Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1888, Page 1

p T THE OMAHA DAILY BEE JEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1858, NUMBER1307. DEBATE WAXED RATHER HOT But It Finally Ended By Passing the Dakota Bill. PHELPS 1S STRONGLY OPPOSED. Riddleberger Proposes to Tuarn the Senate Upside Down—The River and Harbor Bill Committee ‘Warned-—Mail Contracts, Long Senate Debate Ended. WABHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMATIA BRE, } 518 FOURTRENTH STRERT, ‘Wasnixeron. D. C., April 19, Proceedings in tHE senate took a very in- teresting turn this afternoon when the de- buce upon the Dakota statehood bill was re- sumed. There was for a while the continua- tion of the sharp words which were bandied on yesterday by Senators Vest and Sherman, on the elections in the south in 1876, after which Senator Plumb, who was speaking, directed his remarks to what he declared ‘was the real objection of the democrats to admitting Dakota to the union of states, He said that the senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest) was in fact opposed to Dakota coming into the union because her porcentage of guns, pistols and dirks was less, and her per- centage of agricultural implements so much larger than that of Missouri. ‘‘Dakota,” he said, “‘had far greater agricultural interests and implements, and her people made better use of them, than Missouri, Mi ippi or any other state with representatives here op- posing the division and admission of the ter- ritory." Senator Allison followed Mr. Plumb, and delivered one of the most characteristic speeches he is capable of uttering. He grew very earnest and eloquent and stirred up the democratic side in a very hively manner, He favored statchood for both south and north Dakota, and smd he was ready to support bills giving absolute statehood to Montana, ‘Washington and other democratic territories, providing Dakota in being admitted to state- hood was divided. He said that the demo- crats, is pressing an enabling act for Dakota as a whole, did not intend that the territory should be given statehood at all, and that the 10as0n of this was because she was republi- can, Mr. Allison alluded td the reference of Mr. Butler, who charged Hugh Campbell of Dakota with revolutionary utterances in connection with the demand for statehood. He said that if the senator from South Car olina would take into consideration the ge graphical point from which Mr. Campbell emigrated to Dakota he would not be sur- prised at Campbell’s impetuousity when delay in granting Dakota statchood was under his consideration. Mr. Campbeil, it will be remembered, is a southerner and former neighbor of Senator Butler, who is very well acquainted with his inflammatory nature. Senator Butler was very bitter in his reply to the speeches of Messrs. Plumb and Alli- son- He ridiculed the proposition that there was such an entity as the state of South Da- kota, and wanted to know by what authority the two so-called senators from thoe state of South Dakota demanded seats on the floor of the senate.”” Who signed their credentials he enquired with a sneer, and then added. “They must have been siened by a blizzard and countersigned by a snow bank.” The bill was passed by a vote of 26 to 23 on strict party lines. PHELPS' APPOINTMENT HELD UP, Very strong pressure last night and early this morning, was brought to bear on the president against the appointment of Minis- ter E. J. Phelps of Vermont to the chief jus- ticoship. As stated bya Bre special lst night, the president expected to send the nomination of Phelps to the senate to-day, but the objections to_him were so formiduble that he consented to hold the matter m abey. ance till next week. Among those who calle carly this morning to protest agmmst th appointment of Phelps was Geo. H. Bate one of the most influential citizens of Wil mington, Del, who has been urging the appointment of Senator Grav. Mr. Bates pointed out ghe availability of Senator Gray and the unadvisability of “appointing Phelps. He protested ugainst the power Senator Edmunds is wielding by virtue of bemg chaitman of the committee on judiciary in the selection of judicial officers under * this administration, and said that Phelps was the candidate of Edmunds, He called the atten- tion of the president to the fact that Senator Gray is endorsed by nearly all of the demo- senators and many prominent citizens on the outside, There were protests ugainst Phelps' appointment, It is held that he has engendered the hostility of the Irish-Amer- icans by taking up all the issues of England against Ireland, adopting, since his ministry at London, the customs of English aristo- cracy and snobbery. There was also an elaboration of the point that Phelps will arrive at the age of retirement before he has more than thoroughly aceustomed himself to his judicial duties, The friends of Senutor Gra ‘are jubilant to-uight over having held up the appointment of Phelps, and believe that their man will sccure the place, ‘Those who ave secking the appointment of Mr. Phelps however, are confident that he will be nomi- nated next week, RIDDLEBERGER THUEATENS VENGEANC Senator Riddleberger declared this after- noon that he did not propose to be outwitted, or outvoted, or sat down upon, by the repub- lican senators who were fighting his proposi- tion to contider the fisheries treaty in open, session. He declared that Senator Edmunds’ was domineering over everybody in the sen- ate, and was _dictating the action of 1t whole body. Senator Riddleberger threatens to introduce a resolution proposing to reor. ganize the senate, to elect new officers, in cluding a president pro tem., and to > it necessary for Mr. Ingalls to vote for himself in order to retain’ the position he now occu- pies. He says that the republicans 1 @ body aro afraid to discuss the fisheries question in open_session because the admin is! ion wants it done, and because Secre tary Buyard believes if it is discusscd openly it will show greater strength than uppears upon its face. He declares that the subject of star chamber or secret sessions and the iniguities that grow out of