Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1886, Page 1

Propose to Migrate to a State and Command & Majority at the Polls, NEVADA THE SPOT SELECTED. With This Accomplished Their Posi- tion Would Be Unassailable, Be- ing Free From Federal Control the Same as Other States. An Astonlshing Mormon Schemoe. WASHINGTON, s 1 Tele- aram.]—It is said the Mormons are contem- plating a most daring move. Heretofor they have peacefully selected the territories in which to liy om Utah they have branched out to Tdaho, New Mexico and Ari zona. Like all residents of the territorie they are under the direction and control of congress and amenable to the laws passed at Washington, Therigjdgty of the laws ngainst polygamy and the unrelenting enforeement of them by the federal conrts in Utah have forced the problem on the Mormons of how to escape from control of the federal authori- ties, If they controlled a state by a majority vote, it is thought by some that the solution would be found. They would then be frc from the interference congress and that they might earry out their polygamous pra tices in defiance of federal laws. Itis said Nevada is the field selected in which Mormonism will in the end make its defiant stand against the general govern- ment for the perpetuation of its institutions. Their ohvious course to attain this position is by an immigration into the state suflicient to command o majority at the polls. Once dominant, with the power of making and ad- ministering local laws, their situation will be one of permanent vantage, and_they will have enlisted for their protection the whole force of the state rights doctrine. That they have not yet made n fon is due not to the t move nability in population of Nevada has been diminishing the Mormons have been augmenting by an average yearly addition of 2,000 converts, and by the natural increase of the result of plural marringe. Until they declare themsel one outside the facts can know how many Mormons ilready living unnoticed in Nevada. When they shall have attained a voting population in the state as great as either of the two nearly evenly balanced po- litical partics, their end is assured, for no single man, no matter how rich, ean outbid the Mormon church in a contest for state or national office influenced by mon ey, Such colonization can be efiected by the Mormons without eficeting their supremacy in Utab, or without w ning their hold in the ontlying terntories, and with representatives in thelower house of congress and tyo sena the stren tion Is sirikingly apparent. To deal with them under state organizatiom, constitu- tional questions haye to be met commen- e in @ ty with those settled by the r, with the perpetual difliculty that in dealing with this particular case pr cedents may be established which in after time could be quoted in justification of the on of civil and religious liberty, and enforeement of the integrity of duty in- vested in statehood. GOSBIP ON ARMY CIANGES. 1t is said at the war department there are not likely to be any appointments made to 1ill any existing vacancies in thearmy, high or low, until the 16th of March, when General Pope goes on the retired list. Then two major generals will be appointed and other consequent appointments be made. The president di posed to give General Terry precedence as major general over General Howard, pro- vided he can do so without doing any injus- tice to General Howard, He Is receiving a great many applications from clergymen for the three chaplaineies which he is going to ill, and there is also great pressure for the position of judge advocate with a major's rankand pay, which is open. PERSONAL MENTION, Representative Laivd lert here this morn- ing for Arizona upon recciving intelligence that his brother Lad been killed there on a railroad. Mrs, Governdr Dawes attended Tresident Cleveland’s last reception, with Representa- tive and Mrs, Dorse; Charles H, Brown, of Omaha, is at the Wil- lard, OUR FOREIGN MAILS, Dissenting Report on Compelling American Vessels to Carry Them, WASHINGTON, Feb, 25, —Mr. Burtows of Michigan, on behalf of the minority of the house committes on postoflice and postronds, will to-morrow submit a report dissenting from the views of the majority in reporting favoravly the Dbill to compel - American steamers to carry United States malls, The report states under the Dingley bill American vessels were to be consulted like their foreizn rivalsas to the performanee of service and the ‘compensation paid therefor, and,not foreed to carry the muils on such terms asthe postmaster might seo fit to impose, The postmaster general had wholly neglected and refused, not only to contract with any American steamship for earrying the foreizn manls, as e was authorized il) do by act of Mareh 8, 1555, but declined to use thé appro- priation therem wade for {he purpose named. As nresult of this action several Ame 1 steamship companies had declined to earry the mails, It was now proposed to punish the Ameriean steamships for refusal to earry the mails, By virtue of section 4000 of the Revised Stafutes the postmaster general was re- siricted in the mat nsation to be allowed 10 Aweriean steamships, 1t the bill of the majority were to become a law, Am ican steaiiships would be denied clearance and the nght to carry the Amcerican flag v Tess they cons d {0 carry the wails for sum not % wed and inland postage, whatever mlfht bo the distance and expense, Sen and inland postage was the same whether the mails were earried 500 or 5,000 uiles, and the postmaster general might al- low the same compensation for transporting the mails trom Key West to Havana as from Ban Franeisco 10 China. The postmas- ter - gencral could not exceed sea and inland postage in fixing the max- fmum wwmonnt, hut - his decision was unrestrained in fixing the minimum amount, ‘The minority could not believe that congress oughit to “econfer on the post- waster generl such an authority power or strike so deadly a biow at our’ feeble and st rine. Thv report (hen £0es on in a compari lllunnluul\lx‘ id by the United States tor carrying forel ils with those paid for the fransportation of mails by railways, star Toutes and coasting steamers. Referring to the argument submiited by the majority that ecaand inland postage will yield a greater revenue to mships than the tavifl for e ount and weiglhi. winority dismisses the subjeet with lination to anter into a controversy with o who places the important United il on the same footing with eom- It in the hold of a ship, Afier interesting tables showing the | tof money expended by fore in_earrying wails, the United Stafes service § which $278,000 was leaving less Uan $50. 