Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1888, e ——————- | NUMBER' 299, SAT IT OUT UNTIL SUNRISE And Continued Sitting Throughout the Entire Day. A TWENTY-FIVE HOURS' SESSION. B. & M. Land Grant Parchasers Need Feel No Alarm Over Secretary Vilas' Decision—Another Con- tract For Boss Stout, Too Tired Even to Talk. WasHINGTON Buneau tie Omana Bre, 513 FOURTRENTI STREET, ‘Wasnmvagrox. D. C., April 11, The house of representatives remained under a call, with the sergeant-at-arms and his deputies searching for absent members, from 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon through all of last night and to-duy. About one-third of the members were out of the house during the early part of this morning and most of the day. There was a dreary lot of men in the floor of the house at sunrise. The flcor was covered with scraps of paper and dirt, the desks of members were strewn with let- ters and documents, and everybody was worn out. Determination was upon every face, however, and each individual member de- clared that he was ready to continue the fight until the end of his term rather than succumb to defeat. So determined were the members that there was little jesting and but few visits were paid from one side of the house to the other, The doors were locked, and communication with the outside closed. Members were permitted to go down on the floor below for lunch by exit through the rear Jobby doors, but the door keepers refused to take cards in to members. Lounges and casy chairs were at a premium all day. Members who were not lucky enough to get a place to recline sat in their scats, often with their fect upon their desks, and snored and grunted at intervals. There were few visitors in the gallerics, and the lobbyists and lawyers were without the corridors. The restaurant was well patronized, but there was drunkenness. The story tellers were worn out, and the jesters and funsters had nothing to say. Hours elapsed when the speaker was scarcely addressed a moment. Speechos were suspended, and the ridiculous motions which have been made from time to time ceased. Eyery member and all of the employes seemed worn out. Three relays of reading clerks were made hoarse. This afternoon Representative Taulbee of Ken- tucky relieved the reading clerks, and called the roll a few times while a page kept tally, there being no extra reading or journal clerk to do it. The speaker's clerk was worn out also, and had gone home to sleep. Speaker Carlisle, when in the chair, gaped and yawned, and looked the very personification of weariness. Priv- jiedged reports and all kinds of business was suspended. There were no committec meet- ings. It was a demoralized condition of af- fairs that had prevailed for hours, when at 3 o'clock Mr. Oates, who leads the filibusters, pmbled on the floor off of the lounges and moved to adjourn. There had not beena mo- tion made for a long time and it caused a cat deal of agitation. The friends of the lireét tax bill sprang to their feet as one man, and from drowsiness were alert and cried, *‘Ayes and noes,” ‘‘Ayes and noes.” About 6 o'clock, everybody being completely Tatigued, the house, by unanimous consent, took a recess till 11:45 to-morrow morning that the democrats might caugus to-night. YgHE B, & M. LAND GRANTS IN NEBRASKA ' Senator Paddock, who is a member of the comimittee on public lands, has been in re- ic}i]!t of a number of letters from Nebraska rom settlers on the land sel d by the B. & M. north of the Platte river, These cor- -espondents express great apprehension over Le decision of Secretary Vilas that that por- ion of the B. & M- lands were not selected n accordance with the laws, and shonld they be forfeit ) to the government would cause hem to lose their farms. In conversation Senator Paddock said: “In my judgment there need not be the slightest apprehension on the part of an, purchaser of the lands mentioned. ‘Whatever may be the outcome 18s to the decision of Mr. as, which T do not think is warranted by the state of the law in respect 10 this grant, and which I am quite confident will not stand as against the decision of the supreme court, aflirming the decision of the courts below and settling the title to these Jands on the B.& M. company, but if tho lands should hereafter be forfeited to the overnment, innocent purchasers of these ands from the B. & M. compuny have equi- ties which would certainly be carefully con- pidered by congress, Congress will never permit innocent purchasers of lands under such circumstances to lose their holdings because subsequent de of departments reverse | rulings to the right of the jndividuals or corporations through whom innocent parties have purchased. In the bill introduced by Senator Plumb in the senate on the 13th of January and reported on the 28d by our committee, and which is now on the calendar of the house, it was expressly rovided that purchasers or assignees of ands forfeited under this act should be pro- ected in their titles. This is the sentiment of th houses of congress, and in my opinion there need be no fear on the part of our peo- ple who have acquired farms from the land rnlnl rosa that they will disturbed in their holdings. The matter will be carefully looked to in the sewato, and when the bill comes up if it does not amply vrovide for all contingencies which may arise looking 10 the protection of purchasers of lands of land grant roads it will be so amended. enator Manderson introduced a bill to- day which is an amendment to the Symes pill introduced in the house, which makes pome valuable provisions looking towards the protection of purchasers in just such cases. t provides that the United 0s shall have recourse to the railroad companios aud_con- firms the title in the purchasers from the companics, Our committee will at once take up Senator Manderson’s bill and report such portions of it as may be necessary in_awmend- ment of the bill to which I have above re- ferred.” NEBRASKA'S POPULATION. In the senate yesterday Mr. Paddock called Benator Platte to account for an error in his speech upon the admission of Dakota, in which he inadvertently placed the populition of Nebraska at 852,000, Senator Paddock stated that this was undoubtedry a clerical error on the part of Mr, Platt in making bis ptatistics; that the population by the census of 1880 was 452,542; that by the state census of 1555 the population was 740,045, and that the best estimate of the present