thew shall not die while he is in the senate; that he proposes to continue his warfare for open_ scssious for the consideration of executive busi is very vigorous in denouncing the who are striving to maintain this dark ag practice. Senator Riddleberger has on his Wwar paint and it looks as though he would malke things lively yet. THE RIVEK AND HAKNOR BILL IN JEOPAKDY Members of the house committge on riv and harbors were a good deal agitated to-day over the prospects of the failure of their bill, “The heavy vote by which the motion wade to suspend the rulos and put the billon its passage failed on Monday last makes the outlook for the river and hurbor bill v discouraging, and every kind of proposition 10 trade measures and give strength to this bill 18 on foot. Mr. Bayne, of Pittsburg, who is one of the membors of the committee, says hat it Jooks as though the river and harbor bill would not be acted upon in the house early enough at this session to permit the senito to puss upon it, and that the Mjury to the country which the failure of the bill would bring about could not be estimated. The auxiety of the committee to get action om the viver and harbor bill is likely to owe kind of aturn in the situation hin the uext two or three weeks. The commiltee is willing to tukea good many risks and would rather sce the bill fail by direct vote than die o tue calendar without | Ay awlion whatever. 10WA MAIL CONTRACTS, Contracts for carrying mail on star_routes | m lowa for the year euding June 30, 1550, | | bave beeu-awarded at the postoftice’ dopart: nent as follows: . From Els Alder to ‘Osborne, - two & day, | George Hulbert—#210; from Bethlchem to Chariton, one a_day, J. H. Davis—8451; from Inwood to Upland, twice a week, W. H. Smith—#58: from Nevada to Maxwell, three times & week, Jacob A. Full—$178; from Uni versity Place to Des Moines, twice a day, W. H. Smith—8158; from Forestville to Dun- dee, once n day, John L. Jones—$95: from Wyman to Red Oak, twice a_week, W H Smith—-21%; from Tama to Toledo, once a day, Award Parker—$135; from Dunlap to Soldier, three times a week, W. H. Smith 2 from Wales to Henderson, twice a week, W, H. Smith—#88; from Moville to Pierro, three times o week, . T Craft—§2567; from Moville 0 Sioux_City, once a day, N, T. Craft, $409; from Waucoma to Richfleld, three times a weed, W. N. Smith, $147; from Jericho to Lawler, twice a week, C. M. Landow, $9; from Newkirk to Orange City, twice a week, W. H. Smith, §i8; from Aukenny to bridge, throe times a_woek, W. H. #408; frgm_Competine to ‘Hendrick, three timeh a whel, Edward Darker, $141; from Greenfield to Macksbureg, three times a week, H. A. Pease, $342, MISCELLANEOUS. Senator Paddock has been notifled of the allowance of pensions for James Marsh of Blue Srings, and Bartholomew Weating of Plum Creck, in both of which cases the sena- tor has been’ interesting himself for some time. "The secretary of war, in_a_communication to the senate to-day, says that it appears from reports of the engineer officers that there i8 1o obstruction to the navigation of the Missouri river in the v ity of Sioux City, but that it will require an expenditure of £316,450, of which #195,200 can be profitably spent during the next fiscal year to protect the low lands along there ‘from erosion. There is said to be valuable railroad and manufacturing property on this low lund. Prniy S, HEATHL The American Shipping Interest. WASHINGTON, April 10.- -[Special Telegram to the Bre.]—There is no hope that this con gress will take action upon measures in- tended to improve the American shipping in- terests, Early in the session several bills were introduced proposing abounty to that class of ships which should compete with those of foreign countries; the admissior, free of duty, materials to be used in the con-, struction of ships to ply between this try and others; permission to purchase in the yards of England and elsewhere ships to be employed in the traflic between the United States and foreign countries, and owned by citizens of this country; subsidies or in- creased pay for American ships carrying United States mail. There were other meas ures introduced intended to elevate the American shipping interests, Some of them looked towards a more complete reciprocity in the matter of tonage dues between this and other countries. All of these, excepting one, the Dunn free ship bill, have received adverse action, or will get no action whatever from the committees, The Dunn free ship bill is on thehouse ealendar, accompanied by two reports, the majority advocating and the min- ority opposin, it with such vehemence as to insure its defeat, Nearly all of the American mails carriea to foreign countries are taken on shins be- longing to foreigners, and the same is true of our exports of cvery manufacture and pro- ducts in gene Since the senate has ~ome into the hands of the republicans it has number of times passed bills looking tow the improvement of the American shippi interest, but unfortunately, the house controlled by democrats, and 1t has steadily refused to take any action. When the house was in the control of the republicans, six or seven years ago, that body pussed bills to assist Americans in establishing a foreign trade by water; but, the senate that time, was in the hands of the democrats, and it refuscd to take action upon the house bills of this character. The republicans are on record in favor of any kind of legislation, that may be reasonable, to establish lines of ships owned by Americans, to conduct trade with every nation on earth. The republicans are in favor of granting subsidies to Ameri- can steamship lines for the purpose of carry ing domestic mails and _exports. It is not likely that there will be anything done to this end fill the republicans get control of both houses,and have the president. As instanced, the Dunn free ship bill, the demoerats very ready to pass bills permitting the intr duction of forcizn built ships for the tion of the American trafiie, wh amount to Jittle less than congress endorsing foreign steamship companies, because if new lines of steumships were built by virtue of the free ship law they would be controlled by foreigners, coun- Nebraska and lowa Pensions, WasHINGTON, April 19.