5, ‘Tl report says that it 15 necdless eularge npon (e advantiges which ue tions that only aid 1o for OMAHA, M( QS 54 . — ‘DAY MORNING. MARCH 1. 1886, NUMBER 20 sarily follow in a commercial sense to those countries establishing and maintaining regu- Iar communication. 1t was 1ot necessary to subsidize lines, but only to allow them such compensation as was just and reasonable, The bill of the majority did not do this, but it empowered the postmaster gencral to force American vessels to carry the mails at a joss or surrender the adyan- fage of sailing under the Ameriean f The country was not prepared nor could to place the destiny of its merchant ine in the keeping of any one man, 10 report s signed by Messrs. Burrows, am, Millard and Peter Burrows will offer a substitute for the bill, authorizing the stmaster general to contract with Awmer lines for carrying the mails at a_rate ding fifty cenfs per nautieal mile for term of five years, and authorizing the presi- dent to enter into treaties with such ecoun- tries as desire to un ith the United § in promoting mail facilities between the two countries, FORTY-NI TH CONGRESS, House, Tinmedint ider the pre ent into committee general debate on the s Mr. Chandler w assembin der, upon ous or- of the whole for ate of the union itted an argument against the of silver coinage and contended that there was no sound basis _for the prediction made by the “wold bazs? th the continued coi of sliver would have the efivet of drivit Id out of the country. Mr. Lanhan sy in support of bill pir v introducad by him_to prove s ¢ lezislatire in New ico to prevent the introduction of d cattle Mo the territory, argui unconstitutional in that it interfered with in- ter-state commerce Mr. Weaver of Nebraska disenssed tho sil- ver question and predicted that the effort of the money oligaichy, assisted by the e tive officers of the nation, to double the ple’s burden and cripple the business o country by the suspension of silver coinage would prove unsueecsstul, now that the at- tention of the veople was attracted to the question. He favored unhmited coina and asserted that if the whole eld W coined annnally it wonld be twenty years be- fore the per capita circulation of the' United States would be equal to that of France, and this caleulation he said had been made with- out taking into account the increase of popu- lation of the country. Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania said that for every silver dollar in fhe pocket of the peo- ple they paid 20 cents profit_to the govern- ment. “Lhe truth of the claim t money would benefit the depended upon the kind of mone money benetltted no one and particularly to wage worker as essential in public as in private eontracts, the government undertook to foree ed silver on its holders of bonds, would 1 find that it could borrow no more money v cent. It was time, he thought, that the compulsory coinage of silver should d the delusion in favorof the double standard should be set aside, The committee then rose and the adjourncd. Siiseo MADLY IN n Clieap hurtful, Honesty wa$ deprec house LOVE, The Florida Senator's Infatuation for the Detroit Heiress, Drrrorr, Mich.,, Feb. Special Tele- gram. |—The story of United States Senator Jones' singularly persistent pursuit of Miss Clotiide Palms, whose hand he seeks in mar- riage, has so turned out as to make it com- mon property, and this being the ease the full tacts were authoritatively detailed for the press to-day by a gentleman who quainted with them minutely. irce years ago Ex-Mayor Thompson, while on a pleasure trip east, met Senator Jones for the first time at the Ocean House, Newport. Jonesseemeda jolly good follow, brighi and somewhat intellectual, and Mr. Thompson, in an offhand, hospitable way, invited him to visit him in Detroit and sec how he ran things as mayor of the ci Jones visited Detroit, and during a social evening at the mayor’s home was introduced to M Palms, He was a widower and United States senator, She had youth and money. He was switten, A week after he called upon the young lady, summarily proposed mar summarily rejected. I underst: tives that he never had another intervi with her. However, he was not dismayed, and continued to prosecute his suit by letter, After he lett the city the young lady was fairly inundated with love letters, and Idon’t think I exageerate much when 1 say she re- ceived from Washington nearly a ton of the nator's speeches, delivered during his twelve years in the senate. Early last June the senator revisited Detroit to ngain prose- cute his suit in person. He called constantly at the house, but never found Miss Palms at houre to him. His importunities continued with relentless perscverance until two months ago, when her father forbade him ever entering the hous But the wost astonishing part of the perse- cution remains to be told, Miss Palms is staunch Roman Catholic. The senator be- longs to the same faith. Now, refused by the young lady herself, he seeks the assistance of the church, Not content with quarreling with two priests, whom he offended by the bare snggestion of their Interference, he quictly appealed to no less august a personage than Right Rey- erend Bishop Borgess, The bishop was ap- palled, and his answer to the letter from the senator was one of the most scorehing replies ever penned. ‘I'hroughout the whole affair the lady has conducted herself with that quiet, womanly dignity that has graced her everyday life, She is keenly mortif ty the senator’s importunities have thrust upon her. Miss Palms is & daughter of Francis Palms, commonly reputed to be the wealthiest man in Michigan. He is long past 70 years, and his fortune of $12,000,000 to 000,000 is likely to g0 in bulk to the daughter. e lllCDDINaTU S REMOVAL. The Charges Bribery and Railroad In- fluences Against His Eunemies, Niw Youk, Feb, 28.