Nebraska Newspapers

    I 2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEIfoc TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 4 , 1800. M
H she could not 1)0 Identified ntiil bystanders
suppoicd it to 1)0 ) the body of ono of thn
J servants As soon us Dr Uuth had been re-
HJ Moved at tbo secretary's bedside ho went
With Lieutenant Commander Drown to the
HJ Undertakers for the purnoso of Identifying
the body , but it wm no changed Iby
the action of the smoke and IIro Hint every
Jnmlliar trace bad loft tier face Her hair
Was entirely burned and her features were
distorted in the most bomblo manner , The
| H only means of Idcntlllcation were the rings
| H upon her llngors and a gold neck chain with
which both gentlemen wcro' somewhat
familiar , and to bo cortaln they made care
IB Jul measurements of the body , The Identi-
BJ llcatlon \ < as corroborated shortly afterward
BJ by Intlinato lady friends and the body taken
BJ to tbo rcsldonco of Attorney General Miller ,
BJ where Mrs Tracy had neon carried n abort
BJ tlino before Miss Tracy were nothing but
BJ her night dross and lior stocking * . K Is pro
BJ sutned that , she was arousrd by the tire and
BJ was trying to mnko her war to her mothers '
BJ room when alio was overtaken by smuko and
BJ suffocated before the llnmcs reached her ,
BJ The hold was singed and blackened and
BJ bloody 1 bo hands and wrists wcro almost
BJ doslltuto of skin and on the
BJ contracted and reddened fingers of
BJ the loft hand glistened four rings ,
BJ Ono was a diamond ring , another
BJ simply plain gold , A third was n narrow
BJ band of blue onnmol sot In gold and the third
BJ was the edge ot a f 10 gold | > iuco Thcro was
HJ no expression of pain on the features and
HJ death must have coma Were disfigurement
HJ Mrs Wllmcrding , tbo secretary's daugh'
HJ tor , wui picked un from the pavement utter
HJ she leaped from the window of the second
HJ story , and whs carried senseless to tbo rosi-
HJ denco ot Dr Baxter on Connoctlcut avenue ,
HJ Jn the Janmo block The body of her dnugh-
HJ tor , who loiipei ! from tin adjoining window ,
HJ was carried with her llotn were uncon-
HJ bcIous Kxamlnatlon showed thut they were
HJ suffering from the shock and from severe
HJ contusions In various parts of tbo body The
HJ lltllo girl was somewhat burned on her
HJ linnds and legs and bruised on her right
HJ shoulder , where she seemed to have fallen ,
| H but no bones wcro broken The mothers '
HH right arm was badly fractured
HH 1 romltho elbow to tbo wrist Mrs Wilmcrd-
HH ing did not recover consiousncss for sotno
HH time , but her daugbtor soon came to herself
HH nnd went into hysterics Mrs Morton , Mrs
HH Sonator'Ilalc , Mrs Lieutenant Mason and
HH sovornl other lutimatn friends of the family
HH wcro soon tit the house and took charge of
HH the two pntlcnts , who wcro , tnken by Mrs
HH Morton In her carriugo to the rcsldenco of
HH Lieutenant Mason , m charge oi Dr Klxey of
HH the navy , who has boon with them all day
HH The daughter Is rapidly recovering from the
HH effects of.thn shork , but Mrs Vlltnerdlnc is
HH still lying in n precarious condition Sbo
HH knows ' that her mother.is dead , but has not
HH asked after bur sister , and is not nblo to ox-
HH plain anything She can only say Unit she
HH lied from tbo tire and smoke nnd Hading the
HH stairway was cut off was compelled to leap
HH from the window
HH The bodies of Mrs and Miss Tracy have
HH been taken to the whlto house and the
HJ | funeral service * will bo hold thorc ns soon as
HJ | tbo secretary is able to tell his wishes Ilo
HH will ho taken to the whlto house tomorrow
| JJ also The president insists upon it
Jl The president wanted blm to go there at llrst ,
JJ but It was rouriu Impossible to take him nuy
JJ farther than the rosidcacu of Mr Davis
JJ It rnined all day yesterday and ell night ,
JJ nnd ntT o'clock this morning when the lira
JJ was discovered It wus drizzling gnutly but
| JJ by 10 o'clock the sky Imci cleared , and the
Htrccts In front of the ruined house and the
lcsldeuco of Mr Bancroft Davis , ulioro tbo
JJ ] ccrutnry lay , were tilled with crowds of
curious people Carriages were driven thcro
JJj incessantly to sec the occupauis or to leave
BJ cards and maku Inquiries On the steps of
BJH Mr Davis rcsldenco stood a sorgennt of
| JJ mnrino who received cards , answered qucs-
JJ tiotis and prohibited the intrusion of all e.\-
JJ copt the members of the cabinet and other
prominent men Within thn ruined bouso
wcro groups of sailors and marines who had
bean called from the nuvy yard , removing to
the store rooms of the department such furniture -
nituro as had not bcon injured by the Humes
HH1 und water
HJH 11KII1T OF WAY WANTl'I ) .
| Q.V. . Holdrego of Omaha , general man
H eger of the 1) ) . & M. railroad , is in Wasti-
H ington in reference to procuring a right of
M way through tbo new Fort Omaha
H The following statement , which will bo
H lLid before the secretary of war by benator
B ManilcrsoD , explains what is wanted : 'Jho
H U. & M. company has had for sovcral years
m a line located between a. point on its main
B line about two miles north of La Platte and
MB Soutli Omaha , making a cut-oil saving eight
MW - miles in distance for freight and passenger
_ truftlc between South Ouuihu and eastern
MVJi points and folding a direct line between tbo
_ United States military post und Omaha
_ > Under an ugrceuent with the Union PaoiUe
MVJ the U. & M. company will use four miles of
_ the main track of that company , which will
MVJ bo n double track from South Omaha Tbo
_ Union Pacific will have the privilege of us-
_ lug the H. M 's now Hue between the
HBVJ point of junction witli their line and the now
_ post south of liollevuc The 1J. & M. com
HBbi pany desires at once to construct this cutoff
HHb line to accommodate tbo business of South
_ Omuha and nlso to furnish better facilities
HBVJ for the business of the now post The line
_ cuts a few feet into tbo new fort groundson
_ tbo west side , aud a caraful survey und ox-
_ nmliiallon of the toKigrupby | of the ground
_ convinces tbo B , & M. company that the iu-
ftwj tcrests of the United States post will bobost
Ba BUbscrvcd by the construction of tbo track
MBJl ns now located upon tbo ground and shown
MBJi by accompanying maps The ground
MBJi slopes so rapidly westward that
HMVJI our liuo it constructed outside of
Bm the west boundary of the post will be on an
HMw | | embankment twelve or llftcon fcot high at
IBB.I the point best adapted for u passenger depot
HMVJI for the convenience of the nest The line
MMMlf selected on the other bank tits the surface of
MVJMJ the grouud in very deslrablo shape for a
MVJM ] depot and such side tracks us the govern
MMVJI uicnt may want Tbo laud wanted for a
MVJM ) right-of-way Is In tbo northwest or section
MVJM ) " of tbo fort grouuds and covers fourand one
MMMv third acres Other fractions nro here de-
MVJMj ecribed as being desired A tract of seven
MVJM ) nnd ono-tbird acres between the right-of-way
MMyJ | und the west line of tbu fort forming the
MVJ west boundary of the southwest H of section
MVJM ] y . the couipany proixises to buy and give the
MVJVj government in lieu of the ground used as a
MVJMj right-of-wnv. General Urooko lias oxauilned
MVJM the ground personally and tlnds no objection
MVJVJ to the plan us proposed Tbo company asks
MVJVJ ' itnmodiato uctlou by the war department on
MVJVJ its proposition
MVJMj X"0 FMOIU11LB ltClOHTS
| MMVJ The senate committee on public lands to-
MVJBJ day directed Senator I'uddock to rnuko a
MVJ favorable report upon Ins bill amending the
MVJMj tldibor Oulturo act The opposition which
MVJM the senator met to bis bill was when the
MVJH clause was reached providing that the time
VJ for preparing ground and consumed in plant
MVVJ ing trees shall bo considered in the time rc-
MMVJ iiuired for cultivation Uhus the Interim
MVJH boglnnlng with the day on which breaking
MVJM ftnttpreparation for ireo planting Is begun
MVJH till the time for cultivation Is to be completed
MVJH in tbo olRht years required by the statute
MHVJ for cultivation of tltnbor culture traats The
MVJ senator ovcrcamo this objoctlon and the ro-
HHjVJ liortof the commltteo will bo unltel There
MVJ is little doubt that the bill will ultimately
MHJH puss both branches ot congress
HJHJj
IPJH By direction ot the secretary of war the
MHJH superintendent ot the recruiting service will
MHjVJ cause , twcnty-llvn recruits to bo assigned ,
MVJ • when available , to the Second Infantry and
HJHJHJ forwarded under proper charge to Fort
MVJ Omuha for distribution to the compauies of
VJ tbo regiment
WI8CBI.I.ANEOUS.
