THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : SUNDA JMAKCH 9. 1890.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. UMJUiKbllUNtUNLKii. The Soatincr of Sanders and Powora Recommended. TO STOP JERRYMANDERING. Tlio ntcConinn Itlll Kxpcctcd to no Itcpnrtcd I'nvornl'ly to tlio HOIIMO nnd Speedily WASHINGTON UunnAtr TUP. O.vfAtu " ' BT" i 618 FounTKBXTit SriiBBTi WASHINGTON , D. C. , March ti. . \ There VIM a full meeting ot the senate committee on privileges anil elections today for the consideration of the Montana con tested election. Messrs. Hoar and Qray , \vho were designated a sub-comtntltco to in quire Into the case , reported , each talcing a partisan vlow upon the reports. There was n general discussion , every member of the the committee making a formal speech nnd some speaking several times. The meeting continued from 10:80 : a. m. till 5 o'clock this afternoon. All of the republicans hold that had not the democratic members of the senate run out of the stale to brook up a quorum the legislature would have elected Sanders and Powers , the repuhlicans ; thut It was a question of the legislature having an op portunity to make n selection ; that since the democratic members ot the legislature , chosen under the provisions of the now Mates nnd now federal laws had made It im possible to hold an election by a full mem bership of the legislature the colonial laws which are the primary luws In our union should govern. This would make certifica tion by thn governor under the circum stances unnecessary , and , the certifica tion of Sanders nnd Powers , as at present , uniuiont. Ait of the democratic members of tlio committed except , Turplo of Indiana , hold to the strict letter of the law as lam down In the omnibus bill requiring certifica tion by both the governor and lieutenant governor. Mr. Turpio hold that neither the democrats nor the republicans were elected to the United States son a to , and that a vacancy should bo declared. A report.In favor of seating Sanders and. Powers was to bo made nnd signed by all of the republican members of the committee. Final action Is expected by the senate week after next utter which Sanders and Powers will take their souls. Sonator-oleet Sanders has telegraphed Sonntor-kloct Powers , \vho is in Chicago , notifying him of the result of today's mooting of the senate committee. Senator Poxvcrs will take n run out to Hel ena and report hero within tea days or by the tlmo the sonata takes up the reports for final action. M'COMAS , . TUB nnr/ On next Wednesday morning the house committee on elections of president and vice president will tntto up the McComas bill to nullify the Maryland and Ohio congressional gerrymander and to prohibit the rcdistricl- ing of congressional districts except upon the result of the Eleventh census. This incasuro , which is to bo a national Issue and which will excite a hoatuil discussion , will ho substituted for the Wickham bill , anil it Is believed will bo favorably reported to the house and passed without great delay. Mr. McComas In speaking of the provisions of his measure this afternoon said to your cor respondent : ' 'The , rick of gerrymandering n state is quickly practiced by each party when It obtains power. It is against tbo principles of n representative government to permit the red'stricting ' of n stole to depend upon the fortunes of every local election or upon the caprice of every state majority. Thus wo build the United Status house of roprcsont'Uivcf ) upon shitting sands. Com munities long allied in representation are suddenly torn upart. Neighborhoods are sbp'arutud , communities remote from each othcparo suddenly unttca in representation and districts are formed like stars nnd shoestrings. My bill provides that congressional districts shall have as nearly as practicable"an cqudl number of ins habitants ; the most populous districts In any state not to have 15,000inhabitants In popula tion in excess of the population of th o least populous district. As to territory the dis trictmust , bo contiguous , adjacent and com- . pact. To prevent biennial ru-dstriding ( , as has been the practice in Ohio during the last decade , my bill provides thut in each state under cacu census there shall be ono appor tionment of representatives by congress and oqo re-districting thereunder by each state and that the legislature' in each state elected next after an apportion ment by congress under a new census shall ro-distrlct each state into districts equal in population and compact in , territory nnd that no legislature In u state shall have power to alter the same under any other census. The result of the present census will bo ascertained In tlmo tn enable the status to readjust for the Fifty-third congress. Just , xs the Forty-third congress wan elected under a now apportionment and the Forty-second was hold under nn old ap- iwrtionmont , so now the Fifty-third will bo the first congress which can be rodlstrlctod pursuant to the Eleventh census and the ap portionment law by congress. My bill , the principle of which Is thnt districts shall not bo disturbed for ton years uft'jr bolnc marked out under each new census , Justly provides Hint until the next apportionment of representatives hall bo made by congress conformably to the Eleventh census there shall bo no change of boundaries in congressional districts In any atnto , but that representatives of the Fifty- second congress shall he elected from the districts a they were In the Fifty-ttrst con- crcs ! > , rendering nugatory any effort to redistrict - district the people only ninety days before the Eleventh census. " Mr. McComas then entered Into a full ex planation of the details of his Dill , pointing out its fairness aud anti-partisan character , emphasizing the fact that it was as fair to oiui political party us another ami was the only means of assuring Justice to the people , irrespective of partisan fooling , und preserv ing tha best elements of business and soci ety. Ho citnd decisions of thu supromccourt of the United States showing that the con stitutionality of the common law views of - j'lutMfiMSJim ) are 86und""niiiJ-i9t'UJY.ouIu" ! ] stand thu severest test In any form it could" bo analyzed. There Is no doubt that tha ud- vocatcs of this bill are proceeding upon a sound basis and that the proposition is gala- Ing strength everyday. IIKl'OUTKIIS VT1M. NOT UK