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THE OMAHA DAILY EE ,
ELEVENTH YEAR OMAHA. THURSDAY M011NING , FEBRUARY 16 1882. r >
"THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ,
.Both Branches of Oongross on
Important Business ,
'Tho Mormon Bill TborouRbly
Diaoussod Pro and Oon
in the Sonato.
With the Understanding that a
Vote Will Bo Taken this
Afternoon.
'The House Up to Its Neok in
the Wrangle Over the Ap-
portionocent BUI.
LtMfkl Notes of a NatioB l
Character-
CONGRESS.
National AModated frets. *
PROCHKUIN03 IN THE SENATE.
WARHINOTON. D. 0. , February 15.
Mr. Call introduced a resolution to
open negotiations with Spain towards
i securing the repeal of the tax on
cattle imported into Cuba from thu
United States.
Mr. Call delivered a apt speech in
support of his resolution that the
arrears of pensions act bo repealed.
The Utah polygamy bill waa taken
ap at the conclusion of Mr. Call's address -
dress Several important amend
ments and additional section provid
ing that any man cohabiting with
more than one woman ahull bo fined
to the extent of $300 and up to six
months imprisonment , or both , at the
discretion of the court , for each
offence , were agreed to. Discussion
y ensued on sectioit 5 , authorizing the
president to grant amnesty to offen
ders prior to the passage of the act on
conditions and under such limitations
as he shall deem proper.
Mr. Hoar contended that congress
'had no power to confer such power.
Mr. Edmunds said it was an in-
'tricate subject , hut the section waa
drawn apeciticaUy and technically
from English jurisprudence. Mr.
Edmunds said the power for the presi
dent to.grant conditional pardon had
passed beyond the range of ordinary
discussion.
Mr. Bayard said no action of con
gress could enlarge or diminish the
, pardoiiinx power of the president ,
and the section was evidently a sug
gestion that there waa no disposition
to prosecute or persecute for anything
that happened in the past.
After remarks by Messrs , Hoar and
Garland the section was agreed to.
A long debate arose on the last soc-
Hion , which declares all registration
of election for officers of the territory
vacant , and confers the power ou a
commission of five to canvass the vote
t the election and issue certificates
-of election to eligible persona.
. Mr. Call urged the power conferred
-on thin commission was uhconstitu-
- tional , dangerous and in defiance of
popular will.
Mr. EJniunda said the territories
of the United States were under the
legislative power of the government.
'The section was framed so as to put
the political power of Utah into the
hands of persons obedient to the
law. and not into the hands of heir-
archy and polygamiata who did not
recognize the law ; in other words to
xeorganiza the territory.
Mr. Bayard pointed out that a sys
tem of so-called theocracy had dis
placed republican principlea iu Utah ,
and it was ceccssary for the main
tenance of these principles that the
system should be displaced. That
could bo done by annihilating all
statutory and other government of
the territory. Measures are needed
for the proper and wise government
of Utah. The whole country fully
concurred in abhorrence of the exist
ing state of affairs in Utah , and the
enate should bo careful lest it strike
at the safeguards of personal liberty ,
.personal rights and republican insti
tutions. This suction provides for
an anomaly of jurisprudence ,
of an established principle which
in his judment struck down the
fundamental principle of American
liberty. If there was one clause ol
the constitution dear to the national
heart , it waa that which declared no
one should be deprived of life , liberty
or right , without conviction by a com
petent tribunal. The section taking
away the right of citizens to vote , WQH
-arbitrary , despotic and unconstitu
tional.
Mr , Gariand said the provisions oi
the section wore intended to bo rough
as desperate cases needed desperate
remedies. He held that the pro
visions were as well sanctioned by
the organic law and precedent as any
measure over passed by congrasa.
Mr. Bayard said the government ot
Utah was a malevolent union of churcl
and state , a theocratic government
higher in the estimation of its citi-
. * en than the constitution of the
United States and compelling an obe-
d'enco hostile to the spirit of liburty
and law. It was clearly within the
'province of the government to onac
such laws as would terminate a doc
trine BO fatal to a republican govern
ment and the principles of civil ant
religious liberty that the government
was deaig'ied to protect. Ho donioc
that the section took from a man a
'right not conferred by the law aw
which ho waa not capable of losing by
the repeal of the law.
At 5 p. m. Mr. Harris moved executive
utivo session.
Mr. Edmunds oppoaed on th
ground-that it was time that the senate
ate should settle down to importan
business.
The motion was lost 21 to 29.
Mr. Jonoa ( Fla. ) addressed the BOH
ate on the constitutional question
-involved.
At 5:20 : a motion waa made to ad
journ. No quorum voted , and afte
formal discussion an undoratandin
ihat a vote on the bill will bo tsko
* to-morrow evening waa arrived al
nd the senate adjourned at 5:35 :
i. m.
rnocnEDiNos IN TUB HOUSE.
