Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1887, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAy BEL SIXTEENTH YEAR. A_CAINST IRISH COERCION, Strong Resolutions Denouncing the Tory Plan Adopted By the Legislature. THE SALINE LAND GRAB BILL It Causes a Long and Ileated Discunss- fon in the House and Is Finally Recommitted — Other Measures Pasfed. Benate Proceedings. Lixcory, Neb, March 20.—|Special Telegram to the Bre.|—This morning in the senate was consumed in reading house rolls a second time and considering the sen- atorial and representative redistricting bill. ‘The most of the afternoon the senate was occupled in committes of the whole in con- sldering the reapportionment bill, which evoked a long and at times heated discussion. 1t was finally amended, leaving the number of senators and representatives unchanged. A resolution of sympathy to the people of Ireland was adopted and ordered cabled to Parnell. This being the last day on which house bills can be read the first time, a large num ber of them were disposed of. Bills on third reading were then taken up and the following vassed: House bill to authorize precincts to compromise their bonded indebtedness: house bill to pay fur- ther cost of the capitol construction and au- thorizing three-fourths of a mill levy for the purpose; house bill granting riecht of wav telephone companies along the y\lblic highways: house bill providing for he - issue and “m)lm-lll of school distriet bonds: senate bill to provide a betier ass: ment of personal property, the bill providing that the state board shall fix the rate of as- sessments; the bill relating to empanneling Juries; the bill for a proposed constitutional amendwent to be ratitied by the electors the bill for.aid of feeble minded children; the bill to prevent fraudulent election tickets; the bill requiring all criminal cases to be tried in the county where the crime was com- mitted, unless affidavit is made that an im- artial trial cannot be had; the bill relating trial on indictment; the bill to apportion license money amone school districts, Recess until 8 o'clock, ‘The senate this evening passed the follow- ing bills: To authorize each judge of the suprome court to employ a stenographer, the salary to be $4 ver day for actual service ren- dered; house bill 3, providing for the election of regist of deeds and defining their duties; senate bill to prohibit bucket shops and dealing in options of any character: house bill for an act to amend section 1, chapter 26, page 187, of the laws of Nebra: 18835 senate bilf to provide for the more efli clent collection of delinquent taxes; house bill for an act to provide for organization ot students of the univerity intoa battallion and to provide for the commissioning of officers; & bill to prevent fraud in procuring divorces. Adjourned. Doings in the House. LiNcoLN, Neb., March 20.—(Special Tele- gram to the BEej—The tollowing bills were passed in the house this morning: 437, author- izing the attorney-general to employ assistant counsel in cases now before the United Btates supreme court; 373, legalizing the in- corporation of certain villages; 366, prohibit- ing the cancellation of insurance policies by Aany agent except those of the company which he represents. The speelal committee on selection of bills, reported a number of senate files, Then fol- lowed the passage of senate iile 248, changing the name of jthe reform school to the Ne- braska Industrial school for juvenile offend- ers; 425 relating to a chanze of venue; 499, changing the state law to conform to the n: tional law relating to election of electors; 497, reculating the pay and the number of legislative employes; 45, requiring every bale of hay to weight not less than ninety- five pounds. House roll 63, the West Lincoln saline land blil, was called, This was greatly amended, as already published. Mr. Smyth moved to commit. 'Lhig was lost and the call of the house being ordered half an hour was lost hunting for wembers, until finally a recess was taker. 3 AFTERNOON BESSION, ‘This afternoon a number ot Dbills were re- rted from the commitiee on selection of mportant measures, ‘I'he report was adopted. r. Whitmore of Douulus then rosc and offered the following resoluticns: ‘Wherens, 'The government of Great Brite ain, In detiance of the wishes of the Irish people, and of the expressed will of the peo- ples of Wales and Scotland and of the de- moceracy of England, deny the Irish people & responsible government, and now threaten them with the infliction of laws that will trample on every ige of personal and constitutional liberty. and must only end in bloodshed if not inthe ruin of the Irish peo- ple: and Whiet ‘The Irish lo have always been steadfast and faithful friends of Amer- ican liberty, fighting tor its achievement and dying for {ts preservation, and so bound up with us by ties of blooa and honorable mem- ories that our hearts are greatly moved by their nobla strugele for human freedom ; RResolved, That we condemn the Irish pol- lcy of Lord Salisbury and his cabinet as at variance with every principle of constitu- tional law and justice, as inhuman in con- ception and tending not only to injure the m‘nla of Ireland, but to lmlm'll the safety of the British emplre and to estrange the #ood will and friendship of the American people, who can never sanction a policy that contlicts with justice and libarty, Resolved, That we oxtend to” Mr. Parnell and his co-laborers, and to the Irish nation our heartfelt sympathy and encouragement 10 continue their gallant struggle until, under the w®lgis of a national and responsible gov- ernment, Ireland shall once more enjoy poace ani hnnrim-sa. Resolved, That we honor the noble stand taken by Mr. Gladstone and the enlightened democracy of Great Britain, and express our contidence that their ‘vl‘lnclplel of justicoand liberty to Ireland will prevail over the bar- berous and unrighteous policy of the tory government, Resolved, That coples of thesa resolut'ons led to the Hon. Charles Stewart Par- nell and Hon, Willi of commons, Lond In support of this said: m E. Gladstone, house ) ssolution Mr, Whitmore o5t recollections 18 that of a rusty and battered old sword hang- fng up besido the chilney in A home hal- lo by the pure lives and tranquil deaths of three generations of my ancestors, With this old sword my great grandsire helped to cut off the head of British tyranny in the American colonies. With such blood cours- ing in my veins, rocked in my childhood in that grand old “eradle of liberty,” Faneuil hall, and drawing my earhiest political inspi- tions from such immortal champions of iberty as Charles Sumner, William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Wilson and Wendell thb “pfl. with every'instinct of my nature impel- ing me to sympathize with the oppressed and downtrodden everywhere, it is natural when I read in the papers this morning of the co- erclon