PHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 19 , 1890. NUMBER 208. HIE NEW TARIFF MEASURE , A Reduction or About Sixty Millions Mado. THt- HEAVIEST CUT ON SUGAR. IVool Growers nnd Manufacturers Until Got Moro KnanurngcMtioiit Homo Internal Jlsvcnuo Tnx.-B i'riinocl. The Now Schedules. March 18. The republican members of the ways and means commlt'.eo .tlcalty agreed upon every point of dlvl- i on the tariff schedules and reductions t bo made from the Internal revenue , and will present the bill to the full committee for Its consideration before the end .of ttio wcok , The clause relating to carpet wool and ono or two other articles is not yet finally and definitely passed upon. While the bill Is not Absolutely completed , nnd will of course bo RUbJect to revision , it Is believed to bo sub stantially a llnlshcd measure so far as the majority of the committee Is concerned. The internal revenue features of the bill nro as follows : The entire abolition of all Bpcclul taxes upon dealers of nil kinds , com monly known na licenses ; taxes upon snuff repealed. Fanners nnd planters growing tobacco have liberty to soil to whomsoever thny please without restraint In the sumo manner ns any farmer can dispose of any other products. The tax uppn manufactured tobacco will bo reduced to1 cants ; cigars , cheroots nnd cigarettes , snuio tax as now. Alcohol used In the arts Is frco under sub- Btanttally the same restrictions proscribed in the sonata bill. The reductions In the revenue from those sources will be in round numbers between $17,000,000 and $19,000,000. The following nro the pilnclpal provisions In the tariff . schedules : The chemical Bchcdulo contains but few changes from the existing law. The earthenware and glassware schedules remain substantially ns In the existing law. Thcro are n number of Important changes in the metal sched ules. ules.Tho The existing rates are maintained on Iron ere nnd , iig iron. Barb wire for fencing is made dutiable it 0-10 cents n pound , which Is below the duly on that kind of Iron enter ing Into other uses. Beams , girders nnd atructural iron is reduced from 1 ! { to G 10 cents a pound , which is a reduction below that of the scnnlo bill. Hallway Iron U reduced to 0 1-10 cents n pound , the present rate bnlng Cl a ton , a re duction of about ? 4 n ton and a reduction in the rate ilxcd by the senate bill. Uhoduty on rails is reduced n Ion. The duty on tin pinto Is Increased to " 2-10 ccntB a pound. Pig tin remains frco. It is believed with this encouragement our tin pltuo will bo manufactured In this country. Already wo mukosl.out tin and sheet steel , which is 05 per cent tin plato and with a- nuranccs that there Is tin In the Black Hills , it is thought n great Industry will spring up. Thcro is an increase in the duty on pocket cutlery whlcn the committee justifies upon lha ground of the depressed condition of that industry in tha United Stales and the nhnip and ruinous competition already felt 'rom Germany. Gun barrels are placed upon the free list. Hand sowing noodles nro also placed upon the free list. The now metal aluminum is given n des ignation for tha ilrst tlmo under "metals uud manufactures" thereof nnd is made dutiable ut 87 per cent ndvalorum. In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed boards , sawed planks and llnished lumber Is reduced 50 per cent from the present rate. There is n special provision inserted that In case Canada lays an export duty upon lum ber ttio duties shall bo collected according to the rates under the existing laws , The dutv on Sumatra tobacco is increased " to $3.75 per pound. . Thcro Is an increase generally along the or.tlro list In the duties on agricultural pro- duets. The duty upon barley is raised to SO cents n bushel , hops to 15 cants .a pound , buckwheat to 10 cents a bushel , macaroni and vermicelli U cents n pound , oats 10 cents a bushel. The duty on agricultural seeds Is increased. The duty on nco Is reduced from tyi to 2 cants a ponnd , nco Hour und rico meal from 1 cent to % cent u pound and broken rice toi cent u pound. Butter and all substitutes therefor bnve the duty Increased to ( t cents n pound. The duty on eggs Is raised to 5 cents n dozen , po tatoes to 6 cents a bushel. Hides , which uro now on the frco list , nro made dutiable nty \ cents a pound. Thcro is u small In crease in the dutv upon fruits. An advance in duties generally bus boon conceded the farming interests where if is believed the increased duties will benefit the farmers. Spirits , wines and other beverages have been loft as found In the existing laws. Salt ulso has not been touched. The cotton man- , ufucturas are loft substantially us In the sonata bill. .Tuto , manlla and sisal grass are put upon the free list , ns Is wool do gras , which outers Into the finishing of leather. A reduction Is made In tha duty on bind ing twine. 'Iho wool schedule wools of the first class , known us clothing wools , It cents a. round ; second class , known ns combing wools , 13 conln ; carpet wools valued ut 12 cents or less , ! % cents n pound ; valued over 12 cents , S cents a pound. This is n reduc tion of Ijij cents a pound from the Hannto bill and on increase of ! } < $ centa from the present law. It is btllovad , however - over , that tha definitions and classifications nnd restrictions provided for will uinko this duty oven moro valuable to the wool grow ers than the duty tlxcd by the sonata bill. In ttio Mills bill wool was put on tha frco list nnd the duty given to the manufacturers of woolen fabrics wus from -10 to 45 per cent. AH this bill inultes wool dutiable It gives compensation to the manufacturers for Iho duly Impound on wool. The difference between the duty plvon the manufacturers by the Mills bill und the proposed measure is only 10 tier tont. After giving to the manufacturers a compensatory dutv. for the duty on wool , yarns and cloths uro made tlutlnblo at 40 per centiul valorem jiddltionul , i\3olon goods utCO per cent nnd ready made clothing at 00 per cent. It is understood though that thcro is sonio division in the committee upon the subject. For the encouragement of silk ctiltura in the United Stains a duty will bo recom mended on raw silk. Thu sugar schedule was given In yester day's dispatches. It amounts to a cut In the duties on sugar of irom SO to 00 par cent , Molasses U Is made dutiable nt a 25 per cent ndvulorom duty , the present rnto being spcctllo. This Is n considerable reduction. The comuilttoo has