Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 21, 1888, Page 2

1888, SAD SUICIDE OF A FARMER. His Wife Finds Him Hanging But 8til Alive. SHE CUTS THE ROPE TOO LATE And Becomes a Raving Maniac—A Woman Kills Herself at Colum= bus—Vigilants String Up a Horse Thicf, ©Cut Down Too Contraxn, Nob,, June 20.{ Bee.|—Last night Mr. Turner, who lived five miles northwest of Cortland, committed suicide by hanging. His wife went to the barn and found him hanging by the neck, still struggling. She immediately cut the rope and ran for help to a near nelghbor's, * but when thoy returned ho was dead. It is reported that when she cut him down she forgot to remove the rope from his neck be- foro starting for help, which might have savod his life. The coronor was summoned and was on the ground early this morning. From what can bo gathered “at this time, it scems the act was occasioned by family trouble, as it is reported that he and his wifo did not live in harmony. At this writing tho coroner has not returned his verdict. ANOTHER VERSION. June 20.—[Special. Tele- ¢r.]—Eberhard Thurber, a armer living near Princcton, this county, committed suicide last night by hanging him- self with a calf rope in the woodshed of his dwelling. Two weeks ago a babo was born in the family, which, with the father, mother and a four-year-old child, constituted the family, At the supper tabld last night some hot words occured between Thurber and his wife, in which sho upbraided him for neg- lect 'of the child and causing her trouble. He left the house in a rage, and shortly aftor the wife found him breathing his last. The shock so overpowered her that it required all the vigilence of the neighbors through the night to keep her from destroying hersclf, and to-day sho s a raying maniac, and was brought to this city to-nmght to be examined by the in commission, The little noighborhood is greatly excited over the tragedy. o - Nebraska's Masonic Grand Lodge. Neb,, June 20. — [Special to Tue Bee]—The grand lodge of Ma- sons of tho stato of Nebraska, commenced its annual session in this city to-day with Grand Master Milton J. Hull, of Edgar, pre- siding. At the opening of the grand lodge session there were fully five hundred Masons in attendance and the number will be further augmented to-morrow. The attendance 1s a relief from the deserted air of the hotel lob- bies caused by so many Lancolnites going to the Chicago convention. The grand master's report and also the report of the secref and treasurer are in print, and at the opening of the session were distributed to the dele- gates. The grand master’s report shows that there are 100 chartered lod, now em- braced in the grand lodge of Nebraska and there are eighteen lodges working under ispensation that will apply for charters at his session. All the lodges represent a mem- ership of 18,000 Masons in the state; the in- crease during the year has been 650, and the death roll eighty, an unusually large number. The report shows that during the past year there have been twenty-five schools of instruc- tion held. Only one lodge, that of York, et with serious loss, all its property being destroyed by fire, However, the lodge r Dbuilt at onco and has now a better property than that which was destroyed. During tho year the order has laid the following corner stones: The Masonic tgmpla at Heoron; the ailroad bridge over the Missouri rivor at ebraska_City: the court house and school house at Beaver City; Grant memorial hall at Lincoln. Inaddition two new Masonic temples have been dedicated in the year. New Round House at Grand 1sland. GraXD IsLaxp, Neb., June 20.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bes.]—Geueral Superin- tendent Lantry, of the bridge and building department of the Union Pacific railway,was fn the city to-day and located a new round house south of the shops in the cast end of town. The plans which Mr. Lantry had with him call for a twenty-five-stall house with offices, pump rooms, etc.; also a large coal chute 23x100 feet. Tho work on the building will commence at once and be pushed through as fast as possible. Men are already on the grounds clearing up and level- ing. The old house located i the Union Pacific yards on Locust street will be torn down and the street opened, much to the satisfaction of business men here, for these old dingy buildings have long been an eye- sore to all. Orders were also received from Union Pacific headquar to sond all the repairing neoded botween North Platte and this point and also on all the branch roads terminating here to the Grand Island shops, and to increase the force as work demanded. This will give employment to 200 more me- chanics in the city and give the skops a forco of about 400 me: Burglars and Boom Items, DrLysses, Neb., June 20,—[Special to Tre EE, ] —Seve burglaries have occurred ‘hiere in the past two months, the last, which occurred last Monday night, was the forced eutrance of S, Roberts' general merchandise ptore. The thioves secured only about §2, &fter which they skipped on foot, The Ulysses creamery is turning out over 8,000 pounds of butter per week, which sells ®bove the top of the market in New Yorlk, The cannmg factory company have filed articles of incprporation, and clected oficers, 'his new enterprise will be of vast import- unce to the town. ‘The contract has been awarded for build- fng a fine new $10,000 school house, bonds for which were votod the first of April. Preparing o Celebrate, McCoor Juxormion,” .Neb, June 19,— [Special to Tur Bae.]—Extensive prepara- tions are being made for one of the grandest Fourth of July celebrations ever held in Yark or adjoining counties. Although our town {s but little over one year old and con- tains only about two hundred and fifty in- habitauts, no town in Nebraska can boast of having a more rustling, wide awake class of citizens than McCool Junction, Ample funds have already been subscribed, and an extensive programme arranged. A number of prominent speakers will be in attendance, Good music will be furnished. A geveral juvitation is extended to all neighboring towns, Died of Heart Disease. McCoor Juxorioy,Neb.,June 20.