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THE OMAHA DAILY
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: i > TWENTIETH YEA15. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY JJIOBISKNG , JANUARY 21 , 1801. NUMBER 217 ,
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THE INDIANS' FEARS QUIETED ,
* General Miles Explains to the Chiefs the
V v Killing of Few Tails.
CALLED IT COLD-BLOODED MURDER ,
A Jllg Reef IHHUO to Ho Mndo To-
dny Ton Chiefs nro Heine
ticlcutctl to Go to Wash
ington.
PINE Hinnn ACIP.NCT , S. D , ( via nushvlllc ,
Nob. ) , Jon. 20. [ Special Telegram to THE
BIB. | General Miles has succeeded In allay
ing to a great extent ttio excitement under
which the Indians labored yesterday. Late
ynstcrdayho cnlled n number of the chiefs
together and explained to them how Few
Tnlls1 killing was committed nnd assured
them that both himself and thn army consid
ered It a cold blooded and brutal murder , nnd
tlmtthourmy was In no manner responsible for
ifrThe general feels that if the knowledge
of this murder had come to the Indians about
the tlmo of the burning of the school near
the mission it would have led to ona of the
most disastrous Indian wars iu the history of
the country.
Notwithstanding that supplies for twenty
flays have been ordered it Is expected that
some of the troops in the field will loturn
homo befoio the expiration of that titno.
, The first largo beef issue under the new
agent , Captain I'lercc , takes place tomorrow.
Fifty-five hundred people will bo fed. Then
for the first titno ono beef will bo issued to
twenty-two people instead of thirty as for
merly. In this manner every twenty-two
people will hereafter receive iMO pounds moro
at each beef Issue than they did boforo. ThU
great Increase gieatly pleases the Indians.
General Miles is selecting ten chiefs from
both the Ogallalas and Hrules to send to
Washington to set their case before the in
terior department. Thuy will bo accompanied
by F , D Lewis , special Indian agent , wtio
has arrived for that purpose. It si-ems tbut
no military ofllcer will be allowed to accom-
i * puny them.
k Captain Baldwin of General Miles' ' staff
buried , this morning , the four dead Indians
found yesterday near Wounded Knco.
Ten more guns wcro turned in today.
This afternoon n strong wind pi availed , fillIng -
Ing the streets with dust and rendering It
impossible for a person to distinguish on ob
ject at a distance of Ilfty foot. A dozen moro
nrms wcro tuVncd over , increasing the num
ber now In the haudsof thocustodlnntoabout
two hundred.
A review of the troops has been ordered by
Goncml Miles. The troops will rendezvous
n the banks of Wolf creek , moving In that
direction early tomorrow morning. The only
exe-optlon to the order will bo that of the First
Infantry , Colonel Shnftcr , which will retain
UH present position near thoagoncy buildings.
The force will comprise eight companies of
the Second Infantry , seven companies of the
Seventeenth infantry nnd two companies
of the Eighth Infantry. The cavalry
will coniprieo the following regiments ; Nine
sf the Sixth , eight of the Seventh , two of the
Eighth , six of the Ninth , the Leavcnworth
j battalion , comprising Troops L ot the First ,
kr O uf the Ninth , I of the Fifth ur.d F of the
EkHiond , besides the Choycnno scouts under
Lieutenant Getty nnd the Opalhiln scouts
under Lieutenant Taylor of the Ninth cav
alry. The artillery will comprise light bat
tery E of the First undor'Cnptalu Capron ,
With sixty-one mon.
The troops nro to form in line of battle nnd
It Is exported will execute some maneuvrcs
and pass In view of the commanding general.
It is expected that the pageant will DO wit
nessed by a largo number of Indians , whom
the general hopes to impress with the num
ber of soldiers whom the government could
6cud against them. There is u belief that this
display will bo the last feature of the campaign
but no orders have ns yet bceu Issued direct'
Ing the troops to return homo. The latter ,
however , will not bo withdrawn in a bodj
and after the necessary orders iu-o Issued
sonio days must olapsu before ttio lucky ones
will be able to leave for home.
This afternoon a delegation of Uncapah ;
and Blnckfoot Sioux Indians , under the lead
crshlp of Chiefs Plenty Eagles , White Kvo
brows Yellow ITrald-of-Hawk Ilai
, Dog , - - ,
Bear and Flics Uod called on General Miles
The represented about slxty-llvo Indians , thi
remnant of Sitting Hulls band who hai
escaped from Standing Hock ngency. Thoj
requested that they bo permitted to live a
.this agency because they will bo better pro
\ridud for hero than at their former homo
The general took the matter under advise
mcut and will decldo it in a fuw days.
Tlio ( iHlinii Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 'JO. The house commit
tee on Indian affair has nearly completed th
Indian appropriation bill. U carries tOr ! ) > 0 ,
000 , an increase of $207,233 over the eurren
year.
A Wisconsin Indian Scare.
RIVKK FAI.I.S , Wls. , Jan. 20. Excltemen
prevails hero over a report that the Ho
Lnko Chlppowas ore preparing for an oul
break.
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Misfortunes Como Tlilalc and Fas
forlC-ilisas City.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Jan. 20 , [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bun. ] This city is Just now 1
tbo most serious position in Its history
Aside from the failure of one of it
greatest banking houses only yesterday , th
decision of the supreme court declaring th
extension of the city limits Invalid , will n
duce the population nnd plunge the affairs c
the municipality into chaos , Already have si
conucllmcn been declared ns serving district
not within the limits of the city and the elm
of police has withdrawn his forces from tli
sections that came within the district of th
decision. Publlo Improvements ordered ou
Bide of the old limits have com
to a full stop nnd numberless condomnatlo
proceeding : ! nro nipped in the bud. Tli
mayor wonders whether ho was olectc
within the old limits nnd other oftlccrs iu
fearful for the same reason. Moro monov ht
bceu spent than would have gene out of tli
treasury ordinarily , and now , that much (
tbo revenue producing section has oeen ci
off , there will probably bo a deficit.
The run on the Savings bank continued a
day , but It is now quite sure that this inst
tutlon will not go under. The big fallui
yesterday has as yet caused no other crasl
but ono Is feared at nny tlmo. It is thougl
that there nan bo but ono moro failure at th
time , but that ono booms Imminent.
Poor Olil Kunsiis City's Troub'os.
KANBIS Cirr , Mo. , Jan. i0. ! Tlio rune
the Kansas City safe deposit and savin )
bank continues today. When the bank opom
this morning the crowd was as largo as
nny time yostorday.
The Kansas City car nnd wheel works
Birmingham , a suburb of this city , sbi
down today for mi indefinite period. Kupc
Intenilcnt Superlnnd s.iys tlio works w !
probably remain closed until they could get
irolcht rote that would permit them dotni ;
profitable business.
