Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1889, Page 1

S PROHIBITION IN DUBUQUE In a Condition of Inoperative Desuetude, IN SPITE OF After Four Year's Agitation 104 Re- main Out of 1068 Saloons, and the Kicense fs Only $100 LIQUOR SOLD IT. Education Not Rtestriction, While the situation in Dubuque is not ex actly exhilarating, it is at least healthy. Dubuque, like Davenport, has only suffered indirectly from the inimical effects of the prohibit law, only partially feeling the depression that exists gencrally over the state. The reputed population 1s 30,000, with such a gradual increase during recent years as to be hardly perceptible. They do ot know the real significanc e of the law, as it has never been enforced here, although there has been an unremitting effort on tho part of a limited number of prominent citi- zens looking to this end. Among this chosen band of propaganda is J. P. Farley, a gentleman of large manu- facturing interests, and who seems to be their loading spirit. The success that has attended thisdetermived effort may be ade- quately estimated when it is stated that four years ago thor ¢ 168 saloons in Dubuque, all doing a moderately good business, while now there are but 164, Injunction after in- Junction has been served, and appeal after appeal taken, and in every instance the wet representation has triumphed, as all tho sa- lopns are yet running as large as life. On aturday last the saloons were all enjoined again, but the saloonkeepers filed supersced- cas and will continue their busi ness pending the supreme court's determination of the appeal, which,it s confidently asserted, 18 as far off in the future as ever. The prohibitiouists, frus- trated as they Lave been at every turn, hold that the bonds do not supercede the injunc- tion, and that the saloonkeepers are liable to punishment for contempt. The latter el ment, however, evince no sizns of perturba- tion, and feel perfectly safe in the security of their posicion, fortified as it is, by over- whelming public sentiment The saloon license in Dubuque is $100 per year, payable semi-annually. It is an anow- alous guaranty, the closing section reading a8 follows: “Nothing contained in this clause or any subdivision thereof, shall be construed to authorize or license the sale of any intoxicating liquor, the sale of which is prohibited by the laws of the state of Towa.” Thus it will be seen that this so calleat license isas valueless as a scrap 6f blank paper—it gives not privileges nor perogatives, guarantys nothing aud the saloon keepers taie their own risk: “‘We pay this £100, remarked a prominent whisky smerchant to me this morning in the volice court, ‘“‘as a sort of Guictus or emolu- ment for tne police. You sce we can sell ‘whisky and other drinkables as well without this alleged license as with it.” According to the records in the city marshal's office the number of arrests for intoxication in this city for the past year was 260, while the number for 1583, the year previous to the passage of the prohibitory law, was 330, or seventy more, with less sa- loons, and about cight thousand less popula tion. The marshal informed me that there has been a noticeable decrease in drunkenness in Dubuque within the past four years, but he says it would be’ foolish to attribute this to prohibition, for they have had no prohibition, but must be accounted for by the fact that every succeeding yoar the city reaches a higher plane of education and refinement. From Superintendent Flandes of Brad- street’s, and Captain Munsoy, a real estate statistician of celebrity, I learn that real es- tate affairs for some time have been in an unusual ferment. Some trades of consider- able magnitude are in negotiation, although the number reported as consummated is not such as would create the faiutest ripple of excitement in a live and enterprising civy like Omahn, There are no deals th at could be classed as purely speculative, as it would require a powerful microscope to detect a chance for speculation in Iowa just now. Buyers hero are kecnest after cheap tracts that promise sometime to come into the mar. Xket, and values have augmented not so much on account of competition, as on account of @ near era of improvement in the condition sud prospects of the town. This improve- ment is by no means wholly prospective, either, 1f Dubuque is in Towa, as the suburbs are evidently already starting upon a period of growth unknown herctofore. here are no fancy values such as are born under the influenco of fictitious and ephemeral booms, but all are smooth and healthy. The exten- sion of street railways, the erection of new business buildings and private residences, as well as the stoady increase in the population, are working slow “ but most bene- ficial chunges in Dubugue. All tue sale made here are bona fide, and options, where purchasers expect to make a profit able turn before full payment is due, are not known, as they are in such bustling,advancing cities as Omaha und Kaunsas City. A purchase here means a new homeor some other dur- able improvement, “If the prohibitory law hadn’t put a check and a damper on immigration to this state,” marked one of the city’s biggest taxpayers, “‘we would have had & city here by this time that would have compared fuvorably with those of the newer und more progressive states. Why, Mr. Leavitt, of Leavett & Johnson, bankers at Waterloo, told me, not a month ago, that prohibition had been the cause of tho removal of over a half million of cap- ital from Blackhawk county aloue, and had the law been enforced here, it would have 208t this county quadr upie thut sum, I hon- estly belicve." A guod understanding of the comparative ratio of the growth of lowa and Illinois may be formed from the foliowing reliable and indisputable statistics ; B1n Iowa the report for the Bradstract comn- pany shows 6,528 names, During the past year 1,365 names hove been adaed and 1,315 names erased from the copy, showing & net _gsin of but fifty names. For Illinois one county, Jo Daves county,'sbows 404 names; wdded during the pust year 108, erased 79, a gain of 20; showing a ratio of gain for the $tate seven times in excess of that for Iowa, Tubuque is a manufacturing center of no hittle importauce, and jobbors report sales good fortho beginning of the new year, and collections easy, still notwithstanding this felicitous stute of purely local business, the eity has that somuolent uppear that hangs over aud elings to evory burg in the state like the old wman of the sea. —— Congressian Buarnos' Funeral. Sr. Jossru, Mo, Jan, 27,—The remains of Congressmau Burnes werg futerred av M, Mora cemeteory, this city, this afternoon, . Significent Co nee with tors Allison and Callom. IxpiaNAPoLIS, Jan. 27.