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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
EIGHTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , MONDAY. MORNING , MARCH 18 , 1889. ' JSTUMEEK 27G
DE TIRED OF THE OLD LOVE ,
Xho Editor of the Alma Times
Flaunto His Now Flamo.
ROTTEN-EGGED BY CITIZENS.
Ills Inillgnntit Townsmen Ambusli
Him and His Prospective Brltlo
nB They Were
tlio Village.
The KKUS Were Ripe.
nnrunucAK Ctrr , Nob. , March 17. f Spec
ial to TUB BCE. ] Ilarlan county hni been
nil torn up Urn past week" with a sonsatton.
The principals In the affair rcsklo at Alma
end nro well known. On the Bth Instant
the wlfo of Alexander U. Arbuckle , editor of
the Alma Times , secured n divorce on the
ground of non-svpport. So far ns the records
of court go , no other charges appear In the
the complainant's bill , but It was rumored nt
the tlmo that there were other and graver
grounds on which Mrs. Arbucklo was en
titled to n complete severance of the matrimonial
menial bonds , and subsequent proceedings
haVe confirmed the report. Immediately
after the divorce ArbucUlo announced his en
gagement to MUs Nolllo St. Clalr ana pro
ceeded to Insult his former wlfo bv parading
on her premises with his affianced and In
every possible way hcnplng abuse and
Insult upon the unfortunate woman
who for sixteen years had berne his
name and for thirteen years had reared his
children with a mother's care. Ho even
went so far as to threateningly draw a re
volver In the prcsenco of his family , and It
Is alleged" with such a shock upon the system
of his oldest daughter as to leave her a sub
ject of St. Vitus' danco. Ho held full sway
and played a big hand , Until patience ceased
to bo a virtue. The people of Alnui were
nrouBcd to n nigh pitch of Indignation , and
threats of tur and feathers were made. On
the IHli Inst. . Arbucklo procured a marriage
license for Miss St. Clalr and Himself. Judge
Hmtt icfusing to perform the ceremony , the
couple , made preparations to go to Orleans
and bo married. It was then that the pent
up indignation found vent and a number of
men ana boyn supplied with a largo amount
of eggs ambushed the wedding party a short
distance west of Alma and poured n
terrific volley of hen fruit upon the
would-bo brldo and groom. The buggy ,
team and occupants wore literally smeared
with the Juicy and slimy contents of the frail
shells. The outllt was eggs from cud to end
and from top to bottom , including even the
innocent driver of the rig , who was obliged
to borrow a suit of clothes to make himself
presentable at the wedding. On the morn
ing of the 12th mst. , Mr. Arbucklo und Mrs.
Arbucklo No. ; 2 , loft Orleans on the
west bound train for Denver , with maledic
tions upon the Alma people who had made
their exit so undignified and disagreeable.
Arbucklo is 40 years of ago and had resided
at Alinu for two years.
A Uolil llobbcry.
Aununx , Nob. , March 17. [ Special to Tun
BEI : . ] A bold robbery was perpetrated at
the Talmago house this morning at 4 o'clock.
The robber picked the lock to the door of a
traveling man's room , covered him with a
revolver and demanded his money and valua
bles , no disturbance ! being miula Fifty dollars
lars and a gold watch wore secured , and the
robber departed and made good his escape.
Ono other room was entered , but nothing
there is missing.
ADD1E nOYIVH DKVOT1ON.
Trying to Get a Commutation For Her
Condemned Lover.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Marchl ? . [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tnu Br.c.J Tremendous pressure Is
being brought to bear on Governor Merriam
to commute the sentence of young Peter
Barrett , condemned , with his brother Tim ,
to hang in Minneapolis next Friday , for the
killing of August Tollofson , a struct car
conductor , on July 20 , 1887. The most pa-
thotlc Incident of the whole affair is the work
of Miss Addle Boyd , a girl of seventeen , who
fell in love with Peter nt the trial. Peter
himself is not quite eighteen , and his life
was sworn away hy his brother Henry , who
B believed to luu'o ilrcd ouo of the fatal
shots. Miss I3oyd lias been circulating a pe
tition for weeks. A reporter this morning
found her in tears , for which she
said her mother was responsible ,
the latter having scolded her se-
voroly for having got her name into
print regarding the affair. "I don't care ,
though , " she said , "I love Peter and it will
kill mo If ho Is hung. This is the only thing
I ever disobeyed my parents in. My mother
is kind to mo and I don't like to make her
feel bud , but I feel that In this I have the
right , and if all my friends turn against mo
I will not forsake Petor. I am going to visit
th'o governor Wednesday morn I tic , and I
shall stay until I see him. Tlio governor
told the Woman's Kcliof corps that if they
would get 5,000 signers to the petitions ho
would consider a reouost for commutation
and that ho would consider all letters und
would rccolvo all who came to sco htm. Do
you ttiink'thoro ' is. any hope for Potorl I
wish I could save him. I would willingly
die for the poor boy if I could. Wo
have nlmast secured the 5.COO names.
The governor is a Kind man they say , und I
bellevo ho will do Homothlng. I love Pete ,
und f have told him BO. I have been circu-
i latlng a petition in his behalf for weeks now.
1 have turned all my friends UL'nlust me , and
have been expelled from two societies bo-
causoof my visits to Pete. " Governor Mor-
rtaiu has said nothing , and it is uncertain
what action hp will tnko on tha petitions.
WOMAN'S BPHUIU3
A. Pnslili.iuilily UrcsNcd Youni :
ArrcHtcil COP llorsu Stealing : ,
KANSAS CITV , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BuB. | Miss Clara Graham , a
fashionably dressed and rather pretty young
girl , wup placed jn jail hero to-night on the
charge of horse stealing , She had bean cm-
plpycd us a saleswoman in u fashionable no
tion house in this city , but lost her position
about six weeks ago. The small amount of
money she had saved up soon gave out , and
ou February 11 Mio went to F. S , Gordon's
llrory stable and hired n horse und bugp.y
for a two hours' drive. Donning mule
utttio , she drove to Troy , Kan. ,
when ) she sold the rig for
$35. She was arrested there yesterday and
returned here without a requisition , Miss
Graham states that she WHS drugged by her
companion , a young man by the name of
Charles McCoy , und knew nothing until she
Arrived ut'iroy , Kun. Her companion had
disappeared , und lu order to get home she
sold the horse and buggy to the prourleUir of
ttio hotel at which olio was stopping. Her
father , who is In Old Mexico on business ,
has been telegraphed for. She is In jail.
