Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1887, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, NOT CONSIDERED A TEST VOIE The Action of the Honse on the Inter-State Oommerce Bill Explained. SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU THE Its Transfer From the War to the In- terior Department Again Being Agitated—The Logan Fand— tal News, Not Regarded as a Test, WASHINGTON, Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The housa to-day refused by a vote of 154 to 137 to take up the inter-state commerce bill. This vote cannot be regarded a8 test of the fecling of the house on this question, The bill is “privileged” under the rules, the privileges arising from the fact that it has already passed each house andis re- tnrned throngh the medium of a conference committee, This gives it the right to be taken up atany time upon a majority vote. To have taken up the bill to-day would have knocked out several measures that would have thus lost their parliamentary status and advantage. To preserve the status of these measures many members voted wgalnst taking up the in§ r-state commerce bill who are ravorable to nat measure and some of these publicly declared these to be the reasons for their votes in the negative. The general opinion 18 that the bill will be passed by the house within the present week, SIGNAL SERVICE TALK. In army circles a good deal has been sald o-day of General Ilazen. the signal ofticer who died last night. He was not an old man, but he had devoted thirty years of his life to the service of his country and for much of that time succeeding his graduation from West Point in 195, He was on active duty before the breaking out of the civil war. he had distinguished himself in various Indian campaigns and his record from the time ho took command of the Forty-first Ohio in 1861, to his mustering out in 1856, to be appointed colonel of the Thirty-eighth Infantry, his record was one of conspicuous efliciency and mallantry. e was appointed chief signal officer in 1880, Personally he was one of the most agreeable of men, but possessed certain peculiarities of temperament that tended in some measure to detract from his vopularity nithe army. Yet he had hosts of friends and the country generally will mourn his depart- ure as that of a brave and heroic officer, General 1azen's death and the consequent necessity for certain changes in the organi- zation of the signal service will revive the uestion of transferring the whole matter rom the control of the war department to that of the interior. ~ No_better obportunity is likely to present itself for settling this sub- jeet forever since there will be no chiof with personal feelin s or officials intercts hurt by the transfer, it made. MRS, LOGAN'S HOME. Monuments to the late General Logan will likely be raised in both Washinigton and Chi- cago. There has been no positive mov made, however. in this matter, as the friends of the dead soldier and statésman_do not want to_interfere with the funds being raised for the benefit of Mrs. Logan. Tiiey fear that any effort-looking towards a monii- ment would detract from the laudable work and its success has much to do_with the dis- tressed widow’s future happiness. So far $60,000 has been raised, and ‘it Is the inten- tion to bring it up to $100,000, ens of €hicago have also contributed $13,000 to a fund for the payment of the incumb now resting upon the home of Mrs. Lozan in this city. This money was deposited in the Riges bavk in this city to the order of Mr Logan, and to-day ~Colonel M. M. Pa ker called on her and obtaining from her a check went to the bank and paid off the notes. Later in the day he presented to Mis. Logan the cancelled notes and she now owns the house known as Calumet Pla Columbia Heights, free from all incum- brances. 'I‘u—du** the children and heirs of General Lozan—his sor, John A. Logan, jr., and his daughter, Mrs, Tucker, with her husband, Major Tucker—united 'in a deed conveying all their right and interest as helrs ‘in the house to Mrs, Logan, That houso is now her property sole ner; Logan died intestate this action on the pa of the heirs was of course entirely voluntary. It is expected that the movement for a monu- ment to General Logan will originate either with the Grand Army posts or the Army of the Tennessee. The latter body mee Detroit in September next and it s pro that the movement will take definite shape then, THE CIHICAGO MILITA The New York Herald t four and a half columns of s proposed Chicago military posf the business men in that city the scheme through k when the execution of the chists oceurs. Mli- tary wen here and the Chicago members pro- nounce the story absurd and say the neces- sity for a military post at so important a rail- road and shipping center, from which troops could be quietly nioved toany point, has long been rocognized. hey point to the fact that there are military stations at many voints throughout the country and the establis ment of one at Chicago would not be of more signiticance than the maintenance of others atsuch points as New Yor swport, Wash- ineton, Atlanta, Newport,' Ky., Columbus, New Orleans and elsewhe: SENSELFSS RUMORS, Much solicitude has been evin men here to-dav over the senatorial rumors from New York. Telegrams were received nouncing that Mr. "Conkling had con- sented to aceept an election at the hands of both purties and that he would surely suc- oceed Senator Warner Miller, Scores of mes- sages were wired to Albany' asking if there was any truth in the reports, ‘I'he answers received did not tend to contirm the gossip and it is believed by those who know most about it that Mr. Conkling would not come back to the senate if elected in any manner by either paity, mueh less by demoeratie votes. { POST. y goes into SIS over the saylng that riginated e by public “SUNSET” COX'S CONDITION, There seems to be a kind of superstition In the minds of statesmen in Washington to-night about the illness of Representative 8, 8. Cox, Whileitis well known that he has improved slightly during the day, and is in better econdition lu-llhihl than he was twenty-four hours aeo, and that his physi- clans believe Lo will recover, uearly every- Dody thinks he is going to die, is'0s owing to the feeling that there is a fatality existing among the prominent public men of the country, and that there is s “run” being made tipon them. ‘Those who have seen i Cox to-day, and they have been contined to a vory small nwmber, say that he s greatly emaciated and looks as thouzh he was in the elutehes of death, e has had a good deal of fever, and the hemorrhazes have relioved bim of 0 much blood that he is thin and ghostly in appearance. “Sunset” Cox | A m’obnhlynu a personal enemy in Washing n,and his very serions condition is a matter of extreme regret here, BILLS INTEODUCED BY DORSEY, Representative Dox w; introduced bills in the house to-day to pay John Little and 1 bart Williams, of Omaha, $2,000 for prospeet- mg for the government for coal, ele., on In- dian iands, and to pension ilorace Judson and Graut Henly, of Neb) He intro- duced for Representative , who has gone to Lincoln, a bill to remove'the ch of desertion from the military ord o Duwmphy and to pension Jonathan H, ¢ OLSES'S DASIE AT Congressman Dorsey, of Nebra introduced o bill “which enacts that Do pre-emptor, homesteader or timber culture entryian who may have initiated a elaim to a tract of publie land or any entry- man or loeator of a traet of publie land who shall have initiated a im or made entry or Jocation pursuant to the constriction of the law or regulations in foree at the date such elaim was | ed shall be deprived of any Tights by y rule or decision of U oo missioner of iand office made Bubsequent to the ini alo or nit loeation of la h cou- stiuction of law ory General b WASHING ~-tiener will ba burled with military honors W day from St James' churen. His re will be tewnerarily interred at Oak Hill etery. Final interment wi prob made atter Mis. Hazen's return tiom prohi. Liram, O, kis old Lome. Condition of Mr, Cox Wastinaies, dun, 1T-=The condition of Hou Cox iy somewhat lwproved this Moiniug, but he 5 Guile i Razen 1n iains - y be A Grand Old Row Over Spies' Pros posed Marriage. Curcaco, Jan. 17—Marriage License Clerk Engene Seegur received the following dispatch this afternoon from Pittsbure: to be married. We forbid the mar- Mrs. John Arthurs,” After reading ram Seegur said: 1 shall refer the matter to Connty Clerk Wolff and act under his instructions. Personally 1 do not think the license should be fssued.” Seegur added that he understood the lady sending the tele- gram is Miss Van Zandt's grandmother and is quite wealth An Answer to Prayer. PirtsnuRG, Pa., Jan. 17.—Mrs. John Arthur, who to-day sent the dispatch to the marriage liconse clerk in_ Chicago forbidding the marriage of her niece and heircss to Spies, the anarchist, was interviewed to- night. She seems nearly heartbroken. “I spent nearly the entire Sabbath praying for that unfortunate girl,” she said, “and Clerk Seegur’s refusal to issue a license scemed a direct answer to my supplication.” Miss Vanzandts relatives here ure very much af- focted by the matter. — Willlam B, Clarke, Mrs, Arthur's father, 18 prostrated by the news, and the family fear he will not re- cover. The Vanzandt family have been in- formed by letter that henceforth they are not to be considered in the lizht of relations, that every connection, socially and financially, was dissolved forever, and Miss Nina utterly disinherited, Miss Nina Gets Mad. Curcaao, Jan, 1%.—The interview tele- graphed from Pittsburg disinneriting her and telling of the prostration of ner grand father was read to Miss Van Zandt this evening. The young lady exhibited considerable pas- sion. ““Iconsider it an unwarrantable out- rage,” she said. “There, now. I consider that messaze an unwarrantable inter- ference,” she repeated, “and it will not deter me in the least.” Miss Nina hinted that she was about to publish a book over her maiden name, which was to be a history of the life of Mr. Spies, written by herself “and prefaced by herself. C Seegur, who refused to issue the marriage license, said to-night that Miss Van Zandt was, in opinion, a vietim of the ready wit of s and his counsel; that Miss Van Zandt did not love ht» s nor Spies ler, but that the real afiinity is between Miss Van Zandt, who has nine dogs, and Mrs, Captain Tlack, who has sixty dogs.” He thought the object of it all - was to create sym- pathy for Spies and provoke the clemency of the governor. Clerk = Se gur said he should go to Van Zandt and represent the matter to him in this light. In thus dragging down to his own diszrace an innocent girl, showed himself lacking in all the instinets of honor and manhood. Judge Prendergast, of the county court, when asked to-night if he would perform the marriage ceremony for Spies and Miss Van dt, - said Ctyesi 1 have been asked and will officiate.” “Is thers anything improper or illegal in the marriage under the circumstance s to the propriety that is a matter of taste and opinion with which T have nothing to do. There is nothing, 8o far as I know, to render such a warriago illegal.” DBANK Clllh\lllg(}& A Favorable Showing of the Business of the Country. Bostoy, Jan, 16.—[Special Telegramto the ~The following table, compiled from special dispatehes to the Post from the mana gers of the leading clearing housesof the Uni- ted States, gives the gross exchanges at each point for the week ending January 15, 1857, compared with the corresponding period of 1885 CITIES. CLEARINGS. Increase. Decrease. New York, Bostor Philad Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Baltimore. New Orle Cineinnati 0,300 ... 