Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1889, Page 2

READY T0 RECEIVE HARRISON. The Inaugural Preparations Com- pleted. NO DISPLAY UNTIL MONDAY. win as Enter Washing. Possible—Ne« The President ton Quictly braska's Delegation Loaded Down With Wor Tue Ovams Bee, | nNTIE STREET Wasiiseroy, D, C.. Feb, 2. ) ing is in readiness for the recep: inanguration of President-elect When hie arrives to-morrow after. noon, he will be received by a small commit tee of private citizens and driven to the Arlington, whero he will find awaiting him a suite of fonr newly furnished rooms, Mrs, Harrison is the only membor of the president who is expected to stay with him at the hotol. Otliers of the family have apartments at the Ebbitt. There is to be no till next Monday morning s the prayers going up wnd mild, in DUaEAy Founte WasniNo! oryth and on, tion Harr eleet's fami pomp nor displa dawns, and many o that the weather w stead as now, grisp o be bright WMrs. Harrisonarc.to ! possible boetween ition. mmer ing snow. Generala given all the pri time of their urrival and the inaugu One of the rooms at the hotel is a very small smoking apartment, searcely more than three persons can sit comfortably in it. Here the general is sted to receive his callers, who are to be confined as far as possible to men invited, and here he is expected to fill out his eabiet, which it is believed is not more than half full, Mrs. Bourke, wife of Captain John G. Bourke, of the army, 18 to give a high tea to Mrs. Russall B. Harrison from 4 to 7 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and evening, to which Mrs. Beojamin Harrison b invited, and it is expected that the latter’s friends will pay their respects at that time. Further than this the pubiic and personal friends are expected to gesist from the inclinations to tuke the time of the firs fomily of the lund. Everything is in readi ness also for the inaugural parade. The great court of the pension building is being draped with- bunting and flags and decorated with cvergreens and flowers for the muugural ball. There is to be no shoddy in of the departments con nected with the incoming of the new presi dent. It isto boa brilliant display. The immense platform o the ecast front of the cajitol, from which the inaungural address will be delivered, is completed The miles of seats ou platforms constructed over the government rescrvations along Pennsylvauia avenue, from whence the parade will be viewed by the multitude (at from 210 # a head) are finished, and the chairs, or rough board seats are being put in position. The wmdows and baiconies along the avenue have all been taken at from $10t0 820 a chair, and the most elubor- ate arrangements have been perfected for the review of the procession by the president and family from a stand in 1he white house yard. The inaugural commiltee ceived and placed in order reports from about all of the military and civil organizations which will participite in the parade. ITu fact the very little now to do to induct Pr dent Harrison into office in the gre blaze of glory thut was ever thrown around the chief officer of any republic or empire. The only thing necessary, so far as tho imagination can conceiveat this time to make it all & glowing success, is fair weath ‘T'he demoerats in office are cager for the end to come when they may step forth into private life, and everybody is saying that it 18 a pity to keep them waitinz. Despite the fact that the close of n congress is an ov of great intercst, there is very little ing comment except that connected dire or indirectly with the inauguration. Allin- terest centers in this event. The dead-lock in the nouse against the Sullivan-Felton con- tested election from Calfornia, the Cowles free tobucco bill, the possibility of one or morve general appropriation _bills being de- feated, thereby n sitatiniz an extra ses- sion of the next congress, the threat of a dead-lock in the senate over the H south- ern clection investigation resotution, or the refusal of the president to go into executive session for the confirmation of various nom- inations have little interest to natives or strangers 1 comparison to the mauguration. INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS, In the senate to-day Scenator Paddock made an earnest appeal to Senator Dawes to call up at the earliest practicable moment the bill providing for the settlement and pay ment of the Indian depredation cluims, which he stated wus of porsonal moment to many of his constitueuts, and which he hoped hat the senator might see s way clear to present for immediate uction as soon as the army appropriation bill was out of the way. As Lhis pledge was given by Senator Dawes, it is reasonable to expect, notwith- standing the few remaining days of the session, that the bill will yet securc @ passage. Later in the day, while the house Dbill to divide a portion of the Sioux rescrvation into sepa- Tate reservations was under discussion, Sen- ator Paddock called upon Senator Dawes for information as to whether the portion of the said reservation lying within the state of Nebraska was enlarged by the bill as amended in the senate. Under the bill passed by the senate the tract of land is ouly reserved by utive orders so long as it may be needed for the use and protection of the Indians receiving rutioss und annuities at Pine Ridge age LAIRD GOING TO WASHINGTON. Representative Dorsey received . tele- gram to-day from A, H. Paul, at Hastings, Which reads us follows: “Mr. Laird will probably start some time this week for Washington.” It is u shame to load down a delegation in congress like tho men from Nebraska al beiug weighed down at this time with let ters. ‘T'he mail of Senators Manderson and Paddock und Representativ is some. thing appalling ev the work of several men 1o atte ptters secking appointments do #no good at this time. They are simplysfiled away till op Jortunity will be given to prescat’ them to he heads of departments not yet selected There i8 no such thing as one man getting ahead of another till the cabinet is fo after the inauguration, and the work making appointments = is begun. Of seckers lay themselves at a disudvantage by addressing their r tutives in congress now. They should wait at least a couple of weeks. 