Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1886, Page 1

A DALy BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR, THE COWBOY COOKED The Burt County Assassin Oremated In His Place of Refuge. THE BODY RIDDLED WITH BALL. The Barn Fired He 8uccumbs tothe Flames and Dies With His Boots On. FINALE OF FRIGHTFUL CRIMES. Limbs Burned From the Charred Corpse and His Head Shot From His Shoulders—The edy Reviewed, Shot and Burned to Death, OAKLAND, Neb., March 22.—[Svecial Tele- gram. | greatest tragedy ever known in Burt county—in fact the greatest known in the history of Nebraska—has ended. For thirty-six hours the daring desperado—the murderer of H. C. Steadman, the slayer of Edgar Everett, the man who defended nis own worthless life with a_desperation born of a fiend—held a crowd of pursuers, at times numbering %0 men, at bay, He could not be taken alive, He knew that surrender meant certain and speedy death at the hands of the enraged citizens of Burt county. The fight he made was a remarkable one. Ampl suppried with ammunition and weapous death, he deficd every assault made 10 cfp- ture him in s frail fort, 1E DIED WITHIN IT, Late last night it was decided to fire the barn and force him either to surrender or stand in the midst of the flaming structure and. suffer human cremation. By some means a shed that was attached to the barn was dgnited. The murderer seeing the barn was on fire sent into the crowd about twenty ire was opened on hin with Winchester rifles from all sides and it is suoposed he was killed before he could et out. After the fire had subsided the remains were found in a large pile ot oats which protected him a great deal. Both arms were burned off and a part of both lezs. A part of his head was shot off and many bullet holes were found in his body. It is thought by some he was wounded in his limbs before toking to the barn or he would have en- deavored to escape. DURIED IN A CORN FIELD. ‘The body was raked from the pile of seeth- ing oats and buried in a contizuous corn field. ‘The crowd was bent on taking the charred and roasied corpse and feeding it to the hogs. The sheriff had hard work in re- sisting the erowd and according to the re. maing & human burial. ‘The desperado’s revolver was found in the oals, and proves to be a good six-shooter, double-action Colts, 43-calibre, ivory handle, with the head of & Texas cow engraved on it. A glance at the revolver is proot enough o tho character of its cut-throat owner. The murderer was light built, five and a half feet high, beard sandy and all over his face, and 28 years old. Iie has been going under the name of Allen Wright, EXPENSE OF TIE S E. Johnson’s barn. in which the murderer took refuge, 1s completely destroyed with its contents. Eight valuable head of mules, threo horses and three cows were burned in the barn and sheds. A great deal of grain was also destroyed. The barn and contents is valued at 84,500, which it is sup- posed the county will pay. If not the amount will be rised by private contribution. Johnsow’s farm is damaged very much, being cut up by wagons, horses and buggies. MIS OTHER VICTIMS, Edgar Everett, the man Wright shot through the lungs during the ,pursuit, i 27 years of age, n model man, worth about 000, He leaves a wife and two children, Dr. Hildreth, of Lyons, together with our doctors, are doing all in their power to es hiis pains, but death is certain. The wounded persons are doing well. The sheriff | Wright's pony, saddle and revolver, wh will be sold, ~The chambers of the revolyer when found were all loaded. THE SCENE OF TIIE §E The diagram below shows the sce last chapters of the remarkabje tragedy. As shown the residence of Johnson, in whose barn the murdercr sought refuge, is seventy- five yards from the nearest point of vantage at his command. From that point he shot two of the posse, Gus Lungreen and C, John- son, fortunately inflicting only slight wound: ¢ of - the House, 75 yds. from barn, P & _Cribs forming part of the barn, Spot where Edgar Everett was shot 101 door-above by the desperado, o. Polut where the fieud leit his colt when he retreated into the varn, there being sowe boards across the open dilyeway, OMAHA, TUESOAY MORNING. MARCH 23. 1836, P. Porch where C. Johnson and Gus, Lun- green were fired on and slightly wounded, Q. Oatbin into which the murderer fell leadlong from the hayloft when the barn was burning. 18 CRINES REVIEWED. Saturday morning Mr. H, C. Steadman. a farmer, living five miles north of Lyons, this county, discharged the murderer Wright, then in his employ, and paid him the wages due him. The discharged man became en- raged and shot Steadman in the bowels, from the effects of which he soon died. The murderer then mounted a pony and carried with him a goodly stock of ammuni- tion. He struck out in a southerly direetion, Without d intelligence of the shooting was carried to the anthorities and a monnted posse started in pursuit. - About twelve miles south of Oakland, in Cuming ecounty, the murderer concluded his pursuers were gaining on him too rapidly, and he dis- mounted. During the chase the as: in kept up a continual fire at his pursuers, Two shots took effect, one shot piercing the lungs of Edear Everett, and the other taking effect in the legof M. I, Johnson, KS REFUGE IN A DARN. ‘The murderer dismounted near the barn of Charles Johnson, in which he sought refuge. Before his pursuers could get within mnge lie safely inside his frail, but