L The Omaha ! Daily Bee I
I \ NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 12' 1890. NUMBER 233 , I
SPLIT ON THE SPEAKERSHIP
The Great Bono of Contention in
the Iowa Loglslaturo
A GAME OF POLITICAL SEESAW
The Doniocrntlu Camp Thrown Into
Orcnt Commotion by an Inno-
y Cent Iilttlo Ucsolulloil llio
/ * Senatorial Question
At tin * Iowa Capital
Drs Moints , Ja , Tot ) . II ISpccinl Tele
gram to Inn Bbi : . | The political sco-snw at
the cnpitol was continued totlny Tlio demo
crats refused to accept tbo republican propo
sition for acoinpromlsu and sout In nnothcr
one In return , which provided that the demo
crats should have the speaker and thojas-
slstnnl clerk and the republicans the rest of
the minor ofllcca , the committees to bo di
vided evenly between the partlos Ttio republicans -
publicans went into caucus on that question
and decided to refuse it , as they are not
V , willing to surrender the speakership There
ff r was a long debate over the proposal that
they rovcrso the terms of the proposition
and send It back | to the democrats Hut no
ucflnltu conclusion was reached The demo
crats know that the republicans are deter
mined to have the speakership and they are
going to demand as much at possible in re
turn for It Thuv do so by making these
ono sided proposals , which they know
the republicans will not accept ,
_ end then Invite tbo republicans to reverse
, them and see how qulcklv they will tnko
them , ' 1 ho republicans went the speaker
ship , but they dent want to give up every
thing to gel It
The democrats are very nervous when
ever the question of United Stntcs senator
Is mentioned Thov huvo some undefined
bopo that Senator Allison can yet bo beaten
Today Is the thirtieth day sluco the be
ginning of the session , and the statute pro
vides thutut this time the bousos shall cer
tify their mllcugonnd pay tolls to tlio auditor
nnd warrants hull bo issued for mileage and
tinlf tbo salary for the session Accordinely
) he republicans introduced a resolution for
that purpose in the house today , and it
created a threat commotion In tbo democratic
lamp The democrats thought it was a re
publican schuuio for securing recognition of
the organization of tlio house , so that mi
olcctlon foi senator could take place They
were on tholr feet at once with objections ,
mid created great amusement by their
groundless fears They llunlly asked for
the leader on the republican sldo to state on
his honor that the sunplo resolution wasn't
loaded before they would vote for it Ho did [
so , to their great relief , and they will rest
easy till something else comes up to
frighten them
i Only Two Ballots Token
t Dns Moines , la , Fob 11. In the hnuso
i \ S only four pairs were nnnouncod , aud a re-
r " ' y _ _ jccss was lalioi : to allow the rouuolicans tlmo
J K * * " t ° consider the dcuiocratlo proposition No
Up conclusion was reached and the house was
P called together nntn In an hour The roll
began , the vote standing 40 to 40. Only two
ballots wcro taken A resolution was
ndopted authorizing the temporary speaker
to certify tnilengo nnd list the employes and
the house adjourned Both parties at once
went into caucus
'
In the s enato rcsoluiionn on prohibition
and railway legislation , nnd ono from the
„ , . Furmcra' ulllanco at Ncola , asking the
' " ' & - ' - ' " "
r * olcollon-of'AlIl8onrworo-'ltftrodu"cWr ' '
. * 11m Supreme Court
Drs Moines , In , Tob 11. [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tin : Bee.1 The following decl-
* Blons wcro rcudercu by the < supreme court
today ;
Joseph Donovor , administrator , vs William
II Argo and Sarah Argo , appellants , Ap-
panooso district ; nfllruicd
Cliuniu Si Irish vs the Chicago , MllwnukcA
& St Paul railway company , appollunt ;
Woodbury district ; ufllrtnod
Sarah Uooro vs Henry and Anna I3coro ,
V , appellants ; Des Moines district ; afllrmod
/T B P. P. Haluwator vs W. S. Huminoll , ap-
*
* *
v pollantj Harrison district ; affirmed
. D. J. Diamond , appellant , vs II II Pal
" mer , sheriff ; Montgomery district ; ulfirmod
* W./E. Hanks vs W. P. Brown , nppollunt ;
Madlsun district ; ufllimcd
J. G. Crnpployo , asslgnco and appellant ,
vs J. S , Cook ; Black Hawk district ; uf-
firmed
State of town vs John A. and George J.
Bowman , aupellunts ; Marshall district ; af
firmed
Irene B. Phillips , appollunt , vs II M. Car
penter , guardian , nnd It M. Bush , clone ;
Jones district ; afllrmcd
Stnto of lown vs William II Griffin , aDpol-
lant ; Wnrron distrlet ; afllrmod
Xavier Lamm vs II B. Sooy , administra
tor of the cstnto of" Michael Langton , de
ceased , appellant ; Shelby district ; reversed
in part and ufllrmcd In part ; remanded for
further proceedings
T. W. Ilrookmnn vs the city of Creston ot
a ] , appellant ; nQlrmed
Miihoii City ilntillnnr
Mason O'itv , Io , Fob 11. | Special Tolo-
t -t gram to Tun Bee ] Toduy the Chicago , St
> Paul & Kansas City railway company closed
, ? " ? _ w contracts whereby this city is uiado the
" terminus of their line The first trains will
bo run Into the city tomorrow morning from
St , Paul over the Iowa Central railway
There will bo ut least twenty families to
novo hero , besides benefiting the city in
manv other respects President Stlckney
and Qoucral Manager John M. Egan of the
aboya road , accompanied by vari
ous members of their staff , arrived
lu the city Hilt morning and were
tendered a publio reception by the
commercial clubs , in reply to the address
f ' of welcome , bv Mayor Stevens President
} Stlckney said that the road would continue
f to run Into this city II permanent arrnngo-
j ; merits could not bo mndo with the Iowa Con
k. tral for tbo use of tholr tracks they would
5" layouts of their own 1 ho railroad com
m puny , ho said , was determined to dovoloptho
A stone quarries of this city and make this an
5 Important industry here 'Ihey would also
jf compcto for the cattle und Ice trade Tcrml-
t nnl facilities are to bo put up at once Pres
ident Stickney and party left for Kuusus
rt City late this afternoon
K A Ijaliur Convention
K Maiishalltown , In , Fob U. [ Special
'gry ' " Telegram to The Bee ] The Knights of
jfc Labor nnd Farmers nlllance ot Iowa are in
SK ' session heio today , The purpose of the
W' meeting Is to unlto the two organizations and
K publicly move together In accomplishing
R- tholr objects Mate Muster Workman
w Sovereign presided In taking the chair
ST bo mudo u ringing speech in favor
S of the workinginan Calamity Wollor
Ms is a prominent ilguro In the asscui-
jgp bly A number of delegates udbero to
ffl * the bollof that a labor party should at once
jRL bo organized , whllo the more conservative
JEj . are ofthe opinion that ono of thoothor of the
mm old parties should bo asked to adopt some of
f the principal plaus of tuo Knights , and then
HP * the two organizations threw their support to
I , them , Some decision on this subject will
k unquestionably bo reached before adjourn
W menu
6 The A. O. V. W. Grnnil Ledge ,
WDesMoinks , la , Fob , 11. [ Spoolal Tolo-
W j gram 'to Tub Beb ] The grand lodge of
\jr Iowa of the Ancient Order of United Work
| men began its annual sessiin hare today
| " \ With about ono hundred and fifty delegates ,
m p Among the grand oftloor * present are thom i
m grand master workman , Albert C Weeks of
* * Wintorsot ; W. S. Preston of Sioux City ,
r grand overseer , who acted as grand foreman ;
L. L. Houilln of Les ) Melees , acting as grand
overseer ; L. O. 'Howlnnd , GodnrFalls , grnnd
recorder ; P. S. Towle , Clinton , grand ro-
culver ; J. II Camp , Davenport , grand
gutdo The members of the standing
committees wera present nnd orcdontials
from sixty-one lodges were presented , end
the grnnd ledge degree was conforrcd upon
about ilfty members of the order , W. W ,
Clark of Burlington was chosen nsslstant
grand recorder The afternoon session was
dovotcd to the annual reuort of the grand
mnster , followed by the report of the grand
recorder The session will continuo until
Thursday
The Knllrnnd Commissioner .
