Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DalLy BEE. TWENTY=FIRST ¥ AR OMAHA, TURDAY e — MORNING, PREPARED FOR WAR! N | ue Outlook as to the Result of the In- vasion of the Big Horn Basin. Be RUSTLERS AND CATTLEMEN WILL FIGHT Forces of the Big Companies Marching to the Front. THEY CARRY A HEAVY CANNON WIiTH THEM This is Not Feared, as Fighting Will Be Indian Fashion. ONE MAN ALREADY CAUGHT AND HUNG It is Generally Understood That Any En- e n Matter of Extermi- gagement Will uation with All Parties—Scene of the Proposed Hostilities, Casren, Wyo., April 8.—Special Tele- gram to Trie Bee. | —A cow puccher came in from Powder river tonight ana reports see- ing a man banging from the guy rope of an oil derrick just north of Tisdale’s ranch on Powder river. He saw the so-called rust- lers on tneir wav to a common center. He thinks the man is a notorious rustler that was working the range on Powder river alone and was surprised by the army or Montana cattle men. The miners from Cas- per mountain came into town today A courier from the seat of war who arrived nere at noon reports the cattle army in camp at the Narrows, about thirty miles soutn of Buffalo and seventy miles north of here. The army 1s reported in high spirits, and last evening the man that arrived here wus de tained and sworn to secrecy. Yesterday the major in command gave orders to the men not to get the horses out of 8 walk in cross- ing Powder river. The heavy cannon of the party broke the briage and the army was de- taincd for an hour or two. The army is well supplied with ammunition and supplies. The camp is on high land between two mount- us which is clear to where old Fort Reno used to be. No engagement has taken place and nome is likely at tnis point. The rustlers are al at the head of the basin starting the ‘*‘shot gun’ round-up and are not very thick around where the army is camped. Tha outcome of the engagement between the forces, if it comes to that, will be most desperate and to afinish. The rustlersare attempting to class all small ranchmen with themselves and if they can make the ranchers believe the army is after tnem as well as the rustlers. the fight is no picnic for the army and they may have provoked a fight they cannot win. They Will Fight Satarday. Tt is currently believed bere that a fight will take place not later than Saturday, as rustlers are on the fight and think the army will show no quarter. Another arms of men are reported belween Lost Cabin and Lander, headed for the basin, and.if it is truo that an army went by the way of the B. & M. via Gillette into the basin, they must intend to winter at the present campo the cattie army. The greatest fears of the friends of the rustlers is that cattlemen from Montana will come down the basin from Billings and the two ermies will get the rustlers between them and exterminate them. The rustlers fear & Moutana cattleman as a Kausas granger does & cyclone. They are a de- terminea set of men and the cioak of Bilder, the noted vigilante, seems to have fallen to each of them and they kuow how to use the persuading 1ufluence of Bilaer. To hear that they are after a man means he has got to leave the country or be the swellof a necklie party. No oune here doubts that the cattlemen from Texas to Montana are mixed vp io this and that a most determined effort is being made to protect the cattle business. Bring- ing cattle from Texas and ruoniag them here on the free range 1s an exceedingly profitable business and the cattlemen don't propose to see this industry run out of the country. Betting Freely on the Resuit. Excitement bere 1s intense aua bets arc offered two to one that an engagement takes place before Saturday might. Noone doubts that the cattle men now armed and in the fiela can win, but if it becomes single hauded between the Casper cattle army and the rustiers the latter will hold their own. Men who claim 10 krow the rustlerssay they will lcave the *'shot gun" round-up and come to meet the army, and the fight will take place somewhere near ex-Governor Baxter's E. K. ranch, A man went through the basin yesterday notifyiug tho settiers and rustlers. No ons knows where it bas been arranged for the settlers to meet, but in all probability it is pot far from the'E. K. ranch. The E. K. is sixty miles from the cattle army camp. Men here assert that the rustlers are organ- ized, mud it was understood that in case of trouble they could all meet at & certain place. By this time they are probably all together [ and waiting for the arwy marching toward them. Itis said the rustlers have no great fear of the big cannoa of the catrlemen. The fight will be Indian fasbion, in which Win- chesters alone will count. The cattle army left Casper en route to the Big Horn basin and Powder river country Tuasday, and since that time have been mak- ing @ bee line to the supposed field of opera- tion, Scene of the Proposed Battle, The Big Horn basin is a country first ex- plored by Father de Smet in !5, and soon after was visited by the Hudson Bay Fur company, who caught over 4,000,000 beaver there in less thau three years. The country embraced in the basin coativs about 15,000 square miles and 1s very mountaineous, and what level ground there is is repeatedly broken by “Log backs.” It used o be the bome of the Crow Indians and has been the sceue of mauy bloody battles, for the Indisas loved this country and made a desporate effort to retain possession of it unrestricted. After the Indians had succumbed various large cattle companies went itto the coun- | try, acd for a time enjoyed great prosperity. Among the compacies there st the present time are the Union Trust Beef company, Torrey Bros., Ray State company, Windsor Kewpand company and David Bros. Nearly allare in the National Beef trust. On the track of the cattlemen the ranchmen scon followea, and for several ars seemed to get aloug in fine shape. Wheu the state sold tbe mavericks at regular rounaup sale the ranchmen bought some of them in and left thew on the open rauga. Here is where 1he trouble started, and since thon there bas been more or less fighting. The stockmen clalmed that the mavericks of the racchmen increased 10o fast aud that it was uotbing for & steer belonging to a ranckman to have from five Lo six calves iu oue season. The ravch- man offset this by claiming he did not bave auy such a ‘l;foul snd that the