population 18 1,100,000, Mr. Platt accepted the explana- tion and said he had already noticed the error and bad had it corrected in the permanent records TARIFP PETITIONERS, Mr. Dorsey presented a petition in tho Rouse to-day, signed by between two and three thousand farmers in Wayne, Dakota, Cedar, Dixon and Burt counties, which reads @s follows: *“We, your petitioners, respectfully rep- resent that tho growth of flaxseed and the manufacture of linseed oil under the influ- ence of the present tariff have become im- portant industries. The production of flax- seed has increased from 700,000 to over 12,000,000 bushels. ‘I'he present duty on seed #nd oil barely protects these industries, and lus reduction would plnlgu the industry #nd cause the oil mills in the west to he idle. We therefore respectfully request that no ange be made in the duty on flaxsced and seed oil.” BUCCESSFUL NEBRASKA BIDDERS. The library commission to-day awarded the contract for furnishing the stone for the Emu—ucuon of the ceutral portion of the w congressional library to Messrs. Stout, all & , their bid being $257,000. The for 176,000 cubic feet of stone, Puul Van De Voort, an| contract cal Ml of Maine Erauite. who has been the right hand man of the com- pany here in_securing the contract, will re- move his_family from Omaha to Washington within a few weeks, and will hereafter make the national capital his home. He has a large interest in the Maine Grghite and Im- provement company, of which the firm of Stout, Hall & Bangs is a portion. SMALL TALK. Senator Manderson introduced a bill to- day increasing the pay of privates of the hos- pital corps to $19 per month, with the in- crease on account of length of service as is now, or may hereafter, be_allowed by law to other enlisted men; they shall be entitled to the same allowauce as a corporal of the army service with which they arc ou duty. R. W. Breckenridge, of Omaha, who has bean n}mmling several days in this city, left to-day for New York. Prruy S. HEATH, The Fate of Building Billa. Wasm~aroy, April 11.—[Special to the Bee.]—There is a good deal of uncertainty among members of the house who have pub- lic building bills in various stages of eaact- ment. It has been noticed lately that the house public buildings committee has shown a disposition to make a favorable report upon almost every bill of this character which has been presented. In view of the policy adopted by this committee early in the session, which ‘was to retard these bills as much as possible, the apparent willingness to get them out of the way is not thoroughly understood. The truth is that the committee has learned that the president proposes to begin vetoing these public building bills at an early day, and that he will return them to congress ‘without his apvroval about as fast as they come to him. Conse- quently the committee scems willing that members should take their chances, as it be- gins to look as though the executive and not the legislative branch of the government will assume entire control of the expenditure of government funds by the supervising archi- tect of the treasury. The first cmphatic hint of this kind came on Tuesday last, when Mr. Vest, of Missouri, undertook to back from the house the bill providing for the purchase of a site in the city of Buffalo. He did this after a long and earnest talk with the president upon his policy, and he doubt- less did it with the advice and consent of the president. Buthe was too late. The bill had gone to the president and was awaiting his action at the time. As soon as it became known in Buffalo that the pressdent did not entirely approve of this measure he began to hear from his townsmen, who seemed to have held a mass meetingat the telegraph office for the purpose of notifying the president of their feclings in the matter. The result was that the chief magistrate was compelled to sign the bill for self-protection, but there will be no such compulsion in many of the other measures, and they will doubtless be vetoed by wholesale, The prospect is not a very flattering one to men who have worked so industriously for their constituents, and the only redress open to them is to pass some such act as that which Senator Paddock in- troduced early in the session, which provides a general system for the erection of public buildings. 5 ‘Will Cover the B. & M. Case. WAsINGTON, April 11.—Senator Mander- son, from the committee on public lands, to- day reported favorably a bill providing that in all cases where a railroad company having u grant of public lands has sold lands with- drawn by the executive department of the government, claiming the same to be within the limits of its grant, to citizens of the United States, and in all cases where indem- nity lands in lieu of those granted have been patented to any railroad company and the company has sold the lands to bona fide pur- chasers for value, and it shall be held by the executive department of the government subsequent to sale, that the lands so sold are not within the limits of the grant or were er- roneously patented to the company as indem- nity lands, the title of individuals under such purchase from the company shall be vahd, but the government may enter suit against the railroad company and recover the money value of the land. It is, provided, however, that nothing contained in the act shall be held to dispossess or determine tho rights of parties who may hold adversely to each other under purchase from the railroad company. Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WasHINGTON, April 11.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The following pensions were granted Nebraskans to-day: Original invalid —Poter Kenney, Gordon; William Bishop. Omaha; John G. Wilson (deceased) Curtis Increase—Thomas Fitzgerald, Mayberry. Original widows, ete.—Amanda £, widow of John G. Wilson, Curtis, Mexican survivors —Herman Erkdanz, Friend. Pensions for Towans: Original invalid— William F. Douldin, Rockforn; Henry A. Schultz, Alden; Darwin M. Schenck, Fon- tanville; William D. Wood, Sevastapol; Byron W. Reynolds, Nora Springs: William Bromily, Auamosa; Lawrence Tirney, El- Increase—Fenton Downing, Goose ; Morgan, Andrew. Reissue on, Des Moines; Robert, iraves B, Hammer, Des Moines, ete.—Lind, widow of Indiana'S., widow of Benjumin . Gregory, Ames. Mexican wid- ows—Christian, widow of Titus H. Sullivan, Fontanville, Army Orders. NGTON. April 11.—[Special Telegram .]