Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 8, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORN G, MAY 8. 1888, —__amam NUMBER 825, DONE WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE Louis QGroteluschen Now Oharged ‘With the Arlington Horror. THE DEED OF A HUMAN FIEND. Evidence That the Freese Family Came to Their Death at the Hands of Their Kinsman-- The Funeral. The La‘est Sensation, Anrixaron, Neb., May 10.—[Special to Tur Ber.|—To-day, at 12 o'clock, there was & mournful gathering at the residence of the late Mrs, Freese, about a mile and a half northeast of this town. It was composed al- most exclusively of the lonest and indus- trious farmers of the neighborhood who had assembled to pay their last respects to the remains of seven human beings whom they had all known and respected in life. The latter were the victims of the Freese-Grote- luschen holocaust, and their years extended from those of the aged grandmother, Mrs. Freese, who was sixty-three years old, to the baby in the mother's arms, whose life bhad not yet encompassed eighteen months, The sympathetic friends and mourners came in homely wagons and buggies every vehicle drawn by two horses. The teams were hitched to the wil- lows which surrounded the Kreesehome- stead and acted as a wind break, while their owners entered the house of mourning and condoled with the survivors of the family or talked of the awful tragedy without in the mist and rain. Of the Freese family there were but two BLOOD RELATIVES present. Theso were Miss Emma Freese, daughter of the elderly victim, who at the time of the dreadful occurrence was visiting her sister, Mrs. Uffman, at Ainsworth, in this state, and who returned thence on Satur- day last; and Mrs. Dr. Freese, who was mar- ried to a namesake, resided in Hanover, ‘Washington county, Kansas, and who, with her husband, reached here on Sun- day last. The third daughter, Mrs, Uffman, of Ainsworth, had been sick and telegraphed her mother to go to at- tend her, but the old lady was unable to do 80 and, instead, sent her youngest daughter. After the holocaust, Edward Smith, the young man who first announced the flames, was sent for the young lady to escort her thither, It seems, however, that he told in Ainsworth of the burning and Mrs. Uffman ‘wanted to accompany him and her sister to the old homestead, but was prevented by her husband because she had not yet recovered from her illness. At 12:45 this afternoon, the Lutheran min- Ister, Rev. J. Hilgendorf, of Fontanelle pre- cmet, arrived, and the friends joined with him in singing a mournful psalm in the late residence of the deceased. The exer- cise was feelingly intoned, and the solemnity of the occasion was not diminished by the presence and sobs of the two of the three survivors of the ill-fated family. At the conclusion of the home exercises, the funeral party took its wagons, while the coffins containing the remains of the victims were deposited in the vehicles of intimate friends. The last receptacles for the de- ceased were simple cofting, with silvered handles, the lids bearing an embossed shield. In the first were the remains of Mrs. M. L. Freese with her grand daughter, Ida, and on the hd a plate stamped “At Rest.” The same embossing was on the plate over the remains of Mrs, Tillie Groteluschen and her daughter Rosie, aged two years. coftin contained the remains of Fred Grote- luschen and his son Willie, above whose breasts was the same plate, ‘At Rest.” In the fourth coffin slept Louis Groteluschen, the inscription on whose breast plate was “'Rest inPeace.” The coffins were borne to the Lutheran church in the precinct above mentioned four miles distant, where formal religious services were held, the vehicles used being those of ward Smith, Herman Stork, Fritz Stranghocner and Casper Laaker. After the services the remaius were interred in the adjacent cemetery. Thus ends the dreadful occurrence of Fri- day last, and all that w remains is the distribution of the proy among the sur- vivors, because the opinion is gaining ground that the victims died at the hands of a mur- derer, and that the latter, us if by providen- tial intervention, has met the fate which he bad meted out to his kinsfolk. Up 10 to-day the good people of this town- ship, irrespective of their luck of race and creed afiliation with the bereaved family, have LUNG TO THE BELIER that the latter met its death underaccidental circumstances. While entertaining this idea they have been honest to admit that there were a number of features in_ conuection with the affair which could not be satisfuc- torily explained. They generally concluded their discussion of the question by the state- ment that the burning was both accidental and inexplicable, Yesterday, however, some of those who had previously o viewed the air were brought face to face with facts of which they had not before N cognizuant, One of these was Dr. Hadley, an estimable physician, who has long resided in these parts, He was one of those who were early upon the scene after the burning and hud ‘watched the removal of the remains from the pyre to the hay-rack upon which they lay ‘while the inquest was being held. His atten- tion had been directed by Justice Cook, who accompanied Tie Bes correspondent to the scene, to the fact that the throat of Mrs, Groteluschen looked as if it had been ent. The doctor examined, in & cursory munner the gaping flssure which was nearly throc inches iu length, The neck was charrced, while some of the interior members seemed to have 7\:’){‘1! the intense heat, Because of this, the doctor held that the opening IN TUE FHEOAT had been made by thebreaking of the cindor- churred covering, while the body wus being removed from the flumes. Tng Bre corvespondent and Justice Cook, how- ever, looked avound for evidence on this and other points and finally found somo of the shreds of clothing which had been taken from the bodies. Oune of these bhelouged to Mrs, Groteluschen. It was about eightoen inches in length and ~ the Lawer extremity had been burned to a dis- tance of several Inches above the front of the wiist, ‘The other eatremity was at the neck and here on the inside of the high collar which was of the same material and attached Lo the dress, was found blood which had con- gealod, but