Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1886, Page 1

A Tue OwMAHA DALY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR, SPO]LIED [IS SILVER SPEECH. Weaver fiquelched in an Effort to Spout on the Sabject. THE ADJUTANT GENERALSHIP. Nebraska and Towa Postmaste missioned—The National € Appropriation—The Virginia Coupon Cases—Notes. The Irrepressible Repressed. WasmiNaGToN, Feb, 5. [Speeial am. —Gencral Weaver of Towa has been very anxious during the past few days to deliver a sitver speech. He has made a number of efforts o obtain the floor, but was each time cutoff, To-day was a private bill day and Weaver created considerable merriment by attempting to get off his silver speech while w trivial personal measure was under con- sideration, Colonel Morvison of 1ilin at down upon him. however, but he had to do 80 before the irrepressible was repressed, or rather e had to be sat down upon twice be- fore he saw that hie was being sat down upon. Weaver has been promised an opportunity to speak mext week, and to-night le is measurably happy: By the way, it is commonly reported that General Weaver has sent for his forerunner, Mr. Cook of the Hawkeye state. lowans Kknow what kind of work this means, and Washingtonians kiiow, when they the part Cook took in the English-1 and the Cook-Cutts contests in pr gresses HE ADJU 1t is said that President Cley secretary of war have decided that there is a v in the office of judge advocate gen- eral of the army, and will nomi for that rank very soon. Gene will be remembered, was by the court m; suspended from duty until'the date when he must be retffed on account of age, since then a junior officer has acting as judge advoeate general. prepared a petition to the presi- dent asking that his sentence be set aside or commuted, and it isa question whetlier the president will increase the pardoning power in this instance or decide that Swaim isal- ready off the list and appoint his successor. Formal applications have been filed by Colonel EI Sighth eavalry, and Gen- ceral Hen: ner, lieutenant colonel, “Tenth infy while the friends of Colonel Henry A. Morrow of the "Twenty-first infan- very active in his benalf, The presi dent has often declared himself in fayor of making promotions inside the ary, so that it i assumed that he will appoint a regular I e appoints any one, General Mis- to be an old friend of the pr acticed law with him in Bu POSIMASTERS COMMISSI 3 The following Nebraska postmnsters were fommissioned to-day: Edward Best at Neligh: Forrest L. Whedon at York; Alvin . Marsh at Red Cloud:; James Murray at Freman: Charadara Clark at Blair; John F. Brendel at Union; James A. Carlock at Table Rock; Flore Trontman at Danby; Chas. W. Snyder at Cedar Creelk, and Joseph H. Mar- shal at Bely X The following were commissioned for Towa: Chas, Drew at Fort Madison; Luther H. t Waterloo; Allan P. Cramar at Avoca; Samuel U. Childs at Atlantic; David Clayton at Shambaugh; Albert H. Braus at Praivie City: Richard H. Todd at Lairow; Adam Weigner Muellson, and Mary G. Floody at Castali GOOD NEWS FOR THE GUARDSMEN. The senate has just passed the bill increas- ing the annual appropriation to supply the militia with arms and ammunition from $200,000 to §600,000, as requested by the an- nual convention of the National Guard which met here the first of De ber. General Slocum has been here to give it a push, and he hopes to be ableto get it through the house next week, which will cause great gratifica- tion among the national guardsmen throughout the country. The money is to be apportioned throughout the stat PERSONAL AND OTHERWIS Isanc Power of Norfolk (Neb.) is at the Ebbitt, The Stinking Water preemptions in Ne- braska, in which Congressman Laird and some of his Hastings friends were interested, have been cancelled. TUE VIRGINIA COUPON DECISION. WASHINGTON, Feb, 5—[Special, |—The de- aision of the United States supreme court in the so-called coupon case from Virginia, is the most important move that has been made upon the political checker-board since the election of last fall. Just what the result willbe in the Old Dominion, it is extremely difticult to foretell at present, but the situa- tion there is said to be alarming, from a po- litical standpoint. Said a gentleman from Richmond, last evening: *“It Is Impossible to see where we shall land politically. There was not a democrat in the whole state who was not confident that the de- cision of the court would be in our favor, Intsead of that the court is uaanimous in overturning every attempt that has been made to provide for the debt which has been saddled upon us from the past. [n the last ten days fortunes have been made in the state in a small way by men who had not the democratic faith in the course of the court. Coupons were sold last week as low as 40 cents on the dollar, and even lower, they are receiveable for all sorts of , and the state 15 dependent upon these ent expenses, You can imagine that the prospect is not a very bright one any way we can look at it.” “\What will the result be: correspondent. That is diftienlt to foretell, but the pros- pects are that there will be a constitutional amendment submitted to the people which will In effect, if ratified, repudiate the entire debt of the state of Virginia.” DOES CHICAGO WANT THE EARTH? “The city of Chicago is unsatistied unless it can secure the earth,” said one of the mem- bers of the board of supervising inspectors of stean vessels to-day, *What's the matter now?” I asked. “Simply this: The distriet of which Chi- eago is a parttakes in all the great lakes from Detroit to Lake Superior, The headquarters of the distriet are in Detroit. Chicago has tried repeatedly to secure the re- moval of thesa headquarters from Detroit, but has signally failed each time. The ate tempt was made very persistently last spring, but the Detroit men proved too strong, ‘then Chicago conceived the idea ot having a district of its own, So last summer propositions were made 10 business wen in that eity looking towards a movement