Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY : MORNING , APEIL 25 , 18S8 , NUMBER 31 a
B. & M. Land Buyers Are Perfectly
. Safe In Tholr Holdings.
THEY ARE PROTECTED BY LAW.
Nlohrnra 1VH1 Lose the L-aml Office
Paddock's PoHtofllco Construction
Dill Favorably Ileportctl Money
For Nebraska Forts.
Nebraska Settlers Interested.
WASHINGTON Buniuu THE OMAHA BF.B , )
C13 FouniuBNTU STREET , >
WASHINGTON. D. C. . April 24. )
Anxious Inquiries continue to pour in upon
the Nebraska senators regarding the effect of
the decision of the secretary of the interior
with rcsiicct to forfeited land erants in Ne
braska , particularly that of the Burlington ,
Other senators , notably in Michigan and
Wisconsin , are besieged with the same class
of correspondence. The bill introduced by
Senator Mandcrson a few days ago , which
was intended to confirm all purchases made
from land grant companies , has been the sub
ject of discussion by several members of the
Bcnuto committee on public lands. It Is under
stood that thcro was a practical concensus of
opinion gleaned that the legislation called for
would duplicate in effect the existing stat
utes. Senators Plumb and Paddock liavo
looked up from the statutes 'at largo of the
Forty-ninth congress the railroad land
adjustment act , approved March 8 , 1887 , the
fourth section of which is believed to thor
oughly cover such cases as these over which
the pcoplo of the west now seem to bo agi
tated. The essence of the section Is as fol
lows :
"That as to all lands , which have been
sold by the grantee company to citizens of
the United States , or to persons who have
declared their intention to bccomo such citi
zens , the person or persons so purchasing in
good faith , his heir or assigns , shall bo en
titled to the land so purchased upon making
proof of the fact of such purchase at the
proper land ofllco , within such time and
under such rules as may bo prescribed by the
secretary of the interior , after the grants re
spectively shall have been adjusted , and pat
ents of the United States shall issue therefore
and shall relate back to the date of the orig
inal certification or patenting , and the secre
tary of the Interior , on behalf of the United
States , shall demand payment from the com
pany which has so disposed of such lands ol
nn amount equal to the government prlco ol
similar lands. And provided , that a mort-
or pledge of said lands by the company shall
not bo considered as n sale /or the purpose oi
this act. "
Senator Paddock , however , to bo sure , has
directed a letter to the secretary of the in
terior , to whom Senator Manderson's bill has
nlso gone , asking for a construction of the
statute and the bill with reference to the ob
jects which are desired to bo secured. The
net of March 8. 1687. Is the land forfeiture
net under which the B. & M. land grant
north of Kearney hns been declared by the
Interior department to bo forfeited. The
eectlon quoted was Intended to cover all
cases of purchasers from land grant roads
and to validity their title , Under its pro
visions all that will bo necessary to secure n
patent from the government is to file proof ol
purchase from the railroad company under
such rules as the secretary of tho- interior
may direct. Under any now law applying to
this case which might bo passed , proof of
purchase would have to bo madcand , it is bo-
llvcd by several of the members of the com
mittee on public lands that the net of March ,
1887 , ns completely protects the title of every
purchaser as could any law which might be
passed at the present timo.
NEIIHASKA'S LAND OFFICE GOES TO O'KEIL.
In spite of the hard work of visiting dele
gations and the efforts of republicans in the
Nebraska delegation to obtain consideration
for the claims of Niobruru , it is not at all
probable that the execution of the order re
moving the land oflico from that town to
O'Neill will bo suspended. Senator Pad
dock , who with Senator Mandcrson , promptly
wrote to the interior department asking thai
an opportunity bo afforded the citizens of Ni-
obrnra to present argument against removal ,
received notification from Secretary of the
Interior Vllas stating that the matter was
carefully considered by the president before
the issuance of the order making the change ,
and that the execution of the order has been
directed. This would seem to end the
> - , matter.
PADDOCK'S rosTorricu HILL.
A favorable report waa made to the senate
to-day by Mr. Vest , from the committee 01
public pulldlngs and grounds , on Mr. Pad
dock's ' bill providing buildings for postofllccs
' of the second and third class throughout the
country. It gives a building to each ofllce
Where the annual gross receipts have ox
cecded $3,000 for thrco years , the building
not to exceed in cost $25,000. The bill appro
priates * 10,000,000 , for the work. Scnatoi
Paddock said this afternoon that the bill
would likely bo taken up and passed within
ten days , Thcro was no one ho knew ol
who opposed It , while there were unrivaled
expressions of endorsement In both houses
The president , ho said , favored the measure
and no had no doubt that It would bccomo r
law before the end of this session.
f BAUCA8M TO It COMMISSIONS ! ! COLKMAX.
| 4 ' All effort will bo made to got a final vote
on the animal industry , ( pleuro-pncumonia ]
bill which has been before the senate fort
month ai unfinished business. A couple
of uonators wcra discussing this afternoon ,
the necessity of immediate action on the bill
when ono of them said : "It Is asliamo tc
keep this bill pending RO long. Wo have
deprived the government of the valuable
cervices of Mr , Uolenian , commissioner ol
agriculture , during the past four months ,
lie has been on the floor of the sennto almost
constantly working on the bill , which gives
him additional olllcial power. When wo gel
the bill out of the way ho will bo enabled U
attend to bin olllclul duties , which ho doc :
, ot seem inclined to do us long as ho can
, work for the measure. "
FAVOIUUI.K TO NKIlllASKA 1'OUTS.
Mr , Dorsoy has secured favorable actlor
liy the house committee on military affairs oi
the bill appropriating $100,000 for the im
tiroveiuont of Forts Kobinson and Niobraru
The. bill was amended ns anticipated by tin
DUE dispatches so as to require the expend !
turo of (15,000 on Fort Sidney.
I'Oll rOUT bllKIUDAN UESiniVATION SCTTLKllS ,
From tha committee- public lauds t
favorable report was to-day made to the
hcubd on the bill for the relief of and con
firming the title in settlers on the old For :
Bhorldan military reservation in Nebraska
MltfCEI.LANCOl'S.
