Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1888, Page 1

- THE OMAHA DAy BEE —me SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 18S8, NUMBER 284 OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS. Numerous German Villages and Hamlets Entirely Swept Away. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS fmmense leebergs Dash Through Dykes and Embankments, Oarry- ing Everything Before Them— Entire Districts Submerged. A Disastrous Deluge. Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, March 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Ber,]—Two sensational dispatches about formidable disasters from natural causes met in London this morning— one from Berlin, the other from St. Louis, The details of the Kansas gales were not specific, but the details from Germany were. These latter were appalling in description. The Elbe, Nogat, Vistula and Oder rivers cover one hundred square miles; forty vil- lages and hamlets have disappeared; miles of railway are practically at the bottom of new lakes; 8,000 persons are homeless and ruined in circumstances ; much area can never be drained again, and even mid-summer must find thousands of acres of farm land still submerged. Along the Elbe icebergs formed dashing away bridges, dykes, embankments, even over-leaping these and crushing nouses as if eggshells, deowning cat- tle. Even the inhabitants were unable 1o escape the suddenness and velocity of the flood. Doubtless Dore's pictures of Noah and the deluge would suggest actual scenes. Not only the rivers were overflown, but the melting snow from land elevations added new supplies of merging waters. An embank- ment on the Nogat river; near where emptics the Vistula, a fine work of engincering, broke like a thread with the noise of a dozen Krupp guns exploding. 1t is doubtful if the city of Ebbing escaped. The towns of Marienburg and Jonasdorf are already partly inundated. Berlin newspapers were recently occupied in sympathizing with New York on account of its snow calamity, but are now wholly ab- sorbed contemplating the devastations at home, The floods extended farther south. A whole district, called Brodrag, in northern Hungary, is aleo inundated, the rivers having destroyed ail dykes and swept away twenty villages. The flood in the Szamos river has completely surrounded the town of Feher- gyarmat, where numerous houses have fallen in. Fifty villages in that district are con- verted into heaps of ruins and thousands of inhabitants left without shelter or food. The high waters of the Theiss and Szamos rivers, which have caused enormous destruction of property on their way, have now reached Szegedin. The flat district between Szegedin and Temesvar is threatened with submersion before Saturday. As more definite particu- lars reach Berlin it is feared the magnitude of the new deluge may become yet more ap- palling. Subscriptions Opened. [Cupyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] BerLiy, March. 27.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bre.]—The loss of property and lives is at present impossible to estimate, but it will reach large propor- tions, Batallions of engincers have been dispatehed to resoue the mhabitants of towns and villages which are still in danger. On the Elbe fourteen soldiers were killed while endeavoring to remove an ice block by blasting. The distress is so great and promises to be more severe that subscriptions to aid the sufftrers were this evening opened by several newspapers. These sugeest that a bill be laid before parliament fmmediately on its reassembling after Enster granting ~ state assistance to the sufferers who have been ruined by the unprecedented floods. Since I began this dispatch fresh tidings come from another quarter, The War, o tributary of the Vistula, has burst through its embankments, near the Russian frontier. An inundation ensued that laid a great part of the city of Posen under water, with the waters throughout the district still rising. Detachments of soldiers have been ordered in the lower reaches of the river to blast the ico which dams the floods. As for the Vis- tula, it now stands higherat cbbing than in the unusual seasons of 1875 and 1876, Floods in Alabama. MoxTaonERY, Ala., March 27.—The total rainfall since Monday night has been 7.17, the largest on record forsome length of time, The Alabama river has been rising at the rate of a foot an hour for about thirty hours and as the rains have been equally heayy about the headwaters of tho Coosa, the greatest rise here is not expected till the day « after to-morrow. A fiood higher than that of 1880 is auticipated, n Ohlo. CLeveLAND, March 27, — Specials from Findiay and Tiffin, O., report higher water in the Blanchard and Sandusky rivers. In voth towns many families haye been driven from their homes and great damage to prop- erty is apprebiended. - An American Posse Arrested. Tucso, Ariz, March 27.—United States Marshal Meado has forwarded to Secretary of State Bayard an account of the arrest of himself and deputics by Mexican officials while pursuing the Southern Pacific train robbers on Mexican soil, He received in- formation Fobruary 22 that a train on the Southern Pacifichad been stopped by robbers near Stoin's Pass, and that the United States mail agent had béen fired at and the express robbed. Ho summoued n possee consisting of ten men, among whom were four Indian trailors. The party subsequently roturned to Tucson and then fol- lowed the robbers to Mexican territory. Meado went to Jancs to report to the Mexican authorities' there, and to ask their assistance in catching the robbers when himself and party were arrested and their arms and horses taken. At the expira- tion of fourteen days thoy were released, and for the first time were informed that their arrest was on account of thewr being an armed posse. The wmarshal's roquest for a return of their horses and arms was refused because he would not sign a statement which exoncrated tho Mexican authorities. The party was compelied 1o return without orses, transportution or arms as best they could. el An Old Controversy Settled. CHI0AGO, March 27.