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THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOONING , MARCH 28 , 1893. CALM BUT CERTAIN Tone of Nebraska's ' Outraged Citizens Ad mits of No Misunderstanding. PLAIN CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION Dispassionate Damands that the Charges Bo Thoroughly Tested in Court. [ " "PUBLIC TRUSTS MUST BE HELD SACRED Dishonesty in High Officials Cannot and Will Not Bo Condoned. GIVE THEM AN IMPARTIAL HEARING llorrllrt Mointirn nf Din Stnto Mount of 1'ulillo l.-in lit anil linllilln ; ; * .Mint Answer to tlin I'm.pic. Tor Tlit-lr SteuiiriNhTp. "Vox popull , vex Dei. " The voice of the pcoplo Is tlio voice ot God. Anil the people of Nebraska , with one accord , demand that the Ucrcllvt members of the State Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings bo brought to trial on the charges alleged against them by the reports of the special Investigation committees of the present legislature. This is not an idle matter , It is u demand from u patient , conservative public that has suf fered wrong in silence , hut now demands that an effort bo made to right that wrong mid punish the guilty. If a man prove recreant to the high trust imposed in him by his fellow citizens when they elect him to an im portant ortloe ho is answerable to his fellow citizens. It is before the court of the whole pcoplo they are now being tried. And the people ask that they bo taken before the tribunal of the legislature and there bo purged or impeached. Those interviews admit of but one con struction : Mown of Grand luluml lien. GRAND ISLAND. Nob. , March 27. [ Special to Tun Hen. ) The following are some ex pressions from representative Grand Island taxpayers on the question of impeaching members of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings : George A. Mohrcnshcckcr ( rep. ) If the charges are true -lot no guilty man escape. " William Ilaggo ( rep. ) 1 am in favor of a thorough investigation. Put guilty men out every time. W. M. Gcddes ( rep. ) If any man is guilty of such charges as are made nothing should stand In the way of investigation ; if the men accused are innoeoiit they ought now to be the tlrst ones to demand such an in vestigation. A. II. Baker ( dcm. ) There has been so much buncombe in the lust two legislatures that I take that into consideration and bo- llovo that much of the talk that is made is unreliable. Yet if the charges are reported by Judge Donne and other members of tlio committee as true , the impeachment should bo carried out at onco. William Frank ( rep. ) If It was tlio Unly of the members of the Board of Public Lands' and Build'ngs to ex ercise earn and precaution in the ex penditure of public moneys and such is evi dently their duty they should bo brougut to terms. That is the only way wo can over hope for pure nnd patriotic administrations. if pcoplo are anxious for ofllco they should bo forced to bo anxious to illl the duties of such office , W. II. Platt ( dem. ) I have been absent for the past three weeks and have been un- nblo to watch proceedings closely. I believe , with Grovcr , that a public oflleo is a public trust , and if the evidence indicates any crookedness whatever , let the impeachment proceed , and lot no guilty man escape , bo ho republican , Independent or democrat. Oils ICoebcn ( dcm. ) Things ( oolc to bo in a pretty rocky condition at Lincoln , and 1 bcllcvo ought to bo Investigated thoroughly. Though I am a democrat , I believe Urounso is the right man for the task of cleaning the Augean stables. Trkmiiah T.ixpiyorn Till It. TEKAMAII , Ncb.w March " 7. [ Special tc Tun BEK.J Following are the tersely tolil views of some of Tokamah's representative citizens : C. W. Coupling have voted the repub lican ticket always , but I am in favor ol turning the rascals out. There is no qucs- tlon but that wo have been pillaged for years by contractors in league with and as sisted by our state officers. .lohnj. . Vr'llHon 1 think that since the reVert - Vort of the bouse committee was adopted bj ' such a largo majority that It Is better to gc nhcad with the impeachment proceedings Then if the members of the Board of PublU ILands and Buildings are not guilty they cai vindicate themselves , and. If guilty of sucl gross negligence as charged , they should bj all means bo removed. H. A , Smith If the conduct of the Bonn of Public Llnds : and Buildings is as repro henslbloas the press Indicates I certainly am in favor of linpcacnmcnt. Uimiilmoiu l Norfolk. Nonroi.K , Nob. . March 27. [ Special to Tin IJp.n , | An Invcs .tgation discloses the fae that the citizens of this vicinity are of OIK opinion , which Is that If investigation dis closes tlio fact that the State Board of Pub lie l ir.dsand Buildings lias been criminal ! ; negligent or oven derelict to Its duties thci It should resign. If not it should bo im peached. If It is innocent , then U Is no mor than justice that it should bo exonerated Certainly If the members arc Innocent the could not object to an investigation. As i Elands each member nf the old board I pullty in the minds of t he people. Every on says , "Ilv all means lot's have an investiga tiim. It is duo the accused , the pconlo am the part.v ' ' The position Tnr. I5nn has taken in thi matter is being loudly applauded by al parties irrespective of party affiliation ; Many letters have bccu written by name hero to Governor Crounso Insisting that h demand the resignation nf the State Bean of Public l imlsiind Buildings. W. II Bueholz , cashier of the Norfol National bank-The Interest of the rupubl ran party demands that the charge of frau and corruption against the board bo thoi oughly Investigated , and If the charges ar true , or partially true , the onlcials should b removed at once aiul bo supplanted by hones men. We car not afford to countenance coi ruptlon nor defend dishonesty , no matte wlicro found. It should bo the earnest d < elro of every taxpayer , regardless of part limitation , to have this mutter thorough ! sifted before the legislature adjourns. [ Mi iiucholx. Is chairman of republican count central committee. ] P. V. Sprecher , rsq.I think the Invcstlg ; tlon Is all right. If them Is any crookei ness It should bo shown up. and the guilt JiartlQS punished. The only safety for tli republican party is to aid In punishing U onirlah who betray their trust. N. A. Itambolt , president Norfolk Nation : bank-ll seems tn mo tnat no honorable uui would want to hold any oulee when ho kno that the people who had conferred upon hli that onleo and public trust had lost thel conlldonca and regarded him wit usplcion on account of development occurring since election. I therefore thin for their own good , the good of the stal nml of the party It Is their duty to resii ; and then go about vindicating themselves I a dispassionate nnd honorable way. The will then bo In a position where the poop of our state may look upon them wlthoi passion or prejudice , and their guilt or inn fence will be fairly as.'crtalued. I bollei there is too much feeling and excftomei pcrvadluj the public udud at the jircsci tlmo for nn Impeachment trial by the legis lature , Vntrntlnn'M View * . VAI.EXTISB , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to TIIK Bnc.1 In answer to the question "Should the three state oflicers bo Im peached ? " the following were given : E. J. Davenport of D.ivenport & Timelier , general merchandise If guilty they should bo impeached. I. W. Spirit , manager Minnccaduza mill- As long as they have gone this far they should go ahead. George Elliott , deputy county clerk Yes. W. S. Barker , editor Hepubllcan Yes. K. Sparks , banker No. T. C. Hornby , general merchandise Some one should bo punished. I ) . E. Sherman , saddlery ana hardware If there Is no other way of getting at It. C. K. Watson , drugs Punish the tfuilty. UIMV IIiiMliiRS Look * nt It. llASTlxcia , Nob. , March ST. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BBR. | The prevailing opinion in Hastings in regard to the impeachment of ' the State Hoard of Public Lands and Build ings may bo gleaned from the following brief interviews : .1. N. Clarke , president of the Hastings Uo- publicunelub I think they ought to be Im peached If they can't bo induced to vacate. While it has not been shown that any of the money wint down into their po.-kots. yet ac cording to their own statements they are In competent. The board according to their own confession paid out W.OOO or * ii.XK ( ) in warrants and didn't know what they were for. I have no patience with men who try to lead the republican party and then are gulltv of so great incompetence. For the honor of the party they ought to get out. O. II. Dietrich , president of tlio German National bank The state ofllcials have moro than they can properly attend to. especially the attorney general , wbom I believe to be honest but careless in trusting to others who have been trusted to W. : after the interests of our state , and if the reports ot the inves tigating committee and of Tin : Hen are true , then impeachment proceedings should bo commenced. As a republican I wish to add that I think it would bo to the interests of the party for the republicans of the house to help ferret out any dishonesty. G. J. Evans , city treasurer Hegardlcss of political parties I am in favor of seeing the present board brought to trial. Indeed , I do not see how any conscientious person can oppose such a course. I should think that the gentlemen themselves , if they arc not guilty , would wish for a chance to prove their innocence. Carson Hamot I am a republican but I am in favor of going to the bottom of the affair , and. if they are guilty , of giving the board all there is in it. U. 10. Higlnbothain Inm in favor of glv- Ing thorn n chance to prove their innocence , or to bo punished if they are guilty. W. M. Di'tton The city , county and state have been robbed until the people arcs get ting tired of it. 1 am in favor of prosecuting the guilty oflicers , as from the rcK > rl of the committee they appear guilty enough. M. Stern His high time there was a change ; it has been all one way ever since I have been here , i have no doubt it is very rocky. Charles F. Morey , city attorney I be lieve that wherever there is an apparently grounded suspicion there should bo an in vestigation , lot it turn out however it may. F. C. Mastin I think that regardless of party lines there should bo an Investigation. If they arc innocent they will have a chance to clear themselves and no harm done. K. E. Ferris I think there should bo an investigation , and if anyone is guilly the rase ? Is should be turned out. I don't bellovo in rings in any party. Only one man wns seen in the course of the morning who expressed himself us op posed to impeachment. lilulr Suys ( > < > Alicnil. BI.AIII , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to THE Bin. : ] Several prominent republicans ex pressed their views on the subject of im peachment. None cared to bo quoted , but all the republicans , with the exception of a few that stand In with the old Lincoln clique , are in favor of impeachment if half is true that has been stated in the papers. They all seem to think there must be a little lire where there is so much smoke , and the sooner the republicans throw that class of men overboard the better it will bo for the party. If the present state ofllcials are in nocent it will bo an easy matter for them to prove it. I''remontcs Sny Try Them. FREMONT , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to Tim Br.r. . ] The following opinions express the general sentiment of the people ot this county in regard to the impeachment of the old Board of Public Lands : J. V. N. Biles They ought to bo Im peached. Kobert Kittle They should not only bo Impeached but placed behind tlio Mrs ; we'll never have an honest state government until that is done. ' George L. Loomis , attorney at law Inves tigate thoroughly nnd completely. Don't stop until the bottom is rcaehe.d , if it can ho reached , regardless of costs or consequences , and Impeach every official who can be shown to have been guilty of malfeasance in ollice. The good name of the state demands this , nothing less will do. L. J. Abbott , M. D. Since the days of Governor Dawcs and the school land frauds , there has been in my mind but little doubt of the continued crookedness of the state board. Impeachment will follow as a natural consequence If tlio Investigation is thorough and complete. C. M. Williams , cashier of the First Na tional bank If there is any rascality there I think it should bo exposed and the parties punished regardless of who they are. L. M. Kecno. president of the Fremont National bank I think there should bo a thorough investigation , and if the