—[Special Telegram. ) —In an interview to-day, Thomas Redding- ton, who was sent to Boston to exawmine the books of the Pacific roads, says he does not know why he was removed from the commis- sioner of railroads oflice, and adds: *'I charge solemnly, and shall before iong do so under oath, if the inquiry that I hope to secure is granted me, that I was offered direct and un- equivocal bribes of money while in Boston engaged In this investigation, 1 have been told by a politician sinec wmy return that ir I had taken what was olfersd e, 1 would not have been rewoy I do kaow that the rail- road Influgnces in the eaninst arrayed them- selves against me, Of the subsidy that the Pacitie roads have been paying to the Pacirie Mail Steamship company. the Union and Central Pacific contributo the largest part. ‘The ameount paid from 1878 (o June 1885, by these two companies, was over $3,500, 000, I meana direct loss to the company, and this amount over and above certain credits due the steamship company for frefshit actually earried, ‘This has been going on despite the Thurman act of 1875, The re- port will speak for itself and eannot be pigcon-holed if the public ever gets to see it as it should. . -~ Nickess and Tourists. Cury oF MEXICO (via Galveston), Febh. 23, —A recert telegram from Matamoras to the eifcet that the gencral government wus about to reissue nickel money was incorre unent has sold all its nigkel co E.clind, and intencs merely to issue Cets to supply the lack of siall change, B hot ¢ are crowdsd with A aud’. English toutists, Se cans intercsted in the propossd otel on tho Al wlan awe also higre PROMISE OF A WEEK OF WORK. What May Bo Expectod of Both Houses of the National Assembly. A STRONG ANTI-POLYGAMY BILL. Woodburn fof Nevada Will Submit a Sweeping Measure Against the Co- habiting Cusses Who [tne habit His Littie State. A Forecastof Congroess, WasniNaron, Fob, 28.—~Senator Pugh will present to tho senate to-morrow the minority report of the judiciary committee on the ques- tion arising from the refusal of the attorney general to furnish papers in the Dustin ca Senator Edmunds will seck to ¢ upon this subject as soon thereafter as possi- ble, but the educational bill stands on the calendar as unfinished business, a_ position it has occupied since the Oth inst, Mr Ed- munds has not intimated a purpose to have it setaside. The friends of the educational bill hope it may be disposed of within two or three days, and Blair will resistall attempts to have it laid aside for any purpose. The de- bate on the issues between the wajority in thee senate and the ex- ceutive, to which the minority report givesrise, is expected to last se i and may cover two or three we will prabably move for an executive to-morrow to dispose of the Pillsbury and b ¢ but if the motion is made, as i3 d early in the day, it will be resisted ¥ “Lie senators having charge of the bankruptey bill, the bill for the admission of Washington territory, the inter-state com- merce bill and the election count bill, are anxiously watching an opportunity to get these measures berore the senate, but there is little prospects of success until the Dustin matter is disposed of. Meanwhile, however, much legislative business of a character not provocative of debate will be transacted as leretofore during the howrs of each day devoted to the calendar, “Llhie present week promises to be a busy one in the house of representatives, - After the call of states on Monday, it will bein order for the speaker to recognize members for the purpose of moving to put any measure on Its passage under suspension of the rul It is understood that James of New York will be reeognized for the purpose of asking e adoption of aresolution fixing certain days for the consideration of adverse reports on the bill for the free coinage of silver. Under the rules halt an_hour fordebate is permitled on every motion to suspend the rules, but as there is' a general sentiment in the house that the vexed question should be speedily settled, there will probably be no obposition to the resolution. The call of cotmittees this weck during the morning hours — mow rests with the com- mittee on mines and mining, which las but the measure for the appointment of A commission of experts_ toexecute testi- mony of iron and steel. If this be called up its congider will' consume but little time. The ¢ 1 then rest with the com- mitiee on public butldings and grounds, and it i the Intention of thut conmitice to call up in the order in which they stand on the endar various public building ~measur Th enteen such ills 6 be disposed of, and it is not likely that the hours allowed 10 'the committee will be suflicient to permit of action on all of th Mr. Crisp of Georgis by the committee on ¥ s, W stands next on the list, to call up the bi quiring the Pacitic railroads to pay the eos of surveying their lands and to take out pat- ents and become subject to state taxation, But it is doubtful whether thls measure will receive final action during the week. Unfin- ished business coming over from Rre\‘lm\’g morning hours consists of the “set off claim’ bill and Hennepin canal bill, but the in tions arc that neither of them will rec further consideration this week, ‘Lhere are now five general appropriation bills in com