Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1888, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaiLy BEE — EIGHTEE? TH YEAR. OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 1 1888, [BER 187 THE WORK OF A NEGRO MOB. Officers In Search of a TFugitive Fired Upon From Ambush. FIVE MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT. Great Excitement Existing In the Vicinity Over the Affair and a Terrible Race War Feared, Shot Down By Negroes. Nrew Onieass, La, Dec. 17.—A special Adispateh from Columbus, Miss., sag ev. eral gentlemen reached this city this morn- ing from Artesia, bringing news of a whole- sale slanghter of a constable's posse near i, a small station on the Mobile & Ohio railroad, near Macon, Miss. On Friday last a negro and a white boy got into a fight. The white boy's father attempted to scparate ‘them, when he was set upon by the negro be and his father and terribly beaten. Yesterday the white man Bwore out a warrant for the negro's arrest, and Constable Cobb went to the negro’s house to execute it when he was attacked by & number of negroes and beaten, He then summoned a posse of twelve men and went yesterday cvening to ar- rest the nogro. The posse was fired upon from ambush and five were killed outright and six wounded, more or less seriously. The news spread rapidly and the negrocs were stron, forced. Wahalal telographed along the line for help, and Meridian responded with about seventy-five well armed men, They were joined &t _every station, and, on r ing Wahalak, marchied immediately to the scenc of bloodshed. The negroes were barricaded and refused to surrender or give up the dead whites. At noon the for » supposed to bo about equal, and what tho result is no one knows. Th 10ws was received that the bellig s have rotreated to the swamps and are stuborn, while the non- gombatant nogrocs ure flecing o the woods n te Columbus heriff of yif McDowell, of the riflemen, telegraphed the Kemper county, that his men were re he should ask the governor for mil sistance. _The telegram was not delivercd, as the sherifl was not in town. There is cou- siderable exeitement about here, and news of developments 15 awaited with the utmost anxicty. The following is a list of the killed and wounded Killed—Henry Maury, Soth Cobb, Tom Nicholson, Bill Vaughn, Bill Ha Wounded—Frank Maury, Tom Ciles, Bob Harper, H. L. Harper,” John Dew, Jeff Thom A special from Macon, Mi reported this evening that sc groes implicated were shot thi says: It is en of the ne- morning, TO B COURTED IN PUBLIC. How Two Pretty Pennsylvania Givls Will ielpa Church 'a Frymies, Pa, Dee. 17.—Two pretty young women, who noted in this section of the state as being first-class housekeeper members of church and of good character and manners, have cousented, with a desi of making 1 Sons of America fair, shortly to held, as profitable as possible, to be chosen in public to be the wives of any two voung men ‘who may prove acceptable to them and their parents, The young women will be at the fair evel vening and will have charge of booths, Aay young man who is serious and Lonest in his intentions to marry, will be re- quired to say publicly in i loud” Voice in the hall where the fairis held: “I am here,” To this the young lady whois nearest will promptly answ %S0 am 1.7 The wooing s to take place in the sight of all spectators, and if au agreement to marry is arvived at, itis to be pablicly signed, the wituesses thereto to be selected from the audieuce. A Heartless Father. New Yonk, Dec. 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.)—Harris Phillips, who has been in this country for some time, was at Castle Garden this morning. When the passengers of the Eutraria arrived, among the immi- grants were his four children, Armand, aged fifteen years; Amelia, thirteen years; Rich- ard, nine years, and Samuel, three years, Phey came over under the auspices of the English Guardian society, a Hebrew organi- zation. The father astonished the garden authoritics, by repudiating the notion that he ought to provide for all his offspring. He said he would take care of wwo of the children, The country, he said, could take care of the others, This evidence of complete heart- lessness avoused a commotron among the employes of the Garden, who talked freely of taking the man to a convenient tree in the Battery and stringing him up. Two uncles of the children, residents of this city, notitied of the state of affairs and soon peared, They said they would willingly for all the clildren, if necossary, and, with this understanding, the little ones were given into their charge. - The West Virginia Frauds, Prrrssvrd, Pa., Dec. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bip)-—Pittsburg detectives have been at work in West Virginia for the last two weeks sifting the evidence in regard to the eclection frauds for the republi national and state central committees, It is said they will have some startling disclo- sures to make to congress when that body takes up the question of contested seats in close West Virginia districts. Senator Quay., backed by the national and state committec is at the head of the investigation. His de- tectives expect that facts will be placed be- fore congress which cannot but displace at least two of those democrats who have re- ceived cortificates of ¢l 1on in doubtful districts and give their seats to republicans, Some evidence of vital importance to Goff is suid to have been collected, which it is thought will sccure his accession to the gubernatoriul chal were ap- ~ —— Knocked Out in t Second Round. New Yonk, Dee. 17.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bk |—The six-round glove coutest between Jack MeAuliffe, tho champion light weight of Awerica, and old Sam Collyer (forty-five years old), the former feathor- welght champion, who fought many notuble battles away \r.u-k in the sixties, occurred to- night at the Palace rink, Williamsburg. )1V ar 1t knooked ont i the s6oond round. ———— For a Pension at Fifty. Wasninaron, Dec. 17.