Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1888, Page 2

SCHMIDT - TARES A SWING. oty The ‘West Union Murderer Falls and Breaks His Neck. A PAINLESS BOOST HENCE. He Acknowledges the Shooting of . Bmith, But Claims That Smith In- stigated the Crime and Killed Peek Himself. Schmidt's al Fall. Wrear Usiox, Ia, Jan. 13.—[Special Tele gram to the Bre.]—Just twenty-cight day have elapsed since the hanging at Charles City of Chester Bellows, the murderer of Alice Waterman. To people of West Union to-day seemed but a holiday. Despite the storm, business and professional men from neighboring towns and villages and rural in- habitants for many miles around poured into the city, anxiously hoping that they might be afforded an opportunity to witness the re- pellant spectacle. Thirty hours prior to the exccution all was in readiness. The gallows used in_ the oxecution of Bellows was modeled after the one used in Chicago to hang the anarchists and was erected inside a high board enclosure. Over the drop swung the small yet famous hangman’s rope that four weeks ago had done such excellent service—the rope on which Lingg was to have been hung. This morning all hopes of a reprieve or commutation w gone. Among the leading men of the city and country words of pity mingled with fecling of regret were ex- tended toward the-criminal who was so soon to hang—pity because of his youth and regret because of the committal of a crime heineous to the mind. At an early hour a squad from Company G, Fourth regiment 1. N. G., were stationed around the enclosure to kecp back the seem- ingly morbid crowd, which, on account of the extrome cold, was changed every ten minutes, Schmidt passed a very uncomfortable night, slecping but little. At an early hour he arose and ate a heavy breakfast and smoked a cigar. A 10:15 those having tickets woere admitted to the enclosure. At 10:25 the roll of jurymen was catled and av 10:30 the pro- cession appeared on the scaffold. The sheriff announced that his prisoner desired to speak, and as he stood up on the fatal drop, Schmidt, ia a low, but firm_voice, said: “‘Gentlemen, you all know I have been convicted of murder. I was induced to commit the crime by Ellis T. Smith. He talked to me about it ot the bars and said he would give gme #00. I said 1 would go if he would go with me and when the moon was down we went over together, When we got there he told me to go in and shoot Leonard, as Iknew where he was sleeping. 1 did shoot and Mr. Leonard said: ‘T am shot.’ I went out and Smith told me to wl, some hay and set a fire, which I did. hen Mr, Peck came out to get water Mr. Smith said to me to shoot. ' I shot, but did not intend to shoot him. Then Mr. Peck came out with a lantern and Mr. Smith told me to stand at the window and'he would go after Mr. Peck. While I was at the window somebody tried to get out and I shot, but whether I hit anyone I'don’t know. Pretty s00n somebody came running toward the house and 1 ran, too, and we went_home to- gether. Thes next morning Mr. Smith said that when I wanted the #00 all I had to do was to ask for it, but thut I had better stay with him until they got done talking about it. T have no hard feelings against anybody and and as I hope to be forgiven by God 1 hope to be forgiven by you." Ashe spoke the last sentence his lips trembled slightly, but otberwise he exhibited not a sign of weakness, dying game. The noose was adjusted and the ‘cap’ drawn over his head and at 10:35 the drop fell, and with- out a struggle other than a slight movement of the lower limbs, caused by muscular con- traction, his life passed out. Doctors Robinson, Patterson,: Darnal and Ainsworth at once took charge of the body to note the pulse and in ten minutes announced its cessation. The body has been removed to the town hali, awaiting funeral services and burial Sunday. (Press. ] —Henry Schmidt was hanged this morning for the murder of Lucretia Peck on the 4th of September, 1886, He made a statement on the scaffold admit- ting the murder, and charging that Elison I. mith instigated it and was present at the time, and that Smith killed Abram Peck. His last words were: “As I hope to be forgiven of God, I hope to be forgiven of men.” The drop fell at 10:36 and in s1x_and three-quarters minutes Schmidt was dead. His neck was broken and he died without a struggle. At midnight Schmidt laid down but did not sleep v soundly. At 7 o'clock this ning he arose and ato a hearty breakfast. two aunts and a clergyman called on him and found him quite cheerful. The clergy- man prayed with him and then gave him his blessing. The morning was bitterly cold and a cutting wind was blowing when the officers and prisoner appeared upon the seaffold. Schmidt addressed a few words to the few spectators who were admitted to witness the exccution, He said he wished all to know that he admitted the commission of the crime, t Elison T. Smith_instigated He said Smith offered him_ §500 to kil Abram Leonard, and he agreed to do it if Smith would go with him. Smith _agreed to this and they went together to Peck’s honse and he went inside and shot Eeonard. Then Smith told him to go and get some hay,which he did, and attempted to set the heouse ou fire.” When Poek got up, Smith told him (Schmidt) to shoot him. He shot at him, but missed him; then Peck put the fire out’ and Smith told him to guard the house and he (Smith) would o and finish Poale. After this wus done both left the place. Next morning Smith told him that he would get tho money that was promised him, and that he should not say anything. He promised to keep quiet. The pr osing words were: “Lthank you, zentiemen vant to say that 1 have no hard feelings anybody, and as I hope to be forgiven of God, I hiope to be forgiven by you, t00.” Through- out his specch his voice was calm and at its close he walked on the trap with a firm tread. The white cap was placed over his head, the rope adjusted and 8t 10:36 the drop fell. There was a convul- sive quiver and a slight contraction of the muscles, but no struggle whatever, At six and t quarter minutes from the time the drop fell he was pronounced dead. The body was allowed to hang fifteen minutes longe and was then taken down and placed in the jail corridor, where it was examined by a