mittee of the whole, which will occupy the attention of the house after the morning liours on ‘l'uesday, Wednesday, Thursdgy, and they may be allowed to displace the i calendar on Kriday. The pension n appropriation bilis will come up on Wednesday. Saturday, under special or- der, will be dévoted to general debate on the of the union, 3 sentative Woodburn of Nevada will w introduce in the house an anti- uny bill which has received the ap- proval of prominent Gentiles in Utah, and ias been submitted to the members of the judiciary committco of both houses of con- gress. In its preamble it recites that the United States statutes prohibit and provide for the punishment of bigany, polygamy and unlawiul cohabitation in the 'territories, and for the_disqualification of persons guilty of such offenses to yote or hold ofiices; that the act of giving aid, counsel, advice or encou; agement, and theéreby procurmg the comn sion of sueh offenses, should be made a cr punishable with equal severity; that th exist in Utala sect which in its creed holds us of its fundamental principals, and as. a amental rite, the right and’ duties of its members to practice unlawful cohabitation; that the high priests and members thereof, claiming to be inspired by and acting in obedience to authority superior to the United States, do openly and publiely counsel, ad- ¢ and commarid the members of said sect to conmit said offenses in open and professed and contempt of the laws of the tates, and by reason of such coun- sel, advice and command, many thousands of members of said sect Lave been induced to commit snid offenses, and are now living ohabiting with a plurality of so called and concubines, but escape punish- ment for said offenses by secret intrigue, and the various corrupt influences which the' pos- sion of political majorities enables the ders of said sect to exercise an_influence ol brings the laws and authority of the United States into disgrace and contempt and renders the same of no cffect, The bill is 18 follow: Section 1--That 1o person who shall here- after direetly or indireetly, connsel, encour- azeor advisc others to marty, have. consort o conabit with any person, other than his or hier lnwfuil wife or husbaiid, who is o mem- the support_of expec tior ne, ber of or shall contribute to ation of uny dis- h authorizes, cotinsels, members to o1 cohabit with mor vote cription whats encourages or marry, have, consort than one woman at the at any e any territory of the United States, or be eligible for eleetion or appointment to or be entitled to hold any ofiico or place of frust, honor, or emolument, in, under, or for any territory of tho United States of 'America,” or under the United States ler of said territories, nor shallany suel person bo entitled to locate or malke setilement upon or acquire title to any of the lands of the public domain of the United States of Awme be eligible to ser Juror in or forany court in- any aid territorie £ee. 2—That no person In either of the United States shall be registered as a voter or yote at any eleetion, who, upon being challenged upon either of the gr forth in section 1 of this act, shall take and subseribe to the following oaths o solemn ¢ that I (ifaun liabit with more than one wi woman) that I do not colis having wmore than one living and un- divorced wife, and that I do not directly or i etly coinsel, aid or encourage or ad- vise others to wusrry, have, consort or cohabit ons woiuan at one and the ne time, a hat £ am nota member and not contribute te the support of any ganization or association which authorize or permits any of its mewbers to wariy, have, consort or cohabit with more than ohe woman at one and (he same time, under any form, nuwe or pre- tense w er, 50 Lelp we God, t' il any n who shall the oath st forth in section 2 of this aet, either to qualify as a voter, juror, or to hiold office, or 1o locate upon piblie fands, skall swe'sy falsely, such person shall Le guilty of preying, and” upon con- viction thereof shali punished by \ exceeding £1,000 and be iwp, for a thue not excecdivg touriecn y hnt D, or (if a it with & man fvn!nml to any offic@ ¢ piace of publie trust, mor, or emolument i, under or iOF “V tertitory of the United slates, or under the United’ States in_eith'r of said territories, shall, before entering uon the duties of said office, 1n addition to the oath of office, take and subscribe to the oath set forth in section 2 of this act. Sec, 5 That every person who shall hereafter locate or maks settlement upon any of the lands of the putlic domain, or see to acquire title thereto, shall take and sub- seribe to the oath set fo:th in section 2 of this act before the proper dlicer of the general land department in thedistrict in which such lands may be situated, Sec. 6, That all joll or registry lists existing or kept underthe laws of any ot the territories of the United States prior to the date her are hereby declared void, and the registering bourds, commissions, su- and officersof election in the sev- eral territories are haeby empowered and direcled, before any ganeral election shall be held in their respectivs territories or election districts, to prepare nw lists containing the names only of ‘persins elizible Lo vole or Liold office under the 1royisions of this act. - THE OVERLAND WAR, A Sweeping Cut in Freight Rates In- augurated Saturdn NEw Yorik, Feb. 27—[Special Telegram.] —The overland roads vesterday put the knife deep into freight rates from New York to the Pacific const. Under authority given him by Commissioner Cannon F. Knowland, general eastern agent of the Union Pacific and Central Pacitic eonpanics, announced a rato of $1 per 100 pounds on all_ classes. All sification is abolished, and hence the new ate is a reduction from the tariff that ranged from 2 to $8. A rateof eighty-five cents on cotton goods was made yesterday from neisco, ~ The former tarift severity of the cut is plain- 1y shown