—A week ago Mr, Lawler of Ilhnois introduced a bill granting & pension of $12 per month to honorably dis- charged soldiers und sailors when they have attined the age of sixty years. Since that llm& he has been therecipientof many lettors requesting him to lower the minimum age to fifty, and this morning he introduced & bill in sccordance with the request, o The Anti-Divisionists, AperveeN, Dak, Dee. 17.—A call for a convention was published hore this afternoon to take measures to prevent, if possible, a ivision of Dakota. A quiet meeting of lead- g citizens was held Saturday o devise means to defeat the divisionists. They suy that division is a rural.v political move and opposed to the best interests of taxpayers. e Steamship Arrvivals. At Glusgow—The State of Nevada, from New York, and the Greclan, from Philadel- hia, v“ ueenstown—The British Princess, from Philadelphia. At Liverpool—The Kansas, from Boston, 'ALHmhuth e Polyaesia, from Now ori THE He Has Quite a iber of Outof- Town Callers. Ispiasaronis, Dee. 17.--The president- elect had a goodly number of out-of-town callers wo-day. A committee representing the Grand Army posts of Kings county, Now York, presented him with a petition signed by the commanders of the 1 Army posts of Kings county, asking him to review a par- ade of G. A. It. veterans on Memorial day, next May, and accompany the procession to the tomb of General Grant, at Riverside. General Harrison informed the committee that while he would be glad to participate with his comrades on the occasion, it was impossible for him at this early day to make an engagement six months in advance. ‘The committee then asked himn to regard the in- vitation as a standir Colonel Jumes Atking, of Sa arrived in the city this evening, upon € 1 Harrison to-mort collector of the port of Atkins wmnah cight years under Grant, and was after. ward noriinated by s 10 be federal district judge, but the senate failod to confirm. 1t is asscrted that he is he Suggest the name of a southern republi for a cabinet portfolio. delegation will arrive. to-morrow from minghum, Ala, represonting the manu- turcrs of that section, for the purposo of senting the president-clect with a con- gratulatory memorial. They are said to rep- resent a combined capital of £100,000,000 in vested entirely in the south. Several of the delegation and many of the signers to the meniorial are reported to be democrats who voted the republican ticket on account of its advoeacy of protection. g HENRY GEORGI to BACK HOM Great Land Theorist Tells of Conquests in England. New Your, Dec. 17.—[Speeial Telegram to Tur Bes.)—Henry George arrived on the Etruria yesterday after a five weeks' sojourn on the other side, and brought back with him an encouraging report of the growth of his land reform notions in the British empir He went over on November 10, in company with Henry Saunders, liberal member from East Hull, whohad been making a tour of country. “We went over by the Eider,” said Mr. George. “Ispent o weck in Lon- don secing friends, and then addressed a number of meetings in England and Scot- land. A great mar nquets were given me and I received a list of addresses. The meetin, all very enthusiastic. T found everywher thorough knowiedge of the land question, and u growing desire 04 the part of the people to agitate. The diffcrence in my re- ception tour years ago and now was marked s encouraging. The The re- I have agreed o go back there by March and stump the kingdom for three months. There is an intense but quiet feeling ubout the papal r ript condemning Irish agitation. The Irish hops have held it back hoping that they may induce the holy father to modify it. It will be the oceasion of much agitation in the futurd ywge expressed himself thoroughly th his visit and was_enthusiastic about the warmth of his reception and the chanye of the people and press of England on the land question. MINERS IN TH'E‘RINQ. quc A Bloody Seventeen-Round Fight Re- sults in a Draw. PriLapeLeiia, Pa., Dec. 17.—|Special Tel- m to Tue Bre|-—-One of the fiercest prize fights ever fought in Penusylvania took place yesterday a few miies from Blooms- burg, Columbia county. ‘The pugilists were ‘William Collogy and Michael Grant, Col- logy is twenty-seven ycars old and weighs 200 pounds, while Grant is twenty-four years old ana welghs but 150 pounds. Both men ave miners. Seventeen bloody rounds were fought. Grant's face was pounded into a jelly and his body was black and blue. Col- logd's eyes were almost closed and his check cut to the bone. He stood up so gamely, er, that Grant's friends tinally broke into the ring and for fully ten minutes a free-for-all fighf followed, The referee de- clared the fight adraw d was knocked down for his decision. Both principals had to be carried from the ficld, ———— Trunk Li Rates Advanced, New York, Dec. 17.—Both cast and west bound trunkline rates, through and local, were advanced to-day according to the no- tice given on the 7th inst. The hearing of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific cases, which should have taken place to-day, have been postponed until next Wednesday. CuicaGo, Dee, 17.—The advanced schedule of rutes on east and westbound traftic be- tween Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard went into effect to-day as per agreement, with changes on dr d beef. When the managers agreed to advance dressed beef to a_busis of 50 cents from Chicago to New York, the Wubash was granted a differential of 48 ‘cents, but to-day rate of 43l on account of the refusal of the Chicago & At- lantic to accept its authorized differential and adherence to the old one, the Wabash claiming that they are entitled to the same privileges as any other roud. It1s fowred that fresh trouble will cusue, ssor. IXDIANAPOLIS, Dee, 17.—The news of the nomination of Assistaut United States Dis- trict Attorney Leon Bailey, to succeed District Attorney Sellers, who resigned, has occasioned considerable surpr The re- publicans claim without hesitation that Bailey's nomination is obnoxious to General Harrison and his friends because of the course he purchased during the campaign i speuking personally, and, accordmg to Sen; tor McDonald, erroneously, of General Har- rison., The prediction is freely made that the nomination will not be confirmed. ‘The federal id - jur, onvened this afternoon after a week’s recess, There are understood to be several clection fraud in- dictments ready for action, A New ILave Stock Journal, Sr. Josern, Mo., Dee. 17.