Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 19, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, THURS DAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, THE OMAHA DAy BEE 1888, —1 UMBER 215 A DISCREPANCY DISCOVERED. Detection of a Costly Alteration in the Rovised Statutes. TWOHUNDRED MILLION INVOLVED The Senate Passes the Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge Resolution Introduced By Manderson— Dickinson's Freshness An Important Alteration. WASHINGTON BURFAU THE OMAHA Ilu.% FOURTEENTH STREET, Grox, D. C., Jan. 18 ent was made in the house to-day which lead to very important financial developments, Some time ago Kepresentative Plumb, of Illinois, who is a national bunker, was examining the laws in regard to the maturity of the outstanding bonds. He was impressed with the language of the revised statutes as they relate to the 4 per cents, It reads: “Payable at the pleasure of the United States after thirty years Mr. Plumb is over seventy-two years old, has long been a close observer of public affairs, and he remembered that when the cefunding act was under discussion in congress in the spring and summer of 1870 the debates and comments and reports stated that the 4 per cents were to be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States for thirty years from the date of issue. Instantly Mr. Plumb saw that there was something wrong, ard he began an investigation. He first went to the record room of the house of repre- sentatives and found in the oviginal bill the manuscript report from the conference com- mittee and the journal that the proposition, a8 it passed, authorized the issuance of £200,000,000 of 5 ‘uts, puyable after ten years, £00,000,000 415 per conts, payable after fifteen years, and £1,000,000,000 in 4 per cents, pu 3 wrs after issue, The bill as it passed the senate, the report of the con- ference committee and the journal there showed the phrascology to be “for thirty years from date of issuc.” The original re Ports to the house and senate from the con ference committee disclosed, however, that the word *for"” had been erased and the word after” inserted. Mr. Plumb went to the secretury of state, called for the original bill in manuseript, and found that it had been altered t 1 fter” instead of “for.” The 4 per ¢ utstanding aggregate at this vime 0. Mr. Plumb says the fraud was designed to cost the government over $200,000,000 extra interesi, and to-day presented in the house a preamble setting forth bricfly the features of these facts and asking for an investigation by a spec committee, Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky objected to the reference of the resolution to the committec on judiciary or its immediate consideration, und so it went over. The 4 per cent bonds, under the law us it reads now, are due in 1907, As the law was passed they have been redeemable at the pleasure of the government ever since their ssue. They are to-day worth &1 Inasmuch as these ds were received in exchange for the old issue, by act up) ed July 14, 1870, it was o matter of many millions in favor of the bond- holders to have the bill as it passed altered as iv was. Mr. Plumb several days ago went to Senators Sherman and Edmunds, who were members of the conference commiittee which orted the bill to both houses, and whick was passed finally under a suspension of th rules, and asked them what was their under standing at the time as to the date of maturity of the 4 per cents. Neither could remember, s it was cighteen years ago that they had the matter under discussiony At iirst Senator Edmunds was of the impres- |sion that the government would have to carry {out the representations of the advertisement ' it made when it placed the bonds on the mar- Ket. Then it was represented that they would mot fall duc until I But the senator took [several duys to look into the v L and de sided that the government could not be held amages which might ac Wasi An announce Plumb to o ahes 1f it can be shown that the bill was altered in the manner represented by Mr. Plumb—and no one doubts it—a bill will be passed nullifying the present law, which will make the 4 pe nts due and erea sensi tion in the money market, besides solving the surpius question. THE OMAIA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS BRIDGE. The senate to-day passed the resolution ntroduced yest Mang Galding upon the se 3 f swalon relative to the consideration of the bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs, which I mentioned last night and anticiy would be done to-day. CARLISLE AND COX. When the house met to-day Sunset Cox, speaker pro tempore, uunounced that it was with pleasure that he could say that the col dition of Speaker Carlisle was very much i proved and that the prospects w that the regulur speakers would crowd him (Cox). out of the chair very soon, at which there was tremendous and " prolonged applause. Cox was a good deal worried over the demonstra- tion on the part of the house, as he was un- aole to discover whether the applause over the announcement that Mr. Carlisle w recovering or the prospects that he him: wis going out of the chair, 10 RATLROAD MESSAGE, viends of the president express a good deal of disappointment over his recommenda- tions on the refunding of the Pacific railroad indebtedness, They had hopes that he would deal more harshly with the monopolies, but peopls here connected with the Pacific, in congress and the lobby, are quito well satis- fled with the president's message and that the bill pending before the house mittee on ifie railr and intr by Mr. Outhwaite, will be passed. ocrats, who have no intere Youds, were in hopes that the president would come out in opposition to the corporations and array himself with the people, DICKINSON A LITTLY FRESIL The new postmaster genera somewhat brash. Besides designating a dis. bursing oficor for the department frc town and stato he has designed the sele of & large number of postmasters, and to rewarded another of his personal friends b appointing hini to & postmaster inspectorship. Dickinson is known as a thoroughbred demo crat, and his friends boust thy » will have N6 respect for vivil service and in tends to make a clean sweeyp as prac- ticuble, in the postoftice se the railway mail service. AIR OF DU T. Swain Latrobe, of Baltimore, and k other prominent nber a wager attempted 10 w to this city, leaving the former Place at 6:30 o'clock this mornin, The road Wwias covered with ice and slush, The young men had their trainers with them in buggie As the party were entering the ecastern suburbs Latrobe fainted wnd wus picked up in an insensible conditios How vards ahead and pushed right on and finishs his walk, mm].