Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 16, 1888, Page 2

*GOTIT THROUGH THE SENATE, Blair's BEducational Bill Passed After a Spirited Debate. NO MORE TROUBLE WITH CANADA. The Fisheries Commissioners Prepare a Treaty As a Result of Thewr Two Wecks' Session—Its neral Terms. 1 Senate. WasmixatoN, Feb, In the senate this morning Mr. Hale secured the floor to speak ngainst the education bill. Mr. Hale based his argument mainly upon expressions of opinion by prominent educators that the bill would not accomplish the objects aimed at. At theelose of ‘Mr. (Hale's specch Mr. Mor- wan read o puper 0w the constitutional ob- jeetions to the bill. Mr. Salisbtiry then spoke in opposition, after which Mr. Bliir took the floor, closing the debate on the bill. He spoke dt length in advocacy of the meas- ure, chprging that tho opposition of the Jesuits was responsible for the defeat of the bill in the last house, and the reason of the opposition of many newspapers and public men was that there was on the staff of every great newspaper of the country a Jesuit ‘whose business it was to sce that a blow was struck, whenever there was an opportunity to strike it, at the common school system of the country. The liquor interest was also orrayed against it. An amendment by Mr. Plumb, that the money should nually divided among the states an territories in proportion to the population rrn\'ldlnx he. 8 -y, Blait, Bowen, Brown, Call, Cam- , Casndler, Colqultt, Cullom, Danicls, Dawes, Dolph, Eustis, = Evarts, George, Hampton. Hearst, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Manderson, Mitchell, Morrill, Palmer, Pasco, Puyne, Platte, Pugh, Quay, Rausom, Riddleberger, Sawyer, Stanford, Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Vance, Waltham, Wil- son of lowa. Nays—Aldrich, Bate, Beck, Blackburn, Blodgett, Butler, Coke, Da Farwell, Faulkuer, Frye, Gray, Hale, Har- ris, Hawley, Hiscock, Ingalls, Jones of Ne- vada, Kenna, dorgan, Plumb, Reagan, Sabin, Saulsbury, Spooner, Turpie, Vest, orhees, Wilson of Maryland—20. Pairs— Cockrell and Edmunds, Gorman and Sher- man. Mr. Berry, by way of personal éxplanation, said but for the instructions of the ldgisla- ture, he would have veted ugainst the bill. The house bill for the appointment of eleven division superintendents of the rail- way mail service was taken from the calen- dar, amended by making the number *‘two in addition to those before authorized” and passed. Adjourned. House. ‘WasnuNgToN, Feb. 15.—In the house to-day Mr. Perkins, from the committee on Indian affairs, reported the bill granting 2 right of way through the Indian territoryto the Ar- kansas & Pacific railroad. Calendar. Mr. Robertson, from the committee on military affairs, reported the bill for the pay- ment of $100 to soldiers who enlisted unde the act of July 22, 1561, and who were dis- charged by reason of a surgeon’s certificate of disubility or by promotion before the ex- piration of two yoars and who have not re- ceived $100 bounty. Committee of the whole. %On motion of Mr. Dorscy of Ncbraska, tho bill was passed providing that Nebraska shall constitute an entire judicial district to be known as the district of Nebraska. Mr. Randallof Pennsylvania, from the committee on appropriations, reported the resolution for the appointment of a special committes to investigate -and report what contracts have been made for the construc- tion ot the mew library building and the amount uxrmdud thereunder, the cause of the delax'in the progress of the work and ‘whal persons have been employed and paid from the appropriations for the purchase and construction of the building. Adopted. The house then went into committee of the whole with Mr. Blount of Georgia in the chair, on the urgent deficiency bill. After considerable desultory talk between Mr. Burns of Missouri, Mr. Rogers of Arkausas and Mr. Randall regarding trivial prose- cutions under the nterval revenue law, Mr. Burns said the committee on appropriations was.in receipt of estimates of appropriations for the completion of public buildings in various parts of the country. The cstimates in every case exceedad the limit fixed by law and he offers un amendment fixing the appro- grmliunn for the cowmpletion of a number of nildings. Among them was one for Keokuk, Ia. Committee then rose and the house ad- lourned. A Treaty Formulated. ‘WasHINGTON, Feb, 15.--After daily sessions for the last two weeks, the fisheries commis- sionors at 7 o'clock to-night completed their labors and signed a treaty, which, it is be- lieved, will result in the satisfactory settle- ment of the disputes that have existed for almost a century between this government and Great Britain over the north Atlantic fishories. The treaty is signed by all six of the commissioners and s said 1o have their full concurrence. Before tho treaty ean take effect it must have the ratification of the queen of Great Britain, the Dominion of Canada and the province of New Foundiand, as well as tho sonate of the United States. Although tho treaty will not be made public, it can bo stuted that it relates exclusively to disputes concerning the fisheries of the north Atlantic goust #ind does not include any provisions concerning the Behring sea trouble or eom- mercial reciprocity, The treaty, it may also added, not contemplate the admis- slon of fish into the United States free of duty. Secretary Bayard said to-night could not, because of his offcial ““position, make known the contents -of the treaty but it was his earnest wish that it should be given to tho press by those having the right to make such disposition of it and that every line of it should be published. The dispate, he said, had been one of long standing and had come 10 him by ixheritatice when he ussumed the dufids of secretary of state. He had used his best endeavors to reach a satisfactory lsreemenl with Great Britain and believed he had succeeded so far as it lay in his power to effect a sattlement. Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WasmiNagTos, Feb. 15.—([Special Telegram to the Bss:--Peusions wero granted to Nebraskans * to-day as foflows: Origindl invalld—Hartsel Martin, Wilsonville; Wiil- {am *Edgerton, Delta. Increasc-—John W. Benedict, Plum Creek; Charles . Shepard, Ravenna. Original, widows, etc--Elen R., . widow of Chales £. Stearn, Arapahoe, (one ends March 24, 1887); Nancy E., widow of William Leighton, Salem. Mexican survivors —Jacob Miller, Fort Calhoun. Pensions for Jowans: Original, invalid— Lewis Godfrey, Creston; Sidney F. Baker, Waverly; William Nance, State Center; George Wi Carroll, Iron Hills: Robert H. Whitemack, Marshalltown. Increase--Daniel Lambard, Osage; John A. Rowan, Muscatine; Qeorge 'W. Soper, Walker; Willinm A ‘burn, Mount Auburn: Adam Hoover, Qu queton ; James Burdett, Reno; Charles Ale: andor, Missouri Yalley: George Wolf, Sira berry Point: Willard M. Isham, Des Moines; Russell H. Rarick, Sioux City; Andrew M. %:Ihlll, College Springs; Elnathan J. \ker, Desota ; Robert McKintick, Kellogg. Reissuo and increase--Christian H. Kurtz, Marion. Original, widows, etc--Cutharine, widow of Aaron W. Day, Sabula. Mexican survivors—Saaiuel D. Thomson, Marion. widows—Sarah H., widow of David VanGundy, Clarksville. -Senate Coufirmations. ‘Wasmixgron, Fed 15.