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The Live Stock Journal and Reporter is the name of a new daily paper which will make its appearance Jan- uary 1. Mr, Harry . Hayden, who for the past three years has been solicitor for the Gazette, will be the business munager. Homer J, Kline, city editor of the same paper, will be the editor, The new paper will be devoted to the stock interests and kets, and will have good flnancial back- . Churchill Starts a War, New Youg, Dee. 17. pacial Telegram to Tzs Bee.]--T. P. O'Connor cables the World this morning about a split between Rundolph Churchill and the tory party. He concludes that Lord Randolph Churchill is at war with the whole tory party. He, the Dwarf Quilp of Enelish polities, ana’ who delights in mischief, is no louger regarded as indispensable by the conseryatives, whose re centered in Balfour, ——— Derperate and Fatal Fight, Fixpray, O,, Dee. 17.—Twenly men en- gaged in a desperate fight near this place Saturday might, during which revolvers, stones, knives and clubs were frecly used. Nearly every participant in the row was more or less seriously injured. Leon Du- lumba, & Frenchman, was shot in the head, and is dying, As‘nunz man named Camp- bell, it is believed, was fatally shot. The cause of the fight has not been learned, and no arrests have been made. R A man named Mayearl was arrested for breaking iuto a burber shop i Florence, lust uight. | WHATDOES CLEVELAND MEAN Harrison's Detractor Given a Fed- eral Office in Indiana. LAIRD’S CONDITION CRITICAL. Unearned Lands of the Sioux City & St. Paul he Nebraska Delega- tion’s Patronage—Miscelian- Matters. cous WasmIsaTON BUREAU TR OVATIA B, | 013 FOURTEENTI STREE WasniNotby, D. C., Dee. 17. | The appointment of Leon O. Bailey to boe United States district attorney for Indiana is considered the most partisan act of Presi- dent Cleveland. 1t is looked upon by repub- licans in the senate us indicating in a de- gree the ill ing the present occupant of the white house must bear toward lis sue- cessor-clect. Leon Bailey is now, and h all along been, the deputy of District Attor- ney Sellers, whose resignation a few days ago caused so much comment throughout the the country. He it was who delivercd the speech at Indianapolis during the recent campaign in which it was first charged on the forum of the state th ieneral Har- rison had declared that * doliar a day was enough for a laboring man;” that “a cheap coat generally cov- ered a ap man,” and that during Ir trikes at Indianapolis in 187 al Harrison, as an oflicer in the local militia, advoeated shooting down the strikers and wanted to wade knee deep in their blood. The speech was printed in document form and circuluted everywhere. Bailey followed his specch with afiidavits to prove his asserticns, He spent weeks at this word heaping personal columny and villification upon the republican candidate for the presi den He gave the dollar-a-day lies dence, by stamping them with his ofticial author He was deputy dist of the ted States, and drew and neglected his ofticial duties to do this political work. Although the attention of President Cleveland was called to what Buailey was doing, he was not requested to refrain from it. Now that he is hon- ored with this distinguished promotion President Cleveland has endorsed all that Builey h. id agaiust General [ n. He has given his approval of the origin and circulation of it all. The nomination will not be confirmed by the republican members of the committee on judiciary, who will pass upon this nomination. The Hailey appoint- ment will not only not be confirmed, but it will be reject Your correspondent this afternoon made inquiry among quite a num- ber of republican senators, and with one voice they said the nomination would be re- A member of the committee on vy said: ‘I assume that it would be a personal affront to Gen 1 Hurrison to take favorable action on this nomination. It is sarely un affront to the mtelligence. and decen of the scnate. Mr. n bad blood. showed that. Tnever saw sucha bad temy ered document. The man seems to hav his balance. Iam amazed at this nomin: tion. although 1t is not more than what might be expected under the circumstances, I wonder if Mr. Cleveland believes that Gen- eral Har) n, when he omes president, would nominate the man who circulated the Maria Halpin story, to a prominent oftice in the city where Mr. Cle nd may live.” Judiana democrats in - Washington do not spring to the front to_assume_the responsi- Lility of the nomination. They say it was made upon the recommendation of Senator Turpie. Others in the state delegation ex- press surprise at the nomination. District Attorney Sellers will continue in commission until his successor is confirmed and qualified. LAIRD'S CONDITION, Alarming reports rcach Washington of Representative Laird’s condition. He 18 said to be steadily weakening in strength from incessant slecplessness, and his friends 1 Kureka Springs are in constant communi- cation with Dr. Sowers, his Washington physician, Strenuous efforts are being made to have him brought east as soon as possible for a change of air and surroundings. AN 10WA LAND CA Senator Wilson, of lowa, presented in the senate to-day a petition, signed by R. P.Jones, John Kerr, J. T. Hatch, and a large number of other senators, on the unearned lands of the Sioux City . Paul railroad compuny, m O’Brien county, lowa, praying that the senate make an inve ation of the cause why J. P. Murphy, United States attorney for the northern district of that state, did not bring suit against the state of Iowa and Cleveland s the railroad company mamed, for the return of the patents of _ the uncarned lands claimed by Dthat corporation, in all about twenty-three thous- and acres. It is stated by the memorialists, that Attorney General Garland, last Febru- ary, instructed District Attorney Murphy to bring suit at Sioux City, at the term of the court which convened on _the 3d day of last