not yet settled what duties will bo lovlcd on load ores. Among the now legislative provisions pro- ] > osed In the bill Is ono that no importations Bhall bo made Into tha United States which do not show plainly the country from which tlio.v are imported. This U dona la order to put n stop to the practlco which has become very common of sending foreign goods Inlo the Unllod Slalos with American brands thereon , the purpose bolng to dccolvo the imblio und to have the wares supplant American goods which have established rep utations. The bill also repeals that section of the statutes which glvoi to the United States and contractors under it tbo right to Import supplies Into this country frco of duty. By this means it Is Intended to ro- qulro the Unilod Statoi ami all U * oOlccrs und contractors to bo bound by tho. laws which it establishes for Its citizens. It is estimated by tbo farmers that tha tar iff bill will reduce > ' .a rovenucs about 500,000,000. Of tills reduction fL'0,000,000 to f37,000,000 will bo secured by the cut on sucnr and from (17,000,000 to $10,000,000 by the Internal revenue feature * of tha bill , Tbo frco list , which contains with few ex ception * all the Item * In the icnato bills nnd n few others , will , it U citlmatod , uiako a re duction of between f 1,250,000 und 100,000. Till ! INDIANA OMS I10KHOH. List or Iho Dead KO Far an AftCar- tnlnod Voices I 'mm the Itulnn. l.MHAKAroi.is , Ind , , Mnrcli 13. A great throng surrounds tlia ruins of the Bowcu- Merrill book concern this morning. An army of workmen Is busily engaged carting away Hie bodies of tha dead and Injured burled there. The voices cf several persons In the ruins can bo clearly heard above the noise of tha workmen. The Hat o' the dead as far as known nt this hour isns follows : ANDURW O. CiiKititr , superintendent of the 11 ro alarm telegraph. Gcoitut Fu-i.KNEit , engineer , still in the ruins. Ksi'v STOIIMKU , pipcman , stilt in the ruins. Dtvin ! { . Louitv , plpcmun , still In the ruins. UI.IS ES.C. Gt.iztr.it , substitute. IlKxnr t ) . Woormvrr , plneman. GKOHOG W. OI.BXX , pipcman. Ai.ngiiT HnrFMAX. pipcman. ANTHONY VOLX , driver. THOMAS A. HMCK , truckman. The injured number eighteen. 'Hie fire originated In the basement from the furnace , but In what manner Is not known. The work of clearing away the wreckage was continued throughout the day with renewed energy. The floors nnd roof luy ono upon another with burnt books and stationery .sandwiched in between. At.I o'clock this morning the crushed and mangled remains of Tony Voltz worn found and extricated. It was about S o'clock when the dead llrctnan was located , Sotno one noticed his head protruding from the debris. Quick work revealed his form In an almost standing position leaning slightly forward with ono hand clasped on the lioiul. The most horrible of all was the condlt'on of Espy Stormor , whoso dead body was taken nut at : B o'clock with ono leg burned entirely off. Ho must have died In terrible ngony , us there nro no evidences of his hav ing bean killed by fulling bricks or timber. WoodrulT now only rcmuins In the mass cf ruins , iilir Di'V GoodN Ulnzc. PEOHM , 111. , March 18. A fire In the re tail dry goods house of Pnrdco , Mills & Co. , early this morning , damaged the stock to the amount of $50,000 to S < JOCOO. The loss Is fully covered by Insurance. The Jlrc orig inated from 11 gas jet. This is the third lima the llrm has been burned out within the past year. Norway Minn Mill Hunting. MILWAUKEE. Wis. , March 18. Advices to the Evening Wisconsin from northern Mich igan are to the effect that the lira in the Norway mlno is still raging. General Su perintendent Kelle.y , Capluin Bond nnd a party entered the mlno this morning. They \\ero overcome bv smoke nnd when found wcro insensible. The loss aluiady is bo twcen $ .20,000 nnd $10,000. AVIIjD TUMiS IUS STORY. Ills Testimony Substantially in Ao cordaticu With Prior Statements. Cincvao , March IS. The court martial for the trial of Lieutenant Steclo of thu Eighth United Stales cavalry , assembled at noon today , and after formally organizing pro ceeded to hear the testimony of Private Dell P. Wild , the complaining witness. ' Wild told lib story as follows : Ho had been ordered , ho said , to carry u piece of canvas. to Lioutoimut Stcelo's headquarters. Ho was told to taka it to the back yard , where bo was men by Lieutenant Stcelo , who requested him to assist in placing thu canvas on a storm root leading from Stoclo'a back door to on outhouse. " 1 didn't think ho had nny right to ask me to do that , " con tinued Wild , "und so I said : 'Lieutenant , I refuse lo do that work because X don't have to act ns servant to no officer. If you ask me to split or carry In wood I'll do it , but I won't do nothing of this kind. I think it is menial work. " Ho then called mo u deserter and swora at me , and llnally struck mo in the face , knocking my hat into a tub of water. I then started out of his yard , when ho ordered mo to halt , nnd had mo placed under arrest. I was taken to the quarters nnd then got permis sion to go back and got my cup , which was still in a bucket In the lieutenant's yard. Corporal Scott took me back , and when I got to the gate Stoclo says , 'What do you wantl' and I says , 'I want my cap , sir,1 and ho says , 'Get It and got out ot here. ' I wont back to the quarters , where I staid until I was tried in November. I was imprisoned from the 24th of October until the trial. " The defense then examined Wild nnd at tempted to prova that ha hud frequently ex pressed the wish that ho had kilted Lieuten ant Steolo. In reply to a question as to the truth of this statement Wild replied : " 1 refuse to answer that question. It aln 't got nothing to do with this case. I ain't on trial hero. " Ho finally admitted that ho had said that ho would rather have killed Steele than to struck him. "Because , " ho said , "I could got justice in a United States court , but I can't get no justice in u military court. " "Did , you over join the United States uraiy under the name of E. P. Wnrdl" asked the counsel for the defendant , " 1 object" suid the Judge udvooato , "ou tha ground that that is Irrolevcnt to this case. " Tno attorneys argued tha point and tha court retired with n great clunking of side arms to the nnto-rooui to consider the question. They returned after several min utes absence and sustained the objection , Lieutenant Crowd or then asked permis sion to bring Into court ono McCouins , who