Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1888, Page 1

SEVE! TEENTH YEAR. ——— OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, THE REIGNING SENSATION. Blaine's Withdrawal Continues to Be the Leading Topio. GLITTLE PHIL'S" BOOM GROWING. Public Printer Benedict's Days in Of- fice Belleved to Be The Tarf Bill About Ready to Report. e WASHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMATIA BEE, 518 FoURTEENTR STRERT, toN. D. C.. Féb, 14, on the lips of everybody in Washington to-day. Since the surprise of the moment wore away no one can be found who doubts his sincerencss. All concede that he means to pull out of the race for the nomination and to keep out. It is amusing to note the number of prominent re publicans who are saying, “Itold you so.” The fact 18, it was the wish of many—not that they thought any less of Mr. Blaine than they did when they voted for him in 1884, but because they felt that they would not only have to support him at the polls again, but n convention and against their better judgment. Now ihat he is out of the way many ure frank to say that they feel a sense of relief, because all that could make any dispute or discord is removed and there is nothing for the party to do but to come solidly together, select a new man upon merit and strength only and elect him. Sherman coming for- ward, no man has yet developed as a special favorite. Senator Sherman's name is natu- rally heard oftener than that of any othe m He is regarded as very strong, espe cially in the financial circles of New York, which state, it is conceded, can not put forth a candidate upon which the party there can unite, and then, Mr. Shel ) is exceedingly strong in the manufacturing centers and in the south. An effort is to be made to make the election of the republican candidate sure outside of New York by carryingsome south- ern states, the Pacific slope and saving all the states north which usually go republican, The friends of Mr. Sherman say he can more nearly do this than any other one who has been spoken of for the nomination. The Ohioans are enthusiastic and declare that Mr. Sherman will go into the convention with a solid delegation from his state and that he will be nominated. BOOMING LITTLE PHIL AND SENATOR ALLISON. The Towuns are determined to stand by by Senator Allison, who has a large and true following, Senator Allison is one of the most_thoroughly popular men in congress. As chairman of the committee on appropria- tions he has made intimate friends of most of the democratic as well as republican senators and representatives, with whom he is brought into contact daily. Senator Beck, of Kentucky, says Mr. Alli- son is one of the most thorough gentlemen he ever saw, at all times, and that he would rather see him president than any republican he knows. Mr. Beck has for years been on the committee with Mr. Allison and these personal testimonials carry a good deal of weight. There i8 also a good deal of talk about ex- BSenator Ben Harrison, of Indiana, and Sena- tor Hawley, of Counnccticut, but there is a reserve boom gotten up for General Sheridan that is intended to huve deep and broad rati- fications, and some of the old men in the flold will have to look a little out or he wili rove the great unknown at the last moment. t is intended that “Little Phil” shall be worked up in good shape as a dark horse and to turn him into the course, bridle off, should there beggme o wrangle over one of the well known men. DORSEY'S VIEWS ON DLAINE, Representative Dorsey said today: “T think it is infamous that apyone l_mu{d ques- tion the sincerity of Mr, Blaine wlien he Says that he does not desire the highest office in gift of the people, and I believe his word should be accepted the same as if he dechined any other office. Some yeurs ugo, when Mr. Tilden wrote a similar letter declining to be candidate, we remember the democrats re- fused to credit his withdrawal, and there no doubt that for the same reason a meas- ure scepticism rests in regard to Mr. Blaine, for people have supposed there was no limit to his ambition, as he has been a candidate 80 long and has so strong a following. understand why Mr. Blaine does not desire again to lead the republican party in the prosidential campaign, but the nomination would have been given him had he desired it. Nebraska has loyally supported him in three national conventions and his ends in tha state have read his letter with great regret.” “Who will Nebraska be for now (" “1 do not think that the republicans of our state will send a delegation for any candi- date, but will support the man who in th judgment is certain to carry New York, Con- necticut and New Jersey.” “And Indiana, I sunpose, also?” #No, the soldiers will take care of Indiana, Sherman, Sheridan, Allison, Harrison, Haw- ley and Lincoln all have friends in Nebraska, but it is too early to tell how public senti- ment will crystallize. One thing is certain, that the electoral vote of our state will be given to the nomince.” TROUBLE POR THE PUBLIC PRINTER. Public Printer Benedict is getting i deep hot water. The house has ordered an investigation into the affuirs of his oftice, and the president has called upon him to explain the scemingly unnccessary deluy in work sent there for execution. A number of scoators and representatives, it is stated, have called upon the president during.the past week or 1wo and pointed out the inconveniences and losses occasioned by not only congress but all the departments of the government on ac- count of the failure of the public printer to do work sent him within the time when it was done by his predecessor and when it is uceded. A large number of reports have been delayed until the time of their useful- ness had passed and there is a general cloy- ging of wheels in some quarters. Bills are not printed for congress sometimes for a week or ten duys -after the usual time, and there are documents which are more than a year behindhand. A democratic member says the president has called upen the public printer for an ex- that it has been made, but is not aud that the president has n contemplation the appointment of another public prnter. It secws that Benedict has made a failure all around to se those for whom he does the most work, and the pros- peets ave that he may retive before the endof the present investigution. OETTING