The Black range., 1888-02-24

Tupper. Others say they wll uuutcnt
Themselves with congrAiuiatinE the
commissioners on conclusion Of their
labors until The treaty Is published.
A California excursion train Of nine
teen cars. including eleven Pullman
sleepers, running In two sections. with
500 people, lett 81 Louis last Friday
night ON the Iron Mountain route. and
a second train OF thirty cars. including
twenty Pullman sleepers. In four seo-
tions, with coo people, left Kansas City
Saturday morning via the Missouri Pa
ciile. Thesetrmns connected At Fort
Worth, Texas, and moved forward IN
six sections, thus making the largest
train that has ever crossed the CONT
nent.
In lieu OF various propositions which
have been introduced during this ses-
sion to modify the alien Land Law, sen
ator Stewart, from the committee ON
mines and inning. has reported bill
TO amend the law by providing that IL
shall not IN any manner effect title to
mineral lands or mining claims in the
territories which may be acquired or
held under the mineral act and the land
laws Of the United States, nor to mills
or other reduction works or property
used in the production OF metals from
mineral lands IN territories. Senator
Stewart, also. has reported favorably
from the committee on mines and min
ing the bill introduced by hun 10
amend the mining laws.
Advices from Fort Worth, Texas, Of
the nth, says: A posse on the trail of
the Cisco bank robbers overlook them
near Putnam yesterday, and rode In
sight OF them for four or five miles, but
could not crowd them as the robbers all
had Winchesters, and the arms OF the
posse consisted of pistols and shotguns.
The robbers beckoned them several
times to ride up and at one time when
within about 100 yards. member of
the posse shot at them with his pistol
but they did not return the fire. They
rode ut least forty mites 10y dark. The
posse will es supplied With -Winclsesters
and it is believed the robbers will soon
be- captured. as snow Is still on the
ground, and they can be- easily tracked
The Flrst national bank OF Albany
Texas, offers $500 reward for the cap
ture of the robbers, dead or alive. In
all q reward of 5000 or 10000 will be
offered. IL is reported fate last night
that the robbers had been surrounded
at Battle Greek, between Putnam
and Cttonwoood. in this county. One
hundred and lifty men bad surrounded
the thicket in which the robbers were
, hiding
An Omaha, Nebraska, dispatch OF
February l7th says: Morrison Wilcox
sheriff Oh Catfaraugus county. n. Y.
2 passed through The city tins morning
, having in custody James G. Lafler, 9
stock raiser Of Watrous. N. NJ. who Ii
/ wanted ut OleaI tor the murder Of
John Cliff ri, rlch lumber merchant
: In June, 1892 Lailer has twin broth
> er, William, who was born near Olean
: James IS IA graduate of Cornell, an,
= William of Yale. On the night Of th'
murder both men were vt Clifford
visiting his two daughters, and whil'
there man paid ss,Oao In cash to thu
old man in their presence. Shortly af
: ter both left for home. Between th'
hours of and o'clock Clifford wa
attacked in his room by masked mar
and beaten to death. The money, ,wh'cf
was secreted in the mattress, was taken
I, The murderer was met IN the hall b.
Clifford's youngest daughter, and thu
mask snatched from his face. Th'
T next day she declared that William La
? fler was the man, and he was arrested
I tried convicted, and sentenced TO ter
2 wears in Sing Sing shortly after jane
= left. having been involved in man,
\ uilituilitSf ahN WV ~ f'fi = AWe''N's hbsu
: that he was drowned at Long Branch
r a man named Alfred Thomas bringing
D the news. Three years later Governor
Hin pardoned william, on the groun'
!, that an investigation led him to believ
:, tine crime to have been committed b
the dead twin brother. six weeks ag
> Thomas returned, saw the district al
: torney, and said James had brihed hin
. to report him dead, and told his where
: ahouts. An officer was sent for hir
/, and arrested him. He denies his guil