Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 1, 1887, Page 1

| 5 | g o SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, THURSDAY M G DECEMBER 1, 188 UMBER 164 A LIVELY FIGHT PROMISED. Opposition to the Seating of Turple, of Indiana. ‘fHE LINCOLN COUNCIL'S CASE. 1t Will Be Passed Upon By the Supre Court on Monday — Officions Treasury Officials—Other Washington New Promises a Breezy Scene. WasHiNGToN, Nov, 80, [Special Telegram 0 the Bee. ] —Telegrams were to-day sent by Mr. Ingalls, president pro tem of the senate, 10 all republican senators and senators-clect now out of the city, urging thein to be here by Monday morning, when a ¢ us is to be held, on the contested election of David Turpie, of Indiana. Senator Ingalls says “Turpie will not take his seat. He will be ob- jected to when he presents himself to take the oath, unless some unforseen turn changes the programme. Mr. Ingalls anticipates a very busy scene in the senute at the time the objection is made. Scnator Riddle- berger is relied upon to vote with the spublicans to ond - Turpie's case to the committee on privileges and elec tiong. The democrats are boasting that they have sceured Riddleberger, but there is no evidence of it. On the contrary Riddle- berger hus said that, upon his present infor- mation of the case, he could not vote to seat ‘Purpic without an investigation by the com- mittee. A great taken by people deul of nte nerally in th t is being contest, and and it may involve the party control of the senate. It certainly presents some very novel features. Republican Wasmixaros, Nov, [Special Telegram 10 the B Hon. Edward MacPherson, of Pennsylvania, who has becn secretary of the national republican congressional committee ever since he served in congress, was at the capitol to-day, and the Bee correspondent asked him if he thought the republicans would elect a majority of the next house of representatives, He said: “Beyond Ny question of doubt—that is, unless the hands of those who have the general management Prospects, of the campaign are tied as they were lust year. We could just us easily huve elected a majority of the present lower house of con- gress as we could have done anythingz, The fact i, some of the most promineat republi- cans in the senate and houseand in the pri- vate walks of life discouraged the idea of the par aving control of the Fiftieth con gress. They mnot ouly discouraged it indircetly ~ but the openly de- manded thut the efforts to eleet the majority of the house should be suspended. They argued that it was not politic to have a majority in both houses while the administr tion was demoeratic. Th held that a re. publican majority in_the senate would check all undesirable legislation, while a working democeratic majority in the house would give the administration an opportunity, by incu- bating democratic measures, to show its hand and cloven foot to the count; Not a dollar of money was sent into any district by the national committee to assist in the election of a republican. The talk of Morrison and his linois friends about money being sent there to defeat that famous free trader is all buncombe and folderol. It is just as untrue, although he claims it, that the Knights of Labor sent money into Morrison's district to defeat him. The knights and protectionists did oppose his campaign, but they used no money. The fact is, there were many sore points about Morrison, and well known dem- ocrats in his district opposed his election. 1 was somewhat surprised when I learned of his_defeat, because I thought he was pretty solid umong his democratic constituents, but now that he has been defeated, I have no iden that he can be clected 10 congress again.” Intermeddling in Polit ‘Wasninaroy, N . —[Special Telegra to the Br he administration s heing charged with intermeddling in the election of congressional officers, Friends of Clarke, say that treasury of- are circulating around ameng demo- i congressmen advocating the election of Raines for clerk, and they declare that if this sort of intervention is not stopped at once, will appeal to President Cleveland. 1t is further claimed that W of Minnesota, one of the candidates for door keeper,and who is an exrebel, s enjoying the support of the administration. Whether this latter charge is true or not the former is most cer- tainly well founded. Th convert to Raines from Clarke from the south, so far is Crain, from Texus, Southern imen say that Crain has proved himself tobe more of a New Yorker than a Texan, und that he will be reminded of it. Crain was born and raised in New Yorl, and may be called & democratic carpet-bugger. the clerk of the house, ticers Pensions luum-(l. Wasiu oN, Nov, #0. pecial Tel t0 the Bek.|—The following pensions for Nebraskans wero issued to-day Louis Scholts, West Point: un W. M- Daniel, Ayr. Reissue—J. 8. Strain, Knox- vifle; O. A. Abbott, Grand 1sland; Freeman Evans, Orleans. Pensions for Towans: William ‘P Virgin, Increase— Ella M., widow of Burlington. Mexican war— Abigail C., widow of Ferrand Water- man, Vinton, Increase - Aifred Farlow, Woodbines C. C. Keys, Cedar Rapids: Johi White, Bentonsport Hamilton, Fonda; L. L. Hotchkiss, Milton; D. R. Fdmunds, LoMars: William_ J. Magée, Dahlonesa William ' Bartlett R. Mitchell, Oskaloosa. ey, Canton! Ly WasniNGTe X, Nov to the Bee.)—The cascof the Lincoln city council will be brought before the United ates supreme court tomorrew on an appli- cation for & writ of habeas corpus. - Hon, G. M. Lambertson arrived this evening and at onee called upon Justice Mitlor with a view 10 securing immediate consideration. He wus assured of a hearing to-moroow and promised a decision on Monday. Mr. Lambertson ex pressed confidence of favorable result. The ease is attracting much interest, #s the decis- fon is expected to determine more cloarly the jurisdiction of the federal courts in - munich Ppal matters. neil,Case, pecinl Telegram Personal G WASHINGTON \ a1 Tel to the Bee.