—Lieutenant Colonel Alexander J. Perry, assistant quartermaster general, is grauted four months leave to take effect May 15. First Licutenant William H. Miller, First cavalry, is granted three months extension of leave. Twenty recruits have been ordered to the Twenty-first infantry, thirty to the Tenth infantry and forty to the Fourth infantry. Recruit Frank T, MeCarthy, mounted ser- vice, now at Jeffcrson barracks, Mo., hav- ing cnlisted while a minor and without the consent of his parents or guardian, will be discharged. Under the regulations he is not cutitled to pay or allowances, and final state- ments shall not be furnished him, ars of tho term of confinement, ears) imposed by the sentence of a general court martial, for desertion, is re- witted in the ¢ of Daniel Huffman, late private Light Battery D., I"ifth artillery,now in the Leavenworth military prison, The Caucus on the Tax Bill. WasaiNaroy, April 11-Proceedings at the democratic caucus to-night ran smoothly and 10 bad feeling was developed. After many motions had been offered a proposition was made by Mr. O'Ferrall,of Virginia,providing that the direct tax bill be postponed until December 15, with the condition that when it is then taken up a rcasonable time will be allowed for debato end avote taken on it. Speaker Carlisle is said to have strongly advocated the acceptance of this compromise, Mr. Holman declared that the present preceedings were the must extraor- dinary ever witnessed in a legislative body; exhibiting the spectaclo of s great majority retreating before a small minority, = mr. Oates said if he followed his own views he would gonsent to no measure that did not in- volve the absolute defeat of the bill. Yet he was a democrat and if the caucus decided against him he would abide by its decision and support it. Much debate foliowed and the caucus finally adopted a resolution, that on re-assembling to-morrow the house _ shall adjourn with the unm- derstanding that the committee on rules will report a special order sctting apart Thursday, December 6, 1888, for the con- sideratlon of the direct tax bill, in which order & reasonable time not to exceed three days, viz; Thursday, Saturday and Tues- day, shall be allowed for debato and amend- ment, and the time for the vote on its final g»:;nue shall be fixed at 4 o'clock on Tues- The chairman of the republican czucus committee said to-night that while be did not feel warranted in speaking for his colleagues 22[;::.;’?&::‘:11&010“}:!‘&3 republgudg would revolutionary w prevent adjournment WNI’N’!’? m" AHEART AS HARD AS STONE Murderer Dumpkee Sorry That His Daughter-in-Law Survives. THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. It Results in His Being Bound Over to the District Court—-The Knights Templar Adjourn—Other State News. Sent Back to Jail. Corusnus, Neb., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Albert Dumkee, the man who murdered his wife, Carolina, on Mon- day night and badly beat about the head Anna Dumkee, his son’s wife, was brought before Judge Hudson this evening for a pre- liminary examination. A stolid indifference was exhibited by Dumkee all through the ex- amination, and fixing his eye on Anna Dum- kee, whom he thought he had also murdered, a fiendish grin and twitch of the mouth only corroborated his statement to Sherift Bloed- orn that he regretted that both the women were not dead. When questioned by Judge Hudson on the commission of the offense he said deflantly: **You can hang meif you want to, Idon'tcare.” He was committed to the jail till the May term of the district court. When Charles Dumkee with his wife, Anna, saw the hard-heartedness and impenitence of the father, who knew they had just retarned from the funeral of the woman who for years d borne with his fiendish outbursts of temper that had culminated in such horrid butchery, their emotion was painful to witness. ' Mutterings of loathing wero audi- ble, and but for the stern face of Judge Hud- son would have demonstrated the disgust felt for the murderer by the large gathering of citizens at the examination. At the con- clusion of the trial Albert Dumkee, craven, crucl and heartless, left tho court room with Sherift. Bloedorn, to be confined in- the iron cell. ——— The Fire Record, Farrrerp, Neb,, April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—One-fourth ot the busi- ness part of Fairfield burned at an early hour this morning. The fire is said to have originated between the frame storo building of the Mills estate and John Tiweed's, and is supposed to have been incendiary. The buildings burned are as follows: Mrs. M. B. Townsend, two story frame hotel; Mills es- tate, two story frame occupied by Neweomb & Arnold with clothing store; John Tweed, two story store building, general merchan- dise. The loss foots up nearly $10,000 less insurance, and is_distributed as follows: Minick & Morrill, loss on _stock and building, 0,000, insurance $3,500; T. J. Fowler, loss on stock and build- ing, $4.000, insurance §500; Mills estate, loss on building and furniture, §2,500, insurance, $900: Newcomb & Arnold, loss on stock of clothing, #4,000, insurance, $3,000; Mrs, M. B. Townsend, loss on hotel and furniture, $4,000, insurance $500; Small & Minor’s brick block, loss of plate glass and cornice, $500, fully insured; H. S. Gould, damage to binlding on opposite side of street, $150, fully insured; Rev. C. E. Harwood, loss on library and clothing, §200, no insurance. The fire commenced about 1 o’clock in the morn- ing and was entirely beyond control before the people were aroused. It burned its way steadily through the block, until it reached the First National bank, a brick building which withstood the heat, and thus saved other buildings, including the new union de- pot and hotel, Knights of Honor at Fremont. Frexont, Neb., April 11.—[Speciar to the Brr.]—The grand lodge of the Knights of Honor of the state of Nebraska convened in this city yesterday afternoon, in the hall of the Triumph lodge. Three scssions were held, one at 2 o'clock, one at 9 and one at 10. During the intermission between the two evening sessions an elegant spread was given at Basler's parlors, at which all the visiting members of the order and all those of the home lodge participated. After this ensued the election of ofticers for the next term, which resulted as follows: Grand di W. H. White, Fremont Waite, = Syracuse; . G. Ramsburg, Clarks; portef, T. G. Magrane, “Preasurer, Thomas Frahm, F tees, C. W. Phillips, Nébraska Waite, I cl Point, I' lodge, C. J. N grand re- Omana; ter, Omaha; F. N. Carpen- rnates, S. Soncnschein, Phillips, Nebraska ( A Chaplain,’ guide, guardian and sentinel were made appointive offices and will be ap- pointed at the next session from the repre- seutatives preseut, It was voted to hold the next biennial on at West Point during the second wecek in April, 1890, The Knights Templar Adjourn. Guaxp Istanp, Neb., April 11.