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mlttco on privileges and elections. The only witnesses examined wore ox-Hcprescntatlvo George J. Htenisdorff of Omaha , nnd J. W. Palmer , nn ixttornoy of Friend , Nob. , who was Implicated In the boodle business by the testimony of Baughman and Kdmuton talten nt the Hrst meeting. SternsdorfT was nccomanlcd | ) by his attor ney , Harry Hrootno of Oninhn , whllo Repre sentative Sheridan was also present In re- nK | > nso tonn Invitation , This was desired because some of the testimony affected him , nnd It was the wish of the committee that ho should hear It In order that ho might know what It waspnd have the opportunity of bringing i" other testimony to meet , and also that ho might have tno privilege of cross-oxamining If ho so desired. Hopre- vflt-ntntlvo Kruso was also sent for but do- \llncd to conic. The request for his presence was again made shortly afterward , when the page was oneo moro sent after him , and this time ho consented to go to the commit- tco room and hear what was being said about him. Held Up by Itruso. Stcrnsdorff tcstllled that ho had talked the matter over with Kruso on two occa sions , and that Krusp had demanded | lf > 0 fern n favorable report on thu bill. Ho had said that the report was prepared the other day , but that If the money was not forthcoming another would bo substituted for It. The witness had conversed with Kruso on the subject both in the room of the witness at the Lincoln hotel and In the state house. The witness also testified that he had talked with Sheridan , and had detailed the talk 'with ICrnsc , and Sheridan had said that ho understood that the witness had money In his possession to bo used in connection with Insurance legislation , and ho was of the im pression that it had better bo paid over at onco. onco.Kruso was asked if ho desired to ask the witness any questions , and replied that ho did not. Sheridan was given the same op portunity , and asked : "Do you mean to say . " but that was as far as the question went. "Yes , I moan to say , " ropllo.1 SternsdorfT. "I mean to say Just what I have said , for I know It is true and so do you. " I'alinor Drilled tlin Story. Palmer denied the statements of Baugh- man and ICdmiston that ho had told them that ho Intended to make the members of the committee any presents out ot the money that ho charged for Ms assistance In crowd ing any legislation off the track. Ho ad mitted that ho had asked them $1,500 for any work that ho might do as n lobbyist , but was sure that ho had not said anything about the committed or his Inlluenco with any of the members through the use of money. lie made a qualified denial of their statement to the effect that ho had told them that ho had been em ployed by the assessment companies to draft a bill that would force the old line companies out of the state. Ho said that ho "didn't think" ho made any such statement to them , and ho "didn't think" that ho had told them that his partner bad wired him that the deal with the assessment companies was off , as they had refused to pay up for the work that had been dono. The committee adjourned until afternoon , but when the hour for the next session rolled around It was found that the oergcant-at- arms had not served the subpu.'tius that had been placed in his hands , and a further ad journment was taken until Monday. now TIIHY wnisi : vruoic. Work of the Committee Tlmt C U lit the Cell HoiiNiiTlilovca. LINCOLN , Nob. , March 25. ( Special to Tun BEE. ] The organs of the boodlors have con stantly sought to Impugn the motives and good faith of the honest' ' republicans in the house who have stood up to bo counted whenever the question came on the matter of impeachment or ccnsuro properly bestowed. Particularly has this boon true with reference to Representative Keek- ley of York , who has been abused and maligned in the most shameful mannei. It has been charged that he sought to take upon himself the credit deserved by others for the part taken In the cell house investiga. lion , and that ho was a constant hindrance In the Investigation and sought to prevent the impeachment of the derelict ofllcials. The facts are that at the time the commit tee was organised an Omaha stenographer was employed who was found incompetent , as ho was unable to read his notes or tran scribe them. W. S. Felkcr was em ployed as the attorney for the com mittee , but the members thought they had reason to fear that his efforts to bring out the facts would bo some what lessened by his Intimacy with the other side , and it was decided to change the pro gram. Kockluy and Horst went before the house and asked that the committee bo increased from llvo to seven , nnd secured the appointment of Davics nnd Scott. The committee then went to work to reorganize and discharged the old employes. The new stenographer employed was secured on the recommendation of Judge Broady , who advised the employment of tils former court stenographer , Mr. Pollock of Beatrice. Attorney Gilbert of York was ro-cmploycd , and continued to servo until sickness compelled him to desist and return to his homo , and then the services of ex- County Attorney Sncil of Lincoln were se cured. Work of the M'inborn. Sheridan was a member of the committee , but was a constant drag and handicap , and the successful result of the Investigation was in spite of him rather than because of Ills assistance. The aggressive work of the committee was done by Keckloy , Davles , Scott and' Horst , Scott acting as chairman pro tern of the committee in the absence of Chairman \Vithncll. There was nothing partisan In the work of the committee , it bclncr the conscientious work of a number of fearless and honest men regardless of party that resulted in the report of 'censure that was afterward en dorsed by the motion of the house adopting it. it.Messrs. Messrs. Keokley and Davles pushed the matter after the adoption of the report , and have insisted all along that there should bo a fuller hearing of the facts before the court of impeachment. They have been sneered at by the contingent that is supporting the combine , but they have not faltered at any stagoof the proceedings , and the aspersion ? cast upon thorn by the backers of thu ring are not founded upon the facts as they up vicar upon the Journal of the house , but arc inspired by the fear of what the consequon ccs will bo to the boodlcrs in case the pro gram outlined by the anti-boodllug element in the house Is successfully carried out over to the bitter end , Tactic * of ho Ittillronilurii. The railroad bill has held the board : today , nnd gave way for nothing as mattci of public dismission except the newly dcvol oped situ.ition between the governor and the attorney general relative to the vacation 01 ofllco by untrustworloy olllciuls. The adjounrmt'nt of the senate this after noon leaves the bill In practically the same position as It lias been for the