‘m.m it in 7 hour minutes. It is for miles and th was a little over five miles an hour, ENING VI OKLAHOMA As I stated some days ago, therve is g to be a lively fight in_the house in a s time over the proposition to attach the ern part of the Indian territory to “No Man's Land” and open it up to settlement under a territorial government as “Oklahoma.” At the meeting of the committee on territories to-day representatives of the five civilized tribes of Indians interested divectly in this Jropoaition worp presant to protest and ask for a hearing, The Indians are put upon the defensive aud declare th will fight the measure to . its flual passage, and theu, should it became a law will resist its enforcements. The Crecksare now in council and wiil send representatives o join in the protést, Next Mondiy a week has been ixed upon by the commitiee for u vised Mr, tigation. tion PEDESTRIANS. son of Muyor La ank K. Howard Balti hearing of the Indians. a member of the commit strong influe will_be brought to lu-urvu secure the passage of the bill and open that country to settlement. It comes from south- ern Kansas and a portion of Missouri and Colorado that there is not a litt itement over the prospects the bill has for OMAIA'S NEW PURLIC BUILDING snator Manderson made an argument be- fore the senate committee on public buildings and grounds in support of his bill making an appropriation for a new public building at He made a magnificent arguim he recited statistics of the gro . the needs of the federal offi there and presented the endorsement of the treasury ofMcials here and others connected with the government who befieve the bill should pass. The senator made a good im n and the is no doubt of not only a rable report being rendered, but the pas. of the bill in the senate. Mr. MeSha is member of the house committee on public buildings and grounds and will undoubtedly see that the bill roceives favorable consider- ation in that bod A RATLROAD ROUTE SETTLED, 1f the people of southern Dakota, who are fighting and quarreling over the route to be tuken by the Duluth, Watertown & Pacific railroad from Huron, knew what is being to secure a crossing over the Missouri they would rest in peace, The bill au- thorizing the company to construct a bridge over the ri at Wheeler, in Charles Mix county, is to be favorably reported from the committec on commerce and will pass the house without dissent. There is no objection to it inthe senate. This tells where the road crosses the river and corroborates the recent statement of the Ber as to the route the road will take in going to Denve Perry 8. Hearm, Army News. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—[Special Telegram to the B —Lieutenant and Mrs. John M. Carson, jr., left yesterday for Fort Leaven- worth, where they will spend a week, the guests of Colonel 1. V. and Mrs. Sumner, the parents of Mrs, Carson. From Leav. worth they will proceed direct to Fort Reno, Indian territory. where Licutenant Carson is stationed. Colonel hias been ord city at the absenc Major Henry C. Hasbrook, Fourth artil- is relieved from duty as commandant of at West Point February 1 and ord to report to the lieutenant gencral for structions, Mujor i1 ohn Mason, Ninth infantry, At retirement at this on of his present leave of Tenth in- ndant of milton 8. Hawkins, ered to duty as comni the military academ, Major Hasbrool. A board of ofy as been ord consist of Licutcnant Colonel John € "Thirteenth infantry; Major Geo ford, First cav: Major brook, Fourth iriiliery: in .lnlm tn} Huskelf, Twenty-third” infantry: Captain ) “Twenty-fourth infantry ddward S, G V' ‘aptain James M. Lan and First Lieutenant ( adjutant, Twen t corder, The board will assemble in” this city Febru 10 to p e u system of cavalry, infantry and light artillery tactics for the' use of the armies of the United o i infantry, re- ka and lowa Pensions. WAsHINGTON, [Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Pen granted to the following Nebraskans to-day: Original— Andrew M. Smith, Tobias; John M. White, Cedar Rapids; William H. Austin, Clarks; Phillip Harper, David City; Eaward Nelson, Waterloo. Increase—Robert McBroom, Su- perior: John Knightly, Bainbridge; James M. Fowler, Auburn Pensions’ for Towans: Original—Tsaae M. Condra, Seymour: Byron C. Pursons, Hum- boldt; Robert Howard, East Des Moin John ‘M. Dansdile. What Cheer; Charles Pender, Goldtield; William H. Dunn, M shalltown; John Gorman, Mount Ay crease miah 2 “Thomas D. Sturtey Paschal, Bedford; Levi Stone, igourney Josiah Bilsland, I it Lamar Sworn In. WAsHINGTON, Jan, 18.—The supreme court of the United States sat with a full beneh to- to-day. Lamarreached the capitolalittle after 11 this morning and proceeded to the jus tice room of the supreme court, where the oath of oftice (ordi modified oath) was administered to him in private, The judi il > immedi- ately after the session all space resel 1 for public was erowded with strangers, but the the enclosure, reserved for the Al lml wore than the usual num- anmoun would be Lamar and the s opet the general sof the court ading of tho commission mlmnnw!l.nmn of the outh. The commission ‘reupon handed to the clerk, who it, after which Lamar read impress from manuscript the judicial . Lamar, do sol- that T will administer’ justice ! ons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully aad impartially discharge und per- form all duties incumbent on me as assoc justice of the supreme court of the United ccording to the best of my ability and ively oath, enmly s and laws of the United States, so h God.” He took the bible as hie utte last word and pressed it to his lips. He was then clad in a flowing robe of glossy black silk, the court and assemblage arose, and the new justice bowed to his_associates and tien to the bar and public, and took his seat in the chair of the junior justice at the extreme leftof the bench. Preserving Timber Lands, WAsRINGTON, Jan. 18.