. . .
. A fnvorablo report was today ordered by
i the bouse commltteo on publiu lands on the
bill winch has passed the senate creating
_ _ _ _ two additional land ofllocs In Nebraska to bo
MVJI know n ns the liroken How and
MHJHj Alliance districts , Ilolmun of In
HJHJI dlana , tbo cheese paring oconomtst ,
JMHJ mode a blttor tight against tbo proposition as
HMVJ [ Interpreted in Tub Uke dispatches He pro ]
HJHMt sented a protest from people at North l'lutto
MVJI end In Logan county and contended that the
JHH creation of tbe two additional districts was
HJHJI simply a schema of town site boomers and
MHJHJ tbo people were not asking for It , Ho Bald
HJHJI further that It was a schema of the Nebraska
HJHJI delegation In congress to create additional
HMVJI political pntronaco The committee , how
HJHB over , decided to ait down upon Mr , llolnmo
HJHJI and the pill will be reported favorably and
HJHJI passed by the bouse
HJHJI HcpreieututiVeelectPotey of the First
HJHJI ndlaua district arrived tonight His con
HJHJI Test ts on tne calendar ot tno house commit
HJHJI tno on elections to coin a up tbis wcok 1 here
HJHJ | ts no doubt that bo will be seated ,
HJHJI i I George (1 Oretaer was today appointed
MVJS' postmaster at Vistula Elkhart county , South
HJHJ | Dakota , vlcoV. . II Shellenbargor , removed ,
HJHJI Congrossinan Piekler has obtained aa
HJHJR , order from tbe secretary of war which will
HJHJI send a colored map of all the battle Holds to
MHJHj cHliooi in South Dakota who desire the
HJHM ] ' jnsp * .
H-MMJ1 IteDrtienVtttve Dorsey was today uotlflod
hVhIi
by Assistant 1'ostmastor General Clnrltson
of thochnngoof slto for the postortleo at
Capny , Neb , and the appointment of Thomas
McAinxander as postmaster ) also the op-
IHilntmcnt of 1'rank Farrcll , poJtmastcr nt
Cnros , Kcya Paha county , Nou
I'citnr S. Hr.Mit ,
AFTKIl A liONG SKiVKCIt
Onpturo In Clilcngo or ft Niitorlous
I'ore I b n hwliittlir
OntCJtoo , III , Fb 8 , [ Special Telegram
to The Hnr-I After a search ot over two
years the government , aided by detectives ,
has run to cover an alleged criminal rcfugco
from Kuropo and have him In custody , The
prisoners name is Johann Kopows'ti , alias
ltudolph Schulw , and ho Is wanted on the
charge of robbing the German government
of 15,000 marks The rnbbory Is saUUo have
boon committed over two years ago , when
the accused was In the employ of the Gor
man government in the royul court district
of Schnoldomuoll , Prussia After hiding In
his own country for a whllo bo
Hod to America and succecdod In
eluding the vigiinnco of the detectives
until last nlgnt bo was captured on Milwau
kee avenue by a Pinkorlon man Ho was
taken to the Pinkertoo headquarters , nnd ,
it is reported , lias made a full confession
ilo was kept In custody at Pinkcrton's until
tills afternoon , when ho was brought before
Commissioner iluynoi The prisoner made
no defense and was commlttod to jail to
await the action of Secretary of Stto
lilalno
I2XOITI3MI3NT AT lUKimn
Two Mon Arrested for Entering : the
Mlle Square "
Pir.nitE , S. D. , Fob 3. | Special Telegram
to Tin : Ucn.l Today a great sensation was
caused when it was learned that AY , II
Koppart , n reporter on the Daily Frco Press ,
Iind gone ncross the river to Fort Pierre
with Fred Pettlgrow , a resident there , and
brother of United States Senator Pettlgrow ,
and had been arrested by a sergeant by
ordois from tbo colonel commanding troops
thcro , und escorted to this side by a detach
ment of soldiers The officer commanding ,
Colonel Tassln , has also Issued a publio
warning ngalnst any nowapnpor reporters or
representatives whatsoever crossing the
river on to the reservation , with orders that
if they disobey they will bo put in the guard
house Hecontly Colonel Tnssin published a
communication in the dally papers in this
city , stating that all public improvements of
every nnturo had been prohibited on the
"uulo square , " and no new settlers would bo
allowed to go on , but thnt these already
there would not bo molested It was dis
covered , however , that cortaln Fort Pierre
men were going uhoad'with Improvements
nnd building houses on the best lots on the
townslte for the purpose of holding thorn ,
contrary to orders
JUST ABOVE WATKK
An Ensinorr • Pinned In n Call Try
ing to Have Him ,
Peoiua 111. , Fob a This ovcnlng ns the
Ohio , Indiana & Western freight train
started to go over the bridge spanning the
river at Uridgo junction , the first span sud
denly gave away , precipitating the engine ,
tender and three cars into tbo river Fireman
O'Uricn and llrukcmnn Lowls were instuiitly
killed The engineer was pinned In the cab
with his head Just above water Physicians
have worked all night doiug all they could
for blm Ho Is still alive , but there are no
hopes of getting him out The sur
geons would rut his legs oft If
they could reach them , but cannot
on account of the wreckage As it Is they
are applying hot water and administering
biandy in the hope of possibly keeping him
ullvo until something can be done
It is said the passengers on the Penrin ,
Decatur & Evansville train , which went
over the bridge fifteen minutes ahead ot tao
wrcckyfolt the bridge sagging
. ON I I'M FEET AGAIN
Tlio Slxtli iv'nUminl Itnnk Opens for
IJusJix'Hs Toilny
New York , Feb 3. The now board of
directors of the Sixth National was elected
today and Lolnnd , who has taken back all
his stock , was elected president , and Colson
cashier
The Sixth National bank during the day
reorganized Kb directory , Lelnnd being re
stored to the presidency ' 1 ho bank Is now
solvent and , will bo open for business tomor
row Exnininor Hepburn , upon his own BUg
gestion , received permission from the comp
troller to turn the securities over to tbe new
directory
A secret meeting of tbo Now Vork bank
ers with fodcral und state oMcials was held
tonight As a icsult of tbo conference It is
announced that tbu Equltuilo bank will ho
opened tomorrow und the Lunox Hill two
days bonce
m
EiosiT iiufvunion keet high
A btcntnor Iteports a Terrible Vojrace
unit n lilt ; Iuol > cr | * .