—Senators Allison and Cullom arrived at_noon to-day and were met at the station by Private Secretary Hal ford and taken at once to the general's house, lunching with him. A long consuitation fol lowed, Senator Cullom leaving at 5 o'clock for the hotel and Senator Allison remaing at the general's, The long consultation of to-day and Me. Allison remaining over until morning, is taken as satisfactory evidence that he is going into the cabinet, and the re- mainder of his stay will be devoted to a dis cussion as to the other members. There is a feeling here that it is the state and not the treasury artment that he is to occupy. Generul Harrison was as reticent as ever when seen this evening, and simply smid he had nothing to give out While there 18 uo doubt that the question was considered at some there i3 reason to believe that the Samoan matter was the chief topic of con- versation during the afternoon. Sen ator Allison came on a special invitation, while that to Senator Cullom was_only ge eral in its terms. Mr, Cullom said to a cor- respondent that the Samoun question was discussed, and while not at liberty to say what General Harrison thought of the mat e did not”give his own views, He Sena- cabinet length, I am not in favor of permitting any coun- 1o throw brickbats at us. I am an merican all the way through, and think we are a big nation to take care of our under all circumstances, However, while the Samotn matter looks serious at present, 1 believe that the coming administration will reach an ad- justment that will be satisfactory to the country. 1 think that a solution will be eached without difcult, + He said there would be no yiclding on our side, but that a settlement would be reached on a dignifiea basis, As an intimation of how General Harrison stands on the Samoun ques- tion, the following from his letter of * accep- tance will not be without intercst at this time, d may be regarded as very sigoificant in view of what Mr, Cullom said: “Our relations with the fo powers should be cnaracterized by friendliness and respect. The right of our people and our ships to lospitable treatment should be in- sisted on with dignity and firmness. Our nation is too great, both in material strength and in moral power, to indulge in bluster or be suspected of timorousness, Vacillation and inconsistency are as incompatible with successful diplomacy as they are with na- tional digmty.” When asked about the cabinet, Mr. lom said: ‘*Allison undoubtedly can Le in the cabinet if he wants to—but 1 am not at liverty to say whether he mtends to g in or not. Youcan readily understand iy po- sition.” To sustain the idea that it is the state and not, the treasury that Allison is to have, the fact that the Samoan question is’ one that would be more directly under the state department is cited. I any othe statesman than Allison was to oceupy that department, it is claimed that they wonld bave been called here, and not Allison. Senator Cullom left this ovening for Springficld. Seuator Allison remained at General Harrison's to-night, and was inac- cessible to correspondents, It is reported to-night that an indictment has beeu found avainst Colonel Dudiey by the United States grand jury, and that the district attorney is preparing the document, 50 that it may be submitted early this week, "Fhere is pretty good reason for believing that the reportis reliable. s COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS lmportant Matters Pending in the House and Senate, WASRINGTON, Jan. 27.—The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, pending in the senate, will come up to-morrow, and the amendments proposed by the foreign rela- tions committee, providing means to defend and protect American :interests in Sumoa, will form the subject of a lively discussion. It may Yo, lowever, that these amendments will be considered in secret sesgion. On Tuesday, under the senate rule made some days ago, the British extradition treaty is to be discussed in executive session. Mr. Sherman will endeavor to preas the anti-tr bill to a vote tnis week., Then Frye is expected to call up the Pacific railroud funding bill and make a specch on it Armed with the sundry civil appropriation bill, which =was uot completed last week, Iandall will probably deprive the District of Columbia of Monday, to which it 18 eutitled under the rules. If he does not, several other members in charge of important bills stand ready to do it, The Oklahoma adher- ents have signified their intention to call up their bill on Tuesday and a lively day may Le expected if the bill comes up. Later in the week the naval appropriation bill will probably be taken np, and an entertaining discussion on Samoan matters will probably cusue. Cal- - Fire at Calbertson. CuLrenTsoy, Neb,, Jan, 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—About 9 o'clock tur- day evening fire broke out in the meat mar- ket of Jacob Saur, and before the flames were extinguished _the following buildings were consumed: The meat market of Jacob Saurs the photograph gallery of John Bailey, the livery barn of N, Woods, the bakery of Mrs.” Dill, the saloon of John Weaty, the shoé shop'of George Clum, and tho effects of Drs. k. 5. McLelland and N. Atwood. All the buildings wore insured ex- copt Mrs. Dill's bakery and the photograph gallery. New Opera House for Neligh. Neigi, Neb, Jan. 27.