Nebraska Newspapers

    PART I. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE , PAGES 1-8 .
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SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , MARCH 18 , IfiSa SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 274.
THROUGH A DEATH TRESTLE ,
Frightful Wreck of the Jncksonvlllo
Fast Mall In Georgia.
A LIST OF NINETEEN KILLED.
George Gould nml IV10 ] Have a Ml-
rnciiloiiR Eiionpc The Kntlro Train
Except the Engine Totally
Dcinollslietl.
Great "Wreck In Gcorctn.
SAVANNAH , Gn. , Mnrch ir. The first sec
tion of the fust mall train from New Yorker
Jacksonville went through n trestle at a point
seventy-five miles south o ( Savannah this
morning. The entire train except the engine
is demolished. Nineteen people nro reported
to have been killed and between thirty nnd
foity Injuicd , ten ot whom arc expected to
die.
die.The
The private car of President Wilbur , of the
Lchigh Valley load , with Mr. Wilbur mid
George Gould and wife and others in it , was
one of the train. President Wilbur Is re
ported to bo seriously Injured. George Goultl
Is unhurt mid Mrs. Gould slightly injured.
Relief trains have gone out with physicians.
The following is " 1'tt ' of the killed and
wounded :
KII.I.I : ! ) .
CHARLES PEARCK , tralnhand.
W. M. MAKTIN , news agent.
C. A. PULTON , muster of transportation
of the Brunswick & Western railroad.
W. 13. G1EGER , Savannah.
FREDMAYNARD , New York.
F. M. SMITH , Pullman conductor.
MERRITT A. WIL1JUH , son of the presi
dent of the Lehlgh Valley railroad.
JOHN P. HAY , Dah-s Mill , Ga.
CUPPY WILLIAMS , colored , of Valdors ,
Gn.
MAJOR II. H. PATE. Hawkliisvlllo , Gn.
LLOYD CORSON , colored.
COLSON POSTER , colored , of Waycrosa.
MOSES GALE , colored.
E. P. THOMSON , North Carolina.
VIVE NEGRO MEN , NAMES UN
KNOWN.
Total of nineteen killed.
A representative of the Times-Union sent
from Jacksonville arrived at Waycross , near
the scene of the accident , at 7:30 : to-night
nnd found the town wild with excitement.
The number of dead aggregate twenty-live ,
about equally divided as to color. Nineteen
persons were lulled outright atthowicck
and six died at Waycross during the after
noon.
The wounded are being cared for in Way-
cross.and Blackslicnr. Several moic are ex
pected to die.
The injured number thirty-five. Among
the northern people injured arc :
Mas. McCi.iNCii , of Philadelphia.
ALICE SIMM.OX , New York.
SAMUEL OIIEH AND wins , Providence , R. I.
Dn. BOOTH AND win : , New York.
E. P. Wiuiuii , president Lchigh Valley
railroad.
W. A. WiLiiun AND P. H. Wiuitm , his son.
G. M. Fnur.no AND wiru , New York.
Mus. HUIILIIUIIT , New York.
A later list of the killed omits the names of
Major Pates and Moses Gale and gives in-
Htcad those of Mrs. Marion G. Shaw and
daughter Mamie , of Jacksonville.
The injured , whoso unmos are given above ,
aio all doing well and are not seriously huit.
George Gould and wife were slightly
bruised.
The accident was caused by a broken rail
under the baggage car. The baggage car got
off the track about a quarter of a mile before
it reached the "bridge at Hurricane river. The
baggage car mounted the track , but the train
p.asscd safely over the bndgo. limned lately
on the other side of the bridge there is a
trestle several hundred feet In length. When
the baggage car struck the trcstlework
it gave way and the entile train , with the ex
ception of the engine , dropped through and
with the exception of one car was completely
wrecked. The tram consisted of the com
bination car , three baggage curs , a smoking
car , one coach , two Pullman sleepers ami the
private car of the Lchigh Valley. Thl
private car Avas occupied by President Wil
bur , of the Lchigh road , and his family am ]
friends survived the shock. The second
engine ran at once to Hl.ickh.hear ,
a mile distant , for assistance , and
soon all the physicians In the
place were pi escnt , besides many who wen :
ready to render assistance in getting out the
dead and rescuing the wounded. The super
intendent of the Savannah , Florida ft West
ern railroad , as soon as ho heard of the accl
dent , left Savannah for the scene of the arci.
dent with physicians and nurses. All tlu
afternoon and evening ho had a full force ol
hands clearing away the wreck. Up to mid
night tnc only communication with the seem
of the wreck has been through the ofliclals.
George Cioulil Hoard From.
Nr.w YOHK , March 17 , A dispatch was re
cclved from George Gould by Mrs. Kingdon
mother of Mrs , , Gould , thli afternoon from i
mnall town In Georgia to the eftect that hi
nnd his wife wcio In the railroad smanhup a' '
that place , but wore not hurt.
KSCiU'KD T11H NUOSI3.
Successful Jail Delivery or Two Moi
Under riontonco of Death.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , March 17. [ Special Tele
pram to the HKI : ! At an early hour thli
morning W , T.JIurris and Arthur Ulakoes
vuped from the Jail at Savannah , Androv
county , Doth wore under sentence of deatl
for the munfer of a boy named McDowell
fourteen years old , In AtehUon county , thii
state , July 2. Thu two men had their trial !
at different sessions of the Atchlson eount.i
com t. Harris wait sentenced to hang the.HI
day of May next , and Hlako On the Oth day o :
April. The two men are each about twenty
one years old. They were locked up las' '
night at the ubnal hour , both occupying
the same cull. The exact time of thcli
escape U not known , but is supposed to havi
bwm about a oVloek in the morning. Thcj
Wt-ro evidently Supplied with tools witli
which to escape as the heavy iron lock of tlu
cell door was sawed nearly In two. Will
the tools at their disposal a lock in the wal
\\us priud out Jiibt about largo enough for r
man's body. The murder lor which the ;
wcro to hanir was that of a boy named Mo
Dowqjl who hod been paid on the date of hi :
inuider $14 for farm work by a man living it
( Ho neighborhood. The men waylaid am
murdered him on the way home.
Weather Indications.