Drs Moines , la , Feb 11. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tun Uee.1 An Important confer
ence was huld today between loading ship
pers and the railroad commissioners The
shippers enmo for information nbout propp
ing n bill for the legislature establishing
joint rates The commissioners had decided
that they had no power to order the roids to
put In the Joint rntos , so it Is proposed that
the legislature shall do so The talk was en
tirely informal , but the commissioners gave
such suggestions nsthcy could nnd It Is prob-
nolo that a bill ombodyingthcm will bo ready
as soon as the deadlock is over
Hun Ovp by n Freight Train
Dxventoiit , la , Fob U. A man named
D. W. Welling was runovcr nnd killed heio
by n frolght train tills evening Ho wns n
resident of Dcs Moines
Tins i'lGorr KoitGuuins
llnrcourt firings Tliotn Up on n
( Question or Privilege * .
Loxiid.v , Fob 11. In the commons today
Balfour announced that Monday next ho
would Introduce the Irish land purchase bill
Sir William Vernon Harcourt brought up
the Plgott forgeries on a quostlon of prlvll-
ego Ho declared that the London Tlmos In
publishing the forged letters wns guilty of n
brooch of privilcgo Ho contended that a
breach of prlvllogo committed during ono
session could bo punished during another
session Ho said : Since the suit for libel
has been decided In favor of Parncll nnd
since It lias been admitted that the letters
used as a cover to the assault on him were
forgeries , the house is afforded nn absolutely
sure basis whereon to act It is now obvious
thut the object of the publication of tbo tor-
gerlcs on the day when the coercion bill had
its second reading was to influonca n division
In parliament , it was u gross and palpable
outrage upon the bouse nnd a tnoro flagrant
breach of prlvllogo could not bo conceived
Some reparation should bo made for this use
of poisoned woanons
Under Secretary Gorst , for India , said
such a Discussion would bo lnopportuuo
while the report of the Parncll commission
was pending
Gladstone , who was loudly cboored as ho
arose , spoke in supnort of the motion Ho
said ho could not consider that the Times
offense ngninst the house had been purged
by the apologies which hud been mudo before
fore I the Pnrnoll commission through Sir
Richard ' Webster , which apologies grossly
exaggerated tbo original offence If the con
spiracy against Parnoll had been successful
the y result to him would have been absolute
political ] death , and the mortal blow struck ut
him I would have been lolt throughout tno Irish
nation Tno Times had almed.to affect the
Judgment of the house and it had really had
: in that dlicction a temporary success He
did , not wish to dwell on the horrible and
loathsome i cburactor of the whole affair Ho
trusted the house would vlndlcato its right
to deal with the offense The government
owed , it to Itself to deal fairly toward Par
ncll and the Irish poonlo for the injustlco
done , bo'h throuch the forgeries
" Balfour uocusod Gladstone of dealing in
flimsy fiction Ho declared the delay was
tbo fault of tbo Gladstone oarty alone , and
said i the chnrgo that the Times had acted
with a view of influencing the Judgment of
the house was a calumny , Ho objected to
the ancient , cumbrous und often misused
machinery of breach of privileges
Labouchcre exprosscd surprise at the petty
and paltry arguments advanced by BalfoUr
and Sir John Gorst It had been proved
that the limes hud supplied Pigott with
bunk notes to provide for his family within
ton days of the tlmo when he had absconded
Brudlaugh said that us the Times hud as
sisted the government to pass its infumous
mensure , the breach of privilege was against
the whole house as well as against Parncll
Parncll asked why did not the government
appoint the committee of inquiry wo nsued
for in the beginning ? Thut would have
mndo it possible to prove that the letters
were forgeries In forty-ogut | hours I iiovcr
determined not to submit the fucts to tbo
Jury , but always considered It absolutely
necessary to nrovo from whom the Times
obtained its letters I recognized
however , that it was impossible to
compel the limes to dlvulgo this in on
ordinary court of JustiLO I nskod for
u select commilteo , because to compel its
ngonts to testify before such a body was the
only method of forcing tbo Tlmos to dlvulgo
that sccrot , As this was refused , we are
not to blame for the delay But who Is to
blamol Can you answer that ) You wanted
to use those letters as a political cnglno , not
caring whether , they were or were not
forgeries You saw that it was Imposslblo
for us to provo that they were forgeries
very speedily , and that moanwhllo they
would bo useful to you in elections You
needed thorn to multo capital against us
end as a suitable engine for obtaining
an inquiry into a much wider quostlon which
you would never have obtnineu apart from
Jotters that were forged Parnell continued :
"I , the leader of a party that must always bo
in the minority here , should bo sorry to treat
my most powerful oupononts - with this in-
erediblo meanness nud cowaidlco with which
I have been treutcd by them Kven now I
am further insulted by the tonus of
tl.o amendment , which insinuates that a
forged letter may after nil bo genuine
If jou believe these letters wnro forged
have the courage and fruukness to declare
It , I move to place the word forged before -
fore the word letters in the amendment
to the motion
Smith , in behalf ot the whole government
apd Ins party , expressed himself satisfied
that Parnoll had proved the letters to bo
forgeries , und consented that the word
forged should be Inserted as Parnoll pro
pnsod
'I lie motion offered by Harcourt wns then
rejected 200 to SlS-und Corns amend
ment that tbo house decline to consider tbo
motion for a breath ot prlvilogo * was
adopted
In the Home of Lord ) .
