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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , APRIL 18 , 1888 , NUMBER 305. ROSCOE COSKUNC IS DEAD , Ho Passes Peacefully Away at an Early Hour This Morning SURROUNDED BY HIS FRIENDS. An Uiifountlcil Kcport Set Afloat Early in the Kvcnliitf That lie Had Died llccclvcs Confirmation Before tlio Night llnd Passed Away. The Ending Came nt Last. YonK , April 18 , 2:00 : a. m. Roscoe Conkling died nt 1:50 : o'clock this morning1 , Mr. Conkllng passed away without moving a limb. Ho looked as though peacefully Bleeping. There were a numhor of persons outside on the street wiiltlng to catch the Jnst report. Within the doors there wore between forty nnd fifty persons also waiting to hear the worst. They wore composed chiefly of representatives of the press and friends of the dcnd senator. Mr. Colliding died In the rear chamber on the second lloor of his residence. "It was a dreadful struggle that the patient fought against death , " said Judge Coxo , "but the the end was peaceful nnd unaccompanied by pain. His Borrowing wlfo and daughter wcro weeping at his side , but once the keen eyes wcro glazed and set In the struggle Mrs. Conkllng nnd daughter bore up bravely , but the wlfo was the most prostrated. Mrs. Oakum supported her mother. An ashen pallor deepened upon the emaciated face. Mr. Conkllng gasped tlirco or four times and passed away. In death , the lines about tbo mouth and on the face wcro slightly drawn. Ho was much emaciated but still , in death the face seemed natural. Immediately after the death Judge Coxo nnd Dr. Anderton loft the house. No arrangements can bo made to-night for the funeral. Arrangements will bo definitely settled when Mrs. Conkllng becomes morecomposed. . Judge Coxo said that In death Conkllng's mouth was slightly open as though ho had died with a gasp. Mrs. Conkling is alone with her daughter and is completely prostrated with grief. The Interment will bo at Utlca. At 8:15 p. m. last night an Associated Press bulletin was received by the BEE , stating that Mr. Conkllng had died. Shortly after cnrao another bulletin stating the report was unfounded. The porter of the Hoffman house , who had been an attendant on Mr. Conkllng during his illness , came out of the room at that hour , nnd in answer to a question from ono of the watchers nt the door , "Is Mr. Qonkllng dead ! " gave nn affirmative nod. The report was quickly spread throughout New York city nnd telegraphed over the country nnd as quickly contradicted. Throughout the night nnd up to the receipt of the above dispatch announcing his demise , came hourly bulletins , none of which gave the slightest hope that ho could live until morning. His brother , Colonel Fred A. Conkllng , was sent for and remained at his bcdsldo until the end camo. The following , received early in the night , is a graphic picture of the last hours of New York's dead statesman and the universal in terest taken in every bit of information obtainable tainable- from his death couch : "Dr. Barker seemed Fordyco quito over come as ho stood on the steps of Conkllng's house this afternoon and told the reporters of the impending dissolution of his patient. Ho made no effort to conceal the fact that death was ready at any moment to place its seal on the brow of the noble victim who had struggled so long when a weaker nature would have succumbed. "There was a hush in the corridors of the hotels near by and n pervading oppression of quiet and solemnity nil this nftcrnoon. The sick statesman lay motionless in his bid. Largo crowds of people congregated In the street throughout the evening , owing to bulletins announcing that the end was near. Prominent politicians and members of the bar were seen in the corridors of the Hoffman house , discussing the abilities of the dying senator , and inquiring the latest news. "A sorrowful group'surroundcd the sick man's sldo. Mrs. Conkllng , whoso vigils had Docn beyond the endurance of many stronger women , and who had watched her husband well on into the early morning , 'was nt his sldo looking worn and despondent. His nephews , Judge A. 0. Coxo and Alder man Conkllng , nnd his brother , Colonel F. A. Couldlnc , nnd Mrs. Oakum were sorrow ful observers of the passing away of the great senator. "Dr. Barker called at 10EO ; and remained until 11 o'clock. Ho said Conkllug was full ing rapidly. Ills extremities were becoming cold. Ills legs were quite cold nil the way up. Ho was nulsoloss and respiration was very quick. Ho didn't think Conkllng could live much longer. Ho was suffering from u general failure of the nervous system. " Koscoo , Colliding was horn at Albany , N. Y. , October ! > 0 , l-9 ; received an academic education ; studied nnd practiced law ; re moved to Utlca lu 1&10 ; was district attorney for Onsldn county In 1850 ; was elected mayor of Utlca in 1853 : was elected a representa tive. In the Thirty-sixth congress , served during the Thirty-seventh mid Thirty-ninth congresses , nnd was ro-olected a representa tive in the Fortieth congress , but was Im mediately afterward elected to the United States senate as a union republican , to suc ceed Ira Harris , republican ; took his scat in the senate in March , 1607 , and was re-elected in 187:1 : nnd again in 167'J , Prom the beginning of his career in congress ho took nn active part nmong the lenders of the republican purty. In 18W ho was foremost in ttio ranks In support of the Grant administration against the defection of the liberal republicans to Hornco Grceloy , In 1870 ho was u prominent cnmltduto for the presidential nomination , which , however , was given to Mr. Hayes. At the national convention of 18SO ho endeavored to secure the nomination of General Grant , but the inibllo sentiment was too strongly opposed to third terms for him to succeed. Fall ing to obtain the support of the sonnto in opposing some of Presi dent Garflold's Now York opppohiU incuts , Mr. Colliding , with his colleague , Senator Plntt. resigned his seat In the senate early in 1SS1 , in order that the legislature of New York might pass Judgment upon his quarrel with the president. After n pro tracted contest , ho failed in his attempt to secure a re-election , and hus not since ap peared In public llfo. Upon the accession to the presidency of Mr. Arthur , iho position of Justice of the supreme couit of the United States was offered him , but ho declined it. His