The Wtmtheruml Crop * .
WASIIIXOTOX , March 17 , The weather
and crop bulletin for the week ended Satur
day , March 10 , issued by the signal office ,
says that t ho condition in Dakota and Minna-
Botu has been about au average for plowing
and Roodiur ( , but work was Interrupted in
Dakota by blustcrim ; weather from the lUth
to the 10th. The wcuthor has been fuverublo
in Illinois , Missouri and Kansas. Seeding
conditions are favorable In Nebraska.
"Wheat is reported as doing well in Kansas ,
Aud the favorable effects of fair wcathor
have been felt in Missouri and Indiana.
Tlio Wcnthor Imllitntlous.
For Nebraska and lowai Light rain * ;
itatlojniry temperature ; easterly winds.
For Dakota ; Fair ; slightly warmer :
oiUhcastcrly winds.
THE CLEAUANCE UECOUD.
Tlio Financial Transactions of tlio
Pnst Week.
BOSTON , Mass. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to the HER. ] The following table
complied from dispatches to the Post from
thomanagors of tlio leading lonrlng-housos
of the UnltcJ States , shows tno gross ex
changes for the week ended March 10 ,
19SO , with rates per cent of inci case or do-
crc.iso ns compared with the nmounts for
the corresponding week in 16SS :
Not Included in totals ; no clearing house
last year.
THE CATHOLIC PILGUIMS.
They Formulate a Dignified Address
to the Pope.
fCopi/rfoM 1SS3 bu Jamts Gordon ntnntt. ]
ROMC , March 17. [ New York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Bcc. ] The American
pilgrims visited several churches and shrines
to-day. To-morrow at noon they will have n
special audience with the pope.
The following address is to bo delivered to
Leo XIII. on behalf of the pilgrims :
"Most Holy Father , over since your holiness
inspired by happy thought issued a brief sal-
vntorir directing the attention of the faith
ful to these places that were crimsoned with
the precious blood of our Savior , it has taken
deep root in the heart of the American
Catholics. Their generosity toward the coed
work of preserving the holy shrines increased ,
and an earnest desire has been awakened to
worship amidst these hallowed scenes to
satisfy that proud desire. Wo have organ
ized this first pilgrimage , which wo hope will
bo the precursor of many others. The love
that fills our hearts towards the divine
Savior has impelled us to undertake a long
journey , that wo may bo privileged to visit
and venerate tbo tomb which received
the remains of this sacred humanity ,
and since wo profess to bo de
voted children of Christ's vicar
on earth , wo deem it our duty to como to the
see of St. Peter , of whom you are the lawful
successor , to kneel at your foot and pay
our homage , prompted by our love and de
votion , and at the same time wo express our
joy for the honor of this reception , but wo
cannot conceal the sorrow of our hearts nt
the condition of the times which keeps the
common father of the faithful In a state of
imprisonment. Wo shall not ccaso to raise
our fervent prayers that as an angel sent
from heaven freed St. Peter from prison ,
so God may decree thut the
vicar of Christ , St. .Peter's suc
cessor , shall recover that liberty and these
rights which are so necessary for the exer
cise of the spiritual government of the pa
pacy to the glory of our holy mother church
and the welfare of the souls entrusted to
your caro. In the meantime wo supplicate
your holiness to comfort us with your apostolic
tolic blessing for the success of our pilgrim
age. "
All are well and Bishop Wigger is im
proving.
ANDEUSON ILU
A Humor In Circulation to tlio Effect
Time Shn IB InnniiR.
PIIIMIHSI.PHIA , March 17. The condition
of Mary Anderson , the actress , is reported
late to-night to bo somewhat worso. All bur
engagements for the season have been can
celled , nnd her Knglish company of fifty-six
people disbanded. A rumor to the effect
that Miss -Anderson is insane gained circula
tion to-day. Dr. Mitchell , under Whoso cure
she has been since her arrival here , when re
quested to-night to affirm or deny this rumor ,
positively refused to say anything about the
patlent'H condition. Joseph Anderson , hnr
brother , nronounced the btory absurd , and
said : "Miss Anderson's condition is Im
proved , nnd no impairment to her health is
feared. " Orders have been jclven by the doc
tors to positively exclude all persons from
Miss Anderson's ' room with the exception of
her maid und professional nurse in attend
ance upon bur.
AfTuii-H at Haytl.
Ni'.w YOIIK , March 17. The steamer Caroline
line Miller arrived last nlht ( from Capo
Haytlcn. Captain Miller says that twelve
of Legltimo's soldiers , who have been cap
tured by Ilyppojito , wore shot In n public
square the day before the steamer loft.
Sympathizers with Legitlnie tried to get the
mon released , nnd Hyppollto became dis
trustful of many of his ohlcers. Ho there
fore had them put to death. Captain Miller
says thut Haytl Is lllled .witli I.cgitlmo's
spies. According to ono story a transport is
permanently cngugcd in carrying arms from
Monte Chrlsto to lla.vti for the use of Hyp-
pallia's men. The United Htutes steamer
Galena was anchored at Cupti Huytlcu when
the Miller loft.
A I'uro ( ; as * nl'
CIIICAOO , March 17 , A dispatch from
Evunsvillo , IndBuys : The family of Jatnes
MeGill , living near Ituvonstcad , were acci
dentally poigoncd In n singular manner lost
FriOay. A package of poison wa- ) placed on
u shelf juBtubovo u pail of drinking water ,
turn it Is supposed that some of the drug fell
Cnto the wuter. The father und n two-yuur
old child nave since died nnd the mother and
another child are In u critical condition.
Goal ot ISoulniiKur'n Ambition ,
To u us. March 17. General Boulanger , ai
o banquet this evening , repudiated on behalf
of the national party , cither monarclfial con
spiracy or demagogic wiles , declaring that
tbo goul toward which thoy'vvero marching
was a non-parliamentary republic wblcl
would bo the protectress of the weak am
lowly and bo preoccupied with the Interests
of the people , resuccting the liberty of the
individual , and , above all , liberty of con
science.