which, owing to the uction of the olements for the past thre had been reduced to the consistency, h uot the colorof o flax-sced pouitice. Metween the lining and the dress an investigation was made, both being ripped for the purpose, and thero the blood was still red und moist, so:e of it having drovped from between the tight collarandthe neck and found lodgewent where it cou d not be mistaken for any other fluidd The ¢ otted blnod ou the collur of the woinun could ave come from no other place thun THE VICTIN'S THLOA Dr. Hadley was present when tlLis discovery was announced and honestly admitted thilt he had not before known that such a discoy- ery could be made, and as readily admittod that the Llood detained around the throat or members whioh he had considered precluded the idea of throat cutting before the burnivg of the Ludy. The discovery wi no less a surprise to balf a doser: bystanders, who kad u’l o Beld 1o tho wecldental the Coctor They admitted th tion was o! I und at lewst one expert opinion was that the blood nad Howed ante- mortem, Dr. Hadley readily & (! request to ‘_lnml. i examinetion 0of ‘the remains. W lalter were found in coltine we abeve de- ¥y scribed, in one of the rooms of the original | iouse o o Freescs, rapidly approaching | mortification. The contents of each cofin were surrounded with a winding sheet, his ‘was withdrawn in the case of Mrs. Grotelu- schen, and there upon her neck, as pre ously ‘referred to, was the ghastly orifics through which THE POOR WOMAN'S LIFE B n had flowed before the f completed the work of the buman_fiend. The wound was observed by about a dozan people, ani with them the idea of wilful murder immediately took the place of accidental dcath *"The murder of Mrs. Groteluschen being es- tablished, it is not difftcult to account for that of the other victims, although the horrib! condition in which their bodies were charred and the fact that they had already been pro- pared for the grave, prevented the earcful examination which might possibly have re- sulted in_indisputable evidence in support of this theory. Justice Cook, however, strongly asserts that the the left temple of Fred Groteinschen was crushed, though the fixed position into which the latter had been charred prevented the turning of his head in_the coffin to verify the statemeat with- Tn wrenching that member from its shoul- ders, But who could have COMMITTED THE MURDER! Suspicion rests alone upon Louis Grote- luschen, who has paid the penalty of his able crime WITI 1118 OWN 1APE, o justify this charge in the eyes of rea- sonable people, unless it were shown that Lonis was & maniac, it would be necessa t0 establish & motive, which it is thought cih bo done. Louis had ‘worked for his brother Fred for three years, Before the coroner’s inquest 1t was testified that the former had become displeased with the latter because he had not paid him as much wages as had been It is true several of Fred's on the Bell Creek bank had had been presented by Louis and honored, but that was all. A careful examination of Fred's books gave 1o evidence of his indebtedness to or his credits with Louis. The matter worked upon the latter’'s mind, He became surly, and the night before the holocaust, as al- ready shown in Tne Be, did not occupy his bed in F'red’s house. He slept in the barn. It was Mrs. Groteluschen’s custom to help Louis milk the cows while Fred attended to other duties, The milking over, and break- fast despatched,jFred returned to the barn to feed the horses and was there 85T UPON BY 118 BROTHER and killed. To put him out of sight, the dead man was dragged out of the main pas- sugo to the cow stable, where he was thrown. The two children who .accompanied the father were treated in the same way. This bloody work created noise and screams, and the mother, hearing the cries and screams of her little ones, with her youngest child in her arms, ran to ascertain the cause of the crying. In the meantime the murderer, to conceal his victims, fired the barn from above and struggled in the smoke and flame to the ground floor where he met his sister-in-law aud baby niece. It required a few moments to dispose of them, and his in- tent seemed to be to drag them also out of the muin passage, but the heat and smoke, already unbearable, caused him to stagger toward the door, to which place the aged feet of Mrs, Freese had brought her at last. She was met by the flend now almost suffocated and assaulted and killed, and then, overcome himself, the murderer fell back- ward within a few feet of Fred, the bloody instrument with which he had done his work falling out of his hand near his first victim, His last victim lay between him and the door. The weapon was A BUTCHER KNIFE, well-worn and was found on Saturday as Tue Bee man discovered, by a boy named Frank Peteleck, It was seen by sev- eral citizons of this place, though the in_the dreadful was found on Mrs. Groteluschen’s throut. ‘To assume that these seven victims were suffocated in ullemsting to save the stock is not now considered reasonable. Had they tried to loosen the fastenings of the animals, they certainly could have done so to sume of at least, in a few minutes, where, as s been shown, only two animals were loose and these had broken their halters. It is also unreasonable to assume that A MOTHER WOULD HAVE RUN Into @ burning barn with an eighteen months-old child, and there be found hest from the door. That Fred would e tried to escape by means of a door hich e knew might be locked on the out. side "when but ten feet intervened betweén nim and the open front door, even though it were fringed with five is also unreasonable, The fact that corn was in the sheller as if it had been abandoned when the barn was discovered to be in flames, is not considered evidenee now that the men had worked there on the fatal morning, because farmers say it is 1 common thing for them to stop up their vith ears of corn so as to ildren from getting their fingers caught. * Finally, that the barn was fired with aspark from Louis’ pipe i doubted, because he rarely smoked except when in the house and then he used a long pipe: and next, because, as he always used a porcelain or clay pipe, the remnants of the sume would have been found near his re- mains, which was not the case, Two