Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE — ANOTHER DAY OF DEADLOCK Both 8ides Remain Firm in the Di- rect Tax Fight. TWO OPINIONS ON THE TARIFF. Republicans Assert the Dircct Tax Fight Has No Connection With the Tarift—Bell Telephone Case—Capital Gossip. fth Day of Fillibustering. WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMANA BRE, } 513 FOURTEENTN STRRET, Wasnisarox. D. April 9. There is no change in the status of busi- ness in the house of representatives, The deadlock continues, and the direct tax bill is in the same condition it was six days ago. This afternoon Mr. Oates, of Alabama, who i8 leading the fillibusters, told his followers to prepare to sit the thing out; that he did not want even a recess till the question was sot- tled. So at b o'clock, the hour when the house during the deadlock has been in the habit of taking a recess over to the next morning,arrived, the session continued. Both declared o willingness to stay in their seats a month—a year, if necessary—to carry their point. At this writing it looks as though the situation had resolved itself into one of test- ing physical endurance. A call of the hou: is ordered so frequently, and the sergeant-at- arms sent out to bring in absent members, that it is uncomfortable to leave the hall of the house longer than the lunch hour. Mr. Owen, of Indiana, met Mr. Oates at the entrance of the house this afternoon and inquired what his programme was. I gucss we will just stay here,” said Mr. Oates, “till the bill is disposed of.” 11 it is a matter of endurance,” replied Mr. Owen, *“we can all die together.” To-night Mr. Owen said, discussing the outlook: “I believe the fillibusters intend to keep us in our seats till they drive the recal- citrant democrats to vote to adjourn the house. That is the tactics of the minority, who claim to have se votes at this time. Of course, if the house is once adjourned the bill is defeated, for it cannot be taken up again, the time for its consideration having days ago expired. Our hope lies in keeping the house in session till the billis passed, and the hope of the fillibuster is to adjourn the house and then refuse to consider the meas- ure. I am perfectly willing, and am quite sure I oceupy the position all other republican members do, to stay here and continue the fight for the bill to the end of my term, if ne- cessary to pass it The republicans ave striv- ing for a good principle, are not obstruction- ists,and they can afford to stand by their guns. 1 think we will win, but the opponents are dreadfully in earnest. It is an issue between the unreconstructed confederates and the union men.” There was nothing in the proceedings to- day to break the monotony of the continuous roll calls and the lulls between the hours when the doors were locked and the ser- geant-at-arms and his deputies were out searching for absentees. Both sides are too earnest to be funny, and there was an entire absence of levity. Every member is carry- jng out what he thinks to be the wishes of his constituents, breathes an atmosphicre of seriousness, and realizes that there are sac- rifices in this accord; that measuves of great importance to their individual districts will fail of consideration by the consumption of time in the present work, and that bills of national interest are also being sacrificed, Talso asked Mr. McShane why he was voting with the opponents of the direet tax bill, and he said: “In the first place, it is a very bad precedent to pass this bill. It means the repayment, finally, of not only the cotton tax but the income tax, and will take out of the treasury in time over £200,000,000. There is as much justice und law in refunding the cotton and income taxes as the direct taxes, both of which were levied aceording to the supreme court, in vio- lation of the coustitution. Then thereisa very large portion of this direet tax that will go 1o the state agents, I have been looking up this matter and find that out of three of the states that will get slices of this i - priation over #1,900,00 will go to agents which have been appointed by the states, Of course, We cannot cut them out of it, as they have made their contracts with the states di rect, into whose treasuries these moneys will go. 1 don’t know how much more will go to state agents, as 1 have not made a complete list, put I presume it will reach §3,000,000. Just think of giving millions, of the total of about $17,000,000, to agents or lobbyists,” At 10:15 to-night, by a shrewd move of the epublicans, the house took a recess till 11 o-morrow morning. It is generally believed that the opponents of the bill will finally suc- ceed in deceiving all the democrats to vote for an adjournuicnt, which weans o defeat of the bill, TWO DEMOCKATIC OPINIONS ON THE TAKIFF. Tasked Representative Sowden of Penu- sylvania this afternoon if it was true, as re- ported by Mr. Bynum, & majority member of s committee on ways and means i, that there were only two democrats from Pennsylvania who wonld yote agamnst the Mills tariff bill and that those mewbers were ho (Mr, Sowden) and Mr. Randall. *“Not a word of truth in it,” Emmplly replied Mr. Sowden. *“There will e several demoerats from my state who will vote against the Mills bill, and the measure will not be passed. 1t is all rubbish to s that there are only eight or ten democrats who will vote against the Mills bill in the house. There are twice as wany as will be necessary to defeat its passige re not have o tariff reform oing © to £ s congress because we can't agree upon B measure, The men who are leading tarift reform now are too extreme, I am dead op- posed to the Mills bitl and am backed up by Juy constituents. They can't drive me into voting for the bill by caucus or uny other kind of action. I am a cousistent democrat, but I believe in protecting American indus- trics and American labor, I occupy the sae position in this respect that Mr. Rundull does und & lot of other well known dewocrats, 1 would not vote for the bill if free wool were stricken out of it.” A few moments after I talked with Mr, Sowden I had a talk with Mr. Armentrout, another old demoeratic member from Penn- sylvania, who has long followed My, Ran- dall in the house. ‘'l am going to vote for the Mills bill,” suid Mr. Armentrout,” be cause tariff reform has been the bane of our party for years, and I huve gotten so heart- Aly sick of it that T will vote for any kind of a bill, The republican senate 15 for higher protection, ab strong protection as any repub- ican or democrat in the house, and 1 am not afraid to send a bill over there and let the upper branch of congress wrestle with it even though it does not exactly mect my views. The seuate can amend it if it wanty to, aud send jt back to us and we will adopt it or reject it as wo see proper. I don't know of any demoerat in uy state who will follow Mr. Randal except Mr. Snowden. 