Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1888, Page 1

— THE OMAHA DAy BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, . 1888, 7 UMBER 22 MORE THAN A MILLION IN IT. The Omaha Postoffice Bill eported Favorably by the Senate. THE PADDOCK BILL AMENDMENT. A Bill Introduced in the House to Abolish the Oleomargarine Tax— Benedict's Economy—Horr ble Grave Robbers, The Omaha Postofiice. WasHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BE } 518 FoURTEENTH STUEET, Wastixeros, D. C., Jan. 30 Mr. Stanford reported from the committee on public buildings and grounds to the senate 10-day the Manderson bill making appropr tion for the purchase of a site and construc tion of a new government building at Omaha. The bill has a number of amendments, the principle of which is the reduction of the amount appropriated to $1,200,000 from 1,500,000, The committe makes no obzerva tions in reporting the bill, but simply recom- mends its passage, and Senator Manderson is confident that will be done prompt PADDOCK'S POSTOF E BUILDING BILL. Mr. Paddock introduced in the senate to- fay the amendment to his bill providing for the erection of buildings for the exclusive use of postoftices of the first and second class which 1 anticipated last week. The main proposition in the amendment is that the cost of site, building, furniture,Sete.,shall not ex- ceed the gross receipts of the postoffice for three years. THE OLEOMARGARINT TAX. An opportunity was offered in the house to-day to test the popularity of the oleomar- garine law. Mr. Lawler, of Chicago, intro duced a bill to abolish this tax, and asked that it be referred to the committee on ways and means, a8 it Was @ revenuc measury MHis real object in having it referred to the committee, however, was to keep it out of the committee on agriculture, which is pre sided over by Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, the author of the law. When Mr. Lawler made the motion, Mr. Henderson, of lowa, sprang 10 his feet and, throwing his hands above his “Now, boys, let's vote it down. Stand t the law. end the bill where it belongs, to the committee on agricultur The bill wus so referred, by a_vote of 190 for to 60 against. There is no elihood of Mr. lA\w#r'fl bill ever being reported from the commttee, HOW 1 Public Prinf house to-day pouse to a resolution call- ing for information as to the cause of delay in the publication of the Congression Record, that; he was doing mores work than was ever done in the oftice before with a smaller force. This is probably true, but I learn to-night that it is done by working the employes from two to six hours extra time every day, that some of the type setters make from $250 to #2775 a month, ang that the object in Benedict's cut- ting down the force is to give his friends in the office an opportunity to make all the salary possible, while representing to be economiz- niz by 4 lesser force, The costis the sume to the people, and great inconvenience is be- ing experienced by not having a sufficient force to meet the pocsent emergency. An in- vestigation is going to be made of the man- agement of the printing office. INGALLS ON CLEVELAND. A dipatch was to-day shown Mr. TIngalls, of Kansas, president pro tempore of the sen- ate, written March 1885, in_which he said that the principal nominations made by Cleveland had so far been good, strong men, and predicting that if the president could “stand the racket” for the next twelve months he would bring his party to its knees and become a strong leader: that the presi- dent had a great opportunity and cvidently intended to embrace it. “Well,” said Senator In letter. It was within th auguration of President Cleveland. While T do not recall that letter or the name of the person to whom it was addressed, it was ap- parently written to a personal friend and seems to have been improperly procured and ublished. The president had just assumed BN E e ana 1 s simply giving my impres 1018 to u friend.” The senator added: “But 1 don’t think the president has ‘stood the racket.” He hus failed to improve the opportunity.” THE FIVE PER CENT BILL Senator Manderson's resolution in the sen- ate to-day calling on the sccretary of the in- terior for information us to the sale of public lands in Nebraska, and whether 5 per cent of the net proceeds has been paid to the state, is supplementary to the bill introduced some ‘weeks agq by Senator Paddock providing for the payment of such unpaid sums which.is now pending before the committee of public Jands. When in the senate before Mr. Pad- dock succeeded in securing the passage of o similar bill which failed in the house. ith the co-operation of the entire delegation he hus strong hope of more complete success at the present session. NEURASKA BILLS IN THE HOUSE, Mr. McShane introduced in the house to- day bil to pay Tobias Castor $1.400 for horses stolen by the Cheyenne and Sioux Indians from a point known as Oak Grove, in Nuckells county, Neb, in 1864; also a bill to remove the charge of desertion standing aguinst the military record of George W. Madden, Mr. Dorsey introduced a bill to pension Captain Benjamin Contel and to remove charges of desertion. For many years congress has been deluged with bills proposing to remove the charge of desertion against the military records of me who served in the union army. The iast two con| ses have refused to act on these measures because they embrace Cass legis- lation. Mayor Stecle, of [ndiana, who is a member of the b ommittee on wilitary affuirs, to-duy introduced a bill which notonly authorizes but divects the secretary of war to make all corrections in milita cords that proof and justice will warrant. "The bill in detail specified the proofs which will be neces- sary in order to warrant the secretary of war in making the necessary corrections in the records. 