" ii iMiii | i " " i inn if | ii i ii * ' lBBIMBpMBBBIBBHpigiBHiHBBBp ( | | > ii.y ' ' ' . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. k BEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , MAY 32 , 1888 , NUMBER 329. WM1NS' ' SURPRISING DEFEAT Free Trndora Wage War Right in the Wool Country. VICE .PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP Sweden Imposing n. I'rntcctlvc | Tax on ttic Product or tin ; Amer ican Hoe The Chnrjjca Clnircli. BclB Them All Thinking. WASHINGTON BUIIEAU Tun OMAHA. BEE , ) r 13 FOUHTCRNTII STIIBBT , V WASHINGTON. D. C. . May It. I Ko single event has Imil so much Influence upon Die fate of ttio Mills tariff bill fis tlio defeat of Dcriah Wllklns of Ohio , for rcnom- ination. Mr , Wllklns has been ono of tlio most pojiulnr unit Influcntlnl democrats In the house. Ho Is a man of wealth and cul ture , is now serving Ills third term , 1ms re cently erected a hnndsomo residence in this city , has been chairman of the committee on banking mid currency , find has been u leader of the democracy of his sine , as well ns u man of prominence in the counsels of the party at Washington. He is n prohibition- isUdemocrnt , has fought with Randall when ever tlio tariff has been under consideration in the house , and lias been nctlvo in trying to solidify his delegation in opposition to the Mills bill. It was supposed by Ills colleagues that ho was a ilxturo in congress , but it appears that ho wns easily defeated and an out and out frco wool man named In his place , for in that district n nom ination is as good ns an election. Forty-eight hours ago there were few persons in Wash ington who would have believed that Mr. Wilkins could bo defeated for congress on this issue. Another slgnlllcant fact Is that Judge Sency of Ohio was compelled to pledge him- eolf to the support of the Mills bill before ho could secure a rcnomlimtion. This was also unexpected because Mr. Sency comes from n district which is supposed to bo strongly pro tectionist and where n great deal of wool is grown. IIo represents in congress the dis trict in which John Sherman lives. The friends of the Mills bill therefore take a more hopeful view of the situation than they have had any time , and it Is boliovcd that there Is no doubt of tlio passage of the bill. TAt.K A1IOUT Tllfi VIM ! I'UESIDENCV. The evening Critic contains a stirring re- vlow of the contest for the vice presidency on the democratic ticket. It has many Interviews with congressmen in which the opinion of their constituents is pretty well expressed. The contest , us shown by the Critic , has narrowed down to Gray of Indhum and Black of Illi nois , with some talk of Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson. Congressman Richard son of Tennessee says that the sentiment in his state is favorable to any man suggested by Indiana. If General Sloven son came from that state ho would bo nominated by ac clamation. Gray is to bo presented ns the candidate from Indiana. Mr. Hichardson thinks ho will receive the support of the del egation from Tennessee. General Weaver , of Io\vawhen questioned , snUl : "Stevenson or Blacli will bo satisfac tory to Iowa. I think Indiana can ho carried by the democrats whether wo take the vice prcoldcnt from that state or not. Tho'demo- .jrcrats wll ) bo successful this year. Wiscon sin , Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota and Michigan I regard ns doubtful states , and our prospects for carrying them are good. Governor Gray may bo the successful candidate as ho Is from Indiana. Yes , General Itoscncrnns may enter the Held. The contest will bo spirited. " HWKDBN IMPOSING A JIOTT ON AMEltlCAN I'OIIK. Within the jiiist few months Mr. Worth- inpton G. Ward , chief statistician of ttic stutc department , has been in the habit of publish ing for the bcneflt of newspaper correspond ents a special issue of consular reports when they contain anything of peculiar importance and in this special Issue which was received to-day there is n communication from Consul Mann , wiio represents tlio United States In Sweden , of the utmost importance to the people in tlio hog raising sections of the northwest. Mr. Mann says : "In a hill now before tlio Swedish diet , at Stockholm , called the industrial tariff bill , the object of which is to revise the tariff on a protective basis in regard to Swedish trade and labor , an Important item in tlio provision schedule , imposing n duty on American pork , has passed both chambers of the diet. The duty has been fixed at 25 cro ( ( I cents ) and seven-tenths on mucked fork , and 20 cro on nil other porlc per kilogram , two and ono-Iifth pounds nvolrdupols , which is so heavy that its un doubted cfiect will be to prohibit the impor tation , which at this port alone has aver- nged about three thousand tons per annum. The consul encloses an cxti act from the de bate on the item in the bill regarding Ameri can pork in tlio first chamber of the Swedish diet in April last. The dcbato shows that thcro is as great a diversity of opinion on the Hubjcct of protection and frco trade in Sweden ns there is in the United States , but in tills instance the protectionists seem to have won , ns the bill missed the first cham ber by a majority of thirteen nnu the second ilmmber by a vote of nearly two to one. " TIII : covi'.itNon or DAKOTA. Nothing cun bo learned cither at tlio lu- tcrior department or at the white house about the charges that are said to Imvo been forwarded by democrats of Grand Forks , Dak. , ugulustGovernor Church of that terri tory. If any such charges us represented Imvo been made they Imvo not yet readied Washington , and it Is not believed that they will receive any serious consideration. Governor Church has the entire confidence. , of the president , who has known him for n number of years , and his opponents will luivo to nuikn a very strong case against him if tLoy expect to get any attention , BX-SBNATOIl HFNDEltSON'ti IIESII > ENCR. Ex-Senator John U. Henderson of Mis souri U now erecting a handsome residence on the hill just outside the boundary of the city of Washington at the imd of Sixteenth street. It is understood that ho will aban don his home in St. Louis and reside perma nently in Washington' The new house will bo built In the style of a Norman castle , and Will cost SIOO.OOO. It is to be situated on so prominent a | ioint that it will bo n conspicu ous landmark from ull parts of the city , PKKIIY S. HEATH. Army Manors. WASHINGTON , May 11. | Special Telegram