parties are proven guilty they should bo punished by law. law.Frank Frank McGlvcrln , cashier of the Commer cial National bank I bellovo that thing lias been rotten for years and If they get their just desserts some of them will bo put behind the bars. J. W. Vars Every kind of dishonesty and rascality in ofllco should bo exposcu and punished. W. B. Marshall The whole shooting match should not only bo impeached , but put be hind the bars in the penitentiary. B. F. Stoufl'cr 1 would like to see the whole thing thoroughly Investigated. It. B. Schneider If thov aro' guilty of dis honesty they can't bo made to suffer the full penalty of the law any too soon to suit me , or for the good of the state. K. D. IColley. Loader A body of state ontclal.i who will remain blind to the enormous amount of stealings that have been going on slnco the state has been organized ought to bo punished to the full penalty that law can impose upon them. II is time to call a halt sometime ana now is a ; good as any. A. Trucsdell If there is corruption then I think the governor or the party cannoi afford to let It stand unrebuked. I C. H. Marr In my opinion the ring then ' has been stealing for years. I think II B should be thoroughly Investigated and th < 0 guilty punished to the full extent of the law 1 fork Ilellcvesln It. YORK. Neb. , March 27. [ Special Telegran toTnr. BI-.E.J A number of the citizens o this place have been interviewed in regan to the proposed Impeachment of state enl clnls. Most of their believe an invcstjgatioi should bo held. W. II. Uoder , county clerk It Is only Jus tloo to the state and the parties concerned that an Investigation should bo made , y P. M. Dotrick , postim.ster The matte : o should bo investigated and If affairs are no s straight the guilty parties should bear tin consequences. A. M. Thomas , eroecr The reputed dis honest dealing and Jobbery practiced by certain tain state ofllcials and the careless Imsinrt. methods encaged in should bo thoroughi : Investigated by proper authorities and du Justice meted out to thu miscreants. I'ulillu Sentiment llniiiumU It. Fjmmtmr , Neb. , March -Spoeini [ t THE HRC. | Public sentiment , regardless o party afttllations , H that the Investigation now pending should be- thorough aiv searching and that wlicro the blame 1 located punishment should swiftlv foltou Ono hading republican said " 1 in afraid nothing will eomo of th OX bUCO.NU I'AUU.J HE PLAYED A DOUBLE PART General Hastings Appears as Attorney for the State and Also for the Opposite Side. A STRIKING INSTANCE OF OVERWORK Clrciit I.iuvypr Who Ciin Argue mid Act on lloth Slilrn of n l.mvuult An other .lllniUinie.iiinr in Olllvc. There are documents In the United States court that plaeo Attorney General George II. Hastings In a very discreditable light. Our attention has just beau called to the case In United States circuit court of Blge- low& Co. , grain merchants and brokers of Chicago , niMliist George W. Smith , doin ? business under the firm name of the Mllli- gan Exchange bank , of Mllllgan , Nob. In this case , taken In connection with another case broujht In tne st-ite supreme court en titled the state of Nebraska against the Mlllig.ni Exchange bank , It ap pears that Mr. Hastings actually took the dual part of appearing for the state of Nebraska and at the same time represented the interests of one of the de fendants. The way tlio state came to become - como n party in tlio case was upon the ap plication ot Smith & Co. for thoappolntmcnt of a receiver for the Mllllgan bank , which application was granted. Prior to the ap- iwlntment of a receiver , however , Edward E. Bigelo wand others ht.d been victimized by one W. J. Xlrhut , or they set up such n claim nt least. Xirhut was cashier for Smith in the Milligan bank. Smith did not reside at Mllligan , but let Xlrhut run the bank for him. Btgelow & Co. had been eorducting some grain operations for Xirhut and the latter owed them some money. They telegraphed Xirhut that he must send them ) ,000 at once , and he telegraphed back that he had deposited the required amount In the Mllllgan Exchange bank , of which he was cashier , to the credit of Bigelow & Co. The following day the brokers telegraphed for $2,000 moro and received the same kind of a response as on the previous day. Bigelow & Co. drew on the Mllllgan Exchange bank for $5.000 , but before It was cashed Smith had applied for a receiver , claiming that Xir hut had not conducted the affairs of the bank properly. The receiver was appointed and as Bigelow & Co. became convinced that ho receiver business was only a scheme on he part of Smith and Xirhut to cheat them mt of the money v/Meh they had been In- 'ormed had been deposited in the Mllligan jank to their credit , they began separate action against Smith In the federal court. Hustings Suggottcd a Hcfcrcc. While the case of the receivership was lending in the state court , and the action gainst Smith for the sum duo Bigebw & 'o. from the Milligan Exchange bank was lending in the federal court , tlio attorneys 'or Bigelow & Co. received a letter from Attorney General Hastings suggesting that lie matter bo left to a referee , but It was not suspected at that tlmo that the attorney general was filling the dual place of attorney general and counsel for Smith at the same line. When the time arrived for the hearing of he ease In federal court , which happened at he January term held In Lincoln , the at- .ornoys for Bigelow & Co. Insisted on push- tig the case to trial , and they succeeded in petting a Judgment for the $ . " > ,000. They wcro somewhat surprised that the alleged iittorneys for the defense did not appear , The answer to the petition was signed by Sloano & Johnson' as attorneys for Smith , but they did not ap pear and it was not until the Judgment was rendered that the true stat3 of affairs came to light. Mr. Charles Oft'utt then stepped "nto the case and complained that the attor neys for the plaintiff had been guilty of 'sharp piactico" because they had agreed with Attorney General Hastings prior to the hearing that the case in federal court should bo held back until the case in state court could bo decided. Then the attorneys for Bigelow & Co. naturally wanted to know "low It came to bo the business of the attor ney general to look after the interests of Mr. Smith. The attorney general was supposed to bo lookingafter the