READY FOI TARIFF ACTION. Chairman Miles is paving the way tavift bil) on the loor of the nouse. o Mr. Dockerp, of atissour a special order on the calendar, and as him to get it disposed of at once, remarking that it was not improbable that the tarift bill would be reported within a week and that it would erowd everything else out of the way. Another member has been asked to hurry through his measure with a view 10 ¢ the deck for tariff action. It is un that ws soon as the deplocrats who ar plling the tarift bill get through with their work they will write a report and lay the bill and report before the full commitie and means at the Arst meeting into the house on two hours notice. weasures are privileged, th up at any time, and this bi everything else, ON T TARIFE AND W1AL up to the capital this morni asked Senator Gormun, of Maryland, was chairman of the executive committee ot the national democratic covnmittee in the st campaign, nud who is said to have roughit about Mr, Clevelund’s election, and who 18 the best authority on political matters on his side of the nute chamber, what would bo done on the subject of tarifl at this sossion. Ile , said: compromise taviff . bill will be .passed by both house 1t will reduce the reveiue about 5,000,000 & yeur Bud Will cqually effect the custome wud ia As tarift 1 be called ternal taxes. There is no doubt of this. Both parties want such a measure and it is going to be reported to the house one cf these days from the committee on ways and passed. We will not delay it _much in the senate, Neither party can afford to hag- gle over this thing. The country has decreed that the tariff should be removed,and it is only a matter of the men in congress do- ing what their constituents have demanded. Yet, Ithink Mr. Blaine is out of the way now, but the republicans have lost the strongest man_they have, after all. The element in a candidate to insure success 18 that of com- manding an enthusias ,follnwinr 1 never saw a man who could do that better than Blaine. His followers would go to death for him. They would commit political suici when heled them and were consoled in thei loss by the admiration they felt for their leader.” TO OPEX THE £10UX RESERVATION, The bill opening to scttlement the Sioux Indian_reservation in Dakota was reported to the house from the committee on Indian affairs to-day. The bill is on the calendar of both houses of congress now with favorable recommendations from the committee. Perry S, Heatin Entirely Out of the Race. PuitapeLriia, Feb., 14, —[Special Tele- gram to the B —The Record publishes the following: Charles Emery Smith,editor-in- chief of the Press, who is universally recog- nized us Blaine's closest and most confiden- tial political friend in this state, talked with- out reserve last night upon the question of Mr. Blaine's letter. During the absence of Blaine from the country he has been in con- stant correspondence with Smith, and there are few men in the United States better able to measure the full signific of Blame's remarkable letter than is the editor of the Press. “At the outset,” said Mr. Smith, “I may as well say that I regard this letter as a finality. Blaine, in my opinion, has pur- posely and absolutely taken himself out.of the contest for the republican presidential nomination, and his purpose will not be shaken by any circumstances that could possibly be foreseen, The letter, in m opinion, means just what it says, and there is no reason for insinuation or hope that there may be a nidden meaning between the lines, Blaine is no longer a factor in the race for the presidential nomination At this point Mr. Smith was interrupted by the inquir, are conceivable circumstances under which Blaine would consent to be a candidate for the presidency?” “No,” replied the editor. My opinion is that no man ever has or ever will refuse to accept a nomination for the presidency which is spontaneously and unanimously offered to him. Viewed merely as a hypotho think that if such an unlikely thing snould happen as that, under the circumstances the convention, finding all other candidates out of the question, should unanimously tender the nomination, Blaine could not refuse. But T am convinced that no such remote_possibil- ity suggests itself to Mr. Blaine, and the best evidence that he is entirely sincere is that his best friends in the country, who have a right to feel that they know something of him, are convinced that it is useless to consider him as at all in the ficld, and they are at liberty, and will exercise that liberty, to shape their course without d to such a thought as that Blaine is in any manner a candidate, or that he hopes, expects or desires to be a can- didate for the presidency.” Blaine's Retirement. SAN FraNcisco, Feb, 14.—Interviews with prominent politicians with regard to Blaine's letter of declination show that republicans and democrats alike were taken by surprise in general. The republicans express deep regret, Ex-Senator A. P. Williams, chair- man of the republican state central commit- tec, says: *“The demands of the party fro- quently rise superior to individual judgment. If the republicans want Blaine they call him, and I think he will respond.” General W. H. L. Barnes, president of the republican state club, spoke in the same strain, THE BOEK ISLAND ROAD. President Cable Interyiewed Regard- ing Some Rumored Extensions, Dexver, Colo., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram fo the Bek]-—President R. R. Cable, of the Chicago & Rock Tsfand road, who is in the city, in an interview to-night regard- ing the Associated press telegram from New York stating that the company would extend the road 1,200 miles to the Gulf of Mexico and Denver and issue $30,000,000 in bonds for that purpose, said that while the company would push the road on to Denver and other Colorado points as rapidly as possible, he was not aware that the company had any inten- tions of issuing bonds for such amounts for these purposes. “Our road,” he said, “will be event- ually extended to the Gulf of Mexico, as has been the pian of the company for some time, but the work wiil be done only as the business justifies it.” With regard to the extension of the road to Colo rado Springs, Mr. Cable said that it was for coal purposes exclusively. The company wanted to pay the interest on the money ex- pended in