For Nebraska juidllowa : Light to fresl
southerly winds , warmer weather , followot
by colder , northerly wlud .
For Eastern nnd Southwestern Dakota
Warmer , followed by colder and snow , llgh <
to fresh'southerly winds shifting to brisk am
light northerly wiiid&with a void wayo ii
northern portions.
A cold wave Is indicated for northern Da
kotu And Minnesota Sunday and. Sunda ;
night. Temperature will fall 0 = > to ! J50 b ;
Monday morning.
8CULLKUS IN SESSION.
Meeting nT tlio JIlsslRHlppI Vnlloy
llowltiR Association.
CHICAGO , March 17. The annual meeting
of the executive comtnlttco of the Mississippi
Valley Amateur Rowing association was held
at Kinsley's yesterday afternoon , Lyman
Ii , Glover , of Chicago , occupying the chair.
Among the delegates present wcro W. R.
Monroe , vlco-prcsldcnt , of Mollne , III. ,
11. C. Avcry , secretary and treasurer ;
Charles Uatlln , E. W. Craln nnd J. M. Price ,
all of Chicago , and E. C. Parsons , of
Dlxon , III. ; J. A. St. John and E. Dumford ,
of St. Louis ; E. M. Schcnck , of Burlington ,
la. The Excclsor boat club of St. Louis ,
O-was-ta-iionR of Grand Rapids , the Ogdcn ,
Union and Qulntard boat clubs of Chicago ,
wcro admitted to membership. The fixing of
tlio date of the annual regatta at Pullman
was referred to n committee of thrco to re
port in thirty days. I. P. Corbett , chnmmon
sculler of America , and Messrs. Korf and
Wei na.ud , champion amateur double scullers ,
agreed , to withdraw from the single and
double race and enter Into the free-for-all
race.
Wins tlic AVnlk.
Aur.uiiN , N. Y. , Mnrch 17. The twenty-
seven hour square heel and too walking
match between Hoaglaml , champion of
America , nnd Sinclair , champion of England ,
closed to night. Hoaglnud covered 115 miles
and Sinclair 110.
FIFTIETH JOXGKBSS.
JIOIINC.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Mr. O'Neill of
Missouri , from the commlttccon labor , called
up the resolution assigning March 20 and 1 ,
April IS and May Hi for the consideration of
labor bills. H < i said the labor committee had
bcon allowed but seven minutes during the
entire session of the preceding congi ess and
labor bills had been throttled. After some
discussion the yeas and nays were ordered
and the house , by a vote of Ib2 to 55 , refused
to refer the resolution. O'Neill then moved
the previous question on which ayes and nays
were taken resulting Ayes 207 , noes 'J.
Mr. Rogers of Arkansas , moved to recon
sider the vote , and the morning hour having
oxphcd , the resolution went ov'cr till next
Tuesday ,
Mr. Taulbco of Kentucky , asked leave to
offer for reference a resolution for the ap
pointment of a commission of seven members
to inquire into the condition of civil service In
all derailments and brunches of the govern
ment and whether the civil service act had
been at all times since its passage observed
and carried out and what beneficial results ,
If any , have Inured to the civil service of the
government by reason of said act. Mr. Gros-
venor objected nnd the house adjourned.
ELOPED.
A Duliith "Woman Abandons Husband
and Little Children.
Duumi , Minn. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Mrs. George Klcsh , n
tall , well-developed brunette , nnd wife of a
prominent contractor , has eloped with Will
iam Gaily , of whom little is known. Mrs.
Klcsh left a husband ana small family be
hind her and took several thousand dollars of
her husband's money with her. The eloping
pair have gone south and the trunks of the
woman wcro checked to Marion , Mo. Last
fall Mrs. Klcsh became exceedingly well-
known bv her charge of attempted rape
against Thomas Wlnto. The charge fell
Uiioiigh and the Thomas White afterwards
developed Into an alleged forger and embez
zler Edward O'Mnlly , of Ehnlra , N. Y.
over whoso extradition from Kingston such a
legal complication arose a few months ago.
KILLED THE TKAIN KOBBEUS.
After a Desperate Fight Thrco Thieves
Are Slain.
EL PASO , Tex. , March 17.A Times special
from Chihuahua says that a party of Mexi
can troops and Southern Pacific railway offi
cials overtook the Stein's Pass train rob
bers , Lary Shcchan , Dick Johnson and Dick
Hart , last night. The robbers barricaded
themselves in a house , compelling the fam
ily to remain with them , and stood the at
tacking party off until noon to-day , when the
bcscigers succeeded In getting the family
out anil set lire to the house. Tlio robbers
then came out and fought. All three were
killed and the attacking party lost one man.
THE YELLOW KIVEK FLOODS.
Nearly Two Million 1'coplo Suffer
From tlio Disaster.
SAN FIIVNCISCO , March 17. The latest re
ports from the scones ot the Yellow river
Hoods place the number of lives lost at 100-
000 and the total number of sufferers from
the inundation will reach between a million
and a half and two millions.
"Watered Lard.
WASHINGTON , March 17 , The senate com
mittee on agriculture resumed the lard hear
ing to-dav. Prof. Wiloy , chemist ot the de
partment of agriculture , appeared and gave
the committee the result of his microscopic
examinations of various samples of lard sub
mitted to him. Ho found cottonseed oil or
stcarinc in most of the samples , but had no
reason to bollcvo any of the ingredients con
tained wcro injurlous.to health. At the la
boratory ho had rendered the head , entrails
and intestines of a hog and found thorn to
make a pure lard. Ho had found nearly all
the lards examined frco of water. Ono sam
ple , however , manufactured by Fowler ft
Brothers , of Chicago , branded "Choice Fam
ily Lard , " contained O.'Jl per cent of water.
A sainplo of Wortham & Co.'s lard contained
17.JO per cent of water. It was branded
"Anchor Laid. " Tlio chairman suggested
that the brand was a vcrv suitable one.
Two Omaha Ppoplo Declared Insane.
CmcAdo , .Mai eh 17. In tlio county court
to-day Horace P , Rounds , son of the late
Public Printer Rounds , was adjudged Insane
nnd ordcicd committed to the asylum.
