state of W on the chal cattle stealing, ‘Phe demand is i the grounds _ that in constitution and d States and Nebr: efendant was forcible kidnapped from his home in Scott's BIuff county by a posse of men from Wyoming under the advice of the prosecut. ing attorney of Laramie county and his dire tion and that Kingen bo permitted to return to his home from whence he was abducted. My, St. Rayner says that a_posse of thir- teon men came from Wyoming and, under tho pretext of wishing to” buy some’ cattle, diverted his attention and suddenly, pulling their revolvers, made him thew prisoner and tool him forcibly into Wyoming territory. They Think it a Scheme. Nenrasgs Crry, Neb,, Fob, 11.—|Special to Tz Bee.] —A Central avenue merchant has sent out a number of circulurs to loca capitalists askine how much they are willing to subscribe towards three new railroad brauch lines—the Rock Island and two exten- sions of the Q" and Missouri Pacitic. Hon, donn C. Watson and L. F. DeGettee have each agreed to give §5,000, and half a dozen others are willing to give similar amounts, but all the railroads mentidhed have repeat- edly eiven it out that for the present they would not build for amount, of bouus, so that the merchant's scheme will probably result in nothing more than cheap advertising, Nebraska City Railways. Nenraska City, Neb, Feb. 11.--[Special to Tur Bee|—Engineor Lowis, who ha charge of building the Union cut-oft of tho Missouri Pacific, says the new branch will not be ready for traftic before next May. With the opening of that line Nebraska Cily will receive an extra passenger train running to Lincoln. Manager Clark is quoted as saying that no building would be done this year by the Missouri Pacific. AF be largely at- » hundred dele- of the the of the ur Thicf. Gornexnung, Neb,, Kb, 11, [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.]-The glass front of Winchell's grocery was broken lust night. Four bags of flour were taken and hauled in a cart, being spilled along tho road and traced twelve miles north, The trail stopped at a neighbor's. A warrant was issued and a constable has gone to arrest D. E, Young, a farmer of Custer county, Thieves on the Farms. enrAska City, Nob, Feb. 11.—[Special to Tur Ber—John Raddy, a farmer living north of town, reported to the police today that some one stole a wagon load of corn from his cribs last aight, and he suspects some parties from the city. 'Eli Brown, an. other farmer, also had fifty bushels of pota- toes stolen from him a few nights ago, A Change in the Auditor's Oflice. Lixcory, Neb., Fob, 11.—|Special Tele- @ram to Tue Bre | It was given out to- night that a chango will take place in tho’ auditor’s office, Mr. €. B. Allan, insurance auditor, will be succeeded March 1 by Myron Wheeler. Mr. Allan will have chiavge of the western business of a large insurance com- pauy. He Stole Cattle Freyovt, Neb, Feb, 11.—|Spacial Tele- gram to Tue Ber.] —In the case of the state vs Frank Romandorf, tried for stealing eighteen head of cattle from Phillip Scott here last September, was completed, the jury finding a verdict of guilty. Burglars on Trial, Freyoxt, Neb, Feb. 11— [Special gram to Liie Bee.)—The trial of Michael Swift and Frank Utterson, charged with burglarizing a store here some weeks ago and afterward arcested in Council Bluffs began today. Colonel Daily of Council Bluffs is for the defense, Tele- mall Fire at Kearney. Krarxey, Neb, Feb. 11.—[Spec Tele- gram to Tug Ber,|—Fire partially destr A. J. Shepard’s drug store last night, avout £,000; fully lnsurved. inated from a defective flue, ALmaxy, N. Y., Feb, vernor Hill, when shown the letter parporting to be from Henry Watterson, published in the Baltimore Sun this morning, said: “I nover received auy such letter. It is the fiest [ have heard of any such thing. It must be a forgery." Jaimivone, Md., Feb, 11.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Sun, anent the de larations of Governor Hill that he never re- coived such a letter as was published in the Sun this morning, telegraphs. “Henry Wat- terson wrote and sent the letter, E v word of it is genuine. Of course I cannot say Goy- ernor Hill received theletter—if he denfes it."” B Signed Away a Fortune, St. Pavi, Minn,, Feb, 11.—A Butte, spocial to the Pioneer Pross says: A ment was filed today in the cireuit court, dated last Juue, by which Thomas Jefferson Davis, natural son of Millionaire Andrew J Davis, deceased, who lives in lowa, assigned toJohn A, Davis, brother of the deceased and legateo under the will of 133, now being contested, all his right, title nod interest in the estate. By this action the young man bias throwu away the chances of the fortune, as, if the will is broken, he would have almost & certainty of being declared the heir, Mont., docu- their passage it pos DASTARDLY PLOT DISCOVERED A Bohemeo to Blow Up the Great Schufeldt Distillery in Chicago. DYNAMITE THE AGENT OF DESTRUCTION, The Secretary of the Whisky Trust i8 Charged with Attempting to Bribe a Government Gauger to Do the Job. Cinea Fleb. 11.