bill proposed in the British house of commons last night my blood fairly boiled within me, and Inow most heartily move the morlon of this resolution,” ‘The resolution was adopted with a ring: Ing vote, Messrs. Helmrod and Marshall vot- ing in the negative, he West Lincoln Saline land question was brought nr nfinlm Mr. Caldwell said there was nothing to be said in addition to what haa already been d with reference to the sale of these lands, 1f the legislature didn’t favor the sale of the lands in auestion, why then they should &ll the bill. If they did favor the sale, why on they should pass the bill, Mr. Bowman thought the state did not ANt to go into the real estate business. He thoukht the lands ought to be sold, and the nutlon; w‘%l lwl;euher mzy ben;u“}!ll trust the of public Iands and buildings, es elally when it was known that lwze'y' com nt of the lan ‘The o lon :«- 5'.: DIll hud come from a certaln mn of the state (neaning Douglas county) for which "‘3‘":'-." ::a‘:vorl "‘E"fd mnf:'.fl B ng o n. gunlan were now other sections -n&; OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30; 1 NUMBER 285 needed attention as much as that of the sec- tion upon which so much time had been spent. Mr. Miller said that if the object of the promoters of this were honest they would ()In-n these lands to public sale so that every citizen of Nebraska might come up and put in his littie bid. He wanted a law passed which would be of a general nature, and not confined to the lessees of the lands who have now a lease of fifty years, He did not want the bill killed and bacause of that desire he yanted the bill mmitted, r. Fuller of Gaze wanted the bill to be recommitted. He was opposed to it be- cause it did not propose to make the bargain and sale now. It left that option open for two years, and then lie_ felt the board of public lands and build- ings would not raise their appraisement one ]wnn)fi ‘That board, he knew, had enter- ainedl an appraisement of school lands for when they knew the land was worth $30 ) acre, Mr Rief read from a list_showing the quantityof lands now held in West Lincoln, which fe said the stock company appraised at 82,200 per acre, If that land was worth so much, why should 8500 be objected to by that company as the vrice of land much nearer the city? 1If this land be sold at the price suggested by the special committee the state would regret it. At this' juncture the opposition for the sec- ond time shut off debate by a call of time, Mr. Raymond said he knew the opposition to this bill came from Omaha, which was un- willing to allow Lincoln to incerease its pack- facilities, 1le saw the hand of John A. Shane in this movement, Smyth—Mr. McShane has not been on " Raymond—It is not pecessary for him tobe herc, Iknow he has been aedinst the movement and so has Creighton. You must all admit that the inte, of this state are best subserved by havinz our packing houses scattered all over the state, and not confined to Omaha Mr. Andres repelled the charge that the Douglas county delezation had monopolized the ‘ununuuu of the house for their own good. Mr. Newton moved the previous question. ‘I'hie motion was lost. Mr, Whitmore said that the combination which was formed some days ago was not so much on the appropriations as it was that the interests of the state would be protected in this bill, But it seemed to him that the friends of this bil resorted to unfair means to rush it throuch, eupuclnll(y when the special committee raported. Now they were forced to allow the stock vards eompany to pick out the best lands, the highiest and dryest acres, at the amount of $258 per acre, and r«nnn the company to leave the rest, which was always under water, in the possession of the state. He would rather favor the orlginal bill Mr. Bowman wanted to know from what premises Mr. Whitmore had concluded the vrice would be about $200 per acre. Mr, Whitmore answered the question and Mr. Miller also, the latter by saying that it was because the stock vards had” a lease for hfty years, and that they had no necessity of buying these lands unless they got them at their own prices. Besides he knew that the report of the special committee had been pre- pared before the committee visited the lands, Mr. Shamp denied the last imputation, < Mr. Knox resented Mr. Raymond’s re- marks and said it an examination were made it would be discovered how little Douglas county had received in comparison with that which had been given to Lancaster. Mr, Peters, a member of the special com- mittee, denied that that body had acted im- Dnlperly in making their report. Mr. Heimrod said that he had acted on the committee which nprmlsed the lands at not less than 8500, and that the report was made upon the knowledge that the state had a valuable plece of land in the property in question which could not be easily dis- vosed of. Slmvclms were also made by Messrs. Pem- berton, Cole, Newcomer, Watson, Dempster and Nichol in opposition to the motion, and Smyth and several others in suvpnn of the ame. The motion to recommit was carried by a vote of 40 to 42, ‘The house in open session passed the fol- lowing: Exempting from attachment prop- erty to the value of $500. ‘fo-morrow morning the majority and mi- nority revorts of the railroad commission on the fransportation bill willbe the special order for 10 o’clock, FEVENING SESSION. ‘I'o-nightan unsuccessful attempt was made to azain bring up the saline bill for consider- ation by Mr. Hayden, but without success. Mr. Crane’s house roll providing that in county seat contests if more than two-Lifths of the votes cast favor the site held betole the contest another election shall not take place for five years, was read and passed. ‘The vote on'the saline bill with reference to developing the sait interest of West Lin- coln was reconsidered. House roll 414 for the government of the Nebraska industrial home, was ‘)flfih\‘d. The roll aboye reconsidered is highly amenda- tory of the bill passed two years ago by which the work now being done in the saline lands was authorized. 