Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 4, 1888, Page 2

N, B. WE Advertised to Give Away a Pr Wi Worth 7c. " Turkish Towsls, 12ic ‘Worth 25c¢. & i o & [ i Surah Silks. 63c. Worth $1. get one on the above dates, wi CIT WAS A WILLFUL MURDER. Buch Is tho Verdict in the Ryan- Howard Case. _'THE TESTIMONY DEVELOPED. Eleven Witnesses Give Some Damag- ' ing Evidence Before the Coro- ner's Jury—The Court Room Crowded With Spectators. 1t Waa Not Accidental. ; Six of the fellow-men of Frank B. Ryan, . the slayer of Mrs. Helen Howard, sat at the cotoner's inquiry held last night and unani- mously agreed that the killing was done by ; um with “fclonious intent, malice and afore- A $hought.”” The inquest was conducted in the 2 palice court, snd long before 7 o'clock the ape " cage was crowded to overflowing, d the main room was filled with witnesses and favored friends of the police who stood guard over the reepective approachesand mtrances. Those who were unable to gamn “an entrance stood on the outside, peered “ through the windows and blocked up the sidewalks. County Attorney Simeral and his assistant, Mr. Gurley, who conducted the sprosecution, were on hand early, and waited 2 4the coming of Coroner Drexel. Judge L. H. j:Bradley, who knew Ryan in Spring- fleld, I, was also on hand at a aseasonable hoyr, and informed the reporters ‘that he had written to Ryan's brothers in “'Bpringfield to come on to Omaha at once and arrange the details for his trial. " Bhortly after 7 o’clock Ryan was brought in from his cell in the central station adjoin- ng the police court and took a seat beside ahis counsel. He appeared cool and collected, ‘but as he gazed among the audience and his eyes fell on the aged and venerable father of -his victim and also her nusband, he became ~unnetvoed and showed signs of guilt and fear. ~His voice was husky and inaudible when he attempted to answer the questions put by ~dudge Bradley, which were mainly as w0 how “He felt and if he was getting what he wished eat. To the latter interrogation Ryan re that his appetite was not the best, and * he craved but little for food. ! Upon the arrival of Coroner Drexel the gury were- inmmediately seated and the in- ~westigation commenced. Upon tho sugges- tion of County Attorney Simeral the eleven ‘witnesses were sworn er, and as the aeleven filed before the desk . Ryan tially turned his head to one side. is was mpted by the appearance of Mrs, Scotty the dead woman's mother; How- ‘srd, her husbana, and Miss Scott, & half iter of the deceased. As Mrs, Scott came to be sworn she caught a ghmpse of Ryan, nd uttered a subdued but painful scream. the eleven were sworn by the coroner they returned to their seats, and Mrs. Scott, who was evidently prostrated, laid her head on the shoulder of her bereaved son-in-law, ‘whose features were a telitale of his anguish. The testimony was of & highly sensational character, and was listened to throughout with the greatest of interest. The husband the dead woman displayed considerable , and Miss Scott talked rapidly and all the damaging powts the prisomer. Old Mrs. Scot bly worked up, and caused & sensa- n mn:dmm Ryan while giving kill her, you blackleg; you snd you've done it, you seemed to have but. little hLl“ before been on experience and Mrs. Howard in a mat- £ 5(3Yd. | Worth 25c. -Kid Gloves, 99¢. Worth $2.25 Silk . Ruching, 12icv Worth 75c. 30; . 99¢ v | 790Yd.» %c. |fl 9¢c 9cv. Worth up to 'Sé All shades. 50 in. wide,worth All sh eve shades, Safety Pins, 3-¢t3-a paper. Hooks and Eves, 2 cts @ paper, Needles, 13¢ cfs a paper. Halr Pins, 3¢ ot a paper. Ping, 1 et a paper. Thimbles, 1.6t Black Pins, 4 cls a bor, * Rickrdck. 6 cfs a piece. Satin Dress Stays, 3 cfs, Black Braid, 3 ofs, Dress Stields, 10 cts pair, Hat Ping; 3¢ ¢. Crochet Hooks; 2 ¢, Rubher »!mr-m.m_a;hux. dalt yd Nooles 3o ?ms o s. Fine line |A written guarantee for Worth $1.50. every yard. §ilk Braid, ‘¥ o 4 yard Amber e Pis, 3 . Elastic Web, 3 ot yant Embroidery SI, 25 Skeins for 13cts. Deess Reeds with Robber; 10t 4 sot 100 Yands Black Sk, 3 v Face Powier, 4 o Scissors, 10 ofs. : Pear! Buttons, 3 ¢ts & dozen. oty Btons; 2 ¢ & dezen. Lace Collas, 3 et~ esent on Our Opening Days, Monday and Tuesday, Febru. ary 20th and 2ist :Owing to the great rush we ran out of Souvenirs.” ' All parties who purchased 25¢ or over, and did not bullet hole through the heart from a 38-cali- bre ball. The, bullet broke the sixth rib, ‘went through the heart and landed in the ba It cut through the rib and took a downward and upward course. She wore considerable clothing, and the corset was stained either by the powder or lead