Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 08, 1889, Page 2, Image 2
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Nicaragua Bill Ready for the President. A WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE MEASURE , 3Ir. Cookrcll CnllH Attention to Home ° Foots In Connection With the Methods Kntidoycd by Claim Hcnnto. OJJ , Fob , 7. The conference re port on the bill to Incorporate the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua wns prescntci to the senate and agreed to. The bill now ROCS to the president for approval. The senate hill to empower the Mt. Cartncl Development company to draw water from the Wabash river and Its tributaries In 1111 nois wns passed. Mr. Blair , of the committee on woman's BUffrngo , reported back favorably a Joint resolution elution proposing a constitutional amend ment to prohibit a denial or abridgement of the n < ht to vote by the United States or nny ntnte on account of sex. Placed on the cal- cntlur , mid Mr. CocKrcll slid that u minority report would bo made hereafter. Mr. Cociiroll , from the committee on mill- tr.vyaffairs , reported a RUbstltuo for the house bill to remove the charge of desertion from soldiers of the late war , und of the Mexican war , whore such soldiers nfter- ivnrds served faithfully till the expiration of their term of enlistment. He explained tha It was a general law intended to cover nil classes of worthy and deserving soldiers ] while not breaking down the distinction bo. twcen deserters and true soldiers. Tno sub- . stitulo was agreed to , the hilt passed , and a conference was ordered. Mr. Chnco offered a resolution , which was laid over , cnllinir on the postmaster general for n statement of the changes made In postal clerks since January 1 , 1SS5. Mr , Plumu asked unanimous consent , to take up forconsidoration the house bill to quiet the titles of settlers on the Dos Moines river lands in Iowa , but Mr. Hlscock ob jected in the Interest of Mr. Evarts , who desired to oppose the bill. On motion of Mr Allison , however , unanimous consent was given to take up the bill to morrow moining' unless Mr , Evarts should still bs absent. The senate bill to provide for writs of error nn appeals to the supreme court of the United States in all casj.s involving the question of Jurisdiction of the courts below , was passed. A resolution offered by Mr. Chandler , in structing the committee on appropriations to innko an Investigation in relation to the lon gevity , of mileage and "sea service" claims of naval ofllcers was then taken up. Mr. Cockrell expressed regret that the fourth auditor anu treasurer of the United States had permitted their names to bo used by a Jinn of Washington claim agents , as Miown in a circular yesterday. Ho sent to the clerk's desk and had read another Wash ington claim agency circular offering to ob tain special acts for the benefit of persons of persons having claims for pensions. This circular , ho said , wns simply an attempt to get ? 10 without the possibility of rendering any equivalent. Mr. Cockroll proceeded to give some other instances of dishonest at tempts on the part of Washington claim agents , and declared that there had never been such an imposition practiced on any class as had been practiced on the soldiers of the late war and their widows and orphans. Ho attributed much of the claim agents to tlio fact that the goverj'A'ient officials did not adjust accounts and b JJ/it / up and pay claims ; out , on the contrary , sup pressed und concealed the i'acts. At the close of Mr , CoiX'rell's remarks the resolution went over till to-morrow without action. The house amendment to the senate bill as to cutting timber on Indian hinds was con curred in. The scnato then resumed consideration of the legislative appropriation bill , tlio pend ing question behiR on Mr. Hawloy's cmond- mcnt to give nn additional clerk of class ! i to the civil service commission. Mr. Chandler hoped that ono of the first acts of the now administration would be to get rid of disreputable and incompetent postal I clerks appointed since March , 1SS5. * Mr. Allisod expressed a belief that the civil service law , as long as it remained on V the statute book , should bo fairly carried out. VI I IIo contended , however , that the extension of postal mall clerks last December wus not I nn extension by the commission itself , for II the commission was practically not a com mission since October last , when one of its I members was confirmed as commissioner of Indian alTairs , while another of its members had paid no attention t * it since then. Ho thought that the now administration should bo allowed to make rules for the extension of the law to postal mail clerks. Mr. Gorman replied to Mr. Allison , and argued that if there wns no civil service commission now , the fault was not with the president nor with tlio democratic party , but with the republican majority in the senate , which would not allow the offices to bo tilled , but acted on the principle that when there was to bo n change of administration the Wheels of the government must he stopped and olllco not permitted to be tilled. Mr. Hoar approved the extension by Mr. Cleveland of the civil service law to postal mall clerks , whether extension came late or early. After further discussion the amendment was agreed to. Another long discussion took plueo as to whether tBo board of pension appeals , llxed in the bill as thrco members , should bo in creased to six. The change was made. The bill then went over until to-morrow nnd the senate adjourned. House. WAsniNOTON , Feb. 7. In the house the committee on public lauds reported back the senate bill providing that the public lands of the United States now subject to private entry , or adapted to nnd chiefly valuable for agriculture , shall bo disposed of accord ing to the provisions of the homestead law.i only. Amendments wore adopted striking out the words which exempt Missouri from the provision s of tha bill , repealing the com mutation clause of the homestead law , and allowing persons who have abandoned or re linquished tlielr homestead entries to make another entry. Tha bill was then passed , Mr. O'Nell of Pennsylvania called up the bill Increasing the pension of the widow of llrlgndlor General Emory to { 50 a month , end It nusso'l. The house then went Into committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. Upon the suggestion that proper provision bad already been made for the post in the sundry civil appropriation bill , the appropria tion of ? 