by the fact that the trunk line rate enty-fivecents to Chicago, The from Chicago tothe Missouri river would only ten cents left to them, while the Pacific railronds would receive absolutely nothing for the long aul from the Missouri river to California. The Sunset route, it is expected, will promptly meet this reduction In rates. There will be a strong pressure brought to bear to have the trunk lines share in the cut on California business, and the overland roads elaim that this can be done without in the least disturb- Ing the rates to Chicazo and St. Louis. The sentiment among the trunk lines, however, is strongly opposed to any step that will aggravate the war or extend its limits, 1t is said that the Atchison people are beginning el more disposed to submit a decision of differences to arbitration. All the in- e of the tran lines will be brouzht to v at next Tuesday’s conference to secure veace, i Mercly a Flash in the Pan. Cricaco, Fel \—The Times prints the following this mornir The war on St. Paul and Omaha passenger rates is as a flash in the pan up to date, and doesn’t even de- serve the name of a skirmish. The predie- tions of a terribly hot contest that were rife aday ortwo ago in the main are realized, and the only tangible expectation to hold on to is the dictum of the St. Paul road that it will sell to Omaha as cheaply as it finds its rivol selling to St. Paul in the brokers’ oftices. This means a descending scale at the rate of fifty conts or $1 every time a sealper sacrifices his commission to secure a customer. Up to date the action of all the roads has b2eh most important so far as se- curing actual results by forcing fights. As compromises seem to be impossible and open war contemplated, outsiders are litlle at sea as to what the ronds are driving at. The transcontinéntal war is equally feature- less, although it is being waged with full vigor, Passenger rates remain unchanged, with the exception that brokers find an active market and a_commission margin. All sorts of figures could be given on freight, as it is a ‘go as you please” fight in that direction, The Missouri river lines are all taking care of cheir const connections on the matter'of pro- rating, notwithstanding the actlon last week of the Pacitic Coast assceiation, and w tinue to share the rate in_proportion during the contest. Cuts of all kinds and degre being made out of Chi shippefs are masters of the ¥ rivate advices it is learned that the fighting K raging hotter at San_ Francisco than any other point. Both passenger and fr traftic demoratization reigns supreme. Tariff From the Seaboard West. New Yonk, Feb. 285,—The new passenger rates of the seaboard trunk lines on far west- ern business, necessitated in the dissolution of the Transcontinental association and the war of rates resuiting therefrom, was com- oleted last night and will go into effect Mareh 1. It is signed by the general passen- rer ngents of the York Central, West hore, Erie, Lacl vania r & Ohlo 5 not attacned, The new sheet is addressed to agents and gives merely thenew rafes to western points from New York and points in New England, Rates from the Atlantic seaboard to points east of the Missouri river are not changed, Following are some new rates to leading fu western points: Second-class Limited. $44.00 First-class Albuquerque, N. M Astor] re, Butto City, Mont. Cheyenne, via Oinalia. Clheyenne,via Kan,City 50,50 42,10 44,00 45,00 44.00 44.00 Mexie K. Ogden, U }’url lan HUNG UP MISS ALDRIDGE. Arrest of a Neighbor With Convincing Proofof Guilt, MaTrroox, 1L, Keb. 25,—At Windsor to- day. Willism N, Price was arrested, charged with being responsible for the foul outrage on the person of Miss Georgie Aldridge, February 12. He was taken before Squire Baldwin and held in the sumof $2,000 to ap- or examination next Monday. Price's was caused by Detective William N, Baldwin of Macoupin county, who feels con- fident he has evidence enough toconyict Price and win'the largeveward. e refuses to divulge his evidénce until after the trial Monday, Thedetective as a test had Price write o copyof the outrageous letter found in Miss Aldridge's possession on_ the night of the tragedy, and the similarity of the original and the ecopy by Price are sald to be striking, The arrest caused great excitement in Windsor this afternoon, but the people seem disposed to patiently await the result of legal proceedings. Price is a marged man, living across the street Trom the Aldridge family, with whom had o standing grudge for several s past, Miss Aldridge, the vietim, has vered sufliciently {o sit up. She suffers from a spinal nfury, receved probably when thie rope broke aid let hex fall, and it is doubtful whether she will ever recover wholly from it. She is unable to walk unattended, but has full control of her mewory and reasoning POWers, he ye SO B The Beautiful Covers Chicago. CuicaGo, Feb, 28, —Commencing last night snow has fallen coptinuously here, accompa- nied by enough wind to drift it badly, The temperature is just below the freezing point, but growing lower, and the signs point to a blizzard. The progress of trains is not seri ously impeded within a hundred wiles of Chicago. but dispatehes from Wisconsin and Towa tell the roads are becoming blockaded 80 as -to delay trains considerably, If it storms at its present degree of firy here tijl worning trafiic by yail will be at w standstill, [ THE EVENTS OF TW0 STATES, A Fierce Family Shooting Affray Between Three Brothers at Valentine. THE HAWKEYE STATE ASSEMBLY. An Ottumwa Banker Exonerated—A Bloomington Lumber Dealer Col- lides With a Tax Oollector—An Editor Fined for Contempt, Family Shooting Affray. VAreNtiNg, Neb,, Feb, 28,—[Special Telo- gram.]