—The committce on public lands reported a resolution calling on the secretary of the interior for information us to what legislation is necessary for dis- posal of public timber lands, so as to secure at the same time the preservation of natural forest lands at the headwaters of navigable rivers, aud put within reach of settlers legal means for prov themselves with timber for building and domestic purposes. Adopted nt Rates, WasmiNGToN, Jan, 18.—The inter-state com- merce commission issued a notice to-day in the matter of inland transportation of immi grants from the port of New York. It order ed that inquiry be instituted in_respec the rates charged by the railroad o in transportation of immigrants from New York city to iuterior western points, at the public scssion of the commumission be held Fobruary 7, 1533, Postal Changes. WasiiNGToN, Jan, 18, —[Special Telegram to the B, | —The postofice at Hamburg, Red Willow county, was discontinued to-day. A postoffice was established at Libbey, Box Butte county, Mary Libbey, postmistress, and at Sawyer, Fillmore couuty, Aaron Byrd, postuast Speaker ('nlllnl s Condition, WASHINGTON, Jan, 18.—At 11:45 this morn ing Dr. Sowers stated to the Associuted pre reporter that Speaker Carlisle rested well during the night, and awoke this morn- ing considerably refreshed. He expressed the opinion that it would be some time before the speaker could resume his duties in con- gress. e L Trafalgar Rioters ntenced, Loxvox, Jan. 18.—The trial of Graham, member of parliament, and Burnes, social ler, for participation in the riots near November 1 1ited in the seutence of both to six we mprison ment without hard labo e Walthall Ofticially Elected, JAcksoN, Miss,, Jan. 15, —At the joint sc's sion of the two brauches of ‘the legislature to-day the election of E. €. Walthall 0. tho United Stutes senate was wmade viticial, SCENES FROM A STORMY LIFE. Garibaldi's Autobiography Soon to Be Issued in Florence. THE ESSENCE OF REPUBLICANISM Defined to Be a Profound Hatred of Tyranny and Falsehood—An In- genuous Lover—A Slap at the Priesthood The Hero of Caprera. |Cupyright (588 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxnvox, Jan. 18.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the autobiography will soon be issued in Florence entitled, “Le Mie Memorie,” and I am in- formed that soon afterwards the volumes will appear in English dress here. The pre- face is dated a short time (July 8, 1872), be- fore hie took the oath in the ltalian parlia- ment, and it forms the key to the whole volume. In this preface occur phrases like this, translated ver v: YA tepes- tuous life composed of good and evil, like, I suppose, the major part of peopie's lives # * * % Lhave the consciousness of hay- ing always sought after good for myself and my fellow creatures, If I have done evil sometimes certainly it was involuntari * # % A hater of tyranny and falsehood, profoundly convinced that with them lies the beginning of all the evil and_corruption of the human race. * * * Hence republi- cans, this being the system of honest folks— the normal system—will be in the m: jority, and consequently not impaired b violence or impostu W e L erant and not exclusive, incapable of im- posing my republicanism on others by fol “or example, upon the English. If they are content with the government of Queen Vi tori—and they may be content, for their government may consider itseif a republic. * % % A republican, but evermore convinced of the necessity of an honest tem- porary dictatorship for those nations which, like France, Spain and Italy are vietims of the most pernicious byzantism.” Some of the references to his family childhood are fine instances of tender pression. For instance: assert with pride, sh to all mothers and ex- *As tomy mother, I rould serve as a model and with this I think I have said all. Her tenderness fors me was per- haps excessive, but do I not owe it to her ungelic character the little good that may be found in minet * % % Although certainly not superstitious naturally in the most arduous moments of my agitated ence, when I have es- caped from death at sea or from the grape- shot of battle, I have scen before me the kneeling figure of my loving mother bending before the Infinite to implore the life of the child of her bosom and 1, although believing little in the power of prayer, was made hap- pier, at least less unhappy.” Garibaldi was born at Nice, on the 4th of July, 1807, a day which Americans may think appropriate to his patriotic and independent life. He remarks of himself that he had a kind heart, and, to prove it, “Having one day found a grasshopper and brought it home, Ibroke alegof the poor creature in hand- ling it, which grieved me so much that I shut myself up in my room and wept for several hours. Another time, accompunying a cousin of mine to shoot in the Varo, I stopped at the edgeof a deep pond where they used to leave hemp to soak and where there was 4 poor woman washing some clothes, I don't know who it was, but the woman fell into the water and was in danger of being drowned. although I was very little and encumbered with my game-bag, plunged in and able to save her. Of course Garibaldi must fall in love and heis not above this maivete of utterance. “I never had thought of marriage and I thought myself unsuited for it because of my too independent ure and propensity towards an adventurous c To have a wife and children scemed to me an entire contradiction in one who had consecrated himself to a principle which, however excel- lent, would uot ave permitted while vindi- cating it with all the ardor with which 1 felt myself capable, to enjoy the quict and sta- bility necessary