—The senate con- firmed the bfinvlu presidential appotnt- ments to-day: Marshal C. Donald, com- missloner of tisk and fisheries. Postuiasters: Jowa—L. T. Alexander, Monticello; R. Durke, What Cheer; 8. Gridley, Malvern; H. Hoagland, Emmettsb Mason Clty: 1. ¢, Medary, Watkon; N. Sl Noble, Anamosa; W. C. Sigwart, Maquoketa, H. Siikkeaveen, Orango City! J. B. Stuts: J.S. Lake, Marion, 4 i.'B. Durland, Norfolk: Eillis, Sterling; C. J. Harrison, Wahoo; W. J. Keller, Sutton; L. Myers, Grand Island ; O. H, Scott, Hebron; Bertha Kleven, Cul- bertson; H. I, Wiley, Kearuey. Wisconsin—M. E. Lennon, Hurley, National pital Notes. Wasmixerox, Feb. 15,<The house com- mittee on agriculture ‘to-day decided to re- port favorably the Hatch bill to create a new executive departmient to be known as the de- partment of agriculture.” The portions re- Jating to the labor bureau in the proposed new department are omitted at the request of the labor committos: % o i . CORBIN TESTIFIES. The Reading President's Version of “"the Great Strike. PritaneLei, Feb. 15, 57Thé congressional committee, investigntiug _the Reading strike to-ddy exantined Austin Corbin. Mr. Corbin admitted that the Reading road was engaged in inter-state ecommerceand that the Read- ing railrond cothpany owned all the stock of the Reading Coal and fron company. He gave a history of tho present strike and ox- plained that thé company was bound, as 4 common carrier, to acceot and move the freight offered, and conld not keep men fn its employ who refused’ to move such freight. Corbin read a long statement regarding tho nature of mining operations to prove that coal was really & manufactured product and the expenses at- tending its production very much increased of late years, He quoted figitres to show that the Reading Coal and Iron company had received since 1881, on an average, but 23 cents a ton for its coal. In answer to the question, was there not an agreement with them that the men should be discharged un- less the matter was submitted to arbitration, Corbin believed there was some such agree- ment, but 1t was never intended to cover such & case as the refusal of mon to handle goods merely because the maker of the goods was objectiomable to the Knightsof Labor. Corbin did not believe the statement that Superin- tendent *Sweigard had tgreed to take the men back und submit the question to arbitra- tion. There never was any intention to arbi- trate this matter on his part. Proceeding to the question of the miner's strike, Corbin said they had no reason or dis- position to complain, and would not have struck but for the pressure brought upon them by the Philadelpnia Knights of Labor. He denied that there had been any private agreement with the miners which was not in their written contract, to the effect thatif the Lehigh strike wenton the 8 per cent advance would be paid. The com- panyhad refused to pay this advance after January 1 and the miners had refused to work. . Corbin added: “We are and have been willing to take up the question of re- aajustment of wages if the men will return to work, but will not treat with them while they are striking, We will make the basis as high as any other company, but we can't make it higher and compete with them. Andanother thing, we can fill the places of the striking miners in ten days if the new men can be protected. Up in the mining districts big men with clubs and pistols are violently %ecping not only other men but boys who desire to earn a living and keep from starv- ing, away from the mines und breakers. We don't care whether the men belong to labor organizations or not. We will put- to work all men who apply at our colicries and ask no questions, but if there i8 no more coal mined from thegSchuylkill region until we are compelled to mine it by discharging men who have come to us in our trouble and stood by us, to make way for strikers, no more shall be mined while I have any in- fluenco to prevent it.” The witngss pronounced the stories of the combination of coal companies all over the country to keep up prices pure romance. reply to & question regarding the assertion that the railroad companies- have mnde money at the expense of the consumer and of the miner and laborer, Corbin said : ““The best answer I can make to that is that the Reading railroad company, with a paid capital of #40,000,000, has been twice a bankrupt in twelvo years.” “Why do you keep on mming coal if you have lost $12.000,000 since 18781 was asked. “I hardly know, myself, but think we can illu‘;nnwly make money out of our coal ands.” “Don’t you think it bad policy for your company 10 be in the mining business?’ ‘Yes, sir, and I wish somebody would buy out the coal lands. We would be better off— but who will do it? We have them and must do the best we can with them.” —————— FATAL SALOON ROW, George Hubbard Stabs Pat Cavanagh at St. Joseph. 3 Srt. Joserm, Mo., Feb. 15.--[Special Tele- gram to the BEe.]—At a late hour last night George Hubbard, proprietor of a saloon on Fredrick avenue, fatally stabbed Pat Cavan- naugh in the latter's saloon on Fourth street. The quarrel grew out of an altercation be- tween James Cavannaugh, a brother of Pat’s, and Hubbard at a masquerade ball a fow weoks ago at the city hall. When the stab- bing: occurred a policeman had arrested both parties, Hubbard jerked away from the po- icoman and made a lunge ut Cavannaugh, cutting a gash in his left side just below the heurt, three inches long. It ivad at first thought that the wounded man would re- cover, but he took a sudden relapse at noon to-day und physiciaus have despaived of his life. Hubbard, in attempting to cut Cavan- naugh, cut through the front vim of the po- liceman's heliet, barely missing his eyes, h; H. kon L Kansas City Outlawry. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Feb. 15.