Halifax , Fob 3. The steamer Washing
ton City , from Hamburg to Phtladolpbio ,
put in hero short of coal and reports a terri
ble voyage A number ot sailors were badly
Injured On January IB the chief officer
was swept overboard by a tremendous
deus sea and miraculously returned by
another Ho was however , thrown against
the cull and received terrible Injuries The
steamers tires were put out by the heavy
sens and she nearly foundered She passed
througu vast leu fields and saw an iceberg
SOU fcot high und a quarter of a mlle long ,
Nnliriulcn , Iowa nnd Dakota Pensions
Washington , Fob 8. [ Special Telegram
to The Bee.1 Pensions Issued to Nebraskans -
kans : Original invalid John Urvin , Omaha
Increase Joseph A. Walsh , Franklin ; Hrlco
P. Munns , David City ; James Neury ,
Decatur ; Henry G. Itisp , Omaha ; J. T.
Conklln , Niobrara Original widows , etc
ltoxu A „ widow of John Smith , Lincoln
Iowa pensions : Ornrinal invalid Andrew
P. Liof , ( deceased ) S&linii ( navy ) ; Morntt
Dawson , Forest Mills ; John Sullivan , Mis
souri Valley Kestoration Abraham Yondt ,
Dumont Increase William H. Canlleld ,
Lnko City : Harrison T , Lntbrop , Hldwell ;
William Williams , Manchester ; Hobert C.
ltydor , Mt Ayr ; Jobu Dandy , Fairfield ;
James J , Chow , Logan ; Samuel Donaldson ,
Audubon ; Westerly Shanufclt , Marlins
burg ; Chnrjcs A. Conger , Soymphur ;
Henjamin Owen , Iowa City ; James Gardi
ner , lluxtor ; William Uishop , Ooa.vn ; John
W. Moore Des MoinesThomasG ; Gibbons ,
Saratoga ; William Hutch , Elliport ; Joshua
Cnndrod , Wyoming ; John A. Phillips ,
Knoxvilto Reissue Charles H. Broou-
share , Eldou ; George W. Carr , Independ
ence Heissuo and increase Levi Sylvester ,
Albla Original widow , etc Ellen Lackey ,
former widow of Dastirg J , MoCallister
Clear Lake ; Caroline C , widow of Andrew
V. Lief , Sllina
South Dakota pensions ; Original Invalid
Charles H. Gates , St Lawrence ; Horace S.
Cook Huron Inciease Jumes W. McCar
thy , Deadwood ; William Ok Main , Wilmot ;
Erick Irson , Palisade Uels&ue Hlohard J.
Hewitt , Wakond Original widow , etc
MaramloT , widow of Amos * J. Dickenson ,
Huron ,
A San FranoisonSlurdcr
San F. 'Uncisco , Feb 3. Mark M. Hcrr , n
son-in-law of John A , Ueuson of this city ,
was shot And killed this ovonipg by J. J.
Nuughton , secretary ot the Guaruntco en
dowment loan association , Hcrr was tbe
agent of tbo company Ho was at ono time
ussistaut sorgcaut-ut-arma of tbe national
bouso pt representatives The cause of the
killing is believed to involve the funds ot
tbo company , , ,
•
Dlondlcr Than the French Duel ,
UiiovrssvitLs , Toc , Feb 3.-La t night
two Mexicans , Lcodoro Muuoz and Diego
Agullan , fought with Eugene Sauuhot and
another party unknown1 and both ot the for
mer were mortally wounded
I'asauugur Oars Upstroy d
Ottawa , Out , Feb 3. Fire this morning
burned a shea belonging to tbo Canadian
I'ucirio Railway company in which were a
number of passenger cars , Tbo total loss ts
tW.uuo ; Insured ,
CONTESTANT SMITH SEMB ,
For the First Tlma a Itopubllcan
Quorum is Proaont
IDAHO'S TEST LAW UPHELD
Sectarian Sanction Cannot Make
Polygamy a Virtue The Hear
ing ; Kctuincd in tlio Ohio
Hal lot Itox Case
House
Washington , Fob 3. In the house today
the journal having bcon road In oxtenso at
the demand of the democrats , O'Ferrall ' ot
Virginia and McKlnloy of Ohio were upon
their foot , the former with a motion to cor
rect the journal and tbu latter with u motion
to approve that document The spoakcr
roLogniitod McKlnloy , but subsequently , on
O'Furroll's statement that ho was acting in
good faith , recognized that member , who
Btatod that the journal contatnud no refer
ence to tbo fact that tbo speaker , Saturday
last , would not allow tilm to read tbo evi
dence In the cloctlon case ns a part of his
remarks The speaker said thnt thnt was
not exactly in tbo form of a ruling , but that
the journal would be amended
to show tbo fnct Mr Melvlnloy
then demanded the previous question
on his motion to npprovo the journal The
vole stood yens , 151 ; nays , none , aud the
spoakcr nntorod upon the journal the nauios
of a dozen democrats present and not voting
Ho then declared tbo previous question or
dered On motion to npprovo tbo journal the
same practlco prevailed , tbo dotnoorats re
fraining from voting , and the tnotlou was
carried by a vote of yeas , 153 ; nays , none
Tlio Smlth-Jnckson contcstod election enso
was then resumed after the speaker bad re
fused to entertain dilatory motions , O'Far- '
roll of Virginia was recognized to continuo
his argument In support of the claims of
the contestco in the Smith-Jacitson
case After arguing the case , O'For-
rell said ho did not believe the time
bad yet coma , and God grant it might never
come , when the Amoricau people would
tolerate autocratic power , whoihcr wielded
by the president or by the suoakor of the
house He protested ngalnBt this cruel and
wicked nnd unconstitutional violation ot the
rights of the majority Lot it go out and lot
all give car to tbo declaration thut necessity ,
the tyrants plea , was offered as tbo only ex
cuse for this uusocmly , unprecedented aud
unconstitutional proceeding ot him who for
a brief season would presldo over tbe de
liberations of this body Ho said brief sea
son , " for ns sure ns the sciibo of justice still
dwelt in the hearts of the American people ,
us sure us the citizens of this'land worn still
jealous ot their rights and looked with alarm
on the slightest encroachment upon thorn ,
Just so sure would the democrats return to
power iu the Flftv-socond congress , and
there would bo no usurper , autocrat or dictator
tater occupying the speakers , chair
Mr Gtcenhalgaof Massachusetts said that
after the diatriba of tbo gentleman from
Virginia , It might bo wall to consider tbo
question before the houto involving the
right of a member to bis seat Ho then pro
ceeded to present the claims of the con
testant
Mr Outhwnlto , after arguing in support
of the contestco , defended the democratic
party in attempting to bostpono considera
tion of the case und argued that it was per
fectly proper for it to scok protection under
u code ot rules
Mr Lncey of Ibwa advocated the claims of
the contestant , and Mr Moore of Texas
these of the contcsteo
Mr Wilson of Wosl Virginia , whllo not
addressing himself especially to the consid
eration of the election case , made an en
tirely good humored speech In criticism of
the roccut rulings of the Boeuicor which
elicted great applause and laughter from
both sides and tbo speaker could not himself
lcprcsa un occasional smile
Mr , Wilson said ho Could npw tell what
parliamentary law was General parllamen-1
taryJaw made it possible cot only for a pno-
eyed man to be apunkor but for blm to bo at
tin advantage , ' especially it' tbo blind eye
happened to bo towurd the side of tne house
where the minority sat In the new era
under general parliamentary law the lob
byist would not bo obliged to go nround and
civo checks to individual mem
bers The speaker passed the bills ,
the speaker approved the journal , and
the lobbyist would not bother with tbo mem
bers but see vbe speaker At the conclu
sion of Wilson's remarks the question re
curred on ordering the previous question on
tbo adoption of the report of tbo committee
on elections nnd It was ordered yeas , ICO ;
nays , u.
