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THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE ,
EIGHTEENTH YEAH. OMAHA SATURDAY MOItNING , MARCH 2. 1880. NUMBEK 200
Iho Hostile Factions Said to Hnvo
United on Tracy.
THE LATEST CABINET SLATE.
XlilB One "Warranted Till To-Morrow
- Other nisuntclics Say tlio
\VnrlH Still On In tlio
Umpire State ,
WASHINGTON IJniinvu Tin : OMUIV BUB , )
5in Fouirrr.RXTti STiinnT. J-
WASIIIXOTO.V , D , C. . March 1. I
New York continues tomnko a deadlock In
the construction of Harrison's cabinet. The
situation In rcs | > cct to tlio Empire State has
not changed during the past twenty-four
hours , und IT the sluto given in the dispatches
lust night was duplicated now it would lit the
situation us nearly us possible. General
Harrison said this evening that ho did not
bclicvo that the factions in Now York would
agree upon any ono man ; that If the state Is
given n place do himself at the last moment
would have to make the selection upon his
own responsibility and without the assistance
of thuso who Btiould extend him assistance.
Both Plait nnd Miller are regarded as en
tirely without the pale of cabinet possibili
ties. Tlio friends of ono will not only not
Indorse the other , but they refuse to Indorse
ns n body nny other than their
first choice. Messrs. Hlainc , Wlmlom ,
Noble , Proctor and Wanamaker ,
remain fixed ami ccitain. Mr. Swift , of Cal
ifornia Is still a probability for the navy de
partment , Senator Palmer for the npiicul-
ture , department , and the pipsldent-clcct Is
trying to find a good man from New York to
bo his attorney general. Jf the New York
people weronblo 1o agree upon anybody the
cabinet could be completed almost Instantly.
Hut neither Mr. Swift nor Mr. Palmer will
bo fastened down. Neither of them will bo
tendered the positions to which they have
been Informally assigned until the New
York controversy is bottled , and there does
not beem to be nny immediate prospects of
such a result. Senator J. Fassott , of Now
Yoik , a member of the national committee ,
who is Mr. Plntt's next friend , left Washing
ton this morning for New York , und will re
port in person to his principal all that has
occurred in Washington , and ask for .further
instructions , which ho is expected to return
with to-morrow morning. Until ho comes
buck the relation of Now York to tlio cabinet
will remain In statum quo. It docs not look
as if Mr. Plait's friends do-
sirrd anybody in the cabinet ,
now that they are convinced that
bo cannot have a place. Hois jeprcsonted
hero by the professional politicians of Now
York , Mr. Fnssett , General Knapp , Clinton
McUongal nnd others , who make politics n
business , whiln the opposition to Mr. 1'latt
appears in the person of such leading citi
zens as John F. Pluinmer , Colonel Legrand ,
P. Cannon , Colonel Vanrcnscllaer Ciugar ,
Ellliu Hoot , Evcriil Daniel Uutterilcld , Wil
liam L. Strong , A. 1C , Whitney , Cornelius N.
Bliss , Charles Wutrons and Mr. P. James ,
nil union league men. Mr. Elkins and Mr.
Blaine have been thought to bo for Mr.
Platt , but an active nnd exhaustive search
falls to disclose anything ttiat has been tlono
by cither of them in his behalf. In fact the
Platt men now hint that Elkins has betrayed
them. Mr. Morton , the vice president elect ,
stands between the two factions , but a little
nearer to Plait than to Miller , and
General Hnrrison sends woid through
Mr. Morton that ho could not
appoint cither Mr. Platt or Mr. Miller , or
the candidate of any faction , and that unless
the New York republicans could ogrco upon
some man ho would hnvo to omit that state
entirely from his cabinet. Ho desired them
to submit to him the names of several gentle
men , not wishing to bo tied down to ono or
two. While ho did notsav which position ho
would assign to Now York , ho suggested
that the gentlemen whoso names wore to bo
submitted for his consideration bo submitted
with reference to their Illness for the navy
department or the department of justice
The Miller men submit the names of Cor
nelius N. Bliss , the well known merchant of
the wholesale firm of Bliss , Fabglan ft Co. ,
Mr. Ellhu Hoot , ono of the leading attorneys
of New York ; Judge Daniels , n member of
the com t of appeals , nnd Clarence A. Sow-
nrd , the ton of Lincoln's secretary of state ,
nnd formerly u law pin tner of Hoscoo Conk-
ling. Mr. Plait's ' frienUs submit only ono
name , that of William H. Seward , jr.
But neither faction would indorsa the names
submitted by the ether , and the contest
finally narrowed down to Mr. Cornelius N.
Bliss , who is recommended by the Miller
men for secretary of the navy , and Mr , W ,
II. Seward , who is recommended by the
Plntt men for the sumo position. General
Harrison has intimated very plainly that ho
cannot appoint Mr. Seward , because- that
gentleman is a business associate of Mr.
Platt and ono of his most Intimate friends.
Therefore Sijward's name is scratched olT
the list , ami Fussett has gene to Now York
to receive instructions for future action.
Mr. . Bliss would make an excellent
secretory of the navy. His busi
ness ability Is unquestioned , and ho
stands as high ns any merchant
In New York. Ho is a man of great wealth
nnd liberality , has a social disposition , nnd
would if appointed entertain as elegantly
during the next four years ns Secretary
Whitney has during the past , 'iho Platt
men will never indorse the Bliss appoint
ment , but it IH possible that Uonoral Harri
son may nominate him anyhow. It is more
probable , however , that New York will bo
passed over altogether , for it Is believed
that Mr. Platt , feeling himself certain of
bolmj appointed collector of the port of New
York , will decline to recommend anybody ,
nnd would rather have New York omitted
from the cabinet. U he cannot go in himself.
Hut. however the matter ends the Now
York republicans are in a mess uud their
situation is growing worse , instead of bettor
every day. *
I.ATK1I.
Later developments to-night seem to show
that the Now York factions have agreed
uuon n man.
It was stated to-night by Senator HIscock
that the Now York men had agreed to unite
upon Mr , Tracy- the noted lawyer ,
nnd unit ho was on his way
to this city. Mr. Arkell , the proprietor of
Judge , the cartoon paper , has given out
similar Information , und it is pretty gen
erally understood around the hotel lobbies
that Tracy will bo the man. As far as J can
lonni , certain members of the two Now York
factions suggested Mr. Traoy to General
Harrison , and knowing him by icputatlnn.
tlio president-elect thought favorably of the
suggestion , Ho authorized- telegram to bo
Bunt to Mr. Tracy asking him to como to
Washington , and will interview him to-mor
row. Whether ttio navy department will bo
tendered Tracy or not is Impossible to say ,
but It Is not unlikely.
