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1 "if / . THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY itORNING , MAY 27 , 1886. NUMBER 294. Oleomargarine In the House Morrison's Opinion of Bogus Butter , CRITICISING MR. RANDALL. General Fremont nnd Kit C.nrnon Dakota Matters Foreign Imnd Owners "lilH Excellency's" Marriage Oilier News. I'oHtofllccR nnd Politics. WASHINGTON , May 20. [ Special Tele- Brain. ] In executive session of the senate , Mr. Wilson , of lown , re ported the nomination of John Seaman to be postmaster at Dennlson , Iowa , with a re commendation from the committee on post- ofilccsand post roads that It bn icjectcd , This Is the second tcpoi t of the kind on the Dcniilson postollico. Early In the adminis tration J. Kicd Myers , editor of a republican papcrat Donnlson , was suspended forotfr.n- Mlvo partisanship , and A. B , Keith , editor ot a democratic paper , was appointed In his place. Among tliu documents sent to the senate committee fiom the postolllcu depart ment was a letter written by Keith to the postmaster general , saying that If he was appointed postmaster lie would de vote Ids salary to Iho establish ment of a weekly German news paper at Dcnnlson in order to spread democratic declines , among the Germans of that part of the Mate. The senate , believing that the president , acting under his civil ser vice pledges , had made this nomination with out a full knowledge of the facts , icjectcd It. The picsldcnt Immediately nominated John Seaman in Keith's place. It appears that Scam.in Is a saloon-keeper In Deniiison ; that ho Is plainly violating the prohibition law oy sellljig whisky and beer , and that his appoint ment as po.st master Is the result of an ar rangement between Keith ami himself un der which Seaman is to furnish flic capital necessary for Keith to establish the German paper which he promised Postmaster General Vllas he would start at Dcnnlson. These facts having been made clear to the postotllce committee , they recommended the rejection of Seamen's nomination on the ground that the president has been deceived again , and that it is the duty of the senate to protect him from conspirators in his own paity , who would nullify his civil service policy and bring his pledges to naught. The democratic members of the committee take the ground that if Seaman is Milling Ihpior in Iowa contrary to law ho ought to be prosecuted by the local authori ties Instead ol being punished for it by the hcmite. There will bo an Interesting debate when the nomination comes up for action. ANOrilKlt HAD I'OSTMAHTKlt. Another postmaster , named Hose , at Yin- ton , Iowa , lias also been tried and sentenced by the senate postollico committee for selling liquor contrary to ttio prohibition law of Iowa. This postollico has a history almost as interesting as that of Dcnnlsoii. Soon after Postmaster-General Vilas came Into olllco bo removed Stephen A. Marine , a one- legged soldier , who had been appointed bv President Arthur and con tinued by the senate only a lew months bo- lore. In Ids place John K. Payne was ap pointed. Payne was hardly warm in his seat beloro It was charged and proven that ho had been indicted and convicted of violating the pension laws , nnd without waiting for the senate to loject film , Postmaster General Vllas removed him from olliee and appointed Itoso. Now It Is siiown that Koso is under indictment for violating tlio piohlbition law , and that ho Is a saloon keeper , a man of in temperate habits and of general bail charac ter. Tlie committee recommend his rejec tion , especially as a one-legced soldier was turned out to give him a place. Clerks and Kv-Olcrkn. WASHINGTON , May 20 , [ Special Tele gram ] A storm will burst over the heads of the clerks and ox-clerks In tlio departments Here one of these days which will make them sorry trouble. A large number of the now employes , and many of those who have been dismissed from the service on one pretext nnd another , are selling their official Information mation and personal skill to those having claims before tlio departments. ' 1 ho injustice tills practice works upon tlio government Is plain. A cleric can' so manlpulato a claim In Ids division as to make its success almost sure and yet do nothing lor which ho can bo held responsible. Claims , after all , are allowed or rejected largely upon the personal prejudices . of those who handle them. Almost anything can bo passed or defeated If It is deslied by even the "underllners , " the clerks who han dle them. It Is claimed that combinations have been formed between the clerks and ex-clerks , whereby matters are pushed through , held up or rejected at will. Nothing especially Irregular , and nothing that can be construed Into crime , have been developed In the prac tice. Neither has It been dlscovcied that the clerks share with the ex-clerks In the fees paid. Doubtless the work is largely done by laver and through friendship. Some time ago an order was issued from the interior dopaitmcnt to the effect that persons who loft that branch of the govern ment for any nuibu and became attorneys or agents should not practice before tlio department within a period of two years alter the date of leaving. This was the purpose of defeating collusions and to prevent persons who had worked ofllclally OM cases to come In and finish them as attorneys and for fees. It seums that the older was lliially ovei thrown. I'Olll'.KIN LAND OW.VIIIIS. It Is very probable that the bill , now on the calendar of the house , prohibiting aliens or corporations whose stock Is held to the ex tent of 10 per cent. byforelgneiB from ac quiring title to real estate In the territories , will betaken out of Its older ami passed by both houses of congress before adjournment this summer. Many of the states have already enacted similar laws , and it Is belio\ed that all thoicht of them , especially in the praiiio M-ctlons will follow suit , nnv members or senators will dare antagonize consideration of this bill , and It will bo remarkable if thcro is any vote against It. It Is the iiist positive move against the establishment of the English Mustmn of landlordism In this country. Alieady millions of acres of land In the Btntes and ten Itorlesaio held by the English lords. HIS KXCII.MNCY. : : There Is no doubt but that the people will be given full and racy accounts of the nn si- dent's marriage. Arrangements aio being quietly perfected by which some news paper correspondents will shadow his excellency to Buffalo and record every move ho makes till ho enters the house In which he will take the vow. Nay , they will not stop there. Ho Is to be watched till he leaves the