ph*'lluinm who pronounced the neck broken. he body will be turned over to his aunt, who will take charge of the burial. The ex- ecution was witnessed by Judge Hatch, who presided at the trial, aud by the jury, r“nruul by law, the clerk of the the county attorneys and a few sheriffs and reporters. Schmidt's dying declaration, which was in perfect accord with his confession and with every statement made by him since he first confessed, has done much to lead public opinion to the belief that he was not alone in planning the mur- der. Still, however, there are some who stoutly maintain that he w alone in the erime and cite the fact of the boy's previons life and also that bis father committed murder in Bavaria, a fact that has been substantiated by thorough investigation Elison T. Smith, who was tried for the same crime on Schmidt's confession and was acquitted, has gone to Kansas An autopsy was held on the remains this afternoon. The brain weighed forty-four ounces and the fop of the head was quite noticeably flattened making the transverse diameter greater than the normal. The liver Wi very much on ed and showed w slight scar but the cause of it could not be ascer tained. The body was placed in the town hall. The funeral takes place Sunday, - A Woman's Sefivage Case, Mapisox, Wis,, Jan. 13—The suprome court room was crowded to-day by ladies de sirous of hearing arguments in the woman's suffrage case. Ata late hour this evenin the judges took the matter under advise ment. The case came up on the appeal of Mrs, Olympia Willis Brown, of Racing \ tried to vote for municipal oficers under law permitting woinen to vote on sc questions. -— A Patent Medicine Assignment. NEw Yors, Jan, 13 -Willlam F. Kidder & Co., dealers in patent miedicines, made an as ‘sigument to-day. siting TORY HOME RULE. Salisbury's Plans for Local Govern- ment., (Copyright 1988 by James Gordon Bénnett,| Toxvox Jan. 13, —[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—Was there ever wiy intrigue between the eonservative leaders and the Parnellitesi Lord Salisbury says no. The Parnellites have often said yes, and they say it still whenever they get a chance, That overiures were made from one party to the other cannot well be denied, for did not the conservative lord licutenant of Iréland have an interview with Mr. Par- nell in 1885, Very differeut accounts of that interview have been given. The Parnellites say that everytbing was conceded, but what was everything in 1585 fell very far short of the Gladstonian bills. The tories were un- doubtedly willing to extend local government to Ireland, but I have an excellent reason for stating that a seperate parliament with an independent executive was not sug- gested at any interview betwaen the tory leader and Mr. Parnell ‘or s chlef licuten- ants. Tt was only when the elections of 1535 left the Parnellites in control of the house that this concession was decided on by Mr, Gladstone. More thun once in the house startling revelations have been promised ¢ threatened, but they nover came. The nego- tiators probubly misunderstood each other on both sides, Lord Salisbury knew nothing about the matter, all through. That much can be most positively stated, but how much, after all, does it sigmfy what took place two and a half years ago! The question for seusible wmen i how far is it possible to g o now toward meet: ing the Irish claims, Tknow many unionists, conservatives included, who would be quite willing to abolish the lord licutenant, shut up the castle and place the general control of Irish affaivs in Irish hands. Iverybody re zes the ubsurdity of sending to parli it at Westminster every time atown is to be drained or new rouds made. The whole of such business should be done in Ireland by men selected by the people, by countr boards or some other contrivance, Repros tative bodies in_ Ireland should manage ¢ Ivish affairs. So far the conser , not a few in number, a quite preparcd to go. 1 hear that powe of this kind are to be entrusted to new county boardsto be created in England and S land ander the fortheoming local go! ment bill. - Instead of requiring railroad similar bills to be passed through parlinment, local authorities elected by popular suffr will be empowered to deal with them. locality will thus decide on its own_ r water supply, sewerage system and other business, This will be nothing less than a revolution. Nearly all private bill legisl tion will be taken from parlisment handed over to bodies bearing some resem- blance, though on a limited scule,to state lec islature in America. Will there be no jobbery wheu a new railroad is to be made no strik- ers, no lobbyists, no uuderground work in any direction! Perhaps not. We can only hope for the best. Well, would Ireland bé coutent with any such concessions as these! ‘There’s the rub. It has been offered a_pur- liament and government of its own. Will it Not until it is proved that the cannot be repeated. That is what Lord Salisbury is aiming at when he repu- diates home rule in such emphatic terms. But he does not shut the door on local gov- ernment. A parliament on college green, and an Irish executive, he refuses to grant. True, Ireland is to be excluded from the op- eration of the new local government bill, but if the Irish leaders are willing to aceept, I suppose the exclusion could soon be rem- edied. There is perhaps a basis for a com- promise. It is for others to say whether it affords an acceptable solution of the difficulty. The Csown Prince’s Condition, BerLry, Jun. 13.—Drs. Schrader and Hervall, who are at San Remo, have issucd a bulletin saying that the symptoms of the crown prince’s ailment during the last fort- night consisted of a somewhat more pro- nounced swelling on the left side of the larnyx with inflanunatory irvitation which extended somewhat over the mucous mer- brane of the: larnyx. At the same time a more abundant sécretion of mucous is per- ceptible, which, like tho inflammation itself, is disappearing, The prince’s general health is very good. ——— Russian Affairs. St. PrTERSBURG, Jan. 13.—The Grand Duke Alexis has been promoted to the rank of admiral, Count Tolstoi, minister of the interior, and other statesmen will receive New Year's honors. The minister of finance reports that the army budget, been re- duced in conformity with Russia’s pacific policy. e The Fog Lifts at Liverpool. Liverroor, Jan. 13.