—A serious shooting affair took place near here to-day. H. A. Heath, who lives four miles south of town, has several grown sons who have lived at home with their father the past winter, among whom there has ex- isted much ill fecling, which culminated in a bitter quarrel this morning about an old coat and an axe. The fat rospectable, hon- orable man, immediately left. A fight began among the three sons, armed respectiv with shot gun, revolver and Winchester. youngest opened fire first, and with his six- shooter aimed to kil his eldest brother, but the pistol was knocked up by the sccond brother,cansing the shot to pass over the clder brother’s head. The second brother struck the younger brother a terrible blow over the head with his rifle, and at the same the elder discharged a shoteun heavily charged with buckshot, tive or six of which took effect in the body of the youngest, who was attor- wards terribly beaten by the older brothers, and isnow lying in a entical condition at a house. The younger brother, a cripple, came to town and swore out a v s winst his older brothers, who appeared about the same time to get a warrant against the brother they had beaten. The sherift promptly arrested them and they now rest behind the barsof the new steel cage just put in by the county. A warrant is out for the younger brother, They will have their examination before Judge Zarr at 1 0'clock Monday. The Towa Legislature, DEs Moixes, Towa, Feb. 28,—The house alone was in session yesterday, and it re- ceived from committees the disposition of a large number of bills by indefinite postpone- ment. A concurrent resolution was passed amending the Sutton senate resolution to the effect that the joint committee shall give a hearing to all places interested in the location of the soldiers” home, and then the site shall be selected by a vote of the general assembly in joint convention. There was a long dis- cussion on the bill providing that boards of supervisor all fix the ries of justices of the peace. ‘The bill restricted its provisions to cities of 2,000 population. This was amended to 5,000, and the discussion was as to what size should be included in the bill. The bill was finally recommitted to the judiciary committee without action being taken, ‘The committee on insurance reported favor- ably on the bill regulating the operation of mutual benefit associations, providing that they shall be subject to examination ana con- trol by the state auditor the same as other in- surance companies. A resolution asking congress to construct a double track steel railroad from New York to Council Blut instead of building more canal ported favorably by the committec on federal relations. The judiciary committee’s report on the Hayes impeachment matter was made the special order for Wednesday at 10 a. m., and is to be continued as the special order until disposed of. Hereafter the house will hold two sessions daily. A Bank Cashicr Exonerated. Orrumwa, Towa, February 28.—Friday afternoon rumors were current upon the streets of this city impugning the good namo of W. A. McGrew, who has been for eighteon years eashier of the First National bank of this city, an institution of the very highest repute. D. C. Beaman, Esq., a very promi ent lawyer of the state and a man of the very best character, is United States commissioner here. He was asked to make a statement,_of the case as he understood it. The following is the substance of his card appearing i an evening paper here: Editor Conrier—On account of the recent reports contained in the newspapers in_ re gard to the prosecution by the against Mr. McGrew of the Dank fiere and in response to many inquries made of me on the streets to-d: deem it lll‘u]ll‘r to make the tollow he tacts connected therewith: 2—There is no charge or complaint made of any shortage nor anything affccting the solvency or standing of the banlk wl On the contrary the bank cxamine e most emphatically that the bank was not only sound. but in an enviable condition of et solvency, “The complaints made on which the prose- cution was based were of a teehnieal chars ter, relating chiefly 1 the methods of bool- kedping which oceurred in the years 1585 and 1854, D. C. BEAMAN, Commissioner, We add that ther ring of S r 1lm'lllll. going upon t W. Collision With a Broosxaroy sning Cou Hildreth levied upon a quantity of timber in the yard ot the Nebraska Lumber company during the abss of George G rier, representative of H. C, Malone, the re- cr appointed by the United States court., The levy was made for taxes due. Guorrier returned to the yard while the lum! wis being removed, and demanded that the usurpers desist, and upon their refusal to comply, grabbed a hatehet and threatened to brain the treasurer if it was not stopped. ‘The treasurer swore out a warrant on a com- plaint as above, and Guervier was arcested, and furnishing bonds was released, The question is whether the account of taxes should be filed with the receiver and by hiwm paid to the county, or whether the treasure, had the right to levy on property in the session of the courts, Some $600 in back taxes are said to be due. A Braken OxN THE TiAIN, night going west on the e Chicago & Northwestern railroad to il Black Hills, at a station after dark ibe brakeman. John Stox s ing to ealech on the coach, Just as hie was going on to the car, a wild and love youth sprang into the brakeman’s arms, throwing him down un- derneath the depot platfor, and the try of five coaches went by him £0 close that the vy [ his head, He looked as ¢ a fresh halvcut. Strango to say the brake- wan was not burt, The Counrt 5 O'N Neb., I —[Special T —For publishing an article severely reile ing on the abilily of Judge Tiffany, Editor McDonough, of the O'Neill Tribune, was ar- rested last Saturday for conteint of court, MeDonough plead guilty to boing the author of the article in question, whereupon the judge ‘reprimanded case with costs, The case created considera- ble excitement ficre, public opinion gener- ally favoring the editor. His Race Well Rnn, ANAMOSA, Towa, Feb, 28.—|Speeial Tele- gram.]