Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY
I TWENTIETH YEAK. OJ\IARA \ , THURSDAY MORNING- , FEBRUARY 5 , isoi. NUMBER 220.
K MICLA11S 110HDEH A WOMAN ,
The Wife of Banker Cowles of Olarks. Neb , ,
Killed by Thieves.
l .tJER ] HUSBAND KNOCKED SENSELESS ,
Tim Terrible Crime CotniulltoO Tills
Mornlnicnnil Only Sixty Dollars 111
CttHli He cur < ; d No Clue to
I lie Murdurcr.
Ct.AiiKM , Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special Telegram
toTiiil : ) > : i.l ! A burglary resulting in mur
der was committed hero early tills morning.
Mrs. Cowles , wife of Silas H. Cowles , presi
dent oftho 1'iielllo bank , WM tlio victim. Mr.
Cowles wnu also assaulted by tlio burglar or
burglars i nd knocked senseless , after whicti
tlio house was rnnsuckcd niul & > 0 to $00 In
cash stolen.
The terrible crime was commuted between
tlio hours of midnight and 1 o'clock , but It
-SYJa ; iot discovered until r.n hour or so later ,
when Mr. Cowles recovered consciousness
nnd aroused the town. Tin : BIB : correspond
ent was among tlie first to nrrlvoat tliobouso
nnu early gained nil tlio particulars of tlio
cnso that uro known ut present.
The Cowles family , consisting of the father , '
mother nnd retired about
llvo-ycar-old son ,
30 o'clock in the evening. About midnight
Ir. Cowlcs was aroused by n nolso in Us
kitchen , which lie proceeded to InvcstlRutc.
The Ooor from the bcOroom opens on the cast
Into thodlnlnir room , wiicron hard coalstovo
shed n dim light. The door into the kitchen
opens from Ilio dining room on the south.
On opening this door Mr. Cowles was im
mediately struck on the forehead by n mashed
man , evidently armed with brass knuckles ,
and knocked senseless ,
The robber or robbers then appear to hnvo
stepped over Cowles' fallen ludy and passed
through into the bed room to quiet Mrs.
Cowles. How effectually they accomplished
this work Is best shown by her dead body.
The plain imprint of ft handover her mouth
nnd face la the only evidence of bruises.
The llttlo boy slept peacefully through It
nil. How long Mr. Cowles remained uncon
scious ho cannot tell , but when ho came to
his senses ho was utmost frozen. Stagger
Ing to his feet ho returned to his wife's ' bed
room , to llmlhurllfclcs * body and the bureau
ransnclied. Almost crazed , ho rushed out
. .Vito the freezing air in his night clothes and
* "V summoned the neighbors anil medical aid
lr. ) William C. Hobliison , after examination ,
pronounced Mr * . Cowles dead.
About WO or $00 in cash was taken by the
thief or thieves , who apparently did not
want any Jewelry or silverware , as two gold
watches , a pair ot diamond onrrings , n diamond
mend linger ringaml other articles of Jewelry
o In plain sight on a burow , but were
taken.
The thieves gained admittance by breaking
.n pane of window glass , loeslng n stop-land
raising tbo window with a chisel. Part of
the Implements used were found.
Mr. Cowles' pants and empty poeketbook
were found in the road , touctner with a
jewel ciiao , with the Jewelry still in It.
The en tire village was at once aroused and
rigorous search instituted , without any re
sult thus far. Mr. Cowlcs at once offered a
rownrd of $1WO for the arrrcst and Oiii-
viction of the party or parties , and
this rownwl will Hbtfay'"Ub''tnci'cased"bY" the *
village authorities. No further description
of the murderer can at this tlmo bo given by
Mr. Cowlcs other than that ho was a man of
medium height , with dark overcoat , anil
slouch hut. Ills fnco from tliooyes down
was disguised with some kind of a mask.
A coroner's Inquest will Do held over the
body of Mrs. Cowlcs today , probably this
afternoon. Mi1. Cowlos is prostrated with
grief nnd suffering mid is under a pursicinn's
euro. The family hns been living hero ubou t
six years , coming hero from ( lonou , Nnneo
county , nnd before that tlmo resided In
Summers county. Mrs. Cowles' ' relatives re-
sltloat North Loup , this stato.
A determined effort is being made to capture -
turo tlio villain or villains , and If successful
speedy J ustlco , according to western ideas ,
will result.
An inquest was commenced at 1 o'clock
rta afternoon in the case. The jury ut 10
o'clock p in. had adjourned until tomorrow.
Several nrrests were m.ido today , but all
suspected parties huvo been discharged upon
waning satisfactory showing.
> The corpse will bo ronmvcd to Wahoo to
morrow afternoon for burial.
Mr. Cowles lias recovered considerably ,
nnd is out of danger. Ho Instilled at tlio
Inquest in subsumed as previously reported
by TUB Bun.
Omnlm Pen pin Claimed to Have Keen
Swindled ut Kearney.
KnAitxr.r , lsTob. , Fob. 4. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Bti.J : A sensational preliml-
y action in Justice court was begun hero
today by V. 0 Striclder , an Omaha aU
torney , and his client , Niels Slero , a brlck-
makcrof Omaha. J. 1C. Shlpmnn , an at
torney of this place , Is the accused , and Is
charged with forcing notes and mortgages
on Mika Murphy of this place amounting to
? ! > ,000. ' 1'lils paper , which would have been
almost worthless huil it been signed regu
larly , was negotiated by Shlpnmn nnd others
on it piece of property situated on Sixteenth
street. The notes nnd mortgages were se
cured by real'estate la the remote suburbs of
this city.
The property in Omaha was owned by W.
II. Latoy and the trading vnluo was placed
nt $00,000. The deed to the property was
mndo to Murphy lastilu.ioand about July 1
It was transferred to Shlpiiinn , About this
time foreclosure proceeding's on a Custer
jounty ranch , part of tlio property Included
In the trade , was begun in t ho United States
court , and after investigating the property
the won Id-bo owner lot it go. The notes and
mortcages fell duo recently , which led the
plaintiff In this case to inquire Into the vnluo.
The case was set for hearing twice toduvand
was llnnlly continued for thirty days. Ship-
man Is at liberty on 1,000 bonds. The case
Is n matter of umunou interest hero and It Is
Intimated that sovor.il Kearney men will bo
Implicated In the matter.
Oi mpnny 1 Kutril.