|—This evening's Critic “Congresswan MeShane, of many times a millionaire and wi lurge establishment here. He money in wmining enterprises and sound estate investments in Omaba and elsewhere and has the reputation of Leing oue of the solid men of the west.”” In the distribution of desks for the one which for years seived Roscoe Couk- ling was given to William E. Chandler and, it is a singular sort of a coincident, that the dosk which Blaine had, ufter having b used by different senators in different lo tions, has now fallon to Hale, his successo) and that it occupies the same position it did when Blaiue used it in senate, gram says cbraska, is keep up a made his senators, The Pacific Conmission. Wasningroy, Nov. 50.-Mcssrs. Anderson and Littler, of the Pacific railroad commis- n, had a short interview with the presi- dent this afternoon, and submitted a long ry port of their operations during the past yeu Bareed By Statute. Wasiingrox, Nov. 30,— [Special Telegram 10 the Bre)—Secretary Lamar toduy de- cided against the elaim of Alviu C. Leighton, of Ottumwa, la, for §,631 onaccount of Sloux Indian raids in 1866. He found that Wb Joss was #4,025, but that the claim was not presented in the time prescribed by law. An unfavorable decision was also rendered on Leighton's claim for #4,000 for losses sus- tained by the Cheyennes and Arapahoes in 1867, The loss sustained in this instance was £2,000. Dorsey and McShane Arrive. WasHiNGToN, Nov. #0.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)—Representative Dorsey and Representative-elect McShane have arrived. The former has taken quarters at 1,401 K street, and the latter at Willards. Mr. Dor- sey hus & number of propositions of local in- terest which he will present us soon as con- gress convenes, among them the opening of the Sioux Indian veservation in South Da- kota, which he thinks will be pushed to a suc- cessful issue, Postal Changes. Wasnixaroy, Nov. 30.—{Special Telegr 10 the Bek. ] —The following Nebraska post- masters were appotnted to-day: Thomas J. IKula. Lawn, Box Butte county, vice Oscar Reever, resigned; John W. Gray, Stockham, Hamilton county, vice Hivam Misner, re- signed. The postofi Mosside, 1Boon county, was discontinued to-day. A post- office was established at Quimby, Cherokee county, In., and Andrew’ Clark appointed postmaster, The Public Debt. 0.1t is cstimated at department that there has been se of nearly £1,000,000 in the public ng Novemby - THE TRIAL OF Testimony of Broke the Wheat De CiNcinyati, Nov. Harper to-d. the treasury an inerc debt du HARPER. Through Whom 1s Were Made. 30.--In the trial of E. L. y in the United States court, the first witness was J. W. Hoyt, a broker of this city, whose testimony gave in detail the numerous transactions in the buying of wheat in Chicago by him, When asked for whom 1. Hopkins, assistant cashier of the Fidelity bank, made the purchase and the scttlements were always made by E. L. Harper. Theso ransactions began January last, Hoyt and Hopkins gave him « signed by himself and with these he purchascd, of the exchange clerk at the Fidelity bank, drafts and letters of advice in favor of Irwin, Green & Co. and €. J. Kershaw & Co., of Chicago. Witness went to Chicago- the day after the wheat market broke and went to the Exchange Na tional bank. While there he received two drafts for £100,000 cach, executed by the idelity National bank. Hoyt had no per- sonal transactions with Harper and did not Jnow him, . W. Green, of the firm of Trwin, Green & Co., of Ch , testified that he made pur- chases of wheat for J W. Hoyt, to the extent )00,000 bushels. Hoyt seeurity art’ of the purchase in and letters of advice from the stating that he had money deposited 10 his credit. There over ),000 in the Fidelity bank to the credit of Irwin, Green & Co. ~ The defense on xaming’ tion, again «d the point that the wit- 0 had no transactions whatever with or, that everything was done through the brokers named. Mr. Eckert, of Wilshire, Eckert & Co, ~of Cincinnati, testificd to deals with Kershaw & Co, and other Chicazo firms from January last till June, and said they sent about 1,000,000 icago to Kershaw & Co. When' asked e he got the money, he said he could not tell exaetly. “AlLT had to do when calls were made on us was to go to the Fidelity bank and give our check for the amount. said he, *1 do Where the money caine from,’ not know. When those checks were _drawn we did not have that amount in bank.” W. Wilshire, partner of Eckert, iden- tified checks aggregating $1,500,000 drawn by Wilshire and endorsed by Eckert, Wil & Co, He said cither himself or’ Eck- t had endorsed the checks. He said there was en understanding between him and Harper that these checks should be pro- tected, He made it clear that he acted in_ all this wheat deal us the agent and broker of E L. Harper. e OBSTACLES OF JUSTICE. Sentiment the New York the Sharp Decision. NEw Youk, Nov. 30.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—In vegard to the Sharp deci- sion the Times say “We bound to accept as conclusive the unanimous decision of the court of appeals as to the evidence t i®udmissable on a trial for briber declares to be the law on the question, how ever it may differ from the s jurists equally able and eqaully ups law so far as the prosecution of bribe in this city is concerned. But candor com- pels us to say that this interpretation of the law makes the law defeat justice. It makes it practically impossible to conviet any man of giving bribes, if he employs as shrewd and unserupulous lawyers, as Jacob Sharp did to guide his steps and to coveruphis tracks. No intelligent man in this community doubts Sharp's guilt; noone can question that it was overwhelmingly proved and that he ought to suffer the penalty preseribed by law is offense, but the court of appeals ay the most material part of the which the proof was established and pr ly says that, though guilty, he must go free, because the ancient safeguards of the law hive become obstacles of justice.” The other papers take about the same