TWENTIETH YEAR OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBISSNG , JTEBJRUARY 14 , 1801 , NUMBER 2
s DEATH OF ADMIRAL PORTER ,
Ho Fa&scs Away Suddenly at His Homo in
*
t Washington.
DISEASE OF THE HEART THE CAUSE.
General .Slicrmim HnN Fourteen Hours
oCUndlHtnrlicd Howl and IIIs Pros-
lieotH of Itcuovury Are Thought
to J > c K.xcullunt.
WASHINGTON , Feb. in. Admiral David D.
Porter died this morning. Ills death wns
very sudden. It occurred at his residence
hero and was the result of fatty de
generation of the heart , with which
ho had boon affected slnco lust summer.
His death wns cnlm nnd peaceful.
When Dr. Wales loft him nt U o'clock-last
night hU condition wns about the snmo ns It
had been for several weeks past and there
wcro no Indications that medical
_ Rcrvlccs would bo needed before the
time for the doctor's ' regular
Visit this morning. The nature of the admi
ral's disease mndo it dangerous for him lo
Ho on his back , so thnt ho was accustomed to
rest sitting upon a largo sofa with his back
nnd hood supported by pillows.
The admiral nwoko nt 0:45 : this morn
ing and took his nourishment ns
usual. Ho afterwards fell Into n light
sleep and gave no Indication whatever
that the end was so near at hand. At 8
o'clock the admiral's ' son , Richard , who slept
by his side , noticed a change In bis father's
condition. Ho wns breathing with dllllculty
and seemed to bo clinking.
The household was nt once aroused and
Dr. Wales was sent for , The patient's ' pulse
grow fainter and fainter , nnd nt 8:15 : o'clock
It censed to bent At thnt hour ho gasped
convulsively and expired without a word.
Dr. Wales readied the house almost imme
diately nfter being notified nnd applied all
the restoratives known to science , but to no
effect.
Word wns nt once sent to the president
nnd secretary of the navy , and the lings on
the white house nnd on all the other public
buildings wcro plnced nt hnlf-mast.
Secretary Tracy promptly visited the family
nnd conferred wltti them in regard to the
funeral ttrrangoments. It wns settled that
thn funeral should bo marked with the high
est military honors and interment should bo
mndo nt Arlington national cemetery.
A largo number of people In official lifo
called nt the house this morning and loft mes
sages of sympathy for the family. Tele
grams of condolence wcro also received from
prominent people nil over the country.
The tlmo of the funeral lias not been fixed.
Tholusual order was issued by the navy
department , this afternoon. .
The president was informed of Admiral
Porter's death , and sent n message of sym
pathy to the family. Ho subsequently sent
n message to congress notifying that body of
the death , and In the afternoon issued an ex
ecutive order closing the executive depart
ments on tbo dny ot the funeral and directing
the flags on all public building to bo placed
at half mast on that occasion.
, The following Is President Harrison's mes
sage to congress announcing the death of
Admiral Porter :
Tolhn Senate anil House of lleprescnta-
t ves : The admiral of the navy. David Dlxon
I'ortor. died at his rosldoneo In thn city of
Washington this mornlm ? nt 8:15 : o'clock In
tliu Huvnity-olghth your of his IIRC. Ho en
tered tbo nimil servlcu us midshipman rub-
ruary K , Ib-li , and lias been slnco continuously
Jn tbo Rorvleo. Imvlnj ; lioon ninilo admiral
August 15 , 1870. Ilo was a.son of t'onnnodoro
J > nvld 1'nrtor. ono o ( the greutost of our.navul
commnndors. Ills service ilnrlns the civil war
wns conspicuously brilliant and succcssul ,
ami bis death ends a very lilsh anil honor.mlo
career. Ills countrymen will Mnccioiy mourn
his loss , whllo tbuv cherish with grateful
jirldo Hi" memory of iil iloi.uU. To the officers
of the inivy his lifo will continue to yield in
spiration and encouragement.
llr.N.IAMIK lUlUIISOX.
The secretary of the navy has issued nn
order announcing Iho ddath of Admiral Porter
ter nnd reciting Ma distinguished services to
the country. On the day of the funeral the
navy department will bo closed and the flag
will bo displayed nt half mast nt all navy
yards and stations and on board all ships in ,
commission and soveuteen-mlnuto guns will
bo fired nt noon from each navy yard. The
navy dop.irtmont will bo draped In blnck and
nil ofllccrs of the navy nnd mnrino corps will
wear the badge of mourning for thirty days.
The funeral will take place Tuesday at U
o'clock p. in. from the into residence nnd in
terment will bo at Arlington cemetery with
the highest military honors.
David Dlxon Porter wns born Juno 8 , 1814 ,
In Pcnusylvenla. IIo served ns a midshipman -
man In the Mexican navy during the war be
tween Mexico and Spain in 18 7. Two years
later ho entered the UnltcdStates navy , tak
ing thu .saino rank , and eighteen years Inter
he was actively engaged in nil the operations
of the navy irgulnst Mexico. When the civil
war broke out , Porter , then a commander ,
wns sent to the relief of Fort Pickcns , Fla.
Ho also fitted out a flotilla for the reduction
of the forts guarding Now Orleans.
After the fall of New Orleans the flotilla
Old some excellent work at Ylcksburg , nnd in
1803 Porter was placed In command of all the
nnvol forces on the western rivers nbovo
Now Orleans. In 1SH ( Porter was trans-
furred to the Atlantic const to
destroy the defenses of Wilmington , K. C. ,
nnd on January 15 , 1SOS , the fall of Fort
Fisher wns consummated. In ISM ho was
made vleo admiral and superintendent of the
nnvnl academy. On the death of Farragut
ho became admiral of the navy.
( iASElt.lI , HHEItyiAX HETTtllt.
Ho Xoxv llasMoroTIian Fair Prospects
of Jtecovery.
Nuw YOUK. Fob. 13. General Sherman
passed a quiet night and gained strength.
His condition today is more favorable nnd
the physicians announce that ho has more
thun n fair chance of recovery.
At 1010 : ! this morning P. T. Sherman , the
general's son , when spoken to in regard to
the published statement to the effect that
General Sherman received extreme unction ,
emphatically denied that such was tlio case.
The general , ho said , was not a Catholic and
never had been ono.
The family this morning was rjulto cheer
ful , ns they now entertain a hope for the gen
eral's recovery. Some trouble was experi
enced In keeping the general In bed.
At lw : : p. m. General Kwmg said : "I
think General Sherman has passed the crisis
of his di.seaso. Ik1 had fourteen hours of un
disturbed rest , full of repose. Ono
lung Is entirely free and the
other Is purl tally filled with mucus.
Thcro is no indication of phcumoula nnd
the action of the heart and stomach is good.
