m HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOKNING , APRIL 12 , 1888. , NUMBER:299 ! : ,
SAT IT OUT UNTIL SUNRISE
And Continued Sitting Throughout
the Entire Day.
A TWENTY-FIVE HOURS'SESSION.
B , &M. Imnd Grant I'nrclinecra Need
Feel No Alarm Over Secretary
Vitas' Decision Another Con
tract For HOSB Stout.
Too Tired Even to Talk.
WASHINGTON Btmp.xu TiiEOmiiABr.r
513 FOUUTKENTH STIIEET ,
WASHINGTON. D. C. . April 11. !
The house of representatives remained
under n. call , with the aergcnnt-n arms nnd
his deputies searching for nbscnt members ,
from C o'clock ycstcrdny nftcnioon through
nil of last night and to-day. About one-third
of the members wcro out of the house during
the early part of this morning and most of
the day , There was n dreary lot of men In
the floor of tho'house at sunrise. The llcor
was covered with scraps of paper and dirt ,
the desks of members were strewn with let
ters nnd documents , nnd everybody wns worn
out. Determlnntion wns upon every face ,
however , nnd each Indlvldunl member do-
clnrcd that ho was ready to continue the
fight until the end of his term rather than
succumb to defeat. So determined were the
members thnt thcro wns little jesting nnd
but few visits were paid from ono side of the
house to the other. The doors wcro locked ,
nnd communication with the outside closed.
Members wcro permitted to go down on the
floor below for lunch by exit through the rear
Jobby doors , but the door keepers refused to
take cards in to members. Lounges nnd
easy chairs were at n premium nil dny.
Members who wcro not lucky enough to get
n place to recline- sat in their scats , often
with their feet upon their desks , nnd snored
nnd grunted nt tntcrvnls. There wcro few
visitors in the galleries , and the lobbyists
nnd lawyers were without the corridors.
The restaurant was well patronized , but
thcro was drunkenness. The story tellers
wcro worn out , and the Jesters and funsters
had nothing to say. Hours elapsed when the
speaker was scarcely addressed n moment.
Spccchos wcro suspended , nnd the ridiculous
motions which hnvo been made from tlmo to
tlmo censed. Every member nnd nil of the
employes seemed worn out. Thrco relays of
rending clerks were made hoarso. This
afternoon Representative Tnulbco of Ken
tucky relieved the reading clerks , and cnllcd
the roll n few times while n page kept tally ,
thcro being no extra reading or journal clerk
to do It. The speaker's clerk was worn
out nlso , nnd had gene homo to
Bleep. Speaker Carlisle , when in the
chair , gnpcd nnd ynwned , nnd looked
the very personification of weariness. Prlv-
ilcdgcd reports nnd nil kinds of business was
suspended. There were no committee meet
ings. It was n demoralized condition of af
fairs that had prevailed for hours , when at 3
o'clock Mr. Ontcs , who lends the filibusters ,
pmblcd on the lloor off of the lounges nnd
moVcd to adjourn. There had not been n mo
tion mndo for n long time and it caused n
great deal of agitation. The friends of the
direct tax bill sprang to their feet ns ono
man , and I'rorn drowsiness wcro nlcrt nnd
cried , "Ayes niut noes , " "Ayes nnd noes. "
About 0 o'clock , everybody being completely
fntlgucd , the liouso , by unanimous consent ,
took n recess till 11:15 : to-morrow morning
that the democrats might caucus to-night.
"THIS n. & M. LAND OIIANTS IN NEIIUASKA "
Senator Pnddock , who Is a member of the
committee on public lands , has been In re
ceipt of n number of letters from Nebraska
from settlers on the land selected by the B.
& M. north of the Plutto river. These cor
espondents express great npprchension over
ho decision of Sccretnry Vilas that thnt por-
, } on of the B. & M1 lands wcro not selected
n accordance with the laws , and should they
jo forfeit jd to the government would cause
them to lese their farms. In conversation
Senator Paddock said : "In my Judgment
there need not bo the slightest apprehension
on the part of any purchaser
of the lands mentioned. Whatever
may bo the outcome ns to the
decision of Mr. Vilas , which I do not think is
wnrrnntcdby the state of the Jaw iu respect
to this grant , nnd which I nm quite confident
will not stand ns ngninst the decision ot the
supreme court , atlirmhig the decision of the
courts below nnd settling the title to these
lands on the B. ft M. company , but if the
Innds should hercnfter bo forfeited to the
government , innocent purchasers of thcso
Jnnds from the B. & M. company have equi
ties which would certainly bo carefully con
sidered by congress. Congress will never
permit innocent purchasers of lands under
such circumstances to lese their holdings
because subsequent decisions of the
departments reverse prior rulings as
to the right of the first
individuals or corporations through whom
innocent parties hnvo purchased. In the bill
introduced by Senator Plumb in the senate
on tlio 13th of January and reported on the
23d by our committee , and which is now on
the calendar of the house , it was expressly
provided thnt purchasers or assignees of
lands forfeited under this act should bo pro
tected in their titles. This is the sentiment of
both houses of congress , and in my opinion
thcro need bo no fear on the part of our people
ple who have acquired farms from the land
prnnt roaa that they will disturbed in their
holdings. The matter will bo carefully
looked into in the scmito , nnd when
the bill comes up if It does not amply provide
for nil contingencies which may arise looking
to the protection of purchasers of lands of
Inml grant roads it will bo so amended.
"Senator Mandcrson introduced n bill to
day which Is nn amendment to the Byrnes
bill Introduced in the house , which mnkes
porno vnlunbio provisions looking towards the
protection of purchasers in Just such cases.
Jt provides that the United Slides shall hnvo
recourse to the railroad companies and con
firms the title in the purchasers from the
companies. Our committee will ut once take
up Senator Mnndersoii's bill nnd report such
portions of it ns may bo necessary in amend
ment of the bill to which I have above re
ferred. "
XEllItASKA'S rorUI.ATION1.
In the ncnnto ycstcrdny Mr. Pnddock cnllcd
Senator Platte to account for nn eiror in his
speech upon the admission of Dakota , in
which ho Inadvertently placed the population
of Nebruskn nt 352,000. Senntor Paddock
stated that this wns undoubtedly n clerical
error on the part of Mr. Platt in making his
Statistics ; that the population by the census
of IbSO was 452,542 ; that by the state census
pf 18t > 5 the population wns 740,045 , and that
the best estimate of the present population
is 1,100,000. Mr. Platt accepted the cxplanu.
tio'n and said ho had already noticed the error
nnd had had it corrected iu the permanent
record.
