Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 27, 1892, Page 1

_Aaken by spocial [ = TWEN Y=FIRST YEAR ATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1892, IT IS A VERITABLE BONANZA Gold Hill, Wyo., Rapidly Coming to the Front as a Mining Camp, IT MAKES ITS FIRST BULLION SHIPMENT ngly Satisfactory iest 1 Ore from Bright Prospects for Rich Mines, and Exceed Gown Hire, Wyo. (via Messenger to Fort SBtoel), Feb, 26.—|Special Telegram to Tus Bee|—Gold Hill has made its tirst bullion shipment. Thero will pass through the Bank of Saratoga tomorrow a gold brick that is to 7 taken down in the night. It will be messenger to the Denver mint. Although several hundred tons of stuff from two of the bast knowa claims of Gold Hill have baen run through tne 10-stanp mill, the Gold Hill brick is probably tho out- putof not to exceed fifty tons of quartz, Gangue and samples of all kinds of vein mutter encountered in 1,200 feot of develop- ment work on the Wyoming and Little Giant claims wero put under the stamps to determine what would pay to work. These tosts or series of exporimonts have shown that only the quartz will pay to work. Big expense has boen entailed in arriving at such rosults, but ihe conclusions reached will be of lasting benefit to Gold Hill. No longor __ will timo be fooled away 1n saving and stor- ing up ledge matter, that was supposed by over sanguine prospectors to possoss some value. Mining operations av Geld Hull will now sottlo down to practicable basis, A cor- tain value has been placed upon every claim, where u shaft, drift or cut exposes a vein of quartz. Such will pay to wock. All other prospects will have to be developed until a solid ore body is exposed. Cost of Working the Ore, 1t has also been dewmonstrated by & run of the 10-stamp mill that Gola Hiil ores can be workod for £ a ton. As to the cost of mining, no estimato can yet be made, for the ores from tho Wyoming and Little Giant claims on which the clean up was made yesterday came from near the surface. Iu nd case w: rock run through the mill that came from a depth to exceed twenty-five or thirty feet. n a section that has been considerably disturbed it is not strange that the veins should be much broken. During the present week, however, o genuine contact vein was struck in the east drift of the Wyoming + about sixty-five feot from tho prosent work- ing shaft.” This vein, which shows five feet of solid quarz, nitched when first encouu- »ared, but is now stroight and regular. There is little room for doubt that from the sinking on this * quantity of ore can be obtained keep & number of stamps running constautly, and at a good profil. There is no longer any need of the prospect- ing mill from which this first gold brick was obtained. What is wanted now is a larger and more practical mill, since it has been proved that Gold Hill’s ore can be worked at rofit. IFor the present, at least, the mill will be used to run ore from the Loviathan cluim, which has not yet been tested. A tunnel is being driven towards a shaft put down last winter to a depth of over 100 fee! I'he tunnel is now in 185 feet, and in a few days will cut the vein twenty-five feot from the shaft, then a big boay of orecan be opeued. Already there is a large quantity of oro on the dump which came out of the shaft, that is being hauled to the mill, Beginning the first week in March, the stamps will run on Teviathan ore. until such timo as the mill is enlarged and heavier stamps put up. Since tho Little Giant ore was run devel- opment work has been progressing, and the lnd!culionfi are daily growing more promis- ng. veina sufficient It Will Be a Bulllon Prod Nobody will dispute that the full measure of importance of a gold or silver camp is de- pendent on {ts capacity as a bullion producer. But, at the same time, it 18 not & fair judg- ,/ment or just criticism to damn by faint praise or run down camps, especially in their carly B§ bistory, simply because bars or ingots ave * not turned out rapidl; 'he only fault that has been found with Gold Hill by those ‘whose intelligent investigation and “mining experience made thew competent to judeo of the Wyoming camp and district, was on tho score of its being and continuing for a yeap aud more among the nonbullion producers Luckily for the men who have staked their’ all on the outcome of Gold Hill, the time Las gone by when such an objection can be urged against the camp. ‘The first clean-up has been made on a ten- stamp mill, That stands for more than the actual cash equivalent of the bullion shipped from the camp. It is an exhibit of the faith that capi- tal has been atiracted to the camp. In order 10 produce this golden bar, the expenditure of a large amount of money 'was requisite. At the season of the year when the erec- tion of the Downey stamp mill was begun at Gold Hill, work of oll kinds was costly. The first day @round 17as broke for the founda- tion, October 8, 1891, a blinding snow storm was raging. Snow had begun to fall prior to that, and before the mill building was en- closed snow storms were of almost daily oc- currence, There haa beeu delays in the ne- ®otiations of Colonel Downey for possession of tho various mines, and the chances to de- velop them and to treat their output, else he onlAL NAYe chasent s) more opnortune and favorable time so far as the elements were concerned. But having acquired possession, no time was to be lost, although the colonel well knew the disadvantages attending a winter's campaign on the mountain top, at &n altitude of more than 10,000 feet, Falth in Prospecting, Faith as to the value and extent of the mineral deposits in Gold Hill being sufticient to warrunt the outluy of capital in opening up and working these treasure fields, was not based ou me-e zonjecture, The judgment of mining engineors and specialists and of prac- tical miners was first obtained before a aeal 'was consummated, or a beginning made on a mlling piant, that could be of no earthiy use unless there was sufticient ore to kdep it golng, The location selected for the stamp mill was close by Arastra lake, & protty she water, fea by springs and a creek of thasame name that had its source hign up the slope of the Snowy range. Aside from the abundance of water in the inmediate vicinity this mill site was chosen because it is in a littie park within & mile or more of the Wyo- ming, Little Giant, Leviathan and other claims that Colonel Downey boudea and in- tended to work. Itis down hill all the way from the claims to the mill, muking it casy to beul ore. Ata comparatively small cost chutes and gravity