100,000 fur n continuation of the work on the now military post ut Denver was stricken out. Mr. Handall raised a point of order against the clause appropriating $500,000 for the pur chase of movable submarine torpedoes , and pending a decision on this point , the commit tee of the whole rose and the house ad journed , for thn Indian. S' , Fob , 7. The sub-committee ia charge of the Indian appropriation bill has included In the measure some Items of now legislation of the llrst Importance. Ono of these proposes to create a commission of llvo members to negotiate with the llvo civilized tribes ot Indians for a full and complete re- liiiquishmont of their claim to the Cherokco outlet. Tlio committee Is also authorized to proposeto the civilized tribes their admission I nto the union separately , or as one state or territory , with an understanding that the Indians shall have full rights of cltUoushlp. Another Item , Inserted to guard against the failure of the bill to divide the Sioux reser vation la Dakota , proposes the appointment Of a commission of throa members to again negotiate with the Sioux for a relinquish- Uictit of a portion of thulr reservation. Naval Hill Amendment ! ) . WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. Senator Chandler to-day Introduced a proposed amendment to the naval appropriation bill , authorizing the construction by oontructof two harbor rams Of stool , to cost , without armament , not ex- co jdhiK 11,500,000 eucli , and of Uftcon gun boats or cruisers , each not to exceed 1,000,000 , tons on dlsplucemont , or $500,000 In cost. It apuropiiutes $5,000,000 to botdii the construe- tfon of vc U and $3,000,000 , for urtaauicut. WOMAN' Synopsis of tlio Joint Hcsolutlorl He portnl to the Hcnnto. WASIIISOTON , Fob. " , The Joint rcsolutioi reported In the scnato to-day by Mr. Blair from the committee on woman's suffrage recommends the adoption of tbo resolution After reviewing the history of the woman's sufTniKc movement , and making some com incuts on n denial of the right of suffrage to woman as an Injustice equal to that of negro slavery , It concludes as follows : "Unless this government shall bo niado and preserved truly republican in form by the enfranchisement of woman , the grca reform which her ballot would accomplish may never be. The demoralization and ills Integration now proceeding in the bed } politic are not likely soon to be nrrestcd. Corruption is already a well-nigh fatal disease. A republlcar form of irovcrnincnt cannot survive hnl Rlnvo and half free. The ballot Is withheli from women because men are not willing to part with one-half the sovereign power There Is ho other real causu for the contlnuci iwrpotration of this unnatural tyranny. En franchise women , or this icpubllc wit steadily advance to the .same destruction , the sumo ignoble mul tragic catastrophe , which has ongnlfed nil the male republic * of his tory. Let us establish a republic in which botli men and women shall be free indeed , Then Shall the republic bo perpetual. " A minority report ndv-CHc to the adoption of the resolution will be presented , Stronu WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. A member of the house foreign alT.ilra committee s.ild to-dai that the opDo.iitlon to the Hdmunds' Panama resolution would bo qultB vigorous. It would bo based , in hla opinion , upon a wrong view of the matter. The opponents of the resolu lion , as they had expressed themselves based thoi < * opposition upon tws things : First , that thu Monroe doctrine was never intended to apply to-such enterprises as tha canal , and could not bo fairly so constructed ; second , that the resolution , in its effect , do nounccd an enterprise that waa failing , and that such expression of sentiment would de ter the Investment of capital on the Amur inan continent. Those members favoring the. resolution , however , constitute the ma jority , and hold that now , with the party in the French chamber of deputies openly de claring in favor of the government assuming control of the canal , this country ought to cx- firess itself. Unable to Ajjrec. WAMIIXUTON , Fob. 7. TUo conferees on the Montana , Dakota mid New Mexico ad mission bill wore In session a short tlmo this morning mid adjourned until " o'clockyith - out having come to any agreement. A meetIng - Ing was hold In the afternoon at which it was decided to report to the two houses that the conference was unable to agree. Mrs. Slicridiui'H I'cn.sion. WASIIIXOTOX , Feb. 7. The senate com mittee on military affairs has ordered a favorable report upon the proposition to present Mrs. Irene Huckcr-Shcridan $ . > ( ' ,000 in token of the country's appreciation of the services rendered by her Husband , General Sheridan. This is to bo urged in lieu of a pension. The Wnsliiimton Aqueduct. WASHINGTON' , Feb. 7. The joint congress ional committee investigating the construc tion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel have about concluded to order the entire lining of the tunnel replaced , and to charge the cost to the contractors. The estimated cost is 5000,000. The Ci'oo'c Mill Kcpnrtcd Favorably. WASIIIXUTOX , Fob. 7. The bill to ratify the agreement with the Creek Indians , sent to congress u few dny.s ago by the president a message recommending its passage , was favorably reported to.day from the commit tee on Indian affairs. A. I'OBTMASTHU INDICTKD. Charged "With the Murder of O. A. Scldcn , Former- ! Oinalin. CiiKYr.N'XE , Wyo. , Fob. 7. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BF.E.J John A. Snorter , post waster at Maaville , Wyo. , was indicted by the grand Jury of Converse county to-day for the murder of O. A. Selden , his business partner. Scldcn , who was a wealthy busi ness man of Omaha , was associated with Sheffer in establishing tlio now town of Manvillo. On the evening of August 15 , 18S7 , while sitting at supper with his wife , Selden was killed by some unknown assassin who pushed a double-barrelled shotgun through an open window and blew his brains out. No clue to the murderer could bo found. Detectives have been working on the case for the post year and it is claimed have evi dence which will provo boy end doubt that ShefTor committed the murder. ShefTcr is an old man and quite wealthy. The Kfileacy of 11 Miidstone. K.VKSAS CITT , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram ; o Tun BHIL ] & \ > r several years past the Ittlo cight-yoar-old son of Mrs. Galliland , o S'o. 511 East Eleventh street , has boon alllictcd with a cancer in the center of his right cheek. About a year ago two doctors examined it , pronounced it cancer , and the child was sent lo u local hospital , where it was cut out. A few months ago it reappeared n the cheek and grow to' its former size , causing great pain. It was then decided to , ry the effects of a madstone on the child. A stone , owned in San Francisco , but in the ) ossossion of a man In Independence , Mo. , was procured. It was applied to the patient's right shoulder and bandaged on tightly. This was done nearly two weeks ago , and the child has been greatly benolltted , suffering 10 pain