October, They state further that they now are bomg prosccuted by that railroad com- pany in the supreme court of the state, on appeal from_the district court of O'Brien county, and allego that if Murphy had brought the suit, as_he was nstructed, all litigation in the 'state courts would have closed, The petition was referred to the committec on public lands, AS TO_PATRONAGE, The Nebraska delogation are friendly, as a matter of course, to Governor Furnas'® can- didacy, and anxious to do anything and ev thing to forward i but can not act unitedly and effectively on the matter untit the comnposition of the delegation is settled turough the Mandcrson succession, the con- valescence of Representative Laird and the arrival of Repr clect Connell, As . matter of fict, no questions of patronage are likely to be considered by the delegation until after the senatorial clection, All the dolegation announce themselves unpledged on uppointments, but ready to co-operate cordially when the proper time arrives, Itis not at ull likely that the mass of appoint- ments will be even considered tentatively until after inauguration, THE BEE IN TIE EAST, The editorial columns of the Philadelphia Leader this morning contains the following : *Mr. Rosewater, editor of the OMAnA Bk, was in the city'on Saturday, looking at the newspapor oftices for suggostions o be adopted in bis own newspaper establishment, which will be one of the finest in the coun® try. It scems remarkable that an inland town il Omaha should boast building expressly erccted for newspaper work, that puts in the shade most newspaper offices in the cast; but Tz Bre is a busy one and is conducted on the liberal principles of a metropolitan daily. It is published every duy in the year, morning and afternoon, and s one of th brightest papers in the country. Its new oftice building is # magnificent structure of cranito and brick, and i more than one hundred feet square, and is to cost nearly half a milliou dollurs. It is about ready for occupancy, and one of the objects of Mr. Rosewatcr's visit to the east is to get every modern improvement for use in his compos- ing roow." MISCELLANEOUS, The presence iu Lthe senate, to-day, of ex- Senator Warner Miller and conferences be- tween Miller, Quay, Hoar, Allison and Sher- man sct the cabinet gossips agoing. It is again rumored that Mr. sherman will be secretary of state, and that if Mr. Clarkson, of lowa, 18 10t to be in the cabinet, Mr. Alli- son will accept the secretaryship of the treasury. Senator Quay, General George 3. Williams of ludiang, and Colonel Britton left the city to-night for Indianapolis, They will all recommend agaivst Mr. Blaine bein, tendored a place in the cabinet, Sever senators will go to Indianapolis during the boliday recess and urge that Mr. Blalne be wot asked to go into the cabinet enator Allison said to Tug Bee corres- pondent to-day, that the mwh\ifiln\‘-unm- tute to the Mills tariff bill will not be passed by the house, and that an extra_scssion of the next congress is probable, He does not believe there will be ang legislation on the territorial statehood question ut this session. Representative Henderson of lowa says there should by all means be an extra session of the next congress, ERSONAL, Mr. E. Rosewater, of Tne Beg, left to night for Chjcazo, He Will be in Omaha the latter part of the week. . FFarnum, of Beatrice, is in the ¢ jeneral W, L. Alexagder, adjutant general of lowa, has accepted 48 appointment by the governor of the Hawkefe state, to a place on the military committee pn in ATEMY NEWS, Official information was received to-day at the war department, of the death, at Fort Supply, Indian Territory, of Colonel Rovert Lamotte, Thirteenth infantry. Colonel La- motte's death promotes Lioutenont Colonel Montgomery Bryant. Bighth_infantry, to be colonel of the Thirtecnth; Major Alfred T\ Smith, Seventh infantry, to be lieutenant colonel of ~the Eighth fantry; Captain D, W. Benhayn, Ninth inf@htry, to be major of the Seventh infantry, #8d Lieutenant Daniel Robinson, Seventh 'infantry, to be captain, Captain Charles Whedton, Tiventy-third in- antry, has been orddred betore a retiring board. Thirty-five fecruits have been ordered seift to the Ninth cavalry. Itis probable that all the st nominations sent to the senate will bas confirmed, with the possible exception of Captain Scott's, e ki MRS, PARSONS' RETURN. She Is Overjoyed at the Idea of Out- witting thé Police. Cmicaco, Dec. 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre|—Mrs. Ludy Parsons reached Chicago this morning en her return from England. This afternoon she was busily en- gaged in unpacking heftrunks, “T'm glad to get baclk, of course,” said Mrs. Parsons. “Every returned traveler says that, but T mean it; and what pagticularly pleases me is that I came to Chic#go and went home without a single policaman knowing I was here. They had half the force out to wel- come me on my arrfval, but I oumwitted them. I got off at the first stop south of the depot and rode home 1 a cab, leaving them to wonder where in the world 1 had gone.” Mrs. Parsons was on her favorite tack, and it was a difficult matter to turn her in an- other direction. Iefore she was through with her condemnation of the police she bad said many ugly’ things, When the reporter succeeded ingetting her to tatk of other matters, she told again what she had been doing in Bogland, and was e thusiastic over the way gn which the ana chists and socialists are®allowed ‘“‘tongue li- conse’ in that nation. Mrs. Parsons is of the opinion that 1t will take a terrible up- rising to fairly inaugurate the doctrine of anarchy in America, “Ove England,” said she, “the rich are not lik are her The rich classes here are intoxicated with their wealth, They area lot of clodhoppers who have not been out of the gutter more than ten years, ahd they are the ones back- ing up Lord Bonfield.” ‘The widow denied that ske wi wed the English socialist, i3e; never knew him persoually. She says that sho has returned home to 100k after the puos lication of the biography of her husband. She expects to realize handsomely from it. She will live in Chicago this winter at her old home on Milwaukee avenue, A Washington Scandal. WasmNGToN, Dee. ¥.