Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUES MORNING, DAY LINCOLY COUNCIL SUSTAINED. The United States Supreme Court Overrules Judge Brewer. THE OPINION GIVEN BY GRAY. A Large Crowd Listens Attentively to the Reading of the Decision— Confirmation of Nebraska Land Officers, The Capital City Dads Upheld. WasHiNGToN Buneav e Ovana Bee, 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, WasniNgroy, D. C., Jan. 9. At the opening of the supreme court th morning Justice Gray delivered an opinion in in the habeas corpus case from Lincoln, Neb. The justice began by citing the circumstances of the original application to Judge Brewer for a restraining order. He reviewed at considerable leangth the undoubted power of a city council to legislate upon matters relat- ing to a proper municipal government and to try unworthy officials under such rules as they might direct. This, he stated, was in the nature of a criminal prosceution and as such was quite outside the province of a court of equity. “It has been long settled,” said the justice, “that courts ~* equity have no jurisdiction in eriminal matters which can be reached by courts of common law. For this reason the application to a court of equity for interference in a matter for which there was ample relief in a court of common law was irregular and unauthorized. FEDERAL COURTS AND MUNICIPALIT Justice Gray then took up the question of the relations of the federal court to munici- palities, and in an extended opinion, which was delivered extempore and without note, reviewed the history of such actions from colonial times to the present. He stated that there were numerous precedents in the his- tory of the supreme court which covered the very points involved in the case and which clearly showed the entire lack of jurisdietion of a federal court in mterfering in a matter which was solely within the province of the pality of Lincoln and the court of the state of Nebraska THE DECISIOON IN BRIEF, After quoting a number of cases from United States reports, which were ther quoted in Mr. Lamberton's brief, the judge read from his notes the opinion of the court, which is as follows: That the United States court in Nebraska,settingas a court of equity, has no jurisdiction whatever over a criminal case or cases involving the appointment or removal of state and municipal oficers. The proceedings of the federal courtof Nebraska, therefore, were, from the beginning, in the nature of a usurpation of the functions of a court of law, were beyond its jurisdiction and were null and void, and the detention of the mayor and city council of Lincoln in cus- tody is held to be illegal and they are entitled 1o & discharge. INTEREST IN THE CASE. The court room was crowded, and consid- erable disturbance being created by incoming and outgoing visitors, it was practically irh- possible to secure a stenographic verbatim report of the justice's remarks. Quite out of the usual custom, the bulk of Justice Gray's opinion was delivered orally and without uny reference to notes. That portion which was copied by the typewriter, covering only two small pages, the manuscript of it was “pock- eted. Application was made to the_clerk of the supreme court at first and afterwards personally to the justice himself by Senator Manderson for the full written text of his opinion, but it was premptorily refused. The undoubted reason for the of Judge Ay to follow a custom which has always observed by the supreme court in the relations to the jress at the national capitol was the fact that he had not written. out_in its permanent form, as it will appear in the reports of the court, the opinion which he de- °d to-day. The portion given above, r, covers all the materiul points of the s Opinion. 3 OF THE DECISION. se has ed great interest among and Judge Gray's opinion was lis- crowded bar, [ts t is considered as adding evidence to the generally adopted view that the suprem court benel is becoming more rigid in its it terpretation of the laws affecting the rela tions of a state to municipal courts and less inclined to foster up unwarrantable infringe ments by federal authority upon the prex tives of the states and municipalitic TALK ABOUT LAMAR. There are all kinds of reports in circulation to-night concernimg the prooable action of the senate in the nomination of Lamar. Among the blican senators opinion about equally ded as to whether M Lamur's nomination will finally be confirmed. There was a very breezy session of the com- mittee on judiciary to-day, snd it was occu- “h-(l almost solely by Mr. Evars, of New York. It will be remembered that a report was circulated just before the holiday that Mr. Evarts intended to vote to' cont Mr. Lamar. The comments of the republi press of New York were 50 severe up announcement that they had the e h a letter from that gent which he declared that he did not intend to vote for confirmation and would do what he could to effect a rejection. Mr. Evarts made & very able speech before the committee this morning and was kept in # hot cross fire by Mr. Pugh aud other demo- cratic members'of the committee. He was very positive that Mr. Lamar was not a fit person to occupy a position on the supreme ench and was extremely radical in his ob- servations affecting not only Mr. Lamar's at titude toward the government durlng the war but his qualitications in respeet o lo alty at the present time and individual ubitiiy as a lawyer, A democratic and a republican member of the committee were absent and were paired. No_effort was made to take a definite vote on Mr. Lamar's nomination, but it was ascertained beyond all doubt that the party lines will be drawn taut and that there will bo a majority report against con- firmation and a minority report in favor of it. The nomination of Mr. Vilas to be secretary of the interior was not taken up by the com- mittee. Both nominat went over till to- morrow, when a_special meeting of the come littee will be held for the purpose of repo i upon both. 1t is expected that the nom- inations of Messrs. Vilas and Dickinson, the lutter to succeed the former as postmaster general, will be reported to the senate in secret session to-morrow and that they will be confirmed. Although