I The Omaha Daily Bee , I # . I 1 \ NINETEENTH YEAH OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNING , FEBRUARY 17 , 1890.- NUMBER 238. I THE REPUBLICAN DIAGNOSIS " H Apathy find Ro.llroad.3 Loading1 Fac- H toro In the Iowa Defeat B ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC DODGE j H Working tlio Farmers Atllanoo in H Detent Bi-nntnr Allison llcforms U m _ _ Itcoommonucd liy County OIU- ' JJ B tiers Otlicr Stnto llcms IjS Mnny Mon or Jlnnv Ml nil * . fS Deb MoiNrs , In , Fob 10. fSpoclnl | H to The Bun | The Iowa house ofrcprcscn- < B tatlves is still on unknown quantity to far as , J ' B Us lcglslutlvo capacity Is concerned The ' , H republicans nro tired enough of tlio deadlock | nnil are promising themselves thru It will not t B occur again Tlioy do not ngrco with tholr 1 democratic brethren that prohibition and 'H tariff wcro the chlot causes .of thulr recent H pnlltlcnl rcpulscB Below nro given the H opinions expressed on this point by a largo iVA _ inujority of the republican members of the tiHlower houic covering every aoctiou of the * PM Austin of Wright Wo republicans did not • H put in enough work , that is ono of the main i t m reasons If wo hud nouiltiated W'hcolcr , thom m farmur cnndldato , 1 ballovo wo would have g swept things ; Hull of Jefferson The rallroad9 defeated 'S us In ray county every railroad man voted W ngalnBt Hutchison They did this to check H antl'monopoly lcglslntloa B _ „ Blytho of L'erro Gordo Well , the rail ' B ' ways wcro against us for ono thing Then VM there was some dissatisfaction on account of ' M prohibition Then there is Always a feeling 'H of indifference following a presidential oleo | VJ tlon , what wo call oft years , " und that was qulto a fuctor Prohibition , in my opinion , H did not cut any greater llguro than the other H causes I mentioned , but lot mo glvo you a B pointer This thing is not ijolng to bo re- B peatcd M Brown of Hlnggold Well , wo lost heavily MV in the river counties by the defection of nnti- Vfl prohibition republicans , and in the rural dls- < H tricts to dome extent on account of Hutcbl- AVj bou's failure to support the 3-cent faro and ' AH maximum tariff bills ' BB Uycrs of Lucas There are several leading MB causes I would class them as follows : . j First , political indifforencu ; that is , too ! ' much contldonco in the result The ropubll- can party was regarded as inviuelblo by ' . j many and now they sec u party cau not win 'BH without votes Then wo lost from the pro ' H kibltionlsts and aml-prohlbitlonists and the ' - BH monopolists and ntm-monopollsts. Wo fallod to plouso the radical follows , and tboy loft us In the lurch Chantry of Mills I think it was a coall- i HH tion between corporate iutofests the big ; , BM cities and the railroads H Chase of Hamilton There was a wide Bl > spread distrust of the ropubltcau cniidiualo Bf 4 for governor on the transportation question vB ' V und this croatcd a feeling of indifference among the farmers , lho democrats cast r their full party vote , while the ropubllcau vote foil off about thirty thousand I ob- Borvod ono thing , however , worthy of note Speucer Smith , the republican candidate for railroad commissioner , who icprcscntod the policy of the parly on the transportation question , is the only man running on either ticket who had u clean majority , which shows that the pcoplo are with us on that question Coylo of Humboldt The stny-at homo vote dona tbo mischief Ovcr-conlldonco , superinduced by a long series of Victoiics , Is largely responsible for the result A few farmers and anti-prohibition republicans < u my county voted against Hutchison , but not many . Cutting of Howard The railroad influence aud the stay-at-homes defeated us Prohi bition did mo no harm Two years ago my opponent hai 110 majority , while I carried the county by sixty-five , and wo are still on thn gain Dobson of Buena Vista The railroads did the mischief Wo lost no votes in my county on account of prohibition DoliJh of Hnr.lror. T ho democrats wcro pretty sharp and managed to muko an open combine with the farmers and a secret alll- auco with the corporations My county will sustain prohibition by 1,000 raujoilty Ecklcs of Murshalt 1 agree with the opln- Ion oppressed by Colonel Chantry > > Field of Page Prohibition was unques IS tionably one of tbo leading Incturs Wo lost no votes In my county , but they cut us pretty heavily wlicro the law Is not enforced Garduorof Washington Wo hold our own in my county The prohibition party had a ticket In the Held and hurt mo some , but not much Head of Greene I think wo had too much confldunco in the result und the democrats wcro better organized and made a still huut" for votes { Undershot of Marlon Prohibition more than anything else , in my opinion , is what downed us Hobos of Cnlhoun Our confidences and tbo wrong candidate did it Had Hull bocn nominutea and old soldlors put in ehargo they would huvo aroused an enthusiasm that always brings victory Prohibition is the settled policy in Calhoun Holiday of Louisa Every corporation republican who is also opposed to prohi bition fought us at every point , and this , aided by general apathy among the farmers , was the cause of the democratic galnB Haspcrsof Sioux 'lho railroads were op V.noted . to my election , and also to the repub lican candidate for governor , • - . Jewctt of Worth lndlfforcnco was the > main cause The farmers hud u candidate for governor and the politicians slaughtered him m convention , and the farmers staid at homo and husked corn Kyto of Clark Wo bad a full veto in my comity und prohibition cut no llguro what ever 'BM Lane of Polk Factional strlfo defeated B | members of tbo legislature The liquor BBJ question chi nged some votes , but not as BBB | many as the democrats would huvo us bo- BBHt lieve Uolos got votes from both the BBH | farmers aud the corporations by falsa ropro- PBB BBBf Law of Wlnnobago I can express It in B ono word over-conlldoneo among ropubll- B cans , resulting from u long series of vie BBBJ BB Lewis of Wayne Well , In the state B BI Hutchison was cut both by the railroads aud B Bb farmers In my county wo made a decided BBJ guiu over the vote fur governor two years Bfl ago , Larrabeo only had llfty-sovon nia- BB jority , wbllo Hutchison carried it by 827. Luke cf Franklin The icaution which BH follows a presidential campaign The state B } Is reliably republican on a full vote .BB Muolt of Madison We did not lese any BJB votes in my county On lho contrary wo BL , ' < * y Increased cur majority Prohibition made BV T votes for us , and I ran largely on that BB Issue , Then the "Uohoinlan