view of the situation and express the belief that this will end all attempts to send to Sing Sing any more of erman boodlers, 13y the end of the we cob Sharp will be out on S8 on bail. District Attorney Martine and his as- s nt, Delancy Nicoll, go out of the office on Januar that it will be impossible to place the boodler again under the pres- ent administ L . Sharp's health is_com- pletely broken. He sits in his chairina semi-stupor, hour by hour. His head han, down and Lie cannot be'induced to take any interest in anything, R Decision in a Will Case. Cineaio, No Judge Tuley to-day ren- dered a decision involving the lability of the Tudependent Orvdoer of Foresters under their insurance policies. A member of the order, whose policy was made payable to his wife, left & will dividing it between his wife and sous. The wifo made claim on the society for the whole wmount. Judge Tuley holds that the ru 50 wember power to on that the di over any pr Colorado Roads Cut Rates. Cnicaco, Noy In response tothe re- cont demand of Denver merchants for a of 25 per cent in Colovado freight presentatives of Colorado lines to- ade cuts averaging about that. The ratos new made from the ouri river to Denver, Pueblo, and elsowhere, aud go into effeet December 13 Rumor That Patti Has a Cancer. W YORK, v, 30.—~A rwmor was pub- lished here this afternoon to the cffect that Patti is suffering from a cancer of the stom- ach. It is known that she has long been a sufferer from dyspepsia, but those here wost likely to kne credit the - Cuic meating soft coal Nov. lines at a today devoted their att n to rates and put them in a line with blished from Ilinois. The Tows il be put into effect on December 15 - New York Public Works Stopped. New Yorg, Nov. 80, —~The commissioner of pubiic works has ordered that all work in the streets involving excavutions shall be stopped for the winter. Phe stoppage will throw 6,000 wen out of employment., he was acting, he answered that 13, THE POLITICAL HOROSCOPE. Statesmen at Washington Predict ‘What Congress Will Do. VIEWS ON WEIGHTY SUBJECTS. Prominent People Express Opinions on the Tariff, Surplus Reduction, Postal Telegraphy and the Presidential Candidates. Many Varying Opinions, WasiinGioy, Nov. 80.—The Post to-mor- row will print a series of interviews with nearly u hundred members of congress upon questions which are to be presented during the coming scssion, and particularly those re- ting to the tariff, reduction of the surplus cnue, and postal telegraph, The Post summarizes them as follows Speaker Carlisle believes in the immediate reduction of the surplus revenues now pouring into the treasury. He believes in re- ducing the taxes which produce these reve- nues at least §10,000,000 annually. His dem- ocratic followers who voted with Morrison in the last congress generally take the same position. Of the democrats who have sided with Randall who are now in the city, McAdoo, Stahlnecker, Wilkins, Merriman and Lawler are quoted as experi- encing somewhat of a change of heart. The sentiment of the northwestern congressmen is that the free trade sentiment is growing in that scction. Many republicans agree that something must be done with the tariff, though a few think nothing will be done this session, Many ways of reducing the surplus are suggested. Quite & number favor a com- promise, such as taking the tariff off tobacco, and prefer reducing the tax on fruit brandies. The proposition to take the tax off whisky hardly finds a supporter. The question of vutting sugar on the free list finds some ad- voeates, but mainly among republicans, The democratic sentiment is largely in favor of increasing the free list by adding to it salt, Iumber and the necessaries of life, The views on the postal telograph are diverse and interesting. ‘Whitthorne, of Tennessee, thinks the government can sup- port a telerraphic system as it did the postal system, beginning with s Dbetween the resentatives who favor telegraph are numerous. 'homas, of Tllinois, und others want the government to appropriate £10,000,000 for the purpose. Woodburn, of Nevada, is in favor of the gov- ernment buying up the existing lines instead of starting on a new basis. On the other hand, the arguments against government owncrship, us given by a numl re that s government ought not to increase its civil list by 50,000 telegraph employes; that the government ought not to go into a private business, and that the scheme unwise and undemocratic. All, howev with one or two exceptions, agree that a strong pressure will be made to bring the matter before congress, and they seem will- ing to devotessome time to the discussion of Not a single doubt is expressed by either dcmocrats or republicans s to the renomina- tion of President Cleveland, and the demo- crats are certain of his election. The unani- mous_sentiment is that the democratic candidate for the vice president must come from the west, congressmen favor Governor Gray. has some fricnds in Texas. The Illinois del gation is divided between Black and Steven- son, while Blunchard of Louisiana regards Cleveland and Voorhces as an invincible ticket. The republican congressmen usually favor Blaine, although Ohio rcpresentatives mention Sherman: as very likely to be the choice of the party. Caunon of Illinois thinks Blaine could” carry his state better than_anybody else, but suys unless the re- publican candidate can carry New York the party will be defeated. Cwof. Bair uneral. WasmiNGroN, Nov. 30.—The funeral ser- vices of the late Prof. Spencer F. Buiad,who died last August, took plack at Oak Hill com- etery this morning. L PHILLIPS TO LAMAR. The WKansas City Judge Does Not Want Sparks' Place. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Nov. I s sclected s the successor of La parks, to-day forwarded the fol- lowing letter to Secretary Lamar: Kaxsas City, Nov, Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar—My Dear In view of the fact that the newspaper: o given it out that T have been tendered the appointment to fill the vacancy in the land commissioner’s oftice of your department, and especially as this r port has been published near iy home deem it but just to you and myself to say that I am in no wise responsible for such re- port. The first intimation I had of my name cing used in connection with _the appoint- ment came from the New York Herald and its correspondent. 1 stated to him at the time that I knew nothing about it: that I had not applied for the office, and was not seeking ity and especially that I had no communica- tion with you respecting the matter. 1 have felt much embarrassed over the attitude the reports have placed me in, lest it might be inferred that I had in some way prompted the rumors. T wrote yesterday to a friend at Washington city tothe effect that if my name was under consideration for such office, to discourage it, as it did not have my con- sent nor could I accept it if tendered. While ot insensible to the preferment, I recognize its responsibilities and burdens, with limited compensation. 1 prefer my profession in the line of the judiciary. Patriotism is a noble thing, but in peace the instinct of pre tion ought to have a little play. Very your friend, Jonx . PuiLies, — A Modern Bluebeard. Couwybia, S. C., Nov. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee,|—Stepheny Bailey, who, a week ago, inhumanly butchered his wife and then cremated her in a furnace, has died from the effects of the wounds in his throat made by himself in anattempt to commit sui- cide shortly after being arrested. Before dying, however, he confessed to being a triple wife murderer. He said: “Tam about seventy years old. I have been married three times. Ikilled my first wife with a club. Her name was Catherine. I buried her in a garden, then dug her up and buried her ina grave yard. My second w was Mary. Ikilled her with a brick by hit- ting her on the head. I will not tell what I Qid with her body. My third wife's name was Sallie. She was unfaithful to me for a long time. My wife and I had not been on good terms for three or four weeks. That day [ lay in wait for her in the footpath and o8 'she came along I hit her on the head with an ax and killed her and dragged her body in the bushes until that night. Then I sent my boy to the yard for a wheelbarrow and when he'came I sent him back to the house. Then 1 put the body in a wheelbarrow and carried it about a mile and put it in the furnace. At suurise Istarted the fire and about 8 or 9 o'clock u was found qut.” A Cheyenne's Close Call Cueyesye, Wyo., Nov. 80.— (Bpeeial Tele- gram to 14 BEE.] —A fire broke out in the basement of Louis Loeb's clothing store on Sixteenth street, this city, to-day, which created lively excitement. The store stands between the Inter-Ocean hotel and the post- oftice, in Cheyenne's best business block, and for a time it was feared that both of these buildings would be destroyed. The mail matter in the postofice was carried out and the valuables locked up in the safe. The fire, however, was confined to the basement nqd finally gotten under control. Loeb's loss will amount to §2,000, fully insured, ANOTHER UNIONIST BANQUET. Goschen and ufi?figmn Hurl More Phillipics Against Home Rule. Denriy, Nov. 80.—I'he unionist banguet in Leimster ln\ll this evening was a brilliant affair. The leading merchants and profes- sional men and a number of Catholic union- ists were present. A toast to the queen was received with enthusiasmy everybody rising and joining in the national anthem and “God Save the Prince of Wales.” Mr. Kenny, an eminent Catholle rrr(n\or, in proposing a toast to the unionist cause, denounced home rule as an insiduous misnomer, nreaning the dismemberment af the empire ‘and the ruin of Ireland. He denounced agitation. Goschen, who_ responed, said the time for anybody being ncutral toward the separatists had pussed. No truce should be allowed with the party of sedition. Goschen lauded the lnlldlmfll for having rejected u bribe us gross as was ever offered to u great interest by o statesman who ought to have known better. Referring to the charge that the govern- ment had broken i%s pledges concerning the granting of a local government to Ire'and, he said he considered that a pledge given to a sane man will not hold when the man has be- come a lunatic. So long as municipal privi- leges are utilized for purposes of revolution and partisan home rule, the imperial party cannot assist in creating vantage ground for its operations against loyalist inhabitants, “But,” said he, ‘‘when coercion is no longer put upon locar opinion, we shall be ready to redecin our pledges, Lord Hartington in his treatment of the local govermneut question used much the same arguments as Goschen. He said that the sooner the unionists found themselves in a position to deal on terms of perfect equality with the people of Treland as compared with those of England, the easicr would their tusk become. But to do this they were powerless without the co-operation of the loyal party in Ireland. He asked the generous assistance of the loyalist press, R THE PACKED PROTEST. The Dublin Meeting of the Crowbar Brigade. Doy, Nov. 80.—The Irish Times (con- servative) claims that the unionist meeting last'night was an assemblage of intellect, courage and popular feeling to protest, not as a minority, but substantially as an equal por- tion of the Irish people against the policy of the home rule party. The Freemans® Journal in its comments on the meeting, says: “The surroundings proved Hartington and Goschen were the avowed encmics of Ireland.” Detectives, it , guarded the two Englishmen s if they 2 coupic of czars. The meeting was at tendéd by only those who had tickets, and no could be madq that it was a free cx- on of public opinion. A Letter From O'Brien. Loxpoy, Now 30.