1t provides for the building of dikes by the state to protect the land from an overflow with fresh water when any person shall beable toconvince the board of public lands and buldings that the brine now available is capable of Yrmluelng 100 barrels of salt rer day. The bill was passed. The tollowing bills were also fpassed: Senate file 13, requiring notaries to pur- chase new seals,and senate file 314, providing for the valuation of lands upon whieh roads shall locate or build. ‘The senate announced that it had made minor amendwents to house roll 3, the regis- ter of deeds roll. They were concurred in by the house. Mr. Dempster moved that the salive sale bill be considered. Mr. Hayden wished to amend the same by opening the sale to all bidders instead of the lesees as now contemplated. Mr. Dembpster’s motion was lost. Mr, Hayden's amendment was not acted upon. Ahout a dozen senate files were read for the first time. ‘The question of a normal school at Fre- mont brought up a long discussion, The de- feated advocates of normal schools in differ- ent parts of the state fought it vigorously. ‘The strong point of Fremont’s offer is'a building and furniture ready for occupancy and to cost the state nothing. The call of the house was wade a couple of times and at length the sergesnt-at-arins was sent to town for the absent ones. While he was away the members canonuded one another with books and bundles of papers, At 11:30 the objectors to dispensing with the cali of the house, as also those opposed to atjourning, effected a compromise that the question would come up agsin as unfinished business. It cannot be cailed to-morrow morning without a two-third vote beeause there is a spacial order for 10:30 o'clock. The oppouents of the bill think this will kil it, Parnell to Fitzgerald, LiNcoLy, Neb., March 29.—|Special to the BEE. |—John Fitzgerald has received the fol- lowing cablegram from Charies Stowart Par- nell: Housz or CoMMoNs, LONDON, March 28.— John Fitzgerald, Lincoln, Neb. : The coercion -bill proposed to-night in the house of com- mons is the eighty-seventh siuce the act of union, eighty-seven years ago. 1t is also the most stringent, tyrannical, and unealled for by the state of affairs in Ireland. Never be- fore has a coercion bill been proposed when crime was so rapidly decreasing, as compared with previous years. ‘The measure is almed agalnst all open :filullon. and appears to be: expressly deslgned for driving discontent be- neath the surface, 1t places all public speal ory, writers and eonductors of newspapers ab- solutaly at the mercy of stipendary magis- trates, holaing their oftice at the pleasure of the crown. It condemns the Irish speaking peasant of rack-rented Kerry to the tender mercies of a packed jury of Orangemen, or Iandlords; or to a jury of Englishinen at the 0Old Bailey, in London, The liberal party in the house, headed by Gladstone, stands as one man against this iniquitous measure, and will ticht shoulder to shoulder with us in opposing it to the last, It seems iwpossi- ble to believe that even the present house of commons will continue to follow the tory overnment in their mad course, and g ;‘mlxes consider the measure will* break and ruin the cabinet. We must, however, pre- pare for the worst; and I confidently appeal to the American ple for that svmpathy and support whi never withheid from a people struggling for liberty, ARNELL, P. Mr, Fitzgerald cabled the following reply ufir’c‘cfin‘?'}'{'&. March 20.—-To Honerable Charles . Pamnell, M, P., House of Commons, London—Yuor cable re- ceived. The league will redouble its efforts, Ireland is sure of American .-A‘ympnlhy and support in the coming crisis. ‘Ihe Nebraska legislature to-day, by as unanimous vote, passed resolutions of sympathy with Ireland, and condemning the tory policy of coercion. This and similar manifestations throughout this free country give the lie to the slanders of the English press, that true Americans do not sympathize with Ireland, This great liberty-loving people ot the United States are entirely in sympathy with lreland’s strug- &le for home rule. ~ (Signed.) Jony Fi1zGeRALD, President Railroads For Minden. DEN, Neb., March 20.—[Special to the —Great enthusiasm prevails in Minden owing to her prospects of being the best city in Nebraska west of Hastings and the great- est railroad center in the west. Bonds to the amount of 50,000 have been voted in aid of the Kansas City & Omaha which intends making this point adivision station, operat- ing the line from here to Ogallala and the line from here to Denver, thus giving Minden eating houses, machine shops, round houses, ete. Neither isthisall, The B. & M., whose maiu line passes through here, has laid plans torun a branch from here and take the Union Pacitic at Plum Creek, The Rock 1stand is heading from Red Cloud tv Kearney and the northwest, passing through here. The Northwestern is surveying a_line from Hastings to Pueblo, Colo,, through this city. Land within one mile of the court house is selling at $100 per acre and_capitalists from different parts of the east are making large investments. ‘The population of this eity’ will undoubtedly quadruple itselt within the next twelve months. Weare yet seriously in need of another pkrm mill, canning fac- tory, creamery, brick yards, in fact every Line’ of indusiry needs to_be increased 1o meet the great demand. Mechanics and Iaborers will tind plenty of work and good wages, owing to the numerous large brick buildings under contract for erection, Our citizens gave vent to their (el!llll%a of pride by firing off anvils and biuiding bonfires last evening to a late hour. A prominent citizen who opposed the bonds was burned in eftigy amid the music of the band and shouts of the people, Politics at Wahoo. ‘Wanoo, Neb., March 20,—|Special to the BeE.|—Wahoo is now in the midst of the warmest political fight known in her history. The issue of prohibition or anti-prohibition of a year ago has given away to the issue of high license vs low license. At a caucus of the high license forces last night H, H. Dorsey, brother of Congressman Dorsey, one of Wahoo's most upright and _enterprising business men, was selected as the candidate | for mayor, and Thomas Killian, Frank Ken- daliand J. J. Willey as candidates for alder- men from the Fim'i‘ Secona and Third wards respectively, The low license forces also held a convention last night and put in nomination for mayor W. H. Dickenson, and for councilmen C. W. Lubker, A. Perry and P. Andersond from ' the First, Second and Third wards respectively, and called their ticket the anti-prohibition ticket. It is con- ceded on all hands that the high license ticket will win by a large majority. Crushed to Death. FArLs Ciry, Neb, March 29.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.J—William O'Neill, a brakeman on the B. & M., was killed in the yard at this place this morning about 7:30 o’clock. He was riding on the rear end of the tank of engine No. 175, which was back- ing up. 1nsome way helost his hold, fell on the track, and before the locomotive could be stop it passed entirely over his body, crushing it to » shapeless mass and Killing him instantly. The body of the unfortunate man was conveyed tothe zage room of the B. & M. depot, where an inquest was held by Coroner Ryan, who rendered a verdict in ac- cordance with the above facts. From papers found on O’Neill’s person it is subposed that his relatives live either at Lacrosse, Wis., or at Springfield, ‘0. 2He also has distant relatlves living at Hfckman, Neb. The re- mains will be taken to Lincoln to-night., Temperance Women in Convention. NoRrFoLK, Neb., March 20.—|Special to the BEE.]