—If the stories told by agents of the national treasury department now in this city are trus one of the most diabolical of dynamite plots, involving great loss of life and property, has been discove and its consummation provented juston the ove of its putting into effect, The Western Distillers' and Cattle Feed- ers' association, better known as the whisky trust, is a corporation with a capital stock of £35,000,000 and controls the price of high wines throughout the country, as it controls all of the distillevies with two or three ex- ceptions, The most important distillery out- side of the combination is that of H. H, Shu- feldt of this city, and it was agaiust this concern that the plot was arraneed. The exposure of the conspiracy occurred this morning. George J. Gibson of Peoris, T1L, arrived at 6 o'clock and on compiaint ‘of Solicitor General Hart of the treasury depart- nent, who came here from Washington for the purpose, was arrested as he was alight- ing from a carviage at the door of the Graud Pacific hotel and hurried across the street into the government building, where he was locked up. The arrest was made as quictly and the fa 1s possible, *t was not made public until some hours afterward. The charee laid at G son's door 18 that he offered Government Gauger T, S. Dewar, who is on duty at Shu- feldt's distillery, a bribe toblowup the dis- tillery with dynamite, Solicitor Hart tells the story of the plot Hesays that Gibson opened communication with Dewar some time ago, telling him at first that Shufeldt's concera was in the way and that they wero teying to get it out of tho hooffered Dewar $10,000, and then increased the offer to 825,000 to blow up the concern. Gibson told him he had a dynamite machine that could be exploded be- tween two large tanks, veleasingand setung onfirea sea of alcohol. There would be plenty of time for Dewar to get away, and he was the only man who could place the ma- chine vecause of the fact that as a government officer he had access to all parts of the building. “Gibson i , when he told Dewar that the me ould not go off untilhe had time to get out, for it would have exploded atonce, killing the man who placed it before becould possibly get away, thus destroying the only evidence aguinstthe trust people aud at the same time saving to them the $25,000 bribe. In addition to the destruction of Dawar aad the buildings, the sucesss of the plot meant the unquestionable death of 150 men working in the place. As L say, Déwar, under onr instractions, went length of the conspiracy to the point of doin the diabolical desd, and-when Gibson was n ted he was waiting uni i, expecting to hear of the explosion and the destruction of all those lives and all that property. We nave in our possession all the evidence to substantiato Dewar's story—the dynamite machine, letters of contract” between Dewar and Gibson, in tact everything, The case1s practically overso far as our department is ened. The case is made.” y evidence to show that oth- Gibson were implicated in the spiracy " Hart was asked. ‘Gibson 1s secretary of the trust, and while wo might reason that he was not aloe in this und that somebody higher up inthe trust was the responsible party, we have not a bit of evidence tending to implicate anyone else. Everything we have poiats to Gibson and tono other person.’ The machine, materials to make it effective and inculpating documents were in the satchel which Gibson carried at the time of hi Some unknown person who had knowledge of the conspiracy warned the owners of the distillery on Monday of the danger which beset them and fixing the date for the explo- on for yesterday or today, and they were carefully guarding the promises day and night, T'wo previous attempts, which were attrib- uted 1o whisky, were made to destroy Schu- feld's with dynamite. One of them oceurred o years ago -last fall. Detective Dan Cougitlin of the city police force was detailed on the cas and it was while at work on it that he made the ac- quaintance of the little Gorman, John R. Kunze. Both of them were afterwards tried for complicity in tho ion of D Cronin, Coughlin_is serving a life sentence for the crime, but Kunze was acquitted, This afternoon Gibson ‘vas taken before Umited States Commissioner Hoyne and re- leased on 20,000 bail. He declined to make any statement regarding the matter, Gibson's beside est Surpr 1 Peoria. Pronria, IiL, Feb, The arrest of George J, Gibson in Chicago today caused intense surprise hero. At trust headquar- ters nobody could be found this afternoon. President Greenhut went to Washington ten days ago and is still thece, although his relatives and friends do not know at what hotel he i His son said tonight that if his father desired to say anything on the subject he would make s whereabouts known, but otherwise not. The whisky men hero assert that Gibsouw's arrest” 1s the re- sult_of & conspiracy between anti-trust distillers, Gibson has been a resident of this ty since 1879, when he came here from Cléveland and’ entered the employ of the Mouarch distillery as book-keeper. When the trust was formed in 1551 he was elected secretary and has siuce heid that position He made money idly and is now rated at $150,000, Mayor Clark, formerly & member of the association, said tonight: “Gibson was not such a fool ‘s to deal with a gauger in such a terriole affair, if it were true,” ‘There 15 a rumor here tonight that United States detectives who were here o weck ago gained entrance to the trust headquarters and searched it carefully. In the basement, it is alleged, they found a dynawmite wachine and explosive chemicals suficient to destroy all the distilleries in the world. It is known that the ofticers were here, but the story about searching the headquarters cannot be traced to any reliable source, Several prom inent whisky men will go to aid Gibson, A RANCHER SHOT, He is Attacked While Asleep by a Drunken Employe, Cuevexse, Wyo, Feb. 11.