rr THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTIETH YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOHNTNG * Al BlL , 4 , 1891. TWELVE PAGES , NUM13EK 287 , KNOCKED CLEAR OUT Boyd Vetoes the Newbeny Bill and the Senate Sustains Him. HE GIVES HIS REASONS AT LENGTH , The Measure Believed to Bo TTnraaaonaulo and Also Unconstitutional , IT WOULD BANKRUPT THE ROADS. The Lower House Overrides the Veto bj a Largo Vote. SHORT STRUGGLE THE SENATE. Independents Tail Short on Votes Iho Slcssngo Itself Wlint tlio AlcmbcrB Think. Talk uf Adjournment. LISCOI.X , Neb , , April 3. [ Special Tele- pram to Tim Due. ] Tlio Kowberry bill has been vetoed. Governor Uoyd's message returning the bill without his approval was sent to tbo house this morning where It was received at 10:10 : o'clock. After the reading of the document tbo roll was called on the ques tion of sustaining the veto and the motion wns defeated , the bill passing over the vote by a vote of 75 to 17 , llltccn rnoro than tbo requisite thrco-11 fths. Before the vote could bo transmitted to tbo senate , that body adjourned until" o'clock this afternoon. Later , a vote to pass the bill over tbo governor's veto was lost at 3:23 : by 18 to 13. Ilccolvcd In tlio House. LINCOLNNeb. . , April 3.-Special [ Tele gram to Tun Ilr.K.J The chaplain of the house had hardly said amen this morning when tbo sorgeant-nt-arms announced n mcs- sago from the governor and all eyes were turned to Private Secretary Higgltis , standIng - Ing at the entrance to tbo lloor with a paper packet In his hands. As the secretary stepped up the alslo to de liver his message there was a general stir nnd In their eagerness to catch the first in timation of the expected veto of the Nowbor- ry maximum rate bill every member rose to his foot , the loungers in the lobby pressed forward to the desk , and the few gallery spectators made a rush for the front row. Hoprescntatlvo Wlnto shouted for order. The speaker In a pleading voice asked "tno gentlemen to take their scuts and keep quiet , " nnd mndo a frantic effort to pound a hole in the top of bis desk. When order was restored , Secretary IIIp- . gins announced a message _ on , the Jiouso roll of Watson , the clerk was directed to read it. At itsconcluslon the speaker made ono of his characteristic announcements , stating that the nouso would vote to pass the bill "over the govornor's vtoo to the contrary notwithstanding. " Watson objected to the form of the an nouncement and volunteered to glvo the proper otfo. While ho was writing It out Moan made a motion to pass the bill over the veto , and the speaker was busy protesting his ij-noraneo of customary forms and rap- pltif * for order. Watson sent up the following form for the s pee leer : "Will the house on reconsideration agree to pass the bill ! " Tbo clerk then proceeded to call the roll , ntnld quietness , every member bon ding over his desk and Keeping a record of the vote on a tally sheet. Moan's motion was Ignored. The speaker announced the vote as 75 nyos to 17 nays , and declared tbo bill "passed ovcrtho governor's vote to the contrary nothwlthstandlng. " This Eldorlsm provoked a burst of laughter - tor and then the friends of the measure broke into onosbort , sbarp , deafening yell. M.ithewson moved to adjourn , alleging that the bouso was In "no sbapo to do busi ness. " ' IIowo : "What's ' the matter with ual We've got nil our senses. " The motion got one vote that of its ex cited nittbor. Tbo votes again * , the bill were as follows : Democrats Dortraml , Hroen , Brcnnan , Folkcr , Flaimno , Ford , Gardner , Huso , Shryock , Stcrnsdurf , Whlto. Republicans Cornish , Glllilnn , McKessonOiiklo.vSovcrin , Watson. Not Voting Ames , Capok , Decker , Frost Lomnx , Rohan , Vnniiovontor , Williams of Franklin. All others voted for the bill. It was In order for tbo dork of tbo house to convoy tbo bill to tbo scnnto with the an nouncement that It was returned to the house with the governor's vote ; that it had bcAi passed by that body over the veto ana ask the concurrence of tbo senate In that action. The proceeding required but a few min utes , hut the senate bad adjourned before the clerk had prepared his report. Dlod In tlio Senate. TjiXfoi.N , Neb , , April 8 , [ Special to THE ncc.J Long before tbo senate assem bled this afternoon tbo lobby and gallery of the chamber were filled to overflowing. In tha latter were a number of ladles , while In tbo former were politicians from all parts of tbo state who tind come to watch the last move In the great tight. Inside tbo roll were a number of members of tbo house , who pcr- Blstontly buttonholed the doubtful senators to induce them to pass tbo Nowberry bill over the ifovernor's veto. AfJilUV p. in. , President Majors rapped tbo senate to order , AU tbo members were present except Drown , Shea and Taylor. As soon as the absentees had been announced , Senator I'oynter Jumped to his feet mid said : "Mr. 1'rcsldont. Inasmuch as the senate lias made a great effort and wltttout avail to llnd Senator Taylor and bring him back , I move that the senator bo excused , " U'bls move was a surprise to many people on the lloor but had been anticipated by the opposition. Senator Wilson moved that Senator Drown ulso bo excused , because he was In attend ance upon a vury sick brother-in-law , Thn chair stated that bcuutor Drown was excused. Senator Collins moved the senate co Into committee of the whole to consider bills on tbu Ronornl tlio. The secretary of the house here made his nnpcaiimco and announced that that body had received a message from his excellency , tbo governor , vetoing bouse roll No. I'-1 , unu tbnt ibn latter had been passed notwith standing , by a vote of 75 vcai to IT nays , and respectfully asking the scnato to concur in .that action , The messneo was passed up to Assistant Secretary Kclwsrds who road It. During tbo jrcadmg ih large audlcuco paid tbo attention , even tbo ladles , wbo evmcca moro than ordinary interest In the proceedings. As soon as tl'o reading had been dispensed with Senator I'oynlor again Jumped up and said : "I move that Senator Brown bo not ex cused. " The chair 1 think the senator Is out of order. The record shows that tbo senator has been excused. Senator I'oyuter Was It by the vote of the scnato I Tbo chair No , sir. It