of the bullet. Did not cut the bullet out. Joe Blackwell, a colored man, swore that he was in Doty & Darst's saloon Friday night; saw Mrs. Howard after she was shot; had not seen her before that. She came out of the door as I was passing to another room; heard the report of the pistol, and she came out of the wine room: heard no conversation before that. When she came out she cried: “Oh, he shot me!” She then turned and fell to the floor after walking about four feet. Saw Ryan there. As the door opened Isaw him rise from his chair. That was after the shot. The door was closed before the shot. He said, "I shot her accidentally.” He was handed a revolver, and the witness identified it as the one turned over to him by Ryan. There were four men in the saloon when the shooting oceurred. There was a ‘woman in the wine room with Leonard Laxu. Ryan came out of the wine room and went into the saloom. He said, “Go for a doetor,” and afterwards said he would go himself. Just at that moment a policeman came along and took Ryan into custody. seen Ryan and Mrs. Howard in the wine room previous to Friday night, They wero there before within two weeks of the shooting. There never was any disturbance between them. They used to drink togethee. They used to come in the evening between 7 and 9 o'clock and drink wine and beer, sometimes once and other times more. Ryan had the pistol in his hand when he said, ‘I shot her acci- dentally.” He was perspiring, and looked frightened. There was no outcry previous to the shot beimg fired. Leonard and a lady were in the adjoining room. In answer to the coroner, Joe said he was a porter about the saloon, and went on duty Friday night ot 6:30. p. m. He didn't see Ryan and Mrs. Howard come in;ana to the best of his knowledge it was twenty-five minutes to 8 o’clock when the shooting took place. . Howard wore a seal plush sack, which was burning, and he put out the fire. Cross-examined by Mr. Bradley—Entrance to the wine reoms can be gained by a side door, and that's the way Ryan and Mrs. Howard came in. They did not call for any- thing to drink. By Mr. Simeral—The chair which Ryan raised from was sitting close to the table. The other chairs were not disturbed. By Mr. Bradley—Nene of the chairs were tumbled on the floor. Henry Doty, one of the proprietors of the Merchants’, said that he did not see them come in on the fatal night; saw them after the shooting, which took place at twenty-five minutes to 8 o'clock. Thoy were in wine room No. 8, and he heard the shot; and met Mrs. Howard who said shot me,” and Ryan replied, “I did dentaliy.” Ryan passed by her and went out to the saloon, where he was arrested by Officer Ward. Had seen Ryan and Mrs. Howard in the winerooms a ha!f dozen times during the past six weeks. They came after noons and evenings. Leonard Laux was in the saloon Friday night. He met a lady friend, and the two went into wine room No. 5. Heard the shot, but no disturbance prior to it. Did not hear Mrs, Howard screal As quick as I heard the shot I said, ““T'his is no piace for me,” and went out. As 1 was going out I heard some One say “Oh, he shot me.” It was the voice of a woman who came to the doorof wine room No. 3. Did not see Ryan, and heard no_shuffling or sounds of astruggle in room No. 3§ prior to the lhoolln}s ‘Willism Heetor swore he was in the saloon the night of the shooting. Heard the report ofa pistol and then a scream. Heard no noise prior to that. After the shooting Mrs. Howard came to the door of the wine room and said, “Oh, he shot me.” Ryan lprfinn! in a few seconds and said ho shot_her ac- eidentally. When Mrs. Howard sank to the floor Ryan had stepped into the barroom. ‘Thomas Ross, who wus in the saloon at the time, corroborated Heetor's testimony and stated that one of the.chairs was moved back about & foot from the table. Ryun said the shooting was accidental. Cross-cgamined by Mr. Brudley—When I took hiold of Mys, Howard to guide her to a chair after the shooting, Ryan' wes walking out towards the saloon. Ryan assisted her in no way. Miss Willie Scott testified that she was'a half sister of the deceased. A little after? o’clock she and Mrs. Howard started out to get a guitar string, Mrs, Howard saying that she was afraid Ryan would follow her. They went to Masonic _ ball, but could rot get,the ntrlnfg there. Willie had no rubbers on and could not walk over the icy sidéwalks, She, returned home, and Mrs. Howard went on to Crapp's to get thestring. - When Willie went, into the house Ryan grabbed hié coat and istol and started after Mrs. Howard. Wil- ie had heard Ryan say to Mrs. Howard that he would kill her if she