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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING. APKIL 0 , 18S8 , NUMBER 20 < SIX LIVES LOST IN A WRECK , A Mllwoukoo Train Plunges Into a v Swollen Stream. THE BRIDGE WAS WASHED AWAY. Twenty-Five of the FasscnKcrH arc Injured More Bodies Supposed to bo Itcncath the Wreck. Wreck on the Milwaukee. H/.MPTON , la , April 6. [ Special Tel egram to UioDEB. ] One. of the worst occU dcntti thnt has orcc happened on the Iowa & 'Dakota division of the Chlcngo , Milwaukee At St. Pr.ul rnllrond occurred nt3 o'clpck this morning nbout three miles west of this city. A very heavy rain visited this section Inst night , swelling the rivulets Into brand streams , nnd entirely submerging a grcntcr part of the low lamls , None of tlio streams showed such a remarkably rapid rise as the Middle Wnpsle. At 1 o'clock the river was wlftiln Us banks , and nbout three hours Inter it hud broken Its banks nnd spread over the lowlands on cither side , making an expanse of water fully three-quarters ot a mile In width. The west-bound train , due hero at 2 MO , did not rench hero until nftor 3 o'clock. Engineer J. W. Scngcl received orders to go ahead and pulled out nt 3:30 , The train was composed of a baggage nnd express cnr , two passenger conches , ono smoker nnd a sleeper , The passenger coaches wcro but fairly filled , but the smoker contained about forty men , women and children , most of whom were for eigners. The night was very dark and It was impossible for the engineer to see any dis tance on the track , Tha train had pulled over the first bridge and wns n short distance from the main bridge when the engine struck ri large cake of Ice that had fioated down the Btream and hnd lodged directly across the track. The engine loft the track nnd I'LUNOEJ ) IIOU'N AN EMIIANKMENT of about six feet into the river. The tender tore loose and plunged ahead of the engine into the river. The smoker kept tha track until it was thrown over on the tender , nnd rolling down the embankment wns soon submerged In wntcr. The two passenger cnra left the track but were not badly wrecked , and none of the passengers were seriously Injured. The sleeper was the only car left on the trnck. An the morning dnwncd the scene wns most hcnrt-rcndlng. The shrieks of mon , women nnd children were heard issuing from the cars , calling nnd begging for help. Those who wcro In the sleeper were the first to get out , nnd immediately they went to work to assist these In the two passenger cars , breaking through the windows nnd cvttlng out the sides nnd bottom. In less than thirty minutes not a person remained In cither of these conches , and strange to say uono were seriously injured. Meanwhile men from this city arrived on the scene and their attention wns attracted to the smoking car. As the men approached It the BCENB 1'IIESENTED BEOQAltS DE5CJIIPTION. The car was almost entirely submerged with water , side upward. Men were soon on the top nnd the DEAD AND DYINO removed. As near as the conductor cnn re member , when ho pnssed through hero there were in this cnr nt least forty persons. The twenty-three who were alive were lifted out nnd wcro comfortably provided for. From the bottom of the cur five dead bodies have nlrcndy been taken out , and it is quite proba ble that as many moro remain in there or liavo fionted away down the stream. All wrecking cars on the division , attended with n full complement of men , were on the scene ntnn early hour nnd worked faithfully nil day lonif. At 8 o'clock this evening work was suspended on account of darkness , the torrents of water rushing down stream ren dering work dlflictilt. Another crew will bo on hand early in the morning und work will bo renewed. TUB NAMES OP THE DEAD thus far recovered are : . W1LLARD ANDERSON , Lament , Wis. 'GENE MARTIN CHRISTIANSON , Den mark" , ticketed to Doll Rapids. JOHN DUCLUS , ticketed to Kimball , Dak. JAMES SCAGEL , engineer , Mason City , la. BABY HIEDECKER. The wounded nro : JACOII SCIIAIIT , .lit. , , Sioux Fulls , several wounds on wrist nnd hand. D. J. WIELANII , Gonovn , In. , both hands , wrists , fnco and loft eye nnd loft cheek nud back and right hand cut. I J. M. CiuusTiANSON , Denmark , head and face scalded nnd rib broken , Mn. nnd Mils. HEIUECKEII and five children , nil Injured. The man Is badly scalded on the hands nnd face ; the woman's skull is broken and other Injuries ; the children nro scalded on the head nnd hands. ' JOHN Muiii'iiv , Osslnn , In. , hands scalded nud.bruised ou the leg. , AKTIIUII WHITE , Bluckstono , Mass. , head bruised , JOHN GLACSENEII , Monticcllo , WIs. , scalded oii'tho head nnd face nnd bruised. FitANj ; STUDAIIAKEII , Honz , Wis1 , bruised or th4 head and fuco und left leg. ' DANIEL Suit A IT , brakemqn. Sioux City , Head , face nnd loft leg injured. AITOUBT SdirAiip , Wnukcsli. WIs. , hold by Beat. Iron in the water for four hours with only his head out , cut on left side , head cut. nn'd both ankles injured. " HiiNiir N. SciiNAiiii. Nora Springs , injury of head , shoulders nnd face , < > APAU'.KAVCA ' , Prussia , hands nnd fnco pculdod. ' MAUY KAUCII , his wife , scalded on right hand , scalp wound nn left side of head. Gus HEIUIINS , Germany , head nnd face cut and broken rib . EI.WOOD EWIKH : , Marshall , Wis. , head and face cut and bruised and front part of body scalded , PHILLIP Cnoss , Fort Atkinson , In. , bruised hand , The wounded wcro nil being comfortably provided for. Most of them will recover but it Is thought that Ewer Moore can't survive the night , Superintendent Matt and Assist ant ? Supcilntcndunt Cables uro doing nil in their power for the suffering people , Engi neer bcngel was making his second run over thu road , being lately transferred from the western end of the division. Owing to the condition of nil the roads In this section , but few people have yet arrived hero , It is bo- liovoa that twelve moio bodies lie burled in the debris or have fioated away down the I Press. ] A terrible railroad accident occur red nbout four miles west of this town on the Milwaukee & St. Paul road , by which ut least dozen persons lost their lives and from llftccn o twenty * Sere Injured. The train which } tit Chicago yetterday morning nt 11:30 : nnd was , ijuo hero at U:1U : this morning , passed hero nearly on time and when nbout four miles west , plunged into thu creek , the bridge of which was washed away , The