Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1889, Page 2

R s —— MARCH 1, 1839. BILLINGS MAKES AN EXPOSE. He Shows How Ridiculous He Can Be at Times. HOT SHOT AND CHOLERA VIRUS. Two Inventions Calculated to Earn Everlasting Notoriety for the Ne- braska Hog Exterminator— The House and Senate. The Hot Shot Exploded Laxcory, Neb, Ieb. 25.—[Special to Tie Bee The encounter between Governor Thayer and Prof. Billings last night was un- expected but spirited, and was immensely entertaining to the audience, Regent C. H. Georo had had personal intorviews the day before with members of. the investigating committee, and talked soothingly, Prof. Bilings had asked one or two to hold ex Chancellor Manatt down, and was invited to be present to defend himseif. The doughty professor feared he: might in a moment of passion “swat Manatt on the snout,” but he came, It had been urged on Governor Thager that his official aignity and integrity had been assaulted by Prof. Billings in his *‘hot shot” letter to Morr L and it was suggrested that he might got satisfaction be fore the committec, He, too, came, Among the others present were Acting Chancellor Bessey and tary Dates, of the uni- wersity. Ex-Chancellor Manatt was expected to ®e present and tell what ne knew @bout the hog cholera experiments of Bill- ings. He was sick, and in the abscuce of o witness to examine, the committee, at the suggestion of Senator Sutherland, ipvited Governor Thayer to make a statoment with weference to Billings’ charges. Governor Thayer—/ find this letter in the %mnhl\ Republican of this morning, and also o week ago: LABORATORY, read it in Tuk B3 SPATHO-BIOLOGICAL Univensity, Feb. Morrissey, World.—My Dear Sir: 1 have been reading with interest your exposure of the failings of the poor imbecile we have to call governor. Iam desirous of seeing you very much, as I can probably supply you with as much hot shot as any one, and” show you tho way of exposing the most unprinci- pled steal and demoralized department in the state for which Thayer is directly responsi- ble. 1can cometo Omaha some time next week, but my time is very valuable, and must have an appointment. s s personal. Yours very truly, FRraxk S. Binuines.” “Tur Beg's copy was dated, I think, in September or October of last year, at which time Mr. Morrissey was writing democratic articles for a joint debate in the Omahn World. [Thedato as published in Tue Bre and appearing in the original letter, now in Senator Sutherland’s possession, was 0 1888, | [ will say that two years ago it be came my duty to appoint four members of the Omaha fire and police commission. Frank It. Morrissey was at first anxious to bo appointed & comimissioner, then changed his mind and supported a relative for the place. I understana that the purpose was to secure a board that would control the sa- 1oons and gambling houses of Owmaha for po- litical uses. I declined to appoint Mr. Mor- rissey’s candidate, and he has pursued me ever siuce. 1did not want to dignify this thing with a special message to the legisla: ture and a request for a committec to invest- igate the charges, but it occurred to me it would be a good thing if this committee would call on Mr. Billings to tell all he knows about any steal in which [am m- plicated.” Prof. Billings (being invited to explain)— My remarks should not be taken us political. T am employed vo investizate into the dis- cases of mnimals. My letter had reference 10 the stato veterinary and the live stock commission. Before Governor Thayer came into oflice & proclamation was issued by predecessor prohibitmg the importation of cattle from Cook vounty, Illinois, against which the whole west was quarrantined on account of pleuro-paeumonia. A lot of cattle were brought into Nebraska without the re- quired certificate of heaith.. The commis- sion broke tho law by ordering the admission of those cattle, I published an article on this unlawful action, because I thought it my duty asono charged with the live stock interests of Nebraska. Governor Thayer was indignant and sent for me, After our conversation he complimented me and said I understood my business. This occurred in 1857. We had a state veterinarian called Gerth, for whom I have done much because he was very dear tomeon account of his association with 1wy dead boy. His home was at Newarl, N. J., and it was through my influence that he' came to Ne- Dbraski. At the request of his father I took him into my family and tried to teach him something. Senator Sutherland—Mr. Chairman, I ob- ject to this biography. If Prof. Billings has ruylhm;{ to say to the point let him out with t. Billings—Well, then, it is a knowa fact that the live stock commissioners have been traveling on passes and havo at the same time been charging the state with their rail- road faro. My knowledge is from Gerth, who said he was making & good thing out of it. TLe commissioners hold that in order to secure indemnity for giandered horses notice of the discase must come first from the owner, who must also take precauticns to prevent the spreading of the disease. The commissioners were called to Arapahoe to examine ten or twelve diseased horses, but allowed the owner to disperse thom. The neighbors made n fuss and he got the ani- mals back. The next year the commis- sim killed them and paid the man $300. ‘The 1aw was broken and the violator rewarded. Sutherland (mterruption)—I object to this detailed catalogue of the doings of tne live stock commissioners. It has no relation w the matier at issue. Billings (warmly)—My charge is that the commission have not exccuted the law. They have left horses with glunders. 