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OMAHA i YEAR. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNINfek JANUARY ] 0. ISM. E 50YD IS GOVERNOR. 1E Ho Takes His Scat Along with the Other Officers-Eliot. 1 BUT HE HAS TO HAVE NEW QUARTERS , * * * " , , - * - * * Thaycr Hangs to tho'Ohlof Executiva Apart ments Llko Grim Death , THEY WILL TRY TO FREEZE HIM OUT. Tom Majors Presides Over tlio Senate With out tbo Least Opposition , ADJUTANT GENERAL COLE REMOVED. Ho JtcfiiRcs to Obey lloyd'H Onlor to Ilstcr-tc ) the Militia Gen eral Victor Vlf < imilu Appointed. J i.v , Neb. , Jan. 0. ( Special Telegram to Tim BBC. ] Almost without n ripple of excitement the executive ofllccs of the state changed hands this morning. All the old olllcors yielded gracefully except Governor Thayer , who hold on to the executive apart- nicnt.i with a linn grip , and It. was necessary to furnish Governor Boyil with new quarters. This was done by the now bo.inl of pubhe lauds and buildings and Governor lioyd took bis seat and was recog- nl/.cd us cbiet executive by the other state officers. Tbo report Unit Tom Slnjors wouhl not bo ' nllowcd to preside over Iho senate proved to groundless , for the hleltory-shirted stutes- ui.in took bis scat without moloUutlon. Ex-Governor Thaycr has begun quo wir- ranto proceedings airalnst Governor lloyd on the grounds that ho Is ineligible , and It U for that reason that Thaycr refuses to vacate the executive apartments. 70 JFUEEZK OUT Tll.l T-Krt. His Stcnin Will lie Turned Off Quo Wnrrnnto lriioc < ! flltiii All the now executive ofllccrs ex cept Ilnyd have taken possession of their respective ofllccs and entered upon tboir du ties. ties.At At 11 o'clock Attorney General Hastings , Land Commissioner Humphrey , Secretary of ind Treasurer Hill , who consti- i board of public lands and buildings , /Tt to assign oflloes to Governor Hoyd other tlioso forcibly held by ex-Governor Thayer. The board has full power to do this. Governor lioyd will appoint his own Janitor and other assistants. The steam' will ho turned off from the apartment occupied by Thayer and the ox governor will bo literally frozen out. Last nijjtita message was convoyed from ex-Governor Thayer to Governor Boyd thnt the former wished to see tho.latter and turn over to him the gubernatorial olllco. Gov ernor Doyd , accompanied by Hon. John D. Howe , his attorney , went to Tlmycr's ofllco nnd the two were crantcd admittance by the squad of six policemen , n deputy , sheriff and Colonel Slzer of the ex-governor's ' staff. Colonel Downs of the staff , who acted ns Inner guard , also gave way to the now gov ernor. Once Insldo Boyd xvnlted expectantly for Tbayer to turn over tlio olllco to him , but did not nsk him to do so , as Thnyer's f unctions ns chief executive diet not end until midnight. M according to the constitution tlio term of ( no new governor commences from Thursday _ end not on that day , Boyd withdrew without nsldng for the eflleo. Thayer therefore did nothavoachaiico 40 refuse. midnight ex-Governor Thaycr re mained la his ofllco with the po lice on guard on the outside mid mllitiu on the inside. Ho remained nwnko all night , but Uoyd went to bed and Jr flopt soundly. Between 12 mid 1 o'clock a W messenger informed Thayer that Boyd bad retired , but ho could not bclievo it and kept the gubernatorial apartments guarded all night ns though ho feared an assault , This morning Uoyd was given a room lu the auditor's ' suite pending tlio action of the board of public lands and buildings. Quo warranto papers were handed to ono of the supreme judges by General John L. Webster ns attorney for Thayer , but were discovered to bo informal and were re turned , but were taken again under ndvUo- ment and are now In possession of the court Informally and are not on Jllo. Tboy tire In- C" 'leuded to compel James 13. Bojdtoshow cause \\\iy \ bo holds the ofllce. It Is under stood that this course has been adopted to ralso the question of Hoyd's citizenship. The quo warrauto alleges that Thayer was i ncilizoawlth full rights before taking his ofllco. while Boyd Is not. Tlio assertion la regard to Uoyd's ' father not being a citizen at the tlmo of lloyu's nomination was dwelt on nt some length. The supreme court iioos not convene until noxtTuesday , lind consequent ly there will bo four days moro of uncertainty in regard to the matter. It is , there > fore , claimed that If Boyd had never been clothed with the rights of citizenship ho is disqualified for the ofllco of chief execu i- tive. tive.Tho The words "Governor's Oftlco" nro being painted on the glass doors of the suite of Cflices occupied by Hoyd. Thayer Is still locked In the rooms recently occupied by him us Rovcriior. The supreme court has virtually refused the quo wnrrnnto asked by Thaycr at least such Interpretation is put ou thu matter - tor by the ablest attorneys. Hl'K.A'Kir Ho Takes 1'oRsonniou and Is Ileoog- ntzoil tin Governor. The board of public lands and buildings de cided to make the rooms occupied by the board of transportation the gubernatorial lulto of ofllccs , and un ofllclal order to that effect was made. Secretary Gllchrist of the board of transportation was ordered to sur render the keys to the rooms , which ho did nnd the same were ofUulully turned over to Governor I5oj d. The now chief executive took formal pos session and was saluted ns governor of Ne braska and Is recognized as such by persons who vlsti tbo room ] , Governor Boyd lias appointed Judge Hlg- gins ns his private secretary. The board of transportation , which ro- ceutly occupied the present gubernatorial quarters , lias been assigned as its future . , quarters the west room la tbo suite occupied tf by tbo secretary of state. * " f The whole chaufiowus mailo so quietly that nothing was Known of It until Governor Boyd toolc formal possession of the quarters BSilgncd him. { Secretary of State Allen lias cboson Ben- ln 11. Cowdcry , late secretary of state , as ls assistant , and Mr. Cowdcry has entered \ipon the duties of hU ofllco. Bcnton and Hill succeeded themselves ro- pcctlvely as auditor mid treasurer , They will retain their old force of assistants , Attorney General Hustings has not chosen o deputy. Luud Commissioner Humphrey will retain the same office force that does duty under Mr. Stoeii. 