OLD SOLDIERS UP IN ARMS ,
A Now Phase of the DOB Molnoa
Blvor Land Troubles.
VETERANS PLEAD FOR JUSTICE
And \Vlir Mnlco Strenuous 12Torts ( to
Secure n Recognition oT Their
Clnlina By tlio Incom
ing Congress.
The DCS Mollies Ulvcr Settlers.
Dns MOINKS , la. , March 17. [ Special to
Titn line. ] Ono of the first questions which
many Iowa people will urge the now admin
istration to take up Is that of the Dos Molncs
river lands. They feel that the matter will
never bo settled until it is settled right , and
that n republican administration should bo
willing to glvo these Interested a chance to
have it so scttlod. It will bo remembered
thatsomouiouths ago Commander Conslgnoy ,
of the department of Iowa , G. A. R. , wrote
to the local commander of the Grand Army
post at Fort Dodge , asking him to sco if any
old soldiers were among the settlers evicted
in that vicinity. Ho made some inquiry and
reported that so far as ho could learn there
ivcro only one or two union soldiers , but that
there were several ox-confederates who hod
come north years ago and settled upon the
contested lands. Since then so mo of the old
soldiers have been Investigating ( ho matter ,
and they report that there nro some twenty-
llvo or thirty union soldiers living on the
river lands and subject to eviction , whllo
so far ns can bo learned there Is but ono ex-
confcdcrato holding a claim , and ho has
chosen to purchase Ills land from the alleged
owner rather than run the risk of being dis
possessed. This later showing has stirred
up a good deal of feeling among the
old soldiers , and they nro more earnest than
over before In demanding that congress shall
give those settlers a chance to prove their
rights in court before they are driven from
their homes by United States ofllcers. A list
of twonty-tlvo settlers who were union sol
diers has been given out for publication , and
they resent the imputation that they nro "tar
heels" from North Carolina , and therefore
entitled to no consideration. The list in
cludes the names of former soldiers from
Iowa , Now York , Illinois , Connecticut , Ohio ,
Wisconsin an dottier states , who are now settlers
tlors upon these contested lands. They think
they ought to hnvo a chance to have their
case heard In the United States courts'with
tlio attorney general or some of his associ
ates to appear for them.
An Interest inn Decision.
DBS MOINES , la. , March 17. [ Special to
Tim DEC. ] State Auditor Lyons has re
cently rendered an important decision affect
ing insurance companies that is of general
interest as well. A certain Illinois mutual
insurance company applied to him for n cer-
tillcato permitting it to do business in Iowa ,
but a protest from other parties was also
illed , asking the auditor not to grant the
permission. It seems that some time ago the
company refused to pay a loss of $7,000 ,
claiming that the pollcyholdcr had died of
drunkenness within forty-eight hours after
the policy had been written. The attorneys
for the parties interested in the payment
brought suit in the district court and com
pelled tlio company to pay tha claim. Tlio
court decided that the company must pay ,
and the supreme court confirmed the judg
ment. But the company still refused to pay ,
and the attorneys for the estate then tiled
papers with Auditor .Lyons setting out the
facts and protesting against allowing the
company to do business in Iowa. The audi
tor , after considering the matter , informed
the representative of the company that since
the supreme court had held the claim to bo
valid , It must be satisticd before the com-
pauy could do business in Iowa. After it
was apparent that the auditor would not
yield , the company agreed to pay the claim.
So if citizens of adjoining states know of any
crooked business in connection with their
own insurance companies , and will report to
tlio Iowa authorities , they can shut them out
of the profitable field wiilch Iowa affords.
Base Bull ProspectJ.
DBS MOINES , la. , March 17. ( Sneclal to
Tun BiE.J : The indications are that that
four Iowa cities , at least , will have profes
sional base ball teams this season. DCS
Moincs and Sioux City will represent the
Western association , and Davenport and
Burlington will represent the Central Inter
state , league. At present six cities nro
pledged to the last named league , namely.
Davenport , Springfield , Peoria , Kvansvillo ,
Quincy and Burlington. An effort has been
made to get Dubuque and ono other city to
enter and thus make an "eight-club league ,
but It has- not been successful so far. How
ever , with four cities represented in profes
sional base ball circles , Iowa will do pretty
well this year , without mentioning the
amateur leagues , of which there will bo a
largo number , with enterprising clubs In
nearly every city and largo village in the
state.
The Oil Swlmllo.
DEB MOINES , la. , March 17. [ Special to
'Tiic ' BEE. ] The attempted oil swindle ,
which occasioned so much commotion a few
idnys ago , has practically dropped out of
sight , through the negligence of the oil in
specting authorities. They permitted tha
fraudulent oil to be shipped buck to the tank
line company , where it was oxshangod for
good oil , thus putting the evidence of the
fraud out of tha reach of the authorities.
There Is no drmbt that thirty-two barrels ,
fraudulently sumped , were sent to Corning.
There is no doubt that the barrels cent lined
unsiilo and prohibited oil , though marked as
safe and proper. But while the oil inspector
was considering the matter the oil was all
shipped back and put out of the roach of the
stutu authorities , and no ana can bo punished
for the swindle und violation of law.
Arbor Day.
DBS MOINEI , fa. , March 17. [ Special to
Tin : BEE. ] State Superintendent Sabln has
designated April SO as Arbor day , to bo ob
served by ilia public schools of this state for
tree planting. Ho suggests this day as be
ing peculiarly appropriate this year , 'as the
centennial anniversary of the inauguration
of President Washington. Ho hopes to in-
vci.it the day with u patriotic as well as pub
lic spirited tlavor. Arbor day has become
qulto an institution in Iowa. The reports of
the county superintendents show that it is
very generally observed In all parts of the
htato. There ere now standing upon the
school grounds in fowa in thrifty condition ,
lWr ! > 7.r > trees which aru living monuments to
the wisdom of setting apart an Arbor day.
