THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MARCH 22 , 1893. NUMBER 27-1 ,
N1
Tom Majon Assumes the Eolo of Railroad
Dictator in the Senate.
OVERTURNING LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE
Desperate Attempt of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor to Servo His Owners.
INDEPENDENTS READY TO BEGIN V/AR /
Only the Abandonment of the Outrage Prevented -
vented au Open Rebellion.
DEEPER \TEEFFORT OF OBSTRUCTIONISTS
Kv rj'thliiK Hint .May Aid Them In Their
right AgaliMl ltitn : Regulation In
Heliitf llronclit Into Aetlon Th
.Munition I.tiKt Night.
Neb. , March 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Hen. ] Of all the infamous acts
that are to be charged lo llio account ot
Thomas J Majors , that of tills afternoon ,
when he denied the right of the opposition lo
be heard in demanding a call of Iho senate , '
stlmls out pre-eminently as one of tlio most
glaring exhibitions of injustice and unfair
ness ever witnessed In a legislative hull.
It was a dellberalo attempt to throttle a
vigorous minority from whom trouble was to
bo feared , and it would have been successful
had that minority been possessed ot less
ncrvo than Us members fortunately mani
fested.
The lieutenant governor persistently re
fused to recognize repeated demands for a
call of the house , even when every inde
pendent senator was on liis feet and insist
ing on it Motion after motion was made , but
it was not until the demonstrations of the
inllgmint Independents assumed such prn-
prtions as lo I ml KM to the imminence of a
riot that ttio president of tlio sonalo recog
nised Ihe rlghls of the opposition.
Afmnl of lllH Oivu Course.
It was not until murmurs of dissatisfac
tion had swelled into a couple nf threats of
violence that Majors reali/.cd that ho had
gone too far in ills /.cal to see all r.iilro.i 1
legislation shelved for another two years.
It was not to bo wondered at that Senator
Dysart Jumped fully two feet In the air ami
declared that he would propel a mucilage
bottle toward the head of the lieutenant
governor unless the independents wcro
recognized , neither was it surprising that
"Pull hlmoutof the chair" and "Throw htm
out of the window if ho don't give us a
show , " were among the angry exclamations
heard as the muscular farmers pressed for
ward.
Kiillroaderii Were Confident.
Monday night the railroad people felt fear
fully blue and dejected. Every road was
represented hero by leading olllclals and
counsel. Nobody could tell what caused the
depressed spirits , but they t'amo up smiling
this afternoon. The deal must have been
llxod up , but Just how no one knows. The
absence of Majors from his seat in the fore
noon looked very much like ho was sulking
or playing sick , but when the time came for
the maximum rate bill. HOIHO roll 3' ] , this
nftcrnoDii ho was on deck and worked for
his owners. A more scandalous misuse -
use of | Kwcr and shameless disregard
of Iho rights and prerogatives of a legisla
tive assembly by a presiding ofllccr who is
not one of its members lias never been scon
anywhere. In spite of earnest remon
stiMiico ngainst the unhcai\l-of pairing of
Everett with Thomson , both of whom
claim to bo in favor of house roll 33 , as
revised by the senate. Majors ruled that
Everett must abstain from voting on this
bill because ho was paired with Thomson.
Hut when Everett's natno was called on
the pro | > osIUon lo sidetrack liouso rail
! ! : ( ami substitute for the special
order the sugar bounty bill , Majors ruled
that Everett must vote and Everett voted
with the opponents of the railroad bill ,
showing that in this little deal of shuttle
cock and battledore ho was playing a part
that Is not in accord with his loud profes
sions that ho Is in favor of the house bill.
Had his vote been cast the other way the
sidetrack amendment viould have been lost
and Iho railroad bill would have been con
sidered and ordered engrossed for third
reading this afternoon.
I.lttle Dignity , lint Lots or Deterinlnntlon.
After Majors had started to force the sen
ate lo adopt the report of llio committee of
the whole and break tlio precedence of the
bill , the situation was far from comportinc
wllh tha supposed dlgnily of the senatorial
body , but it was intensely interesting to
spectators , who momentarily expected an
outbreak of llio genuine Topeka kind. That
It did not come was solely duo to the fact
that Majors became fearful of the iminodinto
consequences. Ho afterwards stated that
the call of the house could not properly bo
entertained at the time it was demanded ,
but llio opinions of recognized lurllaincu-
t.irians are to the clTect that the sole
object for a call of the liouso Is to
meet a crisis and that it must be
I'lilerlalncd whenever made and properly
seconded , except under tlio previous < iues-
tlon. They censure the action of the lieu l- il
tenant governor as arbitrary to a dei-reo.
and say that oven If ho actually behoved
that ho was right ho should have stated the
] x > sltlon as ho understood it and declared
Ills willingness to rceojnUo the Independents
later on. lie did not do this , and it was hla
apparent determination to rldo over them
roughshod that occasioned so forcible : i
demonstration.
Ills l.ooUs llellrd Him.
There Is not the slighest doubt that had
the lieutenant governor not receded ironi
the iKisitlon taken by him before announcing
the vote on the motion to adopt the commit
tee report , an actual riot would have boon
precipitated. Senators Stewart. Dysart ,
McCarty. Mullen and Dale were furious , and
bottles of ink and mucilage were ilrmly
prasped in several hands , ro'idy tc
iKirm the fray. A ghastlv palloi
overspread llio face of the pres
tdent as he noted the stern determination In
the faces before him and ro.-heU the dangci
that threatened. Ho will not l > e ui v whltet
when he rests on his death bed than he wa
nt the crisis referred to lu the senate thl , s
ufternoon
That Majors was determined to knock oul
the bill by securing the adoption of the iv-
iKjrt ff the committee , thus forcing the bil1
back to the bottom of the general Hie , wa
bluwnb.v the fact tliut Instead of liandint
the roll call buck to the secretary he placed
It In the drawer at his feet and locuoil It UP
The -uil.\ object he could have had in view it
t.iKMig that action would IK ) to keep the roll
iurtrJerltut l might anno'.mce the resuli
if UK- situation became critical. There I :
JltUr. doubt , that Had the missing senator !
presented themselves , and had tha call beet
raUcd , Majors uould have immediately
( lashed the roll ana declared the report
adopted before anolhcr motion could tiavo
been made. For two hours Majors kept the
roll locked In his desk and not until the com
promise had been effected did ho return It to
the secretary.