—The fog here has red away, but has been succecded by y darkness which envelopes the city. Shipping on the Mersey is still at a stand- still. Victoria to Visit San Remo. 0ON, Jan, 13, —Queen Vic will go an Remo by way ef Swit Emperor William's Condition. Bervy, Jan, 13.—Emperor William trans- acted some state business yesterday. He slept well during the night. by Portugal’s king Has the Pleurisy. Lasnoy, Jan. 13.—The king of Portugal has an attack of pleurisy which has become acute, — Sickness Among Russian Troops. LoNpoy, Jan. 13.—Advices from the Rus- sign frontier say that troops in the Lublin district ave suffering te from cold, Forty sentinels have been frozen to death. Dysentery and typi lent, A'large staff of doctors has been engaged. B The Louisville Printer's Strike. LovisviLLe, Jan., 13.—Over one hundred vrinters, a third of all the unien printers here, have been on the Courier-Journal pay To-night all these excopt six are on The strike against the job oflices in ess several wecks, was largely sup- ported by these men by a 10 per cent assc ment. They will now need to be supported, and another assessment of printers through- out the country must be made, Already ap- plications from twice the number necessary to fill cases have been received, W. N, Hldeman, president of the Courier-Journai compauy, said this afternoon: I will give any good man who wants to comne back a chance. But we cannot bring wmen here from other eities and give them only tempo- rary employment. After 100'clock to-morrow morning the men will be at their cases to stay. Any of the old men wishing to return must do 80 before that hour. From this time on this is & non-union office.”” - Engineers Settle Their Differences, Cricago, Jan. 13.—The demands of the lo comotive engineors made upon the Santa Fe road have, with slight moditications, boen ac- ceded to, putting an end to any possibility of This satisfactory conclusion was u long conference be Ingineer Arthur and a committ: ngine and Viee President C. V of the Santa Fe Hereafter there will be but one class of en gincers and_they will all reccive the same salary, the highest now paid, excopt that five men, when promoted, shall serve for o year on switch engines' before being entery - crmined to Withdraw, 18.—A deputation of the Baptist union bad a conference to-day with Spurgeon in reference to his withdrawal from the union. Spurgeon declared that b 1must still waintain his resiguation. Spurgeon Do Loxpox, J Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sicK, wo gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoris, When sho became Miss, she clung t6 Castoria, When she had Childrea, she gave thom Cagtoria. THE OMAHA D SENATE SECRET sxssw’ss. Efforts to Have Lamar's Case Con- sidered With' Open Doors. RIDDLEBERGER VERY ANGRY. He Threatens to Give Out the Star Chamber Proceedings—A. Nebrase kan Deprived of His Timber Culture Claim, Gallantry Prompts a Denial. WasiiNgroy Brreav me Omana Beg, 513 Fou RTEENTH STREET, Wasnineros, D, C., Jan, 18 Nat K. Jones, son of the senator from Ar- kansas, publishes a card to-day denying that he had a prize fight with R. C. Garland, son cral, over a game of bil- liards, and declaring that be never had a cross word with Garland in his life. It seems that the published account of what is described as a ‘“prize fight” between these voung men have frightened them not a little and that they are fearful of being brought into the police court, Ned Donnelly, the ex-prize ringster, who is credited with having been the referee, is also now denying that he had any connection with the fight and says he wants his name kept out of print. The friends of the young men regret the publica- tions more beeause they are afraid the name of the young lady alleged to be the source of contention will come out and the participants be thade to appear in the police court. The affair has created a great deal of talk in Washington and the lipsof those who know of whatever has occurred are scaled so closely that scarcely a word can be extracted, TO DISCUSS LAMAR WITH OPEN DOORS, It is generally understood that the which adjourned to-day till Monday, its first secret session next week, take up the nomination of Mr. Lamar. Senator Riddleberger, of Virginia, is very angry over what has been said about Lamar in open session, and declares that if the nomination is not considered with open doors that he will not seruple about giving out the proceedings. He thinks it is cowardly to refuse to discuss the matter before the world, and is making a very strong fight, not only for an open session in this instance, but for the consideration of al ses of what is now regurded as exccu- tive business. ALLEX'S TREE CLAIM The acting secret of the interior to-day addressed a letter to Virgil Allen, of Tucker- ville, Neb., informing him that he had not complied with the requirements of the law in entering his timber culture claim and con- firming the decision of the land commis- sioner directing cancellation. The case came from the North Platte district, TAL CHANGES Postoftices have been discontinued in Ne- braska as follow: Mount Pleasant, county, mail goes to Nehawka; South Holt county, mail to Grand Rapids; Yunkee, Keith county, mail to Madrid. The star mail servi from Eight Mile Grove to Plattsmouth will be discontinued ve been made in the ule of the star mail route from Wi Dakota, Neb., as follow: daily except Sundays at 1 . m. Ddkota by 4 p. m. ~Leave Dakota cept Sundays at 7 a. m.; arrive at Winnebago at 12:30 p. m. A postofiice was at Danbury station, and George B, ime sched- nnebago to innebago established to-day Red Willow count Morgan appointed postmaster. James R. Watts was to-day ap- pointed postmaster at Waterloo, Douglas county, vice Charles W. Parker, resigned. Among the president’s callers to-day were Representatives Mcshane, of Nebraska, and Auderson, of Towa. William, H. Duniels, of Cedar Rapids, Ia., is at the Ebbitt. To-day's Post says: ‘‘The senatorial re- ceptions yesterday afternoon were quite as gay as last week. Druwlnf rooms every- where were thronged and the endless procession of passing equipages was a matter