for the time impregnabie fort. The barn was at onee surrounded and adeadly fusilade com menced, The murderer was armed with a revolver and Winchester and the crac betwean the boards of the strueture gave him an opportunity to shoot with an accurate aim. From Saturday night until Sunday night the fight was kept going. All efforts to dislodge him proved futile, The crowd surrounding his retreat hourly iner 1 until at least 300 men were pouring missiles of death into the barn from as many Winchesters, volvers and shot- guns, Failing to dis'odge him by that method, it was decided to burn him out, The barn was fired, the structure completely de- stroyed, and the desperado’s eliarred remains taken from the ash riddled with bullets, and buried, as stated above, THE FEELING IN BURT COUNTY, The gencral feeling among the citizens of Burt county is that the best that could be done under the circumstances was done, Had the murderer surrendered it is doubtful if he would have been allowei to reach the inside of the county jall. The excitement subsided and inquiries are heard on Land as to to fate of Everett, who was a descrvedly popular young man. His death is expected at any moment. OTHER STATE NEWS, Attempt to Rayish an Old Lady at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CIy, Neb., Mareh 2 Telegram. |—Our city is in night over a dastardly piece of rascality. Al- though happening early Saturday morning— somewhere between the howrs of mid- night and early morning, it has just como o t by the arrest of the four alleged to be che perpetrators, whose nawes are James Anderson, Thomas Houli- n, Willizin Sullivan and James Simpson. T'he complaints against the men were sworn out by an old colored lady s of age, Who atleges that on the time given above these men foreibly entered her house, which is situated in a lonely spot in the northern part of thiscity, and tried to ravish her. One of the men got into bed with her, choking and bruising her in a horrible manner in his endeavors to accomplish his fiendish purpose, but they were seared off by her screams. Three of them were arrested in this city this evening, and two committed to jail, while Houlihan was admitted to bail in the sum ot $500. Simpson, wiw is a married man, it appears took warning and left the city some time to-day, but was arrested at S Neb. All of the aceused deny thec but Mrs. Marshall I as identified Anderson as one of the men and says she can identity the others, at least two of them. ~Anderson says Simpson wanted him and others to go o Mrs Marshall’s house that night but he refused. They will have a hearing to-morrow. If public opinion, as expressed on our streets to-night, should be put in force a trial would 10t be necessary. Special excitement to- The Maihewson Mystery. March 22.—(Special Tele- gram.|—The mystery surrounding the flight of Banker Ma son is still unexplained. In addition to the contents of the letter sent you, it is stated he said to his wife he had done no greater wrong than the taking of the £1,000. There was a slight run on the Nor- folk National bank this morning, but ceased soon, and the oflicials say the bank is ready to meet all demands. The business men are standing oy the bank, and the other bank has proffered help it needed, but it is not probable that it will be reqirued, Claims on his late private bank to the amount of $10,000 or $13,000 have been hearid from, Attachment proceedings were begun this morning by the Omaha National, which o claim on him for $2,000. 1t is still believed his estate wil] be wmple to meet all elaims that may turn up. His friends are inclined to believe that the knowledge of his private indebtedness worked him up to the freak shown in his disappear- ance. Nonrork, Neb, Mareh 22,—[Speeiel Tele- gram.]—Attachments on the property of Banker Mathewson now aggregate $46,000, but as some of t are duplicated the amount of indebtedness represented is really less. Another claim for $1,000 has just turned up not represented in the above, still it is believed his estate will meet all liabilities, [t is stated by parties who elaim to know that the Kenneth Mathe- son estate was left in good shape. No further deyclopments have come to the surface to expluin his basty doparture, - Dose of Shot i Corumnus, Neb, al Tele- gram. | —Ross Tschurdy and Charles Distle. horst, Lwo young men about 19 years of age, with three othor companions, all of this eity, were hunting v afternoon between the Loup and Platte rivers. While all sat talk- ing on the bank of the slough, Tschurdy’s gun accidentally discharged. The econ- tents went through Distlehorst's lett leg, be- tween the knee and ankle and lodging in the right leg above the knee, He was brought howe from Duncan on a hand car last nignt, The wounds axe serious, but he is doing well to-day. Both Limbs, —_ The Eighteenth Ch:ss Game, NEW ORLEANS, March 22.—The eighiteenth game of the chess tournament began at 1 p, 1. 10-day with the Ruy Lopez openin, bteinitz bad the white wen, Dr. he black. = Zuke rtort resigned on his fortieth move. Thue: Steinitz, ? hours, 10 minutes; Zukertort, 1 hour, 15 minutes, 'The contest now stands Steinitz 8, Zukertort 5 Play will be resumed on Wednesday, According to the original terms of the gontest, if the games should stand nine to nine it was to be adraw. In St Louis the number by ugree. ment was reduced to eight to make & draw, ismmu. therefore, now contends he cannot ose. - Of Incendiary Origin, Larrie Rock, Mareh 22.