Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY SN e HE MAY FOLLOW BILL COLE. Another Man Shot Down by a Cowboy Rufflan, A NUCKOLLS COUNTY TRAGEDY. Texas Bill Fatally Wounds a Stranger For Refusing H a Drink of Whisky- Determined Farm- crs In Pursuit, Another Cowardly Assassination. Svrrmion, Neb., August 21.—[Special Tel- egram to Tur By ~The indications are that Texas Bill will soon join Bill Cole across the great divide, There was another cowardly assassination in Nuckolls county this morning of which he was the author, and a posse of determined farmers are after him, The me: ils of the erime which have reached heve are to the effect that at an carly hour this morning Texas Bill went to the tent of a man who was camped near the grade of the Sauta Fe road about nine miles southeast of here and woke him up. The man came to the door and asked what was wanted.”! 1 want some whis) hand on his revolver, * quick.” The stranger replied Bill insisted thal he and expressed the determination of s ing the tent. The stranger told him 10 keep out and turned to #£0 back into the tent when Texas drew his revolver and tired. The ball struck the man in the small of the back, passed clear through his body and came out at the groin, There is no hope of recovery. A posse of farmers are ufter the assassin, He is very unpopular, —— York County Politics, McCoor Juserios, Neb., August 21 |Special to Tie Bee.|—York county politics have guicted down since the republican county convention, The candidates nomi- nated give such unanimous satisfaction that it 18 now supposed that there witl be no oppo- sition to the ticket, K. Gilbert and C. W, Hays are the candidates for representatives to the legislature. Mr. H is a farmer, consequently his interests are identical with the agricultural masses of Nebrask; Heis not a silver-tonzued orator, but was nomi nated on his anti-monopoly principles, is a man of good sound judgment and cannot be mfluenced by demagogues and railvoad cap ners. Hon. Charles R. K candidate for senato solid for Manderson. and also for submission The only dissatisfaction now existing in the politics of this count slegation 1o the state convention. the laboring classes of this county most unanimous for N. | for land commissione ol Hon. William Lee instructions to the delegates, it was known at the time of the convention that there were several on the delegation who were in favor of Leese for first choice, but since then the delegation has been worked up in the inter- esfs of Scott, by Scott’s friends securing proxies from those were known to be favorable to Lunde nd Leese. The un derhanded way in which this delegation has beon worked up in the interest of Scott is giving the greatest of dissatisfaction. The people of this county do not want to tr, new man or a railroad wol for attorney gen- eral of Nebraska, at this time, but want the mau who has proven himsclf to be the true fricnd of the people. —— The Democratic Fight in Otoe, NEnraskA Civy, Neb., August 21.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The democratic fight over the action of the congressional com- mittee in locating the convention at Nebraska City becomes decidedly interesting, and local democrats denounce the action of Chairman Coggeshall in no uncertain terms, A gentleman prominent in state politics de- clares it an attempt to gain_ cheap notoriety on the chairman’s part, and the idea that J. Storling Morton had any influence in the convention’s decision is simply absurd. Mr. Morton has alw; been friendly towards MeShane, and worked for his clection two yeurs ago, and to say that Morton is his el cmy s ridiculously false, The assc wlso made by an Omaba democrat t ton and his followers have been hand in glove with Van Wyck, and that the scheme was =~ to use local influence in the democrat veution to nominate a South Platte ma That assertion is about as ridiculousl, ish as could be made, especially when it is knowu that Van Wyek's most bitter political eucwy in Otoe county—or in the entire dis trict for that matter—is J. Sterling Morton, The democracy of Otoe county is solid for Meshnue, and any attempt now to chunge the place of holding the congressional con vention will only result in causing an irre- parable breach in the First district. “said Bill, 1 and 1 want it s his pretty that he d mnone, kley is the worthy The delegation is are al- Lundeen, of York, and the renomination While there wi no al The Corporations Rusy. LaixcoLy, Neb., August 21— [Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.)—Congressman George W. EE Dorsoy arrived w-night over the Llk- born and is taking up what is left of the Beiiton boon for state auditor, and with the letp of the insurance companies and corpor- ations doing business in the state they hope 10 securo him the nomination, but the hope is considered a forlorn one. Howcever, lis fo!- 1owing appears confident, and assert that they have the key to the situation, The nool beti the insurance companies and rail- rowds I8 certain, The former is to have und the latter Yost or Einsel for te treasurer. The corridor of the Capital s w seething mass of humanty to- 10:50 o'clock, and the del s and wre getling in their work, The rail- rous wiad insurance companies are beuding evory onerpy o down Attorne General Lecsc, bushis friends are confident that he will stand the storm. Bonton's share in this treaclerous deal to thwart the will of the people of the state is apparent. ot Holt County's Delegation. "N uint, Neb, August 21.—[Special to Pur Bre)—The special car carrying the Holt county delegation to the state conven- tion "Neill this morning. ‘T’ rowas decoratod with flags and buuting and on cach sido was a large banner on which was painted the following words: **Holt County Delegation. For State Treasurer, J. 8. Bartley The Brown county delogation and baud occupied the car with the Holt county peopls aking in all not less than one hundredl representative mea from the two countios, Tho enterprise of Holt eounty's people is very comwmendable aind even showld they not succeed in nominating their man they will feel amply repaid for the big advertisement it will e our county. As it now is, however, Mr. Bartley clearly leads the van in the North Platte country and his friends are confident of ulti- mato suceess. D, L. Darr, cashier of the Holt county bank, had charge of the ar- rangements, lobby ——— Dawoes Conunty Democra Cuaupox, Neb., August 21— [Special Tel- egram to Tur Bme.)