Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 3, 1889, Page 1

HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR BARELY ESCAPED LYNCHING QGenoa Citizens Give Al Roberts a Surprige. STABBING AFFRAY AT WEFTON. John Cerney in a Fit of Wrath Bra- tally Attacks Joe Wandra With a Knife—Other State News. He T GENOA, Jan, 2.—[Sp News Year's saw a surprise village, and the most surprised man in the county was a shoestring gambler named Al Roberts, He has been hanging around here for the past six years, and about two months ago was ordercd out of the county by the Judge. He had a mania for insulting and as- saulting ladies, and when he reappeared two weeks ago, more than one houscwife was afraid to go out at night. Saturday night he made his way to the apartments of two re spectable ladics, and by his actions com pelled them to seck safety in flight. The husband of one of them, Mr. Steinberg, hap- pened to meet them, and at once tried to capture the assailant. Roberts drew a knife, and succeeded in muking lis cscape for the time being, but was subsequently ar- rested and placed in the lock-up. On New Year's eve a number of masked men over powerca Deputy Sheriff John Travers, and removed the prisoner, whom they took to the adjoining woods and strung him up. Lynchings were not in order in this part of the state, and some_humane members of the lynchers lowered him to the ground. Five times he was strung up, but as he was still alive 1t was decided to give him a chance to live, if he would keep away from this part of the country, He promise to do so, aud left for Texas. rrorized the Women, sial to Tue Bee.|— party in this A Murderous Assault, Wanoo, Neb,, Jan, 2.—[Special Telegram to Tne Ber.| -This morning, in Novak's dance hall, at Weston, occurred a bloody and probably fatal stabbing affray. Joe Wandra became engaged in a quarrel with Frank and Jobn Cerney, resulting in Frank knocking Wandra down, when John Cerney jumped on him and stabbed him several times about the heaa and neck, leaving a number of decp and dangerous wound Wandra is not ex pected 1o live. The Cerueys have skipped, t a constable and posse, armed with war- rents charging them with assault with intent to kill, are in pursuit, -~ IR CENTURY. Jelebration of ipation Slavery at Philadelphia. PmizaveLeniy, Pa, Jan. 2—The celebra- tion of the first quarter century of emanciva tion from slavery began this afternoon. Many of those present were of a freed race, and they listencd intently. Rev. ex-president of Wilberforce university, now editor of the Christian Recorder, and Rev. Dr. R. J. Allen, sccretary at the Free- man’s Board of the Presbyterian assembly, spoke at length. Hon. Fred Douglas ob’ jected to calling the southern question ‘“a negro problem,” because it was untrue, misleading and had a tendency to ob- struct the path of duty and truth. The question was not the negro, but the na- tion—whether the American people in the Ninetecnth century have virtue enough-in them to adjust the action of the fundamental principles of tne Declaration of Independ- ence and the constitution of the United States. Douglas said that slavery continues to exist in the south. A negro’ laborer works on a plantation for $5 a month and is paid in orders on stores, kept in almost every in- stance, by the man who the megro works' for, and the prices charged are double’ what they should be. The laborer scarcely ~ ever sees n dollar of rcal money. ~What the south ‘wanted and must have was to be made to un- derstand that there was power in the country to make all sections of it comply with the de- mands of the constitution of the United Blates, From LIS S AT Flashes From the Cable. Rome, Jan. 2.—The Riforma publishes an interview with Gladstone. Gladstone're- pudiates the idea that Ireland, under home rule, would become a mere papal instrument, In support of his belicf Giladstone stanced the fact that the Irish had chosen protestants as_their political leaders, be- inning with Parnell. In regard to the Papal Guestion, his views had not. changed, He considerca’ the possession of temporal power by the pope as incompatible with the unity and liberty of Italy. O17AWA, Ont., Jan. 2.—The public accounts of the dominion for the fiscal year of 1557-88 show that the gross debt ircreased durimg the year, from $2i3,157,020 to $254, There was an increase in_the cost of every branch of the public servi LisnoN, Jan. 2.—The cortes was opened to-day by the king in person, BeLorapr, Jan. 2.—The Skuptschina has approved the new constitution by a vote of 494 to 78, Paws, Jan. 2 —The only forcigners awarded the decoration of the Legion of Honor yesterday are Scribner, of the agri- cultural department at Washington, Mun son, a vine grower of Texas, and Joeger, of Missouri. A — The Conspiracy Cases Continued. CHicA@o, Jan 2.--The indictments against Thomas Broderick, John A. Bauereisen and George Goding, former employes of the Bur- lington road, for conspiracy to carry dyna mite on the cars, came up before Juuge Blodgett in the federal court to-day. The trial however, was postponed at the request of the defense, who stated they nceded time, be cause of Bauercison’s conviction of u similar crime at Aurora. ‘The motion to grant in dictments was also continued. - . Wounded in a Dispute as to Beauty, CHRISTIANSEUKG, Va., Jan. 2.—At a large negro festival near here o dispute arose be tween Walter McGee and Taylor Morgan, as 10 who was the best-looking woman present, Tne dispute became so hot that McGee und Morgan both drew their pistols. The former, howaever, got the drop on his opponent and fired first, striking Morgun near the heart, inflicting a fatal wound. - - The Richardson Drug Company. Sr. Louis. Jan, 2.—[Special Telegram to ug Ber.|--The Richardson Drug company, which was burned out Tuesday morning, bad & meeting to-day and decided to discontinue their St. Louis establishment and transfer the business or & large portion of it to Meyer Bros. & Co., of this city. Their Omaha bouse will be continued for the present at least. - Killed in a Duel Over a Woman. ANAQUA, Tox., Jan 2.