1t will not be possible under this bill for any one who is charged through a technicality with desertion and who honestly did not intend to become a deserter to long have to suffer the consequences of o defective record. alls, “I wrote that e weeks of the in- BOLD GRAVE KOBBERS. Disclosures of the most revolting char: have been made at the lezvous of | and Maud Brown, the resurrectionists, oty-cight and soventy-four yeurs y lived upon the hillside northeastern part of the city, Under the house a cellar was found by the detectives, and in this a quaatity of grave clothes, but no bodies were discovered. Here were de posited the fruits of visits to the cemeterics, 1ill they were disposed of at the medical col leges here or elsewhe Since Saturday Percy Brown has been in jail charged with descerating graves in Mount Olive cemete but no proof being found against him he his been released. Besides, there is no law to punish resurrectionists in the District of Columl 0 It would be impossible to imagine a more horrid looking hag than Maud Brown. Her face is concave on one side and concave on the other, her nose long and thin, her lips sunken, while her oue sightless eye projects from its socket as though striving to pene teatethe intermediate darkness, roils inces. suntly, and is even more horrible to look at than the scar which _indicates where the other eye has been. She was dressed i n fuded Slack dress, but wore an immense white ribbon tie in's bow about he lean and wrinkled neck when found in her den by the deteetives, and talked freely about her work. ONE MORE STIFP, Do you never experieuce any feeling of huorror while robbing a gravel” was usked. “None in the least.” she replied. *'1 have O superstition, wud WLe ouly feeling 1s one of age A annoyance at coming into cont greeable odors or with dirt.” *‘How many bodies do you think you have helped to steal ' Oh, I could hardly tell, possibly five hun dred. T will tell you u funny incident that irred during one of our expaditions. Dr. iristian, who was a partner of Pel number of yeurs ago, engaged a man named Mike Lanhady as a helper, Mike had been sent to the workhouse for some trivial offense, und the doctor had to put up £20 to get him out. Well, that night we went out 1o get some bodies, and Mike was put to work digging at the head of a grave. He was brave enough when he started, but the nearer he got to the corpse the more his courage gave away, and finally his feet slipped into a pool of wa had formed at the head of the coffin, and Mike, as he felt it through his shoes, thought that ‘the corpse had seized him with its icy uttered u shrick, and, as it happened, a wule which had been browsing about the grave stepped_near it, and when he heard Mike shrick he raised his own voice in the most discordant bray you ever heard. This was too much for Mike, He scrambled out of t an a8 if the corpse was after him, uting at the top of his voice, “That man_ will bring the police on us,’ said Chiristian to me. if you can’t stop him I had a bottle of morphia in my pocket, und taking it out I ran after the Irishman and called to him: ‘Here, Mike, take a drink, it will_brace your nerves.) He came back, took a drink from the bottle, and senseles Mhank God for that,’ said Christian, ‘we have now two stiffs instead of one, and can get back the money we put up for that fellow this morning.’ D officers who helped to rave robbers to the Brown house old woman not only 8, but, played a ve important part. “She ' would watch the papers for funeral notic said he: “then she would dress in black and attend the fu- neral, either as @ mourner or as an intimate fricnd of the deceased. She would be a stranger to every person at_ the funcral, but of course the dead could not speak, and those with whom she conversed about the corpse would believe that she really knew the de- parted. Of course she would get an invita- tion to go to the cemetery in_one of the car riages. She would in that way locate the grave, and, after sundown, or perhaps after midnight, she, with her 'male companions, wouid make a start for the cemetery. HOW THE GRAVES ARE ROBI “Entering the the oftis fnud would point out the gra o the men robbed she would watch and give the alarm if uny one approached, and the resurrcetionists would lic low untii the const was again clear, Then the body would be removed from the coftin and carried off. Many persons have a wrong idea as to how the business is conducted. Most persons think that the earth is removed ouly from the head of the coftin and that the lid of the box is mashed open. That is not so, because the noise made by smashing open the lid of the box would be too great. The graves are supposed to be about six feet deep, so when the coffin and box_are ed and the lid placed upon them, ther ins about, four feet of carth ‘aboy is soft and can be easily moved and_then one of the purty will take' a rope, which 1s fastened t the hLd of the box. Slowly he lifts the end at the head until it has reached the top of the grave, throwing most of the carth to the foot of the grave. 'Two of the party, which is composed usually of three persons, 'will hold the lid, while the third one slips under it into the grave. If there is a_ glass top, he slides it back and_places the hooks in & convenient portion of ‘the body or about the clothing, and roises the body partially from the casket, or, if necessary, he will take the screws from the casket and remove the head- piece, Sometimes, when they make a bad job of it, or hurry for fear of being captured, the coffin is badly damaged. After once get- ting the hooks into position and giving the body a start, the live occupant of the grave ascends, and then the body is lifted. The body 18 stripped of its wearing apparel, which is thrown back into the grave, and then the dirt replaced, and the mound is’ left in the condition it was, The body is then doubled, the head and feet coming together, and put in a large bag made for the purpose. Soon afterward it finds its way to the hallway of some dissecting room." The Browns are native Russians and have histories of the most thrilling character. Washington is much agitated over the work of these resurrectionists. BRASKA AND 10WA MAIL SERVICE CITANG hitwges have been made in the time sche ules of the Star mail routes in Nebraska ¢ follows : Logan to North Platte—Leave Logan Tues- s, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 a. m.; ¢ at North One of the j trace the Platte by m. ays and Fri- u i by 6 p. m. rdon to Wounded Knee—Leave Gordon wesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.; urrive