—About 2 o'clock this morning the north bound Iron Mountain railway passenger train was stopped at the long trestle, two miles south of Little Rock, owing to the fact that the trestle was burn- ing. 1t was soon destroyed, and the train Was wuable to proceed further. itis believed that the Gre was the result of incendivvisu, THE RIVER AND HARBOR HAUL The House Oommittee Will Favor an Ap- propriation of $16,000,000. THE SUN'S PURSUIT OF GARLAND M:asures Introduced By lowa and Nebraska Members—Enlarging Fort Robinson—Personal and Postal Notes. The Father Will G Wasmisaros, M gram.]—The river and harbor bil completed this week, and will be reported to the house by the middle of next week at the farthest—perhaps sooner. The comumitteo has done a good deal of work on it and has had a pretty hard time to keep down the appro- priation to anything like the sum originally agreed upon. ‘I'ic bill, when completed, will appropriate probably about 14,000,000, The largest sum given is for the Mississippi river, which will probably be about four o five wmil- lion. The sum to be given that stream is not definitely fixcd. Not many new projects are being taken up by the committee. The Teports of engineers on new projects have been in th 1 adverse to some of the new. projects, and some of the old ones are yet to be considerad, and it 15 possible that the bill may appropriate as much as 000,000, Probably it will excced that by the time it gets through the senate committee. NOT MUCH LOVE FOR GARLAND. The New York Sun this morning says: If the sworn testimony of Dr. Rogers is true not a fit man to hold any office of publie trust under an hgnest president. So far as Dr. Rogers’ let- ter book throws lizht on the origin and progress of the Pan Electric enterprise, every atementof his is contirmed by documentary evidence. The presumption that he is truth- ful and aceurate in such parts of the story rest wholly on his recollection and good faith, is of the strongest sort, It would be hard to imagine two persons more unlike in personal characteristics than Dr. Rogers and the lato Oakes Ames. Yet the similavity of their relations to two of the greatest national seandals ever unearthed is very striking. Alike promoters, temptors and purchasers of ofticial influence, they both became by the force of circumstances the accusers and chief witnesses In the interest of public morality. Oakes Ames is remembered as the man who, by his fearless truthfulnuss on the witne ty a great service. The same distinetion seems to be in store for Dr. J. W. Rogers. WORK BY 10WA MEMBERS, Senator Wilson presented in the senate to- ay a very strong petition from the St assembly of the Knights of favor of the passage of the bill vetoed by President Cleveland, to quict the title to the lands located upon by the settlers on the Des Moines river. The petitioners, in most ardent terms, urge the Towa delegation to push the passage of the bill over the veto. Mr. Wilson will call the bill up this week if opportunity is offered. In the senate to- Mr. Allison introduced abill to pay J. M. Hiatt, surviving partner of Hiatt & Co. of lowa, late traders for the Osage tribe of Indians, $16,759. This isan unsettled claim against the Indians. Representative Murphy introduced in the house to-day the memorials and joint resolu- tions of the Iowa legislature concerning the protection of manufacturers of vinegar and the pensioning of soldiers who were cap- tured and confined in rebel prisons during the late war. TOUSE BILLS DY NEBRASKA MEMBERS, In the house to-day Mr. Weaver, of Ne- braska, introduced bilis to extend the time for the payment of the purchase money under the sale of the remainder of the reservation of the confederate Otoe and Missouri tribes of Indians in Nebraska to five years from the time said payments have or shall become due; to pension Archibald Matthews and C. R. Turner pay Silas St. Par of Otoe for services to the United States LA {OBINSON, senate to-day Mr. Manderson bill directing the secretary of nd complete the b: nd quarters at Fort RRobinson, Neb., 10 a_eapa ity suitable in all respects fora garrison of ten companies, and repair and complete the quarters and barrac ‘ort and those at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., and appropriating $200,000 for the work. PERSONAT, AND POSTAL. C. D, Woolworth of Owm: s here, Tevir Olmstend has been commissioned postmaster at Weston, Neb. The time schedule of the star mail route from Carns to Bassett, Neb., has been changed as follows: Leave Carns daily ex- cept Sundays at 1. m.; arrive at Bassett by 4p.m, Leave Bassett daily except Sundays at8a. m.; arrive at Carns by 11a, m, President Cleveland this afternoon nominated Herbert Williams to be postuas- ter at North Bend, Neb., and Homer Bris- bee at Valentine, Neb, BECK A BLATHERSKITE, Foolish Utterances of the Blue Grass Senator in the Senate Debate, 3 a Special]—In the recent tilt between Senators Edmunds, and Beck, the latter, finding himself getting the worst of every round, flared up in a way that reminded one of the contests of the old” ante- bellum days, He rang the old ¢l his *Honah,” and his manhood,and hisgbeing the peer of any ather man on the floor of the senate.and so on, ad nauseum, Beck isreally oue of the ablest men on the democratic side of the senate, and is really a most effective speaker, but when he mounts his high horse, and indulges in such silly rhodomontade as he poured forth