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THE OMAHA DALY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR, FURIOUS AND FUNNY FINALE, Wild Scenes During the Olosing Hours of Towa's General Assembly. BUT THE CLERK STILL READ ON. Dicgracefnl Proceedings in the House Over the Report of the Hay's Investigation—A Demo- cratic Stampede. Mid Scenes of Confusion, Drs Morves, Ia., April 13,—[Special Tele- gram. |—The twenty-first general assembly s expired, but the closing hours in one braneh were disgraceful in the extreme, The Touse of representatives has been a bad body from the beginning. It has had a lot of tur- bulent s ien, most of them here for the first time, and all determined to make a clicap reputation for buncombe and dema- iy, Without proper organization and utterly devold of leadership, it vroved itself a regular beer garden on many occa- sions, but never so much so as to-day. Al through tie forenoon there was a general disposition to obstruct business, of which a la amount had been postponed for the closing hour: Members d little attention to the speaker’s gavel, and entertainnd themseives with all the disorder conld conveniently raise. But about 1 I the show began in earnest, when the was first the majority re- tting forth the ts with comments Dy the republican members of the committee; the then minority report, showing the dissent of the democratic members of the committee; and third, a supplemental teport by Repre- sentatlve Finn, who also signed the majority cport, but made one of his own recommend- ng impeachment. Then the excitement be. 1. Half a dozen members were on the floor at once screaming at the chair. One wanted to move the adoption of the majority report. Another, a dem- ocrat, wanted to substitute the winority report, with the recommendation thiat the charges against Judge Hays bo dis- missed as not proven. Somebody else wanted to refer the report to the judiciary commiftee, and still another statesman wanted to postpone indefinitely all further oceedings. 1t was apparent by this time that the matter was fast becoming a party question, with the republicans unorganized and uncertain what to do, and the democrats thoroughly organized and determined to prevent any censure or any worse action on Hays. Finally the roll call began on the democratic schemes for deferring the whole matter, which was the same as killing it, for the legislature was under contract to ad- journ at 2 o’clock. The republicans, by tbis time, began to collect their wits and vote solidly ngainst the filibustering mo- tions, beating each of them, Then the roll was called on the adoption of the majority or republican report, and betore ny names were called the democrats saw were going to be beaten, and they b stampeded. Following. the usual cus- tom, the clock had been stopped. Although 1t was ten minutes past 2, the hour of final adjournment, the hands serenely pointed to 1:15, Hali & dozen democrats were on their feet yelling at the top of their volees to the speaker that the vote being taken was illegal, as the hour for adjournment had passed. Regular order,” “Regular order,”” shouted the republicans, and the clerk kept on calling the roll. “I protest s Ranch, of low a resolution ay The chair paid no attention to him, and the clerk kept on. “Idenounce this proceeding as ill the hour of adjournment has passed, out Culbertson, of Burlington. The clerk read on, “Iwon't vote on suen aroll call,” thundered old Father Garrett of Muscatine. The clerk ot on. “Iprotest and refuse to vote,and you can go to hell with your report,” pived out Linehan, of Dubuque, as he left his seat and started for the rea Fred Lehman, a democratic Tawyer of this city and attorney for Hays, atthis juncture rushed frantically around to the democratic members, erying: *Don’t vote! don’t vote!” And the usually sedate & olbrook, of Maren- eamed at the top of his voice: liope the minority will refuse to vote. “This is a revolutionary proceeding.” The elerk kept on. “Thereupon young Mr, Robb,of Creston,who has a habitof going off prematurely, rose, and waving hisarms over his head after the style of Custer’s last charge, shouted (o his deino- cratic brethren : “Come on, boys, inst this procseding,” shouted City, “and insist on filing a let’s leave the room.” And the demoerats likea flock of sheep all made a break tor the door and were soon outside the chamber. By this time the roll call was finished, and the chair declared the niajority report adopted. Then the republi- wing gained so much, didn’t know what else they did want, and were soon in an inextricable confusion, Two-thirds of them were throwing waste baskets and paper files at each other, and in the confusion Walker n Buren had a resolution read demand- ing the impeachment of Judge Hayes for misdemeanors and malfeasance in oftice. “The resolution was carried—yeas 24, nays 20, aving carried it, the republicans did not know what in the world to do with it, as the howr had alieady vassed when the house should Lave adjourned, and would if the elerk bida’t been There was no more chance to impeach Hayes than thero v of Russia, but the republicans had no leadership and went belter skeltev on the fivst impulse that came up. Happily someone discovered that the resolution was passed without a quorum and 80 was null and void, ‘I'ien the waste baskets and stationery be- gan to fly again, and pandemonium broke loose, The democrats, some of whom had begun to return by this time, joined in the fun, One member brought from che cloak room a pitcher of water, and showered it over the others. Other members chased each other around the room with stacks of printed bills, and all the time some unhappy member was tiying to