Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 29, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE PUT A BULLET IN HIS HEART. Beneational Suicide of a Murderer at Republican City. TWO LITTLE CHILDREN DROWNED. Terrible Adventure of a Farmer's Wite—Heavy Rainfalls Over the State—Troops Sent to Oelrichs ~Nebraska News. COheated the Gallows. Reponuicax Ciry, Neb., May 28,—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]- This place is ina fever of excitement over a suicide which took place here this morning under most sensational circumstanc On Friday, the 25th, a cold-blooded murder was committed at Vinton, Ta. A man named Daniel Willford was the victim, All the sur- roundings of the crime went to show that he had been killed for his monoy. A man named Dan Ridge, whose home is in Republi City, was in Vinton at the time and immed ately after the murder disappearcd. As there was strong circumstantial evidence that he was the murderer, the lowa officials started in search of him, and_finally succeeded in tracing him to his home in Republican. Ridgre, who is a desperate character, learned that tho officers were after him, and last Friday locked himself in a room in his house, taking with bim a rifle, a revolver and plenty of ammunition, and when asked to surrende said he would never be taken alive, No or was willing to risk his life by attempting his capture and the officers and a posse surrounded the house with the intention of starving him out. Friday night, Saturday and the two nights following the siege col tinued, with no signs of yielding on either side, when, about 7 o'clock” this morning, a loud report was heard from the room neld Ridge, followed by o heavy fall. ~ After cau- tiously reconnoitering, it was decided that he had killed himself and_several men volun- tecred to go into the house and sce. K assured by the deathlike stillness which pro- vailed when they entered, the men made their way cautiously to the room, and still hearing no sound from within, they burst open the door. Ridge was lying on his face with a 82-cali- bre revolver still grasped ir his right hand. Around him was a pool of blood. Upon turning him over a large bul- let wound was found in his left side just above the nipple. That portion of the body was bare, so that it was evident that the desperado, finding_escape cut off, and preferring instant deathto either hang: ing or starvation, d deliberately bared his left side, placed 'the weapon over his heart and fired. He had apparently determined to sell his life dearly s his_capture was attempted by force, as he had fifty rounds of amunition in the belt. which he wore around nis body. A bottle of strychnine was found in his pocket. It 18 supposed that he in- tended to use this in case the bullet failed to do its work. Troops Sent to Oelrichs. Cmapnox, Neb, May 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—The Indian scare at Oclrichs, Dak., has been made so much of that to-day a troop of cavalry under Captain Hughes left Fort Robmson en route for that place. Calls had been made upon the governor of Dakota for troops but to-day they were countermanded. There is a large emigration pouring into the country expected 10 be opened for settlement and they are de- nied admission to the reservation and if they get into the reservation are notified to at once depart. Neb., Foir ROBINSON, fal Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Two troop of the Ninth cavalry were oidered out to-day by the department com- mander to g0 to ( *hs, Dak.,to invi " the reported Indian outbreal. E is quiet. The excitement was ¢ hunting party under Little, Cheyennes. May 25, —[Spec- ief of ‘the 1y 23.—[Special Tele- grom to Tne 1e Indian scare at Oel- richs has subsided, and settlers who stam- peded have returned to their homes ashamed of the fright they exhibited. No danger ever existed, and the alarming reports sent out from there were wholly unwarranted by the facts. Colonel Thornby’s request for two hundred stand of arms from Bismarck will be disregarded. Not a little sport has been made of the people who allowed their timidity to get the better of their judgment. Partics who have come into this place from along the Cheyenne river bring no new the Indians whatever. All is quict as can be 1 ed, and no more danger of an outbreak exists now than at any time for years, Items From Tecumseh, Tecumsen, Neb,, May 28,—[Correspond- ence of Tnr Br The opera house was crowded last ovening to its utmost capacity and scores of people were unable to gain admittance. The occasion was the sccond annual commencement exercises of our high school. The class this year numbered eleven, —six young ludies and five young gentle- men. The efforts of all the graduates were ex- cellent and heartily enjoyed by the large audience. Under the management of Prof, Garduer our schools have reached a much higher standard than ever before, and the schoo! board has retained his services for another year. The new flouring mill of the ccumseh Milling company has begun_operations, and §8 turning out o Jarge quantity of execllent flour. This mill has been recently put up at @ cost of nearly $20,000, und is the best mill of its size in the west. The contract for Johnson county’s new court house has been let to M B, Schmucker, of Ialls City, and work will be gin June 1. Mr, Schmucker is the gentle man who built the Christiun college at Faiv- tield, this styte. Work on the city waterwo ins within the noxt fifteen day 8 t0 be compieted by Septemboer 15, Several prominent business men met in this city one evening this week und organ- ized an eleetric light compauy. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the seere tary of state. The capital stock 18 §10,000, with authority 10 increase to 25,000, Heavy rains the pagt two days have caused a good deal of damuge to crops and f entertained of petition of the disas floods of 188 Considerable damuge has also been done to bridges throughout the country. Worlk is being pushed rapidly forward on tle cununing factory, and 1t will be ready for business in about 'three weeks. Hundrods of acres of corn, tomatoes, ete,, have been put in erop for this industry, and with the present management will no doubt be @ suc- cess from the start. s system be- The work 1tems From Ogallala, 0OGALIALA, Neb, May 26.