Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1887, Page 1

SIXTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH NUMBER 277 LEGISLATION WITH A RUSH. The State Lawmakers Pushing Bills Through In a Hurry. PROHIBITION IN THE SENATE, Sixteen Members Favor Submission and Fifteen Uppose It—Mea s Ready For the Governor's Sig nature—Messages Recelved. Senate Proceedings. 1aNcoLN, Neb., March 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.|—The senate passed the following bills: 4, punishing bankers for receiving deposits knowing theirjinstitutions to be insolvent; 178, relating to school lands and funds; 168, authorizing a tax of twenty- five mills for schools in cities of less than 5,000 inhabitants; 152, declaring that no in- terest in land shall be granted or declared unless by a deed or conveyance in writing; 208, relating to pleadings in civil actions: 6, suppressing obscene literature 17, relating to ‘evidence of open accounts; 233, requiring the filing with the county clerk in cases of foreclosure of the certificates of the district clerk; 250, ex- empting from taxation property of soldicrs and sailors purchased with penslons; 23, pro- viding for arbitration of controversies be- tween laborers and corporations. House rolls, 165, amending the code of civil pro- cedure; 03, establishing a state board of health and preseribing its duties: 26, nlr»,{»m- propriating $5871 for the publica- tion of the constitutional amend- ment; 7, authorizing the auditor to public accounts to draw a warrant for the uaeanded balance of the census appropri- ation. ‘The feature of 168 above mentioned is the doing away with the abstract now required in eases ot appeal to the supreme court. It is thought that this bill may betvetoed. Messrs. Vandemark, Robbins and Majors were ap- pointed a committee on ad journment. AFTERNOON SESSION, At the opening of the afternoon session the house rolls passed by that body during the morning hours were presented to the senate. The senate then went into com- mittee of the whole with Mr. Duras of Saline in the chair, House roll 19, the pharmacy bill, was called up and amended to rid itof the objectionable features cited by the governor, and was then passed as amended. Senate file 219, amending the law relating to the killing of game at certain seasons of the year, was considered and recommended log)uu. enate file 220, amending section 455 ot the criminal code relating to changes of venue, was recommended to pass, Senate file 128, requiring all trains to come to a full stop before crossings on other rail- ways, was amended to make the company of the road making the crossing liable for the gelmllles. and excluding crossings guarded y fla:men from the operations ot the bill, As amended it was recommended to pass. Senate file 117, |)rm'hl|n? for clerks fa county judges in counties of over 25,000 habitants, was recommended to pass: also senate file 252, providing for copies of state docuients to be deposited in the library of Hastings college. Senate file 155, amending section 7, chapter 10 of the compiled statutes in regard to bonds and official oaths of office, was favorabl, recommended, and senate file 125, in regari to Insurance laws, received a like recomuien- ation, On motion of Mr. Brown of Clay, when the committee rose ti.e ayes and nayes were called on senate file 14, which provides for the submission of the prohibitory amend- ment to a vote of the people it was a fore- gone conclusion thatin this house this meas- ure would lack the necessary three-tifths vote required for submission, and when the ques- tion cawe to a vote it was, on a motion of Mr: Duras, indefinitely postponed. The mo- tion for indetinite postponement was as tol- Bonesteel, Burnham, Campbell, Duras, Higgins of Cass, Higeins of ifax, Lininger, Moore, Schminke, She”l;: ‘Tzschuck, Vandewark, Wolbach, Tl 5, Nays~Brown, Casper, Colby, Heartwell, Holmes, Keckloy, Kent, Lindsey, Linn, ll‘lm'sq McNamar, Meiklejohn, “Robbins, Snell, Sprick, Sterling--16. So the majority asked 'its passage. M, Calking was absent and Mr. Fuller did not vote, House roll No. 92, to compensate Robert W. Furnas for services at the New Orleans exposition, occupled two hours’ time, Mr. Brown of Clay offering an amendment mak- ing the amount $2,500 instead of $5,000, Mr. Brown and Mr, Casper supported this amend- ment, but it was vigorously o‘vwsed by Messrs, Holmes, McNamar, Meiklejohn, Kent, Majors and others, and when a’ vote 'was reached, the amendinent was lost, 5 vot- ing for and 25 against. The bill was then recommended to pass as ft_came from the house and, on motion of Mr, Majors, was at once placed upon its third reading and final passage, Additional messages were recelved from the house citing bills acted ubon by that body and at 6 p. m, the senate adjourned. Doings in the House. 1ancory, Neb., March 21.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr.|—The house met this morning at 10 o’clock. The following bills were passed: House roll 67 appropriating $065 for the relief of Sarah D, Gillispie, of Lincoln : house roll 49 fixing the number ot employes for both houses and the salary thereof; house roll 15 aporopriating $35,000 for the institute for the blind at Nebraska City; roll 255 refunding $120 to Grand Island because of Illtfinl charge for registering water bonds. This bill caused Mr. Rief of Hall some anxiety, nearly all their mem- beis in & joking manner voting in the negative and then changing at the last moment to save the bill from de- featand Rief from desperation, The bill for tiie relief of George M. Price to the extent of $75 was passed, also house roll 429 giving E. D. Everett £,000 for injuries sustained while aldin: the sheriff of Burt county; also house roll 477 appropriating §3.800 to Kearney county for the trial of Mat Simmerman, ‘The goyernor sent in two messazes to the house, one suggesting that the house in accordance with a law recently en- acted by congress, establish agricultural experimental stations In this state, the ex- pense of the same to be borne by the general government, The second message recom- mended also, in accordance with a late con- gressional ‘enactment, the meeting of the wresidential electors in the senate chamber on the second Monday in January succeed- ing their election. AFTERNOON SESSION, _’l;lua)lollse reconvened this afternoon at 2 o'cloek, Mr. Aikin offered a resolution that the rules be suspended and the meetings of the house hereafter commence at 9 o'clock in the mom(w4 Alr. Watson thought that as the house was now holding night sessions, it was doing as much work as could be expected of it, Mr. Peinberton