the reports on Mr, Lamur will also be made ready n all proba- bility to-morrow, it is not likely that debate upon them in secret session will be begun at that time. LAMAR WILL LIKELY BE CONFIRMED. Two republican senators who have not been recognized as very rabid partisans said to me this afternoon that the confirmation of Mr. Lamar was not av assured thing, although it ‘was quite likely. They did not regard the letter of Senator Stewart, of ) la, pub- lished this morning and announcing his in- tention to vote to confirm Mr. Lamar unless some other than war issues » brought up against him, as indicating his positive inten- tion to support the nomination. On the con teary they rather regard 1tas an exy of bis preferences and us an apology for what ke is likely to do, namely, vote with his party against confirmation, Senator Mitehell, of Oregon, who has been regarded as likely td vote to confinn Mr. Lawmar, refused to say what he intended t0 do, but intimated that he would stand with his party, especially if there was o caucus, which is now & matter of doubt. The resignation of Secretary Lamar has had the effoct 02 bringing about a unan imous desire among the senators to take im- mediate action upoa these three nominations, and it is more than likely that all of them will be gotten out of the way this week. OUR PAWNEES. A Senator Manderson and Representative Y Went 10 the commissiouer of Indian affairs today with Danicl Webster, William Tindall and Passekenata,the Pawnee Indians from Nebraska who are herc to urge the payment of the £0,000 annuity due them in two settlements instead of stringing it out over a period of years, 8o as to enable them to buy live stock and make improvements on v homes, The commissioner promised to nd the pi , and it is eved that their wish will be gratified. EBRASKA LAND OFFICERS CONFIRMED, nate in sceret sessign this afternoon confirmed the nominations of the four land ofMicers in Nebraska which were made during the vacation of congress last summer and fail. OF INTEREST T0 PENSIONERS. Senator Paddock introduced a bill to-day to repeal the limitation in the arrears of pension act. He also presented a_memorial from the legislature of Nebraska in support of the proposition. BRASKA LEGISLAGION, The Nebraska delegation poured a lot of pension and other bills in the house to-day, ummu.' which were the following: e. MeShane—For the relief of F. P, Wilson C. Moles, Edward Sullivan, s 1. Prickett, Mr. Laird—For the relief of Major ral Henry J, Hunt, David L. Brainard, onathan Cope, Hiram *" Dodge, Benjumin I, Bruner, ' P. Duiphy, Jonathan H. Cline, Mrs, Hettic . Painter, Hezekiah B. Reed, Archibald I, Coon, William 'T. Dodge, Virgil A Jones, Charles H. Holt, Westerly 'Mont- gomery, George S, Risher, W. H. Tibbits, Stephen C. Monroe, James Pace; also a bill providing for a public building at Hastings, By Mr. Dorsey—To return to the pension roll the name of Hiram G. D. Squires, BILLS FOR 10WAN The Towa members introduced bills as fol- lows: By Mr. Gear—For Knowl! By Mr. Lyman—For the relief of the pilot and crew of the steamer Planter, taken dur- ing the late war by Robert Smails from (_hi‘ harbor_of Charlestown, S. C.; to pension Jason B, Calwell and P, By Mr. Weaver—For Ballard ment comy By Mr. Auderson—To Bole: By Mr. Fuller—Granting a_pension to Frell Piekian und John B, Reynolds, MISCELLANEOLUS, Among the bills introduced in the senate to-day were two by Senator Manderson, one providing that no pensioner shail be stric from the rolls without notice and a chance to na himself. The other provides that on ucst of the governor of any state for a of the state troops the war depart- nt shall furnish the desived information. J. 1. Miller, of Fuirbur b., has been appointed railay mail agent. In the house to-duy Mr. McShane intro- duced a copy of the joint resolution of the legislature of Nebraska asking that silver medals be given to all soldiers of the union army who served in the late war, which_was introduced lately in the senate by Mr. Man- derson. Priny S, Hear, — Lamar's Confirmation Assured. WASINGTON, Jan. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. | —Senator Stewart has taken a bold stand in favor of Lamar's confivmation. He been investigating the record of Lamar. He has completed that study and reached the conclusion to vote for Lamar, His decision practically assures the confirma- tion of Lamar, us no ,caucus pledge c; all the republicans Sabin, Stockbridge and others are onl ing for some one to come out boldly they can follow the lead -reviews the whole matter in a long letter to a eonstituent in Nevada, which he also gives to the press, WASHINGTON, Jan. committee further considered this morning the nomination of Lamar to be associate «: of the supreme court, but reached no The time was chicfly consumed by nator Kyarts in opposition to the confirma- tion. He was rather sharply questioned by the democratic senators and retorted in kind All the members of the committee were pres ent except Senators Wilson of lowa, and Vest, who are paired. It is contemplated, since the resig: Secretary Lamar, to proceed with th of Vilas and _Dickinson, without to that of Lamar, and though course has not been determined all members of the committee od themselves on the Lamar e mnittee, no doubt is entertained that there 11 be majority and minority reports with a division upon party lines,the majority report, of course, being adve mmm, w l|||.ll|l the reliet of Jesse the relief of the pension Sarah ion of cases respect this upon, having Army News. WasiiNGtox, dan. 9.—[Special Telegram to the BEk.]—A board of survey, consisting of Captain Bdgar Z, Steener, Third cavalry, First Licutenant John E. Myers, Third ar- tillery and Second Licutenaut Edward A. Miller, Third artillery, has been ordered to assemble at San Antonio, Tex., on the 12th for the purpose of investigating, reporting upon and fixing {he responsibility for tho al- e loss of cortain sigmal sorvico und. ordi v for w rutenant 1 responsible, Walsh, signal ain stations i sticut for the purpose Lieutenant John corps, is ordered to visit cer New York and Conn of inspecting property. The resignation of IMirst Lieutenant David N. McDonald, Fourth s accepted by the president to take cffect March 4. cond Lieutenant Benjamin M. Pursell, signal corps, is ordered to special duty at Jupiter light house, Florida. Fivst Lieutenant William M. Tyler, Thi teenth infantry, is ordered to report for amination to the army retiring board at Fort Leavenworth, Kas. Captain Frank Baker, ment, is ordered to the powder mills of Du- pont & C v Wilmington, Del., for tem- porary inspection duty. ordinance depart- Nebraska and lowa Pension WASHING Jan. 9.