the construction of the system of the Missouri and for this purpose the line was built by which coal may be hauled from the Denver & Rio Grande system to Kansas for distribution and sale as a part of this plan. President Cable has a contract which is to be signed between the Rock Island and the Den- ver & Rio Grande by which coal is to he furnished the Rock Island at Colorado prings und Denver. Mr. Cable thinks his road will be able to nandle about all the coal shipped by the Denver & Rio Grande, *“There has neverbeen any intention on the part of the Rock Island to overlook Denver,” said Mr. Cable. **At present our company is not going to build west of the Denver & Rio Grande systems, but the intentions of the company are to push the line overland in the near future, and in that case Denver would be its objective poiut, and thence across the mountains,” - With Heres, A bill in equity was filed me court at Salem by the academy, against the at- toraey general of the commonwealth, the vis itors of the theological institute in Philli academy, and five professors whose cases come under investigation by the board of vis- itors, upon accusations of heresy his is ani- other step in the celebrat heresy trial of Prof, Smythe and others, and is brought to determine the rights in equity of all parties concerned. 2 Charged Bostoy, Feb, 14, to-day in the supi trustees of Phillips ications. r 3 weather, slow ing temperatuve, light to fresh winds, generally shifting to southe For lowa: Fair weather, siowly rising temperature, lght to frosh winds, shifting to uth. torn Dako woi followed snow, ¥ ris- variuble Slightly warmer, fair in northern_portion by it to frest variable winds. For Southwestern Dakota: Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh variable winds, gen- rally southerly. Mrs, Robinson Starving Herself. Bosrox, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Robinson, the con- victed poisoner, siice the close of her trial has positively vefused all nouriskment. Tha jail officers have tried in vain to induce her 1 are persuaded that her ivon will if it be her iutention to starve herscl{ to (e The Gould-Sage Lavceny. New Yous, Jan, 14.—District Attorney Fel- lows announced to-duy that he would submit the ( © matter to the grand jury this week -~ Cutting L ber Rates. Mixyearons, Minn, Feb. 14.—The Chi- T & Kansas © raiiroad ‘has 1polisteoria luniber rutes from ! 123y to § conts, DETERMINED T0 HAVE A WIFE How & Young Nebraska Farmer Found His Better Half. FELL HEIR TO THIRTY THOUSAND. Good Fortune of a Prisoner in the Da- kota City Jail—An Old Man's Sudden Death — Other State News. Got a Wife Anyhow. Nesraska City, Neb., Feb. 1&—[Special Telogram to the Bee.|—Edwin Watson, 8 well-known and wealthy young farmer, re- siding south of this city several miles, re- turned a few days ago from a visit through the east, bringing with him a handsome and accomplished young wife. There was nothing especially surprising about this single fact, as he had made it known before starting east last November that his trip was taken with this object in view; but there is an incident connected with it that was not at the time upon the programme, and which has just leaked out through a friend to whom the story was confided. Mr. Watson, it appears, formed the ac- quaintance of an interesting young lady through the medium of a correspondents’ column in a Kansas City paper some four years ago, and since which time the mail sorvice between Nebraska City and a small postofice in Floyd county, Virginia, has been well patronized. The correspondence must have proven exceedingly pleasant, as 1t led to an engagement, subject to a personal ac- quaintance, and subsequently a trip to Vir- ginia to claim the fair correspondent for a bride. Mr. Watson is a college graduate and one of the wealthiest young farmers in this county, and before starting on his journey had furnished a handsome home for the wife that was to be. He, however, did not know the young lady as well as he had imagined, and ‘committed an error in leaving her unin: formed a8 to his financial standing, as it might have balanced any disappointment she might huve met with in'a personal acquaint- ance. The day for their first meeting arrived and the young man appeared at her home and was very cordially received by the lady and her family. The wedding, which was set for Christmas, however, did not take place, for, after a short personal acquaintance, she frankly informed him she had changed her mind, a8 she did not at all like the brusque ways of the “‘poor farmer.” He was disap- pointed, of course, but lost no time in bid- ding good bye to the young lady and her home. He stopped at Cincinnation his re- turn to visit friends and think over his per- plexing situation. To return home alone after all the preparations made for receiving the bride, was something he had not bar- gained for, and it was not until some days later, while reading the personal columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer, that he hit upon a way out of his dilemma. He wrote the fol- lowing personal which appeared in that paper the next morning: DERSONAL—An intelligent and wealthy young gentleman desires to form the ac- quatitance of a reflned and accomplished young lady with a view to matrimony. Address E. W, From a number of replies received he se- lected a modestly worded note signed, ‘hoolmistress.” = A number of letters were exchanged in which his story and his position in_ life were fully told, and he carned that the name of his future wife was Carrie Lester, and that she was the daugh- ter of a minister in moderate circumstances, living in a neighboring town. A meeting " followed, which was so satisfactory to both that the parents were consuited, and the edding d“{ appointed and the marriage oc- curred on last New Years. After an ex- tended tour through the cast the young couple returned to Watson's house in Ne- braska, apparently happy, and well pleased with fate’s change in the original matrimon- jal programme, ———— ‘Will Build in Lincoln. LiNcory, Neb.,, Feb. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A large number of busi ness men and cftizens assembled at the dis- trict court room this evening to receive a proposition from the New York life insur- ance company, through Dr. George L. Miller, relative to a building in this city. President Raymond, of the board of trade, presided at the meeting and Dr. Miller presented a prop- osition that if tne citizens of Lincoln would furnish his company $1,500,000 worth of in- surance, the company.would at once erect a five story block in this city to cost §100,000. ‘The proposition was favorably discussed and with a few amendment was adopted and ac- cepted. A commuittee consisting of General J. C. McBride, J. H. McMurtry, A. J. Saw- yer, J.T. Lansing, J. J. Butler and I M. Raymond was appointed to represent the meeting in the work of securing the insur- ance and in perfecting other arrangements with the company. ————— A Newspaper Changes, PawNee City, Neb,, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—J. G. P. Hildebrand, o man well known in newspaper circles, sold his interest in the Pawnee Press to-day and retires from the business to seek a new loca- tion, The Press, which is the only demo- cratic pater in the county, was established by :ljm four years ago. His brother succeeds i, N Selected a Site. LincoLy, Neb, Feb. Telegram to the BEe.] — The having in charge the location in the city of the university of the Christian church in Nebraska held a business meeting this even- ing in the Capital hotel at which a definite iocation was agreed upon and active steps taken for building. The members of the committee in attendance we Ex-Gover- nor Saunders, George S. Smith, and E. T, Eudd, of Omaha; W. P. Aglésworth, of Fairfleld, C. C. Nimson, J. %, Briscoe, P. Hedges, G. 13. Bigelow and O. L. Van Duyn, of Lincolu. 14.--[Special committee i Ay Holdrege Blooming Again. Howpkkok, Neb,, Feb. 14.—Holdrege is on the boom again. 'The work on the now sys. tem of water works will begin March 1, and over ene-hundred men will be employed all summer on the work. A new line of railroad is expected through Holdrege going southwest. Kearney is very much excited, as the line of road passes through that city. ———— Bit By the Bumpers, Cuernroy, Neb., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—While coupling cars at Plainview, last evening, about 8 o'clock, O. P. Smith, a brakeman on the north bound train, got his right hand caught between the draw burs and it was badly smashed. Ampu- tation of the_ thumb and three fiugers will bo sury. Mr. Smith is one of the old est of the company, e Found Dead in His Fleld, Praisview, Neb., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram 1o tye Bue.]—This morning the dead body of H. McClintock was found about sixty rods from his house, where his team had stopped in @ corn fleld. He was seventy- of age and it is supposed he chilled to death. He was on his return from town. A Prisoner's Great Luck. Dakota City, Neb. Feb. 14,—Charles Springlorn, who is in jail here on the charge of grand lurceny, has received word of the death of his father in Gormany, and that he will &t once come into posséssion of $30,000, lis slare of tue puternal estate. He is chuwrged Witk stowling w fay steer, which ‘be THE OMAHA DALy BEE 1888, NUMBER 242, s0ld to a butcher. Ho has telegraphed his situation to hia mother, and hopes to get out throufih' the influenee of his new-found wealth, . — Edgar to Have Waterworke. Enoan, Neb,, Feb, 14.—(Special Telegram to the Brr.]—At & meetingof the city coun- cil of this place this evening a contract was let to A. A. Richardson, of Lincoln, for plans and specifications for » eomplete system of waterworks to cost $20,000. The meeting was largely attended by the citizens, and ex- pressions were unanimous in favor of the Pproject for better fire protection for the city. Colfax County's District Court. genuvien, Neb., Feb, 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bex. |—District court for Colfax county convened yesterday, with Judge Mar- shall on the bench. There are no very im- portant cases on the docket. A MEETING LEGALIZED. International Range Association Abol- ishes Technical Possibilities. DexvEeg, Colo., Feb, 14.—[Special Telegram tothe Bee.]—In the absence of the president and all the vice presidents the third annual meeting of the International Range associa- tion was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning by the secretary, J. C. Leary, in the Colorado Cattle Growers' chambers. Owing to @ previous announcement that the meeting would be purely formal and for the purpose of legalizing the special meeting called for the 25th of March, few delegates were present. Suffl- cient, however, were in attendance to accom- plish the purpose for which it was called and 1o secure a compliance with the requirements of the constitution, After calling the meeting to order the sec- retary suggested the selection of @ temporary chairman, and, upon motion of Mr. C. M. Hampson, Governor Routt was chosen to preside. The governor's speech of acceptance was brief, but it outlined the formalities necessary to be observed in order to legalize the coming special meeting and whatever may be sought t0 be done at that time, and at its close the regular order of of business was taken up. The calling of the roll and the reading of the minutes of the last meeting were dis- pensed with, upon motion of Mr. Niblock, and the orders ‘reports of officers and committees,” and ‘“unfinished business’ were, at the suggestion of the secretar passed over. The next order, the election of officers, was taken up, and. upon motion, nominations were declared by the chair to be in order. C. M. Hampson, seconded by Mr. Gould- ing, nominated the old directory in its en- tircty, and in_the absence of other nomina- tions ‘Mr. H. B. Cullom moved that the sec retary be instructed to cast the ballot of the association for thesenominees, The motion was carried and the secretary, depositing the ballot, said: “Mr. chairman and gentlemen, as directed by this meeting under the motion which has just prevailed, I hereby cast the ballot of the association for the following gentlemen to serve as officers of the Interna- tional Range association for the ensuing term, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: For president, R. G. Head: vice president, J. L. Brush; secretary, J. C. Leary: treasurer, J. A. Cooper.” Chairman Routt declared these gentlemen duly and regularly elected, ‘he object of securing a directory to serve until_after the organization of the special meeting having been mccomplished in this election, Mr. Hampson