JAILED. The senate will not declito to imprison the newspaper correspondents who have refused to toll where they got their executive or secret session news. The debates in the executive sessions tins week have resulted m n growing unpopularity nf Mr. Dolph' proposition. The examination of senators with n vlow to ascertaining whethtr any of them have given executive news to corres pondents is growing very humorous. All of the senators deny that they have talked to newspaper correspondents on the subject of executive sessions. The result of tbo whole agitation wilt bo the failure of all propositions and the situation will remain as It has been unices the press of the country continues to hammer the secret session advocates so hard that they will ttwmg around und support the tTeller resolution providing sessions for tbo consideration of nominations , If a half dozen more senators were for this proposi tion it would prevail. OMAHA'S rEDBitAi , UUIUHNO. Senator Mau.leraon and Representative Connol had another interview today with the supervising architect of the treasury in rctpeoi to , thu status of the Omaha publlo building. They were assured that ns BOOH a * tha dollelt on account of tbo purchase pf tbo site Is uiado good BO that tha title will pass to the government , work upon the plant and specifications will proceed. The attorney general will Itn me diately forward to Omuhu u statement re garding thu UeilciU Action has bcon taken by the houna com mittee on public- buildings and grounds upou the senate bill making an appropriation of rJ.000,000 for a publlo bUlldiua al Milwaukee. The Milwaukee caio i Identical to that of Omaha. Originally each secured nn appro priation of fl,200,000. und the senate the other day Increased the amount * to . ' , - OOQ,000. The bouse coamuUco has reduced the appropriation for Milwaukee to (1-IOOOUO , nnd the prospects uro that the tatno notion will be taken on the Omaha bill , as they both are being considered und both uro linked together upon general principles. Mr , Council toteU to Tint Hes cwrres * jxwdeat today that If tbo house InniU upou reducing the amount In the senate bill to $31,400,000 , ho bollovcd ho could nuccood In having It Increased when the bill roaches the conference commlt'co. Mr. Connell Is not sanguine an to whether the conference com mittee will give Milwaukee and Omahn $2,000.000 each , but ho Is confident that it will give moro than Sl,400OOJ. It has bcon suggested by member * of ttio liouon com mittee on biibllo buildings and grounds thut there may bo a compromise by which Omatm nnd Milwaukee will bo given 1 1,000,000 each , SOT SO ANXIOC * . Chairman Owen of the house committee on Immigration made another effort to In duce McAdoo of Now Jersey nnd other dem ocrats to allow him to proceed wiih the con sideration of his resolution providing for nn investigation Into the operation of the linmu- grntion laws -conjunction with Senator Chandler's committee , nnd ho failed , This is the third tlmo Mr. Owen has osiccd the democrats to formulate the amendments they pretend to want to make and permit the question to como bofdro the houso. It Is evi dent that these gentlemrn have received Instructions from the democratic bosses in Now York nnd the Intention Is to defeat the proposed Investigation If possible and to hamper the work of tbo joint committee it the Investigation must bo made. The object Is to prevent nn Inquiry Into ttio manage ment of Castle Garden which would show that the Now York board of Immigration has managed Castle Garden and the Immigration question in suon n way ns to make that state democratic. Inquiries and investigation will show that the opwors of the federal govern ment have been wielded for corrupt political purposes. An Investigation will bo made any way bo a joint committee if possible , but by a senate committee if necessary. IN THE UOfSII. In the house today Mr. Dorsoy called up and secured tho'ndopuon of tlio sonata bill appropriating tOO.OOO for n public building nt Fremont. The house was working in com mittee of the whole , but the previous ques tion baa been ordered nnd a llnal vote will bo had on Tuesday next. There is no doubt now of the success of the incasuro. Tlio house also passed , late In the afternoon , the senate bill appropriating 2W,0H ( ) for a public building at Cedar Kaplds , In. Mr. Iverr called 11 up. The house amended the bill by reducing the amount to $150,000. The senate will concur. During thu consideration of the bill Mr. Kei'r said : "Cedar Hapids Is situated in the Fifth dis trict of Iowa , which bus a population of 'JOO , GOO und has no public building. It is thu center of a very extensive railroad sys tem embracing the through lines of the Mil waukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern railroad , and is the ccntor of the Burlington , Cedar Kopms & Northern system with 12,000 miles of road , which em ploys 'J.500 employes. Forty -three railroad malls on various lines are received nud dis tributed at this office every day. The popu lation Of the city Is from 20,000 to 25,000. The irross receipts of tbo oflicu are $42,000 a year nnd the not income $27,000. Two hun dred and twenty-live thousand registered letters and packages have passed through the oftlco in the" Ias.t three yoars. Ono million timn hundred thousand letters and packages were delivered by carriers last year and about the same number directly fromtthe ofllce. Besides tills the ofllco is the distributing psint of mail over the vast rail way system centering there and is the head quarters of thirty-four railway mail clerks. " At the session of the house last night Mr. Dorscy secured tlio adoption of private pen sion bills for the relief of John McCali , J. Ferguson and August F. MoLaughlm. THE rATMASTElfllll' . The appointment of n paymaster general of the army.is.expectcd on next Monday. It is predicted by parties who are well informed that the clfolco'of the president has fallen upon Lieutenant Colonel Smith , paymaster for the department of the Dakotas , with headquarters at St. Paul. Lieutenant Colonel Smith is not a candidate for the posi tion , and is a brother of Paymaster Rodney Srnlih. MISCELLANEOUS. Interstate Commerce Commissioners f > Mor- rlson nnd Veusey leave hero on Monday next for Omaha to investigate the long and short haul section at the interstate commerce law under the direction of Senator Paddock's resolution. The