whatever. The stone is on the arm about forty minutes at u time , and when it is cmovcd It is cleaned in a basin of water. It s thought that the boy will bo permanently cured in another fortnight. A. Dust IC.vplosfon. KAXSAS CITT , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram o Tin : BKE. | Soon after lo'clock this morn- ng an explosion of dust occurred on the fourth floor of the Carlo & Sons' oatmeal nllls , corner of Santa Fe and Eighth streets , and immcJialcly thereafter llamos Issued from the windows of that story. The ontlro Ire department was called to the scene early , and succeeded In preventing the spread of ho flro to the adjoining buildings. They confined the bhizo to the floor on which It vns first seen , but In doing so deluged the structure with water ana thereby caused a icavy loss on gram in store. The total loss nn the building , machinery and stock is bo- , woeu S15.00J and $20,000 , which Is covered by Insurance for moro ttiau twice the greater amount. Until yesterday the mill had not been In operation since last Saturday , so the owners cannot account for the lire except on he theory nf spontaneous combustion in the dust mill. Hebuildiug will begin at once. The Alanlcan Outr.iRCU Denied. KANSAS CITV , Fob , 7. [ Special Telegram 0 Tun Bun. ] The Hon. and Mrs. Louis L. iVilllams , of Juneau , Alaska , are at the 3oates House. Mr. Williams Is a United States commissioner to Alaska , and is u citi zen of nootivlle ! , Mo. Ho Is oa his way to Washington on olllciul business. Hogardlng 1 statement of n Mrs , Voqrhccs , made about six weeks ago , that the United States soldiers outrage native ) Indian women of Alaska , Mr. iVilllams says ; "The charge is ridiculous and an Infamous falsehood , and U easily dls- > rovod. In the llrst place the nutivo women ire devoid of morality , and In the second > luco there are no soldiers In Alaska. There ire n few marines , thirty I believe at Sltka , and there are a few sailors. " ' I'romlnont Citizen Killed. Toriiiu , Kun. , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram o Tuu HUB. ) Bagone Kopf , 'a prominent justness iiuin of Council Grove , was killed at White City this morning , while getting off lui Hock Island train. In Jumping from the ram Mr. Kopf was thrown against an oil barrel , striking lib head. Ho never regained consciousness. It Wan n Fake. AI.IIANV , N. Y. , Fob. 7. A Giovorsvillo special suys ; There is no truth ia the ru- nors of the drowning of seventeen men by cams breaking through the lea ou the Sun- aniiauu rlvur , near 1'lno Lake , several days ago. WHY SEWALL WAS RELIEVED His Views Conflict ; with Thoao o the Administration. HE SAYS THAT HE IS MISJUDGED And Given Ills Own Version nl the Affair in Which Bnyui-il Fig ures In an Unenviable Unlit. Snwnll Asked ( o \V.\sniNiirON , Pel ) . 7 This morning Har old M. Sou-all , consul general to the Sauioan Islands , received notlllc.itton from the state department that his resignation would bo no ccptable , on the ground that his views were not in harmony with those of the administra tion. tion.An An "Associated prew reporter called this evening upon Mr. Sewall and asked for n statement of the reasons given by the .state department for requesting his resignation at consul general to Samoa. Mr. So wall said : ' The reason given is a disagreement of my views with the vio\V9 entertained by thestatu department on S.unoan affairs. This refers , 1 suppose , to the testimony given by mo be fore the spnato committee on forclcn rela tions. No disapproval of my conduct in Samoa has over boon expressed by the do- p.irtment as far as I know. The views I ex pressed pa the situation and the remedy necessary were given ut the reijuest of the senate committee. It was not for mo to con sider whether those views nuruoil with Mr. Bayard's or not. I do know , however , that they coincide with those of all Americans who have plvca the matter any thought , the state department oxceptcd , for which 1 can not spuak , " Sou-all said that whatever his persona opinion of Bayard's attitude ml ht bo , IIL had during his entire tarm of ser vice implicitly followed Instructions , notwithstanding they had plum him in a false und humiliating position. ' 'A great stir was made , " said he , "by the recent announcement of the dcclara turn of martial law by the Germans in Apia , but this was only a repetition of what hap pened bolore. Hven before the Americans bad been deprived of their rljjht to u Joint vote in the government of Apia , German sentries had been posted and instructed to shoot dead all men not answering the challenge. Notices giviuf ? warning ol this were posted only in German script. When war was declared ufialnst Malietoa , Apia was occupied without notice to the Americans. A leading American merchant , standing on his own land , was knocked down by a Gorman sailor , who , on return in ? to his ship , win imprisoned for not having bay- onettod the man. L myself was stopped on the highway even before war hail been declared , and nn oflicer thrcateneil to shoot mo if 1 proceeded. German sentries are posted around my consulate at night. It is for testifying to these facts , 1 presume , that my resignation was asked. "It is natural that I should differ witli Mr. tJayard in a policy if such it could be called which permits sueh things to bo done. Were my regret , " said Suwull , "at the loss of prestige in the Paelllc by our submission to Gorman aReressioa ia Samoa the measure of my humiliating ex perience there , I could await patiently the publication of my testimony mid the certain results of an aroused and intelligent publiu opinion. But to my lasting chagrin and sorrow row , misled bv Bayard , "and actinir under his instructions , I misled the weak and suffering Samoins into fresh misfortune. Upon Mr. Bayard and myself , as an innocent instrument obeying his instruction , must rest the grievous re sponsibility for the distresses which now threaten the very oxislcncu of the Samoan people. When I arrived in Samoa the insur rection of Tamasese , fostered by the Ger man ortlcials for purposes now made plain , was on the point of disintegration. Malieioa , wtio had been repeatedly held back by our representatives from asserting' his authority , hail determined to tolerate tins no longer. The day after I arrived , I ro- ceived'instruction , the purport of which waste to restrain him. I did so , giving him to un derstand. as Bayard gave mo to understand , that neither ho nor his people would bo al lowed to suffer. Maliotoa yielded at ray solicitation , and our national honor was pledged that wo would insist upon our treaty right to the independent exist ence of Samoa. I could not better have served German purposes than by this mis sion of mine. At. a matter of fact , public documents now before congress showed that the instructions