—[Special to Tin Bie.]—Plans are being submitted for the erection of a fine opera house hore, the work 10 be commenced carly in the spring, The building will be owned . by & company com- poscd of business men of this place, New Court House. Fatroury, Jan, %.—[Special to Tie Bee, | e citizens of I'airbury have commenced to ugitate the question of building a new rv house. e For Division of a Judicial District, Arwoon, Kan, Jan. 2.-[Special to Tur B ]=The following is the heading w0 a petition that is being circulated in this county and is being signed almost unun imously Torrka, Kan.—Hon. A. Nichols, Repre. sentative: We, your petitioners, residents of Rawlins county, respectfully request you to work for the division of this Judicial dis- trict east and west, thus leaving the north tier of counties iu one district, The rail- roads in both the north and south tiers run east and west, and the convenience of travel and other potont reasons scem to justify this division, in preference to a north and south division which would leave Oberlin the dog and the balance the tail sssman Burnes, Jan. 27 ~The funeral of took place Faneral of Congl BT, JosErit, M the late Con sman Burne here to-day. Rev. Dr. Dinwiddy, of the Francis Stre . K. church, preach ed the funeral sel membhers of the bar attended in a body. After impressive cere- monics at the house the funara) cortege pro. oceded to Mount Morai cemetery, where the romains were placed in # viault tewporarily until 0ne cau be built by the fauily. el News from Khartoum Suakiv, Jan. 27.~A prominent mercuhant, who arrived here from Kbartoum, eonfirms the reports thut the Muhdi was defeated at Senussi.. Ho also declares that the white prisoner was not & Buropean, sud certainly not Emua, - The Weather Indication Dakots and Nebraska: Generally fair, nearly stationary temperatu variable winds. Towa: Generally faiv, nearly stationary temperature; variable wind CIWILL THE MINISTRY TALL?| General Boulanger Hlected By a Handsome Majority. THE GOVERNMENT ASTOUNDED. Floguet's Resignation and a Serious Ruptare in the Ranks of the Radicals Predicted as Sure to Follow. Boulanger Trinmpha. [Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstt.] Pants, Jan, 27, rk Herald Cable ~Special to Tue The Scotchman who wld his master, in reply to the question of how he liked the Suaday musie at West. minster Abbey, that it was an “Offul way of spending the Sawbath,” would have cer- tainly been shocked at the way Paris spent srday. There was, of course, just as much church-going as ever, but politics far outstripped prayers, and the morning per- formauces at the theaters were very thinly attended, when compared with former Sun- days. The fact was that the Fr2och citi zen is a fearfully important person when he noes that civie duty which France expects that her dutiful sub- jects will do on election days. As the cloek strikes the polling piaces open, and yester: day they opened as if the fate of Europe de- pended on the use made of the prosy looking wooden boxes, which, by some wild figure of speech,are called wins, Then begaujthe put ting in of tickets through the slits, ~ England has forty counties and America has her thirty-cight states. Paris has twenty districts called arrondiscments. These are aliced out into sections, and every species of clector goes up to represent his particular section and votes, There is certainly a grood deal of honest democracyabout an election day in Paris. 'I'he prosperous shopkeeper in his awiward-looking Sunday broadeloth, the Ulue or white bloused workmen, the priest and stern-looking aristocrat, all stand cqually before the altar of universal suf- frage. Outsido there were crowds of fresh alr debating societies and speeches which uld scarcely be reported by a short-hand writer. Said a tall man in the court yard of the mayor’s house in the Rue Droust: “1 tell you what it is, if you vo.e for Bou langer he will lead France to War and disas- ter,” To this a short man replied: “oh, 3 I suppose you want us to vote for Jacques to please Bismarck,” and so ar- gulng and howling went on in every district. Happily, however, there was very little fighting. One man knocked another down at the Maire of Belleville, but it was evi- dently not a case of politics but of opal liquor, called absinthe. On the whole, the observation of the Herald reporter in every part of the French capital, and even in such popuions suburbs as St. Denis, leads to the conclusion that the eventful Boulanger el tion has been the quictest thing of the kind seen in France for many a long da, But 6 ¢'clock strikes and the boxes are opened. *“Bien neva plus,” said the president. of St. Vincent De Paul section, just as if he were at Monte Carlo watching the numbers with a friendly rake in hand, and then com- mences the scrutiny. The Boulangists were very suspicious. Yesterday there were whispers about double-bottomed boxes, in which reserve tickets might be smuggled away. Then again, every hundred votes are put into an envelope and sealed up most carefully, It must be confessed that these envelopes in the hands of a clever prestidigiator might be manipulated with fruitful results, Tne Derouldists . were specially commissioned by the doughty Paul to see that there was nothing of a hanky- panky character, and they did their work with an almost insuiting frankness. While the counting was going on there were great doings at Durand's restaurant, M. Nauquet dined down stairs with Paul Deroulde and another lanky, dark man, with a pink rose in his button hole. Paul kept the telephone by his side work- ing away like steam, He looked ver Jjubilant, and his wondrous great coat W left hanging solemnly ona peg. M. Nanquet looked: pale, At the door there wasa rare crowd of admirer: They seemed to be awaiting their idol with impatience, and they gave ovations to the white haired chasseur at the door and even o the windows behind which they supposed the general was eating his hardly earned meal. M. Jacques was at the cafe of the Big U., in the Rue Richelien, Although consoled and encouraged by M. Rame, he did not seem to believe in his chance of victory. ‘The news begins to spread like wild fire that the general is ahead, The Jacqueists look furious, It cannot be, say they. The suburbs will floor him. Unfortunately the suburbs come in with decided majorities. The transparencids at the Presse Caicarde, Gil Blas and other offices are surrounded by thousands. The huge square pavement of the Place de 'Opera is packed. *Vive la Boulanger!” rises like thunder from the Boulevard Des Capuchins, “PereJacques ! ory the urchins, The figures go on increas- ing. The joy of the Boulangists now amounts 10 a frenzy. 