Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1888, Page 2

Ropresentative Wise Pays His Reo- speots to the Public Printer, CHILDS' PRESIDENTIAL BOOM. Troublos of the Manager of the Na- tional Opera Company—Kelley on the Administration Tariff Bill— Personal and Otherwise. Hit Him With a Chair. WASHINGTON BUnrEAU THE OMANA BER, } 513 FOURTRENTH STRERT, Wasnixerox. D. C., Feb, 27. There was a great deal of talk at the capi- tol to-day about the publication of anaccount of an altercation which 18 said to have taken place between Public Printer Benedict and Representative George D. Wise, of Rich- imond, Va. Mr. Benedict, it is stated, is one of those characters in public life that regard suspiciously women who seek employment upon the recommendation of congressmen, and has made himself obnoxious on a number of otcasions by asking offensive qustions of ‘womnen who have applied for positions. The statement published here to-day about the latest offense of Benedict is to the effect that & young woman who has been discharged from the government printing office pre- sented a letter sent by Representative Wise, asking for her reinstatement, and that when Benedict read it he sneeringly asked: “Why should Mr. Wise take such an extraordinary interest in you?" and proceeded to pursuo his inquiries to an improper extent, when the Yyoung woman burst into tears and left the office. She reported the action of the public printer to Mr, Wise, who is of & chivalric disposition, and he immediately proceeded to interview the public printer. The publication states that during the interview between Wise and Benedict, the latter gave the fore- man the lie, when Mr. Wise proceeded to smash a chair over the public printer’s head, and to begin a drubbing which threatened to be very serious, when Semator-elect Bar- bour interferred and put a stop to the en- counter. It seems that Benedict's troubles are never to have an end, He is getting into deeper water every day by the congressional investigation. The National Opera company stranded here on Saturday night, owing to the inabil- ity of Manager Locke to pay the singers and orchestra people. Yesterday Locke was ar- rested on a charge of giving bogus checks to pay some of the company, and the latter gave @ entertainment n the police court this morning which was more interesting than the performance on the stage. Quite a num- ‘ber of the ballet and orchestra people left yesterday and last night for New York and only the high salaricd members of the com- pany, those who have a large interest in the financial welfare of Manager Locke, at- tended the special entertainment this morning. Eloi Sylva, a fat, good matured looking gentleman, stepped up to the witness stand with much the same stride that he uses when he appears as Tannhauser, and said that his residence was Bristol, Belgium. His English is very mellifluous, but he is always perfectly intel- ligible. “I refused to sing on Monday night unless he gave me money,” said Mr. Sylva, ‘with a bland, child-like smile. ‘‘He gave me the check for §900 for two performances—one in Nortolk and one in Washington. I took the check to the bank on Tuesday and the gentleman said there was no deposit there. I vold him there were other checks, and he laughed.” And Mr. Sylva himself smiled in appreciation of the bank clerk’s humor, ..., "“How much were you to get for each per- formance!” “Four hundred and fifty dollars.” “Do you mean to say,” said Judge Snell, leaning forward in his chair, *‘that you were to get $430 for each performance?” “Yes, sir.” Lawyer Shepherd scratched his head and remarked: ‘I wish I could sing.” “How much does Mr. Locke owe you?” Sylva paused and looked at the ceiling, * while in the throes of mathematical calcula- tion; and replied: “Fifteen hundred and sev- enty-five dollars. Understand,” said Sylva, “when I'refused to sing on Saturday night it ‘was not for myself. The ballet girls came to me and said: ‘We have no money.’ It was 'A? ge!,thnir money for them that I refused to sing.’ . &Jfidgfl Reed dismissed the cases because of e fact that Sylva knew that there were no unds when the check was issued, and there- lore was not deceived as to the value of the check. DEMOCRATIC EDITORS BOOMING MR, CHILDS. For some reason there are many repub- icans at the national capital who are not in- ined to take Mr. George W. Childs at his word when ho says he wfil absolutely refuse to stand as the candidate of his party for the momination to the presidency if it is tendered to him, I learn to-night that there is more than one democratic editor in the country ho has urged Mr. Childs to reconsider his leclination. One of theso, I am told even et 0 1ok 28 to tay that he will contribute ,000 toward assisting Mr. Childs’ election, The story goes that James Gordon Bennet, of the New York Herald, and a certain editor of the great democratic daily on the Ohio river, are working together. ‘They ave assisted in their work by the editor of the most largely circulated democratic journal in the state of New York and who comes to the front with the offer of a barrel. ‘The information that these democratic edi- .tors arc couspiring aguinst Cleveland is known at the white house, and it is said that _the president is considerably disturbed over & matter. There is no question that if Mr, ilds should receive the nomination he ould get every republican vote in the coun- v besides capturiug thousands of independ- 'ent and democratic votes. 5 THE SURVEYOR GENERALSHIP. Mr. Paddock, from the committee on pub- lig-.lands, made & favorable report to-day without umendent of Mr. Manderson's_joint Ewlu;ion abolishing the office of United tages -survoyor general for the district of Nebraska and lowa, and authorizing the sec- petary of the interior to proceed under the Pprovisions . of section 2218 and 2219 of the re- yised statutes of the United States in the transfer of tha field notes, maps, records and othey to the state of Nobraska and Iowa. CLEVELAND'S: CAUSE DEAD IN WASHINGTON. lemocrat who may be a delegate to the . uls” convention from the District of ! ? _#ald_to-night: *‘Mr. Cleveland's us demagogue let to office-holders iu- _mingl them that if they particitated ac- "HA goml«l meetings that they would 1 @ civil servico law and were there- Jore liable to be expelled from the wnuc ice, is as dead as Julius Cuesar. hen g-velund wrote that letter it is well under- he was not then a candidate for re- n. Now that he is in the field L and all comers, he gives the tip the: boys who are feeding at the public orib may turn in apd help him. * This town is to-duy being canvassed by Cleveland's agents ;’-b @ view to fixing up the democratic .hm‘:u Wwhich ave