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—William Wittingham, foreman of the Douglas William Sartoris ranches, near Laramie, was shot last night while asleep in bed by a drunken range rider named Rufus Rolnson and dabgerously wound Early in the evening Robinson had been ejected from Wittingham's room, After Wittingham had goue to sleep, Robin- sou creptinto his room, placed the muzzle of & revolver at his head ond fired, Fortunately the shot was high and inflicted a deep scalp wound instead of proviug fatal. Other ranch employes came to the scene of the shooting, but Robison stood them off with his revolver and for two hours kept Wittingham covered with the gun, womentarily threatening to kill mm. Finally Wittingham fainted from loss of blood and Robison went to the bara and rode away with two horses. The Albany county officials were notified of the matter today and will capture Robiuson if possible, | days has been wh GENERAL SHERMAN SINKING, His Physicians Consider His Case Al most Hopeless, NEw Yonk, Feb, 11.—Ceneral Sherman is very low this morning. His éondition hasnot changed for the better since last night. Last night the general only spoke when addressed, The members of the family were about his bed allnight, Ifhe lives through today tho crisis will have passed. The doctors an- nounced after consultation this morning, that the condition of the general is loss favorable than yesterday, flo suffered considerably last night and is constantly growing weaker. y before noon D Alexandor,ewhen 1 for the latest news of the sick general, “T'ho general passed the worst night he has had since he was tak®h il and 1t is not too much to say that his comdition this morn- ing is extromely eritical,® He is very much worse than yesterday momdng und the slight improvement observed dWEing the day was itively lost. A change edme after midnight and since that time he xl'lm to have been gradudlly sinkine. The wlkst feature of tho s is that he deoms to lielnost of the time i a state of coma and can only be roused when food is adinistered. ~ The only nourishment he has faken for soveral ky and milk, and at timcs he has been delivious, espéeinlly during the last twanty-four hours, H@does not seom to suffer much pain and it is 8is weakness and gradual sinking we are afeadd of. Atlo'clock General Si@man’s son said his father was slightly betber, but not enough to give much encourazement. he condition of Generai Sherman this ming is still consideied, precarious, but the success with which he battled this after. noon was the foundation of hopes for his ul- timate recovery. In the @fternoon he fre- quently vallied sufficiently 8 recomizo mem- bers of his family and somejold friends aa- mitted to the sick chambers General Bwing says that when roused General Sherman is intelligant and free from all lucination, but yesteeday and today he has been much of the time Y 4 state of semi. coma, Ho moves with groat difficutty and pain, ; T'he doctors’ bulletin, issued at 10 o'clock tonight, says the general lost but littio strength duving the day andelis condition is about the same President Havrison telégraphod twice today for news of the general’s condition At 1:15 this (Thursday] morning Miss Sherman sent a telegram fo the general's brother, Senator John_Sherman, saying “Papa is much worse. You bad better come at once.” ) Senator Sherman reached the hous New Yonx, Feb, 1 3:10 a. m, nouncement of General Sherinan's expected every minute now, -~ HORRIBLE STATE OF 2at 2:20, The an- death 1s FEALRS, migration to Brazil Besetwith Ter- rible Sufforing. Losnoy, Feb. 11.—M. Dygasiuski, corre- spondentof the Warsaw Courler, just turhed from Brazil, declares that the Brazil- fun government throw obstacles in his way when he tried to elicit the. truth concorning igration question. He says the government decided somo time ot 10,000,000 emigrants and the srman Lloyd steamship company haas already hinded 140,000 emizrants, receiv- ing 500 murks each for'them, The emigrants wero notailowed to form celonies, but were scattered in forests in the fnterior and left to their fate to die of hunger, faver or snake bites or ve devoured by w(fi beasts. A few retraced their steps to Janeiro, begging sustenance of planters, 4who exacted from services'fn return for scanty them exorbitan meals. At Rio Juneiro” {hezcorrespondent found 700 emigrants in g ¢ state, huddled in a wooden chapel, whil pands wore “eamping in the streets of the eitics through which be issdd ¢ * inforests. He has testi- fied on outh to the truth OF $isStetaments before Bremen jadges, but still the emigra- tion oftices are doing a roaring business, - A HARD FIGHT, ago to The North Dakot Lower Finally Carvies Resubn Biswgnek, N. D, Feb, 11,—|Special Tele- eram to Tk Bre.