Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1886, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE. WHY TERRY WAS APPOINTED Promoted to a Brigadier Two Months in Advance of Howard, THE LATTERWILL SUCCEED POPE Slow Work on Appropriation Bills— Abhey Sharp Will Get a Poodle —Blair's Bill Will Be De- feated—Notes, The Hancock Snccession. WasiiNGrox. Mareh 8.—[Special Tele- gram.]—Soon after the death of General Hancock President Cleveland took up the papers in_the case of the appointments of Generals Howard and Terry to their present ranks. The president very soon learned that although Toward's commission as_ brigadier general antedates that of General Terry in the army register, the latter was realy pro- moted some two months before the former. and that the commission of General Howard was dated back in order that he might rank as a brigadier from the date of the surrender of Savannah, December 21, 1554, in which he took a gallant part. It was not done to in- jure General Terry in any manner, but as a simplo reward for General Howard's service, Senator Sabin and Mayor Straizht recently called upou the president in ‘Terry's behalt and submitted these facts to his considera- tion, but learned that the wresident had already posted himself upon the facts, nd they came away convineed that he would be governed by them In making the appoint- ment to suceeed General Hancock, Howard will without doubt be nominated to succeed ieneral Pope when that officer refires one week from next Tuesday, and it is probable that lie will be ordered to thecommand of the Division of the Atlantie, while General Terry will bo placed in command of the Division of the Pacifie, which is considered the most im- portant in military circles, The probability is that General Terry will be confirmed at once, as the military committee is known to favor him. . His appointment gives general satisfaction in army circles. DELAY IN APPROPRIATION DILLS. The statesmen who urged thechange in the rules of the house in order that the appro- priation bi'ls might get m earlier are not very highly gratified with the result. An examination of the journal of the house shows that the appropriation Lills have not been in so backward a state in a long session for the past ten years s at the present time under the new rules. Only fourappropriation bills have yet been reported and no action hiad on any of them. A BOODLE FOR ABBEY SHARD pMr. McKenna, from the committee on claims, will report the bill for the retief of Abbey Sharp, with « recommendation favor- able to its passage. Abbey Sharp is the only suryivor of the Spitit Lake massacre, in which, it will be remembered, about forty persons were murdered by the Indians, At that time she was a child of 14 years, and her experiences while in the custody of the In- dians were most_frightful. The bill gives her $2.500, and will in all probability pass on the first vri v that shall be reached, Abbey Sharpis now living atiLake Okoboji, Towa. TF. OF THE BLAIR EDUCATION BILL. the general belief here that the Blair fonal bill will be defeated. Its friends in tho house are fewer than they were a few months ngo, notwithstanding the action of the senate to-night. The advocates of the proposition, who place & premium on lliteracy, have found enemies in all sections of the country, and the members have lately been flooded with mewspapers protesting against it from sections in which Senator Blair thought himself the most powertul, The north and west have been particularly emphatic in condemning the bill, and the south is by no means united in its support, WANTS A PPRATSEM President Cleveland sent to the speaker of the house of representatives to-day a bill pre- pared by the secretary of the interior provid- ing for reappraisement and sale of a tract of land in Nebraska belonging to the Sac and Fox Indian vation. The appraisement was made at 850 an acre, which is found to be excessive. The bill just prepared gives the se of the interior authority to re- appraise the land and sell it to the highest bidder at not less than_ the appraised value, “The proceeds arising from the sales shall be applied to the benefit of the tribe. BOGUS 1 W MIES, Mr- Tupper, of Osage, Towa, who repre- sents the National Protective Butter assoc tion, went to New York to-night to confer with the committee interested in the passage of the bill to restrict the sale of bogus butter. Mr. Tupper says that he is confident that a bill can be gotten through congress which will not enly compel the manufacture of, and dealers in, this material to brand their wares, but he feels certain that it will De possible to secure an act taxing it at the rate of ten cents a pound, DAWES' SI0UX 1 RVATION BILL. The subcommittee on the Dawes bill, throwing open the great Sioux reservation in Dakotato settlement, have agreed toreportthe bill back o the full committes with some minor amendments. It will probably come up in the latter committeo next Monday or Tuesday, and it is the belief of the sub-coms mitteo thiat it will be agreed to and favorably reported to the house, HAMBULG'S POSTMASTER, In executiy fon quite a diseussion arose over an adverso report on the noming tion of the postmaster at Hamburg, Towa. The report. was adverse as the appointment was wade to fill & vacancy created by suspension, Then there were numerous charges against the nominee. After a good deal of palaver thie nomination was laid on the table, which is equivalent to rejection. PERSONAL AND OTIERWISE. A favorable report was to-day made by the house comniiites on ways and means on the senate bill to extend the provisions of & port of entry to Omalia, A. O Pratt and wife, a well-known citizen of Tipton, lowa, are here looking at the slghts, Henry Hirseh and wife of Des Moine: here. are CAPITAL GOSSIP, Nebraska's Senlor and the Howling British Pup That Bothers i Spec fact that Senator Van Wyck has been exe sively annoyed by a lot of howling dogs kept by the attaches of the British legation has been conmmented upon by nearly every news- paper in the countr The senator still suifers from the aunoyance, and is bantered a1 good Ceal on this aceount by Lis associates in the senate, 1o was asked the other day why he did not avail himself of the consti- tutional privilege of self-protection and put an end to the barking brutes with a leaden bullet. Senator Van Wyck, who appreciates very thoroughly the powers of the foreign diplomatic corps, auswered that he would s1 oot the dog in & mowent, but for the fear th:at he would be taken to England for trial before the senate wdjourned, t CONSTITUTION LAID OV “Uhe eavstic speech of Senator ingalls in Al sennte Jast week, i which he arraigned OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAROI 4. 