G. V. Morford , a well known railroat
man , was taken to the detention hospital foi
the. insane. Ho is affected with the belie
that ho is vice president of the United States
Morford was formerly assistant superintend
ent of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas roai
and for a long time lived in Omaha. Ho was
also superintendent of construction of the
Union Pdelllo road and was largely inter
ested In the llrst construction of the Elovatei
roads in. New York. His trouble is believed
to be largely duo to family differences.
StcnniBhlji Arrivals.
UHCMBN , March 17. [ Special Telegram to
the HUB. ] Arrived The Hermann , from
Ualtlmorc.
LONDON' , March 17. Arrived The Minnesota
seta , from Haltlmoro ,
Qi'inxbTOWN , March 17. Arrived The
Republic , from Now York , nnd the Harrow-
mores , from Haltliuoie.
NKW YOHK , March 17. Arrived The Celtic -
tic , fioni Liverpool ,
>
Hanker Franco Arrested ,
IUWUNS , Wyo. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to tho. DEK , ] Jauios Franco , the as
signing banker hero , baa been arrested on a
charge of obtaining money under false pretenses
tenses , His preliminary examination took
place to-day. Franco was bound over In tlto
sum of < 2tiOO. The town is excited. A
lOTgo proportion of the victimized depositors
uro found among the laboring classes.
lloulaiifjer ,
PAIUS , March 17. The government has
decided to take ftathcr proceedings against
General HouUi'.ger for visiting Paris Without
orders. ,
General Houlangcr announces that ho will
rclurn to Clermdnt Ferrand , to-morrow. Ho
experts the minister of war will authorize
him to reside in Paris '
M'SIIANE'S ' ' BRIDGE MEASURE ,
House Committee- Oommorco to
Give It a Hearing- .
MONDAY THE DATE FIXED UPON.
A Strong Sentiment. Setting In Against
tlio Pacific Hnllronds On Ac
count of Judge Dandy's
Decision.
A Hearing Arranged For.
AVASHINOTON BUREAU TitnOMAiiA BRB , ]
Bin FoUnTEENTItSTUBBT ,
WAsiiiNtiTON. D. G. . Mnrch 1 <
Representative McShnno has arranged for
hearings on his bill providing for a bridge
across the Missouri at Omaha on next Mon
day. They will bo before a sub committee
of the house committee on commerce. The
Union Pacillo people ore fighting the bill
with all their might and have employed Shel-
labergcr & Wilson , among the leading at
torneys of this city , and nlso lawyers In Bos
ton to oppose the measure. They will bo before -
fore the sub-committee on Monday nnd make
arguments against it. Mr. Ames has writ
ten hero that there Is noticed of another
bridjro at Omaha , the present ono being suf
ficient to meet the demands of travel. Mr.
McShano says ho docs not sco what kind of
formidable opposition can bo made to his bill.
The only argument against it so far Is that
the present facilities are sufficient and that
another bridge would impede navigation and
occupy space. Mr. McShano believes ho
will succeed , although ho expects his bill to
be fought at every step.
I'ACiriO IlllMIOAUS IN BAD FAVOIt.
There has been a great change of senti
ment In the house on the question of extend
ing the Indebtedness of the Pacific railroads
since the delivery of the decision of Judge
Dundy in favor ot tha Union Pacific and re
straining the state board of transportation
from any control of the railroads in Ne
braska. There Is very little doubt , under
the present state of feeling , that if n bill
should bo passed to extend the indebtedness
to the government of any of the roads , n
clause would bo inserted giving the stales the
right to exercise the authrrity vested in their
constitution to supervise railways. The de
cision of Dundy does not create comment
from the Nebraska statesmen alone. I have
heard during the past two or three days ex
pressions from members from Kansas , Illi
nois , Colorado , the Pacific coast states , and ,
in fact , every state where there are subsi
dized railroad lines. The Union Pacific will
wake up to the fact ono of these days that it
has made a very serious blunder in raising
this question just at this time. It lias un
doubtedly caused a great change of senti
ment already. Every day it becomes plainer
that it will bo extremely difficult if among
the possibilities to secure any legislation at
all by this congress on the Pacific railroad in
debtedness.
UEMOCHATS OITObE I..UIOH OKOANIZ VTION.
If the democratic party , in n campaign or
elsewhere , ever sticks its head up again as a
friend of the laboring men and the interests
of organized labor , some able-bodied mechanic
ought to take a club and smash it. During
the last congress a laboring man , or a
man elected as a champion of labor , was
chairman of the committee of labor iri the
house and ho occupies the same position in
this congress. A largo number of bills look
ing towards the amelioration of tlio interests
of labor were , at the expense of n great deal
of trouble , prepared and reported to the
house. The chairman made many efforts to
have days bet apart for the consideration of
measures reported from his cominittco. Ho
commenced by demanding a week , and
finally came down to two days. When the
time arrived for Ills special order privileged
matters , such as bills from the committees
on appropriations and ways nnd means wcro
brought up and the labor days wcro annihil
ated. Two or thrco times 'lays were set
aside for the committee and when finally
labor got the floor and commenced the con
sideration of its bills more privileged matter
cnmo in nnd took the fioor after just seven
minutes had been consumed in the debate.
That was tha last voice raised in behalf of
labor where there was really hope of accom
plishing anything. Tlio chairmen of the
leading committees in the house , democrats
of national reputation , voted down tha efforts
to legislate in behalf of labor nnd the vote
was winked at by Speaker Carlisle.
There was the beginning of a repetition of
this programme in the house to-day. Chair
man O'Neill from the cominittco on labor ,
asked that two days bo set aside next week
for the consideratlon'of bills from his com
mittee. Chairman Mills , of the committee
on ways aud means , who assumes the re
sponsibility of a tariff bill which would ruin
labor and the industries of the country , stood
up his full lengtlrand struck blow after blow
against the proposition to give labor a chance
to bo heard. Ho announced that there were
tariff and appropriation bills almost ready to
take the floor and that these privileged mat
ters must bo considered to the exclusion of
measures from ) the committee on labor.