which should secure the division of the Detroit district and the con- solidation of all that part of it which covers the west shore of Lake Michigan and the sonth shore of Lake Superior with the fifth district, which comprises tho Mississippi above Keokuk and the Missouri above Sioux city, with their branches. St Paul is now the headquarters aud Chicago is rather jeal- ous of St. Paul's commereiul prosperity, But inquired your move altbough I can tell you' thata good deal of money was here for the purpose of securing the change.” “Do you mean to say that the Chicago peo ple attempted to bribe any members of the board?” “1 certainly do. One of their attorneys was here a short time agoand asked the pres- ent supervising inspector of the Fifth dis- trict about his living expenses, rent, efe., in St. Paul, He wasanswered, as e might have expected to be, in a courteons manner, and then he was told that he conld live very much cheaper and very much better in Chieago, and that if he wonld consent t» work for the change a nice little stack of greenbacks would be his towards paying the expenses of the removal. ‘This oceurred in the lobby of Willard's hiotel, and would have resulted in a thrashing for the Chicazo man but for his agility in getting behind a post betore Cap- tain Hayes could get in a whack at him.” .| — The affalrs to-day entative Laird’s Arizona and or the raising of o alry In- each territory to be composed and ttlers of the territory, Mexican ponies be furnished rand sold nd whenever they ke’ vigorous pursuit of sti.e Ludians, regimental quartermasters. authorized to supply the deficieney from any herds accessible without any delay or advertisement or inspection, giving vouchers be ‘taken from pri- a imals are to be pro- vided asan nsporting supplies in addition to regimental wigon trains. The house committee on shipping to-day further discussed Representative Dunn’s free ship bi i disenssion indicated a division on strictly party lines, but probably no vote will be taken on the bill for seyeral wee The house committee on territories to-day heard the delegation of Indians representing the five civilized tribes of Indian territory in opposition to the Dbills for the = or- ganization of the territory of Oklalioma. “The Indians expressed general opposition to these and all the bills affecting their present relations with the government. All th wanted w I with then, sed favorably upon Repre for the protection of Mexico, It provide ment of for the government to keep s 1d the organization of the te Alion violation of the ing to ex-Repi Oklahoma was now siinpl for cattlemen, they n which they aceused and others who urge the organization of the territory of being in collusion with railroad companies and cattlemen, CAPITAL GLEANINGS. "l president pardoned George R. Simms, who was convicted of participating in the consplracy to. defraud_ the zovernient in o pension case, and sentenced 1o five yeurs in the southern'Hlinois peniten ks charge pasture ground de counter ¢ i DASTARDLY CRIME. Six Men Nearly Burned to Death in East St, Louis. le attempt upon astnight shortly \ty near the railroad tracks in East St. Louis, The railroad men who happened to be out were attracted to the shanty by the glare of fire and heart-rending screams ana the eries from six men who were in the shanty. The door broken down and two men rusled out enveloped in flames, while four others were carried out ana rolled in the snow. The fac victims were blackened and long st flesh peeled off, presenting a horrible Theunfortunate men were taken to the relay depot, and while there told how the tire originated. They had strolled into the shanty one by one to get warm and were sitting around the stove talking, when suddenly the stove burst open and flames leaped all over the room, enveloping the men before they could turn to the doors, The was the resuit either of a practical joke or a deliberate attack on their lives to ttle an old grudge. The strange manner m which the five started can only be ac- counted for on the ground that some wretch poured oll down the chimney to the stove, t is said the man who verpetrated the deed is known, as he had a grudge against one of the men and declared but recentiy that he would get eyen with him if it took years to do it. Near the shanty was found an oil can. The ra ad men who ran to their rescue a man retreating from the shanty. 1f the man had been captured he would have been lynched. The six men are all fearfully Burned, but it_cannot be learned whether any of them were fatally injured or not. e DINING ROOM TRAGEDY, A Traveling Men's Quarrel Ends With a Murder. GArvesTON, Feb. 4—A Waco special to the News say The dining hall of the McClelland hotel was the scene of a tragedy last night. Two traveling salesmen, J. E. Graham of St. Louis and William Lamh of Chicago, were seated opposite each other and became involved in a quarrel, Lamb declaring that “a man who traveled tor a St. Louis house was no good.” raham made a reply, at which Lamb attack knocked him down, although Graham was muceh the larger man, Graham pulled a re- volver and fired four shots, three taking ef- died a few nours (Tex.) mb before he encountered hllufulll to thedining room. He says he thought Lamb was tryiong to com- mence a quarrel for the purpose of taking his lite, as he (Lamb) lad ‘some unknown enemies in Texas on account of his intimate relations with a woman whose husband and friends had threatened him. Lamb repre- sents the I E, Lee compaily of Chicago, art furniture, while Graham travels for the tionery company of R. & ‘I. A. Ennis of St. Louis, At the conclusion of the inquest this afternoon Graham was admitted to bail, et HANGMAN'S DAY, A Blasphemous Murderer Swung Off at Leadville, DENVER, Feb, 5,—Minich, one of the three men who murdered Samuel Baldwin near Leadville, October 18, 1534, for $1,700, was hung at Leadville this afternoon. Up to yesterday evening Minich expected Gov- ernor Eaton to commute his sentence to life fmprisonment. He was very indifferent, driving the clergymen out of his cell with blasphe ‘I'ils morning when he discovered he must hang, llel‘:l“fl( loudly for a preacher, and earnestly prayed the Al- mighty’s forgiveness, e "ascended the scaffold at 1:50 with a eigar in his mouth, a smile on his face, and was launcled into eternity denying his guilt to the last minute B The Bessemer Steel Works, Prr1sBURG, Feb, 5.