—The noted Webster- Blanchard controversy in the Congregational Geromination, which originated in 1578 at Wheaton college, was finally settled to-day. ‘The testimonial of College church ut Wheat- on, I, organized by friends of Jon- than Blanchard, embodying his well own privciple condemuing secrot societies and requiring all members to aban- don them, was approved with the proviso that this action did not bind any other church. On the other hand it was agreed that Johna- than Blanchard should sign a statement re- tracting any remarks that had been inter- grewd reflect upon the woral character of rof. Webster. e Tate's Temporary Successor. LouisviiLe, Ky., March Judge Sharp, ehairman of the dewocratic state executive cowmittee, was to-day coufirmed treasuror Pro tem of the state of Kentucky by the sen Me b Fraukfort, MISS FELLOWS' MATCH. A Big Sensation Built Out of Slight Material WasniNGroy, March, 97.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Mr, Homer Fellows, the department clerk who is the father of the Miss Fellows of whom so much has been tel- egraphed from Pierre. Dak., in connection with her alleged marriage to an Indian named Chaska, makes an elaborate explana- tion to-day of his daughter’'s conduct. He explains that Miss Fellows, who, 1t is re- ported by wire from Pierre was married at Fort Bennett, Dak., on Sunday evening, did not marry Chaska, the Indian, but Samuel Campbell, who owns a farm in Nebraska, where he has _relatives and many friends, and who is now in the employ of the Indian bureau on the reservation where Miss Fel- lows is teaching school. But the announce- ment of the marriage to Campbell is as much of a surprise to the Fellows family here as would have been her marringe to Chaska. They say that the girl has never, excepting some anxiety about securing her dresses, given the family the slightest warning of the sensational news ‘which has been flashed over the wires for a month about marriage to the Indian. Mr. Fellows says: My family and myself have been made the subject of unpleasant public notice through the malicious dispatches sent out from Pierre regarding my daughter's wedding. I have remained silent, waiting with perféet confidence to hear from her. Letters have finally arrived, one from my daughter and one from her intended hus- band, Mr. Samuel Campbell. The letters are dated Muarch 11, and announce that the marriage would be solemnized at the Episco- pal church on the reservation, March 16. In my daughter's letters sho describes Mr. Campbell not as an Indian, but as a tall, fair and intelhgent man, the nephew of Rev. Dr. Hanford, the Episcopal rector, He owns a farm in Nebraska, but is now in the employ of the bureau of Indian affairs, and is stationed at Fort Bennett. My daugh- ter met_Mr.Campbell while she was teach- ing at Fort Bennett, and became engaged to him on the 24th of August. Mr. Camp- bell, in his letter, savs he has a slight trace of Indian blood in his veins, and from this frail foundation has been built the tissue of lies that have gone out over the country and furnished the material for the sensational articles which have appeared, illustrated by pictures of a full-blooded_Sioux Indian, pre- tending to be pictures of Mr. Campbell. Mr. Fellows shows the letters. They were written evidently before the writer had any knowledge of the dispatches which have been sent out over the country. Miss Fel- lows lays her heart bare to her father and asks his blessing upon their union. She has said nothing to her family in regard to her marriage, as she is expected to be able to re- turn home and be marricd in her father's house, but_her lover bacame impatient of delay, and though a man of substantial means, did not feel able to make = the expensive journey to the cast. Henco she finally consented to be married at the Episcopal church on the reservation. She asks forgiveness if she has not acted wisely in being married away from home. After much thought she says she had acted as she thought best. She prays for the continued love of her family and ex- presscs the hope of being able to visit them n June, when she has her vacation. She says that she will continue to teach and finish up her year's work, when she will go with her husband to his farm in Nebraska.” Mr. Campbell’s letter to his father-in-law- elect is a straightforward statement of the case. He loves Miss Fellows and is loved in return, They have been engaged since August and he sees no rea- son why the nuptials should be longer delayed. He fails to state why the family have been given such short notice as to make it impossible for any one of them to reach the scene and be present at the cere- mony, if they so desired. He says heis a man of property, owns a farm in Nebraska, which is stocked and under cultivation and admits that he has some slight mixture of Indian blood in his veins, but sees no re: in that why he should not marry Miss lows and make her a true husband. He says that he will live with his wife at her home, ana that she will continue her labors for the present, as long as the department is willing. and he will be oceupied in making her happy. P PUT TO SLEEP. Richard Moore Knocked Out By a St. Paul Youth. Sr. PAvL, Minn., March 27.—[Spec gram to the BeE. looking youth of seventeen years, living on Rice street, and Richard Moore, an equally muscular looking young fellow, of nincteen years, living at No. 130 Granite street, are both plumbers. Moore had hed two pugi- listic encounters, and Kemek is almost en- tirely without expericnce in that line. Never- theless there has been greatrivalry between them, and as a result a mateh was arranged, the stake being 8 a side. The meeting oc- curred last Sunday in o barn near the Mis- sissippi street bridge, down twice during the fight, and in the ninth round hie was “put. to sleep” by nis antago- nist. Moore returned home about 4 o'clock and told his mother that he had injured himself coasting and that he felt slecpy. mother doubted the story and he finglly told her the truth, He went to sleep Sunday evening, and when he awak- ened he was delirions, remaining in that condition until yesterday, when he was slightly improved, The' facts becoming known to the of rs, Kemek was arrested to-duy by detectives Daly and Kenealy on the charge of prize fighting, In_ the munici- pal court the case was continued until Thurs- day with bail fixed at $500. Moore is still confined to his bed and the two physicians in charge state thut it will be several days before they can tell the result. He has evi- dently sustained a scrious blow in the back of thé neck and his brain may be injured. - HAD TO HAVE A PORTER. Absconders Go to Canada With More Gold Than They Could Carry. Ravgiai, N, C., March 27.