of comment. Mrs. Manderson and Mrs. Paddock, the wives of the two Nebruska senators, whose apartments adjoin at the Portland, had a large recoption. Mrs. Man- derson was looking very handsome in a EFrench brocade of soft brown shade, with pipings of blue edging the gold-embraidered vest. She was assisted by her gucst, Mrs. Judge Savage, of Omaha, Miss King und other ladies. M Paddock, who has two protty daughters in - society, had with them Mrs, Billings. The family are a pleasant ac- quisition here. PRy S, HEaTi, Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WasmiNGroy, Juan. —[Special Telegram to the 1 | —Pensions were granted to the following Ne skans to-da; Or; 1 St. Edward; John Wahl, Baxter June, Clearwater; Dan H. Sanford, Sanford. Pensions for fowans of Adolphus Johnston, mother of David Bagley, widow of John Le Amanda, widow of Ph What Cheer; Theresa, widow of Louis Klk- hardt, Burlington, ul — Jeremiah Sayre, Crawfordsvill inhouser, Panther; Henry W. Ri City; Rofus K. Lagrange, Grinnell; James L. Stotler, Manning; Willett O. Worden, Fairview; David H. Ellis, Rock Rapids. National Capital Notes. Wismxaros, Jan, 1 Senator Plumb in- troduced a bill to-day declaring forfeited all lands except the right of way eranted to any state to aid in the construction of a rail- road opposite to and continuous with the uncompleted portion of any such railroad, for the benefiv of which lands have hereto- fore been granted. The forfeited lands aro declared open to settlement under the home- stead laws onl, Senator Stewart offered an amendment to the bill providing for the investment of cer- tain funds in the tr It provides that any person may depd y oftice gold or ‘silver bullion and tificates therefor. The p gold bullion is fixed at 3 X-10 wrains, 410 fine, while the pr * silver is to be fixed by the secretary of the treasury on the 1st and 15th of each month at th pr of silver in the New market during the preceding ys, provided that the price sed an ounce of gold for sixteen ounces of the same fiueness. The certificates are to be in denominations of not less than £ nor more than #1,000 and are 1o be redeemable treasu The bullion re d is 19 be melted into bars, No more gold or silvez certificates ure to be issued, and those etming into the tr@sury cancel} No gold or silver is to et obligutions expressly nd to meet acty mong the people. coinage act is repealed. sident has granted a pardon in the case of Levi G, Pratt, convieted in the soul ern_district of lowa of passing countorie money and sentenced February 1, 1886, to five years' imprisonment. In acting ‘on this case the president says the conviet has served ty vears and was a good soldicr in the war. The pardon takes effect Febraary 1y The ann zabeth A., widow Fanuy, lkport; Marie B hart, Gutteuburg} ander C. Sheftield, rive cor id for fifteen shall not d of Indian lo-night a by Representa: chairman of the 3 was held, he value of exports of breadstufls wonths ended Decomber 81, 1857, was a8 against 145,12 for tho twelve months ended Decomb 1, 1836, - Manu irers Organize. CnicaGo, Jan, 13.—Nineteen of the twenty one reaper, mower and binder manufacturers u the United States succeeded this evening i organizing a national association. The all for a meeting defined the objects to be to determine the cost of production, and the fixing of a umform system of prices, but the members deny that the association form has Aiything to do with these things, and say 1t is *for social ends only All particulars used except that Lewis Miller, of Akron, O, bus been elected president, Y BEE: SATURDAY CABLE COMPANJES IN COURT. A Temporary Victory Won By the Anglo-American. {Copiright 1885 by dames Gordon Bennett.) Panis, Jun. 13.—[New, York Herald Cable —Special to the Ber.Jolders of the mys- teries of French law Mave doubtless been her startled to hear that the Anglo-Amer- ican Telegraph compagy has won a decisive victory over the Frengh Cable company. It was stated here that the Compagine Fran- caise had been condentniéd on all points and ordered to pay 2,000 ffafics a day damages from the time of leayigg the Anglo-Amer- ican pool and ordered to resume working lations with that beméficient ring without delay. A Was it true? To clear the matter up the Herald corro- spondent called on Count Dillon to-night at his housé in the Neville, *‘What truth is there in the story published regarding the decisive defeat of the French Cable company {" asked the correspondent. “Yery little,” replied Dillon. “The Tri- bunal de Commerce has decided against the French company, that is trne enough, but the decision will e appealed against and the court of appeals is sure to upset it. I was chiefly instrumental in founding the French company. Its object was to make France independent of the existing nool lines. To guarantec this independence the following clause was inserted in the concessions granted to the company by the French gov- ernment: ‘The French company shall not form an alliance or fusion of interests with a trans-Atlantic cable company unless by the expressed authority and permission of the French government.” On these terms the French company was started. At the end of a certain time the eleven pool com- panies invited the French company to join their directorute, disregarding the prohibi- tory clause in its concessions, To this it agreed and the French company remained in the pool till 186, when a quarrel arose be- tween the directors and shareholders of the French concern and a new board of directors. was appointed. This naturally caused much excitement, and to quiet public opinion the mimster of posts and telegraph requested the French company to produce the text of its contract with the pooling companics. The text was shown. After having care- fully examined the clauses, the government saw that the contra flat contradic- tion with the conditions on which the French company had been permitted to lay its cables and ordered the company to comply strictly with the terms of its concession. The French company did what it was compelled to do. It transmitted the government order to the pool. The companies informed them that it was obliged to withdraw from the ring.” “How did the pool take the announce- ment?” *A reply came in the shape of a summons from the Anglo-American Telegraph com- pany to appear before the Paris tribunal of commerce. This tribwnal, I should explain, is not a court of law at all, but a kind of a court of arbitration whose decisions have no binding effect and can always be appealed from.” “What was the result?