UrnnoJi Hanks Follow Sulr ,
ATCIIISOV , Kan. , Jan. 20. [ Special Tel
gram to TUB 11 EC. ] The bank of Glen Eld
nnd the Cawker City state bank closed the
doors yesterday afternoon and the bank
Downs closed this morning. All thrco a
enmll banks of Mitchell county nnd belong
u syndicate of country banks In th
section organized several years ni
by W. 1 * . Iltco , the same man wl
.organized the suspended American nation
of Kansas City. The bank of Miltonvill
another Itlco bank , closed lost week. Tl
r Vooplo's Savings bank of this city , an aux
> _ Ury of the Uultcii States national , n * * Iflrt 1 1
depositors today that It would claln I tno stl
-N ututed thirty , A slow .
dnys - - - run ho.1 be <
made against It for teu days nnd abe
$80,000 withdrawn. Its last statement showed
deposits of about J.'UO.OUJ. Its resources nro
ample and Its depositors will lese nothing ,
Its connection with tbo United States na
tional , which wns organized by Hlce , caused
its trouble. Uicc , however , has had no ntcr-
cst in the bank since the llrst year of It or
ganization. The United Stitos National Is
doing business as usual. There Is no cause
for alarm , but the depositors of the People's ,
bclngapai ky class , became frightened and
started the run.
A KnnsnH Hunk ( Joes Under ,
ATCIIISON , Knn , , Jan. 20 The Bank of
Downs , Downs , Mitchell county , Kansas ,
closed this moriilnir. It was connected with
tlio American National bank of Kansas City ,
which failed yostrnl ay. The liabilities aud
assets cannot bo ascertained ,
" \Vcfttcrncrx In Chicago.
Cmatno , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Urn. ] The following western people
were in the city today !
At the Sherman John Ellis , Beatrice ,
Nob. : Mr. nnd Mrs. Phil Stlmmol , Omaha.
At the If reraout-J. W. Martin , Sioux City ,
la ; Miss Allco Heudley , Omaha.
At the Palmer W. 1J. Howard , Lincoln ,
Neb.
Neb.At the Grand I'aclllc-Clark Woodman , L ,
A. Garner , nnd Mrs. M , C. Hill , Omaha , U.
T. Hedges , Sioux City.
At the Auditorium L. E. Walker , P. D
Kces , W. L Washbimi , C. G. Hoyt , A. H.
Dempster. Beatrice , Neb.
At tbo Wellington H. M. Lane , Omaha.
31II. ft A * CllOPT'S OJIN EQ VJE8.
A DlBtlngiilMicMl GaiticrltiK 1'nys the
Ijiist Tribute oT Ilunpcot.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 20. The funeral of tbo
venerable historian , George Bancroft , took
place this mnrninentSt. John's 1 * . E. church
nnd was attended by a large nnd most
distinguished gathering , Among those pres
ent were President and Mrs. Ilnnlson , Vlco
President and Mrs. Morton , the cabinet of
ficers nnd their wives , the British and Ger
man ministers , and tieirly all the mambers
of the diplomatic corps. Tbo navy , army and
congress wcro represented also. The re
mains wcro encased in a hnudsomo blaclc
Mli-covercd casket , wltti silver ornaments ,
uid bearing on its lid a heavy silver
ihto. The floral tributes were beautiful ,
I'ho services were simple and brief
ind were conducted by Kov. Dr.
Douglas , rector of the church. The
onialns wcro taken to t ho Baltimore & Po-
, omao train for transportation to Worcester ,
Mass. , where the interment will bo inado.
JE AJFF.lXll.
Everyone nt the Madison Square Gar-
elen Hall CoriHlderu It Ctiiirinhn- .
Nnw YOHK , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram to
THE UEE. ] The ball in Madison Squuro gar
den last night was the most bacchanalian at-
'air which has taken place there for the past
live years. Otero Bewitching , thotcrpslchor-
can from Spain , was the center of attraction.
About ! 3 o'clock there was a
sharp report In a box occupied by
Otoro and several gentlemen well known
in Murray Hill society. Somebody snld
Otoro had slapped ono of the gentleman's
faces. A moment later chairs were
overturned and Otcro ran screaming
from the box. Several brawls followed
in various parts of the hall , in one of which
Freddy Ucbhard nnd Bob Hlllard engaged In
n hand to hand encounter. Maurice Barry-
moro interfered and knocked both of them
down. Various little affairs of this kind dl-
vcrsihod the occasion during the remainder
of the night nnd everybody voted it ono ol
the most oiijoynblo events of the kind Modi-
son Square garden had over soon.
AG.IIX8X FllVll COINAGE.
Hostun Ilitslncsa Men JIolil a Meet-
In ; ; niiel 1'rotOHt.
BOSTON , Mass. , Jan , 20. Fuueull hall was
packed today with the substantial business
men of Boston , gathered at the call of Mayor
Matthews to formally protest against the
frco coinage of silver. The platform was
occupied by some of the most distinguished
statesmen , financiers and educators of Massn
chusetts. A number of addresses were
made. General F. A. Walker deprecated thi
admission Into the union of new states tc
neutralize ! the indue/ice of older committees
and said the free coinage of silver was ells
honest nnd destructive. The principal spccct
was made by Hon. Edward Atkinson. Il (
said In part : "A small fraction ef senator
from the reiroto border states have comblnoi ,
together as the representatives of sllvormines
rather than of the people to force inU
circulation a dollar iruulo of silver which the
unit of value must bo trleel a test by flrc
The silver dollar Is not true standard. It maj
bo worth 70 , SO , or oven 1UO cents for n while
and yet no one can toll what It will bo wortl
next week , month or year. Such a dollar Is
not fit to bo the standard or uni
of value of a great commercial nation
Fancull hall calls upon the great west am
the great west will hurclv icspond. Wo di
not call upon the sparsely settled bordei
states , whoso total product of silver mines I1
not equal in value to the hens' eggs annually
produced la the barnyards of tin
country , not ono oven equal in valui
to the poultry and eggs of poor Nov
Unglund. Farmers , workmen , manufacturer ;
and all the solid sense of this country I
against the incat-uie. " In conclusion Atkln
son said : "Let us call upon the oxccutivi
and legUlntuio of the state to sco to it tha
nn act U passed to this end , that in all con
tracts cuterod into after the passage of till
act , in which dollars aio named In promise
the courts shall construe that the dolln
meant and promised is the best dollar tha
can bo made a dollar of gold i-oin. "
Uesolutlou against free coinage wor
adopted.
