Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1884, Page 1

) THE M OMAHA DAy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. | Sterman and lfafiflm: filavc the Ensan- guined Garment, Ex-Speaker Keifer Shows His Temper. His Row with Boynton Now Be- fore the House, And an Investigation is Promptly Ordered. Very Spicy and High-Toned Lettors Read, | —_— FORTY-EIGHTH CUNGRESS, HENATE, WasmixaroN, January 20.--Mr, Voat E‘Iem. Mo.) from the committee on pub- © lands, reported favorably a bill re- pealing the timber culturo laws. Mr. Cameron, (rep. Wis.) introduced a bill to establish’ the territory of North Dakota. Mr. Platt (rep. Conn.) offered a reso- lution tor which he ssked immediate con- sideration, directing the committee on postoftices and post roads to inquire whether telegraphic changes have bLeen injuriously affected by the large stock dividends of the Western Union compa- ny, or on cousolidations or contracts with competing or other companies and whether through the gold and stock tel- egraph company, otherwise the Western Union company, there has beenZprescrib- «ed rules or regulati+ns for the transmis- sion of press news. The resolution au- thorizes the committee to send for the persons and papers. Objection was made by Mr. Sherman, (vep. 0.) and the resolution went over until to-morrow. Mr. Sherman’s res- olution on the Virginia and Mississippi elections were then taken up. Mr. Sherman said that since the begin- ning of the sessien he had felt thatrecent events in Virginia and Mississippi wereof such importance as to demand a full and impartial investigation of the causes whicheled to them. The real facts in- volved a proper coustitutional remedy to prevent a recurrence, and, if necessary, to further secure all Awerican citizens frecdom of speech in the open assertion of their political opinions, and the peace- ful exercise of the right to vot®. Now that suflisient time had elapsed to allay to someZextent the excitement caused by these 6vents, he hoped the senate would make this investigation, 80 that our citizens of every state might more fully understand just how far the natinal government would protect them in the enjoyment of their rights, or if it was helpless or listless that no longer relying upon barren declarations of the constitution, each man for himeelf might appeal to the right of self-defence or to the hoasted American right of migration to more friendly regions. The allegations in this resolution as to the Danville riot or mas- #acre were, he said, founded upon state- wments in the publio prints supported by other witnesses and their subsatantial truth was also verified by the published statements of a member of this body, the senator from the state of Virginia. The allegations as to Missisaippi were founded upon captious narrations in the public prints, the proceedings of public meotings and the acts and failure to act of officers of the state guvernment, in- cluding governor, judges of courts, and juries. 1f these siatements ere true, then in both those states thero has been Some organized conspiracies to subvert thel freedom of elections, accompanied bv yurder and violence in many forms. The crimes reported are not ordinary crimes but those of the provailing ma- jority to subvert by violence the highest constitutional priveleges of citizens and cannot from their nature be inquired of, or punished by the ordinary tribunals. He had no desire to open up sectional Qquestions or renew old strife; still, if these allegations are true, it would be cowardly and a shrinking from tho gravest public dnty to allow such events to deepen into precedents which would subvert the foundation of republicanlin- stutions and convert our elections into organized crimes. 1f the crimes alloged by these resotu- tions were the result of a chance out- brenk or riot between opposing parties or different races of men, they might properly e left to be dealt with by local authorities, but if they were the part of the machinery devised by one party to deter another party or race from the freedom of elections, or the free, open exprossion of politicalopinions, then they oonstitute 2 crime against the national government, and the highest duty of the overnment was to maintain at every azard equal rights and privileges of citigens. It was notsufiicient to say that the elections referred to were not nation- al elections. The governmentprescribed the duties of states in respectfto liberty, property and the elective franchise, and citinens of any state were citizens of the United States, This point and the right of congress to provide any additional safeguards for these rights werc dwelt upon. He then took up the matter of race