|—The lquor wen carried the house this afternoon. The one democrat voting with the prohibitionists, flopped ; an- other was ill, and this gave the resubmission- ists 32 10290, The bill was passed and sent to thesenate, where the 1ight will be equally sharp. Both sides claim a majority in the upper branch, Two democrats in that body oppose resubmission, Liquor men are heve from all parts of the state, and there is great rejoiciag nmong that elemout .over their pro- gress thus fur, und the prospects of a com- plete victory, Axvig, the democrat who left thetemperance men in thé louse is from Cavalier county and elected specially be- cause he was believed to be. veliable on pr hibition. This is one of the hurdest fights ever made in this or any otlier state on the liguor question. Cleveland on Free Coinage. New Yonrk, Feb, 11.—Several hundred peo- pleassembled in Cooper union tonight to op- pose the free silver bill in response to a call of the Reform club. Amoag the letters of regret read was one from ex;President C land, in which besays in pact: “It surely cannot be necessary for me to make a formal expression of my agreement with those who bolieve the est perils would be initiated by the adoption of the scheme embraced in theadupting of the measure now pending in congress for unlimited coinage” of silve at our mints. If we have developed un peeted capacity for the assimilation of a largely increased volume of currency and even il we have demonstrated the usefulness of such increase, these ronditions fall far short of insuring us against disastor if in the present situution we entet upon a dan and reckless experiment of free, unlimited and independent silyer coiaage,” Resolutions condenming unlimited silver coinage were passed. Ei-Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild was the chief speaker in opposition o the pending bill, A Dy *roposal. Cinavneniary, 8. D, Feb, 11. Telegram to Tne Bre.]—The Iowa inye ment and loan company hs recently ob- tained possession of a large, u};qxlmrol tracts of land in this state, through' mortgage fore closure, and now proposesto irrigate the tracts by sinking an artesian well on each farm. o bring thisabout i entered mto a contract today with T. J, Ball, a well known contractor. The company purchase a first class well machine and Yot Ball run it. — Herd of Cattle Drowned, Fonr Coriys, Colo., Keb. 11,—|Speclal ram to Tue Bee.|+—One hundred and fi head of catue bLelonging to Howard Wyndham, an _Englishmn,: were drowned in the Charles Darnell Jake on Sunday last, Duriug the stiff cold wintd which blew all that day,the cattle drifted ot 1o theice which gave away with their weight und precipitated them into the deep water. Tho herd had been brought down from Laramic, Wyo., to be fed prepavatory to shippiug, e — National Builders Favor Arbitration New Youk, Feb. 11.—Ihe National Assoc ation of Builders today considered the report of the committee on arbitvation, advising and suggesting a plan for an amicable settlement of all differences that ma rise between em- ployes and employers, About forty delegates took part in the discussion and the. speakers seemed to be about eguully divided for and against arbitration. Thy report was finally adopted, House ssion. [Special — - United Mine Workers. Corvmpus, O, Fel. 1L—At the session of the united mine workers today routiue busi- ness wiss transacted and the convention ad- journed ull tomorrow to give the committee n opportunity to prepare reports. The con- vention declaved In fauvor of the bill in con. gress fortue ventilution of wines in terri tories, S reRE—AR was specdily at- JAKE JENSEN'S RIDE TO DEATH A TFrightful Wreck in the Union Pacific Yards Yesterday Moming, ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE HURT. The Engineer Was Crashed Beyond Recognition in His Cab and Hor- ribly Scalded the Escaping Stelm, by “This is the last time I'll run up this hill if Thaveto take my time for it,” were the prophietic words uttered by Jake Jensen, the engineer, yosterday mornit Twenty minutes later he was a corpse, He lost his life in the disastrous wreck that occurred on the Union Pacific at the foot of stroet at f):13 ye morning The mogul freight cn 1186, which left the shops for the first time Sunday morning, pulled away from the sinelting works at0:15 yesterday morning, with twenty-two cars atfached, the first three laden with bull fon, in chavge of William Hayes, a yard for. man,and with Jucob Jansen,an old and reliable | engineer, and Bd Ball, the Sreman, in the cab. By the time the train reached Farnum street they had a pretty good head of steam on and were going at consider: avle speed in order to get over the grac Just south of the second switeh, without an apparent cause other than the heavily laden bullion cars, the engine jumped tho track at a point where the rails were in verfect lition, and with but moder diminished speed ran along upon the ties ‘between the rails for the