1o write now is simply to wive trouble. The congressional work is alone enough o oceupy all the time dele- gation. Congress convenes at 10 o the morning Thursday the session tinuous, s only of a few hours will be taken now and then. 1t will run through Sunday and Monday night. MORE FILIBUSTEIING. are more than a thousand and one res of moro or less genera! importutce congress, but it is conceded that not a zen of them will get fival action outside of the appropriation bills, It hus been demon struted that the filiusters are detormined to defeat everytling excebt appropriations The republicans justify their uction in fili bustering against tho consideration of the California contested election case, by saying that it is simply a scheme to give Suliwan, u democrat, about $14,000 for two ycars' salary, mileage, contest expenses, ete, ‘The committee agreed to make a majority report t0 uusest Felton, the republican, who occapios * tho seat, last June, but the majority report was held back, nd since the minority cannot re- port before the majority does so, the case has uot been called up till ndw, At thesamoe time the majority agreed to report against the seating of Smalls, the negro from South Caroling, and inasmuch as it was not de- sirable that the merits of that case should be exposed by the republicans in debate beforo the election, us it would have @ very bad ef- fect on the democratic ticket in the south, it was thought to be desirable for appearance sake to hold back the California case ‘“‘to keev company " for the Smalls’ case, and now it has been determined to call it up at such a late day that it will undoubted: lnfl of action. If ever a righteous libuster was couducted it is this one. By MMuu action ou this case & great wWiong is agaiust My, Fellor uud a miserable will bo alwost con scheme to give a large sum of money to a man who has no claim to it is thwarted. NEBRASKA LAND DISTRICTS Presidont Cloveland came very solidating some of the land distric braska rceently, He had propared interior dopartment a statement showing the arca of the land in the various districts, the receipts and expenses of the oftices and other information necessary on which to base con utions, i law requ s that there shall be at hundred thousa neres of {and undisposed of in each land district and whenever the maximum falls below this ax ther 1 be consolidation, and consequently the abolition of districts.” Had 1t ot been for Senator Paddock’s interfer ence there would have been at least two dis. tricts in Nepraska abolhished. I was to-da permitted to sce the statement prepared for President Cleveland, and it makes the fol- ywing showing for Nebraska near con i1 Ne at the ast on sesusaxy Land Distric Hloomington Chadron Girand Tsiand Lincoln MeCo 15,000) 000 X 100,00 10,0 28 o MISCELLANKEOUS MATTERS svernor Larrabec, of Towa, i8 in the cit Ex-Congressional Delegate’ R K, Petti rew, of Sioux Ialls, is in the city. 1t is ex d by many that he will be “here next as one of Dakota's seuators. MeKendree Ross, of Mount Ayr, Ringgold county, Iowa, was to-day admitted to prac- tice before the interior department. Hearin, poe winte Postal Change. WasniNgros, Feb, 25.~[Special Telegram to Tue Bri.|—The follow orders, relative to registored mail pouches, have been issued from the postoffice department: he postmaster at Omaha is this day i structed to_dispateh @ through registered puuch to Sionx City via_the Sioux City & Omuha vailway postofiice at 12 p. m. daily. An oxehange of inner registered sacks has been established between the above oftices, 10 become operative on und after the 25th inst., the sacks o leave Yankton at 3:22 p. m. und Sioux City at 825 a. m. via the Manilia & Mitehell railway postoftice. - Patrick's Torpedo Boat. WASHINGTON, Leb. 25.—|Special Telegram to'I'me Bre.|—J. N. H. Patrick and Mr. Rob- ort Pat of Omaha, have been spending s in the city, and left to-day for New York, from whenve they will sail on Saturday for Pa It is understood that Mr. Patrick has received an order from the governwent for a uumber of s submarine torpedo boats, and that his visit to Frauce is 10 sign a contract with the French govern- went for fifteen in addition to those ulready contracted for by that government. ———— Arraigns the Times. ~Gladstoue, in a letter to the Times, refors to that paper's recent article on the Hawarden evictions and the failure of the Times to print the subsequent explanations or make an apology. He re- quests them now to print an explanation, and continu “Your wanton intrusion on a private domain, so alicn to the honorable tra- ditions of the ' British press, has compelled me to be thus zuilty of seeming impertinence ibling the public with my personal af- uirs.” Gladstone Loxpox, Feb. 2 The Visib! Ciiteaco, Feb, 25.—The visible supply for the week ending February 23, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Bushols. 0,000 5. 403,000 K,340,60) 1,675,000 2,065,000 Wheat. . Paviug the Way. SANTA Fi, N. M., Feb. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bee.]—A bill passed the terri torial legistature to-day establishing an agri- cultural colloge and, experimental station at Los Cruces, a school of mines at Socorro, a territorial university at Albuquerque and an insane asylum at Las Vegas. The measures appropriate nearly & million and a half dollars for the crection of these institutions. Their establishment, it is believed, will strengthen ew Mexico's chances for ad- mission as as a state in case an extra sessjon of congress is held. 2Pl il Shaeffer's Remarkable Run. Ciicaco, Feb. 25.