1 believe tl Dill wiil be passed. There avevery few dem- ocrats.:who do not look upon the matter as 1 do, and I refer to the Rand of the party as well as to the wel former During my talk with Mr. Sowden I quoted somo of Mr. Ermentrout’s langu 0 which the formerreplied: *Mr. Ermentrout is speaking for himself ouly and Las no nuthiority to speak for any of Mr. Randall's friends ‘or anybody else. I don't care what he is golng to vote for, and I don't kuow of nu' other democrat’ from my stato except ¥, Seott, who will support the Mills bill."! NOT ANTAGONIZING THE TARIFF BILL. A caovass of the republican side of the led the fact that the direct as alleged by free-traders, injuring the house to-day reves tax bill is not, being pushed with a view to tariff bill on the calendar, Mr, E. B. Taylor of Ohio said: ‘‘When you speak of refunding the cotton tax why not include the whisky and tobacco tax! They are all in the same catagory. The ton tax was levied in 1562 and abolis} 1868, There 18 a big difference be- sn the direct tax and cotton tax. was not paid by the producer, nsumer, and who can entertain the scheme to refund to the producer what the consumer paid. This talk that the direct tax bill, if passed, will interfere with the tariff question is all nonsense. The tariff re- lates to the future and must provide the necessary revenue with which to carry on the government. 1 believe that the very same men now fillibustering would refuse to vote for any bill to refund the cotton tax. If the direct tax bill should fail and the government should collect from the states which did not respond when the tax was levied it would go very hard with them. Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Tennessee suld have a snug little sum_to pay into the treasury, whereas, if the bill passes, these states will be relieved of the debt. If you will take the trouble to observe the dc crats who favor the bill, you will find per cent of them free trade democrats.” Mr. Burrows of Michigan said he re- publicans would never consent to refund the cotton tax. Perhaps, he said, when the dem- rats get control of both houses of congress they might undertake to refund that tax.” OMAIL\. TUESDAY. MORNIN "APRIL 10, 1858, ——} NUMBER 207, sented in the house, ‘a petition signed by 212 citizens of Omaha in favor of postal telegraphy. Py S, HeAtu, ndicott and Civil Service, Wasnixerox, April 9.—[Special to the Bre.]—It has been learned here recently, much to the suprise of the mugwumps gener- ally that Secretary Endicott has winked at open violations of the civil service law, and that he has Been the tool of a few men who have controlled a great amount of patronage to their own political advantage, It seems that there are employed at Jeffersonville, Ind, in the quartermaster’s shops nearly twelve hundred persons all told, who are out- side the pale of the civil service law. Gen- eral Suxon, who was the commanding officer there for some time, was removed a short time ago because, it was supposed, he was not sufficiently pliable, in the political sense, to suit the conveniences of Congressman Howard, who seems to consider this shop his own political property. . Licutenant-Colonel Hodees was ordered there to take charge of the depot, and it was supposed that he would more readily ac- quicsce in the wishes of the congressman when that gentleman suggested the appoint- ment_of his political retainers or their friends. But the changes were not made rapidly enough to suit Congressman Howard, and he at last succeeded in securing an order Mr. Funston ot Kansas said: I am against the proposition to refund the cotton tax and 1 believe the northern democrats will ulso oppose 1t. Mr. Laffoon of Kentucky said the house would adjourn_before the direct tax bill could be considered, and that the friends of the bill saw an adjournment was their only chance. Representative Pat Collins of Boston is shrewd Yankee-Trishman, and the deadlock in tho house doesn't worry him at all. A gentleman met him on the street this after- noon. **Hello,” he said, “Why ain't you up atthe house 1 I don’t have to,” was the reply. “Well you had better, or yon will_be arrested and “carried up.” ' “Not much, T won't. 1 was excused last Wednesday for the day, and as it is still Wednesday in the hou », 1'um perfectly safe. Sce (" ENT AND THE BOND BILL The plan of the democratic leaders now is to hang un the surplus plution in the com- mittee on ways aud means in_order that it may not reach the president. 1t is held that the passage of this bill by such overwhelin- ing majorities in both houses of congress has sufticiently asserted the authority of the sec- retary of the ury to buy bonds under the of 1852, and that the formal signature of the president to such a declaration of opin- ion is not essential. Thus has been uecom- pl desired or interded. But the senate has added to the bill an indircct] new proposition, one which is liable to cause serious trouble if it reaches the president. Very few people doubt that he will veto it. 1f it zoes to him he must do 80 or go bick on his entire record upon the silver question, but lie vetoes the bill on account of the Beck silver bullion amendment, it will be impossi- ble for him to carry California or any other ¢ at the next presidential clec If he signs the bill he will offend the easter: sentiment, which will not only condemn him urrendering to what they call the ‘“sil- inflationists of the wild west,” but for repudiating his original principlés. There- fore, Mr. Scott and others of the political guardians of the president consider that the easiost way to get out of the scrape is to smother the biltand this will doubtless be one. PURCHASE THE TELEPTTONE CASE, QThe supreme court, announced to-day that the motion to advance upon the docket the case of the United States vs. the Bell Tele- phone company had been granted, and the argument would be heard on the second day of the next term, which means next October. This is the ease which was brought by order of the president to determine the validity of the Bell patents. It will be remembered that allegations have been made that Prof. Bell obtained his patent by fraud and Zenas Wilbur, who was an examiner in the patent ofice_at the time, has made an afildavit to the effect that after Prof. Gray had filed his