Illot Nnrrntrlj- Averted
That tlio Independents fully Intended to
resort to n physical demonstration they did
not deny after the adjournment. Senator
Dysart declared that hud the lieutenant gov
ernor persisted in his course and announced
the vote ho would have spatted him between
Die eyes with a missile ho held in Ills hand.
Other senators were equally outspoken and
It was the prevailing sentiment that some
one would have" been hurt.
It would have been impossible for tile
matlcr.to have gone any further along the
line Indicated without preelpitaling an out
break.
Majers was faithfully backed up In tils
position by North , Mattes , Pope , Moore and
Eggloston , any and nil of whom seemed de
termined to give Iho bill its death blow
then and there by-fair means or foul.
In u Dellrnte I'mlllon.
It was n narrow escape for Ihe bill and no
mistake , for had the president been permit
ted to announce the vote as tic Intended to
do nothing more would have been beard of
railroad legislation during the session. As
It Is now the bill will come up again In com
mittee of the whole , probably next Thurs
day , at the next session of the committee as
such. It Is staled by some luat Ihero Is n
loonhole left open in the agreement entered
into with reference to p issing it tomorrow.
It is claimed that tlio bill now properly
comes on at tlio next meeting of the commit
tee of the whole in accordance with frequent
rulings of the president , and that If a meet
ing of the commitleo is held lomorrow and
It is not taken up it will lose its place there
after. It Is therefore held by some that It
will not be safe for the committee of the
whole lo meet again until the time arrives
to take up the railroad bill.
Its rastiige Almost A < ured.
It Is believed that there is no possibility
of the bill being defeated in ease it conies up
for pass-ige , and that tlio only show the rail
roads have of carrying their point is to
sidetrack the measure before it leaves llio
committee of the whole.
Ttait the obstructionary tactics employed
up to the present time will be continued Is to
be expected , and If arbitrary rulings on the
part of the president will avail anything it
may bo taken for granted they will not lie
wanting. If cajoling ny members of Hie lobby
will sufllco to swerve any of the supporters
of the bill from their determination to secure
its passage , nil such interference will be
foiUicoming.
It may bo stated that the members of the
railroad contingent haven't perspired for
many a day as they did this afternoon.
Corporation I'lugcer * Desperate.
If ever mortals were on tenterhooks they
were when tlio bill was finally gotten before
the committee. When everything seemed
hopelessly lost through the outrageous ruling
of ttie lieutenant governor their spirits re
vived and they could not conceal their glee us
they foresaw the promised end of their pro
longed uneasiness.
That some of the liveliest work ever done
by the lobby will bo done during the next
thirty-six hours goes without saying , and no
parties who are supposed to have any Influ
ence with Senators Clarke , Everett or Thorn-
sen need bo surprised if summoned to appear
al the seat of war and exercise that inlluence
for ail it is worth.
The situation is indeed desperate so far as
the railroads are concerned.
AIMCH' Amendment to the llnllnt l.inv.
The house had n lively session tonight on
the consideration of the Ames bill , house
roll No. lf > S , amending the Australian ballot
law. Immediately after assembling the
house went into commitlce of the whole
with Watson in the chair. The bill pro
vides , in addition to its present well known
features , that the tickets o7 the several
parties bo printed side by side in parallel
columns , headed by the chosen device of the
party. The ballot shall bo so printed as lo
give each eletlor an opportunity to desig
nate by a cross mark in a blank circular
space below the device his choice of a party
' ticket. The effect of the bill will enable the
voter to vote the straight ticket by a single
mark if lie so desires.
The discussion took n wUo range , aud the
merits and demerits of tlio bill were shown
up by Uliodes. Harry , Porter , Casper , Sutton -
ton , Cornish and others. The committee
rose , with the recommendation that the bill
do not pass.
pass.Will
Will Not Amend the I.uw.
The real light of the evening came on the
adoption of Iho rep > rt of the committee.
Elder moved as an amendment that the re
port bo not concurred in ; that house roll 107
bo substituted and bo reeommendoJ to pass ,
liis amendment was received with a storm
of points of order , and the Clay county mem
ber made the speech of the session In de
nouncing the members who opposed the reg
ular proceedings by points of order , etc.
His vigorous remarks wcro received with
shouts of laughter and rounds of applause.
He renewed his amendment , whereupon
Rhodes entered a protest , declaring that
Eider already had a bill in the engrossing
room so full of mistakes that the clerks had
to virtually reword it.
Elder retorted that his was not the only
bill tlio engrossing clerks had been called
upon to correct. Ho then withdrew his
amendment and the roll call was ordered on
tlio adoption of tlio report. It was adopted
by a vote of10 to 24 and ttio house adjourned.
Debated About the Order.
Ono feature ttiat seemed to ever and anon
creep into the evening's discussion was tlio
Douglas county contest case , and the Ameri
can Protective association was dragged in
and roughly handled. Hicketts , ( Joss and
Sutlon scouted the idea that Douglas countj
elections were oilier than of the purest kind ,
while Barry asserted that there was ; i
damnable conspiracy lo overturn tlio results
of Iho last election. Ho asserted that it was
conceived In infamy ami extended from a
secret society , where it originated , to the
election booths and the ballot box.
This phase of tlio question bade fair to
occupy the entire evening , until some of the
oilier members concluded that Ihero was a
portion of the stale ouUule of Douglas countj
and called a halt on the discussion , whlcl
was becoming somewhat personal betueei
Casper and Sutton ,
Chunees I'or Inipeachnient.