catt'emen counted Lis calves twice and was trying to run bim out of the country. The legislature Look bold of the matter, and, astibe cattlemen were the strougest. passed i This sdded o the fames snd | made mi road or te the feast Tho population is scattered all over it and does not exceed 3%, Last season the high price of beaf encouraged a lot of unmarried Texans to gn iato the count and they com menced to brand cattle right and left and then went into the towns and sold the brands. The stock commissioners, a depart ment of the state, adopted the policy of seiz- g all cattie shipped to market by rostlers and made a sad mistake in failing to distin- Ruish between the ranchmau that came hon- estiy by his cattlc aud tho thief. The mar- ket being good, the rustlers were active, and it was nip and tuck whetber the cattloman or rustier would send the most cattle to mar- ket. ters worse, Several Murders Followed. The bitierness increased mad last season some five or six men wero shot over the matter and the cattio business went into the wister with aa awful feeling existing between the men, and evervbody Iooked for trouble whea spring work commenced. Their leaders on both sides ran into the newspapers with their troubles and all winter the newspapers have been full of blood chilling literature and the mails have been fiooded with threatening letters. The state authorities start the rouna-ups but for some reason tne rustlers started a “shot gun" round-up last week in the Big Horn basin and a round-up at this season 1s very detrimental to the stock and is about tho same as killine them outright. The stockmen have openiy said that the rustlers should never deliver the cattle they sold last season by book tally and the rustlers bave said thev would or die in the attempt. Tho cattle companies are all run by hired help, and last season 80 bold were the rustlers that they took in toe round-ups and, without sy pretextor title, branded the caives, often branding all the calves found on &day's round-up. Tue rustlers seem to thiak the cattle companies were doomed and that it Was a free-for-all race and that if they could scare the cattiemen out they would have things their own way. Notices were served on certamn cattlemen 1o leave the country or take the consequences, Many of the stockmen spend their winters cast and left about the usual time. It was publicly stated that some of them woula never be allowed 10 gather any cattie and certaiu worthiess people commenced to prey the cattlemen’s stock ana even weat s far as to attempt to ship east from Billings, Mont., a carload of horses that belonged 10 Frod Hess. Exaggerated reports of now the rus killing off stock for the fun of it were circulated purposely to stir up the tockmen and arouse them 1nto doing some- thing to protect themselves, 1t is penerally thought that theso stories were maaufac- tured out of whole cloth, but they have served their purpose, and as a consequence the stockmen have banded tozether 10 pro- tect themselves and their interests, and in all likelihood the matter w 11 end in blood- shed and one or the other of the two parties leaving the state. It is Wyoming's Chief [ndustry, Outside the railroads the stockmen pay ab ecight-tents of the taxes aund cattls raising on the open range has heen tho chiel inaustiy of the state. Everybody can see that o 1 that bas no stock on the range is not entitied 10 &ny mavericis, aud if he never had any cattie of any kind on the range avd is “working” the raage, some- body is being robbed. people don't sustain the rustlerin his workings, but they have to live with rustlers and so keep quiet and wink at many things they don't approve and still at thesame time they haveit in for the capital- ists. But they have been deprived of money, wages and proper representation. Wryoming is cursed with any number of 10-cent capital- ists, penailess oil kiugs uud skin oil compa- nies who et the people to sell them products and work for them and then quit the country and leave the ranchman to rustlo for his money. Then again tho legisla- ture is 0 run that the counties are_deprived of their preper representation. The state coustitution provides that each county shall bave a senator and represeutative and things are so manipulated that three counties are not represented ana the statute books are full of ciass ana self legislaiion that work hardstips to the ranchman and his county. Tae ranchman sees and knows this and attributes all bis wrongs to the cattle com- panies, and 1o keep even in the race, don't say much when the rustiers are dis- posed to wrestle the calves of the big com- Panies. The stos in seizing the cattie avited the enmity of the peo- ple that heratofora wero iriends of the cattle companies. Both the cattlemen and the rus- tlers are wrang in the present state of affairs and the state authorities are bandicapped in doing much for either side, as the state has failed to protect the capitalists and bas rovbed the ranchmen of repres. ion and thern don't s-em to be much hope fora peaceful termination of the affair. e d— PROSPEROUS SOUTHL ND. Improvements Made Within the Past Ten Years, NasviLLe, Teon., April 8.—Hon, Carrol D. Wright, United States commissioner of labor, last evening delivered an address st Watkins iustitute ou the ‘“Progress of the Southern States from 1350 to 189).” Ia the course of his aduress hesaid that the in- crease duriag the ten years in the production of piz iroz had been 1,354,000 tons, ana of the vear before 18,000 tons. The average cost of pig iron was £14 per ton, while in tne soutu it was ouly #10.75. T'ne coasumption of cot- tou had doubled and the cotton seea oil in- dustry has grown berond belief. The num- ber of woollen mills has pearly doubled aud toe production of distilled spirits had more than doubled. Kailroad mileaze had been 1n- creasad from 14,225 miles to 2 miles and the number of passenzers carried bad grown from X0 t0 50,000,000 per annum. Toe smouut of freizht carried had 1ncreased, and the total in iebledness of the soutlern states, including county debts, and less the sinking funds bad decreased, ang the capital debt bad shrunk from §11.10 to §.05. The amonnt of money expendea for school purposes had doubled and the numver of enrollments had risen from 16.59 to 20.09 per cent while in the whole Unfted States the parcentage of en- g ment of the total popuiation