interests of the public at largo by pushing the receivership pro ceedings to a final issue. Why should ho complain about the action brought against Mr. Stnitli for the collection of moneys said to be owing Bigelow & Co. ? llo Wnn WiirltliiK Smoothly. The answer to this pertinent question was readily given to the effect that Mr. Hastings had been the real attorney In the case , rep resenting Mr. Smith , and tlio papers pur porting to have been signed by Sloano & Johnson had been prepared by Hastings. The attorneys for Uigclow & Co. wcro as tounded at the revelation , They could then see through the suggestion made by Mr. Hastings that the case bo submitted to a referee , but at the time the suggestion was made they had supposed that Mr. Hastings was acting for the good of the public and of all concerned in the settlement of the affairs of the bank in question. Ho had even sug gested the name of the man ho would like to have appointed as referee. The attorneys for Bigelow & Co. narrowly escaped the trap set for them by the attorney general tn his dual capacity. Pretending to be the representative of the state of Nebraska ho was engaged in an ef fort to beat the creditors out of their Just claims by adroitly manipulating the re ceivership. Slnco the Judgment was rendered In federal court a motion for a now trial has been argued and overruled by Judge Dnndy. Now the attorneys for Smith , Offutt , Sloane & Johnson ami George II. Hastings , have taken the' case to the federal court at Min neapolis , in the absence of Judge Dandy , in an effort to have the Judgment sot aside. From now on it is probable that Mr. Offutt will handle the case so far as the public status of the affair in concerned , but ho has made no attempt to conceal the fact that the attorney general has been representing Smith thus far. Openly Cli.'irgcil with Connivance ) . Thoafildavlt of the attorneys for Bigelow .t Co. in answer to the petition for setting aside of the Judgment filed by Offutt. Sloano & Johnson , and Hastings ( under the sur face ) is a scorcher. It is openly charged that Attorney General Hastings acted In a dual capacity through ' -sharp practice , " and states that the allowed Sloane ft Johnson have not been known to thu alllant , in the case nt all. The attorneys for llleelow & Co. declare that they know of no other attorney actu ally engaged In the case excepting Attorney General Hastings up to the time of the ren dering of the judgment. All the corre spondence In the case was conducted with the attorney general In his capacity as ti state official , and that was the only capacity they recognized until they were made cog nizant of the fact that ho was in reality the attorney tor Smith , the defendant. tvmx'.sK Kxvi.vsioy. It l-i Ili'lleved the r.eiiry Act Will Not He lluforcml. Six FRANCISCO , Cal. , March 27. The Chin ese vice consul states that the position ol the Chinese on the Geary exclusion law is as follows : It is expected that when the law goes Into effect an arrest will bo mado. Ther the matter will bo taken up to the Unltci States supreme court , which will enjoin tin enforcement of the law till its constitution ality is determined. The men who framot the law are becoming dally more fearful it will not stand the test cf the courts , and I an attempt bu made to en force it before it ! constitutionality Is determined the Unite , States will be asked sjmo questions by th' nations of the earth that will bo hard to ann \\n With affairs in Hawaii In tb"lr pres cut c jiiditlun , nn Imbroglio with Chin i en i q. cstion of treaties is not d < sired byCUv land and his cabinet Manager Line of the Six Companies say : advices have been rccclvodufrom Washing ton that Cleveland has assured the Chinese minister to the United States ho will do "what Is right" about thomittcr. I'lrn In tha Hlonk Ilnrn of the Klrlxof Inn-it. MASOX CITY , la. , March 27. The stock barns owned by Kirk Bros , burned tonight. The famous Storm , holding the fastest 5- A car-old stallion pacing record , burned ; Brown John , by Brown Hal ; IJed Clay , by Hed Wllkcs and Edmunds C. , by Ucd Clay , also burned. The loss on horses alone is fully $100,000. _ IlcnicmbiTcd n Worthy Veteran. Sioux CITY , la. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bur. . ] Tonight Major Henry O'Connor was the recipient of a handsome remembrance on the occasion of his golden wedding anniversary. The old veteran has been living In Sioux City for several years In very straitened circumstances. Citizens of Sioux City raised a purse of about $400 , and a committee tonight presented It and a gold cane to him. For several weeks his old comrades and friends all over Iowa have been contributing to n fund for him of which ex-Senator Wright of Dos Moincs is the custodian. It Islet lot known what this will amount to. Major 3'Connor has been ono of the most notable men of Iowa , having served as attorney gen eral and missing the governorship once by a single voto. Ho was for twenty years the esf.il adviser of the State department at Washington. Ho was In his day ns famous in orator ns a soldier , but careless financial uiblts left him unprovided for in his old age. ICmult ot the I'limil. FOKT Down : , la. , March 27. [ Special Tele- : ram to THE Br.n. ] The jury in the case of Howard against the Illinois Central railway failed to agree and wcr'a discharged after a day's fruitless effort to-agreo on a verdict. 1 ho case was an outcome ot the floods at Cherokee last summer , in which so much property was destroyed. The plaintiff asked damages from the company for the destruc tion of bis house and crops , claiming that the railway bridge across the river diverted the cour.se of the \ifci tor and caused the damage - ago to his property. I'onml ( lid PotitlimHtrr Short. Font MADISON , la. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to THE BEK ] . Postofllco Inspector Mercer swooped down on this city this morn ing without giving any notice of his coming. Tlio postmaster of this place. , ) . 11. Duffus , was found short in ills accounts and was promptly removed by the inspector , who Installed D. A. Morrison , president of the First National bank of this city , as acting postmaster. No particulars could bo obtained from the inspector. Ili'livy riillnrr : it Crexton. CHKSTON , la. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI : . ] Coniinsky Bros. , pro prietors of tlio Iowa Department store , ono of the largest retail houses in the city , failed today , the sheriff foreclosing on mortgage given in favor of tlio Creston National bank. The liabilities will reach over $12.000 and the assets will probably amount to $ S,000 or U- 000. This is tlio heaviest failure that has occurred in the city for years. Arrested for Attt'iiiputil Wife Murilcr. DBS Moixcs. la. , March.27. Fred N. Web ber , prominent in lown1 polities , and an ex- pension agent , was arrested hero this morn ing on the charge of attempting to murder his wife at Ntwton. Snuw Sturm lu Jowa. DES MOINES , la. , Marclt2r'i : = 5rTttnvy-'strow ! storm is in progress on the Chicago & Great Western road from Talmage , la. , to St. Joe , Mo. _ ' _ TO Ulll'ObK IlIl'l'OLl'TK. Strom ; Movement to Overthrow the Present Iliiytliin ( iQ\vriimrnt. [ Copi/rlgMcd / t&)3 by Jama ( lurtlun IteimcfM KINGSTON , Jamaica ( via Galvcston , Tox. ) March 27. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to THE Bun. ] En couraging news has been received by the Haytian exiles here who are planning the overthrow of President Hlppolyte. It comes from Santo Domingo nnd 1 send it to you with all duo reserve. The report says that President Hcureaux of Santo Domingo received with pleasure the envoys sent to him by the oxiles. As a result of the inter view , aid from Santo Domingo , It is de clared , has been assured. I send this for what it is worth , but have not received any continuation of it from Santo Domingo. Other news of an en couraging nature has b < > cn received here. Syinpathlzcrsof the revolutionary movement now residing in tlio United States have sent assurances of substantial aid which it is ex pected will soon bo received. SANTA BAUIIAIIA , Honduras , ( via Galvcston , rex. ) March 27. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to THE From all parts of the republic come reports of disaffection. Business is unsettled owing to the revolutionary movement under General Bonilla. The revolutionists are in despair owing to tlio strength displayed by the former government. They are forced to make an occasional demonstra tion to conceal their alarm. The ministers of state , finances and 'war have been re quested to resign their portfolios. AlllKUX.l IXDl.lX T Apnclipg l.oiivo Their Kcaurv.itlon Heavily Armed anil Kofusn to Ktitiirn. PIKEXIX , Ariz. , March 27. A report reached Phoanlx this evening that n band 01 Apaches heavily armed are eighty miles from their reservation and but thirty-two miles from Phnmix. They entered houses , demanded provisions and everything they wanted. An alarm was sent to the settlement below and fifteen armed men went to the rescud. Tile Indians said they had no permit and needed none and wera going to the Colorado Hver. The Indians were well armed , oven the children carrying pistols and cartridge beats. They went west toward New river. Gov ernor Murphy will telegraph the Indian agent at San Carlos. Tlio Indians said many are sick on iho reservation and they wanted to got uway. The citizens of Cave Creek think they are "Kid" nni his baud , going to Join the Mojaves uenr\Vhito Hill. II'.I.VT Jf'AItt I'L.IY. Ilrnkemcn on the ArniiRin I'uss Hallway lluvu u < lrieraiifn , SAN ANTONIO , Tox. , March 27. Grand Master Wilkinson of the Hallway trainmen , accompanied by the local grievance commit tee , today waited upon General Manager Peek of the San Antonio & Aransas Pass railway. Complaint Is made that members of the Order of Railway Conductors are Im ported nnd made conductors over deserving brakcmen fitted fur promotion. General Manager I.'eek stated that ho would not consider a now contract with the trainmen until they harmonized with tlio conductors and the orders ngrceJ upon a con tract. When this was done the road would bo ready to consider a now contract agree able to all concerned. This was satisfactory 10 Grand Master Wilkinson and in two weeks , It Is thought , the trainmen and con ductors will havoagrcod on the terms of the now contract with thoi roud. Arriinili > ithn Slipirt 1'uiicr.il. NEW YOIIK , March ! # . The pall bearers at the funeral of the lato. Elliot F. Shcpard on Tuesday will be : Chauuccy M. Dcpew , John Sloano , James Domr.iugh , General A. Slelcher , I ogau C. Murray , Colonel John M. McCook , John S , Kennedy , Warren Van Nuldcn , Waincr Miller and ex-Judge Noah Davis , Tlr < Interment \vlil bo In the Vandcrbllt mausoleum In the Moravian cemetery at NtiwtJrop , S. L THEIR LAST STAND IS LOST foilroad Members Routed in Pitched Battle by the People's Senators. END OF HIGH FREIGHT RATES IS NE\R \ Yeitorilnj-'d .Srsulon of the Seimto' * Commit- teuoithu Wliolu I'nictlriitly Settle * tlio l'a 11 ! of the Minimum Itute lllll-Tlic Mtimtlon. Ltxcoi.x , Neb. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEI : . ] After twenty-live years of waiting the pcoplo of Nebraska may now prepare for the spectacle of seeing the rail roads of the state bcnu the knee In recog nition of the power of the tax paying yco- manr.v , for the roads are at last beginning to realise that this Is a government of the .peo ple and not of the corporations. It has been a long time coming , but It Is ilmost here , and unless there Is a change In the schedule the safe arrival may bo looked for about Thursday next. True , there Is chance for many a slip between the com mittee of the whole and the governor's sig nature , but the Inrdest part of the light is over , and it is conceded tonight that house roll ! Ct will pass the senate within tlio next/ three or four days. Fought .1 Cioud Tight , It has been a bitter struggle , and the friends of the maximum rate bill have had to contend against overwhelming odds , but dogged persistence and determination have at last scored n victory over the bulldo/.ing and lilibustering tactics of the railroad con tingent. The bill has been ordered en grossed for third reading by eighteen votes , and it is regarded as certain that every one of them will bo recorded for the bill when it comes up on Its passage. As predicted by Tin : Bnc several days ago , the measure received the solid support of the independent senators , and of Senators Clarke , Hale , Everett and Thom son. They are no openly com- mtttctl'to the bill , and nlthouch the roads will not give up the fight until the last ditch has been crossed , it is not apparent how anything but accident can prevent the Until passage of the measure. Smiles are tin unknown quantity on rail road countenances tonight , and that strangely constituted portion of humanity that alwany seeks to bo on the winning side , no matter which it may bo , has already begun to desert the railroad standard under which it has been so long enrolled , and is preparing to shout with glee when the great probability becomes a lixed reality. Cliirku'M KurniMt Work. Valiant work in behalf of the bill was iloirun the lloor of the senate by the young scr ' . 