It is sold to-night that W. H. H. Miller
will bo attorney generalund the Callfor-
nltiiiH uro fcutlsllpd that Mr , Swift cannot
bo n moinbar of the cabinet , nor do they ex
pect the appointment of any man tram the
coast , and Miller Is said to bo only n prob
ability in casu General Harrison fulls to Una
a better man for that place. Miller is
Btaiullng OB u soit of fifth wheel , to bo put In
position in cute the rait breaks down ,
* 70'XIUIIT'S 8HTB.
The cabinet nhu to-night stands ;
James G. Bluinc , of Mnluo * secretary of
utttte.
William Wlndom , of Minnesota , secretary
of the treasury.
Joh W. Noble , of Missouri , secretary of
tlio Interior.
John Wauamaiior , of Pennsylvania , post-
mnstLT gcmual ,
Uedliold Proctor , of Vermont , secretary
of war.
W. II. H. Mll'or , of Indiana , attorney ecn <
era ) .
Thomas W , Palmer.of Michigan , secretary
of agriculture.
licojainln V , Tracy , of Now York , secre
tory of tljo navy.
ANOYUEK rOSMUlLITV
While Palmer oppcaru to bo the most
Hkoly selection for the agricultural depart
ment , General Hnrrison has been consider
ing the names of several other gentlemen in
that connection , who Imvo not been men
tioned heretofore , among others James
Wilson , of Iowa , familiarly known as "Tamil
Jim , " wlo was u member of congress for
several terms , chairman of the committee on
agriculture in the house , and not onlv a
highly cultivated and broad minded states
man , but a practical ngrleiiluiralist. Upon
his retirement from congress ho took up
farm Ing as u business and is still cngaiicd in
It in Iowa. Ho has also been considering
the claims of n Mr. lin ! hain , of Ohio , not
John A. Bingham , tlio ex-congressman and
ex-minister to Jnptin , but a wealthy farmer
of that state , whoso immo was suggested to
him by personal friends.
. . .
Senator Paddock to-day proposed an
amendment tn the general deficiency bill cov
ering the claims of various Ncbraskans for
losses by Indian depredations , ami which
have bfun certified by the Interior depart
ment to congress for payment , the total
amount involved aggregating iUO.OOO.
Otllclal announcement Is made hero to-day
that the secretary of tlio navy has signed a
contract with J. N. II. Patrick , of Omaha ,
for the construction of thrco automatic tor
pedoes carrying -100 pounds of dynamite , ttio
contract price being trr > , UX ) . 'Iho llrst will
will be ready within iivc months. Mr. Pat
rick mills to-morrow for France , where ho
expects 10 conclude a contract for twenty
torpedoes with tlio French government.
The ailvanco punnis of Nebraskans are
expected to arrive in tlio city to-nlalit. Very
few Imvo so far put in nn appearance. An
Omaha party consisting of Messrs. Luther
Drake , Milton Barlow and Charles L5. Saun-
dei s have engaged rooms at the HIggs , and
uro expected to-morrow morning.
Representative Dorsey to-day conferred
with the conference committee on the Dill
in which provisions nro mnilo for improve
ments of Forts Niobrnra and HobiiiRon , and
secured n concurrence In the Paddock
amendments appropriating { 30,000 each for
those foils.
Colonel Wilson , of Lincoln , and Major Porter
ter , of Dakota , are among the late arrivals.
C. Whitman , W. J. Connors and C. H.
Jennings , of Omaha , arrived in the city this
morning to attend the inauguration ceremo
nies , and will remain In the city aoout ono
week.
AIIMV ounr.io.
By'ordcr of the secretary of war Private
Joseph Green , Troop I , Ninth cavalry , now
with Ills troop , is discharged the sorvlco of
the United States.
Private Samuel Coons. Company H , Sev
enteenth infantry , now with his company , Is
also discharged. Pr.uuv S , HIJATII.
SHE FOOljRn FItEO ONCE.
But Ho Took Good Cure That it Should
NCVIT Happen Again.
AuiXAxnuiA , .Minn. , March 1. | Special
Telegram to Tun BGU.J F. G. Vivian has
been granted ft divorce from his wife. Hemet
met her at a ball at Davenport , la. , in 1SS2 ,
she giving the name of Marie Kcssol. A
month later they wcro married. Subse
quently she told him she had been previously
married and bad two children. Ho sent for
the children and located in Omaha , where ho
woikcdat night on the newspapers. His
wife's conduct was at once suspicious , and
ho Anally catno to Alexandria nnd bought un
interest In the Post. Last October Mrs.
Vivian stai ted for Lincoln , Nob. , to visit a
sister , taking along some envelopes and
paper with the Post's card printed thcrron.
On arriving at Minneapolis she
wrote her sister that she would
be with her in a week's time ; that "George"
( the first husband ) was liberated from the
penitentiary at Fort Madison , la. , and was
awaiting her In Omaha , und tliat she wanted
to spend n week with him before going to
her sister. In the meantime it was necessary
that "Fred" should tnink she had gene
right through to Lincoln , as she intended re
turning to him at Alexandria after she had
had her "fun. " "And dear sister Annie , "
she wrote , "please drop the letter I have en
closed , directed to Fred , in the office at Lin
coln , nnd then ho will bo satisfied that I am
there all right. "
It so happened that her sister had left
Lincoln and tt.o letter was returned as per
printed directions on the envelope to Alexan
dria , thus giving her crookedness completely
away. She rejoined her convict husband ,
but ho deserted her. Then she wrote to
Vivian , asking him to forgive her , nnd prom
ising to bo fruo , but ho didn't choose to befooled
fooled a second time and carried his divorce
suit to a successful Issue.
THE msruBfjiOAN LEAGUE.
John M. Tliurstoii Unanimously
Elected President.
BAi.TiMonn , March 1. At the convention
of the national league of republican clubs
this morning the committee on credentials
reported that twenty-two states , ono terri
tory and the District of Columbia were rep
resented in the convention by 147 delegates.
After the resolutions had been disposed of
the roll of states was called for the purpose
of hearing the reports of the various state
leagues. Tlio reports showed tne growth of
the league and the result of organized work
In the lust campaign. Some reports
wnro received with cheers , especially
these showing the work done. in
the doubtful states. VIco-presieents
of the national league , selected by their ic-
speclivo state leagues , wcro named , among
them being H. M. Washbnrn , of Illinois ; G.