distance of fitty yards, when she went over the slight em- bankment to the left. The descent at this point is bavely three foet, but in the flish of an ey the splendid new engine was an almost unrecognizable wreck, with Engineer Jeasen 1ying crushed, scalded und dead benes A tangled mass of iron and steel all, the fireman, side of the ab, moment the engine left the and fortunately escaped injury, pta rather painful braising sustatued by fulling upon the hard ground Jensen was at his own window, where he was scen with his elbow on the sill, calmly gazing out,a few seconds before the It would difticult matter to explain just how was caught, but the wet is that the bulk of this enormous weight caught him just across the chest and crushed his mangled form into the frozen arth, His death was instantaneous, and the t that both cocks in the cab explode poured their volumes of super-heated ste into his face, added nothing to the horrox of his death, Wiiliam Mart L0 e aboard the engine, standing on th ing that serves us'o gang-y cab and the tender. He saw Jensen raise np and reach out his right arm as if to grasp the throttle, and then attempted to suve himsclf, but before he could act, the crash came and his right log near the thigh was taught between this shecting and the boiler, Hewas quite seriously burned by the escaping steam, but in some mir- aculous manner succeeded in_ ex- tricating himself, and jumped to the ground, notwithstanding his leg was crushed and broken in u horrible way. He immedintely picked up by members of wrecking crew, who .were upon the scene in ten minutes after the anity, and carried into a shed near by, being subsequently ien to St Joseph's hospital. Dr. Gal- braith, the attending physician, said that he had sustained a comminuted fracture of the right thigh bone, and would probably eventually loose the limb. who on the jumped was , was also iron shee ank hetween the tached to the demolisied CHEITG-lLLIC engineer removed from the wreck by Danny Shen, Robert McKinley and William Grove, The remmns, which were sont to Burket's, presented a most revolting apyearance, the body being mashed and crushed out of ail semblance to the human form, and his head, swollen to twice its nataral size, with catures hideousty blackencd and distorted by the steam, which had literal 1y cooked the flesh, burning off ono car. His vight hand was stlll firmly clutehed about the throttle, showing that he died at bis post and his last act was an attempt to save his engine, After the ongine had gona into the diteh, the momentun at which the train had been going carried the tunk on at loast sixty yards furtlier, where there was a general collapse The tender had been pushed along minus the fore wheels, and the ties and rail had been torn up for a considerable distance, one railing being twisted like so aeh wive, its Jagged ends penetrating the tank and protrading through the top. The tender had also actually been forced through the foremost of the freight cars, rending it into fragments, and scathering the bullion bars i tions, while two other e thoroughly demolished. William Hayes, in whose charce the train was, in relating the citcamstances of the dis- aster, said thero were threo cars of bullion, eight of ico, and eleven empties, and that = they were ulling up to get on the Council Bluffs track, the ice bemg destined for that point. The load was not an extra heavy one by any means, but sufficient to render considerable speed necessary to make the grade. Ho was on the vear car, and in jumping foll on his face, mashing his rizht cheek puinfully and’ knocking several tecth out He was also quite badly contused abont the shoulders and chest. Youug Martin ro sides in the Bluffs, He was a transfor clork and ched and had gotten on the engine with Jensen'to ride over home, Jacob Jensen, the dead engine about thirty ' eight years of and e resided with his and two son: aged sixteen, ployed in the stiops, and the other, a lad of eight, at 604 Marcy street. He was much os- tecmed by the company as u veliable and ofti- ent engineer, aud in addition to ten or twelve years of expericnce hevo had ran an engine in the old country, and was-a finisted and thorough railroad man. His death indeed is a lumentable o1e and fell with crushing weight upon his little family. Jensen was about to get a leave of absence and had mude every preparation to take his wife and young- est sorion a trip to hisold home across the water. The damage entailed probably re 000, Ll b Oashier Gone and Two Banks Close AYER, Mass., Feb, 11.