-- [Speclal Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Last night on Lydia ave- nue three foétpads held ‘up Fred Linton, clerk to the secratary of the board of trade, and J. McGarpett. clerk for Bullene, Moore & Emery, as they avere. returning from a residence where they expected to rent lodg- ing. Pistols in the hands of the footpads halted both and secured $68.50 from the latter and #47 from the former. Their watches re not taken, but looked st &nd returned with the remark, “Not good enough.” Infor- mation of this was at onée'telephoned to the police station, but Chief Speers to-day suys tiut he was not told of 1t this morning. Kansaa City Thugs Held. Kaxsas Crr¥; Mo., Feb., 15, [Special Tel- egram to tha Bie.]--Charles Ward and Charles Willlams, who.are injail and known to be accomnplices of JackKuth, the notorious outlaw whe'terrorized this ¢ily in December last, have been” held in §1,000 each to the criminal emret;” ‘They were "filly recognized by Julius -Ovloff, whom thoy 1d up and shot at uhd'robbed. - Guof pivked those two out of o roour full pf strangers. e * Hmall] fre Mixsoari. STEELVILLE, eb. .15~ {Speclal Tele- gram to the BEE.]--Much excitement has ex- isted here, 0Wwiug to a peculfar discase, which has been' raging on the northern line of Schuyler eounty. A closeexpmination proves 1t to be a mild type of smallpax, with thirty cases repovted wud inore lowashiys to hear from, e Voted “For Local Option. Lamar, Mo, Feb. 15—{Hpecial, Telegram to the Bep]--Retwns are in showing that the election yesterday on Woods' local option from poitits Tn “tite” éounty” outside of ti: place is fuvorable to the law by 575 majo par voted geparstoly ou phe 13th and went dry, } 4 i e One County Seat War Settlod. St. Louis, Feb. 16.~A special says the Rush county, Kansas, county seat war, which has been waged for near!y nine years,was de- cided by the supreme court this mornlug and that the officers of the court issued u writ commanding the county ofiicers to move their books and ofiices 1o Rusk Center. e The Red River Road. WisNipgo, Fob. 15, —Premier Grecoway, in & spevch at Portage La Prairie last night, declared that financiai arrangements were already made whoreby the Ied or ruil- road will reach that poiut, sjxty-) miics west of Lere, Ly October. In | | !lwmad very anxious to talk and tho first “Who Is the fellow I shotV | After HE KILLED THE WRONG MAN. A Negro Goes Gunning and Kills an Innocent Bystahder. ° TRAGEDY IN A BIG POOL ROOM Willlam Ferguson Sets Out to Slay Joe Howard, But Instead Bends Olie Olson“to an Une timely Gr Fatal Ending of a Feud., . “Come, Olie, let's go and gét a éar or we'll have to walk to the fort,” ‘spoke Charles Heller, a musician attached o the band lo- cated at Fort Omaha, as he took his friend, Olie Olson, a milkman who Hyed at Fjorence, by the arm and attempted to move him from the beer and pool hall of Montgoréry: & Adams, bettér known as “'Barney Maginais’ place,” at the corner of Dodge and. Four- teenth streets. This occurred o fow minutes before 10 o'clock Hst night, and fifteon min- utes later Olie, who had stuhbornly resented the good advice given Wim by his, soldier friend Heller, lay dead, stretched.ont on.an improvised bier of becr tablos, disclosing’ to the gaze of the horrified and biblous spec- tators a gaping wound, from which the blood trickfed down his bared chest, at a point a little below the ‘‘Adam’s apple! ia his neck, made by a bullet _intended for #ncther by & cold-blooded ard deliberate assassin. SCENE OF THE SHOOTING, Montgomery & Adams' place:. is frequented chiefly by working classes and large and commodious glasses' of beer are sold over the counter, which is in the form of a horse shoe, and is nightly sur- rounded by large crowds of thirsty cus- tomers that necessitates the time_and atten- tion of five bartenders to supply. Though colored attendants are tolerated inthe house, negroes are not permitted to mingle avith the whites at the pool tables, This is-‘an estab- lished imperative rule between the proprie- tors and their patrons, and when a man of color shows a _disposition to indulge in the sport he is promptly checked. It was an en- forcement of this rule that led to last night's tragedy and an innocent man sent to his long home. OF THE TROUBLE. Among the colored attaches of the place is a man by the name of George Holmes, and his duties are to look after the pool tables which are soveral in number and_are located lengthwise in the north and south ends of the building, which are counnected by large arches. Last night George complained of illness and went to his home, and by per- mission of the proprietors substitufed his brother Joe, & young man about twenty years of age, of muscular build and in every way physically constructed to look out for himself. “About half past 9 o'clock, when the place was crowded with beer drinkers and pool players and jollity was at its heighth, a quaraelsome negro by the name of Willianx Ferguson, who 18 employed as a sort of roustabout atthe Turkish and Russian bath, stepped in and announced his intentions of playing pool. Joe at once recognized in Ferguson an ememy of previous en- counters, and though somewhat afraid of him determined to carry out the prescribed rules of the establishment at any cost, and told him that Le could not play. Ferguson questioned Joe's authority, and from high words they came to_blows. ' The two darkies indulged in a setto that set the whole house in adilirium of excitement, and for a few moments pool playing and beer selling was suspended to sce, as the crowd expressed it, ““the scrap.” Joe proved the best man of the two, and Ferguson, upon being ejected from the house, delivered himself of terrible oaths of vengeance, to which little attention was paid by the proprietors or habitues, who returned to their pool playing = and the 3unfliuz of lager. It was at this point of the disturbance that Musician Heller pleaded to Olson, the victim, to go home, but the latter said that he had to see a-friend-in_the south end of the saloon aud started in that direction while Heller stood at the north end of the bar, and engaged in conversation with {riends in reference to the respective pugilis- tic qualities of the two warring negroes, THE FATAL SHOT. Ten minutes after Ferguson's ejection from the premises, and when scores of play- ers were manipulating the ivory balls, the devotees of cards were enjoying “‘high five and the proprietors and beer slingers about the place were busy with customers, the back door to the Dodge stroet entrance to the place quietly openca and_Ferguson sneaked stealthily in. Unuoticed he walked several feet to the front of the first arch dividing the south and north sides of the saloon. Holmes at the time was standing on the verge of the arch talking over the previous fray with Olson, and suddenly looking up he suw Fer- guson advance and raise a rifie to his shoul As quick as a flash Holmes jumped back, none too soon to escape the charge from the rifle in the intended assas- sin's_ hands. The report