—A pretty serious scandal, affecting the family of a high of- ficial in the war department, has narrowly escaped coming.to lightss The police are con- siderate enough to suppress the names, but the story has leaked out. On muking his accustomed rounds one night Oficer Smith came across a lady dressed in the height of style, but too much overcome with liquor to give the number of her residence or o navigate alone. She was led to the station house and put in a common cell, where, after a three hours’ restina comiatose condition, she came to herself and beeged most piteously to be realeased, prom- ising the ‘“‘earth’ if they would only let her out and save her from disgrace. About 1 o'clock in the morning a carriage was driven rapidly to the station-house and a fine-look- ing, portly gentleman, a well-known war de- partment ofticial, emerged therefrom, and entering the station, asked if his wife —gi ing her name and describing her—was ther He was taken to the cell and upon recogniz- ing her, burstsinto tears, The wife, not yet wholly recovered from the effects of her po- tations, instead of welcoming him with con- jugal terms of endearment, upbraided him, loudly exclaiming: *You scoundrel, you are the cause of this.” ) the hus- band turned away, still sobbing, and left the station. Ofticer Smith started out to borrow the cessary to put up as coll 1 for 1's release, and during his absence the husband returned and performed that oftice for his wife, Just then Officer Smith returned, and the agitated husband denounced him roundly for his humane intentions, saying no man should put up mouey for his wife while he was able to do it, and he became so violent over it that Ofticer Smith had to put the war department warrior out in the cold, where his wifs joined him shortly, and they drove home, uguration, about to nstein, She An Important Copyright Decision. Wasnixgroy, Dec. 17.—The supreme court to-day rendered an opinion afirming the judgment of the cireuit court for the north- ern district of Illinois in case No. 41, Ber- nard, Callighun & Co., dppellant, vs Myers, The parties to this suit are law publishers in Chicago, and Myers brought suit claiming that Callighan, by publishing certain volumes of Tllinois court roports, had_infringed upon the copyright sccured to him (Myers) by a suprems court reporter, who obtaned the copyrig®t. The cas@ involves the right to copyright books of which the chief part is the ofticial opinions ? the judges. Judgment is rendered in favor 6f Myers, except_ m re- gard to the first_voldme, which, it is held, was 1ot copyrighted in time. ———a———— Washingtdn Brevities, ‘WasiiNGron, Deg. 17.—The president to- day sent to the sem:g the following nomina- tions for postmaswérs: I'rank A. Glass, Cresco, Ia.; Samuel 8. Skepp, Maywood, 11l Francis J. Weismantel, Naperville, I1L.; Howard A. Graham, Broken Bow, Neb.; Charles E. Aiken, Brookings, Dak., und John J. Fiwgerald, Madison, Dak. Representative Brockenridge, of Kentucky, to-day introduced a joint resolution reported during the last congress by KRepresentative Tucker, from the committée on judiciary, proposing an amendment to the coustitution defining pologamy, and making it unlawful at any place within the jurisdiction of the United States orF any state, e Seized a Lot of Diamonds. New Your, Dec. 17.—A passenger who landed here this mprning from the steamer Eturia, and who is thought to be a southern werchant, tried to smuggle in 25,000 worth of diamonds. They were discovered by cus- toms ofticials and s 118 learned that @ man’s name is bert Larres. He desc himself as a whole- sale clothing merchant of Nicaragna. He said that he bad no intention of smuggling, not being familiar with our customs laws. He states that be intended to give whe jewels to his fiance. —— Electric Light for Ashland, Asuranp, Neb, Dee. 17.—[Special “Tele- gram to Tue Beg.)—Ashland is to have some new lights. A carload of wmaterial ar- rived to-day and work will be begun at once toput in & system of electric lights, The power will come fram the mill, and will be made by the swue waler power thut runs the mill, A Crew of Eleven Drowned, Loxvox, Dec. 17.—The steamer Jasper, from Workington for Glasgow, has founder- off the Wigton coast. Her crew, nuwmber- ing cleven persons, were drowaed, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Mr. Riddleberger Grows Personal in Referring to the Speaker. FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE. The Senate Bill for the Admission as a State of South Dakota Made a Special Order for To-day. Senate. WasmrNaTOY, Dec, 17.-In the senate Mr. Morrell offered a resolution (which went over for the present) to hold evening ses- sion hereatter, the senate to take a recess from 5:50 to 8:30 p. m Mr. Ingalls laid before the senate the reso- lution of Mr. Riddleberger, proposing a v organization of the scnate after January 1, and the author spoke in support of it. He said that its object was to put some other than the senator from ICansas in the ehair, asserting that he had been the chief figuro in the most disorderly scones he could recol- lect oceurring on the senato floor. He said that a change was necessary in order that the falth of tne republican party, pledged to a consideration of the British extradition treaty in open session, might be kept. At the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Riddle- berger asked leave to withdraw the reso- lution, but objection was made by Mr. Har- ris, of Tennessee, who moved to lay it on the table, and called for the yeas and nays, after oz @ high tribute to Mr, Ingalls’ im- tiality and ability, after which the sen or from Virginia was permitted to with- draw his resolution. The conference report on the bill as to the Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota was explained and agroed to. The senate then resumed consideration of the tariff bill, at paragraph 147, referring to tageers’ iron. This paragraph and the two preceding ones on the same subj were passed over informally without action’. The aph, 145, was as to “spikes, nuts o, mule or ox shoes of imposing a duty of next par. and washers and ho wrought iron or steel, 1810 cents per pound. Mr. Vest moved to amend by reducing jthe rate to 115 cents per pound. Rejected. The next agraph, 149, Wi to twheels, or parts thereof, made of ivon and tired wheels for rail purposes, wholly or partly manufactured,” imposing a rate of 2!