—[Special “Telegram to the Bre.]—The Knights Temp- lar went into session again last night and after holding an all night session they com- pleted all the important business of the grand commandery including the receiving of reports from the various committecs. The election of grand officers, which was completed during the evening,’ resulted as follows: _Sir L. B. Lemon, of Omaha, grand prelate; Eminent Sir Edgar Saulsbury, of Beatrice, grand senior warden ; Eminent 'Sir John D. Moore, of Grand Island, grand jun- ior warden; Sir A. W. White, of Platts- mouth, grand standard bearer; Sir R, P. R. Miller, of Lincoln, grand sword hearer; Sir W. . Bowen, of Omaha, grand recorder; E. Tulleys, of Red Cloud, grand warden. The sir knights took their ' depart- ure from tho city to-day and were highly pleased with the hospitable manner in which they were entertained by the sir knights of Mount Lebanon commandery of this city, Squabble Among the Teachers. Loxa Pixe, Neb., April 10,—[Special to the Bes.]—The school district has been torn up on account of charges preferred by the principal of the high school against one of the teachers of the intermediate department, The charges were filed and the county super- intendent’ heard the ovidence pro and con, similar to a law suit, cach person beiug rep’ resented by attorneys, but the superintend- ent came to the conclusion that there was 10 evidence substantiating the charges, and dismissed the whole matter. The sensation it has caused will result in both teachers being relieved at the end of the term, Talmage Sun Sold Again, Tatmace, Neb., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bze.]—The sale of the Talmage Tribune is again announced, Al Ewan dispos- ing of the property toa Mr. Brooks, who assumes editorial charge. The sale was brought about by the “dry" result of the late election, The paper will be independent in politics put hot for prohibition, B Conflagration Averted, Sr. Pavy, Neb., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bes.]—A fire broke out in the First National bank at noon to-day from a defective flue, and came pretty near proving destructive, but for the prompt action of the fire company and the new water works sys- tem, just completed, which saved @ whole plock of large business houses, ———— The Wreck at Genoa. Gexoa, Neb, April 11.—(Special to the Bee.]—More than half the passengers who were wrecked on the train yesterday between Genoa and St. Edward, went west to get conveyances on to St. Edward. Those who remained were taken care of by Conductor Hoffman. The Investigation showed that Engineer Allen stood to his {)ont. thereby werting what would have surely otherwise guu & lauch Iwore serigus accidenty THE DANGER POINT PASSED. A Night of Refreshing Rest Saves Conkling's Life. New York, April 11.—What was thought to be the turning point in ex-Senator Conk- ling's condition came this morning. At 6:20 o'clock, while suffering from one of his peri- odical attacks of delirium, Mr. Conkling paced up and down the sick chamber, After ten minutes he became exhausted and once more sank on the bed. It was not long until he was fast asleep. His physicians said that much depended on tho condition of their case when he awakened and were ona tiptoe of expectancy. Dr. Barker called at the patient’s residence at ten minutes past 9 o'clock, and found his patient yet resting peacefully, The doctor felt his patient's pulse and found it more regular than 1t has been for several days. Conkling awoke and cordially shook hanlls with his physician, who at once asked him if he would not take some soothing medicine, The sufferer replied in the afirmative, _and s promptly took the medicine offered him. Subsequently Dr. Barker, in the form of an_official docu- ment, announced to the members of the pre: that Mr, Conkling was beginning to recot A marked change for the better,” he ad- ded, “*had-taken place during the night, Mr. Conkling is much better this morning. In fact e is much better this morning than he hus been for ut loast tendays, and_ enjoyed more refreshing sleer during the night than he has for over ten days.'” Edward_Stokes visited Conkling at 10 o'clock. When Stokes came out he said: I never was more surprised in_my life to see the_ improved condition of Conlling. Yes- terday 1 believed he would not_recover, and sent telegrams to that effect, To-day he was sitting up in bed and recognized me.” Dr. Barker said shortly after 3 p. m. that the patient had lost considerable ground since morning. Thero was still heve for him but if menengitis set in death would only be a mutter of twenty-four hours, Dr. Barker said further there was a tendency toward menengitis. Mrs, Conkling is very much faticued by her long vigil. She thinks her husband considerably weaker than yester- day but _quicter and moro ra- tional in his waking moments, At 5 o'clock Dr. Barker left. He smd M, Conkling was then sleeping quictly since 4 p.m. Dr. Barker denied that 1 e patient was in a state of stupor, He said his pulse was 84 and his temperature varied two degrees during the day. It was 102 at2p. m. The doctor said he did not_apprehend any danger within some twenty-four hours uniess some complications oceur. At 9:15 Drs. Baker and Sands finished a consultation. Dr. Baler said the pationt had had a sound, healthy, deep sleep from 3 until 8:15 p. m. and his menital condition was ex- cellent, The chances of the senator's reco! ery were improved. He has been steadily improving for the past four hours. The pa- tient again went to sleep after the departure of the doctors. Dr. Hartley issued "the following bulletin at 12:30 o'clock this morning: ‘‘Senator Conkling’s condition has changed slightly for the worse. His temperature is _one_degree more than it was at 0 p. m., when it was 100 degrees, and his pulse beats six de- grees faster to the minute than it did at_that hour, when it was 90, This fifheates a re- turn of the delirious fever he has had.” At2:15 a, m. there gwas 1o change in Conk- ling’s condition sincd the last report. He is still asleep. Senators Send Sympathy. ‘WasniNGToN, Apnil 11.