last years have been devoted to thg prac tice of law In Now York City. TUB ELncit CONKI.INO. The father of ROSCOP , Alfred Conkling , who was also an nblo lawyer nnd n prominent politician , located m Omaha in 1 X ) , shortly after the expiration of his term as minister to Mexico. Ho formed n partnership with Judge J. M. Woolworth under the firm name of Conkllng & Woolworth. Their ofilco was in the old Western Exchange bank building , on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Farnaiu streets , where the United States National bank building now stands. He left his family it ) Utlca. nnd during his residence hero , which only lasted a. year. , ho bo.arded with LucyA. . Goodwill , who at that tlmo lived on Davenport street , between Fifteenth nnd Sixteenth. Ho confined himself entirely to civil practice nnd was engaged in sovernl cases Involving largo sums of money nnd the title to exten sive tracts of land. Owing to his ndvnnced age , however , ho was unable to cnduro the labor imposed by the practice of his profes sion nnd returned to Utlcn about a year after coming hero. Ho prophesied the future greatness of Omaha , which nt that tlmo was n rngtred frontier town of about four or five thousand inhabitants , nnd bought some prop erty hero , nmong which wns n lot on the southwest corner of Four teenth nnd Hownrd streets , now occupied by the Cnslno garden , nnd ft farm of nbout three hundred acres , located thrco miles southwest of the city , ndjolnlng the Griftln farm on the south. Both pieces of property were disposed of n few years nftcr Mr. Conkllng loft hero. Ho was reserved in his manner nnd showed very little Interest In Nebraska politics. Owing to this austerity ho mode comparatively few acquaintances during his residence hero , but was quite well known to Byron Reed. A. D. Jones , Dr. G. L. Miller and several other old settlors. A-JUSTIFIABLE SHOOTING. Investigation Shows Thnt Desperado IMollcr DcHcrvcd Ills Fate. GI.ENWOOH SPIUNOS , Col. , April 17. [ Spco- lal Telegram to the Bna.J The sequel to the Mollcr-Thompson tragedy came sooner than expected. To-day word reached hero from the camp of the Colorado Coal and Iron com pany on Uiflo creek , that Mollcr had been killed there nt 0 o'clock Sundny evening by Lowls Plummcr. It appears that Constable Brown , ns soon as ho received the news of the killing of Thomp son , sent out men lit ovcry direction to hunt the fugitive and his party. Among thorn was Plummcr. They wcro stationed at the lattcr's ranch. Abqut 8:80 Sundny evening the dogs began to bark and ono of the men remarked that they had better get their guns nnd keep n sharp lookout. It was dark nnd Mollcr had crept up to the house unnoticed , nnd peeping Into the window cried to the men inside : "Is that you , Mr. Mullensl" Plummcr , who was standing outside , recognized Moller's voice nnd brought his Winchester rlflo down upon him , ordering him to throw down his gun nnd hold up his hands , Mellor attempted to throw up his rifle to shoot Plummer when the latter fired , the ball entering Moller's mouth and coming out back of his neck. Death resulted in stantly. Plummcr came to town gave him self up , but afterwards was released , the opinion being general that the killing was justifiable and that Moller's death was no more than ho deserved. THE COLOR. LINE. Chicago Presbyterians Have n Heated Dlsousrlon Over It. CHICAGO , April 17. The Chicago Presby tery occupied yesterday and to-day In n spirited discussion of the resolutions intro duced by Rev. Dr. Herrlck Johnson regardIng - Ing organic union with the southern church. The clause which provoked the discussion says : "Wo cannot consent to the establish ment of a separate African Presbyterian church , or to any provisional arrangement looking forward to the organization of such a church. " Many of the minis ters seemed to think the adoption of such n resolution would widen the gap between the north and south. After u long debate the substitute by Dr. Worcester was adopted ns follows : Resolved , That this presbytery is heartily in favor of a union with the southern church on the basis of our common standards pure and simple. Dr. Worcester wished to add , "And the equal right of all disciples of Christ in every court of Christ's church , " but after a discus sion this was laid on the table. Dr. Worces ter said the question of the color line is a great question to answer , ana if it comes to the alternative between the sectional line and color line in the church ho wished it un derstood he preferred the color lino. The church has no right to establish a caste. In the Swim. NEW YOHK , April 17. The second day of the strike of the brewers opened with employes and employers as determined as over. While the strikers assort that all their colleagues are standing firm , the brewers assert that already deserters nro coming in from all sides. The secretary of the brewers' associa tion said to-day that the brewers were getting all the men they wanted , nnd that the strike would bo a short-lived ono. The Journeymen's contract has been signed by Schmidt and Schwanncnllcigcl , Now York brewers and members of the association. This Is the lirst brcali in the employers' ranks. JEIISEY CITT , April 17. The men in enforced idleness by the lockout at the breweries in Hudson county held a meeting this morning and decided to compromise if possible. The men agree to obey the bosses , but continue in their union. It Is rumored the men will return to work to-morrow. The Coopers Join the Brewers. CHICAGO , April 17. All the coopers em ployed in the Chicago breweries loft their work to-day , refusing to work with non union , brewers. This caused considerable delay , but during the day the places were partly filled. A Despicable Informer. KANSASCtTr , Mo. , April 17. [ Special Tele gram to the Br.i ! . ] A. Hartman , one of the four men arrested for selling liquor on Sun dny , was tried to-day. Hnsaid : "I have no money and will have to go to the , work house. My employer , Mr. Hermann , will do nothing for me. Hermann went to Lcaveuworth Sunday , leaving mo in charge of the saloon. In the altornoon that i > oliccinan dressed in citizens clothes came in , A man I know was with him. I refused them whisky , but they argued with mo so long , I thought it would bo n favor. That was nil I sold that day. " Hartmun wns sent to the work house this afternoon. The Sunday law is rigidly en