Fraud I'rautlcoil on Ncgr
ATMNTA , Ga. , Jan. 20. The oxcitomon
among negroes over the colonization in Llbo
via scheme being engineered by the Unite
States and Congo national steamship con
pany , does not abate. It Is estimated the
. ' ,1)00 ) have como to Atlanta from Texas an
Mlssisslpol to wait for the promised shl
which hasn't como , and the cold wcattmr c
past few dnys found thorn In such destltv
tlon that the elty iu inany'instances has bee
compelled to aid thorn. There is some tal
of bringing the matter before tha courts , bu
ns each paid so little it Is not probable the
such action will bo taken.
An lown Trunk I/lno.
Ciuoino , Jan. 20. [ Special Telegram t
Tan BEE. ] A special from Springfield , O
says there Is good authority for the stati
incut that the Dayton , Tort Wayne & Ch
cage , the Cincinnati , Hamilton & Dayton , tli
Ohio Southern , the Toledo , Findlay & Sprinf
field and the central Iowa railroads will I
consolidated Into a great trunk lino. Thi
would plvo n trunk line from the lakes to th
west with Important branches. Opposltlo
is said to como from Russell Saga and Sidne
Dillon , who aru largo stockholder * ,
Flro In Clilcaco ,
CHICAOO , Jau. 20. The extensive woiks fl
the Standard metal manufacturing compan
nnd the Beldlng clcUrlo motor compan
burned this morning. Loss , ? 3,000 , wit
the insurance thrco-qunitcrs of that umoun
Murder and Hulelilo.
Fi.vntir , 0. , Jan. 20-Horton Shavkey , i
boardcrnt the Wckham City hotel , ktllo
tbo elroprletoss , MM. Austin , and suicide *
today. They quarreled ovoif a board bill.
Japan's Parliament Ilotisi Hiirnocl
LONDONJan. . 20. Word has boon receive
from Japan that the recently opened parlli
meut house has bceu destroyed by llro ,
An Old Now York Kill tor Dead.
NEW YOIIK , Jnn , 20. C"-prlss P , Jones ,
old editorial employe of tbeftcw Yoru'tlme
dropped dead tonight.
THE STORY OF THE JURDER ,
An Effort to Bring It Oat at the John
Sho'dy Inquest.
HIS YOUNG WIFE MAKES NO STATEMENT ,
Damaging Testimony of Wftlstrom's
Hoom Mate Gretnn lias n Qulot
Sunday Atittcn of n Do-
mcntod School Teacher.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 20. [ Special to THE
DFE.J The coroner's Jury In the Shocdy
murder case resumed Its session this mornIng -
Ing , but It was with closed doors. There
weron number of witnesses examined this
morning. The doctors who had the autopsy
in chnrgo wcro examined. A great deal of
their testimony was technical and uninter
esting , but the physicians were n unit In
swearing that death did not result from the
blow of the cana. The heart showed signs of
incipient fatty degeneration , nnd several of
the doctors were not exactly certain whether
a sharp blow oa the head would not cause
heart fatluro ,
Ono physician was of the opinion that If
the analysis of the stomach did not show
traces of poison it did not necessarily follow
that poison was not administered. It might
have been absorbed In tlio tlmo thut had
elapsed from Its administration until the
holding of the post mortem.
Another physician who hail been In attend
ance upon Jlr. Sbeedy during Sunday night
was absent from the room fora short time
nnd when ho returned found thut his pitlont
had suddenly relapsed Into unconsciousness ,
from which ho never auoko.
The stomach Is probably In the hands of n
chemist by this time , but In whoso the
authorities naturally do not care to toll. If
In Prof. Nicholson's possession It will bo
several weeks before a complete analysis can
bo made , as his other duties prevent him
from devoting all his tlmo to the analysis ,
Dennis Sheody offered to taket It to .Denver
and huvo ono of his chemists examine It. but
the authorities decided that they could not
nllow it to bo taken outsldo tlio city. *
Another witness examined this morning
tvas the domestic employed atShccdy's. She
said that her mistiess was always apparently
happy about the house , nnd treated witness
and all the others very nicely. She had seen
McFurland at the house a number of times
when ho was on his hair-dressing expedition ,
but never saw anything improper la their re
lations. She was not there the Sunday even
ing of the assault , having boon permitted to
goon a visit with some friends. She was
lovnl to Mrs. SliCKsdv and strongly of the
opinion that she was innocent.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the jury re
sumed its session.
The Jirst witness examined was John
Klausner , the clghtecn-yenr old youth who
Imd been rooming with \Valstrom , the young
lover of Mrs , Sheedy.
Klausnor testified that about three years
ago ho had worked for Mrs. Sheedy and ho
thereby became acquainted with her. Of
late witness has been employed In Brown's
icstauiant. About Sootombor 17 or 18 Mrs.
Sheedy recommended witness to room with a
nice young man named Walstrom. aho said
that the young man would bo in town only a
month or two and that ho would pay tno
'
greater portion of the rent. Soinetlmo'af tor-
wards Mrs. Sheedy told witness that
the reason she wantedbj.m * , to
room with Walstrom was because
she wanted him to carry notes
for her to Walstrom. Witness plemed out
room 11 in the Heater block , Walstrom paid
most of the tent. Mrs. Sheedy sent the llrst
note. It was about two weeks after the tinio
that Walstrom aud witness commenced room
ing together. Mrs. Sheedy also sent lunches
to Wnlstrom. There -was cold chicKen , salad ,
porter and wlno In the baskets. The hired
girl saw Mrs. Shcody give , these lunches to
witness for Walstrom and tlio girl received
the empty baskets nftcrwanls. The hired
girl also saw him lecwve notes for Walstrom ,
Mrs. Sheody also sent a little sa In ring
pouch for Walstrom. This was about three
weeks before witness saw Walstiom wear
ing the diamond ring. AValstrorn claimed
that the ring came to him through the ex
press ofllce.
On the night that Sheedy was shot at ,
Charley Cnrnontor came over to Walstrom'a '
room and informed him about the assault.
The day following the shooting Charley Car-
pen tor wiuitjtot hoplaco where the witness wn'j '
attending the business college , nnd told him
tnat Mrs. Sheedy had a note for him. to carry
toWaUtrom. No notes weio carried within
the week preceding the last assault on
Sheedy.
Mrs. Sheody scorned to think n gront deal
of Wnhlstrom. Wahlstrom told witness ho
was fiom Birmingham , Ala. That ho had to
leave that place because ho got Into
trouble with a girl ,
Mrs. Sheody had told witness that she and
her husband could not get along together
and sbo wished to get a divorce. She said
further to lUm thatSueeUy was jealous. That
ono evening Sheedy became , very angry be
cause Wahlstrom spent the evening with hla
wife. Witness did not know personally oi
any criminal relations between Wahlstrom
and Mrs. Sheedy. Witness never got Into
his room until midnight as ho had work that
Uept him up lato. Oiicnight ho learned from
the hired ghl in the Heater block that o
woman had boon in the room with Wahl
strom before witness catno homo. Did not
learn who the woman was
Mrs. Shoedv gave Klausucr moaoy at different
feront times for carrying the letters back one
foitli between the two.