railways and tramways can bo put in wheu the mines become large producors and the expense of transporting ore Lo the mill lessened very materially. This 18 an important consideration where the snow fall is so great and the suow dvifts so badly, rendering i1t difficult to keep opsn the roads'so they cun be traveled by ore teams, The foundation for the stump mill was put in under direction of Superintendent *Jack” Martin, i charge of Colonel Downey's operations at Gold Hill, Heavy -posts were driven to bedrock and wooden sitls, twelve inches square, were placed flat on this piling, which was filled in solid with broken stene. The building for bousing the engiue, boiler, stamps and other macbinery, thut is 24305 foet, was erected by contract. It was completed about Thavksgiving time. Ad- joining is the blacksmith shop and also a cer. v reroom for iron, material of various kinds nd uuused machinery. When the Stamps First Dropped. ‘I'he stamps were run for awhile, a number of years ago, at the old Centennial wiune, across the range from Gold Hill, on the other slope of the Modicine Bow range, and thirty miles from Laramie. They ave of the curve pattero, caten from a cam and weigh about 450 pounds. The drop is ten or eleven lnches and fifty to the minute, They might be run at a littio higher rate of speed, but that, suflicient on the rock so far worked. The pulverized ore zoos through a No. 00 screen and spreads out over a plate surface of about 100 sauare fect, past two quicksilver traps, two bottles and a tailing sampler. The plates are cleaned twice in twenty-four hours. So far the stamps have been run by an upright engine of twenty-two horse- power, but thore is a horrizontal engine of forty-five horse-power, in storago in the mill, that will be substituted for the one in use whenever required or at such time as the smaller can be utilized for boisting or other work in the mines. Another set of ten stamps of more improved pattern and weigh- ing ¥5) pounds, that hiave never boen used, ure stored in the mill and can be set up in short order. In fact, so soon as the output of the mines will warrant, the additional stamps will bo brought into requisition, This can be done easily and will only necessitate the erection of an L to the present mill building. Both sets of stamps can be operated by the same engine, as the boiler is of sufcient capacity for the oxtra work. An ore crusher is also on hand but its uso su far has not been neoded. Water for the boiler and plates is supplied from a diteb 500 feet long taken out of the principal feeder to the lake. By storage of the water that could be easily managed and at a teifling expenso, and by a slight enlargement of the ditch ~ a heavy pressure could be obtained, something over 160 feet. While there might be some embarrassment in the winter, without taking extra precaution and carefully arranging everything beforehand, thero is little doubt but that sufficient water power could be obtained to run the stamps, In the summor a big head, and ample for all purposes, would be assured from the ditch systom. But in the wintec it might be risky to dupend on the water power. Dificulties Encountered. Setting up the stamps and other machinery wus costly, both as regards time and money expended. Counsidering all the attenaing circumstances and anuoyances, not to take into account the snowy and blustry weathor, thoe work of getting things in shape wns ac- complished with commoandable dispatch. An error in judgment was committed at the very outset, in the choice of a route over \\{hwh the machiuery was taken into Gold Hill, Colonel Downey bocamo interested in various claims in the new camp a year ago last fall. It was a question then whether any work would be done during the winter, or in fact if auny out of the most sanguine prospectors would attempt t brave the storws and drifting snows of four long months. But as the fame of the camp was spread und the stories of the rich finds became the common talk and com- mont of Wyoming folk and those outside of the state, men bogan to come in. Colonel Downey had seen enough on a number of trips he made 1nto the camp to convinco him that thero was a chancs for real mining and that it was to be prosecuted there. His zoal led him to form the resolution to get his old Centounial mill on tho ground for use early in the spring at latest. So it was started in, over a hastily constructed road that the peo- plo of Carbon began o cut into the camp tirough the timbar and huge snow banks. They made the mistake of trying to cross the range when bottomless, snowy barriers were raised by the perpotual storms and in cessant winds. The mill was stared and got along all right for a part of tho way until it was well into the moun- tains, Then it, like the road, was snowed in. Tuere it remained August. company, until last A big mer- cantile whose patriotism led it to undertake the freighting contract to uphold the local pride of the Carbon people and secare whav, free advertising it could gain out of the fact that the first mill had been taken in over their road, had to appeal to Sam Wood, who freighted into the camp through the Platte valley. It wasa hard job to pull the machinery over the rough road and up the steep slope across the divide, but Wood made it. Meanwhile Colonel Downey, having despaired of ever getting the mill in unless he took tho back track and ohose the Sarptoga road, had busied himself with other matters remote from tho camp. sSanguine Mine Owners, When the machivery was available for use the colonel wasn’t ready to utilize it. So sanguine were the claim owners that they had fortunes in store that they wore not in- clined to make such favorable terms as could have been secured whon the mill wus started in, They hung back and wanted more for their interests than anybody could affora to give, considering the undeveloped state that most claims were in. [t was a case of sharp and close bargaining on both sides. When the deal was made it was time for the snows to come agam. Despite the exposure of the machinery it would not nave been a very difiicult matter to setit up, if the proper appliances were at hand. But to attempt to put a stamp mill in runnicg order, that had remaived idle several years and snowed in purt of the time, there should be some couveniences or appliances for making repaivs, 'I'here were none at Gold Hill. Small but essential parts of the machinery tad been lost orotherwise unfitted for the service for which they wereintended. Substitute or duplicato parts had to bo ordered from machine shops. Other essen- tials