Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1888, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. CUT HIS BROTHER'S HEAD OFF. Ilorrible Fratracide in a Mill Near Rushville. THE MURDERER UNDER ARREST. Another Wreck at Oakland—The Pro- hibition Convention—Found Swing: ing From a Bridge—Fatal Ac- cident at Ogallala. The Crime of Cain. RusnviiLe, Neb., Feb, 15—A quarrel be- tween two brothers running & sawmill sev- eral miles out from this place three days ago resulted in a terrible tragedy. One of the men, while ina fit of rage, seized an axe and struck his brother over the head, killing him instantly, the blow nearly severing the head from the body. The murderer is now in jail here awainting examination for the crime, e A Farmer Suicides ‘Wanoo, Neb,, Feb. 15, Be.]—Lorenzo Barnell, south of town, suicided by hanging himself n his barn. Barnell was a farmer, fifty years ola, and leaves a wife and nine chil- dren. He left a long letter to his family, the contents of which have not been given to the public. He was financially embarrassed and that is the supposed cause of his rash act. Aaies Remorse Drove Him to It. SurtoN, Neb., Feb, 15.—|Special Telegram to the Bee.]—A dead man was seen hanging 10 a bridge on the Union Pacific railroad four or five miles west of Fairfleld by ti train men to-day. He was a small man with red- dish grey whiskers, dressed in brown clothes with cap drawn down over his face. 1t was supposed by those who siw him to be a prom- inent farmer who had resided in this locality for years and the general conjecture is that it was a suicide caused from remorse. The bridge to which the dead body was swinging a8 the train went by 18 just one mile north of the bridge where Mrs. Taylor and her brother Tom Jones, of Spring ranche, were hung by 8 mob three yeurs ago. It will be remem- bered that Mrs. Taylor, a widow of bad re- pute and her brother Tom Jones, were both taken from their residence and hung to a bridge by a mob of masked men, supposed to be their neighbors. Since that time this com- munity has 1 in an unsettled condition and one of the mob, o prominent farmer, has become mentally unbalancee from remorse. The coroner, 8. M. Elder, of Clay Center,has ‘been notified and will at once hold an inquest. Freight Trains Collide OAKLAND, Neb., Feb, 15.—[Special Tele- gramto the Ber.)—The third railroad wreck within a month at this point took place at half past 12 o'clock to-day. Two freight trains collided. A south bound freight was ewitching while on the main track. The other freight with a heavy load came in, it is claimed, at a rapid speed ana it being down grade, was unablc to stop when the danger was observed. The southbound engine was feversed at the time the other crashed into it. Both engineqr and fireman saved their lives by jumping. P. J. Gordon, one of the engineers,’ was struck by flying timbers. One leg was broken above the knee. One fireman was somewhat bruised, Both en- gines were badly wrecked. One car was de- molished, toaded with corn, The others were slightly damaged, A car load of mules for ount, Everest & Lyons was struck. One mule was badly hurt and afterwards shot. The wreck was cleared this ¢vening ut 6 o'clock. ALACR SR The Prohibition Convention. LiNcoLy, Neb, Feb. 15.--[Special Telegram to the Bee.] — The prohibition state convention to selectseventeen delegates to their national convention met this after- noon at Bohannam hall, one of the largest assembly rooms in the city. Seven hundred delegates were in attendance, including about forty ladies. The hall was decorated with mottoes setting forth the curses of the liquor traffic und Prof. Huckins and choir furnished campaign music. The songs were especially directed at the republican party and one or two of them toward Blaine, H. W. Hardy was temporary chairman and Rev. C. E. Bentley, of Ulysses, permanent chairman, with H. C. Bittenbonder, of Lin- coln, secretary. Committees on credentials, resolutions und_ organization were appointed and A. G. Wolfenbarger presented a plan for work that is to_require & campaign fund of $10,000 with a state organizer, district orga- nizer and county organizer who are to go through every school district in the state. The delegates to the national convention were selected, two at large and five from each of the congressional districts in the state. The caucusing for delegates was lively and the following were selected at large: A. G. Woolfenbarger, Lincoln; Mrs. Jennie F* Holmes, of Tecumseh, First District—John Dale, of Omaha; C. F. Templin, Nebraska City; F. R. Jay, Odell; John L. McGee, Wi 3 H. # Hurdy, Lincoln. Second District—F. B. Palmer, Hastings; Mrs. C. M. Woodard, Seward; C. E. Bentley, Ulysses; Rev. W. N. Bean, York; J. Hopper, Fairfield. Third District Crowell, Blair; George W. Reed, Chadron; H. S. Hilton, Central City; W. M. Worley, Schuyler; C. D. Irvin, Grand Isiand. The evening session was given to an address by M. B. Funuing, of Jackson, Mich. Opening of the Midway. Keanzey, Neb,, Feb. 15.—|Special to the Bee.]—This was another red letter day in Kearney's history, witnessing as it did the opening to’ the public of the grand Midway hotel, the finest in the state outside of Omaha. Kearnoy fn the past has been rather behind her sister cities in respect to hotel accommo- dations, but about a yeur ago her citizens re- solved that the city should have a hotel worthy of the future Minneapoiis of Ne- braska, and through the instrumentality of one of her most liberal and public spirited citizens, J. Keck, they have now opened to the public a house which places Kearney in the lead. The Midway is located at the corner of Grald and Wyoming avenues, only four blocks from the depots and in the heartof the city. Itisa handsome four-story structure inclined to the Qucen Anne style of archij- tecture. Itis 100 feet square and the first story is of ironand Ft. Collins, Col., sand- stone, the second of pressed brick, the third and fourth of wood. The ofice 1s inthe center of the building, the rest of the ground floor bflnfiaken up by the bar room, billiard room, barber shop and several store rooms designed for oftices. Ascending directly from the office by an easy flight of velvet carpeted stairs the fist floor is reached, on which are the parlor, dining rooms, kitchen and a number of elegantly furnished rooms With Lath, ete. ¢ On the second and third floors—which, by