'They march in crowds singing Boulangist dittics, There was an ugly rush during the even- ing in which a few women and babies bore away with them unpleasgat memories of this historical event. The police were con- spicuous by their absence, a fact which lea to there being no protection on either side. dven the few sergeants de ville, whose duty it was to patrol special points,seemed to hesi- tate about interfering with the Boulangis® It is astonishing, however, how policemei have an eye for the rising sun, A strango fagt in this connection is that the Notre Dame district, which is chiefly inhab- ited by policemen, voted in & very markea wiy for the @es eral;in fact, everybody voted for him. Wives went with their husbands to the polling places. So did sisters, mothers and lady friends, Paris has now spoken its mind, and it only remains to be seen whether the provinces will follow. If 80, neither France nor Europe has heard the last of George Ernest Boulan- ger, wno already represcuts a very pretty little morsel of country which extends from Calais to Ventimiglia, from Dunkerquerque 0 Mont Denis tunnel, The complete returns show the following resul Boulanger, 244,000¢ Boule, 16,760; other Boulanger's plurality, majority, 54, 45 The members of the government are as- tounded at the result. Bets are freely of- fered that the ministry will resign to-mor- row. The Boulangists predict she immedi- ate fall of the Floguet muistry, the dissolu- tion of parliament, and & general election in March. They also forecast a rupiure in the radical party, and express the belief that forvy radical deputies will join the Boulunger with shorter hair Jacques, . 102,520 candidates, 10,350, 81,650, Boulang: ranks, and thus give the fenoral a following of sixty members in they present chamber. Boulanger will resigh the Seine Seat, ro- taining that for the Nord department. 1t is rumored that Magnin, governor ;of the Bank of France, will bo asked to form the eabinet On the petite Bourse, after the election, Kentes declined 5 cents for money and 25 cents for account. 2 to Resign, I'he cabinet sat from 11 p. m. Premier Floquet informed informed President Carnot that the cabinet was prepared to resizn if the president con sidered such a step advisable, Scveral min- isters advocated a veconstruction of the caby net on a wider basis. They proposed to in clude in the new ministry influential wmen from all the republican sections. President Carnot awaits the result of to-days’ sitting of the chamber of deputies before’ coming to adecision. The Boulangist organization was mar- velons. Louise Michnel worked hard in Dbehalf of the general and was largely instru- mental in securing the victory. De Lesseps claims credit for the general's immense majorityas a result of his telling his clients liow 10 vote and publicly dining Boulangor. m. until 1 Driver's Attempt at Suicide. [Copyright 1859 by Janees Gordon Beanett.] LoxpoN, Jan. 27.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.| —The reported suicide of George T. Driver, ‘at Islington, yesterday, turns out ta be only an attempt. Driver arrived at the Angel hotel Thursday last and appeared very restless. He could not sleep, and on Saturday a sevvant found him in bed with his throat cut from ear to ear. The would-be suicide was immediately removed to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where he now lies in & precarious condition. 1t is believed that Driver represents a firm of American publishors in Eugland, Food For Gossip. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxnoy, Jan. 2.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Fue Bee.] —A nows agency is responsible for the statement that the Duchess of Marlborough will not be pre- sented at the fortheoming drawing roo. e i T The Kaiser's Birthday. Beruiy, Jan, 27.<The birthday of the em- peror was generally observed to-day. The emperor received in the white hall of the castle many of the German sovereigns, Prince Bismarck, the ministers, Count Von Moltke, Knights of the Eagle, and foreien diplomatic representatives. The colors of the guards were removed tfrom the old pal- ace to the e The ewmperor issued an order eulogizing the achievments of the guards, and expressing the hope that they would maintain their giory. The emperor received messages of congratulation from his mother, the emneror of Austria, the king of Italy, and the queen of England. e THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week. Bostox, Mass., Jan. 27.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]--The following table compiled from dispatehes to the Post from the managers of the leading clearing-houses of the United States, 8hows the gross ex- changes for the week ended January 25, 1880, with rates per cent of increase or de- crease as compaved with the amounts for the corresponding week mn 1888; orrres, CLEARINGS. New York. . Boston..... ] Philaaciphi ... Chicago...... "\ St. Lous. Sun Francisco. New Orleans,... Baltimore.... | Pittsbur, Cineinati .. Kansas City.| Louisville..... Providence .., Milwaukee. Detroit..... Minneapolis Cleveland Denver......". Memonis 8t, Paul ... Richmond Duluth. Columbus. Hartfora ... Indianapolis Peorta.,.... Galyeston 8t. Josepn Sprineteld, New Haven... Portlana, Norfolk.. Worceste Wichita. Loweil .. otal . 