The day after McFailnnil struck Shcedj
with the cano Mrs. Sheedy sent the witness
Klnusncr to Wahlstrom's room to tell thai
young man thut Mr. Shcody was gettluj
worse. After Shcody died Airs. Sheedy seui
the following message to Wahlstrom bj
Klausncr : "Como to the funeral. If yoi
don't , I'll ' never think anything of vou. "
IfInusner further testliled that both Mrs
Sheedy and Wahlstrom always cantionci
him not to lot anybody else receive the note1
cotrusted to him. Ttio witness testified tba
ho was n student Bt the business college aru
worked at Brown's loatauraut to pay hi :
board.
He was put under ? 500 bonds to appear ni
n witness and In default was taken to Jail.
Mrs. Sheedy , the wife of the murdom
man , was then called. She appeared ut thi
door with Marshall Mellolc and her attorney
Strode.rlho lawyer declared that Mrs
Shoedy should not be taken before the Juri
unless ho was by her sldo to prompt her aui
object to such questions being asked tha
would In anv way Incriminate her. To thi
the jury objected , the members declarini
that they were not trying the woman , bu
weio endeavoring to pass intelligent opmlot
on the cause of John Sheedy's death.
"Mrs. Sheedy a week ago declared he
willingness to pay $10 00 < J to discover th
murderer , " said ono of the Jurors , "and wlr
should she now fear anything if she is aus
ious to bring the facts to light. "
Finally it was decided that rather thai
have a scene It was bettor to allow her allot
ncy to coma In with her and the result wa
that she refused to answer a single qucslio
asked hor.
She Is a remarkably handsome and we ]
developed young woman of possibly twenty
five nnd her aspuaranco before the jury ere
nted considerable of u sensation. She wn
dressed In black , were a Jaunty hut and
thin veil.
A Canning Factory's Fate.
YOUK. Nob. , Jan. 20. [ Special to Til
BEB.J Tho' York canning'factory , whlc
has been standing Idle for the post two yean
was sold under the hammer yesterday of toi
noon at sheriff's sale aid was bought In b
the mortgagees.
.
About uHtook of Good .
YOHK , Jan. eo.-Spedal ( to TUB DEE.-
Several weeks ago a German grocer name
Uustnve Luedors sold his stow in this , city t
Louis llrnmstond , a younearmor. . D. M.
Steel o & Co. of Omaha nmicihntolv filed
pancranttuchlngtho tocknad , removed the
goods , to satisfy their claim or UO , to a va
cant room , when ) they stored tticni. Mr.
Urainstcad has brought procoiullngs against
D. M. Stcelo & Co. nud UV. . Shrock , sher
iff , for damngcra and to recover the goodi ,
which ho claims that the former parties had
no claim to. '
Volunteer Firemen In
QIUND ISIAND , Neb. , Jan. 20. [ Special
Telegram to TUB DcK.l The Nebraska
State Volunteer Flrcmojujs association con
vened In the city hall todny. A local com
mittee , assisted by the Pacific hose com
pany's band , have been hfpt busy today re
ceiving delegates. About ono hundred dele
gates have reported nnd tnany more nro ex
pected tomorrow. President John Wilson
called the meeting to order this afternoon at
4 o'clock. Mayor Plntt made an address of
welcome. A commlttoo on crodenthls was
appointed also u memorial committee to draft
resolutions concerning deceased members.
The meeting lasted only about ono hour.
The principal business. Including the election
of ofllccrs and appointm ; ; of the location cf
the next tournament will norno up tomorrow.
The association attended Xlio opera house in a
bddy this evening.
A Doiiion ted Tcnolier.
rAinnnr.li , Neb , Jan. li > . [ Special to Tim
Etc.Yesterday ] afternoon a man appar
ently about fifty years of HJJO and shabbily
dressed cnlled at various houses in town and
said that ho was n school teacher locking for
a situation. Ills actions , at first somewhat
strange , soon showed that ho was demented ,
People on the outshlrts of town became
alarmed and sent for the marshal , In a short
tlmo ho was raving so that it took several
men to hold him. In bis pocket was found a
teacher's ' certificate , IssuhJ by the county
superintendent of Dnwsou county. Nob. , to
Tsaao Hclrlck , also a ckculiu- advertising
himself as a teacher of bookkeeping. Ho was
taken to the countv Jail ut Clay Center for
snfo keeping until it can IM learned where ho
came from. _
An Irrlgrtthic Cyclone.
YOIIK , Neb. , Jan. 20. [ Special to THE
Ben. ] The foundry and unglue compinyof
this city have completed ! nnd successfully
tested a now pumping device for irrigating
purposes. It Is called the jbyclono Irrigation
Pump , and at the trial test a column , of water
three and a half inches , in diameter was
raised i distance of fifty-flvo feet. It can bo
operated by cither her o or steam power nnd
will ipump from any depth. The lifting
power is obtained by a screw enclosoJIna
cylinder at the bottom of jno well , which Is
driven at a high rate , tbo water hclng lifted
in a whirl ns objects are , carried ! p by an at
mospheric cj clone. , " '
Company G Hunqucttecl.
GENEVA , Nob. , Jan , 20. ] Special Tele
gram to THE Bui : . ] A largo and enthusiastic
audience gathered at the armory tonight to
attend the banquet tcndOrod to company U ,
Nebraska national guard's- honor of their
rcturii safe and sound from the front. The
reception was altogether ono of the most
enjoyable affairs of the season , being gotten
upon the spur of the moment. The boy
seemed to enjoy the affitlr.'lfally1 as much as
the hard tack and beans of tha front.
Hey
GIIAND ISLAND , No b.Jau.30 , [ Speo a Tel
egram to the BLE. ] The cKhtng store of
Herman Brothors'was burglarized last night ,
entrance being effected b'jj. prying open the
back door. A considerable amount of clothIng -
Ing and notions was Mlon , also a small
jsmount ( if mqno.v whti-h 'tMboon | ! leftJa tbo
* Sorao * of thd articles stoTcn *
were foitnd today In onti of the coal yards.
It is supposed the burglary was committed
by boys living iu this city.
I-'Iro at Oral ) Orolianl.
On IB OnciiAitn , Neb , Jan. 20. [ Special
Telegram to THE Bui : . ] Fire broke out from
a dofectlvo flue in W. S. Young & Co.'s im
plement house about 9 o'clock last night nnd
burned it to the ground. Loss on stock ,
82,500 , ; fully insured. Tho-buildlng belonged
to the Chamberlain Banking house of Tocum-
sch , and it Is a total loss , valued at ? 1,000.
The building occupied by Latlmor & Jones ,
pump and windmill dealers , narrowly es
caped burning. _
Homeward Uoutid.