The matter of Itnpeaehment is still In
stalu quo , the special order of business pic-
venting Iho bringing of llio resolution , even
if Ihere had been a desire lo do so. What
the llnal result will bo is problematical ,
although the independents insist that It will
be pushed to a trial. It will require ten
votes In the liouso outside of the Independ
ent.s lo force Iho mailer before a joint con
vention , and at least four of the populists
will nol adhere lo It. Several democrats and
some of the republicans favor it. but
whether the required number will declare
for it cannot now be told.
Many members of each party are being
" ' beaoiiL'ht by their constituents to
move augresstvoly in the matter and .this
; > ressuro from Iho folks al home Is having
Its clTect.
Ciosulp Abmit
Ooss was given permission by the house
llils afternoon to amend his resolution , call
1m : for an investigation of alleged attcmutiH
bribery , so as to Include .all bills looking to
Insurance legislation.
The beet sugar bill has been recommends
In the senate for passage , but It tsn.sscrte.t b.\
some of those who voted for It today that i
will not pass on third reading. Scnato
Mattes is among this number , and It Is ai
open secret that seine of the votes for it to
day were the rettult of trades for assistance
In other matters.
The Omalia charter will again bo tlio sut-
Jeci of discussion before Iho house commit
leo on cltlos and towns at 5 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The matter of final adjournment Is still
unsctUctl. KN | > ukt > r Ciatlln Is confident that
It will nut come this week , and looks for the
wlndup about one week from nuxt Satur
day. Thin opinion is alwj shared by one of
tin1 house members of the conference com
mittee.
The Independents arc determined not lo
adionrn until satisfactory disposition is
trade of some of the legislation that Is now
pending.
SOME STARTLING TESTIMONY
Developments in the Celebrated Boodling
Oases in Kansas.
JIM LEGATE TELLS A DAMAGING STORY
( InmhlerH anil Whisky Men Itc.ipniulcil
Jtciiillly to Illi UemimU for Money
How lid Unril It on Member *
of the Legislature.
TOIT.KA , ICan. , Mnrch 21. The senate com
mittee investigation into charges of
bribery by the Capital against high slalo
oftlclalsto defeat certain anti-gambling bills
in the recent legislature was continued to
day , and produced some more sensational
testimony.
F. C. La'cy , manager of the Postal Tele
graph office , was called upan for information
relative to the telegrams between the Kan
sas City gamblers and persons charged with
accepting or handling booJlc. but said ho
bad not examined the telegrams In his pos
session. Ho was instructed by the commit
tee to bring alL-such telegrams before it to
morrow.
CJ. W. Mitchell , the democratic member of
ttio new Hoard of Police Commissioners of
Kansas City , Kan. , testified that he knew of
10 money having been raised in his city to
ulluence legislation anil had heard of none
xccpt by reading the papers , nor did ho
; now of any money being used to secure his
iplKtlntinent or confirmation.
K. It. Finley of Kansas Clly , Kan. , who
iclls lottery tickets , testified that he had
icard of money raised among the gamblers
jf Kansas City , Kan. , to defeat those bills ,
tat he gave no names or amounts.
I'opullsU itnd the Whisky Men.
At tlio afternoon session , after a number
of witnesses had given unimportant testt-
uony , James F. Legato was sworn. Having
examined the letter ho addressed to Major
Hudson and fully indentitled it. in reply to
luestions by Judge Thachcr ho said that
10 had received a draft for $3,000 from P.
W. Kline before the legislature met and
J1..100 afterwards. "Soon after the clcc-
.ion , " said he , "there was considerable eon-
'orenec with reference to the oriranl/.allon
of ttio legislature. It was discussed by the
greater lights , with reference to bringing
certain cases before the supreme court. I
thought the undertakings wcro all
childish , because the court was politi
cally against the populists. Looked over
ttio list of members of tlio legisla
ture , and from my knowledge of the men
uid of the canvass there were at least
six men who were counted in not fairly
elected. I then made a canvass of my own ,
sending men out over the state , and I went
to Kansas City , Mo. , where I tried to make a
deal for a Kansas City daily paper. I was
told that W. J. Huchaii had received 81.1,000
or JO,000 from Kansas City whisky men for
i number of years. I struck Pete Klmc ,
who lold mo that the gamblers had been
compelled for tholast two years to contribute
$10,000 a year to the republican party of
Kansas. In the lute campaign I told him
that if lie would lend mo W.OOO I would buy
Iho paper I was after and would got him
protection from these demands. Kline liked
tlio idea. So did the whisky dealers. Mean
while my men came in from over the state ,
wtio told me they could get eight or ten re
publican members of the liouso to vote with
the populists on organization. I wanted to
pay my men and I went back to Kansas Cily
and lold Pelo Kline I wanted $3,000. I said
to him that ho would be reimbursed by the
populist party. Ho gave me a check for
$3,000 and I paid my men.
Uaeil Money Freely.
'Eight members of tbo house came to mo
in Topeka ; four were for Hoch and four for
Douglass. Douglass was nominated and Iho
four Hoch men said they would not vote for
Douglass. The rival houses wcro organized
and nobody know how anybody voted. Tills
started the war. My judgment is that it
cost the railroads $ j > 00 to get these four
men to sign for Dougfitss. Now that is where
my $3,000 went. Later on Judge Dealer told
me Iho three democrats would go into llio
populist house as soon as Ihreo republicans
would make Ihe break. I sent word to Pete
Kline that I wanted Sl.MO and tie brought It
to me. I had said to Kline before that I was
going to get a bill through destroying llio
policy business. 'I wisli you would , ' he said.
There are so many in llm business that there
is no longer any money in it. ' "
Legate explained that ho paid the $1,500 to
some men to secure the republicans to vote
with the populists. The democrats , however -
over , would not Join in the movements. Fail
ing to get tlio republicans lo break ho
sought to get the populists to go into the re
publican house , but the railroads interfered.
JIIIOIIK ISl.lXt > lllil'Ulll.lVAXS.
They Meet In Convention and Nominate
State Olllcers mill Congressmen.
PnoviDE.NCE , K. I. , March 21. The repub
lican stale convention unanimously renomi-
naled D. E. Drown , for governor ; E. B.