The general is weak and Is still in a critical
condition , but the chances for his recovery
nro good. "
The family of General Sherman was greatly
annoyed tcdny at the publication in the
Times of tin article referring to the adminis i-
tering of extreme unetlon to the
general , The article In question re i-
ferred to the fact that the general id
not nCiithnilc , although the family Is , nnd
intimated thnt thu sacrament of extreme
unction was administered while ho was in nn
unconscious state , leaving the inference to bo
drawn that It was without his permission.
Many other Inference * might have been
drawn from tnu nrtlrlo disagreeable to the
family , The general's ton , P. Teeutn-
sch Sherman , in , conversation with
other reporters today , was Indignant
nt the Insinuations In the nrticlo.
Ilo Mild n priest was called at the request ) i.f
the family and extreme unction was uilinin-
- > Istcred ulso at their request. It was true '
that the gononil might not hnvo been cons-
clous of what was going on. but thcro hud
been no soorooy about it whatever.
Tonight Senator John Sherman has scut
the rimes this letter :
UiMitlt'inrn : A imntKrnph In vonr pnportlds
morning ( jives n very erroneous view ot an In-
Vldcut lu Gvucrul bUcrumu'a tick cliunibcr
which wounds the sensitive felling * of lilt
children , now In du | > dl'trox . nnd which ,
under thu circumstances , 1 deem It proper
to cdiroi't. Your rvportorltitlriintcs tlmt nil-
viiritattu wns t ukcn of my temporary nbM.'iico
to Introduce a C'lithnllo priest Into General
HlHTiimn's chamber loadinlnKlcr the rlto or
I'M mm ! unction to thosli-U man lu tlicniituro
of n claim that hiwi : u 'iitliollc , It Is well
known that bis family lm < been reared by
tholr mother , nilovotpil Catholic , I" her faith
and nnw clIniMolt. It Is i-.imilly well known
tliutlli'iieriil Shurman nnd myself , as well ns
nil my mother's children , ate by Inlierltniicc.
munition and connection Christians , but not
Ciithiilli-H , und thli lias boon openly avowed on
nil proper nconsions by ( Icnorul Sliornmi. but
lit ! is tHinoil ; nChrlsthin and too huiimno a
limn lo deny to lill children the consolation of
their rullglun. Ilo was Insensible nt tlio tlniu
and apparently lit the vitxu of death , but If
IKI was well Mild In the full itxcrclso of his
fuciiltlos hi ) would not have denied to them
Iho consdl'itlon of prayers and religions ob
servances for tluilr father of any
class or denomination uf Christian
prints or preachers. Orfilnly If I hail brim
pru.scnt L would at the request of the family
huvciissimttMl In and ruvoii'.ntlj shared In an
iipncal to the Almighty for the Ufa hero und
I urunftorof my bruthur , whether uttered by
prayer or o\t runic iiiiutlon. and whether ut-
tcreil by pries ! or picaehcr. or any otlior Odd
limn \vlni believed what ho spoke and had
honest faith In his eieod. I hear that your re
porter uttered u thtent loobtaln Information
which I cannot bel eve you would for a mo
ment tolerate. We nil nued flmrlty for our
und I can feel norm for any ouo who
would wound those already In distress. Very
truly yours , JOHN SIIEIIMAN.
At 11 : : IO i ) . m. Lieutenant Thackeray said :
"Oeueral Sherman is not sleeping. His
glands are much swollen and his throat Is
lilling with mucous. Ho is growing percepti
bly weaker. "
1 a. m. General Sherman's condition Is
unchanged. Ho is resting easy and the house
1ms been closed for the night.
A ItllK.IJt IX JLLIXOI8.
Administer a Itobiikc to
Tlielf HtccrliiK Coiiiinlttvc. '
Sriti.vorii : ! . ! ) , 111. , Feb. W The republican
party went to pieces In the Joint assembly
today. All those mom hers who protested
against the republican boom for Representa
tive Moore , took occasion to administer a rebuke -
buko to the republican steering committee ,
which had sent out a mandate thut Llndloy
bo dropped nnd the votes transferred to
Ogles by for United States senator. The
eighty-fifth joint ballot , the lirst of today's
session , showed a break In the republican
and farmers' ranks. The ballot resulted us
follows : Palmer 101 , Ojrlesby SI , Llndloy
Ki , Stcllo2 , L. 0. Ilubbard 1 , U. B. Farwoll
1 , M. W. Matthews 1 , P. II. Donnelly 1.
Sovornl ballots like the first wcro taken ,
when ' the scattering republicans commenced
n'galn voting for Lindloy and their whole
.strength soon went that way. The Farmers'
Mutual Uenollt association men , however ,
divided.
Tlio eighty-sixth ballot stood Palmer 101 ,
Llndloy , 100 , Steele2 , Hinckloyl.
number df other roll calls resulting Iho
same ns this , with the exception of n change
in one of the farmers' candidates , were taken.
At this point tlio condition of Koprcscntn-
tlvo Mitchell , whom the physicians pro
nounced stricken with pneumonia , became
serious , nnd a motion to adjourn was made
on the part of the republicans. It was de
feated by n tie vote.
The nlnoty-llfth ballot showing no change
or prospect of a break , both sides a creed to
adjourn , and a motion to that effect prevailed.
The republicans have succeeded in post
poning a decisive sensational ballot for a few
days and are much elated thereat. They In
duced the Farmers' Mutual Cenellt asso
ciation representatives to give them a few
more days in the hope that , the republican
steering committee might bo nblo to swing
the full strength of the party to Dr. Moore.
Astute politicians thinic It Is n vain liopo. but
the republicans nro far from conceding de
feat. The Farmers' Mutual Benefit
association delegates nro divided. On
no ballot today did the thrco
men vote as a unit. Moore and
Taubneck stuck together , but Cockrell votctT
for thrco different candidates. Tho" "demo
crats assort that bo Is prepared to vote for
Palmer whenever Moore will do likewise.
A telegram was received today by Chair
man Fuller of the republican steering com
mittee statinc that the fusion legislative
committee hnU loft Pierre , S. D. , for Chicago
-to try to confer with a like committee of the
Illinois legislature to carry out the reciprocity
scheme which had been discussed recently.
Democratic loaders deny that they have any
appointment , but confess they are willing to
do their utmost to nld the plan. Chairman
Fuller says that if the delegation comes to
Springfield ho intends to try nnd capture
them for the republicans.
An Alleged Deal Denounced.
PIKIIIIK , S. D. , Feb. la. In Iho house this
morning a resolution was introduced reciting'
the alleged deal between the fanners and
democrats in the legislatures of Illinois nnd
South Dakota by which it is proposed that
the farmers assist the democrats to elect
Palmer United States senator from Illinois
mid the iiomocrals assist the farmers to elect
a farmer senator In South Dakota. The resolution
elution denounced the alleged deal ns in
famous and corrupt. After n stormy debate
it was laid on the table.