from the weapon startled and threw the assembled throng into a fover of excitement, and before they could recover from the momentary shock Fergu- son turned and went out through the door he entered. THE MURDERER CAPTURED, The proyrlcwrfl. Messrs. Montgomery & Adams, who were both behind the bar, ran out the front door onto Fourtcenth strect, and in the darkness saw the fleeing form of Ferguson proceeding up Dodge street. They gave chase, all the time calling “‘police” at the_top of their voices. Their alarms: at- tracted the attention of Oficers Hagey and White and a BEE reporter who happened in the neighborhood at the time, and the latter trio, with Montgomery and Adams, ascended the 'stairs leading to the first floor over tho bath rooms, into which Ferguson had been seen to run. After greping about in-the dark the invaders finally succeeded in gain- ingan entrance to @ room, WHich was dark and_contained among othér things a bed, Light from 4 match disclosed the presence of o rifio lying on the bed, atd guided to a corner of the room, back' of”the bed by labored breathing the officers wucceeded in tinding Ferguson, who wus crouched down-in acorner, He at once begun deferding him- self for doing the shooting by sg¥ing that he had been badly misused by “Holmnes, “nmd pleadingly asked, *Could you blame 'me!” Ko sympathy was expresséd for him, wnd upon being asked what he did the. shooting with Ferguson replied, “With a pistol, and I threw 1t away in the street.” He'was' taken to the central stdtion, = 2,71 N T APTER THR SHOOTING.+ <" L Whilethe chuse after and capture of Fer- gusou was being carred” out, a_different scene was being enacted in the shigof. Qlson suddenly staggered forwards endeavering to speak, and fell prone on the floor. Ready and willing hands assisted him *#5° Hi¥' Teet. He could not articulate, but poited “to his breast, where a large hole was discovered in his chest. He was [aid out onthebeet tables, when it was discoveret thidt the “wdfind’ was caused by a bullet, which in its course®had passed through his body, -pesctsating clear through the wall ‘and into the Philadelphin c!.ug house, ‘zh re it narrowly acaped imbedding itself in the head'of C. Russman, a cook; who was sitting reading. The bullet wus afved- wards picked up in the restaiirant Add tdched over to the police. It is & 44.calibre and ex- actly fits the rifle found in Ferguson's bid. Moreover an exploded shell’ capable of hold* ing a 44-calibre bullet was found in the rifie, and two bullets of a like ealibre :were found secreted in Ferguson's pockets when he was searched at tho centralstution. These are in themselves undisputable evidences that the Killing was done with the ritle, and not with & pistcl as the prisoner insists, ‘ OLSON'S DEATH. At fifteon minutes after 19 o'clogk Olsen drew a long breath, his limbs became rigid and he was pronounced dead by the physi: cians. At this point Chief of Dolice Seavey, with a detail of police arrived aud ordered the place clos The hundreds who bad been summoned to the saloon by the story of the shooting, were turned into the street and loitered about discussing the tragedy. Shortly after 11 o'clock Corner Drexe! ro- moved the body to the morgue, FERGUSON SAYS, About an bour after the occurrence of the terribic trogedy Fergusou was visited at his cell by a BeE representative. His face was qwoller: and disfigured aud coverod with blood. He was very badly intoxicated. He TLOE WaS questiou ki asked the re being told who his vietim was erplon 10ld the foliowing story of how the 'alr occurred : ‘was reaching oyes thebilliard table with @ cue when Holmen oid me I couldn't play, and Ed Thomas ca d took the cue away from me. Beforerhgdould do anything Joe comamenced to pound me with his fists and Kkick me all aroundsthg room. You.can see how he smashed my face. I didn't say anything ot all when he was beating me. o svas mad at me because 1 wouldn’t let him hgie some money a little while back, and had; threatened to get even with me some time. I have given him money when he was hungrygeand this 18 the way he has paid me back. ; 18 an older feilow than T am and weighs a groat deal more than Ido. I am oniy fi! years old and weigh only 180 pounds. Tkign't believe in fightin and will run away from a fellow before will fight. Joe kicked me all over the room and I'didn’t like it. I wentoutto my room and got my revolver. It was a 88:calibre gun, with a long barrel. I'eame into the saloon, and when I saw Joe I pulled out the revolver, and without ‘almmg shot 1t off. 1 did not shoot high, as Iintended to shoot him in the legs and get even with him. Isaw I did not shoot him the first time and raised my revolver to shoot again, when I saw the crowd run up to this fellow that was shot. I was scared then and ran up to m‘\; room.” “You say the weapon was a thirty-eight calibre revolver, but how fs it that the bullet :,Iun,'k’lllod Olson is a forty-four ‘calibre rifie alll “Oh, yes, {he revolver was a' forty-four. 1 bought it 'at a Tenth street, pawn-shop with the first money 1 ever got." “But the time you were captured a rifle ‘was found on your bed.” ‘I didn’t use that at all. T used a revolver and n’rur I got into the street I threw it away." TI— A MASONIC GATHERING. Public Installation of Sir John Gorst as Worshipful Master. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Loxpox,Feb. 15.— [New York Herald Cable —Special to the Bee.]|—American Free Masons will doubtless be interested to hear of a memorable occasion in the annals of the Masonic brotherhood. Every American Mason visiting London is apt to make ac- quaintance with the celebrated Free Mason tavern off Drury lane opposite Nevelly thea- ter. There 800 members of the craft, all very “‘accepted,” dined last evening after an interesting gathering in Drury lane lodge. The occasion at the latter was the installa- tion, as its worshipful master of Sir John Elden Gorst, Q. C. M. P., under secretary of state for India. J. C. Parkinson, who was recently a guest of the American fra- ternity and past grand deacon of England, conducted the ceremony. At this and the dinner were present: The lord chancellor, ex-Lord Chancellor Hereschell, Lord Alces- ser, the hero of Alexandria, and such men— all known to New Yorkers-—as Lord Alfred Paget, Sir Oscar Clayton, M. P., Shadwell Clark, grand secretary of Free Masons, Ad- miral Corporal Sir Somervine, Sir J. H. Pu- leston, Sir John - Monckton, Sir William Hardman, Editor Russell, of the Morning Post, Bull Run A.M.Bradley, of Araba Pasha fame, and the writer of ““The Celebrities” in Yates' World, together with dukes, lords, artists and actors of/All-political shades. Ban- ners were presentétSto the callers. Past Master