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JW/-JI THE OMAHA DAILY
flit SIXTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. FEIDAY MORNING. APRIL I ; 1887. NUMBER 287
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The Twentieth Sesiltm of tbo State Legis
lature "Winds Up Its Existence.
HOUSE OFFICERS REMEMBERED.
"lany mils Rushed Through During
nnil TuihnlRiit Hoc-tics
The ClOHlnj ! Hours of the
Senate nntl House.
Senate
LiD'coi.N , Neb. , March IH. [ Special Tole-
lira in to tlm lir.r. . I House bill for thu relief
Of Edgar 1) . Everett ; house bill to provide
for belling all unsold lots and lands belong-
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M jtig to the state In Lincoln and the appro-
' tlio funds arising from the sale ;
i bill providing for a lauudrv building
apparatus nnd ono bain lor the Instltu-
1m for thu Icehle-mlndcd jotitli in Beattice ;
f ilso bill relatlvu to public schools In motio-
illtan cities , passed the senate to-day.
' number of bills vvojo considered In com-
tee of the whole. *
ccess , * * *
'In ' thrfaftcrnoon the lioii'e bill providing
thu tnganUatlon of u statu mllltai y corps
came up for passage. Before It came to a
/ote n call of the house was demanded , and
In the absence of the soigeant-at-aims the
bill was dispensed with. The bill appropri
ates gyo.OUO tlio first year and S.0,000 each
fuibseqiirnt jear. It was passed.
The following were also passed ! House
lull appropriating 51,000 for the relief of John
Lanlmm , the contractor ; house bill for the
Tpllut of Sarah D. Gillosplu : house bill pro-
i ; Anting tlie acquiring ot title to land by
( wllens and descent therein to non-residents :
U house bill providing clerks and assistants for
county judges In counties having over 25,000
population ; house bill for tlie establishment
nnd government of the Nebiaska industrial
i home and making appiopriation theicfor ;
i bill piovldlng for mutual county insur
ance companies.
House bill , to provide for a geological stir-
ircv and appropriating Sb.ooo thcrelor , was
recommitted.
t. ; House bill , lelatlng to executions , amend
ing the cede ot civil procedure , was passed.
0M Jiir. luiuumsi uueruu inu report 01 1110 joint
P contercnco committee on the legislative re-
A1 apportionment , presenting soveial amend-
, & * iiiunts , which elicited considerable opposi
tion. The leport was adopted.
House bill , appropriating S2.000 for the
relief of Maggie Pilbble for inltuies received ,
was passed , as were also the following :
'Jionse bill to prevent employment ot chll-
lren under twelve years ol ae In workshops ;
TGIISO bill to compel railroads to maintain
rM > rossings at roads and stieets ; house bill to
if * ' 111101111 thestatulcs entitled "descendants. ' '
.Mr. Snell , chairman of thu committee on
enrolled bills , reported that tlio judicial bill
liad been sent to thegoveinor lor signature.
Thu scnato concuired in the house amend
ment increasing the salary ol the state veter
inarian to 3 > 2f,00.
. . . Krcess tintII 8 o'clock.
The senate met at 8 o'clock. The gallery
v t " "was full and the lloor was ciowded bv visit-
Jng ladles and gentlemen. Men having axes
* > to grind were rushing to and fro amid the
, lium and confusion Incident to the closing
r hours. There wore several attempts made to
, „ take bills out of the general file aud put them
' on third reading. Mr. Brown called a halt
' and said that there was danger that many
Jobs might be inn through at the last mo
ment. The bill to appropriate SS.OOO lor the
geological survey was auain taken up and a
t motion toicconslder the vote by which the
bill was recommitted , was discussed and
finally withdrawn.
The senate rnaolvcd Itsrlf Into n cnmintttco
rTVf of the whole to consider the general appro-
AS priatlon bills.
kv . Mr. Fuller offered an amendment to add
f * * - ' 40,000 for two wings to tlio Norfolk Insane
WH .syliim. Adopted ,
hi Mr. Itobblns otfered nn amendment to cut
' ) tf tlio appropriation tor the Fiemont nor
mal school. Adopted.
Mr. Sterling offered an amendment to
strike out 840,000 for the brick building at
tlio penitentiary. Lost ,
Mr. Sterling offered an amendment that
an appropriated of $13,000 for wages at the
Kearney leform school bo cut down one-half ,
as It was three times tlio amount necessary
thn past two years. Lost.
't ' The bill was then recommended to pass.
The salary appropriation bill was then
taken up.
Mr. McNamar moved to amend that the ap
propriation bo Increased to cover thu salaries
nf nineteen district Judges and nineteen stc
" ographers. Carried. The bill was lecom
bu * * inded to pass and the committee arose am
thai1 report was adopted.
lo * 11. Moore moved to amend the house bll
da ) ' - ! > ell sallno laud by striking out the appro-
'Mf iiatlon clause and that It bo oidcicd to i
tf third rcadlntr. Adopted.
iho Bills on third reading and passed the house
v , iftB iJllll 401 < miscellaneous cams : house hill ap
F lot * yoprlatlng sitO : providing means fo
5. 'preserving tlie records In the adjutant gen.
; unrs'ofllce ; house bill to i prevent cruelty ti
; plmals.
rMr. . Colby hero , In a very neat speech , presented
sented Walter M. Seeley with a handsouv
4 gold watch and chain in recognition of faith
nil and courteous attention to duty. Mr
Seeloy replied gracefully with deep feeling
Chaplain Tale , on behalf ot the clerk !
of the senate , also presented Mr. ' Seeloy will
a beautiful plush album.
The chaplain then proceeded with an elo
quent presentation speech and called upoi
Senator Conger to accept 'an eleirant goh
watch an chain on behalt of the G. A. 11
members of the senate.
Mr. Conner responded appropriately.
Mr. Sclimlnko then offered a rcsolutloi
Brantlng the chairs aud desks used by then
to the reporters.
, Mr. Casper In a very happy speech , on be
\ half of the democratic members of the sen
> Hie , presented President Pro Tern Melkel
John with an elegant ebony gold hcadct
rane. The latter.feelinglv responded.
Mr. Holmes , on behalf of the senate , pre
sentcd Mr. Vandomark with a cold-headci
cane.
cane.Mr. . Snell , on behalf of the cleiks and om
ployes , presented Mr. Mciklejohn a hand
some gold Knight Templar charm. Thn lat
ter's response was made with deep emotion :
of gratitude.
The.following bills were passed : Housi
bill providing for registry , sale or lease of nl
lands set ajnrt for educational purposes
house bill making appropriations tor the cur
rent expenses of the statu government to
the years ending March at , ibM
, and Maich ! il , iS8. > , and to pa
\ miscalUuroiis Items ; house bill autliorizin
the Incorporation ot union depot companies
house bills as amended providing tor th
Bale and lease of the saline lands ; house bll
refunding Sfi2.X ! ) to Columbus ; house bll
providing a bettor means of assessment am
amending the statute entitled "Itevenno:1 :
house bill to comiiel parents to send chlldrei
of school age to school at least twelve week
In a year ; house bill for the appointment o
a deputy attorney general ; the salary op
proprlatkon bill ; house bill to amend clectloi
laws of metropolitan cities : house bll
to locate a road In Pierce county ; house bll
fixing salaries of county oflicors and provld
i Ing payment of all fees In excess to thu count
V treasureis : house bill to provide for the regla
try ot bonds ; house bill bO , amending th
code of civil piocedure ; house bill to memc
rlallze congress to pass n law giving ever
veteran of the war n silver medal ; house bll
allowing countv fudges fees In certain cases
house bill providing that action for libel ma
be brought in any county where libel Is cli
rulated ; house bill providing tor farmers' In
btilutcs and making appropriations thcrefoi
The senate and house adjourned at mill
nljht.