The comptroller of the currency to-da\
approved the Importers and Traders' natlonu
bunk of Now York as reserve agent for thi
Merchants' national bank of Fort Dodco , In.
nlso , the Western national of Now York am
the Atlas national of Chicago , as roservi
ugontu for the First national of Sheldon , la
James II , Black has been appointed at
storekeeper and ganger In Cass county , Neb
Charles O. Frost , of Dakota , has been up
pointed as special In the general land ofllco
Representative McShiinct , who has beci
confined to his room for a week with chills
has almost recovered and will bo in his sea
in the house In a day or two.
A givut deal of agitation was crcatcc
to-day In tbo district by the summary am
unannounced passage iu the senate of tin
'bill which has passed the house prohibltlnf
all kinds of pee ; selling in Washington , Tin
fcpring races In the district open at Ivy Cit ;
) > arU next week and the bill confines pee
telling to the race grounds.
8. HEATII.
Convention PlniiH.
WAJIIJ.SGTON , April S4. [ Special- tin
J3ri.l Scrno democratic mombcrs who an
anxious to attend the St. Louis convcntloi
have proposed to the republicans two propo
tltlons In view of the national meeting * ttin
Metropolis of Missouri and that of IlllunU ii
Juno. The first is , to take nn adjournment
of congress from Saturday , May 20 , till
Monday , Juno 25 four weeks. The other is
to adjourn both houses after two or thrco
hours' session each clay , and each week from
Thursday afternoon until Monday. Up to
this time these propositions have been
steadily refused without secondary consider
ation , Nearly all of the democrats would
Ilka to go to the St. Louis convention , and the
bulk of the republicans would very cladly
attend the convention nt Chicago , but the
men of the best Judgment and most experi
ence In public affairs declare that the
country would not sustain the loss of four
weeks when there are so many bills on the
calendars of congress of the greatest public
importance. The proposition to conlluo the
action of congress , ns largely ns possible , to
private bills , and to sessions of but four days
In the week Is not seriously objected to , and
it la not likely that any measures of general
importance will bo acted upon during the
month of Juno. If the house disposes of the
tariff and the regular appropriation bills be
fore Juno , adjournment can IKS taken early in
July ; but it is very likely that congress will
not conclude to quit work until August.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON , April 24. [ Special Telegram
to the BEn.l A pension was to-day granted
to John W. Fletcher , Central City , a Mexi
can survivor.
Pensions for lowans : Original invalid-
Samuel Baker , Delovan. Restoration
Gcorgo W. Colvlllo , deceased , Osknloosa.
Increase Warren Jones , Nashua ; William
S. Brown , Kcokuk ; James Sloan , Clarinda ;
HIchard D , Andrews , Mack ; Henry Van-
winkle , Caledonia : David Smith , Osccoln.
Reissue Samuel Furtcr , Noble. Original
widows , etc. Perry , father of William W.
Summers , Falrlleld ; Laura A. , widow of
James McGrady. Clear Lake. Mexican sur
vivors Jeremiah Ponder , Winterset : James
M. Greenfield , Grant. Mexican widows-
Margaret J. , widow of John A. Fanin , Sid
ney. _
Against Fractional Currency.
WASHINGTON , April 24. Secretary Fairchild -
child appeared before the senate finance
committee at the request of the committee to
present his views oa the bill which passed
tho'liouso providing for the issue of frac
tional currency. The secretary strongly op
posed the bill. Ho asserted that previous is
sues of fractional currency had cost in ex
pense of production and loss from destruc
tion as much as the entire
face value of the avcrago circula
tion maintained. Ho did not
bellovo public convenience required reissue.
nor that it would be popular. The fractional
silver and postal note system met all the pur
poses which fractional notes would servo ,
except by a very largo Issue extending to
most remote parts of the country , and requir
ing years in its preparation. The cost and
great loss incident to such an issue and its
manifest disadvantages which had led to its
abandonment wore to his mind conclusive
reasons against renewal of such circulation.
Nebraska and Iowa Patents.
WASHINGTON , April 24. [ Special to the
BBC. ] Patents wore to-day granted the fol
lowing Nebraska inventors : Joel Dovereux ,
assignor to C. S. Lord , Culbertson , Neb. ,
windmill ; James R. Fletcher , Clarksvilo , la. ,
elliptic spring : Joseph Hlldeshelm , Alton ,
In. , harrow ; Rudolph F. Kocsling and Wm.
Ecklenburg , dormant , la. , standard for
wagon bolsters ; James Lee , Listen , 'potato
"digger ; Henry M. Ramey , Grinnell , la. ,
portable pantry ; Joel N. Whipplo , Volga ,
la. , stem winding and setting watch.
Presidential Postmasters.
WASHINGTON , April 24. The president
sent the following nominations to the senate
to-day :
Postmasters Fletcher A. Trousdalc ,
Metropolis City , 111. ; Ccarles E. Hallock ,
Pacatonica , 111. ; Thomas Terry , Spring
Valley , 111. ; Hiram P. Graham , Eau Claire ,
Wis. ; William II. Clark , jr. Florence , Wis. ;
James M. Custard. Hayward , Wis. ; John
Wotzcl , Little Falls. Minn. ; Samuel E.
Carroll , Adol , la. ; Ellas E. Brownell , Spirit
Lake , la. ; Harry C. Brilcy , Dell Rapids ,
Dak. ; Daniel P. McLawrin , Grand Forks ,
Dak. ; Jacob E. Zlcbach , Scotland , Dak. ;
and John B. Prendergast , Webster , Dak.
Invited Down to Texas.
WASHINGTON , April 24. The entire Texas
congressional delegation called upon Presi
dent Cleveland to-day and presented nn
Invitation from the governor of the state
and the managers of the ceremonies to at
tend with Mrs. Cleveland the opening and
dedication of the flow state capitol at Austin.
The president said it would give him pleasure
to attend the ceremonies , but he didn't see
how ho could leave Washington at the timo.
Ho would not glvo a final answer now.
Postal Changes.
WASHINOTON , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the Biinl A postofllco was estab
lished to-day nt Cylinder , Palo Alto county ,
Iowa ; John Goodcrs was appointed postmas
ter. The following Iowa postmasters were ap
pointed to-day : Aug. J. Rucgnltz , Clayton ,
Clayton county , vlco Frank L. Hedge , re-
rlgnedj John 13. Lloyd , Lake Mills , Winno-
bago county , vice W. F. Brown , resigned ;
William B. SJmser , Poach , Buena Vista
county , vice Michael Carney , resigned.