Colonel HOOI'H Appointment ,
DEB MOIXUS , la. , Maroh 17. [ Special to
THE BIK. : ] Colonel Dick Hoot , as ho Is
familiarly calloJ , was the first lowan to got
a federal ofllco unJer the now admlnis.tr.i-
tion , and ho gets a good oac , the Kcnkuk
postofllco. Ho was United States marshal
when Mr. Cleveland came into power , and
had made u genuine hustler. Ho is a great
party worker , and bus done u great deal to
hold down the big democratic majority In
Leo county , There Is no sontimentallsm
about his appointment ; it U business.
Polk County's New Judge.
DBS MoiNF.3 , la. . March 17. JSpcclal Tel
egram to TUB BEE. ] Tlio bar of this county
decided to nominate by vote a candidate to bo
recommended to the governor for appoint
ment aft district 1udgo to succeed Chief Jus-
tire Given. Their convention was held Sat
urday afternoon , and Charles A. Bishop re
ceived the nomination. As soon as tha gov
ernor was lu formed of the fact bo promptly
appointed Mr. Bishop , who then took the
oath of ofllco nnd qualified as district judge.
The now judge was a member of the Nina-
.ccnth general assembly , nnd , catno to DCS
Molnes in 1635. Judge Bishop was counsel
'or the governor In his recent libel suit , ana
10 has served as deputy attorney general on
many occasions.
War Against Ohinnmon.
DuntiQUB , la. , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bnc. ] A crusade ngnlnst the
Chinese laundrymen has been started hero.
The whlto laundrymen have employed coun
sel nnd nro going to see If they can drlvo the
Mongolians out. There nro four Chlncso
laundries hero , and it Is said that they run
night and day seven days n week , that the
laundrymen llvo on almost nothing , nnd con
sequently cut prices for laundrywork ono-
half. It is claimed that Is they were driven
out ono hundred Whlto persons could find
permanent employment In the business.
A Now Military Company.
CunsTOX , la. , March 17. [ Special Telegram
gram to THE BEE. ] Last night , at Pntt's '
opera house , Hon. Gcorgo P. Wilson drafted
n company of infantry. Sixty-four men en
listed and will bo mustered Into the Fifth
regiment of Iowa Nalional Guards on Mon
day evening by Hon. George II. Castlo. The
following ofllccrs wcro elected ! Captain ,
Gcorgo P. Wilson ; first lieutenant , Scott
Armstrong ; second lieutenant , Hugh Steven-
son. A thorough drill will bo had prepara
tory to attending the state encampment In
August. _
The Women Elixtoil.
DES Moixns , la.- March 17. [ Special to
Tim BEE. ] Iowa women are qulto elated
over the fact that women were elected to the
school boards in a few Iowa ettios last week.
At Oskaloosa u , woman -was chosen on the
board for the first tlmo in the history of the
city. At Mount Pleasant a woman was also
elected , defeating a very popular man who
had been connected with the board for many
years.
Taken to The County ( fall.
Missount Vxu.Br , la. , March 17. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Constable Garrott-
son visited this city to-day and took Frank
Snowdon to the county jail nt Logan for rais
ing a disturbance at Duncan Clark's theatre
last evening and drawing n revolver on the
marshal. This makes llvo cases against
Snowden. _
Supposed to l > o Murdered.
CLINTON , la , , March 17. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The remains of John
Bcorman were found in the railway yards
hero this morning badly mutilated , an engine
having passed over the body. There are sus
picions that the man had been murdered and
his body placed on the track.
SHALh THEY A IC FOR MOKE.
The Question Just NoSv Puzzling the
National Law Alakors.
WASHINGTON , March 17 , The resignation
of Senator Chaco on the threshold of his
(
second term , has aroused now interest on a
subject that is bound to receive early and
earnest consideration in congress. Senator
Chacc , in private , gives as a reason why ho
can no longer"servo that the compensation of
a senator is not' sufllcicnt'to warrant him in
longer neglecting his business. Tbo ques
tion of increasing the compensation of
congressmen nas been receiving the earn
est attention of senators .especially . of late ,
' '
nnd there is an ova'nvh'olming sentiment
among thorn in favor of'making the salary of
a congressman 810,000 a year instead of
55.000 , ns at presetUvs ! Members of the house ,
while thoroughly in sympathy with the sena
tors on this point , are not ready to go to the
full length desired by them , fearing u repeti
tion of the outbreak of censure visited upon
the congress of 1B72 , for its action on the sal
ary question. But it is urged by the advo
cates of increased salary , that what the people
ple wcro indignant about then was the back
pay grab feature , and that if the increase
was made to data " from the end of the Fifty-
first congress , no"serious opposition would bo
made to it.
There was a considerable expression
of views by senators , on this topic ,
in ono of the secret legislative sessions
last week , in a discussion that > ensued upon
the Introduction of a resolution by Teller
authorizing the secretary of the senate to
pay to the committee clerks serving on a per
diem basis during th'o session of the senate ,
and clorlis to senators during the coming
recess , tlio per diem allowed by luw. Teller
believed that the senators should have un
nual clerks , because , their duties did not
cease witli the adjournment of the senate. In
conclusion of the debate Platt said that the
question should bo considered whether sena
tors are fairly paid for the work which they
do , and whether the salary ought not
to bo raised. There are senators
hero who have nothing to live upon except
their salaries , and who are paid less for the
services which thjy reader than they would
be paid in any ether walk or occupation of
life for similar servicesIn addition to that ,
senators have a great many expenses which
their position necessarily entails , and the re
sult Is that these senators who have no
means behind their salaries are obliged to
llvo in a pinched and very unpleasant wav in
the city of Washington ,
Morrili aslccd if Plattwas ; aware that no
man could como to Washington with a fam
ily , rent a denen.t house ana live without
twice the amount of his salary.
Platt replied that as ono of the poorer
members of the senate , ho had boon made
painfully aware of this fact. Ho thought it
quite tlmo that some plain words were spoken
on the subject.
A JUMP FOlt IjIUEtlTY.
A IlandoufToil Criminal Escapes From
a Moving Train.
Toi'EKA , Kan. , March 10. [ Special Tolo-
grarnto THE BBE. ] Franlt Roberts , a notori
ous criminal in the custody of the sheriff of
Greensburg county , whllo being taken to the
penitentiary , Jumped from the window of a
train last night , which was moving nt thereto
rote of thirty mdcs per hour. Ho was hand
cuffed but succeeded in making his escape.