BEXNKTT , Neb. , Feb. 4. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Ilcc.l A very cnjoynblo affair took
place here today in the reception and banquet
given to company I of the state militia. At I )
p. ID , the company formed for n drill and
march on the streets , after which nu informal
mal reception was held In Citizens' Hank
hall , At 4 p. in. all repaired to Eggleston's
hull , whcro n banquet was spread. At the
close of the feast the following toasts were
el von nnd responded to : Toastnuister C , A.
Pierce , "Welcome : " Captain Wilson , "Com-
puny I ; " Frank Oruver , "What Are Wo
Horn Forl" W. A. Hartley , "The Indian I'ol-
Icy ; " 1" ) . H. Harris , n poem , "Men of Dennett ; "
Prof , Davidson , "Our State Nebraska ; " J.
U. Ilryant , VllenneU ; " Cbnrlcs King , "Camp
Ltfu ; " Thomas 1' . Morgan , "Tho Press ; "
.Prof. Jones , "Our Motliow , Wives and
Sweethearts. "
The whole ovcnt was a success In every
particular , although the unexpected absence
of Colonel Bratt , General Colby nnd Major
IJntes wnj much regretted. Tliov wore de
tained bydoneral Vifqualn In Lincoln on
oflldal bi'slnoss ,
A Court Snowbound.
OSCEOM , Neb. , Fob. 4 , [ Special to TIIK
BEK , ] District court was to have convened
hero on Monday of last week , It was ad
journed ono week by the cleric , owing to the
luet that Judge Bates was snowbound at
York. Whuu the thr. came ycstctduy the
Judge was at Stromsburg. Ho came overland
nnd opened court nt 2p.m. Thirty-six civil
nnd six criminal eates make up ttio docket ,
the biggest iu the county for ten years.
1'lro at Harvard.
HAiivAim , Neb. , Fob. 4.-Speclal [ Tele-
grain toTiiii BiK.1 J. H. Olearman's dry
goeds store In the south half of the opera
hoirto was completely gutted by fire at about
1 o'clock this morning. Loss on stock , about
$7,000 , ; on building , about $3,000 ; all fully In
sured.
( HtrjUlXtnt JIO1J ) TALUS ,
Ho Impresses lllniRflf ns IMcnHOcl
\VKli ili.t Ilcoillt.
fjixcot.v , Nob. , Feb. ! . [ Special Tele
gram to THE BIK : J Governor Boyd ex
pressed himself as pleased with the veto in
the house nnd said that It had not been unex
pected. IIo was satisfied the Independents
could not stand together on a question which
in no manner could lead to u question of
fealty to the tenets of their party. Hegard-
Ing the objection mndo to the resolution ,
namely , that It was unconstitutional , the gov
ernor said that neither ho nor several good
parliamentarians and lawyers whoso names
need not bo mentioned entertained any doubt
that It would stand the test of Judicial in
quiry.
The lioyd men of all parties were Jubl-
laud tonight because they claimed
tlioy had been victorious after an appeal to
the Intelligence and conscience rather than
the prejudices of their allies among the In-
denendents.
It Is generally felt hero , notwithstanding
the desperate light made by a number of tbo
alliance" people , that the effect of the vote
upon the senate cannot bo otherwise than
encouraging. Some of tlioso outsldo the In
dependent ranks claim that the Joint resolu
tion relating to the control will in the latter
body tomorrow bo voted upon favorably ,
while others hold that It may bo Indefin
itely postponed. Thu resolution could tmvu
been Introduced todav , but for some reason
, vns not luportcd from the committee on
irivileges and elections , to which it had
Leon referred. If It should be brought In to
morrow it may belaid over under tlio rules ,
nnd if It should his action will bo Interpreted
is favorable to n still further rccognl-
Ion of Boyd and n d slro to enact
iomo needed legiilutlon immediately and a
itlll greater desire to let Hoydshow Ids right
o the gubernatorial ofllco in the courts.
Governor Iloyd has prepared his message
mH will deliver It Friday morning at 11
( 'clock In the house agreeably to the resolu
Ion.
Ion.There
There is no doubt entertained ttjat the sen-
nto will accept the invitation tendered In the
resolution and Join ttio house In listening to
the maiden effort of tlio present incumbent
of the gubernatorial chair.
! ! MIM1 lilS.lSTEU.
Seventeen Men Drowned in a I'eiin-
sylvatiKi Coal Tunnel.
IIZEt.Tox , Pa. , Fob. 4. A terrible nccl-
ilcnt occurred at Jancsvlllo this morning
whereby eighteen mnn lost their lives. .The
accident occurred in slope 10 , operated by J.
U. Hayden & Co. The working is situated
under old workings known as No. S , worked
out some live years ago and filled with
water. The cause of the disaster was duo to
the drilling of n hole through a pillar which
liberated nn immense body of water conllned
in the old workings Hooding the now work
ings and drowning all the men In that portion
tion of the mine.
William Ilrlslln , ono of the sovcn men who
escaped trom Iho irtino , says he felt the wind
coining when the men brolto through into
the ola slope. Ho yelled to his companions
to run for their lives or all would bo drowned.
and
Charles
. . Col °
- - - - -
barely escaped. The water rose rapidly ,
and before any attempt could bo
mndo to rescue the rest of the
workmen the water flowed in , and
In live minutes , tUo slope , which is ( HI feet
deep , was filled to the innuth and eighteen
men" , who but n few hours before , with light
hearts loft the blight sunshine nnd clear sky
to descend Into thu nark cavern , were buried
In a watery grave.
Tbo news of tliodlsastcrercated the wildest
excitement nnd the mouth of the slope was
soon thronged with people. The scenes
of nnguish that cnsuod cannot be de
pleted , The weather , which was bitterly
cold , did not have any effect toward
diminishing the crowd anil it was only after
the terrible result was made jjlaln that none
of the entombed men were living or could
possibly bo reached until all the water was
pumped out of the slope , that the grief-
stricken friends of tbounfortunate men could
bo Induced to go to their homes.
The llrm of Ilnyden & Co. . will
pump the water out as rapidly as
the machinery placed In position can do the
work. How long It will ' .alto It Is a question ,
slnco no definite idea of the column of water
can bo ascertained. Some of the miners say
It will talio four weeks. Many theories are
advanced ns to the cause of tlie great disas
ter. Some charge It to neglect to notify the
workmen of the dangerous proximity of the
water.
Followhnr is n list of the dead ;
LAWUENCKKKED ,
JAMKS OHIKFITII ,
HIM * AUO GALLAOHEU , f
.IA.MI3S tt'AUD ,
UAIIIIY HULL ,
JOSEPH MATSKOWIl'CII ,
HAKNEV M'Gr.OSICEY ,
PATUICIC KKU..Y ,
JAMKS WIASTO ,
M1KK SMITH , '
JOHN BE UNO ,
TOM GLICK ,
TOM ASICASKAY ,
JOE ASTKO ,
BOSCOFKINKO ,
THOMAS OHKKO , nnd two unknow
Hungarians. .
