Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE- EIGHTEENTH YEAR. RANDALL SHIES HIS CASTOR. | Asks For a Day to Consider Tobacto Measure. the TERRITORIAL STATEHOOD BILL. wil Const Cabiner g 1t is Expected That Cleveland Pacific Candidates Mr. Jo sign It Interest WASHINGTON BUREAU TitE OMATIA Bre, 513 FounTeeyT WasHINGTON, D C.y astor int offering TaRT, ‘eb, 21,1 the ring W resolution ation of his venue taxes Randall shica his 80 to speak, to-day, by 10 set apart a day for th bill the from tobacco in all tions will b rules and A major the repe Reed an bers, & posed he would vote f obacco, provided it was th free wool, free tin, free cotton tics and a re. duction of the duty on wools and worsteds of 50 per cent. Mr. Carlisie is not_anxious to call the committee on rules together for the consideration of this resolution, but he must do 8o, for if hie doesn't, the majority of the committee would call n meeting, which would be regarded as a rebuke to him, nor can he prevent the resolution bemg reported. Therefore, it must sometime come before the house, and the only way its passage can Ye prevented is by filibustering. 1t would be \ very strange spectacle if the speaker of the house, and the leader of the majority, should lead a fillbustering movement Lo prevent the sage of 4 measure introduced by @ democ aud the chairman of the sccond committe importance, but the public may be treated to such a sight before the end of the session For years in all the tobacea states, the demo: crats have been promising that when their arty got into power the tax be re- moved. The same promischas made annually to the moonshiners regarding the whisky 1 now the democratic admin istration, which has been in power four years, is about to expire, with the president and the leaders of the party fighting to prevent the fultillment of these pledg The of the last clection in West Virginia Jargely duc to this cause, and the Carolina men argue that nothing ean pr their state going republican if the pr congress adjourns without doing something toward a reduction of internal revenue taxa tion. ‘This point has boen mdde so foreibly s of the wing o r, of e conside internal r its forms, red by the committee on eported favorably to the housc y of that committee are in favor of of the tabacco tax, being Randall, Cannon, while the other two mem- yeaker Carlisle and Mr. Mills, are op to remove resolu conside accompanied litthe shaky, particularly Georgia, and Mr. Wilson and it would not be strange to sec them breaking away from Mills, und voting for free tobacco. THE TERITORIAL BILL. is expected that President’ Cleveland will _celebrate Washington's birthday by signing the ternitorial statehood bill which was sent to him this afternoon. T'wo of the members of the committee on conference 1t 1 understand Mr. Mills has said that | r the removal of the tax on | called on the president this morning and urged him to adopt this course, und they were encouraged to believe that he would do %0, The president’'s signature to the bill, which will admit four new states by the 1st of next December, with five new members of the house, all of whom will be republi cans in_all sprobability, removes in a great degree the principal hope of the candidates for the speakership of an extra session. 1t will make certain, to, the organization of the senate by the republicans. with a good working mujority, and will doubtless have a marked_ eftect upon fhe contested election cases which will_occupy the attention of the house for some time after its organization, The present house has been unable, after repeated efforts lately to settle the one remaining contested election, and it 3 not likely that Mr. F'elton will be unseated now that the hour of adjournment is no near, Mr. Lodge, of Massachusctts, one of the re- publican members of the present house com- mittee on clections, thinks that it will be a very dificult matter for the republicans of the house to settle the clection contests early in the forthcoming session without the aid of the members from the new states. M. Lodge says that lie bas noticed the diflicalty which has been expericnced by the majority in bringing out its full streng{h whencver close vote on a party question has made it necessury to bring every member to the hall “Members fail to appreciate the necessity of constant attendance upon the sessions of tho house,” said Mr. Lodge, “and 1t is almost finpossible to get them all out when ques- tions of importance are to be decided and the necessity of the presence of every one is needed. ~ I think that it will be very difiicult 10 get a vote upon the contested cases ear in the coming session it the majority adopt filibustering tactics and fail to respond to the roll call. If auy of our members are absent frequently we shall be unab dothose contests ‘for a long time after the house is organized, as we shall have to furnish a quo- rum ourselves if the minority should decline 10 vote. CABINET TA There wus not as much capitol to-day as usual, The Pacific s people ure uneasy, and by their sc are attracting sowe atteution. Further than this speculators have for a day ceased prog nostication. It scems t the Californians, who at the outset claimed the inalicnabld right to name tho cabinet ofticor for the Pa- citic slope, became divided as to whom should be nomw As between Swift and Estee, the wh ion of the Pacitic was about cvenly divided, and as the chasm broadened with time other aspirant put in an appearance. Finally it was decides that it would be better not to recommend anyone. If President Harvison should select oue of their number they could say that he should not be taken from’ their share of the official atrouage, since they had not asked to have @ cabinot oflice, and 80 until day before yesterday they - commended noone. Finally it became apparent, tha' the new president was overlooking the Pacific slope in making up the slate, und the uspirants demanded that the delegatious from California, Oregon and Nevada, tuke some kind of united action and recommend one of them. A meeting of the California delegations was held, and it was decided that Iepresentative Morrow should 0o Indiuvapolis, talk to President-elect Tarrison and recommond the man most de- There wus no special preference as n Swift and Estee, and an agreement could not be reached, and though the delega- tion resolved to indorso some one to repre sent this section they Wwill have no personal preference in the event of the