7O.TT M.lJintH 1'llKHinKS. The Illukory Shirt < : d Statesman Takes Ills Srat Unopinmoil. In the senate Tom Majors toolc the scat of presiding ofllcer without bloodshed , struggle or even opposition. The Independents , tloned In regard to the same , say that it is all The senate was called to order at 10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment of the Joint session of yesterday. Tbo roll call showed thirty-one senators present , Kggleston and Swltzler being absent , Swltzler put in an appcarauco soon after. After prayer by the chajJaln the chnlr ap pointed Moore , Kuntz and Collins to wait upon the lieutenant governor-elect and con duct him to the chair. Still wearing the hickory shirt thnt played such a prominent part lu the late campaign , Thomas Majors walked firmly up the nlslo leading to the speaker's desk nnd took pos session of the chair as president of the sen ate nud lieutenant governor of the great state of Nebraska. A burst ot applause followed from the gallery. Mellilojohn thanked the senate for the courtesy shown him while iu the chair In a fo\v well chosen sentences. Ho then re ceived Into the chair Lieutenant Governor Majors and Introduced him to the senate. Tuo lieutenant governor , with a calm dignity , accepted the duties of the ofllco. Ho showed himself to bo aman of fewwords , andln toncsdlstlngulshed for their firmness and manliness declared that It would bo Ids film in presiding over tlio senate to deal fairly with nil men and asked the senate to assist Him la so doing. It was discovered that the minutes of the last session had not been read and Moore of Lancaster asked that they bo road , which was done , including the procwdings of the Joint convention. After the reading of the proceedings of the joint convention , Poynter of Boone moved that their lurtbcr consideration bo postponed until the afternoon ses sion , which was objected to by Switzlcr ot Douglass unless' tbo motion should bo carried unanimously , Stevens of Lincoln county asked that a resolution presented bo read. The chair said that It would bo called up lu its regular order. This caused a stir in the lobby nnd gallery and a stormy time was cxpectel , but it did not occur and the motion prevailed without any demonstration. It was then moved nnd seconded that the resolution recognizing the position of Thomas Majors as lieutenant governor under protest bo reconsidered. The motion was lost by a vole of IS to IB. Wbllo the vote wns being taken Moore of Lancaster stated that ho iilil not votouyo to recognize the lieutenant govcrnoras seated under protest , but would vote nye to rccog- nlzo the lieutenant governor without protest. Switzlcr offered a resolution that it was un wise and unnecessary to pass the resolution recognizing thu seat of lieutenant governor under protest * A motion to lay the resolution on thu table was lost. The motion was then voted on and lost by a vote of 18 to 15. Stevens of Lincoln county offered a resolution to bring the two houses into joint convention to enter in to the contest of the seats of state ofllcors declared elected by the joint session. The resolution wns with drawn after argument against it by Switzlcr of Douglas. Wilson of Dawes offered a resolution ask ing that the secretary of the senate report all members present when absent on committee worlc at the tltno of roll call except when the yeas and nays are being called. Tho' resolu tion was adopted. The matter of supplying daily papers to the senate was then taken up and the papers were knocked clear out. It was brought about in this wise : Wilson presented a resolution asking that the secretary of state bo authorized to supply ten copies of dailies or their ccmlvaleut and ten 2-ccnt and ton 1-oout stamps to each mem ber nnd ofllcer. Stevens of Lincoln county offered a substi tute resolution that there bo supplied ten " -cent stamps and ten 1-ccnt stamps to each member of the senate and the o Ulcers thereof. Switzlor of Douglas offered to amend by substituting for the words "members and ofllcors" the words "inembersand secretary. " The substitute resolution as amended was adopted and adjournment was then taken until Ji o'clock. AFTIMtXOOX SESSION . A t ! J:20 : p. m. tbo senate was called to order by the lieutenant governor. The following resolution was adopted 19 loll. Kesolved , That the secretary of state bodl- roctoil to furnish at iheexnenso of tlio stuto llvo conies of dally papers , or tlielr equivalent In wcokllos , published In the slate to each member and iooruliirv each clay during the session , ouch member having the selection thereof. Senator Wilson of Dawes Introduced the following bills , which were read the first tlmo : A bill to repeal chapter 52 , session laws of 1SS2 , and to amend section 10 , article ) It , chap ter 'J , compiled statutes of 1SS7 , entitled "Ag riculture. " An act to amend section 025 , chapter 0 , title 30 , code of civil procedure. An act to amend section -177 C , title 1-1 , cede of civil procedure. A bill to amend section 103 , chapters , code of civil procedure. The following bills were Introduced by Senator Switzlcr of Douglas- : A bill to provide commissioners for su- preme court , to regulate the manner of np- pomtmcnt , power mid compensation of samo. A bill to amend sections 18 and 10 of the compiled statutes relating to manner of ren- daring opinions by the supreme court , Senator Kuutz of Hayes , chairman of a special committee to recommend the number of employes of the senate for the various np- polntlvooftlccs and position , submitted the following list : Elective ofllcers , 12 ; clerks , cncrossed nnd enrolled , 0 ; Janitor , 1 ; messenger , 1 ; Janitors , senate ciiaiubcr , " ; night watch , 1 ; janitors , committee rooms , 3 ; pages , 8 ; lieutenant governor's messenger , l ! president pro ten ] , messenger , 1 : secretary's ' messenger , 1 ; bookkcpcr , 1 ; usssstunt postmaster , 1 ; mall carrier , 1 ; bill clerks , t ! : pages , 1 ; tlio clerk. 1 ; chief clerk of engrossed and enrolled bills , 1 ; custodian , 1 ; proof reader , 1 ; copy holder. 1 ; stenographer , 1 ; private bccretar.v to lieutenant governor , 1. The roniniUtco recommended the appoint ment of a private secretary for the lieutenant governor. It also recommended the appoint ment of additional employes whenever oc- casion required. 