—[Special Telegram to the By ited Nebraslkans to-day Bartel Klotz, Omala. Ox Nickander McKay, Dorrance, Pensions for lowans: Or Miller, Vinton; Peter T. Ayr. Tnerease—Melancthon Mck town: Millard M. Newman, "Thomas J. Hall, Plum Hollows dohn M . ter, Pato: Ira 13, Ryan, Leon: Johu Blank- inship, Clirksville; D.’ Estagn® Harrington, Postville; Nicholas Hines, Clariud. The Maxwell Case, WAsHINGTON, Jan. §.—A mwotion was nmde in the United States supreme court to-day to dismiss the Muxwell case on the g want of jurisdietion. i inal—Orelius rinal—John K. m\l:\u, Mount WASHINGTON, to the Bek.] A | Economy, Warrior Barkley appointed office at Gilpin, N discontmued to-day Nominations of postmaste Gold- smith, Englewood, 11,3 J. W. Arnold, Lock- port, 11l.; J. B. Stulsman, Hariun, lu. ———— Dakota Division, Wasmisuroy, Jan, 9.—The committee on tervitories this worning instructed its chaiv- » to report favorably the Wil for the viswon of Dakota and the wlwission of & vu_lh Dakota as a state, - A Preponderance of Mormons, SALT Lake, Utah, Jan, 9.-The Utah legis- lation met to-day and organized both branches. There are three Gentil and twenty-one Mormons in the lower house and two gentiles and ten Mormons in the uopes. The gov s message will not be deliycred until to morrow. tonice was 4-4,.1»1‘«:.0(1 at county, low stmaster. The post- ison county, Iowa, was ation, Pirrsnus the Philude companies was f holders of the fo Natural Gus 1oy t Y ut a meeting n has a capital ititicrs - standstill, vonsolidation of | SERIOUS TROUBLE BREWING. What the Conservatives Have to Expect From Parliament. TO LEAD THEM A MERRY DANCE. Parnell and Gladstone Preparing Pit- falls—Blunt to Be Given An Ovae tion When His Term Expires —Titles For Journalists. @ A Parliamentary Forecast. [Cupyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpoy, Jan. 0.—[New York Herald Cable al to the Ber.]—The breeze is rising against the government. How much mischief there is in it remains to be seen. For nearly four months the ministry has been allowed to do pretty much as it liked. Nobody could call it to account. No explanations could be forced from it. Parliaments are very trouble- some, especially when old-fashioned rules and observances can be so casily turned against the men in power, It would be very convenient to have mo parliament except that there would then be no money. By the 31st of March all reserve funds are exhausted and her majesty’s faithful commons must provide more or everything will come to a We are now within four weeks of the openiug day. Naturally, therefore, home rulers begin to polish up their weapons. Everybody, except, perhaps, Mr. Balfour, hopes that Mr. Sexton will be in his ph\u: from the start. 1 hear that to-night he precarious condition. ment would sorely miss him. He facr and away the ablest speaker on the liberal side of the house, Gladstone al- ways excepted. He is always cool and ready, always interesting, and relies little upon notes, His memory is prodigous, for, evi- dently, most of his speeches ave carefully thought out beforehand. Every point tells. If any one interrupts him he turns and de- stroys the offender with a flash of lightning. His surcasms often fall in dazzling profusion over his opponents who admire him even while he is administering punishment. Home rulers all over the house will be glad to hear of his restoration to health, With or without Mr. Sexton, there will be no end of a scrimmage when the house meets, Questions will rain upon the heads of min- isters; denunciations will be leveled atthem; sharpshooters will pick them off one after the other. Some people think the Parnell band'are aiscouraged. At any rate, they are not beaten nor their tactics exhausted. The minmsters cannot be turned out at present but their lives can be made torments to them and they can be sentenced every day toa fresh term of hard labor. Mr. Parnell’s merry men are lying low at present, but in due season they will make themseives seen and heard. Then will Mr. Gladstone appear on the scene and many a dashing raid into the engmy’s camp will be carried out. The ministerialists are confident, but a voice from “the darkness seems to warn them that they, too, but mortal They will have to walk warily if they wish to es- cape the snares and pitfalls which will be laid plentifully in their path. So the ill-fated Blunt is actually in prison and Mr. Lane, another member, is likely to be sent after him. There isa good deal of sympathy for Blunt among those who know him. Great will be the disturbance concern- ing him and other prisoners when the house meets. Blunt 1s in bad health, but writes in cheerful strains to his London friends. He says: “It has all turned out as T wished. A few more cases like mine will bring down lisbury and Balfour. His story will be much discussed in parliament and when his time is up he will be brought to London in a triumphal procession. Processions are to be organized ona great scale. Westminster is to resound with *God Save Ireland,” and co- ercionists on their way to the house are to be well hissed. Inside and outside the house there will be war and rumors of The next session decides all, If the goyernment can neither be turned out mor perceptibly weakened some new line will have to be taken. Why not a compromise on fair terms? Allround conservatives themselves are asking that question far more frequently, than they used to do. Home rule may come but not, perhaps, in the shape oe from the quarter that people have looked for it. Will Mr. Walter, of the Times, get a peer- age! The y 50 and I hope it is true, always provided Mr. Walter himself wishes it. There is no more conscientious man in Eng- land than John Walter—perfectly just, en- tirely