at Albany by Leave Albany Tue a7 Albany Knce by j Fridays ut 10:45 a. m.; 5 p. m. In the schedule of Towa routes the follow- ing changes have been made to take effect February 1 Cresco to Elma—Leave Cresco Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at rive at Klma by at Wounded vounded Knee at Albany at ¢ at Cresco by 3 p. m. Dyersville to Colesburgh —Leave Dyer ily, except Sunday, at 10 . m.; arrive at Colesburgh by 1 p. m. Leave Colesburgh except Sunday, at 2p. m.; arrive at yersville by 6 p. m, Nyman to Red Oak—Leave Nyman Wed- nesdays and Saturdays at 4 30 p. m.; arrive at Red Oak by 7 p. Leave Red Oak Wed- nesdays and Saturdays at 1 p. m. ; arrive at Nyman by 4 p. m. The postofice at Wellsville, county, will be discontinued Febry A postoffice w Cheyenne 5. established at- Mattock, Sioux _county, In., and Robert Allen ap- ointed postmas also at_ Bennington, Douglas county. Neb., and Peter Mangeld appointed postiaster., Frank Gappa was to-duy appomted posts master at_Zeven, Sherman county, vice C. Fred Newman, résigned. “The postoftice at Cotton Neb., has been discontinued. to Surprise. d,Butler county, The mail goes SMALL MATTERS, William ©O. Schmidt, of Davenport, and William H. Squire, of Dunlap, la., were to day admitted to practice before the interior artment. ilpatrick and wife,of Beatrice,are at ington. A sub committee of the house committee on Indian affairs to-day reported fave the full committee, the bill opening the Indian reservation in Dakota. Lt will soon be ou the house calendar 50 that when the senate Will, which is a duplicate, is passed, it can be taken off the speaker’s table and con- curred in. This is the shortest way of domng it. Perry S, Heari, iles' Ambition. . 30.—[Special Telogram to the B A special from this ci New York World says that the greatest in- dignation is heard in Tammany circles over a petition filed by some o alous friends of General Miles askiug for his promotion to major general in the place of Alfred H, Ter. ry, who is now in Florida on sick leave. The dispatel says: The procceding is unpre cedented. General Miles is now commanding the department of Avizona, and the petivion whick asks for his promotion is signed by all scnators and representatives of congress from the Pacific slope. The matter is aggravated the more because of General Miles' promotion in the past. After five years service as captain he became colonel of the Fourth in- funtry, in July, 1566, and was the youngest regimental commander in the service. marrying into theSherman family he s influence which induced President Hayes to wate him for brig oral in 1980, the heads of muc! nd more experienced soldiers, such as Colonels Hunt, Gelty, Sturgis, Edward Hatch and a half dozen others. 'He now stands _second on the ist of brigadiers, and in his ambition wishes 10 Jump over the head of General Creok, o s TRILLED HIS SISTER'S LOVER, A Terrible Tragedy the Result of a Family Quarrel. SHOT DEAD AT A CHURCH DOOR. Another Bloody Murder r St Joseph—Two Wyoming Cow Boys Cross the Range—-The Rowan County Feud. Through the Heart. St1. Josern, Mo, Jan. 30.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber. ] —Buchanan county added another to her list of murders last night. The coroner was still examining witnessses in the Bulling wife-murder case when the news was brought to him, by telegraph, that a murder had been committed at Wallace, eigh- teen miles from this city. William Estes, aged shot and instantly killed RBlakely, also aged eighteen, in Wal- lace at 8:30 o'clock last might. The murder took pls it the front door of the Christian church. Young Blakely was keeping com- pany with Estes' sister, a sixteen-year-old girl, to which the brother and father ob- jected. A few weeks ago the old man flogged the girl because she refused to drop Blakely, whereupon she left home, living since with a friend in the same town. Last night she and Blakely were at church together. At the close of the service, old man Estes went to his daughter and had some words with her. Blakely then offered to turn her over to her father, advising her to go home with him. This she would not do and went out of the church with her lover. A few yards beyond the door the two met young Estes, the girl's brother, who at once drew a revolver and began firing. He had been to church and, it is supposed, left before services were over in order to get his revolver. The first shot struck Blakely on the lower lip, knocking out two of his front teeth and lodging in the back part of the head. He then drew his revolver and returned the fire without effect. The father of the girl, who had been watching the affray, at this juncture drew a revolver and began shooting at Blakely. The latter turned from the son to the old man and, firing, wounded him in the shoulder. This left Blukely at the mercy of the younger Estes, stepped up close and sent a bullet ueh his heart. Wallace is greatly excited over the murder. Blakely belonged to one of the best families of this county and was above reproach in every way. No reason, except personal grounds, could have been urged against_his keeping company with the young lady. The Estes family does not stand so well. The younger Estés is a hard case and has been in s L pes. Both father and son would have been lynched last nigat could they have been found. Miss | Estes has become insane. cighteen years, William Settled By the Citizens. RapID City, Dak., Jan. 30.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—Buffalo Gap, a station on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road fifty miles south of here, this afternoon was the scene of a shooting affray which re- sulted in the killing of two cow boys named Frank Potts and Stansbury Arthur. The pair had filled up on whisky and_were at- tempting to run the town. They had been shooting indiscriminately when the town marshall, “Shorty” Lovett attempted to arrest them. They beat him about _the head with six shooters and left him unconscious. D. Davidson, & constable, also tried to arrest them but was shot for his pains. The citizens then took a hand in the affair, and when_the smoke cleared awiy a couple of cow boys had crossed the range forever. Neither was attached to any cow outfit at present. It is not known who fired the fatal shots, and no particular effort will be made to find out. BurraLo Gap, Wyo., Jan. 80.