antagonism arising out of emancipations, and said be could pardon the prejudices of race caste, .J even local ties, and the Amer- jean peools, he thought, had waited with great forbearance for the time when con- stitutional rights would be repected without regard to race or color, creed or P‘I'}ythe time had come when inembers of the republican party, through whose sgency largely the cxistence of the gov- ernm:nt had been maintained, could not enjoy constitutional rights. If men were murdered at the ballot box without fear on the part of the murderers of punish- ment, if they wero drivon from their homes by outrage and terror and that black and white alike were subjected to ostracism and injustice and as a party disfranchised, then indeed was patient ‘inquiry demanded and a full, open, maaly assertion that the rights and cqual- ities of all should be maintained and enforced at every hazard It the Capisxh ocounty ~resolutions were the creed of the democratio y of the south, then indeed was the war & failure, Hewaa assured by gentle- men too, that they were the creed of nine-tenths of the party in power inj Mississippi. He would conduct the in- vostigation charitably and with all re. gard for the natural prejudices of men in their situation, and would give them every right gunranteed other American citizena, and in return would demand equal freedom forall other ocitizena of whatever color or party, and if the state could or would not guarantee this, then the nation should. Mr..Mahone (ind., Va.) followed Mr. Sherman. His speeech was similar in character to the addross ho recently is- aued to the public concerning Virginia's situstion. He snid this was the first time in the glorious history of Virginia that political ends were achieved by such festering methods as gave rise to tho Danville massacre. He had no fear that an investigation would bring a stain upon the escutcheon of the majority in that state, but that upon the violent faction would be found the responsibility and the blood of her murdered citizens. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Mahone's remarks calls of *‘vote” were heard, and | the chair announced the question to be on agrecing to the resolution. A demand for the yeas and nays was made without remark from any democratic senator, the matter was brought to a vote and the resolution passed by 33 yeas to 20 nays. Mr. Logan (rep. IIL) had called up and passed a juint resolution approprat- ing $11,000 tor the improvement ot the pool above the dam near Rock Island arsenal. Mr. Voorhees (dem. Ind.) offored a resolution, which was agreed to, in- structing the committee on postoffices and postroads to_inquire as to the ex- pediency of admitting newspapers, peri- odicals and other printad reading matter to the mails free of postage. The senate resolved to attend the funeral of Representative Mackey to- morrow afternoon. The resolution appropriating £50,000 for the maintenance of destitute Indians was increased to $100,000 and passed. The house bills making appropriations of §375,000 for the rebate on the tobacco tax, and 821,906 for expenses of the legislature of New Mexico, passod. The bill providing a method forsettling incomplete titles to Mexican land grants on lands derived from Mexico by the United States in New Mexico, Wyoming, Arvizona and Utah, was discussed at length, but without action the senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOUSE, Mr. Pettibone (rep., Tenn.) offered a resolution, which was adopted unani- mously, providing for the funeral cere- moniee over the late E. W. M. Mackey, of South Carolina, to be held in this hall to-morrow at 1 o'clock, directing the clerk to invite members of the senate to be present. Mr. Broadhead (dem., Mo ) presonted a petition signed by 2,335 citizens of St. Louis, asking for improvement of the Missicsippi river. Referred, The speaker laid before the house a communication from the secretary of war, in response to the resolution calling for information as to the average number of commissioned officers in the army from the 4th of March, 1857, and 4th of MaZch, 1861, and between the 4th of March, 1857, and the 4th of March, 1881, The secretary atates that for the firat period the average number was 3,474, of whom 150 were tried by court martial and 122 convicted. The following bills were introdaced: By Mr. Matson, (dem. Ind.,) to increase pensions of widows and dependent rela- tives of deceased soldiers. By Mr* Wood (dem. Ind.,) to prevent the employment of operatives on railway trains more than 12 hours out of the 24 By Mr. Wilson (rep. Iowa) providing for the inspection and certification of meat products for exportaion. By Mr. Morrill (rep, Kas.)