Doings in the House.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 81. [ Special Tele
cram to the UIK. : | Mr. Sterling's senate hi
251 was brought up for third reading In thi
house by Mr. Smyth. The sergeant-at-arm
was instructed to clear the lloor of all win
had not a right there , yet U'p din was .si.lll
citnt to render It almost Impossible for th
mo.st vociferous orator to bo heard. Thi
bill provides that the number of miles ol
main roads and wl'es of each railvva'
and telegraph company , Including the itch'
of way and side trucks within fifty feet o
, the main track , rolling stock and persona
property for the construction , repairs or sue
cewful operation of such railroad or tele
- aph lines , shall be listed with the state aud
and repair shops , depots , tool houses , section
hou cs , headquarters , store houses and side
track and depot trrounds more than llttv feet
from the main track shall be listed with the
local assessor. Mr. Smyth explained the
bill and moved It bu advanced to thhd read
ing.
ing.Mr.
Mr. Miller opposed the hill.
Mr. Agee said that thu bill ought to be en-
tilled "an act to amend an act for thn beneht
of Omaha.1' It simply was taking away prop
erty from the state assessments for Omaha's
benellt.
Mr. Haymond wanted to know whether the
house was willing to have railroad niopertv
assessed as tlio pioperty of the membeis was
assessed. There was met It In thu bill and it
ought lo be mssed.
Mr. Cole did nut think It was a bill which
wan wanted in the country dlstilets.
Tlio previous question was ordeied m
the motion for a third reading was lost.
Senate lile 51 regaidtng tuas tor countv
cleiks was amended to exclude counties
of 70,000 anil over from paying 4
cents per line to the cleric for making tax
lists. This will cut o EJ.OOO feeJ from the-
clerk ol Douglas county.
The following were passed : Scnato lile 1 ,
prohibiting nou resident aliens trom acquir
ing or holding leal estate in Nebiaika ; do-
lining the boundaries ot Tliurston county.
Seiuto lllo ! ! . ! , providing for nttornejs' fees
in cases ot loicclosiirus wus ! : ! ! ! cd.
The liouso concurred in the senate amend
ment to 'il , iclating to the manner of ex
pending money for tlio erection ot thu capi-
tol.
Senate file'M , amending the code of civil
procoduie , was passed ,
Tlio house coin-lined in thn senate ampnd-
munts to Andies' metropolitan city school
law , icquiring members ot the hoard ot edu
cation to bo elected at : % ; , striking out the
alary and holding tlie election In Juno.
Senate Hie IK ) , regulating tlio form of ac
knowledgement was passed : repealing the
law allowing the sale of tax certificates at
lifty cents on the dollar , was indefinitely
postponed. 10-1 , denning the counties ot
Arthur and Honk , was passed. Hecess.
The recominltment of the saline land
sale bill the evening bclore last has
soured many of the Lancaster county
people and caused an absence of
their lobbyists from tlio floor
ever since. One of the delegation told nm
to-day that the deteat was occasioned by a
split among the projectors and another said
that no more packing houses were expected
because It would bo Impossible to get them to
locate upon leased lauds.
Hepresoiitatlvo Slater retuied this morning
from attendance , at the obsequies of his
mother-in-law.
AFTKISNOON SJ SIOX.
The noise ot thu morning attended the
opening ot thu house this afternoon , aud the
nuxt indication ot a probable carnival in the
evening was the anpearatico on the lloor of
Mr. ( iiltmoro of Cass in a large , white , paper
hat. A number ot committees repotted fa
voring the postponement ot several bills and
the passa-e of senate hies U77. authoiizlng
thu tiansfcrof S7,17iS3 iroiu the peiinanent
Fchool tund to thu general iund ; 1'ii , lequlr-
Ing trains to stop before crossing junctions ;
20"i. compelling railroads to issue thousaud-
mile tickets , and ! - ' . > , letuiiding money paid
by counties lor care of insane.
Senate lile 55 , providing fees for county
clerks , was passed with tlio amendment ex
cluding the leu of 4 cents per line tor tax
lists fiom all county clerks in counties ot
more than 70,000 inhabitants ; also lO'i and
101) , dehnlng the limits ot MoPherson and
Grant counties.
Air. Watson , from the committee on
claims , reported one In favor ot Mr. Koper to
tlio amount of $1W , expenses incurred In the
Truosdell-Kopor contested caso. Tlio same
was adopted.
Senate hie 250 , exempting from attach
ment property bought by soldiers' pension ,
was passed , though a great deal of button-
holding had to be done to secure the small
majority.
.Senate Iilo204 , providing for the interven
tion of third persons claiming Intorcbt in
pending suiiU was also passed.
The governor announced that ho had
signed the following : 115 , relating to the
new asylum for the blind at Nebraska City ;
20 , erecting buildings at feeble minded
institute at Beatrice ; Andres' 30 ,
providing for a buioan of labor and industrial
statistics ; 1 5 , providing for the disposition
of unclaimed moneys In the county trcasuiic'
from delinquent taxes : 2bO , tor tlio relief of
George M. Price ; 823 , providing steno
graphers for the supreme judges.
Senate lile 75 , relating to warehouse men ,
was passed.
Senate- file 272 , providing for the abolition
of the grand jury except upon the call of tin
judges of the distilct court , was killed.
Tlio following weru then passed : 272 , abolishing
ishing Imprisonment in civil actions lor debt
senate lile W , providing that , in countiu.sol
more than 70,000 inhabitants there shall bo livi
commissloiKus.
bunatu hie 1" ' 3 , paving commissioners in
counties of 70,000 and over SIbOO pur year ,
was called. It was shown that this did
away with nil commissioners , mileage. j\
motion to Indefinitely postpone was lost am
the bill was passed ,
Senate lile 13.1 , was indefinitely postponed.
Senate tile lt > 2 , providing lor a i eduction ol
the school levy In the countiy dlstilets , w.i'
indelinltely postponed.
Sonata hie ftl , authorizing religious 01
chai liable associations to change their names
was passed.
Senate lile l.0 , authorizing the governor t <
appoint four live stock agents to act with om
veterinary urgeon to stamp out contasloui
diseases , was passed.
The house did not concur In the scnati
amendment to the militia bill raising tin
adjutant's salarv to 81,400.
Mr. Watson moved that a committee or
conference bo appointed.
Mr. Caldwell moved that the senate be re
quested to recede trom Its amendment.
The motion prevailed and the tequcst wai
complied with.
The committee on conference on the sena
torlal and representative districts roportei
several amendments aud the same weru con
curred In.
The following senate files were passed
20 , providing that the property owned by i
woman at her marriage shall remain hen
notwithstanding marriage , and l"i , empow
ering county commissioners to Issue bund :
to elect county buildings.
