Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 17, 1892, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY B N. B. FAL.LOONER. Special sale next wcc_k in every department of the stare. Underneath we mention some o.f the principal bargains. Kead carefully what we offer in dress goods, silks, black goods, jackets, capes. and wrappers, muslin ‘undcrw car, draperies and rugs. We desire also to call special attention to the wash goods. In this dcpurtmcnt we are far ahead of last year. No such value in ginghams was ever before of}?l‘cci in this city. But thc‘ same l.mght be said of C\'Cl');defll‘lll]Cllt of the store. The goods are all new, and on account of the extraordinary state of affairs in the cast arc at least JQ per cent cheaper than goods carried over from last year. N. B. FALCONER. Black Wool Goods Double Double Double Double Double Double Double Double Double 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. COLORED Vool Dress oo Big Slaughter of Fine Dress Goods, CLIOAKS. Ladies' Jackets, made of all wool broadcloth in tan, navy, gray and black, 30 inches long, NEW GOODS, at $2.98, worth $3. Ladies" Spring Jackets $3.75, made in either of the three popular spring styles, Blazer, Reefer or Top Coat, in navy, black or tan. Any of these jackets would sell from $6 to $7.50, but WE offer the choice for $3.75 cach Our silk embroidered Ladies’ Cape fuil 40 inches long, made of broad- cloth, in tan and black, Monday at $0.75. Would be cheap for $10. We have received another ship- ment of the $1.35 Wrapper. All ladies that did not get any during our last week's sale, we ask to come Monday as we have all sizes. SILK DEPARTMENT, We offer the following extraordinary bargains, picken up at some of the great forced sales recently held in New York. 85c figured India silks at 87c. 8$1.75 black satin rhadames 99¢. And a lot of black and fvos grains, black and colored rhadames und Drapery Dep't. Pottieres-=-Chenille portieres with dado top and bottom, very fine quality and pattern, 6 a pair. Plain Chenille portieres, heav fringe top and bottom, g5 a pair. Muslin for Curtains=-45 inch spot muslin, 374c yard. 30 inch tambour muslin in a great variety of patterns, at 25¢, 30¢, 35¢, 4oc and so0c yard. Imitation China silk, in new designs, at 13c per yard. Easels, screens and tables at very low pric as we wish to close them out to make more room for our rug department, Rug Department. We are receiving new pat- terns in rugs daily, and our prices are lower than those quoted by any other house in Omaha. Smyrna Rugs--15x26 at 63c. 16x30 at 98c. 18x36 at $1.25, 26x54 at §2.350. Moquette Rugs---18x36 at g1.10. 27X54 at §3.50. 36x72 at $4.50. ART SQUARES. We have decided to carry a line of art squares, (or crumb cloths) and can show you a very fine line, in all the different sizes. width pure mohair brilllantine, 50c. width all wool French altatross, 60c. width all wool bedford cord, 65 width all wool sh crepon, width all wool henrietta, width silk finish “‘princetta, A width silk and wool mousscline, width all wool tamise cloth, $0c. ilk warp henriotta, $1 ains for this weck are all away below price, and if you are in want of a dress come in and see them. Come this week if you want bargains, Priestley’s Gray Novelty Suitings We are headquarters on these goods, carrying their entire col- lection and can show the finest assortment of grey goods in the west. Wegive a few of the popu- lar prices. 40 inch all wool French twill, 81 42 inch all wool new crepon cord, 81 42 inch all wool new diagonal effects, $1.25. inch all wool wide wale, 81,50, ch all wool Foule serge, $1. 60 inch new water proof sorge, 32 50. And a full line of new and pretty novelty weaves so desir- able this spring. Also a great many other higher priced goods, which we have only one or two pieces of. The prices will be marked away down. See our west show window for dress goods bargains. IN. B. FALCONE ~ colored The season has been back- ward, and we are heavily stocked with goods. There is only one remedy. We must sell and sacri- fice our profits, So now is your opportunity, colored taffetas, the regular price of which is 81.25,will be placed on sale Monday at 6dc. Come and see that this is true. WASH GOODS. 