The apportionment bill cnmo up as
pecial order , and was opposed by Mr.
oycu , ( Vermont ) , because it roduo
id Now England representation ; by
ilr. llowett bccauao unconntitutional ,
nd also by Mr. Sherwin , ( Illinois ) .
Jlr. Carpenter ( Iowa ) opposed the
) ill and favored 325 for membership
f the house.
Mr. Williams ( Wisconsin ) urged that
action bo no longer delayed ,
Mr. Dooring ( Iowa ) opposed the now
nethod
Mr. Brumin ( Pennsylvania ) oppoa-
d the bill , as did also Mr. Clements
Georgia ) .
Mr. Anderson ( Kansas ) favored 325
members.
Mr. Spoonor ( Rhode Island ) oppos-
d the bill.
Mr. Tillman ( South Carolina ) fa
vored COO members , claiming that the
nero member * the less liable the lob-
> y to control congress and would bring
ho various sections of this great
country into closer social relations.
Adjourned at 5:20 : p. m.
CAPITAL NOTES.
National Ai ocl t < i HCM.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WASHINGTON , February 15. It is
tatod charges have been filed at the
tate department against Atwood , re-
ently appointed consul to Trinidad ,
making among other serious allega-
iona that hn IB not a citizen of the
Jnited States , having never taken
ut naturalization papers.
The commission on the Pacific rail-
oads heard the araument against the
Anderson Texas Paclic railro.id | bill
o-day.
The Hoimepin canal prospects nro
aid to bo brightening before the com-
nitteo on railroads and canals.
The sub-committeo of the ways and
means committee discussed the propo-
ition to allow producers of tobacco
o sell their own products in small
uantities and decided to invite the
ommissioner of internal revenue to
conference on the subject. The
) ill fixing the term of collectors of in-
ernal revenue at four years was fa-
orubly considered and will bo report-
d to the full committee.
The house committee on Indian uf-
airs to-day hoard Mr. Besun , u.Sum-
nolo delegate , in regard to lauds
.ransferred . by the Creeks to the Sem-
noles and agreed to several minor
> illa in relation to the disposal of In-
ian lands.
Tho- house committee on public
mildinga agreed to the bills for public' '
uilding ? at Williamsport , Pa. , § 125-
OOjMacon , Gaj , § 125,000 ; Shreve-
ort , La. , § 100,000 ; Loavenworth ,
Can. , § 100,000 ; Hannibal , Mo , $75-
00 ; Boise City , Idaho , $50,000.
Closing argument in the star route
traw bond cases began at I o'clock
to-day.
The president nominated Bruno
Czschuok to be consul at Yora Cruz ;
'horn 13 Wilson , consul at Nan'es ,
and George Clifford , consul at' Lak-
ichelle.
The the fol-
president to-day signed -
owing commiiaions : Francis A.
Taughan , oollov orof oustoma , Saluria ,
ezas ; W. B * Mitchell , receiver of
mblic moneys at St. Cloud , Minn. ,
J. H. Jones , receiver of public mon
eys at Mcnasha , Minn. , J. F. "Wat-
en , United States attorney of Oregon
gen ; H. M. Lewis , United States dis-
rict attorney of Wisconsin ; J. L.
lunnolls , United States district at-
orney of Iowa ; Fullom Paul , consul
t Odessa ; Addison Gates , consul at
ilanilla.
Upon invitatibn of Secretary Hunt
he BO D ate and house committees on
naval affahs and members of the na-
al advisory board met at the navy
[ epartmcnt this evening to discuss
matters relating to the construction
of a navy. A bill will be shortly in-
reduced embracing the principal
deas submitted in the secretary's an-
lual report.
A court marthl for the trial of Sor-
, , oant Jno. A. Mason , the would-be
ivonger of Garfield , has been ordered
o convene at Washington barracks on
February 20th.
The funeral of A. M. Soteldo took
> lace this afternoon , the service bo
ng that of the Roman Catholic
church. The pall bearers wore rep
resentatives of the press. Among
hose prchcnt were the Yenrzuolian
ninister and family , United States
treasurer Gilfillan und family , ex-
Minister Bruce , Congressman Bliss
and other prominent people.
The senate military committee con-
inued the investigation of the charges
nado against Col. Rochester , noniiim-
: ed for paymaster general of the
army. Examination of the records of
.lie paymaster general's ' office to settle
lie question of the frequency of the
ssuing of paper exchanges disclosed
some forty parallel cases with less
than one-fourth of the accounts gene
over. One of the charges made
against Rochester was that his action
enabled Hedge to defraud the gov
ernment of $200,000 additional , but
a statement of Hodge's account waa
produced showing that subsequent
to this ho drew but $70 , .