—[Special to Tk Bre.]—John Stowart, a promineat snd well-to-do farmer living threo miles southeast of McCool Junction, died suddenly yesterday morning of heart disease, He arose in the morning, was around the house a8 usual, and after eating his breakfast hitched up his team and started to work, but before arriving at the fleld he was attacked with heart disease, falling out of the wagon. Lor, Morris, of McCool Junction, was sent g , but before he arrived Stewa od nth ete Mr. Stewart leaves a wifo and 400 gmall children, Storm at Scotia. Sicoria, Neb., June 20.— [Special the Tur Br |—-About 7:30 last evening a severe wind storm from the southeast reached here doing ©.. iderable damage, tho greatest of which W.. 19 the flouring will of Weoks Bros. Two >nts of wind apparently mot at the mill, ofed the engine house and tore down the ol 'k and did some slight dawage to the my building. No other damage was douo to the town except uprooting some tracs and overturning some outbuildiogs. [t is re- Toried traln men that the wind blew a © conglr coach off the track on the Loup iy Qranch at St. Paul. No one was iu- Jured, Ended & Ruined Life. CovLoMnus, Neb., June 20.—[Special Tele- gram o Tar Bek. | —-Eva Miller, a prostitute, was found dead in @ room on the south sido of Eleventh street early this morning. A #oroner’s Jary was empanelled and rendered a verdict that she came to her death by an overdose of morphine administered by her own hand. _She came to this city from Wis- consin last November, and was commonly known by the name of Eva Clifford. She was only twenty-three years of age, and had been living as the mistress of a well-known sporting character of this place. Another Charge A NERRASKA, CITY June 20.—[Special Telegram to Ta® Mrs. Ann Metcherr to-day filed papers in the district court pray- ing for an order of attachment on any prop- erty that Major A. S. Cole may still possess. She alleges that the major collected for her in 1885 the sum of £1,700 on a mortgage on Butler county property which, up to date he has failed to account for. His recent difficul- ties and his prosent absence from Nebraska City has somewhat shaken her faith in the deqcon's honesty, hence her prayer for an order of attachment. prabalt ey Enjoined the Road. HasTtxs, Neb,, June 20,—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Br The Cit:zens’ street rail- way company began this morning laying track on Second street parallel with another line. Work was suspended by a writ of in- Junction issued by Judge Gaslin on complaint of J. Flisher, a prominent banker and citizen, alleging damage to property, that the com- pany 18 not: ‘-mm-,rlx incorporated, has not een granted the right and is insolvent. The hearing of the casc is set for to-morrow. gainst Cole. Strung Up and Confessed. BESKLEMAN, Neb,, June 20.—| Special Tele- gram to Tiug Bk —For several months past there has been considerable stealing in South Fork settlement, Cheyenne county. The settlers wearied of raising horses to be appropriated by other people and organized a vigilance committee. Suspecting Patrick McLaaghlin of being implicated in the thefts they strung him un to & tree last night and extorted a confession which will lead to the arrest of the gang. McLaughlin was badly strangled but will live. Creditors Lett in the Lurch. Hastrxos, Neb,, June 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tii: Bee.]—C. B. Shearer, coming from Chicago, purchased a restaurant here a fow weeks ago in his wife's name, bought supplics on credit in his own name, sold the business Monday and prepared to leave quietly last night. Two creditors forced a sottlement, but Shearer got away, leaving unpaid bills amounting to several hundred dollars. Big Shipment of Cattle. CrerGuTo, Neb., June 20.—[Special to Tuk Berk.]—Ten car loads of fat cattle left hero to-day by spectal train for the Chicago market. The cars used were the Strects western stable cars. This is the initial trip for these cars on this line, but probably not the last, as stockmen_generally pronounce themn indispensible. This shipment is almost the last of eighty cars of cattle that have boen fed at Creighton this winter. Copious Raias in Keith County. 0GALLAEA, Neb., June 20.—[Special to Tur Bre.]—The vicinity has just been visited with the heaviest rain of the season, which assurcs an abundant yield of small grain. Our county commissioners have just awarded the contract for constructing the new Keith county court house to W. I3. McCartney of this place. Work will commence at once. i e e £ Appointed Matron at Norfolk. CrE1GnTON, Neb., June 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Te Bee,]—Mrs. Mary E, Owens of y received notice of her appointment by Governor Thayer to the posi- tion of matron of the insane asylum at Nor- folk. Mrs, Owens is one of Creighton s most highly respected ladies, and will fill the posi- tion she has obtained admirably. A Small Cyc Onp, Neb., June 20.——[Special Telegram to Tne Bre]—A small cyclone passed through here between 6und 7 o'clock last, night, injuring several buildings, lifting > top of the' houses, age $500. A Verdict For Hastings. Hastixas, Neb., June 2 gram to Tne Ber.]—In the suitof Foxworthy of Lincoln for $20,000 damages against the city for personal injuries received by falling ou a sidewalk two years ago, the jury re- turned a verdict for the city. The Fast Freight Wrecked. Cuntis, Neb., June 20.—[Special to T Bie.]—The fast freight, carrying silk, col- lided with un engine on the main line carly this morning, conside! ge resulting to both, e Benevolent Oatholics Mect. WATERLOO, Tn,, June 20.—[Speeial Tele- eram to Tus Bre]—The Roman Catholic Mutual Protective assoclation in anuual con- vention to-day eleeted ofticers for tho ensuing year. The report of General Secreta Sueppel showed a total membership of 1, The number of delegates in attendance swelled to about one hundred visitors. meeting concludes to-morrow ovening. A Swine Epedemic. Masox Ciry, In., June 20.—(Special Telo- gram to Tug Bre.]