100 pieces standard prints 3ic, value 7jc. 200 pieces challis 5¢, worth 10c. GINGAMS ! GINGHAMS ! Great suie of dress ginghams Monday. 120 ginghams, new and stylish patterns, 8ic. Scotch zephyr ginghams 1lic, worth 20c. Best quulity Scotch and French ging- hams 19¢, value 25¢ and 30c, Fine satines, 25c quality, at 11c. Silk finish Melanels 19, actual value es, 75 pieces pure Sicilian Brillinntines, the actual value to-day 60c; this week 25c. 40 picces Diagonal (wide wale) Chavrons, honest goods and actually worth 40c; this week 20¢, 35 pieces odd weaves which havo retail- ed for 35c and 45¢; your choice of the lot this week 16 piece: -inch Sacking. in dari color- ings only, actual value 65c: this week dc. 30 piecesall wool Cheviot Suitings, made from a tine all wool and worth in any market 65c. Thisis a big chance. This weck 39¢c. We have perhaps about 75 pi odds and ends, which have sold for and 31.00 per yard, all first-cluss style and perfect in every varticular. In onc' lot this week 5Sc. Hair line stripes are very much in de- mand. We fortunately purchased a large stock of them at our own price. They are worth 81.00 per yard and were never offored for less. We are going to make a run on them this week at 5oc. 54-inch Snow Flake Novelty stripe in just the shades for spring. It was consider- ed a big bargain at $1.00. For this week 7Sc. Tmported Castile or Bedford cord, excel- lent shades and all wool. Makes up ‘a very neat dress and good wearing. I'or this week LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Ladies’ Muslin Gowns, Mother Hubbard style, double yoke bick and finished with three rows of feather stitching on yoke, at 45¢. Ladios’ Gowns, tucked yoke w) tion of feather stitching, also Gowns, trimmed with embroidery Ladies’ Muslin Gowns, havi stitehed yoke, at 73c and 79c. Muslin Gowns having a V front, doublo yoke bick, trimmed with embroidery aud insertion of fine embroidery, at h insos haped t 6%, the hem- A full line ot Chilaren’s Panties now complete.sizo.01 and 2 and 3,having worked ttonholes and a cluster of three tucks, at and lay sizes n a size. Children’s Panties, haviag an edge of embroidery and a cluster of tucks from 25¢ up. Children’s silk, mull and embroidered Caps now complete. R. 1808-1807 Douglas S Peet.l Satin worth 25¢. Satin stripe chaflis, new effects, 30c yard. French batistes in ‘beautiful floral de- signs, 40c. Chevronng, entirely new, lsc, = CAPTAIN YOCUM PARDONED Hyron Van Fleet's Slayer Will Not Goto the Penitentiary, high schoo! declamatory contest was held | beforo a largo audience last wmight. i nero were Lwo contestants in the oratorical class, four in the dramatic and oue in the humorous. The judges were Mrs. Alice D. Goudy, deputy state superintcadent of pub- lic instruction, Prof. O. C. Hubbell of Fair- field colleze and Rov. D. B. Perry, presi- dent of Doane collego. Prof. W. r. An- drews of Hastings was referee. Tho audi- ence was woll pleased aud encores were fre- quent. The judgos gave the gold medal 1n the oratorical class to Miss Julia Dart of one vear. Iam convinced that these men, viewing it from the standpoint of immediate proximity, bave made it incumbent upon mo 10 view it'in the samo broad spirit of mercy. “‘I'he question that confronted me us con- trary to the natural promptings of the human hoart to be merciful was, would my exerciso of the exscutive prorogative eucourage crime, or the counter proposition, would this father's incarceration prevent crime? Care- ful deliveration and earnest thought have led me to believe that the cause of good gov- ernment woutd not be subserved in a meas- (s being made to mako tho country behove | proof already suomitied by Chapin bo exam that this was az immense political conces- | ined by the commissioner and 1f found satis- sion to Mr, Dunbar, while the fact is that factory, accepted and final certificate will Commissioner Raum simply followsd a cus- | issuo upou Chapin’s payment of amount ro- tom of Democratic Commissioner Elack and | quired by law. wany of his predecessors. Iuquiry among | Semator Paddock is looking into the ad- democratic and re olican congressmen ( visability of the cstablishment of & new allko by Tus Bee corcesnondent today con. | postoiics in. Laucaster couaty to be named Normal Rov. S. D. Roberts of Beatrice is yet in the city industriously working