~The Dawes county democrutic couvention was held at this place today. Tue following candidates were nom- inated: For ceunty attorney, Judge E. S. Rigker, of Chadrou: for county commis- sioner, Julius Lane, of Crawford. The fol- lowing delegates were chosen for the state couvention: General M. Montgomery, W. Wilson und A. A, Cox from Chadros; V. G. Cooper from Whitney and C. E. Short of Crawford. For the senatorial convention at Rushville: Warren L. Cassady, Charles W. Allen and D. W. Powers, of Crawford. For the congressional convention at Chadron: M. D. Carlton, W. H. Carter and C, H. Elliott, of Chadron: M. D. Canfield, of Whitney and P. W. McCauley, of Crawford. Kepub ican County Convention. Syn Neb., August 21.— [Special Tel egram to Tue B he republican county convention met here to-day, selected dele gates to the state and congressional conven- tions and adjourned until October 4. The delegates to'the state convention were in- structed to support Paul Schminke for state treasurer. W, J. Connell addressed the con- vention at length. The delegates to the state conventionarc: C. H. Van Wyck, F. L. Ran- A. H. Bartling. N. Overton, J. O. B, Farley, H. Hucking, F. E. Mcln- illiam Dunn, Paul Schminke, O. rue, B. C. Withall; congressional—W. L. Wilson, Dr. Laber, J. C. Watson, A. Heller, L. Dunn, C. W. Hoge, ( Donaldson, G. W. McKee, H, Wendell, ge Quible, B, J. Stedman, O. M. Young. Neb., August 21— : republicans of I held their county convertion to elect four delegates to the state convention, which resulted in sending H. S, Beck and J. P. Bu and L., L. Benson and L. Stone, of F They were in- structed for On state treasn be for McClary, of Norfolk, tor first choice and A, wham, of Wisner, for second choice. No action was taken on the question of submis sion, precinet in the county voting on it, Dry Creek, which cast thirteen for and tefh against. A majority of the delegates are believed to be against submission. r \he Summer Camp. Neb.,, August 21, —|Special Telegram to T Bk, | -Six companies of the Eighth inf; v under command of Gen eral Mautz left Fort Niobrara this morning on their march to their summer encampment on Little Bordeaux creek, six miles east of Chadron, where they will be joined bY the troops from Fort Robinson under General R. A. Hateh. Two companies of the Ninth avalry und: the command of Captain oney, will leave the post in the morning t0 join the infantry on their march to their rendesvous of four weeks, The day has been y warm and the fi day’s march nonly nine miles, Two men, & ser- ant and a private, were overcome by heat and were returned to the post hospital. One of the men was in a critical ition. The n extremely much of the road, a distanc wiles, is through heavy sand. Toe Eighth infantry band will not leave until the day previous to the troop’s reaching camp, when they will 20 by rail and join them, lto Tue > county Started ¥ Prohibition Conventions. OAxkLAND, Neb., August 21.—[Special Tele- am to Tue Bee.]—The county pro- hibitionists nominated Rev. Heywood, of Lyons, for senator; Robert Housen, of Ouk- tand, for representative, and A. W. Hebron, of Ci for clerk of the district court. D Presson, of Lincoln, addressed a larg andience iu Oaldaud tiis evening on proi ition. Tine Br convention we For county prohibition The nominations o, H. A. Walker; county atterney, A. L. Squ county com- mission, W. 1. Alter: count or, Dr. es 2. Comin. Acounf Al commit- tee cousisting of two members from each precinet was also elected. R H. Hector, the colored temperance orator spoke in the court house to-night. Charged With Indecent Assault, FuLLenToN, Neb., August 21.—[Special to Tue Bee]—Johu E. Miller, living a few miles south of Fullerton, was arrested last Friday for an attempted rape on the fifteen- year old aaughter of George Peregrine. A preliminary hearing was held before Judge Gilmere yesterday. Miller was required to give €00 bond for his appearance at the next term of the district court. Great interest wis 8hown 1 the trial, the court room boi packed. Miller is a married man, some forty years old, and has always bLorne a good name. There is quite a conflict of opmion as regards his intentions in the matter, 'The attewpt, it is said, was made on the Sth of June, but did not get to the ears of the par- ents tll last Friday, when the arrest was mude. Apathy Among the Democrats CepaR Rartns, Neb., August [Special to Tie Big.|—Colonel Robert K. Fitzhugh, prospective candidate of the democrats for representative, was in Cedar Rapids Satur- day, to preside at a democratic rally which had been amply advertised, l‘x'mn taking up the *‘pass word,” the ussenibled masses were found wo consist of six republicans and six democrats, The democratic leaders seem to have dificulty in collecting their scattered and disbanded forces, and all the eloquence of Colonel Fitzhugh and the gilded promises of Ammerman and oth leaders fail to arouse an interest sufficient to give a sem- blance of au organized campaign. An 01d Lady Fatally Hurt. CuNTRaL Ciry, Neb., August2l.—[Speeial Telegram to Tur Bre.]—Mrs. H. C. Met. calf, wife of a prominent and wealthy citi- zen, left here via the 3 & M. for Hampton this morning, Arriving there she neglected to leave the train till it had started and in alighti wus thrown to the ground and fi d, hier wrist and shoulder being broken, besides se 1 broises. A report received at 6 p.on. states that she 18 dying. The lady is aged about sixty years. Brown County Basserr, Neb., August 21, pecial to Tng Bee)—-A good rain Saturday night and Sun- wssures the best corn erop Brown county has ever had. Small grain isa fair crop. Now towns spr ¢ mushroons. Two are being started between here und New- 8 f only ten mil nd more talked of. 'he more the merrie The couuty will be divided this fall and some o will be a county seat, D8, Dakora Ciry, Neb, to Tur Ber August 21.—|Special |—Wheat and oats in this viciity ed as a complete lose. These crops, 1o start with, were not over half as s usual, and the heavy s since '\ 2 placed iu shock have damaged them to suech an extent thar farmers, with very fow exceptious, will nct feel warrauted in threshing, A Hardware Store Bueglarized Neuraska Croy, Neb., August 31.