The ballot on senator resulted : Sterling ,
republican , 09 ; Tripp , democrat , 15 : Kyle ,
independent , ti3. Three ballots were taken
without change.
A ItoHoIiitlou That. AViiHTabled.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Fob. 13. A great deal of
excitement was caused in the lower branch
of Iho legislature at Jefferson City this mornIng -
Ing when Representative Ernest Introduced
a resolution setting forth the fact that Cleve
land had taken a stand against free coinage
nnd could not therefore bo the choice of the
democratic party for president. After a
heated debate the resolution was tabled ,
A Standstill In. Dakota. *
iliinox , S. D. , Feb. W. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Br.i : . ] Speaker Seward was hero
this afternoon going to Chicago , where It Is
said , ho meets the Illinois democrats to con
fer about the proposed election of a democrat
United States senator from there and an in
dependent from South Dakota. Ho will re
turn during the latter part of next week.
Nothing1 can bo done in senatorial matters
until Wednesday or lator. If the scho'mo
works J. II. ICylo will bo chosen.
Scvero on Kaunas ) liuilroadH.
Toi-iiKA , Kan. , Fob. lit. The house rail
road commlttca presented today its substi
tute for all railroad ullls now pending. The
committee thinks It will reduce freight rates
about 13 percent , but the railroad people do-
cluro that it moans a reduction of-10 percent ,
or" per eciit lower thim the Iowa rates.
Stringent penalties nro carried and the board
of railroad commissioners are clothed with
great power ,
Another Address to Cunno'c Electors ,
TOUONTO , Fob. 1U , lion , Mr. Lnurier ,
loader of the oppositionhas Issued nn address
to electors in reply to Sir Jotin McDonald's
appeal , The objections raised to unrestricted
trade with the United States nro effectually
answered. Whllo the government wishes to
maintain Its policy and offers as sop to the
furuicr negotiation for natural products , rec
iprocity winch it knows It cannot got , the
liberal party , In order to secure reciprocity
tu natural products and a largo trade for ttio
country , Is willing to propose a treatem ;
bracing manufactured articles as well , Lnur-
ler arraigns the national policy as u fraud.
Immense Property IllghtN Decided.
DINVIH : | Cole , , Fob. 1 ! ) , An Important de
cision was made today by the supreme court
Involving the title talarg.i laud and canal in
terests In the San Luis valley valued nt
$ l , " > 0,000. It records a victory for T. C ,
Henry ngalnst the Travelers' Insurance com
pany. Tim Del Norto nnd cltUcns' caauls
nnd SOO.OOO acres of land under thorn were In
volved in tlio decision , and tbo title to these
'
valuable properties no'w stands where It did
in 1SS5 , when this long litigation lirst com-
niencoil.
Fatal rir < > on < t YcMfcoK
LONDON , Fob , 19Flro on the British
steamer Calliope at Nowr ort caused the death
of two of the crew and bu.llv damaged thu
vessel.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Passage of the Legislative Approprialioa
Bill by the Houso.
THE'CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S ' FORCE ,
Considerable Debate Indulged In as
tu tliu Amount to bo Allowed
Tor Clerlual Assistance
Semite
SVA.MIINOTON , Pub. 13.-Tho house went
into committee of the whola on the legisla
tive appropriation bill.
Mr. MuComus tffcrcd nn amondmant mik
ing appropriations for the clerical force in
the civil service commission.
Mr. Orcsvenor of Ohio raised a point of
order ngiilnst the amendment iind the clinlr
sustalncu the point.
An appeal by Mr. Buttcworth was do-
fcatcd.
Mr. Cannon moved an amendment provid
ing for a secretary and stenographer nt $1,000
a year each. This , ho said , would comply
with the terms of the organic law ,
Mr. Buttmvorth said this appropriation
was worse than moskery. It was a hypocriti
cal pretense of responding to the promises of
the republican party. Ho did not
know whether the gentleman's con
stituents had so declared , but every
national convention had declared
to ' the people that It was in favor of enforcing
the law. Now let the members , If they did
not want the law , repeal It like men.
Mr. Cannon replied that Mr. Ituttcrworth
and other gentlemen , not satisfied with the
law , wanted to give the commission a force
of clerks and examiners Independent of the
department , Independent of everybody. This
was not a wise thing to do. The gentleman
had no rlght'to upbraid him with opposition
to the civil service commission. Ho was not
In love with the civil service law , but ho was
willing to try the experiment until It ripened
Into success or was demonstrated to bo a de
lusion. *
Mr. Butterworth said the house should
not , while pretending to protect an Institu
tion , strike it down from behind. This was
the Hrst time in his experience that repub
licans had attempted to destroy ono of its
babes by withdrawing tbo nourishment nec
essary to sustain lifo.
Mr. Grosvenor said ho was not opposed to
the civil service reform contemplated In the
Chicago platform. Ho was in favor of tbo
principle of ch'll service reform , but that re
form should bo raised to the highest possible
development. The system as nt present car
ried on was an unpopular ono. The govern
ment should have a system of exam
ination under the control of heads
of dnpiirtmcnts. Ho looked forward to the
time when the people would crush down this
arrogant commission and when the princi
ples of civil service reform would llnd full
development. ,
A long debate ensued , participated in by
Messrs. Lodge , Ores cnor , CJrcenhalgo mid
OthOH.
Finally Mr. Dinglcy moved to amend Mr.
Cannon's amendment by Inserting n provis
ion appropriating $ : iO,000 to enable the com
mission to execute the provisions of the act.
After debate the nnvmdmont was agreed to
and Mr. Cannon's amendment , as amended ,
was adopted.
The committee voso nnd reported the bill to
tuoliouso. The first question 'was on the
amendment providing for clerks to members
.not'Chairmoniof cornmlttees.- was defeated *
72 to HO.
The bill then passed.
The president's ' message announcing the
death of Admiral Porter was read and re
ferred to the committee on naval affairs and
the house adjourned.
Senate.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 13. The senate today
resumed consideration of the copyright bill ,
the pending question being on Mr. Sherman's
amendment to strike out the word "pro
hibited" and insert "subject to the duties
provided by law , " so that foreign editions of
books , etc. , copyrighted in the United States
may bo admitted on payment of the regular
tariff duties. The debate on It lasted all
afternoon and the amendment was llnally
.agreed to 25 to 24 and the bill was laid
aside.
llio president's message , announcing the
death of Admiral Porter , having been laid be
fore the senate , eulogistic remarks were made
by Messrs. Chandler , MePherson , Plumb and
Halo , and the senate adjourned ,
Army Itlll Conferees Agree.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 13. The conferees on
the army appropriation bill reached nn agree
ment this afternoon. In the matter of trans
portation for the army over land grant rail
roads a compromise of the dispute between
the two houses is effected , the rate which
shall be paid by the government being fixed
at IX ) per cent of the rates charged privat
persons for similar service. This is midway
between tlio percentage fixed by the house
nnd senate respectively. An amendment was
also inado so as to muko this provision ap
plicable to all land grant railroads.