WHS by n custom which has been practiced almost dully. Tbo senate , however , has power to excuse him or not as It may see lit. Senator I'oyntcr I then shall change the wording of my motion and move tbnt the excuse - cuse given Senator Brown bo revoked. Senator Schrnm wanted to know If that would not requtro a two-thirds voto. Tha chair thought not. The motion was put to the senate nnd pre vailed by 17 to 13. Senator I'oynter moved the senate concur In the message from tbo house. The chair stated that the question was whether the scnato would pass house roll No. 13 , tbo governor's vote notwithstanding. Senator I'oyntcr then asked for the call of the houso. This wns seconded by Senators Dysart , Kandall , Slovens , Smith and Horn. The call was made nnd Senators Brown , Shea nnd Taylor were declared absent. Sen ator I'oyntcr asked that Senator Hrown bo sent for. Senator Chrlstoffcrson asked If Senator Shea bad been excused. The chair said Senator Shea had been excused. Tno sorgeant-at-arms was then ordered to bring Senator Brown bcforo the bar of the house , and In twenty minutes returned with tbo mUsing senator , who gave his reason for non-attendanco. Senator I'oyntcr moved that Senator Brown bo excused , and the mo tion prevailed. The chair then announced that the vote would be house roll ' the ' to pass 1'J , governor's vote notwithstanding. The vote resulted as follows : Yeas Heck , Coulter , Day , DysartHill , Horn , Kelper , Koontz , Mlchener , Poya- tcr , Kandall , Sanders , Smith , Stevens , Tur ner , Van llouscii , Warner , Williams IS. Nays Brown , Christoffcrson , Collins , Eg- plosion , Mattes , Moore , Schram , Shutnway , Sturuuck , Switzler , Thomas , Wilson , Wooas Absent nnd Not Voting Shea , Taylor. Twenty votes not having been secured , the motion % vns lost , nnd ttto scuato went Into committee of the whole. 'I he A'eto. LIXCOLX , Neb. , April 3. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : BEE. ] Governor Boyd's vote message accompanying the bill was as fol lows : Gentlemen of the House of Representa tives : I hero with return without my ap proval bouso roll No. 13 , entitled "An act to regulate railroads , to classify freights , to llx reasonable maximum rates to bo charged for the transportation of freight upon each of the railroads in the state of Nebraska , " for the following reasons : The rate in this bill is supposed to bo based on the Iowa rates. In Iowa the rates are tlxcd by a commission , and are changed from time to time a circumstances and tha course of trade seem to require. In that state the various roads are classified so that the rates nro higher on this weaker roads and lower on the stronger ones , which have a greater volume of business. The Justice of such a classification Is apparent. It is evident that the road doing a largo business can afford to carry freight at n less rate than ono which has but llttlo trafllc. This bill places the same Iowa rate on all roads In the state without regard to the volume of business carried , and tbo rate llxed by the bill Is based upon the lowest classllicatlon in Iowa. The jatter state has double the acreage under 'cultivation ' ana almost twice the population of Nebraska , with only about two-thirds its oxtout of ter ritory. The volume of freight transported by the railroads In Iowa is moro than four times as great as that transported by the railroads of Nebraska. It Is manifest Injustice to apply to the Nebraska roads the lowest rates in force in Iowa. The tonnage this year in the stnto of Nebraska is less thun the year previ ous by over forty ( -10) ) per cent. This bill re duces the rate , on un average , nearly fifty ( "XI ) per cent which , taken together with the reduction In tonnage , would , tn my Judgment , bankrupt every road In the stato. I have received letters and petitions from all sections of the state and from men of oil classes nnd conditions , and I find that those who represent nnd control the commercial , manufacturing , linnncinl and industrial in terests of tbo state , and those of all classes who have given tbo question close study , nro nearly unanimous in opposition to this bill ; nnd , I believe , should it bacomo a law it would bo inimical to all these intorosts. It would prevent caultal from coming into the state , not only for the construction of rail roads that are needed , but for many other en terprises. There are some provisions in the bill that I admit would bo of tcnelit to tbo farmer ; for Instance , the rate on llvo stock In the eastern part of tno state , and which 1 would gladly sanction and approve. With the exception of the Union Pacific railway and two or three short lines of road the entire railway system Is owned and con trolled by corporations that have lines be tween Nebraska and Chicago , and which , under the Interstate commerce law , could in crease the through rate on lumber , salt , coal nnd a few other commodities coming' into the stnto and on grain and live stock nnd sotno ether commodities going out of the state ; and those are tbo articles In which the farmer is most directly interested. In my Judgment there Is not a mlle of rail- load west of the sixth principal meridian , except the trunk lines , that Is paying its running expenses today. The products of our state In some form are almost entirely con sumed In tbo cast nnd must bo carried upon Interstate rates. These interstate rates upon grain particularly nro but very llttlo c'oovo ' the rates from Iowa points. These rates will not bo reduced by th U proposed law , and may , nnd can , bo very materially ad vanced by the railroad companies In self-do- fenso nntl forself-presorvnllon ; in fact , they could bo advanced more than twenty per cent under this bill. The railroads could , and no doubt would , rolst' the Interstate rate ou grain. This could be ilono by abolishing tlio through rales and applying to the state line rates the figures provided in this bill. Ou the grain that would be shipped out of Nebraska In one season the railroads Ir this wny , under the tariff , could Increoso their revenue over a million dollars , all of which would coma out of the agriculturist. Tbo loss to tbo railroads would be on the thousands of ether articles in which the farmer Is only indirectly Inter ested. Our state to prosper and our farmers