—[Spe- clal Telegram to Tug Ber—The hardware store of Shoelting & Meyers was broken into by robbors last night who took away with them 300 pocket knives, forty revolvers und a number of minor valaables, Thero is no clue to the thioves, Firve at Columbus, Corusnus, Neb., August 21.--[Soecial Telegram to Tie Bes. | —The explosion of « gasoline stove in the house of Mrs. Newcomb wus the cause of a fire this afternoon. She narrowly escaped instant death. The loss 1o the house was small and was coverea by insurance. - — Hurt in a ltunaway. Yonk, Neb, August 21.--[Special Tele- graw to Tue Buel—Mrs. Barues, the wite of Hon. J. W. Barnes, was ttis evening theown from her carviage by & runaway horse and seriously, it not fatally, injured. Mr. Barnes is in Lincoln, e Superior's Waterworks, Suremor, Neb., August 21 .—[Speclal Tcle- gram to Tns Bee. | —The contract for water works for this city was to-day awarded to £, K. Pelton, of o-'in. Zor §25,000, * 4 OMALIA. WEDNESDAY. NEBRASKA FEDERAL COURTS. | Senator Manderson Explains the Operation of the New Bill. THE PROBLEM OF How Are Riparian Rights to Be Se cured? — Specimen Democratic Economy—Gross Violation of the Civil Service Law. IRRIGATION. The New Court Bill WasniNGroy Bureat e OMARA Bep, 513 Fount i STREET, Wasnisaroxn, D. C., August T asked Senator Manderson this afternoon what changes would take place in the busi- ness of the United States courts under the law which has just gone into effect, includ- ing Norfolk and Hastings, in the list of places where terms of the district court shail be held in Nebraska. “Phere will be no material changes,” said the senator, “‘except those of convenience to attorneys and clicuts. There are no forms to be exercised in putting the law into effect. “The first thing to be done will be to secure room at Norfolk and Hustings for the court. 1 presume the United States court will be held in these cities in the same rooms that the county courts are hela. That is the ¥ it is usually done. Of course the fact that terms of the United States court are held there will be a strong recommendation for a federal building, and these cities may get them if we have a change of administration. A bill appropriating $7,500 for a public building has passed the senate, but 1t will not pass this house. There will be two terms lield each year under the new luws at Omaha, as usual, on the second Mondays in May and November. A term will be held once each year at Lincoln, begiuning on the second Monday in Janus and one term a year will be held at Hastings and Norfolk. At the former place on the second Monday in March, and at the latter place on tne sec- ond Monday in April.” “Is the business before the court braska much behind ¢ 1 asked. “No," replied the senator, but little business on the calendar compared to that found in other states, When congress passed two years ago the amended judiciary act raising the mini- mum limit of the amount which was involved in cases before these courts from §500 to £2,000, the business was redueed about one half, and all of the district and circuit courts have, under that law, nearly caught up with their work. Hastings and Norfolk were added to the places to have terms of our court, more as a matter of convenicnce to those who must attend the court than any. thing else. The judges by order or the at- torn il ion may say where a cause may ‘be I and the place nearest the noint where the causo is created will, of course, be selected in most instances.” *Do you anticipate any trouble in securing suitable arrangements, rooms, ete., for the court at Hastings and Norfolk No, I think the county commissioners will meet the federal authorities upon a reasona- ble 18, and that, inasmuch as it is all for the public, good and ample provisions will be wmade bp the local authorities. 1 believe that after the census of 1800 is taken can have the state divided mto two divisions, on the Platte river, Now the whole state 1s a di- vision of itself.” TIE IRRIGATION QUESTION, For several days Senators Plumb and Man- derson have been in_ consultation as to the best method of reaching the evils which flow from a too abundant use of water in Colorado for irrigation and mining purposes at the head of the Platte and Arkansas rivers and their tributaries, They were first undecided as to whether to proceed through the interior department or by legislation. They finally agreed upon the resolution which Senator Plumb presented in the senate this afternoon, andswhich will come up for consideration to morrow, requir- ing the sceretary of the interior to explain the whole subject, mature and report at the next session of congress what are the ripa- riun rights of land owners on those rivers in Nebraska und IKansas, and what legislation, if any, is necessary to secure those rights. This action comes out of the debate on an ap- propriation in the sundry civil service biil providing for surveys for reservoirs at the nead of those ri A full report of the debate in which Senators Maudersoa and Plumb took a prominent part was made in a Beg special, Senator Muuderson differed ') ally from Senator Plumb on the question of what course should be pursued, but they are in perfect accord on the propost tion presented to-day, and which will un- doubtedly be adopted. DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY, A curiousf commentary upon democratic economy in congress was presented to the house to-day in the shape of the following letter from the United States marshal for the District of IKentucky, which was for- warded by the house to-day to the attorney general With a request for an - appropriation. The letter says: “‘Enclosed find statement showing b due Kentucky juilers forthe fiscal years 1856 and 1857, These men are quite impa- tient waiting so long for their mou as u rule, are poor men, Mauny of them h been compelled to hypothecate their claims and such have been required to pay a high rate of interest. A great many of them say such was not the case under republican rule. Of this I know nothing as I was not in the service then, I hope congress has provided funds for the payment of these cluims, If so, please notify me and I will make a requisi- tion and pay them. On