1'oyiitor of Boone offered a resolution that the ap'proval of the minutes bo postponed and ttiat the record.of the day's ' session bo printed and placed on the desks of each member tomorrow morning before being adopted and that when adopted bo the same as today. The resolution was adopted. Stevens of Lincoln offered u resolution that the secretary of state bo instructed to pro- ii'iro : > 00 copies of a legislative nmuual simi lar to the ono now In use , Switzlcr of Douglas moved to amend by changing the words "ono hundred" to ttt'o hundred. This was adopted. Stevens of Lincoln offered n resolution that nil employes not otherwise governed or em ployed bo under the supervision of the secre tary. on. The senate then adjourned until 10 a. m. Saturday. 1HK IIOVSE IX SKHSIOV. A Ilcsolutlon Fixing the TJmo for Considering the Contest , The house did not get In working order until nearly 11 o'clock. The minutes.of the past tbreo days were ' read by the cleric. The minutes showed that iRtm Speaker Elder presided over the Joint convention mb tion , to which Stcrnsdorff and Gardner ob- ) jcetod. Church Howe moved to arnca-l by having the journal show that Lieutenant/ Governor I MelUleobu ; presided agalust the protest of the majority. Howe finally withdrew tbo amend ment. After considerable wrangling nn ntrend- mont showing that the lieutenant governor presided , to which a majority of the house ob jected ) , was proposed by MclCossoii of Lan caster. The Independents insisted that the Journal should show that the "speaker presided , allowing the lieutenant governor to put the motions. " A long discussion followed. Oakley of Lancaster thought the Journal should show the facts. Oramb said the journal is the permanent record of the proceedings of this body , nnd If the lieutenant governor did actually preside the journal should show this. The MeKcsson amendment was adopted by vote of 5. " to 44. Pending further correction of the Journal , the house adjourned to Up. m , AFTEICJOOS SESSION. On motion of Sbradcr , the further correc tion of the journal was postponed till 4.'M. A concurrent resolution , uv Curtis , llxlng Tuesday. January SO , ns tlio ( lay for the meet ing of the joint convention to consider the contest case * was read. Watson of Otoo Introduced n resolution that a committee bo appointed to draft a bill ap propriating $100,000 to the drouth stricken bulTcrers of tbo west. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Modlo ( ind ) of Hod Willow Introduced a resolution providing for the appointment of ten more pages. \VkltoofCasswanteil to know how many had already been appointed. The speaker informed him there were nine on the pay rolls. White then moved to lay the resolution on the table , which was carried 00 to 10. Stcrnsuorff moved that llvo extra pages bo appointed , and on motion of Wnito this reso lution was also t.-iblcd TO to 20. A motion to furnish printed copies of testi mony hi the contest cases to the members was lost. Cniiek moved that n committee of flvo be appointed to make an Investigation as to the number of employes necessary. Carried. A motion to furnish the members with ten dally papers ami with ten stamps dally , with customary stationary , was mudo. Soderman noved to strike out ten and In sert live in each place. Aldcn moved the resolution bo tabled. Car ried. ried.Shradcr Shradcr moved that n committee of two bo appointed to wait on the governor and inform mnvthat the house is duly organized and reaSy for business. StcrnsdcrIT wanted to know how many gov ernors wo have and to which governor the resolution referred. This opened a protracted wrangle , and without reaching uny conclusion , the house adjourned uutll 10 a. m. tomorrow. AXOTIIKll \ Hcntotl Debate in the Iloti.sn on the Governorship Quest ion , Aftern few preliminary matters had been disposed of In the house , Hopresentativo Shradcr Introduced a resolution which at once renewed the unseemly wrangle of the past few dnys. The resolution provided that a committee of two should bo appointed to wait on the governor and inform him that the house Is no\v organized and ready for business. The vigilant Stcrnsdorff Immediately raised the question of which governor , nnd nn In tensely interesting parliamentary battle com menced. Hon. John C. Watson of Otoo took the floor and moved to insert the name of James E. Hoyd after tlio word governor , and the same motion w as made by "White of Cuss. In sup porting the resolution Watson said that he had been informed that tno supreme court had already decided that there could bo no Interregnum , and had stated from the bench that the man whom the speaker of the house , in obedience to the mnndato ot the court , had declared elected was the legal and only gov ernor of Nebraska , and that man is James E. Uoyd. [ Tremendous applause from tbo dem ocrats , ] Church Howe said the senate had re pudiated the resolution adopted by the joint ' convention , and had recognized 'Lieutenant Governor Majors as the legal presiding oflicer ot that body , lie said : "Now lotus meet this question like men. For ono , I believe that .lames E. Boyd is tno legal governor and will so voto. " [ Cheers from the democrats. ] Kruso of Knox moved to strike out the name of James 15. Boyd and Insert that of John M , Tlinyer. Shradcr moved to lay the matter on the table , which was lost by a vote of10 to 5-1. Many members explained their votes. Gil Illlan said that in obedience to the mundato of the supreme court , and reserving the right to nass judgment on the merits of the case , ho would vote to recognize James 13. Boyd as governor. S''bappel ( rep ) said the supreme court has assumed the responsibility of determining who is legal governor , and to that decision ho would bow. .The motion to table belndost , the debate on the main question was again opened , mainly by speakers on the independent sldo of the house. Shrador ngain got the floor , and moved that the whole matter bo postponed until 4:30 : to morrow. Shryock and White of Cass endeavored to move tlio previous question , but the speaker recognized fchruder and the battle vent mer rily on , Again the roll was called with the same re sult 41 ! to ( H. i'ho Independents amused themselves by explaining- votes. Slovens of Pumas said " : "Standing by our action In the joint convention , 1 vote aye.1' ' Speaker Kldcr explained his vote ns fol lows : "As there is a contest pending for the ofllco of governor , I vote aye. The debate ou the main iiuostion noiv broke out afresh. Cramb of Jefferson ax'o andsnld : "Ilavo wo como hero to act tbo schoolboy , or