watches, however, which he had, were found intact in one of his vest pockets. Mrs. Freeseowned 160 acres of land which she farmed, and was worth about $3,000. Fred owned 160 acres near Columbus and 120 acresin Lincolu precinct, slightly encum- bered and was worth about £4,000. Lows had no property. Many of the people of this city feel that the inquiry into the cause of death of this was not as carefully made as it should have been, It wus done by the sheriff, Mr. y of Blair, in the absence of the cor- oucr, only a few hours being given to the consideration of the subject, when, it is cluimed an adjournment should have been taken till the next day. " Ime Be correspondent Lo-day saw Edward Smith, the youny man who first announced the fire and the lattor gentleman denied that hie was engaged to Emma Freeso, Aunother Account. Fresoxr, Neb.,, May [Special to Tue 3uk. ] —The marricd daughter of Mrs. Freeze —who with several of her childven was cre- mated in the burning barn near Arlingt has arvived from Kansae, und is said to en- tertain the horriblo suspicion that the affair was the culmination of a crime uvn- paralleled in all tho anvals of butchery, She intimates that there wus bad fecling between her sister Emma and one of the neighbors who first gave the alarm, but whose name should not be coupled in this councetion without better evidence than mere suspicion. The sister says they have had trouble over the repulse of his atten- tions, und that this may be a motive for the mystifying hovror, It canuot be believed that such diabolism could be possible, and such suspicions should not be entertained ‘without ziust cox cing evidence, e e Quarantine Regulations. CiNcINNATI, My 7.—In the national eon- ference of the state buards of in ses- sion here, i which twenty states are repre- sented, 4 committee was uppeinted to-day 10 report to the states a uniform plan of quar- tine regulations. It consists of L.ce of Penn- sylvania, Joues of Olio, Bryce of Ontario, Rauch of Hlincis, Baker of Michigan, Hewity of Minnesota, MeCormack of Kentucky, Sim- mons of South Caroling and Simpson of Cal- ifornia. After Drs, McCormack and Probst were re-clocted president and secretary the meeting adjourned. e A Collision of Barges. New Outeans, May 7.—During a heav; rain and thunder storm this afternoon, a towboat, the Future City, and three burge from St. 1. came in collision with three s war vessels at anchior in front Two barges were suuk and the thind was bidly damaged. Loss, §50,000, e - The River Rising at Dubugue. que, Ta, May 7.—"ILe river has raised hes'in the last twenty-four hours, Huoavy vaius still keep, up the. rise, and it pioniises 10 g0 up a.f00L or more hLere yet Miich loss is beiug ogcasioned by high wale FULLER'S CASE MAY GO OVER. Opposition to His Confirmation Quietly Developing. PADDOCK'S LEGISLATIVE WORK. Vilas Promulgates an Important Tim- ber Culture Ruling—-Who Will Nominaie Sherman-—A Skill« ful Employe. The Nomination Held Up. WasHINGTON BUuREAU THE OMATA BrE, 513 FOURTRENTH STREET, ASHINGTON, D. C.. May 7. The probabilitics are that there will be no action taken on the nomination of Chief Jus- tice Fuller during this session of the Senate. When the senate committee on judiciary met to-day the nomination was referved to a sub- committee without instructions as to the fime when the nomination shall be reported to the full committee, but at the same time a large number of letters and protests against confirmation were also referred to the sub- committee with instructions to investigate, Several prominent citizens of Tllinois and sec- tions of the cast have charged Mr. Fuller with being a copperhead during the late war and with using his position as a member of the Illinois legislature to discourage the union, and especially with having votea against suspending the writ of habeas corpus and making prepa‘ations to defend Illinois agamstrebel invasion. Chairman Edmunds, by his action, gave evidence that he intends to have a thorough investigation of Mr, Ful- ler's record and character before action is taken on the nomination. SENATOR PADDOCK'S WORK. Senator Paddock’s bills for a public build- ing at Beatrice and Hastings were reported fayorably to-day from the senate committee on public buildings and grounds, and the bill making an appropriation for the federal ‘uilding at Council Bluffs. The senator in- troduced several heavily signed petitions from Burt and Thayer counties in Nebraska, asking that the age of consent of girls in the District of Columbia be raised to ecighteen years, He also introduced a bill of great im- portance to all western settlers, which pro- vides that in cases where land entries are cancelled that the money paid upon making final proof shall be refunded to the parties whose entries have not been sustained by the department, and that in case of innocent par- ties who have loaned money for the making of proofs which have not been sustained, that the amount so loaned shall be returned to them upon cancellation of the entry. Tho general land oftice has signified its approval of this measure. IMPORTANT TIMBER CULTURE RULING. A large number of complaints are coming from western settlers protesting against, a recent ruling of the land oflice which reverses all previous regulations as to what consti- tutes the eight years requisite to make final proof in timber culture entries. Up to June, 1858, the eight years cultivation and produc: tion of trees, at the conclusion of which final proof could be made, were comput from the date of entry when all the requircments and conditions had been compiled with. A few months ago Secretary Vilas promulgated a decision in the case of Henry Hooper, of the Grand Island district in Nebraska, under which the department construed the law so that the eight years cultivation should be computed from the time when the required usages of trees, seeds and cuttings should be planted. Under this decision several thous- and timber culture proofs which had been made under prey s the department will as. inefficient. It conceded that Mr. Vilas’ construction of the law is fine spun and cious, and that in making his opinion retroactive in its cflect he perpetrates an outrage upon the claimants of the entirc northwest. In a number of in- stances Mr. Vilas' ruling would require from thirteen