in obedience to which I acted on this occasion wcra sent ma at the instance of the German und British ministers. "In less than a month German ships ar rived. Maliotoa and his chiefs were reported and the man whoso life I mid saved by my intervention was installed in Malietna's place. Pitiless persecution wns bnguu on Samoans suspected of friendship for our flag , and Gei-man control was as effectually es tablished as under open annexation. Having restrained the Samoans when they could liavo destroyed Tamasese , and with his de struction thu basis for German interference , I urirod their submission , trusting that when dually the truth was known our promises to them would bo fulfilled and our honor saved by a restoration of the status before the conference , when I gave Maliotoa such fatal advice. In justice to myself and la the hope of securing it for these wretched people , I speak as I do. "Before leaving for Samoa I had been about the stnto department and with the president at odd intervals for a month , ex- Dlaming the situation and pointing out the .nevitablo result of the German proceedings , and \varning them that that would bapiion which has come to pass. When the rinlnir of Mataafa became known , and the German ileot ordered to return to Samoa , I assorted positively a Bayard that there could bo but one' motive n this , mid that was to actively assist I'arnaseso in lighting Mataafa. Bayard re- icatcd to mo fresh assurances from Bis- jiarck that Germany did not care who was dug. But immediately on the arrival of the Gorman ships with a new Gorman consul , Dr. Knupne , wo Und them siding with Tamaseso ind precipitating a conflict lor which the iamouns will bo forced to pay heavilv. Uoalizing the unfortunate predicament of our own people , and bitterly conscious of our obligations to the Samoans , I sought to gut from Bayard instructions that would enable us to assort our proirasltion , but all the in structions I received was n copy of an apologetic note to the German consul on account of an alleged newspaper inter view and fresli assurances from Germany. " Hogurdlng the action of the state depart ment in accepting Bismarck's proposition for i conference ut Berlin , Mr. Sou-all Raid ho concurs with every OHO who has studied the question that a restoration of the status quo should bo preliminary to any ncKotiatioiiH. Bismark's proposition to renew the confer- cnca on Gorman ground means much. Minis ter Pendloton Is sick , and whoever repre sents us is to bo removed from American mblic fooling , and , moreover , not Ikely to bo well acquainted with the subject. Weber , for years thn German consul in Samoa , and Becker , ate German consul there , together with a lost of other ofllcials who know Samoan pol- tics , are in Berlin , and will aid Bismarck , , Veber was in Washington during the -con- 'orcnce here coaching tha Goruum ministers , iesidos , the history of our negotiations vith Germany , as pointed out by Bates , should caution us and make us reluctant to accept any assurances , for they have been niado most freely on the eve of her most Im portant movements there. Secretory Bavurd was seen , but declined o say anything on the subject. Sullivan IB Knjoylnjr iNnuNAi'OMS , Feb. 7. It Is Riven out hero o-nlgut that a friend of Sullivan , the ab sconding county clerk , received a letter dated nt Montreal , wherein ho tells of his info arrival in Canada , and remarks that ho s enjoying himself. Ho also says ho intends o start u hotel In Canada und become u loyal ubject of the queen. Ho states that ha has ecu Moore , the absconding Insurance agent , ItovUlna the Agreement. CHICAGO , Fob , 7. At a meeting of the managers of lines In the territory of the C cntrul Trufllo association to-day , the coin- mlttco on revision submitted proposed arti cles of re-organlzatlon. The meeting took no action other than to order the revised agreement printed , and copies sent to the nauagura of all the lines in the territory for onglderatlou , criticism and. amend moat. PINS INjnS TONGUU. Itrutal Treatment of n AVcad-Mlndoi NnnnvsK.v Crn'i Nob. , Pcb. 7. fSpccia Telegram to Tn BijC. ! Mrs , Klngchargoi with maltreating ] at imbecile stepson , hai her trial this afternoon. The witnesses tea tilled that she liad-bfton threatened to kll the ) oy , and had Saio'ekod him down with i clubTstuck pins lu hw tongue and Ictckci him , The doctors' , , festtlled that the boy'i body was covered with bruises from head t < foot. The woman was llnod SIS. The boj will bo sent to the Hentrico institute. Another Vlcjhu of Dr. IJurrctt. LINCOLNNob. . , , , , } ? . 7. [ Special to Tim ttr.c. | Nols Johnson , living two and one- half miles north ot Lindsay , who has boon a cripple and bedridden for three years past , was visited by "Lr. ) " Barrett in August last. The doctor made an examination , and said lit could euro him in throu months for SIOO. .lohnson agreed to the proposition , ami the doctor drew .up what purported to be a con tract , but which turns out to bo n note foi f 100 , which ho sold to the State UanK ol Newman's Grpve. Johnson declines to paj 1C , and has now n law suit on his hands. It needless to say that the doctor never sent lohnson nny medicine nor braces for his leg , as he agreed to. In fact Johnson never heml a word from him since , although the mt'iit cine was to ho sent in turee days from iflc time of the doctor's visit. The medicine has not arrived yet. Fremont Items. FUKMOXT , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tnr Bni : . ) HIIRO C. Lcberman died -at his homi in this city last night , after an Illness of four 01 five days , Mr. Loborman , foranumbei of years past , represented II. Fuhrmnn , ol this city , on the road , but since January 1 has traveled for M. 1C. Smith & Co. , ol Omaha. IIo was n uplcndid salesman mid one of the most popular "boys" ou the road. He loaves a wife and one child well provided for. The funeral will be hold Sunday after noon. A series of evangelistic services were begun hero last nkht. They uro under the management of the Methodist and Baptist churohos , and for the first two weeks will be hold at the Methodist church. They will continue for a month. They are being con ducted by Uev. H. O. Smead , a well known and successful evangelist from Minneapolis , assisted by HOT. J. S. Frank. * From I'on on. POXCA , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tin : Bun. ) A disastrous fire on the farm of S. I. Ilnrf , ton miles southwest of Ponca , re sulted In the destruction of a largo barn and its contents. Thirteen head of valuable horses and a largo amount of grain , ma chinery and harness were consumed. The loss will bo several thoas.iad dollars. Yesterday morning as Dr. E. T. Huclcor was returning from a visit in the country , the team ran aw.iv , throwing the doctor and the tlrlvpr from the