Oats men BJ that wo downed lust year tried to mauipu- BH late utfairs , and made bad work for the k BJ democrats WHH McCarthy of Storey The domoorats were > HH well organized and the ropubllcau farmers HH husked coin AB McFurlund of Kinmet The belief among BBBj farmers that Hutchison was uot sound on BBJ the transportation question was the main BBJ cause The dlfforcuca botwoea the 10,100 BBBJ majority which was given to Sponccr Smith BBBJ thu republican railroad commissioner , ana BBJ Holes majority of 0,000 represents , wuon BBJH divided by two , the number of republican BJUBJ farmers wio | were led away by domocrutio BBJH misrepresentations BBBJ Mercer of Pocahontas-1 lay It to a com MBi binatlou of circumstances , among thorn the B BJb railroad tight , prohibition , and the tariff B BB Morrow of Union We made n decided B B galu in my county and defeated the demo Bj B greenback coalition badly enough It was BJ B i , not the fault of Union county that Hutch ! BBLx > on was defeatea B BBl bT Oakmaq of Delaware We hald up our BBHBJPT majority In my county BJHBJr > Shipley of Guthrie General apathy among BBBJ / the republicans was the chief reason The BBJ democrats only palled 139 moro voles than BJBJH last year , Too republicans had bO.OOOsta.w BBJ M-hoaies , but this wont happen aguln BjjBJj Smith of Mitchell \ \ o held our o wu pretty BBBBM well In my county It Is only a question of getting out the vote Smith of Sao Party stnfo and lock of en thusiasm among the farmers downed us I llvo in Whcolor county and dissatisfaction was to bo expected there as a matter of course Prohibition dia not hurt us Tadcof Vnn Uuron The reaction follow ing the presidential election cut down the republican - publican vote I galnod a few votes on ac count of my pronounced stand for prohi bition Van Glldor The fnrmors and railroads wore against us and both foroxnetly opposlto reaions , but the democrats will not fool the fnrmors again Waldcn of Appanoose I explain the demo cratic cains on the ground that it was no off year for us Walt till wo hava another election Walker of Audubon There wai not ranch cbnngo In mv county I got S3 , and Holes 83 , which shows that ho did not run much ahead Wymnn of O'Brien lho druguists who dent ' like the pharmacy law , the rattronds , and tlio farmers who feared Hutchison was not sound on the transportation question all gave the democrats substantial comfort on election day Young of Monroe Wo lost no votes In mv county on account of prohibition , but I think Indlfforenco kept some awav from the polls The nbovo will glvo a good Idea of the vlows off loading republicans on the causes of the political ocoiuont" which "tlod" the lower house and elevated a democrat to the governors ' chair Hex A IJEMOCHATIO KUSI3. Workiiit ; thn l'\irmcr ' Alliances to Dct'ont Allison , Dei Moint.s , la , Fob 10. [ Special to Tub Uee.J A vigorous effort is being made bv the democrats to convert all the formers alliances Into democratic clubs They are working theni now on the senatorial matter Agon ts are scouring the state , circulating petitions against the election of Allison , and trying to have them endorsed by the fai nicrs' nllianco Thcso potitlons uro being circulated by democrats , and the signers are democrats und soro-heauod republicans who have ceased to vote the republican tlckot In some cues they run In democrats enough to control the nllianco nnd then pass resolu tions against Allison , and pretend that it is an expression of tbo republican farmers of the state Hut the nctivo work is being dona by democrats In opo county the democrat county treasurer left his ofllco to circuloto a petition against Allison When the facts are Known as to who is bolilnd thcso potitlons they have no wolght with the republicans in the legisla ture Hut the democrats are not expecting to defeat Allison Thov cant break the re publican line , but they are tryme to make political capital for the next campaign They will claim then that thousands of ropuollcan farmers potitlonod the legislature not to elect Allison , which Is not true and that tholr requests were ignored Now that tholr real purpose Is being understood the repub lican farmers are taking the cue , and send ing In couutor petitions for Allison's elec tion There is no doubt of the fact that the republican farmers uro solidly for Allison , lie has ulwuys boon Dapulur with them , and is more so todav than over before , but the democrat * are using these potitlons to mis represent the real sontlmentot the Btato HECOMMHNDINO UEFOllMS The recent convention of conntv offlcors in this city devoted Its tlmo almost ontlroly to formulating tholr desires for legislation in which they were interested The county nttomoys and supervisors mot togcthor , and the county auditors hold a separate meeting The former ofllclals adopted a series of reso lutions on compensation of olUcers which embody several desired reforms Many of these grow out of the uhusu of authority in the ourorcoment of the prohibitory law Thus , for instance , they recommend that counti03 shall bo liable for tbo payment of attorneys omployoa toproserute violations of the -liqnor l T-uii -vriioit-surtiTtiploy- - meut is authorized by the county attorney and tnon only inja case of contest Hero Is another recommendation that strlltos at tbo heart of n groit abuse , namely , that the power of Justices of the peano to appoint special constables shall bo limited to cases where there is no constable in the township or where such ofilcor is prevented from act mc hlmsolf by absence from the county , sickness or previous oQlciiil cngaKemont There has been great complaint in this vicin ity ucc.iuso Justices would appoint black mailing constables to search houses under a pretence of enforcing the prohibitory law 'J heso follows have preyed upon Dcs Moines until public pulionco has been exhausted They were irresponsible mon , worthy of the ponliouttary , and ono of them Is now under sentence to that place for perjury , nnd yet under the cloak of the law they could black mail honest man nnd line their pockols with ill gotten gains , Another provision in lho same line of reform is that no Justicn of the pcaco in cities of thu llrst class shall bo en titled to reoolvo or collect from the county moro than $1,000 per annum for Borvlcos in criminal cases , nor shall any constable ro- celvo from the county moro than f000 par annum for such services Some of the Justices of this city have been making 0,000 or (7,000 a year from their liquor business They stand In with the constables and fix up their enscs so as to gat the lurgost amount of fees possible out of the