B. Pray , of Iowa ; B. D. Slaughter , of Ne
braska ; Alex Hughes , of North Dakota , and
H. F. Pettigrow , of South Dakota.
The convention then proceeded to the elec
tion of president of the league. President
Foster , of Now York , placed , In nomination
John M. Thurston , of Nebraska , who was
speedily declared tlio unanimous choice of
tlio league.
The rules were suspended to allow the
unanimous re-election of Sccictary Humph
rey and Treasurer Lonnsbcry.
The executive committee was Instructed to
revise the constitution in such respects as it
may doom necessary , and present the re ]
vision iitthn next annual convention , which
It was decided should bo held in Nashville.
A DAKOTA WHEAT J.'AMINE.
Not Enough of tlio Ccronl for Sncd-
lltlt I'lirpOBOH.
AiiKimELX , Dak. , March 1 , The territorial
statistician says that there is not enough
wheat In Dakota for seed und broad. Thcro
are now about 8,000,000 bushels of wheat
in the territory , in farmers' hands and in
elevators , and It will require 11,000,000
bushels to seed and bread this territory.
This will miilto a shortat'o of 3,000,00J in
round ' numbers of the necessary
amount to tldo over the farmer
until the next crop. Whlto central and south
Dakota Imvo from 50 to 00 pur cent of the
IbSS wheat crop on hand , the northern anil
northwestern counties have but from It to 10
per cent of the crop. Wheat In the central
and ( southern counties weighed from 48 to 03
pounds per bushel , while in the "frosted
belt.or northern counties , It weighed from
it. to 42 poundii. The shortage of wheat in
the territory was attributed to drouth in cen
tral and south Dakota , and early frosts in
north Dakota.
Tim Si > io-VunXnmlt Marriage.
Cmcioo , March 1. The inarriago by
proxy ( it Nina VunKundt to the late an
archist , August Spies , the legality of which
has been u question of soma doubt In many
leiritl minds , received to-day uu implication
of legality , at loust , by the action of the
house- judiciary committee In deciding to
favorably report Gotmun's bill prohibiting
such marriages and declaring thoin illegal.
to "Know Hotter.
DUTOX , O. , March 1. The discovery was
tnudo this morning that two veteran * from
the NatlounlSoldiOs' homo were asphyxiated
at the Union hotel. Two soldiers , John
Cranston. Twonty-nluth Illinois volunteers ,
and Charles Lanni , Company G , Thirteenth
United States infantry , bad been drinking.
They went to bed and blew out the gat. and
this morning I.unni wus found dead. Crans
ton ib ( lying.
IGNORES THE WHISKY RATE ,
A Sorlous Omission la tho' Now
Iowa Schedule.
PERKINS BUYS A RAILROAD.
The Farmers of the Stnto Or nnlzlnu
Against ttio Twine liliulltiK
Trust A Orani Eleva
tor Hurtled ,
The WlilHky Ilnt'H Ignored ,
oixua , la. , March 1. [ Special Tele-
gr.un to Tin : Bni.J Attention is being
called to the fact that thu railroad com
missioners , under their latest schedule of
rates , have made no provision for the trans
portation of liquor of nny kind. Thcro is no
classification to cover shipments of alcohol ,
whisky or beer for any purposes. The agent
of the Western Freight association has
written to the oommlsslonors asking how
this happens. In their reply now niaiio
nubile , they say that since the prohibitory
iaw forbids thu inamifiiuturo of liquors
within the state , all shipments of liquors
must necessarily bo from without the state ,
nnd so governed by inter state rules outside
of their jurisdiction. This conclusion is re
garded as n very hasty ono , for the pharmacy
commissioner point out tlio fact that alcohol
is a legitimate ai tlclo of commerce for cer
tain uses even in Iowa , nnd has to bo carried
by cars at times. Also that when 0110
pharmacist has n legal permit to sell liquors
to another pharmacist , ho has to make ship
ments within tlio state , which are loijiil and
should receive intention , As it now Is , the
railroads can make their own rate and
charge what they please for transporting'
llouors through this oversight of the com
missioners.
Ueconilnj : Ton Binding.
M vex CITV , la. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB iir.c.l To oppose the binding
twine trust , which has compelled the farm
ers and adjoining states for the past two
years to pay an exorbitant price for bind ing
twine , the latter : uo quietly organized to re
sist the corner und the unjust demands of
the combination. The price of twine has in
creased within four years from 13 to 18 cents
per pound , at which figures it has been sold
the last two years , and agents have been no
tified by the manufacturers that the price
for the coining season will bo 20 cents. To
obviate paving this higli prloo leading I'nrm-
ers are going among their fellows soliciting
signatures to a pledge that none of them
will use twine the next harvest If the high
price is maintained , but will stack their
grain without binding. The pledges arc being -
ing extensively signed am ) the farmers ap
pear determined to compel the trust to yield
by a universal boycott.
Knock Down Arguments.
Dns MOIXES , la. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bui : . | Dss Molucs courts of
justice were the scenes of lively times to
day. In the district court , while his honor
had stepped from the room , ex-Attorney
General Baker and Mr. Walter McHenry ,
late democratic candidate for secretary of
state , got Into a wrangle over certain evi
dence thatjhad boon given in a suit they
were trying. Hot words were not sufllcient
for the angry lawyers , and General Baker
grabbed a chair and swung it over his head
und McHenry sciml a big Iron ink stand just
ns the bailiff and ono of the jurors rushed in
und separated them.
Over in Justice Trippio's court Constable
Hamilton und Leo Fole.y becnmo involved in
a dispute over the seizure of bomo liquor ,
which led to blows. Hamilton was hit ,
when revolvers were drawn and a bloody
time was expected , but the court managed to
interfere and prevent a tragedy.
A Kcasauua Sensation.
KnosMJQUA , Ja. , March 1. [ Special Tclo-
jrrain to Tin : Bnn.l The sensation of the
week was the trial of J. C. Clapper on a
charge of embezzlement brought against him
by the Singer Sowing Machine company , for
whom he has acted as agent. The jury came
in yesterday with a verdict of guilty , report
ing a shortage of f 110. Under the laws of
Iowa the act is u penitentiary offense. Judge
Luggett will pronounce sentence on Monday.
