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TWKNTY-SECOND YEAR. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOIINMNG , APRIL 7 , 1893. NUMHKR 2i2 !
READY FOR COURT
Articles of Impeachment Against Allen ,
Humphrey , Hill and Hastings Adopted.
NO CHANGE MADE IN THE SPECIFICATIONS
Document Presented by the Oommitteo En
dorsed by the Joint Convention ,
NEW MANAGING COMMITTEE SELECTED
Barry , Casper and Colton Will Conduct
the Case for the State
EFFORTS TO MITIG-YTE THE CHARGES
Kctcrul 1'iiHiicrcHiriil Attempts to Turn
AHliUi the WrlKlit nt the Illmv Mmi.
IICTS Determined tn I'luli tlm
Trllll ito OKI ind. :
LINCOLN. Neb , April 0. [ Special Telegram
to Tnr Bii : : . | Thu joint convention of the
IcKlslaturo today adopted the articles of im
peachment iiLralnst Iho derelict members of
the State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings , and the accused officials now
Bland formally arraigned for misdemeanor
- . . luolli-e.
llj'y The Joint convention reassembled this
"lor"lng according to tlio recess taken last
Sfjf night , and thu clerk at once began reading
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f the articles of Impeachment against Attor
ney General Hastings.
Kiinclii'd Out Nurth'H Sclirmc.
As soon as the reading of the article
against Hastings was completed North re
newed his motion of yesterday relative to
doing away with the reading In the other
v cases , Inasmuch as they were identical.
I Howe said that thu other articles could ho
[ read only by title , as they wcro identically
I thu same , but that the vole on each must bo
\ taken separately on roll call. Ho wanted all
proceedings taken according to law and ho
could not see why the senator from Platte
wanted Iho record to show that the articles
were read in one case and were not read In
the other cases. Ho wanted Iho record such
that there could bo no question after it was
all over that there might be no shading of
the case and no charges of whitewash.
North's motion was put and defeated.
I'opl-'K ITlll A11 I'lilli'd.
Pope's motion calling for the reading of
evidence was then called up by the senator
from Saline.
Darner opposed the motion , as it would
take up several days. Hu held that tlio
Joint convention was not sitting as a court to
try these men , but rather us a grand jury to
indict them.
The roll was called and the motion of the
senator from Saline was defeated by a vote
of 23 to 88. These votinn In the affirmative
were : Babcock , Burns , Corroll , Cain , Col
ton , Egglestou , Graham , Goldsmith , Halm ,
Kyner , Lowley , Miller , Moore , North , Oak-
loy , Pope , Rhea , Rieketts- , Scott of-Richard
son , Sutton and Van Duyn.
Wanted In UVilUcn th Articles.
On motion of Keckley roll call was ordered
to adopt the articles against Hastings.
Moore protested against It , claiming that
the articles charged corruption on the part
of the impeached oftleials. 'Ho would not
have said anything if Iho articles charged
, neglect and stopped there , hut hu could not
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give voice to charge them with corruption.
) Ho amended by moving that the articles bo
presented to the supreme court , but not
adopted by the convention.
Barry said it was now too late to attempt
to let tlio officials down easy and allow them
to escape through n Haw in thu Indictment.
Ho believed thu members owed It to the
people of the state to do this 'fearlessly and
conscientiously without regard to personal
lecllngs toward frlcnus.
Kcckloy stated that it was the opinion of
Judge Wakeloy that the articles should bo
adopted or rejected by a separate vote on
cacti caso.
Correll Insisted that thcro was nothing In
thu constitution calling for the adoption of
thu ai tlcles , but they wcro simply to bo
"presented" to the supreme court.
Elder regretted that so many members
failed to comprehend thu situation. Ho
nld they seemed to think they wcro here to
listen to evidence "which we are going to
vole on. "
Howe called attention to the fact that the
state officers had asked tlio legislature
to proceed against them. The joint con
vention had placed the matter in
the hands of eminent attorneys , who had
told the convention how to proceed , and ho
proposed to follow their advice and allow
the responsibility to rest ou them If there
was anything wrong in the proceedings.
Adopted Them Atfalllit HiKtliigH.
Watson backed up the position taken by
Moore. Ho said ho had been satisfied from
the start that the Impeachment business
was n lot of political buncombu and hu did
not propose to lend his vote to say that
thesu olllcials wcro guilty.
Irwm offered a suKstituto adopting the
articles and ordering them presented to the
supreme court. The previous question was
ordered on thu substitute , and the vote enroll
roll call resulted lu the adoption of iho sub-
stllutu by a vote of Id to 24.
These voting against the adoption were
Habcock , Brown , Burns , Correll , Cooley
Kgglcston , Ilalin , Hinds , James , Jenkins
Kloko , Kjner , Lobeck , Mattes , Murrlck ,
Moore , North , Pope , Rhea , Scott of Richard
sou , VanDuyii , Wardlaw , Watson and With
nell.
Graham protested that ho had not heart
the evidence , and his request to bo cxcusei
was granted.
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Kyner sent up a long , typewritten ospla
nation , In which he insisted that he couli
not vote uuderstaiullngly without hearlnj
the evidence , and therefore voted "no. "
Pope charged that the whole proceedint
was malicious , and the result of thu splcei
of personal enemies of the accused parties.
Cooley Insisted that they had not beei ;
given a fair show , and that'the linpcachmcn
was Instituted for the solo purpose of fin
nlshlng campaign material for stump orator
next fall.
Thru thu Opponltlim Writkrncd.
Thn chair formally announced that th
iirtlcles of Impeachment against George I ]
Hastings were adopted and ordered pr ' <
Routed to the supreme court , and the seen
tury was ordered to read the title of thoai
tlcles against Augustus R , Humphrey-
Kcckloy moved that the art ides beadopte
nnd presented to the supreme court , and rol
call was again onlored. There wan a notice
ublo falling off In the opposition when th' '
vote was taken on the artl'-Jea ' against Huir
phrcy. This was not , however , duo to a dl
forcneo of opinion as to the respective
guilt of the parties or to personal friendship ,
hut to the fact that the opposition realized
that further objection wotilc'bo fruitless.