Ton MinutcH' Talk.
WASHINGTON , April 2-1. Owing to a failure
to got a quorum until early noon , the session
of the ways and means committee lasted only
about ton minutes. The committee referred
the Mills surplus bill , with thoSpoonor-Beck
amendment passed by the senate , to a sub
committee , and ordered n favorable report on
the Brcckcnridgo resolution1 , calling upon the
secretary of thn treasury for information re
garding the Importation of foreign labor and
its effects upon American industries.
Pay In Annual Installments.
WASHINGTON , April 24. The house com-
mlttco on Indian affairs this morning agreed
to report with favorable recommendations
the bill to pay the Wnhpcton and Llssoton
Indians in Dakota the 312,000 in ono Install
ment , which is uow duo them , Iu annual in
stallments.
Glover Wins.
WASHINGTON , April24. The house commlt-
tco on elections submitted their report in the
contested election case of Frank vs Glover ,
from the Ninth congressional district of Mis
souri , and it was referred to the house calen
der. It finds the coutcstcc , Glover , entitled
to the seat.
t
Sale of Bonds.
WASHINGTON , April 34 , Offers for the sale
of bonds to the government were opened at
the treasury department to-day. The follow
ing were accented : Thrco hundred thousand
dollars of registered fours at 135 % , and the
sumo amount of registered fours at 125 ,
Confirmations ,
WASHINGTON , April 21 , The senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations :
Robert Calvort , surveyor of customs at La
crosse , Wis ; E. A. Howard , of Iowa , to bo
agent for the Comaucho and Wichita Indians
iu Indian Territory ,
Short on Cash.
Pnu.Anr.Lniu , April 21. The Keystone
Investment company after a brief history of
a few weeks lias suspended payment. Lia
bilities are placed at twenty thousand del
lars. Assets not given. The company was a
big "bucket shop'1 uud acted as backer for
about twenty stock Jobbing establishments in
this city anil In Trenton , Reading. Wilming
ton , Delaware ; Baltimore and Washington
and other points in Pennsylvania and Now
Jersey.
FJxuil By Law.
ALBASV ; N. Y. , April 21 , The assembly
'
has passed the elevator bill. It flics the
charge for elovatufg a'ud tjrr.usf.crring grain
utc , per bushcL
THE TARIFF TAKEN UP- AGAIN ,
The Second Hound la Fought Over
the Mills Measure.
OPPOSING ORATORY LET LOOSE.
Mr. McMillan of Tennessee Leads Off
In Defense and , Mr. Burrows or
Michigan Retaliates "With
Emphatic Opposition.
House.
WASHINGTON , April 24. Mr. Anderson , of
Iowa , from the committee on commerce , re
ported back the resolution providing for the
Investigation of the strike ) on the Chicago ,
Burlington & Qulncy railroad. It wont to
the committee of the whole.
The house then went Into commtttco of the
whole ( Mr. Springer in the chair ) on the
tariff bill , the floor being accorded to Mr.
McMillan , of Tennessee , who spoke In advo
cacy of the measure.
Mr. McMlllcn opened with the declaration
that whoever advocated the present tariff
favored a tariff not for revenue but for sur.
plus and a tariff for trusts. The cause of
the Immense surplus in the treasury was
that the people had been taxed beyond reason
able demands. Commenting on the surplus
Mr. McMillan said : "Wo are drawing
money from commerce and locking It up in
the treasury nt such a rate that It Is only a
question of time when stringency will sot in.
Wo nro robbing not only commerce of Its
llfo blood , but the pcoplo of the moans of
paying taxes to their government. " Speak
ing to .tho question of what articles taxes
should bo reduced on , Mr. Millansaldin view
of the fact that wo sannot repeal the internal
revenue system wo have to determine whether
wo will reduce the tax on whisky or on
clothing or on sugar. In other words , re
duce the tax on that without which men can
live and prosper , or upon that which is es
sential to their comfort , and it narrows itself
down to n contest between the drunk
ard's belly and the poor man's back. The
pending bull proposed to make a reduction of
$78,000,000 from tariff and Internal revenue
sources , and the plain , simple question pro-
scntcdfs : Will wo take this burden off or
will wo leave it on ! Will wo frco commerce
by having it unshackled or will wo keep it
hampered ! Will wo continue to heard up
a surplus or leave the money in the pockets
of the pcoplo where it belongs ! This house
stood ready to give relief. Jt was ready and
willing to remove the temptation to corrupt
government , which ho said was always
found in a full treasury.
Protection had been the worst oncmy to
our merchant marine and crushed our sea
faring industry , yet tuo gentlemen proposed
to pay subsidies out of the treasury , or in
other words , levy a tar on those who live
inland to make money for these engaged in
the carrying trade. The claim of the pro
tectionists that the duties now existing wore
Imposed or nro kept for the benefit of the
laboring man was u fallacy. The present law
taxed the poor man's articles highly and
placed a low rate on luxuries. The
committee's bill is so framed that the tax
will bear most heavily upon the luxuries and
these things without which the pcoplo can
live rather than upon the necessaries pf life.
Turning his attention to trusts , Mr. Mc-
Millcn said the delusion existing lor years
that "bye and bye homo competition will give
us the lowest possible prices , " should bo dis
pelled. While the government has thrown
up tariff walls without , monopolists have
Joined hands within for the purpose of put
ting up prices and plundering the people
through devices known as trusts , etc. The
steel rail trustcost the people of ihls country
last year millions of dollars. It has closed
furnaces that were running ; It has , aided by
the tariff , increased by more than § 1,000 the
cost of every railo of railroad built in the
United States for the last five years ; it has
thrown men out of employment and broken
up the means of living of thousands of work-
ingmcn. The gentlemen of the minority are
mute ns to the remedy for the evils which nil
admit to bo upon us. Ho had , however , no
apprehension as to who will bo victor in the
battle about to bo waged between legitimate
taxation and that oppressive taxation which
Is invoked to aid the trusts and making pool
ing profitable. The people are aroused and
demand a reduction of taxes.
During the course of his speech ho de
clared the internal revenue system , against
which the gentleman from Pennsylvania ,
Mr. IColloy , inveighed , had not been inaugu
rated by the demorntio party.