1 know that payment has not been ullowed under any other government. Senator Funck—Will you state briefly why you charge Governor Thayer with stealing Thayer (sharply)—And what Frank R. Morrisey has to do with me? Bi.lings—I feel that the live stock com- missioners are the agents of the governor. and it is direct robbery to carry on business in this way. Funck—Did you notify the governor? Billings (with dignity)—I wrote the gover- nor that I would like to see him. Ho denicd me an interview. I presume ho had reasons. Funck—Do you think the governor knew the commissioners wero riding on passes ¢ Billings—1 don't know whetier ho did or not, Funck—How is the governor responsibla for the things you charge against the com- massion! Billings—He should have appointed com- petent men. Funck—How could he have known they were incompetent! Billings—He knew Gerth was incompo- tent. He had the testimony of a lot of Saline county favmors. Funck—Why did you recommend Gerth? Billings (unabasihed)—My recommenda- tion was queer. Gerth had what you call a political pull at Washington and wanted a government place. 1 told him if he would 0 the fleld work in his experiments faith- fully und send me the results I would wake the autopsy and write his report. I ougtt not to have done it, but I loved the fellow for my dead boy's sake. I will never &, do such a thing for {riendship. Thayer—Mr. Gerth was appointed by Gov- ernor Duwes, and 4 did not know nim’ when Tcame here. I found he had been highly recommended by eastery authorities and had no reuson to think him incompetent, He was a graduate of learned iustitutions 1n the United States sud Germany. Billings }-lmrply. interrupting) dou—not of Germuny. Thayer—I had good reason to think he was. When I came into office thero was a IIHPIIIH warfare in the press between Prof. Billings and the livestock commission. I told these gentlemen that the contro- versy was discredituble to the state and should be stopped. T did not compliment Dr. Billings, Did not know his qualifications. 1 said if he had complaints and would address me I would investigate them. He afterward wrote me abusing Dr. Gerth, and asking an interview. There were no charges, ouly per- sonal abuse, [took mo notice of it and did not answer it. Subsequently I had a conver- sation with Dr. Abbey, who reported a state- ment made by Prof. Billings to the effect that Dr. Hopkius, of Wyomiug territory, was Ariving glandored horses i Nobraska to Beg par- be killed for the indemnity money. I wrota Prof. Billings forevidencs. Four or five let- tors wero exchanged, but mo_tangible evi. dence was elicited. Billings had repeated the remark of a man he met on the cars, and did not oven know his name. I directed the commission to make an inves they discovered no case in wl horse ad heen driven in #rc states and condemned by them. There doubt that Gerth was a_thoroughly educated man. He w first inclined to be indolent didn't like to make hard trips. Appli cations piled up to the numl I told the commissios s 1adopted this plan: Wh received complaining tclegram I went to Gerth said W the train leaves at such an hou I want you to take the train and go the 1 kopt this up until it prompt him. He was re well as myself as a co As for traveling on passes,I never h before.aTheir acconits arc setticd b ditor and do not pass through my h was my duty to soe that they did their duty, and they did it Prof. Bessey unexpectedly) —T would like to raise a point that these pro dings arc out of order, This is an_inves on not of men but of the state farm and r ation Senator Keckl In the absence of our chairnan, Senator Connor, we are proceed ing informally. Iu other words, I take it this is u frec for-all, Thayer. ~Perhaps I am responsible for the turn_matters have takon by coming hor Dr. Billings in employed by Prof. Bessey Bessey (interrupling)—Io a certain ex- ten I yer—Aud I think it proper to ¢ attention to Billings’ charges. If the and Prof. Bessey thinks such coudu 1 can stand 1t, but I think it disgraceful. Bessey—I agree with you. Thayer (hotly)—Billings was engaged in dirty work, writing to Mor! by, offering to furnisn hot shot to Hre into me. Regent Gere—I would like to say that tho newspaper warfare was inaugurated by Gerth over a caso of cattle discased at 'Te- kamah. Thayer—No, sir. It was came into oflice, a year befor Billings—The goveruor is right. This at- tack began on me before I stepped into No- braska. 1 eriticised the first report of tho commission. Inows my going to him was the cause of rth’s retention even after he had forged that railrond pass. Sutherland _(protesting)—L can_ sce only this one fact developed here to-night. That is, the state board of regents have been em- ploying Billings at a s of 3,500 a to furnish hot shot to the ottiersideto fight over candidates with, and from my experience in politics we can gev all we waut of that kind of slush for nothing. This charge aganst the live stock commissioners is foreign to the Gerth was lauded sky high when ap- and I know nothing different about him. ‘There is always & rivairy between men in the same profession. Billings (with dignity)—I don’t belong to the veterinary profession. I resigned long ago. Representative Delancy—Do you think the commission: killed horses that were not glandered! Billings—I can't tell. My statement about driving horses into the o from Wyoming was bused on a casual remark made to me on the cars, 1 met_Abbey on the street and told him to take it for what it was worth. The only thing I know is that glanders is a contagious and infectious disease. Legisla- tion is based on knowledgo,and it is my busi- ness to furnish that knowledge about animal diseases, ‘Thaver—Prof. Billings never denied using Dr. Hopkins' name. Billings (waraingly)—I don’t deny it now. Revresentative Diller—Doctor, where is the steal you spoke of in your letter? Billings—Lf the luw says says a man must take precautions to prevent the spread of glande 2 off a lot of horses and the ne. ts §300 for them,I calt that a steal _ Funck ing? Billings—Oh, 1 meant the live stock com- missioners. Diller—How is the governor responsible? Billings—I understand he is at the head of the commissions. Thayer—There are some other things I am not respousible for, Ditler (laughingly)—Killing hogs by