1,010,652, Outside New 45 355,050, 41 The Santa Fe's Condition, Bosrox, Jan. 27.—Ths Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe advance sheets of the report of eleven months ending November 30, 1888, show the following results: Mileage, Atch- ison system prover, 8,010.78 miles; gross earning, £14,207,468; net earnings, $4 direct fixed charges, interest on bonds and notes, taxes and sinking fund require- ments, #,518,246; total profit, §I- 066,000, Dividends, $2,625,000; defic $1 0003 gross debt originating i period, $3,643,304; off-sets, % ! v Hloating debt, 5,135,801 supplies on hand as off-set to future operating expenses, &1 118, Of the debt above shown #5183, was due and payable prior to July 1, 1550, Of the guarantce notes subseribed for, in the umount of $7,000,000, there has becn called to November 80, 1555, #100,000, leaving 6,300,000 not paid in. "I'he ‘total income sur- plus on December 31, 1885, was §7,040,622, ‘The deficiency for the eleven months ending ovomber 80, 1883, made the next general income ‘surplus to that date §0,351,- 2, but the addition of varl ous sundry surplus accounts swelled this amount, so that the total general surpius on November 30 was $0,508,635, The esti mated net profit from operations, after all charges for the month of December, is $150,000. The total wet deficiency of 'the company for the period of twelve months to December 81, including the actual fizures of November and December, estimated, is $1,405,900.94, ¥ et A Fatal Collision. CLEVELAND, O., Jan, 27.—A double-header fust stock train collided on a bridge near Gallion tois aftornoon with a light engine, The engineer und fireman of the stock train Jumped in time to avold injury, but those on the light engine, the engineer and fireman and three boys, who were riding_on the en- gine, were ail seriously nurt. ‘The ehgines were badly wrecked und several steers in the stock cars kitled, el B Strangled to Death. ST. Lours, Jan, 37.—Mrs. Maggio Pisc] living at Bearnan Villa, six miles from dalia, Mo., was strangled to death Friday night, and her busband and sister, Miss Swearing, with whom ischer is said to have been on 100 iutimate terms, have been arrested and charged with the murder. e Result of a Drunken Row. ScorrspaLe, Pa, Jan. 27.—During a drunken row in & boarding house occupisd by Hungaria Ju workers last night, James Bradin was fatally shot and George Lesso, proprietor of the house, bad his skull badly crushied aud is reported Lo be dying, BY FAIR MEANS OR FOUL. Submissionists Dotormined to Win by One or the Other. THEIR BULL DOZING TACTICS. Some Erroncous Reports in Connccs tion with the Omaha Contests—The State House and Hotels ed—Legislative N LiNcory, Neb, Jan. 27—[Special Tele- gram to Tus Bee]—-The submissionists feel very confident now that they will be able to force through the senate bill with the prohibition amendment under whip and spur within the next forty-eight hours, Up to within the last week the most liberal esti- mate of the submission vote in the house was 1t takes (0 members to carry the amendment by a three fifths vote, and the prevailing belicf among all prohibition- ists was that submission was doomed for this session. The passage by the senato of their submission bill has instilled new life and activity into the submission ranks. A combination was at once formed to whip in and dragoon members that represent towns in which state institutions are located. These wen have been bulldozed and threatened with the defeat of their appropriation bills unless they would come over and vote with the submissionists. Those who claim to be on the inside with the combine assert boldly that they have succeeded in intimidating the necessary number of members and have ex- acted pledges from them to fall into line with the prohibition palaux in exchange for support of approvriations in the interest of their localities, It has been a surprise to the lobby as well as to many opponents of sub- mission that the brewers and distillers have kept away from this city and shown an utter indifference so far as to the pending bills, while, on the other hand, all the pres- sure that could be exerted has been brought to bear upon republican members and such of them as were disposed to obey the wishes of their immediate constituents, instead of the mandate of a bare majority of the state convention, have been roundly abused and threatened with the defeat of bills and meas- ures which they desired to have passed. The onslaught of the combine is_liable to break the camel's back and bring about general re- sentment and revolt against such a danger- ous misuse of the power of majorities, The Omaha C¢ LixcoLy, Neb., Jan, 2i Bk, |—Speaking of the Omaha election con- test, one of the members of the house com- mittee, a republican, says: “I notice that one or two paners announce from duy to day that the contestants will be seated on a certain day, but the date has been postponed so often as to make the re- port ridiculous. That sort of thing is an assumption, pure and simple. 1t would take asharper man than the traditionai Phila- delphia lawyer to foretell the outcome. The committee has seven republicans and four democrats. You can counton the democrats to stand together through thick and thin, Rep- resentative Hahn has voted with the demo- crats, and is criticizing the methods of his re- publican brethren. If he should vote with the Alemocrats on the final issue it would put the deciding vote m the power of any one of the other six republicans, and you cannot foretell what influence, honorable or otherwise, may be broughuto bear. The republican mem- bers, I know, are disposed to be fair and just, but even if a clear case be made against the sitting represcntatives from Omaha you sce there are circumstances under which the re- publican margin would be very narrow, not to suy uncertain. Asa matter of fact, the evidence isnot yetall in, and this court is not hanging its prisonerse before they are tried.”” LSS The Nesbitt Committee. Lixcony, Neb., Jan, 27.