was but —_— ateruational Monetary Conference, Wasmixaroy, D. C., April 8. —McCreery has introguced in the house—for Springer— a bill 1o authorize the bolaicg of an interna- tioual mouetary congress, probably to be held in Chicago in August, 1803, Twenty- onc aelogates gre to be present from the Unitea States, seven chosen by the presi- dent, seven by the president of tLe senate aud seven by the speaker of toe house, Thue president’s appointees are to be citi- zeus uot holaing office; the others are to he senators and representatives. The sppoint- ments ara to be divided as nearly as possivle between the politicsl parties. The secretary of state aud the director of the mint are to be additional deiegates. The president is au- thorized to invite foreign governments to send representatives, each governwent to determine the numver of its representatives, but to be eutitied to ocly oue vote. The sec- retary of state is 1o call the congress to order sud is 10 preside until @ permaneut officer is elected. — The Death Roil. New York, Aprils.—Frof. W. B. William- S0, 54 years of aze and living at 851 West Fifth street, suddenly diad last nigbt in the reading room of the Fifth Avenue hotel.y He was boru ia Wiachester, Pa., and was for a long time professor of chemistry in the Smithsonian instituts at Washington Krokus, Ia., Aoril 8.~Isiah Moek, oue of the oldest and wealthiest manufacturess in Iows, died at bis bome at Bousparte, la., this morniog. ), Cal, April 8. —Rev. J. H. Sax Fraxc Beutou, president of the Golden State Theo- lozical seminary, died at Oskland of broa- chitis today. Youk, Neb., April 8—|Special to Tne Bie. | —W. C. Harris, living five miles nort) west of Beoedict, was found dead at bis bome yesterday about § o'clock. Tobe result of an inguest was that he aied of dropsy of the beart. He was 53 years old. STEADILY 0N THE DECLINE | | Tariff Discussion in the House of Represen- tatives Losing in Interest, SIMPSON DECLARES FOR FREE TRADE Consideration of the Cotton Bagging Bill— Work of the Senate—Testimony in the ¥ Office Investigation— General Washington News, on Wasmserox, D. C., April 8. —Intersct in tke tariff discussion s steadily oa the de- cline, and the attendance in the house this morning was small. On motion of Mr. McMillin & resolution was adopted directing the committee on pub- lic lanas to examine into the circumstances under which certain leases to parties of land were made in the Yellowstone National park, aud why they wero afterward rescinded and thea granted to S. 8. Hunuy. The bouse then went into conmittee of the whole on the cotton bagging bill. Mr. English, democrat, of New Jersey, the autbor of tke ballad “Ben Bolt,” then took the fioor. He opposed the pending bill, and said be had been atariff reformer in the days of the Walker tariff, and be was a tariff re- former now. But he was notatariff de- stroyer, aud therein lay a distinction which was a difference. Mr. Hemphill spoke in favor of the bill. Simpson Declares for Absolute Free Trade. Mr. Simpson of Kansas aunounced himself as au absolute free trader. He was not one of the men who were willing to compromise with a wrong. He had learned republican- ism when the republican party msant som: thing; when it stood for a principle; when the republican party became tha champion of epecial interests; when the monisd power got control of 1t be left the party, and today he stood for absolute free trade in evervy sense of the word. He wished to see—from s selfish stand point—the southern farmer re. leased from every tax, because the cotton isers of the south traded with the paople ot Kansas for their corn aud wheat. The less the soutbern farmer was robbed the more he would bave left to buy Kansas cora. {rom selfish views he was in favoroft bill. It was said that protection was nec sary to give labor protection. Had not some- body deprivea lapor of its natural lifef Labor the king, labor the sover- eign, had been pushed from its throne, and capitsl reigned supreme, the bastard monarch in its stead. Ou Becount of the pro- tective system the house had passed a few days ago & bill toat was a disgrace to any civilization. It has passed a bill to protect this country azainst the labor of the highest protective nation in the world. W the house do this! In the interest of forniz, one of the grandest states of the union. the house was compelied, under the policy of protection, to pass o law restricting immigration from another country, and in defense of the poonle of Califoraia he had been compelled to vote for the vill He Was Compelled to Yote as He Did. Mr. Henderson of [llinois—Do I under- stand that the gentlemau voted for a biil which he regarded as a disgrace 1o civiliza tiont Mr. Simpson—I did so, and I was com- pelled to do it in defense of the laboring class of the stateof California, which is shut off by the land monopolies and the protective tariff. General debate haviog been concluded, the one section of tne bill was read for amendments, Mr. Turner ot Georgia (in charge of the bill) moved to strike out thbe clause which makes free *hoop or band iron,” or “‘hoop or band steel, flared, splayed or punched.” Agreed to. The committee then rose and reported the bill to the house aud a recess was taken until § p. m., the eveainz session lo be for the cozsideration of private pension bills. IN THE SE: District of Columbia Appropriation Bill Again Considered. WasmiNeToN, D. C., Aopril 8.