forced now , . . * Fixing Hid Fences. CniOAOo , April 17. [ Special Telegram tote to BKI : . ] A dispatch from Philadelphia gays that In splto of Washington contradictions , the truth of the reported engagement of Sec retary Bayard mid Mra. Folsoin , mother of Mrs. Cleveland , has been continued , nnd It is understood Hint the wedding will take place some tlmo In Juno , probably Juno" , the an niversary of President Cleveland's wedding , but this has not been definitely settled. Friends of Mr. Cleveland think the union will bo a powerful element of success in the president's coming campaign. Hlirli Water. Mn.WADKEK , April 17. An Evening AVls- consln special from Alma , Wis. , says the water lu the Mississippi river at Unit point has risen twenty Inches in twelve hours. Twenty families have been driven from their homes. The old Vrcwcry that has stood upon the river bank for thirty years has been washed away and the Burlington & Green Buy railroad tracks have buffered gre.it dam- ago. The Mlnneiska boom has gone out and tGOO,000 ! feet of lumber was lost. A Maniac's Tvrrlhlo Crime. liENWETTA , Tex. , April 17. [ Special Tclo- gratn to the BEI : . ] John Hoffman , becoming deranged , during the absence of his family set fire to his houso. It wns burned with the contents and also thrco of his children. The other children cscni > cd with buYus. Evi dences paint ton struggle and it is not known whether ho was assaulted nnd the house burned to desttoy the evidence of burglary or not. The President Dines. WASHINGTON , April 17. Postmaster Gen eral Dickinson gave a dinner to-night in honor of President nnd Mrs. Cleveland. Among the other guests were Secretaries Bayard and Vilas nud Justices Field and Lauiur. . THE FIRST ROUND FOUGHT , The Tariff Debate Oommoncocl in the Lower Houso. MILLS AND KELLY THE LEADERS. The Former Fights Vnlllantly for his Favorite Measure nml Pig Iron Puts in Ills Best Licks Against It , House. WASHINGTON , April 17. At 11 the house wont Into committee of the whole , Mr. Springer of Illinois in the chair , for consid eration , of the tariff bill. Mr. Mills began his speech by saying that the great increase of duties made during the war had been , at the tlmo they wcro made , stated to bo only temporary , yet a quarter of a century later these duties wcro hloher than they wcro during the war , and they now averaged 47.10 per cent on Imports. An in come tax had been imposed to meet expenses. It was gone. It was n tax on wealth , nnd $73,000,000 annually realized from that source was swept nwny. But the war tax oil clothing , on food , on implements of labor , re mained , nnd the war was still being prose cuted against the people n fiscal war , ex hausting in its demands and every effort to remove or lower that taxation had been re sisted and defeated. EThcro had been n tax on railroads , but it was gone. It had not lived long after the war. It had been a tax oil wealth. It was said to bo oppressive to the wealthy. There had been a tax on insurance companies ; it was gone. There had been a tax on express companies ; it wns gone. There had been a tax on bank deposits ; it was gone. Thrco hundred millions of dollars that had been paid by the wealthy had boon swept nway and the burden of taxation had been made heavier , as It has boon loaded on the shoul ders of those who had to support themselves and the government. Wns n tax of 8 uer cent to bo paid out of the pockets of manufac turers of blankets a tax weight more enor mous than the tax of 7U per cent paid by con sumers on imported ana domestic products ! Was a tax of U per cent on incomes more op pressive than n tax of 100 per cent on wo men's nnd children's dress goods. Yet all these taxes on wealth had gene , and the gen tlemen of the minority bonstcd they had re duced taxes to the amount Of $ . ' 500,000 , while the democratic party had reduced it only n bagatelle. That was n splendid col umn those gentlemen had erected. All the tax on wealth had passed away and all the burdens had been cast upon the shoulders of the laboring men. In 1883 taxa'ion still further had been reduced , and the magnlllccnt shaft which the party then in power had erected to commemorate its legislative wisdom and the bcnclicciico of Its laws was crowned with n cap-stone taking off the international revenue on playing cards nnd the putting of 20 per cent on bibles. The democrats have been taunted with the charge that they had failed to reduce taxa- ation. Tills charge had been made by the minority , which had been guilty of prevent ing action on many bills brought into the house bv the committee on ways and means. Mr. Mills turned hisattcntlon to the woolen manufactures and argued that the public at largo was injured by the present excessive tax and nobody bcncilttcd. High duties pro hibited and limited importations and cxporta- tions. Wo wcro feeding the people of Europe , and when wo put high duties on the goods they sent us in exchange for food it amounted to taxing our own agricultural exports. A reduction of duties could not , ns asserted , check manufacturers and cramp labor. Wo always imported more goods when prices were high. Under low duties we could export more goods , our man ufactures would run steadily , nnd labor would be constantly employed. Not more than 10 per cent of the goods consumed in the United States would bo imported if all the. custom houses were torn down and the government supported by direct taxes. The protectionists argue that manufactured arti cles are cheaper hero than in any other coun try as a result of protection. It is not so , but supposing that it is , why then should they resist so strenuously any effort to lower duties if they were nblo to undersell European manufacturers } Did the manufacturers pay higher wages be cause protection enabled them to do It I No. Higher wages were made by coal , steam and machinery , and higher wages mean a lower cost of production. This accounted for the fact that free trade England paid higher wattes than protection Franco and Germany , and yet controlled the world's markets. Ho had requested the present chief of the labor bureau to ascertain If there was any excep tion to the rule that wages depended on the efficiency of labor and if the result of highly paid , efficient labor was a low cost of the product. In answer , ho read n tabulated statement prepared by Wright , giving the result of an inquiry In a number of cases , which appeared to fully bear out the rule , Mr. Mills then proceeded with frequent cl- tntions from economic nuthors and from tab ulated statements to elucidate his argument that n high rate of wages in this country was not the result of the protective system. Wo had crown rich , prosperous nnd powerful , not by the aid of restrictions on foreign com merce , but in spite of them. Ho quoted tables to show that the tariff wns not intended to benefit laborers that the benefits of tar iffs pass into the pockets of the manufacturers nnd never come into the pockets of the labor ers , Taking up the case of u pair of blankets where the tariff exceded the labor by 51.52 , Mr. Mills declared that every dollar of the excess was reaped by the manufacturer. Mr. Train of Texas interrupted to ask how the ways and means committee had treated those blankets. Mr. Mills replied it had reduced the tariff on blankets from ? 