to Tun BEE , ] By direction of the secretary of war Major General George Crook , United States army , is detailed as a member of the military prison board appointed by ijcnural orders No. 100 , October 4 , 187H , from the war department , vice Major General Alfred II , Terry , retired from active service. Second Lieutenant Henry D. Stycr , Twenty-first Infantry , on leave of absence In NC\Y York City , will report at ouco by letter to the superintendent of the recruiting ser vice , New York City , to conduct thy detach ment of recruits for that regiment now under orders for the Department of the Platte. On the completion of thU duty he will Join his company , By direction of the secretary of war , under thoact approved June 3 , US ) , and the net uuiundutory thereof approved February , 1887. nnd to complete the record , the discharges of First Sergeant Martin V. Lott , Company I , Sixteenths Iowa infantry volunteer Janu ary 18 , 1NS5 , is amended to take effect , April 18 , lbG3. Ho is mustered into service ns second end lieutenant , same company and regiment , to data April 10,16CJ , and ho IB mustered for pay In said grade during the period embraced between April 13,1603 nnd January 10 , lbU5 , the data of the mut-tcr into domco us cap tain. Nrhraskn anil Iowa I'enslcuiH. WASHINGTON , May 11. [ Special Telegrnia to the HUB. ] The following Nebraska pt'it- tionuveic KranUni todays'.Original luyulid iMimahirnil ii _ jL..a John II. Oatman , Ayr ; Emanuel Willhclt , Itound Vnlloy ; William McHndo ( deceased ) lied Cloud ; Joseph 1' . Mock , Lincoln ; George 1) . Egglcston , Fnlrficld ; Gilbert Conklln , Camp Clarke. Increase ICIezmlro Morazcde- skl , ICclso ; John A. Stevens , Nollgh , He- issue Gilbert Hurncll , Grand Island. Original widows , etc Jennie , widow of Charles Packer , Fnlrburg ; Bridget , mother of James Hnnchan , Hastings. Pensions to lownns : Original Invalid James W. Hinghnm , Hrush Creek ; David Bradbury , Savannah ; Eugene Jacobs , New ton : Hiram II. Hogcboom , Whiting ; Charles Hlofcrt. Clifton. Increase John F. Wtckn. Keokukj.Tohn J. Smith , Fatrficld. Original widows , etc. Mohnln Hobblns. mother of Colcb Hainan , ICcokuk ; Hhoda W. , mother of Milan A. Loomis , Ulccvlllo ; Mary , mother of Hcnjnmln F. Sllsh , Pilot Mound. Mexican survivors Thomas II. Vnrley , Farmcrburg. rostofllcc ClmnnCH. WASHINGTON , April 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HII : . ] The following Iowa postofllccs were established to-day : Gar , O'LJrlcn county , F. Him , postmaster ; Luton , Woodbury - bury county , George F. Andrews , post master. The following Iowa postmasters have been appointed : Mrs. Lolo A. McMIl- lin , Ellis , Hardin county , vice Jay H , Chat- field , resigned ; Robert N. Shannon. Hed Hock , Muriou county , vice Alex Courson , de ceased. The postofllccs nt liellump , Holt county , nnd Conlcy , Holt county , Nebraska , will bo discontinued from May 20. Hlount'S PoStOfllCC I1II1. WASHINGTON , May 11. The house com mittee on postofllccs to-day ordered n favor able repot t on Chairman Hlount's bill to pro vide a general law for the erection of post- office buildings. It provides for the appoint ment in the postofllco department of an architect and superintendent of construction at n salary of g-1,000 a year , who shall , with the nssistant supervising architect of the treasury , prepare designs for the postofllco buildings. These designs shall bo devised HO that additions to buildings may bo made without injury to the harmony of design or usefulness of the constructed portion. Tlie postmaster general is authorized in his discretion to construct poatofllco build ings at any pluc3 nt which the gross postal receipts for two years or more shall have ex ceeded $15,000 each year. At any place where the post-office receipts for such two preceding years have been less than M3,000 the cost of building shall not exceed $20,000 , and where the receipts have been less than $20,000 , the building shall not cost more than $15,000. No building erected under the act shall exceed in cost > o,000. Washington Briefs. Bonds accepted by the secretary of the treasury to-day amounted to $7,3T8,000. Among the gentlemen appointed by the president as visitors to West Point are : Hon. Peter White , Mat quotto , Mich. ; and Prof. W. D. F. Lummis , Petry , la. The total amount of bonds purchased under the circular of April 17 , including to-day's purchases , is $18,038,000. Their cost to the government , including premium , was $21- 005,000. A OV CLONE. Several Towns Struck Throughout Northwestern Indiana. CnicAoo , May 11. A cyclone of trcmedo"s force swept over a portion of northern Indi ana to-night. Telegraph wires throughout a considerable territory are prostrated and nn idea of the extent of its ravages can only bo "formed from n few scattering reports. At Winslow Siding u Nicklo Plato railroad train of sixteen freight cars was lifted from tiio track and distributed across tlio sur rounding prairies. At Wanatah a number of houses were un roofed , It was thought the city of Valparaiso lay in the path of the cyclone nnd much alarm was felt. Hut n later dispatcli says Val paraiso was not touched. Tlio storm was deflected two miles to the south. Three liun- drca telegraph poles were leveled in the neighborhood. THE CONDUCTORS' CONVENTION. By a Close Vote They Condemn the "Q" Strike . TORONTO Out. . 11. At ' , , .May to-day's ses sion of the railroad conductors' convention the "Q" strike and the relations existing be tween the Hrothorhood of Locomotive En gineers nnd the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen were ono of the subjects under con sideration. Questions arose on a motion to concur in that part of the secretary's report dealing with the sending out by him of ad vance sheets to railway ofllcials in antag onism to tlio strikers. The debate was very lively , at times falling into personalities. Grand Secretary Daniels was severely bad- died. The motion was finally carried by 131 to 118. Live Stock Cut IlntcR. NEW YOHK , May 11. Eastern trunk line roads began to cut freight rates yesterday. They started in by reducing llvo stock rates from Chicago to Now York from 25 cents to 35 cents per hundred pounds. All railroads. in the trunk line pool were represented ex cept the Grand Trunk. The effect of the reduction is that it gives to live stock ship pers of the west a rate which , it is declared , will enable them to compete with dressed beef In this market , oven when brought at the Grand ' 