eall up some pet measure for a final vote, but without success, Concluding that it was time to adjourn at Jast, the customary resolution proposing thanks to the speaker and giving him his ehaiv and gave 1 was introduced, It called out astorm of opposition, the democrats es- pecially being angry at the speaker for re- fusiug to recognize thelr poiuts of order, The yeas aud nays were cailed but the tempora ry Yof resolution we ous nays. T ehair and declared the Quite in st peross tho rotunda, Its ast aites with dignity, with e resumed the urned, ng hour » senate condueted decorum and canpliments for all the oflicers and cup! and in its exceeeding wrbanity alwost passed a resolution of thanks for the alile and courteous wanner in which or se ad conty the ¢ e OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 14, 1886. —_—l NUMBER 333 the lobby representing the various eorpora tions had performed its work. THE HAYS INVESTIGATION, The majority report of the Hays investiga- tion committee holds that ‘“the evidence fairly establishes the trath of the material allegations in the memorial on which the in- vestigation was ordered. It recites the main points in the charges made, such as the re- duction of fines in cases of old offenders, and condemns other practices of Hays’ as not conducive to the ends of justice. ‘The minority report dissents from the conclu- sions of the majority, and holds that there was nothing in Hays' conduct to deserve im- chment, of even reprimand. Representa- nn’s report holds that Hays was guilty feasance and misdemeanor, and there- fore recommenas impeachment, THE SENATE AS A COU After the senate hud adjourned ceeded to organize as a court of impe for the trial of Auditor Brown. The sergeant- at-arms was sent for him, and accompanied by his counsel, he appeared at the bar of the senate. He filed ar vit stating that he had 110 money to pay counsel, and asking that the state pay his counsel fees. The sen- ate voted that he be allowed three attorneys, to be paid 6 per day trom this date. All th menibers of the senate were sworn as mem- bers of the imy) hment court, and the s ate then elected as special the present secretary and his assist- ants, the present sergeant-at-arms, and H. G. Griswold, of Atlantic, and Bailiff Bokay, of Burlington, as assistant sergeants, also other subordinate officers. The senate deciaed to adjourn till May 19, giving counsel for the defense till May 18 in which to file an answer to the indictment. By virtue ot Brown’s impeachment he is suspended from oftice, and the governor to-day appointed to fill the ne; uditor Charles Beardsley, of Burlington, late fourth auditor of the treasury at Washington, e took possession of theoflice at once. THE BROWN IMPEACHMENT. The wanagers of the Brown impeach- ment case reported articles of impeachment to the house this forenoon. They include substantially the old ones, with further speci- fications and details. The indictment con- sists of thirty articles and contains about ten thousand words. After reading, the house adopted the articles of impeachment, with only thirteen dissenting votes, oard of managers then appeared before the bar of the senate and pres ented their indictment, which was read there, ™, it pro- chment A Double Tragedy. Masox Crry, Towa, April 1 trage A double occurred at Ellington, twenty-five miles from here, last night. Two farmers, Joseph White, aged 50 years, and F. S. Northrop, ave s, quarrelled about the atter’s ¢ named Warc The men went to the stabbed Northrop dead and then drew a pistol and Killed him- self instantly, e THIE SUBSIDY PLAN, The Railronds Purchasing Peace from the Pacific Mail. NEw York, April 18.—[Special Telegram.] ~The Tribune says: There has been no set- tlement of the differences of the transconti- nental lines, aithough negotiations have not been abandoned. The Pacific Mail company insists that it will not accept less than $100,- 000 & month with a provision that the con- tract cannot be terminated in less than six months’ notice. It is understood the rail- roads have offered $70,000 a month, C.P. Huntington said, in reply to inquirie “Phere is no so poseda sort of slidingseale for the Pacific Mail subsidy to be varied aecording to the conditions of business. 1t begins at $ to exceed ¥ ,000, the amount of payment, 3 We would ne towards lower rather than higher r: A prominent director of the company said: *Lam sure that there are not over two members of the board who would vote to accept $30,000 per month, and it is doubtful if a majority could be obtained in favor of the former subsidy.” EX-ALDERM The New York Police Make Another Extensive Haul, v Yonrk, April 15.—Tho iacl Duffly, Louis Wendel, R grafl, Arthur J. MeQuade, Patrick Farley, John ') Sayles, James ~ O'Reilley, members of the board of aldermen of 1581, wero all wrested this morning ~ about o'clock. The charges inst them are similar to those against the aldermen previ- ously arrested, namely, “acceptance of bribcs for their votes onthe Broadway railway fran- chise question, Av11:20 this morning, ex-alderman Fran- 8 McCabe was arrested by a detective. Al derman Kink of the 1554 board is now the on- ly one in the city not arreste When District Attorney Martin placed the warrants for the arrest of aldermen and ermen_in - Inspector Byrnes' hands evening, it was decided to place them under rveillance, but not to arrest them untiljthis orning, At7 o'clock orders were issued from the central oflice to bring the accused aldermen in, - The first one who passed through what is now known as “the “alder- manic gate,” was Michwel Duffy, He was in- dignant, bt his wrath changed to amaze ment wlien, one aiter another, his ex-col- leagues were led in after him. Colonel O'Byrne, counsel for ex-Alderman Shiels, went before Judge Andrews 1 the supremé court elmbers and obtained a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of his client, requiring him to be forthwith produced in the court of oyer i terminer and the cause of his detention s Cleary, dolph Zoll- liomas Sniels, I and_Henry case. At1:50 o'l the court of general sessions ment charging twelve of the b men of 1584 with bribery, The indi aro similar o - those” present achne, a ember ot 1854, and K Kirk and Pearson, ments against ldermen e For the Glory of God. PurLapereiia, April 18.