to secure ora- tors aud other atiactions for the Chau- rodo a fast horse and was on the ground early. The outlook for water and other nocessaries is good. I'here will be no suffor- ing. Excellent water flows from numerous springs. The new town is a few miles nearer Whea- ton than to Browns Valley. The distauce west from that point is fifteen miles. Tho sito i3 close to the intersoction of three pro- posed lines of railway, tto Great Northern extevsiou from Morris nortn, the Milwaakee from Wilmot, now in course of construction, NEBRASHA ~ SCHOOL ~ LANDS Interests of the State Being Investigated at Washington, PROSPECTS OF SUBSTANTIAL RETURNS circles, that it 1s an old custom for the com- missioner to recognize the calls for candi- dates for congress within his own party also for at least one term for the PATHETIC SCENE AT THE HASTINGS JAIL and + P - oy ot the Prisoner Manifested by Shouting and Laughing—How His Wite Re- celved the Information. braska News Notes, Hasrios, Neb., April 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Shortly vefore nooa today a telegram addressed to Mrs. Anna P “Yocum was delivered to the wife of Captain D. Yocum, who was yesterday sentenced %0 one year imprisonment in the state peni- tentiary for the homicide of Myron Van Ficet. It announced that Captain Yocum had been pardoned by Governor Boyd. She was much affected by the information although it had been oxpected and she maui- fested hor joy quite strongly. The message was then taken to the jail und bLanded to Captain Yocum through the bars. Captain Yocum began shouting and laughing, while the otuer prisoners in jail crowded around him and warmly congratulated him, he street the nows spread rapidly. un on the governor’s part was not unexpected but it caused much comment. Yocum's attorneys, Messrs. Bowen, Hart- igan, Dilworth and Tate, are fecling jubilant over the pardon, whilo County Attorney Hoeppuer and his associates, McCreary, Casto and Batty, are equally weil satistied in convicting their prisoner. GOVERNOR BOY PLAINS, Reasons Why He Exercised Exocutive Clem- ency In the Yocum Cn: LixcoLy, Neb., April 16.—([Special to Tns Bere.| -Captain Aaron D. Yooum, who was yesterday soutenced to one year in the peni- tentiary for the killing of Myron Van Fleet ot Hastings on February 22, is today a free man, Governor Boyd baving signed a full aud freo pardon a fow moments after 10 'elock this forenoon. A brief telogram was seat to the wife of the condemned wman in- forming ber of her husband’s paraow and the shoriff of Adams county and Warden Mallen of the state penitentiary were notified. The latter precautions were taken to provent any action looking to Captain Yocum's incarcera- tion before the new of the pardon could be recelved at Hastings, General Vifquain then started for Hastings as the specisi niessenger ©f the governor Lo convey the official pardou. ‘T the roporters for the soversl state pa- pers Governor Bogd this afternoor made the following statment in reference to his action in pardoving Captain Yocum: “After patiently listeniog to the statements of counsel for and against, as well as 10 spe- cial pleas by ladies aud gentlemen, many of whom could have bad no other object but to @xpross their sympathy for & man who, knowing that there i1s no law or statute to punish the instigator and writer of slander- Ous gossip and newspaper articles assailis, sbe gooa name of members of his family, an Wwho, to %mlut his howe, took the law into ands, I have concluded I will best exerciso the pardoning power vested in mo Within the intention of that investment by A. D. Yocum for the slaying of bere to review eithor the Lestimouy or the ploadings. killing ‘Was not donfed. It is thereforo evident that Dut for mitieating ciroumstauces the verdiot Juust verdict whieh, in wy judgment, actically exouerates Cuptain Yocum for the hunnaA The trial judge also went as far 88 tho cold letter of the law will allow bim in #xtenuating the killing by imposing thelight- #¢1 sentence contewplated by the statutes- ure to wacrant it by tho incarceration of Captain_Yocum within the penitentiary walls, _ Nolther do I boliove that'hia full ang freo pardon will lend any encouragement to like crime. Iudeed, I hope this caso may serve as a deterrent to that class of people who esteew 8 woman's chastity too lightly or who too carelessly trifie with a woman's Rood name. ““Tho taking of human life is an awfu thing; but 50, too, s tho destruction of vir- tue ana the sssassination of good men. The man who, as the head of a family, would shirk tho responsibilities of that headship 1s unworthy to bo considered a man; ana while it 1s far from my purpose to extol Cap- tain Yocum for bis rash act, vot I am firmly impressed with the belief gained from huu- dreds of letters, potitious, couversations, newsprper editorials, ete., that public senti- ment bestows upon Lim its approval. 