in the line of supplies had been forgotten and had to be sent for. wiistakes and aelays, alike vexatious, en- tailed tho loss of valuable time. 1In consider- ing these sources and causes of embarras ment, it must be borne iu mind that the mill is distant fifty-six miles from the nearest railway point and the closost telegraph office, at Saratoga, is tweuty miles oft. Finally, on January 3, 1892, the mill started up., The stamps’ continued to drop for thirty-six hours. Then aun aceident caused the mill to remain 1dle for four days. Toe key flew off and broke the cros: head of the mston into five piece: Had a achine shop been handy the needful piece could have been supplied at short no- tice. As it was, a substitute had to bo rudely fasuioned. That took time, and ingenuity was taxed. Another start was made on January 9, and for thirteen days the stamps were kept pounding away. Another shut down camo then, That was because the ore ran out while raising a winze on the Wyoming. Four or five days were required for this work. A run was made with five stamps until ore could be taken out of the Little Giant mine to fitll 1 the gap. The output from the Wyoming was sufficieut then, and that was run until February 2, when the Little Giant production was utilized. That had not been availablo previously because a contract was 1n force for running a tunnel, and this work could not be interfered with during the term of the contract to allow stoping to be done. These are some of the many annoyances met with, But those di- rectly due to tho elements caunot be imag- ined by one who has never experienced winter in a high altitude, Deep Snowfalls, It has boen no easy tasi to keep Gold Hill from being snowed under this winter, The fall, so far, has greatly exceeded that of last winter, Accurate measuroments have been kept and the records show that twenty-four inches of snow fell in October; November, elghty-one inchcs; December, uinety-six and January 12815, This total of 820%¢ inches, or twenty-seven feet, four and a balf inches, during four months will appear almost in- credible, Ju the camp the snow has retarded work and only constant work bas wade it possible to keep open roads and trails. On one day, January 7, eigbteen inches of snow fell in thirteen hours, A hig storm prevailed on January 15 and continued till the follow- ing day and forty-two inches of snow fell, It was blowing hard and with great dificulty the road between the Wyoming mine and the stump will was kept opsn. For four davs four teams were keot traveling constantly back aud forth over the ore road, with notling else to do but to keep the trail open and the suow packed down. The snow was Light aad sifted, and was blown so that the teams frequently gob stuck and had to be shoveled out. It snowed twenty-three out of the thirty- one days in Javuary, The last of the month the days were bright and sunshiny, and that caused the suow 1o settle from two to four feet. A storm would suddenly come up after oue of these warm days, and a wist rise that made it lmpossible Lo see for only @ short dis- tance. FREE COINAGE MEN ELATED They Olaim to Have More Than tho Neoes- sary Majority in the House, TEN REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE WITH THEM Commissioner Raum's Investigation Before the Special Committee — Trade Measures Will Take Precedence in the House—Washington Notes. Wasminaroy, D. C., Feb, 20.--The freo coinage men of the houss foel quite olated today over the action of last night's caucus to vonsider the proposition for the dalay of freo coinage legislation. Although the action of the caucus, in so far as results ure con- cerned, may be termed a draw, the failure of Mr. Hartor and the other prouounced oppo- nents of free coinage to socuro any consider- able support for the proposition for the post- ponement is & great comfort to Chairman Bland and his free silver colleagues in the house. They state with considerable om- phasis today, and itls not dsnied by their opponents in the democratic party, that the freo coinage men could have developed suffi- clent strength last night to have passed a resolution expressing the seutiment of tho caucus in fayor of an early and decisive con- sideration of the Bland free coinage bill. Mr. Harter and his friends content thom- selves today by simply announcing that thoy will oppose the Bland bill by every parlia- mentary tactic in their power when it comes up in the house, and that it will never pass the lower branch of congross if the generosity of the democratic committea on rules has placed at their disposal the parliamentary weapons of obstruction necessary to tire out and weary tho friends of the measure by woeks of delay. Deride Mr. Harter and His Friends, The free coinage people openly deride the rosent pretensions of Mr. Harter and his riends that passage of the Rland bill can be defuated when it comes up for consideration. They say that the democratic members who are opposed to free coinnge will for the most part content themselves by recording their votes against it, and that the visionary and somewhat beligerent schemes of Mr. Har- ter, and the western democrats will not find substantial support in the democratic party. They also insist that should the latrer call to their assistance in their dilatory tactics the aid ot the republicaus of the house they will thereby place themselves outside the pale of the party and show that their affiliutior.s are with the minority in the nouse. Of course the gold men quite frequently vote acainst any attempt to run them out of tie demo. cratic party and say that the result of all discussion will be that the democrats of the nation will come to their senses ero the date of the national convention and that no plank favoring free coinage wiil find a place in the platform at Chicago on June 21, Chairman Bland, Representative Pierce and other leaders of the free coinage move- ment in the house are arrangiug the petitions which are to be presented tomorrow to the committee on rules asking for a dato to be st for the considoration of the frec coinage bill. These petitions have been freei lated on the democratic side of the house and contain signatures of all the friends of freo coinage. The petition is as follows The undersizned demooratic members of the house request the committee on rules to set apart a time for tho consideration of the bilis on coinage, weights und measures for the freo coinage of silver. Sure of the Committee’s Fricndship, “It is our 1ntention,” said Mr. Price to- day, ‘'to present these petitions tomorrow to tho speaker of the house, who is ex-officio chairmau of the committee on rules. 