300 which ho paid his
brokers and received from them
$130,000 which the government re
covered after his defalcation. The
committee concluded taking testi
mony to-day and will moot to-morrow
to argue on a report which , if instruc
tions are correct , will bo quite unani
mous in favor of confirmation. Some
opposition in the senate is anticipated
and the report will doubtless bi
adopted ,
The commissioner of internal reve
nue has written a letter to the com
mittee on ways and moans in reply U
certain inquiries suggesting that ir
view of thu fact that oleomargarine
glucose and cider champagne are rare
ly sold as such but are used to coun
terfeit articles , a tax be imposed ot
their manufacture sufficient to raisi
their cost above that of the article
which they nre used to counterfeit o
adulterate , thereby making thoi
production unprofitable. *
The New York Dead Look Broken
5 tiomU AwocUted
ALBANY , February 15 , Inthontat
cnato to-day the Tamnmny members
otod with the republicans on a mo
on of Mr. Pitt , republican , to take
rnm the table his resolution to uivo
10 liouteiiant governor ( republican )
ewer to appoint senate coinmittoon.
'ho democrat ? in the senate are in
ho majority. If the Tammany men
oto with the republicans on this ros-
lution when it conies uo to-morrow
action being deferred until then ) it
vill give the republicans control.
In the assembly the cightTiunmnny
lumbers voted with the republicans
3-day against Brooks' ( regular demo-
rat ) motion to delay the election of
lork and action was proceeded -vith ,
resulting in the election of E. M.
ohnson , republican , and clerk of the
aat assembly.
Marian Intelligence.
attonU AMOclatoti Trcwo.
NEW YORK , February 15. Sailed
? ho W. A. ' Schatten , for Rotterdam ;
he Franco' , for Havre.
Arrived The Yaterland , from Ant
werp ; the Anchoria , from Glaigow ;
ho Ferdinand do Lessops , from Mar-
oillesj the England , from Liverpool ;
ho Gallia , from Liverpool.
PIIILADKLVIUA , February 15.
Jailed The Philadelphia , for Liv-
trpoo ) .
QOEKNOTOWN , February 15. Sailed
-Tho Baltic , for Now York.
SOUTHAMPTON , February 15. Ar-
ivod The Odor , from Now York , for
iromon.
ANTWKKF , February 15. Arrived
On the 14th , the Yaderland , from
ow York.
GLASGOW , February 15. Arrived
'lie ' State of Nevada and the Furncs-
ia , from Now York.
LOHNE , February 15. Sailed On
10 12th , the State of Indiana , from
York.
Suicide.
atlonal Associated from.
CINCINNATI , February 16. Jacob
leasert , for three years a member of
lie board of public works , and for alert
lort time last fall chief of police ,
ommittod suicide to-day by shooting
imself in the head. Ho jwas a good
usincsa man and stood High in busi-
USB circles. No cause is given tor
10 act.
The Jewish Porsocntiomi.
atlonH Ai-auculnJ PICK * , .
ST. PuTKHSBUiia , Februrry 15.
ho government commission having
liargo of the Jowiah quarters , re-
ommend the expulsion of Jews from
11 villages , but that they be per-
uitted to Rottlo in towns ( living a
ortain population , provided they are
rohibited from dealing in spirits ,
'hey are also deprived of the right of
ivil registration ; there are also to be
eparate schools for Jewish children.
PHILADELPHIA , Februaiy 15. At
ho meeting of citizens to tuko meaa-
res for the relief of the poisecuted
Cusaian Jews , Mayor King presided.
Kvory religioua denomination in the
ity sent a representative. It was
nnouncod on official information
rom Washington that ten thouiand
efugees were on the way to this
ouutry. and would reach here be-
ween 'how and Ma } . Rosolutiona
roro adopted aaking the government
p protest to Russia against peraoou-
ion of Jews in that country.
lie Tennewee Funding Trouble.
National Associated Proa .
NASHVILLE , February 15. No ap-
oal will bo taken by the fundors.
.lawyers say there arc no grounds nor
vill one of the attorneys for the fund-
ng board file application in the au-
rome court to modify the degree BO
a to allow funding at 100-3 with the
oupon feature expunged. The gov-
rnmcnt has not made a call for the
egialaturo.
Steamship JJaunohod-
'atlonal Ansoclatod Prcna.
SAN FKANCISCO , February 15. The
tcamer Mexican , the luruoat steam-
hip ever built on this count , waa
aunched to-day. She is 285 feet
eng , 30 feet beam , 21 feet deep , 2-
00 tons burden. She was built for
lexican & California steamship com-
iany and will bo commanded by Cap-
ain Rodmuu.