¢ cents per pound, and of 1%{ cents per pound on ingots for the same without re- gard to the degree of manufacture, on moved to amend by mak- cents and 11§ cents per pound, Mr. McPhe ing the rates respectively, After a long discussion the amendment was rejected. The house holiday adjournment resolution was laid before the” senate and referred to the committee on finance, The conference report on the house bill to retire Major General A. J colonel of cav Mr. Cullom introduced a bill to abe special duty on distilled spirits at pla where the goods are delivered by carri the vender. Referred. Adjourned. House, ‘WasmixGroy, Dec. 17.—In the house a bill was passed for the incorporation of the American _historical association. The com- mittee on ways and means reported buck the concurrent resolution providing for a holiday recess from Decomber 21 to Junuary 7. The committee propose an amendment striking out Monday, January 7, and insert- ing Friday, January 4. Mr. Springer of Illnois was of the opinion that, owing to the press of important leg tion before congress, the recess should be as short as possible. The committee amend- ment was rejected and the original resolution was agreed 10. The committee on accountsreported a reso- lution appropriating $200,00) out of the con- tingent fund of the house to pay the expenses of the Ford immigration cominittee, Mr. Dunham of Illinos said the committee had already expended ,000. The matter had the appearance to him of a junketing af- fair, Mr. Ford of Michigan said that a man fa- miliar with the work of the committee would not accuse it of any extravagant expendi- tures. The committee desired to conclude its investigations and make a report to con- gress immediately after the holiday recoss, Mr. Guenther of Missouri remarked that if the gentleman from Illinois thought the commiitee was a jun- keting committee he (Guentlier), as a mem- ber of that committee, would resign in the gentleman’s favor, Mr. Kerr of lowa thought there was no for the committoe to further with its _ investiga- In_ a couple of months there would be an administration in har- mony with the laws on the statute book. The officers appointed under that administration would see that the laws were enforced, and there would be no necessity for congress to institute an investigation in order to make those ofticers enforce the laws, Mr. Cox of New York hoped the house would give the committee the money asked for. It ought to be able to report a bill of some kind so that the laws might be more strigently enforced. - After some further debate the resolution was adopted. “The speaker proceeded to call the for the iutroduction of bills Mr. McRea, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to settle outstanding accounts between the Umited States and Arkansus. Mr. Hooker demanded its reading in full, the object being t> consume time and pre- vent the attempt to pass the Okluhoma bill under suspension of the rules, Mr. Springer made the point of order that it was not competent for a member to de- mand a reading, but the point w by the speaker. The reading having been completed, Mr. Barnes of Georgia (another opponent of the bill) introduced a bill to establish a uniform system of bankrup measure of eighty printed puages, and demanded its reading. Mr, Springer declared that this was an effort to provent the house from considering the Oklahoma bill. The reading was interrupted by Mr. War- ner of Missouri, who stated that us it was evident that the opponents of the Oklahoma Dbill would not allow its consideration to-day, and in the interest of othet public business, he was willing to have the bill laid aside tem- porari Mr, 3arnes withdrew the bavkruptey bill, and the call of states was then continued, but after Mr, Perkins of Kansas had put in a bill appropriating 0,000 for a public building at Arkansas City, Kan,, the call of roll was again interruptgd by Mr. Anderson, of Kansus, who, with & large printed bill in his hand, said he had assurances from Mr, Outhwaite of Ohio, chairman of the Pacific railroads committee, that he would notattempt Lo pass the Union Pacific funding bill under a sus- pension of the rules. He wished to call the attention of Mr, Outhwaite and the house to this fact, Mr., Outhwaite said he had told the gen- tleman from Kansas that be would not move the passage of the bill under suspen- sion, but he had made and intendea to make states no agreement which would preclude him from offering a resolution fixing a duy for consideration of the bill. Owing to the noise in the chamber, Mr. Anderson under- stood this to be a promise that 1o such yeso- lution would be offered, and be took his scat without introducing the measure he beld in his hand, ‘Toe speaker had recognized Mr, Brecken- ridge of Kentucky to introduce a bili appro- priating §25,000 for the establishment of a zoological garden in the District of Colum- bia, when Mr. Anderson became aware of his'error, He thereupon asked unanimous cousent to introduce ibe bill before him, his purpose being (o kill time by demunding its reading, but Mr. Outhwaite objected. 