had known Wild under the alias of Ward. The court again retired to the council chamber nnd this time ruled In fuvor of the defendant. McComns was than called und In his presence Wild was uskod if McComns was not his ( Wild's ) sergeant In the Filtconth Infantry. The judge udvocuto objected again and was sustained. After hearing one other witness , Corporal Spelt of the Fifteenth Infantry , In corroboration - boration of Wild's story , which completed tbo case for the complainant , the court took u recess till 11 o'cloul : to-rnoirow morning. THE fll'OALLiA 1NQU1U1T. Sonio Dnumclni ; Testimony Against New YUIIK , March IS. The McCalla In quiry was continued today. Fireman Shay charged Lieutenant Mulligan with cruelty , having put tha witness in Irons and tied him' up because ho did not too prouorly on the quarter deck. Two sailors corroborated his testimony. Flroinnn Botzcr charged Lieutenant In- gcrsoll with treating him In a similar man ner and Lieutenant Mulligan with having had him tied up to n Jacob's ladder. This testimony was also corroborated. Michael Kcavcy charged Lieutenant Mul ligan with having gagged him with n bay onet. Lieutenant Mulligan udmlttod that ho had no order * to do this. & Seaman Noel told about Lieutenant Ingcr- soil threatening him with a belaying pin nnd afterwards striking him down with bis list. Several other complaints were entered. Captain llunloy't * Trial. SAN FIUNCISCO , March 18. The Invcstlgu- ttou of the charges of cruelty and miscon duct against Captain Houloy of tbo revenue cutter Bear wcro resumed today. Several sailors testified to tbo tlolng up of seamen from a merchant vessel. Witnesses were ot tbo opinion that Hoaley was tntoxlcat.d at the tiuio. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Couhllu Cniirt-Mnrllal. VAU.CJO , Cal , , March 18. The court- martial which has been In session tovoral days trying Commander Coghlln of the navy , for publicly criticising naval officials and the discipline , completed its labors today und tbo findings were sent to Washington. A Oily Auditor Short. CIIATTAXOOUA. Teen , , March 18. A dis crepancy of t < ! , 532.50 was tonight found bo- twcen the accounts of City Auditor White- side und the city It fa not known wboro ho Is. Hla ollleo wai declared vacant. DR. NORV1N GREEN ALARMED Ho Wants tin Opportunity to An- Bwor Mr. Rooowator. A REMARKABLE DINNER PARTY. President llarrlhon nnd Digtln- GucHtfl DlHCUH.s Vinndi nud Politic * The New Tariff Measure. WASHINGTON HUUEAD THE OMAHA. 513 FOURTEENTH SHIEST. WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 18. Postmaster General Wanamakor and Gen eral Tyncr wcro attentive listeners to the argument in fuvor of postal telegraphy de livered by Mr. E. Hosowator today before the post offlcn committee of the houso. They both pronounced it tha most Instruct lvo and Interesting discourse they had heard , Thu members of the * committee also express themselves highly gratified at the array of facts and the wide range of Information pre sented by Mr. liosowator. Quito u sensation was created when ho produced nn ofllclal report of the quarter master general for 1SOO which discloses the fuct that over fifteen thousand miles Of uMltary telegraph nnd 200 miles of cable were turned over on .February -7 , 1SCO , to the toloeraph com panies without pay or any other equiv alent except a cancellation of pretended claims for Invasion of patent rights. A running debate with members of the commlttoo which followed the debate throw much light on points that had not been here tofore explained by any other person on cither sldo. It was oxpcctcd that Dr. Norvin Green would ask for another hearing next Friday to counteract if possible some of tha dis closures that wore made before the commit tee today. Mr. Evans of Chattanooga is chairman of the sub-commlttco of the house committee on postofllces nnd postroads having the Wnnu- nmkcr postal telegraph bill in charge. Ho listened with close attention to Mr. Rose- water's ' statements today and this evening said : ' 'Mr. Kosowater presented an argu ment which is simply unanswerable as to why the government should control the tele graph In time of war , and I think tils argu ment In fuvor of government control at all times cannot be refuted. I notice that President Green has just asked the com mittee to give him a further hearing Mr. Kosewator's ' statements were the most practical and contained the greatest amount of common sense of any that have been made before the committeo. Ho has shown that a largo amount of telegraph property acquired by the government during the wur has been turned over to tdo lolegrnph com panies ; that grunt roads have Joined the monopolies , turning ever 'their lines to the Telegraph compunies in defiance of the con tracts , and bus in fine presented every argument that a practical mind could conceive - coivo in fuvor of his position. I do not know ihut the committee will report tbo Wanamaker proposition , but I urn confident it will report in favor ot Homo kind of an ar rangement In sotno degree similar to that one. Mr. Hoscwater made hla position es pecially tenable and above criticism by not advocating any spcciul firm of postal tele graphy and by not attaching the telegraph companies viciously , keeping In perfect hu mor. Ho howad himself to bo working for the public good. " " ' A. IIIJIA11KAULK 1)177XKit * There wns a ruther remarkable dinner nt the white house hist night.Tho president invited Senators 4)awcs ) , Aldrich , Allison , Hiscock , Merrill and Jones of the senate , and Messrs. MeiCtnloy. Burrows , Cannon Conger and Blnghum , of the house to dine with him Informally , It being understood that matters of public policy wore to bo dis cussed during the evening. Tno'dlnnor was carlior than usual and WAS servedIn , the private dining room. After thu menu was half llnished the president Introduced the subject of the tniiff und asked how the committee on wavs and means were gutting ulong with their bill. Mr. Mc- Klnloy explained the situation , while all of iho gentlemen around the table , understand ing iho significance of the question , gave" him their attention. The president then uskcd Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Allison what prospect the bill would have in the sonata when it reached that body. They told him they would bo able to pass it in good ardor , provided 11 conformed to tbo policy repre sented by the bill reported and passed by the last session. The president then ex pressed