Allen , for lieutenant governor ; C. H. Ben
nett , fqr secretary of state ; E. C. Dubois ,
for attorney general : Samuel Clark , for
treasurer.
The commiilco on rcsolulions Ihcn re-
ix > rlcd and Us report was unanimously
adopted. The platform reaffirms the allegi
ance of Ithodo Island republicans to the
principles for which the parly slood in Iho
last election1 , favors the maintenance of ab
solute equity of value and purchasing power
between all forms of money and declares in
favor of the repeal of the "Sherman act1 ;
declares against the ' 'democratic shcmo"
of wildcat state bank notes , and states that
the purity of tlio ballot is tlio corner stone of
American institutions.
The platform then praises in high terms
Ihe last administration. The democratic
party is then arraigned for its failure to
carry out its pledge'to repeal the McKinley
bill and for professing Itself In favor of
sound money and yet voting for the Iree
coinage of silver. The concluding paragraphs
of tlio platform are as follows :
"Prelending lo bo alarmed over Ihe pen
sion appropriation , it had no scruple about
increasing the pensions of veterans of llio
Mexican war , a largo majority of whom ro-
slde In tiie southern slates. Declaring
itself in favor of civil service reform , the
present house of representatives withholds
the necessary approprations to carry out
tills dcslrablo movement , and by its persis
tent raid upon offices' llio uarty shows that
it is still , as of old , merely an 'organized ap
petite. '
Its Inveterate opposition to sound finance
it lias Just demonstrated afresh by packing
the senate committee on finance with ex
treme five silver men. It | x > sscsses few con
victions and lacks the courage of such ns It
has. "
An amendment offered by a colored dele
gate was adopted , declaring in favor of a
five ballot , 1'alr count and security of all
citizens before the law.
The convention adjourned to meet in dis
trict conventions to nominate candidates for
congress.
The First district convention unanimously
nominated Melville Hull of Middle-town for
representative in congress , aud the Second
district convention made Adlu Capron of
Smlthtleld its unanimous nominee for repre-
benutivc in congress.
o
IKoody t'rlmn In Cliejemie
LA it AM i LVyo. : . , March 21. This evening
about l > o'clock W. H. Hunter , u butcher
employed by Robert Marsh , attumptod to
kill his wife and then killed himself. He
Had been drinking ami w'as insanely nn.l
uiiii < vci > s.irily Jealous of nor. Mrs. Hunter
will recover.
Silver Certllleutes On-lined.
New YOHK , Maivh 21. Silver certificates
declined to 82'j ' at the Stock exchange on
light transactions. Commercial bar Silver
fell to S2 and Mexican dollars to C4. Our
market Is affected by the further decline in
bar silver to ! ! * < per ounce in I-ondon. J.
and W. Heligman ft Co. , will ship 1M,000 )
ounces of silver to Kuroixt tomorrow.
I'lve Unities Found I'lnntlng In u HOT Near
St. .Ionpili | Mo.
ST. Jonsnnr , Mo.f March 21. This after
noon Cumptun McCoy , n hunter , was out on
a sandbar a few miles below this city duck
shooting , when he noticed n large dry goods
box floating down the stream. Ho towed
the box to the bar and finding It was tightly
nailed , broke it open , when to his horror a
dead body rolled out. He summoned helw
and investigation disclosed a horrible state
of affairs. In tlio box were Jive bodies , all
in a terribly decomposed condition.
The bodies wcro piled in the box , one on
top of the other , as if done in a hurry. Four
of the bodies are those of men , while the
other Is that of a woman. The bodies arc so
badly decomposed that It is impisjlblo to
recognize the features. From marks discov
ered it is supposed the people wcro murdered
and then set adrift on the river.
Coroner Heynolds is holding an investiga
tion and the utmost excitement prevails in
that neighborhood. Acouploof months agj
\ family disappeared near Ilulo , a town
ibout forty miles up the river , and it is sup
posed the bodies found are those of the
nissing people.
AbTVTK XKW 1-UltJfKHH.
1'ollro Commlsulonerii Smell n rnrlihtirxt
Sehenie In Mnyor llemU' Iutter.
New YOHK , March 21. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Dec. ] There wcresomo embarrassing
questions confronting the Police commis
sioners at their meeting today. Mayor
George P. Bemis of Omaha asked them in a
letter to Mayor Gilroy , which was referred
by him to the commissioners.
Mayor Bemis wants to know how many
gambling houses there are in New York ;
whether they are run openly under state or
city regulations ; If gamblers are ever lined :
liow saloons are regulated , both as to licens
ing and closing at certain hours and on Sun
day ; whether houses of prostitution arc run
openly ; how many there lire and how many
dissolute women they contain , and"finally. "
Mayor Gilroy's opinion of the best method of
controlling these vices. These questions
both amused and surprised the commis
sioners.
"I move , " said Commissioner McClave ,
that the matter bo referred to Commissioner
Sheehan. "
Commissioner Shcchun was presiding and
with a visible effort at keeping a straight
face ordered tlio document referro.i accord
ing to the motion.
It suddenly dawned on Commissioner Mc
Lean that the chiel of poltro would bo a
good man to answer the queries and it was
decided to refer the matter to him.
At police headquarters tlio letter of Mayor
Ik-mis is not regarded in the light of u
serious endeavor by the chief oilK'ials of
another city to elicit , useful information.
The officials suspect that It is an attempt in
spired by the Parkhuvst adherents to worry
the police on a subject about which they
think the less said the fetter.
Commissioner Sheohuu was asked what
replies would probably bo made to the ques
tions. Ho smiled and said :
"Tlio only answer to ifjakc to Mayor Bemis
is 'There are noiio. ' "
or
Some Complications tli.it .Hljlit I'ruvant t'.is
Convimm ition 'of the Treaty.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 21. When
the senate ratified the treaty for the cession
to the United States of tfio Cherokee strip
it inserted therein a elauso which provides
that the compensation for the Una is to bo
made in time payments , in plaes of the re
quirement that the government pay cash , as
was contemplated In the agreement
oriclnally drawn up with the Indians. This
modification of the treaty hss not boon ac
cepted by tlio Indians , but will be con
sidered by their legislative bodv the
Cherokee council at a meeting to bo.held at
the capital of the nation next Monday.