reccipt of the woney these claims can be paid and vouchers reported inside of ten days. Each claim has been approved und entered for the amount set out in the statement.” e money has not been appropriated and y' although notitied of this de- , the democrats of the house have falled to provide for these men. The de- ficiency for the three years wentioned is $11,812 in Ne- “there is FUNDS FOR THE TAR HEELS By an accident it was discovered to-day that the chairman of the democratie central committee of North Carolina, has addressed @ large number of circulars to the employes of the pension and other departments here soliciting contributions to the cumpaign fund in the Tar Heel state. The form of the ¢ cular is that usually employed in this busi- ness and the solicitation is carnest. This is, of course, a direct violation of the civil service law, and the person sending them coud be punished severely. A trick is used with a view to evading the civil service law. Every name used in the addresses has a slight typo- graphical error. The addresses are all, how- ever, suficiently plain and accurate to war- rant the delivery of the letters. Although hundreds of these solicitations have been re- ceived in the various departments and pecially in the pension office, no complaint has been made und the flagrant violation of the law is winked at by the oficers in charge. THE REPUULICAN TARIFF BILL. The sub-committee of the senate finance committee did not quite complete its tarift bill to-day but is expected to have it ready for the secretary of the full committoe to- day. Opinion is about equally divided as to when this measure will be put upon the seu- ate calendar, Some senators believe. as was ated in these dispatches last night, that it will be reported to-morrow while others con- tend that it will not reach the senate before the first of next week and that it will not be taken uv for debate be- fore the Ist of September. While the bill is practically complete the sub- committee finds when it is on the point of re- purting it to the full committee that there area few minor details which have been left open for outside information and these can- not be closed, 1t is stated to-night upon the authority of a republican member of the senate committee O fluauce that the tarift bill will not be re- MORNIN AUGUST 22, 1888 NUMBER 69, ported to the senate before the first week in September. THE TARIFF ON TIN PLATE, ‘The various representatives of the Tin Plate association were given a committee to-day. ‘They want a hicher rate of duty on tin plate if that can be obtained, and failing in that they want the present dutg retained. The Mills bill puts tin plate ou the free list. 1t is scarcely probable. that any higher rate of duty will be voted, and it is 1 1o means cer- tain that the present duty will be retained. The canners and packers of lowa, Chicago, Nebraska, and other portions of the west have petitioned for the removal of the duty, alleging that as no tin exists in this country the tax is only a burden on_ the consumer of the many necessaries of life that are packed in tin, Senator Allison’s constituents are largely interested but not on the side of in- creased duties NQHRASKA DAY The comptrollér of the currency to-day ac- cepted national banks as reserve agents for national banks as follows: The Commercial National bank of Omaha for the Holdrege National of Holdrege, Neb.; the Chemical National of New York and the Omaha Na ional of Omaha for the First National of Gibbon, Neb.; the Omaha National for the First National of Ketcham, Idaho.; the Na- tional Bank ot Ii! Chicago, for the Min- nehaba National of Sioux Falls, Dalk, Peuny S. Heatn, THE SOUTHERN STORM. Damage De by the Winds and Water. Monitg, Ala, Augnst 31—The soatheast - Much High s which began Saturday afternoon in- creased in velocity to seventy-five miles an hour yesterday. The waters of the gulf have been driven over the lowlands both east and west of here. There have been no trains way and the city was inundated. '8 are down everywhere, NEew Onrieans, August 21, —Passengers ar- riving by the Texas & Pacific railway from Shrevesport report damage to the buildings and crops similar to that done at Donaldson- ville and Plaquemine. Sugar houses and other buildings were damaged or destroyed and crops were blown down, Similar condi- tions of affairs are reported from points on the Morgan road. Great damaze was done in this city and throughout the suzar belt from Baton Rouge ulf, including the rice section of the state. Much sugar cane aud rice was blown flat to the ground, and many sugar houses and dwellings were The damage to the sugar crop is roughly estimated at from 10 to 20 per cent, and to the rice crop of 20t0 50 per ceat. In the city many houses were unroofed, fences prostrated and trees uprooted. The heavy rain of the 10th for a time flooded the entire city. The rear portion of the city west of Clayborne street is still inundated, th water in the canal being so high that drainage machines are comparatively useless, The city was in darkness on the night of the 19th, the electric light wires coming in contact Wwith the wires of the telegraph and telephone companics necessitating the cutting off of the electric current. The greatest dam- age done by the storm about the city was along the river front. The loss on the fifty coal barges sunk 18 to- day estimated at $300,000, Crops along the river for over twonty miles have been en- tively destroyed. At Wheeling. WueELING, W. Va,, August 21.