offered the following resolution: X ‘Whereas, The officers of this association have, at the request of the board of directors, called a special meéting to be held on the2sth of March next, the general assemblage hav- ing been postponed until that date; and Whereas, The terms of the old officers expire on this date, and without re-clection they could not legally serve until the coming special meeting; and Whercas, The contingeficy threatened in the postponement of leaving the association without a legal directory has been guarded against by the re-election, as consumated by this meeting; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it i8 the sense'of this meet- ing that the resignations of the directory of the International Range association be re- quested at once, to tuke effect after the or- ganization of the coming special convention, and that they be pre to the latter on the 25th prox. by ome gentieman uow prosent, whom this fneeting shall designate before adjournment. Unanimously adopted and on motion of M. Goulding Mr. Thompson was designated to receive and tender the resignations as provided. M. H. B. Cullum offered the following, which was adopted : Resolved, That section 8 of the constitu- tion, which fixes membership in this associa- tion, be so amended a8 to make membership therein and representation in all meetings thereof upon an individual or popular basis. Resolved, That all debate and final action upon the change proposed be, deferred until the special meeting and that it be considered under_the order of unfinished business at that time. Unanimously adopted. The following by Mr. Hampson was also adopted. Resolved, That the date of the annual meeting of this association be changed from the second Tuesday of the month of Febru- ary to one later and inore convenient, the sald date to be fixed by the special meeting to_be held March 25, No further business having been intro- duced, the meeting, upon motion of C. M. Hampson, then adjourned until 10 o'clock March 25, prox. BN A MEASLEY MADMAN, Love, Lunacy, Murder and Suicide. BerLiy, Wis., Feb, 14.—Last evening J. W. Hacker, of Danviile, I1L., shot and killed Mabel Steike, of Belle Plaine, Ta.,, and then blew out his own brains. Hacker was [nine- teen and his victim one year younger. The tragedy was the result of a love affair. It seems that young Haucker and Miss Steike met some time ago and fell in love with each other. The marriage was opposcd by the girl’s par- ents and to separate the young people she was sent to Berlin to visit at the home of her grandfather. In some manner Hacker learned of the girl's whereabouts and went to Berlin and took rooms in & hotel there. While there he was taken down with the measles, when Miss Steike prevailed on her grandparent to take the young man under his roof. About 9:30 last night the young man called the girl from the fireside to the door of his room, when the tragedy occurred. The family rushed to the scene upon hearin, the shots and found young Hacker dead and the unfortunate girl” in a dying condition. She survived ounly a few minutes after the shooting, It is thought Hacker asked Miss Steike to marry him and on being refused took her life and his own in a frenzy of dis- traction, e ‘Will Contest Compromised. LovisviLLg, Feb, 14.—The suit of Mrs. Sarah E. Mclntosh, wife of the deputy col- lector of internal revenue, Alex Mgiutosh, of New Albany, to break the will of Her father, M. C. Depau, the great glass manufacturer, who died last fall, has been compromised. Mrs. McIntosh is fo receive property worth $200,000, as nearly as can be estimated. Depauw left $10,000,000 in manufactories, iron works, stock and real estate. The Italian Ministry. RoME, Feb, 14.—Coppino, minister of pub- lic instruction, and Sarracco, minister of public works, have resigned. The Tribuna states that the war department ordered provisions and accoutrements to be held in readiness in full supply as if the arn.y were to be mobilized. —— - Business Troubles. New Youk, Jan. 14.—William Co., hurdware, made a gencral ‘ussignus FAVOR AN EARLY CONVENTION Probable Effect of Blaine's With- drawal on Iowa Republicans. PUSHING ALLISON TO THE FRONT. Robb's Alien Bill Engrossed — The War Record Resolution Answered —Billings Indicted For Murder —Powell Captured. An Early Convention Favored. Des Moixes, Ia., Feb. 14.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The republican state central committee met here to-day, at the call of Chairman Beardsley, to fix a time for holding the next state convention. Since the appearance of Mr. Blaine's letter of with- drawal public sentiment, so far as can be gathered from representative republicans now in the city, is in favor of an early con- vention with a view of presenting Mr. Alli- son’s name to the nation at once backed by the party and the cnthusiastic support of Towa. 4 5 “The sooner the convention can be held the better,” was the common expression among republicans, The following are a few of the remarks on this subject heard in a moments’ conversation: Governor Larrabee—I think Iowa has but one thing to do now and that is to take up Mr. Allison and put him forward with a strong and resolute backing that will win. Iam in favor of an early convention and think 1t ought to be held while the legislature is in session 80 a8 to give us the assistance of the many leading republicans who are now here, Chairman Beardsley—We must move for- ward at once for Mr. Allison, and I think there will be no question but that the state is enthusiastically for him. Iam in favor of a convention much earlier than I should have favored had Mr, Blaine not withdrawn from the fight. I think now the sooner it can be got together the better. It will take some time to get the notice out and hold the county conventions to elect delegates, but we ought to have it just as soon as we Senator Hutchison—I think there is no question now as to the duty of lowa. We must give Mr, Allison the backing and the support that he descrves, and we ought to lead off at once, so that the rest of the coun- try can see that his own state is heartily and enthusiasticall for him. In view of the fact that we have to begin at the bottom and work from the ground up without the help of any outside organization I think we should lose no time 1 beginning. Other states will soon be holding conventions and we can’t af- ford to wait till many delegates are chosen before we get to work. i Committeeman Swolm—I am for an early convention, the carlicr the better. We have got to take our coats off and go to work. Senator Young—I think that Iowa is all ready to take up Mr. Allison and give him an enthusiastic backing. 