'he call was then continued and several bills were introduced, ‘Then Mr, Bpinola, of New York, arose and said he held in his hand a bill which he would introduce by request, disciaimingany respon sibility for a single item in it. He sent to the clerk’s desk a copy of the senate tarift bill and demanded a reading. Mr, Outhwaite—In othier words the gentle man has joined the filibusters, Mr. Spinola—It moeans that o the Nicaragun bill to-day Mr. Dunham, of 1llinois, moved to adjourn Lo&t—Yeus 44, nays 127 Mr. Spinola then withdrew the bill and the call continucd, sevoral mcasures being intro duced, Mr. Morrow of California moved to sus. pend the rules and pass, with amendments, the senate bill increasing to $630,000 the limit of cost of a public building in Sun Fran cisco. Aereed to. Mr. Springer, on behialf of the committee on torritories, moved to suspend the rules 1 adopt a resolution making the senato bill for the admission as a state of South Dikota, and for the organization of the territory of North Dakot special order for to-mor row, and from day to day until disposed of, providing that the omuibus bill may be of fered as a substitute therefor ‘reafter other bills relating to the admissicn of terri- tories shall be disposed of in_the order fixed by the committee, The motion was agreed 10 and the resolution adopted. The house then adjourned. we will not ha sl OPPOSED TO ADMISSION. An Address to the Country by Liveral League of Utah. SALT Lake, Utah, Dee. 17.—The Liberal committee issued to-day the following add to the country The liberal t senting republi the erritorial committee, repre s and demoerats wlike, de- sires to call the attention of the country to the fact that the gentiles of Utah uban. mmously oppose the Mormon _statehood scheme recently endorsed by the democratic congressional caucus, We are confronteq by a condition, nota theory. Polygamy 18 not dead The law is not supreme Two hundred and thicty-four indictments were found at the preseut term of court at Provo, for violations of United statutes designed to suppress polygamy and polyzamons b o grive Utah statchood would retard progress, depreciate value. petuate polygamy and hand the terr over to the Mormon pricsthood. Wo upon patriotic citizens everywhere to unite in strong protests to congress against the provosed action, The admzission of Utah to statehood would be a crime against Awerican institutions, 0. W. Powens, Chairman, A CASHIE V(’S IRREGULARITIES Canse the Saspension ofthe California National Bank SAN | Dec. ational banlk, of San SIot . suspended payment to-day. R. P. Thomas, tho presi dent, stated that the pension is due tq the irvegularities of the cashicr, C. H. Ramsden: that the ¢ ent of these irregularities is not known, but the bank has suficient available funds to msu all depositors against loss, Cashier Ramsden was suspended last v and an investigation of his books has been in progr s not been sufii thorov for any definite statement S8 'he bank was incorporated two years ago i joint stock organization, the Shares being taken by investors in this city and 2 authorized capital was 00.000. of which $200,000 was sub:cibed in'coin. It is stated that the irvegularitics referred to are not of u criminal character, but consist principally of bad loans. To Prevent Rate Cutting. WASHINGTON, 1 17.—Judge Cooley, chairman of the inter-state commerce com- mission, has returned from investigating the rate cutting wars of the northwestern roads. He says the commission will consider the ex- pediency of recommending amendments he California \NCISCO, which so which will make it ille; to pay commiis sions for the sale of tickets, and re rail- rouds to redeemn unused portions of tickets for the amount received from them. As lon as companies are allowed to pay commi sions, 90 long, says the judge, will “ratcs be Commissioner Morrison thinks that to be called upon to d s as used in the act, cutting is done on that fine e: much class of tickets. of the American Capital in Mexico, r. Louis, Dec. 17.—A dispateh from the of Mexico says that before congress ad- journed Saturday night the Union IMuel & Gas Company of America orgunized under the laws of Illinois, in which St. Louis, Chi- York and Detroit ies ar rested, through the efforts of its representatives, obtained an important con cession from the Mexicun government for the introduction of water, fucl and gas into all the city and government builuings throughout the rcpublie. Among the im: portant things weutioned in the conce is the free importation for fifteen all materials necessary for the plant, cao, New largely int An O1d Firema Cneaco, Dec, 17.— Frank T. Sweenie, fire marshal of the Town of Lale, the large su burb n which the stockyards are located, committed suicide this mornig by cutting his throat. He was a brother of Chief Fire Marshal Dennis Sweenio, of Chicago, and was for man 8 connected with the Chi- department, He was au artillery ng the war, and was one of the prisoners who escaped from Andersonville prison. No cuuse for his rush act is known. - The Death Record, Covumnrs, 0., Dec. dr. Jumes Scott, author of tie famous Scott liquor law, dicd at his home at Lebanon yesterday, aged sev- enty-three years, His death1s due entirely 1o the infirmitics of old ug Bavtivone, Dee. 17.—-James C. Morford, aged ninety-three, the last member of the ‘Association of Old Defenders of Baltimore, died here to-day. WaAsHINGTON, Dee. 17.—Tnformation has reached here of the death of Colonel Robert Lamotte, of the Thirteenth infantry. ot The Visible Supply. Cuicago, Dec, he visible supply for the week ending December 15, s compiled by the scerctary of the Chicago board of trade, is us follows: Wheat Bushels, p Snotwell Indicted, Mixxearons, Dec. 17.—A second in ment has been found against Theodore Shot- well, senior membver of the defunct firm of Shotwell, Clerihew & Lothman, Shotwell is charged with obtaining #50,000 from the Northwestern National bank on the strength of false statements as to the financial condi- tion of the firm. 4 - Thé Weather Indications. For Nebraska—Fair, contivucd low tem- perature, winds becouing variable, Vor Towa—Fair, continued low’ tempera- ture, northwesterly winds For Dakota—Faiv, warmer, winds becom- g southwesterly. e e Three Men Patally In, NNaT1, O, Dec. 17.