—The senate resumed the consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Tus question was on Mr. Cockrell's amendment to Mr. McMiilan's substitute appropriating §100,000 for the purpose of entertaining the Grand Army of the Repudlic and requiring the amount to be paid exclusively out of the rev- enue of the District of Columbia. After Lwo hours’ discussion the vote was taken on Mr. Cockrell's amendment reguirinz the cost to Le paid exclusively out of therevenues of the district. It was rejecied. Yeas, 17; nays, 32, Mr. Quay offered a resolution restricting the use of the appropriation to the subsist- ence and quarters of visiting soldiers—ex- cluding tbose residing in the district. Agreed to. Yeas, 42; nays, 5. The questiou was then taken on Mr. Me- Millan's amendment as amended, and it was agreed to. Yeas, 41; nays, 10. ‘The following is the vote io detail: Allen, Allison, Casey, Carey, Cullom, Davis, Du- bois, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gioson of Mar) land, Gormon, Gray, Hale, Hausbrough, Hawley, Higgins, Hiscock, Kyle, Mcl’ter- son, Maunderson, Mitchell, Faddock, Palmer, Pefler, Periins, Proctor, Quay, Sanders, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Turpie. Vilas, Voorhees, Warren, Wasbburn, ‘Wilson and Wolcott—Yeas, 41 Messrs. Bates, Berry, Blackburn, Coke, Colquit, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Mills, Pugh and Vest- Nays, 10, The amendment as agreed to appropriates out of the United States treasury $160,000 to pay for the subsistence aud quarters of such nonorably discharged uou-resident uuion soldiers, sailors and marices, who served in the war of the rebeilion, as may attend as delegates or otherwise, the Twenty-sixth snnual encampment of tae Grand Army of the Reputlic in the city of Washington, the mouey to be paid to and disbursed by the citizens' executive comuittee of Wash- iogton baving in charge such reception and entertainment under such regulations as may be prescribed by the secretary of war. ‘Tne bill was then passed, and after an ex- ecutive session the senate adjourned until Monday. HERSEY GIVES HIS TESTIMONY, ATE. Continuation of the Pension Bureau Inves- tigation, Wasnisarox, D, C., April 8.—Representa- tive Brooksbire this morning testified before the Raum investigating committee that he haa employed Hersey to attend to his pen- sion business because he (Brookshire) had writer's paralysis. Ha did not know that Hersey bad beén using bis pame for par- sonal euds. He had never authorizea 1t, TRepresentative Gantz of Ohio testified that be ewployed Hersey t0 100k after his pension claims, because he understood him to ve very efficiect iu that work. He did not know that Hersey bad misused bis name. . Hersey on the Stand, Hersey then testified that he bad also worked for Durburrow of Illinois and Per- kios of Iowa. In the last congress ne had also worked for Martin and Struble of lowa. Witcess bad no understanding with the cougressmen, except to render thew a service, aud nove of them koew witpess was re- ceiving pay from attorueys. He knew that other clerks to senators and members called up cases, aud be believea they received pay for information furn saed. Hersey said he bad sold tne information be got as Coover's secretary, and bad also used tne slips of Brookstire, and, be thougut, of Mr. Perkins of lowa. Had not used Mr Gautz's slips Szoator Plumb's private secretary, B. F. Flenniken, was oue of the scustor's cleris, who, witness believed, called up cases for sttorneys for compensation. Witness said be knew two men who worked for members wbo sold information 1o Peusion atlorneys. After a good deal of pressing, Mr. Payson learced that tbe wembers' clerks were Mr. 1 €xposition grounds, APRIL 9, 1 2. NUMBER = 260. | Maddox, who worked for Representatives Cockran, English and Harter, und Mr. Mo Clellan, who wol for his father, Repre- sentative McClellan, &ud Mr.. Martin With referecod to the wisit of Mr. Morgan of Indiana to Witnéss' ofice, Mr. Hersey testified that Mr. Cooper bad introducea Mr. Morgan as boing In the same business. They talked about lon matters. If Mr. Cooper had saia: “If 508 have anything worth pay- ing for, Mr ‘Hersey will attend to it for you witlless ocortainly had not teara it. Do . npot remember that he replied th#t Lo would be glad 10 assist Mr. Moskean. Cooper stowed ‘eit- ness a letter in which Mr. Morgan had seat him (Mr. Cooper) £25 and saia he did not understand 1t, ess said to Mr. Cooper be presumied it wis pay for expert examina- tion he had made for Mr. Morgan. Mr. Cooper replied that pay could not be taken forany such work, aud said he would re- turn it Witness testifi#d that ke had been dis- charged from wnon office by Commis- sioner Raum a W0 years ago, but for what reason ho ofild never learn. He saia that if there were Bay moral wrong involved in his acts, no ber of congress is re- sponsible. ¢ Mr. H. E. id clerk of Commiss weaver, a coniidential er Raum, testitied that Green B. Raum, Jr., and pot the commis- sioner had brought Examiner Sprosser here to watch Fiemings And had heard bim ask the commissioner What Sprosser was doing. A OBJECTS TO BLAIR, WHY CHI Correspondeace 1 the Matter Given to the Public, Wasmixgroy, D. €., April 8.—~The senate made public today the correspondence trans- mitted by the president touching the declina- tion of the Chinessjgovernmant to raceive Hon. H. W. Blair 8§ United States minister. The correspondencaibegias with a cablegram received by the LOhinese minister stating that Mr. Blair had| bitterly abused China ana Chinese Iaborers fud was conspicuous in clusion act. For these itexpedieat to remove helping to pass the reasons China dee: Mr. Blair, June 15 Mr. Whi n_requested from the Chinese minisier that the case be reopened. June 22 Blair pubin his dofecse in a long letter to Mr. Wharton denyiag the charge thet ne ever abused China or the Chinese government. On the next day be tendered his resignation The same day the Chinese minister re- plied to Mr. Wharton's request that the case be reopaned and stated that the viceroy di- rected him to state that Mr. Blair was not popularly regarded in China, and quotivg from - his speech various phrases objectionable to the Cainese government. In the same mnote occurs this passage: *“THo minister says that the passing of the law (tbd Scott act) while the treaty was being considered haa a very bad effect 1n China. 1f the president or the sec- retary of state could do ‘auything to repeal the law and to put in'force again the treaties the situation in Ohina would be much changed, and then it'would ot make much difference what Mr. Biair has said and ho would be well reeeived if the president asked for it.”! July 0 Mr. Blair withdrew his resiznation, and on the I5th, in ‘note to Mr. \% harton, observed tnat itappeared from the Chinese minister's letter Mat it was the Unied States government "wifich was persona non grata to the Chinese gofernment. The correspondeats cioses with a letter from Mr. Wharton to the Chinese minister stating that Mr. Blefriad been injuriously misrepreseated, and ‘that the objection to bim because he veted for the exclusion act was not well foinded. He admits, bowever, tbat the incidest is cl by the acceptance by the president of M-, ion. T - L - v NEWS FOR THE ARMY. Complete List of Changes in the Regalar “Service. WasmixetoN, D. C., April 8.