The governor announced that he ha <
signed house roll 40 , providing for the relic
of Beatrice ; 222 , for the erection of the Granl
memorial hall at Lincoln ; 429 , tor the reliel
ot E. D. Everett ; 141 , regarding the issue ol
school distilct bonds ; 118 , for buildings a
the Institute for the blind at llcatiico ; 210
lelatlneto the right of way ot railroad'
through educational lands and 25 , tor the
selling of all unsold state lots in Lincoln.
Mr. Watson moved that the postmaste
and engineer DO allowed pay for work doni
at night. Carried.
A number of members who had their stat
utes stolen fiom their desks weie allowed t <
make application for other copies.
Mr. MeConaughy offered a resolution 'thai
n committee of tour take an Inventory of al !
the property In the house , turn the same eve
to the sergeant-at-arms , and compel him ti
turn the same over to the secretary ot state
Members de-slrim : to purchase their chairs
and desks may do so for 55. The resolutioi
was adopted.
The joint conference committee on sena
torial and representative districts reportec
the folio wing changes , which weto concur
red In :
Senatorlal-ElL'hth : Dlxon , Dakota
Knox , CedarandTliurston. Tenth : Wash
Ington and Dodao. Thirteenth : Holt , Gar
Held. Wheeler ana the unoriranlzed terrltorj
north of Holt and Keja Paha. Fifteenth
Custer , \ alley , Loiip and Ulalne. Sixteenth
Buffalo and Sherman. Twenty-seventh
Adams. Twenty-eighth : Harlan , Kearnej
and Phelps. Twenty-ninth : Furuas , Red
Willow , Hltchi'ock , Dundy.Gosper , Frontier
Chase and Hayns. Thirtieth : Davvson , Lin
coin , Keith , Cliojeune , Logan and the unor
ganized territory west of Blalno and Logan.
Hepresentatlve First : Hlchardson am
two representatives. Second : Pawnee am
two representatives. The old thlra district am
twentvnlnthdistiiet are abolished. Ca IF
allowed two ioprn entatives. The eighth
district consists of Cass and Otoe. Cumliir
Dakota and Tliurston constitute the tifteeutl
district. The forty-fourth district consists o
Adams county and has but one represents
tlvo. The nfty-third district consists ol
Lincoln , Cheyenne , Keith and the nnorga
nlzcd torrltory west of Logan. District 54
consists nf ' \ alley , and 55 ot Custer ant
Logau and each Is entitled to tworeprcscnta
lives.
Kecess was taken , and at the suggestion ol
the chair nearly all the members carted oil
the loose papers which have long laid on
their desks by way of u'eUing ready to return
home.
EVENI.NQ S
TUQ bouse via3 cajjed
time by Speaker Harlan. The attendance of
members was largo. All the gas jets of the
hall , including sixty In thu central chande
lier , as also the two electric lights , illumi
nated the scene. The settees were well tilled
with young ladles and wives ot the members ,
wlille the gallery was packed with a motley
collection of last nlirhtcrs. The olock , ns If
tiled of lying about the time as it had dotiu
during thu thico months' session , appeared
paralyzed < and steadily maintained that the
hour was 7:10 : throughout the night.
The following senate tiles were passed : S3 ,
piovldlug that a wife living with her hus
band at thu Unit of his death , and without a
suitable resulijrUso of her own , may reside in
the dwellliu of her. late husband so long as
hhu remains a vyidoV , without being charged
with runr , and < Wi9ll havu sustenance out of
his estate for t ( u years : ! ! t , amending the
code ot civil i > rocoduro ; l'J\ providing secu
rity to the public against omissions and de
fects in abstracts ; 220 , prescribing how ex
ecutors may secure their license ; ' -5 , donating
two acres to district .11 , Lancaster county :
25. , granting to Hastings Col " 40 a set of
supreme court reports ; 7t > , forbidding the sale
of obscene llteratuic ( this vote containing ono
negative ) ; 275 , amending thu cede of civil
procedure ; 274. enabling the supreme court
to reduce sentence of criminals during ap
peal , and 20 , tor thu piosectitiou of appeals.
At this juncture. Mr. Whltmoro advanced
to the front and remarked that when the late
lamented Samuel J Tilden complained that
wo wore a nation of blackgnatds , It was Bob
Ingersoll who responded it that were trim
Mr. Tlldcn ought to bo president. Mr. Whit-
mote said that he liait been selected to bu
spokesman on this occasion , being in thu
house the biggest fool ot all. Ho spoke of
the dcDrcciatng estimation in which thu
present legislature had been had and In
stanced a couple of happy incidents to signify
that Providence had permitted it to come tea
a close before it had became a vacuum. Hu
then addressed Mr. Harlan and said that , as
a token ot the esteem In which the officers
ami members of this house held him , in their
behalf ho asked to be allowed to
present him with an olotratit watch
and chain which ho hold In his
hand. He hoped the chiln would be a chain
of filendshlpand the watch bo as good a
watch to him as ho had been a watch to thu
IntPicsts ot this state.
Mr. Harlan said : "Gentlemen of the
house of representatives : I feel utterly In
capacitated on account of my physical condi
tion this evening to respond to the very ll.it-
toiitm words which have been uttered by our
tiiends and fellow-mumbeis. I teel unable to
do this occasion justice , but allow me to say
that in tlio deepest and most .sin
cere sense 1 return you inv
sincere thanks for this elegant and beautiful
gilt. 1 accept It as a token ol your ic ard
and estopm. I shall treasure it as an evidence
of tin1 fiiendly tpeliiigs which have existed
between us , and us wo move down tlio sti earn
ot time I shall look upon this as ono of the
inanv pleasant lecollections and events of
out w oik together. From the time you elu-
vated mo to the position of yotirpiesldiiig of
liccr it has been my desire to tie.it you indi
vidually and collectively In a fair and impar
tial manner. There have been piany
questions coming before this body
upon which wo cntei tallied different
views and dillerent opinions , and many
heated discussions have been carried on. Wo
have fought valiantly lor the ideas which we
entertained. These discussions have been
warm , but when the question was settled ac-
coiding to the laws of parliamentary practice
jon , as honest and fail-dealing men , liavo
accepted the situation and good feeling again
prevailed. My gieatpst sotircuotgratihcation
has been the uniform kindness and
courtesy which you have extended to me.
I cannot call to mind at any tlmu
when any member of this body
treated nm unkindly. Tlio members of this
house well know that thu presiding officer , as
a muuiber ot the boclv , is expected to have
ideas and opinions on all questions and is
requested tocast his vote the same as you aio.
Under these circumstances ho may bo ex
pected to but ouubt not to bo controlled by
either prejudice or passion. So far as 1 have
been able to discern there has been no con
flict srowlng out of these differences.
If any offense has been taken bv any
member , I desire to ask that gentleman's
pardon. I deslio to thank tlio ollicers and
members of this house tor the kindness 1
have experienced at their hands , and es
pecially to the chief clerk for the assistance
ho has given mo during this session , which
has resulted in making my work as easy as
possiblu to me. 1 wish to thank tlio em
ployes for the pleasant manner In which
they have always iccelved me.
If I have had any degree of success It has
been largely duu to the chief clerk , his assis
tants and thesu men. They have without an
exception done all in their power to make
my work easy. Again 1 desire to thank jot
for the courtesies extended and the elcgani
present you have bestowed upon me. " [ Lout :
applause. I
Mr. Watson then. In a short and eloquent
speech , piesented Chief Clerk Slaughter wit )
a magnliiccnt diamond stud.