—An explosion occurred this morning at the Bessemer steel works Carnegie, Phillips & Co., at Homestead. is reported that fifteen men were killed, Larer—The report of an explosion at tho Bessemer steel works at Homestead is un- founded. A telegram has been recelved from the works stating that it must have origi- nated from an explosion which occurred Wednesday. The works have been closed down, but are preparing Lo resuie to-morrow. ’l‘l{fixfifi\fllllfi with the strikers have been e The Chess Players. St. Louis, Feb. 5.—The chess match was resumed at 2 o'clock this afternoon, The at- tendance was about the same as on Wednes- day, and included most of the strong chess playersin the city, as well as several trom outside places. The game is said by thos best able to judge to be the strongest yel played in the match, and attracted very close atténtion and elicited mu admigation, Zeuckertort chose the white and le::i off with the queen’s gambit which was déciined by Steinitz. Atthe end of thirty-five moves the white resigued, —— ather for To-Day. Missovn: VarLey-—Fair, warmer weather; ! southerly winds in sputhern portion, shift- #be use i In ber effoits to secure her | Y \ in 74 luf to westerly tu northern portion, and then sbifting to soltberly, ATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 186, MONEY SPENT FOR NOTHING. Vast Sums Paid for Surveying Work That | Was Never Performed. ENORMOUS NEBRASKA FRAUDS. vidence Accumulating of Swindles Perpetrated on the Government ~Other Men's Pockets Hold the 1T Gotten Gains, Surveying Frands in Nebraska. Curcaco, Feb pecial Telegra The Times SLH Although the government has spent large Sums of money for surveyors in Nebraska, evidence is rapidly accumulating that much of the work paid for was never done, Deputy surveyors who got contracts ran exter township lines—at least they ran part of them—and in wany cases they never made a pretense of running the interior line which they were also paid. 1t is not likely that they were allowed to make sums of money by cheating the zovernment in this way without being obliged to divide with some other people The Times prints a letter from Alexander Sehlegel, county surveyor of Brown county, in which the writer, under date of January 31, says to Surveyor-General Gardner: “In the past two years I have been frequently called upon to survey in towns 25 to 28, ranges 20 and nd I have never yet found any evidence of a government survey of sub- division or interior section lines, although I have traversed said towns from southto north and from east to west boundaries, eritically searching at every forty and eighty acre claim for evidence of any corners or marks of government survev.” The sworft aflidavit momn Pitcher has also been received in Washington. It s as follows: “I assisted in the survey of government land in Nebra in the years 1881 and 1 under Deputy Surveyor Fairfield. I assisted him in all surveying he did during these two years on government land. We surveyed about forty or more townships. There was not a township surveyed according to in- stiuctions. e was a8 liable to commence at one corner of @ township as at another, and would frequently carry two lines at one time. ‘This he did by g through a township. ageneral thing he never put in quarter corners except on a straight line through the township, and seldom made a closing of the west boundary of a township nor of the north boundary, In many instances he never lefta stake or stone to indicate where the corner was located, I am conver- sant with a © number of surveyors of the northwestern part of the state, having been county surveyor in Cherry and Sheridan counties, and having been engaged in locat- ing settlers. In many instances there is no stake or stone in whole township In some instances a portion of the townships would De surveyed while the balanee would appear to be unsurveyed. 8. V. PItcuER. of Solo- Nebraska urveys.'"” Below is given the telegram from Washing- ton above referred to, taken from the Chicago Times of yesterday (Thursday) morning, under the b “Surveys’.” WASHING pecial.] — Al- though the government spent large sums of money for surveys in Nebraska, evidence is rapidly accumulating that much of the work paid for was never done. The deputy surveyors who got the contracts ran the ex- terior or township lines—at least they ran a part of them—and in many cases they never made a pretense of running the interior lines, for which they were also paid. Itlsnot likely that they were allowed to make large sums of money by cheating the government in this way without being obliged to divide with some other people. The following let- ter and aftidavit glve a pretty good idea of the way things have been running for years, not only in Nebraska, but inall parts of the public domain: A1xsworrir, Neb,, Jan, 51, 188 F. Gardner, United States Surve; Plattsmouth,” Neb.—Dear '§ honor toacknowledge the re letter or the 20th inst., stating that complaint hiad been entered with you by residents of this county in regard to publlé surveys, and asking my testi s county surveyor in ard 0 the n reply I'have 1o stat that complaint in regard to pubife surveys is county is mnlul?’ confined to townships 26, 27 and 28 north, ranges 20, 21, 22 and of the sixth principal meridian, My enal observation” and knowled only extend to fowns 25 to 28, 21 west, having never been in ranges 22 and 23, years I have been frequently called upon fi' survey [n towns 25 to 25, ranges 20 and 21, and 1 have NEVER YET FOUND ANY DENCE of a government su ef' of subdivision or in- terior section l(nes, although I have traver sald towns from south to north, and f cast to west boundaries, critically searching at every forty and eighty chains for evidence f any corners or of a government ‘The townships or exterior line: he only evidence of agov- L and have been easily traced by me, A copy of the field notes of said towns in my possession would indicate that no etual sirvey was ever made, because they are untrue as (umpmémphy and eharacter of s0il: notubly towns and 27, range: and 21, contain many decp lakes covering a area of frowm 10 (0160 aeres, some of ther con- taining different kinds of edible fish, Lines of public survey would be sure to cross some of these lakes, and many corners would eertainly fall on them, yet no note or eviden 1 such lakes 1s sljown 1o the field notes or plats, These lakes are not mere marshes, ponds, or pools, havinz nomud, but ATItE Tand Lotion, aud are permanent, "Pha past season was one of extreme drought in this section, 3 were much afiected thereby, a subdivision survey of these towns seriously retards the settlement of them, yet quite a nuwber of persons have settled in the valleys and on the lakes who are seriously incon- venienced because they cannot find the lines and corners mluhllnhine their boundaries, A case in pointis that of Mr. Joseph F. Ingalls and hisson, James W. Ingalls, who have ULED AND MADE INMPROVEMENT upon sections 14 and %, supnosing, from ap- pearance of topography of the government plat and in the absence of government sur- vey and corners, lhvt they were situated upon sections 8, and 1%, two miles west, upon which latter they took out their entry papers, and now have asked the honorable “commis- sioner of the general land oflice to cancel said entries and to allow thew to enter upon the land they have improved, apd which they thouglit they woie entering.” The corner to sections 10,11, 14 and 15 in this township would fall in the center of a deep lake, ‘There s also a lake in section 16, and be- tween sections 8, 9, 16, 17, and others. In several Instances 1 have found five to ten acres of break- ing half a mile and more from the land en- tered, and thought to be improved. 1 hold that as county surveyor 1 have no right or authority to permanently establish lines and corners within these towns. The remedy, therefore, will suggest itself {0 you to bring this matter to the notice of the commissioner of the general land offoe, and respectfully urge for these people a resurvey by the goyv- ernwment, Any further information desired in this matter’ will be most cheerfully tur- nished. ALEXANDER SCHLEGEL, County Surveyor of Brown Coulnty. AN INTEHESYING AFFIDAVIT. The following aftidavit has been received: STATE OF NEBBASKA, CAss COUNTY, §5.— On this 3uth day of January, in the year 1856, before me, the undersigned, Frank H, Wil- son, a notary public in and for. said county }nul‘nnn:l!ly cawe Solomon V. Pitcher, of law- —Hon, J. or General —1 have thé i your called upon to In the past tw ing to law, on his oath sdy: in the survey of governugeni of Nebraska in the years 1851 and 1883 under Deputy Surveyor Georga W. Fairfield. 1 as- sisted him in all the surveying he did during these two years on government land. We surveyed about forty of more townships. There was nota township sur: eod according to instructions, He Wil s liable to com- mence at one corner of a township as other, and would _ frequently ca two lines at one #ime, This he did by zigrzagging through the town- ship. As a general thing he never put in quarter corners except on the straight line iraugh the township;and seldom made the elosing of the west boindary of a township, nor on the northern boundary. In many in’ stances he never left a stake or stone to indi- cate where a corner was located. [ am con- versant with a large amount of the survevs of the northwestern part of the state, having boeen county surveyor in Cherry and Sheri- dan counties, and_having been engaged in Tocating settlers, In many instances there is no stake or stone in whole townships. 1n some _instances a portion of the township would be surveyed, while the balance would appear to be unsurveyed. 8.V, PITCHER, Witness: Frank TEOF NEBRASEA, (Ass Co H th of January, A personally appearcd before me, th signed, Frank H. Wilson, a notary public duly commissioned and_qualified ii and for Cass Nr\lu(i‘. S. V. Pitcher, to me personally known, who_subscribed to the foregoing, and being duly sworn, declares that the facts stated i the foregoing are tru Witness my hand and notarial seal the day and date above written, Frayk Il WrLsoN, Notary Publie. NEBRASKA NUGGETS. A Mad Dog Scare! Upheaves the City 3 of Wahoo. Waioo. Neb, Feb., 5. gram.]—Wahoo has tlie hydrophobia. About ten days since a_dog, which some supposed mad, was killed. Before the animal was Killed it was known to have bitten a pig, and is supposed to have bitten also a calf and another dog. The pig died two days ago, and about the same time the calf manifested un- mistakable symptoms of rabies, It was closely watched by the owner, Rev. Dodder, and when he was fully persuaded that the calf w mad, he killed Yesterday the dog that was bitten was running at large, foaming and frothing at the mouth, biting dog that it met, It is believed to have bitten not less than fifty other dogs, and is sitively known to have bitten at leasta dozen, The vicious brute was dispatched by T. W. Riddle with a shot gun about4 p. m. yesterday. His dog, which was one of the unfortunates, he has chained up awaiting the time when the dog shall exhibit symptoms of rabies or p: the dangerous period. There is a pos: y of a_large number of candi- dates for Pasteur. [Special Tele- Trying to Beat His Creditors. BLooMINGTON, Neb, Feb, 5—(Special “Telegram.]—Creditors yesterday attached the stock of general merchandise of J. L. Cook. Cool has been selling at. cost for some time with an evident desire to get closed out. A few days ago he tried {o convey a amount of stock into Kansas in Totn Kint- ley’s name, but was stopped, and this appar- ently caused the balance of his ereditors to come in. He owes nearly all the houses he has ever dealt with,. his indebtedness being placed by some at even $10,000, with assels not to exceed $2,500, Helping the orn] Road., WAoo, Neb., Fel [Spectal.]