Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 28, 1888, Page 1

7 e THE OMAHA DAy BEE OMAHA. SATURDAY s e EIGHTEENTH YEAR. MORNING, JULY 28, 1888, NUMBER 41 THE PRISONER IN THE WELL, He is Not Yet Rescued, But Re- mains Hopeful. EMMONS TAKEN TO BEATRICE. Ran Away With Another Man's Wife ~—Peter Larson's Price On Love— A Disastrous Hail Storm— State News. Anderson is Cheerful, Jonxstows, Neb., July 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—At 11 o'clock to-night Johu Anderson was still imprisoned in the well. Work to-day has progressed very slowly. Anderson himself has worked most of the day. Food and water has been given him in an increased quantity and he is g ing strength, To-day a coat and hat wer lowered to him and to-night blankets for him to make a bed. He is in good spirits, and fecls more confident of being saved than those who are trying to rescue him. He has done most of the planning to-day and his head seems to be as level and his judgment as good as though nothing had happened to him. Old, experienced well diggers and miners say it is the most dificult and dangerous job they ever saw. The sand being coarse and loose runs and slides very bad and at times it is very hard to keep it from coming in ou the man and smothering him. To getout he will have to come up through this sand. To prevent an accident, a small curb has been made and when the hole is made large-enough the plan is to have Anderson get in the curbing and to pull the man and curbing both out at the same time. What the result will be will likely be known to-morrow morning by 8 o'clock. Considerable dissatisfaction is being mani- fested by the people in the vicinity owing to the time the rescuing party has been at work without being successful. Itis rumored that if the man is not taken out to-morrow, others will take charge of the work and see if they can be more successful. Sucd By Chairman LiNCOLN, Neb., July 37.—[Special Tele- gram to T —Four libel suits were brought in the district court here this aft noon agaiust the publishers of the Lincoln Daily News and Benjamin ¥, Pinneo, chief detectivo of the B, & M. railroad compar by Chairman Hoge and wife. brought for &2 Two of them are against the News and two against Pinnco, Mr. and Mrs. Hoge becoming separate party plaintiffs, The actions ar 1 upon a par- agraph published in tho News a few weeks ago charging that Hoge is a bluckmailer and his w a woman of easy virtue and of bad roputation. While Chairman Hoge was here last there came near . He called upon the N and would have tuk ¢ vengeance had it not been for the influence of fricnds who were present. The Nows gave Pinneo as nder. By their attorney ro iustituted to-day. They will 1 by arrests and prosecution for criminal libel under the code of the state. Rendered Destitute By Hail. Nounes, Neb, July 27.—[Special to Tur Bek.|—A strip of country extending from the reservation to the Niobrara river, and about three miles wide, was recently visited by a most disastrous hail storm. Hail as large as duck eggs cut the corn all to picces, killed chickens and ducks and badly bruised several parties who happened to be out in the storm. The crop in the section visited by the hail is u total failure and leaves about one hundred and thirty families destitute, as they were dependiniz on this crop to get on their feet after going through the hardships incident to the life of a homesteader. meeting was held in Norden to tuke toward soliciting aid_from the sta relieve immediate distress. Any contribu- tions can be sent to the relief committee here and will be judiciously distributed. It looks singulurto see in one ficld the corn pounded into the ground while perhaps nov ten feet away is a fine stand. _Outside of the hail belt crops are doing finely and a big yield is assured. With Another Man's Wife. N, Neb., July 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Sheriff Mulone, in re- sponse to a telegram to-day from S. D, Walker, deputy sheriff of Hermosa county, Dakota, arrested Fred A. Shaver and Mus. Maud Peterson on the down train on the Elkhorn voad. Shaver says the girl is only fourteen years old, though she looks older, and that she was abducted from her home /last Sunday by one Peterson,to whom she was married, and who has been ‘arrested by the girl's futher. Shuyer says he is a Methodist minister and is acting us escort to the girl on her way to Lodi, Wis., aud has a power of at- torney from the girl's father to prove his statements, The girl says she has known Peterson for two years, and she loves him and wants to go buck to him. She is negli- genvly._ dressed, though of comely appear- ance othtrwise, The girl's father, whose name is Steele, and tha deputy sherift have been telegraphed for, The girl and her min- isterial chaperon will be held here until thoy [ y when some rich developments e looked for. Tho caso is badly mixed. Spirited Him Away. Pawxee Crrv, Neb, July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tnr Bre.]—An inquest was held on the murdered girl, Schultz, this morn ing. The wound was one und a half inches long. The knife severed the cartiluge that jos the second rib to the sternum, penc- trating the pericardium and upper veins of the heart. The funeral service was held to- day and the bu; took place iu the cometery near the stute line. While the mob was taiking last night Sheriff Strunck took the prisoner from juil to a dark corner in the sub- urbs, where @ fast team was waiting, and rapidiy drove him to Steinover. Thire a Rock Island night train was flagged and the murderer taken to Heatrice und left with the sheriff there. The prisoner claims to know nothing of the affair now, nor did he on the roud to Beatrice, although on leaving the Juil he suid he wus glad o Next week he will be brought back for trial, Hoge. ‘he suits are Opposcd to Lower Rates. HastINGS, Neb., July 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|-—The exceutive commuit- fee of the Hustings board of trade have united in a written uddress to the state board of transportation requesting no reduction to be made in the railroad local distance taviff, assorting that the present rates ure fair and reasonable, and . claiming that lower state rates would be of no benellt to the farwer, but disastrous to the business interests of tlus section, putting u stop to railroad build- ing and retarding the development of o grout portion of the stute, e The First Train. Nesuaska Ciry, Neb,, July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The first tain crossed the mew Clicage, Burlington & Quincy bridge at 5 o'clock this evening. It consisted of an engine and three cars. A mumber of individusls were present and cerossed with the train, which was in charge of Engincor Crosby. Flou. J. Steriing Mor- ton and a number of other prominent per- 8ons also crossed. The bridge will be open for general trafic in a few weeks. The test is extively satisfuctory. s She Preferced Nelso Oartaxn, Neb., July 27.