business , und they have made a lot of money , which the people have had to pay In taxes The county auditors at their meeting united in rccommondlng some desired changes In the law They want the law changed so that the total amount of money which can bo leaned to any ono person from tbo school fund shall bo { J,000 Instead of (1,000 as at present They rccoinmond that a law bo passed providing that all claims which have been allowed but are not claimed or paid within ono year shall bo cancelled and burred from collodion , axcopt upon good cuuso for falluro to collect before that lime This Is Intended to cat oft the gang of fco collectors who Infest every commun ity nnd buy up old claims The auditors also suggest that if it bo desirable when the terms of auditors aud treasurers expire In different years that tholr present terms bo extended to January 1893. They think also that they should huvo tbo same compensa tion as treasurers und clerks of the court Ono of tlio main questions wllicb the auditors uonsldored was that of a uniform basis of assessment They notad the fact that there Is it general disposition to assess property at less than its fuco value , and this valuation varies in different locali ties from S.l .jj per cent of the real value to GO per cent This variation tends to a dis crimination between lho counties in the ap portionment of the state tax So tbo audi tors rccoinmond either that ilia law requir ing the listing or property at the full value bo strictly enforood , or that the law bo re pealed , and In its place a law bo enacted requiring the executive council to apportion in dollars the amount of state roveuuo to bo raised In thu several counties to each county In proportion to their ruspactlvo values It is hoped that the lngisluture will net upon this BUirgesllon and thus secure uniformity In assessments all over the state , or provout the evils which como from a different , basis of assessments In the different counties KOTLS , The Irrepressible Weaver is said to be anxious to run for cougross for this , the Seventh district , this year Ho is a man of varied accomplishments who uun llvo in Ok lahoma , Des Moines and Hloouillald all ut the sauio time 'lho Sixth district was claimed as his home untilMajor lacey boat him so badly for congress two yearn ago Slnco then ho has sstablishod hlmsolf in Ok'akoraa and now r.lultns a residence in this city There are at least two member * of the state senate who wish to run for congress in Weavers old district ( the Sixth ) , These are Senator Kngle of Jasper county and Senator Stewart of Poweshiek The former Is a union labor man and thinks he can compel the democrats to uominate him 'lho members of the legislature are pretty sore over the rerusal of the auditor to issue warrants for half their salury on the ground that the legislature | s not fujly organized An OvrrUosu of Morphine Wateiii.oo , la , Fob 10 , [ Spoclal Tele gram to Tub Use ] David P. Shlroy a laborer well known thraugboutjcentral Iowa , was found lying deed In a hallway hero this afternoon His do.itn is attributed to an overdose of morphine , but it is not known whether bo took it with suicidal intent or uot * INGALL'S ' SEAT IS SHAKY Prohibition and HIrU Tariff Dividing Kansas Bopubllcans CHICAGO IS VERY CONFIDENT The Windy City Fools Snro or tlio Fnlr Sloui Ctty Agalnxt Lin coln South Ainorlcan Mali Service WASttmoTOS HuitE tr Tub Omaha Bbb , ) 613 FounTKBSTit Stuebt > Washington D. C Fob 10. ) I asked Senator Ingalls yesterday whether ho felt any uncertainty as to his ro-cloctlon. Not so far ns my own party is concerned , " ho said "If the republicans have a majority in the legislature I shall no doubt bo returned - turned , but wo are a good donl broken up out our way from various causes , and there Is no tolling what may happen " Tbo trouble In Kansas seems to bo n di vision of the republican party into several factions The antl-prohlbltlon element , which Is largo and Increasing , especially in tbo cities and largo towns , is spread ing considerably among the country districts , • where the fnrmorB In searching for causes for low prices aud poor crops nnd hard times are accoptlng the explanation of the antl- prohibition element that It Is due tn tbo passage - sago of the prohibitory laws The disaf fected olemonttooins ! secured control of the Farmers alliance , which charges the hard tlmos to high tariff and holds the republican party responsible for not reducing duties on food products , clothing , medicine and ether necessaries of lifo Everybody who Is out of sorts or has met with mlsfortuno at tributes the trouble to the same cause and , although n revision of the tariff by the pres ent congress might do some good , It cannot improve the conditions that oxlstor allay the discontent , so that the next legislature is llkoly to bo a mongrel sort of body , divided Into sovcral factions , without organization , nnd fepresentlng all sorts .of thoorles and policies Thus the Benatorship will bo a frca- for-all race with a largo nutnbor of candi dates , few of whom will submit to a caucus Domination SOUTH AMHIIIOAN HAIL SEnVICB During the present session congress Is going to do something towards extending our mail Borneo to South Araorica A bill will doubtless bo passed authorizing the postmaster general to make contracts for a term of ton yours or so for the regular and rapid transportation of malls from the most convenient ports in the United States to the principal distributing points in Central and South America The sorvlco to Brazil , which is now only mouthly , will bo in creased to three times a month and extended to the Argentine Republic , with which wo now hava no mail communication whntavor , although next to Brazil it is the most import ant country on the southern continent It is expected , too , that a fast mall sorvlco from Tamna , Fla , und Mow Orleans to Aspin- wall and the Control American ports will also bo established , so that a letter - tor from Chicago to Aspinwoll , which now requires from twelve to flitecn days to reach its destination , will bo carried la five days Both Now Orleans nnd Tampa are within throe duys voyugo of the isthmus by ships of any speed , nnd the little tubs that are now bringing fruits from Central America make It in four days This will bo much mora convenient to western shippers than to send their moll by way of the slow-freight steamers that sail every ten days from Now York and require nine or ton days to make the Journey The mails to Central and South America have Increased 60 per cent within the last two'years and to the same countries the increase hns been as great