thought in just about the same manner, and the resolution was accord- ingly buried under a deafening hegative, r. Russell assumed the chair. ‘The following bills were passed: House roll 4%, refunding $1,045.05 to Cass county for taxes paid on school lands; roll 461, ap- propriating $3,040.28 for ll::‘rl)'mem of mis- cellaneous items of Indebtedness; Mr. Me- Cann’s, bill 200, facilitating the survey of schooi [ands in northwestern Nebraska. The senatorial and represcuntative appor- tionment billoccasioned a violent speech from Mr. Miller, who claimed that a great injus- tice had been done Butler and Seward coun- ties by the division, mmull.lu% like 5.000 pecple being unrepresented in the former place. "The bill was ‘)uml and it Is thought will be amended in the senate and this will rrolnbly requive a committee of conference 0 adjust the difference. ‘U'he bill providing a-ainst the pooling of finln dealers was passed by a vole of 74 o T, hose voting In the latter being Wi mh Diller,” Exgleston, tz, 1 yeld, Newcomer and Newcomer expluined his vote Sil at he belleved the bill to be in the inté the rallroads. Ever since the ostablis! mct of the Nebraska n 3" assoei- Ation the people in h unty had becn re- seiving oue-tenth more for their grain than ihey bad .oceived before, A dozen wiembers dodged the vote, Mr. Garvey of Douglas being among the number. I'he judicial apportionment bill provoked a lengthy discussion on the motion that it be considered in open session, which finally prevailed. Mr. Pemberton then offered an amend- ment by which the First district, comprising the counties of Richardson, Nemaha, John- wnee and Gage, receive two judges tead of one, against which their represen- tatives have been u{hlln hard. On motion of Mr. finythm the bill, as amendes s recommitted to the committee on jud y with instructions to limit the number of judges to sixteen instead of twenty, Senate file 115, legalizing the sale of certain property in Fairbury, was passed. Senate file 9, entitling the wite to the im- mediate possession of his property upon di- vorce from her husband or when ihe latter is sentenced to the prison for life, was killed, Mr. Caldwell’s bill levyinga tax of three- fourths of a mill for the completion of the state capitol was r;\mn(. Mr. Sweet's militla bill, published in the Bk of a few days 0, was next passed, Mr, arvey alone from Jouglas voting for the Andres’bill providing for publie schools s of metropolitan class was passed, receiving but two votes in the negative. Recess till 7:30 o'clock. oV, SESSION, _On motion of M llivan ol Platte rolls 478, regarding the establishment of voting precinets in counties under township organi- zations: 317, J.ravldlm( for township organi- zation, and 388, authorizing town boards to establish roads, were engrossed for third reading. The following bills were passed: HHouse 101l 55, removing guardians from reformed spendthrifts and cured lunatics: 107, reliev- ing county boards from auditing jurors claims, delegating the duty to the county clerk and requiring the commissioners to maintain fund to pay the same, Mr. Veach's bill charging the estate of inmates of insane yl|||ll? with the cost of maintainance therein, failed to pass. Mr. Watson’s voluminous school bill 111 was passed, An attempt to substitute senate file 16 for roll 63, providing for attorneys’ fees in ed policies, mechanics' and laborers’ liens, and foreclosures, failed. Mr. Shamp's bill providing for the stop- ping of railroad trains at all crossings before crossing under a forfeiture of $100 was passed with a heavy aflirmative vote. ‘The committee on university and normal schools reported a bill in accordance with the suggestions in the governor's message relat- ing to agricultural experimental stations. Adjourned. Prospective New Laws, LiNcoLN, Neb., March 22.—[Special to —To-day the house was notified age of four of its rolls by the sen- atg, a brief reference to which is made above, They are numbers 165, 93, 26 and 74, ‘T'he first ot these by Mr. Watson amends section 586 of the code of civil procedure, providing that the “plaintift in error shall file with his petition a transcript of the pro- ceeding containing the final judgment or order sought to be reversed, vacated or modi- fied.” This applies to cases in the supreme court and aims to do away with the printed abstract now in vogue. STATE BOARD OF HEALTIL Mr. Watson’s other bill, establishing a state board of health, empowers the governor with the advice of the senate to appoint seven persons, two from each congressional district and one at large, who shall act as an advisory counsel to the governor with the Iatter as the presiding officer. ‘These mem- bers must be graduated physicians, of promi- nence in their profession and of a practice of not less than ten years. They shall hold their office for a perf{od of seven years. This board shall organize three months from the assage of this act and shall take oath to aithfully perform the duties of their oftice, One of the members shall be selected b the l’anvemm as the secretary oynm board, and the latter may be sued in the same manner as any other body. The meetings shall be held in Lincoln on'the sec- ond Monday in January, A ggll. July and Oc- tober of each year. This board shall have suvervision of the interests of the life and health of the citizens of the state. It shall espucially study the vital statistics of the state and make_ profitable use of records of death and sickness nmonf the people. It shall make sanitary investigation and inquiries respecting the cause of dis- eases and especially of epidemics, and the effects of localities, employments, habits and circumstances upon the Lealth of the people. ‘When deemed advisable, the board may ad- vise ofticers of the government or other state boards with regard to drainage, water sup- ply, disposal of excreta, and heating and ventilation of public institutions, It shall also be the duty of the board to report what in its best judsment is the effect of Intoxi- eating liquors as a beveraze upon the ind n’. prosperity, happiness, heaith and lives of the people of the state. Prior to the 1st of December of esch year it shall make a re- port to the governor of its daoings, nvestigations and ~ discoveries during the year enaing October 31, preceding. The Bo rd shall have supervision of the s tem of registration of birthe, deaths and mar- riages and recommend le{;wluuou necessar) for the improvement of the same. It shall, \I})ol‘l application, furnish the health ofticer of every eolml{ with the blanks necessary to ald in‘the collection of vital and sanitary statistics, It