carriage. Both were rendered unconscious. On the day previous Dr. J. M. O'Connell was thrown from his carriage , breaking his noso. _ Deatli < > r. n Plonror. " Scnrri.Kii , Neb. , Feb. 7. | Special Tele gram to TUB BEEij'- William M. Wnliccr , n member of the linn of Shaw & Walker , hay dealers , died suddenly of heart disease this evening. Mr. Walker was one ot the first settlers of Colfax county and one of Schuy- ler's most prominent' and wealthy business men. He was a melnber of the Accacia lodge of Frco Masons , and will bo burled under their auspices. Kaldwfn-l'nync. MASON- CITY , Neb. , Fob. 7 [ Special to TUB BHB.J Ivist oveuinsr at 8'W : o'clock , at the residence of tho' ' bride's parents , Mr. J. F. Baldwin , cashicr.oi the Peoples' bank at this olacc , was iriarVlcd to Miss Minna , daughter of Mr. an $ Mrs. J. A. I'nyne , by the Uev. UT. Oliver. ' 'pf Kearney. A number of handsome and valuable wedding presents were receive d. ; ' Suicldo Ntiiu' I5\vinr. Ewixo , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEK.J A man by the 'name of A. C. Bogoss , who lived nine miles north of this | ) laeo , deliberately shot himself this morn ing. The fatal charge lacerated his head and face in a fearful manner. The cause of the suicide was family troubles. A Cornell University ITICA , N. Y. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to TUB BBB.ITho appearance of scarlet fever among the Coraell students promises ; o create nearly a * much scare as tbo recent visitation of small-pox. Forest Homo is a hamlet ono mile from the university , and up ward of sevciity students board there. A row days ago a child In the village was attacked by scarlet fever , and to-day two low cases are reported. When the matter waa reported to President Adams n special meeting of the faculty was called , and Drs. Law and Hitchcock were sent to look uftor the safety of the students. The postofllco , boarding house and several private houses wore fumigated , ana notices posted for- ) idding the students to approach these build- nga , or nny of the occupants to appear on the university campus. Several students are among those quarantined. A Now HaUronil Dcul. EvAXsvir.LK , Ind. , Feb. 7. It is reported icro to-night in Now York advices to the Journal that the Macicoy railroad syndicate hud secured control of the Louisville , Evansville - villo & St. Louis air line railroad and the Illinois a& St. I.ouis railroad. he latter running from Bellvillo , 111. , o Kast St. Louis , which , by building from Mount Vernon , 111. , to Belleville , some seventy miles , will give the Miiekey people a lircct line between St. Louis , Evansville and vouisville. The now deal will take effect day 1. - * - The Iowa I'Vomht Ilntc.s. CHICAGO , Fob. 7. The Hock Island and others of the Iowa lines have decided to ro- luce all rates in that state to the sams level , nstoad of availing themselves of the oniis- Ions in the commissioner's schedules. They take the position that If hey maintain the present rates on grain , coal and live stock. No good will como of it , ui the commissioners now Imvo authority to reduce these rates , and will doubtless immediately rectify their mistake a omitting the articles named from the chedulc. An Ijinli2Z7.ler Sentenced. PiurADKi.i'iiiA , Fob.'f ? . Ambrose T. Secor , ormerly bookkeeper" and cashier at the American District . Telegraph companv , ileaded guilty to-day to.tho omboz-ilcmont of 10 funds of the company , and was sentenced o three years' imprisonment. The amount nvolved is 8iid : to bajlboati 517,000. A. MuKiiillceht I * u rue. ST. LOL-ifi , Feb. 7.-4T to St. Louis Trotting association to-day dc Uq\l | \ to offer a $10,030 guarantee purse for lifSi- class trotters for ho fall mooting. Thh the largest purse vcr offered in the west , , , A Hit ; Flrp'in London. LONDON , Feb. 7. A great flro is raging on Yard's wharf , at Lambeth. Adjacent to ho wharf are sovoraUlrtrgo oil and timber varohouses , all of wlllcjlliro lu great danger. hate ArrcHis. At a late hour last night Defective Dcmp- oy succeeded In arresting Patrick Crow , vho is charged by Chief Gulllgan with set- ing lire to a barn ou Twenty-eighth street. Beaten Boll , who oudaugorod the lives of ho occupants of the Kstcrbrook block by loglectlng the boiler in that building while out electioneering ; was picked up and spent he night behind the bar * . Helnxatlon. II. C. Hilt , a lawyer , was arrested on Jouglas street last night by Oflicer Gallon or being drunk. Ho resisted vigorously nd was booked on that charge as well. Vhen taken to the station ho toro down tha vatcr closet , and raised Cain generally until t was found necessary to handcuff him to a lost. THE PARSELl COMMISSION , Another Interesting Installment of Times' Testimony. LE OARON ON THE STAND. lie Coolly Confesses Ills Purpose In America to llnvo liccn the He- trnynl < > ( ' tlic Irish Cause. HoV 9 a British Spy. Feb. 7. The Purncll commission reconvened tills morning witn witness Beach Alino Lo Ciiron , stilt on the stand. Ho explained certain geometric designs In ttiu constitution of the unltoa suctions as being symbols for sccrotnry mid treasurer. In March , 1S , the wltucu nttoniloit the illstrlet convention of the uiiltcil sections , lit which Sullivan anil Lomasney were present. At the convention of the reunited .sections , now known us the United Brotherhood , hold in Juno , 1S33 , 11 delegate from Detroit , where Lomasney's widow lives , brought up the question of supporting her because of Lom- nsney's services to the brotherhood. The objection was mndo by the defense tlint this was not evidence. Attorney Gen- cm ! Webster hold Unit these organizations were really one , and that the evidence was ndniissablo because Egan , Sheridan und others wore directly connected with tholrisli rovolutioimry brotherhood und the Irish United Hrolherhooil. The discussion was continued ab length , during which the attor ney general admitted tlnit lie never had bocn prepared to mmgcst Unit Parnoll or other members of parliament were personally con nected with murderous outrages. His con tention was that they were nllied with people whom they Unew to be , or could have known If they hud made proper Inquiries , to have been prominently con nected many years with such outrages. They had allied themselves intimately with the ' ! . It. H. , " and availed themselves of its money. Knowing the character of the "I. l { . H. , " they contiiiuiul thulr allegiance with It after a most dlstinet and positive notice , It had been proved that several members of the commons attended four of the llvo league conventions in America whore the " 1. K. H. " controlled the proceedings. The court decided to admit the evidence on the ground that the "U. B. , " Clan-iia-Gaol and " 1. U. 15. " were practically the same body and united. It had been proved that certain persons , including Kgan , llrennan and Sher idan , among the persons charged were mem bers of the " 1. U. 15. " lOvhlpiico , not of one member's conversation with another , but ate to what was done in convention of the UU U. " would be evidence against them , Bench , continuing , said ho accompanied Ktrtm and other deluuutes to the Boston con vontiou in Wsl. Egnu explained his escape and told how he received information froir Dublin Qnstle regarding tlie Intended movement mont nf the authorltleu. li&iiii told the wit ness that John Walsh and Dennis McCarthy were sent to Australia to assist the Fenini : prisoners to escape. 