Clapper bus a wife , who resides in Monroe ,
Jasper county , and ho has been In this city
and vicinity in the sewing machiao business
for about a year , during which time ho has
attempted to pass himself off as n single man ,
Ho has been dissipating , und the shortaca
for which ho will bo sentenced to the peni
tentiary is duo to drinking ,
It May Ho Iteviscd.
DES MOINP.S , la. , March 1. [ Special Tola-
gram to Tun Bii.j Commissioner Dey said
to-day that there was no foundation for Hie
published statements that the railroad com
missioner had decided to make no changes in
their schedule. Ho was free to say for ono
that ho thought it ought to Do revised in sev
eral points , und ho thought the commissioners
know much more about the subject now than
tho.v did when they prepared ttieir schedule.
At the same time ho didn't know uut that so
long as Judge Brewer's injunction stood they
would hnvo no right to change or alter the
rates in any way.
Tracked In the Snow.
SEV.MOUK , In. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin ; Buii.j Last nlirht the clothing
house of M. A. Holshousor was entered by
two tramps , who cut out a pane of glass in
the back window , and , reaching through , un
fastened the catch and raised the window
Night Watchman Elliott catno around just
as they wcro leaving and snapped his re
volver In their faces , but it refused to work.
Going to the hotel nnd summoning assist
ance , ho returned and gave clmso to the
thieves , the newly fallen snow enabling' him
to follow them up rcadllv. They were over
taken at Nuinu , eight miles cast of hero , and
Brought bacu to town.thls morning. At the
preliminary trial they waived examination
and were sent to jail in default of ball of
$1100. They gave their names as Gcorgo An
derson und John Morgan.
An Elevator Burned ,
C.utiiou. , la. , March 1.- [ Special Telegram
to Tim Bun. ] Hoolkor & Kocnig's Krain
elevator at Hulbur , eight miles south of
hero , burned yesterday morning. The tire
started from sawdust and hay packed around
steam pipes to prevent freezing. Over 8,000
bushels of grain were burned. The 11 rm esti
mate their loss at * 7r)00 , with f..OOO Insur-
unco. They will rebuild.
Iloyond KcaoRiiltlnn.
DAVENI-OIIT , la. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram toTiiK BEE. ] Charles Taylor , aged
twenty-eight years , a brakcman on the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul , was killed to
day at Dlxon , this county. Six cars passed
over the body , mangling It beyond recogni
tion ,
Ilurg'arioi at Anninnna.
la. , March 1. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : HUB. ] Burglars , last night ,
went Into A , H. Sherman's harness shop and
secured over ( U3 worth of goods. There Is
no clue to the thieves. This is the sixth
burglary in Anamosa insldo of six months.
BUOOIIH-H a ItitvliiK
CIIESTO.V , la. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIK. : ] Mrs. Aspormlor , who
wus burned last night by gasoline , died at U
to-night. Her husband has become a raving
munlaa.
that ThroiiBli tlio Haiti ! .
Sioux Cirr , la. , March 1. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BKB. | The body of Eugene
MacKilllp , a farmer , was fouudto-duy in a
ravine about fifteen miles north of hero.
Tliero wasabullot holalii the skull. The
coroner's ' Jury has nut rendered n verdict , but
It Is supposed that MacICUItp's death is con
nected with a feud among squatters , which
has caused much violence In that locality ,
A Hnllroad Hold.
ICnoKfK , In. , March lTho Kcokuk &
Northwestern railway , extending from
Mount Pleasant , la , , to this city , was sold
to-day ut public tule. C. 13. Perkins was the
purchaser. The price psiiil was J73-4 , 3-10. The
load is about forty miles long.
COMMITS autoim ; .
A Mstol Hull I'utu : tn End to Ills DIsgraceful -
graceful Career.
' ICopj/iWil 1S89 fii/JcimM OorJiM HeiincU.1
MuiiiiD , Mnreh 1. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tin : Bnc.J An llngllsli-
innn nnswerlng In every respect the descrip
tion of Plgott , shot himself at half-past 3
o'clock this afternoon at the hotel DCS Am-
bassadorcs hero at the moment of his being
arrested by the police. It is understood that
an order for his arrest was given in consequence
quence of a telegram received from the for
eign oftlce nt London. The Individual in
question arrived hero by an express train
from Paris yesterday morning , his only baggage -
gage being a small hand bag. Hoisdcscribcd
as being from llfty-tlvo to sixty years old ,
with n bald head and long beard , almost
white , nnd also as being conspicuous by wear
ing an eye glass. This afternoon ho visited
the museum of pictures , accompanied by n
hotel interpreter , nnd returned to the hotel
shortly after 5 o'clock. Immediately after
wards u police agent presented himsolt , The
man arrested asked to bo allowed to got his
hat , and , on entering an nlcovo of the apart
ment , llrcd a revolver Into his mouth , dying
instantly.
The name given by him at the hotel was
Holand Ponsoiiby. Yesterday , soon after
his arrival in Madrid , ho scut u telegram to
London , and this doubtless led to his discov
ery by the English government.
Later news from Madrid states that there
is now no 'ongcr ' any doubt of the identity of
the prisoner who committed suioido on being
arrested at the Hotel Kmbassadorcs yester
day evening1. Ottlcial confirmation has been
received of the fact that the arrested man
was Richard Pigott. The seizure was
effected by the Spanish authorities at the
request of the English embassy , who had re
ceived telegraphic instructions from the for
eign oftlce. The head of the wretched man
has been horribly disfigure * ! by the shot , and
the doctor says that death must have been
instantaneous. Suspicion was first attracted
to his movements by the interpreter of the
hotel , who noticed that ho nppsarcd restless
and very uneasy about receiving news from
his friends , after sending off a telegram. The
Herald correspondent called nt Scotland
Yard at 4:30 : this morning1 , but no olllcial not
ification hud been received there up to that
time.
JPATHICK EGAN.
His Views on the Probable Course of
the I'nriicU 3'rlnl.
CHICAGO , March 1. 'Patrick Egan , who
who was in ttio city to-day on Ins way to
Washington , had his attention called to the
published statement of , . Dr. , McCahoy , of
Philadelphia , impencliiiiRlho accurapyof the
London cablegram to the Associated press
on the day of the exposure of Pigott's falsity.