—The will ot the late Ann Jane Mercer, who died on the 5th instant, leaving an estate of $400,000, was ad- mitted 1o probate this afternoon. ‘The wiil ths her estate in Montgomery county, The Mount,” eighteen buildings, , horses, s, ete., to establisli a home for the support and maintenance of neted clerg; t the Presbyterian faith who are decayed by age or disabled by in- firmity, and who do 1ot use tobacco i any form ot sha It further bequeaths the sum of £100,000° 1o maintain the hou Aflter directing the payment of & number of pri- vate bequeaths, she bequeaths the residue to Lier executor, to bo by him applied and appro- priated to such rehglous and benevolent uses and purposes tor the “glory of God,” and for the extension of His kKinzdom in the world, and for the eare of suflering humanity as he may see fit. B mprovements For 01d Soldiers. SerINGFIELD, LI, April 13.~The board of trustees of the Soldiers’ Home held its regu- lar meeting here _to-day and passed upon the plan of construction of the propo build- ngs. ‘There is to be one headquarters build. ing of stone. which will temporurily be used to accommodate 100 veterans; also sixteen brick cottages, with dining roow attachments for each, in all to hold 400 veterans; a boller house and a tunnel connected with its smoke stack for ventilation; ample sewerage, gas and water; a commissary and culinary build- ing of nt capacity for all inma In @ will b6 a laundry building Fhe estimated cost for all the projected plans complete will be about $150,000, " The board authorized propositions for contracts for work to be opened at Quibey on Muy 18, MADE HIS MAIDEN SPEECH. Dorsey Talks to the House on the Hurd- Romeis Contest AND MAKES A GOOD IMPRESSION A Rejected Candidate for an Iowa Postoffice Sceking Vindication— The Washington Gas Monopoly 1nvestigation—Other Notes. A National Debut. <GToN, April 13.—[Special Tele- gram. |—Four members of the house commit- tee on clections made their maiden speeches on the Hurd-Romies contested election from the Sixth district of Ohio. Those who spoke were Boyle of Pennsylvania, Payne of New York, Dorsey of Nebraska, for the majority, and Crockston of Virginia, Martin of Ala- bama and Robertson of Kentucky for the minority. Those who spoke for the first time in thehouse were Boyle, Dorsey, Croek- ston and Robertson. Mr, Dorsey was hear- tily congratulated on his able speech, and the self-possessed and forcible manner in which he delivered it. He was thoroughly at home before his vast audience, and his colleagues and friends are much pleased at his debut. ‘The committee reported against Hurd, who at {ree-trade democrat, and it is probable that the house will concur in the re- vort by a deerded majorit AFTER VINDICATION. ping Augel” Bell, of Webster City, is in town. This celestinl patriot is the gentleman whose nomination master was recently reje He comes here for vindication, and elaims to have a petition signed by numerous republi- cans of Webster City asking a rehearing of his case. Bell says he does not care for the office, but he does want vindication. It is solely a matter of personal pride with the gentleman, and he just wants the senate to confirin him so that he will be set right in the eyes of the world, 1Ile is so anxious for this that he would almost agree to resign at once if confirmed. The **‘Angel” will have to go to the president, as the case is now entirely out of the hands of the senate, and that body is not at all disposed to listen to his appeals. A DISAPPOINTED C. Dr. McCoy, of Algona, Towa, cure the pension agenc The ringmasters are not with the doctor, however, and he is here only in time to congratulate Lake and frown ominously upon Fredericks, Dr. McCoy had more endorsements than any other applicant for the place. He had an ex- cellent army record, too, but unfortunately for him he was not in the confederate army, and consequently failed to secure the sup- port of Mr, Wea The good doctor feels very blue and there low growls in his neighborhood, which are regarded asan in- dication that he m: make things hot for some members of congress who failed to tender him their support. THE COST OF GAS. ‘This evening’s Star say The appoint- ment of Senators Pike, Spooner and Bla bur a sub-committee of the senate di t committee to conduct the inquiry as to the price of gasin Washington, ordered by Mr. Van Wyek’s resolution, seems to give general satisfaction, The members of the sub-com- mittee, they say, intend to make a thorough investization of the subject committed to them. The sub-committee will meetin a day or two to begin the inquiry, and though the mode of conducting it has not been po tively determined, it will probably be with open doors. MONEY FOR INDI Senators Manderson a Representative Dorsey called upon Indian Commissioner Atkins to-day to direct his at- tention to the necessity of securing an ap- propriation of $10,000 for repairing the build- ings at the Indian nols at noa, Neb. The commissioner will recommend congress to make the appropriation, and it will no doubt be made. ‘Lne superintendent of the sehools has also asked that