fearless, ready always to do the right so faras he can discover it. He is now known almost as well in New York and Philadelphia as in London. Many Amer- icans recollect his son John; who had been brought up with so much care to succeed his Sather and who had responded so nicely to his training. His life was cut short in en- deavoring to save the lives of others. Had he been spared the Times would have had one of the greatest proprictors that have ever guided its destinies, The father, after his great loss, continued to do his duty as he s done it, and now, if a peerage would afford him any gratification, most peo- ple would say by all means let him have it. Then comes Edward Lawson, of the Tele- graph. It was thought he would have had a baronetage when jubilee honors were distrib- uted, but perhaps he was overlooked. He has a son in the house, an ardent home ruler, but the son is not the Telegraph, although he enjoys u goodly share of its profits. The paper is unionist, and supports the govern- ment. Edward Luwson deserves a baronetey, if only for having led the way in England in penny journalism, His father and he were the first to make the cheap English new: paper at once popular and lucrative, Last year the proprictor and two journalists have, more recently, been knighted, ane of them, Edwin Araold, of the Telegraph, Then why not give us a Sir Edward Lawson? People might say Lord Salisbury was ennobling the press, but they must say somethicg, and wh dot let them say that journalists are at leas as much entitled to the barren honor of handles to their names as doctors or lawyers, No doubt, therafore, we may shortly hear not only of Sir Edward Lawson, but Viscount vl Sala and the Duke of Rearwood, late than never, A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. Railroad Officials Arrested. Orrava, Out, Jan, 7. ews reached here to-day that Operator Lawson and five of the Canadiau Pacific railroad ofticials had been arrested and placed in jail at Port Arthur for the negligence which resulted in the recent Morse Shoe curve horror near Sack Fish, Lalke Superior distri Publisher Harrington Convicted. Dupnay, Jan. 9.—Timothy Harrington, M. P., was pluced on trial at Tralee to-day on a charge of publishing in the Kerry Sentinel reports of the meetings of ppressed branches of the National league, His brother ward, who is imprisoned on the same charge, was called us a witness aud testitied JANUARY 10, 1888, NUMBER 206 that Timothy had no share in the manage- ment of the Sentinel. Harrington was found guilty and sentenc ml to six week's imprisoament. Notice of ap- peal was given, Corcoran, publisher of the Exminer, tried to-day, was sentenced to two month's unprimnmm ‘without hard labor, for publishing reports of meetings of sup. ]lrvT!cd branches of the league. He will ap- peal P The French Cable Company. Panis, Jan. 9.—The ‘tribunal of commerce has delivered judgment ordering the French Cable company to conform to the conditions of its agreement with th: Anglo American, and pay all costs and u_certain_amount of damages per day for each day's delay in carrying out the agreement. pr A heuid Removal of Nap's Bones. LoXDoy, Jan. 9.—The remains of Napoleon and his son, the prince imperial, were re- moved to-day from Chiselhurst to Farn- borough, where they will be deposited in a mausoleum erected by ex-Empress Eugenie. After® religious services at Chisclhurst the bodies were conveyed to the railway station. e i) A WYOMING WRECK. A Union Pacific Passenger Train Run Into by a Freight at Edson. Cneyesse, Wyo., Dec, 0.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.] —Union Pacific passenger tram No. 1, bound west, was run into by a {reight train at Edson{station, near Laramic City last evening. Two emigrant cars were broken up gnd burned and at least three of the occupants reported killed. RAWLINS, Wyo., Jan. 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The wreck at Edson this morn- ing is the worst which has occurred on this division. 0The passenger from the east was run into from the rear, two emigrant coaches Deing telescoped. The coaches were soon on five and 1t was only by the heroic efforts of the train men that a frightful holocaust was avoided, but, thanks to the presence of mind of a few men, the passengers, with one ex- ception, were removed beforethe fire reached them. One little boy was buried under the scat and his bo was afterwards found burned to a crisp. The wounded were brought to this city and everything is being done to make them comfortable. The fol- lowing is the list of the injured: D. B. Kretzer, ankle bruised; Mrs, Kretzer, severe 1'injuries, which will probably prove James Pierce and wife, slight bruis an and wife, ribs broken and othe e bruised; Mrs. Jennie Street, of Londo England, cut'in right thigh; her’ three-year: old boy was crushed or burned to death Mr, Johnson were considerably bruised and shaken up. Their baby, five months old, dicd after reaching this city. One young lady was slightly injured in the back, but hey name could not be learned. Hr.lkcmml George S, Hearer was badly cut about the thighs. A party left this city to-day with horses to searcl the hills for Conductor Ver- million, of the passenger train, who has not been seen since the wreck occurred. st Sy DREAD FUL DISASTER. Pocantico River Floods the New York Acqueduct. CnarrAtQUua, N. Y, Jan. 9.—At an early hour this morning, at the time the gangs of Ttalians who work in the acqueduct at night were about togo home, Pocantico river forced s way through the narrow stretch of land dividing it from the acqueduct and broke through the walls with a deafening roar, flooding the new waterway the entire length to the depth of sixty feet. The loss of life is great, although at this time it is impossible to ascertain just he many men were at work when the b occurred. Al] the wnules belonging to the contractors have also been drowned. The excitement about the place is intense. Men, women and children are running madly about in search of missing friends or relatives. ome time ago the contractors found it necessary to change the course of the river near the dam of the Tarrytown waterworks. The new bed was dug out for tl purpose and the river sent through its new path, but the ground in which it was dug is soft. and moist and readil, > away to the water's great pressure, Two hundred men are now at work trying to stop the break, but it is of such immense proportions that their work is unavailing. One of the con- tractors said this morning that the walls of the aqueduct were irrepa bly damaged and would have to be rebuilt in a great many places. Youx, town and rding the br and that no such has happened. The contractors for that section deny the story, and say somebody has perpetrated a joke. Jan. 9.