original application for a ent he (Wilbur) permitted Prof. Bell to examine the papers, and Bell had _the opportunity to amend his own with the knowledge of ‘all of claims, The case was originally brouzht in Ohio and wa court there be- cause of lack of jurisdi It was then brought in the United rt for the district of Massachusetts, because the head- quarters of the Bell company is in Boston, and Leing decided in favor of that company, was appealed to the supreme oourt by thé Uuited Stat FIGITING STATISTICIAN DODG 'he raid agamst R. Do the statis- tician of the department of 1culture, has been renewed with greater activity than ey and it is said that this time it has the thy of the president, so that it is Mr. Dodge wili have to go. He ha office more than a generation and h proved a faithful and efiicient ofti year he offended the representatives from fhe tobacco grow states by hus estimates of the probable ) of those states, and » weeks ago nearly one hundred mem- of congress uni o the com- missioner of agriculture asking his removal. Commissioner Coleman, how refused to remove Mr, Dodge, on the ground that his estimates were based upon official infors tion received at the department, and tha any err the lo spondent altogether. Mr. Dodge is supposed to bea republican. He has never taken an active interest in politics, but has attended to his duties faithfully, DALS BREWING, There was a great deal of ture olitical and ofticial ci v a long, doubl ded ed- ‘apitol (adwinistration organ), anticipating a heap of domestic scan- in the republican newspapers soon, which, it announced, would be dumped on the ad: tion with a view to political advan- thrown out of m, tes E tif cared in ity it was the fault of n so- itorial in ing the public to be on its guard y to receive it. Them hinted ot is Secre Whitney's allc connection with the late Jacob Sharp in the Broudway street railrond transactions,and his alleged connection with the Jay Gould con troversy und the Hopkins divorce case, in which he is said to be a co-respondent. Now that Sharp is dead the friends of Whitne, very much fear an expose of the Sharp. uld-Hopkins affair, and it is understood that they are preparing to lay it to politic should it appear, and claim it is but a repub- lican political scheme to injure prominent democrats, It is said that Presid by e land s also much concerned ov DOOM OF THE PACIFIC PUNDING BILL ‘To-morrow was the day set for the cousid- eration of the Union Pacific funding bill in the house, but it is impossible that the pro gramme can be carried out because of the fillibustering over the direct tax bill, Repre- sentative Weaver, of Towa, who was one of the most bitter opponents of the funding bill at the lust session, says that he will resort to fillibustering tuctics to prevent its passage whenever it does come up, and as only one day has been assigned for its cousideration he will undoubtedly be uble to accomplish his purpose. Thus the cvil results of the pres. ent fillibustering are beginning to Le seen, und it will be the fashionuble methog of dg- feating leg ion during the eutire £ession, SMALL MATTJRS, Senator Paddock introduced a bill to-day to pension Mrs. Louisu Ward, of Nebraska. M. W. Wells, of Schuyler, Neb., is in the cit Elisha 8. Gillespie of Valentine, Joseph Oberfelder of Siduey, 8. Wox of Loup City. Neb., and George 1 pun d Mr. Parl ot the firm of G. L. Yount & Co., of mosa, Ia., were to-day admitted to practice before the interior departmient. nong the appointments i the inter department to-day was that of Orr V. | of Tawa, to be a pyist at §500 a year. of the interior to-day ren disallowing the claims for edutions of 1. G. Beauva, of | b, Indian dey Indianola, ator Wilson of Towa. introtuced to-day to pay Thowws L. Hoffman $25 paymient of his claim for - rent of the po fce at Fairfleld, in accordance with the terms of a leasc of the premises held by the | Uuited States in pursuance of instructionsof | the post oftice dopartment. | Mr. MeShune received to-day, aud pre- i | Bak from General Holliburg, quartermaster gen- eral, directing Hodges to transfer the ap- pointments at the depot to the command of Major Raymond, Colonel Hodges objected to this movement, and wrote to the author ties here that he would do no such thing: that inasmuch ns Major Raymond was his subordinate, and ho (Hodges) was held re- sponsible for the dispursement of thousands of dollars of government funds and for the care of millions of dollars’ worth of gov- ernment property, he must_emphatically d cline to transfer to a_subordinato officer the responsible duties of filling such vacancies a8 may oceur from time to time. He there- fore wrote that he must eithier be relieved or this order must be revoked. This letter has not yet been acted upon. Howard and his conferees are doing all_in their power to retain control of the appoint- ments at Jeffersonville, and Secretary Endi- cott seems perfectly willing that tnis te of affairs should exist. The outcome will be awaited with some interest, as it may ma- terrially affect uot only the construction of the eivil so aw by the administration, but the politi ances of the congressman from the Third district of Indiana. In Memory of stice Waite. Wasmyeron, April 0.—In the supremd court to-day, Attorney General Garland pre- sented the resolution recently adopted by the bar and ofticers of the court respecting thilate ‘Chief Justice Waite and spoke at some length in eulogy of the deceased. Justice Miller in receiving the resolutions also paid an cloquent tribute to the late chief justice, and said: ‘““We fully appreciate the fgreat 1oss which the country, the bar and the officers of the court have sustained by this sad event. The blow falls, however, with more force upon the members of this court who associated with him in the performance of its functions, and who had been accus- tomed to the benefit of his learning and of his ability in the discharge of the duties com- mon to us all. For not only has he guided our pathway and lightened our labors by his experience, his skill and his practical tact, but with an urbanity, and kindliness of heart rarely, if ever, excelled, he has won our affections and attached us to himself, so that, while we sympathize in_the public 10ss, each also feels the sorrow of final separation from a special friend.” Justice Miller then announced that the court would cease to hear arguments on May 4, and would adjourn for the term on May 14. Pensions Granted Towans, Wiasmizaroy, April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Original invald— Thomas R. Hayes, Morning Sunj