On the second roll call , those voting
against the articles only numbered live
Kyner , Merrlck. North. Van Duyn and Wat
son the articles against A. R. Humphrey
being adopted by a vote of 1)1 ) to 5.
The secretary then read the tltloof the
articles against John C.Allen and Slsson
moved that they bo adopted and presented
to the supreme court. This roll call resulted
in a vote of s > U to U , and thu articles of Im
peachment against the secretary of state
were adopted.
Those voting against It wore ICyncr , North
and Wation.
Then IIHTx Turn C.imr.
It was held that Inasmuch as the articles
against .1. 10. Hill wcro slik'htly different
from the others , boeausu ho did not partici
pate in the penitentiary junket , they would
have to bo read , and as It would require an
hour to read them the Joint convention took
a recess at noon until ! 2 o'clock.
When the joint convention reconvened ,
Immediately after roll call , which showed
the presence of twenty-live senators and
eighty-three members of the house , the
secretary began reading the articles of lin-
lieachmcnt airninst John M Hill , treasurer ot
the state of Nebraska.
Barry stated that ho had been misinformed
as to a difference hi the articles , as hu had
since been Informed by Judge Pound that
they were Identical. Ho therefore moved
that the articles be adopted and presented
to the supreme court.
The vote resulted D.'t to I ) , and the articles
of impeachment against John K. Hill were
declared adopted. Those voting no wcro
Babcock , Dew , Halm , Kyner , Merrlck. Rhea ,
Van Duyn , Wardlaw and Watson.
Sheridan Hud u Itrsotutl in ,
Sheridan offered the following resolution
and moved Its adoption :
Inasmuch as there will be many witnesses to
iixamlno In considering the Impeachment of
the members of the Hoard of Public hands
and Itulldhigs and e\-inciiib'rs ; of ( be .same ,
and conilderahlo detail work In assisting our
attorneys In prosecuting said parties to ob
tain back money thought to bo Illegally ex
pended by them , I offer the following icsolu-
llon for tlio con.siileraUon of the joint conven
tion :
IteMilvrd , That there bo n committee of five
appointed by this joint convention , to consist
of two members of the bonato and two mem
bers of thu house , said committee to bo
authorized by Ibis joint convention to send
for persons ami papers and require their at
tendance for thu purpose of examination ro-
naidlng matters pertaining to the Impeach
ment trial , ur the trial to nave refunded to
the slate moneys Illegally expended , and to
sit In .session at such times as In thulr discre
tion they may think the best Interests of thu
statu may bo subserved.
Itentoii Nut In It.
Barry stated that the work of Impeach
ment was not yet completed , as the case ol
ox-Auditor Benton had not been considered.
Tlio chair ruled that the case of the ex-
auditor was not before the joint convention.
Cornish Introduced a resolution amend
ment to the one offered by Sheridan , provid
lug that the committee heretofore appointed
to draft the articjos of impeachment ho con
tinued as a board of management , and that
It bo Instructed to employ Hon. J. M. Woolworth -
worth of Omaha and Hon. G. M. Lambcrton
of Lincoln as tho.attornoys In the case.
Porter protested against appointing men
opposed to Impeachment to prosecute the
cases. Ho thought the members might bo
conscientious in their opposition , but ho did
not regard It as a good business proposition
to ask them to do this work.
Lobeck offered an amendment providing
that V. O. Striekler of Omaha bo added to
the list of attorneys , hut he withdrew it be
fore it could bo acted upon.
\Viinlvd All riirth-H KrpriMuntod.
Porter suggested that ho had an amend
incut providing that each political party rep
resented in the joint convention select 0110
of the board of managers of the impeach
ment prosecution.
Keckley rose to n question of piivilegc am'
spoke In defense of Representative Colton 01
Butler , whoso motives had been impugned ii
n circular distributed throughout thu hall
Casper also spoke favorably of Colton.
Slovens opposed the substitute offered by
Cornish. He wanted each party to sclec
one of the managers.
The substitute offered by Cornish was no
agreed to , the vote standing ( X ) for and 4'J
against.
Porter then offered a substitute for Sheri
dan's resolution. His substitute provided
that the board of managers shall consist of
thrco members of the joint convention , each
political party to select its own representa
tive.
tive.Senator
Senator Mattes hoped the substitute would
not bo agreed to. Ho accused Porter of
changing front since the first session of the
joint convention , and that his present resolu
tion was nothing less than a reflection upon
the members of the committee which had
already carried itho work up to the present
point.
Porter defended his resolution with
his characteristic vigor. Ho claimed that
when each of the parlies met in caucus to
select Its member of.tho board of managers It
could also Instruct its member as to tlio at
torney to bo employed to prosecute the im
peachment.
Ordered tint 1'rcvlmiH Ounstlmi ,
Stevens shut off a half dozen members
who were on their feet by moving the
previous question. It was ordered , but be
fore the roll call could be commenced TulTt
demanded a division on the question.
Porter raised the point of order that after
the previous question had been ordered a de
mand for dUision could not lie.
The presiding officer sustained the point
of order , whereupon the senator from Cass
Insisted with no little warmth that as an
individual member of the Joint convention
he had a right to demand a division of any
question about to be voted upon , and hu In
sisted upon his rig'rts ' being recognized.
The only reply ot the lieutenant governor
was to order the roll call to proceed.
When Toff t's name was called by the clerk
, ho arose and administered a mild verbal
flagellation lo the presiding officer for de
priving him of what ho declared was his
rights. He declined to vote either way.
Klder sent un explanation of his vote to
the desk. He was opposed to Porter's reso
lution because he didn't believe in making a
political matter out of the impeachment.
Brockiimn explained that hu voted no for
the reason that he had every confidence In
the members of the old committee and bo-
lluved that that commitleu should ho con
tinued.