appointment of any mau. Swift scems to be the favorite, and since Morrow's visit to Indianapolis, the rospects for the Pacific scem to be brighten- ng. It b believed that there will be two or three places loft open till Generai Harrison comes here, so that the greatest numboer ot people may be satistied by the selections at he last mowment, ‘The fricnds of Senator Paimer, of Michi- an, are quito confident ty-night that he will o either secretary of the navy, or of agri- culture. ‘They say that since General Alger is out, Palmer is & necessity in order to keep the state in line for President Harrison in 1802: that ns goes the patronage, so goes the delegation 1 the nounnating convention, and thut if Palmer does not go into the cabinet Alger will get the delegation in the cor tion four ycars bence, INTERESTING MR, JONES, Hon. George W, Jones, once & delegate in the house from the territory of Michigan, and afterwards # senator from lowa, hus been in Washington for several days and b proved a great attraction when he appeared on the floor of the house or the senate Mr, Joues is remowbered by the oldest men, because hie was one of tho seconds in the celebrated wecting at Bladenburg when Graves, & mewber of the_house from Ien tucky, ehot and Kiled Lis friead Clly, s representative from Maine, as the result of | newspaper attack upon a senator from th Pine Tree state by James Watson Webb, of | the New Yo Courier and Enqu T Mr was connected with an years aftor the war dJoseph Riley, rosident f Erie county, New York, id o southern sympathizer, overheard a ny n between two gentlemen in New the ot that he tograph album of y &8 an cd” oy econfed Meer stated wva, Rilev at once t Mr. Davis and detailed the conver- sation which he had heard The result was lencd was soon after opened Davis, Riley and ex-Senator the efforts of the latter Album was finally secu and returned to its original owner. WS, PADDOCK'S TRA PARTY, ator Paddock gave a tea yester. noon and evening at the Portland nor of her daughter, Mrs, O. Janson siman, upon which occasion the soc world of Washington was well represented iu all its brahiches. The hostess eived her 1ests in an elegant gown of white satin, broeaded in blue, and trimmed with blacl etted lace, Mrs, Collman wore her wed ding gown of white brocade with princesse tral A number of ludies assiste in the reception room, including Mrs. Matthe son, in bla dotted nety Mrs. McAdoo, in o gown of Persian striped brocade, with draperies of black lace: Mrs, Brown, in | far crepe; Miss Nordhoff, pink silk veiled in white lace, with pink satin_ribbon trim- mings, and Miss Flint, in white brocade. The large suite of apartments was all thrown for the accommodation of the throng of guests, Opening out from th varlor was the tea room, where i long table laden with delicacies was presided over by Miss sthel Ingalls in a gown of white striped tulle, with black velvet bodice with bon band of gold aronnd her throat, and fiss Coppick. in white satin_striped tulle. In one corner a small table was set with frozen puncli, dispensed by Miss Paddock and Miss Waltham, in pretty toilettes of white silk and tulie. At th v end of the corridor a separate apartment was used as a punch room, i chirge of Miss Tardy, in ‘net velvet, and Mrs, Burk, in pink bro ade, and Miss French, ig blue point d'esprit. A number of other young ladies uesisted in dispensing the hospitalities of the occasion in haudsome evening toilettes, MISCRLLANEUS las promised not to antagonize the raddo bill creating two new land offices i Nebraska, d it 15 believed that it will be passed this woeel Mr. Dorsey will ask the house Lo consider the bill at the first oppor- tunity, Second Lieutenant Twenty-first infantry, conduct a detachment of recruits from New York City to the Department of the Platte. TThe seeretary of tho interior. to-day modi- 1 the d on of the land commissioner in the case ef Joseph Picket b make a see- ona homestead entry in the entine dis trict. The decision is s0 modified as to por- mit 4 second entry upon the relinquishument of the first entry. ther in Some | Jones he then that & corres)x ' Messrs, wentleman the Holy Wilson E. Stamber, has been ordered to Peany S, Heamn, e e sl 'HE AGREEMENT ADOPTED. No More Time to Be Wasted on the Dissenting Roads, Ciicaco, Feb. 21.—The proposition to per- feet the organization of the nter-state com- ree railway ation with the lines that signed the presi agreement, in- stead of laboring further with the compan ies refusing 1o sign, was carried out to-duy ond the association is now a fact. The Wisconsin Central for some un- 550 s’ known reason changed front and signed to- ay. The Burlington & Northern gave its final answer to the effect that it could mot become a member u less its northern aund principal competito on seaport traflic were also taken in. The committee on changes in the agreement made no alterations except to strike out the proviso in regard to the number of signa- tures necessary, und_recomuended that the agreement be adopted. ‘An animated discussion followed, in which President Adams, of the Union Pacific, sharply criticised the Chicago, Milwauke t. Paul, which was holding back, also the' Burlington & Norther introduced a resolution that’ the movement be then and there abandoned, as it had been found impossible 10 carry it to a success owing to the obstruc- tions placed in the way by the two roads named. This caused a sensation, and Presi- dent Miller, of the St. Paul, sharply retorted. After further discussion Mr. Adams _with arew the resolution and apologized to Miller, At tho afternoon session the objectors were finally brought into line, and the fol- lowing named companies signed the agree- ment, with the understanding that it e comes effective immediately: Chicago & Alton, Rock Island, Chicaro, Burlington & Quiney, Chicago, 'Milwaukee & St. Puul, Chicaizo, St. Paul & Kansas City, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, St.” Iaul, Minnc apolis & Omaha, Wiscousin Central, N souri Pacific, Atchison, Topekn & Santa Union Paific, St. Louis San Francisco, Wabash Western, Burling- ton,Cedar Rapids & Northern, Minneapolis & St. Louis, lowa Central, Port Worth & Denver, and the Wabash. 