himself very warmly upon the sub ject of the tariff , explaining that In his opinion the interest of thu country de manded that there should bo a reduction of the revenue particularly on articles of food and the necessaries of life. There wan n good deal of tooling , he explained , particu larly In the northwest ngulnst maintaining the tariff that hud been imposed during the war. The republican party wus pledged to reduce the revenues , and tba duty better bo cut down oven it the government was com pelled to economize In order to mono both ends moot. Then the silver question wns tnkon up nnd thu president asked Mr. Conger , chairman of the house committee on coinage , weights ami measures , what the prospect was In the house for that kind of legislation. Mr. Con ger thought it was entirely probable that the Wlndom bill would pass very much us it had been decided upon by the committee , but when the president nsked Mr. Aldrich what prospect the bill would hnvo in thu senate ho wns Informed that the commlttea on finance had already reported a substitute which differed from the measure which Mr. Windom had already prepared , nnd that they would Insist on Its passage ) and agree to no other , whereupon Mr. Jones of Nevada spoke quito freely and ttxplulnod to the president the character of the sonata bill. .Tho most remarkable feat ure about It , ho said , was that it had been unanimously agreed to by iho senate committee - mitteo on finance and was the only financial measure that had over been endorsed to such an extent by that committee. Any measure , ho said , was re- markQblo that could secure the approval of Mr. Merrill and himself , but tha Wlndom bill was not so popular , The prcsl- dent did not engage in u controversy , but intimated rather strongly that In his opinion thu Wlndom bill covered the case about ns well as could be devised und ho was particu larly anxious for the passage pf some sort of u measure. THE NEW TAJIUT 11ILX , . The republican members of the committee on ways and means have finally agreed upon a Uriff bill und will report It to the roll committee mitteo tomorrow. As stated In these dispatches on Monday morning , there were three points at issue , the duty on sugar being the most Important. On this the western members agreed to a compromise ami tha duty ou all grades of sugar up to und Includ ing No. ID was placed ut 85 per cent ad- vulorom , and all grades above 10 nt 40 per cent. Thu It is esti mated will make n reduction from sugar of from $30,000,000 to $35,000,000 a year , ' 1 ha next | > olnt ut Issue , which wus the duty on carpet wool , has boon pouted also by a compromise. The duty on/ coarse wool Is placed at 3Jf cents a pound in order to afford iho tnorlno wool men the protection which they Insist is necessary against tbo adulteration of tluer wools with the coarse varieties in the manufacture of clothing , but a concession bus bean made tq the carpet manufacturers in a provision which gives them a rebate on all coarsa wools uaod In the manufacture of carpets. In Other words , all coarse wools of class U Introduced Into this country will ha > u to pay a duty of 8K cents nor pound , but they pan bo stored in a bonded warehouse until uied and upon proper oviduuco that t-oy wcro used In the manufacture of carpotA n robuto will bo paid. / . On the third polnv.whtoh wns leal ores , the committee decided Vi sustain the decision of Secretary Wmdom ijad f placed the tax nt \M rants n pound. < i'hablllnsit stands j satisfactory to all except the northwestern members , who have been Insisting nil the ' white that sugar should KODU the , frco Hit , but they hnvo secured a reduction of almost 70 per cant from the prosttl tariff and feel very well satisfied , knowing they cannot got nny moro. The bill wilt bo printed tonight , re ported to the full cjpimlttoo tomorrow , nnd Mr McKlnloy oxpccp to got it Into the house not later than Saturday or Monday next. when bo will give mulpothat it will bo called up for action about the llrst of April , niMinnATjbx COMMITTEE. On Friday the joint committee on Immi gration will _ o to Now York for the purpose 'Of Investigating th $ question which has arisen In conncctlon wllh a now location for the landing of Immigrants. It Is held that the Castle Garden quarters were abandoned nnd Bed loo's island was chosen by Secre tary Windom for political masons. The commlttoo will also. . bo present when nn Italian ship arrives : with from twelve to fourteen hundred Italian immigrants. They will go on board the ship as soon ns It anchors and rcmalninboaril , till the Imml crunts nro ull landed and pass inspection. - their purpose being to not n thorough knowl edge of the modus operand ! of the landing nnd passing upon Immigrants In the port ot Now York. 'Iho committee will hear Mr. Hosowatcr of Tun O/CAIIA. BER nnd repre sentatives of ttio Turner societies on the sub ject of immigration Icursdav morning. WANT inin ; : TIN. The Armours havo'potltlonod congress for frca tin , on tha groural that the duty will ruin the canned goodi business and increase the prlco to contumcrs. The Dakota sena tors have created nulta ; a sentiment In favor of n duty on tin. Thijy say that American tm mines In South Dakota have to compete with the mines in ' Malacca , where labor costs but 25 cents per Id ay. They argue that a duty of 2. > cents pea oound on tin will pro- tcct American workman nnd will not in- crcoso the cost of canned goods , THE OEIWYMARbEK ANT1DOTK. Tomorrow the cofn'mltteo on election of president nnd vlco prudent Intend having n moating for iho consideration of the Me- Comas bill , which provides for the election of members to tha SFifty-second congress ' from the districts' now arranged , and nul lifies the gerrymander schemes in Ohio and other states. ' Chairman Ledge thinks the bill will bo favorably reported from the commission. Mr. JtlbComas , the author of tha measure , said to j-our correspondent to day that ho had ma lo a thorough canvass among tha republican members und found very little opposition.