—O'Brien, in a letter smuggled from Tullamore jail, says, refer- ring to Balfour's récent statements, that he (O'Brien) pleaded illness as an excuse for not donning prison garments is a cruel false- hood. O'Brien says that for six days after committal he was subjected to constant threats of force: and put on bread and water. This _proving fruitless, he was led t0 believe that the point would not be insisted upon. There- upon his clothes were stolen. Since procur- ing a new suit he has_ worn them night and day for fear of them being stolen. He says he does not take nourishing food and, in the face of intolerably oi:lummox, leaves it to an honorable public tgyudge of the chivalry of Balfour's fulsc and‘heartless insinuations, Dillon Dennncm; the Unionists. Loxboy, Nov. 30.—Dillon, speaking at Plymouth to-night, sharply criticised the unionist meeting in Dublin. He said “that highly moral statesman,” Goschen, who wanted to teach the people honesty, had promised the impoyerished poor law unions in the west of Ireland further assistance from the exchequer if they would maintain the union, but they would rrther starve. The government sought to crush 4,000,000 in order to_support 400,000 who called themselves the English garrrison in Ireland. Ircland’s Petty Tyrants. DunLiy, Nov. 80.—A news vender at Kil- larney has been sentenced to a month's im- prisonment for selling copics of United Tre- lund containing reports of suppressed branches of th jomal ¢ Committed Fo Loxnoy, Nov. 80.—Graham, parliament for the northwest divi arkshire, and Burns, the social were mrested during the riots n square_on Sunday, the 1iti inst raigned again to-day, committed for' trial and afterward admitted to bail. member of on of Lan- The French Crisi Panis, Nov. 30.—Commanders of different ¢ corps have reccived sealed instructions h they ave to open in event of an out- break following the election of a new pre dent. Deroulede to-day had an interview with Grevy. He said the grave and critical position of home affairs required that Grevy should retain his post. There was sure to be an insurrection if Ferry was elected. De- rouiede apologized for his recent hostility to President Grevy, which, he_said. was occa- sioned by the expulsion of Boulanger from the war office. Grevy denied that he had manoeuvered against General Boulanger. The latest in regard o the situation is that all efforts to induce Grevy to remain in office have proved useless, G [Copyri MakseiLLES, Nov, Cable—Spe Atlanta, with Mr, board, left here at 10 a. m. Oriental cruise. The Crown Prince. BerLiN, Nov. 30,.—The court dentist has been summoned {0 San Remo, to operate on the crown prince'steeth. A favorable con- clusion is drawn from this circumstance, as the operation would have been postponed, it is thought, had the prince’s condition not been improved, -— 1d Sails For the Orient. ordon Bennett.] w York Herald Triumph For the M Ini»lr). Panis, Nov. 30.—{The debate in the chamber of deputies on the budget for 1857 ended to- night in a triumphyfor the ministry. Victorda td Visit 8an,Remo. Loxvoyx, Nov. 80.—The queen will visit San Remo in .l.umry fora prolonged stay. C() SE(‘IK ATED. Bonacum was comsecrated as bishop of the new see of Lincoln, Neb., in this ci The ceremonies were imposing and were con- ducted by the \'unembr: Archbishop Ken- rick, of St. Louis, The consecrator was as- sisted by Bishops, Fink, of Leavenworth, Kan., O'Conner, of Omaha, Hagan, of Kan- sas City, Hemnbsy, of Dubuque, Ia., und a number of "priests of this city and rounding states. After services a dinner was given to (i perticivants bv.way of a compliment to his grace Archbishop Kenrick, to-day bemg the forty-sixth anni- versary of his consecration as coadjutor of Archbishop Rosati. -and also to the new bishop. To-night a reception was given to the clergy at the Marquette club, at which a fine collation was spread and speeches were made, i S A Triple Murder. XEN1A, O.. Nov. 80.—T'his evening Samuel Hardin, & coloved teamster, murdered his wife and fatally ‘wounded u couple of men with & kuife. He is thought to be crazy. 10WA'S ~ SOLDIERS' HOME. Dedication of the Magnificent Insti- tution ut Marshalltown. TRUE LOVE'S CROOKED COURSE: Sad Story of an Towa Maiden's —Cured By Pi Mundafror L Suicide ayer — Murdere Sentenced For Towa News. Towa's Tribute to Her Soldier MarsnaLLTows, la, Nov. 80.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—The new soldiers’ home, which was ordered by the last general assembly, was formally dedicated here to- day. The legislature appropriuted $100,000 for the building with the expectation that the city in which it was built would donate a suitable site and an additional appropriation to aid in fitting up the grounds. Marshall- town was chosen. The home is beautifully located about one mile from the center of the city, on a slight elevation with abundant grounds adjoining. The home has been built under the direction of a board of trustees of whom General Tuttle, of Des Moines, is chaivman. Tt is built of brick with stone trimmings, with a central and corner tow long balconies for promenading, and fu nished throughout in a handsome and home- Mhe dedication exercises to-day were of an imposing character. They “were introduced by a grand parade of military companics, posts of the G. A. R., civic socictics and other organizations. Arriving at the home, Gen- eral Tuttle, in behalf of the trustees, fo mally turned the completed structure over to Governor Larraboe, who accepted it for the state. In concludmg his speech General Tuttle said: “The government provides homes for soldiers of the regular army who enlisted as a business venture more than from motives of patriotism, very few of whom ever heard the sound of a hostile bul let. Then, why not provide for the volun- teers—all of them as well'as a part? Some of these are taken care of now, to be sur why not all that are deserving? All other countries so provide for all that nced their ¢ and they have no_difficulty in raising large armies when needed. That we shall do 50 to all eventually I have no doubt. It is the lack of doing this duty to the volunteer that causes them to ery out against the in- gratitude of the republ Soldiers