soon to be held for the of two delegates to the St. Louis con- wention. These agents go so far as to mise offices to those who will turu in and .gv the causo along. Marshall Wilson, regis- ‘of wills, Clagett, and other Cleveland ap- tees here, are capping the game for their ief, but 1t is almost a cerlainty that auti- leveland delegates will be elected in the trict of Columbia. KELLY ON THE TARRIFF BILL. S:.m Kelly, of Philadelphia, who is the it member of the house, the father of the t tariff law and the leld‘l.v.l: pl\;:.at\ou- n congress, afternoon he knew nbozrthu admipistration tarift being presented to the full committee on s and jueans to-morrow, as rumored. ‘was 3 short time before Chairman Mills rmed gtm that there would be a wmeeting O o athiug. whatever about such's o ! " anid flldge nf(elLy. “1 do mnot kuow thero is such a measure in existence. have more evidencs than mere rumor that any of the members of the committec ol s and Means would bo so discourteous to disregard every precedent and decency to the extent of considering in any way the most important measure that could ‘come before the committee, without informing such colleagues on ' the committee as y{lr‘lll(m}uy. Reed, Browne, Burrows and elly." It is expected that Judge Kelly will handle the democrats without gloves when they present their bill to the full committee and that he will refuse to even look at it or _make the slightest sug- estion relating to it. The republican mem- rs of the committee say that if the demo- crats have been 8o innocent as to form a bill without consulting them—and they have— that they need not ask for action :i/ the full committeo upon it, but can proceed immedi- ately to report it to the house, or chuck it in the waste basket. When the administration, the Randall and the republican tariff bills ail get before the house, which is expected within a fortnight, there will, bo some very lively scenes, Very few people, even demo- crats, believe the administration bill can be passed. GENERAL MANAGER POTTER. Thomas J, Potter, general manager of the Union Pacific ‘railroad, has got this far on his journey to Florida, and has stopped for a few days of rest from the fatigucs of travel. He is accompanied by his family and a physi- cian, Dr. Ransom, of lowa, whose close at- tention he requires and receives. The doctor will not say that Mr. Potter’s condition is hope- less, nor will he say that there arc any en- couraging symptoms. All he is willing to suy i8 that his patient is comfortable, but Mr. Pottor is so ill that very few of his friends have been admitted to sce him and his_doctor does not leave him for more thun a few hours at a time. Mr. Potter s so anxious that something shall be done at_this session of congress to settle the indebtedness of the Union Pacific railroad, that he wanted to come to Washington and sce his friends in congress, but the doctor has forbidden him to talk on the subject. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Daniel M. Sells, of Omaha, was. to-day ad- mitted te practice before the interior depart- ment. Representative McShane was registered at lého Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, yester- ay. The telegram from Dakota stating that Miss Belle Cora Fellows, formerly of this v, is about to marry a full-blooded Sioux Indian, is emphatically denied by her rela- tives and friends hero. General Greeloy has returned from his northern trip.. He said this morning that he was kept busy in New York socially and was glad to get back to work. When showed a telegraphic dispatch from Marion, Mass., to the effect that he has re-engaged the Hadlen cottage for the com- m'il season, and that Mrs. Clevelyud will probably become Greeley's guest for a few weeks, he saw that there was one thing that he would say that he is not going to engage the cottage. Any inference, he added, that might be drawn from that was of course allowable. He thought the dispatch to be ‘‘a boom for Marion.”’ Ex-Postmaster General Hatton, editor of the New York Press, who has been confined to his rooms at the Ebbitt house for the past few days, is much improved to-day and was able to come down stairs. J. L. Platt, of Iowa, is in the city. Peury S. Heatn. Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. ‘WasniNGTON, Feb. 27.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original invalid —Carlton A. Toman, Utica; James Carbin, Hastings; Levi S. Goldsberry, Nebraska City. Increase: John B. George, Ewing; Francis Westerfleld, Rescue; George C. Kerr, Plum Creck; Cyrus Macy, Geneva. Original widows, ete.: Jane, widow of John A. Busey, Beatrice; John M., fatherof Henry Talor, Blair; Moses, father of Stephen At- wood, Lanham. Mexican widows: Mary E., widow of Charles A. Elliott, Hartington. Pensions for Iowans—Original invalids: Hoag Sheldon, Salem; Asa, P. 'Nnkcom, Fort Dodge; Rowland Noble, Toolsborough; William Douden (deceased), Allerton, (eudiufi January 26, 1873,); Henry K. uslse, Nevada; BEdward Tift, Leon. Restoration and Reissue: August Fleichsig, Dubuque. Increase: Jacob Lusch, Sigourney; Isaac K. Bentz, Waterloo} Thomas Boyle, Cedar Rapids; William J.. Daly, Spencer: John A. Romig, Grant; Stanfleld P. Harman, Montezuma; Jacob Ridenour, Troy; William S. Wood Winterset: William Bennett, Atlantic; J A. Harris, %fldan; Winferd J. Clark, Mount Ayr. issue: James Patterson, Marengo. Reissue and Increase: Charles F. Ropes, Spirit Lake, Mexican widows: Ann, widow of James M. Morgan, Burling- ton; Mary C, widow of Thomas Eimore, Keokuk. AEE Army Orders. ‘Wasnixton, Feb. 27.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.]—First Licutenant Arthur L. Wagner, Sixth infantry, granted leave for six months, with permission to go beyond the seas. Colonel William P. Corbin, Fourth infantry, granted one month extension of leave. The resignation of Veteran Surgeon Alfred E. Bugard, Tenth cavalry, accepted March 81. The superintendent of the re- cruiting service will cause forty-five recruits 10 be prepared and forward under prope charge to such a point or points in the partment of the Platte as the commanding general of the department shall designate for assignment to the Seventeenth infantry. The recruits will be distributed as equitably as practicable among the companies of the regiments. o ey The Des Moines Land Bill. WasuiNorox, Feb. 27.—The committee on public lands this morning received & report from Payson, of Illinois, who was some time ago designated a8 sub-committeeman, on the bill quieting title to settlers on the Des Moines river lands in Iowa. Payson recommends the passage of a bill which 1s similar to the one vetoed by President Cleve- land. He addressed the full committec in support of his report for an hour to-day. The full committee ‘will take action at a special meoting of the committee Wednesday. 