Mr. Kelley admitted the democratic party
had not enacted the law. but declared it had
made it necessary for the republican party ,
which remained in congress during the war ,
to provide the sinews for that war , and thus
forced that party to resort to internal taxes
and all the hardships resulting from them.
Mr. McMillan replied that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania not only inaugurated the
internal taxes of which ho complained , but
put a tax upon railroads and incomes and the
capital and deposits of banks. But these lat
ter have been removed , and these which the
gentleman said work hardships had been re
moved. Sixty million dollars was annually
received from internal taxes. If these taxes
were removed whcro did the gentleman from
Pennsylvania * propose to get rovcnuoi Did
ho propose to replace the tax on tea and
caff co i
Mr. Kelly No.
Mr. McMillan You have not the courage
to do it.
Mr , ICollj Hnvoyou and your party the
courage to tax tea and coffee ?
Mr , McMillan Wo do not propose to take
off internal taxes.
Mr. Burrows of Mlclgun was the next
speaker. Our tariff on imports was to-day
confessedly protcctivoln thutltwnsjovlod not
for revenue only , but to encourage American
Industry and protect American hibor , The
republican party insisted that the present
protective system should not bo disturbed ,
iixccpt so far ns may bo necessary to correct
its incongruities and harmonize Us provi
sions. If congress followed the lead of the
president In his bold declaration , and secured
reduction by such revision of the tariff as
ho proposed , leaving untouched as ho
suggested the internal revenue system ,
not only would the protective system bo Uo-
Btroycd but the nation would bo out on the
highway of frco trade. As the members
were free traders or protectionists the bill of
the committee would bo approved or con-
domncd. The pending measure stood with
out a parallel in the history of American leg
islation. The bill exposed to foreign assault
many of our principal Industries , The great
wool growing industry of the country , only
in the infancy of its development , was to bo
exposed to ruinous foreign competition which
would surely prove Ita destruction. The
majority tried to dcludo the people into the
belief that cheap wool meant cheap clothing ,
He admitted that wool would bo cheaper
whllo our foreign rivals were trying to destroy -
stroy our Industry , but when they had elimi
nated from ouv market the production
of 300,000,000 pounds of domestic wool , wo
would find ourselves bound hand and foot at
the mercy of the foreign producer. What re
straint would thcro bo on his power of cu
pidity ? In the oxubnranco of the president's
zeal for frco trade , ho wanted the entire re
duction becured by a revision of the tariff ,
but even the frco traders of the democratic
party lacked the courage to move on that
line and occupy this advanced position ,
Mr. Burrows said the president's assertion
that tha duty on imports enhanced the prices
of both foreign and domestic articles to tfio
consumer had been echoed by every free
trader in the United States and hailed with
delight by frco traders in England. Ho
challcufcd any man to name a product of a
single well established American industry
that could not bo bought cheaper to-day
under the protective system than at
any -period under frco trade. The
difficulty with the president's theory was
that hp forgot that * the price of the com-
mpdlty didn't depend on the rate of duty , but
ui m the great law of upply and demand ,
Efforts were being made persistently to in
duce the American" farmer to bellovo pro
tective tariffs were hostile to his Interests.
.Mr. Burrows argued the fanner was directly
interested In maintaining a protective system
and a homo market. Protection hod en
hanced the value of land In the north and it
would bring it to the south. It would bring
the south nn era of unexampled prosperity.
Ho believed in protection , not for his stnto
alone , but for his country. Ho believed in
American industry , In American capital , in
American labor against the whole world.
Let mo warn you. gentlemen of
the south , ho continued , that this
measure bodes no good to you.
It will arrest the Investment of capital and
bring your industries to a standstill , Thcro
is no portion of the country where the meas
ure should meet with tnoro united and de
termined opposition than in the south. Un
toward circumstances have heretofore re
tarded her material progress , but the way IB
open 'or hen to march unimpeded to a
splendid Industrial future. The advance is.
already s6undcd and ho who docs not respond
spend to its Inspiring summons will soon find
himself without a party and without a fol
lowing.
The committee then rose and an attempt
was made to have a night session , but it was
defeated by the republicans refusing to vote ,
leaving the house without a quorum.
The house then adjourned.
Senate.
WASHINGTON , April 24 , Among the bills
reported from committees and placed on the
calendar was ono to provide for the erection
of public buildings for postofllccs In towns
and cities whcro tha postofllco receipts for
three years preceding have exceeded ? 3,000
.annually.
A resolution was adopted directing the
civil service commissioners to furnish lists of
ail persons certified for appointment to the
patent office from March 4,18S5 , to March 4 ,
18S8 , and lists of all persons selected and ap
pointed under such certification.
The international copyright bill was taken
up , and after an Interesting discussion laid
aside without action.
QTho senate then proceeded to the considera
tion of the bill for the establishment of a
bureau of animal industry.
Mr. Palmer made a statement and intro
duced and had read numerous extracts from
nowspapcrs criticising the manner in which
the existing law is executed , some of the
charges against the government's agents
being , as he said , atrocious.
Without action on the bill the senate pro
ceeded to cxccutlvo business. After the
doors reopened several minor bills were
passed , including the house bill to authorize
the city of Chicago to erect a crib in Lake
Michigan for water works purposes.
The senate adjourned.
Death of Judge Samuel Lecomptc.
KANSAS CITT , Mo. , "April 24. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Judge Samuel
Lecomptc , aged sevens-four , died early this
morning at the residence of his son , J. T.
Lccompto. Judge Lccompto was a familiar
figure in the stormy days of the admission of
Kansas. Ho was born on the eastern shore
of Maryland. In 1854'.ho ' was appointed chief
justice of the territory of Kansas by Presi
dent Pierce and served hi that capacity until
the admission of { ho-territory of Kansas ,
Judge Lccompto presided over the first con
stitutional convention held at Lecomp-
ton , which was named after the
judge. Latterly Judge Lecompto was in
poor health and madoihis home with his son
In this city. Judgo. Lccompto was an nml-
nblo , courteous gentleman. It was considered
that ho was llttlo adapted for the position of
chief justice during , the stormy period of the
history of Kansas , otafaccount' ' ofhis genial
disposition , but he accomplished great re
sults. His action ntf the constitutional con
vention displayed his .determination and
courage. Ho will bo buried at Lcavemvorth
next Thursday.