1t has been said: ‘He did wrong that he might do right,’ and to this public sentiment I yield the assent of executive clemency.” Sensational Cuses ut Clay Center. Ciay Cexrer, Neb., April 16,—[Special toTuk Bie. | ~The jury in the casoof the State of Nebraska against Dr. . A. Butler came in yesterday moraing, after being out sll day and night, witkout agreeing uvon a verdict. A number of prominent physicians from Hastings wero in attendance, and the court room was crowded all through the trial with interested spectators. But the event of this session of tho district court was tne divorce caso of Potter against Potter, which came up for hoaring yester- duy. All parties concorned are prominent in social circles in Fairfield, and a large portion of the population of thal city has boen in attendance either as witnesses or spoctators. Mrs. Potter is plaiutiff and charges her busband, C. W. Potter, with adultery and cruelty. ~ A dotective from Lincoln plays s prominent part in tbe case, having bean em- ploved during the month of February last by the plaintiff to shadow the accused parties, With the closing of this detsctive's testi- mony the plaintiff asked for a continuance for thirty days with permission to file an amended petition. The case will come up again 8t & special session in June. Will Ship Cactle to - CrxTRAL CiTY, Neb., *April 10.—|Special to Tue Bek.|-Today T. B. Horda will load twenty-four cars of cattle, 394 head, for ship- mont direct to Liverpool. Heber Hora and Willara Pennoyer wiil accompany them. ‘Tho former has had considerable expericuce in this line of work. It is expected the trip will consume about two weeks. Tne Hord raoch, which does all its winter feeding here, is one of the largest n the west. April 16,—[Sp:cial to Tus Bre.|~While S. J. Mason, & traveling man represeuting Liningerd&Metealf company, was making 8 drive from this place to Stociville yestorday, the team bevame unmausgeablo and precipitated the buggy, driver and all over a precipice about fifleen’ feet bigh into a pool of water. Mr. Mason emerged from the wreck with @ painful sprain of the left shoulder. oiig Suddenly Lost His Reasou. Lyoxs, Nev., April 16.—[Special to Tus Ber.) ~John Koehler, the werchant taitor of this place, became violgatly insase Wednes- day and bad to be handcuffed. ke chased au Indian through towu and causod great ox- citement before he was shackied. Dasgerously Injured. Heunoy, Neb, April 10.—(Special Tele- grow to Tny BEe.!—Oscar Brumbaugh let his gun fall tus morniug, the load taking effect i bis stoulder. He 1s seriously ‘wouuded. Divided o Houwors, Hastixas, Neb., April 10.—[Special to Tus See | —Tue Ab suoual ceatrsl Novrasks York and_tue silver medal to Master Robert Holmes of Grand Island. In the dramatic class Miss Helen M. Allon of Hastings won tho gold medal and_ Miss Cora Murphy of Kearney the silver. Miss Addie Thomas of Aurora obtained the gold humorous class. medal in the Madrid’s Now Mill. Maprip, Neb., April 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The Farmers Milling and Elevator association of tnis placo have entered into contract with Nordyke & Mor- mon company of ‘Indianapolis for the con- struction und complete equipment of @ first class flouring will of seventy-five barrols capacity per day. The mill to be of the most modern and improved style. The work is to be commenced atonce and to be fully com- pleted before hervost. Madrid is justiy vroud and enthusastic at the success of this enterprise which must prove of the greatest advautage to this unexcelled whoat growing region. Will tave a Windmill Factory. Sriousuune, Neb., April 16.—[Special Teiegram to Tuz Ber.