Sitting Hull'H Cabin.
WASHINGTON , Feb.18. Thopcoploof North
Dakota have applied to the Indian bureau for
permission to remove from the Sioux reser
vation the log cabin which was the home of
Slttlnir Hull. The purposeh to add to the
collection of curios w'hicli will form n part of
North Dakota's exhibit at the world's fnli- .
Permission will bo granted.
A liaise In SnlarlcH.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 13. The only chnnges
mndo by the senate committee on appropria
tions In the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill were ttio division of tbo Central
American mission Into two missions with
salaries of $10,000 for each minister and the
Increase of thu Mexican mission from second
to first grade ,
A II' ' 'TOJIXK
Granite Canon Un lncer Found with
it Ihillet in Ills Head.
CiinTKNNB , Wyo. , Fob. lil. [ Special Tele-
gram to TUB HIK. : | The dead body of H , G ,
Foulkes , n pump engineer nt Oraiilto Canon ,
was found this evening with a bullet hole
through his head. Laiamlo county officials
loft for tlio scone of tbo tragedy , twenty-two
miles west of here , tnis evening and will
bring the body in.
H.ls said that Pump Engineer Foulkes was
murdered by Amos Plulabrown , a young
man who lived with him nt his pump house.
Phllabrown loft Granlto canon this morning ,
taking u horse belonging to the nearest
ranch. Four hours nfterwards Foulkes'
body was found. His hands were lacerated
and clothing torn as If ho hud had n despcr-
iito light with his slayer. A bullet hud
finished In his skull. Boildo nlm was n re
volver known to have belonged to Phila-
brown , Ofllcors arc out In pursuit of the
murderer.
Artllluinl
PAIISONS , Kan. , Feb. 13. James Storey has
received letters patent from Washington for j
his invention of an artificial egg. The
artificial is said to rcsumbla the natural pro
duct in all particulars. 1'nc iavoutor says ho
can manufacture at least ouo car load per dny
at u cost of : i cents per dozen with machinery
that will cost f > 00.
A ( icrnmii ( icncriil Suicides.
. HKIII.IN , Feb. 13. ( Joneral Von Hrauu com
mitted biilclilo this morning by shooting him
self with a revolver.
.In.v'H Doctor K : ) 'H UC'H All lUglit.
Un iiMoxi ) , Vn. , Fob , 13. Jay Uould's car
osbud through lUchmoud toulght. Dr.
Munn said : "Mr. Gould In not sick nt nit. Ho
is perfectly well ntul was WalKlng nrouud all
dny , Just the sntno as your 6rl. "
The AVeslern ANriocJnilon Puts In n
Day.
CIUCMOO , Fob. 13. [ Spaclit Telegram to
Tnr. UEK. I From curly .morning until Intent
nt night the Western association worked
energetically anil nccpLipltshcd nothing. The
schedule committee. reported a * ordered , ntid
stirred up endless confusion , Objections to
dates wcro found by nearly every club.
There were ulsputoi ovcij holiday LMIIICS and
wrangles about the cities In which the kcason
should open. To settle the latter It was do-
cldcd to open nt home with the homo clubs ,
nftorvhluh the northcrtf towns were to vU
the south. ItVM decided tlmt each cluh
should bo scheduled to , play 1 10 panics , tut
boyoud that nothing was nccomtilishcd.
The oxnmlnntloii of- the documents of
fered showed that ono club was sched
uled to piny In tbreo dllToicnt cities
on tbo saino data nnil tbut mi-
other wn < ) required to rnvcl 1,200 mlloa in
ona night. At Ifwt It downed upon the dele
gates that the schedule was worthless nnd it
\v"is decided to appoint 'n new committee1.
Howe of Lincoln. Watklns of St. Paul nnd
Urandtof Omuhn wonlfinnied mid they will
report nt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with anew
'
now schedule. / ' :
A strong light for the , Fourth of July gnmo
was made for Milwaukee by Manager Gush-
man , who claimed the -Cronm city had not
been accorded tlmt privilege for three years.
Arthur Irwln of th6 Hoston nssocin-
tlou wants Dulio of. Minneapolis. Ho
carries n fat check for the desired
release of the Flour City twlrlor but Man-
ngor Harrington is not , likely to accept It.
Duke Is a line pitcher and a great favorite at
homo. Barton of last year's ' White Stockings
loan was signed some wpoka ago by Minne
apolis. AVhcn offered the usual advance -
vance money ho } refused it nnd
declared that ho \ wanted no cash
until ho had begun work. Jantzcu , released
by Milwaukee , is sought Jjy Sioux City. Ho
is nn excellent ball plnyor and his release by
Maniigor Gushman caused much surpribe. If
signed by Sioux City J'antzcu will play first
base. i
llaselmll HonrilioT Control.
CHICAGO , Feb. 13. the bo.rd of control ,
the uuprcmo power in baseball matters , mot
today with closed doors. Representatives of
the league and Western and Northwestern
associations nro presentx ! The first work before -
fore the board Is the election of president ,
and when this Is disposed of the constitu
tion" of the thrco associations nnd the claims
of rlvnl clubs to the 'services of various
players will bo considered ,
This afternoon tbo bonrd tendered the
presidency to A. 0. Spahlhnr of Chicago , ilo
thanked "tho bonrd for ho honor , but said
thnt for personal reason * ho must decline
and that his decision was final.
Alter further consideration of Mr. Spald-
mg's answer the board flecjdod to elect Allen
W. Thurman to Ids pla'dc. Mr. Young was
made secretary and treasurer and the board
proceeded to audit the rcsurvcd lists.
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* > 1
THE
Balance of A ( Ivaiilapo ! Acknowledged
to llest With rarncll.
IWl lu ffciiyyilikAtenctalr.il Press. ]
1-iosnoN , Fob. 13. Itjjs the general opinion
that the balnncoof advantage resulting from
the Bouloeno nogotioaiojis remains with
Pnrncll. McCarthy nrfd Jits colleagues pub
licly say th'jy are safilsjled with ttielr posi
tion , Privately they areIr.dlgnaut ; nt being
checkmated by the Wqt'ics' of thq Pnrnctl-
Itcs , This meeting lo Jiy disclosed de
pression and npatbyffe't3ru'yTjiflttcon [ .rootn-
'bcrs\vcr3""present"'liiSu' ' * tiioy appolntod |
a committee to organize the _ party In Ireland
to combat the Pnruollites. The latter say
they are rapUllv gaining strength nnd the
bulk of the nationalists will resume allegi
ance to Parnell.