past week , am it will como on again Moday. The rallnw crowd is simply llllbustcriug and killing time in the hope , that something will turn U [ to prov6nt what now scums to bo the In ovitablo. A vigorous fight will bo made bj the railroad contingent to secure the ndop tion of the. substitute bill offered by the republicans in the houso. but which win knocked out there. It Is the commodity bll to which mention was made at the time tin bill was considered in committee of tin \vholo In the houso. It Is claimed by thosi who arc in favor of It that it will receive seventeen votes , and this may bo true , but I is regarded as certain that If the substitut < Is defeated , the bill will pass on llnal vet < just ns it now stands. The rulings made by Senators North am Matloa todav , while prosldlug over the deliberations liberations of the committed of the whole were a fair sample of the tactic * tha are being pursued by the railroad con tlngent. It wan hold by Chairman North that there was n regular order of business to govern the actions of the committee of the whole , and this was responsible for the rending of the petitions nnd later of the bill Itself. It has now resolved Itself Into n question of strlekloatlveness , the game being to wear out the supporters of the bill and catch them napping. The latter do not protiosetobo thus cnugh nnd will fight it to a finish If It takes all summer. Wlicrn I * Monitor. The following telegram was received hero today from Chicago , and will bo of Interest to n great many people throughout the state : The report that C.V. . Mosher , the Indicted Lincoln , Neb. , bank president , has made arrangements with his rela tives hero to retrlovo the fortunes of the bank , seem to bo baseless. Mr. Moshcr's father today said that any reports of promised assistance from him were false. The sou had been here , but was not seen by the father , possibly to avert thu father being called to appear in court. Mosher , sr. . thinks the son will yet come out all right. The younger Mosher went from here to St. Louis and thence to Kansas City. " Church Howe , .who has been confined to his bed at the Lincoln for the past week with a severe attack of Inflammatory rheum atism , Is much improved tonight , and his physicians state that if the weather is pleasant ho will bo able 'to get to thu state house the coming week. Howe has been fretting and finning because compelled to lie absent during the Important liscusslons that have been , but Is counting on making it up in the tilts that ate sure to omo in the matters of the impeachment esolutlon and the vigorously boosted appro- iriatlon bill. iil ; ctn of mi i : Tort itt KnvmiRO. The efforts that have been made to secure .he passage of house roll No. 2IK1 smack urgely of the nature of rovongo. Notwith standing the importance of many of the bills now pending , including the railroad bill , the general appropriation bill , and others of equal : noment. they have been field back , and this lilll that is alined at Tun Bun has been lirought up in season and out of season. It lias been heard from both morning and after noon , and scarcely a day has boon allowed .to jo by when it has not been heard from in the nature of a motion to advance it from one place to another or to take it up out of its regular order. So often has this been done that It excited comment on the floor of the house , and requests made to this end have been denied because of the undue persistence of some of the parties who have thus gone out of their way to gratify personal spleen and revenge. Its support is steadily dwin dling , because of the very apparent animus , and members who were supporting It con scientiously believing that it was what it purported to bo and contained some meritori ous features have been led to look Into it moro closely. This has led to the discov ery of many irregularities , and there is now little prospect that it will pass , as It will have to bo again recommitted for correction before it will bo solidly drafted and there is little hope oven on the part of the prime pushers that the session will last long enough to get it in proper shape for passage. To Inlludiro l.i'cUliltorH. Pir.ucn , Neb. , March S3. [ Special to THE BKB. ] Thursday evening Ucnoral Superin tendent Hughes and Division Superintend ent Hoyi'olds of the Klkhoin came to Pierce by special train , holding conferences while hero with several of the friends of Scuator F. J. Halo , and this morn ing four of the influential citizens of Piei-co hastened to Lincoln , it Is said , pursu ant to arrangements made with the officials. These men arc all old friends of Mr. Hale , and the belief that they have cone to Lin coln to inlluenco him against railroad legis lation is strengthened by the knowledge of the above conference , and the further fact that two of the parties , before starting , told their friends that they were on their way to Hartington , while the other two were , if their statements are to bo believed , on their way to Omaha. Subsequent investigations reveal the fact that they all went direct to Lincoln. AXOTIlKIt Jl.lMf t Unit r.nanx Cuiino the Commnrrhil National of .Mishvlllo to Clos Its Doors. NASIIVIU.H , Tenn. , 'March 85. The Com mercial National bank of this city suspended this afternoon after banking hours. The cause of the suspension was the failure two days ago of Dobbins , Dazoy & Co. , with chief otlices in this city , and which firm is largely indebted to the Commercial National bank. The Commercial National has a capital stock of $500,000 and a surplus fund nnd undivided profits of $105.000. It is believed that all de positors will bo paid in full nnd that the stockholders , when the affairs of the bank are wound up , will lese little , if anything. The bank owes depositors about § 500,000. Mr. Shurr , the president of the bank , makes the following statement : "Tho fail ure of the firm of Dobbins ft Dazoy involved the bank in a heavy loss , the exact amount of which cannot yet bo ascertained. The stringency of ttio money market east ren dered it difficult to rediscount , and rumors detrimental to the interest of the bank were being circulated on the streets of Nashville , and in order that a run on the bank mlgnt bo avoided and all creditors bo permitted to share alike in its assets , a suspension was regarded as the only course loft to the bank. Nearly the entire amount of the indebtedness of this firm to the bank was brought about by means of gross mtsstatements as to shipments of cotton made by Mr. D.izoy to the cashier. From a careful estimate of the assets of the bank , tticro can bo no reasonable doubt but that all the creditors will bo paid in full just ns soon as the assets ol the bank can bo realized on. Should the entire anioun. volved in the Dobbins & Dazoy failure bo n total loss and other doubtful claims bo charged off after exhausting the surplus and undivided profits , thu impairment of the capital