Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR, OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 28, 1886. B— MBER 189 HARRISON'S TELLING THRUSTS Dakota's Antagonists Nonplussed by the Hoosier's Able Arguments. THE MOVEMENT NOT PARTISAN. Work of the Vavions Committees— In Favor of a Labor Secretary— The Senate’s Confirmations ~Capital Gleanings. Dakota’s Right to Statehood. “GTON, Ja —|Special smator Harrison’s speech in sup- Dakota bill was the feature of the senate's proceedings to-day, Messrs, ton and Moody, the senatorsselect from the state of Dakota, were among the attending auditors. The galleries were well filled with appreciative hearers, Senators Butler of South Carolina, Vest of Missouri and George of Mississippi, who lave on political grounds persistently fought the Harrison bill dividing Dakota and admitting the southern half to statehood, drank in every word uttered and frequently interrapted the speaker with in- terrogatories intended to parry the telling blows he constantly deliveredto all opposi- tion and opponents, Mr. Harrison answered all that has been said azainst the recent or- ganization of statehood in Dakota, when he said that it could not be seen or known how astate could be organized except by the pro- cedure taken and without the consent of congress, He disproved by documents and letters furnished by the leading democrats of the territory that the statehood movement was not a party one. The Hon. Bartlett Tripp, very lately appointed chief justice of the supreme court of the territory and one of the most influential democrats of the northwest, has been and is now, he said. foremost in the i for statehood, having been one of those who signed the original call for a constitu- tional convention. being president of it when in session and having been foremost in petitioning the lezislature to authorize the convention which framed the constitution now before congress for ratification. Otner prominent democrats in the territory, men of brightness and the highest possible standing as good citizens, able lawyers, ete., endorsed the constitution, and many were among the framers of it. “The antagonists of the bill were completely nonplussed by the precedents cited by Mr. Harrison and the opinions given by demo- ators upon s to state- ready the subject of adwmitting territori hood, even the pugnacious and e Mr. Vest, hanging his head in subm As evidenced by the report recently briefe in these dispatehes, Senator Harrison demon- strated by all the evidence conceivable that Dakota for every reason is clearly entitled to, and the citizens there want divis statehood under the provisions of his bill. His speech was elogquent, log and con- vineing. BRASKA PO ASTERS APPOINTED, Hiram H, Shultz has been commissioned postmaster at Staplehurst (Neb.), and Avery at Purple Cane. C. Maybee has appointed postmaster at Vim, a new p oftice in Antelope county. CONSIDERING THE SILV WASHIN N, fouse commitiee on coinage measures to-day began tiie consideration ot the silver question, The whole subject was discussed in an info 1 way, and while the members spoke more frecly than heretofore, they did not state their views specially, but in general terms the discussion louk a very , reference being wmade to the French monetar tem and our own r.\ per money, The following resolution was intro- duct'd}by Lanham during the session of the committe Resolved, That it is the duty of the com- mittee on coinage, weights and measures, at as early a day as_practicable, to t’ the louse [))Ill looking to free coinage of silver dollars, Scott of Pennsylvania introduced the fol- lowing resolutio Resolved, That it is the sense of the com- mittee that the best interests of the country cannot be promoted by any bill now betore ||l\|u committee looking to the free coinage of silver, (l“ num - introduced the following resolu- on Resolved, That it 1s the sensa of this com- mitteo that'the laws rezulatingand ing for the issue of gold and silver cer + should be led as to provide for the issue of coin e It QUESTION, 1 taken by the commi any of tions, nor did the; any disti; S v the members, WVAS Tt tion should be furthe sought from different pe the question until l"t'lbllnu)’ 10, when tl; committee will proceed to consider the dis- tinct )unwuu.mu w before it. (ERL CONFIRMATIONS. 'nmwlmle cuulunm\l the following nom- inations: United States Attorneys--Daniel 0. Finch for the souihern district of fowa; R C. Smith for Montana. United States Marshals—Frederick H. Marsh for the northern district of Illinois; Edward Campbell, jr., for the southern dis- et of Towa, Registers of Land Offices—D. H, Hall at , Nevada; 1. Petley at Boise C W s. Austin at Vancouver, McFarland at Caur expr i ston Territory Jone, Tdnho? E Wisconsin; 8, E. Horan at Eau Claire, Thayer at Wausau, Wis: Moneys Johi I :8.8, K W Wis.s O, €, Hales, ot 1 . Spalding, at Topeky Kul Hes Dos Noines, Tows, s of Customs—W. J. McKin .]n ayationn, OO 16 11, ALbackle, at K A, W. Warden, supervising in steam \4«\4-[»& for the seventh dis W. 1. Bloxha, surveyor general of Florida, 1 ufimlll\l(lu»luconw C Point, Wis.; John Peppe None of the predec named appointees w pended. THE GEANT MONUMENT APPROPRIATIO ln reporting favorably to the house the b ection of a Grantmonnment in New v, the military committee says: of this illustrious citi: pector of awford, at Mineral at Boscobel, Wis, rs of the above removed or sus- st spot hallowed Stens Washington mld the lunlu ground of the revolution, wvul»)lug a commanding position of some 25 feet above the waters of ths Hudso e munieipal authorities of the city n( \uw \ ork, on learning of the expressed wish of General