—Late advices from ay the story re- pduct is untru Admiral M : al officers were surprised a few day a card published over the names of Jumes Grant Wilson, Levi P. Mor- ton and Joseph W. Drexcl and announcing that through unfortunate investments made by the late Rear Admiral J. W.A. Nicholson, . S.N., his widow was left without any of support, and did not even own the house which was supposed to bo his. 1t was proposcd to raise $20,000 for her benefit and about one-half of this has been contributed by individuals, —_—— Western Railroad Managers Alarmed. Cn1caco, Jun, 9. —The majority of the man- agers of the western roads are thoroughly alarmed over the prospect of a 25 per cent reduction in grain rates on the 16th inst. and are making desperate efforts to avoid it. The St. Louis & San Francisco, which is ponsi- ble for the move, is being asked to withdraw its mnotice, with some probability of success. The fear i$ that the demoralization will get into Towa territory, where there is an im- mense amount of old corn to be moved out, and also that the anticipated revenues from this source will be destroyed. e A Wreck on the “'nlmlll Laraverre, Ind., Jan, 9.—Word has just been rec 1 here that the Wabash west bound passenger train, which left here at 9:30 this morning, ran into a freight train at ‘West Labanon, thirty miles from here, ditch- ing the eutire prssenger train und injuring a large number of persons. e A Railroad Sale (‘uuflrle. Prrrsnuke, Jan, 9.—Judge Ac n made an order in the Umted States circuit court to-day confirming the sale by John M. Shedd and Henry Rawle, trustees of the Shenango & Allegheny road, to the purchasing commit- tee of stockholders for 625,000, of which £177.026.11 is ordered to be paid immediately and the balance, $497,973,50 to be paid within 8ix months, e The Visible Supply Statement. Cuicaco, Jan, 9,—The visible supnly of grain for the week ending Junuary 7, 1888, as compiled by the sec of the Chicago board of trade is as follows Wheat.. Corn, . Outs Rye.... Burley No Coal Moving. READING, Jan. 9.—Since last midnight not atonof coal has come down the Reading railroad from the Anthracite region. Yes- terday's shipments completely cleaned out the stock on hand and no more can be shipped until it is mined, either at individual or Read- ing company’s collieries. - - ‘Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Warmer, fair light to fresh variable winds. For Towa: Warmer, fair weather, to brish southwesterly winds. For Dukota: Warmer, light local snows, light to freshi variable winds, weather, fresh REDMON ELECTED SPEAKER. Iowa's Twenty-second General As- sembly Meets and Organizes. WILSON LEADS FOR SENATOR. The Inauguration of Governor Larra- bee~The Dairy and Stock Inters ests of the State—Railroad Regulation. The Opening Day. Des Moines, Ia, Jan, 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Both hous of the legislature organized this aftenoon at 2 o'clock with nearly all the members in their places. The corridors of the capitol were thronged with visitors and there was a fine display of beauty in the galleries to watch the opening exercises, Large floral pieces adorned the desks of the speaker and the president of the senate. A glance at the house showed that nearly all the faces were new ones. Only twenty-three of the 100 members in the house were here two years ago. In the senate there are fewer new faces, but many of the new senators are young men, giving a very youthful appear- ance to that body. There was little interest apparently taken in the caucus for permanent officers in the scnate. The real contest was for speaker of the house, and, though very lively, was good ‘natured throughout and conducted with the best of feeling. Captain Redmon, of Powsheik, who was chosen, is a man of good ability and many strong qualifications for speaker. He is a strong prohibitionist and will see that that interest suffers no loss under his ad- ministration. It took four ballots to decide the speakership fight, the contest between Messrs. Redmon, Wilbur and Riley being very close, with Redmon leading on each ballot. To-morrow both houses will be per- manently orggnized and the biennial message of the goverMP will be received. This session of the legisiature ly to be an important one for Towa and Towa interests. There is a deep undercurrent of feeling that this legis- lature ought to do a great deal for the farm- ing and laboring interests of the state. There are several measures of value to the indus trial classes which are likely tolcome up before the general assembly, and if the members feel the interest in the people that they did when they were running for oftice, they will take pains to see that they become laws. There isa strong anti-monopoly feeling in favor of asserting the rights of the masses, and protecting the wage-earners of the state against corporation greed and control. The fight for the speakership has developed this fact, and all of the candidates realize the im- portance of securing the vote of the farming and laboring interest. It is still difficult to tell what the outcome of the senatorial fight will be, although the chances are in favor of Senator Wilson being his own successor. Having been anticipat- g his contest for four or tive years he has been preparing for it by making himself solid with influential clements all over the state. As a consequence he is backed by most of the leading th ty papers and he has with him in this fight most of the men who are accus- tomed to do the active work in state conven- tions and in legislative contests. Colonel Hepburn, on the other hand, seems to lack a good leader to organize