04,000] Detroit India Portland. Peoria. *Not included in tot: last y ear. Sas iy ARRESTED THE WRONG MAN, A St. Louls Citizen Jailed in Cuba as the Patti Swindler, St. Louis, Jan, 17.—([Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Mayer Kaufwan, & well known commission merchant of 1417 South Broad- way, has retarned from Cuba after an ex- perience there which he will noc soon forgat, and for wh he will, as a citizen of the United States, demand of the Spanish gov- ernment the sum of $50,000, Kuufman left this city in the early part of last mouth for Mexico, and when at Vera Cruz obtained a passport to Cuba for himself and an inter- preter named Johm Fura. Jmmed upon Lis arrival at Havana a Spanish oflic approached him and, withont an explana- tion of any kind, lugged him off to jail and locked him up. It was some time betore he comprenended his situation, but he ex- plainedas best he could that there was a mis- take somewhere, He did not at first mind the wmatter, thinking ti his explanation would result in his release in a very short time. Two or three days passed and he was still conlined in jail, having no place whereon to lio bur the tlagging of his cell, and being furnishied with nothing more substantial in the way of food than the prison fare of bread and water, 1fe lemrned that he had been arrested on the charge that he had swindled merchaunts in the City of Mexico to the extent of e had ‘been arrested I Mayer and the clew upon panish authorities went in the vas furnished by his ficst name and the fuct that the swindler was of the sawme race as himsel or twelve days and as many nights Kaufman was confined in the Spaiiish dungeon and after the first few days found himselt well nigh starved and stiffenid with sleeping on the rough stone lageing, An officer at last arrived from the City of Mexico and he was taken before that person- age, who, after examining him, declared he was not the man he was looking for. On this the Cuban authorities permitied his release and he was sent off without a word of apol ozy or explanation, For the loss of time, the 1085 to his business and the personal iy nity of belng thrown into a foreign jail without auything resembling o judicial pro- din il el the “dainages mens oned. Kaufwan says thatho did not aps peal to the resident American consu! for the reason that, not anticipating such trouble as had befallen him, he had not taken papers with him to prove himself a citizen of “the Unlted States, and tnere would have been littlo use, he thougnt, in elaiming protaction without these documents, 1t is thought that the Cuban authorities believed Kaufman to Luve boen Mayer, tho man who recently swindied the people of Mexico out of ro s of money by representing himself as Patti’s agent, and after selling a large nuw- ber of tickets fur Pati's appearal in the City of Mexie, decamped with th funds. Patti’s manager has been endeavoring to find the swindler ever sinee and a short time ago said that they thought they had traced | the man to Cuba, s Leak, Last night the res- nt keeper at 392 River street saw that he family had been stupified from the etfects of kas, which bad entered thelr apart- ssue no license to Miss Van Zandt and | ments. The gas company's building is near by. The gas was shut off and an examina- tion of the houses in the neighborhood made. Inone room of a_ tenement honse | three persons, William Gilfillon, Tda Bennet | and Caroline Ttennett, were found dead sitting about tho room, as they were when the gns overcame them | The bodies were taken to the | taker's and the coroner summoned. families in_the neigbornood were and ordered by the police to leave homes, A leak in the pipe which through the district is probably the cause the accident, the gas being odorless, ‘T'wenty other persons were more of less af- fected inthe same locality. The suryivors say they experienced drowsiness and sick- ness of the stomach, Tho authogities are in- vestigating the matter_and a spefial meeting of the common council has been call take the necessaty action. 'I'he compan shut off gas from the main and will not DIy it to customers until they can make gas that is not odorless, e — TRAINS SNOW-BOUND, A Fierce Storm Blockades All Roads Running Into Des Moines. Dxs Morves, Ia, Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- egram to the By The fierce storm that raged yesterday and last night in a circuit some miles outside of Des Moines blocked some of the roads baaly. The passenger train on the Winterset branch of the Rock Ieland ran into a four foot drift a few miles this side of Winterset this morning, throw- ing the forward trucks off the track and re- sulting in the bursting of both cylinder heads. No one was hurt and a special train brought in the passengers. The western trains were also blocked for a_time. T'wo Fort Dodge trains are in- & drift be- tween Grand Juncdon and Fort Dodwe. ‘Tho Wabash naraow gauge is snowed under completely, No. 44, trom Kansas City, due on the “Q" at 6 a, . was delayed over nine hours by the drifts below Lacona. The Northwestern experienced a little trouble. ‘The storm seemed to prevail west, north and south of this city. Arou their runs of Strnck With a Sledge. Corvamrus, Neb., Jan. 17.—[Speeial Tele- gram to the Ber.|—This morning at 10: while the Unlon Pacifie steam shovel was excavating earth at Dunean, Charles Snyder, asingle man twenty-three years ot age, was knocked senseless by a sledge hammer {lying out of the hands of the man usmg it. Sny- der remained uneonseious for some minutes, Ho was brouglit toColumbus and put under 1l e of Drs. Martyn and Schug, who ex- ined and drossod the wound. No fracture orinjury resulted from the blow of the ham- mer other than a severe braise and coneus- sion, and a few days rest, it s thought, will brini him out all right Fatal Shooting at Dubuquo. Dunvque, In, Jan. [Special} Tele- gram to the BEE.]