—A peculiar discase is epidepic among the swine in this section and many are dying. Tho first symptom is th tongue starts to decay and soon the enti head 1s affected. Changed to a Daily. WarerLoo, Ia., June 20. [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.| he Towa State Re- porter will begin to-morrow the publication of an evening paper, republican in politics. The Colorado Doctors, Cororano, SrriNas, Col., June 20.—[Speé- ial Telegram to I he second day's scssion of the state medical socicty was much larger than the first. Interesting papers were read by Dr. J, T. Eskvidge, of Colorado Springs, on “Certain localized les- jons of the brain and their practical rela- tions,” and one by Dr. S, A. Fisk, of Denver, on “Arsenical Paralysis,” Tho last paper read was by Dr. Eleanor Laurney, of Denver, Some considerations regarding the non- ival of the unfit,” The annual address ident Zelly was of great interest, He v reviewed the growth of the state so- and dwelt at some length upon the ¢ influence under which the Colorado physician practiced, He observed that these conditions with each succeeding y becoming better understood and we by the increased success of the practitioner, In the evening a banquet was given to the members of the convention at the Antlors hotel by the Eipaso County Medical society, B The Crop Outlook. CINCINNATI, June 20.—[Speciul Telegram toTne Bre)—The conditions during the week have generally been favorable for crops in the west. There is nced of rain in some portions of the Ohio valiey region, which, if uot soon relieved, will lead to bad results to corn, which crop, 8s yet, is not in a favor- able condition to a wide extent, but is pro- gressing well west of the Mississippi. Oats g 0 to give high promises, the outlook g for 750,000,000 bushels. Wheat has had a continuance of favorableness for progress of the srpmg orop and maturity of the win- ter grain, and previous estunates may be fully maintained without ground for esscu- tial enlargement, P Poisoned Hersclf and Children. Prrrspung, June 20.—Th morning @ woman vamed Mrs. Johnson, living in a tene- ment iu Allegheny City, gave poison to her three children and then took some herself, Two of the children and the woman died and the other child is not expected to live. No cause is kuowa for the deed. S — ‘Weather indications. For Nebraska and Dakota: Fresh to brisk westerly winds, later fair weather, Forlowa: Light to fresh southerly winds, varying to fresh westerly, cooler, followed by fair weuther. WESTERN ASSOCIATION. St. Louis 7, Des Moines 8. S, Lovts, June 20.—[Special Telogram to Tt Bre.]—The Whites returned this morn- ing from their disastrous trip through the northwest, and in the aftornoon met the Des Moines club at Sportsman's park. Joe Mur- phy, the reporter, pitched under the alias of Farquhar and would have won the game had he been properly supported. Kenyon at- tempted to play second base, but made a miserable failure, muffing three flies in suc- cession. In the first and sccond innings the visitors made eight runs on hits by Holliday, Macullar, Schafer and Van Dyke, and errors by Crooks and Kenyon, The Whites made four in the fourth on doubles by Nicholson and Arundel and singles by Dolan_and Ken- yon. The Des Moines team was never able to score after the second inning. Hagan, the ampire, gave the game to the visitors in the ninth inning by a_decision that almost re sulted ina riot. He wave the Whites the worst of it on_every occasion, Crooks has been sold to Omatia and wiil play sccond base. The score: 1es Moines......4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-8 St. Louis, 10140010 0-7 Battories—Farguahar and Arundell—Ken- nedy and Sage Base hits—St. Louis 10, Des Moines 8. Errors—St. Louis 5, Des Moines 5, Umpire—Hagan, Western Association Standing. Below will be found the standing of the clubs, including yesterday's games : Plavea Won Lost Pr Ct Des Moines 3 21 13 617 St. Paul. . 23 14 Milwaukee 19 15 Kansas Cit 20 18 Omaha 15 19 Chicago. 17 18 Minneapol; 16 24 St Louts... v eiiesua 40 14 20 Games Scheduled for To-Day. Kansas Ci Omaha at Kansas Gity, Milwaukee vs Chicago at Milwaukee, St. Paul vs Minneapolis at St. Paul. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Washington 8, Philadelphia 4. WASHINGTON, June The game between Washington and Philadelphia to-day resulted as follows: Washington.....0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0—8 Philadelphia....0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 Pitchers—Whitney and Sanders, Baso ‘Washington 13, Philadel i E 'S Washington 8, Philadelphia 7. Umpire Kelly. New York 8, Boston 1. Bostox, June 20.—The game between Bos- ton aund New York to-day resulted as fol- lows: Boston 00000000 1-1 New Y ¥0x 2l d NS00 D i vy Pitchers - Radbourne and Welch. Base hits Boston 8, New York 8. Errors—Boston i, ew York's. Umpire—Danicls. Detroit 5, Indianapohis 2. DEtrorr, June 20.—The game to-day be- tween Detroit and Indianapolis resulted as follows: Detroit..........2 2 0 0000 1 0—5 Indiauapolis..2 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—2 Pitchers—Conway and Shreve. Base hits —Detroit 10, Iudianapolis 2. Errors—De- troit 4, Indianapolis 6. Umpire—Valentinc. Pittsburg 5, Chicago 0. Cureaco, June 20.—The game to-day be- tween Chicago and Pittsburg resulted as fol- lows: b4 0 00010100 Pitchers—irock and Galvin, Base hits Chicago 5, Pittsburg 7. Errors—Chicago 8, Pattsburg 2, Umpire—Lynch. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Atbletics 12, Cleveland 10, Puitaperpurs, June 20.—The game be- tween Cleveland and the Athletics to-day resulted as follows: Athletic 40 Cleveland, g1 el £ BT s Cedar Rapids Meeting. CEpAR Rapmos, In., June 20.—The races were largely attended. In the 2:25 pacing class, unfinished yester- day, Balsora Wilices won, time 2:223¢; Daisy second, Black Henry third. 2:25 trotting class—Rawnee won, N nd, Jim Lane third. Bost timo'—2: 2:35 class—Not finishied, owing to dur ness. 01 00 lie R ST Nebraska and lowa Pensions. WASHINGTOY, June 20.