'or from Douglas , notwithstanding thi > fact that ho came hero with the consent of his physician only on condition tiat ) ho would do nothing but vote when his name was called. Ho had no sooner declared his position on tlio bill than ho was made the especial target for the 01110111 0.1 tarJts , of Pope , North and Moore , the three senators who were leading the light for the railroads. They speedily found , however , that the champion of the bill on the republican side of the house had made a study of railroad rate matters-and ho was able to meet their advances with an array of figures In support of his position that staggered them. Then they tried to mauo a political question of it. but the effort was not a glittering success , for the young senator had a way of calling things by their right names , oven If they did not sound pleasant , and when the recusant republicans tried to show by party platforms what the attitude of the republicans was , and that the senator from Douglas was not a faithful member of his party , ho turned tlio tables on them and showed it was they who were not willing to live up to the pledges that had been imposed upon them. Ilt < Wouldn't no IlliiIToil. He asserted that their typo of republican ism would not do for him , and when ho was taunted with being a representative of the independents , and was asked bjfc whom ho was elected , ho replied that it was by the republicans , democrats and independents , and that ho was there us a representative of the people. The opposition tried to make it appear that ho had pledged himself in writ ing to oppose tlio passage of the maximum rate bill , but ho challenged them to bring on proofs. The situation was somewhat exciting , but it was a noticeable fact that the "boy senator , " of whom so much was said last fall , hud but little difficulty in doing a man's work , and did it remarkably well at that. The members of the lobby are exceedingly sere tonight and some of the Douglas county individuals are threatening what they will do in the near future. They assert that they will spring the written pledges of Senator Clarke tomorrow in a last endeavor to force him into line , but the senator complacently settled himself in his chair when lie heard of it and coolly invited the lobbyists to drop out the documents and save their wind. On lloiidln Aunln. The insurance boodle investigating com mittee held another session this afternoon and examined half a do/.en witnesses , the greater number of whom were insurance men from Omaha and Lincoln. Their evi dence was to the effect that no money had been raised by the companies this year for the purpose of influencing legislation. The testimony contained nothing of special Inter est. The committee adjourned until Wednesday , when the last session will bo held. ( ialllii On tlio Cfiiitlniiiitlnn. Speaker Oaftin wns asked this afternoon to express nn opinion regarding the extension of the session , and the contribution of money by the pcoplo of the state to defray the expenses of the members , Ho stated that ho had looked for several days to sco the various counties act In the matter and Instruct their men to stiy hero until the work was completed. Ho thought that It was now possibly too late for that , but ho was heartily in favor of the plan suggested by Tnr. Biu , with the exception that ho would rather have Someone besides himself handle the money , ns ho did not want it brought up afterwards and have it charged that ho had not honestly handled whatever funds ml''ht bo thus place ; ! In his cjmrgo. Ho s.ild ho regarded It as of the utmost Im portance that the session should not bo brought to a close until some of the im portant work now 0,1 baud had been dis posed of , but ho thought that it wns asklnir too much to oxpcct the members to stay at their own expense , us some of them could not afford It. Ho said ho wns sitisiiod that the people of the state not only desired tlio legislature to remain In session at the capital until Its work was fully and faithfully | HTformed , but that they demanded It , > md ho was of tha opinion that they wuuld so express them selves. Tor Stfiilliip n < ; < mt. P.PATiurn , Neb. . .N utvu ur Sp"-l.it Tele- pr.m to Tin : UCB , John l < oi of Liocrty was loJged in ; lu couu.j jail hero tins af.cr- noon on the thirty days sentenro , charged with stealing a coat valued at ? .H ) at that plaeo Saturday. Dee was arrested Saturday at Burchard , to which ] Kilnt he hud lied , and shortly tlforcafter ho escaped from the oflicers nml was later arrested nt Pawnee City and placed In Jail. While In Jail tit Pawnee City ho managed to secure a saw and nearly succeeded In sawing himself out. The Liberty authorities wcro notified and Dee was taken back to Liberty and sen tenced. _ _ _ _ _ _ WOUIC Ol' NKIIIIASKA COWMOYS. County Itiiiu'liiiipn Xrurly Murdered tiy Two li' prrulcet. : LuiKsinn , Neb. , March * 2 * . [ Special to Tut : BKI : . ] William Helm and Edwnrtl Pierce , two cowboys , entered the residence of H. P. Jackett , n prominent ranchman twenty-live miles south of here , and com menced abusing Jaekott In the presence of his wife and children. Helm drew a gun and Jackett grabbed It and dre.v his pistol. When Helm saw that Jacltctt had the drop on him ho begged to let him go , and said ho would get out of the house and attend to his own business. Jackett s-ild : "All right , get out of the house. " As quick as ho let go Helm aimed at the heart of his victim and fired just as JacKelt struck the mu//lo of the gun. The charcc of buckshot passed through his right hand , nnd many through his left cheek and lip. Doctors were at once sum moned from a distance of forty miles , and they amputated Jackett's hand at the wrist. No arrests have yet been made. It is about seventy miles to the county seat of Deuel county from where the parties live , and there is but one justice