to transact business I If wo are to fritter away our time in this manner wo. had better ad journ slnodio. " Church Howe was recognized , nnd spring ing out Into the center alslo ami facing the Indo pendents , naked : "Who forced this question upon us , but ono of your own men ) You Introduced n resolution Inviting the governor to come in hero and deliver Ills message , and this raised the question : "Who is governor of Nebraska ! There is nn honest man ( referring to Attorney General Lecso ) who occupied an ofllco in this building yes terday and on whoso opinion you rely. To day ho has delivered the keys of his olllco tea a man declared elected by the same authority that made the declaration in favor of Gov ernor Uoyd. Your supreme court , the high est judicial tribu no in your state , has just denied to the attorneys lor Governor Thaycr to llio papers in the case restraining Gov ernor lloyd from exercising tlio duties of his ofllco , and from the beach they have de clared that hu U the legal and only governor of Nebraska. " Drcdcson of Polk Do you think that court is tin partial I [ Hisses. J Howe 1 know nothlnsto the contrary. I voted for them aim so did you , and I presume they are honorable men. White of Cass Is It not a fact , Mr , Howe , tlmt Boyd was sworn In by the same Judge ( Maxwell ) who administered the oath to the members of this houso. Howe Yes. [ Cheers from the democrats , ] Scott ( Ind. ) of DawRon I shall vote that wo have a governor , and will let tbo supreme court determine who ho is. Johnson ( ind. ) of Valley I read from tlio constitution of Nebraska that the governor at the close of his term of oftlco shun deliver bis annual message to the legislature , aud this resolution can refer to nobody except Governor Tbnvet. [ Great applause from the independents. ) McKesson ( rep , ) of Lancaster Had that resolution been passed yesterday before Governor Boyd was sworn In tno point would bo well taken , but today it is too late , Arnold ( Ind. ) of Gage Under the constitu tion the r-oudlug resolution most certainly u0 - fcra to Tli ay or. 0e Slovens of Pumas You learned men ( re- fcrrlugto Howe and \Vutsoii ) toll us ono thing today aud something clso tomorrow. Yo have believed too much you toll us and propose to rely on our own common sense lu the future. Taylor of Johnson Tuo statement that the Mi supreme court refuses to let tno papers in nuo warrunto proceedings boifllod is false. The matter has boon set for.hoarlng next Ttmailiiiv . ' . . Mathcson ( dam. ) of wnynd Are wo sent hero merely to make onolsol : If go , I have as strong lungs as any of you find propose to bo heard , lint let us get down to business. Bertram ! of Douglas It Is charged thatthn supreme court Is controlled by 0110 class. I hcliovo that U an honorable Dixly , and their decision is In accordance with law and jus tice. Wo nro sent hero to in-tko laws. Let us not turn law breakers oliwolves. The hour having arrived to which the further consideration of the journal hud been postponed , Shrnder called it up , aud in spite of the parliamentary maneuvers of Watson , Howe , White and others , thb shaker ) de clared the consideration ofjlho journal in order. ; McICcss-on moved to postpdnc the consider ation of the Journal , which carried , but nfter a half hour of desultory ct-ft's tiring , Inde pendents rallied their foreesand ( n few min utes nfter 0 , by the close votaof 151 toIt ) , car ried a motion to nJJourn until 10 o'clock to morrow , leaving the question' as to who la governor still pending. The Independents who voted to recognize Uoyd as governor are Folchtlnger of Do'dgo , Wiudrou and Wilson of Adams , nnd Stewart ofrk. . The Independents are now considering the matter In caucus , and a hot tlmo Is expected. COLE. Governor Uoyd Appoint it New Adju tant Genera ) , This afternoon Governor Boyd ordered Ad jutant General Cole to dismiss the mllltla from the state house and to c op all warlike demonstrations or displays' ' Shortly after wards the following tclegrutn" was received by lion. Wallace Wilson : K Goatoncoand Interview feovernnr. Crisis tomorrow. Wo must litivu arms and ammuni tion at once. Hoard of enmity commissioners. . ! ' . . Curly. E. K. K iin. Thoip is CoiToy , F. M. DorrhiRton , Spargucr Fishur , i nd others. Senator Wilson immodlnii repaired to Governor Bovd's olllco and. ' lihndcd him the telegram. Tlio governor .1 : sued orders to Adjutant General Cole to serid the supplies nt onco. Cole thereupon refuted to rccogulzo the authority of Governorj Boyd in both orders. Without nny comments Governor lioyd Immediately dlsmlsseflColo Irom the service nnd reduced him to the rank of a private citizen. { Tlio governor then sat down nnd' wfoto out n commission appointing General Victor Vifqualn , Into United Statesfconsul to Colon , South America , to the position made vacant by the discharge of Colo. Tle | governor then telephoned to Vifcninin to come to the state house at once , bo sworn nud f eater immedi ately upon the duties of tno ofllco. General Vlfqunm is a native of Franco and Is llfty-two years old. He WAS a soldier in the union service , and for his bravery nnd splendid servlco was awnriTol the rare honor of being presented with a golU 'medal by con gress. Up to midnight Geuoral Cole could not bo found , nnd consequently tho'order for his re moval as adjutant gonorol Could not not bo served. As soon as the notice is served on him General Vifqualn will bJsworn ( in. Captain Khoilo of compuifj' IJ has been in consultation with Governor Thayer this evening and declares thutjlio will not obey any order Issued by Vlfquani. As soon na the t now adjutant general' Is sworn in the order to Captain Hhode to tike his company of militia Jrom the stnto House will bo renewed - nowed , and If ho does not comply with the mandate i muslo will follow : I Governor Thaycr is still holding the fort In the t old executive ofllccs , and , worn out , has finally f sunk to sleep on a sofit in his private ofllco. \ Governor Boyd sayuthat Thayer sight as well go home and enjoy the rest of a good man , as ho doea not wish the old ex6c- uttvo nt apartment , because liolls comfortably In 1 the rooms assigned hlri. | By. the boaru of public laiuls and buildings. ' ' ( Ihcy Go in a IJody to Lincoln to Con gratulate Governor Hoyd. Between 4 and 5 o'clock In the afternoon the Satnosotclub of Omaha and a largo dele gation of other citizens