~Ty the bursting of a steam pipe this afternoon at the Clacin- nati Spring company’s works, three men were severely, perhaps futalle, lnjured. - Approved by WasiliNGToN, Dee. 1 approved theact makivg the deficiend propriation for the contingent the house of rep, ptatives, iy Has a Relapse. Jobn Bright bhas suf- ap expenses of [Johu Bright Loxbox, Deg. 17. fgred a relapse, NO WAY TO EARN HIS BREAD. Being Out of Work a Young Man Attempta Suicido. A FARMER BITTEN BY APET COLT, Some Promin Citizens of Ashland Taken In By a Sharper—Columbus People Worked By a Swindler —~Other State Notes. Tired of Life ERRASKA Ciry, Nob,, Dec ~[Special to Tue Bee|~A well dressed young man named H. M. Stack came 1o this city a woek ago in search of work, but faled to scoure employment. Saturday evening he roturued 1o his room at the Cincinnati house and took a dose of morphine with suicidal intent, but was unsuccessful, waking up yesterday afternoon. Being still bent on solf destrucs tion be secur a bottle of sirychnine and took a dose of it, but was found this morning, and modloal ussistanco saved his 11f6, 1o 1§ now emfined in the jail, the authorities having taken him in_care.” He says he s bound to die, and will yet succeed in com- mitting suicide, — Ashland Men Worked. Asurtasn, Neb, Dee. 17.—[Special Tele- rram to T 1 A slick schemo has just n worked on somo of Ashland’s leadin, citizens, Saturday, o gentleman giving hig name as W, B. Allison, advance agent of the Santa Fe railroad, arvived in the city, and at once made known that he was here to make wngements for a proposed line of the above named road, from Lincoln to Omaha. He rented a voom of 1. H. Shedd, for head- quarters, ordered a stove for his room, ang told the citizens of our city that there would® be men here to He cashed o check on the chief engincer of the Santa Fe road at the First Nutional bunk, also gave M Shedd i check on the samé man for an ove coat. Iis actions aroused suspicion, and Mr, Shedd telegrapfied to Topoka yesterday and received the was no good; ply to-day that the fellow but he had already hired o team and started soutiward. A card to the wau located the team in Lincoln, bus Allison has gone, and the Santa Fe road likewise. ickle Barnos, Dec. 17.—|Sn al to Tur ior ehapter has been added to the Barnes clopement ease, reported from nere a fow days The morticagae of tho team, which Barnes drove away, tolegraphed from Summit Hiil, Mo., to come and get the tewm. E. B, Mantz, holder of the mort gage, and 1. L. Inos, father of the young woman vhom the departed wdrel took with him, went in response to the telegram, — Arriving there thoy found that Barnes had broken into the livery stable where he had beert having tie team kept, in the night, and had driven them away again. He deserted the woman anud baby at that point 1l the two -~ I urned homo with M 0s. Barnes} own wife, whom he originally doserted whog he fled with the Enos woman, has gono to the home of her purents at Coldwater, Mich, Almost a Triple Tragedy. Poy pecial felegram to Tur Bek.) ~A terrible tragedy was nary rowly averted at this place last cvening, A. Drage, a merchant of Ponca, together with his wife haa gone away from home, leaving three children, whose ages ranged from two to six years, in charge of the house, The chif- dren locked themselves in, and one hour afs terward, by mere chance, the house wag found to'be on fire. Neighbors breaking in, the three children were found unconsciou and almost dead from suffocation. Every means was used to resuscitats them and thi morning, though in an extremely critica condition, the doctor thinks they inay live. The tire was easily extinguished, and $50 will cover the loss, Tt is supy d that the tive caught in a box of dry wood which sat behind the stove. y The Haigler Burglars. BrNKELMAN, Neb., Dec. 17.—[Special to Tur Ber, | —Herman Chase, Ben Corlott and Charles Arthur, who broke into the store of ‘Purner, Fraizer & Co. at Haigler on the 14th inst., we sen to Indianola for safe leeps ing last night to await the action of the dise trict court, Tom Chase, {ra Atwood and another gave bond for their uppearance in court. 'I'hey were detected and arrested with their arms full of the stolen goods while in the act of leaving the nouse, The; had planned a wholesale robbery and ha their teams waiting at the door to convey the goods from the place. Tom Chase and hig brother Herman were members of the des funet firm of M. M ase & Son, who fors’ merly owned the establishment and faileq for some 25,000, \ Found Dead in Bed. Poxca, Neb,, Dee. 17.—[Special Telegram, to Tne Ber,|—Dr. L. B, Cowles, a resident and practicing physician of Ponca, was found dead in his bed at midnight last nights ‘The deceased had been sick a fow days be- but it was thought he had almost ens recovered. His son, who slept in the kened in the night, and pot r's breathing went to hls bedside and found him dead. ~ The immed- iate cause of death 18 attributed to hearp discase, 15 This Allison? Covrynus, Neb,, Dec, 17.—[Special Telas fvam to Tur Bee, | —Quite a number of our merchants we taken in to-day by a smooth tongued villain who assumed different ¢ from one business house to * ng goods on crediv and selling thew to others. He is a man of wedium height, dark complexion, and claimed he was in the cuiploy of the Union Pacific, He was dressed in working clothes und appeared- honest and respeetable. The police are now in scarch of him, namy wsi another, buy Attempted Saicide, Graxp IsLan, Neb,, Dee, 17.—[Special to Tue Bee.] A man named Grahaw, living in this eity, attempted suicide last night by cute ting his throat with a razor. Ho made seye, al gl wshes, but none deep enough to ove fatal. He has been living with who Lard reputation, an use. ‘I'he woman is the som, the wan who euticed twi girls away from Lome and took them North Platte, ubout two months ago. woman Bitten By a Pet Colt, SeriNGs, Neb., Dec, 17.~[ J-—-dohn Rose, u farmer living nea bitten on one of his fingers aturday, ‘The colt died the! Biue Tne B this place, wa by o pet o pecial to i, and s supposed to have been | by w mad dog i fow w turm is feit by th d to the matte eftie; bitte, siderable Rose in r¢ he will try th is owned in W, s ago, Cone fricnds of Mr, , oud it is sald: of a mudstone whicl Death of Mis, War ok, Corumsus, Neb., Dee. | recial Teles gramto Tue By Mrs, Joun Warnicky! who was a notice of ously burned by a falling lamp which was in e BEE of the St inst, died w-day atter suffering intensely,' Her' funeral will take place from the M. Ba* chureh to wmorrow, bevs' Association Meets. Fostaxeeiy, Neb, Dec. 1i.—|Speclal to Tur Hew)-The secon weeting of the | Washington County ‘Peschers’ associationy Not# there wis i good sttendange of wachors and cithy 2cus of the owa, 8 hold at A