commissioners will stop one day at Chicago en route to Omaha. Governor Shoup and Delegate Dubois ot Idaho , at d Mayor Kiazel of Ogdcn , Utah , the ilrst gentile mayor of that town , who have been in the city EOUIO tiino on tcrritori.it matters ) wont to Old Point Comfort yester- dav , to spend a few days. George Matthowson was today appointed postmaster at Brady Island , Lincoln county , Nebraska nnd J. . N. Tiffany at Enterprise , Jfoya Pahn county , vice J. A. Houoycutt , re signed. William Stuff of Lincoln is hero. An order has-been issued by Land Com missioner Groff directing are-examination of all suspended , final entries , tiio objcctt being to release nil suspended land cases and sub mit them to tno secretary of the interior. A derision in the Burrus habeas corpus case is expected nt the supreme court rooms on Monday next. Henry Hardy , a merchant from Omaha. passed through Washington City today 'on his way to Now YorkCitv.PEIIHY PEIIHY S. HHATU , HOUSU t'HOCKElMNGS. L'uullc Ilulldiiii ; Measures Consume , Most ol' the Jny. WASHINGTON" , March 8. The committee on foreign affairs reported a resolution request ing from the president any correspondence with the Mexican government in regard to the employment in tbo regular army of In dian scouts for the purpose of pursuing hos tile Indians in their raids into territories of the United States , and any correspondence in regard to the proposed transfer of Apache and Chlrlhuahua Ihalans from Mount Vernon - non barracks , Ala. , to Fort Sill , Indian ter ritory , Adopted. A bill providing for the compulsory attend ance of witnesses before registers and ro culvers of publlo moneys was passed. The house then in committee of the whole re sumed consideration of public building meas ures. ' The first bill called up was that increasing from $ -(50,000 ( to $05U,000 the limit of the cost of a publlo building nt Newark , N. J. , and making an appropriation of the WJO,000 In crease. Mr. Blount raised tbo pnlnt of order that it was not within thapoworof the committee on public buildings nud grounds to recom mend an appropriation. Aftur u long dis- -Kl Wl ° " _ llP ! appropriation clause was stricken out , nnd thiTbiii ; usUmoiUuTJ , laill-asJdo with a favorable recommendation. * > _ The next bill called up was the senate bill" appropriating $200,000 for a publlo building at Cedar Hapids , In. It was laid aside fa vorably after bolnTt'amendiid by striking out the appropriation clause and reducing the limit of cost to $150,000. Among the bills favorably recommended was ono for u publio building at Fremont , Nob. , at a cost of $00,000. The committee then arose nnd reported the bills to thn house , winch immediately found itself In n' small deadlock. There was no quorum to pass the bills nnd the friends of the measures would not consent to nn ad- journmcp * Finally tbo previous question was ordered on all bills and It was agreed that they should bo considered Tuesday morning. Adjourned. Withdrawn His Objection * . LEWEXWOKTII , Kan. , March 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE , | Bishop Fink of this diocese has Issued u letter m which ho withdraws bU , objections to the Farmers' alllanco expressed in bis recent pastoral letter - tor , which forbade Catholics from jolnlne on religious Grounds. In his letter the bishop says the objections are withdrawn on the assurance that all objectionable features to Catholics as such uro d < no away with. Ho closes by expressing s ; mpathy with iho movement. Their hosHi- ) Are Slight. LUIAMIE , Wyo. , March 8. [ Special Telegram gram to THE Mm : . ] KoporU from Carbon county and vicinity , whore the storm was so severe last week , are to the effect that cattle have weathered It with small loss , the anew having boon deepest near the towns , The loss to sheep tn many localities is not over G per cent , which Is bolo.v the average , and throughout that | > ortion of Wyoming it will not average over 10 per cent. This is far below anticipations. _ - , , , Having t tin Cur no. Sm'ATR. Mass. , March 8. The cargo of the stranded steamer Deruytor is being lightered , and. if the sea holds calm for two or threa days the greater part ot the cargo will be siwod. NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS , Fromontors Discussing Moans to Moot Municipal Expanses. FARMERS MEET AT MADISON. A Nebraska Forger O.ipturoil in Dos Molnos A Stnnll Flro-nt Falr- ntont Odior Stnlo News. Disctisalni * an Ocoitpntlnn Tax. FIIEMONT , Nob. , March 8. [ Special to THE Lirn. | A rrucstlon ol absorbing interest ) u this city at the prcat tlrno Is the proposi tion of the city council to levy on1 occupation tax for the purpose of raising the necessary funds to meet current , municipal expense * . Almost every business man coming within ttio purview of the proposed ordinance hus blossomed into n statesman and Insists upon having hie views embodied in thrjluw. Two or three public mooting * Iiuvo bcon hold , n nil ttio predominating sentiment nl these has always been In fuvcr of an occupation tax , though with a wldctdifToronco of opinion as to hnw it should bo apportioned , The cliioi" point Is ho iv much to tux up to the saioonti. The saloon element oppose * uay , while It Is bollovcd n majority of tbo people are in favor of assessing them Ut $300 : ' 1 ho Tribune tnls evening presents interviews with nil the members of the council , showIng - Ing that they are equally divided , with Mayor Sborvln In fuvor of50. ! . This , therefore , is about the flsuru ut which it will bo iixod. _ Onpttifoil n Fyrsor. iTnmtoNT , Nob. , March 8. JSpocIal to Tut ! Hisn.l Sheriff Mallon returned homo from DCS Molnes last night , bringing with him ono Edward 1C Nelson , who was wanted hero for forgery and who la now in ttio count ) ' jail awaiting his preliminary examination. Nelson lias bcon m ths employ of the Singer sowing machine .company for about two months. During this time < ho lias bcon driving into the country peddling tbo ma chines. Ho disposed of a number and turned. in notes to the local ofllco. A few days ago bo skipped out and this led to tin investiga tion of his aftulrs and the discovery thut four or live of the notes were forgeries , .with flo- titious signatures. The amount of his dwindling is about $300. Ono of the machines for which ho returned u spurious note was found at bis own house.Ho vvus traced to Dos Moines by letters which ha wrote to his wife from thut city. * , _ _ " _ " J j _ : Fanners Moot at Alhillsan. MADISON , Nob. , March 8. [ Special Tele- cram to Tuu 13KE. ] The delegates 'to the Madison County Farmers Alliance mot to day in the court houRe > and cBnrphJtod the organization.V. . Forsaith was elected chairman and M. Halo secretary. The entire meeting was on the executive session plan. No ono butbonn fldo farmers were uumittcd. A series of resolutions was adooted which the BEE correspondent was unable lit this data to obtain. The meeting then adjourned to meet at Mudison , April 5. liv Firr > . J/'AIIUIUIIY / , Nub. , March S. ( Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] The lareo stock of clothing and notions belonging to Well & Colin w'as greatly damaged by lire this morn ing. Tbo origin of the lire Is unknown. The loss is probably , ? 