Grant, promptly offered to his family the choice of any spot they might select in any of their great public patks, In aceordance with this generons offor the place was selected whhh now echtains his re- mains, A nation mourned at his grave: the hlghey.z representativ Rnnh‘lpulu in the obseq mericans have visited the t endless processions are still vis ars 10 come it will be the Meeca for ait \\ ove their wunlu and all who veuerate ! fimummx and Mt listinguished soldier and states: rding the erection of a wemo: fi‘lluw«\d spot as a traly national j I Awericans shoul qnllc. we recommend th 24 DEPARTMEN T)o committee on agriculture of the Loz agreed to accept the amendn by the labor commities to My, be allowed to it ) ll.m h's - lltoullarxe the powers and duties of the 4 tent of “agriculture and ordered the 10 be favorably reported to the bhouse. of the uation | illions of | ad whmost | u As agreed upon in the commitiee the bill provides for the dstablishment of ade- partment of urlrn.‘lu’e and labor under the supervision a _secre- tary of agriculture and lnhor. who_shall be appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. The bill aiso provides for the ap- pointment of an assistant secretary. The new section presented for incorporation in the bill by the labor committee, creates in the depart- ment of labor and agriculture a division which shall be under the eliarge of a commis- sioner of labor, who shall be appointed by the president, \\Hh the advice l{l‘l consent of the senate. He is to_hold office four years, unless sooner removed, and receive a Salary of £4,000 per annum. The commissioner shail colleet information on the subject of labor. its relation to eapital, = hours of labor, ecarnings of laboring men and _women, means of promoting their material, infellectual and moral pros- JoHty, ‘and tie best means to protect ife and \m-wll' aceidents in mines, work- shops and, factories, and other places of in. he m-n-mr* of agriculture and eted to inquire into the causes Jich may exist between em- Eln\ ers and employes within the United tates, and he may invite and 1 atements from both parties con report to congiess annual conditon of labor in the United $ companied by such recommendations as he niny de m important. ¥ 1Tiio civil BeIvIc omimiasioners. toda peared before the comittee on civil s ctorn ond explained the, practi the eivil seryice act. They said, among other things, that fivé out of every twenty persons examined by the comniissioners had seeured’ appointments, The 1 that sin aw went into e been only 600 cl in_ depa viee out ns_ subject to tl service rules. disscussion o 1 as to the means aleulated o inspiro an equal pution _of intments among the states and terri- fes based upon their population, but with- aut netion the committee ddjourned tho hear- ing untii next Wednesday on i to-duy instrueted Wheeler to port the bill introduced by him the president to restore officer in_certain cases. ntended_to cover the case of Fitz-John Porter. Only two members disagreed to the repor Senator Morrill reported favorabl from the committee on finance Senator Wyel's bill relating to the ~.|I|-nf|vrn|w| in Which national banks, being in the hands of reccivers, e infercsts. IIH TORIES, The Government's Defeat Creates Little Excitement. Lospoxn, Jan, 25,—The Standard Chamberlain will be the Irish secr the Gladstone cabinet. continent except Russia regrets the resigna- tion of the tor; ment, he defeat of the gov- ernment last night has left all poli I par- ties in the house of commons in a state of chaos, and may result in the dissolution of nd an appeal to the country. DUBLIN, Ja —The Freeman'’s Journal is jubilant over the defeat of the go ment, and says: The action of the leader of the National league in defeating the gov- ernment emphasizes the fact that there is o new force in politics which parlinment has to consider.” The Dublin Times says the Parnellites rely for help on Gladstone alone. They be- lieve he will make themn an offer looking to asettlement of the Irish question. Loxpox, Jan. 27.—Gladstone held a con- ference with Granville in regard to the re- sumption of oflice by the libera! The Marquis of Salisbury will have an in- terview with W. A, Smith, yesterday sworn inas chief secretary for Ireland. A meeting of the cabinet will also be held to-day, after which the ministers will proceed to Osborne to place their resignations in the hands of the queen. The crisis excites but little interest among the general public. Loxpox, Jan. 27.—The Pall Mall Gazette, in a leading editorial, points out as a sombre coincident the fact that the Salisbury cabinet fell on the anniversary of the death of Gen- eral Gordon, who was killed at Khartoum January 2, 1855, to authoriz to the army '(Mlm‘ 03 1 The Greeco-Turkish Row. CONSTANTINOPLE, he inhab- itants of the island of fourths of whom are Greeks, are excited over the pros- pect of the arrival of the Greek squadron. There are only two Turkish ironcladsin Crete waters stationed in Zuba bay hey uld be unable to resist the progress of the I fleet, The Turkish garrison on the d numbers 10, ATHENS, Jan, 27.—The porte threatens im- mediate invasion of Thesall rumored that the British flect x\rn\me at Crete. The fall of the Salisbury government in England has mlwll the hopes of the Greek people. has iuformed gone on t to-day charg affairs, thized with ate herself from the powers towards that Tutke y that the ¢ ad will not v d ) that France, XII“HI\I"II Greece, was lllnlhlv 1o se the action o country. Rioting l"rcncll Slrlkl‘l’s‘ PaAnis, Jan, 27 sand striking employes at one of the iron mills in Drea ville department of Ayeron, attacked the house of the manager of the works, broke open the door, d the building. siezed the manager w him out of a window. i y the angry it to quell the di v out of the ques tion of 0ps restored or- des I rioters had been Killed and a number wounded. turban A Balloon Gone. d Renaud of the Grand theatre, New \'m Ik, made an ascension Aloon. The balloon was driven out and suddenly vanishe —— COW BOYS IN CAUCUS. An Immense Gathering of Cattle Growers In Denver. r, Col, Jan. 27.