'Ho.uh said ho knew tha ICgan was a member ot the "U. U. " In 18SI1 , and ho bollovcd that he had since continued to bo a member. The witness idontilietl it re port dated September ! M , ISS-i , congratulat ing the members upon the Increased strcngtli of the orfiani/.ation , and upon having con ncctcd nil the broken links. Beach produced a copy of a circular signet by Kgan , dated January , ltS5 , forbidding oao camp sending circulars to another. All communications must bo made through head quarters. The witness visited the southcn state. * in November , 1SS5 , with a letter from Egan describing him an u most dcvototl friend of the Irish nationalists. Beach was on the committee that tried and expelled Dr. Cronan. "Egan. " the witness continued , presided at the league meetings in ISSt and S-M. A circular issued in March , Isi'i ' , re ferred to the 'emasculated and unacceptable homo rula scheme , ' and urged the camps to remit funds for 'delusion , ' a cipher word for dynamite. " Sir Charles Hussell then began the cross- examination of the witness. Beach said be went to America In 18(51. ( After his arrival he joined the army. His object was to obtain all the information possible. He swore to llirht for Ireland's ' imlcoondonce , and took the Fenian military oith of allegiance. He did not intend Vo keep the oath. He never forgot that ho was an English subject and British born. Knowing that the conspiracy existed , Uovroto about it to his father , who , ou his volition , informed the member of parliament for Colchester , who advised him to inform the home oftlce. From 18 J5 tbo witness tried to obtain the confidence of those connected with the organization for the purpose of be traying it to every extent ho could. "I never had the slightest syinpathy with the move ment , " no s.iid. In reply to further questions Boaeh said : ' 'All my communi cations were made to my father up to IS'iS. I was once ndjutaiit general of the Fenian Military brotherhood , and attended a council of war. I considered myself a mili tary spy in my country's service. Prom ISliS until Fcbrurry ] , 1SS ! , I communicated directly with the British government. My usefulness is now stopno.l. My communica tion : ! nurubur hundreds ot thousands , They were very numerous up to ISifl. " CHICAGO , Feb. 7. According to a statement of Witness Beach , or Lo Caron , before the Purnell commission , during a tnpJito Mil waukee in 1SS3 , Alexander Sullivan had talked freely to him about Irish revolutionary tactics. Mr. Sullivan this evening entered a general denial. The wholo.of Beach's story , he declares , U a tissue of lies woven without oven a respectable amount of ingenuity. The Dally News to-morrow will say : "Lo Caron was president of the State Pharma ceutical nssociatian in 1&84 , and before and smco that time has been making endeavors to secure the appointment as u member of the state board of pharmacy. In the con vention at I'coria last August ho failed to se cure the endorsement of the association for the position and has showed bad blood. " About a Diamond. Wednesday night .limuiio'Tiinothy , form erly a bartender , lost diamond from a ring. It was picked tip by "Colonel" Mosby , who claims to bo u cook , hut is general roustabout at a baleen , He had it valued by several jewelers , and had about completed arrange ments for having it re-set , when the owner got on his trade and suited him for it. Ho said ho had lost it , but as the story ho told was rather thin , ho was arrested by Detective Drm psuy. The diamond is worth ubont $35. 1'oliitod Argument. A warrant In out for the arrest of Iko McCarty , who is charged with Blabbing Hoary Gatowoud. The man had a dispute over the location of the city hall , and while arguing in a Vinton street saloon , McCarty clinched his arguments with u knife. The police give him a hard name. i' d to iliillco Berkn. Peter Borget SHVB ho is a Canadian and u carpenter. The police say he is a suspicions character and an Inmate of a house of ill fame , and arrested him as such. To-day Judge Berlin will decide who is right , Peter Wont. Peter Johnson , a bartender , got on a drunk last night and was called down by Oftlcor Kvcrl.v. Ho did not feel Inclined to take good advice , and objected to going to the po lice station , but ho went , and is charged with resisting an otllcor. Meddlesome Mike. Mike Haze endeavored to prevent Ofllcflr Fisher from making an arrest lastnlght , and was run in Himself. The other prisoner was only a plain drunk , and Mike will have to answer a uioro bcrious charge. The Bicycle Contest. The bicycle race maintains Us Interest , the contest being extremely close. Last night Prince lost a lap through an accident. The score at the close was 'Ml miles 'each. Veen Tliero Ilcfuro. Gcrt McCoy was run in again last night charged with disturbing the peace , Opposite her name on the jail record U marked "ex- convict.1' Too Jubilant. J. Nightingale , a collector , celebrated the collection of a bud debt by discharging a re volver on Tenth street. OHlcers KowdeuTind Keyset escorted him to the station. A ROYAL. SCAPEGRACE. HcinliilHcotiers ot Crown Prince Uu dotph liy A Snn Francisco Man. At 817 Post slreqt , In this city , tliorc is nt present residing 11 gentleman wltli n Kuropenn reputation N. Huasol , M , 1) . Though possessed of tin English- scorning niiiiic , Or. Hussol is a Kussinn by birth mid education. IIo is well known 119 the iiuthor of strong I'nn- Seltivlc writings , anil is u loading figure among these who adhere to that politi cal doctrine In Uussln. Formerly residing in the Balkan prin- cipalltios , Dr. Hitssel there catnoin con- tac't oneo with Prince Rudolph , the lately deceased crown prlncoof Austria , in reference to which clreumstiineo ho wns inlorvicwod by ntian Francisco Kx- ami nor reporter. "i first mot I'rineo Uudolph"saiilthc doctor , "in l.SSo , upon the occasion ol his visit to Uustehuk , in Hulgarla. Ho was then returning homeward from Con stantinople. having been makitig a tour of Iho ontlro Balkan peninsula. doubt less with. the idoaof IcarnliigsomothliiK of the people ho might one day liopo to govern that In , should Austrian in trigues prove successful. 