city of Buffalo on Ids return trip to \ \ as > hlngton. By this means the inarrlnuo will be described In full , oven to the minutest detail of thu president's costume and his bride's trosseau. So mush myoteriousness Is being thrown round the approaching mar- rlau-u that It has Induced enterprising news paper publishers to prepare to make It a specialty. _ _ llcurmliiii : Mr , Hlalnc , WASIIIXOTO.V , MaviW. [ Speclal.J-An In timate file ml of Mr. Blalno says the Plumed Knight docs not Intend visiting Washington till another president Is elected , or , If ho docs , it will bo on Impoitant business , and ho will stay the shot test moment possible. This friend says fnither that Mr. Blalno expects a rciiomlnatlon , and that "the situation as It changes Is bolng watched In his interest. " 'Micro are unmistakable feigns hero already that the Blalno elements are at work , and people In both parties are believing , If not fearing , that the same men will confront each other on the national tickets two jcars hence that never before the country as ; many I'AllTY MATTKIW At the rooms of the republican con res- eloiial committee this morning it was asked what the Issues would bo In the coming cam paign. ' 'Tariff , first ; then the enlargement of our trade with foreign countries , civil ser vice reform , and finance , especially silver , " WHS I ho reply. Things are already pelting pretty lively about the hr.idnuartcrs of the committee , nnd shortly the democratlccoiiKrcsslotial commit tee will open its rooms. There Is going to be a fierce struggle to get control ot both branches of congress by both parties. WOIITI1V OK IHIMOCHATS. There Is talk In Philadelphia of defeating the nomination of cx-Kpeaker Samuel J. Bandall for congress. Mr. Randall Is not objected to on account ot any special act In the house , but for ycarshe has been drifting away fiom his constituency , until ho Is more the representative from Pennsylvania or the United Slates than he Is of one ot the Phila delphia districts , lie seldom docs anything for a constituent , and , It Is said , ho has lost his local Identification. Another objection Is belin : urged by his constituency. He has elevated himself above the common masses , so that It Is worth an ordi nary man's sell-respect to ap- iiioach him heie or In Philadelphia upon pub lic or private business. Tims It Is that a man hoists himself by his own petard too high. Many of the poor fellows who have been voting for Mr. Uandall forascoioof years complain that lie Is gouty In his treatment of them as well as gouty In his feet ; that he Is MII ly and does not put himself , to any one , upon tlm level ol a public servant , which he Is. It Is an almost universal complaint against men who have loin : been in congress that they have drifted away from their people. .So It Is with the Vermont senators and with a number of men in tlio lower branch of congress. MiHsUslppi Levees. WASHINGTON , May 2(1. ( The levuo system has been fully tiled. The first levee was com menced In 1718 , In 17M : the Spanish gover nor issued orders to build levees under the penalty of confiscation and work was contin ued until it almost bankrupted the people , pailshes and counties. The United States had given neatly 0,000,000 acres of land for tlds woik and about 1850 the States of Louisiana , Arkansas , Mississippi and Mis souri undertook to aid its progress. In 1853 the chief engineer of tlio army said the river was leveed from Capo ( Slrnideatt to New Or leans on both sides , with embankments aver aging four feet in helcht , and the same re pot t showed more destructive overflows than In the previous history of the river , me racts appear prominent in the engineer's reports. In lbS-4 they say the breaks were too numer ous to mention ; that if the levees had not been broken the water would have run over the top of them , and It would cost 850,000,000 to build levees to piotect the valley. The re vetment and abutment system of the river commission , carried on at the expense of about 88,000,000. had been equally disastious in results , and 30,000.000 had been expended on Eadb' jetties. The overflows not only continue , mil as such , are Hie results of a cen tury and a half of experimenting and expen diture , equal probably to fourtlmes the pres ent value of the land In the valley. Tlm jet ties were to benefit the commerce of New Or leans , and the country drained by the Mis- sis-tippi and its tributaries. Thecliannel waste to bo deepened to thirty feet. Tlio channel was scarcely twenty-four feet deei > , and the commerce of New Orleans decreased - creased 507,000,000 In exports and Swooo,000 : in Imports during nine years following the completion of jetties , compared with the nine years pieccdim ; . At this time there seems , the report says , only one more experiment to be tried , that Is , to open and deepen the Lake Boegna outlet. By this outlet , the water of the river will reach the same ocean level by a run of ton miles which it now attains after coursing 110 miles. This fact seems to be the only imminent necessary to advance. So It Should Be. WASHINGTON , May 20. [ Special Tele gram. ] Senator Wilson presented a very strong uetition in tlio senate to-day from IJiehaid B. Hian , ol Iowa , asking for an In crease of his pension. The petitioner states that bis father served In the war ot the revolution * lution ; thathe , himself , served in the war of 1812 , and was a member of the Thirty-seventh Iowa volunteers , known as tlio'jKray Beards1 in the war of the rebellion ; that he had four sons and sons-in-law and thirteen step-sons In the Union army during the re bellion , making twenty members of one family lighting for tlio preservation of the Union. Hois now 83 years old , almost blind , and helpless , and In consequence of his age and Infirmity , is unable to do any thing towards his support. Ho Is now drawIng - Ing a pension of S1'3 per month , and he thinks It ought to be increased. Improving the Mississippi. WASHINGTON , May 20. Senator Van Wyck to-day made a report from the commit tee on Improvement of the Mississippi river , ot which he Is chairman , upon the bill to make Lake Borgno an outlet to Improve the low water navigation of tlio Mississippi from New Orleans to Cairo , 111. , and Incidentally to reclaim and protect the valley lands of the Mississippi river and tributaries from over flow. The bill is favorably reported. "More than 1X ! ) years ago , " the report savs , "tho problem of control of the Mississippi river has engaged tlm attention of the people , creating constant anxiety to dwellers In the valley , causing great expenditure of public and pilvato wealth with practically