—The board of directors of the State National bank give out the statement this morning of the closing of the bank for the reason that they believe the president and cashier have absended with a large amount of assets, The amount of the lefalcation is variously estimated at from 50,000 to £340,000. The cash carried off is supposed to be about §45,000, including $20,000 in gold, to bear which the absconders took along the colored porter of the bank. The trio are believed to be in Canada, having left the city Saturday. OHIO REPUBLICANS. They Nominate a Congressman and Endorse John Sherman. SeriINGFIELD, O,, March 27.—In the Eighth district congressional and national candidate convention to-day there wasa warm compe- tition between J. Warren Keifer and John Foos, but the former withdrew in the inter- ests of harmouy. John Foos and Festus Walters were elected national delegates and W. J. Means and John M. Boyer alternates. Toland Jones was elected for presidential elector, General Robert P, Kennedy was nominated for congressman. Resolutions were adopted denouncing the Mills tarift measure Senator Sherman was heartily en- dorsed for the presidenc The War in Abyssinia, March 27.—A dispatch from Mas. The Abyssiuian forces advanced last might. The Italian troops formed in order of battle, but the expecte attack was not made. The Abyssiniaus are steudily surrounding the Haliau forces. They are destroying the roads and telegraph lines. o el Anxiety at Rome. RoMmg, March 27.—No news from Masso- wah has beea made public by the government since 9 o'clock a. m., and great anxiety pre- s. There are 15,000 troops at Naples lr".ul,y to embark for Massowak, Moore was knocked* LAIRDDEFENDS HOG PRODUCTS A Lively Time Before the House Committee on Agricutture. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE'S FUNERAL. Business Will Be Entirely Suspended in Washington During the Obse« quies—Both Houses of Congress Adjourn, The Otoe Indian Reservation Lands. WasHINGTON BUREAU THE OMATA BrE, 513 FOURTERNTH STREET, } ‘WasniNaron. D. C.. March 27. Secretary Vilas sent to the senate to-day a letter from Acting Commissioner Stockslager in response to Mr. Paddock’s resolution of the 14th instant, with tabular statements, showing the number of acres embraced in the appraisement and sale of the remainder of the reservation of the confederate Otoe and Missouri tribes of Indians in Nebraska and Kansas, under provisions of the act of March 8, 1881, the appraised valuation of each sub-division and the price at which it was sold, together with the name of the pur- chaser in each case. The number of acres appraised in Nebraska and Kansas was 42.081. Of this amount there was de- ducted for right of way of railroads as fol- lows: In Nebraska, 214 acres; in Kansas, 28 acres;. The tabular stawments are very vo- luminous, and will not be available till printed. Mr. Stockalager gives it as his opin- fon that the disposition of these lands was in conformity with the law, but Senator Pad- dock will make an examination of the returns made to-day when they are printed, and will determine for himself what action is neces- sary in the way of legislation. THE FORT OMAIA BILL. Mr. McShane's bill providing for the sale of Fort Omaha was reported favorably to-day in the house from the committee on mihtary affairs. The Manderson bill of the same character, has passed the senate committee. It is probable that the bill will svon be taken up and passed. There is now no very serious objection to it from any direction. LAIRD DEFENDS 110G PRODUCTS AGAIN. There was another lively time before the house committee on agriculture this morning in connection with the lard investigation. Carl Drier, of Chicago, who is opposing the Dbill to the tax refined or compounded lard, has been before the committee for three days making statements intended to show that the compound lard is purer, cleaner, and healthier than prime steam or all hog lard. He was cross-examined to-day. Among his direct statements was one to the effect that he had visited pork packing establishments where filthy portions of hogs were thrown into vats and rendered into prime steam lard. To-day Mr. Funston, of Kansas, a member of the committee, insisted that Mr. Drier should state at whose estab- lishments he had witnessed these scenes of filthy lard manufacture, Mr. Laird, also a member of the committee, objected to such questions and proceeded to deliver a very short but vigorous speech to the committee. He said that already almost irreparable dam- age had been done to the American hog and meat trafic, and that our export trade of manufactures from the hog was threatened with destruction. The committee had per- mitted gentlemen before it to take the bit in their mouths and make state- ments which did great injustice, not only to pork packers and prime steam lard makers, but the hog raisers of the coun- try. He did not blame the refined lard man- ufacturers for rebutting the statements made against their article of trade, and in making the statements showing that refined lard a better article, cleaner and more wholesome than prime steam lard, because it was a le- gitimate defense. It'was the only defense they could make to show there was no more necessity for putting refined lard under gov- ernment supervisicn and tax than prim steam lard, but he did object, and with all 0 permitting these people to go e rebuttal testimony and attacking every article made from the hog, because it damages the American hog prod- uct and ruins the domestic as well as the ex- port trade. He wanted the investigation confined to legitimate channels. He was satisfied that already the defense had been more damage to the advocates of the bill than vice versa. If those making statements were allowed to roam at large and strike at every branch of the hog manu- facture, he would' ask that witnesses be put on their oath, the investigation be conducted in exccutive Session of the committee, repre- sentutives of the press excluded, and the witnesses compelldd to close their mouths as to their testimony when they emerge from the committee room, because if they did not, there would be great damage done to the hog aisers as well as the hog packers of the country. Mr, Laird was sustained by the committee and the witness