went back to live with her husband. Mrs. Howard had told her that she was afraid of Ryan. Mr. and Mrs. Howard used to ‘%:u.rm! a little, Ryan said nothing_to her the night he followed her sister. Did not go out after him, asl feared he would shoot me, Cross-oxamined by Mr. Bradley—Mr. Ryan had roomed with the Scotts for two _months; did not . know that Ryan and Mrs. Howard frequented saloons. Saw Rysn take his hat aud codt and pull the pistol out of the dreeser drawer, after which he ran aftor Mrs. Howard ; know that Mrs. Howard had made no'arrangements to meet Ryan. She was home aikday Friday, and did not speak to Ryan. - I.was with ber all the afternoon. We were in_the kitchen most all the afterncon, She did not go out of my presence. Richard J. Howard, the husband of the deceused, stated that he had a conversation with Mr. Ryan Friday night. Hesaid, ¢'Dick, I want to see you to-morrow afternoon to have a conversation with you.” Did not have the meeting with him; knéw nothying of the intimacy existing betwoen my’ wife and Ryan untii three or four days ago. She said, I want to go_away when you go this time.” 1 asked her why she wanted to. go, aud she said that she was being contipually tantalized by Ryan and that he was annoying her by leaving the door to his room open. She further ' said that . he had put a pistol to her head, and on various occasions had forced her into wine rooms and mado her drink. 1 went down town. sbout 7 o'clock Friday evening, and Ryan was then in his room. Cross-cxamined by Mr. Bradley—She. said that Ryan forced her to visit wine rooms. We married June 4, 1883, end we have lived together ever since. My wife humored Ryan s0 that he would keep his room at the house, as her parents were dependent. on. boarders and roomers for their livelihood. She told me not to raise a disturbance in the house, as it might drive Ryan away. ] was not jealous of Ryan, but while I was away Ryan tried to |- alienate my wife's affections. She tld me a few days ago that Ryap bad come to her and id that T was & poor man and had no money ; that he was rich. and - wanted Ker to elu[]m with him, adding that if she did not he would kill her. H Dr. Webber was present at the house when Mrs. Howard and Willie Scott went out; was there when Willie came back, and she said to me, *‘Ryan has followed her out. Do you think he will harm her?’ Itold herI thought not. Friday evening Mrs. Howard told the witness that Ryan had called her to his room that afternoon, shook his fist in her face and said he would get even with her. The defendant, Ryan, was next put.upon the stand and said: Mrs. Howard and my- self went up to Doty & Darst’s saloon Friday night; as we entered another lady went in ahead of us; we weut into wine room No. 3 and had a pleasant chat. Then 1 sat on her 1ap and was hugging and kissing her. I had & pistol in_my back pocket and it began to work out. I reached around to pull it out, and in doing so I slipped from herlap. In the attempt to catch myself the pistol ex- &l'.dul, and she jumped to her feet. I told darky that came to the door that T shot her accidentally. I was going to lay tho pis- 1ol on the table. There were no reasons for the shooting. We were as friendly as lovers could ever be. I had on several occasions threatened to leave the house. me I must not. 11 be presented with one by calling tomorrow. away in the rearat the cash desk. Yard, worth three times the amount Gent’s Ties, 39%c. Worth, $1.25 Corsets, Side Elaétic-Corset Worth $1. They will be given Worth 18c Ribbens, 19¢ Yard, New lot Picot Edge, Worth 60c. Immense. bargains. ALL WOOL Dress Flannals, 49c Worthgl. : 1% Yards Wide. ° . Howard about two months; she was afrald of her husband, and it was at her request that I bought the pistol. Cross-examined by Simeral—Knew .Mrs. ot acquainted at their house, and went with her first to the Eden Musee. . By Bradley—Did not try to alienate the affections of , Mrs, Howard; any hotelor saloon keepers where we have been will tell you that she came after me of her own free will. By Mr. Simeral—Had illicit relations with her on various occasions; we were in the sa- loon five minutes before the shooting; was just going to call for a drink; had aconversa- ‘tion with Howard before going. to Kansas City; called him into my room and told him that he had no reason to be jealous of me as there was nothing bétween me and bis wife; T did this at the solicitation of Mrs. Howard ; worked $wo days at the Union Pacfic railroad at their shops, but threw up the job &t Mrs, Howard's solicitation, who said she didn't like to see me go.to the shops; thatshe ‘wanted me to stay