The statement of Dr. McCahe.v was to the
cftect that Egan and Sullivan did not make
the exposure ; that Father Dorney did not
carry papers to London , but that they were
taken over by a Mr. Robertson. Mr. Egan
declared the McCahoy statement alto
gether wrong , and corrborated the
story given in the Associated
press cablegram of February ! J5. Air
Egan gave a reporter some interesting gos
sip on the character of Pigott and his
methods of raising money , etc. When
asked it he believed that PigOtt originated
the scheme , or was hired to do it , Mr. Egan
said :
"I believe ho concocted the whole plot
alone , but 1 also believe ho sold the Times
people goods tlfn.v wanted to buy. The
Times did not expect to get into the sort of
hearing which is now on. The supposition
was that Parncll would'brlng a libel suit In
the ordinary way , ffhcn no would hnvo
had to go on the stand and swear that ho
never wrote the letters published , The
Times would have been enabled to put expert
after expert on the stand to swear that the
writing was that of Parncll. In the face of
tills an English jury would never Imvo
taken Parnell's word , and would have given
u verdict against him. "
"What will bo the probable course of the
trial now ! "
"I don't know , but I do know that if the
Times chooses to continue the light wo Imvo
two or throe more surprises in store. Of
their character I amuot now at liberty to
speak. "
Mr. Egan thinks that the effect of the collapse -
lapse on English politics will bo tremendous ,
and that if un appeal ts taken to the country
within the next six months Gladstone will
go in overwhelmingly , " * Ho docs not know
whether or not an attempt will bo made to
force the appeal to the country , but under
stands that Gladstone favors waiting , as ho
believes that the cause js steadily gaining ,
Exonerates the Contractor , * .
Dui.utir , Minn , , Marsh 1. D. E. Roberts ,
of Ashland , Wis. , appointed by Secretary
Vllas , and J. F. Allan , of the Indian bureau
nt Washington , appointed by Commissioner
Obcrly , to make an investigation Into the
troubles at the Lu Ponte reservation , re
turned hero to-day from their trip to the
Fond du Lao reservation. They made n
thorough Investigation concerning the tim
ber. What their reports nro , of course ,
could not bo learned , but from casual obser
vations and outside testimony it is surmised
that they will bo nitliur favorable to ttio
contractors. Allen .aaiit.ho found the scales
all right , and from ( Ottier sources it was
learned that the scaling by which the con
tractors' record was Jjujjo was rather over
thununder the real , Amount. This would
mnko the contractorsVreports of logs cut-
about cloven million feet correct , and shows
that the charge that 40,000,000 feet had boon
lemoved from tlio reservation wus a gross
exaggeration. It wa4 tuld that If uuy fault
wus found ut all it would not bo with the
contractors.
WASHINGTON , Morcb jj. Secretary Fairchild -
child has sent a letter .to Chairman Mills in
nuswer to his request/'for further informa
tion ns to the gcnural < cffect the senate sub-
stltuUi for the house > * rjn bill would Imvo
upon the customs reve'nuo. After charging
that In spite of its [ declarations in favor of
specific rates the senatli bill has In many In
stances increased the ] nigh ad valorem rates ,
the secretary says ! ;
' If , therefore , it shall bo the policy of the
government to continue and to uggravuto , ns
is proposed , this merciless system of cus
toms taxation , it wouhj bo bettor , I think ,
that barbarism bo made complete by the
adoption of spoclllo rates , than that the pres
ent carnival of fraud and -deceit shall con
tinue. " *
Troubles.
BOSTON , MarcliJL The assignment is an
nounced of Henry Gould , fc Co. , d.vo stuffs ,
of this city. Tho'lltibllitles uro estimated at
nearly 81,000,003.
DtTiioir , March 1. G.egrgo Morolly ,
wholesale lumber' dcnlgr , bos made an as
signment. Tlio'liabilities , it is said , will bo
considerably less than $100,000 , and the
assets will inventory about # 70,003. The
assignment wiu precipitated by tbo recent
failure of M. W , U\viinV \ & Co.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ,
The Duties mid Privileges of nn Irish
Coiiatablo Explained ,
BRIGHTER DAYS FOR IRELAND
Gladstone Predicts an Early Ilcallza-
lion oftho 1'Vtndcst Hopes and
Desires of Her Oh-
People.
Home Hule Is Nrar.
Losnov , March 1. In the commons this
afternoon Homo Secretary Mutthows , In re
ply to a question , said that Constable Pres
ton had twice visited ix prisoner named
Tracy nt the instance of Sonnies , solicitor of
the Times.
llarconrt asked whether it was in accord
ance with the prison rules that Soames
should scud an agent to a prisoner.
Matthews replied lhat Tracy was entitled
to receive a visit once a week.
Bareourt Are friends' visits construed to
mean visits from an Irish constable acting
under an order from the Times.
Matthews An Irish constable has a right
to visit any prisoner.
Balfour snid ho fulled to see In the consta
ble's visit to Tracy the gross impropriety Sir
William Harcourt seemed to see.
W. H. Smith denied that the government
had placed Irish constables at the disposal of
the Times. Brnnncr ( liberal ) asked Smith
whetner Iho llbelous publication entitled
"Purnellismund Crime" wasnotstill exposed
for sale on his ( Smith's ) book stalls. This
question was followed oy n great uproar.
When order had been lestored , Smith said :
"I appeal to you , Mr. Speaker , I appeal to
the house and appeal to the members , what
ever their difference of opinion , whether such
questions ought to bo addressed mo. "
Gladstone then resumed debate on the
address In reply to the queen's
speech. Bo held lhat there were
thrco main issues raised in tno amendment
under discussion. The house was called
upon entirely to disclaim the present admin
istration of Irish government. It was
asserted that to this system was duo the
aversion of the people to Great Britain , and
llnnlly the house was usited to adopt meas
ures of conciliation. They owcdnu apology
to the people of Ireland for allowing the
great quoslion of domestic government of
their country to remain unlntioduccd in the
picsont parliament. Chamberlain told them
that measures for the local povcrnmont for
Ireland must not bo indefinitely postponed.
That meant that in some future parliament
possibly the gentlemen calling themselves
liberal-unionists might incline to look up to
nn Irish government. It was snid that the
present government of Ireland would have
been rcuiaiknbly successful but for tno dif
ficulties placed in the way In connection
with the land question. Who placed thorn
llicre ? Why , Cnambcrlaln , Hnrtington and
other friends. They created the land diffi
culty , nnd when the effects of the prevailing
distress became patent they obstinately re
fused to deal with them. This refusal was
followed oy the plan of cam
paign. There wcro many cases in which
the law makers were more responsible than
the law breakers , and this was one of them.