'The four roads not in the agreement are the Ilinois Central, Chicago, Burlington & Northern, Kansas City, Port Scott & Memphis and Missouri, Kunsas & Texas. The details of the agreement were com- pleted this evening. A committeo was ap- pointed to confer with Inter-State Com Commission W ertain if ho will ccept the chairmanship. Skeptics look upon the final action of the presidents as soue- thing of a farce, and contend that the asdoci- ation will be of mo practical vulue with sev eral important roads omitted. The presi- dents talk dificrently, however, e An Unfaithf Sr. Josepit gram to Tue Br young man of Wathena, Kan., and years began work in the overall fuc of George Gie mann, He represented that he was the of a wealthy stockman in Nebraska, and zave a plausible excuse for leaving tome. In th ral course of events he became acquainted *with Stella, an orphan, the adopted daughter of his employer, seventeen years old, pretty, intelligent” and popular. The ucquaintance ripened into love, on the girl's sids least, and Meal pre tended to return = it, giviog @ promise of marviage, At any rate, tho girl reliea upon him. A few wecks ago her condition became appavent, and Ieal lefy the town suddenly, coming o St. Joseph. He secured employment in-a large wholesule iron and steel house, and altogether neg: lected his Wathena sweetheart. A few days #go it was learned that Beal was in St. Joseph, and & warrant charging him with seduction was issued and delivered to the sheriff of Doniphan county, who yesterday cuwe to St. Joseph in search of ‘his man. He found him last mght and returned with him to Kansas. On_account of the social standing of the girl Wathena is greatly ex- cited over the atfai After Wild Cat Insurance Companies. Toreka, e, 21.--[Special aTelegram to Tuk Beg).—The comumissioner of insurance has revoked tho license of the Home Insur- ance company aud the Topeka Iusurance company 1o ao busiucss in Kausas, He gives as his-reason for 80 dowg that he has discov- ered that they are doiug a wild cat business. Hesays: “Kansas has had a a geeat deal of experience of this kind, all of it discouraging. 1t begun twenty-five years ago in Leavenworth and many towns have had five companio that went down under heavy losses in othe: states, leaving the honest policy holder in Kauusus to hold the bag.” - Tisza's Amendments Adopted, Pestu, Feb. 21.- “The lower house of the iet to-day, by a large majority, pussed para- praph 14 of the army bill with all Prewier Tisza's amenduwents, and He 1 Lover. b, 21.—[Special Tele: s, went to at OMAHA, GOVERYOR LARRABEE'S TRIAL A Jury smm(flor Considerable THE PROSECUTION'S BAD BREAK. Oneof 1ts P Into Making Some V ing Disclosures—Th Room Pack noipal Witnesses Forced ¢ Damags Court Fell Tnto a Trap. Des Morves, Ia, F gram to Tux Ber are to decide whether has been guilty of crim been selected, though® it took some time to day to get them, The counsel for the ¢ fense questioned sharply as to whether the would-be jurors were in pardon had attended any of Mrs. Turney's mectings or signed her petitions for the par- don of her boy, or were in anywise in- structed in or under the influence of Mr. ana Mrs. Gallette, who ave pushing the pros- ccution After the jury had been chosen County Attorney Macomber, for the prosccution, stated briefly what they expected to prove, Mr. C. H. Bishop, for the governor, stated the position of the defense. In opening for the defense he said that the question in- volved in this case would arise from the nature of the governor's duties as chief exceutive of the state and his perform- ance of those duties. e then reviewed briefly the status of the Turney case, show ing how petitions had been sent to the gov ernor asking for his pardon, and remon- strating against it. How Mrs. Turney had gone over the state working up sympathy in her case, until inguiries began to pour in upon him to know why he didn't pardon the boy. Finally these inquiries became so nu- merous that written answers could not be made to all inqui “These circulars were printed to send in answer toinquirics, They had been sent to the members of the legisla- ture and had been handed or sent to other persons who inquired. The language alleged 10 have been libelously used was not the governor's, was not conceived by him.pr in- spired by lim. It wus the words a re- monstrance sent in to the governor, signed by muny business men of the town of Pres- ton. The testimony would show that the documents had lonis been in the office; that Mrs. Turney knew of them and ‘never denicd their statoments, and t the governor, when he ordered them printed, did not know that the words alleged to be libelous were in the documents.” Further- more it would be maintained and proven that this was as public record, a privileged com- munication. It would be shown thatif it would be libelous to permit it, it would belous to admit veople to’ his ofice it he question is not whether William Lar- rabee shall be fined for this supposed offense, but whether the governor of lowa has the right to show the records of his office with- out being dragged into a criminal court. The governor should not be placed between the menice of a ¢ il court on the one la and the harrassing of a civil court on the other, in the liberty of showing his records. ‘Phe state then introduced its irst witness, Mr. A. H. Denman, one of the attorneys fo Mrs. Turney. He admitted that he had per- sistently appealed to the governor to*purdon the boy Ul his visits became almost unen- durable. te admitted, also, that he had pursued the governor with more than @ common interest in a client. He admitted that when the governor had asked young Turncy, who was in prison, to~ send him a létter describing his case, he (Den- mun) had taken that letter first, and attended 10 it to suit his purposes and had rewritten it, und sent it back to young Turner to copy in his own hand, and then the letter was sent Lo the governor, purporting to have been written by the prisoner himself and unaidea, 3 As this admission was forced from the wit- ness by the cross-questioning, Denman was nearly overcome with confusion and embarrassment and almost fainted. When he had concluded his testimony the prosecu- tion was very much chagrined at the bad breaks of their leading witness, and no other was called to-day. The case will be resumed to-morrow morn- ing. The court room is packed with visitors this afternoon. Nearly all the state ofticers were present, and little business is being done at the state house while the trial is going on. The governor was in the court roont all of the afternoon. The Eastern DavENION .