3,000 ; fully insured. Itoynl Arcanum nt HASTINGS , Nob. , March S. { Special to THE UEK. ] A now council of the Itoyal Ar- canum was organized hero this evening , Deputy Supreme Recent George Ker of Omaha being the instituting olllccr. The council has adopted tbo name .of Prnlrio Queen , and start out under the most promis ing circumstances. Denuty Ivor has been ably .insisted by Mr. Byron , 'i'ifft , the well known real -ostnto * bVoltur | " who has been a member of the Koyal Arcanum a number of years. The charter members wcro chosen with the main idea of making the now council ono of the best social and fraternal societies in the city and is com posed of some of our most prominent busi ness and professional men. Byron Tifft was appointed deputy supreme guide and filled the ofllco to the satisfaction of all present. After the council had boon formally insti tuted the following odlcors wcro elected and installed for the current term : Hogcnt , Byron Tifft , vice regent , J , H , Sims , orator , Elmer C. Ferris ; P. R. , Robert \Vilsou , jr. , secretary , G.V. . Woodward ; collector , II. F. Illcks ; treasurer. A. W. Jones ; chaplain , Rev. L. F. Bntt , U.D. ; guide. Ed. J. Yettcr ; warden , Arlia Burton ; sentry , A. I/1. Brooce ; moalial examiner , Dr. A. H. Koiler ; trus tees , L. H. Torral , Dr. A. H.Kellor , , O. E. Holmos. _ Atkinson Notes. ATKINSON , Neb. , March 8. ( Special to THE BEE. ] A special train consisting of fifteen to twenty cars loaded with stock , household goods , etc. , and a passenger couch with thirty people , will start from Eagle , Cass county , next Monday for Atkinson. The parties last fall purchased several thou sand acres of fine farm land in this town ship and uro coming now to settle upon their farms. Atkinson has been selected as'thopla'co for holding the fourth annual , reunion of the Soldiers' and Sailors' association for Holt and adjoining citizens , commencing' Au gust 4 next and lasting six days. , It Is ex pected thut this will bo the largest and best louuioii in north Nobraiku this year. The Silver Hill Mining company of this place , which owns a largo numucr of claims in the now silver mining district in Koya Paha county , have made arrangements to purchase dun of the latest Improved drilling machines nud thoroughly test their claims. In Session. ASHLAND , Nob. , March 8. [ Special Tolo * gram to TUB UEH. ] A local institute' was hold in this city today. There were about sovcnty-flvo teachers in attendance. Miss Martin of Wohoo brought with her ton pu pils from the primary department to illns- inito the "Systematic Sound System of Rc.tiUng , " which was the principal toulo consftlered. Among the prominant persons from outside was P.r.of , . ( Jlomuiena of the Fremont mJSR3i. ! - j - " AilnuiH County Alllnnoc. HASTINGS. Nob. , March § . [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. | The Adams County Farmers' alliance mot in convention at the court house in this city this afternoon for the dUdussion of several important meas ures As the session was hold with closed doors the deliberations of the meeting could not be obtnlnou. The attendance was large. over four hundred member * being present , representing twenty-two alliances. For Thirty Thousand , NOIIPALK , Nob. , March 8. [ Special Tola- gramMo TUB BEE. ] Gcorgo Brady ofr this city , through his attorneys , has brought suit nualnst the Union Paclllo railroad for 50,007 for injuries received by the plaintiff about two years ago. The circumstances uro very similar to thoio of Clark vs the Union J'acillu mentioned in THE HUE a short Unit ) since. Onn Year in HIP I'cn. BEATRICE , Nob. , March 8. [ Special Tele gram to THE UBE.I Al. Jeffries , from Do- witt , pleaded guilty this morning to horse stealing nud was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. There acomoa to bo some peculiarly mitigating circumstances sur rounding the offense , hence the light sentence. Miulnmo Selikn Fitlloil to A | > } ionr. HUATKICE , Nob. , March 4. [ Special Tolo- pram to THE BCB. | Madame Solika , the colored prima donna who was billed for a conci-'t In this city last night , under the auspli-ea of tno MuthodUt church , failed to put in an appearance because of some finan cial uiliundorstandlng between the parties. Farm llntiNu llurnecl MAUISOK , Neb. , March 8. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Bin. ] Tbo drolling house on the farm ono mlle north of town belonging to William bcllotraSJof Monttcoilo. la. , was today do troytd fry llro , n dnfoctlvo flue being the cnUBrt" here wos"no Insurance. Iln * iAn' Intercut * . HASTINOS , Nob. , March 8. ( Special Telegram gram to THE Ben. ] The board of trade mooting this afternoon was adjourned until Monday , at wh13H lltno committees will bo prooarod with ffirures In regard to pushing Hastings Interest * . NKU'S. DBS MOINBS I a , ' .March S. In the house a largo number of. rfotftlons wcro presented against any change in the prohibitory law. Bills were introduced ns follows : To supply n uniform system of text books ; to establish and maintain n state military band ; for an appropriation for the \ > oy ' reform school ; to prevent the manufacture nud sale of ad ulterated food and drugs. A resolution was Introduced asking that the text books com- inittco bo instructed to report n state uni formity bill , and during tho- discussion the house adjourned till Monday. Bonnte. DES MOINES , In. , ' March 8. The sennto spent almost the entire tlmo of the session discussing Price's joint resolution favoring the adoption by congress