in- oculation, for instunce. Thayer—No-sir. hllillin;;s (sharply)—And T didu't lall a 0g. Diller (to committee)—This attack has not hurt the governor in iy estimation. Thayer—The attack doean’t worry me. Billings (turning unon the governor)— Didn’t you unite with the live stock commis- sion to ask a test inoculation. ‘Thayer—[ do not understand what you mean by “‘uniting with the commission. I told the regents I would insist that if there were to be experiments in incculation the members of the commission, agents of tho animal burcau and other persons should be allowed to be present, Bllings —That is enough united with my bitter enemi Thayer (to committee) —You see what this man’s animosity is based on. Billings (grandiloguently)—The whole world is invited to wateh my experiments, (quite raging when I fow has the governor been steal- to show you ton pi ‘The discussion was lively, and at times rather warm and personal.Members of tho committee expressed confidence in the gov- ernor’s integrity, and the meeting adjourned subjeet to cali ; Dr. Billmgs inflicted one of his harangucs upon’ the committee on public_lands and buildings to-nizht. Ho claimed that hog cholera is produced by a germ that exists in | the earth, and this germ, according to the food it cats, is either virulent or harmless. He said that no hogs were ever killed by inoculation, He figured that it would re- quire ten thousand gallons of virus to inocu- ate the two million hogs in N ska, and wanted the state to appropriate $15,000 to put up a building in which to conduct his oxperiments, He was takon sharply to task by Fieldgrove, of Buffalo, who told him, in substance, that he was an arrant bumbug, and scouted the idea that hog cholera could be prevented by inoculation. In closing his address Billings proposed & willingness to leave the state if he stayed in the way of the success of the hog wash. The committee did not uct on the bill, but are aimost a unit against throwing any more woney away on Billings’ schemes, An frrigating Appropriation. Lixcory, N pecial Tele- gram to Tne Be e committeee on public lanas and buildings decided to recommend an appropriation of $300 to make an experiment in underground irrigation on the plan proposed by A. R, Sauer, of Omaha, ‘The experiment will be made on school land in tho western part of the state. I'he committee refused to recommend an appropriation of 31,000 for s new building for the home of fallen women at Milford, Senate. LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb. Special to Tue Bee.]--The senate this_morning took the finzl vote on Raymond’s railroad lien bill and Rausom’s oil inspection bill. Both were passed without debate and with very few negative votes, ‘A resolution was adopted asking the secre- tary of stato to mark the acts as filed in his ofiice with their bill number, that tiey may be more readily ulentified by persons wish- ing to consult them. The sonate adjourned tll Friday morning to give the comunttees time to cousider the uumerous bills i their hands, House, LixcoLy, Neb,, Feb. 28.—[Special to Tanr Bee.|--The morning session was largely con- sumed in reading reports of standing com- mittees, and a large number of bills were in- definitely postponed. Amvng the more im- portant bills placed on the general file and recommended for passage were the follow- ing By Keiper—To regulate telegraph charges. This Dbill fixes the rate at 20 cents for ten words uad 100 miles, and 1 cent for each additional mile; and for greater distances 25 cents for ten words, and 1cent for each word in excess of that nuwber, By Lee ~To prohibit all saloons within 600 feet of any church, school or university. By Scoville—Requiring all offenders sen- tenced for violation of & city ordinance to be put to work for the benefit of the city, under direction of the mayor, uad allowed $1.50 per du'y for their services. 3y Rayner—FPixing rate of toll on all bridges owaed by private parties or corpora- tions. The ratos named by this bill are as fol- lows: One toam, 40 cents, with 5 ceats ad- ditional for each person and 10 cents for ench extra animal; for single horse and vehicle, 25 cents; for each horse and rider, 15 cents, and for each pedestrian 10 cents; for drovi b cents for cach horse not exceeding 100, 8 conts when the number_1s ereater; for cat- tle, 3 cents, and for hogs 5 cents, and sheep 3 conts under 100, 1 cent additional each for a larger number, By Johnson—Authoriz comipanies orgauized unde states to do business in A The following senate mended for passaze Authori any number of persons to or- ganize a mutual insurance company; to pro- vide for glass ballot boxes; to itupose a tax of not less than $3 on dogs, and prohibiting any persons from owning more than one: to make an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury penitentiary offenses requiring o two years' course of stud before being admitted to the bar extending the jurisdiction in criminal c: of overy county through which a railrc runs to all offenses committed on trains, On motion of Fenton the house went into committee of the whole to considor house roll 199, a bill requiring a three-fifths vote to rolocato a county seat. Sargeant of Custor strongly opposed the bill. He could not see why' the law under which the county seats in all the older ceun- ties were ostablished should be now changed. Custer county was opposed to any such law and he would like to have the author explain the measure. IPenton replied that the bill was intended to prevent the factional county seat fights that have occurred in nearly every county within recent yoars, Delaney did not think that the value of property in county seats should be put in jeopardy by a bare majority of one. Ballird spoke against the measure, He thought it was pernicions and was being pushed by a few interested parties. The house recommended the bill for pass- age by a vote of 40 to 81, Pendiug final uction, the house adjourned. APTERNOON SESSION. The committee