1 should favor an early convention and think we should select our strongest men and best workers and let them begin the flghl at once, Hon. M. S. O'Connell—-1 have completely changed my idea of the time of the conven- tion. Iwasinfavor of a late convention, sometime in May, but since Blaine's letter was received I am in favor of a convention just as soon as it can be got together, so as to give Mr. Allison the early benefit of a hearty state support. Ex-Representative Meservy—Let us have the convention just us soon as the notice can be served and give Allison a booming send- off at once. Senator Sweeney--I think there is but one thing for Iowa to do now and that is to take up Mr. Allison as the most available man in the country and present him with the strong- est enthusiasm and support possible. Let us have an early convention and begin the work. The Iowa Legislature. Des Moix Ia., Feb. 14.—The bill passed the senate authorizing the governor to ar- range with General W. W. Belknap for his services in prosecuting the claims of the state against the general government on ac- count of raising and enrolling troops for the service of the United States during the war of the rebellion. The amount of outstanding claims is about $35,000, this being outside the war tax. The bill passed changing the times of hold- ing the supreme court, providing for three terms a year, one beginning on the third Tuesday in January, another on the second Tuesday in May and the third on the first Tuesday of October. Most of the afternoon was spent in the dis- cussion of the Gatch bill, which provides for cutting down peremptory challenges of ju- rors in criminal cases to ten for the defend- ant and ten for the state. An amendment by Price to make the challenges five for the defendant and five for the state was killed by a speech from Senaldr Dodge. Messrs. Bolter, Clark, McCoy and Finn spoke at length favoring the present law and against the bill. The discussion continued until 6 o'clock, when the whole matter was made a special order for Wednesday afternoon. The resolution that the house hold two sessions daily after February 16 was recon- sidered and amended by a substitute fixing the date as the 20th of February. The entire matter was laid on the table, subject to call, "The senate bill was considered providing for a board of trustees of five members for the hospital for the insane at Clarinda, one of which may be a woman, one a resident of Page county, two to be elected by the gen- eral assembly for two years, two for four years and one for six years, such board to take charge of the institution on the second y of March, INSS, mnstead of the present board of commissioncrs. ‘The senate amendments were agreed to. and the pill passed the hou The senate bill providing for the issue of water works bonds by cities of the first class, with the senate umendments, passed the house. ; ; The Woolson substitute for the resolution on the Des Moines river land question was referred to the house committee on federal relations. The other bills passed were The bills for printing the reports of state mine inspectors. 4 The bill authorizing boards of directors of independent school districts to change bound- ary lines. The senate bill fixing the terms of the su- preme court. ; The bill by Mr. Robb restricting non-resi- dent aliens in title to acquire and*hold real estate, and repealing sections 1908 and 1909 of the code, was engros: The bill pro- vides that non-resident aliens holding real estate in Iowa shall dispose of it within ten years but may hold 320 acres or city property to the amount of §10,000, provided such prop- erty is placed in the uctual possession of rel- atives and such relative or occupants become naturalized citizens within ten years. It further provides that lands acquired by fore- closure of mortgage or collection of debts ust be sold within ten years. The War Record. Des Moixes, Ta., Meb, 14.—The secretar, war to-day made answer to the resolution passed by the house calling upon him for in- formation as to the scope of the compilation of official records of the rebellion. Secretary Endicott encloses a report from Lieutenant Colonel Lazelle, in charge of the war records publication office. The secretary says since Colonel Lazelle assumed the office, June 13, 1887, no change from the instructions and Plan adopted in 1550, and required by the pro- visions act of July 3, 1886, had been made, ordered or contemplaied. In reply to so much of the resolution as requests information as to - whether persous have been refused necess to the fecords, and With preferences awounting to. over $20.000. [ if 80, by whose wutboniy, e seerglary says | eral months before Colonel € a circular was i ott's death ued to the department re- publishing paragraph 731 of the army reg- ulations of 1881, prohibiting the giv- in® of ofcial ' information to any person not on duty i the departmen without proper authority and it applied to all bureaus of the department, as well as to the war records office. The reason for the order was to prevent the improper use of informa- tion irregularly obtained and to provide for the orderly and methedical transaction of government business. Subject to the re- striction imposed by the regulation, the privi- lege of inspecting war records had been freely granted by Colonel Lazelle to appli- cants for historica! matter within the respect- ive limits of their inquirics, except two cases, i which not deeming himself author- ized to give the information asked for, the applicants were referred to the secrotury of wag, who gave one of them the information deflred. The other made no further effort, although informed at the publication offic that favorableaction would probubly be taken upon the request if addressed to the secre- tary of war. Banqueting the Legislators, Des Motxes, Ia., Feb. 14.