[ Cheers. ] The government continued to de
clare their anxiety to settle the land ques
tion , yet with u largn majority behind them
Chamberlain had appealed to him to pro
pound a scheme for a settlemenl of the ques
tion. The responsibility for the delay In
coming to a settlement must rest on the ma
jority in power. ( Cries of "Hear , " "Hear. " ]
The refusal to produce a measure would'tena
Id still farther expose the utlcr hollowncss
of iho conservative assurances in regard
to Ireland , and the real determination of the
majority to do nothing to ameliorate the con
dition of the Irish people.
Gladstone proceeded to show , from the re
sults of the elections , that the opinion of the
country was turning to homo rule. Ho next
contested tno assertion that the improving
cqndiMon of Ireland was due to the adminis
tration of the government , and expressing
surprise that the increase in the agricultural
values was put to the credit of
the government. Hcferring to the Purnelllto
prisoners , ho denounced the degrading hard
ships and personal Indignities they suffered.
Ho denied lhat the treatment of political
prisoners under the liberal government was
similar. Balfour's plea that the treatment
of prisoners could not bo altered without
alteration of the rules beyond his power was
ludicrous. The plain trulh was Hint the
present treatment of prisoners was part of
a system of exti erne repression.
Gladstone proceeded to glvo u glowing ac
count of the progress of Irclandunder Drum-
moiid from 1835 to 1810 , contrasting it with
the Balfour regime. Ho declared thai the
breach between the people and the govern
ment wus now wldcnim. , and that the confi
dence of the people In the law and the ad
ministration of law was impared and almost
gono. [ Cheers. ] In conclusion , Gladstone
snid :
"To continue a state of things under which
so many representatives of ibis house are
placed under the ban of proscription Is Im
possible. You may deprive of its grace and
freedom the act you are asked to do , but
avert It you cannot. [ Prolonged cheers. ]
To prevent the consummation of it is utterly
beyond your power. It seems to approach at
an accelerated rate , but , como slower or
quicker , it Is surely coming , and many of
you who have opposed it must already see in
her writing on the wall the signs of your
coming doom. " [ Cheers. ]
Goshen denied that the government desired
a delay in tlio extension of local government
in Ireland , What right , he asked , had Glad
stone to presume thai it would not deal with
the ) re&ent parliamcnti When thu time was
opportune the government would be ready to
grapple with the dinirultlos. Ho was hope
ful of better success than that which at
tended Gladstone's proposals.
Parnell , upon rising to sponk , was greeted
with onthuslastlo cheers , all the member * of
the opposition , including Gladstone , rising
and waving their hats. Parnell said that ho
desired to offer words of sympathy to tils
colleagues and friends who had suffered by
the principles adopted by the chief secretary
for Ireland. Ho ( Parncll ) believed that they
would bo richly rewarded in Iho near future
by attaining the object they had nt heart.
Balfour tried to degrade them , but they WCKO
not degraded , cither in their opinion or in
the opinion of their countrymen. Circum
stances had been favorable to Balfour
in the rise of agricultural prices , and
but for an exceptional law Ire
land would , ho bollovcd , bo tranquil.
The government was responsible for and
must stand or fall by the rct > ults of thai law.
Ho would not stop to discuss the conspiracy
which hud assisted the minister ; ) on every
night of second reading to steal away the
liberties of Ireland. Ho thought less of the
suffering of O'Brien , Carow and Redmond
than of the sufferings of the humbler men In
their ranks , because the au
thorities did not kill O'lirien or torture
Curcw. But men like Mnndcvlllo
might bo done to death In Qcarrylng out their
B.ystem. [ Renewed cheers , ] Expressing
ronlidonco lhat Englishmen would soon rec
ognize the possibility of homo rule for Ire-
lund , ho said ho only asked that they should
dual with iho question nn an open ono , and
consider how far they could consider ho'nu
rule with safety to their great Interests.
Ho was convinced that Irishmen , knowIng -
Ing that the people of England and
Scotland and Wales Had for the lirst time
turned the car nf reason to the solution of the
question , would steadily resist-any incitement -
mont to disorder and hold fast to the true
Way pointed out to them In Ib35 by Glad-
stone. | Prolonged cheers ] ' ,
On leaving the commons Dr. Tanner was
surrounded by a crowd of radicals and na
tionals and escorted to the Palauo hotel. The
party was followed by a crowd of reporters
and others. At the hotel Tanner made a
speech in which ha eulogized Gladstone. Ho
wus enthusiastically cheered , Tanner was
subsequently arrested In the smoking room
of the hotel and taken to Scotland yard.
The U'cnilior Indications ,
For Nebraska and Iowa : Fair , stationary
temperature , variable winds ,
For Dakota : Fair , warmer , southerly
winds , . .
KU'TinTH CONOIIE33.
House ,
WASHINGTON , March 1. In the house , on
motion of Mr. Alien , of Michigan , the senate
bill was passed Increasing to f 150,000 the
limit of cost of thu public building nt
Wlnotm , Minn ,
The joint resolution to promote commer
cial union with Canada , Introduced by Mr.
IllH of Illinois , w.n reported unanimously
from thocoinmlttca on foreign af
fairs unil passed. The resolution
provides that whenever It shall
bo duly ccrtllleil to the president that the
government of Canada has declared a decree
to establish n commercial union with the
United States , having n uniform revenue
system , like internal taves to bo collected
nnd Dko import duties to bo Imposed
on nitiolci brought Into cither country
from other nations , with no duties upon
trade between the United States and Canada ,
ho shall appoint three commissioners to
meet these who may bo likewise desig
nated to represent the .government of
Canada , to prepare n plan for the assimila
tion of the Impoitduties and Internal revenue
taxes of the two countries , and un uquitablu
division of the receipts , In coiuniprclal union ;
and sud commissioners shall report to the
president , who shall lay the report before
congress.
The sunato amendment was non-concurred
In to the house bill to punish dealers or pretended
tended dealers In counterfeit money for
using the United States malls.
The senate amendments were concurred In
to the house bill authorizing the Gulf > t Chicago
cage Air line railroad company to construct
bridges over navigable waters.
The senate hill was passr-d granting the
right of way through the White Earth Indian
reservation , Minnesota , to the Duluth & Win-
nepeg railroad company.
On motion of Mr. Gifford of Dakota the
senate bill was passed granting a right of
way to the Forest City & Wntertown rail
road company through the Sioux Indian res
ervation.