stock cannot bo very great. The surplus and undivided profits amount to about $190,000. The Commercial National bank holds life insurance policies upon the life of Da/.ny , of the firm of Dobbins & Dazoy , amounting to $175,000 , as part .security for the amounts duo from the firm. /iM.V.SJ.S Ml/Mdll'.lI. JILKCTIOXS , Women Taking nn Intercut In the Coming ; .StruRKli-s A llmivy ICrelstratlon. KANSAS Crrr , Mo. , March 25. The regis tration for the municipal elections in Kansas , which closed last n.ght , was remarkable for the heavy registration of women. Thou sands of them are now qualified and ready to vote at the elections which will bo held in every city in the state April ! . In Kansas City , Kan. , the women have shown an unprecedented interest in municipal politics , and this vote will bo a largo factor in the election. Already the candidates are working for their support. The registration in the principal cities ol the state was as follows : Women. Men , Kansas L'lty , Kan : i,4H'J 8i8C ! l.eavt'iiworth 2,354 4,01)1 ) Kmporlu 883 COO Kort Scott 1,383 2'Jlt I.uwreneo. 1,000 a,4ti ( ] Topekn 4,000 G.OOl AtehUon 3'JO _ _ ; > Wichita 2,404 & ,00r The number of women registered in Topeka - poka , Leavenworth , Wichita , Lawrence , Fort Scott and limporta is larger than ovet boforo. Sunnrcil for the 1'eople. KANSAS CITV , Mo. , March 25. The St , Clalr county Judges , Benjamin F. Copen- haven and Thomas D. Novttt , were dis charged at 3:40 : o'clock this afternoon by United States Commissioner Nuckols. They pleaded under the pauper net that they wort not worth 20 above legal exemptions , ami under a provision ot the United States stat utes were discharged. The bondholders say the Judges may gel out this time , but they will bo arrested again for contempt as soon ns their court meets and they refuse to Issue to the bonds. Committed Murder nnd Suicide. POHTI.AND , Oro. , March 25. Conrad J , Smith , n bookkeeper , was shot and fatallj wounded on the street tonight by C. A Oovo , a real estate man Govo then blow his own hraius out. Ooto loft a statement in which ho accused Smith of assaulting hi : wife. Mrs. Oovo is a well known teacher it the public schools of this city and at OIK time was superintendent of schools of this county. \ WORK OF Till ! LEGISLATURE Souato Spands Its Entlra D.\y Ovot ho Maximum Freight Rate Bill. DILATORY TACTICS OF THE OPPOSITION Hours Npcnt In LUtmlng to it WVurlsomn Itcpctltlon of I'rliiti-il I'otltli.in-Tho Hid firing Itrml to tlin Commlt- luo WliPli Aitjoiirnmonl C.imn. LISCOI.X , Neb. , March 35. [ Special to TUP. Br.i : . ] For the third time within a week the senate chamber was this morning filled with u largo crowd of people who had gathered to listen to the final debate over the maximum rate bill. Alt of thn.mctnbcrs were In their scats when the lieutenant governor called the senate to order. After the usual preliminaries the regular order was taken up. Senator Dale made nn attempt to bring up the railroad bill but savoral senators ob jected , stating that they had Important matters to call to the attention of the senate before the discussion of the freight rate problem. The president then held that it would require a two-thirds vote to take up the railroad bill at that time , and D.ilo withdrew his motion. The routine business consisted of the pre sentation of a petition signed by Lincoln property owners , protesting against the pas sage of the house bill giving the city the power to bond Itself for $ IOJ,000 for park purposes. Ono or two committee reports were also received and a number of house bills read the Hrst and second time. The proper time having arrived , Scuator Dale moved that the senate go into commit tee of the whole to consider the railroad bill. No objection was made and the motion was carried into effect. Senator North was again called to the chair. Hilda Hutch of ] iitltlonv The chairman explained that the Hrst thing on the "regular order" was the read- ingot the largo number of petitions for and against the passage of the maximum irclght bill. Several independent senators were in clined to demur , but Senator Pope called for the "regular order. " The chair seemed on the point of going to pieces over the complexities of the situation which followed the questions from the inde pendent side of the chamber. Senator Mattes came to his aid , howovur , by putting several questions dol'tly worded so as to con voy to the chairman the way out of the dif- Hculty. Chairman North dually held that if any senator objected the reading of the petitions could not bo dispensed with. Senator Dale appealed from the decision of the chair. Before the vote could bo taken the sena tors on both sides of the chamber indulged in an animated discussion which continued for nearly three-quarters of nn hour. Senator TcITt declared that he was tired of hearing the senators on the other side of the house impugning the motives of the re publican senators. Speaking for himself ho wanted It distinctly and plainly understood that himself and his colleagues were not trying to hide behind n technicality in order to defeat the bill. Ho wanted It fairly con sidered , IIo characterized the right of petition as one of the most sacred rights of the people and made nn earnest plea for the reading of the petition. Senator Mullen said in reply that it was somewhat amusing to observe the tactics of the men on the other side. Ho doubted the honesty of their motives in desiring the read ing of the petitions. Ho declared that the senators were all perfectly familiar with the desires of the people on this measure. They had been elected by the pcoulo who wanted the bill passed. They only wanted the bill considered and if it could not stand the test ho would bo satisfied if th.u senators , on th3 other side would vote against it. Senator Lowioy declared that the inde pendent senators did not want to listen to the voice of the people , while the repub licans did , and also wanted 'to act intelli gently on the question. Indulged in Oratory Kxtonnlroly. Senator Stewart said the petitions against the bill were mostly signed by the special rate men and merchants and farmers who had been granted special privileges. Ho said the future prosperity of Nebraska de pended on the passtigo of the bill. IIo challenged the senators on the republican side to either stand up for Nebraska or stand up for the corporations. Senator Mouro sought to stem the Hood of Independent oratory by quoting from the constitution the provision from the bill of rights which declares that the people shall never bo denied the right of petition. Senator Pope got up to reply to Mullen. IIo charged that the independents had been guilty of procrastination in not reporting the bill to the senate until the closing days of the session. Ho further claimed that the republicans wore entitled to the credit of advancing the bill on the general flic. This latter statement brought D.ilo to his