—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]—The second convocatiun of the castern deanery of the Iowa diocese of the Episcopal church, which began its ses- sion last evening, finishes its business this afternoon. It was decided that in the pro- ceedings hercafter there shail be one essay, one sermon and a book work. Addresses were made by Bishop Perry and Rev. S, N, Watson, the rural dean of the castern dean- ery. Plans for mission work were discussed. 1t was decided to approach the central with a proposition to unite in the appoint went of a missionary for service ut stutions along the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa railroad between Davenport and Moines, with headquarters prob- at lowa City. It resolved to ¢ 8500 in the eastern deanery for this pur- pose and $250 for general worlk, and to ask the contral_deanery to do the ‘same. This would afford a stipend of §,200 for the mis- sionary and pay his exvens The' question of a ch to the archde men who .arrabee twelve pvernor [ 1 libel have now iterested enses, « Deanery. i of name from uery was resolved 16f the diocesan would be in ity in missionary d dean, It is the name of the sume dioceson division in the cast. The archdeacon 15 regarded us the bishop's eye in mission work, Creston Notes, CrestoN, Feb. 21— (Special Telegram to Tur Bre]—George W. Allen, a wealthy stock dealer of Hamburg, la,, while looking after his stock cars in the “Q" yards late lust night, was run over by a switch engine and nstantly killed, City Clerk Collins has commenced action against the Daily Guzette for libel for repub- lishing an article from the Commonwealth reflecting on his business methods. Esti- mated damage, §5,000. W. €. Brown, superintendent of the “Q" line in lowa, in a letter to this evening's Gazetto, denies in positive terms the charg made that the Canicago, Burlington & Quincy is diverting through freight from lowa to Missouri lines, us a retaliatory measure, and that not a single car had been thus diverted. The article says the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad has aceepted the rates as tixed by the commissioners avd passed upon by the courts in absolute good faith. Know ing that the rates are,unrcasonably low, and realizng that the same rates avplied to all its business in the difforent states traversed by the road would result an the destruction of the property, still it has accepted them in good faith and in the hope that the fairness of the request for something better will be recognized by the commissioners and o re adjustment of the schedule made, under which they can (o business at & reasouable profit, with mor k than is osse A Dubious Outlook. Sioux Ciry, Feb, 21— I to Tne Bee|—The condition of the city finances is the theme of universal interest and anxicty. 1t has been known that the city was rushing headlong into debt, but the records are kept in such an obscure and chaotic condition that statements of the real facts come like a rev- e’ ition, and & most alarming revelation to the taxpayers. The city auditor and the city treasurer give inforwation showing that the TRIDAY MORNING stated indebtedness of the city to-day amounts to $1,709, 190,11, A year ago the debt anounted to only $900,000 in round numbars, but a large part of that sum was added last year through extensive public improvements, The stated debt thus has been increased in one year's time by #400,000. But this does not tell the whole story, for there are claims outstanding for large Sums of money which must be paid, but which are purposely held back and postponed in order to enable the eity to make a better showing than the facts warrant, Just what the amount of such bilis may be cannot be definite stated, but is krown be immense. The legal limit of in. debtednoss has long since been passed, and vet warrants and other forms of indebtedness been converted into bonds freely the limit was exceeded, The outstanding warrants on the general fund represent an overdraft thoreon of over £100,000, and when pending and postponed raft must be increased from $50,000 to §100,000. The city banks some time a greed to maintain the war. rants at par—receiving s of interest amountine 1o 14 per cent—on_condition that the city expense should be held below a cor tain limit, That limit it1s now discovered, has been immensely exceeded. This is all in anticipation of the revenue for the current year, and the result is that the city will be gin its next fiscal year with an enormous debt, a treasury bankrupt and facing the necessity of being a heavy borrower in spite of the fact that its legal limit of indebtedness is already greatiy exceeded. sed Burlington Extension. Masox City, Ta,Feb, 21.—[Special Telo- sream to Tue B "he Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern is now entertaining a proposition to build a branch line running from Rockford to Mason City. Several surveys have been made, and it is likely that the line will be built. The citizens of Northwood arc taking legal steps o compel the Central lowa to operate their through to that city. Several years ago the voted a heavy tax, with the understandi that the road was to run regular trains into their city, but us soon as the track was laid it was ‘leased to the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern. The matter has been in litigation and was once decided in favor of the citizens, A Prop 1= A Mayor's Close Call. DunvqUe, Ta., Feb. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tk Ber.]—Some 1 ant attempted to murder Mr. J. D. Alsop, mayor of Dycrs- ville, yesterday afternoon, by placing an ex- plosive in his oftice stove. Mr. Alsop Lt a fire and sat down to write. In afew minutes a terrific explosion oceurred, blowing the stove to pieces and shattering the windows. Mr. Alsop miraculously escaped, being un injured and untouched by the flying misiles. No elue to the perpetrators has been found. Forger Johmson Sentences Des MoiNgs, ln., Feb. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee|—Judge Conrad, of the district court, has sentenced C. C. Johnson to cighteen months imprisonment in the pen- itentiary for forgery. Johnson is the young man who was arrested in Rochester, N. Y., some time ago by means of his deseription in the rogues’ gallery. He was sentenced on oue indictment, but there were several other forgeries charged against him, which were not 1. It is estimated that he securcd between $5,000 and 88,000 by his numerous forgeries in this vieimty. He usually forged the name of his father-in-law, a well known and well-to-do citizen The Avoca Mystery. la. Feb, 2L—[Special to Tne Bri.]