—The third semi-annual eonvention of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of the seventh district met here last evening and continues to-day. Mrs, M. f. Osborn presides, and last eveniug the introductory services were held. Mrs, J. L. Hulbert, of Norfolk, delivered the address of welcome, Mrs. H. Howe, of Dixon county, re- sponded in behalf of the Woman’s Christian ‘Temperance Union. Rev.J. J. Parker, of Norfolk, eave a short address on behalf of ihe clery. The leading address was made by Mrs. 8. C. 0. Upton, of Pierce county. 1t was a bright and interesting one. She was followed by Mrs. Mary T. Folsom in a short talk. The programme to-day embraces re- vorts from various departments and papers on nearly every feature of temperance work, Pushing Improvements, WaAnHO00, Neb,, March 29.—|Special to the Brr.|]—The new creamery building is com- pleted and ready for the inside machinery, The B. & M. railroad company has with- drawn all its graaers from this part of the Omaha & North Platte division and sent them to Broken Bow. Work on the new depot here is Dmguulng rapidly and it will be ready for occupancy In a few days, when regular trains will be placed on the B, & M. between here and Ashland, Work has begun on Killian Bros’. new brick building. It is to be three stories high, 44 feet wide by 120 feet long, finished in tne most modern style of architecture, Harlan Connty Votes Bonds. AtMA, Neb, March 20.—[Special to the Bee.|—The official vote of Harlan county on the proposition to issue bonds in aid of the Kansas City & Omaha railroad* which was submitted to thé people last Sat- urday, has just been announced, as follows: Alma, city, 183 for, 1 against; Alma, pre- cinet, 78 for, 3 against: Washington, 43 for, 8 against; Antelope, 79 for, 16 against: Turkey Creek, 05 for, 17 against; Orleans, 290 for, 6 against, BN The Sidney Land Office. SioNey, Neb, March 20.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The nomination of John M. Adams and Gould B, Blakely for register and yeceiver of the Sidney land office is hailed here with universal satisfaction, Both are competent and well qualified to fill their respective positions, The appoint- ment reflects great credit upon President Cleveland. Itnaca, N. Y., March 20.—A special to the Journal this morning states that & dwelling house occupled by Matthew Massick, at Lud- lowville, ten miles from here, burned between 12and 1 o'clock this morning. Massick and threo children perished, The coroner is in- vestigating the case. Trov, N. Y., March 20.—The Caswell building, occupied principally by dry goods dealers, burned this worning and the occu- pants of the Boardman building sustain slight losses, The ftiremen say there was something mysterions about the rapid spread of the flames, as the fire burst out in several places at once., The total loss will aporoxi- wate $100,000, nearly covered by insurance. EL1zABETH, N. J., ch 20.—A fire started at one this afternoon in a store on Main street in the village of Woodbridge. 1t l;:rend to the adjoining buildings and across the street. There is no tire apparatus in the village, and the probability is that the whole village will be destroyed. ~ The town author- itles have telegraphea for assistance from the fire departments of Elizabeth, Rahway and Perthamboy, ————— An 014 stager's Death. PrORIA, 1L, March 2.—Orsen C. Parmely died to-day at the age of eighty years. In early days he was known all over the coun- try by reason of his extensive system of which ran to all points in “what was :I.llleang:hc ‘ireat Wuk"‘m Virginia Weather. LYXCHBURG, Va., March 20 —The weather is very cold and early fruit and vegetables are badly dawaged. * KEEPING UP THE INTEREST. No Diminuiion of the Excitement Over the Haddock Murder Trial. LEAVITT AGAIN ON THE STAND. His Wife Also Tells What She Knows About the Crime—Bismarck's Evidence laterrupted By the Lawyers, Sionx City's Great Case. Stovx Crry, la., March 20,—[Special ‘Tele- gram to the Brr.]—The sixth day of the great Haddock murder trial was marked by no diminution of interest. As on yesterday only a small part ot the crowd could be ac- commodated. The number of ladies in at- tendance is increasing every day. So great is the anxiety to be present and hear every- thing, that the court room is generally packed a long time before the hour for opening and many remain standing hour after hour. A number of the co-conspirators were specta- tors to-day. As indicated in yesterday’s re- port the defense had not gotten through with Leavitt and consequently he was at once re- called this morning, He concluded on cross- examination as follows: 1 am acquainted with Louis Selzer; do not remember of having a conversation with him on the morn- ing of August 2, 1886, I did not say to him, *‘We ouught to blow up some of these — — ——as we did in Leavenworth when we ended our prohibition fight.” Iam not ac- quainted with a man named Mat Franciscus and did not say to him, *Those fellows want to whip the preachers. Iam in favore of ki ing them.” "1 did not say to Louis Selzer, *'[ xuess | have put my foot in it,” and “Will you give me bonds?” Ldo not know James Sprey, a saloon man at 604 Fourth street. I did not go to his saloon on August3and ask to borrow a pistol, 1 was in Sioux City when the aefendants were indicted. I went to see ‘'Bismarck” in the county jail. I did not say to him, *“Hello, ‘Bismarck.,’ How are you getting along? l(dyou have not got what you want, tell me and you shall haye it. 1suppose your wife has no money b{ this time. Give me her address and I will send her money. You know I did not shoot Haddock. You saw Arensdorf shoot as well asme. Ican get you bonds, but you will have to leave town, There is no fear of us going to the pen if you stiek to that story 1 told yow.” 1 did not tell him any of the above. I did notsay to “Bismarck,” *I have some witnesses that will swear to any- thing [ want them to.” 1don’t know where Arensdort had the pistol before he shot. 1 was twenty-tive feet from Haddock when he was killed. I can’tsay. who was standing uearest me. Ican’t say who the man was Iwhu ran up the street with me after the shoot- ng. _On redirect examination Leavitt related the circumnstances of Woou snd Hill obtaining his confession, with which the public is gen- erally familiar. Mrs. H. S. Leavitt was next called. She testitied: *'I know John Arensdorf when 1 see him. I heard a part of the conversation between my husband and Mr, Arensdorf, who were stauding beneath my window on Fourth street a few days after the murder, Arensdorf said he had Just been before the coroner’s {:‘nu He said Henry Peters would be called ‘before the coromer’s jury next. Arensdorf said Peters was a damned Dutch- man and could not be:fixed for evidence, and that he would send him to Nebraska and then to Germany, ‘I'hen witness told the story about E““‘l""" from John- son’s to his room and “ehanging his clothes on the night of the murder and returning to Johnson’s. Witness identified the clotling worn by her husband that night. Albert Kosnilsk: alfas “Bismarck,” who made a confession subsequent to Leavitt, after Jeturning from San Francisco where he was arrested as a conspirator, next testitied: 1 was born in Germany. I came to America seven years ago and came to Sioux City in 70, worked in the pork louse in the winter time and at driving pumps in sum- mer, am forty-three years old and lived on the west side the night Rev. Haddock was killed. I know John Arensdorf sinee coming to this city. know (George Trefber. He keeps a saloon on Fourth street, I have koown Fred Munchrath for five years. He was keeping a saloon when Haddeck was killed. I know Henry Peters. He worked with Arensdorf in the same brewery, Iknew Louls Plath, He was keeping a saloon when the wmurder took place. I met George Treiber on the day of themurder in front of «the Barlow block. 