to fourteen years cultivation of the land before final proof could be made. Sen- ator Paddock has drafted a bill which will reaffirm the rulings of the land department which have been in steady operation for year: and which provide that the tin of cultiva- tion shall begin with the f ground and preparing the soil for the planting of the trees. This has been the unvarying con- ruction of the law until Mr. Vilas took it into his head to change the rulings of his predecessors. TO PRESENT SITERMAN'S NAME, No Ohio man will present the name of John Sherman to the Chicago convention as a can- didate for the presidency, but either Senator Hoar or Representative Long of Massachu- setts, or ex-Sehator Warner Miller, of New York, will be selected for this duty. If the latter is elected a delegate, as he probably will be, it is understood that Mr. Sherman desires Mr. Miller to be the candidate for the vice presidency in case he (Sherman) is nom- inated for the first place, but it is more p, able that Miller will be selected as the r wxb]icun candidate for governor of New ork at the convention which meets next week, It is understood that Representative Pat- rick A. Collins, of Massachusctts, will be se- lected as chairman of the democratic national convention at St. Louis. He is an Irishman, a strong home rulor, an_eloquent orator and an excellent presiding officer. ROGERS' SKILLEUL FINGERS. The government loscs nothing by the theft of the 41,000 which was on its way from the the American Exchange bank of New York 1o the treasury, and the express company is responsible for the aniount to the bank, The fortuuate situation of the government is due to the skillful fingers of Superintendent Rog- ers, of the national bank redemption division, which detected something wrong with the package as soon as he touched it. His long training stood the government in excellent stead on that occasion, and saved it an amount of money cqual to his salury for vwenty years, TAUL BOYNTON'S PATENTS, 1t appears from a bill introduced by Sen- ator Paddoek w-day that John Fitzgerald, of Lincoln, Neb., is part owner in the patent on the Paul Boynton life saving suit, the patent for which congress is asked to extend. MISCELLANEOUS, Benjamin Brown, of Corning, Ia., was -day admitted to practice before the interior department. Scnator Manderson returned from Omaha last night and was in his seat in the senale to-day Mrs. Major Paddock and her daughter, Mrs. W. 2. Anuin, left Wasbhington to-night for Omaha, General Sheridan is building & cottage at Nantucket in which he will spend the sum- wer with his fumily. P, Littler, of Springfield, 111, a member pucific railroad cowumission, is at the nerally an Outhwaite of the committee on acific railroads, will likely move in a few days to suspend the rules of the Louse and put the Pacific ruilroad funding bill on its Passige. Pruky 5. Hearu, Campaign Commitr Hooms, Wasiinarox, May pecial to Tos Bse.)--*No vard politician, or alderman, or towuship trustee, or road superintendent ever W with more definite, and infinite, and determined power the ofticial influence b held then does Mr., Clevelaud at the pres- ent time,” said an Indiana congressman to-day. “Rvery fiber of oficial favor, and every atom of official influence Mr. Cl land possosses he is exerting o bring about not only his renowination but Lis re-clection. It way be denied repeatedly and vigorously thut pensions, and land cases, and postal favors, and wovements in the army and navy i par D . wre direeted with @ uins, but Iassert it, and pruposo L0 produce the evidence of it on the stuzp this suwiner, Talk abopt civil service reform! There is none of 1t under thi ministration. It is a sham and a mockery. Mr. Cleveland has in Bis possession now the names of democratio county chairman, the officers of the state committces, and the most complete date and names, to enable him to analyze the political situation, that I have ever heard of, and I have this information di- rectly from men who have had these papers in their hands, The white house and the seven executive departments are nothing more than campaign committee rooms at this mom Appointments are made through the civil service commission with polit ends in view, 1 do not all of the civil service missioners are parties to this but I do say that the men who are over the appointees when the appointments are made are manipulating them, and that if there are not men on the commission who are aid- ing in this unholy work, they are cat’s paws and are stupid. I know of men wno have been appointed to office through civil service examinations who were appointed because they were good democrats, and had done campaign service, and whose appointments were arranged before they ever entered into the mock examinations. All this will be proven beyond any shadow of a doubt in the approaching campaign.” Tariff Bill in the House. WasniNaroy, May 7.—[Special to Tne Bee.|--It is not improbable that during the debate on the Mill's tarift bill in the house, under the five minute rule, that there will be some scenes which will rival the one present- ed in the senate the other day when _Ingalls and Vorhees were going for each other ham- mer-and-tongs fashion. An effort will be made by the opponents of thebill to show that the measure 15 sectional in its character,and that it was compiled with a view to favoring the south to the injury of the north. A majority of the majority mem- bers of the committee on ways and means are ex-confederates, and all but two are southern men, Itis held that the bill increases the protection to all southern interests, while it cuts, in a reckless way, the industries of the north, There are more refractory exconfederates in the house than in the senate. In the latter body there is more dignity, more experience and_more ability. The ex-confederates in the house are largely (hot-headed and pugi- listie, I am informed that some northern enemies of the tariff bill have, for some time, been engaged investigating the influences which were brought to bear upon the mem- bers of the committee on ways and means during the compilation of the Mills bill, and that they have recewved much information going th show that the confederacy has a di- rect hand in the work, and that the only in- terest cansulted was those located in the south. If this is shown off in the way I un- derstand it can be, it will make a_great deal of trouble, unless tha southern men are on their guard. Nebraska and Jowa Pensions. WASHINGTON, May 7.