Funds Exhausting.
NEW YORK , April 24. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] A Philadelphia special says the
Knights of Labor executive board , at a re
cent session , appropriated $10,000 to start a
printing ofllco at their headquarters , but find
they appropriated the money from a depleted
treasury. Schemes for raising the windhavo
been alloat now for some timo. Aside from
the brown-stono headquarters , the only avail
able assets the organization has is the Con-
ncllsburg coal mine in Ohio , and this they
nro trying to soil. They hope with the pro
ceeds to bo able to start the printing office ,
which is wanted badly to lessen the enor
mous printing bills of the order , which were
$49,000 last year. The sale of the mine , how
ever , will only provide a little rcadv money
for exigencies , such as the printing ofllce , and
will do but little to improve the frightfully
bad condition of the finances. A member of
the board has said there is barely enough
money in the treasury to pay current ex
penses and keep things jnovlng until the pay
ment of the July per capita tax. It looks now
very much ns if there will have to bo a great
scaling done somewhere , or the officers will
not bo able to draw their full salaries.
A Row in the Legation.
TOLEDO , April 24. [ Special Telegram to
the Bee. ] There Is a row In the Corcan lega
tion , which has been closeted hero nt the
Boody house since yesterday. Yo Wan
Lang , the first secretary of the legation j Yo
Ha Yung , the second secretary of the lega
tion ; YoChaYun , the interpreter ; Ye Hun
Yun , the third secretary , and Yo Hun Up ,
the servant , are all homesick and bound to go
home. Dr. Allen , the American who has
charge of the legation and who is in high
favor with the King of Corca because of his
saving the life of the Prince Imperial of that
realm , knowing how 'difficult it will bo to
sccuro representatives from that country to
tulto their place , has been trying to prevail
upon them to 'remain , but In vain. They
leave for Chicago , and will proceed thence to
San Francisco and their own country , thus
leaving Corca without any representatives in
the United States. No. political significance
Is attached to their return. They say that
they are lonesome In this country and will
not stay.
Twelve Yearn For Itohbory.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bin.l-rTlio : trial of John B.
Swinnoy for attempted robbery of the Wabash -
bash express train January 18 was finished
in the criminal court-to-day. Grunt Arnold ,
express agent ; W , W. Batten , city marshal ,
Missouri City ; Constables Richard George ,
Thomas Kelly , David Bell and others testi
fied to the ambuscade and capture of Swin-
ney and Hargravo. Bwinnoy was captured
at the residence of Jerry Thomas about a
mile from the place of robbery , Hargravo
was captured down about a half mile. The
state rested its case ut 1 o'clock. Judge
White instructed the jury for robbery in the
first degree , After being out ten miputcs
the jury returned d verdict of guilty , and as
sessed Swinnoy's punishment at twelve years
iii the penitentiary. .
May Bo n COHO of Murder.
OSAQE , Kan. , April 31. [ Special Telegram
to the 13KC. ] Henry Henau was found
drowned to-day , lying face downward in a
shallow pool of water on his farm. He was
sixty years old , and leaves a wife and grown
up children. Ho was very wealthy , as ho
owned much land. As the ground is dis
turbed whcro ho was found , it is supposed ho
was murdered. Suspicion points toward a
member of the family.
The Dead Ex-Governor.
NEW YOIIK , April 24. The body of ex-
Governor/ohn T. Hoffman arrived to-day on
the steamer Fulda. It will bo taken to Grace
church from whence the funeral will take
place tl e lattpr part of the week.
AVool Men Assign.
NEW YoitK , April 24. F. D. Blake & Co. ,
Wool commission merchants , assigned to-day.
Liabilities f 100,0(10 ( to 1W,000 ,
WILL MILK MAKE THEM MAD
Two Mad DOB Bitten Cows Die
From Rnbblos.
THE FAMILY DRANK THE FLUID.
Falrbury's Crack Military Company
J. Sterling Morton Downs Ilia
Democratic OpponcntH lit Otoo
County State Specials.
A Mad DOR Scare.
HcNDi.tr , Nob. ; April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Considerable excitement
is manifested over a mad dog scare in this
locality. Some time ago a dog belonging to
John States , a farmer living thrco mlles
north of here , became violently afflicted with
hydrophobia and in its madness , attacked
everything that came In Us way , among
which were two cows and a hog , ill of which
have died In convulsions from the effects.
The family used the milk from the cows up
to the day of their death. Various conjec
tures as to whether the use of the milk will
In any way produce rabies In the human sys
tem are heard on all sides. The local physi
cians are unable to decide the matter and
anxiously await developments In the caso.
Well Up In the Drill.
FAinncnv , Neb. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the Bun. ] Fatrbury'g crack mili
tary company , Company D of the Second
regiment , gave their first state full dress drill
to-day in the presence of half the population
of Fairbury. They opened the day with a
grand flag polo raising , on which was hoisted
a company streamer and an elegant thirty-
foot American flag , and then the drill which
lasted some four hours. Our company will
bo a prominent competitor for the state cup
tic the next encampment , and Judging by their
fine drilling to-day , which was almost per
fect in every detail , they will bo hard to beat.
The company is under the command of Cap
tain C. J. Bills , of the Bills & Kenyan banking
ing- company ; first lieutenant , Gcorgo E.
Jenkins , president of the board of trade :
second lieutenant , John Hcasty , of Hambel
& Hcasoy , our leading attorneys.
Morton Won the Fight.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The Otoo county demo
cratic convention was hold at Syracuse this
afternoon. After n stormy session and fight
between the Morton and anti-Morton men ,
the farmer carried the day and elected their
delegates to the state convention. Robert
Payne , W. F. N. HoUser , Dr. W. S. White ,
Colonel F. P. Ireland , A. Stout , N. A. Duff ,
Eugcno Munn , Dr. E. W. Schcrmer , W. A.
Cotton and W. E. Hill were elected. Resolu
tions were passed instructing the delegates to
vote and work f or Cleveland delegates to the
national convention first , last and all the
timo.
A Blc Flro Averted.