—Frank Maggiola was Jacob Shaeffer's opponent to-night in a re- markable billiard contest. Maggiola did not play much—he didn't have a chance. At the end of the third inning he had two points and Shacffer three. In the fourth inning 307 points, the largest run ever made at the game in public. The score was as follows hacffer—0, Muggiola—I, 0, The Death Record. MeapviLLe, Pa., Feb. 25.—Joseph . Len- nart, supreme receiver of the Ancient Or of United Workmen,died Suuday morning of congestion of the lungs, W Youk, Feb. 25.—The Roman corre pondent of the Catholic News, of this city, cables that Cardinal Charles Sacconi 1s deadl, He was one_of the six suffragan bishops of the Roman Pontiff and the seaior in rank of cardinals. Two weeks ago the second memn- ver of the Sacred college, in point of seuior- ity, Cardinal John Baptiste Pira, died. Th: W For Nebraska: winds, generally souther) For lowa: Suow, warmer, variable winds, geuerally eastorly. For Dakota: Faw, warmer, winds, generally southerly. il A Coming Race. 1eb, 25.—[Special Tolegram to T Bee. | —A six-day bieyele race of twelve hours per day for professiouals, for which 1,000 and a championship belt will be offered, while 1,000 worth of prizes will be offered to amateur riders, in which several fast Omaha ride tered, has been arranged for Chicago. variable Cuicaco, The ¥ LANSING hus ordered o stay of | tradition cases of Olive of electric sugar noto thew u hearing on Mar - hts t of Kn occedings it the ex- F'riend and others oty, and will give ) reain Friends, s of Pythias lodge ertained their friends last night at odrich’s First on the programmo was @ selection by the Metropolitan banjo quartette, which was so_successfully per- forwed that the members, Messrs, G Gelienbeck, C. G, Watson, Jones and Robert MeKittrick, w betore the andience seven tines, the last time Messrs, lenbeck and Watson rendering “‘Home, Swoet Home,” as a duet, with variations. After that Prof. Kozart rendered a selection on the zither, and Dr. Bailey followed with an excellent baritone solo. Brother Thomas Dailey spoke on the merits of vhe knight 1, aud then the little Misses Cheney and Melron furnished the gem of the evening in a number of Scoteh melodies, Supper was , after which a coruet solo, excellent i by Prof. Hoy, brought the proce ings 10 u close. Kni A lady veiled by tho “Belle” Jane Hading veiling is a 1a mode. To be hud by the yard cents upwards of dealers S Dutiable Oarpars. The custom house at this point reseivod twelve bales of imported carpots yestorday for 8. A. Orcbard, the valueof which is pluced at 81,300, T'he soft glow of tho Lru rose is quired by ladies who use Pozzoni's Com- plexion powder, Try it THE TUESDAY DHSERTING THE RKNIGHTS. 1 Shoe Workers Form a Union of Their Own. Hostox, Teb, 25.—The ividespread dis sitisfaction of the boot and shoe workers at tached to the Knights of Labor at the treat ment they have attho hands of th general officors, has cultminated in a power ful movement i the large shoo towns to sover the connection of that trade with the Knights of 1 Saturday night the local s of Dover, Boota received bor. assembly of boot and shoe wo N. H., voted to withdraw from the Knights of Labor and form a local unjon, to be at- tached to the B3oot and Shoe Workers Inter national union. The local asserably of Haver. hill, Mass., has also withdrawn. = Circuiars calling on all boot and shoe workers to leave the Knights of Labor and form a trade union will be sent to all local asseniblics. National Capital Notes. Wasnis Feb. The house com: mittee on approprintions has concurred in ate amendr nts to the sundry civil priation bill, among them being one waking appropriations for statucs of Sheri- dan, Hancock and Logan, for a survey of the Gulf of M a site for a deep water harbor The president has approved the act grant ing tho title of the United States in certain ands to the county of Randoiph, Illinois the act granting right of way to tho Yan ton & Missourt Valley railway company through the Yankton reservation, Dakota: the nct authorizing the coustruction of a bridge or bridges across the Mississippi at Lacrosse, Wis. A caucus of republican senators was held this morning to decide upon the order of vusiness in the senate during the remainc of the session, and particularly what course should be adopted with regard to the Evarts clection resolution. 1t was practically de- ded in view of the evident purpose of the democrats to delay final action upon the elce ion resolution until the adjournment of congress, to lay that matter aside temporarily from time to time, and all other mensures to be taken up. Under this arrangement the remaining appropriation bills and conferenco reports will be taken as fast as they are reported. To-day the Dill to sub-divide the Sioux_ reservation in Dakota will be considered if no obstacle in the shape of an appropriation bill interferes. A bill to raufy the Seminole cement was placed among the privileged cinss. as well as the Oklahoma bill. Further than this in the arrangement of business the caucus did not proceed, but authorized Mr Kvarts to appoint a committee to ar NZe o programme after consultation with the dem- ocratic senators, TON, and ono 0, to select Affairs. WasHINGTON, Feb. 25.—|Special Telogram to Tur: Bee. | —By dircction of the. scerctary of war Sergeant William W. Ciex, Company G, Second infantry, now with his company, is discharged from the service of the United States. The leave of absence on surgeon's certifi te of disability granted First Lieutenant Robert R. Stevens, Sixth infantry, Decem- ver 7, 1888, is extended three months on sur I geon’s certificate of disability It is understood that Licutenant-Colonel Robert H. Hall, ex-inspector-general of the Department of the Platte, will succeed Lieu- tenant-Colonel H. M. Lasaile, in charge of the war records ofice at Washington. - Mackey's Purchase Confirmed. Lovis, Feb. 25.—The purchase by tho Mackey syndicate of the Illinois & St. Louis railroad, from Belleville to st St. Lous, W its branches to the coal mines at Ven- nice, and the Carondelet leased line, has become an ablished fact. Of the terms of purchase President Maclk d: “We pay 8125 for preferred stock, wh carrics control of the property. 