1 went into his sulaon with Treiber, 1had a talk with him, ‘Treiber and I then came to the court house where the injunction cases l%llnbl the saloon keepers were being tried. 1knew Rev. Haddock by sight. Isaw him atthe court house the day before the murder. He was a witness ina case. 1remained at the court house about one hour, When we left the court house we went up to Seventh street, Treiber pointed out the Methodist chureh. Hesald it was the preacher’s house. ‘I'he defense at this point entered an ob- jection to the witness stating declarations made by the co-conspimtors and the remain- der of the morning was consumed in discuss- Ing the two pointsinvolved. The state made a proposition and cited cases to prove the same—that when the fact of a conspiracy was clearly established then all later acts and declarations of the conspirators are aamissa- ble as evidence. District Attorney T, P, Murphy was re- called immediately afir the moon adjourn- ment and testitied tha the electric light was about twenty-five feel west of the bridge over which Arensdort and Peters ran. The light on the night of the murder shone so that an acquaintance ecould be recognized— might have even have been distinzuished by & stranger 80 as t0 recognize or describe him ain, n«l-‘ollowmz this the arguments on the ad- missability of the evidence above referred to was resumed and the conclusion was only reached at the hour for adjournment. The defense urged that the conspiracy had mnot been shown to exist; that the ‘Indictment under which Arensdort was now on trial did not charge it, and hence he was unable to disprove it; that the conversation which the state desired to introduce in evidence took rlucu previous to the jormulation of the al- eged conspiracy. | Jud:e Lewis overmled the objection set up by the defense and so **Bismarck” will %o on the stand In the namin: to complete his story and reveal the bistory of the conspir- acy. ‘The testimony' therefore to-morrow promises to be fuily assensational and start- ling as that of yuun.y. “Bismarck” is a qulet, dark-complexiened foreigner, ing coolness and positive: stand him in R% stated as & gon of the state 1s galnl credence every day. defendant now on 0883088~ ness which will orrow. It may be that the theory ter and greater W _believe that the will be convicted. Tepose in the jury, upon Adarr 15 al- man in his place like any one of the eleven it 1s believed the jury would agree. Dubngu I_)ou. DupuQuE, Ia, M 29.—|Special Tele- gram to the BrE.|— lowa undertakers opened a three day’s: camvention here to-day to hear Professor Clark, the embalmer of Springfield. ‘Thomas Carrigg, a brakeman on an 11li- nois Central freight, lst night fell betwoen the cars at the westrn end of Dubuque county, and was killed. Judgo Lyman Trumbull, of Chicago, is special counsel tor the Illinois Central in the trial beginning to-dayto emjoin the Dubuque & Sioux City rallroal from declariug !lla plaintifi’s lease forfeited . John Graff, a boy nine vears old living elght miles from this ¢ity, was kicked in the head by a fractious and has died from of it. Cushing’s vine factory was vartially de- uro{ed by fire this aternoon. An insurance of $17,000 amply covess the loss. e~ dasi lowa's Rallroad Commissionership, Des MOINES, [a., Mareh 29.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bek. |—There I8 great interest in political cireles over ihe appointwent of & railroad commissioner to succeed Judge M Dill; whose term expires April 1, It is un- derstood that Governor Larrabee does not in- tend to reappoint him. Senator Robinson, of Storm Lake, has been oftered the position, but to-night declined it. Some effort is being made in the Eighth district to haveJ. P. Flick, of Tyler county, appointed, but it is arged tiiat his appointment would bea recognition of the mugwump element that elected Anderson to congress last fall over Colonel Hepburn, and so he 18 opposed by many party leaders. The governor left for lowa City to-night to attend a meeting of the board of regents of the state university and it Is not probable that an appointment will be made before Friday. The Rock Island Kobbery Case. Monnis, [1l., March 20.—The examination of witnesses in the railroad train murder case was commenced here this morning. S, E. Rumsey, whose place was taken by Watt on the night of the murder, testified that Kellogg Nichols, the murdered man, was the only ex- rrrsfl messenger on the road wko was accus- omed to ride alone in the front baggage ear between Chicago and La Salle, This fact was intended to show that the murder was lvrnbuuly committed by train men, they only knowing that Nichols was alone in the car, The witness did not make his run on that nlght, as he was not feeling well. Conductor F. L. Wauner testified at great length, Court adjourned before anything of particular in- terest was brought out, A Des Moines Wedding. Drs MoiNes, In.,, March 20.—|Special Tel- egram to the —The leading matrimo- nial event of the season was the marriage in St. Paul’s church this evening ot Mr. J. T. Dysart, of Pennsylyania, to Mrs. F. 8. Sabin, Yroprhemr of the Sabin house of this eity, Mr. )ysart is one of the company engaged in boring for natural gas in this vieinity, and Mrs. Sabin is widely known through ' lowa as an enterprising and capable woman, The ceremony at the church was followed by a large reception at the hotel, Economic 111 SPRINGFIELD, 11L, March 20, of the republican members held to-day, Speaker Calhoun took the majority side of the house to task for the slow progress made in the disposal of business. He said that much valuable time had been frittered away, while the state was paying $2,000 daily to de- fray the expenses of the legislature, and that unusual inactivity had characterized the house sessfon up to merresvuu For this the re- publicans, being in the majority, were re- sponsible. In the interest of economy it was agreed that no additions should hereatter be made to the pay roll, either by increase of salaries or additions to the list of em- ployes, An effort was made to reduce the nunber of employes, but the proposition was voted down. A proposition was also made to hold Monday and Saturday sessions at least every other week, but no definite action was taken. The guestion ot appropriations for new state institutions was taken up and a strong desire expressed by some members to pass a resolution that no money should be voted by the present session in aid ot any new institution. No action, however, was taken, and the caucus adjourned to meet to- morrow evening. B After More Boodlers. CnicAGo, March 26.