shall also be the dully of the board to furnish certificates to all persons who wish to practice medicine, surzery or obstetrics In the state. ‘The trustees of ‘each town, or the mayor and council of each eity, or the hoard of commissioners of each county, except where a local board shall have alread ()l been established by law, shall be constitute a board of health and perform the duties of the same without compensation, Physicians and accoucheurs shall report to the secretary of their local boards of health within fifteen days all births and deaths occurring under their notice. The board shall keep a com- plete record of all the births, deaths and mar- riages reported to them, and these shall be open to the inspection of the citizens with- out fee. 1In the event of any town or city failing to organize a health board tifteen days after notification to the clerk, the health of- ticer of the state shall appoint a health officer for such place. Sections 17 and 18 prescribe that all physi- cians shall be graduates of some college, and details what is to be understood hr the term college. 1t also requires the physleian to be at least twenty-one years of age and to have devoted at least three years to the study of medicine. The board may refuse certiticates to persons guilty ot unprofesssional conduct. Annually and before the 10th of November the county clerk shall furnish the board with the names ot all physicians who may have commenced to practice since the last report. Physicians practicing in conflict with this law shall be fined not less than $300 and im- prisonment not less than thirty days nor more than one year in the county jail. Five thousand dollars Is lnfimprmwd annually to {:ythuaxpemu of the board. The secre- ry of the board shall receive a salary to be fixed by the board, and be paid the expenses he ineurs in traveling. The other mewmbers shall receive the r traveling expenses while in the performance of their duties. 'The gov- €rnor may remove s member for unprofes- slonal conduct or upon the recommendation of two-thixds of the board. Sl Two Boys Drowned, VALENTINE, Neb, March 28.—[Special Telegram to the BEr. 1—Inteliigence reached bere to-day of the drowning of twe boys— Frank Palmer, aged eighteen, and Alva Car- son, aged sixteon years—iu Dig Alkali lake, some eighteen miles south of here, on Sun- day. The boys were out hunting and got in the boat for a short puil. ‘The terr! wind vrevailing at the time drove them out into lake, which is some four wiles wide, Get- ting among the ice and blinded by the spray they lost control of the boat, which soon cap- Alzed in fifteen teet of water, Every effort has been made to reccver the hodies, but up 1o this time they huve not been recoyered. Ready For Marion's Execcution, Bearucs, ) Mareh 22,--{Specia! ‘I'el- egram 10 the Bri. i—Workmen to-day com- menced the crection of the scaffold for the execution of Jack Marion on next Friday. ‘T'he seaffold stands near the east door of the Jail in the jail yard and Is surronnded by a stockade fifteen feet higl 'he rone is on baud, made of n. Governor wrole Shiarifl Davis to prepare for the tion and to be ready whether the executive interfered or not. ‘The following invitation has been printed by the sherifl: “Admit Liolder of this ticket to the execu- tion of Jackson Marion, Friday, March 1857, as assistant. E. F. DAvis, Sheri: stand the execution without flinchin: is a death watch over him continually. Glad Randall Killed. iRON, Neb,, March Soeclal to the —The news of the shooting of Dr. Randall at Hastings reached Hebron yester- day and immediately two flags were hoisted over the Sherman house. The cause of this unwonted display of gladness arose from the fact that Mr. Ebling, the proprietor of the hotel, had been bilked by the “doctor” out of & $150 board bill. A year ago last summer Randall came to Hebro and stopped at_the Sherman house. As Mr. Ebling was troubled with sore eyes he placed himself under Ran- dall’s treatment, agreeing to furnish him board free in case of » cure. The doctor re- mained at the house some eight or nine months, but Mr. Ehlhlr‘l eyes, instead of be- coming better, graduall *rew worse. Finally ademand was made on Randall to vay his board bill, but he refused and suit was brought against him and a judgment recov- ered of %1.'»0. ‘The hotel proprietor failed, however, to find any property on which to levy, and the doctor managed to elude pay- ment. Nobody censures Mr. Ebling for his evidences ot gladness at the villain’s death, Thieves Caught at Gordon. Gorpoy, Neb., March 22.—[Special Tele- @ram to the Brk,]1—The petty thieving which has been going on here all winter culminated yesterday in the arrest of Ed Herridee and Mart Davis, both of Gordon. On the premises of the former a carload of stolen grain was found, together with tlour, meat, agricultural implements in endless quantity. The arrests cause great excitement. The prisoners were :n‘-dlny taken to Rushville tor preliminary rial. Taking in the Crooks. BrATricE, Neb, March, 22.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.|—For a week past houses have been broken into every night and a good many valuables taken. ‘To-day the po- lice ran in seven fellows who are supposed to be the guilty parties, Two ot them were taken in the act of taking goods from in front of two stores to-day. gt THE CHICAGO BOODLERS, About Twenty Indictments Found Against Them—One Suspect Skips. Cit1cAGo, March 22.—| Special Telezram to the Brr.)—The most reliable information that can be obtained concerning the number of indictments which will be returned by the special grand jury of the county places the total at about twenty. Eleven are said to be against commissioners and ex-commissioners and the others against merchants and con- tractors who have been their coadjutors and agsistants in the work of plundering the county treasury. It is stated that the sheriff will not easily tind ex-Commissioner Johnny Hannlgan, one of the suspects, if sent to look for him. Abouta week ago he sought counsel of a friend as to the advisability of kai‘ln out,jand was told that as he had no family he had perhaps better go. The next day some of his old cronies braced him up o little and he gave notice that he would stay and fight it out. Hannigan was a spectator at the proceedings m the criminal court last Tuesday, and soon after the boodle contin- gent had left the building he appeared at his boarding-nouse, when he disappeared and has not been seen since. None of the other suspects have disappeared. County Attorney Bliss appeared before Judge Tuley to-day in the circuit court and filed a petition caliing on the clerks ot the courts, sheriff, treasurer and other county of- ticials to appear before the court and show cause why the expenses in the various de- partments of the county should not be re- duced 25 per cent. ——— Harrison Will Run As Usual. CuicAao, Mareh 22.