did not give the names of the packers where he claimed to have seen the filthy lard manufactnred, THE SURPLUS BILL The amendments that have been ordered and adopted to the surplus resolution which has been under debate in the senate for two s have caused considerable anxiety among the conservative republicans and they do not propose to let the measure leave that body in its present shape. The intention of the finance committee was to pass the bill as it came from the house without amendment, but the venerable Mr. Morrill, who has it in charge, lost all control of it yesterday, and it looked as if the measure would become a sort of omnibus to carry all the financial propositions that have been proposed in the scnute this session, Therefc a halt has been called, and Mr. Morrill, Mr. Sherman, r. Allison and others have asked for a caucus to be held on Thursday morning to decide upon some sort of financial policy to guide the republicans in their legislation. nts that have been attached to e added 1o it by the votes of three aus and nearly the rats, yet the bill will go to the country as @ republican meas- ure, To avoid responsibility for it the caucus will be asked to whip the obstreperous repub- licans into line ang determine upon the pas- sage of the measuffe as it came from the com- mittee, simply authorizing the secretary of the treasury to purchase bonds in the open market with surplus funds in the treasury at his discretion. All other vropositions which have been added or proposed to be added to the bill will, if these gentlemen are able to control the action of the caucus, have to stand on their own botto THE WAIT EQUIES, There will be a general suspension of pub- lic business in Washington to-morrow, on ac- count of the funeral services in the hall of the house of r ntatives upon the late Chief Justice Waite. Neither branch ofscon. gress will be in session during the da) the exccutive department will be The special funeral train will leave on the Penns) nia railway at 2 o'clock for Toledo, 0., arriving there on Thursday morning about 10 o'clock. Mrs. Waite has already ar- rived there to attend the last sad rite upon her distinguished husband. The train will be composed of @& combina- tion car for the remains, four Pallman sleeping cars, the private car of C. ©. Waite, son of the late chief justice, ge eral max f the Cincionati, Hamilton r v, and a dining car. whole will be beavily dra The specia the commitlee from con- gress, the justices of the supreme court and other distinguished men dnd the friends of the family, is expected to return here on Friday afternoon. There is a great demand for admission to the galleries of the house to- morrow. Special tickets of admissiou kave been issued, two-to each senator ‘and repre- sentative for . their friends. The senators l.ml representatives’ will . be “scated on the floor of the house The funeral exercises will be short. The senate is expected to ad- journ on Thursdey. wntil Monday, and the house ma adjourn over Fri- day, which good Friday. _Prof. Widows will toll minute bells on the Metro- olitan chimes and play appropriate dirges at ntorvals during the ceremonics and while the procession i moving to the depot to-mor- row. The schools have taken a_recess over to-morrow. The courts of the District have also adjourned out of respect to the dead chief justice. aossir. Hancock Neagle, of Omaha, has been ad- mitted (o practico bafore the fnterior depart- ment. Mr, Randall sald to-day that tho Miles tarift bill had not & ghost of a chance of pass- ing the house. Prrny S. HeATi, Nebraska and lowa Pensions. Wasnixaros, March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.}-~The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Increase —Petor Matter, Shelby. Reissue—Edward Meyer, Humbolt; Thomas F. Chenoweth, Woodlawn. Original widows, ete.—Anne, widow of Henry Paul, Albion. Mexican sur- vivors—James H. Penny, Diller. Pensions for Towans: Original invalid— Perry Staton, Redding; Michael Fitzsim- mons, Geshen Henry Hassler, Cleremont; William T. Mradley, Sandyville; John M. Cudgel, Farraguf , *Confi- dence; Lafayette Council 'Bluffs; Ludwig Heidt, Maquoketa; Martin Denison, Ainsworth., Restoration = and increase— Daniel Driscoll, Spragueville. Increase— Joseph B. Wilhelm, Moscow; Dewitt Clinton Beers, Westerville; Myron S. Perkins, North- wood.' Reissue and increase—Thomas Wells, Cleremont. Mexican widow—Sibyl, widow of Alexander McCord, Harlan, Patents to Western Inventors. WasniNGToN, March 27.—[Special to the Bee.|—The following patents were issued Nebraska and Towa inventors to-day: Frank A. Bagley, assignor to himself and T. Me- Culla, Cherokee, In., feed gage for plate printing machine; Arthur W. Bennett and J. M. Miller, Fontauelle, Ia., railway signal; Calvin E. Hageman, Ainsworth, Neb,, hay rack; John E. Levasseur, Monticello, Tu., assignor to G. W. Simpson, Somerville, Mass,, butter cans John H. Morris and J. D. Morris, Seward, Neb,, lock strike; Henry A. Rice and S. Graham, Des Moines, Ia., auto- matic valve for steam radiator; William H. Smith, Tama City, In,, signal lantern; Frank S. Welch, assignor to Western Wheel Seraper company, Mount Pleasant, In., road grader; Robert H. Willisms, Newton, Ta,, crank an lover mechanism; Charles W. Wundt, Bur- lington, Ia., receptacle for file cases. Army Orders. WASHINGTON, March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Captain William Omaize, Twenticth infantry, having been found in- capacitated for sctive service, is granted leave until furtherorders. Captain Joseph T. Haskell, Twenty-third infantry, is orderéd to Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich., for temporary duty. Captain Thomas B Robinson, Nineteenth infantry, having been found incapacitated for active service is ordered home and await retirement. Major Frank Bemnett, Sccond cavalry, having been been found incapacitated for ac- tive service by an army retiring board, has been granted indefinite leave of absence. The Woman's Council. WasniNGToN, March 27.