from Omaha came in a body to Governor Boyd's ' headquarters and extended to him their hearty congratulations on being seated as governor of Nebraska. Governor Uoyd responded as follows : "I heartily thank you for coming to the capitolto extend tome your ( .congratulations upon this tbo llrst day of my administration as governor of Nebraska. iThis is n day which will bo notable in tno history of the democratic party of this state. It shall bo my earnest purpose to administer tlio urdur- ous duties of tlio olllco to which I have been fairly nnd honorably elected s'o ns to merit the approvalof all the people of this stato. " The governor then shook ( jach uy the hand and gave them the freedom qf the place. Later In the evening the state ofllccrs nnd several of the members of the legislature , to gether with many of the prominent citizens of Lincoln , called on Governor Boyd aud ex tended congratulations. , noyd's First Oflldlal Act. In the afternoon Governor Boyd performed his first oftlclal net as chlei executive of the state of Nebraska by affixing bis signature tea a number of school land deeds and requisi tion papers , and is making preparations to sign mi order to disperse tbo militia. All the state ofllcers recognize Boyd ns governor and are working in barmony with him. All executive papers and mall nro assigned by them to him. Governor Uoyd has approved the bonds of all the state executive ofllccrs. CoiiKrcssinnn-clcct Bryan has submitted his bonds to Governor Boyd , nnd declares that ii certificate of election from lioyd is as good a thing ns ho asks for In which to go to Washington to enter upon his congres sional duties. Governor Uoyu writes a very pretty autograph , nnd Just now It is greatly in ofllclal demand. Ex-Governor Thayer Is still keeping bach elor's hall in the rooms lately known us thu executive npattmonts. but which have now fallen into inocuous desuetude , Tlio Order From lloyrt'q Itornns. The following Is the rC30mt > on passed unanimously by the board of publlo lands nnd buildings on tbo matter of establishing gubernatorial headquarters : Moved , That the order heretofore made designating the southeast rooms on the llrst lloor of thu main part of the ciipltol uulldliu ; as the chambers of the uxi'Cntlvo department ho and Is hereby revoked , and nt tlio reef of Governor Juiiics K. Itovdt tlm rooms now used by the htato heard of t reimportation and stnto bunking boar.l bo duslpuated and set apart ns the executive chambers , and Bald bo ird will tie given thu rooms at u subsequent nii'utliigbf the bojiril , , 1'jr.l VF.fl'H 8T < iTE3lEXT , Ho AY ants to Hold Over' Until Uoyd'H ICliglblllty IB Determined. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the members constituting the board o [ public lands and buildings went to ox-Governor Thayer and formally demanded the eurreudor of the apartments occupied by him. This was em phatically refused by Thnyor. Ex-Governor Thaycr gave as his tcason for refusing - fusing this demand that Hoyd had not yet properly proven his citizenship , and ho would not surrender the ofllco tin til ho had done so. This , ho declares , Boyd can not do. Shortly afterwards ex-Governor Thayer handed the following written state ment to Tin : lUu : correspondent : My position is exactly this. Tlie.-o Is a general conviction that Mr. Boyd Is notucHUon of this .state ; that although ho ha ? lived hero many yean ho owes allegiance to a foreign power. I desire this mutter to bo tested loforo the supreme court , for it Is a judicial question. If ho is a citi ! zen it Is a very easy matter for him to prove the fart. If ho Is not a citizen , that fuel should bo established. Article 6 , section 'J , of the constitution of the ulato of Nebraska Is In the following words : "Pcnoim ineligible -No person shall bo clllglbla to thu ofllco of gov ernor or lieutenant governor who Mmll not have attained tlio ago of thirty year.- , and been for two years next proceeding bis elce- tlon n citizen of the United States and of this state. " Language cannot make this provision nny stronger. 1 have sworn to support the con stitution , and It Is my duty tb prevent , so far as It lies In my power , a person who owes allegiance to a lorelga government becoming governor of Nebraska. If the proper tri bunal should dccl'lo nfter Investigation thnt Mr. lloyd is eligible to the position I will Immediately transfer the olllco to him , I nm navlsed by hluh loirnl authority that it Is my duty to defend the constitution. Jon.v M. TiiAvr.il. to i-co < : nl/T Hoyil , Atn caucus of tlio Independent members of the bouse tonight , after a protracted discus slon it was determined not to recognize Boyd as governor until nn opinion In his favor had been obtained from tbo supreme court. It Is Quito likely the house will nsk tlio opinion of the court on this question at the morning session. The caucus was attended by every one of the fifty-four Independents , and tlio session was anything but harmonious , \Vaklron of Ames , BLomax of Custer , Felditinxei' of Uodgo nnd Scott of U.uvson openly declare that if the court says Hoyd is the legal gov ernor they will break away from their party and vote to rocogntzo him. " " " How Mi'llclcjolin Out In. ' Ex-Lleutcimnt Governor Mciklojohn on be ing Interviewed by Tiic Bui : correspondent said : "It is the closest place 1 ever got Into in my llfo , and the experience was anything but agreeable. I was certain I was right and was de termined to Htand my ground , but any mis take would have been fatal. I got wind that they Intended to exclude me from the build ing yesterday morning nnif prepared for them. They had a warrant for mo nt the rout boor , but 1 went around , led by some Intuition , to the back door and up to my room , where I hud directed \V. A. ICellny , G. B. Sedgwlck , Jcsso Moore and Grant Knsign , my four trusty sergeants , to meet me. Thov were promptly . on hand. With my coat collar drawn up 1 walked leisurely along with my guards ' to the door .of the house , knocked lightly with my pencil , the door opnncil and III wo went , without nuv ono knowing who wo wero. At the entrance to the speaker's desk there were two trusty guards who dis puted my passage , but I said to myself , 'I don't need that chair , I will Just stay hero In the clerk's ' chair. ' i swore in my deputies and wo sat down. ' I'retty soon a sergeant came around and said : ' 1 guess I have a warrant for your arrest. " " 'All right , ' says I , 'lot mo see It. ' I took It nnd saw It wns signed by the speaker , so I placed It In my pocket. I'retty soon ho said , 'I guess wo will putyou out. ' " 'Hold on,1 said I. 