—The First National and North Middlesex savings banks closed their doors today and ugly ramors are afioat concerning them, H. . Spaulding, cashier of both institutions, has been missing from town since Monday evening and where ho has gone no one knows. The exact finaucial coudition of the banks is not known. The books will be examined at once. Last week Spaulding ained that the directors of the North Middlesox bank were about to huve it examined, and he loft howe, not saying when he would return. Colonel Neednam, formerly bank exawiver, has ad- vised the bauks not to pay out any more money antil there has been an oficial investi- gation. Ho states that a letter was found which indicates that Cashior Spaulding has been speculating in stocks, Investigation but tends to show that both the First National and North Middlesex Say- ings banks are solvent, the latter especially 50, a8 none of 1ts funds have been tampered with. If there is any loss it will fall on the national bank. Cashier Spaulding has doubt- less been dabbling iu stocks. Spaulding was a regular member of the Methodist Bpscopal ohurch and was always considered a man of sterling habits and uprient character, Commissioner of Savings Baunks Locke said that from a superficial examination he should think the saviugs bank was all right, The ouly ehance for a discrepency is on the pass books of denositors, Bank Inspector Mitcholl has arrived to ex- amine the condition of the national bank, The last balance sheet of the Novth Middlesex bank showed assets and liabilities of $11,000, was age, wife m- t by the wreck will ch in the neighborhood of $10,- injunction restraining the North Middlesox Savings bank from paying out any money until an investigation of the finances has been made, AINDIAN Ame bl i CONFERENCE fean Horse Tells of the Battle of Wounded Knee, Wasmsarox, Fov. 11.—The Indian confer- enco closed today and the Indian® will start home Friday, The feature of to-day's talk was thostory of the fight at Wounded Kueo. Turning Hawk said that av a given time, whon the men had delivered up their guns, they were rated from their famiiies and taken to a certainspot. A crazy man, @ young manof very bad influence, fired s gun, killing an o The other Indians bogan drawing their knives, although thoy were exhorted from all sides to desist, and | the fiving began immediately on the part of thesoldiers, Allthe men who were in a bunch were killed right there aud those who escaped that fiest fire got into | a ravine, and as they went along | the for a long distance weve | pursued on all sides by the soldiers and shot | down. The women had no arms to fight with. They were stanaing off at a differont place and when the firing began those of the men who escaped the fiest volley went in one direction up the ravine and the women went in a difierent divection through an open field, but met the same fate as the men American Horse said that when the firing bogan the people who wero standing immedi- ately around tho voung man who fired the fivst shot wore killed and then the soldiers turned theirguns on the women who were in the lodges standug there under & flug of truce. Of course as soon as they were tired upon they fled. There was a woman with an infant in her arms killed us sho almost touched the flag of truce. Right near the flug another was shot down, her child, not knowing the mother was' dead, was still nursing, and that wis a vory sad sight. The wonen as they were flecing with babes on their back were killed together aud women heavy with chill were also killed. After mostof the Indians had been killed the ery wis made that all thoso not lilled or wounded should come forth and they would bo safe. Little boys who were not wounded came out of places of refuge, and as soon as they came in sight 8 number of soldiers sur- rounded and butchered them, Commissioner Morgan said to the mterpre- ter: “I wish you would sayto him th these are very serious charges to make aguinst the army, 1do not want any state- ments thatare not absolutely true, and I want anyone here that feels the statements are too strong to correet them,” Awerican Horse replied: “Of course it would have been all rightif only the men were killed, but the fact of the killing of the women and more especially young boys aud girls who are to make vp thé future strength of the Indian people we foel Ao rely. Commissioner Morgan—Does Amc Horse know these things of his dwn personal kuowledge or husMhe been told them ¢ American Horse —1 was not there at the time before the burial of the bodies, but I did go there with some Indian police and many people from the ageny, and we went through the battlefield and saw where the bodies were from the track of blood. Rev. Mr. Cook, a Stoux_ half breed, pastor of the copal church of Pine Ridge, among other things suid: “Much has been said about the gool spivit with which th members of the Scventh cavalry .went into that action. It has been snid that a desire to avenge Custer’s death was entirely absent from their miuds, In coming towards Chnicago in company with General Miles T taked with one of his own scouts, who was almost kalled because he was compelled to fly with the Indians, being fired he tried to save and he recovered from in getting amongst got in from killing high rank he him “‘Kl have — avenged this scout sait CLOSED, sef ravine the soldiers o ndians, that an oflicer o did not know came said: Now we Custer's death.” And to him: but you had every cause to fight for your lives that day, These poor Indian people” did mot have that opportunity to protect and fight for them- selves.” If this isan wdication of the spirit of a number of men in that company I am sure the Seventh cavalry did not go there with the Kindest of motives simply to bring these poor people back.” After several others had spoken the com- missioner declared the conference at un end. POOL INVESTIG ILVER 1120 Congressman Dorsey Says that Owenby is a Liar. Wasiixaroy, Feb. 11.