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The Nesbitt committee will get down to business to-morrow in its investigation of the number and ueeds of employes in the state oftices. Senator Paxton has promised to return on the early train and the meeting will be held in the morning. The committee has a list of the additional help asked for, The auditor wants another deputy to charge of the msurance business, and a book- keeper, The treasurer and the superintend- ent of public instiuction cach want an- assistant, These oflicials allege a e incre in their busin and an need of more help. There is a disposition in some quarters, how- ever, to suspect them of thriftily taking time by the forelock. The proposition is advanced that they are making these demands to head off any attempt to reduce their clerical forces. The committee will probably settle that point. Though the committee was not appointed specially for that purpose, the charges against Attorney General Leese will be ex amined. It is rumored that the supreum court, in response to the request of the house for an opinion, will sustain Leese in his em- ployment of a deputy and a clerk. In that ovent the Nesbitt committee is likely to take the court's finding as final. Atoresent no sen- sational developments arc expected from the committee’s investigation. A Transparent Sham, Laxcory, Neb,, Jan, -[Special to Tne Ber.]—State house and hotels are mostly de- rted to Everybody who could make the “rifile gone home for Sunday. The pretense of adjourning Saturday morning until Jate Monday afternoon, “to give com mitte ance to work’ is & transparent sham. Tne hours count a whole day on the v roll, and so will the hour or half hour session to-morrow afternoon. Some of the senators laughingly remork that since tho life of the legisluture 1s limited theso ad journments lessen the opportunities for mis chief. B Election Reforms. LiNcoLy, Neb., Jan Special to T Bre. ] —Election reforms will receive atten- tion inyboth} houses. The proposed changes were inaline with the English (or Aus. tralian) system. Seaator Nesbitt is ut work on a bill of that kidd and will introdyce it this week, He will modify the system con siderably in an effort to make it less cumbe some and applicable to small cities and even villages as well as the larger cities, This forcign election scheme has aroused no en thusiasm in the senute, It has attracted so little attention, in fact, that its friends will find & good missionary ficld in exolaiuing its operation and urging its merits, - e Huston Geis a Change of Venue, CrestoyN, Ia, Jan. 27.—[Special to Tne BEE.|—At Afton to-day an afidavit as long a8 the moral law was filed and argued in Judge Henry's court, setting forth in detail the complete history of the late Chicago, Burlington & Quiney strike, and usking for a change of venue to Clark county, which was granted, in the case of The State vs Huston, the scab engineer who shot and killed Ed Hall, the striking switchman, in a liquor joint here last full. Nearly the entire day was occupied by the lawyers for the defendant endeavoring to show that the de- fen lant could not get & fair trial in Union county, because the people haa boen misin- formed 1n the matter and were prejudiced against Huston on account of certain’ new paper reports in_cireulation throughout the county. Iifty-eight citizens of Creston and Afton swore that they believed the above to be a fact, and the judge claimed it to be the strongest evidence ever brought to his notice for & change of venue, and readily. acqui- The case is set for trial at Osceols, Great interest is folt csced Ta., February 21, 1880, in the case hiere by the late strikers, and quite a number attended court to-day at Afton. It is expected that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy company will use its utmost influcnce to clear Huston. Gctalemnaiifat it Des Moines Y. M. O, A, Building Fund. DES MoiNEs, Ta., Jan. 27.—[Special to Tnr Brr, |—The £50,000 required to securc all pledges for a Y. M. C. A. building i this city, have beon raised, and a committee is now at work locating the site where it snall be placed. Gireat satisfaction is felt over the raising of this fund, as the building is in tended to sorve lite musical and are in terests as woll as religlous purposes, One feature of the building will b a musie hall capable of seating about eight hundred peo ple, to be used for the symphony and Phil harmonic concerts of this city, and for lectures and other entertainments that would not require o large opera house. The ladies! art club intend to have the use of one large room where they will maintain o pormancnt ZALIOEY Of GYt Works: ‘This 18 the Arat How building of importanco that is promised for the new year, and an cffort will soon be made to follow it with a chamber of com merce, — et Some Criminal Statistic Drs Moines, L, Jan, 27.—[Special to Tie Bre.j—A good many criminals scem to have left Towa in the last three years, judg- ing by the number of requisitions issued b the governor's office. Between January 15, 1886, and January 23, 1850, there were 345 ap. plications for requisitions, Polk county, which includes this city, heads the list, b ing asked for twenty-nine, Pottawattomi follows with twenty-two, Marshall fourteen, Harrison twelve, Wapello ten, Woodbury soven, Lee four, Dubuquo three and Des Moines county one. Twenty-three counties arc credited with one each, while fourteen counties did not ask for - The Busch Liquor Case Decide Cuestoy, In., Jan. 27.