Several of these men are married nnd huvo
large families.
Another nl U ilkoHlmrrc.
Wit.KnsiHum : , Pa. , Feb. 4. A cave-In
occurred this afternoon in No. a slope nt
C rand tunnel , opposite Mantle , three Poles
are shut In and as the place is filled wl Hi
water it is supposed 11103- are drowned.
The accident was precisely similar to that
which occurred at Jnnesvlllo this morning.
A heavy blast broke n hole into the old work
ing which was lllled with water , allowing it
to run into No. ! l. Most of the miners , for
tunately , managed to escape. Three unfor
tunate Poles ara undoubtedly dead.
Two Killed at Shiiiiinkin.
SIUMOKIN' , Pa. , FoU.I. . By an explosion
of ponder nt the Nellson colliery today ono
miner was killed and two fatally Injured.
Itogiilatine liiHr.mnco CoinpanlrH.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Fob. 4. In the house
the whole day was taken up In the discussion
of the bill , which Dually passed , requiring
foreign insurance companies to keep ou deposit -
posit with the auditor not less than ( TO.OOO ,
either in cash , state or municipal bonds , or
mortgages on Indiana property , such deposits
to Do subject to taxation , nnd any foreign
company failing to comply shall piy f 100 for
each day of such failure.
Tlie AVoathi'r IM. recant.
For Omaha nnd Vicinity Fair ; warmer.
For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair ;
southwesterly winds ; coltlcr by Friday morn
ing.For
For Iowa Fair : southerly winds ; warmer
hi eastern , colder by Friday morning In west
ern portion. _
Arrivals.
At Glasgow The Columbia , from Now
York.
AtStettln-Tho Italia , from Now York.
At New York The Teutonic , from Liver
pool ,
I'nro Food Itlll.
WASIIIXUTON , Fcb , 4. Senator Paddock
reported from the coin mil too on agriculture
his bill known as thu pure food bill , with two
uuhnportaut uiucuduivuU ,
A MONSTER LABOR MEETING ,
It is Held at Washington and Oonaoll
Makes a Speech.
A TALK ON NEBRASKA SECURITIES ,
Has Sonic Tempting Offers
Cost of the Indian OutlircnU
What Owonhy la hooking for
Wliulom'H SuooeSBor.
Tun , ,
5iiFouiiTBBSTii :
WjlSIIIN-OTON , D. C. . Fob. 1. I
There was n monster labor meeting held nt
Grand Army hall last night , attended by hun
dreds of Knights of Labor men and their rep
resentative ofllccM , among them Ralph Beau
mont , the well known ICnlghts of Labor
speaker. Among those who delivered speeches
was Representative Connell of Omaha , who
was Introduced ns the author of the eight-
hour bill , the passage of which was urged by
the worklngmen's organizations. Mr. Cou
ncil said n startling condition of af
fairs existed in this country. Tlio
rich were growing richer , the poor poorer.
One-half of the entire wealth of the country
was owned by 'H,000 ) people. That certainly
was not n Just or equitable distribution of
the wealth of the country. The workingnien
of the country were not , ho said , communists
or socialists or nihilists. All over the coun
try they saw workingnien assemble , ns they
were assembled here but last night , to secure
their rights In a peaceable , orderly manner.
Ho thought they would see good results from
tbo airltatlon going on among thu farmers
and the worklngmen. A proper adjustment
of the great questions , the matter of
transportations nnd the great overshadowing
labor question was not , ho thought , far dis
tant. Ho believed the day was near nt hand
when the great railroad systems would bo
not only controlled , but owned , by the gov
ernment. It was urged that such n central
ization of power was dangerous , but was it
moro dangerous to centralize such n power
in the government than in the hands of two
men Jay Gould and Vanderbllt ! By the
right of eminent domain the people could talto
the railroad propcrt > Just as the railroads
took the lot of the poor man that lay
in its route , paying full value for the
road at a just appraisement of its
actual worth and not what its watered stock
represented. The government hnd a right to
issue money ; puts its stamp upon it nnd pay
for the railroad. The currency would go out
into the country and bo used In enterprises
that would pay a better than 2 per cent rate
and give employment to the unemployed.
Referring to tbo eight-hour bill ho snld , un
fortunately , there wore a few words stricken
out of the bill as It was reported to the houso.
Ho believed the senate owed It to the work-
liigmcn of the country to restore these words
and to consider tno bill. In order to
bring about Iho action desired , each member
of the committee appointed by the meeting
should endeavor to see every senator and
member and impress upon him the necessity
and importance of taking action on the pend
ing labor measures at this session , He said ,
in closing , that ho stood ready to do all In his
power to bring about the passage of the
measure.
A IIOOS1KK TAI.KS.
The Nebraska legislature promises to
frighten all eastern capitalists out of the
.stute * . .AiwellknownHoosiar , in se-j
curltles is In Washington" from a business
trip in Now England nnd has recited to Tun
correspondent some incidents of his visit
east , which are of vital importance to every
resident of Nebraska. Ho says tbo present
agitation by the legislatures of taxing-foreign
capital or nllon loans Is having a most de
pressing effect upon allNcbrusknand Indiana
securities in the east. This gentleman vis
ited Hartford , Conn. , for the purpose of se
curing the agency of n number of lire and Ufa
insurance companies with a view to loaning
their funds in Indiana and In every jnstanco
he was told that the liability of the legisla
tures of that state nnd Nebraska to muko
some wild move In the direction of taxing
money loaned in the city from outsldo of
their borders hnd compelled nearly all Con
necticut loan and insurance companies to
withdraw their investments and loans from
tno state and that until it was determined
what the legislatures would do In respect to
taxingluans , Connecticut capital would not
bo sent Into thosu states. At Newark , N. J. ,
where there are n number of insurance com
panies which muko loans upon farms and city
property , the satno statement was made , that
owing to the threat of certain legislatures to
tax outsldo loans there would , for the pres
ent , bo no money sent into these states for
any purpose whatever.