as U20 per cent The company that is uow running tbo fast mails from Havana to Tampa are ready to put on a line of sieamcrH to Aspinwall whenever the government Is willing to give them a contract for such a term of years an will Justify the investment of tbelr money in line steamers , but they will not construct vessels for contracts cov ering only a tingle year , as provided by the present law The house on merchant marina is about ready to report a bill for the en couragement of the vessel interest , which adopts the French system of pavlnga bounty of 30 cents per registered ton for every mlle sailed , and it is believed such a mcasuro will pass both the house and the senate CHICAGO CONFIDENT Colonel Davis said this afternoon : "I am as conildonl of success In this fight as I am of getting my dinner tonight If we can col a vote on that bill we shall certainly win , and If a fuir is held it will bo held at Chi cage " The St Louis people have practically with drawn from the race They still keep their headquarters in charge of a colored man and the cards are still huuglng in the windows , where they have been slnco the middle of November , but the local commlttco have dis charged all its lobbyists and has gone homo , leaving the work ontlroly in oharge of the congressmen , and the congressmen uro now talking against holding u fair at all They say It is Imposslblo to got ready for a proper exposition in lS'J'J , and thatsoine ether means of celobratlng the dlscovory of America might bo adopted at less expense to the gov ernment and bo of equal honor to Columbus Iioprescntutive Frank Haid today thut ho did not kuow whotbor there would bo a fair or not , and thut the sentiment against it was growing rapidly In both houses of congress , and white bo should vote for the bill himself , bo feared it might not pass The Chicago people are counting noses on the worlds fair and are very contldent of success They have 137 votes absolutely pledged to Chicago , which , assuming that tbaro will bo the ordinary nunibor of ab sentees , would be a majority of the house but in addition to these 137 votes there are thlrteon , who , while they have given no pledges , huvo expressed themselves in favor of Chicago und will vote that way This is the way Chicago stands against the Hold , but with St Louis withdrawn the Chicago people have at least ISO , if not 200 votes , BIOUX OITV' ' .H HKSIItE The Sunday Post says : Sioux City , la , has a reputation for its enterprise which it has advertised by its corn palace demonstra tions , but it has boon blocked in one of its most ambitious hopes , namely , to got a federal - oral building at that point Tbo opposition has come mainly from the Nobrasua sena tors and representatives Sioux City is Just across the line from Nabraska and the people plo of that state have argued that if Sioux City gets a public building ii will bo J ust ono less for Nebraska During Cleveland's ' ad ministration a bill for a public building at Sioux Cltv carrying an appropriation of ( .100,000 was introduced , but fuilod of pas sage , ThoMoux City citizens woru not dis couraged , however , and'when their peron eal measure made its appearance in this congress the appropriation usited was (500- 000. This was more than Nabraska could stund , nnd as un offal Senator Paddock In troduced u bill uuthorizlng the orcction of n public building at LI a col u , " Neb , , to cost tl.000,000. Now thn Sioux City cltlzons have decided to accept the chullongo nnd ask for (1,000,000 for their building and propose to fight it out on the Issue of Sioux City or Lin coln COUl'TON TO B OUSTED It seems to ha understood on the demo crats ) side that Mr , Compton the democrat from Maryland whoso seat is contested by a Mr Mudd , will bo ousted and that the latter will be admitted to tbo house , forsovorul domocrutio inpmbcrs have oppllcd for tbo desk ho occupies , which ts ono of the most desirable in lho house Mr Compton claims to have received 10,000 votes , or a plurality of 181 , Mr , Mudd , the republican candi date , received 1,039 votes and 'M votes were cast for Mr Heller , tbo prohibition candi date There were a.great many democratic votes imported Into that district from tbo city of Washington , which It adjoins on tbo south , and their legullty Is seriously ques tioned In fact , tbo republicans can throw out three or ( our hundred of the Washing ton votes without doiug anybody an lnjustico ' ISXi'CJjS 'WIL-1iI3IjM. ' 3 ACTION Cardinal Mannlnc ; on ilio Emperors Conterrnbo Sctiainc [ Conirfbht t $ 0bi ) .Mm ? * OoKt < jn neiwtU ] London , Fob 10. fNow York Herald Cable Spoclal to Tiln 'Hir..1-Cardinal ' : Manning has written the following letter to IMchart ] Flolschor , editor of the Dcutscha Hcono , bv whom ho was asked to glvo bis opinion of the emperors notion in summon ing a conference of nations on the labor qncstlou t Anciinisitor'a Hocsb , Westminster , Fob 10. Sir : You ask mo what I think of the invitation of the emperor of Germany to the Kurouoan powers to mcot tn conference on the subject of labor and the state of the mil lions In every country who llvo by the wages of labor I think this Imperial act the wis est aDd worthiest that has proceeded from any sovoretgn of our tlmo , The condition of the wage oarnlng poopla of every European country is a grave danger to every European ' pean state The hours of labor , the employ ment o rwomen and children , the scantiness of wages , the uncertainties of employment , the flcrco competition fostered by modern political economy , the destruction of domes tic lifo resulting froin nil these and other kindred causes have rondorcd It Imposslblo for men to llvo a human life How can n man who works fifteen or bIx- teen hours a day llvo the lifo of a father to his children ! How can a woman who is absent from homo all day long do thoduties , of a mothorl Domestic lifo Is impossible , but on the domestic lifo of the pcoplo the whole order of human society reposes , If the foundation bo rulood what will become of the super structure ! Emperor William has therefore shown hlmsolf to do a traa nnd far-slghtod statesman Believe mo always yours faithfully , Hn.N'iiY E. , Cardinal Manning , Archbishop of Westminster ' THE G.YLLUIt * GAVI5 WAY Serious Accitlcnt lit a Paris Church During Divine AVorslilp { Copyright 1800 by Jama Gordon Bemicif ] Paws , Fob 10. [ New York Herald Cable Special to Thb Beb.1 Au accident of an alarming character/1- which several persons were sorlously Injured , occurred to night during divine sorvlco at Bromloy Independent - dependent church Across tbo end of the building ever the entrance was fixed