—Charles de la Garza and Jesus Barbo fought a duel here yester- day overa woman. The tirst shots were fired from horseback, after which the princi- pals dismounted and continued firing. Garza Was shiot througn the back and stomach and died instantly. Barbo was shot near the heart and through both thighs. He lived only au bour. s Gladstone at Naplcs. Narves, Jan, 2.—A recoption was given to Gladstone at the municipal palace to-day. All members of the council were present to greet the great English statesman, who, upon his arrival ut the palace, wan received with mili- tary honors. The syndic on behalf of the elty welcomed Gladstone and thanked him for the past services to Italy and principall Naples, Gladstone who was deeply move msn @ brief response, CALIFORNIA OBSERVATIONS, The Eclipse as Seen by Many Astron- omers, Sax Frascisco, Jan, 2.—Prof. Pickering, of Har telegraphed from Wil lows that the sun was perfectly clear auring the totality of the eclipse, Over fifty pho tographs were sce The party consisted of four observers from Harvard and twenty nino local assistants, Fourteen t and cam s were eployed and eight spec trosc des miscellaneons apparat The contact was lost through the clouds. FKight ne; were secured with the thirtecn inch giving images two inches in dismeter before enlargement Seven tions were made with a photometro meas The gen eral illuminations during th ity were found lighter than the cclipses of 1838 and and 180, The corona was similar to those of 1863 and 1878, but showed much more de- tail than the latier. 1t was an exceptionally fine corona, extenaing usually on one side to two solar diameters. A striking charac- teristic was two-forked wings of light, The polar rays were well defined ~ and ~ considérably shorte The meteorological observat 9 W under the dircction of Winslow Upton, of Provi dence, It L, and A, L. Botch, of the Blue Hill observatory. The photography and spectroscope._were under the direction of Prot. A, W. Pickering, of Harvard college. The party was assisted by S. Bagley, . King and | T Harvard At Ci lipse was observed with at accuracy by the Pacific coast amateur photographic association. A party of obscrvers from Carlton coilege, Nortit field, Minn., consisting of Payne, Pearson and Wilson, were located on an open plat on the famou ranch of Gene John Bidwell. The party used @& sixinch photograph telescope and other photographic apparatus and a two-inch zenith telescope. Profs. Wilson and Pearson exposed_nine plates during the period of totality and six between the. first nd last contact observations, At Sandose obscrvations were taken by the normal school obscrving party and were very successful, At Leigan, scventy miles north of Reno, vada, General C. W, Irish, surveyor gen cral of Nevada, and o party managed, in spite of the clondy skies, to note_the time’ of the first and second contacts. Thoy secured ten photographs during the totality, which was but 1 minute and 44 secouds in duration. - THE “Q." & An Interview With the Chairman of ievance Committee, Cuicaco, Jan. 2.—The Daily News pub- y interview witha A, R. Cavanar, an of the grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Engineers, in regard to the scttlement of the Burlington strike. Cav- anar says in case the Burlington company re- fuse their overture for ascttlement, the brotherhood will make an extremely radical move. Headmits the conference of engi- neers from all western roads last week was for the purpose of considering this matter. Cavanar says that they have consulted the best legal talent of the country. This is un- derstood to be Colonel R. G. Ingersoll. 1t is belicved that this foreshadows a strike ou all western und southwestern roads which con- nect with and feed the Burlington, 1t was understood that the conference be- tween the engineer's committee and the oficials of the Burlington road would be re- sumed to-day, but on account of the pressure of business invidental to the opening of the it was postponed until to-morrow. o obtaiued from the railroad people as to whether they had decided to re- ject or accent the proposed compromise. Chairman Cavener, of the engineer's com- mittee, scemed confident, notwithstanding his aggressive uttitude, that the whole mat- ter would be settled amicably. He wa reported in_a local paper this evening as saying in case the Burlington refused the compromise, serious trouble might be looked for, as the brotherhood had unimpeachable evidénce to showthat nearlyall western roads were blacklisting Q" strikers. While he would not state definitely what the nature of the trouble would be, it is assumed that a tic up of the offending roads would be ordered, in_ order to force the Burlington to terms by cutting off its feeders and connec- tions, 1 university pes, b first atives telescope, obsery What Chief Arthur Says. Crevenasn, O., Jan. 2.—Chiel Engineer Arthur, when shown despatehies from Chicago reporting the status of the Burlington affair, said he had no direct advices from the con- ference committee and would not express an opinion. He was, how of the opinion that Chal an Cavenar had not made the ralical statements attribut:d to him regard ing the possible tying up of the Burlington's connections and fecders in the event of a failure to reach a settlement, -— Will Adopt the W, g System. KANsAs Ciry, Mo., Jan. 2.—[Special Tel gram to Tie Bee |—Beginning to-morrow, the weighing system of live stock freight will be placed in operation by the Ians: City rouds. The rate to Chicago has been fixed at 27§ cents and to St. Louis 18 cents. Thres sizes of cars have beon r nized, and the minimum wi each. For the small cars the smallest amount that can be shipped is 20,000 pounds, for the medium nothing less than 21,000 pounds, and for the thirty more in length the minimum weight is fixed 23,000 pounds, The western roads have not yet_fully fixed their rates, but will have the tariff prepared so as to follow the action of the other lines within a few days., - Gold in Massachusetts, Bostox, Jan. 2.