Mr. Holmes of Iowa cnllnd up the Dos
Molnes river land bill , with the president's
veto message thereon.
Mr. Ci'isp. in the Interest of the California
contested flection case , raised n question of
consideration.
The house determined- yeas 111(5 ( , nays 113
to consider the vetoed bill , but its considera
tion was suspended to allow Mr. Ilohnan of
Indiana to present the conference report on
the bill for the disposal of certain public
lands of the United States under the pro
visions of the homestead law , which was
agreed to.
The DCS Moincs river land bill was then
taken up for consideration.
Mr. Holmes urged the passage of the bill ,
the president's veto to the contrary notwith
standing , The bill sought only to allow the
sellers to go into court and inquire whether
the DCS Moines Navigation company had
complied with the terms of the grant.
Mr. White of New York said that the
agreement that the bill was intended onl.v to
quiet titles was specious. The mensuro was
a legislative dccicu defying the decisions of
the United States supreme court for the past
twenty years. It would have been easier for
Cleveland to have fallen in accord with the
popular voice and Imvo signed the bill , but
the man hud shown that he had a conscience
about his business. All honor to a man who
dared to refu&u to do u popular act because
ho know it was wrong.
Messrs. Wheeler of Alabama and Parker
of Now York opposed the bill.
Mr. Gear of Iowa said that the settlers
had gone on the lands in good faith. They
had gene on in their young manhood , and to
day , In their old age , they wore liable to bo
evicted under the decision of the court ,
gained , in his judgment , by a clear case of
collusion. Ho did not criticise tha.pre&idcnt
for having vetoed the bill , but from his in
vestigation of the messagelio had concluded
that the grounds stated by the president did
not warrant him in interposing his will as a
part of the legislative branch of the govern
ment.
Mr. Payson of Illinois sent to the clerk's
desk and had read a telegram which has
been published in the papers , staling
lhat seven hundred evictions uro
threatened In thrco counties of Iowa.
Ho spoke , ho said , In behalf
of mon whose property was being taken from
them by legislative robbery. Who spoke for
the millionaires , for the men holding Iho
navlgalion company's tll'of ' They had paid _
attorneys , mid tlio lobbyists of the naviga
tion company had boon heard around this
hall ever blnco the pendency of this logifla-
lion. Thu gciillcmun from Alabama
( Wheeler ) had said that so far as ho know
ho hud novcr been n lobbyist against the bill.
Tlio gentlemen knew , nnd ho ( Payson )
knew , that ex-members of congress , with the
money of the navigation company in their
pockets , catno on the lloor to stilio legisla
tion , and had conferred with gentlemen at
this session to his ( Payson's ) knowledge. If
the gentleman wanted him to name who had
been violating their privileges it would
afford him pleasure to name them hero and
now.
now.Mr. . Parker Docs Iho gentleman include
mo In anything he has said I
Mr. Payson I said ex-members of con
gress. I ui > o the word advisedly. Neither
directly nor indirectly do I refer to the gen
tleman from New York. I refer lo tlio ex-
members who eomu hero us attorneys for the
navigation company , and the very bill which
the gentleman from Alabama says should
have ( hissed was drafted by an cx-nicmbcr of
congress and prasenlcd lo him , as 1 know
and us ho knows Hint 1 know.
Mr. Wheeler You say ho gave mo that
bill *
Mr. Paysnn Egbert Vlclo wrote thr.t bill
nnd gave it to jou. Ho told mo , and you
told mo. Do you deny that you know VIolo ,
formerly a member of the house , and now
attorney for the navigation company )
The IIOUHQ lufusoJ lo pass the bill over Urn
president's veto yeas 117 , nays 103 , nol the
rcquibitu two-thirds in the aflirmatlvo.
Mr. Randall was immediately on his feet
with a motion to dispense with privnto busi
ness so as to pave the way partially to con
sideration of tlio Cowh's bill , and Mr. Mills ,
in his antagonism to tlmt measure , called up ,
as a question of privilege , thu president's
veto on the private pension bill , Both of
these u'ontlemen were sido'.rackod , however ,
by Mr , Enlco with the conference report on
the bill to punish dealers or pretended 'deal
ers in counterfeit moanv for using the
United States mails. Pending a vote on the
report the house took a recess , the evening
session to be for consideration ol private pen
sion bills.
Thu house , nt the evening soislon , passed
thlrty-livo private pension bills and ud
journed.
Rcnnin.
WASHINGTON , March 1.In the senate today -
day Mr , Jones of Nevada repotted back n
resolution , which was agreed to , authorizing
the committee on punlic buildings and
giounds to continue Investigation of the
supervising architect of the treasury ,
Mr. Stewart offered a resolution , which
was agreed to , authorising the conmiittcn on
mines and mining to continue duniiij the
culled session the inquiry as to the cutting of
timber on ptibllo lands for domestic pur
poses.
Mr , Jones , from the committee on contin
gent expenses , offered u resolution , which
was agreed to , nutliorl/me the committed on
Improvement of iho Mississippi river and its
tributaries to continue its investigation dur
ing recess.
All the pension bills nn the calendar (53) ( ) ,
wcro passed. Among them is ono giving u
pension of W3 per month , instead of $100 , as
in the bill , to the widow of General Hand.
The house utmmdmon to the &cnato bill to
Increase ) iho nppropriation for a publics buildIng -
Ing nt Wlnona , Minn. , was concurred in.
Mr. Blair moved to take up his joint reso
lution propoiimi ! a liquor prohibition amend
ment to the constitution.
Mr. Ulddlobcrgor moved to proceed to
flxeoutivo session. The motion wus agreed
to. When the doors wuro reopjned iho
senate took a recess until h p. ID ,
Now Ijoduo ofPythliuiH.
Nr.uou , Nob. , March I. [ Special to THE
EU.J A lodge of Knights of Pythias was
Instituted hero ytstorJay , It started out
with twenty-eight members ,
MRS , ALDKIC1I BOUND OVER.
Nohnoyor , Accused of Being nu Ac
cessory , Discharged.
A LINCOLN PASTOR IN TROUBLE.
Her. Mlnrliart , ol' tlin Orauo M , 13.
Clitiroli , Chnruod With HorcMy ,
and Harshness I
> \c < iulttcd.
Mrs. Aldrlcli llclil.
Neb. , Match 1. [ Special Tola-
pram to TIM : BKK.I Nearly the entire day
was taken by argument of tno counsel In the
Aldrlch poisoning case on the preliminary
c < cainhmllon before Judge Fleming. Mrs
Aldrlch was bound over under So.OOO bonds.