Tbo Canadian situation attracts much at
tention hero nnd the government manifests
great concern In the outcome of the campaign.
It is felt that Canada Is about to decide n mo-
mentcus question , affecting all the English
colonies. The government recognizes
tlio fact that nctivo measures are
necessary to revive the drooping
trade between Canada and England.
Last year there wcro only jCl' OOO.OOO worth
of Canadian imports , while from the United
States England took 711,000,000 worth. As
a means of weaning Canada from any long
ings after reciprocity or absorption the gov
ernment has decided to go back to nn
nlmost unlimited extent to the project
of mall routes to Japan and Australia
via the Canadian Pacific rail way. In connec
tion with it , it is proposed to run nlino be
tween a port in tlio south of England to Hali
fax under a government subsidy nnd to im
mediately proceed to fortify Esquinwult ns a
lirst class naval station. The now route , it
is claimed would effect a saving In time of
thirty hours between England and Chicago
as compared with the New York
route. Eleven days after leaving London
passengers would be in "Vancouver. Its com
petition with the San Franotseo route would
bo Important in view of. the fact that the now
route would bo 900 miles' shorter to nnd from
Europe. It is also claimed thnt In the event
of war it would help British ships to control
the Pacitio ocean.
Tlio AVhlteehaiicl Victim Identified.
LONDON , Fob. 13. The woman found mur
dered in Swallows gardens hos been iden
tified ns nn unfortunate known as "Carroty
Nell , " Whltcchupel Is thronged with police
nnd crowded with people who have como
from nil parts of London to visit the sccno of
the latest murder mystery. The police have
arrested iv man whoso clothes were ragged
but who had o refined appearance.
He in Smitten.
LONDON , Fob. 18. [ Special Cablegram to
Tin : Bur. | Purls papers say thnt the secret
of the European movements of the Duke of
Orleans is That ho is following Madnmo M. ,
nn operatic star , with Whom ho Is madly in
love. It is said that the duke first mot the
lady in Brussels and followed her thence to
London nnd the lady is now about to sing in
St. Petersburg.
Tlio KinpRfoi' at tin ; Dinner.
BCHLIX , Fob. 13. [ Special Cablegram to
Tim Bin. : ] The enirwrof attended the par
liamentary dinner given'by ' Chancellor von
Caprivt , The emperor conversed on the labor
question with Dr. Wlndt mrst.Herr Schmidt
nnd Count Prcysin. Ho bduglit that Priuco
Bismarck's attacks \teo directed against
himself.
Didn't Violate ( lainlliii TmiVH.
LONDON , Fob. 13. Iri { tie commons today
Secretary Matthews , rcMvIng to questions
ns to the legality of ba cirat guinea , the sub
ject of the recent card scandal , said ho had
been Informed that thfc playing referred to
was not In contravention' jf ) the laws against
gambling. _
Vnil Discuss tJie'\V iriiP8 Fair.
PAWS , Fob. 13. The cabinet council to
morrow will discuss ttid invitation of the
United States govenurieatto take part In the
world's /air / at ChlcJgk . "The ministry has
already agreed to acc'cpt tiio Invitation.
DIHon ami O'llrlcn In Jail.
Feb. 13. Dillon and O'Brien were
greeted by enthusiastic crowds at the Kings
town depot , LlinorioK Junction nnd Clonmcl
today. Tnoy were placed in jail this after-
noon.
Four Killed hi an
WINDSOR , Mo. , Fob , 1U. By n boiler ex
plosion In Ousloy's Hour mill this morning
Hugh L. Smith and Thomas Tllbcry , boiler
makers. Waller Boumcn , engineer , and
Charles Sturdovant wcro killed.
Voted ti ) IScopen.
KANSAS Cm , Mo , , Fob. 13.Tho stockhold
ers of the American National bunk today
voted to reopen for business with a capital
stock Of tOOO.UOO.
A NEW CLAIM ASSOCIATION ,
It Will Make Radical Ohnngcs in Enllway
Legal DopartmoUs ,
ANOTHER IMPORTANT IOWA DECISION.
It Deiilw Wllli DlRcrliiiliuitldiiM In Oil
Hntes A Commissioners' Victory
U lie MIIHOII City X : Fort Ioilto )
Westward.
CIIICAOO , Fob. 1.1 , [ Special Telegram to
Tun Hii.j-Tho : : railroads of the United
States are on the point of waking n most rad
ical departure In a legal way. lu brief , the
plan Is to turn over every claim or suit for
damages against every road to nn association
organized for the purpose of settling such
cases on tholr merits or lighting them to the
court of last resort. Tlio association will al
most entirely supcrccdo the claim and legal
departments of the members of the organiza
tion. Hullrond ofllclals think the claim
feature will bo an especially valuable one.
Under the present system many prominent
shippers compel Iinmcdinto settlement of
claims without the least foundation , threat
ening the loss of patronage In the event of
refusal. Under the now system tbo claim
department of the railroads will bo aban
doned nnd every claim will be referred to the
association. Tlio same course will bo taken
regard In R all suits for damages , the associa
tion acting as attorney for each member.
General Counsel Keep of tbo Northwestern
will resign his present ofll co and accept the
chairmanship of the association , the hoail-
quarters of which will bo in Clilcaao. The
list of members is not ready for publication ,
as It Is the intention to secure the member
ship of every railroad in America. All tlio
lines have Joined and subscribed over $1,100.-
000 toward contingent expenses. The associ
ation already has a 11111110 nnd ofllco In Chicago
cage , but the name will probably bo changed
when Mr. Keep assumes the presidency.
The. CoininlHHionerH Upheld ,
Dis : MOINF.I. la. , Fob , 13. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : 13m : . ] The railroad commission
has received notice from the United States
district court at Dubuque that the case of tlio
commission against Iho Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul ralhoad had been remanded to the
state courts for trial. The case was begun hi
the state courts , but was taken up
on motion of defendants , who claimed
it was an interstate case. The decision
of the United States court Is n decided vic
tory for the railroad commission. The case
nroso from the complaint of K. J. Little , an
oil dealer In Lima , O. Ho shipped oil to
Eagle Point , a place about four miles from
Dubuque , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul road doing tlio three mile switching for
nothing , until , through the influence of the
tank line company , the railroads began to
discriminate against the tv.ulu of Mr. Little ,
raising tbo freight rate from Chicago to Dubuque
buquo over 100 per cent. The Milwaukee
road began charging him 815 par car for
switching to Eagle Point , formerly done
for nothing. The commission was then ap
pealed to by Mr. LiUlonud the Milwaukee was
ordered to switch , his cars at a reasonable
rate. To avoid tile order the road put in u
station at EaglO'Point , charging the shipper
local rates for the thrco miles. The commis
sion then ordered the tutul to bb classed ns a
8\vitcli'and.fixou the rate at $2.50 pur car.