1t is believed that a final-report will favor the bill. Presidential Nominations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.~The president sent the following'nominations to the senate to- day: . & John E. Garland, of Dakota, to be associate justice of the supreme court of Dakota terri- tory. . Moses J, Liddell, of Louisiana, to be as- sociate justice of the supreme court of Mon- tana territory. Lucius B. Nash, of Washington territory, to be associate justice of the supreme court of Washington territory. v Spoouer's Telegraph Bill. WasHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Senator Reagan this morning reported back the Spooner bill to regulate commerce: carried on by tele- graph, from the sub-committee to the full committee on postofiices andt post roads and the latter entered upon its final consideration by sections. Another meeting will be hela to-morrow, at which it is expected the work will be completed and the bill. prepared for report to the senate, This is the bill placing the control of telegraphs in the inter-stute commerce. Horizontal Bill's Ambition. ‘WasmiNgroN, Feb. 27.—([Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The talk of *‘Horizontal Bill” Morrison’s friends running nim for vice president secms to have been somewhat premature. He declines. He doos not want the nomination and would much prefer to come back to the house. He is at home there and says that's the place for him. There is 10 doubt that he is vow fizuring on making an effort to return to the house this fall, Manager Locke's Troubles. Wasiixgroy, Feb, 27.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.|--The trouble of the unfortunate National Opera compauy culminated last night in the urrest of Manager Locke on a charge of swindling by issuing worthless checks. The complainants were Eliot Sylva, principal tenor, and Bertha Pierson, one of tho prima donnas. He was bailed out at a ‘l:\‘,l:"hour by the proprietor of Willard's - ——— Prosecutions Discontinued. Orrawa, Ont., Feb, 27.—The privy co'.ncil has authorized the minister of justice to dis- | continue proceedings ugainst the American fishing vessels Adams and Doughty, libeled for purchasing bait in Canadian waters, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, OVER - FORTY LIVES LOST. A Terrible Disaster on a California Feorry Steamer. ‘THE WORK OF AN EXPLOSION. Fire Follows the Shock and the Boat Binks to the Bottom With the Bodies of Its Victims, A Frightfal Calamity. VarLeso, Cal.,Feb. 27.—A disastrous explo- sion occurred this morning at South Vallejo on the ferry steamer Julia, plying between South Vallejo and Vallejo station. The steamer was about to leave her moorings & few minutes after 6 o'clock and had about seventy persons on board, many of whom were going across the strait to work in the lumber yards on the other side. Just as the deck hands were hauling in the lines there was a loud explosion, and a sheet of flame shot in the air. Those who were on deck at the time were hurled overboard by the force of the explosion and several of them killed outright by being struck by pieces of debris, which were sent flying in all directions. The explosion attracted the attention of persons living in the vicinity and men rushed to the wharf. There seemed be but little for them to do, as most of the passengers were below decks at the time of the explo- sion and were ecither killed oltright or drowned when the water poured in on them. To add to the intensity of the scene, large vats of petroleum storedfon the wharf for re plenishing the tanks of the steamer, which used petroleum for fuel, caught five, and_ the flames spread rapidly., The fire companies ‘were unable to accomplish anything, as there was no_water, owing to the tide being out, and fifteen minutes after the explosion 600 feet of wharf,the freight depot and telegraph office were burning. When the tide came in they managed to get a_supply of water, and at noon had the fire under control. While the fireman and others were trying to save the wharf, a large number of boatmen were rowing around the wreck seeking to re- cover the bodies. A nuiuber of men from the United States navy yard at Mare island and from other steamers assisted in every way to save the remains of the passengers. Soon after the explosion the steamer burned to the water's edge and sauk to the bottom with the greater number of victims buried under the debris in the cabin. It is believed that between thirty and forty lives were lost. Up to a late hour twelve bodies had been recovered, two_of which were burned beyond recognition. The nams of half of the passengers, who were on the steamer at the time of the explosion, are not known, and it is impossible to tell how many nk with the wreck, but at least fifteen who » known to have been on the' steamer are still missing. Twelve or fifteen other per- sons who escaped were very severely injured. The record of the Julia is a bud one.and this is not the first terrible accident on steamer. The cause of the disaster to-day is not known, though it is generally believed that the explosion occurred in the boiler. But the impression also prevailed that firo was in some way communicated to the petroleum tank and that_the cxplosion oc-. curred in that quarter. u Valiejo is twenty- nine miles up the by from San Francisco. The coroners inquest began this afternoon on the bodies which have been recovered. When the jury suspended 1ts labors for the day thirteen bodies had be:n identified. Some others are totally unrecognizable. Eight of the men wiio met death had wives and families and five more were single. Searchers are still at work on the wreck try- ing to find more missing men. Mrs. Ferryer, wife of a gunner in the ‘Mare island navy yards, seems to be the only woman on board, She was badly scalded about the head and arms. The list of unrecognized bodics is now thought to number eleven, It is supposed that, exclusive of the crew, there were fifty- two passengers on board, making sixty-three, and not a single one escaped without injuries more or less serious. it 0 SRS A SCHOONER WRECKED. The Nellle Bowers Lost With the Captain and Several Men. PorTLAND, Me., Feb. 27.—The schooner Nellie Bowers, coal laden from New York for Portland, was wrecked Saturday evening on Richmond Island. The crew consisted of eight men and of these, the captain and first and second mates and cooks were drowned, while four scamen were saved. e ANOTHER CHICAGO MURDER: A Young Girl Assaulted and Killed By a Mulatto. CHicAGO, Feb. 27.