Mr. Uovvman then presented Assistant
Clerk Cook with an excellent gold watch.
Business was icsiimed , but piogressei
slowly. Everybody commenced to tluovv pa
pers anit books , and for a time It was danger
ous to bo found among the members.
Mr. Keiincy , who was In the chair , said the
work of the house would stop unless order was
restored and threatened to clear the gallery It
tlio crowd there took uny morn part in tlm
riotous proceedings. Four colored men wen
then shut into the front of the gallery and
sang oxcellontlv , and for a time soothed the
savage breasts beneath.
On motion it was decided that all bills no
advanced to a third leading would bu indefi
nitely postponed.
House roll 4" > S , relating to tlio leasing ol
saline lauds for tiie developments of saline
Interests , was returned to the senate by ro
quest.
The house concurred In the senate amend
ments to roll 4il ( , tlio claims bill , which in
creased thu amount by a lew hundred del
lars.
lars.Tlio
Tlio governor announced that ho had signed
rolls 2-.0 , allowing clerks to county judges
and (17 ( , requiring tax lists to bo delivered to
tlm county treasurer before December 1.
Tlie appiopriation bill was reported fiom
thu senate. Six hundred dollars weie adilei
to the allowance tor employes of the board nl
public lands and btilldlnisand concurred in.
MavnarU on Trial.
FAM.S CITV , Neb. , March ill. [ Special to
the UKE.J Tlie district court room has beei
crowded to ovei flowing for the last three days
with spectators to witness the tiial of Join
Maivln for tlio killing of Frank Nebeigal
here on the lUtli uist. , a large portion of the
aualcncu consisting ot ladles. Maivln's
mother and wife have been in attendance a
tlio trial nearly all the time , and occupy scats
near his attorneys. His mother , being well
along In years , seems nearly heart-broken ,
and watches the witnesses and Jury very
closely. His brother , G. P. Marvin , of the
Beatrice Democrat , Is also In attendance.
The witnesses tor the state have all been ex
amined and at present tlm dutensu is on tha
stand. Some strong ( ' . ' ) testimony in behall
of the prosecution has been olfoied by wit
nesses who were over a block away from the
place where the murder was com
mitted. Oiio witness positively swore that
Neborgall was coming down the htreet will :
his hands In his side pants' pockets when ho
saw Marvin attack him. The attorney
asked him if ho was positive and he said tie
was. It was proven afterwards that Neber-
gall had no pockets in his pants at all. The
impression here Is that the defense could
safely rest their case with the jury without
Introducing anv testimony In their behalf.
It looks as though tlie crime which the gram
Jury charged Marvin of ( murder in the first
degree ) Is entirely unfounded. County At
torney E. Falcon and E. W. Thomas are
prosecuting and Hon. A. J. Weaver , Judge
Iteavls and Frank Mat tin aie
defending. Marvin appears coo
and apparently does not fear
the result. Public sympathy Is somewhat
divided. The Detter class , Including the
leading business men , are Inclined to believe
that Marvin did the right thing In shooting
Nebergall , oven If It Is uroven It was not an-
cldontal , for the simple reason Nebergall
made his threats to a number of witnesses
that he would shoot both Marvin and his
brother. The jury consists of tanners , and
all are young men , apparently not over
twenty-live years of age. It Is the youngest
jury that was ever ornpanneled In Hichardson
county. To-morrow thocase will bo given to
the Jury , which will no doubt render a ver
dict of not guilty.
JtotliaRkcr Pul'llnt : thn Wires.
Li.\coi.NNeb.Mnrch 31.-Special [ Telezram
tothoUuK.J Ilothackerls here concocting n
scheme to got mon appointed on the police
commission who are pledged to make.
FAIRCDILD TO BE PROMOTED ,
lis Appointment Already Decided Upon
For the Treasury Portfolio.
MAYNARD AS HIS ASSISTANT.
A Successor to Mr. Jordan Not K\-
( icctcil to Jlo Named Per Some
Tlino Vet National Capl-
ml News.
Secretory Manning'1 * 8ucc < "jsor.
WASHINGTON , Maich 31.Special \ Tele-
grant to thu BI.I : . | 'Ihe icslgnatlon of Sec-
clary Manning takes effect to-morrow and
the vacancy will be llllctl Immediately by the
promotion ot Mr. Fairchlld. The appointment
ol Mr. Falrchlld has been nude out lor sev
eral days and ho was nutilled of his pteter-
cnco by the president two weeks ago. For
nearly a jear Mr. Fuirchlld has been equally
lespousiblo for the adiiilnist'atloii ot thu
treasury department , and during this period
lias had absolute and unquestioned authority
as ho will have to-morrow when Installed as
secretary. Ills conduct of the department
lias shown marked ability and his unpieten-
tious manneis havu made him onu of the
most popular chlutb In thu depaitmcnt. In
assuming thu vacant elialr Mr. Falichild will
not bo IntioJucpil to now duties , lie will re
move fiom the room ho has been occupying
to that assigned the secretary and
will drop the word "assistant"
from all papers hereafter bearing his signa
ture. These are the only changes that are
Involved In the apuolntment ot Mr. Fairchild -
child to succeed Secretary Manning. The
business and policy of the department will
movoforwaid without any deviation finm
the path pursued since Its control was passed
over to Mr. Mannlni ; . It is ropoited on good
authoiity that Second Comptroller M.iyard
will be appointed assistant secretary to suc
ceed Mr. Faiichtld. It is not expected that
a tieasmer will bo appointed to-monowto
succeed Mr , .Jordan. Mr. Jordan's icslgna-
tion is to take elk'cton the appointment of
his successor , and it is piobablo no appoint
ment will bo madu until Mr. Jordan lotmns
from Kurope.
There is considerable doubt as to the piesl-
dent's intentions in icgard to the trcasuter-
ship. Ono gentleman holding an impoitant
position In the dupaitmcnt claims to have
had a direct intimation Iroiu the preslden t
ot his intention to appoint Mr. Theodore
Cook , of Cincinnati , to this place , \\liile an
other asseits positively that the president has
dotci mined not to appoint Mr. Cook. It is
understood that Mr. Falrchild's candidate for
this place is Mr. Graves , wlillo the same au
thority savs that If any present otllcial of the
treasury is to bo selected the president's
choice is Mr. Whelpley , at picsent assistant
treasmi'r.
r.Ycirir ito.vus INVESTIGATION" .
Congressman Springer , ot Illinois , called
at the white house this morning for the pur
pose of Hailing out If possible something in
relation to the president's Intention in re
gard to the appointment of a commission to
investigateP.icllic railroad accounts. Mr.
Springer said to your correspondent : "I
am convinced by my H1Uvith the presidejit
that he has not select < v > yVf.i'tiio dimfo-
cratic members of the < 'innlssion. "
' Is theio to bo a political division In this
Instance. "
"Oh , there will be two democrats and ono
republican. "
"Then vou think a republican has been
selected' " '
" 1 can't say as to tint , but 1 think David
Littler , of Springfield , HI. , will be the repub
lican member. Littlt < is a close nolltical
friend of Senator Cullnm. Ho was Culloin's
candidate lor a position on the inter-state
commerce board and would probably have
been appointed if Mr. Morrison had been
out of the way. Senator Cullom has
recommended him for this place and I
aie conlident that ho will get It , provided , ot
cause , that ho will accept , and 1 think ho
will. " Littler is a member of the Illinois
legislattue , and brother-in-law of Dick
Oglesby , and althou h a lepublican is very
much opposed to the political aspirations of
his relative , Hu is said to have been instru
mental In .securing the election of Mr. Far-
well to those.iatc , and on that account he has
Culloin's wann friendship , as with ono
senator trom Chicago Cullom will have a bet
ter chance of lo-elcction than lie would if
both senators were from the southern part ot
the state.