for the father of a family. Destiny decided oth, 1 had need of some human being who would love me. Without such aone near me existence was becoming insupportable. Although not old I knew men well enough to know how dificult it is to find any real friend but a woman, yes, a woman, for I had always considered them the most perfect of beings, and, whatever men may say, it is infinitely easier to find a really loving heart among them, “I'was walking on the quarter-deck of the Ttaporica, wrapped h my sad thoughts, and having reasoned the matter in‘all ways finally concluded to seck a wife for myself who would draw me out of this depressing and in- supportable state of things, My glance fell, by chance, upon a little hill at the entrance of the lagula of St.Catherine in Brazil on which are some simple but picturesque dwell- ings. With the aid of my glass, which 1 habit- ually held in my hand on the quarter-deck I saw @ young girl. 1 ordered the men to row ashore i that direction and dis embarked and made for the house which con tained the object of my voyage but could not find it, when I encountered a person of 1l place whom I had known on my first arrival. He invited me to take coffce at his house We eutered, and the first person on whom my gaze fell was the one who had caused my coming on shore. It was Anita, the mother of my children, the companion of my life in good and evil fortune. The womun whose courage T have o often desived. We both re- mained in ecstatic silence gazing at other like two persons who do not e the first time and who see in each others lina. ments something which shall revive remewm e At last I suluted her and said: t be mine.! 1 spoke but little Portuguese and spoke these audacious words in Italian. However, I seemed to have some magnetic power in my insolence. Ihad tied a knot which death alone could break.” How happy was this union all the world Kknows. Upon his first sight of Rome he draws this picture: “The Rome which presented itself to my juvenile mind was the Rome, not of the past, but of the future. The Rome of which I have never despaired. Shipwrecked, almost dying, banished to the depths of an Ame: the regencrative thought of great | this was the dominating idea of all the past and present. In short, Rome for me was Italy; Isaw no Haly possible, except in th compact union or federation of her scattered members. Rome is the symbol of Italy, put it in what form you may, and the most in- ornal work of the papacy was that of kecp. it apart wnd separated from her morally 1 material 1.014\un!|l|x|x.<\\~ an affecting picture of his position in battle when he was called upon to shoot Italiuns. “*Terrible for me was that womend, - Placed o the alternative of laying cach for n forest, | | these amatcur theatricals as the down my arms or staining myself with the blood of my brethern, The soldiers of the monarchy had no such scruples or I should rather say their leaders did. They counted upon my horror of eivil war. I gave orders not to fire and the order was obeyed by all but a few fiery youths on our right led b Menotti who, finding themselves charged, charged and repulsed. T, who was between the two lines, in order to prevent massacre, received the present of two balls, one in the 1eft hip and another in the ankle bone of the right foot.” It is strange that Garabaldi, who drew so saintly a picture of his mother, could have come to so hate the priests of the Madonna, yet how bitter is this pictur “The priest is the real scourge of God in Italy. He keeps a cowardly government in the most humili- ating degradation and strengthens himself amidst the corruption and msery of the people in France. He urges that unhappy nation to war and Spain, worse still, he spurs on towards civil war, leading bands of fanatics and spreading extermination every- whe Perhaps the most entertaining part of the volume is his sketeh of his adventures in South America and his Staten Island resi- dence, but these must be read in sequence and at length to be best appreciated. e THE MIMIC STAGE. pld’s Messenger” Played By Ama- teurs For the Benefit of Charity, (Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, Jan. 18.—[New York Herald Cable Special ‘to the Bee.]—Hospital nurses are v much to the fore. The queen gave them jubilee fund, Junius 8, Morgan and three other bankers subscribed for them 100,000 last week, maiden ladies willed them #: and this evening Cromwell house, the huge mansion opposite the colossal museum of na- tional listory, was ablaze with electricity, brilliant evening toiletts and a pri. vate theatrical, all in aid of the same hospital nurses, Cromwell house is the residence the Dowager Lady Freake and her son, Sir Thomas Freake, Bart., whose daughter is fond of amateur theatricals and anxious to follow the ex- amples of Mrs, Langtry and Mrs, Potter. This I e mansion 18 adapted to routs and crowds as well as to small and earlies and is mnoted among “the Marlboro set for hospitality and its excelling social reunions, The patrons of the charity favored to-night could have filied Covent Garden theater, such was the demand for tickets, not only in Mayfair and Belgravia, but also in Brighton and suburban pla At the end of the immense drawing room, which was remarkable for frescoes, the ttage was Among the audicnce was the S8 Waterford Conyngham, the Dowager Abergavenny, the Count- esses of Effingbam, Wharneliff and Cottenham, the Ladies Harriet Dun- combe, Auckland, McClintock, Vesey: Fitzgerald, Sir Theodore and Lady Martin, Helena Faucet, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wilde, ete., ete. Mr. W, C, A. Trollope, nephew of the late Anthony Trollope, was stuge man- ager. Before the eurtain rose the view of elab- orate toilets and the display of gems was worthy a royal occasion. Mrs, Oscar Wilde, who now dominates a newspaper ‘‘the lady world,” had perhapy the most striking cos- tume, one of the early English style, composed of amber brown plush, lrish point lace, neck frill high, Grecian coiffure but no ornaments, While the auditors were surveying each other, Madame De Lana, a favorite pupil of the