—Asa Maloney, son of the street commiissioner in Fast Dubuque, was shot and fatally injured this afternoon in Miller's hotel by Ewmil Burpfacher, bartender for the hotel. The shooting was the result of a fight between Burpfacher and Tim Ala- loney, brother of the nan shot, which oc- cutred somo days ago. Hotel Completely Destroyed. Stoux Ciry, Ia., Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the. Bek.|—A fire broke ot this morning fa the Floyd Valley louse, on the eastern outskirts of the city, completely de- stroying that building and an adjoining dwelling. The fire is supposed to have wght from a chimney, The total loss will ach $5.000 or $6,000, The proverty was fully ivsured. A Notorious Dive Burned. RED CLOUD, Neb., Jan. 17— Special Tele- gram to the Bir.|—This evening about 7 o'clock a house of ill-shape, the “Pea-Green,” was burned to ashes. The fire started in_tho Kitehen. Its origin 14 as vot unknown, Con- siderable valuable' furniture was destroyed, Tho loss will probably exceed §2,500, Snow Causes a Derailment, an. 17.—| Special ‘Pelegram o the Brr.|—The engine of the Norfolk passenger train ran off the track this morning at 7:15, a half mile north of this place, and as yet has not been put back. ‘The accident was caused by the hard packed snow from yesterday o damage vas done. “‘The engineer deserves great manner in which he handled d air brakes, which saved lite and propert British Grain Trade Review. Loxpox, Jan. 17.—The Mark Lane Ex- v of the British grain trade during the past week, says: The demand for English wheat has slackened. Deliveries in London have been small. Values are sup- llers are holding firmly to their he weathier deteriorates the condi- ion of deliveries 1n the provincial markets and causes a decline of Gdwls, Sales of English wheat during the week wero ters at 8065 5d, against 57,605 quarters at 205 1d_during the corresponding period lst year. Flour Is steady. It is ex- pected that there will be an”“immediate and material inerease in the demand for flour, owing to the bad state of the potato_crop in store and the immense destruction of vegeta- bles by frosts. Oats are in steady demand Values are lower. Barley is firm. Trade in foreign wheat is slow. Values are in favor of buyers, American brands of flour are selling 6d lower in London and Sd lower in Liverpool. ———— The Omaha-St. Louis Short Line. 81, Louis, Jan. 17.—A dispateh to the Globe-Democrat say Citizens of Union- ville, Putnain county, are in correspondence with E. C. Case, superintendent of the St. Louis & Hannibal railroad, with referenco to extending the road to that place via Palmyra, Shelby nd Kirksville, The extension would take a section of country at present unoceupied. It would take 1m a splendid ultural district, besldes ecrossing the coal fields of Adair and Putnawm counties. The company 1s favorably disposed toward the projeet, as the road would immediately be extended to Omaha, making vrobably the shortest line in existence between Omaha and St. Louis. e The Handlers' Strike, New Youk, Jan. 17 ituation in the coal handlers’ strike is practically unchanged The reported concerted action by the differ- ent companies to commence this Jmorning handling coal has been deferred, That con- certed action is intended, is undoubted, but owing to the inability of sowme companiés to got new men the attempt bas been post- poned for a few days, ‘The Erle company offered to take buck the strikers at their owh terms, but they refused to return, there being orders from the Knights of Labor not to go to work azain till the other companies yielded also, In Brooklyn the situation has Iml-lu\ell to such an extent that the price of coal has fallen from §7 per ton to §5.050, They Want Revenue Reform. WASUINGTON, Jan, 17.—Among the peti- tious presented to the senate to-day was one by Senator Cullom from a number of citizens of Streator, [l respectfully representing that the present system of coliecting revenue for the support of the general government by im- port duties and the system of internal reve- nue is unjust and ought to cease and the pe- titioners say that they hold that it is unjust in that the burden of taxation does not fall upon those who are owners of property which ought to pay revenue for the support of the general government, Firemen Fatally Burned. 87. Louis, Jan, 17.—Fire broke ou* at 2:45 p. m. to-day in Langstro’s chemical dye works. While the firemen were attempting to subdue the flaines eral cans of gasoline on the second tloor exploded and seriously burned Firemen Berry, Warde, Worge Minahan and Yates. Tne latier 8 fnjure internally by jumping froi econd story window, and Warde and Minahan are, it is thought, fatally burned, T Democratic Frotectionists, WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T.—A couference of protection democrats will be held to-morrow it, at which it is expected that represen- tatives will be present frow the tobacco and fruit brandy interests. A bill is said to be nearly eombleted which will eonsiderably re duce the surplus Tevenues, which will be placed before those present’ to-morrow night THE CONTEST BEGINS, Manifestos lssned By the Opposing German Parties, [Copyriaht 1857 By James Gordon Bennett] Brriiy, Jan, 15— New York Herald Cable pecial to the Bww,|—The electoral cam- paign has begun ih farnest. The newspapers ate filled with flaining manif The conservative and the Deutsche—freisinninge parties both pudlish addresses to-night. The conservative mafifesto may be summed up thus: German glectors, have you confi- dence in our Kaisar, in the German princes and their counsellors, who have built up the German empire? or will you go astray with the men of the opposition ? 