—At u meeting of the village trustees held last night an ordinance was passed vacat- ing Maple street from Ninth to Fifteentn for the right of way to the Fremont, Elkkhorn & Missouri Valley railway company. An- other ordinance was passed calling a special election to be held March 2, 1886, to deter- mine whether the village should further aid said railway company by voting it bonds to ent of $0,000. Hotel Changed Hands. KeARNEY, Neb,, Feb. 4.—[Special Tele- gram,]—The Grand Central hotel at this place has chamged hands, A gentleman named Leman from Colorado, a practical ho- tel man, has taken zharge, and will at once make needed improvements, [The above telegram was published, through error, in the BEE of yesterday under a Coltmbus (Neb.) date, is republished with correction made, that the trayling public may not be misled into confounding it with the’ Grand Pacitic hotel of Columbus,— Epitor.] Place for the Packing House to Fill. NeLiGu, Neb, Feb, 5—[Special.]~News was brought here lasg night of a queer state of aff at Cumminsville, in Wheeler county. The postmaster left several months ago, leaving a merchput named Manker in charge as deputy, Manlker sold out last week and left. Thereisnp one there authorized to handle the mail, but F. Randall, editor of the Gazette, is doing o0, though numerous citizens have protested against it Decided “Slotter” House Victory. NenuasiA Crry,Neb., Feb.5.—| Special Tel- Although no official dispatehes have ed, it is learned on good authority that it is a settled fact that Thomas Morton will be our next postmaster. Mr. Morton is proprietor of the Nebraska City News, and all the democrats here, except the nineteen other candidates for the samie position, say he is the man who is most entitled to the place. Thisisa decided Morton vietory. Our city this evening is feeling well pleased over the news, Into the Great Beyond. NennrAska Crry, Neb,, Feb. 5—[Special Telegram,]—Mrs, Matilda McMechan, aged 79 years, died this morning at 5 o’clog The deceased was one of ghe t settlers of this county, and mother-fn-law of Hon. 8, H, Cal- houn, one of the leading members of the bar of this city, and mother of Lieutenant A, C, McMechan, United States navy. The funeral will take place Monday at 2 p. m, A Fircbng's Wor HAY SPrINGS, Neb., Feb, 5—A fire eamly yesterday morning destroyed Milford’s land oftice, Hailey & Sullivan’s saloon and Smith’s livery stable, causing a loss of §6,500 with only $1,900 ingurance. The fire started in the saloon and igsupposed to be the work of an incendiary, 1§ Accidental Death, HumsoLpr, Neb., Feb.5—A farmer named Kugene Blaidsell, Jiving near town, was crushed to death bya falling tree which he was cutting down, Wedpesday. Heleaves a wife aud three children. e e The Anti-Chinese Movement. BSAN Josk, Cal, Feb. 5—The first anti- Chinese state convention convened here to day. One hundred delegates representing the anti-Chinese leagues and trade organiza- tions were present. A permanent organiza- tion was effected. ‘The general sentiment awong the delegates strongly opposed threats of violence, Boycotting was Tavored as the quickest method” of accomplisiing the de- sired ends and a yesolution in accordance with these views was mlu'lled. A resolution was als0 adopted demanding of congress the abrogation of the Burlingame treaty, —~~— - ructive Fire, C., Feb, 5—At midnight a fire destroyed the stores and stocks of four firws, valued at $50,000; insurance $40,000. - v The Faiture Record, NEW Youk, Feb, 5—The total number of whage, Who, belug by me duly sworn accord- | failures during the last week weie 287, SETTLING SCREENING ABUSES Towa Coal Diggers Often Mine Merchantable Coal Without Pay. NOVEL BILL TO AVOID THE EVIL. The Democrats Positively Committed to Auti-Temperance Education— Legistative Proceedings and Other lowa Specials. The General Assembly. Des Moixes, lowa, Feb. The principal tovic of diseussion in lature so far has been the coal screen question, The present lack of law has per- mitted grave abuses to arvise in the screen- ing of coal, miners in many instances being required to mine merchantable coal for which they receive no pay, owing to the large meshed screens that are used. Several bills to remedy the evil have been introduced but the latest and most novel bill was introduced to-day by Senator Young of Atlantie. The bill allows mine owners to screen their coa! in their own way, but prohibits their hanging ol sereens, The miners, under the proposed law, are to be paid for the lumnp coal which they take out, and are to o divided among them 40 per cent of the gross receipts from the sale of pea coal, nut coal and slack, the amount to be apportioned among the miners on the fist of each month the other 60 per cent of the receipts from that cource to go to the mine operators, The sena- tor claims that his bill will divide the interest in the small coal or waste,and will remove the temptation to widening sereens, and will not encourage the increase of small coal, which would be the case, he holds, by a law requir- ing the coal to be weighed before screening. The design of the bill is to divide the interest of the mine owner and mine operator in such way that the interest of one will incidentally afford protection to the other in regard to the small coal or waste which occasions all the disputes. “I'he senate spent the greater part of the session to-day in considering the Clat for requiring instruetion in the public s on the effect on the human s, holie liquors and narcot The bill is prac- tically the same as the Missouri law on this subject, and similar Jaws are found in four- teen states. DPetitions representing 13,000 names have been presented asking for a of this kind, and it has seemed to be avery popular measure. But when the bill eame up on its passage to-day, it was opposed by Senator Bolter (dem), in a speech of over an