— [Special Telog to Tue Bee]—Pensions granted Nebry kans: Original invalil—Nehemiah P. Mil- ler, Ashland; John A. Gillettee, Endell; James Dilloy, Culbertson; Levy O. Prouty Ogallala. Increase—John Lawler, Newark; David H. Bowman, Omaha; David Dingee, Red Cloud; George H. Ricker, Dewitt. Orig- inal widows, etc.—Michael, father of John Slavin, Omaha; William M., father of Ed- ward K., alias Edgar Stafford, Tecumseh, Pensions for Towans: Original invalid— Frank Hoark, Towa City; Oliver H. P, Arm- strong, Farmington: Jacob Miller, Keos: qua; John D. Smith, Marengo; Joseph Lei pert, Carbon: Thomas E. O'Donald, Oska- Hamilton Sheperd, Colfax; Sidney Richards, Akron: Daniel O. Dawson, Max- well; Harvey Babb, Reeder's Mills, Rosto- ration_and increaso—Horace H. Wheele Increase—Noy Salix; C 11, Ind 5 rick Welsh, Newton; Simon P, Moon, Co bin; ank J.' McKay, Washington; liam H. Stern, Cedar Rapids; M Juckson, Panora; Zachariah B. Kile, Musca- stiman A. 'y, Tripoli, Reissu . Tuttle, Des Moines; Frank Phillips, Burjiugton, Orginal widows, etc.—Ernes: tine, widow of Christian Bacht, New Hamp- ton; Mary B. Paxton, mother of Samucl T. Crawford, Crawfordsville; Mary A., widow of Charles D. Wilbur, Irwin s of James W. Dixor, Ottumwa; Cath ne, mother of Thomas C. Harrison, Abingdon; Almira, widow of William Wright, Manson; Anu, mother of Basil E. Wiggins, Fairfield, Mox* ican widows—Mary A., widow of Thowus Counelly, La Mott Pro Knights, CrxcINy AT, June 2,—The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias adopted the report of the committee on the endowment rank, authorizing the board of control of that de- partment to levy an assessment in addition 0 one per mouth as heretofore when necos- sary. The lodge adopted a resolution de- elaring explicity that uo authority ever has been grauted for creating a lodge of colored knights and that no colored wan can lawfully be adwitted to any lodge. e TR Mrs. Parsons Arrested, CnicAGo, June 2).—Mrs, Lucy Parsons, wife of the late A. R. Parsons, the executed anarchist, was being driven about the strects this afternoon in a buggy, attached to the vear of which was a life-sized crayon of her deceased husband. She was distribnting cir. culurs descriptive of the merits of Parsous' ook, “Anarchism.” A large crowd fol- lowed the conveyance, which was led to the police stution, and its oceupants locked up. e Sheridan's Condition. WASRINGTON, June 20.—The following bul- letin was issued this vfening by Sheridan’s physicians: Very little is to bo sald about Sheridan's illness for the past twenty-four hours. N unfuvorable symptoms appeared. He is ap- parently progressing by steady, though al- most imperceptible degrees towards conval- escence. - Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria, ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When sho was & Child, she cried for Castoria, ‘When ehe became Miss, sho clung to Castoris, ‘When she had Children, sko gave them Castoria. OMAHA JOBBERS KNOCKED OUT The Commission Fails to Sustain Their Complaint. THROUGH RATES NOT ILLEGAL. McShane and Laird Raise a Row Over an Item in the Sundry Civil Appro- priation Bill-They Scalp Mr. Sparks. An Adverse Opinion Filed. WAsHINGTON Buneav Trne OMana Bre, 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasniNotoN, D. C.. The inter-state commerce commission has filed an opinion prepared by Chairman Cooley, which finds that the complaint of the Omaha freight bureau against various rail road compunies is not sustained. The facts are found established as alleged but it is not. seen how they establish an illegal preference against the city of Omaha. The complaint was that through rates are made from Chi- cago to interior points in Nebraska which are less than the rates to Omaha plus the rates to thosc towns. The through Yates are given to all such points, and to require them to be ramsed to a sum which would equal the Omaha rate added to the locais from Omaha beyond, would impose burdens upon the in terior places, which the law does not entitle complainants to do. The commission in reaching its aecision makes the observation, among many others of similar character: “This case cannot be regarded as one in which Omaha and Chicago are the business points exclusively intercsted. This case is very different from what it would be if that were the fact. The nature of the complaint is such that the sixty-one interior Nebraska towns named in it are the real purties ro- spondent in interest, while Chicago, though its interest may be large, is interested only incidentally, and because the rates made from Ch 0 and Omaha pectively to such interior towns enable the latter to ob- tain their goods from Chicago direct cheaper than the n obtain them from Chicago in- directly, through the jobbing houses of Omaha. The prayer of the petition can only be granted by increasing the rates from Chi- ich interior Nebraska towns with- using those to Omaha, or in some making a relative difference in rates against such towns which does not now exist. The parties who would directly or immediately suffer in conscquence would, therefore, be the towns whose rates would be thus relatively increased. Tue justification which is advanced for this relative difference in rates is that Omaha is as great a distributing point as Chicago and entitled to such special rates. It had special rates in the form of rebates before the pass. age of theact to regulate commerce, and prospered upon them, but with the prohibi- tion of rebates and the giving to the interior towns as favorable rates as Omuaha now ob- ains the field of its operations 1s mar- rowed and its business suffers, while Chicago reaps the benefit of its losses. Omaha, it is alleged, is thus robbed of the advantages re- sulting from natural location and the enter- prise of its citizens in building it up. An obvious embarrassment in attempting to provide and protect.the claim made on be- half of trade centersis that it Is impossible that there should be any general agreement as to the towns which can bo regarded as such trade centers,. Indeed, in the nature of things, 1t is quite out of the power of any one to point