London , Feb 11. In the bouse of lords
tlio address In reply to tbo speech from the
tbrono wns moved by Baron do Itamsay nnd
seconded by tbo Karl of Stradbroke -
Karl Granville crltlcizod tbo tone ot the
dispatches to Portugal as unnecessarily
harsh and as haying gone out of the way to
provoke Irritation in a small aud feeble na
tion that had a great colonial history and
was Justly proud of it Ho also bopod tbo
government would toll the house why in the i
specih from the throne no mention whatever
was made of the Parnoll commission ,
Salisbury said the government shared
with the country the pain arising from a dis
pute with Portugal , but when the house had
read the papers it would Und that Portugal
had been wurncd again and again that it was
impossible for Kngland to accept or consent ,
to her claims to the ownership of tbo territory '
of tribes tnat were under British protection
or the settlements in tbo Shire and Nyassa
countries , Declslvo diplomatic
piessuro pro i
seiiled the best course for the interest of
Portugal and the interest of humanity
After diluting upon the notable decrease of
orimo In Ireland he concluded with the pro
dktlon that it n Just aud firm government
were continued , harmony love and good will
would grow fast rooted amoog the people of
that country , ovou after a lapse ot genera
tions that had known only discord
A Vote of Confidence In Parnoll
London , Fob U. The Pnrnellito mem
bers of parliament have reelected Parnell 1
chairman and adopted a vote of confidence i
lu him
SOMETHING MAY COME OF IT 1
_ _ _ _ _
A Bonato Commlttoo Will Invoatl-
guto WoBtorn Freight Rates
REMEDIES TO BE RECOMMENDED
Wlntlom Must Kxplaln Why Ho
Slioulil Unto the KxclusUo
Option or Suspondlnir the
Purchase or silver Bullion
WAsniNOTON Hmmiu Tub Omaih Beii , i
513 FOUHTREN'TII STIIKBT >
Wasihnoton D. C , Feb , 11. )
The senate commlttoo on Intcrstnto com
merce has aoclded to make a very full and
soarchlng investigation of the ohargo that
cxccsslvo frcieht rates are responsible for
the prevailing low prices of vfood products in
the west The Paddock resolution , under
which the committco will work , Is to nscer-
tain whether the Intarstnto cqininorco law Is
compotcnt to provide a romedv and , If not ,
to report nt the earliest practicable moraonb
such nmendmonts as will ucrimt it to deal
with conditions such as these now exist
ing
Senator Cullom this morning stated that
ho believed the trouble rested with the rail
roads and not with the law Ho said that
In his Judgment the law was sufllctont to
meet the situation , but that perhaps It lacks
elasticity In the long and short hnul clause
Any talk of the ropenl of the long and short
haul clause was nonsense , In his opinion Ho
did not believe that the people would endorse
such action , however sure the railroads were
that the fault lies with tholr inability to reduce -
duce their long hnul rates lor short distances
proportionately Whllo it might bo and
probably was a fact that the long haul clause
bad foiccd upon the railroads an increase of
tholr rates , yet , on the whole , ho believed
thnt It had been beneficial Ho said , how
ever , that the commlttoo would malco a very
full Invostlcatlon of the cbargo and would
call before thoin the partlos Interested on
both sides
Senator Allison , in talking on the same
subject , stated that the matter was a very
interesting ono , and he felt that the intro
duction of the resolution by Sonntor Pad
dock was timely It was a question to which
his attoution had boon very stroncly directed
by reason of the character und number
of complaints which enmo from Iowa ps well
as Nebraska That something In the econ
omy of thlugs was rndicillv wrong when
farmers were unable to obtain a small
profit by marketing tholr production and
found It more prolltublo tobuin corn than
coal i , no ono could deny Ho did
not think thnt public sentiment would
Justify any movement toward n'topoal of the
long nnd short haul clause Ho hoped there
would bo a full investigation of tno charge
of excesslvo rates , and ho was inclined to
believe thut amendments allowing the Intcr
stnto commissioners to suspend the opera
tion , in ctnorvonclcs , of the sbort nnd long
haul clause might bo a benefit and would
probably bo endorsed by the people
WlNDOU AND SILVEIl 11UXLIOV.
Secretary Wlndom will in a few days ap
pear before the house committco on coinatro ,
weights und measures and explain why ho
insists in having in bis silver bullion certifi
cate bill 11 provision giving him power to sus
pend the purchase df-million at any time
This clause in the measure bus been se
verely nttucked during the past few days by
ex Uonresentative Symcs , who has mads tbo
statement that should the bill become a luXv
with this provision , silver would bo degraded
to a common commercial commodity und
mlnirg interests practically rulnod , as It
will make it easy for the secretary of the
treasury , for publio or prlvato reasons , to
stop the purchase of silver at any time Mr .