—A storm, which in its disastrous effects rivals that of July 19 last, has been in progress here since 5 a. m. and shows no signs of abating. Wheeling creck, in a narrow valley east of Wheeling, is a foot higher at6 p. m. than ever before, the roads being flooded from two to six feet deep and the bridges destroyed. The valley is now one angry flood, and the damage can only be estimated by the wreck- age that dashes through the city and out into she river. At 340 p. m. a piece of the Baltimore & Ohio wooden bridge from the Pittsburg division struck the Baltimore & Ohio bridge at Main and Sixteenth streets, which was destroyed in July and rebuilt, and it was carried away with the rapdity of a cannon ball. Warned by the former experience, there was no son on it. , while one thousand or more peoplc were massed on the substantial stone bridge over Wheeling creek at Main street, a man on the creek’s bank 100 feet above shouted the warning, and the panic- stricken crowd rushed over and into each other in a wild effort to reach terra firma. After the bridge was cleared those ncarest, seeing 1t apparently safe, turned back laugh- mg at their late alarm, but before they reached there the bridge, 140 feet in length, fell with one awful crashand the waters leaped sixty feet into the air. Water, gas and natural gas mains, sewers, telegraph and telepnone wires, electric light and street car power conductors were carriea down. The Baltimore & Olio depot and the Market street iron bridge, it io said, wiil go. The losses will reach §250,000, All_trains have been abandoned on the Ohio River road. About two hundred dele- gates Lo the republican state convention at Charleston to-morrow ave stuck on this road at Sistersville, Va., forty miles south on the rive THE BURLINGTON'S NEW MOVE. It Secures Terminal Kacilities at £t. uis With the Wabash. Krokuk, Ia., August 21.—For years the Burlington railway has been secking ter- minal facilities in St. Louis. This result was accomplished to-day by & contract made by the Burlington's St. Louis & Paul line, having headquarters in this city, with the Wabash railway, whereby the Burlington secnres the joint occupangy of th» Wabash track from St. Peters, Mo., to St. Louis, in- cluding the St. Louis terminal facilities. The contract takes effect September 16, The Bur- lington proposes 1o put on a fast passeng train from St. Louis to Denver over the Han- nibal & St. Joe and B. & M. ; also fast freight trains to Missouri river point Just an Editor's Luck, PiersnurG, Pa., August 21.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Be Night Editor Benning- ton, of the New York Herald, came to this city Saturday with the intention of marrying Miss Lottie Faulkner, of Allegheny, yester- day. Butearly in the day the young lady skipped with another admirer, Dr. E. C. Maruekie, hospital steward at the Western penitentiary, and was transformed into Mrs, Marnekie, he expectant bridegroom had purchased and furnisned a house in New York and was terribly cut up. The affair is the greatest social sensation of the season. — ————— More Railroad Schemes, MoNTREAL, August 21.—In view of the provosed extension of the Canadian Pacific railway to Detroit, it isannounced that the Grand Trunk Railway company has made arraugements to extend it Michigun air line in ordgr to form @ short line between Detgoit and Chicago, in- dependent of the Wabash, und is also making arrangements to ut onca wake connection be- tween its system of limes and the 1 o'clock St Louis and Kansas CRy train, reaching St. Louis and the southwest by a route equal to that of the Wabash, Beer Consumed by Flames, Roxporr, N. Y., August 21.—At an early hour this morning a large malthouse, con- taining 30,000 bushels of walt, owned by nger, Schmidt & Co., of New York, and two large ice houses owned by the Brew- ery Ive company, of New York, und a por- tion of a boatyard, burned at South Rondout together with the machnery, ete. The total loss is estimated at over 000, -~ &t. Louls' Elopers in Canada. Tokoxro, Ont., August 21.—Moore, ths journalist, and Mrs. Nortow, who recently elo) from St. Lo here li ta lumuhh boardl.w s e ——— The Weather Indigations. Nebraska, Iowa and Daketa: Generally fair, slightly warmer, winds becomi erally soutliecly, .Ull Rt B THEY REFUSE T0 BE WORKED. | Delegates to the Iowa Convention on the Lookout for Traps. OLD POLITICIANS ARE LONESOME The Perversity of the New Members Driving the Slate Makers Wild-— Other Hawkeye Polit. ical Notes. Towa's Republican Convention. Des Moixes, Ia., August 21.--[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee. | —The hotels are crowded tonight with delegates and visitors to the republican state convention to-morrow. Del- egations have been coming all day and nearly all are here now. Everybody remarks upon the number of new faces, Old politicians walk through the corridors of the hotels and do not recognize one man in twenty-five. So many new men are here that it is very hard to forecast any definite action. They know nothing about politics and are distrustful and suspicious that everybody 1s trying to get them into a trap; so they refuse to make pledges for different candidates, and drive the slate-makers nearly wild by their per- versit As near as can be gathered from the drift of things to-day, Judge ranger has gained the most for supreme judgs He Gomes from northeastern lowa, which has not at present a representative on the bench, and he has had a good force of workers on the ground to-day. He seems to have cut into Seevers' strength chiefly. Somewhat to the surprise of all, Attorney General Baker has been making some headway to-day for renomination. A number of delegates are pledged for him, along with Commissioners Smith and Campbell. He urges that his inter- ts are identical with theirs, and that it is sary that all should be endorsed in their fight against the railroads. In all probability the two commissioners named 11 be nominated. In the fight for the third John Maher, of Muscatine, seems to de the most headway to-da Seng nee, who was a favorite last night, some reason failed to arvive to-day, and his candidacy is therefore set back some. The couvention will form a temporary or- ganization to-morrow forenoon with General J. M. Tuttle, of this city, as chairman, The Northwestern Freight Problem Stovx City, Ta., August 21,— [Special Tele. gram to Tue Bee. ] —The general traftic man- agers of roads doing business &t Sioux City met in conierence here to-day. The roads represented were the Chicago & Northwest- ern,Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Sioux City & Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Illinois Central. The vexed northwestern freight puzzle was the subject of the conference, and it was brought on by the announcement of the Illinois Central that it would reduce the rate on fifth class between Chicago and Sioux City from 24c to 20¢ on the 15th inst. The reduction was proposed pending to-day's conference. The Sioux City jobbers appeared at the conference and made an earnest appeal for the proposed