Another fact of Importance to Nebraska
was ascertained by this gentleman. He was
told by every loan nnd insurance company
visited that owing to the possibility of an un
limited coinage law being enacted by con
gress , all notes and bonds and other obliga
tions taken by Insurance and loan companies
hi the cast would bo payable In gold. Ho bo-
liove"3 that unless something is done
to quiet the adprohenslon of east
ern capital It will bo Impossible to get any
money fiom the outsldo for any purpose
whatever nnd that in thu future the farmers
nnd business men of Nebraska will bo left to
skirmish among local capitalists , In order to
meet future obligations. Ho regards the
outlook ns very portentlous and says that un
less the Nebraska legislature believes Its
constituency can conduct Its business upon
local capital , it should immediately pass a
Joint or concurrent resolution to the effect
that no steps will bo taken In the direction
of tiixlng loans from without the state at the
present session. IIo says further , that If
that were possible the legislature should put
Itself upon record against any proposition of
this klud In the near future.
1NOAI.I.S HAS A JOll.
Senator Ingalls mada his nppcarunco in the
senate this morning looking none the worse
for hU arduous campaign nnd wearisome
rjpurnev from Kansas. Ills appearance was
as culm and dignified ns over , and his volco
has lost none of its resonance nnd measured
cadence. The senator says that the republi
cans of Kansas supported him most loyally
and he fully appreciates their devotion. It
was a square light , but ho was defeated last
fall nt the polls by the stay-away rcnubll-
cans. Nearly every senator , demo
crat as well as republican , shook
hands with him upon his appearance
upon Iho lloor and expressed Ihcir regrets
with a sincerity and cordiality that was moro
earnest than thu ordinary typo. Air. Ingnlls
will not bo at a loss for employment. He has
already received numerous propositions to go
Into business. Several very nattering offers
have come from prominent law tlrms In the
west nnd in New York city. Ho has been
offered the editorship of two newspapers ,
0110 in Now YorK and ono In Detroit. Ho
has been offered a salary of S10.000 u year by
the New Yorktiun to write a dally article over
his signature on current topics , and found
upon his desk this morning a very tempting
proposition 1 rom a lecture manau'or of hlirh
responsible character. This man offers him
flBXK ( ) for thirty f lectures , another oilers
fco.OOO for six lectures. U Is very pronablo
that the senator will accept ono of these
propositions , but ho will ultimately return to
tils profession at Atuhison nnd will probably
accept the position of solicitor ot u western
railroad ,
WI.NIIOM'S SUCCESSOR.
In the ropub can circles of Ohio hero the
Impression Is gaining ground that ilcproscn-
tlvo MclClnloy will not bo secretary of the
treasury. Today a largo number of messages
by mall , wlro and -tongue wore received by
Major McKlnloy , from republican leaders hi
Ohio ad vising him not to relinquish his in
tention of becoming the candidate for gov
ernor this year und impressing him wllh the
necessity of the usa of his name far that office
In order to clvo the republican ticket MIL-CCBS.
Qutlto all tlio colleagues of Major McKinley
lu the houbo huvo advised him uguiust
entertaining any Idea of going into
the treasury department. They urge
upon him the prcnt .necessity of
heading the Ohio ticket. The president will
ccrtninly'not ask Major MoKIniey to 1111 the
vacancy In the treasury department If ho Is
convinced that the party's ' Interests In Ohio
would bo seriously Jeopardized by some other
man heading the ticket. No new names
have , during tbo past twenty-four hours ,
been seriously mentioned In connection with
the treasury vacancy. It would bo proper testate
state now that the mention of the transfer
from thu war to the treasury department of
Secretary Proctor was in view of a possible
exigency. It is probable that , had
congress not extended the tlmo
within which a vacant cabinet oftlcor
must bo llllcd , tlio president would have
transferred Secretary I'rocior nt least to
meet u temporary emergency. The name of
Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Island has re
ceived so much tavorablo consideration at
the hands of the public that n number of
propositions hnvo been made to overcome the
.political barrier in the way ol his appoint
ment , The legislature and the governor of
ItUodo Island are democratic , so that , however -
over lit the senator mieht bo for the position
and however mucti tbo president might con
sider the desirability of the selection
at this tiino , there appears no prac
tical way of overcoming the fact
that to take Senator Aldrlch from
the Ronalo would lead to ft democratic gain In
the senate. The name of Hoprescntatlvo
Cannon of Illinois , who retires from public
life with the end of this congress , has grown
upon public attention In connection with the
treasury vacancy and especially on account
of his location geographically. Mr. Cannon
is being urged upon the president by mom-
bcrs of the house commlttco on appropria
tions nnd other mon in congress who say that
his experience as a member of the commlttco
on appropriations has fitted him for the
duties of the position.
COST or TIIU stoux WAN.
A communication , received by congress
from the quartermaster geliernl's depart
ment , through the secretary of war , shows
that the Sioux Indian outbrc.uk cost at least
$ ' . ' ,000,000. Transportation , rations , nmmu-
nitlon and other expenses constitute the
principal items in the appropriation asked.
This , Is the direct cost of the Outbreak. What
there will bo In tho. way of bills for depreda
tions committed by the ludlaus canuot be es
timated. There are these -wlio believe that ,
directly or indirectly , the expense will
not bo short of between liiOOiOO ( nlul
$ -1,000,000. It Is now acknowledged by
every 0110 that it would bo far more
economical and a great deal less trouble to
thu government to sell all the Indian reserva
tions and to tnko the money nnd purchase
farms for the Indians In the cast. Thus the
tribal relations could bo broken and the sav-
njjcs placed In civilized communities where
they would have no opportunity to make
themselves feared.
THE OMAHA HUIDOBJUI.1. .
The conferees on the part of. the house upon
the Omaha bridge bill , whlelr'lias passed the
houso' and senate , nro Mason of Illinois ,
Sweeney of Iowa and Felix Campbell of Now
York ; on the part of the senate , Mr. Vest of
Missouri , Sawyer of Wlsconfclp nnd Wash-
burn of Minnesota. There isjno doubt that
the bill will shortly become a Jaw.
OWENIIV uxnr.H
James A. Owenby of Chicago is not making
n brilliant success in exposing ! the misdoings
of others in the alleged silver pool. Just
nj ho emerged from the commlttco room ,
where ho hnd been Blvitiff testimony
this afternoon , a Washington' detective took
him by the arm nnd notlllod him that ho was
a prisoner on a warrant charging'him with
obtaining money under false pretenses. Be
fore going to the lockup ho went to the house
restaurant to get Kestaurdtcur Emerson to
cash his allowance of mileage , which the
government paid him for coining hero. Thn
complaint under which Owenhl' wiu arrested
was made by Mr. Page , thfl * jteepor of the
senate rcstnunint , oh July' 8 kujt. Abopt the
time of the silver loglsla'tlpif Owenby trot
Page to cash a . .check ou th' ' ; ' flanoyer bank
of New , , , York : . "for $ l7l-yiS.t.-fowJj.days
* fit * lirf + * T 'frH"r nfclir.i1YfVtf Kri.3 * nh u.l >
by Owenby drawn on Wells , Fargo & Co.
of Now York. Both of these checks came
back dishonored. Owenby subsequently tel
egraphed Page that the account in the Han
over bank was overdrawn , nnd requested that
n draft should bo drawn ou him In Now
York. Pugo drew the draft as requested.
