Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TKIBUKE.
F. M. A ; E. M. KliTUIELL , Pubs.
McCOOK , NEB ,
3T OVER THE STATE.
A CHILD MURDER ZZV XEIUtASKA.
Nebraska City special to the OranhaBee :
A daughter of Lee Shellenberger , 11 years
of age , was found in the cellar of her fath
er's house in a dying condition , her throat
cut .almost from ear to car. She lived only
a few moments. Shellenberger is a farmer
three miles south of this city. His wife told
the girl to clean off the cellar steps , and
then went to the barn yard. Tho girl's
brother was at the stable , according to
Shellenbergcr's account , and he himself at
a neighbor's. On returning , within ten
minutes after the girl had been seen by tho
mother , he started down cellar on an er
rand. Hearing a noise ho asked his wife
for a light , she having just returned from
the barn j-ard , and proceeding to the other
end of the cellar from tho stairs found the
dying child , with a butcher knife , covered
with blood , closo at hand. Examination
showed that tho girl had received
four neparato cuts , one commencing
from tho left side across the throat ,
severing the windpipe and tho left carotid
artery , while another commenced on the
left side , severing the right carotid artery
nnd passing the first cut one inch below in
cutting the windpipe , leaving a section of it
entirely severed of about one inch long.
The other two cuts were small , just break
ing through the skin , one being under the
chin and the other on the neck. No other
marks of violence were found on her body.
When found she was lying in a large dry
goods box in the cellar of tho house , which
was used as a cupboard. Her body was
half in the box , her lower limbs and arms
protruding outside and resting on tho
ground , while a large and bloody butcher
knife was not far from her right hand and
wedged in between the two boards that had
been laid down as a walk. The head was
resting against the inside of the box , tho
bottom of which was filled with
blood. It was strange that the inside
top of the box showed but little blood , but
the outside top was probably spattered by
the spurting blood , while the walls , two and
three feet from the box , wore spattered
with blood , strongly indicating that a
struggle must have ensued before little
Maggie was put in or got in that
box in which her life expired. Her
father says her eyes were still open , and
that there was a slight pulsation in her
throat when he found her : Mrs. Shellen
berger , her stepmother , saj-s when she loft
Maggie at thchousc as shewent to thebarn
to gather eggs , she told Mangie to brush
her hair and then clean off the steps that
proved her path to death. On investiga
tion the steps proved never to have been
cleaned. No stranger had been seen near
the premises to-day , and no one was living
at the house but Mr. Shellenberger , his wife
and his two children. The coroner's jury ,
now in session , will sift tho matter to the
bottom.
LATER. The coroner's jury who was im
panelled over the dead body of little Mag
gie Shellenberger met this morning at tho
farm house in pursuance to the adjourn
ment of last night. They were in session
late last evening , many witnesses being
brought before them. But nothing of new
importance was brought to light , except
that on the re-examination of the body
one more cut was discovered on the neck ,
making five in all. The sheriff , to calm ex
citement pending action of the cor
oner's jury and to avoid rash ac
tion on the part of the populace ,
swore out warrants charging Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Shellenberger with the wilful and mr.ii-
cious murder of Maggie Shellenberger. In
the meantime Lee Shellenberger had arrived
in Nebraska City to procure a coffin and
also to purchase a lot in the cemetery. It
was while driving from tho latter place to
the undertaker's thathis team was checked
by Sheriff McCullam and Lee Shellenberger
stood arrested as the accused murderer of
his child. It was but the work of a mo
ment and he wasunderguardon his way to
the cell in the county jail , his steps being
accompanied by sobs and moans which
came from his quivering and excited lip.s ,
and which lasted long after he had been
placed in his cell. The sheriff then at onco
proceeded to tho farm and arrested Mrs.
Shellenberger. It seems to be the general
theory of tho caso that the murder was
committed by Mrs. Shellenberger , and her
husband had no part in the act , but is sim
ply accessory after the act in not divulging
all ho knew in his endeavors to shield hie
wife.
JTEW .1 FATAL SHOT.
A. murderous affray occurred yesterday
on the "Bottoms" between George Davis
and William Carlin , in which the former
was shot and fatally injured by the latter.
Davis has long borne tho reputation of
being a notorious tough , and was the terror
of the community residing in that locality.
He had just been released from the peniten
tiary , where he had served two terms. C.ir-
lin , on the other hand , seems tp be a quiet
though resolute man , and for some time
had charge of Sopor's pump and furnishing
yard on the "Bottoms. " Both of tho par
ties have made statements which vary ma
terially as to the facts of the shooting.