north of the Plnttc , and he is a relative of the would-bo mur derer. * WillninV Iti'lluliuiM Kcvlv.ll. WAIIOO , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to Tin : BuE. ] For three weeks p.ist Wahoo has been enlivened by much religious enthusi asm. The occasion has been the holdimr of a series of revival meetings by Kov , Mr. Heddlnc of Riirllcld. The meetings have been hold In all the churches and joined in by all the congregations , and whei. the churches became liisulUclcut the meetings were held in the opera house , and it was filled to Its utmost capacity every night. Last night the manager of the opera house forbade any moro crowding into the build ing for fear of danger. On Saturday Uov. Mr. Ucddlng went to Valparaiso with sixty singers from hero and held services in the opera liouso there , nil business houses being closed for the meeting. A number of con versions wcro the result of the trip. On Wednesday the business houses all closed in Wahoo , and the proprietors attended the religious services in the opera house. There have been about 12.1 conversions in Wahoo as a result of the revival. Huafivlllr NIIUH Noli' ' . Kusiivtt.u : , Neb. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bnu. ] The regular term of the district court convened hero today , Judge Klncaid p'-esuling. The docket is the largest this county has ever produced. Besides - sides a largo amount of equity and other business to bo disposed of by the court , there will bo at least thirty cases for actual trial bv jury. A grand jury was organized this afternoon , the first this county lias had for three or four years. Among the cases that will command its attention will bo sev eral for selling liquor to Indians. In the vicinity of Hushvillo the real estate business Is becoming active. Farm lands are selling at irood prices for cash. Heavy snows have fallen of late and the very moist condition of tlio soil promises well for an excellent yield of wheat. silver UrceU NOIVH Noton. SILVER CHEEK , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to'TTnrU ct7 J ydmo of the numerous Omaha gentlemen who like to shoot gocso should visit Silver Creek. There is no batter point for that kind of sport on the Platte river. There is now encamped near Eagle island a party of sportsmen .from Geneva , and the way'their guns have been rattling of late is u caution. Mr. F. N. Stevenson , the Columbus cream ery man. is to put in ; i separator hero this spring which will be a good thing for local dairy interests. On account of these new enterprises , the high price of hogs , the better outlook for cattle and the indications for a favorable season , the professional calamity howler in these parts is in bad odor. Clny County Mutation. CI.A.V CESrr.u , Nob. , March 27. [ Special to Tun Br.n. ] The March term of the district court , now being held here , has had several interesting cases before it , one of which was that of Mrs. Eva Hcutco ugalnst the St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad company for damages of $ r > , OlK ) on account of injuries sustained by Jumping from a train to escape the danger of a threatened collision , claim- in ? such was caused by negligence of 0111- ploves. The reiso was given to a Jury at 1 1 o'clock Saturday night , with instructions to deliver a sealed verdict. Tlio jury dispersed at ( i o'clock this morning. Us finding is not made public , but will probably bo in favor of the plaintiff for * lr.OO or 53,000. Two Serious Aui'ldunti. ICuAltxcv , Nob. , March 27. [ Spscitit Tele gram to THE BGE. ] While out hunting yes terday afternoon Frank Lord was quite seri ously wounded In the thigh by the acci dental discharge of a cun in the hands of a companion. 1-ord wa stooping over genius a drink at the tlmo of the accident. Wallace Birch , yardmastcr for the Union Pacific was nearly killed this- evening while uncoupling cars. The wheel caught his foot , threw him down and tore the skin from the bone on the right leg from the knee down. The doctor thinks no bones are brolsen. ] > 'aviir < nl the llrlrx. , Nob. , March 27. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bin.J : For a couple of days past the district court has been listening tn the trial of the case of the estate of John S'eazel against the estate of Abraham Yc.i- zel. Abraham Yea/.el w.is ono of the lies known men In Hastings a few you is : igo. coming here poor and In a few years making himself wealthy. This suit was brought to recover money paid Yea/.el by hli father to bo held in trust and which it in claimed lie never returned , Today the elder Yea/el's heirs wcro given a Judgment of $ : > ,2l)0 ) by the jury. Iliirxlari ; lit D.iUoM city. DAKOTA CITY , Neb. , Martth 27. Special Telegram toTnr.BEn. ] For tNo second tirno In three monlhsrburglais entered the depot at this place during Saturday nhht. A window glass was cut out and once inside the burglars had everything their own way. All the express packages were rilled but none are missing. Ninety-nine cents was- secured. Thcro Is no clew to the perpetra tors of the deed , but is thought to bo home talent. Nrwinxii Ui-iivn Cnndl < lit : < iH , NEWMAN GROVE , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to TUG Bun. ] Saturday night two caucuses wcro hold hero for the purpose of nominat ing a town board for the onsulug year. The following candidates were selected : C. A. Uamiall. H. Sauro , C. H. Hinman , Chris Schonclanu and E. O. Spielberg , and H. Saaro.fcC. U. Hinnrin , lid Johnson , J. A. Wright and Luvi Guthrie. Iluuvy I ) clut to OUptMo of. DAKOTA Cirv , Neb. , March 27. [ Special Telegram to THE Buc. | District court con vened hero today , Judge Norrls presiding. There are over ! WO cases on the docket and the term Is cxpcotej to last ihrco wooks. A largo number of outside attorneys are pros- cut. _ _ r > riti : ! ii'u llu.llni.Mrrclmttt. . HASHXHS , Neb. , March 27. [ Special to Tun BUK. ) Arthur W. J nos of the linn of Jones Bros. , wholesale humous , died this morning nt his residence on Chicago avenue and D street. _ _ Thu I'lrn lleciird , Si 1UNTOX , Pu , March 'J7. The Kim Pai-k MeihfJI-.t ch iivh , damaged JltlO.OfX ) by lire lC'fei ) ' : > t > er 't. was burned to the ground tint by un ItKtndiary lire. Ix/s > s i ti. THAT IT 1)0 ) PASS Recommendation of the Sonata Concerning the Maximum Fwijht Ihto Bill. BITTER STRUGGLE IN THE COMMITTEE Hard Fight