--The programme of toasts for the banquet given by the Des Moines Press club at the Aborn house to the members of the legislature this evenifig v us follows: *“The lowa Press,” Hon. J. B. Harsh; “St. Valentine,” Hon. W. W. Dodge; “Free Lance,” Mr. Morgan Bates; “Our Best Hold—the Advertiser,” Mr. Norman Lichty; “Bigger Waste Baskets or Longer Columnst" Hon, N. V. Brower: *The Leap- Yoar Prerogative,”” Miss Roso Ankeny: “The Overworked Third House,” Hon, La fayette Young. The march to the dining room was headed by President. Eiboeck and ludy and Lieutenant-Governor Hull and lady, the latter gentleman acting as toast-master, A dance programme of six numbers followed the banquet. Powell Arrested. Masox City, Ia., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A. F. Powell, the sup- posed stock swindler, was arrested late last uight at a farm residence twelve miles east of here. Since his suaden disappearance on Saturday the officers have been in search, but up to Monday night nothing had been heard from him. A tclephone message from Nora Springs states that such a man had been scen near there during the day and officers from this city went and made the arrest. To the ofticer he had but little to say. He frecly surrendered all the agr ccments and receipts he had in his possession, cover- ing all the purchases he made here. He was arraigned for a hearing at 5 p. m., but upon his urgent request the hearing was postponed for twenty-four hours. He talks freely, but as if he was telling as little of the truth as possible® To the Bex representative this evening he said: “The contracts 1 _made with the farmers for tho purchase of their cattle were made in good faith, and they could bear no other inter- pretation. The receipts I took from them were mostly written on plain paper furnished by the farmers themseives, with no chance of them signing a_promissory note as reported. The day I arrived heve 1 went to the bank and told them that Texpected a draft from Powell & Co., Tonica, 111, for §10,000, but in case that did not reach me in time, I ex- pected to check upon the bill of lud- ing. I was disappointed in getting my money and the bank refusing to adyance on the agreements I was let down. Ileftthe city on the day the cattle were to be deliv ered because I thought the parties would give me trouble. “In relation to family matters at Friabalt T would say that all reports have been true and that is partially what has caused delay in my money matters, My parents reside in Perry, Ia. My brother 1 expect to-morrow and he will clear matters up.” Ttis generally believed that if his state- ment as made above in regard to contract and agreements be true he has an accomplice and it was their purpose to beat the bank, Legislative Notes. Des Moines, la., Feb. 14.—The senate ways and means committee reported favor- ably on the Kegler's bill providing for the distribution among counties of the revenue arising from the taxing of telegraph and tel- ephone lines. The scnate insurance committee recom- mended the passage of the substitute pro- viding that no policy be written for more than three-fourths of the value of the build- ing insured. The house tempe ce committee listened to Attorney General Baker on the merits of the Custer bill this morning and Judge Henderson, of Marshalltown, this evening made an argument for the Rodman bill, Probably Murdered By Thugs. Des Moixes, Ia., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Peter M. Hanson, a Nor- wegian painter and paper hanger, was found frozen to death in the river near the Wabash railroad bridge to-day. His watch and chain were missing and from bruises upon his body, there is suspicion that he was sand bagged and thrown in the river. The coroner’s jury is taking the measurements of the tracks found on the ice and sandbar and are making all possible efforts to sift the matter to the bottom. In view of the fact that the band of sand-baggers looked up a temporary abode in this city within the last few days there are strong probabilities that Hanson met his death at the hands of thugs. Billings Indicted For Murder. WAVERLY, Ta., Feb. 14.—|Special Telegram ]—Billings received a valentine this morning he will hardly appreciat "Tywas no less than an indictment for murder in the first degree for killing the late W. S. Kingsley, county attorney of Bremer count The prisoner was given one day to uanswi the charge. The verdict of the grand ju was unanimous. Billings will move for a change of venue and will object to trial in either Butler, Bremer or Floyd counties. Sioux City Democrats. Stovx Ciny, Ta., Feb. 14.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The democratic ¢ vention to-night nominated the following city ticket: For Mayor, M. L. Flynn; t John Hittle; police judge, W. W. Soule; auditor, W. G. Linn; marshal, James Stan- aldermen-at-large, W. C. MeNumara and nurd: engipeer, Henry Windlund will probably be a n. The question into the contest and tears all party lines. Another Big Gas Well, Henxnox, Ta., Feb, 14.—[Spocial Telegram tothe Bee.]—Men engaged in digging u well here struck gas to-day at & depth of 125 feet, It is the bigeest gas well of any iu the vicin- ity and_several wells have already been found. The noise of i s was heard two miles aw when it the gus Killed By a Engine. CresTON, Tu., Feb. 14.~[Special Telegram to the Beg. |- Willium McMongle, a, old res- ident and employ of the “Q" rail road wus struck by a switch engine last night in the yards here and instantly killed, He leaves a wWife und a large Gunily. A LAST RESORT. Desperate Mcans Proposed to End the Reading Strike. PuitAnELIRA, Every indication points to most desperate means being resorte to for the purpose of bringing the strike in on to an cud. Three'mem- itive committee of Dist Asseinbl, Hayes, Ford and Britton-—-left this worning after a fruitiess effort to secure | a conference with the ofticials of the Read | Coai 4 n cowmpany, and the belief is 1 they Lave returned to tho ities with iust or before Satur fireien, puipim stions for a gencral striko on | all eccentric engineers, | ' aud othor mining mechans ics. Should the proposed strike take place it would result in flooding all its wincs and cause dutaage: Which wouthe of e couid Lardly uodoy A ARREST OF A BOYCOTTER. The First Case Brought Under the New Illinois Law. A BAKER THE COMPLAINANT. An Interview With a Butcher as to the Effcct a Similar Proceeding Had on His Business Two ars Ago. Jailed For Distributing Circulars. Citicaco, Feb, 14.