a bal cony cnpablo of holding klxty or seventy people Wbllo the pastor was reading the lessons the gallery with scarcely any warn ing suddenly collapsed , precipitating its oc cupants into the body jOf the church A cloud of dust obscure the view of the remainder ' mainder of the congregation for a few min utes , but when It cleared away it became obvious that a number of persoas were burled beneath the mips of the gallery The fallen debris caused an obstruction ut the entrance and prevented any assistance being rendered from the outbldo , but willing hands were Boon nt work blearing away the falling timbers nnd oxtrientlng the unfor tunate occupants of the jfallen gallery from tholr perilous position The gallery was pretty well flllod nt _ , thq tlmo and about twenty persons wcro bfjrfcd The work of removing the debris o6cu jicd some timoaad whonaccomplished It.j.v-afrfound. that while most of the vicUm8""d * the , accident were severely bruised and out ; flvc ha ! received Borious Injuries , which In ' some Instances may unfortunately provo fatal Ono young lady was unconscious when extricated Two medical gentlemen in the congregation at tended to the injured , of whom several had broken legs and arms , wbilo others had in ternal Injuries Count Tna'o Corr < oily Interviewed [ Cnoiirioht iSOObu Jama aardoi Bennett | Pabis , Fob 10. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to The Bbb.1 Count Taafo , Interviewed by the Herald at Vienna on the Heralds recent Interview with him , said : "I hove not a word ! to say In regard to my interview in tbo Herald except in pralso of my interviewers intelligence , compronon sion of my ideas nnd phonographic accuracy with which my very words are given I shall stand by overythfng I said and also by mv Interviewer , because , though ho had a splendid opportunity to launch ' canards and exaggerated statements , ho contlnod himself strictly to a statement of what passed between tween us " Iowa H.itilo . Flnn . Des Moines , In , Fob J6 , [ Special to TnE Bee [ An agitation bos been started for the removal of the Iowa Xm\tlo \ flags from the state arsenal to the capltol building There are a largo number of these dags which represent the valor and bravery of Iowa soldiers Some are in good condition ; others are so tattered and torn that they will hardly bold together They are exposed to the risk of further destruction where they now are , and so It is proposed to nut them In glass cases , hermetically sealed , at tbo state house Many visitors to the eipitol want to see the battle flags but do not find It ho convonlent to go to the arsenal as to the state house Tbo governor recommends their removal and some of the leading Grand Army men are urging it A line location for the tings could bo found In the main corridors Jt has been suggested ih'at wnon the removal has boon decided upon a bat tlo flag day bo ap pointed , and the transfer of the banners bo accompanied by a military display , aud appropriate exorcises Iowa's most eloquent soldier and most inspiring civilian , especially among the younger mon , those too young teen on tor the war should be selected to speak on that occasion , the ono to represent the valor that defended the flags , the ether to'ropro- Bent the patriotism o ( the coming genera tions that will preserve them with tondcr venoratioa and honor ITho occasion might bo made ono of greatympresslvonoss If pro perly managed The transfer of the tattered battle flags , riddled with , shot and shell , to their last resting place.Ha certainly an event of too much importance * ! to bo passed over lightly V r ; Only NorvouH Jt\ri > strutlon CniQAao , Feb lO.HSpeclal Telegram to Tub Bee 'I Considerable excitement was caused last evening a ( XMgiu by a report that Bruce , ouo of the witnesses for the state la the bribery Investigation had poisoned him self and later thut hq was dead The last proved untrue and the first Is donlcd by his family Ho is 111 of nervous prostration re sulting from the oxci ) mpnt and hi * , mind Is affected He sent for a lawyer to talio his deposition , the contents of which have not boon divulged Hrucu's testimony is chiefly relied upon by tbo sta o to sustain the charges of bribery it ) the council , and It has for some time been bo evident that great prcssuro was belug brought to bear upon him to suppresi the truths that many believe he hes bcendtlven to attempt suicide , . , i , The WoalharFnrcoisr For Omaha and vicinity ; Fair , followed by light snow ' For Nebraska ; Fair , winds shifting to southerly , warmer Tuesday morning For Iowa ; Colder , ' northerly winds , fair , cold wave , , For South Dakota ; Fair , variable winds , warmer Tuesday morning ' Freight Collision Ciiattanoooa , Teqn , Fob 18. Two Cin cinnati Southern freight trains collided at Melville last night Engineer Craa and Urakuman Gray wore billed THE PACIFIC RMLRO Cone .U3lon3 Ronchod By the Soun • • Spoclnl Commlttoo ' MORE TIME RECOMMENDED Sixty Yc.nrq mill Three Per Cent Asked for the Union Pnolllc beventy-llvo Ycnrs For the Central Flndlncn or the Committee Wasmnotow Fob 10. The sonata spoctnl commtttco on Pacific railroads , after many hearings , thorough Investigation and careful consideration , has Anally accepted the reports - ports of Senator Fryo on the Union Pnclllo and of Senator Davis on the Central Pacific railroads and has agreed to the bill provid ing for the refunding of their debts , The report on the Union Pnclllo reaches the following conclusions ; 1. That the policy of building or ncqutrlng branch lines wns wise , nnd through the period covered by the inquiry , honestly and economically oarrlod out 0. That the main line has dorlvcd immense - monso advantugo from its branches und that there Is no foundation for the ehargo that the latter have rccclvnd undue benefit at the cxpctiBO of the main line 3. That the building of the Oregon Short Line and the subsequent acquirement of the Oregon Railway & Navigation company's lines , instead of being a monaca to the Inter est of thn government , have proved decided advantages 4. That the recent consolidation of several branches under the iiamo of the Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern railway com pany simplifies tbo system of the Union Pa cific , makes it possible to obtain moro etfoct- ivo and economical management nnd In no way ovldoncos any purnoso to evade the obli gations to thn government 5. That the branches , Instead of being maintained at the expense of the main line , contribute nt least $3,000,000 , a year to the troaiury of the company 0. That the . Improvements have boon for several years past creator