Joseph Lawson, Waukee. Restoration—Franci Myers, Elliott. Restoration, reissue and ine William Dodds, Alta. Increased— poshua A. Hull, Haw Joscph S. Brandt, Muscatine; John Atlantic; Homer Bailey, Maquoketa; George V. . Goddard, Creston; James Howard, Moravia; Gustavus A. Tilson, i"remont; John MeCue, Oxford; John N. Main, Dexte am M. Nelson, Griswold; Samuel betown. Re- Alois issue Brotzoer, 3 Jonathan W, Belding, Mason City. sue and in- m Dodd, Origir jlomon, father of Thomas W. itons Julia, widow of Daniel in, Cold Water; James C., father us Brandenburg, Buena a; »f Jesse Horner, ¢ father of Oliver_ Romir ; Elizabeth, mother of Heur, Boone, widows, ¢ i, Ch ughl Postal Changes. Wasnrxaroy, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The following Nebraska post- masters were appointed to-day: Hawey Maveils, Boone, Boone county, vice Martin Stevens, removed; Sam Derickson, Dor- Holt county, vice A. J. Roberts, resigned. The following Iowa postofiices were estab: lished to-day: Bidwell, Wapello county Henry Canficld, postmaster; Likens, Benton county, Smith 13, Hillyard, postmaster. The followiug Towa postmasters were appointed to-day: L. C. Blair, Bennett, Cedar county, vice Henry M. Hannla, resignéd; John Durk, Lahoyt, Henry county, vice John A, Sheri- dan, he ‘office ‘at_Coldwater, Furnas county, Neb., will be discontinued after April 20, The Pope to the President. WasmiNaTon, April 9.—Pope Leo has sent a letter to President Cleveland, thanking him for the jubilec present of a copy of the constitution. The communica- tion was handed the president by Cardinal Gibbons. The pope speaks of the great distinction of receiving from the ruler of a free people a gift which he had never expected to be sent him, and exp S his appreciation of the appropriateness of the present. The pope wishes peace and pros. werity, and prays for the American pe nd their country, the perpetuation of their institutions of liberty, and the plentitude of God’s favor, Weaver Will £ilibuster, ‘WasmisgroyN, April 9.—Representative Weaver, of Iowa, says another deadlock will occurr this week if the present one is broken within twenty-four hours. He intends to oppose the passage of the Outhwaite Pacitic railroad bill by dilatory tactics and says, it will likely to result in & deadlock of con- siderable “duration if there is time within which the bill may be taken up. Gets An Indian Agency. WaAsHINGTON, April .—The president sent to the senal his afternoon the nomination of Daniel W, Butler, of Wasco ecounty, Ore- gon, to be Iudian agent at Warm Springs to William E. Py for Dakota; J. Howurd, Wis. A Sweeping Bill. WasniNgroy, April 9.—A bill, general in its churacter, forfeiting all lands opposite railroad lines not completed within the time specified by law, wi ed to by the house committe aliroads to-day, 1our bi reported by the com- mittee. Tl agreed 1o to-day is intended to cover all unearned r ad land grants not included i those cs, and the com mittee estimates the la recovered under all of the bills will awount to about fifty mil Lion acres. ell, United States attorney Tiernan, postmaster, Fort 1 Nebraskans, NGTON, 4 1al Telogram e --Original invalid—Isaae A. Bartlett. Increase--Joseph Hosad Stratton: Lavs W. Anderson, Minden. Mex- ivan survivors—Josbua I Lampton, Adams. The Death Record. MiyvparoLts, Mino, Aprd 9.--Lewis Iospes, president of the Fivst National bank, died ut Stillwater this morniug. | sions Grant Wast to the MORE WATER THAN IT WANTS Prohibition Des Moines Flooded ‘With the Aqueous Fluid. HER LITTLERIVER ON ARAMPAGE A “Fature Addition" Covered Clean Out of Sight—An Informer Gets Caughtat the Game He Gave Away. The Des Molnes River Flood. Des Morxes, Ta., April 0.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—Allday Saturday and Sunday the Des Moines river and the Coon river, which form a junction at this city, were on the rise. The heavy rains and freshets in northern Iowaswelled the feeders of the Des Moines, and it has come tearing down through the city so full that, like a man in the same condition, it wasn't satisfied with 1ts own, but insisted on covering the whole street, As the ice had all passed out some time ago, there wasn't much danger from collisions, as nothing larger than drift- wood and an occasional log or tree has gone floating by, but any damage the water—su- perabundan, water, wet, turbulent, uncon- trollable water--could do, has been done along the vicinity of the river. Beginning at Prospect park, three miles as the river runs, but about half that distance in a direct line north from the center of the city, the flood spread over the beautiful sum- mer resort, sending the dancing platform, re- freshment houses and other buildings all afloat. They were caught in time and tied to the trees, and so will be there when wanted next summer. Just across the Sixth avenue bridge, in North Des Moines, is a beautiful plat of country, which is to_constitute one of the future additions to the city. It was bought a few days ago by Minneapolis par- ties. If they wanted to see their purchase to- day they would have to visit it in boats and inspect it in diving swits, Through the cen- ter of this tract runs, the avenue, paved for half a mile, and the witter was up to the curb- ine, just longing for & chance at the cedar blocks inside. setting down to the bu center the river backed up in many and cellars, fiooding the basement of many dwellings and business houses. Some concern was felt for the grand avenue bridge, as the ap- proach on the east was being undermined, but workmen soon stopped that. The other bridges were safely passed till the new tem- porary bridge for the Diu‘fnnnl railrond ex- tension south was reached. Here the drift- wood backed up against the tymporary piers and speedily caused a jam, which unsettled two spans and moved them severai fect from their foundation. A large force of men and teams have worked steadily for twenty-four hours to keep the bridge from going down and have so far held it, although it is badly damaged, Several houses in the south part of the city are now flooded and the families have been compelled to move cut, and in some instances see their household effects go floating toward New Orleans, The Coon river concluded to take a hand in the base ball business, and so backed up and spread over the Athletic park a foot deep. This knocks out the two exhibition yames with Dubuque set for Thursday and Friday, and it will cost the home club a good deal of mo! to get the park in shape again. So far no casualties have been reported, but even a_prohibitiou city in a prohibition state has to confess that for once it has more water than it wants.” The river has scored fifteen feet above 0w water mark, the high- est record for many yeurs, S—— Towa's Congressional Timber. Des Morxes, April 8.