1836, m— NUMBER 203 those of his conreres who are constantly thrusting the constitution against almost every measure which is proposed, has been the subject of a great deal of discussion and the cause of very many reminiscenees among congressmen during the past week, A New York member, who served in the senate of the Empire state, teils a rather good story on ““Tim” Campbell of New York in this con- nection. He said that some years ago the Tim'" had a bill in the New York W lie very anxious to have e senator from the Twenty-fifth district arose to oppose the bill on eonstitu- 1 grounds, when the Hon. “Tim,” ad- g him, said: “Will the gentleman from the Twenty-fifth allow nie to ask him a question?” "The privileze was granted, and Tim" continued: *“Phat las the constitu- m to do wid a question between frins? His appeal was successful, and amid the Inugh which followed, the bill passed in spite of the constitution, SPINNEI HAD IS REVENGE. The probable rejection of the nomination of Judge Merrick as one of the judges of the supreme court of the District of Colum- bia calls to mind the cause of his removal from the bench some twenty years ago. Ex-Congressman Spinner of New York had been appointed treasurer of the United States, and he went to one of the judges to take the oath of oflice. “The judge, who was & soutliern man and a hearty southern sympathizer, refused to administer the oath because Spinner was distasteful to the southern ele- ment by reason of his abolition specehies in the house, Upon the refusal to administer the oath the old gentleman b came vory angry, and went out saving, “Per- haps there is nothing in the constitution to compel you to administer the oath to me, and, perhaps, congress cannot compel you to do s0, but congress can put you out of oflice, and 1 will see that it does so.” A bill was introduced in the house a few days after abolishing the supreme court of the district of Columbia, and among its warmest advo- cates was Mr. Spinner, who had been sworn in as United States treasurer. ‘Lhe bill passed, the court was abolished, and it was reorganized under a subsequent law by the appointment of men whose sympathies were not strong enongh to induce thew to re- fuse to carry out the duties for which they w appointed.” The objection to Judge Merrick among the senators is that he is now so old that he will reach the age of retircment within a very few ye FORTY-NINTH CONGRE Senat WasnINGToN, March The chair laid before the senate the president’s message on the treatment of the Chinese in the west, whieh has already been published. If was referred to the commuittee on foreign rela- tions. Also a message from the president relating to the payment of the Cherokee Indians, and thesale of a land belonging to the Sac and Fox Indians, Referred to the committee on Indian affairs. Mr. rye presented a petition from the citizens of New Jersey praying for legislation for the legal protection of young givls. The petition. which is on a printed blank, with the words “New Jersey” written in the body of the print, urges cong emplary penalties for seduetion with or with- out promise of marriage, and for the defile- mentof the persons of girls, with or consent, unde; we of at i it i calities under the jurisdiction of con- The petition was referred to the com- mittee on the District of Calumbia. ivarts presented the petition of the oflicers and f{rustees of the savings banks of 2 York state, praying congress to stop the coinage of the silver dollar. Lt was referred to the committee on finance, X Mr, Riddleberger oftered a resolution, whieh was agreed to, requiring each senator to yeport to the senate the name of his private s v. In introducing the resoiution Mr. Riddicberger said that some men were holding tickets of admission to the senate floor who would not be admitted to the lors of a gentleman’s residence, Such tick- 1ed to people who received no dmission to the ate tloor to blackmml gentlemen—to libel them in their newspapers. -Mr. Riddieberger said he knew of a case in point, We know what 1 spid in the house of representative ads being on the floor of that hou: H £ e permissable for him (Riddle- berger) to that while Eads had not beenon the tloor of the senate he had had three henchinen there—two representing re- publican newspajy . demoeratic newspaper—who came to secure information on which to libel senators, Imagine a ticket to the senate floor in the pret capacity of private secretary to ase which Senator had his own son as his p secretary, who drew the pay, while the other ereatu s compensated by . ticket, After the adoption of the resolution Mr. ¢ had it reconsidered and ded s0 the names gent in to th etary of the senate. "The education bill was then taken up, and Mr, Harrison spoke in_advocacy of the bill and in opposition to Mr. Allison’s amend- ment. fmm 1 gre poy excon dment offered by Mr, H Mr. Allison i eed to, proy ach state D cparate white and_colored schools, the ey Te- ceived by such state under the bill should be apportioned and appiled in the proportion ot 1 - v of the two ri per ¢ propriated from national and state funds; and declaring the object of the bill to be to seeure equaladvantages to all children of whateyer color or race. dmunds then moved a substitute for the amendment as amended. The substitute isas follows: “And in each state and terri- tory in which there shall be separate schools for' white and colored children, the money paid in such state or territory shall be appor- tioned and paid