—The following mes- sage was sent this evgning: UNiTED STATES SEYATE, WASHINGTON—TO Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, New York—The un- dersigned, friends of it distinguished hus- band, beg to tender ¥y him and ygmoar deep- est sympathies, and . express our earnest hope that he may be destored to_health, and long spared to his ,eountry and family and former associates in public life. The mossage was signed by Senators D. ‘W. Voorhees, James B. Beck, J, M. Cock- m, John H. Reagan, Eli A’ Coke, John I. Morgan, Harris, A. P. Gorman, Wilkinson Call, Joseph E. Brown, J. C. S. Blackburn and James L. Pugh, H . Sl ey THE FLOQD SUBSIDING, An Inventory of the Damage Done Througho@é Minnesota, T. PAvr, Minn., April 11.—From Mankato itis reported that the Minnesota river is rapidly subsiding, Zumbrota reports that the Zumbro is rising The dam at Holbert's mili went down, mak- ing a loss of ubout §15,000. The Dbridges op- posite the town and the turnpike have gone out. The waterfrom Zumbro falls is food- ing the town and is four feet deep in the houses, A good partof the forty miles of track on the Wabasha division will have to berebuilt. The Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers are up to the eight-foot mark and still rising. About one million feet of lumber, worth at least $10,000, the property of the 'Mississippi Valley Logging company, was swept uaway at Bau Claire this afternoon. Hsstings reports that the water in the Vermillion river rose higher than ever known before Tuesday night, taking out dozen bridges. No'trains have La Crosse from the west on the Milwaukee road since Thursday, because several miles of track are under water in the valley of tho oot river. It wiil take ten days to get the k into condition after the water sub- The bridges are all gone, villages in- undated and there is much distress at some points. MiLWAUKEE, April 11.—The spring freshets are causing great damage. Targe bridges at Grand Rapids and Centralia hav ried away, Fifty houses at Berlin rounded by water aud the railroad tra submerged, rr—— A Fraudulent Assignment. New Yonx, April 11.—Judge Ingraham, in the supreme court to-day, gave a decision that the assignwent which the great dry goods house of Halstead, Haines & Co. made in 1884, be set aside as being in fraud of the rights of creditors, This house failed for over $1,000,000. The creditors, through their counsel, brought suit to set aside the assignment upon the ground that it was made to defraud them, The case was tried n 1885 but the judgo dismissed the complaint, holding the assignment_to be valid. The'second suit, thatof the First national bank of Port Chester was tried with simiiar result. Appeals were made, judgments were ry sed, and new trials’ were ordered. The cascs came back for second trial, which was had January last, and was decided in favor of the creditors, who attacked the instrument. The judge finds that the assignment was not made with honest intent, that it was a fraud upon the creditors, and is therefore void. He holds that the assignment was made to secure the assignors themselves, and in addition to this he finds certuin preferences were made in excess by $13,000 ofathe amount actually due, and therefore the creditors of the firm were defrauded of this amount - Fatal Wreck Near Sedalia. SEpALIA, Mo, April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A destructive wreck oc- curred on the Missouri Pacific this morning at Lamonte. A refrigerator car left the track and being heavily loaded pulled the cars front and rear into the ditch. All trains are delayed, and there is no traffio either way. John' Kehn was fatally injured and Sam Smith, from Fort Scott, an employe of the engineer department, was killed, LamONTE, Mo., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Owing to the severe rain and spreading of rails on the Missouri Pacific a collision occurred between an_east bound local and & west bound freight. The cars were tl)lh)d up in all directious. The fast mail was abandoried and all passenger trafic to and from Kansas City or St. Louls is stopped. e Another Resignation in Sight. Beruiy, April 11.—The rumor is eyrrent in conservative circles to-night that. Geperal Sehellendor!, miwister of war, will. shortly resiga, % BACK TO THE OPEN SALOON. Sioux City Liquor Dealers to Again Start in Business. WILL IMPORT FROM CANADA. A Creston Clothing House Closed—The Spring Sowing Begun—Grand Army Men at Cedar Rap- ids—fowa News. Saloons In Sloux City Stoux Ciry, Ta,, April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—There will be an organ- ized and determined effort made here to open the saloons again. The effort will be made 10 do this notwithstanding the state prohibi- tory law, which has been so well enforced that every saloon and every wholesale liquor store has been driven out of the city, The plan is simply to sell in original packages liguor which has been imported from Canada. In addition the effort will be made to sell un- der the recent decision of the United States snpreme court original packages of liquor shipped from other states. Fifteen or tweuty saloonkeepers have arranged to open saloons. The first place opened will be that of James Junk who was closed out under the state law. He has rented a place and is now in Cauada, arranging for the shipment of liquors.” His place will be opened withm ten days and _the opening of other places will follow. Mr. P. H. Grimm, the attorney for the law and order league which has closed the saloons, in an_interview this afternoon says that he is fully informed of the plan and that there is no way of preventing the open salo of liquors imported from Canada. He denics that_liquors imported from other states can be sold in original packages or otherwise. He admits that a considerable traffic can be sustained in foreign liquors, The ex-saloonkecpers are jubilant over the prospect opened up to them by their legal counsel and boast that the open_saloons will be virtually reiustated ivside of thirty days. ottt A Railroad For Tabor. TABOR, Ta., April 11.