Windom sajs it Is positively a necessity tote
to have this proviso in tbo bill because the
bulls and bears ot the great money centers
of the world may combine to push up the
market or crowd it down for the purpose ot
getting a corner on silver and making tbo
United States government pay for it Ho
says that with this power ho cam stop any
bear or bull movement at any time
SENATon rBTTinunw astonished
Senator Pettlgraw was ustonlshod to re
ceive this afternoon a telegram from Pierre
nnuounclng thut the officers in command of
the United States troops thorcrefuso to al
low the settlers to enter upon the Sioux
reservation on the ground that they had not
been officially notified of the issuance of
President Harrison's proclamation throwing
the reservation open to settlement Senator
Pottigrow thinks that a great injustice has
been done end the officers will be subject to
severe and Just criticism because the ques
tion of opening tMs reservation tins boon so
long ngitatod and doflnlto information of an
official character was some time ago placed
in the bunds of the officers at Picrro to the
effect that the proclamation wus
ready for issuance and when
signed by the president would
permit the sottlcrs to Immediately enter
upon the reservation Tbo senator says to
keep the settlers oil the reservation for any
length of tlmo will work great hardship , in-
nsmuch as the town boomers and capitalists
will get an undue advantage over tbo poor
settlers by the delay Senator Pottigrow
is confident that-the inflow of pcoplo will
show nu iDCrcaso of population when the i
census Is tnken next Juno which will entitle
South Dakota to another representative ; In >
congress , as bo expects u large addition to
the population off the reservation , us the sur
plus immigration to the reservation will nat
urally bo lnclinod to settle in other parts of '
tbn statu
Indian Inspector left
Armstrong Washing '
ton last night for the Sioux rosorvatlon It
will bo bis special duty to see that none of
the settlers who outer into the reservation i
under tbo presidents proclamation enter
upon the diminished Indian reservation i
lands The general land offlco officials are i
also making preparations to send to tno )
reservation n number of experienced clerks i
and two special agents to assist tbo local I
lana officers when they shall have been ap
pointed
STANrOUP WILL HELP THE METHODISTS ,
Senator Stanford , the twonty-mlllionalro )
statesman from California , announced today
that ho would make a subscription to the
Methodist university which is to bo estab \
lished In Washington The senator would I
not say how much he Intended to give , but
said ho would look into tbo question and I
after others had subscribed to the project ho >
would make up his mind a-i to the amount t >
ho would contribute It Is understood thut L
th Beuator will wait till after the Hush ot I
subscriptions are In and ho ascertains how
much tlio grand total will bo loft in the de '
ficit and will then cumo to the front with tbo
whole amount needed It will bo romem-
rjored that Senator Stanford a few years ago
endowed a largo university on the Pacific
lope In tbo name of bis son Mrs Stanford
has founded nn institution for women and j
two or tbrco orphanages
l'LEASED OVEII THE DOWNFALL OP rOLTOAMV
The election in Salt Lake City yesterday ,
which resulted in a Gentile victory by 800
majority in the very stronghold of Mormon
ism , has been received very satisfactorily
by both houses ot congress The election ,
Joined to the recent decision of the supreme
court on the Idaho test oath , is bolloyed to
novo given a final blow to the propagation
of polygamy and mormonism In inter
views today Seutators Cullom , Plait and
Mandorson send warm congratulations to
the Gentiles of Utah over the result
moltAULE HKI'OHT 0HDBUED ON IDAHO
The senate committee on territories has
ordered a favorable bill admitting Idaho to
the union , and it will bo reported to the
senate at soon as the recent decision of tbo
supreme court in the test case is printed aud
ready for incorporation In their report :
There seems to bo no doubt that Idaho and
Wyoming will be admitted this session The
senuto has already reported a bill for tbo
admission of Wyoming , nnd the bouse will
shortly j take similar ncliod The clnuso in
the now rules which permits the report
nt i nny tlmo of a bill from the committco on
ii territories i relating to the admission of now
states i nnd which makes the consideration of
measures a privileged matter , is sufficient In-
dicition \ of the feeling of the house on the
subject
Dolegnto Trod Dubois today , In nn Inter
view upon the Gentile victory in Utah , said !
Idaho will soon betndmlttod as a stnto nnd
It will help Utah , We nro nnxious to got in
soon enough for our senators nnd representa
tives to vote on the tariff , silver nud other
monsures nfToctlng our section , nnd wo think
wo w 111 succeed , f hero seems to bo no ob
jection particularly to our early admission
Both parties concede that wo should bo ad
mitted and sontlmont In congress Is stiong
for the early admission of nil territories
which nro prepared for statehood , "
MEETS WITH OPPOSITION
In the sonnto today Mr Hoar Introduced a
duplicate ) or the bill which was presented In
the house .usterday by Mr Williams of
Ohio , providing that representatives to thn
Flfty sccond congress shall bo elected from
the congrossronol districts ns they nro now
arraifgod In the vnrioils states nnd thatthero
shall bo no redisricting of congressional
districts until the census ot 1S90 has
been taken , and the roapportlontmont of
the congressional districts shall bo muao no-
cording to tlio reports which shall bo made
bv the superintendent of the census It is
alleged by the democrats that the real ob
ject of this bill is to prevent the
democratic legislature ot Ohio in its
determination to red [ strict that state so as to
make six or eight democratic districts moro
than Ohio has now , It is unnecessary to
fcuy that all of the Ohio republicans In the
house nro enthusiastically committed to this
mensure , and in fact there aoems to bo very
little opposition to it In any direction nmong
republicans , nlthough the democrats will
make a vigorous protest against Its ndoptlon
If Ohio Is loft as her present congressional
districts are arraugod the republicans have
a very good prospect of "oloctlng a majority
of the Fifty-socnnd ton gross , but if the
democrats are uormlttod to gerrymander the
state the fignt for the next congress
will bo very close mid doubtful Sena
tor Hoar thinks the bill will be
adopted and the republicans from Ohio , who
are most interested in the measure , also
anticipate the success of the bill
MORGAN'S NOMINATION DISCUSSED
For nn hour nnd a half in executive session
sion this afternoon the senate discussed the
nomination ot Im\lan \ Commissioner Morgan
Senators Jones of Arkansas and Vest of
Missouri , domocrnts , brought up the old
charges of court martial In the army and
discrimination ngalnst ' • Catholics and implored -
plorod the senate not to con fir m the nomina
tion , lhcro was no opposition offorcd on the
republican Bide Sehator Plumb of Kansas ,
who has been considered , the leadlnir oppo
nent ot both Commlsslojior.Morguu and of
Superintendent Dorcboster.rwas nbsont from
the senate When the hour for adjournment
arrived the debate had not boon oxbnustcd
and the senate adjourned without any effort
toward a final vote 'It 1 understood that the
nomination will bo confirmed , probably to
morrow
NEIlltlSKl , IOWA AND DAKOTA POSTMASTERS
Nebraska Borwiu , JiO Taylor , vice J.
B. Dfinerritt removed
Iowu Hittlo Crook , IIW Chonov , vlco
N , L. Bogardus removed ; Glendon , J. B.
Anderson , vlco Anne Marland resigned ;
Holly Springs , E. A. Batman , vice John W.