on tbo main line than on the brunches , some of thom very important and expensive 7. That there Is no evidence of any purpose - pose on the part of the company to surrender that portion of the road over which tbo gov ernment has a statutory lion ; on the contrary there is every reason tondiug to sa' .isfy any candid person that no such purpose exists 8. That this Is a cuoablo , well mannged road , abundantly able to pay Its debts , re quiring only , llko every ether railroad , tlmo la which to pay 0. That the present management is hon estly trying to effect a fair adjustment with the government 10. That the interests of the govornmout nnd the railway company will bo promoted by the settlement and that ono can bo made now under which every dollar owed the gov ernment , with lntorcat , can bo paid It llndn the present security to bo a sta tutory lien on the road commencing three miles west of the Missouri river and extend ing to a uoint llvo miles west of Oregon und on another road commencing half a mlle west of Kansas City and extending to a point 803 miles westerly commencing in a prairie and ending none , not enough to pro tect the government debt , if it , shall not bo adjusted until it Becomes duo , within (30,000,000 , while undortho bill to bo re ported tbo security obtained will be twice the goverumont debt in value sad the pay ments , according to the terms of tbo bill , absolutely certain The report on the Central Pacific finds that the United States has for security a statutory lion on the road commencing ut a point llvo miles west of Ogdan and extend ing to San Jose , without the lorminal facili ties at cither end made subject to the mort gage , to secure bonds equal in amount to tl.o • original Indebtedness of the company to the United Stales ; that the portion of the road from Ogden to the westerly slope of the Sierra Novadas is practically only a brulgo , without any local business ol any amount ; that the roads reaching from the main line Into Nevada do not now pay expenses ; tbat lho present se curity of the United States upon this prop erty Is ontlroly inadequate ; thai foreclosures of the first niortgago would substantially ex haust in satisfaction thereof tbo entire prop erty , and that It would be Inexpedient for the United States to rcdooin It from said mortgngoorto become the owner of the properly through redemption and fore closure The report finds it Is expedient , necessary and practicable to adjust and further secure the Indebtedness to the United states upon extended time at n reduced rate of interest within tlio roads ability to pay , upon such terms as to advance the develop ment of the country through which the roads pass , and to afford the inhabitants thoreot reasonable rates of transportation for passengers and freight From the report It appears that the Cen tral Pncillo has not un ability to pay at all equal to that of the Union Pacific , but under the terms of tlio bill to be reported can make flpal and full payment reasonably cer tain Tlio bill agreed upon includes within its provisions the Union Pacific railroad company , the ICunsus Pacitlo railroad com pany , thn central branch of the Union Pa citlo railroad company consolidated unaor tbo name of the Union Pacific railroad com pany , tbo Central Pacific railroad company , successor to the Control Pacific railroad company of California and tbo Western Pa cific railroad company It provides lor nnamg mo present , worm of the Indebtedness of the Union Pacifie railway company on July 1,1600 , and for the payment to the United States of that amount with 3 per cent interest , payable semi annually ; ulso a portion of the principal semi annually , so the entire debt may bo paid In sixty years It requires thut the Union Pacific railway company shall give a mortgage on all Its property bf every name and descrip tion , real , mixed and personal , and also pre serves to the United States Its presout statu , tory lieu In the event of the falluro of said company to accept the provisions of tbo act there shall bo carried to the credit of a sink ing fund ono-half of the compensation for all services renaorod for tbo government , and in addition thereto tbo sum of (3,000,000 a year , or 75 per cent of the whole net earnings of the Union Pacitlo railway company It provides also for ex tending the provisions of tbo Thurman act to the Kansas Pacitlo railway company and tbo central branch of the Union Paciflo rail road company On fatluro to pay a receiver shall bo appointed to take ehargo of , manage - ago , and opcrato tbo road , branches and lines of said company until tbo principal and Interest of the debt shall have been fully paid.Section Section six provides for the ascertalnraan t of the present worth of the debt of the Central Paciflo railroad company , and for the payment of the interest ut the rate of 3 per cent per annum , payable semiannually , and bo much of the principal as Bball result In the payment of the entire debt in soventy-flva years , but to order to rollevo the road from too great a burden during the next ton years , as it is necessary for it to make some extensive im provements It capitalizes for that tlmo ono half of the 2 per cent to bo paid , The bill re quires a mortgage of the entire property of the Central Paciflo railroad company , in cluding some very important roads in Cali fornia , and also , by tbat section and a sub sequent ono , that the Southern Paciflo rail road company and the Central Pacific shall make the prcsont lease subsisting between them additional security to the United States for the nayment of tbo debt Either of said companies may extend payment or refund their indebtedness prior to that of the United States to the extent of the par value of such llrst mortgage bouds , the rute of in terest not to exceed 5 per cent In tbo event of any default for ninety days In tbo pnymont of the Interest or principal ns re quired by the net ths entire debt shall Im mediately mature The record of the mortpngo by the * secretary treasurer in conformity with the law of thn various states nnd territories where the property Is situated Is provided for The United Stntos may rotaln all money luo to thcso comptnlcs fursorvircsuntll thn bailments of the principal and mtorest i pen tholr bouds next maturing niter such t rvicos nrc rendcrod shall bo fully paid , lho companies shall pay no dlvidomls unless the same shall huvo been actually otrned nnd unless such company shall bnvo paid nil the interest nnd matured Indebtedness duo See tion IS provides for the rcponl of the law requiring government directors : also the laws imposing limitations on the rights of the companies to acqulro property , extend railways , etc THU CLKAK.VNGI3 lllJOOHl ) . Flnnnotnl TrnnNnatlmu of ths Coun try for tlio I'nst Week I3osTONFcb 10. ( Spoclal Telegram to Tun Bnn | The following tnblo , compiled from special dtspatchos from the managers ot the clearing houses In the cities nnmod shows the gross exchanges for the v/celc ending February 15 , 1890 , with the rates per cent , increase or docrcaso , ns compared with the similar amounts for the corresponding week tu 1SS9. _ _ . 