—[Special Telegram to the I —A serious shooting v occurred in this city this afternoon re- « in the death of Frank Potts and the fatal wounding of Stransburg Arthur, who had been shooting five arms in the streets and resisted arrest by pounding Ofticer Lovett the head with & revolver. A posse of citizens armed themselves and proceeded to assist in making the arrest with theabove re- sult. Both Potts and Arthur were cowboy well-known here and generally congidered peacable citizens. Both had been drinking. 1t is not known which of the citizens did the shooting. The Hatfield-McCoy Feud, CiarLestows, W. V., Jun. { Telegram to the Brk]—Gov Wilson has decided to order out the militia, and put a stop to the Hatfield-McCoy affair at once, he having sat- isfled himself by thorough inquiry that the reports from the scene of trouble” were not exi rated. This evening Governor Wilson's represen- tative returned from Logan county and ported that the belligerants on both sides in the {atfleld-McCoy affair have disbanded and the trouble ended; The governor has coun- termanded the order for the militia, —e The Pope's Rich Presents, BALTINMORE, Jan, 80.—A correspondent for the Sun in Rome has furnished an interesting description of the gifts to Pope Leo, on the occasion of the jubilee. So far 7,000 cases of articles have been handled, and the end is not vet. Up to Junuary 13 presents to the value of $10,000,000 have passed through the hands of the vatican inspectors. Even that sum has been exceeded in mone he United States has outstripped every other country in cash donations. — - Vice President Potter's Condition. CricaGo, Jan. 30.—Vice-President Pott was better to-day and decided to continue his journey to New York, although against the advice of his physician. He will probably g0 to Florida im a short time, — Dututh Banks Consolidate. Dururi, Minn., Jan. 30.—(Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The consolidation of the Du- luth nationaland Union national banks, ru- mored a mouth ago, takes place to-morrow under the name of the Duluth Union national bank, with & combined capitul of $1,000,000. Evictions Planned. DunLIy, Jan. ve. hundred bill pro- cesses and ejectment notices have been issued in Londonderry against tenants on the Draper estate. Will Prevent Obstruction, Loxpoy, Jan. 30.—W. H. Smith, in a speech this evening, said the government was firm in its intention to enforee the rules and prevent obstruction of business in porliament. -— The Anti-Socialist Bill Referred. Bexniy, Jun. 30.—The debate on the anti- sociulist bill was resumed to-day. It was finully referred to a committee e e Decided Not to Operate. Beuiix, Jan, 30, -Dr. MeKenzie and others examined the crown prince’s throat to-day and decided not to operate, Schaefles -~ Rreaks the Record. MiLWAUKE] Jan, 30.—~Jacob Schacfler broke the in the fourteen-inch Balk line biiliurds to-night with a run of 234, ol ok L Elgin Butter Market. Freix, 1k, Jan. 80.—Butter sold today at O1¢; good deund, l 10WA LEGISLATURE Many Important Bills Introduced in Both Beanches, Des Moises, Ia., Jan., 50.—Among the measures presented in the senate to-day were: By Mr. Reiniger—Amending the law re- lating to capital punishment, By Mr. Weber—Repealing the law relating to the Towa weather service and abolishing the office. By Mr. Keglor—Repealing the law re- lating to the taxation of telegraph and tele- phone lines, and providing a substitute. By Mr. Funk—Providing for the estab- lishment of a normal school at Algona. The scnate railroud committee met to-day, and it is understood agreed to report fav ably Mr. Young's bill for a two cent passen- ger rate and o reduced mileage ticket rate. In the house Mr. Cummins introduced & orizing cities of over 10,000 to license, rtain conditions, the sale of intoxi- cating liquors By Mr. Riley—Providing for a constitu- tional convention in 1500, The joint resolution directing the joint rail- road committee to make investigation of rail- roads, was lost. The registration bill was read a third time and passed. By Mr. companie mon carri tion b Deal—A bill declaring express doing business in_the state com- , and providing for their regula- the railroad commission. By Mr. McCoy—Exempting from taxation a ;lmuur"n homestead not exceeding $1,000 in value, A A joint resolution was adopted for the rail- road commission to demand that railroads furnish cars toshippers in northwestern lowa and empowering the commission to bring suit if not complied with, A message from the governor concerning the furnishing of additional testin the prosecution of state claims agains general government, recommending the bill empowering the governor to provide a con- tingent fund for the necessary expenses, was refer The bill for the appropriation for the sol- dier’s orphan home at Davenport was passed. Senator Durgan's concurrent resolution fix- ing the time of the election of United States senators, was concurred m, Several other bills were introduced. pacie /- Fire at Macedonia, Maceooxia, Ia, Jan. 3 gram to the Bek.]—The fire alarm was sounded about 6 o'clock this morning, caus- ing a general turnout of citizens, who had several hours hard fight with the flames, the fire apparatus of the town consisting of buc- kets mainly. The fire was in the one-story frame building, owned and occupicd by Ash- ley, Cook & Co., as a drug store and grocery. The postoftice is in the same building. The fire was so well under way when discovered that the first one to enter the building stepped through the charred floor, and had a narrow escape from serious injury. Building and contents were a total loss, amounting to £,500. Insured for 81,000 on building, and £1,300 on_stock. Dr. Cook’s oftice udjoin- ing, was also burned. Even with the absence of any wind it was a hard fight to save surrounding buildings, Dye & Co.'s store had & narrow_escape, and also the Macedonia State bank. The building owned by W. L. Kussell was damaged about #100. No cause can be ussigned for the fire as there had been no one about the place, 8o far as known, and nd fire since Saturday night. This is the second time a large fire has occurred on this site. Three years ago the building, then occupied by J. M. Kelley & Co., Mr. Cook being & member of the firm, was burned, ond it proved to be the work of an indendiary, the culvrit, named Coburn, was convicted and sent to the penitentiary for two years. The loss this time falls es- pecially hard upon Mr. “Ashley, as all his means were invested in this business, s o H:mée for Towa's Soldiers. ‘WaTERLOO, Ta.. Jan, 80.