—[Special T to the Bek.]—The followiug pensions wi ited Neb to-day: Original in valid- Benjamin F. Olcott, McCook; Jere miah Tawney, Nautamet; Charles A. Col lins, Glonalpin. Inc Joseph Mackin, Kearney: Thomas H. Selby, Stratton; Wm, P. Sowders, Tecumsch, Heissue—Wm, H ame, Johnson;. Origmal, widows, et Thomas, father of James B. Brown, Stuar Pensions for Towans: Original ‘invalid— Samuel Blackburn, Tabor; Auron Higgins, Viola Centre; Wm. O. Mackin, Keolul Park R. Smith, Bedford; Cyrus o Decorah; Dennis Teaford, Hamburg; J H. Creighton, Indianola,’ Increase—Henry R Campbell, Waterloo; George C. Downer, Baldwin, m re 1skans case He Declines. April 19.—[Special Tele- “Isee it is stated,” said That I wanted to go to the convention as one of the delegates. at-larged from Illinois. That is dn not desire to go to the Chics us i delegate and do not expect to go in that capacity. 161 go at all, T would not want to be a delogate evenif 1was nottalked about as andidate for the presidential nomination 1have always felt that, while honored by my pi I high ofticial positicn, I ought not 10 take a ‘prominent part in the conven tions of the party unless there were some such speciul reasons why I should do so.” WASHINGTON gram to the BE.] Senator Cullom, * nationa » National Penitentiaries, aro¥, April 19.--The house ju committec has reported a bill provid ing for the construction of two United States penitentiavies, one to be north and the other south of the thirty-ninth degree north lati- tude; to be used for the confinement of United States conviets sentenced to imprison went for more than one year, and the cost of cach building not to exceed £500,000. Postal Changes. WASHINGTON, April 19.—[Special Telegra to the Bee.]--A post ofice was established to-day at Ulster, Floyd county, Towa, Charter A. Strong, postmaster. The following Towa postmasters were appointed to-day: Henry Gill, Fillmore, Dubugue county, vice Michael J. Gordon, resigned: Gertrude Valley View, Harrison county, v Je igned ce Ida A, Weaver's Pat WasHINGTON, April 10 patents hus reported faye duced by Mr, Weaver aml 1aws. nt Bill, The committee on bly the bill udifg the patent its provisions have been publisiied, o Report Favorably, Wasmixaron, April 19.—The house com mittee judiclary has decided to report bly on the copyright bil}, introduced in ouse by Breckenridge, on Weather Indications. WasniNGTox, April 19.—For Nebraska Wirm weather, fresh to brisk casterly w 8, For Iowa—Warnier fair weather, Iight to fresh winds bocoming southeasterly, e — A Sbaking U Sr. PavL's Bay, Quebee, April 19, ~A very slrong earthqualee shock which lasted pearly o minutes was felt ncre about 1:60 this south. ENGLAND'S POET LAID TO REST | Sorrowful Services at the Burial of Matthew Arnold. A GREAT LOSS TO LITERATURE, fen of Letters and Artists Pay the Last Tribute of Respect to a Man They Admired—A Fellow Poct's Tribute. Burial of Matthew Arnold. Copuright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.] Losnboy, April 15.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the Bee.]—1 have just re- turned from the burial of Matthew Arnold. His remains repose beside those of his three children in the picturesque yard of the httle old Norman church of the hamlet of Lale- ham mear Richmond and Windsor, and within a short walk of the meadow of Runny- mede and Magna Charta island. The services were worthy of a memorable life and death, for in them participated Dean Bradley and Arch Deacon Farrar. Around the coftin grouped the widow, son, daughters, sister and brother. Near them stood the mourn- ers not of kin, representing every profession aad every calling in art, science and litera- ture. Among these were Robert Browning, whose poem, *The Soul’s Errand,” doubtless recurred to many bystanders; also, Sir Ed- win Arnold, who yesterday published an ode of sorrow, and Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, bearing a wreath. It was raining heavily, but a venerable spreading yew protected the clergy and the groups. Wreaths came from orders, societies, schools and friends in‘every varioty of spring fHow- ers, and from Lord Tennyson and Sic John Millias, whom illness kept absent. Dean Bradley almost burst into weeping as he fairly sobbed forth **Dust to Dust.” Perhaps never before was there a more sad burial after a sad_death, Many were there to mourn the intellect of the departed, but more to mourn his absolute perfection and culture, but what was far better, more to mourn the loss of the man. As the “distin- guished concoursz retired Dean Brad- loy was heard to regret that ‘Mat could mnot have been buried with his family’s consent in the Abbey,” and he added, “in all my fifty years of friend ship with him I never knew him, amid all s powers, banter: or quarrel with any one.” OLater in the afternoon 1 asked Robert Browning for a few views regarding Matthew Arnold, but he pleaded grief and fatigue as excuses. So did Sir Edward Arnold, who referred to his yesterday's editorial in the Daily Telegraph on the dead poet and his verses, Mr. Algernon Swinburne was un- willing to be interviewed subsequently at his house on Putney Hill, but Lewis Morers, whose recent ade on his silver wedding was cited in a cable dispatch to the Her- ald, and who s the author of “Songs of Two Worlds,” and “Epic of Hades,” talked freely. “I remember how exactly thirty years ago we occupied at Oxford the same rostrum in the theater, he as a professor and I as a batehelor of arts who had obtained the chancellor’s prize for an essay on the “Greutness of the Decline of Venice.” Of his poetry I only desire to say it scoms to show almost absolute perfectiou and culture, but what is far better and more necessary, it shows that, sympathy with the moods and feclings of mankind without which no poetry can really have force. His poems on his friend Arthur Clough, as I agree, with Mr. Lowell, constitutes one of the greatest political forces of the country. Many of the refice tive poems, including the beautiful but per- haps often over-praised “Obermann,” the exquisite and scholarly “Gipsy,” and the ex- traordinary “*Marsyos,” which reproduces in a few lines, the Greok feeling of which no amount of labored archaisms and pseudo Greek grammatical constructions will give any notion, and indeed the whole of & works scem to be genuine works of the hightest attributes of ctic excellence. I have and T hope not without success, the same gend of Marsyas, but I must hounestly fess that if 1 am asked, with all an author predilections, which I prefer, T must say that I think from his point of treatment Mr. Ar nold’s **Marsyas” was superior to my own, and perhaps more ambitious and in a more Jorate setting. annot altogether sympnthize with those who regret that Mr., Arnold should have de- voted of late years more time to prose than topoetry. His inspiration was never of a very strong order—never iy fact so strong as to compel him to write—and to my mind it scems 4 greater service to literatu to have written that exqus- itely delicate prose style which no one could rival than to have written verses equally delicate” and refined. His prose may be a little wanting in force and in fire. To contrast his masterly efforts in crit- 1cism with that of the poor journeymen who, on the other side of the Atlantie I suppose, and certainly in England; make the high function of criticism t9 a great extent a* matter of jealousy or party spirit or spite, is to make us ous of the full loss which we ly | sustained.” at judicial intellect,” concluded Mr. Morris, musingly, “and a poet is to us in Matthew Arnold, and those of us who -write now have for the present at any rate to meet the difficuity which always attaches to the task of instructing and bringing ourselvesidown to the level of our masters. Indeod, more truly of Matthew Arnold than of any living writer could it be said that ‘the style was the 180120 lost ANXIOUS MULTITUDES, Germany's Sick Emperor Fails (o Ap pear at the Window. (Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett,] Beruiy, April 10.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to the BEk]—Thrc of people clustered in the alternate brill sunshine and heayy thunde April day around the palace, peror’s orders they arc the very railings. The throngs were sad. The emperor did not appear at the window. He reclined all day in bed in & semi-upright position to aid his breathing. To-day the emperor took only very little food, chiefly a kind of beef tea beaten up with egg of the consistency of cream, on Dr. Leydon's recommendation. He also drank much milk, Leydon and Senator onf leaving were beseiged for information, Dr. Senator stopped his carriage and said His majesty is a little better to-day but by doctor’s wish will not get up,” an answer h cast o foeble ray of hope over the crowd, for the pathetic words as to prayer addressed by him the chaplain were upon eyery lip. Parhaps the strength always ueeded to resist pyaeiala is dissipated by his attention to state business. Prince Biswurck did nov visit him untidl dusk. I have seen many physicians who have private practices although not to be ¢ great in their professicn, . The opluion is in t showers of this for by the em lowed to approach t wh anxic universal among ther that whatover the actual complication may be, there is ground for the gravest anxiety and fear that the close of this painful case is near. Apprehension secms to be in the air. Said @ legation official: “I &m reminded of the Washington feeling when Prosident Garfield, in 1881, was in extriimis.’ The announce- ments that Queen Victoria was on her way and the empress’ dower had been fixed seemed accopted as precursoms, It is oven reported that the fect of the patient have begun to swell and postules to appear on the neck. Also that the San Remo operation has se- verely weakened the means of accurate ex- amination of his symptoms. [Press.]—Midnight.—The emperor's con- dition is somewhat more favorable. His fever is lower and his respiration easier, The Feeling at Vienna. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.] Viessa, April 19.—[New York Herald pecial to the Bee.)—The grave con- dition of the German emperor calls forth on all hands manifestations of sympathy. The emperor and foreign secretary have direct telegraphic reposts at frequent intervals and members of the diplomatic corps send several times daily for the latest information. The thought and cares of politicians are al- ready directed towards the effect on the Eu- ropean situation of what is regarded as the almost inevitable catastrophe at Charlotten- burg and the conviction is general that events will follow each other very quickly and that more than one long delay or patched up international difference will be brougit to a speedy 1ssue from which even Prince Bis- marck’s diplomatic mastery will not be able to save Europe. BOULANGER'S GREETING. Receives a Royal Reception En Route to the Chamber. [Copyright 1655 by James Gordon Bennett.] Panmis, April 10—[New York Herald Cable-—-Special to the Ber.)—Boulanger had his turn to-day when he took his seat in the chamber. Seated in adashing open carriage, drawn by a pair of flery bays, he made almost royal progress to the Palais Bourbon. The crowds along the route were less dense than he may have wished them, but his partisans made up- for the smallness of the numbers by bellowing themselves fairly hoarse. iries of “Vive Boulanger!” were often drowned in flercer eries of s Ferry.” Oceasionally a few protesting shouts were raised, but the Boulangerists were in a ma- jority. Joffrin's socialists did not keep their promise of making a counter demonstration. On my way to the chamber I interviewed Jefirin, He secmed excited at the rapid spread of the Cwmsarian movement. “This cannot go on,” said he. “It is a repetition of what oceurred before the empire. After the vote of egnfidence in the cham- ber, I snatched an interview with Lockroy, minister of public instruction. “The first elict of Paris assured me the government was quite satisfied with the result of the days debate.” Turning-to a group of friends he added: **We hava asolid majority at last; thav's all we ask. For my part I