No further explanations were offered , and
when the roll call was completed the substi
tute had been adopted by a vole of U'J lo 53.
g
Named tlm Mnmilii | ; Committee.
On motion of Ixiwloy the committee ap
n pointed to present articles of impeachment
it was discharged.
itr The joint convention then on motion of
rrs Porter took n recess at HH.i : until o'clock lo
rs enable the several political parties to go
Into caucus. Thu independents met in thu
railroad committee rooms , the republicans
gathered in the supreme court chamber and
thu democrats in the rooms occupied by the
committee ou privileges and elections.
On reassembling the republicans an
'C- nounced the selection of Colton of Butler ,
e- the independents stated that they had
agreed on Barry of lrcclo\ ! , and the demo
crats announced their decision of leaving the
d management so far as they wcro concerned
in the hands of Casper of Butler.
ill After the mimes luul been presented by
e- the chairman of the several party caucuses i
e10 Woods moved that the thrco gentlemen ,
n. named bo made thu unanimous choice ol
IfI I [ OOXTIXCEU OX SECOND
MING SEA ARBITRATION
Arguments Continued Yesterday Before the
Court at Paris.
CARTER ANSWERS SIR CHARLES RUSSELL
ln Combats HID Attempt of KiiKliuul to
t'orri ; thn Court to Consider u MUM
of Nrw ICvldiMio'O In
tlm Cuso.
PAUIS , April P > . Arguments were con
tinued today before the Bering sai : court by
Sir Charles Russell , on bahalf of Great
Uritaln. and Commissioner C.irteron behalf
of the United States.
In closing his answer to Mr. Phclps' pro
posal to exclude thu supplementary report of
the British Bering sea commissioners. Sir
Charles Russell maintained tlmt the objec
tion of the United States to the report on
the ground that It had not been subject to
control or cross-examination applied equally
to a largo mass of evidence In the United
States counter casu. For Instance ,
four rcDorts made by Captain
Hooper , concerning seal llfo In the
1'rihyloir Islands baa been incorporated In the
counter case , although there was evidence
of the kind to which the United States had
objected when It came from Great Britain.
These reports like much similar matter had
been used in the American case without pro
voking thn slightest protest from Great
Britain. The supplementary report which
Mr. I'holps had asked to have excluded did
not contain any new facts , but simply the
results of a ru-uxainhiatlou of well known
facts. In conclusion Sir Charles Russell
urged upon the arbitrators the necessity of
determining the question of right buforo
dealing with the regulation of the seal
fisheries. The British counsel , he said ,
would do their utmost to make this course of
procedure prevail.
Mr. Cnrlor'ii Answer.
In opening bis mldrcsn in reply to Sir
Charles Russell. Mr. Carter remarked that
it was not a custom of the American bar for
counsel to introduce his own personality in a
casu so as to lend weight to Ills arguments ;
therefore ho would not follow the example
sut several times by counsel for Great
Britain. Proceeding then to the question at
issue he pointed out that when the United
States delegates arrived in Paris the cases ,
at far as argument was concerned , were
finished , and both cases and counter cases
had long been closed. The United States
government therefore never imagined that
further evidence would bo adduced. The
United States was of the opinion tnat it had
much rcnsnn to complain of Great Britain's
conduct in the case , but this had been
passed over. That , however , after the
case had been submitted additional
evidence should bo brought forward
was a contingency which had never
been contemplated by the representatives of
thu American government. They admitted
that further oral argument might bo neces
sary for the purpose of elucidation , hut sur
prise was at least experienced when the sui > -
plumentnry report was introduced. They
believed tlmt the only thing to bo doiu waste
to return these documents , as the time for
submitting new evidence was long past.
"Wo would not impute bad faith to the
British government , " s.iid Mr. Carter , "nor ,
charge the British delegates with entering
upon this case saying , 'Wo will teach these
Yankees a trick worth knowing. ' At the
bnmo time wo hold that our opponents pro
ceeded on an erroneous interpretation of the
treaty of arbitration. "
TO SHU THU CA.NAI ,
Colombian ( ) MlclilH : Kxpoct Franco to Comu
to Their AxslHtnncu.
[ Cnpurlahttil IKMliii Jumci ( Innlon Ilciinttt. ]
PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galveston , Tux. ) ,
April 6. [ By Mexican Cable to the New-
York Herald Snecial to TUG Bun.l
A contract has been signed by which
the government grants an extension
of twenty months to the Panama
canal representative in which to
organize a now company and renew work on
the canal , 'iho terms of the contract are
said to be satisfactory to both the govern
ment and liquidator. Colombians are now
hopeful that work will bo pushed.
The Obscrvador in an editorial says that
although twenty months appears an exces
sively long time in which to organize
u company , yet it is to bo hoped
the activity displayed in Paris will
show good results. With the
good will of the French people , it expects
that the new company will boon a firm basis
before the end of the year. It feels certain
that the now company will bo organized and
the work begun before the time named in
the concession expires.
It has been learned that the government
at Bogota would have granted thoconcession
long ago but for charges preferred airaiust
the liquidator. It is alleged that he sold
Tardy & Benek , a firm in Savona , Italy ,
5,000 tons of canal matuilal at 14 francs a
ton , which had been condemned as useless.
Tills so-called useless material consisted of
1,000 car wheels and 1,000 rails
all of which were new. In addition
there had been disposed at a very low price
11,000 tons of copper and other valuable
property. The government demanded a
guaranty of 0,000,000 francs that there
would bo no further transfer or sale of anymore
moro of the canal property. M. Mangdluft
Boirota today.
The Herald's correspondent in Managua
sends word that Dr. Salvador Sacaza ,
brother of thu president of Nicaragua , is
dead.
Bishop .Manuel Yelez of Honduras
has arrived In Managua. It is thought
ho has been exiled from his own
country. Ho was cordially received by thu
president and minister of foreign relations.
United States Minister Shannon gave a ban
quet In his honor , at which a toast to the
confraternity and progress of Central Amer
ican republics was offered.