—The farmers of Franklin county, Massachusotts are greatly cxcited over the discovery of gold among the Buck- land Hills, The principal find is at an elev. tion of 1,500 feet ubove the sea level, and the deposits are found in quartz veins or reefs, traversing blue Itate rock in a northerly and southerly direction nearly parallel with the glacial strata on the surface rock. " Rich Lead Ore #ound at Galena. GaLENA, T1L, Jan Hassig & Co., of this city, who have been mining for many years with indifferent success, discovered Lo day, while at work on the Kuchemann Range near Galena, a rich body of lead ore, which some experts pronounce the largest lead ever struck in this region. Great excitement provails among miners in_this soction over the lucky find. Theore is the finest and purest Galena. e Both Sides Obje Cuicaco, Jan, 2.—0bjections to the report of Master in Chancery Windes, in reference to the application for an injunction to re- strain the mayor and police from mterfering Wwith the Arbeiter bund's meeting, was tiled by both sides to-day. T'he case will probably COME UP L0-IOLTOW. L Committed Suicide, Surkyay, Tex, Jan. 2—Charles Banks, an old and prominent citizen of this city, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself through the heart with a pistol, e Granted an Increase of Wages. Lawma, O., Jan. 2.—The Lake Erie & Wes- tern railroad switchmen strike was settled this morning. An increase of 15 ceuts per duy was granted. ~ e The Death Record. 8§71, Louis, Jan, 2. —Frank Gregory, former proprietor of the winter garden, and one of the oldest and best known liquor men in the west, dropped dead at an early hour this Worning. ———— A New Nebraska FPostmaster, WasHINGTON, Jun. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]—Heory N, Morrill bas been appointed pastmaster at Mirage, Sherman county, vice Joseph Gelmer, TN £ AU I R AR e A OMAHA. THUI FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. Senators Vote Themselves a Big Supply of Newspapers. THE FIRST MEASURE OFFERED. 1tis By Connorand Refers to the Jury System -The State House O run With Lobbyists—The Inaugural Senate. Liscory, Neb,, Jan. 2—[Special to Trmr Bek. |- Mr. Pickett offered a resolution that the secretary of state be directed to furnish at the cxpense of the state twenty copies of daily papers, or their equivalent in weeklics, published in the state, with twenty 1 cent stamps and twenty 2 cent stamps to each member and elected officer of the senate each day of the session, Mr. Wolbach moved that the resolution lie on the table. Mr. Connor said he would like to know by what authority the attempt is made to charg to the state of Nebraska this large outlay. We have no authority to do it, and so far as Tam concerned I do not want to do it. Mr. Pickett differed with_the gentleman several of his constituents had desired nim to send them copics of the papers containing the proceedings. It 18 customary to do_ this. Mr. Wolbach would cut the sum down to what it was two years ago. Mr. Pickett said the resolution was ¢ similar to that of two years ago. . Beardsley said his constitucnts wanted to know exactly what we are doiug, and had quested him to send the daily paper “The senate voted for the resolution, Mr. Lindsay moved that 800 copics of the journul of the' last legislature be procured for the senate Mr. Norval moved to 200 copies. Mr. Ransom thoughit 200 amyle. “The amendment was adopted. Mr. Wetherald offered a resolution, wh was adopted, that the sceretary report all members present when they are absent on comuittee busincss, Mr. Nesbitt moved a committee of three be appointed to inform the governor that the senate was ready for the transaction of busi ness, andMessrs. Nesbitt, Be Keckley were appointed. ‘The intrcduction of bills being called for, Mr. Connor had the distinetion of being the first to offer a bill, declaring it lawful for nine jurors out of twelve to agree upon and return a lawful verdict in the district courts of the state The clerk of the house informed the sen- ate that the house was organized and ready for business. Mr. Beardley offered a resolutiou appointment of a janitor. Mr. Howe objected, on the ground that it was contrary to the courso taken yesterday by the senate, the object of whichi was to getrid of the appointment of superfluous cmployes, The resolution was withdrawn, At the sessiou of the senate this afternoon, Mr. Howe introduced a bill forbidding the itroduction of detectives for police duty hin the state, making the penalt violated by a person, imprisonment in the penitentiary, and wheén violated by u corpor- ation, a fine of §1,000 for each oftice A resolution, introduced by General Con- ner, providing for aspecial committee on revenue was, after some discussion, with- drawn, the regular committeo of the house including that subject. Adjourned, vre- amend by inserting for the The House. Lixcovy, Neb,, Jan. 2.—[Special to Tug Bre.] —The house met.promptly at 10 a. m., with every member present except Wells, of Dawson, Aiken, of Nuckolls, was elected sergeant-at-arms. The duty of appointing the doorkecpers and janitors was conferred upon Speaker Watson, and the pressure of oftice seekers is almost irresistible, Hon, R. S. Berlin, the lone republican from Douglas, is over-run with applications, but is making a brave effort to supply all with places, Speaker Watson announced that he would consider no application for a position that did not bear tho endorsement of the member from the applicant’s own county. He also requested each member to write his name and occupation on a slip and indicate the committees on which he preferred to serve, aud assured the house that he would end t with the greatest artiality and with due regard to every interest in the make-up of the committecs. On motion of Coleman, of Antelope, a committee of two was apoointed to wait on the governor and inform him that the house is fully organized and ready for business, and a committee of three were named to make the same announcement to the senate, ief Justice Reese appeared, and Speaker Watson and the other oficers were sworn in. A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock. In the afternoon session a resolution