The early opening of the strip will 'bo en
tirely dependent upon the action of the
council , for should it reject the modification
of the treaty made by the senate then it will
be neccss.iry for the matter to be again
brought before congress , which would , of
course , indefinitely delay the opening of the
lands to settlement. If , on the other hand ,
tne council accepts the change the settlers
who are now hoping to secure a homo in the
new country will have iiif opportunity to
gratify their desire. While the officials of
the Interior department are making active
preparations to open the strip , yet they say
that if any unusual delay occurs in the open-
intr of the lands to settlement the responsi
bility will not rest with the department.
ir.i.vr.s .1 it.iy roit AJIIMICAXS.
Mayor Wiishlmrne Addresses u Sareiistlc Note
to Chlengo City OlllcmN.
CIIICAOO , 111. , March 21. In carrying out
the order passed by the city council last
night , directing the closing of the city hall
tomorrow in honor of the birthday of Emperor -
peror William of Germany , Mayor W sh-
burno. In a sarcastic note to the heads of de
partments , limitin : ? tlio effect of the order as
much as possible , refers to the closing of the
city hall by an order of the council on St.
Patrick's birthday , an\l suggests that in or-
dei to give due recognition to the heteroge
neous population of which the city Is made
up , the council should take like action in
reference to the birthdays of all foreign saints
and heroes , and then , if all the secular days
of the year bavouot been aheady used up ,
that what is left bo devoted to honoring
some American heroes.'ibluhda.vs.
' \Vlrurd" SrlinoMrr Done For.
CIIIPAOO. 111. , March til. Jake Schao.Ter's
match with Georgd lessen has probably
fallen through by reason of a serious acci
dent which befell the. ' 'Wizard" early tills
morning. Schaeffer slipped on the icy pave
ment , and in putting but his hands to save
the fall , received the ejitire weight of his body
on the rixht wrUt. , T\vo ot the smaller
bones broke , and it is the opinion of the
surgeon who attended him tint the injury
is a permanent one , in which event the
"Wizard" will bo compelled to retire forever
from the field of billiards. Should the
injury , however , be. pnly temporary , it will
bo months before ho rgfcovors the use of his
right hand , and than his delicate touch will
undoubtedly bo desCroy i forever.
At any rate , the match is off indefinitely ,
ami while Slosson has a right , to claim
Schaoffer's forfeit , It is hardly probable that
he will do so.
MoteinentHoritre.ru Stetntem March .M.
At Malta Arrived Fuerst nismui'ck.from .
New York.
At Ll rd Passed Su < ? via , from New
York.
At IClnsale Passed Michigan , from Bos-
ton.
ton.At Southampton Arrive. ! Anehoria and
Havel , from Now York.
At Capo Henry Passed In Stuttgart ,
from Bremen.
At Philadelphia. Arrive. ! Indiana , from
Liverpool. *
At Now York Arrived Ems , from
Genoa ; 'Lahn , from Urumcn.
New Vurk i\eliingc. : ; Omitatloiu.
Nr.w YOIIK , March al. Hpeol.il Telegram -
gram to THE BeBhxehingo ] ; was quoted
as follows today ; Chicago , 30 cents pro-
mluui ; Boston , par to U ) cents discount ; St.
Louis , W ) cents prcmluoi.
MOSCOW'S ' MAYOR MURDERED
Called from the Council Chamber and
Shot Dawn ,
SUPPOSED JO BE THE ACT OF A NIHILIST
HI * Afiv.iltiuit Captured Itrfurn lie Conlil
Uno UN Weapon Atf.iln I'eenllur Docu
ment Foniul In OniMif UN Shoe *
I'ollee Opinion * .
Moscow , March 21. The mayor of Moscow-
was fatally shot tonight.
Tlio city council had met to elect a now
mayor and Mayor AIcxejelT had just called
the meeting to order , when a man named
Adrianoff pushed his way past the door
keeper and entered the reception room which
opens into the council chamber. Ho de
manded loudly to see the mayor and M.
Alexejeff left the chair to ascertain his busi
ness. As Adrlanoff began to reproach him
with dishonesty aud oppression of the people
ple M. Alexejeff ordered him to leave the
building , whereupon Adrian a ff drew a re
volver and shot the mayor In the stomach ,
Three councillors ran to the reception
room , seized and disarmed Adrianoff before
ho could lire again and delivered him to the
police. Others carried Mayor AlexejelT to
liis private ofllce , where a physician drcssei
the wound and restored him to conscious
ness. His family was summono.l and
attended the dying m-iii. He Irid not died
at a late hour , but cannot possibly live the
night through.
Whether Adrianoff is a nihilist or shot the
mayor merely to avenge a private grievance
is not known. The police believe that ho is
insane. Mayor Alexejeff has been In oftlce
eight years. He is in high favor at St.
Petersburg , and has been distinguished re
peatedly by the c/ar. Another reason for be
lieving that Adrianoff may have had a polit
ical motive is that the police , In sarchiug
him , found in his shoe a slip of paper on
which was written : "The lot has fallen upon
. "
you. _
iticiivii : : : ) SICVKUI : .suxnxcis. :
Cliiirleft lu I.e nep1 * , Iliillint and Hlomlln
I.earn Their Kute.
PAWS , March 21. The jury in the Panama
cases today rendered a verdict of guilty in
the cases of Charles dc Lesseps , Baihut and
Blondin and acquitted the others.
Those found not guilty were Marcus
Fontane , Panama canal director ; M. Sans
LeHoy , ex-deputy , who was accused of
changing his vote in committee on the Pan
ama bill as the result of bribery ; Senator
Beral , accused of being bribed by Baron do
Helnach , and Deputies Dugue do la Foucon-
nera , Gobron and Antotnu Proust , who wcro
accused of corruption.