As far as could be ascertained the facts
arc as follows : On the day previous to
the shooting Davis had been terrorizing
that locality by tho promiscuous use of
his revolver , and at the request of
a sick woman in the neighborhood ,
Carlin asked him to desist. Davis re
plied by knocking him down , and continued
his firing. On Sunday they happened to
meet again , when neither seemed averse , to'
renewing the difficulty. Davis made a rush
for Carlin. knocking him down , and , as Car
lin avers , shooting at him , but without
taking effect. Carlin then drew his revolver
and fired at Davis twice , hitting him each
time. Davis was taken to St. Joseph'shos-
pital lastevening about half pastG o'clock.
Just before he expired , on being told of his
danger , and asked if he had any final state
ment to malte , ho only replied : "No. What
are they going to dowitluthe other fellow ? "
After the shooting Carlin walked calmly ;
up Douglas street , and gave himself up to
the first policeman whom he met. Omaha
Herald. :
MISCELLANEOUS STATE MATTERS
HEXBY JAMES has J d in the Lancaster :
county district court s. petition for divorce
from his wife , Reber E. James , whom he
claims deserted him i-vst September for one
Robert Buteman , * Ah whom she is now
living.
A PRAIKIE fire in the neighborhood of
Broken Bow last week destroyed $2,000
worth of property.
THE Methodists of Orleans shut up the
saloons of the town by threatening to move
their college if licenses were granted.
HASTINGS saloons now close their doors
on Sundays , in obedience to the orders by
the mayor.
THE G. A. R. post at Adams bos organ
ized a brass bond.
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WES PHY and two other boys of Burnet
were out hunting near Uncle Bob's plac
when his dog camcoutandbarked at them
Report says there was some conjectur
among the boys as to whether Fry's gun
would carry to tho dog , but bo that as i
may. he shot at the dog and killed him
Uncle Bob started after the boys , when
Wes dropped his gun. As he was unable t <
get the boys he threw the gun into th
river , and says ho would like to put th
boys t'aero too.
THE Homo Mutual Insurance company
of California has withdrawn from this state
and their Nebraska business is being re
insured in the Wcstchesterfiroof New York
AT the recent concert at Lincoln for the
benefit of tho Home for the Friendless tho
sum of $221.GO was realized above all ex
penscs. This is considered pretty good as
the tickets were only 25 cents each , ant
will be quite a benefit to tho home , which is
sadly in need of money on arc-mint of tin
heavy expenses incurred during the winter.
THE Masonic fraternity of Beatrice arc
just commencing the erection of a three-
story brick to cost § 30,000.
THE Holy Waterworks company expec
to have the system in operation in Beat
rice by the month of August.
THE Union Pacific is about loinaugnrai
a system of suburban passenger trains to
and from Omaha.
SOME time ago the wife of John Kasner
of Omaha , obtained a divorce from him
and was allowed the cuftody of their child
ren. Since that time Kasner has been very
low spirited. Last week lie attempted to
take his life by cutting his throat , but was
Jipprehended beforo he entirely finished the
job. It is thought ho will pull through
though ho gashed himself fearlully. He re
cently returned to Omaha from a visit to
relatives in tho east , and yesterday visitor
his divorced wife , who noticed that he
acted and talked very strangely. Being
alarmed she telephoned at once to the po
lice , but before their arrival Kasner luu
made a desperate cut at his throat , and
the officers found him lying on the floor in
a pool of blood. Kasner offered a determ
ined resistance to any attempt on the part
of the doctors to save his life , but he was
finally bound so that tho doctors could
sew up the wound. It is said that Mis.
Kasner refused to aid the doctor's work ,
and , as she was unwilling to allow him to
remain in the house , the patrol wagon wns
called and he was taken to St. Joseph's *
hospital. At a late hour last evening he
was reported to be doing well , with ft fair
prospect of recovery.
GEORGE DAVIS , of Omaha , went cunning
for Bill Carlin , and was shot unto death
by the latter. Tho verdict of the coroner's
jury was that Davis came to his death by
a pistol shot fired by William Carlin. but
that the act was clearly one of self-defense
and was perfectly justifiable.
THE Union Pacific is comtcniplating a
system of suburban passenger trains and
is now about ready to start the ball roll
ing by the early introduction of an ad
ditional train on tho main line between
Omaha and Grand Island , running each
way once every day. It is also possible
that dummy trains may be run on tho Re
publican Valley and on the Omaha , Nio-
brara & Black Hills branches , running into
the main line from Norfolk on the latter
road , and _ connecting with the Grand
Island train at Columbus.
WESTERN is sighing for a base ball club.
NANCE county has a debt less than
§ 5,000.
THE subscription to the stock for a new
$5,000 hotel at Broken Bow has already
reached over $3,000. When the necessary
amount has been subscribed the company
will be incorporated.
THE Juniata Herald inquires : "Are our
people all going west ? It would seem so.