Augustus Harris received his official jewel, Deacon Parkinson returned thanks for a magnificent watch e 1s henceforth to wear, while both lord chiattellors grew humorous with after-dinner sptebhes. Lord Hereschell, as Augustus Harrjs remarked, glancing toward Messrs. Baneroft, Hare, Broughne- ville, Kemble, etc., who were at the table, acted as the astronomer surveying the ‘‘Star.” When jthe Earl of Onslow toasted to the sister)grand lodges, the re- sponder was aunounced as Theodore Tilton, of America. Many’ "Americans who were present nudged eachidiher. and all Britishers at first took the visitor, to be the exile of the Isle of St. Louis-on-t| ein, but it was a Theodore Tilton wath&middle H in his name, | P:D. G. M, of New York, who in the courde of a clever speech-véferred to the sixty-seven grand lodges of the world. He did justice to the American one, but recognized the ma- termty of England. He was followed by Lord Hereschell, who spoke flatteringly of his recent intercourse with the New York dignitaries in masonry while recently visit- ing them. After the loving cup had passed the company separated, not a’ few going to see the transformation scene in the Drury Lane pantomine and some returning to the house of commons where other transforma- tion scenes of an Irish character were then being presented. — TWO BREAKS FOR LIBERTY. Jail Birds at Kansas City, Kan,, t'oiled in the Attempt. Kaxsas, Crry, Kan.,, Feb. 15.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—When Sherift Bowling went to the juil for dinner to-day the jailor told him that he thought something unusual was going on in the jail. The sheriff left his son Robert on watch, and, hurrying to the court house, returned with Deputy "Worthington. The two officers then went into the cage and after ordering all the men into their cells locked them upand made an examination, which resulted in their finding a hole in the wall big enough for a man _to crawl. through. When discovered only one course of brick was between the culprits and freedom, Tho men who were engaged in the attempt were Plyman, the safc blower, Thomas Weldon, the murderer of Harrison Tutt, and Blaun, the man who burglarized D. G. Bliss' store in Argentine.” Mr. Bowling promptly shack- ed these fellows and confined them in the cells reserved for desperate cases. One of them broke his shackles, however, liberated the rest and about 10:80 to night they made another and well-nigh successful attempt to escape. They were again shackled and this time securely. — Strike of Miners at Leavenworth. Leavexwonrr, Kan,, Feb. 15.—[Special Telegram to the Bes.]—All the miners em- ployed by the Leavenworth Coal company, betwoen three hundred and four hundred men, struck this morning on account of the reduction from 5 to 4 cents a bushel, which was to go into effect” to-day, The mine au- thorities have stopped all the machinery and say they will not attempt to get men from abroad, but will quietly await developments. The miners at the Riverside shaft, south of the city, sixty-five mey all told, also struck to-day for the same ;¥éson. . The only mine in operation now is‘g state shaft atthe pen- itentiary, manmed b¥d8nvicts, The strikers are orderly and m; 1o threats, simply de- clining to submip to cut. 'Che coal com- anies say they canpgt afford ut this time of o year to ) Y5 canjee | Meotings aFe boing held among the mfices and it is probable they may submit tog Gmpromise. May l:(-l:(,,tg & Seaundal. Toreka, Kan.,, Nb.. 15.—[Special Tele- gram to the ~Bem<iFacts are accumu- lating that the dead- ly of the male infant found near the statg;house square wrapped in rags and odd-appearing paper will lead t a social thunderbol.; /8hile no absolute tainty exists, yet dedelbpments point towards @ person who will feet-the blow most and shatter more than o reflector. sr—yhaig . Stes mship Arrivals, New York, Feb. 15.—[Special Telogram {0 the Bee]—-Arrived—The ®tate of braska, from Glasgow: the Italy, from Liver- he Nordland, from Antwerp. SouTHAMPTON, - Febs 15— Arrived — The Peunland, from New York for Antwerp. LiveERroOL, Feb. 15.—Arrived—The Balti- more and Oregon, from Baltimore. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, ‘When Daby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoris, ‘When ahe became Miss, she clung to Castoris, 'Wheu she liad Children, she gave them Castoris. FROM THE MILLS OF JUSTICE. Several Important Decisions Ren- dered By the Supreme Court. THEY WANT THE LAWS ENFORCED. The W. €. T.U. Determined That Cer- tain Statuted Shall Not Be Dead Lete ters—Judge Cobb For Dele- rate—City Brevities, [FROM THE DEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU.] The supreme court yesterday handed down the following decisions: Butler vs Kennard. Error from Lancaster county. Reversed. Opimion by Reese, Ch. Where the price of property and terms of payment are fixed by the selicr, and a broker enghges to procuré 4 purchaser at this price and upon these terms, if upon the procure- ment of the broker 4 nurchnnnr is produced with whom the seller himself negotiates and effects. u ‘sale, the broker is entitled to his :'on:mflnnlon. See Potvin vs Curran, 13 Neb,, 80 1 an )4 Stubendorf vs Hoffman. Appeal from Burt g:m:.'y, Rqversed. Opinion by Reese, Plaintiff's action was' in the nature of a creditor's ' bill, alleging the recovery of his judgment, that it was unsatisfied, and that the real estate ought to be levied upon was purchased by the judgment debtor, defend- ant, but that he procured the title to be conveyed to his brother for the purpose of de- frauding his creditors, Defendant answered, admitting that the title was held by his brother, v;\m‘ was iln mhz the owner of ::.; praperty, but alleging that he_was the he SF R, and that ho had "occupied. tho preinises as a homestead since long prior to tho recovery of the judgment by plaintiff,and asking that in case the property should be held by the count as belonging to him, that his homestead rights be protected, the prop- erty not being capable of fraudulent alicna- tion or subject to execution. Upon motion of plaintiff he was compelled to elect upon which defense he we stand. Held, error, the de- fense not being inconsistent. Vose vs Miller. Error from Cedar county. Reyersed. Opinion by Cobb, J. Durlnf the progress of the trial of the case in the district court, while the court had ad- journed for dinner, the defendant took two certain members of the jury in said cause who_were engaged in trying the same into a public liquor saloon and treated them to in- toxicating liquors, which was then and there drank by said jurors.. Held, that the verdict be set aside and a new trial granted. U. P. Ry. Co. vs. Blum. Error from Douglas