—After themost diligent investigation and examination ofmumerous witnesses, the grand jury adjoursed without being able to learn anything or abtain_any clue regarding the murder_ of Joseph Hair, who was bru- tally assussfnated @uring the latter part of December, on the farm of John Kelly. A reward of #500 has been offered by Governor Larrabee, with an :ddenl bonus by Kelly to stimulate the seary —— The Schedule Must Be Tested. Sioux Ciny, la, Feb. 2L.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—Railway Commissioner Campbell has spent the day in Sioux City vestigating charges of violation of the com- missioners’ schedule of rates. He stated at as a rule the wompanies are putting the iedule of rates w force, As to the request of the railroad managers to change the rates, Commissioner Campbell says that there will positively be no ehange - until the present schedule’ shall have been thoroughly tested. A Fatal Runaway, Des Moises, I, Feb, 21—[Special Tele- ram to Tur Bei]—Ole Christensen was killed by a runaway team i this city to-d He had just taken up the lines when his horses became frightened, and, running away, threw him o the ground, killing him instantly. His home was near tho park home, where ho leaves a wife and two chil- dren fu destitute efrcumstances, | S A Fatal Fall CraNToN, Ta., Feb. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tur Brr.|—Patrick Noonan, a labore while zoing to his room in the second story of his son’s house ff this city last night, fell frow the top of the stairs, recciving injuries from which he died this morning. i el DEVOURED BY WOLVES, The Horrible Fate of Two nesota Girls, Wiire EAwrn, | Minn., Feb. 21.—[Special Telegram to TngtBee.|—While two little girls, Millic and Winnic Peterson, were re- turning from W|;l yesterday afternoon, in the northern¥part of Aitken county, they were uttacke@ and completely devoured by timber wolvese A few scattered bones and shreds of cigthing alone remaining s horriblo Fitestimomy of the childrens’ was supposed at first that there n two wolves at most in dian hunter shortly after of the children. of ten the scene of th, He used such offect as to kill git, and getting out of up a tree to escape from aining six. Four of tho but two of them squatted of the trce. When he was scaled he found two pth of his pockets. With wolves, Avocs, tle Mun- the pack, but an the di counte: brutes near little ones' Winchester wl four of them of tridges, he w the fangs of the animals ran aw down at the f thought his faf cartridges in the these he killed Manda; Torexa, Kan,, to Tur Bre.) to-day listened sion to comme the name of the attorney genera of a mandamus of Girant county: Ulysses to Apy to decide upon ant county, Ul the vates winner of the that there was a election, and tha — | Svecial Telegram neral Kellogg application for permis- in the supreme court, in tate, in the relation of the roceedings in the nature compel the county ofticials remove their offices from itax. At the election held Tmanent couuty seat for received o majority of cast and was - declaved prize. It is now claimed od deal of fraud about the if Appomatox had a fair count it would ba@found that of the ‘“legal cast shé had a majority. It is charge that over two handred votes were cast which were not legaly gmd that names of men who havebeen dead several years, and others who have left the state were found upon the poll books, There ure fears of another county scat war over the matter, S ———— The Barretts Will Swing. MiNNEAPOLIS, Minn, Feb. 2L—After 8 trial almost unparalleled in this city for the strength and skill with which it was con- ducted, and after numerous appeuls to the governor, the ediet went forth to-day that Tim and Pete Bacrott, the two youug men who killed the streat car driver, Tollefsen, in Minncapolis about @& year ago, will be bung March 22 for their crime, FEBRUARY 99 ey - 18%9. NUMBER 252 GREAT REJOICING 1N DAKOTA Because of the Passage of the Ter- ritorial Bill BONFIRES AND PROCESSIONS. The Jubilant Citizens Are Having a General Jollitication, and Sunset Cox 18 the Hero of the Hour, Local Issucs Lost Sight Of. Brswanck, Dak., Feb. 21.—(Special Telo gram to ‘Mg Bee. ] —~The territorial logisla ture now in session here is completely over come by the news that the bill for the ad mission of the two Dakotas has passed both houses, and the wd of from ail arts of the territory isa veritable howling mob, of cheering jollifiers, The news will have a marked effect on the laws enacted by this, the last territorial legislature, Already it is pr many {mportant bills now before the legislature, owing to the fact that the present body shoula not l¢ late for the future states, The jubilant solons have decided to take an exeursion to Helena and join with the Montana legisla ture now in scssion th in the event. The excursion we to-morrow morning by special The distance to be travelled in going roturning is 1,400 miles. ‘The people hout the territory are celebrating the h 18 and o meet visitors ssed to postpone is- wili train, nd Light processions, bang 58 ings. Noname i more frequently cheered than that of Sunset Cox, who has led the forces in congress to 4 -proper recoeni tion of Dakota, and it is pro posed to extend to him an invita- tion to visit the territo either at the couvening of the constitutional convention or at some time when the people can be got together in mass meeting so that he may be given an ovation. The governor to-day vetoed the bill locating a soldicrs’ home in South Dagkota, at the Hot Springs, the ground that as North South Dakota are now virtually two separate and distinet states, the members from North Dakota should not'vote pulic buildings and additional expense on South Dakota, An ef- fort will be made to pass the bill over his veto. Received the News, Hrnrox, Dak., Feb, 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The citizens of Huron and vicinity join in the rejoicing so general throughout South Dakota. They had begun to fear that the were dmln_n'll to another ar of waiting for the befefits they ex- t to derive from the rights of sclf-govern ment, but when the glad tidings was r ceiyed from the national capitol that the report of the conferenee committee had been adopted by both houses, and all that was lacking that it might be a law was the signature of the president, there was universal rejoicing. While there will be some objectionable features to the present state coustitution, it would be a poor one, indeed, that the people would not be willing to ratify in order to hasten the day so long sought for by Dakotuns, when sthey might point with vride to South Dakota as one of the si terhood of states. ne cause for great re- joicing is that Springer was defeated in his one state idea, and that tho nation’s revre- sentatives were alive to Dakota's need. The citizens_congregated at the city hail last night. Enthusiastic speeches were made com- mending the efforts of Representatives Cox and Baker, of New Yorlk, who championed the cause upon the floor of the house. The city was illuminated with colored lights, guis were fived, bands paraded the strects and general rejoicing is in the heart of every Dakotian, and in the midst of snch enthusi- asm local questions such as the location of a temporary capitol are lost sight of. ——— BLACK CAPS. They Warn Two Missourians Off Boy- cotted Farms. Sr. Joskpi, Mo, Feb. 21.