the appropriation be made. KE v o The o committee on postoft post roads is being deluged with petitions from citizens of Kearney, Neb., asking that the nomination of Watson to be postma at that city be confirmed. The s¢ of thi inundation of sentiment for Watson is sar to be the impression at Kearney that Mr.Wm Boyle is here trying to defeat the confirm- ation. Wasm SCTIOOLS. nd Van Wyck and ELY A PAT s, counsel for Governor Camp- contested elec- , said to-day Judge I bell, in the tion from the that the friends of Campbell would m no effort to call up the case in the house after it is reported, as it has been made a purely party issue, and it would be a waste of time to ask the house to consider it since all the democratic members of the committee on elections voted for Weaver, and the demo- cratic majority in the house is so large, 10WA PEOPLE DIVORCED, To-day in the courts of this district, a de- ree of divorce was entered in the case of Edela Burdette against John W. Burdette. They were married at Burlington, Iowa, in February, 1871, and eame here a month after- ward, She charges that he failed to support her; that he ted to drink; at- tempted to stab her, and for her safety she was obliged to give up housekeeping. PATENTS TO WESTERN INVENTORS, Patents were issued to the following to- o James M, Edwards, Audubon, Iowa, car coupling; Albert F. Hess, assignor to Iowa Electrical company, Des Moines, hotel annunciator, and fire alarm (reissue); Wil- liam Horn, Jr., Keokuk, lowa, water cut off for cisterns; Luther C, Jaeques, Stuart, Neb., plow; Hiram Mandenhall, Audubon, Iowa, field trongh; Ovaando M, Pond, Independ- ence, lowa, whifffetree hook; Albert Van- ness, Tecumseh, Nen., wind wheel, POSTAL AFFAIRS, John W. Hunter has been appointed post- master at Bodare, a new oflice in Sioux county, Nebraska, Commissions have been issued for the following postmasters in N braska: Luclan B, Temple, at Richmond; Charles Kratt, at St. Paul; W, H. Gideon, at Domiphan, The following in Towa: John W. Jamison, at Newport; John M, Hedlund, at Harcourt. MORE LETTER CARRIERS FOR OMAIA, The postmaster general bas decided to Repr of Iowa, ealled upon President to-da; FORTY-NINTR CONGRESS, Senate, Wasmixaron, April 18,—Mr, Platt took the floor on bLis resolution relating to open executive sessions, ‘The question was a po- litical one, he said, but in no sense was ita question of party politics. 1t rose above all party questions. 1t was the most important question of administrative reform to which the senate could at this time devote its atten- tion, Mv. Platt read the senate rules re- lating to -executive sessions, including the rule which prohibits the disclosure by elther senators or senate ofticers of the secrets of executive sessions, the penalty of which is that senators render themselves liable to ex- pulsion and officers to diseharge. No senator, he said, could hear this rule without a sense of personal degredation. The first instance ot secrecy having been imposed on senators, Mr. Platt said, occurred in January, 1520, AMr. Morrill asked whether it was not a fact that prior to that timeall sessions of the sen- ate had been held with elosed doors. Mr. Platte said he would come to that by and by, Hle said the public sentiment of the country demanded that the senate doors should be opened, as the rule, for the consid- eration of executive nominations. His pres- ent resolution was that executive nomina- tions be considered with open doors, except when otherwise ordered by the senate, The senators themselves ought to desive that their constituents should know what the sen- ate was doing, ‘The principal objection to the proposed change was that it was against the custom of the senate. That was no ar<u- ment. No great meastre of reform had ever made progress that it did not make it oyer the ramparts of tradition and custom. M, Platt reviewed the history of secret legisla- tion, He spoke on the resolution to con- siderable length, Public seatiment, he said, and the sentiment of the press, 'was for apen sessions, 1t was the sentiment of the people that the senators should desire to know. ~ The public wish was to be law. After following in this strain for some time, att took the stand that civil service was ry and_sham, without even a con- of the nominations for oflices to the senate. E@When Mr. Piatt had concluded his re- marks Mr, Butler obtained unanimous eon- sentto address the senate after the morning business to-morrow on_ the subject of open executive sessions. Mr. Logan desired to follow Mr, Butler on ame subjcet, The tisheries before the sen After considers lution and esolution_was then placed nd Mr, Frye took the floor. debate Mr. Frye's reso- o voto 10. vote twenty-six were re nine democratic, ihe democrats Brown, Butie r, Gorman, McPherson and The neg Colquitt, Eustis, hees, and Walthiall, senators wer he resolution de: s it tobe the sense uf senate that con should not provide for any joint commission to consider and seftle the fisheries question. The inter-state commerce bill was then placed before the senate in order that it may haye right of way at2 o'elock to-morrow. Afteran exceutive session the senate ad- Journed. wis agreed ive votes Call, Pugh, Vance, Voor- A number of pairs with nnounced. NN House. % The Ohio_contested case of Hurd vs, Ro- meis was called as a special order. Mr, Doyle opened the debate in support of the minority 1eport, and quoted from the evidence to sup- port him in his position. “Lhere was notonly 10 ground forunseating Romeis, but searcely any ground for contesting the Seat. It has Deen alleged somewhero” that the action of certain members of the eommittee has been controlled by a difference of opinion with the contestant upon_ cerlain questions upon which the democratic parly was nota unit. If he thought that had the slightest weight i the determination of this question lie would i himselt forever, the debate, including spee v and Rowell in_advoc the rights ot the conteste 1 by derson of North Carolina, in or of the seat- ing of the contestant, the house adjourned. The Fishery Question. WASHIN Arril 3.