lamented List and awell known society amateur, resolved the piano into anorchestra, The curtain rose on Alfred C. Calmoure's poctical play in one act, called “Cupid's Messenger,” the author taking the leading role of * Sir Philip Sidn the Slizabethan cabinet minister. Miss Freake assumed that of Mary Herbert, his sister, a sort of Rosalind part in which she m; querades as a young boy, and the role of Fanny Walsongham, the afiance of her cousin the hero, was impersonated by Miss Ter daughter of the well-known actor, who is, however, still a soc amateur, Miss Maud Michelmore, also a society i teur, played an Abigail and sang a contralto love ditty to her own accompaniment ona lute. Although etiquette may forbid criti- cism on such an oceasion it is due to say that the ladies would have had little to fear from any time honored eritic fond of writing about the palmy days of the drama. T'he author pronounced the blank verse of the play with discretion and an absence of forced elocution. Miss T'reake when in disguise Vi plaudits for the ease, grace and science w which she had a fencing bout with the & When in woman ttire Miss Freake w rich Elizabethian costume of velvet and satin brocaded and the ruff of the period very willingly. Her cap was much admired, Miss Terris wore a costume of similar style in blue and white satin trimmed with pearls. Fortunately for the dresses, the scene, rare old oak chamber with tapestry hangings, was entirely and richly accordant. The well-known * of Pape niug at the St Jar de resistance of the even 1 by ' now run- or, the pi in which the Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Langtry at lead i whos She could, anna, fairly bear professional com- of fashion, Mrs. Reynold W. € three dresses were conspicuous. in her interpretation of St comparison with those petitors, One of her dresses, a din gown, was of white corded silk en demi train with an overdress of Irish point. She wore an enviable diamond necklace of solitaires and a diamond star. The Louise, now played by Mrs, Beerholmtre the St. James, was assumed by L Cadogan and was sustained with the natu ness and repose so generally missed by ateurs. Her dinner dress in the last act wi of brocaded turquoise, blue satin and cream silk trimmed with Old English white thread lace and cadagan, an heirloom, Her jewels were valuable large opals and diamonds, her ladyship being noted in for her taste in opals. The young Cottenham, ndson of an old L lor, took the part of a page and showed une: pected poise and presence for a fourt year-older. My, Reginold Craigie was given the part in which Leste allack was noted and now tuken by Mr. Kendall at the St. James theater, He deserved the con tinual applause which greeted him for his sang froid two celebrated fashionables, Miss and Mr. Vesey-Fitzgerald, sister and brother, astonished their best friends by their adroitness in adapting themselves to the realistic personations of maid and butler in giving it the ring of “hizh lLfe below stairs. The performance s to be repeated to-morrow night, and Cromwell Road, which is London’s Fifth avenue, will again be filled with London swells who hail first wedge into the rapidly advancing parliamentary son. Suit For Label, Parts, Jan. 18.—Charles Ferry has brought action, for libel against Rochefort, of the Intransigeant, for accusing him of realizing 15,000,000 fraucs from the dealings in Tunisian bonds through the know!edge of state scerets impuried W blm by Jules Ferry, CARRIED BY REPUBLICANS Reeult of the First Election in Per- kins County. NO CHOICE FOR COUNTY SEAT. A Few More Belated Facts About the Storm—The Mississippl River Convention—fowa Legis- lative Doings. Neither Gets the County Seat. OdaLLaLA, Neb, Jan. 18.—[Special gram to the Bee.]—Reports from Perkins county are coming in slowly. The republi- cans elect their ticket with the exception of treasurer. Brown, republican, for clerk, is a little ah o faras heard. At the last clection in Keith county a new county was organized from the south half, called Per- kins. It is twenty-one miles wide and forty two long. The old county of Keith is three miles wider than Perkins, Through a com- mittee appointed in Ogullala to meet a com- mittee of Grantites the Ogallala citizens pre- vailed upon the Grant people to give them three miles below the correct line. . At the election in November Ogallala and Grant worked hard for division, while the rest of the towns in south Keith bitterly opposed it. Kver since this there has been a war waging over the location of ounty seat. Governor Thayer appointed the 17th of January as the day to vote for officer: and the location of county seat. Four towns on the B, & M. desire to have the county scat but the real fight is between Grant and Madrid. Grant was the first town in_south Keith and at present has the largest popula- tion, but owing to the fact that they helped division before, a large number of farmers are arrayed against them. Madrid is located eust of Grant and has one of the shrewdest town site agents in western Nebraska, and he with some others of the same place are making it extremely unpleasant for Atthe election yesterday no town majority of the votes cast and ac in the neir future another election will to be held, Itis the belief of cons men that the only way to settle the definitely ide’ the new county into two and make Madrid the county seat of one and Grant of the other, as n town will satisfied if the other su in the end, he new county will start with a debt of o tgs The Republicans Victorious, Graxt, Neb =S| 1T am to the B ~The first election in this new county was held yesterday., The day was bitterly cold madeall the more severe by a northwest gale, but a very vote was polled notwithstanding this fact. The republis elected their ticket with one or two exc tions. The result as to the county seat is in doubt, though Grant claims the victory. Small Loss Fro the Blizzard. Cuannron, Neb, 1 18— [Spe Telegram to the Bee.]