—[Special Tele- to Tne Bee. |—A special from Osborn, alb county, Mo, thirty miles east of St. Joscph, says that last night about 11 o'clock aband of men supposed Lo number 150, and wearing black masks, rode up to the door of arespectable farmer named Edward Spragu, After rousing the houschold they rode away and Mr. Sprague found a notice written in red ink on foolscap, giving him warning to leave the farnt upon which he lived, on or before the 10th of March next, or he would be dealt with accordingly to the rules of the I 0. O. B. C. (Independent Order of Black Caps). The notice was _duly signed “Black ~ Caps,” and the conclud: ing warning was to tho effect that if Mr. Sprague wasn’t absent on the date given they would call prepared to move him, Later the same night a_similar and, or the same one, called upon Wood Lamband Willard Wells, both reputable farmers and members of ' the community, and gave them verbal notice to leave within twenty days. Mr. Lamb was in town to-day, and has already packed up his chattels, ready tomove, The cause given by the’ Black Caps for _their action was dislike of the owners of the farms from whom the warned men rented, They stated further —that no familie woula be allowed to live on the said farms “until justice was done.” Mr. W. Homer Brown, postmaster at Stewartsville, saw them pass through that place about midnight, riding at a He did not think there were more than fif- teen in the party, The community is ina terrible state of excitement, and the three men who were visited have' repeated the story until the number of night riders have grown from the original 150 10 200 or 400 - THEIR LAST JHOPE HAS FLED, Cleveland Vetoes the Bill for the Re- lef of the lowa Settlers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The vresident. to- day returned to congress without his ap- proval the houso bill to determine the title of settlers on the Des Moines river lands, in Towa. The president says: *‘One result of this legisiation, if consummated, should be to restore to the United States, as part of the pubiic domain, the lands which more than twenty-five years ago the government ex- pressly granted and surrendered, and which repeated decisions of the supreme court have judged to belong to this sec- tion of the government. It is by no means certain that this proposed legislation relating to a subject peculiarly within the ju- dicial function, and which attempts to dis- turb rights and interests thoroughly en- trenched in the solemn adjudications of our courts, woutd be upheld. In any event, it scems to me that it is an mproper exercise of legislutive power, an interference with the determinations of the co-ordinate branch of the government, and the arbitrary annul ment of a public’ grant made more than twenty-five years ago—an attempted destruce tion of vested rights and threatenod impair- ment of lawful contracts, — Labor Contractors Convieted, PriLADELPHIA, Pa., Feb, 21.--The trial of the civil suit of the government, brought to recover §1,000 penalty from Jasper and John Loes, trading as James Lees & Sons, for the alleged importation of contract labor at their mills at Bridgeport, Pa., before Judge But- ler, in the United States district court, rc sulted in @ verdict for the governwent i the amount of the penalty sued for. - - A South Carolina Snow Storm. CoLumpia, 8, C,, Feb, 2L.—Snow began falling about 9:40 this morning. It is now two and one-half inches deep on & level and falling thick and fast. It is Lue heaviest fall of snow within the recollections of the citis zen8, How Huron PIGOTT ON THE STAND. »w He Bought a Bag of Lette France. Loxnoy, Feb. 21.—Pigott was again on the stand in the Parnell case. He testifiod that ho hiad an interview with Eugene Davis at Lousanne in January, 1886, He vretended that he (Pigott) wanted to write a pamphlet on the league, and desired to embody signed ned to f documents in it Davis dec ruish the documents, saying the Fenian bro hood was bound to Parne to interfero with his plans till after a cortain time. i nally Davis, for £1,000, furnished witness the principal facts with the understanding that thoy be written, bt not pub lished tll cortain time, Witness at o b wrote out from this information and gave it to Houston, This was the statement read yestorday. Suvsequently in Paris, a m: named Morris Murphy, for £300, fur- 1shed the witness the doeuinents which ho had tried to get from Davis, They were in nd consisted of five or six of Egan's letters, some of Parnell’s, and some old a counts, Witness read tho letters, memorands, but did not copy thom here identified six letters of Eean' Parnell's, including the lef peared in the Times, and scrap produced in court as the bag, Witness said that Houston 1zed him to seeure the letters. descrived at length his nogotiations. Mur. phy sent him to New York, wihere he me Berlin, who merely gave hun a lettier to Murplly in Paris. Returning, Murphy took him into a private room, where five members of the Clan-na-Gael made him swear never 1o reveal the source from which he obtained the docuiments. Pigott,_did not wet the documents that night. Witness detailed the purchase of the letters and Murphy's offcr to purchase them. Witness know ting and signature, and was convinced that gan wrote the let tors ascribed o him. Murphy was displeased with the refusal to return the letters. Pigott, resuming, said he first heard of the tence of the other letters at the begi 1888, His informant was Thomas Brown, member of the Clanna Gael. Hayes mtro duced Brown and the witness in a cafe in th Ruce St. Honore, avis. Browa produced rs and the witness sent to Houston f two of IParncll's und oue Pigott had not the slightest doubt that the siztatures were genuine, In July, 1858, he heard of the other letters. A person in Paris, who declined to reveal bis name, offered t surrend them for £H00, He whs paid £200 pounds, of which sum the witness received £60 back. Pigoty con- tinued “A man named O'Brien visited me n Dublin under the alias of Sinclair. He said that Purnell had sent him to try to get me me to assist Egan. Labouchere, hie said, was acting for | 1 would pay me a 'ver) high price if [ had any letters of Parnelt’s to sell. Sinclair suggested that 1 shoula see wouchere in London, and gave me 5 with which 0 pay my passage. 