hour. He took oceasion to denounce the people who asked for the bill as snivelling, drivelling fanat and made a general tirade against total ab- stinence, and then sought to ridicule the bill down by offering an_amendment to require teaching on the pernicious effects of a protec- tive tariff. He was answered by Senators Young, Sweeney and Clark, the latter giving him a fiery rebuke for his denunciation of the temperance cause. The wiser democrats are very much an- noyed over Bolter's speech, as it struck directly at the position which the democratic party has taken in favor of subpressing in- temperance by moral suasion and instruction on the evil effects of the drinking habit. Every republican voted for the bill, and only democrats against it, thus committing thel party to opposition even to teaching temver- ance in the schools. The democratic party thus goes on record in the senate as opposed to prohibition and opposed to the opposite means of suppressing intemperance, a posi- tion which their shrewder leaders regard as a great blunder and an unfortunate mistake. Entire Family Burned to Death. or, lowa, Feb, 5.—[Special Te gram.|—Early this morning the house of Albert Cooley, two miles south of this city, caught fire and burned with the entire family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Cooley and three children. The fire started from an ash barrel in the kitchen, and was not discovered in time by the neighbors to render any assist- ance. Mr. Cooley threw a trank from an upper window and is supposed to have re- turned for hi¢ family and found his way of retreat cut off, The whole family were burned to death when found. Dosed Themselves to Death. MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Feb, b.—[Special Telegram. |—Late this afternoon the house of Joseph Cavanaugh was broken into, and Cavanaugh was found dead in bed. Beside him lay a friend named Buckley, breathing feebly, who died in a few moments, Both men were last seen’Monday evening, They then entered the house, locked themselves i, and took chlorofor A Defaulter Captured. Des Moixes, lowa, Feb. 5.—[Special Tele- fram.] — Stuckey, who left town as a defaulter sevel ago, was captured In Montana by a private detective of the Hawkeye Insurance company, whom it is alleged he robbed, and brought to this city to-day. He was formerly secretary of the Prisoners of War association, and stood very high in various secret society organizations, - CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION, The Value of the Erie Canal in Moving Western Grain, Burravo, Feb, 5 he Commercial has an interview with Hor mour, Jr,, for ten years state engineer of New York, Heshows that by deepening the Erie canal, raising the banks a foot and lengthening the locks, the cost of transportation can be reduced from one-third to one-half. He said: Cheap trans- i.uruuinn is an absolute necessity o the west, ndin and Australin to-day produce more wheat than this country does, and they are becoming formidable rivals in the markets of western Europe, The problem here is to get grain to the market cheap enough, ‘T'he devel- opment of the northwest is going forward with enormous strides, If we can sell our this country will have eight hundred of bushels annually to move in ten What will you do with this vast e of traed if you allow the canal o re- main as it is? 'l'llepm?hlenl the west want the canal enlarged and improved, and if it is not done we must turn our property into the Welland canal and down the St. Lawrence. - THREE LLED, Colliding Passenger Trains Cause Three Fatalities, Lirrre Rock, Atk Feb, 5,—This morning a passenger train collided at Williamsville (Ma.) with the fast St. Louis passenger train from Memphis. Engincer Wallace, of the Memphis train, and his fireman, Hame un- Kknown, were Instantly killed. = Engineer Walker, of the St. Loufs train, jumped from the traln and was badly injured. Ho is from Aurora (Ill.). 11l fireinan, name un- Kiown, was caught between the engine aud tender and crushed to death, - Fear of an Indian Uprising. . PAvL, Feb. Ada (Muin.) special to » Pioneer Pre The Indians on Re Lake reservation ave very uneasy. The hias just been disclosed that for some time pasi they lave been gathering up all tho anns, ammunition znd Lorses in the country. It is feared they have been incited by cmmi- saries from the British northwest, - Powers Advise Cautio ATHENS, Feb, 5.—~The powers have sent a third note o the Greek goverument advising caution, "~ NUMBER 197. ™ EASTERN BLIZZARD. Extreme Cold Continues Throughout New York New Yorg, Feb, 5T thermometer this morning stands 6 below zero. The present cold snap is by far the coldest of the season, and the suffering among the poor is very great. ‘Trains on the elevated roads are delayed very much, Owing to the snow it is almost impossible for horse cars to make headway, Twenty persons who walked across Brooklyn bridge yesterday had some art of their bodies frozen, Charitable per- sons bought large numbers of tickets for rides on the Brooklyn bridee cars and had the police give them to poorly elad persons who attemuted to walk across, Four steamers arrived at this port yesterda but mo safling vessels reported. The steamers were completoly covered with fee, and their captains report having passed an extremely cold night off the coast. Large quantities of ice drifted about the harbor vesterday. A dispateh from City Island re- ported the mouth of the sound full of and no water could be seen from that point No_ sound steamers arrived here yesterday owing to the storm. None of these vessels sailed from the other end Wednesday night. The last month has been a busy one for hife saving crews along the coast. 