out test by which we may classify those which are and distinguish themp from those which are not. The classi- fication can not be by size merel, 1 all trade centers are at some period small, and if the classi- fication is ' by the amount of Dbusiness it wiil ''sometimes be found that a small | center is, in some articles if not in all, doing & much larger jobbin, jess than another which is con- siderably greater. Tt often happens that a small town will have a larger business in the manufacture and sale of some one articie, and perhaps be as truly a trade center for that article as some other town ten or twenty times as great; but tho small town which has begun a general jobbing trade, with the hope and prospect of a great growth, is not likely to observe any justice in being kept from the fulfillment of its hopes by competitors being precluded through the more advantageous rates pwhich are gmven to the larger town which it desires to rival. If equal rates will enable it to compete, its business men are v ertain to think themselves wronged if are not given such rates.” . sion also concludes that the rates from Chicago to Omaha are not the sum of the locals. If they were—as for ex- ample, if the Chicago & Northwestern were to make the Omaha rates the sumof the rates from Chicago to Clioton and from Clin- ton to Omaha they would _be considerably above what they are now. What this carrier does is to make a through rate disregarding the intermediate rates in _doing so; there is 1i0 sum of rates about it. It does precisely the same in making the rate to Lincoln, Fre- mont, Blue Springs and other towns named, “This certainly is not illegal, the commission holds, unless Omaha has in law some r to deration in the making of rates su- perior to that of other Nebraska town M'SIHANE AND LAIRD RAISE A ROW. Messr IcShane and Laird precipitated a red-hot discussion inthe house this afternoon, which is of more than local iuterest to the people of Nebraska, When that paragraph in the sundry civil appropriation bill which appropriates $100,000 for protecting the pub- lic lands was reached, Mr. McShane moved to amend it by reducing the amount te §50,000, He made a short, but surprisingly vigorous attack upon the spe gency branch of the gene ich h he B penditures from the special a the procurement by perjury, etc., of false afidavits, which were used in the persecu- tion of honest settlers in Nebraska, and he intimated broadly that more moncy 'was used in persceuting good-intentioned people than in the prosecution of frauds, Mr. MeShane has only made tw or threo short speeches since he has been in congress, and the or he made to-day was very brief, but it attr, ed an attention w h amounted to litule le: than a sensation, He was followed by Mr. Laird, who loft his seat on the republican side and went over among the democrats to denounce in the broadest and vitterest terms, not only the e commissioner of the general lund office, Sparks, but the general policy of the as 1t relates to special ugents, His de- nuuciation of Sparks for suspending the elylpersonal. He said that Spar! I laims and then susvended laws, H d that these suspensions hud finally resulted in the sus- pension of the land commissioner, He ap- plauded president for what he termed a courage which led him o kick Sparks out of oftice. Mr, Weaver of Iowa fefended S his poticy, und closed by saying: “There is land grabber in the country who will murks of the gentleman Mr. Perkins of Kansas™followed in the same strain as MeShane and Laird and de- nounced the system of detectives in counec- tion with the land offic Mr. McShane closed the debate for his amendment and said that he believed that much of this money went into the pockets of special agents and’ tnat #0,000 was enough ay for the work Being done honestly. r. Randall spoke_ for the report of tho committee and thought that the amount should be increased rather than dec He said that the responsibility should With the administrators of the and not with congress, whose duty fultilled when it provided money for “performing the work, Mr. Randall said that Sparks was an honest man - above temptation; that his removal was @ public calumity, He added that the removal of Sparks was not the the work of the presi- dent, and that the responsibility was else where—meaning with Seeretary Lamar, Mr. MeShane's amendment was lost by a vote of b4 1o 15, The vole was not partisian, Mr. Laird then offered an wmendment pro- viding that the reports submitted by special ageuts or detectives for the general land of- © shail be open to the inspection of those directly interested, He thought great injus- tices were done by making secret reports as- sailing people and their actions. The amend- ment Was ruled out on a point of order. MISCELLANEQ Miss Belle Stewart aud Miss Addie Frick of Cedar Lapids, and D. C. Cawpbell, of Centreville, la., are at the Eboett. Second Licutenant Charles F. Parker, June nts' fund for ks and «ond artillery, now undergoing Instruction in the torpeds sorvice, will bo relieved from duty at Willetts Point, N, Y,, on July 1, and will join his battery. Priny S, Heatn, o FIFTIETH CONGRESS, Senate. Wasnixarox, June 20.—Mr. Farwell's bl directmg the president to prohibit the importation of the products of foreign states in certain coses was reported adversely from the committee on foreign affairs. The house bill uppropriating £0,000 to com- plete the public building at Wichita, Kan, was taken up and passed with an amendment in- creasing the appropriation to 8100,000. The senate then took up pension bills on the calendar and passed all of them, ninety- two in number. The senate then adjourned. Heuse WASIHINGTON, June 20.