-1 ! Ho said the measure was Just and was in. conformity with the constitution and statutory laws. Ha had but little doubt that ( tvould bo reported to the house ut a very oatly duto und passed. This bill and tha onoiby Mr. Ledge , provid ing for federal sup avlaibn of elections , will liKely provoke very lltler partisan debates. Both measures are tojcoiiio before the house before the tariff olll lis , taken up if possible. HEET UGAlt. At the meeting of tba senate committee on agriculture today Mr , Paddock's bill pro posing u bountv upon the production of xugar beets and beet sugar jiq the United States and the Introduction ref machinery to bo used in beet sugar mjinnfacturo frco of duty was under discussion , ' Tfio friends of the cnna sugar Industry 4u tlio south strongly opposed the proposition , holding that lha beet sugar Industry ndcds no tnoro encour agement than the cana sugar industry , while those who xvero not Uirectly Interested in either cnno or bootisi ar opposed tbo aboli tion of the duty on'beettsuirar machinery , saying thut there \vwjno reason why this cluss should bo ndnjittcKl jvhfinpibjjr ma chinery has to nay ft qjity. ? ' The committee was considerably dlvr3ed 'o"ivtho'3UbJeot and before a decision wus coached the hour of adjournment arrived , /i'hcro will bo another mooting on the subject. XEAY VOVTIUSTEIIS. Nebraska Lisbon , Perkins county , I. Hart , vice E. B. Kenney , suspended ; Prague , Suundcrs county , W. 0. Kirchman. vice F. Sccor , removed ; Portal , Saroy county , J. R Hildobrand , vice J. P. Pat terson , resigned. Town Hlnustnd , Emmett county , L. Lar son , vice H. Johnson , removed ; Temple Hill , Jones county , T. Finn , vice J3. O. Furrell , resigned. Governor S'noup oLIdaho , who has been here for two months past la the interests of tha bill to admjt that territory to statehood , loaves for homo tomorrow. He has worked hard for the passage pf the bill , but Import ant mutters which require his Immediate at tention in the territory force him to Icavo Just when his labors' arj on the eve of fruition. On motion of Sonat6rMoody late this af ternoon tha Bonato , passed the bill appropri ating f JOO , 000 for a public building nt Deadwood - wood nnd 5-450,000 for-Sioux Falls , S. D. A. J. Clurk , C. H.Paul nnd U. L. Els- moro of Hastings , who huvo been hero working m favor of the bill before the house making un appropriation for a public buildIng - Ing at Hastings , left for their homes tonight. The sonatciproposes lo clvo $150,000 , but the house only wants to RIVO $75,000. 'Iho con ference commlttea will likely compromise on 1100,000. i Mrs. John P. Newman , wife of Iho Omaha bishop and former pastor of the Met ropolitan M. E. chiirch of this city , nnd George D. Dcshititds , manager of the Balti more & Ohio hotels iitIoer Park and else where , nro among thD guests ut the Hlggs. Tlio bill to remove the ofllces of inspector of boilers and hulls from Galena to Dubuque , on the Mississippi river , was up for a hear ing before the committee on commerce to day. Messrs. Hqndqrson and Hayes of Iowa suoho for the bill while Mr. liltt opposed It. At the conclusion of.'tho hearing the commit tee decided with but ono dissenting vote to report the bill with the recommendation thut it should pass. Mr. Mason of Illinois voted against tha measure. Hopresent.xtivo Doraoy has boon notified of the establishment of a postofllco nt Tel- best , Washington county , rnd the appoint ment of Conrad Tuhlbroat as postmaster. Mr. Uursoy tins eent to the postmaster general a petition from citizens In Blnlno and Cherry counties respecting n * change in the star mall routes there. They want the route between Pordutn and Hnlscy discon tinued nnd the route between Brewstcr and Halsey substituted' from Browstcr to Por- dum via Hultioy. " - Preliminary punnrs.havo bcou filed for the establishment of the First National bunk of Pierce by O. L. Wattles , n. a. Geek. Wlllmm H. Chllvors , 'Benjamin ' LIndsoy , J. C. Mohnmrn and G. W ; Wattles. The preliminary papers have also boon filed for the First National bank of Teka- muh , Neb. , 'by G. , W , Green , J. P. Lattn , William Neablt. Ed JLatto , G. B. Huncock , W. W. Lattu und J.-.Sptlumn. A petition bus bcen.pont to Assistant Post master General Claylison by Mr. Dorsoy re questing u change ip the location of the post- Qftico of Huohlnspn ( , Douol county , and recommending ( ho appointment of Walllng- ton Whlto as postmaster. W. W. Punnoy hasv\vthdrawn | his resig nation from tbo position of general agent of the ccpsus bufp.au fop the collection of mort gage statistics and slates that ha has con. eluded to act In tha capacity to which po wns appointed. \ Editor Vaughn ot-Omoha i In tbo city. Mr. F. W. Muhm pf the Clinton ( la. ) Her ald Is In the city. PKIIIIY S. HEATH. Thn Weather Fnrooasr. For Omaha and vicinity Fair weather. For Nebraska F.alr , warmer In northern &l stationary toiQporaturo In southern portion tion , winds shifting to easterly. For Iowa Fair , jirocoJod by showers in eastern portion , northerly winds , warmer , In northwestern and stationary temperature In southeastern portion. For South | 3akotaFair , winds lifting to southerly. tjeneralfySvarmur. Trnln. Honlns ilia Journey. TACOUAYnsb , , March 18. George Fran- cfs Train today stalled on his Journey nround the world , taking tbo steamer Olympia to Victoria , where be will connect with tbo Canadian PaotQo line fcr Yokohama. THE CONFESSION OP STEVi * * _ . _ . , * Ho. GIvoa Partloulara of the Murcli 7 ' of Obnrloa A. Shgrman. CAPTURED NEAR STERLING , COU 'Itio 1'rlsnnor to IJo Ileturnod to Xuokolli Coun'ty as Soon na Hrqulflltlon Pnpcrw Arc Oh- tnlnctl Stnto News. Dntnlls of the Or lino. Surnmon , Nob. , March 18. ( Special Telegram - gram to Tun BEE. ] Sheriff Warden owned through here this morning on route Irom Colorado , wlioro ho had gene to arrest the supposed murdcror of Sherman , iioar Oak. Shorlft Warden did not have his prisoner with htm , but had linn lodged In jail lit Ster ling , Colo. , and will return and bring htm as soon ns the proper requisition papers itro ob tained. From him particulars of the nrrost of Slovens and the lull particulars of the murder , as confessed by the young man , nro obtained. Shorlft Warden reached Sterling on Friday last and learned tlmt. the Stevens family , consisting of the father and mother of the youthful murderer , resided about thirty miles cast of that placo. Procuring : * toum.ho drove out to the placo. Entering the hutnblo sod cabin of the aged couple ho saw a young man seated tlicro whom ho at once , from the description that had been ( given him , recognized as Charles Stnvons. With out further ceremony the sheriff told Stevens ho had n warrant for his arrest , to which Slovens replied : "What for ! " The sher iff said. It was for the murder of Charles A. Sherman on or about February 11 , near Oak , Nuckolls county , Nebraska. To this young Stcvuiu , ull trembling wilh