—[Special Telegram to the BEE.|—The democratic primaries were held to-day and the convention will be held to-morrow. The general impression {8 that Mayor Harrison will be renominated unani- mously and that he will take the matter un- de; advisement tor a day or two and finally “tyield to the unanimous voice” of his party. 1t is¢ thought that Stauber, the socialist can- didate for treasurer, will be endorsed by the democrats, and Cox, the socialist, for at- torney. Harrison is still protesting’ that he will not run, but is out claiming that he could be elected as against Roche, IHe said m—dnY' My letter of withdrawal meant exactly what it said. Ido not mean to say that I'would not reconsider 1t if the proper inducements were offered, say, for instance, that 1,000 good republicana would sign a call asking me to run. Before 12 o’clock on elec- tion day the labor vote for Nelson will have reached such proportions as to stampede many citizens of both the old parties out of the party, and for every such vote John A. Roche gets Carter Harrison will get 100, The republicans would vote for me_just as they did for Mayor Hewitt, in New York.” This is all accepfed as showing that Harrison will run as usual, —— Cleveland in No Danger. WASHINGTON, March 22.—Colonel Lamont 1n conversation to-day, in regard to the presi- dent’s health, showed that the fears recently expressed by Dr. Sowers are not shared by the president’s family and his intimate frlends, The president, Colonel Lamont sald, was to all appearances in perfect health. He did not think that Dr. Sowers was in a position to judge of the matter, as he did not know the president, and what he said was, in the colonel’s opinion, based merely on the assumption that the president was gaining flesh and took no exercise. This was not the case, “Asa matter of faet,” he continued, “the president weighs less than when he first came to Washington, and really takes as much exercise as most other men. 1t is true that he does not walk about the city, but he frequently walks in the country, and there are other ways in which he géts exercise.” ‘The colonel added that altngellrwr the presi- dent is in good condition and there is no reason for apprehension in regard to is health. ¥ e The President Contributes, WasuiNaroy, March 22.—The president has addressed a letter to Mrs. J. R. Roberts, widow of the late president of Liberia, who is seeking aid for the establishment of a hospital at Monrovia, in which he says: “Liberia is so distinetly an outgrowth of the kindly and geuerous sentiment of the people of the United States that everything which pertains to the well-being of that young re- ublic should appeal to our sympathy and nevolence. The hospital which it 18 pro- posed to erect seems to.me to be such an im- portant instrumentality in well directed charity that 1 desire the acceptance of the enclosed contribution to the enterprise.” - A HRorrible Monstrosity. BripGeront, Conn,, March 22, — Mrs, Kretchner, a German lady of this city, gave birth recently to # male infant which has an elephant's head and, in place of a nose, & short trunk. The mouth and lips protrude like those of an elephant. “The ehild weighs about nine pounds and can be fed only with a spoon. The mother visited a elreus’ win- ter quarters here during the past winter and was terribly frightened by an elephant. The pareuts succeeded in keéeping the matter to themselves until now and very few have been vermitled to see the child, — e .——— The Swift Packing House. CH1CAGO, March 22, —[Special Telegram to the Bek.!--Arrangements were perfected last night aud & contract entered into by the Soath Omaha syndieate and George F. Swift of Chicago, to ereet a packing house at Omatia. The bulidiugs are to be erected at once at & cost of $20,000, This will include the paching o' beef, shiue and hqp. ALL BRILLIANT AT BERL Great Reioicing and Grand Illuminations on King William's Birthday. THE WHOLE CITY GOES WILD, The Emperor Greoted With Un. bounded Enthusiasin By Both Royalty and the Common People—A Glad Day. The Kaiser's Birthaay. |Copyright 1357 by James Gordon Bennett.] BerLiN, March 22—New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.|—Berlin awoke to-day to find itself & city ot flags and gas jets. As I walked home at 2 o'clock this morning, after sending my last cablegramn, 1 found many men hard at work putting up flags and adding every imaginable device in gas pipe and electric lamps to the many already in position. All might these men worked adding decoration to decoration until, if it pleased the kalser to drive through Berlin even in the poorest part of the city, he never would be out of sight of si.ns of rejoicing over his long life. There are flags innumerable, but unfortunately to-day the sombre Prussian one 1s prineipally used. In this the flag is so draped as to conceal the bright colors of the two stripes, so much that it seems to be a sign of mourning. Looking from a window this morning at a set of flays draped over the doorway this effect was so startling that for a moment I thought the emperor must be dead. The initial of the emperor’s name and outlines of his majesty’s figure are largely used in the illuminations, One great W, formed by forty or more pow- erful electric lamps, hangs across the street from the roofs of two high buildings. An- other immense W, with ninety below it, hangs in the universizy yard in sight of the kaiser's windows, erman eagles, stars, ete,, are to be scen everywhere. On the domes of buildings alpne are electric lights of 100,000 candle power. The illumination will not be so general as it was after the em- peror’s escape from assassination. Then the city furnished candles to the people who were too poor to buy them to put in their windows. ‘lo-night, however, the illumina- tion will be on & much grander scale. All the main streets will be floods of light with every window brilliant with gas, the electric or candles. BEAUTIFUL WINDOW DECORATIONS. Prettier than all other decorations are the store windows in such streets as unter den Linden, Friedericn m¢ Leipsiger, From many of the windows allthe goods have been removed to make room for a bed of flowers or moss or evergreens. In the center is a bust in bronze or warble or a picture of Kaiser Wilhielm, crowngd with laurel and surrounded with candlgs, In some cases there are bronze groups