—The cold snap broke to-day a warm south wind and a warm day has caused an unlooked for revival in business. ‘While so many reports have gone abroad of suffering and death from freezing not a sin- gle instance has been reported of any suffer- ing or death in this vicmity. Stock men re- port that stock has pulled through the cold without serious loss both in eastern Wyo- ming and nofl.hwgawm Nebraska. o Th> W. C. T. U. Jubilee. GraxD IsLaxD, Neb. Jan. 18.—[Special to the Bee.]—Notwithstanding the severe cold weather, the W, C. T. U, jubilee held at the M. E. church in this city last Sunday, was very largely attended. Mrs, E. B. S who presided in the absence of the pre read a well prepared paper showing what the union had accomplished and the great possi- bilities for the future, S ralled at i t that the organization had recei v little assistance from the °x, but expressed the belief that the use which its members advocated would trinmph in the end. Mrs. Judge Harrison made a very gratifying report of work ac- complished for temperan and charity in id Island. The jubilee conciuded with an eloquept address by the pastor, Rev. H. A. Crane. Attaghed For $106,000. ParitLioN, Neb, Jan. 18.—([Special Tele- gram to the Bree.|—An attachment was issued to-day against the feeding barns of the Union Cattle company, situated Gil more in this county. The amount of the at- tachment is $196,000. The barn, 812 acres of land, and all the fixtures were appraised at £00,000. There are no cattle in the barn, the company having ceased operation last antumn under an_injunction served by Barton & Nickol restraining them from ‘washing the offal into th k. At that time the barn contained 3,750 head of cattle, a large quantity of corn, oats and bran, and eight hundred thousand tons of hay cattle were shipped back to the ranges of the company in Wyoming, and all grain dis of. " 'The plant cost the company £150,000. body. about The failure is a surprise to every- SR One Victim at Norden, Norpes, Neb., Jan. 18.—[Special to the Bek.]—Mrs, Chandler, living east of this place, went over to Mr. Conger’s to attend to his sick wife, Last Thursday she started to 20 home in the storm, *but Mr. Conger would ot let her attempt it. He fell asleep towards evening, and shestepped out and has not been heard of since, although a general search has been made, There is no doubt but what she beeame bewildered and perished in the storm. e WILL HE SAVE HER? Mundfrom Refuses to Testify Against Mrs, Hemme WATERLOO, Ta., Jan. 18.—At 2 o'clock this afternoon the jury in the Hemme murder case was sworn, The court was crowded to overflowing and the gallery, rese for ladies, was also filled. County Attorney Mullan read the indictment and detailed the facts in the case, so far as known, to the jury, Mrs. Hemme looked on unconcern- edly, displaying little interest in the matter. The plan of the prosceution was to secure evidence to corroborate Mundfrom's testi- mony. It was_expected that it would be adverse to Mrs. Himme, but Mund- from has evidently determined to save his aunt from the gallows, if possible, as he deciared all former testimony im- vlicating hls aunt, had been extorted from him by threats and was false. To ey thing clse he answered “1don’t know,” or “can’t remember.” He could remember nothing about the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs, Hemme, alleged to have occurred on the mornin ling the uight of the mur- der. At the preliminary examination of Mrs, weeks since, Mundfrom testified that on the morning in question Mr. Heme and that after Hemme had gon to him (Mundfrom) and ask in making wway with Hemm further that she outlined the plau and fol- lowed and ussisted in its execution. Th prosecution will be materially weakened un- less Mundfrom can be induced to tell the truth, He stated - Towa Legislative edings. Drs M 18.- senate and house The senate railroad committee reported on the Gateh ked that the vailroad com- red to send for persons and papers in investigating the railvonds. The power asked was granted. The senate oidered the Journal printed daily Mr. Finn introduced a school hook bill pro- met this mor ud wittee be emy posed | schiool book commissioners who may receive orders for books and may order books pub- lished by the state, the commission to be composed of the exceutive council and the state superintendent. Mr. McVay introduced a bill to declare all railways public highways. Mr. McCoy introduced a bill providing for a board of supervision of state institutions, At 12 m. the joint assembly convened to compare the vote of the two houses for United States senator. After the vote was compared James . Wilson was declared clected United States senator for the term of six years from the 4th of March, 188, Both houses adjourned until January 24, Mr. Bayliss® bill provides for ta king away from druggists the exclusive privilege of sell- ing liquor for legitimate purpe Mr. McCoy's bill provides for a state board of control, who shall supervise all state in stitutions and thus do away with separate boards of trustecs Accident On the 1linols Central, Dunvque, Ta., Jan. 18, —The passenger train on the Illinois Central that left Dubuque for the cast at noon was thrown from the track at Scales’ Mound, twenty-five miles east, and it is said several cars rolled down a steep embankment. The raitroad officials are dumb and it is difficult to obtuin the facts, Several passengers are reported dead or severely wounded, among the latter Mail Agent Con stock. Ciieaco, Jan, 18.—The train dispateher of the Hllinois Central railroad in_this city in forms the Associated press that a broken rail about a mile and & half from Scales Mound threw the day coach and sleepe from the track. They rolled down a small embankment. Five passengers were badly bruised, but he asserts that none of them re- ceived fatal injurics. The mail agent had o rib broken and was injured internally, but not fatally. - ‘Woodbury Wants Two Court Districts. Swovx City, Ia, Jan. 18—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A bill will be introduced in the house at Des Moines by Representa- tive Rice, of this county, providing for the division of this county into two court dis tricts. The bill provides that the townships of Rutland, Wolf Creek, G Little Sioux, Liston, Miller, Morgan, Kedron, Rock and Union shall comprise a district, that the se: of court shall be at Correctionville, and th the judge shall hold court there at regularly stated terms, Only civil business will be transacted. This will make necessary the appointment of a deputy clerk of courts and deputy sheriff to be stationed at Correction- ville. Correctionville will supply the neces sary court house. Tt is a move by the ‘ll'upl!