—The silver pool in- vestizgating committee resumed its sessions this morning and Congressman Dorsey of Nebraska said he desired under oath to make a statement. He called attention to an inter- view with Owenby, “who was somewhat notorious and not unkaown to fame,” in which Owenby said that a Nobraska congressman told him that there was $£2500 waiting for Mm if he would forget what he knew when he went on the witness stind. Dorsey said he was satis- fied that his colleagues (Laws and Connell) had never seen Owenby. He himself had known Owenby’s face three or four years, butuntil Owenby came here to testify he had never known his name, Hehad met Owenby in hotels and about the capital. Owenby had asked him about the tariff, silver and s, When Owenby was bronght rest witness went to the se geant-at-arm’s ofice out of curiosity and found abouv a dozen members around Owenby, whom he recognized. Owenby i ‘wituess and said he wantea to see Mason of Illinois. Witness went out, not being there thirty seconds, If witness was the man Ow meant. he (Dorsey) pro nounced himan infamous liar in all that term implied. He never hid been interested him- sell in silver, either directly or indirectly Dorsey said he never had goie to anybody to have the investigation stopped and never asked Senator Cameron or any one elso to have it stopped. Dorsey described a jocular conyersation between Biand hitself, Senator Butler, Cameron and others, 1 which the senator jokingly twitted the members of the house about silver speculation and wit- ness jokingly upheld the house. At t conversation something was said about the Dockery resolution, and he (Dorsey) re- marked thatit was the impression on the house side that Dockery was after one of the senator's colls whose ‘tion at that time was pending. ' He had laugningly told the senators to look out for Dockery; that he was a “bad man.” Ex-Representative Thompson of Kentucky and J. Rudd of this cicy testitied that Oweni- by's reputation was not good. Inspection of' Live Stock, Wasmixaroy, Feb. 1. —Representative Hatch, from the committee on agriculture, today reported to the house a bill as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the senate bill to provide for the inspe: of live cattle and hogs and the carcaase products thereof which are subjoct to in state commerce, ete. 1t embraces the pro visions of Vest’s bill for the inspection of tleintended for export, and also authorizes the secretary of agriculture to make a care ful post-mortem examination of cattle, sheep and swine killedat sisugnter houses, cte, e The Weather Forecast, For Nebraska—Fair; variable winds; sta- tionary temperature, For Towa—Fuir; Friday For South Dakota—Fair; wavmer; south- erly winds, variable winds; *cooler SR Absconding Secretary's Shortage. WiimiNarox, Del., Fab, 11.—~The evident shortage of J. Eldgredge Picree, the abse fng secretary of the assoc City Loan tion, will umount to §0,000 instead of #5.000 re- | cently computed. The supreme court this evening issusd an 1t1s believed the assots of the concern are now about $50,000, = ——e— NUMBER 236 THE CONTESTS ARE SHELVED, Defeat of the Concurrent Resolution i the Senate Aftor a Protracted Debate. THE VOTE WAS FOURTEEN TO TWELVE, dependents Theeaten to Introduce Resolution —Collins, Ty lor and Turner to e Calle to Account, Lixcory, Neb., Feb, 11,—[Special to Ty Bar]-The concurrent resolution providing forthe contostof the election of Governor Boyd aud the other oxecutive state oMcors came up this afterioon in - the senate for the ttime and was lost. Itattractedonly the usual amount of ate tention at tirst. Later, however, tho house haviug adjournod to allow the irrigation meeting to boheld in in its rom,many of the members of that body filed into the senato chamber to witness the fight, Still later, many of the leading delegates tothe irrigation meeting heard of the pro- posed strugele and camo in to witness it, These witnesses filled the available space on the floor and packed the lobby, disputing thounnallowed territory with the hungry mortals who have designs both upon the sen- ators and, through them, the people of the state, The gallery was packed, alarge number of the spectators beiug ladies, Tha contest was almost spiritless, four or five seuators teok sion, Only part in the discus- themselves to an earn- estyet unimpassioned oxpression of theie views, eral references were made, how- to the consistency of the senators wha had abandoned the independents, but they failed to evoke a reply from the parties re- ferred to, The great majority of the members seemed disposed to tisten and vote according to their couvictions, This thoy did with iutelligence and without promptin The contestants on the indepondent tickot were on the (loor, us were also some of — their attorneys. The latter, more than ax involved, seomed to be concernel in the out- come, When, therofore, the vote tabling Senator Poynter's resolution o recommit wis taken, these paid servants could not con- ceql the disgust which the