1 have no doubt in the world from the assurances that have been made us by the speaker and by Mr. MecMillin and Mr. Catchings, that the committee will report an order to take up the free coinage bills at an early day. I think our bill will be made an order for the lawter part of March or some time in April and a date will also be set when the final vote will be taken ou the pissage of the bill, So far as we are concerned we do not ask for more than three or four day’s debate—cer- tainly not more than a week. Mr. Bland himself says that a week’s debate will be quite satisfactory to him, but that the matter which he shall insist upon is that final action shall be taken when the bill comes up. We will pass the bill through the house, send it to the senate, and then if that body fails to pass a free coinage bill the re- sponsivility will rest with it. Our bill has a clear majority of about forty votes in the house, so that there is not thaslightest doubt of 1ts passage; with the ten republicans who are favorablo to free coinage, we will have about 210 votes In favor of passing the bill. About thirty-five or forty democrats and the entire ropublican party, with the exception of the ten men mentioned, will vote against the bill. A thorough canvass has been made and this is just where we stand and the free coinage people of the country can rest easy with the assurance that we are all right the house. I think that by the middlo of April, at the latest, our bill will have passed the houso and be iu the hands of those grave and reverend senators who have so assidu- ously striven in an indirect way to evado the issue and kill the bill in the house,” Mr, Harter Gives His Views, Mr. Harter, who denies that he is discour- aged by the results of last night's caucus, thie evening gave his view of the situation as follows: *The result of the caucus is pleasing to the oppononts of free silver. 1t shows that the strength of the craze is not so great as it was supposed to be, and that re- turning reason is slowly but surely reassert- ing itself, and now all classes of citizens throughout the country reach their members of congress here with lotters and protests, demanding that they oppuse the Blana bili or any other measure giving to metal having a market value of only 70 cents a legal tender value of 100 cents, so the ultimate defeat of the outrageous demands of the silver people will be assured, It is, however, no time for the millions of people at home to fold their hands. It is as much their duty to resist the assage of the Bland bill in the way I have ndlcnmd @s 1t 1s that of their faithful repre- sontatives here. The caucus demonstrated that the passage of the Bland bill will dis- rupt the demoeratic party as completely as dia the slavery guestion in 1560, As o matter of fact it is conceded tonight that the freo coinage question still rests with the committeo on rules, where it was before the caucus was called. This committee has not bad any summons to meet. The tariff bill will come up in the house next week and the silver men are insisting that the Bland hill shall be definitely fixed in the dewmocratic program before a discussion of the tariff is entered upon, It is possible that the rules Somuxllleo will meet between now and Tues- ay. RAUM INVESTIGATION, Secretary Noble on the Stand as # Witness — Interesting Testimony. Wasmingron, D. C., Feb. 206, —Secrotary Noble was examined today by the special committee appointed to investigate the man- agement of the pension offica, Thesecretary narrated the facts now well koown in regard 1o the removal of young Raum. Youny Raum was the son of the commissioner and he gave him time to find something else to do before his resignation should take effect. Tho sec- retary said he asked for Raum's resiguatior upon receiving the report of tne civil service commission upon his case, ‘The secretary was asked if an opportunity had been given young Rauw to clear himseif h;(‘llll ihe charges made. The secretary re- plied: *'No; I hought good service demanded that he should #o aud I sent him,"” Knloe then asked the secretary about filing oharges against young Keum by Howard and Engle, clerks in the peusion office, charging Raum' with demanding mouey from them. For the Good of the Service. ‘The secretary said the commissioner de- | Brenuiug, a fel 1 | inl Examiner Taylor, who wes suspecte: clared the charges were circulated to injure him and filed counter charges, with a de- mand for the removal of thesc men and S e, y the commissioner with being connected with the matter, The secretary saidl e thougnt the charges about balanced: eseh other. Younz Raum was put out of the sorvice and he refused to remove How- d wna Engle; Tavilor 'he asked resign, because he (Noblu) had previously come to the conclusion that 1i would advance the government's interest. Noble said nll the removais were for cause. Rerating of Pensions, The secretary was next asked about the re- ratings which occasioned so much comment in the administration of pensions. He sald the responsibility originally rested on the commissioner, but when be found Commis- sioner Tanner was proceeding to carry into offect his predecessor's ruling to a degree highly injurious to the government he promptiy stoppeda it. He thought 1t intoler- able that employes should undertake to re- rate themselves and he made them feel the weight of his authority. Those reratings were not for large amounts each month, but as thev went baok a long time the aggregate was considerable, | Mr. Noble said ho wished to say so far as thoe efliciency of Commissfoner Raum was concerned that e thought he was running the pension bureau wit h great efficiency. Protest from the Indians, Wasminaroy, D. C,, Feb. 20.—1n the senate today Mr. Teller presented a memorial, signed by “B, C. Burnoy and Overton Love,” from the Chicasaw nation, dele- gates, relative to the president's mes- sage of the Tth in regard to the payment to the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians for certain of their lands now occu- piod by tho Cheyennes and Arapahoes and the allowance of improperattorney fees. The memorial in conclusion says : “If the United States should attempt to transfor these lands to citizens of the Umted States the Chickasaws will regard the action as a forfoiture of the trust estate now held by the United States and will assert tho right of Choctaws and Chiéitasaws to resumo full ownership and actual possossion of said lands, and they will be compelied reluctantly to resort to such measures as shall be proper to test the validity of auy transfers of said lands to white men made or attempted by the executive department of the govern- ment." AN Investigating & Judge's Conduct. Wasnixaroy, D. C., Feb, 26.