—Aftor routine busi- ness the house went into committee of the whole on the sundvy civil appropriation bill. In the course of the debate upon the item relating to special agents, the administration of the land oftice under Goneral Sparks was severely criticised by Mr. Laird of Nebraska, but his administration was stoutly defended by Mr. Holman and other: he debate was continued. Mr. Weaver of Towa, declared the republicans had always defended the railroads and had followed that policy in making Thurston temporary chmir- man of the Chicago convention. If they would nominate Thurston and Depew they would sweep the country. The committee then rose and took a reces till evening. H At the ovening session the house passed bills authorizing the construction of bridges as follows: Across tho Mississippi at Wa- basha, Minn. ; across the Missouri at or near oux City, Ta.; across the Missouri at or near Ponca, Neb.; across the Mississippi at or mear Burhngton, Ia; ucross the Mississippi at or near Clinton, Tn.; across the Mississippi at or near Muscatine, Ia.; across tho Missouri in Montana; across the Missouri near Winona, Dak.; across the Mississippi at Oquawka, Ills. Adjourned. Stanley’s Death Discredited. LoNnox, June 20.—Advices from Zanzibar state no news has been received there in con- firmation of the report of Henry M. Stanley's death. The report is discredited there. Do tailed accounts of the gales which oceurred on the coast of Ircland last month show 400 Irench fishermen drowned and thirty vessels wrecked. e Railway Telegraphers in Session. INDIANAPOLLS, June 20.—The third annual convention of the order of Railway Tele- graphers was formally opencd here to-day. Two hundred and fifty delegates from all parts of the United States and Canada are present, e o Drink Malto itis ples b s Three Men Buried Alive. NEW Youk, June 20.—Four men were lay- ing gas pipes in Thirty-sccond strect to-day when a cave-n occurred. Three were taken out dead. ant. ottt I cheerfully recommend Red Clover Tonic to those suffering from troublesof the stomach and liver. I am now on my second bottle and it makos me fecl like a new man. C. M. CONNOR. Nashua, Ta. Goodman Drug compuny* Al Y SOUTH OMAHA COUNCIL. The City Fathers Meet Under the Most Adverse Circumstanc This is how it happened—dead straight. The Salvationists made their firstappearance n Soutn Omaha last night about half an hour before the city council was supposed to meet. Whether they were afraid of the city council or the residents is not known, but they came prepared to beat a hasty retreat, s they hrought meither band or baggage. ey came in a wagon, and they didn't get out of it while in the city limits. Some one must have given them a vointer, for they stopped in front of the city council chamber just as though it was the wickedest place in town. Songs of triumph greeted each coun- cilman as he approached the corner, and a short interval of meditation followed his dis- appearance into the cellar—or rather city hall. When the one had disappeared, the wagon drove away and the councilmen for atime were left to themsclves. They had been asked to be there at 7:30, 8o they were all on hand at fourteen minutes to 9, and the roll was at once called. All the members were present, but it was found that Pete Hennessy and Tommy Kane, who were ar- rested rting, had kicked out the back of the cells and disappeared. No time was lost in_finding out whether they had ever been at a council meeting before or not, but business went on just as if nothing had hap- pened. When the reports of standing cow- mittees were called for, Councilman 13ay usked permission to mako a few remarks, He said it had been stated in one of the South Omauha papers that the charges pre- ferred against the police judge had been brought for the purpose of getting the cit attorney in his place, in order that he (Ba liss) might become city attorney, He denicd it, and said if the position weére vacant to- morrow he would as soon take his life as take it. IHe then moved that the rules be suspended and that Theo L. Elliott, who had preferred the charges aguinst the judge, should be heard. The motion was carried, and Theo was heard, He said he had made the charges in good- faith; without malice, and_ for the bene- fit of the people of South Omaha. He ad- d that Attorney Eagerton was right i saying that they should huvebeen prefe or signed by & councilinau und that they should be specific, and he asked that the councilappoint a committee to receive his evidence and then procoed as the best, He cited the statutes in support of his views as to how an impeachment could be made. Attorney Edgerton replied in a strong speech, and made a pomt by showing that the statutes quoted were for county officers only, and not for municipal. He in turn citéd the clauses governing the present case, und insisted that the accusations should bo le uccording to the ordinance. Themayor and council were evidently of the same opin- ion, and it was ordered that the charges be presented specifically by Friday morning, and the case be heard that night. About this time the rules were onco more suspended, but without the formality of a motion. Oficer Lundgren ran in a drunk by the name of Fritz—lust name unknow He at once commenced to address those pres- ch, Mein Gott, eo is ol gastola. I Take all I've got. Das is ay in Soud Omaha. Nim me oud. I've got ud Omaha,” The ir'ruled that I out of order, and he was put into the cells at the back of the chamber and told to keep his mouth shut. “Ieep stilll Vat for I keep stillf 1 bet hundred thalers you kuow me. Vat for I keep still, I tell you! Das all rignt. I fix ou. Vere is das boliceman, by cripesi d Omuha.” The reading of ordinandes was then tuken up, and ordinzace No. 64 was read by City Attorney Doud. It was to vote §35,000 for the building of the Q street viaduct. Iritz evidently thought that Le was fined £35,000, Ach, Gott ein Himmell, vot vas dot. Vere you vas, Mr. Und dis vas Soud Omuha ve you vas Mr. 1 ] M. George Ligliter, dere vill be murder. Petitions were next in_order of business, and property owners asked to have Q street graded between Thirty-third street and the railway tracks, “1 dell you it cost sevendy-fife thalers, you soe, und dond forgot,” said 1rit An application 'of cold water was tried, aud the result was the following impromptu speech, “Son of & gun, 11 you to-morrow. 