—[Special Telegram to the BEg.|—It is believed this morning that the grand jury has another batch of indict- ments ready, but when they will be pre- sented depends entirely upon the states at- torney’s office. It is evident that the jurors do not feel that they have got to the bottom of the conspiracy or that they have yet been able to bring the chiet conspirators under the ban. They are not yet through with their work, however, and they still hove to wet at the facts, There is still no lack of witnesses. The management of the county hospital and the scandal arising out of the artesian well job at Jefferson were fruitful subjects of luvestigation this morning, In the afternoon the jury turned into a new ield and for the tirst time took up the famous "prewn’ln? paint” {nb on the county buils ing. The Investization of the matter con- sumed the remainder of the day. It is be- lieved that some serlous things ‘were devel- oped and that there is a very tair showing for atln'eml Indictments in this job as well as others, e R — = Postal Clerks Can Kide Free. WASHINGTON, March 29.—'The postmaster general has issued the following circular ad- dressed to division superintendents aad In- spectors of the railway mail service: The attention of this department has been invited by the officers ot many railroad com- panies to the inter-state commerce act with an inquiry as to how far these provisions, which they have deemed restrictive of free travel, affect persons or employes of the postal service. ‘The correspondence has al- most universally contain expressions of willingness to continue the facilitics hereto- fore afforded unless such a course be in con. travention of thelaw. In order to get a satis- factory exposition of this point, the opinlon of the attorney fiencml was solicited whether there be nothing in the act which prohibits the practices heretofore prevailing. The at- torney gane al’s opinion is that the inter- state act does not affect the postal service, but is in regulation ot commerce only. —_——— Rescued in Midocean. NeEw York. March 20.—The bark Scots Bay, arrived to-day from Lisbon, reports that she sighted on March 24 a water logged and dismastea vessel. A boat was lowered, though the sea was very heavy, and into it clambered the mate and four seamen. After several attempts the vessel was boarded. The captain aud second mate were the only sur- vivors, the mate, steward and two colored seamen having died the previous nizht. The two survivors were almost exhausted, They were not able to walk _and had to be hoisted on board the Scots Bay. They had been lashed for forty-eight hours on” top of the after house without food or, water and their clothing was torn to rags. The vessel was the schooner Marcus Davis, Captain Will- liams, from Fernidandi for Philadelphia, S Trial of the Bald Knobbers. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 20.—Ageall for a special term of court to be held at Ozark Aprll 19, for the trial of sixteen Bald Knob- bers now confined in jail here for the murder of Charles and William Edens, in Christian county, two week was issued to-day. A Disabled Steamer Sighted. New York, March 20.—Agents for the Wilson line of steamers received a cable last night that the steamer Salermo, reported disabled in mid-ocean, had again been sighted, - The agents thiuk she will reach port safely, oot Off for 8t. Louis, NEW Yok, March 20.—James G. Blaine, accompanied by his daughter Hattie, James G. Blaine Jr. and wife and Stephen B. Elk- ins, wife and son, left this morning on the 9 o'clock train on the Fennsylvania road for St. Louls, Naval Reform. LoNDRN, March 20.--The committee on naval reform urges the immediate with- drawal of bayonets and cutlasses at present in use in the Brltish navy as unfit for ser- vice. el ‘Canal Locks Blown Up, DEFIANCE, O,, March 20.—The locks on the canal here were blown up by dynamite last night by armea men, It will take half of the summner to repair the damage done. e A Fitzgerald For Ireland, LONDON, March 20.—1t is reasserted that Fitzgerald, conservative member of parlia- ment for the borough of Cambridge. 1s to be appointed under secretary tor Ireiand, A Full Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, Mare ~There was a full attendance at the cabinet meeting to-day. ‘The treasury departizeut was represented by Fairchild, il ADSTONE ON COERCION, He Delivers a Strong Denunclatory Speech in the ComWons, Loxnos, March 20.—Gladstone resumed the debate on the Irish eriminal law amend* ment bill. He was loudly cheered when he arose. He said an issue so grave, proposals 80 extreme as those now put forth by the government, required ample time for con. sideration, He found himself bound to sup- port Parnell’'s amendment because the ground upon which Baltour based the gov+ ernment’s case was absolutely insuflicient and unsatisfactory, The government's bill, instead of being a cure for Irish ills or even palliative, was a measure that would aggra- e deep seated and worst disorder: 'With this coercion bill,” exclaimed stone, *‘the prospect of conciliation vanished into thin air.” The government inten ded to exclude the land bill which was the main recommendation of the commission which Just completed an exhaustive investigatios ot the Irish trouble, Nothing — re mains but a figure of coercion, bare, bald and gaunt, alas, too famihar. “The right honorable ¢ ecretary for Ire- land has attempted to excuse the proposals on the ground that crime in Ireland during the last three years has increased, But he followed an unusual course in refraining from giving the house ofticial information l\l‘nvln his allegations, 'l statisties from reland are ngainst the government. Take the instance given of threatening letters, In 1885, 483 such letters were received; in 1886, but 7 more were received, That hardly furnishes ground for asking parliament to assent to the extreme measures of coercion, Other classes of crime amountea in 1885 to 512, and in 1886 to Lll)plnw\liull cheers. | ‘This increase was described as the main rea- son for the extreme demands of the govern- ment, If Balfour had further private in- formation, let him speak. It was the first time he (Gladsone) knew of anonymous assertions being imposed on varliament in support of a demand for legislatiou [Cheers|, Here he referred in detail to the cases ad- duced by Balfour of league tyranny over per- sons, Continuing he said: yeotting is bad enough, but it was not eontined to the