COLUMBUS , Nob. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to BEE. ] This afternoon a flro broke
out In the grain elevator of J. N. Taylor , and
for a time it was feared in would bo a total
loss. The flrovas soon put under control
with slight loss. Sparks from Schroeder
Bros. ' mill caused the flro.
Will Stay Dry.
E , Nob. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram'to tho'BEE.j The now council met last
night and adjourned until to-night. Hopes
Were for license until noon to-day , but' this
afternoon everything was lost and all hopes
nro gone. Joseph' Kirk can got a license If
ho gets signers. The prohibitionists wont
trouble him. but ho can't got enoucrh signers.
It has been a hot fight here ever since elec
tion.
How n New County Grows.
NEWI-OUT , Neb. . April 24. [ Special to the
BKE.J Farmers have all their small grain In
and thousands of acres plowed for corn , and
in a few cases it ia being planted. Already
the prairie is being rolled over. There will
be more land broken this year in east Brown
county than over. Our town has already
felt the effects ana is having u boom. If
there is no failure this year our town will
number 1,000 before suow flics.
Washing Away the Banks.
NEHIIASKA CITV , Neb. , April 24. [ Special
to the BEE.I The river at this point is fall
ing rapidly , but is doing considerable dam
age by cutting the west bank. Some sixty
feet of it has fallen into the river at the foot
of Ferry street since yesterday , and several
houses had to bo removed.
THE APGAH
Arrest of a Negro Supposed to Bo Im
plicated in It.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , April 24. [ Special Tel
egram to the BEE. ] Harrison Walter , a
coal black negro , occupies a cell at the cen
tral station. The entry on the register op
posite his name is : "Suspicion of murder and
burglary. " Ho is held on advices from
Mexico , Mo. Walter was arrested at noon
to-day. Ho had been hero thrco or four
days. The murder referred to was commit
ted In West Mexico , Mo. , last Tuesday morn
ing. For weeks the little town had been
overrun with burglars. Samuel Apgar , sixty
years of ago , was awakened by a noise and
got up to sco what occasioned it. Opening
the door , ho was shot in the breast with a
23-calibcr revolver. The report awoke Mrs.
Apgar , She heard her husband exclaim ho
was shot. Ho grasped a revolver and
started for the door. Ho had only
taken a step when ho fell dead.
Apgar was nn invalid , a government pen
sioner , drawing ! 0 a month. What evidence
the Mexico authorities have ugalnst Walter
is not known to the police. Five colored
men and thrco ncgrcsses are under arrest at
Mexico on suspicion of being members of the
gang of burglars. It Is supposed that bur
glary was the motive. Walter is only twenty
years of age , but able-bodied. When seen
in his cell ho manifested entire Indifference.
Ho said ho know nothing of the trouble at
Mexico , but admitted that ho formerly lived
there , When asked why and when ho loft
ho could give no satisfactory answer.
Hung Himself at Both Knds.
HOFFMAN , Tex. , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the BUE.J l mil Lelnboort , a Ger
man butcher , committed tuilcktoover despond
ency , as Lena Ilaufnaclo did not rcclprocato
his affections. Ho fastened his head with a
halter , hitched it to a rafter overhead , and
then placed his feet Iu another halter , and
then dropped his body down , his head and
feet meeting. When found ho resembled the
letter V. Ho left a farewell note in his
pocket.
Draw Your Own ConcltirffoiiH.
Cisco , Tex. , April 24. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE , ] Bill Thompson , a desperate
horse thief , lied from Indian Territory as the
Vigilantes up thcro are making quick work of
his gang of outlaws. Ho came hero disguised
and stele a horse from ono Courtney , with
which ho attempted to ride south. A farmer
named Grovcr came In to-day and states that
Thompson lay in the 'road riddled with
bullets. Courtney Is at his homo with a riilu
ball in his left leg.
For Gri'slmin.
CHICAGO , April 24. The republicans of tho.
Third congressional district selected Mayor
Roche and Leonard Swett as delegates to the
national convention. The delegates , amid
greet enthusiasm , were instructed to support
tho'cuudidncy of Judge .Grcuham. 'It IB iin-
dcrstoqd that Swctt is to present Judge
Greshiun'b name-to the convention. ' .
- = . A DAY OF COXVMN'TtOXS.
Many Political Gatherings Iu the
Various States ,
lUnnismmo , Pa. , April 24.-Tho repub
lican state convention meets hero to-morrow ,
and for the first time in six years Senator
Don Cameron appears personally upon the
ground. The temporary and permanent
chairman of the "convention were selected
to-night at a caucus. It la not probable that
Cameron will bo selected as a delegate at
large.
Labor Party Meeting.
SYIUCUSE , N. Y. , April 24. The sub-corn-
mltlco of the executive committee of the
union labor party of the state mot to-day.
Provisions were made for the selection of
delegates to the national convention , and
such dolcgalcs Instructed to secure the In
sertion In the platform of a plank favoring
the French bounty system to sccuro the ro-
vlvul of American shipping , and ono in favor
of a naval reserve. A. J. Strcctcr , of
Illinois , chairman of the national committee ,
was prominently mentioned for the presi
dential nominee , with Grand Master Workman -
man Powderly for vlco president ,
Both Blnlno and Hbcrmaii Cheered.
FOKT WOIITH , Tex. , Arll 24. The Texas
state republican convention assembled hero
to-day and , after organization , adjourned till
evening. Vociferous applause followed the
mention of the names of Blaine and Sherman
in the speeches.
The night scnston was devoted to the dis
cussion of the report of the committee on
credentials. The delegation from Galvcston
is headed by Culy , a member of the national
committee and an ardent Blaine man , The
convention adjourned until to-morrow.
Bay State .Republicans.
BOSTON , Mans. , April 21. There is a largo
gathering of politicians hero to-night to at
tend the state republican convention to-mor
row. Permanent officers have already been
selected. It Is rumored Blalno's name will
bo eulogized. The platform will endorse a
national temperance plank. The delegates
to the Chicago convention wlll.it is conceded ,
bo Senator Hoar , Henry S. Hyde , Alauson
W. Beard and Dr. Fred. L. Burden.
Florida Republicans.
PALATKA , Flo. , April 24. The republican
state convention selected the following dele
gates to the Chicago convention : \V. L. Led-
with ( white ) , Samuel Pretty ( colored ) , E. R.