—[Correspond- ence of Tue Bep)—The sherift to-day took possession of the furniture store of L. Worthington on several injunctious pluced in bis hands by creditors. The State Loan and Trust company of this place has also commenced proceedings on & foreclosure of # chattel mortgage of $1,4%. Soveral Omauha bbers a few duys ago ran attachmeuts on e stock of goods formerly owned by N. . Wood & Co., and u{ them sold to “the eith County bank. In three cases tried yestorday in which the right to the posses #ion of the property wi nvelved, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the bank ‘and the court rendered judgment for a return of the property and for costs agwnst the at- taching itors. I'he prospect for an abundant crop of all kinds were never better in any county L N, Flickinger, & prominent attorney of Council Bluffs, Ia., has been in towp the it few days looking ofter his landed inter- s in this country. A Mr, Hefferman from Toronte, Cunada, is opening np a large general storeand it will e open for business in a few days. J. Lamey of Springfield, Mo., is here ar- ranging to open up a first class dry goods store, Jastern men with capital are coming in on every train logking for business openings and investments in lands. Real estate deal- ers are happy and every ome is feeling cheerful. The News at David City. Davip City, Neb.,, May 206.—[Correspond- ence of Tnr Bee. |—The city council of David City, at their meeting on the 24th inst, changed the boundary line of the First ward 80 a8 to take in the half block upon which was situated the new hotel property of the David City Improvement, association, which heretofore was in the Second ward. The First ward being under the control of a ma- jority for licensing saloons, and the Second ward having a decided majority against it, made it impossible to establish a saloon on the premises. Hence the move on the part whose vote stood 4 to 2. ntral Nebraska National bank of is now doing business on a paid up capital of £100,000. This bank bezan bus- iness in the fall of 1887 on a capital of £0,000 and found it necessary to increase their capital to double the amount to meet their fast increasing business. They have one of the best arranged and equipped ofices for banking in the state, and the institution has the confidence and good will of the people generally. Martin _Gould, formerly of Omaha, and a man of long expericnce and acknowledged ability in banking, is its cashier, and Wiiliam M. Bunting, one of the oldest settlers of that vicinity, its president. District Court at Ord. Onp, Neb., May 25.—|Correspondence of Tue Bee. |—District court convened here last Tuesday, the 22d inst. Judge B. F. Tif- fany and numerous other lawyers arrived in Ord Monday night and Tuesday morning work was commenced on the remains of a long docket left over from the March term, this being only an adjourned term. On Tues- the case of the State vs Henry C. Wolfe, charged with the crime of adulte was called. The state examined twenty-two wit nesses and the defense examined eighteen. se was closely contested aud the e conflicting. County Clements ator Robbins, both of Ord, repr sented the state, and ex-Senator Paul, of St. Paul, and Judge Westover and K. M. Coftin, of Ord, represented the defense. A verdict zuilty was returned and the defendant Davin Cis, Neb., May 28.—[Special to Tii Bee.|—A very heavy rain fell through- out Butler county on Saturday night, thor- oughly wetting the ground, and again on Sunday evening about 5 o'clock another one fell, passing southward through the center of the county, and about two miles east of pout formed which flooded fields in that vicinity, but no_damage is reported bevond the washing out of some of the crops on the slopes \ARD, Net T'he heav urday night, the farmers receiving at benefit from it. Many small bridges re washed away Crops never looked better in this scetion of the county. Two Children Drowned ~[Special Telegram toTue 1 8 received here to-day of the drowing of two children of A.F.Bickett, who lived south of O'Dell on the Oliver farm, onea crippled girl, the other a boy five years old. The father was away from home, a storm came up, and the mother fearing the creck wouid rise and carr) house took her five ehildren and st neighbor's half a mile awa; In the dark they stumbled in a gulley of running water. The mother and three children got out with the help of the neighbors who responded to their cries, but the other two were swept down the creck and drowned. Their bodies were found this morning. .—[Special —Yesterday a Mr. some sixteen miles anged and Jast night left He was barefooted Oficers are on the v reports are also re- rermore, of Sargent, has become violently ins nd that ofti will soon have lim in safe kecping. Mr. Livermore is an ex-supervisor from that part of the county. east, becam home ve and in h hunt for shirt slec him. N at Mr. J oea S Will Build a Oity Hall, Bro Bow, Neb.,, May [Special Telegram to, Tk Beg,]—This afternoon the citizens of Broken Bow convened in mass meeting and decided to vote bonds at the earliest possible date to the amount of £10, to aid in the ercction of a town hall, which will also be used for court purposes, und before snow flies Broken Bow will be the proud posscssor of a magnificent building in the shape of a hall and court house. The Storm at Nebraska City. Nennaska Ciry, Neb., May 28.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—A heavy rain and wind did much damage here last night. Cel- lars were filled with water and the platforms of the B. & M. and Missouri Pacific depots were flooded, A terrific wind blew down -seven bents of the trestle approach to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy bridge, dumaging the_structure to the amount of £5,000. Wagon bridges throughout the county suffered greatly, and considerable young corn was washed out. Patrioth Coruvsmus, Neb, Bee,) olumbus can boast of a patriotic citizen not excelled by any other city of the state. Last Fourth of July, E. D, Fitzpat- rick, a prominent business man and veteran of the late war, gave the people a celebration at his own expense, and placed the manage- ment of the affair in the hands of the young people, much to their delight. This year he proposes to_do_the_same, oaly on a more ex- tensive scale, ery boy and girl in the city looks upon itz as a true friend. e They Want Ingalls. MOUT Neb., May 20.