Hngart romoyod , '
South Dakota Hartford , J. Mundt , vlco
B. T. Dlllabough removpd ' .
MISCELLANEOUS
Senator Mnnanrson iiitl educed a bill today
to remove tno cbargo of desertion against
the military record or William S. Bennett of
Nebraska Ho also , presented * -potiiion
signed by a numberdf sltlzuns askipg"ttTat ;
lumber bo placed oil thn trco Use \ " jy '
Hon , C. P. McCoy , .iodeen , < SD ,
chairman ofthb South Dakota republican
centrnl commtttoe „ loft last night for his
homo by way of Chicago Ho will stop at
the Windy City for several days on busi
ness
ness.A petition from the letter carriers of
Omaha was presented in the senate today
favoring a bill to grant an increase of Day
for letter carriers throughout the country
A register and ' rocelver for the United
States land olfice at Pierre are expected to
bo appointed tomorrow E. W. Eakln of
Harold , Sully county , a wounded ex-union i
soldier and ono of the best known citizens of
South Dakota , is to bo appointed receiver ,
whllo tbo roglstor will bo Milam of Hand
county or Biiley of Faulk county The i
president todny appointed Herman-H. Nat
wick to bo register nifd William L. Lafol-
lotto to bo rccelvor of the offlco at Chambcr-
Ibin All of these officers have been en
dorsed by the entire South Dakoto delega
tion in congress and / Governor Mellette
The South Dakota 'pcoplo seem to have u
unanimous way of doing things
The senate todayp'assed Sonntor Petti-
grew's bill cstabllbhjng n session nt the dis
trict court for South Dakota nt Sioux Falls ,
Dcadwood nnd Pierre Senator Petticrow
says that there is no doubt the measure will I
promptly pass the house , as ho has tested [
the temper of the house committee on Ju
diciary
Mr Dorsoy has been notified by tbo first :
assistant postmaster general that postotllces i
have Dcon established and postmasters ap
pointed in his district ns follows : Endcrs , 1
Chase county , George W. Parsons ; Nesbit ,
Logan county , Jacob P. Passingcr ; Canton ,
Sioux county , Wenzol Horncalt Mr Dorsoy
has also been notified by the commissioner of f
pensions ot the establishment of a board of f
medical pension examiners at Ord , Valley
county , Nobrnska , ana tbo appointment
of Drs Fredoilok D Beckford , T.
D. Holdomeu and O. E. Coffin Mr
Dorsoy has boon notified that Dr G. W.
Hittol , who was appointed a member of the
uenslon board at Loup City , ht > s declined the
appointment , nnd bus recommended for ap -
polntmcnt Dr A. J. Kermos
A pension was today gruutod to * Andrew
Fuze of Kearney , Neb *
Comptroller Lacey will appear before Mr
DorBoy's commlttoo on Thursdny next and 1
submit an nrgument in favor of some legisla-
Hon for the relief of national banks and the
general circulating medium ,
Senator Paddocks ' bill appropriating $100-
000 for n publio building nt Beatrice passed
the scnato ,
Lieutenant Krug of the Eighth infantry ,
Fort Niobrara , and Dr ' Cabell , surgeon ut
that post , are in tbo City on lcavoof absence >
fPhhiiy \ S. Heatii
f *
The Onio Ballot , Box Case
Washinoton , Feb Ji i-Tno cross-exami i.
nation of Lowis'Huddpr was continue ! before -
fore the ballot box committco today at >
length Ho admitted having given sums of
money aggregating ubout&OO to Mrs Wood 1 ,
who came to him with loUors from her hus-
bund This money hp { pptalnod from Dr
Graydon , who was looking after the inter
ests ot the party in Hatniltou county Ho
suid T. C. Campoell's ' ( statement that ho had
never shown witness a ( taper with signatures
was tulso The witness , did not know there
was anything but nuaicsqn the paper Ho
did not tell Forakor there was a contract ,
bat that ho believed thbro was written uvi- [ i
denco ' *
9-
Continuations ,
Washinoton Feb i.Tli8
, - senate In ox-
ecutive session today conftrmod the follow
ing : Hobort Adams Jr , of Pennsylvania . ,
envoy extraordinary end minister plcnl- )
potentiary to the United States ot Brazil
( now credited to tno empire of Brazil ) ;
Adolph G. btuder of Iowa , United Sutes !
consul at Bremen ; D. B. Miller , United
States marshal for.the southern district of
Iowa ; G. Fenglor surveyor of customs ut
Dubuque , la ; O , W. Alathor , supervisor of ,
the census for the Second district of South
Dakota : E. K. Westfall , poitmustcr at
Bushnoll , 111.
The Chippewa Agroomonf
Washington Fob 11. The president now
bus under consideration the agreement re-
cently entered into between the commU-
sloner * of tbo government , aud the CUippowa
Indians for the ceuloa ot a part of their [
reservation in Minnesota The ceded lands
aggregate about 8.503,000 acres , The rescr-
vatlon will not be epenod until summer
however
RATE I REDUCTION SENSATION
The C , M. & St , P. Propose a Big
Cut oa Frolaht Tariffs
THE B. & N. MAKE A LIKE THREAT
*
It I Will Apply to All Missouri Ulvor
Points The U. lnnd Xortli-
western Withdraw irom tlio
Intcrstnto Association
Disruption Threatened
Chicago Fob , 11. [ Spoolal Telegram to
Tin ; Bhe.1 The most sansatlonnl and unexpected -
pectod < announcement made In a railroad
meeting lu years wns that of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee ' & St Puul road In the meeting
ot ' the southwestern division of the Western
Freight nssoclatlon today In brief , it wns
the | announcement of a reduction of 33X per
cent on nil freight between Chicago nnd Kansas -
sas ' City The members ot the association
were ustounded when General Frolght
Agent Hlland of the St Paul road road the
proposed , tariff For over a year the St
Paul had threatened to make the ro-
ductlon ' , but Its competitors did not
believe any road would tnlio so
radical n stop All Missouri
rlvor railways tnko the same rates and the
Kansas city tariff must npply to Omaha , St
Jeseph nnd all ether Missouri rlvor points
Under the workings of the interstate commerce -
merco act the locals must bo reduced corre
spondingly , nud the application ot the reduced
ducod tariff consequently moans a loss Ingress
gross earnings of nearly 3JJ. ' per cent on nil
western business The mooting was opened
by Chnirmnu Midgloy , who read the results
of an investigation into various charges of
manipulation In rates made by various members
bors against other member ? . Chnirmau
Midgloy said the investigation had been nn
exhaustive one and developed absolute proof