This Is the first time since tbo meeting of
congress that the republicans have had a
quorum voting , and the result was received
wltb applause The only absentees on the
republican side were Mr Caswell and Mr
Wllber , both of whom are sick Four roll
calls were required before the final vote ou
the seating ot Smith , the contestant , but at
the end he was declared entitled to his seat
by a vote of yeas , 1G0 ; nays , nothing Amid
republican applause Smith appeared and took
the oath of ofilco , whoiuupon Mr Springer
sarcastically inquired whothcr this was the
proper time to moko a motion to adjourn
With a similar intention of sarcasm tbo
speaker replied in the atlirniativo and the
bouse accordingly adjourned
Senate
Wabihnoton , Feb 3. Immediately after
tbo reading of tbo journal Mr Cameron an
nounced the recent deaths In tbo families of
two uiombers of the cabinet and moved an
adjournment , which was agrcod to unani
mously
IDAHO'S XKSX OATH
The Supreme Court Decides That Jl
is Constitutional
Wasiiisoton , Feb 3. The supreme court
ot the Unltod States today reudored an
opinion afilrmlog the constitutionality of tbo
Eduiunds-Tucker Idaho test oath , intended
to prevent Mormons from voting
The court in the opinion says ; Bigamy
and polygamy nre crimes by the lawB of the
United States and Idabo They tend to de
stroy the purity of the marringo relations , to
disturb tbo peace of families , to dogrndo
woman and to debase man , Few orimcs are
more pernicious to tbo best Interests of
sociotv and recetvo more general or more deserved -
served punishment To call their advocacy
a touot ot religion Is to offend the common
sense of mankind To extend exemption
from punishment for such crimes would
bo to shork u moral judgment ot tbo commu
nity It Is assumed by counsel for the peti
tioners that because no mode of worship can
bo established by law or religious tenets
enforced iu this country , therefore any form
of worship may bo followed and any tenets ,
bowevor destructive of society , may be held
und ndvocatod if asserted to bo part of the
religious doctrines otthoBo advocating aud
practicing thorn , but nothing is further
from the truth While legislation
for the establishment of religion is forbidden
und its free exercise permitted it does not
follow that everything which may bo bo
called can bo tolerated , Crime is not ex
cusable because any particular sect may
designate it as religion , "
The court also rendered an opinion direct
ing the court of claims to enter Judgment for
$11,763 In favor of John S. Mosby in his suit
against the United States for consul fcos
turned over to the government which bo
claimed belonged to blm ,
'
OHIO UALLOT llOX CASE
The Investigating Committee Re-
Mimes Camuuoll Xoittllo ? .
Washington , Feb , a. The bouso committee -
too investigating tbe.Oblo ballot box forgery
begun its bearings again toduy , Uopreseata-
tire Wblting of Michigan dented tbo genu
ineness ot bis slgna' .ur6 to the ballot box
contract Ho told what ho knew about Wnl-
tors , who procured a number ot signatures
for Wood He bad no suspicion that any
thing was wrong wltb Walters , and bad con
fidence In his character
Powell Crossley , formerly associated wltb
Huttorworth in the practice nt law , said
VVood told blm in 18S9 about
bis ballot box scheme ; that John
P. McLoan and T. C. Campbell were engi
neering It and wore going to have a demo
cratic congressman Introduce the bill Ho
had no intimation thatUuttorivorlb bad any
thing to do with the ballot boxes and bo be
lieved Huttcrwqriii did not Know Wood until
nftor tbo iiubUitamin of the papers
Oovornor JnmoiifK Campbell of Ohio was
handed the fotfecjupapor nnd declared that
ho had never ccd' it until that minute , Ho
always wrotoJiMlVnatiio In full , James E.
Campbell " iVtler ho hoard Woods slate
mont that hh bad gotten hold ot
a letter sWnod J. B. C , ho
made up , iis ( mind that Wood
had Used the Initials nnd filled In the niimo
in making tbo forgery Witness sometimes
signed "J , E. C" to short notes , Ho was
never Iniorostod , in the ballot boxes or nny
contract benrlnn ' upon tbotn Ho Introduced
a ballot boKbllllaLtborcquostof T. C. Camp
bell , Catnpbeir brought ono of the ballot
boxes to Washington aud said the election
cummittco was 'jjojng todoal with the subject
oi ballot boxes nna ho wanted to get his
ballot box before thorn He had spoken
to Itcpresontativo Grosvenor and now
came to him , ( J. E. Campbell ) ns n demo
cratic introduction would glvo the bill a hot
ter standing Just toforo bis speech in Cin
cinnati , October 4 , n reporter for the Cin
cinnati Post showed him a enrd from Hnl-
Btoad reflecting upon him ( witness ) and ho
had snld : "Halstond is n liar nnd if bo cnu
prove anything of that kind I will got off the
domocratlo tlckot , "
Adjourned until tomorrow
STAT 'k NI5W8.