TAItlFP PHTITIONEns.
Mr. Dorsoy presented a petition In the
house to-da.v , signed by between two and
three thousand farmers in Wayne , Dakotn ,
Cedar , Dixon and Burt counties , which reads
as follows )
"We , your petitioners , respectfully rep
resent that the growth of tiaxsccd und the
manufacture of linseed oil under the influ
ence of the present tariff hnvo become im
portant industries. The production of flaxseed -
seed has increased from 700,000 to over
J2.000.000 bushels. The present duty on seed
and oil barely protects these industries , and
any reduction would paralyze the industry
and cause the oil mills In the west to ho idle.
Wo thcrcforo respectfully request that no
change bo made iu the duty on. tiaxsccd and
linseed oil. "
SUCCESSFUL NEBIUSKA ninpERS.
The library commission to-day awarded
the contract for furnishing the stone for the
construction of tha central portion of the
bow congressional library to Messrs. Stout ,
JIall & Bangs , their bid belps J257.000. The
contract calls for 179,000 cubic feet ot stone ,
pU of.Walnc grsulte. Paul Van De Voort ,
who has been the right hand man of the com
pany hero In securing the contract , will re
move hie family from Omaha to Washington
within n few weeks , and will hereafter make
the national capital his home. Ho has a
largo interest in the Maine Grshlto and Im
provement company , of which the firm of
Stout , Hall & Bangs Is a portion.
SMALL TALK.
Senator Mandcrson Introduced a bill to
day increasing the pay of privates of the hos
pital corps to 810 per month , with the in
crease on account of length of service as is
now , or may hereafter , bo allowed by law to
other enlisted men ; they shall bo entitled to
the same allowance as n corporal of the army
service with which they are on duty.
It. W. Brcckcnrldgc. of Omaha , who has
bcon spending several days In this city , left
to-day for Now York. PEUUT S. HEATH.
Tlio Fate orilulldlng Hills.
WASHINGTON , April 11. [ Special to the
BEE. ] There Is a good deal of uncertainty
among members of the liouso who have pub
lic building bills in various stages of enact
ment. It has been noticed lately that the
house public buildings committee 1ms shown
a disposition to make a favorable report upon
almost every bill of this character which has
been presented. In vlow of the policy adopted
by this committee early in the session , which
was to retard thcso bills as much as possible ,
the apparent willingness to get them out of
the way is not thoroughly understood. Tha
truth is that tha committee has learned that
the president proposes to begin vetoing
these public building bills at an early
day , nnd that ho will return them
to congress without his approval
about ns fast as they como to him. Consequently
quently the committee seems willing that
members should take their chances , as it be
gins to look as though the executive mid not
the legislative branch of the government will
assume entire control of the expenditure of
government funds by the supervising archi
tect of the treasury. The first emphatic hint
of this kind came on Tuesday last , when Mr.
Vest , of Missouri , undertook to call back
from the house the bill providing for the
purchase of n site in the city of HulTalo. Ho
did this after a long nnd earnest talk with
the president upon his policy , nnd ho doubtless -
less did It with the advice and consent of the
president. But ho was too late. The bill
had gene to the president nnd was awaiting
his action at the time. As soon as It became
known in Buffalo that the prcssdcnt did not
entirely approve of this measure ho began to
hear from his townsmen , \yhoseemed to have
ihofllco for
cut of their
that
the chief magistrate was compelled to sign
the bill for 'fcolf-protcctlon , but thcro will bo
no such compulsion In many of the other
measures , and they will doubtless bo vetoed
by wholesale. The prospect is not a very
Mattering one to men who have worked so
industriously for their constituents , and the
only redress open to them Is to pass some
such act as that which Senator Paddock in
troduced early in the session , which provides
a general system for the erection of public
buildings. _ _ _ _ _
Will Cover the 15. & M. Case.
WASHINGTON , April 11. Senator Mandcr
son , from the committee on public lands , to
day reported favorably a bill providing that
In all cases whcro a railroad company having
u grant of public lands has sold lands with
drawn by the executive department of the
government , claiming the same to bo within
the limits of its grant , to citizens of the
United States , and iu all cases whcro indem
nity lands in lieu of those granted have been
patented to any railroad company nnd the
company lias sold the lands to botm fide pur
chasers for value , and it shall bo held by the
executive department of the government
subsequent to sale , that the lands so sold are
not within the limits of the grant or wcro er
roneously patented to the company ns Indem
nity lands , the title of individuals under such
purchase from the company shall bo valid ,
but the government may enter suit against
the railroad company and recover the money
value of the land. It is , provided , however ,
that nothing contained In the act shall beheld
hold to dispossess or determine the rights of
parlies who may hold adversely to each other
under purchase from the railroad company.
Nebraska anil Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , April 11. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The following pensions were
granted Ncbraskans to-day : Original invalid
Peter Kcnnoy , Gordon ; William Bishop.
Omaha ; John G. Wilson ( deceased ) Curtis
Increase Thomas Fitzgerald , Maybcrry.
Original widows , etc. Amanda F. , widow of
John G. Wilson , Curtis. Mexican survivors
Herman Erkdanz , Friend.
Pensions for lowans : Original Invalid-
William F. Bouldln , Uockforn ; Henry A.
Schultz , Aldcn ; Darwin M. Schcnck , Fon-
tanvillo ; William D. Wood. Sevnstapol ;
Byron W. Koynolds , Nora Springs ; William
Bromlly , Anauiosa ; Lawrence Tirnoy , El
vira. Incrcaso Fenton Downing , Goose
Lake ; John E. Morgan. Andrew. Reissue
William J. Gaston.Des Moines ; HobortPiatt ,
Greenville ; Graves B. Hammer , DcsMoiucs.
Original widows , etc. Lind , widow of
George Hart , Avocn ; Indiana S. , widow of
Benjamin F. Gregory , Ames. Mexican wid
ows Christian , widow of Titus II. Sullivan ,
Fontanville.
Army Orders.
WASHINGTON. April 11. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] Lieutenant Colonel Alexander
J. Perry , assistant quartermaster general , Is
granted four months leave to take effect May
15.
15.First
First Lieutenant William II. Miller , First
cavalry , is granted three mouths extcusioii of
leave.
Twenty recruits have been ordered to the
Twenty-first Infantry , thlity to the Tenth
infantry nnd forty to the Fourth Infantry.