CiiAmiOK , Nob. , Jan , 20. [ Special Telegram
toTnn DKE.I Companies DandE , Sixteenth
infantry , recently camped" Adatoa mid
Oolrichs , on route to Fort Douglas , Utah ,
are In camp on the outskirts of the city to
night , aud will leave Chadron by special train
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning for Salt Lake ,
via the Fremont , Elkhoru & Missouri Valley
toOrln Junction and the Union Pacific rail
way. _
Moro Money Approprlitctl.
KCAIINBY , Nob. , Jan. 20. fSpoclal Telo-
gratn to Tun BEF. ] The board of supervis
ors reconsidered today the notion appropriat
ing $ lfiOO , to buy seed for needy farmers , and
n now committee recommended a sum not to
exceed ? l,000 in Its stead. This meets with
the approval of nil , The supervisors will in
vestigate the needs of their respective locali
ties. _ , :
Help lor SufTorcrrt ,
GIIETXA , Mob. , Jan. 10 , [ Special to THE
Btc.l A second consignment , consisting of
4,700 pounds of flour , was shlpdcd from hero
today over the B. & M. billed to the county
commissioners of Alliance , Neb , , for the
western sufferers. The ubovo was donated
by the citizens of this place and transporta
tion is furnished fico by the B. & M.
Closed tin Sunday.
GRETNA , Neb. , Jan. 1Q. [ Special to Tun
BCE.J The Sunday law was rigorously en
forced hero yesterday for the llrst tlmo in
the history of the town. Every business
house and saloon In town was closed , except
the barber shop and meat market. Much
satisfaction Is expressed by the citizens , and
especially clcika and bartenders.
A Chlltl llnrjicU.
KnAnxr.v , Nob. , Jan , d [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bun. ] AsjJiJlchlld , of George
Wilson , a dairyman , was [ seriously burned
this evening. Its clothes caught oa lire while
the parents wore at tha barn. It ran oul
nnd the father rescued the "child by tearing
oft Its clothes , Tha little one was f carf ullj
burned , but will recover , , , J
xr.\MS THAIS jnonnEns AGAIX
- ? i
They AVrcck nnd Itnl .au Express oi
Twenty Tliomimcj Dollars.
DUOWXSVILLE , Tor , , Jan. CO. At noon yesterday
torday a train on the Klo Grande railroad be
tw eon hero and Point Isabel was wrockcc
and robbed by fifteen jnen. They placcc
obstructions on the track , ( leralled the train
held up the passengers and * got awar will
about $ 0,000 In Araoricua pionoy which wai
onrouw for Now Orleans. Tho' passenger !
were relieved of money and , valuables. Thi
sheriff and a nosso is scouring the countr ;
for traces of the robbers , who nro doubtles :
cafe iu Mexico.
1 Temporary Triumph.
Auiixr , N , Y. , Jan. 20. Both branches o
the legislature voted for Unltci
States senator today. Thcro wen
six absentees in the assembly. Thi
ballot taken gave Uvarts A majority over Hill
The Joint session will bo haldtomorrowwhci ,
all the democrats uro expected to be pa-sen
and as a result elect Hill.
Hun Down liy u Trnln.
Bioux Crrr , la. , Jan , 20-iSpecIal Tele
gram toTiiEBBE.l-Frank 8. Berkley , whll
attempting tocross the track in advance o
a Chicago , Mllwuukoo & St. Paul train to
day , was run over and Instantly killed.
It is Favorably Boportcd by the Hoaso
Committee on Oommcrco ,
WILL PROBABLY PASS AT THIS SESSION.
Itonsun Why tlio Shipping mils Have
Not Hern 1'rcssdl In tlio IIoiisc--
The Fnrtn.'rs' Alliance
Congressman.
Ovrv.nl Bs , 1
Tii STHEKT , >
WASIIISOTOV , D. C. , Jan. : SO. j
The house committee on commerce to
day inado a favorable report on Hood's
bill providing for a low brldjfo be
tween Oimhn and Council Bluffs. The bill
was amended by the committee so a ? to eon-
form to the ona introJuccd Iu ttio senate by
Mr. Mandersoa ,
Mr. Connell told Tun BEE correspondent
today that ho had made n sufllclont inquiry
on the floor of the house In relation to the In
terstate company's low brldgo bill for a
structure across the Missouri river between
Omaha nnd Council Bluffs to warrant him in
ucllovlng the house will pass the bill even
though the engineer ofilccrs of the war de
partment have taken a stand against it. Ho
tald tbo department had Joined the Mis
souri river commission in fightlnir
a bill to give a charter for a , low bridge at
Sioux City , but it had become a law desplto
their cffoils. The bill as reported from the
House committee today moots with much
more approval than Itoriglunlly did , having
been amended to con form to tbo bill intro
duced In the senate by Mr. Mandcrson , It
looks as though the bill would bo passed at
this session , and every effort Is to bo bent in
that direction. Congress has about como to
the conclusion that navigation upon the
Missouri ubovo Omaha amounts to so little
that It Is not worth the protection which
high bridges afford nnd that low bridges
with proper draws will give suOldent pro-
tcctiou.
WHY TIIR snirriNO nn.w AUE wiTmiitt > .
Colonel Furu.uah.ar was asked today what
had becomoof the shipping bills. Thcso im
portant measures wcro taken up about ten
days ago and then fell into apparent decline.
It has boon thought that Furquahar. who is
stccrlne the bills , was afraid that ho had not
enough votes to pass them and so avoided a
roll call. But ho gave an emphatic negative
to this suggestion today. lie explained that
the delay was caused by an understanding
which had been reached between himself and
some of his democratic friends. Tlioy had
lot him know tlut the business of the house
was to bo obstructed at every possible point
possible so long ns the federal election bill
w.is before the senate. In order that the
possibility of passing the bill when It
toadied the house would be reduced
to a minimum the democrats in favor of the
shipping bills thcroforo warned Fniquhur to
keep his measuics off thim ( loot1 In order that
they might not suffer obstruction tactics.
Ho acted on this hint and Is quietly waiting
until the elections bill is out ol the way.
"When that time comes.said he. "tho ship
ping bills arc absolutely certain to pass
through the houso. A most careful canvass
has ucen made and it shows a clear majority
in favor of the bills. Wo will have about
ten democratic votes.and will also gain about
, cightvotpr > OUnPlrs..Thesc eighteen votes ,
with the assufod suppbrt f roof tho'ropub- '
llcan sldo , will bo moio than sufllclcnt to give
us a good margin for the shipping bills. "
FUIMCUS ' AI.MANOB COXCWESS.MEV.
Ttio fai'iners' alliance congsessmon who re
cently cut such a llguro in politics are about
to assemble hero for the purpose of looking
over the congressional Hold. Hon. Jerry
Simpson , the soikless statesman from Mcdi-
tlno Lodge , Kim. , will bo amons ; them.