} ‘“The tribunal began by declaring itself in- to settle’ a case which outcome " of an order government, It went on to say that pending o decision by a compe- tent jurisdiction the French company would have to pay 2,000 francs'a day to the Anglo- American company, cobunting from the time when it had withdrawn from the pool.” And you say you will pppeal “Yes," said Dillon, “the case will be re- moved to the court of appeals, where wo shall certainly be supported by the govern- ment, whose orders the French company has obeyed.” “You don't scem uneasy about the final result?” “Not in the least. The future of the French company is safe enough if the gov- ernment will see its independence respected. Our shareholders are not alarmed." “One more question. Cannot the pool re- move the case to the Evglish courts;"” “The pooling companies have tricd to get at us in the English courts already,” replied Count Dillon, *‘but it was no use. Their so- licitors told them that no English judge or courts would think of interfering with a de- cision made by a government, We are not anxious.” ——— Texas Train Robbers Caught. NEW York, Jan. 13.—President Fordyce, of the St. Louis, Arkansas & Toxas railroad, telegraphed from St. Louis that all train robbers that have been engaged in the busi- ness in Texvs and Arkansas for the past year have been arrested. Er Pyso, Tex., Jan, 13.—Two men wero arrested last night in Chihuahua and one dur- ing the night on the Mexican Central train coming north or the charge of belonging to ng of tram robbers who held upa ) train near Chihuahua Tuesday night. The one who was arrested on tho train is known as D. 8. Hines. He is in jail o del Norte, . Lovis, Jan. 13.—Thomas Furleng, chief of the Missouri Pacific railway secret service, aided by two detectives and a band of Indian polica under Captain Lafoure, this afternoon captured il Tucker, the leader, and William_Moore, & member of the gang of desperadoes who attempted to rob a train_on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad at Stringtown, Tndian territory, on Christmas morning. The prisoners have been taken to Fort Swith, Ark., for trial. LRI Nicholls Nominated. BATON RovGE, La., Jan. 13.—- Nicholls was nominated for governor on the first ballot. holls was nominated on the first ballot, ing 200 votes. The McEnery men, who od blank, asked to make the nomination nimous, which was done. The convention adjourned until to-morrow. dlattios L A Banker's Son Suiotfies. ST. Louts, Jan, 13.—Wilson G. Baker, son of Isaac . Baker, preaident of the Continen- tal banl, fatally shot himself in the head at 10 o'clock this ‘morning in his room af his father's residence. He died an hour after. Ng cause is assigned for the act. eudibind A Bouncing “M¢ Too." EW Youk, Jan, 13.—The jury in the caso of the state against Thomas C. Platt, to oust him from the position of quaranfine commis- sioner of New York city} on the ground that he was not a resident of thiat city, this morn- ing returned a verdict against Platt. Platt was denied a new trial, and a formal or was entered ousting him from the position and compelling him to pay the costs of the action, e aiulas Scarlet Fever Among Indians. Toroxto, Jan. 13.—Rev. Dr. Sutherland, general se of the Methodist Mission- ‘meo that a has taken place among the northern Indian tribes in British Columbia. At the Gireenville Meth- odist mission, Fort Simpson district, about fifty children and young people have died. ——— rd Schwatka. ~Frederick Gustave Lieutenant Schwatka, died last evening of general debility. He was born in Baltimore in 1510 and was one of the founders of Odd Fellow- ship in the United States. He came to Ore- gon in 1830, Death of SavLey, Ore., Jan. 1 Schwatka, father of of Arctic fam e A Michigander's Complaint, WasHiNGrox, Jan. 13- Representative Chipman, of Michigan, has laid before Secr tary Bayard the complaint of 8. F. Tolsma, a citizen of that state, alleging that hls nets have been seized and that he hus been unlaw 1 by the Gunadian authoritics of fish St Mary's river. The es vl of @ dispute a8 to the ¥ ditie bettveen the countries, { BANQUETING THE BOHEMIANS. Lincoln's Board of Trade Furnishes a Royal Entertainment. THE STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Yesterday's Sesslon Fittingly Con- cluded With a Feast of Wine and ‘Wit at the Capital-Happe ings in Nebraska, The Prefs Banqueted. LiscoLy, Neb., Jan. 13.—[Special Telo- gramto the Beg, | —At the morning session of the state press association to-day it was re- solved to join the mational association. At the afternoon session Mr. Hoge, of Lincoln, presented the following resolution, which was passed amid great enthusiasm: Resolved, That, us a froe press is one of the greatest safeguards of public liberty we con- demn the persecution of the national press of Ireland as unworthy of a constitutional gov- ernment, an mbers of the Nebraska Press associa epresenting 100 newspa- we express to ou ther pressmien, William O'Brien, T, D. Suiiivan, J. 13, Ha den, Edward Walsh, Edward and Timothy Harrington, Alderman Hooper and Mr. Crosbie our admiration at the courage they have displayed in defending the rights of the assailed by an unwarrantable despot- nd we extend to them our cordial sym- pathy in the sacrifice they have made and the sufforings they have endured in a cause which comes home to every pressman and lover of freedom, and we request the presi- dent to cable this resolution to the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin. The report of the building committee on neadquarters at the Crete assembly was re- ceived and in a few minutes #100 was raised toward defraying the present indebtedness, Henry Watterson, of the Louisville Courier- Journal, was selected as the association's oice for the orator at the assembly in July. The annual election of officers, under special order, resulted as follows: H. M. Bushuell, Lincoln bureau Omaha Bee, president; C. H. Gere, State Journal, T. J. Pickett, Bloom: ington