Alarming news has been received
hero from Bolivia. A feeling of un
certainty prevails. Dynamite cartridges
have been thrown frequently a't the
houses of many prominent persons.
The government Is vigilantly seeking to ar
rest the perpetrators of the outrages. Sev
eral members of a secret anarchistic society
have already been imprisoned on suspicion.
All ( Inlet In Chill.
VAI.I'AHAHO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Aorllii. [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to Tin : HBE.Thero |
Is no truth In thu report that the Chilian
government has proclaimed a state of siege.
Everything is tranquil throughout the repub
lic. The Herald's corrusx | > ndent in Antigua
telegraphs that seventy-sixth Argentinians
have joined the Castilhlstas and are now
marching toward Alegroto. In the recent
battles near there the federals captured
thirty officers , who nro now held us pris
oners of war. In Catamarca the government
ortlcials are abusing their employes. Dr.
his wife and daughters have been
Insulted by the police. The students of the
national college continue under arms to pre
vent the reopening of the classes.
The Herald's corresitondent in Buenos
Ayres telegraphs that there is much alarm
over the Journey of Dr. Assls of Brazil to
Santiago. It is believed there that the ob
ject of the mission is to complete n secret al
liance between Hr.izil and Chill. The Bra
zilian legation realllrm sthat his object is
solely for pleasure.
Uk Prenza of Buenos Ayres attacks the
decision in the boundary dispute. It declares
that thu Iwundary should be determined by
the highest mountain passes.
A quick settlement ot the fate of the offi
cers concerned in the Resales disaster is
demanded by the public. Alarm over the
disloyalty of the military-If } subsiding. The
government is weeding out the army officers
suspected of revolutionary tendencies and Is
sending them to the frontier ,
/OHM JI.I.V/C F.ftLVKK.
Doors of it I'roiiiliiniitj Slbli-y IliinU Clojpd
itiul .Murli Kxcltimi'iit I'rtiv.ilU.
Sioux CITY , la. , April if. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKB. ] The Northwestern
State bank of Slblo closed its doors this
morning. Great oxclt mctit was created In
and about Siblcy for the reason that It was
the leading bank of the place. Soon after
the doors were closed H was announced that
n general assignment had been made for the
bcnnllt of creditors with no preferences. II.
K. Thayer was announced ns the assignee.
Parties representing the creditors state
that iho liabilities nro fully ? ir > 0,0)0 ( ) , and
that the assets will not. exceed fTfi.pOO , whho
the bank's oflleors state that they will ho
able to pay dollar for.dollar in reasonable
time. Thu creator portion of the liabilities ,
probably with the exception of $10,000. ruprc.
sonts the claims of d < positors , mostly busl-
ness men in Slbloy aqd farmers in the sur
rounding country.
There Is no definite nformatlon yet as to
the cause of the fail re. The state bank
examiners have been notified and are ex-
peeled to arrive In a d : kv or so and prepare a
Jelinitu statement of inabilities and assets ,
.ml possibly take possession of the bank.
J. W. Ordo is president and L. Dawn
ashler of the defunct { nstltution.
Itulili'il by t'cotpaiU.
la. , April , 0. [ Special to Tun
Inn. ] Footpads weroyuiming the town last
Ighl , and a half dozen cltl/ens and business
ion were held up whiw on their way home ,
n one instance resistance was offered , and
he thug came near killing his man.
Private homes were qntered and a night of
'onsterimtion ' reigned. , The police force Is
otally unable to prevent these nightly rob-
icries.
j
I.utter Duy Sululs In Section.
L.AMONI , la. , April 0. [ Special Telegram
oTin : BII : : . ] The general annual confer-
jnco of the Reorganised Church of Jesus
Christ or Latter Dayv Saints opened hero
oday with a large niimbor of delegates
'rom thu various societies of the denomlna-
ion. A number of important questions in
volving the internal organism of the society
is It now exUts are to be considered.
Frightfully llnnTcif.
MuisiiAi.i/ro\vN , la. , April 0. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] Lieutenant Lulu
. .ynch of the Salvation army was fright-
'ully burned last evening by her clothes tak
ing lire from a gasoline 'stove. She ran out
f doors , with the wind fanning the blaze
until her clothing was burned off. Shu Is
suffering terrible agoilA , and recovery is
Lloubtful. '
lowii I'oKtolIlno Cliiingf'H.
CIDAII : lUrins , la. , April C. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BII : . ] Notlco was received
icro today from the department at Wash-
ngton that the Cedar Itapids postolllco had
jct'n made a depository for unices in neighbor-
ng towns. The order takes effect April 17.
The olllces have not been named yet , but it
s probable thcro will bo " 00 ol them.
Crlpplutl n Sivitchnmii.
, la. , April ' ,6. , [ Special to Tun
Bin : . ] W. II. Goff , a switchman in the Bur-
ington yards , lost a limb hero this morning
nt 11 o'clock while making a coupling. His
left hand was caught between thu bumpers
iiiiu before ho c.ould .release himself he fell
mid his left limb was r'nn'overAmputation
below thu knee was nccejun , ' .
Ilimlilo tlie-lKhlle.
DCS Moi.vr.s , la. , April (5. ( [ Special Tele-
; ram to THE BIK. ] The ! governor and at
torney general today- decided to order the
ssiio of ' 5,000 copies' of the State Ho'rtl-
cultural scries report Instead of 11,000 as
lierutofore. The report this year Is of un
usual value to horticulturists , and the de
mand has greatly increased.
Crushed by fulling Itock.
BOOM : , la. , April 0. [ Special Telegram to
Tim Br.i : . ] Thomas Hamilton , a miner in
McBernlo's coal mine near hure , was crushed
by rock falling from the roof of thu mine
this morning. Severn ) bones were broken.
Ho may not recover.