—Maggie Gugan, fifteen years of age, was assaulted and murdered and her body concealed in a'closet in Greene Bros., boot heel factory in this city this morning. Zeph Davis, a mulatto twe: ty-two years old, supposed to be the.mur- derer, left the store before the discovery of the body and has not yet been found, The girl worked in the factory and it is supposed she reached there about half-past six. Davis at that time was there alone and it is 'supposed he criminally assaulted and murde: her with a hatchet, her ekull being .broken to pieces. 'The clothing and body gave evidence of the girl having made a desperate struggle. S0 L National Capital Notes. Wasnivgroy, Feb., 27.—It is upderstood the senate committee on rules has got so far in its cousiderations of the proposed open executive session proposition as to agree to report an amendment to the present rules making it in order by a majority vote to r move tho injunction of secrecy from a trea or to consider and act upon a-treatyin publ Senator Teller to-day introduced the fol- lowing amendment to the bill. reported by Senator Plumb to forfeit certain railroad land grants: “That in all cases where any of the lands forfeited by the act have been sold by the United States for cash or.entered by homestead or pre-emption settlers, or selccted by any state as_part of the grant to the state in aid of any publio work which has been fuily completed, the right of all persons 50 holding lands shall bp contirmed. The bill introduced to-duy by Carey, of Wyoming, for the formation and admission into the union of the stato. of Wyoming, pro- vided a grant of land to the state far sshool purposes to the amount of 500,000 acres; 100 sections of land for agricultural college; eighty scctions for public buildings; twenty- five sections for penitentiary; usud 'ten set- tions for insane asylum. “The bill also pro- vides for a grant to the state of 6,000,000 ‘of acres of arid lands on_condition the stato shall reclaim or cause such lands to be: re- claimed, and shall not part with its titie to any subdivision of said lands until the re- clamation is complete. Mr. Carey says the territory is well prepared for state govern- ‘WasniNaroy, Feb. 27.—Mr. Benedict, pub- lic printer, appeared again this morning be- fore the special committee. He gave in de- tail a sketch of the roform which he asserted he had accomplished in the saving of money and securing of better service. He stated he had observed thaspirit of the civil service law by continuing in_ofiice the mast experi- enced and most reliable employes who to-day constituted two-thirds of the whole workin; foree and by reinstating in ofice oxperhmee.'f and competent employes who had been dis- charged Kr'mr to his incumbency. X ‘When he first went into officé, he said,there was no record showing the number of sol- diers employed and_entitled to protection under the statute. He presented a statement showing there were on the rolls to-day 488 persons claimihg sueh protection. Seventy persons have been discharged who were en- titled to exemption, and 170 oppointments of honorably discharged soldiers or their wid- ows or children have been made by him Postal Changes. ‘WasmiNaToX, Feb. 27.—(Special Telegram t the Bim.]—Lemuel J. Severens was to- day appointed postmaster at Vesta, Johnson county, Neb., vice Andrew J. Fanning, re- moved; David W. Newman, Toddville, Linn county, L, vice John ¥. Chamberland, de- Miss. Mary F. B.Lgxun has, Bomi- uudwmiwun r_u:u.Nc’bg“ ’ THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. e Lord Randolph’ ©hurchill Criticises the fernment, (Copyright 1988 by James Gordon Bennatt.] Laxpoy, Feb. 97.—(New York Herald Cable—Special to the #ex.]—This being the first night of the éamy clostng movement, everybody was anxioys to know how the new system would work. The lawyers all vowed they couldn't attenfl 3} 8 o'clock. We man- aged to do without thgm. There was a good sprinkling of membens at prayers, not neces- sarily a sign of tidik devotional purposes, 80 much as of ‘fMeir desire to seccuro places for the rest gf ,the evening. The min- isters and ex-minigters always bave their seats secured, donseqiiently they never make their appearance at prayers, Gladstoneonce eame in, perhaps with the idea of superseding the chaplain, but Mr, Byning stood his ground, and since then I have never scen Gladstone at this early hour. Ths evening he was here. During the time questions are belng put to the goyerhment he seemed un- usually pale and weary. Ho remained a little while, apparently half asleep, took no interest in what was going on, and glided away almost unperceived. Parnell's followers were few in number, but the con- servatives mustered strongly in obedience to an urgent whip. The government had to ask for money to-night for Irish resident magis- trates, among other things, and they knew they would not get it very easily. It was therefore necessary that their obedient fol- lowers should be here in force to back them up. At first everything progressed smoothly, but soon a dark cloud passed over the government bench. Randolph Churchill had arisen to criticise the money votes, The appearance of a hawk in the sky could not create a greater terror in poultry yards. Goschen was more fidgetly than ever, Smith was quickly sent for. The secretary of the treasury, who had to defend the votes, got confused, and a flutter ran through the ministerial happy family. A formidable critic is Lord Randolph, for he knows all about the * muddledom amid which John Bull's affairs are carried on, and if he means to hang on the flanks of the government all through the session as he did this ovening, good bye to their peace of mind. The officials were obliged to admit that their estimates of expenditure wer'e all wrong and they could give no satisfactory account of the money spent. The Salisbury ministry may stand firm‘on the union - ques- tion, but they will be greatly discredited on all matters pertaining to the expendi- ture of public money if = to- night's merciless exposure of their blundering is often repeated. Gladstone, in his Contemporary article, confesses he can- not see a rift in the unist lute. Perhaps when he reads the morning papers and sces what happened here he may alter his mind. Once when Lord Randolph was speaking, Goschen, who superseded him as chancellor of the exchequer, said: “Perhaps the noble lord did not hear the explanation.” s “Oh, yes [ did,” replied Randolph quickly. I heard more than you did, for I have been here all the time.”" Goschen, who just'¢gme in, gave a sigh, smiled feebly and subsided altogether., I should say it was amominous night's work for the ministry, but atany rate, they got a good deal of their moWdy, even that for the Irish magistrates, gffer a hot fusilade upon those functionaries from T, P. O'Connor and others. If the magistrates get their say, they may not mind' being called some hard names. Balfour smiltd pleasantiy, Smith- wrote his nightly report fito the queen, the rest of the ministry;peacefully slumbered soon after midnight, the welcome sound of “who goes home," rga through the lobby, and away we went well satisfied with the firat night of the new regime. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, The Crown Prince. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Sax Remo, Feb., 27.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee]—Prince William has decided not to come to San Remo unless his presence 1s absolutely necessary. Fresh symptoms of cancer have been observed in the crown prince's throat. The English doctors refrain from expressing their real opinions frankly from regard for the prince and the imperial family, but I have reason to believe that they are becoming more pessi- mistic. The alarming theoriesof the German doctors have not been communicated to the prince since another treatment will be tried to-morrow under Mackenzie, assisted by Kaussmann. The prince passed a good night, coughed less and was able to walk on the balcony Villa Zirio this afternoon. Russian Garrisons Reinforced. Buenangst, Feb. 27.—1t s reported that the Russian garrisons ou the Persian frontier have been reinforced in the last fortnight by soveral brigades which are on a war footing, There are four regiments near Pinczow which is directly opposite Craceoyw. il Ferdinand's Birthday Observed. Puurrerororis, Feb. 27.—The anniversary of the birth of Prince Ferdinand was publicly observed to-day. Te Deum was sung in the Cathedral and there was a parade of troops. T prefect gave a reception in Tonor of the occasion., Many congratulatory telegrams were sent to the prince, e Disastrous Fire in Tonquin. Loxpoy, Feb. 2i.—Advices from Hanoi, Tonquin, -state that public stores, ware- houses, a factory and several timber yards and 500 houses wera burned in the artisans quarter of the city. Ten natives and one European were killed. British Grain Trade Review, Loxboy, Feb. 27.~The Mark Lane Ex- press says: English wheat is rather firmer, the cold weather increasing the demand. Foreign wheat dull. No'demand for flour; others lower. i Triat by Jury in Spain. Mavuip, Feb, 27.—The sihate_to-day ap- proved the bill establishing trial by jury. —-— Buried by apghvalanche. Loxpos, Feb. 27.—idd the village of Val- torta, in the north of ktaly, wany houses have been wrecked and thér Bocupants buried in the ruins by an avalauf§. Troops have been sent to disinter’ the biried,, Twenty-three corpscs have been recpvéred and several per- sons have been taken §ut aliye, Butler on th¢ Fisheries. Bostoy, Feb. 27.—HRe Journal to-morrow will print & long ' intetview with General Butler on the subject offthe fishery treaty, in which the ‘general *ays: ‘“This treaty is simply, as was the trgatly of Washington, of 1871, and the Halifax arlitration of the fish- ery question, a surrendef of the rights of the United States and the! ity and power of her le to the .o*:l influence at Wash- inglziogl the British cracy.'” ———— Not Criminally Careless. Dururh, Minn., Feb. 27—|Special Tele- gram to the Bua.]-After being in session for five days the coroner’s jury in the dyna- mite explosion case arrived at a verdict this afternooon of which the following is a sum- mary: ‘From the testimony taken before this inquest, Contructor Fitzpatrick and Foreman Lundberg used the precautions generally observed on public works and we @xonerate the foreman from any criminal carelessness or neglect on his - An Asylum Burned. FuLto, Mo., Feb, 27.—The state deaf and dumb asylum burned here to-night. The fire caught in the dome in the fifth story and burned down. The buildiug was a iarge one and cost the state nuur&&.mo 000 and it was insured for but $50,000. There wgre 150 pupils in the building but all ware Without sny injury. . FEBRU. moved Y 28, 1888 CAUSED BY CARELESSVESS. Verdict of the Jury Investigating the Colton Wreck. HARRISON ALMOST WIPED OUT. The Entire East Side Burned, With & Loss of $15,000—-G. A. R. En- canipment at Lincoln— Other State News. The Colton DI ter. SipNey, Neb,, Feb, 27.—[Spocial Telogram to the Bee.]—The jury impanneled by Cor- oner B. H. Birney to investigate the cause of the collision at Colton Saturday last, after careful deliberations, rendered the following verdict: That Michael Powell came to his death from a collision between trains Nos. 4 aud 19 at Colton, on the Union Pacific, about 1:30 . m. Saturday morning, February 25, 1888; that said Michael Powell was censur- able for neglecting to obey rule No. 88, and that he failed to stop or slacken speed, al- though - the headlight of the engine pulling train No. 14 was hot covered but shining brightly; also rule No. 63, by failing to pass the switch at Colton with cau- tion; also rule No. i7, by neglecting to have tho ‘train under ‘wrfm:t control on passing a train of inferior class. That A. B. Wyman, the conductor of train No. 4 was equally responsible with his engineer for violation of rule , 68 and 7. That Conductor Ralph States and Engineer John Phillips, of train No. 19, are censurable for “»'i"if the three minutes allowed by rule No. 63 for variation of watches in_ their effort to get train No.'19 on the sidifg at Colton, and for not properly protecting their train as soon us the time allowed them to reach Colton had expired. The verdict gives universal satis- faction and fully contradicts the rumors that Powell was intoxicated. tireman Johnson and Brakeman Lawrence have been taken to Denver hospital in charge of Dr. Pfeiffer. Most of the wounded have departed east Others who meet with severe injuries are confined at the Pacific hotel, with excellent medical attendance. The Second Victim. Sipsey, Neb., Feb. 37.