the other day, he makes an unmitigated ass of himself, The truth is, Beck has not one single qualifi- cation that fits him to do the turkeycock gracefully or effectively, nor is he the man to shine in a shiort, sharp, p, give-and-take encounter with the senator from Vermont, ‘While he may be the equal of Judge Ed- munds in logie and argument, he Is too ponderous and elephantine to parry success- fully the keen, lightning like thrusts and cuts of the Vermouter; and, tinding himself worsted in every encounter with bis cool and wary opponent, he finally took refuge in high, mighty and stoploftical blather abgut his honor, and the chivalry of the gallant state he, in part, represented. Bah! Will we never have done with such contemptible balderdash? Will southern men never learn that such froth and tustian no longer passes for eurrent coin, either in this country or with any other civilized people? t Five Million. introduced GARLAND WILL STICK. The Pan Electric Hullabaloo Has No Effect on Olev: WASHINGTON, March 22.—[Special.|—Cer- tain correspondents here, who get their facts from their imaginings, have been sending out word from here that the president had about made up his mind to oust the Pan Electric attorney-general from his cabinet; that the great Arkansas legal luminary would have to go, and that soon; that he is only hangiug ob by bis eyeswinkers now; aud NUMBER 223 columns more of the &awe kind of rotten guano, All such stbries are the thinnest moonshine. The predident has made up his mind to stand by Garland, and everybody ought to understand by this time that when the president takes a stand on any particular question he can 1o more be moved by ordi- nary considerations than you ean sneezo away the Rock of Gibraltar with a_pinch of snuff. Garland will stick, The presi- dent may feel restive under the criticisms of his attorney general, but he feels bound In onor to stand by him as long as he can becanse Garland sacrificed so much in order to accept & place in his cabinet. In a word, ho can only see one thing in this whole Pan-Electric affair, and that is thi A man who has made n great sacrifice to take a portfolio under him was given some stock in the Pan-Electric company. The president argues that it is not wrong, morally or other- wise, for a man to others,” nor is it wrbng to accept what Is given. ‘Therefore thiswhole hullabaloo about the attorney gencral I8 a Pharisaical strain- ing at gnats and swallowing of camels. Therefore Garland will stick, and that is the long and short of it, THE PAN ELECTRIC, Casey Young Testifles to an Interview With Garland, W AsHINGTON, March 22.—1u the telephone investigation to-day, Casey Young testined that Van Benthuysen wrote to him and said hewas going to hgve a government suit brought, whether Garland belonged to the company or not. Subsequently the witness took Van Benthuysen and his counsel over to introduce them to the attorney gene One of the counsel stated what they came for, and Garland shid lie was interested in the telephone companly and could not talk to them about it. Counsel insisted and Gar- land said: “Gentlewen, T eanuot talk to you on that subject. I fam the attorney of the telephone com F ot talk to you,” Van Bentliuys have the right to have suit brought. “If the law requires you to bring suit I will sep that it is’ brought" Garland said: “1 cagnot talk to you” and the gentlemen retired, The interview lasted about five minutes and took place sometime between the 50th of July and the :0th of Au- zust. Van Benthuysen said that he would %o to the white house about it. 1le did write to the president, Adjourned until Wednesds GTON WAIFS, Manning Refuses Papers—Oberly's Confirnation—Military Notes. WASHINGTON, Mareh22.—Two letters from Secretary Manning were read in exccutive session to-night declining to furnish papers in the cases of Collector Wells of Vermont and Surveyor Hoitoyo#8an Krancisco, both suspende H Senator Logan c WASH used; to be read a letter tten several months ago by Joln Oberly, irman of the demoeritic state committd chargifg that ex-Postmaster of Chicago was an offensive partisan. General Logan asged that the letter be ited and referred to the committee on vil service reform, It is understood to his purpose to show that Pulmer was not offensive partisan. e is said to have been led to this course at this thme by the ractthat some erroneous statements have been published regarding his (Logan’s) connection of secrecy 1rom the lettar, but it.was not car- ried. Oberly’s nomingtion to be civil ser- vice commissioner to'succeed Trenholm is pending before the civil service commiétee, and the letter may: havg an_incidental effect on the chances af his cantirmation, understood that Mgjor General Scho- 11 be transferied t@the Division of the at New York: erry will be assigned to Ion of -the Alissouri with headquarters at Chicago, and that General Howard will be given command of the Divis- ion of the Pacific with headquarters at San Francisco, Tne proposed transfer of Gen- erul Schofield 1s said to be in strict accord- ance with his r FORTY-NINFH/CONGRESS, Senate. WasniNGToN, March 2.