'This repre- sents the payment of $125,000. The gap be- tween Mount Vernon and Belleville will be built at once, and we may enter St. Louis over the merchants' bridge. Western Postal Changes. WasimiNGToy, Feb. 25.—(Special Telegram to Tne Bee.] —A postofiice has been estab- lished at Benlap, Polk county, Neb., with Henry Lohr a8 postmaster. The following Iowa postmasters have been appointed: Edmund Brinford, Dixon, Scott county, vice H. J. Wulft, resigned; John A. Nurmn Grand Center, Mona county, vice A. G. Wight, resigned; Sarah Lumm, Dercival, Eremont 'county, vice J. H. Witbamson, re. sined, and J." H. Penn, Sidney, Fremort county, vice M. R. Youwell, resigned. i Cowboys for the knauguration, DexvER, Col, Feb. 25.—The Cowboy band of Dodge City, Kan., which will be one of the features of the inauguration of President Harrison, arrived here yesterday. The band, together with the cowboy's marching club, numbering about one hundred, will leave Wednesday in a special car for Washington, They will be accompanied by nearly a hun pred othors who will go to witness the in- auguration. Palm e — rand the Navy Derrorr, Mich,, Feb, [Special Tele gram to Tie Bee. | —Just previous to h parture for Washington on Saturds Palmer was congratulated by a naval oftice . on his probable selectiom for secrctary of th navy by President Harrison. The answe of Palmer to this was: ““That’s the latest, is1t? It's news to me, and I never suspected it before. OF all the )lvlnmxs in the cabinet that would suit me best.”” “I'hope,” said_the naval olicer, “you will o the place. Wo hear it will bo offered to _— A Crazy Motner's Deed. Ciieaco, Feb, Mrs. Lizzie McAuley, who killed her husband a 20, wis found dead in bed, with her two children, aged three and one, this morning. She had smothered the ehiidren and then connected a rubber tube with the gas ject, taking the other end in her mouth. -5he had been crazy some time, Supposed Stage Robbers Caught. CroveupaLs, Cala, Feb, 25.—The sheriff of Mendaocino county yesterday morning cap- tured two men supposed to be the who heid up the Mendocino stage on the night of January 5. The wmen gave their names as Charies Manning and H. W. Handon, persons Blame Dichines to Serve. AvGrsta, Me., Feb, 25.—Governor Bur leigh has recewed alotter from James Gi. Blaine resigning his position as member of the delegation to represent Maiue ab the con iul of the insuguration of George Wash- ington as presigent of the United States. i Wissmann Starts for Cairo XaNbRIA, Egypt, Feb, -Captain Wissmann has arrived bere and proceeded to Cairo, where he will recruit several hundred blacks o uccompany him on his expedition into the interior of Afvica from the cast coust. Al . e ; Shipping and Kishing, , Feb, AU o meeting Granville yester u resolutio ed favoring an international convention by which steatners would be forbidden to puss over the New Foundlund banks during the figh cason - A Petition l- o More Mo WasnINGTON, Feb, 25, —Senator Paddock to-day presented a petition from the Ne brasica State FParmers' alliance, asking that the voluwe of money b cased. A similar petition was rec r d in the Ne- braska legislature Cleveland V Pension Bills WastING 1oy, I ‘The president to day vetoed five pension bills, granting pen sions to Sqaire Walter, Henry V. Ba William Baroes, Jon B. Lockey and Johu MeCool. held at was adopt- Y. B b An Insane Banker, Savt Lakk, Utah, Peb, 25.—[Spacial Tele gram to Tue Beg. |~ Joha D. McClure, vice presiaent of the Peoria Merchants' National bank, wus taken violently iusane in this city. ‘Phe Peoria chief of police arrived to-pight, aud will return with the patient to-worrows IN THE LENDS OF THE JURY, | The Larrabee Libel Suit Takes a rising Turn. DEFENDANT'S CASE SUBMITTED. No Verdict Jteached at a Liate Hour Last Night—The Mayor of lowa City suicides By Shooting. Offerelt No Argument. Des Morxes, Ia., %eb. 25 —[Special Tele gram to Tne Brr, |—The trial of Governor Larrabee for criminal libel terminated rather abruptly this afternoon, so faras the pro ceeding in open conrt were concerned, After Prosecuting Attorney Macomber had con sumed some hours in adressing the jury, the defense concluded to submit the case with out argument, ana the judge gave his instruc tions and the jury retived for a long tim: Mr. McComber told the jury that they w judges of the law as well as of the a case of this kind, and then, spe: the facts, said: “The ancient English law of libel excused a man for circulating another man’s lie, but but that is no longer the law. It used to be lawful for a peer to libel a common person, but that is no longer so. We are all sover- cigns lere. Governor Larrabee has no rights superior to those of the humblest citi- zcn ot Towa. This libelous matter may have been privileged us to Chester Turnoy, but it was 1ot as to Mrs, Turney. They might lie bout the bay, but they had o right to lio about his miother. The governor documents before him which vught to admonished him to be careful about circu- ating the charges against Mrs. Turney. The petition to the governor, which the defense denounced as spurious, is at least as good_us this newspaper clipping, This and other documents show that abundant evidence was before him that Mrs. Turney is a good woman, It looks as if the governor had wot a little tired: that he thought Mrs. Turney was too importunate, and went out of his wuy to neutralize her influence. 