was passed directing the secretary of state to supply the members with ten daily papers, nine of which must bo published in this state, or their equivalent in weeklies, The same liberal supply of papers were allowed the chief clerk and his assistants, the ser- geant-at-arms, doorkeeper, chaplain und post- master. “The two houses met in joint session at 3:30 and went through the routine of counting the votes cast at the last gencral election for governor and lieutenant governor. The pres ence of the members being merely o matter of form, the oftice seekers took occasion to press their claims, and few, if any members escaped being importuned by from one 1o a dozen applicants for positions. Speuker Watson will have at last ten times s many applicants as he find places for. The house shows a disposition to call a balt in the appointment of uscless clerks by wholesale, but whether they will maintain this position long is an open question. At tne close of the joint session the house was called to order, and the committce ap pointed to inform the governor that th house was duly organized and ready for business reported that the governor would communicate with them officially at 2 o'clock to-morrow, at which hour the annual mes- sage will be delivered, Joun B, Furay filed a protest against countiug the vote of Douglas county, and the speaker stated that in due time it will be re- ferred to the proper committee, “The state house is literally overrun with schemers and lobbyists, with an eye to the make-up of committees. Gibson, of Omaha, is here looking out for the state printing, and trying to get the committee on printing fixed in his interests. The woman suffrag: ists are on the war path and made an active canvass on the floor of the house for their organ, the Tribune, with some success. Afl indications point to a red-hot session. Bills are being prepared for municipal suft- rage for women, and for county local option. and will be introduced in the house at an day. ~Colemun, of Antelope, will v the local option bill, ~Hunter, of Holt, a strong prohibitionist, is almost cer- tain to be chairman of the committee on sup- pression of intemperance, or constitutional vienduments, he Inaugu LiNcoLy, Neb,, Jan. 2 J to Tue Bee.]—The inauguration ceremonies will take place in the representative hall at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Among the distinguished visitors present will be Gover nor Larrabee of Towa. with his wife and two aaughters, He will be accompanied by mem- bers of his staff. Colonel Witliam K. Cody, accompanied by his wife and daughter, will also be present. In the afternoon the two governors, accompanied by their stuffs, will visit the two houses of the legislature, -Com- pany D., assisted by several old soldiers, will do escort duty. They, with others in the procession, will escort the two governors to the state Louse, for the inaugural ceremonies s B —— JAY. MORNINC In the évening Governor Thayer's ption will take place in the senate chamber at Wwhich he will be assisted by Governor Larrabee, and the in coming and outgoing ofieers of the state of Nebraska ana their wives, Being the first reception given in the new state house since its completion, and the first occasion on which the governer of our sister state has been present, the occasion will be # notable and brilliant one, Governor Larra bee will spend two or three days here, and Nebraskans may well take pride in his pres ence at the dedication of our new capitol building, The city is filling up with visitors from all parts of the state, among them, all the pr inent men in the republican party ernor Thayer has been A VERY SICK MAN. And it Tins been feared that he would not be able to appear on this interesting occasion, 1 learned to-day that, thanks to the seclusion which his physicians have secured for him be has improved so much that he will be abloto participate in the interesting cere monies t0-mMorrow LIEUTENANT GOVERNOK METKLEJONN, Who will to-morrow take his seat as presid. ing ofticer of the senate, isa young man of modest demeanor and address, ~ As president pro tem of the last senate, he exhibited marked ability as a parliamentarian,and tirm ness in his rulings, As chairman of the republica state central committee in 1857, Mr. Meiklejohn gave proofs of first class executive ability. He was considered a strong candidate for congress in the Third district, and his elec- i { 1 the afteruoon tion to the licutenant govornorship may be idered ns the outcome of the political uation in that district, el P THE PRESIDENT-E LECT. Comparatively Few Visitors at the Harrison Restdence. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan, 2—As compared with yesterday und previous days, the callers at General Harrison’s were few, and embraced ro people of political distinction. In the evenmg Rev. David T, Carnahan, of Port Townsend, W. T, visited General Harrison. Ho stated that his visit has no connection whatever with politics or office sceking, but admits he urged upon the president-clect to remember the Pacitic slope, and especially asked him to urge upon congress the carly admission of Washington Territory into the terhood of states. > Grana Army veterans and many of General Harrison’s civilian friends were eretting to-day that no _authentic and accu. rate verbatim report of the genc s briel speech last night was in: existence. General Harrison _regarded the matter as a “‘family gathering” and had no expectation nor desire that his remarks should be printed. The spirit of the speech was a_subject of general approval and congratulation to-day in Grand Army circles, and with republicans generally. By many it is regarded!as a ‘‘key note’’ to the attitude of the new administration toward the south. The announcement through Associated press dispatches that Senator Hiscock was euroute to Indianapolis caused much speculation as to - the special mis sion of the distinguished pilgrim. Oucof the apparently pinusible explana. tions of the senator’s visit, made by a well known local politician, is to the effect that certain New York statesmen have