A Gnce County Plnnocr Gimp
W rvonr , Neb , Fob a fSucclal Telegram
to The Hue ] William Tyler died of.old ngo
nt his rcsldenco nt illuo Springs last night
Ho was born in Pennsylvania in 1801. Ho
came to Nebraska In 1S59 aud has boon a
resident of Uluo Springs slnco that ttmo ,
Ho was familiarly called ' Pap Tyler by
every ono Ho was a veteran of the Mexi
can nnd civil wars JIo has boon ono of tbo
judges ot election and tins curried the elec
tion returns from Uluo Springs township to
Ueatrlco for the last twenty-eight years , lly
bis death Gngo county loses ono of her most
lespocted cltbons The funeral services will
bo hold at the Evangelical church In Uluo
Springs nud will bo largely attended by citi
zens from all over tbo county
An Insurance Agent Ilisanncars
IlLooMiNdTON- , Neb , Fob 3. | Spoclal
Tclcgrnru to The Uee ] Parties from
Franklin were nt the courthouse here toduy
looking up the affairs of Asa Moler , a real
estate , loan and Insurance agent ot that
place It is feared that he has lett for parts
unknown , leaving numerous creditors in the
lurch It is reported that ono cause of his
louvlng was that bo had fallod to
report to tbo Phofnlx insurance company of
Hartford the application of S. Conklln , jr ,
whoso residence burned a woolc ago yester
day , an nccount of which appeared In The
Uee Ho left town the next morning ,
ostonslbly to canvass for the Franklin
Uopubllcan , nnd the last heard of him was In
lllvorton the day following Ho was reelected -
elected assessor last full for his third term
His accounts with the county are nil right
Creichton's School Mono .
OitEioitTON , Neb , Jau 3. [ Special to The
Dee ] The schodl'baard of this district are
having considerable difficulty in getting the
shnro of the schgol money apportioned in
December belonging to them Ex-County
Superintendent ClulrVjt seems , has cancelled
thn amount duo this district and did not nro-
pose to give it up , By the prompt action of
the board , however , the county treasurer
has bcon enjoined from paving out nny of
the state apportlort'mont nud the matter will
be argued before the judge of this Judicial
district on the lOtfi inBt , at Norfolk The
question involycd'is whether a prejudiced
suporintondeiufcon control the public school
moneys at will/or not.i' '
A Shootintr hornpu ut Covington
Dakotv CirV 13 Neb , Feb 3. [ Special
Telegram to tMjBee ] A row took place
in McGoflln's Sjipqn ) inCovIngtou last night
in which George Smith indulged In a little
shooting Ho'slid two brothers named
W ailace and baufy beat another man , nnino
uuknown , witb.tbp butt'of ' a rovnlvor Ono
of the Wallace bps was shot through tbo
thlgk end tbeftUiprthlottgu the lietid , iu-
' flitting a se\-(3rfl ( scalp , wouiid : SUiltlS claims
lid done tho"'shooting in " self-defense. He
, will have a. hearing tomorrow The three
mon tha . were hurt.nro employed in Sliver
horns pncklnp bouso' .ln Sioux City
A FarmoVs Wire Oisapinnrs
Dakota , Citv , No b ' , Feb 3. [ Speciul
Telegram to The Bee.1 Mrs Hazon Hicks ,
wife of o fftrmor living about ten miles from
bore , disappeared very suddenly Saturday
night and no trace of her has been found yet
She loft the house to get an armful of wood ,
und that is tbo lust time she was seen Her
footprints were traced to an uir hole in tlio
Missouii.river , where all trace of ber was
lost It Is thought she has committed nui-
clde , as she is slightly demented at times
She was iu an asylum once , but was sept
away as cured.v She , leaves her husband
with a family of four small children
Iltu-ial or 'itt-prrsfiitativc ' Uiok _
Skwaud , Neb , Fob 3. [ Special to TiTe
Bee.1 Hon Henry Bick was buried yester
day in Seward Ho was elected to tbo Nebraska -
braska legislature in 1SS0 and again in 18S0 ,
and was always a Vuu Wyck man Ho was
forty-seven years old and a native of Ger
many , coming to this country nt the ago of
ten Ho served through the war in a Wis
consin regiment
A GnmniCr Nauhcit
Dakota City , Neb , Fob 3. [ Special
Tolograra to The Bee.1 Sheriff Brown of
Cedar county arrested William Marshall
bcro lost night Marshall is wanted in Hart
ington for gambling and numerous misdeeds
committed last summer lie left Harting-
ton very suddenly lust fall and the onlcers
could find no truce ot him until lately , when
tbo sheriff found out that ho had been fre
quenting the gambling bouses in Covington
and nabbed him
A Cntliollo Church Rurned
Beli/wood , Neb , Fob 3. [ Special Tele
gram to TiieBek.J ThoLuxonburgCatholio
church , flvo miles east of Bollwood , was
burned to the ground last night The church
was built nbout bIx months slnco at a cost
of about (7,000. No insurance It is supposed
to bo the work ot an Incendiary
A Norfolk Mnfiou Honored
Noufui.k , Neb , Fob 3. fSpecml Tele
gram to The Bee ] Norfolk has bcon again
favored S. W. Hayes of this city has re
ceived n commission from the grand com
mandery of Knight Templars of Mississippi
conferring upon him tbe rank ot grand gen
eralissimo and . 'is representative in the
grand commarMSVy ot Nebraska
Taken tVniiki Itcforiii School
Hastings , r V-T , Fob 3. | Special Tele-
pram to The H N-Emma Downing , the fit
toen-year-olddaugtiterof Ezra Downing , was
taken to the sUtti > reform school today The
young lady lslhcllnod to be fast , having re
cently attomptoai'lo skip out with a railroad
man at McCook"t > nd has figured in sovorol
other disgraceful , affairs ,
• lAiltiliFor JlurRln >
Faihuont , Nttb.i * Feb 3 , [ Special Telegram
gram to TnB"rjE.i ] George Motz was
arrested today gt r burglary and placed In
the city jail Huwjly day has passed slnco
last fall but ivtbnt sorao one has missed
articles of prMntfy of more or loss value
and today a trap , was laid by which young
Metz was caufht/ji.