Sxoitemont in the Chicago Market.
National Axaoctateil t'rcau.
CiitUAQO , February 15. The ex
citement waa continued in the mar-
eta to-day. Early in the morning
.vlieut sold in open board at $ l.l.l ! ;
H.irch opened on 'Change at $1.2U $ ,
nunediately advanced to $1.1 ] , us
luickly fell to 81.20 $ , and during thu
irat hour the fluctuations hetwecn
? 1.20J@1.21j were repeated every
"ow minutes , the bears using every
noana in their power to break prices
while the bulls showed increased
courage and strength , Corn was
irtn. Mess pork fell 40c. per barrel ;
ard and short rib aides 16@20c. per
LOO , but most of the loaa waa re
covered. Margins were called at the
rate of $1.00 per barrel on pork , and
> 0o. per 100 Ibs. ou lard and moats ,
and 510c. on wheat. At the after
noon call the markets were active and
rrogulur. Pork advanced 40o. per
Barrel ; lard lOc. per 100 Ibs. Wheat
mproved l@2o. An immense busi
ness was done. Valuoa were very
irregular , and a panic was almost pre
cipitated when it was announced that
the grain commission firm U , O. Ken-
fen had failed.
Conflict Botweou Iingiilativo and
Judicial Branohen *
National AflBOcUUxl 1'rcn.
VIOTOHIA , British Columbia , Feb
ruary IU. The supreme court judges
have rendered u decision regarding thi
power of the local legislature ovei
them , and setting aside several acts ol
the.-legislature with respect to the ju
diciary. Their decisions are directed
against thu legislature , and give rist
to general comment. Action of tin
legislature is looked forward to ,
Death of u Very Old Lady.
ViatloiuU AauoclatoJ 1'reu.
GUBKNFIELD , Ind. , February 1'6.-
Mre. Nancy Hider , wife of
Rider , died yesterday , aged 105.
THE DEATH WAIL.
Very Patlietio Letter from Mrs ,
Scovilk
Appealing for Forgtvonoaa to
the Widow of the Mur
dered President.
Q Behalf of and For the Man
Who Assassinated
Him.
Making It Appear that Guitoau
is Insane Despite the
Verdict.
Reader * of Wfetek Can Drnw Their
OwnCe eln lou .
CIIIOAUO , .February 15. The fol-
owing luttor was Bent by registered
uail yesterday , written by Mrs Sco-
illo , sister to Quitetu , to Mrs. U.r-
old :
n. LucrttUt OarfUld , CUvclaad , 01 In :
DKAR MADAM Humbly 1 addres-s
'ou ' , trusting you will not turn a clout
ar ovoa upon the desphed Uuitoau'd
istor All thcso weary months I have
jatioiitly'waited ' until the time should
otno for mo to speak , when after tliu
ordiot which I believed would bo
tint guilty by roaaon of insanity , " 1
Duld say -without ahame-fHcednei-B ,
my heart bleeds for you and the
aintod dead. " My poor brother was
tot his own pastor when ho tired that
hot. Forgive him Look with com-
lasalon upon him and mo. I have
ounted the hours fortho time whuu
coula buldly say to you as I have
aid frcin the moment whuu the turn-
10 nuwa was brought mo on that dny
11 July : "Ho was brainsick , dolu-
: od , crazy ; forgjyo him oven us Christ
hall forgive us all. " liuth our
uartyrod president and his family
living shown such an oxamplu of
ihristian fortitude and trust m the
lost High as the world may well re-
ere , led mo to hope ttiat Wic souse of
rong suffered would when the truth
as shown bo tempered with thpt
torciful forgiveness which is
idecd Christian. AIL these dreadful
eoks of the president's auflfuritig I
rayed that the Father above us all
rould spare his lifo. Day and niuht
ny beseeching cry went up , "God
lave the president. " I thought ho
ould not die when the people of the
irholo world called unto Him to in-
erpoao in his boha'f. ' I said , "Surely ,
Ho will show forth Hts glory.1 But ,
, lasl the tondereat care of wife , fm-
ly and friends , the prayers of the
ieoplo , could not move the Ruler of
he universe to countermand the do-
roes of His allwise and mysterious
rovidence , could not koup in his poor ,
lespoiled body Ins grandly beautiful
ioul. Despite the vigils , the tears mid
the prayern ot hi8fj\r Vqf , tha na
tion , of the world , the midnight bells
wore tolled , the midnight cry was
hoard , "the president is dead. " We
gazed upon the lifeless clay gone to
dwell with the glorified saints of the
Lord , and wo , our tears flowed , and
wo said , "Is there no God ? " Truly ,
' t was a grievous wrong. The Lord
nd Ho nlono can judpe where liea the
moral responsibility. Thin people are
"a His hands. They walk on holy
, round. It befits them that they see
o it , putting off their foot the unclean
ihoes of their worldly walking , being
hod with the sandals of righteous
ieas , that they tread carefully , ten-
orly to the end that justice and truth
, nd mercy shall prevail.