—The house com- mittee on forcign affalrs today considered Dingle’s rasolution relative to Canadian fishery regulstions, After striking out the nble reciting {ha acts on the part of the dian governmont in contravention of nciples of international law, the com- vorable report on the reso- s by of lution as follows: Resolved, That the president be requested to furnish the house, if compatible with pub- lic interests, with any information in his on relative to the exclusion of Ameri- i els from ports of entry of the for the purpose of ing or landing t in_deep w for shipment in he United States, or doing other adian and other British ves- are permitted to do in the ports of the United St d also to inform the house what steps, 1t any, have been taken to bring such_un’ rantable and unfriendly aets of the Dominion authorities to the attention of the British government. Foreign Mail Appropriation. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The committee on commerce reported favorably the amend- ment intended to be proposed to the post- oftice appropriation bill. It increases the appropriation for the transportation of f Is from $575,000 to $1,000,000, and provides that this amount shall include the t of transit across the isthmus of Panama. nendinent further changes the bill so as to direct the postmaster general to enter into contracts with American built and registered steamships, whenever possible, for the transportation of any part of said foreign mails, after legal advertisement, with the lowest reasonable bidd at a rate not to exc fty cents a naut mile on the trip ¢ ¢ actually ed between the terminal points; provided, also, that the agaregate of such coniracts shall not exceed $600,000 of the sum thereby appropriated, Confirmations. Wasuinaroy, April 18.—The following nominations were confirmed to-day: M. L. MecCormick. Dakota, secretary of Daka Postmasters—T. A, Beard, Crete, Neb.; O, B. Rippey, Ainsworth, Neb.; H, D. Davyi Hyde Park, 1L: £ B, Miller, Pierre, Dak. M. W, Ryan, Medford, Wis,; V. Ringle, Wansin, "Wiss 11O Hunt Wis. 1 M. H. Mould, Baraboo, Dawley, Anti Dawe, Wis.: B. G, € tkinson, H, Cannon, i i J. W, Marshtield, Wi M. Snead, ) Wis,; IL C. Moore, Broadhead, Wis, Manning Rapidly Improving. WASHINGTON, April 18.—Sccretary Man- ning is to-day reported to be progressing fayorably toward complete recovery, and it is believed by those neargst to him that if ne has no set back he will b able to resume the general direction of the treasury department before the hot weather begms, and to take up his daily oftice work again immediately aft the swnmer vacation. These favorable an- ticipations were confirmed on Sunday by Dr. L. \ McBride, of New' York, whom Dr, Lincoln had invited topass the day in Wash- ington to consider and review with him the treatment of the case, Nomination WasmNGToN, Apil 18—The president sent the following nominations to the senate: Postmasters—Win. E, Baker, Fairbury, 1ll.; Chas. H. Brown, Sterling, Kan.; Marsl Birdsall, Emporia, Kan,; P. B, Gavin, Corn- i, fow. he senate eommitte@ on commerce re- ported favorably Renresentative James' bill. The bill providas that no tax shall be levied upon commercial travelers as a license, Land Laws Repeal. WasHINGTON, April 18.—~The public land committee of the house to-day agreed to re- the bill repealing the pre-emption, tim- culture and desert land Jaws, and the bill forfeiting certain lands granted the state of Wisconsin for railway purposes. Unanimously Selected, WasmiNaToy, April 15.—Hon, F. G. Johnson, of Ordway, Dakota, was unani- mously selected to-night as a member ot the national congressional eommittee by a joint caucus of the democrats of the sehate and Louse of representatiy A Nomination Withdrawn, WASHINGTON, April 13.—The president has withdrawn the nomiunation of H. P Albert 10 be postwaster at Stuart, Guthrie county, | lowa. )| MISTOOK HIM FOR A BURGLAR. A Grand Island Merchant Shoots Down a Drunken Farmer, SIMPSON TAKES UP THE NOTES. Otoe County's Ex-Treasurer Stops Any Criminal Proccedings, But is Under a Clond—An Ime portant Decision. Shot Down While Drank. GRAND ISLAND, Nob., April 18.—[Special Telegram.]—A peculiar and possibly fatal shooting occurred here abont4:30 o'clock this morning, the vietim being Harry Brontz, a farmer of Hamilton county. Brontz had been drinking heavily all night, and was considerably under the {nfluence of liquor, About 4 o'clock he started to find the hotel where he was stopping, but in his muddied condition was unable to do so. He wan- dered around the streets for some time, and finally seeinga place which he took for a hotel, he attempted to effect an entrance. In- stead of being a hotel it was the clothing store of Marcus & Co., ana the proprictor and clerk were sleeping inside. They were awakened by the noise made by Brontz, and taking him for a burglar, Mr. Marcus seized his revolver and started for the intruder. Before ing, however, he warned Brontz to leave, but the latter did not realize the situation and sted In lis efforts to enter. Marcus thereupon fired at him through the glass door, the bullet striking Brontz in the left eye, making an ugly and_dangerous wound. Marcus immediately informed the police, ted the place, and found Brontz lying on the street in front of the store in a pool of blood. Dr. Grahan was at once summoned and attended the wounded man. Ho found that the ball had lodged mnear the base of the brain ou the left side, and succeeded in removing it. Brontz, however, is in a very critical condition, and his recovery is doubtful. After the discovery of the dangerous con- dition of the wounded man, Mareus ave himself up to the authorities and was locked up at_the police station awaiting examina- tion. e claims that the shooting was done in self defense. Marcus came to Grand Island from Council Bluffsonly a few day ago, and opened a braneh clothing store, There is considerable excitement over th aflair, Those Forged Papers. NEBRASKA Ci7Y, Neb., April 18.