—(Special to the Bre.]—The congressional campaigns are opening actively in several districts. There will probably be no opposition to Congre man Gear's renomination in the First di trict. In the Sccond district Congressman Hayes is likely to meet with considerable op- position within his party, although he has held but one term. The republicans ha hopes that they can unite the decent ele- ments of the democracy upon such a popular and liberal man as Representative Curtis, a member of the house from Clinton. If they can, they will eleet him in spite of the heavy democratic majority in the district. In the Third district Colonel Henderson of course will be his own successor. In the Fourth district there y field of candidates for Congr Fuller's place. Among them are weney,of Mitchell county of Cerro Gordo county, McHugh, of Howard county, nger, of Allamakee coun Fuller himself. In the is not much talk yet of candi- dates, und probably Congressman Kerr will be given a second term. In the Sixth dis. trict General Weaver will find much opposi- tion within his own party, whether he clains the greenback or the democratic party, Sev- eral republicans ure being considered as can- didates agamst him, the most of them being from Mahaska county. There isa hopeful feeling that if the right man is proposed the republicans can redeem the district. In this, the Seventh district, Major Conger is likely to be renominated for his third term. ‘In the Bighth district there number of men who think they Major Anderson, the incumbent. these Major Walden of C Among ville, is at present the most prominently talked of. In the Ninth ~district there a se ) candi s L0 S d Major Ly among them Senator Young, Scuator Harsh, of Creston itor Stead- of the Council Bluffs Noupareil and op of that city. In the Tenth dis- e will be a lively fight for the nomi- nation against Major Holmes, the incubent. Some of his friends are suggesting him for another term, and in the event of a dead- lock that result is not- improbable, Amonge other candidates there is Mr. Dolliver, of Fort Dodge, ex-speaker; Head, of Jefferson and Senator Brower, of Huncock county. In the Eleventh district about the only candi- date mentioned to succeca Mr. Struble is Mr. Hubbard, of Sieux City, the son of Judge Hubbard, who formerly ‘represented that district in congress. A Flog ‘avor, Des Moixgs, Ta,, April 8.—[Special to the Bee.]—One of the first acts of the new board of railroad commissioners was to issue an opinion on the question of the scarcity of cars in northwesterslowa, Frequent com- plaints were made during the fall and winter that shippers in that locality could not ob- tain suflicient cars to carry off their crops. The railroad companies, though appeated 1o, were unable to give relief, but claimed that n, f Atiuntic, they did the best possible with the emergenc The commissioners, in their few of the case, sharply criticised the railroads in a rather unreasonable tone. They admit that the railroads bad no reason to'expect an unusual demand for cars in that part of the state when short crops were the rule in other parts of the state. 'They admit that the railroad companies furnished all the cars they had at hand, and kept cars loaded with bay standing on the tracks in Chicago for se 1 days when the consignees were unable to unload them. But conceding all that, they still in sist that the railroads ought'to have been prepared for the rush and in some way have taken better care of the shippers. The tone of this opinion is so different frem the opin- jons given by members of the commission & few weeks ago, when the same subject was up for discussion, that it looks as if they were getting ready to cateh the popular breeze in view of the conung election. ¥ell Into His Own Trap. Des Moixes, Ia., April §.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bie]—Last Friday a man named Shockley, living at Montezuma, Pow- 1 eehicik county, went to the shend and told him of a plot to murder a man named Harvey Haines, living four miles in the country. He said that the man who plotted the crime, Clint Hansell, had asked him to join him, but he drew the line on murder and wanted to keep out of it. The sheriff doubted the plot, but Saturday his informant came again and said the deed was to be done that night. Ac- cordingly the sheriff, with a deputy, started for the locality. He informed Haines of what was proposed and awaited develop- ments, The sheriff remained in the house with Haines, but his deputy and a neighbor- ing farmer whom they took along scereted themselves in @ shed a short distance from the house, About 11 o'clock a noise was heard in the yard and soon after two men approached the house and rapped on the door. Haines asked what_was wanted, and one of the men re- plied that he wanted to see him. The sheriff told Haines to open the door, and as he did 80 the men entered and told him to throw up his hands. At this he yelled lustily, and the sheriff advanced from his hiding place and fired at the intruders. One of themn started to run but was met by the party in the shed who began firing, shooting the fugitive just below the shoulder blade, the shotgun in- flicting & fatal wound. The other man was found crouching by the door and proved to be Shockley, the informant, who was lodged injufl. Haincs 18 & bachelor living ulone, and it was supposed had considerable money in the house. [ — A Pair of Brutal Murderers, Des Moixes, Tn., April 8.—|Special to the Bee.|—Two important murder trials have been in progress the past week in different parts of the state. They both show a depth of depravity that is revolting to the intelli gence of the people of Towa. At Waverly, the man Billings charged with the murder of young Kingsley, the county attorney, has been having his first tri The evidence produced before the grand jury showed not only a personal corruption that forbids description in the case of the defendant him- self, but also the existence of a conspiracy of the most fiendish character to break down and ruin the young man. Time may have mitigated somewhat public feeling toward Billings, but if sentiment is as strong now as it was at the time of the murder, there will be a very general disposition to take the law and carry it out without the assistance of the sheriff if the jury fuils to do its duty. At Vinton, on a change of venue, the sec- ond trial of Buhmann, charged with the murder of Brown at Gladbrook, m Tar county, is now in pro This murder oc- curred just before election and grew out of a saloon quarrel, Brown having appearcd be- fore the grand jury and given evidence against Buhmaun, for violation of the pro- hibitory law. Public sentiment is very strongly against the desendant in this in- stance, und his conviction is confidently ex- pected. Indignant at Weavem Des Moixes, April 8.