re- duction, representing that their interests were imperiled by the Minncapolis discrimi- nation, The representatives of all the roads —admitted 4bus, . but opposed the reduction to Sioux City on the ground that it would demoralize all rates to Missour: river points, They declared that it would re- suit simply in the exteasion of the present northwestern rate demoralization, The Illi- nois Central stood out for reduction, Its in- terest is identical with Sioux City, since a diversion of traftic through St. Paul is a di- version from ite lines. The only result of the conference was an agreement for a final conference at Chicago on Saturday, the 25th inst., at which time the Central's twenty-cent rate will go into effect unless revoked. There is a fear here that the other roads will make concessions of traffic to the Central rather than face the danger of a_comprelen- sive Missouri rate war involved in the Sioux City twenty-cent rate. S A Tippecanoe Rally. Des MoiNgs, Ia., August 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee]—There was a great rally of Tippecanoe voters from all parts of th ate here to-night. Many were delegates to the republican state couvention, and com- bined the two meetings on the trip. About six hundred of the veterans formed in line at 7:80 at the Savery house and paraded the streets with bands and banners and great en- thusiasm. The Grand opera house was packed to the doors with a great audience to hear their exercises. On the stage was a large log ca bin with the coon skin and cider barrel in front. Beautiful decorations of 1540 emb- lems, banners miniature and cabins abounded. On the front of the stage was a row of old ladies who were interested in the campaign of 1840, and the venerable grandmas with their old fashioned bonnets und white hair beamed happily on the great throng and scemed as lively and as much interested as 1 the days of Old Tip pecanoe. The old fash- ioned songs were sun g, stories of olaen days were told, and great enthusiasm among the old folks prevailed. The main speech of the ovening was made by Hon, James Harlan, of Mount Pleasant, former ly Umted States sen- ator from lowa, and secretary of the interior in Lincoln’s cabinet, He Skipped With a Boodle. WATERLOO, Ta., August 21.—[Special T cle gramto Tue Bee.]—C. H. P. Andrews, a dealer in general merchandise and a grain merchant in Murray, disappeared the early part of last week, and it is geuerally believed that he has absconded. A week or two since a letter addressea to Mr. Andrews from a woman, formerly a resident of Mul fell into the hands of his wife. The writer ac- knowledged the receipt from him of an ele- gant gold watch, and the letter was gener- ally of a character that might be expected under the circumstances. As u matter of rs, Andrews was indignant, and when she confronted her husband with the letter and insisted upon an explanation, he demanded possession of it. Upon refusal, a struggle ensued, in which Mrs. Andrews is suid to have been choked and otherwise cruelly maltreated by her husband and finally compelled to surrender the letter, A scpara- tion was the first result und now Mr., An- drews’ disappearance, together with the bank deposits of the firm and the money bor- rowed on the eve of his departure, causes it generally to be believed that he has ab- sconded. His sou is endeavoring to close up the business honorably, however, and hopes 10 be able to satisfy all claims upon the firm. Dolliver Wins in the Tenth, Des Moixes, Ta., August 21.—[Special Tel- egram to Tue Bek. | —The most exciting con- gressional convention held in Iowa in many years closed at Webster City to-day, when the republicans of the Tenth district nomi nated J. P. Dolliver, of Fort Dadge, to suc- ceed Major Holmes, who has had three terms. Hundreds of visitors were present from out of town with bands and special trains. Dolliver was nominated on the 109th ballot, recciving 55 votes out of 95 He is about thirty years old and famous as an ora tor. The Tenth district is overwhelmingly republican, so that a nomination is equiva lent to an election, i Conger Renominated, Des Moixes, August 21. —| Special Telegran to ‘I'ng Bee.]—The republicans of this (the seventh) congressional district renominated Congressiman Conger to-day practically with- out opposition. Colonel H. J. Budd, of Mar- ion county, asked his county for a compli- mentary vote, which was given, but every other county in the convention voted solidly for Conger. He Las bad Lwe terms, and given great satisfaction. A letter received from hita at Washington, setting forth his views on current political issues, was read with great enthusiasm, e I PECULIAR PHENOMENA, A Terrible Elcctrical Disturbance Above the Clouds. CorLokano Serixags, Colo., August 21.— |Special Telegram to Tue Ber,]—Yesterday afternoon thirty-five tourists from various parts of the United States visited the sum* mit of Pike's Peak. Between 2 and 8 o'clock a severe clectrical storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of hail, occurred. The visitors took refuge in the signal station. Miss Laura Cook, aged fourteen years, daughter of Mr. George D. Cook, of Chicago, was standing in the open doorway while the storm was at its heighth, gazing at the rag- ing clements, when suddenly, and simuta- with a deafening crash, a blinding light filled the room, and the spectators were horrified to see the blue blaze of a lightning bolt strike tne unfortunate girl full in the face and circle downward around her body. She was knocked senseless to the floor, and a fearful sight met the eyes of her relatives and friends, who crowded around her. Her head was swollen to an enormous size, and her body and limbs were cut iu stripes and horribly mutilated. A little could be done to rel © her sufferings, which were intense, but a messen- gor was inmediately dispatehed to Manitou for a physician, The Manitou party left the summit about three quarters of an hour after the accident. At that time the wounded girl was uttering heartrending scr and it scemed to be the general opmion that she could not liv Mr. Cook is well known in railway cireles throughout the country. and is nearly crazed with grief over the sad accident to his daughter Mr. orge L. McClure, of the banking firm of McClure & Sons, of Gibson City, 111, was sitting on an unused battery in the rear of the station and sustained a severe shock, which caused him to utter several fearful screams. The battery undoubtedly attracted the lightning, as Miss Cook stood in a direct line between the flash and the battery. The balance of the party scarcely felt the shock. The incident is a peculiar phenomena, and old mountaineers claim it to be the first serious electrical disturban ever oecurring above the clouds in the his- tory of the state. - -— A MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED The Slayer of Architect Ramsden of Kansas City Makes a Confess Kax<As City, Mo., August 21,—[Special Telegram to Tae Bee.)