—[Special Telegram.|—As the Bk reporter predicted, the three notes claimed to be forgeries, and that were left by Duke Simpson at the bank as collateral, were taken up and paid this afternoon. The tr fon was under the auspices of Mr. Simpson’s counsel. The public are waiting now tosee it suit will be brought by Simpson to make the pay: sneciied on the notes, pay the same. 1f not o dark eloud will, for' a time at least, hang over his (Simpson’s) once bright name. No, arrests now are likely to follow, though the three men who claimed to be in- jured were in the city this morning bright and early from their farms, and what would have followed might have been en- tirely different if the notes had not been paid. Mr. Simpson, in an interview with the Bre: reporter this evening, appeared nervous and depressed, and when asked plainly 1f there was any more such notes out answered “no.” Continuing, he “Lam neither addicted to gambling nor to strong drink, as all who know me can testify. Yes, about a year ago 1 felt that my financial condition was some- what embarassed, but had hoped to meet all my indebtedness before it became due; and even atthe last, when the time forsettlement came with the commissioners, I did not think the shortage would be as much as it now scems to be. 1 never did intend to in- jure any one, and no one shall bo_injured if niy life and health are sparcd me.” To a question of the BEE reporter of why, when he saw this black cloud harging over his head, which was sure to burst, he had not made known his eircumstances to his friends, hereplied: “Idid not have the nerve. I ought to have done it, but I could not. Though thenotes have been taken up there is yet much talk on the streets, and the News of "this city 15 demanding thata speedy settle- ment shall be made between the commission- ers and Mr. Simpson or his bonds xen. Other talk is that the worst is not yet, and the ques- tion is often being asked why no ofticial or 1 notice is being taken in the matter if all is true that is charged, Asregards the ovigin of the notes claimed to be forged, Mr. Simp- son remained rettcent Late Lincoln Ne Taxcory, Neb., April 13,—[Special gam, |—In settling up the estate of James Hill yesterday afterncon, Judge Parker, of the probate court, held that moneys paid to the deceased on account of pensions were ex- empt from attachment, Hill dicd, in 1854, owing considerable money and having a claim for back pension pending against the government. The claim was afterwards al- lowed, and his heirs were paid $1,200, which was attached by Hill's creditors, Judge Parker's decision dissolves the attachment, and affivms the vight of the heirs to the pos- session of the money, ‘The hod-carriers’ assembly of the Knights of Labor have publighed a notice to contr: tors that on and after May 1 they will de- mand §2 per day, which they hope will be given without further trouble, ‘I'wenty-four thousand dollars was paid into the city sehool fund yesterday by the saloon men, ‘The contract for putting up a brick b'o “0”and Sixteenth streets was let by 8. Chase yesterday to McGlumpkey for §. - The Congressional Campaign. Wasminaroyn, April 10,—The following notice was issued by the chairman of the congressional demogcratic commit: The following names have been reported me by various delegates in compliance with the within instructions of the democratic caueus to composethe congressional democrat- ic committee and the committee is requested to meet in the hall of the House of Represen- tatives Tuesday evening the 13th instant. at six o'clock: Messrs. Mitehell, of New Jer- sy, McAdoo of Delaware, Moore of Penusyl- yania, Ermentrout of New York, Sprigss of Ohio, Welkins of Texas, Crain of lowa, Murphy or Tennessee, McMillan of Mis- sourl, ‘N, Burns of Georgia, Chandler of Arkansas, Dunn of Florida, Davidson of Bouth Carolina, Dibbly of Kentuek bertson of California, liuuh')‘ of Michigan Maybury of Maryland, Compion of Wiscon- sin. Bragg of Indiana, Ford of Illinois, orthington of Louislana, Blanchard of Mississippl, Catchings of Alabama, Marl of North Carolina, Green of West Virginia J. R Tuckgr, Chairman, Tele- (Signed) 846 HARBOR, il 18.—Captain Couklin, of the Georg ng statio discovered the broadside of a sebooner yin oa the beach about thres s east of Kast Hawpton. The bow wasevidently smashed, and apparently was a poltion of a schoouer of about 500 tons, Another piece of wr age was seen working toward the shore. No name is found yet, but it is suppesed she the schooner which sunk the steawship Ore- Kou, TWO MINORITY REPORTS. Opinions About the Government's Power to Annul Patents. WasniNGgTos, April 18.