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.] —The second victim of the Col- ton wreck, August Johnson, fireman of the passenger trajn, died at the hospital hero yesterday. His body will be taken to Chey- enne for burial, - — Preparing For the G: A:-R. LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb, 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—There is as active work in the representative hall and senate cham- ber as though a session of the legislature was imminent.. The activify is occasioned by the coming session of the G. A. R. which meets in annual encampment, commencing this evening and continuing over the 20th and 1st. The sessions of the encampment will be held in representative hall, and the session of the womans' relief corps in the scnate chamber. In ropresentative hall and the senate chamber the decorations are nearly complete, long streamers of the national colors extending across the halls midway between ceiling’ and floor, while flags are festooned from the galleries, and in represen= tative hall the seals of the different states in the union are emblazoned on the walls. The rooms will be fairly gorgeous in the national colors when all is complete. At different places in the city decorations are being made for the occasion, notably at the Capital hotel where the department head- quarters will be located. A number of prominent ex-soldiers of Nebraska have secured rooms in advance and the local com- mittees look for the largest attend- ance in the history of the depurtment. The Iocal committee urges that all delegates arrive if possible by this (Tuesday) evening, to be present in the welcome reception ten- dered the old soldiers. AL State House Items. + LiNcoLy, Neb. Feb. 27.—[Special to the Bee.]—Governor Thayer has received an in- vitation from the centennial exposition of the Ohio vailey and central states, at Cincinnati, to attend the opening, attended by his staff. The exposition opens July 4 and closes Octo- ber 27. Superintendent Lane has recewed thus far nearly 81,000 from different schools in the state for the relief fund for the storm suf- ferers, The contributions received yoster- day were: North Platte schools $75; Blair schools, $27.50; Sioux county schools, $14. The auditor is sending out blanks to the difterent railroad companies in the state for their annual returns for assessment purposes. The law ‘requires that the returns be flled with the auditor on or before April 15, and the board will meet on April 23, The board'of purchase and supplies will meet at the office of the land commissioner on Thursday of this week. At this meeting the estimates will be made for supplies for state institutions for the quarter beginning April 1 The following were commissioned as no- taries from the governor's office yesterday: Julian Osborne, Neligh; John Fuhs, Omaha; S. C. Morgan, Sidney; W. A. L. Gibbon, Omaha; William A. Frye, Atkinson; Thomas A. Hathaway, Grand Island: D. L. Love, Lin- colns A. J. Durland, Norfolk; J. B. Day, Osceola: C. G. Woods, Grant; ‘M. A. Cam- eron, Lincoln; B. F. Fruther, Wayne; Frank R. Gimp, Red Cloud. Disastrous Fire at Harrison. Hanrisos, Neb., Feb. 27.—]Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Harrison experienced a very disastrous fire to-day. The hardware store of R. Simler & Co., the postoftice, the Sioux County Herald building, the loan office of Jones & Verity, the drug store of C. H. Andrews & Co., and the county offices being totally destroyed. These buildings comprise the entire east side of Main strect between the railroad and Second street. Fortunately a west ivind s blowing and prevented the fire from'spreading to the west side. There is an abundance of water here, but no appli- ance forusing it, and after a futile effort to subdue the flames tith buckets all hands turned in to save the goods of R. Sim- Jer and ‘C. ' Andrews & Co., the ladies courageously ' assisting in the good work. Mokt of ‘the goods of R. Sim- ler & Co. were savéd, and many of those of C. H. Andrews & Co., as were 3lso the county tecords, The total loss is probably ‘15,0\}7 and the insurance $3,500, “All' will be rebyilt.’ Frozen to Death at Beatrice, Bratnrcd, ‘Neb., Feb, #7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.] -Alonzo Lanning, sixteen years old, son of, Stephen Lanaing, was found this morning frozen to death only two blocks from home. - He with -another boy had walked to Rockford and back during the day, which was a trip of fifteen miles. It is sup- posed that.in returning home he fell n a ‘l‘lfinlmfl'flt and was frozen whilein that con- ition. " R @Bsatnica, Neb.,, Feb, 37.—|Special Telo- gram to to the Bee.]—The following tele- gram was received hére to-day by the exec- utive committee of the board of trade from Governor Oglesby of Illinois: SprixorieLp, Ills, Feb. 27.—To 8. C. Smith, chairman, and E. O. Kietzenger, sec- retary, exceutive committee board of trade, Beatrice, Neb,: Accept grateful thanks o people of Mt. Vernon and myself for the do- nation of 8100 by the Heatrice board of trade for the sufferers from the cyclone. R. J. OgLesuy, Governor, Horse Thief Arrested. Farts Ciry, Neb., 27.—[Speeial Telegram to the Bre.]—Yesterday evening a man by by the nawe of W. Weiderburch was arrested in Sabetha, Kan., and brought to this city charged with stealing a veam from 8. Davis, of Rulo. He tried to sell tho team in Sabethu but offered them in such a suspicious way that he was arrested. Davis and the con- stable from Rulo brought Lim in last night. He was bound over to the next term of the district court. To Evade the State Courts. LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb. 27.—[Special to the Bee.]—Arguments were made in the distriet court yesterday before Judge Fields in ‘the damage cases brought by the workmen in- jured a ‘year or more ago at Denepse, Neb The lrgumnu were on the petition to re- move the cases from the state to the federal ool on the ground of prejudice, under the federal law passed & yeur ago, allowing trans- fers for such causes, - There are four or five of the cascs and the partios against the road were represented by Messrs, Lambortson and Burr, ——— Fremont Republicans Organize. Fremoxt, Neb,, Feb, 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bxe.]—The ropublicans of this city met to-night at the court room and or- ganized the Republican Club of Fremont. The meeting was largely attended and’ very enthusiastic. Officers were elected as fol- lows: President, Ross L. Hammond; vice presidents, W. E. Smails, J. J. Lowrey, C. H. Godf J. D, Bell; executive committee, L. D. Richards, R. B. Schneider, George Mar- shall, William Fried, John Mahoney. Dele- tes to the meoting of the state league at maha, March 15, will be elected next Mon- day evening. Fremont republicans will go hl:.u 'd“m campaign harmonious and deter- mined, Collision at Weoping Water. WeeriNe WATER, Neb,, Feb, 27.—[Special Telegram to - the Bee.]—A wreck occurred here last night. Freight No. 130, due here at 10:35 p. m. was lato and arrived here at about 11 and was taking water when passen- ger train No, 2, Burns, engineer, due here from Omaha at 11:15 p. ‘m., came in a few minutes ahead of time at the rate of ten or fwelve miles an hour The engine of the passenger train ran into the caboose of the freight, telescoping it com- letely and breaking two or three flat cars into kindling wood. The engine was broken up badly. The end of the boiler was broken in, the smoke stack and the bell torn away and otherwise disabled. No one was injured by the collision except severe shaking up of the passengers in the first two coaches. o Ogallala Items. OGALLALA, Neb.,, Feb. 25—[Correspond- ence of the Bee.]