His Wound * \Vvru I'ntul ,
CEDAU R.vrins , la. , April 0. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] PelerStantz , who was
shot Tuesday byr. . L. , Bcnnutt , a farmer
living near Spnnvillo , has died from the ef
fects of the wound.
Drouned In tlio Cfdnr.
CEIIAU RAriDrt , la. , April 0. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] An unknown about 00
years old fell into the Cedar river from the
Third avunuo bridge this afternoon and was
drowned.
DKIUV.ITKU Tllblll IEMl'tK.
( rent Secrecy Mulntiiliied by tlio MormoiiN
ItcKiirdlni ; tlm Services.
SALT LAKK CITV , IT. ' . , April C. At the
morning dedication services of the Mormon
tcmplo only the chief dignitaries of the
church were admittcdx All the ceremonies
were neul in the upper or main auditorium
of the temple and close secrecy was observed
as to admittance and the utmost care was
taken to prevent any whisper getting out of
what was done , save as these who could bo
trusted might bo willing to speak. It was
as secret as a Masonic lodge. It had been
talked among thu saints that thcro was an
expectation of some divine appearance or
miraculous sign attending this dedication ,
hut at thoconfentiCO the speakers warned
the people against laylpg stress on such a
thing and none is claimed.
Open services weroi begun by the taber
nacle choir .singing ' Let All Israel Join
and Sing. " Then President Woodruff , after
a few opening remarks ! of a congratulatory
character , delivered the dedicatory prayer ,
which is about fi.OOO words In length , and
was summarled in these dispatches last
night. After prayer nil these present joined
in thu hosanna shout , viz : "Hosanna ,
Hosanna , Hosauna to { God and thu Lamb ,
Amen I Amen ! ! AmttnU ! " Then the con
gregation Joined in singing "Thu Spirit of
God Like a Kire is Burning. "
President George Camion followed in an
address which Is described as being full of
comfort and consolation to the saints.
President Woodruff then spoke comforting
words and uttered a projihecy concerning the
future of the peoplopf < | ) od. This prophecy
Is not tllvulgcd , butls : .understood . to refer to
the growth and prosperity of the church , and
an increase and happincis of the saints.
President Joseph H .i Smith told of thu
building of thu tejnpla find mentioned with
blessings some of ) thuvchicf ones who had
forwarded this work. 'Ho put the question
whether these present felt that the Lord
had accepted of the housodedicated to Him ,
and a tremendous shout of approval was re
turned. Singing "Arise Yo Saints , " closed
the morning services. <
At the afternoon soision delegates wcro
admitted by tickut from thu various states
from British Columbia to Arizona to the
number of 2SO , ami equal secrecy was ob
served. It is understood , however , that the
ceremonies were , so far as possible , an exact
duplication of the morning observances.
Considerable tliio also was taken shouing
the delegations through the temple , which
is gorgeously finished and adorned.
llriitul Crime In KUIISIIB.
SAUNA , Kan. , April.0. An unknown col
ored man entered the House of Mrs. Frost in
the absence of herhu.s8.uid , snatched a child
from her arms , and dashed it to the floor ,
fatally injuring it. Hu then brutally as
saulted the mother. A IKJSSO is in pursuit.
He will bo lynched if caught.
Itulscd thu Cattle Kmlinrco.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 0. Governor Os-
berne today by proclamation raised the embargo
barge on cattle shipped Into Wyoming from
the counties of Wllbarger , Baylor , Throck-
merion , Shackleford , Jouea and Pecos in the
state of Texas.
BOYD'S ' FRIENDS IN CLOVER
Ho Has Full Ohargo of Federal Patronage iu
Nebraska.
OGDEN'S CHANCE TO SUCCEED BAKER
Ircns oT"br.l l < n , llngiirdlrM ( if
I'urly Comicctldiipi , imlorn : tlm lliMtio-
crittlci/iiilKi' for I'm ' I'lislllonVcll
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WASIIISOTON- . C. , April 0. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BIE. ] ICx-Governor Hoyd
of Nebraska has been a busy man since his
arrival hero two days ago. Ho has not ,
however , as has been published lu Nebraska ,
benn engage 1 In trying to put an army of
Nebraska democrats Into olllco. Ho lias
spent the last two nights , and is tonlaht ,
with Secretary Morton , going carefully over
tlio Nebraska Held considering thu situation
and discussing the relative merits of party
men who aspire to positions in the govern
ment service , ami ho hopes next week to bo
in a position to talk business with President
Cleveland.
Governor Boyd was at the white house a
short tlmo today. Ho was cordially re
ceived by the president and made an en
gagement to spend an hour or two with him
nuxt week. The governor will leave for Bos
ton tomorrow night or Saturday morning.
His son is In school nt thu Hub and Mrs.
Boyd is spending a few days with him. The
governor will bo in Boston on Sunday and
Monday. It Is probable tlmt when he re
turns hero he will know how much patroti-
ngo outside of the offices located in the state
will go to Nebraska In Uio way of positions
in the ICxecutlvo department here , special
agencies ami consular and diplomatic offices.
Thu state has buhl thu mission lo Chili and
two or three other positions abroad , and ef
forts will bo made to retain that much pa
tronage for distribution among the Nebraska
democrats.
One place already agreed upon and prom
ised Is the Panama consulship , which is to
go to General Vifqtmin. The general lias
been Informed that hu will got this place ,
and hu leaves for his homo In Nebraska to
morrow to perfect his arrangements to go to
that post of duty. The appointment of
James North of Columbus as collector of In-
Inrnal revenue has also , it is believed , been
agreed upon between Secretary Morton and
Governor Boyd.
Ogdpii's Chances to Sneered 1 ( utter.
Tomorrow Governor Boyd will call upon
Attorney General Olnoy and present the
petition ol Judge Charles Ogden of Omaha
and his formal application for the United
States disttfct attornoyshtp to succeed Ben
Baker. The petition is a most formidable
one. It contain the names of a.bout 100 of
the most influential men of Nebraska , repub
licans and democrats. Among Judge
Ogdeu's endorsers are : Gcorgo B. Lake.