carvied their disagreement so far that a rumor has reached them that unless they specdily harmonize, they both stand in danger of being left out in the cold, and that Senator Hiscock has been designated by them as a peace missionary. Indiana's Candidat For the Cabinet, IxpiaNAroLts, Jan. Z--The visit of Hon. H. A. Davis, chairman »f the republican oén- tral committee of Lawrence county, to Gen- eral Harrison this afternoon, was of more than ordinary importanee, as he carried with hum sixty-three letters from as many county chairmen, some of them addressed to the general, endorsing Chairman Huston, of the republican state central committee, for a cabinet place. Davis also presented a request and the recommendation of fourtecn addi- tional county chairman, who had personally authorized bim to act in the premises for them, making seventy counties this far heard from out of ninety-two, This is the first offi- cial act of the republicans of Indiana toward securing.a cabinet recognition. Davis states that Chairman Huston knows nothing of the movement, and that the matter has been specially withheld from his knowledge. gt i Gladstone's Letter. —Gl s disclaiming th uracy of the translation of his letter, suggesting that the position of the pope should have been made the subject of international arbitration, has led to corres- pondence on the subject which will appear in the Tablet to-morrow. Cox, editor of the Tablet, says that the letter from Gladstone clearly refers to the present position of the pope, and be places side by side Gladstone’s leiter in_ Italisn and the translation in English, proving the accuracy of the transla- tion, which Gladstone declared untrust- ‘worth) The Pall Mall Gazette upifblds the accu- racy of the translation, and asks Gladstone to cxplain what he means, if he does not mean international arbitration on the pope’s position. Loxpo: —— The Panama Canal. PANAMA, Dec. 24., (By mail.)—Some anx- icty has been occasioned here by the crisis through which the Panama Canal company has been passing recently. Work still con- tinues steadily on the canal. The various contractors have been promptly paid off up to date, and everybody seems cheerful and un- affected. Apart from the inevitable indul- wence in tallk, more, or less wild, by unim- formed and irresponsible persons, the only sizn of any crisis is to be found in tho mon market, where the premium on gol®and fc - notes has advanced from 44 to 60 per cent. There does not appear to be any dispo- sition on the part of the populace 10 excite meut, Boulanger Holds a Levee, Panis, Jan, 2. —General Boulanger held a reception lust evening which was very largely attended. In reply to an address from a deputation of the Patriotic league, General Boulanger expressed his confldencs that Paris would elect him to the vacant seat in the chamber of deputics for that city. During the reception a special detective watched the house and made 4 note of those who visited the general. e Hopkins' Parden Forwarded. WasmiNaToN, Jan. 2—The warrant for the pardon ot Benjamin F. Hopkins of the Fidelty National baok was at the depart- ment of state to-day. It was sent this afs noon tothe attorney general for transmission 10 the warden of the juil where Hopkins is coufined, B ou Tiea o Camp. LeanviLie, Colo., Jan, 2.—It is estimated that the output of the camp during 1888 is 11,830,205, Should this be valued upon the basis of the lead1and silver quotations of 1572 the value would be greater than at any other time save ope in the history of the camp. ——— Hanged Himsell Ja EW Youx, Jan. 2-James McTague, a prisouer in the Raymond street jail in Brook- lyn, committed suicide early this morning by havging himself o his cell with a hand- kerchief and a piece of rope. New Hampshire's Coovention. CoNcokn, N. H., Jan. 2.—The convention called to revise the state constitution assem- bled this morning, and, after organizing, took a recess. -~ Servian Conspirators Arrested. BELGRAVE, Jan. & —Four radical members of the chamber of deputies have been ar- rested on suspicion of being implicated in 1 & couspiracy against King Milan, JANUARY AIMED AT PENSION SHARKS. A Measure Passes the House in the Interest of Soldiers. CABINET MORE GOSSIP, Senator Evarts Me: ned Fora Place — Manderson Congratulated — Sowden on the Senate Sub- stitute—Capital News, The Dockery Bill. ASTINGTON Buneav Tue OvaRA Bre, 518 FoURTERY rit STREET, } Wasnixatos, D, C., Jan A bill was passed through the house to-duy that will cost the peusion attorneys of this city nearly $500,000 & year. It was the Dok ery bill, prohibiting any agent or attorney receiving u fee for securing an _increase of pension on uccount of increase of the disabil ity for which the pension was originaily al lowed, and further prohibiting pension agents from accepting u fee for having passed a pension bill through congress by pecial legislation in o the pension might be obtained under the general pension laws. The purpose of the bill, Mr. Dockery to protect pensioners from paying to agents fees for alleged services, when, in point of fact, no services are renderod. He states that the pension attorneys of this city reap at least 500,000 o ar from those two classes of pensioners wlone. Imme ately when she bill was read Messrs, Reed, Burrows ana Cannon, three of the speake ship candidates, hurried over to the demo- cratic side of the house ready 10 learn the true inwardness of the bill, and with cyes wide open for possible suakes concealed therein, Messrs. Reed and Burrows sutisfied themselves that the bill was all right and returned to their seats. An amendument by Mr. Peters, of Kansas, modifying the bill so that an applicant may make a contract with an agent in Lis own state, the fee, however, not to exceed 83, and only to be paid_should the increase be granted, was accepted. The bill was not a party measure in any sense, for democrats and republicans alike voted for it. Mr. Dockery thinks the bill wiil pass the senate without any trouble and it is probable that the president will approve it. 1t cannot be denied that the bill scems to be aimed di- rectly