feet and for a few moments the plastering on the high ceiling trembled with the re verberation of the Harlan county states man's eloquence. Ho indignantly denied that the republicans had assisted to advance the bill and declared that the independents forced n deadlock for four hours last Tues day evening in order to save the bill from the Hnal defeat which the senators on the republican side of the chamber had planned for it. North Sustained IIiin olf. The vote on the appeal from the decision of the chair stood 10 to 10. Chairman North voted to sustain himself and cast the decisive vote for the reading of the petitions. The reading then commenced , but after it had continued for some time Senator Gray moved that , inasmuch as all the petitions were Just alike , all being from a printed form , that the clerk simply announce the number of signatures to each. Chairman North held that the motion was out of order. Ho asserted that the senators ( waving his gavel In the direction of the democratic sldo of the chamber ) , wanted to hear the language of the petitions. At noon the committee rose on a motion to report progress and asked leave to sit again. The senate then took u recess until " o'clock. The senate was again called to order within a few minutes after 'J o'clock , and Senator Dale's motion to go Into commit tee of the whole was followed by the de mand of llvo or six republican senators for a call of the house , The only absentees were Senators Clarke and Scott , both of whom came in within a few moments. The senate then resolved Itself into com mittee of the whole , and the clerk again attacked the big pile of petitions. Hound to Hoar thn I' tltlon . Senator Harris moved that the further reading of tiio petitions bo dispensed with , but Chairman North ruled the motion out of order. Senator Stewart raised the point of order that the committee had the power to govern Itself within thu limits of parliamentary usage , but the chair again overruled him , stating that ho had held in the forenoon thut the senate could not abridge the right of petition guaranteed b.y the constitution , and the senators hud sustained that de cision. The chairman modestly refrained from adding that the chair had boon sus tained only by his own voto. After the reading had proceeded n short time Senator North resigned the gavel to Senator Mattes and retired. Senator Dale moved that the committee rise and report the bill back to the 'senate with the recommendation that it do pass and bo ordered to a third rending. This motion created n small sized panic among the senators who nro opposed to the bill and don't care who knows It. Senator Pope raised the point ot order that the com- mlttco was working under the regular order , and that it could not pass the reading of tha petitions without u two-thirds voto. The 'chairman agreed with him. In supiwrt of the ruling of the chair Sena tor North held that the standing rules ol the sumvlo governed the committee of the whole , and triumphantly pointed out that under the rcsrular order the reading of peti tions and memorials came first. The clem again commenced to road the petitions. They were all identically alike , and nt last the utter absurdity of tha farce became so apparent that when Senator Har ris finally moved thaj the rJerk simply say "ditto" ho plefuknip onch ns jMitltlon no ono had the faro to object. The clerk followed the suggestion and the bin pile of petitions melted away In a surprisingly short space of time. llfiarlncr thn l.mit ; Hid Itrnil. After the petitions had been disposed of Senator Stewart moved that the committee rise and rciwrt the bill for passage. But the opponents of the bill were ready with more tactics of n dilatory nature. They Insisted that the bill should bo read and they raised so Intense n protest against being compelled to vote on the bill without being allowed the privilege of hoirilif ) It road that Stewart withdrew his motion nnd the reading was commenced and continued until It occurred to Senator Pope that ho had an amendment. Struck by this happy thought ho sent to the clerk's desk the substitute bill prepared by the republican caucus , but rejected by the house several weeks ago. Ho offered this substitute bill as an amendment , hut now It was the independent senators who Insisted on hearing the bill road In its ontirlty. Senator Pope made the point of order that an amendment was in order at any time and the chair so held. Senator D.ilo appealed from the decision of the chair and the committee refused to sustain the chair. The clerk tackled the bill again and read until o'clocif , when on motion of Senator Halo the committed rose , after agreeing to report progress and ask leave to sit again. The report of the committee was adopted and the senate adjourned until 'J o'clock Monday afternoon. IN TIM : uoijsi : . Sixty-Third Day .Spoilt In rushing Small -Miitlfrs I'orward. LINCOLNNob. . , March 25. [ Special to TUB Br.c. ] This was the sixty-third day in the house , but very little was done In the way of actual business , as the body ad journed at noon until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The two hours of the session were not dull ones , however , as house roll No. 2:1:1 : : bobbed up as serenely as usual. It was brought up by Ames as soon as the roll was called , the motion being to go Into com mittee of the whole to consider It us recom mitted by the house for special amendment. The motion was defeated. The following bills were indefinitely post poned : House roll No. 524 , by Dlmmick , to provids for collections of small amounts for labor performed , without expense to the complain ant. ant.Houso House roll No. B2S. by Leidlgh , to provide for the taxation of sleeping cars operated in or through the state of Nebraska nnd for the collection of such taxes , and providing a penalty for the violation thereof. House roll No. WJ , by Sodcrman. to amend section 555 of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska of 18'Jl. ' Senate file No. 0 , to regulate railroads. Johnston called up the report of the spe cial committee that examined into the con dition of the funds deposited in the Capital National bank , and which was submitted to the house a few dny3 ago. The report was adopted. On motion of Burns the claim of the young man who had been employed at the time the stairway of the doinu/ was thrown open to keep the passage clear of disreputable par ties , was ordered passed upon by the com mittee on claims. - SprclalCommitted KrportH. The special committee appointed to inves tigate the "Nemasls" matter at the insane asylum reported having found the writer in the person of Mrs. Seth P. Mobloy ; that she was insane , and was receiving the best of care , not only from the onlcers and employes of the Institution , but from relatives and friends , and the prospects were that she would soon bo restore/I to them cured ; that the letter written by her wa the product of