Guard, A. W. Ladd, Boone Count News, vice presidents; F. G. Simmons, Sew- ard Reporter, secreta A.B. Huyes, State Journal, treasurer., A legislative committee was appointed to prepare a plan of work in the fall campaign and the next session of the legislature, to ro- port at the summer meeting, The committee ists of Mr. Bwing, of the Wood River Mr. Ross L. Hammond, of the I're mont Tribune, Mr, Marvin, of the Beatrice Democrat, Mr. Hassler, of the Pawnee City an, and Mr, Kimmell, of the McCook Democrat, ‘The banquet given by the board of trade to the press association was attended by a large concourse of citizens, The dining hatl of the Capital hotel was gorgeously decorated for the occasion and cvery plate was taken, Patrick Egan, chairman of the committee of the board of trade, presided, and welcomed the association in a neat speech. Hon., H. M. Wells, of Crete, responded in a happy vein. J. C. McBride was toast master. ~Kesponses to toasts were made by B. B. Herbert, of Redwing, Minn. ; Ross L. Hammond, of Fre: mont; E. Whitcomb, of Friend; Mr., Kim- mel, of McCook: Councilman Billingsly, Mr. Tambertson and others. The oc ion was one the press boys will long remember, The Horticulturists. oL, Neb., Jun 13.—[Special to the he hovticulturists closed a very suc- cessful week’s mecting this evening which has been largely attended throughout. The afternoon ven over to a thorough re- vition of the premium hist and the committees esolutions made their final report. Be- djournment the salaries for the yi were fixed as follows: Pay for pre £4 per day when in employ of society; secre- tary, 00 per annum, to include postage and stationary and all expense of office; mem- bers of executive committee, 3 per duy each when actually employed, and superintendents of departments ut the fawr, # per day while employed. Three Men Injured in a Wreck. OAKLAND, Neb., Jan. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—A wreck occurred on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minncapolis & Omaha rail- road onc mile this'side of Craig this aftes noon, full particulars of which are very meager. The road was being cleared when the cngine and two cabooses jumped the track. Three men were injured, Conductor Smith, Fireman Cotter and a shoveler by the name of Petérson. The two first had their logs broken. Peterson was injured internally. They were taken to Craig where medical sistance is being rendered. The wreek will not be cleared before morning. Death of a Brakeman. Faris Ciry, Neb., Jan. 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee,|—Thursday morning, at 7 o'clock, Lou Clark, a brakeman on the B. & M., while coupling cars scven miles west, near Salem, slipped between the cars, His arms and limbs were crushed, and he was hurt intérnally, He was brought to this city, where he died last evening at 6 o'clock, while the doctor wus amputating an arm. His wife arrived during the afternoon. He carried a $5,000 accident insurance policy. sk More Money For the In Love Ciry, Neb., Jan. 12.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—The county commission- ers to-day added £300 to the reward already offered, making §1,720 for the arrest and con- viction of the party who attempted to burn tho west side of the square. ndiary. Callaway Incorporated. Broxex Bow Neb., Jan 13.—[Special Tele- gram to The Bize.]—The county board of sup- ervisors to-day Incorporated the town of Callaway, appointing as trustees J. Wosds Smith, M. H. Deems, Mark Scheringgr, Al Mathews and John Morans. Singed By Kerogene, GraNT, Neb., Jan. 13.—{Special Telegram to the Brk]-D. C. Simms, of this place, poured kerosene futo a stove this morning and then s % @ match to it. An explosion h lost the young man his eye- i e, He THE UNION PACIFIOC, ‘W. H. Delancey Thinks the Pacific Commissionion Too Severe. EW YOrg, Jan. 18.—~The Tribune pub- lishes the fext of v letter from Lawyer W. H. Delancey who represents the holders of consolidated mortgage bonds of the Kansas Pacific railway to President CI and, Delancey says he thinks the recommenda- tions of the Pacific commission a8 to the t. rnment should require fr road fora settlement of its ¢ inst that organi- ation, are too se s the trusteet, Jay Gould and Russell Sajze, coverted £300,000 ts securities to have their own use, thereby making the property less able to meet its obligations both to the government and the holders of bonds, and he thinks the government should abate its claims some- what for a time so that the bond holders y receive their interest pending the outcome of the proceedings against Messrs, Gould and Sage, These proceedings, he says, arc de- layed by the fact that Gould is beyond the jurisdiction of the courts and that, in the absence of extradition treaties, he can only be brought buck for trial by ex- ecutive request through diplomatic cb 1s, and he informs the presiudent that a formal application for Gould’s rendition will be wade to the department of state. - O'Connor Welcomed Back., Loxpoy, Jan. 13,—Arthur O'Connor, who arrived at Queenstwown to-day, was wel- comed by a great crowd and escorted to @ hotel. 1n an interview he said the reccption accorded Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde and himself turoughout the United States ex ceeded thewr most sanguine hopes. The feel- ing amongA mericans, from the president down, was in favor of home rule for Ireland. —~— Senator Walthall Renominated, JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 13.