That has also coma back dishonored. Since
Owenby came hero Page has been following
him around trying to collect the amount of
the two checks , but has Ihua far failed.
Today ho determined on criminal proceedings
and the warrant and arrest was the result.
Up to the present time Owonby's testimony
has Implicated no ono directly and has cone
no further than to make vague Insinuations
against Senator Cullum and others. When
these Insinuations have been followed up they
have proved largely imagination and the Im
pression is becoming general thatMr. Owenby
is only seeking notoriety.
I'OST.MASTlniS AlTOlXT.Kn.
The following fourth class postmasters
were appointed today :
Nebraska Hartlne , Jefferson county , J. M ,
"Wild hater , vlco O. B. Murray , removed ;
Lomns , Ouster county , 1) . I1' . Morgan , vice C.
W. Liiisk , resigned ; Uedfern , Ouster county ,
C. B. Drum , vice W. Uedfern.
Iowa Ford , Warren county , T. Hull , vice
Mary J. Barrett , resigned ; Hornick , Woodbury -
bury county , W. U. Turner , vlco B. F. Jon
nlngs.
MlfCKI.LANKOUS.
Charles F. Luco , a well known banker of
Logan , la. , is here , the guest of his mother ,
Mrs. Representative Owen of Indiana.
John S. Schneider has been appointed post
master nt Harold , Holt county , Neb.
Dr. Morris' appointment on the Broken
Dow pension board has bcin hold up on ac *
count of protests.
Pr.nuv S. HUATII.
THEY WA.XT 1'HKE Ct > l\A < iK.
Vigorous Imitguaco 1'rnin tlio National
Farmers' Alliance.
WASHINGTONFob. . 4. The presidents ol
the state organizations , National Farmers'
Alliance , met this raoriilnc for the purpose
of formulating certain measures for presenta
tion to congress.
Tonight the committee on sliver legislation
made a report , urging upon congress the de
mand heretofore made by tlio National Far
mer's Alliance for the free nnd unlimited
coinage of silver upon the same terms am
conditions on which gold is now coined. The
report says In part :
"Wo regard it as a high duty enjoined upon
congress by the constitution to provide foi
the unlimited coinage of both , 'precious met
als , gold and silver , to the end that the people
ple of the several state. * nrny bo pro
vided with a circulating medium. Wo ex
press our surprise , regret and Indignation
that this duty has been so lonif delayed and
neglected , contrary , as wo believe , not only
to the duty wo have mcntlonod , but to the
best Interests of the musses of the people
who ere suffering tno pangs'of ' poverty am
stagnation of business , caused by the wan
of it sufllclont circulating medium. Wo
bcllovo nnd chnrgo that such dola >
has been occasioned by undue Influcnco
in our government policy , by these whoso in
torcst is to contract the curtjaicy ! nnd sub
servo monopolies nnd money lenders. Wo
express our earnest condemnation of tbo
exorcise of arbitrary power wnlch has prevented
vented a fair consideration of 'Uie free coin
age bill at the last session of congress nm
hopa the bill which posvd the senate
the present session , will bo speed ll ;
reported to the house and enacted into law
We say to the representatives In the coinage
commlttco that any effqrts to unduly delay a
report on iho 1)111 , so far as to prevent acttoi
thereon by the house , in tl.o few remaining
days of this concress , will merit and receive
still further condemnation by the farmers am
laborers of this country. Wo huvt
waited many years tor the simple Justice o
having both precious metals restored to frco
coinage and hereby declare our dotcrnilnatloi
to press thu flgbt ou this line until this rclie
Is accorded to the laboring nnd nroduclni ,
masses ot our nation , i nd to hold rcspon
slblo the men , Irrespective of party , who ob
structln any way thif legislative cuactmen
of n Just measure so strongly demanded b >
the laboring classes of all ptrtles , "
The council will eudeav- to obtain a hear
Ing bcforo the house con mittea tomorro *
and present this report. ) ho sub-treasury
and land loan propositions are belug couslil
crod by another committee.
I
mm OF HUMAN WILLS ,
A Story From Chicago Showing How Easily
They May Be Broken.
TILLMAN'S ' ESTATE AND ITS DIVISION.
Colonel Cody Tnllcn Very Freely on
Indian Affiili-H Ills Praise oi' ( jon-
oral Miles Ho ThlnkH Sitting
llnll Murdered.
Citic.ioo Ornon or Tun Bnn , 1
CIIIOAOO , Feb. 4. f
Judge Ilawcs this morning disposed of a
angled suit which has been hanging in the
ourts for years , and which involves , besides
omn $900,000 , worth of property , some cole-
iratcu people of the regime of President
rntit. A bill for partition was brought
ly Gcortro S. . Shephnnl against
Villlam La Foog and a score of other dc-
cndants , to dccldo the property interests of
ho various parties in the premises on South
Chirk street occupied by Kohl & Middleton's
museum , valued at over $100,000 , ana some
North Clark street property of loss vnluo.
In 1ST1 Nelson Stillman of Galena died ,
caving about $300,000 worth of prqperty.
lo was a well known citizen nnd an
ntlmato friend of General Grant
ind other ellstlnnulshcd 'residents of
ho northwest corner of Illinois. Stllltnan's
vifo , an exceedingly beautiful woman , did
not Uv . happily with her husband
luring the last few years of his Hie ,
ind when ho died she was bequeathed $100,000
vorth of property on condition that she did
not marry again. Charles 1'helps Stillman
vns loft a good share , but the bulk of the es-
ate was left in trust ivlth George 11. McCcl-
nn ( not the celebrated general ) for the only
laughter , Mnry Louise , who was called the
most beautiful girl in Illinois , and
n after years was styled the
iiuidsomest- woman in Washington
ocloty. In the ovcnt of her death the prop
erty was to pass to her children. If there
vcro none , it was expressly provided that it
should revert to the heirs of the testator. A
ew-years later airs. Stillman , the widow ,
became Mrs. Louisa Kollett. But before
doing so she had taken steps to frustrate her
deceased husband's designs , and had waived
icr fights under the will and petitioned
'or her share of the estate according to law.