'UMioro is vour author ity ? 1 have your warrant and let mo see you get it. Without the warrant you have uo authority , so touch mo if yon dare. ' "He thought a moment ami seemed to tnko the same view of the case and wo had a pleas- nut tlmo after that. "When the speaker came ho seemed sur prised , but I greeted him cordially and wo boon were chatting together. "Had they been smart cno'.igh to got out a civil warrant for malfeasance in olllco they could have made it very interesting for me. . "In the afternoon I was -denied admission and threatened to call upon the governor , but the speaker thought better of it and let me in.1' in.1'"O "O well , " said Tom Majors , who was pres ent , "your experience and the result shows the power of mind over mere matter. " S'/IA'V AltG WXltLIXC .TO It'AIF. ThcOmnlin Ilrld oDispute Will Come CinoAOo , Jan. 0. ( Special TologVam to TitElr.n.J ) It was learned today thnt the Omnha dispute between the Union Pacillo nud the St. Paul nnd Hock Island would not bo puMied to a settlement nnill the presi dents in New York agreed or disagreed. This conclusion was the result of a cottier- enco of the Interested roads , at which it was practically agreed what would bo done , Irre spective of the outcome of the Omaha.sult. Gould DIICH Not Cunt nil JN'IW : Youif , Jan , 0. An authorized state ment was given out this afternoon to tlio effect that Jay Gould had not obtained con trol of tbo Atchisou railroad by purchase , ns reported , but that Uussell Rage and friends bold moro Atchison securities now than over before. Another story Is in circulation today that Gould has secured n largo block of IJock Island stock. One railroad ofllelnl said : "Tho fact Is that Gould is practically in control of n great part of the combined railroad system , but bo bus obtained that control simply by engineering and not by the purchases of stock. Ho holds n largo block of Northern Paeifie , 50XH ( ) shares of the Union Pacific , 70,000 shares of Atchison , 10)00 ( ) shares of the Richmond Terminal , nnd is In absolute con trol of the Union Pacific , Missouri Pacific , Wabash , St. Louis & Pacific. Arkansas & Texas and Texas Pacific. Ho Is also in close relations with the Denver & Hio Grande , llio Grundo Western , Southern Pacific , Central Iowa and tbo Great Northern. " LooKini ; for a Dnureasc. Cincioo , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BIH. : ] Chicago railroad men arc looking forward to a truffle during the year 2i per cent less than last year. Tbo weekly statements are already shewing n much gl-eaterdecrease. This. It is thought , will bo largely neutral ized , however , by the advances in rates made recently. It is the opinion of such passenger men as General Passenger Agents Kustls of the llur- Hngton nnd Heaford of the St. Paulthat their branch of the business was never in bettor shape throughout the west than nt oreseut. In general , nil are looking forward to a year of comparatively less trafllc , but at much higher and better maintained rates. AbnllHliliii : Cnniinl1 Nr.w YOIIK , Jon. 0. The executive commit tees of the Trunk Line and Central Tronic associations today considered the question of commissions on passenger tickets from Chicago cage to the seaboard , ami an Iron-clad agree ment was arranged for to not recognize the payment of commissions , This law goes Into force February 1 nud will bo absolutely en forced , UAitrESTEK TKUnTAHAXDOXKU. 1'ronpeutH ol'Vigorous I'roBcuntlon the 1'rnlmhlo CIIIINC. CHICAGO , Jan. 9 , President McCormlok furnishes thofollowlngstatomont to the Asso ciated press ; "Tho Amcilcun harvester com pany , after securing the opinion of eminent counsel from different states , has been brought face to taco with great legal obstacles to the consummation ot the great enterprise for which It was formed. These aro. of such a character that after the most serious nnd careful consideration the conclusion has been reached that the whole undertaking must bo abandoned. In so doing it is but adopting a course as such counsel have united in ad vising. " It was only after a long argument that the gentlemen composing the trust decided to abandon It. The hardest rocks against which It ran wore tbo decisions of the Illinois and Now York courts In the gas nnd sugar trust cases , The interests Involved In the trust were so great that It was agreed that W- (100.000 ( capita' ' would bo necessary to put It upon its foot. Of this sum -f ; ,000,000 was to bo apportioned among several institutions nnd $18,000,000 , in bonds issued for u working capital , When the company attempted to tloat those bond the United States trust company of Now York declined them on the ground thnt the company had been organized in such a way as to violate thu anti-trust statutos. Other ilnancial Institutions were appealed to with the same ro- milt. Then it was proposed to rulso vtho necessary funds within the coin- iiany It-self , but various concerns , becoming frightened a the legal prospects of affairs , i1refused to tl up their Individual - u- I nionts where they w Vo handicapped by heavy Irgal mul flu , \ liabilities , hcnco nothing but dlssolutlotlncd. . A local impcr says I y cause of tlio illssolutlou was the fa Vt McCormlck , Doering mul other bl ? V \ f'o ' trust were dissatisfied wltli th , \y mnnp il out mill wiM-o romly to secede Vy. A merry war N now In prospect. I . . iMcli ( Inn for itself -out , slush and compote. MoNUirv , Jan. 0. William Decrlng tt Co. have notllU'd their ngent hero tluit their company has withdrawn from the Amurli'.ia Harvester Company union , which will un doubtedly break up" the trust. A number of men In this section who nnvo been discarded bv the company will now resume work. MU'Mtoi't- \ tt ir. ttin'.vit , Tlio fevei-ivst Storm In Many YOUTH Now I'rovnllini ; . LOS-DO.V , Jnti. 0. TliiM-o are no signs of tibatcmcnt of tlio severe winter weather throughout Great Hritalu or on the continent. From nil points come stones of suffering. In Great Drltain the severity of the season bus not oecn exceeded slneo 1S1H. The rlvor Thames below lilrhmond reinnlns partially frozen mul navigation is Impeded by ice ' llocs. Carriers' vans traverse the frozen surface