Gunder ( white ) and J. W. Mitchell ( colored ) .
Alternates : Prof. Isaac Stone ( white ) , W.I1.
Bishop ( white ) , Emanuel Fortune ( colored ) ,
and Mark S. White ( colored ) . The dele
gates were not instructed.
Indiana Democrats.
INDIANAVOMS , April 24. Delegates to the
democratic state convention are gathering.
Congressman Matson appears to lead
slightly in the race for the gubernatorial
nomination , but the supporters of Myers feel
confident ho will got the most votes. Thcro
is every indication of Governor Gray's ' can
didacy for vice president if ho is endorsed by
the convention.
Georgia's Prohibition Convention.
ATLANTA , Ga. , April 24. The stnto prohi
bition convention to-day selected delegates to
the Indianapolis convention and instructed
them to vote for Fisk and Bayno for presi
dent and vice president. The platform was
the work of Sam Small and was devoted en
tirely to the prohibition question.
General Post Kcnomlnatcd.
ProniA , 111. , April 24. The republican con
gressional convention of the Tenth district
to-day rcnominated General P.ost for con
gress. J. S. Starr , of. Peorla , and C. E.
Snively , of Canton , were chosen delegates to
the national convention.
MARSH'S MADNESS.
The Deluded Lawyer Testifies in the
DHS Do Barr Case.
NEW YOIIK , April 24. The examination in
the Dlss De Barr case was continued to-day ,
and Lawyer Marsh testified at length re
garding his acquaintance with the madnmo ,
his belief in spook pictures , etc. Ho believed
the woman was really the daughter of Lola
Montcz , and also under the impression that
she was a daughter of the king of Bavaria.
Witness firmly behoved the pictures and
spirit messages given him by the madame
were supernatural. The madauie , as
a medium , had informed him
that Raphael and Rembrandt had ,
out of compliment to each other ,
painted pictures of each other and they were
presented to him.
An employe of nn artist supply store testi
fied to purchases having been made by the
madame. Another witness testified to pur
chases made by her of material which could
bo used for retouching old pictures or paint
ing now ones. Mr. Frielander , nn artist ,
testified that the spook pictures were daubs
of the worst character , and that the paints
used were modern and not such as used by
the old masters.
A Crazy Father's Triple Crime.
LICKINO , Mo , , April 24. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] Much excitement was
caused hero by the discovery that James
Smalley , a well knov.n citizen and proprietor
of the Smalley hotel , had murdered his two
children , aged five and seven , by cutting
their heads into sections with an ax. Ho
next attacked his wife who escaped by
jumping through n window , as the insane
husband had locked all the doors. Ho then
cut his throat and wrists with a carving
knife and expired. The neighbors effected
nn entrance by bursting down the doors. Ho
had become n maniac for ho thought that his
family would go to the poor house , although
ha was possessed of considerable means.
Objects to ritramontnnlsin.
Nnw YonicApril24. , The Churchman will
in the next issue publish a long letter
from the Right Rev. Mgr. Leon Bouland ,
of this city , honorary private chamberlain of
his holiness , Leo XIII. , addressed to the
pope , withdrawing from the Catholic church ,
because ho cannot subscribe to the teachings
of the syllabus and doctrines proclaimed by
the last Vatican council , and because ho can
not "admit the pretensions of ultramontan-
IHIII , claiming as It docs , absolute authority ,
not only in matters religious , butalso in mat
ters hclentific , philosophical , social and po
litical. "
May Die From I ho Wounds.
AnoENTiNi : , Kan. , April 24. [ Special Tele.
gram to the Br.r. . ] S. B. Wurrou , secretary
of the Law and Order league , was assaulted
by James Wiley , a Into saloon keeper , and
terribly beaten. Ho head was laid open
with a revolver , Ills Injuries may provo
fatal.
Short In Funds.
DATTON , O. , April 24. The books of James
Cummins , who was local manager for Dun's '
commercial agency hero , and who suicided
Sunday , were found to bo J'5,000 short.
For a Now Trial.
ST. Louis , April 2-1. A motion to set
asldo the verdict and move for u now trial
was made by the Adams Express company
yesterday in the rotheringham caso.
Water Mark.
DUIIUCJUE , la. , April 21. The river rosobut
ono Inch in the last twelve hours , and lias
probably reached its highest ,
<
Over HCWCU'H Veto.
NEW YOIIK , April 21. The board of aldermen -
men to-day passed , over the mayor's veto ,
the resolution curtailing his power in dis
playing Hags on the city hall.
The Conquered Hero Comes ,
BOSTON , April 24. The steamer .Catalonia
arrived this morning with John L. Sullivan
a-bc/ard. / .
BRITON'S ' DINNER DISTURBED ,
Olmuncoy M. Dopow Glvos the
Item's Tail a Torrlblo Twist.
RESPONSES NOT ON THE CARD ,
Prof , Godwin Smith Bitterly Do *
nnuncco ttio Irish ntul Is Tnkou to
Task By America's Kloqucnt
Post-PruntUnI Orator.
Not So Prosy As Usual.
NEW YOIIK , April 81. [ Special Telegram
to the Urn. ] For 101 ycnrs the cclcbratiQii ,
by the Englishmen in Now York of Et |
George's Day hns been more or loss prosaic , ,
The ono-hundrcd-nnd-sccond which took
- - - ) ,
place last ulght at Dclmoulco's In tha form ,
of n dinner was considerably loss prosaic nndji
was not n llttlo rufllcd. Professor GodwJn
Smith , of Toronto , was primarily the causo.ot *
this disturbing clement. lie mndo n ills *
ttnctly iKtlltlcal speech , In which ho attacked
homo rule In an exceedingly bitter manner ,
Chaunccy M. Dopow created general aston
ishment when it came to his turn to speak by
taking the opposlto course and handling tbo
cudgels In behalf of the Irish. The tamper
of the gathering can bo bettor understood
from the fact that when Dcpow assorted that
If Gladstone should visit this country ho
would bo received enthusiastically , the name
of Gladstone was greeted with a volley of
hisses ,
During the course of his remarks Prof.