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The foillowing as- siguments to regiments of officers recently promoted ard transfers of officers are or- dered: Tho leave of absence on surgeon’s certifi- cate of disability graated Major Daniel Benbam, Seventh infantry, February 1. extendea one month on surgeon’s certificate of disavility. Majordohn S. Billings, sur- geon, will procaed from this city to Fort Monroe, Va., on offictal business connected with the medical department of the army. Thoe leave of abseace granted First Lieuten- ant Rovert r'. Ames, Eighthinfautry, Decem- ber 14, 1841, is extended oue month. Second Lioutenant Michael J. Leniban, Twentieth infautry, now on leave of absence in this city, will proceed to New York City and report to the superimtendent of recruiting service for assigament o temporary duty at Davids isiand. t Lieutenaut Merntt W. Ireland, assistant surgeon, will pro- ceed from Fort Riley, Kan., to Fort Yates, N. D, and revort to the commanding officer of the latter post for temporary duty during the absence on sick leave of Captain Alouzo R. Chapin, assistant surgeon, reporting aiso by letter to the commanding general, Depart- ment of Dakota. Upon the retura to auty of Captain Chanin Hirst Licutenant Ireland will rejoin his proper station. The resignation of First Lieutenant Wil- liam N. Suter, assistaut surgeon, has been accepted by the president to take effect July 25, 1592, Captain Cherles Hay, con.missary of 'subsistence, wiil proceed from Denver, Colo., to Greelsy, Colo, on official business. Leave of absence for four months totake eflect when his services can be spared is granted Firet Lieutenaut James B. Aleshire, regimental quartermaster, First cavairy. The extension of leave of absence grantéed Major William B. Kennedy, Fourth cavalry, March 10 is still further extended ten days. is OKLAHOMA NDS, They Will Be Opened to Settlement on the 19th—Commissioner's Instructions. Wasnixgroy, D. U, April 8. —Secretary Noble this alternoon seat a telegram 1o the special agents of the department in Okla- homa postponing the opening of the Indian reservation until Teesday, April 19, Commissioner Carter of the general land oftice bas sent to toeregisters and reccivers of the land oftices st Kingfisher and Oxla- homa City, in Okiahgma, lstters of instruc- tivn which will govesn their action under the forthcoming prock by the president of openiug 1o rment the surplus lauds of the Cheyence and Arepa- boe Indian reservatfon. The commis- sioner directs th@§ in view of the expected crowds of péopie &t these offices when the lands shall e been declared open to settlement, no shail be allowed an advautage over any other person, To this end be directs that fio person be directed to make more than pme outry or his account and one as agent. Afler making tbe entries the applicants will BéTequired to step out of line and give place the next persom mn order, aod 1f be desizres 1o make otuer filing he shall take his place Bt the foot of the line and await bis_pr turn. The commis- sioner further inst the officers that the use of mails will not bs permittea for filing Lomestead declaratory statements. Western Feasions. WasaiNeros, D, €, April 8 — ISpecial Telegram to Tus Bee.]—The following list of peosions granted is reported by Tue Bes and Examiver Bureau of Clalms: Nevraska: Original—Cbarlos Boyd, Jobn P. Joues, Juurk[’meflon. George Ragan. Additioual—Alfred Thomss, Heury Miller. lncrease—Jobn . Richardson. Reissue— Benjamin F. Brandt. lowa: Origipal—Autoine Fortuua. Pat rick Haley, ‘Epbraim Moore, Beard M. Stevenson. Additional—Solomon A, Shiffer. Increase—James M. Humpbrey, Alvert s, Willlam K. Mclntyre, Alfred Biuegar, deceased. Reissue— Willism A. McCallister. Origioal widows—Margaret J. Bivegar. North Dakots: Orizinal—Jobn Olsen. South D Onginal—Alvert L. Locke, Additional—Jobn Werd. World's Fair Bank. Wasarsetox, I, €., Apris 8. —Hopkins of Ilinols bas introduced in the bouse a bul authorizing the establishment of the World's Columbian Exposition National back ov the WON A DIPLOMATIC VICTORY Phgland Lcores a Success Against Franoe and Russia in Egyptian Matters, OBJECTING TO AN IRISH PARLIAMENT Red Hot Talk at a Meeting of the Ulster De- fense Committee—Happenings in Pariin-, ment-Teetotalers in Manchester— Mrs, Maybrick Interviewed. [Copyrighted 15892 by New York Associa’el Press.] Lospos, April S.—Lord Salisbury has scored a victory inthe diplomatic contest with France and Russia over the firman of investure of the kuedive of ypt. The po- sitiou has for a past week harassed and per- plexed the foreign office, perhaps more than even the Bering sea question ever did. The sultan stole a march upon Eoghsh diplo- mats in sending 8 firman so phrased as to exclude from the Egyptian frontier the whole Sinai peninsula and part of tne Red sea which has been beld by Egypt for half a century. Before the firman was drafted the Eoglish ambassador at Coastantinople, alive tosome action of this sort, demanded that the document should not introduce any ques- tion concerning the frontier and received assurance that the firman should not touch the khedive's rights. Suspected Duplicty. When the sultan's eovoy, Aoub Paska, ar- rived at Cairo. the British minister, Sir Evelyn Baring, suspecting some duplicity askea for & copy of the document, and when Aoub Pasha refused to communicate the con- tents of the firman uutil after the investure Minister Baring advised the khedive not to proceed with the ceremony. Abub Pasha then disclosed the substance of the firman, the nature of which had been koown to and approved by France and Russia before the missive left Constantinople. The consuls general at Cairo at once ar- ranged themselves on two es, the Italian 824 Austrian represeatatives meeting at the English embacsy and the French and Rus- sian diplomats at the residence ot tho Turk- ish plenipotentiary. The Italian squadron, which was about to leave Alexandria, got orders 1o stay aad the officers on leave wers recalled to their ships, including the admiral, who was junketing at Cairo. Yesterday tne British and Italian ambas- sadors at Constantinople sent a note to the grand viceroy saying that the firman must be altered or Aoub Pacha recailed. There seems to have been no mistaking the em- phatic and peremptory character of the note and there was an immediate resal A tele- gram was received by the khedive from the sultan today, sayiug that the firman would be mcdifiea, omittiug the definition of the froatier. ez 1t traospires that Aoud Pasha had two documents of investure. one setting of a portion of Egypt and the other consonant with Lord Salisbury’s view. Tonight's Cairo aispatches sa; the statement has excited the est satisfaction there. 