--|Special to Tuw Bex.}--Peter Larsor bogan tut 1 the dis- _ brivbcourt yesterday myuinst Peler Nelson for 810,000 damages for alienating his wife's affections. Larson and his wife came to this country from Denmark about eighteen months ago, and as they were very poor both decided to hire out. The wife went to Peter Nelson's to keep house for him, as Nelson's wife had recently died, and_the husband hired out to another farmer, Everthing ap- il a short time ago, "ehand thought he would pay his wife and child a visit, but when Le reached idence of Nelson his wife and_Nelsori i and his wife refused to longer live with tim, Will Test the Stocamb Law. NEnrask Crry, Neb, July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Major John C. Watson and Colonel F\. P. Ireland, as attor- neys for Charles Meyers, the man fined $100 under the Slocumb law, have made a motion to set aside the conviction, which was sus- tained. Meyer was fined for ng intoxi- cating liquors to his friends on Sunday. His attorneys are backed by a number of promi- nent Germons, and it is proposed to test the constitutionality of the law. McOarthy Failed to Nenraska Crry, Neb., July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The Brooks-Mo- Carthy prize fight, announced to take place to-day mear Nebraska City, did not oceur, much to the disappointment of a large number of sports and newspaper men. Tommy Brooks, the Council Bluffs light weight, with his friends, was promptly on hand, but MecCarthy f; 0 put in an ap- pearance. No explanation is given. Visitors From Elmwood. Nennaska City, Neb., July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—A special train on the Missouri Pacific of four coaches and baggzage car brought about three hundred ex- cursionists to Nebraska City from Blmwood, Neb., this raorning. Drowned in the Missouri. Neb., July 27.—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Bee.|—While swimming in the Missouri river with several other small /s about 2 o'clock this afternoon, Milton aged nine years, was drowned. ' Search was commenced at once for the body, but up to lte this evening it had not been found. poear. A Heavy Rain, BrowxviiLe, Neb., July 27.—[Special Tel- cgram to Tur Br heaviest rain Iknown in this section for years commenced about 4 o'clock this afterncon, doing dumage 0 erops and washing out several bridges, SUICIDED IN CHURCH, Eugene Zenzius Drinks Carbolic Acid During a Prayer Mecting, INpiaNaronis, July L7.—KEugene Zenzius, a a young married manof St. Paul, Minn,, who has been here for some weeks with his wife, attended prayer meeting services at Meridan street church last night, and upon entering was hunded a hymn book by one of the ushers and took part in the Suddenly leaving the room he ent room adjoining, and a_moment later the con- gregation was startled by his groans. Going into the room Zenzius was found dymg from the effe of carbolic acid, which he had drank from a bottle which lay by his side. He was in terrible agony, and died in a fow moments, He was comparatively unknown here, and it 18 supposed he committed suicide on account of failure to get work, e TO PREV T LYNCHING, The Pawnee City Murderer Taken to Beatrice for Safety. BeATrICE, Neb., July 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bre.|—Fremont Emmons, the man charged with the murder of Bertha Schultz st night at the Exchange hotel, Pawnee City, was brought to the Gage county jail at 4 o’clock this morning for safe keeping. He was brought by Sullivan and Levendorff, deputy sheriffs, and R. A. Hunt- ley, of Pawnce. He had deliberately stabbed the girl on account of having been rejected in marriage. She lived but twenty minutes. ‘The citizens grew so furi- ous over the matter that Emmons was hur- ried out of town to avoid being lynched. Since arriving here he seems to have for- gotten all about the tragedy. His examina- tion will be held to-morrow at Pawnee. He claims that he was engaged to the girl and says he bore no ill will against her, A POWDER Bi‘)MB. Chicago has Another Sensation on a Small Scale. Ciiicaco, July The people of Lake View, Chicago’s nearest northern suburb, were startled early this morning by a loud report in the neighborhood of No. 675 Lin- coln avenue, Upon investigation fragments of an exploded gas pipe bomb were discoy- ered on the sidewalk. It had been about cight inches long and two inches in diameter, and had evidently contained a no more pow- erful explosive material than powder, as the pipe itself had not been blown to pieces. The police are investigating the case. b i e The House of Commons, Loxboy, July 27.—The local government pill this morning passed a third reading in the commons and a first reading in the lords. In the commons Morley laid on the table un amendment to the Parnell commission bill to ensure precedence for an inguiry into and report upon the Parnell letters, O'Dounell's letter to the speaker, giving notice of nis intention to appeal from the de- cision in the Times case, protests that Web- ster's unproved allegations, being assumed as a basis for legislation, are an innovation n the pending appeal —— Glass Blowers' Scal Prrrsnvna, July At a conference of the gluss bottle blowers and manufacturers here yesterduy the wage scale for the ensu- ing r was amicably arranged and 5,000 workers in the west will resume operations ber 1. The scale slightly advances wages on when fires are sturted in the furnaces Septen- noveities, but otherwise is the same as last year, Signed. - The Elopers in California. Los Axceres, Cal, July 27.