emotion , replica : "I don't deny it , and thcro is the gun I shot him with , " pointing to a single- barrelled , 12-gaugo shotgun standing in or.o corner of the room. The sheriff then pro ceeded to secure Ills prisoner , and wnilo doing so Slovens gave tbo following partic ulars of the murder , all of which lie hud before given to his father , but now first brougnf'to the knowledge of the gray- haired old mother , who in n frenzy of grief declared that Charlie had always been a good boy and had never spoken a cross word to her. Stevens said : "Sherman and I started from Carleton February 10 in a two horse wagon to go to my father's in Colorado , camping in the wagon some ton miles out the llrst , night. I took my shotgun in the morning and went out to hunt for quails , , re turning about 11 o'clock. Sherman was standing in the from part of the wagon with n large Colt's navy revolver in his hand , and which , without a word uttered by him , ho leveled at mo and lired. I was within a few feet of him and seeing ho was about to shoot again , without a moment's thought cxqcpt to save my life I llrcd just us ho wus about to face , the whole heavy load of shot taking effect in the sldo of his hear ) . Sherman fell in lha wagon and a moment later I realisedas blood began dropping down , the awful crime I had committcu. My llrst thought was to turn back : 'and give myself up and toll bow It occurred. Sherman had the team already hitched lor the start. I thought I would then drive on and toll the llrst person I met , so I took part of the tent coveting , cut it up , wrapped it nboutSherman's bead and throwing the rest of the tout over the body drove on toward Oalr. Soon I heard seine ono coming up behind - hind me. I thought I would tell them , but they were such rough looking pcoplo that I feared that they might kill mo. On I drove with the dead body of the man I had murdered at ray feet , and the tnoro I thought the more I feared to spook of it to any ono passing. Nlcht coming on , I saw the old hay stack and then determined to un load the body , bury ii under the nay and then movoon as fast as I could. Rolling the body out of the wagon t chucked it under the stack as bent I could , hastily fed ttio horses and then drove all night ao hard that I was compelled to give tha horses a whole day's rest , while 1 slept , In the wagon all stained with the blood of the man I had murdered and hoped I nad effectively con ccaled. I reached father's in about ten day ? , I think. They wanted to know where Slicrman was. I told them I had bought the tcvm and Sherman had skipped the country. They believed mo , but when they were un packing the wagon father saw the bloody tent cloth I hud forgotten to destroy or throw away , and I told him what an awful deed I bad done , but begged him not to tell mother. " County Attorney Searl wont to Lincoln yesterday to procure the necessary requisi tion to bring Stevens back. Hontrico Will Mnkn Complaint. BEATRICE , Nob. , March IS. [ Special Tele gram to TUK UEE.I A commlttoo of fifteen representative business men was appointed by a special meeting of tbo board of trade this afternoon to visit Lincoln tomorrow and appsar before the interstate commerce commissioners now tnoro with a view of laying the matter of freight discrimination against Beatrice before the commission. The committee will leave hero early tomor row morning and are loaded for bear. The committee goes In rosponoo to n telegram from Commissioners Morrison and Veasey. Children Ilittau by n Dot ; . OIILIANH : , Nob. , March 18. [ Special - Telegram - ' - gram to THE 13cE. ] A dog belonging to'a farmer named Qusick , living a few miles west of this placo. several days ago showed signs of hydrophobia. The dog was tied up With a chain , but this afternoon got loose and went ton school house near by and bit four children , ono of the children being tha son of the owner of the dog. The Oog then ran away and bit considerable stock in the neighborhood bnforo being killed. I'mttsniouth VotoH Ilnllronrt HojidB. PLATT IOUTH , Web. , March IS. ( .Special Telegram to THE UIE.J : A proposition to vote bonds to aid In the construction of the Omaha Southern railroad was submitted to the voters of Pluttsmouth precinct today.- The bonds were curried by n majority of almost two hundred. This moans another railroad for Plattsmouth and the citizens uro accordingly very jubilant. Went Point Hoard oCTrndo. WEST POINT , Neb. , March 18 [ Special to the Tin : Bins. ] A board of trade was organ ized hero last Frldry night with n capital stock of f 4,000 , divided into 100 shares of $ J5 each , uo ono being permitted to take moro than oUo slmro. Thirty-four subscribed at the mooting and the list has slnca increased to nintoy , and the balance of the stqcir will betaken taken today. Much Interest is manifested , and West Point expect * to laavo u boom this year. Destructive Kiro nt Oxford. Oironi ) , Neb. , March 18. [ Special Tele gram to THE UEE.I The clothing house of H. W. Olios was destroyed by 11 ro this mornIng - Ing , together with all Its contents , also a small residence end a vacant store room , the latter the property of II , P. Lau of Lincoln. 'J ho loss on Giles' building and stock U fully * 10COO ; Insurance , 40,000. 'Iho tire was apparently the work of un incendiary , A Shipment of Cattle. NEUION ; Nob. , March 18. ( Special Telegram gram to Tin : UBE. ] Henry Wobrman shipped ten curs of cattjqo \ Chicago on the H. & M. today on a special train , A Hirniico Case. PONCA , Neb. , March 18. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE. ] A eon of Moses Ashen- feltcr , a farmer residing in this vicinity , wai the victim of u most peculiar and probably fatal accident n short tlmo ago. The boy Was hanging by his bauds from tbo rafters I of n house that was being built nnd swinging I from ono ratter to another. In so doing he wrenched the muscles of the abdomen in such n way ns to affect the action of the dl , gostlvo organs. The case baflics the physi cians1 treatment nnd the suftcroi It slowly . lying. W. W. Chniimnn'H Ji ntli. SritiNnrlni.u , Nob. , March 19. [ Special TUB Br.E.J W. W. Chapman , ouo of the lost residents of this county , died nt his no four miles east of this place last Sat- _ * tiay afternoon at the nco of eighty-three. Mr. Chapman was born In Shorburtio. Now York , May 8 , 1S07. In IS 13 ho wns among these who withdraw from the Congrega tional church on account of Its pro-slavery nttitudo nnd united with the frco church , composed of soccdcrs from all denominations for the same cause. Prior to the breaking out of thu rebellion no was connected with the underground railroad society In Now York , whoso object wns the aiding ot ml oh slaves that wcro desirous of obtaining their freedomoma forty thousand fugitives hav ing crossed Into Canada while no was con nected witti iho society. In directing thorn northward on their lllpht for freedom ho hud always pointed out to them the north star. In the matter of burial ho requested that ho might Ha with his head toward that star , which request wus complied with last Mon day when ho wns laid to rest In Falrvlow cemetery. Ho wus mobbed llvo tunes on uc- oount of his political faith , nnd ut the Uticu mob he wns kicked in the side by n Metho dist minister , breaking his ribs nnd giving him scars which ho carried to his grave. Among his immediate associates were Amos Dresser. William Goodoll , Gerrlt Smith , Myton Holly , James G. Btrnoy , C. O. Footo and others whoso names have passed lute history. Ho was n stenographer , nnd devoted the use of that art to thu llDcrty party In its u nvoutlons und in the work of the under ground railroad. . The Kurst FUKMONT , Nob. , March 18. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tun Hnn. | The court room was densely packed nil day today by spectators interested In the Furst murder trial. A largo number of those present llvo near Crewel ! , where the murder occurred. The day was put In endeavoring to get u Jury. The spa- clal venire of sixty BUbpcunucd yesterday was exhausted and court adjourned until 0 o'clock tomorrow uiornin ? , nt which tlmo another venlro of forty , now being sum moned , will report. Eighty-four examina tions have been made , with eleven jurors In the box passed to peremptory challenge. No testimony is likely to bo taken before Thurs day. _ Arrested for HOMO .Stealing ; . AiNSWOUTHNob. , March 18. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Bic.J William Lundis was arrested by Sheriff Magill tilts morning , charged with being concerned In the steal ing of the Bnekcy mare on the 113th. Will iam Lnndis and Worloy Ellis waived exami nation and were plncod under 101) ) bonds to npueaiat the district court. Dan Biggins and the mare are yet missing. Frrmniit I'ollooiniMiM Bnll. FIIEMONT , Nob. , March 18. | Special Telegram - gram to THE UKC. ] The llrst annual bull of the Fremont police force took place nt Masonic hull last night. Tlicro wcro present moio than llvo hundred people. The ball netted $ JOO , which will bo devoted to the purchase ol unilornm. Oddfellow * LoU no nt I-'illcyT * BEATIIICI : , Neb. , March 18. [ Special Tele gram to THE BEE.J A new lodge of Oddfel lows wus Instituted at. Fllloy , this county. last night. Grand Master Bargor officiated and was assisted by members from Cortland. Hcprosontutlvos were pMsent from this city and adjoining towns. The formal core-monies were followed by a grand banquet. An A. O. U. W. BEATUICE , Nob. , March 18. [ Special Telegram gram to TUB BCB. Hov. .T. G. Tuto , grand maslor workman of the Auciont Order of United Workmen , delivered an interesting and largely attended lecture ut the audi torium tonight. Ins subject was on the workings and history of the order. Superintendent tjowa In Ilcutrico. BKATUICE , Neb. , March 18. | Special Tele gram to liiu I3rE. ] Superintendent Lowe of the Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska Is In the city on matters connected with the Koolc Island business nt this point. Omaha Traveling Ainn'ii Donth. FIIUMONT , Neb. , March IS. [ Special Tele gram to Tim BBE.J H. II. Butcher , n trnv- ollilg man representing the Consolidated Coffee company of Omaha , died suddenly at tbo Now York hotel at 1 o'clock this morn ing , from what is said to bo heart trouble , IN TI1K LiEVKH. Arkansas Thrcntnnmt With n Serious Overflow. ViCKSni'r.o , Miss. , March 18. There was a'serious break in the levee at Luna , Ark , , today , and tonight it had widened to 800 feet. The levee at O ( Tot's also broke this evening above Greenville. The water irom this break will overflow all of the rich lands of Door Park section back of Green , villa. A largo force of men have been put to work nnd It Is hoped will got the break closed. If it is not soon closed a largo part of that county und the Yuzoo delta will bo inundated. At Now Orleans Nr.w ORLEANS , March 18. The river situation In this immediate vicinity is not much changed , but t'iu ' lovcos nro bolng strongly enforced. A dispatch from St. Joe , La. , nays the situation on Iho Tansas front district Is becoming moro favorable. In that vicinity armed guards have boon placed on the lovea with instructions to shoot anybody approaching them at night. She Wa4 on llnr Muscle. CitiOAao , March 18. [ Special Telegram to TIIC 13KB.1 Nettio Moran , u little colored woman , was lined { 50 by Justice Prlndivlllo this morning for stealing some nionoy from Gcorgo Conoy. The character of the evi dence did not suit Nettie. She sprung upon Coney and nearly follod'hlui to the floor with a succession of blows. Five policemen suc ceeded In bringing the woman back Into the dock , The court again lined her $ oO , but Nettle had just realized that aho was unublo to pay the lines , and , thirsting for rovongo. sha ngain began to "slug" Coney , Several ofllcurs came in for their sharo. Nettle puwcd the nlr nnd frothed at the mouth when another $5J line was placed against her , making $ I&0 In all. Nettle was arrested sonio tlmo ago for shooting her "lover , " Churlos Peyton , und at another tlmo she cleaned out Justloo Lyons' court with a hot- tla attached to n cord as a weapon , Hlhlo und I'ulillu Schools. MADISON , WI . , March 18. In the case brought up from the circuit court of Hock county the supreme court has decided that the bible.lias no place In the common schools. 'Iho opinion was unanimous. Tbo case originated at Kdgarton , where eult was brought to compel the district board to pro hibit teachers from reading the bible to scholars. A tit ono 'llirowi-r Shot. YOUK , Pa. , March 18. Mrs. Margaret Shopurd of Boston lectured tonight on "Tho Romfsh Priesthood Exposed. " When leav ing tuo ball Victor Seenlr throw a stone which stunned her. A policeman chased Segner and on his refusing to slop shot and seriously wounded him. Rtoamah ) | > Arrival * . At New York The Werra , from Dromon. At London Slanted t The Hermann , from Now York for Antwerp. At Glasgow The Ethiopia , from Now York. BISMARCK WOULD'NT ' BUDGE , ' - Ono of the Hansons Ailvnnoacl For the Ohnncollor'a Rotlromont KAISER WILLIAM'S ULTIMATUM. He Huhmlm His Policy on the Qiirntion to the Cnhluot Meet ing nnd ilia llr liiin- lion ! ' ( ) ! lo\v ) . The Iron Cliaiiopllor' * lletlronicnr , ICnpl/rfi/ht / / ) by Jttwc * Gonlon llcnnftt.