‘ of the castern part of the county, who find it ver sive to come to Sioux City the present arrangements. —_——— The Mississippi River Convention, Dusvque, Ia, Jan. 18.~The upper Mississippi river convention reassembled this morning. Chairman E. M. Dickey, of the committee on resolutions, presented a report, which was adopted. The resolutions call attention to the failure of congress to provide appropriations for the improvement of the Mississippi river, thereby depriving the valley of a cheap and safe route to the sea. There now exists an imperative necessity for prompt action to avoid the dan- ger threatening the river and agriculture, the commercial and manufacturing resources of tho mnorthwest; therefore the cou- vention resolves that the interests of the river demand the consideration and care of congress and the president; that rocks, sand bars, snags and other obstruc- tions to safe and regular navigation of the river add to the tax on the products of the northwest by increased freights and insur- ance; that the convention disapproves of the failure to make a regular, adequate appropri- ation for the improvement of the river; that it is the duty of congress to remove these ob- stacles to navigation erected without uuthor- ity of law; that all river and harbor works undertaken by the government should be considered as business enterprise which will largely repay themselves, and, measured by this standard, largely increased appr priations for’ the upper river are jus- tified; that in reducing rates of freight the expenditures have already saved m times the cost; that the system of im- provement now being carried o is a proper one and accomplishing the desired results, and its continuance under liberal appropr tions is urged: that the work of the engincers on the from St. Paul to Des Momes rapids be endorsed and entitled to the highest consideration: that an appropriation be made to cover several years at a time instead of one ear, 80 a8 to keep the continuance of the im- provements in progress: that the light house system has been a henefits that buoy be placed through Rock sl that the snag and dredge bo be con tinued, and that the Rock rapids be further improved. The following committee was appointed to draw up a memorial in accordance. with the solutions and pi amie to cong J. H. Stout and lowa; C. Cox and C. H. D¢ shn Paul and David V' " Blakely and Sam_ Van Sant, Minnesota; M. J. Murphy and George Bain, Missouri. The convention then adjourned. The lumbermen and steambontmen pres- ent afterwards held an informal conyention and appointed the following commit formulate a plan for permanent organization to further the improvement of the river and act in conjunction with the other committee: E. M. Dicke amuel Van Sant, W. J Young, jr. McDonald, James A. Stout, L. Melbiudy, B. N. Smalley and Joscph Duis: son. KILLED BY AY TEAM. A Prominent Liveryman of St. Jo- seph Meets a Violent Death, Sr. Joserit, Mo., Jan. 18.—[Special Tele- gram to the B his afternoon at 4 o'clock, Mr. F. M. Grant, of the firm of Baker & Grant, who run a livery stable at No. 115 South Eighth street, was struck by a runaway horse and died from tt ts of his wounds at 10:30 o'clock to The horse had been attached to a sleigh, which s being driven by a negro. At Eighith and s the sleigh turned over and the ame frightened and came dashing for the barn, which was only half a block off. . Grant had just started out of the door to k across the strect when struck. He v conscious from the moment he was str . Grant was probubly as well and fa bly known as any man in St. Joseph. He hus béen in thie livery business in this city for the past six years, having come Fere from Co lumbi o he was engaged in the hardware business ST Scott Knocks Out Randall. HARRISBURG, Jan. 15.—At a meeting of the state central committee this Dallas Sanders, of Philadelphia, ate of Congressman Randall, was for chairman by Elliott Kesne Luzerne county, who was put fory Congressman The state cony will be held at Harrisburg Wednesday 24, Congressman S e tion, which was passed, endorsing Cleveland's policy and uunual mess: - Business T SAN Fraxcisco, Jan, 18, cisco Bridge company ussigned yesterday with liabilities estimated at #300,000. The ilure was ci by loss of moneyon a contract to improve the streets of the city crossing the arms of San Franciseo bay. EvansviLee, Ind., Jan. 15.~The Novelty Machine works, oné of the largest of the Kind in the state, assigned yesterday. As. sets 860,000 s unknown. WILKESBARKE Jan. 18.—The ¥ Iron works, extensive wanufacturers of screws and irou fences here, failed last night nd W receiver has been appointed. T liabilities are not known, but are said to be very lurge under candi The San Fran An Overdue Steamer Arrives, New YOuk, Jan.. 18.