1 was then a resident of Kustoliulc. "I'rineoss Stephanie , Uudolpli'a wife , had accompanied her husband on his lour , and. as n mailer of cotirsea recep tion was arranged for the royal pair. As to the princess , it was , doubtless ) , sincere , for she wns a very attractive woman , whoso cause for sorrow , through the circumstance of her married life , wore already known , and had won for her much sympathy. Her husband , however , had no cause to complain of the apparent heartiness of his recep tion. A great many of the notables of the city were presented to the prince anil princess , and our own ruler , IMnco Alexander , did me the honor to intro duce me. "The crown prince expressed a wish to have a private conversation with me. Lie said that ho had been much inter ested in my Pan-Sclavie writings and speeches , and would much like to have a personal exchange of views with mo upon the subject. As a matter of eourse'--hero Dr. Uussel smiled slightly "it was impossible to decline so Hut- tering an invitation. "lint perhaps I had bettor say a word as to the prince's personal appearance. J cannot SUV that it was in any way im pressive. lie was short and slijjht meager-looking , in fact a blonde , and not at all handsome. The most strik ing feature of his face was the Ilans- burg under lip , which is a peculiarity rarely , if ever , absent from the coun tenances of his family. In his case it was very pronounced , heavy and gross- looking. "In spile of his rich uniform that of an Austrian colonel ho was not at all princely-looking , anil I could not help contrasting him with our own kingly Alexander , mid drawing mental con clusions very unfavorable to Hudolph. His wife , however , Princess Stephanie , who , on the occasion in question , was dressed quietly and tastefully in gray , was most attractive looking. "Tho iirinco wished to obtain my views upon the future of the lialkun peninsula , and at the same time favored mo with liis own , in which it was made quite evident he was desirous 1 should coincide. Being of directly opposite opinions , naturally wo could not" agree upon the subject. When the conversa tion ended ho parted from me with many polite expressions of esteem. Tlii was the only time 1 ever met him. "Talcing the interest in the future ruler of Austria that 1 did for political reasons , it waa only natural that I should have learned something about him. In his later years , at least , there has been little to admire in his charac ter. He constituted in his own person an additional proof of the tliory that the royal family of Austria was rapidly decaying , mentally and physically. The prince had talents , but lie lacked the moral stamina , necessary to keep them properly directed. "Of liis moral life , perhaps , the loss said the better , though it should bo stated that in his , early manhood ho was nothing like the character he became if late years. Uo married the Princess Stephanie , daughter of King Leopold , 3f Belgium. It was an ideal royal love match , and for several years thereafter , perhaps , they wore the lumpiest princely couple in Europe. She wns an irtist of much genius , besides being a line musician and otherwise highly ac complished. The prince himself , in his jarhcr years , was much inclined to literature. "Together , in the first years of their married life , they prepared a series of trlicles on various subjects , the prince furnishing what you call the 'copy' and , lie princess the illustrations , which ivcre sent to the Gartonlaubo , the prin ciple illustrated periodical in Germany. The contributions were sent anony- ' nously , and whether the editor kno'w , he authorship or not ho affected not to , ind paid for the articles ut his usual rates. "Tho prince's first wrong step re- lultcd from a sudden infatuation which 10 conceived for a beautiful Jewess vlioin lie mot casually on the street. lo made the girl's acquaintance and iho became his mistress , "Princess Stephanie soon discovered : ho truth , and many scenes took place n consequence between the royal iouplo , becoming the tall ; not alone of Vienna , but of Kuropo. The prince iould not he induced u > give up his now eve , at least not for a long time , and , laving once broken from his former food principles , ho fcoomod to give free oin to all those impulses of unro- traincd license which came to turn ' , 'ith the blood of his ancestry. His oputation became little less than in- ainous , and Iho Princess Stephanie's wtionee and forbearance reached their ittormost limits. She then suuaratcd rom him and began proceedings for u livorcc. "As to the rumors now in circulation > s to the manner of Itudoph's doulh ho story , for instance , that ho was shot ly a forester who had only too good roa- on to seek' revenge I know no reason fhy something of the kind may not bo rue. It IB not many years asro since lislifo was actually attempted by the iUHbaiul of a lady whom he had in- ulted. You will not find the incident nontioncd in the olllcial history of Austria , " suggested Dr. Kussol , with a light smile , "probably not even In the lies of the Vienna nowspapnra , but it . as , nevertheless , a commonly known nd accoplcd fact , though every otlort /as made to Iccop it secret. " W. Slim Wong Sin& has appealed from the decision f Judge Berka , who lined him | 50 .ind costs or running an opium joint , and will carry liocaaolo the district court. SlngFong , -ent on his bond Bai-cojmulil "l-'roin tlio Nllo. A kind of Kgyplian mummy morgue 9 about to bo installed in two rooms of ho Palais du Louvre , contiguous to the ittll known aa tint "Sallo dcs Deux , " ays a Purls despatch to the London ) uily Telegraph. Twenty nareopughl rom the banks of the Nile have been /Ing > n the lumber room of the hotel ) r several ye-ord , us there was no place Mioroin they could bo arranged for mbllc exhibition. Now Haven Palladium : Lost A old wavo. Finder will pluaso ruturn a the signal olllco und prevent uortiii cation. THEIR LAST HOP.E HAS FLED , Iowa Liquor Donlors Moot With An. other Dofont. THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE CASES , A Supreme Court Itiilttiir Which has the KftVct ol' Tracticnlly Und * hip the KlRht Other Decisions. The Lint Prop Gone. Moixn * la. , , Fob. 7. - [ Special Tele gram to Tim BKK.J The supreme court decided to-day the famous "original package" cases , representing the last prop upon which Iowa liquor dealers had rolled. The decision Is against them mid In favor of the Btafo. The case In point was that of Collins vs. Hills und others , from Ivoohuk , both parties having appealed , though the lower court Jiud decided In favor of tlialiiitor ] dealer on one point. The ovldoiico allowed Unit Uo had boon selling whisky and beer for use as a bevorago. having purchased his liquors In Ohio , Illinois and Missouri , and imported them to Iowa. The beer had