appointed to investigate the recent explosion at the nsane asylum, re- parted as follows: We find that the immediate cause of the explosion was a iack of sufficient water in boiler' No. 2. The lack of wator was caused by carclessness on the part of the engineer, in charge at the time of the explosion, one Davis. That said Davis was not competent to run said boiler plant, and we recommend that he be discharged, and not further em- ploved by this state. e also find that said plant was defective in its mochanical con- struction, from the fact that the supply pipe and blow-oft were at the further end of the boiler, hence not liable to be readily seen in e of their getting out of order. ommend that the boilers and ongines all public buildings be placed in a separate building at least _seventy-five feet from the main building. We recommend the passage of a law providing for a proper inspection of boilers, also one for the prover governing and licensing of engineers employed in this state, We also recommend that all inmates of the hospital be kept out of“the engine and boiler rooms. Respectfully submitted, W. A. GaroNenr, Chm, WiLLiAyM FE: . F.C S RI T. J. Mason Enic JouNsoN, The report was placed on file. The report of the committee recommend- ing that the bill requiring a three-tifths vot to change the location of & county seat was adonted. Weber's bill to compel railroads to list their proverty for taxation was taken up, Olmstead opposed the bill. He said there was no more reason in allowing a city to tax railroad property than each precinet through which a road run Caldwell thought that the sude tracks and other property that received protection from the city should pay its share of the taxes. The railroad property regeives the benefits from waterworks as a_protection against fire and should be required to pay for it. Baker thought that the encouragement given by Lincoln to the railroads had en- abled the city to save thousands of dollars in freight. The amendment providing for a special as- sessment for municipal purposes of railroad property situated within the corporate limits of towns and cities was voted down, and the orimnal bill reported back with the recom- mendation that it pass. 5 3 A resolution to hold evening sessions every other night next week was adopted. e Souseiy Legislative Gossip. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. 28.—|Spocial to Tas Beg. | —Yesterday was “farmer day” in the house. No power or combination on the floor could deteat the programme laid down by the farmers, which was the final passage of the valued policy insurance bill. ‘Walter Hanthorn, son of Representative Hanthorn, is visiting at the capital this week, and taking in the many places of interest in and around the city, as well as forming an estimate of the law-makers. Representative Sargeant of Custer re- {the sad news of the death of his at Greeley, Ia., and left on the nooa n for that point. Lobbyists are now met with on every cor- ner, and the members are pulled and hauled about by every conflicting interest until they heartily wish they were somewhere else, The average Nebraska legislator exhibits a wonderful amount of patience in these trying times., “Thurston county boomers have run against 2 snag. The few Indians who can write are sending down protests against the proposed scheme. They express their desire to be “let alone by scheming white men,” and also pre- {;"r ‘toY have their county named ‘‘Black- ird.” Yesterday the members of ‘the house did an excellent day's work, and now seem dis- posed to go to work in earnest and dispose of the vills on general file, Some important bills seem to have lost their place on the file and have not been heard of for weeks. Among these are Cor- bin’s bill to punish assessors for undervalu- ation of property, and Ballard’s bill prohibit- ing the use of the deadly car stoves. By a careful count of noses it is found that only twenty-one of the twenty-seven who voted for the Gilbert usury bill were farm- ers, instead of twenty-fivé, as formerly re- ported. “The bill providing for the paying of a bounty of 2 cents ver vound on all sugar pro- duced from ca or plants grown in Ne- braska is receiving strong support in the house. Nothing has been heard of the numerous normal school bills for a long time. A meet- ing will be held one week from to-night to take final action on these measures, It is the prevailing opinion now that each bill will come back with an adverse roport. Dr. Keiper scored a victory in getting his bill regulating telegraph charges on the gen- eral tile, Lawyers will not be turned out 8o easily this state in the future as in the past. A bill has already passed the senate and has ceived a favorable report in the house quiring i two years' courss of study as a pr requisite of admission to the bar. Matt Miller, of Butler county, is here working against the bill to compel railroads to list their property for taxation. Mr. Miller used to be recognized asa radical anti-mo- nopolist, but his views bave recently under- gone a sudden and decided change. - SPARKS FROM Mrs. Cleveland gave a junch of Mrs. McElroy, sister of the lute dent Arthur, The president and robably exchange visits on Saturday, utter making the first call, According to present arraagements, at 11 o'clock to-day, Mr. Randali will move that the house go into committee of the whole to eonsider the Cowles interual reve- nue bill. The president has appointed Allon E. Mor- rison, of Perry, Ia; George W. Bird, of Madison, Wis.; Orlando O. Stealey, of Louisvilie; Isaac M. Weston, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; John P. Irish, of Oakland, Cala,, and Alex. Gunn, of Cleveland, com: missioners to examine that portion of the BSouthern Pacific railway in Califoruia. i The 81, George Bridge Wreok. S1. GEoRGE, Ont., Feb, 23, —Mrs. Higgins, of Torunto, oe of the persons injured in the railroad accideut near nere last night, died this morning. Miss Andrews, of Helleville, Miss MeLeod, of Ingersol nd Dr. Le- quesne, of Cleveland, O., are wll in a very critical condition and their recovery is not ox| . All the others are progressiog nicely, The evidence so far goes to show that the disaster was purely accidental and could uot be prevested. wutual insurance the laws of other brask: bills e recom- HE WIRES, in honor 2x-Presi- president-elect will the CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Another Oewference Ordered on the Commerte Law Amendments. SEVERAL F.?EVPORTS DISPOSED OF. Both Mouscs Apparcntly Determined to Make'the Most of the Few Rempining Days of the Session. Senate. WasRINGTON, Feb. 25.