—The Young Men’s Democratic club of Plattsmouth hus a membership of 130, and at their last meeting they adopted a set of resolutions cousisting principally of wind, replying to the resolu tions of the young republicans admiring Senator Ingall Awmong other things the) “Resolved, That ‘our club hope and trust’ the republican party will be insane enough to nominate the senator from Kansas to some national position, 80 that we may have the extreme pleasufe of assisting in his defeat.” e The Flood Subsiding. Cuapgoy, Neb,, May 28.—|Special gram to Tue Bee.)—Travel was swwed on the Black Hills ¥remout, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail- way to-day, @ train arriving from the north for the first time since Friday night. The water is fast going down in the swollen rivers. No loss of life hus been reported from the effects of the recent water spout, but great loss of property and crops. Will Nov Take Part. Nesraska Citv, Neb., M [Special Telegram to Tus Bee. |--'The fire department wud Foster Assembly, Knights of Labor, have declined the invitution of the G. A. 1. to! participate n Decovution day services They give us the recson that i C. Russell, who i8 1o be thv orator of the day, was in the last senatoriai contest a traitor W Van Wyek. pecial to Tue Tele- again re division of the Van Wyck at Fremont. Fresoxy, Neb, May 85.-[Special. to Pug Bee.)—Ex-Senator Van Wyck “MJ speak here on Decoration day, OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNID THURMAN FOR SECOND PLACE. The Old Roman Picked Out By the Administration Men, FOR GROVER'S RUNNING MATE. Clinton B. Fisk Stre of the Empty Honor of the Third Party Nomi« nation Withont Opposition— Cold Water Notes, Thurman For Vice President. PritApELPIIA, May 38, —[Special Tele t0 Tie Ber.]—The Times says to-day: democratic ticket to be placed in nomination atthe St. Louis convention will be: For president, Grover Cleveland, of New York; for vice president, Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio. Ex-Senator Thurman has been asked if he will accept the nomimation und has given his consent to the convention and will go on the ticket. The nomination has been tendered 10 the Ohio statesman with the full knowl- edge and approbation of the leading men of the party throughout the country north, south ana west. For the last ten days there has been a rapid concentration of opinion that Thurman was the man among them to nomi- nate for vice president. The nestor of the democratic party, the sturdiest and acknowl- edged representative of Jacksonian demo- cratic principles, an advocate of half acen- tury for honest and economical government, and with an integrity obove suspicion, loved by his friends and admired by his political opponents, the thinking democrats of the states turned to the Ohio statesman as the best, strongest and in every way mest ac- ceptable democrat to make the great battle of 1888 with Grover Cleveland. In the few consultations which have been had on the subjeet, it was conceded that the nommation of Thurm would keep the republicans bu venting him from runuing aw: that the old men of the party who had grown up in the fuith and had been fed upon its principles, would give Thurman such sup- port as they. would accord 1o other dema and that the young men would rall unexcelled —entliusiam have been taught to accept as purest, ablest and grandest cha democratic rty. " y With Obio; one of* sters in the 1 was m the city to- ble com- position of the national ticket replied: *‘Sen- ator Thurman will undoubtly be the nominee for vice president. Ho is agreed upon by every body, is willing to accept the nomina- tion, and” in my judgment is the best and strongest man in_the country to place upon the ticket. 1 think it is a wise selection, the wisest that could have been made. The mention of Thurman's name, it 1s believed, will lead to the result of there being but two ballots taken in the national convention the first to nom- inate Grover Cleveland and the second to nominate Allen (. T'hurman he south has no candidate stands ready to do whatever New Yor y ask for, and that will be Thurman. Pennsylvania will join hands with New York, and there will be no differences of opinion in the Ohio delegation. That much would be enough to nomina and the thought is that such ¢ have been mentioned will not further | their claims. In the light of recent events the leading democrats feel per »out Indiana, and the nomination of Thur- an, they think, will sweep away all petty wars and troubles, and cement the party for for a vigorous campaign.” WASHINGTON, May 2 to Tk B no longer a-president tity. The name -Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ojo has been substituted by the administration, and it is stated upon the authority of a that the Roman has decided to accept. Li overtures of the most persuasive clh were made to Mr. Thurman by a_gentlen directly connceted with the admi i for him to permit the use of his name at_ the St. Louis convention. This morning Allen W. Thurman, the ex-senator's son, arri here from Columbus with the information, it is stated, that his fathe a8 consented to take the nomination if it is tendered to him unanimously. This can be done and wi)l be done. ated by men closely conneeted with the has exp) Mr. Thurman on the " tick h him. The name of Governor ¢ was rejected by Mr. Cleveland and his immediate friends because the Indianian was once a prominent kuownothing and i believed he would lose to th v the s New ¢ Then there were very strong objec made to him by demo s from his own state. A democratic member of the house, who calls upon the president almost daily, said to-right that two or three of the leading democratic memhers of the delegation in congress from Indiana have Cleveland and asked him to