to llvo must on these nut-bound shipments bo placed as nearly ns possible on n parity with Iowa. In tbls the railroads of late have done well by us , mid it is not safe to force them to retract by unfair pressure on our part. From the best evidence to bo obtained It would scorn that the prevailing impression that the railroads of this state are making a hlu'h rateof Interest ou watered stock , is a mistake. It matters not what amounts are outstanding In stocks nnd bonds If the rail roads are not earning luterost thereon.Vtp - Ini ; out all questions of stocks nnd bonds nnd admitting , as wo must , that the railroads of this state cannot , with their buildingsshops , , terminals , 7W miles of side-track and eqxilp- ment , be duplicated at this time for less than fcJ.V'OO ' per mlle of main track , wo are con fronted with the following facts : The sworn statement tn tbo auditor's ' ofll CO Bhows that In I'iSStho net prollts were about 4 ! 1-10 per cent ; isyj 5 > per cent and In IS',0 Oa-10 per cent. This latter period covwrod nn exceptionally prosperous time , when the heavy crop of IssU was being transported. It Is apparent that under existing conditions the freight earnings of our Nebraska rail. roads this year , must bo much less than In IS'JO , It has been stated to moon good-au thority , that upon several of the railroads there is a deorcaio nt this time of fully 41) ) per cent each mouth as compared with the corresponding months of IS'JO. In view of such facts tha proposed reduc tion of 40 to M ) per cent in Nebraska rates could not , In any probability , bo uphold In the courts. Jt is unfair , unwise and suicidal ou our part. Tbo railroads pay more than ono'sover.th of the taxes ot this stato. Jus tlco to the people's Interest demands that tbey should bo encouraged QUESTION OF STATES RIGHTS , The Now Orleans Affair Likely to Eeceivo Attention from Congress. UNITED STATES TREATY OBLIGATIONS. Views of Snllultnr General Taftnna ( n. Quotation IVoiu Justice llnrlnii In Connection. with tlio Matter WAsiiiNriTON- Bone AU Tun Bin : , 1 513 KoimiccNTii STIUIT : : , > WASIIINOTOS , D. C. , April 3. ) The Italian mutter Is raising an Intorostlu. , ; discussion over the old question of states' rights. While authorities on constitutional questions agree that Louisiana has the llrst right to deal with criminal acts committed within Its borders , they couple It with the proviso that It Is the "duty" of the state to exercise Its authority , and that in some emergencies the federal Government is bound by treaty to interfere. The opinion has been advanced that tbo United States treaty ob ligations with Italy wore so strong that the federal authorities hero would bo authorized to Instruct the United States marshal at Now Orleans to arrest Parkinson , "WlckllfCo and other leaders of the mob In case the local grand Jury did not do Its "duty. " Solicitor General Tuft was asked by your corroscondcnt this afternoon as to the extent of the government's ' rights. Ho Mild : "I do not doubt the authority of congress under the constitution to enact a law which will permit federal authorities to exercise crimi nal Jurisdiction within states whenever it is" necessary to carry out tlio terms of n treaty. Wo have no such law now , but wo ought to have it. Strict advocates of states Hunts will undoubtedly differ from mo , as their contention is that the stnto Is supreme within Its borders In nil mutters of crime. Hut there must bo some means of enforcing the federal government's obligations under a treaty. If the federal government stipulates by treaty to do n certain thing It Is my opin ion that congress would have the constitu tional rights for letting tlio government en force the obligations. " In this view of the case It is likely that the next congress will bo asked to frame nlnw permitting the federal government to Interfere - fore In criminal matters in a state where it is necessary to uphold the obllgatlonsof atrcaty. Such a stop will undoubtedly raUo n hot con test on the lloor of congress on tlio matter of states rights. The south , which is so strongly represented In tbo ranks of the majority of tbo next house , would undoubtedly contend for the strict old states rights doctrine. In this connection the views of Justice Hnrlau of tbo United States su preme court , which were given In a disuatch prior to the Fava incident , are now In point. Justice Harlun said : "Tho power exists with the local government to suppress any broils or family quarrels wlthlu the state , and It may say to the United States government , 'keep your hands off.1 The power to protect life , liberty and property belongs to the government of Louisiana , and the duty of the government is to protect not only its own people and Its own citizens , but everybody in Its midst. Tills power In the first instance is to the local govern men t , but as regards certain treaties and agreements whicb have been entered into 1 do not care to discuss. " It will bo noted that while Justice Harlnn upholds the doctrine of states rights , ho puts in the proviso that it Is tbo "duty" of the state to protect persons and property. Ho Is , furthermore , careful In the concluding sentence to say that tbo doctrine of status rights as ho lavs it down docs not apply when the matter of federal treaty is Involved. Senator Morgan of Alabama , recognized as ono of the leading constitutional authorities of the senate foreign relations committee , says : "it every ntaio in iw laws or in tueir administration should discriminate against Italians because of their nationality congress would Hud a cause to consider If tbo federal courts could not give redress where Indem nity would bo deserving , but in such a case Italy would have nothing- do with the question whether the United States would nlther rebuke or attempt to punish tbo local authorities , " From this and other exorosslons 'which nro current hero it Is evident tnat the lack of federal authority to enforce upon a stnto the obligations of a treaty will renew the discus sion of states rights and eventually carry It before congress. MISCELLANEOUS. Senator Mandcrson called on the president today and presented the names and urged tbo appointment of Judge Crounso of Ne braska for assistant secretary of tbo treasury and Judge Davidson of Nebraska for