1 runk cut rate. The Ijnstof the "Uoodlors. " CHICAGO , May 11. Ex-Warden Yarncll and ex-County Commissioners Wasscrman , Van Pelt , Loydon and Ochs , the last five of the county "boodlcrs" whoso bold robbery of Cook county astonished the courts which passed in review the evidence of the gigantic steal , started for Jollet on the U o'clock train to uegin their term of two years' imprison ; mcnt. A Colored Prenchor ATLANTA , Ga , , May 11. Rev. George Me- Duffle , colored , was hanged to-day in Greensboro - bore for tlio murder of William Cheney , also colored. McDufllo , though married , was enamored of Sarah Halnes , whom Chcnoy was courtinir. He waylaid the couple on their way from church nnd shot Cheney dead. Bill ! in Session. NASHVIU.E , Tenn. , May 11 , The demo- crntlo fatuto convention nt this hour 12:45 : n. in. Is still in session and will remain so all night unless a nomination is made which is not promising. It is still the Held against Governor K. L. Taylor. The Dentil Itcoor.l. LONDON , May II. John Hoywood , the well known publisher of Manchester , is dead. TOHOXTO , May 11. Archbishop Lynch died ut 1 o'clock this morning , Under tlio Crlmrs Act , DUBLIN , May 11. John Dillon , charged under the crimes act with inciting tenants not to puv rent , was sentenced to six months impiiseiimcr.t to-day without hard labor. rittfahiir Fire. PiTTsnimo , May 11. Early this morning lire totally destroyed Oyster ft Short's plan ing mill nmUumbcr yard , two frame dwell- ir.rs nnd the paint works , causing a loss of 5-3OJO. Tuo loss is partially covered by In- Weather Indication * . For Nebraska und Iowa : Slightly warmer followed by cooler , fair weather , winds be coming light to variable. For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota : Warmer , fair weather , fresh to brisk north westerly winds , becoming westerly ana di- In force. MachinlttK Cix.clvs v'n , May 11 , Krlger & Huilcbardt , iUtR , unsigned to-iiay. Labilities 530,000 ; rbvtu , $20,1100. AFTER THE ASHLAND HORROR Calamitous Solootion of Railroad Attorneys as Party Loaders. COMBINATIONS WIN THE DAY. The Record IJy Counties of the Vote Which Foisted Upon the 1'coplc of the Firm District Two Notor ious Corporation Coppers. Those Who Sow the Wind. LINCOLN , Neb. , May 11.--Special ( to Titn HII : : . ] The traditional smoke of battle has risen , nnd the field of the First congressional district can bo viewed from n retrospective stnnd | > ont ! after the Ashland horror. There Is n record connected with the con vention that has just adjourned. The people of the state arc entitled to the record. It will bo of use to them in the future. The people are entitled to know who is respon sible for the election of two notorious rail road attorneys as party leaders in the national convention. Thcro was no Intention from the outset by the manipulators of the convention that the people should bo rcprcscnicd The proof of this becomes positive in the knowledge that the organized plan of the railroad crowd was demoralization without regard to consequences , that ttiolr end might bo gained , The Douglas county delegation nnd the Gage delegation combined early In the day. There were n few honest men on the Gage delegation who strenuously objected to sup porting Greene , but Colby delivered them all with the zest ho so much enjoys when piny- ing the tool for n corporation. The combina tion next gathered in the Saunders delega tion , through the kindly work of Mr. Shcdd , who vied with Colby in adoration of Charley Greene. Scovillc , the man the Saunders people ple were supporting , accepted an alternate's place much as If it were a railroad pass. Johnson county next Joined the great swim , through the line work of Holmes , whoso nfllnlty with Colby in such work is marked. Whcedon. of Lincoln , held llvo of the Lan caster delegation nnd they went to Greene nnd Liatcs occauso of u local differ ence , receiving his reward from the combine In the shape of the chairmanship of the con vention , und it remained for Cass county to make-Its bed with them on the voluminous promises that the earth should bo given Cap tain Palmer for his . use as dclcgate-at-hirge. Illclmrdson county was opposed to Greene undur any and nil circumstances ; Otoo county was the same , and eighteen votes In the Lancaster delegat on were with them. Clarke , of Sarpy , was present with llvo instructed votes against Greene , and Casey , of Puwneo , with the Pawnee delegation , refused all overtures from the syndicate. They were n minority , but to all appearances an honest one. The ballot upon which Grceno and Bates were elected the ilrst ballot gives the rec ord of the counties in this district that per- trated the folly of binding the district in the chains of corporations. For the misrep resentation of the republicans of the First congressional district those counties arc re sponsible ; they are counties that locally have been demoralized by the notorious in terference of the railroad calipers who con trolled their delegation at this convention. On tlio call of counties the vote of delegates wns as follows : Cass Sixteen votes for Grceno nnd Bates. Douglass Thirty-seven votes for Greene and Bates. Gage Nineteen votes for Grceno and Bates. Johnson Eight votes for Greene and Bates. Lancaster Eighteen votes for Bushnell and Hansom , five votes for Greene and Bates , two for Clarke nnd Thnycr. Nemnha Nine votes for Casey nnd Wil son. son.Otoe Twelve votes for Ilansoin nnd Bush nell. nell.Pawnee Pawnee Eight votes for Casey ana Wherry. Kiclumlson Twelve votes for Bushnell and Casey. Sarpy Five votes for Bushucll and Sco villc. Saunders Twelve votes for Greene and Bates. It may bo proper to state hero that John C. Watson and Frank Uatisom , of Nebraska City , intended to make a light. They pro posed , as the people desired , to call attention to the fact that both Greene and Bates were the creatures of the railways , that the party could not afford to burden itself with such representatives , etc. However , when the cut nnd dried slate was sprung , nnd the two railway emissaries were chosen on the lirst round , there wns no chance to do anything. Old republicans who have sat in many con ventions declared upon hearing the result that it was a nail in the coflln of the party in the district. That Instead of aiding in the coming contest for the election of n congress man. It had piled another mountain load upon the district. To the loyal republicans in the district , the record of this convention nt Ashland