la July when it "was reported that
ho sutForing provident was likely to
ocover , I wrote a letter to you stat-
iig the facts in my brother's life and
very thing of this case , thinking that
loth yourself and the president would
10 glad to know that a poor crazy
nan had done the deed instead of the
ardoiiod wretch ho was painted. At
hat time it was reported the presi
dent was interested in anything re
garding the terrible aUUirthat ; ho even
> aid one day , ' 'I wonder what that
) oor follow would think if ho know
-hat 1 had forgiven him. " Oh , that I
night know from h'a ' own wife if that
were true. My heart bo Btill , IM
leaven wo know , as wo are known ,
, ho sainted Garliold knows now that
10 , "had to do it , " and I feel sure if
! io could speak ho would say , "For-
ivo that deluded man oven as I for-
; ave him ; safe keep him from doing
ny more harm , but forgive
lim. " I never sent the letter.
L'he report came almost immediately ,
hat the president was worse , and 1
new you would not wish to be trou-
iled with any thing from Guitoau'sais-
or. I had hoped by waiting to cotno
> cforo you with a bettor showing ,
/indicated , so far as insanity ia an
jxcuso for ciime , but my heart burns
within me , and notwithstanding that
unjust verdict and barbarous sen
tence , I must speak. My poor
brother , shut away from thu world for
months in a tomb-like cell , not n raj
of sunshine , not a blade of grass , no
a flower , not a bird , not a friend to
peak a kind word who is there to
peak in his behalf if not lib heart
broken sister ? Did I not apeak , tin
very stones would cry out ; his satntec
mother , the purest and noblest of wo
man , that mother who gave her life
for his ; who suffered torture for sovoi
long yours because of his biith , unti
death made her free ; that lather
tender and kind , but mistaken in hi
direction of the boy : would , if possi
ble , nmku their voices heard froi
beyond the. grave. Even I verily believe
liovo would the Glorified Garliold cr
out in horror at that verdict : "Wha
of that verdict , was it according t
truth , justice and morey ? Verily
no. " 1 had hoped to be able to cas
myself at the feet of Judge Cox , t <
bo able , so long an I had breath , t <
look up to him an the grand , the , nu
ble , the just judge , who * ould stain
as firm as the everlasting rocks for th
weak and defenseless against the who !
world. Hut , atnsl My idol , and that
ury Hod only knows how I had
rusted in their honesty mid stimdfn.il-
IMS. 1 luul watched their faces dny
> y day , had spoil their entjcr , absorb-
d , solemn interest when my brother
vas reading his last address. When
10 came to the recitation of thotm few
incs of the story , "John Itrown'a
mdy lies a mouldering in the qruvo ,
but his .soul is marching "along. " com
mencing in the low , sad melody of
lie song , breaking up and ending in
lie wierJ , hyBtorio.il laugh , the awful
.uigh of the insane , one could feel the
ilonco. I thought surely it is enough ;
no power on earth can prevail upon
hose men to say that poor lunatic
without revenge , without motive , ox-
ppt to obey what ho doomed the will
f God , committed a wilful murder ,
tut they did. They must have reason-
d as some do that it is a oood thing
o hang a crazy mnii as an example to
ither crazy men. I know that my
uotlior haa boon in some essential
natters of judgment defective since
lia birth. I know that ho is an exag
gerated counterpart of his father , who
was in some things insane ; that them
a a o'rain of horiditary taint of insani
ty iu the family and tliut he ia now
ot { himself. This sudden auperna-
urnl development of intellect in some
iroutioiiR ia of itself a symptom of in
anity. Knowing him , understanding
tim i.s I claim better than
ny 01 o else , 1 assort
nd can prove that my brother haa
Iwaya intended to do right and live
lonestly. His Rhurtcominga have
loon those of an I'nb.iltiticud , dis-
ractod br.un , rather than n bad
leart. Ilia heart has over boon kind
ind tender as that of it woman. But
10 haa been most unfortunate. Ho
VIIB neither born right , reared right ,
or married right. Even with hia
iifoctivo organization , had he inatead
[ being forced into the Onudacoin-
lunity been allowed to obtain u good
ducation , entered upon some priveti-
> il business so that his mind > vould
ot run to vagaries , mid most import-
lit ot all , had he when married ,
ound in hia wiio a helpful , honest
oinan , ho might have gone through
fo comfortably , happily and rosptct-
d to its close , aa did IIH father.
It ut , alas ! Hi mother diid.