Tlio court after deliberation sentenced M.
Baihut to imprisonment for live years , to pay
a line of 7. > 0,000 francs and to the loss of civil
rights. M. Blondin was sentenced to im
prisonment for two years and Charles do
Lesseps to imprisonment for one year , the
0110 year to run concurrently with the flvo
years sentence already imposed on him. All
three of the convicted prisoners wcro con
demned to pay the costs and'damaecs de-
in inded by the civil parties to tlio proceed
ings.The
The sentences of Charles do Lessens and
Blondin were made comparatively light on
the ground of extenuating circumstances in
their ease.
The court also ordered M. de Lcsseps , M.
Blondin and M. Baihut 10 pay to M. Monchi-
court , liquidator of the Panama Canal com
pany , H75,0K ( ) fmncs , the amount taken from
tiie treasury of the company and paid to M.
Baihut for his influence in favor of the lot
tery loan bill.
Charles do Lcsseps received his sentence
calmly , although the strain of the trial has
rendered him exceedingly haggard and nerv
ous. When ho rose , before the retirement
of the jury , to realllrm his innocence , ho
spoke with dilllculty and occasionally hesi
tated to comnoso his feelings. Ho told the
Jury that he had always tried to do his duty
as a director of the company and that vhcro
ho had erred In his judgment ho had at
the time supposed that ho was acting
for the best interests of the canal
and the state. He repeated briefly his
charges of extortion against M. Baihut. and
alluded with genuine emotion to the troubles
which had overtaken his father. In his
testimony ho bad told tlio truth and his
conscience was clear of self-reproach.
Although visibly shaken by his feelings sev
eral times during liis speech to the jury , tlio
calmness which ho regained toward the
close lasted through the reading of the ver
dict , the delivering of his sentence and his
return to his cell. When his wife visited
him in his cell , shortly afterwards , he broke
down and wept like a child.
M. Baihut talked for an hour in his cell
with his wife and two daughters. Despite
the hopelessness of hla case , ho evidently
was unprepared to bear the full weight of
his sentence. Ho sobbed repeatedly and
begged their forgiveness for the disgrace
that ho had brought upon them.
M. Blondin was hardly less nffcotcd when
ho bade good by to liis son and daughter.
A1II.WAIIUT CKK.YTiSA SENSATION.
lie .Millies Another Italiicl Allll-Mililltlc Act-
< lre H In the IteleliHtni ; .
Br.iu.ix , March 21. Hector Ahlwardt , in
the course of a rabidly anti-Semitic speech ,
declared that ho had eleven documents
which showed conclusively that while Prince
Bismarck was chancellor fraudulent con
tracts had been made repeatedly with Jew
ish linancicrs. Vast amounts had been
transferred dishonestly by means of these
contracts from the coffers of the state to the
pockets of Jewish speculators.
Thcso statements v/ero made by Ahl
wardt amid growing confusion amonir the
radicals , national liberals and social demo
crats. Ho was interrupted by calls for
names , but ho did not give them.
After the president had restot d order ,
Ahlwardt said that the deputies wen. not
obliged to depend upon liis word for proof
that these frauds had existed , as the docu
mentary evidence was above impeachment.
Had the losses of the state through the con
tracts been trivial , the matter might better
have been allowed to pass unnoticed , but
the truth was that through Its relations with
tlio Jews the government had lost hundreds
of mi'.lious. ' The documents proving tills
wcro signed by men of natioml reputation.
Several of these men were now ministers.
Ono of thorn was Dr. Johannes Mhrucl ,
Prussian minister of llnanco.
A prolonged uproar followed this state
ment. Deputies bhouled that Ahlwardt
bhould produce his documents as his word
had been proved worthless , and the debate
closed with his being directed to submit tlio
document to tlio Heichstag tomorrow.
VICTOKI.V ON TIIU SJIA.
The Oneen ol KiiKl'i < l Sulls on the Koyil :
Vueht lor Italy ,
LOSPOX , March 21. [ Special Cablegram to
TUB BKB.J Queen Victoria started from
Portsmouth this morning on the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert , on her way to Italy ,
where slio will spnJ the spring at Villa
PalrniciT 'noar Florence. I irgo crowds as
sembled to witness the dcp'U'Uira of her
majesty , who was heartily cht-crod as she
wont on board. The shipping in the haHxir
displayed llagk anl the f illors cheurud the
Victor ! i uiiil Albert as tinroyal.vachl puftsod
out to sea , escorted bv the * British cruiser
IndifatigableaiU th' g 'ilioat Sex : CiuH.
AVonld Sot < omproniUu.
Losuox , March 21.Tho Federation of
Master Cotton Spiuuers held a meeting today
and discussed the offer of the Amalgamated
Association of Operative Cotton Spinners to
declare off forthwith the strike that has now
lasted nearly live mouths , If the spinners
would agree not lo reduce wages more than
2' ' < j' per cent. The meeting broke up without
accepting the operatives' offer and prospects
for a settlement seem as far off as ever.
HUMAN DVNAMITiitS. :
Another i\p : ! < Mloti In tlin Home ( if nn At-
liielie of tlin Vntleiin.
KOMI- , March 21. The explosion hero last
night was the third of the kind within u
week. It occurred at the residence of the
Marquis Sachettl , grand marshal of the
papal court , and caused cn-at anxiety In
Vatican circles , in view of the at
tempt on the palace occupied by tlio
pope's iKK'y girml a few days ago.
I Jist night's outrage resulted merely in
breaking a largo number of windows and
scarring the walls of the building somewhat.
Later In the night another bomb wltn a
lighted fuse was discovered on the staircase
In the Via Delia Quatro Fontain Just in
time to prevent an explosion , which would
have probably had disastrous results. The
police believe it is the Work of anarchists to
intimidate the authorities from prosecuting
a number of anarchists recently arrested ,
but others do not credit this , as the outrages
seem directed as much against the Vatican
as ngainst the government. There Is no
clew to tlio perpetrators.
riioNii : > TO TIII : pi
The I'opu SeniN n Me < HKe lo Cleveland by
Mentis ol n riionoKrapli.