James M. Woolwortn , Frank Irvine , Judge
Davls.John M. Thurston.H. Kountze , Charles
J. Green. W. S. Poppleton , John C. Whar-
tou , K. M. Morseman , Thomas II. Kimball , , ! .
Francis , William F. Beehcl , T. M. Orr , and
all of the leading bankers of Omaha , includ
ing Messrs. Yates , Barlow , Woods , Ford
and Lymati.
In addition thcro nro most of the state
judiciary and the leading railroad and Busi
ness men , not only about. Omaha but Lincoln
"
and other points "among Mr , Ogdcn's en
dorsers. Judge Ogden has the endorsement
of Governor Boyd of course , and it looks as
though ho was decidedly in the lead In the
race , especially since the next principal con
testant. Mr. Goring , is from the same city
whence came United States Marshal White.
Governor Boyd's mall has been enormous
since his arrival , rivaling the largest busi
ness of the busiest democratic congressman.
He spends a couple of hours each morning
In his rooms at the Kbbitt with a stenogra-
l > ner dictating replies to his correspondents
and writing letters transmiltingapplicaUons
for oflico to thu heads of Iho departments.
The governor has entered his endorsement
to a number of fourth-class postmasters , but
thcro is a blockade at the Postofllco depart
ment which holds Nebraska's appointments
back.
The governor has spent most of the time
getting acquainted In the departments. Ho
has called upon all the cabinet officers and
has met most of the principal heads of
bureaus. In short , ho has equipped himself
for olllco getting when once lie begins that
work , which will bo after his conference
with the president and ho learns the situa
tion and Is made oftlcially uwuro of what is
expected of him.
The governor's mail this evening aggre-
galcd almost an armful of letters , nearly all
from Nebraska and about appointments.
It is learned on the highest authority that
the lists of fourth-class postmasters which
are daily being given out at the Postolllco
department are not complete , and that they
give no adequate idea of the extent to which
postmasters are being removed and their
places filled by democrats. This Is a serious
statement and will undoubtedly bo denied In
positive and ofllcial terms , yet It is abso-
lately true and Is made on authority which
cannot bo questioned.
HUNCKV llOICPi : AT Tlllv OKIH.
.Meeting ortlio Democratic Stllto Committee
Ycstrrdiiy.
Tlio bill of faro at the P.ixton hotel was
not sufficient to satiate the gnawing wants
of the hungry democrats who gathered there
yesterday. Tlieir's was a hunger that could
not be stayed by either substantial or deli
cacies , however skillfully prepared. , from the
culinary department of any caravans-iry at
homo or abroad. Tlieir's was a hunger that
the llesh pots of political olllco alone could
relieve.
Mr. Kuclid Martin , chairman of the state
central committee , had called a meeting , and
along with twenty or thirty members of the
committee who attended came applicants of
high and low degree and men who are sup
posed to bo adepts at string-pulling and
skillful wielders of the club that knocks the
fruit from the highest branches of thu fed
eral plum tree. Tonurllngton Castor was
there , and around him clustered scores of
satclltes who want to servo Unc'o Sam in
thu capacity of postmasters In various parts
of the state.
Dr. George L. Miller occupied n rocking
chair In the rotunda most of thu afternoon
and offered words of comfort anil condolence ,
as the cases required , to all who sought his
friendly aid. Ho gave It out straight , how
ever , that ho was lighting no battles except
ing for widows and female orphans. As luck
would have It there were a few cases In the
state where worthy widows and other un
protected women were desirous of securing
positions as postmistresses or microscopic
inspectors of meat. As everybody knows ,
Dr. Miller is n gallant man from top to too ,
and being appealed to In thesu particular
cases ho had no hesitancy in stating that ho
was first , last and forever for the women.
"There Is a deep-laid schemu In the call
ing of this meeting , " said a prominent mem
ber of the committee from the interior of
the state before the meeting was called to
order , "and it is my opinion that It will bo
knocked higher than Gilroy's famous kite. "
What's the scheme ! ' '
Trying lo Kiirhru llnyil.
"Mr. ICuclid Martin is going to make a des
perate effort to gc-t the committee to pass a
resolution calling upon the administration to
submit all applications for appointment to
the executive committee of the state central
committee for approval. If that should carry
you can easily see what u club it would
place in his hand Ho realizes that ho is not
going to have much weight with the admin
istration unless ho can muster sumo such
hacking as tint , and while thcro uro a few
minor contests that are to bo brought before
the committee for adjustment the passage of
a resolution such as I have mentioned Is the
main object of this meeting on the part of
Martin , Crocker of Kearney and others who
fear that they will find themselves holding
the sack when 'he distribution of p.itronago
Is all over , If they do not summon the com
mittee to their support to strengthen them
against Mr. Hoyd ami those he Is recom
mending. "
"Is voting Mr. Hryan In the deal ! "
"No. Hryan mtk'ht Just as well ho In Now
X.calutid as In Washington , so far as having
any inllucucu with the administration Is
concerned. Ho is nothing but a cipher. He
is a 1'ist.ye ir's bird's ne.st , This light that
he has opened on Jim North has sunk him
out of stirht. Jim North don't need to turn
another trick now , he is made a sure winner
by thu ridiculous opposition of Brvan. Jim
will get the revenue olllco whenever ho
wants It. "
Thu sentiment expressed by this war
horse seemed to ho thoroughly supported by
the opinions of nearly all the iiromlnent
leaders present. Thc\ , all seemed lo think
that Hryan's light against North was about
equal to the sting of a sickly mosquito In the
ponderous hack of an elephant.
Srhrmliif ; lor l.ilur'n Slior" .
With regard to the district attorneyship
thcro seemed to bo a variety of opinions.
Mr. A. J. Sawyer , who has been credited
with having aspirations In the direction of
that ortlce , was present and denied that no
had any such intentions. His denial was
not a forcible one , however.
"I shall probably not be In the Held for the
office of United States district attorney"
was about the way he put It.