around the house. The reason I told Howard that he should not be jealous of me was to throw him_off, as he ‘commenced pouting and acting di reeable. t, had been made up between us that Mrs. Howard was to 5;1 away with me. She was ta go first with her husband, and let me know where she was. Mrs. Scott!the mother of the deceased, said she knew Ryan. When he came to my house first it was in soldier clothes; he was then Mr. Cook, but when he took off his soldier clothes it was Mr, Ryan; then he began pay- ing attention to Helen, and offering her money; she got to gojug. out, and made me feel uneasy; she showed mie her arm which was black and blue, which she said had been done by Ryan puliing her into a wine room Ryat had threatened time and again to kill Mrs. Howard if she went with her husband, one time holding a loaded pistol to her tem- ple; on other oceasions he had made threats against other members of the family. ‘Whe Mrs, Scott had finished her testimony ‘the jury retired, and after a deliberation of & few moments returned the following as their verdict. State of Nebraska, Douglas county—At an inquisition held in Omaha in Douglas county on the 3d dayof March, A, D. 1888, before me, John C. Drexel, coroner of said Douglas county, upon the body of Helen R. Howard lying dead, by the jurors whose names are bereto subscribed, the said jurors upon their oath, do say “‘that the said Helen R. Howard came to her death by a gun shot fired by the hand of Frank B. Ryan, said shot being fired with feloniots intent, malice and a fore- thought.” In tertimony whereaf thesaid jurors have hereupto sct thair hguds the “day and year _aforesaid. sy 1 W Ho CRany, G. F'. BRUCKER, e iy G W RETGHAN, a7 » GUY R DOANE, 4 yo dJoux Beir, i g 3 A Exuer * 'The funeral of , Hpward will be held this afterncon at 2419k from her late resi- dence, No. 410 Nouth, sWxteenth. atreet, to where the body was,.tpgoved yoslswday af- ternoon from the my 3 2 —ro—t— . t Pwre Lard, WASHINGTON, Miircl81-In the house com- mittee on agricultuty sy Wilson preseuted numerous petitionsyygmeporials and resolu- tions prayng for thespaasage of the pending bill to protect thel facture and sale of pure lard. He also # number of letters from commission mefrhants in different parts of Europe testifyings to'"fhe injurious effects which resuit to the sale of pure American lard abroad by the exportion from the United States of compound lurd. ———— Damaged Their Reputation. PrressuUrc, March 2~Messrs. Henry, Ken- nedy and Allen, deposed Pittsburg & Lale Erie officials, brought suit to-day ugainst Manager Holbfook and the Lake Erio rail- yoad to recover $50,000 as damages to their reputation, caused by rumors resulting from the recent Investigation. : ————— Postal Changes. ‘WasiINGTON, March 3.-—(Spécial Telegram to the s |—Henry 8. #'rebman was to-day amointed master at Paris, Linn coul e Vit e o Davia. rosiauod. ik TIIE REPUBLICAN PROCRAMME Preparing a Coup d'Etat For the ‘Democrats. FIXING UP A TARIFF MEASURE., They Will Endeavor to Have It Sub- stituted Kor the Majority B8ill— Printer Benedict on ‘the Rack. Plans of the Minority. ‘WaSHINGTON BUREAU-THE OMAnA Bun, 513 FOURTEENTH STHERT, } ‘Wasniyerox, D. C., March 8. A tarift bill will be introduced by the re- “publicans {n the house, but it will not be un- i a very short tfme before the vote is taken on the admipistration 'bill, which was pre- sented to the tommittee on ways and means on Thursday last. Thé programme has been purtidily ‘agreed upon by the republican members of the' committee on ways and means in the house ‘and the senate committee on finance, by which nothing is to be done towards the compilation of the tarift bill, till the administration ~ bill has been réported’ to ' the ' 'house and placed upon, the calendar. Then it will be known just exactly what this bill contains, ‘with'the amendments which are made to itin committee, together with-what action is to De taken on the Randall bill, which is to be made public on next Tuesday, When the ad- _ministratiop bill is ready for debate the ‘republicans will Gompile their own measure. This they will hold in reserve and offer as a substitute for the’ administration bill when the quéstion of a final votes comes, or they will send.it to the senate, where the repub- licans will substitute it for the bill which may pass the house, by striking all out but the enacting clause of the latter. This procedure. will enable . the republicans to act after they see all that the democratic party is going to dv, aud after the debate in the house has developed the wishes of the republicans there. Meanwhile the steering committee of