—Juage Boara- man was asked to appear today before the subcommittee of the house committee on judiciary to make answer to the charges lodged agaist him of misconduct on the bench as United States judge of the Louls- iana district. He was not present and Chair- man Oates of the subcommyttee has not heard from him. Unless Judge Boardman should put 1n a defense it is probable the committeo will recommend that the pro- liminary steps to his impeachment be taken. Free Wool First on the Program. WasmyGrox, D. C., Feb, 26.—The wool bill will be the first of tho tariff bills to be taken up in the house, the members of the ways and means committee reaching this conclusion today after a short counferenco. The second bill to be considered will proba- bly be the Bryan bill, making biading twine free, and the third, the cotton bagging bill. Mississippi River Legistation, WasmiNgtoy, D. C., Feb, 26.—A bill ap- propriating £3,000,000. with a proviso that a similar amount be expended each year, was introduced in the house today by Mr. Byrnos to improve tho Mississippt river - from the falls ot St. Anthony to.the jetties, the improvement to be under.the direction of 4hev War department. A Silver Purchases. Wasnixarox, D, C., Feb. 26.—The Treas- ury department today purchased 100,000 ounces of silver at from $0.0080 to $0.9085. No further purchases wil be made uatil March 2. Adverse to Chinese Prohibition, WasniNaroy, D. C., Feb. 26.—The com- mittee on foreign affairs today reported to the senate adversely the bill to prohibit the coming of Chinese to the United States. Anti-Option Hearmg. Wasnixaroy, D. C., Feb, 26,—The senato subcommittee on judiciary today resumod hearing on the aati-op tion bill, e T TOLD THE STGRY OF HIS CRIME, Baroness Dellard’s Murderer Confesses in Court at Parls, Panis, Feb. 26.—1'he irial of Louis Anistey for the murdor of Baroness ‘Dellard in this city a few months ago is now on at the Seine assizes. The prisoner counfessed his guilt and zave a detailed account of thé crime. Baro- ness Dellard, who was the miothor of & prom- inent official 1n the war office, was murdered on December 4 last, She lived in handsome aparvments in a large house in tho Bouleyara du Temple. She was alone at the time of the muraer, but her maid retarned home soon afterwards, and was also attacked by the murderer, being stabbed in the throat and breast from behind, The murderer then os- caped. Anistoy was a_lioutenant of an infantry regiment in the Fronch army, and was ro- leased only two days before ‘committing the crime. He immediately confessed his guilt, giving as his motive that ha was ariven al- most mad by the necessity of paying his debts to save himself from dishonor. He said tnat he left Lyons in December last with the firm resolution to get money, even if he had to re- sort to erime, Upon reaching Paris he went to the house of the Baroness Deilard, who recognized him and took him to her apart- ments. He asked her if she was alone. Unon her reply in the afirmative he threw himself upon her and cut her throat. He then began to look about for money and valuaoles, but hearing the servant approaching, he waited for her, intending to kill her also. In the struggle the kuife tell from bis hana, where- upon he fled without having securred any ooty ) ot Still Unformed, Panis, Fob, 20.—Bourgols bas abandoned the attempt to form a cabiney and Loubet has been summoned to undertake the task. Three Killod and Tém Injured. BenrLiy, Fob, 26,—Throa soldiers wero killed aud ten injured in a rallnoad accident. ——————t ow Oabl Lynch Knocks Out gan. BrookLyy, N. Y., Fev. #i—Fully 2,000 sporting men of this eity New York willingly gave up §2 aplece to, see the glove contest between Jimmy Lyndk ana Walter Halligan last nighc at the Clasmont avenue rivk, * Both men were exeeptionally clever and their contest, which in Halligan getting knocked out in the seventh roun was greatly enjoyed by spectators, Lynch, during the first round or so, played for Halligan’s stomach and beart, but to- ward the finish he simply 8 chopping block of his face, Business Troubles, Sr. Josery, Mo., Feb, 26,-The Tozgate Publishing and Printing company of this city has falled. Tho ussets avd liabilities are not known. The concern is one of the oldest printing Louses in the west. Cixer 11, O., Feb, 2, —Bpiegler & Co., tanners, assigned today., ‘fhe assets and liabilities are estimated at $75,000 each, ——— Gould Starts fox the West. New Youk, Feb, 20, ~Mr Jay Gould has loft the city for an extendsd tour over his railroads in the west and th. He lutenas being in St. Louis March §, when the annual wettings of the Missouri Pacific snd St. Louis, {ron Mountain& Southern railways are held. —_— = Killed & Fellow Conviet, Micuigax Ciry, Iod,, Feo, 26.—Delbert Boyer, a lhfe rrhmr here, iilied \Will:am oW eouvict THEY SEATED THE DEMOCRAT Stewart of Pennsylvania Ousted to Make Room for Oraig, URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED Aquila Jones Voted Relief by the House Claggett of [daho Fakes Up the Time of the Senate In an Address In His Own Behalf, oN, D. C., Fab, 20.—The demo- crats increased their majority in the house of representatives today. The addition to the already overwhelming democratic majority was by no means necessary to insure a freer working of the party organization, but An- drew Stewart of the Twenth-fonrth Pennsyl- vania was unseated ana Alexander K. Craig, his democratic contestant, declarad the regu- larly elected representative. Although two days’ debate was required to bring about this result, the party lines wero not at all closely drawn, and Mr. Stewart at least de- rives somo satisfaction from tho fact that cortain demoorats were among thoss who maintained his right to represent the Twenty-fourth district. The arguments for the most part were quite monotonous, the stirring speech of the day being that of Representative Daizell ot Pennsylvania in behalt of his unfortunate republican colleague, It availed littlo, however, for after speeches by Messrs. Moore of Texas and O'Farrell ot Virginia for the contestant and that of Mr. Dalzell in favor of the contestee Mr. O'Far- rell demanded the previous question. It was ordered without opposition. The jficst vote was on the minority resolution confirming the right of Stewart to his seat and it was defeated—yeas, 53; nays, 150, Seated the Democrat, ‘The