—~[Special Telegram to the Beg. | —Thomas Greiff owns the hall at No. i West Lake street, where the Hay- market riot was planned and where Parsons, his wife and children took refuge after the bomb was thrown, Greiff went security for George Simms this morning in Justice Kers- tin's court. Simms is the man who was ar- rested for distributing boycotting circulars calling on working men and others not to patronize Jolin Koesseler, a baker at No. 806 North Franklin street. The Central Labor union instituted the movement, and the arrest of Simms under the charge that is put against him is the first in Chicago since the adoption of the law framed by the last legislature for the control of boycotters, ‘This law provides a punishment that be a fine of §,000 and ars imprisonment in the penitentiary, or both, and George Simms appears to have an excellent chance of experiencing to the full the workings of this law. He was booked on two churges—one fora violation of the ity ordinance in distributing circulars, and in that case the bail was put ut §00. Tho second charge wus based on the state law and the bail was $800. ciff guve satisfuc- tory evidence that he owned property sufii- ciet to cover the amount asked for and mms was turned loose this morning, The circumstances that_led the Central Labor union to boycott Brother Keessler casily led to a recollection of the boycott the same organization mstituted against Butcher Lotholz in April, just before the Haymarket riot: 1t is getting along to be pretty close to two years since thut boycott was declared, and ‘just to find out how it worked in that case a reporter to-day had a talk with Mr. Lotholz “A boyeott,” said the buteher, “bothers a man a good deal. In my case the boycotters had what they called u picket—that 1s, twenty men were polled off to follow my de- livery wagon. They used to go around to the houses of my customers and threaten them in their business with the loss of the workingmen's patronage. It bothered me a good deal.”” “How did it affect your business?" “Oh, it made my business better. The firat week I had more business than I could at- tend People that never traded with me before came from all parts of the city and bought their meats at my shop. A good many wealthy people becam customers at tho same time, and ha customers ever since. The Americun people don't liko boycotting. 1 found that out. They just ral- lied about me and told me to count on them every time, The boycott helped my busij ness." . “‘How long did the boycott last?" “It was riddled to picces after the bomb was thrown at the Haymarket. Spics and his crowd were responsible for it. The Arbeiter Zeitung used to print columns and columns every day about the boycott. But after the bomb was thrown and the gang locked up mothing more was done, The whole thing fell through and it has never been mentioned since. The trouble is, those men who declare the boycott are worthless fellows. They have no homes, they live in boarding houses, and nonc of them have a good suit of clothes. - A WOOLEN TRUST, A Meeting of Leading Manufacturers to Form an Organization. New York, Feb. 14.—About 200 woolen and worsted manufacturers and commission merchants from various sections of the coun- try met this morning for the purpose of per- fecting an organization started in Philadel- phia on December 21. The committee re- ported a scheme for an organization to bo known as the Wool Growers' association. ‘The sceretary is to be an active ofticer and have charge of the headquarters, which are to be in this ity I'ie recommendations s referred to the exccutive committee, report of the committee on _terms and discounts was also accepted and refer: In substunce the committee report that it would be exceedingly diflicult to formulate a uniform system of terms and discounts that would mect the necessities of all the various descriptions of woolen fabrics. Numerous recommendations were made. Cases of un- dervaluation of imported woolen goods have attracted the attention of members of the orgnization. For the purpose of looking 1fter such undervaluation, the secretary of the treasury, it is stated, has agreed to ap- point an agent of the government, the manu- A Matrimonial Carpenter. Bostoy, Feb, 14.—[Special Telegram to the I8EE. |—The fact that Rey. Bernard Car- penter, of Hollis street Unitarian church, isa bigamist, has just been mado pubhe. He is a brother of the bishop of Ripon, dreamy, poetical, unpractical. Fourteen years ago he married a girl urged on him by his mother, but afterwards opposed by her becausc the prospective bride’s parents had not the wealth attributed to” them. She mude hu home a torment und often locked him up. B, advice of the bishop of Ripon, Carpenter sepe arated from his wite und were d but th ey subscquently ¢ p where they tricd to live togethe was no use and they final penter then drifted to N though an_Episcopalian, took cha Congregational church, Here he met and his present wife, believing he was fr Some months ago Re . Brooke, of Hereford, visited England. lie heard of Carpenter’s first ma On his res turn to Baston he told the_story. Carpenter immediately laid the case before se , who subscribed a purse of #2,b England 10 pro Pending uction by the English peuter and wife have gone abroad, Phey will be remarried if the decree is inm Carpenter's favor. His church has not lon been dedicated. This true story is m\'eu(:’l& by his friends because ugly scandalous 5 were whoat, v ind aly ge of the - A Religious Kiot. . 14.--Much excitement has aquil and which is not yed, owing to a Spanish pricst, teme ly in charge of the bishopric of Guays ving excommunicated the judges of the supreme court. A mob, in whichi many of the best-known citizens of Guayaquil were prominent, stoned the bishop's palace, they ont to the evia, e dviscr of th On stones heing thrown, Dr. Nev friends who were with him fired on the q The police also acted similarly, veral persons were killed and wounded bes troop of seldiers sppenred and restored ment'staction in defend- ing the chuich party’ was the cause of the trouble, which, it is believed, wili be more Mayor of Cork ‘eb. 14.—T'he mayor of Cork has baen convieted on the charge of assaulting a atataplan of campaign meet pnced to fourteen days’ ime ¥ 5 aurd labor, e s Season of Sadne: 4.--Owing te the con- rown priuce, the ewperor's have been given to-nighty bsed u\audnui