1.77 to 71 cents. [ Applause , ] Continuing , ho said it wns asserted congress had intended to bcncllt the laborer by the tariff. It had failed and not n dollar of the protection offered had got beyond the manu facturer. Ho , however , hired his labor nt the lowest rate in open market. The committee hud loft In the bill more than enough pro tection to pay for all the labor and bonds besides. The present policy was making a vast distinction in this country between two classes ono the poor and numerous ; ono the small and powerful nnd rich , The concen tration of the wealth of the country was in the hands of the government. In conclusion , ho said the bill was a very moderate ono , yet it would send comfort nnd happiness into nil the homes and bosoms of the poor laboring people of the country , and ho nskcd the house , in behalf of these people , to consider their claims and help reduce the burdens that had been loaded upon them. Mr , Mills spoke about an hour nnd three quarters , and us ho took his sent he was sur rounded by a crowd of democratic members , who pressed forward to tender congratula tions , Mr. Kelly , of Pennsylvania , next took the floor in opinion to the bill. Ho said its ennctmenv would paralyze the enterprise and energy of the people ; overthrow our manu facturing supremacy nnWyeduco our com manding commercial position to colonial de pendence. It wns studiously designed to produce these dire results and nicely adopted for its purposes , It was confessedly a parti san measure , nnd was framed in the interests of the party whoso leaders appeared to bo oblivious to the overwhelming social nnd ceo- nomio changes wrought by the abolition of slavery. Tno gentlemen who framed this bill and could brook neither modifica tion nor discussion of its provisions by their associates in committee , wcro with but two exceptions , the representatives of what was the slave territory , The bill was an anachronism ; it had no relation to this era : it belonged to the saddest epoch in our national history. During that period slavery dominated our national councils nnd guided the administration of our national affairs. In hostility to national interests nnd in tbo interest of free trade twice threatened war. By putting wool an the free list tbo bill would abolish Bheep husbandry , destroy the Immense capitol embarked therein nnd Impoverish more than n million men who own flocks or are employed In their care , nnd by worklnjr this ruin it would diminish the supply of cheap nnd healthful animal food now furnished by the wool growers to mlnlng.and. manufacturing labor ers of the country. It would always render the production of American tin plates nnd cotton tics impossible by placing thcs > o arti cles on the free list with wool. By the trans fer of these nnd other products of coal and iron ore to the free list , und by reducing the duties on steel rallsj structural Iron , nnd many other forms of iron and stool , it would , though it maintained'existing duties on coal and iron ore , close tbb majority of the bitu minous coal Holds act } ere banks which wcro now giving profitabjo dmjifoVmcnt to hun dreds of thousands of laborers , not only in northern states but in the south ; but while professing to have abandoned their purpose to put coal and ere on the free list , Its framers had Ingeniously contHvcd to make Itrlportn- tlon. by such measures of indofcctlon as might enable them to saddle the treasury department or the Judiciary with the politi cal consequences of their deliberate ter giversations. To illustrate the puerile absurdity of Pres ident Cleveland's assumption that duty was always added to cost , not only of imported commodities but to the price of llko commodi ties produced hero , Mr. Kelly Invited the president's attention to the fact that although the duties on sugars , when reduced toad- valorem standards , were never so high 'as now. the price of sugar was never so low in this country us now. The progress of sugar making in Louisiana since 1607 might bo cited ns nn lllustrntlon.vitalizlug the in fluence of protcction dutlcs. Coming to the subject of iho surplus , Mr. Kelly said ho would to legislate on the ques tion of the surplus and the sources whence it flows ns to increase Uio wealth , power and dignity of the country by promoting the development of its natural resources and the diversification of its industries , nnd thus diminish its dependence upon foreign Im portations upon which duties are collected. Ho would derive the national revenues from customs duties , so adjusted as to stimulate nnd defend homo productions , while prevent ing combinations , trusts nnd monopolies of any kind. A rcductlbn of taxation should bo effected immedintcly by the abolition of the sources of income receipts , from which it may bo computed mouth by month , if not day by day. The politics of this country nro now domi nated by the whisky Irust as they were by slavery before the war , and King Alcohol was proving bo is as hostile to national de velopment as King Cotton over was. In concluding Mr. Kelly said : "Tho per petuation of internal taxes Is the issue pre sented to the American people by the presi dent in his free trade message and by five southern gentlemen who have dominated the councils of the committee on ways and means. For myself 1 will stand for a good protective system and the maintenance of such rates of duties ns will insure tlio development of nil the resources of the country , increase the number of its industries , nnd per- pctunto international independence , commer cial nnd Industrial as well as political. This cannot bo done , if the internal tax system is to be maintained , for the surplus is in a condition that if cannot bo perpetuated with safety to our republican institutions. The purity of the government , the safety of business and the morals of the public demand an abatement of the surplus by the repeal of the internal taxes , fromivhich it flows. " Mr. Kelly spoke for two hours and when ho resumed his seat was loudly applauded and received the congratulations of his party friends. The committee then oroso and the house adjourned , ' Senate.v WASHINGTON , Apnjj 17. Mr. Riddlpbcrg- er's resolution , ofterfa'yesterday , in regard to executive scssions/wns called up , nnd on motion of Mn Edmonds , galleries were cleared and the doors closed. In ten minutes the doors wcro opened and after some rou tine business the Dakota bill was taken up for consideration. Mr. Vest spoke in opposi tion. Ho taunted Mr. Spooner with having waved the bloody shirt.and referring to this statement that there was no difference be tween states trying to break out of the union nnd trying to break in , said if any community had undertaken to do what the people of Dakota had done , there would bo an outcry Im mediately only exceeded by that in regard to Fort Siimptcr , and the senator from Vermont would have proposed a 'piece of legislation equivalent to that celebrated legislation ho had conceived in 1876 , which put Hayes into the presidential chair , nnd "To Arms , To Arms , " would have been the cry nil over the north. Mr. Edmunds said with emphasis that ho believed and thought nine-tenths of the * people believed President Hayes was lawfully nnd fairly elected by the voters of the states. Mr. Vest took issue With this statement. As to the purpose of the democratic op position to the bill being the keeping out of the three electoral votes of South Dakota , Mr. Vest denied It energetically. The demo cratic senators wore willing to admit the whole territory , but not willing to divide it. The senate bill for the relief of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska ( authorizing the payment of10,000 , being ten annual In stallments under a treaty ) , was amended by authorizing the secretary of the interior to extend the time for the payment of the pur- clmso money for lunds sold on the Omaha Indian rcservntion. The senate bill for a public building at Burlington. la. , to cost 75,000 , was passed , and the senate adjourned. Patents to Westerners. WASHINGTON , Aprlll7. [ SpecialTelegram , to the BEK.I Patents were to-day granted Nebraska and Iowa inventors as follows : Charles C. Duoray , Iowa county , assignor to himself and II. J. Webb , Dubuque , la. , corn planter ; Charles C. and D. C , Jowctt , Sand Springs , la. , hay loader ; Joseph N. Long and J , McCaffrey , Localro , la. , bearing and sup port of rudder stock upon vessels ; James A. Norton , Odebolt , lu. . arid J. A. Stones , Chicago cage , 111. , paper reel for shorthand machine ; Henry W. llnmsny , Lincoln , Neb. , truss bridge ; Austin Warner nnd J. J. Scales , Knoxville , la. , two-wheel vehicle. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON , April 17. [ Special Telegram to the BEE.I A postoffico was established to-day at Bruno , ButlQr county , Nebraska. Frank J. Vossvnr appointed postmaster. The following Iowa postmasters wore appointed to-day ; Jacob Kluspk'3 , Arcadia , Carroll county , vice Lewis S. Stoll , removed ; Thomas B. Carr , Epworth , Dubuque county , vice II. Young , removed : William Vesson- berg. Howan , Wright county , vice Dluntlm H. Pierce , resigned , < The Excess to illo lit-turned. WASHINGTON , April 17. Senator Cullora to-day introduced a bill providing that in all cases where It shall appear that parties have paid 82.60 per acre for lands reduced In price to $1.25 per acre by the act of Juno 15 , 1SSO , the secretary of the Interior shall bo author ized to repay such parties the excess price of the land. The Louisiana Elections. NEW OHLEANB , April 17. The election today - day was generally very quiet , ns far as known , throughout the fatato. The shooting scrape at Poll 3 , of this city , was the only affray hero of any consequence. Hoports from tlio outside indicate that Nichols , demo cratic candidate for governor , has been elec ted. The counting is progressing slowly , Ho AVIll Suu i'or Damages. Drumi , Minn. , April 17. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE.I George M. Eby , agent in Duluth for tbo largo carpet house 6f Gold smith & Co. , of Milwaukee , was placed in Jail this morning on complaint of the senior member of the-flrm. He la bald t4 bo consid erably behind In his accounts * Mr. Eby was released from custody later and will institute suit for ' (10,000damages qgaingt Goldsmith. if Co. ' GERMANY'S ' SICK EMPEROR , Ho No Longer Attempts to Use His Volco. THE ANXIETY OF HIS SUBJECTS. Russian Official Circled Stirred Up By the Election of Boulnngcr A Disruption In the Austrian IColchrnth. * Makes Signs nnd "Write * . [ Copyrfo/il / IfSS tin Jamts Oonlon Jttintfi.l BcnuN , April 17. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to the Bnn.1 The events of this daye ! watchfulness outside and Inside Charlottovillo palace can bo briefly stated. A largo crowd collected around at an early hour and Increased as the day were on. The emperor rose about 11 and doubtless read the second edition bulletin , signed by all his physicians , which was cautiously hope ful. Ho breakfasted well. Ho has happily a good appetite nnd ho has repeatedly taken milk mixed with egg and strong beef tea. Afterwards ho dressed in military uniform nnd showed himself at the window. Doubt less the volume of cheers which arose was his best medicine. Ho transacted some nec essary business and next received family visitors. Ho does" not attempt to speak , but answers by signs or pencil. Ho is represented , ns looking wnn nnd worn , but strong in general feeling. When ono of the doctors was leaving , his coachman could not drive through the throngs. Some climbed on the carriage , nnd when the doctor said , "Tho Kaiser is better , " " Thank heaven ! " they exclaimed , and another great cheer brought the German emperor again to the window. This tlmo the empress wns in the back ground. She is us unfailing as at San Homo in her attendance. Medical men in America