About twenty families perhaps more
have gone , or are intending to go , west this
spring. And they are among our best peo
ple , too , which makes us regret their de
parture all tho more. Their places arc
being filled here , of course , by good people
from the east , nnd we are gaining instead
of losing in population. "
THE petitions asking for appraisement of
school lands in Cheyenne and Dundy coun
ties havo been granted and lands will be
opened for sale and lease as soon as th- >
law caa be complied with.
LINCOLN'S law and orderleague is causing
the unrighteous anxiety. Everybody is
wondering where tho lightning will strike
next.
A New YORK detective pounced clown
upon a young man named Brown at
Omaha last week. Brown is accused of
having something to do with a big diamond
robbery in Gotham two years ago , and he
is taken back there to see what can be sub
stantiated against him.
A LOVING couple from the country ap
peared in Pawnee City tho other day , and
desired to be made one , for the romance
of the thing , in a printing office. They were
accommodated , the devil and all hands in
the print shop being witnesses of the happy
affair.
THE voters of Dodge county , at tho re
cent special election , defeated the $30,000
bond proposition.
THE retiring mayor of Fremont was pre
sented with an elegant cane by members of
the city council.
IMMEDIATELY after commencement at
York college , June 17th , there will be held
at the college a normal institute , lasting
four weeks and conducted by Profs. Smith ,
Andrus and Nicholson of the college fac-
culty. The object is to give teachers and
others a chance to perfect themselves in
the branches required in certificates of all
grades , also in college studies in which they
may be deficient.
THE residence of Isaac Goodwin at Crete
was entered by burglars. They secured \
S35 in money and a few articles of small
value. B
AMONG the improvements which will bo
30 made by the Union Pacific in Nebraska
ihis spring will be the erection of new
lepots at Columbus and Wahoo. New
Diiildings recommended at other places by
he commission will be erected as soon as
jossible.
A NUMBER of public buildings , including a
ourt house and school house , will be
srected at Chadron during the coming sum \
mer. !
AN illicit distillery was recently dis-
overed and raided at Stockville.
THE Bay State Cattle company , with ti
icadqunrters at Kimball , recently paid out
5300,000 lor land.
A KNIGHTS OP LABOR lodge has been or
ganized at Columbus. b
MRS. TUCKER , formerly assistant matron
ftt the Home of the Friendless in Lincoln ,
thinks that institution is not conducted
quite as satisfactory to the inmates and
general public M it ought to Ix. til
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WASHINGTON special : Mr. Geo. E.Pritch-
jtt , of Omaha , dined to-day with President
Cleveland , and though non-committal of
any conversion had with the executive ,
nrore a pleasant twinkle in his eyes when n ;
juestioned. P
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THE school census for the present year
for Douglas county have been pi " ared by
School Commissioner Bruner. It shows an
increase , for the year in the entire attend
ance of over 1,008 over last year.
EMERSON has four organized church
buildings , but only one church.
THE Presbyterian society at Auburn is
without a pastor , Rev. Dickey having re
signed and gone cast.
AFTER an absence of four years Gen.
Crook has returned to Omaha.
THE Compass Cattle company of Omaha ,
has filed articles of incorporation in the
secretary of state's office.
THE city council of Columbus , at its regu
lar meeting recently , rejected all bids for
the erection of water works , and will re-
advertise for new bids.
GEORGE A. BOND , a farmer ten miles
north of Fairbury , suicided by hanging.
He had given up his farm , not being able to
make payments. He was in good stand
ing , having no debts. He leaves a wife and
six children.
H. G. BARBER , of Waterloo , Douglas
county , has been arrested and placed un
der b jnds for $1.000 to await the action
of the grand jury at the May term of the
United States court for forgery in his pen
sion papers. He had forged thirteen affi
davits as well us the name of this justice ol
the peace. It seems very probable that he
will languish hi prison for some time.
THE Nebraska division of the league ol
American wheelman was organized at the
Millard hotel , Omaha , with the follow
ing board of officers : W. M. Rogers , chief
counsel ; B. F. Fell , secretary and treasurer ;
W. M. .Rogers , state representative.
A YORK special says : A shooting scrape
occurred at Arborville , a village in this
county , between L. S. Loomer , a prominent
citizen of this county , and a Kentuclcian
named Charles Curtis. The fracas grew out
of an old neighborhood feud , and the
parties have repeatedly had trouble before.
Loomer and Curtis met in a store in Arbor-
villp , when Curtis pulled a self-cocking re
volver and commenced to shoot. Mr.
Loonier jumped on him and grasped the
revolver and succeeded in disarming the
would-be murderer.
CHADRON has seven wholesale houses , all
enjoying a rush of business.
GROUND has been broken for the Masonic
temple at Hastings.