of n bill to termi nate the life of patents and pay owners thereon n sum of from $50,001) ) to $100,000. The resolution was adopted by a party vote the republicans favoring and the demo crats opposing. A number nf bills were in troduced , the most important being ono to limit the compensation of justices of the peace and constables m criminal cases. Struck by n Trnlit. CHAMTON , In. , March 8. [ Special Tele gram to Inc BEB. ] Last evening L. A. Leech attempted to pass over u Chicago , Burlington & Quincy rnllrourt crossing which he found blockaded with n , freight train. Ho waited some twenty minutes for It to bo opened and this not being done ho climbed over tlic train , and as ho camd down on the other aide ho was caught by a fat stock train on the next track and torn into n shapeless muss. Notwithstanding a city ordlnanco to the contrary , the stock train was running at u rnto of about twenty-five miles an hour. Mr. Leech was for a number of years deputy sheriff of this county and \vas a highly respected citizen. A Counterfeiter Arrested. KEOKUK , la. , March a A man namoa Sbcpard was arrested today charged with making counterfeit money. Ho confessed' his guilt and told a pitiful "taie about his family starving and not being ublo to gut work. A full set of files , moulds und tools were found in his possession. Commissioner Leach held him to the federal grand jury in the sum of $1,000. I'incd. BPKLINOTON , la , , March 8. A special from La Harpo says that four citizens there have been arrested and lined in sums of (50 and flOO each forr "bootlegging. " i t CUEDIT Application Mhiib to thn Courts Tor Dissolution. PHILADELPHIA , March 8. Charles K , Me- Miclmol today made nppllcalion to the court of common pleas in , the matter of the peti tion of the Credit Mobilinr company of America for u dissolution. The accounts show the corporation possessed of books and papers used by It which are of no value und thnt the corporation has no outstanding obllj gallons of any kind , Treasurer Ham avers that prior to 187E 'ojid since the corporation hud no assets or property except claims to certain lands in Iowa and Nebraska and claims against thoUnion Puciliu railroad company and its successor , the Union Pacific railway company all of which claims'wero contested. -tho'varlous claims and suits have been adjusted.- Judge Williamson took the uiutlor under rvtjvisemont. A i'oliali , Ch'ur , . : ! ; , iUtulUlo Settled. , CHICAGO , MarCb/8. [ .Special Telegram to THE 13KE.J Jiiflge Tuthill this morning rendered his decision In the case of the people ple ox rol Swrulskl vs Thomas J. Uieltnskl ot al. This was an action In the nature of quo wnrranlo proceedings brought to deter mine whether Utoliuski and others were i rope fly elected to certain positions in the Society of the Holy Name of Jesus , " a Polish Catholio society in northwest Chi cago. It was chartrod thai Ihoy were elected at a mooting of a small fraction of the society which sided with the parish priest in his desire to obtain a curtain control over thn affairs of the organization. It was claimed that a majority of ihu members of the society had no calico of such a mc'iling. Judge Tuthill takes ibis vlow of the matter , nud in closing his opinion says : "I must hold that the mooting of September 8 was wholly unauthorized and illegal , or , in other words , lhat it was not a mooting of the Society of the Holy Name ot Jesus at all. The parish priest aud his partisans were therefore defeated. CLEVELAND' ; . I'ltOTKOE. Ida Mny Or.lwny Aua'n Ficurca In a Divorce Suit. CHICAGO , March 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE.I Ida May Ordwuy's second ap pearance m a divorce court was made at an early hour this morning before Judge Shepard - ard and the dashing blonde went away a free woman. Mrs. Ordway has been known M "President Cleveland's protecro.1' She is a Chicago woman , aud ns Ida May Forester she obtained a position in the treasury de partment ot Washington on an autograph letter from Mr. Cleveland , which Mrs. Ord way prl/es as a valuable memento. In Wash ington she mot Harry A. Ordwny , a boy of seventeen , and they were man led at Scho ncctady , N. V. , December 18 , 18SO , The young couple came to Chicago , where Oril- way's father is in tbo commission business on South Water street , but they never got along together. Harry was a young blade who lived off his fattier and dissipated to an alarming extent for a young man , and his wife sued him for separata maintenance , cruelty and drunkenness. Ordway filed n cross bill for divorce , charging Ida May with udulto > y Hovns backed by hiit father and mother , jbut their influence was faWiiowtu him his svMudJii8 ! ) : cross bill was disuTfssouT" . Ordway , "T 'Clio the other hand , woo her c-iso , und a decree was given tier by Judge Tulley for a sepa rata muintcnauco Und alimony. Oraway had nothing , undhbnco : paid none of the ali mony. Ho and h'is wife never lived together und after bis desertion hud continued two years Mn.'Ordxrny.A f ° w days ago sued fern n divorce , and Or.dw y making no defense , this morning she was divorced. Mrs. Ord way was gaudily"drfisaed and looked hko a soubrotto. v ' WorJ.11'Fnlr } Dill. "WASHINGTON , Ma'rph 8. The subcommittee tee of the world's 'fair committee of the ho'uso today tunVA'tho bill over to the Chicago delegation' with instructions that they suggest auch'ithanpes as In their opin ion uro nocessry 10 ulako the measure meet the ncods sf Clilq od. Some row changes in uonseciuoneo worn made. Ttio visitors have invited the nntlro Illinois congressional dole- ( ration to ineottllOdittonight ut dinner and exchange view * ' and' suggestions roipoct- ing the fair. NotnnIV .Shortage. ST. Louis , Mo. , March 8 , ( Special Tele gram to THE UKK. | A special from Jeffer son City says the committee appointed to In vestigate thn affairs ot the state treasurer has JlnUhed counting the cash and have found It $10,000 short , 'llie.y express the opinion thut the uxumlnatlon of tl.o books and papers will Increase this to ever $30,000 Governor Francis has not yet determined whether ho will accept the treasurer's resig nation. Ounboat Conoord Imunclioil , CUESTEH , Pa. , March 8. The United States gunboat Conoord was successfully launched this afternoon at Hoaohu'a ship yard * . Miss Mmnlu Coates , daughter of Mayor Coalos , chrUtopud the vessel. ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS Arrival of Manager Leonard or the Omaha Tonm. TURF AND DIAMOND GOSSIP. A No IT Sorlcn of Salts Aanlnit the Now X'ork rinyors' Glut ) Trap Shooting out ) Snort * . Mnnncnr Ijponnrd Arrive * . Frank Leonard , manager of the Omaha base ball club , arrived In the city lost even ing. Mr. Leonard Is a pleasant , affable llttlo gentleman , a base ball enthusiast , and a man thoroughly conversant In all the Intri cacies of'tbo great national aamo. Ho spoke most nncouraglngly ns to the propocta of the Western association for the ensuing season , und expressed himself as especially well pleased wfxh the makeup of the local team. When asked for his opinion ns to the out come of the war between the National and the Brotherhood leagues , ho stated that ho thought that both organisations would pull through the season , but that neither would make any money. Ho added that the Na tional longuo was In the light to stay , and hit did not BCD how it was possible for them to bo vanquished. They have money and brain ! * , and the best Interests "f the great popular sport at stake , and never will succumb until after a most determined struggle. Ho added that the now men to represent Omaha the coming season wcro all promising players , and ho looked for them to take a most satisfactory pluco in the raca for tho'pennant- ' Mr. Leonard expressed himself ns Itn * mofscly pleased with Omaha , and said ho thought there was only ono city on earth that cpuld surpass her , and that city was Boston. Ho will notify the Omaha players 'to report hero on or before March - . " > , and savs that upon their arrival tliero will bo no rest until the championship season opens. Ijlvo Birds and Itliiu Hocks. The weekly trap shoot on the Gwln & Duiimfro grounds , across the river was well attended. .The first event was a live bird race , five birds to each man , thirty yards rise , modified English rules , $5 entrance. The score : Kuaon 11010-3 Parmeleo 11110 4 Montmoroncy 10111 4 Brewer , 10011 a Fidld 00111-3 lnrllo..t.tl 01011 ! I Ellis 11111-5 Mussloman , . . . . 10111 4 BhUto , 1111 4 Kills'took Ifrst 'mon y. $17.50 ; Montmor- oncy and Parmeleo divided second , $1S.SO , and Brewer and Clarke third , ( S. The second ovent-'wns liftccn blue rocks , clghtcog yurds.-entranco JJ. The score : ParniclBO Hill 10111 11110 13 Mnsslenian Ullll 10011 11010 10 Montmoroncy 10110 01111 11000 ! ) Ellis OHIO OiOOl 1U10 ' . } Nnaon 11001 11)001 ) 01010 7 Field 1U010 10011 11101 0 Brewer , 11111 10110 11101-12 Blake noilO 00111 00101 7 Gwin 11100 01111 11111 13 Panneloo llrst , S8 ; Brewer and Gwin second end , $3 , and Aiussclman third , S3. " A New Series of 8ult = ) . NuW'YoiiK , March S. The first stop in the now series of law suits of the Metropolitan exhibition companv against the local Play ers' League club was taken today , when Lawyer Duystor sent out notice to Presi dent McAlpin , Vice President Tatoott , Secre tary Roblnso.ii and other directors , warning them to keep their hands oft thu old Giant ball players or take thu chances of u law suit for damages. This action on the part of the league club has been anticipated for several days and it is not likely to create any serious emotion among the players' backers. They will go right ahead with the work , of con structing grounds for thu preparation of the coming ball season. Hilly Airy r. to bo Entertained. NEW ORLEANS , La. , March 8. [ Special to THE BEE J The match for u purse of $300 bcforo the West End Athletic club between Billy Moyers of Strcator , 111. , and Andy Bowen of this city , which is to como off In April , Is excltlngunparalollod ) excitement in sportinc circles hero. Many of the Now Orleans enthusiasts pin their faith to Bowcn who , they say , is u sure winner , and indeed it is a fact that Meyers must do better lights ing than ho has ever done yet if ho dozsn't want to get badly beaten. Bowcn is a phenomenal man , a shifty , two-handed lighter , and of the most Indomitable cour age. Moyers has n small following here , where ho has never been seen and Is llttlo known. A Family ofkaters. . NEWIIUIIO , N. Y , , March 8. At Orange Inko this afternoon Gcorgo Donoghuo won the ono milo skating race. In the five milo race Joe Donoghuo was the only starter. Ho broltp the record , making the distance in 10 minutes Ut 'J-G seconds. New Orh'nns Haoes. NEW OiiLEixs , La. , March 8. [ Special Tel- gram to THE BEE. ] Summary of today's * races : Ono aud ono-sixtoonth of a mile Lady Hlackburn won , Tom Karl second , Dudley Oaks third. Time 1:03 : . 'Five ' furlongs Jim Reed , won , Sheridan second , Porovor third. Tiino 1 : OJf. ) to One-half milo Mattie Melloury won , Florence second , , Hum Lnzoreth third. Timo-1 :03Jf : : . Six furlongs Harvester won , Bon Fourou second , Marchburn third. Tlmn 1:1UJ : . Bun ITuurun was winning , but Harvester was ul lowed to take the raco. Neither horse was declared , und Bon Fauron was held back at the finish. After tno horses had passed the winning post the judges put up Bon Feurcn's num ber , and it remained for sonic time. Will iams , who rode tbo horse , was sent for. Ho said that ho desired to win with Harvester. and had done so , Thu judges then reversed tlioir decision and Harvester's put up num ber as tlio winner. 'One-half mile Joe Winno won. Semaphore second , Dyer third. Time 4'JJ . Gutto'nuiiri ; ICiicnn. GmiENutrmi , March 8. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BEE.J Summary of today's races : Purse , Bovon furlongs Clatter won , ICast- erbiook second , Top Sawyer third. Time 1:33. : Purse , BIX furlongs Festus won , Marsao second , Grey Cloud ttird. Time 1:20J : < . Purse , half mile Polly S. won , Joslo W. second. Alderman Mao third. Time 50.f. Six ana n half furlongs Bradford won , Lotion spcond. Tlmo-lsSj,1 . Purse , six furlongs ( jondarmo won , Harry Faustus second. Little Barefoot third. Time liWit. Purc , seven furlongs Pericles won , Her wood second , Vigilant third. Time 1 : U3 \Vcokly liank Stiitoinnnt. NEW VonK , March 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ! The weekly bank statement of the associated banks shows the following changes : Reserve , dccrnaso . , . ? 2ir > 2B.1D Loans , decrease . ! ) ,48lbl ) > 0 Specie , decrease . . . . . U.'ISI.IHJO Legal tenders , decrease . 1UMBOO ( Deposits , nucroaso . " .BIU.OOO Circulation , increase . 