—The first Inter- I Range Cattle and Horse Growers convention was called to order at the Grand ing at 11 o'clock. visiting representing ln'xui Vy Utah, Nevada, Lfllo- rado, \lollIl\Im, "Idabo and California, Nebraska, Arizona, Indian territory, Kansas, New Mexico and Mexico, Governor Eaton olorado welcomed the cattle men on be- half of the state, and Mayor Joseph Bates on hehalf of the , after ‘which A, B, Mat- thews of Kansas City brought on to the stage wamwoth Galloway steer 2,500 1bs, “and’ presented the convention, was intended he should be slaughtered and divided among _the delegates. but upon mo tion of Col. J. W. Llwyer of New Mexico the al was sent to thé Colorado agrieultural . H JFurgeson read a paper ol "lhulmml Rates of "ransportation,” and E. jt (it a paper upon anding.” ‘They NOrTOW morning. J umbo, adjourned 1o te ler! N 'he defense to-day in the Chinese trial introduced J. 8. Hoppr, a Western Reserve univers eland (Ohio), who stated that the inter- ation of Wong Ching l‘w hml been nhuhueuml 10 the Lrisoners, 1. Bunn wis then ued, and he st h‘d that on the Suuday previous to the murder of Lou John- Son aud wlso on the day of the wurder he was in company with Chya Chiagak. The defenge maintained they have ele; proved an alibi for Chiya Chiagal “enher for To:Day.« Missovnt VALLEY—Fair weather; south- erly winds In southern portion, westerly winds in northern portion : slightly warmer, followed in northern portion by a slight fall in temperature, THE VOICE OF LD VIRGINIA, The Manner In Which General Lee Was Made the Rebels' Commander, HEEDING THE GREYCOATS' CALL. An Interesting Reminiscence From Ex-Senator Pomeroy—A Fore- cast of Democratic Fac- tions—Nutes. Wasmisaron, Jan, Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, has been in the city several days, and in conversation with the Br spondent, gave some very in- teresting points relating to the manner in which General Lee was made commander of the confederate army in the late war. “1 was present,” said Scnator Pomer “when the command of the confederate ai was offered to General Lee, I stood within six feet of him, but no one knew me. Ihad just arrived here from Kansas and was al- most a stranger. Kansas was admitted to the union, you will remember, during the st days of the Buchanan administration, and Lane and I were elected to the senate. Weeame to Washington with a lot of Kansas fellows to see what the secessionists were doing and were on when first we heard of ort Sumpter. We were serenaded here at the Ki vood house upon our arrival, and Lane, Cassius M. Clay and myself made specehes from the balcony. There was a per- fect mob, and so great was the excitement that the hotel proprietor came upand ordered us 10 cease speaking. He feared the scces- sionists would tear the house down. We moved out into the street on a dry woods box, and the excitement ran very high as the speaking proceeded. “A short time after that a committee came up from a secession convention held at Rich- mond and stopped at the hotel where we were. They came to see General Lee, who was over at Arlington, and one afternoon about 4 o'clock they started out in car to see the general. There were twelvs them. A friend of mine and I got into a buggy and followed them. We caught up with them and entered as if we were a part of the committce. General Lee not expecting any calle He was in his dressing gown and slipper: and presented a grand appearance, 'The chairman of the committee, after presenting each one to the general, began a speech something like this: “General Lee, weare autiorized by the con- vention now in session at Richmond to con- vey to you an expression of their confidence and esteem as one of the most distinguished citizens of Virginia, and to tender you the command of the troops that have been raised to protect the old state from the perils which now confront her. We are encourazed by the belief that you, as a son of Virginia, will respond to her ecall and direct the mil forces so as to prevent the invasion of he) sacred soil. We know that large bodies of troops are being organized in the north for the coercion of our people, and they will be resisted by every patriotic citizen of the commonwealth, The convention at Rich- mond is anxiously waiting for our return with your answer, as your acceptance will give our people strength and encourag- ement.” “To this General Leeresponded briefly and directly,” responded Senator Pomeroy. *‘For a moment he stood with a determined pression upon his face. Evidently his mind was fully made up, but he was not certain about how to express himself. I expected to see him decline and aavise the committee to go home and abandon the secession pro- gramme. ‘Gentlemen,’ said he, finally, ‘I am opposed to war, although bred to the profes- sion of arms. Especially am I opposed to civil war, to strife between brother and brother, and cannot express my profound re- gret that one section of this country is ar- rayed against the other.’ “Now,” continued the senator, “I was sure in my mind that these words meant a declination: but his next words scared me. *“1 hear the voice of Virginia, of the moth- er that bore me,’ said he, ‘whose soil is as sacred as the ashes of my father buried there, and 1 cannot resist this call. But, re- member, gentlemen, I shall draw my sword only in her defepse, and with the prayer that we, in defending our rights, may not be com- pelled to shed the blood of our brethren.” “Then General Lee said he would go to to Richmond at once and report in person;to the governor. When 1 drove back to Wash- ington I went right up to see Mr. Lincoln, He would scarcely believe what I had told him, as he had understood from General Scott and others that Lee was loyal and was doing all he could to prevent the secession of Virginia. Iasked Mr. Lincoln to order our company of Kansas volunteers over to Arling- ton that night and arrest Lee before he could gel to Richmond, but he said that Lee had eomimtted no overt act of treason, and | it woulil create a great excitement and per- | aps MTairs if he was arrested. ferred me to Mr, Seward, who ¢ me and seemed to think I aid that Lee was as loyal a @ was in the District of Columbia, .\vn| that ieral Scott had said so. The next morning, however, there was great ex- citement when it became known that L e had gone to Richmond.” Senator Pomeroy made full notes in a diary of this circumstance at the time of its oceurrence and referred to them, as he gave thie BEE correspondent thi facts stated, DEMOCRACY SPLIT ON THE SPOILS, “There will be just two factions in the next democratic nomingting convention,” said a New York congressman ot the Tam- many school to your correspondent this morning. *“Those factions,” he coutinued, “will be Cleyveland and anti-Cleveland, There will be no east, south, west, Tammany or anything else. 1t will just be plan Cleve- land and civil service reform on the one side and anti-Cleveland and anti-civil service reform on the other side,” “Which will win?” 1 asked, “Well, the elean sweep that Blaine had over Arthur will be a struggle when com- pared to the walk-over the anti-Cleveland men will have. But Arthur had a very con- siderable following outside of the oftice- holders; Cleveland will not have, It will be the field against the oflice-holders, the masses against the few.” “Then the masses of your party are against civil service reform?” “A blind man could disclose that, and a man withont eyesight could see that the eivil and political policy of Mr. Cleveland is more republican than democratic, and more mug- wump than either republican or demoeratic.” “Who will be pitted against Mr. Cleve- qud ) iovernor Hill, of New York.” “ll Le a stronger man thau the president before New Yorkers?” “Yes, and before the country. He has none of that odious politigal record or per- sonal record that the president has, and there will be no demand for apologies, scandals and explanations. Better still, Hill repre- lmuu the cardinal principles of his partys Cleveland does not. Hill will preserve the land marks, and at the same time bring about needed changes, He is courageons. He is not bullheaded, and will listen to the advice of friends. Heisa much stronger man be- fore the people, and would carry the state of New York. 1tell youl frankly we could not re-elect Mr, Cleveland.” “But maybe he doesn’t want it,” I suggested, The statesman lavg hed and shrugged his shoulders, “There can be no mistake,” said he, “about what Mr. Cleveland is thinking of. If I did not care to violate confidence I could demon- strate in thirty seconds that Mr, Cleveland and certain mugwumps have talked plainly and have corresponded about a second term. The Massachusetts democrats, strange to say, and the mugwumps there, intend to try to force Cleveland upon the people again,” “How about the New York mugwumps?”’ “They are not so numerous as they were, and they have no influence whatever, They are notorions, Besides they have no demo- cratic following, as thosein Massachusetts have Ihave no grieyance. 1am only dis- gusted. I thought there would be new pol- icies and new men. There is nothing new, except the attempt to stop silver coinage, which nine-tenths of the people oppose.” DAKOTA’ D SRS, [t willnot do for the demoerats over in the house to get too technical and smart about the question of dividing and admitting a por- tion of Dakota to sfateliood,” said a republi- can senator to-day. ‘Do you know the republicans 1n the senate can make the administration and its followers in the house ‘take water?” Well, they can. Now if they want to get ugly about this Dakota business there may besome trouble. 1f they reject the bill the senate will pass it will be on political grounds, and then we may object to all the things the majority in the house want on the same grounds. ‘L'he schome to divide the territory on the line of the Missouri river or to admit the whole territor; for the end of defeating any ultimate action, because they well know that nipe-tenths—yes, 00 )wr cent —of the people of Dakota oppose it.” “How do the republicans propose to retaliate?” “By refusing all the riders and private bills the majority in the house and the ad- ninistration send out, why we can make them wish in no time they could vote a half- dozen Dakotas into the union. An organized effort on our part will ruin the democrats; but it’s ugly, and I hope we won’t have to do it. I think, though, that if the house rejects the Harrison bill that the senate will be justified in refusing every democratic measure excepting the plain appropriations We can show them, if we will, that the majority 1 the senate is quite as powerful an element as the majority in the house This is no threat; it is a fact.” CHENOWITIU'S CONFIRMATION. First Auditor Chenowith hastened his confirmation by the senate in a peculiar manner. Among ather