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The following pensions were granted to Nebraskang to-day: Original in- valie—James K. Dooley, Lawrence. In- crease—Eben B. Wilson, Knoxville. Pensions for Towpns: Original invalid— Jacob S. Graham, Iconium; William Trecby, Larchwood. Increase—(Special nct)— Stephen D. Redfield’ Vinton., Reissue— Martin Harrington, Cherokee. Reissue and increase—Phasten ' A. Massey, Woodland. Original widows, eté.—Rosannah, widow of Stephen Archer Ross; minors of Salsberry ‘A. Kimball, Sabula. The Row With Morocco. WasmiNGToN, May: Z.—A statement in re- gard to the Tangler affaix has been issued by the department of state which says it is not true that there his been any refusal by the sultan of Morocco to arbitrate. He proposed to Mr. Lewis some weeks ago to send a special agent to Tangier to discuss with him the matter of difference, all questions upon which they could not agree to be referred 10 some third person with theapproval of the 8 t. Lewis agreed to this and ussion as to the details a complete understanding was reached. The presence of the Quinunebaug at Tangier w: casual, and had nothing to do _with the dis- cus n between Lewis and the authorities. The vessel was on a regular cruise. Need Not Be Examined. WasmINGTON, May 7.—The bill which was introduced in the house to-day modifying the civil service law, makes eligible for appoint- ment without being required to pass a civil service examination all honorably discharged federal soldiers and sailors of the late war, upon satisfactory evidence of good character and capability. Two Reports Submitted. WASHINGTON, Ma, Senator Edmunds has reported the fisheries treaty adversely, submitting the written majority report, and Senator Morgan submitting a favorable minority veport, Edmunds gave notice he would call up the treaty a week hence. Bell or Draubaugh. WasniNGToy, May 7.—1he petition for a rehearing of the Bell telephone cases was filed in the suprewae court to-day by counsel for the People’s Teiephone company, who as- sert that Daniel Draubaugh is the real inven- tor of the telephone. e el ELOPED WITH A WAITER. A Des Moines Bufcher Leaves His Wife and Three Children. Des MoiNes, Ta., May 7.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]J—Some time between midnight and 3 o'clock Sunday morning John Nightingale, a Gerinan, working at Mr. Pat Morrissey’s butcher shop on Walnut street, cloped with Lena Singer, a table girl in Col- lin's restaurant, next door, Nightingale is a married man, leaving a wife and three small children, the oldest six years and the young- est only three months old. He and the girl are both Germans, and have been carrying on a flirtation for some time to the cntire neglect of his lawful wife and chil- dren. He is only twent years of ' age, light with light moustache and blue eyes, He was get- ting good wages and might have given his family every comfort, but in the housc there is every evidence of the direst poverty. The wife is'a quiet, uncomplaining woman, with a sad face and beaying the outward evidence of poverty and negleet. The little children are poorly clothed, and there is no food in the house. has been employed in this city since last Octobgr, and the girl has been liere about two mpaths, coming here frow Oskaloosa. It is supposed that they had little money and canpot go far. —————— The Conference. New Yonk, May 7.—At to-day’s session of the Methodist Episcopal conference the rules were sispended and debate on the admission of women as lay delegates was continued, The debate was ‘elosed and a vote was taken upon the amendment to the report offered by Key. Dr. MeNeely, of Philudelphia, This amendment exeludes women from seats in the present eqnference and submits the question of eligibility to future general con- ferences and the annual conf It was adopted by a vote of 249 to 17 After the adoption of McNeely's amend- ment the report of the committee, with the amendment, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes—Ministerial, 150; lay, 78. Nuys —Ministerial, 122; bay, 8. Lynched For Indecent Assault, ATLANTA, Ga., May 7.—The news has just been received here of the lynching of Dan Sale, colored, near the village of Danyille, by a party of twenty-five men. The negro was vMuu).'lg sttompting“to commit an assault on iss Sunth, a school teacher in that neigh borhood. u New Mexico's Delegates. ALBuQueRqQue, N, M., May 7.—1he terri torial convention held at Santa e to chose W. B. Childersacd KRafuel 1 :\clegulcs 1o the naticanl ¢ :wmocratic ion, v us nyei TRIED T0 STEAL THE ROOF. An Impudent Piece of Rascality at Newport. WASHOUT ON THE B. & M. LINE. Contract Awarded for Improving the Capital Grounds—Mrs. Runya ‘Who Conspired to Murder Her Husband, Bound Over. He'd Steal the Coins O a Corp Newrort, Neb.,, May 7.—(Special to Bee.]—Joseph Peters, a farmer living three miles from Newport, undertook a little job on last Wednesday night which would have done honor to Robin Hood in his palmicst day. It was no less an undertaking than to steal the roof off a sod shanty while the in- habitants were wrapped in sweet repose, His plan failed to materialize, however, as the watchful tiller of the soil within_awoke and succeeded jn capturing the would-bo robber. He was taken before Judgo Weaver this af- ternoon and will have fifteen long, quict days in the county jail to_sadly reflect on what might have been, ~Peters has figured in sev- eral pieces of bold thievery in this vicinity. g ‘A Scab's Science." RAVENNA, Neb., May 7.—|Special to Tie Bk, |—The special from this place of May 1, written under the above caption and pub- lished in Tur Bree of May 2, needs contra- dicting, as the main statements in the special are absolutely false. The cause of the wreck ‘was not the fault of the engincer, but a de- fective side track. The car did not leave the track right at the switch, but scveral rails length from it. The other car which was claimed to be ditched had only the front trucks misplaced, and was loaded with mer- chandise instead of hogs. Again, the car that was wrecked was in the middle of a long train, proving conclusively that it was not run off of “an open switeh."” The Rain Helps Culbertson. CuLnentsos, Neb, May 7.