Verdict iintho Did in an Case
Phii.abeU'Uia ; Fob ft The coroners
Jury In the case of Banker Dittinau returned
'a verdict this afternoon thatDittman came
to bis death by accidental drownlpg , not
withstanding the fact thnt the coroners
physician tostiQed that'hls autopsy led him
to bellevo the deceased commlttod sulcldo
by drowning Tbo payment ot a IJ.OOO acci
dent insurance hinged on tbe determination
ot tbe cause of bis death , whether accldoutat
or a sulcldo
- i ' m
Judue Alanine' - * Chnrirp ,
New York , Feb 3. Judge Martlne , In
charging the grand Jury today , called Its at
tention to tbe wrecked banks and stated that
the matter would bo fully presented to them
" •
Bushiest Troulili'H , titH
Cuicaoo , Feb a The George S. Cllno
publishing company made an assignment to
day ; liabilities , tU.OtXK ussts (21.000 ,
AN ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY
The Domoomtlo Side of the Hou30
Ooutrovoray
A DANGEROUS INNOVATION
Hppnknr Keert'n Courrto Deolaro.l toIle
Ilo Without Precedent , Tyrannl-
oal nn.l liiliulonrto the In
terests or the Nation
The Minority's Defctitc
WisniNOTOx , Fob 3. An address to the
country explaining the | > oslllon of the demo
cratic uiombers of the bouso has boon pre
pared by ex-Spoakor Carlisle nnd will bo
signed by nil the minority members tomor
row The address save , In part :
Although nearly two months have
elapsed since the commltteo ou rules was
appolntod It has made no' report except a
partial ono mndo on the Oth ot Doccmbcrand
consequently the house has boon compoUod
to conduct its business without nny rule or
system except i onoral parliamentary
law ns construed by tbo spcakor The
American bouso of representatives has beou
during all tins ttmo , und still is , as far as
rules for Its government nro concerned ,
in proclsoly the Batno condition as a po pular
meeting or political convention In whicn the
chairman nud his partisans absolutely con
trol all the proceedings No measure can
get before the house for consideration unless
the speaker cheeses to allow It to bo pro
soiitcd , nud the n.eiubcrs have no moans of
knowing iu ndvnuco what they nro to bo
called upon to discuss or to dccldo
This is the llrst time in our history
that a logUlatlvo nssombly or oven
a publio meeting has attempted to transact
business for any considerable period without
a regular cede ot rules prescribing tbo order
of proceedings , aud tbo inconveulenco and
injustice resulting from such an attempt has
boon forcibly illustrutod in the presunt in
stance This personal nnd partisan domina
tion of the bouso was submitted to , though
not without repeated pretests until wo became -
came convinced that it was thodcltorato purpose -
pose of tbu upoakor and his supporters to
proceed without rules to oust the domocratlo
members whose scats nro contested to admit
their republican opponents , wbutbor elected
or not
"On Wcdnosdny , January 29 , the commlt
tee on elections called up a contested oloctlon
case nnd tbo dcmocrntlo uiembors deter
mined thnt in the absence of rule3 it should
not bo considered if tUcy could prevent It by
any parliamentary proceedings Accord
ingly they raised a question of con
sideration , dcinandod the yeas and navs
und on the call of the roll refrained from
voting The result was that loss than a con
stitutional quorum voted , but the speaker , m
violation of the uniform practlco ot the bouse
for more than n century , proceeded to count
the members who were present , but not
voting , and declared that the house decided
to take the case up From this decision an
appeal wus taken and on motion to lay the
appeal on tbe tublo tbo yeas and nays wcro
tuken nnd loss than n quorum voted , but the
speaker again counted the members not voting
ing and decided the motion ngrcod to and his
ruling thercbv sustained
The constitution of the United States pro
vides that u majority of each house shall con
stltuto a quorum to do business , but n smaller
number may adjourn from day to day and
may bo authorized to compel the attendance
of absent members in such n manner and
under sucb penalties us each house may pro
vide Another clause of the constitution re
quires each house to keep a journal of its
proceedings and provides that when ono
fifth ' of the members present desire it tbo
yeas and nays shall bo taken on any
question and entered on tbo journal
Siuco the beginning of tlio government under -
'dor the constitution , more than ono hundred
j oars ago , the house of representatives and
, tlie senate have uniformly construed tbo first
clause ot tbo constitution quoted above to
" mean thnt a majority of ull tbo members
elect must be present and actually partici
pate in the transaction ot business , and that
whenever , upon the call of thejeasand
nays It appeared from the journal , which Is
tbe only oftlcial record , that loss than a
constitutional quorum voted on any
proposltioh tbo vote was a nullity , and no
further busluoss could be done until tbe
requisite number appeared and voted In
order to secure certainty and stability in
tbo administration ot huv it is n rule in our
jurisprudence that when any particular con
struction of the constitution or any statute
has bcon for u long time acqiiiosced to , not
enly by these whoso duty it
is to execute it , but also by
these whOBO personal and property rights
are effected by it , the courts will recognize
It as u true construction Even it this were
an origiual question it would not bo difllcult
to show that the practical construction of
the constitution which has prevailed in tbo
bouso and scnato for ever a hundred years
is the correct ono Speaker Rood himself ,
when in the minority on the iloor of the
bouse , stntod the true meaning nnd the true
philosophy of the constitution when tie said :
• The constitutional idea of a quorum is
not the presence of a majority of all tbo i
members of the house , but a majority of all
the members presunt and participating in
the business of tbo house It is not their
visible presence , but their judgment and
votes which the constitution calls for '
General Garfield , Mr Ulaino , Mr , Con
ger , Mr Itobsson and ether eminent repub
licans nave taken the sumo position When ,
thoroforc , tbe present spoakcr repudi
ated this settled conBtructiou of the consti
tution wo consider It our duty , as
a part of the reprcsontativesof the people , to
enter cur protest in every form nvnilublo to
us under the circumstances Wo nro not
contending for the right of the minority to
govern , as the supporters of the spoakcr
have endeavored to- make the country bo-
lieve On the contrary wo are denying the
right of the minority to eject niorabers from
their seats or to pass laws for
the government of the people Under the
constitution a majority of tlio members of tbo
house constitute n quorum to do business ,
nne wo are snnplv insisting that loss than a
majority shall not do business , Wo nro con
tending that the majority shall take the ro
sponsibllity which properly beldnps to thorn
nnd shall como Into the house and vote if
they desire to control the proceedings ; and
we are protesting against their right to
carry their measures by counting us when
we do not vote , J'ho claim ot the majority
that they have the right to govern the
bouse without attending its sessions
and taking part In the conduct of its
business is too preposterous to require refu
tation It must be evident to any oue who
understands tbe position taken by the dome
cratlo minority in tbe house that It cannot
possibly result In any injury to the country
or any injustice to the majority Its only
effect wiil bo to compel tbo republi
can majority elected by tbo people to
assume the responsibility imposed upon
them On the other hand no one can foresee
tlio evils that may result from the Inaugura
tion ot the practlco ot counting votes not cast
In order to niako a quorum Under It a