9 § cities crEAnisas 2 n ? P New York tJ71 > , Ulltf > "O Hostoti PIUKVM'I 1,4 1'hiladelpntn O4ii047 0.B Chicago aj,3os < , nee o.i Bt Iiiiiiu 33.471,1:70 : 7.0 llnltlmoro 14uWkh ; UA Pittsburg 13 , 7,00" ) UA ynn Francisco I' > ,3'ii,074 : R.O New Orleans Il ,7 7n7i 10.7 Cincinnati 7mnoo : ai.O I.outsvlllo G ! .4D * 13.5 Kansast'lty 8,442,142 7 4 Mllwnulcoo 4 , "X u,0lXi li.ll Providence 4W.\80) 6.1 Qetroit 4,1),7A.1 ) ] 14.0 Ion\er 4 , ' 'IVttil 21.0 Omaha . . . ' .430.929 21.7 Cleveland * 4Hi3,0IU ai.fl St 1'nul 11,711,074 40.3 Minneapolis 4.il5.07u : 4.it Memphis tt.8J4.Si > . ' > U.U Indianapolis . . . . 2OI' ! .KMt 17.0 l'ort Worth tt,03fltll Itt't.S Columbus tt,370,000 H.4 Duluth l.SI.1.483 7.0 Hartford 1.974.044 11 8 Galveston 1,8 6.SIJ 37.0 Klclimond ] ,8V. .m 12.4 Peoria 1.428,101 8 9 Washington l. ' 'ftl.t'li 21.8 St Josepn l.BIIS.D'M It.I ) Now Haven ] ,2J , ( I74 4.5 Snrlngtleld 1.578.6.V ) 30.8 Portlaud , Me l.lWt.nitt 7.5 Worcostar 1.011,014 10.7 Norfolk 027,0 % 7.7 iWllralngton 802,6811 8.0 61oux < ; tiy 7.K.858 COO Syracuse 704.404 8.J Lowell 704,491 9.9 Wichita DUVSW9.0 J.OS Anuelcs BS'i28 ll.S Orand Itinlas COI.iut 17 2 Des .Moluns 551,044 2.8 New llodford 403,214 9.9 Lexington , Ivy 3W.7M 37 2 ToncKa 342,9i12 4,0 Tncoma 6 3.02:1 : 70,9 Monti eal 8,3 0,583 112 • Itullalo B,008i2 : ; • Portland Ore l,48i.5-W • Soaltlo 771.417 Total iiTnsi.sinToto 2.5 Outside New York iai.2H 17 2,5 • Not included In totals No clearinghouse at this time last year THE SAWTKLiIjB HUKDCft , Thousands ct Curious IPoonlo Visit | , thn Koetio of the Crime 'Rociiesteh , NH. . , Fob io , I Special Telo- gi-utn to Tub Uee.1 Thousands of people have today visited the locality where the dismembered roraulns of Hiram A. Sawtellc wcro unearthed Everything In tbo shape of a conveyance within a radius ot thirty mlles has boon pressed into service nnd nn endless array of overcrowded teams have boon the result Whllo there have boon uo startling dQvolopmonts todav , many minor matters have boon brought to light strength ening the chain of ovldenro Early this morning County Solicitor Kivol sent Urs Ham and Sullivan from Dover , who with Dr Daniels of this place made a thorough examination of the body Superintendent Small had already telegraphed Ofilcor Wat ham that there was a thickness of flcsb around Hiram Sawtollo's linger nulls , caused by a disaso ; ulso a twist In the ankle , both of which the physicians found on the dead body Every day brings additional proof that the murder was committed in Now Hampshire , which has a ca.iitul pen alty , whllo Mulno has not John Wlloy , who drives a logging team , made a statement today that ho passed a carrlago , supposed to contain Hiram and Isaac , in the pine woods between hero and East Rochester , and a few minutes afterwards ho distinctly hoard ttr.eo shotB in quick succession A nuinbor of ether purtios hoard the shots Search for the missing head is still being prosecuted JIIDN'T WORK Two Attempts to Steal ItecnrilH From the Utnli CommlHslon Salt Lake Citv , Utah , Feb 10. ( Special Telegram to The Uee.1 A few days before 1 Christmas tbo Utah commissions ofllco was 1 entered by burglars and an unsuccessful at tempt made to steal the book and paper . The Utah commission is the body of men 1 who have ehargo ot all olcctlon matters in ' this territory nnd kcop all the records per talnlng to oloctlons It was generally sup posed that the Mormons were at the bottom of this altemntod burulnrv for thov were do- B' .rous about that tlmo of procuring the regis tration books , If possible Friday the Mor mons begun tholr contest in the Third dis trict court'to compel the Utah commission to Issue to iheir candidates for the city coun cil from the Third and Fourth precincts of this city certificates of election Thov have the majority of votes in these precincts nnd if tbo court decldos thai precinct votes count for councilmeu Instead of the general vote of the city the Mormons will have six out of fifteen councilmen The raso was set for Monday for appearing , but the opinion prevails - vails tbat the old law is still in force und lho precinct vote will not count Last night another attempt was made to steal the rec ords of the Utah commission , but as thn Im portant papers are ull in the safe deposit vault of the Union National bank nothing of couso- quer.co wns obtained The burglurs , how ever , "tola the gold watch of General Mc- Clornand und f 120. Wlilto Cup Cruelty Wheemno , W. Va , Fob 10. [ Special Telegram to Tim Hbb | The Rodmau and White Cup spirit seems to bo coining to the front again iu certain parts of this state At Itockport , Wood county , Charles Smith and his wifa were both taken from their homo and unmercifully baatou on the back with hickory awltclios aud compelled to leave the county and tbo state The family passed through Parkersburg yesterday und told a horrlblo story of their suffering ami treat ment , The wife says that after whipping her husband the mob caught her while she was trying to escape from the house with the children and tied her to a tree She was then beaten until the blood came Mr * . Smith says the whole cause ot the outrage was har resistance of the improper solicita tion of a citizen of her neighborhood At Clay court house a woman was also driven away by a mob , who visited her house firing guns aud revolvers und tied a note of warning to her door Mirr Denned Notification Newakk , N , J. , Fob 10. Mgr Doano ootlUod the porlsblonors of St Patrick's cathedral today that they must take their children from thu public schools and place thom In the parochial schools on penalty ot excommunication and denial of absolution NEIL GAVE HIS REAL NAME * I An Important Witness Secured B $ H County Attorney Mahoney M RECOGNIZED AT SOUTH OMArW M The Mystery Surrounding ; thu PinncV | Fnrin Trnuoily Ilnplilly lining H Clcnrotl Klnc'n H trim en Ac- M Hoiih nnd Statement * . M On the Trail M "Promlso mo that you will not rcvoalttis ) | source of your information nnd 1 will toll H you boyoml almost the shadow of n doubt | who committed the dmiblo murder of old H Mr , mid Mrs Jotict , on the