—Colonel Eberhart, quartermaster of the Iowa Soldiers' Home, gives a few interesting facts in regard to the condition of the home. Thero are at present ninety-two inmates of whom all but eighteen are American born. Tywenty-five of the men are farmers. A goodly portion of the other men came from poor houses. Others came from the homes at Buincy, Leavenworth and Dayton, and ‘most of the men ¢ ame from small towns and villages, the larger towns contributing as follows! Dubuque, Des Moines and Davenport — each two, Council Bluffs one and Burlington none- Of the ninety-two _inmates but cleven are married. One native-born Mexican finds a home there, having served through the rebellion in the Fifth Iowa cay- Inreply to the question of what im- provements were contemplated Colonel Eber- hart said: *“Forty acres of ground are to be d out in one of the handsomest parks in Towa, and ¢ effort will be made to secure C ny of the s of existence flerent_alwhouses, completely broken , but the thought that they have no longer to care for themselves, combined with the generous treatment accorded them works wonders.” —[Special —~—— Thrifty Swedish Farmers, ReD Oag, Ta., . 80.—At Stanton, in this county, there is a co-operative store run by a branch of the Farmers™ Alliance of Scott township. The business hus a manager, a bookkeeper, and five clerks, and is playing havoce with the trade of the old merchants of the village. The store was started last May, the enterprise of a society incorporated last vinter as the Montgomery Farm- s’ Industrial association, A ro- port was made at the annual meeting of the association, which shows that the sales of the store have been large and mainly for cash. By frequent turning of the capital invested, a profit of 50 per cent on the capital stock is reported for the eight months the s been running. Elated with their success, armers’ association will add agriculfural implements to the business, and are talking also of starting a bank. —Scott ip has a considerable population of «des and uearly all the members of the as- sociation are of that nationality. Again Sentenced to Hang. Dunvqu in the Barney Kennedy murder trial reported to- day, after being out sixteen hours. Their verdict was guilty of murder in the first de- ree, and the punishment was fixed at death, Kennedy was convicted on a former trial and sentenced to hang, but secured a new trial on ground that one of the jurors was not a nat- uralized citizen, His attorneys will now move for u third trjal because one of the jurors in the trial just concluded became in- toxicated during its progress. The general opinion is that Kennedy will be hanged as the jury ordered. If he does escape through the courts he will ngver escape the vengeance of the tribunal of pblic opinion. A Deputy Shenff's Forgery. Rep Oak, Jan. @0,—H. T. West, of Vil- 1i late deputy sBeriff of this city, wi convicted of forgery in the district court yes- terday. The me was committed while he was in ofice, and when the note came due he, in his official capacity, sevved the notice of suit upon the parties whose names b victed of forging, two Swedes living near Villisca, and attempted to terrorizing them into acknowledging the signatures. F. H Jerome, a note broker at Villisca, bought the forged paper and loses the amount, as West has no property. 1t w 3 Frightfull MiNsURy, la 30.~ tothe BEE]—Al4:15p. m., while an extra freight train was switching here, Frank Jones, ars old, in attempting to jump on the snow-plow, fell in front of the plow and was dragged a conside: gine, teader und one ca cutting off a lower ing one shoulder. recovey, s con- ISpecial Telegram able distance, the en passing over him, wb, one hand and erush? A SERIES OF SENSATIONS. ‘Wahoo Recelves Several Shocksin the Past Few Days. TWO QEATHS AND A SCANDAL. A Well-Known Resident Chokes to Death, A Young Lady Poisoned, and a Doctor-Preacher and Companion Disgraced. Sensations at Wahoo. Wanoo, Neb., Jan. 30.—[Special to the Bee.]—For a few days Wahoo been shocked by a series of sensations. One day last week Mr. J. C. Frahm, overseer of the poor farm, complained of a choking sensa tion in his throat and in ten minutes after was dead. He had been slightly Maicted with quinsy, but it was not considered of any mo- ment, Yesterday morning Mira Macaulay, the seventeen-year-old udopted daughter of John Macaulay, living at Ithaca,came to her death very suddenly. She had been slightly ailing and one Dr.Zingre,said to have practiced med- icine once, prescribed for her, saying she had bilious fever. The prescription was taken to Dr. Rupp's drug store_in Wahoo, and Dr. Rupp filled the prescription, at the same time asking the party bringing the pre- scription if they knew what it was, and_tell- ing him it was deadly poison and three drops wus a maximum dose for an adult. The party said he knew what it was, and de- parted with the medicine. Saturday night the young lady grew suddenly worse and Drs. Bush and Stone of this city were sum- moned, and at once pronounced ' the case one of poisoning and too far gone for any help. No investigation of the case has been made yet. There is quitt a feeling existing against the reputed doctor. A scandal has just occurred here which is a sweet morsel for the gossips. A few nights ago a doctor who is also a preacher, residing near Ashland and of good family, came to this city in company with a nice looking young lady, about twenty-two years old, and repaired o the commercial hoteél and registered as man and wife. Next morning a gentleman from Ashl ame into the Commereial hotel and noticing the names on the hotel register went up to their room to call on them, and behold the mutual surprise. The doctor is nearly sixty years old and hitherto has borne a good reputation. o e Condition of Range Cattle. Cuabroy, Neb, Jan. 80.