his forces. He has no machine and no systematic organization. His troops are all militia, and though they might have splendid temper when the test comes, it they had a good leader, they are sadly needing some one to get them into line. Under the circumstances Colonel Hepburn is making an uphill fight and against great odds. Governor Larrabee is not_a candidate for senator or for any other position. There has been some mention of his name in that con- tion, but he declares that it is author- ed and says that when he has served out his term as governor he shall be satisfied to 2 to private life, It is not often that men who have attained political prominence and held office for many years are willing to ac- cept any one position as the summit of their political preferment. But the governor scems to think that his ambition has been fully realized when he has been able to com- plete his two terms as the executive of i state like Towa. He declares that he will be willing to lay aside the robes of office and go back to the private life whic joyed so we There is little of the fessional politician in Governor Larrabee. He does not enjoy, as some men seem to do, the glamour of official life and association with the boys “‘who whoop up things.” He is of a retiring disposition and quiet tastes and is much happier in the soc v of a few friends than in a throng of political i In_this connection it is interesting to re- mark that lowa will be honored next Thurs- day with the presence of the governor of Neoraska and his staff. They )m\ © accepted the invitation of Governor Larrabee to be present at his inaugural, and the occasion threfore will be one of unusual distinction and interest. Governor Larrabee and Gov- ernor Thayer were thrown together in com- panionship during the constitutional centen- nial last full, and a warm friendship sprang up between them, The people of Towa will be glad to see the executive of their sister state, and if the governorof Towa fails to make the historical remark to the governcr of Nebraska, no one will blame him since prohibition hias gone into cffect. Among the projected measures of legisla- tion likely to come up this winter, is a bill re- ducing rail v fare to two cents a mile and providing for the election of 1 missioners. Both of these measures are urged by anti-monopolists who think that the signs of the times call for such legisla- tion. As tothe former question there has been no direct committal by either party though they were intimations that if investi gation proved that such a reduction were ad- visable it ought to be made. The railroads widently unticipating some legislation of this character, have voluntarily made a large reduction in freight rates in lowa and could probably do something better yet if the proper pressure were applied. is more or less differences of opinion among anti-mo- nopolists us to the question of electing rail road commissioners. . Some think that if this method followed it would bring the question mto politics in a way that would give the railroads an unfair advantage and enable them to control the commission. Others say that Sthe people could be trusted to elect their commissioners as well as 1o elect the governor who appoints them, There was no utterance on this point by the leading parties in the last campaign, so that which ever way the question comes up in the legislature it will not come upas a party ques- tion. The school book question is also at- tracting a large amount of attention, and it is almost certain that there will be some leg- islation of this matter. Th is almost uni vérsal complaint against the price of school books and the fact that patrons are com- pelled to get new ones so often. Some sug- gest that if the state would pay for and own the text books then all the trouble could be avoided, It would make no difference then to the family that was compelled to move from one district to another whether a new book was found not. There will un- doubtedly be a strong effort made to either have one of three things accomplished. 1irst, that the state prescribe uniformity of text books through all the schools. Second, that if uniformity be not prescribed, a law be passed fixing a minimum time which they shall be used. Third, that the state buy and own the books and furnish them for the use of pupils the same as it furnishes chalk and blackboards and other school apparatus. An effort will be made to have the new leg- islature make better provision for the work of the stat rinarian, Dr. Stalker, who hasfilled that position with great success, id has recenily be appointed by the governor, Ho has guarded the stock inter is like ests of Towa very faithfully and brought his dopartment to a high state of efficiency. But the legislature two years ago appropriated only £,500 per year for his department, and that sum was to pay all of the expenses of condemning discased cattle, providing for the expenses and fees of Dr. Stalker and his assistants. As a consequence the funds ran short some time ago and the department has practically been crippled and unable to do anything since last October, With such interests as Towa has in stock raising, in volving millions of dollars it can well afford a fow thousand dollars to insure their proper tection T'he state commissioner of dair Mr, H. D. Sherman, has just rende first biennial report. It makes a showing for some of the dairy interests of lTowa, though not so favorable for others. Towa is particularly strong in the butter busi ness, its creameries rivaling those of the famous districts of the east. But the butter business had been greatly damaged by the sale of oleomargarine prior to the mecting of the legislature two years ago. The national oleomargerine law, supplemented by the state law, which was passed then, has prac tically driven the fraudulent butter business out of the state. The commissioner says that the winter before the oleomar gerine laws were enacted good, fresh dairy butter was a drug on the market at from 10 to 12 cents per pound. But after those protective laws were passed the butter product of Towa reached enormous propor- tions. It is estimated that between the Ist of November and the 1st of last March this state produced 6,500,000 pounds of dairy but ter exclusive of was made in the cream ies: all of which found ready sale at from 18 to 22 cents per pound, averaging a net ain at § cents per pound or atotal gain to this state of £520,000 as the result of driving bogue products out of the field. This is a splendid showing for Towa dairies and the good cffects of the oleomargerine law. ———— In Earnest About a New Road. Siovx Ciry, Ta an, 9.