e his influ- ence to keep Gr > ticket, This di- rected the president’s attention to the neces sity of investigating Mr. Gray's record a month ago, and the knownothing feature of it led him o say at once that his nume must t be on the ticket; that no man who had r been a knownothing could New York, and the machinery was put to work to select another man. General Black of Illinois, commissioner of pensions, seemed to have the inside track ten days ago, when Inter-State Commerce Commissioner Morri- son made a protest, and then the president, Secretary Whitney, and others, said if Mr. Thurman could be induced to accept the nomination, he would be the man; that Cleveland and Thurman would be invincible, Secretary Whitney undertook the task of securing assent from the aged Ohioan, and this afternoon the sceretary of the navy an- nounced that Mr. Thurman would accept, It is stated to-night upon excellent authority that the president has in his possession u note trom Mr, Thurman permitting the use of his name in the St. Louis convention, This, it is believed, settles the question of who ' will constitute’ the democratic ticket— Cleveland and Thurman, CoLvmpus, Ohio, May 28.—Judge Thur- man denies the report thut he has consented 10 the use of his name for vice-president. He has not been consulted and is a candidate for no oftice, i Fisk Will Be the Candidate. Cuteaco, May 28.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee |—There re & hundred or so of gentlemen around the different Lotels this wmorning who were delegates to the national prohivition convention at Indianapolis, which meets on Wednesday. The local prohibition forces are active in th preparations for the work of the convention. “Phe” convention will, in all likelihood, nominate Clinton B, Fisk, of New Jersey, for president,” said W. F. Singleton, chair- man of the Cook county prohibition commit- tee, this morning, *‘He is generally regarded as the proper man and will probably be chosen without opposition. In the west there is a desire to have St, John make the race a second time, but it is nota great movement and will not result in any pronounced de- monstrations, inasmuch as everybody re- cognizes Mr. Fisk’s availability. As for Mr. John himself, he is enthusiastically in favor of Mr. Fisk, and that will settle it. Phe choice for vice president will be between Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, and John A, Brooks, of Missouri. The nowminations will probubly be reached aud disposcd of on Thursduy. Wednesday will be largely de- voted to preluninary business. Iu the afte noon Decoration day ceremonies will engage the atteution of the delegates, and also @ parade of the army of the blueund gray. On Vednesday - evening a eresl mass uieeting will be held, which will be addressed by vet- ais of both the armies of “the north and south. ‘The couvention will treat all . tious of tariff and other reforips as sec to the one central idea of probibition. al Telegram of Indiana is G, strongest prohibition Feselution that can be devised will be adopted, and beneatn it will be the clause: “This is the test of feality to the party.’ Following that will come declara- tions in favor of equal suffrage, tariff reform, and civil service purity. 'The recommenda: tions in_the matter of the tariff will not be specific, but will generalize in favor of a moderate tariff for revenue. The general drift of sentiment in the party, according to a prominent prohibitionist, is for tariff reform, I do not think there is much free trade sentiment,” b sal ut there is a strong demand for modifications of the tariff, and my impressica is that a plank will be put into the national platform demanding a reform of the tariff tax.” INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.—Although prohibition national convention does meet until Wednesday morning, preparations of the local committed ructically complete, The place of meeting, Tomlinson hall, has been neatly decorated with flags, banners and flowers, appropriate mottos being interspersed among the gaily colored ornamentations, Delogates are ar- riving on every train, but the main body will not be here until to‘morrow, some even de- laying their arrival antil Wednesday morn- ing. The convention, under call, should in- clude 1,094 members, 818 being regular and 276 provisional. Chairman Samuel Dickie, Albion, Mich,, and Trensurer S, D. Hastings, Madison, Wis., of the national committce, are ulready here. Fhe temporary organi- zation of the eonvemion will not be determined upon until the national com- mittee meets to-morrow, but it is probable Governor St. John will be the vresiding of- ficer if he will consent, to accept the position. Among the delegates who have alrcady ar- rived here there is but ono name mentioncd for the presidential nominee—that of Clinton B, Fiske, of New Jersey, although a large number would be glad to'vote for Governor St. John, who has declared_himself in tive terms as out of the field. For vice pres denta large number of names gre men- tioned, among them Green Clay Smith of Kentucky, John A. Brookes of Kansas City, Levi Tanner of Alabama, I, L. Dalhovey of Texas, George W. Bain' of Kentucky and Joshua Levering of Baltimore. Gone Over to Palmer. Cicaco, May 28.