majority resolution seating Craig was adopted without division and Mr. Craig ap- peared at the bar of the house and took the oath of oftice, Mr. Baboitt of Wisconsin voted 1n favor of tho republican contestee. A great deal of humorous comment was made by mombers of th: house during the consideration of the caseupon a rather singu- lar coiucidence. On February 20, 1500, the republican majority of tho house of the Fifty-tirst cougress callod up tho contested election case of Atkinson against Pendleton from the First district of West Virginia and upon the following day Mr. Pendieton was ousted from his seat and Mr. Atkinson was duly installed as a member of the house. Today while tho house was considering the Pennsylyania contested clection case of Craig against Stewart, Mr. Pendleton was called to the chair amid much merriment, and wiclded the gavel during the discussion. ‘Two yeurs ago Mr. Pendleton was taking leave of his colleaguos: today ho was presid- ing over their deliberations. Mr. Suyres of Toxas submitted the confer- ence report on the urgent deficiency bill and it was agreed to. (As agreed to the bill ap- propriates 428,664, boing $149,483 more than it carried wien 'it originally passed the house and £39,333 less than it carried when it passed tho sonate.) Unfinished Business Taken Up. The unfinished business (this being private hill day) was the bill for the relief of Aquila Jones, sr., aud it was passed—yeas, 118 nays, 63. AU'4:30 Mr. Martin of Indfana asked unani- mous consent that the house take a recess until 8 o’clock this evening, the session to be for the consideration of private ponsion bills, but to this Mr. Kilgore of Toxas objected and moved that tlie house adjourn. Mr. Boutelle of Maine inquired whether, as tho rules provided for a session on Friday evening, an adjournment would not require the house to meot again uc 8 o'clock. Tho speaker delined to pass upon the ques- tion, but intimated that it would. The rules madeno provision for a recess, but simply declared that there should be au oveniny ses- sion on Friday unless otherwise ordered. Beofore next Friday the rules would Lo amended 0 as to provide for tho present con- ungency. Mr. Kilgoro withdrew his motion journ and moved a recess until 11 row. Mr. Haugen of Wisconsin moved to nmeud by providing for a recess until 8 o'clock this evening, and this amendment, being agreed to the Gordion knot was cut and & recess taken until 8 o'clock. to ad- tomor- THE SENATE, Mr, Claggett of Idaho Mukes an Address in Support of His Contest. Wasmixgroy, D. C., Feb, 2 The special message of the president on the subject of the Wichita and other afilicted tribes of In- dians in Okluboma territory was presented and referred to the committee on I[ndian affairs, Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calender were the follow- ing: Appropriating $500,000 for additional fire proof buildings for the National museum; authorizing the purchase of a sito for @ building for the accommodation of the suprewe court of the United States. A conferencoe was ordered on the census deficieney bill. The joint resolution to pro- vide for an international bimetallic agree- ment having been reached on the calendar it was laid ovor without action, Idaho's Contested Election Case, Consideration of the Idaho eloction case was resumed. Mr. Vance addressed the sen- ato in favor of the minority report which recommended the seating of contestant, Atthe close of Mr. Vance's speech the conference report on the census deficiency bill was presented and agreed to, and a bl wasreported and placed on the callendar appropriating $200,000 for & public building at Boise City, Idabo, The Idaho election case was again taken up and Mr. Claggett, the contestant, was presented Lo the senate by Mr, Stewart and recognized oy the presiaing officer as enti- tled (undor yesterday's resolution) to ad dress the senate for two hours, Mr. Claggett took his stand at Mr, Hale's desk, and slowly, distinctly aud in a clear, musical tone of voice began his speech, le thanked the senate on bebalf of the state whioh he represanted for the privilege ex- tended to him, not so much to preseut a per- sonal claim as to vindicate the action of the state of Idaho in holding a second election in the month of [ob- ruary, 1801, and sending him to the senale to ropresent that state. If there was nothing in the controversy except the mere question as to whether the sitting member or bimself was entitled to the con- troverted seat he would not have ventured to ask the privilege of presenting the reasons why the controversy should be getermined in the manner reported by the minority of the commitiee. It was because there were matters iuvolved in the controversy, com- pared with which the persousl fortutes of any maun were absolutely immaterial, that the brivilege had been solicited and had been granted. Affected Every State in the Union, The questiou involved did not only affect the state of Iduho. It not only affected that stato but it affected vitally every state in the union, It was the boust of the Ameri- can people that they lived under & govern- meut of law, and if that were so, then it was absolutely necescary that in all parts of the common domain, and above all, in senute, the highest aud most conservati legislative body to be found on eaith, the luws should be vindicated and their sub- stautial requirements observed. Mr, Clag- gett went on to discuss the details of the &uuuon and to criticise the majority r:fmn. @ was frequently interrupted by questions. S0 auch of his time was occupled listening to and replying to these questions that the limit of time was, on motion of Mr. Vance, with- drawn, aud he was pormitted L0 speak with- out suy time lmitation, His argument | appeared to interest the vory much and they listeaed to it (on both sides of the chamover) with very close attention. There was also a large audience in the galleries toliston to the spoech. He created genoral laughter when he wound up a description of Mr. Dubois’ election tactics by saying that to use a west- orn phrase, the sitting membor was bound to vget there, Kl After he had spoken about two hours, but witnout fimshing -his speech, Mr. Claggett yielded the floor and the case wentover with. out action. A bill uppropriatiug §00,000 fora public building at Grand Island, Nob, was ro- vorted and placed on the calendar. After a short executive session the senate aajourned until Monday. senators NOTHING 5 CLOPED, Verdict of the Coroner's Jury in the Va fleet Trn, Hastixes, Nob, Eeb, 26— [Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|-~The inquest on the body of Myron Vanfleer, the vietim of Mon- day’s tragedy, was held this morning. To accommodato the crowd that wished to hear the testimony the proceedings were held in the district court room. No testimony of a startling nature was introduced. Tho facts as generally understood by the public were confirmed. Aftor being out a few minutes the jury returned with a verdict setting forth that Vaafleot come to his death by wounds aflicted by bullets fired from u pistol held by Aaron D. Yoocum, said firing being done purposely and with premeditated maiice. Captain Yocum will have his preliminary exumioation Monday. ‘I'he course of the defense is uot known, but it is generally supposed that they rely on proving emotional insanily to clear their client, Injured by Frightensd Horses. Nenraska Ciry, Nob,, Feb, 26.