|—An outhusiastic meating of tho business men of the city met at Boostrom’s hall last night to take definite steps toward putting up a windmill factory at this city. Ten thousand doilars is to be the required capital to be aividea among the stockholders. 1%, T. Bergman of Polk county is the patentec of the windmill, which is said 10 e superior in mavy ways to the best now in use. "Auother meeting is called at tho same place Monday nignt. Hampton Gets a Saloon, , Neb., April 16.—|Spascial to Tie Bee.|—The wew villago board held its first formal session last night. The meeting was a special call to hear the evidence of the re- monstranco filed against H. Kiimper's peti- tiou for n saloon license. 1t Look nearly all night to hear the evidence and spirited dis- cussions occurred. At tho conclusion the board decided that the evidence wasn't suf- ficleut to 1uvalidate the patition and a li- cense was grauted, Their Meeting. GRaxp Lstaxn, Neo., April 16.—(Special to Tue Bre.|—Thoe couvention of the Young People’s Baptist union of the Grand Island district was closed last night. Tho follow- ing were the ofticers elocted: Presidont, Rev, I3, Morrison, Central City; vice presi: deut, C. A. Cook, Graud Islaud; secretary, Miss Leua Spoar, Central City; treasurer, George Clondenio, Graud Istand, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bex.]-Fifty Sfoux Indian bucks aud anumber of squaws and sos departed frow here this oveuing bl;uv.mm trein bound for Kurope to join Buffalo Bill's Wild Wost show. A large crowd of Indisus were iu town 1o sce thom off and they have been waking nignt hideous with their wails and lamentations since the train left, Usod & Razor. Nesnasaa Citv, Neb., April 16.—[Speciai Telegram to Tuk Bee.|—Mrs. Aodrus Hauns, wife of a well-to do farmer liviug about seven milos northwest of this city, at tempted suicide vesterduy afternooa by cut- ting her throat with & razor. ter attempt was without sucecess, however, and she will probably recover. Suewas supposed Lo have Leoa insune. Will Not fuvestigate, Graxp Isuaxp, Neb., April 16.—[Special to Tue Bar.]—The question as to whether Hall county should expeud $2,000 or 1,000 for & thorough investigalion of the treasure books for the last lon yoars o uot cams up boforo Lhe board yesterdsy, and tue proposed ulv\luuxuum has been practically laid away w0 die. Indieations That the Fort Randall Military Reservation Will Be Abandoned by the War Department—Demoerats Anx- fous to Cuuse Troubte. 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasaiNaToy, D. C., April 10, Land Commssioner Humphrey, State Treasurer Hill and Senator Paddock today looked up the school land Interests of 1} braska at tho Interior aepartin Under a recent construction of the law by the local land officers at O'Neill, filiugs have been ac- | cepted on the sixteenth and thirty-sixth school sections by homesteads, and the whole subject is being investigated by the general land ofica with u view of determining cx- actly as to the authority for the disjosition of these iands to homestead settlers. Tho decision i3 expected soon. In coanection with this complication and the possibility of there being a nocessity to make a selection of school lands in tien of these sections, tie possible abuu- donment of ' Fort Randall mil tary reservation was investigated &t the War department. The plan suggested is that that part of the Fort Randall roserva- tion iu Nebraska mighit afford an opoortunity to secure the school lands which may be lost if there should be au adverse decision in re- spect to the school land selections in Holt county. ‘T'he abandonment of the entire Fort Randall reservution has been rocommended by the deparumental military ofticials, The Waszixerox BuResv or ne Bes, } mondation and advised the Interior depart- ment of its readiuess to transfer the same to the control of the general land oftice under the law of 1854, providing for sueh transfers. These iands,” however, under the act re- ferred to must be appraised and sold at the apprised valuation for ¢ash, May Sceure the Lands, Senator Paddock and the stato officers named weutat ouce o the Interio depart- ment and laid the subjber before the socre- tary of the interior and weie informed that the Indian office, on acconnt of cortain ua- matured plans affectinit the ltosebud agency, Sioux, objected to immediate action looking tothe abandonmeunt of the eatira reservation which would result io~the absolute removal of the post and garrison of Fort Kandall for the present, admilting that such abandou meut could properly b3 {aado somo time dur- 1ng the present year: bbt Senator Paddock insisted that part of the reservation south of the north boundary.