--—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A number of Wyomw cattle men on their way east, being inter- viewed, give as their opinion that the per cent of loss in range cattle will not be as heavy as last winter or as heavy as has re- cently been reported. The recent severe cold weather and deep snow has been very hard on cattle and had it continued much longer the loss would have been the heaviest ever known. The want of water has as much, if not more, to do with the loss of cat- tle as'the want of grass, and the present warm_weather has melted the snow off and furnished water as well as feed and it is the opinion_among_stockmen generally that cat- tlo can live until grass comes but_will come out in the spring in poor condition. It is re- ported that the castern Wyoming and southern Dakota and northern Nebraska the snow has all gone. A Religious Revival. Cmaproy, Neb., Jan. 80.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Chadron’ has had a religious revival for the last ten days. Rev. W. W. Maliony, the “Clyclone of the West,” has been holding meetings every night and has created suchan interest that no church in the city has been large enough to hold the multitude. All the protestant churches have combined on holding union services and last night they held service inthe skating rink and fully 600 persons were in attendance. About, 100 persons have been converted. Rev. Maliony will conduct revival meetings every ing for a week yet, when he hopes to double the number of converts. Ampnutated Ris Fingers and Feet. Davip Crry, Neb., Jan. 35, [Special Tele- gram to the Bk, |—Dr. Cook, of this eity, today amputated the feet and fiugers of Johnnie Denlinger, the little Garrison hero, who risked his own life by wrapping his coat abo s smaller brother, who perished in the nt blizzard. Though rend d a ip- ple for life a neat sum will be contributed for his relief. pe —— Butler District Court. Davio Ciry, Neb., Jan. 30.—[Spe gram to the BEee. District court conver here to-day, Judge Post presiding. Many portant civil cases are sot for trial. There is only onc criminul case, that of Spetts against Montgomery, charged with shooting with intent to kill. bl ST A Lady Suicides Near Beatrice. BEATRICE, Jan. 80.—(Special Telegram to the Bee|—Mrs. Henry L. Davis committed suicide to-day by cutting her throat from ear to ear, Mrs. Davis is the wifo of a well- to-do farmer Living twelve miles northeast of here. ‘The coroner will hold an inquest to- morrow. The cause for this rash act is un- known. Jan, 3 ilynn, in an addres night, announced his willingness to take back what he hiad said_about the pope’s hat if the machine would give the church a democratic pope. 1t was too much to expect, he feared, but he hoped the people of Italy would rise and smash_the ecclesiastical machine, and that the torn from the grasp of the ec chine, from the hands of the old man with his peacock feathers and all the phantasmagoria of a theater, and the head of the church be made a poor man. The richer the church was in endowments the ¢ she was in the grace of God. Who- card of confessor who would refuse to a Jay Gould, or Collis P. Hunting. a member of the Standard Oil com pany £ hie asked. The audience ehecred and yelled. MeGlynu then related a story about Powderly. *This head of an order, com- posed of men of all religions denominations, 1s not satisfied.” McGiynn said, “with bend: ing the knee before Cardinal Gibbons fbut had sent him as an ambassador to Rome, and had paid this ambassudor’s 1ses out of the funds of the Knights of Labor. The speaker would not be surprised todiscover that some of thesame funds had been spent to buy up some of the underlings, and not so far under, cither, at the vatican. — Detailed to Kill the Czar, Loxbox, Jan. 30.—Advices from St. T ershurg say that a prominent army oftic shot himself fatally recently and before dy- ing told the surgeons he was a member of a secret so and had been detailed to as ssinate ithe czar, but had preforred sui- le. A searching investigation 18 in prog- ey ¥ - - British Grain Trade Revicew, Loxno, dan. 8).—The Mark Lane Express There is no demand for native wheats t is impossible to sell except ata decline, 0 wheat nominal, Flour is greatly d jim declined 4 pence per suck. n steady ; oats dull. olebs s James Kedpath Dying. Yokk, Jan, 30.—The physician James Redpath, journalist and lectur given up hope of his patient's recovery, Sl Father MoFadden Sentenced. DUBLIN, . Jun, 30,1 MeFadden ' was to-duy scutenced 1 three inombs prison- meut Ca New of e, has DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Eight Loaded Store Buildings De- stroyed in New York. NEw Yonk, Jan. 80.—One of the largest fires that has occurred in this city for many months broke out in the store of Henry Rog ers & Co., 549 Broadway, carly this morning. It extended and destroyed fivg adjoining stores, Al engines below Forty-third stroet responded to the alarm. The property oceu- pies the west side of Broadway between Prince and Spring streets, and ex- tends through Mercer street. The build- ing where the fire originated was a fivestory front doublo building and was occupied by Henry Rogers & Co., dealers in fancy goods: Weed, Nelson & Co.l faney tr i C. A. Yost, summer cloth: ing, and & Co., "boys clothing. No. 543 was oceupied by Robertson & Kauf man, dealers in trimmings; P. K. Wilson & Son, importers of laces; Steinfack & Co., boys clothing, and Kaempher, manu facturer of boys waists, No. 07 is a flve story building and is occupied by Belanchi & Co., importers of No. 553 was occupied by Louis Metzer, importer of milliner's trimmings; Jerkonswki & Grust, importers of cloth, and Mitehell & Richard, clothing. No. 535, a five story brick front, was occupied by . Isaacs & Bro,, dealer 1n japanned goods: Samuel Leownstein, dealers in neckwear, and Schwak & Son, importers of ofancy goods. Nos. 557 and 550 was w large double iron front, and was occupied by Henry Newman, cotton goods; Lipman & So clothing C. Carpenter, dealer in tournures and crinolines: and Reavy & Bros, The double fron front, 561 und 