1t was un- calied for, legully malicious, and entirely im- vroper. But the law looks upon many a thing loniently in a man which is regarded with horror in a wowian. When you strike at a wowan's good nume you strike against her best possession, Wheu you say that she is not a good mother, you strike where it hurts. And when you say that she is a big- amist, and an adultress, you might as well strike her dead. Nothing is so priceless as u good uame.” Mr. Macomber read a largze number of quo- tations from the bible and Shakespeare on the value of a good name and the enormity of taking it away. *You, gentlemen of the jury,” he contued, “are the judg luw and fact in this case. Yoi, and not court, are to determine whether the ernor of lowa has the right to circulate defamatory matter against the lowliest citi- zen of lowa. When the defense decided to let the case £0 to the jury without argumenton their part the judge had to ask for time to finish his in- structions, and after a_vecess he iustructed the jury very plainly and strongly that the publication was a_privileged one. He told them that to make the circulation of a defa- matory statement lbel it must be willful and malicious. The evidence, said he, shows that the statements alleged to be libelous are rt of the govevnar's records. The statute vests the governer with the pardoning power, He may send for transcripts ana take sworn testimo fn exercising this posver he is a Judieinl ofiicer, and his records as such are absolutely privileceds uniess selected maliciously for the purpose of d faming and injuring Mrs. Turney, and posmg her to wrath, rvidicule, cte. If the document at all pertinent to the case, they were privileged. The burden of proof rests upon the prosecution o show tie malice of the circulation of the document. His instructions stopped just short of tell- ing the jury to biingein a verdict of acquit- tal. 'The jury. retired at 2 p. m., aud to the surprise of nearly evergone in the court room not immediately return. The first hour nassed and people waited patiently for the expected verdict of acquittal. Mrs. Turney sat in a little group of sympatizing female friends, Mrs, Gillette sat at one side in couversation with Mr. Bishop, the govern- or's counsel, evidently engaged in roviewing the features of the trial. The prosecuting attorney waleed the floor in a nervous state. The second hour pa and still the crowd waited expectantly. ‘Ilie reporters gathered In u group and told innumerable stories of hung-juries and peculiar trials. Mrs. Tur- ney began to look more hopeful. Peoplo bezan to talk of a new triul. Iriends of the governor began to suggest what would be the appropriate thing for him to do next. Envious attorneys began to find fault with the governor's counsel and to 8how how much betier the case might have been tried. other hour passed, i repetition of the prec ing yne, Then, as supper time drew near.” the crowd begun to thin out. Si o'clock, 7 o'clock came, and nobody remamed but the repor: v few loafe nd courtoficers. They began to discuss the politics of the jury, and found that there were seven democrats, four re- publicans and_one anti-prohibivionist, which seemed v ant to sowe, and 50 the evening with the’ jury still locked in. There is much criticism of the course taken by the governor's lawyers, which, it is understood, was agaimst his own advie They wade no defense, cailed no witnesses, and ‘allowed the case {0 go to the jury with out any argument to_offset the dumaging a peals of the prosceution. They thought t it would be more dignitied to put in no d feuse, and they supposed they could get a verdiet without doing 80, But~ the sympa- thetic appeals of sentimental people had their effect upon the jury, and the fact that a republican governor was'at the mercy of jury a majorny of whom were democrats, also had its weight, A Crockery Firm's Complaint. Dis Moises, Ia, P |Special tele: gram to Tue ilroad 4 commi; sioners to-day notice of a compiaint filed by J. Pugh & Co., of Ottumwa, crock ery dealers, against the present rates. They im that before the commissioners' rates it into effect their goods were placed us class, while now tney are placed as ss, with 6 consequent raise in the rate of freignt they must pay. Yonng Rowdics Fined. Dis Mooxes, Ta,, Feb, 25,—[Special Tele el v ] oung men arrested some time ago ati Moiugona aud taken to Ogaen, Boone courty, for trial on a charge of disturbing relifflois mectings, were con vieted in a justice’s court at that place lasy Saturday. ‘They wore fined each #5 und costs und they have appéaléd Lo the district count. Public opinion susthined the dict, but think the pevalty too light, hav Towa City's Mayor Suicid Towa Crry, Tu, b, Mayor John J. Holmes, who has been partisily insane for over u year past ayd has been under the sur- veillance of his friends, suicided lust might with o revolver. He'had for years been a prominent citizen sewveral times having been lected mayor. Ih&city council met to-day to take suitable action’ To lmpdtetine Horses Masox Ciry, Ta) $86b. 25 —[Special Tele- gram to Tur BBEE.j—Northwood, Kensett, and Mauly, citizens have formed a syndicate nting #10,000, for the importation of torses. Purties have started for France, where the stock will be purchased. A Muscatine Fire, MuscaTINE, In, Feb, pecial Tele gram to Tur Bee.)—A fourstory house, o collar factory of the W. H. Vaonestrand es- tate, burned within -the walls last night. Loss, from $16,000 to £13,000: fully insured. - ‘The Late Prasidents’ Meeting, Cuicago, Ieb, 25.—[Spacial Telogram to Tue Bee. | ~A bit of inside history of the presidents’ agreement was told to-day, It is a fact, as already binted, that Charles Francis Adams loft the meetiog in disgust, thinking there was 5o chancs for an agree ment, Hardly had e gonetwo hours before 25, -~| ! dom, while, FEBRUARX 26 lhn agréement was |mr|‘m te but Charles ancis did not know it until he arrived at Rmu.m Another snag was struck on the choice of vice chairman of the association, Che friends of Faithorn and Midgley were bout equally divided, and before the meet- ing knew it a bitter fight was being waged A peacomaker in the person of Gene Nulta appearcd, and it was decided to prac tically leave the choice of vice chinirman in the hands of Commissioner Walker, in caso tliat gentleman accepted the chairmanship, Furthermore, it was agreed that with the cousent of the chairman, no vice chairman will be chosen—the chairman himself consti tuting the board of arbitration, In that event, the arbitration clause of the agreo ment, which nearly disrupted the