—The executive commit- tecof the united labot party of Chicago de- cided to-night that owinz to the multiplicity of labor tickets in the ficld separate action by the labor people would not be cffective in the present campaign. It was thereupon voted to throw the strength of the orcanization to the democratic state ticket, particularly to the nomince for governor, General John M. Palmer, anll Ll NORTHWESTERN CROP Favorable Report From all Parts of the Whedt Countr MINNEAPOLIS, N ,—[Special Telegram to Tie Br ‘Therdy is correspondence in from every section of|Minnesota, Dakota and northern Iowa. From it it learned that the average condition of wheat and other small grain is good. Nearly the whole of the great central parts of both Minnesota and Dakota show a very promising prospect with hardly any complaint worth noticing. There are a few points in the timber region of Minnesota about Buffalo and Maple Plain that the acreage is less than last year, due to too much rain at seeding time, There are a few reports around Groton and adjacent stations complaining of lack of sufticient moisture, while others from the szme pomts call the condition good. There is some talk in the Jim river country of weeds getting the start of wheat, s the weather has been right for it. The northern belt has had hardly so much rain_ as needed and sections _above the Northern Pacific still need rain, The Jate rains there covered the whale count but were too light up near the Manitoba line in the Devil's lake country, gbout Chur , on the park river line; the Neche division itoba road and contiguous territ u hardly be called damage yet, butr: now wouid do good in those localitic points mentioned arve local as reg: complaints. With no_important tion the whole lines of_the Northern Pacitic show fine prospeets, and the Manitoba lines, with the cxceptions noted, are in the same hopeful condition. There ha§ been too much moist- ure in the southern portion. In some cases the acreage has been reduced, and in others there has been damige from wate ing on low places, but the trouble ha stated by interesied people, and ther reason to expeet a_gobd erop there with or ¢ weather from now on. The corn ting is lute, and dn that account will vun at di of hurt from frost in the end. e 2 Forced Payment With a KA, Kan, May 25.—(Spe nto Tne Bre]—A few days ago the firm of Smith Bros. at Dovance faled. Last night some parties went to James Smit house and called him to the door. When he appeared they demanded that he pay them immediately 1, which they elaimed he owed them, and when he told them he was with- out funds they procured a rope and swore they would hang him if he did not give them at_once a bomd which would secure them, To suve the voung wan's life Squire Jay, his father-in-layy, made out and signed the paper, after whigh the belligerent cred- itors retired. 1 el Supposed to Be vide, SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]—The lifeless body of Mrs. Truesdale, wha lived in the north part of the city, was found in the water works reservoir this morning, She had been in poor health and hid been receiving treat- ment at the hands of Professor Reed, christian science healer who has been oper ating in this city forgome time, She is sup- posed to have left the house about midnight lust night and wandered to the reservoir in o fit of mental aberration, leaped from the em- bankment and drowned. S War in Virginia , Va., May 28 Abingdon special says the engineers of the Tennessee Steel and Iron company, while surveying in Wise county on the 2ith, were attacked by a body of men aud two of the party killed, The eqmpany guards employed o protect the party were routed. Great trouble 18 expected @ad settiers in the neigh borhio nedithe engineers to leave immediatel cwuse of the troublo is a dispute ov both the settle s The s the LyNe An Advance \d the company claim, R B Grain in Sight and Store. Cinicaco, May 28,—The visible supnly for the week ending May 26, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago bourd of trude, is as follows: Bushels. Wheat 7,001,000 Corn., & Oats ., Rye Burle ushed By an Elevator, Sr. Josern, Mo., May 28.—[Special Tele- to Tur Bee.)—A. B. Richlieu, au old man ing ut Chase's commission house on u street, attempted to jump on @ moving clevator early this morning, and before he could recover himself was caught in the ele vator guard and his body frightfully man- gled. He died in three miuute - It Fell On the Judge. Kansas Orry, May 28.—[Special to Tug Beg,—Judge John F. Philips, justice of the tute court of uppeals, was to-day badly in jured by a crane eracted along side a’ new building falling on bim. He was hurt in the head aud side. s R A Wind Storm's Work. Crixtoy, O., May 28,—A wind and rain- storm this afterncos, blew down a portion of the uewly ereeted faetory building of the Dueber Watch Case company cousing a loss of §30,000, ALy g the pogsession of land which '] MAY 29, 1888, RANDALL HAD AN OBJECTION. He Made It on the Nebraska Fort Rebuilding Bill THE MEASURE IS NOW DELAYED. A Citizen of Sidney Neatly Confl- denced—The Food Adulteration Sub-Committee—~He Won't Go to Des Moines. A Worthy Measure Delayed. WaASHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMATA BrE, o aner | D. C.. May 28, After two weeks of earnest effort Mr. Dorsey obtamed recognition to-day and took up the bill for rebuilding Forts Robinson, Niobrara and Sidney. When the clerk, in reading the bill, named the amount of the appropriations (£100,000), Mr, Randall sprang to his feet and objected to further consider- ation as unanimous consent was neeessary. The bill was thus defeated. Mr. Dorsey was very indignant, especially at the objection commg from Mr. Randall, who said that such an important bill should have time for consideration and be taken up i the commit- tee of the whole. Mr. Dorsey replied and said that he urged the chairman of the com- mittee on appropriations to consider the measure and take the appropriations for these forts in the general fortification bill, but that Mr. Randall had refused, saying it properly belonged to the committee on mili- tary affairs. Mr. Townshend, chairman of the committee on military affairs, agreed with Mr. Dorsey that the proper place was in the forti- fication bill. As neither of the distinguished chairmen would condescend to consider the bill in their respective committees he intro- duced the special which was thus de- feated to-da Mr. told Mr. Randall that the forts would be cared for in the forti- fication bill in the senate and the conference committee would have to appropriate the amount he asked v this action Mr. Randall defeats an_immediate appropriation which will' delay the rebuilding of the forts until late in the fall at od expense the government. The general of the and secretary of war have both earn: urged immediate action in A SIDNEY MAN CONFID) Charles O. Hammer, of Sudne, received a good deal of inform rriving in Washington a f¢ i ame here on his W to Europe, formed the acquaintance of a young man numed N Sherman, and was taken in. Shern claimed