don’t want a large mujority.” Soon after I had achat with Henry Roche- fort, who was walking up and down in the lobby with De Roulefle and Mayer, Boulang- ist directors of Lantarne, ‘“The government has a majority to-day because it toadied to the Perrists,” said the editor of Intransi- geant, “but_its downfall is only delayed. Had Floguet chosen to fall to-day he might have come down gracefully. As it is, when he fulls he will come down like a cropper.” “How come you royalists to support Boul- anger?” said I next, button holing Arthur Meyer, the editor of Gaulois. “We look beyond the moment,” w: ready reply. “Thisis only a phase of the whole question. The great thing 18 to get rid of the republic. To do this it may be ssary to submit to dictatorship, but even that will help us, for Boulanger can't possi- bly govern without us. The republicans are dead against him, He must finally rely on the conscrvatives, There will be 400 conservatives in tho next chamber, and once we are inside the stronghold we can do what we like.” Erom the chamber I followed the hero of the hour to his rooms at Hotel du Louvr Crowds were shouting *Vive Boulanger!” Outside the hotel visitors were flitting in and out of the great man's presence, paying their respects, and making offers of scrvice. Among them were radicals and Bonapartists, Comte de Andigne, head of the Carlists branch D'Espagne ieft, had gone as I cn- tered “Are you eral?” said I, *“Tam in the minority,” replied Boulanger, “but mark my words, it will soon be a ma jority, We have a proverb in France which tells us the streams run to the viver. Will you obhge me," added the general, “by giving a flat contradiction to that ridiculous soi dsant interview which ap- peared in the Paris National a few days ago” You mean the one in which you were made to advocate @ presidential dictatorship, the abolition of the ministers and the muz 2ling of parliament ¢ said 1. “Yes," replied the general, breaking into English, “There’s not a word of truth in it 1 will say the plans attributed to you in no way resemble your programme,” said I, Do s0 by all means,” said Boulang: Shget o Nationalists' Trials, DunLaN, April 19.—[Sp Cablegram to the Bee.]—At the trial of Mr. O'Brien to day, Healy demanded the case be adjourned on the ground that the defendant had not had time to prepare ‘for a defense and be cause the Mench was prejudiced by ar ticle in the Daily Express and by a state- ment made by Balfour in the house of co mons. The court refused to postpone the trial, Adte varal witnesses had been examined the casq was adjourned until Tuesday. At Eonis to-duy the sentences of three tradesmen convicted of boycotting, were, on appeal, increased from three to six wmonths' imprisonment. s the nec atisfied with your minority, gen- 8¢ - - Parncll Sangtions the Move, Loxnox. April 10,—[Special Cablegram to the tsee.]—Carow (mationalist), with Par- nell's sanction, will introduce in parliament on Wednesday a biil giving couuty govern went to Ireland, e e Shakespeare's Chair Sold, Loxnox, April 19, —[Special Caplegram to to the Ber.)—Shakespeare's chal was sold at auction to-day for £ S - Frightful Boiler Kxplosion, Loxpox, Apfl 19, —An exr ‘osion oceur in St. Helen colliery, Workington, last eve ning. Seventeen persons were killed several injured fatally. —— Harrlson Indiana’s Man. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 19.—District con ventions were held throughout the state to day, and delegates were fustructed for Har- rison, and in the Thirteenth district the déle- gates are personally pledged for bis support, Greshaw dig not séeure auy dolcgates, HE EXERCISED HIS AUTHORITY Further Details of the Shooting Af- fray at David Oity. A FARMER'S SECOND SUICIDE. Singging Scabs All the Rage at Platts- mouth—Instances of Incompe- tents Pouring In—General Nebraska News. The David City Shooting Affair. Davip Ciry, Neb, April 19.—(Special to she Bre.)—Owing to public excitement, de- tails of the McMahan-Wilson shooting_affair could not be obtained last night. To-day develops that McMahon is a resident of Columbus, and had been called to Lincoln by the B. & M. company to act as a guardian of their property. The train was sidetracked at this pface, about fifty feet from the depot platform. Wilson, in company with Al and Tom Slade, striking engineers, walked closo 1o the engine and were talking about the B. & M. and its “scabs.” Wilson was tapping the engine lightly with his walking stick. McMahon ordered him away. Wilsdn re- treated a few steps, when a jingle of words ensued. McMahon then clinched Wilson, pushed him down and shot him. It is the current opinion that both Wilson and McMabon were “too fresh’—especially MeMahon, who was altogether too ready in excrcising his official authority. Immediately after the shooting McMahon was placed under arrest. McConiff_telegraphed from Lincoln to John Klosterman, n 13, & M. grain buyer, to give bonds for McMahon, and the company would stand_all expense. The train_wus held here until a postponement of the trial was secured. Money is being bet to-day that McMahon’ will not stand trial— but will skip, leaving the bompany to liquid- ate the bond. Public sentiment is strong against McMahon, and were he tricd before a David City jury to-day, he would be shown but little merey. Slugging All the Rage. PratreMoutit, Neb., April 10.