from Suttou court to Abingdon. Nu merous dcatlis Imvo resulted from the ex- trei'no cold , several of them at the very gato.s of workhouses , where the poor clnuior for nd- mission. MUilanJ newspapers declare tlmt thousands - sands of persons of that region are In a con dition of seml-starvntlon. Many local com mittees nro taking measures for relief , but they fall to reach a host of cases. In every country on the continent there Is suffering becmiso of tlio severe weather. The coasts of liolgluni , Holland and North Gcr- inuny are blocked with ico. Many steamers and ships nro Icobouiul in the rivers Scheldt and the Elbe is badly damaged. At Antwerp 10,000 workmen are thrown out of employment owing to the severe weather. The misery among the poorer class is intense anil wiile.sprend. Dynamite is to bo used nt Copenhagen In hopes of get ting out a number of vessels now icebound. Dispatches from several Uerinnn ports toll of the Inaccessibility of their harbors because of Ico. All Bavaria Is covered with snow anil in the country between the D.inubo and the Alps the snow is ten inches deep. In certain localities along the Uhino snow drifts nro piled seventeen leot nigh. In northern Italy snow fell heavily for forty-eight hours. The inhabitants of that region are suffering acutely , such weather being entirely unknown to tlimn , mid it Is feared a number of people will perish In the storra. The railways are much delayed. Dispatches from Vienims.-iy communication with points south of that city is greatly im peded , and on all the railways ci'iitering there the movement of trains is partiiilly suspended. A telegram from Madrid reports a heavy snow fall In Spain , and says communication with all iho provinces of Spain is diflleult. There are also reports of the prevalence of intense cold weather in Valencia , \vhern \ the orange groves have been swept by the storm , entailing heavy losses to owners. A violent storm , accompanied by hail anil snow a long distance Inland , is reported from Algiers , in North Africa. Tito report is coupled with the assnranco that nothing like such severe wouthor was ever Itnown in that region before. Advices from t'aris say the Seine is blocked with ice near Rouen mid is frozen above Lyons. Much sulfering is being caused In many interior placed by intensely cold weather and a numbur of persons were frozen to llt'ILI.II. . From Austria comes reports of a tremen deus storm prevailing. At Trieste all roads nro blockaded and supplies are getting scarce. No report * have bojn reeoivod from tbo Alpine districts for two days. Snow is stili fulling in Vienna. Six thou sand men are employed in cleaning the im mense mass of snow already on the ground. A JtAXN.tS IlfUf. Political Alia Irs In That Stnto In Hopi'losH Confusion. Tornic.Kan. . , Jan. 0. [ Special Tele gram to THIS HER. ] A secret meeting of thirty-five men , alliance representatives , and about fifty prominent members of the farm ers' movement , was held in this city this afternoon for the purpose of investigating McGrath's connection in the Turner in trigue. The meeting was called by McGrath and ho evidently expected a whitewash. A resolution elution exonerating him was voted down. A resolution , however , was adopted resolving thatVo , regard the affair solely as n characteristic attempt on tha part of the republican politicians In Topcka nnd Washington to provo that moral laws have no pluco in polities and a desire on their part to thwart the will of the people ; that wo regard it only as another reason for standing moro closely together in earnest , untiring nnd zealous devotion to our cause. " Notwithstanding the adoption o [ this evi dencoof alovo feast the party Is all torn up over the matter. P. i' . Elder , the oldest ami best schooled of the alliance politicians , has worked hard all day to bring the people's partv together and prevent a dissolution of the forces. General John KIco of Fort Scott , a prom inent alliance senatorial candidate ono month ago , but whose boom has now collapsed , takes a diffei-ent view of the exposure and , In an Interview tonight , said : "Tho people's party has already developed rings moro dosposllo and corrupt than wns ever known lit either of tbo old parties. I renounce the movement now nnd forever. " S. W. Clmso , chairman of the people's narlv central committee , is also indignant 'out Is powerless to do anything. McGrath now seems to hold the winning card , but the faction which Is ilghtlug him is the most influential with the rural masses. The republicans are highly elated at the turn which affairs have taken and assert that the alliance leaders will never bo able to got together on the senatorial ones tlon. P. 1' . Elder stated tonight that the Me Gralh matter would not effect the senatorial fight OHO way or the other and , even If the alliance went to pieces , the representatives would see that Ingnlls went down with the fabric. Turner SnyH It IH hjilto Work , WASHINGTON' , Jan. 0. Representative Turner of Kansas , speaking of the much talked of letter to McUratb , said tonight that It was written by a young man who came to Washington from Turner's district some tlmo ago. Ho was a lawyer and wanted an olllco. In order to help him Turner let him write such of his loiters as could bo answered without dictation , and gave him enough money to pay his hoard bill , Finally , when It bccamo apparent that ho could not got nil appointment here , 1io became angry nnd in rovonpo wrote the letter. Turner refused to disclose his name , but says ho Is after the young man and will prosecute him. Vigorous search is being made for the original docil mcnt , which Is said to bo iu the bauds of the alliunca people. Tlio Wonlliur FnrnotiHt. For Omaha and vicinity Light snow , fol lowed by clcarim ; ; colder. For Nebraska Local snows and stntlonrxr ) tempcraturo la southern , fair and warmer In northern portion ; nortliwestly winds. For Iowa Light snows , except lu the ox troino northern part , fair ; northerly winds stationary tempcraturo , except in nortwes portion , slightly warmer. For South Dakota Fair warmer In eastern colder In western portion ; westerly winds. Sr. I'Afi , Minn , , Jan , 0--Tho house completed plotod its organization today by the election ) of tbo fusloifulilaneo-deiroeratlcj ( ticket. [ ROOFS CLOSING IN , ilioy Are Ordered to Move Forward on the Indians from All Sides. 