13 reticent, except that it coufirms the statement that the difficulty is on the point of solution, aithough the day for investure of tho xhedive is not tixed. # Meeting of the Ulster Defcnse Committee, ‘I'he meeting in Belfast of the Ulster de- fense committee, the mayor presiging, to gr\"lde for a couvention, went a degree eyond the recent Ulster commissioner’s ‘“‘gathering 1n the violence of their tirades.”” ‘The pretense of secrecy of the proceedings enabled the speakers to indulge 1 war-like trumpetings, aud the resolutions recorded Ulster’s d=term:nation to bave nothing to do with the Dublin Parliament, which 1s certain to be controlled by men who are responsible for the crimes of toe land league, crueltics and boycottine, and mere tools of clerical domination and an attempt to set up such a parliament will inevitably result in disorder, violence and bloodshed 1o an extent that has been unknown in Ireland for a century. Major Saunders denied that tue British Parliament hud any right to band them over to another lemslature which they would never obey, the sentiment was received h cheering. . W. Russell predicted a ten-fold increase of trouble in Ireland under the Dublin Par- liament. Fiually an executive committee was ap- pointed on the public sense of the danger and purport of this agitation, Over 100 nonconformist ministers have agreed to be deputies for the Ulsterites and stump Grest Brituin to aroase a religious animus. The Irish untonists in the Housa of Com- mons aftirm tnat their polioy of resistauce to the Dublin Parliament 1s limited to a refusal to pay taxes and that an active armed op- position from the people is inevitabie. The bome rulers in the house cousider Lhat their best policy is to minimize the 1mportance of the movement, and have so far ignored it. Happenings in Parliament, Dr. Gosnen, tbe chaucellor of the ex- chequer, will issue bis annual budget on Monday. Before the house adjourns on Tuesday for the Easter recess, the ouly gov- ernment bill uear will be the small polaing bill, this being the barrenest record for many woeks sittiug ever kuown. T'he labor andidates who refuse obedience to tue liveral electoral executive are every- where disappearing. Mr. Scuadnort's agents bave succeeded in inducing the district com- mittees to oust the iudependents, The executive has approved twenty labor candi- dates, most of whom are certain of election. The payment of the labor men selected is secured partly by the general aud partly by local funds, Mr. Giadastone had promised to vote in support of the Scoteh local veto bill, and the government has decided to remain neutral The passage of the measure, which afirms the loca! option principle, wiil pea triumpn for teetotalers. Its practical application until the new Parliament is elected will be impossible. Out of 219 English burroughs forty-four have elected teetotal mayors, and this result was duly celebratea in Man- chester. The speeches then made pointed to muuicipal suthorities usiug certsin infiu- ences against the liquor trade, The great cotton spicning lockout will begin on the 15th 1ust. There is 5o sign of vers giving wa; Most of the mills ly stocked und the storage will be advantageous to them. An agent of Baroness Rogues has just visited Mrs. Mayorick in Woking prison. Mrs. Maybrick, who 1s just recovering from attack of iufluenza and who is still very weak, says she receives every eonsideration from tue authorities. that Rreat- The foreign oftice ED IN COLD BLOOD, MURDE Dr. Poninski, a Distinguished Eeclesiast of Posen, Assassinated by Anarchists. Beruiy, April 5.—A story comes from Posen tnat Dr. Pounioski, a high Polisn ecclesiast, was set upon and assassiaated by four men. He resisted aesperately and killed two of the men. The other two suiclded. Cards were found ou the bodies showing they were auarchists selected to kill Pouin. sik. The cause 1s unknown. Further details regarding the murder of Dr. Poninski show that tbe first report was inaccurate in some respects. It now appears that Ur. Poniuski was sitting in a room when the four assassius appeared at the house and requested to see bim. They were usbered iuto tho presence of toe aged doctor, who asked them their business with bim. Ioreply bhe was baoded a red card oa which was prioted 8 commaud, signed by the “Committee oo the Polisk rehists,” caling upon bim .o surrender all the money be bad 10 bis possession, for the beunefit of suarchists. Tbe card stated that if he re- fused Lo obey the command be would be killea. ! « | badlarge sums ¢ aner, and this fact was well known and ¢ anarcuists. Dr. infirm from old ag message handed hi Ho ran to & wi and jumped to tha en. The anarchist followsd bim to the Window, and before he | could reach & place of safety they poured a volley of vullets into him. e fell dead and the astassins fled, but the alarm was given, and the o r of Koschieleg brother of Dr. Poninski, and twe ouce armed thomsel res, and moun started in pursuit of the murderers, Death of the Murderers. They were soon overtaken by the bard of pursuers. A desperate battle followed. The pursuers fired u velley into the group and one of the murderers fell dead. The band then realized that their pursuers were deter- mined to avenge the death of Dr. Peminski and, one of them sceing that all bope of es- cape was cut off, turned his weapon against himsell and blew out his braiu; The remainitg two fired upon their pur- suers again, fortunately not hitting them, and they were replied to with anotber volley that killed another of them. Then the fourth man, ratber tban surreuder, shot himself fatally. The officials of Koschiclege have mads an investigation and have already learned that advantage of by the very the Qinski, who was As startled from ¥ men, ng horses the four men were residents of Berlin ana they came purposely to murder Dr. Poninski. Tle names of two of the men were Pela- waskiond Urblanik. Some persons claim that the men were pothing but common rob- bers, who took