nationalists. He knew of a Protestant_cler- gyman who had been deprived of lis livin because he was a home-ruler, Continued al- lusions had been made to _previous liberal coercion proposals in 1881, When his government proposed coerclion the ground was the agitation then existing. Wherever he went e was dogged by crime. For the present bill there was no such excuse. The demand was inade uron the house to commit the most formida- ble breach of trust that a popular assembly could nerfmlmle—lo relax the conditions upon which alone parliament should sanc- tion a change in the criminal law in order that the law might fall with Increased stringency gupon a nar- ticular portion of the queen’s people. His pusition would be to insist upon having the fullest opportunity to examine the pro- visions of the bill. Every Irish and every English member should have the fullest scope for presenting his views [eheers] and for scrutinizing the proposals of the govern- ment, Among its most insulting and ex- asperating proposals—the worst ever sub- mitted to parliament—was a provision that Irish trials be held in London. He never knew such & blow at the national feeling of ITreland. The government could have ad- vised nuthing more likely to aggravate every existing event. As to the permanent dur- ation of this bill the proposals made one's blood boil. 'T'o establish what was formerly only a temporary remedy as a permanent rule of existance of society in Ireland would ut the brand of inferiority upon lreland orever, _recognizing as a fixed princi- ple that force was the remedy, The lesson of many years shows hat forco was no remedy. Since the election of 1555, since the bulk of the liberals had judied it both right and safe to grant home rule, Ireland had been free from crime_and outrage—a condi- tiod lonx unknown. Why was this? Because the Irish people knew a large, though in- sufliciently large, body of legislators repre- sented their interests and would abide by them to the Iast. [Cheers.| If the liberals acceded to the appeals of the governmen the result would be retrogression. The Irish people would return to the state of things which the liberal efforts already partly remedied. As long as Ireland con- tinued in her présent course of moderatio 80 long would the liberals be bound to per- severe in the endeavors to assist her. The time would soon come when to the many now supporting the cause of Ireland would added many more; when deplorable proposals such as these of the government would no more be associated with the name of Ireland. and when it would be seen that in doing what they could now to serve the Irish they were subserving the cause of the empire of Great Britain. [Prolonged cheering). Goschen taunted Gladstone with his alli- ance with the National league. He asked him how he would continue to meet the league's constantly increasing demands until absolute separation should be com- pleted, Everybody butthe allies of the league considered the state of Ireland intolerable. COMMENTS ON THE SPEECH, Gladstone’s speech is widely commented upon as an efective exposure of the feeble- ness of the gzovernment’s reasons for de- manding coercion. ‘I'he strength of his rea- soning 18 adinitted by the conservatives and felt keenly by the unionist-liberals, more of whom threatened to secede unless the co- ercion bill be reduced to simple provisions against boycotting and the plan of campaign. ‘The conservatives already talk ot dropping the proposals relating to the transfer of jury trials, especially since the union papers in the provinces declare them un- tenable. Gladstone renewed his defiance of the governmentto attempt to enforce cloture, The Gladstonians are confident they can delay the passage of the bill until May and in the meanwhile are hopeful that the evolu- tion ot events will overthrow the whola scheme. The whips on each side have “for- bidden members to. be absent during the holidays unless paired. The radical socie- ties throughout the country are rlmnz Tes0- lutions against the coercion bill, pronounc- ing 1t impolitic and unjust. The English radical press denounces tho measure in lan- uage of passionate indignation. 'Ine Pall Mall Gazette says: ‘**Such a measure is sub- jecting a nation, white skinned, christian and civilized, to arbitrary intarference with its elementary liberties and rights.” —~— Glad 1t Is Stringent. LoNDoX, March 20.—Michael Davitt, pre- siding at a meeting of the National league at Dublin_ to-night, sald the very stringency of Balfour's measure appeared to him to be a favorable feature. He was not prepared to say what it might be necessary for Irish manhood tn do when naked tyrrany reigned in lreland. The Rell phone Annual, BosTON, March 20.—At the annual meet- ing to-day of the Bell Telephone company, the treasurer subinitted a report which shows net earnings for 1835 of §1,050,000, against §1,700,000 in 1585, ‘The directors report shows that subscriptions increased 9,519 a8 against 2,069 in 1885, The company controls 14,185 miles of wires, 2,613 of which are under ground, The following directors were elccted for the ensuing year: Francis Iilake, Charles 1. Bowditeh, George L. Hrndle‘ Channing Clapp. Alexander Cochrane, William 1. Forbes, Charies Exustus Hubbard, Gardiner G, Hubbard, John E, lludson, Robert B, Min- :iurn. Charles £. Perkins and Thomas San- ers, I e Sports Under Bonds, PHILADELPHIA, March 29.—Nine specta- tors and two prineipals who were captured Iast night by the poiice at the prize tight be- tween Jimmy Mitchell and 'addy Smith, were given a hearing this morning, ‘I'he Principals were placed under $1,000 bail and the others under $500 bail for aiding and abetting the same, L A The Russian Plotters. St. PETERSUURG, March 20—t is stated that all nihilists arrested for complicity in the recent unsuccessful plot on the =/ar's life, when taken iuto custody, wore small bottles of poison on their hosoms, and that secret azents had been deputed to smash the bottles in event of the assassins vetreating from his task at the last moment. B Death of General Ripley, New Yonk, March 20,—General Roswell 8, Ripley was stricken by apoplexy while st breakfast at the New York hotel at 9 o'clock 1uis ieorning and died at 8 o'clock to-night. THEY FAILED T0 NOMINATE, Chicago's Democratic Oity Convention Meets Again Without Any Result. REJOICING BY SOCIALISTS. The Fight to Be a Square One Betweea the Republican Party and the Anarchists—A Re- markable Rumor. Garden City Cricaco |Special Telezram te the Brg.)