will bo branded us n folly if not a crime. Ai , FAIUUKOTIIUU. "Old Plntto" Against Doiwy. PI.ATTE CKNTHE , Neb. , Mny 11 [ Special Telegram to Tun Bic : , ] The republican coiinty convention assembled hero to-day nnd delegates to the congressional nnd state conventions were elected as follows : Congressional John E. Daek , W. H. Selsor , M. Whitmdycr , Martin Hogan , Ole Olcson , George N. Lamb , William Laurence , George II. Galley , II. Hogert and Edwin Hour. To tlio stnto convention W. J. Wyman , Sam Alexander , L , Gerard , II. H. Williams , J. J. Hobinson , H. J. Hudson , John C. Ward , Gus O. Bechcr , William 1. Irvin and John Crow. Hesoiutlons indorsing tlio republican stnlo administration were passed , hut the spccillc indorsement of Governor Thnycr was strongly opposed and came very near being tabled. The resolution instructing the dele gates to vote for the ronoiniiintion of G. W. K. Dorsoy was voted down unanimously , nnd George Meiklojahn will have goma friends from "Old Platio" at the campflro. The delegates were a line body of represent ative men. Columbus sent her best citizens nnd the absence of some of the obnoxious ones \yiia noticeable. Two YOIIIIK Hearts United. OAKLAND , Nob. , May 11. J Special to Tun Br.K.J The wedding of B. G. Fried of Oinnhn to Miss Nancy Clark of Silver Creek , yesterday nt 12 o'clock , was ono of the most brilliant social events of tlio season in Burt county. Hov. Wells of Tekaniah performed the ceremony. This was witnessed by tlio immediate friends of tlio family und n few guests from abroad , The room is a highly tcspocted young man of Omaha and Oakland nnd bus been with the Leo-Clurko-Andrcescn hardware company for eight years , for the past two on the roud. Tim bride is a ludy of grace und intelligence who lias u host of friends in this county. They received many beautiful and costly presents. .Justice HnnKlnK on n Cent Tnll , VALENTINE , Neb , , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Br.K. ] Justice McICcan's court was the scene of a sanguinary conflict to-day during the trial of n case between two of Valentino's prominent attorneys. Ono in sinuated liio other resorted to shyster prac tices und in return was called an ass. Blows and blood foHo > vcd , resulting in black eyes and bleeding noses. They were finally sep arated by the spectators with the Judge clinging franlirally to thopoat tails of ono of them , His honor dnoU th-em f I5.cach for contempt ot court. New Court OB tvr.it fiirv , Nub. , May 11 , [ Special Telegram to TUB UKB.J The corner stone of the now court house willVc laid May 17 with ici2rc tlng cercuomes. Ex-Governor Kobert W. Furnas will deliver an address , nnd n number of the oftlclals.oftho different secret societies will take part in the exercises. Thcro will bo nnumlxjr of visitors from dif ferent parts of this nn.d other states present , nnd nn immense crowd ts expected. Good rains for the past two weeks have made cvcrvono happy , and they will enjoy the 17th nsn holiday. _ Delpjjntcs For AH Three. Lour Cirr , Neb. , May 11. [ Special to the BIR.I : The republican county convetion met hero to-day nnd elected the following dele gates : To the state convention nt Lincoln W. 11. Mcllor , C. L. Drake , D. L. Adamson , 15. E. Long , D. W. Titus ' T. II. Hcasoncr nnd E. C. Galloway. To the stuto convention at Omaha S. I' . Dillon , W. A. Wllsotij William Fletcher , M. II. Mead , G. W. Hunter , E. C. Galloway ami II. L. Burns. ' To the congressional convention nt Norfolk E. E. Long. H. J. Curtiss , M. S. Adams , S. S. Ueynolds , J. A. Bradley , J. C. Edmonson nnd K , Baker. A. L-alrd DcluKntlon. ORLEANS , Nob. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tint Br.E.l The republican county convention wns held here to-dnv. The con testing delegates from Orleans precinct were only an obstruction. Laird carried the dele gation ns follows : il , L. Brlgprs , A. L. Burr , Hobcrt Coots , Andrew Hlchmond , J. A. Piper , John Olson , N. F. Kitzmnn , T. J. Ferguson. Delegates to the state conven tion were elected as follows : E. E. Brown , Joseph Snider , L. H. Kent , J. A. Gibson , T. J. Cleaver , Jake Struvi , C. C. Annsburg , H. C. Brown. _ " \VonrliiK the Htolcn Benjamin. DC WITT , Neb. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tim Bci : . ] Mny 8 Charles Hay , nn old offender nnd professional pilferer stole nn overcoat of K , R. Hammer. IIo was ar rested to-day with the coat on. IIo pleaded guilty and was given U-n days in Jail and * , ' 0 costs. Constable Bowdlsh took the pris oner to Wllbcr to-uiiht ( nnd Sheriff Barton will deliver him to the Lincoln Jailer to- mono w. _ Child Killed By a Train. FAIIIIIUHV , Neb. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEC.J A child of Joe Morti mer's , between two and three years old , was killed while playing 6n the track by a freight trniu of the St. Joe & Grand Island this even ing. The Bonds Will Bo Issued. HnnnoN , Neb. , Mny 11. [ SpecialTelegram to THE Biu. : ] The bond election for 510,000 , to build a new high school building at He bron , wns carried by1 fourteen votes over the required two thirds. MHS. BEEM TELLS HER SIDE. A Ksiiiarkable Story of Cruelty nnd CrariWiicss. CHICAGO , May 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Ben. ] The widow of Martin Ber-m was interviewed nt Icngthlnst night. She was completely amazed at the remarkable mem orandum found in connection with Boom's will , nnd said she woaul no longer hesitate nbout telling her side of the story fully. In addition to her own feelings , numbers of her friends have rallied to'her side and insisted that she disclose everything. She told a re markable story of peculiar shortcomings , great and repented -cruelty and made other serious charges against her husband. Be ginning nt her marriage she said Bccm greatly deceived her and her folks by mak ing them nil bolib\'p "he- was a man of wealth nnd great'social and political prominence. She "said that the wefldlng ring which Bcem placed on her linger wns paid for with her own money. Soon nftcr marriage he displayed a violent and vicious temper , and within three weeks boat her during some trlval disagreement so that blood was drawn.Ho repeatedly tore off her clothes in his fits of violence. His ambition knew no bounds ; in fact , ho seemed to have abiding faith that ho was one day to be pres ident. This was t lie Secret of his sending his wife to Europe. Ho feared she was not cul tured enough to adorn the white house when ho got thcro. While she \vo.s hi