10STILES MUST SURRENDER OR FIGHT , An Evident Intoution of the Indiana to Attack tlio School. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE TEACHER , lo Was to Do Sot Upjn and OVWODUIO by the Scholars , fllLITARY PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. Mow n Night Attaok la to Ho 1're- vented Tlio Seventh Moved 1'roin tlio Iluttom to 11 Hill 'llio Klrot u AOKXCT , S. D. ( via Uushvlllc , Nob. ) , .Ian. 1) ) . [ Special Telegram to TUB Jit.j : Yesterday afternoon all tlio com- minds la the Held were ordered to march Vein three to six miles nearer the homilies. , ate last night the order was piit late effect , t of ccurso attracted the attontlon of the mllans. At the Intervals ol f.vo or three lays the cordon will bo drawn mow tightly around the hostlles until they agree either to come In peaceably or bo whipped Into subiuls- on. on.Tho The opposition they display In accepting the overtures of General Mlles Is susceptible of but ono iiiterpn'tatton , mid tlmt is they iroposoto surrender and retain tlielr arms or lie in their defense. This opinion Is bolstered up by the fact that the majority of tlioso who have como in from the hoitlloj ire squaws and children whom It was desired , to get out of the way , Some bucks conn * in occasionally and domesticate with the alleged friendlies , but at the same tlmo they retain the feeling of hostility which Ini- iclied them to lloo the agency. Tlio coming in of Kcd Uloud is variously interpreted , His good faith is doubted bv natiy became it is well known that ho eould ml Imvo stolen away in the mght from the liustilc.s had the latter desired to retain him n their midst. No ono can toll what the cover of darkness may impel the Indians to undertake. That they have contemplated and do still contem plate nn attack upon this agency is believed liy all well informed people. That they are now awaiting the opportunity Is almost nn estiblUlieil fact. Hod Cloud is living In his invn house in the midst of the ul- lept'il fricnillles. At n signal from the liobtiles It Is believed ho will comiminlento Iho Mime to the fricmlllos. The agency could then be attnelc'iit from all sides. There are now fewer than a thousand soldiers within u mile of headquarters. Ucforo those stationed in the Held could reach hero great damage could Lu done , General Miles today , as If impfissud with this laet , extending the breastworks around the school , which will command a larger extent of the fricmlllos'camp. Ho also received word from General 13 mo Ice that a mimbcr-of hoslilcs last night tried to break through hli lines and escape to the Itosobud. They found the linu too strong , however , and retired. Captain Plcrco , First Infantry , the newly appointed agent to succeed Ur. Hoyor , ar rived at noon today. Colonel Kent mid Captain Baldwin , who are collecting the facts In the Wounded Kuco flgnt , have already examined a number ot eye-witnesses , Tlio information Is being gathered in an informal manner. A troop of the Heventl. cavalry , Captain Moylnn , loft as escort today with Paymasters Baker and Comogys , who will visit all the troops in the Held. It has been discovered that Phil lip Schwenliy of 1C troop , a recruit from Jefferson barracks whoso homo was in Newark , N.J. , was killed on Wounded Kno\ but the fact Is now published for the first timo. lied Cloud says there are 100 wounded In dians among the hostllos whom Little Wound wants to send to the ngcnoy. liener.d Miles lias placed Colonel Shaftcr. First infantry , in command of the troops ul the agency. Sitting Hear and Long Bull have written General Miles that they propose to como In willi their followers and bo good Indians. The inquiry into the Forsytho matter Is proL'rossIng wholly favorable to that ofllcor. Xot a point thus far but shows that Colonel Forsytho mndo the best possible disposition of the troops at Wounded ICnco. Tlio inquiry will probably l > o completed tomorrow. J'Jii-0A' / ' ' T1IK MXUfAXS. Il Inulntlcd tins Killing of n Teacher liy llln Scholar * . PISI : Union Aonxcr , B.T ) . , ( via Hushvlllo , Neb. ) , ian. 0. [ Speelnl Telegram to Tins Uii : : . ] In this morning's dispatch , rofercnco was iniulo to the fact that General Mlles had oldered the extension tjf the breastworks on the northern nnd southern and southeast corners of the school grounds , This fact led to t the discovery , that ono of the plans of the hotile.i , with the assistance of the alleged friendlies was to attack the school. This soiunod Improbable , and your repre sentative sought Information as to why the Indians should attack a place In which so many of tholr own blood nro sheltered , It was ascertained that the at- tuclc would not bo rnndo until after the cull- drcd had loft the building. This evacuation was to ho accomplished at a given signal and Immediately preceding it the scholars were to sct-upon and overpower the teachers , a feat which they would have butllttlddllllculty la accomplishing , Than the work of destruction was to begin , There Is a blood-curdling clement in this tilery. The story Is well authenticated and has been brought to General Miles' attention. Ilohas taken the precaution to guard against the outrage , as may bo inferred from the fol lowing arrangements. Immediately upon taking command of tha troops around the agency , as detailed in thli morning's dispatches. Colonel Shufterof th First infantry Issued nn order to the oDIcori in command of the several detachments tc tnko every precaution to repel a night attack , In the event of such n surprise the separata troops and companies are to repair imme diately ton designated position which they are to hold to the last. While the post could bo satisfactorily defended - fended during the day by the breastworks , the II 'cliklss and Gulling guns and the four pieces of artillery , it could not so wnll bo pro tected In the event of a surprise by night. This order has doubtless boon suggested for the purpose of nllhylng tbo four of a night at- taclc which exists hero , as detailed In today's dispatches. Late this afternoon the Seventh cavalry was mnvod from the bottom In which It bos been stationed to the hill immediately cast , which commands u view of the agency from ttm position , when they may more easily respond spend to a call from any part ot the agency , at any tlmo. d.iy or night. Shortly after the change , three Urns wcm noticed from the Sfhnol house U i thought I'm hij'iaei of "The