ono of the Judges of tbo new land court. The sen ator also called on Secretary Foster and urged the appointments. Senator Mandcr son said ho thought both gentlemen , had ex cellent chances for appointment. Judge Crounse , ho said , having served three terms In congress and besides on the bench , was fully competent lor the assistant secretary ship. Senator Mandorson will bo hero for several days yet , as ho soon begins tbo In vestigation by the senate committee on print ing.Horace Horace Scudder of Nebraska bos resigned his clorkslilp in the eoneral land oftlco to accept tbo post of confidential secretary to the commissioner. Miss Anna Lalor of Town has boon ap pointed a tracer at fcJ per diem ili the pension onico. Joseph II. Todrow of Iowa has boon ap pointed a copyist In the pension bureau at SOOO. SOOO.Frank Frank Alexander of South Dakota has been appointed cblof of division In the Indian oftlco at 2,000 , per annum. ' PERHV S. HCATII. \\AKKioiiii .tJinoji WA.LK.ixa. ICffoftw to Enlist Indians In tlio Army Very Discoursing- . \VAHIIIXOTOX , April 3. News received at tbo war department of the result of tne ef forts being mndo by western army ofllccrs to carry out the provisions of the army appro priation bill authorizing the enlistment of 2,000 Indian recruits Is very discouraging. The officers report that the Indians will not enlist in the Infantry under any circum stances , as they abhor walking. They will not enlist tn the cavalry except as scouts , be cause they do not care to bind themselves to live years service , nor to bo subject to re moval to distant parts of the country. Then , too. they want tbclr women with thorn , and tbo great majority of the bucks nro physically untlt lor military service. It is doubted whether a single Indian company can bo recruited in the west. But tbo out look In the south Is more bopeful. At Mount "Vcrnon barracks , Ala. , where the Apaoho Indians who led the Ueronlmo campaign are placed , it Is said tbnt nil the Indians some thlrty-ilvo or forty are about to enlist. Theses Indians are said to bo progressing rap idly in the path of civilization , and the almost incredible fact Is reported that the renowned warrior , Oeronlmo , who was for years the terror of tbo west , Is now a prominent teacher In the local Sunday school. Nebraska and Iowa 1'ensloiiH. WASHINGTON , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to TMK BEK.J l'onslons wore granted today to the following Nebraslcans : Original Invaild-Uobert P. Paris , Jono II. Hill , Daniel Ilurdlck , l.andls U , Young , William Philips , William W. Slade , Edward Smith. Increase JohnV. . Shellbarger , Joseph Graves , Joseph H. Free. Original widows , etc. Susan , mother of William A. Keener : Agnes , widow of Alexander II. Haliilng , Hosworth , William M. Miller , WtlllnmWara , Abram Dusenborry. William Ucnbrldgo , H. J. Barster , Kobert M , Huntlngton , William Tarlton , MUO D , Walking John A. Ilarlnnd.VillUm A. Sheldon , Henry J. Scovill , Paul Hclvcrwon , Fred A. Slaughter , James \V. Cllcndcnnlnp , Stewart Davos , John S. L. Hunhlf , TJerin Nelson , John \V. Iloogo. Additional James M. Claybourn , George W. Lymun , Uonowal Joseph Brown. Increase Qcorgo II , Dunn , William Pndhott , IMvid H. Uault , George W. Barr , David N. Carter. Original widow Elizabeth , mothcr.of | George Converse. A I'rc.iklotillal I'melainatlnn , WASHINGTON' , Aprils. The president to day Issued a proclamation based oti the act to repeal the timber culture laws , etc. , pro claiming that "thcro has been and is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and sot apart for a public forest reservation nil that tract of innd sltunted.tn the state of Wyom ing contained within the following bound aries ; Beginning atu.point on n parallel of 40 degrees mid 50 minutes , where said parallel Is Intersected by , , ' the meridian of 110 degrees west . longitude , thence duo cast along sahl parallel to the meridian of 100 dofft'oes and 80 minutes west longitude , thence due south along said meridian to the 51th parallel of north lati tude , thcnco duo west along snul parallel to its point of Intcrso'ction with the west boundary of the state , thence duo north along said boundary line to. Intersection with the south boundary of Yellowstone national park. Warning Is expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclama tion. " Architect Wlndrlm llesignfl. WASHINGTON , April ! ) . Supervising Archi tect Wlndrlm luu restated and will nssunto tbo duties of superintendent of public works at Philadelphia Monday. , Two KlncaUl Juror ) 111. WASIIINOTO.V , April 3 , Two Jurors In the Kmcald trial were 111 "this morning anu a re cess was taken till this afternoon. AX EXPERT Arrested , but the Jail Wan Not Strong Knoitgh to Hold Him. Dcxvcit , Colo. , April 8. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BnE.1 George Goodwin , who ranks among tlio most expert forgers In the * world , escaped from the county Jail some time this morning. Ho mado'hls ' exit through tbo window of his coljl by cutting a portion of the Iron bars between him and liberty and then dropping fifteen feet to the ground. ' There is no clue to h'ii whereabouts nlthougb a largo force of deputy shcrlfls and a num ber of government ofllccrs have been search ing for him since 0 o'clock ' Jlils morning , Goodwin was a United Status prisoner and was awaiting trial on a charge of raising tlio denomination of bank notes without the governments sanction. lie had evidently been preparing for this escape for several days , for the neat manner In which the bar on his cell window was cut shows that hoKvas in possession of some of the finest kind of sa\\-3. Goodwin is a romarkabln criminal. Ho was without education until after ho had served a three years' term In the Canon City penitentiary for Ihiev'jig. ' Ho educated him self while in Jail and" when released In 1SS8 immediately Journuycd to Portland , Ore , , where ho took n coarse In penmanship in a business college and graduated as ono of the finest living'ponmen. Immediately after ho left college ho' ' raised United States bank notes and the product of his handiwork began to appear thrpuehout the west. His forte was raising Jl'b.U to $10 , and $ , * > bills to F-'O. Ho did this V iris Vvllh a pen and Ink mid In such a skillful Wnner that It was al most impossible to tljlcct the fraud. Secret Service Agent Wallhas a record of over 100 raised bills.that . pilwiu passed , but it Is not known how . . unif have been passed and nro still in clr .Tr'ion. Goodwin haswin ' „ known as George G. Helm and Ch'Si-lJ , Love. Ho was ur- rested recently for passing a raised ? ,1 for a 520 bill and was soon to bo tried. How ho se cured the Implements by which ho made his escape Is a mystery. A thorough investiga tion will bo mndo by tbo United States ofll- clals. Clifton IMl Dead. Colo. , April 3. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB DEE.J 'Clifton Boll , for many years ono of the leading horsemen of the weal , died in this city today. To llcgulnto NEW YOIIK , April 8. representatives of the American Institute ol architects , na tional association of builders , national asso ciation of building inspectors , national board of underwriters and national association of flro engineers convened in this city today to Jointly frame a model building ordinance. The sub-commltteo appointed deemed it impracticable at present to draw up a detailed building law. ' Some of tbu recommendations 'are : That the legislatures of the various states should establish state building laws governing tbo construction of buildinirs : that In all incor porated cities tbcro should bo a separate de partment for the Inspection of buildings , whose oftlcers suouldlbo appointed for long terms by tbo local executive ; that aside from especial local codes the general law of appli cation of rules should contain rules that all buildings over seventy feet high must bo built of Incombustible material. Further recommendations nrp'tnade for the safety of human life in buildings. A IHr Cnttlo Deal. CHICAGO , April 3. A special dispatch from Kansas City says : A colossal cattle deal has just been completed by wealthy stockmen of the west and Chicago packers. It Involves the outlay of ! , ( > 09OdO , and 80,000 , head of cattle have boon purchased In Texas to bo shipped to the Chicago market. Half of tbesa were purchased for \V. P. Herring of this city , i . U. Armour of Chicago and E. M. Hewins , president of tbo Cherokco Strip Llvo Stock ; association. An equal number was purchased for Nelson Morris of Chicago by Colonel Suggs , a well known stockman. Alliance Convention. Mwsoimi VALLEY , In. , April 3. [ Special Telegram to TUB BCE.J The farmers' alli ance of this county1 mot in convention hero today , with about 'seventy-five delegates present. The question of active political work was discussed. Tbo alliance will prob ably nominate a full ticket this fall. Stnto Lecturer Grillltb was piCscnt and spoke to a fair sized aualcnco. Wisconsin I-'einock-nts linmiuet. MiiAVA.UKKE.Wls. , April 3. The banquet of the Juneau democratic club took place at the PlauKlnton house tonight and was at tended by SJOU leading democrats of this city and state. Sonator-oioct Palmer of Illinois and Governor Peel ? , Vvh'o were to have ro- spondcd to toasts , wriro linablo to bo present. Ucuoral Black of Illinois ; William G. Ewlng of Illinois , and others spoko. Monetary Coihinl.-Hlon Clones. New YOHK , April a. The International American monetary commission closed its sessions today by the adoption of n preamble reciting that the fixing of a ratio between gold and silver and the adoption of a common monetary unit docs not seem at present probable. A resolution was passed ending the work of the commission , C'nmmnndcr Venzoy Uunqticttoil , CHICAGO , April 3. Commaudcr-ln-Chlof Veazoy of the Grand Army , who was'in the city today on his way to Uecatur , 111. , to at tend the annual state encampment and silver anniversary of the society , was tendered a reception and banquet tonight by a large uuinocr of local Qrand Army men , Killed ( Its Jlotticr nncl Himself. BI.OOMIXQTOX , Ind. , April 3. This after noon Ward Domaro , aged twenty-flvo , rnur dared his mother by cutting her throat and then cut his own throat , dying instantly. Domaro wns of a inoluiicholy disposition and regarded as slightly unbalanced mentally , SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAPE , Row Between Lincoln Toughs in a Don of Infamy. A SENSATION IN A KEARNEY COURT. \VltnpsHCH lii the llnllroad lloiitl In junction Case Confess to Their Votes Arrested 1'or I'd jury. Nob. , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to THE Brr. . ] U. S. Weir and Peter Johnson had a row tonight In a den of infamy at Seventh anil N street which terminated In \Volrpulllngnrcvolvernnd shootlnp : John son twice. Ono bullet lodged In the proln and the other penetrated the loft breast. It is feared that the latter wound Is serious. Weir is under arrest. Ho Is a notorious cuaracter. A S'otiHatloti in Court. KcAitxnr , Xeb. , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to Tuu BEE. ] The Kearney & Ulacic Hills bond Injunction case still goes merrily on and the court room was crowded today with nn Interested audience. Highly sensa tional evidence -was introduced this morning by the plaintiffs , who put on n number of witnesses who tostlllcd In substance that W. C. Tlllsou , cashier of the Kearney National bank and treasurer of the Black Hills rail way company , bought their votes on the day of the bond election fori n piece , On cross- examination the ' witnesses gave up In formation which cast a cloud of suspicion over their veracity. They each testified to linv1 iff mndo aftldavits about six weeks ago substantially tbo sainu as their sworn testimony .today for which they received SJ nplcco also , i'lio grand Jury which is In session immediately sifted the story and Indicted five of the witnesses for poijury , and in default of ball they are in jail awaiting trial. The greatest of excite ment has prevailed in court all day nmonp lawyers nnil spectators. The names of those indicted nro .loo Daltzer , J. 13. McWclthy , Ooorgo A. Hoyco and James D. Blrdsall , These men are laboring men wlio nro not well known here , and It has been Intimated vhat their backers will bo drawn into a losal not which will boditlicult to untangle. Tbo case continued to a late hour tonight. A SerimiH Charge. HENIIKIUOS , Neb , , April 3. ( SpecialTele gram to Tin : BEE. ] About 8 o'clock last night the drug store belonging to C. N. Hay was found to bo on lire. The door