NoniH'.ver , accused of being an accessory ,
was discharged.
Pastor Mincliart to Bo Trlod.
Lixcoi.x , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tnr. BII : . ] The Grace Methodist
church Irotiblo is growing apace. It Is given
out to-day that spccillo charges have boon
made out against Pastor Mliiehint , and that
tho.v are now In the hands of Presiding
Elder Miller , nnd will bo acted upon hi a few
days. It Is probable that ttio church trial
will bo on the sensational order. It
is understood that the clumrcs ,
as profoi red , accuse Mlnolmrt wltli
teaching doctrines from iho pulpit neb
in conformity with the doctrines of tlio
church ; lhat ho tins bocu in the habit ot
treating members of his charge in a harsh
and disrespectful manner , not only in n
social way , but in his use of language from
the pulpit. The charges will DO presented to
Minehart next Sunday by the presiding
elder , who holds the regular quarterly meetIng -
Ing at the church at that tlmo. It is also
said that the accused will bo given two
weeks to secure counsel , prepare his answer
und get leady for the tiial.
Stoclcaml Corn Showini ; .
NmiAWKA , Neb. , March 1. [ Special to
Tin : Bui : . ] The number of fat cattle that
will be shipped from this paint will bo from
1,000 to 100 head. There nro now in fatten
ing pans nbout 1,030 head of hogs that will
find n market during the spring and summer
months. Thcro is some hog cholera. Among
our principal feeders nro lion. LnwsonVjhol-
don , Isaai ; Pollard , J. E. Banning , J. M.
Stone , I. N. Apnlcgato , Oslo Brothers , Lou
Todd and G. W. ilnrshman. Last year's
corn crop averaged about forty bushels per
acre , und is woitli Ib cents ; white , 19 conts.
There will bo about 400 cars of corn shipped
from hero during thu year. None is being
marketed now , as furmers are holding for a
higher prlco.
An K\citln < ; Itnnawny.
DAVID CITV , Neb , March 1. [ Special to
THE UIB. ] A team driven by Dr. Barker
ran away last evening nnd after wrecking
the buggy became separated nnd enmo tear
ing up Perkins avenue. Ono of them made
direct for the Doty bloclt and went crashinR
through a plate glass window of the post-
olllco , the front part of which is occupied by
C. D. Taylor's jewelry store. The ether
inadcncd beast selected the mddl6 ! of the
sidewalk down the cast side of tbo square ,
and ran over Yet Wo and Gld Gates , two
Chinese laundrymcn , and cuino near crush-
in&undcr foot the baby and carriage of Mrs.
Will Carpenter. .
A Wind Mill MnnufHctory.
COI.UMIIUS , Neb , , March 1. ( Special Tele
gram to Tun Bisc.J At a citizen's meeting
last evening it was decided to give a bonus
of $3,000 and about three acres of land to
Dean & Worloy , who hnvo incorporated as
the Gilt Edge Manufacturing company , for
the purpose of manufacturing wind mills.
The bonus was raised to-dav , and work on
the factory will bo begun at onco. Fifteen
thousand dollars will bo invested In buildings
and machinery to start with. They expect
to have the factory in running order in sixty
duys.
Mnd IOK Scare.
Oxroui ) , Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tele
gram to Tins Bni ! . ] Considerable excite
ment was created to-day when a dog belonging -
longing to Jacob Struvo was seized with
hydrophobia. It was promplly dispatched
before biting any parsons or animals. This
is the second or third time Oxford has re
cently been slirred up ovoi' a mad dog scare ,
and tlio authorities say that all tlio. dogs
must either go or bo inn/vied , consequently
a lively war of extermination of the canine
tribe is in progress ,
Morris Discharged and He-Arrested.
NKHUASKA CiTr , Nob. , March 1. [ Special
Telegram to Tun Bun. | Basil Morris , the
forger , brought hero from Kentucky , hud n
hearing before Judge White this afternoon ,
who discharged the prisoner on the ground
that the defendant claimed to bo the man
whoso name WAS forgedand signed the check
in the victim's presence. Morris , however ,
was again arrested on the charge and Will
have another hearing before another court ,
Arrested on Suspicion ,
Etnrcu , Neb. , March I. [ Special to TUB
BIK. ] Marshal Murtindalo arrested u man ,
hero yesterday upon the receipt of a telegram
from Edgar , Neb , , containing n description
of a pur.son by the immo of Fred Buchtu , ol
Formiin descent , wanted at Edgar for breakIng -
Ing Into a sturc and stealing ulolhlng. Tlio
officers arrived to day and returned with
their man.
Board ol' Trade Ortanl/.c < l.
Lot' i' Crry , Neb. , March I. [ Special to
THU Bin : , ] A meeting of the citi/ens of
Loup City was called last night and a board
of trade organised , with A , P. Culloy , presi
dent ; W , H. Mellor , vice president , and J.
W. Long , secretary. Loup City 1ms enough
natuial advantages to make it a town of
5,00'J population in llvo years ,
Ei 1 1 toJaiiifN Victorious.
Gimr.i.v CiiNTiiit , Neb , , March 1 , [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Bun J H , G. Jauios ap
peared before Judge Swain ut the appointed
hour to-day and Htoail trial for the criminal
libel suit brought against him by the wire
foiicu men. The result was the discharge of
the defendant amid the approving shouts of
the assembled spectators.
, Neb. , March 1. [ Special Tel
egram to Tin : lir.i : , ) The Lowe murder case
was ended to-day , the jury after being out
one hour brought in a vordlct of not guilty.
Headers of Tin ; Hii : : will remember that
Lowe killed KicliardUoach nnar.Uassett , last
September , In a quarrel over the ownership
of u mowing machine.
His Mind , "
Nob. , March 1- [ Special Tele
gram to TUG BLK.I At thu last moment Con
gressman Laird changed hU mind and re
fused to leavu for Washington. Ills A lends
are out of patience.
A lionil I'roi | [ > Hltlon ,
GENT.VA , Neb. , March 1 , [ Special to Tun
Bnii.J The proportion Is now fairly before
the people of Fillmore county to vote fiO.OOO
bonds for the building of a court house to
talci ) the place of the present ono.
A Mtilo Fire.
N 1:1.1011 : , Nob. , March 1. [ Special to TUB
BII : : . ] A small iuuendiury lire occurod hero
yesterday morning , destroying u quantity of
building material. There is no clue ,