A SPECIAL from Wayne says : During an
auction sale at Off's ranch , in Cedar coun
ty , yesterday , the largest barn on tha
premises , 200 feet long , and not quite com
pleted , was burned. One end of the build-
ing was occupied by the foreman as a
dwelling , and he lost nil his furniture and
clothing , together v-ith the savings of two
years which were kept in an.old chest. All
of the stock was saved. "The loss will
amount to upwards of § 2,000. No in
surance. Mr. Off , whois a resident of Peo-
ria. III. , had lately sold the ranch to Mr. Z.
Boghn , but was under contract to complete
the building * , and it is probable that the
loss will devolve upon him.
THE Methodists of Omaha have give up
holding meetings in the exposition building
and returned to the church. Interest and
attendance seems to be abating , and it is
likely the meetings will soon be brought to
a close.
POSTOFFICE changes in Nebraska during
the week ending April 24th : Established
Grace , Brown county , Alexander Schlagel ,
postmaster ; Ingallston , Brown county ,
James W. Ingalls , postmaster. Discon
tinued Anderson , Brown county ; Knowles ,
Frontier county. Postmasters appointed
Chambers , Holt county , John II. Duffy ;
Danevirke , Howard county , N. M. Madsen ;
Locust , Franklin county , J. B. Ho well ;
Western , Saline county , Arthur King ; Yale ,
Valley county , James Cruikshank.
AIIBOR DAY was properly observed by the
teachers and students of the State Normal
school. Each of the classes planted a tree ,
which was dedicated to some man or wo
man of public distinction.
MR. WITTE , an old gentleman , resident of
Lincoln , left home last week without notify
ing relatives or friends whither he was going.
Subsequently he was found dead four miles
irom Denton. He was a man of consider
able wealth and well known in the capital
city , where he had resided for many years.
OMAHA'S brick yards do not half supply
the demand , and the cry is not "more
mort , " but "more brick. "
A HORN ten inches in length , resembling a
deer's horn , was dug up in a well in ; Edgar ,
sixty feet below the surface.
JUNIATA lina been designated as a signal
station by the war department.
A fifth story is to be added to the Union (
Pacific headquarters building at Omaha.
THE outskirts of Omaha are swarming
vith tramps who terrorize housewives in
Jie absence of their husbands and eat
vhatever is eatable that they can lay their
lands upon.
TABLE EOCK was visited by flurglara the "
other night. They found an entrance into \
iho hardware store of Merwin & Mathew- c.
3011 , taking therefrom a quantity of knives , c.o
amounting to about $20 in value. They 1'I '
also went through John Layman's harness 1'fc
shop , taking spurs and other small articles fc
amounting to about $12 in value. 6G
THE dead body of a newly born infant „
was found at Neligh last week by Mrs. C. L. B
Harris in the room occupied by a servant Pli
gill employed by her , named Hulda Samuel- lilv
son. The girl acknowledged being its lv
mother and says it was born dead. She
gave rather equivocal answers as to why
she did not inform the family of the occur :
af
rence. The child was evidently fully ma ft o
tured. There are no marks of violence on
the person. The girl was around the house
at the time ol the discovery and none of
the family were aware that she had been
sick.
sick.THE
THE Paxton house at Omaha is to be en
larged by an additional story. This will
make tho structure six stories high and tt
give thirty additional rooms.
E. E. PIERCE , a prominent business man
of Blair , left home last Tuesday morning ,
telling his wife that he was going to Omaha.
He was seen there that day , since which :
time no intelligence can be obtained of him ,
iind thecircumstance make it very distress
ing to his wife and friends.
GAIT. SCOTT , commissioner of public
lands and buildings , has returned to Lin
coln from a trip to Cherry county , where
he superintended a sale of school lands. of
THE large catamount , which was a few
weeks a'go captured in the Cedar valley by
David Bates , of Fullerton , has been stuffed
by an expert taxidermist.
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THE WABASH , ST. Louis & PACIFIC RAILWAY
vill sell tickets nt one and one-third fare to ;
delegates desiring to attend the meeting at
f the American Medical Association to be :
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leld in St. Louis , May 4th to 8th. For
iickets or further information call on or
iddress , F. E. Moores. agent , 1502 Far- i
lam street , or G. N. Clay ton , Northwestern jr
Passenger Agent , Omaha , Neb.
JBOOTZT AS A DRUyitEtf IAGO.
New York special : One of the sensations
of New York to-day is the unfortunate
condition in which Edwin Booth , the great
American tragedian , appeared on the stage
last night as lago in the play of Othello ,
Salvina appearing in the title role. Booth
was tipsy , a d made a pitiful exhibition of
himself.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND NOTES ,
.1 Record of Procerilinys in Itoth Brandies
of the U. S. Conyrcss.
SENATE , April 2G.--A bill was paused ex-
tending the time for the completion of the
records of the clerks of the commissioners
of Alabama claims.