@f: Nebraska was va- cant land not required.at.ail for any military purpose in connection Wit the existence of +'ort Randall post, which view was accepted and Lhe assuratico of the secretary vas roceived that ke Wamid aaviso the sec v of war that the luterior department ady Lo accepl Lhat part of the rescrv dér the act above referred 1o. uggestion for the abandonment of this part of the resorvation was mentioned o General Scoofieid, who at onco said that be would recommend such abaudonwment, as that part of the reservalion was ot suscept- 1ble to military use. Senator Paddock savs thero seems to ve uo doubt about wringing these lands iuto the body of public lauds under the act of 1% an early day. He Frc;u 10 wtroduce & bill at ouce providing ur the seitiog aside ab ieast & part ol 1hese lands for school purposes. Democrats Catehlug at Straws. Az effort 18 being made by democratic Spapors 10 luy great stress upoo the 210 tact brougdl out by the bouse cowmit o luvesligating Ltho pension oficoe in tho testin: akeu vesterday. It was shown nmisstoner Rauw, duriog the cam. n of 183, hoaored tho peasion claitm s ¢f Mr. Dunbar, the republicas eaud: date against Mr. Cooper, the same as those of ti) democratie cozgresswen, The effort War department has approved such recom- | firmed tho fact, well known in congressional i retirine members of congress, whether he be in the majority or minority part; Commissioner Black, hout & single ex- ception, honored tne pension slips of demo- cratic congressional nominees during Presi- deut Cleveland's tenure, and the practice was 50 old that not n single republican thought of makiog complaint, Furthermore, it is tho custom for heads of departments to consult the retiring members of congress within their own party as to appointments when thoir successors are of the opposite political complexion. A majority of the fourth class postmasters appointed during the past two years in aistricts ropresented by ropublicans in the last, but democrats in tuis congress, were appointed upon the recommendation of the ex-congressman, and in the coming con- test the republican nominees for cougress will be recognized properly and according to custom in appointments and in _pension busi- ness. In so doing tho heads of the depart- ments and tho commissioner of pensious fol- low a time-worn custow, Washington and the Eneampment, Senator Paddock’s position on the subjoot of eppropriating $100,000 for the entertain- ment of visitors to the' Grand Army of the Republic encampment hero next fall was endorsed today by the Washinzton Post, ch declares the appropriation should ba made from tho treasury of tue District of Columbia and not from the public treasury, It contends, as ¢id the senator, that it is a Iocal matter, and that the city should pay whatover may be contributed toward the comfort of the veterans. Senator Paddock was totally unaware of the feoling of his constituents upon this subject when he took the position he occupies, and naturaily he feels much elated to find that it is fully en- dorsed by his constituents. Tue senator bas procured a ful copy of tno promses made by the committeo reprosenting this - city whon it sought the encampment in a contest with Lincoln and 1t disciosss the fact that tho committee promised to raise 75,000 and ns much more as was necessary in er to on- tertain its guests, The senator velieves, as a matter of justice to Lincoln, that Washing. ton should e compalied to do what Lincoln would have uono had the encampment gone to Neoraska. + In this matter the senator ap- pears to bavoe fully anticipated the wishes of his constituents.” It is probable thal tho house will amend the senate's proposition and take the approvriation out of the treas- ury of the District of Columbia, May Defeat the Anti-Option Bill, There is some fear tnat the Hatch-Wash- bura auti-option bill will drag in