may consider how grave the case has been that yesterday the emperor's temperature reached 103 Fahren heit , while the pulse was 104 , and there wcro thirty respirations in the minute. When his respiration is slower , to keep the tempera ture low antlpyrlno is used. To-morrow a now canula will bo Inserted , as the present ono must bo cleansed. As the emperor coughs more in a recumbent position ho is now kept in a half-sitting posture on a couch. Doc tors Krause and Mackenzie , I hear at mid night , remain in an adjoining room all to night. BISHI.IN , April 17. The emperor passed a tolerably fair night last night. He had some sleep and there was no change for the worse. At 11 50 this morning there was no change in his feverish condition. The National Zoi- tung says the emperor's now trouble Is not a case of simple bronchial inflammation , but of extension of disease in tho. larynx to the bronchial tubes and thus to the lungs them selves. BEHI.IN , April 17 , 2:15 : p. m. Emperor Frederick now feels bettor. Ho slept half the night without any considerable breaks. He nroso shortly after 11 , and afterwards appeared at the window of his bedroom. The fever is abating and his appetite is im proved. A consultation of his physicians this morning is reported to have resulted In an agreement that thcro is no inflammation of the lungs , and that the bronchitis is abating. It is said there is a divergence of. opinion among the doctors as to whether bronchitis hus appeared at all , or whether fever nnd difficulty in breathing were not traceable to an abccss in the trachea. A London dispatch from Berlin to the Ex change Telegraph company says it is learned from a direct source that the physicians at their consultation to-day agreed that the em peror's malady was approaching its Inst stage. This news has been guardedly con voyed to the members of the royal family. The following bulletin was Issued at 4 this afternoon ; "Symptoms' of bronchitis have considerably diminished since ycsterdaj and the fever has abated. The ernpcror passed a better night and his general condition is satisfactory. " The emperor's fever increased townrd night. Otherwise thcro is no chnngo in his condition : _ THE SLUGGERS LOSERS. Mitchell nnd Kilrnln Depositors With the Defunct Gillie Concern. LONDON. April 17. fSuecinl Cablegram to the ISEE. ] The phychological moment so greatly dreaded by the employes of the American Exchange has passed and they again breathe freely. The first thing the cashier said when the cablegram stopping all came was : "What will Mitchell and Kil- rain do ? Will they clean the shop ouU" for the Englishman is a depositor to the ex tent of JE300 and the Baltimore man of 400. So when Mitchell and Kllraln , arm in arm , swaggered into the exchange at mid-day the collective heart of the concern ceased to beat and the doors and windows were opened wide' to facilitate the exhibition of that part of valor which is discretion. "GIvo us a tenner , Moneybags , " said Mitchell. "Mo and Jake are off foracantcr. " 'Why. hav'ent you heard , Mr. Mitchell , " said the cashier , presupposing with the igno- rnnco of the average financial man , that the report of the smashup had penetrated the region about the Criterion , and the St. James halls , where the sluggers are wont to saunter. When the truth at length dawned on the pugilistic comprehension of Mitchell , ho whistled , and Jake cracked his fingers. At last both went off with broad grins on jLheir faces , because within the last week Kllraln has transmitted 1,000 to America nnd Mitchell has dimin ished his account by two-thirds. They were also willing because they did not know , as does the liquidator , that the depositors on this side of the water will only get nbout thrco shillings to the pound. In settling up affairs , the money now deposited in the English branch will bu doled out to the creditors here , and the money at the offices in America to these on that side of the water , which is good for the American creditors , ns almost all the money of the concern is now in Now York. Affairs nt St. Petersburg. ST. PcTEiisuuiio , April 17. f Special Cable gram to the BEB. ] The election of General Baulangcr Is viewed with concern in official circlss , It is feared that the internal dis orders in Franco will paralyze her action abroad at a time when international questions will require to bo dealt -with. A difference has arisen between General Vannovskl , minister of war , and M. Vysh- negradskl , minister of finnnco. The former demands und the latter refuses a grant for the proposed month's drill of 1,000,000 re serves. Dhulccp Singh has gene to reside perma nently nt Kieff. Austrian Dissension ) ) . VIENNA , April 17 , [ Special Cablegram to the Ben. ] The young Czech party has se ceded from the majority in the Austrian reichrath and it is feared this will Icaa to the .secession of the other groups and thus break up the hoterofe'cuous party , which has for eight years supported Count von Tuafo , the prime minister. "What to Do WUh Bpulnnger. -BiniuN , April 17. [ Special Cablegram to the BEB. ] The Berlin Post suggests tliat ' ' Floquet , Do 'Prcycluet and Goblet'should , warn General Boulnngcr tlmt ho is unneces sarily playing a dangerous game in aiming at a dictatorship. They should , It says , after declaring war , send him to conduct opera tions , telling him that If ho is victorious , the sovereignty of Franco will fall to him , wnllo if defeated , ho will avoid the further disgrace of being a usurper. Colonel Mnploson'n Finances. LONDON , April 17. [ Special Cablegram tote to the BEE. ] The bankruptcy case of Colonel Maplcson , the operatic , manager , was heard in the bankruptcy court to-day. Ills liabili ties were stated to bo 42,410. Ho has no available assets. Colonel Maplcson attributes Ins failure to the non-completion of the Na tional Opera house , on account of which ho estimates ho loses 30,000. Ho Intends to submit a scheme to his creditors by which a settlement may bo arranged. In Hock. Dum.tNAprll 17 John Dillon wns arrested hero this morning. Dillon was taken before n magistrate , nnd after a preliminary hearing was liberated on ball. ball.LONDON. . April 17. O'Brien in nn Inter view said the arrest of himself and Dillon simply proved that Balfour was compelled to recommence the work ho began in Septem ber. Coercion always had been and always would bo the work of weariness and failure. Koynlty