—Pensioning | widows and children of deceased soldiers. By Mr. Blanchard (dem.,La.)—Calling jon the president for information con- corning the arrest, in January, 1883, of Bonjamin 8. Lewis and other American citizens by the Columbia government. By Mr. Wood (dem., Ind.)—To re- duce the tariff rates on different kinds and qualities of sugars; also to reduce the duty on woolen goods, flannels, blan- kets, women aud children’s dress goods, and ready made clothing. By Mr. Washburn (rep., Minn )~ Authorizing the construction of & bridge across the Mississippi at St. Paul, By Mr. ( (dem., Mo.)—To pre- vent the adalwration of sugar and mo- lasses, By Mr, Hewitt (dem., N. Y,)—To au- thorize the title of a newspaper to be copyrighted, By Mr. Bennett (dem., N. C.)—To prevent the ‘ntermarriasge of whites and negroes in the Distriet of Columbia. By Mr. Warner (dem., 0.)—To better seoure the stability of paper currency. Mr, Hopkins (dem., Pa.), rising to @ quention of privilege, presented a pre- amble and resolution to the effect that as Hon. J. Warren Keifer (rep. O) has charged Gen. Boynton, Washington cor- respondent of The Cincinnati Commer- cial-Gazette, with having approached him corruptly while speaker of the house of the last congress, that a special com- mittee of the house to investigate the matter be appointed, Mr, Keifor arose and sent to the clerk’s desk a letter which he had writ- ten to Boynton under cate of the 28th inst., in answer toa letter to Boynton, asking Keifer to cause an investigation into the charges against him (Boynton) and threatening that unless Keifer caus- ea steps to be taken to that end by to- duy he (Boynton) would make his letter public. Keifer's reply islong and filled with more bitter denunciations of Boyn- ton and his co-laborer, W. B. Shaw,both of whom he ssys lost no opportunity to defame him in their ~ dispatches Ho culls Boynton a liar, defamer and lobbyist, and refusing to move for an investigation, charged him with hav- ing forged and published, last summer, a letter purporling to have been written by Keifer to the secretaryof the treasury, and asserts that Boynton said to him (Keifer) that he was a fool for not mak- ing money whileJepeaker, as Blaine and Colfax had done, and that there was still plen'y of money to be made if the Mo Garrahan bill could be got through; that it provided for the issue of many millions of acres of valuable land scrip, and that there would be an abundance to divide. The letter closes witha suggestion that Boynton publish bk letter and this re- ply together. Keifor then sent up a latter from Mr, Boynton dated Februory 27, 1883 asking him (Koifer) to recognize Dunnell for the purpose of moving a suspension of the rules and the passsge of the MoGarre- han claim, saying he thought the claim fair but had no snterest in it. Mr. Keifer then rehearsed at same length the interview on the McGarrahan olaim, and said their acquaintance ceasod when Boynton suggestsd thero was money to be made by the passage of the McGarrahan bill, and he has neverspoken to him since. Ho hoped the resolution would by opened wide enough to admit W. B. Shaw, and quoted from tho testi- mony of Charlos Obert before the com- mitteo to invostigate the Pacific Mail steamship subsidy, to the effect that Shaw received $1,5600 for his services, ote. . Budd (dem., Col.) asked Mr. Keifer if, as speaker, he did not admit Boynton to the gallery. Mr, Keifer replied that congress ad journed two day's after he learned that Boynton was a lobyist. Mr. Hopkins said the communication frow General Boynton to the speaker of the house should be read. Mr. Springer (dem. T11.) took tha re- spousibility of having the communication read as a part of his remarks The let- tor, after reciting the leading points in Keifor's letter, said: ‘‘Having thus called your attention to the grave charges” made in writing by ex- Spoaker Keifer, which I pronounce utterly devoid of truth, I have the honor to inclose herewith the full text of the lettor, together with correspondonce por- taining thereto and through you respect- fully request that the house order an in- vestigation of the matter. The resolution was amended 80 as to iuclude any member of the press having aseat in the reporters’ gallery against whom charges might be preferred and adopted. r. Randall (dem. Pa.) submitted a conference report on the Greeloy relief bill. Adopted. Adjourned. e— THE IOWA LEGISLATURE. Sull the Bills Pour In—Allison Again Elected. Des Moixgs, January 29.