out for the support of such white and colored sehools respectively, in the provortion that the white and colored chil- dren between the ages of 10 and 21 years in such state or teriitory bear to each other, as shown by the census of 1850, The foregoing provision shall not effect the application of a Droper proportion of said money to tho sup- port of all counnon schools wherein no dis- tinetion of race or color shall exist.” My, Edmunds addressed the senate in sup- port of this smendment, Alr. Logan said there scemed to be a greater re fo be eansidored te cliupion of souie ud of a bill that would be called an educa- cation bill than to have one hat would pro- duce {he result mplated. He (Logan) was as sincere a friend of the colored race a5 any senatoron the tloor, He (Logan) had introduced two of “these “education bills in 1552 one in 1858, and one in 1554, He had appeared before the edueation committee of the senate in order to muke some sugies tions, but soon canie to the conelusion” that what'little he had to say would have no effect on the mind of that committes, and that the result would be what it er had that the shrewdness and sharpness of the wen on that committe n sonth of the line would get the v advantages that by this bill they eventually had got, Formerly, Lo aid, the colored people of the south gave representation to congress and in the eléctoral college bused on the three-fifths principle. How was it now? ‘The representation was based on the whole nuwber of colored and white people. A cal- ored man counted the same as a white wman, On that prineiple the southern represcnta- tion in the electoral college and in congress was enlarged, but te what end? When it came to votlug where were the colored people? Mississippi had a white voting pop- ulation of 10250 aud a colored voling population of 150,2i0-that is to say, about 90,000 majority of colored votes. How wany men voted in Mississippi? Only 120,000, just 16, 00 more than there were white voters, “What that vote meant and showed Mr., Logan would not say. e did pot think, however, that it was for’ waut of education that the colored people abstained from voting, They were counted whenever greater political power would come to the white ‘men by countivg thew; r to the c68 TEspU voters. When election day came no man said to the colored voter, “Stand up and be counted.” The same principle, Mr, Logan continued, ran through this sehool bill as reported from the committee. What for? For money. whom? Was it for themselves? Oh, no; it was the old story, and northern men had always been found in congress willing to legislate on the colored man_ for the benefit of the white man, 1If wmoney was to be taken from the treasury on the basis of the colored race, in God's name let the colored people get thelr proportion of it. "Fhat was Wi opject of the amendinent proposed by the senator from lowa (Allison), but the bill would accomplish nothing as it stood becanse the mmount was too small What was $7,000,000 the first year when di tributed around among the states? At pres- ent in_some portions of the south sehool could not be kept open more than four months, The provision of the bill would add very little to that. Ience he (Logan) proposed to make the first y approprin- tion $10,000,000 instead of $7,000,000, inercas- ing thie amount each year for five years and then decreasing it, unfil in ten years the amount expended would be $1:35,000,000. This amonnt was enotigl to accomplish some- thing. Besides his amenduents included a separate fund of $2,000,000to aid in the build- ing of scliool houses in ‘sections of country in whiich the local community uiight be too poor to stand all the expense or buikding, School- ing could not be got witlont school houses, But the general government should super- vise this thing in_some way, He (Logan) favored a commission for that purpose—not to prescribe what should be taught, or rfere with schools, but to s the monsy went to. seemed, however, to be a_disposition to pass the bill without the amenduicnt, even if 1t did no more good than throwing money into a pool. 1t the senator from New Hawmp- shire (Blair) wanted to arr lim (Logai) before cither the northern or southern peo- ple for wanting this amendment, he could do s0. The time would come, Logai said, when great writers, orators, noets and musicians would be found belonging to the colored rac We should reacl our right hand to these peo- ple struggling down in the pit of darkness and despair; we should lift them up and give them a fairand equal chance. Mr. Blair was willing to aceept Mr, Ed- munds’ substitute for tiie Allison amendiment, and it was agreed to, Mr, Dolph noved fo amend by providing that the bill should not take effcet till two- thirds of the states should aceept its provis- fons. Tt was ejectod. At Dolpth calfed i the veas and nays on Lis amendinent, and pending the calls the senate went into excentive session, nud when the doors re-opencd adjourned. House. WasniNGron, March 3.—The speaker laid before the house the message of the president on the Chinese troubles and it was read by the clerk, It was referred to the commitee on foreign The ways and means committee reported bills extending the provisiohs of the act for the immediate transportation of dutiable £oods to the ports of Omalu, Key We Tamara. Placed on the house calenda “The committee on agriculture reported the bill to establish agricultural experiment sta- tions in connection with the colleges estab- lished in the several state Referred to the committee of the wiole. : ‘I'he commitice on expenditures in the in- terior de nent reported back the resolu- tion direc that committee to investigate the administration and expenditures of the pension bureau under the present and previ- ous admimstrations, and to ascertain_what foundation there is for the statement in- the a report of Commissioner Black in ref- erence to patisan management and extray: n that burcau in the term of oflice of Si\ predecessor, Placed on he house calen- “In committee of the whole, on the pension appropriation bill, Mr. Howard madea satir and ironical speechi in reply to that de ered by Mr. Henderson some days since, rid culing that gentleman’s profession of irien: ship for the south, but expressing his_admir- ation for the manner in which he had de- claimed the old story which was as well known to the country as **The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck,” or “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” " |Laughter.] : After considerable further debate, pending further action the committee rose. Mr. Bragg reported the army appropriation oill from the military committee, and it was red to the committee of the whole, “Ihe house then adjourned. The Pacific Railroad Debts, WAsHINGTON, March _5.