are liable to more mishaps in war than people generally suppose. They do not have control of their own actions and move- ments and are often compelled to endure hard services and great exposure: to make forced march without sufficient food or cover- ing at night, to say nothing of the great hard- ships endured while prisoners of war. These things all tell upon the health in after life. But few men who were in the army, but are the worse off now physicially for such ser- vice, although they may be so_as to attend to their business now. None know better how to sympathize with the more unfortunate than_they, none have contributed to their relief more freely, so far as they arc ablo and none rejoice more to-day to the old heroes provided with a comfortable home where they can enjoy what of life is left to them = without ‘the comstant fear of want and mneglect and hope that when they go from this world, they may go to their last resting place with all the honors of war that they have so nobly won. Let us hope that the good work s0 well begun here will be continued so long as there is one of our country’s defenders that would be the better off by such protec- tion and relief.” Governor Larrabee spoke at some length and closed his remarks In com- pliance with the injunc at party president, to ‘bind up the nation’s wounds and to care for him who his borne the b and in honor of the memory of her depas soldicrs, Towa has established this institution as @ home for the living and a monument for the dead. Our people, who aro blessed with prosperity will cheerfully submit to an taxation necessary to mention here ail her homeless veterans, where they will find on health all the com: forts, and in sickness all the tender care and sympathy to which they are so fully entitled. May it never be otherwise in Towa.” May tne spirit of true loyalty never forsake our peo- ple. May this be a home indeed for the old soldiers, and a monument o _proclaim to fu- ture generations that Iowa forgets not the brave defenders of the union, and may the principles for which our army fought and the government which it _preserved, continue to shed their blessing upon otir posterity for- ever,” Hon. Sidney Foster, of Des Moines, deliv- ered the_ valedicatory address, and in the evening there was a camp_fire at the opera house with speeches by General Belknap, of Washington, Colonel Hapburn, late cong man from the Eighth district, and_ other rep- resentative men of the state. Over a hun- dred applications for admission to the home have already been received. Saved by Statute, Des Morxes, Ta., Nov. 30.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—The case against L. Labarow, late police judge of this wcity, charged with embezzlement for failing to account for several hundred dollars of fees belonging to the county, was dismissed to- day being barred for the most part by the statute of limitations. Larbarow started for Canada last April when his defalcation was about to be discovered but changed his mind when he reached Detroit and came home to give bimself up for trial. - It was shown that most of the fees withheld were received more than three years ago and 80 tue case was dismissed as barred by statute. et £ Al Caused By a Lover's Quarrel. OxFORD JUNCTION, Ta., Nov. 30.—Elizabeth Waterson, daughter of a farmer living four and one-half miles south of this place, at- tempted to commit suicide by shooting hcr- self through the right lung with a #2-caliber rifle. Two young men named Ben Cusley and Charles A. Logan have been paying her attention, she rather favoring Logan. This morning they met at her home. ~After hav- ing some words, Logan was put to flight by a revolver in the hands of Cusley. The girl is about seventeen years old, and the shooting occurred about 2'p. m. She will probubly . Cured By Prayer. ReD Oak, Ia., Nov. 30.—Mrs. James Wray, of New Market, bel; that she has been restored to health through prayer, and is preaching the prayer cure with much fervo For eight years she had been unable to wall without assistance, and much of the time was bed-ridden. skilled physicians in that time tried in vain to restore herto health. Last July she dismissed the doctors and began praying. She gave the prayer cure a fauthful trial. A few days ago, feeling that the time for a test had come, she arose and walked. For the fi it time. she is free from pain and is fast gaining ath, She attributes it all to the prayer L wnd the doctors are duly disconce: WatenrLoo, Ta., Nov. 80.—A special agent of the national bureau of labor statistics has been in this city for séveral days gating the number of divorces granted by the cousts in this county during the last twenty years. He has visited thirty-four of the prin- cipal counties of Towa, and finds that there have been 3,65 divorces granted in those counties during tweasy years. Polk county beads the list with 712, while Osceola county shows the least number, only fourteen. Will- ful desertion was the cause nlleged in a large majority of cases, while adultery came nest, with inhuman treatment and drunkenness next in ord In about 60 per cent of the cases divorces were granted to the women, and the vativity of a large majority was Awerican, The average duration of their married life was about four years, These statistics are being taken by T. Sherman and L. C. Hendershott for Towa. but they ex- pect o quit work the firstof the month _on account of faure of the appropriation. Me. Sherman's figures, from_ which the above was quoted, cover one-third of the state. Arensdort Contradicts Himself. Siovx Ciry, Ta, Nov. 80.