1 bet you, you get three months you bet, und don’t’ you' forgot it. (more water) D outh Owaha, you throw water to mine face, to mine eyes, I bet you hundred thalers, son of a gun, I bay bill of court §35 if I sit here all night I breal your néck, I shoot your head off, I bet you." The finauce committes next reported fay orably on & nuwber of bills, and on motion Messrs, Smith, MoMullen and Doud were appointed a committee to find what the total indebtedness of the eity would be July 1, and to draft an ordinance for the issuance of re funding bonds to cover the sam here might have. been othor businicss trunsacted, but owing to the erratic specches of hust de ich hap. d Grot de w Fritz the reporter could not catch on, and sympathizing with him (the reporter) the mayor suggestod that # now hall be obtained for the future moet- ings of the council. Ho was ably seconded by Councilman Bayliss, and probably the read- ers of Tie Brr have heard the last of the cellar, A motion to adjourn was carried and after the members of the council had put on their conts, and the city marshal had collected the fans, they wont and loft as dot you? Ligliter | ay und 1 - alto, 25 centsa bottle. - -~ MAYOR AND COUNCIL. Drink M The Flurry Which the Latter's Letter Cansed Tuesday Night, vor Broatch was scon yestorday by & Bee reporter, who read to him the follow- ing, an extract from has communication sent €3 to the city counmcil: “I make the assertion without fear of contra- diction that influences are, and have, from time to time, been brought to bear upon the board to favor contractors as against tho city, and these by members of the city gov ernment, who are paid to guard and protoct the city’s interest.” Mr. Broatch was asked if he would namo the members of the ‘‘city government” to whom he referred, but he said he would give no names. Speaking of the fact that he had been or- dered to appear before the council to tell what he claimed to know, Mr. Broatch said the council could not order him to go before them, and would not go before them uniess he felt so disposed. If they should request him politely to do so, and in a manner becoming to the official position of both parties, he might think differently of the matter. But the council could not cempel him to do what it had no authority to order. He adhered to his statement in the communication in sup- gnrl of the statement of the chairman of the works, that he had been overruled by a major] of that in his objec- tions to paying 811647 for street-sweeping not done by contract, Some of the papers, he said, had cluimed that he had accused certain officials with bribery. He had done nothing of the kind. What he did say was that undue influence had been used by coun- cilmen, and he stuck to the assertion. MR, HEIMEOD'S VIEWS. Mr, Heimrod, one of the members of the board of public works, was incensed over the mayor's letter. He pronounced it unwar- ranted and a covert attack upon him and his ofticial integrity, so as to give him (Mr. Broatch) an excuse to nominate Redman as a member of the board of public works, Mr. Heimrod said, by way of explanation of the bill for street sweeping, $116 of which was more than Mr. Balcombe allowed, that the amount was $2,285.84, There had been some complaint that the street sweeping was uot well done. He admitted that fact, but took circumstance into consideration. As o consequenco of his o ndmis- sion, and that of the other mem- b of the board, the payment of £420 to the contractors was questioned. Mr, Heimrod says he went over all the items contained in this bill. He found that in instances the streets had been swept and the dirt was _left piled aloug either side of the street. In such Balcombe and refused payment, In other cases the dirt had been hoed into heaps, but several days had elapsed before it was carted awa, and had been bad for weeks, raining nearly all the time, nec larger number of men, he cut off half the cause of the sweeping, on the ground that the contractors had doune all the work in as M reasonable a period of time as could have | where | been expected. In another case, Sixteenth street nad not been sbrinkled one night, the dust was raised he_also lowed onc-half for that though Balcombo didu't allow oue cent. Mr. Heimrod said ithad rained during the evening sun had_dried some dust between the tracks which a big blow afterwards ised. The annoyance was only a short one. The work was dono anyway and Mr. Heim rod said that the contractors were worthy of at least half the price. Of the $320 questioned Mr. Heimrod refused to pay $204. “Mr. Broatch talked about my being in- fluenced. There isn't anybody who can in- fluence me, and Broatch knows that. He told me to stand firm on the city hall q tion and Isuid it wasn't necessary for him to tell me that, and he pronounced it a_steal at the time and what did he_afterwards dot Why, he went and signed it himself. ““Broateh himself couldn’t influence mo and he ought to know it when I refused to vote as he winted me to for the scallawags, Markow and Wiggins, for inspectors.” sttt Drink Malto. . A Cherry Vender's Fake, Warrants were sworn out Judge Berka's court for the arrest of John Doe and Richard Roe, real names unknown for stealing $5 from a little girl named Josio Homolky. The party for whom the warrant was inténded keeps i gro store on Fifth street, south of the Union Pacific depot. The little girl went to the wagon to purc some cherrie She handed the man who gave her the cherries a five-dollar gold piec to pay for the fruit. He put the money in his pocket, refused to give her any change back and drove uway before anyone could be called to make him settle and give the child back her money. Special Officer ISolon's “Gallantry.’ Speeial Officer Frank Solon, who lives on the corner of Tenth and Davenport streets, had some dificulty with his wife last even- ing and the neighbors say he gave her a ter- rible beating. His wife's sister, Mrs, Hear- ley, heard Mrs. Sloan’s screams and came rushing into the room. She tried to stop the brutal attack when Solon struck her in the face, inflicting a blow that swelled her cye shut. Mrs. Gardner, a neighbor, wl The order of m Omaha, and For! s Niobrara and s Du Chesne, Robinson and Sisney having target practico during the month of May has been ofiicially declared. Of the cavalry,Troop A, Ninth Fort Niobrara, Neb., has the best record, Fort’ Du Chesne, Utah, Among the infantry, ort Robinson, cal ord of 100, and Com| regiment, has the lowest, 1 Licutenant Colonel Jam has been transferred from to Fort Robinson, Neb. Second Lieutenant ' Danfel . stationed at Fort Laramie, Wyo., I leave of absence extended seven the lowest, 12; Company F, Second, the palm with a rec- of the same Brisbin MeKinney, Howall, hiad bis for the Face, Neck cases he joined with Mr, | * dency to go to picces. But as the weathor was bad, | ssitating slower work and a | | ment have put the whole party al- | | truths. ay, but the | { ment that was ever scen. yesterday in | story that he had resigned. SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG Lord Salisbury Trying to Pull His Party Together. TO HOLD A MEETING TO-DAY But Little Truth in the Scnsational Rumors That Are Flying Around— No Danger That the Minis- try Will Resign. Troubles of the Ministry. [Copyright 1888 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnoy, June 20.—[Now York Heraid Cable—Special to Tur Bee.|—Rumors of all kinds are flying in the air, but I may as- sure you that there is not much in the most sensational of them. That the ministry have had several bad shakes lately it cannot be de- nied, but nobody will resign. It cannot fairly be said that it has come to be necess sary forthat. No government expects to got s0 important a measuro as a local government bill through parliament without being de- featea on some clause or other. How many defeats it is bound to take without caving in is not accuratoly defined, but it 1s doubtful whether the government would abandon office, even if the whole bill were defeated. Lord Salisbury, at the outset of the session gave the public to understand that he would not, and there 18 no proof that he has changed his mind. He and his colleagues are sore at the recent reverse in the house of commons, but they can console themsclves, if they like, with the reflection that they have brought the most of them upon themselves, & As for Mr. Belfour resigning, there is cor- tainly no thought of it oxcept in cortain newspaper oftices where the zeal for news is more ardent than the love of truth. Balfour. could not with any decency desert his col- leagues, At the present moment there are no greater risks than there were, The gen- eral position in Ireland is not much worse than it was, although public feeling is cer- tainly not becoming more favorable to tho policy of coercion and imprisonment. Bal- four has gained great applause for his firm- ness and courage, and now, if he were to fly from his post, he would bring great contempt upon himsclf. Some people say he has had more praise than he descrves, but he must know perfectly well that_there is no escape from his post now. Whatever happens ho must stand fast, and yon may safely regard reports of his resignation as entire fabrica- tions. All the same the ministry is weaker than it was, and day after day its condition pal- pably changes for the worse. Lord Salisbury has called a meeting of his party for to-mor- row, which s in itsclf a sign that somothing is going wrong. The object of the mecting, as I understand, is to pull the party together, That is an admission that it has shown a ten- The truth is that the King Harman bill offended mauy of the staunchest supporters of the government, the local government bill has estranged muny more, and the minor blunders of the govern- in a false po- sition. If the talk whichis current n the house of commons finds any expression at to- morrow’s meeting, Lord Salisbury will un- poubtedly hear a good many unpleasant But at these party meetings every- thing is generally cooked before hand, There arc people who are looking for baronceies or peerages always ready to move resolutions of unabated confidence in the best govern- Sometimes an independent member wmay speak s mind, It is just possible that he may make his un- welcome appearance upon the scene to-mor- row. Aye, the election will give an oppor- tunity for protesting agaiust tactics which select candidates who have little chance of success merely on account of their supposed claims upon the party, There may, per- chance, be an attack upon the Churchill party, but T imagine it would not pass un- answered. It would scarcely add to the peace and repose of the happy family. We shall se Perhaps the Irish members were not well advised this afternoon in pressing Balfour to state whether there was any truth in the 1t gave bim the opportutity of turning the laugh againsy them, E n of this kind if eagerly seized by his admurers as affording fresh evi- dence of his wonderful genius and pluck. Mr. Sexton was not as skillful as usual, but now that he has returncd to work there it not likely to be any lack of wit or dashing raids from the Irish quarter. A MEMBER OF DARLIAMENT. B Rebellion in China. ‘ming rebellion has broken out among the people made des- perate by the floods in Honan and Hantun, It is reported that the troops have joined the rebels and murdered the government ofticials, Drink Malto forthe nerves. e ph Lotz, of n Jose, Cala., of her magnificent St. dog to G. B. McDougall, of incisco, The price pald was s dog was sccured in France the kennel of Baron Rothschild by Miss Matilda Lotz, the artist, and was brought here in September, 1856, 1en she presented it to her brother’s wife. The dog is a handsome specimen of his species, He much at- tached 1o Mrs. Dotz and always accom- panied her in her walks, He is sup- posed to be the only thoroughbred on the Pacific const. He is called Jumbo 11. and was born_in November, 1850, at Eastwell Park, K gland, He is by Champion Cady out of Abass VL, both of whom have first-class pedis grees, from panii i There has been cuught in the Bayer river, near Dunlap, la., a monster tirtle which had the inscripyion **L. 11, Reese, April, 1847,” cut in its shell. gives a Ravishing., Iy Fni:skm. ¥