of four gen- erations--the crown prince and the crown princess, som and grandson, In other places there are busts of the kaiser, the crown prince and crown princess, In no case have L seen apy popular notice taken of the existenee of the empress, an omission all the more remarkable since the empress is not notably unpopular. Where the goods ate not entiraly removed trom be- hind the broad plate. glass there is still als ways a rearrangement of them to sel off to the best advantage the fnevitable representas tion of the emperor with its altar-like of candles. GREETING THE KAISER. At a very early hour this morning a crowd filled the whole of the unter der Linden as far as the eye could reach, The crowds were especially compact around the outside of the statue of Frederick the Great in front of the palace. Presently the kaiser appeared at his window, looking fresh and bright, although he had but a snort night's rest. In spite of the previous day’s very hard work, he had gone to bed at 12 and had been awakened at 8 by two old body servants who were first to congratulate him. Soon after the empress came to his Toom and gave him the first present of the day, a sash like that worn by Frederick the Great. Then attendantsin a body and the servants followed with congratulations. ‘Then, soon after he had taken breakfast with the empress, he came good naturedly to his tamous window. The procession of the students drove past in wagons. The stu- dents were arraved in all the finery of the day before. They had even more banners than then and bands of music also. They clashed their swords as they passed the pal- ace, but none in the erowd paid the slightest attention to a single one of the 300 carriages, ‘There was the kalser, so the crowd with one aecord turned their backs on everything else in order that they might watch and cheer the old man who stood before them, trimly dressed In unl- form. ‘The cheering never stopped while he was in sight. It weut echoing down the unter den Linden, was caught up and re- started as long as anyone was able to see the old eror, CONGRATULATED BY PRINCES. ‘Then came the princes to offer their con- gratulations, The first to arrive was Prince William, eldest son of the crown prince, with the princess and little sons, one of whom, Eithel Fritz, is the emperor's favor- ite. The carriage was splendidly gotten up. 1t was drawn by six hordes and showed the most perfect taste in the combination of col- ors, from the green wheels through the brownish body, to the trappings in silver and ight blue. Before It camea forerider in gor- geous silver and blaek, whose pranc- ing horses made room for the carriage. The coachman, who seemed fully as important as any one, certainly was as bravely dressed behind the carriage, whose liveries drew ‘“ohs” and ‘*obs” from the crowd. Inside, on the front seat, plainly in view, were the litile bays, as happy as any- body ever was, wol at the cheering of the,crowd. In their handsthey carried bunches of bluecorn flowers,whight they were taking as a present to their grea nd father. They made the crowd roar with langhter by their attempts to itate the military salute their father people near him, Certainly Prince Williain Is a popular heir to the throne. Nobody, to-flay except the kaiser got anything like the applause which greeted his carriage both in ng and returning. Following soon after Prince William came the visiting prinees in fjcarraves, with degress of \ sflver trapping, They were all greeted as with difticulty they got through the crowd to the inclined plane before the kaiser’s door. The queen's smiling, cheery face came in for a double round of applause when she ap- peared. The empty carriages were drawn up in a ghttering semi-circle in front of the opera house and the¢ kaiser disappeared to receive his gie:ts, but mota person in the crowd outside left his place. A BETROTHATL ANNOUNCED, At the afternoofi reception the emperor, after receiving the congratulations of the royal family and princely guests, with the ewpress by his side and surrounded by a full court, formally snnoueed the betrothal of DPrince Henry, second son of Crown Prince Frodedek William, to Princess Irene of Hesse. ‘I'he young couple ! wareallerwards beartily vmmllld oy all the illustrious company. A family dinner followed at 4 o'clock at the palace of the crown prince. ‘The emperor and empress were driven from the imperial palace to the crown prince’s palace in a closed carriaze, as rain was falling. Tney were greeted with uninterrupted cheering along the way, A BRILLIANT SCENE. To-night Berlln is 1ike a city of fire. Steeples and domes shine with brilliancy. Electrie light is the ground work of the illu- mination, three rose colored lights radiating from the lofty avenves in the center of the the city where the palaces are situated to the remote streets. From the roofs of houses bengal fires are everywhere sending forth soft, glowing flames. In Lipzinger Platz, Unter den Linden and all the large streets every house contributes to the general effect. Crowns, stars and eagles are in rich profusion and numerons colossal busts of the emperor surrounded with exotie plants are displayed. ‘I'he electric light on thesquaretower of the town hall emits a ruddy glare. On Brandenburg gate are immense cauldrons from which flames are bursting forth every moment. ‘The colossal arches at Pottsdam station are illuminated with eagles, stars and crowns and the whole building is encircled with blazing pitch lires, Amiast all this glow and light 500,000 per- sons moved in perfect order. AT THE SO After dinner the emperor and empress and Crown Prince Frederick William and his wife returned to the palace and attended a soiree in the white hall of the royal castle. ‘The hall was divided into two portions, one for the stage aud the other for the guests. The two front rows of seats were reserved for princess of imperial and royal blood. In front of these were placed three arm chairs for the emperor and queens of Saxony and Roumania. ‘The emperor, however, retused to occupy the conspicuous position selected for him and seated himselt in a row with the other members of royalty. At 9 o'clock the empress entered the hall on the arm of her grandson, Prince Willlam, walking with the aid of a cane. She looks much older and more feeble than the emperor. She wore a pale green dress, trimmed with lace, and had diamonds in her hair, When all the Ruests had assembled, the performance began with a tableaux vivants, representing Charles Vin Augsburg. A duet from the opera of ““Tannhouser” followed, which was sung by Herr Nienann and Freu Hof- meister. A quartette