—[Special to Tag Bee.)—Since the 25th of April it has rained here nearly every day. Many thous- and acres of buffalo sod have been broken up in this locality during the past two years, which cnables all the rain_to penetrate the cartn where 1t may be held in reserve for the growing crops. In former years the hard buffalo sod which covered the entire country turned the water into the draws and canyons, and thence into the Republican and French- man_ rivers. The prospects for excellent crops this year are extremely flattering. Washout Near Holyoke. Horpuece, Neb., May 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue: Bee.|—Heavy rains have been falling all along the Cheyenne division of the B. & M., followed by a number of wash- outs. This morning the cast bound train from Holyoke, Colo., was held for eight hours at Farnam because of a washout thirty feet across and fifteen feet deep. The track re- mamed standing, but the dunger was discov- ered by the section men on duty during the night.” The passenger train west will go no further than Holyoke to-morrow. by Crete Will Have a Public Park. Crere, May 7.—(Special to T BEe]— This. city will soon have a beautiful park, fountain and play ground for children, Messrs. Johnston, Foss and_Stevens jgtend presenting the city with this fine addition to the beautiful town as soon as the water works are sufliciently advanced to warrant them in ordering the material for the foun- tain. The park will be located on Crete Heights, between Fourteenth and Sixteenth strects and New York and Rhbode Island avenues, and will add much to the beauty and value of that very desirable locality. Mrs. Runyan Bound Over. Nenraska Ciry, Neb, May 7.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre.]—Mrs. Runyan, ar- rested yesterday charged with conspiring to kill her husband, had her trial to-day. The evidence showed that she had frequently threatened to kill her husband and frequented saloons with her twelve-year-old daughter, and ucted in a loose manner gencrally, She as bound over in §100 bonds, Runyan has applicd for a divorce. Awarded the Contract. LixcoLy, Neb., May 7.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.]—The board of public lands and buildings opened the bids to-day for the im- provement of the state capitol grounds. The architect’s estimate was £52,00. Thc bids, in round numbers, were as follows: Rogeen & McKerr, £89,000; W. H. B. Stout, §15,000; Tyler & Krone, $79,000; John Lanham, §7,000. The board, upon the bids as sub’ mitted, awarded the'contract to J. Lanham. fiditaciy Ulysses Goes Against Jim. ULysses, Neb., May 7.—[Special Telegram to Tng Beg.]—The Ulysses republican caucus held to-day went anti-Jim Laird two to one. It is the largest republican delegation in the county, and goes instructed for Harlan, Hon. George Lord and the editor of the Dispatch are the fighting members of the delegation, el Thirteen Days of Ral Sroux Crry, Ia., May 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—With the exception of one day to-day is the thirteenth consecutive day of rain in ‘this locality, The rain has greatly delayed corn plantin - A DlUl{ill' tER'S SECRET. The Crime Confessed By a Dying ‘Woman to Her Nurse. HeLexa, Mont., .—John Dean was murdered in Helena Octdber 28, 1579. He was found in the cellar of his store with his skull crushed. Two arrests were made, but the murderer was unrevealed. Thursday Mrs, M. A, Eckert, an old resident of Hel- ena, died, and it now transpives that about ten days before her death she told the story of the crimeto her nurse, Mrs. Holmes, The Herald this evening prints the dying confession by Madame Eckert that sne mur- dered Dean” with a hatenet. Questioned about the confession, Mrs. Holmes said : 1 suppose she knew she was about to die, and so she told me the story. Such a story as she told me. I never was frightened before in a sick room. Itwasawful. Before she began she made me search under the bed, behind the dresser, and everywhere clsc to muke sure that there was noone around. She made me promise that I would never tell what she told me while she was alive, but after she was dead she said I could tell it if I wanted to.” e — Two Killed by an Explosion, Trixipan, Col., May 7.—The boiler and saw mill of Wristley & McHendricks, located at Wet Canyon, exploded Saturday after- noon, instantly killing the _engineer, named Page, und Toin Foster. Page was a new hand, having entered the employ of Wrist- ley & McHendricks not over an hour before the explosion occurred. Boulanger an Alderman. Pants, May 7.—General Boulanger has been elected municipal councillor for Tulle by the spontaneous action of the workmen in the avms factory there, all of whom voted for the general, independent of the electoral commitices, R Sirung Up. Dunriy, May 7.—The sentencé of death against James Kirby, couvictad of the mur- Patrick Quirk-at Lagcabane, county ovember lasn, was varried into efflcct WILL INVESTIGATE. A Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the General Boem Mystery, Cinca6o, May 7.—The Union Veteran club at a private conference to-night appointed a committee of four to solve the mystery sur- rounding the death of General Martin Beem, ‘who was reported to have committed suicide in his wife's presence at her father's Ne- braska ranche. Instructions were given the committee to spare neither cost nor effort, The club will co-operate with the Grand Army post at Alton, which i1s also taking an active interest in the matter, Cuba's Condition, Key West, May 7.