Through Which the Measure Was Successfully Pushed. QUEER ARGUMENTS OF THE OPPOSITION Vacuous Platitudes nnd Unsupported As sertions Urged Agaitnt It. SENATOR CLARKE'S GALLANT CONDUCT llo Sustained din Combined Altu : > l < of tlio CiiritiiriUlnii l.enilerx How llui Me.ix- ttre Win llmulliMl by the Cfintriid- ! MK riietliMiH Uoiitliio Work. LINCOLNNeb. . , March -Jr. [ Special Tele gram toTni : BIK. : I lOvcry senator answered to roll call this afternoon except Senator Hahn , who was "delayed in reaching the state house by a late train. He came In half an hour later , and the sciutorial quota was complete. After roll call an attempt was" made to dispense with the reading of the Journal , the motion to that effect being made by a senator from the Independent side. Sen ator Graham objected , however , and the reading proceeded. After the reading of the Journal the regu lar order of business was taken up. The committee on judiciary reported senate Ille No. at'j with tlio recommendation that it bo advanced to a third reading. Senator Dale stated that he was not inclined to assist in passing any bill at the present time. Ho made the point of order that It wonhl ( require n two-thirds vote to advance the bill to a third reading and demanded thu ayes and nays. On roll call the motion was lost. Senate liles Nos. 18:1 : , 2.M. I'.K ) , 27i ! , 180 , 1ST , 50 , ISIS , 272 , 2M and 2H were then reported and by the recommendation of the judiciary committee placed on tlio general tile. Senator Lobcck then c.illed up a resolution offered by himself some wecksnso , directing tlio secretary of the senate to draw vouchers on the incidental fund for the payment of the contested election expenses In the follow ing amounts : C. O. Lobeek , $300 ; Charles Clarke , ? : i.)3 ) ; Max Mayer , &IOJ ; .1. C. Hronnun , $300 ; II. M. Waring , stenographer , $ . ' . > I ; S. L. Johnson , $303 ; S. W. Christy , Over I'nyln ; * Contcu K Something of a discussion followed tlm reading of the resolution. The chair hold that under the rules of thoscnalo the resolu tion would have to bo read on three separata days. Ho believed that this was the second reading. Senator Stewart then moved that tna resolution bo ordered engrossed for a third reading. Senator Harris raised the point of order that the resolution contained an appropriation nnd therefore could not originate in the senate. Ills point of order was soon found to bo without foundation , as Senator Pope had no clIQlculty in convinc ing him that the incidental fund had already been appropriated. Harris then moved to lay the resolution on the table , but this was not agreed to. Senator Clarice then moved to amend by striking out the payment of the claims of the men who were defeated in the contest. The chair held that the resolution was not ger mane to the original motion. The mot ton to order the resolution engrossed for third readIng - Ing was not agreed to and , on motion of Lobeclc , the matter was referred to the committee of the whole without objection after the lieutenant governor had assured the always suspicious Independents that liouso roll No. ! ! ' ] would in no wise bo en dangered by such action. Took Up tbe Knllroail Hill. The proper time having arrived , tha sen ate , at it : 15 , resolved itself into committee of the whole to consider the maximum rate bill , Senator North being called to the chair. Before the clerk commenced to read , Sen ator Darner moved to dispense with the reading of that part of the bill which In cludes what Is known as the "Nebraska classification. " This part of the bill com prises ISO pages of the printed bill. The in dependents tried all day Saturday to have the reading of this portion of the bill omitted , but they lacked the necessary votes to carry their motions to that effect. They had bet ter luck today , however , for Senators Ev erett , Clarke , Hale nnd Thomson \oU'd with them , and the reading of the classification was suspended in spite of the objections of several republican senators who have all along opposed the bill. The amendments to the tlrst six lines of the third scelun. which llxcs the maximum rates , recommended oy the senate railroad committee , wcro adopted. The amendments make a slight increase in the rates. On motion of Senator Mullen , chairman of the senate railroad committee , nil railroads built in Nebraska after January 1 , 18 S7 , and before December III , IS'.Kl , wuro exempted from the provisions of the bill. 1'opo Ollcrril u Substitute. At the conclusion of the rending of the bill Senator Mattes , who liad as usual taken Senator North's place In the chair , in quired whether there were any amendments. Seiiatmsi Pope and Clarke were at once on their feet , but Pone caught the chairman's oyu an instant in advance and sent to the dtbk a substitute for the whole bill. The substitute was what Is known as a "com modity bill" and llxes rates on heavy shipments such as grain , live stock , coal , lumber , halt , etc . providing a maximum rate on these commodities. During tlio reading of Pope's amendment Senator Mullen asked the auTiior what per- centnvo of reduction was contemplated by the bill. Senator f'opo was not In the senate cham ber when t'hi ! inquiry was made and this led Senator Dale to remark In n. spirit of faco- tionsncss that thu author of the substitute bill was probably ashamed of his mcasuro and had left the room. Pope soon returned and volunteered the statement that the bill made u reduction irom 10 to 12' ' < p'.sr cent. After the bill had bin read nearly half through Senator Stcwnrt called the atten tion of the senate to the fact that Its pro posed rates were In every Instance hlghor than the ones now in force , ns reported by the Stnto Bo.ird of Transportation. Popn Insisted that Stewart was quoting from the wrong schedule , but Slowart main tained that he was right and showed the rate per ear on cuttle and hogs established by the Saline county senator's mcasuro was $10 per car higher than the present rates for the same distance. Coiidt'innril the Sulxtitiite , Senator Clarke declared that the pub lished schedule of rates only included tlioso to terminal points like Onnuia , Lincoln , Nc- bnit'.ta City , Kivimmt and Beatrice , and that when a local shipper wanted rates the railroads made tncin to lit the occasion. Ho further asserted that Pope's amendment did not meet the demands of the people and 1 |