from Verdi's *“Don Carlos” was rendered by Frauleipe Renara and Pattini, Frau Arboland Herr Padilla, after which was presented a scene from “Don Juan.” During the interval between the first and second parts of the entertainment the em- peror walked about and exchanged greetings Wwith his guests, conversing with the Prince of Wales and Princesses Christian and (rene. Yassing between the rows of seats he shook hands with the embassadors and their wives and saying few words to a number of diplomats. The Grand Dnchess Vladimir wore a costume of pink satin, with sable trimmings and tiara of diamonds and stom- acher of emeralds and diamonds. ‘The crown princess was attired ina dress of silvery gray material and a pasure of dia- monds and rubies and diamons: After the performance the company ad- Journed to the supper rooms, of which thero were four, members of royalty occupying one, diplomats another and suits ot foreign princes the two' remaining. The emperor retired to rest before mid-night, but the guests remained at the festive board till night became morning. THE PRESENTS. Among the presents received by the em- peror is the general’s sash which the empress had made for him. The floral presents were numerous. The crown princess painted for the occasion a lite-size portrait of Prince ‘William, around which were placed bon- quets presented by members of the family. Special pleasure seemed to be afforded the emperor by the children of Prince Al- brecht and the children of the crown prince of Sweden. Many floral tributes came from distant parts of Germany and England. High officials of the eourt presented to the emperor a picture representing a military scene, At noon a charming group in terra cotta, by Eugene Bloy, came from Paris en- titled “Grandpa’s Birthday.” Celebrated at Rome. [Copy; ight 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.] RowE, Maroh 22.—|New York Herald Cable.—Special to the Brk.|—Many of the leading papers, Catholic and anti-Catholie, publish eulogistic articles in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm’s ninetieth birthday., The great event Is being colebrated to-night by the resi- dents, There is a grand reception to-night at the German embassy . During their stay in Rome Lord Roseburg and Lord Randolph Churehill, who left yes- teday for Florence en route for London, hua a private audience with the pope, after which they paid a visit to King Humbert. At Other Points, PaAris, March 22.—Count Von Munster, German ambassador, held a reception last night in honor of the emperor's birthday. ‘I'he occasion proved of exceptional interest and brilliancy, The countess was ill and did not appear. The whole diplomatic world, all members of the French cabinet, and other political ~ celebrities of France, including Clemenceau and prominent for- elun residents, were present, De Brogho was invited but did not come. Boulan minister of war, was the lion of the even He told Von Muanster he was happy to )= clate himself was those who wished to celebrate the _birthday of the German emperor. De Lesseps arrived after midnight, so as to appear, as he ex- plained, atthe verv beginning of the birth- day. The soiree was protracted until 1 this morning. ST, PETERSBURG, March 32, —The Journal de St. Petersburg warmly and fully unites in Germany’s congratulations to her emperor. The Moscow (iazette extols Emperor Will- ian's mercy and his efforts tomatntain peace and friendship between Germany and Rus: sia. The Gazette also pralses Prince Bis- marck for his work in seconding the em- peror's efforts. » VIENNA, March 22.—Banquets and thanks- {!v'lu: services in celebration of Kmperor illlam’s birthday have been arranced for to-day in Untl.l in” Austrian Stvria, and in several Bohemian towns. Two hundred German residents of Vienna subscribed to the expense of the great banquet given here va-nlf 'he Vienna papers publish arti- cles laudatory of the German emperor’s char- acter and career. LONDON, March 22.—The Gierman imperial standard i8 holsted to-day over the building occupled by the German embassy, and the German embassador has received numerous congratulations, - — Cardinal Taschereau at Paris. (Copuright 1887 by James Gordon Beanett.) Pamis, March 22.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the —Cardinal Tasch- ereau arrived here at balf past 8 o’clock this morning, he having left Rome Sunday atter- noon. The train was two hours late owing to an axle of the carringe containing the caardinal having broken near ‘Lurin while the train was going at full speed. Nobody was injured, but his eminence and all on board were well shaken for about ten min- utes, until the train was brought to a stop, when a new carriage was attached. ‘T'he cardinal Is 1o splendid health and expresses himselt as perfecily delighted with the cordial reception he was accorded at the vatican. He says that he was especially touched vy the delicacy of the popc’s atteutions in couterring upou Liw a coust of honor by nominating Abbes tamel and Le- gare to the rank of apostolic prothenataries, Abbes Nethal and Boldus to the rank of do- mestic prelates, and Abbes Marois and Tetu to the rauk of secret chamberlain. he ear- dinal’s brother, Judge John Thomas chee reau, also received a decoration, that of com: mander of the Order of St. Gregory, The cardinal, who is staying at the Saint Sul- pice seminary, intends to sail from Havre on Saturday by the Gascoigne, A well-informed French prelate, who has Iately returned home, tells me that Cardinal Givbons feels a little slighted at the pope conferring court honors upon Cardinal Taschereau, and Cardinal Gibbons’ friends are trying to induee the pope to confer courr tionors upon him, too. THE ENGLISH RACES, Interesting Events on the Turfin Line colnshire Yesterday. [Copyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.) LINCOLN, Eng., March 22--[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.