The inter-state commerce bill was then
taken up , Senator Van Wyck taking the
floor in favor of the bill. The through rates
from the west , lie said , now nearly
amounted to confiscation. Another rise
would be prohibition. Last year he had
eaid that the people in some sections of
Nebraska were compelled to burn corn for
fuel , and that it required 150 bushels of
corn to purchase one ton of hard coal.
This condition did not apply to the entire
state , yet last winter in more than half the
territory people were again compelled to
burn corn for fuel because of excessive rates
of transportation. The basis of charges
was all that the traffic will bear. We were
in the mii'st ' of depression , yet all pursuits
must be laid under contribution , so that
full dividends shall be declared by railroad
companies and watered stock and fraudu
lent bonds. As to the commission feature
of the bill , the people , Senator VanVyck
said , were not demanding a commis
sion , but the corporations were becom
ing earnest advocates of it. Railroad
and telegraph rates west of the Missouri
river were about four times greater than
rivers east of that river. For years capi
tal has been organized , unscrupulous and
rapacious , moving as Gould had moved ,
according to his s orn testimony , and as
Huntington , according to his own written
history , had moved , on state legislatures ,
the courts and congress , unblushingly pur
chasing judges and legislators. But the
crisis was coming. There was an irrepressi
ble conflict between rghtand ; wrong. Could
the nation be made to believe that the
$4,000,000,000 of watered stock and bonds
were honest property , deserving protection
from courts or legislatures ; that the § 300-
000,000 claimed by Vanderbilt , and the
§ 200,000,000 by Gould were honestly ob
tained ? The owners of these fictitious mil
lions ohonld accord decent treatment to
the remainder of mankind from whom they
expected to force dividends and interest.
The senate committee failed at the preci e
point where the monster evil should bo
grouped by the law. If the industries
were only required to pay fair dividends
on the real cost of railroads the nation
would be prosperous. The senate could
take an example from Jay Gould. The
senate committee on education and labor
had industriously obtained from that
worthy a complete history of his life , prob
ably for the youth of America to imitate.
The committee had tremblingly and be
seechingly implored him to give a minute
account of his daring exploits and he un-
blushingly consented. Early in life , when
hard pressed for dinner , he adopted his
sister's method and went behind the b ack-
smith shop to pray. The blessing came
in great measure in a few years. The tan
ning business in which he was engaged was
in financial stress so overwhelming that his
partner was driven to suicide , while he ,
iiimself , bought a railroad. The wrong
partner lipd committed suicide. The com
mittee was doubtless flaeti as much by
Gould's recital as bv reading the exploits
of "Jack , ( ho Giant Killer , " or "Kidd , the
Pirate. " Modesty induced Gould to re-
Tain from telling one feature of the history
of his time. At Kansas City he was once
overtaken with another religious spasm and
wre&tled a second time in prayer , telling the
icoplehow happy he was and that he want-
Hi no more money. He had purchased the
Missouri Pacific frr the good of mankind
and should use it only for the glory of God
nnd the benefit of the people. As he was
contemplating another raid he felt the
necessity of another installment of divine
; race and so he went "short" on the prom-
se by pretending that he would not benefit
rimself by the blessing. It was to be hoped
ic would not indulge in a third prayer on
; he earth , and in the end secure an entrance
nto the New Jerusalem. Ho would soon
je conspiring there from force of habit to
juy a railroad , and when he should have
; orn up the shinning avenues , the angles
could not restrain him from stealing the
golden pavements.
The strong arm of labor , Senator
Wyck said in conclusion , had always j.io-
: ected the nation in the day of peril ; there
leed be no fear of the republic from the
organization of labor. The ranks of the
Jnion army had been recruited from the
men who had been delving in mines.
HOUSE , April 2G. Among the bills intra
iluced was one by Mr. Springer , to estab
ish a department of labor to create a
hoard for the arbitration of controversier
Between labor and capital. The general
duties of the department are to acquire
and diffuse among the people useful infor
mation on subjects connected with labor ,
the commissioner in chaige of the depart
ment and two assistants to constitute the
board of arbitraturs. They are given
power to investigate the cause of all con
troversies .and disputes between labor and
c.ipital . , whether submitted for arbitration
or not , and are to report thereon to the
president , who is to transmit the reports
lo congress , in controversies which inter
fere with transit and commerce between
states. The board is directed to act when-
sver the conciliatory officers of the com
mission may be invoked in all controver
sies : between laboring men and their em
ployer , the consequences of which are con
fined within the limits of any state , and
uhich may be tendered by the president on
the application of the legislature , or of the
executive of the state when the legislature
annot be convened , decisions or awards
the board are to have such force and ef
fect only as were provided in the articles of
submission. Copies of awards are to be
transmitted to any court which by the
terms of submission may be authorized to
take action thereon.