11113 1NTKK-STATB COMMISSION.
Very llttlo was done by the inter-state
commerce commissioners to-day. As antici
pated by a UKK special last night , they met
this morning , called upon the president ,
went to the Interior department and took the
oath ot olllce. and then visited their tempo
rary rooms in the lloo building , where the
geological survey Is located. No formal
move was made towuids an organization for
the reason that some of the commissioners ,
principally Judge Cooley , held tnat the com
mission cannot organize till April 5 , when
the law goes into elfect. Jud.o Cooley Is
quite emphatic on this point. He says the law
authorises the appointment of the commis
sion and the udministation of the oath at the
time this was done , but Inasmuch as the
railroads will not bo amenable till the Mti ,
any action the commissioners may take be
fore that date will bo void.
It Is not believed that any organization will
be perfected and a eeelary elected before
the latter part of next week. The Intel yen-
Ing time will bo occupied by infoimal meet
ings each day for the purpose of becoming
better acquainted ami aneolng upon a gen
eral interpretation o- the law. The law is to
bo gone over formally , then taken up bv
clauses , paiagraphs and finally sections and
a peiluct agreement reached on all Important
points It is understood that the work of the
commission , when fairly under way , will be
like that ot the supreme court , each commis
sioner takinsr assignments of a case , making
examinations or conducting hearings , and
then submitting to the lull commis
sion the result or findings. The work
of the commission will be volumi
nous. Some who aio familiar with
the character and volume of the matter
which will bo submitted are predicting that
tills will be ono of thi most extensive bureaus
in the vvholo government service , and that
within a year hundmls of clerks will bo re
quited to do routiiH work. Ono reason as
signed for the cnorm ms amount ot business
which will accumulate lj that seldom will a
decision on a question apply to any other
than the one easi vvli ch brought it up. Cor
porations Interested In this body cannot
safely expect any opinions from it under two
or three weeks. It U generally believed that
Judge Cooley will be ciioscn president of the
commission. A repcrt is In circulation that
Mr. Cleveland had tHs understanding before
he appointed tiie otli tr four commissioners.
AN r.N.IOVA JLi : LUNCHEON.
Society ladles of \ \ ashlngtoir are very en
thusiastic over a In iclieon given yesterday
afternoon and evenl'i * by Senator and Mrs.
Van Wyck. About 100 ladles and gentlemen
were present. Sena or and Mrs. Van Wyck
received their guest : ) In tuo salon. Luncheon
was served in the-dining room , the table
being ornamented with wtnto callas and
ferns. The library was also open and Miss
Hogurs favored the ompany with a number
ot charming songs. Among those present
were Countess Ksfc rhazy , Mrs. llroadliead ,
Miss Plnson , Mrs. ? mater Van en , Hev. Dr.
Barrett. Mrs. Senati rCockrell. Mrs. ex-Sec
retary Teller , Miss Carrie U Hansom , Mrs.
A. F. Chllils. Miss tiichards , Mrs. Charles
NordhoffMrs. . Ft .ucls Hodgson iiurnett
Little. Lord Fnuntlf iov , Mrs. Cephlane , Mrs.
Dr. Wordsworth , Ds r'leer. Mrs. Dale. Mrs ,
T. B. Buxton , airs. jKolonel Wilson , airs.J.
H. Soulo. Mrs. S. Tfsult , William Hirnley ,
Dr. Stearns , Mrs. CfJjell , and others.
BLAINK ANlv'-TlIK ' I'HUSIDKNT.
The announcement that Bjalne will
visit .Europe att remain till after
the presidential nominations aio made next
year. Is Interpreted tiere to mean that lie ex
pects his name to be'.nsf d as a candidate for
leugmlaatlou. Ilia * rlendi say u iplcjuU to
place himself In the hands of hU party ; th it
If ho is nominated in Ids absence Iroiu this
couutiy very well. It thorn is a disposition
tochonsu another rcmihllcau the party will
not be hampered bv his presence.
rilOMM.t'IlVi : TUK.VsUIIY API'OIN TMr.NTS.
An olllclal high In the tieasury
department said this aftcinoon that
IIH had received nil intimation from the pies-
Idoiit that he had determined tn appoint The
odore Cook , ot Cincinnati , t'nited States
trcisurcr. 'Ihis appointment , It is said , will
not be made at the time the speret.uy and
assistant secietary am designated. Thu lat-
ler appointments aie anticipitcd to-moirovv.
.NiillAS : ! | < A AND IOWA IT.NsloVs.
Pensions were Issued to-day for Xchraskans
as lollows : Nauej H , mother of Samuel II.
Bojce. Ortello : Stephen II. Kennev. Arnold ;
John K. 1'oland , Taylor ; Thomas P. Coulter ,
Hastings.
Pensions for lowam : Maile , innt'ior of
Knos Kern , Toledo ; John W. Scott , Atliu-
tie ; Kdward Manning , Miiteuso ; August
Kiauce , Chailcs City ; Geoigo W. 11 imlltou ,
Klllott : Ceoigo W. lox. Illjila ; Benjamin
lEenyon , Centeivllle ; Hiram A. Dcsbiow.
ney ; Mlrhaul Cialt. Geimauvillo ; John It.
Tan. Wlnlield ; Jefferson ( Sow , Ottumw.i ;
K'-nshear Allen , Cooper ; John Wilson , At
lantic ; Allen 1) . Wilkinson , Centervilli ;
James G.idbv , Falilleld ; Ullllam White-
worth , Macksburg ; rVd SeluulT , Los Nation ;
Anthony Arle , What Cheer.
AUMV N'HWS.
Major Joseph W. Wham , paymaster , "as
been ordered to West 1'olnt on public busi
ness.
The leave of First Lieutenant William
Cro/.ler , oiduanee department , has been ex
tended to November 1 , with permission to go
abroad on account of sickness.
Twenty-live colored reelulta have been or
dered to the Depaitment of Arizona fet the
Tenth cavalry.
Sergeant William D. Stanlleld , light bat
tery C , Tlilid artillery , lias declined to appear
beloro Ceneral Gibson's board at the aiseual
heiefor examination for promotion to lieu
tenant , and Major ( icneral Scholleld lias re
voked the order tor such examination.
Lieutenant ( ieneial Sheridan lias returned
from the west , where he has been Inspecting.
Forts Itiley and Kussell. At Denver lie se
lected the site lor the new western military
post. The site selected is within seven miles
of the city , and the cltl/ens committee will
proceed to complete the puichaso
anil forward the papers to the
department for approval. General Shcrld.in
believes that the establishment of the new
post , which will bo a icglmcntal post , will
lesult In considerable economy In expendi
tures , as the pimmse Is to consolidate under
ono administration nt Denver at least Unco
and piobably lour of the smaller posts.
I'osrAi. ciiAxnr.s.