1t you cherish the greatness and. safety of the fatherland, let your ery be “ne parhamentary army but an imperial army.” The Deutsehe freisinnine party can hardly be congratulated on the tone of thelr coun- terblast. It begins well enough by declaring the dissolution to be an offense against the German people, but inthe mamn it is an ap- peal to the selfishness of the electors, *“If our enemy i3 victorious,” it says, brandy monopolies, tobacco monopolie moretaxes,” After this, however, it agal rises above matter of fact and ends with the stirring request to the olectors to fight for freedom, right and independent representa- tion. Der Post to-night in big type publishes a contirmation of the report that the kaiser is dareadfully affected by the procoedings of the reichstag. Bismarck's supporters scom to have biind faith in the magic of the kaiser's name. An imperial proclamation is expected. The Prussian Diet Talks, Benrriy, Jan, 17.—<Baron Schlemacher,sup- ported by forty-six members, will propose in theupper house of the prussian diet thatan ad- dress be presented to Emperor William stat- ing in effect that the reichstaz In rejecting theanny Dbill sought prerogatives to” which originally it had no title, and that “Obernous asstires the emperor of ‘unswerving loyalty and expresses its conviction that Prussia will make any sacrifice to maintain the army at a strength necessary for the safety of the fatherland, In the upver house of the Prussian diet to- day the address in reply to the speech from the throne was referred’ to a committee of ten, Herr Bessler, national liberal, declared that the nationals ‘would unanimously sup- port the address. 1le hesitated, howey endorse the opinion of the address. 1 Solemacher, in moving the address, hoped that the committee would sueceed in remov- ing all cause of hesitation, Affairs in the Congo, an, 17.—The Congo free states has ordered the assembling ot its whole flotilla on the upper part of the Congo river, at Leopoldville, by the end of March, with a view to aiding as much as possible the Stan- xpedition tor the relief of Emin Bey, in tho event of the expedition proceeding via the Conzo route. The government has ordered the military department to try the experiment of general mobilization of the 1of the usual maneuvers this LoNDoN, Jan. 17,—Ilenry M. Stanley told a reporter to-day that the Emin Bey relief ex- pedition would go by way of Zanzibar; that the enterprise would cpst $100,000 and that it would leave Zanzibar composed of 1,000 men, Of these 800 will be English and the nati Zanzibar. Stanley said*he ex- pected nows of the ¢xpedition would reach Europe by July. lam Talke. Brrry, Jau. 1%—Emperor William re- coived the president of the Prussian Iandtag w-day. e referred to the dissolution of the reiehstag and refection of the army bill. *“The rejection of this measute so important for the preservation of peace to Germany,” the em- peror said, “*has deeply saddencd me. After 50 many hppy days have boeu vouchsafed to me in iy old age, espeeially after complet- ing eigity yearsof service in_the army, the rejection of the bill impresses me deeply and most painfully, 1t is fnpossible from a mili- tary point of view to fegard the three year terin proposed by the majority of the Teicl stag as sufliclent. 1 hops the bill will be vassed in the near future.” Getting Ready For War, VIENNA, Jan. 17.—The government con- tinues to hasten its preparations for war. Orders have been issued instructing the Red Cross soclety to revise the stafls of hospitals under 1ts management to their full strength and to quadruple the number of beds in those institutions. ~ lLarze contracts 1 2 made for provisions deliverable to the war department in March. Iailway officials who Were recently summoned o Viennn 1o, con. sult with the government respecting trans- lnu'lnllun of troops in event of the mobiliz 1on of the army have just reported that the preparations then decided on have been completed. American Exhibitin Germany. BERLIN, Jan. 17.—The Codische Landes Zeitung announces that arrangements have been made to hold an exhibition of Amer- ican produets at Maurheim in the autumn, Ii- Lustrations of life in America will also bo pre- sented, and the exhibition s especially in- tended to show what Germans have done to promote culture and business enterprise in the United States. The committee having the matter in chargo is composed of lead: ing citizens of Maurheim. I exhibition, which the manazement hopes will become permanent will be_entitled “The Central Museum of American Products, trian Newspapers Conflscated. A, Jan, 17.—The whole editions of pers 3in whis city were confis- cated to-day because they contained detailed accountsiot the government’s military prepar- ations. The censor, however, did not touch the Deutsche Zeitung, which announces a mobilizing periment with one brigade and ays that a stratezic rallway from Dembica, Galicia, to Nadbrezzie, on the frontier, will be hastily completed. McLane to Boulanger, Paris, Jan. 17.—In his remarks upon tho French army at the banquet to celebrate the capture of Yorktown. Saturday night, United States Minister McLane, addressing General Boulanger, said: *“You ought to be proud, general, to be at the head of tins national imstitution, and France should congratulate herself upon the fidelity and intelligence which you display in the Tulillment ofyour great duties.” Ordered to Be Ready. Loxpoy, Jan, 17.-—Several Germans In England received telegrams from the Ger- man consulate in London requesting them to be prepared to return to Germany at twenty- four hours' notice to report for duty respective military reserve headquarters, The Tory Ministry Doomed, Dupriy, Jan, 1 tional mass meeting at ¢, Connty Sligo, Sunday Mr, Sexton in a speech sald that the present government would spoedily ba overihrown and home rule be soon granted to Ireland, —r— War, Reintoree- an outbreak Ore CONSTANTINOPL ments have been se against Turkish authority beis A Victory For 0hd Government, ruENs, Jan, 17.