SENATE , April 27. The bill for an exten
sion of the executive mansion was passed ,
appropriates $300,000 for the purpose.
I'he report of the committee of the Ohio ,
egislature regarding the investigation of j
senator Payne's election was submitted to
the senate , and Payne made a short speech
harging the majority of the committee
ivith unfairness in refusing to notify him of
testimony prejudicial to him and omitting
call on him for his private papers , he
liaving notified the chairman of the com
mittee in advance that he would be lire-
pared to meet every charge made against
liini. Heentered a most emphatic denial
the charges , and invites a most exhaust
ive scrutiny of all his acts and private cor
respondence. The whole thing , he said ,
ivas an attempt to circulate baseless gossip
ind scandal. The following bills authoriz
ing the construction of bridges , reported
'avorably from the committee on com
merce , were passed : Railroad bridges
icross the Missouri river at or near Kan-
$
as City , Mo. ; Council Bluffs , la. ; on a line c
railroad between either Clay or Jackson
ounty , Missouri , and thecounty of Wyanr
otte , Kansas ; near Atchison , Kan. ; at or f ]
iear Saline City , Mo. ; near St. Charles , I
Mo. , and at or near St. Joseph , Mo. ; also
railroad bridge across the St. Croix river c
lake between Preeeott , Wis. , and Still1
irater , Minn. *
SENATE , April 28. On motion of McMil
lan bills were passed authorizing the con
structing of bridges as follows : Across the
Mississippi river at or norr Keithsburg.Ill. ;
at Winona , Minn. , and Red ing , Minn. ;
across the Missouri river at Pierre , Dak. ;
across Miners river at or near Lacona , 111. ,
and across the DCS Moines river in Iowa ,
at such point as may be selected by the
New York and Council Bluffs railway com
pany. The postofiico appropriation bill
was then proposed by the senate com
mittee , appropriating $800,000 for carry
ing the South Central American , Chinese
and Austrian mails , and authorizing the
postmaster general to make , after duo ad
vertisement , contracts for live years with
American companies at a rate not to ex
ceed for each outward trip one dollar per
nautical mile of distance by the mostdirect
and feasible course between terminal points.
No definite action was taken and the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE , April 27. The senate bill was
passed extending for two months from
April 30. 188G , the duties of the clerk of
the late court of the commissioners of Ala
bama claims. Bennett , of South Carolina ,
from the committee on judiciary , reported
adversely the bill to prohibit aliens from
acquiring title to or owning lands within
the United States. Placed on the house
calendar. A number of committee reports
were presented , and then the bill to estab
lish a sub-treasury as Louisville , Ky. , was
called up. Morrison , of Illinois , and Ding-
ley of Maine , opposed it , and , after further
discussion , the consideration of the bill was
postponed until May loth. The house
then went into committee of the whole ,
Wellborn , of Texas , in the chair , on tho
river and harbor bill , and thus its time was
occupied until adjournment.
HOUSE , April 28. Hatch , of Missouri ,
from the committee on agriculture , reported
a bill defining butter and imposing a tax
upon and regulating the manufacture , sale ,
exportation and importation of oleomar
garine. Referred to the committee of the
whole. The river and harbor bill was then
considered. Hepburn , of Iowa , offered an
amendment providing for the expenditure
of the appropriation for the Missouri river
from its mouth to Sioux City by the secre
tary of war without intervention of the
Missouri river commission. He attacked
the commission. chargiLg that their sal
aries amounting to about $102.000 per
annum were more than one-third of the
entire consideration. He asserted that
there was no commerce worthy of the
name of the Missouri river. Ten steam
boats had passed Council Bluffs in five
years. Again , the river meandered all over
the country. He had known it to change
its course eight miles in a night. Discus
sion ensued , and , ponding a vote on the
amendment , the committee roae and th
house adjourned.
HOUSE , April 29. The committee on
coinage , weights and measures reported
the bill for the retirement and rccoinage
of the trade dollar. Placed on the house
calendar. It provides that for six ninnlhi
after its passage trade dollars shall be re
ceived at their face value in payment of
all dues to the United States and shall nob
be again paid out or issued in any other
manner. Holders of trade dollars , on
presentation , shall receive in change an
equal amount of standaid silver dollars.
The trade dollars so received shall be 10-
coincd into standard silver dollars. The
Fourth of July claim bill , after some
debate , was passed. The postollice appro
priation bill was then taken up. The par
agraph making an appropriation of $2-
250,000 for the improvement of the lower
Mississippi having been reached , the com
mittee rose.
SENATE , April 30. The conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill was sub
mitted by Dawcs and concurred in by the
senate. After the passage of several pri
vate bills the postoflice appropriation bill
was taken upandHalcresuincd his remarks
on it. A running debate followed , during
which the question was discussed from a
tariff point of \ iew. Plumb finally secured
an understanding that the general debate
on the bill should close at 4 o'clock Mon
day. The senate then adjourned till
Monday.