When ho sat down Rogers , of Arkansas ,
who does not know what labor is except in
theory , began filibustering against the reso-
lutloh of O'Neill to give two days next week ,
and every scheme was worked to defeat a
final vote upon tha proposition. The time al-
lottcdto the consideration of tha question ox-
piredaiid a vote had not been yet taken. On
Monday or Tuesday next O'Neill intends to
make another effort to have two days set
aside for the consideration of his bills , out
the democrats are bent on tariff reform
and have arranged to thwart him. There Is
n well organized plan among tha democrats
to defeat labor legislation and there will bo
none of it by this house. The republicans to
day voted solidly with Chairman O'Neill ,
aud ho would have succeeded had it not been
for Mills nnd his henchmen.
STUIKH-J AND I.IXUbl.ATIOX.
Tlio locomotive engineers In the west , by
their strike , have taxed to its utmost capacity
the ingenuity of men in congress to provide
a law to meet such emergencies as now exist.
An offoi t will be made to legislate on the
subject , but the men who nro trying to frame
measures to meet tliu demands acknowledge
that it will likely fait. The pioposition
which prevailed In the last two congresses
to establish a tribunal for the arbitration of
labor troubles has been abandoned as Im
practicable.
A member of the house cominittco on labor
said of tha outlook this morning : "I presume
that or.a hundred members in the house cud.
gclcd their brains to invent soma kind of a
plausible proposition on the subject of strikes ,
but I do not believe that they are any ncaret
a solution of it at this time than they wore
years ago , Since neither the federal not
state government can force arbitration ol
labor disputes tlio question resolves itsoll
into ono of interfering when trunspoitatlon
on railroads is stopped on account of arbi
trary action of employes or employers. It
would bo highly improper to propose to legis
late a strike out of existence , because
strikes nro Inaugurated by employes ,
and 110 man in public life would
daio to set himself against the interests ol
the laboring men , yet I do not see how there
could bo any legislation except to this end.
The .great trouble has been that statesmen
have devoted their time to the ono sldo ol
the subject that of the laboring men or the
strikers and have lost sight of the other
sldo. It is not always directly to the best
interest of the employes to legislate against
the corporations which employ them. If I
were to make a prediction it would bo that
there will bo no legislation on tlio subject ol
strikes for a great many years on account oi
its delicate character , "
DAKOTA DI.IZZAKDS A SID STATEHOOD.
During tlio blizzard which prevailed hero
this week Delegate. Gifford , of Dakota , was
in his clement , lie took great delight in al
most pestering the lifeout , of the New York
city members and thuso from the Now Eng
land states , chaftlug them about tlieir climate
and Insisting that the storm Was simply an
effort on the part of Dakota to get even with
the rest of the country for neglecting hci
claims so lortg. Judge Clifford declares that
-His was but tHe nJvanco guard of what
Dakota will send in the event of the
failure of congress to let her Into tha
union during the present session. Ho
says that the next storm from Dakoka will
lie duo In New York Cfty on the Fourth of
July , Just bcforcr hotrpccts congress to ad
journ , and ho promises to freeze everything
up so solid tlmt even the fire cracker will not
burn.
xln the meantime ttie sentiment In favor of
the division and admission of Dakota ingrow
ing quite rapidly. The donate has before It
with elaborate reports two bills. Ono pro
poses to divide on the sixth standard parallel
of latitude and to .admit the southern half
under the constitution which has already
been adopted by the people of the territory.
The second bill provides for an enabling act
for north Dakota under the nurno of Lincoln
and proposes to adnllt that territory as soon
ns a constitution , republican In form , shall
have bcon adopted. They will como up for
passage on next Wednesday. The debate
will bo long and heated.
k . THE INDIANA UBJIOCllATIO IlATTl.n.
An intimate Indiana d9inocratlc friend of
ex-Senator McDonald , now In this city , says
this evening that It it should appear a few
weeks hence that his state Intends to send a
delegation to St. Louis to vote for Governor
Gray for the vice presidency that there would
bo nn ultimatum published which would do
away with Gray for all time to como. Ho
said that ex-Senator McDonald , Senator
Voorhccs and a largo wing of the old line
democracy In t ha r into had grown very weary
of the schemes of Governor Gray In forcing
himself upon the party In the state and that
this effort to boost him ahead of the old nnd
true men nnd upon the country nt large was
a Hltlo more than they could stand. I asked-
this gentleman If ho thought Senator Veer
hccs had the moral courage to como out and
openly oppose Governor Gray , his secret feelIng -
Ing towards the governor being so well
known among his friends. The re
ply was that Senator Voorhccs had
the moral courage nnd was in the
position to do whatever ho desired
nnd that at the proper moment Governor
Gray would hoar from him , and In n way that
would bo most interesting. Ho said , further ,
that the objection which ox-Senator McDon
ald would enter to Gray would bo seconded
at the same time by Senator Voorhccs.
This morning's ' Post , which is owned nnd
edited by personal friends of Messrs. McDon
ald and Voorhccs , has this significant para
graph : "Ex-Senator McDonald , of Indiana ,
is said to bo linn in his opjxisitioii to Gover
nor Gray's selection as vice-president by the
democrats at St. Louis , and is understood to
be about to publicly set forth the basis of his
opposition. "
TENSIONS Tpn NEnnASKAXS.
Original Invalid Hoary Elbcrt. Stock-
ville ; Lewis D. Hrillctt. Omaha. Mexican
survivors Christopher Courtright , Pleasant
Dale.
rnNPioNS'Fou IOWANS.
Original in valid William F. Nickel , Salem ;
John Hlblcr , Newton ; Alvis Ehrenspcrger ,
Garnavlllo. Restoration , reissue and in
crease John Wallace Wilson. DCS Moincs.
Restoration and reissue Jonathan B. Hortou
( deceased ) , Conesvillo ( ending July 20,18bO ) .
Increase John Marroorey , Hawkey o ; Hugh
M. Wells. Bcamnn ; D. M. Parchers , Brooks :
William R. Ray , Dcs'Moincs. Reissue E.
M. Condit , Aimmosa. Reissue nml increase
G. M. Proctor. Osccola , Original widows ,
etc Uatilda. widow ot J. B. Horton , Cones-
villc.
James N. U. Martin , of Burlington , la. ,
has beetr appointed n cadet to the West Point
military academy. The appointment , it is
stated , was made upon the recommendation
of Commissioner of Patents Hall. William
O. Wolf , of Fort Madison , la. , is Martin's
alternate.