county. Afirmed. Opinion by Maxwell, J. In the action against a railway company to recover damages for the loss of a cow killed by its engine, the defenso was that the cow was killed on the public road, and without willingness on the fl'“ of the company. The engineer testified that the engine struck the cow on the crossing of a public road over the railway, and carried or threw her thirty or forty feet, but there were no marks on the ground indicating that the cow had been struck at that point. The distance from the road crossing to the cattle guard was forty- three feet, and from that point to a place where there were marks on the railway track tending to show that the cow had been struck, was forty-five feet, the cow “being thrown from eight to twelve feet east and south of that point. Held, first, That the evidence failed to show that the cow was killed on the road crossing; second, That a clear preponderance of the evidence showed the railway fence to be in a defective and imperfect condition, and that the cow was killed within the right of way. Gallagher vs. Connell, appeal from Douglas county. Reversed. Opinion by Maxwell, J. 1. The plea of “not guilty” in an action of forcible entry and detainer, requires the plaintiff to prove every fact nocessary to en- title him vo recover, 2. The building of a few rods ot fence, the cultivation of a few brush or plowing of a few furrows cof land, will not constitute such acts of possession as to en- able a party to maintain forcible entry and detainer againsta tenant who has been in ‘ possession for more than one year under a written lease from one who claimed ad- versely to the plaintiff. 3. While a justice of the peace cannot de- termine questions of title, yet he may receive deeds in connection with other evidence, in order to show the right of either party to the possession of the premises. 4. A lessee or sub-lessee cannot, by sur- rendering his possession to an adverse party, deprive his landlord of his right tothe posses- sion of the premises. Estabrook vs Hateroth, 22 Neb., 281; S. C. 34 N. W. Rep., 634. Shortel vs Young. Appeal from Burt county. Reversed and cause dismissed at plaintiff’s costs, Opinion by Maxwell, J. 1. Where a wife purchased a tract of land for the sum of §2,000 and made & payment thereon of $200, which was obtained from a married son®who testified that he raised the money from the sale of hogs and wheat from his own farm, the court will not infer fraud in the transaction from the fact that a year previous the husband and father had sold to the son certain personal property, including hogs, particularly where a creditor living in the same county treated such sale as valid by attacking it. 2. Held, that the testimony failed to show fraud in the trausfer of the property from the father to the son. 3. A married woman may carry on business and make contracts in the same manner as if she were unmarried. 4. An insolvent debtor may emancipate his minor children and relinquish all claims to their carnings, and a creditor will have no claim to the proceeds of their labor. State ex rel Richards vs Miller. Quo war- ranto. Application denied. Opinion by Cobb, J. The relator was elected to the office of county treasurer at the annual election held Noveiber 3, 1885. At that date he had been resident of the state for five months only, but was :otherwise eligible. At the com- mencement of the term his residence in the state had been continuous for seven months, Held, that being ineligible to such election at the date thereof under a fair construction of sectiou 1 article 7of the constitution, and section 64, ‘¢hapter 26, compiled statute, such Inehgimgily w3s not removed for the purposes of that el , by reason of six months’ con- tinuous residente previous to the commence- ment of the térit. Statg ex rel Grosshans vs Gray. ranto, Judgment for relator, Cobb, J. ! 1. Fnn city of the second class containing a populatiod of less than flve thousand, the common council cousisted of four councilmen elected to,said oftice. - ‘Upion the final passage of ant ordigance to redigtrict the city and in- creasé the nuntber of wards, upon the calling of the yeag and nays two answered and vated vea, and two failed to vote; whereupon the voted yea and declared- the vote .3 ' TRE provecdings held to be void. 2, Incumbents superseded by councilmen elected under vr by virtue of ‘such void ‘pro- ceedis ro ‘entitled- to be restored by due process 0f Iawr; hut the'legal organization of the oity and hé ficts of the vounciluien de- tucto within the parview of the statute, will be recofnized and upheld. VESTERDAY'E PROCEEDINGS, Statefex rel‘Nelson vs Harper. Leave toplead in two weeks; Cobbey vs Wright, deerse “modified; Reed vs Morson, con- tinted;” Wiggonhotn vs Kountz, sub- mitted; City of Wahoo vs Dickinson, submitted. "All other causes from Fourth %'udiulnl digtriet mot otherwise hereto- ore disposed of were placed ut foot of the general docket. Court adjourned to Tur;sdxgx, February 21, 1885, at 8:i o'clock a, m. AV, €T, U, WORK. The central committee of the Wo- man’s Christian Temperance Union has been in session in this city. Among the ladies in attendance w Mrs. Woodard, of Beward; Mrs. Fitch, of Hustings: Mrs., Holms, of Tecumseh, and Mrs, Lantry, of Omaha, The union propose to take steps to enforce the fol- owing laws and 1,000 circulars defining them will be issued. The laws to be en- forced are: 1. That providing for the instruction of t pupils of all schools receiving Vuhlu- money and under public control, as to the physiolog- ical effects of alconol and narcotics. 3. Forbidding the sale or furnishing of to- Dbaceo to persons under the age of fifteen years, Quo_ war- Opinion by 3, Suppreasing the sale and circulation of | jmpure lite1a ure, also calling especial atten- tion to the act providing for the establish- M went and governmont of the Nebraska indus ' trial home and appropristion therefor as pub- lisred in the annual r\':pol'\ of the W. C. T. U., as well a8 the law giving guardianship of Q"hvl.