—Tn the Arens- dorf murder case the crossexamination of the witness Granda was continued during the morning session. He admitted he was with Bismurck during the ight of the murderand he was drinking, He made many ottier dam- aging admissions, A large number of other witnesses were examined on minor points re- garding Arensdorf’s defense of alibi. W nesses were also introduced to impeach the character of Benjamin Josephson and his wife, two of the leading witnesses for the state. Afterwards John Arensdorf, the last witness, gave his direct testimony. It con- sisted of a denial of the statements and attributed to him by the several witness for the state, and accounting for his where abouts on the night of the Haddock murder, His attempted alibi now is a contradiction of that in the first trial. Whercas, he admits that he then swore that he went from Junk's saloon to the English Kitchen saloon, he now swears that from Junk's saloon he went to Shephard's saloon and from thereto the Eng- lish Kitchen. Mundfrom Sente WaTERLOO, Ta., Nov. 80.—Wililam Mund- from yesterda ved the extreme penalty ullowed by law in eases of murder in the sec ond degree, a sentence of imprisonment for life at hurd labor. In amnouncing the sen tenee, Judge Couch endeavored to impress upon the mind of the prisoncr some idea of d For Life, the enormity of the crime by saying that a pardon need never be expected by the mur- de Mundford manifested no intercst in the matter, not even chunging color when the words which doomed him to lead the life of o felon we He will be held in jail here until the motion for @ continuance till in the case of Mrs. Hemuie is defi ded, as his testimony would be of use to the state, A Hotel Burned. WASHINGTON, Ta., Nov. 80.--[Special Te gram to the Bee.]—The Transicnt house burned to the ground this cvening. The building, which was owned | heimer, sr., was insurcd for §1,600. tents, mostly burned and but part sured, were owned by tne landlord, J. M. Pheney. The Rainsbarger Trinl Adjo MARSHALLTOWS, Ta., Nov. 80.~The Raius barger trial was adjourned at noon to-day, in deference to the dedication of the Tow soldiers' home, and the jury was roleased from the custody of the bailiff for the afte noon. The defense, so far, has confined itself to the repetition of the testimony produced on the former trial. o Bagfuls of Booty. CARTHAGE, Mo., Nov. 80.—Sheriff Bailey has returned from Mount Vernon, Lawreuce county, where he hoped to capture two of his late boarders. He found that the skeriff there had picked up two tramps, answering very much the description of the missing men, who gave the names of O'Neal and Tony, and had a stocking and shot bags filled with several hundred dollurs’ worth of jew- elry, consisting of silver watches, lockets, rings, charms and bracelets, As they were not the men Bailey wanted the sheriff of Lawrence county will hold them for ten days, believing they are wanted somewhere for burglai They claim to have bought them in Towa, but they acted suspiciously all through. ned. - Buried By ¥ nllll £ Rock. HARRISBURG, , Nov A fail of roc l( and carth at Walton's quarry, three south of Hummelstown late yesterday after- noon, buried three men and severely bruised a fourth. everal others narrowly escaped with their lives, The buried men are under a great mass of carth and stone and their bodies cannot be recovered for several weeks. - Fast Women R ned Him, S Joseein, Mo., No [Special Tele. gram to the Bee.]—Ed Bowen, a letter car- ' who has hitherto borne an cexcellent reputation, was arrested in this city to-d. by George W. Deatherage, postoffice in- spector, for vifling the mail. For the past three months registered letters have been missing. About the first of October a lad) watch in a registered package passed through the mail and at night was registered by the clerk in charge of the department. Next morning, while rechecking, the wateh was missing and the loss was reported to the de- partment at Washington. Orders came for a sharp look out ou the employes. Bowen was discovered keeping faster company than his limited salary would admit of and suspicions were directed toward him. Three more let ters were missed yesterday, Bowen was ar- rested and they were found in his possession, He confessed that he had been systematically robbing the mail and had given the watch to fast woman with whom he had been kecping company. — A Councilman Convicted. KaNsAs Crry, Mo, Nov. 30— Teley gram to the Bee.]—The council committee appointed to investigute the charge of mal in_ oftice aguinst Alderman Looney hort at A council meeting this finding the alderman guilty. The matter was referred to committee of the whole for the purposc of giving Looney opportunit Alderman Fin imilar nature to- an W. 0. Cox, pres il No action was taken ¢ to resign, night against Alders dent of the coun thereon. oubles, The National Park secured several more attachiieits ugainst the property of the insolvent firm of H. Wi ¢ Co., wholesaie liquor dealers, upon claims M0, due on iotes und drafts v and unpaid N 30— Weare simply going suid the members of the dry Brown, Wood & Kingmun “Phere is o failure, as bas been into liquidation, goods firm_of to-da) - swpective Trouble, Nov. #0.—The national associ ation of flint glass workers, which has been in session here for two days, adjourned this afternoon after adopting a scale of wages. «ale will be presented to the. workn 2, und if it is not affected, factories throughont the country will ciose down. The employes say they will not sign unl thcir association” is recogmized. There ar about 5,000 flint gluss workers in the country. Schooner Wrecked. , N. Y., Nov. 80.-- yoner Julia, ton, Ont., loaded with bariey for this city, went ashore four miles from here in a gale of wind and snow last night. The life-boat crew from the station in this city anccceded in taking off a crew “l. five lll‘ll;fl o woiia™ ©00K,who were all brought to i Uit i vessel 1t trabably be & total loss. No insurance. Says Ives Will Get the Dayton, CiNCINKATI, Nov. 80.—An evening paper asserts that it has respousible authority for statements that movements are in progress, which in two weelks will result in placing Henry 8. Ives & Co. in control of tlie Cin: clunati, Hamilton & Daytou railvoad. | l - ONLY FOR MANSLAUGHTER, The Coroner's Jury's Verdiot in the Doherty Case. A VERY SURPRISING DECISION, The Matter to Be Brought Before the Grand Jury—The New York Dude Killed on a French Field of Honor. The Killing of Graham, (Copyriht issi by James Gordon Tennett,] « Lospoy, Nov. #0.