Will Greet Royalty. LONDON , April 17. [ Special Cablegram to the BEE. ] Emperor Francis Joseph , of Austria , will welcome Queen Victoria in the Tyrol If her majesty takes Brenner route from Florence to Berlin. This meeting , if It takes place , will bo the first between the queen and the Emperor Francis Joseph. < Another Iloulniigcr Sensation. LONDON , April 17. The Paris correspond ent of the Times Is informed that startling revelations are about to bo made regarding Boulangor's election expenses. The stories about Bennett and others giving Boulungor money the Times correspondent soys ore ab surd. Preparing fur Contingencies. PAHIS , April 17. Troops will bo kept In the barracks all day Thursday , and In addi tion to the extra brigades of police an excep tionally largo force will bo detailed to guard the chamber of deputies. The Death Record. N LONDON , April 17. John Baring , the banker , is dead. Ordered to Migrate. ODESSA , April 17. Forty thousand foreign Jews residing In the province of Kherson have been ordered to cross the frontier. UNCLEKICAL CONDUCT. Racy Developments Promised In a Philadelphia Church Trial. PHILADELPHIA , April 17. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE. ] The Rev. Howard Twido- mor , rector of the Episcopal church of the Beloved Disciple , was put on trial to-day for unclerical conduct. The charges are that ho persuaded his wlfo to agree to live apart from him ; that after the lapse of sufll- ccnt time , ho secured a divorce on the ground of desertion , nnd that ho secured tbo consent of his bishop to his second marriage by stat ing that his ground of divorce was adultery. The day was given up to a formal presenta tion of legal papers ; The namec of three wo men are to bo brought into the case , nnd at the request of counsel it was decided that , while they should bo written on tbo record , they wcro to bo known in the trial only as A , B and C. SPORTING NEWS. Kailbourno 11ns Not Signed. BOSTON , April 17. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] "We nvo heard absolutely noth ing from Radbourne , " said President Soden , of the Boston club , this morning when ques tioned upon the subject. "So far as wo know ho is still in Illinois , and may remain there. " "Docs your club not care for his services , thcnl" "Most certainly wo do , but wo do not thinlc Radbourno worth the money ho asks for his services. Upon this point Kadbourno and the Boston club differ ? " "Has Radbourno asked for his release ! " "No , sir. " "Would you sell hlinl" "At no figures. " "It is reported that the Boston club has offered f2,000 salary and > 100 for every win ning game ho pitches in. Is this correctt" "That Is about It. In my opinion that is the only correct basis upon which to employ a pitcher. The amount of his Income from the season's ' work , you see , Is largely de termined by his own skill and efforts. " Radbourno was the star pitcher of the Boston club last season , and until within the last two years , before Clarkson's adventwas looked upon as ono of the most brilliant pro fessional twlrlcrs In the country. Ho is not quito as steady in his personal habits as bo might ho. however , and it is thought by many that his effectiveness ns n pitcher has decreased in consequence. That ho has not signed with Boston for this season is nuo to n difference of opinion between himself and the Boston management as to his salary. It is stated that ho received $4,000 for his work last season and wants nn equal amount this year. _ The Newmarket Races. LONDON , April -fSpcclul Cablegram to the BED. | At the Newmarket Craven meeting to-day the Crawford Plate , thrco- quarter mile , was won by the Duke of Mon- troso's. four-year-old bay colt Dazzle , E. Wnr- dour's six-year-old chcsnut horse , Monsieur do Paris , second , Baron C. do Tuyll's five- year-old bay horse , Argow , third. The Newmarket biennial stakes for three- year-olds , was won by General Pearson's black colt , Anarch , Ernest's chestnut colt , Vandteman'H Land , second , Lord Durham's bay fllloy , Ballatrixlthird. Steamship Arrivals. BAJ.TIMOHE , April -lSpccIal Telegram to the BEB. ] Arrived. The America , from Bremen. QIIKIJNSTOWN , April 17. Arrived Tlio Lake Ontario and the Italy from Now York , Movir.LE , April 17 , Arrived The Do- vonia , from Now York for Glasgow. Lo.VDOitrApril 17 , Arrived British Queen from Boston. AVcstern Rnllroadrrs Meet. KANSAS Cnr , Mo. , April 17. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] The Colorado Traffic association was in session yesterday evening. No business was transacted , owing to the absence of Missouri Pacific representa tives. There will bo another meeting to night. AVIll DID of HIM AVonncls. MACON , Mo , , April 17 , [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] Dr. Q. J. Morrison , editor of the Democrat , who was assailed with n cane by J , A. Hudson , of the Times , is nt death's door. Congestion of the brain with incncn- gitis has supervened which renders the case hopeless. Deserved 1'romotlon. NswYoitK , April 17 , [ Special Telegram the BEE. ] Inspector Byrnes , the great thief catcher , has been made chief inspector of police and deputy superintendent of police of this city , with right of succession to superin tendent. Die By Shocks. AIDANT , N. Y. , April It , The assembly to-day passed by a vote of 68 to 8 the bill which , substitutes electricity for hanging. . THEY MADE A SILENT MOVE , O'Nolll Captured the Nlobrarn Land * * Ofllco on the Qulot. 