the bouse. Mr. C. Wood Davis of [ansas, who 13 luok- ing after the interests of tho bill, says it may be crowded out on aceount of tho prospective early adjournment and effort of the repre- sentatives from posrd of trade cilies who are auxious to prevent the bill coming up, although it will pass if considorad. **\We have obtained the views of 154 repre- sentatives on tho bill thus far, d Mr. **We found 132 for it, iftecn doubt- ful and seven against it, nons of the mem bers representing ihe thirty-six board of wade cities of the country are included in this canvass of the house, Wo count these represetatives against the bill. The fluence of thirty-six board of trado cities which hava at least one representative cach, aud in not & fow cases four to six, is a great factor agsinst the bill."” Miscellaneons. Postmasters appointed today: Nebraska— Barwvo, Custar county, J. K. Nickerson, J. O, Taylor, resizuod; Eikuorn, Doug’ 1as county, L. Richardsow, vice J. W. Good- burd, removeu; ira, Booms county, B. I Orendorf, vice D.' P. Reynolds, resigned. lowa —Couroy, lows couaty, 5. Fister, vies C. M. Engelvert, vesigicd; L. A. Cona, Warren county, . B. Grabam, viceJ. M. Cochran, resicned. In the’ preemption final proof contest of Neison Smith against George W. Chapin from Watertown, 5. D., Assistant Secretary Chanaler today decidod that tho eutey of Sinith sbould be cancelied aud that the final tauqua. Mrs. J. E. Booge of Iowa 1s at tho Coch- ran. Senator Manderson has recommended the appointment of George W. Beard as post- master at Kimball, Neb., vico Poiley, re- signed. Dr. Walter has resigned his position as a momber of the pension board at Chadron. Dr. Orchard is mentioneda us Dr. Walter's successor. Senator Manderson has recommended to Chevalier Schmit von Saver, the ministor plenipotentiary to the United States for Aus- tria-Hungary, the appointment of John Ko: sicky as Bohemian consul at Omaha. Ther have been many requests made of late for tho establishment of a Bohemian consulats at Omana, and it is believed that it will now be establishod with Rossicky 1n charge. : WasmiNeroy, D. April 16.—ISpecial Telogram to Tue Bre.]—The following list of pensions granted is roported by Tug Brs and Examiner Bureau of C Nobraska: Original— e John O. Grigas, Alfred ( Wolf, Walter W. Woodurd, Ihomas Crab tree, Harry B. 'W. Doremus. Incroase— David C. Lord, Levi Carkios. Origimal widows ete.—Susan McBride. Towa: Original —Cloment ‘Fhompsnn, Hor- mam Aldbero, John C. Thompson, Henry 0. Beevo, Eli J. Hazerman, William 'P. Trues. dell, William J. Miller, D. S. Martin, Paul Nortbam, Joseph Coloert, Josepn Aldridge William L. Alexander, Henry W. Douglas, William Smalley, jam ‘H. Baker: Edward Jeffords, Albert R. McCloud, Frank- I Perkius, George K. Smith. Aaditional— Edwin I, Steveus, Isaac Allen, Manuel . Davis. locrease—Henry Richardson, lid- wond B, Chadwick, Goorge W. Taylor, Jacob Harsh, Timothy Huat. Original widows, ote.—Sarah . Beal, William Stur- man, father. South Dakota: Original—James O rick, Jobn Dickson, William Allison, W. I. Peck,Charlos Cromwell, Lester C. Turn B. Voluoy Howard. Additional—John Wam- mell. Iucreass—William T. Price, T. O, Jeftries, ——— PEACEFULLY SE Johnson, Kendall, Whits TLED, Settlers on the Hissets Sutistied, Browxs VaLLEY, Mu Apnl 16.—Tho situation hore today presents nothing to Justify the slightest apprebension of trouble from cluim squatters or any of the causes which usually makes mischief in similiar occurreuces. The Sisseton reservation, so far as beard from, has been thrown open without the tiring of & shot or a squatters’ row or anything of a serious character, ‘There are broken wheels, smashed axles and @ few brushes after thescramble for the town site Friday, but the accidents wore taken #ood naturedly. Worse Lad been anticipated by every mao on the grouud, and they hsd Lo complaints to make of the comparatively slight iucouveniences met with, A few min- utes after | o'clock tbe leaders in 1he town site ruce arrived on the chusen ground. Half an lour afterward 200 men sud ® few women were on the spot. There eusaed o discussion as to the exact locality of the section line. The first care of the locators was to settlo the women. Miss Burnett of Minnespolis, Miss Sharpe, Mrs. Osborne, Miss Detart and