-Tho company refused to obey the orders of
' " '
'th"o'corrTmIssI6n"and tho'caso-was"takcn'Miito *
the courts. The defendants appealed , but
the commission insisted that the interstate
features of the ciiso ended at Dubuque nnd
the switching from thuro to any other point
In Iowa was n matter for proper action by
the state commission. On this point the
United States court has uphold the commis
sioners.
Another lload to the Blufl's.
Four DODOC , In. , Fob 13. ( Special Tclo-
grum to TUG HnE.1 Heliablo information re
ceived hero today develops the fact that at a
recent mooting of the directors of the Muson
City it Fort Doi'ge ' railroad , held nt St. Paul ,
it was decided to extend the road from Fort
Dodge to Council-Bluffs at once. Surveyors
Dodge to Council Bluffs at onco. Surveyors
will bo sent out from this city within two
weeks. All of the rumors that the Mason
Cltv road had been absorbed by the \Vinona
& South.vestern are thus proven untrue.
It is understood tbut this inovo Is
made with a view to "bringhiR the
Winona & Southwestern pcoplo to terms.
The latter road has been negotiating for the
purchase of Mason City for two years. The
proposed oxtention will cover exactly the
same territory the Southwestern expected to
build through.
A Tivo-Ceiit Knto.
CHICAGO , Fob. -Spcial ! [ Tcio ram to
Tin : Bin : . ] The railway bureau says : Pas
senger rates between Chicago , St. Louis and
Itansas City arc on the point of receiving a
blow which will settle thorn permanently on
a 2 cents a mile basis. The difficulty has
arisen over tlio mileage books of the Jack
sonville & Southeastern , which have always
told for 2 cents n mile. This did not cut any
flguro In through business until It made Its
nlliauco with the Atchlson , and the now Chi-
cago-St. Louis line opened , Then the mile
age books of the Southeastern became good
between Chicago and St. Louis , nnd the
other lines , especially the Alton , immediately
felt the loss of trartlc drawn to the now line
by the y-cent rate , The Alton today
decided that it would sell all throiiL'h
tickets between the above points at S cents
a mile , unless the Jacksonville & Southeast
ern raised the rats on its mileage or the
Atchlson forced it to keep them- out of Chi
cago. Under its contract the Atchlson can
not do this. The Alton is simply waiting
until February 18 , when the boycott on the
Southeastern , ordered by Chairman Flnloy ,
Is to begin , The Atchison will not obey the
order and the 2-ccnt rate will go into effect
ton iluys thereafter ,
Itatcs Wanted.
CIIIOAOO , Fob. 13. fSpselal Telegram to
Tim BEE.I All the trunk lines- central
trafllc , Inlco , transcontinental and northwestern I-
Ii
ern lines , will meet in Now Yoric on Febru i-
ary 20 to discuss lake and rail rates for the
coming season , The intention Is to make
them materially higher than they were last
year when the Great Northern demoralised
them by its agreement with St. Paul Jobbers.
This year the Great Northern has ngreod s.to
maintain a higher basis ami if the lulco lines
cat ; bo held in check it is intended to make
the basis about 'Mo against Tlo last year.
Headed for the Klrip.
Tex. , Fob. la. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Hue , ] A largo nunibor of Im
migrant negroes passoil through the city
today en route to the Cherokee stria If
they cannot got in there they Intend to squat
on innds of the Sacs and Foxei , which are
reported as being opoaed for sottlomoat.
Every wagon loud had cither riflosorshot
guns. On the leading wagon was the follow
ing placard : "Kreo hnds for free vIf
Peacelul measures b possible , but forcible if
necessary. The Indluns must go. "
Tlio Minion Not Hold ,
CHICAGO , Fob. 1IJ. [ Spocinl Telegram to
Tin : Hue. ] The English laiiguago ot
bo put In inoro definite form than thnt otJ J
by President firey foglo of tha Monon today
iii 1)14 ) denial of the rumored sula of his road.
Said hot
"Neither the Illchmoml .Terminal , LaUo
Krle itVcstorn , Gould , Hrlco or any other
pei-sons or corporations have bought , or 3fS'o
eicd to buy , uuy part of the Mouou , No
offer for refunding our securities or for n
controlling Int" . , hns been made , nor do wo
want nn offer. * nvo making inoro money
than wo over dl .aro In ( jood physical nnd
financial comlitl , * Yvory creditor Is satis-
lied nnd not ouo \ \cd us. Every nrllelo I
hnvosccnto Iho " \iry Is utterly fnhe.
More limn that , I \ , stand the Hues south
of the Ohio have a\ -f Iron ngrceincnt that
none of them shall 0 ' north of the river.
That alone Is cnou , explode nny such
stories ns thuso lately ' Ishcd.
( Ici.iovnl.
Conns' , Utah , Fob. 13.Special [ Telegram
to THE BII : : . ] J. A , Bancroft , general super
intendent of the mountain division of tlio
Union Pacific railroad , has decided to remove
Ins headquarters to Ugilon from Salt Lake
City on Monday next in accordance with an'
order issued by ( icncrnl Manager Ulurk some
time ago.
"Waiting : for Ueports.
CHICAGO , Fob. KI. [ Special Telegram lo
Tur. Bii.j : : The passenger department of
the Transcontinental association Is still u wait
ing the reports of the two committees on
pooling. They nro expoctoil tomorrow. To
day's meeting wns taken up In discussing tlio
advisability of a number of the lines with
drawing and jolniuir ttio Tr.uis-Mlssoiirl asso
ciation. Such action will bo taken by lines
wholly in trims-Missouri territory.
Chairman Miiuonii'H Statement.
CIIKUCO , Fob. in. What purports to bo
the firstnuthoritlvo statement made by the
Atchison , Topcka & Simla Fo people in , re
gard to the recent charges made against the
management of that company will appear In
tbo next issue of the Hallway Ago. In it
Chairman Mngoan bolils that rates nro being
malntnlncd and explains the dissolu
tion of the passngo agreement. Ho says
that President Mimvll had conclusive evi
dence tlmt several lines hud authorized the
extension of the passes issued for business
purposes in IS'.K ) to February 1 , 1601 , and un
til countermanded. Muuvll proposed , as tbo
agreement did not provide remedies for violations
lations , tbnt all questions bo referred to
Chairman Walker for decision , but the coin
Hilttco elected to issue notlco to dis.
solve. In regard to the Jacksonville-South
eastern matter Magoun says tlmt the road
only sold tickets nt the rates previously made
by other ro.uls. Mot Ire win given by Chair
man Finloy thnt the Jacksonville & South
eastern tickets would not bo honored by nny
lines in the nssoclntloh if sold at reduced
rates after February IS , will , In Magoun's
opinion , be completely effective for the pro
tection of tlio Interests Involved.