—(Special to the Bek.] —*Slugging” has been all the rage for the past fow days, and the strikers have been domng most of it. The scabs and the city police are receiving moro than their share of attention, and several of them earry sore heads. Stephien Buzzell, a city police- man, has been geting very officious in the minds of some of the strikers, and on three different occasions has been’ hurt badly. Last night he entered a saloon on lower Main street to arrcst a striker, and had scarcely entered the door when tlie performance of “slugging” him was repeated. The city rshul_was in front of the saloon at the 1l it is proposed to prosecute him as well a8 t ask for his dismissal. Scven or cight rioters were arrested last night and more are expected to follow. st Succeeded This Time. SrantoN, Neb.,, April 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Farmer Bothman, living six miles southwest of Stanton, committed suicide by hanging. Family and financial trounles are said to be the cause. Bothman is the man who attempted suicide four years ago, “'out of revenge,” by cutting his wrist and letting himself bleed to death. The coroner was summoned by his wife, claiming he was killed by man who worked the place, but on investigation the coroner found he or'his wife had dono the deed to scare the man who worked the place away, 8o as o se- cure all the crops. Ihey Bothman was not dead and he was finally brougkt to life again. The coroner six months after instituted proceedings against Bothman for coroucr and jury fees, and se cured a judgment against Bothman for the amount, Defying the Law. STiANG, Neb., April 18.—(Special to the 3ee. | —Strang was the seene of a mob last night. A party claiming to have a mortgage on a stock of drugs in the town took pe possession of the same while the druggist was out, yesterday afternoon. About § o'clock p. m. a mob of the citizens broke the back and inside doors dowa, and took forci- ble possession of the premises. The party in possession offered no resistance, but, know. ing his business, rather reluctantly ‘allowed the mob to push him slowly out at “the front door. ‘There are various expressions of opin fon concerning the outlook of the thing. The goods were to_have been sold at public auc tion to-day. The sale will be apt to ha postponcment for other camphicated business. Incompetency Running Riot. Laxcory, Neb., April 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—A gentleman in the ei from Columbus states that the condition of travel and traffic on the B. & M lines be- taveen this city and that point is daily grow- ing more unbearable and passcnger traims 1 two to five hours late daily at that 1 freight from six to twelve hours, some days not running at all. As an_exam- ple, twelve cars of stock loaded at Milford at nioon yesterday did not get away until 7 o'clock to-day. The trouble on the branch liness scems to be the total incompetency of the engineers employed. A Barber Forger. Exeren, Neb,, Avril 19.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bee.|—Frank Konkright, a barber at Hunkins, has skipped for parts un known, leaving many to mourn his untimely departure, He forged the name of his uncle, A. Kclso, a prominent farm ymissory note of §75 and discounted it at national bank of this place. He also mortgaged a_herd of immaginary cattle at the Exeter national bank and succeded in borrawing a number of minor sums {rom in dividuals. These, with his unpaid debts, will amount to a considerable amount. It is reported that he was accompanied by a fe male from Hunlkins. geon's Skill. April 18.—[Special to Iwood, of this place, performed quite a scientific and delicate piece surgery this afternoon by removing a grain of corn from the bronchial tube of a three- year-old child of a farmer named McDaniels, When the doctor took charge of his patient, | appearances, the child was lifcless, its th having stopped. Quickly cutting open the child’s windpipe, the ‘Surgeon soon suc ceeded in withdrawing the kernel and a present there is no- doubt put that the child will recover, near here, on a me to Work on the Elkhor Fuemont, Neb., April 19.—|Special to the Bee.]—John Roche left here to-day for Glen rock, Wyo., with three pile drivers and sixty men for the purpose of putting in the bridges on the extension of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road from Glen rock o Fort Cusper. This line, covering a distance of thirty-five miles, was graded last year, and as soon as the bridges are in Mebonald & Penfield, of this eity, will pro ceed at once to lay the iron, and the road will be opened and trains running as soon there- aftér us possible, Charged with Crime. Ogp, Neb., April 19.—[Special to the Bre.) T, R. Linton was brought before Judge Tiffany on the charge of assault with intent to kill. Linton waived p tion and was held to bui to appear at the next term court, limuary examing. in the suim of #1,000 of the district Incompetents at Palmer. PALMER, Neb., April 19.—|Special to the Bee.)—That B. & M. railroading is ‘rough” antly illuetrated at. this poiut, - The engineer on the Greeley train quit to-day, leaving the train here with no prospect of its going out. A railroad man says that the ash pit contained large quantities of metal from “burnt out_engines,” and that the rolling stock that runs from this point is in bad shape. A mover who passed through to-day with some live stock, says he laid at Lincoln seventy-two hours. Complaints are heard on every side by shippers. e Kicked by a Vicious Horse. BrowsviLLg, Neb., April 10,—[Special Tel- egram to the Ber,]—Howard McLaughlid, a young man of this place, was kicked in the head by a vicious horse this evening and now lis in @ critical conditiou at his home, Latest advices say his skull is fractured and the injury more serious than was at first sup- posed. Dr. Stewart, however, thinks it will not prove fatal, May Build a Pontoon Bridge. Prarrsmouri, Neb., April 19.—[Special to the Bee.]—Colonel 8. N. Stewart, the pon- toon bridge builder, was in the city and has made a proposition to the board of trade to build a pontoon bridge similar to the one which is to be “onstructed at Nebraska City. The board will take action this evening, when it is confidently expected that his proposition will be aceepted. il TR GOULD'S REPORT. He States the M., K, & T. is a Money Losing Road. NEW YoRg, April 10.