To-day's Post saysi "Colonel „ Cody , of
Nebraska , otherwise loiown as "Buffalo Bill ,
has made a round million in England , and is
about'to return to'tho United States. Ho
frontiersmen , and , Utogcther , promises to
prove a readable production. "
Pr.imv S. HEATH.
"Ways nnd Means Work.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The ways and
means committee to-day passed upon the re
maining internal revenue sections of the
Mills bill and began the consideration of the
tariff. The cominittco made little progress ,
not being able to pass.boyond the first para
graph of the free list relating to lumber.
Secretary Fairchild's ' , letter touching the
computations made , respecting the cllect of
the bill on revenues wns the subject of con
troversy. The minority of the members hold
that the secretary's letter was merely the
confirmation of the arithmetical calculations
made by tlio democratic members and in no
way assumed to declare that the expected
reduction would actually bo effected.
At the evening session to-night the re
publican members assumed the offen
sive from the start with the proposi
tion that the democratic majority
should furnish a reason for each of the
changes proposed In the tariff In view of the
fact that they had not permitted the minority
to participate in the conferences which it was
saia the majority hud had with the manufac
turing interests. The democrats refused to
comply with the request on the ground that
it was only a part of the plan to delay action
on the bill. From this time on it was all
wrangling until adjournment , when salt , the
second item In the bill , had been included
in the free list by party votes.
IIo IH Entitled to the Land.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The secretary of
the interior has rendered the following im
portant decision involving the question of
residence upon homestead entries prior to
making final proof : -
To tlio Commissioner of the General Land
Oflico Sir : I have considered the appeal of
William A. Thompson from your onice de
cision of July 0 , 1SSO , rejecting his final proof
for land therein mentioned. I think this
man is entitled to his patent. Ho made his
declaratory statement April 2(1 ( , 18S3 , alleging
settlement the week before , and showed ho
made it. It appears that ho was absent dur
ing most of following summer j wns on
the laud from fall until tha following spring ;
absent again during the succeeding summer ;
again upon the land from fall until spring ,
and not absent six inonths at any ono time ;
that ha applied the proceeds of his
labor during two seasons when ho
wns absent to building a liouso
nnd making improvements on the land , now
valued altogether a.tft)00 ) ; that ho was n poor
man and his absenca wius for the purpose of
earning means to improve his land and that
ho devoted all of the fruits of his earnings
with fidelity to that purpose.
In the spring of the third year , ho loft
again and remained absent until the follow
ing January , his puri so being to earn sufllc-
ient money to pay the government for the
land. The amount Accessary was iOO a
considerable sum forja laborer to save from
his wages during thetyear in addition to the
necessary fees and expenses. IIo appears to
have done It and notwithstanding ho was not
personally prcsenfruifon his land during the
last six months preceding the completion of
his entry the fact cannot deny his right Ho
made "u settlement In iwrson" on this land ;
ho has" orectcu a dwelling thereon ; ho has
improved the land and ho had Inhabited it in
good faith , When 'it was considered that
this tract was situated many miles from the
ordinary hghwaya.remota ! , from settlements
generally and ) very diflloult of access and
yet lie has persistently clung to it for thrco
years , applying all the results of his labor to
Improvements .and Its purchase. It is dif
ficult to discover a case morowoithyof being
found marked by food faith. His "inhab
itancy" of the land 1 not impeached after
his residence was onco. secured , by his going
abroad to secure ! moans' bring back there
to improve it 'andfobtaiu titla to it. I must
icvorw ) your decision and direct a patent to
issue to tha claimant.
rf WIU.UMF.VU.AS ,
rf Secretary ,
Election Jiid cs Sentenced.
I3Ai/jMoiiE , March- . Martin J. Clark ,
ono of the fraudulent judges of the last muni
cipal clectloif , was to-day 'sentenced to two
years in jail. Best , another Judge , convicted
of the same offense , was also sentenced to
two years imprisonment. >
AN OVERDOSE OF WHISKY ,
A Promlalngr Sensation Nipped In
the Bud at Lincoln.
HE'S STILL AMONG THE MISSING.
No DoUbt Left That Dodge County's
Kv-Clcrk Has Absconded A Sud
den Death St. Patrick's
Dny Observances.
Slio AV'an Only Drunk.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 17. [ Special Tqle-
gram to the BCE. ] Something llko a sensa
tion ended ignomlnlously to-dny. In the
early moinlng hours Dr. Shoemaker , the
coroner , wns called to n South Tenth street
residence to sco a girl who was employed In
the family who , It was alleged , was dying
from poison. The doctor responded , and
gave antidotes freely , the girl stating that a
young man with whom she had been drinkIng -
Ing beer in the evening had put n powder In
her glass , as ho staled , to make it tnsto bet
ter. She gave the name of the young man
as Frank Martin , and the police at once
hunted him up nnd lodged him in the city
Jail. The girl , whoso name is IJcllo Dayton ,
in the meantime rapidly recovered and In the
morning the case was investigated.
It was found that Martin and the girl had
been drinking beer together in the ovcning ,
and when they separated the mrl bought n
pint of whisky anil started for home. On
the way she- emptied the ilnsk and became
drunk , which caused the fear of poisoning.
Martin wns discharged.
Ex-Clerk Spear Still Missing.
Fnr.MONT , Neb ; , March 17. [ Special to the
Bun. ] Louis Spear , the old wheel horse of
the democratic party of this county and ex-
clerk of the district court , who "nnccrcmoni-
ously loft home two weeks ago , has not yet
returned. His family of a wife and four
small children are left In destitute i circum
stances. Even his friends now admit ho has
gone for good. The only trace of him yet ob
tained was received to-day from parties who
saw him and talked with , him at Council
Bluffs. There have been no new develop
ments In the condition of his records in the
clerk's ofllcc.
G. A. II. Entertainment at Holdrcgc.
HoLDitnoc , Neb. , March 10. [ Correspond
ence of the Bcc. ] Yesterday marked a no
table and brilliant page in the history of tlio
Sons of Veterans in this city. A public and a
most excellent supper was served in the
evening , which was a financial success. Then
followed an entertainment , the central figure
in which was ex-Senator Van Wyck. The
senator had been advertised for an address
and a largo audience gathered to hear him.