things he compelled —under the circumstanees no other word can be used—clerks;in his bureau, democrats and republicans alike, to sign a paper eulo- gistic of himself and the work performed by him while in the office, which was forwarded to the senate committee before which his nomination was then pending. The demo- erats whom Chehowftly. had put into fat places were glad enough, of course, to sign the document, and #he republicans were afraid that they would lose their positions if they disobeyed THE TROUBLES OF THE OFFICE IIOLDERS, An effort is being made by the democratic state associations here to get oflicials in the departments tolact as oflicers and prinelpals. A few high officials aceepted the presidency of their associations upon the representation that the organizations were only socic’ in character. Since they have discovered that the organizations were purely political and that a number of republicans have been removed from office pecause they were members of these organizations without their party. Now these presidents are trying to extricate themselves from their predicament to resign isto be cowardly and offensive to their friends, and to retain their places in the as- sociations 1 to be guilty of “offensive partis- anship.” CLEVELAND'S BODY GUARD, President Cleveland has departed from the determination he made soon after coming here regarding the presence of police at his public receptions. At first he said he would not permit a uniformed policeman to enter the white house, because it looked too much like adisplay. At the last reception it was dis- covered, however, that a half dozen police- men in full uniform were present, pushing people forward and back at will, and it is said they are hereatter to be regular partici- pants at the receptions. THE W HOUSE DE: There lished at the white house. During the past week a number of reports emanated from the ips of the president, and his cabinet oflicers and then denied by the private secretary of Mr, Cleveland. The report that no informa- tion concerning the removal of officials w: given out by the president and denied by the private sccretary upon the authority of the former. \en it was reported that certain oflicers of this distriet had tendered their resignations, and they were in order denied by the private secretary. This thing has been kept up so well of late that the conelu- sion is reachel that it is a regular denial bu- reau. LINBIE'S LIVELY SHAKE. Miss Cleveland inaugurated something n social life that is considered at least a new departure, She holas publie receptions on Saturday afternoons, stands up like her brother, but without him, and shakes hands with the masses. It is said she has the same regular pull of the hand that her brother has, and can shake hands with quite as many in the same length of time. None of the former female occupants of the white house have ever held public recaptions—have ever made public show of themselbes—and this innova- tion has caused a graat deal of talk among society ladies, | S An Amerigan Cardinal, CLEVELAND, Uilu.JMl. 27.—The Catholic iverse will say in'its issue to-morrow: From reliable infogm n received from Rome we feel justi in saying the holy father has determined in the near future to create the Most Raev. dames Gibbon, arch- bishop of Baltimore, a eardinal. The state- meut of the Univarse &s based on informa- tion received by Bishop Gilmour from the pope. 3 ‘Weston in the Penitentiary. Prrrspura, Jan, 27.—Milton Weston spent the night at the Monongahela house, with his family, and shortly aiter dinuer to-day was driven to the Riverside penitentiary. No legal proceeding was attempted in his inter, est this morning, and trom this time all ud efforts of his counsel will be devoted to secur ing'his pardon. R 12 The Newburg Disaster. W , W. Va,, Jan. 27.—Work has been continued without intermission at the Newburg coal shaftand up to midnight last night eleven more bodies had been removed. re were discovered in on ent, and the work of identi ontinved |h|5 m-.mlug , Ja, 2 ATER—The nlne persons killed by the explosion at Newburg ‘mines was récovered to-day. J din Deck and Vnwutc Alinas, 10WA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY, State Officers Elected and Several Import- ant Measures Introduoed. REGULATING TELEPHONE TOLLS. Requiring Focreign Corporations to Reincorporate—Police Commis- sioners for Cities—Vaughan's Convention—Notes. Doings at fowa's Oapita Drs Moixes, Towa, Jan, 27.—[Special Tele- gram.]—The general assembly met in joint convention this afternoon and elected the following state officers, who were in each case the nominees of the republican caucus: George W. Crossley, warden of Fort Madison penitentiary; Marcus Barr, warden of Ana- mosa penitentiary; Geo. E. Roberts, state printer; L. 8. Merchant, state binder, In the house a bill was introduced to regu- Iate charges for the use of telephones, and providing that telephone companies should not charge individuals, firms or corporations using one telephone more than 5 per month, and where individuals or firms use two or more instruments the charges shall not be more than §2.50 per month. Also, providing - that the charge for using telephones in con- versation between two cities shall not exceed fifteen cents for the first five minutes and five cents additional for each additional five min- utes, In the senate a bill was introduced requir- ing foreign corporations doing business in this state to reincorporate here. This is what is known as the Sweeney bill, and is the same as that introduced in the last gen- eralassembly by Senator Sweeney. A joint resolution was introduced in the senate memorializing