A posse was organized , but no trace of the
criminal can bo found.
Mongolian Huucr Krout.
POUT TOWNBBXD , W.-T. , March 17. The
steamer Walla Walla , pf pan Francisco , plying -
ing to Puget Sound , waif seized by customs
officers und four barrels marked "sauor
krout" was found tot contain opium valued
at nearly $10,000. Tha tiarrols wcro taken
to Tucotim. The penalty for fulso brand
ing is.ifl.OOO. The ofilcers furnished $5,000
bail for nppcarunco on Mpnduy for trial. The
oflleials claim that they con prove conspiracy
and will cause the steamer u deal of trouble
for bringing opium into the country. The
ship otllcera disclaim all knowledge of the
shipment of the barrels. The Tucoma cus
toms officers worked the cusa up , and think
that many hundred thousand dollars worth
of opium has been smugglnd in this manner.
Boiler Connections With O nnha ,
YANKTON , Dale , Murct 17. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bep. ] The ofllcers of the
Yankton & Norfolk ralhvay company have
asked for a bonus of $35,030 from this city In
aid of their road. Action { will bo token on
the proposition at a mcctirfg of tlio citizens
to bo called in a fe'w days , and there Is no
doubt but that aid will bo voted the com
pany. U is hoped that the construction of
the Norfolk line will hasten the building of a
more direct connection with Qmaha by tlio
Northwestern system , the need of which is
conceded.
. *
Dry Goods Damaged ,
lUrin CiTir. Dak. , March 17. [ Special
Telegram to Tiiuf BEE.J Fire broke out n
the dry goods store of L , Morris & Co. , this
city , to-day at 130 ; p. m , It' was soon extin
guished , but not before half the Block of
dry goods had been dumusuJ by lira and
water to the oxUmi of 84.00J. The damage
is covered by Insurance ,
Bosumo of the Busluoss Transacted
During1 the Wook.
IMPORTANT BILLS ACTED UPON.
Sixteen Measures Signed By tlio Gov
ernor Abstracts or the Now
Ijaws Prospects For Au
Adjournment.
A fic < ; lfllntivo Hosunio.
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 17. [ Special to Titn
Bin : . ] The legislature has boon in session
fifty-five days. It can lawfully adjourn on
Friday next , but the consummation so
devoutly wished may not bo reached until
the week following. The senate has declared
against fixing a day for adjournment until
the appropriation bills shall have been ro-
cclvod from the houso. There Is n general
belief that the friends of the various state
Institutions havu formed a combination to
resist reductions In the appropriations , and
there is n suspicion that intorostcd repres
entatives intend to withhold these bills until
throe days before adjournment , The senate
will have to read thorn three times on sepa
rate days , nnd the effect of the combine's
tactics would bo to compel the senate to rusti
the bills through with only ono day's con
sideration. The senate generally regards
this scheme ns an imposition , and some of
the senators do not hesitate to denounce It
as a high-lmndod outrage on public policy.
The combine seems to have control of the
houso. nnd there may bo trouble between the
two bodies if the bills nro not sent soon to
the senate. This controversy mnlccs the dnto
of adjournment uncertain.
During the past week sixteen bills have
gone through the mill , been signed by the
governor nnd lodged with the secretary of
state , making n total of twenty-eight thus
far this session.
Two of the now nets nro amendments to
the Omaha charter and a third is to provide-
South Omaha with a charter.
A fourth appropriates for the purpose of
books for the state normal school nt Peru
the sum of ? 2,874 , now in the hands of the
state treasurer and belonging to the library
fund , together with matriculation fees ro-
colved before March 31,1501. Another act
makes similar provisions with reference to
Sl.O.IO and fees belonging to the library fund
of the stuto university.
Bills like the latter two nro passed at each
session of the legislature. Following are
abstracts of the other cloven now laws :
An amendment to the alien land law. It
permits non residents aliens and foreign
corporations to foreclose mortgages and
gives them ton years in whicn to dispose ot
such property. It also oxemuts city property
from the operations of the Taw. Tlio pur
pose of the change is to remove former re
strictions upon the free investment of for
eign capital.
An act making it unlawful for other than
members of the Loyal Legion to wear the
insignia of that order or to use it to obtain
aid.
aid.An
An act empowering the executor or ad
ministrator of an estate to carry out a con
tract for the sale of land which the deceased
owner of the estate may have entered into
before his death *
An amendment to section 40 of the insur
ance law to permit tlio organization of farm
ers' mutual companies. It reads as follows :
Section 40. Nothing in this act shall bo so
construed as to provcnt any number of per
sons from making mutual pledges und giving
valid obligations to each other for their
own insurance from loss by lire , lightning ,
tornadoes , cyclones , wind storms hail or
death ; but such association of persons shall
in no cnso insure any property not owned by
ono of their number , nnd no life except that
of their own number , nor shall the provisions
of this aot bo applicable to such associations
or comuanies. Provided , such association or
companies shall rcceivo no premiums , make
no dividends , or pay in any case more than
two dollars per day to uny of their ofllcers
for compensation , nor shall they hire any
agents or solicitors. Provided , futile- , that
no such company or associations shall over
make any levies or collect any money from
its members except to pay for losses on prop
erty or livcslnsured , and such expenses as
are herein.provided for.
JSAn appropriation of $49,000 to W. H. B.
Stout for extras on tbo state capitol and state
penitentiary.
An act authorizing the governor to grant
two pardons on July 4 of each year to two
penitentiary convicts who have served at
least ten years and are recommended to ex
ecutive clemency by the warden , the attor
ney general and the chief justice.
An act to punish city and village officers
who become interested in contracts witli
their city or village , or who furnish any ma
terial to any person contracting with the city
or village.
An amendment to the revenue law author
izing county treasurers to collect personal
taxes as soon as duo instead of waiting until
they are delinquent. The purpose is to head
off the removal of personal property.
An act relinquishing tux penalties nnd
costs on abandoned town sites on payment of
the back tuxes. Tills Is for the relief of
Henry Spricht , of Washington county , who
owns the site of the forgotten town of
Fontancllo.