—Storey, attorney for the Union P ailroad company,made a statement to the house committee on Pacific railroads in regard to the indebtedness of that company. He favored some such pro- was Incorporated in the Hoar bill— d annual payment to the government, ad_of variable percentage. Stor at length upon the lmportance of branch lines, saying the s and bonds sed on the cash, Besides these stocks the company held number of other securities that it would be willing to turn ov to the government, ‘Tweed, counsel for the Central” Pacifie ra road company, ned to the comni tec the financia on of that company. Investigating the Pension Office, WASHINGTON, Mareh 8.—The senate com- mitteeon expenditures of public money met to-day to make arrangements for beginning its Investigation of the charges by Com- missioner of Pensions Black in’ his annual report to the effect that the pension oflice had been conducted as a_political machine under the republican adwministration, It was decided for the present at least that the in- vestigation should be conducted by the full comniltee, mstead of delegating the work t0 @ sub-comnitte verning the ex- amination of witne dopted and it was agrecd thatGeneralilslack should be sum- moned to appear before' the committee next Wednesday as the first witness. ded Postmaster. —The nomination mburg, Lowa, @ *'sus- pension” case, was reached to-day, and the papers upon which the late Incumbent was suspended were laid betore the senate and read. They were voluminous, and the charges ure said to haye been trivial in their nature, nse it over, Hamburg's WASHIN te Bills Introduced. WasHINGTON, March Senator Sher- man introduced the following measure in the senate to-day : An amendument to the urgent deficiency appropriation bill, appropriating 821,594 to pay the salaries of postmasters and late post- masters, which have been adjusted and al- lowed under the act of Marel 3, 1553, L The Mackin Uase Again. GTON, Mareh 5,—Argument in the allagher Chicago election case was «d in thesupreme court of the United tates to<day, Assistant Attorney General Mowry appeared for the government, wid Judge Shellabarger mado the closing ' argu- ment for Mackin and Gallagher, A decision in the case is not expected for several weeks. -— Postmasters Contirmed. WaAsHINGTON, Mareh 8,—The senate made the following confirmations to-day: George H. Paul, postmaster at Milwaukee as B. Coon, postmaster at Kile bourne City (Wis.). ————— In Aid of Home Rule. ALBANY, March 3.—A grand demonstra- tion was held here this evening, presided over by Governor Hill, in aid of the Irish parliamentary fund. vernor_entered v, accompanied by Alexander Sullivan, sident of the national league of Amer- made the speech of the evening. About §2,000 was subscribed by these present toward the parliamentary fund. Bodies Burned to Cinders. Urica, N. Y., March8.—A freight train on the Ontario & Western railroad, which went through a bridge near Fish Eddy, Delaware county, last '"fl"' carried down with it two couductors and two brakemen who were rid- ing In the caboose, Their bodies were burned ' wete not counted as | tocivders, THE NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE Intercst Taken in the Hawke Divorce Suit at Nebraska City. THE REMAINS OF ALONZO LAIRD. Blue Springs on the Boom-—-Gold Ex- citement in Butler County—Judge Mitchell's Successor—Blaze at Kearney. The Hawke Divorce Suit. NEnrAskA Crey, Neb., March 3.—[Special. | —Among the 120 eases that will occupy the attention of the district court in this city at its next setting, which commences on the 90th of this month, none perhaps will draw more attention than the one docketed Wil- ham Hawke vs Sadie Hawke, application for divorce. The high standing socially and otlierwise of the plaintifi’s former circle, the reported disinheritance by the father of the son on account of this marriage, together with the prominence of the defendant as the divoreed wife of oneof Omaha’s prominent merchants, Mr. A, Gladstone, ali tend to the drawing of public attention to this new phase in the life of the two principals in the com- ing suit, The readers of the Ber have already been informed that on February 2, 1886, William Hawke tiled his petition in the district court of the county, praying for a divoree on the ground of extreme cruelty, Since that conjecture after conjecture, report followed by report, have been put afloat as regards what course the defendant would saying thebreach would be bridged over,while others have given it as their opinion that the prayer as applied for in the plaintiff's peti- tition would go before the court without any contest on the pact of thedefendant, but to- day surmises, reporis and conjectures as re- gards the action of the defendant received a check inthe filing of the defendant’s an- swer to said petition for divorce in the dis- s oftice of the county. The answer about five pages of legal cap. The defendant, in answer,denies that she has ever been guilty of extreme eruelty, or that the plaintiff has ever since their m: ge con- ducted himself toward her as atrue and faith- ful husband, The answer then goes on to charge the plaintift with the excessive use of intoxicating liquors, and that his conduet at such times tended to destroy her peace and happiness and impair her bodily health. “And that the said plamtiff had ever since ssly,eraelly and wantonly re- fused and neglected to provide the defendant with suitable and proper elothinz: that never, at any time since said marriage, has he given defendant any article of clothing; that de- fendant has been forced to sew and embroi- der to earn money to purchase her wearing apparel.” After refuting the charges made by plaintit in his petition to the effect that she had at divers times refused to prepare his meals for hin Mrs. Hawke concludes her answer as follows: *“I'hat the plaintiff, utterly regard- less of the duties and affections of a husband, has left their home withiout any cause or pro- voeation on defendant’s part, and has left the defendant penniléss and homeless, and without one morsel of food. That she bds donated her entire time, energy and labor for the comfort of her husband and the happi- ness of their home: that she did the cooking and washing for their household, and built the home fires, and waited upon the plaintiff, and blacked and polished his boots. Where- fore the said defendant prays that the said plaintilf may recover nothing by his s suit, but that the sald action may be d missed and that said defendant may have judgment and her costs in this action most Wrongfully expended.” Colonel F. P. Ireland will look after the interests of the plaintiff, while Hon. John Matson will appear for the defendant. Pub- lic sentiment seems to be in the majority on the side of the defendant, It looks now as though the case will be hotly contested. A Boom on the Smiling Blue. Bry PR s, Neb., March 8.—[Special.] An enthusiastic meeting of whe business men of Gage county was held in Blue Springs last night. The immediate occasion was the report of a_ eitizen’s committee just returned from Omaha, where they have been for several days in conference with the ofticials of the Union Pacifie rallroad, arrang- mg the details for the establishmenv of a large flouring mill and several other im- portant branches of industrial enterprise, among which may be enumerated a large planing mill, sash, blind and door factory, foundry and machine shops, ete., all of which will be commenced immediately and pushed to completion as fast as wmen, muscle and money can do it. Butler County's Bonanza. Davip Crry, Neb. March 3—Butler county isall excitement over the reported goldfind in the bluffs four miles north of here. Me Appledick and Risedorf, the men who own the land, have been working the bluffs for over three months, and it is said that some of the “‘ore” has been sent to Omaha for assay. ‘The vein opens out at the base of the bluff and runs in horizontally, the sp gold being found in a granite ro Ia. Mr vein which he is now working issix fi and four feet across and has been into the bluff for quite a distance, Laird's Remains at Hastings, HAsTINGS, Neb,, March ¢ Special Tele- gram,|—The remains of Congressman Jaines Laird’s brother, A, W. Laird, who was killed Friday evening near Albuquerque, N, M., were brought here to-day and will be interred in the Juniata cemetery to-morrow. Con- gressman Laird arrived here last evening. ‘I'he verdict of the ceroner’s jury states that young Laird’s deathwas wholly the result of an accident. He had been visiting an Indian village near the Atlantie & Paciiic Junction, and on return at about 8 o'clock in the evening, in attempting to board a freight train while in motion missed his footing, and was thrown under the wheels, mixed or says the et deep followed Judge Mitchell's Successor. Neb., March 8.—[Special Tele- ov. Dawesto-day appointed M, L., Haywood, of Nebraska City, as judge of the second judicial distriet, to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Mitehell's death. NeprAskA City, Neb,, March 8.—[Special Telegram.|—It being rumored on the streets that M. L, Hayward had been appointed to fill the vacant judge's chalr, the BEx: reporter approached that gentleman as to the truth of thegeport. Mr, Hayward stated he had been ofticially notitied of his appointment and had aceepted the trust, Overhaul Their County Records. NEniAsKA Ciry, Neb., March 3.—[Special Telegram.|—A -large mass wmeeting wi beld here this evening, at which @ commitlee of (hirty-six were ap- pointed—two delegates fiom each ward and precinet—who are to meet with the county commissiouers on the 10th of this month for the purpose of considering the appointment of some experts 1o examine the | county’s ofticial books for the past te years, J searcli, The meeting met in accordance with a call signed by seventy taxpayers, Seven Buildings Burned. KeArNEY, Neb, March 8.—[Special Tele- gram.]—A very destructive fire occurred here this morning at 4 o'clock, resulting in the destruction of the American house and six other frame buildings in the same row. he loss aggregates $10,000, half covered by in- surance, The heaviest loser is C. J, Alex- ander, landlord of the hotel, who lost all the furniture in the hotel. The fire originated probably in the oil room of the hotel. The stocks of goods in the buildings other than the hotel were saved. . - Terry Succeeds Hancock. WasnminaToN, March 8—The president sent the following nominations to the senate: Brigadier General Alfred Il Terry tobe major general, vice Winfield Scott Hancock, deceased; Licutenant Colonel A lexander Chambers, Twenty-first infantry, to be col- onel of the Seventh infantry; Josiah T. Child of Missouri, to be resident and consul general of the United States to Siam, Fatal Railrond Accident. FrivoxT, Neb., March 8.—Conductor Hall, in charge of a freight train on the Elkhorn Valley road, was killed while coupling cars at Roc ation yesterday. His re- mains were brought to this city. - THE BOURBON BREAK. The Sun Insists on Friendship Be- tween Cleveland and His Cohorts, ¢ Yonx, Marel pecial Telegram. ] ~The Sun this morning vrints a long ed- ito! under the heading of “The President and the Democrats,” from which the follow- ing extracts are made: ‘““The time has come for plain and honest specch. The hope of bettering a bad condition of things by patient forbearance, by approbation for all that could be approved, and by a desire to avoid every cause of probable dificulty, has in- duced the democrats to withhold truth that can no longer be properly concealed from public view. Candid consideration of them may possibly provide a remedy for the exist- ing evils, A year has passed away since Cleveland was inaugurated as president under cheerful and encouraging auspices, The party was united and the out- look was satisfactory when he en- tered the white house. The situation to-day, as compared with what it was on the 4th of March, 18%, is saaly altered. 