a diseased brain , and that the charges therein made were.entirely without founda- tion. The committeok-ocomincndcd that the wards at the asylum bo subdivided , in the interest of the morcjinccessful treatment of the unfortunates there confined. The re port was adopted. - , The following report was submitted by the penitentiary committee : ' Your committee on penitentiary , to whom was referred tin ) prison contract between thn Mat/lot Nnbnisku und W. II. Dorirun und ( ' . W. Mosher , with uuthorltv to employ counsel , re spectfully report as follows : Wo oinployed Uenerul William Leoso , from wliu-io Umlfmss , citations und opinions , und from tSo showing of the facts made by wild attorney. It scorns to this committee that It Is just to the .sxto that the contract .shall bu declared null and void , und the stuto take charge of the plant , prison und grounds. Attached hereto Is the opinion of the attor ney , with thu luw dilutions hearing on they point. W. .1. IHWIX , C. I ) . CASI-KII , C. W. IlKAI , , W. I ) . llAI.I.KU. The report was laid over until Tuesday. House roll No.It } ' . ) , by Wilson , to amend chapter 2 of title vlll of the Code of Civil Procedure , was advanced to third reading. iionsH itoii No. stt. : : Kyner again called up No. 2.'i3 and asked that It bo ordered engrossed for third read ing with the second clause stricken out , but the house was not friendly to the plan thus mapped out and went into committee of the whole to consider the bill , with Watson in the chair. The bill had been recommitted for the specific purpose of having the second section stricken out , but as soon as that was done an attempt was made to amend some of the glaring defects in the first section. Sutton tried to have it so amended as to allow the South Omaha papers to get the license appli cations -in that city , but failed to get it through , as did these who sought to have other changes made The committee rose and recommended the bill back with the recommendation that it do pass. Woods moved that the report bo not con curred in und that the bill bo again recom mitted for further correction. Watson raised the point of order that the bill had boon recommitted for a specific pur pose and nothing but that could bo done with it. The point was sustained. Porter moved that the report bo not con curred in and that the bill bo indetlnltely l > ostponed. Roll call was ordered und the motion was defeated by a vote of 27 to HI ) . The report was then adopted and the house then adjourned over Sunday. o . vn.isrxa c.irri.i'1 Tnnsriss. Some Nebraska Artists In ThU I.tno ( Jol Into Trouble. CASi'Bit , Wyo. , March 25. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BEE.For ] some time past local stock men have been missing range horses and a sharp lookout has boon kept of lato. Last Monday the Tguroy outfit missed some twenty-live and It Ojt.qnco set men to find them. They struck a trail at Lost Cabin and followed It. At that place the thieves sold Conkltn , a sheep man , three bond ; of horses belonging to the Ogallala conjiwny , and Dan Ralston , a sheep man , bought another. The trail of the thieves was then lost , but Friday they were heard of about forty miles north efFort Fort Laramie. Thefhloves are recognized as Charles P. Illco and Mlcher , a hair lipped man , and Jim Johnson , all rustlers from the sand hills north of Broken Bow , Nob. The men have some fifty head of horses In their ] > ossc.ssion belonging to all classes of stock growers here ; , & party of men are In pursuit of the thieves and can't bo over ten hours behind them. The country where they are is brok9rft and they may get away , but the chancc/aro that the men will bo caught and shot on sight. They are no torious thieves , and ra liberal reward is offered for their iwiiiro. ( The pursuing party is made up of bravo men who are de termined to exterminate horse thieves , and undoubtedly something will drop before they return. _ HKI.L. Ciiiarilcd by I'our riillnilulpliln rollrmiien It Will Ho Hxhlhltud lit Chit-ago. Pjin.AMici.i'iiu , Pa. , March 25. It has been decided by the council of the World's fair subcommittee that the Liberty boll , the ringing of which proclaimed the independ ence of the thirteen original states , shall betaken taken to Chicago , the date of the departure from this city being fixed for ApriUM , The bell will bo transported In a spccutl car and four iwilceincn will go along as Its special custodians anil will never lese sight of the precious charge whllo It is In Chicago. On the way to the fair stops will bo made In all the largo cities on the route so that their citizens may have an oppor tunity of seeing the boll that rung out liberty to the land. Y , II , C , A , OUTDOOR SPORTS Old Base Ball Park Scoured for Tlold Qanios , BASE BALL , TENNIS AND BICYCLE RACING l.utur on Will Comn Foot Hull Plans for 11 lllryrlo Track Alumni ICvory Outdoor damn Will le ! Provided I'or. After the deluge of professionalism which has been the curse of out-of-door athletics and possibly the death of at least one great American game , a surfeited public will hall with delight the return to supremacy of amateur fluid sports. It Is now a settled fact that Omaha is to have during the coming season such sports and athletics of a hlih order of excellence. This fact Is duo to the efforts of the Young Men's Christian association. That organization is maintain ing its good reputation for supplying every legitimate demand made upon It bv its members or the people of the city , and the board of directors has voted to rent a Held and lit it up. In accordance with this vote the athletic committee has rented thu old ball park and will have It fenced and put in condition be fore the season opens. It is Intended to lay out a base ball diamond and siivcrnl touuis courts. loiter on the grounds will be used for foot ball and lacrosse. There will bo a space allotted to general athletics , such as Jumping of all kinds , pole vaulting , spring- ins , putting the shot , throwing thu hummer and the like. A bicycle track will encircle the field , and this will have a 100-yard stralght-away track for sprinting. Iluii ! Hall lor Omaliii. It is proposed to organize two of the best amateur base ball teams In the west within the association , as there is plenty of good timber to select from. There are Abbott , catcher on the University of Michigan team , and Jellen. who will form the battery of the first team In the Hold. Many of the local amateurs are Joining the association to take advantage of tills feature. Tennis men very generally favor the con solidation of nil sports under one tent , and the best players In the city have signified their intention of playing in the Hold. Then many of the players in that portion of town will Join the club who never had the oppor tunity of playing in a club containing the champion players of the stato. Bicycle men , both within and out of the association , show great interest