at the large and powerful body of pen jon lawyers whose headauarters are here and the amendment added by Mr. P questionably discriminates against V ton lawyers, for there are many applicants for increase who live here. It is perhaps natural, therefore, that pension agents here will fight the passhge of the bill in the senate. SENATOI FVAIVTS FOI THE TREASURY. An impression prevails in_the senato that President-clect Harrison will tender Senator rts the secretaryship of the treasury, the attorney generalship, and that hie will not accept Sy riends here say he would not go out of the senate for any office, 10t even to help the new president out of any embarrassment he might find himself in on account of the Mortou-Platt factions being unable to reach an agreement. The belief which prevuiled in the senate and Louse o week or two ago that Mr. Blaine will not be in the cabinet, is chuoging. One senutor, who visited General Harrison dur- ing the holidays, uttered the general congres- yloual -view-of 'the. situation this afterhioon” When he said: MUp to Monday General Hurrison had not tendered a position 1 his cabinet to any one, but what he may do, not- withstanding his personal inclinations, no one can tell, not even himself. He will bo called, in fact he has already been asked, to consider the obligations made by his fricnds to the Blaing men at Chicago. No trades were made by which the nomination was secured, but_a moral obligation may have been laid whicl cannot be ignored. If 1 were asked if I thought Mr. Blaine would go mto the cabinet, 1 would answer in the afrmative.” This evening's Star has this among its cabinet gossip: “Senator Teller, who visi vison at Indianapo during the rece congress, was greatly sought after by his associates on the floor to day. He spent much of the time on the 1n conversation with fellow members. They all wanted to know about the cabinet, but the best that Senator Teller could tell them was that he didn't believe anybody knew anything aboutit. Oneof the most interested persons was Senator Hiscock, who later in the day left for Indianupolis. ' The senator has been popularly credited with warmly supporting Platt for a cabinet position, but he made no exprassion of the particular pur- of his visit before leaving.” MANDEISON CONGRATTLATED. or Manderson was to-day very cor- dially congratulated by almost every scnat on the floor over the statemBnt made in an ‘Associated vress dispatel from Lincoln, and published this morning, to which the follo ing editorial in the Evening Post refers: “Senator Manderson docs not have to g0 to Nebraska to look after his fences, and has been 8o uotified by 101 of the 103 mémbers of the Nebraska logislature. He will be re- turned to the senate with an unanimity as sweeping us a eyclone on_his aative heath. Tho senator 15 a good fellow, and nobody that is anybody objccts to his popularity.’ FICE SENATE SUISTITUTE. The protection democrats in the house will oppose the reference of the senite substitute for the Mills bill to the cammittee on ways and means when it reaches the house. Rep. resentative Sowden said to-day that when the substitute is delivered to the house and a motion made to refer it to the committee on ways and means, about twefity democrats would jump up and object, demanding that it be referred to tha commitiee of the whole for consideration. If this ean be done, the bill will have an excellent chance to pass the house, and it can be done if there ure twenty democrats, as Sowden claims, who will vote with the republicans to consider the bill without reference to committee on ways and weans. To WEDUCE TIE DUTY ON LUMBER. Republican members of the sciate commit- tee on finance, who have been in - conference upon the tarift bill for several days, huve reached a conclusion upon some of the most important points in controversy, but have several others still to be settled. The duty n dressed lumber, which s now 2 @ thousand, will undoubtedly be fixed ot §.25 o thousand. Mr. Alli- son, representing his own views, which are shared by all the senators from the prairie states, has been trying ‘o secure a reduction to £1 a taousand. and the sc utors from the lumber states of Maine, Michigan aud Wisconsin have been willing to concede 50 cents, but it has now been agreed to split the diffcrence and make the duty §1.25, which 1s a reduction of 5 thousand. The senators from th tural statcs in the west, where the beet and sorghum sugar 1ndustey is becoming onc of importance, huve been induced 1o agree to the reduction of the duty on sugar, provided abountyof 1 cent o pound is paid upon all sugar, whether from cane, beet or sorghum, produced in the United State The duty on_barbed_wire will be reduced, although a strong effort has been made by the rejresentatives of the the prairic statcs it. The dutyon structural iron, is.now 1110 cents a pound, will be re d to8 or Y mills & pound, and the duty on steel rails will b fixed at £14 a ton. WOMEN WANT REFPRESENTATION. A memorial was p; ted in the senate to-day from the Woman's Suffrage assoc tion, of Nebraska, asking that the women b allowed 10 vote for delogates to the constitn ional conventious in the territories of Da kota, Montana, Washington and New Mexlco, in the event congress detormines o admit them to statehood. The memorial was referred to a commitiee, but will not receive action. ON BUNDRY JOTTINGS, The wife of Senator Paddock commence s her Thursday receptions to-morrow. She will be assisted by Mrs, David Smith, her danghter, and Miss Rustin, her guest. Information has beeu received Lere of the death early yesterday morning, at Chadron, of Mrs. Rebecea Clyde Van Inwogen. Mrs Van inwegen was the youngest daughter of the late Commodore Boyle, and resided for many years in this city where she had num erous friends and relatives, Only one house of CONZross wWas repre. sented by Nebraska to-day. The three rep. T ntatives were out of the city, but both of the senators were in their seats Faunie Oliun, of Chadron, Neb.; Jacob Smith Barnhart, Charles City A. W Enoch, Afton, Union county, Lonis Adler, Ottumwa, Ta, admitted