1t is not neces- sary to inquire into the causes which haye brought about this change. The fact exists that there is no cordial confidence, familiar communication, or political cohesion between the president and the democrats in congress. They have been drifting apart gradually until it may be said the line of separation between them has become broad and wmarked. The president’s want of experience in national affairs and his slight acquaintance with public men, are doubtless responsible for some of the errors into which nhe was un- consciously misled in the beginning of his new cares. In a limited redistribution of patronage the president has suffered as all his predecessors of late years have suffered, by either wilful or accidental deception. Discovery of this practice made him suspi- clous 1n’ other cases, and by slow degrees a mutual distrust has grown up which now ap- pears as threatening danger to the democ- the president’s wind that his whole course has been acceptable to the people, and that however politicians may disagree with him, he isalways sure of that support. This be- llet strengthens the self-ssertton which seems to be natural to his character, and is firmly and bluntly maintained against arguments and mild protestations when dit: ferences are discussed. Hence it is gratify. ing to know that a_conference between ac credited leaders and the president will soon take place, at which the point of disagree t will be frankly disenssed and with hopes of a clearer nnderstanding, - Whoever stands in the way of harmony wiil_certainly be the Ioser in~ the long run. The dem- ocracy can forgive mucli, but tréachery they will 1ot forgive. - SI1X DEATHS ON THE SEA, The Steamer Saxon Krom New York Wrecked in Caicos Passage, HALIFAX, March 8.—The steamer Be which arrived to-day, brought from Turk’s island the second engincer and several of the crew of the steamer Saxon, which was wrecked on the even- ing of February 4, in Caicos ssage. The steamer was'bound from New ork o Cape Haytien with an assorted g ifth day out she struck on s Lookout reef, aid on the following day broke in two.' The first and second engineer and four men took to a boatand reached the shore in safety. Another boat in which were two of the crew, was swamped and both men were drowned, ‘T'wo others of the erew by the aid of a plank swam to a schooner, feaving Captain Wyman and four others on the wreck, One of th mate, 4 son of the captain, attem to land, but became exhausted and drowned, The steward became cra leaped in'to the sea and was not secn. High winds and rough water prevented any attempts at rescue of the remaining sui- vivors until Monday, by which time still another of the men had been washe and the captain, becoming delirious, liad died. When the weather: moderated the W wis boarded by men from the land. There was but one fireman and the renains of the captain to remove to the shore, Besides Captain W, ) Frank, Second Mate Pe : amed Johnson and two others whose nan unknown, were vied, making the whole number of v tims six. The steamer registered 335 tons and was owned by Bremer, Bennett & Bremer, of London, The Beta also brought from Turk’s Island five men belonging to the bark Northern Queen of Yarmouth, which was wrecked on the 15th of February e CABLE WHISPERS, Rupture Between British Masons and Their Ilinois Brethven, LoxnoN, March 8.—The Prince of Wales, as grand master of the British Free Masons, has withdrawn the patent of appointment from the representative of the Grand Lodge of Eugland at the Grand Lodge of Illinols, the latter having severad fraternal relations with the English Ludge of Monireal. Loxnox, Marel 3.—Braxton tBare’ of 1li- nois, delegate to the Grand Lodie of Masous of England, has resigned. Churchill Decries Gladstone. Lospoy, March 8 — Lord Randolph Churehill ‘spoke at Manchester to-da: said that Gladstone deluded the conntr false "There was a0 Imperative neces: sity for the establishment of a British unionist paity, which would unite what was best in all parties and creed Winston Will Shake With the Cc AN OPLE, March ~Winston, United States minister to Per: will have an audience with the Sultan ¢ id will leave for Teheran on Saturday, William Tucker, 8 young w West Virginia, arvived in Omaha* terday in seurch of his brother, Tucker, who came to this city over s year ago. When last heard from, about four months ago, Thomas was still in this city. His n; does not ap- pear in the ¢ tory, and no trace of him ¢ His brother is the and will continue the ‘ THE Wrangling 8T. PAUL Railroads Rates. OmcAao, TiL, March 8.—[Special Tele- gram. |—No change in passenger rates to St. Taul or Council Bluffs was made yesterday by any lines interested in that business, but the opinion prevails that rates will yet go considerably lower than they now are before the war is over. The Rock Island feels rather sore over the continued efforts ot the St. Paul and 1linois Central roads to purchaso tick- ets of the Rock Island issue at scalpers’ office at reduced rates to find a_pretext for cutting rates still further. In order to get even and prove that tickets over competing lines are being sold at even lower rates than the Ilinots Central claimed have bought over the Rock Island from scalp- ers, and ofticial of the Ro Island went the rounds of the sealping oftices yes- terday and succeeded in purshasing a ticket over the St. Paul from Chicago to &t. Paul for $8.50. St. John ot the Rock Island had an aflidavit made by the party purchasing the ticket to prove the genuineness of the trans- tion, which he sent to the St. Paul people, to- gether with a note advising them in accord- ance with their policy to meet the sale of any ticket sold by the sealpers with a similar rate over