the way, can be also reached by an elegant passenger elevator—are 4 large number of pleasaut and finely furnished rooms, each of which is 'heated by steam, lighted by gas and connected by bells with the oftice, foatures sure to be duly appreciated by the traveling public. The bath rooms and closets are also on the upper tloors. The dinmg room und office are lighted by electricity, and a8 soon as the incandescent plant is com- pleted this system will be placed in each room. The kitchen is finished in the wost complgte manner, ayd with Mr. Brainard's well known reputation as a first class steward, it is unnbeessary to say that the tablo will beall that could be desired. Dur- {ng lis connection with the Grand Central hotel the last two years Mr. Brainard ‘has . Biven Kcarney the best hotcl it has ever bad, l and will continue in the future as in the past 10 pay especial attention to the commercial e, the whole of which he has held at the d Central. The hotel cost not less than $00.000, and, with street cars and bus running irect tothe depots to and from all trains, promises to make Kearney one of the most popular Sunday to'wns in the state. Patrick Fgan on Blaine. LixcoLy,Neb,,Feb.15.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Hon, Patrick Egan, ex-president or the Irish National League in America, ex- pressed himself on Blaine's letter to-day as follows: “U believe Mr. Blaine's letter will do great good in clearing the political atmos- phere. The republican party can now feel thoroughly and entirely free to select the best man with whom to win, und I am con- vinced that it will not be long until the senti- ment will make itself felt with irresistible force from end to end of the land that James G. Blaine is just that man. It scems to me that the republican party can this year achieve one of its greatest triumphs if it will but have the courage to take the bold course. If the convention will, with practical unan- imity, tender the nomination to Mr. Blaine he can not and will not refuse. I would commend to our time-serving and timid friends amongst the republican party the opinion of our staunch and clear-headed democratic con- gressman, John A, McShane, expressed in an interview yesterday., He says: So far as the country at large is_concerned, I believe that Mr. Blaine's withdrawal will give new spirit to the democratic canvass, My judg- ment is that he was the strongest candidate which the republican party could have pitted against Mr. Cleveland, and for this reason, that he would have attracted, as he did be- fore, an immense number of votes of Irish- men which are usually cast for the demo- cratic candidate. Mr. McShane might also have suid, because he would attract an im- mense labor vote; because he would arouse an enthusiastic spirit of American nationality such as no other living American could arouso and because the campaign of slander, if again attempted against him, would fall entirely flat,” —_— Hamilton District Court. AvRoRa, Neb., Feb, 15,—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—In the siander case before Judge Norval, in which D. W. Long, of Mar- quette, was plaintiff, and W. F. Hart de- fendant, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $1.° 'Chis is the case in which Long, a justice of the peace of Marquette, sued Hart for $1,000 for defamation of char- acter, Hart having called Long a thief, a liar and various other hard names. The costs are upon plaintiff, as it requires a judgment of not less than &5 to carry the costs. The case of Charles Norden vs the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad company is now being tried. Norden sues for dam- ages in the sum of 85,000 claimed to have been sustained in being run over by a hand car by which he received permanent injuries, The suit is closely contested and quite an array of witnesses are being examined on both sides. It may take all day to-morrow to finish the trial. The suit of W. V. Morse & Co., of Omaha, vs I". J. and Catherine Engle, of Aurora, in- volving a vote and mortgage executed to Morse & Co., amounting to over #1400, has been tried, but the judge has not yet ren- dered his decisi This was a matter in which Morse & Co. had closed the mortgage and took possession of the property, but the case was reopened by Mrs. Engle on the ground that her signature to the note and mortgage was obtained throngh fraud on the part of her husband, F. J. Engle. The prop- erty was in her name. One of the prosecuting witnesses in the whisky trial has arrived and the case will probably be called this week. he other witness, it is understood, is not in the state. Charter Day at Lincoln. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb, 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Charter day at the, state university was observed to-day, it being the fiftieth anmiversary of that institution. Through the day the building was open to the public in all departments. Among the visit- ors from abroad were twenty-five from the High school class in Beatrice. This evening the literary exercises are in progress, the principal feature being an address by Chan- cellor Lippincott, of the University of Kan- sas. Instantly Killed. OaarLALA, Neb., Feb, 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—This afternoon when the train distributing telegraph poles was about thirteen miles west of this place one of the a wan named J. C. Hill, fell between ars, ten wheels .passing over his body, ing him instantly. He is about twenty: nine years old. His former residence was in Kentucky. His remains were. brought to this city where an inquest was held, e —— (-] Arrested For Forgery. Fa1ws City, Neb,, Feb. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the BEE.]—A man living near Rulo, by the name of Isaac Elshire, was arrested yesterday and brought to this city charged with forgery. He was trying to get a note cashed at the national bank of Rulo yester- day afternoon. The cashier of the bank sus- gected something wrong andoafter inquiries ound it to be a forgery, and had him ar- rested. He is now in the couuty jail waiting the October session of the district court. The note amounted to $100, * Pl Adjudged Insane. Fanrs Ciry, Neb., Feb. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.]