to have ived considerable money from fricnds in Germany, got into the conf dence of Hammer and visited the latter's hotel—the Mt. Vernon hou He staid over night with him and departed the next moruing with the watch and sh be- longing to the citizen of Siduey. Hamme complained to the police and Sherman was found in Baltimore, brought back to Wash- ington, arraigned i lice court to-day, plead guilty to grand larceny und his case has gone to the grand jury. PREPARING A FOOD ADULTERATION DILL. In pursuance of the resolution adopted a couple of weeks ago, Chairman Hatch, of the house committee on agriculture, to-day announced a sub-committee composed of Messrs. Burnett of Massachusetts, Stahl- necker of New York, Davidson of Alabama, Connor of Iowa and Laird of Nebraska, to take into consideration all of the bills which have come before the committee on the sub- of food adulteration, and propose a new bill covering the whole problem. This is the result of the proposition to tax compound lard and the investigation which followed by the committee a couple of weeks after, The commttee refused to repurt the bill to tax compound lard, and instead adopted a resolu- tion providing that a sub-comm should ke a new biil to include notonly arti- ficial but everything which would come within the subjcct of food adulte tion, which will cmbr zoods and condiments, syrups, sugar: coffees and in fact everything that ente into the composition of food, including the adulteration of butter, milk and articles pr d on the farm, as well as in factori The committee is so much divided on t jeet that it is not probable it will report a bill in this congress, or should it ort one would not receive consideration. Chairman ch was added to the ommittee the sub-committee itself, and he will sist in the work. PROF. POWELL AND THT A ‘morning newspaper nounced _to-day that Schools Powell had rec come superintendent of Moines, and _intimated he v copt. Prof. Powell stated to Tue B spondent this afternoon that the truth whatever in this announcement he had not received a proposition to take charge of the Des Moines schools and that he had no idea of gowg there as s intendent. He said in explanation that he presumed the newspaper paragraph grew out of the fact that he intended going to Des Moines i the latter part of August to take charge of the Towa normal institute, which would E month. He goes to San Francisco in July to participate in educational matters, and upon his return will stop at Des Moines, REPOKTED THE LAND BILL, The senate committee on public lands have reported the bill upon which they have been enguged forthree months past for the amend- ment of the general land laws, Among the provisions are those for the repeal of the timber culture pre-emption and desert land acts, but with safeguards by which the r of present entrymel Il be respected, ddock rporated in the bill portion thereof a bill which he intro- d ten days ago, providing that in muking proof on timber culture claims, the eight years of cultivation required by the act shall begin to run from the time the ground is prepared and the trees planted, This construction of the law has been the rule of the department for yeurs until a month or so ago, when Secretary Vilas de- cided that proof could not be accepted until eight years from the time when the last of the trees requi were planted, and thus actually demanded the cultivation of the ground for from ten to fiiteen years, MISCELLANEOUS, Ben Thomas of Papillion, Neb,, Woodward of Lenox,. Decatur coun and James M, Kelly of Macedonia, la., were to-day admitted to practice before the in- terior department. There will be an organization within a few duys of the special committee appointed by the president pro tem of the senate under the Vest resolution to investigate the cattle transportation and beef packing trade of the . The sub-committee was appointed turday and consists of Senator Vest, an, and Senators Plumb, Cullom, Manderson and Coke. Senator Manderson told Tue Bee correspondent this afternoon that the general outline of the work to be done would be agreed upon at as early a day sible, so thut the members could facili- vork in various ways. The investiga- tion is to be conducted during the recess of cougress this sumwmer or fall. Major A, Claucy and wife, who have been spending o week of their honey moon in Washington, left this afternoon on the con- gressional limited for New Yori where they will remain until the middle of the week. They will then start for Iowa, stoppiug over ay en route at Indianupolis und two or days at Chicago. Their home is at Des Moines. The major is weil known all over the state, By direction of the secretary of wara board of oflicers, to consist of Lieutenant Colonel George L. Gillespie, corps [of en gineers, Licutenant mel' Richard L. Odore, Fifth artilie ptain Ro, nie, jr., orduance department, is appointed to weet at the army building York City on the of June the ~ purpose of determining upon suitable locality for proviug ground and for other purposes, undcr such instructions as auay be couveyed 1o the board by the chief of Neb., has tion since DES MOINES SCIOOLS, of this city an Superintendent of ved an offer to be. schools yuld lik NUMBER 346, ordnance. The board will visit such locali- tics in the performance of 1ts duties as may be necessary, PostofMices have been discontinued in Ne braska as follows: Bluffton, Sherman county, mail to North Loup; Driftwood, Hitcheock county, mail to Culbertson; Jeri- cho, Sherman county, mail to Loup Roten, Custer county, mail to Lev The following special mail service in Towa has been ordered _discontinued: Jericho, Chickasaw county: Newkirk, Sioux county Wyman, Page county; Walcs, Montgomery Z Peniy S, HeATH, Postal Changes. AsHINGTON, May 28, —[Special Telegram to Tur Ber]—A postofiice was established at Tremaine, Hamilton county, fowa, A. D. McKinney, postmaster e FIFTIETH CO) Senate. WASHINGTON, May 28.