—A reporter who formerly occupicd a position on the staft of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, while stand- ing at the Santa Fe depot in this city Wednes- day, saw a man and woman on the north- bouud tram whom he identified as Editor Heury Moore and Mrs. Norton, the runaway couple from Topeka. s - To Form a Soap Trust. Prerspux, July 27.—A movement is on foot among the soap manufacturers of the United States to forn & soap trust. A meet- ing was held in New York recently and plans of orgunization discussed, but no defin- ite action was taken, — Mariborough Legally Married. New Yok, July 87.--A special dispatch from Londcn says: The duke and duchess of Marlborough have had the legality of their warviage established in Engiand. ——— e The Presidential Party. New Yorg, July 27.—The yacht Susque- hanna, with the president and party on board, was anchored off the Surf hotel, Fire Island, this morning. The weather was thick with fiue rain, S i Rusiness Failure, MoxTeraL, July 97.—James Guest, a Wholesale wine merchant of this city, as- signed yosterduy. Liubilitics, $200,000; ns- sols, Nt know, Ixpateiated. Breuxe, Ju —Merr Hartuma, a well known Herlin engineer, kas been expelled frem Switierland on suspicion of being conspirator. SEVEN LIVES ~ SACRIFICED. The Stevens County, Kansas, Fight Breaks Loose Again. THE WHOLE COUNTRY AT WAR, Two Fearful and Bloody Encounters Between Hugotown and Woods- dale Men —The Sheriff Oneofthe Victims, Bleeding Kansas Once More. LinERaL, Kan., July 27.—Shorty, a livery stable keeper at Hugotown, gives particulars regarding a terrible encounter between Huegotown and Woodsdale men in Stevens county, whereby no less than seven men lost their lives, Sam Robinson, city marshal of Hugotown, and M. Cook, of the same place, went to Dudley ranch, near Pony creek, yesterday, accompanied by their wives, to look up some -cattle which they were trying to buy ‘While taking dinner Deputy Sheriff Short, n Woodsdale man, accompanied by five other Woodsdale men, rode up to the party and asked Robinson to surrender, as he had a warrant for his arrest. Robinson said he would go a short distance from camp, leaving Cook and the ladies bohind, and then give his enemies a chance to take him. He did 0, and on reaching & convenient spot both parties opened fire, with the result that four Woodsdale men were killed, The other two fled to the strip and Robinson escaped without a seratch, Cook hastened to Hugotown and gave the alarm, und soon an armed squad went to their assistanc Meetin lot of Woods- dale men an encounter took place, in which three more persons were killed und a number wounded According to the informant the whole coun- ty is at war. John Cross, sheriff of Ste- vens county, was one of the men killed in the second fight. The names of the other men killed could not be learned. James Gerrard, depoty sheriff of Stevens county, gives the following account of the affs A wavrant had been constable and city marshal of Woodsdale, for the arrest of Sam Robinson. Robinson had gone to the neutral strip, and Short and two other went after him. Sheriff Cross, hear- ing that Short and his possc had been cor- ralled in the strip, started with four men to his relief, but could not find them, and started back up the trail and went into camp. While aleep the Hugotown party surprised and disarmed them and made them stand up in line and shot them, killing four and wounding one. The four supposed to be killed are Sheriff Cross, R. Hubbard, C. W, Eaton and R. Wilcox. H. Long was wounded. "The latest report is that seven men have been killed. So far the reports are very con- tradictory, but no doubt the Stevens _county people are in a terrible state of excitement and more shooting is expected. rsned to E. Short, Another Account, Garpex Crry, Kas,, July —Two young men, Jack Timberlake and Jesse J. Dunn, ar- rived to-day from the seat of war in Stearns county. Both of them were eye witnesses of the running fight between the sheriff and his purty from Woodsdale and the Hugotown wen. This fight occurred early on Wednesday — morning, and at™ 10 o'clock that morning the Hugotown party were on their way home. Cross and seven men went into the strip Tucsday night and were to return Wednesday night, but were not seen, and are supposed to have gone through Voorhees in the night. Th young men put no confidence in the stories of the killing and laugh at ihe idea of men go- ing to sleep when on such an errand and be- ing surprised on the open prairie on a clear, moonlight mght. THE IMMIGRA TION QUESTION. Result of Yesterday's Investigation By the Congressional Committee, New Youg, July 27.—The congressional committee on immigration matters met again to-day. Roberto Marzo, manager of the Italian Immigration society, resumed the stand. He furnished a list of sub-contractors who were known to ply their trade among the poor Italian emigrants. These people, he said, exacted commissions from employe and employer. In some cases he had known emigrants to pay commissions to six or seven persons and then not secure work. He spoke of the business of bringing Italian laborers to this country under contract, and cited several cases. He said that last May Angelo Leo im- ported twelve laborers. He found them in Castle Garden and there learned of thel condition. Leo secured the men in Italy and purposed sending them to one Ungaro, at St. Paul, Minn. In thedeal it was shown that each of them, by contract, had to pay $65 to Ungaro for tue loan of #21. The witness went on to say that laborers in Italy are very poorly paid, except in harvest time, when they receive £1 a day. After recess the committee called Angelo Antonio de Derro, an emigrant from Italy, who arrived here April 27 last. In Italy he was certain of steady work from eight to ten months each year. He was never without something to eat and a place to sleep. Asa reward for his lubors over there he received 10 cents a day and his board. He heard that & man was making up a party to come to this country and he joined the expedition. 