—Mr. Wilson pre- ted several memorials £rom the Towa leg- slature, among them oné wging the passage of the Des Moines riverlands bill over the president’s veto, Mr. Logan submitted the following resolu- tion and asked that it might be printed and lie over, saying that he would call it up on some future and submit some remarks upon it: Resolved, That the sessions of the senate commonly known as_executive sessions, faras they apply to nominations, con tions or rejections, shall hereafte with open doors, and that publi the same shall be kept, the ative sessions, The resolution was ordered printed and to ove The urgent deficiency bill wa which o motion of referred to a_committee of “conference, he chair laid before the senate Mr. 1,0 bill to increege the eilciency of the army. § M, Logan, at the sugzestion of the secre- ary of war, moved for further amendments to the bill, and they were agreed to, M 1ale then moved to strike out the s seetion, wh provides for a future force o men in the army. gan said that if Mr. Hale could geta | Sheridan, General Sh mwan, General Terry or any leading office the army, stating that "2500) men were enough for our army, he (Logan) would agree to withdraw the proposition to inerease the army. ~“So far as I am con Logan said, “I have had enough of wi want no more war with either’ white, black or Indian, whether at home or abroad, I will always be found on the side of peace, i N0 argument against an organiza tion of an army.” Debate being cut off by limitation of time, the chair laid before the senate the judiciary committee’s resolution. Mr, Colguitt took the floor in opposition_to the majority report{ ‘I'ic only object that Mr. Colquiit could see that was to be subserved by the adoption of the resoluiion reported by the majority of the committee was to place oi ord, and perpetuate the malico ot tlat ajority. Jackson followed Mr. Colquitt, also in opposition to the majority report, Before he liad concluded the senate into executive session and soon after journed. nti went ad- House. WASHINGTON, Mbrch 22.—A session was ordered for Thursday night for the consider- ation of resolutions relative to the death of Joseph Rankln, Iite representative from Wisconsin. 3 ‘The house then proceeded to the considera- tion of pension bifls, and the bill granting & sion of $2000 & year to the widaw of i.emuqll W. 8. Hancock passed—yeas 109, erthe call of states the following bills and resolutions were ‘introduced and re- By M vier—A resolution directing the conimittee on judiclary to report what legis- on is necessary to close any part of the hicago river to navigation, either by mak- ing the bridges permanent or by tilling up the river. 3 By Mr. Merriman—For the issue of United States coin notes. 4 At the end of the call the house adjourned. e Heavy Snow in Michigan. MARQUETTE, Mich., March 22,—A furious snow storm raged all over the peninsular Sunday. Two feet of sunow has fallen, All the railroads are blockaded. No trains were run yesterday and few today. The M. H. & 0. hias suspended all trains till tomorrow. A train left Ishpeming this afternoon for Chi- cavo, but none are expected up. No trains have been run over the D. M. & W. since the stor began. The telegraph wires between here and Milwaukee were down till noon to- day. The weather is warm and clear. The Pprospects are that all comwunication wil be Tesuled by loworiow. give good gifts unto | A CASE OF BEARDLESS CUB The Brown Investigating Committeo After a Deep Damnation Reporter. THEIR WORK ALMOST FINISHED. They Will Recommend Impeachment Or Severe Censure of the Aund- itor's Conduct—Legisla« tive Proceedings. Through With Auditor Brown, Dis Mor Towa, March 22.—[Special Telegram.]=The Brown investigation is practically ended, though it Auditor Brown returns in time the committee will ask him a few more questions. 1f not they will subiit their report probably on Thursday. This in- vestigation, which has lasted about six weeks, has been sonducted with closed doors and great secrecy. No persons have been present except the members of the committ and the witnesses, and no one knows but the committee what their report will be. One correspondent, who has assumed to know what the committee have been doing and to criticise and censure them nccordingly, has gotten himself iuto serious trouble, ie has been sending dispatehies to the Chicago Inter Ocean and fo some lowa dailies. in which he charged the committee with unfair- ness toward Brown, partiality, and eraver offienses, making a severe personal attack upon them,it is reported, at the instigation of Brown’s friends. 'The commitiee, it is stated to-night, will rise to a question of privilege to-morrow and move to liave the offending reporter expelied from the pre: gallery, Chairman Glass, of the committe said to-day that there was not the shadow of foundation for the eharges; that they had snmmoned every witness that Mr. Brown had asked for and treated him with verfect fairness throughout. The truth is that the evidence has been strongly against Mr. Brown from the start, and the general im- pression is that the committee will bring in a unanimous report of a very serious character, and it will not be in favor of the audito AN IMPEACIMENT ORt SEVERE CENSURE. Mr. Stewart, Brown's deputy, stated this afternoon that he had tried to file protests against the admission of considerable testi- mony damaging to Brown, but in each instance the committee refused to receive them. They marked out the course of their investigation, summoned the witnesses that they regarded as competent material, and have conducted the investigation to the best of their ability, so that the explanations and remonstrances that Brown’s {riends are now malking are evidently intended to forestall an unfavorable verdict. Brown himself has gone home to Chariton, sick with nervous Prostration it is called, but the drift of the investigation it is thought is largely the oceasion of his sickness. It is stated that some of his admirers when first on tho stand were so damaging to him that upon reflection he wanted'to be al- lowed to change them and desired to: have the committee avk the questions again, claim- ing that the clerk or stenographer had not re- corded his former answers edrrgetly. 