An act for the relief of indigent soldiers ,
sailors and marines nnd their families. It
authorizes each county board to levy a tax
of 3-10 of a mill and provides for a soldiers'
relief commission to list the beneficiaries
and disburse the fund raised by this special
tax.
tax.An amendment to the law entitled "Es-
trays , " making section U road us follows :
It shall bo the duty of any person taking
up an cstray animal or animals to send u
description of the same to u justicoof the
poaca In tlio precinct where the said ostray
was taken up , within forty-eight hours there
after , and saul Justice of the peace shall re
cord the same in a book kept by him for that
purpose , for which ho shall rccolvo the sum
of So cents. If said cstray or ostrays Hlnill
not bo claimed by the owner thereof within
ton days thereof , a description of the same
shall bo sent to the county cleric by the party
taking up saldestray , who shall immediately
record the same in n book kept by him for
that purpose , for which ho shall recclvo tlio
Bum of5 cents. O'ho person taking up ttio
cstray shall , wlthm twenty days thereafter ,
procure the publication of the description of
such animal or animals In any newspaper
published within the county.
At the present btugo of affairs It Is useless
to speculate on the futa of any measure
unless it has passed nt least ono house.
The senate has killed nlncty-flvo bills , moro
than one-third of the number introduced und
the house has also done tlio state good
service In that line , but there are ever iJOO
bills on tha general file awaiting considera
tion. Everybody wants to gat homo bcforo
April , and the disposition Is to take up tlio
bills In order , and there is no telling what
will be loft when the slf ting committees have
llnishod their ruthless vandalism.
Thv Investigation of the agricultural do-
pqrtmont of tl\o \ stuto university has boon
brilliantly Rtic'cessful m its failure of results
thus fur. It is absorbing about 70,030 o.icli
biennial period and there ia notlilim to show
for it but Prof. Billings' theory of Inocula
tion. ' A big fitmro of the money Is absorbed
by professors and ofllcers of the university.
The majority of the committee huvo agreed
on it report to erect the agricultural or indus
trial college as u distinct institution away
from the university. They will recommend
two bills Introduced for that purpose by Hop-
rcsuntatlvo Kaynor , Ono of the bills pro
vides for relocating the industrial collugo
outside of the First congressional district ;
for tbo sale of the stuto farm to erect now
building ! , and for its management by nine-
curators , six appointed by the governor and
three ox'onicio. The other bill divides the
usual statu tux for the university equally be
tween it und tlio college. Coming so lute in
the session nothing may bo done , but ttio
agitation may lead to a remedy two years
hcnco.
The delegates for the convention culled at
St. Louis to consider IcgUlutigu to prostrate
the alleged combine of the beof-'pawters to
keep down the price of cattle have returned.
It Is evident that they accomplished 'nothing.
A majority of thorn nro of tbo opinion that
there was no ovldcnco of a combine. They
brought back a bill for the Inspection of cattle -
tlo before slaughter and prohibiting trusts.
They wcro introduced yesterday , but they
came too late to hope for passage.
Til K SENATE.
Flvo ilnya during the week past the sen
atorial mill ground steadily , but nothing
startling has occurred. Among the measures
passed the following are the most Important :
For the arbitration of labor troubles. Em
powering the trovernmcnt to condemn post-
ofllco sites in Nebraska ; Repealing the free
range law nnd leaving the herd law In foreo
all over the stato. Empowering cities to con
demn sites for public buildings. Ad
mitting un married mon to the soldiers' ' homo
and providing that applicants must bo ex
amined as to their worthiness by their county
board. Changing tbo annual school meeting
to Juno , increasing the board of education
in cities of 8,000 to 00,000 from six members
to nine , nnd doing away with the necessity of
a petition before voting bonds. Defining the
jurisdiction of the courts ever stolen prop
erty when removed from the place of tnoft.
Kcqulring n three-fifths vote to divide n
county mill prohibiting such vote oftcnor
than once in three years. Providing that for
eign corporations may become domestic cor
porations by filing their articles of Incorpora
tion with the secretary of stato. Author
izing county boards to appoint soldiers'
relief commissioners nnd to levy n tax of
throe-tenths of a mill for the relief of indigent
soldiers. A constitutional amendment in
creasing the salaries of the supreme court
judges to1,500 nnd the district Judges to
S3f > 00. Ueduclng the commission payable to
county treasurers on the collection
of certain taxes. Also a resolution in
dorsing the recommendation of the governor
that the deputy labor commissioner bo made
the custodian to receive the metric weights
nnd measures to bo donated Nebraska by the
federal government ; passed ,
nousi : .
The house got down to solid work last
week and put in six full days and two even
ing sessions. Much of the time , however ,
was consumed lu discussion , BO thut the ac
tual work performed is not very largo.
The session opened at 10 o'clock Monday ,
though barely n quorum responded to the
roll call , and begun nt once to w.ulo through
the nearly three hundred bills on general
file with the greatest good nature. Among
ttio most important measure considered dur
ing the week were the following :
A bill Dy Corbln providing for n line of not
less than $50 nor moro than $200 to bo In
flicted on any assessor who shall list prop
erty for purposes of taxation at less than Its
full cash value , was passed ; also u compan
ion bill limiting the ruto of taxa
tion to 2 mills on the dollar for state ,
1 mill for school purposes , mill for the
sinking fund , and not moro than bO cents on
§ 100 for all county purposes. These nro
about one-half the existing rates , and these
bills are intended to r.iiso the total valuation
nnd dccroaso the rate for the purpose of
moro evenly distributing the burdens of gov
ernment. If these bills become laws and
the assessors do their duty , it is confidently
predicted that thousands of dollars worth of
property owned principally by corporations
will be dragged forth to the light und swell
the total valuation in the state 10 nearly
double its present limit. These- measures
must still run the gantlet of the senate , and
their fate during the closing hours is de
cidedly uncertain.
A bill passed the house providing for a
bounty of 1 cent a pound on all sugar nianu-
fantured from cane or boots grown in No-
braslta. Competition is frco to all and the
details of the award are to bo under the
charge of the secretary of state.