—For several weeks past E. Deuchler, a farmer living a few miles out of this city, has kept his family, as well as the community, in an uproar by his constant acts of mistreatment. First Eazhart had his three sons and daughter, all under age, ar- rested for felonious assault, Two of the boys were fined. This did not seem to do any good, and on complaint of his neighbors and family he was to-day brought to this city and by the proper tribunals adjudged insane and lodged in the county jail. e will be taken to Linceln, — Blizzard Bites. Corunpus, Neb,, Feb, 15.--John Miller, a farmer near town, who was abroad in the blizzard of January 12, had three fingers of each hand awmputated yesterday. Mrs, Joseph Miller, mother of Frank Metz, who lost liis life in the storm, was brought here for treatment a month ago. Yesterday the doctors amputated the fingers and thumb of the left hand, the last three fingers of the right, and the large and second toe of the right foot. Both patients are improving. Hurt in a Runaway. Varparaiso, Neb, Feb. 15.—[Special to the Bee.]—Yesterday as J. D. Creathbaum was driving into town his team became scared, ran away and, breaking loose from the wagon, jerked Mr, Creathbaum, who was wrapped in the linés, out of the wagon and dragged bim over the frozen ground about twenty rods, bruising him up teiribly but fortunately breaking no bon: ——— Paper Manufacturers’' Pla Cuieago, eb. 15 —The Northwestern Paper Manpfacturers’ association at a special meeting to-day considered a plan to sell the eutire product of their mills to an as- sociation of castern paper dealers und capi- talists. It was practically determined to ac- cept the proposal and the matter was referred t mmittee to settle upon a plan. The as- sociation meets March 7 to take conclusive action, — A Comproniise in Sight. Cincaco, Feb, No reductions were made in rates to-day beyond 1 cent lower on dressed beef and 8} cents lower on dressed hogs from Iunsas City and Omaha to Chi- cago. The representatives of three outside northwestern ronds will attend a meeting of the associution liues here tomorrow and there is bope that & comprowise may be ar- rived at, B - iy Ty By N0 CAUSE FOR NERVOUSNESS. Omaha's Prospects Still Good For a New Postoffice. OBSTACLES HARD TO OVERCOME. The House Passes Dorsey's Bill Estab- lishing Places For Holding Uni- ted States Courts in Ne- braska—Blaine Talk. Unnecessary Alarm. ‘WasmNarox Bukeav TRr OMAna Hee, } 513 FOURTEENTI STREET, Wasnisaroy, D. C., Feb. 15. There is no cause for nervousness or alarm about the opposition to the new government building at Omaha. Mr. McShane is domng everything that any one man can do and is undoubtedly doing more than could be done by @ republican, as he is & verv active demo- crat in a democratic house. The fact that the house committee on public buildings and grounds determined to amend the bill so as to make but 500,000 immediately avallable and for the purchase of a site is not a dis- couraging objection when the facts are all known. It is not the fault of Mr. McShane that the senate bill was not reported to the house without amendment. It is the cus- tom of democrats in the first place to throw all of the responsibility upon the vepublican scnate for large appropriations and the expenditure of all moneys in directions not already indicated by law. For four years the house has been in the habit of indiscriminately cutting down appropriations in senate bills with a view to concurring in the demandsof the senate when a conference committee on the part of the above house is appointed. By doing this the democrats in the house imagine that they are heaping the responsibility upon the re- publicans in the senate. Mr. McShane fought bitterly this precedent, however, and did everything he could to have the bill re- ported as it cume from the senate. In the second place there were a number of cities demanding appropriations of about the same size Omaha wants and Mr. McShane could not do less than recognize the merits of these claims along with that of his own and when taken together the six or seven other large cities asking for big appropriations made a sum which alinost frightened such econo- mists in the house as Randall and Holman, who, on the eve of a presidential cam- paign especially, watch every channel of ex- penditure and shudder at the grand totals. IMMOVABLE OBSTACLES TO THE OMAHA BILL. The house committee on public buildings and grounds had six bills before it at the same time the Omaha measure was under consideration which aggregated nearly$s,000,- 000. Then it had a large lot of bills making small appropriations for buildings in the lesser cities throughout the country, the mer- its of which must be recognized,and,altogether they aggregate,about 14,000,000, This scems to be a large sum to put out at one time on public buildings, 8o it was deemed by a ma- Jority of the committee, as well as by promi- nent democrats in the house outside of the committee, that instead of appropriating the $1,200,000 or 1,500,000 required for sites and buildings each of the six large cities that only the amounts nec- essary . for the requirements of sites “should be at this time appropriated. This cut down the grand total to the mini- mum and gave to the cities virtually all that they asked, since the npqmpriulionl for the buildings could be made later, and only that for the sites could used immediately. This argument was especlally made app ble by the committee to Omaha, since it was shown that action by the legislature is neces- 8 before the title to the site can be made perfect. To all this, however, Mr, McShane eiitered a strong protest, and fought like a tiger to seeure the whole $1,500,000 in a lump. COMBINATIONS AGAINST M' There was, however, another which came up against Mr. M struggle for the adoption in the house com- mittee of the senate bill. Kan@us City and Milwaukee, cities which have made splendid showings by the returns of their gov- ernment reports, etc., have had bills reported from the senate committee muking appropria- tions for sites and buildings to cost about as much as the one at Omaha. Yet the con- gressmen from these two cities did not ask the house committee on public buildings and grounds to adopt the senate bills as they were reported. They simply asked that ap- propriations be made at this time for sites and the sites at these two cities cost only half as much as the one at Omaha. The commit- tee confronted Mr. McShane with this ques- tion: How comes it that you are the only democrat demanding the full appropriation for the site and building at one time when the congressmen from Milwaukee and Kansas City and New Orleans and other cities are not only willing to accept at this time appropriation for sites to cost as much as * yours, but are advocating the principle of making this rule general, Upon the top of this almost tnanswergble interrogatory came the members from these districts and ‘‘cat- hauted” Mr, McShane until he was annoyed beyond measure. Mr. McShane, however, made another pertinent reply to this ques- tion, when it was propounded by the full com- mittee, by saying: ‘““These men who ure ad- vocating the appropriations only are not rep- resentatives of their constituents. They are simply congressmen.” In the face of ull this Mr. McShane still demanded the full appro- priation, The odds were against him and the bill was reported with the amendment al- ready stated. Milwaukee is in the same trouble. Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, who is a member of the senate comumittee on public buildings and grounds, is 1 much the same predicament that Mr. McShane is. Senator Spooner hiagl had his own bill, making an _appropdation of 1,200,000 for' a site and building at Milwaukee, reported favorably from his committee and wiien it came before the house committee the representative from that district advocated an amendment which made an approp: iation for the purchuse of a site only. - Mr. Spooner is consequently about as indignant as Mr. McShane. There is a difference, however, between the Omaha case and the Milwaukeeg| in that the senators from Nebraska are with Mr. McShane in demanding the full appro- priation in one bill. Success will likely be achieved when the bill goes to the conference committee. CAN THIS DE TRUE! It was stated at the government printing office to-day that Cadet Taylor, of Omaha, was to be a willing witness for Public Printer Benedict in the latter's approaching trial by an investigating committee of the house, and that he would give testimony against the management of the office under the late Mr. S. P. Rounds. DELEGATE GLEASON FOR BLAINE. Andrew Gleason, one of the republican delegatos to the Chitago convention recently selected in the District of Columbia, said to- day that he iutended to vote for Mr. Blaine right along just the same as if the letter of withdrawal had not been written. Gleason is inclined to believe that Blaine is likely to be nominated in an, BRAS 5 The nouse to-day passed the Dorsey bill establishing places for holding United States courts in iiebraska, a full abstract of which was publisbied iu these dispatches a few days . Dorsey went to the postmaster general to-duy und asked that the mail service on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rai way be doubled betweer Norfolk, Fre and Omaha 80 as to have two instead of mail route dai The postmaster gen talked very favorably and the prospects are that the request will be granted. BLAINE MAY BE NOMINATED AFTER ALL. *You slightly misquoted me in your inter- uiew on Monday in reference to the with- drawal of Mr. Hlaine,” said Representative Boutelle, of Maine, to the BEE correspondent Waight, “In muaking we intimate that Mr, AHA OMAHA, THURSDAY % Blaine was in health and that I had in any way influenced him fn writing the letter is not exactly what I ited to say. Mr, Blaine's health is excoliéat. I did not intend to say, either, that the 'r took him out of the ling of presidential sibilities, or that he may be nominated. fi letter is simply & complete release of all of Mr, Blaine's sup- porters and they are left to act froe from all obligation and every action in the past and as they wish. It does not mean that his name will not be pre the convention at Chicago, or that he would not be the candi- date if nominated. It mcans that his namo will not be p upon his wuthority. My attitude towards Mr. Blaine and the presi- dency is just the same now that it was before the letter was written. DAKOTA AND THE LAND COMMISSIONERSHIP, There has been a réport in circulation here to the effect that one ‘‘Ordway’’ Johnson, of Dakota, who has been in Wunhlns\on several winters opposing the division and admission of Dakota as a stat would be appointed commissionerof the general land office. is report seems almost ible, as Mr. John- son's record is not such as to commend him to the people or make him fit for an office of responsibility or trust. But the rumors have been that through M. Springer, of Iilinois, with whom Johnson has been working in op- position to the admission of Dakota, he had Pprevailed upon the president to make him com- missioner of public lands, I saw Mr. Springer torday and he told me that there was not a word of truth in the story: that he had not endorsed Mr. Johnson for this office or for any other; that he had written as strong @ letter as he could pen in favor of Judge Browning, of Illinois, and had repeatedly urged his name upon the presi- dent. e was for Browning first, last and all the time, and that his prospects were still good. He had not heard that Mr. Johnson, of Dakota, was a candidate for commissioner of public lands and did not believe it. JOHNSON PROBABLY A FABRICATOR. There seems to be a fabrication somewhere in this connection. Johnson went to one of his most intimate friends hore almost a week ago and told him that Secretary Vilas prom- ised him the land commissionership; that the secretary had spoken to the president; that Springer had strongly recommended the ap- pointment not only to Vilas but to the pres- ident, and that the only thing in the way was his inability to pledge immediate confirma- tion. Johnson asked this friend to see cer- tain senators—notably Chairman Plumb, of the committee on public lands—and ascertain if he would report the nomination favorably and early after it was sent in. Johnson stated to this man, who came directly to me with the information, that the matter of ap- pointment was fixed beyond uny perad- venture of doubt with both and the president, and that it would be made as soon as it could as- certained that the nomination ®vould be promptly coufirmed by the scnate. Joh son seemed to doubt whether there could b that quick confirmation secured that the ad- ministration made a contingency to his ap- pointment. He said that the administration did not want any more delays in confirma- tions and no more fights over nominations, and that, above all, it must be arranged be- forehand, that there would be no delay in the senate. This afternoon I went to the house to see Delegate Gifford, of Dakota, about Johnson’s standing the territory. 