minority of the members elect to
the house and senate may pats tbo
most tyrannical laws for the oppression ot
the people and the most corrupt laws
for the spoliation of tbo publio treasury
Whether so Intended or not its direct tend
encyis to break down tbo barriers hereto
fore existing for tbo protection ot tbo citi
zen against the encroachments of autocratic
power and the spoliation ot the treasury by
destroying the limitations which tbo const
tutlon bus wisely imposed upon the legislu-
tlve department
Constitutions are made to restrain majori
ties and to protect mlnnritlos , A majority
ruling without limitation or restraint upon
Its power is a pure despotism and is Incon
sistent with our system of government "
Awaiting the Proclamation
CnAJiuERtAtw , S. D „ Feb , 3. [ Special
Telegram to Tub Bee | Persons who In
tend Bottling on tbe Sioux reservation as
soon as tbo proclamation opening It is issued
are arriving here in large numbers Sup
plies , etc , have boon purchased by them
and they have placed themselves In readi
ness to move at a moments notice Agent
Anderson of the Lower Brule und Crow
Creek agencies In view of tbe great rush
that will take place when tbe lands are
opened , has telegraphed the department to
sand hint troops to kocp order in case nt nn
emergency The crowd how here Is very
orderly nnd good fooling oxtsts No ntlompt
will bo ma lo to go u | > ou the land Until they
cnu ilo so legally
llUHHlCANMS ON Tiki ! HANKt
One Newfoundland I'MMiInc ' Schooner
HnppiiHcd to Mu I ) int
Gt-ofcciTsii. Mass , Fob 3. Fishermoii
arriving here state that n series of heavy
gales , Increasing nt times to hurricane force ,
have swept ever the Newfoundland banks
for the last six wcoks So far ns known the
only vessel among tholleot that Is ovordlio is
the schooner Alice Mi Stroplo , which sailed
from this port December 0. She was spoken
January it , but slnco then she has not been
hoard from and her owners have olven her
up for lost , She carried n crew of fourteen
men
Colored Mcii'h Convention
\VasIN ! ! < ito.v , Fob 3. The colored mon's
convention began Its sessions hero toduy
Coionol Perry Carson called the convention
to order nnd said , among other things , thnt
the suppression ot the negro vote in tbo
south bad becoino the prima object of those
who were lately In rebellion nnd they bnil
succcoded In their nefarious work so well ns
to glvo the domocratlo party thlrty-sevon
more electoral votes than It was entitled to
E. P. McCnll was elected temporary presi
dent nnd Calvin Chase ot the Washington
Bco tompornry secretary
Hocordor Towiisend of the general laud
oftlco delivered the address of welcome , in
the course of which ho nttnckod Senators
Morgan and Butler for their course in Book
ing the deportutiou ot the nogrocs from tins
country , and prodictoa a bright future for
tbo colored inco
Tin Vinililt ) Siiputy
Chicago , Fob 3 , The visible supply for
the wcok ending February 3 , as compiled by
the sccrotnry of tlio Chicago board of trade ,
is as follows :
" Bushels
Wheat 31.4b9.000
Corn 11,919,000
Oats 5,157,000
ltyo 1,513,000
Barley 1,894,000
fluff Has a Chance
Wheeling , W. Vn , Fob 3. A Charleston
Bpiclal says : Tbe stiunnnry of the evidence
before the mvostlgntlug committee ou the
bribery charge mudo by Delognto Herr of
Marlon county , bIiows thcro is very llttlo in
tbo charge Stoltlncs , who is the man
charged with attempted manipulation of
Herr , went on the stand and made a sweep
ing denial of the matter If the joint ns
sombly come to n vote tomorrow , Goff , it is
claimed , will bo elected , as two democrats
have openly said they will vote for him
Scvr-rnl hnllors Drowned ,
New Okleins , Feb 3. The British steam
ship Black Prince from Wales at Coatzo-
calcos was detained off the bar nt thut port
from January 1 to January 29. During that
period n boat whllo attempting to uross the
CoaUecolos bar was swamped nnd two sea
men drowned , Another boat sent to tbo
occupants of the tirst boat was-nlsoswamped
aud tbo second officer and ono seaman also
drowned
A Socialist Hint
BEni.iJf , Fob 3. During the socialist elec
toral meeting at Staasfurt whllo Deputy
Helno was speaking nn ovciflow from the
meeting collided with tbo police and a frco
fight followed Knives nnd stones wore
used The police tired with blank cartridges
without effect Ball cartridges were then
used , and ono woman was killed nnd several
wounded A number of police wcio stabbed
Why Bitminrcic ltcstgnrd
Beiili.v , Feb 3. The National Zeltung
says Prince Bismarck resigned the post o
minister of coinmcrco because of tbo excessive
sivo und burdensome iucruuso of tbo duties
of that post and the growing necessity of re
stricting tno sphere of his activity Ho also
recommended the appointment of Von Bo-
lcpscb
A Blnailthirrtty flasher
Peter Lannon , a waiter in the Deuverchop
house , was jailed last uicht for roaring
around , flourishing a grout butcher knife
and threatening to carve two a other waiters
named McCarthy und Fielder
Steamship Arrivals1.
At Philadelphia The British Prince from
Liverpool ; the Gotlua , from Hamburg
At Now York The Thlngvnlla , from Stet
ton : the America and Celtic , frpai Liver
pool ; the Gcllert , from Hamburg
President or Columbia Collect
New Yohk , Fob , 3. The Hon Seth Low
was installed president of Columbia collcgo
today ut tbo Metropolitan opera house
A FOOLS HISVISNOE
the Idiotic Cnner Out by n' thirteenth
biroi't Man ,
The fool killer will tlnd a healthy , robust
victim this morning by calling on Robert
Wallace , 521 South Thirteenth street , Cun
ningham block Wallace is a great , blub
bering ignoramus who became displeased at
soma trilling thing that bis overworked ,
feeble wife happened to say last night ,
nnd , going up to her , Bald in a pee
hoe fashion , Now you Just better
not talk thut way better notjsay such things
to mo or Ill commit sulcldo ! " The wife , a
very sensible appearing llttlo woman ,
replied : You bettor try it I thick you'd
make n sweet , beautiful enrpsol"
A llttlo while utter this bit of scene Wal
lace came into tbo room where his wife was ,
and exclaimed , " 1 have taken poison ! Good
byol I'm going down on the sidewalk to
dlo ! " And then ho skipped out The
thought that the simpleton might actually
have taken a dose of poison
induced tbo wife to fly down
stairs and call for the police Oftlccr Dillon
responded , mid Mrs Wallace told him what
baa occurred , and tbo oulcor flew for a
doctor In the mcantirao Wallace , then in
charge of the officer , spit out n great mouth
ful of what was found to bo morphine
Whoa his wife und the doctor re
turned the gill.v told them that bo
didn't intend to kill himself , but just wanted
to Bcare his wife into being good to him
Mra Wallace ' asked the ofllcor to lock
Wallace up , but the star declined to honor
ber request Well , just lot him cut sucb a
caper again , " exclaimed tbo plucky little
woman , "aud Ill give him sucb u shaking up
that ho really will want to poison himself I"
0
Muaomo Bmnoli , tlio lady mind
vendor nnd second sight seer , arrived
yostorduy She is spoken of by our
custom exchanges ns a wonderful
woman She has a suite of pnrlora at
No 822 N. HJtb , S. W. corner of Chlcnpo
and Kith , wlioro alio can bo consulted in
conlldonoo Her parlors are so ur-
rnncred that ono party tioott not incut
another , She is very reliable , Lester
or stolen property and mysterious disappearance -
appearance a specialty
"Tnlmaito Arrives
New Yohk , Feb 3. Hey Dr Tulmago ,
with bis wife and daughter , arrived today on
the Auraniu , fiom Llvorpool
*
Auction Chuitcl Mortirnire Auction
317 So 13th. Wednesday , 10 a. in
The on tire contents of a 10-room house ,
eovoii bedroom suites , folding beds , par
lor and ldtchon furniture , carpets , sil-
vorwuro , otc Must and will bo sold ,
como early R. Wells , Auctioneer
A Natural Mistake
A Utlca physician has to hoar the