The employes of railroadsiind other cor-
poratlons huvo been lately subjected" to much
annoyanceby parties who reside in other
states having pretended claims , and who
garnishee their wascs , and n bill Introduced
by Berlin was passed by the house prohibit
ing the attachment of the wages of such em
ployes under these , circumstances.
Olmstoad's Australian ballot bill passjd
the house by a decisive vote. The bill pro
vides that voters in preparing their tiekots ,
shall have access to a booth or compartment
where they may prepare their ballots unmo
lested.
Two insuranso bills were passed Man
ning's bill , removing the limit in regard to
numbers of mutual insurance companies ,
und authorizing them to pay their ofliccrs
not moro than § 3 par day for actual service ;
and a bill by Johnson nuthorizinij twenty-
flvo or moro persons owning not less than
$ 'iO,000 worth of property to incorporate. The
Manning bill has been signed by the gov
ernor and is now a lav/ .
The bill oy Christy of Clay provming that
any township or precinct may vote bonds
not exceeding 10 per cent of the valuation
to aid works of internal improvements , in
cluding steam flour mills , woolen factories
and paper mills , and prohibiting granting
aid to railroads , was defeated on final
passage.
The claim of ox-Govornor Butler for
$50,000 , damages , growingout of his impeach
ment trials nearly twenty years ago , occu
pied the whole of the two evening sessions.
Governor ButlQr secured n hearing and
stated that his expenses were very heavy ,
as hu had paid his lawyers about § 30,000 , and
as the record of the impeachment had been
expunged , it was no moro than right the state
should make this reparation.
Mr. Cadv took the leading part in opposi
tion to the claim , und fought the proposition
looking to a reimbursement nt every step.
The fact leaked out that the railroads und
other interests had paid at least n largo share
of the attorney fees , and the claim for ex
penses had to be abandoned. However , the
friends of Butler took u now tack and in
sisted that about § W,000 was duo him on the
land ho turned over to the state in liquida
tion of its claims , uud fought the battle over
again on this line .
Cady openly charged that this bill was
being pushed by those scavengers of the leg
islative halls , the claim agents , ns well us by
u horJo of lobbyists who expected to bo paid.
After a llvo hours' flglit u motion by Gil-
clirlst to pay Butler the sum of $7,500 , the
apnralsed value of the lands the state re
ceived from Butler that it bus not yet dis
posed of , was lost by a vote of 43 to US.
Tills ended what is regarded as one of the
hottest parliamentary battles ever known In
the history of the state.
The house approved , by an almost unani
mous vote , a bill introduced by Cady propos
ing to submit an amendment providing for
the election of three railroad commissioners
ono ouch year by u direct vote of the pee
ple.Johnson's
Johnson's bill providing that e.ioh county
may elect a board consisting of one from
eacli township , who tthnll establish iMinlforni
system of school text books for the county ,
not to bo changed within live j cars , was.
passed.
Much of the time was consumed in thn
consideration of the appropriation bills , Tlio
ollorts of u few fearless and dot/jrmlnod
members , like Gilbert , Dclancy , Hvorcttuml
Corbln , to break the "combine" have only
boon partially successful. Tlio following
special appropriations were allowed :
Flfty-nlno thousand dollars for lands
und buildings for the Institute for
the Feeble Minded tit Beatrice ;
$81,000 for a now wing uud oilier additions
for the Hastings Asylum for the Incurables
Insane ; tiri.OOO for new wings to the Lincoln
Insane asylum ; Ml.ono to complete the
Homo for Krriug Woman ut Mllford ; $10,001)
for cottages t the Soldiers' homo ; Sffl.OJO
for additions to the Kearney Reform school ;
SliJ.OOO for additions to tlio Porn Normal
school , and $10,00i , ) to improve and beautify
vho grounds around the capitol bulidlng.
Thorn is much complaint over u general
and apparently nystoinatlo attempt'to in
crease the salaries of clerks and the perquis
ites In the stum o.llces. Th < ; salary bill has
not yet been reached , and when It COIIKM up
u strong effort will bo made to strikeout or
reduce iminy of these Ifnmtf.
Tlio normal school bills uro being strongly
urged by largo delegations from tlio favored
localities. Clmdrnn , Strnmsburg and Ncllgli
have been favorably reported by the com
mittee , and a schomu to establish u normal
department in one hitfh school in each of the
thirty-thrco senatorial districts ha received
its approval.
The house will bo ready tq adjourn this
week , but the Bcnatci seems disposed to take
its tlmo for the consideration of the appro
priation' bills and will hardly content to u
ilnal ttdjuuriimont before u week from WcU-
ucsduy.
COL , NEW VISITS HARRISON ,
They Discuss About Everything But
the Woathor.
RECOMMEND RYAN FuR CHILI.
The ICnnsns Pologntlon Present Ilia
Name President Hllgardo Men
tioned For Assistant Secre
tary of Agriculture.
WisnixoTOX Btmiuu Tun Oxntu Bnn . 1
Glil FouitTiinNTH STIIBET ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 17 , )
John C. Now went to drlvo with the presi
dent of the United Stales on Saturday after
noon nt 4 o'clock , dined with him at 0:30 : ,
smoked with him from about 7:30 : to 10 , and
then walked over n , good portion of the city
of Washington with him before ho wont to
bed. Mr. Now was so tired by the tramp
the prcsldontgavo him that no did not gnt up
till after church tlmo this morning , and so
failed to keep an engagement to accompany
the chief magistrate to the sanctuary. Al
though his logs were tired , Mr. Now's mind
was as bright as ever , and his friends seldom
PIUV him so good-natured ns ho is to-day.
When asked what ho and the president
talked nbotit during their visit , which lasted
from 4 to 1" p. m. , he smiles n knowing sort
of smile and assorts that they ' 'talked ' of
most everything. Wo discussed about every
thing but the weather. " remarked Mr. Now ,
"and wo may have tallied of that also , for
I've forgotten many things that wo said. "
iii'.coMMiNi : > Ei > UVAX roil emu.