The HoWrego silver cornet band rendered
some excellent music , after which Dr. Guild
read a poem. Senator Van Wyck wns then
introduced nnd he delivered an address of the
most absorbing interest. Ho reviewed briefly
the great struggles through wnich the nation
has passed and sought to impress upon
the minds of the Sons of Veterans
the importance of perpetuating the memory
of their heroic father-land the principles for
which they sacrificed their nil. The speaker
"took occasion to remind the post of their
duties as citizens to gird on the armor of in
telligence and honesty nnd go forward fear
lessly in defense of the right. Ho paid the
vouthful city n compliment for her push and
enterprise. Dr. Guild follwed with n short
address which was well received. The net
profits to the post Will not bo short of 1150.
The Doweeso Damage Case.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Three of the damage
cases brought against the B. & M. and John
Fitzgerald , contractor , by the victims of the
wreck at Doweeso were transferred to the
United States court. The remaining cases
six in number wore consolidated and have
been on trial the past four days in the district
court , the cases going to the jury to-night.
The cases throughout have been closely con
tested and the light has at times waxed
warm. An episode to-day created a good
deal of amusement among the attorneys and
speculators. The defense , to show that the
attorneys for the prosecution wcro them
selves interested parties in the case , called
Mr. Burr ns one of their witnesses for the
defense. Mr. Burr was equal to the occa
sion , nnd immediately demanded his fees in
advance. He said if the railroad wanted him
for a witness they must pay in advance.
Mr. Dewceso argued that ns he was in the
court loom and in attendance , that lie could
bo made to testify without the exaction of
the witness fee , nnd ho read the statutes to
sustain his position. Tlio Judge , however ,
held that if they made Mr. Burr a witness
they must pay him , and the defense , rather
than do it , weakened nnd called another
witness , . Tlio case throughout has been
watched with a great deal of interest , as the
damages asked by the six complainants ag
gregate n handsome sum.
Capital City News.
LINCOI. } , ' , Nob. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the Unu.l Ono article of incorpora
tion found its way to the state house yester
day and was entered on record at the secre
tary's Qfllco. Tlio company is the Continuous
Kiln company of Omaha. The capital stock
is $50,000 , with M. Docsutke , S. Ro&wcr , S. E.
Cooper and C. F. Goodman incorporators.
The llrst annual report of the Lincoln Gos
pel army lias been prepared for publication.
It says that during the encampment here 177
have professed conversion and HO have pro
fesscd ciiMro siinctilloation , making li'JiJ con
verted and sanctilied. Twenty liavo pi ofcsscd
the anointing for service and 'J7 huvo hern
healed of bodily disease in answer to the
prayer of faith. Among those converted wei o
many hard cases , such as notorious drunk
ards , gamblers , fallen woman , Jail birds anct
lewd fellows. The trustees , Mebsrs. Skinner ,
Way , Hoatling , Prcscott and Dr. Payne ,
tooic the work of erecting n clmivh uuildmg
In hand and ono was built accommodating
700 , The lot cost $2,500 and the building.
tls : ( > 0 , The receipts fiom all sources aggie-
gated $3,700.
The grand army of tramps is on the in
crease and the average number who becuro
lodging at the cooler nightly is up toward
twenty. A number of plain Ui units can
always bo counted on for each day's court and
two lighting draymen added to the -attraction
to-day.
A second loan meeting will bo held nt the
district coui t room to-night. The New York
life insurance building project will bo up for
closing action as over (1,000,000 of the f 1,500-
000 insurance necessary bus nhcady been se
cured.
St. Patrick's day will bo observed by the
Irish American citizens in Lincoln on Mon
day evening at FitzgCra'd ' hall. Arrange
ments uro in piogress for a great ilice'.lug ,
The Wymoro Jury Fixer.
BLUE Si'itiNos , March 17. [ Special Tclo-
gram to the UEK. ] The mayor ofVymore ,
II. A. Greenwood , was arrested last night
and taken to Beatrice on the charge of at
tempting to bribe Jurors. Ho had u case in
court last week wherein Dick Cobboy , a law
yer of Wymoro , sued him for tl5,000 , for de
famation of character. Cobbey got (1,500.
During the trial S. W. Jacobs , of Baincston ,
and D. E. Meyer , of Odcll , offered two jurors
money to bring in a verdict for Greenwood.
Jucoos was given fifteen days in Jail , Meyer
has1 taken leg bail. Greenwood ib perhaps
the wealthiest man lit southern Gagu , and
has always borne a good character , Thpro
is great excitement here over this turn Of
affairs. _ _
I , O. O. 1' . Anniversary ,
FKHMONT , Neb. , Marfh 17. [ Special
to the BEE. ] Centennial lodge , I. O.
O. P. , of thl * city , at Its meeting last night ,
adopted a programme for the annual celebra
tion of the foundlnc of the order In America ,
April 20. On that date the llrst grand en
campment , of the Cantons of Patriarchs Mil
itant over held in the state will meet hero.
A big banquet will bo given to the Invited
guests and to nil local Odd Follows. In the
evening an address will bo delivered nt the
Congregational church by the Hon. Samuel
Phelps Lelond , of Chicago , ono of the best
lecturers and talkers on secret societies in
the country. It will bo a red letter day for
the Odd Follows of Fremont.
PrcpnrliiB for the Teachers.
FunxtoNT , Neb. , March 17. [ Special
to the BEB. ] The local committees
hnvo secured from our citizens liberal uonn-
tlons for meeting the expenses of the State
Teachers' association which convenes here
on the SHh inst. The meetings will bo held
In the spacious auditorium of the Congrega
tional church. The indications nro for n
most successful session. The exhibits of
school work are expected to be the largest
and best ever seen in the state.
St. Patrick's Day at. Sidney.
SiDNinNeb. . , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the UKB. ] Saint Patrick's day was
celebrated here In grand style to-day. The
parade was reviewed by Mayor Melntosh nnd
members of the city coucll at the city hall.
General Morrow delivered an eloquent oration
tion which touched the hcaits of the largo
audience present. The weather was lovely
and largo delegations wore here from neigh
boring towns
Sudden Death nt Dunvoll.