—[Special to Tis Bee,|—The Busch liquor case, tried at Afton, yesterday, turned out in favor of the defendants. The $100 fine im- vosed by the superior court here goes @ begging in consequence. The jury were out but a very short time. A Commerce Con WaAsHING Jan. 27, —The inter-state commerce commnission has promulgated an opinion on thie subject of passenger tariff and vate wars, prepared by Chairman Cool The paper narrates the facts attending the war in passenger rates at St. Louis m ber, and also the eircumstances of the senger rate war which prevailed in - Chi in December, both of which wore lnvestigated by the commission. It is recommended that the mter-state commerco act be amended so s L define what shall b considered —excur sion and commutation tickets; to prohibit all payment of commissions on the sale of tick- ets, and all sale of tickets for inter-state bus- incss oxcopt by the regular agents of the carricrs to require earriers to provide for speedy and convenient redemption of unused tickets or coupons. The previous recommen datlons in respect to amendments relating to joint tarifls and notice of reduction of rates renewed, n Atroc Murder. LANSING, Mich., Jan. 27.--Last night, as the Stackal family, residing on a farm seven miles from here, was retiring, some person on the outside fired four shots through a window, killing Mrs. Stockal, aged sixty- three years, and probably fatally wounding lier thirteen-year-old grand_daughter and severely wounding Christian Stockal. Suspic- 10n rests upon August Tanto, ninetecn years old, who yesterday borrowed a Wincliester repeating rifle and filled the chamber of the gun with cartridges loaded with birdshot. He was scen in the vielnity of the Stockal atter dark, and hus been_ traced to the rail- road depot here, where he took an east bound train. Fred Stockal, son of the murdered woman, who has_céen in Lansing since Fri- day, wiis arrested to-day on suspicion of being implicated in the crime. o th Murder. an. 27.—The first fatality in connection with the surface railroad strike in Biooklyn is reported to-day. The body of Henry Adams, a stable man, was found be- sido the stable of the Ninth avenue line. John Schumaker, a watchman, admitted to- night that he adiitted three strikers to the stables to daws in order to induce him to leave the place. ‘Tho strikers were arrested. S i They Made Rome Howl Rome, Jan. ~A demonstration was made by the radicals to-day to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Difione. The procecdings were orderly until one of the spenkers alluded in_ offensive terms to King Humbert. This led 1o a conflict with the po- lice, several of whoin were injured. Eiftcen persons were arrested. - Nellie Grant-Sartoris Arrives. New York, dan. 27.—Among the arrivais on the Cunard steamer Etruria to-day were Nollie Grant-Sartoris and Madame Scroedor Zaufstangle, the prima donna. The Etru ria met with a mishap on reaching this side of the Atlantic. Sho ran_ aground on South west spit but backed off without any injury. A Boter Explosion. Poxrivg, Iil, Jan. 27.—A boiler exploded in the old Pontiac conl shaft to-day aud killed Fireman Charles Young, and fatally injure 13, Sells, the engineer's brother. Samuel 1kins also was hurt, but not seriausly, cwright Dead. Cuzauran, tho alter a Well Known P NEW Youk, Jan, 23.--A. R, well kuown playwright, died lingering iliness. Rawlins County, Ka Arwoon, Kan,, Jan. 24.-To the Editor of Tug Bee: A short time ago an article ap peared in Pug Bex that no doubt wiil do our connty a great deal of dumage if not contra dicted. 1t was in substance that northwest [Kansas as a favming country is a failure, Such is novthe case, and Just why such arti- cles arc writlen we ure at a 10ss to know, ‘The writer has lived in 1ilinois, Towa and Nebraska, and can truly say that Rawlins county ean be rolicd upon just as much as wny county in either of those states. It is fact that most of our settl Poor wen, Just us is the case in all new coun cs, and a grest many of them are wded” for moncy, bub it is no fault of our climate or 501l 1 have seen just us nice fiolds of grain, just us tall stallss of corn, just as lavge heads of wheat, oats aud other grain growing here as ever grew in any adjoining state. Our home merchants have hought and eribbed more thin six taousand bushels of corn, and have shipped more than ten thousand bushels of wheat, Our Keystone roller mills huve been running night wnd day since harvest, grind- ing only our home grain. There arve f other markets in the county that have re coived and shipped as much grain as this We hav assures o season Wo are uot freazing, we ara not fstarving, buta re all as happy and hopeful as aoy cou munity could possibly be. hieh next sn0W ain now an eizht inch zood crop of small . E. RosiNsoN, Sy The Austrian Consul Dead. Youk, Jan, Austrian Consul noral Hugo Fritsch, died here to-night. Funeral of Mes. Nichol The funeral of Mrs. J, Nichol will be held at 9 o'clock this forenoon from St. Peter's ehy P'wenty-cighth and Leavenworth THE LATEST CABINET TALK. L) Allfson Thought to be Booked for the Treasury. BLAINE FOR THE PREMIERSHIP, While Wanamaker is to Coms in for Somecthing, and John M. s Boomers Mention his Name. 518 PovnreryTa STREET, Wasnixaroy, D, C., Jan, 27, Indiana revublicans in - Washington who have cithor seen General Harrison recently or have heard from his advisers, say the presence at Indiagnapolis of Senator Allison is & positive intimation that he will be the secretary of the troasury, and that the rest of the cabinet will be filled up within a very fow days. President-clect. Harrison and tamily will leave Indianapolis for Washing- ton four weeks from to-day. [t is stated that upon his arrival here he will hold informal conferences with his prospective cabinet ofticers, and some of his friends go so far as say that he will indicate who compose the cabinet before ho ves Tudianapolis, The selection of Senator Allison for the treasuryship also regarded as a positive indication that Ar. Blaine will be tho premier of the cabi- neval Harrison has his inangural ad- dress practically complote, and Senator Alli- son will undoubtedly know what it contains before he leaves the Hoosier capital, Tt will outline some of the mwst positive elements of the new administration’s policy, and will point out the most important legislation to be enacted at the hands of congress, and will indicate that an extra session of the Fifty- first conpress is necessary in the cvent that nothine is done with the statehood question for the various territories and for taviff