|--There was cold gusty weather on the Carholm course this the second day ot the Lincoln spring meeting, yet the sport again proved interesting, The vis more numer- ous than yesterday n the morning the track was still covercd with the snow which had fallen during the night, buta steady rain set in about 8 o'clock and all traces of snow soon disappeared. Several ~andidates for honors galloped over the track at about 10 o’clock, during which Fullerton Kave the most satisfaction to the onlookers. The sport commenced with the Doddington plate, for which six ran. Greenwich, who won thesame event last year, again landed winner, beating Pedestrian easily, ‘The Brocklesby trial plate was disputed by nine competitors, and Tommy Tittlemouse, ridden by Wood, gained a close victory from Mr. Craig’s Dunnblane. A field of twenty turned out for the Brock- lesby stakes, which resulted in favor of Vol- eano. Wood, the rider of Tommy Tittlemouse in the Brocklesby trial plate, also won the cattle selling plate with Mr. Park’s Silver- smith, which he skilfully pushed from the rear, near the distance post, to the front, winning by a length and a half. He was third, however, In one race wtth the Black- gown colt by Muncaster. Mr. Grover Cleveland’s The Sage, which, by the way, is stabled in & small red top struc ture, was third in one of the races to-d ‘The cracks have all arrived for to-morrow’s great event, the Lincolnshire handicap. Lively Times in Parliament. Loxnox, March 22.—The house of com- mons has been sitting all might and con- tinued in session untill arternoon. The gov ernment had been trying to dispose of tne naval and civil service bills, but the home rule members, by obstruction, prevented any action being taken. Two hundred and sixty members were present. Just berore adjourn- ment the clvil service bill was passed. William Henry Smith, Government leader, rose amid cheers and counter-cheers in the in the house of commons this evening and moved that the bill for the amendment of the criminal law in Ireland have precedence over all orders of the day. e stid Ireland was in a state of disorganization and the government was bound to act under a sense of public_duty, particularly when in found juries in that country intimidated and no- torious criminals, whose deeds were inimical to soclety, zetting off seott free. John Mor- ley, in moving the rejection of the motion f%*'\:rnncy fed absolutely Smith’s asser- tions as to the lawless condition of Ireland and dematided that the government give comparative statistics of crime in_Ireland, which, he said, would show that beyond a certain narrow area the couutry had seldom been quieter. Coming Aunarchist Trials. ViENNA, March 23.—The leaders of the an- archists on trial here—Wawrunck, Weaver, Kasparl and Mason—will be tried on the charge of baving secretly prepared the explo- sives with eriminal intent. This charge has been substituted for the graver charges, in- volving death, on which it was first intended to prosecute the prisoners, because the latter would, it had been found, involve a shocking number of executions, The prisoners will be tried without a jury. An Italtan Murderer Arrested. PAus, March 22.—An Italian named Fran- zini has been arrested on the charge of mur- dering Mme. Regnault and her maid. A quantity of bloody clothing wasfound in his apartment. Franzini has confessed. Very Much Chagrined. SHANGHAT, March 2.—The foreign pro- moters of the project to build a railway join- ing Loitataku to Tientsin are much chagrined i Chang sanctioned the pro- posal that Chinese labor must be used in the construction of the road. - ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIO) An Illinols Legislator Shot at By Un- known Parties. SPRINGFIELD, IlI., March 22.—An attempt was made to-night upon the life of Repre- sentative George S. Bailey, the labor member of East 8t. Louis, by some unknown person, Bailey was returning to his boarding house and was in theact of stepping upon the porch leading to the door when he was tired upon by a person wko was concealed behind the corner of the house. ‘I'he revolver used was a thirty-twocalibre, and the ball went threugh Bailey's overcoat and piercing a book in the pocket of his undercoat and lodging in a 00k similar to the one pierced by the ball. Hailey says that he has no theory concernin the shooting. The fact of his being one ol the parties to the resolution condemning the two labor members of the legislature in acting as pall bearers at Mrs, Neebe's funeral is attributed by some as the cause for the shooting, There is no clueto the would-be assassin, — - The Dakota Flood. MANDAN, Dak., March 22.—A good many streets here are fuil of water, but there is no ‘The water 15 spreading over a vast extent of country, and rising slowly. The gorge is expected to go soon, BisMARCK, March 23.—The Missouri fell about twelve inches last night and this morn- ing stood at the high-water mark of 1877, The railroad managers and passengers were con- gratulating themselves on the prospect of re- lef when the water began to rise ayain. During the day there has been arise of a foot, which is remarkable when it 15 consid- ered that the river here is six miles wide and there were no more gorges up the rive break and let down their contents. The train from the east was delayed twenty min- utes this atternoon by the rise in Creek, three miles east of this point. is no longer any doubt of the drowning of the Jackson family at Paint Woods. "The family consisted of father, mother and two children.} 4 v ‘The water is now stationary. The North- ern Pacific transterred in yawls to-day and will transfer by the steamer Ielena to-mor- row. All passengers delayed here are being fed at the company’s expense. Dynamite was unnvnulnzl{ used on the gorge at Sibley Island to-day, ~Little Heart river is expected to break, and when it di back into Mandan in a te —— The Apac New Yors, Mareh 22 pecial Telegram to the Bexk. ]--"The Tim Wasnington cor- respondent says that Secrctary Lamar plainly told Chatto and other Apaehes who went to Washington with him last sumwmer that the people of Arizona Insisted on their leaving San Carlos, Chatto protested and Lamar turned the Indians over to the war depart- ment, and when Chatto learned at Leaven- worth that warrants were out for his arvest he consented to go to Florida es the water will ritie flood. THE FIVE MEN SELECTED, Oleveland Names the Members of the Ine ter-State Commercs Commission. TWO OF THEM CAUSE SURPRISE( Cooley, Morrison, Bchoonmaker, Walker and Bragg the Lucky Ones—Preparations For the National Drill, Composition of the Commission, WasHixaros, March 22 —[Special Teles gram to the Beg, |—The president has finally completed the board of inter-state commerce commissioners, and the names who are to pass upon traflic matters for the United States for some months to come were an- nounced at 9:30 to-night. No president ever had a more difficult task to perform than P'resident Cleveland had in ¢ onstructing this board. He had nearly a thousand applica- tions to choose from, but he found a few who possessed the desired qualifications who were willing to accept the salary offered by the government in lieu of their business incomes, Thomas M. Cooley, of M:chigan, who has been selocted for the six-year term, has had & valuable experience as a corporation