The following font th class pnstorflces will
become piesidontlal olllees alter April 1 , with
n salarv ot 81,00(1 ( and upwards : Loup City ,
Neb. , Ozallala , Neb. , and Kaglo Grove , la.
The readjustment of postmasters' sal.it IPS
and gradation ot pONtnlllces In all states is
going on at the uoslollice depaitmont daily.
The president to-day made the lollnw-
ing appointments as postnmsteis ; At Illue
Kmtli City ; Minn. , Otto Kaupp , vice John H.
Sprout , removed ; llebion. Neb. , Oliver 11.
Scott , vice John M. Flt/patrick , removed ,
and atdiand Island , Neb. , Layla > etteMjeis ,
vice C. L. Hovvell , removed.
SMAU , r.vi'irAi. ! .
Brad 15. Hopkins , of Diibuque countv. was
to-day appointed a ganger in the Second
Iowa ( menial revenue district.
Senator Allison Is in New Yoih.
Colonel Akeis , of Nashville , special agent
of the land ofliec , has returned alter aje.irs
absence on work in Iowa.
J. D. Hell , ot Omaha , is in the citj.
HOWARD HKCAPIUKKl ) .
The DCS Mollies Forger Imitates Jim
CiunlKRi > ami In Caught.
DBS MOINIS , la. , March 81. | Special Tel
egram to the Br.i.J : Frank Howard , the
former who was arrested at Council Bluffs
by Constable Blylor , and escaped by jumping
through a car vvijidovv at Atlantic Tuesday
night , was recaptured this morning by the
police. Like "Jim Cummings" and other
humorous criminals , ho is lend of letter
writing , and while at Atlantic sent Marshal
Botkln the following :
I wrlto you a tow lines to lot you know that
1 will bo in DCS Molnes In a day or two. 1
came down with Mr. Ulylnr last night from
the Bluffs. 1 stopped otf at Atlantic
to see n friend and the train
lett me , I was awttil sorry for
it , but 1 guess Frank got thiough all right , as
he had another prisoner to take on at btuart ,
so 1 thou.'hthfl would have enough to'attend
'to. I can't loll just whoiel will go to , but will
let you know In my next letter In a hog's
eve. Well , I will close. You needn't spend
time In answering this letter , as 1 don't
know vvlicio jou could send it to. 1 am in
nocent of the crime. I bought and paid lor
all the tees 1 got honestly , but 1 know some
ot the people want to down me. If they will
let mo ulono I won't do them any harm , and
if 1 have boiulit some other man's fees 1 am
willing to pay it back. 1 got .it honestly. I
don't want to harm any ono It 1 know It.
Farewell.
tSIgned. ] FIIAXK HOWARD.
The police kept a sharu lookout for him.
Ho was on the night train from the west , and
when it reached the city got elf on the south
side and , taklnz unfrequented streets , made
tor his home on East bcott street , between
Mnth and Tenth. The conductor Informed
Captain Jarvis that Howard had been on the
train and probably sneaked elf unobserved.
The patrol was summoned and ho was found
at homo In the act of letlilng and was taken
to jail. This morning ho waived examina
tion and was held to appnir bctoro the grand
jury. The cilmo with which he is charged is
that of uttering a torged order. A case in
which there vveio several witnesses from
Monroe came before Justice Kggicston and
the fees and mileage amounted toquitna
sum. When thn trial closed it Is alleged that
Howard appeared with otders puiportlne
that the tees of the Monroe witnesses had been
signed over to him and hedrevv the money.
In one of the Mahar cases it is said ho did
the same , and when the witnesses applied
for their tees it was found that they had been
paid to Howard , This aroused thu ire of
several , and Intoiinatlon was liled ajaiust
him.
Prominent Iowa Men Arrested.
Dns MOINIS : , la. , March : ! ! . [ Special Tele-
cram to the Br.i.l Information was filed
in tills city to-day by M. H. Porter , of Atlan
tic , charging U. F. Allen and Ficd M. Hubbell -
bell , prominent and wealthy citl/ens of this
city , with mlsappropriatins the funds of the
lately defunct Monarcli Insiuance company
by voting a donation of 512,000 to Allen , thus
reducing the assets of the company so that
they weio Insutllcient to meet its liabilities.
Warrants were inimcdUicly issued tor their
arrest , and at 11 : " > 0 thW were aiicsted , but
gave bonds to await a preliminary examina
tion , Mr. Allen was at one time president ot
thu Cook County ( Ills. ) National bank , and
Mr. Huhbell Is one of the wealthiest men In
Des Moincs. _
Doing * at Duhnqup.
DUIIUQ.UK , la. , March 81. [ Special Tele
gram to the IJi'.E.l The democrats this after
noon nominated for mayor Percy Preston , a
popular youn ; member of the I'easleo Brew
ing company.
Judge Couch this mornin ; overruled the
saloon-keeper demuuer. The whisky cases
will be tried on their merits in May.
Hie Illinois Central siirrendctcd Its lease
of the Dubuque & Sioux City road yesterday ,
but will probably buy the road.
A Strange Floater Found.
DAvnNPOitT , la. , March 31. [ Special
Telegram to the UIK : : ] While removing a
raft from the river to-day , workmen found
the dlstfgured body of a man. It Is thought
the tloater got under the raft some distance
above and caino dovv n w 1th It. The descript
ion compares with that of Chlis Lames , who
mysteriously disappeared fioai Lo Claire In
January.
- m
Knjoinlnjr a Kallroad T > \ .
MASON CITV , la. , March 31. [ Special Tel
egram to the BKB.J-A movemwjt Is on foot
to enjoin all further collecting ot the tax
voted In > old of thu Mason City A Fort Dodge
railroad , . . It ly alleged tuu company lias not
complied with the terms of the contract on
which thp tax was voted. Thu amount of tax
jet dueisS . ) , Ov.O.
Mniln the Purchase.
Cii : > Aii Uu-m.s , In. , March 31. The Illi
nois Central has puiehascd tlm Iowa Falls A :
Sloiu Cliv railroad , paving $ . " > 0 per share for
the stock , Thu deeds wciu made out and
signed lieu1 to-dav. ' 1 he lease ot the load
has expired , hcnco the purchase.
No Now Trial l''or ' I'orlcr.
FoitT Donor , l.iMarchQt , [ Special Tolu-
gram to the Br.i : : ] Judge Mlraelo overrules
the motion for a new tilal In HIP0.10 of John
L , 1'oiler , convicted of manslaughter lat
week. The ease now goes to the siipieiuu
couil on exceptions.
Senator Koblimoii Appointed.
DIN MOI.NT.S la. , March ill. Senator G. S.
Hohlnson , of Sloitu Lake , was to-dav ap
pointed iallio.ul commissioner to succeed
Judiii MoDIII. whine tuiin uxp'icd. Tlie ex-
ccutivo council eonilimed the uppolutmuiit.
TvviMily-Tvvo rrun IJIll-t Founil fly the
Ch Ion LTD Cir.ind .Jury.