1 found Mr. Gif- ford and ex-Delegate r%cllil!l‘o\\', of Sioux Falls, in the corridor near the house cham- ber. They were ulmost taken off their feet in amazement when Itold them that John- son, according to his own statement, was picked out for the appointment to the land oftice commissionership, and said his appoint- ment would ruin the administration in Da- Kkota, and, besides that,Johnson could not be confirmed. PENNSYLVANIA'S FAVORITES, Pennsylvanians heve say the republicans in their state will beyond any doubt have a candidate for the iUal nomination and it lies between Gébrge W. Childs and Senator Don Cameron. Senator Quay, it is stated, will do ail he cah to force Cameron to the front, but Don does not want a presiden- tial boom or nomination. Quay, howeve would like to shelve Cameron’s influence in the senate, and this he can do by either elect- ing him president or securing the race. Cameron is working for Childs, who, al- though he has declined to have his name used for the nomination, can doubtless be persuaded to accept. Pennsylvania does not intend going into the convention with her fifty-four votes without some one to rally around as a single man. It will not do to go to Chicago to scatter and fritter away its influence, and republican representatives from the state, although refusing to say what they are likely to do, intimate that now that James Blaine is out of the way, only a man from this state can hold the delegation to- gether. If Senator Quay cannot work it for Cameron, the latter, it is said, will hold the delegation for George W. Childs. Repub- licans outside the state regard the natural tendencies in the light of a very formidable boom for Mr. Childs. WIHAT REPUBLICANS PRQPOSE ON THE TARIFF. Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, one of the leading members of the house committee on ways and means, is making a quiet canvass of the republicans in congress for the purpose of gathering information to be used in the for- mation of a republican tariff bill. A confer- ence is to be held between the republicans of the committee on ways and means and those of the senate committee on finance with a view to arriving at s general understanding as to what kind of a_ bill they shall pro- pose in opposition to the one the majority members of the ways and means committee will soon introduce. A skeleton of the bill Mr. McKinley carries” around in his mind and states to those with whom he talks. It reduces the taxes on tobacco $30,000,000, on brandy and whisky distillations 13,000,000 and makes reductions on._ wool and woolens amounting to about $6,000,000 by accepting the bill recently recommended by the con- vention of wool growers and wool dealers, In round figures the bill Mr. McKinley has in mind makes reductions amounting to £50,000,000, A number of republican members from the central and western states told him to-day that they could not support the bill, as $43,000,000 reductions from the internal taxes and $6,000,000 from the customs dues was in ill proportion. They suggested that Mr. Randall be consulted and a compromise made between the republican and democratic protectionists, but Mr. Mc- Kinley said he waunted & republican measure, pure and simple, and that it was better to fail with that kind of a bill than win with one made by democratic suggestions, Most of the republicans want & reduction of the duty on sugar, which McKinley oppose: Perny S, Heatn, Preparing an Omibus Bill, WasniNGTON, Feb. 15.—The committees on torritories to-duy comsidered the questions reluting to the admission as states, of Da- kota, Montana, Washington and New Mex- 1o, It was decided tofermulate an omnibus enabling act for the fobr territories, and the preparation of a bill ‘was referred to a sub- committee consisting ofMr. Springer, Man- sur, Hayes, Strubel und Syms. During the session votes were .taken upon ordering favogable reports upon Mr. Gifford’s bill for the the admission of Seuth Dakota, and Mr. Baker's bill looking .to the recognition of North Dakota as a_state. The result in each case was unfavorable to the bill, A reporter asked legate Gifford this afternoon what he thought of the action of the committee, and he replied: “So far as my territory is concerged, it will be highly unsatisfactory to our people. I don't care anything about how many democratic territories are brought into statehood, Iam not concerngd in the politics involved: 1 want the division of Dakota first and state- hood secondly. 1f we cannot get division we don’t want statehood. Division is the most important aud a majority of the house com- mittee or territories, knowing this, acts in bad faith. 1haveno idea that the om bill will go through the senate. 1 hope Army Order:. WasHiNGrox, Feb, 15 [Spes gram to the Bi ‘aptain Will Man- niug, Twenty-third infantry, granted three months’ leave, to take effect early in Mare Captain Samuel S, Woodard, Tenth cavalry. grauted further extension of leave for one month, al Tele- Senator Davis' Succ MixxEAroLis, Feb, 15.—-R. G E Minneapolis, has been elected memb national committee to succeed Senator Davis, DALy BEE. MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1888, NUMBER .243 THE POSITION OF PARLIAMENT. No Ohange in Party Attitude Since the Session Commenced. SLIM SIGNS OF WEAKENING. The Crown Prince Attacked With Bevere Coughing and Passes a Sleepless Night — Cheered ‘With Congratulations, ' A Week Wasted. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Lospox, Feb. 