—~Two reports by the minority of the judiciary committee, upon the resolution submitted to that com- mittee inquiring into the power of the gov- ernment to institute suit at the instance of private corporations to annul patents, were presented to the house to-day. The first re- port, which is signed by Messrs. Barker, Taylor, Hepburn and Caswell, after an ex- haustive review of precedents, artived at the following conclusions: First. That the authority to cancel or an- nul the patent of an Invention or discovery in a suit between private parties, on the ground that the same was obtained by fraud- ulent collusion with an ofticer of the govern- ment, or surreptitiously by or upon false sug- on, does not exist. cond. ‘That the public interests require that the authority should exist in the gov- ernment, under proper restriction, to bring suit in the name of the United States to repeal d annul any such patent so ob- tained. Third, T under the statutes and deci- sions of the United States it is a matter of grave doubt whethe uthority now exists permitting suit by the United Stites to annul any patent as above stated, which doubt can only be determined by a decision of the court of last resort, Fourth. ‘Ihat in case it shall be anthora- tively deelded that the right to bring suit for the cancellation of a patent elaimed " to have been obtained by frandulent collusion with ofticers of the government, or surreptitiously by or upon false suggestion, now rests with an officer of the government acting upon his own motion or at_the instance of an rding to his judgment, o in the name and the United States, any paten such as may at any thme exist, with no "re- straint or limitations except such as shall ap- aim to judicial proceedings after the suit is commenced. Itisa power and responsi- bility that co should place, define and restriet. ‘That in case it shall be decided that no authority exists on the part of any ofticer or department of the government to institute such a it is equally the duty of congress to_establish and limit such power. This minority recommends the enactiment of a bill conferring the necessary power upon the at- 1o bring suit at the request of he interior, in which no iss| »d that can be deter- mined in a priv; Messrs. Ranney and J. W, Stewart unite in the second minority teport, holding that there is no authority for asuit in the name of the United States brought for the purpose of vacating a patent for an invention, ex- cept when it is based upon astatementof facts which cannot be rezarded by the court and mad able in an infringement suit; and that in 1o case can the name of the govern- ment be properly lent to a suitin the interest only of private bartie: g o DICKERING AND STRIFE. n life, or A Pathetic Picture of President Cleve- and Struggling for the Right, NEw Yoris, April 1 ial Telogram]. —Lawrence Barrett, the t s reported in the Augusta, (Ga.) Chronicle as giving a rather pathetic picture of President Cleve- land. Burrett says. “I spent a day with him a short time ago, when I was in Wash- ington, and really he prosents a pathetic peture of a strong man fighting alone the great battle to which he s pledged. He is rideuled by lifs énemies and doubted by his friends. e feels his position keenly. Ho said to me: ‘Ihave made mistakes. I sce them, many of them, aud could kick myself when 1 think about them, but I am only human and am as liable to err as other men. But I get no gratuitous sympathy and hon- cst patriotic counsel. AL T hear is bickering and strife and fault-finding among scheming voliticians who have no aim but to get them- selves and friends in oflice. But for the oc- casional wave of popular endorsement that breaks its way over the recf of officeseekers and politicians that hedge me about and comes to me like a season of refreshing rest and the ery of God speed fresh from the peo- ple, I should break down, heartsick and dis- couraged.” The Sunken Orcgon. NEw York, Apiil 'he Mail and Ex- press i ton Sunday last a diver of the Merritt Wrecking company went down and mado an examination of the sunken steamer Oregon, and ascertamed beyond a question that she a collision. Ten feet below the main nd about twenty feet forward of th ze, the dives found a hole in the steame e, the heavy iron plates bei erushed i he hole is six feet deep and three fee th ot the widest part, ner s broken in two, and her upper de rtea over twelve feet ontop. ‘Lhe most of er cargo will besaved. New York Dry Goods Market. N Yonk, April 13.—The exports of do- mestic cottons the past week have been be- low the average, but that is a feature usual to this period of the season for shipments. “The movement for the week w pack- ages, and sinc 1, 64,8 S, against 3 or the same tim Iast year, pac s in 1554, The tone of the market continues very steady, with new business confined o actial sl ments. In underwear the 3 while clothing woolens are in steady de for Immediate and later delivery, A Quaranti CmicaGo, April 1 Springtield, 11k, speci The 1llinois live stock commissioners recommend to-day that restrictions in the nature of quarantine be commanded by excentive proclamation against the importation into the state, of exas eattle for grazing and feeding pur- poses till the autunn frost removes the canse for apprehension of possible danger trom Spanish fever, on Te — The says as Cattle, Inter-Ocean’s n Separator Bursts, 2, April 13,—The evening Wis- lknorn speci ays: ‘That by the explosion of a centripital cream soparator in the Big Foot creamery, James Peterson was killed and a_boy fatally injured. Seyeral men were seriously eut aid bruised by fall- ing fragments, A Cr MILWAUKI consin’s CITIZENS ON THE SITUATION. A Mass Meoting Held at 8t. Louis and & Conferenco Oommittee Appointed. TO TRY TO END THE TROUBLE: Tralnmen Gradually Returning to Work—The Coroner's Jury Holds the Deputies Responsible For the Killing. The Strike Situation, 81, Louts, April 15, —At a nass meeting of citizens here to-nfght, ealled to order by Chauncy . Filley, and at which Dr. Thomas O'Reilly acted as chairman, a long preamble and resolutions were read and unanimously adopted setting forth the depressing effects of the strike and recommending the ap- pointment of a committeo of citizens of St Louis, three from resident dircetors of the railways interested, three from the resident laborers, and three discreet and r ized representatives of the mer- cantile, manufacturing and professional eles ment, to confer and arrange, if possivle, to end the existing troubles. The committee was ordered to report atan adjourned meet- ing to be called by the chairman for that pur- pose. The inquest on the body of 'thompson, killed In the East St. Louls riot, was com- pleted tonight. The jury finds that the shooting was not justified, and holds the deputy sheriffs who participated in the shooting jointly responsible for the deaths oceasioned. Louts, April 18.