been sold In cases Just as they were delivered to him by the i-arrier , and the whisky was sold bv t'l'o single bottle , some of it in pint and aoiho In quart Dottles , Just as it was put up by the manufacturer , but wus shipped in boxes or barrels. The lower court held In effect that the transaction of selling the beer In the manner in which it was done , was beyond the power of the state to control or prohibit , but w.u purely a matter of commerce between the states , which could bo regulated only by thu congress of the United States ; also that when the boxes and barrels in which the bottles of whisny were tditppcd to and re ceived by defendant were opened , and they were removed therefrom , the transaction in n matter of Intcr-sinl" commerce was fully consummated , and that subsequent dealing's with the liquors wore governed by the statutes of this state. The opinion of the supreme court Is by Judge Heed , and holds that the distinct on made between the sale of the beer and the whisky is not sound. The way in which it was placed does not ma terially niter the character of the transaction. In both cases he says that thu liquor was bought , to be sold in Iowa , mid it would bo absurd to say that it would bo right in ono case to import it mul soil , and in the other it would bo right to import but not to sell it , because to got at it It might bo accessary to smath n box or barrel. The case says the decision turns upon the qurh- ion whether the defendant had the rUht , lotwlthstaiidliiK the statutes , to sell "iho iquors in the state. Aa to that the Judge lolds that there can bo no iloubt , in view of the uniform rulings of the United States supreme court , and In the opinion of the jourt that tho.prohibitory law does not in fringe upon tlio commercial provisions of the federal constitution. Therefore the lower court is reversed. This decision bears upon n number of aimilar cases , and settlea the last hope of tlio Iowa liquor dealers , who had thought that they might at ill be allowed to sell If they sold only in the original packages in which the liquors wore imported. The following decisions wore filed : Hosa- line Martin v.s J. M. Hammond and W. A. Stow , nppollants ; Fremont district ; af firmed. James W. Lewis , appellantv.s II. T. Court- right ; Dickinson district : ntllnnod. Gerald Couirhlin va W.S. . Hichmond ot al , appellant ; Cedar H.ipids superior court , re versed. The Hi-own Case. MASOX Cmlu. . , Fob. 7.--Special [ Tele gram to Tin : Bii.J : The cross-examination of Mrs. Brown this afternoon was rigid in the extreme , but on the main points in her testimony they were unable to move her. In many of the lessor circuinstances connected with the crime Inn- story was r.ithnr lishy , and did not tend to strengthen her case. The state now lias three witnesses to use In rebuttal , and all the evidence will then l a in. It is likely that , by to-morrow night the lawyers will commence on their pleas. Komiuitlc Uul. Bail. Dis : MOI.VES , la. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tun Bni : . | Considerable Interest is felt In the disappearance of W. C. Harvey , the missing agent of the Denver , Texas & Fort Worth railroad , for he lived hero until about a year ago. IIo was train dispatcher for the Wu- bash In this city , coming hero from I'anora , Guthrie county. Ho is runv charged with n defalcation to the amount of from $3,00' ' ' ) ta ? 10,000. A sketch of his life reads like 11 romance , lie was born at the famous Fiva Points In New Yorlc city. Ono daric ami dreary night he wns able to befriend a poor girl , as destitute and miserable as hlmsalf , and through his efforts the two were aunt , west with a large company of waifs. The 1'irl found a home in Illinois and Iho boy In iowa. Before separating the two plighted their troth , and expected some da.v to meet ami marry. The boy foil into gooil hands , was given an education , entered the railroad business , and In tha course of time not finding his early friend , married a yoinii , ' lady of line family living near Panorn. IIo came to Dei Molno.4 as train dispatcher for the Wubash , and las spring went to Denver and was soon given a good position with the I'anhandln road. II is stated that ho loft home a few days before Christmas , leaving word that lie was going Jown the road for a short trip. But as the report rims , he was In Chicago the day beFore - Fore Christmas , and suddenly ami unoxpsct- : dly came fi'co to face with his old love , rimy rccngiiliM'il each other , and are sup' toned to liavo lied together , ho mo mwhilu jbtninlng considerable money bnloiiging to he company. Ills wifu I * now at her father's lome near J'anora , almost prostrated with jricf tit the sad affair. Fio/.cn to Death. DuuuqijR , la. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram lo Tin : Br.n.l The body of an unknown man LVW : found in a ravine ne.ir Center Grove , a rew miles from this city , to-ilny. On ono of ih hands was a scroll with the letters "G , I. " tattooed on it. On his neck was a roJ miiduei-uhiof .stumped with the namu ol 3'Brii'i1. The body wan frown stiff and vrm rithout marks of viulenec. Dircl in Ills Collln. A gendarme was burled alive Iho ) thor day in village near Gronoblo.Ha.vH i I'arli ; despatch to London 'J'oletfrai'n : [ 'he man had become intoxicated on po- ate brandy , mid full Into a profound ilcep. After twenty hour.i passed in ilunihur his friends coiiHldered him to > o dead , particularly as his Imily ns- umed the usual rigidity of n corpse. A'lien the sexton , however , was loivor- UK the remain * of the ill-fated tfon- Inrnio into the f/ravo , he heard moans ind knocks proceeding from tlio intor- or of the ' 'four boards. ' ' Ifo imrnodi iluly bored hole * In tlio sides of thocof- in to let in air , and then knocked off ho lid , The gendarme , had , however , eased lo live , liavlnu horribly mulil- ilod his head in liln frantic but futile ill'orts to burst his collln open. So tor- iblen case nf promuturo burial has mrdly over before boon rnporled In this 'ountry , where hasty interments are inly lee common. Not Dond Init Living Next Door. Some Ion yours ago says thu Montreal iVitness , a woman named J.uuie Lu- ranco , came from a country district lo ilontro.il to earn her living : us n sonm- trcss. Aliont thrco years later she MS informed by a letter from a friend hat the only relative left in her , a Utor , had just died , Time rolled on , , nd a few days ago. in the course of a lonvoraution with nor irrocor , to whom he was speaking of her family , ho in n-mod her that a pornon from the BIIIIIO larish and of tlio fatimo name , and corrc- pending with the description of tha ister , lived next door to her. Tli ioor woman hastened to the spot , and ( tur mutual explanations thu comfort ng fact win revealed ttiat the two uiu are were again united.