UccruitFrank T. McCarthy , mounted ser
vice , now at Jefferson barracks , Mo. , hav
ing enlisted while a minor nnd without the
consent , of his parents or guardian , will bo
discharged. Under the regulations ho Is not
entitled to pay or allowances , and final state
ments shall not bo furnished him ,
Thrco years of the term of confinement ,
( five years ) imposed by the sentence of n
general court martial , for desertion , is re
mitted In the case of Daniel Huffman , late
private Light Battery I ) . , Fifth artillory.now
la the Lcavcuworth military prison.
The Caucus on tlio Tax Bill.
WASAINQTON , April 11 Proceedings at the
democratic caucus to-ulght ran smoothly and
no bad feeling was developed. After many
motions had been offered a proposition was
made by Mr. O'FcrralIof Vlrglnlaprovlding
that the direct tax bill bo postponed until
December 15 , with the condition that when
it is then taken up a reasonable tiino will bo
allowed for debate end a vote taken on
it. Speaker Carlisle is said to have
strongly advocated the acceptance of thb
compromise. Mr. Holman declared that the
present proceedings were the most extraor
dinary ever witnessed in a legislative body ;
exhibiting the spectacle of a great majority
retreating before n small minority , .Mr.
Oatcs said if ho followed his own views he
would aonscnt to no measure that did not in
volve the absolute defeat of the bill. Yet ho
was a democrat and if the caucus decided
against him he would abide by Its decision
and support it. Much debate followed and
the caucus finally adopted a resolution ,
that on re-assembling to-morrow the
house shall adjourn with the un
derstanding that the committee on rules
will report a special order setting opart
Thursday , December 0 , JSSS. for tha con-
oiaeratlon of the direct tax bill , in which
order a reasonable , tirno not to exceed tbreo
days , viz ; Thursday , Saturday and Tues
day , shall be allowed for debate and amend
ment , and the tiuio for the vote on its final
passage ghall be fixed at 4 o'clock on Tues-
diy.The
The chairman of the republican ctucus
committee said to-night that while be did not
feel warranted In speaking for his colleagues
ho personally thought the republicans would
not resort to revolutionary proceedings to
ircventoornn- '
A HEART AS HARD AS STONE
Murderer Dumpkoo Sorry That His
Dauglator-ln-Law Survives.
THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
It Hcfiultfl In His Heine Bound Over to
the District Court The Knlghta
Templar Adjourn Other
State News.
Sent Back to Jail.
COLUMHUS , Neb. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Albert Dumkco , the man
who murdered his wife , Carolina , on Men-
dny night and bndly bent about the head
Anna Dumkco , his son's wife , wns brought
before Judge Hudson this evening for n pro-
llmlnnry examination. A stolid indifference
wns exhibited by Dumkco nllthrough the ex
amination , nnd fixing his eye on Anna Dum
kco , whom ho thought ho hnd nlso murdered ,
n fiendish grin nnd twitch of the mouth only
corroborated his statement to Sheriff Blocd-
orn that ho regretted that both the women
wcro not dead. When questioned by Judge
Hudson on tlin commission of the offense lie
said defiantly : "You can hang mo if you want
to. I don't cnro. " Ho was committed to the
Jail till the May term ot the district court.
When Charles Diimkeo with his wife , Anna ,
saw the hard-hcartcdncss nnd impenitence of
the fnther , who know they hnd Just rotjrned
from the funeral of the woman who for years
had berne with his fiendish outbursts of
temper that had culminated In such horrid
butchery , their emotion was painful to
witness , Mutterings of loathing were audi
ble , and but for the stern fico of Judge Hud
son would have demonstrated the disgust
felt for the murderer by the largo gathering
of citizens nt tlio examination. At the con
clusion of the trinl Albert Dumkcc , craven ,
cruel and heartless , left the court room with
Sheriff Blocdorn , to bo confined in the iron
ccll <
The Fire ICccord.
FAIIIFIELD , Neb. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] One-fourth or the busi
ness part of Fnirlleld burned at an early hour
this morning. The fire is said to have
originated between the frame store building
of the Mills estate and John Tweed's , and is
supposed to have been incendiary. The
buildings burned are as follows : Mrs. M. B.
Townscnd , two story frame hotel ; Mills es
tate , two story frame occupied by Nc\vcomb
& Arnold with clothing store ; John Tweed ,
two story store building , general merchan
dise. The loss foots up nearly $10,000 less
Insurance , nnd Is distributed ns follows :
Mlnlck & Morrlll , loss on stock
nnd building , $9,000 , insurance $ .1,500 ;
T. J. Fowler , loss on stock and build
ing , $4,000 , insurance $ 00 ; Mills estate , lessen
on building and furniture , $3,000 , , insurance.
$000 ; Nowcomb & Arnold , loss on stock of
clothing , M,000 , insurance , 3,000 ; Mrs. M.
B. Townscnd , loss on hotel and furniture ,
$4,000 , insurance $500 ; Small & Minor's
brick block , loss of plate glass and cornice ,
$500 , fully insured ; II. S. Gould , damage
to building on opposite side of street , $150 ,
fully insured ; Rev. C. E. Harwood , loss on
library anil clothing , $200 , no insurance. The
fire commenced about 1 o'clock in the mornIng -
Ing and was entirely beyond control before
the people wcro aroused. It burned its way
Steadily tlirounh the block , until it reached
the First National bank , n brick building
which withstood the heat , and thus saved
other buildings , including the new union depot -
pot and hotel , _
Knights of Honor at Fremont.
FIIEMONT , Neb. , April 11. [ Special to the
BEI : . ] The grand ledge of the Knights of
Honor of the state of Nebraska convened in
this city yesterday afternoon , in the hall of
the Triumph lodge. Three sessions wcro
held , ono at 2 o'clock , ono nt 0 nnd ono at 10.
During the intermission between tljfl two
evening sessions an elegant spread was given
at Bnslcr's parlors , nt which all the visiting
members of the order nnd all those of the
homo ledge participated. After this ensued
the election of ollicers for the next term ,
which resulted ns follows : Grand dictator ,
W. II. White , Fremont ; vice dictator , A.
Waite , Syracuse ; assistant dictator ,
F. p. Rnmsburg , Clnrhs ; grand re
porter , T. G. Magrnno , Omaha ;
Treasurer , Thomas Frahm , Fremont. 'JMus-
tccs , C. W. Phillips , Nebraska City ; A.
Waitc , Syracuse ; S. Sonenschcin , West
Point. Grand representatives to supiemo
ledge , C. J. Mentor , Omaha ; F. N. Carpen
ter , Syracuse ; alternates , S. Soncnscheln ,
West Point ; C. W. Phillips , Nebraska City.