HOUSE , April 30. Hatch , on behalf of
the committee on agriculture , called up tho
resolution setting apart May 13th for the
consideration of business presented by that
committee. The chief measure upon which
action will be asked is the oleomargarine
bill. In response to a question he stated
that though the bill was a levenue bill , the
committee on agriculture would attempt
to confine the amendments to the subject
matter of the measure and not allow them
to extend to the tax on spirits and to
bacco. Adopted. The house then went c
into committee of the whole , Mills in the
chair , on the river and harbor appropria
tion bill. A number of amendments were
asreed to increasing the number of places
where preliminary surveys may be made ,
and then La Follette , of Wisconsin , moved
to strike out the entire section having ref
erence to this subject.
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE adjutant general of the army re
ceived the following telegram from Gen.
Miles : "The Apaches , in small numbers ,
have been committingscrious depredations
in the country adjacent to the Sonera , rail
road , thirty to fifty miles south of the
boundary , and to-dai" killed one man north
of the line , near Calabasas , Arizona. Our
troops and thirty men of the Mexican
troops are in active pursuit , both crossing
the line. "
The senate , in executive session , having
fully digested the adverse report of the
nomination on Charles R. Pollard , of In v
diana , to be judge of the supreme court of
Montana , the case WHS unanimously re
jected. A motion was made to remove the
injunction of secrecy on tho confirmation
of Gen. Rosencranz to be register of the
treasury , which is held up pending investi
gation , by motion to reconsider the vote.
The motion was lost.
BRIG.-GEN. RUGER has been assigned to
the command of the department of Dakota
and Brig.-Gen. Potter to the department of
the Missouri. :
:
THE house committee on foreign affairs >
has ordered a favorable report on the Chi- :
neso indemnity bill and the Marrow Chinese :
restricting bill.
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Murdered by Ex-Scouts. si
TOMBSTONE , ARIZ. , April 27. A dispatch re
ceived this evening from Nogales says that yes
terday a band of hostiles supposed to be ex-
scouts , attacked a ranch seven miles west of
there , killing six persons last night.
The same band crossed the railroad four )
miles north , reaching Calabssar at daylight n
this morning where the } ' stole several horses. ;
Eight citizens went in pursuit and a. running o
figtit ensued , resulting in the wounding of two ; 1
citizens. a ,
Finding the Indians too many the pursuers s
returned and telegraphed here for aid and sli
li
fifty men volunteered and were sent to Cala- liW
basar by a special train. W
The railroad has run three specials to-day > f
carrying men and provisions. About eighty :
Nogales volunteers are now hot after the hoa-
tiles and two companies ol troops are oat. >
GOOD LOOIflSG AND ACCOMPLISHED *
Sometltlna About the Girl Whom it is Sai&
the President trill Shortly Weil.
Washington special to tho Omaha Beet-
Just at present tho most interesting gossip
in this city is that connected in some way
with the rumored bride-elect of tho white-
house. Paragraphs about Miss Folsom
are floating about as thick a.s the budding
leaves on the trees hero , but I was told to-
day a most romantic story about tho-
great-grand-aunt of this Miss Folsom , who-
was the first Lady Sterling , of England !
She , too , was a Miss Folsom beforo she-
became "My Lady" Sterling. She lived in.
tiie quaint New England town of Stafford ,
in Connecticut , and was the daughter of
the village blacksmith. She was the beauty-
of the hamlet , and so pretty was she that
her face was famous in tho state. She was-
just budding into womanhood when it
happened that Lord Sterling passed'
through tho little village on his way to-
Boston. The arrival of such a nobleman in-
tho colonial town was an event of much im
portance and of course everyone had a
glimpse of his lordship. My narrator ays-
history does not mention exactly hov7 my
lord first caught a glimpse of Miss Folsoin
But th > tradition is extant that he fell in
love at first sight. Her sweet , pure and in
nocent face won him at once. Instead of
aoin direct to Boston ho stayed in Staf
ford for some days and met the village-
beauty. Very probably he took his horses
to her father'H blacksmith shop to be shod
and then got solid with the old man. Ho-
went to Boston , but returned and made
quick work of his courtship. He popped
the question in a matter-of-fact manner ,
was accepted , and married the maiden and
then left , saying ho would come back and
her off to his English home. Months
passed and no wordcainefromhislordship.