other venturesome squatters of the fair sex were promptly installed on good land eioss to the town site, Thesiteis on an elevation, Half an hour later a restaurant and grocery store were running full vlast, while a dozen shanties were \w course of construction. Iu spector Callaban of the quartormaster's de- pariment of the army, stationed at St Faul, Reservation all aud the Duluth extension north from Water- town. All the cavalry and infautry under Colonel Bernard and Captain Williamson are lying quietly in camp. The troops will not move until “iustractions in_writing are reccived from the secretary of the interior. The mili- tacy orders woro carried out with praise- worthy precision, and not a drunken trooper has boen seen in Browns Valley. The order for the withdrawal of the military is ex- pected Monday. Tho croivd is increasing at the townsite, but all is quiet. ORicials who havo just ro- turned from the reservation say the crowd at this point is_slightly increasing and thora 13 liable to be trouble there, though not of a rious character. ‘They have found strag- rsin every direction. In the last two rours thoy passed fifty peoplo on their way hack bere discouragel. bedraggled and ox- hausted. A fow are now arriving and hava rot o word to say. Toay became lost on the prairie and thereby lost their claims. The number will sceadily increase. The [ndiuns have picked up quite a numnber and guided thown back to this town. Soldiers havo run across others and brought them hore, LinGerwoon, N, D., April 16.—There was hardly any trouble here in settiing. In almost e y instance tho boomers wot what W and therearo mnotwo men on no quartor. Plonty of fino farmig land is yet to ve bad for several wooks to come, as the greatest rush was made from points eastand south. Whilo Lideerwood bad large crowds of land soekers the lana tributary to this poial was not cut uj much by Indian allotments s the land near Browns Valloy, Wilmot and Watertown, MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 16.—Assistant General Superistendent Williams of the Milwaukeo road camoLomo this morning from the Sisseton roscryation. Ho was there during the excitement yosterday and says tho newspaper accounts have not been exaggerated. “Our specinl train,” said he, “reached the liue aout two miuutes beforo I2 o'clock, aud wis stopped by tue governaieut ugents, who placed tics across tho track. Soon a puff of smoke wus seon to rise, followad by & faint report. It was tho signal gun from” one of tho pickets above. The picket bulow fired upon hearing the report, aud so the sigual passed on down the 'line. As soon as tho soutrigs noarest firod the ties woro Laken away and wo proceedod to tho terminus of the iine, six miles within Lho reservation, 4 not intorested in se- curingfands. Foliowing e th crowd that pressed Lo tho reso ine broke away on horsoback in & free-for-all dash for the interior. “Our Line in tho reservation runs twelye miles north from Wilmot. 1t was Dbuilt 30Mme years o whoo iL was thougit the ter- ritory would bo thrown open to settlers aud not operated, because, the opening having Deon postponed, it could not be made profita- blo. 'We have now a station and aa operator at tho end of tho liue, but it is not likely a town will be laid there, since the sdjoining lands bave been taken by tho Indians, Asto town sites I koow pothing. Our rosd | interested in any of them and will not be, Tne Milwaukes road has a right of way through the Sisselou reservation, bought a nuwbor of years ago from the Indians. It Tans northwest through the reservation from our entering polut near Wilmot. Wheths Lhe line will be extended across Lhe res tion, or whea it will be, is a question [ can. not answer. You may dopend upon it, th iine witl vot be extended until it can be made profitable. Thal mesns that we Lave uo im- mediate lntention of extanding it e — Murdercd (os Cacis doney. Ocars, Fla, April 16. - Robert Steveason, paymastor of the Empire state Phosphatd cowpauy of Hernandou, and Mv. Paype, the mail carrier, have been murdered noar Hor- audon. They are sald Ly bave been killed for their money. Their bodies when found nad veen roboed. Kobert hievenson drew #1300 out of the Merchants National baok yesterday aud tho thieves and murderers goy i i seers,