Mr. Matt Miller , the. man of beaming
face from Huller , was not too modest
to admit tlmt ho was after the olllco. Ho
realized that he had strong opposition in the
camlidauy of Matt Gering and Judge Ogden.
but ho still had hope that he might be en
abled to serve the Department of Justice
during the present administration In the
capacity of district attorney.
"Tho thing is all settled , " said a gentle
man who was not talking for publication but
as a ufatter of general information. "Judge
Ogden will bo the next district attorney.
Matt Gering cannot win now , because the
administration will not insult the democrats
of Nebraska by appointing two men from the
same little tovui to two of the best positions
in the state. "
Hut thcro were many others who were
just as positive that Mr. Gering would be
the man to succeed Mr. linker as that they
would get their supper or ride homo on a
railroad pass.
There was very little talk about the prob
able successor to Collector Alexander in the
customs ofllco. Those who did express an
opinion thought that Con Gallagher would
bo the man.
Uncle Sum's Hungry Country Cousins.
Hut there was a perfect swarm of aspirants
for country postolllces. They were present
to settle contests that had arisen In their
county central committees with regard to
the party most entitled to the approval and
support of the organisations , and they
wanted a recommendation from the state
central committee ! . It would require one
side of a special edition to give the names
and thu standing of all the aspirants am ! the
conditions of thu light In eieh individual
case , but hero are a few of those who were
hoforo the committee or had friends working
in tneir behalf :
A. A. Parks of Norfolk wants to bo post
master at his homo toxvn. Notwithstanding
the fact that he is an editor , being the owner
and publisher of the Herald , ho believes his
chances are good for the appointment , and
ho wanted the support of the committee and
got it.
Henry ICochlcr of Blue Hill wants to bo
postmaster , and so far as the committee is
concerned his chances appear to ho hopeful.
G. II. McElhenny of Lgxingtoh is also de
sirous of securing control of his homo town
postofllco and his baching scorns to bo pretty
good.
S. C. Schooley of Cozad wants to handle
the mail matter , that pnsw-s in and out of
that town , and ho was on hand to get his
sails filled with wind.
W. D. Roberts was in a like frame of mind
with regard ID his relation to the public at
the town of Gothenburg
After L'ollHIllhlllpJ 1111(1 l.llllll Olllci'8.
Henry T. Strickllng of Omaha Is not
hankering after an oflico within the narrow
confines of the state. His aspirations have
wings to them. They swim the stas and
picture to Mr. Strickling the pleasures and
the delights of a consulship at Hioga. Japan.
Ho has a string of recommendations as long
as his arm , and his candidacy seemed to
meet with approval before the committee.
Senator John Mattes was not present ex
cepting in astral form , perhaps , but his
friends were not backward In stating that
ho woull bo In the ring for the appointment
as corn food commissioner to Horlin.
Mr. B. Meyer of Norfolk will he satisfied
if he is made shipping clerk at Valentine.
This is an office connected with the Uosobud
rcsji'vation.
Representative Luikart was once upon a
tlmu n candidate for the office of United
States marshal. His cuuso was espoused by
Congressman Bryan , and thereby hangs the
tale of his grief. lie was on hand protesting
that ho was not looking for any olllcc within
the gift of the administration , but some of
Ills friends gave It out that his aspirations
had taken a drop and that when he saw his
hopes of securing the marshalship snuffed
out he at once lixed his gaze upon the O'Neill '
land office and would sink or swim , live or
die In the attempt , to got the place.
Mr. M.J. Hughes of Chadron and his friends
were staking out the most fo.isible route to
the land olllco At Chadron. and they seemed
to feel confident that they had discovered it
through the kindly assistance of ex-Govurnor
Boyd , Secretary Morton and others.
J. R Crocker will bo content with the
postoflico at Kearney and nothing less.
15. J. Hall , editor of the Grand Island Demo
crat , wants the postolllcu of his town , and ho
is not afraid to say so. Ho appears to be on
a pretty safe track.
J. K. Mulluttof Lexington wants to bo post
master.
J. R Sherman was mixing around among
the boys looking after his interests in the
effort to got a po.sto.nico appointment it
Wahoo.
George Stcrnsdorff of Omaha was hustling
around , but snld ho was simply on a stil"
hunt. It is understood that ho has boor
offered a deputyship under Marshal White
but he is after larger game.
A fluid of livportitrx.
About twonty-ilvo memborsof the commit
tee were present , in the cafe to answer to
the roll call when thu meeting was called to
oiiler by Mr. Martin.
"Tlio llrst thing to be decided , " said the
chairman after roll call , "is whether this is
to bo a secret mooting of the committed only ,
or Khali wo permit reporters and others who
may wish to attend to remain and hoar the
proceedings. "
"As I understand it , " spoke up Mr. Crocker ,
"this Is to ho a sort of a family affair , in
which several matters ot Interest only to
democrats and to members of the commit
tee arc to he discussed , and I therefore move
that none hut members of the state central
commit tee ho allowed to remain in the room. "
The motion went through without a dls-
sentlng vote , and the reporters and others of
the common herd left thu room.
The first matter th.it came up for adjust
ment was the contest over the postolllco at
Kxotor. The contestees were Mr. James
Kelly and Mr. 1) . / . ICochendofftii1 , the lat
ter having held the oflieo during Mr. C'love-
land's former administration. In tills case
the absurdity of the petition racket was
fully Illustrated. Both applicants had se
cured a majority of the members of the
county central committee , and when the
member of the state central committee
from that county beheld this ridiculous
situation tin refused to sign either one of
the applications. The matter was discussed
for more than an hour , and some pretty hot
words were exchanged. The whole business
was linally referred back to the countj cen
tral committee for adjustment.
Thcro was a contest from the town of
Ponca over applications for iioslolllco ap
pointment. After a brief discussion the
committee decided to endorse the application
of Mr. C. F. Orr.