was broken open and men rushed in to find boxes of hay saturated with coal oil , sitting behind the prescription case , burning , It caused quite a commotion. A number of men with buckets of water soon got the llamcs under control. A. C. Ncu fold swore out a complaint and had C. N. Uay arrested on suspicion of hav ing set flro to the boxes. Kay swore the case away from Squire Fay and took it before Judge -Montgomery at York where ho will have a hearmir April 9. The building and stock had been Insured In the Omaha llro insurance company for SI,7UO , but the policy later was , cancelled. They were recently insured In the Phceulx for * 1,100. \ _ Mooting ol'Tcachera. Pniiu , Nob. , April 8. [ Special to THE BEE. ] The sixth annual session of - the Tciictiers ! Association of southeastern Ne braska met and held its opening session hero Thursday evening at 8 o'clock with over two hundred In attendance. George L. Fnrnham , principal of tlio Nebraska stnto normal , de livered the address of welcome in bchal f of the school. In the absence of Ldoutonant Governor Majors. Rev. i'rosson of Peru gave an address of welcome for the citizens , and was'answered by Superintendent F. D. AIc- Clusky of Lincoln and Superintendent Plerco of Beatrice. The principal address of the evening was delivered by President \ . E. Taylor of the state normal school , who took as his subject "Our Educational Status Stated , " At 10 o'clock ' the audlcnco adjourned Its business session to meet ngaiu at 0 o'clock Friday morning and a rccentlon was held In the parlors of the school building till a late hour. Death ol' a Veteran. SPIUXGFICLP , Nob. , April 3. [ Special to Tun BEE. ] John F. Swain , ono of the oldest residents of this county dlod at the residence of W. C. Rogers , In this village , Wednesday night atll o'clock. Ho was hero on a visit to his son and was stricken with paralysis some two weeks asco , from which ho never recovered. Mr. Swain was born in Reading , Vt. , May 'J , 1813 , and came to Sarpy county in 1857 , remaining bero to the time of his death. During the Into war he was captain of a state militia company then stationed at Ilellcuuc , Nob. He leaves a wife and seven children , all grown. Mr. Swain recently fell heir to some $30,000 by the death of n nephew , iiyron Felton , who resided at Jacksonville , A Nebraska I'ostnllloo Itnrulnrlzedt DAW , Neb. , April 3. [ Special Telegram to THE Bnn.l Tbo postofllco and general merchandise store of H. Harkson were burglarized last night. The safe was broken and tlCTi in stamps , $25 In cash and n check for il were secured. The mall in tbo boxes was nil rifled and scattered over the floor. The thieves also took a lot of groceries , dry goods and cheap jewelry. It Is supposed they loft hero on a hand car. as the car was taken during the night and found within about a mile of Lin coin , this morning. The key to the maill pouch Is also missing , so the morning mal bos not been distributed. MnndaniiiH .Proceeding * , BEATHICK , Neb. , April 3. ( Special Tclo- gram toTiin BEI : . I vV. F. Duffott , a con tractor , has brought suit In mandamus against the city , asking the district court to issue nn order to compel the city to rescind Its action in , awarding the contract for pav ing district No. (1 to J. S. Rutherford. Mr. Duffott claims that Ills bid was the lowest by $1WO. _ Now I'oHtolllcc. Asuuxn , Neb. . April a. ( Special to THE BEH. ] Yesterday afternoon the boxes and other material for our new postofllco were received and are today being put up in the Opera House block. Alex Lavorty. the re publican appointee , who succeeded the uemo- cratlo Incumbent April 1 , purchased the entire outlit of a Howard factory. A Itiirglut * Shut. LINCOLN , Nob. , April 8.-Speclal [ Tele gram to THE Iluu. J Mr. Tilden of IfiJT South Fourteenth street was awakened shortly before - fore midnight by burglars who were carryIng - Ing off his silverware. Ho shot at the thieves and hit ono of them. The burglar lied leav ing a trail of blood behind him , Surveying for Irrigation , I.NDIAXOLA , Neb. , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to THE Hen. ] C. J. Jones and N , L. Ycliorlng of Garden City , Kan. , and of the Culbertson canal proposition , have been today making preliminary surveys to putting In an Irrigation caniil la Indlanola precinct. Indlanola means Irrigation. A. New Jiulu'Q Appointed. LINCOUK , Neb. , April 8. [ Special Telegram to THE liuK.J Governor HayU has appointed Hon. Matt Miller of David City as a Judge ol his dUtrict. A Town In Danger. Liiu , O. , April 3. The heavy rains of the kit thwo dnvshas raised the water to a dan- gflrous lick- lit in St , Mary's reservoir , mid tno town of Ccllna , with 4,000 Inhabitants , is in Imminent danger of being swept out of existence. The trucks of the Ln S Krlo k Western nro subr.icrgoil for a " nnco of twelve mllos. Dozens of small boovrnoil by iishcrmcn Imvo been swepty nml twenty 611 wells along the bunks st toriicd. It l.i estimated that the total loss bV Hood \ \ 111 reach ? HWtXW. , It Is still rising 1 OHAXTKIf AKI1 Tit iff " Kvitloncc Tlmt May Acquit A\ nm Diamond of Mausl\iticlitor : SA.LT LVKK , Utah , April 0. | i \nl \ Teloprnm toTiin BRK. | New ovldoni M been developed In the case ol William i- rnonO , the Denver man convicted of slaughter a day or two ago , and n now * -irlal wilt bo granted A policeman divulged some facts that if they had bean known at the time would have resulted In an acquittal. Ho says the authorities forbade his testifying In the case when It was on trial. A Miitlni ; SALT LAKK , Utah , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hen. ] A meeting of mining men was hold In this city tonight to discuss plans for a mining exhibit at the world's fair which shall bo participated In by Utati , Colorado rado , California , Montana , Idaho , Novailn , Now Mexico anil Arizona. The plan Is to have subterranean mines of all kinds in con nection with reduction works and smelter In actual operation , The cost of the snnto Is not yet decided but will foot up In the seven row. Wouldn't Ho Dead In SALTL.VKC , Utah , April 3. f Special Tele gram to Tun BEI : . ! Albert Stela Dergcr , bookkeeper for G. L. Chainborlnln & Co. , formerly of Denver , died here today of con sumption contracted while In Kansas four or