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.|--A team belonging to Barney Brady, who lives about seven miles west of this city, were yesterday hitchea in front of Kessen's plow factory. About 1 o'clock the engine in the factory was started aua the escaping steam fright- ened the horses. They ran nway, going down Central avenuo to Fourteenth street, the to First corso and down the corso. Peter Huffman and son were going down Firstcorsoin a light sgring wagon. They saw the taam coming, but not in time to get out of its road. Tho runaway team jumped over Huffman’s vebicle, but the tongue struck Huffman in the back and knocked him to the front of the wagon. Tho son was struclk by the neckyoke and knocked out of the wreck. Huffman is 60 years old and his recovery is doubtful. The son is not seriously injured. ‘The wagons are total wrecks. None of the horses were hurt. Studying Practical Polities, Pinu, Neb, Feb, 26.—|Spocial to Ber.] —'Che “Second Elementary class” the state Normal school has organized mto a senato and house of representatives. Kach body has a class room for its chamber and spends an hour each school Gay in lezislative dehberations. The inmates and representa- uves each have their special districtto repre- sent, and it is the duty of cach to study the needs of the district he represents. hey have spent somoe time in getling organizo but row all the committees are appointed and the legislature will elect a United States senator, This ofticer, as well us the stato executive officers, they eloct from the other classes, Lands, Feb. 20. —[Special to Tui Bee.|—The Oxnard company, after a corre- spondence with Rock county citizens as to their natural advantages for sugar beet cul- ture, deemed it of sufeient importance to send a representative to Newport to judge for themsel Mr, Steele ol Norfolk, the represontative, exprossed himself greatly surprised to find 8o vast a belt of valuablo land that will undoubtedly produce inmense crops of sugar beets. A mecting is called for March 3 for the purpose of forming a Rock ounty Heet Sugar association aand to make contracts for the coming season to grow and deliver beets to the Norfolk sugar factory. . Fire at M Morse BLure, Neb., Telegram to Tur Br evening the residence of B. T tirely destroyed by firo. The family was just about to_ retire when the fire was dis- covered breaking through tho roof. Tho citizens were promptly ut tho scene and suc- cocded in saving most of the household of- fects. Tho fire was supposed to b caused by a defective flue. Tho building was par- tially insured. se Blufr, Feb. 25.—|Special —About 10:30 this Dodge County W. €, T. U. In Session. Scuiszer, Neb,, Feb, 26, --[Special to Tnr Bee,]—The semi-annual convention of the Dodge County Woman’s Christiau Temper- ance union closed a very interesting session here last evening. Mrs. L. A. Madoie of North Bend presided, and Miss Carrio Blowett of Fremont was sccretary. The peoplo of Scribuer extended a cordial wel- come tothe white ribbon delegates, The papers presented were carefully propared. Verdict Against the Railroad. Crere, Neb,, Ieb, 2 pecial to T Bee.]—The jury in the case of Mrs, Ed Bax- ter vs the Missouri Pacific railway broughy in a verdict awarding Mrs. Barter & . The husband of Mrs. Baxter while in the em- ploy of the railroad company as brakeman was run overand ed at 'almage over a year ago. The railroad company will ap- Deal to the supreme court. Reduced Damages Awarded. Bearnice, Neb.,, Feb, 20,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,] ~The jury in the case of Eugene Pitts agaivst the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quiney Railway company returned a verdict late this afternoon, after being out twenty hours, 1n favor of Pitts for 3,000, The suit was for $0,500 damages sustaincd by the plaintift in a collision on that road a year ago. He Produced the Cash, O'Neiui, Neb,, Feb, 20.—|Special to Tur Bre.]—A number of the county supervisors insisted that the county treasurer, Barrett Scott, produce tho money at Lis annual set- tlement, thereby hoping and expecting to make some political capital. Thoy were sur- prised ana disappointea, however, when Mr, Scott produced the cash for them to count. s Recovered His Health, Perv, Neb, Feb, 206.—[Special to Tr Beg. |- Prof, George L., Farnham, princinal of the Normal, who was taken sick in Chi- cago during the holidays, returned to his nost yesterday. Ho is fast regainiug his health and will soon be able to assume his dutics as prineipul. Injuries of un Age rmer. Neb., Fob. 26,—[Special to Tug Bee.]—Louls Bauman, an aged farmer, was thrown from his wagon near this place yesterday and sustained severe internal in- uries. Two ribs were crushed. His re- covery is doubtful. STRAN Ready to Take Charge, Graxp IsLavn, Neb., Feb, 26.—[Special to Tug Bee.|—Miles Zenuneyer of Schuylor, the newly appointed commandant of the sol- diers’ home, arrived in the city early this morning aud will at once take charge of affairs, Tilberg Hound Over, WaLLACE, Neb., Feb. %.—[Special to Tug Bee.| — The Hullinger-Man Tilberg suit ended yesterday by the latter being hound over on the charge of adultery. Twenty wituesses were examined. Small Blaze at Grand Island. GRraND IsLaxp, Neb., Feb. 26.