to practice before the partment were to interior de Paddock _introduced a bill to-day to pension Nancy Polock, and Senato Manderson introduced bills, to increase the pension of Zacharich (. Crifwford, and grant an_original pension to nell, all of Nebraska, HEATH Ziba T Periy S, The Public Debt Statement. Wasiiseroy, Jan, £ —The debt statement issued to-day was as follows: Intorest bear ing debt, principal, $41,041,6: interest, £11,050,343; total, £052,001,005. Debt on which sed since maturity, principal 235,478, Debt bearing no in 1,015,790, Total debt, princi 144 intorest, $11,211,127: total, 27 Tota available hoitems, $1,104,608, Ash in treasury L 30,636,264, debt less 3 S5 debt less cash January 1, 1880, &1, 144,00 s asury Decomnber 1, 1883, &1, 1S 489,8 lebt during the month, $14,4 in debt since June 80, 1558, al cash in treasury as shown 1's general account, $615 Nebraska and low WasniNaToy, Jan. 2 —[Speeial Tele, to Tie Bee.] - Patents have heen grant the following Nebraska and Towa inventors: Louls E. Kenworthy, Ackworth, la., wall paper nanger; William Lamar, Pleasantville, Ta, gate; Simon B. Raw, Shemield, la, norse collar pad: Addison A. Stuart, Cedar Rapids, Ta., ow; James K. Thomas, Alexandria, Neb,, vehiele spring. - PORK PACKINC An Apparent Falling Off as Compared With Last Year, CixciNNat, O, Jan. 2—| gram to Tur Bk |—To-morrow's Price Current will say: A moderate number of hogs have been handled by packers the past weck, apparently falling a httle short of a arago. The packing of fifteen points was 000 hogs for the week, against 180,000 All points packed approximately 000, against 225,000 last year. The total packing since November 1 is 3,085,000 hogs, against 3,800,000 a year ago, In some stances the quality is reported a hardly un to previous offerings, but for the most | is well maintained and the weight heav weather has continued unusually favorab for feeding, and it is believed that the supply to come forward the next fow weeks, will be fully up to the corresponding time last year. pocial T8, 1,030,000 417,000 190,400 220000 8t. Louis . |1l 185000 220,000 Indianapolis 192000 25500 Cincinnati.... oo 200 240,000 Milwaukee, [0 & 13 Rapids |\ 1610 Cleveland............ .00 5l Loutsville. .27 "\ sioux City, Ta Quumwa. ..., Ia. ot e - il Nebraska C . 38,000 185 000 400000 Packing, Nov. 1 to dutc Chicago Kansas City MORE NEGKOES MURDERED. Mississippi Regulators Take the Farms ol the Dead M:n Merms, Tenn., Jan. 2—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee]—From a gentleman just arrived from Mississippi it 18 learned the ands of self-styled ‘‘regulators” are still keeping up the scarch ffor darkies supposed to have been concerned in the Wahalak affur. Within the past two weeks four negrocs wiom the “reguiators” have spotted have been shot down without merey, and their_bodies buried where they feli” The acts of the county have n to write letters to herift R, Key, at DeKalb, intimating tits time for him to stop the bloody Wi All the negrocs killed owned littie farms, worth from 00 to $1,500. All of these Tarms have been relocated at Dealb by white men. This circumstance has used indignation among conservative here. M. Rosenbaum, a merchant of Kalb, who passed through yesterday on his way to_St. Lomws, said: *We can sé now what all this fuss was out, It was simply a neighborhood row. They wanted these negroes’ land, and they've got iv.” -— Dynamite Explosion. RRISTOWN, P, Jan 2.—A horrible acer- dent oveurred yesterday near Summeytown, this county. Two young men, named Erb and Schoccker, were employed at Miller's factory, and at the time of the e at work in Swamp Creck mixing ients of dynamite, 1t is supposed t in mixing the stuff, the proper proportions were not placed thercin and . the result an explosion, the men being blown to picees and fragments of flesh scattered over a wide area, Noue of the pieces of flesh picked up were of sufticient size to show which body they belonged to. The shock was felt in houses two miles from the scene. - Killed His Child Wit New Youk, Jan. 2.—[Sp to Tue b Hugh Dykes, avenue, had a half gallon of whisky in the house on Sunday. Taere was an empty half-gallon bottle rolling about the floor yes terday, and Sarah, the seven-year-old child was dead, Dr. Cocks says that when he was alled in the ehild was lying on a lounge and smelt strongly of whisky. The husband was oo drunk to tull. The wife told the tor that the child said just before she be. 1 stupeticd that her father had given her two wine glasses full of whisky. The ther said that he gave the ehild whisky, but tonly a taste.’ The unnaturul brute hus been arrested. Whi sial of 1 a Home. ul Telegram Militia Kansas Ciry, Jan, 2 to Tk Bre.|—Colonel Milt oore, of the Third regiment, received an order this morn ing from Adjutant General Jam n structing him to order home the stationed at Bevier, Mo, Colonel Moor once forwarded tho order to Captain Pr who is in commana ut Bevier, and the came home at 7:20 o'clock this evening. - Indic .tions. Fair, colder except in nearly stationary tem winds generally north men The Weatl For Nebrasks southwest portion, perature, variable weste v, slightly warmer in south- cast_portions, slightly colder in northwest portions, winds becoming northwesterly. or Dakota: Fawr, colder except in ex treme northwest portion, nearly stationary temperature, northwesterly winds, - - Flour Mills Clos §1. Louis, Jan. 2.—All the fiouring mills in this city, excepting one, closed down to day under the agrecment entered into by the Miller's association at its late convention at Milwaukee. Under the agreement noted 250 mills in the fall wheat belt, will either close down or run on half time during January. Dies Destroyed. PutLaveienis, Jan, 2 day all dics numbering between 200 and 900 used during the year 1585, in the United States mint, were destroyed, under direction of Superin ndent Fox, in the presence of the chief colner and assayer, " NUMBER 203 IN DANGER OF THEIR LIVES, Feara that Foreigners in Hayti Will Be Massacroed. AMERICANS ARRESTED, MANY The United with Refugees Hippolyte's Army Marching on Port-au-Prince—~ Legitime's Bloody Threat, States Consnlate Filled No Clemency For Forcignors, NEW Youk, Jan, 2.