{:lm to the mother equally with the ather. JUDGE COBB FOR DELEGATE, At the coming encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Depart- ment of Nebraska, Farragut post, of this city, will present the name of Judge Amasa Cobb as a suftable old soldier for one of the delegates to the next national encampment. General Cobb would command attention as a representative of Nebraska old soldiers and in the councils of tho Grand Army he would be a representative of influ- ence. His home comrades will urge his candidacy before the encampment. A PLEASANT VALENTINE, Mr. R. W. Johnsou, the popular clerk at the Capital 510!.01. and who is famil- iarly known as “Dick’ to his long list of friends among the traveling men, re- ceived n very acceptable valentine on the 14th. During the evenjng of that patron saint's @y his ‘wife ‘presented im with a bright little girl baby that commences life from the cight pound standard. Mr. Johnson’s friends will be pleased to know that he is able to be about and.the welcomes over the regis- tér will be more cordial thau usual for many days. » CITY ITEMS. The committee on the final location of the Christian university closed its meeting in this city vesterday morning. The committee as organized is as fol- President, J. 7. Briscoe; resilent, Alvin Saunders; secret: Jorter Hedges; treasur Dwyn. The board, in addition, com- prises the following members: George 8. Smith, S. D. Mércer, Omaha; W. P, Aylesworth, Fairfield; Thomas Wiles, Plattsmouth; J. B. Strode, C. . C. Mun- son, J. B. Johnson, Lincoln; E. T. Gadd, Omaha. The committeo accepted the location but some of them regretted that it was so far out in the country. J. W. Craig, of Crete, was en the city yesterday distributing new maps of the city that, in the line of artistic work, exceed anything in value shown in the map line. The cuts of the college build- ings and the views of the assembly grounds and Blue river scenery show that Nebraska is not without one romantic place in its borders. The state organization of the Catholic Knights of America have closed their session in this city and elected the fol- lowing officers for the year: J. B. D man, Columbus, president; John Mec- Bride, O’Neill, vice president; John H. Lindale, West Point, treasurer; George J. Paul, Omaha, secretary. - AMUSEMENTS. “ONLY A WOMAN'S nEART NIGNT. Helen Blythe, supported by a fairly good company, appeared at Boyd's last night in ‘Only & Woman's Heart.” The picce em- braces some interesting points and is a story of the ordinary melo-dramatic type. Miss Blythe is an actress who has won a certain degree of success in the west, and her imper- sonation of the dual character of Edith and Mrs. Gordon is not without itsstrong points. She is especially effective in scenes requiring emotion. Miss Blythe can count on a num- ber of admirers in Omaha who witnessed her performance last night. The company is well balanced and gives an able support to the handsome star. - ——— THE X ROADS IN MOURNING. AT BOYD'S LAST Death of D. R. Locke, the Nasby of Toledo. ToLeno, O.. Feb. 15—D. R. Locke, cditor of the Blade, of this city, widely known as “Petroleum V. -Nasby,” died at 6:35 this morning of consumption. He was born at Vestal, Boone county, New York,September 20, 1883, In 1856 he founded the Bucyrus Journal, and afterward was successively connected with the Mansfleld Herald und Findlay Jeffersonian. He was editng the latter paper when the war broke out, and in its columns appeared the first numbers of the renowned ‘‘Nasby” letters. e im- mense popularity of the “Nasby" letters led to a demand for Locke to enter the lecture field, and he appeared in all the principrl cities of the north. In 1865 he assumed charge of the Toledo Blade, first on a salary, afterward purchased an interest, and Bually. entiralcontsol: |6 leaves a wife and three sons. His father, a veteran of the war of 1812, survives him. P U S TELEGRAPH NOTES. The king of Wurtemburg is seriously ill. A terrible blizzard is reported raging in Dakota. ‘Warmef weather is predicted for Nebraska and Towa. John A. Dunshane & Co., wholesale paper dealers of Baltimore, have failed. Teemer beat Humm and McKan in a race rowed at Palatka, Fla., yesterday. The Churéh & Graves Manufacturing com} pany of Minneapolis has assigned. The oftice of the Elmira (N. Y.) Advertiser ‘was entirely troyed by fire ast nigut. O'Brien and Dillon made their appearance in the commons yesterduy and were warmly greeted. Count Arco Valley has been appointed German minister at Washingion to succeed Baron Von Alvensleben. Barbed wire manufacturers are in session at St. Louis endeavoring to adjust tho Wash- burne and Moen royalty claun. ‘T'he national handicap pigeon shooting con- test at Long Branch was won by William Seigler, of Mt. Clare, N. J,, killing forty- seven birds out of fifty, Grand Chief Engineer Arthus grievance co ittee of the (' lington & Qu gineers are i rence with officials of the company in ago for the purpose of aajusting inequalities in pay, ete. nd the Bur- Senator John Sherman, ' in un_interview ut Pittsburg, said he considered Mr. Blaine meant every word said in his lotter. himself, Sherman said he was_not worrying about the uomination and don't care pur- ticularly if he don't receive it. The Santa Fe's Intentfons. PursLo, Colo., Feb, 15.—[Special Telegram to the Bek]—It is learned. from reliable and definite sources that the Santa Fe road has concluded arrungencnts to enter Dori- ver by a route through northwestern Kansas, from Ness City, dives. - This gan be regarded as @ fact, the Source of information being uniuestioned. oot Catarrhal Dangers. To be freed from'&he dangork 6f wnffocation while lying down; to!.breathe frealy, sloop soundly and undisturbeds to rise refreshed, head clear, brain notive® and free from pain or ache; to know that no poidonous, puteld natter defiles the breath £nl Tots away the delicate machinery of smell, taste and heaviug; to fecl that the system dock not, through ts veins and arteries, suck up the pol: undermine and destroy, 15 inded, youd all other human eujofents, o pur immunity from such a tate shofild e of all affficted. Hut those who ha remedies and physictans despair of relief or cure. SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE fuse! of Catarrh, from a slmple loathisome and dsstryctive stages. . Tt 15 joc and constitutional. Instant in relieving, per nent in curing, sife, cconomioal and neve ing. BANFORD'S RADIC. overy phase ead cold to the most - fatl L Cunte: ©onsists of one Lot- tle of the RADICAL CUKE, 0ne 10X 0f CATARR; AL SoLveNT, end one INUROVED INHALK wll wisppod fn one puckuge, with treatise iud 0, wud 591 Dy all drig AL, it Diva & CHEMICAT (0., BOSTON, PAINS AND WEAKNESS ) feales instantly relieved by that s tand infallible Antidote fo Iuilammatio V eivk CUTICURA ANTIF first and only pai 5 sdapted to Cure o PPatns W Voatly suparior to l othes plastors yot pre- AUl druggis or $1; or post- e miewl (0., Bos- THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Boars Hammer Wheat Prices Withi Great Success. y SELLING ORDERS VERY LAIG,!._‘» The Corn Session Characterized By & Heavy Volume of Trading— Nothing New in Provis- fons—Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Cicaco, Feb, 15.