Europe he kept heron the smallest pittance , and when she returned the old trouble began again ; the same scenes were rcenacted ; ho con stantly criticising and finding fault with her , and acting so that she firmly believes that ho was demented. Mrs. Becin continued her story , bringing charges of the most serious unturd against the dead man , nnd saying , finally , that on the eve of her second departure for Europe she was moved to seek a divorce. Beom learned this while she wns absent , nnd sent her cablegams , at taching the forged name of her attorney thereto , in order that ho might bo nblo to intercept the correspondence. All his letters to her were couched in the most remarkable language , nnd in them ho frequently threat ened her with every possihlo calamity should she leave him. Mrs. Bccm said further that his physical health , his financial straits and other transactions to which the world gener ally applies the term "crooked , " nddcd to the fact that she was going to get a divorce , undoubtedly completed the overthrow of his reason nnd led to his self-destruction. Mrs. Becm does not know what to say of the memorandum attached to the will which was written the day bcjforo Becm started for Stanton , unless it wad nn effort on his p.irt to carry out his oft-repeated threat to "eter nally damn her life. " SntiBllcd HAVns Suicide. STANTON , Neb. , May 11. [ Special to THE Bnr. ] The investigation of the Bcem trag edy , carried on by Messrs. Postguto und Cassur of the Chicago Herald and Times , has nbout come to n close , nnd nothing more has been learned than has already been made public , except Unit they were satisfied in their own minds that the general committed suicide. The Jurors were very stubborn nud refused to open their mouths regarding why they rendered such nverdict , but finally done so , but nothing of much importance was dis closed but what has already been given to the public. It has been established beyond n doubt that the deed was committed on nc- count of fninily trouble nnd partly financial troubles. The Chicago reporters will proba bly ccasa their Investigation to-day and leave for moro newsy lltilds. This tragedy lias caused moro excitement in Stnnton than nny- thltig since the town was laid out twenty years ago , and willl bo remembered many n year by the residents , but more especially by the Jurors. ' For Vlolutinc'tlio ' Sunday Imw. CINCINNATI , O. , Mny 11. Judge Caldwell , of the police court , this morning overruled the motion for a new trial in the cnso of Henry Munzbroooktaloon keeper , convicted of violating the. Sunday closing law , und pro nounced n sentence of ten days in the work ] house , with n fine of$5 , ( ) nnd costs , Tlio lat ter amounts to a considerable sum. An ef fort was made to suupcnd the execution of the sentence , but the judge refused to permit further delay and thja defendant went to the workhouse with other prisoners to-day. Ho was shaved and had Ids hair cut. Not Drowned , Hut Murdered. MESOMINEE , Midi , May 11. The body of J. II. Kiel , a prominent citizen of Oshkosh , Wis. , was found in tjio Cedar river near hero to-day. Ho hud been inspecting the bridge over the river , and it was at first thought ho had been drowned.Tiut examination revealed the fact that ho had been murdered und robbed und the body thrown into the river. There is no clue to the murderer. Troubles. XENIA , O. , May 11. State Senator Isaac M , Barrett made an assignment this after noon. No figures are given. Ho is n largo mill owner at Spring Volley and Is worth $100,000. His liabilities are cstimntcd ut about tlOO.tOO. Crewbcrry Victorious. LOXDO.V , May 1 | . The ruce for the Kemp- ton park craud prize of 1,000 Bovcielgns for' thveo-o'cnr-olds AVO OQ' uy Crewbcrry , . BOODLE GOT BACK THE BUDGE Prohibition Constable Potta Oaught In a Trap. HE MADE HIS BUSINESS PAY Tlio Unllrond ComtnlsRlou Itns Ar ranged to Give Everybody n Chnitco to Hnvc n Hearing Supreme Court Decisions. CotiHtnl , > lo Potto on the Make. DES MOINES , In. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to THE Br.E.J The trial of Constable Potts for bribery is now in progress In the district court. IIo is ono of the prohibition constables who , with Pierce nud Hamilton were indicted for receiving bribes. At the Potts trial to-day one of the chief wit nesses was John Connelly , a wholesale liquor man , who says ho set n trap for the consta bles. Ho testified thnt Fcbrunry 1 Potts , as sisted by otticrs , seized his store nnd placed Mr. Chambers in charge ; that ho had a con versation with Potts , nnd Potts had told htm thnt the case was set for trial and ho could not change the date of trial ; that ho had employed Mr. Bates ns attorney : thnt on the 4th of Fcbrunry Potts and Hamilton met him nnd said they could release the goods ; that this wns in the courthouse ; that Potts loft ; thnt Hamilton tola him if ho would do something for the boys they could return the goods. After ten or fittccn minutes ho met Potts on the stair way nnd Potts told him thnt anything ho did for the boys ho wns to do it In person nnd not depend on Blair or Stubbs. Tlio after noon of the same day he met Hamilton nnd he asked him for $200 to release the goods ; told him that lie would give him $100 cash nnd the other $100 in thirty days. Hamilton went nnd saw Potts about it and came back nnd said that the conditions were ull right ; Hamilton told him to have the money ready nthls store In twenty minutes nnd they would release the goods ; that ho went to the Stnto savings bank nnd got his money changed into small bills , nnd told the cashier what he was going to do : ho got the clerk to take the number nnd denomination of the bills nud make n certificate of the same. Then ho went to the store nnd laid the money down nnd Hamilton told him to walk away ; did so ; turned around nnd saw Hamilton take the bills nnd put them in his pocket. The bills were one fifty , two twenties nnd u ten. _ A Day For Everybody. DES MOINES. la. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] In accordance with the provisions of the now railroad law , the com missioners to-day issued to the public the fol lowing notice : The rnilroad commissioners hereby set apart for hearing explanations or securing information regarding the fixing of a maxi mum schedule of freight rates for the rail roads of the state the following dates , said hearing to bo nt the office of the commission ers in DCS Moincs , viz. : Jobbers , May 17 and IS ; manufacturers nnd millers , May ; pork packers and stock shippers , May 23 ; coal mine operators nnd coal nnd lumber dealers , May J5 ; producers , May 29 and UO ; retail merchants nnd middlemen and others , May ! 