1U3.000 Ttio banks now hold $211,860 in OXCOH.I of the 25 percent rulo. The exports of specie from Now York last week amounted to ( MM. KM , of which 21'J. 30 was in golu ana fiHO.lUD silver. The Im ports of epoch ) for the week amounted to Allcccit Interpolation. March 8. The senate com mittee on privileges aud elections today con sidered a resolution offered by Chandler re garding the Interpolation by Senator Call of certain remarks In his speech on the murder of Deputy Marshal Sauaderi In Florida. The committee decided to recommend that the record btmll contain a report of Mr. Call's speech according to the notes of the official reporter. Tlie miontlon of limiting iho debate - bate within parliamentary bounds will be recommended to the committee on rules for definition. The committee will link that the committee on ruins bo rornested ] to report an amendment to the rules by which the col umns' of tbo Congressional Record bo pro tected from any interpolations. The MlnnonpollH Hotel Hard. MINNEAPOLIS Minn. , March S ( Special Telegram to TIIK UKI : . ] The hlggcit kind of n row Is brewing hero between the saloon , keepers and the police commission. For some tlmo the three principal hotels have boon permitted by the reform police com- misilou to keen their bars open on Sunday , while nil other saloons have bcon kept closed. U Is charged that Ono of the commission was In u hotel bar roam oaSunday lastuml drank and paid for whisky. It Is charged , also , Hint the police have said that they were In | structed not to Interfere with the hotels. ' Colonel John T. West , proprietor of the West I hotel , has kept his bar open , and Is quoted as ' saying that ho will Close his house If ho can not soil liquor on Sunday , Lnlco Hlioro Victims. BurrAto , March 8. The patients in Fitch hospital who were injured in the T.ako Shore wreck are all doing nicely this morning. Mr. Bauciis is suffering intensely from the nervous shock , but will recover. Coroner Tucker nnd tho' jury visited the scone of the wreck yesterday afternoon nud nu inquest will bo held next Tuesday afternoon. As additional facts are learned it becomes clearer thut the responsibility for the acci dent rests with Conductor Houghtallng. Conductor Houglitating has made n state ment thnt lin pulled thu bell rope to atop the engine , but he thought nt the tlmo the roar section had stopped , When ho saw it hud not ho Jumped to the ground and signaled the engineer to go ahead. The engineer tried to do so. but could not , as thu breaks on ono of the cars were sot. Crnnln Hill of.E.vcciitlon- ) . CHICAGO , March 8. 1 Special Telegram to THE BEE. | Attorney Forrest appeared before fore Judge McConnell this morning and irgucd a motion for n rule on States At torney Lonconocker compelling him to look ever the , bill of exceptions In tnoCronln case ind approve It before Wednesday. 'Mr. ijongoncckcr said ho had not yet had tlmo to look ever the bill of exceptions. The court tald ho had no authority to issue such n rule but It the statoi attorney did not comply with Mr. Forrest's request ho would look over and certify to tbo record himself. Troubles. CHICAGO , March 8. The fight between the various creditors of R. R. Donnelly & Sons was , amicably settled this morning. The creditors ugrc6d to1 the retirement of Charles Murray and the appointment of F. A. Feolc- ins to net as receiver. ' NEW YORK , March 8. Tho' ' Baoder Glue company has boon closed by the sheriff on judgments aggregating $ .TJOQO. The New York members of the concern say the trouble was caused by the irregularities ( if the Pitts- burg partner , L. C. HaUghoy , who they claim used the company's money .for his own benolU to the extent of $00,000. Decision for the Itlo-Grnndo. NEW YOUR , March 8. Judge Wallace In the circuit court today gave a decision for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad company against the United States trust company. The action was brought to com pel the trust company to counter sign and deliver certain mortgage bonds to the railroad company for the purpose ot building certain branches of the road. The defendant contended thut it was not author ized under thu terms of its trust to do so un less the branches were more than ten miles in length , and they only for the part included in the ten milo section. Airnltmt thu Stntr. SAN FUANCISCO , Cal. , March 8. The supreme court today decided against the atato in the suit to recover $500,000 taxes from the Sputhorn. Pacillo railroad , de linquent since 1SSU. The court holds that the state's complaint is defective and that the section of the cede designating the mode of collection is unconstitutional. No nioptlnc Called Yot. BOSTON , Mass. , March 8. President Adams of the Union Pacific railway com pany says no meeting of tbo western presi dents was called yet. Adams is not yet prepared to state his position In relation to the funding bills. Sltlnoy Dillon Tlilukn It n Feasible . Sohotno. , THE NORTHWESTERN'S SCHEME. Shot-tuna the Hun Krom Denver to Chicago l''lvo JtourH Tlio Trans- Missouri AtithorlNCH the WcHtcrit Cut. Wlndoin'A Proposition. Naw YOUK , March 8. | Special Telegram to | TiiK BBS. ] An Kvciilng Post V7 rt r called this morning upon Sidney Dillon nud naked him for particulars regarding Secre tary Windom's proposition to substitute for the United States 4 per cent bonds amount ing to $4,000,000 , which now form part of the sinking fund of the Union Pa- clllo railroad , nu equal amount of first mortgage - gage bonds cf that railroad bearing 0 per cent interest. Mr. Dillon remarked that ho was not at liberty to say how the mutter was standing between the coveruincnt nnd the railroad , but acknowledged that such nn arrangement would bo regarded favor ably by tlio latter , the sale of its bonds being nn advantage , wbilo the interest , although coming out of the road's earnings , would bo applied towards the cxtontiou of thu road's liability to the government. "Was not there ti decision by n previous attorney general that such nn operation was not legal ! " was asked. 