'l man had an _employment agency in the wit- ness' native village, This man said that there was work for them in America at 3! a day and he was understood to give them work as soon as they arrived, or to give them food wuntil they tound work, But for this man's p ions he would not have thought of coming here. He did not have to pay anything for his passage, He had no mone; All that he had to do was to outof the first money he earned. e LWy y-five of then in the party with which he left. The ag came here with them and found them work in Albany. The witness worked twenty-two days and received $27.50, of which he paid the agent all but §3, and still owes him $35.50 on account of the passage money. The witness said that he could live on 40 cents a day—two meals a day at 15 cents each ana 10 cents for lodging. At present he is living on credit, having put up his clothes as security, He was very anxious to go back to Naples, He said he would rather beg than work for 15 cents a day. — - KILLED BOTH BROTHERS, A Double Murder Committed by a Wealthy Wyoming Rancher. SPoKANE FarLs, W. T., July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. ]—E. Bley shot and killed the two Moritz brothers, at Kanlatus, about eighteen miles from Palouse Junction, yesterday. The quurrel started over a stal- lion belonging to Moritz Bros, which Bley had corraled. He demanded damages from the Moritz Bros., for allowing the horse to run at la They refused to pay it and exchanged some words. Bley went to his house to get hissix shooter and returned on his horse and shot one of the brothers in the neck. He fell into the arms of his wife who was standing by. The other brother started to run around the corral when Bley followed him and shot him four time: The first one shot died inside of four hours after. Both were buried at Colfax. Both parties were worth §50,000. Bley is under arrest to-day. T S Flames Destroy a Theatre. ST. Louis, July 27.—The summer theatre a4 Schuaider's gurden, a very popular place of resort iu the southern partof the city, was burned late Thursday night. * The fire broke out about an hour after the performance closed, und the entire’ establishment was de- stroyed, including the personal wardrobes effects of the singers. . The company was composed of people from nearly all the sum- l:.ur opera troupes, and the loss falls heavily CONGRATULATING HARRISON. Large Delegations Visit the General at His Home. INDIANAPOLIS, July 27, —A thousand Hoo- siers, principally from the northern portion of the state, paid their respects to General Harrison to-day, In the course of his re- marks, General Harrigon referred to the legislative apportionment and appiicasion of Washington and Dakota territories for staie- hood. He said: “The apportionment of our state for legislative and congressional pur- poses is known to beunfair. 1t was intended to discriminate against republicans, I hope now that the time has arrived when the sense of justice which possesses our people will teach the men of all parties that party suc- coss is not to ve promoted at the ex- pense of injustice to any of our citizens, When the republicans shall secure the power of making the apportionment, 1 believe that the experiment of seeking party advantage by public injustice will not be re- peated. There are other questions affecting the suffrage. There are in the northwest several territories organized under the pub- lic law, with defined boundaries, filled up with brave, enterprising and intelligent young men from all states. Several of these territories have been for years possessed of the population, wealth and all the requisites for adnnssion as states. In South Dakota there are nearly hulf a million people. For years they have been knocking for admission to the sisterhood of stutes. The territory has more people, more miles of railway, more postoffices, more churches, more banks aud more wealth than any terri- tory ever possessed winen admitted “to the union. Our people are ealled upon to take part in the presidential election, and the in- telligent and patriotic people of Dakota are deprived of any participation. They are de- prived of their appropriate influence in the electoral college only because the prevailing sentiment in the territory is republican, 1f we appropriately express sympathy with the cause of Irish home rule, shull we also de- mand home rule for Washington and Dakota? The day when men can be disfranchised or shorn of their political power for opinion's sake must have an end in this country.” The general then stepped from the plat- form and shook hands with the crowd. - TOUCHING THEIR POCKETS. Why Farmers Are Interested in the Present Tariff Issue smiNeToyN, July 27.—(Special to Tue —A republican member of the house from one of the western states was discuss- ing, to-day, the interest farmers would take in the approaching campaign, when he { “Heretofore the farmers have, to a great extent, looked upon the question of a higher or lower tariff us an interest solely affecting manufacturers, 1 presume that was largely due to the fact that the republicans in muk- ing their revisions of the tariff have retained or increased the duties on agricultural pro- duets, and confined themselves to a reduction of manufactured articles. The Mills bill di- rectly attacks more of the farming interests than all the turiff bills heretofore proposed in congress.” “Youare right,” interposed a republican member from Indiana. “We expect,” he continued, *“to see the farmers in the Hoosier state show more activity in the approaching campaign, on account of the onslaught made on the farming interests by the Mills’ tariff bill, than any other class. Let me take just one item in the Mills’.bill to illustrate what I mean. Thebill takes the entire duty off flax- seed, amounting to 20 &ents a bushel, d it puts on the free list, jules~Tirerewren - diana now about thirty %or forty tow mills which manufacture flax straw into tow, and they ship it to bagging factories to be manufactured into bagging mater- ial and baling stuff for cotton, hides, ete., and in the manufacture of floor matting, rope, twine and the like. With flax seed free, it means a direct reduction of the price farmers receive for their flax seed, amounting to 20 cents abushel, and jute free, which comes into direct competition with flax straw, there will absolutely be no in- ducement whatever for farmers to raise flax seed. Flax straw is worth almost as much as flax seed, **At Mun ed one of the largest