Chaplain , guide , guardian nntl sentinel
were made appointive ofllces nnd will bo up-
pointed at the next session from the repre
sentatives present.
It was voted to hold the next biennial
session at West Point during the second
week in April , 1SOO.
The KiilghtH Templar Adjourn.
GHAND ISLAND , Neb. , April 11. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] The Knights Temp
lar went Into session again last night nnd
nftcr holding nn all night session they com
pleted nil the important business of the
grand commandcry including the receiving
of reports from the various committees.
The election of grand officers , which was
completed during the evening , resulted as
follows : Sir L. B. Lemon , of Omaha , grand
prelate ; Eminent Sir Edgar Saulsbury , of
Beatrice , grand sen lor warden ; Eminent Sir
John D. Mooro. of Grand Island , grand Jun
ior warden ; Sir A. W. White of Platts-
mouth , grand standard bearer ; Sir R. P. R.
Miller , of Lincoln , grand sword bearer ; Sir
W. R. Bowen , of Omaha , grand recorder ;
Sir J. E. Tulleys , of Red Cloud , grand
warden , The sir knights took their depart
ure from the city to-day and were highly
pleased with the hospitable manner in which
they were entertained by the sir knights of
Mount Lebanon commandcry of this city.
Squabble Among the Teachers.
LONG PINE , Neb , , April 10 , [ Special to
the BEE. ] The school district has been torn
up on account of charges preferred by the
principal of the high school against one of
the teachers of the intermediate department.
The charges were filed and the county super
intendent hoard the evidence pro nnd con ,
similar to a lawsuit , each person being rep
resented by attorneys , but the superintend
ent came to the conclusion that thcro was no
evidence substantiating the charges , nnd
dismissed the whole matter. The sensation
It has caused will result In both teachers
being relieved at the end of the term.
Talmngo Sim Sold Again ,
TALMAOE , Nob. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The sale of the Talmago
Tribune Is ngnin announced , Al Ewnn dispos
ing of the property to a Mr. Brooks , who
assumes editorial charge. The sale was
brought about by the "dry" result of the late
election. The paper will bo independent in
politics but , hot for prohibition.
Conflagration Averted.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] A flro broke out In the
First National bank at noon to-day from a
defective flue , nnd came pretty near proving
destructive , put for the prompt action of the
lire company and tUq now water works sys
tem , Just completed , which saved a whole
Dlock of largo business houses ,
The Wreck nt Genoa.
GENOA , Neb. , April 11. [ Special to the
BEE. ] More than half the passengers who
were wrecked on the train yesterday between
Genoa and St. Edward , went west to get
conveyances on to St. Edward. Those who
remained wcro taken care of by Conductor
Hoffman. The investigation showed that
Engineer Allen stood to his post , thereby
averting What would have surely otherwise
beeu a much icora serious accident.
THE DANGKU TOINT PASSED.
A Night oT Refreshing Host' Saves
Conkllnc's Mfc.
NEW Yonic , April 11 < What was thought
to bo the turning point In ex-Senator Conk-
ling's condition came this morning. At 0:20 :
o'clock , while suffering from ono of his peri
odical nttncks of delirium , Mr. Conkllng
paced up nnd down the sick chnmbcr. After
ten minutes ho bccnmo exhausted nnd once
more sank on the bed , It was not long until
ho was fast asleep. His physicians said that
much depended on the condition of
their case when ho awakened
nnd wcro on a tip-too of expectancy. Dr.
Barker called nt the pnticnt's residence nt
ten minutes past 0 o'clock , nnd found his
patient yet resting pcncefully. The doctor
felt his pnticnt's pulse nnd found It moro
rcgulnr thnn it hns been for severnl days.
Conkllng nwoko and cordlnlly shook hnmlB
with his physician , who at once nskcd him if
ho would not take some soothing
medicine. The sufferer replied in
the affirmative , nnd ns promptly
took the medicine offered him. Subsequently
Dr. Barker , in the form of nn official docu
ment , nnnouncc.il to the members of the press
thntMr , Conkllng wns beginning to recover.
"A marked chnngo for the better , " ho ad
ded , "bad-taken place during the night. Mr.
Conkllng Is much bettor this morning. In
fact ho is much better this morning than ho
hits been for at least ten days , und enjoyed
moro refreshing sleep during the night thnn
ho has for over ten days. "
Edward Stokes visited Colliding nt 10
o'clock. When Stokes came out he snld : "I
never wns moro surprised in my Hfo to see
the Improved condition of Colliding. Yes
terday 1 believed ho would not recover , nnd
sent talc-grams to that effect. To-day ho was
sitting up in bed nnd recognized mo. "
Dr. Barker snid shortly nftcr 3 p. m. thnt
the patient had lost considerable ground
since morning. There wni still hope for him
but if mcncngitls set In death would only bo
n matter of twenty-four hours. Dr. Barker
said further thcro was a tendency toward
mencngitls. Mrs. Conkling Is very much
fattened by her long vigil. She thinks her
husband considerably weaker than yester
day but quieter nnd moro rn-
tionnl in his wnklng moments. At
5 o'clock Dr. Barker left. Ho said Mr.
Conkling was then sleeping quietly slnco 4
p. m. Dr. Barker denied that lv.o patient was
in a state of stupor. Ho said his pulse was
81 and his temperature varied two degrees
during the day. It wns 102 nt 2 p. m. The
doctor said he did not apprehend any danger
within some twenty-four hours unless some
complications occur.
At 9:15 Drs. Baker nnd Snnds finished n
consultation. Dr. Bnkcr snid the patient had
had a sound , healthy , deep sleep from 3 until
8:15 p. m. nnd his mental conaitlon was ex
cellent. The chances of the senator's ' rccoVi
cry wcro improved. t Ho has been steadily
Improving for the past four hours. The pa
tient again went to sleep after the departure
of the doctors.
Dr. Hartley issued rtho following bulletin
o'clock , this "Senntor
nt 12 : 0 morning :
Conkllng's condition has changed slightly for
the worse. His temperature Is ono degree
moro than it was at 0 p. in. , when it
was 100 degrees , and his pulse bents six de
grees faster to the minute than it did at thnt
hour , when it was 90. This inVticntcs a re
turn of the delirious fever ho'has had. "
At 2:15 : a. m. there i\vos no change iu Conk-
ling's condition slued the last report. Ho is
still asleep. _ _
Senators Send. Sympathy.