She was given her third of the property. The
son plunged into vortex of high life In Chicago
cage , attained great celebrity us a wealthy
nan and a brilliant society leader , and ilnally
mi-took of his last banquet , danced his last
vallz and died at the ace of thirty-two , with
out leaving a dollar for any heirs to tight
oucr.
The lovely daughter married an equally
landsomo man , Colonel George O. 1'ride ,
formerly a member of General Grant's staff ,
md went to Washington , where she and her
dushhitr husband fairly dazzled society , and
passed a miserable domestic existence. The
colonel ran through n largo proportion of his
wife's ' money and deserted her. She secured
a divorce anit died a few years later of a
broken heart , it Is haul.
But the trust funds remained to cause
troublo.and were held by John A. O. ICendlc ,
successor to George B. McUlcllun. The heirs
it law clalraed.tho urouorty by reason of the
reversionaryclause of tho'will. Mrs , ICellott ,
, he widow'claimed that it all passed nbso-
lutclyto her.daughter and that she , as her.
' ' - ' -
daughter's'holr was-entltled'-toMt.wOmthoj
claim that the will was invalid , Judge Hawcs
: iolds that the widow takes her plneo as an
ieir-at-law nnd is entitled to half of the
uroperty , while the brothers and sisters ot'
iho testators , eight in number , are entitled toile
il\o other half. The case will probably go to
: ho supreme court for settlement.
COLONEL cony's COXVIIHSVTIOX.
Colonel W. F. Cody , otherwise "Buffalo
Dill , " Is at the Lelnnd , entertaining his
friends with stories of the late Indian cam-
palirn.
"That II. G. Chndwlck , who came on from
Utlca , N. Y. , " said he , "and endeavored to
pass himself on me as a regular nrinvllcuton-
ant should don Infants' clothing instead of
telling newspaper men that I started out to
capture Sitting Hull dressed in ballroom
attire. Chuuwick never wont farther west
than the Mississippi , and'never saw any In
dians except those ho met In Now York. "
Colonel Cody has nothing but words of
pr.iiso for General Miles.
"Tho general , " said ho , "handled that cam
paign in n phenomenal manner. It will go
down in history us bomp the most wonderful
Indian war on record. There were critical
points when the entire west was trembling
tor the safnty of thousands of settlers , The
Nebraska militia , posted along thn state line ,
and the South Dakota militia , massed In the
best places , enabled'General Miles to con
centrate his troops so as to corral the In
dians in the bad lands. The Wounded Knee
affair was an unfortunate event. What wilt
bo done with Forsytlio U purely an army
mutter. I think ho could not have donb
otherwise , considering the circumstances. "
Colonel Cody says the Indians will makoan
effort to secure Major MoLuughlln's return 1o
Pine Kidgo agency. The fricndlics , ho
says , headed by old John Grass , who went to
Washington yesterday , will hnvo great Influ-
cnco in amicably settling the perplexing
questions of their government.
"What do you think of SlttiiiG Hull's
death } " was asked ,
"It cold-blooded cowardly murder "
was a - , ,
nnd in his indignation the scout rose nnd took
a turn in tno rotunda. "It was nothing but
murder , and the Investigating committee
will so llml out. " ho continued. " 1 don t
deny that his death was a gcod thing , buttlio
desirability for it did not justify his murder.
I nm glad it was done by the redskins. "
"Do you suppose they worn ordered to kill
him I"
Buffalo Bill pulled his goatco reflectively.
"No , " ho replied , "I don't suppose that. It
was probably Jealousy , They railed him
from his bed lu tlio morning. Ho came to
the door of his cabin. They began to read
the warrant for his arrest to him , and as he
listened ho was shot , "
AN E.vrnxsivi : nciwrnox.
The taking of the deposition of Architect
Meyers In the case Hyan & Walsh against
Douglas county , which was begun on Mon
day afternoon , was concluded here this even
ing , There were ii.r > 0 Items In the bill for
extras presented by the plaintiffs and the
testimony is consequently very voluminous.
It will probably mnuo In the neighborhood of
two hundred and fifty typewritten pages.
AN Ai'riioi'itUTi : IMIII.IM. : :
A plaster cast of the flguro of a hcrnU
that is to bo placed before'the gabel of tlio
now building of the Herald \Vashlngtoi
street , on which Sculptor Gilbert has been
worklnir for some time , is now on v.eu1
his studio , ; l Oak htrcct. It Is ten foot h
height and represents a herald of the six
teenth century blowingn trumpet. Thoflgiiro
Is spirited and suggestive of action , In nddl
tion to the picturr.Miuo garb of the herald o
that tlmo U n gracefully draped tabard , bear
Ing the seal of the city , where in olden times
WUH the coat of arms. In the right hand is
on open copy of the Herald nnd in the left la
a baton. From his plumed lint to the low
buckle adorning his shoo tlio llgnro is bcuutl
fully nnd firmly modeled. It will bo , whoi
completed and placed , ono of thu Interesting
and attractive features of the art of thu city
WESTUItX I'lIOPl.B IX TOW.V.
Among other western people In Chicago
today were the following : At the Lelnnd
All's ; F. M. Wethcrold. Mr. and Mrs. (5. , M
Wothcrold and two children , Hebron. Neb ; ;
Hon. W. F. Cody , North I'latte , Nob. ; Islmm
Keavls , Falls Ci'y , Nob.
At thu Grand I'licltlo : Edgar C. Moxhain ,
Johnstown , Neb. ; L. Hovcbnch , Mrs , J , 0.
Andras , M , ( J. Gregory , Des Molncn , la. ; L.
A. Garner. Omaha ; D. T , Cullen and , Miss
Hiidio Cullen. Ollumwa , la.
At the Auditorium : C. B. HammondMon
tana ; Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles M. Branch and
John Francis , Ouiuua ; Jumos D , Little , SU-
ver City , Idaho ; Orson O. Say lor nnd Mrs.
Fannie Saylor , llutte , Mont.
At tlio Wellington : \V. H. Dyer , Lincoln ,
Neb.At
At the Palmer : Newton Farr , Oedcu ,
Utnli : II. B. Schwoltror , Salt Luke , Utah ;
Mrs , O. J. Taylor-ami child , Sioux City , la. ;
Uooruo Uuthcrs , Fort Nlobrar.i , Neb. ; Mr.
and Mrs. A. V. Warren. Grand Forks , . . . , > .
At the Tremont : F. Ktmbeny , X t
City , In. Atkixt ' " .