4 "Then the testimony of Vail, Whom he ehi ployed at an extravagant price to examine the insuranee companies, was also very dam- aging to him, showing, it 1s said, among other things that on some three or more o casions Vail had paid him money in consid- corable sums. 1t has been charged that Brown shared with Vail in the extortionate fees which the insurance companfes wore compelled to pay for examination, and the testimony before the committee is said to confirm the charge. There seems to be but one opinion about the capitol and that is that the forthcoming report of the committee will sither recommend the impeachment of Brown or else place severe censure upon him, HAYES INVESTIGATION. y tigation is not progressing as rapidly as the Brown investigation. A nittee of five were sent to Muscatine to examine some court records there, which it was desired to put in evidence, and take some testimony. A vart only of that com- mittee has retirned. One of the members who is here—Representative Finn—stated this evening that their investization at Mus catine was conducted with closed doors, no attorneys being present. ‘They examined a few witnesses and then determined to have a transeript made of the distriet court docket since 170, covering a period of sixteen years, turougly the greater part of which Judge Hayes has been on the vench. Clerks are doing this now, and it is expected that the transcript will be ready by the close of the week. The princival charges of malfeasance charged against Hayes are located in Muscatine county, so the commit- tee are taking pains to get v timony from there, Cliirn r of the committee stated that he should call the entire committee together as soon as this evi- ly and consider it. HAYES' ADMISSIONS, Itseems that Judge Mayes is disp admit most of the charges made against him in the memorial presented to the legislature, t the 1ssuc to be raised will not be as to c truth of the charges butasto their im- portance and bearing when admitted. His defense will probably bea demurrer admit- ting the truth of the charge but denying their sufliciency to justify impeachment, The members of the sub-committee, who have re- turned from Muscatine, refuse to say g thing as to the nature of evidence obtained there, but it understood to be confirmatory of the charges set forth in the memorial to the legis) the most of which are admitted by 1 1t is ngw thought that the report of the ¢ mxl(\&nll probably declare that Hayes has been guilty of conduct unbecoming . judge and is deserving of severe censure, and then publish the testimony so that the people of the state can judge for themselves, LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, The senate spent the afternoon on the mine inspection bill. It provides for appoint- ment by the governor of three mine in- spectors, who shall bave practical and theoftical knowledge of working and ven- tilating mines. The bill was ordered en- grossed. ‘The sub-committee of the Hayi investigating committee have returned from Muscatine, where they went to examine cer- tain court records put in evidence, The testi mony obtained there will be copied and be returned to the committee by the last of the week. 'he house passed the bill allowing cit aud towns of 1,000 popigation the same privi- lege in making 5 15 nOw given to cities of 8,500 population. The house also passed the Miles grand jury bill already passed by the senate. It provides for reducing the number of grand jurymen to five in_counties haviug not more than 16,000 population, and seven in counties having more. The house ordered engrossed the bill requiring railroad companies to furnish and redeem coupons for extra fare charged on trains. Italso passed on its third reading the bill giving vower to directors in all school districts to insure their school buildings, instead of as with the configiation of Postmaster Judd, Palmer’s succefsor, several weeks ago. A wotion was wade o lewove the injunction sed to | now nimitin, school distrie ARIOUS MATTERS, ‘The jury in the personal damage suit of Pershing against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad company brought in a ver- dict this afternoon for the defendant, having been out since Friday afternoon. This will destroy the suits that would otherwise have been brought, aggregating nearly £1,000,000, “The case grew out of the railroad disaster at Creston one year ago. The body of the young man found in the river below here on Saturday has not yet been identified. It is believed by some to be that of Rev. Ciarence Ackerman, formerly of Ackley, fowa. He left that place on tho 10th of February to go to Dakota and has not been heard from since. Inquiries from several other parties have been re eived show- ing that a number of men answering to the general decription of the deceased are now missing, May Foster, who is charged by the coroner’s Jury with killing her companion, Jessie Car- ter, will be arraigned for preliminary exam nation at 10 a. m. to-morrow. The police at- tempted to get some statement from ber to- dav, but she refused to say anything and re- mains stubborn and immovable. Her vietim was buried to-day in the potter's field. A Child Run Over. Bruie Praine, Towa, March 22.