—At a special meeting of the directors of the Missouri Pacific road to-day, President Gould presented a long roport concerning the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road, which the directors took under advisement. After detailing the provisions of the lease by the Missouri Pacific for ninety years of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the rental being the net earnings, he describes the many improvements which had been made during the past eight years, and says the Missouri Pacific has now advanced tothe Missouri, Kansas & Texas about £500,000to meet current interest. These advances were necessary during the periods of light earnings, and additional large ad- vances will be required to carry the Missouri, Kansas & Texas along uatil improved earnings can be realized from the new crop. In the meantime interest payments must be met, amounting in the ageregate to§1,500,000. During the past year the credit and earnings of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas have been shaken and diminished because of the failure of the entire corn crop on the company's lines in Missouri and Kansa because of the construction of three lines into Texus, and because of the litiga- tion of the income bondholders, which re- sulted in an unfavorable decision in the lower court. To save further expense the directors adopted a plan of settlerient which iunvolved an increase of 5 per cent of the general, consolidated, and amalgamated debts amounting to £11,700,000, the dclivery of Galveston, Houston & Henderson first mort- gage bonds to the amount of $1,100,000, and & cash payment of $214,000. Even theso ex- ceedingly favorable terms were refused by the script holders to the amount of £500,000 and upwards, and judgment for the amount of their claims is likely to be entered within the next few days. “On my return & few weeks since from my absence abroad,” said Mr. Gould, “'it was an- nounced in the public prints that a syndicate of great financial strength had taken half of the affairs of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and that & board of directors of equally strongz names would be presented for election at the coming annual mecting. This move- ment met with my cordial approbation and I cheerfully decided not to make any opposi- tion. I have given my time aud attention to the affairs of the campany for over cight vears as president without receiving a dollar ary therefor, and 1 was not only willing aside in favor of, but also to any one who could render more efticient. gervice. Just at the closc of the transfer book however, Mr. Bull, one of the active men in the new movement sent one hundred shares of stock to the transfer office to be reissued in the following names: William St Henudo, J. Montgomery, jr., J. D. Neufville, Simon Stein, E. Emery Auderson, W. L, Bull and Mr. Martinson. Another ‘member of the committee also transforred to Rudolph Kepy ler, Daniel 1. Worden and John J. McCools ten shares each, and W. L. Bull seventy shares. It is assumed that the transfc were made for the purpose of qualifying the persons named as membe the proposed new board of divectors. If the assumption is correct, the list, emWfacing as it does three lawyers, several brokers and the names of “some who were very active i pushing the company to the uttermost in connection with the income scrip suit, it is certainly o very disappointing one. 1t has also been announced in the public press that Mr. Anderson, attorney for theincome bord holders in the suit referred to would be the new president of the company. “It is my duty under these cir to present the foregoing as, if it should bo your board to hereafter adhere strictly to the terms of the lease prompt notice to that ef- fect should be given to the board of directors of the Missouri, Kunsas & Texas railwuy umstances facts to you, decided b company in order that the necessary finan- cial arrangements may be made_elsewhere for its immediate interest requirements in excess of the net carnings of the road. - A Heavy Shortage. Mix AroLig, April 19.—The winter wheat crop report in the Northwestern Miller says: Developments for the last fourteen days, and particularly the last seven, have put a large percentage of winter wheat in a_ condition where there is 1o longer any doubt. — April has been favorable. Sunshine and plenty of , but both have failed to give the cir Lopea — fo in formation of & relinble character ut this stage of the month puts the shortage in the winter wheat belt at from cightecn million 1o thirty-six million bushels as com parea with the’ preceding erop. The outlook in the Missouri river valley was never better. In other parts the outlook is the reverse 1linos now promises to give the poorest yield per acre of any state in the winter wheat belt, and while other states have held their own, there has been continued deprecia tion i the general situation there since the first of April — - A Denial, New Youk, April 19—[Special Telegram to the Bee. ] —Russell Sage denied that the di reetors of the MissouripKansas & Texas rail- ad company have taken any steps ap point a receiver as reported. 'Th urity holders who are fighting Gould and Sage for itrol are confident of being abie to entirely ige the complexion of the board of dive tors at the annual election in May, - - The Wisconsin Floods, Pourace, Wis,, April 19.—A break curred this morning at the levee on the west bank of the Wiscousin river. A crevasse 200 feet wide occurred seven miles from the city and before night one-quarter of the town of Caledonia will be flooded. Farms und h are flooded, and the agricultural season will be set back fully & wonth by the flood. The Wisconsin is at a standstill at Portage to-duy - A Missouri Man Murdered, TReNTON, Mo, April 10.—[Special Vele gram to the Bek|—The body of William Nurse was found near his farm with his skull crushed and the brains oozing fron head. No clue 1o the perpetrator or His character and staudi the community. [ his motive. CINCINNATI, April 17.