llvo ye.irs ago. Ills last words were : "You may burv mo huro or in Indiana , but for God's sake don't plant mo In ICansas. " Calling Oleo llnttcr. S.M.T LAKB , Utah , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to TUB Ur.ii.J There Is a merry war going on between the authorities and certain merchants who have bcon selling oleomarga rine for butter. Ten thousand pounds uf the stuff have been confiscated and moro Is ex pected to bo seized. Some of the leading dealers of thoci'.y nro Implicated. A Mining Deal. SALT LAKE , Utah , April 3. [ Special Tolcgrnin to TUB UEE. ] P. A. P. Franklin purchased the Alamodn mining claim at BhiL'lmm yesterday for SSO.OLK ) . As yet It Is undeveloped and thopricn Indicated that the prospect must bo nn unusually good one. n'ESTEUS M'ASSKXGKIt AKMi\TS. They Settle the Sculping of Unlimited Tlclcots from Onuilin. CHICAGO , April 3. The general passenger agents of the western roads today settled the scalping of unlimited tickets from Omaha to Illinois and Wisconsin points via Chicago , by Instructing a iron Is at Omaha and Council Hluffs to limit all such tickets to ono day. The Motion lltliratlon instigated byV. . S. Alloy of Now Yorlc came to a sudden end today.Vlnlo n motion to docket thu case in the federal court was being argued , Attorney Itoed received a telegram from Alloy that the matter had bcca settled and to discontinue nil proccod- Ines. Tbo attorney for Motion received simi lar advice. Neither of the lawyers had any details , but the recent charges of the man agement is supposed to uxplaiu tbo matter. Suit for Brokerage , YORK , April 3. | Spoolal Telegram to THE BEK. ] Lamotto , IJoUcr &jQo.j Jj.avo brought action in the supr-cino coiirt for $ . ' 50,000 brokerage against George Washington Hunt as president of the Oregon & Washing ton territory railroad company for tholrvork In n deal that was not completed. They claim to have procured a loan of $1,000,000 from the Orecron & Transcontinental com pany through" its president. Henry Yillard , in bonds of the Oregon Us Washington terri tory railroad.company at the request of the defendant , who then declined to accept tbo loan , JlEAVl' HTOJtJI IX XJEW \ ' < tHK. A. Foot of Biiow Falls and Demoral izes \Vircs. Niw : YOHK , April's. A heavy storm which swcot this section last night did considerable damuife particularly to the east of Now York. The storm was accompanied in many places by heavy wet snow and this , aided by a high wind , demoralized telegraph wires tea a great extent. A dispatch from Poughkcopalo ' says : A heavy snowstorm raged in tuo Hudson river valley all night. About a foot of snow fell , but only six Inches laid for any length of tiiiio. Telegraph , telephone and electric light wires nro crossed and down in every alroctlon , and it will take a week or ton days to get the wires in good working order again , Tbo \veathor IB now clearing , and the snow is rapidly disappearing. Cold Day in Iown < Buui.iNOTOS' , la. , Aprils. Thu thermome ter dropped twenty degrees hero today , and it has been snowing for twenty-four hours. Chicago Live Block KvolinncR Inquiry. SniiNOFiEl.D , 111. , April 3. In the live stock exchange investigation today Richard Nosh , a member of thoChlcngoexchango , did not know of any rule preventing any person from sclline stock at the yards , and did not think there wns a boycott. Witness know something ot the American commission com pany. but did not know why the members of the exchange refused to/buy of the company. M , P. Hucl , also a member of the exchange , when asked If ho knew of any rule by which members were p-ohlbltod from buying from outside parties , said tnat from the evidence bo had heard ho would Infer tboro was such a rule. In reply to a question as to the effect it would have on the exchange If the Ameri can commission company had continued to do business and iloumh on the plan on which It started , Duel snld : "Tho effect would bo to destroy the business of all other commission men. " No Cause Tor Apprchcimion , Nuw YOIIK , April 8 , [ Special Telegram to TIIK Hcu. ] Tlio Commercial Bulletin says editorially on Italian affairs : "Tbcro need bo no disturbance in Wall street and thcro is no occasion for a depression In stocks or apprehension in produce or other markets , This country Is not going to seek a contro versy with any ether power atjd tboro Is not the slightest probability that any ether power on earth will want to seek a contro versy with the United States. What the beginning of such controversy might bo It could hardly end ' to the advantage of any other nation. 'Hut as respects Italy there is the strongest reason for the bullet that a wiser and more Judicious fooling will presently bo manifested than has been shown thus far , cither In oIKlclal documents or la the utter ances of the Italian press. " THE It'UATIiHIl JFHHEVA8T. for Omaha and VitlHty fatr ; U'drmcr. For tfclirailta IPorwfrur ( oil ami Sunday ; vaiinble u'lm/s. / For Joita Filr ; l < jlon ( < temptraturei / northerly iciiidt ; vurmrr anil fair an Huniltiu. For Sonl/t / Dahutu Warn\rr/atr \ ; an Satur day and Sundcii/ / ; variable tudidi , Important Ijatinr CnnlVronce. PnTsuuito , Pa. , April. 'I. A most important conference will bo bold this atternoon In this city of nil the minors' ofllcials with the other national otUcers of labor otijanivatlonH and the future courto of organized labor la this country will bo decided upon , RECREANT SENATOR TAYLOR , An Interesting Exposition of His Lrgisl.v tire Methods. NOT AT LINCOLN FOR HIS HEALTH , Mndo All lie Could Out of HI * Position How a Tlokrt to Wntili * tnjjtoit Wns 1'nlil I-'or. CHICAGO Omen or Tun Bin , I CmiMoo. April H. f Senator William Martin Taylor of the Fif teenth district of Nebraska , alias William Murtln , likes the climate ol Virginia bolter than that of bU own state at the present time and is now visiting friends there. Tay lor Is n southerner and carries a union bullet , which ho received during the line impious * nntnoss. Ho will probably romnln In Vir ginia until the adjournment of the Nobraskit legislature and then KO to the state of Wash ington. Mr. Taylor sny.i ho Intends to make some speeches to his constituents nttor the lemslnturo U over tolling them why ho took tlio coursa ho did during his legislative c.iroor. Ho will then