TII AX TiuisT it'll rsnv.
nhibollcal Fluid Which Was to Have
Itlotvn Up the Distilleries.
CHICAGO , Feb. in. This mornhib' Attorney
Harry of counsel for Gibson , secretary
of the whisky trust , with Dis
trict Attorney MUchrist , mndo nn
examination of the package said
to have been delivered by Oloson to Dcwar.
When the package was opened a pint bottle
full of a light bluish fluid was discovered , A
drop of this was put upon a plcco of paper ,
nnd the Instant It came in contact
with the paper thcro was a Hash ,
a stream of fire shot up and
the room was filled with snfTocnthiR
ulphurous f tunes. So quickly did the paper
burn that a bucket of water had to bo thrown
on U to prevent tno fire from communicating
wltn other materials. The strong snloll
omitted by the fluid proved its principle in
gredient to bo phosphorus.
Mllchrisvsaid of the result ot .the ox.pori-
ment ; "Our purpose In making tlio oxporl-
.meut.was to Und out If the fluid was the
saino as that In thb bottle which Gibson gave
Dcwnr. Such it provc'd to bo. It fastens
the chain of evidence securely around Gib
son and It makes it possible to indict him for
attempted arson. "
MUchrist said the fact that anything was
delivered to Dowar besides the lluid bud
boon denied by some , but thnt In tlib package -
ago delivered to Downr wns n section of a
gun barrel charficd with powder and a steel
projectile packed in a tin can with oakum
and cotton , through which ran a fuse. The
lliild In tbo bottle was to bo poured on the
fuse , which would ignite and explode the
powder in the gun barrel ,
Officers about the government building
have been discussing the probability of his
escaping to Canada. Ono ofllcer said they
would not attempt to dog him , as it will bean
an easy matter to get him back , It is under
stood that the fcdnr.il ofllcors nro trying to
secure from the Western Union company n
mni'ucr of telegrams sent by Gibson ro-
Insp'ector Stuart said tonittht thnt during
his trip to Peoria last week ho discovered
whore the Gibson fluid was compounded and
obtained evidence : is to whom it was thnt
loaded the gun barrel. The work was done
In Pcorla by ono and tbo sanio man Gibson
hlmsolf. Captain Stuart oh'tainod some of
Gibson's handwriting at Pcorla nuil had it
compared with letters l > y nn expert , who unhesitatingly
declared that the toll-talo
hesitatingly - pen
manship was Gibson's.
President Grccnhut of the whisky trust ,
accompanied bv one of his associates , Dr.
Rush , arrived in Chicago tonight nnd took
quarters at the Auditorium , Ilo loft tbo
Auditorium hastily almost immediately nftor
entering the building nnd drove to
the residence of the wealthy packer ,
Nelson Morris , who is a member of the
trust , nnd signed the $20,000 bond , which secured -
cured Gibson's ' temporary release. At 1 n.
m. Grccnbut had not returned to the Audi
torium. It wns rumored that at a meet
ing of the trust Monday Gibson would
bo displaced from his post an secretary and
thnt the trust would formally disavow all ro
I'nlillc Sentiment Against
PKOIUA , 111. , Fob. 13. Although the whisky
trust pcoplo still maintain thin GcorffQ Gib
son Is entirely innocent of the conspiracy to
destroy the Shufcldt distillery , the Rcnoral
public has como to the conclusion that ho is
guilty. There is great excitement at trust
headquarters and agents are going out on
every train to cities where trust mem
bers'reside. . Vice President \Voolncr
loft this afternoon for Chicago , whora ho
will remain to meet President firccnhut ,
who is coming homo from Washington. A
meeting of the trust directors has been called
for next Monday and interesting action is
expected then. Gibson maintains a dogged
silence , but savs ho Is Innocent. Ho says the
bottle in his valise contained nn antiseptic
fluid , patented by the chemist of the trust.
nnd ho was on his way to ( .ell the secret of
the compound to a stock company.
TlioAVoutlmr Fore/cant.
For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; colucr ,
For Nebraska Fair ; winds generally
southerly ; warmer Sunday.
For Ipwa-Fair ; winds becoming south
erly ; warmer Sunday.
For South Dakota Fair ; southerly winds ;
warmer Sunday.
n"K \ \ \ Kloelrlo Consolidation.
PITTHIII HO , Pu. , Fob. lU. The authority of
ono of the mo3t prominent broltcr.-J hero U
for the statement that the Thompson-
Houston and Wostliigtioiiso Electric coin-
panies have combined and will hereafter bode
run under ICdlsou's management ,
Tlie Death Holl.
Nuw YOIIK , Fob. la. W.A. Pullman , pros-
idcntof the Seaboard National bunk , died
this morning.
STAI-XTON , Yn. , Feb. 13 , lion. Alexander
II. II. Stuart died today.
Slruok by n HwJtuli
A colored nmn stepped off a Union Pacific
train last nltfht near Twenty-sixth street mid ; )
dm
wns struck by a switch engine moving In nn
oppaalto direction , The man wn conveyed
to til. Joseph's ' hospital , where ho lies in 3dto
\vry critical condition. HU back scorns to
bo broken and hU recovery U doubtful ,
TO PAYS FOR THE CONTEST ?
Tlio Question Excites OouEiilornblo Specula
tion nt the State Capital ,
THE ALLIANCE MAY SETTLE PART.
Itntin-en Di-eiu-yOutlook niltlio Vari
ous Attorneys and SliMiogi'iiplici- *
Tlio Union PacllhMori -
Mutter.
LINCOLN' , Nob. , Feb. 13. [ Special to Tun
llni.l This afternoon a member ot the nlll-
anco narty was to buvo Introduced n bill In
the house Insisting that tlio contestant ) In
the slnto election should give bonds in the
sum of $ jO,000 to protect the stnto in the
event of its being sued by tbo stenographers
nnd attorneys who have been working as
siduously In the contest as far ns It 1ms pro
gressed.
The discovery of this fnct was amusing to
some of the contestants who held that the
bill would never got beyond tbo house as the
stnto could not bo sued.
Mr. ISdeerton , tlio defeated candidate for
attorney general , wns asked how the bills nl-
rcndy incurred lu the contest would be lliitii-
Untod.
Ho replied thnt ho had no doubt tbnt the
expenses would bo defrayed by the alllnnco.
Ho did not linow how much the sten
ographers would chnrgo for their services ,
hut expected to hear from them before long.
This liquidation ho further Htatoil would
cover only the bills of the contestants , and if
tlio nlllanco looked out for Its own men
the others would have to look out for thorn -
selves.