in the pro ject of n track around the Held , and they are for it. A large accession of wheelmen is cer tain to result from this feature. Foot ball has been played now for several seasons and has taken u permanent hold on this community. The gymnasium has developed several now men in the basket ball contests who will materially strengthen the team. Osgood of Cornell , according to Walter Camp the best half back in the world today , will play in the Young Men's Christian Association cloven this year. In short , athletics of aJl ilks and cults , from the p.idded football slugger to the bare-legged sprinter , are on the < iui vivo at the certainty of the establishment and maintenance of these features during the coming season. KntliusiiistH Did It. It became necessary for the enthusiasts to guaranty an increased membership of fifty $10 men before the bo.ird of directors would consent to back the enterprise , and the guaranty was made on the spot. At a called mooting held last Tuesday night , a report of which appeared in TUB Br.n at that time , fifty new memberships were pledged , anil now this number is practically maUo up , thus insuring the matter beyond any ques tion. The ground Just north of the park has also been secured and will ho enclosed within the now fence. The old fence , grand stand. bleachers and Jeff Bedford's "Hit mo for $50' ' are things of the long ago , but Jell will pcrnctuatn his name and fameby painting several base balls on the now fence. A grand stand will also bo erected , as there is an increasing demand for such accommoda tions for the annual foot ball games between our great western universities. The base ball that is to bo played will draw the Judge Lakes and D.m Honins as in the palmy days of the fan. It is intended to make this the resort for the gentlemen of the city who enjoy Held sports , and to supply every demand of the kind that is made upon the association. In fact it will bo the only place whore such amusements will bo i.'oirlucled. In view of this fact the street car company has its weather eye out for business nnd has made a liberal donation toid the scheme. Admission will , as a rule , bo free. Saturday Programs. There will bo special programs every Saturday afternoon running through the whole range. The bicycle men will probably open at 2iO : ! p. m. and race for twenty or thirty minutes. Then the sprinting , Jump ing and so on will como on ; then the game of the day , whether base ball , foot ball or la crosse. Later in the day there will bo fine tennis contests , the idea being to furnish amusement for the participants and enter tainment for the people who visit the Hold. The wholesale and railroad men nnd others who got away from work Saturday afternoons will find this a fine opportunity for out-of-door recreation. This feature will bo entirely frco and will add nothing to the already low membership fee , $10 per year for all privileges. It is confidently expected by those in au thority that the membership will reach a very high high-water mark , and if any muscularly - cularly or sportively inclined man stays out now it won't be because ho isn't getting all ho wants for his money. Jilt. MAYO'S MISTAKI- : . Ho Thought for Awhlln lln Would Do Hob rit/.xlinmons. CHICAGO , 111. , March 25. Phil Mayo of Cleveland had an idea this morning that ho was going to "do" Bob Fitzsimmons when they met tonight in the Second Hegiment armory , but tonight ho knows better. His knowledge came to him slowly with return ing consciousness after Fitzsimmons had knocked him clean out in the second round , of what would have been a four-round con test had Mayo been able to keep his Jaw out of the reach of the lanky Australian. It was the first public appearance of Fitz- simmons since his famous light in Now Orleans and a crowd of 8,000 welcomed him with cheers when ho climbed upon the plat form , shortly after 10 o'clock. His Hrst contest was with Sam Ilird of Chicago , who was easily disposed of , Fitzsimmons merely using him to give an exhibition of clover ducking and sparring. Now and then ho smacked Bird Just to touch him up , and before the third round was over IMrd grew dizzy and fell against the ropes. Ho was caught by Fitzslmmons , who helped him to his corner. After Bird had loft the ring Mayo , who had been training constantly for two weeks , climbed through the ropes. Ho was In ex cellent condition and looked fit for n good battle. At the call of time Mayo began with energy , landing several good blows on Fitz's chest and caught him ono on the neck. His success droved the crowd wild and it yelled like mad as Mayo got in ono and dodged away without return. Fit/ caught him once on the head and Mayo at once grew prudent. ' 1 ho round ended amid loud calls for Mayo. The second round opened with Mayo the aggressor. Ho landed once and caught a hot left and a heavy right before ho could gut away. Ho led for Fitz's stomach and landed hard. Fritz crowded film hard , get ting In several easy blows , which Mayo re turned hotly. Fit/ feinted with his loft and followed it up llko lightning with the right , catching Mayo with fright ful force on the chin. Maya's head dropped and ho foil like a dead man , his head strik ing the lioards with a crash that could almost have been heard in the street. Ho lay almost without breathing until the ten seconds were up , when ho was car ried limp and lifeless to his coni'.T. it being fully live minutes before ho was aware that the fight was over. Fltz worked over him. rubbed him down and did all In his power to bring him around. In was announced at the ring stdo that on April 10 I Cyan and Dawson , whoso light In New Orleans failed to como off , will moot for six rounds. It will partake as much of the character of prtoo lighting ns the authori ties will allow. _ ( lulnu nt ( lullenliiiri ; . Nuw YOIIK. Mnroh ! . The following are the results at Guttonbiitg today : 1'lisl nice. tlvo-ol Mlisof M tulle : Spot (3 ( to IMyon. Austin (7 ( tofilm'oonil , ln t'uvorllii < 10 to I ) third. Time : IsOH'j. ' Second rueo , Imlfn nillin Chovallor ( ou-n ) won. I'll * ( H tor.iM'coiul , Miss AnnliMl- 1) ) third. Time ! u'J'i. ' Third race , llvo and a half furlongs : St. lames ( < to 'Ji won , Mohican < Mo I ) xorond , Knrly llloisiiiii (7 ( lo 111) ) tlilril. Time : lli'S. ; : 1 mirth nico. four and a half furhmsi : IVi- allo (5 ( to i ! > won. Sntn H (5 ( in at M-conil. Spcn- ( loin (0 ( to Ul third. Tlmn : & 1P ( . 