congress in favor of the Hennepin canal. Senator Clark introduced a bill for the ap- pomtment of three police commissioners in every city of 4,000 inhabitants, who should have full power to enforce the penal laws, the commissioners to be appointed by the governor and serve for a term of three years. This system, it is intended should be similar to t employed in Massachusetts and Missouri, Senator Clark says his bill will pass the legislature. It is designed with special reference to the enforcement of pro- hibition and g the governor power to re- move as well as appoint these commissioners, They are to be residents of the cities in which they are to serve, so that no town shall be de- prived of local self government. It is thought by the prohibitionists that with the police under the control of the commissioners and they subject to the governor, that the laws can be better enforced than is now the case under the rule of mayors. There was a good deal of amusement in the house to-day when Representative Dabney, a greenbacker from Madison county, introduced a resolution asking for a commit- tee of three to investigate the Brown matter, no two of whom should be members of the same political party, Representative Weaver (rep.) remarked that he had not supposed there were more than two parties in the house, to which Dabney replied with great vehemence “Yes, sirj one man with God-on his side.s enough to. make party.” “In- deed,” called out Lyon (rep.) “this is the first time I ever heard a greenbacker inti- mate that the Lord was on his side.”” When quiet was restored the resolution was read. It asks for a minute investigation of the financial cost ot the Brown muddle. It wants to know how much money was paid to Governor Sherman’s attorneys; how much the militia received; who put Brown out of the state house; how much Cattell and all his clerks have received since they took charge of the state auditor’s office; whether Brown and his clerks have drawn salaries for the time they were out of oftice, and it 80, how mueh. Without discussing the res- olution at all, it went over under the rules, and will be considered as a special order to- morrow afternoon. The woman suffragists began operations to-day by introducing a bill granting muniei- pul suffrage to women. Also, moving for a standing committee on suffrage, which, if granted, willbe for the first time in Iowa legislation. ‘They hope to get municipal suf- frage granted at this legislature, and also start on its way an amendment to the consti- tution granting unlimited suffrage to women, ‘Thelatter will have to be passed by two leg! latures and then be carried by a popular vote before it can become a law. What is known as the mayors’ local option bill was introduced to-day by Senator Car- son. It provides that citios of 4,000 popula- tion may license the sale of intn\hallng liquors or prohibit them as the citizens may elect, but that no liconse shall be granted for less than $300 per annum, Although the recent manifesto of Mayor Vaughan, of Council Bluffs, invited the mayors and all lovers of personal liberty to meet in this city to-day in mass convention, there were but two mayors and a couple ot dozen lovers of personal liberty who put in an appearance, "The mayors’ convention, therefore, was com- posed of Vaughan of Council Bluffs, Magee of Sioux City, and Carey of Des Moines, They and their lovers of personal liberty pro- pose to stay by theirbill and argue it before the committees, and try to get it through. Though the small atlendance of lovers of personal liberty makes it doubtful whether the state generally is as enthusiastic over a low license local option bill as is the mayor of Council Bluffs, the few lovers of personal liberty who arrived to-day seemed ashamed either of their coni- pany or their erand, and refused to give their names to the press, Most of them are demoerats, including Mayor Vaughan, Fighting the Saloon Keepers, DEs Moixes, lowa, Jan, 27.—The temper- ance people have been bringing suits against the owners of buildings where liquors are sold, and to-day Judge Given issued injunc- tions against George Conradi, Dan Lehane and others, the effect of which will be to close up some of the most notorious saloons in the city, IRISH ENTHUSIASM. Four Thousand Dollars Raised for the Parliamentary Fund. PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 27.—A large number of prominent citizens met in the council chamber this afternoon in the interest of the Irish parliamentary fund. The meeting was opened by John N. Campbell, president of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of Awerica, who explained that the gathering was called under the auspices of the municipal council of the Irish National League of America, Mayor Smith was called 1o the chair and spoke earnestly in sy mlm‘u‘tf with the movement. After several other Rtobert W McWade started the by Anboun George hilds and Authony J. Drexel for $500 eacl, This was the signal fora fluud of subseriptions, which continued till §: was _oblained, 'he ofticers of the meeting were directed to cable this fact to Parnell, and a committee of fifty citizens was appointed to raise addi- tional funds, ¢ Two murderers vu Susaunville, (Cala.). ched by a mob at Lames were Hol- NEBRASKA NUGGETS, Chadron Gives Evidence of Growing Commercial Enterprise. Crapron, Neb,, Jan. 27.