—In the interna- tional council of women this morning several papers were read® Iiabella Bogelot, director of the prison reform work ef St. Lazare, Paris, spoke onthe work of the soclety over which she presides, Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross sqciety, also read a paper on the work of her society . Mrs. Emily S, Richards made a_report, de- seribing the relief societies and other organ- izations among the women of Utah. The re- hef society has 2,200 members thoroughly or- ganized for the relief of the poor and instruc- tion in medical, philosophical, historical and religious principles. They own many and much property; they have a hospital, a newspaper and a number of graduate sur- geons und physicians, The Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement associations are organ- ized in a similar manner, but arve for women, and the primaries are organiz of children separate from the schools and under tha direction, of women. At the evening scssion Frances B. Will- ard, president of the Women’s Christain Temperance Union, spoke on *‘Woman and Temperance.” Among other speakers were Hannah Whitall Smfth, Bessic Starr Keefer, Anna Gordon, Matilda' B. Corse, Mary H. Hunt, Frances E. W. Harper (colored), Mary Weeks Burnett and Susan H. Barney. River and Harbor Appropriations, WasniNgroN, March 27.—The river and harbor bill was completed in committee to- day. The larger appropristions for western water ways and harbors are as follows: Chicago, $200,000; Duluth, $50,000; Milwau- kee, £50,000; Superior and St. Louis bays, Wis., £50,000; Ashland, £60,000. The larger appropriations for rivers are: The Mississippi, from the mouth of the Min- nesota to the gulf, &3,385,000; St. Mary's river at the falls and Hay lake channel, £1,500,0005 the Missouri river, $625,000; the Fox river, $100,000; the Illihois river, $200,- 000. The total amount appropriated by the bill is #10,433,000. It is the largest bill'of its kind ever brought in. Postal Changes. WasmiNGToN, March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek,]—A postofiice was estab- lished at Cordova, Seward county, to-day, and Clarence W. 'Hunkins appomted post- master, aud at Millerton, Butler county, and J. H. Fair appointed postmasf Fatal Boiler Explosion. Nasavirie, Tenn,, March 27.—Two white men and one negro were killed and several wounded by the explosion of a boiler at Cookesville to-day:, i The Bell Telephone, ho report of the di- Bell Telephone com- pany for 1857 shows the total number of miles of wire owned by the company to be 145,732, and the total number of subscribers 150,000, The long line service which has been extended from New York to Albany and to Boston is to be further increased by construction of lines westward from Albany towards Buffalo and from Chicago to Mil- waukee, at an estimated cost of §1,000,000, Bennett fepublican Nab., March 27.—Special to the —The republican village caucus met here last night 'wnd placed the following ticket in the field for the village board of trustees: Charles A. Pierce, D. H. Harris, J. H. Dickson, . F./Tubbs and Ed F. Lane. The probibitionists also held a caucus last night,” but did not nominate a ticket, Whether theywill do 8o or not is not de cided. As they hold the “balance of power” in the village, considerable interest is taken n their action. Cheyenne County Republicans. SiDNEY, Neb, March 27.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The republican club of Cheyenne county orgenized to-night with hers and elected the following i mry 5. Raynor, ard B, Cary, vice preside Miles, secretary; Addm Ickes, treas- cxecutiye eommittee, Judge 'Robert Shuman, Juliue Neubauer and Alderman Charles Trognitz, —_— The Death Record, New Youx, March Ex-Lieutenant Governor Willism Dovsheimer, publisher of the New York Star, died last night at Se- vaniah, Ga. Loxpoy, Mareh 27.—The sulten: of Zanzi- bar is dead Dupriy, Mareh 27.—Edmund Dwyer Gray, @ distinguished mewber of the Irish parlia- mentary party; died to-night of beart disease. NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. Growing Activity in Political Circles Throughout the State. THE TEACHERS' CONVONTION' Attorney General Leose Gives an Opin- fon on Nebraska Oity's Council- manic Muddle—A Child's Fatal Fall—The Crete Chautauqua. Prohibition Ticket Nominated. Aunury, Neb, March 27.—|Special to the BsER.)—The reprosentatives of the prohibi- tion clement in this city met at the court- houso this evening and placed in nomination the following ticket: Jarvis I. Church, mayor; Ed Juel, clerk; George Fablinger, treasurer; W. Dundas, police judge and sur- veyor; school officers, Dr. A. Opperman and John Dundas. Councilman —First ward, G. W. Berlin; Second ward, H. Cooper, The following central committee was elected and requested to nominate a councilman from the Third ward: Mossrs. J. W. Armstrong, A. Goss and D. J, Wood. Two Tickets Nominated. NenrasgA City, Neb,, Marcn 27.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The republican city convention to-day nominated a ticket in full sympathy with the present council. with Hon, Paul Schminke for mayor. The com- ing election promises to be the most hotly contested of any ever held in the city. The democratic primaries to-day instructed delegates for the citizens' ticket, which is ed by Hon. D. P. Kolfe, T. H. Steven- son, having declined., Lincolin Politics. LiNcoLy, Neb., March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—The democratic city committee has called the democracy of Lin- coln to meet in city convention at Fitzgerald hall on Friday evening, March 30, to place in nomination a police judge, members of the school board and ward councilmen, convention will consist of 41 delegates, 18 from the First ward, 5 from the Second, 8 from the Third, 7 from the Fourth, 5 from the Fifth and 8 from the Sixth. The ward primaries are called for the evening prior to the convention. The State Teachers' Association. FrexoxT, Neb., March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—Fremont was captured to-day by Nebraska school teachers, 800 strong. They came by scores on all trains, and were received by the local committee and assigned to lodging places. The head- quarters of the reception committee are at the Eno hotel. Active work has been done all day by those having charge of the school ex- hibits. These are made at the Congrega- tional church and high school building. Ex- hibits ave here from over thirty towns and cities of the state. These will not be fully arranged until to-morrow. The first session of the twenty-sccond annual meeting of the Nebraska State Tcachers' association was called to order at 8 o'clock this evening in the auditorium of thé Congregational church, which was completely filled. _Prof. James, of Omaha, presided. ~ Rev.’ Hiltor, of Fr mont, offered prayer, Prof. Bessey, of Lin- coln, made the report of the_executive com- mittee, and H. M. Blake, of Beatrice, treas- urer, reported on hand 8118, George L. Farnham, president of the state normal school at Peru, president of the asso- ciation, was introduced and delivered an ad- dress. Subject: “*Arc Our Schools in Har- mony With Present Social Conditionsi” The condition of socicty less than two generations ago was analyzed and contrasted with the present. Then each individual community was_more nearly self reliant. The entiro number of necessitics were produced in_the community and often in the family. Great changes have been wrought in society, chiefly by inventions and divisions of lavor. These have necessitated changes in the school sys- tem. Now it partakes of the complications of society. The tendency of schools at the present is away from the objective education of the past. The remedy is in manual train- ing. The substance of real practical knowl- s largely lost in grasping for for esolutions and nom: clected to report to-morrow. The Wayne quartette furnished vocal music for the évening. 'The session closed with the presidents reeeption and social. Opinion By Attorney General Leese. Neoraska Ciry, Neb., Mar to the Bee.|—A plain statement of garding the legality of Nebraska City’s coun- cil proceedings and the right to his seat by the alderman of the Third ward after remov- ing to another ward was presented to Attor- ney General Leese, who gives the following opinion: v, March 24 * Under visious of section 4, o councilman to be eligible to the oftice must'be an actual res- ident of the ward for which he was elected, and a qualified elector of the state, and if any councilman shall remove from the ward for which he was elected his ofiice shall thereby become vacant. “Now, the officers of a city are provided in section 6, chapter 14. It specities certain ofticers and the counciiman herein provided for under section 9. All officers must be tax- payers and reside within the limits of the city. This T understand is a qualification for all'officers, and in addition thereto the quali- fications of u councilman are that they must reside in the ward, be an actual resident of the ward for which he was elected. “Now, I would say, as to the question of vacating the oftice by removal, it is a que tion of fact that if the party did actually re- move from the ward for which he was clected, then in that case his office becomes ant, and it would require a certain num- ber of days' residence in any other ward in that city to make him a qualified voter. y remaining in office during tho time of his removal and being under color of an election, makes him a ‘de facto’ officer, and his acts will be considered as good us hose of the other councilmen, The acts of fa attacked in a collatteral manner, but a direct proceeding must be brought to oust him from office, “Lam unable to state the question any clearer than as given above. 1t all depends upon the intention of the party when he re- moved from the Third ward, whether he lost his residence in that ward, ' If he lost residence, then 1 think he lost his oftic whole question turns upon the question of losing his residence, and that depends alto- gether upon the inténtion of the party, * * SWILLIAM LEESE, Attorney General.” o o Capital Oity Items. Lixcors, Neb.,, March 27 gram 1o the Bie.]—The city jail has nota- ased its population during the past a general gathering of tramps ss, who are fined uniformly $10 each and costs and assigned to work on the streets, There are thirty eight of this character of prisoners now in the jail. Sneak thieves stole some valises and clothing from the Washington house last night and the police ofticers yesterday were on the track of the prowlers. The eity council has made the following appointments of judges and clerks for the ‘d—Judges, C. H. Dill, Isaac J rand 8. W. Palmer; clerks, W. B. Mcitoberts, W. B. Bennett, J. H. Miller and Johu Fitzgerald. Sccond Ward—Judges, M. Noonan, H. Veith and W. Watkius; clerks, J. H. Naden, P. . Richards, A Katzensicin ' aod J! "I N Third Ward—Judges, J. H. Painter, John W. Fawell apd H. P. Oakin; clerks, Roscoe Addis, L. J. Byer, W. Pitwdn, J. Fourth Ward—Judges, M. D, The Clark and 8. W. Chapman; clerks, C. B Wiggenhorn, R. R. Cornor, D, L. Martin and W. C. Heddleson. Fifth Ward-—Judges, Charles Magoon, H. Masterman and E. Woerner; clerks, F. Manley B, Beach. Sixth Ward—Judges, F. M. Wheeler, Iter and Silas Sprague; clerks, G. C, Small, W. T. Scott, M. L. Easterday and Walter Hoge, The prohibitionists have Colonel Shields, of Illinois, in the city for campaign work. Among their arrangements for election day are committecs of ladies, who aro to be pres- entat each of the polling places with third party tickets, A 8. Royce, J. J. Robinson' and A. s — A Statement From Ex-Olerk Tussey. HastiNas, Neb., March 27.—[Special Tole gram to the Brr,]—The report that ex-Clerk of District Court R. B. Tusscy, of Adams county, was short in his accounts to the ex- tent of nearly $3,000 has naturally created much comment in this city. There is proba- bly more smoke than fire in the report. A committee appointed to investigate Mr. Tus- sey’s accounts, reported §2,657 unaccounted for. Ho was given ten days to go over the books with an expert and if, at the end of that time, the amount still exists, the county will institute suit. Mr. Tussey was scen at his residence to-day, where ho is confined to his room. He made the following statement: “I have been sick a long time and unable to attend to business matters. I am §o yet, but 1 desire to stute that there is no shortage in my accounts. There is & largo amount due me from other parties, which have becn charged up to me, but which I have not col- lected. 1 can arrange all th amicably and satisfactorily if given reason- able time to do so. The county noed not bring suit. It will not suffer, neither will my bondsmen, I want to know just what sum is due and I am then ready at any time to square accounts.” A Concert at Franklin. FRANKLIN, Neb, March 27.—[Special to the Bek.]