'The crew at ‘Third CIilY Beach station has b cord, having saved sixty-five lives since the great storm of January. SARATOGA, N, Y, swept over this ast i Thi st night was the coldest of the winter. ‘Though the sun shi brightly the atmospliere is v 7o'elock it is storming more, V indic below zero, a rare occurrence ii this latitude. At9 it was 1 above, and at 1 this afternoon it stood 9 above. Trains are still_delayed and navigation i iin_ sus pended, there having been 1o arrival parture from this poit {o-day. e 5 AMONG THE RAILROADS. A War in Rates Between St Paul and Chicago. €n1cAGo, Feb. 5,—The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road announced that to-morrow it will cut the passenger rate to St. Paul to 87, in order to meet the rates alleged to have been made by the Rock Island road. 'This apparently Lin wh the main contes s will be the Rock Lsland & St. Paul with the Chicago and Northwestern aiding the latter. NS or de- Construction Ordered. St. Pavr, Feb. nnipeg special to the Pioneer Pre able orders were re- ceived from England to-day to build ¢ the Hudson Bay railway from Winnipeg lake to Fort Churchill. el b Increasing the Army. BELGRADE, Feb. 5.—The government has ordered all merchants and manufacturer: under the age of 40 years to join active army service, = — CONNUBIALITI The ten-year-old Emperor of Cliina isclam- orous for i wife, Every bride is beautiful, and it is a myste- ry where all the plain marvied women come fiom, is rmmored that Edison’s latest inven- s a reasonable excuse for him to get married, George H. township, 1 recently vel Mis. Ispac Vortolksky of Meridian, Miss. wants a divorea becauso her usband did not change his socks.for six weeks after their wedding. Dr, De Leon, of Chicago, married Miss Emma Rose, of that city, at Davenport, 1o and_deserted her o their return to Chicago, thirty-six hours later. De Leon has disappeated, and the girl has gone to her home, A St. Louis gir], aged 40, and with $8,000,- o0, s bout to iy a an of 22, Slhe is sensible. It she had postponed it much long- er she would found her age increasing faster than her millions: but now--her mil- lions will disappear as fast as her youth flies from her. A man of 70, with white hair, and about to marry a woman forly year S unior, with halr black as jet, dyed his locks lack and was quite surprised to find his bride meet him at the altar with her hair bleached white as snow. About forty men in Wells count, e suddenly discovered that they wives living, e gentlemen were div while W. J. Craig was county clerk, and no entries were made of the divorees because no fees wore pal There is much excitement over the n The e ughter of Joaquin Miller, as well as her latest husband, ar gratitied at the commencement of a divoree suit by Arthur Lorving Mackaye, to whom she was first united, It is supnosed she will let the case go oy default, and after the di- X l\ granted be again married to Me- Mrs. L. A, Coquard, a memberof the most xelus 1y es of St. Louis and the wife of a wealtliy broker, has obtained dl- from her husband on the grounds of cruel treatment. Mr. Coquard allowed the case to £o by default, and the court granted $150,000° as well as the divoree. Lewis was married to ormander of Cusl ) 31, G. AL R, last weel at th nue Methodist Lpiscopal church, Br n. ‘The church was iilled with Grand Army nien all in uniform. ‘T'hebridal party was accom- H:mh'd from ide’s house to the_church y a juvenile fife and druin Chaplain Toster of Grant Post, N ormed the ceremony. ‘The groom is 70 years of age,with long flowing whitebeard, years his funior, Commander onted his post a handsomely engraved silver trumpet in commemoration of his marriag Queen Margaret of Denmiark was a grea match maker, and gave the high born Kirsten Thott in martlage to her favorite, Jeppe Muus, a son of a rich burgher, The ‘i dignant bride, who was betrotiied to anothe with a gold ring, in pper nail with this pper nail, thou liest in gold.” Queen Margare wted not on the vengeance of the bride’s betrothed, Holler Munk, the lord of Boller, who, to the rage of the queen, picked a quarrel with the brivegroom, killed him, and married his widow the next day. - Coasting ¥ Mr. O. H. Gordon ha al invitation from the Plattsmouth carni- val committee, Messrs. J. K. Miner, J K. Pollock and G. T. Burton, for the Omaha coasters to attend the carnival to be held in that place this (Saturday) even- ing. Itis probable that a number of Omaha coasters will be in attendance. They will be taken to Plattsmouth on the 6:20 trainand a return spe oexeur- sion train will bring them back to Omaha, A number of Omahans haye determ- ined to attend the earnival to be held in Council Bluffs next Wednesday night. - Ciga A scheme is on foot among the K. of L. in this city to start & movement nst non-union cigars. This agitation lias been going on for some time in other places, and at length seems to have reached Omaha. A prominent dealer said the other day, after a talk with a member of the Knights of Labor, that he would order no more non-union cigars. There are several firms in the city who do not deal exclusively in union made CIgUrs aguingt whom a boycott is immi nent. ‘I'ne union, however, will not act hastily in the matter, as they think the dealers can be brought to terms without resorting to harsh measures, N Frank O'Neil, a deserter from the re t Hewes and wife, of Fulton neaster. county, Pennsylvania, ated their gofden wedding. I which was in inseription: received a forms ged in the eentra oflicers at the fort will Le ue CAPTALN CRAWFORD'S KILLING Mexican Versions of the Unfortunate Affale from Official Souroces, TAKEN FOR HOSTILE APACHESy The Excuse Given Inability to Distine guish Renegade Indians from the Scouts—The Latter Claimed to be Rather Unruly. A Gallant Soldier's Butchery. WAsSHINGTON, Feb, 5.