Godwin Smith said : "It seems that a pen.
oral resolution has been taken by English
men on this sldo to naturalize. 1 don't won
der that thcro has been seine reluctance to
do that to break allegiance to such a glori
ous country as England mid that the null-
English feeling hero has led Englishmen.t
feel that they were. In an alien country
[ Cheers. ] Gentlemen ; I protest it is not Wr
Is not intended to deprive any body of tlw ;
citizens of the United States of any of their ,
powers ; but it Is intended to prevent this ,
country from being posed as the friend of an.
alien vote against old England , and to pro * "
vent an Englishman from being trnmplcd > t
upon by these who are angling for the Irlsbk
vote. [ Applause. ] Wo are opposed to tfip
dissolution of Ireland from the United King ,
dom and handing it over to par ?
of the Irish people. The words 'Iro
land1 and 'Irish1 are very differ ?
cnt. John Bright is right In sayinfr
tbcro are two millions of people in }
Ireland as loyal as ho or I am. I have always , ,
advocated every movement for the advance ?
Ing and for the benefit of the Irish people ,
but wo believe that we should not bo edn-
ferrlng a boncllt upon Ireland , but would bo
doing her a wrong by separating her from ,
England , by debarring her members of par *
liamcnt from the legislature of the realm. It
you wont to form an opinion on this Question./
go into the gallery of the house of commons ,
look upon the Irish members , note their dcj
meaner and appearance , and ask if English' ,
statesmen would bo justified in handing Ircv
land over to their hands , Many times I have
talked to HIchard Cobden on this Irjsjj queSt ,
tion , and ho always gave mo the sarao answer.
If the Irish would only send good and tiropftp
men to parliament , as the Scotch did , tbo *
matter might bo arranged , but how are wo to
carry a great reform with such men > 8 thesi"
Irish members. " [ Cheers. ] < *
To Clmuncoy M. Dopew was assigned the/ /
toast of "Tho Memory and Genius or ,
Shakespeare,1' ' but ho had little to say of thol *
immortal bard of Avon. , Ho said : "Thero , ,
could bo nothing more reciprocal than the re- *
'Ictlons now existing between Great 'Britain ,
and the United States , Wo have had this1. "
year an unusual amount of fluid taffy flowing -
ing out on both sides. Chamberlain visited
us , wo had your parliamentary delegates
over hero to promote peace all to keep up
the flow of international tarty. I have no
ticed at the dinners of the various societies ,
that politics , which Imvo hitherto bean
strictly tabooed , have boon placed upon tba
table. This was especially noticeable nt the ,
Irish dinner , where thcro was no other ques
tion but politics paramount , ana
hero to-night Professor Godwin Smith
guvo us the synopsis of t\\o \
political addresses ho delivered during the
last English campaign. Being a stump
speaker myself , I hud some desire to learn
just what u stump speech was on the other
side of the water. As his speech Is likely to
bo telegraphed all over the country , I cannot
let it pass , if I do not express my absolute and
unqualified dissent from every opinion Pro/ . !
Godwin Smith has uttered. [ Cries of "Oh , "
and expressions of dissent. ] When ho says
thcro is an unfriendly sentiment toward Eng-i
llshmcn hero ho is mistaken. If John Bright-
were to visit this country to-morrow ho would
receive ns enthusiastic a reception as any oi
our statesmen , and so would Gladstone.
[ Hisses , ] That Kettles my opinion of the
homo rule question. "
Mr. Dcpew immediately branched off Into
another subject and delivered a eulogy upon ,
Shakespeare.
A Duke's Ijovo.
Nnw YOIIK , April 24. [ Special Telegram
to the BEK. ] Ills grace , the duke of Marlborough -
borough , will return to this country in Juno.
Thcro are rumors afloat that his gracelots Is
coining back to get married to a handuomo
and wealthy American widow , whoso lnI- {
mate acquaintance ho made during his previ
ous visit. There are so many handsome and
wealthy widows In society in New York that'
pcoplo nro puzzled to know which ono is re
ferrcd to. Mrs. Marshall Koberts , Mre ,
Paran Stevens , Mrs. Hick s-Lord mid many
others might bo named , all handsome and
wealthy , all fit to bo duchesses , and all a'
considerable sight too good for the dulco
aforesaid. Mrs. Stevens was on such wood ,
terms with his grace last summer at Newport -
port that facetious newspaper men frequently
coupled their names In gossipy paragraphs ,
thereby making Mrs. Slovens so angry she
vowed nho would never again set foot In.
Newport. Mrs. Slovens is worth M.000,000.
His ijruco has largo estates , but they are tied
up In a way that leaves Ills Income rather
limited. It is safe to say tluit when the
dnko arrives hero his movements will bo
watched pretty closely.
Tlio Union Pnulflu Annual Report.
BOSTON , April 21. The annual report of
the Union Pacific Railroad company reviews
the relations with government , the advan
tages of the Oregon nuvugatlon lease , and
shows that the effect of the inter-state com
merce net In reducing local earnings has be tin
slight. The net decrease in the funding debt
was 5539,000.
Three million dollars are needed for equip
ment and equipment notes will bo issued (
investment and permanent improvement iu >
count increased W,816,7J > 1 ; gross earnings ,
f 19,510,088 , aRaiiibtm.MO.ia , } in 183(1. ( imd not
earnings $9U1,8SO , against $7B'Ji,700 for the
previous your ; the income for Ib87 shows a
balance of $3tMtHfl , or 5.01 per cent upon ,
the capital stocK ; 6'WH,17In bonds were
canceled and $1,010,000 collateral trust 6'a
were sold to foreign bankers , At the closa
of the year the company has notes payubla
of 0,835,000 and the gross Heating debt was
$7,4 < H,4I3 ; cash assets exceeded the debt by
M01GV. ) , The local business , including com
mercial coal , was $12,8.Vi.by7l an Increase over
16SO of 1.07 percent. The through business
was t4C7y,007 , au increase of 47fc3 per cent *
The J-'Ji'o He-cord.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , April 31 , A North-
flcld , Minn. , special to the Journal guys a ,
largo elevator there , on the Milwaukee road. <
is on fire and will bo a total loss. Several
houses are threatened and the station is la
danger. _
The Geutllcs Will Htuiut Together.
SALT LAKE , April 24. Ata territorial mats
mooting at Ogdcn to-day it was decided , la
view of .tho peculiar local situation , taut it
was not advisable , to divide , the Gcntija
minority by organizing a separate political ,
party.