bagging factories, probably, in the world, and surely the largest in the United States. It cmploys several hunared men, women and girls, and makes hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bagging every year. It not only buys up all the flax straw it can secure throughout thut section of the state but in the adjoining states, and it buys tow from the two or three tow mills located in that region. For many years it has imported train after train load of jute, and has paid the duty now imposed upon it. The jute was bought largely be- cause there was not enough flax straw to be procured to keep the factory at work. Of course if this jute can come in free it will be cheaper than flux straw, and there will be no inducement to buy the home article. Throughout the state there ure a large num- ber of tiaxseed oil mills, and they have been run_ largely for years on imported flax- seed, of which there were millions of bushels imported during the last fiscal year. Now if we have free flax-sced and free’ jute these mills are going to run on the imported article alone, because it can be bought cheaper and can be procured in quantities desired and at the time they are wanted. Nearly every farmer in the state raises more or less of flax. I mention this industry as an example of the wany items in the Mills bill which will come directly home to the farm- ers in Indiana; and what is true with the farmers of that state is true to a large extent with those of other states.” ““I'he flax and flax seed industry,’” said the northwestern member, *‘is of more interest to farmers in the northwest than in Indian; Flax is an immense industry in the prairie states. Delegate Gifford of Dakota tells me free flax seed and free jute means a loss every year to the farmers of his territory of over a million dollar: Flax is grown throughout the northwest not only as a money making product, but to tame the soil. It takes the rauk qualities out of new ground, but the farmers will stop raising it as soon as they cease to make a vrofit on it. But the idea of making a lot of other things free— heans, poultry and articles of this kind—will touch the farmer as closely as will free flux- sced, We are going 10 organize tariff clubs among the farmers, and expect them to show their strength in this campaign. Free wool alone is enough o arouse every farmer in the country, because it means the disappearance of the flocks ‘wherever there are no home markets for the lamb and mutton, and the market for sheep meat has been so flat for years, even with the present duty on fresh meats, that there is no profit in rmsing sheep for' their flesh, except in some unusual instances in the neighborhood of large cities where high prices are obtained for the very earliest ambs,” —_—— Indfans Drink Fighting Whisky. BRAINARD, Minn., July 27.—Two Indians came here yesterday, and, procuring whisky, started to return, when they met a half- oreed teamster and set upon him with knives and bludgeons, nearly killing him. Other Indians interfered and a bloodfi fight ensued. The sheriff has gone out to make arrests. s sch Lo A Railroad Clerk Defaulter. Crry oF MExico, July 27.—H. O. McElroy, chief clerk of the freight department of the Mexican Central railroad, was arrested at Vera Cruz, Wednesday nignt, charged with being o defaulter. The amount is not known. ————— Sentence Commuted, New Youk, July 27.—A dispatch from Governor Hill commuting the sentence of Chiura Ciguarale, tbr Italian woman who killed bor husband, t imprisonment for life, was received by the woman's counsel to day. e Another RRoyal Heir, Berviy, July 27, —The empress was safely delivered of 3 son at 1:30 this morning at the royal palace at Potsdum, , A COLORED HERO'S CLAIM. Its Allowance Objected to By a Southern Member. THE REBEL TRANSPORT PLANTER. A Bill to Rewara i Negro Pilot | Who ved Capture thé Prize —The Democrats Figurlng on Free Whisky. A War Relic. WasmINGTON BUREAU Tiie OManA Bee, 513 FoUnTEENTH STREET, Wasiixaroy, D. C., July 27, Some of the democrats from the south gave another exhibition to-day of the peculiar love which exists for the negro in that section. For years there has been pending a claim of Robert Smalls, of South Carolina, for prize money. Smalls was a pilot at oneof the southern harbors at the outbreak of the war, and renderad valaaple service to the Unitea States in capturing the confederate trans- port Planter with a large quantity of stores and munitions of war in_Charleston harbor during the hostilities, Smalls, at great per- sonal risk, ran the gauntlet and successfully pilotted the captured vessel to the union fleet. For this service he and the crew re- ceived $4,500. If he had been a white man he would probably have been paid then and there the appraised value of the vessel for distribution to his crew. He asked con- gress to pay him for the vessel and his claim has been pending for many years, There was a small attendance in tho house to-day, and Mr. Caunon calied up for passage the bill to appoint a board of navy ofticers to ascertain the value of the prize and suthorizing the secreta 3 treasury to pay to Smalls one-third of the amount thus ascertained and the remaining two-thirds to the crew or their heirs-at-law, Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, objected, and the bill went over. Mr. Cannon gives notice that he will call for the regular order, and that hereafter none of the private bills for southern claims shall be taken up out of their turn until the Smalls bill is disposed of. Re- publicans generally will stand by this. Mr. Smalls was undoubtedly elected to tho Fif- tieth congress, but was defrauded out of his seat, and although the hearing in his case was finished in committee wecks ago, there has as yet been no report upon it DEMOCKAT NG ON FREE WHISKY. To-day’s investigations by the house com- mittee on manufactures iuto the whisky trust brought out the fact that the inquiry is being directed by the democrats in the hous ha view to ascertaining what effect the abolition of the whisky tax will have upon the manufacturé and ‘sale of the article, Categorical and hypothetical questions, care- fully prepared in advance by experts, were propounded to the witnesses” with a view to procuring information to not only be used