President Polk , the head of the nlllanco or
ganization , has his headquarters here , and
bo was asked today what the purpose of the
meeting was. Ho said it was entirely in
formal nno was duo largely to the wish among
the various congressmen-elect to see Wash
ington and got a pielimmnry Idea nf bow
the congressional urlnd was conducted. It
was probable , bo said , that the matter of
future action by tbo alliance members in
congress would bo discussed nnd some i > olluy
agreed upon. While the alliance members
are not numerous enough to hold the balance
of power , they i.ro sufficiently stiong if
they act as a unit to make them
selves felt in legislation. Mr.
i'olk aud Editor Dunning of the alliance
paper have Just received letters from Illinois
concerning the senatorial struggle thero. Ono
letter is from Candidate Streeter , and ex
presses his sanguine hopes of being chosen
for the senate. Other letters are from the
alliance members of the Illinois legislature ,
who also indicate a determined purpose to
stand by Streetcr. President I'olk snys that
the organization of Iowa on n solid alliance
foundation ha's Just been completed and he is
now about to turn his attention to Now York.
There has been little or no effort to put the
alliance into Now Yortt state up to this time ,
and the organization is conllned to two minor
districts in thatstatc.buttho national oflicers
will now send tlicir organizers throughout
the state , and expect to arrange matters se
that the ulllanco will exert a stiong Influence
in shaping Moxv York's ' part in the contest ol
16U3.
GOVEUXOn HILL'S FUEaiDISXTtAIj 1'IANS.
In connection with the candidacy of Gov
ernor Hill of New Yont for the United States
senate the statement is made in an evening
paper that ho will como hero and open pollti
cal hcadquaitors with a vio.v to securing the
democratic nomination for the presidency
next year , and that his election to the United
States senate will not put him under obllgu
tlons to defer his presidential aspirations tc
President Cleveland or anybody else. The
coming of Governor Hill will bo watchet
with great Inteicst In Washington , There
are tboso who believe that ho will dlminlsl
In importance when ho Is placed under the
focus of a senatorial microscope , while other :
contend that ho will prove a greater mat
than the htu president or than ho himsel :
has over appeared by having access to a bet
tor forum thau has heretofore been givoi
him.
SI13CKLIANFOUS.
If it should provo true , as reported in th <
press dispatches , that John H , Lewis , th <
postnmstor at Atlanta , Gu. , yesterday closec
tils postotllco in observance of the anniver
sary of the birth of Gtmeral Hobert 1C. Leo
which event was celebrated thioughout th (
south as a partisan holiday , he may bo em
barrasscd In explaining away his action. Tin
regulations of tbo postoftlco department dc
not give postmasters the lluorty to open uni
close their ofllccs at their own will , but pro
scribe national holidays and dajs deslgnatcc
by piesldonllal proclamation for tlio closini
of postofllco doors. Lewis was appointed
under the present administration and ua :
formerly a leading republican atUcsMoinos
la , There Is no cftlclal evidence that IK
closed his ofllco yesterday.
Mrs.V. . 13. Johnson of Lincoln is visitlnj
her parents , Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Irlvltto , at
10.11 street , northwest.
Hon. I. Rl , Miunuctto of Lincoln , genera
attorney for thai ) . &M. railroad , Is in tl.t
cltv.
cltv.V.
\V. W. Baldwin of Burlington , la. , ono o
the leading ofllclals of the Chicago , llurl'ng
ton & Qulncy railway , Is ut the Arlington.
lion , J. Sterling Morton is at , the Kich
moud.
Musician William II. Storms , Company D
Eighth infantry , now supposed to bo will
hla company at Rosebud agency , S. I ) . , 1 <
transferred as a private to the Seventh , cuv
airy. Ho will bo sent to the headquarters o :
the regiment for assignment to a troop bj
the regimental commander.
Detectives have arrested a solid looltlni
citizen , who gives his name as Hev. Louis B
G , Ollck , charged with confidence operations
The use of forged checks seems to bate beoi
hU fuvorod schema of raising money , Thi
Is the man who purpntrated frauds in Omahi
under the name of C. 6. Morton , It Is atatci
hat ho has figured In C la and other
> lacos.
Sccrctrry Noble had < d Commls-
loner Oroft to transmitis ofllco the
inuors in the case of Alfrcc. miirtln vs Henry
J. Lane , Involving laud In Dos Molnos. This
s done upon the request of L.ntm , against
vliom a decision has boon rendered by the
oral oftlcors and nfUruicd by the comhils-
loner Lane 11 led with the' commissioner
lotlco of appeal , but Mr. Qroff has refused to
ransmlt the appeal because specifications of
rror do not accompany the notice. Secro-
ary Noble today decided that the absence of
pecltlcatlonsdocs not deprive the claim in t
f the right of appeal. I'nunr S. HBAIU.
JKI\G li.I LA it.ill.I UK.lIt.
'lie Hawaiian Hitler Passes Awny in
Sun I'ranolRcn.
S x FHVNCISCO , Cal. , Jan. SO. Ivalakaua ,
dug of the Hawaiian islands , died at the
'ahico hotel In this city at 'JtfO this after-
loon. Ills alarming condition was not gon-
rally known until last evening , when the
attending physicians announced that the
nalady was Urlght's dlsoiso and urno-
nla. Kalnluiua's visit to this country
vns inado on account of fall-
ng health. Ho commenced to gain
strength soon after his arrival , but tlio lin-
> rovomcnt was only temporary. After his
eturn from southern California last week
Calakua became worse , and during the last
ow days was unconscious nearly all the time ,
ifo being prolonged only by the nsoof stlinu-
ants. At 1 : .10 this afternoon Colonel Mac-
Tarlanc , the king's chamberlain , found that
ho king no longer recognized htm. Then
iov. Dr. Uccd of Trinity Episcopal church
begin reading selections from the scriptures
ntnld demonftrations of grief on the part of
he attendants of the dying monarch. At
! : UQ Fleet Surgeon Wood announced that tbo
dug was dead. The remains will bo cm-
ml mod and taken to Hawaii on the United
States steamer Charleston. The king will bo
succeeded by his sister , Princess Liluokalanl ,
vho has been acting as regent during nls
absence.
David ICalakaun , king of the Sandwich or
rlauaiiun islands , was born about 18IK Ho
> clongcd to ono of the highest families In the
sinnds. When King Kntnehamuhii "V. died
u 1S7U , there wore two candidates for the
, racaat throne. David Kalakaua and William
unalilc ; the latter wni elected by n plobis-
cltum , which \vas conlirmeo by the legisla
ture. Luualllo died within n twelvemonth ,
nod ICalakaun again put forward his claims.