that cvorv road in the association except the
Missouri Pacific and St Paul were guilty as
charged in manipulating rutos As nn
illustration of this manipulation Chairman
Mldglcy quoted the figures to nil southwest
ern points on dry goods The proportions
carried by the different roads were ns fol
lows : Alton , 5 } { per cent ; Burlington ,
15 0-10 : St Paut , tl-lU ; Uock Island , 5 0 10 ;
Santa Fo , 0 5-10 ; Chicago , St Paul & Kan
sas City , 3i a 10 : Kansas City , Fort Scott &
Memphis , 2-10 ; Missouri Pacific (11-10 ( ; St
Louis & , San Francisco , 7 4-10 ; Wabash , 10 ;
St Louis , Kansas City & Northwestern ,
3 10. Comment wns unnecessary on these
figures , but when Chairman Midgloy read
others which In turn proved absolutely that
all the roads except the two mentioned had
boon manipulating rates , it brought on mu
tual recriminations whioh bndo fair to end in
immediate disruption Iu the midst of the
turmoil , Goncral Frolght Airont Hlland of
the St Paul drew from his pocket a p ipor
and securing the Hour announced that the
St Paul road haJ boon unjustly nccusod at
various times of inanlmilutlng rates Not
one of tboso charsos had ever boon proved
nor would they over bo proved The St
Paul had suffered under these charges and
the notorious manipulations of Its com
petitors us long as possible The time had
como whan the St Puu ) proposed to put a
stop to both The chairman had olaimed
and substantiated his claim by figures that
-rales wore being manipulated to the
extqnt Of at least 0j } { per cent
ont rtho entire business , the St Paul
did not propose to light the devil with flro ,
but would make an open destruction In rates
to the uiuount of the m.nihiulatlon shown by
the chairman Should these reduced rates
bo llkowiso manipulated the St Paul would
again reduce to the amount of the manipula
tion Ho then read the now tariff of the St
Paul as follows : First class , CO cents ; second
end , 87 } < ? ccnts ; third , ! ! 7J cents ; fourth , 23
cents ; fifth , 15\4 \ cents ; rluss A , 22 cents ; B ,
18& cents ; C , 15 cents ; D , 12 > f contiE ; , 12j
cents ,
The present tariff is : First class ; " "i
cents ; second , 00 cents ; third , 40 cents ;
fourth , ! 10 cents ; fifth , 25 cents ; el las A , 30
cents : B , 25 cents ; C , 20coutsD ; , 17 _ T coats ;
E , 10 cimiis
The ether roads present voted that an appeal -
peal to aibitration bo taken on the proposed
rates and unuor the rules it in so ordered ,
The fat Paul was compelled to uw.ilt the
delnv under the rules The matter will bo
arbitrated by Chairman Wnlker of the Interstate -
torstato Commereo Hallway association
Should ho dee'do ' advcrsoly the rntos will be
put in under tbo ten days clnuso
Loavn the Intorstiilo Assnolttinn
CmcAoo , Feb 11. [ SDeclal Telegram to
Tub Beb , | Tbo Interstate Commerce Ilall-
way association will soon bo without father
or godfather , President Adams of the Union
Pacific standing in tbo former enpaoitv and
President Hughitt of the Northwestern in
the latter In the shortest railroad meeting
on record the withdrawal of the two was
formally accepted , and ttiore being no f urtbor
buslnossfor ) consideration by the presidents , 1
adjournment was taken Tno withdrawals
are effective on Fobrunry 23 for the Union
Pacific and February 28 for the Northwest
cm Until Chairmen Walker , Fait born and
Midglcy report the proposed new agreement
the two roads ngroo not to tnko any action :
tending to demoralize rates except to meet
compotitlon Tiiov will not , however , go into \
an association which docs not recognize their
trufllo contract , and the Hock Island , Bur
lington , Atchison and St Paul will not Join 1
an association whioh does ' 1 ho general sen
timent is that nothing bettor can bo done '
than to so modify the present agreement as '
to hold the present members and get as many
additions as possible
A Ilnilroud Humor Itovlved
Atchison , Kan , Fob 11. | Special Telegram
gram to The Bbe.I The rumor Is rovlvod I
that the Missouri Pacifio will soon close n
trudo for the Kansas City , Wyanaotto &
Northwestern Color Is given to the rumor
this time by the fact thnt General Manager
S. H. H. Clark , accompanied by B , P.
Wngironer , general attorney , and C.
M. Knthbun , superintendent , is today
making o trip over the Northwestern The
party loft here Sunday morning , ostensibly
for a short trip over the Missouri Pacifio
lines , but it Is announced la the legal depart
ment here this afternoon that the party
reached Beatrice ever the Union Pacific
about noon today , und is this uttcrnoon Jour *
noying by special train to Kansas City over
tbo Northwestern ,
_ _
Will Itoduou Anyway ,
Ciiioaoo , Tob 11. fSpocial Telegram to
The Bee ] At the mooting of the Western
Frolght bureau today the Burlington &
Northern railroad nskod for permission to
moke a reduction of 33 % per cent in rates
on freight between Chicago and St Paul
The application was rejected and the general
munagor at oneo gave notice that ho would
make the reduction at the end of ten days
under the terms of an agreement of ( hb lines
in interest ,
llio Itlnokndu IVrmmiDiitly Raised
Portland , Ore , Feb 11. The first train
over tbo Union Pacific since February 1 nr-
rived In this city about noon The blockade
is permanently raited and no ( urt her trouble
is anticipated
tfansna Heuurt > a Iteducnd Hates
KansasCiTif , Fob U. The Missouri Pa
cifio has reduced the rate on grain about 10
per ccut from all Kansas points to Chicago
The Montana Bribery Case ,
BisMAitoK , Feb 1) ) , Late lost night the
senate investigating committee look up the
charges of bribery In connection with the
lottery scheme Vauborn , a clerk from
urgent county , who has charged bribery
freely in the lobby , divulged nothing under
close exam • uion , The house ttoorkcopnr ,
ThacKor , x.i 'n't know nothing " Another
witness said id understood Cashier Lyons of
the First nat } nal bnnk of Fargo had offered
(1,000 to n muinbor to vote against the bill
J Chalrmau Itol inson of the committco sijs
ho was mrulr- member of the commilteo
without his iwledgo or consent Dotcc-
tivo Wilson h been summoned nnd his tes
timony Is expo od to crcnto a sensation ,
r.r/rru uatiiuii thick
Forty i Mou to Haoli Claim In the Hos-
ervntlon
Minstapoms , Fob 11. A Chamberlain , S.