in egislation by the party in congress but in the approaching campaign. The witnesses were all well known and influential distillers of fine Kentucky whiskies and could only answer from the standpoint of their brand of goods. They said that the abolition of the whisky tax would make no material difference with the manufacture and sale of the ordinary grades of whisky, but that it would redu » price of the higher grades, such as are distilled in_Kentucky, the pric on which are now based upon the govern- ment tax. A lot of distillers located north of the Ohio river are to be summoned to appear before the committee to testify in relation to the existence of a trust. Amoug those to be subpenaed is Peter fier, of Omaha, who, it was stated to-day, is a trustee in the trust and one of the most active workers. BISHOP NEWM, Bishop Newman and wife left for the east yesterday. After a month in New England and the mountains of New York and New Hampshire they will go to Omah Prrny S — Nebraska and Iowa Pensions. WasmHIN 370N, July 26. —[Special Telegram 0 TiE BEE.) —Pensions granted Nebraskans : Original invalid—(Special act) B. B. Ting- ley, Red Cloud: Walter J. Fish, Pawnee City; Jeremiah Long, Madison; Jacob Bee- hole, Columbus. Reissue—James A. Gar- ton, Wilbur, Original widows, etc.—Richard M., father of Charles A. Hunt, Hampton. Widow arrears — Harrict H., widow of Thomas F. McClintock, Kearney; Elizabeth B., widow of James L! Mitcheli, Nebraska City; Bmily, widow of I. A, Angell, Omaha; Jerusha A, widow of Alvin Hyatt, Weste: Pensions for lowans: Original inv John O'Brien, Newark; David F. Swick, Creston; Jacob Kofford, Oxford. Increase— Daniel Bates, Coon Rapids: Michael E. Jack- son, Ottumwa; P. Swisher, Kco- kuk. Reissue — John . Lafayre, Thayer; Duvid Haunnah, Oak Springs; Sidney Stickels, Gresham. Widows arrears—Susan, widow of Marion Horton, Conesvyille; Anne, widow of Williun D. Murray, Keokuk; Vinzonzia, widow of George Volmutt, Marion; Mary J.. widow of William M. Baker, What Cheer; Virginia A., widow of Gieorge V. Allen, Lenox: Har- riet M., widow of Prentis M. 'lomlinson, Reinback; Ludia M., widow of Samuel D. Lamb, Cedar Falls; Mary, widow of Luke Stallard, Des Moines; Maria, widow of Rob- ert Modfont, Fort Dodge; Barbara, widow of William T. Bolton,' Marion; Joanna A., widow of Michael Harvey, Des Moines; Maggie B, widow of Epenezer W. Brady, Mount Pleasant; Laura E., widow of Joseph L. Holt, Des Moines; Anua, widow of "Hartman Angota, Daven- port;’ Nannie J., widow of Chavrles H, Reader, Woodland; Margaret, widow of Thomas Frazier, Union; Susan, widow of Jacob Wakefield, Fayetto; Amanda, widow of John Merritt, Primrose; Minervi of John S, Welman, Ottumwa; Lo widow of Steven Van Fleet, Susan, widow of Simeon V. Eatch, Corydon. Nebraska and lowa Penslons, WasHL July 27.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber. |—Pensions granted Nebraskans : Widows arrears—Eliza C., widow of Fred- erick I, Larkins, Lincoln, Pensious granted Iowans: Original in- valid—John T. Alexauder, Rock Rapid James Ogden, Beaver. Increase--jalios Moreheaa, Perry; Carlisle Canterbury, New London; ' Nathan Bissinger, Wapello; Christian Bauman, Manson; Joseph Lair, Ottumwa. Reissue—John McDonald, Straw- berry Point; Jessie Ankrom, Awency. Original widows, ete—Nancy L., widow of John W. Stone, Charito Army Oraer Wasmxorox, July 27.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—Major A. R. Chaffee, Ninth cavalry, isordered to duty in the De partment of the Platte. Second Lieutenant F. V. King, Eighth in- faatry, is granted two months’ leave. ‘aptain F. W, Thibaul, Sixth infautry, is granted one month's leav FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Senate. ‘WasniNaron, July 27.—In the senate Mr, Cullom’s resolutions as to the Canadian Pa- cific railway went over until Monday next without action, Mr. Sherman gave notice that as soon as the sundry civil appropriation bill could be disposed of he would insist upon getting the fisheries treaty out of the way. The senate then proceeded to the consideration of the fisheries treaty in open executive session, and was addressed by Mr. Saulsbury in favor of its ratification. He declared that the president could have made no settlement of the question that would have met the approval of a majority of the republican senators. They would have agreed to no settlement that would have deprived them of an opportunity of ap- pealing 1o the prejudices of & class of voters HeaTi, against 'England. It was voted that they wanted no settlement of the controversy. To what base uses had the senate come at last—abdicating its high functions as a treaty-making power and debasing and de- grading its executive power to a political machine! He defended the sccretary of state against the assaults made upon him by the republican senators, and declared that no man who has occupied that position has labored re honestly than he to protect the interests and maintain the honor of the country in _its relations with foreign countries, and that but few of his predeces- sors had manifested an equal fideiity and ability in th scharge of their duties, It might be that Mr. Bayaid's success in secur- inz an honorable adjustment of the long standing controversy, which his revublican predecessors had been unable to secure, had inspired such assaults upon his character and upon the treaty which he had negotiated. At the close of Mr, Saulsbury's speech, the fisheries treaty went over without and the senate proceeded to the oo tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill. An amendment to strike out the item of the bureau of engraving and printing, with a proviso that thero shall not be any increase in the number of steam-plate printing mach ines in that bureau, was rejected, and the proviso retained. Awmong the other amendments reported and eed to were the followin, Increas- ing the avpropriation for repairs of light houses, ete., from 300,000 to & creasing the appropriation for light house keepers from £555,000 to increasing the appropriation for lighting c rivers, from £235,000 to $250,00; inserting an item of £50,000 for the expenses of enforcing the alien contract labor laws: inserting an item of 850,000 for the expenses of collect- ing the revenue from customs for 1850 in ad- dition to the permanent appropriatio serting an item of £10,000 for a survey and re-location of the boundary line between the United States and Mexico west of the Rio Grande, Adjourned. House, Wasnixaroy, July 27.