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee]—The latest Cuban ady indis cate the condition of the island to be most de- plorable. A proclamation of Captain Gen- eral Marin declaring a state of siege created great excitement, anda planters and farmers are fleeing to Havana, Matanzas and other cities to save their livi Guardia, civil and other troops are committing outrages on peaceful citizens, some of whom are killed by the troops, who explain by saying that they are arrested on suspicion and shot while try- ing to make their escape. Others are mal- iciously incarcerated for alleged connection with bandits. The Havana authorities are actually ransacking private residences, There are many mnocent people who suffer in consequence. Passengers from thls city are subjected to rigid examinations on arri- val at Havana and many are arrested on sus- picion of being connected with the insurgent movement. Leopold Zarrangota, an Ameri- can citizen who went over Tuesday, has not been able to got released, the authorities claiming they had proof that he is a Cuban patriot. The liberal press is denouncing the government; La Lucha in the last edition re- ceived here has an editorial beseeching the Cuban representatives to the Spanish cortes to take some action, and adds, ‘‘We demand with energy for the last. time that justice shall be done an American population that with resignation and patience has stood the sufferings of years of tyranny.” —_— Dana On Cleveland, New York, May 7.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The Sun say: It will be doing at least enough for Mr. Cleveland, and con- siderably more than he has ever done for the democratic party, to give him a renomination without giving him a platform, too. Whether with his expressed opinions upon the method of reducing the surplus he hus much chance of carrying New York, New Jersey and Con- necticut, 18 a question which the judicious will not rashly answer in the affir- mative. Men who fear that lower wages for labor would result from changes in the tariff in the line of Mr, Cleveland’s recommendations may mnot be reassured, evenif they see that while the democratic party may be enforced by an over- whelming ‘horde of office-holders, with a zeal born of benetits and fostered by a hope of favors yet to come,’ to accept his candi- dacy, it will yev refuse to accept his plat- form. But with Cleveland for candidate and Cleveland for platform, to carry protection- ist-democratic states would be as hope- less as was his attempt to make democracy accept his former civilservice reform notions. ‘These are now, in practice at least, utterly abandoned. They are asif they had not been irown away into dusty abysses where all chieras and crankisms £o at last.” S rrostedny A Monster Warchouse Scheme. Cnicaco, May 7.—Before the close of navi- gation this season, 1t is announced to-night, the foundation for one of the most colossal lightering stations and warehouscs in ex- istence will be laid at the mouth of the Chi- cago river on land controlled by the Tllinois Central railroad. The cost will approx- imate $2,000,000, which will be fur- nished by - the railroad company to a Chicago-Buffalo syndicate that is to have the management of the enterprise, upon the payment of a stipulated low rate of interest on the money invested. This sceme of light ering will enable the largest steamers to the river with the bulk of their car- , and the warehouse scheme wiil aid the lilinois Central to gobble up the business which otherwise might find an outlet over other roads, e — = The Emperor, BERLIN, May 7.—A bulletin this morning s the emperor’s sleep was disturbed last retion of pusis more copious. 1s langui inues low, show- ing that no fresh abscesses are formi Dr. Mackenzio induces him to ssary food, but Lis weakness is becoming serious. He had refreshing naps this afternoon. evening he emphasized the remark that he felt stronger by clinching his fist vigorously and stretching and withdr: ', atement, CnicaGo, May he visible supnly for the week ending May 5, as compiled by secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Bushels. 81,318,000 I AhtHLILE ALY British Grain Trade Review. Loxpox, May 7.—The Mark Lane Express in its weekly review of the British grain says: Native wheat values are firm, There is a fractional adyance in provincial marke Rates for country flour are maintained, Bar- oats, beans and pe scarce, and prices favorable to sell he prices of foreign wheat in London ure against scllers. Russiun wheat declined 6d. Corn is in good demand at }¢ per cental higher, Linseed on the spot declined 1s. o The Atchison kiccts Ofiicers, Cnicaco, May 7.-The stockholders of the ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad and auxiliary lines held their aunual meeting to- day for choosing divectors, wh turn elécted officers, 5. B. French becomes the president of the Afchison road, and W, Strong, of the Chicago, Sunta Fe & Califor- nia, and also of the Mississippi Kiver rail- roud and Toll Bridge company, - i The Pope Weakens. Rome, May 7.—In yiew of the attitude of the leaders of the National league, the pope instructed Cardinal Simoni to direft Mgr, Persico to obtain from tne Irish bishops, without delay, dec ions of their views upon the rescript. The observations of the bishops will be submitted to & congregation of the propaganda. — e Some Dry and Some Wet. Deriotr, May 7.—The new liguor law which had been voted on by inost of the counties in the state went into eflect to-duy, Most of the saloous iu the counties thut went dry are closed. Others have beca turned into zoft driuk sslvone, billiard sa- loons and restaurauts, night by sawin The timely appe cpught oné of the p saved the jaii from total de ——— A 1t Would, JEFrgasox Ci Mo, May 7. 'lie supreme eovrt this morning rev ge Noonan upon the law of 1857—the Sunday law, It bolds that the city government of St. s never had uthority to graut permissior for the sale of wine and beer on Suuday. f the ccll window. of the sheriff who — Sunday Law Viclators Arvested, CinorsNati, Moy 7.—Wurraols wers is. sued for 147 persous who yesterday violated the Owen law, and ail who were arrcsted £ave boud. 3 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The River and Harbor Bill CGote Through the House. HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED ON IT, The Annual Big Haul Passes the Originating Body Under a Sus- pension of the Rules —The Senate. oHouse. WasniNatox, May 7.