—Charles Gaston started for the east with the body of his brother, on last evening's train. The deceased came here some months since an invalid, thinking the climate would give him new vigor, but he was too far gone to receive any benefit from it. J. C. Hill, one of the men employed in the construction of the new u‘lng’m\)h line, was thrown from the train while unloading poles and ran over by two cars killing him in- stantly. His remains were interred in the Ogallala cemetery. i Another Factory at Blair. Bram, Neb, Feb., 27.—[Corréspondence of the Bee] —Arrangements have just been completed whereby Blair will secure a large collar factory. The factory will have a cap- ital stock of 30,000, $12,000 of which is taken by the citizens of Blair and $18,000 by the manufacturer, and will employ forty men at the start. The plant will be put in at once. This new industry will bring quite an ad- dition to Blair. The canning factory which was started by the citizens two years ago proved such a suc- coss that the entire plant, amounting to some $16,000, has recently been' so'd to the Council Blufts Canning company, who will double its capacity this year and run it on a large scale. Blair has no boom but is having a steady growth. The Iowa Legislature. Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 27.—The house began its session this mornng at 11 o’clock. The first work done was to clear the calendar of indefinitely postponed bills according to the recommendation of committees. Acts were passed logalizing ordinances of the towns of Shenandoah, Aurelia, Holstein, Panora, Northwood and of North county. The bill passed changing the name of Boonesboro, county seat of Boone county to Boone. A bill was considered to legalize, in certain counties, a levy of taxes above that required by law. The bill was lost. The vote by which it was lost was recopsidered and the bill was again placed on the calendar. The menate committee on elections have decided in favor of the woman's suffrage bill. In the house the following bills were intro- duced: By Mr. Hotchkiss—To fix the rate of pas- senger fare on railroads in the state. By Mr. Jones—To legalize miscellaneous rocords as kept in many counties. By Mr. Rowan—To establish a board of in- spectors of steam boilers, By Mr. Wilson of Cass—The joint resolu- tion presonted memorializing congress for protection of public timber lands. A joint resolution passed favoring United States Senator Wilson's bill to pension the survivors and widows of deceased members of the thirty-seventh Iowa regiment. The bill was ordered engrossed providing that in counties of 20,000 and less, tax levy may be increased to 6 mills, and in any other county the lovy may be raised 6 mills by vote of the people. In the senate Mr. Davidson introduced a resolution against building educational insti- tutions or buildings more than two stories in height above the basement. When the bill giving women the right to vote in municipal and school elections, was reported back favorably this afternoon it was amended, fixing the age at twenty-one years, ‘The house concurrent resolution was con- curred in by the senate, limiting extraordin- ary appropriations to tho state revenue less state obligations in outstanding warrants. The bill passed repealing the section of the code and enacting a substitute therefore relating to the arpointment of clerks for grand uries. The bill was ordered engrossed compelling [)Huu or enginecrs running boats on the i and waters of the state to procure licens also providing for a board of inspectors to be appointed by the nor on the second Monday in May. The expense of inspection is to be borne by the owuers of boats and will be &5, for steamers carrying less thun twenty persons. The bill was engrossed authorizing therail- road commissioners to change the names of railway stations to conform with the names of. incorporated towns. In the senate, among other measures, Weber introduced a resolutipn instructing the secretary of state to report what printing and binding had been done by other than the state printer and binder; was the per cent of cost of such higher or lower than charge of state printer or binder; who Turnishes the stationary and paper for the state printer and the cost therefor and also to give an esti- mate of the number of public documents, ete., required to be printed. A Dakota Criminal Caught. Des Moixes, la., Feb. 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Last Saturday the po- lice received a dispatch from the sherilf at Ellendale, Dak., asking them to look out for one Bert Harton whose description followed. The police got track of him to«lay and this evening arrested him while at the Salvation Army weeting, He . refused to tell what crime was charged against him and the. Da- kota gheriff is on his way to get him. ——— A Rich Woman Dying in 8qualor. Cepag Rarivs, Ia., Feb. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Mrs. Whitney, a woman dying in squalor, was_ to-day discovered to be rich. A thousand dollars was found on her person. A Church Burned. Muscamisg, Ta., Feb. 27.—[Special Tele- grani to the Beg.|—The Presbyterian church and former parsonage of West Liberty burned yesterday. The fire caught from tho furnace, The loss was total - Business Troubles. Detnoir, Mich., Feb. 7.—Weigert & Reece, general auctioneers, assigned to-day. Liabilities, $17.000; assets, 8,000, Nuw Youk, Feb. 27.—George R. Clark & Co., hut jobbers, an old house m busincss, suspended payment to-day. Liabilities not officially known, but believed to be near $250,- 000, Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘Whea she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, ‘When sho became Miss, she clung to Castoria, ‘Whea she had Childres, she gave thewm Castoria. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. A ‘Decrease In tho Visible Supply Falls to Send Up Prices, WHEAT LOWER THAN SATURDAY. The Burlington Strike Exerts Small Influence on the Corn Market— Oats Quiet—Nothing Doing in Provisions—Quotations. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. Ciicago, Feb, 27.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.