Bather married a woiiuin who disliktd
iia children and Chiirlea , thu only
no needing a homo with them ,
waa turned away from his father's
louae. Tender in years , weak in
> ody and mind , no one to guide him ,
o one to care for him but niyaulf , Idid
what I could. It was but little. The
toy drifted out into the cruel world.
Everything went wrong with him , mid
ow with sorrow unspeakable I look
ipon the wreck of whut might have
> oon. Shall the true story ol Charles
luiteuu'a life ever be told , the world
will ace that ho has been mure wrong-
d against than doing , lie has never
smoked , or drank , or gambled , or lied ,
or boon profane , or been in any way
vicious. Detectives tcouring the
ountry for months have found
what ) That ho did not always pay
us board ; that ho bonowod $100
rom a minister which ho
luver returned ; that he pawned a
watch for $75 ; that ho sinned against
limself aitd only' ' himself to give an
inworthy woman n legal divorce.
Jittlo did I think the time would
come when she the woman who
could not say he had over wronged
icr would travel across the continent
o swear his lifo away. When ho
dismissed the woman with whom ho
iad once lived with his blessing , I
res moved to tears. If over my poor
> rutlier proved that the blood of a
jentloman flows in his veins lie
iroved it then. Wreck though ho is ,
. ' was proud of him.
I cannot close this- letter without
one word of explanation or excuse for
, ho strange testimony of my brother ,
J W. Guitoau. I very much fear ,
klthough unintentional , that'through
IIH determination to protect the family
name from the taint of insanity he
ma sacrificed hix own brother. In
.his he has been ably seconded by the
itep-mother and her family. Verily
ho poor insane boy him been griev-
> usly sinned ugainst
My dear madam , I write this to the
vidow of our dead prcsiddiit in bohulf
of a man not himself in condition to
realize the extent of the terrible wrong
or to understand your sufferings on
nine. Never can I rest satisfied
until I be allowed , upon my ben dud
knees , under the weight of this hu
mility and disgrace , a few brief mo-
aunts in which to pour fourth to your
merciful heart thupleudingsof one who
must over feel a sister's love for an in
sane , mo'.herk'BS boy , oven though by
; ho whole world condemned and
despised. I beg you lot mo say to
yna and yours , what ho would' say if
in his right mind , "Forgive even oa
Christ shall forgive us all. "
With the utmost sorrow and re
spect , I remain , sincerely yours ,
( Signed ) FUANUKH M. S OVILLK ,
632. West Monroe Street.
The Bloody War 1 Qv .
National AwoclaUd Prow
RICHMOND , Vo. , February 15. The
rumors in regard to a hoitile inoetiuu
between Sonatora Riddlubergor and
Smith cumulated yesterday were en
tirely pr iuaturo , as ia apparent from
the following scene which occurred
this mottling in thu auruUo :
Senator Smith arose from his scat
and mid : "Mr. President , I rise t < i
a question of personal privilege. A
ditiiculty occurred upon this floor on
yesterday between the senator from
Shuiiandoah au i mjsulf. I frankly
confess that I left thu house with mi
very kindly leelingB. 1 have sinct
been aaauruct by my friends and mj
cooler rclVjction confirms their opinion
that I should have been Biitielied witli
the disr.'miinur thai tlio senator made ,
I am iiow aatialied that ho aaid al
that 'I hud u right to exact from i
gentleman , and I take this occaeioi
> 4 > express my regret at the olfenmvi
language which 1 used , "
Mr. Itiddleborgor said : "I will enl ;
add that I meant to say everything
that would bo satisfactory to thesenii
tor from Alexandria. I never mean
o to do less than what I deemed woul
u satisfy him. I hope ho .Joela t
kindly towards mo na I do towards
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The gentlemen then shook hntuta.
Qonornl Notoiot Orltuonntid Orlm-
February Ifi. Sco-
villc , cotinaol for ( tuitcau , will leave
for his homo in Chicago to morrow.
lie stateH that aa the record of the
case ia not yet completed ho will not
bo able to file n bill of exceptions for
a few weeks , sending it from Chicago
by mail. Ho was not certain that ho
would return to Washington at all.
Auiuq-JKuquK , N. Jr. , February 15.
The balance of the g' ng of despera
does , some of whom were killed at
Crane's Station , wore brought in yes
terday. Deputy Sheriff Jonoa died of
hia wound. Friends of the robbers
are flocking into town and trouble is
feared ,
DETROIT , February 15. Two atran-
Cera entered the oflico of County
Treasurer Crosby in this city this
noon , while he was alone , and one of
thorn engaged his attention while the
other seized the contents of the money
drawer , amounting to $770. Crosby
saw him do it and gave the alarm , but
both of the robbers escaped. There
waa no bell or lock on the money
drawer.
The World. Flro Inqnoii.