D , dispatch saysi Until this morning In
dian ' Agent Anderson proposed to eject all
boomers who ontcrod the rosorvntion , because -
cause ( ho had received no official notice of the
presidents ' proclamation , but nollco
came ' at last and the rush contin
ues ' , Settlers nrYlvcd nt all hours Irst
night ' nnd this morning the lindscapo west
of hero Is thickly dotted with buildings in
the ( course of oroctlon , Compuiitos arc being
orgam/od < which will leave for the Interior of
the l rosorvntion today for thn purpose of
locating ' town sites nlone White river The
company ] from Chntnborluln which so clov-
orlv located a town slto nonr the lower Urulo
ngensy , Is reported to be snfo United
States 1 Marshall Fry loft for White river
today l to ascertain the condition affairs
J there and to quell uny disturbance that tnuv
nrlse A settler who came Into town said
that , each claim immediately west of hero
has I forty occupants The Indian police nro
on i tbo ground to prevent nny trouolo By
this evening there will be quite a vlllago
across from here , where vostordny there was
nothing but bare prairie A building on
wheels has Just crossed the river and will bo
used ui u bank in the new town
A Chamberlain special says : Every In
coming ! trnm is honvlly loaded with settlers
bound for the reservation nnd the stream of
humanity crossing the river is almost con
tinuous Sovornl thousand have already
commenced the erection of homes , the new
nrrivals being forced to go further into the
Intorlor Indian Agent Andersen
has ceased the attempted removal
of settlers , having received instructions
from Washington , but ho is determined to
guard the interests ot the Indians entrusted
to his care , and ho says if all the buildings
erected bv settlers on land filed upon by In
dians prior to the issuing ot tlio proclnmn
tlon nro not removed ho will burn every ono
of them to the ground Reports ore
rocelvod from Innumerable localities of
forming colonies to start at once
tor the rosorvntion The rush of a week
hence promises to bo creator than nt pres
ent The Indians at Lower Brulo , which
agency contains about two thousand red
mou , are in the host of humor und enjoy
hugely tbo incessant strife between tbo
white mon for possession ot the lands reded
by them The tough element so common on
the border has not yet put in an nppear.inco ,
but this crowd will undoubtedly drift in ns tbo
opening of the reservation becomes generally
known Every effort is being exerted by
United States Mmshal Fry and deputies to
preserve order , nnd thus far the excited
settlers have been hold in check , A largo
party left this morning with a largo stocit of
lumber and provisions for n point on the
survey of the Milwaukee road nbout sixty
miles in the interier , where they ex
pect a town of rcsuectnblo proportions to be
built during the next few weeks A
party of old timers , persons thoroughly ac
quainted with the reservation nnd who are
positive tliov know of the axiBtonco ot coal ,
started out this afternoon for the purpose of
prospectiug and locating claims on the White
river The rush is on the increase tonight
and intorcst is unabated At the present
rate of settlement it would not take moro
than three months to settle the ontlro
10,000,000 acres acquired by the govern
ment "
A special from Pierre , S. D. , says : The
situation here today , over the opening of the
Sioux reservation is nearly tbo same as last
night Last night attempts to cross over tbo
river into the promised land kept on , It socm-
mg thnt the boomers never slept , the
soldiers were taxed to their utmost iu their
attempts to keep the excited crowd at bay
Another attempt to cross was made by the
South Pierre boomers last night at 11
oclock They had ever twenty-flvo
teams with wagons loaded with lumber
and supplies nnd mannged by the closest
Bojrecy to cross the ice entirely about ono
milo below the city nnd Just above Farm
islind 'I hey were discovered by u sentry
Ho attempted to ralso an alarm , but was
seized from behind by a party that hud been
lying in ninbush , and was bound hand und
foot nnd laid in the bushes , 'llio boomers
proceeded over the hill about tivo bundled
strong , and had atmost succocdod ir getting
I'oyond the lines when they were discovered
by a skirmishing party Immediately a
company of mounted infantry was dis
patched from Fort Pierre nnd worn soon
in hot pursuit Tbo boomeis scattered in
all directions , but were nearly all captured
V. E. Prentis , a town site boomer nnd partner - "
nor of United States Sonntor Pottigrow , was i
shot in the leg Ho was taken to the guard I
house at Fort Pierre , and the military
authorities refused to give him up to his i
friends The boomers returned to tills side
of the river , all worn out and somiwhat dis
couraged over the loss of ten teams and
wagons loaded with supplies About ;
tbo same time the South Pierre i
boomers were making tnis attempt another
crowd , though somewhat smaller , made a i
desperate dash nbout half a milo north at t
the boat lauding This crowd numbered I
about two thousand They succeeded In i
making tbo ether bankbut wore then dis
covered They made a grnnd rush and 1
scattered The wagons escaped Into the in
terior of the reservation and some of the
boomera nre scattered over the lands Half (
ot them were caught und icturned to this
city West of tbo milo square there nro a
largo number of houses built by Indians and I
half-brcods , who claim nil the land adjacent
to the milo square Last night several boom
ers built Iiousob on the quiet In the neighbor
hood nnd all were burned bv the soldiers
this morning All night long boomers were
sneaking over in ones nnd twos nnd many escaped -
capod the guards , This morning tbo Indian
police found a colony of boomers ten inilos
wtst ot here whoso houses und effects they
burned und curried tbo boomers to Fort
Sully The boomers are becoinlntr anxious
i
but it Is expected that tomorrow un order to
allow them ou the reservation will bo ro
celvod
.
Bills Introduced In the Sonnte
Washinoton , Feb 11 , Among the bills
Introduced and referred iu the sennto today
were the following : By Edmunds Estab
lishing a publio school system in Utah ; also
providing the inspection ot meats for expor
tation ; prohibiting the importation of adul
terated articles ot food or drink und author
izing the president to make a proclamation
in certain cuses
By Pierce To create an agricultural com
mission to Investigate the present depressed
condition of the agricultural Interests of tbo
country
Tim AVvatliurForcoiMt ,
For Omaha and vicinity : Fair weather
For Nebraska Fair , voriablo winds ,
warmer Thursdny morning ,
For Iowa Fair , notborly winds , wormer
Thursday morning ;
For South Dakota Wnrmcr , fair weather ,
southwesterly winds ,
m
Sugar Trust Injunction Continued
New Yoiik , Fob 11. Judge O'Brion ' iu the
supreme court this afternoon continued the
Injunction restraining tbo sugar trust from
disposing ot un ) ot its property or assets
His honor suys that none of the trusts are in
a position to pay dividends Just now , b u
when they are in u position to do so they can
make application to the court
MtcuniNlilp Arrivals
At Baltimore Tbo Tbanemorc , from Lon
don ,
At Queenstown The Lord Gougb , from
Philadelphia
Married By n Neirro Ireaolier
New YqiiK , Feb 11. A Fortress Monroe
special tells of a sensation caused by the alleged -
leged murriago by a negro preacher of Mrs
Alice Snell-McCrae of Chicago to a New