—The house was deluged again this afternoon with a flood of bills et all kinds, none of which are of any particular importance, being mostly of a local character. Several local flilln were reported back with fav- orahle recommendatia. The house voted for United States senator, the result be- ing: Allison 50, Hall 45, Olark 1. John- son and Hamblin and Bolter and Hol- brook paired. The final election occurs to-morrow noon. The speaker and. pros- ident of the senate will to-morrow prob- ably appoint committeos to visit tho state institutions, and it is though’ both houses will then adjourn till about the 10th of February. The reason for the election of Senator Allison again is a discrepancy in the law, which provides for the election on the second Tuesday after organization. The legislature ef- fected a permanent organization on Tues- day the 16th, and a temporary one on Monday the 15th, so to make a sure thing another election was held this week. In the senate a_j»int resolution favor- ing an appropriation for the Hennepin canal passed by a vote of 44 to 1. The vote for United States sanator resulted: Allison 35, Hall 7, Lowe 1. A concurrent resolution was adopted for a recess from to-morrow to Tuesday next for the committees to visit state in- stitutions, A bill was passed appropriating $1,000 for the captors of the Barbor brothers, Adjourned. e — e A Terrible sxpionion, Sr. Pavw, January 29— A special from Winnepeg says: News is just received of & terrible explosion on ihe Canadian Pacific railway east of Port Arthur. The |y, explosion occurred on the £2nd instant, at Fay & McLennan's contract. and was caused by a dynamite cartridge left near thestove. It killed Sidney H. Fuy, Joseph K. McGillenray, John E. Me. Dougall and John Burbank Fay, Magnus McClure. The first two lived three hours and the others were killed in- stantly. e — Park Compauy Property Aitached. Mixyearovis, January 29, —A Livings- ton, Montana, special says: Goorge Car- ver & Co., wholesale merchants ‘of Liv- ingston, have levied an attachment on certain property of the National Park Tmprovement company, to secure pay- ment of a bill for a large amount, The property attached consists of sawmills, cattle, horses, etc., bolonging to the comypany outside of the park, e —— Cincinnuu's Best Friend, Cinersnaty, O., Janusry 29.—Reuben Springer has given $20,000 to furnish the buildings for an art school which has just been liberally endowed by Judge Nicholas Langworth, in pursuance of the wishes of his father, Jos. Langworth, recently di- ceased, Mr. Springer’s gift will be nsed to add two stories the the Cincinnati col- lege building, Walnut streel, near 4th, for use as an art school, Busted in ada. Toroxto, January 29.—~The American Lumber company assigned. The company had a capital of a million dollars, and was formed some years ago snd owned exten- sive limits and wills, The banks mainly interested wre the Toronto bank, Quebec bank, and bank of commerce, The liabi- lities foetup close to a million dollars, half which is secured to thebank of commerce, the largest creditor. {Wrecked b tock. CuaTraNooas, Jan. 29 —The west bound passenger train on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis R. R., from here,at five o'olock this morning ran into rock on the track about 20 miles from here and a serious wreck was the conse- quence. Kugineer Dick Surree was killed, fireman Boaine fatally injured, and a brakeman seriously injured. o ——— A Man ot His Word. KenvarLviug, Indiana, January 20, — Martin Sellers, of this place, was sum- moned to testify againat ¢, C. Cain, cherged with the murder, being tried at Albion. He romarked he would kill him- self rather than testify. Bhortly aftor- wards he went to his room and shot him- solf, dying iustantly Going for Swek mbling. ALsany, Jan, 20.-—Abill was introdue- ed in the assembly declaring void *‘all contracts, written or verbal, for sale or transfer of any stock of any eompany un- less the party coutracting to sell or trans- for shall be in actual possession of such stock,” ete., ete, OMAHA, NEB. WEI SDAY MOR KICKING KEIFER. B '\ Row Witk 20 Avmudons of Vih- peration, Boynton's Wrath and Very Grave Charges. Sneers, Taunts, and Abuse Fly- ing Thiok. The Two Lotters Which Made Keifer Mad. Specimens of a Correspondent's Bile Stirring Epistalatory Gymnastics, KEIFER'S ROW.