I'lunoy farm , " M Such were the very settsitlonal words | poured Into the oar of a Hii : : reporter Inst 1 night by n professional gentleman ot tha M highest standing In this city | The promlso was quickly made nnd almost | as quickly honored Tlio gentleman pro | cocded ; H The murderers coiroct nnd true Inst M name is Neil Ho'is ot Illegitimate birth , H thci llcgltimnto brother of ono Ed Neil , who | now lives in Council Bluff , where nlso the M parents of both the murderer aud the lcgttt * | mate Ed Nell llvo , I do noi know the first M name or Initials of either the falhor or | mother ; nollhor do I know tlio true ) | first name or the murderer I dn know , M however , that tbo two brothers , the login | mate and the Illegitimate ) young man , have fl never hud anything to do with each ether , | H nnd have kept themselves almost totally M apart from each otlicr " M May I ask how this became known ! " M uskod tbo rcportor , with the greatest eager M "A man has been found in South Omaha | who saw the man who sold the stock , and M who rccopnlzod tlio seller to bo the llcgttl ! > M mate young Nell ot Council Bluffs , whom lie M bad known for some tlmo " H Docs Mr Mahoney , the city nttorncy , U know ot this ! " asked the reporter M "Yoi , but you will doubtless hnvo > trouble fl In getting him to admit it , for ho wilt very M probably evade the question , thinking such a M course necessary in order to got thu man la U his grasp " H Thanking his lnformnnt , the reporter went M straight to Mr Ma honey Ho was found nt M the rcsidcnco of bis father and mother , on H Thirty-fifth street , nnd had retired for the | night , but gave the caller a welcome that M was very cordial under the circumstances U The ropoi tor retold the facts Just given , U and asked whether or not the statements U They are true , " answered Mr Mahoney , U and as I shall have them reiterated on the | witness stand by the man iu South Omaha U who recognized tbo seller of the cuttle as H the illegitimate son of the Mr , nnd Mrs , Nell H of Council Bluffs , I boo no reason for uiy M dodging the question " M Will you tell mo how you came to know M of this man in South Omaha who rccjg- M uizcd NcIIl" asked the reporter " M Certainly This morning about J0:30 : or M 11 o'clock I was called out of church by a M certain gentleman , whoso name t decline to M give He is a miin who has boon working on - M the case right along Ho gave mo the fucts M Ho hud the name of the South Omaha M man on a card and showed It M to mo I was In a hurry nnd M told him to keep the enrd The name was M one I never had hoard before , and I cannot , M recall It now it seems that the illoLitlma'a M Nell ts well known among the gamblers of H Council Bluffs Ho has known the Plnney H family and the Cadwulladers Thn two Neil H boy are wholly und entirely unlilio H The legitimate son is a utoady going , greatly H respected young man The ether Is h's H mothers pet , whllo the lecltlmnto son Is the H special fuvorito ol his falhor Around the M Bluffs the illegitimate son was known by his H family name of Neil , but awny from there ho H went by u different name Ho in well known H to have boon a hard and very touuh 111.111 In H every sense of the word Wo have also H lenrncd that ho remained In South Omaha H until as late as Saturday morning " H What do you think , Mr Mahoney , of the H chances of capturing Nclll" H "I would prefer not to go into that What M 1 do think is that slnco hearing ot the ( lis- M covery of the bodies ho has been getting M away from hero just as far us it is possib'o M for him to But that is simply mv opinion M A man of the uaiuro such us his , tnkon nlto- M gather , Is , I consider , harder to Judge as M closely of than an ordinary Individual " M mils iioinus H How Ho Conducted Himself Whllo In H rxiuth Oniihii M In South Omaha lho fooling against the H murderer of Mr and Mrs Allan Jones in- H crcasos in Intensity us the days gu by There H is not a merchant who has not read the horrible - H rible story over and over , und there are few | pcoplo In business lifo who , in some way or | other , did not become acquainted with the H flood before ho disappeared , M Last night now developments wore made M I Neil made his first appcarnnco at the WisH consln hotel about 3 o'clock in the uf tcrnoon s H of Wednesday , the 5th Inst Ho engaged H supper and lodging paying for It In advance H Thut night ho did not return to lho nouso H until nbout 11 oYlooK In lho mcantimo the H proprietor had forgotten about Neil's agree H meut und lot nil tbo rooms in H the house When Nell returned the H proprietor discovered his mistake There H was only ono way to remedy It , H and that was to cot him a companionnblo H bedfellow Tbo proprietor introduced him H to a young man nnmod Surreywho works in H the paclcit'g houses The latter was satis- H tied with him as a bedfellow Both retired H Null said that ha bad to rlso early next H morning because ho wanted to sell some H When morning dawned Neil had loft his H couch , That was Friday That night Nell H aguln sought his couch and told bis com H pan Ion that ho had mudo IM0 H clear , having sold his Block to H his own satisfaction Ho Blepb H tnoro again Saturday night , The greater H part of that day Nell , however , spent la H town Ho paid for his meals nt intervals H sometimes In advance Ho remained until H Sunday aud thou disappeared Before going H he Bald to the proprietor : . "I had two meals H up stairs that you did not know about , and H hero is the money for thnm , " turning over H tbo regulur price , H 1 ho proprietor of the Wisconsin says that H he Ucpt Nell's grip near the buIo behind tha H bar , bocausu ho did not know exactly what H his guest could do in the matter of paying H for his lodging and board , The vuilsu , ha H says , was of yellow leuthor The last day of H Neil's stay was characterized by great un- H easiness lie scorned nervous and always H watched the door as it apprehensive of eoina H unwelcome comer HOne Ono day before leaving the hotel ho told H the proprietor that a friend would call , and H asked the hotel won to detain him until he H should return , H The expected visitor called , but finding H that Neil had gone away , did uot remain H This caller , the hotel proprietor said , hq H know bv Bight , but could not recall his H name Ho said ho might bo able to do it H later , and would then give it to the county H attorney 'I be caller in quostlon worked in H one of tlio packing houses , and reslueed H I botwron Omaha end South Omaha At ono H tlms ho worked us aa engineer in Put H , nan , In H I To that place Sheriff Boyd yesterday scat j H