the counters of their regular offices, they ought to make at onco an open rate to 8t Paul of ). St.John has not yet decided whether to adopt the $8,50 rate as the basis of the rate to all points west and north of St Paul and Council Bluffs, 1t is gencrally admitted that the present policy of the roads interested in St. Paul business 1s caleulated to prolong the warin- definitely, and that it would be far better if the warring roads would at once reduce rates to 8t. Paul or Council Bluffs to about €5 or less, as this would bring matters to a focus and hasten a speedy settlement of the exist- ing difficul.fes. It is stated the St. Paul and Northwestern are now considering the advisavility of hortening the running time of their trains between Chicago and 8t Paul from eighteen to fourteen hours. If this is done the Rock Island will have no other. alternative left than to meet the shorter time by its competitors with a corresponding reduction of rates, Under these circumstances it is claimed the only way out of the existing complications is al- lowing the Rock Island a differential vate, This no doubt will be the uitimate solution of the problem, but before it is done the St. Paul and Northwestern will make a dete mined effort 1o break up the commission sys- tem which they think is responsible for the present troubles. The Rock Island is so strongly in favor of the tem that it will not abandon it without a severe struggle, The Sunset's Earnings. v York, March 8.—The Southern Pa- clfic company did not begin operations until Mareh 1. Its fiseal year ended December 81, 1885, and the following is the company’s statement for the ten months: Gross earn- £24,07 operating expenses, 9,462 carnings, for — lea total of deducting from this amount the intere the bonded debt, sinking fund, taxes other expenses and charges, $11,407, construction _and _improvements ' $ leaves & net'profit of 1,780,480, The Pacific m of the companyv contributed to the earnings above mentioned $17,122617; to the operating expenses, $7,208,557% and to the net earnings, §9,820,¢ WAR. Rioting on to net rental The Central Trafic Meots. Go, March 8,—The gencral agents of en ger departments of the lines mem- bers of the Central Traffic association met to-day and had a desultory Interchange of opinfon regarding the proposed agreement of thenew pool. Some slixht moditicatious not affecting the main points were agreed to. The chofee of arbitrators was so amended as to omit Commissioner Fiuk, for whow Hugh Riddle was substituted. A% heretofore, the Chieago & Atlantic was not represented, Another meating, in which both the general managers as well as the general agents shall varticipate, will probably be held on the 18th inst, An Agreement at Fifty Of. Cri1cAGo, Mareh 8.—An _informal meeting of the lines that_composed the Pacific Coast ocintion was held here to-day. The pres ent disturbed condition of the Transconti- nental freight traflic was freely discussed, was agreed that for the present the ines should act in unison and bill all Nt at 50 per cent off the old tariff. For some time past they have been engazed in a scramble for freight, each road taking wliat it could get and atwhatever rates obtainable. Good Cut for Canned Goods. CimicaGo, March 8, — Trans-continental freight rates fell down to 5734 cents on all classes to-day, where the former rate on first ol The canned fruit trade is in sreat_excitement at this remarkable cut. It ‘.fi said that Chiea jobbers of groceries have ordered immense lots to be shipped on the STig-cent rate, and that market prices canned fruits Will wndesgo - decided reduc- on. The Cut Goes Deeper. New Yonrx, March On all grades of freight for which the transcontinental tariff i5 8 and upward the Northern and Union Pac s to-day madea cut of 50 per cent; also, a corresponding reduction on grades on which transcontinental tariff is less than 8160, The “Sunset” to-day included in its 75 per cent rate another $2 grade, Trylng to Form a Peoria Pool, Ciicaao, Mareh ‘Ilie lines endeavoring to form a Peoria eastbound treight pool in counection with the new Chiearzo eastbound pool, devoted several hours to 1 nsidera- tion of the form of agreement. Though the meeting was harmonious no conelusion was reached, — Adjournment was taken until to-morrow. Heavy Busin Failure, Nrw Yoni, March 5.—The Post’s special trom Boston ¥. W. Nickerson & Co,, large importers, West India traders and com- mission merchants, who hiave been in busi- ness between forty and utty years, announeo their faflure to-day, assigning to Joseph B. Russell,a_confidential employe. Liabilities are $500,000 direct, and $300,000 indirect, and thelr nominal assets are good. ‘The firm is agent of the Boston & Savannah Steamship company, which is not affeeted at all, The Enstern steamship line running to points in the provinees is owned in great part by the firy and i therefore atfected by the failure, Thy wse of the assigninent is the general duliness in_ business in whieh the fiem is engaged. The firm s of ¥Frank W. Nickerson, Alfred 3 and " Elka- niak €. Croshy. Arcniso livery stabl burned last night with twenty-two lorses and fifty vehicles, Ioss $50,000; i The stock of Dongld Bro's., dry good adje ining building w uged to dent of £30,000 by w insured, Incen- diarism is sispected. — < the Apaches, ch S.