} BOYNTON'S WRATHY LETTER Wasminoron, D. O, Jan, 29, '84, Accompanying the resolution offered in the house this afternoon by Hopkins providing for a committee to investigate the charges of corruption made by speak- er Keife r against Geo, W. Buynton were two letters written by the latter to ex- spoaker Keifer concerning the subject matter of the charges, and referred to by Keifer to-day in his statement to the House. The first of these communica- tions montioned by Keifor in his re- marks a8 “‘a sourulous lotter” was as follows: v WasHiNaToN, January 26. llol&. J. Warren Keifer, House of Represent- atives: Dear Sir—About a week ago you saw fit w declare before the house committee on accounts, where your official action is undergoing investigation, that a ‘‘clique of correspondents” had misreprosented yon before the public because you had defeated a claim they had attempted to lobby through congress, and called on by several correspondents and asked for the manner and specifications you were pleased to use my name in this con- nection snd claimed that you had letters from me which would be preduced in the proper time to make good your charge. Chereupon I publicly denounced your statement so far as it related to me as dishonorable and false-and challenge you to make good your charges before tho committee of investigation. Tn the multiplicity of your public du- ties and the added tax upon your time, your attention has not been attract- ed to this published card. I there foro tako the liberty of inolos- ing it to you with the remark that T cannot conceive it possible for an honorable man to have made such charges as you have thus circulated and have maintaied since, when asked for proofs on which they were based. In renewing my proposition to test your chargesbefore an open committee empowred tu send for persons and papers and to administer'oaths, I desire to give you the widest possible field for your in- quiries by now asserting that 1 have never had neither a direct or contingent personal interest in auy claim or other legislation tpem:ling be- fore either 'house of congress during my servife as a correspondent in Washington, Since I am amenable to the rules of the house, and hold a seat in the press gallery subjoct to its will, proof of charge or any similar charge woul cure my expulsion from the gallery effect my disgrace. But, on the other hand, n} you decline to assume your cwn words, it ought not to overtask your power of perception to see your pditical associates will have abun- ant reason to be mortified on account of their Jate complimentary votes for you, and thst the country will have the right to conclude that you are without manli- ness or sentiments of honor, and move on 80 lew aud base a plane of political morals that you regard false charges against hunorable men a8 proper weapons to wield when you are yourself arraigned before a committee members, on charges of most questionable conduct and find they are likely to be proved against you, Unless you withdraw theso charges or take action bebore the close of Mouday’s session, looking to submitting tham to an wmvestigation, L shall consider myself at liberty to make this letter public as evi- dence to sustain your oh?rulel 5 eepectfully Yours, poH. V. BovnToN. THR SLCOND LETTER, The second lover was from Boynton to Keifer, in reply to the latter’s letter of January 28, to General Boynton which has been read in the house w-day as o part of Mr, Keifer's statoment. Gen- eral Bodnton's letter was in part as fol- lows: ‘WASHINGTON, Sanuary 28, Hon. J. Warren Keifer—Sir:—Your charges 1 have twice publicly declared utterly without foundation in trath, In the face of your repetitions of themand your additions of pretended details I still deciare your whole charge so far as it reflects on me, to be unqualfiedly false, and assert further that I never held any conversatien whatever with you concerning the provisions of the McGar- rahan bill, which, by the way, was re. ported favorably by a committee of your own appointment, that 1 never saw a oopy of the bill until your charges against me appeared and never read it until after the reception of your letter of this date, When the public become aware of the pitiable spectacle you have made before the commitiee charged with investigation your shameful abuse of the power eutrusted you as speaker of the last house, no one will be surprised at the manner in which you seek toavoid responsibility for your false accusations. Repeating my esrnest desire to meet you whenever our differing statements can be tested by sworn testimony, I sub- scribe myself, very truly, H. V. Bovxron, BOYNTON INTERVIEWED, General Boynton, in an interview at the close of General Koifer's speech to- day, said he had simply to say, on the respousibility he was seon to sssume under oath before & committee of inves- tigation, that he never had one word of conversation with General Keifer on the merits of the McGurrahan billas any time or wi: where except as stated in his published letter, and that the in® oluded dotails of the conversation with him, as given by Keifer on the floor to- day, formed a alechood, and «rat he desired his denial to be consid- ered oo broad a8 to cover every point G, JANUARY 30, 1884 of that