It was long before tho days of fast ocean
steamers , penny posts and telegraphs ,
but still he had time to communi
cate with his bride , but he did not. The-
gossip.s in the village laughed and shook
their heads at the beauty , and said
she had been fooled , but still she believed in
her noble lord. Time flew by. A son was
born to her. Gossip then grew loud and
harsh. Even the libickmnitli and his wife
began to look seriously at tho affair ; but
at the end of the first year a retinue of
noblemen arrived in the town and asked
for Lady Sterling. They informed herthafe
her husband had sent a ship over from
England to bear her to her manor , and it
was waiting in the New York harbor to set
sail for merry England with the bride. Still
there wore evil tongues that wagged and
warned the bride to stay and not be lured
away to a foreign shorj to become the
mistress of an English lord. But the lady
Relieved in her lord and went with
his messengers. Tho ship she found
awaiting her was indeed a royal one.
It was fitted up with overy comfort
known in those days for a pleasure
ocean voyage. The mother and son spent
many happy days in their floating palace.
On their arrival in England they found
Lord Sterling awaiting her. She "was re
ceived with gteat distinction. He acknowl
edged her as his wife and his family wel
comed her as such and their marriage life-
is known to have been most happy. Now
the great-grand niece is about to fail from
England , not on a special ship , but on a
magnificent ocean steamer. The lord picked
out for her will probably not be waiting
her arrival at the New York quarantine ,
but he will be here and soon after her
arrival , if gossip IB true , she will como
Nithcr and become tho first lady in tho
United States.
ALMOST IXTO THE KTTIZK.
WrccJt of a Frciytil Train on the Missouri
Pacific Near Kansas City. ,
At 4 o'clock on the morning of the 2Gth {
a most terrible and fatal wreck occurred on , '
the Missouri Pacific road on the Kansas '
side of the Kaw river at the Wyandotto '
bluffs , where a heavily loaded freight train j
pulled by engine No. SG2 landed headlong ' i
into the Kaw river , carrying with it the en
tire train of fifteen cars and burying a >
brakeman and the fireman of the engine be- '
neath the rui.is. They were smothered and !
scalded to death. The engineer jumped and ,
barely saved his life. The accident was /
caused by the spreading of the rails on tho |
narrow ledge between the bluffs and , tho \
river where the Missouri Pacific track runs. '
On examination it was found that tho j
spikes had been pulled and the rail's merely
left hiying in their places without any fas- I
tcnings whatever. This had been done to I
deceive the engineer. When the heavy train '
struck the loose rails they parted like reeds I
and the train jumped into the river , which I
was so low that the bottom was bat an /
oozy bed of mud with little or no water
ovi r it. I
Shortly after theaccident three men wero !
seen making theirwjty rapidly up the track
in the direction of Atchison. The watch- '
man and deputies at Pomeroy commanded }
them to halt and fired five shots at the fu
gitives. The men made for the woods and j
escaped. '
The track at the scene of tho wreck is
very sttep , the grade being over twelve feet i
to the mile. As the engine made its fearful
plunge Engineer Fowler reversed the lever
nnd jumped , lie just managed to land a.
few feet off from the engine , which came '
clattering down after him and imbcddttl it- * t ,
self in the muddy stream. lie was not -
Ladly hurt. The fireman , William Car
lisle , vas in the cab at the time an'l the ac
cident was so quick that he was carried
with the engine and thrown under it. His j |
mangled body was not recovered until 9 'f '
o'clock next morning. A brakeman named jj
Horn was also caught between the meshes
of the broken cars and killed. The train
WOK loaded with cement in barrels.
A wrecking train was taken to the spot
at once and efforts made to remove the
mass of splintered cars. The bodies of tho
victims were taken to Wyandotte where-
an inquest was held.
General Manager Hoxie has offered a re
ward of § 2,500 for the arrest and convic
tion of the wreckers.
THE IOWA GREENK ACKERS.
Leading anti-greenbackers in session at
Jedar Rapids issued a call for a state con-
rention of straight greenbackers of Iowa ,
to be held at Cedar Rapids , May G , of the
iresentyear. Tho purpose of the conven-
ion is-to nominate a state ticket for the
oming election. The call denounces the
olicy of fusion as destructive to the efH-
iency cf the greenback partydeclares that
he present administration has brought no
elief to the people of the country from the
iepression in business and the oppression
f labor ; and calls upon greenbackera to
itniul by their principle and oppose fusion ,
lo-operation or alliance with other poli
tical parties.
A. REMARKAItLE OFFICER.
Washington special : A very remarkable
liscovery has been made by the accounting
fficers of the treasury department. They '
ind that Colonel Mosby , recently consul j
eneral at Hong Kong , has been turning ; ;
ver to the government fees that , under ] \
he law , he was entitled to retain himself , } .
ind he has been notified that several thou- j 1
iand dollars are in the treasury subject to '
lis disposal. It is said that'there never
vas a cose of this kind known , the officers i _ '
the government abroad generally being ,
ute enough to determine what fees they
rere entitled to and put them in their own.
ocket.