1 lull rare , font- and ahtilf furlong : Young Ijottwry ( I. loft ) won , lot' (3 ( to 1) ) M-cotid , InmilliKll toftitlilrd. Tlmn : f.H i. Sixth raw. sinnd a half furlongs : llo- - pol-in (5 ( to U won Sir Itlchards < ll to 5) ) .vond , 1-reo Mason (4 ( to b third. Time : l:33y. : Nmv Orlnnn. Nnw Om.iMX * , La. , March ! . The track was good nnd fast today. Klrst race , Nolllns llvo furhmm : I.lttlo ( lad ( J lo it won , i.Hiy Trimble sc-cond , Denver ( ovonlllilnl. Tlino : 1(1.1 : ( ( . M-cmidraco. si-lllii ) ; , l\o | furlongs : llolfast ( H to I ) won. ( iiilcn drown ( 'J tn 1) ) second , Mil- drjMl CJO to 1) ) third. Time : 1:01 : y. 1 bird race , soiling , sl\ furlongs Highway man ' (4 ( toll won. Iti-d Wing ( Tto 11 second , I'liHloutdl lolOMhlrd. Tlmot llli. : 1-ourih race- , soiling , ono ami ono-slvtoonfh miles : I'liolun Dorian ( H to Tn won , t'nclo I ; rank ( a to li second , lloimlo 11(10 ( U ) 1) ) third. Time : 1:51 : 1 , . I'lflh riii-o , owners hnndlcap. flfloim-oU- tiMMitlmof a mile : doroalls < : i to''i utiii.WtMlgo- . Hold m to 1) ) second , ( Iront llopui ( H to 1) ) third. ( No time glvi'ii.l _ .Not Vi-t .Scttli-d. I'lTTsiirmi , 1'a. . March " 5. This was the last day that bids were to bo received from cltilw for the CorbeU-.MItehell light , but none wore received. Corbott telegraphed his representative in Now York tonight that the matter could bo postponed and that any arrangements ns lo date and purse which Mitchell agreed to would be satisfactory to him. Corhett met "Denver" Smith tonight , and , after a pleasant chut , Corbott promised Smith that in the event of him being suc cessful In the coining fh'ht with Mitchell he would give him ( Smith ) the next chance. Champion IVCH In Town. Frank Ives , the champion bllliardist , ar rived in Omana last evening , and will spend several days In the city. Ho gave an exhi bition at Keniston's billiard parlors last evening , playlmr two games , one of straight rail and another at the balk line of ' . ' 00 points each , vath Mr. ICenistoti , and after ward showed the crowd some extraordinary exhibition shots. Ho will give an exhibition nt Foley's billiard parlors Monday after noon , and another at the Omaha Athletic club rooms Monday evening. I > N Mistaken. OMAHA , Miurh 25.To the Sporting Kdltorot Tiinllnn : J Inns I' If ho ( Ji hud onoclgnr and 1' had none , .1 hail ono more cl ur than I1. Which wins ? J wins. j'M.sr 'fKi.KHiiA / / / / : / ; . > . It.mil orthoToimrimi'iit In Which All the < 'nu-lH Took n Purl. New Yomt , March 35. The telegraphers tournament was held this afternoon and evening and was well attended. The entries for the various events included operalois from most of the principal cities of the coun try , several from the Pacific coast being among the number. The contest was divided into classes and the winners are its follows : QLudics' class Open to nil lady operators , f > 00 words to bo sent. First prize sending , ? 50 ; receiving , $ ' . ' 5 ; second prize , ? 'J5 ; receiv ing , § ' 25. Mrs. Sandbcrg of the Postal oftica won the sending Hrst prize , Miss Waguorof the Western Union ofllce , New York , second prize. Mrs. C. L. White of the Postal oftlce , Now York , won the first prize receiving , Mrs. Satidbcrg second. Class A. Open to all except those who may have sent ! ! : ! . " > words in llvo minutes in a previous tournament : first prize , $10(1 ( ; second end , SiT > ; receiving , prizes same us sending. Sending , first pri/o , § 100 , K. D. Moore , 3 13' ; words ; second prize , $75 , H. C. McCrcady , 31'J words. . Message class , for the J. W. Mackay prizes for receivers , consisting of gold modal , valued at S150 for Hrst prize ; modal , valued at § 100 , second prize , and nickel typewriter for third prl/.e , the test being for ono hour. In this class it was s-iid that no decision would bo announced until Monday afternoon. Class II Open to all except those who have sent moro than 3IM ) words in llveminutcs in u previous tournament. First prize , $100 ; second , $70 ; receiving prizes same as send ing. This event will not be decided until Monday. "Code" Class D First prize , 5100 ; second prize , $75 ; receiving the same us sending. First bending pri/.e , C. B. Squires , New York ; second sending prize , 13. H. Curlotto , Now York. Championship class , for the championship of the world ; open to all , prize champion ship tncdnl and Hrst prize , ? IOO ; second prize , $75 ; receiving prizes same ns sending. First prize sending , Frank J. Klhip , No\y York , iIS ! words , no errors ; F. L. Catilu.Now York , 348 words , no errors ; H. C. McCready , Washing ton , D. C ! , 341) ) words , eleven errors ; William Gibson , New York , 310 words , two errors. The first prize and championship modal was awarded to F. .1. Ivlhiu , and second to F. L. Catlin , the decision being based on the su perior "Morse" of the former. Awards in all the receiving competitions will be announced Monday. It was unanimously decided to transmit a message to Mr. Muckuy thanking him for Ills interest in the tournament and express ing the hope that ho may speedily recover. lEi'iliilhitloii iHSMi'd Tor thu Mini Hold In Montana Churned With the Crime. LITTLE HOCK , Ark. , March 35. Ever since the telegram was received by Chief of Police Mahono from A. G Garner of ilutto , Mont. , stating that Frank Hickey , the murderer of John M. Clayton , was in Butte and could bo arrested at a moment's notice , the state authorities and Sheriff White of Conway county have been at work in the effort of ascertaining what truth , If any , there was In the dispatch. Several telegrams have boon -sent to Hutto by Attorney .fumes P Clark and ( iovernor Fish back. This ovrning Sheriff White made an affidavit charging Hickey with the mur der of of Clayton , nnd upon this issued n requisition upon the governor of Montana for Hickey , appointing White as agent. Ho will leave tomorrow night for Itutto and return with his prisoner. Sheriff White of Conway county says Hli'key was n resident , of Pluminarvillo when Colonel Clayton was killed and that ho was always regarded as a trilling and worth less sort of fellow. The reward lor the. assassin has never been withdrawn. .Movomrntg of OCIKIII Steamer * .March : ! ft. At Lizard Passed Illinois , from Phila delphia ; La Hourgogno. from Now York. At Liverpool Arrived Anglenuin , from lioston. At Now York ArrivedLa Tourainc , from Havre ; Ktruria , from Liverpool. At Brunswick , Ua. The steam. yacht Com- mancho , with W. C Whitney and party on board , arrived hero tonight. Wyoming Sinnltnr Deitlroyml. CASI-EII , Wyo. , March 3--Speclnl [ Telegram - gram to THIS Ben. ) Meager details of the burning of ono of the largo gold smelter plants uoar Lowiaton , Wyo. , have just reached Casper. The plant has Just boon completed at a cost of $5 < r)00 ( ) , and Is owned by u syndicate of Chuyonuo capitalists , rep resented in thu Hold by Colonel 10. C. Kurt- loll of Omaha , IT BADLY NEEDS REFORMING Abuses nt the Statj Ponltoutlary Oulltul to the Public's Attention. WHAT A RECENT VISITOR SAW THERE A. W. Clark Maluis n Statoniont ( 'ntipornlnf the Condition of Allulni at the Stale Institution Ho Draus a dlooni } IMrtimi. At the last meeting of the National Society . ot Charities and Corrections Mr. A. W. I Clark of Omaha , superintendent of Uescuo 1 hall , was chosen secretary for Nebraska. 