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—A week of session nearly gone and where do we all stand? Pretty much in the same position as before. Neither side shows any signs of yielding. Gladstone is still hopeful, but no longer confident. Parnell is used to fighting up hill and takes each day's work as it comes with passive countenance. Thus far he has been present at each sitting, watching every- thing closely and having his own way until the fatal division bell rings, then to be driven back, only to begin again as if nothing had happened. If any politician desires to find a model of cool, patient, dogged persistence, marching on to its end as inflexible as the dark fates, they cannot do better than to study Parnell. But how goes the ball generallyl I sce no sign of wavering in the ministrial ranks. Look at the first division. Ninety- five majority in a house moderately filled. That tells the tale. A second division would have led stronger. I believe that the millen- nium has arrived. Gladstone and Smith, Parnell and Balfour and the whole body of conservatives and Parncllites went in the same lobby and voted the same way. The police must have trembled to see so many combustible elements brought together, yet all came out alive. The question at issue was only whether we should recognize Ash Wednesday by meeting two hours later than usual, Parnell talked silently, gloomily. Through the conservative lobby Gladstone chatted cheerfully with Smith, and the con- tending armies rested for a few minntes under a flag of truce, but soon they were at it again as hard as ever, Colonel Saunderson, the rollicking tory Trishman,-banging away at the Gladstonians, breaking a head wherever he could see one and giving the discussion the true flavor of a Donnybrook fair. - When Saunderson is once started away he goes like another Harry Lorrequer, upsetting everybody and yet leav- ing his victims with a smile on their faces. The Parnellites don’t like his onslaughts, but forgive him, for is he not an Irishman after all anda good landlord? Yet ali this cut and slash business brings us “‘no forwarder.” 1 told you several weeks ago that tho local government bill would prove the crux of the session, and so it will. But my information, carefully obtained, now leads me to believe that Gladstone and Parnell may be mistaken in supposing that the gov- ernment will be upset or seriously shaken on this measure. Leading liberal unionists have already been made acquainted with its main provisions and they agree that it is subject to minor modifications. This is also remembered, if anybody desires to grasp the whole situation, namely: That if the government is beaten the unionists would merely be driven to their second line of de- tense and another government could and would be formed by Hartington and Cham- berlain uniting their party with the con- servatives. Not until that was beaten would Gladstone have his chance. Such are the facts before us. The bill will perhaps array certain powerful intcrests against the ministry. Liquor licenses are to b transferred to anew elective governing body. The arrangement is not likely to be one of safety to either the temperance party or publicans. Existing licenses will be no menace, but I Dbelieve the bill insures that drinking houses shall not be closed without compensation to owners. If there are three in a street and two are closed the value of the third will be proportionately increased. The two will be compensited, and the one left will be better off than be- fore, The publicans will weigh the conside- ration that they have overturned strong governments before to-day and Gladstonians generally are rather relying on them to cap- sizo Sulisbury. They have been sounded, however, through leading brewers, and it thought that they can be made content. This is the great question now advancing on us, It is hard to tell you how it stands to-day, but there may be many possibilitiesof danger not yet discovered. Gladstone regards this bill as a rock on which the government will be wrecked» He does not credit the theory that any tory mecasure for read- justing local and country rule can be satisfactory to anybody calling himself a liberahst. If Chamberlin took this view all would be over with the measure, but even then the government might withdraw it and decline to resign. Gladstone was strongly advised to take that course with his home rule bill. If he had done so he might be in power to-day by baving introduced and car- ried a modified measure. The fact remains that both Gladstone and Paruell firmly be- li that they will be able to turn out the ministry on its local government bill, and their experience 18 great. Obviously, there- fore, the new measure will have except ional importance to all who are decply interested in the Irish question. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. NO IMPROVEMENT. The Crown Prince Coughs Considera- bly and Passes a Sleepless Night. [ Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.| SAN Revo, Feb, 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—The weather is changeable, with frequent showers and glimpses of sunshine. The crown prince coughed considerably during the night and had but little sleep. He wrote letters to-day and ate chicken and fish. He seems in good spirits, The treatment of the larynx has not been resumed. Dr. Thomas Evans arrived to-day. Sir Morrell leaves Friday and re- turns in two weeks. Owing to the advance of medical science, many theories which were in vogue twenty- five years ago no longer hold ground. At that time it was supposed that little cells were characteristic of cancer. Now, however, the best pathologists maintain that there is not such a thing as a cancer cell. The supposed cancer cells of former days were, in fact, altered epithetium. It was discovered twenty years ago that in cancer certain uest cells were frequently found which were made up in a peculiar way of one cell covering the other like layers of an onion, from which they derived their name in German as zwiebeln—onion cells. In the last ten years it was discovered that these cells were found in the offensive and somewhat disfiguring wart which is common on schoolboys’ hands and in the disagreeable corn which effects all sorts and conditions of men. However, both in warts and corns, and in other so- called benign formations, these nest cells are only found in the superficial layers of time. In cancer, on the other hand, they appear in the deeper parts. In Virchow's recent re- port he especially mentions that no nest cells could be discovered in the deeper layers of the tissue, but only in the most superficial, These cells, to be typical of cancer, should not only be deeply placed, but should also be situated in @ rind of fleshwork that is in meshers, which is called the alveolar struc- ture. The position of nest cells in this alvealar structure is pointed out by Virchow to be characteristic of cancer. In his cclebrated lecture on discased tumors Virchow mentions in his assidos examina- tions