—[Special. | <A board of trade has been organized here, con- sisting of forty-one members representing that many different business houses, The officers elected are Thos, Glover, a hnnkrr and merchant, president; Burr Shelton, mer- chant, vice-president; A. A. Record, treas- V. l) Brown, banker, recording . Ricker, attorney, correspond- ing secretary; and an_executive committee of five, viz: William Wilson, H. Erlich, F. C. Poll, Bartlett Richards and ¥, M. Dorring- ton. The object of this organization is to secure manufactories and mills upon the adjacent streams, where the finest water power in the state can be utilized, and to secure additional railroad lines, Also to establish a Jobbing and wholesale trade for the tosvn and to promote all business interests, The especial feature of the organization is to appeal to the business men of Omaha that some action may betaken in common with the business men of Chadron that her wares and merchandise may reach here without so much delay on account of railroad connec- tions, and to establish cheaper railroad rates. Chadron now stands ahead of all other towns st, and by the organizing of rade consisting of such reliable members, both financially and morally will soon be a city of modern age w modern nn)»mwnwn Howard City Happenings. Howanrp Cr Neb., Jan, —[Speeial.| —The severe storm the last few days touched us lightly as compared with the South Platte country, although the mereury dropped to 80 below. The fall of snow will not exceed six inches. Only two days this winter have the Union Pacific trains and Loup City stages failed to arrive on time. Howard City is assuming quite a business air. Althougli it is not quite three months old there are some twenty-seven business houses, all occupied, and several more contemplated as soon as the weather will permit. Messrs. J. G. Schaupp & Son of Grand Lsland have their $15,000 flouring mill nearly enciosed, but on account of the frigid weather have suspended work for the pre ent. Our hotels, of which we have two, are full, and our merchants are doing an exceed- ingly lively business, considering the weather. At present there is some excitement regarding the movements of the raiiroads. The Union Pacific bas a grade ready for the ties to Loup City, and now threaten Howard City witha_junction. Heath Found Guilty. cl 27.—[Special Tele- to |I|(‘h‘ promise last night, the prosecution in the Heath case introduced new testimony to-day, and entirely changed the condition of affairs. Postmaster Morgan was put on the stand and submitted to a cru- cial cross-examination, Mr. Webster, for the defense, attempting to show that Mor- gan himself was responsible for the missing package. The case was given to the jury at 5p. m., Judge Dundy making a severo charge against the prisoner. Ten minutes after, a verdict of guilty was returned. trial has been a peculiar one all through, the evidence helug purely . of .. circumstantial nature. Postmaster Morgan is happy to-night, as he considers all obstacles to his confirmation removed. e —e— e — SPORTING NEWS. Magician's"” Second Leaves Him Ahead. NEW Yorg, Jan. 27.—The billiard match between Jacob Schaefer and Maurice Vignaux was continued to-night. The result of the previous night’s play had left the score very much in favor of Schaefer—600 to 274. The audience again was large, and the amphitheatre surrounding the table was filled. Vignaux came forth at 8:05 p. m., Schaefer following a moment later with renewed applause. Both players were in evening dress. - Meanwhile odds of $50 to §35 were being offered on Schaefer. At 8:10 Umpire McCreery of St. Louis announced the game would begin with the understand- ing that Vignaux might make 900 points if possible dunng the evening to 600 points made by Schae This “was evidently to allow mgu.mxto compare with haefer in his play of the |nc\1uu~ night. Schaefer began pl he balls in the on in \\In(,llllu'\ ~l|‘u been left on the ening previous. 11 and Vignaux made 15, Th Schaefer made a duck egg and Vignaux made 3. Schaefer made 14, and Vignaux began play in bis brilliant ~manner. le did = not score many points, but they were all deserved, and’ he stopped only with 12 AT volnth 10 Dlscrallot Than iithe mar gician™ played” and “madé nothing. "‘{; naux made ‘17, The to 1ool lmmcmnu and 1 stopped he sixth inning with only 16 [pa edit, the hope of friends of Vign began lu siryi v then made 11, manipulation ration of the crowd. Il the time in the centre of the table, and points were scored., Sehaetor, In 1is | foutteenth ining pui together 198 buttons and Vignaux followed cafter until the last inning but one ux seemed to lose his nerve and was to run more than 25 in any inning. ofer, however, kept up his strong running G4 in his il ith Zy 81 in twenty-second, in his twenty-sixth, th v sec agood lead on the lllfghl'x } out his string in the th bis ol scorv o1 against seore VTR AOHE AYCYARE “The Night He mad of the b ran Aning, making the two nights 1,200, Btal, 600: Vienaus, 561, 203 loser's, 194, Turf, Field and Xt issue, will annofinee the permancnt retirement from the turf of Pierre Lovillard, who has for years fig- ured so prominently in the racing annals of this country, and whose victories on the English turf with Parole and Iro- quois made his fame world wid racing stable will sold auction bruary 27, includi ) well-known * thoraughibréds Drake Carter. and_Dewdrop. Wanda will tir brceding purposes. Lorillard retains his Rancocas establishnent, Imported Pauper Labor, DWN, Pa., n. 27.