—The conservatory of inusic at this place, under the directorship of Prof. J. M. Blose, gave the finest musical entertainment ever given in the Republican valley. The large Congregational church was crowded, many coming from other towns in the valley to enjoy the musical feast. The exercises be- gan with an aria from Hayden, by the violin class, which was a wonderful per- formance for pupils who have taken only two terms of lessons, and certainly entitles Prof. Blosctoa very high rank as an instructor in that most difficult de- partment of his art. The piano, flute, cor- net, vocal and orchestra selections that fol- lowed showed a pure and classical taste on the part of the director and were enthusias- tically received. The selections by the cor- net pupils, the orchestra and the conserva- tory glee ¢lub were especially applauded and the violin solo by Prof. Blose was a triumph of art and was received with prolonged ap- }:ln\lsc. His vocal selection, “The One is Mine," was received with no less apprecia- tion, and his rendering of ‘‘Trustfulness,” one of his latest compositions, a sacred selec- tion for the piano, was very beautiful and impressive, ey The Chautauqua at Crete. Crere, Neb., March 27.—[Special to the Bee.]—The Chautauqua assembly for 1888, which opens in June on their beautiful grounds on the Big Blue river, promises to be more successful than any of its predeces- sors, One of the great attractions will be the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, whose name is o household word throughout the land, and ‘whose eloquent sermons are read with de- light wharever the English language is spoken, Dr. Talmage has kindly consented to be at the assembly for two days. Bishop H.W. Warren of Denver, Rev. Dr. J. T. Duryear of Boston, and Mr. Benjamin Clark, England’s great lecturer, will also take part and lend their aid to the instruc- tion and enjoyment of those why may come. The musical part of the entertainment will be something that will be especially enjoyed by those who delight in good vocal and instru- mental musie, which will be under the imme- diate supervision of Prof. W. I. Sherwin, of Boston, assisted by Prof. J. P. Vance and Mr. G. G. Vance, cornetist, Supreme Court Proccedings. Liscory, Neb,, March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—In the supreme court to- day the following gentlemen were admitted Robert J. Green, Lincoln; J. A, Price Albion. In the case of the State, ex rel Hanna, vs Kavanaugh, the time to report was extended twenty days, The followmg causes w argued and sub- mitted: Carr vs State, Ostertag vs Galbraith, Langen vs Thummel, Bartlett vs Cheesbor: ough, Boone vs Armstrong. In the morning session of the court Attor- ney General Leese called up the case of the State of Nebraska, ex rel the Attorney Gen- eral, vs the Atchison & Nebraska railroad company for forfeiture of 1ts franchise, The attorney general asked that a day be set for its hearmng and the court fixed Thursday, April 12, as the date of hearing. This will be an important heaving and will be contested closely. Court reconvenes to-morrow morn- i;lp,’:l“'llcll the decisions of the week will be led, Boy and the Gun, FuLLerroN, Neb.; March 25.—[Special to the Bee,]—Ray Stearns, the fourteen year old sonof O, B. Stearns, while putting a loaded gun upon the shelf yesterday evening, accidently shot himse The load passed through the arm between the wrist and the elbow, and it is feas that the arm will have to come off. O. . Stearns was oneé of the first settlers of Nance county, and was well respected by all who knew him. Ray was a very nice boy, and was cousidered one of the jolliest boys in the society of the young folks, Thissad accident was quite a blow to the parents, for only about four weeks ago Ray had his ankle badly sprained, which laid him about three weeks, This shows how dungerous guns are in the hands of boys. The Prohibs of Auburn, Avunugy, Neb,, March 26.—|Special to the —The prohibitionists of this place closed a series of meetings last night. They were conducted by the Rev. J, J, Wailloy, of York, Neb., and much enthusiasm prevailed. This city voted “dry” last year by u very small majority in two wards only, but the probibitionists have strong hopes of increas- ing their majoritics this spring, while the leaders of the whisky ring cluim an easy victory for themselves, The fight withal will be very closc Another Acquisition. Crere, Neb, Murch [Special to the —H. 8, ut, the commission pro- erchant of Nebraska City, is in town, art of the building on West ith street, in the rear of the First National bank, for the purpose of starting a commission l,mm«.-. butter and egg estab- lishment, and will commence the erection of asuitable building as soon as he can n yangements. He is very much pleased with Crete's bright future, and has r Fell Into a W vG, Neb.,, March -old boy of L. Turner, wh 4 v Itock, fifteen miles east of this place, fell into a well head first yes- d. ‘I'he well 1, and to another small boy was lowcred into the Al by the feet and was drawn up holsng fast to the dead child. B Appealed the Oase. Guayt, Neb., March 27.—[Special Telegram to the Bgk.]—J. M. Houghton, the Ogallala banker who assaulted Prof. T. J, Close yes- terday and was arrested, had & hearing be- fore Justice Hoffman to-day. He was found uilty, but appealed Lis case, giving bond for s abpearance, THE T0WA RAILROAD BILL, Several Very Radical Amendments Made By the Senate, TO WHICH THE HOUSE OBJECTS, The Senate Passcs the State Printing Measure—Fatal Stabbing Affray at Sloux City—A Haddook Mes morial Tabvlet. The Towa Legislature, Des Moives, In., March 27.