—[Special to the Ber. ] —The citizens of Tabor are feeling very jubi- lant over the prospects of being connected by railwag.with the outside world in the near future. The Tabor & Northern railway com- pany is actively engaged in preparing for Jaying inavery few days. The civil ers are in the field revising the line in particulars, and a contract has just been made with Colonel Merrill Otis, of this place, for 15,000 sawed oak tics. Colonel Otis has an unlimited supply of large, fine timber upon his ranch near here, and has already got asaw mill at work turning out the ties. Tabor is certainly having quite a boom, and great credit 18 due Prof, T. McClelland, the presi- dent, and the other ofticers of the railway company. Towa G. A.R. Statistics. CEDAR RArms, Ia., April 11.—Over fifteen thousand visitors to the city to-day attended the reunion, General Tuttle gave the annual address this morning. Referring to the sta- tistics of the order, he said, the strength of the department of Towa Décember 31, 1886, was 8% posts, and 16,776 members; Decem: ber 81, 1887, there were 305 posts, with a membership of 17,646. The expenditures during the year for the relief of needy com- rades and fumilies was $3.900. ghe depart- ment is now entitled to_nineteen delegates the national encampment. The report is very creditable and interesting document. The parade was the finest the departmont has ever made. At the meeting this afternoon J. W. Muf- fley was elected delegate to the national en- campmont. The Woman's Kehief corps for Towa met, with 153 delegates present, A reception to visiting comrades the G. A. R. was held in the opera_house this even- ing and was largely attended. verflow meetings were ncoessary crown. The address of w by Mason P. Mills, and the response by M. Walden, of Centreville. Address made by Commande -Chief Rea, of Minne- apolis, Licutenant-Governor Hull and others, After His Reward. Sioux Ciry, Ia.,, April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Brr]—D. W. Wood has in o claim for the reward of §2,000 which was of- fered in the Haddock murder case, Of this sum $£500 was offered by the city council, $500 by the governor of the state and £1,000 by the Methodist church. Wood secured the return of Leavitt, who turned states evidence, and it was upon his evidence that Fred Munch- rath was convicted of manslaughter under indictment for the murder of Dr. Haddock. ——— Creston Clothier Fails. CresToy, Ta., April 11,—[Special Telegram to the Beg.] he clothing house of H, New- man was closed by the sheriff to-day under mortgages held by the First National bank of Creston, Henry Eisman and Simon Eisman & Co.of Council Bluffs, Ben Newman of Omaha, and others. Liabilities about §11,000, The stock will invoice about that amount, Mr. Newman has been in business here th teen years, and the failure is universally re: gretted, ——— Sowing Grain in Towa, Musox Ciry, Ia., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber,)—Seeding commenced to- day in good earnest in this section, The ground is in excellent condition and promises an wbundant yicld, e Taking Care of the Press. Sr. Lovts, Mo, April 11.—The committeo of arrangements for the democratic national convention requests daily newspapers pro- posing to make telegraphic reports of the convention to forward applications for scats to the chairman of the press committee, Charles W, Knapp, care of the Missouri Re- publican, St. Louis. Each application should specify the kind of accommodations and num- ber of seats desired, stating distinctly how many are needed for actual working and how many for general descr —— Stanford New Youg, April 11.—[ to the Bre.]—Stanford has be avenue hotel for several days, Being asked if he was a candidate for the presidency ho blushed and said he did not think he was. “If T desired it,” he continued, “I think I could haye the'support of the California del- egation, but my preference is 1o have the del- egates, go to Chicago uninstructe ready 1o cast their votes for the most available man developed after the meeting of the con- vention. Blaine has been the favorite in my state, but I belieye now, in _view of his letter of withdrawal, his nomination would be un- wise,” Stanford did not say he would uot accept the nowination. ial Telegram at the Fifth e An Alderman Burglarized. Kaxsas City, Mo., April 10.—[Special Tel- egram to the I ie residence of Alder- man-£lect Joun J. Green was entered by thieves last night. The only person in the house was Mrs. Green. Shoe heard thicves but did not investigate but when Mr. Green returned home scarch was made, A black satin dress, brown satin skirt, two seal skin sacques and a black silk mantle were miss- ing, besides 6 in money. = The thieves cn- teréd through the front ddor whick was open. L A Workman's Fatal Fall, Kaxsas Crty, Mo., April 11.—[Special Tel- egram o the Bee.|—Pat Sculler, a laborer, thirty years of age, to-day fell through the opening in the winding staircase at the New England building, from the fifth story to the ground floor, and received fatal ijuries. He was hoisting boards by means of & block and tackle, when he lost Lis balance and fell. The force of his fall split a two-inch hoard. le was @ single mau of whom but litkle is Wi A SPIRITU TIC SIREN, Madam Diss Debar Arrested For Dis- honest Practices. Nrw Yonk, April 11,—Madam Diss Debar, the alleged medium who is accused of secur- ing the property of Luther Marsh, an eccen- tric and wealthy lawyer, through fraudulent spiritualistic manifestations, was arrested to- night and locked up at polico headquarters, Her husband, “General” Diss Debar, Dr. Laswrence and Frauk Lawrence were also taken into custody. The arrests were made at the instance of the members of the bar as- sociation, which, after careful cousideration, had decided to make an effort to save their brother lawyer from the toils of tho siren. One of the affidavits in the case was sworn to by James . Randolph, late manager ot the madam, In it he detailed his apvoint- ment by the bar association to secure evi- dence, how he succeeded in throwing the woman off her guard, and by diplomatic treatment secured from her the methods em- ployed to hold the spell over Marsh, Ho swears from his knowledge ucquired in this way that the prisoners were in conspiracy to cotspiracy to cheat and defraud Marsh out of his real estato and personal property. The afidavit of C. J. Sloman, brother of the madam, exposed her true character and his - tory, much of which has already been made publle through the papers. Her carcer, as related by him, is @ long story of fraud and swindling. When scen by an Associated press representative to-night Madam D Debar