York banker ,
PRESIDENT WOODRUFF TALKS I
An Intorvlow With the Head of j |
the Mormou Ohuroh M
HIS OPINION OF THE ELECTION * H
He ThlulCH There Is n Dci'ti I.nUl M
.Solieino nit llio Pnrt of tlio Mluui- M
tlty to Ulilnln Contiol of M
tlio lorrltorv | |
Considers It n ( ousiiirnov U
Silt L\kk Citt , Fob 11. President fl
Wuodrull , head of the Mermen church , in nn U
interview today with nu Associated presn H
reporter regarding the election , said lhcro U
was , neco . nllug to his belief , n deep laid M
scheme to dcprlvo the Mormon people of nil U
political rights , so the minority may obt.uu |
control of the territory Ho rcttciatcd hla U
nsseitlons of fraud by the llbuial party lu U
registration , voting , etc Slnco the liberal M
victory nt Ogdcn n ear ago , ho asset ted , H
taxes have becu raised , official salaries U
raised , publio Improvements have not ud- U
vnnccd nnd vice has nourished He vlows U
the result of yesterdays ' olcctlon with pro U
found regret , ns a prostitution of law nnd M
ofllclnl power H
Asked wnnt would be the policy of the U
church , ho sitd : "So far as I know it will U
bu to proath the gospel to nil the world , lu- H
struct its members hi tholr religious duties H
nnd go forward to its divinely ordained H
destiny as the uctual living church uf Christ H
Tlio members of the church , uf course , bo- H
louged to thd'podple's pirty , but the church , H
hud no pnrt in the campaign , " HIs
"Is there any probability of the Mormon H
church or people removing to Mexico or H
elsouhcrol" H
None that I Know of Individual members - H
bers may go wheiu thuy choose to better H
ttiuir condition , but there Is " not , nor bus H
there been , uny contemplation of such nu H
exodus ns you nskod nbout , " H
Speaking of the Mormon idea of rule nt H
church , Prcsldont Woodruff suid they bo- H
ltovud it has no | iouor to punish uny onu by H
deprivation of life , liberty , property or H
personal injury In any form ; H
thut the government should not regulate H
the church , nor church seek to control the H
state ; that nil men should bo politically fruo H
and equal Ho said ho does not feel gloomy M
as to the ultimate result of the election Ho M
believes taxes will be raised ; that there will H
bo such a looseness of restraint lmposod upon H
Immorality nndsuch nstriking cortrust under M
liberal rule from the peoples regime , that , us M
in Ogdcn , the moio res | ectublo people ot H
all clussos will soon desire to return to tlio M
former methods The plotters against the H
majority will piob.ibU pursue tholr ulaus lor H
tlio desti action of lepublican government in M
the territory , but I should ho sorry to believe H
that congiessor the couutry will proceed to M
such unconstitutional und infumous ex- M
trumes us those that will be pioposed " H
A GUV OP l < ltAUD - H
Orcann ol'the Mormon Church Sot Un |
III" Usllll Howl M
Salt Luce Crrr , Fob , 11. Discussing j-cb- U
tcrday's contest , the Herald , the organ ot M
the church , says : Wo dent bolicvo there is M
nn intelligent , honest man in the community M
who thinks for a moment that the liberals M
have uny such number of legal votora us cast B
ballots for the ticket Monday Fraud , Mogul H
registration , disftanchisement of legal Mormon - _ _ M
mon voters und fliuillauimlug * vvoro practiced ' M
by the liberals openly aud without opposi- M
lion , nnd by these moans only huvo they car M
rlcd the day It unquestionably was a M
crooked clcurioii 'In what oxtout tbo M
crookedness was catiicdwodo not pretend H
to say and the whole truth will never bo H
known "
' 1 ho Deseret News says editorially : The
municipal election of this city as carried by
tlio liberals ( Gentiles ) jc-iterdny by a ma
jority of bOO The pioLCSses by which this
result was reached is notorious The suc
cessful party , iu whoso hands , under the
Edmunds law was the entire mluipulatioa
of the election business , ran special trains
over tlio Denver & Hio Graudo rail
road und registered uangs of men
clear to the Colorado line who had
not the qualifications oeleetois , being
non-icaidents. After the lists were mudo
up fully ono-hnlf of the peoples ' registered
voters were challengoJ by citation to npponr
before the registrars und show cause why
their names should not bo stricken off Tno
nnmos of these who failed from any cause to
appear wcro removed from the lists The
others were treated iu contravention of the
decisions of t o supreme court oi the United
States Yesterday others who had never
been uotitiod found when thuy uppearcd ut
the polls ttiat tholr names had been urbitrar-
ilv removed from the registers list without
even a cbnllengo at the voting places All
the llbornls challenged for cause were per
mittcd to swear in their votes , while in two
of the prcclni ts nt least not ono challenged • * ' •
member ot the pcoplo's party was permitted
to do this Had it not been for such ills
honest methods the pcoplo's party would
have carried the duy by ut least tlfty-fivo ,
There is a largo mass of ovidcncc , largely In
the form of afliuuvits , wnlch proves the
truth of the foregoing statement The pco-
plo's committco have not yet determined or
not whether It will contest the eloctlon iu
courts , The great majority of the people
feel that they have been shumofully robbed
of their rights "
Ingnlls Hccelves nu Internal Maotilni * .
Washinoton , Fob 11. Saturday last
Ingalls' mall contained a small pink wrapped
box On being opened the box wap found
to contain a cartridge with the following lu-
scription in black Ink : Election pills for
old Cuff , or for Ingulls , from Jaokson , Miss ,
Come to see us , old nut gulls , " ingulls
wus not alarmed at the contents , but both
ho nnd his secretary thought ft prudent to
lay the cartridge carefully uway , us It was
possible that it might bo moro destructive
tbau un ordinary cartrldgo On examina
tion , however , it proved to bo a bucltstiot
cartridge , containing nlno largo buckshot
and a cbargo of powder Even this , it was
thought , was not a particularly pleasant
present , and the Joke may turn out to bo a
sorry ono for the perpetrator , as it is a via
latlon of the postal laws to send explosives
through tbo malls ,
m >
I'or the Horvioo Pension BUI
Washinoton , Fob , 11. Governor Hovey
ot Indiana , president of the Service Pension
association of' the United States since 1887 ,
appeared before the house committee on in
valid pensions today in behalf of the princi
ple upon which tbo association organized , He
made un eloquent nnd able pica for the ser
viio pension bill Mrs , 'J olman , In behalf of
the women army nurses , also addressed the
committee in favor of a bill granting pen
sions to women who served as nurses in the
late war
Distillers aud Cattle Fenders
Peouia , Feb , 11. At a meeting of the dis
tillers and cattle feeders trust today , called
for tlio purpose of voting on the question of
organizing a corporation , there were preiont
lu person or by proxy out of a total of 410
certificate holders , 350 , representing 2J1.210
shares out of a total of 312,010 shares The
vote stood in favor of organizing a corpora
tlon 35'J ayes , representing 200,860 shares ,
and ono nay , repiesenting 1150 shares
Dispersed the Bleetintr
Lisuon , Feb 11. Au enormous crowd As
sembled today la the Place Dom Pedro and
republican orators endeavored to harangue
the various groups , buttbepoilcoand cavalry
charged the mass , which disptrsed utter
some llgnliog , Twsnty-oight persons wci
I \ anutoi ) .