creek was swollen by nn Immense amount of water which had been running off for the past few days and In addition an ice gorge was formed which , previous to the arrival of the train , carried away u portion of the bridge. With nothing to show that there was dan ger ahead the train I'LUNOEI ) INTO TUB 8TIIEAM polnp nt full speed. Tha engine und three poaches wcro immediately tubmcrgod. A K'taoo/tho wildest confusion ensued and hose of the train crow nnd passengers wno escaped death or Injury were Immediately called Into service to rellnve the other pas sengers. It wns with great difllculty thnt they could bo reached owing to the rushing of the wntcr through the cnr windows. Those rescued from the smoking cnr , which wns almost entirely submerged , wcro taken from the windows ; some maimed to such nn extent thnt they wcro powerless to help themselves nnd were nearly drowned before nld could rcnch them. At 11 o'clock this morning SIX HEAD HOMES have been taken out from the wreck nnd three moro nro known to be underneath the debris. In addition to the passengers known to have been killed from fifteen to twenty have been rescued Uiat nro moro or less seriously Injured. ANOTIIBIl ACCOUNT. Cimtl.KS CITY. In. , April 5. The wreck on the Chlcngo , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad some claim was cnused by Ice on the track , while others claim by the spreading of rails. The engine lumped the track first and the bnggagn car and tender plunged over the en gine Into the wntcr. The smoker struck on top of the engine and wab badly mashed , The engine Is entirely under wntcr and the baggage car Is almost covered , There were almost thirty people in the smoker at the time , - FIVE WEIIE KILLED so far as known besides the engineer , who was caught between the cab nnd smoker. The fireman escaped unhurt. There wcro nbout twenty-five to thirty wounded , though none fntnlly. The belief Is thnt there nro throe or moro bodies yet under the wreck. The bnggngemnn nnd route agent were shaken up , but escaped through the window without much Injury. The engine nnd ono coach nro n total loss. A Chlcngo traveling man nnd the conductor kept the passengers quiet until they could got them out. The wounded nro mostly burned from the steam of the engine. A Wreck On the Omnhn. HUDSON , WIs. , April 5. A freight train ran into the rear end of n passenger train stalled with a disabled engine on the Omnhn road , nt Bonrdman , this morning , wrecking the freight engine and telescoping tha sleeper nnd u passenger coach. A Norwegian had his arm torn from his body. This was the only casualty. THE BIOUMONS MEKT. They Pray ami Preach Against Their EiicmtCH. SALT LAKH , April 5. At the Mormon semi annual conference to-day , Elder Seymour B. Young called upon the people to pay their tithing and obey the priesthood and ordinan ces of the church. Speaking on polygamy , homiid : "Tho doctrine of celestial marriage is ono of the true nnd glorious principles re vealed through the Prophet Joseph , nnd Goil will require It of this generation. Upon obedi ence to this greatcommand nnd other essen tial principals of our faith depends our eternal salvation. " In the afternoon Apostle Lorenzo Snow , recently liberated from a term of imprison ment for polygamy , endorsed the discourse of the morning and called on the saints to bo patient and true , nnd seethe coming of Christ for their relief. Elder Jacob Gates said : "Zlon will tri umph and many of the enemies will lick the dust at our feet. Wo will never give up until wo have achieved victory. " Angus Cannon , president of this state , In benediction , called on the Lord to "confound our enemies and bless Israel In his aflliction , ' * JAKE SHARP DEAD. The King of the Now York Boodlcrs Expires. NEW YORK , April 5. Jacob Sharp died to night at 9:20. : Ho had been unconscious nl ! the afternoon and all hopes of his rallying were abandoned by the family early in the day , The big boodler had been confined to his bed over since his conviction , nnd ns the time for his new trial approached ho became weaker and weaker. All the family were present when ho breathed his last. Ituldcd un Opium Joint. KANSUS CITV , Mo. , April 5. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] For some time police men have been keeping close watcl on a supposed opium Joint run by Quong Wuh , an aged celestial. The place has been run ostensibly as n laundry. There are two rooms in the plr.eo. They finally be cauio gatlstlcd thnt opium smoking wns goln , on in the rear room. Ho several time : entered the place but n boll attached to the front door would alarm the celestial , am access so the rear of the room could not bo gained. About 9 o'clock this morning ho saw n woman and man enter the place. After tliej had.been In about fifteen minutes ho entered It through a side door. Then ho quickly passed into the rear room and found tlio two in the act of smoking opium. The Chinese proprietor was in the room also. The odlcei arrested the trio and took them to the station. Quong Wah was locked up for keeping an opium Joint , and the others were sul > i > u.'aned to testify against him , The opium outfit was confiscated , Vlllnrd TnUcH a Needed Vacation. NnwYoitK , April 5. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Henry Villard loft here on the German steamer Traw yesterday a very sick man. Ho suffered during the winter fron rheumatism , and the change In his appear auco is so startling as to glvo his friends concern. It Is thought , however , that his present vacation , which will last until June at Carebad , will have the effect of rostorint him to health. Ever since his return to Now York in the fall of IbSrt , Villard has kept closely to business us the financial ugcn of a number of wealthy Berlin banker's , am has done little or no speculating. Ho has oosfti concerned chiefly during the winter in placing f5,000XX ) of Northern Pacific bonds , and it Is understood the task Is nbout com pleted. His business bus been extremely profitable the past year. Jlniignrlnns. K , Pa. , April 5. [ Special Tel egroni to the BEE. ] A startling story was told in the mayor's office last night. Charles Engle , u reputable citizen , swore that at n meeting of Hungarians held the night before it was resolved by them that three men who bore evidence ugalust the Hungarians foi participating in thu recent riots should bo pul to death. The meeting wns n secret ono , bul ono of the conspirators became frightenci and gave the hcheinu away. The plan ndoptcc was to go to the houses of the doomed mcr on a certain night , u la Molllo McGulro , nni kill them in bed. Warrants have been is sued for the arrest of all whoso names couli bo obtained. Union V. ni. C. A , Oyiimnsmim. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 5. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The Young Men's Christian association la making an effort to organise n union athletic club and has invited the associations of Kansas City , Kan. , Iiulc pendence , Mo. , und the railroad association of this city to unite und form such a club. The aim will bo to secure nthietio grounds and fit them up for base ball , tennis , cricket , gymnastic exhibitions , etc. Railroad Rates. MiN.XEiroT.19 , April 5. To-day wns the data set for advancing rates to the old tarif standard on the Burlington & Northern and the "Soo , " but this morning the advices are that the former will not make nn advance be fore next Monday nnd that the "Soo" wil wait for the Burlington to act. Weather Indications. For Nebraska : Warmer , fair weather , light to fresh winds , generally southeasterly. For Iowa : Fair weather , winds becoming light to fresh , southeasterly. For eastern and southwestern Dakota : Warmer , fair weather , light to fvcfch varJa bid winds , becoming southerly. fHE MEMBERS HAD MALARIA , They Fllllbuator Two Days on the Direct Tax Bill. AN HILARIOUS NIGHT SESSION. Senator Vest SIny Defeat tlio Omaha. Public Building IMll General Terry on the Itctlrcd LlHt. The Direct Tax mil Fight * WASHINGTON HUIIBAU THE OMAHA HRB , ) BID FotmTBBNTIlSTUEBT , \ WASHINGTON. D. C. , Aprils. } After two days at fiUibustcrlng ou the di rect tax bill , tlio liouso Into this afternoon took a recess until 11:45 : o'clock to-morrow morning. It is generally bcllovcil that nt least two more days will bo frittered nwuy in tills work , the house remaining In continuous session. There is a determination upon bfftli sides , nnd great earnestness is evinced In every move iniulc. The opposition to the bill is confined almost exclusively to ex - confederates ates , and their votes aggregate from forty to forty-live upon the tests which have been taken. The lllllbustcrcrsmako ) no attempt to conceal their work. They openly declare that they will filibuster until hot weather If they do not succeed in defeating the bill be fore that time. They demand that an amend ment bo made to the bill to return to the south ern states the cotton tax , which amounts to about sixty-eight millions , while the amonnt of direct tax that will go to the northern states which responded to the demand of the gov ernment for war aid , amounts to only twenty millions. Of this sum Nebraska will got , under the provisions of the bill , $10,1112 , and Iowa S3S-1U7-1. The republicans say they are prepared to maintain their position for weeks if necessary , to succeed. General Herbert , of Alabama , who is chair man of the committee on naval affairs , and who has n long confederate war record , ex plained the basis of opposition to the direct tax bill this afternoon , when ho said to mo : "Wo intend to filllbustcr against this bill ns long as wo have physical endurance to hold out , if wo cannot defeat it on the direct vote or got an amendment which will give us our cotton tax. The bill Is the old Blnino scheme and t kcs money out of the southerners' pocket and puts it into the northern states. It is n blow nt tariff reform and is intended to injure the Mills bill. " The house continued in session until 3:30 : o'clock this morning. During the early hours of the morning there were some cxcltiug and ludicrous scenes on the floor. Many mem bers skipped away and went to their homes to bed about midnight , while others who re mained stretched out on the sofas or snored in their chairs by their desks. Near 1 o'clock there was a call of the house , and the sergeant-at-arms and his deputies were sent out into the city to bring in the absentees. Half an hour later they returned and announced that they "Had Mr. Dougherty , of Florida. " When called upon for an explana tion of his absence the latter said ho had been suffering with "malaria. " "Malaria ? oh coino off I" cried a member , and the house laughed. Mr. Dougherty explained in addition "that ho did not get his malaria out of a bottle , either. " After being the re cipient of n good aeal of badgering from the members ho was excused. Mr. Rowland , of North Carolina , was excused on account of sickness. Then Mr. Allen , of Michigan , wanted to know if it would not bo in order to let a gentleman from South Carolina go out with him. Mr. Mason started a little song , but was shut off , and Mr. Taulbco and three others mot with the same f.ito when they endeavored ns a quartet to ronucr a Methodist hymn. Mr. Cowles of North Carolina , asked if the house was proceeding under the eight-hour law. "Sit down , tarheol , " shouted a member , and ho subsided. Four gentlemen wcro brought In together Messrs. Latham , Simmons , Perry and Cothran. Mr. Perry said , "Mr. Speaker , I was tempted by my senior colleague to help him pack some seeds and " "Was it a four-handed cjnmol" inquired Brcckenridgo of Kentucky , and the response w.is drowned in the laughter which ensued. Mr. Grosvenor caused some merriment by facetious remarks upon the largo number of members reported sick and the bad effects of the Washington climate , which so rapidly affected men who were the picture of health nt noon. Every absentee brought In was made a butt of some joke or sarcastic remark. As the "weo sina' hours" approached the merriment and hilarity increased. The members who had pre-empted the divans were not allowed to sleep , nnd the house was beginning to as sume the appearance of a schoolboys' play room when a recess till 11-15 was taken. It is the general belief that the bill will fin ally be passed. Oakcs of Alabama is the leader of the illllbustercrs. Ills lieutenants are Weaver of Iowa , Hreckenrldgo of Ken tucky , Blount of Georgia and Hogors of Ar kansas. run OMAHA nuiLTiiNo mu. IN JEOPAIIDT. It begins to look ns though the Omaha pub lic building bill may after all bo dcteatcd. It has for four or five weeks been in the hands of a conference committee , of which Senator Vest of Missouri Is a member. Vest refuses to permit the conference committee to act upon the bill till the house acts upon