—[Special Telc gram to the Bek.]—A report from the com mittee of business” men who have just re turned from a trip to St. Paul, where they went on business pertaining to the building of the proposed Sioux City & Northern rail- has resulted in ereating lively interest in the matter. Subscriptions to stock have been commenced and a public meeting in the interests of the road will be held to-morrow night, It must be built,” is the prevailing sentiment. 'This road, in connection with the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitol new lines, will make Sioux City Duluth's outlet. Clark Dies Axtioxy, Kan., who was shot in th A his late partner, W. F. Treadwell, the cattle king, died this morning from the effe of his wound. Clark’s body will be shipped to his old h at Sigourney, for inter- ment. Treadwell is d to be in ave critical condition. His reason is entirely dethroned. The cause of the dificulty was jealousy on the part of Treadwell, who fancied that Clark was too intimate with his (Treadwell’s) divorced wife. vom His Injurics. Republican Nominees. Drs Moixes, Jan, 9.—The house republican caucus to-night nominated for clerk, D. C. Kolp, of 1du county; first assistant W, o, Payne, 4 second assistant, J. J. Wilson, W county; sergeant-at-arms, M. B. Hyers, Mills county. The senate nom. inated for sergeant-at-arms Colonel Richard Root, Keokuk, ex-United States marshal. gl e A Blackhawk County Farmer Busts. WATERL0O, Ta., Jan. 9.—A. Cottrell, a lai farmer in Blackhawk county, has made assignment to J. D. Williams, of Ida Grove, of lands and other property valued at $40,000. . —— NATURAL GAS. The Discovery at a Chicago Hotel Con- sidered a Great Find. 111CAGO, Jan. 9.—|Special Telegram to the Be [he gas discovered issuing from the artesian well at the Leland hotel late Satur- day is burning brightly this morning. The pressure 1s 8o strong that the water has ceased to flow from the well, and it is now a veritable gas well. The well was bored dur- ing the fall of 1886 and its supply of water has been used for the general purposes of the hotel, Professor Henius, the analytical chemist, who has tested the gas at Cooke's brewery, says it undoubtedly comes from the decomposition of vegetable matter, of which there must be a vast deposit somewhere in order to keep up the supply. He says it is excellent for heating purposes. The gas at the hotel, however, is different and doubtless comes through a fissure in the rock, whicl pormits its escape from the 1,000 level wher nature’s reservoir of gas exists, The Mes: Leland will bore the well to the required depth and Chicago will huve veritable natu ral gas. All day long groups of visitors have stood around the fountain in the oftice of the hotel and watched the sputtering flame from the pipe. Mr. Leland and Engineer Wood took turns telling the story of the discovery of the g “We will have experts from the gas regions he in a few days and will have opinions as to the nature and extent of the gus that we can rely upon. _Personally I am sure that it is nutur: #as. We may have to sink th 11 deeye or, perhaps, we can put in a shot and®blow a large opening that will increase the suppl, The theory that the gas escapes from a fi sure or crack in the rock leading to the sub- terrancan reservoir of gas is, to my mind, correct. I think the main supply is far below the bottom of the well. It may be ten days before we will know just what we've but we won't rest till we know all about it and develop it.”? MANGL MASTIFF! Three Persons Nearly Killed By Fero- rious Dogs. [Spec "wo huge mastifts, owned by Lawyer Thomas H, French, nearly killed three persons last evening, Jennie Young, the cight-year-old child of a neighbor, was playing in the kitchen with the dog had often done before, Sudde French, who was in the sitting room, piercing sereams from the child. The no servant in the house, and Mrs, ran quickly to the kitchen, Little Jennie had been knocked to the floor and the dogs had attacked her ferociously. Mrs. French endeavored to drive them off, but, for the first time in the two years Mr. French has owned them, they refused to obey her, and instead sprang at her throat and bit viciously at her face. She was quickly knocked down and both animals attacked her afresh. Her screams brought Mr. French down stairs a he made for the doy No sooner did th see him than they sprang upon him, and de- spite all his efforts the fi beasts knocked him down pehind his now unconscions wife and attacked him ferociously, He finally struggled to his feet, secized a poker and drove the beasts out of the kitchen and locked the door. Then he fell fuinting to the floor, covered with blood and his clothing torn’ in @& dozen places, The child was badly bitten about the throat, face and arms, and was one mass of blood from her shoulders up. face was terribly lacerated, he torn and one ear bitten off, M terribly cut and torn; gone, and it will be an ich was art of his nose was sssary tograft skin from his arm 1o p o it ace and neck were badly torn und cut by the fanzs and claws of the brutes, und heis_suffering very much from the shoc Mrs. French is prostrated, and the physicians fear serious results in her case, The chill iad many , and there are grave fears for her The mastiffs have been in Mr, Frenel’s pos- session for two years, and never before ex hibited any tendency to harm He thinks they must have frightened the child who, becoming alarmed, caused them to lose their heads. He ordercd them shot at once A Great Winter Resort. MixsEAPOLIS, Jan, 9.