speech and his lot. tor which suggested corrupt notisn, —— Congressman Valentine's Retarn, Spocial Dispatoh to Tn B, Wasiizetox, January 20, Congross- man Valentine expoots to leave for Ne- braska to-morrow on acoount of the con- tinued illness of his wife, and will proba- bly remain there a week. Crrsent Onask, — GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, NIHILISTIO PLOTS, Sr. Prrersnura, January 20,—Sabi- loff, an ofticor of gend'armes sont to Kharkof by the government to investi- gate ni m, was assassinated on the 20th inst. The police have discoverod a Ylut for an uprising of poasauts in Little Russia and also a scheme for putting strychnine in the czar's bread, Many arrests have been made. THE FRENCH RUDGET, Pants, January 20.—The senato unan- imously adopted the exteaordinary budget as passed by the chamber of dep- uties. OFF FOR BQYTT. Loxpox, January 29, —It is rumored that the Britigh floet in the Mediterra- nean has been orderod to Alexandria in view of the unsettled condition of atfairs in Egypt. OOMMEROIAL TREATIRS, MabriD, January 29.—The governor has resolved to carry out treaties of com- merce with England and the United States, REFUGRRS FROM KLOBEID, * Kuawroun, January 20.—A refugee from Elobeid reporta he saw Major Von Zookendorf stabbed to death while in bed in @ hospital. Edmund O'Donovag, cor- respondent of The Daily News, was killed near General Hieks. The rest of the Europeans in the army he saw dead after the battle. He says EiMahdi sold large quantities of watches, rings and the like, Sheikh Obode had summoned Khartoum to surrender to avoid bloodshed. The town 18 quiet but the soldiers are clamor- ing for pay. The arzival of Gen, Gordon is anxiously awaited. Hussein Pasha is offering O.bl ructions to every measure, THE TIMES TURNS TAIL. Loxpoy, January 29.-—The Times in a leading a ticle says. The fact that Baron Rothschilds has lent the khedivo nearly & million pounds implies the confidence of financiers that England has taken Egypt in hand and will see her safoly through her trou- bles. England cannot retire now without exposing Egypt to a worse con- dition of unarchy than that which pre- vailed under Arabia Pasha. Permission to erect a monument to Luther at Riga was refused by the Rus- sian authorities. BURIAL OF A DETECTIVE, ViENNA, January 20.—The funerai of the murdered detective Black, was at- tended by an immense throng of people. Wreaths in great numbers were placed on the coflin The murderer has shown suchfviolence at times that it is necessary to place him in irons. FORBIDDEN BOOKS, Paris, January 29.—Circulation is for- bidden in France of the book containing articles from The Nouve Ile Revue, so ¥ronly libelous of the German Imperial amily. e eem—— RAILROAD RATES. THE OUT OONTINUES, Jn1cAGO, January 29.—Roads east of the Missouri river and parties to the Western Trunk Line association contin- ued to-day to ignore the order of the Union Pacific to restore freight rates to Utah points, and issued schedules cover- ing that territory atthe cutrate which has been prevailing on the Burlington. The agent of thoUnion Pacific in this city,as- serts that they are refusing to adopt the restored rate, The llinois G. A, R, BroomiNamon, I, January 29,—The Pantagraph's Decatur special says: The eighth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Illinois, will meet at Decatur to-morrow. There aro thirty-three posts in the state, with a membership of 16,000, a gan of 10,000 members during the year, Six hundred t0 eight hundred will be present of whom are now here aud arriving by every train, Governor Hamilton will arrive to-morrow night. The national commander from Indianapolis arrives to- n ght. Among those who will be candi- dates fer grand commander of the state are Colonel Digkinson, «f Danville; Col- onel Metheny, of Bpri . Generul McOlernand, of Springtield; General Mo- Nulta, of Bloomington, and Warden J, H. McClaughrey, of the Joliet peniten- tiary. many e Telegraph Sell Out. NEw York, January 20,—A Baltimore speoial to The Tribune says: Rumors gain oredence that the action of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company in placing so many prominent Western Union men in charge of the management of its tele- graph business has been incontemplation of its ultimate intention of & union with the Western Union company. The Tri- bune also notes that a prominent official of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph company remarked that it is understood the Poatal company was trying to sell out, but to what company he refused to say. 4 o —— Burlington's Picket Oflice, Cn10ago, January 29.