1'\ITK. -
\ Story Tending ( o Conllrm the DC ; ,
of the l'j\-AH ombI.viiiiiii.
HornnsTr.it , N. Y. , Feb.l.Snnmol
ihiiw , a clerk In La wit it Co.'a ticket ngctuy
n this city , was on a hunting expedition in
ho western part of Wyoming last August.
' . ranchman named Nathan W. Mott , at
vhoso place Shaw stopped , nmdu a trip to
Yellowstone park during that month , re-
liming August L'S. Three days later n
; cnilcman named Hnrty , a utoivucenor nt
I nines' Forks , on the Union Pacific ,
stopped ntMott's ' ranch oa his way homo
from the park , bringing news of great ex-
cltomont that existed nt S.irgcnt'.s when ho
stopped there August L'o , over the reported
Irownlng of Uobort Hay Hamilton , whoso
) ody had Just been brought in. llarty saw
ho body and stated that preparations worn
jcing made for Its burial.
On hearing Hamilton' : * nmno mentioned
llott recalled the fact that he had seen a man
> f that name ut .Sarcent's when on his way to
ho park , and had nho met him on thu Smiko
vlver when returning Irom tlio park. This
vns August ' - " - . Hamilton , who was on
lorsohack , .tnld ho had Just stint an
uitelope nnd Intomrod to cross the river to
; etn pack animal of a settler to carry his
ratno home. Tlio meeting occurred near the
confluence of Buffalo creek and thu Snake
river and very near thu spot where Grei-n re-
wrtcd rinding the body. Mott nnd Hnrty
compared notes oil Hunillton'8 appearance
ind agreed that the body seen by Hurty must
uivo been that of the man whom Mott saw at
Sargent's nnd afterward mot on the bank of
ho Snake river.
Mott had not at the tlmo of meeting I In in-
Hon heard anything of the scandal connected
with his name.
TillTJtVAtiVlTl' 1'IHtTIWLIO.
Dr. Dcpew Ventilate * llln Latest
VIowH oil tin ) Subject.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 4. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bii.l Chatmcoy M. Dopow snhl today :
"I don't want to have It understood that lain
a candidate for the position of the secretary
) f the treasury , for I am not. U is true that
[ had a chat with the president on the politi
cal situation and the unfortunate ne
cessity for appointing a successor to
Mr. Windom. From hU conversation
[ gathered tbat the president means to ap
point a man who will make the administra
tion even stronger and more pronounced than
, t is at present as ivgnrds purely republican
ideas. Ho recnrds thn revolutionary meas
ures adopted by the democrats in their oppo
sition to the federal elections bill ns an ovi-
donen that they are afraid of the republican
party if not interfered with in casting its
vote. "
"What did you find the sentiment to bo
about the appointment \Vuslilngtoni"
"There Is a general belief among politicians
that Mr. Windom's successor should bo a
westerner. It is a fact that such an appoint
ment would have some effect in quieting the
present frco silver scare. When I left
Washington on Monday the most prominent
names were Senator Spooner of Wisconsin ,
ox-Governor Foster of Ohio , and Major Mc-
ICinloy. I should not bo at all surprised if
Mr. Spooner wore to receive the nomination.
Ho Is exceedingly popular in Washington )
mid his friends believe that ho ought to ro-
. ( 'Ivo soriio decoration , now that he Is about
Lo leave the senate and I believe that Mr.
Spooner would accept the nomination if it
wore offered hlrp.1
Effect , of n RiiRsInn Courtier's /cnl
on Naval OlHoipllne.
ST. Pirrnnsnuna , Feb. 4. [ Special Cable
gram to TUB BEI.J Prince Barintlnsky and
other members of the suite of the czarowitch
are returning homo in consequence of trouble
on board thollusslan Iron-clad I'amlatz Azona ,
on which the c/.urcwitch , accompanied by
Pi-nice George of Greece , is making a tour of
the east. The origin of thu trouble Is obscure.
It Is known , however , that I'rlnco Baria-
tlnsky , without consulting Captulu Loh-
maim , commander of the Pamlatz A/ova , un
dertook to give orders to the crow , and that
on ono occasion ho ordered the boats to he
launched for the purpose of giving the
czarowitch an ocean row. Captain Lolimann
promptly countermanded the order , as them
was ( luito a heavy sea nt the lima and ho
feared that the liver , of the czarcwitch and
his party might bo endangered. Some of
the members of the crew sided with Prlnco
Bnrlatinsky , and Captain Lohinami In order
to restore discipline bad to threaten to use
the most sovcro measures. Finally the cap
tain sent the malcontents out of the ship ,
replacing thorn with mon from the warships
escorting the Pnmlutz Azova.
Itotlred by HI Hoilth.
Vir.NXA , Feb. 4. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BP.I : . ] The emperor has accepted the
resignation of the Austrian iiiinlsterof finance
and privy chancellor , Dr. Diinajowskl , who
was appointed Juno yc > , IShO. Ill health
is the cause of his resignation and
as a token of the omneror's appre
ciation of his faithful and clllcient
services the doctor receives the cross of St
Stephen and becomes a lilo member oftho
upper house of the rolchsratli. Herr Stein-
bach , chief of the ministry of Justice , suc
ceeds Dr. Dunajewskl as minister of llnnncc.
ViotlniH of the Jjmperor'H ' .Jealousy.
BKIU.IX , Feb. 4. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Br.i : . ] The Kreuso Xeltung says that
the resignation of Von Lossoynskl from his
position as commander of the Ninth army
corps Is the outcome of correspondence in re
ference to his inviting Prince Bismarck nnd
Count Herbert Bismark to attend a regi
mental dinner.
In military circles It Is maintained that
Count Von Walderseo's fall was duo to his
adverse criticism of Kmpcror William's lead
ership in the cavalry attack during the
autumn maneuvers ,
A Hgnillennt .Jonrnoy ,
Vir.NXA , Feb. 4 , [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BKB.I Archduke Franz Ferdinand , heir
prpsumptlvo to the throne of Aus.trlu , lias
started for Warsaw , where the Kimian im
perial tram awaits him. From Warsaw ho
will bo convoyed to St. Petersburg , where ho
will bo received by the czar. A great deal of
Importance is attached in Austrian and Kus-
slim diplomatic circles to the archduke's visit
to St. Petersburg.
Another llenindy I'lihlfshcil.
BCIII.IX , Feb. 4. Dr. Hankin , the well
known Kngllsh investigator , hns disclosed
the method of manufacturing his remedy for
anthrax. The remedy consists of proteld
matter extracted from the spK-eji of a rat
.with the nlu of f > 0 per cent of glycerine , the
'extract being pifcipltated with alcliohol.