—The thermometer registered thirty-seven degrees below zero at 4 this worning, LINCOLN'S LAWMAKERS HAPPY The Good News From Washington Received With Enthusiasm. A LIBERAL DISPLAY OF FLAGS. Otoe County's New Sheriff Strikes For Higher Wages, But Afterward Thinks Better of 1t—Other Nebraska Newa, Lincoln's Council Jubilant, .Lixcory, Neb, dan. 9. [Special Telegram to the Bee,]—The city council in session to- night congratulated themselves on the su- preme court decision which released them and aajourned to Brown's cafe for a banquet over the auspicious event. Several flags were hoisted in the city when the decision was heard, and at this hour the council and board of public works, with a number of prominent citizens, are drinking Judge Brewer's health, Supreme Court Proceedings. LiNcory, Nob. [Special Telegram 1o the Bre, ] —United States court opened in this city to-day, Judge Dundy presiding. The call of the docket occupied the greater part of the afternoon and the following decisions and motions were passed upon Eichelberger vs Eichelber granted. Frank vs Van Etten, verdiet for defendent confirmed, vans v Setfish, motion for nenw trial over- Says vs Eval new trial damage case, verdict for defendant for £2,500. Motion for new trial overruled. Judgment afirmed. Strary vs the Ch , St. Paul, Minne- apolis & Omaha, ju: for defendant, Grant Burtnet vs the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, jury* verdict for defendant. Whalen, adinr., vs the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, jury verdict for the defendant, Prohibition State Convention. Lixcory, Neb., Jan, 9.—[Special Te to the Bee. [--The prohibition state central committee has issued the following call for the state convention : The prohibitionists of Nebraska a to meet in delegate convention in the city Lincoln, Wednesday, Febry 15, 1888, at 10 o'clock @ 1, for the purhose of electing sev- enteen delegates and seventeen alternates to the prohibition national convention and to prepare for the orgunizing work of 1888, The basts of representation will bo three delegates at large for every organized county, one deles gate for every 1300 population or fraction therefore in June, 1855, and one additional delegate for every seventy five votes or frac- tion thereof cast in 1836° for Hon, H. W. Hardy for governor. Seere of county conventions are urged to send lists of dele- gates, together with postoflice addresses, to C. F, Templing Nebraska City, as soon as wations are clected, so that a list can be made out for the use of the committee on sdentinls, It is recommended that county conventions be held as early as February 8, in all cases where such action is possible. Proxi should be given only to residents of the county in which the delegate issuing the same was elected. Dlsnntllilml With the Salary. ¥ Neb., Jan, 9.—[Special to tr. John Willman, the newly clected sheriff, has created consternation among his democratic friends by tendering his resigmation as sheriff to the county.com- missioners. His action grew out of a misun- derstanding about the financial part of his position, he having just learned that tho deputygsheriff’s salary was to be paid by the sheriff, Willman claimed that the sherifi’s salary was too small, and not worth the bat- tle he fought for the oftice, and wanted tho county to pay the deputy directly, His res- ignation followed upon the commissioners re- fusal to entertain his idea, butthis morning, before action could be taken in- the matter, friends induced Willman to reconsider his action, and the resignation was withdrawn for the time being. The Elkhorn Blockade “keMoNT, Neb,, Jan, 0. —[Special to the Through trains on the Fremont, Elk- horn & Missouri Valley railroad have been very irvegular siuce Priday, On that day the Chicago express was ten hours behind. No other trains, except local pas- sengers, ha been inafrom the west sinco then until 6 o'clock this morning, A heavy snow fell along the line from O'Neill to Long Pine _on Frids This drifted to-duy and completely ble d the roud. The snow plow used to clear the track and two en- gines were ditehed while bucking the snow, The line is now el The suow is reported three feet deep, Returned to Work. Nenraska Crry, Neb., Jan. 9.—[Special to the Bek.|—The men employed by the Ludigh & Mason company, some seventy-five in number, whostruck for an increase in wages, td to work, their demand having dto by the company without argument. — Poulrr, 0 in Session Laxcory, Neb,, Jan 9. [Special Telegram to the Beg, |—The Staf Poul and Pet Stock association open convention in this city to-day with about one hundred ex hibits for prizes. The association will cons tinue in session through the week, n acceed State He LixcoLy, Neb., to the Bre.]—The and winter fruit city toamorrow President Bart are in the city ar ticulturisty, Jan. 9. —{Special Telegram tate Horticultural society exhibit_commences in this nd will continue four days, 1 and other horticulturistg anging the exhibit. icides, al Tele to the Bre V N. H. Bottkin, bartende suloon at Twenty-first and Champa was found lying on a sofa in the morning, dead m at a streets, suloon this from the effects of an overs is assigned for ceased was from Omaliay latives living, the act. Th where he had r in Office monstrations, There was a larger crowd in attendance at the inauguration of Governor Foraker to-day than at any similae occasion since the sinauguration of William Allen as gove The parade, which toolk place imme fter the formal exerciscs, was composcd of over sixty companies of wilitary, and a8 many more organizations in the form of political clubs and civie soc ties. All importunt towns in the state were epresented. The oath of office was adminiss tered 1o the governor-eleet by Chief Justica Owens of the supreme court, The governor wus enthusiastic cived. His inauguras tion add ave an outline of the inguguras tion of the first governor of Ohio, and cone trasted it with the excrcises of to-day, draw- ing son y striking lessons and setting forth the advance which has been made since the adoption of the ordunance of 1757, Much of his address was prophetical of o hundred yeurs o come. siastic D Corvass, O, Jan, New ORrLeaNs, Cowmmercial Herald building, newspaper, job Mice and bindery, burned this morning. The % is heavy with limited insurauce. Only Indigestion, New Yorx, Jan. 9.--CGeneral Ter has been reported seriously il), is mer fering frow his old complaint, indigestiou, sburg