=Senor Romero, Mexican minister Washington, has re- ceived from the government of the state of Chihuahua (Mexico,) an official report of the unfortunate encounter which the Mexiean forces had with United States troops eom- manded by Captain Crawford at the moun- tains at Bavis, Chihuahua, on the 11th ult. It is stated in the report that the Mexican force, commanded by Major Maurice Cor- redor, arrived on that day at a place called Tiopario, in Sierro of Bavis, where they knew that the Apache Indians who had re- volted under the leadership of Geronimo were. ‘The Mexicans fired on the United States troopsin the belief that they were hos- tiles. In the fight which ensued, Major Mautice Corredor, First Licutenant Juan “de Ia Cruz, Privates Martalna Madid and Luz Estrada were killed and four other soldiers wounded. ‘That as soon as the Mexican forees found that they were firing on United States soldiers they stopped fiving, and ex- 1to the lattér their regrets at the loss ioned to both commands, he report gives as an excuse for the above stake the difticulty ot distinguishing the renegade Indians from scouts, and says while the latter generally behaved themselves while in their camp and under view ot their ofticers, when they got out under the pretext of hunting or looking for hostile Indians or otliers, they sometimes commit great depre- ations on peaceful inhabitants of the fron- tier, and cannot readily be distinguished from hostile Indians. It was repe from Mexico that the scouts kilied and wounded on the 1ith of December a consider- able number of cattle and horses bee onging to a Mexican, and on the 23d, while they were in camp at a place distant about a miile from Guasabas, Sonora, seven of the scouts entered the village and com- mitted great outrages, and the mayor was forced to ask for arned forces to bring them to order, and one of the scouts was wounded and some Indians killed two men who' wero leading mules loaded with goods which were E 1. “The réport says further that the Constitu- tion, oflicial joiirnal of the stateof Sonora, contains a détailed statement of all the oute rages committed by the scouts, and the has been to address a petition to the gen: government not (o allow the scouts o ¢ over into Mexican territor Er, P. ng s th L between ates troops, in which awford lost his life: in, where we com- o1 of tame and wild [n- probably over 200, led by foreign United States) oflicers and over twenty sol- same kind, who exhibited them- c Fire Iasted for one hour and a half, ing four of us cio Corredor, Lieut. Jaun De La C: os Mar also four wounded—A polonio Spier, Herculino Cruz, Agapittio Romro and Marcos Gonzales., Our opponents lost a captain, four depd and three wounded. The moment was & serious one, and our safety was due to the treaty with them under the wir flag of the United States, to which they pretended to belong after theiy captain died. I'acceded to their - s for the reasons given, though they displayed not .a sign of legality, as was evidenced as much by their strategy " as by the different animals which they brought”and which I bring to prove they were stolen at this place, To-day at the carliest hour possible I will start fop your city, All of which 1 have the honor to communicate to you for your information SANTA ANNA PR Delores Mining Camp, 'he Tost’s Tomba stone, A says: 1t is reported fliat the causes loading. G0 tho shootg of Capt. Crawford are confirmed by the arrival Liere to-day, from Sonora, of A. J. Huncke, citizen of undoubted credibility. that last month fourteen of scouts, ~while intoxicated, a Mexican citizen living near ¥ronter subsequently xode into . Fronteras, firinj up and dowh tho strect drivig the terorized citizens into the hous .\vhfuhm. pre ¢ to defend themselves, T en scouts had the town to themselves for n time, ‘The Mexieans banded and were ready to attack the men when Crawford re into the town and by his presence succecded in drawing off the scouts. - FOREIGN AFKPAIRS, Unemployed English Workmen U ing the Government for Help. LONDON, Feb, 5,—The marquis of Salishury to-day received a deputation of wnemploged workmen who called to urge upon him the necessity existing for governnent help. Lord Salisbury told the men he considered the question more serious than thie Irish quess tion. He, however, denounced the yolicy in vogue among foreign governments of fosters ing industry by granting bounties from the public treasury, calling it false political econ= He expressed the hope that the clectors Britain would give pariiament tha to influence forelgn governments to bandon such policy. Concerning the jand question, Lord Sajisbury said the propos sition o help the poor by furnishing land to reclaim was impracticable, for the reasol that nobody would invest capital in the woi! ainung bad lands so long as the good of the country do not pay. he earl of Aberdeen, lord “lientenant of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has been appointed viceroy of Ireland, Baron Wolverton, ex-paymaster hag been appointed postmaster gencral, The new government is now completed, all the minor pluces having been filled, general, Sanctioned the Agi CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb, with the exception of Russi sanctioned the Turko-Bulgarian agreement, Catarrh Crured Catairh 1s a very prevalent disease, with distressing and offensive symptoms, Hood's Sarsaparilla gives ready relief and speedy cure, from the fact it acts through the blood, and thus reaches every part of the system, “1 suffered with catarrh fifteen years. Took Hood’s Sarsaparilia and I am not troubled any with catarrh, and my general health is much better.” 1. W. LiLLis, Postal Clerk Chicago & St Louis Railroad, * 1 suffered with catarrh 6 or 8 years ; tried many wonderful cures, inhalers. etc., spends inguearly one hundred dollars without benens, 1 tried Hood's Barsaparilla, and was greatly Lmproi M. A, ABueY, Worcester, Mas; Hood's Barssparilla is echaracterized by three peouliarities : 1st, the combination of remedial agents ; 2d, the proportion; 34, (i wrocess of seeuring the active medicini qualitics, The result is a medicine of unusual strength, eficcting eurcs hitherto unknows, 8end for book contalning additional evides: “ food's Sursaparilla t p purifies my blood, pess ), Secus to ma 1 J {' Registor of Deeds, Lowell, Mass, ) heaty :unx others, aud ghit {1 gold. R 150 Bauk Burce, New York city, 4204 Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold Ly all druggists. §1; six for §5, M ouly by 0. 1. HOOD & €0, Lowell, Musa, 10€@ Boses One Dallarg