ntovo to some part of thocmmtvy whew hols not known so well. Ho thinks thuro 1 $ n hotter Held for his sort of talent iiinonu strangers than among acquaintances. Hut Mr. Taylor Is a sensitive man wltlml and don't want his former friends to think too hardly nf him nftnr ho Is gone. Ho has nl- ready paid for a ticket to Washington and return and will get tbo ticket as soon as the legislature is over. Hit paid for the tlckot on March H. It happened In this way : Very soon nftor the session UOKUII Farmer Taylor IIIIIIK out In a conspicuous place the sign "for sale. " "I am not in this thlnpr for my health , " snld ho to a man who was lobby inp ; against 5 bill to regulate certain charges. ' 1'ho lobby * 1st as lied him how ho stood on the bill. Ho said ho didn't care which wny it went. "if you can see your way cleur to veto ngaliist It , " said the lobbyist , "wo will nmko it an object to you. " "How much Is there lu HI" inquired Tay lor. Taylor wont to the legislature for tbo ex press purpose of mnlclni ; all hu could outo his position and Unowlntr that his eld homo ) would not. . Jio a pleasant place to llvo In ho ) afterward decided to take a trip to Washing ion. Ho said ho didn't tblim hu wni cut out for a farmer anyhow and Intended to KO out thcro and engage in some other business , Ho had unbosomed his plans to the lobby ist and so it was agreed that bo was to tinvo transportation to "Washington and return fo * his vote against tlio bill. Hut Taylor wns aa cowardly as ho wns venal and dared not vote openly against a class of legislation which he ) had pledged hlmsolf to support. So ho llcil , much to the gr titlcatlon of the men who bought him. Taylor has a Rood deal of low cunning . When Senator i'oyntcr sent him the bouquet decked with black crepe after hu had wit * fully absented himself from the vote on the resolution to reconnizo Boyd as governor , ho appreciated the significance of thu fun * cral symbol from the independent stand point and sent Albert Nixon , a I'nrmoir whom ho bad secured an appointment nx bill clerk , to llnd out how his constituents felt. Nixon went down and after a few days catnq back and reported to Taylor In Ids room at 110 South Twelfth street In Lincoln. 'lay.- lor laughed nervously when Nixon told bind. that the farmers were pretty sere at him. , _ iGGTTISO TIIIED OP TII tl * * ' " " " * * Tlio buslticsJ'vHieb"of ' * the National"wiirlii's fair commission and there are n few busi ness men in it are getting tlrod of the force ) of meetingIn Chicago , session after session , and adjourning without accomplishing any thing. Euclid Martin of Nebraska said this morninc : "I never saw a national body spend such a prolltlcss day ns the commission did yostor- day. What wo ought to dots to' abolish the executive committee , the board of control , discharge thoonlcers holding positions under tboso bodies and K ° bomo and rcmulii there until the Illinois corporation sends for us. There really is no need.for the commission to coma together again before the opening ox the fair , but should something unexpected haopcn wtilch would require our attention wo could most on short notlco and at llttlo expense. Tlio thing I object to U the sensed less purpose of meeting without having a single thing in view , " WKSTEHS PEOPLE IH CIIICAOO. The following western people nro In tha city : At the Shermnn-W. L. Stannard Sal * Lake , Utah : S. C. Drown , Omnlm ; Mr. and Mrs. E. It. Currv " , Fremont , Nob. At the Palmer" John I. Uedick , Mrs. SwlU lander , Omaha : T. liugelman , lus .Molnes , la. la.At At the Auditorium G. 8. Holmes , F. S. Harris , Salt Lake City , UUb ; PH.Vnllaco , Joseph Davis ; Helena , Mont. : Mrj. 1) ) . A. Burl , Mrs. H. A. Bliss , Miss Mllllo Bliss , Ouinha ; Miss A. K. Goldsmith , Sioux Fulls , S. D.H. : D. Schneider. Fremont , Nob. At the ItlchellouVllliam K. Annm , Oinnlm. At the Windsor II. P. Tucker , F. J. Roa onbcrp , Grand Island , Neb. At the Gore C. L. Cady. C. L. . Lamb , Omaha ; Air. and Mis. J. Fowlnr , Nebraska , At the Commercial F. L. Glbbs , Omana. At the Brcvoort-G. T. Louillo , 0. E. lion * fro , Omaha. At the Grand Pacific L. H , Pride , W. N. Ford , Sioux City , la. ; W. J. Crowoll , De Molnos , Ja. ; T. J. Sutcllfto , Omaha , ATKINSO.V. aiAUMtlKIt MH HASTE. Sliortost Courtship on Kooord < YCell Torn Ilrldul Chamber. BIIOOKI.YN , N. Y , , April a. [ Special Telo- Kramto THE HUB. ] Mrs. L > ulu Lascell ar rived In Hrooklyn late yesterday afternoon from Princeton. Her husband died a few days ago am' ' she was penniless. She cama to look for a stepfather she had not scon for many years , She did not know his adOrosa , but thought that Hrooklyn was a small town ana she would easily find him. TiroJ , wet and footsore she wo * considering what to do when she law James (1111. ( Ho was to like her dead husband that she summoned courage - ago to address him , Slio told him sou had no money and nskod him to direct hov to a charitable ) Institution , Ho said that it was no night toe a woman to be about. They talked together for some time under tbo cover of an awning and them ho asked her so marry him , Ills extraordinary resemblance to her late bus * band mndo her willing to trust him and she consented. Neither had a cent of inonoy and tocetnur they went to the Clymor street police station wbcro upoa producing a mnr rlngo certificate they were accommodated with a cell , Mr. ( Jill said that he hiul lonfl wished for a wife and considered the remark * able way in which ho had mot Mrs , I.oscoll as n dl.spcnsation of providences In tils favor , ilo had no homo and no money but would soon make both now that ho had ft wife. \Vhcn tlio relief .squad of police went on ad inldniRbt they sent the couple half a dozen blnnkota and .somo hot cofleo. The Dciuli Itcll. Mini SON , Wl . , April 3. U.wld Taylor * associate justlco of tbu supreme court , died suddenly at the Buppor table this ovcnlng of heart dlseaso. He was sevonty-ono ycjrs old , Ajni'iir I'AHK. N. J , , April a.-Captain "William T , Korco , the well known yach builder , died today at Knyport. * A Mother Crazed bj Jrli'f. GiiKR.Nsnuno , P . , April 3.-Mrs. Nlcolj\ mother of the two boys hanged at Somerset yesterday for the murder of Farmer Am bcrgcr. U a riving nrnnlau and physician ! fear tbnt the Avlll never lecaln her leities.