few beno- litsuud to-day.the problem is still unsolved. " A New 1'rograininc. WASHINGTON , May ! i(5. ( [ Soeclal Tele gram.1 Chairman Mcirlson said to-nicht that eonuress would adjourn during the first week In July. He is quoted as saying , fur ther , that It was not his purpose to dispose of the tarllf hill during this session ; that It would come up next week and would give way from lime to time for tlio consideration of appropriation bills , a'ld when they are all out of the way congress will adjourn , leav ing the tariff bill ponding. This scheme will give Morrison control of the house and is to bo employed , ho says , "to defeat vicious legislation , " General Brown , who Is a prominent memberof the committee on ways and means , thinks this Is the progiamme , and that It will bu executed. Iowa and Nebraska. WASHINGTON , May 2fl. [ SpccIal Tele- gramj Mrs. Senator Wilson and daughter loll hero to-day for their home In Iowawhere they will sound the summer. Senator Van Wyck Introduced bills In the senate to-day to pension John 11 , Austin , 1C. Hammond , Thomas Brooks. Shcllon Plant- gan , W. II. Morton , It. B. Powell , George W. Anient , of Iowa , has passed a Micccssful examination and will bo admitted to the United States naval academy at An napolis , Maryland. Kit Cm-won I'ost. WASHINGTON , May 2-J , [ Special Tele- gramj General John C. Fremont , who is famous as the first lepublscau candidate lot tno presidency , was to-night Initiated Into KltCarson pcst G. A. It. , of this cltv. He selected this post for his membership , in aspect to tlio memory of him alter whom It was named , General Kremont having been an Intimate friend of Kit Caison , The Slanghter-llouso Suh-Chiuf. WASHINGTON , May 20. [ Special Tele gram. ] Chaileu H. Blown , of Omaha , la here co-operating witli J. Sterling Morton to work for olllces , against the oleomargarine bill , and for tariff reform. It Is said that ho has concluded to run for congress against Judge Weaver. Dakota Matters , WASHINGTON , May 23. [ Special Teho- gram. | The senate has continued Marshal Maratta , Judge Chinch and District Attorney Carland , of Dakota. The bill openlnsr the Sioux Indian reservation In D.ikot.i Is to IK called up iu the house on S.ituMay , ' i - New Postmasters. WASHINGTON , May 20. [ Special Tele gram. ] Homer it. Bishop has iiecn com missioned potmnster at Valentine , Neb. , aud Davjkl Graflt at Oilcans. ' NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE , Papillion Excited By Tears of a Riot Oolumbns Waterworks. THE BALLARD DECISION. Two Trnnipfl Ijockcd Up nt Fremont As the Murderers or Ittthlo A IJIooily llnzor Methodist Ministerial Convention , Are They the Mnrtlororu ? Fnn.MoxT , Neb. , May 20. [ Special Tele gram. ] There is a rumor afloat In the city his evening that two tramps , now confined tin jail herc.are guilty oMuimlcrlhg Uuhlo at , Omalia last week. It seems that the local otllcers , especially Chief of Pollco Urlscoll , have ausueeted these two men of belli { im plicated in the nIme , ami he has been wash ing the developments witli Interest. The circumstances of their turest creates a strong HUsiilclon , and their general appearance Indicates that they are men who . might easily do such a deed. They wore airestcd about 10W ; ! o'clock Friday night , near the toux Cllv , Vs Puclllc depot , where they had vaylaldand assaulted a man named .lames Hay * ; * , who was horri bly mutilated about the face and down tlio back with a razor. They were taken before Justice Moore on n charge of robbery and assault with a rasor. 1'hey waived examina tion and have been bound over In the sum ot S1MW each , to appear bctoie the district court In October , being recommitted in default of ball. The names of the two men are William Shay and Hobert Lannalmn. Shay Is live lect high , very dark , weighs 1W ! pounds heavy . et , Kl years old , has a strong resemblance of an Italian and Is most villainous looking. Lannahan Is live feet nine and one-half Inches high , weighs 1.V3 , says he Is 20 years old , but looks younger. A bloody razor was found upon Ids person. He was arrested , and Is now In the possession of the chief of police. Those men occupy the same cell In jail. They call for , and are furnished each day by tlm jailor , with a couy of the Biu , and have manllested con siderable Interest In the Kuhlc murder trial , llionuh the jailor as yet has heard no sus picious rciu arks Irom them concerning it. 'Siiprcine Court Decision ! ! . LISCOI.X , Feb. , May SO. [ Special Tele gram. J The supreme court to-day , after dis posing of the Burr matter , as mentioned in tlio regular correspondence , handed down decisions as follows : Doll vs llollonb.ick. Error from Douglas county. Alllrmed. Opinion by Cobb , J. In nn action of foreclosure , the defense of usury is available to the maker against the assignee of an usurious note and mortgage which had been transferred to him by a written assignment on tliu mortgage only , or value , before maturity and without notice of any defect. Shrlbar vs Platt. Appeal from Fillmore county. Ilrvcrsed and decree entered in this court for plaintiff. Opinion by Cobb , .J. 1. A occupied land as a homestead , gave a bond to convey It to B and wife , and after wards executed a deed thereof to B. In an action by B and wife to elear their title of the cloud , claimed by reason ot a judgment obtained against A prior to the conveyance by him , and a shcrill's deed made In pur suance of a sale under such judgment , and to quiet the title In themselves. Held , the judgment and proceedings thereunder were no lien or claim upon the hind. 2. 13 , by simply paying attorneys for resist ing tlio con Urination of the sale , Is not estop ped from asserting title to the land. 3. B holds the land in trust for himself and and wife. TtJtvlo vs Shelly. Error from Butler county. Alllrmed. Opinion by Cobb , J. 1. K. and G. were the owners of a certain city lot with a brick building thereon , except that two front fe.ct of said lot , cxtondhlg the whole length thereof , were owned In sever ally bv S. No taxes wcro paid on said lot ; it went to sale for delinquent taxes ; not being sold tor want of other bidders , it was bid In by the county commissioners , who assigned the certificates of sale to S. , K. and G , They became bankrupt and at a public sale of their estate said lot was bought in by T. In a pro ceeding In equity in the nature ota proceed ing in rem , by S. to foreclose the lien for twenty-three twenty-fifths of said taxes upon the south tweoty-tlireo feet of said lot , T. an swering and defending , held that S. was en titled to a judgment of foreclosure and to ten per cent on the