the house wili obtam a concensus of the opinion of the repubiicans in the house in such & way as'to know, exatitly what each oné waits in the way of ‘tariff_and internal revepue reform. This infdrmation I get through private sources. and itis not public property by any means. It shows that the republicais are acting together and that they ard determined to take every advantage of the situation, One of the best known and most mfuential of. them told me tlns evening that ~they' were determmed that if @ tarift bill' is passed at all to dictate, if possi- ble, 'what it shall be, and that there was no disposition whatever upon the part of even the foremost liberal tariff reformers to get inte o position where republicans would have w support a demacratic measure, but that on the,contrary they would endeavor to reverse the order and secure the support of one or the other wings of the democratic side of the housewhen it come to the final’ question on reform of the tariff, CORNERING DBENEDICT. Mr. Gallinger, & republican member of the speoial. boyse- committes investigating tho management of the government printing office, . continucd. his cross-examination of Publig Printer Benedict-this afternoon. The interrogatories and auswers grew very, tart at times. and '"‘"2;“3".,:" %n‘i"".fifi&d",’.‘.’.’ n ore ol .. The o e sLAumed, by s Wajority. Tha majr art of tho drose-cxainiuation Telated 1o the Smis who come w protection o?umunumlu which give preference to . soldiers and. sailors and their widows. an orphans. Mr: Gallinger read a, letter written by -Rep- resentative ,Wilson, of West Virginia, who | further securi stated to a recent emplaye of the government Wlm.(ng office named Hyatt, of Charlestown, . Va., that when he (Wilson) called upon the public printer and asked for Hyatt's rein- statemont that the formor gave as a reason for the discharge that the former was not a democrat. After considerable sharp repartoo on this question Mr. Gallinger asked of the witness, “Don’t you think that your pretenses a8 to your having observed the spirit of civil service reform is a dolusion, a sham and a fraudi"” The majority of the committee ob- jected to the question and it was withdrawn. Benedict was then questioned relative to the notice pasted in his oftice stating that there were observers who would report loud or boisterous talking and other reprehensible acts of employes, and that those who were discharged might know why, etc. Mr. Gal- linger wanted to know whose these ‘‘observ- ors" or spios were, and the witness denied that there were suoh personsin his employ. He was then asked about the number of em- ployes in the government. prhll.lnf oftice who came from his home, Ellinville, N. Y. which the witness . said _containod 2,700 population aud two printing offices. He could, however, recall but two persons in the office from that placo and denied that there were as magy as-fifty or- even twenty- five. There are about twenty-five in fact. The witness denicd that he had any personal knowledge of the government printing offi ce having been canvassed for the collection of money in the interest of the democratic eam- paign i New York and Maryland, where women were solicited to contribute as low as 10 cents each, He had read charges to this effcct in the newspapers, but he did not see proper to deny ~ them which Mr. Gallingor could not undorstand if the charges were -untrue. Mr. Gallinger named three men, recent employees of the ofiice, who, he said, had mado these collec- tions, and would be called upon to give testi- mony on the point. The questions rolative to discharged soldiers who were not charged with ineficiency or immoral conduct, were full of teeling. Benedict said that he had not given these men & hearing. To which Mr. Gallinger added, by way of inter- rogatory and comment, your nomination to this 8itie now occupy was pending efore enato committee on 'aniug, charges filed against you to the offect that you were not a practical printer, and not competent. I be- lieve you were called before the committee and given an opportunity to submit proof in refutation. If,you had not been given a hear- ing and: your nomination had been rejected, and you were not even told why you weie not confirmed, would you not have deemed the proceeding of the senate very unjust?” Benedict replied that he had not svught the place which he riow holds. INTERSTATE COMMERCE * COMMISSION CONTN! The clerk of the interstate commerce ¢ mission stated to-day that the commissioners intended leaving here in time to reach Omaha on Monday the 19th inst., and they would remain there loug enough to hear a number of cases which arc to be prescuted. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISK. George P. Stebbins, assistant superintend- ent' of the Pacific express, at Omaha, and his wife (nee Mury Kmght), are in the city. Bishop P, Walker, of lowa, is at the Eb- t. J. 8. Cameron, of Chicago, assistant to the fivst vice president of the Union Pacifie, is at Welcker's to see Thomas J. Pouter, whose condition is unchanged to-fight. Religious services are to be held in the room of the police court on Sunday. after- noon hereafter, Ostias J. Markle, of Towa, was to-day ap- pointed to a position in the ware department ut $1,000 u year. Penxy S, Heatu, The Pacific Raliroad Commission. WasniNoton, March 3.—The senate special committee, to which was referred the report of the Pacific railroad commission, gave a further bearing to-day on the branch subject relating to the affairs of the Union Pacific company,. Comumissioner Anderson addrossed the committee, explaining substantially, as he nhad previously explained to the house com- mittee, the provisions of ‘the commission’s bill.. The question of a statutory llen for by upon any pro y possessed by thie'company coming up, Andersoa reiter- ated his n that” the government had no right to declare such, &' liew. Senptor Morgan then raised another view of the same question, and Anderson contended that if th question shall come up at all it will come, pof against the Union Pacific which, now offers amplo security for the debt, but' against the Central Pacifio. Mr. Hayward, for the Cen- tral Pacific, rejoined that the reputation and integrity of the Central Paciflc direotors having been assailod they would assent to no bill which should settle the question upon & mere moneyed basis, They would assent %o any bill which provides for & fair investiga- tion of all the facts by the courts, ¥ claimed they had done mo wrong to $he United States. They could afford to lose this property, but they could not afford trade upon their reputation, oharacter an standing. —— FIFTIETH CONGRESS. House, ‘WASRINGTON, March 8.—Henry C. mour, of Michigan, successor to the late Moffatt in the house, took the osth of offiee to-day. A resolution was adopted authorizing the expenditures by the committee on matufao- tures in the trust investigtions. After reports from various committess the house resumed consideration of the Pacifio raliroad telegraph bill. Mr, White of New York took the floor fn opposition to the measure. The bill afforded the government no new remedy. There wds buncombe in it, but there was no legislation in it, He warmly championed the Western Union telegraph company and asserted that the company furnished better facilities and lower average rates than i any country. Ho said he here to vrotest nst 9 Y ltad cm’lnmmlllnllu legislation, mhloh would seek to legislate away prope: quired honorably and honestly under & orms of law, Mr. Symes of Colorado said the purpose of the bill was merely to compel subsidized railroads to comply whh the conditions and provisions of the grap(s creating them, After Jay Gould and his png had conducted the Union Pacific as loyg a8 he could make any- thing out of it _he ¥ad walked off leaving the company bankmupt, and taking with him among the asset, the telegraphic lines, with which he' levied discriminating tribute from the people westdf the Missouri river, Mr. Dockery’of Missouri said under the granting actsbhe Pacific companies were re- quired to coktruct ot only railroad lines s telegraph lines. _ Instead of doi they had assumed to ai- obligations by & gntract with the Western Union Competition was essen- and best intrerests of the monopoly telograph tial to the ) po the must be exercised (0 oxecute Vo nt perfect equality withowt dis- which was the basis upon which hole fabric of our institutions, g bill was the initiative measure He desired to appeal to no preju- scussion of this question, byt he mest about this proposition, that no is country, although he was worth 000, shouid dominate the countr, ed in his attempt at uniye governmen the people hite then offered his substitute, s rjected without division, and the passed—yeas, 107; nays, 4—Bliss, , Merriam and White of New York. e Benedict Investigation, ToN, March 8.—The house com. printing to-day ‘continued the in- of Benedict's_administration of vil sefice law during his incumbency, Heo bad newr had any- examinstions for appoint - ments, Bt arranged the mauner of competi- tion forpme of the higher places of work. ould not deny he had refused to charged persous hocsuse he had D i vm{,m'mn um'uwura ‘l:pub- o only two relatives Bice ia bis ewploy, b, 1 licans. priny