—The house amend- ment to the senate bill in regard to the sal mon fisheries of Alaska (extending opera- tion to Behring sea) was presented in the senate, and on motion of Mr. Edmunds, re- forred to the committee on foreign relations. On motion of Mr, Sherman, who said he had important business which should be at- tended to at once, the senate went into execu- tive session. In about ton minutes the woro ro- opened and a_number of 1 bills were passed, including the senate bill for a bridge across the Illinois river from a point within five miles of Columbia to a point within five miles of Kampsville, 111, The house bill for'a railroad, wago: foot passenger bridge across the Mi: river near Lyons, la., was pussed, amendments. The postofiice appropriation bill was taken up and passed, with amendments, ths only important one of which was a provision that there skall not be allowed for the use of any third class postoftico for rent a sum in oxcess 00, nor for fuel and lights in excoss of $60 in one year. “The senate then resumed consideration of the lower house amendments to the bili to amend the interstate commerce act, the pending question being Mr. Sherman's mo- tion to agreo to the amendment in relation 10 the transportation of petroleum. After a long debate Mr. Shorman’s motion was tabled and the senate insisted on its dis- agreement to the two house umendments, and a further conference was ordered. ‘The senate then, on motion of Mr. Riddle- borger, proceeded to consideration of execu- tive .business. The senate continued in secret session till 6 o'clock, when the doors were opened and legislgtive business re- sumed. A conference was ordered on the naval ap- propriation bill, and Messrs. Hale, Farweil and Gorman appointed conferces on the part of tho senate. The conference reports on the army ap- propriation bill, fortification bill, and the bill to withdraw certain public lands from private entry were presented ana agreed to. The senate then took a recess until 8:30 p.m. Among the bills passed to-day by the sen- ate wero the followin Senate bill granting a right of way to the Forest Clty & Watertown railroad company throueh the Sioux Indian reservation. Scnate bill granting a right of way through Lake Leach and White Eurth Indian reser- vation to the Duluth & Winnipeg railroad company. Senate bill granting a right of way to the Jamestown & Northern railroad through the Devils Lake Indian reservation in Dakota. At the evening session of the senate two mossages from the president were presented and referred to committecs. One 1s as to the representation pf the United States at the Barcelona expdsition, and the other as to the expenses at the Brussels exposition. Mr. Harris called attention to the absence of a quorum, aid thero was a call of the senate, supplemgnted by an order to the ser- geant-at-arms to réquest the attendance of the absentees. After a tedious delay and many motions the senate adjourngd till noon to-morrow. ors and iss1ppi with “ House. \,Feb. 23.—The speaker laid today the semate bill for of salmon fisheries 11 WASHINGTC before the ho that protection Alaska. Mr. Dunn of Arkansas, offered an amend- ment directing the president to cause one- or more United States vessels to cruise in Beh- ring sea and other Alaskan waters and seiz all vessels unlawfully engaged in seal huat- jng. The amendment was adopted and the bill passed. The speaker was authorized to appoint & committee fo act with a senate committee to arrange for Harrison's inaugural. Mr. Hatch of Missouri presented the con- ferces report on the agricultural appropria- tion bitl. He explammed how the differcnces between the two houses, relating to the sugar experiment, had been adjusted. The report was agreed to. The committee on naval affairs reported the maval apppopriation bill with senate amendment, recommending concurrence in sonie and non-coneurrence in others. After a long debate the senate amend- ments to the bili were considerad. Mr. Herbert moved to concur in the senate amendment_appropriating $100,000 for the construction of a building for usc by the naval torpedo station and war college on Goat island. Agreed to. The other recommendations of the commit- teo on naval affairs was agreed too and the bill sent to conference. Mr. Holmes of lowa, called up as a priv- ileged question the Des Moines river land bill vetoed by the president, pending which Mr. Crisp preseuted various couference re- ports upon bills for the establishment of sun- dry light houses and lights, and they were agreed to. Mr. Steele of Indiana, submitted the con- ference report on the bill for the relief of certain volunteer soldiers of the late war and the war with Mexico. Agreed to. Mr. Anderson of Iowa, submitted the con- ferenca report on the bill authorizing the construction of @ high wagon bridge across the Missouri river at Sioux City, Ia. Agreed 0. Mz, Pcel of Arkansas, submitted the con- ference report on the bill to divide the Sioux Indian reservation in Dakota. Agreed to. Mr. Holmes again called up the Des Moines bill, and Mr. Crisp_raised the question of consideration, pending which the house took a recess, the evening session to be devoted to consideration of resolutions relutive to the acceptance of the Cass and Muhlenberg statues and business relating to the District of