denounced her brothier as a miserable character and sho only saw Randolph three times, Lawyer Marsh appeared and offered himsclf as bondsman for the party, but was refused. el i Fining Sunday Saloon Keepers. KaxsAs Crry, Mo., April 11— [Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Four of the persons ar- rested last Sunday for keeping dram shops open were fined §250 each by Recorder Daven- port this morning. The highest fine to which they are liable is $300. The recorder di charged two other cases and a seventh w: continued. The police court 100m was crowded. The recorder's action was a sur- prise, as it was generally believed he would not impose heavier fines than before theelection. The regulation fine then was $50. At the conclusion of the trials Recorder Davenport sai “The mayor has avowed his intentisn of closing the saloons on Sun- day and has instructed the chief of police to enforce the ordinance prohibiting the keep- ing open of dram shops on the Sabbath. The Saloon Keppers' assoclation has signified its willingness to comply with the law. The law and order league wants this Sunday law enforced. Public_opinion also demands its enforcement, and I am not going to stand in the way. The full penalty of the law—8500— will be meted out hercafter to every one brought before me foor keeping saloons open on Sunday.” ——— Adjourned Ry Mutual Consent. Dururn, Minn., April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—An adjournment of thirty days in the matter of the celebrated contest cases before the United States land office here has been taken by mutual agreement of the attorneys on both sides, It will be re- membered that some time ago the sceretary of the interior decided that a large number of sections of land along the line of the North- ern Pacific road, and included in the original grant by congress, had not been properly earned, and they were therefore restored to the public domain. As soon as this decision was rendered hundreds of settiers filed claims on the land so restored, and the Northern Pacific road is endeavoring to force “these settlers off, and is endeayoring to prove agquired title in each case. Hundreds of settlers are vigorously defending their claims, and_the contest, besides being long and bitter, is of national interest. —— Mrs. Heberlin Found. KANsAS Ci1v, Mo., April 11.—[Spectal Tel- cgram to the Bere.]—Mamie Heberlin, the alleged vietim of criminal assault by the negro Dave Fisher, at Independence, was found lust might in a room at Fourtcenth strect and arrested on an attachment. It is thought she has been in hiding to avoid ap- pearing against the negro. Sho was found by her husband, who will also be called upon to satisfy a judgment hanging over her in Justice Worthen's court, wh s con- Victed of ndultery over & year ago, She was locked up in the counf pdeniend An Omaha Lawyer's Catch, Mooy, 11, April 11.—[Special Tele- gram to the Ber.]—Romin Andrews, an at- torney of Omoha, Neb., late of Clinton, Ia., was united in marriage to Rev. Mary Girard, D. D, of this city, last cvening, Rey. Flor- ence Kollock, of Chicago, officiating. Miss Girard was formerly pastor of the Universa- list society here, and s noted as a public speaker and worker in the Grand Army of the. Topublio and_ Women's Keliof corps, and is the present naional chaplain of thé latter organization. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews will spend a brief loneymoon with friends in Cedar Rapids, Judge Dickey's Will, Cricago, April 11—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—The beneficiaries under the will of the late Mrs. Beulah C. Dickey, widow of Judge Lyle T. Dickey of the supreme court, made answer yesterday to the suit of Judge Dickey's children to set aside the judgc's will made in_favor of Mrs, Dickey. They deny every allegation of unduc influence and fraud on the part of Mrs, Dickey. They say that she did not, poison_her husband’s wind against his children and that he was not pre. vented from making another will in their favor by his wife's refusal tolet him seea lawye death bed, Ttis insisted that Judge D aving all his_property to bis wife was the expression of his real in- tention, . S No Damage Don, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, April 11, egram to the Bee.]—Judge Slover heard evi- dence to-day in the cascs of Emma Turner, Rose Butler and Katie Carroll aganst Joseph and Julius Hoar for §10,000 damages each for injuries sustained in the destruction of the building occupied by them as an over- all manufactory during the cyclone of May 11, 1586, These cases were tried last spring. Judge Slover decided that the plaintifis were not entitled to any damage, as the destruc- tion of the buildings was due to an act of God. The plaintiffs tried to prove that the building was insecure for the purpose for which it was used. —~—~——— Steamship Arrivals, New Yong, Aprill pecial Telegram to the Bee.]—Arrived—The Rbineland, from Antwerp. Qu srowy, April 11--Arrived—The Ariznoa, from New York, PHILADELPEIA, April 11,—Arrived—The Michigan, from London, SoUTHAMPTON, April 11.—Arrived —The Rotterdam, from New York for Rotterdam, Loxoox, April 11,—Arrived—The Scot- land, from Boston, |Special Tel- — Oregon Republicans. PoxTLAND, Ore,, April 11.—The republican state convention in session here to-day nom- inated Judge W. B. Lord for supreme court judge, and renominated Bingey Hermann for congr Presidential electors were selected as follow William Kopus, Portlang 3 Rob- ert McLean, Linkvill, and C, W. Fulton, Astoria, ————— Ohio Gramn Injured. Davron, O, April 11.—Speciuls to the Journa! show that the barley stand in a num- ber of counties in Olio and the adjucent ter- ritory of Indiana along the state line, have been utterly rulned by the winter, The in- Jury to clover is unyrzceduntud. One-third of the winter wheat has been kilted around he headwaters ¢f the Wabash, Mauwee and il rivers, SHE WANTED TO SING OPERA, Bscapade of a Stage-Struck Girl of Pittsburg. RUINED BY A NAVAL OFFICER Rose Parsons Falls an Easy Victim to the Wiles of a Bogus Theat rical Agent — Found at Last, A Pittsburg Sensation Prrrsnune, April 11.