WASHINGTON , April 11. The following mes
sage was sent this'evening :
UNITED STATES SESATI : , WASHINGTON To
Mrs. Roscoe ConkllnJJNew _ York The un
dersigned , friends of uror distinguished .hus
band , beg to tendcr't'rhim ' nnd yjjjvonr deep
est sympathies , and. jb , express our' earnest
hope that ho may ba'italorcit 4o health , nnd
long spared to his 4 country and family and
former associates in public life.
The message was signed by Senators D.
W. Voorhces , James B. Beck , J. M. Cock-
roll , M. W. Ransom , John H. Reagan , Eli
Saulsbury , Richard Coke , John I. Morgan ,
Ishnm G. Hnrris , A. P. Gorman , AVilkinson
Call , Joseph E. Bro > vn , J. C. S. Blackburn
and James L. Pugh.
TI1E FLOOD SUBSIDING.
An Inventory p'f the Damage Done
Throughout Minnesota.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , April 11. From Mankato
it is reported that the Minnesota river is
rapidly subsiding. " *
Zumbrotn reports that the Zumbro Is rising
The dam nt Holbert's mill went down , mak
ing n loss of about $15,000. The bridges op
posite the town and the turnpike have gene
out. The watcrlrom Zumbro falls is flood
ing the town nnd is four feet deep in the
houses. A good part of the forty miles of
track on the Wabaslm division will have to
bo rebuilt.
The Eau Clalro nnd Chippewa rivers nro
up to the cighWoot mark and still rising.
About ono million feet of lumber , worth nt
least $10,000 , the property of the Mississippi
Valley Logging company , was swept away
a Eau Claire this afternoon.
Hsstings reports that the water In the
Vermllllon river rose higher than ever known
before Tuesday night , taking out over half n
dozen bridges. No trains hnvo nrrived nt
La Crosse from the west on the Milwaukee
road since Thursday , because several miles
of track are under water in the valley of the
Root river. It will take ton days to got the
track into condition after the water sub
sides. The bridges are all gone , villages in
undated and there is much distress at some
points.
MILWAUKEE , April 11. The spring freshets
nro causing grcnt damage. Lnrgo bridges nt
Grand Rapids and Centrnlla have been car
ried away. Fifty houses at Berlin are sur
rounded by water and the railroad tracks are
submerged.
A Fraudulent Assignment.
NuAy YOUK , Apri11. \ . Judge Ingralmm , in
the supreme court to-day , gave n decision
that the assignment which the great dry
goods house of Halstcad , Haincs & Co ,
made in 16S-I , bo set nsido as being in fraud
of the rights of cre'ditors. This house fulled
for over $1,000,000. The creditors , through
their counsel , brought suit to set
nsido the assignment upon the
ground that it was made to defraud
them. The case wns tried m 18S5 , but the
judge dismissed the complaint , holding the
assignment to be valid. The second suit ,
thatof the First national bank of Port Chester
was tried with similar result. Appeals were
mndo. Judgments were reversed , nnd now
triajs wcro ordered. The cases came back
for second trial , which was had January last ,
and was decided In favor of the creditors ,
who attached the instrument. The Judge
finds that the assignment wns not made
with honest Intent , that it was a fraud upon
the creditors , and is therefore void. Ho holds
that the assignment wns made to secure the
assignors themselves , nnd in addition to this
ho finds certain preferences wcro made in
excess bylU,000 ofatho amount actually duo ,
nnd thcrcforo the creditors of the firm wro
defrauded of this amount.
Fatal Wreck Near Sednlla.
SEDALIA , Mo , , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] A destructive wreck oc
curred on the Missouri Pacific this morning
at Lamonto. A refrigerator car left the
track and being heavily loaded pulled the
cars front and rear into the ditch. All trains
nro delayed , and there is no traffic either
way. John Kehn was fatally injured and
Sam Smith , from Fort Scott , nn employe of
tlio engineer department , was killed.
LAMONTB , Mo. , April 11. [ Special Telegram -
gram to the BEE. ] Owing to the severe rain
and spreading of rails on the Missouri Pacific
a collision occurred between an cast bound
local and n west bound freight. The cars
were.piled up. in all directions. The fast mail
was abandoned and all passenger trafllo to
and from Kansas City pr St. Louis is
Mopped.
Another Resignation in Sight.
BEULIN , April 11. The rumor is current
in conservative circles to-night thatGcncral ;
Sehellendorf , inl&ister of ' war. will tUortly
resign , ,
BACK TO THE OPEN SALOON ,
Sioux Olty Liquor Donlors to Again
Start in Business.
WILL IMPORT FROM CANADA.
A Crest on Clothing House Closed Tlio
Spring Sowing Begun Grand
Army Men at Cedar Hap *
ids Iowa News.
Saloons lu Sioux City Again.
Sioux CITT , In. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE.I There will bo nn organ
ized and determined effort made hero to open
the saloons again. The effort will bo made
to do this notwithstanding the stnto prohibi
tory law , which has been so well enforced
that every saloon and every wholesale liquor
store has been driven out of the city. The
plan Is simply to sell in original packages
liquor which has been Imported from Canada.
In addition the effort will bo made to sell un
der the recent decision of the United States
supreme court original packages of liquor
shipped from other states. Fifteen or twenty
saloonkeepers have arranged to open saloons.
The first place opened will bo that of James
Junk who was closed out under the state
law. Ho has rented n place and is now in
Canada , arranging for the shipment of
liquors. Ills place will bo opened within ten
days nnd the opening of other places will
follow. Mr. P. II. Grimm , the attorney for
the law and order league which has closed
the saloons , In an interview this afternoon
says that he is fully informed of the plan and
that there is no way of preventing the open
sale of liquors imported from Canada. Ho
denies that liquors imported from other
states can bo sold in original packages or
otherwise. Ho admits that a considcrablo
traffic can bo sustained in foreign liquors.
The ex-saloonkeepers are Jubilant over the
prospect opened up to them by their legal
counsel nnu boast that the open saloons will
bo virtually reinstated ii-sido of. thirty days.
A Railroad For Tabor.
TABOII , la. , April 11. [ Special to the EEB.J
The citizens of Tabor nrc feeling very Jubi
lant over the prospects of being connected by
rallwa wlth the outside world in the near
future.- The Tabor & Northern railway com
pany Is nctlvcly engaged In preparing for
track-laying in a very few days. The civil
engineers are in the Held revising the line in
a few particulars , and n contract lias Just
been made with Colonel Merrill Otis , of this
place , for 15,000 sawed oak ties. Colonel Otis
has an unlimited supply of large , fine timber
upon his ranch near here , and has already got
a saw mill at work turning out the tics. Tabor
is certainly having quite a boom , nnd great
credit 13 duo Prof. T. McClelland , the presi
dent , and the other ofllcers of the railway
company.