iirst Chi cago meeting, will bo either ixmored o pealed. Tho'reason for tho above sions was that Mr. Walker, if ho acec 1 be entirely free and unprejudied in his ions, having by chosen unanimously - - OF COMMONS, Pertinent THE HOUSE Morley Addresses Some Queries to the Government Loxpox, Feb, 25, - In the commons this afternoon Morley moved the adoption of his amendment to the address in reply to the queen’s spocch condemuing ihe administra i Trelund as harsh, unjust and oppre sive, und asking that measures to coutent the Irish and re-cstablish a roal union of Great Britain and Ireland be adopted, In his speech in support of the motion Morles why, if the condition of Ireland was better, a8 asserted by the ament, proceedings against [rish members of the honse of com mous were more frequent. These proceod ings to im scemed a i and_dis- may, instead of confi tion was received with cheors, Morley strongly condemned the singular lack of pridence, foresight and care that has been shown the' administration of treland during the last fow months, He referred at Iength to the recent arrests in Ireland, and ridiculed the idea of arresting men for such offences as cheering O'lvien, ete, The timo was swiftly coming when an irosistible ap. peal would ascend from the nation asking her majesty to recur to the sense of the poople &> that they might deeude the great issues now dividing the jrovernment and the opposition, The opposi- tion required the fullgst explunation re; ing the employment of lrish magistrates, crown solicitors and polico in framing the Times case. He demanded to know why doc uments were handed to tho Times for the purpose of a plot to which it might be proved the government had become dupes and ac cessories. Referring to the case of Father McFadden, Morley said that Balfour had ud- mitted that the police tacitily erred in resting the priest. Balfour had sent a doctor to O'l3ricn for the sake of the governmont, and not on the ground of humanity. He quoted from a speech in which Balfour safd he did not think he should allow O'Brien to ruin his constitution for the pur poso of injuring the government. Balfour serted that he (Balfour) had no power < the prison rules, but he did relix the eases of Catholic yman_for fear of wounding or insulting the religions ment of the people. n rising to reply, was greeted with cries of “Pigott.” This was continued until the speaker peremptorily insisted upon the house coming to order. Balf twitted Morlc with alluding the Parnell commission and ignoring the _wmost horrible chares of cruelty in hunianity with which his (Balfour's) waste basket had been flooded during the recess, Possibly it began to dawn upon the mind of the opposition that they had been duped b 'y reports concerning the treatmer of O'Brién. (Cries of “Oh! OW!™) He ad mitted that the prison rules had been re laxcd in the eases of priests, but the house knew he always had been doubtful whether, ing the rules, he was not strainng mes act, Balfour declared t suming that prisoners under the crimes ac it to be treatod as ordinary eriminal the chariges against the government were un- founded. Bualfour ers und the state to wded tho treatment of prison- wt, Hec led that ndl was improv hereves the plun of campuign had not penetrated There were at the present moiwent 20,000 persons in the ordinary prisons of the kig- ouly 100 were imprisoned 1n Ircland under the crimes act. If the object of pumshment wus o prevent crime, never had 80 great a res \I\l, bm'n attained at the cost of 80 little st conspiracy [Cries of “Pigott u in Irelund last Au gust [Ren of “Pigott”’] showed signs of avistics of agrarian crime showed a marvelous improvement in the condition of the country sin the crimes act passed. He did not believe that its principles would destroy the best compaeted empire that ever was put to- gether by the wit of man, alfour, who spoke in a uifoughont, was subjeeted to a of laughter, irouical cheers “Pigott” and “Times, - WILL HOLCOMB | which be d cries cynical vein running fire and GO? tthe U, I Vice President Wil be Asked o Resign, Chicaco, Feb, 23— [Special Tele: Tur Ber.]—The Journal says it is in railroad circles th ce President Hoi- comb, of the Union Pacific, will soon be asked to resign his office by the management - Two Persons Burned to Death. Cannosparz, I ob. 25.--Au Monkoey Run, a mining sottlement near this eity, last evening, a boarding house burned and Pat- rick Sweeney, of Lebigh county, aud a_do- mestic named Saran Ford were burned 1o death. The other occupants narrowly es- capad. The fire was caused by the explosion of alamp. mor T am to rumored . . The £anoan O Yo Wasnixaron, The state and navy depart ments have received mail from Samon, brought by the steamer Mariposa, which ar rived at San Prancisco about ten days ago Assistant Secretary Rives said to-day there was reallynothing in the dispatehes received from the United States consul at Apia that had nov already appeared in the newspapors, He said that while the correspondence would oventually be forwarded to congress, there wus nothing in it that called for specially prompt transmission, The department of state has received des patehes from the consul of the Unitpd States at Panama and Colon in regard to the situa tion of affairs ou the Isthmus, The consul reports that no disorders had taken place up to Kebruary 13, und no trouble is anticipated because of the expected final collupse of the De Lesseps compan, rnce. - Accidental shooting! Torkka, Kans, Feb, 25,—[Special Tele- gram to Pne Bee, | —0. Heggelund, president of the Second Nationul bank, of McPherson, was instantly killed this morning while in his bank, by the accidental discharge of i revolver n his own hanls. Mr. Heggelund picked up the revolver and made som mark to the effcct that the weanon was beauty, when it went off. ‘Tho pres cat at the time was Mr. H son, The acceased was one of the wealtn jost men in central IKunsas, and was quite promiuent in the political affairs of the state, - - homna ritton, Wicuira, Kan., Feb. The Olluhoma Ristovical exhibition that had been formed liere closed coniracts with a car company to build their owa special tram, The exhibi- tion leaves heve on April 23th going direet to New York Ci SICK HEADAGHE Positively cured by, these Little I’lllx- They also relieve Dis- tress trora Dyspepsia, In- digestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem- edy for Dizainess, Nausca, Drowsiness, Dad Taste fr the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Paln 1n the Side, TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowcls. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, The Okl al Mo- | | ard r SOUTH. OMAN The Blanchard Family Reunton. The cozy and_elegant home of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Blanchard Twenty-third stroot north of N street, was the scene Mon day of one of the pleasantest family gather. ings ever had in South Omaha, Monday was the twenty-first annivers: of the mar. tiage of Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard, and the other members of the family arranged a sur prise thom, The surprise was as perfect and com When Mr. anch turned home to dinner be was sur priscd to find that every membor of the fa ily was present in honor of the occasion The 1bers of the family nresent were th vener parents, Mr Mrs, Mark Blanchard, Mr. and A. 13, Hall and daughters, the Missos. Myrtie, Minnic Vernie, and Me. and Mrs. Craig Armstr of Creston, Ia Mos s Hattie Kimt and J. W, Booth and Mr. J. B, Blauchard and daughters, the Missos Grace dennie, of Omaha, and Mr. and Blanchinrd und sons, Messrs, Lut and danghte Miss Auna A 7 o'clock dinner was sproad, banquet and feast for all the fa finer spread, happier mecting, more ' joyful day, or more successful nion could not havo been desired by the venerable b nor hoped for Ly their loving ch - . WESTERN ART. Its Patrons Listen to an Interesting Disconurse. Last night members of the Wostern ation met ut the gallery of Mr. 1 ned finished the “Decorative *propaved by thoir otary, Miss Tracing art it through syptinn copies to softer and then the OE auste awlior christian period down to tue present, and mado its practical application 1o the homies of thome for the evening. Decora tion of objects that are much in use, should be of a simple character, so that they do not become tiresome. Table ware should be simply decorated, and con ventional in_character, paiutings of flowers, butterfiics, birds, fishes, and landscapes, on chima intended for use being of the worst kind _of art. placque which s intended to cate o wall, should be entirely distinet from - a a plate used upon the table. The interior of ucup will be covered, with the fluid con tained in it, and when, I a leaf or blade of rrass would be justantly removed, should all into it, is 1t consistent for . deco ative artist to place one there to stay. \We should never use w form as a decoration where the thing itself would be inconsistent While the art of picture King is in a high state of development, the art of pottery painting s s yot at a low cbb, and probably no © branch of the dec orative al 15 ubused than that of china painting s just much right and wrong in the use of form und ol ors as in the use of words in Nt ). De: iing should not be discour but its through proper channels shotld bo en od. Toe great amount of American in Europe has raised the standurd of art in this country, and much of forcizn pro duction has been brought across the occan, until American art me s find the neces- sity of importing the ss of goods, Iie time will come when the Americans will discard some of the present inconsistencies, and the utter absurdity of painting a lands capeupon a bowl that suggests soup, or worse still, decorating a dustpan that sug gosts the unpleasant work of the housemuid They will not make bangleboards on rolling pins, put therimometers on keys or use draperies where there s no need for them, The will not cover up the whote corner of a beautiful and lose its effect by hanging up »f silk on ity and calling it a A picture needs no such something new, hing unlike our neigiibors,we have done many ridiculous things and many frightfully an markets furnish son ot surface d ation s exceptior L and sed papers are coming neral use, which will moke an exc backgrround for_anybody or anything. 15 the study of design is intensely interest ing «ud the execution mechameal. To b come skilled means simply to study—to prac. and the road to sucess must’ be paved ¥ close apphication At the of well deserved vote of thanks was unanimously cndorsed, and tenderd the lecturer, a ashort time was given to the routine business of the association. The report of the committee having i charge the entertainmont of last week wis adopted and the committee relieved from duty with a vote of thanks. Votes of thanlks also tendered to the ladies and gentlemen who took part in the cntertainment, and to Y. M. C. A. for the use of the bull on that occasion. The meeting then adjourned meet again Mareh 11, when an be delivered on contemporancous A Legal Faght, Barber & Co., commission merchants on North Sixteenth street, are getting into legal fight with the 1. & M. railroad. A few weeks ago_ the commyssion company in- stituted a replevin suit in Justice Wade's court to get possession of iy 10 hay whnch the railroad compan, murrage. The court ruled that the con hud no right to hold woods on such grounds. and the case was, of course led in favor of the commission men, the hay had been replevined the company brought action against the comu sion firm to recover §00 for detention of the cars vy leaving the b in them so that they could not be utilized. This case will come up in Judge Wade's court, to-duy. Thie comumission firm, through its attorney, will file & complunt to-duy with the railrond commission at Lincoln, claiming an unjust crimination by the 1. & M. people chary demurrage at Owalia and - Lincoln, while ch charge 15 made at any othes point i ate. Barber & Co, eluim o have paid