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber.]—To the surprise of the police, as its counsel said to your core respondent, a coroner's jury to-day brought inwverdict of mauslaughter only against Dolierty, late of Philadelphia, for shooting Graham, of Rochester, The police say that next Mon the case will go to the grand jury as one of murder, because there wera two shots fired by Doherty and both could not have been an accident, os the jury seemed to think. Many American friends of both Dolierty and Graham were mresent, The oce cupants of the house testified that they heard 1wo shots, the lust after an interval. Inspec- tor Pintiorn read a dying statement and also one made in the presence of the accused, It was as follows: “Isaw Doherty at 4:50 and was with him till we went home. We had some conversas tion about £600 that he had lost and which he said he should not pay. 1told him he ought to Ttook up a newspuper to read. Doherty went to his bedroom, and when he came back me. he fired at 1 can't say that he pointed the revolver at me because T had the news- paper. After Dolierty had fired he said to himself, ‘Fire, fire, fire.’ Isaid to him, *You have hitme! He did notattempt to assist He went down stairs and Mrs, Doherty 1 felt of my pocket to see if 1 _had & and only for fear he would fire 1 then said it was an accident.” “The coroner allowed Mrs, Dolierty to maka a statement. By English law sho cannot be awituess. She stated to the jury under oath, with emotion, that Doherty, her hus- band, was of independent means. They came over to this country five months ago. On the 218t her husband and the deceased re- turned home about 7:30, and when they entered the room both of them wore laugh~ ing. Her husband, she noticed, had been Arinking. She heard her husband tell tha deceased that he would show him a new re- volver he had bought. The deceased went to his bedroom and Doherty returned with a vevolver, which went off, on which witness, without knowing who was shot, went down me. again at my stair screaming. A foew minutes afterwards the deceased came down stairs and said that he was hiw ‘Witness asked him if he was sure, and he re- plied yes and asked her to get him pen and ink, for it an accident, There was no quarreling in the room, the deceased and her nd being on the best of terms, The de- ceased was a friend of her husband's, but whether her husband had been in the habit of lending him money she could not stute. The revolver was bought for the itness because she was 0 nervous. She heard both shots go off. Before returning thelr vetdict the coroner’s jury were a long time consulting. . 80, pecial Telegram to ]—Members of the Manhattan Ath- letic club are greatly exercised over a dis- patch from Paris that one of its most bril- liant members had fallen in a duel Saturday last, resulting cither from love affuirs or some intrigue; but full particulars have not yet been received, From meager details re- ceived it would appear that the combatants had for ye: friends. Potter fought with Scnor George Carmona, and it is said that Potter,who was always a chivalrous young man, died in avenging an insult given by Carmona to a young lady of the highest respectability, but whose identity is yet un- known here. Senor Carmona is o wealthy young Cuban, now studying law in Paris. Ho hus been in Parisian iety for four years, His victim and late comrade was twenty-two ye of age, blonde in complexion, and weighed 140 pounds. He possessed brilliant intellectual attainments. — His meaus were wmple, but he made some pretense of study- ing painting, and loved socicty of artists, of whom he knew all of repute in P He was one of the best known amateur gentle- man athletes in England, France and Aw iea, was a member of all prominent clubs in Paris, and an honorary member of inany of the best clubs on the continent. been bosom ——— FORE LLING FATE. The Western Union Makes an Eleventh-Hour Reduction. Ni Nov. #80.-The Western Union telegraph company announces the following reductions in telegraph rates, to take effect December 1 ne: First—The maximum rate cast of and in- cluding Montana, Utah, New Mexico and Texas will be reduced from £1 to 75 cents, Second ~Within the scction east of the Mississippi river and north of Tennessee und North Caroling, the moximum rate will be reduced from 75 cents 10 50 cents, Third —~Within the section. south and ine- cluding Virgi ssee, and cast of imum rate wilk duced from G0cenis to 50 cents, ision cmbrace 1 places east of id Utah where the Western Union s offiecs and gives a reduced rate of them 1 s been no exeept 1[{:4: few cases of the 10 and 15-cont rates. The advance of these very low and non paying rates has been made on the Mutual and Baltimore & Ohio systems in conn with like advances by the postal and Unite@ Lines compani Y «duction in rates by the Western Union company is more general and at the same time more. compres hensive in its character in the way of uni- formity than_any ever before made by tho he highest rates on the coms ny's lines bhetween extreme points, 8o of them from 4,000 10 5,000 miles apart, e §1 company. 1 BRI S eamship Arrivals, B0, ~[Special Telegram d-The Queen, from W Youk, 2 to the Bek.) Liverpool. ANTWENRP, land, from N Hawnt from Nev ~Arrived —~The Belgen Arrived - The Rhaetia, od—"The d -The Rot~ Yol for Rotterdam, onthe Lakes, The Commercial’s sums mary of the business of lake navigation for the scason of 1857, published to-day, says: The scason, as a who'e, has been & pecuilar one. 1t kas been unusually profitable to owners ssel property, but it has been a ozt disustrousone to insurance companies Oi) BECOUNT OF 1417 MLIEIOVE galus, - extivithe nded. 0.~ Lhe Chinese mius ister gave wiother lurge dinnev to-night to complete bis festive obseivance of the recen! birthday of the ewpress regent of Chinay ol Brrraro, Nov Chinese § Wasinisaies, Nov