--General BE. C. Walthall was to-night unanimously nomina- ted by & caucus of democratic members of the legislature as his own successor in the United States senate for @ full terw, begin- uing March 4, 1859, Why Corrigan is Happy. OCounty Commissioner Corrigan mado a discovery yesterday that tickled him all over and surprised him a8 much as was Chr phier Columbus when he disco iea. The re of Doug Hunty that Mr, Corrigan is the first native born No- braskan ever eclected to an offfice in the county. Personal Paragraphs. H.'C. Black, of Dayton, is at the Millard. F. L. Shaw, of Fullerton, is at the Millard. A McKay, of Friend, is at the Paxton H. A. Robinson, of Kimball, is at the Mil- lard. A, H. Paxton, Heury Paxton. J. H. McCally Paxton. Dr. A. Bower, of Nebraska City, is at the Millard. C. H, Hubbard, of Sioux Falls, Dak., is at the Millard, Henry Cassiday and K. C. Morchouse, of Missouri Valley, are at the Paxton. bk apnibe A Victim of Highwaymen. Kaxsas Crry, Jan, 13, < Allen Hynsen, shot by two highwaymen Wednesday night, died to-day. Moulton, of Fairbury, is at the E. Lew of Lincoln, is at the of Plum Creck, is at the i eit Bill Nye on J. Cacsar. New York World: The play of ““Julius Ciosar has been at the Academy of Music this week, has made n great hit. Julius Cresar fivst attracted attention through the Roman papers by calling the attention of the medical faculty to the now justly celebrated Ciosarinn operation. Taking advantage the advertisement thus attained he soon rose to prominence and fourished con- siderably fiom 100 to 44 B. C., when o committee of representative citizens and property-owners of Rome calied upon ‘nm and on behalf of the people begged leave to assassinate him asa mark of esteem. He was stabbed twenty three times between Pompey's Pillir and 11 o’clock, many of which were me tal. Thie nccount of the assassination is taken from a local and i bhic, suceinet and lacks tional elements so common mentable in our own time. the implacable foe of the aris cy and refused to wear a plug hat up to the time of his death. v continued to eat pie with a knife and in many other ways to endear himself to the me s until 68 B, C., when he ran for Quustor. Afterward he was JAdile, during the term of which office he sought to introduce & number of new games and to extend the limit on some of the older ones. Krom this to the senate was but a stop. In the senate he was known as a good speaker, but ambitious, and liable to turn up dur- ing a close vote when his enemies thought he was at home doing his chores. This made himat times odious to those who opposed him, and when he defended (‘ulu‘linc and offered to go on his bond, Ciesar came near being con- demned to death himself, . In 62 B. €. he went to Spain as Pro- prctor, intending to write a book about the Spanish people and their customs as soon as he got buck, but he was so busy on his return that he did not have time to do so. Cmzar was a powerful man with the people, and while in the senate worked hard for his constituents, while other senators were having their photographs taken. He went into the army when the war broke out, and after killing a great number of people against whom he certainly could not have had any- thing personal he returned, headed by the Rome silver cornet band and lead- iug a procession over two miles in length, It was at this time ho was tendered a crown just as he was passing the city hall, but thrice he refused it. After each refusal the people applauded and encored him till ke had refused it again. It isatabout the time the play opens. Cwsar has just arrived on a speckled courser and dismounted out- side the town. He comes in at the head of the procession with the understand- ing that the crown is to bo offered him just as he crosses over to the court of Cassius and Brutus meet, and Cassius tries to make a mugwump of Brutus, so that they can organize a new movement. Mr. Edwin Booth takes the character of Brutur and Mr. Law- rence Barrett taues that of Cassius. 1 would not it to take the character of Cassiur myself, even if [ had run short of character and needed some very much indeed, but Mr. Barrett takes it and does it first rate. Mr. Booth afso plays Brutus so that old settlers say that it seems almost like having Brutus here among us again. Brutus was a Roman republican strong tariff tendencies. extemporaneous after-dinner speaker and a warm personal friend of Cresar, though differing with him politically. In assassinati Cuwsar, Brutus used to say wards he did not feel the slightest personat animosity, but did it_entirely for the good of the party. "Chat is*one thing I like about politics—you can cut out a man’s vitals and hang them on the christmas tree and drag the fair name of his wife or mother around through the sewers for six weeks before election, and so long as it is done for the good of the party it is all vight. with Ho was n good —_—— Freaks of Congressmen. TLewiston Journal: It is well known that the senators and congressme n write their own biographies that ap- pear in the Congressional Directory. This fact makes them all the more in- teresting. The statesmen are allowed in a gencral way tosay whatthey please, but there arve instances where the compiler of the directory has to do some pretty thorough pruning. One Arkansas congressman wrote in answer to the usual request what would filled 0 dozen pages of the directo He gav full history of lis and his wife’s families, the characte istics of his children, the names of the husbands and wives and childven of those married, and introdoced seve illustrated sketehes or incidents in bear and bee and coon huntin He intro- duced a poem on spring, written by his second oldest son, names of two young fellows, riva s hand of his ‘daughter, named *Pink,” and d od the distress she was sufferin the question of which she <hould choose. The compiler cut the “biog- ohy™ down 1o eighty lines. A Kentueky congressman in his biog- raphy described a stock farm owned by him, numed the horses, and gave their pedigrees, records and prices. An- other Ken cian mentioned, nong events of his eventful life, the number of fights he had been in, and gave de- seriptions of two, in each of which he had killed a man, and the names e had sred, One ave the number of sheep the fluctuations in the n un elaborate tuble, and 11 strong pre against a re- duction of the duty on wool, all of which was sacrificed, A congressman from Towa sent in his biography in ve nd very bud verse, too. Another from the sanie stated that he was livie separate from his wife, but in a detai statement laid all the blume upon i and appealed 1o brother congress men to overlook the mutter, and to the r not to allow himself to be in 2 by it in signing him to cor mittees, ove MINNEAPOLIS TARES THE POT. The Whittaker - McCurdy Bioycle Race a Disgrace to the Sporte. THE WAY THE JOB WAS WORKED. Chicago Crooks En Whittakes ~The C avor to Bribe But Get Badly Fooled hing Colored Heavy- weight Contest, A Blow at Legitimate Sport, MinsEAronis, dan. 