res vision, before March. With Messrs, Blaine Allison and Wanamaker selected for the cal net. General Harrison will not have nmuch trouble to fill up the balunce of the slate, The Hon. John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, is in the city, and those who hive beon push’ ing him for ‘the interior departmont seom quite cheerful tonight over the outlook for him. They confidently beliove they have named the man who will take charge of the intertor department. Mr. Thurston, how- cver, has received no mdication’ yet as to whether he has been determined upon, but his backers say that for over a week his name has been favorably considered by the coming president, What will be done for New York in the way of a cabinet position continues to be a mystery to most of the people in_Washing- ton, and to exeite great interest, There is & distinguished republican in congress who i intimate with both ox-Senators DIt omg Miller, and wio standsin high favor with President-elect Harrison. This gentleman tells your corrospondent to-night that Mr. Platt will not have an invitation to s| cabinet table, und that the chunces are favor of Mr. ‘Miller, whom he thinks would malke an excellent postmaster general, and this, he says. will be New York's quota in the event Senator Allison has charge of the treasury. WASHINGTON BurkAU Tie Osana Bra, } WHY ALLISON HESITATES. ““Lhiere is one thing which may prevent Sen ! ator Allison from going into the cabinet," suid one of his warmest senatorial frionds this afternoon, “‘and thut is the complica- tions which may arise i Iowa politics, if he should leave the senate, 1 feel suro that the senator would swailow his individua® prefere cnce and accept a portfolio 1f he could b assured in advance that the legislature woul choose as his suc or cither Congressman Henderson or J. B. Clarkson. But the trouble is that this assurance cannot be se- There is man who would ain_to @ vigorous fight the position. vefer to Gov- ernor Larrabee. The governor s q member of the faction of the party which is opposed to Messrs. Allison, Henderson and Clarkson. He has gone off on a_tangeny from the principles, which actuate ihe politi= cal moves of the leaders of the party in the state, and isa sort of ‘yer” Ho is the hed of the temperance movement, which has played havoe with the pavty Towa, but | rudical railroad views commend themselves to the granger element in the politics of the state, and it 1s quite likely that in the event of a vacancy in the senate he would be able to seeure his own election, orat least to counsel the selection of thé successor to Senator Allison. It is the knowledge of this fact more than any other cause which has led Senator Allison to hesi- tate before deciding to accept the place in the cabinet which every one believes hag been tendered to him, AN INTEKESTING LAND DECISION. A land decision has just been rendered hy the sceretary of the interior involving Martha J.Jamison’s pre ipted quarter-section in the McCouk land district of Ncbraska, which is of general interest since it shows the process by which land may be taken from the entry- niun, even after he has proved up and the patent has been ordered. Martha J. Jamison filed her pre emption declaratory statement on Fobruary 11, 1854, and on August 12, of the same yeir, in accordance with a published notice, she offered tinal proof before tha local officers. She ificd to being over twenty-one yeurs old, native born, gingle, ana also, as the law ‘requires in referenca to ' improvewents, residence on the land, et Ou' March 7, 1855, the 'local oficers accepted her 'pay for the land upon her making onth that she had resided continuously unon the land from tha day of entry to that date and had boen un- able, owing to disappointments, to obtain tha money till then. Upon this proof a fnal cash certiffeate was fssued through the work of 4 special agent of the gencral land office on Novewber 19, 1557, She was notificd by the loca! officers that she would be required Mo make a new adye new proof,’ as she had only upon the Land six months, and had ailed to break any portion of the tri further, breauso seven months had olipsed “between the date of proof and the date of eutry.” The claim- i caled on the following grounds om sided In requiring hier to republish the notica of ntention 1o make proo 2 In Golding that the p insuMcient, 3 That the decision of the genc lund ofice is unjust in its requirenent und is & violation of the rulings of the department. “Phe seeretury of the futerior holds, that if there is no adverse cluimant, sod if it should bo found that Siss Jamisor ot ingin good faith, her patent may issue, The case has peen Sont o the commiissionce of Lhe rneral land Nicedor stisgzation, TERRITON AL, Among the wost proaiinent democrats from Dakota who have been hor ly worling for the division of thatterritory ani its admission Lo statehood is Chiof Justice Bartlett Tripp. He hus taken a great inters estin all the conventions looking toward statehood for Dakota, and he came here ten duys ugo Lo assistan the effurts being wmade 10 have the Springer omnibus bill amended 50 8 10 be satisfuct 10 Lis people, Speak- ing of the ontlools for the vitimate passage of this measure,by both houses,d udge Tripp said last night before he deparied [vomn the eity s “Mr. Sprnger is willlig o con cede the dotails reluting (o our terris tory, which ure demawicd by the peos ple 'of Dakota. He 15 willing to strikae out the provision requiring a separat@ wajority of both North and South Dakota in. favor of division before it is given, and will subriit to the vote of the entire people of the territory, Of crouso this is supeefluons, © voted upon the question before an 1in favor of division and admission by f large majority. We are not inclived ta hairs, lowevor, as 1o voling aguin upon ot of division, as the decision will swift and emphatic. [t begius to look to m thoug" the omnibus bill would become & Jaw at the prescnt session of congress.” Pen 5, Heana, ool sibmitted wal split the sul