—In the senate Mr. Frye, from the committee on commerce, re- ported back the river and harbor appropria- tion bill. The reportof the committee, he said, could not possibly be ready under a week. Whenevyer it was ready he would call up the bill. The senate them went into executive session and remained with closed doors till 5 oclock. Then the doors were reopened and the senate proceeded (still in executive Ll ion) to vote on the following resolution, which was agreed to without division Resolved, That the injunction of se removed from all procecdings of t in reference to the treaty with Great Britain, now under consideration. The senate then adjourned. TESS. House. WasHINGTON, May 28, —Under the call of states the following bills and resolutions were introduced and referred: By Mr. Vest of Illinois—Appropriating £205,000 for rebuilding the government dam at Rock Island arsenal, By Mr. Cheadle of Indiana (by request)— To retire_ex-soldiers and sailors who have been wounded in battle after twenty-one years of service in the civil service. The following bills were ntroduced and Townshend of Tllinois—Providing stant se etary of war, Mr. Plumb of Illinois (by request)—To le for issuing bonds to refund the na tional debt. The house then went into committee of the whole on the lezislative, executive and judi- cal appropriation bill.' In connection with the action on the sal of the first auditor of the treasu Mr. Kerr of JTowa commented on civil service reform as practiced by the democratic party,and sent to the clerk’s ‘desk and had read a civeular letter to the federal office holders in Towa, written by the secretary of the democratic state committee of Iowa, asking for volun- tary contributions. A sharp interchange on the merits of the civil service law and the at- titude of the two parti d it, then took place between Messrs, Weaver of{ Towa, Stecle of Indiana, Cannon of Illinois, and others. On motion of Mr. of the ass was fixed at the bill, :ompletimg consideration of sixty of the 110 s of the bill, the tommittee rose, Mr. Townshend of Illinois, from the com- mittee on military affairs, reported the army appropriation bill, and it was referred to the committee of the Whole, Adjourned. The Senate Made Some Changes. OW2smiNGTos, March 28.—The completed river and harbor bill has been reported to the senate. The bill as it came from the house carried an aggregate appropriation of 19,00 As reported to the senate this it appropriates $21,388,733, the In- c being. 3,000. The princi changes, as compared with the bill previously reported by the committee and recommitted, arc the following: The laws creating the Missouri river commission are repealed. T following provisions, designating loc where the appropriation for the Missouri cor shall be_expended. are_inserted, or nar Kansas_ C Kerr of Towa, the salary ver at New Orlicans cad of #,500, as pro- ),000 at or near ar Leaven- Atchison ition for the Mis The total approg 1,100,000, sed to Washington Briefs. After all the tedious investigations and ex- penditures of time and moncy to arvive at what 18 regarded as an equitable basis upon which to extend the time for payment to the government of the indebtednessof the cific railroad companies, it is becoming mor ad more visible every day that there is very little likelihood, if any, that anal action wiil be taken in this congress. The indebtedness of the Pacific railroads to the government affords a study for the wisest men n_con- gress, and puts their judgment to the high- st test. These corporations owe somewhere be- tween four and six hundred million dollars, which they borrowed of the government at the time the roads were constructed, and the indebtedness is approaching maturity. There have been so many statements made us to the reason the companies cannot meet their obligations within the time of contract, and 80 many reports about the treasuries of these corporations having been robbed, and men growing millionaires from them, that the opinions of men in both branches of congress have become transitory, and what one be- lieves to-day should be” done is_transposed into something else to-morrow. The question must be passed upon by the house first, and there are various bills upon the subject now on the calendar. 3 e A BERLIN ORASH. Theater Walls Fail Burying Work- men in the Ruins. [Copyright 1558 by James Gordon Bennett.] Berniy, May 25.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.]—Imperial bul letins have temporarily retired to-day from public interest in favor of the theatrical calamity this morning at the Schanspiel Haus, This sustains the relation to Berlin that the Theater Francais does to Puris, some time changes in its structuraly have been progressing. At minutes past 7 this morning a singular crack- ing sound was heard, and only very few workmen were able to escape before the en- tire mass of scaffolding, four stories in height, suddenly fell with a tremenduous crash, Clouds of dust continued to hover over the heap of runs, After the dust subsided the building was found to be filled almost to the height of the stairs with debris, from which loud cries and groans were issuing. After the first alarm the firemen and others catie to the rescue. They improvised a sort of ambulance hospital where the wounded were temporarily bandage The theater is sur- rounded by vast crowds. The cause of the accident is believed to be chiefly due to the fall of a heavy beam, weighing several hun- dred weight. Berliners in America will be glad to know that the bronze groups by Rauch and the Tiecks fuous bronze Pegas- sus remain, For wtions ———e Another Cashier Gone Wrong. S7. Paiis, O, May 25.—E. V. Rhodes, cashier of the First Nutional bank, was ar- rested and gave bond for his appearance be- fore the United States commissioners. He sharged with embezzling the funds of the Iro's Condition. MiLax, May 23.—The emperor of Brazil passed & good night and s stronger this morning. —~ : Bosses Dec 1t o New Youk, May 23.—This was the last day given the striking journeymen brewers 1o return to work, and as_the men have not done 50 the bioss brewers have declsred the strike at dn ead, SHERIDAN GROWING BETTER, Favorable Turn in the Condition of the General HE SAYS HE FEELS SPLENDID, He May Once More Be Up and Abouty His Physicians Say, But They Have no Hope of Ul mate Recovery. A Turn For the Better. WasniNaroy, May 28.