31 ; common carriers , Juno 5. Supreme Court Decisions. DBS MOIXES. la. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to TiinBi ! ! ! . ] The supreme court filed the following decisions hero to-day : , Henry Decamp vs the City of Slotfe "City , appellant , Woodbury district , action to recover - cover damages for personal injuries. Ko- versed. H. Day vs the Mill Owners' Insurance Company of Iowa , appellants , action to re cover nn insurance policy , Tuina district. Afllrmea. Corleo Lumber Company , nppcllnnts , vs John B. Mercer , assignee , Scott circuit. Affirmed. State of Iowa vs John Birmingham , appell ant , Boone district. Ueversed. I. M. Dnnnor vs Barbara Hotz ct nl. , ap pellant , action in equity to enjoin u nuisonco. Modified and affirmed. William Hosncr , administrator , etc. , vs A. W. Hoilgcrs , appellant , Adair district , action to recover money. Reversed. Lewis Hunnel , appellant , vs the Bank of Monroe , Jasper district. Affirmed. Lewis Howes vs Elbrldgo D. Axtell , ap pellant , Clayton circuit , action to recover for fnlso and fraudulent representation by de fendant. Affirmed. A Fallen "Woman1" * Frenzy. CLINTON , In. , Mny 11. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Elizabeth Fontain , convicted of keeping a house of ill-fame , was sentenced this afternoon to states prison for fifteen months. Before receiving sentence she harangued the Judge for ubout fifteen min utes , nnd when sentence wns pronounced fell on her knees begging for mercy nnd pleading to rcmuin with her child , Finally frothing nt the mouth nnd becoming violent while two officers were taking her from the court room , she raved , swore , called the Judge nnd Jurors vile names and acted like o wild woman. A Notion Dealer Assigns. Sioux CiTir , In. , May 11. ( Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] B. F. Frazee , proprie tor of a novelty store on Fourth street , to-day made nn assignment. Liabilities , about f 1,500 ; assets quite small. There are cred itors in Chicago and Minneapolis. A FLOOD AT IIOCIC ISLAND. Tlio Mollne Water Power Company's Bulkhead Swept Axvay. ROCK ISLAND , 111 , , May 11. The high water which has been running over the stone wall of tlio Moline water power nt l'J)0 : ! ) curried away a largo section of the bulkhead which runs across the south channel of the Missis sippi between the Hock Island arsenal and the main shore. This bulkhead wns con structed of n heavy block of Nuuvoo stone nnd was 700 feet long. Five hundred feet of this wall has disappeared und It is believed the rest has been so badly disintegrated ns to need rebuilding. This wall cost the government $100,000. The tide of water coming to the city front of Rock Island carried out to mid stream $8,000 worth of logs from the upper KIIW mills and the freight warehouse of the St. Paul packet line. All trains are aban doned on the St. Paul road between here nnd Savanna in consequence of the Hoods on the Mercdosln , nnd on the Peoria on account of the long railway embankment , which threatens to break nnd fiood the low lands. Hundreds of families are moving out of their houses to-night. At Qiilnoy. Qumor , 111. , MuyJIl. The river hero now is ten miles wide and hundreds of farms are submerged to the depth of several feet. The levee below the city is weakening in places , and a largo force of men arc at work night and day to avert the threatened calamity. Foundries nnu factories along the levee Imvo been forced to suspend. The St. Louis , Keokuk & Northwestern railway has aban doned all trains north of here , cutting off the towns of La Grange. Canton und Alexandria. The loss is incalculable. To-night the water is still slowly rising , An American Venice. GALENA , III. , May 11. The city of Galena has been turned into an American Venice , and the novel spectacle of skiffs nnd barges as a means of transportation is now seen in all Its business portion except Main street. On the cast side of the latter thoroughfare the water in ninny places is nearly up to the first lloor , und preparations are being made by those most Interested to move into safer quarters. Heats can now bo rowed entirely nround the custom house andpostoftlco'build- ings , and both Commerce and. .Water streets are navigable nearly the entire length. FIFTIETH COXGItKSS. Houso. WASHINGTON , Mny 11. After the morn- Ing's business had been finished the house went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill , nnd Mr. Scott of Pennsylvania took the lloor. Ho snld thnt the bill wns framed in the interests of the people. It wns intended In the Ilrst Instance to stop mount ing the surplus In the treasury ; nnd second , to relieve as fnr ns prudence would permit nt this time , the over-burdened industries of the countries from excessive tnxntlon. On referring to the tariff bill introduced by Mr. Randall , Mr. Scott snld : "Taking it Item by item , instead of relieving the tnx-riddcu people clamorous for relief , the bill nctunlly proposed to increase duties. Tlio majority of the committee on ways nnd menus had sought Ilrst , to relieve the manufacturing interests by placing on the frco list , ns fnr ns it possibly could , such articles ns were essen tially necessary to them to enable them to compote , not only in their own markets , but in the markets of the world ; secondly , In a revision and readjustment of the various schedules under the existing tariff to leave nmplo duties on nil merchandise that could possibly bo Imported from nbroail in com petition with homo products , and to protect homo manufactures nnd labor employed by them. " IIo said the Randall measure , from what ever point it was looked nt , was n misbegot ten , illshnpcd , portcntlous , unjustifiable monster , with no excuse for existence nnd no purpose in its life but to obstruct the democratic party and delay that justice which the country dcmnndcd. The bill now under consideration hud been formed for the double puriwso of reducing the surplus nnd relieving the country of needless tnxntlon. The speaker wished to bo clearly understood thnt tlio interests of labor had been steadily held in view nud that this bill furnished that protection to labor which his opponents pro fessed to give , but to which their policy iuia been directly opposed. Ho said protection , so culled , would add not u penny to the wage worker's