5 OUR SENATORS WERE IGNORANT. The President Orders Its Removal Without Consulting Them Uorsoy f Argues for the Forts Robinson and Nlobrnrn Appropriation. O'Neill Stole ft March. WASHINGTON Htmiuu Tim OMAHA. BKB.I ) 513 FOURTEENTH ST11EET , V WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 17. J Senator Mnndcrson said this afternoon that no ono wns more surprised than himself to learn of the removal of the United StJitei land office fromMlobrarato O'Neill , and that it was an extraordinary proceeding of the secretary of the Interior and done without consulting the two senators from Nebraska. Ho had no objection to changing the location of the oflico if , after nil parties interested wcro consulted , It was found to bo to tbo In * tcrcst of these most directly affected by lt\ but ho objected to the summary manner in which it was dono. Some time ago ho learned that the proposed removal wan in contemplation , ' and Senator Paddock and himself asked that before any action WAS taken the people In the northeastern part of the state be heard on the subject. The first that ho Icarncd'about the order directing tno removal was through the Washington dis patch to the Bnc. Ho has received some tel egrams from citizens nt Niobrara protesting ntjnlnst the proceedings , nnd Immediately sent copies of thorn to the president and Sec retary Vllns , nt the same time requesting a suspension of the order till the citizens at Nlobrarn , Crelghton , O'Neill and elsewhere wcro permitted to make their arguments on both sides. Senator Manderson and a number of other prominent Nebraskans look upon the re moval of the oflico to O'Neill ' as inexpedient at this tlmo , in view of the proposed opening to settlement of the Sioux Indian , reservation , which lies near the present lo cation of the office , and making Niobrara moro easy of access for settlers on the reser vation and these having business at the land office than if it were located at O'Neill. Too order directing the removnl comes in tna form of snap Judgment , and cuts out all pro tests and is likely to make a good deal of dis turbance. Nevertheless , n largo number of protests are pouring into the Interior depart ment and the white house , and thcro is likely to bo a pretty lively time before the office 19 finally transferred. The opponents of thd proposition to remove the office boldly assert that behind it all are a lot of real estate speculators. FTS. NIOIHIAUA. AND IIODINSON Ari'IlOPHIATIOXi Mr. Dorsey to-day made an argument be fore the house committee on military affairs in behalf of the senate bill appropriating ? 100,000 for the improvement of Forts NiiH brarn. and Robinson. Ho'urged that the bill bo reported to the house ntonco'in order that it may secure consideration at this session. Chairman Townshond indicated that the bill would bo promptly reported , but that iti would bo amended by adding Fort Sidney. Ho stated that the appropriation for tbeso improvements ought to bo incorporated in & regular aprroprlatlon bill. Mr. Dorset has urged Chairman Randall of tha committee on appropriations to incor-i porato the $100,000 for those forts in the regular fortification appropriation bill , and Chairman Townshcnd has promised to assist Mr. Dorsoy when the fortification bill comes up for action on the floor of the house for securing the amendment. If this is done the measure will ho given final action , as the appropriation bill is privileged matter , and can secure consideration at any time and will bo passed. Senator Mnnderson say's that ho has no doubt that if the $100,000 for Forts Niobrara. Robinson nnd Sidney is put in tno fortification bill in the house , that the senate will accept it without hesitancy. ' FOIl THE OMAHAS AND 8KTTLK1IP. In the senate this afternoon Mr. Mander son had called up and passed the bill provid ing that the $70,000 due the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska be paid to them in two annual instalments to enable them to improve their homesteads by the purchase of stock , agricultural implements , etc. Ho had tbo bill amended by adding the measure which has been favorably reported in the house extending the time of pay ment to the purchasers of lands on , ' the Omaha Indian reservation for the period of two years beyond that now fixed by lavf. The bill further provides for the sale at pub lic auction of all forfeited lands on this re servation , the money to bo covered into the treasury for the use of the Omaha Indiana. Also that thcro shall bo allotted of the unassigned - assigned lands on this reservation a tract of five acres for the use und occupancy of the Women's national Indian association , to bo used by it for missionary and educational purposes among the Indians. THE HANK OY OENEIIAL OF TUB AllSrr. During his argument before the committee on military affairs , Mr. Dorsoy also spoke in support of his bill creating the rank of gen eral of the army. The committee Indicated that it was inclined to amend the bill , by in serting the name of General Phil Sheridan , for whom the rank is proposed , although h is not named. Mr. Dorsey was also assured that this bill would receive a favorable re port. A TENSION JIOAItD TOJl CHADHON. A petition largely olgned by citizens qf Chadron was filed by Mr. Dorsoy with the commissioner of pensions to-day , asking that there bo established at Chadron a medical board of pension examiners. The commis sioner stated that ho would take the applit-a- ; tlon under advisement and that ho was in clined to look upon It favorably. MISCELLANEOUS , j Miss Jonnlo Wallace , niece of Senator Manderson , after n visit of several days in Washington , has returned to school at North ampton , Mass. The Western National bank of Now York was to-day accepted by the comptroller of the currency as reserve agent for the Charles City National bank , of Charles City , la. , and the First National bank of Chicago as reserve agent for the First National of Mc Gregor , la. Piiimv S. HEATH. Scurot nl' its Defeat. WASHINGTON , April 17. Chairman Blanchard - ard , of the house committee on rivers nnd harbors , claims the secret of the opposition which suddenly developed and defeated the river and harbor bill yesterday was duo to the resolve of a number of republican repre sentatives to oppose its passage as a means of obstructing the passage of the tariff bill. They calculated tbo friends of the former bill would bo forced to defend it , oven to the extent of antagonizing tariff legislation. Will Buy Hack Honda. WASHINGTON , April 17. Secretary Fairchild - child gave notice this afternoon that Mon day , April 23 , and dally thereafter , at noon , until further notice , proposals will bo re ceived in the office of the secretary of the treasury for sale to the government of the United States bonds of the acts of July 14. - . 1870 , and January 20,1871 , Proposals should state the spccitlu character of the bonds of fered , whether coupon or registered , nnd must bo for the sale of the bonds with no- cred Interest to and Including date of s&lo. The right is reserved to reject any nnd all proposals for the sale of bonds | f it is thought to bo for the Interest of the government to do so , _ ' Public Building Report , * WASHINGTON , April 17. Bills were report" ' cd In ( ho h&us'o for tho. erection of publlo' buildltiBs i Sioux City , la. , ftnd.'Roclne.Y"