—Inconsequence of the withdrawal of the tripartite roads from the Iowa pool and the establishment of & union tio{:l office in Omuha, the Burlington road has given formal notice that it will open its own ticket office in the rooms formerly occupied by the lowa pool, February 1st, T — A Heavy Judgment, Jourer, 1L, January 20,—Judgment was to-day rendered in favor of J. Sex- ton, of Chicago, against Cook county, TIL., in the smount of 136,024, Bexton was a contractor for the brick work on the county court house in Chicago. Plaintiff took & chango of veuue to Will county, ng for $236,000. The de- fense gave notice of nu sppeal, i —— A Long Sought Key, Br. Louis, January 20 —A dispatoh from Matamoras, Moxico, says: R Father Damazo Boto, of Consordia, stute of Vera Oruz, has discovered the koy to Aztec writing ol ettt | AR 5 e NO. 191, " THE EVIL DOERS. (A Marderer Tracked by the Nails in Hiis Boots, His Guilty Conscienoe Makes Him Ory Out. No New Light on the Murder of Amelia Olsen, A Store and Safe Burgled Suoces- A Hoavy Shortage in a Paymaster's Accounts, ORIME AND CRIMINAKLS. THE AMELIA OLSEN MURDER, Oitcaco, January A coroner's jury to-day began an investigatioa of tho mysterious Amelia Olsen murder, No new light haa thus rar beon thrown on the caso The county physician testified that the young girl had not been out- raged. A QUILTY OONSCIENCE. Omroaco, January 20.--Tho Inter- Ocean’n Paris ([11.) apecial says ex-Sherift Johnson, of Crawford, to-night made an important arrest in the person of Strin- gcr for the murder of Ross Mason, roker, at Mt Carmel, Saturday lust, Stringer was tracked by three protruding nails in his boot heel. ~ When {:o saw the officer coming he said: *‘I know what you want; you want me as a witness of the murder at Mt. Carmel.” The pris- oner was takon to Mt. Carmel in irons. A BTORE BURGLED, Drs Mornes, Jan, 28 -—A Newton, Ia, specinl says tho store of Reo & Co., was burglarized last night sand $600 or $600 worth of goods secured, and no clue. A BIG HAUL UY SAFE CRACKERS, Cuicaco, Jan, 20,—The safe in the post oftice at Bluo Island, on tho south- western auburbs of thia city, was blown open last night and in addition to stamps and money of the post office, some town- ship funds stored in the safe were car- riedoff. The value of the plunder se- cured by the thiovesis placed at $16,000. Further investigation shows that the robbera only secured about $2,000 worth of plunder. A PAYMASTER KHORT, CixoiNNaTI, January 20.—A morning paper atates that Samuel A. Medary, for a number of years paymaster of the Cin- cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad has been relieved. His accounts are said to be $10,000 short. Officers of the Cincin- nati Hamilton & Dayton railroad refuse to say how much shortage there is in his accounts. He was all right September last, when the books were examined. He claims to have paid out the money with- out getting proper vouchers, and that when this is corrected all will be right. The ofticers have no fears of sustaining loss on his account. THE LATE HERR LASKER. e Details of the Funeral, New York, January 20.—The Steats Zeitung's special of the funeral of Herr Lasker is furnished the Western Asso- ciated Press. Beruwy, January 20.—The funeral of Lasker was carried out in strict acoord- ance with the programme. Twenty thousand people joined the procession to the cometery. It is estimated that hun- dreds of thousands lined the streets along which the procession passed, not- withstanding the snow storm. There was not the slightest attempt at an anti- semitic demonstration. The seceas. onist party and the Lasker family intend to United States for the honors paid the deceased —— WHAT'S UP NOW 7 Mr. Vanderbilt Gives His Opinion on Btocks, New York, January 20.-—William H, Vanderbily, in an interview with a Com- mercial Advertiser reporter, says: *‘I think the good stocks are selling as low a8 they ought to sell, and they shouldad- vance. 1 think the advance, so far, has been genuine and healthy. Some stocks may advance with, too much rapidity, and this may lead to a reaction in some cases, but my opinion is that inside of thirty days everybody will be grabbing for stocks, and by that time full confidence will be restored, I think tho bottom has been reached, and that from now on there will be a good and steady rise, may take a few weeks to fully restore public confidence, but I think that time is fast approaching, WASHINGTON WAIF8 Wasninarox, January 29.