Columbia. At the evening session of the house Mr. Ermentrout of Pennsylvania offered a reso- lution, which was adopted without any ad- dresses being delivered, accepting in the name of the nution, the statues of General Muhlenburg and_Kobert Fulton, presented by the state of Pennsylvania, and of Louis Cass, the gift of the stato of Michigan, M. Sayers of Texas submitted the confer- ence report on the fortification appro bill, and it was agreed to. Mr. Townshend:of - Illinois submitted the conference roport:orthe army appropriation bill, and it was agread to. ‘The house then, at 10:30, adjourned. The Exective Session, WasiiNerox, Fen!'24,—The senate was in exccutive session more than three and a half hours this afternoon, during which time a large awount of bisiness was transacted. Early in the session, documents referred in the first excoutive,sgssion of the day, mostly treaties and, international copyright ngements with' South American ~coun- tries, were ratifed” A discussion of some length was had upon the question, ‘Snall scnators be uuthofized to publish their specches on the British extradition treaty ! but no decision was reached, Toe following neminations were confirmed : T. Carlos Jewetl, of Mionesota, to become commissioner of Alnska. William 8. Rosecrans to be brigadier gen- eral and to be retired: W. F. Smith to be major of the engineer corps and to be retived. Sick Congressm n. WasnixoroN, Feb. 23 —Representative Burnct!, of Massachusetts, who threat- ened with a sccious attask of pneumonia, is now regardol as out of dangor. There are two members of the Teanessco delegation t00 il to attoud the sessions of the house. One of these, Mr. Whithorne, has not been present this winter. Mr. Spinola, of New York, is ill with pueumonia, but his case is not considered dangerous. ———— Hobbad of $13,000. Lisowier, Pa, Feb. 23—Last night masked men entered the houss of Herman Umberger, an aged foreigner, and robbed Buus of £44,000 i cash. THAT POLICE BIl The Force Does Not Exhibit Much En thusiasio. There w 15 a slight oxtent at tho police paraa 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and. it was all about the bill that has been in- woduced in the logislature for the purpose of pensioning themselves off at their own ex- pense. In the fist place the night watch came 1n tired and woary, and the men were told they had to appoint a delegate to represent them at Lincoln, in order to seo that tho bill went through. ome of them did not want to see it go through, but before they were pro 10 say 80, nominations were in_order. goant Moystyn was nominated and declined 10 serve, and Captain Cormack was proposec and scconded. Then Detective Ormsby was nominated, and he was _selocted, without a voto being taken on Cormack. The day men had a similar experience, and Sergeant Johnson was the chosen delegate. ‘I'he night men were then asked to sign the peti tion, favoring the measure, and while some of them did others did not, but the delogates will go to Lincoln all the samo. One officer moved that each of the eighty members of the force bo assessed §1 a piece 10 defray cxpenses, and one irreverent moin ber wanted to know if it was intended to buy out tho_legislature. Another thought thoy should chip in at least 50 cents, but that also was considered too _much for a short trip. Then 25 cents was suggested, and finally 10 cents, and there the matter rosted. The dele gation will go to Lincoln. VI the bill passes, it's against of the foree, but thoey are afra said one wember spoken to. “‘Well, Lthink a man should consider that Nl got &00 when he dies, and 0 for funeral expenscs,’” said another S1f we don’t make some kind of a siart wo will never get anything,” said a third, and then a fourth summed it all up as follows SIf we want a benevalent socicty we can ot one, and when wo do, we can do it with- out all this logislation amd_foreing in men against their will. One-half of the fellows hadn't nerve enough to say they didn't like it, because they were afraid of their heads. Now I don’t mean to say that any of the of- ficers—that is those iwith titles to their names—are getting any the best of it, un- less it is to sco their names in print. If they will turn in the vrocceds of the salos of confiscated goods, or asmall per- contage of the fines, or anything like that, it would be all right, and the fund would soon grow large onough to do all they promise to do now, but as it is there is no inducement for a man to risk his life in the capture of a hard character, unless it be the notoricty of getting shot at. We are satisfiod as we are, to get the pay we earn, to spend it as we please, to insure our lives or not, and to leave the force when we or our superiors see fit, without piling up dollars_in a treasury that we can’t draw from for fifteen years.” the wishes HOW A Pitiful Case From Wnich Clean- Robed Charity Held Aloof. Stretched on a mouldy mattrass above the blacksmith shop at 115 North Kleventh stroet, lies the body of William Walker, a colored man. The rough hands of poverty tied a soiled handkerchief around the head, and folded the arms across the breast. and then having done all they could, the helpers notified the authorities, ‘T'he city ofiicials were first informed, but claimed they had nothing to do with it, and then the county oficials were told of it, but twenty-four hours later the corpse was still there without one watcher to keep away the vermin that might disfigure it. A single oil lamp, placed uj a chair beside the corpse, served to rev the wretchedness of the room when a re- porter visited it at midnight. Not a single trace of medicine or of nourishment of any kind counld be found, and nothing was ther to show that anyone had tried to ea the last moments of the man. While in health he worked around a saloon, and on being taken 8] a physician had been sent for. He made one visit before Christ- mas and then asiked the man’s employer if he would stand the bill. On being