—Elder J. H. Johnson dropped dead in his ehair at the residence of Anthony Wagoner, on Garnville street, last night, of apoplexy of the heart. He had returned one week ago from a tour through Missourl, holding revival serviess, He is much mourn- ed. Hisrace is well run o — THE WEEK IN WALL STREET. No New Developments—The Silver Question-—Dressed Beef Rates, NEw Yonrk, Fob, 88— (Speeinl Telegram, | The week is without important develop- ments for Wall strect. In consequence the market has! e n almost featureless. During the last four days of the week the volume of transactions has been steadily romning down. The trth is that never before in the history of the street have prices been so de- pendent upon immediate happenings, such s the state of this or that combination. With the leading bankers and their allics coming out in effect as manipulators of the market it is hardly possible for pr to g0 below the pres- ent level. In fact, for anindefinite future it 1 thought that p on the whole will neitier go up nor down to any great extent. United States 4 per eents went to $1.2714 Sat- urday, thus suzgesting how tremendous must be the demand forreally undoubted securities, The better class of railway bonds, for which the demand of late has been so large, have had a set back this week, Some months ago 1 mentioned the phenomenal way in which the price of real estate at the leading centers, notably at New York, had main- tained an ascendaney all the way down from 1851, when the decline in stock prices set in. This tendeney still continues, Taking this into account and the fact of the appreciation of government 4 per conts until the rate of interest thercon is only about 2! per cent, one can better appreciate how profound is the distrust of investors in all classes of railway securities, All analogies vointed to the growing demand for railroad and tele- graph stock with the gradual disappearance of the national debt. The silver question has been forgotton for a moment in Wall street. It has become plain that no action will be taken with re- speet tosilyer coinage at this session of con- Across the water the situation is get- ther worse for the double standard men. Bradstreet prints this week a trans- lation of a specch in the house of deputies by Herr Scholz, German minister of finance. Of late the agrarian protéctionists been calling for bimetallism. The speech has no uncertain meaning. It afirms in strong terms the wisdom of Germany’s action in adopting the single gold standard. The last number at hand of the Paris Economist con- tains an claborate article by Lero, Beaulieu, dealing with what he calls the actual state of the silver question. Here, as in Herr Scholz’ speech, there is little but discouragement for the silver men. The dressed heef and cattle question con- tinues to attract a good deal of attention The appeal of Fink to the press has ap rently not worked so wel' as he expected. “The fruth is, shipments of dressed beef had inerensed to such an extent thatthe live stock business must have speedily been abandoned but for the preferential rate. It Is not be- lieved discrimination can be sustained for any length of time. Philadelphia now con- sumes fifty carloads of Chicago dressed beefin aweel. A yearago half that quantity was suflicient to glut the market. I don’t think there ave twenty-five carloads a week of live stock shipped from Chicago to Philadelphin now, and this falling off has been the result of dressed beef shipments, At Boston the ef- feet of increasing dressed beef shipments has been noticeable during the past year in com- paratively neglected stock yards and abattoir just outside the city. What is true of Phi delphia and Boston, is still more true of New Yorl. e e BLOODSHED EXPECTED, Trouble Anticipated at the McCor- mick Works This Morning. CicAGo, Feb, 25.—Not only the working- men, members of labor or trade organiza- tions, professional agilators and the social- istie clement, but the manufacturers and business men generally, are taking great in- st in what may oceur at the MeCor- reaper works to-morrow. The factory will be started up again at 7 to-mor- row morning as announced in a card which was issued by the firm Saturday. A great difference of opinion Is expre ve- garding the suceess of the attempt to resume operations. Members of the firm think at ableast 1,000 men will present themselves and apply for work, "lie Metal Workers’ unjon held a meoting this atfernoon, at which about ent, The main objects were to or forty new members, and to distr g among the members. Of this amount $200 was_received from the executive board of fetal Workers' union in New York, and est eame from the treasury of the loeal ateh was reccived yestords York board “stand firm; from the Ne: these words g id one of tife metal wor very union man in Chicazo and in the ountry knows that wo can’t afford ‘to be beaten” in this fight. If we should there would be no use in any union trying to« nything, at leastfor two years, to help work nen against employers who'do not treat 'm right.” Another prominent man in labor circles “I'he trades unions will not permit esumption of work, McCormick says b it employ whom he likes. e ean’t do any such thing, Lt will result in bloodshed if hie attempts 11is assertion is that e will not take back the leaders in- this strike, and that he will run the non-union men in liis establishment. Why, he is striking at the whole trade unionism of the country,” In Superintendent Ebersold’s instructions the polic ally ordered to eall upon the 15 to assist them in maintain- ing peace, It is ordered that forty unitormed nien frow each preeinct report early to in McDonnell, in whi ,lnct‘mul Me- Jormick’s works are located. It will make & foree of 200 policemen. Besides the entive nuinber onduty at the Hinuan street station, Iy all of thie detectives will also be at the @With the strikers and single for arre: m ers thisevening: Dt Dy 'ivo 1 man was found on_the railioad trac Abuquerqio ( Mexico) yesterday ing, His watch had stopped at 6:50, § it ho had been run oyer by (e morning . At the ing ¢ body proved Con alrd of s near ime past. Friday ated, and it i8 sup- il o sleep on ihe Nedraska, who ha for some ne intoxi ment. Phe following zes in the bank stat - Abaolish God, The municipal authori- red that the name of th aged from the ehildren’s bo 1 5ehool cou Wenth Var puthern érmllnll q cinparatyivy —Fair weailer, pre- by local suows; winde gea: | i EVENTS BEYOND THE BRINY Efforts to Definitely Locat the Ministry's Irigh Policy Proving Dismal Failures CHURCHILL'S BELFAST SPEECH. Three Important Measures That Have Been Touched in the House of Commons — Delke's Bad Pre- dicament—General Forelgn. British Politics Reviewed. —|Special Cablegram.]