1 went to the pluce mentioncd, but Labouchere was not there. declined to hold a conversation with clair. 1 afterwards wrote to Labouchc with Sinclair's knowledy abouchere plicd, and 1 had an inte with Parnell and Laboucncre at the latter’s hous Continuing, Pigott said that at the to” Parnell told him h prima facic evidence that the witness forged the letters, and Labouchere proposed that the witness admit of the forgery. Loy entered during the interview and said that il the witness foilowed his divections he would be his best friend, but if he failed to obey mstructions he (Lewis) wonld prose cute him mercilessly for perjury und forgevy. Afterwards the witness saw Labouchere side of the room, when Labouchere said he was prepared to pay £1,000, but that money matters must not be mentioned to Parnell. Witness induced Labouchere to think he would accede to his proposal, but on return- ing to the room he said nothing would inducy him to swear that the letters were forgeries. Lewis then asked the witness to write to the Times that he (witness) believed that letters to be forgeries, when the Times would with- draw the letters, The following day the wit- ness asked whether Labouchere’s offer would hold good if tie witness induced the Times to withdraw the letters. Lewis said “Yes," On the day after the witness accidentully met Parnell and Lewis. The latter denied that he had given the witness any such as- surance, Attorn: coutents of the then author. Witness hy w meet 1 ey Webster read a long correspond- ence between Pigot and Lewis. In his let- ters Lewis averred that he and his associ- ates were aware that Pigott was a forger before they saw him. ile sugyested thav Pigott meet Parnell agnin. Pizott replied that he was prepared to meet_any procee ings, and declined to meet Parnell again, The’ witness, continuing, said that La- bouchere repeatedly wrote him_in Dublin, pressing him to testify andoffering to pay is passage. At the end of Junuary he re ceivedsa letter contuining £10. He was anx- ious to avoid testifying. He was aware that it was dangerous to offend the Clan-na-Gnel and e would be murdered. Here Sir Charles Russell cross examined Pigott. He caused him to write several words which occurred in the letter. Pigott said he had corresponded with Forster from 1881 to 1884, He wrote Sir Trevylan, asking for money on sccount of his support’ of 1ho government, but did not offer to furnish in- formation. He denied in his statement to Lewis that he said the publication of the let- ters by the Times had alarmed him, and that ne had therefore asked Archbishop Walsh, because he rogarded the archbishop us his confessor. He denied that he knew that the article on “Purncllism and Crime” were being prepared. Sir Charles Russell here produced a letter from Pigott_to_ Archbishop Walsn, dated March 4, 1857, In this letter Pigott told the archbishop that he was aware that proceed- ings were contemplated with the object of destroying the PParnellites’ influence 1n linment, and ali that he could indicate was that the proceedings would con L of the publication of statements tending to show complicity n_the erime of Parncll and his colleagues, He assured tho archbishop that he wrote with full knowledge of these de- signs, and could indicate how they could be successfully combatted and defeated, Sir Charles Russell pressed the witness to ¢ plain how these designs could be defeated if the letters were genuin Pigott replicd that he had not the slightest recollection of writing anythiog of the kind, He could not have hnd the Parnell letters in mind when he wrote to the archbishop. He must | been thinking of the other char could not say what those charges wer Sir Charles Russcll to the letter, as f that did I consider the partics r 1should not_dream that your g read a postscript ardly say ally guilty ace would then and vrobably by an English dence is ap ! suficient 10 sccure jury* Plgott reiterated that the Parnell letters were uot in his mind when he wrote the postscript. He added that he never thought that the letters in themselves constituted a scrious charge. He asked for the arch- bishop’s reply, which Sir Charles Itussell produced. Pigott, after inspecting th . bishop's letter, said that be believed that he never rece wviction The Arbitration Contract Approved. New Youk, Feb. 2l.—The Northern Pa- cific board of directors, at & meeting to-duy, approved what 8 called the “arbitration con- tract,” which is an sgreement between the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific com- panies to piace the control of all competitive lines iu eastern Washington territory and Oregon in the hauds of five managers to be appointed by the partics to the agreewient, This will secure all the advautages to both companies that would have resulted from a joint lease of the Oregon Navigation, and at the same time avoid the responsibilities of guaravteeing dividends on that stock. ol LS 1ves and Stayner Indicted, New Your, Feb, 21-‘fhe grand jury to- day found indictments for grand larceny in the first degree against Ives aua Stayner. 