—1In the Greek elections all members of the wistry were returned, The government will hive a wajority of two- thirds 1o the new cabinet vom the Throne. MADRID, Jab. The cortes was Te- opened to-day, Nospeech from the throne was r 1. Premier Sagasta simply read- ing the decree convoking the chambers, Snow Storm in Scotland. LoNnoN, Jan, 17.—leavy snow storms prevail over the western portion of Scotiand. In some places the storm 18 S0 great that out- door labor has been suspended. No Specch A Threatened Strike. Brussews, Jan, 17.—The socialist leaders liave zone henceto C rol to endeavor to prevent a threatened st there, Death of a Painter, Loxnox, Jan, 17. rederick Amerling the Austrian painter, is dead in Vienna, JANUARY 18, 1887, GENERAL HAZEN'S SUCCESSOR By Regulation it is Thought Major Powell is the Man, KILLED BY A SWITCH ENGINE. The “Wine Colored” Book Closed— Bids and Bidders—A Blazo in a DBagnio—Other Local News, HAZEN'S SUCCESSOR, By Regulation It Is Thought Major Powoll is the Man. The death of General Hazen, chicf signal oflicer of the United States of America, creates a vacaney 1n that posi tion, which will have to be filled by an appointment by the president. It is un derstood, however, that this appointment is but & matter of form, and that, other things being equal, the appointee will be the next in rank and order ofjsuccession in the signal corps, At least, it is the law and regulation that when the chief of a bureau or a corp dies, his first assistant is to succeed in command. In the case in point. the position of first as- sistant_signal scrvice ofticer is held by Major J. 8. Powell, who is now located in Omaha awaiting the arrival of instru- ments to commence work upon the sig- nal service ot the Union Pacific road. The position of first assistant signal ser- vice oflicer the major has held for some time back, asthe natural sequence of ability, excellent service and deserved nromotion, It is hoped that the presi- dent will ke ~ this view of the onse when it comes to occupy his attention. The ap pointment will have to pass the senate for confirmation, and upon being introduced in that body' will in all prob- ability be referred to the mihtary com mittee, who will doubtless sce that the military regulations are complied with. Major Powell entered the signal service nd in that time made quite an enviable record, in fact, one unsur- rassed by any member of the corps. He ins made & number of inspection tours thronghout the country, and in 1882 was appointed to thecommand of the expedi- tion sent to the relief of Lieutenant P. H Roy, at Pomt Barrow 70° 47 north, He He 'made the voyage in the Leo, though to reach his objeet point he had to sail five degrees further north. The expedition was eminently successful and though the perils of the polar seas were encountered he returned without having lost a man of his crew. A similar expedition on another route, which was commanded by Lieutenant’ Garlington, resulted in th rushing of the Yantie and the commander’s return in the Pro- teus to Upermavik. Other polar evpedi- tions were attended with like disasters and loss of hfe. Major Powell was the first signal man to pass examination for the posision of indication ofticer, and the first in the corps to receive ordi raus- ing him to the position of first assistant signal oflicer. The major is mvwlllun{' nine years of age. He has been signally ceossful in indieating weather, and it s conceded that both by regulation and right he onght to succeed thelate General Hazen, BIDS AND BIDDERS. A Lively Scene Between the Repub- Litan Kolks and Samuel Rees. At the meeting of the commissioners yesterday afternoon, the muking of blank books to be used by the county during the year, as also the furnishing of the stationery for the same vpurpose, was awarded to the Omaha Republican. In the matter of the bids for county print- ing, a dispute arose between Samuel Rees and the former company, both of whom had presented figures. The Re- publican had given figures only urnn packages of 1,000, while Mr. Rees had urnished rates upon quantities of 1,000, 500 and 100. Upon the first named quan- tities the Republican bid $6, which was lower than Rees’ by something over a $1 In view of the fact that the ubliean had not bid upon the two smaller quanti- ties, Mr. Rees claimed that he was the i wanted the work. s, Taylor and Campbell, represent- myg the Republican, said that their bids were of] n the same manncr that they had always been, upon 1,000 pack- ages, and, further, that the intent that a bundle ot 500, if such were needed, would cost but one-half, and a bundle of 100 but one-tenth of that of a bundle of 1,000. This, they showed, would result i'na saving of many thousands to the county. Mr. Rees argued that he had bid according as the blanks furnished by the county had ecalled, while the Repub- lican claimed that the deputy county clerk had told Rees to do so, while he not told them anything about the The county commissioners, after a ful consideration of the matter, agreed to reject the bids for printing and re-adver- ¢ for the same, the bids to be opened Saturday next at noon. Competition, however, is to be confined to the bidders mentioned, “WINE COLORED" BOOK CLOSED, Proceedings of the Board of Educu- tion Last Night, The “wine colored” volume that has been the cause of so much trouble in the sehools and the board of education, was finally disposed of at the meeting of the board last night. The special committee, composed of Messrs. Davis, Copeland and Clark and Superintendent James presented areport upon the investiga- tion that had been held on the subjeet. The report tes that the committ found that the wine colored volume