—[Special to the Ber.|—This legislature is entitled to credit to for some good measures as well as for some vicious ones. Onc of the best laws it has passed is one providing for boards of control to have charge of all public works in cities of the first-class. Under the sys- 16 that has provailed in the past great abuses and no litile corruption have been fostered. While aldermen haye becn al- lowed a nominal salary of but £0 a year, their income in some instances reached into the thousands. They would manage to have themselves charged with the execution or the oversight of some contract. of public worl, out of which they would manage to make a handsome sum for themselves. The new law provides a board of control, consisting of two members, who are to be paid salaries not to excoed $2,500 and are to give their whole time to the public service. They are to have entire charge of the execution of all contracts for city work, such as paving, sewering, grading, ete., and are forbidden to havea cent’s worth of individual interest in any such contract. The aldermen are held down to the simple business of making ordinances and doing what is properly aldermanic work. For this they are to be ailow a_year under an- other new law just Chis will strike at the root of corruption in more ti Towa city, and muke boodlerism much more aificult and practically impossible, Knew When to Use a Gun. MoxTezuMA, Ta,, April 9. Tele- gram to the BEp.]—Last night Mr. and Mys. k, living five miles south of town, went to visit a sick neighbor, leavins the house in charge of their two daughters, twelve and fourteen years old. About 9 o'clock the girls heard someone trying one of the windov The intruder failed there, and went to another and then to a door, but failed to find either open. The girls were frightened nearly to death, and just as the burglar resumed his attack upon the first window one of the girls spied a shotgun in_a corner, Quickly scizing it she fired at the window. There was a crashing of glass and a sudden departure of the burglar. It is not known whether he was hit or not, but the town is singing the praises of the plucky girl who proved equal to the tryingiemergency, ——— Will Adjourn To-day, Des Moixes, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The house to-day cut the string that tied up the motion to adjourn and left the hour fixed for to-morrow noon. In consequence both senate and house have been working very rapidly this afternoon and evening, getting ready to go home to-mor- row. A large number of bills of minor im- portance have been passed, and about all the appropriation bills, There was some fight in the house over the appropriation for the state university, as there is a strong preju- against it on the part of muny, but the bill finally went through us reported by the committee, A Blow at Boodle Des Moixes, April 8.—(Special to the Bee.|—The people of Towa are justly indig- nant at the course taken by Congressman Weaver on the bill for vefunding the direct tax. He has been assisting the southern democrats in their filibustering tactics and working against the interests of his own state, would have returncd to it under this Dill 384,000 The money would be very ac- ceptuble now for meeting the outstunding warrants and putting the state completely out of debt. Wiy General Weaver should act so completely” in_deflarice of the senti ments of the people of his state, is something which neither democrats nor républicans can understand. Fell Fro the Third Story. Des Moixgs, Ia., April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee)—While the Saivation Aviny parade was passing the exposition, about 4 o'clock, a little child by the name of McNichols, incharge of its grandmother, was looking from a third story window, when it fell to the ground, and was crushed $o that it died within an hour. . 1I0WA LFK Senate, Des Morses, Ta,, April 9.—In the senate at the morning session the following bills passed : To distribute the taxes on telegraph and raph property to the several countics lines are located. Lteaistricting the state into representative districts according to the present law. Fixing the per diem and expenses of trus- tees of state institutions, members of visit- ing committee to the hospital for the insane and regents of the state university. Legalizing the acknowledgment of convey- ances, and of power of attorney made by Hazen Wilson, attorney-in-fact for Josepn Webstor. Releasing certain penaltics for failure to make and file reports in sales of intoxicating liquors by the holders of permita. Relating to the construction of sewers in cities having a population of 30,000 or over. Authorizing cities of the first class to levy additional taxes to section 461 of the code. Regulating the issuance and payment of warrants of the first and second clas: and those organized under special charters. Requiring that warrants be paid in the order of registration. Allowing any ope having property dam- aged by domestic animals running at large, 10 hold such animals or animal till the dam ages are paid. At the afternoon session, house file 501, authorizing incorporated towns to refund their outstanding bonded debt, was passed The bill passed, providing for the proper interment of the remains of victims of the Spirit Lake massacre and the erection of a commemorative monument, appropriating £5,000 therefor. Senate file 271, amending the military code, relating to the duration of encampments, allowing each company $125 annually for rent, ete,, each band §i5, and making an ap- priation of 20,000 for the uniform fund, was passed, At the evening session, house file 370 passed to punish bribe taking or offering by or to A state, county, township, city school or municipal ofticers. House file 264 passed appropriating §15,000 1o be deposited;with wardens of penitentiaries (;'\ enable discharged couvicts to lead better ves, The general appropriations both houses. It amounts to £15,630,800, The bill passed providing for the building of cfish dams across the outlets of certain lakes aud chains of lakes. The bill was lost providing for a state board of charities. The gubstitute for house file 85, the bill to prevent and punish pools, trusts and conspir- acies, passed. The bill which passed the senate amending the military code, was laid over. The legislature will adjourn sine die, to- morrow, at 12 o'clock. -~ MYSTERIOUS MURDER. An Unknown Person Fatally Shoots an Ex-City Marshall of Leadville. Leavvinee, Colo., April 9.