his not being able to find any alvealar structure in the crown prince's throat. At the desire of the crown prince Sir Mor- rell has made a report in which he has re- marked that in the present stage of science he is unable to affirm the existence of any other disease in the case of the crown prince than chronic interestial inflammation of the larynx combined with perichondritis, and also states that as far back as July of last year he warned several members of the crown prince’s family that the danger he most dreaded. was probably perichondritis at a future date. It secmed that he was dubi- ously reserved, aithough he knows in his own mind what would occur. He knows wore about the feature than he caras to men- tion to his colleagues or correspondents. The crown prince sends by Sir Morrell to one of his daughters some beautiful and un- usually large violets. The Free Masons Lodge of Antiquity of England have sent a document to the crown prince from the head of the Free Masons in America congratulating him on his improved condition with sympathyfor the crown princess whose great uncle, the duke of Esscx, and her brother, the duke of Albany, were mas- ters for many years, Sir Morrell McKenzio ‘was officially requested to deliver the docu- ment and he presented at the same time his own Masonic credentials. The young princess, Prince Henry and the grand duke of Hesse were in the parade of the battle of flowers, Preparations are being made to receive the Priuce of Wales, who arrived last evening at Cannes and is expected in a day or two here. i g ey CONFIDENCE IN CHAMBERLAIN. A London Paper Gives Slipprry Joe a Big Dab of Tafty. [Copuright 1685 by James Gordon Bennett.] LoxpoN, Feb. 15.—[New York Herald Cable i devotes its leader to the fishe in the course of it observes 'We gladly an- nounce that the new fisheries t signed at Washington last evening. Mr. Chamberlain, who has carried through the negotiations on behalf of this country with great tact and patience, thus brings his mission to & satisfactory close. It detracts nothing from the import- ance of the fact to admit that our envoy owes much of his success to his personal qualities. Mr. Chamberlain’s tact, kno®ledge, courtesy and quick intelligence speedily gained for him the confidence of leading men in both countries. Itis a common character- istic among all our western kinsmen to set great, perhups an exaggerated value, on intellectual ability. A clever man is now here more appreciated than in North Amer- ica, and his worst enemies will hardly deny that Mr. Chamberlain is a clever man. This the Americans were quick to perceive. They saw that the chief fishery commissioner, besides being shrewd, quick- witted and alert, was honestly eager to do justice on all sides, and the result is that he seems to have acquired the confi- dence of the disputants between whom he had to mediate with a success rare in such cases. It must, as we have said, have re- quired no small degree of patience and good temper and persuasive skill to bring about an agreement between two parties, both of whom were 8o thoroughly convinced of the justice of their own claim. The details of the treaty have not yet been made known, but that there have been mutual concessions we can easily believe, but, though the treaty has been signed, it has yet to be approved. On our part we believe no fresh difficulty will arise, but the attitude of the American senate seems to be a little doubtful, whether the treaty is finally approved or not. The negotiations for it have done much to improve the mutual rela- tions of an empire, a colony and a republic and the English commissioners may be heartily congratulated on the work they have accomplished.” The other journals are as yet silent. 1In the Commons. Loxpoy, Feb. 15.—The debate on the ad- dress in reply to the queen’s speech was resumed in the commons to-day by John Ellis, liberal, who supported Parnell's amendment to the address. He denied that the decrease in crime in Ireland was owing to the crimes act, and asserted that the returns submitted by the government to support that claim were valueless, inso- much as they failed to mve details which would enable identification of any of the cases they cited. He condemned the action of the irish magistrates, many of whom, he said, were unqualified for the po- sitions they occupied, while others had been guilty of arbitrary couduct. He mentioned cases of one magistrate who had declared he was acting under government orders, and refused to give any other reason for a de- cision he had rendered. Dusriy, Feb. 15.-Douglas Pyne, mem- ber of parliament for West Waterford, ‘who was arrested in London and brought to Ireland, was tried to-day on the charge of inciting resistance to bailiffs and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, without hard of appeal was giv: ‘The administration of the crimes uct reeked with petty malignity and calculated tyranny. ‘The nationat league,he declared,was stronger than ever and the spiritofthelrish people remained unbroken. Colonel King Harman, conservative, urged that the ovents of the past few months showed that the league was losing power. Herbert Gladstone, liberal, taunted the government with the utter failure of their attempts to prevent the progress of the plan of campaign or suppress the league, On motion of William O'Brien, the debate adjourned. S Debrazza in Disgrace. (Copyright 1555 by James Gordon Bennett.| Pais, Feb. 15.—[New York Herald Cablo— Specialto the Bee.) —Debrazza reachied Paris to-day, and it is not likely that he will ever return to the Congo in an official capacity. Tne colonial depurtment is very bitter against bim. It has reccived several complaints from members of his mission charging him with working iess for France than with personal and ambitious objects and uccusing him of having recklessiy squandered the funds en- trusted to im, besides pledging the state a great expenditure, for which there s prospect of getting ja b sl i Fire Near the Louvre [Copyright 1588 by James Gordan Hennett.} Paus, Feb. 15.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee.|—The central poultry market lalls near the Louvre are burning. The fire began at 1 p. m. te | TUMBLED INTO THE RIVER, Cars Fall From a Rallroad Bridge Noar Dubuque. A BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED, Three Days Will Be Required to Clear Away the Wreck—-The Alll- son Boom facreases— Towa News. Fell From the Bridge. Dunvqus, Ia., Feb, 13.