'Yes1 Mr. Dillon replied , "Mr. Clove- land's attorney general so decided , but slnca then the gouornmont has been authorized to Invest In Union Pucillo llrst mortgage bonds nud I think It likely that Mr. Windom's do- cislon that ho has u right to effect thu sub stitute of our bonds for tbo government's is based on that fact. "What the government ought to do , however - over , " said Mr. Dillon In conclusion , ' 'is to tnko thu bonds of our branch roads in ex change for its bonds. Thcso bonds have been declared to bo of bonullt to thu main line nnd the substitution of their securities for the government's will bo of greater ad vantage to the road than even the proposed arrangement. " Up the Slack. CHICAGO , March 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BBB. ] The western passenger and freight situations have not changed mate rially during the day except thut it bncamo known that the Northwestern road had made such arrangements ns to boat its competitors five hours in passenger tiinio between Chicago cage nnd Denver. This Is accomplished by ruuning n sleeper on its fast mall and connecting with the California , limited from the river. The Northwcstern'a com petitors wcro more excited ever this bit'of' news today than over the original cut of rates by the St. Paul. The Burlington-will take Immediate stops to meet the quick tluin , as will also the Uoclc Island. Unless the llaes ending at the river can make some deal with the Union Pacific they are now out of the race as far as time Is concerned , and if it cannot otherwise bo settle. ! it will demand a differential In rates to balance the increased time. Such n de mand , of course , will bo ignored aud may lead to still further complications. The freight men have an extremely hard problem before them Monday. It will be the tusk of the Iowa lines to save from tha wreck as much ns possible under the demand of the Iowa railway commissioners for a still further reduction of the Iowa distance tariff. No solution was proposed today ex cept for the roads to toke their medicine with as good grace as possible. Will HiSljrned Soon. FALL . Wis. , March 28. Presi dent Oakcs of the Northern 'Pacific ' who , spout last night bore , stated thut the lease of the Wisconsin Central and the Union Pacific would bo signed very soon. Ho deb led thq report thnt the Northern Paoiflo was negoti ating for the control of the Baltimore & Ohio. The TrnnsOIisHom-i Authorizes It. KANSAS CITV , Mo. , March 8. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ! The Trans-Mis- pouri association today authorized all lines In interest to out in n 310 rate from the Mis souri rlvor points to Colorado points. The lowest rate was $18.10 to Pueblo. of Sprirsg When Sprint' nrrlros , tlio Importance nftnkhiK Tnomnrkpd honed ! wlilc'i imiplo In nm-iown ! or BomoKooil Mi.od imrlfj'InK , Mri'iiKtlienltii : mccllclnu woukoncl Mute of lieallli derive fiom Hoodn HarJii' IsrccoKjilicU by nearly uvuryliwlx. Form no oilier pnrllln (0 icluslvolj- proves tlio cliilru Unit tills medl .teuton U tlio ) Mem so inucli hi iivcil of , or so MIS- clna"niuLcs tlio ncnlcMruiiR. " H does not net Ilko toptlblo to tlio ln'iii'llt Impurlril by thut rcllnlilo medicine , Howl's t-ar-iumrllln. It expels from tlio u Mlm ilunt , Impurtlni ; llctlllout stu'iiKlh.from which lilooj nil Ihu Impurities which Jm\o accumulated Uieru must fulloiv u nuclkm of Kroutur weiikne-'i Uurlni ; tlio winter , cure * ltk hcniliifho mid the | > ru- ellnin lifore , but piiM-o < aliiK jutt lho-,0 clemuntH vullhiK tendency to ilysiinjislu , KVOH | hrnlthy uetlun which the system mots and tunillly holies. Hood'.i to tliu kldaoyfl anil liver , , uiul nlmtlsnf vast Import * NirKiipnrlllii build * uji In n perfectly nutnral wiiy. nil uncodrivesnwiy l'iiATTllii : ) KhEl.lxo , whlijli may the weakened pliltn , nits upon the blood nsn | iurller ! j.t the corneii ueuce or the fororunacyuf illecnto. It anil vltalUer , mid ii.-ilxts tn lumlthy action thiwo Im Is the lUcul. portant orkcn i * , Iho Mrtncvs nnd liter , Spring Spring4 Medicine Medicine "Jtj henlth wus very poor 1n t sprluit and seeing nn "I very mush run clown In health , hud no iuifCi1l"ruont of IIooil'K Eiuiiimil'Iu 1 thought 1 Mrennlli and no Inclination to do unytlilnic. lliavo would trjrlt. It hu worked won ten for mons IthtiH been InklnK Hood's Hnnmparlllfi und Unit tired foul * built my y tcm up. 1 luivo Inkou four bottles mill hilt has left me , my appetite has returned , I urn Ilko am un the uftli. I recommend It tn my acquaint- a now man. " CiiAL'NfEV LATHAM , North Columbus , unccs. " JOHN'JATniE ! B , Ojwegu , N. V , Ublo. Hood's Sarsaparilla Hood's Sarsaparilla "Itnko Hood's ? nr apiirllla ill n rprliiK tonic , ami 1 Is prepared from Rarsaparlllu , Dundellon , Mandrake , recommend It to till hn hum thut mli-eruulo tlrod Dock , Juniper llerrloi.and oilier well known vonelablo feellnz. " C. I'AUMALBE.SW llrldifl' Street , Urooklj-n , remedies. In ucli a peculiar manner at to durlvo the , N. V. "IVollnif Inngultl mid dizzy , ImvInK no appcitlto und full medicinal valuoof rach. H will euro , when In the no munition tn work. I look Howl' * Hur apnrlllfi with power of medicine , fcrofnli , gait Illiium , Worot tlio best noullH. Anu houtlli Invlxoralor nnd for Jlol'B , Plmplfi , all Humors , l > y nopla , 11111011111014 nononil doblllty I think It superior to anytlilnic oho. " Pick Headache , IndliieMlnii , ( Jeneral linhlllty , Cn- A * A. UlKtMi , Ullcu.'N. V. tarrti , Kidney uml I.Ivor Complalnu , and overcomes That That ' Tired Feeling Tired Feeling llnj norer been mbro prevalent i > r moro rroitrnllnx ( lords .Sanapurlllu hasronowcd my urlp. 1 am Dt limn now. Tlie winter IIHI been mild and "inlienlth- years of ng-e mid was all run dow/i and Ulkcouraitivl , ful , Intliictua epldorulo ami forurs liavo vlillod I hnretnkou Hood's Hursaparllla anil on lookluu inr > nearly nil our liomoi , leavlnif hout ovoryuo'T " In elf ovur find that I ani much bfHor , In fact ijulto weak , tlroJ-trut , languid condition. "Hio uiefuluoM chap. Of course thumedlcluii will not dlwoupt my of Hood1 * S r4parlllu It tliui uutle ureuterthuu over ' years , but It comes nearer to It Ilinn anrlhluK else ' unixiuulloj us a bulldlnn-up , 'or It It absolutely . 7xN'lHliro Muss. UIIAH , II. ) ( , bnry , MrciiKtheiilnK medltlno. If you have norortukcii food's Barmipurllla try Uan4 you will irenluo Itsro- N , II. If youdcililalo tnko lloud'a Sar < aparlll , do cuporntlro powers. not be Induced to bur any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla ridlJ by all iliuxisUU. lit sl fur tt. Prepared only Sold by all druifiriits , til ' * for I' . Prepared only tiy C. I. HOOIl 4 CO- , car o * . Ixiwcll Mass. by C.I. HOOKA t'O. , Al | tifcuri < - , I-owoH.MMi , 1OO One Dollar 100 Io u * Ouu ip r E "