Bt'UEM. . , Neb. , March 17. ( Special TelC ;
grmn to the Bun. ] A. Cornweil , ono ot the
pioneers of Burwcll , and proprietor of the
Hotel Cornweil , died very suddenly last
night at his homo of heart disease. The re
mains will be taken to lown for inteiincnt.
Van Wyck at Orleans.
I , Neb. , Mnrch 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Hon. C. II. Van Wyck
addressed an immense audience to-day on
monopoly nml the strike. The greatest en-
thubiasin prevailed. Houses were decorated
with Hags in honor of the great statesman.
Grant Growing Tlapldly.
GUAXT , Nob. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Tlio trains on this
division of the B. & M. are making good time
between Holdrcgo and Cheyenne. Emigra
tion is filling up the new county with a
rapidity that is astonishing. Depot platforms
arc blocked with incoming household goods.
The Poverty-stricken Pacific.
WasniNOTON , March 17. Senator Stanford
to-day appeared before the senate special
committee to whicn was referred the reports
of the Pacific railroad commission. IIo said
the government had reaped from the Central
Pacific all the advantages any ono ever ex
pected it would reap aud now it had a poor
debtor to deal with. The senator told graphically - '
cally the familiar story of the construction
and completion of the line. IIo said the
government had loaned its credit to the ex
tent of $27,000,000 nnd the company had is
sued bonds to n like amount. The govern
ment bonds had been sold at a discount bring
ing in but little over $20,000,000 and the com
pany's bonds had brought a little less than
this sum. All the moneyso realized hadbeen ,
expended In tlio construction of the road. It
would bo seen that the wild stories that a
hundred milljons had been made out of .the
government iii thfs transaction wcro without
foundation ? The roadi could easily
have paid off the indebtedness to the
government had the latter ptby Its ow4
acts , fostered competing lines which divided
business and reduced charges. The govern
ment , in all its other dealings , had sold its
bonds forwhat it could get , losing itself
whatever might be the discount , yet the
Central Pacific had sold government bonds
at a discount and was now asked to pay the
face value.
But , it might be said , the road issued a
large amount of stock. So it did , but this
did not affect anybody but the shareholders.
It had built branch roads but not a dollar of
costs had conio from the govcinmcnt. The
profits of the road were derived , not from
the government but 'solely fioui the values
the road had created.
General Counsel Haymond. ot the Central
Pacific , followed Senator Stanford. 116 said
the Central Pacillo could not , in honor ,
state what it was willing to do
ns long as responsible. men wcro
resting under charges affecting their charac
ter. In no singlp instance had the road
failed in its obligations to the government or
thopeqple. Ho further declared that since
1SISU in no single instance , not one , from the
beginning to the end , has the government
performed faithfully ono single obligation
that It entered into with the road. Ho de
clared that the Thurman act was a failure , as
everybody who knew anything about rail
roads knew it would be. Senator Fryo asked
when , under the Thurman act , the company's
indebtedness would bo paid off.
"Never , " rejoined Mr. Haymond ; nnd why ,
ho asked , should it bo paid ofTf If the com
panies owed a hundred million to the United
Stntcs the thing to do , ho argued , wns to
wipe it all out. Not 0110 dollar ought to bo
collected. It was a question of levying a tax
upon a local community to pay the obliga
tions which the United States had entered
into to save the union with.
"Tako your Thurman act , " ho said , "and
let us give you bo many thousand dollars a
year , and let us perform the duties which
wo aio icquiicd to perform , "
Mr. Haymond maintained that the road
had been constructed to lu'cp the Pacilio
coast in the union. Had these states gone
out the union would surely have perished.
Now the debt must bu paid by people nt lion-
competitive points , and there were but few
of these loft. If this tax was put upon the
road it must bo paid by the people of a small
portion of the country , and there would , ho
assured the committee , bu troublo. Ad
join ncd. _ _
Tlio
NKW YQIIK , March 17.- ( Special Telegram
to the HBE.I The Wolls-Faigo Exureis
company made a fifteen year contract for
control of the Erie express , to go into effect
immediately. Lloyd Tevts , president , and J ,
J , Valentine , vice president , arrived in this
city Wednesday nt midnight. The main de
tails had previously boon arranged by tclo-
graph by Mr. Valentino , General Manager
Hancock of Omaha , and H. B , Parsons , as-
bistant secretary of the Wells-Fargo of tnls
city , on the pai t of that company and by Di
rector McCullough , chairman of the execu
tive committee of tlio Erie D.O Mills , who is
largely interested in the Erlo , was also
taken into consultation and the negotiations
pi ocecded subject to the approval of Piosi-
dent King. The contract was llnilay signed
yesterday afternoon By Its terms Wells-
Fargo takes all buildings , real estate , horses ,
wagons , and tl.'O entire plant of the Eiiocx-
pi ess company at thS appraised value. It is
estimated that the value of tte : piopcrtyis
faoo.OOO. All obligations of the Eno e/prsca
company are assumed by Us .successors.
A Now Move l y the Ii. & M ,
RUU.INS , Wio. , March 17 , [ Special Tele
gram to the Dee. ] Information 1ms
i cached hero that a party of B. &M. sur-
vuyois is working in the Shirley busm. This
basin is ten miles cast of the Noith Platte
river and twenty -Jive miles cast of the junc
tion of that stream and the Sweet water. This
movement of the H , it M. will probably in
duce the extension of the Northwestern this
summer to the Swectwatcr valley.
A Snow Storm iu Virginia.
LvNciuifiio , Va. , March 17. A heavy
snowstorm is prevailing throughout this tec-
tlcm. ,
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR AILISOS ,
Ninety lown Counties Doolnro it )
Fnvor of Him.
NO OPPOSITION WHATEVER.
What tlio State LcRtalatorn Accom
l > llfihcd YcRtcrday Tlio Ilody oC
llrown Exhumed at Mnaon
City For Examination.
Iowa's State Convention.