\ \ Br.HMX , March lb. [ New York HcraUl .Cable-Special to Tun Hnn. ] The TngbluU announces today tha retirement of the chan cellor from all his oftlces nnd that Count Herbert , with all the Prussian and Imperial ministers and chiefs of departments , has re signed , This latter story Is not confirmed , except In the cnso of Count Herbert , and many doubted In Berlin yesterday the re port of the chancellor's resignation , The Post advised the people to watt until the KelcliBiuwolgor conllrnii'd the reportami the latter appeared In the evening without a confirmation. Today I have heard what I hnvo reason to believe Is n true version. At n cabinet meet ing yesterday the kaiser placed his ultimatum before the chancellor on the labor question and the latter promptly resigned. This morning the kaiser sent to the chancel lor to effect a compromise , but ho refused to yield un lota of his original position. Fourteen ofllcors of the different guard regiments going to Morocco with n mag nificent present from thoknisorto tha sultan , Including n superb fountain with arrange ments for lighting it by electricity , were to have had un nudlcnco with thu kaiser yester day , but they had not received It. Tonight Kugcno Uic'.iter says in the Frolsinntg Xcltung that lie writes no leader on the chancellor until the nous la- fully con firmed. The ICrouzo tfoitung tonight had only ft short article n a corner of thu paper on the retirement of the chancellor , which in erroneously attributed to n dlvcrfO'ico of opinion with the kaiser on the colonial policy. Iho National Xoitung accepts the retire ment nnd hopes the chancellor will long re main to witness the advancement of his work. tiThe Tagblntt , w'nich always opposed tbo prince , says ho represented to the Germans the supreme architect among those who built up the now Germany , and to forolguera ho pcisonified the strength nnd glory of tlio Fatherland. The Vosslcho says the prlnco is such nn overwhelming factor in the politics of his country that the Germans will hnvo difllculty In getting accustomed to the now atato of things. The bourse was little affected by the news except u slight slump ut the opening. On the streets thcro Is no moro excitement than usual. In front of Uisnmrck'a pahieo this evening there Is no sign of ncioivd , although there ura lights in many windows. At tlio gate thcro Is only the detective in plain clothes wlipjUwoys tands thcrd ; WA11 tojlc ' ' * ' ' ' * about u suclc'istorro''rtuowi3li'nnct.'llor Is Idle. Cnusod a Sensation In Vlonnn. LCopi/rfffht / IStO l > ti Samei Gnrdnn Ihnnett. VIENNA , March IS. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to TUB BEE. I The con firmation by the evening papers of the report that Prince Bismarck's resignation bus been accepted Is causing a tremendous sensation la political circles horo. The almost Imme diate retirement of Count ICalnoky is looked for In consequence. Thophuncollor's action is generally admitted to huvo been brought about by the young emperor's determination to have a frco hand In the management of state affairs , rather than to nny differences of opinion regarding nny social problem. No Comment hy Illsnmrck's Or nn. BEIIMN , March IS. The North German Gazette , Bismarck's organ , publishes ro- | ) orts conceriiiuir tha resignation of the chan cellor , but makes no comment on the sub ject. Armv Comninndeva Culled Toupther. DEIIUN , March IS. The ompuror hn called a mooting of the commanders of the various army corps. Ho had a conference- with the minister of war this afternoon , Ialior Dulojinton Ilniuinottod. UEUI.IX , March 19. Prince Bismarck nnd Count Herbert Bismarck lunched with the members of the labor conference today. The emperor received the dclogatc.i anil subsequently presided at n banquet given to them in the plcturo gallery in the castlo. Prince Bismarck declined un invitation to the banquet. The resignation of the ministry Is merely a customary fo.rmul net , but It is reported : lmt Count Herbert Bhmarck nnd Minister Muybaclr really iutqnd to resign. Hictccrt nnd Goldschmldt und other frolRlnnlgo dep uties were Invited to the court banquet to- iit'ht. Never before has n member of the FreislunlgD pnrty been thus honored. It Is stated that the frclnlnnlgo professor , linn- del , und Hurr Miqucl will bo invited to enter he cabinet at tuu earnest request of tha cm * loror. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IIorhnrl'H Hislnntlon. ; LONDON , March 18. The Post's Berlin correspondent says : It IB true that Count Herbert Bismarck tendered hm resignation , but a change in his ollleo Is unlikely , although It Is prabublu that Prince You Hohonloho or Count Von Ilatzfoldc , will bo summoned on the advice ot Count Herbert , The Chanoidlor'ri driavaiinn . ; LONDON , March 13. A disna'.ch from Her- In says It U rcoprtod that Bismarck is In. censed because Hintzpotor composed tha abor rosorlpts without his bolng consulted ; that the chancellor recently hud o dispute with Boottlcuor , whom thu emperor favored , and ho also dlfforod from the ompsror about colonial matters , and determined not to re call his resignation. Iiidn't Ilnrinnnlzi ) With His Vlcnvn , BAI/TIMOUJ : , Md. , March 18 , [ Special Tol- cgrnui to TUB Br.n. | Tbo Methodist confer ence today admitted , upon hn own applica tion , Hov. W , 8. Holland , of the Tonnossoa conferonco. Ho has been a member of the Central Pennsylvania conference ana an older in the church In Nebraska. Ha naked for Hi o change on the ground that ho was not In harmony with some of the Ideas of government in the northern branch of the church , Kahbath Unions Con for. CHICAGO , March I8. The executive com * mlttco of the Illinois State Sabbath union mot the Chicago committee of tno National sabbath union today. The task of prqnar * ng a proper Bun.ay programme for ado | > - .inn by the world's fair management was re ferred to a committee. Day Vlrnv Dlmioiur Plndlni ; . BUFFALO , March 18. The Inquest on tlio Day View disaster ended today , The jury charged the Luke Shore railroad maupgo * merit with uroti nogllgonco of Its rules nnd lolds Conductor Houghtallnfr directly und mlpably responsible for the lives lott in thy wreck.