The Kansas delegation on Saturday pro-
contod Congressman Hvan , of that state , as 1
u good man to bo sent as minister to Chill ,
nnd both Senators Ingulls und Plumb in.ulo
eloquent addresses In his behalf to the presi
dent. Mr. Ityan has just been ro-clectcd to
congress for ills aisth term , with u majority
of about fifteen thousand , nnd It is consid
ered a little queer that ho should want to
resign his scut nnd leave the country , but ho
is said to have private reasons. If Cannon
is elected speaker Mr. Hyan will stand n
good chance of getting the chairmanship of .1
tlio house committee on appropriations , of
which ho bus boon a useful member for
many years. Ho is known ns onooftl.o
working representatives. There are very
few men in the house who have done moro
solid , honest work than he , and there uro
few moro unobtrusive.
rou nusic's ASSISTANT.
President Hilgurdo , of the agricultural college -
lego of California , is tlio man spoken
of for assistant secretary of agri- .
culture. Ho is highly recommended
by Senator Stanford and the
California delegation in congress , but is not
a candidate for the phico and it is not known
if ho will accept. The president has had
moro trouble tilling this ofllco than any
othor. Not that there Is a scarcity of appli
cants , but nouo of them scoin to 1111 the bill ,
und sovcral gentlemen to whom it has been
tendered tinvc found it impossible for ono
reason or another to accept. Ex-Governor
Furnns , of Nebraska , declined it because ho
prefers the position ho bus ixt home. Presi
dent , Athcrton , of tlio University of Pennsyl
vania , for a similar reason , und Prof.
Brewer , of Yale , who accepted , was com
pelled to withdraw that acceptance nt tlio
Instance of his physician , who told him that
to undertake the duty would cost him his
life. Prof. 'Hilcardo's nutno was suggested
by Pr/f. Brewer , and. the suggestion is
highly indorsed by all the scientilio . .inci in
Washington. ' ,
CX-l'OSTMASTJIll GENERAL TV 'EH ,
It has been suggested sovaral times lately
that ox-Postimistoi' General Tynor , of In
diana , will be appointed second or third as
sistant under Postmaster General Wana-
maker. Some of the loading republicans
from Indiana do not think that will be done.
They say that Mr. Tyner will bo provided
with a good position , but it will not bo us an
assistant to the postmaster general. Ono
who is in a position to speak by authority
suys that tno place to bo given Mr. Tynor is
that of law ofllcor for ttio postmaster's ' dc-
part'ncnt , now hold by Judge Bryunt , of Wis
consin. This place corresponds with the
sollcitorship of the treasury , and is rcully
tlio assistant generalship for tlio postolllco
department. It comes under tlio department
of justice , and the duties attached to it relate-
to the settlement of nil disputed questions
relating to the administration of the postal
law. The salary is the same us that received
uy the assistant postmaster general , $ -1,000 a
year.
1'IIO.MPT WANAMAKI-.il.
It is the understanding among western
men to-day that Ohilcott , of Colorado , will
bo appointed commissioner of the general
land otllce to-morrow , nnd Stone , of Iowa , as
sistant commissioner. Thq. clerks nnd door
keepers at the postofllco department are con
siderably exercised over the fact that Mr.
Wnnauiuker appears nt his oftlco about 8
o'clock in the morning instead of at 10 , the
hour at which his predecessors Imvu usually
made their appearance. Mr. Wanamakor has
ordered that his room bo made ready lor him
before 8 o'clock so that ho can get in an
hour's work before the oflico-scokcrs begin
to arrive.
TIUE1 > OF 111UZII , .
Governor Osborne , of Kansas , who was 'i
Minister to Chili , under Hayes , and Minister
to Brazil , under Arthur , Is in the city visiting - 4
ing friends nnd is spoken of for n foreign
mission , but lie says ho is not a candidate
und would not accept anything lu ; could get.
Ho might take a European mission , but does
not care to ire back to South America.
governor Osborn'r record is about tlio best
of any of the diplomats whojlmvo represented
tlio country ut.thu South American capitals ,
nnd It is said tno president would send him
back to Brazil if ho would accept.
Piiiuiv S. HEATH.
MAY UKIXSTATKO.
A Ilunioi' That. Ho wall Will Ilo Scut
Itaok to Samoa.
WASHINGTON , March 17. [ Special Tclo
gram to THE B E. | Harold M. Sow.ill , of
Maine , it Is curronUy reported , is likely to
bo sent back to Samoa by the Harrison ad.
ministration , ns consul gunonil. The nomi
nation nf Butos , of Delaware , as n dunm *
cratiu member of tlio Berlin commission In
dicates that the president and Secretary
Blalnc are moro disposed to indorse the
Uatcs-Sowull view of tlio situation at Samoa.
than liuyurd's views. Bates has been In tho.
closest sympathy with .Sou-all till through
lliii contrpvi'rny. Sewuil will go to Berlin
with the American commissioners to glvo
tliem niiv information they need In regard to
tlio geography or political history of the
HlamlH. If ho Is appointed consul general
he will bo given tlio necessary luuvu of ab.
soncu to attend the Berlin conference. '
THIS HOMI ) SOUTH.
Gonnrnl Itntjer A , Pr.vor HUJ-M It Will
Split On the Protection Hor.lc.
NBWVORK ; , March 17. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bii.j : : In u lengthy interview in
the Herald this inornlnt' , General Ito ar A.
Pryor sajs the solid poiitn will go to
pieces on the rock of protection ; that the
southern inunufacturors need protection and
her people will stand by the republican party
if the whim men of the south are pormitted.
to control their state governments and Dm
bloody shirt is not wuvod. Pryor miyn there ,
in now n great opportunity for the rcpub.
licuns to capture the southern votes.
Tascnlt 8(111 at Ijarvn.
CHICAGO , March 17 , Tlio o'.mai } forTu * .
cott ended in failure. A. J. Stone , son-Iii.
law of the fugitive's suppohud victim , Mill ,
ionulro Snnll , returned empty handed to
HJnicago lust nlj.'ht after n fruitless Journey
of several thousand miles , Stone wan &c-
comtumcU by Uoloutlvos McDonald and
Williams. PaJlowliitr u clue which took them
to theCairi'liuti northwest , the pursuit toil ta
the I'ai'illoi'oatt. There a capture was mude , <
but the pru-nicr , HUu so muny others twfvr * .
proved to bo tho.wrong muut - '