Nation
NEW YOUK February 15. The
coroner'a jury in the inquest of the
victims nt the World building fire 10-
turn a verdict censuring O. B. Potter ,
the owner of the building , and em
ployes , and commending Fireman W-
U. TuL'g.irt and the bootblack , Charles
Wright.
Rlio in the Delaware.
National AB > ocUtuil I'rc'M ,
BoitKNToWN , N. J. , February 15.
A freshet is prevailing on the Dela
ware river at this point , the docks and
piers being submerged. The Penn
sylvania shore on fie opposite aide ia
also under water. Considerable damage -
ago will bo done if tliu water goes
higher at the next tido.
Death of MoDcmoujih , the Actor.
fUiiuntl AwiodkUiU 1'ronn.
PniLADKi.riiiA , February 15. John
McUonougli , the actor , died at 11:15 :
u. m. to-day. The immediate cause
( if liiH death was starvation , resulting
from inability to receive nourishment ,
caused by a c.uicor in his throat.
Solution of the Jaliico , Mexican
Trouble *
National Associated Trixu.
MEXICO , February 15. President
Moreloa , of the uprnnio court , as
sumes governorship of the state of Ja
lisco. Governor llicatra resigned bo-
because of strong opposition to him
unions the electors and disputes aa to
tlio correctness of the returns of the
late election. The electors have up-
pointed a deputation of prominent
citizens to go before the federal con
gress and state the political troubles
of Jalisco to tlmt > body and solicit such
federal intercourse aa may res tore har
mony among the political factions now
continually disturbing order and the
government of - theatato. . * , „
Brit ih Indian * OB"KJiU Sid * .
NkUouU Awoctatod Vrm * .
WABUINQTDN , February 15. The
Indian oflico ia informed from the
camp on the Poplar river , in Montana
territory , that forty lodges of half
breeds and British Indians have
located on this aide of tlio dividing
line , and are depriving the Yanktou-
nais and Asainiboinea of their supply
of buffalo moat. General Terry , in
forwarding the dispatch , says these
foreign Indiana are on the reservation
of ( ho A&siniboines , and that their
camp should at once bo broken up
and the Indiana driven over the bor
der.
HieU Water in Wiioondn.
National Associated Proaa.
GKMKVA LAKE , Wia. , February 15.
Thu west wusto gates , which wore
just completed at Elgin , washed out
last night. The whole structure is
threatened. Part of the trestle sup
porting thu Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul track was carried out by the ac
cident , and the Rook ford train just
stopped on the brink and u frightful
casualty was averted.
Railroad Matters *
N tlon l Antociatoil 1'rwa.
jNDUNAi'OLis , Ind. , February 15.
The annual mooting of the Indian
apolis & St. Louis railroad company
woa hold here to-day. There are. but
two certificates of stock , each repre
senting half thu number of shares of
capital stock. One certificate ia. hold
by the Yandorbilt St. Louis , while the
other is hold by the ( Pennsylvania
company. The following directors
were elected for the oiwuing year : J.
II. Devereaux , S , Burk .and
K. D. Thomas , Cleveland ;
J. MoCullough and T. D. , Mossier ,
Pittaburg , Pa. ; Gee , B. Roberts , ,
Philadelphia. Mr. Thomua takes the
place of H , J. Juwott , of the Ohio
Jentral railroad , The following efli.-
cors worethon chosen by thodirector * ,
all being re-elected : J. H. Dcv.or-
oaux , president ; Edward King , In
dianapolis , secretary and treasurer ;
Russell Klliott , Indianapolis , auditor ;
0. 0 , Gale , Indianapolis , general su
perintendent ; H , W. Gay , Kt. Louis ,
general freight agent ; A. J. Smith ,
Cleveland , general pusiiongor and
ticket agent ; It. A , Kingjjidianapulis ,
paymaster. The mooting was briul
and harmonious , und aa the list of tin
officers shows , the road will be nun
ugud by the Bee line mterest , as dur
ing the past year. It is Raid that if
the Ohio railway consolidation is car
ried out , the L'onnsylvauin interest
will secure the road from Richmom
to Hamilton , Ohio , and give the Glut
company their interoat in the India
napolis & St. Louis.
CiuoAao , February 15. The rail
road Qommituioiiora' meeting waa
thoroughly harmonious on p. Th
meeting adopted u resolution whicl
goes further tlun prohibiting thu u !
lowing of commissions to agents , bv
prohibits the roads from giving con
missions to outside roads ,
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Popo's Letter to Bishops
Throughout the World , ]
Instructing Them o.a to War
fare Against the Enemies
of Papacy.
Austro-Hungary Adopting Se
vere Measures to Baiao
the Wind.
The Czar Wants Peace but Hla
Advisors are All in Favor
of War.