—(Special Telegram to the Ber.]—An accident to a freight train on the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City rail- road occurred this morning at Apple river bridge. A car was derailed and the train scparated. Five cars were thrown in the river from the bridge and one man, Barney Donnely, was killed. A portion of the brid, fell and it will take two or three days make the road passable. Thrown Under the Wheels, DuavqQue, Ta., Feb, 15. —~[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—An old man named Kirk, re- siding in this city was walking along the track of the Milwaukee road this evening when he was struck by a piece of timber pro- jecting from a car on a passing train. He was thrown under the wheels und instantly killed. i Allison’s Boon Growing. Des Morxes, Ta,, Feb. 15.— (Special Tele- gram to the Brk]—The republican state central committee met here to-day. All districts of the state wore represented ex- cept the Third and the Eleventh. The com- mittee decided in order to secure a large and enthusiastic convention and further the in- terests of Towa that all district delegates to the national convention should be selected at the time of the state convention when the delegates at large are chosen, Each distriot will select its own delegates, but instead of holding the convention for that purposo within the district it will be held_here_when the state convention meets, so that lowa's twenty-six delegutes will be chosen on the same day here at Des Moines. The main topic discusssed was the presidentinl ques- tion. The committee 18 ununimons and en- thusiastic for Allison. They want an_early convention, the sooner the better, and they propose to give him the benefit of ‘& rousing endorscment ut the carliest possible moment, A number of leading republicans conferred With the committeo and the general seuti- ment of the state, a8 reported by them, was in favor of presenting Allison’s nume at'once and muking a fight to win. Iowa will come up with 200,000 republicans solid for its fav- orite senator. The dateof the convention will be fixed to-morrow. Towa Railroad Valuation. Moixes, Ia., Feb. 15.—The railroad iouers to-day handed Governor Lar- rabee their report on the valuation of rail- roads. In the detail reports of several roads the blank for the item of “present cash value,” in many cases, was not fllled. The responsibility of fixing the value “was thus thrown upon the commissioners and they adopt two plans for g basis for making estimates. The valuation on the basis of the quotations of railroads whose stocks and bonds were actively quoted during the year 1880 was as follows: B.C.R. & N., 10,835; Central Iowa, 816241; C. B. & Q. .w M. & St. Paul, 052; C. i 58,9503 C., R. 1. &l'.,"fl,*fli_‘ K. & D. M., $i8,788; C,, St. P., M. & O., $42,016, The valuation of roads per mile on the basis of the net earnings for the year ending June 50, 1857, was: B, C.R. & N., $15,570; C. L, #4,258; C. B. & Q., €8,5%: C. B. & K St. Paul, §26,025; P, M. & O., #4948 814,707; M. & N. W, 3 M. & St The following is the assessed of the ex- ecutive council report of March 7, 18873 The assessment was made on tho basis of about 20 der cent of the stutute and four times the figures given below would give the value as per this mothod of computation: St. L, K. & N. W, W, St. L. & P.,, C.,, M. D, C & St ol M, O & DE: comm .y + 0, st.'P. & K. C., 38; 1. N., $16,185} The lowa Legislature, Des Moixes, Feb. 15.—The scnate railrond committee will recommend favorably the passage of the Young 2-cent fare bill. It provides that all railroad corporations ac- cording to the classification prescribed by the Fifteenth general assembly, be limited to compensation, for persons with ordinary baggage, as follows: Class A, 2 cents; B 23§ cents; C, 8 cents; also the Finn bill defining the duties of railroad commissioners authorizing them to make a schedule of max- imum freight rates; the Sweney bill to req- ulate commerce by railroads in Iowa, and applying the principles of the inter-state law. The Sweney bill cuts off free transportation except to employes traveling on_business for the road, covers the long and short haul fea- ture and_provides for the interchange of trafic and cars, . The committee also favor the districting of the state for the purpose of electing rail- Wiy commissioners, The house railroad bills have been made the special order next Tuesday. One fixes the schedule of maximum freight char and makes a_classification of freight. The other embodies the principles of the inters state commerce law and empowers and di- rects commissioners to make a schedule of prima-facie reasonuble rates, X One of St. Jo Ia., Feb. BeE s Schemes. 5.-|Special Tele- gram to th ]—Prof. Fellows, late of the statp university and now president of the state temperance alliunce, has sccured notice from the national prohibition committee that the St. John party are preparing to move upon Towa and organize a third party move- ment herd. Mr. Dickie, the successor of Chairman Finch, is to visit this state in March, but he will meet with a very cool re- ception. lowa prohibitionists are very mad au this outside attempt to divide the ‘repnb- lican party and say that after all that has been done for prohibition in this state it is rank impudence to try to work in a St. Jobn party now. Powell Has a Heari Masox City, 1a, Feb. 15.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A. F. Powell, the sup- posed cattle swindler, had & hearing this afternoon, but nothing new was developed and the case was continued. He is twenty- two years of age and has been ongaged in g stock for ten yeurs, opernting in every state and territory west of Chicago as been under arrest se al times, but never served a sentence. His wife charye prayer for divorce, that his mind is and many here now believe the es true, His Head Crushe Cenan Rarivs, Feb, 15.—|Speclal Telo- gram to the Bee.) E. Bell, drayman, while unloading o plano this afternoon, met with an accident whereby he was mstuntly Killed, his hiead being crushed by the instrus ment falling on it. H iwenty-eight years old. He leaves a w Jay Leaves Malta. [Copyright 1884 by James Gordon Bennett,) Marty, Feb, 15.-[New York Herald Cable— Special to the Bee.)-The yacht Ate Junty, owued by Jay Gould, sailed to-day fow Berverisse.