—On motion of M, Lawler, of Tilinois, the bill was passed t4 further provide for an appraiser’'s warehousq at Chicago. The following bills were introduced and re- forred: By Mr. Townshend, of Tilinois—Appropri- ating 0,000 for the erection in Washington of a statue to tho memory of Major Generay W. 8. Rancock. By Mr. Plumb, of Ilinois—Directing the he secretary of the treasury to use any Jonay now in the treasury or which may reafter accumulate thereis np}\lu‘nhlu for 1 e puyment of the public debt, for the pay- Shent of any outstanding interest bearin, Qnlikations of the government known as .,2 tod 4 per cent. bonds at par and accrued ine rest, said bonds to be canceled in the mane r precribed by law. At 12:45 a motion was made to suspend tha rules and take up the river and harbor bill. The preliminary vote on the seconding of the motion resulted—yeas, 153; nays, 14, A halg hour’s debate was then commenced. The bill was finally passed by the follow- ing vote: Yeas, 1613 nays, (9. ‘Che following is the vote in detail: Yeas—Abbott, Allen of Massachusetts, Al len of Michigan, Anderson of Mississippl, Bakerof New York, Bankhead, Barn Bayne, Biggs, Bowen, Breckenridge of Arkiinkas, Breckenridge of Kentucky, 13row: or, T. H. Browne of Virginin, Brown of Ohio, J. R. Browne of Virginia, Bryce, Bur- rows, Butterworth, Carlton, Caruth, Cas. well, Catchings, Shipmaa, Claidy, Clark, Clements, Cogswell, Cathran, Cox, Crain, Crouse, Cutchieon, Dargan, Davison of Alas bama, Davidson of Klorida, Delano, Dibble, Dougherty, Dunn, Elliott, Farquhar, Felton, Fisher, Flood, Foran, Ford, Forney, French, Gay, Gibson, Glass, Goff, Granger, Grimes, Grosvenor, Guenther, Hare, Hurmer, Hane gon, Hemphill, Herler, Hernan, Hookel Hop- Kins of Virgiia, Hopkins of Now Yor Houk, Hudd, Hunter, Jackson, Jones, Kelly, Laffoon, Logan, Ludlow, Landes, Lanham, Latham, Lawler, Lee, Lind, Lodge, Mac- Donald,” Mansur, Martin, McClammy, Mo- Creary. McKenna, McKiniey, McMillan, Mo- Rae, Milliken, Mills, Moffat, Moore, Morgau, Morrow, Neul, Nelson, Newton, Nutting, Oates, O*Donnell, O'Neill of Pennsylvania, O'Neill of Missouri, Owen, Peel, Pennings ton, Phelan, Russell of Massachusetts, Rus- sell'of Connecticut, Sawyer, Sayers, Scott, Seney, Seymour, Sherman, Shively, Sims mons, ‘Smith, Snyder, Stephenson, Stewart of Texas, Stewart of Georgia, Stockdale, Stone of Kentucky, Tarsney, 1. 13, Taylor og Ohio, Thomas of Kentucky, Thompson o Ohio, Thompson of California, Tillman, Tracy, Townshend, Turner of Georgia, Van~ dever, Walker, Warner, Washington, Weber, Wheeler, Whiting of Michigan, Wickham, Wilkinson, Wilson of Virginia, Wise, Woodd burn, Yoder and Yost—161. Nays—Anderson of Towa, Anderson of Kansas, Arnold, Atkinson, Baker of Illinois, Belden, Bliss, Blount, Boutelle, Brewn, Brumm, Buchanan, Buckalow, Bypum, T. J. Campbell of New York, Candler, Cannon, Cheadle, Cooper, Cowles, Dalzell, Darlivy ton, Dingle, Ermentrout, Fuller, Gear, Ges Grout, Hull, Heard, Henderson of lm! Henderson of North Carolina, Henderson 0! Illinois, Hicstand, Hitt, Holman, Holmes, Hopkins of Tllinois, Hovey, Johnston of Indix una, Johnston of North Carolina, Keane, Kerr, La Follette, Laird, Lehlbach, Lyman, Matson, McAdoo, Merriam, Osborne, Pers kins, Peters, Phelps, Plumb, Post, 'Reed, Rockwell, Rowell, Scull, Sowden, Spooner; Steele, Stone of Missouri, . “Taylor of Ohio, Whiting of Massachusetts, Whittled borne, Williams, Y . Morrill, Gainls, 3 Porry, Spinola, Thomas of Wisconsin, Wilber, Culd on, O'Ferrall, and Allen of Mississippi, who would have voted for the bill, werd red with Dock Vance, Richardson; mes, Belmont, Ketcham, Nichols, Finde , Browne of Indiana, Dorsey and’ Bland, who would have voted in the negative. “The speaker laid before the house @ mese sage from the president returning without s approval the bill for the sale of certain New York Indian lands in Kansas. Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey, moved itd reference to the committee on indian affairs, and on the motion no quorum voted. The house then adjourned. Senate. WASHINGTON, Muy 7.—In the senate to-day the consideration of the railroad land for| feiture bill was resumed. At 2 o'clock if went over, and the pleuro-pneumonia bill was taken up. The consideration of the rafl- road land forfeiture bill was then resumed, the question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Palmer who spoke in explanation and advocacy of it. At the closc of s remarka he read a telegram, which he had just ree ceived from Bear Lake, Mich., asking him not to exclude the pre-cunption and homes stead settlements taken since the 1st of January last, as hundreds of homes had been made on these lands since then, Tie theree fore withdrew his amendment providing tha( nothing in the act shall he construcd tq confirin any private entry for land heretoforq settled aad now claimed under color of homes steud or pre-emption but that » all cases the commissi land oftice and the sce shall hear parti isting law: My, Spooner opposed the latter amendmeng and the bill wi til} to morrow, Tiie senute then resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for a bureau of animal industry and was addressed by Mr. Ragan i opposition to the bill, My, Vest moved an amendment providing that the owner of cattic or any pevson have ing charge of the sawe, shall hive reasons uble notice of the time wud place where ap- praisement will be'made and shull he pers mitted 1o _make proof of the value of the cattle, and also providing that the hoard, its agents and servants, shall lave no authority to exorcise their powers within the limits of the state, except in stock 5, cars or vessels, without obtaining tha ousent and cooperation of the executive s of the state. . Coke made an argument against the Ho suid bLis opposition 1o it was engthened by the remarks mado last Thursday as to the Chicago syndicate havin # lobby in Washingtou to lobby for the bill, Mr. Blair, mewber of the committee on agriculture, said so far us he knew there had boen uo lobby hiere for the bill; that the senator IKunsas who liad spoken ahout ago synaicute was in faver of ite 5 stage and without finishing his speech Mr. Coke yieided the tloor, and the bill wont over without action, Afier cxecus tive session the seante aljovried, e Sunk ina ol ision, Nourork, Va., A T.--The Morgan ling cin, was sun< off the coast fon with another vessel, ‘I'ha freight bLaat and carries vo r erew numbered bere by u volii Eureka is passengers. eight and her earyo W0 fest long £rosy tons. Weather Inai For Nebraska ions, Warmer, fuir wekther, winds becowing light to {resh southwesteriy, Vor lowa icr, ratn, foliowed by fair weather, fresh to brivk northeasterly winds, dlmiplsbing - in fores £nd becdming variab &