—[Special elegram, | —Willie Hartman, aged 5 years, was killed by the cars this morning while crossing the track. THE LAND P! the power to independent — ROHASE SCHEM One Who Knows Explains Gladstone's Proposed Measure. Loxpoy, March Ir. Gladstone occu- pled his usual seat in the house of common this afternoon, e appeared to be in ex lent health and spirits. 1t is aflirmed this evening by persons belieyed to know, t there never has heen any foundation for the statement that Gladstone intended to ask authority to issue a loan, in order to secure funds to carry out his scheme to buy out the real estate owners of Ireland. 1tis now de- clared that the premier, in his scheme, pro- poses the appointmient of a commission of experts to fix the value of the va- rious land properties in Ireland which at these valuations are to be handed _over to tho possession of the government in exchange for consols. I this Ireland is to be made a debtor to the empire for the entire amount paid to the interest, the whole imperial tre Ireland in_installments within tifty y at the end of whichatime the lessees are to become the owners. This plan involves a_domestic arrangement he- tween the government of Treland and the tenants, Ireland becoming the tenant_of the empire and_sub-letting to oceupiers at sums whose aggrezate will include rent, taxes, efe., to meet the interest on the consols and create a sinking fund for their final liquidation. 1t necessarily involves home rule, Bloody Riots in Belginm, Rrussers, March 22.—Rarlier reports of anarchistic riots at Jeweppe, Tillenr, and aina_in Belgium on Saturday night last, were all far short of the actual truth. A great amount of property was damaged and ruined-at ench placeby rioters, At Liege on the same night there was an’ open conflict between the troops whieh had been massed there Tor protection of the place, against a farge body of ~ anarchists who wero marching against the’ town for the pw- d gmmfimmu andifboltne 1t The (ght s o ged, but fipaly .res sulted in the repulse of the anarchists, hey were not driven from the field until the troo charged upon them with . A lar, number of men on both sidés injured. Some idea of the anarchistic demonstration may be inferred from the fact that no less than 6,000 regular troops are on duty guar ing the district disturbed by tho riofers Sat- urday. Nt The Kaiser'sc Birthday. Benrriy, Mareh 22—Emperor Willlam’s complete restoration to health is ascribed to the warin weather now prevailing, To-day is the eighty-ninth anniversary of the er peror’s birthday. The newspapers take o casion to pay iim the most fervent tribuf The Exodus of Jews. Wanrsaw, March 28,.—The exodus of Jews from Russia reached an extrao dinary fizu cs_show that during the year 1885 no less than 20,150 left the coun- try for America, to say nothing of those who emigrated elsewhe; A Blazing Gas Well. PrrrssuRe, March MeWill well at Murraysville is still burning fiexe At- tempts to extinguish the flames so far have been unsuccessful. It is thought that all danzger of the fire spreading has passed. The aceident will cost the Chartiers Gas company notless than 50,000, Pirrsnina, Mare ‘The fire at the Murraysville g Il was effectually exti; ns of an im- zzuished at noon to day by m which was placed over mense smokestac the pipe and the fiimes smothered, The air about the town is impregnated with gas, but no serious results are apprehended. Mis. Taylor, one of the explosion 3 i still alive, but in a very precarious condition. Miss Lacock’s remains were buried this after- noon. ms’ —— A Chicago Or CHICAGO, M reidman wi brutally murdered in his own house at 537 South Jefferson street, by two unknown men. ‘The murderers escapéd, - The Liberality of Corporations. Chteago Mail, Kellogg Nichols has been a trusted employe of the United States Expre company for over twenty-three years, As messenger of the company he fre- quently took out in his charge, and was responsible for the care of, from $75,000 to $100,000. During his twenty-thr years of service he probably carried mil lions of dollars for the company. And all this while bank presidents, ik di- ors, bank cashiers, ruilroad treas- urers, Pullman employes, conlidential clerks in mercantile houscs, ete., were “skipping out'’ all around him. Ot course he was well paid for his wor Of course the inducements held out to him to remain upright and honest w t! Of coul the com preciated his worth and rewar constantly for his faithfulness toits in- terests! Yes, of course! The United States Ex- press company paid this man two dol and fifty cents.a day, and in all prob bility the board of ctors and stock- holders thought his wages a little too high. Perhips at the very moment when he was struggling with the robber and assassin in the express car the large stockholders were lyin, i comfortable beds wondering if expenses coubd not be reduced and dividends in creased by cutting down the wages of the messengers If we have great labor revolts, is th use for them? If workingmen ha ccome estranged from their em- ployers, is there not good reason for it? Fe2orat organizations are at work for the purpose of bringing the blood-letting and blood-sucking corporations of the country to their senses, isn't there good reason for it? The case of Kellogg Nichols is not an isolated one. Hundreds and thousands of honest, faithful, hard-working men, who work conscientiously in the interests of their employers, are made to feel hourly and Juuy that their services arc unappreciated, and yet the capitalist wounders how it is that'the laborer can be 50 ungrateful, OMAHA LEADS THE COUNTR¥ Remarkable Exhibit of Nobraska's Metrope olis In the Clearance Record, HER INCREASE AMOUNTS TO 71.2. New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Fall Behind the Western Glant ~Various Notes of a Com- mercial Nature, Record of the Week's Clearings. Bostox, Mass,, March 91.