—In the house to- day Mr. Townsend of Illinois, from the com- mittee on military affairs, reported back the army aporopriation bill with the senate amendments, and it was referred to the com- mittce of the whole. The house then went into committee of the whole on the private calondar. The committee remamed in session afternoon cousid claim bills, which we by the Louse. O motion of Mr. Hovey of Tndiana, a bill was passed for the erection of a marine hos- pital at Evansville, Ind., at an ultimate cost of $100,000. The liouse then, at 5 o'clock, took a recess. evening session the house passed thirty-six private pension bills, and at 1 adjourned. Randall Gr Wasnie passed ) .—Mr. Randall con- tinues to improve rapidly in heuth. A~ cording to present arrangements he will leave for his home to-morrow morning. THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS, An Unsuccessful Attempt to Secure the Release ot Sevie. Cineaco, July 2i-—Four well-to-do Bo hemians appeared before Justice Lyon to-duy and offered bail for Rudolph Sevic, the gun- smith and dynamiter, who had been held in $7,000. Justice Lyon accepted them as sure- ties. The four men then went to the clerk of the criminal court and asked for Sevic's release. A reference to the court records showed that since the frst indictment against the anarchist guumaker had been re- turned, il WHICh the bafl had been fixed at £7,000,' the grand jury had re- turned four . other indictments against him and s fellow conspirators. In these indictments bail was fixed by Judge Hawes at $7,000 ou one and £1,000 on'each of the others, 8o that the amount of bail now required for each of the prisoners is $15,000. The would-be bondsmen had scheduled proverty valued at nearly £30,000, but Clerk Gilbert declined to uccept them on so large a bond, and Sevic remained in jail. One of the indictments against the men is for manu- facturing, procuring, buying, makmg and selling dynamite: one for making dynamite with intent to take the life of Judge’ Joseph E. Gary; one for the same with intent to take the life of Judge Grinnell; another the same with intent to take the li Bonfield, inspector of police; one, including the names of all four, and mentioning ‘‘the lives of certain persous to the jurors un- known.” e THE BIG TIMBER RAF Lumber Carriers on the Atlantic Pro- ‘test Against the Scheme. Otrawa, Ont., July ~The maritime provinces vessel owners are trying to induce the government to prevent the departure for New York of the big Joggins timber vaft as dangerous to mavigation. The protests mostly come from owners of small craft en gaged in freighting timber to the states, and whose trade may be rumed if this venture proves successful. The government declines to take action, saying that they have no l»o\vcr to interfere. The winister of marme hus promised, however, to look into the mat- ter ul'inf recess, and if the public interests demand it he will introduce some measure next session giving him power to take any action that muy be necessary for the protec- tion of life und property. Sl HORDES OF CHINAMEN, Swooping Down on the Uaited States From British Ameri ErLexsrre, W. , July 27, ews has reached here of a continued flow of China- men into the United States across the border from British Columbia. The steamers of the Canadian Pacific between China and Van- couver bring hundreds of Mongolians eve two weeks. ‘They work their way down the Okatogun viver ‘and then down Colum- bia river through u number of pl wines that are monopolized by the Chinese, and evenlually tind their way to a settlement of whites, 3 i Manitoba Workmen Strike, SAUK ( e, Miun., Jduly 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber, nitoba sur- fzeing erew here to-day struck for higher wages this morning. ‘They were receiving $1.50 per day and demanded $1.75 The strikers here number about two hundred, and it is reported that many of the crews between here and Minneapolis have also struck, The erew of Dolquist, near West Union, eight miles nortlwest of here, num- bering about seventy-five men, also struck It is thought that the strike is causca by the fact that harvest is approaching, and the men believe that this will force the company to come to their demands, Later inquiries de- velop the fuct that the company will not ac- cede to the demauds of the strikers for a raise of wages, - Jesse Pomeroy's Plea. BosTox, July 27.—Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer now confined in state prison, re- cently unessthed a statute which provided that no prisoncr siictld be sentenced to soli- tary confinement for a pe twenty days. He sent his app! lease to the board of prison commissioners, who referred the matter to the attorney gen- eral. In his reply the uttorney general says thet Pomeroy’s original sentence was death and the governor had made a legitimate use of his power in commuting it to the lesser penalty —solitary imprisoument for lifo, here was no rustriction upon the governor when acting in the matter of pardons, e Colored Ravisher Lynch d. DaxviLie, Va., July 2. -In Halifax county, near Meatesvilie, yesterday, Brice Younger, colored, committed an assault on Mrs. Robert Dodge. He wis arvested and sent to Jail at Halitux Court House. Last wight & party of men took Younger wnd henged him to & tree, - 10WA'S SCHEDULE OF RATES. Examination of Commissioners Re- sumed by Railroad Attorneys. NOTHING MATERIAL ELICITED, lattering Crop Reports Received From All Portions of the Stato —Western Normal College Comm ment. The Railroad Investigation. Des Moixes, I, July ¢ "be examina- tion of the railroad commissioners was re- sumed to-day., Commissioner Smith was cross-examined by Judge Vourse, and the examination-in umed. Nothing material was eli N he commissioner did not know of any change being made in ecither the schedule or classification after its adoption. In answering the counsel for the company, the witness said that he thought the schedule of rates adopted would allow the Rock Island a great profit on its lines in Towa after