—[Spocial Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning the attention of Oficers Morgan and Williams was attracted by a shot on Harrison avenue near State strect, and hastening in the direction of the shot they found a crowd gathered in front of a house, where on a pavement lay Mart Duggan with a bullet hole behind his right car from which the blood was gushing furiously. The ofiicers at once took him to a drug store and called bill passed about two physicians, who declared the wound fatal. Duggan _was then taken to his home on West Fourth strect, where he regained consciousuess, and to questions by his wife answered that Bailey Youngson had shot him. He said he and Youngson were walking arm in arm on Har- rison avenue when the latter shot him with- out any provocation, Later, however, Dug- gan told Dr. Mac Lean that' he did not know Who had shot him, but there was quite a crowd around him_ at the time and some of their number would know. Dr. Mac Lean then said to Duggan that no one scemed to know who had fired the shot and in answer to this Duggan declared that he would not tell who it was. A few minutes before 11 o'clock Justice Angler called at the home of Duggan to try to_obtain a statement regarding the effair, but the wounded man refused to declare who his assailant was. From the tenor of the remarks he Justice Quingly it was evident he expected to recover, as he intimated that he would wreak vengeance on his assailant as soon as he was ableto be on the streets again. Duggan passed away shortly after this interview with Justice Quigley and the contradictory character of his declarations as to_ who was concerned in the shooting surrounds the af- fair with _considerable mystery. Bailey Youngson is alderman from the Second ward and proprietor of the Texas house. He is under arrest, together with a _man named Charrington, on suspicion of conneetion with the tragedy. Duggan has been well known in camp since 1875, he being the first mar- shall of the His ageressive meusurcs local politic de himmany —enemics, and it is thoughtsome of them are implicated in his murder, e A BOY HA HIMSELF. Taking His Life Beeause He Was Compelled to Attend School. LovisviLLe, Ky., April 9.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.]—George Daurla, the 13- 1d son of Frank Baurla, a well-to-do citizen of Jeffersonville, Ind., hanged himself to-day. The boy had been a truant from school for some time, and was known as thoroughly bad. His father this morning forced i to start to school. The family supposed he had been there when he returned at noon, and that he had gone again when he left after dinner. His little sister, Mollie, went to the coal shed about 4 o'clock, and when she opened the door she saw her brother dangling from a rafter at the end of her jumping-rope, dead. PRIRER e A Very Deliberate Suictde. Hanvem, Mo., April .—[Special Telegram to the Brp.]—One of ths coolest and most deliberate acts of suicide ever witnessed was committed early this morning, on the Wabash railroad, three hundred yards from the Harlem terminus of the Hannibal bridge. “The Chicago express of the Wabash, due in this city at 7:30 o'clock, had left the Harlem station and was rounding the curve when the engineer discovered a man walking upon the tracks about fifty yards ahcad. He blew the whistlc” and rang the bell to apprise the stranger of his dunger, The man stepped aside, apparently, to allow the train to pass, but when the train ot witnin 100 foet of hit, o again stepped upon the track and began walking unconcern- cdly along. The engineer blew the whistle and ordered the fireman to get out on the pilot and shout at the man. The stranger did not give the slightest héed to the warn- ing signals and the cries of the fircman and when the engine was within a couple of feet of him he suddenly turncd and faced it. Ho was struck by the cow catcher and thrown down the embankment twenty feet. He was dead when he reached the bottom. Steamship Arrivals. New Youk, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bek|—Arrived-—The Werra from Bremen; the Egypt from Liverpool. QuerNsTOWN, April 9.—Arrived—The Ohlo from New York; the British Prince from Philadelpbia; the Vineland from Boston. Liverroor, April 9.—Arrived—The Spain from New York. Hawnuia, April 9. —Arrived—The Wieland from New York. Grasaow, April .—Arrived—The State of Nevida and the Anchor from New York. e Blaine's Condition. ew Yous, April 9.—[Special Telegram to the Bee. | eral papers here published statements concerning Blaine's health, ro. porting him in better condition than indicated in yesterday’s dispatch to the Bee, Weigh- ing conflicting reports, one agaiust the other, it may safely be argued that Blaine 1s really & sick wan, N theless it is evident many people who want him to be the republican nomince waut him regarded as good and healthy, Bslo ity Bisinarck Serlously Sick. New Yo, April 0.—[Special Telegram to the Bre.|—The Sun's Berlin cablegram declares that Bismarck is 80 sick as to ex- cite alarm, but the utmost secrecy is main- tained about the details of his discase. His health has been bad a long time, and he hus uot gottenover his grief for the old emperor, S The Rate War Ended, Cmicaao, April 9.--The Burlington road hus restored the rates on freight, and to all iutonts and purposes this means the end of the freightrate war, iates ob gralu will be restored April 14, CONKLING DANGEROUSLY ILL A Sudden Change For the Worra Alarms Hiu Physiclans. SOME SYMPTOMS OF DELIRIUMs To Relieve His Brain a Very Delicato Surgical Operation is Performed and He May Live Forty- ecight Hou In the Shadow. New Yorg, April §.