— Trish questions continue to crop up in pare liament more frequently because Gladstone has postponed the announcement of his poliey till April. Repeated efforts in both louses to draw out the various ministers pro- duee little result. Lord Spencer has explained away Morley's declaration against using the military to enforce civil rights, Morley has further explained himself, but the belief has gone abroad and to Ireland that thelandlords: will not be allowed to eviet non-paying tens ants. Davitt's vigorous protest against the aborhinable ontrages which tent to degrade Ireland before the world is veported in full in the Enalish papers, which consider that it leaves nothing to be cesired at present, but only regret that Parnell iad not taken the same line carlier, Lord Randolph Churchill’s Ulster cams paign accomplished his object by drawing English attention to the fact that there ate two Irelands, of which one is opposed to home rule. The Parnellites acense him in parliament of inciting to civil war. He certainly told the Ulster men the uecessity of self defense against the political and relig- fous persecutions of home rule if it were nted, which he admitted was an ulterior possibility, Sexton’s propesal to censure him in the house of commons is tactically a blun- der. Lord Randolph Churchill would like nothing better than a debate on such an issue. ‘The report of Childers’ committee gave o fresh start to the talk about the riots, The report suppresses official sanction to the con- demnation alveady pronounced by the publie om the police authorities, and embodies a lurid and complete narrative of the events of Monday (the day of the riot). The daily allusions to the subject in the house during the weck were followed by a general debate, A weak attack on Childers elicited a weak defense. The tories, who ioped to damage the ministry, scemed quite unaware of the real points against the home seeretary. Three other important matters have been touched in the ho Gladstone announces that the government will refer the whola { procedure to a committee of ington will be ading Irishmen among his colleagues. The Spectator bluntly says, if the Irish are toget home rule, a few other reforms will be needed. The debate on the Irish bill compelling the landlords to compensate the house tenants for hnprove- ments, showed the startling tendency of the present house to invoke state interference in social and econom- ical questions. Morley faintly objeet- ed, remarking that though political economy might be out of date, common sense was not. The Irish members turned on him sharply, sceing which Gladstono calinly * threw over his heutenant, and, though not assenting to the prineiple of the bill, promised. a committee of inquiry, including England, Scotland and Ireland, Listly, Mr. Trevelyan introduced a new bill to remedy the grieve ances of the Crofters, a measure considerably | stronger than last year’s, and intended to se- cure fair rents and fixity of tenure, with power to obtain compulsory leasos. Needless attention has been drawn to the fact that the queen was hissed at A dinner. of the labor representatives in par- liament Wednesday. The attorney general, when questioned in the house, reduced the ineident to slight proportions, Neither he nor the chairman heard the hissing. The queen reappeared in public Friday, coming from Windsor to attend a performance at Al- bert Hall. There were considerable crowds, Her demeanor was cordial, and {here was much cheering and a singularly brilliant au- dience, The diseussion of the Dilke case con- tinues, but the only new fact is SirCharles Dilkes’ suggestion to the queen’s proctor to intervene. ‘The lawyers say this was a safe offer there is no legal ground existing for disturbing the decision of the court, Es 7 o n Rioters on Trial. Loxpon, Feb, 2 Iyndman, Williams, Burns and Champion, the socialistic leaders, were again brought before Justice Ingham at the Bow street police court to-day, for further liearing of the charges preferred against them on account of their utterances at the recent socialistic demonstration in London, Hyndman, who conducted Lis own defense, coinplained of the courso of the magistrate and Childers, lome secretary, declaring the; were prejudiced against the defendants and exhibited that prejudi In the course of his remarks he' dubbed Childers, “Cocreion Childers.” Col. Henderson, who was at the head of the London police at the time of the riot, but has since ned and who was subpenaed asa witness for the defense, tes- tified that he saw no signs at tho meeting of o premeditated attack on property, B e Bigelow and the Big Canal. PANAMA, Feb, 27,—John Bizelow, of New York, who accompanied the De Lessep's canal party, is believed to have formed. a inion coucerning the prospects Dismarck Laid Up. Bismarck s suffering atica aud 13 unablo 10 tLIN, 3 m an attack of slve any callers : Carefor the Children Children fecl the debility of the changing seasons, even more than adults, and they be- come cross, peevish, and uncontrollable, The blood should be eleansed and the system invigorated by the use of Hood's Barsaparilla, Last Spring my two children were vacels nated. 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