advantage of the prevailing feeling caused by the anarchists’ oul- rages to prepare tho card for the pur- pos2 of frighteaing Dr. Ponlnski into surrendering his - money to them. They claim 1t is hardly reasonable to suppose that the committee of [Polish anarchists, if there 1s such a boay, would send four mea to rob and murder an old man, when one, or at most two could have committed the crime equally as well, with far less chance of de- tection. The whole affair seems to have veen bung- lingly arrauged from the first, and none of tke facts thus far learned go to contradict the assertion that anarchists are 1o bear the blame of a crime of which they knew noth- fng. The authorities are, however, search- ing in every district, and 1if it should prove true that the pssassination was realiy the work of anarchists, itis thought the whole baud of conspiraiors will soon be arrested. WITM GERMAN (EXTRADITIO Arrangements Almost Complete for Siguing A New Treaty, Bexury, April S.—Muister Phelps is mak- ing good progress with the next extradition treaty. The traaties now existing were made many years ago with the diff: govern- ments of the then existing *‘Germanbund” and contain many {mperfections which have led to several cases of injustice. The new treaty is almost finished end will coutain .many important additions to the present category of extraditable crimes, such as em- bezzlement, obtaning money by false pre teoses, perjury, rape, and crimes committed or toe high seas, like mutiny, etc. The one point of dierence between Minister Puelps and Baron von Marschall, the German secretary of foreign affairs, is on the provision to be made for the psyment of expenses. The American idea is that each country should pav its own expenses. In Gormany -the duty of securing the cap ture and return of fugitives wanted by Aunerica devolves upon the prosecuting officers, and no charge is made for their services. The American law does notlay tbese duties upon the prosecuticg attorney as it must employ counsel and pay - officials, therefore, think that the treaty soould make some more satis- faclory arrargement. Infernal Machines in the Mails, Panrs, April 8.—Supposed inferaal ma- chines were aiscovered in the Rouen post- oftice. They were enclosed in a package ad- dressed to the director of posts and tele- graphs of the Department of the Interior. Suicide of a Chevalier. Viexsa, April 8.—Chevalier Ziweulf, presi- dent of the Austrian court of aczounts, has committed suicide at Prestburg. —— UNITED UNDER ONE FLAG. Patriotic Utterance at the Reumon of Con- federate Veterans. NEw Orreaxs, La., April S.—Tne confed. erate veierans have been blessed will besu- tiful sunshiny weather for their grand reun ion, which begins today. Taoe brave soldiers who wore the gray met again, after years of separation, to frateruize and to recall the in- cidents of that warlike epoch of thirty years ago. Oue of the features of the day was their convention at Washington Artillery hall The hall was haudsomely decorated. It was 11 o'clock when (enerel Beban of the Louis- iana division, United Coufederate veterans, calied the meeting to order and made & brief address of welcome. Maior Wright Scbaumbery, secretary to Mayor Shakespeare, moved that Virginia, not being represented by camps, the dele- gates from that state be invited to seats on tha floor of the convention without the right to vote. Meayor Snakespeare was then introducad by General Beban. A round of applause greeted the mayor's appearance, His honor viewed with pleusure the acts of the citizens in extending to the delegates the bospitality of the city. General J. B. Gordon was next introduced and was ereeted by tremendous applause, General Gordon ina loud, resonant voice said: wo thoughts impress me as I stand here. First, the swbounding weaitn of Kkind- ness ana affection extended to us by a glori- ous people; and second, our poverty of words to express our gratitude. Here ure gatbered from all parts of the south, grizzied veterans of the south, grizzied veterans of that once memorable aod forever immortal confed- eracy.” |[Loud applause.| General Gordon spoke of Lee,|of Hood, and otbers and caused the veterans to demon- strate their vigorous appreciation of bis elo- quence. He next spoke of the valor and lovalty of the coufederates. The old flag has been furlea forever, the cause of sep: rate natiodal existence lives now ouly as a memory. Old thicgs bave passed and a new era has come, and now we are all American citizens. [Deafening applausel. General Gordon conciudel his speech, took the chair aud called to order the couven- tiou of United Confederate veteraus. Committees wore then appointed on order of Lusiness, on credentials and on resolutions. Tue chairman then aonounced the pres- ence of General George W. Stew: general of the division of Maryl general was juvited to participate in the proceedings, General Richard Hope, commander of the North Carolina division, and General! Hay- ward of Columbia, C., were also an- aounced, meveral resolutions were offered and re- ported to the committee. A resolution was offered by General Gordon as follows Resol That it is the sense of the con- veotion tbat the late confederate states grant small peasions each to Mis. Jefferson Davis, widow of the president uf said con- federate states, sud we earnestly recommend to the legislatures of the fallowing states to vole ner ao apuvual pension of 0 each dur- iog tne remainiug years of her life, to-wit: Marylacd, Virginia, North Carolins, South Caroline, Florida, Alavama, Mississippi, , Texas, A sas, Kentucky, Teo- Louisian nessee, Iudian Territory and Missouri On motion of Colovel Mullen tue resolution was Dot referred, but was unanimously adopted 6u suspension of rules. Toe reception &t the Freuch opera house during the Afternoon was & wagnificent vne. Mrs. Davis rdaughter occupied’s bo. Govercor of Louisiasa made short adaress of welcome Lo the veterans and J. W. Dauiels delivered a masterly and eloguent address, which ocoupied nearly two | hours. He closed with an sppeal for 8 me- morial temwple at Ricbmond, 0a which the fizuro of Jefferson Davis sball ba {n Lhe con- ter, surrcunded by relics of war aud the From his position it the cburch the doctor | wea who participated 1 i CLEVELAND THEIR CHOICK Democrats of the First Congressional Dig trict Select Delezates TARIFF WILL BE THE ONLY ISSUf Leaders of Party Give Thelr Opluion Ad to the Manuer in Which the Ape proaching Battle Mast Be Fought. vasen, Nob, April 8. gram to Tur Bre.