UOMC , March 21. The pope yesterday com
mitted his voice to the wax cylinder of a
phonograph. In a message of good will , said
to bo designed for the president of the United
States. Having done this , he said lo the
American who was demonstrating the ma
chine : "I hand you this message. Guard
it carefully , for it is the expression of my
love for all the people of the United States
and I wish you to deliver it with your own
hand to the president. "
The message was couched In I/Uin and by
the Dope's special request , will not bo pub
lished before It has been reproduced in
America.
DnnriivenVillllr - to Knee.
Loxnox , March 21. H is understood that
Lord Dunraven will accept the conditions of
the race for America's cup submitted by the
cup committee of the New York Yacht club ,
but will suggest that an earlier date than
October 5 bo sot for the llrst race.i
Discovered Another I'liinet.
Kini. OiixKUVAToiir , March 21. A small
planet , the fifteenth this year , has been discovered
'
covered by Prof. Wolf of Heidelberg by
means of photography.
I.thrury lor Hie Drexel Home.
PHIL.UIKUMIIA , Pa. , March 21. The com
mittee which is engaged in raising funds for
a library for the Childs-Drexel liomo for
union printers at Colorado Springs , met
In this city. Knough money has boon se
cured to purchase about 2,000 volumes and
the selection of the books was the principal
subject before the meeting.
TAXIX11 lUlt'A ItAllMOAIM.
Several Important Changes Mi : < le by the
Stnte tiveentlvo Council.
Dr.s MOIXBS. la. , March 21. [ Special Tele
gram to THE DEE. ] The stale executive
council today completed the assessment of
railroads of the state for purposes of taxa
tion. A number of important changes wcro
made which will cause general discussion ,
especially on tlio part of anti-r.iilroadi pa
pers.
pers.The
The total assessed value of railroads is
$41,87:1,715 : , an increase of .fJOtVJUl o\cr last
year. Total miles assessed , S.-liS. Tlio in
crease In miles over IS ! ) ! is seventy-six.
The principal changes are in Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy , the assessment of its
main line bning reduced $ .100 a mile. The
Chicago Great Western Is raised f.VXI a mile
on all its main lines in the state. The Sioux
City & Pacific branch of the Chicago &
Northwestern , on eighty miles , secured a
reduction ot $1,501) ) a mile. Tlio Burlington ,
Cedar llapids .fe Northern is raised from
$3,120 to 1,500 a mile on its main line.
Tlio other changes are unimportant. The
council has spent moro time this year than
at any previous time in trying to arrive at n
just conclusion.
Hi-quests u Iteuelver.
Missociu VAM.P.V , la. , March 21. [ Special
to TIIK Bnc. ] Cyrus Arndt of this city lias
begun suit in the district court asking for a
receiver for the ICeolcy Instiluto company of
Sioux Falls , S. D. , which Is u corporation or
ganized under the luws of Iowa. Mr. Aiiult
demands in liis possession , "i,000 worth of
stock which ho claims to own , and assarts
that there has been gross misinairigement
and gross misappropriation of the institute's
income and funds. The case will
bo heard Wednesday before Judge Van
Wagner , -
( ienur.il Houston's Heirs.
FOHT Donoc. la. . March 21. [ SpecialTele
gram to Tlin Bur. . ] Mrs. K. W. Twining of
Ibis city received oRlulul notice today from
Senator IClmball Houston that she is one of
the few heirs to the estate of the late Gen
eral Sam Houston of Texas , valued at ? 1XK- (
003. Mrs. Twinins's father was a first
cousin of Samuel Houston. His estate lias
been involved in litigation over since his
death and has just emerged from the courts.
Mrs. Twining's share will amount to about
100,003.
Municipal Clniii cM.
Mi5 orui VALLEY , la , Mtivh 21. [ Special
to Tun Biu. : ] The old city government
turned affairs over to Its successor last oven-
Ing. The following oflieors to > k charge : A.
B. Husbroo'c , city clerk ; Joseph Colver ,
street commissioner ; J. W. Il. > ; ; ern. marshal ;
D. J. McCiino. doputv nrirshal ; J. S.
Wattles , city engineer ; H. D. Overtoil , water
commissioner.
KAIUMXl Ifi TIIASKFUI *
She iHMieK HIK Aclilre * * to the American
I'eople ISefnrn Sailing lor Knropc.
NEW YOHK , March 21. Princess Knliflani ,
heir-apparent to the Hawaiian throne , sails
for ICurope tomorrow. On the eve of her de
parture slio lias issued an address to the
American people , thanking them for the
many kindnesses and ( ivUences of & ; mpalhy
shown her , "from the beautiful homo who'ru
the fair llrst lady of the land reiois to the
dear crippled lio.v who sant mo ills loving
letter and prayer. " She declares that what
ever happens to her she will never bo u
stranger to the American people again.
o
ItnvliiLMt Trnnlilc ,
EI.MIIIA , N. Y. , March 21. The largo
wholesale grocery of TompUins. Fnssntt &
Crocker failed today. Assets and liabilities
both very heavy. The former \vill bo above
$125,000.
Nr.w YOHK , Mnrch 21. Judgolngrahani , In
the supreme court yrsterd.iy , made an order
confirming Rverett W. Hadly of Corvnllls.
O.o. , as receiver of the Oregon Paeillo rail
road and diiwtIn ex-l < 1ci < lvorT. 10. Hogg of
Now York to surri'inJer the t > ooks nf the
the Farmers I . & Trust
company to < o.ui com
pany. Hogg's counsel said the order would
bo obeyed.
WiiHhlnxtiin'x Threatened Isilllclliiii ,
TACOMA , Wash. , March 21. Governor
McGraw says ho will call an extra session of
the logUluturo if John B. Allen U not willed
In ihe Unite. ! States s'-nate.
hu-lleliiiii < n'H Strike Declared Oil' .