-The following table, compiled from special dispatehes to the Post, from managers of the leading clearing houses in the United States, shows the gross bank exchanges at each point for the week ending March 20, in comparison with the corresponding week in 18 CITIES, CLEARINGS, Increase. St Louis. .. Baltimore. ... San Franeisco. Cincinnati. .. New Orleans. . Pitisburg. . Kansas City Louisyille Providenc Omaha. Den Milwaukeco Detroit. .. Cloveland LS Memphis WGk 047804 Minneay . 704,226/ Columbus Hartford ew York Denver and Galveston are not included in the totals, Outside English Trade Review. LoxpoN, March 22.—The Mark Lane Ex-* press, In its review of the British grain_ trade the past weck, says: The genial and timely change In the wenther has greatly benefitted the clay lands. The gencral outloolk is fa able. Wheats closed weaker. Sules of lish wheat during the week quarters at 315 1d, against 49,55 q 815 11d_during the corresponding week last Foreign wheat 1 in slow v n downward tende of wheat arrived; were ix remained, of an, At to-day’s er. ‘Thore was no Flour was dull, with market the tone was Ww pressure to sell’ wheat. no quotable change, and Hat. Corn was rather cheaper. Barleys were firm, Oats were_dull and in buyers favor. Beans and peas were 6d cheaper Chicago's Pork Packing Business. [} CiicAGo, March 22.—Tho Daily Comme clal Bulletin publishes its annual report of the year's business of the Chicago pork pack- ers, together with a statement of the beef trado during the year ending March 1, 1888, ‘The pork packing interest is shown to have enlarged considerably during the year, the numberof hogs packed _during the” summer of 1855 having been 2,335,075, an - increase of 675,69 over the number nacked during tho previons season, ‘Phe total number of “hogs aughtered during the twelve months end- ing March 1, 1886, is found to be 4,453,730 an increase of 700,525 over the preceding twelve months. ~ An inercase in the volume of dressed beef trade Is atso noted. The quality of the animals slaughtered is found to have improved, which has rendered the product correspondingly more valuable. 'The roceipts of cattle for the twelve months ending March 550, were 1,002,518 head, and shipments M8, The Visible Supply Statemont. CmcAGo, Marel 22.-The number of bushels of grain in store in the United States and | Canada on March 20, and the increase or decrease compared with the provious weok, will be posted on *Change to-morrow as fol- 50,535,314 116,735,051 1,154,406 mount in Chicago date named was: Whea Corn, Oats. 3 Rye.. 25,210 Bar! 123,810 1CcAGO, Mareh 2 The Inter-Ocean’s Elgin, IIL, special says: The butter market ruled firm to-day at 3le, with regular sales of 25,200 Ibs. No cheese was offered, but it was quotable at 10}¢c for full creams and 4@be for skims, Private sal 20 1bs of butter and 1,50 boxes of e reported, The total Sales aggregatey . L Joe Mackin's Case, Cnreaco, March e decision dered by the United States supreme court this morning in the case of Mac’sin, who was convicted of election frands in Chieigo at the Iast presidential election, se1s asido the two yei entence fmposed by Judge Blodgett, but does not affect that of five years in the penitentiary, the term which heis now serving under the state law for perjury WasiINGToN, Mate 2 court s Q" a in the Mackin-Gallacher eas imes charged — against defendants @ infamons within the meaning of thecons sttution and the defendants eannot be lLeld to answer in the conrts of the United Sty otherwise than by presentment or b ment by a grand jury. ‘The eflect of the deels sion will be to send ihe case buck to the lower courtto bo proceeded with by grand jury ine dictment insiead of by inforniation, . AL 'he supreme deeision that the Fatality 1n a Tunnel PO1TSVILLE, Pa., March 22.—A terrible ace cident occurred this morning in the tunnel of the Pottsville Suahaney railroad at Horse Shoe curve, just outside this city, Shortly after the day shift went on a treme dous fall of top rock took place, burying about twenty workmen, nostly ' Ital{ans. ames Wriglit and an Italian_known as No. were killed outright, and Samuel Backus Leruber, Join Coller, an American, and # steam driller were seriously injured. - Alderman Jachne Arraigned, NEW Youk, March 22— Alderman Jae spent the night in a cell at police headagn ters, and this morning was taken down {o the distriet attorney’s office and later into the court of general sessions, where lie was arraigned on an indictment eharging him with_ bribery ‘on two counts, srisoner was given until Wednesduy (0 enter bis plea, The amount of bail was fixed at $2,000, - Weather For To-Day. i VALLEY-—Fair: slightly wariner ariable winds. - You can buy furniture cheaper of A, th st., bet Farnam ang & than any other place in the ity Miss( weathe