banter of iiis tuodieal friends on account
of a natural mistake that ho made re
cently A patient called to bo treated
for a severe cold , says the Troy Prces
Ho described his troubles at loiigth ,
the doctor advised him to go homo and
soak his foot in hot water That will
do no good , * ' was tlio reply of the stele
man How is thut'r" ' asked the doctor ,
alittloputout "My logs nro cork "
said ho , with a smile The doctor did
not fall to appreciate tbo force of tlio re
ply
DR O'RElLLEn ' ACCOUNTS I
Mnyor Cushlnp ; Sayo They Were . H
Found to Bo in Perfect Shape < _ H
the ' rumors of A DEFICIT / " " 1 'fl
Irresponsible CorrcMiondouts Will M
lully Misrepresented the Hltuii- * M
tlou licnituo Affairs In a f H
Prosperous Condition B
The Irish National LenRito M
Mayor Cusbing , who | lias just returned M
from Detroit , whuro ho nttondod the very M
importunt meeting of ttho nudltlng commit |
tea ot Hits Irish National longuo , ot which ho M
ts chairman , was scon Inst ovctnng by ujllcs M
reporter regarding matters pertaining to M
that organization The mayor was asked M
particularly what , in bis opinion , gave rise - M
to the rumors that thorn was a doflolt In the |
accounts of Dr Charles O'ltoitlcy , treasurer M
of the league M
"To bogln wltb , ' * replied Mr i |
Cushlug , lot wo say that O'Hell- ' H
ley had several times asked ' |
that tbo auditing committee go over the ' |
books , but owing to the press of busluoss ' |
upon the members It did not , |
scorn that tbo request could bo H
granted until recently , when ho made H
a. specially urgent domuiid , saying that ns it H
had bcon three years since nny attention had H
broti given him In this line ho should insist H
for the sake of general satisfaction to nil H
concerned that bis books bo gouo ever and i |
all bis accounts careTullv audited - - ImbH
There was conshterablo diniculty In * * 'J H
getting the commltteo together Some j H
insisted thnt on nccount of sickness ,
and very pressing business it was simply 1m S
possible for them to attaint the meeting , H
Finally , however , J. J , O'Connor , William &H
J Clenson , Felix Cnrbray , J. W. Fitzgerald , H
kMurtln Battle , O'Urlcn J. Atkinson , Thomas H
I * . Tulte , l'hil McC-ihlll nud tiivsolf
mot in Detroit Wo spent four days M
in going over O'Holllos's books Every-v M
letter which had been received with a remit-1 L H
tnncc , aud every voucher for tuonoy paid H
out , was carefully and precisely chucked ' 'mH
over aud compared with the books H
Audi want to say right here that the fact of H
my having kept books for O'Hoilloy ' forthrc * M
yjars aided ino very maturinlly In innkiug , H
particularly minute nnd caraful work of it M
"Wo found everything correct and per M
foctlv exact iu every partlculnr , with the en- H
ccption of $ 'i , which had been paid H
out for stamps , and for which no H
voucher hud been tukon Wo wcro shown a H
ccrtlilcate of dc ) > oslt for the $40,000 which H
tbo books indicated should bo on M
hand , and this certificate was accompanied M
by a note signed by the oftlcors of the bank , H
stating that the money wub thcro to tlio B
credit of the lcaguo ,
"I consider this explanation necessary , " H
continued Muyor Cuihing , "nud duo O'Kcil HI
ley , before my answering tbu question 113 to HJ
whnt 1 think gave rise to ttiu rumors of B
a deficit Thcuo rumors and they HJ
have been set ntlont vnry generally -
ally throughout the land originated
in the reports of our committee nieetinu' , HB
which were sunt to Chicago by specially do BH
tailed representatives of the Trlli BH
unc , Inter-Ocean , Herald and ono BJ
other paper 1 did not know BJ
Tlicso specially detailed correspondents were .BJ
all Irishmen , nnd of the most pro issBB
nouncod variety Before the committoov , < BBB
m ; * , ot all they Sent massages BBV
wiich iipuoarod iu these several " ' BBj
p jcrs to the effect that all our proceedings BB |
were to bo bohlnd closed doors Tills BJ
was their first ho Then , nftor wo BH
commenced work , they hud the boldness BB
to assert that wo did really have our delibBH
orations In secret , and that all newspaper BH
men wcro barred from the room ; and not BH
only this , but that they could not And out BH
anything regarding what we wcro doing BHJ
Then It became evident to the commltteo HB
that these four Chicago newspaper men HJ
wore willfully lying about us , for the fact of HHJ
the matter ia thut nil nowspnpor men , HB
were given not-only tbo perfect liberty of BB
the room every moment wo were In BB
session , but woru provided with BB
all tbo conveniences they asked BV
for , and were told repeatedly BH
that they might exutnino tire books , papers , HB
etc , as much aud as long as they pleased BH
Further than this , the o men were in the BB
room every day nnd all duy except BB
the time they spent ia suloons for ttiey wore u BB
drunken outfit BB
"To provo what I say regarding nil BH
our deliberations und work beiHH
ing us open ns the day , I BH
have but to cite tbo reports of the incotinir KHJ
published in ull tbo Dotrolt papers , which H
wilt bear mo out to the totter " HHfll
Mr Cushlng was then Interrogated rojtfl jH
gardlngtho tlnnucial.conilitlou of the lcaguoy LBj
in this country , and replied : Bl
"Slnco the last national convention BJ
in August 'SS0 ' , when wo had BH
a balance of 5J1.S55.T8 on band , the lcaguo re- HJ
colveil from ull sources $3J7 , ' -J.7U ; paid HJ
out for operating expenses of all kinds HH
the sum of 22 , ? J5.2 ; rcmittod to HB
Ireland S337,2IS.C8. und wo have ou hand HH
5i0.irJ5.a2. As to tho.leaguo's standing , po HH
reports wore received , although I may say HH
that the llguros just given eortalnly show a HH
very happy state ot affairs from the standHH
point of dollars und cents , HH
"I will fltuto that Parnell would ratbor get HH
along without any more money from this HB
country than have tlio notional con HJ
volition of leagues hold now , for HJ
fear that tire brands might bo thrown HJ
iu such a < convention that would hurt the HH
cause , they being Just now on the eve of an HH
election over there President Fitzgerald HJ
bus frequently culled conventions , but on HH
udvlco from the ether side has postponed
thorn , tbe odvica coining in tbo shape ot let BJ
ters nud telegrams from l'arui'U's BJ
agents , and the league rccoenizes
Fornoll ns its main loader , Its general , andL t'1
considers It best to follow bis ad vlco at all
times "
Mr Cusbing , what do you know of the r- .
straightened circumstances of Mrs ParnolU11
Nothing further than hearsay Mrs
Parnoll's son is able , willing and does pro
vide for his mother I know that she drops
her moncv in Wall streotand ts a foolish oM
woman geucrnlly , "
Has the league dovlsed nny methodical
moans of aiding her ? " •
"I dent think stiehns ever applied for uny
aid , No , the longuo bus not'nlded ber as a
league , though some of Its members have bv
private subscription , I think tbe best reliaf
that could bo given her would bo by appoint
ing somebody to follow her around
and Bee that she didn't net bo fool
ishly I bavoa't ' heard that the league
proposes to put her name on its books for re
lief "
Tno Interview closed by the mayor stating
that uftcr concluding his work on the committee
mitteo ho visited nil tbo principal city
officials in Detroit and secured some new
and good Ideas nbout running a city Ilo
said ho brought back copies of their more
recent reports , blank forms , etc , which ho
proposes Btudying up on and comparing with
these ot Omaha
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Absolutely Pure , v
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streiiKtii and wholssonioacss Moreeeonnmlrs BH
than Iheurdlusry ktnd , und cannot Uioldbyw ! ' Bi
competition trim mo multitude of low tu t Bi
short weight ulutii or ohoitpimto powder * . fi K Bi
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