—[Special Telogram to the Bre.] —After two days of bull news with- out any response in this wheat market. the bulls scemed to lose courage, and this was' their day for letting go of their load. This same failure to respond to good news was full of encouragement to the bears and they hammered the market with great success., Solling’ orders seomed to come from evory- where and local bears were helping the break as mach as possible, New York was a. heavy seller in this market nd commission houses whose correspondents are chiefly-in the northwest were free sellers. In fact, for a time it scemed as if the only buyers werd those who had already sold at higher prices’ and were now realizing their profit, The sup- posed critical point of 80c for May wheat was vassed and 79{c reached, at which the break from the opening amounted to ¥@1}ge from the highest price of yesterday. There seemed to be an expectation that at 800 there would be large quantities of wheat thrown over on stop orders, but that expectation was not realized. Some wheat did come out, but was much more than balanced by the oraers 10 buy at that figure, and there was u fair recovery before the close, with the feeling that the immediate danger was over. May wheat opened at 803{c and sold up early to 808{@s0}¢c, then gradually dropped to S03% @ S0ige, and hung between 0!gc and 80%¢ for some time, then followed a decline to 30"@ 8014¢,a quick recovery to 804 ¢,and on the next downward turn 793¢ was touched, followed by a reaction to S0ije, and the 1 o'clock close was at S0%@S0igc. June wheat opened at Slige, sold down to 80}jc and closed at 1 o'clock at S03¢@s03c. The corn trade was of large volume. The danger point was reckoned to be 50¢ for May corn, and raiders pounded the market down to that point, only to meet with disappoint- ment. On the way down plenty of long grain had come out, but at 50c there were more buyers than sellers and the slight break be- 10\ that point. was caused solely by short sellers, The receipts were less than the estimate, but the bear argument of cut freight rates and expected heavy arrivals of corn was still in full force and was used for all it was worth: May corn opened at 50'gc and sold down to 50c, reacted to 50'gc and _then touched 497¢c, but again advanced to 50ic, where the price stood at the 1 o'clock close. June corn opened at 50% ¢, sold down to 49)gc and closed at 1 o'clock with 50}c asked. Oauts shared in the general depression, but the extent of the break was less, the extreme fluctuations in this market being ubout fe. There was fairly active trading for this grain, but no special feature, fluctuations being governed by those in other grains. May oats opened at 311c, declined later to 305 closed at 1 o'clock at 80i(@slc. For oats 311c was asked at the opening and from that point the price fell to 3lc, closing at 1 o'clock at 31@31 e, In provisions there were no unusual devel- opments. Burring a moderate shipping de- mand for lard, there no life to speak of in the cash trade and a speculative way a decent, quiet feeling was maintained. In all departments of the market u slow condition of affairs existed, and, all told, rather an uninteresting day was passed, Prices were also easier in their tendency, and, based on’ last ni g, pork at 1 o'clock showed 1g¢ and lard and short ribs ERNOON SEsSION—Wheat sfeady, May closing ut S0lgc, June S03¢c. (forn opened at 50ic; May sold “at 50@50%c on the split, up to501c, closing at 50lge 1% Ogts steady. Pork sold for May at $14.30@ 182 and for June at $14.30@14.85 and closeéd’,for both months at 814.30. Lard was 3i5c ensier; Feb- CuicAco, Feb. 15.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—Catrie—Trade opened rather slow in the fat cattle branch of the business. The run was overestimated at the start, bub after the run was finally known, trade moved along quite freely and about all the best cattle were disposed of before the closing. As to prices, there was little or no change when compared with yesterday. Some big 1600 to 1700-1b steers were bought for Blum- menthal, of New York, at §.12!¢ and one lot for another New York buyer at $5.40. They were fully finished and would have made that price any time last week. Butchers' sold at a shade more money than here- 1ing stock sold at about former prices. 5 1500 Ibs, 4.40; 950 to 1 and feeders 2,85, Toxas- fed ssers, $2.85@ 8.0 Hoos—The big run sent prices down a good 10c as compared with the opening yestorday. Since Monday values have declined 15@20c, best heavy selling’ at £.60@5.65 to-day bulls and steers, yesterday wWithin a range of §.35@3.50 and light mixed of 180 1bs up nt £5,10@5.25. _ Assorted light of 160 to 170 Ibs uverage made 5. 10@).20; largely at .15, Plgs, 4.50@ w Yorg, Feb. 1 to the Brg.]—Stocks—Stock brokers have never seen n time in years when thoy had less business than at present. * Sales of less than 50,000 shares in a day amounts to nothing compared with the business of a year or two ago, when the lute 1D, P, Morgan, or Woerishoff quently traded fn that num- ber of shares in a day and thought nothing of it. The continued dullness is becoming strainful to commission houses, and, as usual when trade peters out, they are beginning to cust around for remedies, Somesuggest that commissions are too high; that 4 per cent cuch way is too mugh moncy to pay.. Others, however, argue that rates are low enough, considering the fact that brokoers are fro- quently called upon to investigate n ndmber of stocks or bonds for an investor Wwho' probably wants only & small lot. Others claim that there should be no established vate of commissions and that évery brokor should be allowed to make whateven rate they cau get. It was suggested by othors that “‘tickers"” should be romoved and no: quotations sent out regulurly, This, they claim, would shut up bucket shops and re- t Lusiness to the exchange, Should the latter he put into effect there would-be less busincss thau ever, und trade that goes into’ bucket shaps would go to the consolidated in- stead of the big exchange, as tho bucket shop traders only want smali lots. The pubs lic want news or they will not trade, and should the quotations be cut off they would The market was the reverse of ‘Trading, aithough at tings ‘very slow, reached o larger aggregute--70,044 shares, ngainst 44,830 shares yesterday. Praders who have been hammering the mar- ket for several days and made little progress changed their tactics and began buying for a time. The market is oversold and decldedly sensitive, and the moderate purchasés by chorts cansed a sharp rally of @134 points, t se being fivm at outside figures; Chis cago, Burlivgton & Quincy showerd the largs est gain. Manbattan was second with L point, St. Paul i, Lake Shore 5, Louisville & Nashville %, Reading i and Missouri Pa citle }g per co Govenxuexte ~Governweal bouds were dull and beavy, Py