Oiiio\oo , Maieli iil. lSpepl.il Telegram to
the UF.P.J Twenty-two turn bills charging
conspliacles and other ollemes against the
county , were returned bv the grand jury this
atluriioon , The Indictments were handed to
Sherlll Matson , wlio.pioceciled to have the
neccssarv papcis made out for bringing In
the accused parties. It is iiimoiedthat about
thirty persons have been eaiuht in thodia ;
not diavvn out to-day. The presentments
created a genuine sensation. JndgoAnthoav
said that the sheiill could not accept the ball
which was fixed and It must be given in
open court. Up to 11 o'clock to-ulght no ar
rests had been made , and at that hour Shenlf
Matson said unless there was danger of some
of the indicted men taking "leg ball , " none
would bo made until moinlng , when all will
Im taken into court and litivo an opportunity
to slvo ball. Ho admitted that
every ono ottho men was under sur
veillance , but would give no names.
From another souico it was le.iiuod , how
ever , that the list Includes six ot the present *
commissioueis , live ex-eommlssloneib , two
wardens , a coal dealer , two conti.ietois and
Architect Fnbcr , this hut named centlemaii
being the accommodating person who
"OK'd" all bills that vveio piosented to him.
There is reason to believe that the suspected
rallies me Keeping themselves l.ilrly well in
formed about what is going on In the lury
room. Thev have not holtated to send their
emissaries to the houses ot juiois ol even
ings or to appioaeh them on thu stieets or at
their placesot business anil ask tor Intorma-
tion , and although thesis elloits have been
uiibiicecs'slul , they have had better luck with
vvltnes-es alter tliov have been discharged by
the jury. Mllco McDonald , who has been
very closely ideutiiied with all the men so
far Indicted , and who has had
Immense inllneiico with thi ! mcmbeis of the
boaid lor some > eais past , now says confi
dently that ho will not be indicted , and n
good many people who know moro about
what Is going on than is printed in the. news
papers bellevoho has no icasontobual.il mod.
Hit also says he will bo able to save his
brother Kd. alieadv indicted. Judge Anthony
said this evening that nothing had .vel been
done looking toward extending the life of
the grand lury to enable It to complete Its in
vestigation. "It may bo done on Saturday , "
said ho. "The order can bo made and exe
cuted on the spot. "
At midnight the grand jury was still work-
ins TfiHi every lixllootlou of nn rll nit-lit 5C ! > -
Blon. This looks as If there would be another
bunch ot indictments to-morrow.
The .IiivpatiKKtlnit Commission.
NKVV YOKK , March ! J1' . ( Special Telegram
to the linn. ] The Tribune's Washington
special says : It was stated by a member of
the cabinet who would bo likely to know In
case any selection had been made , that ho
did not think that the appointment ot Gov
ernor Abbett , General Uravg or David Llt
tlo ; us commissioners to Investigate the Pa
cific roads had been dctei mined on. The op
position of Abbett to Cleveland's nomina
tion and hlA half suppoitof the ticket In
1884 , have been talked about a good deal in
Washington this week. This has been fol
lowed to-day by two Assertions calculated to
injure the ex-govornoi's prosnect. Ono is
that lie lias not tried to conceal his contempt
lor the piesldcnt's so-called policy of civil
service lelorm ; the other is to thn effect that
Abbett has been and Is on Intimate and
friendly teims with certain prominent spec
ulators In stocks who are dolu ? all they can
to beai the market so far as the Paciac rall-
toid securities aio conceined. * Among the
republicans who have been .strongly lecom-
mended for a place on the commission is
Representative Hepbuin , ot Iowa.
An Important Discovery.
PAvv.NF.n CITY , Nob. , 'March 81. [ Special
to the Br.E.j A new method of cold plating
has been discovered or Invented by Mr. H.
C. Anderson , a jowellcr of this city , lie has
been working upon It fo/Jcn'er a year anil
has ma'de a successful discovery at last. Ho
has applied tor a patent. . 'The search of the
records In the patent oIl | o"at Washington
revealed the l'aotthat _ nothing similar to his
Invention lias over been patented In this
country. Ilia invention consists of a
method and means of gold plating
any klnd'i.pf ' .mpt.il , and to lay
the plating ort rAny.proportion desired , of
pine gold' and -K > t ' alwy , The tplato can be
made any proportion 'desiied , and any s-hado
deshcd , from bright pure gold color , to the
darkest shade of the alloy from the light
btiavv color , to the richest California gold
color. The gold and alloy tire laid on at ono
and the same time the proportion being leg-
ulated by the operator. Specimens ot Air.
Audeison's work , with his now process of
gold iilatlnir , are now quite common on our
streets. Any ono can verity these lacts bv
calling upon Mr. Amlotson , at his place ot
.business in this place.
Qiinrnntlno Af-alnnf Cholera.
Ki. PASO , Tox. , Maich ill. Quarantine has
boon instlfiiled hero to-day iigalust cholera.
Thn cholera has tiaveled noithvvard In South
America until It has reached the isthmus ot
Panama , and it is teaied that the Mexican
Central trains may bilng It into the United
States. All persons , bau'trage and freight
from Infected putts will bn denied admittance
to the state. All mails liom cholera-infected
ports will bo disinfected betore being ie-
reived into the state.
The National CommUnlon.
WASHINGTON , March ! ! . Cooley , Morri
son , Sehoonmaker and Walker , of the Inter-
htutii commerce commission , called at the
whlto house to-day and had a conloienca
with the president. Later , with Mi. linigg ,
they took the oath of ofllco at the Interior de
partment.
The dumociatle. members of the inter-Rtatn
commeico commission have decided to make
Judge Cooley chairman.
Steamship Arrivals.
Ni'.vv Vonic , March 31. [ Special Telegram
to the IlKK.1 Anlved , the steamer Kthiopa ,
Irom Glasgow , and Illinois , fiom Antwerp.
Niw : Voiiif , Match 'II. Tlio stovner
balerno Is reported by a steamer which ar
rived this morning as having been sUhtcd
COO miles fiom Halhax , heading east on the
27th of this month.
lilulne at St.
ST. Lorts , Much 31. James ( ! . lililnu nt
noon to day lihook hands with .stncral him-
died men on the merchants' uxchaniro. and
nftcnvr.rd made n specrh to nearly ' . ' , ( ) JO people
ple , He.iis Kiected with great npplausu.
Labor Will Cap'uro Cincinnati.
CiN'ciN.VATl , Maich 81. Tin ) labor party
claim they will elect their municipal ticket
next Monday. Tlmv llgiircon polling 2,200
\otes ( which is not Impossible ) , which vv'ould
euablv them to defeat both ot tlio old | > arll .
mtT\TI ? 1)1CTC ) ? 1T
MAIL KLMo ll
Evidcnco For tlio Prosecution in tlio
dock Oaso Ooncltulod at Noon ,
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE ,
Pnlillo Interest In thn Trial Continues
L'nnunvud ' , the Court llontu ItcliiK
1'aoUed Throughout
the Day.
Tlio I'lof-rciitlon Finishes.