Iowa G. A. IT. Statistics.
CcDAn RAPIDS , la. , April 11. Over fifteen
thousand visitors to the city to-day attended
the reunion. General Tuttle gave the annual
address this morning. Referring to the sta
tistics of the order , ho said , the strength of
the department of Iowa December 31,1SSO ,
was 330 iwsts , nnd 10,770 members ; Decem
ber 81 , 1887 , there were 893 posts , with a
membership of 17,040. The expenditures
during the year for the relief , of needy com
rades and families waa 13.000. The depart ;
ment is now entitjpd.to.nineteen delegates in
the national eucampmint. The report is a.
very creditable nnd interesting document.
The parade was the lincst the department
has ever1 mado.
At the meeting this afternoon J. W. Muf-
flcy was elected delegate to the national cn-
campmont. The Woman's Relief corps for
Iowa mot , with 1C3 delegates present.
A reception to visiting comrades of the G.
A. R. was held in the opera house this even
ing and was largely attended. Two overflow
meetings wcro necessary to take care of the
crown. The address of welcome was made
by Mason P. Mills , nnd the response by M.
Walden , of Ccntreville. Addresses were
made by Commander-in-ChlefRea , of Minne
apolis , Lleuteuaut-Govcrnor Hull and others.
After His Kewnrd.
Sioux CITV , la. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] D. W. Wood has in a
claim for the reward of 52,000 which was of
fered in the Haddock murder case. Of this
sum $500 was offered by the city council , $500
by the governor of the state and 51,000 by the
Methodist church. Wood secured the return
of Lcavitt , who turned itatcs evidence , and
it was upon his evidence that Fred Munch-
rath was convicted of manslaughter under
indictment for the murder of Dr. Haddock.
Crcstou Clothier Falls.
CHESTON , la. , April 11. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The clothing house of H. New
man was closed by the sheriff to-day under
mortgages held by the First National bank of
Crcston , Henry Eismnn and Simon Eisman
& Co. of Council Bluffs. Ben Newman of
Omaha , nnd others. Liabilities about $11,000.
The stock will invoice about that amount.
Mr. Newman has been in business hero thir
teen years , and the failure is universally re
gretted.
Sowing Grain in Iowa.
MASON CITT , la. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to tfio BEE. ] Seeding commenced to
day in good earnest in this section. The
ground is in excellent condition nnd promises
uu abundant yield.
Taking Care of the Press.
ST. Loci3 , Mo. , April 11. The committee
of arrangements for the democratic national
convention requests dally newspapers pro
posing to make telegraphic reports of the
convention to forward applications for scats
to the chairman of the press committee ,
Charles W. Knapp , care of the Missouri Re
publican , St. Louis. Each application should
specify the kind of accommodations and num
ber of scats desired , stating distinctly how
many are needed for actual working reporters
nnd how many for general descriptlvcs ,
Stanford nn n Dark Horse.
Nnw Yoitic , April 11. [ Special Telegram
to the Br.i : . ] Stanford has been at the Fifth
avenue hotel for several days. Being nsKcd
if ho was a candidate for the presidency ho
blushed und eatd ho did not think ho was.
"If I desired It , " ho continued , "I think I
could have the support of the California del
egation , but my preference is to have the del
egates , go to Chicago unlnstructcd and ready
to cast their votes for the most available
man developed after the meeting of the con
vention. Blalno has been the favorite In my
state , but I believe now , in view of his letter
of withdrawal , his nomination would bo un
wise. " Stanford did not say ho would not
accept the nomination.
An Alderman Burglarised.
KANSAS CmMo. . , April 10. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] The residence of Alder
man-Elect John J. Green was entered by
thieves last night. The only person in the
house was Mrs. Green , She heard thieves
but did not investigate but when Mr. Green
returned homo search was made. A black
satin dress , brown satin skirt , two seal skin
sacqucs and a black silk mantle wcro miss
ing , besides $ < 5 in monoy. The thieves en
tered through the front door which was open.
A Workman' * Fatal Fall.
KANSAS Cnr , Mo. , April 11. [ Special Tel-
cgrain to the BEE. ] Pat Sculler , a laborer ,
thirty years of age , to-day fell through tbo
opening in the winding staircase at the New
England building , from the fifth story to the
ground floor , and received fatal Injuries. Ho
was hoisting boards by means of a block and
tackle , when he lost his balance and fell.
The force of his fall split a two-Inch board.
He was a single roan of whom but.lUU& ia
A sriniTtriasTio SIUK.V.
Madam JOtsa Debar Arrested For Dis
honest 1'ractlucs.
NEW YOHK , April 11. Madam Dlss Dcbnr ,
the alleged medium who Is accused of secur
ing the property of Luther Marsh , nn eccen
tric nnd wealthy lawyer , through fraudulent
spiritualistic manifestations , was arrested to
night nnd locked up at ix > llco headquarters ,
Her husband , "General" Dlss Debar , Dr.
Lawrence nnd Frank Lnwreuco were nlso
taken Into custody. The nrrcsts wcro made
nt the instance of the members of the bar as
sociation , which , nftcr careful consideration ,
had decided to make nn effort to save their
brother lawyer from the tolls of the siren.
Ono of the affidavits hi the case was sworn
to by James E. Randolph , late manager of
the madam. In it ho detailed hi * appoint
ment by the bar association to secure evi
dence , how ho succeeded In throwing the
woman olt her guard , nnd by diplomatic
treatment secured from her the methods em
ployed to hold the spell over Marsh , Ho
swears from his knowledge acquired in this
way that the prisoners were in conspiracy to
conspiracy to cheat and defraud Mnrsh out
of his real estate and personal property. The
affidavit of O. J. Sloinan , brother of the
nindnin , exposed her true character and his -
tory. much of which has already been inndo
public through the papers. Her career , ns
related by him , Is n long story of fraud nnd
swindling. When seen by an Associated
press representative to-night Madam Diss
Debar denounced her brother ns n miserable
character nnd she only saw Randolph three
times. Lnwycr Mnrsh nppenrcd mid offered
himself ns bondsman for the party , but was
refused.