—The discuse sion of the state printing and binding bill was continued. An amendment was adopted raising the price of presswork from §2.50 to #3 for the first 1,000 impressions of sixteen pages, and from $1.50 o §2.50 for each succeed ing 1,000. An amendment by Mr. Weber was adopted providing that no extra charge be made for dry pressing. At the afternoon on the consideration of the state printing bill was continued. An amendment by Mr. Finn was adopted allow- ing 2,600 copics of the legislative journals to be printed. An amendment by Mr. Funk was adopted providing for furnishing to each newspaper in the state bound coples of the journals. Thoe reports of tho state auditor and superintendent of instruction were cut down t0 6,000 copies. An amendment was adopted applying the reductions to the re- mainder of the present term of the state printer. The bill was read a third time and pussed by a vote of—yeas 42, nays 0. The report of the’ conference committee was adopted on senate file 200, providing for an extra }¢ mill levy for 1888 and 1880, and recommending that the house recede from its amendment to strike out 1889, The bill passed lcgl\liziupi] 10 incorporation of the Boone Valley Pure Bred Horse asso- ciation at Eagle Grovo, The bill passed legalizing the ordinances of the town of Corning, Adams county, also the bill legalizing certain ordinances of the town of Kingsley, Plxmmnh county, and the town (\J,_‘u Sac City. Allof these acts were house ills. ‘The Finn text book bill, providing for state uniformity was then taken up, A minority report was made recommending a_substitute embodying the provisions of the house com- mittee bill now under discussion. No vote was taken when the senate adjourned. At the evening session the following bills were passed: Scnate file 859, by Mr. Fui providing that all county and’ other officials designated in section 277 of the code, except county auditors and deputies, may take mc- knowledgements of conveyan of real es tate or encumbrances thercon. Senate file 827, by Mr. McCoy, authorizing cities of not less than 6,000 inhabitants and an indebtedness not exceeding $10,000, to fund the same and issue bonds therefor, also providing for a levy of taxes to pay them and a penalty for their misuse. A substitute for house file 45 b¥ Homrigh- aus, allowing counties of 2,000 or less inhabi- tants to levy a 6 mill tax for current expenses., The law now provides for the levy of the same in countics of 14,000 or less. The house joint resolution by Mr. Cum- mins, asking u permit for the retention at the capitol in Des Moines of the records of the government land office in Des Moines. House file 165 by Mr. Wilson, amending the code relating to partition fences and compell- ing_persons’ owning adjoining property to each contribute for the erection of a fence where 1t is the wish of either that the fence be built. The building may be waived by mutual agreement. ‘Lhe- bill does not.gpply to counties of 2,000 or less. House filo 876 by Mr. McVay, legalizing the incorporation of the town of Lohrville. House file 10, relative to a state mine in- spector, the duties and appomtment of the same made a special order following house file 35—the trust bill. Senator Finn introduced a joint resolution authorizing the governor to cause the attor- ney general to commence suit against the Pullman car company for violating the act compelling foreign corporations doing busi- ness in the state to file articles of incorpora- tion with the secretary of state, House files 135 and 176, relating to presi- dential electors, was made the special order following the mining bill. In the morning scssion of the house a reso- lution by Mr. Leckin was adopted, provid- ing that the debate on the main question should be confined to ten minutes and to five minutes on amendments, Senate file No 7, relating to the fencing of railrond tracks, was returned from the sen- ate, The scuate refused to concur in_ the house amendment reiieving companies from fencing when not desired by owners of lands. The house, refused to recede from fts amendment and a conference committee was appointed, House file No. a railroad bill passed, the house and senate, and was made special order for the afternoon, as amended by the ate, The consideration of the text book bill, house file No. 552, was rosumed. It was amended to provide that directors “shall pro- vide a contingent fund,” and ‘“shall pur- chase,” instead of “coutract for the pur- chase.” Mr. Wilbur, of Floyd, held the floor but & few moments in favor of his state uniformity substitute, when the house adjourned, At the afternoon session Mr., Wilbur re- sumed his argument favoring his substitute {{rnvlding for stato uniformity and publica ion. Mr, McFarland, of Emmett, will present & substitute for the substituté, The second substitute provides for district uniformity with a local option feature, and differs from the committee bill in providing that a changa of books shall not be made within six years from July 1, 1858; gives rigid rules for the care of books when loaned to pupils; prevents any discrimination by publishers in favor of certain districts or other states; requires the publisher selling to sign a coutract, and af this is broken, the stafo ent, after a proper the facts in the , may pro- hibit such publisher from making sales in the state, 'I'he school text bool bill was finally suspended and house file 878 taken up. The house concurred in the minor amendments but not the important_ones, Among those not concurred in were the fols lowing: The action of the senate in striking out the word “unjust” before *discriminas tions;” the action of the senate in makin forcin corporations liablo to i fino of 8500 for cach day’s non-compliance with the pros. isions of the bill for posting schedules of rates; also a proviso to section 17, providi that ‘before fixing a schedule of maximum rates the railway commissioners shall give days’ notice in two leading Des Moines papers, and name the time and place to hear persons, firms or corporations on the subject, and proviaing further that such scheduls shall take offcet within ninety days of vhe tuking effect of the act; also the change of the penalty from 5,000 to $500 for each days' failure to obey the injunction; also in action of the senate in causing only a notice of the schedule or revision to be publishy for three weeks in Des Moines papers ins of the entire schedule. The house also re- fused to accept the addition of the publicas tion clause to the bill. The text book question was resumed and Mr. ‘Thompson, of Clayton, spoke in favor of the committee bill in preference to the state uniformity plan as su ted by the Wilbue substitute. - No vote was taken before ade journment, . The State Printing Bill, Des MoiNes, la., March 27, — [Special Telegram to the Beg.|—The senate took & long step in the direction of reform to- when it passed the Parrott vill on state printing and binding. There has been a vi loud demand for some reform in the matter and various bills bearing on the subject wene introduced. Some wanted the state to opem a printing oftice and bindery and hire a man to manage them, Others proposed the state should. ad: ise for having work done by contract and then let to lowest bidder, Senator Parrott's bill pros poses that the present system shall continug