|—The wheat traders who loaded up with grain on Saturday, expecting that the cold weather and a large decroase in the visible supply would send prices up to-day, were disappointed, and some of them dropped their. wheat at lQwer prices than they had paid. The eold weathor and big decreaso cameo all right, but they did not bring any great number of wheat buyers. Somo of them appeared early, and under the influence of the two bullish features mentioned the market opened higher and advanced a little with quite active trading. Tut there were plenty of sellers and in a short time the early advance was more than lost, and the 1o'¢lock close was a little lower than Saturday. After the first hour the market was extremely dull, but was not at any time weak, there being no disposition to press sales at the lowest prices reached. The same heavy local operator who has exerted so much influence on tho market for the past few wecks, was to-day a seller, and that fact tended to repress any exuberance that the small local bulls might have felt over the sit- uation. May opened at 807¢c, which was K¢ higher than Saturday's close, and immedi- ately advanced to 8¢, but there was an abun- dance of wheat for sale at that figure and prices began to sag, working down slowly until 80% @S0lgc was reached, then rowlhlg to 80%¢, and remaining between 803%c an 80340 the remainder of the session, closing at 1 o'clock at 80%c. June wheat opened at S14c. sold upto 81%gc, down to B0%c, and closed at 1 o'clock at 803;c. The decrease in the visible supply of wheat was 1,102,736 bushels, and was rather more than the trade ux'}:ocwd. he strike on the Burlington road and its probable effect upon the receipts of corn, seemed to encourage corn bulls at first, an the opening in that market was higher than Saturday’s close, but the actual receipts to-day were nearly 150 cars more than were expected, and weakened the market again. A reuction followed, but then came the visi- ble supply statement, showing an increase of 618,650 bushels, when traders had been look- ing for only about one-third of that amount, and prices fell again, but improved a little towards the close. May corn opened at 51¢c, fell to 51@51%c, advanced to 51%c, de- clined again to 51@51 ¢, aavanced to 514@ 51%c, and closed at 1 o'clock at blic. More deferred futures showed the most weakness, June corn opened at 514, sold down to 503 @50%c and closed at 1 o'clock at 507ge. ‘The speculative oats market was quiet and without ltoclul features. The market showed considerablo strength, but declined later and closed a little lower than Saturday. May oats opened at 313c, sold up early to 31%@ 8114c, declined later to 811¢c, and closed at 1 o'clock at 81'5@3ljc. Junc oats opened at 811 @313{c, and the only other price was 311gc, and that was the close. July oats sold at 2075 @30c In provisions a slow day was experienced. Trading in different lines was limited and without special feature, and in the general market there was no change to speak of. Pork at 1 o'clock stood at prices 21{¢_higher than Saturday's closing, but lard and short ribs were quotably unchanged. AFTERNOON SessioN—Wheat was a shade easier, May closing at 80}¢c bid. Corn easy. Oats steady. Pork was 2 higher, closin av $13.87Y¢ for February and )ixrch. $14.1 for May, and ‘“”"i% for June. Lard was strong, closing at $7.70 for Kebruary and March, 8.0 bid for May, and $7.8 for Juno, Short ribs quiet; February and March, §7.13 @.17}4; May, $7.35; June, $7.4%%. CHIOAGO LIVE STOCK. Cnicaco, Feb. 27.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—CATTLE—AS might be oxpeoted, there was a sharp demand for the few loads of good cattle among the meager arrivals. How much to quote the advance is rather difficult to say, some salesmen: making prices about the same as last Monday, or say 25@ 80c higher than Thursday or Friday last. Others, again, could only see 15@20c advance. The best grades of butchers stock shared in the upturn, but old cows and cauners were selling about as low as at any time last week, There was little or nothing doing in the stocker and feeder trad Shipping stee 1350 to 1500 1bs., $4.40@5.30; 1200 to_1350 Ibs., £3.60@4.55; 950 to 1200 ' Ibs., #3.3@3.90. Stockers and feeders, $2.40@3.75, cows, bulls und mixed £2.00@3.20. Texas grass steers §2.40@3.00; corn-fed $2.75(4.25. Hoas—There wus barely a sufficient num- ber on sale to go around. At the opening shippers led the buying, taking the boat and paying top prices, namely 85.50@5.55 for the best heavy, one lot of fancy making $5.00. Nice assorted butcher weights made #5.45@ 5.50, and an oocasional head $5.55. The bulk of good, medium and packing sorts sold within a rango of $5.30@5.45, and light mixed $5.20@>5.25; assorted light $5.15@5.25, Most of the salesmen quoted an advance of about 10c on medium and butcher weights, but little or no chauge on big heavy. FINANCIAL. New Yonrk, Feb. 2 to the Bee.|—Stocks—A d feeling developed in stock circles, and lower prices were recorded on all uctive propertics, the declines extending to 13§ per cent, being the greatest in Louisville & Nashyillo and Uniou Pacific. The former was sold by Lon- don, and the latter by professionals. Brie seconds were also sold by the latter clays of operators, and dropped 1% per ceut.” The engineers strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy created a nervous fecling . smong holders of granger stocks, and the former dropped 1 poiut. There is not enough of tho latter coming out, however, to induce largo sollings, and that tended to sustain the market. Northwestern and St. Paul de-. clined early, but about midday reacted. .The feeling in Kurope was weak, owing to the alarming condivion of the crowa prince and the dechine fn Russian roubles to a lower point than for some years. ‘Phe liodrs sold stocks freely, but some of the old-time lead- ers were noticed buying liberally on the de- clinos, Thoy were, however, unable 10 atop the downward - tondenoy. he inability of the Rock Island road to piace ite new isstio of $5,000.000 bonds at satisfactory prices creatod 2 good deal of comment and it is sald that the syndicate will endeavor to plac> them in Europe. The fact that a substantial road like the Rock Island could, not successfully, flout its bonds will have a tendency to check the buildings of new roads, whose standing 18 unknown. The long promised increase of:1% per cent in Delaware & Husdon dividends was demanded to-day. This makes the road a6 per cent stock. Total sales, 183,000 shares. GOVERNMENTS—Government bonds were @ull but steady. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. 7. S48 registered N T8, 45 coupon. 1. 8. 445 rogistred ULS 4155 coupon Pacific s of "9 Canada Southery wtral Pacitic 52% Pacific Mal 20 0. D.&E.. i | Pullman PalaceCar 141 1254 | Reading . . 1201 Rock 1slang 21 |8 L. &8. . & St, P A0 pretorred. do . lmuL Central. B EW Lake Shore. .. I N ko ific Missouri Pactfic 2 iwd.st.L.' 2 i w.v'l'olun Ao preferred. { Moxky—On call, “ cusy ot 2@ ofl,xro'd 2i4 per ceut .