amount found as an attor ney's fee. 11 lite vs. It. V. II. K. Co. Error from Ne- henm county. Aflinncd. Opinion by Cobb , J. 1. When a railroad corporation enters In to an agreement with a contractor to build a portion of Its railroad , the locomotive , cars , etc. , used in such construction and run ex clusively under the direction and control of the contractor until the road Is completed and turned over to the corporation , the rail- ioad company will not be liable for damages occasioned by the negligence of the persons innning such locomotives and cars. TOM IIALI.AIID'S CASK. Italian ! vs State. Error from Douglas county. lleversed. Opinion by Keeso , .J. 1. When an objection to a question Is sus tained and the testimony excluded , If the wit ness Is afterwards recalled and fully exam ined upon the matters presented by the former interrogatories , the ruling of the court In sustaining the objection , .even if crioncous. will not bo sullicient cunse for re- vcralne a judgment , unless it should afllrma- tivnly appear that the prisoner was prejudiced thereby. 8. Hypothetical questions to exports must bo so I rained as to fairly relied facts , either admitted or proved by other witnesses , and must not assume as proven that which has not been , nor should they be based uuon con clusions of fact which can only bo found by a jury. fi. In the trial of a criminal prosecution , wherein a defendant is arraigned upon an Indictment found by aginnd jury , the state is not piecluded from the examination of witnesses whoso names are not endorsed upon the Indictment. 4. It Is not error to allow an otllcer who arrested a defendant to testily as to statements - ments made by such defendant whllo In custody , If It bo shown that such statements were made volnntailly and without any In ducements of hope or fear being made or offered by such ofllcer or other person. Nebraska Methodists , AtntORA. , May 20. [ Special. ] Tljo minis terial convention of the members of the York district of Nebraska conference was opened hcie last evening In the M. E. Church. Rev. L. F. Britt , presiding elder , took the chair. The opening prayer was by Itov. ( ! . S , Alex ander , editor of the Nebraska Methodist , ander was Introduced and delivered a slioit address on "Methodist Literature , " At S0thls ; ; ! morning tlio convention began Its second session. The devotional exerciser were conducted by Itev. Bucknur , of Bell- wood , The permanent organization was then effected by the election of L. F. Britt as president , ( J , S. Melner , pastor at Shelby , as secretary , and U. 11. Wefin as treasurer. 'Iho piesldlng elder and the pastors at i on : , seward and Aurora were made an ex ecutive committee , to servo during the re mainder of the year. At 0iO : ! Kev. Alexander delivered a ser mon to the association on "The Household of Faith. " At 10:50 o'clock 1 * C. Lemon , pastor at .Stromsburs , dellveied an address on "Church Music. " At 11 o'clock W. S. Blackburn , of York , gave un Interesting paper on "Best Method ot ComUictlii ! , ' Prayer Meetings. " At 11:30 : o'clock U. S , Melner cave an essay on "Tho Relation of Art to Keligion. " A large number of jjilnlsters are present and the sessions are well attended by the laity. _ _ They're Alt Itltiht. 1'Ai'ii.i.iox , Neb. , May ) . [ Special Tele- Rram.J A detail of armed citizensjire patrol- lug the streets , to-ulght to prevent.the threat ened burning of the t wiby ) [ friends of le- vore , the desperado who was killed last night by Constable Saalficld- guards arc surestlng all tramps and suspicious characters. One man 1ms just been taker at Saalfleld's house , where he went and ran he family out doors , but was caught before h i could Injure any- bodv. Itcports from all the railroad camps in the vicinity say that ( Itn tough clement are organizing to revenge Dnvore'a death by lynching SaMlInld. Citizens have formed a company of homo guards , and will defend the constable tinder any circumstances. At midnight the guanls have arrested ten of the loudest clamorere for lynch law and the town is now quiet. Serious trouble Is predicted to-morrow night , buUhe. cltlzensare prepared for the worst , and will give the lircbrands nnd lynchcrs a warm reception. Imwyor Hrlrr Dlsharrcil. Li.vrot.x , May 2J. [ Sneclal Telegram. ] The supreme court Im * removed L , C. Buir , of this city , from practice In any court of record of this state for two years from dale , for unprofessional conduct in securing the release of Mat Zimmerman , a convicted murderer. _ _ Columbus Waterworks , Coi.r.Miit's , Neb. , May SO. [ Special Tele gram. ] The city council opened bids to-day for thy erection of the city waterworks. J. 1) . Urewster , of this city , was the lowest bid der § 20,000. Tlio award will bo made on DAY. The Fnvnrlto Wins nt Epsom A Glance nt the Crowd. LONDON , May 20. The race for the Derby stake was run at Epsoia to-day. It was won by the Duke ot Westminster's bay colt Or monde , K. Peck's chestnut colt , the Bard , seemed second plnco and Y. It. Graham's brown colt , St. Mlnlli , third. Ormonde won the 2,000 guinea stakes at Newmarket , and since then has been a hot favorite for the Derby. The weather at Epsom at the time of the race was odd-fashioned for a May day , light sunshine and Minshowcrs alternating. The night and early this moining had been damp and as a result the tiaclc was heavy. Enormous cwvds came from all directions , both by rail , vehicle and afoot. More than a usual number of Americans were present. Several splendidly equipped coaches were driven from London entirely occupied bv Ameri cans. Among those were Henry Wntterson , Mrs. Sullivan and Consul General Waller. No Romhs This Time. Moscow , May 20. The czar and czarina wcro welcomed with great pomp and cere mony at the kicmlin to-day , on their return from Lavadio. The address ot greeting was delivered by the governor of Moscow , who used the following language : "Your Imperial majesties are welcome. The hope gains wings , 'and Moscow thinks , and stcacliastly hopes , that Christ's cross will rest upon St. Sophia. " Tlio czar in his reply SaUl ho loved and re joiced to be in Moscow. He also said that tlio third anniversary of his coronation , which falls to-morrow , was full ot the hap piest memories. " " At the cathedral the metropolitan congrat ulated the czar for restoring the Black Sea licet , Uussia's highest glory. The KnlghtH of-Ijabor Convention. Crivir.ANi : ) , Ohio , May 20. The Knights of Labor met at 10:50 o'clock this morning , and adjourned till tomorrow morning. The first business transacted was to admit now delegates not present at the last general as sembly held atllanilltim , Ontario. No as sembly was pcrmitte'd to" be represented that was not at the "Hamilton convention. Gen eral Master Workman Powdcrly made an extemporaneous address , in which ho re ferred to the order and its remarkable growth , Its strikes and boycotts. He advised calmness and judiciousness in all actions of delegates. Standing committees were then appointed on Iawsstrlkes , loycotlsnnd the relation of the order to all other orders. A special committee was appointed on the address of tlm Women's Christian temperance union and also on the plan of Edward Noi ton , of Chicago , who , at yester day's meeting , suggested , a manufacturers' union. To give all committees a chance to set to work the convention adjourned and the remainder of the day will bo devoted to committees. A phm is on hand to call in all commissions of present organizers , reissue some and droii others. The Injudicious con duct of many of the organizers is thought to have caused the order a great deal of trouble. Moving lor Better Wages. BOSTO.V , May 20. The employes of all steam railroads running from Boston , par ticularly the freight handlers , have been quietly organizing themselves Into local assemblies of the Kniirhts of Labor. This week a general move was made in the direc tion of higher wag6s all along the line under counsel of the executive board of District ! ! 0 , causing letters to be sent to all the largo corporations. Notice lias been received from several of the i ail roads that the requests have been laid bofoio the board of directors of tholr respective roads and when acted upon the executive board will be notllicd. Stevens antl Ills nicycle. WASHINGTON , May 20. At the request of numerous interested persons tlio secretary of state recently telegraphed the United States ministers at St. Petersburg and Teheran for Information In regard to Thomas Stevens , who was arrested In Afghanistan on his jouinoy around tlm world on a bicy cle. Answer has been received from tlio minister at Teheran sayiiiK that Stevens Is a British subject , and 'is not allowed to go through Afghanistan , and Is now on his way to Constantinople. Tlio Howards for Apnoho WASHINGTON , May 20. Nothing is known at the war department In regaid to the re ported action of General Miles In offering rewards for tlm capture of renegade Apaches , dead or alive. It Is Muted that if such Is the caso. General Miles alone Is responsible and It will not bo sanctioned by the war depart ment , There are no funds available for such purpose and it Is said , further , that such n cuursn would not bo considered civilized waifarc , even against savages. Iletiirnlnc Gradually to Ton Jlonrw. CHICAGO. .May 20. Three thousand packInghouse - Ing-house employes of Sidney A. Kent , who Inaugurated tlm eight-hour movement at the stockyards , held n" . consultation with Kent to-day , at which the . latter agreed to continue tlio elglit-lipun plan until October 1 for men In all depart iients at nine hours' pay , except laborers , w i6so wages are only reduced nom $1.75' to 1,05 , What effect this action will have upon other packing house employers Is nqt known. They h.ul all announced an Intention of returning to ten hours on Juno 1. J A Murder Confessed , MOUNTAIN ( JitovK. HC-I May 20. Wayne Anderson , a wealthy and respected farmer of this county , was loiiu'd murdered a mile and a half from hero Sunday mornluc. Yes terday , during the coroner's Inquest , two sons 01 the deceased , Ed and Henry Ander son , and Ewlng .Sanders confessed to the crime , each accusing the otlmr of the shoot ing. A Hocus Iteport. CONSTINOW.K , May 20. Tlio Porto declares there Is no foundation for the report that a conspiracy at Sofia existed for the assassina tion of Prlnco Alexander and Minister Nuravclof. Grecian Gleanings. ATIIKNS , May 00 , Kin * Geoix'o Is arrang ing to make a Umr abroad. Trlcopsls pro poses limiting the number "of members of the Green chamber of deputies to 150. Nebraska Wunth'cr. For Neorasksi .Fair weather ; nearly tta tlonary. temperature. - : EX-MINISTER WASHBORSE , An Extraordinary Story About His Sup posed Poverty , AN INCOME OF $03,000 A YEAR. A Ijlttlo Transaction With Blsmnrck How tlic KxOllnlster's Circut Poverty Kept Him From Helping the Party. CIIICAOO , May 20. An extraordinary rev elation concerning Hon. E. U. Wnshburne , minister to Franco under Grant , and for many years a republican wticclhorso In other capacities , cime : to light hero to-day. The ex-minister to Franco has always been In the most stralirhtcncd circumstance ? , not at all corupatablo with his political position , and he has always , labored to maintain his icpti- tatloii for poverty , Tills has lone been a matter of deep regret to the solicitors of campaign tunds , so let them now lejoleo in thy assurance that K. U. Wa liburue's yearly Income is not a cent under Six,000. ) Ho Is worth a million and a quarter at the lowest estimate , but so.onlously has the ex-minister stood between his se cret and the republican campaign com mittees that it is almost certain that his ncarcctof kin do not question his plea of poveity. , Our informant , who has excellent laclllties for knowlnir , says that even Mrs. Washburn believes her husband to be a poor num. Not more than two or three persons are aware of the ex-niln Ister's trouble as to world ly Koods , and one of these , who Ishlmselta mlllion.iito , is responsible for the oveitlirow of Mr. Washburn's ambition. To this gentleman , not long ago , came a member of the republican committee witli a doleful story of the Impossibility of Inducing the ex-minister to chip in for the good of the cause. "You know him well , " ho said , "now tell mo , is Washburn really the poverty-stricken man lie makes hlmsnll'out to he ? " "My friend , " answered the other , "your doubt dOes you credit. 