move occasioned, Governor Boyd's attorneys, 0o occupied positions outside the rail and looked on with the complacerey peculiar to people who an- i d victory. Y. nanagement of the was in the hands of S Douglas, The commission was excellently executed. The gentieman made no specches, displayed no inteusity of feeling, though he studiously watched every ovement and took advantage of every opportunity. Had he been more demonstreative, in view of the fuct that he inade dozen motions, it is not jmprobable his opponents might have been arouscd to a warmth which might have re- sulted disastrously. ‘Tho independendents are discouraged, and the disappointuent seems to be more Iceenly folt than they are willing to admit. They propose to arraign before their party Sena- tors Coltins of Gage, Taylor of Loupand Turaer of Saline, to whom they charge their defeat. Collins and Turnor voted with the vd people, while Taylor absented himselt e chamber. The senators who were aet BHecle of Burt with Shea of ol Thuyer with Hom of — i 1V with These confined ove of the parties ZOVErHOM'S case wmtor Switzler of : I and Kootz of Haye I'he independents say the resolution wi brought up again. house, and several wéeks, it is thought, must elapse before it can reach the senate,'if in- deed it should ever reach it. The Boyd men made no display after they had succeeded in tabling Poynter's motion to commit, which virtually showed that the independents were in the minority. They qmed to be satisfied with their work, and wmorrow will be ready to enter upon the work of legislation with renewed anergy. Senator Mattes of Otoo moved that the senate in commit of the whole consider concurrent resolution No. 6. Senator Warner of Fillmore objected, cause the resolution was not uext in orde T'his resolution set the date for the contest of state officers for the 17th iust. The motion 1o take 1t out of its regular order was under- stood by the independents as an attempt to force the resolution in the absence of some of their membe: The chair said there was some donbtas to whether or not there was such a thing as a regulur order on the gener: He would decide that thesenate could take up any- thing on general file by means of a vote to that effect, Senator Eggleston of Lancas said the senate had gone into commitice of the whole on general rile, whick implied that the bills on_that fite should be considered in their order, and that that order should not bo changed, uator Mattes though the senate ot to be at themercy of the secretary, had charge of the filé in question. Senator Switzier wanted to know if the bills now on the file were in the order in which they had been received or considered by the so The sed be there in read enator Switzler 1 Ba be- ought who aid thay were supposed to order in- which they wero wanted further to know whether thers was any meaus of ascertaining whether or not the bills were filed as thoy had been received. ‘Ihis query scemed to imply that the cone test resotution had been placed so far down on the list as to provent its being considered, at least untal the ubsent independeat senators should arrive. Tihe secretary, miswering Mre. Swi question, said he could not say whether or not the bills were on the file according s they had been introduced into the senate, be cause some bills were delayed more than others by amendments, The chalr announced that the order on the file was not arbitrary. It was a matter which could be vegutated by the senato. Senator Moore said it was _customary to tako up things just as they had been pit on. the general file. Ho quoted rule 26, bearing on the subject, and that to take a bill up out of its orfler would require a two-thirds vote in its favor. A motion was made that the regular order be proceeded with and the same prevailed. Senator Christofferson’s senato file No, 80, detining the powers, duties and obligations of homestead associations, was read, The committee uasked leave 1o rise, report progress and sit again, Adjourned 10 2 p. m. AFTERNOON BESSION, After the passage of Senator Dysaiv's bill sgarding homestead associutions, Senator Switzlerof Douglas, moved the senate go iuto committee of the whole to consider con- current resolution No. 6, providing for the ntest of state oftice The motion prevai nays were called. Senator Poynter of Boone, oxplained his vote by saying that ho was in favor of going into commiittee of the wholo to consider bills on the genoral file, and to take up the con- current resolution when it should be reached and not before, Senator Beck smd ho was pa ator Shea, Senator Starbuck with 8 Horn, Senator Koontz with Ses The vote resulted—ayes 16, nays 9. The necessary uwo-thirds vote' roquired not having been obtained, the motion was de- ler's od and the ayes and od with Sen- Lator or Wilson, or Switzler then mo that the commitiee o into committee of the whole to cousider bills on the general file, nator Mattes of Otoe moved to adjourn. The motion was lost Senator Switzler withdrew #0 fnto committee of the whole bills on the general fil He then moved again that the nenu\cgo into committee of the whole w consider the his motion to to consider It inust origingte in tho