pay or give ono day's additional work In the year , but 4 would rob him of an undue proportion of his earnings to purchase the necessaries of life and keep him happy and Independent. The speaker went on to say that upon no class of people did the pres ent fiscal burdens of tlio country bear so heavily ns upon the farming class. Ono of the strong arguments the protectionists made to the farmer wns the homo market that pro tection was alleged to insure for his produce. It was n fallacy and n fraud , and the InUilli- gcnt farmers would not bo longer deceived by it. Turning his attention to the metals sched ule of the bill Mr. Scott cited the case of the Edgar Thompson steel works ns exhibiting the operation of monopoly duty , swelling the profits of the manufacturer into the most mi- reasonable and appalling figures whilst add ing nothing to the wages of labor , nnd nt the same time restricting the market of the farmer for his produce , through simply pillaging him upon his pur chases of implements and apparel. Ho called attention to natural gas und said the innnu facturcrs who were so fortunately situated required nothing moro to enable them to "take the start of this majestic world nnd bear the palm alone , " but free raw material , open markets around the globe , no unneces sary restrictions hero or there , cheap food , cheap raiment nnd cheap blankets , Mr. Scott went on to say the tariff did not protect the coal miner , but robbed him In Just so far ns it increased the cost what ho consumed by the imposition of duties the government did not need to meet its requirements. The speaker next took up the subject of wool , and sad | the aim of the majority of the committee hid [ been to readjust duties upon woolen and worsted good.s , so as to enable the manufacturers not only to pay the same wages they arc now paying , but to cheapen the goods , thus enabling them to command the homo market , which they arc largely de prived of , and to compete in the foreign ones. Free raw wool and the duties proposed on the manufactures of wool would accomplish this. In conclusion the speaker said : "We are here , sir we , the majority of the ways nnd means committee , and of this house , in de fense of American industry. We alone offer it protection , we seek alone the independence nnd aggrandizement of domestic labor by liberating it from unnatural restraint , and nllowing it undisturbed possession and com plete enjoyment of its own earnings. " Mr. Scott spoke for moro than two hours nnd was loudly applauded as ho concluded. Mrs. Cleveland was in tlio gallery for a short time. time.Mr. Mr. Gear of Iowa , in discussing the Mills bill , said most of the democrats in his district had told him that no Iowa representative who voted for the measure could bore-elected to congress. In this contest between frco trudo nnd protection the republican party had on its side the interests of the manufac turers and laborers , while the other side wns a large portion of the democratic party backed by foreign Influence. The passage of the Mills bill in the interest of free trade would be a victory for British commerce. Mr. Dibble of South Carolina criticised the republicans for their proposition that the only tariff duties which should bo reduced were those on articles which could bo pro duced in the south und for desiring thnt every thing should be protected , except the rice of the Cnrollnus and the sugar of Louisiana. Ho thought this was n strange commentary on the professed friendship of the republican party for the negro laborer of the south. Mr. Huughcn of Wlsconsin | opposed the bill und criticised the president for having been , in part , responsible for the surplus which ho so much condemned by his failure to approvo'tho river and harbor hill , and by his neglect to exercise authority vested In him by law , to pure-huso United States bonds. The committee then rose und the house took until 8 o'clock the recess , evening ses sion to bo for the consideration of private pension bills. Tire house nt its evening session passed thirty seven pension bills und ut 10:130 : ad journed until to-morrow. FOOD FOU MILLIONS. Dulmh'H niiirvclous Flour Business A Wonderful Growth , DI-LUTII , Minn. , May 11 , [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE , ] Tlio Hour business ut Dultilh this season already shows signs of being one of the marvels of modern times. In no shipping point in the world has thcra ever been us much flour in store nt ono time ns is now awaiting shipment nt this point , nnd it is still coming nt the ruto of 100 car loads per day. The mammoth St. Paul nnd Duluth warehouses , the largest on earth , are for the first time full to the doors. Besides this there ure 500 cars of the commodity on the tracks for wunt of capacity for its storage , For two weeks past there have been received nn nvcrugo of ninety curs per uny , In prior seasons be tween fifteen and twenty boats have been en gaged In the flour trade between hero nnd Buffalo. This season it will require thirty to take care of the business , und thnt number has already been taken for the summer , The flour nnd coal business of Duluth this season will fully double that of two years ago. A Country Bunk Jlol > l > ed , PitATT , Knn , , May 11. The Pratt County National bank was entered at noon to-day and robbed of $1,010 , nil in currency. The cashier's momentary absence enabled the thieves to effect an entrance by kicking a pane of glass out of the window , Sr. Louis Delegates. ST. Louis , May II. The Third district re publican convention to-day elected Fred King und Horace R. Williams delegates to the na tional convention. Takes His Seat. WASHINGTON , Mny 11. The bonato com mittee on privileges and elections , at n meet ing to-day decided that Turplc , of Indiunu , was entitled to his scat. Collins. Owosso , Mich. , May 11. A fire broke oat last evening in I * E. Woodward's casket works and destroyed $1WGOO } worta of prop erty. HIS FORTUNE LOST AT FARO , A Denver Gtmiblor Dropd $10OOOO nt His Owu Tnblo. HE PLAYED AGAINST HIMSELF A TIircc-Kiniis Owner of the House When IIo Started , IIo QiiitH the Gmuo n I'oor 3In i A High Holler to the liiist. He Tmst. Itns Its Mndo Ir- DESVEII , Colo. , May 11. [ Special Telegram to Tin : HEE.J The sporting circles of Denver nro more than usually excited over n play against fnro made early this morning by Charlie Plcrson , n well-known sjtort , nnd thrco-llfths owner of the Arcade gambling halls , which at the end of nbout n three hours's