1t | is believed that” indictments will also be found against othérs connected with these wen iv the Ciueionat, Hawilton & bayton, Y LOVE WITH CLEVELAND, The Tariff Reformera Pass Resolu« tions to That Effect. AS A DEMOCRATIC AUXILIARY. n Indiana Member Scoms aed the 1 A\ bree ade Man Speaks, The Way tw Re Qaue et Vihusiastic Radicals, Cnicaco, Feb, 21 (Special Telogram to Tue Bre|—Tho great doings of - yesterday afternoon and evening theme ot ro the T Reform cons called to order of Chairman morning. The absolute free traders were in high feather on account of tho great debato they had had and the moral victory attained by the advocacy by their lear eut principles, while the tariff reforms ers were jubilant because they had - actually beaten the vad s everybody was feels ing pretty good The other were the conversation bef it vontion was Morton this soctions of the report of the con ttee on resolutions were accepted, and on the dis of the appointment of a committee of nine to effect practical propa wandism, Foster, of Indiana, mado o speech which showed that lie regarded the conven- tion as an assistant demoeratic party, which should help the rezular organ ization to carry the state at the next presidential election, He talked about *blocks of five,” and of how “'we we not beaten at the last cles tion,” and he was heartily applauded Mr. Bawker of New York said that the ap- pointment of this committee was a text for th of tho best means of gandism conference, which was lly w the comiitteo was. med more from the discussion y ay afternoon than from the pract cal results. 1t was worth coming here to tit. So we shall be the gainers if we can near why it is that the western ers did not do what was expected of thom. [ all, later on give a little sketch of our experience in the cast “Give it now! over the house. 1t would not be courteous in me to speak until we learn the relatious of this league 1o other bodies.! Mr. Bawker then offered the . olutions, which were loud!, Ve honor President ¢ brave, manly und statesm malong tanft reform th people. We see in the increased popular majority which that issue won for him' and in the increase of his vote in the industrial centers assurance of the carly trinmph of ‘the people’s cause,' and we pledge ourselves to increasing agitation until thut triumph is won.' ' They were adopted by arising vote, K¢ 1on, of New dersey, said he reps resented only himself, not an organization, but he was a protected manufacturer, who was tne “absolutest” kind of a frec trader, Ho decl was the best for all fruit « ASON WY ) Pros tective tariff on canned fruit was demanded was because the sugar, tin plate, paper, ma- chinery, nails and so on, were all made too costly by the turiff on those articles, which were raw materinls in the production of canned fruit. So inspite of the fict that lubor cost less per gallon of product in this couns tey than wunywhere else in the world, thus, in self-defense, there must be absolute pro teetion or absolute free trade. A compromise was destructive to the cannes So that to- day it was argued by many fruit proserving companics that it was impossible to do busi= ness without adulteration. e mstanced in- curable discases caused by the sulphuric acid in glucose, which the tariff forced on the people instead of cane sugar—uaturally cheaper, but wade unnaturally expensive by the duty—and wood spirits, which kill oft the men who work in varnish factorics, be- cause the proteclive internal revenue on grain spirits makes thut best solvent of mastic unnaturally dearer than the wood spirits. Thus the protective tariff sacrifices human life as well as robs the people of their carnings. Mr. M. M. iloimes, of Boston, followed Mr. Gordon in an uddress on “the tariff blight in New England’s industries.” e setthe convention into a wild storm of ap- plause. “The banquet at the Palmer house to-night closes tho convention with the traditional blaze of glor. A COWBOY BRIGADE, A Picturesque Feature of Harrison's Inauguration. Dexver, Colo., Feb, 2,—The great wost is to he represented at General Harrison’s inauguration by u gennine cowboy brigade. “Sombreros,” “chupps” and blue shirts will distinguish the delegation. The brigade will comprise one hundred leading citizens of Denver. They will start from here on Feb- ruary 26 for Washington, and will be joined by other “cowboys” from other cities, At Kansas City the “Dodge City cowboy band” will head thie brigade, Most of the members of the brigade are spicudia specimens of western mauhood, whe, attired in true cow- boy style, deeked out wwith revolver, knife, cartridge belt and lasso, will uly be among the most pictur ue feu s at the inaugaration. The Next F tepublican. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—(U) to dato all but about fifteen certificates of menbe rs-clect 10 the nexthouse have been received by General Clark, clerk of the house. A those lackimg are the certificates of two. represens tatives from West Virginia and one from Tennessee, In regard to the case of West ginia mombers-clect, General Clark said At now the senatoriul’ contest was over he ieved the cortificates for the represonta- would soon be mado out. Kegarding Tennessee case, General Clark d it uld not be proper for him 1o express an opinion, us the casc might come before him for a decision between the two sets of cortifi- cates. Assuming that Evans, of Tenncsee, (rep.) will receive a suflicient certificate, the clork figares *hat the republicans will have 164 and the democrats 150 members at the organization of the next house, not counting tho West Virginia members, The aduission of the Dakotas, Washington and Moutana will incroase this majority. 1ssion discussio ho Now!” were the cries all Mlowing rese wded eveland for his ilike course in issue before the - Lawy wtevializes. New Youk, Feb, 21.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—Luther R, Marsh has material- ized. Yesterday afternoon he walked into Howe & Hummel's office and inquired for Mr. Howe. “Do I look like a marricd man(” inquired Marsh, Howe was obliged 1o confess he did not, 1 came here to settle this matter permas nently,” continued Marsh, “I cannot imag= e how this stor, ying Mme, Diss DeBar originated, but 1 supjpose she started it. Her fies have been exploited in court. 1 belleve in her powers as a medium and always have, buv further than that [ shall never have anything to do with Ler.” Marsh stated that he had been living usion for five weeks. S Plenty of Room for All Wasmxaron, Feb, 2L--The naugural committee on public comfort, in answ large number of inquiries from all p the country, desires to state for the inforina- tion of the'public that their rosources are ample to enable them to proy with pleasant and cowfortable with board, in the most desirable phrts of the city, all who may wish to atiend the in- augural ceremon i All the Bodics Recovered, Hawrroun, Conn., Feb, 2. —The search in uius of the wrecked hotel is still veiug prosecuted, but no further discoverics have been made. 1t is now considered cortain thag there aro 4o mere bodles iu the ruis,