—The Ramsdon mur- der mystery was cleared away to-night by the confession of John H. Martling, a young draughtsman recently employed by Raws- den. Martling says n his confession that he went to Ramsden’s oftice on the afternoon of Friday, the 1ith inst. oHe was washing an ink block in the contractors’ room, adjoin- ing Ramsden's ofice, when Ramsden came iuto the room and a quarrel regarding some moncey owing Martling occurred. Ramsden advanced toward Martling with a_heavy ruler in his hand, when the latter, fearing bodily harm, seized a brick and threw it at Ramsden, It struck him dn the side of the head, inflicting injuries from which he died. The way the counfession came about is somewhat peculiar. At the inquest this af- ternoon Martling's father was placed on the stand, and told the story of the crime as_ related to him by his son. When Young Martling was con- fronted with this fact he gave away and talked freely ot his action. He alleged as a réason for his previous statements tnat inas- much as the uction was committed in self- defense he haa thought it best to keep quiet and not get mixed up in the matter. He is but nineteen years of age. While public opinion has been against Ramsden, the well known disposition of the man who was killed has caused wide creaence to be given to the story of self-defense. Leon R. Wickes, who was working in Ramsden’s oftice at the time of the quarrel, was taken into custody to- night and will be held to await further de- velopments, T LYONS' LAST LEAP, The Murderer of Quinn Suffers the Law's Extreme Penalty. NEW Yok, August 21.—Dan Lyons, the murderer of Quinn, was hanged morning in the Tombs. Lyous passed his last night upon carth in a perfectly cool, col- lected way. His indifference to the awfuol fate before him was not bravado, neither was it religions enthusiasm. It was due to the fact that he either did notror could not real- ize his position. He was called at 4 o'clock this morning and arose. After performing hisablutions, Lyonsreceived the priests, Then the procession was formed to the little chapel over the female prison. After the services they returned to the cell, At 7 o'clock the procession to the gallows was for at 7:15 the droo fell. ¥From the rope was cut until the time he was pro- nounced dead at 7:19 there was but one con- vulsive movement of the body. Twenty min- utes later the body was cut down and placed inacofin and taken to the undertakers. ‘I'his afternoon it will be buried in Calvary cemete The crime for which Lyons was uted was the murderof Joseph K, Quinn, 5,187, The two men had a dispute agirl, which ended in the shooting of Quinn by Lyous. A Streeter Deciines to Debat Cuicaco, Auzust 21.—[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Robert dray, candi dateof the united labor party for president, challenged A. J. Streeter, candidato of the union labor party, to a joint debate, two weeks ago, He has received a reply which in part reads: “While I do not belicve in George's land tax theory, yet in this canvass 1 have not antagonized you nor your peculiar tax theory. eft yon 'both alone in your glor, you are not happy. Iam not one of those who prowote divisions in labor organizations by getting up hobbies to ride. I decline.” Cowdrey, in his reply to this letter, points out the aileged differences between the two wings of the labor and regrets that Streeter would not consent to a debate und the possible mergzing of their mterests, to make their campaign more suc- cessful. e A New Depot at St. Joseph, S, Josern, Mo., August 21.— [Special Tel- egram to Tng Bee.]—Commissioners have been appointed by the cirenit court to decide upon the point where the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City shall interscct the Kansas City, St Joseph & Council Bluffs, and the latter road will now be compelled to take the through Diagonal freight. The Diagonal will at once comm the erection of a freight depot at the corner of Main and Jule strects, 400 feet long by 30 wide, to cost £50,0 C. R, Berry, formerly cashier of the Rock Island ticket ofice, bas been appointed local freight agent and will take charge Oe- tober 1st, Oberkampt’s Examination, CHicaGo, August 21.~The examination of Frederick Oberkampf, the aileged mail thiof, was commenced this morning before Come missianer Hoyne. After the exammation of several witnesses the government's side of the case was closed aud the caso continued until Friday next. LR Patents for Nebraska Inventors. WasuixaroN, August 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tax Rer.|—Patents were issued 1o the following Nebraskans to-day: Audrew Bethscheider, Hebron, pruning implenient ; Abram M. Woodbury, Superior, safety shoe for vai trucks. e — An Alleged Counterfeit Dischar.ed Deapwoow, Dak, August 21.—[Speciai Tel egram to Tng Bes.)--John Ross, of Sturges, wha Was last January arrested for counter- feiting was w-day acquitted. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS The Fisheries Treaty Fails of Ratle flcation in the Senate. IT IS DEFEATED BY A PARTY VOTE Mr. Lyman Explains His Position om the Subject of Pension Legise 1ation—The French Spolias tion Claims, Senate. Wasningroy, August 21.