standurd book of science that has b purchased by the board and used in the schools; that no blame attaches to any cher for the manner in which it has nused, The report also exonerates peroet Conoyer from any blame, and ates that he wok the proper action in notifying the principal of the high school that the hook ond be kept from the hands of the children, Thoe report nds that a case chould be proyid r h school library and rules ing the use of the books by th and pupils, When the report of the committee was adopted Mr, Coburn arose and stated that he had a g ance, He said that he was not at th vestization and dia not know who had summoned pupils from the high sehool to appear before the convention, but that he thanked no man for taking his daughter before the com- mittee, Mr. Davis explained t had been summoned by Mr, without the kunowledge of the o bers of the comm! had not amlined and were dismissed befo veatl ion commeunced “Did the committee uncarth the irate paretits” chimed in Mr. Blackburn, and the wine-colored volume was ¢ The other business of the mee as follows An application from army for the use of the school room was refus: o u ing the the pupils Copeland \er men N ex ¢ in g was Salvation Burt the 8t : pastee of b0l hoard chur the church referred 10 Jarnab to furnis for the return for the school’s use of { yard for a playground was the committeo on buildings and prop- erty. The committee on buildings and prop- erty reported that thoy b ceaptod the boiler Jvll‘l\i~!|t‘d by the A. L. Strang Co, tor the high school A committee appointed to report upon the sanitary condition and the heating and ventilation of the various schoo buildings, made an extended report, \\‘Irit-h will be published in the Bee here- after The secretary was instrnoted to pre- pare a statoment showing the amount of monoy paid by the board during the past two years for architect plans, and for the superintendey of buildings and repairs. I'he vresident, secretary and chairman of the judiciary committee we nr pointed as a committee to go_ to Lincoln and look after the interests of Omaha i l)r-umw\l legislation relatiye to the s aws, Mossrs. Blackburn and Livesey, cial committee appointed to adj aries of the janitors for the various sehool buiidings, made the following re port which was adopted: Sehool Rooms High school.. Tlard Do Summer Win. 880 $145 50 5 ¢ 30 60 Paeific. . 00 Pleasant ks [y . . 8 [ J 20 W 12 60 50 80 50 18 13 0 ‘.\TTI THE WHEE A Laborer Rtun Down By a Unton Pa- cific Switch Engine. When the erew of Union Pacifie switch engine No. 903 arrived at the depot at 7 o'elock right, after having helped o west-bound freight over the “‘Summt,” theiv attention was called to a crushed dinner pail that wedged between two bars of the pilot which was covered h blood. No further evidence was eded. It was plain that some home- ward-bound laborer had been run down by the engine, and a return trip was made in gearch of the victim. When the erew reached Harris & Fischer's paeking house the body of a man was found lying neross the track. Both of = his legs had un run over by the engine, and were horri- bly erushed and mutilated. The injured man was carried to the engine room of the packing housce, and Dr. Galbraith summoned to attend him. } regamed consciousness long enough to give his name as Swan Johnson and beg that his wife be sent for, Ho died at 8 o'clock, and was at once removed to the under! taking establishment ot Drexel & Maul, where an nAYn-sl will be held this after- noen. The deceased was in the employ of John Hall, and was engaged _in_vut- tingup ice for Fowler Bros. in South Omaha. Heisa married man, but has only lived in the city a short time. New Incorporations, The Eastern Omaha Land company filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk yesterday. The incorpora- tors, G. W. Holdredge, H. W. Yates, L. H. Tower and R. C. Cushing associate themselves together with a eapital stock of $200,000 for the purpose of buying and improving lands in Douglas county, Ne braska, and Pottawattamic county, Towa. Articles of ncorporation were filed yesterday of the Portal Land and Town Lot company, an organization with a ital stock of $100,000. ‘The incorpora- Robert es, Wilham M. Lorimer L. MeCague, an}m« to do a al Jand business in Douglas county. asteliar Omah St M DEATH BEN Relation of Hugh Conway James Conway, a colored man, was ar- rested in Omaha some two weeks ago on a charge of disturbing the peace and re- leased on bail. He afterwards borrowed some money from employer, and when the tin i al came he failed to put in an at the police court. Word was re 1 Inst night that a colored man ans infi o Conw description had beer ted 1 Couneil Blufls for stealing some coats and an ollicer was despatched across the river to identify the prisoner. Bioke an Ankle, Mr. John Hall, who has the contrs for furnishing the ice for Fowler Dro: packing houses, met with a painful ace:. dent yesterday afternoon. Ie was en- gaged in unloading ico when he slipped and fell ir a manner as to crush the bones of his right ankle in a fearful man- ner. He was removed to the Windsor hotel and given medical attendance. is injuries arc of a very painful character and will confine lum o his bed for sev- aral weeks, Licensed to Wed. Judge McCulloch granted marringe licenses yesterday to the following par- ties : Name, Residence, ( Charles . Lewis..Connelisville, Pa. 1 Elizabeth Beadle. . Papillion, Neb. { M. J. Burke .Omaha Age back to which was the feeling of regret thereby induced that their friends could not have been there aiso. He speaks agrin at the same place to-night, on which occasion no doubt he will be greeted with a crowded house bty Presidential Nominations Wasmxaroy, Jan. 17.