--Don Carlos Fronterizo, of this city, advices from Sonora of the killing by Apaches, near Eumpas, Monte- listrict, of one American and ¢ n; also the wounding of an Americ and a Mexican, ‘The names were not learned. | The [udians also ok their Lotses and | supplies \ Murders b Tucsox, Arir., Vilosco, editor of E has ¥ ved THE DAY DEVOTED T0 HAYES: Lively Disoussion of the Majority Repors to Impeach the Clinton Jurist b ooL KEATLY DEFENDS HIM, A Dozen Members Ventilate Thele 1deas on the Subject For and Against—Logislative Proceeds ings—Other Specials. Judge Hayes' Impeachment. Des Moises, Towa, March 8—[Speeial Telegram, |—The house devoted the whole of v to an animated debate on the question of impeaching Judge Hayes. The case came up under a majority report of the fudiciary committee, recommending an inyestigation of the charges against him with a view to impeachment. The minority report recoms mends dropping the subject without further action, Already it Is apparent that whatever is done will have to bo done as a partisan measure. ‘The committee reports were mado on party lines, The debate to-day was made on party lines, with one exception, Major “Thompson, a republican, opposing the invess tlgation, but in general none but republicans favor the investization and none but democrats oppose it. The aetion of the democrats 1s in strange contrast to their cowse n month ago. When Auditor Brown, a republican, was under criticism, they were ravenous for an - investigation, even though it lead to_impeachment. Now, with a demo- eratie judge under fire, they are solidly op- posed to any inquiry into his conduct, and fight it inch by inen, The prosecution was led to-day by Repre- sentative Weaver of Hardin county and the detense by Colonel Keatley of Council Bluffs. The former, in his opening speech, said thera were two propositions which, it true, would justify impeachment. First, that Judge Hayes corruptly abused the dis- cretion vested in him by as sessing punishments. Sccond, that he exceeded the jurisdiction of his office, He is charged with & corrupt combination with the distriet attorney to charge and collect fees moro than should have been eharged. Heis charged with discouraging a plea of guilty. If such plea is given, he renders judgment for §100 and costs. Attornay for the accused objects. Hayes seratehics out the judgment. The plea s entered not guilty. lofense is offered, and a fine of $5 is im= posed. 1t 1s further charged that in every way possible he has brought his mflu- ence, by reason_ of his high oflice, to biing the law into disfavor, It becomes Judge ayes, if he believes the law a_ bad one, and ought not to be enforeed, to resign his oflice and not use it for the purpose thathe has. He shonld treat the law against selling liquors as he would the law against larceny, assault and battery, or any other statute in our code. He might make the fine light for the first offense, but if one should be arrested and bronght back time in, week after weel, he would be a strange judge, indeed, who would let him go on his ‘own recogniz= ance. e has so used his discretion that we must believe he has used his power to shield the eriminal instead of punishing him, and as such he should be answerable to the highs est tribunal in the land, Mr. Keatley followed Mr. Weaver, saying he recognized the importanceand gravity duty of thie house at this stage of the He coinerded with his oppon= aver) in getting aside all partisan . It has been claimed here, he con- tinued, that in urging the rightfulness of thie majority report, that there is no bound to the * rights of this house in determining whether Hayes should appear before the senate and * answer to the charges In the memo) He (Keatley) stood eutirely uninfluenced by any body or person. He had never mét Hayes but once, fiftecn years ago, and knew nothing of the charges until reading the memorial. He wanted to diseharge his duties in_a conscientious man- and with that end in view had given the careful study. He would ask the in- e of the house as to tim T'his body owed it to itself that before voting articles of impeachment to the senate to take time for o most thorough investigation. There is no country under the sun having a court of im- peachment like our own except among En- glish speaking people, Ilie matter of im- peachment was not of rapid growth, but of slow growth, As early as 152 the impeachs ment of public ofl was known, “The entire afternoon was consumed in this debate, both sides making very earnest speeches for and agoinst n turther investigas tion. At 6 o'clock the question was left pends ing, Messrs. Ball, Ranck, Craigand Thompe son of Linn haying spoken against any further investigation, and Messrs, Storey, Finn, Dobson and Kedmon in favor of it, The house adjourned with this as the first order to-morrow morning, when. the debate will be resumed. In the senate the Gateh bill to exempt from taxation homesteads to the value of $1,000 wag Jaid on the table when up for engrossmeng. ‘The committee on constitutional amends ments reported in favor of unlimited woman sufirage. A bill was introduced to forbid employers from compelling employes to take wages in anything else than current lawful mone An Ex-Banker Unde Des Moives, lowa, March pecial Pelegram. |—An Odebolt dispateh says that John Wright, aformer Odebolt banker, who ailed in the fall of 1583, was indicted by the grand jury at the present term of the distriet court on a charge of embezzling the funds of . D, Osborne & Co, Deputy Sheriff Myrick was sent to 8t. Louis with a requisition from Governor Larrabee, where he arrested Wright and arrived at Sac City this morning with his prisoner. ‘The accused will probably give bail for his appeirance at the next term of the district court, Wright was on trial last swnmer on a similar charge preferved by another creditor, and was acquitted. He hag recently been canvassing for a St. Louis life insurane The Riel Issue Raised, O17AWA, March 3, —Mr. Laundry, of Mont Magny, has put tie following notice of a motion on the order calendar for Friday next: “That this house feels it its duty to express its deep regret that the sentence of death passed upon Louis - Riel, ¢ 1 of treason, was allowed to be carried intg ution. 1t is understood that the motion being made at the instization of (he gove ernment whoare said to be courtivg defeat on this issue. . ~—— The London Socialists. Loxpox, Mareh ~Bums, Hyndman, Williams and Champion, socialistic leaders, were agaln before the police conrt to-day, and after further hearing were committed f trial on the charge of nciting the subjeets the queen to riol. The defendants were peg- witted to turnish bail for thelr appearanee, — . ther To-day, Missount Vareey: Clowdy weather and loeal snows: slightly warmer in northern portion; stationary taaperature in sonthciis - Conghs, Colds and SoreThroat yield readily to B. H. Dougluss & Sous’ Capay cum Cough Diops. <