It was linally decided that the committee
would endorse all applications having the
approval of a majority of the county central
committees In their respective counties and
I CONTINUE 11 ON sicoxi ) IMOB.J
SAVED THE CHAIR
Twenty Sotiatora Veto to Sustain the Liou-
tcnant Qovcnior on a Ruling.
HAD A LIVELY SETTO OVER THE JOURNAL
Attempt to ( Lrrcct it by Omitting the Ob
jection to the Rnto Bill ,
SENATOR CLARKE LEADS THE FIGHT
Ho Asks that the Record of the Bill's ' Pnssngo
Bo Cleared Completely ,
BRIBERY REPORTS MADE IN THE HOUSE
Commlttfoi tliitt Limited IntothoSi-iiiitorlnl
Content and Insurance Hill .Mutters 1'ro-
si'iit Tlu'lr rindliiKH Itoutlno
Work uf tint Undies.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April -Special [ Telegram
to Tut : Hun. ] 'I'lio senate transacted no
business today until after this Joint conven
tion adjourned at 4U : ! ) this afternoon. Hut
tlio proceedings after tlmt were lively enough
to inalte up for any loss ol time that might
have occurred through tlu > consideration of
the Impeachment matters. Before the joint
convention adjourned it was quite generally
known that bovcral of the friends of the
maximum rate bill which passed yesteitiay
were Intending to amend the journal of yes
terday's proceedings if they could muster
the v tcs to do it , and consequently the
lobby was well illled with spectators who
had gathered In prospect of u row.
The entire proceedings of the senate yes
terday were Included In tne journal for last
Saturday , as the senate took a
recess on that day over Sunday ,
consequently the journal of the four
days was something enormous In its
proportions , and its reading would evidently
consume considerably more than an hour's
time. There were a number of motions to
suspend the reading , but each motion was
defeated by the objections of Senator Clarlte.
His persistence in objecting raised the ire of
many of the senators and they did not hesi
tate to express their disapproval in sldo re
marks calculated to rullle the temper of
the young senator from Douglas.
rir.it of ( hi ) Itmv.
When the secretary reached that part of
the journal containing the protest of the
senators who had all alonu opposed the rate
bill against its passage Clarke moved that It
bo stricken from the record on the ground
that it contained statements that were un.
true. As had been expected the motion
raised a row.
Senator North asked Clarke whether ho
wanted the journal to contain a correct rec
ord of the proceedings or whether ho wanted
it to contain a falsehood ,
"No , " replied Clarke , "hut that protest
you signed contained a statement that was
a falsehood , and you know it. "
Senator Dale claimed that the senate had
a perfect right to strike from the record
anything that was not correct , and ho as
serted that when the senators on the other
side signed the protest they signed their
names to what they knew to bo a falsehood.
Then Dale and Lowley hail a lively tilt.
"Will you get upon the Iloor of this senate
anil say that the railroad bill was read thrco
different times as It was the last tiinoi"
asked Lowley.
"The record shows " retorted
so , Dale.
Compliment * Kinft-rly i\cliniicpil.
"Answer mo , yes or no 1" shouted Lowloy ,
petting excited in his turn.
"You should have objected sooner , " re
plied Dale.
"Yes or no ! " and this time the voice of the
senator from Seward rose into n shriek
that convulsed the galleries and startled the
lobby.
"I'll not do It " the
, was angry response of
Dale in a voice equally as loud , and the col
loquy ended in snouts of merriment ou both
sides of the chamber.
When order was restored the motion was
declared to bo'out of order and the reading
of the journal was again resumed. JHi
moro trouble was In store when tno sec
retary reac.hetl the personal explanation
made by the lieutenant governor vesterday
when ho placed the railroad bill on its llnal
passage.
Clarke again moved that the Journal bo
corrected and the presiding ofllcer's state
ment be- stricken out for the reason that
that ofllclal. not being a member of the sen
ate , had no right to have a personal explana
tion spread upon the records.
ItiKlit of Mil.DTK ) to tin Kecorilml.
The lieutenant governor requested the
president , pro loin to take the chair pending
the settlement of the approaching struggle.
President Correll ruled that an explana
tion of the presiding olllcer upon any matter
affecting the rights and privileges of mem
bers of the senate was proper matter to bo
spread at largo upon the journal.
Clarke appealed from the decision of the
chair , but the senate sustained thu ruling by
a vote of IS to M.
The questions at dispute having been set
tled satisfactorily to the majority , If not to
the satisfaction uf thu Independents , Sena
tor Babeock moved that further reading bo
dispensed with , hut before the motion could
bo put Stewart precipitated another conflict
by calling up a personal explanation inado
by blip yesterday when ho arose to a ques
tion of privilege while the senate was under
call.
call.At
At that tlmo he asserted that the rules
governing the senate while under a call had
not only been violated by the members who
maintained thu deadlock , hut that they had
beuii Ignored by the presiding ollleer. Ho
therefore had demanded the regular order.
The chair held that his explanation was
out of order. Today he insisted that It be
tniidu a part of yesterday's record on the
ground that the senate could uover gut
Itself In condition where a senator could not
arise to a question of privilege , and have 1m
explanation made a matter of record.
Stomirt Ajjnliiitt .Muur | * .
The lieutenant governor entered upon a
lengthy explanation In defense of his ruling
of yesterday , and closed by saying that ho
had all along intended to present the matter
to the senate and libido by us decision.
Stewart stoutly maintained that the chair
had no right to submit the question to the
senatu. Moreover , he said that ho proposed
to hold the lieutenant governor to account
for ) ils presumption In holding back u ques
tion of privilege.
Senator Dale proceeded to warm up in the
vicinity of his collar. He said with nn em
phasis that made the windows rattle , that
the matter had a rU'lu to go in the record ,
and that it should go them.
The lieutenant governor brought the sen
ator from llarlan up , standing , with a re
sounding whack of the gavel , and said that
If the senate so ordered the explanation
made by Stewart would go on the record ,
otherwise net.
I ) l Called Dow u.
During the roll call Dale , In anivur to