the raiiroad over 0 on demurrase the past year, and will sue Lo recover this amount if they are suceessful with the com mission. on leto as possible and Murs, and Burt, AT Art 850, nin ger and list discdurse on Ar Kate Ball. the rigid B Grecan trawn [ see self styles, work Lists the the he followed it A58 nles the lecture, a close At York. At Dover At Rotterdam York At Liverpool more. Southampt ‘Phe B, from New York I'hic Rotterdam, from -The Mentmore, from Buiti »s Mardi Gras, 2. —The state Colora Puento, Colo., Gras eeicbration this morning and will continue during the week, It g y indication of being a grand succe: Mardi eh, began here s CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Business Again at a Standstill In the House BOTH SIDES ARE FILIBUSTERING Most of the Day Wasted Fight Waich ¥ Be Renewed This Morning In a Stuy. born to romises n Wasiinaroy, Fob, 95, Bland of Missouri, throu accomplished his ot nse. In the house, Mr, N dilatory tactics, in nullifying the hour 4o the consider: 3 up by unanimous ¢ order nse tion of 1 bofore any Mr. Hateh of msent to - con: sont, an it was 11 ¢ | business could be transacted | Missouri ns u th appre The confe author Leavenworth & railroad company to construct a the Indian territory was siabmitted, but the question of consideration was raisod in the interest of the California contested election ced unanimous ts to tho agriouls 1 was on the bill nde rond neross cur senate amendamor tura 1, Bt nn oUle raisod report fig the I'ke house decided to considor the confor and the senate amendments wero to the agricultural appro. ence roport non-concurred in tion bill r. Crisp the contosted of conside deficioncy appro Ihe yons and uays 8 of republicans re order to break the then and th in tho intorest of the tion bill was raised ing ordered, the frained from voting quorum. but subsequently, when it was man- ifost that this objeet had not been accom- plished, the republicans recorded their votes in_the hegative. The houss devided to consider the election case, but Mr. Melonna of California, who had voted in the afiiemative for this purpose, moved a reconsideration, M. Crisp moved to This time the edict of “don’t vote” went forth and the republicans withheld their votes. ‘The vote resulted in no quorum and acall of the house was ordercd [ The 251 members who responded to thorr names faded away when the vote recurred on the motion to table the motion to recon- sider, aund only 124 were found recorded in the afiirmative, while a eipher represented the nogulive vole. " Again u callof the liouss was ordered The hours passed and there was no change in the situation. Time and agin Mr. Sayors | called attention to the fact thar it was im- possiblo for the house to procecd to-day with the election case, and appoaled 1o the hous low the dofidicney bill to be taken up, republicans expressed their ussent to position, but the demand for the order™ from Mr. Crisp operated in cncli case as an objection, On one. oceasion Mr. Crisp expressed a determination to keep the louse in contintous session until tho eloction cuse was taken up, if_he could re- ceive the support of his sido of the house. Pinally the house, wearied at its own ivity, adjourncd. called up question able that motion. in- In the senate the follo ported from commit tees and passed: 1or a lighthouse and steam foir sigmal on the cast end of t water at Chicago and to authorize the city of Lake View, TlL, to erect a erib in Lake Mich- iizun for water purposcs. M. Vest zave notice,on behalf of the com mittee on commerce, that he would ask the senate 1onorrow to procecd to the consider- of bridge bills, o request for a conference on the house dments to the seuate, bill grantivg a bill to Mes. Gen veaucing it from 0 and making it subject to the 5 was withdeawn by Mr. Davis and the cundments were concurred in'? Resolutions were reported from the com- mittee on contingent expenses and agreed 1o, authorising tho commitioe on irrigation 1o take nony at place in the United States and to” cmploy & stenographor and messenger and authorizing the committee on Indian affairs to continue its investiga- tion into Indiun affairs generally. Mr. IParwell offered a resolution calling on tho sceretary of the interior for information touciMug the bribery of the Cherolsee conn cil by cattlenen, and for a copy of th of Special Agént Owens on that Wasn fug b pension b resolution, which went Wi on the » tion as 1o the dis- of certiin land oflices, bill to divide a p ation in Dakota nded and passed. 3 sved to proceed 1o considera- tion of ppropriation bill. Mr. Cullom asked Mr., Alhison to yield for the Oklaboma bill, butus Mr. Allison declined o do on the'ground thut the Oklahou give rise to debute, N ullom o army appro- fation bill was out of the way he would 1ove t take up the Oklahoma bill and press it o a vote. The ar taken up. Consuderation of cluded when at ercd a resolut with profound s the death of the Rewulur business Juand Lous Sioux r read, propriation bill was then the bill o'clo » cement of Burnes, and Hale, hriof wero te Congressn was suspended A1, Ingalls, Voorhees, and Vest dehvercd which resolutions wdopted aud the senute irned, Ll 2 Power of the Press, M., Feb [Special Tele Ihe famous libel was vetoed by Governor 1oss, bung fire in the legislutuze in pass 1t over the governor's today. Tie territorial from its meep cram 1o T now bill which and has sine { an attempt to | head, was defeated pross has fought the meusur and in this way only was the bill de Phe chim the meusure will after doubtlessly be held up o public Ly tiie press of the tervitory i manner aleulated to g I puice of mind Lo them. He 1 ~5As Crry, Mo, 1 o T i raised @ row in a sulo street at 11 0'clock il ceeper, ord an assanlt on him w. shot him through the eye. He cannot liv il Ty Spe Niuth 10 Rivers, od Bim out and he mado th when Rivers the ‘ad, just ubove Julius MUSTANG LINIMENT hr.m yness a, ¥ endonss o Strains, \uat Thus the * Rustang” conquers pain, Makes MAN or B EAST well again!