—Grand Master Sar- gent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, said last night that the grievances of the firemen, would be redressed and that there was no probabllity of the men stri The grand master said: *“The whole matter is justas good as settled already and there will be no more trouble about grievances as 5001 a8 wo get them into shape and present them. The general grievanco com- mittee I have called will meet at Parsons and I will appoint a committee from its members, which will come here with me, take charge of these St. Louis diseharges and present the cases of the men to Superintendent Kerrigan. They will be dis: posed of in the right way, Tam confident.” “I'ne whole force of strikérs of the St. transfer company returned to work morning, Confident of protection of the militia, the force of switeh and yard men who returnéd to work yesterday was increased this morning by many more, and those who availed theniselves of military protection to_! sccure employment. Most of “tlie roads nows full crews of Swi men, and it is expected the resumption “of operations by a majority of the roads will be com- plete to-day. A number of the bridge com- pan men resumed work, and the company is doing almost s large a busi- ness as before the strike in st St Louis, Two freight trains have been sent out by tho Burlington road without_interference. “'Che asih sent out one train, No_disturbance occurred during last night or this morning beyond the firing of a shot by a sentry at & man crawling along the ground between two {reight trains in the Indianapolis and 8t. Louis yards, and who would not obey the order to halt. The man escapedas the shof | did not take effect, EAast St. Louts, April 13.—The Inquest s continued this morning, but took a res s awaiting tho arrival of some witnesses, I'ne coroner announced that ie sent word to the deputyisherifis i the St. Louis jail, giving them an opportunity to testify if they so des sired, but ved no reply from them. It was 1 that James Scollard, who ay died last night {n the St. Louis hospital.” Two strikers who at- tacked n_freight tram at Kirkwood, on the Carondelet branch of the Missouri Pacliig road yesterday, and forced the engineers t take it back to Kirkwood, ‘ere arrested thil morning. SEDALIA, Mo., Louig this The strike is dying out liere, s going to world ily, gencrally ass most needed, Machiinists and” many old men are leavin for othe in search of work, Severa %0 10 ( The master car builder Says e has ¢ Is at present, and his department is equally well supplied at Parsons and_Hannibal. Ata meeting of the Knightsof Tabor, Sunday, resolutions were adopted heartily’ endopsing Powderly and his asts, condeniing all violence an lawlessness that has been committed and favoring the presentation of a petition to tha general exceutive board for modification — of the constitution and by-laws ef the order so that no strike or boyeott can be ordered exs cept by dircetion and under the supervision of the general exceutive committee, - An Exhibition of Native Fish, CiieaGo, April 15, teenth annual mecting of the American Fishery society, and the first ever held in the west, began | here this forenoon. Fifteen state fish coms, missioners were: present. No business of; public importance oceurred atithe opening of” | thesession, ‘The mecting will continue three | days, and during that time an exhibition of | native fish will be given at the exposition | building, Two car loads of fish from tho | government hatehing grounds at Washings, ton_and Defroit were placed in glass tanks | at noon to-day. Specimens of all kinds of fish taken from 1llinois waters are also on ! exhibition, el No Change in Rates. CrioaGo, April 15.—The general fre'ght committee of the Oluo River pool met here § today, and the Wabash road unu-w.lumu-fl testagainst the rates authorized March 10,1 upon shipments of flour, grain and meits from Chicago. It was stiown, hewever, that the reduction was ng to the low rat al- lowed from East St. Louls and Peoria on similar shipm The meeting agreed the rates should therefore remain for the present undisturbed, b - zht Hours e Daly News The Peoria ety Cnreaco, April Peorin, 111, special says: wdopted the eight-lour system for street work, v dopted. council this evenir - Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ts prepared from Sarsaparil Mandrake, Dock, Pipsissewa, Juniper Ber- rles, and other -known and uabl table remedics. The combination, proportion and preparation are peculiar to Hood's Sarsa- parilla, giving it curative power not possessed Dy other medicines, It eficets remarkable cures where others fail. “1 consider Houd's Sarsaparilla the best medicine I ever used, 1t gives me an appetite and refreshing sleep, and keeps the cold out.” J. 8. Foug, 106 Spruce Strect, Portlaud, M , Dandelion, Is the best blood purifier before the publie. 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