1 urn surprised that the tacts wcio not discovered long ago. Uo ' you remember the extravagant pralse'lieapcd upon Minister Wushburn on account of his tireless efforts in behalf of the comfort of German subjects in Paris just previous to the crisis in the late Franco-Gorman unpleasant ness. How he , as an American minister , was able to provide a sato exit for something over a bundled thousand of them from the shoitly-to-bu beleagured capi tal. Well , ymi rcmembur also that previous to his recall dining the Hayes administration Washburn toolc a trip to Dcrliu. He saw Dlsinarck. Tliu prince was very icruteful tor the Interest the American minister liaJ taken in the German subjects referred to. moreover , he was induced to provo his grati tude to the extent ot authorizing the chancel lor of tuo exchequer , or some such function ary , to pay to Minister Washburneone thahv per head on the German subjects he had lib erated , and assured the minister ho wouldn't mention it. This gave Washbiirno his start. He returned with the snug sum of S-70,000 in his pocket. Ho kept it there. Some lour or live years later his brother , Cadw.illadcr C. Washburn , died. In his will ho bequeathed jr.00,000 to each of his two daughters , a suf ficient sum to make his invalid wife comfort able durini ; her lifetime , and made his brother , E , H. Washburn , residuary legatee. It has been generally supposed that the residue did not amount to much , but the ox-minister could , if ho would , show you documentary evidence that it does amount to considerably over a million dollars. If the facts 1 have given you wove to bo ot any value to your committee and the republican party , I shall leel .grateful , as the above facts have not heretofore been given to the public. It is presumed that the Particular campaign solicitor referred to found It to his advantage to keep his information to himself. I'-OUTV-NINTII ' COXGUESS. Senate. WASIIIXOTO.V , May 20. After routine mornliiK business the senate proceeded to the consideration of private pension bills on the calendar. The bankruptcy bill , having been read , was temporarily laid aside , and the amend ment to the oil ! providing for taxation of lailrond irrant land was agreed to , making the United States a preferred purchaser In case of sales. By unanimous consent the Chinese bill was then taken up and discussed by Messrs. Plumb , Sherman and Hoar. After the debate , further consideration was indefinitely postponed , and the senate ad journed. Mr. Kdmunds repoitpd favorably to-dav from the committee on foreign relations tlio Morgan bill , directing the attorney general to brine suit against ISeiijiimln Weil , to de termine whether the award made by the United States ami the Mexican mixed com mission as to his claim was obtained by fraud and to recover the money ahcady paid claimant. House. WASirixoTOX. May 20 TheDiinn free ship bill being the special order for the day , its friends being desirous of making way for the oleomargerlno bill , the order was made a continuous one , that the former bo called up at the earliest opportunity. Mr. Blunt having reported that the confer ence on the postollico bill had been unable tote to agree , a further conference was ordered , The house then went into committee of the whole ( Srlngerof Illinoisin HIM chair ) on the oleomargarine bill , all general debate on the measure being clobcd. Mr. Hatch , In speaking to a formal amend ment , sent to the clerk's desk and had read tlio following telegraph received from Chicago : "A protest of several hundred members of the Chicago board ot trade against the action of the dliectory , favoring bogus butter , mailed you last night. " Mr. HenderM > n reallirmcd every word spoken by him yeMordav. Mr. Lawler read a protest against the hill from the KnlKhts ot Labor of Chicago , and opposed tlm bill as tax ing cheap food produce i out of oxlbtcnce. On the motion of Mr , Bret-kenildgtt , an amendment was adopted by a vote ot sixty- live to forty-thiec , to tlm section defining "butter , " so as to exclude from that dclini- tlon any product of mill ; or cream when ad ditional coloring matter Is used. Mr , Moirison said the bill came under false pretenses , and he would therefore- vote against it , Mr. Hammond offered an amendment making it unlawful for any merchant 01 shopkeeper , in the District ot Columbia , 01 the terrltoilcs , to sell oleomargarine without labeling it in a conspicuous manner , and nv quiring hotel , restaurant and boarding house keepers who use oleomargarine , to place In their dining rooms a placard bearing the words , "This house uses oleomargarine , " mid to have the same printed on the bills ol faro. Aeiocd to ' . > tob3. Mr , Dunham moved to reduce from SfiOO tt S1W ) tlio special tax on manufacturers ol oleomargarine. Pending action the com mltteo lose and the house adjourned. Iowa J2 | > lH ( ; < ) palliiiiH. 1XV VKNi'oitT , la. , May SO. Tlio thhty-thlrc niinual convention of the Kplscopnlhu : diocese of Iowa is In session at the cathe dral , lit , Kov. Wm. Stevens Perry presiding S. C. Hover , of Cedar Itapids , was unanlm ou.-ily elected a delegate to the general coulcr encf , and Dr. Harris , of Davcnpoit , la. , tr the standing committee , and lepoits hluni gieat IncrcubO and progiess during tlio pasi year. No Forliilt ICfTected. ST. PAUL , May 20. The supreme court to day decided the Sioux City land grant tes case adversely to the state , holding that tin sale of the road to the company did not for tell the lands granted the original company , A Yillugo Destroyed , CHICAGO , May 30. The Journal's Mllwau kee special says : News lias been iccclvec here that the village of Knnkcls , Wis. , on tin Valley division of Iho St. Paul road , was to tally destroyed bv lire Monday nicht , Mnnj si'ltlei.1 bariily escaped with their lives. Lust estimated ai$20oyo. AVAimiNG RAlliUUAUS. The Struggle or the lown Honds Tor Oinnhn nnd St. Paul Hustncss. CHICAGO , May 20. [ Special Telegram , ] A meeting of general passenger agents of the roads Interested In the passenger business between Chicago and St , Paul and Omaha was hold yesterday to consider the notlco lately given by the Milwaukee & St , Paul that It would again resume payment of com missions on tickets to nnd from St. Paul and Council B'ulfs , A strong effort was made to Induce the St , Paul to withdraw Its notice , as Its resumption of the payment of commis sions would necessarily lead \o complete de moralization ot rates. After a lengthy dis cussion , Mr. Carpenter agreed to give the subject fuither consideration nnd give his answer In a tow days. Kvcrythlng Indicates that complete demoralization of St. Paul and Council Ulutl's passenger rates cannot bo pre vented. The rnnnliis ; of fast trains by tlio Northwestern and Milwaukee & St. Paul wads between Chicago and St. Paul , and the dctei mined competition for northwest business made by these roads has made the IJocU lsland\ery anury , which claims that the action of the other roads was contrary to agreements. It threatened beiore the fast trains were put on by the Xoitlmc.stcrn and St. Paul roads that as It could not meet their fast time It would inakeneoireMpondlng induction In rates , but thus far has taken no action In the matter. It Is understood , however , It will soon take steps to connteiact the effects of the fast trains by its competitors on Its St. Paul tratlic by some decisive action. The St. Paul , which has not the same Interest in Council Bluffs business as It has In St. Paul business , therefore threatens to meet any action the Uoek Island may take regarding St. Paul business with a simlliar move on Council Bluffs business. BIG Olio Million Dollars' XVorth of Proper ty Hurned in Chicago. CntcAoo , May 20. A disastrous tire oc curred In the Adams block , a large brick and stone structure nt the corner of Congress street and Wabash avenue , early this morn ing. The loss will approximate fully a mil lion dollars. In a very short time after the blaze It was discovered that the building was on lire from top to bottom. It was tilled with material of the most Intiammnbto nature. The occupants wcro BeM'ord , Clark & Co. , publishers ; Van Antwerp , Bragg * Co. , same business ; Donohono it Henneberry , book binders ; H. il. Pcale fc Co. , lithographers , and the Central Lithographing company. Belt'ord , Clark < fc Cos loss Is placed at $ : ! 