—Ensign Ryan, of the United States navy, detailed here to inspec the iron plate at Carnegio's works for the government, and J. H. Mead,president of the ¢ Teo company, were arrested by a de- © last night on the charge of abducting the seventeen-year-old daughter of W. J, Parsons, a prominent citizen of Allegheny. The daughter, Rose Parsons, is a leading 8o prano of the North Avenue M. E. choir, one of the most fashionable churches here. The suit was made by Mrs. Parsons, who claims to have discovered thm:,h dotectives that her daughter a8 induced to go to New York on the promise that she would be secured a position in an operatic troupe and supplied with costumes, Sho went to Trenton, N. ., stopped several days thero at the Windsor hotel under the name of Mrs, Marshall and was joined by Ryan and taken to New York, where she is now secreted in a flat on Brondway. The arrests have created a profound social sensa- tion, The daughter has been missing for ten weeks and the mother has been searchin for her everywhere, and the most prominen! citizens here, as well as the pastor of the church, have been interested in the hunt. The parties were committed for a hoaring, The news of the arrests causod consider- able excitement, Lieutenant Eaton, who is in command here, has been notified to sus pend Ryan pending investigation, If the charge is sustained, Licutenant Eaton says Ryan will be dismissed from the seryi The prisoners have been held in $10,000 bail, The Girl Found. NEw Youx, April 11.—Two of Inspector Byrnes' detectives found the missing Pitts. burg girl in & boarding house on Clintom place to-day. To the inspector she told the story of meeting Ryan, whom she knew only as J. R. Marshall, at the house of a friend in Pittsburg. Ho represented himself to be s theatrical agent, and the girl, having a long- ing to go on the stage, listcned to his promises of assistance and consented to leave home, They went to Trenton ayd remained there in the hotel several days, living as man and wife, Ryan then ook her to a house in New York, and after a few days left her, Since then she has not seen him, When hexr money was gono she secured o position as & singer in anopera company, and has remajned with them siuce. When fold that her folks would take her back, Rose burst into teaxe. and promised to return. She started for Pittsburg this evening. Sk DETERMINED TO DIE. A Woman Succeeds in Her Seventh Attempt at Suicide. Expora, Kan,, April 11.—[Special Tels- gram to the Bee.] ~Mrs, Abbie White, wifd of Dr. White, after six ineffectual attempf to commit euidido. managed to get a bottle of laudanum this noon aund took it all. She died in twenty winutes. # —_—— The Gould-Sage Case, New York, April 11.—Recorder Smyth to- day rendered his decision in the Gould-S: matter. His honor denics the_application submit the complaint of tho Kansas Pacifid bondholders to the grand jury. In concluding his decision Recorder Smith says: “Upon u state of facts such as ha§ been presented upon the application I would be doing a very great mistake, it scems to me, were I to direct the same case upon the same evidence and without e the sugges- tion of either ignorance or miscouception on the part of the grand jury who acted upon it to be submitted to another body of grand jur- ors. To countenance thess complaints, founded upon the sume charge, where the a cuser of the friends of the accused belieye the first grand jury have mistalen their duty, (which it is not even intimated in_thi q,s% has been done), would lead to a disgraceful ramble betwéen the enemies and friends of used which would be fatal to g firy ly and impartial administration o? cng', ice, and it is the duty of the court to nce such a practice.” Wanted the Boy's Money. sas Crry, Mo., April 11.—|Special Telegram to the Ber.]—Mrs. Robert Allan hasmade a serious charge against her ex- husband, Benjamin Ridenour, from whom she was divoreed some time prior to her mars riage to her present husband. She complaing that Benjamin entered her present home & few nights ago and after threatening to kill her, forcibly took from the houso her boy, Albert, of whom he is the father. The boy afterwards escaped from her former husband and returned to his home, Mrs, Allan claims that she would have heard nothing furthe from her husband after the divorce had nqni been that some time ago Albert, who had been injured by a cable car, obtained da ages of $5,500 from the company in o 8 brought by Robert Allan, Mrs. Allan's prese ent husband, the boy’s step-father and guar- dian. Ridenour has not been found, PRl A Young Blaine as a Speculator. New Youk, April 11.—[Special Telegra to the Bee,]—James G. Blaine, jr., has beel sued for §240.85 by Toler Brotlers, brokers, of 7 Iixchange court. In the complaint the plaintiffs say that between January 1 and March 15 they made various transactions in stock and negotiable sccuritics for him, A glimpse at the exhibit attached to the come plaint shows that Mr, Blaine's transactions are nearly all in oil. There arconly a few railroad stocks noted. Among them are Dels aware, Lackawanna & Western and Norths acific,. The money represented by nsactions amounts to #55,000, Thi case was called in the Second district civil court to-day, and as neither side was presents the case was set down for April 17. Counse] for the plaintiffs preferred hot to talk abou the case, but gave reporters to understan that the matter had to bo settled, T —— Kansas Brewers Beaten, Arcmisoy, Kan,, April 11.—[Special Teles gram to the Bee.]—Ziebold & Haegelin, bee# brewers, were notificd to-day that Judge Brewer, of the United States circuit court, had overruled the exceptions made by them to the decision of the United States supremae court which stated that this firm was pro- hibited from manufacturing beer in Kunsas to be sold in other states. This suit was begun in 1881 and is the last one on the docket and the last to hold out and exhaust every legal resource, They had made a fors tune while fighting. Ofiicers are exp to-morrow to close the brewery, ‘The firm will move to East Atchison, across the bridge in Buchannan county, Missour - Evidence of Lunacy. New Yoxk, April 11.—[Special Telegram to the Bez.]—Luther R. Marsh, the spirits ualist victim of the notorious Madame Diss De Bar, is president of the Newark coms mission to appraise land to be taken in th annexed district, in which about $20,000, is involved, At a meeting last eveuning sev; eral |)ru|mrt¥‘ owners handed in protes against Marsh, saying Le is insane gud unflf e aakine Tor DIi rararal, e dacu was formally banded to Marsh, as president of the board, and he calm‘l{y ordered it pl on file. 1f he is declared insane, it will ia- volve an imense awount of trouble iuthe doings of the board,