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]- Thenews that Roscoe Conkling has boen in the jaw of death will doubtles proves a surprise and shock to the immediate friends and acquaintances of the ex-senators Mr. Conkling's illy is directly attributae ble to the blizzard, but it fs now hoped his vige orous constitution will enable him to over come the sickness that has stricken him and that his name will not be added to the long list of the blizzard victims. Throughout last Thurgday and Friday Mr. Conkling's condi tion was serious, but on Saturday a change for the better ensued and the improvement was €0 marked that his wife was permitted to seo him for a short time yesterday afternoon. While struggling home through the storm of March 12 Mr. Conkling lost his way | Union square, and wandered around in he snowdrifts for over fifteen minutes beforo regaming knowledge of his whereabouts. He finally reached the Hoffmann house in an almost exhausted condition, and although he had apparently recovered the following day, a cold which he had contracted grow worse until about a fortnight since he complained of a pain in his head and ears, Friaay, March 80, Dr. Cornelius Agnew was summoned,and pronounced him to be suffering from an abse. cess in the ear. The ailment Tlu-rcnsod until meningitis was doveloped. M. L‘m\kllnf'l brain became affected, and Thursday he be- came violently delirious. Since then the phys sicians have concealed his truo condition and kept everybody away from him, not_eve lowing his wife in the sick room until terday. He is apparently somewhat improved this morning, [Press.]—Roscoo Conkling's condition changed much for the worse lnst night. He was puoyed up in the evening by the press ence of his wife, whom he had not been per- mitted to see since his illness became serious, After her departure ho sank into o stupor, from which he aroused but at long intervals and threatened to display symptoms of ae- liviom, Dr, Agnew, the eminent oculisty called at Conkling's residence lst night. At the time of his leaving the patient scened to be not much worse, though' his temperature had risen perceptibly. Dr. Fordvee Barkes. said to-day that he feared Conkling’s oculai trouble had caused an affection of the brain which may prove futal. “AllT care to say just now,” said Dr. Barker, ‘‘is that Mr Conkling hus had a bad change within t) past twenty-four hours and is very poorly i deed. 1 have called iu Dr. Sands and ~ Dr, Delafield and they, in company with D[. Agnew and myself, will visit the patient this afternoon,” At 2:30 p. m. Conkling’s condition was un- changed from the last report. At 2 o'clock: Drs. Sands, Delafield, Barker and Agnew called at Conkling’s house and_had a consul- tation. A few minutes after Humilton Figh called, but wasnot admitted. Dr. Barker, at the conclusion of the conforenco, said the patient's condition was very nnpromising; that he was suffere ;' from of the ear, ich had extended to i) whranes of the brain, The probubilities werée {hav Comings would not recover, though there was a poss sibility that he might get well. His_tempey- ature was 10314 and his pulse 100, Dr, Bare ler did not think there would be any marked change in the patient's contlition for perhaps twelve hours. There is no person admitte to the sick room but the nurse and Mre, Conkling, and all callers at the house are denied admittance. The surgeons in attend: this afternoon that an oper: way to save the life of the ex-senator. They therefore cut away o portion of the temporal bone and found a secretion of matter which' was removed. The operation was a vel sful one and gives the patient a chance, At 7 o'clock p. m. Conkling remains unconscious, but the surgeons enterta hopes of his recovery now. ns regard his condition, Mr. Conkling will probs! ain unce us all night’ because o esthetie which was admiuvistered. Drs,, 1 the sick chamber gy m. Lo-morrowsj ‘The surgical operation performed upon thy distinguished patient this evening was delicate one. It consisted in the cutting and removal of a part of the temporal bone, the| incision being made upon the prominepca, which may be felt just behind the ear. Bes neath this lics the mechanism of the ear, und in cases in which this mechanism bek, comes fnvolved in serious supperation, as i this instance, it becomes necessazy to make an opening through which the pus may b drawn off. When the region of the inng ear was reached the membrane beneath th bone was cut through, a drainage tube wal insorted m;u about an ounce of jus draine rom the head, apparcutly aflording thet patient great rolicf, i i At midnight Mr. ConkMng w and down his room in a half d tion, He sent for Edward len hearrived, Conkling safd to him: “E ave fought agains! ance determined. ion was the only an Barkers and Sand 9:45 and will not return till s 10 use, I am gono. 1 this for some time, and T longer.” Mr. Stokes in going out saw Dr, Sands at the door. He asked the dootor Conkling had any chan, Dr. Sands sal ““He muy live forty-eight hours, but I doupty it Conkling insists on rising and_walki about his room, but docs 80 10’ a delirium, g he has not regained consciousncs canmot stand it any At 1:30 a. m. there was little difference fi the condition of Mr. Conklin He was il ting up and was slightly delirious, - CAUGHT IN TIME, Fifiy-six Prisoners Within Twelva Hours of Freedom. Sr. Josrrn, Mo., April 9.—|Special Tel gram to the Bre.]—Had it not been for am accldental discovery of a deputy sheriff tos| duy, fifty-six prisoncrs in the Buchanaty county jail would have made their escape, In making his rounds the deputy’s attentiony] was attracted to u heap of old. clothes and) rubbish in un unoccupied cell in the southeasty corner of the jail, Upon investigation Le discovered a hole nearly three fect square the walls of the jail, work having menced on a second wall of cor The sherifl is of the opinion that the prisoners in-' tended to tunnel a distance of sixteen feet ta! an open wall separsting the juil and courf louse yard. Four irou window bars wcr} discovered in another cell, und it is thoughty the work was done with these. There was! not more than twelve hours work betwee the prisoners und freedom. Among the prised onsrs are Peter Heonek and Lous Bullings, the wife murderers. Bullings is now belngy tried in the crimioal court and Heonek i#f under sentence of death A Noi hool Burned, Teunre Havree, Ind, April 0.--The state normal school burned completely this morns ing. Bight bundred pupils were in the builds ing when the flre broke out. All escaped without @ scratch, but lost most of their books and wraps. In pursyance of the policy of the state, there Was no insurance on the structure, 1ts cost waus $105,000, of which the city of Terra Haute gave $30,000 in addition to ground It was from the steps of this building thas President Cleveland spoke when e was bere last fall. Temporary quarters have been ses cured and uearly all the students will res wain in school. il A Prominent Wyoming Man Dead, Cuexexye, Wyo., April 9.—(Special Telés gram to the J3ee.|-—-Jamgs Polk Robinson, ® prominent democratic politician, and for thes past year county atlorney of Sweetwateg county, died at Kock rings, this terrilorsy lasl evenivg,