This latter reference wns directed to the
contcstces , all of whom were compelled to
employ attorneys and shorthand men lor
themselves.
Mr , Hastings , the present attorney gen
eral , snvs that ho baa nlruad v pidd out nearly
$ . ' 1,000 lo defend his title to tlio ofllee , but
docs not know much bis associates on the
ticket were compelled to put up.
Tbo determination of the alliance people to
pay for their contestants r.ilses a doubt in
the mimU at least of the coutcatces us to
whether thev ( ttio contested ) should bo
compelled to boar tbo weight of the expense
they have Incurred to defend their rights
against cliarces which were based upon the
most flimsy of pretexts.
THE V , JL\
\ Joint Hrsolutigii Introduced by
Senator Kwlt'/.trr.
"LuccniA , Neb. , Fob. 13. [ Special to TUG
Bin : , ] In the senate a few days ago the com
mittee of the whole , nftor considering the
Joint resolution regarding the forcclosuro of
the mortgage of tlio Union Piclllu road , held
by tlio government , nskcd leave to again con
sider the measure , nnd the permission was
jfivcii. It was evident tlmt very many of the
senators favored the adoption of the resolu
tion \ , notwithstanding that it wns shown by
Senator Swltzlor nnd others that the pro
posed action would bo nt variance with the
wishes nnd antagonistic to tlio interest of
the government.
It looked ns it those who favored the ndop-
tlonof the resolution doubted the oxpedlowy
of adopting the views of their opponents.and
out of courtesy deferred final actloti on the
matter. As If to rissufd'TCb"anti-railroad
men of the reliability of the stand of tbo op
position , Senator Switzler. .today Introduced
the following Joint resolution :
Itciolvvd , That tbo li'Elslnturo of the stnto
of Nobriihlci Isuf tint opinion tlmt tlio subsidy
railroads ot this country should bo forced to u
iioiiiplliinco with the conditions of tbolrcon-
trncw with lliocovonimeiil ; nnd
Kurl.hiT , that to tliu end that the
pcoplu'.s rights bu moteotcd , tlio legislature ot
thlastnlowlll uniform ) and nmirovo any Just
anil adiiuiitoiiiuasuro ] directed by eont-'rcss to
thlscnd , Im It a foreclosure of the mortgages
bcld b v tlio United Slates , or nthorwIhO.
litsolvcil. That Iho lumso of lopiosuntatlves
of this staUs bo rurntestcii to approve thuso
resolutions , nnd tbut when so npimivnd they
bo sent to our reprrsuntntlvos In conxruss ,
with a ii'fiue.st to luivo Ilium iiicbonted In the
form of H ini'iiiorlal.
Tlie.so resolutions emphasize the stand of
the conservative clement In the senate , who
hold that tlmt body would stultify Itself If it
should now urge congress to foreclose the
mortgage in question. It has a long road to
travel , however , before it reaches the other
cud of the capltol. If the lU/st mentioned
resolution should bo killed tn the senate
them is no doubt that Switzlcr's will sweep
throUKh both bouses.
The resolution was laid over until to
morrow.
11OVH * 'IO IlKTHEXClf.
Ksllmntcs flu- State InutltntloiiH Cnt
Down ntnterlally. * >
LINCOLN , Keb. , Fob. 1 , ' ! . [ Special to Tun
BBE.J The house eommittoo on finance ,
ways and means , Is now at work , The com
mittee has begun a merciless lopping off In
the estimates submitted by the various state
institutions. It will allow $ r.,000 for seine
necessary additions to the soldiers' ' homo at
Grand Island , and with this exception no
now buildings will bo erected , unless it may
possibly bo a reform school for girls.
The insnnn asylum nt Norfolk sulTcrs a very
material reduction In several important
items. The committee cuts down the allow
ance for board and clothing from $ . " > 1.000 to
) S,0 ( > 0 ; fuel and lights , from $ - > ( ) , Oi > 0 to
$12,000 ; carpets , from Si.OOO to ? 1,000 ; books
and stationery , from * ICOO to $500. The
Items of $10,000 fgr grading , 15,000 for n now
wing , $1,000 for furnishing tbo same and sev
eral smaller appropriations were stricken out
entirely. It Is tlio avowed Intention of the
comimitco to apply tbo pruning Kiilfo Jimt ni
vigorously to all oilier state institutions nnd ,
'
if' possible , keep the total appropriations
within the estimated revenue receipts for the
coming bloniiial period ,
XO HENNl < . \ ! ' THIS
'tlio Members Oci on un Excursion to
the Vltli IlatchorlcH.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. i : . ( Special to TUB
IlBE. J The house held no session today. The
roll call had hardly boon finished , showing
sixty-six mombara prawn t , whoa a motion to
adjourn was made , and carried by a close
vote. Several chairmen of committees were
anxious to continue their work , but the
greater number of members were anxious to
goon an oxcurslou withtho fish nnd ganio
committed to the fish hatchery nt South Bond.
Meijliniilch' Ijlcn Amendment.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. Ki. [ Special to Tim
Hun. ] Thcro scorns to bo n great deal of in
terest displayed in Onmha regarding ttio
mechanics' lion law which has been intro
duced Into ttio senate by Mr , Switzler. That
crcntloman has Just offered the following
amendment which , 1th thought , will bo ap
preciated byparllas Interested :
Provided , bowarer , that liny material man
whodnslicsto Hi'ciin ) u lien for material , II < -
turus or machinery furnished for any of tlio
niirposcfi inviilloiiml In lliln net shall , buforo
Uulivurlim mid material , notify In writing
tlio owner of tliu pitimlHi'H on which a lion Is
to bo ( lied. Hint lioo.vimetHlofurnlHli mnturlal
for nn liiiiiiovoiiu'iit on mild owner's propoity
In which untlco or nollcoushull bn Ktittcd tbo
iiKgruguto amount for , which the nmturlul
iiiiin iixpoctH to lilulni u lien ) and UK- material
man nuiy fiiim Unio to tlmo vivo
additional notice * as hurt ) piovMcU
In CIKO ; ho dctlrus to eliilm a
llun for inoro material than Is Mentioned In
iirovioiiH nolli'i ) or notices , ISutlcuH may bo
iorvcil by delivering to the owner pormjnallv
or leaving at his rualdoiicuvllh any member
nf his family ovur ulglittiun yuan old , or with
lil ur-hllrcli und In VAM > thoownorls a i m-
ru.sUli'iit mid ciinnot bo Korved purwuinlly In
Ibis t-tiito. tlio nutlfo may Im mulled to Ma
usual ucldrii-N ! VIIK struut number If kno.vn.
orslvni lolilh urvhucoi. Provided , lipnuvuife
that nieclmiloi uucl laborer * shall u t LM * rw *