lawyer and jurist in railway cases. He is at present receiver of the Wabash railway, to which po- sition he was appointed by Judge Gresham, William R. Morrison, of [llinois, is known to everyone who has paid attention to con- eressional history during the past few years, His term is for tive years. Augustus Schoon- maker, of New York, has not bLeen consulted as to his appointment and t is not known that he will accept. His term s for four years, He is a promi- nent lawyer and was a state senator at Albany during ‘Lilden’s incumbency of the governor's chair. Aldace F. Walker, of Vermont, a former law partner of Senator Edmunds, was at one time a member of the Vermont legislature, He was prominently identified with railway legislation and Is said to be one of the ablest lawyers in Vermont. He is a republican. His term is for three years, but lie has not beon consulted about his appointment. Walter L. Bragg, of Ala bama, the short term meimber of the board, is atpresent & member of the Alabama raiiroad commission and 18 reported to have furnished valuable tics to members of congress when the inter-state bill was under discus- sion. He, too, is a lawyer. The appointiment of Schoonmaker and Walker was a surprise to every one. ‘Thie others had been fixed apon for sonie time. Morrison is the only mems- ber of the board who is not a lawyer. TIE COMING NATIONAL DRILL. Washington hotel men and boarding house )ers are preparing to take ca crowd than ever before came here at one @ except upon the occasion of the inaugu- \ Passenger agent- of the vatious railways who were recently is convention here predict that the exceedingin low rates of fare which have been agreed upon will result in the migration of such a crowd as will tax the rolling stock of the railroads of the country to the utmost. “Three-quarters of acent u mile is the rate which will be charsed, This will give the round trip ticket from Chicago to Washington for $12, and it will without doub result in bringing thousands of people here who have interest whatever in the nationai drill, but will sieze this oppor- umll{ for making a pilgrimage to the Mecea of bridle couples. One railroad man from western New York says that the Canadian roads are preparing to join with those of the United States in offerinz inducements to our northern neighbors to come and see what we look like at headquarters. This gentleman says that the Canadians are more given to excursions than any other class of people on this side of the Atlantic and that at least 1,000 may be expected from lower Canada during drill week, The drill by the ‘way is a yrivate speculation and will doubtiess rove ot material financial benefit to those ave undertaken the labor of preparing it. BIDS FOR NAVAL ARMOR. The secretary of the navy to-day opened bids for heavy gun forzing and armor plates for the new naval vessels and armamcnts, American manufacturers of steel do not seem to be able to manufacture the nec- essary material. It was expected that a creat many bids would be received, but up to the time advertised for opening there were only three filed. A great many manufacturers and agenis of manufacturing concerns were present, but only three houses filed bids, 'They were for heavy um forg- ings, the Midvale Steel company, 81, 2405 Bethlehem Iron comgnny. $002,230; the Cambria Iron works, $851,513. Only one bid was recelved for armor plates—tlie Bethle- hem Iron company, at 81,010,707, ~Although the awards will not be made for fifteen days, it is practically settled that the Bethlehem company, which has spent upwards of a mill- u'zlu ullo‘l’lurs in preparing for the work. wil get the job. NEBRASKA AND IOWA PENSIONS. Nebraska und lowa rmmmns were granted to-day as follows: Oliver Croasmun, Edgar, (increase) ; Alexander Rrady. portvilles Nicholas Breger, Elm Creek: Solon L. Fule ler, Des Moines; John W. Burns, Bonaparte. (increase) : Horace M. Downer, Monticello; Robert Milliken, Ruthyer; John 8, Balader, Meadland; Leander Powellson, Bataviaj Robert H. Williams, Newton; Jeremiah B, <argslen, Lime 8Springs; Albert ‘Thor) Loon ; Samuel F, Shields, Allerton; Wm. C. Mayhew, Washington: Wm. P, Tarbart, Buena Vesta: Harrison F. Mills, Wyoming; Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Tackey, Albia; Alexancer Tremble, Albia: James O. Ratter, Clarion: Thomus 1 Magnord, Hamplond Unriah Thomas, Corn ohn G, Bittner, Carbon: W 1. Corydon; Al- drich R, Ba WE! N PATENTS ISSUED. The following Iowa and Nebraska patents were Issued to-day: Benjamin R. Baughen, Burlington, la., stem winding and settin, watch: James 1. Brown and J. Blake, Bed- ford, la., machine for weaving wire fences; Theodore A. Carter, Red Oak, Ia,, lLay lad- der; August O, Dietze, Syracuse, Neb,, ear coupling; A. J. Elliott, Mason City, r coupling: Fritz Foellmer, West Point, Neb,, motor: Michael J, Galligar, Cedar Iapids, la., boiler: Chancey C. Haskin, Waltham, 1a., car coupling; Isaac Jay and J. C. Jay, Arapahoe. :h.. feed grindery Jones, Williamsburg, Ia.. veterin Horatio B, Morrison, Britts, 1a., wire Robert B. Nicol, ' Milford, Ta., & ment for stereots pe blocks: William 11, 1 sen, Cedar Rapids, Ta., sleizhi: Plerson ' Walton, Sutton, Néb., remedy for hog ctiol era: Danlel Wilde, Washivgton, la., steam ditching und tile-laying machine, Owen ‘The secretar, applicant tor th 01 assistant surzeon in'the army shall'be examined by the army medical examini ard at New York whose application was dated later than January of this year, Mr. kred Morse Taylor, son af Major M ‘Taylor, surceon U. S, A., and twely s Who had been already ordered for examination, have had thei orders revoked and have been ubliged to re- turn howie from New York, where all had already reported. What this means is not understood at the surgeon general’s oflice, ng it has been difficult for several years Lo keep the grade of assistant surgeons filled, Major James F. Randlett, Ninth cavalry, has been ordered from t M Wyoming, to command at Kort Du Chesn Utah, to reiie Genera! Edward Hatel colonel of the Ninth cavalry, who is order, to Omaha. ¢ Army leave: Captain John B. Read, Eleventh infantr Fort Yates, idakot. twelve days; First eutenant Solou Massey, Fifth artiller at Donglas, Salg Lake, sixwen days: Captain W. 8, Kdgerly, .E'nvunth cavalry, Fort Mead, Dakota, thicly ays. A NERRASKAN'S CLAIM DISALLOWKD, 1n the Indian de i m of Jamos Douglas,ot A 3 in 1 4 by the Ch terior departinent nnds the loss sustained to 85,400, aud teal the cluiin was not pres sented within the lnitation tixed by lave, POSTAL CHANGES, Jos, Guittard was to-duy appuintea posts master at Barnesion, Gage coinly, vice Clug L. Sk, vesigned,