Fining Sunday Saloon Keepers.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 11. [ SpecialTele
gram to the BEE. ] Four of the persons nr-
rcsted last Sunday for keeping dram shops
open wcro fined $230 each by Recorder Daven
port this morning. The highest fine to which
they are linblo is $500. The recorder dis
charged two other cases nnd n seventh was
continued. The police court loom was
crowded. The recorder's action was n sur
prise , ns it was generally believed ho
would not Impose heavier fines than before
the election. The regulation fine then was $50.
At the conclusion of the trials Recorder
Davenport said : "Tho mayor has avowed
his Intcntlsn of closing the saloons on Sun
day and has Instructed the chief of police to
enforce the ordinance prohibiting the keep
ing open of dram shops on the Sabbath. The
Saloon ICcppcrs' association has signified its
willingness to comply with the law. The
law and order lenguo wants this Sunday law
enforced. Publto opinion also dcmnnds its
enforcement , nnd I urn not going to stand In
the way. The full penalty of the law $500
will bo meted out hereafter to everyone
brought before me foor keeping saloons
open on Sunday. "
Adjourned Ity Mutual Consent.
DULUTIT , Minn. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to thoBEE. ] An adjournment of thirty
days in the matter of the celebrated contest
cases bcforo the United States land ofllco
hero has been taken by mutual agreement of
the attorneys on both sides. It will bo re
membered that some time ago the secretary
of the Interior decided that a largo number of
sections of land along the line of the North
ern Pacific road , nnd included in the original
grant by congress , had not been properly
earned , and they wcro therefore restored to
the public domain. As soon ns this decision
was rendered hundreds of settlers llled
claims , on the land so restored , and the
TJorthern Pacific road ia endeavoring to force
"these settlers off , nnd is endeavoring to prove
aqqulrcd title in each case. Hundreds of
settlers nro vigorously defending their
claims , nnd the contest , besides being long
and bitter , is of national interest.
Mrs. llebcrliii Found.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 11. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] Mamio Hcberlin , the
alleged victim of criminal assault by tho'
negro Dave Fisher , nt Independence , was
foutul last night in a room at Fourteenth
street' and arrested on an attachment. It is
thought she has been in hiding to avoid ap
pearing against the nccro. She was found
by her husband , who will also bo called upon
to satisfy n judgment hanging over her in
Justice Worthcn's ' court , where she was con
victed of ndultcry over n year ago. She was
locked up in the county jail.
An Omaha Ijijwy.er's Catcli.
MoiutiEON , 111. , April ii. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEERomin ! Andrews , an at
torney of Omohn , Neb. , late of Clinton , In. ,
was united in mnrringeto Rev. Mary Girard ,
D. D. , of this city , last evening , Roy. Flor
ence Kollock , of Chicago , officiating. Miss
Girard was formerly pastor of the Univcrsa-
list society hero , and Is noted ns a public
speaker nnd worker in the Grand Army of
the Itcpublio nnd Women's Relief corps ,
and Is the present nationnl chaplain of the
latter organization. Mr. nnd Mrs. Andrews
will spend n brief honeymoon with friends In
Cedar Rapids.
Judge Dickey's Will.
CHICAGO , April 11 [ Special Telegram to
the BEI : . | The beneficiaries under the will
of the late Mrs. Beulah C. Dickey , widow of
Judge Lyle T. Dickey of the supreme court ,
mndo answer yesterday to the suit of Judge
Dickey's children to set aside the judge's
will made in favor of Mrs. Dickey. They
deny every allegation of undue Influence and
fraud on the part of Mrs. Dickey. They nay
that she did not poison her husband's mind
against his children and that he was not pre
vented from making another will in their
favor by his wife's refusal to let him see a
lawyer on his death bed. It is insisted that
Judge Dickey's will leaving all his property
to his wife was the expression of his real in
tention.
No Damage Done.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 11. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] Judge Slovcr heard evi
dence to-day in the cases of Emma Turner ,
Rose Butler and Kutlo Carroll ngninst
Joseph nnd Julius Hoar for $10,000 damages
each for injuries sustained in the destruction
of the building occupied by them as an over-
nil manufactory during the cyclone of May
11 , IbSO. Thcso cases were tried last spring.
Judge Slover decided that the plaintllls wcro
not entitled to any damage , as the destruc
tion of the buildings wns duo to nn net of
God. The plaintiffs tried to prove that the
building was insecure for the purpose for
which it waa used ,
Steamship Arrivals.
NEW YOHK , April 11. [ Special Telegram to
the BEE. ] Arrived The Rhlncland , from
Antwerp.
QUEKNBTOWK , April 11. Arrived The
Arlznoa , from New York.
PuiLADnu-niA , April 11. Arrived The
Michigan , from London.
SOUTHAMPTON , April 11. Arrived The
Rotterdam , from Now York for Rotterdam.
LONIJON , April 11. Arrived The Scot
land , from Boston.
Oregon Hepubllcnns ,
PORTLAND , Ore. , April 11. The republican
state convention In session hero to-day nom
inated Judge W. n. Lord for supreme court
Judge , nnd rcnomlnatcd Blngoy Hermann for
congress. Presidential electors were selected
as follows : William Kopus , Portland ; Rob
ert McLean , Llnkvlll , and C. W. Fulton ,
Astoria.
Ohio Grain Injured.
DAYTON , 0. , April 11. Specials to the
Journal show that the barley stand In a num
ber of counties in Ohio and the adjacent ter
ritory of Indiana along the state line , have
been utterly ruined by the winter. The InJury -
Jury to glover is unprecedented. One-third
of the winter wheat has been kilted around
the headwaters iff , the Wubasn , Mauiaqo and
MJuml rivers ,
SUE WANTED TO SING OPERA ,
Bscnpntlo of a Stngo-Struok Girl of
Pittsburgh
RUINED BY A NAVAL OFFICER
HOBO Parsons Falls nn IJnsy Victim
to the Wild ) of A Bogus Theat
rical Agent Found
nt Imst.
A Pittsburg Kcnantlou.
PiTTsnuno , April 11. Ensign Ityim , of tha
United States navy , detailed hero to Inspect
the Iron plate nt Carnegie's ' works for the
government , nnd J , II. Mendpresident , ot the
Arctic Ice company , wcro nrrcstcd by a detective
tectivo last night on the chnrgo of nbducting
the sovcntecn-venr-old daughter of W. J.
Parsons , n prominent citizen of Allegheny.