informed that he would not, he quit, and then the county physicians were notified. One came and _ preseribéd a medicine that the man, in his delirum, refused to take, and he did not call again, All through the bitter weatler of the last few weeks, he was alone without fire and without nourishment except what his former employer occasionally sent him. One or two physicians heard of the caso, looked in, said he was beyond hope, and left, until thres days ago, when the county physician was agan calied upon through a telephone from police headbuar- ters, He came, but according to the occu- pants of the house, said it was too late to do any good, and two da, later Walker died without care. His noverty pursued him after death, and neither the city m which he lived or the coun il breathed his Iast, or the of decmed 1t worth their while to move the remains, and for the last twenty-four hours, orsince 5:30 vesterday morning, his body in the gatret as a monument of what it ans to die poor in Omana. ‘A policeman stood by as the reporter lis- tened to the story told by oue as poor as the deud, and the shranken form it lay on the bed was only too sure a proof that the story was a true one, 1s of eithe The Milwankee Losing Money. Cumicaco, Feb, 28.—The financial state- ment of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul ratlroad company for 1583 was filed with the Wisconsin railroad commissioners at Madison to-dey. Itisthe most unfavorable exhibit yet made by any western road for the last year, not excepting the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. The disbursements were $4,080,702 in excess of the gross income. The following are the items: Construction, £1,731,921; equipment taxes dends, ), total @ross income 404, A rumor is t Armou Plankinton and pernaps or two other will re: vom the board of directors at the annua i on March 13. Mr. Armour Wits Is 1t true the are going to retirg from the St. Paul di 1. “Such talk,” he replied, “ism't worth answering. 1 wouldn't run it down if I were you."” e A Disappo nieil Lover, S, doserit, Feb, 28,—|Special Telezram to Tue Bee.|—Mary B, Harrison and Jame Mannon have baen clorks av 4 leading dr; goods house in St. Joseph. 'They bacame ac quainted, and 1t is stated that aftera few months Mannon propased and was rejected, and in order to be ravenged hogan to slander the girl. At ieast she heard that he was pur suing such a course, big brother, o trav: son, who star J{ trai. Ho mot Manoon and was preven by a third party from shootinz hum, It was finally decided that if Mannon was found in town after dark last nigit Harrison would Kill him on sight. Mannon has apparontly got out of town, aud his whercabouts are ur kaown. Harrl on the next - The Land Grant WasHINGTON, Fob, 23 the land grant forfeiure upon all points of diff volved in the firs tion, namely, the ex- tent of forfaitur port the result to their respective houses, and in the honse Mr. Payso1 will move that that i »from its agreement on tho first seetion and . ac nate vroposition, which inyolves the for of Iands lying in opposition with that part of the railroad line not completed at the date of the passage of the act. An agreenient was also reached on the bill to protect the rights of wctual settlers on public lands ou the lines of the house bill, and a report will be made at the first opportunity. » conferces on bills have d oxcept that in- - The French Deputics. Paus, Feb, 23.—In the chamber of dep- uties to-day Shuller, minister of foreign aftsirs, replying to Delafosse, said that he must decline to discuss the Atehinoff inci- dent before Saturday. Hubbard reminded the ministry that the facts in the case were liable to be distorted and political cupital made out of the blood spilled. Muller said thut the incadent was to be regretted. The chamber adopted the order of the day, o cluding an expression of frienaly sentiments toward Russia. _[FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. A Woman Fatally Burned by a Gas- oline Explosion. THE SIOUX CITY CORN TRAIN A Large Quantity of Boer Scized by the Temperance Alliance Restored to 1ts Rightful Owners— Towa Notes, man Fatally Burned. Ta, Feb, 2R.—|Special Tele gram to Tite Beg, [—Mrs. Honry Aspilmere a German lady aged fifty, in light a gasoline stove here to-night, set to a five tho stove and was frightfully and can into the vard, Hor grown son had hands badly burned and her husband s burning clothes. und Guilty of Murder, Ia., 2b. [Special to Tue Br 'he Basket mur: this evening. had been verdict of murder in the second dogroe. case has attracted great interest in this vi- cinity and has called the best leg this part of tho stato. On Junc 28, 1888, Ringling Brother's circus exhibited in town and Basket and another ¢ a fight, in which some of the terfered. Basket went came back shortly and got into a row with some of tho showmen, Deputy Sheriff At. kinson went into the crowd, found Basket on the ground, picked him up and pushed him out of the crowd, — After gotting Basket clear of the crowd, and from thirty-five feet awiy from them, whirled around ana fired his revolver, shoot- ing a man named bow from which he died the next Richardson was the magician of the and lifter of heavy weights in Basket was indicted for wurder. The lowa Oratorical Contest. MouNt VeryNow, I Feb, 28. pocial Telegram to Mg Bee. | —The annual contest n oratory between the leading colleges of Towa was held here this evening, The hall was packed with the students and their friends, a largo delegation boing presont from Cedar Rapida and Cornell college. ‘The colleges in the contest were the State Agricultural college, at Ames, the State university, at Iowa City, the low Wesleyan, at Mount Pleasant, Corne lege, Mount Vernon, Drake umive Des Moines, [owa college, at Grinnell,Upper Towa university, at Fayette, and I college, at Fairfield. The judges were Hon. G.W. McMillan, of Onawa, G. W. Burnham, of Vinton, and Rev. F. N. Rials, of Inde. pendence. The next contest will be at Mount Pleasaut in 1800, snownien in away, but A Corn Palace Teain. Storx Ciry, la., Feb. 28.