When ills to bo used it la dissolved in mat
ter and injected under the skin.
Ono Tariff KflVut.
LONDOX , Fob. 4. The exports of cutlery
from Sheftlold to the United Suites for the
month of January , IS'.H ' ) , amounted In value to
ill 5,1 IS ; for the corresponding month thin
year , under the now United States tariff law
the rthellleld exports to the Unlled States
amounted to dU.'Jl ,
A Hcrvlnn Kovolt.
Ilii.GiiuiK. : Feb. 4. Two thousand Arnnuts
In the neighborhood of Drclnltza revolted
and sot llni to the government buildings.
Tlioy now threaten the town of Prlslinu and
the officials have taken refuge at Mltroultzu.
Ilesult ol' the
Oroiiro , Feb. 4 , As n resultof the investi
gation ot the recent revolt the police report
they have obtained convincing proof that the
insurgents were In leuguo with the SpanUU
rovulutlfulbts ,
THE' HOUSE GIVES IN.
By n Veto of 55 to 40 it Resolves to Hoaf
Governor Boyd's ' Messago.
AN EXCITING PARLIAMENTARY STRUGGLE ,
OonsflrviUivo Iiulopomloiita ECODMIO Dis
gusted tuul Dasert Their Pnrty ,
THE SENATE THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET
A Substitute Speaker Necessary iu Order to
Have the Vote Announced.
BURROWS' FOLLOWERS CAST DOWN ,
U'lint n Ktnv of tlie Independents
Have to Kay About tlio UoHtilt
Tlmyt'i-'n Message to bo
Hoard Today.
LiN-cor.x , Nob. . 'Feb. ' 4. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BKK. ] The .stubborn oppoal
tion oftho independent members of the legls-
laturo to rccognl/lng Hoyd as governor hoa
been Ilnally overcome and the radical faction
of the party has been routed at every point.
This afternoon , after It had become defi
nitely known Unit Iloyd would sign no bills
or resolutions until ho had been formally
recognl/.cdns governor , tbo conservative In
dependents in the senate , including Beck ,
Collins , Turner , Hill nnd Taylor , held a hmv
ricd consultation nnd decided to resort to
heroic measures to force their obstlnato
brethren In tlio house to yield to the inevit
able and recognize Iloyd , by resolution at
least ns the do facto governor.
A delegation , including Collins , III11 and
Taylor , immediately nnpcared on the floor ol
the house nnd notified Hb ruder nnd other
Independents that unless thu house pro
ceeded to formally recognize Uoyd by resolu
tion the senate would kilt the concurrent
resolution llxlng the tlmo for hearing the
contest.
A scene followed.
Shradcr , Stevens , Italian , Scott and other
radicals declared that they never would
allow themselves to bo bulldozed by senators
or anybody else , and , If necessary , would dlo
in the last ditch nnd throw the responsibility
of defeating the contest where It belonged
upon the senate ,
Tlio republicans got wind of the matter and
at once proceeded to put In effect n precon
certed plan to force the issue to a final settle
ment.
Ueprcsentntlvo Gale ( ind ) of Brown , who
has all along chafed under tbo restraints of
sclf-imoosr-cl leaders and shown hU Inde
pendence. on fo'fiiicr occasions , drowuup a
resolution formaUy .nUn
. ,
Speaker Inner had previously called to the
chair Taylor of Johnson , ono of the brightest
parliamentarians on that sldo of the house ,
and both sides prepared for the llnal battle.
Meanwhile , us .If anticipating something
out. of the usual line , the crowds in tbo lobby
grew denser and their countenances lit up
with animation.
A few hurried consultations wore held and ,
words exchanged with the eight Indopctid *
cuts who had grown tired of the stubborn
ness of their colleagues , and when the roll
call on the last bill on third reading was com
peted the ball opened in earliest.
The first move came from the Independent
side of the house , but found the opposition
fully prepared for the struggle.
Shradcr moved an adjournment and Whlto
demanded u roll call.
All the republican ? and democrats voted
10 , with Foiehtingor , Gale , Honmch , Lo-
max , Jones , Waldron , Williams and Wilson ,
mlopcndents , and the motion was lost 40
to .12.
Shrader then moved that only ono session
bo hold daily , which being lost , iahrader
again renewed the motion to adjourn.
Watson , In explaining his vote , snld ho be
lieved that there was an understanding with
the speaker { Johnson of Taylor In the choir ) ,
and the leading independents that ho would
recognize anybody except some of their owa
side , fearing a resolution would bo offered to
recognize Boyd as governor.
The motion to adjourn was lost M to 40.
dale ( md ) of Brown was on his feet in an
Instant ami his loud , clear "Mr. Speaker"
rang through ttio densely packed hall : "I
wish to Introduce n resolution. "
Ho was recognized and the resolution
recognizing Boyd as governor nnd Inviting'
him to appe.ir and deliver his message was
introduced.
Uuhan made the point of order that the
Joint convention , having decided not to
recognbo Boyd , this resolution could not be
entertained , as that decision could not bo re
versed.
The acting speaker .sustained tlio points
and White and Watson appealed from the
decision and demanded a roll call.
The decision of the chair was overruled by
a vote of M to l.'l.
In explaining their vot's on this question
considerable feeling was manifested by the
independents.
Shradur said ho could never bo bulldozed
into bringing an alien into this house and
recognizing him as governor.
Slovens of Fillmoru pounded the desk with
his list and declared ho never would vote to
undo thu solemn declaration of thu Joint con
vention.
Krnsn now endeavored to got In the point
of order that the resolution could not bo en
tertained without H two-thirds vote , as the
house was not under resolutions.
Before this point could bo decided Stovenm
of Furnn.s got In another motion to adjouru ,
on widch Stcrnsdorff demanded thu roll call.
Again the call proceeded.
U'IKMI the nunio of Church IIowo was
reached the gentleman from Xomaha said ho
voted against adjournment because ho pro
posed to stay hero until this question as to
who is governor Is settled and settled right.
[ Cheers. ] Hq then proceeded at length testate
state his position , but was culled sharply to
order by the speaker and an exciting collo-
fjuy followed ,
Finally the speaker ordered How.o to ' sit
down , which thu gentleman from Noma'ha
obeyed with great reluctance- , amid shouts ot
duilslim from the Independents.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Watson then demanded the previous ques
tion on the passage of the resolution , which
was seconded by all the republicans and
d urn Of ruts ,
The iudependuutu demanded u lull cull oa