—The democratic district convention met hero this afternoon with Boyaston of Nebraska Cityin tho ebair. Robert Craig of Richardson and N. S. Har- wood of Lancaster were elected delegates and C. N. Huonerand Dr. Wallace alternates to the national democratic couvention, The delegation was instructed for Cieveland, Harwood addressed the convention and stated that the tarif was the only issue bee fore th ple and that Cleveland was the man to lead them under that biuner. Tue silver question was not mentioned during the entire meeting and the name of Cleve land was greeted with tremendous applause. esolution was adopted recommen ling (oae gressman Bryan as delegate-at-large to Chi- cago, though there was some opposition to its passage. Saunders County Democrats Speak. Wamoo, Neb., Aprii §,—[Specisl to Tnm Bek.|—The democrats of Saunders county met in county conveution yesterday and selected delegates to the stats and congres- sional conventions. There was rather a spirited and bitter fight hetween the Bryan and Boya factions of the party. Each faction tried to secure the endorsement of the cons vention for its favorite as aelogate-ats large to the national convention, but the Bryan faction was victorious and he was endorsed asdeader of the delegation to the natioual convention and his course in was also eulogized. H. Gilkeson of was eudorsed as a delegate to _the national convention from tuis district. The delegates to the conventions are: State— . Gilkeson, Willisam O'Counor, George F. ush, James Beaumont, Dr. Stewart, Hon. J. Harris y James Danley . Cougressional district cone D F. Shermar, W. D. Farris, B. F\, C. L. Mielenz, J. K. Vaa Demari, Hall, Ira Williams, Theo. St. Martin, W. J. Parmenter ana Anton Kaspar. [Special Teles Clny Count Delegates. CrLAY CexTER, Neb., April 8. —[Special to Tue Bee.|—The democrats of Clay county met in conveution bere Wednesday and ape pointed the following delegates: To the state convention at Omaha—G. A. Herzog, J. B. Frederick, C. J. Furer; the state cone veation at Lincoln -M. V. Corey, Peter Gries: R. Barnett; congressional convens tion—J. . Byram, F. J. Hoerger. M. V, Corey, J. G. Glazier and S. R. Baroett. The county ceatral committee was eme powered to name celegates to the senatorial convention. Delegates to all conventions go usiustructed. Elkhorn Democrats Split. April S.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The democratic prim ries beld here today was anything but a love feast. Harmouv was an unknown quantit] As aresult, two sets of delegates will mir their greivances ia the convention at Omaba tomorrow. Bolh factions m:hhmu(m Bord snd Cleveland. The terprey tation of the cail issued by lnumtrll comd mittee as to the hours of holding the meets ing was the rock on which thesplit occurred. The Boyd delegates: H. P. Jeffries, C. W, Baldwin, P. MctEvoy, Hugh Marsh ana As Bierbach. Guarding Republican Tnterests. STockviLLe, Neb., April 8.—[Special to Tne Bee.|—The county republican central committee met yesterday and issued a cail for the county convention, which will meet April 23. Plans were discussed looki vigorous campaign. Amoug other things a republican paper will be started &t this place, as the party has been without an off- cial organ eince the Faber trimmed its sails to catch tne indepandent patronage. Saline County Democrats for Boyd, WiLser, Neb., April $,—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—The Salive county democratio central committee today elected delegates to the state convention. They sre: T. B. Harker, chairman; Vilfquain, Fuller, Schil- ling, Webn, Alley, Moore, Tavlor, Chessey, Widick, Knight and Burke. They are unine structed, but favor Boyd and Castor for deles gates to the uational convention. —— RUMORS OF AN AWFUL WRECK. They Proved Greatly Exaggerated and Ne Lives Were Lost, Cixcisyaty, O., April 8. —Great excitemeny was caused here by the rumor that the fast train on the Chesapeake & Ohiorailroad hed been wrecked near Huntiogton, W. Va,, this morning and that thirty people were killed, he facts are that a huge rock, loosened by thq rain, rolled on the track and was struck by a freight train near Covington, W. Va wreckiug the engine, several cars and s small brigge. No lives were los A Dozen Passengers Hurt, Movxt VErsox,0., April 8.—By a collision between passenger and freignt trains om the Akron & Columbus rood & dozen passen~ gers were hurt, several quite seriously. Dt Business Troubles, New Yonrg, April &, —Judgment for nas been entered agal Co., fruit importers, who failed some years ago with liabilities' of $265,000, in favor of the Importers ana Traders National bank, on notes made in June, 185 el el Contirmed by the Senate. Wasmixarox, D. C., April 8 today confirmed the nominations of Mary F., Trump to be postmnistress at Maquokets, | W. F. Judiesch, to be postmaster at Holse tein, la., and David Vail 1o be postmaster ad New Shaton, ———— Fatal Spark from a Drill. AsnLaxp, Pa., April 8.—Washington Will- jams was instantly killed sod Jobn Phillips wod John Myson seriously injured by au ex. plosion of gas at Glendon colliers. The gas was ignited by & spark from & drill. il R o WEATHER FO. CAST. Orrice or Weatnes Burear, } Oxaua, April 5. The area of high bsrometer now controlls ing our weather covers the regions west of the lakes and the lower Mississippl. Itis ceutral todight in western Nebraska. It will probably move east and southward and ve us several more days of fine weather. Temperature bas fallen in counection with this high area over the northwest and norths ero ceutral part of the country. It will grow warmer from the west & the bigh woves 1o the eastward. Geuerally fair weather prev toniglt ver tLe western sections. Temperature is ver the mountain regi For Eastern Nebraska, Omaha and Vicine ity—Fair weatber, growiog warmer uuti} Sunday pight Wasmisaron, D. C., April 8.—For Mise souri—Fair untii Suuday; colder in_soutbe east; noribwest winds; warmer Sunday. For the Dakotas—Fair, warmer; wiuds be- coming southerly For lowa sud Nebraska ir, warmep until Sundey uigbt; variable winds, become ing soutberiy. For Kausas- Fair until Suodsy nighty warmer Saturday uight and Sundsy; vark able win For Colorado - F coming soutberly, ', WArmer; winds b