—~[Special wo Tue Bee. |—A small empty baro, the prop- erwy of John Robinson, was aestroyed by fire last night. The loss is $100. The insurance bad just run out, et NUMBER 253, THEY CONTINUE THE FICHT Towa Logislators Determined to Drive Proe hibition from the State, LOCAL OPTION MEASURES INTRODUCED £ Mo Ropublican &m with the seof r Senator Gateh Wil “ Drs Morses, Ta, |Spocial Teles gram to T B SWhwwot Gateh (rop.) bas placed himsolf on record ns favoring & county local option law. He introduced ® bill in thoe senate this morning in thoe form of a substitute for the Gron weg bill, by the committee on the suppression of intemper~ ance. When tho report of the bill was read Senator Groneweg wovod to considor it at ouce. The motion provailed, and whon h finished explainiog tho saliont features of his measure Senator Gatch created ereat excitement by offering to amend the Wl by striking out all aftor the enacting clauso and substituting a measure prepared by him, When the excitement had somewhi abated, further consideration of the matt was doforred and made & special order fox next Thursday at 10:80 o'clock. Senatof Gateh's bill does not differ groatly from that offered by Senator Gobble; it is more strine gent in some rospects, however, The bill provides that county llcenses shall be luun‘ on potition of two-fifths of the electors, Democrats Will Support the Bill, Thoe democrats, it is uuderstood, will supy port the bill: so 'will Brower, and possibl Lngle, 1t is suid. The vote of Senator Gatcl alone would give it a constitutional majority and enable it to pass tue senate. The demos crats held a caucus last evening, and it 1s said the Gatch bill was under consideration, I regard to the question, of contiuned demos cratic support of a licenso law and the futurd efforts of democratic senators to enact a law, the decision was reached that all should b4 “one possible to pass some license law, everw’ if its provisions are not just satisfactory te democratic membors. The provailing opinion was that the part; had gone fully onrecord in the debate an vote on the Schmidt bill, but that us individe uals really desirous of a change in tho law, they would, in justice to thew constituencyy support any livense law that in their judge ments will’ bettor matters in_those places where no effort is made to enforce prohibis tion. They determined, too, in part at leasty! on a plan of action, and senatorial develop= ments may be looked for soon. Will Vindicato t tor, ‘The spocial senate committee, composed oft Senators May, Brower, Ferry und Yerking, appointed to ascertain the truth of the report that two members of the senate had been ars rested by the Des Mowes police on the night! of February 18 for being in a notorious res sort, are about ready to report, and probably will report tomorrow morning. The commi tee has examined the policemon who madi tho raid, also a considerable number of the visitors and inmates. It is known thaw the evidence all tends to prove the innoceno of Senators Dodge and [iun, who are the acd cused, All the witnesses testify that tho seni tors were not i the house. Both senator filed their own afidavits to the same offect, The committee may not report until Monday, but their report will be a complete vindicas tion of Senators Dodge and Finn, Routine Proceedings, The house committee on compensation ¢f public officers has reported favorably thé Ricliman bill relative to the o1 inspectorshi with amendments. As revorted, the bill wll! leave the salary of the inspector at £2,000. I will take the power to appoint deputies from the State Board of Health, us in the bill, and vest it in the inspector. The minitaum salar) of deputies is fixed at §100 per month, Aho&‘ that they receive a percentago of tho foes. ‘The communication ot the speaker relutive to the opinion of the attorney general on certifying as to the pay of tho secretary of tho scnate was referred to u special commite tee. A resolution for a 2-mill state tax lovy was taken up and referred to the ways and means committee, after which the senate adjourned ull tomorrow. The ways und means commitles of the' house this morning recommendeil the passage of a bill providing for a permanent cndows ment tax of ove-fifth of a mill for the state university. A number of :bills were intro- duced and 8 concurrent resolution was adopted calling for final adjournment on March 23, A joint resolution was adopted asking co gress 1o ra tho Internal rovenup livense 2 ) annually and prohibiting thet issuance of the same to persous not holdin, lawful permits to sell liquors in the stal where such trafiic 1s prohibited. ‘T'he senate joint resolution was adopted for the acceptance of the direct tax refund from congress, 0 houso bill was passed electing the trustees of the In for the Blind at Kunoxville. The house also passed bills regulating the manuer of putting, in highway crossings, and a couple of lezalizing acts. providing for ustrial Home Accused of gery, Des Moixes, In,, Feb. 26.—|Special Teles gram to Tur Bk W. Smissen was arvested here today on advices from Oshe kosh, Wis., on the chargo of forgery, Smi; son is charged with forging the naiue of A, Schuster to two promissory notos of $7,000 each. The notes aro the proporty of the Nae tional bank of Oshlosh. sty WEATHER FORECAST, Orrice or WearneR Bureav, Onana, Feb, 26, The barometer 1s highest in Canada, and & storm conter or low barometer is developing over western Nebraska and South Dakota, Winds over the northern central poriion of the coustry are thereforo from the east, and cloudiness is increasing. Rain has set in in western Nobraska, and tho rain aren in front of the storm will probably spread and exwnd over the Missouri valley toaay. Tempera= ture has genorally risen, aud freezing wonther now prevails only along the northern border of the country For Eastern Nebraska ana Omaha and vié cinity—Increasing cloudiness with rainj warmer weather: southcast to southwest | winds during Saturday. Wasit 20,—For Mis! souri—Southeast clear weather) warmer and probably fair Sunday. For Kausas, Indian Territory and Oklas boma—Fair i east; incroasing cloudiness and light rain in west portions ; warmer south winds; cloudy weather and probably raig Sundsay, For lowa—Warmer, south winds and fair wenthor; incroasing cloudiness nd rain Suns ay. For Montana. and fair weather. Ior Nebraska, North and South Dakota— Brisk south winds and warmer: increasing cloudiness and rain or snow Saturaay} cloudy Sunday. For Colorado— Northwest winds and gen~ erally fair Sunday. lightly cooler for the west Drowned W LouvisviLie, Neb., Feb, 26, —[Special Telée graw to Tue Be |-~ As a party of Louisville buuters, consisting of H. J. Baker, Ben Teodorski, Fred Metzger and Mike Childs, were hunting geese iu the Platte river thi evening near South Bend the boat was ovel turned. All escaped but Mike Childs, who was lost, idis body was not recovered. He leaves & young wife. e Gullty of wult, O'Neivy, Neb., Fab., 20.—[Spocial to Taw] Brr. | —The jury in the Redfield assault case. returned a verdiet of guilty last night.