Pioi'xCnv , la. , Match ill. Ko chlnskl ,
alias Ulsiimtck , was recalled tillsmoinlnibut
his evidence was Immaterial , rollowlnu him
iMiue his little twelvecatold daughter ,
named .Minnie. She possessed .her lathers
slniMilai laculty of letentlvo powers , ami
passed stialght on In her testimony without
any omb.iirassmout or couttadlctlon , She
said : "I Know John Aionsdort and Paul
Lender ; 1 leincmbor when Haddock was
Killed ; 1 don't remember jttst when my
father went aw.iv ; 1 saw Arensdoif after my
lather went away : 1 cairled a letter from
my mamma to him ; ho was ueai the bridge ;
lie came to our house about ten minutes after
1 got back ; ho told my mamma tlieio was too
much talk yet and she could not go away
until it got quiet ; ho came again on Sunday ;
my mamma said liu didn't want to
wait any longer ; my papa was sick anil ho
wanted to go away ; ho .said lie would lix ;
ovuiytlilng so ho could go Tuesday ; wo sold
thu fiiiiiituro on Monday ; vvu went Tuesday
morning ; Paul Leader went with me ; that
day ho went with inn and my mother lo
Coticll Hlulls ; It was SiW Aiensdorf paid
my mother ; I did not count the money ; ho
sild It was that much ; tlio money was in
gold and paper ; Aions'dort bought thu honsil
lor S1500 , but S. " > 00 was owed on the lot. "
At this point thu state tests Its case and
com t adjourned till afternoon. Thorepoit
nt noon that the state's ease was ended tor a
time and that the dclcnse , would begin witli
its evidence in the alleinoon and had a tresh
interest to the pioceedlng , but could add no
L'lcater number to the packed court room.
Policeman William A. .Smith testilied tlmt
ho saw IHsmaicK on the night ol the ! ld on
the corner of Douglas and Foiuth streets
dilink , and told him to go home ; this was
about mid-night allot the killing of Had
dock.
Adolph Metz was the next witness and tes
tified that ho met Itlsiiiiuck about ( I o'clock ,
August H , as he w.is coming out ot Herman's
saloon ; lie next saw Ulsmarck at 1 o'clock In
the molding vciy diuuk on the sidewalk
near Ins icsiitence , where IIH rema ned about
an horn ; saw him again at U o'clock In the
moinlng , when he was ( initially sobeied up
and he said ho had not been home that night.
Witness was cioss-examined , but nothing of
special inteiest was developed.
William Met/ , lather ol the last witness ,
testilied that Ulsmaick asked lor admittance
to his house at a voiy early hour on the mom-
Ing ol the Hli ot August.
Oscar Itilduvvell , a policeman , was then
swoin. Hu testilied that hu saw It smarclc
at 10:30 : nn the night ot August :1 : , corner of
Fouith and Doiulas stieets ; that he was a
witness to the s-eeno of the killing wh ch
happened about 10ir : > ; it was shortly alter
this when ho oulered Ulsmaick , who was
very diiink , to go home.
Cieorge Wee testilied that on Aumist 1 bo
tried to employ Bismarck to assist him In
diiminn a wall ; that ho otfered him 8:1 : a day ,
but ho refused , saying that ho and Treibor
could make moro money doing up prcacheni ;
hu saw him at his place about 11 o'clock
on thu Sunday morning prior to the shoot
ing : at that time lie sahl that he and George
Tretber could make more money doing up
lawjers and pieachcis than digging wells ,
but did not say anything about killing
preachers.
lilsmarbk was then recalled and denied all
the statements made except that Itlco called
at his house on Sunday.
Itlco was then cioss-examlued , but his evi
dence was not shaken.
William Doersam said that on the night ot
the minder he went lo Arensdorl tor Mrs.
Lcavitt and told her about the killing. She
icmarkcd , "Cood. 1 am glad the
is killed. " When Le.ivitt entered
witness' room on the night of the shooting ho
, had no coat or hat on.
Mat Fiaticiseus testilied to tlio bad charac
ter of lilsmaick , Hu also know Lcavitt. and
saw him on August. ! , when ho said , "Theso
fellows want to whip thu preaeheto , but I am
not In favor of that ; 1 am in laver of killing
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A Holre.H4 In ft Strange City.
Nr.w VOIIK , March IT. [ Special Telegram
tto the 13ii.l : : A tall and finely formed
woman , about forty yeais of ago and well
diessed , whoso speech betrayed strong En
glish accent , called at the police headqimrter.s.
last evening , saying she had just come from
Des Moines , la. , and though well supplied
with money feared to rest for the night at a
strange boarding house or hotel , as she had
enemies In the city. She said her name vvaa
.Mis. Ethel Knrdetr , of Aylmor Tower ,
Hampshire , Kngland , a sister-in-law of iiar-
oness Bnrdclt Coutts. bhn and her husband
and Hon. Joseph Aylmei Ituidett came from
Kngland live years ago. ho owning many
thousands of acres of land in lovta. Ills
health tailed a vear Inter , and ho died In tlio
summer ot 18S4 at No. 110 Canton street ,
Brooklyn , bliu heaid recently that a rich ,
relative , Sir John Aiclier , of Mattock , Der
byshire , died soon after her husband , leaving
her an Income ol S2KW ( a year ami S750 an-
nnallv to her mauled daughter , Mrs. Kll/a-
beth Crotch , then living at No. 10) ) Adama
street. Biooklyn , but who has since died.
Mrs. Burdett claims that these legacies have
been regulaily remitted Irom Kngiaiid every
month to the addiexs In Brooklyn , where ft
was supposed she and her daughter btlll
lived , but that by loul conspiracy , ot which
Bho piofesses to have eoninleto proof , the
money bus been RVntcmutlcafly Intercepted.
Mation Webb took ulmigij ot her.
Hlrikn in .Nahrnnka City.
XrnuASK.v Cn v.Veb. , .Maich:111. : ( Special
Telegi.imto thu Bii : . ] At the Nebraska City
packing house this moiniiu a man was dls-
charged without any appirent cause , and as
the result forty ollicis employed In thcjiouse
put on their coats and walked out. They
pioposo to stav out until their companion Is
inlnstated , It Is said that many ot thn men
who went out are Knights ot Lahoi and thuy
\vill not { 'o back to woik unless this man Is
riiiiiHtatud. Mr. Heller , the manager , U lirni
and vows that he will close the house beloro
he will glvu in. As the packing season Is
about over it is thought that the house wilt
beeioM'd any vvav. Some of the men have
conn to win k elsewhere already , and unless
the matter is Buttled by to-mofrow , most ot
them will leave the city ,
'An IiiHnnn Nnlirnnka Woman ,
C/iifAiio , Man-h ill. [ Special Telegiara to
thoBK.rj. | Mix. Hobosea Bowman , a robust ,
bright-eyed and clear coinploxioue.il younx
woman , car.iped fcom the balllfls and dailmd
up to tin ) bench in tlia liisano court to-day ,
ran around Judge Premierast much to hU
ulium. und thiuvv heiself upon tliu Hour ,
laughing hysterically , linfoie I'm proprieties
had been further outraged MIH. llowmau was
rained to her tent and led to n chair. Her
husband , who Kaid hu was a dentist liom Ne
braska , was ordered to take hei back and put
her in an asylum thbto.
Killed 11 IH UlrtMl Man.
.Si'itivoriui.D , III. , .March 31. Wirt But
ler , a luomlnent farmer and son of ex-Stuta
Treasurer liutlcr , living ucr.r this city , shot
mid killed Thomas Head , a man In his cm-
ploy. No one was piewni vvhnn the tdioot-
ingocciiirud. It is supposed both men were
und'Ttliu Inlliience ol lliiuor unu they got
Into an altercation , Duller Is about foity
and Head twenty-nine. Duller claims self
defense.
J'nhUo Dulit llcdiiciiun.
WASIIINOTOX , March .11. A levlscd p tl ,
matodf the public dfOt lediK'tiou foi
'lir.iUej | l about SUt > 0 000.
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