—The president sent the following nominations to the senate to-d Postmasters—Pittstield, 111, James I, Crane: Mondota, 11k, George A. Kellen- perger, Interior Department—John F. Nor. rish, of Minnesota, to be surveyor general of Minnesota. - The Boodleman Off to Prison, NEW YORK, Jan, 17.—The convicted alder- man, Arthur McQuade, was taken_from _the tombs prison and conveyed to Sing Sing shortly aiter 1 0’clock to- ||.|?', & The prisoner at his arrival at Sing Sing was delivered to the prison authoritios and will be set to work in the laundry — depart- ment to-morrow. AU, The Carnival Opens. St Pavr, Jan. 17.—The second winter carnival formally opened to-day by opening the ice palace to visitors, Little will be dono until Wednesday, when King Borealis will arrive, and from that time until January § the festivities will be continued. Tbe aity will be gaily decorated. e Another Republican Unsoated, INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 17.—The senato to-day began operations in the business of unseat- ini members, the subject being Senator Me- Donald, republican, ot Jackson and Law- rence. This action restores the status of the general assembly on joint ballot to the former figures, seventy-six democrats and seventy-four republicans, —— Eloction Contests Dectded. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan, 17.—The recount of the votes in the contested election cases of Irwin, republican, for eriminal judge, nst Ayres, democrat, and Wagner ro- publican, for coroner against Morrison, dem- ocrty has terminated in favor of the repub- licans by a majority of thirty-nine for Irwin, thirty for Wagner. ik Business Block Burned. CLEVELAND, Jan, 17.—The four-story briek block at the cornerof Huron and Shertit streets, owned by L. F.and 8. Burgess, was badly damaged by fire to-night. Loss on building and stock in_several stores, about £50,0005 mostly covered by insurance. Ramge's clothes have fine workman- ship, latest styles, best woolens and trim- mings are used, e —— Important Notice. All uncalled for pictures left to bo framed at Rose Bros art store during the Vi 1885 and during the first 6 months of 1886, will be sold for the value of the frames unless owners of the pictures call for them at once e ——— Dr. Hamilton Warren, Eclectic Physie cian and Surgeon, Room 6, Crounse block corner 16th ard Capitol avenus Dayand night calls promptly attented t o ——— Whitebreas tnutcoal, $1.00 perton—the cheapest and best fuel Nep. Fuer Co..214 South 13th St. et s Geo. L. Fisher, architeet, block, north of Millard hotel, ——— Don't pay big }»rirfls for lumber but buy cheav at Bradiord’s. —— Five Persons Killed, HAVANA, Jan. 17.—8By the explosion of a Doiler on the Mosquero estate at Motangos five persons were killed and several others wero injured. Gracenig e = Nebraska and lowa Weather. For Nebraska and lowa: Warmer, ather. 'S'JACOBS Q] FOR RHEUMATISM. XARVELOUS EXPERIENCES. Suffered 30 Years and Cured. New Bloomfleld, Perry Co., Pa, 1 wish to inform you of a most miru Tous and marveloils circnmstance. For more than thirty years I have been af- flicted with rhoumatism, from which [ suflered so severely that ‘at times it was impossible for me to get from my Lome to the oflice, only i fow steps away. 1 had 1o rexort to tio use of morphine Lo securo restat n it liundreds of doliars uns and triod every deriving ur falr ire and pornia 1 troubled with this dread diseass ‘old nor damp weather dov not ct me at all 1. E. BONSALL lerk, Courts of Perry County, A Railroad Man Cure 01d Colony 1. R. Iingine oue, | Braintrea, Mass m for the past fif hisd it 50 bdly at times cot down, Ve suff 1 the mod 1 [ 1 have had rhew cars. Hay 1 DSt Lo yeurs almost lost the n made would curé mo. to try St ul that nothin 1 was strongly ndvised obs OIL I procured a hottle, applied 1t and my Joints grow supple! After ustig two bottles T can walk as woll as ever. 1 have regained the nse of my hands and feot, am relioved of all puin, and consider myself curl GEUKRGE T. MUTt Y, ireuman, 0.C. R, Rema Iu ent Divine, Cloveland, Ohfo. ay that the use of St, ccommend 1t to 1 Surab Ryan . [Omahy § Richard Rowley...Omala 1 Mrs. 1L E. Fiazier..Omali Wood Workers, On next Wednesday ovening there will be a mecting of the Wood ‘Turners and Machinists’ union av G. A, E. ball on Douglas street, between Thirteenth and | Fourteenth streets, at which all planing will hands are reqiested to be present, A Blaze in a Bagnio. At 10 o’clock lust night a fire broke out in a house of ill repute kept by Frankic 1 colored dame at 500 Capirol av- Ine fur in the rear of the building was destroyed, 70§00, evitles, The bank clearances yest £1,020,530.78, The revenio amouuted to § Mr. Nahan Eranko's pupils will give a recital at Lyoi & Healey's hall on Sat- urday eyvening 1 he overlund train for the west on the Union Pacilic fast evening was noarly an hour lute, be 3 custern connectious, John Erb, the Tow by ( Spenc ¢ pu Sn withess charged yesterday There will be & mee men att Paxton not evening to take netion 1 of Omaha I'h W of colore )i r and b has been set tor heari Stenberg on Frid Johunna K from Judgo Sien them with disturbing ¢ | dance upon the a ifted sp Critc anspices O \y were collections yesterday 15 n who w bonds and of busingss clock this regard to the he University . at | Buck | forided wn excellont curative, ir. Rky. BISHOP GILMOUR. CHE CIARLEB A.VOGELER CO., Baltimore, Md, ARS in cash witi ing tat the rore 10 the viviuds f o1uy propir orroborated aid sictty ceried. © FoE SALE o vecorded Perchoron y Howie lred pront rantond a brocder, 1 nable wid trmd cisy. Ourstock solected with rolerenca to both individoel merit wnd - pedipr lorge number of our Bruliions . ro ucelimatod nul Colts of their pot \n e wi. York s o two Lours' ride west of Lincoln. For 1o ues g further information, widross FIY & FAURBACH, York, Neb, 2 avke number Clydesiale St Lvery the 1.& M, It Wormy Yaing o 1 { CLost Manlic 1 WL A 8, Chicaxu, Liuy