the bill now on the calendar making an appropriation for n building nt Kansas City. Ho says the Kansas City bill will receive the same treat ment in the house that the Omaha bill did , and that ho wants them both acted upon at the Banio time by the same conference com mittee , thus linking the two together , and making their fate one and the same. Thcie are quite a largo number of public building bills on the calendar of the house , and many more will bo placed there within the next two weeks. While many of them have merit , some havu very little , and uro sure of defeat , The meritorious measures will have to take chances with these having no merit , of course , nnd thus the Kansas City bill , which ought to become a law , may not bo taken from the calendar and passed during this ses sion , which , under the present condition of arrangements , would defeat the ultimate passage of the Omaha bill. It is unfortunate , since affairs hnvo bhapcd themselves ns they have , that Senator Vest is on the conference committee , but Mr. Vest Is n member of the senate committee on public buildings and grounds , and Is In u position to dictate him self upon this conference committee. In other words , ho can pull himself and his bill through or defeat others , and it is known that ho intends doing do ; that if the Kansas City bill ih not passed the Omaha bill ramuit be passed. With the approaching - ing debate upon the turlfT bill , which will Just until the end of May , and the Hood of accumulating business which must bo at tended to before congress adjourns , the out look for the Omaha public building bill at this time is not cheerful , and especially in view of the attitude assumed by Senator Vest. The severe punishment meted out to young HopKlns , the callow newspaper correspond ent who recently sent the infernal muchino to Chief Justice Walto with a view to selling sensational accounts of it to the inhabitants of newspaper row , seems to have not had that moral intlucnca it was lutcnded to have , Late lest night another newspaper "fnko" visited the correspondents with n proof sheet of a lengthy account of "A Personal Adven ture of the President. " Ho disposed of the matter to a number of correspondents in news paper row , at the usual space rates , and it was sent out to the country. The story was to the effect that a lady , white horse back riding In the vicinity of nod Top was rescued from a perilous position by Prcsl- der.t Cleveland and Secretary Fairchild , who were also horseback riding ; that her hprso Locarno fractious and while- plunging f.bout In a frightful manner , the chief executive nnd the financial secretary of the govern ment sprang to bor assistance , subdued the nnimal and lifted the lady from the saddle , saving her llfo nnd hazarding their own lives. It was a well written story nnd would merit a scries of headlines In the Hungtown Bugler. This morning it developed that there was not the slightest atom of founda tion for the story. The lady went horse back riding ; that was all there was to the whole romance. Thcro is nn army of fakers In Washington now who nro offering their services to the press , and who would bo a discredit to nuy kind of business or pro fession. oRNr.iiAt. rcnnr PLACRI > ON run iiF.TinnD LIST. To-day President Cleveland approved the report of the army retiring board submitted yesterday , recommending Major-General Alfred Terry for retirement , nnd the name of the pallant veteran goes upon the retired list at onco. There Is n good deal of specu lation In army circles to-night about when the vacancy caused by the retirement of General Terry would bo filled , and who would bo called to fill It , The predictions made In the lien's ' specials and editorials seem nt this time to hnvo been well made. General Crook continues to bo six > kcn of more frequently than any other ofllccr , while the name of General Hatch Is also coming in for much mention from these who nro well posted on nrmy'affairs. General Hatch stands very high In Washington In nrmy , congressional and civil circles , nnd his pro motion nt this time may bo no surprise , although General CrOok seems to have the call. The vacancy , It Is thought , will soon bo lllled , as it creates it good deal of uneasiness , and the longer it remains open the more com plicated will become the president's annoy ance. SMILED WITH THE I'llESlnENT. Fleet Wolf andt Hound-that-bnys , Chlp- powa Indians , are m the city and called to see the president yesterday afternoon In re gard to some land claims they have pending in the departments. Mr. Cleveland received them very cordially nnd talked to them nt length. The Indians use the English lan guage very well , and when they arose .to leave they looked anxiously about the room for the sideboard , which , not being in night , moved one of them to suggest that they sometimes took flre-wntcr with government ofllcers. The president smiled and ordered the doorkeeper to admit no one for n few minutes. Then ho walked into a side room nnd got n demijohn of whisky and three glasses. When they wcro well lllled they touched glasses nnd drank heartily. The Indians nro solid for President Cleveland and n second term. It is believed that all the Indlaps who visit Washington will call upon the president and inquire for that dem ijohn. AVAILABLE Hivcit AND ruunon ruxns. The secretary of war has sent to congress n statement showing the amount available for river nnd harbor Improvements at differ ent points In the country November 1 , Inst , when there was n suspension of work for the winter. Among tholitems are the following : For the Missouri river , from Sioux City to Fort Ucnton , $2,477 ; Mississippi river , from St. Paul to DCS Molncs rapids , through Iowa , ? 