The daughter , Rose Pnrsons , is n lending 80
prnno of the North Avenue M. E. choir , ono
of tha most fashionable churches hero. The
suit was made by Mrs. Parsons , who
claims to hnvo discovered through
detectives that her daughter was
Induced to go to Now York on the pramlsa
that she would be secured n position In nu
operatic : trouiio nnd supplied with costumes.
She went to Trenton. N J. , stopped several
days thcro nt the Windsor hotel under the
name of Mrs. Marshall and was Joined by
Rj nu and taken to Now York , whcro she la
now secreted in n Hat on Broiulwny. The )
nrrcsts hnvo created iv profound soclnl sensa
tion. The daughter bus been missing for ton
weeks nnd the mother has bcon searching
for her everywhere , nnd the most prominent
citizens here , ns well IIH the pnstor of the
church , have been Interested in the hunt.
The parties were committed for n hearing.
The news of the arrests caused consider
able excitement. Lieutenant Eaton , w'ho is
in command hero , bus been notified to sus
pcnil Ryan pending Investigation. If thq
charge is sustained , Lieutenant Eaton says
Ryan will bo dismissed from the service ,
The prisoners have been held in $10,000 bnlf.
The Olrl Found.
Nr-wYoni : , April 11. Two of Inspector
Byrnes' detectives found the missing Pitts-
burg girl in a boarding house on Clinton
place to-dny. To the inspector she told the
story of meeting Rynn , whom she know only
ns J. R. Marshall , at the house of n friend in
Pittsburg. Ho represented himself to bo a
theatrical ngcnt , nnd the girl , having a longIng -
Ing to go on the stage , listened to 'his
promises of assistance and consented to Icavo
home. They went to Trenton nud remained
there In the hotel several days , living as mnn
nnd wife. Rynn then took bur to n house in
Now York , nnd nfter a few days left her.
Since then she 1ms not scon him. When her
money wns gene she secured n position ns a
singer In an opsra company , and has remained
with them since. When told that her folks
would take her back , Rose burst Into tcaw
nnd promised to return. She started for
Pittsburg this evening.
PETEKMINI3D TO DIE.
A Woman SuccccdH in Her Seventh
Attempt at Suicide.
ENDOKA , Kan. , April 11. [ Special Tola-
gram to the BEE.Mrs. . Abbio White , wifd
of Dr. White , after six ineffectual attempts
to commit suidldo , managed to get a bottle ot
laudanum this noon and took it nil. She
died hi twenty minutes. '
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The Gould-Sago Case.
NEW YOHK , April 11. Recorder Smyth to
day rendered his decision in the Gould-Sago
matter. His honor denies the application to1 ,
submit the complaint of the Kansas Pacific !
bondholders to the grand jury.
In concluding his decision Recorder Smith
says : "Upon n state of facts such ns hart
been presented upon the application I wouldf
bo doing a very great mistake , it seems tome
mo , were I to direct the same case upon the
same evidence and without even the sugges
tion of cither Ignorance or misconception on
the part of the grand Jury who aotod upon It ,
to bo submitted to another body of graml Jur
ors. To couiitcnuuco these complaints ,
founded upon the name chnrgo , whcro the nci
cuser of the friends of the accused bellovo
the first grand Jury hnvo mistaken their duty ,
( which it is not oven Intimated iu this cnsu
has been done ) , would lead to n disgraceful
scramble between the enemies nud friends of :
the nccuscd which would bo fatal to n flrig.
steady nnd impartial administration of cnplj
innl Justice , nnd it , is the , duty of the court to
discountenance such n practice. "
O
Wanted the Iloy'n Money.
KANSAS CITT , Mo. , April 11. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Mrs. Robert Allah
has made n serious charge against her ox-
husband , Benjamin Rldcnour , from whom ,
she was divorced some time prior to her mart
riago to her present husband. She complains
that Benjamin entered her present homo a
few nights ago and after threatening to kill
her , forcibly took from the house her boy ,
Albert , of whom ho Is the father. The boy
afterwards escaped from her former husband
and returned to his homo. Mrs. Allan claims
that she would have heard nothing further
from her husband nfter the divorce had it ofi
been that some tlmo ago Albert , who had
been Injured by a cable car , obtained dain ,
ngcs of tS.fiOO from the company In a su $
brought by Robert Allan , Mrs. Allan's pres
ent husband , the boy's step-father and guar
dian. Rldenour has not been found.
i
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Voting Blaine IIH a Speculator.
NEW YOUK , April 11. [ Special Telegram ,
to the BEE. ] James G. Blaine , jr. , has been
sued for i210.65 by Toler Brothers , brokers ,
of 7 Exchange court. In the complaint the
plaintiffs say that between January 1 nud
March 15 they made various transactions in
stock nnd negotiable securities for him. A
glimpse nt the exhibit attached to the com
plaint , shows that Mr. Blalno's transactions
are nearly all in oil. Thcro nro only a few
railroad stocks noted. Among them nro Del
aware , Lackuwtinim & Western nnd North' ,
crn 1'aciilc. The money represented by
thcso transactions amounts to ? & 5,000. Thq
case was called in the Second district civil
court to-da.v , nnd ns neither side wns present
the case was set down for April 17. Counsel
for the plaintiffs preferred hot to talk about
the case , but gave reporters to understand
that the mutter had to bo settled.
Kniisaw BI-CWLTH Bcutcn.
ATCHIBON , Kan. , April 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEK. ] XlobolU < fc Haegclln , bee *
brewers , wcro notified to-day that Judge
Brewer , of the United States circuit court ,
had overruled the exceptions made by them
to the decision of the United States suprcma
court which stated that this firm was pro
hibited from manufacturing beer in Kansas
to bo sold in oilier states , This suit waa
begun in 1831 and Is the last ono on tha
docket and the last to hold out and exhaust
every legal resource. They had made n for.
tune while fighting. Officers ore expected
to-morrow to close the brewery , The firm
will move to East Atchlson , across the brldga
in Buchannau county , Missouri.
Evidence of Lunacy.
New YOHK , April 11. [ Special Tclegraia
to the BEE. ] Luther R. Marsh , the spirit-1
uallst victim of the notorious Madame Dlss
De Bar , is president of the Newark com
mission to npprnlso land to bo taken in tha
annexed district , in which about $20,000,000
is involved. At a meeting last evening sow
oral property owners handed in protests
against Marsh , saying ho is insane and unfit ,
and asking for his removal. The document
was formally handed to Marsh , as president
of the board , and he calmly ordered it placed
on file. If ho is declared insane , it will in
volve an Immense amount of trouble JittW
the board ,