00,000. Next door , a five-story building occupied by li. Denisoit Co. , turni- ture , burned out ; loss , S.r ,000. The cuests of the Hotel Brunswick were seized with a panic and tied from the hotel without stopPing - Ping to dress. Loss to the hotel by heat bleakniK glass , about S5,000 ; fully Insured. Cant. Kenyan of truck Bl had both less broken , and three other firemen were injured by falling glass. The Insurance carried by Bedford , Clarke & Co. Is not known. It will not .cover loss. Tlio other losses so fur as ascertained are as follows : It. II. Peale & Co. , loss SIO.OOO , in surance Si.r : ,000 ; Donahoc & Henueberryloss S'J5oX)0 ( ) , insurance SIC.0,000 ; Van Antwerp it Co. , loss Sii.OOO , no insurance ; loss on building about SlOOX)0 ( ) , Insurancn 690,000 ; .divided between thirty companies. IjIFIi IS SHOUT. . - v * * " And the Brown Impeachment Case Promises to Ho Jjoiiff. Dies MQI.NKS , May 20. Immediately upon the opening ot the court this moining the question of deciding what rules should gov ern the admission of testimony was taken up and argued on tliu part of the defendant , Brown , by Air. Lehmaun , and on tlio'partof tlio prosecution by Manager Weaver. The ( picstlon from the respondent to the witness , Judge Newman , to state the conversation be tween the parties , Vail and the insurance company officers at Burlington , when Vail's bill was presented , brought on a discussion , The argument was continued until it o'clock p. in. , when tlio objection of the respondent was overruled , and tlm examination of the witness was continued. The respondent held that tlio reason of the injunction siiltlmiimht by the Burlington Insurance company was not Vail's bill of S'AOJO and over for sixty day's service of tin ce or four men , but that the auditor had icf used to give the company a certllicato unless the re-insurance was made good , and also tliu Imnairment of the capital claimed. SIO.OOO. The examination of Mr. Newman will bo continued In the morning. _ Wise Alderman Jachno. Nnw YOIIK , May BO. Assistant District Attorney Xicol drove hmrledly to police headaimrtcrs to-nlchl and by the private en trance reached Police inspector Byrne's pri vate room. Thov remained In conversation until midnight. Theio Is reason for belief that Kx-Aldcrman .laehno has written a long letter to Byrnes , dlvnlglnir all he knows of franchise bribes and the biibed aldermen Ma ! hit ; that he submits to the inevitable and will serve his time faithfully , but that he proposes bribers and bribed shall not make him a scape-ioat , and that they shall enjoy equal privilege with him himself for quiet contemplation. It Is certain that .laehn's brother went to Hlinr Sing to-day , it is be lieved that the conference ) to-night was to determine the nest use to be made of the letter. Brighton llcacli Itnonn. BIIIOIITOV BP.ACU , May 20. Thrco-quar- tcrs of a Mile Tunis won , Orlando second , Treasurer third. Time. 1:18. : Mile Oscoola won , Krnest second , Bruns wick third. Time , l-J5. : Seven-eighths of a Mile "Volley l'"orgo ' won , Slhter second , Donald A third. Time , UiUJf. Seven-eighths of a Mlln Tattler won. Bin- gerlcy f-ccond , Kletch Taylor tulid. Time , 1 i'H/Sh One and One-Quarter Miles Harry Mann won , Ecuador second , \Voitli \ third. 'I Ime , Base Ball. At Baltimore Baltimore , 10 ; I.oulsvlllo. I ) . Pitchers , Powell and Kly. l-'lisl base hits , Baltimore. II ; , , oul.svillo , 11. Kirors , Haiti- more , . ' ! ; Louisville , r > . Umpire , Tunison. At Philadelphia-Athletic , S > ; Cincinnati , 0. Krrors , Athletic , 0 ; Cincinnati , 5. Um pire , Kelly. At Brooklyn Brooklyn , 7 ; Pittslmrg , ! l , Pitchers , Morris and Took * . First base hits , Brooklyn , U ; Pitlhburg. ( , Kirors. Brooklyn , a ; Pittsbiirg , fi- Umpire , Biadloy , Van " \Vyok Showed How , Niw : Yum : , May 20 , The annual icport of the ; Pacllic Mall Steanibhlp company shows total earnings during tlm year ending Apiil W. 1BSO , of ijMSU.O'W ; total expenses , ; U7U- 000 ; net earnings , 81.00,0 : ! > 0. Auburn \ules , Auntwx , Nob. , May 25. [ Correspond ence of the lici : . ] Mr. Monta uu , the temperance revivalist , assisted by Mr. Huckins , of Nebraska Uity , olosed a serins of four lectures hero last evening. They were held in the skating rink , nnd tiie building was crowded to overflowing every night. Quito a peculiar obieot in the nniniallino is reported by Jw , Daukin , living live miles south of hero , being a colt with live feet and only two legs , Its hhnl legs uro of the natural si/.o and perfectly de veloped , and just below tliu point of its breast is a small lump from which three perfect /cut have grown. The colt is lienltiiynnd bids fair to.live. Bank Clearings- Tlio bunh'lult'iiringd ycstonlny wen $183,103,77. GUNNING FOR ANARCHISTS. I ' Spies , Fielding , Sclmab , Parsons nnil Others Indicted For Murder. FURTHER DISCLOSURES AWAITED Nothing Positive An to tlio Bomb- Thrower Anarchist Confessions An to Those Who Carried llomtis At llitymnrkot Square. CHICAGO , May 20. [ Special Telegram. ] Notwithstanding the denials of stnto otllclnts and the over conlUloneo of tliu nltornoya for tha prisoners , seven turn bills \\oro found In the anarchist cases this morning. Among the Indicted nrn An ? . Spies , Sain Fielding , Michael Schwab , Schnuubelt and Parsons. There nro t\vo others whoso names cannot bo ascertained with miy decree or eettalnly. The jury acrced ye.steiday afternoon , anil Indictments lor "muidi'ras ' accessories bcforo tlio fact * ' were this moining formally ordered to bo prepared. Hills bavo not been returned to Judge Rogers' comt yet , nor will they bo until the wises nro nil completed , when com plete return will bo made. lr. addition to those seven mentioned , there are several oth ers whom the jury expect to ludlto on i\ sim ilar charge , hut