paying operating expenses. Counsel tried to get witness' opinion as to the effect of the rates on the other lines. He said that Mr, Polk, representing the Des Moines & Northwestern company, said that no rate it could get would be paying, and he believed that there were other roads that were 5o situated that they could not be profit- ably operated with any rates they could get. In fixing the rates for lowa, Commissioner Smith said that it did not_seem to him that the reasonableness of such rates, when applied to other states, should fdered. Auswering a question as the board had had any consuitation with the commissioners of other states, he suid that Commissioner Campbell had at the request of the other members, vis- ited the ofiicers of the Illinois state board for the purpose of obtaining such information as hie might be able to get, but ke got very lit- tle. He bought a few copies of the Illinois classification. He did not recollect that Mr. Campbell reported that the 1llinois commis- ad said that the proposed lowa rates t recollect of any correspondenee of this board with the com- missioners of hinnesota on the subject of fixing rates; but, if there was, he would di- rect the secretary to produce it, He hid not re any corvespondence with the com- 1 of Missouri, or those of Nebraskas had scen it stated that the commissioners of some of the other states were talking ut adopting the new lowa schedule, 1ed as to the gross ruings of the Rock Island road and of the former over the operati es, interest and dividends. iy important poiut brought out in the examination was in a question to Com- Smith whether or not the rates the commission might bankrupt some Iromds. He was asked if the com- missioners had ever considered that phase of the subje He said they had not discussed the future, When asked if he did not think its effect on such a road as the Burlington, ‘edar Rapids & Northern would beto drive it into bankruptey, he avoided a direct reply, though admitting that it might, and samid that some roads would probably have to go under, being so situated that they could d the competition. He did not think s the business of the commission to fix rates to keep such roads alive. s Western Normal Commencement. Sne poan, Ia, July 27.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—The commencement exercises of the Western Normal college, located at this place, have been in progress during the past four days. The baccaluurcate address was delivered on Sunday eveuing by Prof. O, H. Longwell, principal of the college, On Tues- day evening occurred the fourth annual commencement exercises of the musical con- sovvatory. ‘The graduating exercises of the first, second and third divisions of the nor- mal class occurred respectively on Wednes- day afternoon and ovening and Thursday afternoon, The exercises of the scientific de- partment were held on Thursday evening. This closed the work of the year. There were four graduates from the musical de- partment, about thirty from the normal de- partment and ten from the scientific depart- ment. The college is in o most prospe condition, more thau one thousand students. having been enrolled during the past year. New buildings are soon to be erected, as the old ones are inadequate to the increasing at- tendance. The Crop Prospects. Masox City, Ta., July 27—[Special Telegram Never in the history of Cerro Gordo county did the prospects for an abund- ant harvest look better than now, and simi- lar flatiering reports reach here from all along the northern section of the state, from Lyou to Allaeakee. Of smaull grain a large per cent of the land is covered with waving fields of oats just assuming u yellow tinge, indicating that harvest time is nigh. It has been estimated that the average yield of this coreal will not be less than forty-five bush- els to the In some localities the yellow rust has badly damaged the straw but has aterially affected the grain. Potatoes iciding in abundance. Corn is growing pidly and has already commenced earing, The weather continues favorable and farm- ers are storeing away thousands of tons of hay. — Too Much of a Circ Dusvque, la., July 27.—[Special Telegram toTue is afternoon, while Barnum & Bailey's circus was exhibiting in this city, a young man named Sawyer, from Earlville, presented a ticket for adwission, Instead of being admitted to the show a whistle was sounded by a compuny detective who was standing near by, A policeman was sum- moned and the young man was hustled off to the city juil. His offense was in presenting 1o the show a ticket which had been bought two or three years ago, but had never been used. The detective was asked: “What charge do you bring against the young man ¢ “None at all,” was the ansy The ar- . purty, However, proposes to make it for the circus compuny. He paid 50 for the ticket two years ago and had vor uscd it, but on presenting it to-day he was arvested and thrown into prison. He in- tends to sue for dumages. —e———— A MURDERER LYNCHED, L. 8. Elmer, of Wahpeton, Dak., Hanged by a Mob, Wanreroy, Dak., July 27.~The body of L. . Elmer, who so cruelly murdered pretty Mary Korbel, hungs susponded from a bridge over Bois de Sioux river. A mob of masked men, about one hundred strong, overpowered Sheriff Miller and his deputy and broke through the cages, after which they took Elmer out. The mob was well organized and headed by resolute men of Wahpeton and Breckenridge. ‘The shenff offered all the physical resistence his 200 pouuds ufforded, but did not nuun.fil 0 shoot or fight because the mob were all Lis fricnds and he said that the life of & murderer was not worth the life of a friend. After the hanging, the mob v dispersed and the hundreds of mem wituessed the hanging went home satistied. Ehner said 2@ did notknow why he killed the girl aud was sorry g did 3. Whon asked if he wisted to pray, he said “No.” S B An ne Superintendent. Jensky Ciry, July 26.—Charles 3. Smith, assistant supcrintendent of the Adums exe press company n this city, died in the Huds son county insane asylum yesterday, His mind became deranged from worriment over the loss of a package contalning $40,000 in transit from New York and not received b, him. This occurred ® year ago. He af tempted his life tivice in” consequence of ks