—Some 400 men e ployed in gbout a dozen. breweries he struck to-day, on a refusal of the owners 19 | negotiate with the brew Y wuion ) differences, HARD TALES ABOUT HURLBUT His Wholesale Drug House Fitted Out Like an Arsenal. HIS EMPLOYES CARRIED GUNS. Dubuque Presbyterians Elated Over Their Pastor's Successful Kight— The Railrond Commissioners avestigating the Wreck. Progress of the Hurlbut Trial. Booxe, Ia., April 10,—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The trial of Hurlbut, charged with being accessory to the shooting of Con= stable Logan at Des Moines, is progressing rapidly. Witnesses so far of importance to the state have testified as to the general understanding among Hurlbut's employes that they should arm themselves and make 1t interesting for constables who attempted to interfere with the business of the store. One witness of this kind named Will Coon stated that he had worked for Hurlbut, Hess & Co. for a year and a half, but was discharged a littte while before the killing of Logan, He testified to the arming of the men that he saw Hurlbut hand Row what he thought were two revolvers and that Row gave one to Campbeil; that Row and Cafnp- bell both showed him their revolvers, and also that there was a revolver in the shipping clerks deskand one in McCartys desk; that, Gonden had one and Ward one; Shepherd was the shipping clerk; thut Row and Camp- bell kept their revolvers in their pocket most of the time; that the men were armed just after the seizure of the beer; that the next day after the pistols’ were given Row and_ Campbell, Hurburt told Co- baugh, who was in charge of the third floor where the liquors were kept, that he would fill some half-gallon bottles with sul- huric acid and set them all on_the floor be- ide the elevator way, and if Frank Pierce or any of his gang attempted to come up that he (Cobaugh) should reverse the clevator, and if they persisted i cowing_ he should then knock the bottle of acid off on them, and said they would never know who did it} but the acid was never put there that the wit- ness knew of : that two days after the killing Hurlburt cautioned the witness to keep still and not talk about the matter, as he might ba locked up as a witness, C— His Parishion Dunvque, Ta., April 16 1o the Bek.|--The case of Rev. H. E. Mott, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of this city, has just been settled to the great joy of his parishioners. Mr. Mott was called 10 this church from Newburyport, Mass, He is a young man, scholarly, eloquent and pro- gressive, and some of the old mossbacks in the denomination didn’t think he was slow cnough for them, and o when the presby= tery mot some weeks azo they refused to consent to his installation as “pastor here. Somebody had raised a cry that he was hardly orthodox in all his views and “so he must be kept out although refused formal approval by the presbytry.« He was kepton filling the pulpit here, and his congregation have threatened to withdraw from the presbytry if he were not admitted. The presbytry hus just been holding another session, this time in Linn county, and to-day, as the result of a long und somewhat bitter debate, it considered its former action and decided to install him. The news was received in this city with great delight, and the bell of the Second Presbyterian church hus been rung for an hour this evening to express the joy of the congregation. Pleased. —[Special Telegram Investigating the Creston Wreck, Des Moises, Ia., April 19.—[Special Telo. gram to the Bee.|—The railroad commis. sioners have returned from Creston, where they have been imvestigating the cause of the wreck on the “Q there last Sunday. They are now preparing their report, which will be issued in . few days. It is understood that they find that the accident was due to a combination of causes 3 nee showed that the cngine conductor of tho freight train had been overworked, the engi- neer having been on duty not less than thirty hours. The evidence also showed that the engine had stopped and _misled him; that the conductor was asleep when the pussed € station; hat the arn him_of the and the operator had failed train dispatcher, time and dang 10 report to th A Rate War Imminent, Cmcago, April 19.-—~The Burlington & Northern road has announced its intention of again cutting rates to meet the competition of the Luke Superior line. 1t is supposed the reductions will be made_about May 1, and. unother gr ar is thought to be imminent, o A DA 1CIDE Six Despondents Attempt to off This Mortal Coil. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, April 10.—[Special Telegram to the Bee J—An epidemic of sui- sides swept over this city and - surroundings in the pust twenty-four hours., Mrs. Eliza roy, of Argentine, drank an ounce of laudanum and attempted o throw hersclf offt bridge at Armourdale but was policeman, Recent trouble with her Husband is the cause. Max Hoffman, & bartender, took laudanum twice, due o crazo from drink and his wifc leaving him, owin, of support.. John Juuncs, u desponds v, took adime’s worth of morphind; ic'of work and sickness fn his fame his_ plstol at his interfored and from him; despondent over his beautiful young wife's deatti; sho died sud- denly yesterda Agnes Leon, a young Woman, attem for the third time in twenty-four hours to take her life with laud- anum; cause, despondency over love mat- ters. Henry Bacehus, of Centropolis, slashed his neck and urm with a razor in # grove near the postofiice of that place; b for. merly a good bookkeeper but drink downed him, I all these s prompt medical aid has suved the lives of each Disastrous Kire, New York, April 19,—A fire broke out in a ragsorting factory this worning and penned about fifty men and women iu o fives buiiding. Many were forced to jump from windows, but they were caught with- out being seriously injured, Aftersthe fire was extinguished the dead of Minnie Leonard was found, Pecur 085 sinall, - - Steamship Arvivals, Bavrivone, April 10,8y 1 Tologram 10 the Brr]--Avrived--The Qrege Liverpoc QuEeNsTOWY, April 19, Wisconsin, Galliz and Brittanica, York, the Bavarian, from Boston. April 19.--Arrived ¢'York for Bremen, - Flood Damage Fxaggerated, WixoNa, Minn, April 19.—Dispatches pubs Jished yesterday alleging g dumage to the lumber interests here a ossly exage gerated. Earls Youmas, a prominent Jumber- man, suys the mills here have not sustained and dauwge, The expense to the logging company will not excoed $10,000, and this covers Shufe wrested it e from New The Missouri Burglars Caught, ICANsAs Crry, Mo, April 19.—[Special 'Feles egram Bee |—Frink Swith, who 18 wanted at Jamespoit, Mo., for burglariziug James ihing store and obtaisiog clothing and jewelry, was arrested here 10s Omicer Parker'of that place retursed ) the prisoner this evening, to the