—[Special Telegram to the Bee|—The steamer La Gascogn from Havre, arrived here this morning. Sh wass e y-two hours on the voyage vidiog for the uppointment of & bowrd of [ by dorangement of machinery, DISPOSING OF THE SURPLUS. Senator Farwell Introduces a Bill For That Purpose. PERPETUATING NATIONAL BANKS Authorizing the Purchase of Outstande ing Bonds and the Issuance of New Ones—The Thocbe- Carlisle Case. Senator Farwell's Scheme. Jan, 18, ~In the senate to- ary of the treasur the surplus money in the treasury to the pur- chase of Un States bonds and to per- petuate the national banking system by pro- viding further securities, The first section provides that the retary of the treasury be authorized to issue to national banking associations coupon or registered bonds of the United States, of such form and denomis nation as he may prescribe, redecmable after fifty yours from the date of their issue, bear- ing interest, payable scmi-annually, at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, to be used by national banking associations as assuranco for their circulating notes, Such bonds shall be exempt from taxation by state or munici- pal suthority, Any national banking nsso- clation shall, after the sage of the act, be authorized to issue circulating notes to the amount of 100 per cent of the par value of suid bonds. Section 2. Any national banking s0cine tion shall be authorized to deliver to the secrotary of the treasury any of the out- standing bonds provided for in this act, und the s¢ y of the treasury is authorized to pay inmoney (not otherwise approvriated), the difference in value of the bonds so ex- changed, the difference to be ascertair taking the ave rmium as shown by New York market for twenty days prior to the time of such exchange. Sce. 8. The seeretary of the treasury is au- thorized at the end of cach month to invest the surplus funds held in the treasury (not otherwise appropriated), in the purchase in the open market of any United States bonds, The bonds so purchased shall be cancelled d destroyed The treasurer of the United States ito r e from any national bank association, to sccure its circulating note, an amount equal in value (the value hercinafter provided for), to coupon or regis- tered notes so purchased, cancelled and de- state or municipal bonds of the o States upon which interest has been stofore promptly paid and whose market value is equal to or greater than their par value, bearing interest at a rate of not le than 4 per cent per annum: provided, that the asurer shall not receive such state op municipal bonds at more th per cent of i value; provided, further, that the treasurer shall not receive such state or mu- al bonds until such bonds shall have en- «d upon them the approval of the secre- v of the treasnry und comptroller of the to apply the 6. That all laws and parts of laws ro- lating to the estublishment of a sinking fund for the payment of the public debt be re- pealed, National Capital Notes, WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The senate commit- tee on inter-state commerce this morning de- cided to grant a hearing next Wednesday to the counsel of the express companies, upon Senator Cullom’s bill to extend the application of the inter-state commerce law 1o express companies. Senator Plumb's bill prohibiting the granting of passes by railroads to official’ persons, members of congress and governs ment nator Butler's bill to license railromd conductors. were referred to the sub-committee, The nat, ional democratic committee meet in to fix the time and Tor holding the national democratia ntion. ing Commissioner 1 th ation of wi from y o8 for the Chicago & Northwes apids & Indiana, Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw, and St. Joseph & Denver City railroad com- in pursuance of the order of tho y mide on the 15th ult., as modified by his instructions of the 22d ult. to the interstate d in the senate to-day by o railroad shall charge any passenger more than 3 cents per mile for a distance greater than 200 miles nor more than 3 ceuts per mile for u loss dis tance. It also provides that no common carrier, subject to the provisions of the act, shall permit any cmploye cugaged in the transportation of passengers to continue at work for more than twelve hours consecu- tively. Stockslager has lmn-< heretofore m- Mr. But The Thoebe-Carlisle Minority Views. WASHINGTON, Jun. 15.—The views of the minority of the clection committee on tho Thocbe-Carlislo contested eloction case wero presented in the house this morning by Ly- man, of Town. The report says that had tho e been subitted to the committee on tho vecord, as made at the beginning of the pres. ent_sossion of congress, there would ot probably huve been a dissenting vote. Tha Vote wod have been unanimous for tha resolution adopted by the mujority, but at the first meeting of the committee contestant made a strong ex parte showing. [t believes that a reasonable showing having been made by the contestant, he should, i all justice and fair dealing, bo allowed to establish by leizal and competeut evidence, if he can, the allogations of fraud made by him, e A Crooked Bank in Maine. Caras, Me, Jan. 18.—[Special Telogram to the Brr.|—The Calais National bank gotten itself in hot water with the governs ment because it has for years been issuing notes of a saving institution at St. Stephens in return for considerable inducement, it is alleged, and the notes have circulated fap and wide in this part of Maine. Calais mers hants sav they have to uccept these notes b use t cannot get any others. So coms pletely has the country been flooded with paper that the merchants and farmers dread the news which th think must come that the St. Stephens bunk has gone up and cars T away theiwr fortunes, United States Ine spector Murphy, of Bungor, has recently been here, He says the banking laws hava been evaded fo will res t unde alais National bank owes the #0,000 in fines for issuing the in addition to its ovn., Business with Canadian banks has been carried on quietly, and until now has not attracted the attention of inspectors, s bank officials have dispatche unsol to Washington to explain treasury department and to get if possible, in fine, which is i pending. bank is highly prosperous. Its shares are quoted aboy and it has @ robust surplus, The paywent of 60,000, however, would seriov impair its lh‘ even if it did not result i ruin by frightened depositors. o Starving in T Bostox, Mass., Jan, reached the American board of foreign sions from Mardin, cast Turk 10,000 people are starvi for immediate relief. It is also reported that the famine at Adina, in central Turkey, still continues and the number who are suffering increases dail) mis- stating that and calling Sl Coal Production. rw Yours, Jan. 18.—Notwithstanding tuo in Schuylkill and Lehigh regions the production of coal last week was'the largesy cn record for that period, The lucrease wus l in the Wyowing field. strike