run reduced him to a condition which often overtakes those who "monkey with the tiger. " Plcrson walked Into his place nbout 3 this morning , nnd to pass away time concluded to "chnneo" n few dollurs on the game. Ho promptly lost , nnd reaching for nn inside pocket ho produced n roll of bills. A hundred dollar bill soon vanished Into space. Another disappeared. A third , fourth nnd fifth were exchanged for "reds" und "blues , " which found their way back into the "ruck" without netting the player n dollar. "Out of luck , by heavcnsl" exclaimed Plcrson ns ho produced n big fat pocket book. "Give mo $1,000 worth of checks , " nnd ho placed two SCOO bills on the layout. "Blues , " worth ! f0.2T each , were handed over and the deal went on. Scnrely n bet wns won by Picrson nnd his $1,003 was gone nnd ho was "stuck , " ns the gamblers' par lance runs. He must win out ntany ccst. and $2,000 in checks were soon piled up before him , but they dwindled nway rapidly , the plnycr scarcely picking up n Dot. A few deals were mndo nnd the betting ran high. "Yellows" nt $25 apiece had taken. the place of "reds" nnd "blues. " "I win $9,000 on thai deal , " exclaimed Plcrson. "I nm still In $01,000 but I'll get oven the next deal , " and the "mechanic" on the opposite side of tlio table begun to shulllo the curds. Plot-son's bad luck canto buck to him with renewed force , and inside of twenty minutes ho had lost ultopether $ ! ! 0COO in cash. Ho arose from the table , walked over to the business desk nnd drew his check for nil ho had in tlio bank and began his attacks on the tiger again. Ho lost rapidly nnd then put un his interest in the house , receiving therefore "checks" to the market value of hla GO per cent interest. That went the way of the balance , nnd the only thing ho had left was n valuable ranch not far from the city. The true gambling disposition wns centered. in his partners , nnd they gave Charlie a chance to "win out" by accepting his runcho nt good figures. Fortune still frowned upon the unlucky man , and when ho arose n few moments afterwards from the table that had. been his ruin , he was worse off by $100,000 , many people placing his "losings" at Sli5,000 ! , but doubtless the first mentioned sum " ! B nearer the truth. > This is the heaviest playing over done in this part of the Rocky mountains. In the early days of Virginia City , Nov. , fortunes were lost nnd won , but in this part of , Who country n few thousand dollars. lost nt a faro gutno'was considered "great piny. " . ' Picrson's history is brief. How.i3fpr- ; merly a cook in n Leudville hotel or restuu- rnnt nnd for $100 purchused an interest m a defunct gambling house of the great camp. Luck followed his venture and ho wns soon n wealthy man. Ho came to Denver nbout two years ago and purchased an interest in the Arcade , where dollurs rolled In upon hUn without uny cessation. Until the time ho sat down to the unlucky guuio ho was esti mated to bo worth $ l.r > 0,000. - - A noom For Colonel Denhy. EVAXSVII.I.I : , Ind. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] A combined movement of the friends of Colonel Charles Dcnby , present minister to China , who is being urged for the vice presidency , has been started by the publication of a letter in which ho consents to the use of his nnino before the national convention. Interviews with prominent democrats throuchout southern Indiana were published , in which n decided pro fcrcnco is expressed for his candidacy in defiance of the endorsement which has been given to Gray. It is held that the factional fight against the latter is necessarily fatal to his chances , especially with tlio powerful influence of McDonald against him , whllo Colonel Dcnby presents nil the requisites of u good running mute to Cleveland , without political entanglefncnts. The movement is being engineered by some of the most prom inent democrats in the state , nnd is destined to assume formidable proportions. i nt Key "West. KEY WEST , Fla. , May 11. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE. ] The establishment of a pigeon messenger service in connection with the signal ofllco nt Key West is a foregone conclusion since the order has been promul gated by General Grcely , who has the matter in charge , for necessary lights and fixture . The first purpose of this service is to bring adjacent islands , especially the Bahamas , into conlmunicution with Key West und by cable with the main land. Those fumllinr with the use of pigeons ns messengers believe - liovo the scheme will ho a success , the only drawback being the liability of loss of birds In sudden Monns on the ocean , KtcnniKhlp Arrivals. QurENSTOWN , May 11. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] Arrived The steamer Norse man , from Boston , Dovi'.n , May 11. Arrived Tlio steamer Greece , from Now York for London. M Hos'joN , May 11. Arrived The steamer Mmiltohnn , from Glasgow. NEW YOUK , May 11. Arrived The steam ers Dtigcnluml , from Antwerp ; the Italy from Liverpool , the Aller , from Bremen. VIA Mot'i n. May 1 1 Arrived Tlio btcnmcr Edum , from New York for Amsterdam. LONDON , May 11. Arrived The steamer Michigan , from Baltimore. , Want Protection. CHICAGO , May 11. Two thousand railroad men attended the railroad meeting last night , culled by the Burlington strikers , to con sider statements to the e fleet thut crews of various roads transferring Burlington cars were attacked by non-unionists. A commit tee wns appointed to wait on the general managers of various roads nnd request pro tection. If the protection Is not grunted the men say they will not handle Burllngtoa business. The committee will try to huvti the revolvers of tho'"Q" men confiscated. Stele the CnHh Ilex , LEXINGTON , Ky. , May 11. William Rllcy , the Chicago bookmaker , deposited his cash box , containing 3,600 in money and. 500 ! ! ! la certified checks and drafts in the PLcenlx hotel safe lust night. This morning it was gone , and Its disappearance is supposed to ba the work of a t > ncak thief. A San Francisco Kx-M&yor Drownetf * SAN FKAKCKCO , Moy 11. A. J. Bryant , ex-mayor of this city , was attacked with ver tigo on n ferryboat thla morning , fell into the bay and wits drowned. The body was recor- cvcd and. removed to the morgue. 10 KiiKlaiid , t CiXk.iXK.xTi , May 11. AHho final scsstcji to-day pf the American Me J leal association sixteen representatives were appointed to attend the .ncotlng of the British Medical' association next year iit K'lluburg , gcoUftaU ,