A legislature , specially convened for the pur
pose , elected him In February , 1871 ; but the
validity of this election was contested by
Queen Emma , widow of Knmchamuha iV. ,
who died in 1M3. ! Queen Kmma was the
daughter of n native chief by
an Englishwoman aud was adopted
jy Dr. Hooko. an English phys-
clnn on the islands , nnd before her
nnrrloge with ICainchameda , was known as
Smtnn Uooko. The dispute threatened to
; ud in a civil \vnr \ , the adherents of Emma
loping that the British government would
refuse to acknowledge Knlnknua , who was
supposed to bo hostile to European Influence
u the islands ; but la .Tune , Ibil , Queen Vlc-
: orh sent a letter to Kslnknun , congratulnt-
ng him upon his accession , and his right was
then admitted. In the autumn of 1871 ho de
cided to visit America and 13uropo , and the
United States government despatched a steam
frigate to convoy him to San Francisco ,
where ho arrived November 38. King ICalu-
cnua wns well educated , of exemplary habits
aud dignified manners , and spoke English
with fluency. ]
TA TK JLFAiJlSI l TUItES.
Governors Inaugurated a ml United
. . -States.Senators 13'ccted.
HAUUISIIUHO , Pa. , Jan. 20. Governor Pattl-
son was inaugurated at tioou today with the
usual ceremonies In his Inaugural address
the goveinor pledged himself to matco earn
est efforts to enforce every article nnd section
of tbo constitution.
HAI.CIOU , N. 0. , Jan. 20. Smntor Vance
received an overwhelming nujorlty in the
ballot taken in both houses of the legislature
today.
Oi.v.MriAVash. . , Jan. 20. The republicans
hi caucus have nominated Senator bquiio for
United States senator.
Tonight the bouse voted for senatorSquirc
receiving ! ! ! . Cnlklns lf > and Carroll 17.
fc'qulro had a majority in both houses.
MOSTGOMKHI , Ala , , Jau.U In tlio state
senate today ttio bill making nn appropri
ation for the world's fair exhibit was laid on
the table to await the fate of the clcc tlona
bill in congress , the senators holding that
if the election bill becomes a law it would ef
fect the state so as to render tbo inducement
of Immigration useless.
Jfrruit oN CITV , Mo. , Jan. 20. Vest was
ro-elocted United States senator today.
SALEM , Ore. , Jan. 'M. J. H. Mitchell was
toduy elected United States senator to suc
'
ceed' himself. .
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 20. The house today
adopted a Joint resolution petitioning the
Minnesota congressional delegation to sup.
port the submission of n constitutional
amendment providing for the election ol
United States senators by popular vote.
CoN-coiw , N. H. , Jan. 20. Dr. Jacob H ,
Galllngor , republican , today received a ma.
Jority of the votes cast in the two houses foi
United States senator.
LITTI.I : HOCK , Ark. . Jan. 20. In the k-gis
lature today James 1C Jones was ro-elceteil
United States sonutor by the democrats ,
MAIHSOV , Wls. , Jan. 20. In both houses ol
the legislature today bills were Introducoi
Repealing tbo Ilemictt compulsory cducatlor
law.
law.Dnvvr.it , Col , . Jan. 20. The senate thi :
morning elected Senator Teller to sucuecu
himself. The "regular" and "combined"
houses also met separately nnd both gav <
Teller n majority.
Davini , Del. , Jan , 20. Governor-elect Hey
nolds was -today inaugurated with the usun
imposing ceremonies. .
HAHitisni'ito , Pa , Jan , 20. Senator Cam
eron was re-elected today. The ballot In tin
house stood : Cameron US , Taggart 7 , Dr
Flood 2 , Judge Whlto 1 , Chnuncey F. Ulack
democrat , 77. In the senate It was , Cnmeroi
81 , Black 17 , Slbloy , democrat , 1. The vote
for Taggart , AVhlto and flood ropresentei
the outspoken opposition to Cameron nmoni
the topuoilcans. The Joint session will b
held tomorrow ,
There wns no ballot In the house. Moteal
of Stevens county arose anil charged Clark
of Spoknno with an attempt to bribe him t
vote for Calkins and deposited with th
speaker the SXO paid him. The house ad
journcd pending nn investigation.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Jan. 20. Governor Hocrg nni
Lieutenant Governor Pendloton were inau/j /
united today \\lthlinposlng e-eromonles.
BI-MAIICK , N. D. , Juu.U. ! ! The- ballot fo
bcnator today resulted : In thosonato I'lerc
0 , Hansbrough 4 , Miller ! ) , D.ill 3 , Lounsberr ,
4 , Mulr4 and McCormack li. In thohouse-
Miller 0 , IMorco 0 , Htinsbrough 0 , Ball (
Sttinmcl 2 , Mulr 5 , Ltounsborry 1 , MtCot
mnck 18 , Laraouro 1 ami Kouilco 1. Th
Joint session will beheld tomorrow.
The Weather Pi.recast ,
For Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; sllghtl ,
colder.
For Nebraska fair ; northwesterly winds
slight changes In tcmpornturo.
For Iowa Pair ; clearing in louthoast poi
tlon ; northwesterly winds ; stationary teir
poiMturo.
For South Dakota Fair ; northwestorl
winds ; stationary temperature , oxcoji
warmer In extreme western portion ,
A Ijnng 1r.ince ,
EuiGi-AWE , Wls. , Jau. 20. ( Special Tele
gram to TUB BEK.J Mrs. Nclvin Whlto o
Whcaton revived today from a trance 1
which she has been for the past twenty-llv
days. Shosr.ytsho has been conscious al
the tlmo. It la thought she will recover.
A ? llf | > fl iiiri No ro r/yuolieil.
GLASGOW , Mo , , Jan. 50. Oliver ThUor
colored , -was hanged by a mob near Fnyett
today for attempted assault on avhlto t'r '
FIRST BLOOD FOR COY , BOYD ,
Tha Legislature Harkens to His Protest
Against the Joint Convention.
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN UNTIL TODAY.
i'.lovcii Independent ! ! Ucfnso to IIo
Houiiel by the IHutntcn ol'Tlielr
I'nrty'H Cnueus
Intlvo Nbtes.
LINCOLNNeb. . , Jan. 20. [ Special Tclcgrnni
oTitn UnK. ] Tie | Joint convention to hen ?
ho contest cases met at 10IW. : Senntof
'oyntc prcsldont pro tern of the senate , took
ils seat bosldo Speaker Elder. The roll call
showed thut every senator was present and
cry member of the house bxccpt Johnsou
hid. ) of Valley. President Poyntor arose
.nd rend part of the law governing contested
elections , nnd announced that n quorum ot
> oth houses was present nnd stilted that the
peakcr would net as presiding oftlcor.
Shrmlcr moved that a special committee of
line bo appointed to droft rules to govern
ho Joint convention , which was carried.