104C7(5 ( ; DeaMoincs rapids , Missis sippi river , Iowa nnd Illinois , $20,223 ; ice harbor at Dubuque , (1,503. THE TOUTS IIOIHXSON AND NIOBIURA 11ILI. . Representative McShano said to-day that ho was making diligent efforts to get the bill appropriating money for the repair of Forts Hoblnson and Niobrara , now on the calendar up before the house , nnd if ho succeeded Is confident of its Immediate passage. In view of the outlook , however , there Is llttlo en couragement. The bill can bo passed if It can get consideration , but everything Is so blocked in the house now that n great deal of meritorious legislation must bo perished. A PENSION TOB MrtS. PAINTEU. In the senate to-day , after considerable trouble , Senator. Paddock succeeded In having the rules 'suspended , and then ho called up the house ! bill for the relief of Ncttio K. Painter. . , The bill , ns it cnmp from the house , provided $18 n mqnth as a p'cnslon to Mrs. Painter , forsorvices , ns nurse in the late war. Mr. Paddock's amendment in creases the amount to $25. By a close vote the bill a amended 'was ' passed and a con ference committee appointed. The senate bills for the relief of Mrs. Painter nnd Mrs. Howe awarded each $2. > per month. They arc in the house Committee on pensions awaiting action. OrLElNS WANTS A PENSION DOIIID. A petition was received to-day from the citizens of Orleans , Neb. , asking that a board of examining physicians bo appointed by the pension department to deal with cases arising in that section of the country. Sena tors Manderson and Paddock endorsed the application , with an urgent recommendation that it be granted. MISCELLANEOUS PAIUdlUl'IlS. Miss Laura Hoaglaud , of Omaha , is visit ing as the guest of Mrs. Gannett. John V. Sletken was to-day appointed a storekeeper and gauger in Otoocounty , under the internal revenue commissioner. Ordnance Sergeant James Hooten , U. S. A. , has been placed on the retired list , I'Eiinr S. HEATH. Army Orders. WASHINGTON , April 5. [ Special Telegram to the B&E. ] By direction of the president of the war department the order dated March 12,18S3 , published In special orders No. 79 , March 13 , 1SS8 , from the headquarters of the nrmy , relating to Captain Gordon Wiuslow , Eighth infantry , Is re/okcd , nnd ho will re port In person to Major General Oliver O. Howard , president of the army retiring board , at San Francisco , Cnl. , convened by the war department order dated July 2(1. ( IbSS , pub lished in special orders No. 10S , July 22 , 1880 , from the headquarters of the army , for ex amination by the board. On the conclusion of his examination ho will return to the place of receipt by him of this order. Colonel Rodney Smith.assistantpaymaBtcr general , is relieved from duty as chief pay master of the division of the Pacille and will report in person to the commanding gen eral , Department of Dakota , for duty ns chief paymaster of that department , reliev ing Lieutenant Colonel William II. Johnston , deputy paymaster general , Recruit Lewis Desmond , mounted service , now nt Jefferson Barracks , Mo. , is trans ferred to the hospital corps ns n private. Private John Hi Parker , Fifth cavalry , now with his troop at Fort Elliott , Texas , is transferred to the hospital corps ns n private. The leave of absence on surgeon's ' certifi cate of disability granted Captain Frederick A. Hinman , corps of engineers , in special orders No. 210 , October 21 , 16S7 , from this ofllco , Is extended six months on account of sickness. Leave of absence for six months Is granted First Lieutenant George A. Thurbton , Third artillery. Nebraska auiTlowa Pensions. WASHINGTON , April S. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] The following pensions were granted Nebrosknns to-day : Original invalid Alfred G. Anderson , Central City ; Alonzo P. Wilder , Ayr ; William H. Hison , Omaha ; James Holiness , Stormsburir ; Samuel P. Reiner , Indianola. Keissuo Elijah A. Fletcher , Franklin. Original widows , etc. Mary M. , widow of Jackson Swearing , Weep ing Wnter : Elizabeth , widow of John H , Handall , alias Heed , Nelson , Mexican widows Rebecca P , , widow of George P. Armstrong , Omahn. Pensions for lownns ; Original invalid William H. Davis , Mount Auburn ; George R. Robinson , Moravia ; Milo T. Langdon , Clinton ; Solomon Stutsman , East Des Moines ; Clinton M. Burton1 , Center Junction ; Samuel A. Van Voorhls , Eldorado. Increase Jameson J. Berkoy , West Union ; James 13. Moore , Allcrton ; Henry 0. Ford , Woodbine. Reissue Edward Newberry , Knoxville , National Capita ] Notes. WASHINGTON , April 5. The state depart ment Is informed that the Venezuelan gov ernment has Issued u decree placing barbed wire ou the free list. The president has up- proved the act amending the laws relating to navigation and the act for the relief of im porters of animals for breeding purposes in certain cases. | Tlio JloprH AVunt Pence. WASHINGTON , April 5. Tlio secretary of state to-day received a cable message from United Stu.tes Consul Lewis nt Tnngior.from the tenor f which it is inferred that u sat isfactory settlement of the trouble with the Moorish government will soar be touched. LOVE THAT BISMARCK HATES , If They Wed the Chancellor Intends - tends to Resign. PASTEUR AND HIS PATIENTS. Chninbcrlnln'a Trent mcnt-MnrrlaRO of a Well Known Encllsh Yachts man The Crown I'rlnco Snlil to Bo Improving. Illsninrclc Ahout to Resign. April 5. The Cologne Gazette publishes an article , saying n grcnt deal of excitement prevails in diplomatic circles over the possibility of a speedy resignation of Bismarck because of the .proposed marriage of Prince Alexander of Battonberg nnd Princess Victoria of Prnssln. The bearing of the reports Is so serious they cannot bo passed over. Until the Bulgarian question shall bo settled the projected marriage , from n political point of view , is an impossibility. In the , Bulgarian question Germany must , In accordance wltii declarations made by Bismarck , remain wholly an uninterested party. Confidence In Germany , the Gazette asserts , would bo disturbed in nn Instant If the czar's most detested antagonist wcro to become the son-ln-lnw of Emperor Frederick. The article adds that the intelligence of Prince Alexander is highly esteemed ; that It Is Impossible for him to attempt a suit which would assuredly cost the German people their chancellor. Public opinion in Berlin is in favor of Bismarck. Bismarck had a long conference this after noon with the emperor. The crown prince and the Grand Duke of Baden also had inter views with his majesty. A strong affection has existed between Alexander nnd the Princess Victoria for sev eral years. The late emperor opposed the match , but it Is believed that Emperor Frederick nnd the empress look on it with favor. The result of the long conference of Bismarck with the emperor to-day is said to bo that the marriage has been postponed nnd Bismarck retains his position. LONDON , April 5. A dispatch received hero to-night confirms the report that Bis marck is about to resign from the German chancellorship. It is reported Count Herbert Bismarck will also resign , A Visit to Pnstcnr. tCopi/r < cil 1SSS by James Etonian Dennett. ' } PAIUS , April 5. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to thoBr.E.l Yesterday was n very important day in the wolf-biting case of Mr , Chamberlain , of Texas. The Herald reporter who had been commissioned to watch every symptom , went to Pasteur institute , accom panied by Dr. Spohn , Dr. Wabod of Man chester , Dr. Oscar Jennings , Mr. H. Grovel ing and several other gentlemen , who wcro allowed to bo present to see the Inoculation by special privileges. Mr. Chamberlain nr rlred with his brother shortly before the ap pointed hour. He shook hands cordially with his friends , and was much brighter than on the day of the first inoculation , heretofore described in the Herald. Ho said : "I feel in a higher moral tone than when I came to this city. I have will power , or , as wo say in Texas , plenty of 'sand in my craw. ' I hope now to go homo safe and sound , and not lay my bones at Fere In Chaise , to which I have been taken as one of the sights of Parla. " "How do you-feeU" * "Never bettor. I have had n few of these nervous fits , to which the Herald has already referred , but which are simply attacks of pseudo-hydrophobia. I shall never bo able to show gratitude enough to Dr. Spohn , who , even upon ncrvo principles , has probably saved my life. Yesterday was my first taste of pure water since my bite. I enjoy myself rationally. I have been to the theater and all sorts of sensible amusement. There has welled up in my heart a gieat belief in the Pasteur treatment. " At this moment Mr. Chamberlain's num ber was called , and ho went up for his hypo dermic injection. "You sec , " ho said 'thero is no difference between rich and poor here , I nm not like Lord Dancrailo , who wanted M. Pasteur to go to him. Hero I stand proud and happy among 'hewers of wood and drawers of water. ' They talk to mo about the mistakes of the French government. All I can say is that they have done one. thing splendidly. Not one penny is paid by anybody hero , nnd I , who would pay anything to that dear good man who has so bcncfitted humanity , am simply told that nothing is required. " After the cliniquo ended , M. Pasteur , who , ns usual , received the Herald reporter graciously , said : "I wish you would tell my friends in America how grateful I am to them. I unbosom myself to yon freely , and I would like to tell you something about my enemies. As regards Dr. Peters : It is simply professional Jealousy ; it is something moro than that , for lie is connected with mo by marriage ; ho has started a crusade against me for his own purpose. " "Amongst other things , the doctor has said that you have been the efficient cause of rubles in certain stages. " "I know that us well ns you , but how docs ho prove it. In the Slcno department every effect bus been made to discover the truth , nnd there is not a single case of hydrophobia the result of my treatment , It is so easy to make these accusations and BO hard to disprove them. The same remark applies to Henri Rochefort. All his nrticlcs against mo simply result from the fact that I voted for Paul Bert ns a mem ber of the academy of sciences , " Asked on the subject of Turkish baths as an adjunct to his treatment , M. Pasteur re plied : "If the hot air system bo adopted as the solo remedy , I strongly oppose it. On the other hutul , I cannot fail to recognize that the euro conies from Russia and may help out my treatment , but do remember that hydrophobia is n sort of uightmuro which has provoked many cures. Wo have the omelette , the mystical Saint Hubert , nnd nil sorts of nostrums. As far as perspiration goes , I certainly believe that hot air baths uro useful , but inoculation must precede and accompany them. AH regards Mr. Chamber lain , we must only go on hoping , his case is most interesting ; ho has done well to come to mo , and heaven grant wo may send him back to America safe and sound , und n be liever in tny poor efforts in the cause of humanity , " The Crown Prlnco'n Condition , [ Copi/rialit ItSBliJnina ] Guidon Ilennctt.l LONDON , April 0. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BEE , ] This morning the British Medical Journal , a high pro fessional authority , prints n special telegram from Berlin , with comments , The telegram says : "The empeiorof Germany is going on most satisfactorily , The disease appears quicssant. Thcro Is no sign of spreading nnd the glands are not in the least involved. His general health is excellent and his appearance shows no trace of illness or suffering except his hair is become gray. The position which Sir Morcll took up from the first , that no rad ical surgical measures wcro advisable , ap pears now to find more favor among the medical piofcssion of Germany than 1ms been the case till lately. The disas trous results of several cases In which similar operations have recently been performed seem to hnvo opened men's eyes to the magnitude of the risk to which the imperial patient would hnvo been exposed but for the intervention of the Eng lish physician , itcrr Knyscr , n prominent member of the rolchstap , died n few days ngo immediately nftcr half of his larynx hndbocn cut out by Prof , Von Bergman for cancer. Eleven other patients on whom that distin guished surgeon has performed this severe operation hnvo died. Dr. Eugene Hahn , who hitherto has been the most successful op erator In that line , has been equally unfortu nate in Ms last two cases. " ThoJournnl , commenting , adds : "Only the other day nn operation of the same kind pci formed by a leading London surgeon re sulted In the death of the patient on the fol lowing day. In private one hears whispers orshnllnr cases , which nro never heard in public. These facts , In our opinion , quite In dependently of nny reasons peculiar to the case , go far to Justify the course that lias been adopted by Sir Morrcll Mackenzie. Ho was to have returned to London on Tuesday next , but wo understand in compliance with the urgent request of the emperor , lie post poned his departure from Berlin for a short time. " A Ynohtmaii's Marriage. [ Coimriutit tefS tiu Jamtt Gordon Ucnnttt. } LONDON , April C. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the BEE. ) Sir Richard Francis Sutton , baronet , who In 1BSO was the guest of Now York yachtsmen , was this morning married at St. Peters , Eaten square , to Constance Edith , daughter of Sir Vincent Rowland Corbet , n Shropshire baronet of an cient lineage and largo estates. Sir Richard loft Buckingham palace hotel with his best man , Mr. Edward Brooks , about the same hour when the bride attended by her father , drove from 88 Onslow square , the residence of her aunt , Lady Cust , whoso guests they wero. Sir Richard wore the regulation Prince Albert coat , mouse colored trousers , white vest nnd blue knot scarf. She were a dress of ivory satin en train , with no trimming be yond the drapery of the heirloom lace , with n veil to correspond. Her ornaments were diamonds and the bouquet was of white lilacs. The largo crowd outsldo the church cheered her as she entered it , for she is strikingly beautiful , Just of ngo , nnd a tall , graceful blonde. She was mot by her seven bridesmaids , who , preceded by the curnto nnd chulr , escorted her to the chancel , that was bright with April sunshine nnd spring flowers. There Sir Richard , shy nnd modest as usual , received her from her father. The families on each side being in mourning , the invitations had Docn limited. Nevertheless their friends were present in full social and fashionable force. The bridesmaids Included two sisters of the bride , two sisters of the bridegroom nnd three of her cousins. They wore white silk polonaise , made nnd trimmed with gold , white straw bonnets tiimmcd with white lilacs and carried bouquets of violets and lilies of the valley. Each were a diamond broach , true lover's knot shape , the gift of Sir Richard. The uncle of the bride , n distinguished canon , and her cousin , a vrell known vicar of the Bndgeman family , officiated. The organ and choir music was not of the stereotyped kind , but original and effective. After ad journing from the attestation ceremonylntho vestry , a largo number of the guests drove to Lady Cust's mansion , and at the wedding breakfast "quite many a guardsman and yachtsman" wished Sir Richard and his bride a happy voyage of wedlock. Soon after they left for his seat at Bcnhnm park , Berks. When she was going away her dress was of electric blue silk , with traveling bon net to correspond. It is expected that a portion of the honeymoon , while all England is Maying , will bo passed upon the yacht Gcncsta. _ .Affairs in Ireland. DUDLIN , April 5. William O'Brien has begun - gun suit against the Cork Constitution ( con servative ) for libel , claiming , 'fi,000 damages. Four thousand Irish emigrants sailed from Qucenstown to-day for America. LONDON , April 5. Balfour's bill to expedite business in the Irish land courts is published. It extends the existence of the land commis sion another seven years , deprives tenants of the option of applying for reduction of rent , etc. , to either the county court or land commission , nnd the right to transfer pro ceedings from the county court to the land commission. Tlio bill also cmj > owcrs the land commission , with the consent of the lord chancellor , to distribute at will the cases between the commission and thocounty court , and also on application nnd for good cause , to transfer cases from the commission to the court , or vice versa. Minister Plielpu Starts For Home. LONDON , April 5. Phelps , American min ister , left London to-day for Southampton , where ho will embark to-night for New York. THE GUEA.T NORTHWEST. The Ccntcnnlnl Anniversary of It n Set tlement Cclehralcd ut Marietta. MAIUETTA , O. , April 5. The centennial ex ercises of the settlement of Marietta began to-day with the annual meeting of the state historical and archaeological societies. The celebration is intended to commemor ate the one hundredth anniversary of the first settlement of the territory northwester the Ohio river , from which were carved the states of Ohio , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan and Wisconsin. The celebration is purely historical in its nature , the only exposition feature being the collectingof rare and inter esting relics and antiquities , A Load or Mormon ProHolytos. KANSAS CITV , Mo , , April C. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE , ] Over one hundred Mor mon proselytes from Alabama and Tennessee arrived this morning , bound for Salt Lake City , There wcro men , women und children among them and they presented the appear ance of n rngmuflln club , One woman had a a dress made of red and white striped canvas , such ns Is used for nwniug purposes. Her head was surmounted by an immense straw hat garnished with riubons of diffcient hues , The party was in charge of Elder W. Morgan , They boarded a Union Pacific train. Hydrophobia From a Calf's lilto ATLANTA , Ga , , April 5. On n farm n few miles from Atlanta a Jersey calf , owned by a man named Milling , to-day developed signs of hydrophobia and bit several other calves , also sheep and swine. A young son of the farmer , while attempting to keep n pet lamb from the mad calf , was severely bitten on the arm , and from latest accounts his injuries nro fatal. The animals bitten by the calf have since died of hydrophobia. This is the first Instance of the kind known In Georgia. a College. KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 5. [ Special Tele gram to the BEK. ] The co-operutcd synods of the Cumberland Presbyterian church of Colorado , Kansas , Ncbtabka und Missouri were In session to-day at the Cumberland church. The object was to discuss the ques tion of n site for the new college , Bids were received from Odessa , Marshall , Scdalla and Mnrysvillo , The commission will visit Odessa , Marshall and Sedulin this week and meet in this city Friday , ut which time a final decision will bo rendered. The bid of Marys- vlllo was rejected. The college will have un cudowncnt of $100,000. , IS SAID TO BE A FIRE BUG. Arrest of nn Alleged Bnrn Burner At Syracuse. HEBRON PROHIBITIONISTS WIN , Several Towns to 13o Addressed By Senator Van \Vyok Next AVcok The I/onjj Pine Elections Grant Republicans. An Incendiary Caught. StiucfSE , Neb. , April 5 , - [ Special to tha BEK. ] Recently a largo stock barn was burned hero belonging to G. W. Warner , ono of the wealthiest farmers In this section. As was stated In the Hr.nnt that tlino all appear ances seemed to Indicate that the fire was ot incendiary origin , and that Mr. Warner pro posed to make It exceedingly wnrin for tliaft individual. The services of a detective front Omnhn wore secured , who has been working the cnsn for nbout two months. His efforts to-day resulted in the nrrcst ot J. F. Brownoll , n neighbor and brother-in- law of Mr. Warner , It Is said that the evi dence against him Is conclusive nnd consider able surprise Is manifested over the nrrost. NiumvsKA CITV , Nob. . April 6. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] James Brownloe , living near Syracuse , was arrested nnrt brought to this city Into last night imd loctgefl In Jail on the charge of arson. Ho is accused of setting fire to the barn of George W. Wnrncr some three weeks ngo , which burned with u Inrgo amount of valuable stock , farm machinery and grain. The evidence against him , however. Is purely circumstantial. Ho will have n hearing In the morning. Brown- Ice has ilgureit in the courts n number of times lately ns n wife boater and defendant In an alleged rape. case. Tlio NOIVH In Crete. | CKETE , April 5. [ Correspondence of the BCE. ] Mr. Crooko , the general agent of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing company , of St. ! Louis , will soon bo hero to make final ar rangements for the erection of un ice house of 80(1 ( tons capacity for the purpose of rank ing Crete n distributing point of his company for this part of Nebraska. The demands made upon them nro so great thnt they find it necessary to do this. The school board met last night and de cided to adopt the plans submitted by Messrs. Fowler & Bolndorff , of Omaha , for the now high school , which Is to cost * 21,000. They will immediately begin the erection of the building. The building will not only DO a credit to the enterprise of the good citizens of Crete , but will bo nn ornament to the booming little city. Crete's waterworks system will soon take definite shape. Mr. McClnin , agent of Strnnff & Co. , contractors , was in the city yesterday for the purpose of selecting n suitable site to plnce their pump nud locate the reservoir , wnich Is to hold 1,000,000 , gallons of water. The system is to bo finished by the latter part of July , and will bo the finest In the state. The elevation will bo nearly 200 foeb and will throw n stream high-above the tall est steeple in the city. A Prohibition Victory. Hr.nnoN , Neb. , April 5. [ Special Telo- grain to the BEE. ] The village election on yesterday was hotly contested , although good order prevailed throughout the day. There were two tickets in the field , the issue being license und anti-license. The nntl- Ilcenso ticket was elected by majorities ranging from twenty-three to thirty-one. J. R. Eliott , William Hill , Erwin Kirby , J. A. Bowdlo and F. B. Udoll arc the trustees elected. The election is n great victory for the temperance party , a license board being elected lust year by good majorities. The Election at IJOIIR IMnc. LONG PINE , Neb. , April G. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The election for school directors was n very spirited and animated affair on account of the fight existing hero between the principal of the schools and ouo of the intermediate teachers. The principal carried the day. The election for city ofllcerd was tolerably interesting from the fact thab thuro wcro two tickets in the field but both were alike except that ono had M. B. Mnlloy and the other J. S. Davison at the head , Mr. Malloy was successful. , Tlio Election at AVest Point. WEST POINT , Nob. , April 5. [ Special to the BEE. ] Politics cut no figure in the city election hero to-day , though the opposing can didates worked like nailers for mieecss. The following is the result : Mayor , John D. No- ligh , 1'JS ; T. M. Frnuso , 09 ; Neligh'a majority. 99. Treasurer , P. F. O'Sulllvnn ' , 181 ; F. G. Rcppert , 11(1 ( ; O'Sulllvan'H inn' Jority , 05. Clerk , F. E. Krause , 17B ; Emery Briggs , 122 ; Kranso's majority , fi.'J. For councilmen , M. J. Hughes , 100 majority nnd Bonnet Goldsmith , 1 majority. Senator Van "WyckVt EnjnfcMncntP. LINCOLN , Nob. , April S. [ Special Tclot gram to the BEE. ] Senator Von Wyck ; passed through the city to-night en route to Kearney nnd Webster counties , where ho fills engagements to speak. The senator will bo at Mlndcn to-morrow night , Saturday night at Wilcox , Monday night nt Blue Hill , und Tuesday night at Red Cloud. The people will hear some gospel truth on the live issues of the day. Grant RcpiiliIlcniiH Organizing. GIIANT , Neb. , April 5. [ Special Telegram to the BKE. ] The republicans of this pre cinct met ut this place to-day and made tbo first move towards organizing a republican club. D. J. Fink was elected president , JJV E. Goodall secretary und W , J. Wells , Wil liam Evans. Daniel W. Wallace , C. B. Miller and D. E. Gray were elected vlco presidents. A general meeting Is to bo held Saturday at thu Commercial hotel , A Central Committee Call. LINCOLN , Neb , , April. 5 [ Spccinl Telegram to the BKB.I The following cull wan Issued to-day : The central committee for the First con gressional district will meet at the Capital hotel In thu city of Lincoln on April 12 , 1868 , at 4 o'clock p , in , , to transact business of im portance , D. G. COUUTNBY , Chairman of the Committee. niAiNi-'B HEALTH mtoicisN. A Man Who Koou JIlpi Ol'lon Thinks JIo Cannot Ijlvo 1n > i\g , PiTTsnuiio , April 5 , The Chronicle Tola1 graph says : James W. Drape , of this city , Is in receipt of a letter from a personal friend In Vienna , in which this passage occurs : I sawMr. Blaine quite oitcn nt Florence , nnd it Is evident that ho Is very much broken in health. Anyone who sees him will know the reason [ of his withdrawal from presi dential aspirations , I fear his life will not bo spared long , A Mormon Anniversary. KVNBIIS Cjrv , Mo , , April 5 , [ Special Tele gram to the BEE , | To-morrow , which is the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Reorgan ized Church of Jesus ChrUt or Latter Day Saints , will bo observed In Independence Mo , , by UIP laying of the corner stone of the stone edifice now being erected In that city under the auspices of President Joseph Smith. The text books of the church , the bible , book of Mormon nnd thu book of the doctrine and covenants , will bo deposited within the stone , Tbo copy of the bible will bo tbo translation made by Jobcph Smith , The Clow-Conlcy I'l ht. DUI.UTII , Minn , , April 5. [ Special Telegram - gram to the BEE. ] There 1 great anticipa tion hero over the coming Clow-Conlcy fit-lit nt Ashland , WIs. , Saturday night , Kuilroudp will run social trains frgrn hero ,