18, ~[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The bicycele race which was to have come off last night between Whittaker and McCurdy has developed into quite a sen- sation. It was arranged for 2,000 a side, with n side bet of ) Yesterday #,000 in two bets was put up with J. 8, Woods by Thomas T. Roe, of Chicago. and W. A, Tan- ner, the backers of MeCurdy and Whtuker respectively Whittaker claimed that his wheels were plugged with emery and it was fixed for him to lose. It looks as if both men were looking for a sure thing and both were afraid they would miss it, consequently tho trouble. The facts in the case are that sev- eral weeks ago McCurdy and Whittaker met in this city and signed articles for a five milo race, the stukes at the time bemg named as from £2,500 to £5,000 a side. The supposition is quite general wow that the race was arranged to get whatever gate money might be taken in. Then both MeCurdy ana Whittaker left the city. Less than two weeks MeCurdy dropped back into town, accompanied by Tom Roe and a man named Davis from Chieago. In & day or two it was noised about in sport- ing circles that Roe and Davis had come to Minneapolis to back McCurdy heavily and with the evident intention of “doing up" Miuneapolis sporting men, The race was st to come off January 9. At thy timo £500 a side had been posted and the same day §1,500 additional was posted. The Chicago men went on with their clever work, They didn't see money enough yet in sight to pay for the time speit in Minneapolis and made another bluff at Whittaker's backer, The bluff was met. The Chicago men 1 seheme o buy up Whittaker, but they had to bid high an the seheme couldn’t be worked unless the could place the stake money up to a ve much higher noteh, Time ran on until yes- terday, when the stakes wore increased to #9400 a side. Whittaker was on hand last night, ready for the notwitstunding his wheel had been found plugged during the afternoo McCurdy finally refused to ride and the scheme of his backers to prevent the race was carried out. Suddenly the lights in the rink were turned out, the re- feree decided Whittaker as winner and Mr, Wood, who held the stakes, turned the meney over to Tanner. The latter made $,400 out of the deal. “1 could see no way out of the matter than to turn the money over to Tanner,” said Mr, Wood this morning. “These fellows came here with the purpose 1o do up Tanner and other Minneapolis men, They bought up Whit- taker to throw the race because they kunew that he could beat McCurdy. Whittaker had an ngreement in his pocket, signed by Me- Curdy’s backers, in which they promised to give him £2,500 to throw the rac They then began to fear that the other side had bought him and their scheme then was to prevent the race.” The Johnson- Dexver, Colo., Jan. 1 to the Bex.]—The appr tween McHenry Jolnson, George G v, of Boston, hoth claiming the heavy-weight colored championship of America, which takes place February 10, is attracting general attention throughout the cast and west, and it is expected that there will be a large influx of sporting men, a num- ber of whom have already arrived. The battle has been entered on all the pool boards of the larger cities and bets are about even, with Godfrey slightly the favorite. In the west, where Johnson is well known, the op- posite situation prevails. A prominent sport- man of this city said last evening that it was just about an even thing between the two men, as they were the best and most cqually matched pair of pugilists that had ever been brought together. Ministers Ohject to Sunday Ball With the thermometer below zero and thé wind blowing a gale, the Proshzterian 2iyis. ters’ association are enabled to reg, the hand- writing on the wall, and have determined to take time by the forelock #7id entegn pasitive but gentlemanly protes?, against the playing of base ball on Svtdays during the coming season. The appended communication has been sent o the management of the Omaha se 1all association, and the outcome will aited with interest : T'o the Managers Omaha Base Ball Club— oticing in tie daily press that sing dates for the coming base ason, we take this early opportunity for protesting against Sunday games. This 2 o from no eaptions dislike of our national pastin 1 the contrary, we would be glad » the exhibitions of skill you prom- ise, if wecould do so consistently. Nor do we take this action from mere theological de- fense of the Sabbath—however binding the fourth commandment may scem to us. We base our pro upon the fact that games seriously disturb the qui nd usefulness of ourworship, particularly in the churehes lo- cated near the grounds, and consequently are, within the meaning of the law, a4 nui- sance, We thercfore most respectfully ve ou to observe the Taws of God “and man a8 to the rest and quict of the Sabhath, And we :1 that it is no more than right and fair to give you this tim notice that, in case Sunday games are wdyertised for the coming season, we will do all in our pawer to prevent them' by légal means, Yours re spectfully, PREsWYTERIAN MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION. dfrey Fight. [Special Telegram wching prize-fight be of Denver, and Brown's Case Continued, The case of W. F. Brown, which has been before dudge Anderson's court sinee Wednesday, was not resumed yesterduy on account of the mutual request of The opposingg attorneys who asked for a continuance nnti Monday. This wis granted n miserable, bratisiciooking s been hanging around dis. places with no means of support, was called to account by Judgze Berka yestor day and given forty days-sixteen on the ther thin diet of bread and wate d Martin, Hood's Sarsaparilla Combines, in a manner peruliar to itself, the Dest blood-purifying and strengthening reme- dies of the vegetable kingdom, You will find this wonderful remedy effective where other medicines have failed, Try it now. Tt will purify your blood, regulate the digestion, and give new life and vigor to the entize body. “Hood's Sarsaparilla did mo great good. 1 was tired out from overwork, and it toned meup.” Mus. G. E. Stustons, Cohoes, N. Y. “Isuffered threo years from blood polson. 1 took Hood's Sarsaparilla and think T am cured.” Mis. M. J. 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