the evidence against them Is nut yet complcto , and tlm jury Is awaiting it. The jurors litid nttulo up tholr minds In tliOMjv.aM.'Ssivcial davsago , and It was ex pected that Captain iSohaaek's evidence yes terday alternoon would hosulllclently stiong to enable them to find bills against the others but It was comparatively valueless , and the jurv decided on this seven cases. pending turlher disclosures by that ofllcer. There wab no difference between the jurymen , the bills bulug found by unanimous voto. Among other matters In which the jury will bo tor sin-cral days engaged is tlio InvcstlRa- llon of the plot hatched by anarchists for n wholesale destriiMlon of life and property In this city. Captain Sehaaek is the principal worker" In this case also , and it Is believed tlio names of many anarchists unconnected with tlm llnymarkcl tragedy will bo brought bcloro the grand jury and Indictments for conspiracy icttirncd anainst them. Thus far , however , no Indictments on any charge ex cept that of being accessory to murder before the fact have been found. Tlio fact that the jury was engaged In the consideration of minor jull cases to-day is oxplalnced by the reason already stated , that Captain Schauek's disclosures are being waited for before any other bills can be found. Nothing posillvolv clelluilo as to the Identity of the bomb throw in- has been ascertained so tar. It Is understood that Captain Sehaack's testi mony , which was partially given yestculay , \\usconsidered.sutlloicntto warrant the pre sentments against tlio above mimed , hut he liromiscs to develop fnither testimony which will Implicate others and expose a conspiracy which has been long on loot among anarch ists. llo promises to .show that Spies , Par sons , Fieldon , Schwab. Brown , Kfsthor. Lingg , Apel , Hiisehbmgcr and Schnanbelt worn accessories to murder , llo asserts that there was a , large number of persons at the II ay market meeting armed with bombs , a fact watch hois ready to prove by the confes sion of thoprisoncis Llchtncr , Lehman and others. _ The Knights' Convention. Ci.r.vr.i.ANi ) , May 'JO. The Knights of La bor met at 10:40 : o'clock this morning and ad journed till to-morrow morning. The llrst business transacted was to admit new dele gates , not present at the last general assem bly , held at Hamilton , Ontario. No assem bly was permitted to be represented that was " ' ' ot at the Hamilton "eohveh'tiou. Cnind Master Workman Powderly made an extem poraneous address , In which ho referred to the order and Its remarkable ( jrowth , Its strikes and boycotts. Ho advised calmness and judiciousness iu all the actions of tlio delegates. Standing committees were then appointed on laws , strikes , boycotts , and the iclation of the order to all other orders. A special committee was appointed to address tlm Women's Christian Temperance union , and also on the plan of JCdward Norton , or Chicago , who , at yesterday's meeting. sug gested a manufacturers' union. To give all the committees a chance. to get tovoilc. . the convention adtourncd , and the remainder of the day was devoted to com mittees. A plan Is on hand to call In all commissions of the present organizers , re i issue some , and drop others. Injudicious conduct of many of the organizers is thought to have caused the order a great deal of trouble. Matters made public by free discus sion this morning related to the or- unni/.ntion of assemblies. For some time past the executive ) board lias not been satlslied with some ot tliu organizers of the order , and several have had charges preferred against them and then-commissions recalled. A number of organizers aic not giving satis- ( action. So , to piwent hard lading by re moving these men , it Is proposed to have tliu commissions fiom every organizer , from the chief down , recalled. S MUKDKK. ComiRol For the Dol'dme Open , mill tlio Primmer Talks. ST. Louis , May 120. Mr. Flauntleroy , for the defense In the Prellcr case , stated thai ho wished to Impiess Ihn jury with tlm fuct that no one know how Pieller came to his death except the defendant , and lie proposed to dis close to the jury all the circumstances attend ing It. Alter stating the manner in which Pieller and the defendant became acquainted , nnd the closeness of their friendship , ho thereafter stated that the defense Intended to show how 1'rcller was suffering from stricture and the defendant foolishly undertook to per form the oucratlon.but 1'reller did not wish the natiiro of his ailment to bo known , and In sisted that Maxwell should perform it. To lessen the pain hu admlnisteicd chloroform , hut in two largo a iiuantlty. nnd death re sulted. Ho cut the clothes Irom Ills frlemi'n hodv to resuscitate him , but tailed. Ho said the defense would prove that Pieller knew Maxwell had no nomy , and promised to pay Ills expenses to Auclu : < nd. Kobbeiy , there- lore1 , could not iwo been the motive for causing his Jrlcnds death , which was accidental. The remainder of Fanntlerov's speech ho de-voted to a description ot his clients actions attur Picllci's death , and assigning c nice theiofor , all of which was contained In Max well's confession maiKi n few days ago. ON Till : STAND. Maxwell was then placed on the stand. Ho showed little evidence of fueling. The witness , then , In reply to Fauntleioy , stated In MI I is la lire as follows : My lull name Is Hugh M. Brooks. 1 am25 years old ; born In Hyde. Chester , England ; 1 commenced the study of law with Mr. Brown , at Slockpoil , near Jh'ile , In 1S78 , and remained thmo lour years ; I am a lawyer by prolosslon ; I also studied medicine and stir- uery at the collegiate school nt Manchester , hut am no1 a licensed physician ; 1 Iliht met Pidlcrnt the NuithwcMern hotel , Llvcipnol , but did not get acquainted with him until 1 met him on bouul the steamer ( . 'ophalonhi ; 1 also met Warrun on the steamer ; Pieller and 1 were both Englishmen , coming to a strange land , and our acquaintance ripened Into warm friendship ; wo told much about our plans nnd purposes lor the fnliiip , and our acquaintance and friendship continued after onr in rival , Free Veterinary Holiolnrslilp New York Vtitnrliuiry College. 'Die Nebraska Stnto Hoard of Agricul ture has a scholarship in tlio Now York Veterinary college , whioh will bo donated to goinu enterprising individnal resident of Nebraska wiry wishes to enter this tleltl. Applications with recommenda tions will Im received at this ollico until July 1 , next , . .HOIST.V. . FuisNAS , Sec. HKOWNVILU ; , Neb. , May ' . ' 1 , 'SO. State papers please copy. The Swedish Library association wil liiv : a grand piniiu at ilasuaH'b Sunday , J line 1'Jth.