Tlio speaker appointed ns this committed
Senators Poynterimd Stevens and Hopro-
scntatlves "Wilson , Poitor , Shr.idi'r , Ames
[ Uciii. ) , Van Houscn ( dcm. ) , Selmppel ( rep. )
nnd Gillllnn ( rep. ) .
Senator Shea nroso aud offcrorcd the fol-
owlug protest1
Comcsnow the .said James K. Hoyd. conies-
.co , nnd protests that the nicotine of tlio two
IOUBCS of the legislature In Joint session for
the purposuof he.nlngaad deU'imlning the
contest in the above ciuso , Is illegal and in-
, 'nlid in this , to-\vlt : The coneuncnt lesolu-
: ion under which the two houses ot the icgis-
nturo have so met in Joint session
: ias never been presented to Thomas
I , Majors , lieutenant governor of
the stiito of Nebraska , for his signature ,
nor bus the sumo buen presented to the gov-
oinur of the state ) of Nebraska for his siiun-
tuio as required by the constitution of the
state of Nobinska , and that said concurrent
osoliitlon has never been signed or approved
by either the governor or lloiitennnt go\etnor
of the st.ito of Nebraska , ns required by Inxv ;
uid for the further reason that said Joint
convention Is not organized in accordance
> vlth the constitution and laws of the st.ito of
Mebraska , nnd for other reasons up-
Bearing upon the recoids ; and there *
fore , the contesteo protests nnd excepts
to proceeding futthor with the tilul of said
contest before said Joint session for the rea
sons aforesaid. JAMI.S K. Hum ,
Contestant.
Hon. John C. Watson of Otoo offered a
similar protest on bchulf of the republican
contostecs.
On motion of Sbr.idcrnn adjournment was
: nkcn till 11 o'clock , to allow the coinmltteoo
on rules tlmo to report. At 11:15 : the commit-
co on rules retuincd and the house was
called to order.
Senator Swltzlor movca that the Joint con
vention take n recess until 10 o'clock tomor
row in order to give tbo president of the sen
ate and the governor an opportunity to sign
[ ho concurrent resolution providing for the
joint convention.
Stevens of Fuinas asked If the Joint con-
vcntUm had the right to adjourn. [ Laughter. 1
The roll cull was ordered. Collins ( hid. ) ,
in explaining his vote , read the law relating
to concurrent resolutions , nnd said he bu-
lloved it wns necessary that all such resolu
tions should bo prcsontcd to the governor for
his signature and ho must therefore vote
"aye.1
lleck ( Ind. ) of Durt nskod If the resolution
hud been piesentcd for the signatures of the
proper ofllecis , and was answered by Swltz-
ler tliatlt hud not.
The result thowcd ± 3 ayes nnd 10 nays.
The roll of the house was then called.
Gale ( hid. ) of Brown snld ho proposed to
follow the constitution to the bust of UU abil
ity and would vntj ao. . f Cheers. ]
Mocllo ( Ind. ) said unit having in Joint con
vention voted not to rocognlzo an y ono as
elected governor , ho would vote "no. " | Ap
plause. !
Nowberry ( Ind. ) said ho did not propose
to allow any ono to inteiprot tlio con
stitution for him , nnd in the piesonco
of this honorable body ho desired to vote
"no.11
Surader ( Ind. ) . In explaining nls vote , said
ho did not believe the constitution required
the signature of a governor to a resolution
involving his title to tbo ofiko , and he would
thciofore vote "no. " [ Applause. ] 1
The bpeaker delnyod a moment In announc
ing the result , but llunlly reported that tbo
vote stood 77 yeas and OJ nays , and the Joint
convention adjourned with cheers from tho-
democrats and republicans.
The following independents voted with
all the republicans and democrats la
favor ot ndjomnment : Onutots Book ,
Collins , Coulter , Hill , MIchener , Taylor ,
nnd Turner , and Hopresuiitatlves Dobson ,
Fclehtlnger , Gale and Williams of Franklin.
Speaker Kldcr has ruled that neither house
can meet in scpar.ito session or transact any
business until the contest is decided. The in
dependents are completely non-plusscd nt the
tmn of affairs.
Shradcr , one of the independent loaders ,
says : "I don't ' know what will bo done , and
don't care much. "
An effort will bo made to whip the recalci
trants into line and o.tl.or thut will be doc * or
the legislature will proceed to recognize
I5ojd.
As the time fixed for the commencement of
the contest by the concurrent resolution has
parsed , a now resolution may have to bo
paired and this will postpone the hearing for
number week.
llio statement that Lieutenant Governor
Majors declined to sign the concurrent ieeo-
lutlon is false. IIo tuivs it has never boon
picsuntod to him for tils signature , ami when
It Is ho will sign it chccriullv bjeiuaoitls
his duty as presiding ofllcor of the soimto.
The prohibition lawyers are being boundly
denounced by the independents , Lamb.
Allen and Strlcklor como In for an equal
shaio. It Is probable that mi effort will bo
made to unload tlicso rovolutlonniy advisors
ana new counsel will bo employed. Senator
Hill of lago ! Is especially bcvoro In nls criti
cisms of the Incompetent attorneys and de
clares that hereafter ho will follow the plain
letter of the constitution and laws and vote
his own convictions.
The committee appointed to make rules for
the Joint convention was presented with a
typewritten sot prepared by the independ
ents nnd of course thov weio reported
though Senator Van lloiiaen ( doin. )
would not attend the mooting and
Representative Ames refused to sign the rev
port. Tno rules were not read to the
convention , but they provide thut the Pow-
ors-Boyd contest shall bo suttlod llrstj that
each sldo shall have ono hour to
open Us case , fifteen hours to pre
sent its evidence , unit tluoo hours
for argument ; thut there shall bo
three three-hour sessions daily ; that no ob
jections , motions or resolutions relative to the
evidence shall bo oftvred , entertained , put or
passed upon ; that there shall bo no Interrup
tions except to take recess ; thut each nldo
may bo represented by counsel on the Jloor ;
that tneio shall bo no vote
on the merits of n contest until after tlio ar
gument , nnd that all conies to except for gov
ernor ahull bu tried tou'other , tut voted on
separately.
Tlio republicans and democrats will fight
against tuo adoption of the rules Intended to
stllkldlscusslon.
Jf.V 2T7JSTXHKHf OP JI'H'FJVC.
\ Vy \ > ICIovoa liulop indent * Clioau to
Ahielo by the Constitution.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. SO , [ HpooUl to Tun
DEB , ] -Senators Deck , Collins , Coulter , Hill.
MIchener , Taylor and Turner , and Ucpicsent-
ntlves Dobson , ( iule , Krcluhtltik'ur and Will-
lams of Franklin , the iiuluuoiulcnts who
voted In favor of taking a recess
that thu cviicuti'iul raulutlon