—"The Moore coke works are in operation at the old rates. About half the foree, all forelgners, are at work under police protection. Native work- men have been notitied Ihul their places will ¢ filled with imported Hungarians unless ¢ resume befare to-morrow. Such action, ( ill progokea conilict, atest informa- glons at the strike have ordered nlll the engineers at the wate) pumps, and as a consequence all pumps are stopped. ‘Tiis will cause flooding of the mines and great destruction to the property. The Dunbar Furnace company’s hill mine: resumed to-day, the advanee demand by the | strikers having been conceded. l IA Family Frozen fo Death, MoxraonERy Crry, Mo, Jan. 27 time last year J. C. Kimbrell, a tarmer living r this place, moved with his family, con- sisting of wife and three ehildren, to Kansas, taking up a elaim near Dodge City. During the recent blizzard wh ailed in that section of s count el and his | fumily were at 1 ) staried | home before the Uspent its foree, | in a covered wagon. tonnd by & searching party, frou dewtd in he WAZoN, ' ome | | A BATTLE WITH THE BUCKS Leads to an Unfortunate Attack by Mexie cans on American Troops. TWO OF OUR OFFICERS KILLED, Authentic Advices That General Crook Has Brought Geronimo's Marauding Apache Band to Terms of Peace. Mexicans Attack Their Friends. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 27.—A telegram ré« celved at Presidio to<day from Fort Bowie, (Ariz) signed General Crook, gives the con tents of a dispateh received by the latter from Lieutenant Maus, dated Nocorl Sonora, (Mexico) January 21 It states the troops under Captain Crawford, January 11, sure rounded and attacked an Indian camp fifty iles southeast of Nocorl, A horse running fight took place and several Indians were vounded, but all aped. The hostiles sent word they wished to hold a conference. While the” troops wera awaiting the time fixed for the conference they were attacked by 154 Mexican soldiers. Morts were made to let them know the troops were Americans and frignds. ~Ca tain Crawford and Lieutenant P Maus ad= yanced to talkgwith them, wiien a volley was fired and Captain Crawford was shot {n the head, and M. Horn, interpreter, was slightly wounded in the left arm, ‘The Mexicans fire was partly returned by the scouts of Cay IY- tain Crawfo d’s command, but only suft cient to keep them at a distane The mlmz lasted half an_hour, when Lieus tenant Maus succeeded in having a talk with the officer in_command of the Mexicans, their captain having been Killed. He was told the 1\l||(‘l|r‘ ns were taken for hostiles, owing to th “he Mexicans signed a paper to cllun The loss to the Amer- icans by the unfortunate afair was Captain Crawford, lly wounded; M. Horn, chief of s two Indians, slightl inded, and another severely wounded. lie Mexiean loss was fonr killed and flve wounded. In the telegram sent by Lieutenant Maus of this affair, he believes the Indians ex- pected to drive the Amcricans off with an overwhelm "l foree and secure their camp and effects, aptain Crawford died on tha 15th during the lmlldl to_Nocori, where he was buried. Lieutenant Maus then assumed command, ‘While the troops were en route to Nocori, two squaws entered the anp through whom arrangements were made by Lieutenant Maus fora conference with two bucks of the hostile band. This ended by Chief Nanm and one buck, the wife and child of both Geronimo and Natehez, the sister of Geroni- mo, one boy and a woman being given as hostages to Lieutenant Maus for the obser- vance of peaco until Geronimo meets General I whom he expressed a wish to a talk The meeting between Crook and Geronimo will take place in about a month and will un- doubtedly end in the Indians’ surrender, The band cousists of Chicfs Geronimo, Natchez, Chihuahua and ~ Nana, twenty bucks, and some women and children. Lie- tenant Maus is now heading for Lang's ranch. e A JOB THAT WAS TO BE. The Harlem Bridge Exposure Costs a Head. NEW York, Jan, 27.—[Special Telegram.] ~The exposure in theTribune yesterday of the Aetails of the Harlem river bridge job made & stir in this elty, and nowhere more than in the oflice of the commission which the matter in its complete control. For reasons best known to themselves, the commission- ers, Jacob Lorillard, Vernon H. Brown and David James Kind, have chosen to carry on their work with secrecy, which left no oppor- tunity to know what they were doing, and they were amazed and irritated by the publi- cation of what they supposed was not knowm outside of official circles, Jacob Lorillard, president of the commission, refused to say anything even when told that a repor§ would be submitted to him, but he was angry enough to sa) *The Tribune article has cost the city hundreds ot thous- ands of dollars, Itisall being investigated and the assistant corporation counsel whe gave you the information will be discharged from his place. We had not fully arranged for the purchase .of the materials and the publication of that article has caused the fore mation of a ring which will result in untold expense to the city,” THE STO Y WILL, Testimony Showing His Sanity When the Document Was Signed, Criicago, Jan, 27.—[Special Telegram, )= In the Wilbur F. Storey will case Judge Rogers decided that testimony could be of4 fered to combat the testimony of the three witnesses to the will of 1881, who had sworn that the testator was not sane when the will vas drawn. As a consequence, the counsel Mrs. Storey to-day called as wit- nesses neighbors and familiar friends of the deceased editor, together with the members of the working staff of the Times in 1850 and 1881, The lat- ter testified that the direction ‘of the paper was carrled on solely by Mr. Storey during those years, and letters and memoranda were offered in substantintion, The most ims portant corroborative testimony was given by the venerable Judge Otis, who met Mr, Storey frequently at his home, and who as- serted that his mind was clear, and that he spoke to him about the drafting and the pro- visions made in his will (rl lMl drowne Tast night. 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