—A special to the Mai) and from Port-an-Prince, dated December 31, says: “Articles in the Haytion papers contain furious threats against Thompson, minister of the United Statesd to Hayti, Many Americans have boon arrested, both men and women. The American cons sulate is fliled with refugces. Hippolyte's army is marching on Port-an Prince. In an interview Legitime said ho would show 1o clemency to foreigners who intorfers in Hays tien politics. Legitime stated that he would Express | gram to Tue Ber.| -Word shoot five hundred if necessary. The excite- ment he intense, The Americans at Port-au-Prince are in danger of their lives. In regard to the published reports of ill- ling against Americans in Hayti om ount of the Haytien Republic matter, Minister Preston statos this afternoon that the reports are unfounded. He says, how- ever,that it is notcertain that the little republic will pay the elaim for §200,000 of the United States government for* demur- age, and that there may be a counter claim put in. - THE HAYFIEN Report of Admiral Publs WasiNGToN, Jan. 2.—The state devart- ment to-day made public the report of Ad miral Luce in resard to the surrender to the United States of the steamor Haytien Ro- public. The udmiral's report confirms the dispatehes already received by the Asso- cluted Press from its corres pondent on board the United States steamship Galena. Of the copies of correspondence enclosed by Admiral Luce in his report, the following from the Haytien secretary of forcign affairs to our minister at Port-au Prince, is the only letter of importance. 1t would scen to indis cate that the Haytien government is not sat- lsfied with the decision of the president, BPoRTAv-PriNce, Dec. 20.—To the Minis. ter: By reason of the friendship existing between the republic of the United States and the republic of Hayti, the government has decided to give up to' the admiral the erchant steamer Haytien Republic, caps od i the waters of the St. Marie, At the e time the government makes Some ves- ervations in what concerns the judiciary ace tion to which it may have recourse beiore the American courts, Secrctary of foreirm afluirs, 1 . Ma GroON, ! Thompson, minister resident o1 uia s at Port-au-Prince. - ANOTHER COLO Joseph George Knocked Out inncapolis Strong Boy. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 2. —[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.)—The fight between Juseph George and Cannon, the Minncapolis colored strong boy, came of yesterday about five miles from the city m Auoka county. The fight, as originally avranged, callea for aten-round contest with small gloves for $150 aside. A St. Paul man was chosen for referee, and time was called shortly befora noon. Both men were in good condition and it was evident from the start that the figh would be for blood, but Cannon was clear] the better man, For the first four rounds the houors wera about evenly divided, but in the fifth Cand non caught George on the jugular and sent him to grass. When the ten rounds were up George failed to respond to-the call for time and the fight and purse were awarded to the colored man. LEPUBLIC. The Luce Made ED VICTOR. By the Will Make Toronto His Home, CLEVELAND, Jan, 2.—Andrew Squire, the nd attorney who went to London to make a settlement with Thomas Axworthy, defaulting city treasurer, has returaed with 70,000 1 railway and government bonds and money, which the absconder gave him, Axworthy also paid the costs in leyal uctions pending against him. Squire made hith no promiscs of immunity from criminal proses cution, saying it was a lying entirely in the hands of the city of Clevelana, 'The ex-city treasurer intends to malke Toronto his hiome for the time being, where be thinks of gowg intg the coal business. - 0,000. 5 egram to city council weut into ex- ceutive session last night and agreed to sk the legslature to appropriate §20,000 for the ice palace. Ice will be taken from Pickerell Lake, where it is, howoeve nive inches thick. It is doubtful, however, if the ice palace will be complited in time for the formal opening set for January 21, i i &4 amp Mill & Rario Ciry, Dak., Jan, [Special Tele- came o town tos day of a fire Monday nignt at Castle Ciie mine, in the western end of the A ten-stamp mill, with ore bins, bu ‘Tha fire caught from a bunch of wiste thrown in acorner. Loss about §0,000; uninsured. age Reduced, ALnaNy, Jan, 2.—-Ofleil returns show the total tonnage of canal in 1588 to have been 4,042 se over that of 1557 0f 610,557 tons. ase s laid to higher rates charged by boatmen und to the “Hutchinson wheat deal,” which retarded shipments, - Colored Catholies. WASIINGTON, Jun. 2.—~AL the sccond day? session of the Colored Catholie convention Danicl I, Rudd, of Ohio, was clected presis dent, and Lincoln Vallé, of Miss ouri, and N. Gilliard, of Mmnncsota, vieo-presidents, Arexolution of grecting and usking the holy futher's blessing was ordered 10 be sent tg the pope. o . Accidentally Kiled. MaryviLe, Mo, dan. 2.—(Special gram to Tug Bee]-~This morning, school house two miles south of he named Brady was eating an ap pocket knife wnen Dale Robinson him i their play, driviog the | knife into Lrady’s b stantly Tele- atoa . i boy C with @ galnsG ade of the him ine - The Missing Act NEw Youk, Jan. 2.—Mackay, the missing actor, was found late in tie day at the resis dence of his wother in Brooklyn., He ig suffering from an attack of NErvous prostrie tion, but it is thought ke will be all vight in afew days. on of His Son, N, Jun, 2.—Prince Bismarck recently remarked to Dr. Chrisander Handel, who is writing a biography of the chancellors *Herbert i the only Bismarck who works decently, If I bad worked us much in my younger days some good might have come of it at last.” The Body Identified, St Lovis, Mo, Jan. 2--The body of well dressed man was found on the Iroq Mountain tracks near this city lust night To-day it was identified as Johu R. Martin, g well kuown atworaey of Washiugton, Moy i <