Miiooll nooni New * that Casio i
I Over the Cable.
National Ansociatcd Prciw
ROME , .February .15. Tlio popo's
letters to different bishops through
out the world on the labors of the on-
oinios of the Catholic church for the
destruction of their religion , assort
that papacy ia the best friend of civ
ilisation and of the welfare of the
people and conjures the bishops to in
cite action among the Catholic lay so
cieties to uphold the temporal inde
pendence of the pope and to develop
the Catholic press ,
VIENNA , February 1C. The Aus
trian government proposes a now
tanll and states not granting Austro-
Hungary the same privilegea as the
moat favored nation must pay duties
of 30 per cent in oxcosa on the duty
for valuable goods and 15 per cent on
free goods.
BKIILIN , February 15. Tlio Prus
sian commission considering the ec
clesiastical bill haa adopted the Ultra
montane amendment to the bill de
priving the state of the power of ad
ministration of church affairs in va
cant Catholic pariaho's.
LONDON , February 15. News from ,
St. Petersburg is to the effect that tho.
emperor und Giora , secretary of for
eign affairs are inclined to peace , while ,
these immediately around the czar desire -
sire war.
A dispatch from Constantinople
says Captains Selby and Groenfal ,
commanding her majesty's war ships
Falcon and Cockatrice , were attacked
near Artiki , n town of Asia Minor-on
the west shore of the poninaula Cy-
zions , Sea of Marmora , by fifteen Al
banians and aoriously wounded. They
were rescued by Askritens. The af
fair waa caused by some misunder
standing.
A Dublin dupitoli fivys the official
gnzotto proclaims live baronies of the.-
County Itoscommon and twelve.of the
County Watorford.
BERLIN , February 15. The Prua--
sian economic council moot in this city
on the 28th of February , when , among ,
other matters , the council , will discuss. '
the working of Lena' accident iusur-
unco scheme , ' ' formuUfod'-'by the , .
government , also the bill \ regulating *
sale" at public action.
YIKNNA , February 15.rr-Tho Austrian - -
trian lower house of reichsrath.haa.
passed the Prague university ibill. ,
Bon. Hill' . Mouthv
National Ajuoclatod Press.
WASHINOTON , February 15. It was
reported among senators to-day , that
Senator Ben Hill is lying low. ia ,
Philadelphia , his illness being brought
on by the last operation on hia mouth.i
PHILADELPHIA , February .15.r-Sen
ator Hill ia not dead. Surgeon
Wright , of JeOoruon college hospital ,
nt 3 o'clock this afternoon pronounced
him convalescent from the effects of
the operation performed two woeka.
ago.
Eud of the.Pullman. Strike. ,
National Atwoclatuili 1'rcifl.
CIIIOAUO , February 15 r-About 20Qt
strikers at tlus , Pullman car works
were paid oiF. to-day. It is believed ,
the trouble U about ended.
laillcation * .
National Amoalated 1'romi.
WAHIIINOTON , February 10. . For *
the lower Missouri yulloy : Increasing
cloudiness and rain or suow , south.
ahifting to much ccldor north winds , ,
higher pressure.
Poisone
National Aiwociatud I'reia
CYSTUIANA , K-y. , February ! & . *
Lawaon Florence and two children-
diedt in Harrison county from drink
intt i a poiaoued-apritiK and othoraiof
the , funiiiy art * fatally ill.
"HOUGH ON HATS. "
The thlnft desired found at lout. A k
df ugglat foe "ilough on llata. " It cleam
out raU , nJte , roacliea , flies , bedbugs ; 16o
boxes W
P R&ONAI. .
D , P. Q. Cookokof Blair , is iu faho city.
J. M. Bailey , d , llormao. Neb. , U in
town.
L. B. Outttntf , of Sioux ( Jlty , U at the
Metropolitan.
A , O. Moid , of Ashlanil. i , < n Kuet at
tiui Metropolitan.
F. L. Gayle , of Flnttaiuouth , came up
to Omaha , yesterday ,
Win , llobaru nad wile , of St. Paul ,
Neb , , ojoln thexity ,
H. J , MyiTH , of Oakdale farm , regU-
tered at the C'ceiuhluu last nlslit.
Uco. 12. Slckeli ) , of Now Voik , it In the
city.
city.T.
T. J. Potter and 0. K. Plielpa , of Bur *
Ihitfton , reK 't.rod at the Withuell
day.
day.W
W , H. Uruuirtoa aiui
at Ihu Sluuopalltin amongst the urlvola
yesterday , They are on tlieir honoymooa
trip tj 'Friioo , whom Mr , Uranium U an
euterprlulng buslueis man and nvlaor. Ha
carries back a charming youn ladv
bride , ne MU Ana.t