DBS MOINBS , la. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the HUE. ] Nearly ninety counties
have elected their delegates to the republican
state convention which meets here next
Wednesday. Every one of this largo number
Is enthusiastic for Allison nnd not n word
of dissent or preference for some other can
didate has been uttered. The absolute
unanimity of political feeling la
this sUUo on this subject Is
qulto remarkable. Senator Allison is
the choice of Iowa , without quallllcatlons ,
and ho will enter the campaign for the nomi
nation with his own state solid from ono
river to the other for its distinguished citi
zen. The county convention hero to-dav was
of more than local Interest by reason o'f the
slight diversion that was gotten up a few
days ago against Mr. J. S. Clarkson. Of the
147 delegates In the convention to-day , the
opposition rcpicseiitlngMr. Ucrryhlll , mem
ber of the legislature from DCS Molucs , hod
only live , mid no effort at obstruction was
raised. A strong delegation to the sUite con
vention was elected , headed by Mr. J. S.
Clarkson , nnd instructed to work for the
nomination of Mr. Allison.
The Towa I-i
DnsMoiNits , la. , March 17. The railroad
bill was continued. Section 17 was read em
powering nnd directing the railroad com
missioners to fix n schedule of reasonable
maximum freight rates , also to make classi
fication of freights , but providing that the
rates fixed by them shall not exceed the ratca
to bo hereafter made by law.
An amendment was offered by Mr. HutchInson -
Inson that before fixing such rates the com
mission shall glvo ten days notice in the two
leading daily papers of DCS Moincs of such ,
action , nnd shall , after ten days , give an op
portunity to any person , firm , corporation or
common carrier to malco an explanation on
furnish Information to the commission on tho.
subject of determining and II xiug such maxi
mum rates and classlllcation.
Mr. Hutchinson accepted an amendment to
the amendment offered by Mr. Swcney ,
striking out the word "dally" in referring to
the papers ; also making an Investigation as
"soon" as practicable aftur ten days' notice.
Mr. Caldwell offered an addition to the
amendment "and in any event the original
schedule of rates' and classifications of freight
shall bo fixed within ninety days from the
taking oiTeet of this actonull lines of railroad. .
in Iowa. "
After the discussion and the rejection of a
number of substitutes and amendments Mr.
Hutclilnson's amendment was finally adopted
with the changes and additions as above.
A motion was then made to reconsider tha
vote of adoption and lay the motion to reconsider - ,
consider on the table. Carried.
This virtually settles this Question as far
as the scnnlo is conccincd.
Republican Dolojintes.
Sioii-x CITV , la. , March 17. { Special Tel
egram to the tutgjl - the republican county
convention , to-day choso-a , strong delegation
to" the Bttilo convontldn" The delegation Is
headed by Hon. George D. . Perkins , who will
bo supported for delegate at largo to thd
national convention.
1
A Threatened BreakUp. . ' -
Sioux Cm" , la. , March 17. [ Special Tejo-
gram to the UEE. ] The Ice threatens ito
break up at any hour here , nnd the Chicago
it Northwestern company to-day began to
taico up its winter bridge across the Missouri.
The bridge is built every winter at a cost of
S15.000. _
Will Enforce tlic Prohibitory
ICi'.oiiui ; , la. , March 17. Mayor Irwin , ot
this city , to-day issued a proclamation order
ing all saloons closed on and after May 1. It
is his intention to give the prohibitory law a
thorough test here.
Brown's Stomach to Be Analyzed.
MASON CITV , la. , March 17. [ Special Telegram
gram to the BEE. ] The body of Henry
Brown has been exhumed. No examination
Will bo made hero , but the stomach will ba
sent to Chicago.
Cheers and IIIhHpH For Hewitt.
New Yoitic , March 17 [ Special Telegram to
tlio BEE. ] Mayor Hewitt accepted an invU
tation some weeks ago to bo present lns $
night at an entertainment given In the Lcx/ {
ington Avenue opera house by the ladles ot
the Manhattan branch of the Irish National
league , and ho was on hand. For the flrsft
time since he has been in ofllco ho was pub <
licly hissed. When Mayor Hewitt entered
ho was hissed. As the mayor entered a
private box reserved for him the hissing
broke out anew. But there was a strong
wave of applause also. The band caught tba
Inspiration and played "Hail to the Chief. '
Mayor Hewitt buhl afterward he had accepted.
the invitation before the ling trouble had
arisen , and felt bound to till his engagement.
ICinperor Frcdcrlok'M Condition.
BISIII.IN , March 17 , Emperor Frederick
passed n satisfactory night notwithstanding
the exciting events of yesterday.
The royal message which will bo presented
to the landtag on Monday expresses the
king's rcgict that his health prevents his
taking thuoath in person , nnd suggests that
the liouso consider a message which la
countersigned by a minihter us equivalent to
the constitutional oath. AH noon us bin
health is sulllclently improved the message )
fuilher says the king willtuHo the oathm
the form prescribed bylaw.
*
Memorial Services Koi- the Krnperor.
ROMH , March 17. Memorial services in ,
honor of the late Emperor William wcro
hold in the chapel of the German embassy
to-day.
Tlio Snow Bloclcado in
LOSPQN , March 17. Tlo ( snow blockade
has been raised in the north of England , but
still exists in Scotland ,
*
IH It Still Afloat ?
OMAHA , Neb. , March 17.- Sporting Editor
of the Hue- Can the OKI : cast some light on
tliu Egyptian darkness that covers the
doings of the Omaha Rowing association }
Last spring a considerable sum of money
Was most generously subscribed by the
people of Omaha to enable the club to reor
ganise Itself on a btionger basjs beyond hall
building a boat hout-e on un inaccessible lalro
In Iwi. Not a boat was launched nor un
oar handled the wfyolo of last summer , ,1
The writer , bcintf pabslvnutely fond of *
mjuatio sport , made a strenuous cmlf uvor to
penctrato the umbra which surrounds
the association nnd fallen , the only
result of a three months' search and the ex-
crcise of cotibtderublo patience was n demand
for a subscription ( &j to a club whoso exist-
cnco seemed doubtful and about whoso pro-
cerdjugs not n sitiKlu fact c.onld lib ascer-
tulncd. Now that the winter is paused and
the spi ing at hand , ought not somebody do
feoniblhliig , or will it bu necessary for tnoba
living in Omaha who may wish to Indulge la
aquatlb eports to join the CQunell Hlutls us-
boeiutlon , whoso existence is verified by their
in the vuvious western regattas )