—The com- mittee on banking currency con. sidered the resolution of Representative Hunt introduced last Tuesday, 1t was discussed and with an amendment offered by Representative Wilkins was adopted 9'to 4. Those opposed were Buckner, Miller (Ks ) Yale and Brumm. The resolution us amended declured that the public welfare demands that the benefits of the National baoking system be sub- stantially preserved and continued for the time being, provided this resolution shall not be construed to be a declaration in favor of the perpetuation of the pub. licdebt, Arguaments by railroad attorneys op: pored to the bilfv. compelling land grant railronds to take out titles to lands granted them are postponed till Febru- ary bth, Commissioner General Morehead re- ports the utmost interest anifested throughout the eustin the World's In. dustrial and Cotton Centennial exposi- tion which opeus at New Orleaus next December. The general says that twice #s many states have already made appro- pristions for statv exhibits as for the centounial of 1876, Monopoly-lidden Jorsey, Teesron, N, J., Janusry The house difouted the joint resolation ask- ing Now Jersvy congresamen to favor nstional postal telegraph law. offer thanks to the congress of the | — It | alway | ¥e your Life Worth a Dollar? | ’ I‘rvhnrs that seemsa high price for it, considering how poor your blood is, and how your whole s; is Yms(mtcd,dchilimtcd, and enfeebled, People have been heard to say, under such circumstances, that they would | not give the toss of a copper for the choice between life and death. But when it comes to actually drawing near the grave,a man naturally draws back, and says he does not waht to die. Life is very precious, and even to a broken-down man it is worth « saving. ~ - 4 One dollar will buy a bottle of Brown's Iron Bilters. t one dol- lar may start you on the road from | misery to recovery, A man must take a very mean view of himselfwho is not willing to invest that much in making one serious effort to rescue |, himsvl&l; from deadly debility, and to step into the enjoyment of solid health. Brown's Iron Bitters vital- izes the blood, tones the nerves, and rebuilds the system. Its work is well known. Invest that dollar in a bottle. 8 United States Doposivory. First National Bank, —OF OMAHA— ©or. 18th and Farnam 8ts. The Oldest Banking Establishment n Omoha, SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROTHERS. Orgauived in 1858, Organized as & National Bank in OAPITAL . - - . - .« « SURPLUS AND PROFITS - OrmORRS DIRNOTORS. HzRwAN Kountan, President, Joun A. CumioNTON, Vico Prosident. A ovntus Kouxran, 2 Vico Presldent. ,000 150,000 F. H. Davis, Cashior. W H. Myoquin, Asslstant Cashior. ‘Transacts & genora banking business. Isenen thwe certificatos bearin nterest. Draws drafts on Han Franciaco and principal cities in the United Slutes, Also London . Dublin, Edinburgh and the princivs 1hlas of tha continent of Rnen o UNITED BTATES Natloal Bk OF OMABA, Capital, $100,000.00 ©. W. HAMILTON, Pres’t. 8. 8. CALDWELL, V. Pres’t. M. T. BARLOW, Cashier. DIRECTORS : 8. 8, CALpweLL, B. F, Smitr, C. W, HaMiuroN, M. T. BARlow, . WiLx, Hamiuros. licited and kept sub check. sued pay , bearing on demand without In= The Interosts of Customers are closely funrdod and every facllity compatible with pringcipl of sound banking freely extended. Draw sightdr. on England,ire- land, Scotland, all parts of Eu- AL Sell European Pa ge Tickets Collections Promptly Maae. THE MERCHANTS Naiomal Bank| OF" ONIAELA. Authorized Capital, - $1,000,000 Paid-up Capital, - - 100,000, Surplus Fund, - - 70,000, BANKING OFFICE : N. W. Cor, Farnam ana 13th- St. OFFICIRS: FrAvK Munrny, President, | 8aM LE. Roaxns, V-Prea B, B, Woov, Cashlor, | Lurikn Draxs, A. Oasb, DIRECTORS: Prank Murphy, Bamuel E Rogors, Ben. B. Wood, Chiarion O, Houadl, A, D. Jones, Luther Drake: " Transact & General Banking' Business, = All who have any Banking business (0 trausaot aro Invited (o calle. o matecs How JaTge v SZal the WADIACOS, it wil receive our oareful attention, snd wo promies ' courteons treatment. » particular aitention to business for parties outaido the clty. Exhange on all the brin- cipal oftios of the United States at vory lowost rates hocounts of Hanks and Baukers recelved on favor: . I'n'l-uu:o-mauu of Doposit bearing 6 par owus oron Buyo and_sell n Exchangs, Coun J. L. MARBLE, @ Al s of bl mupptod promply. Balload SUPPLIED FREE OF OHARGE. BN 10th Stront, OMAHA, NE ICE TOOLS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 1 bave secured the ugenoy of Wi, T. Wood & Co., To sell their tools. They sre makiug the bess los Tool, aud are the olde™s irm v the United Btates ke Sy g St g >. 1 Sharman Avinnns Uana Neb JAS. H. PEABODY M., D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, hnduu,un.mhu:‘n u':l?. llsm.ln:lr am street. * Offics hours, 1¢ m. ) b b mmum.h.:-m. Graduste of MeGIY Umversity, Mont eal, and | Koyal of Phy sicisus, Lundon, ’ A S h -“'2“‘.., i i cete £,0 M i \ry's e o I T A s Pa