563, was oceu- pied by Stiner, Khan & Co., novelties and Swiss carv otthold & Co., hut and bounet frames; T. L. Burber & Co., straw goods, und the Holland manufactur- Ing company, spool silks, Whose factory is in Williamantic, Coun, The flames spread with astonishing rapidity after oace breaking out, aud several acei- dents occurred. Several men were bruised by falling bricks of walls. Mike Kelly fell and was severely injured. Fireman Sheri- dan jumped from a burning roof and parts of the wall of the building fell upon him. He was fatally injured und died at noon. The walls of the buildings fell at and the ruins covered Broadway, stopping travel for several blocks, The stock in the eight buildings was totally de- stroyed. In the other buildings, facmg on Spring, Prince and Mercer streets, there is damage y fire and water. The buildings on the cast side of Broadway were also dam. aged by falling bricks and smoke, The in- surunce adjusters suy the loss will reach £2,500,000, A cureful £1,400,000, willions, e THE EASTERN BLIZZARD. The Natives Beginning to Dig Out of the Drifts, Rocuester, N, Y., Jan, 80.—-On the New York Central roads between Buffalo and Syracuse there were several live stock trains when last week's storm came up, Efforts were made to run them to points where the stock could be sheltered, but in spite of all efforts nearly fifteen car loads of cattle and hogs destined for Boston and New York were frozen to death near Palmyra and several car loads at other points. NEW YOuK, Jan. 80.—The storm which began Thursday. and which swept the railrouds and eastern New York with snow, was not spent until Saturday aft- ornoon and the railroads, up to that time completely at its mercy, began @ vigorous fight against the drifts, and unless more snow falis to-day the blockade may be said to be ended. ‘WasHiNGTON, D. C., Jan. 80.—The signal corps station at Nantucket reports upwards of fifty vessels in the ice near there, and from Great Point to Tuckernuck Shoals, many of them are adrift, having lost anchors and chains. The ice is ten inches or more thick, and the most powerful tugs can_render them no assistance. Most of them will be wrecked unless prompt assistance is rendered whon the ice breaks up. The Canadi Wisxire, Jan, 3 cstimate places the losses at The insurance runs up into the fury of the —No through trains over the Canadiau Pacific have arrived since Wednesday. A trainload of passcngers is said to be saowed in in the mountains and fears are entertained for their safety as their supply of provisions is short. ONLY D AMITE, An Explosion in Newport Harbor hakes Many Eastern Citie New Benroin, Mass., Jan. 80.—A percepti- ble earthquake was felt in Fair Haven, shortly after midnight, and also_at different points on the cape. At Little Com pton, R. I, a heavy shock was felt at 12:40 a. m. Hope Valley, R. ports an_carthauake shock at 1 D this morning. The shock is also reported from various portions of the state, FaLL River, Mass., Jan. 30.—An earth- quake shock was felt here a few minutes be fore 1 this morning. The disturbunce ap- peared to travel from south to north. It was violent enough to shake dwellings and arouse people. - The noise continued seven or eight secouds and resembled a clap of thunde; lowed by a low rumbling. There was damage to property. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Jan. 30.—This and ad- joining citics and bay side towns were badly shaken up last night with a_dynamite_cxplo- sion in Newport harbor %o clear it of In many places it resembled an earthquake, and reports from various points speak of it as a genuine carthquuke The Malice of Balfour. NEW Youk, Jan. 30.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—The Tribune's cable from Mr. 1, M. P., says that Balfour has issued a warrant for there-arrest of William O'Brien, It was signed and placed in the hands of the police yesterday. This is done, it is said, to prevent O'Brien speaking in parliament. DenLiy, Jan. 80.—Father Stevens, of Fajcaran, county Donegal, has been arrested at Dunafanagny, in the same county, under the coc on act on has left Treland for the south of Europe, where he will endeavor to recuperate his healt The Whit nestead. Cuicaco, Jan, [Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The statement was made o few days ago that John G. Whittier had denied that it was his wish to have the Whitt homestead at Haverhill, Mass., purchased and preserved as a monument of affection for him and his poetry. This appears to have been a misstatement, as the Times this morn- ing prints a_ letter from Whittier to Miss Frances Willard, in which he expresses his itude at the proposed movement, and ty wish for its consnmmation. - The Fisheries Negotiations, OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 30.—([Special Tel to the Bek. ] —1'be opinion prevails her as matters now stand before the fish commis- sion, the Dowinion government deem a satis- factory, or in fact uny settlement of the fish ery negotiations beyond possibility, the only hope being that a convention may lead up to & broader basis, upon which all_questions in dispute between the Dominion and the United States may be amicably settled, and a satisfactory arrangement for more ex tended trade relations between the two coun tries urrived at. —~— amship Arrivals, NEW Youk, Jun. 80.—[Special ' the Bee.) —Arrived— Liverpool. Jan. 80.—Arrived York. sTOWS, Jan, 80, yit, from dlegram to he Pennsylvauia, from La Gascogne, Arvived--The Olio ew York, -~ - npted Assassination, Panis, Jun A Germun named Brandt forced his way into the oftice of La Franee to-Juy-and tried to shoot Decot, but was dis, CAROLINE WAS UNFAITHFUL, The Latest Sensatien in the Cartes Divorce Case. STORY OF A HUSBAND'S WRONGS, The Fair Plaintiff Charged With Have ing Scandali urope With Her Oute rageous Amours, Leslie Strikes Ba; Cnreaco, dan. 80.