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre.]—The latest reports from Gene eral Sheridan’s sick bed indicate a decidedly favorable turn in his condition. At 9 o'clock this eveniug the physicians in attendance re- port that that the general was looking and feeling better than he had. for forty-eight hours previously. All day yesterday, not withstanding newspaper reports to the con- trary, General Sheridan was delirious, He turned uncasily in his bed and muttered un- intelligibly. The swelling in his limbs occa- sioned by ocdema, ds the result of sluggish- ness of circulation, increased. Later in the night there was a decided turn for the worse and for several hours each moment was oxpected to be his last. Early this morning the general's pulse became more mormal, the swelling in his limbs decreased, and when the consul- tation of the physicians was held 1t was uni- versally decided that a turn for the better had taken place. During the day he has been conscious with few exceptions, has rec- ognized friends, and had absolutely no return of the lust sinking spells. The house has been besieged to-day with callers and many pedestrians and carriages have turned into Rhode Island avenue, passing the general's house. While there is no expectation that General Sheridan will recover permanently from the attack from which he has been suf- fering, some hopes are held out to-night that he will rally sufficiently from the attack under favorable conditions to be once more up and about. “‘His carcer, however,” said one of the physicians in attendance, “has edned, and whatever the present results way be they cunnot be very long delayed.” Bulletins From the Bedside. WASHINGTON, May 28.—The following bulletin, prepared at $:30 p. m. and issued at 9:30 p. m., sa, Sheridan passed a most comfortable day. He dozed at intervals and abdut 5 p. m. had a quict sleep of nearly an hour’s duration, from which he awoke fecl- ing refreshed and cheerful. He has slept occasionally since. His mind is perfeetly clear, He is stronger. His pulse gained in force and regularity and at no time ex- ceeded 110, His respiration shows great im- provement and the aeration of blood better. Ocdema of the legs has entirely disappeared. He tukes suflicient food and his tongue, pre- viously much coated, is now clear. His se cretions are normal. He says he fecls splendid. Midnight—There is little o'clock statement, addto the 8:30 Sheridan’s favorable condition continu He sleeps easily and restfully, wakes occasionally, makes some ra~ tional remarks and goes to slecp again. s L MERCHANTS OBJECT, Chicago Jobbers Kick on Burlington & Northern Rates. Ciicaco, May 28.—A number of locs bers who are dissatisficd with the polic discrimination against Chicago by the Bur- lington & Northern road met to-day at the rooms of the Chicago freight bureau to con- sider the matter. General Freight Agent Hamblin, of that road, and General Freight Agent Morton, of the “Q" r on invitation, -and a somewhat animated dis- cussion took place. Hamblin took the po- sition that as his road had no lecal business to speak of it was justified in meet- ing the through rates made by the luke and rail lines in order to obtain a portion of the business. He said the Burlington & Northern was willing to abandon the business if Chicago merchants will show wherein they would be benefited by it. The cluim was made that other Chi- o 4 re cuttimg rates from the sea- ssippi river points via Chicago, sive action was tuken, but there is little doubt that the merch will bring about an investigation of the mutter by the inter-state cowmmeree commission. Tarift Rates on Live Cinicaco, May 28.-The roads between the Missouri river and Chicago have been au- thorized by Chairman Midgely to make tarift rates on live stock apply to thirty-four foot rs, With proportionate reduction on cars of length, pending the settlement of the ock, — Slightly Indisposed. 548 by James Gordon Bennett.) Panis, May 28.—[New York Herald Cable Speeial to Tue Bee.|—Blaine has been ill for several days from influen He con- tracted a chill at Fort German on Saturday afternoon. He was very feverish that eyen- ing. On Saturday his temperature reached an alarming point and_two physicians were summoned to the hotel. Rinda, one of them, pronounced Mr. Bluine to be suffering fro influenza and from malaria. At a late hour to-night Blaine was much better and was ordered a beet steak, He will not be able to leave for London until Fric when he said he would meet Mr. Andrew Carncgie and go with him, Blaine has been given the refusal of a passage on the Cunurd steamer which leaves Liverpool June 50 . s ik Towa Pensions, WASHINGTON, May 28.—|Special Telegram to Tug Bee]—The following pensions were granted to iowans to-day: Orviginal invalid Randolph Scoonover, Madrid; Cornelius Squires, Pella; Amos Johnson, Jefferson; David A. Wilkins, Keokuk; Jumes Luther, Farmington; Justus G, Fordyce, Riverside. Increase—Calvin N, Anderson, Russell; James F. Rowe, Emmettsburg; Jos. coonover, Garrison; Charles Havens, Sid- Reissue—Cain Billings, Maynard, ginal widows, ete,—TLoui , widow af s, C. Kern, Clarinda; Harriett, widow of \ Johnson, East Des Moines. i rs—Gieorge Pattee, Ackl Pittsburg; Albeért Springer, Mill- ville; James Myers, alias Aljoe, Bloomfieldy Andrew J. Marshall, Maxyell. el The United Fresbyterians, CevAr RAvIDS, Ta, May 28.—~The United Presbyterian assembly spent the entire day in the consideration of the veports of the committees on the various church boards. Rev. 8. J. B. Lec of New York, J. M. French of Ohio, and J. W. Martin of Massachusetts, were appointed & committee to report on the state of religion for the coming year. The question of baptism by imwersion was dig- ssed and reforred back to the committee. Forty thousand dollars was appropristed to the frecdmun's mission. At the evening seg- sion the report of the commitiee on foreign missions was considered —~— Delighted Over a Rallway. §7, PEreussuxe, May 25.—The city of Suwurcand is the scene of great rejoicing over the opening of the new ruilway to the Caspian sea. > formal opening will take place on the anaiversary of the coronution of Alexauder 1L [Copyright