1 Ho was requostnl-to visit all the churttablo and penal institutions in the state and make a report for the next national mooting and also for the world's congress of charities to bo held In Chicago next summer. Mr. Clark made an examination of the peniten tiary at Lincoln , and hero Is the report that ho has prepared : Mr. ( 'lurk's Itcport. "A recent visit the to Nebraska peniten tiary revealed a condition of things in the building which was u matter of very great surprise. The building is In u fo.irful con dition. The liners are worn out , nnd as you walk across the warden's oflli-o the boards creak under your foot and in places sink down from one-half to three-fourths of an Inch and you realize that \ouaiv in danger of going through the lioor. Yon go out of his olllco into \\hat is called the chapel. The plastering is olT the coiling ; the \\ulls aiv black from smoke ami from water that has run down from the roof. You go into the wards occupied by prisoners and you Und gloomy places anil as unhomoliko and unpleasant uson . could well imagine ; plastering oft" the coiling from the leaking roof , the laths black , having de cayed by years of exposure , and the water coming down and drlppingovcr yon as you pass along. The floor Is rough , and there are great cracks between the hoards. In which the dust and dirt of years have accumulated , which cannot bo cleaned out , whore vermin have every chance of seclusion. "And so you pas * on from ono apartment to another and you lind rloketv walls and ex tremely disagreeable surroundings. No money bus boun appropriated for frur years past to make repairs tip.i ! > . this building. It is simply a shame ami disgrace that a build ing should bo allowed to remain in such an uncivilized condition. There seems to bo no idea in the minds of our lawmakers of reformation connected with prison life. It if a penal institution , but should also bo reformatory. The surroundings there nro such that the moral effect is anything but uplifting , and us a matter of fact prisoners go out of the Institution with suoh bitterness in their hearts and cursing upon tholr Hpi that their seems to bo little hope for the reformation of most of thcmcvcrafterwards. lr\old of llnm.in Klmhn-si. "Tho ideas of charity , human kindness and Christian principles of reformation and moral elevation , seem to have no plan- what ever In connection with this institution The only thing prominent there is the rontract labor system. Every prisoner is required to work in the shop or factory , where it is found possible lor him to make the most re turns to the contractor. When the hard day's labor is ended ho Is required to spend the rest of the time amid the uncivilized sur roundings in the old miserable building. "It is now well known that a vast amount of mismanagement in this institution and inhuman treatment in the dark cell have prevailed during the past years. These are inevitable results of our method of control , there being no state board of charities. This institution and all the others arc nomi nally under the control of the Hoard of Pub- lie Lands and Buildings , which is made up of the stuto officers , but these state olliccrs have as many duties as they can perform , aside from this , and are unable to give the necessary attention to the state Institutions , "Tho charity work of Nebraska is in a worse condition In many respects than in any state , probably , in the union. While it Is true that our reform school at Kearney , and some others of our state institutions urQ' among the very bt-st in this country , other * have been fearfully mismanaged , resulting in a vast amount of evil , because the general method of control adopted by our state Is throughly bud , reformation is demanded as soon as possible. " ( ioriiian I''art'init ' the Hoyd. From darkest tragedy to lightest comedy nnd thcnco to roaring farce within three successive nights is a feat that no self- respecting American company of todav at tempts , but that is what thu Ucrimmia com pany has done at the Hoyd , and moro than that , all three classes of the drama have been presented with an excellence of re markable uniformity. That Is ono pf tha departed glories of the old stock company si stem. The artists who can-led the heavy tragic roles In "Die Bluthoch/.oit" Thursday oven- Inir were dropped out of the cast of the comedy Frida.\ evening or took minor charac ters , while competent comedians were intro duced to interpret the leading roles. Lust night's bill was "ICin Teller Einfull" ( "A Mad Thought" ) , and here again the princi pals of the preceding plays gave way to per formances especially adapted for the work in hand. This explains the oven merit of this company's performances. "Eiii Teller Kinfall" is nn ingenious farce with n gay old man , a Jealous wifo. a pretty daughter In love with u medical student , mi opera singer who Invites gentlemen friends to breakfasts for which they foot the bills and a dozen or moro subsidiary characters who help to tangle the skein of circumstance. The farce was clever enough to bear adaptation for the American stugo ( under the niiino of "All the Comforts of Homo" ) , whK-h Is sulllcient as to its dramatic merit. Robert Schlemm found In the sporty husband a role suited to Ills abilities , and ho presented a farcical interpretation that was droll , exuberant , artistic- and admirably sustained. No loss meritorious was the Jealous wlfoof Mmo. Amulio Wcckus , but her perfect comedy was unspotted by farcical extravagance. Carl Wnidomar as the young medic , Miss Ilertha Moser as thu daughter and Mmo. Tom Walter us the oper.i singer gave well rounded interpretations , nnd the balance of the largo supporting com pany left littlu to bo doslivd. o Death Koll. WASIII.NOTO.V , D. C. , March 35. Baron Amlrada , the Brazilian and Argentine i-liilms commissioner , who was stricken with apoplexy plexy last night , died at 11:15 : o'clock this evening at the Arlington hotel. llaron Andrada was 70 yuiirs of u i- and had for forty two yours roiiri'iontod llnuil In u diplomat Incapacity , his first nurvlrn luilntc 111 tin titturliuof ( ho llru/.lllnn KIIIITIIIIII-III at Washington. At thelliuu ho witi srlil 'd for the mission Ihui brought him to thu I'lilUid Sluteho wan htatlnni'd lit Homo and tvua con sidered a confidante of Hi" pope. A great many members of the diplomatio corps called at'the hotel during the day and Inquired about llaron Andradu'M condition. Funeral uf'ungimumts arc now bulng made , and it is the present intention tu buhl the services at St. Muthcws cliun-h on Tuesday next. Minister Mendonca has cabled the nnwn of Baron Amlrndu's death to Ills Kovernmcnt nnd will await orders as to the final disposi tion of tin ! remains. Baron Andrada was n widower , his wife having died in Portugal. His children iit'e now in Switzerland. BOSTON. Miibs. , March 'i5. ( ! rafton T. Nut ter , widely known t'j ' railroad men , i ( Nutter , is Jo.id. Highest ol' ail in Leavc-niii } ; 1'ovvcr. Late-it L ) . 3. Gov't tt.cjort.