—A great erowd witnessed the departure of the corn palace u for Washington at 2 p. m. to-day. The n carries 150 passengers from here, in- ing thirty-three members of Company H, Towa National Guards, and a like _number of Dodge Light Guards, of Councit Bluff ions are of corn and are very elal covering the entire surface of the ¢ :pt the windows and doors. The trip occupy ten days. and the cost of the tr cluding decorations, is a little over Recovered the Beer. Des Moixes, Ia., Peb. 28, —After examina- tion and arguments to-day a justice of the peace ordered tho return to two brewery con- panics of the five hundred kegs of beer sent from other states and seized by the temper ance allianes, Thero can be mo appeal by the state, and the beer will bereturned to the cars from whence taken, Suicide at Williams. Drs Moixes, T, Feb. 25.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Be]--Last night Join Kramer, living at Williams, in Hamilton county, com- itted suicide by taking strychnine. Do- mestic infelicity was thought to be the cause, A Verdicrt for $8,500. Arastic, T, Feb. 23.—{Spacial Tele- gram to Tug Brr.—In the case of Pieart, admin tor, vs the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa the jury gave intiff a Verdict for $3,500 for the death o - Steamship Arrl At Queenstown—The Wis, aunic, from New York. southampton—The Aller, 1ls, onsin and from At Philadelphia—The Lord Gough, Liverpool. New York ow; the Wa the Germanic, from Li Norwood Allowed to Withdraw, LirrLe Rocs, Feb. 28.—The senate to-day passed, over Giovernor Eagle's veto, a resolu- tion aliowing C. M. Norwood to withdraw his contest for the gubernatorial office, Kugle vetoed the resolution because he either waunted the matter investicated or the char of fraud withdrawn, Acquitte Feb, 28.—[Speeial Tele- mes Andy Iord, on Joseph Lowenstein, e of Indiana , from Antwerp, and pool. sord Sr. Joseri, Mo. gram to Tue Bi trial for the murder of was acquitted to-day. The jury was out twelve hours. ‘The verdict is a surprise, as a disagreement or a verdict of murder in one of the minor degrees was looked for. el B 5 Crispi Resigns Roxe, Feb. 20.—Prime Minister Crispi has signed. Ho was to have spoken in the chamber of deputies to-day, but after the cabinet council he decided upon resigning, in order to avoid the inevitable hostile votc'on the government measure’ providing for ud- ditional taxation, The Public Decrsane. WasifnixaroN, Fep, 23 —1v is estimated at the treasury department that the public debt, less cash in the Lroasury, has increased | #7,000,000 since February 1. This is due to unusually heavy disbursements during the month for pensions, cte. The Ives and Stayner Oasoes, New Youk, Feb. ments have beon ordered against Ivos and Stayner, two for forgory nnd larceny und two for a frauduient issuc of sto: HADE ONLY gy attempting to fire lon can of tho fluid at the side of probably ally burned by trying to throw the blazing his was litly burned in the face while attempting After the out, five hours it returned a Tue 1 talent in this izen got into afterwards fifteen. to Basket Richardson through the “our new indiet. ! FORTY-THIRD ~ ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE ConnecticutMutual LIFE Insurance Company, OF HARTFORD, CONN, NET ABSETE, Jau 1, 1888, KD 1 188, Premiums, T Inter'st & Rents, 265,128,608 53 tured endowments,$ 3,006,752 04 s returned to pole Lolders 1,100,067 and surrendered . 6229808 Total to pollcy holders. $ Commix=ions to agents modical i prlll:.- advertising, tato, and - all oLner expenses ¥ 08....¢ Profit and 10ss Balunce net assets, De SCHEDULE OF ASSETS, Toans upon real estats, first en. ... #31,600,448 060 Loans upon stocks and bonds. 891,183 00 Premium notes on policles (u torce. 1,953,501 18 Cost_of real estate owned by the compan; 9,045,860 86 | cost_of R L )f bank and rafiroad stocks. ... Viiited” States and “othier Cash in bauks Balance due from £05,002,000 10 Interest due and accraed. 102,201 80 Kents o and bonds over cost Not deferred premiums. Gross assets, Decemberdl, 1883.... Liamrnries: Amount requi insnre ail outstanding . net, ¥ cent int 160,087,068 00 by 4 Additiona company's standard, 3 per cent.on policies {s- sued sinee April 1, 1882, All other labilities Surpius by comy Surplus by Co: Ratio of expenses of man 0 recelbts i IR, Policiesin foree Dec, fusuring JACOB L. GREENE, President. JOHN M.TAYLOR, Vice-President. WILLIAM G. ABBOT, Secretary. D. H. WELLS, Actuary J. H. HARRIS, Agent, Room 411 First National Bank Buildivg, OMAHA, NEB. 1670 40 PER CENT SavinginCasBills| Gnaranteed by using THE National Automatic Gas-Saving Goreror, ¢ of illu- ......8.50 per cent, iy L$151,561,913 01 endy and umiform aegr consoquent p insuring a pu obviating the carbon upon fresc deaperies. and health atmosphere, and ooty deposits of unconsimod jed walis, paintings and en:s the disagreeable whistling, blowing noking of burners, and avolds' the fre- qnent danger and expense of broken globes. "o Governar costs thie consumer PRACTI- CALLY NOTHING, as the saving in gas biily (whero full capacity of meter i ussd) will Dite cost of Governor in every throo or f months' service and in lu ildings every ® , this retnrnin Eit hiual dividendson the investment. OVER 10,00 MACHINZS LY SERVICE, 17" NOTICE! . We will atfach our Gas-Saving Machines to any meter upon the hasis of one-halt the vialue of monthly Savings. Pructical tosts made at our office. vited Aggencies distribntod in all elties., " THE GAS SAVING GUARANTEE CO0., S, E. Corner 16th and Farnam S8, OMAHA, NED And all nec ssary papers fllled W. E. HAWLEY, Civil Engineer, CASPER, WYO, or OMAHA, NE and Public n- GED.A.MACB'ETH&CO. PITTSBURGH,P HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Hardware and Cutlery, Mechanics’ Tools, Fine Bronze Builders® Goods and Buffalo Soales, 1405 Douglas St., Omaha.