- warmed-over, second edition of the democratic city convention called for this afternoon succeeded In get ting down to business after two hours fights Ing and squabbling in seating delegates. Before the assembly it was known tnat none of the gentlemen waited on by the sub-com= mittee would allow their names to be placed in nomination. When the committee was finally called to order Francis A. Hoffman, President Cleveland's appointee as appraiser of the pert of Chicago, was made chairman, This gentleman has for years been an open friend of the socialistic party., Alderman Cullerton reported the fact that no one could be found willing to run and asked ta Intro- duce a resolution empowering the chairman to appoint a committea of 100 well-known democrats to agree upon a ticket to present to the people. ‘This was amended, making the number fifty, and the resolution was tinally adopted atter pandemonium had reigned for half an hour. A motion to ad- journ was then hewled down. Fresh fuel was added to the flames by the attempt of & delegate to read a resolution Indorsing the admimstration of President Cleveland. “Not by a d-———n sight,” shouted half w hundred. “Table that, or there willbea row,” howled a dozen. ‘The reportof an ordinary cannon could not have been heard at that moment, for the uproar and howls were planly heard by people in the street cars. Finally the chairman secured a hearing and declared the convention at an end. It is believed that HoMfinan, who 18 a social ist, will name a committee that will deeiine to place a democratic ticket in the field, or, in order to prevent the republicans from re- eaining power in the city, will boldly indorse the socialists’ ticset trom head to tail. Thy socialists are in high glee over the action of the democrats, It is now plainly a fight bes tween the republican party and anarchy, 1In connection with this there is consider able significance in a ramor which was cur rent among the great insurance agencies on LasSalle street today to the effect that a cer tain New York insurance company had re solved to withdraw their agents from Chicage and cancel all risks written here in case the labor ticket should by any chance prove sue- cessful. A prominent agent said he could not aflirm or deny the report, but he added: 1 have no doubt that there are insurance capitalists in New York who feel very seri ous about Chicago business, They don’t for et that the anarchists made things lively ere last May and t! also remember tha the labor party polled a big vote last fall, an now they learn that the worst element of the democratic Im'lrly will vote for Nelson, while the better element will not have a candidate. All these things make our New York friends feel squeamish about Chica.o risks. If Nil- son should be elected mayor rates would double and renl estate would fall.” No such state of excitement, politically speakinv, has ever prevailed in Chicago. To a reporter this afternoon 'a leader of what is termed the better element of the democratis: - arty said that the case had no parallel. He Joned with others in vigoronsly denouncin, Harrison as the sole cause of the wreck of the party and made a sensational statement to the effect that the true cause of the final declination was not generally known, but 8 really this: Certain members of the de- ~mc{ had 1iade a clean cut proposition to he socialists to oust Nelson from the head of their ticket and substitute Harrison, thus in- surlag vietory. 1t is even asserted that this proposition was accompanied by a mone offer of large proportions, but It \as rofuse unconditionally. When' this fact was maae known to Harrison he saw defeat staring him in the face and determined to abandon the democratic ticket regardless of the con- dition into which he plunged his party. When the convention adjourned Chalr- man Hoffman hurriedly withdrew to & pri- vate apartment, where he called to his aid several prominént democrats, Aftera three hours’ conference a committee of fifty demo- crats was selectad to meet to-morrow even- ing and nominate a ticket. ‘The list cone tained the names of many of the most promis nent democratic business men in the elty, but no element of the party is wholly ne- klected. Each of the three newspapers hav- ng democratic leanings has its editor called to act as a member of the committee, Bt E A FURIOUS FENCING MATCH. The Champion of America Bested By a Purisian. NEW York, March 20.—(Special Telegram tothe Brr.]—Fencing Master Regis Senac, who said of young Louls Tronchet when he came over from Parls recently that he knew nothing about tencing, found out last nigl that he made a big mistake about the young graduateof the Paris Fencing academy. The: discovery was made in the Cosmopolitan hall, where Senac encountered young Tronchet in a notable battle for the chams pionship of America and a stake of $1,000, There was a big erowd of club men in the hall. Many ladies who fence at the New York Fencing club looked on from private boxes and the balcony. Senac Is the taller man and broader-chested than Tronchet, Maurice Bernhardt, the nctress’ xood-looking son, was one of Tronchet's scconds. The conditions were (wo fifteen-minute assaults with foils, with five minutes intermission, and then an assault of fifteen ninutes with triangular duelling swords, after ten minutes’ rest. Tronchet soon won applausd from club men and ladies. At the close of next to the iast assault both men had scored eleven points. The fighting in the deciding assault was so fierce that Referce Courbisier had to use a sword to defend himself as he looked on, and once he got a cut across the back of his head that drew blood. The men sprang at each other almost viclously, and when for a third time Tronchet with a brills iant dinfi-lny of art sent his adversary’s weapon flying out of his hand, he was evl- dently enraged, and in another collision made a wicked lunge straight down at the face, crouching Tronchet. Friends of Senae joined the partisans of Tronchet in disaye proving this. Tronchet got his revenge at once by a thrust at Senac's breast that ben his weapon double. It was the last thrust of the match. “Monsieur ‘Tronchet has won by three points,” exclaimed Referee Courbisier, “and 1 proclaim him champion of America as well as of Paris,” Senac shook hands with him with anything but good nature, He had 10st the champlonship by a record of fourteen to seventeen scientilie points, olitics, e Sympathy for Ircland, SrriNGFIELD, 1, March 20.—Koester in the house offered a resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 3 yeas to 1 nay, cone demning the proposed coercion lJaws and cons demning the policy of the Enghsh governe ment towards Ireland, and extending syme lmllly and encouragemnent to willlam K. iladstone and Charles Stewart Parnell in this crusade against the oppressive and un- nst laws, and for their faithful endeavors to hasten by constitutional methods bettes government for Ireland. B L A Forger Flys, Newnuraw, N. Y., March 29..-Reports reached here to-day showing that Supervisor O. M. Bate, of the town of Gardin, Mater county, is guilty of forgery and has fled 19 Canada. lfa I::u been a resident of Gardin for the past elfilll years and has been en- aged inthe cattle business, It is said tha ate has failed for $40,000. He has forz notes and other paper to the amount of sbouf $15,000,