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—Attorney Leslic A Carter filed to-day u cross bill in the divorce procecdings pending between himself and his wife, Caro- line Louise Carter. The allegations ara startling and have created a decided « The case is already well known throughout the country, the high standing of the defendant and the charges preferred Carter having made its outcome a matter of much interest. Now the cross bill with its sensational churge that the wife has been guilty of adultery with Kyrle Bellew, the well-known English actor, at present piaying in New York, as well a8 with other men, furnishes a fresh charm for scandal lovers, The bill, after stating the standing of the case as it is at present in conrt, and denying the charges made by complainant, says Your orator further represents that in the month of August, 1885, at Cooperstown, in the state of New York, said Caroline Louise Carter, in utter disregard and violation of her marriage vows and obligations, commit- ted adultery with one James F. Pierce, and and that at divers times in the month of April, 154, at the Brunswick hostelry in the city of New York, committed adultery with one James B, Gilbert, Your orator further represents and charges the t0 be that at divers dates in the months of September and October, 188, at the city of New York, said Caroline Louise Carter. committed adultery and had carnal knowledge with one Kyrie Bellew. Your orator represents, upon in- formation and belief und belioving suid charges, that said Caroline Louise Carter has at divers times and places at the said city of Chicago, in the city of New York, at Cooperstown, in the state of New York at Paris, in the republic of France; at Basle, in the republic of Switzerland; at Krenznach, in Germany and divers other places, to your orator unkunown, commit- ted adult with persons to your orator unknown. Your orator was wholly ignorant of the guilt: of Caroline Louise Carter until in or about September 1856, and quently thereto. On August 1, 1885, Caroline Louise Carter, in spite of his dis- approval and against his protest left this country for Europe, departing abruptly and without his knowledge or that of her mother or friends, as he believes, At the earncst solicitations of your orator and her mother she returned in the latter part of the same month, but upon her return she insisted upon going back again to Europe, and, finally, on October 4, 1885, although he expressly” dis- approved of her doing soand used every effort to induce her to remain with him and his child, she again left for Europe. Since the last mentioned date he has not cohabited with her as his wife. When told she had sailed for Europe she gave him to under- stand she would immediately return, and subsequent to October 24, ' 1885, her by letter to do so. your orator represents further, that, not withstanding this, she remained abroad until September 1, 1856, and that during her abe sence she indulged in great extravagances and loose conduct, all of which was unknown to him until about said month of September, 6. He believes she expended upward of, 5,000 during said ubsence. Your orator further represents that durimg this absence Caroline Louise Carter so conducted hersel: with men a8 to acquire a thoroughly bad reputation, which your orator now believes she deserved. On or about he, ur ptember 1, 1886, Caroline Louise Carter sailed from Liverpool for New York city and purposcly conceuled the fact from him,for the purpose of further deceiving. him_regarding this clandestine trip, sheé, prior to her departure, wrote in London a series of letters dated Sceptember 10, and 17, 1586, These she left behind her to be mailed 1o him at_intervals corresponding with the dates, so your orator might believe she was still in England,whercas the fuct was she was in New York, Mr. Carter says he does not. know her rea- son for this conduct, but says, when ho learned of it, he endeavored to induce her to return home. Tnstead she suiled again for Europe on Octobes 9, 1886, Although having just grounds of complaint against her for ex- travagance and imprudent conduct, he did not believe her unfaithful to her marriage vows until rumors, taken in connection with her general behayior,ner frequent trips to Euroy her_extraordinary extravagance and in prudent acts, led ‘him_ reluctantly to regard ier conduct with the gravest suspicion, which resulted in his ascertuining that she his been repeatedly guilty of adultery from 1852 up 1o and sincé September 1886, und even since the filing of her bill of complaint. —— - THE MUCH-WIVED WILKINS, He is Taken to 8t. Paul in Charge of & Detective, Ferovs FALLs, Minn., Jan. 30.—John Wilk- ins und one of his six wives were arrested at Scambler, Sunday and arvived here this moreing from Felican Rapids en route to St., Paul in charge of a detective. Wilkins is th son of a director of the Strndurd Oil compan at Cleveland and it was r ntly discovered he had married six wives in this and other citics during last year, und was living with all of them at one time, cach of them thinking she was bis only wife. ! Visible Supply Statement. Cimicaco, Jan. 1o visible supply of grain for the week ending Junuary 28, as compiled by retary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Bushels. 41,701,000 7,148,000 5,504,000 530,000 6,000 ‘Wheat Corn Duluth's Grain Supply. Devvn, Minn., Jan, 30.—[Specigl Telegram to the Be) 000,000 bushels of wheat are in store here Lo-day, against 11,000,- 000 & year ago. This poor showing is due to the protracted and numerous blockades on all railroads centering heve, The car recoiptd’ to-day indicate a large inerease by next Saturs day. Two hundred cars of coal a day are be- ing shipped to the regions threatened with famine in the southw . Reading E WASHINGTC senting the ployes in Washington, , Jan. 30.—A committee repre- striking operatives and miners of sading and Lehigh Valley railroad coms and the Reading Coal and Iron com- pany, arrived in Washington to-day for the purpose of urging congress to take action with reference to the Reading troubles, They will present a petition to the house, - - inent Botanist, Professor Asa Gray, the cminent botanist and professor of botany in Harvard college, died of paralysis this evens ing, aged seventy-seven, - Death of an K 1 Bostos, Jan. 50 Weather Indication For Nebraska: Colder, fair lightto fresh variable winds, For lowa: Colder, fair weather, fresh variable winds, r Dakota: Slightlycolder, fair \'7cblhcl‘, Lt 1o fresh Variable winds, weather, light to