Si'iiisuriKM ) , Q. . March'Tho ! ! Big Four
striking switchmen this morning declared
the strike off , unconditionally.
TOM MAJORS' MIGHT
Ho Interposes Between the Maximum Rate
Bill and Its Passage.
RULINGS MADE TO FIT THE WSE IN HAND
Decisions from th3 Presiding Oilbar that
Subverted the Senate's Regulations.
CALL OF TIIE HOUSE FINALLY ENFORCED
Railroad Managers Oompslled to Recado
from Their Djfiant Attitude.
EXCITING SCENES IN TIIE SENATE CHAMBER
friend * mid Koe of Kite Itecnlntlon Ar-
rnyrd In ] 'nrllim ! iitiir.v llatllo-Nirth'
Peculiar Itullnt ; * anil .Miijora * Holil
Usurpation ol' Authority.
LINCOLN. Neb. , Mnrch 21. [ Special Tele
gram to TIIK Bni : . ] U was evident that
something of more than usual Interest was
on the program when the scnato convened
this forenoon. At HI o'clock , when Prcsl-
lent Correll picked up his gavel to call
the senate to oiMcr. the lobby was packed
with an interested crowd of spectators. The
sofas and chairs turderlng the senate cham
ber wcro filled , and still others more inlcr-
sled , perhaps , mingle ; ! with the senators.
Nor were the visitors all actuated by mo
tives of mere curiosity. There were many
nen on the door of the senate who had moro
than a passing Interest In the expected cto-
i'elopments of the day.
The attraction of the day was , of course ,
: ho mamimum freight rate bill , house roll
No. : < 3 , which had been made a special order
for this date. A parliamentary struggle was
expected , and It was generally believed that
the falo of Iho bill would practically bo set
tled before tlic day's proceedings came to nn
end.
end.Tho
The visitors wcro somewhat disappointed
when , immediately after roll call and the
reading of the journal , the senate took up
the regular order of the day. First came ro-
> orts of standing committees , then bills on
irst and second reading , then bills on
third reading and Jlnal passage , and after
that consideration of dry and unlnterostlnjf
neasuresin committee of the whole. The
laticnco of Iho disappointed crowds were
uvay witti the forenoon , nn.l long before
inon the visitors wended their way homeward -
ward with the determination to return after
Iho midday recess.
Orlnd of the Vovenoon.
The daily petition askin ? for the defeat of
the railroad bill was handott in and referred
to tlio committee of the whole. '
House roll No. 170 , to provide for ditching
nut draining wet or swamp lands and to pro
tect the same by leylcs , was recommended
to pass and was by unanimous consented-
vaiu-ed to third reading. House roil No. 225 ,
covering practically tiio same ground , was
indefinitely postponed.
House roll No.121 , to eim : el , annul and sot
isidc certain contracts of purchase of lands
in Lancaster county , was resommcndcd to
uiss.
Seven bills were read the second llmo and
referred to the proper committees.
House roll No.I'J ' , to cnablo judgment
debtors to dissolve the general lien of Judg
ments pending proceedings of appeal o *
error , was read the third time and passed.
House roll No. 325 , providing that nn hon
orable discharge bo granted to A. J Arnold ,
who served on the frontier during the war in
IM5-1 , was read the third time and passed.
The scnato went Into committee of the
whole on the consideration of scnato illo No.
2 , McDonald's bill providing for tlio pay
ment of a bounty to the growers of sugar
beets.
Senator Darner sought to bring the ques
tion to an Issue at once bj moving that when
the committee Hsu it recommend that the
bill bo indefinitely postponed.
They Shook Their ringern.
Senator McDonald spoke briefly in sup
port of his bill , and his statements brought
Senator Harris to his feet with n vigorous
rejoinder. Ho took liis position at tlio head
of the main aisle , directly opposite tlio chair
occupied by Senator Loboclc. During the
course of his remarks Senator Harris made
the statement that the beet sugar manufac
turers wcro Importing pauper labor from
Uuhsla for the purpose of cultivating beets.
Senator Lobcck tooic exception to the re
mark , and , rising to ills feet , ho demanded
the privilege of asking a question. Waving
his arms in the direction of the Ncmaha ,
senator and shaking his linger directly under
the nose of that venerable gentleman ,
Lobcck asked hint if it was not
true that there was a law against
tlio Importation of contract labor. In turn
the Nemalm senator waved his arms and
shook his linger with equal vigor under the
Omaha senator's nose , and as tlio two men
faced each other and fired questions and
answers at each other and waved their
arms and shook their lingers , tlio usually
( iignilled senators loaned back In their chairs
and emphasized the ludicrous situation by
wild guffaws of hilarious laughter.
As tlio hour of noon had arrived , tlio com
mittee rose- ; reported progress and asked
leave to sit again.
The scnato then adjourned until 2:30 : , after
voting down un amendment to take a recess
until 2 o.clock.
dime to the ( ireut Onuxtlon.
The crowds in attendance at the afternoon
session were oven greater than at the open
ing of the morning session. The galleries
wcro'lllled and every foot of standing room
In the lobby was occupied. Probably half
of Iho members of llio house wcro present
and mingled with the members of the senate
on the lloor of the chamber.
Senator Clarke of Omaha was In hla
chair , alter an absence of nearly two months , ,
and Ms In-other scnalors complimented him II
upon his return by sending to his desk nil ll
Immense boquut of roses.
Lieutenant Governor Majots called the
scnato to oiilcr promptly at 2:30 : arid called
for bills on third reading.
Senator Mullen , chairman of the railroad
committee , insisted that hrr o roll No , 'M ,
which had been made a spVial order for
today , bo taken.
Rgglcston at once moved a call of the
IIOUKO , but the roll call showed all members
present oxcypt Senator Thomson. The chair
announced thai SenalorThoins'in had paired
with Senator Hvcrott.
Kcnalor Muttf u objetoJ to the pair be
tween Senators Kverett and Thomson , de
claring that both members wore on ihe same
sldoof the pending question and that to a
certain extant Uvcrutt bad boon dixelv 4