—In the senate this morning, at the close of Mr. Morgan's speech, the proceedings on the fisheries treaty were interrupted by resolutions here- tofore offered by Mr. McPherson, returning thanks to the state of New Jersey for the statues of Richard Stockton and Phillip Kearney, and accepting them in the name of the nation. After the adoption of the resolution the senate procecded to vote on the fisheries treaty, the first vote being taken on Mr, son's motion looking either to the amendment of the treaty or to arbitration. Tt was rejected by a strict party vote—yeas, 20 nays, 81, The next vote taken was on the amends ment offered by Mr. Gray to acticle wo, providing that” on all occasions facilit es shall be accorded to United States fishin vessels in Canadian pors for the purchase 02 casual or needful provisions and supplies, I d by alike party vote as 29, ification, The resolution nays 30, After the fisheries treaty was disposed of a number of reports from * committees were made, inciuding one by Mr. Harris from the committee on epidemic diseases to approprie £200,000 for the suppression of yellow fee requiring a two-thirds majority. was rejected —yeas 37, Stewart then made a personal explana- tion in rezard to the charges that he had in- troduced a measure in the interest of timber thieves. M. n said that he vroposed to ask the senate to-morrow to proceed to the con- sideration of the bill relating to the debt of the Union Pacific va compiny Mr. Plumb - *‘Is it your purpose to bring it up for the purpose of addressing the senate (' Mr. Morgan—**No, for action,”” Mr. Plumb-—*I hope the bill will not be pressed at this session. 1 have an amend- ment of a very important character to move to ity and shall ask the senate to let it ge over.” Mr. Platt—'“The bill for the admissi Washington Te has been on the calens dar for a long time as unfinished business. 1 must insist that its consideration be pro- ceeded with without delay. Then I will ask that the bills for the admission of northern Dakota and Montana be disposed of.” The house amendment to the Chinese pro- hibition bill was concurred in und the bill now goes to the president, The conference report on the naval appropriation bill was agreed to, ¥ The senate then passed 63 private vills upon the calendar, After an exccutive sase sion the senate adjourned. House. WasmiNGToN, August 21.—In the. house Mr. Hooker of Mississippi introduced a billy which was referred to the committee on ju- diciary, changing the time for the asseiiibs ling of the Fifty-first and subsequent con- gresses to the first Monday in March instead of tne first Monday in December, -Mr. Lyman of Towa, in explamming his rea- sons for objecting for some days past to the transaction of business in the absence of & quorum, expressed his anxicty to have some general pension Ibgislation enacted, and crit- icized the commiittee on rules for refusing to report a resolution assigning & day for the consideration of such legislation, He was informed that that committee had not had a meeting since April last, notwithstanding the efforts ot the republican members of the com mittee to secure one. He also charged the democratic side of the house with having filibustered against the adoption of the reso- lution called up on Thursday last by Mr, Morrill of Kausas, fixing a day for pension legislation, and with having adjourned the house on Friday and thus preventing an even- ing session for the consideration of private pension bills. The responsibility for the fail- ure of legislation had becn fixed. It had been flixed upon the shoulders of the men who sat here by reason of the victories of the union army und the wagnanimity of the union soldiers. He had thought that if a quorum was required to fix a day for pension legislation it should be also required wo pass appropriation bills, and he had, therefore, made a point of no quorum against the deficiency bill. But as that bill coutained items for the benefit of the ex-sol- diers of the union he did did wish further te obstruct the passage of the measure and for that reason, and for that reason alone, he would not raise a point of no quorum against the bill, McMillen of Tenncessce charged Mr, Ly- man with having hinself forced the house adjourn ou Friday and thus dispense watl the evening scssion. The house then went igto committee of the wholo, Mr. Springer of Rlinols in the chaify on the deficiency appropriation bill. The discussion of the French spoliation claims scetion was resumed, but without uon‘i on of cluding the debate the committee rose an the house proceeded to the consideration of resolutions accepting, on behalf of congress, the statues of Richard Stockton and Phili Vear presented by the state of New Jersey, to be plac in Statuary hall, The resolutions were adopted and the house resumed conside deficiency bill, No ion was taken the house ads journed. - - IMPORTED CONTRACT LABOR, The Last Day ot tne laquiry in New, York City. i Nrw Yous, August 21.—The congressional committee to investigate the immigration question entered upon the last day's inquiry this morning. After to-duy’s proceedings they go to Boston, where the inquiry will be continued. Louis 5. Samuel, & dry goods importer, was the first witness. He has a coniract for sups, plying mail and corn bags for the governe ment, To do this work he employs 150 hands, - On being pressed by Congressman Spinols, the witness acknowledged that the majority of his workumen were Italian; he conunittee then exawined Samuel Kreutz concerning the importation of musi- cians under contract. He aduitted that he had brought six musiciaus from Buavaria un- der contract, but did not hold the men to the coutract after he beard that it was against the law, Immigration Commissioner Charles W, Tainter appeared before the nmittee and called its attention to a provision of the law by which thie secretary of the treasury is eme powered to enter into contracts with the crnors of states and other local authorities for the carrying out of the provisions of the contract labor law, He said that no such contract had ever been entered into between the secretary of the treasury und Governor Hill or any other official of this state. Hence the fmmigration commissioners do not feel it their duty to look after the observance of the law in this respect. ~After hearing several other witnesses the committee adjourned to meet in Hdston naxt week, wheo the investigation will be res- sumied. and - ——— A Notorlous Bald Knobber Ki| §r. Louis, August 21..—A speclal from Springfleld, Mo., says that Captain Nat Kine ney, the famous chief and founder of Bald Kucbbers orgunization, was shot killed at Ozurk, Christian couuty, w-day By Blll Mies, an anti-Hald Ksobber,