Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 18, 1889, Page 1

— ¥ +« o lating a petition in his behalf for weeks now. p— % T N T AT fid THE OMAHA DALY BEE NUMBER 276 HE TIRED OF THE OLD LOVE. The Bditor of the Alma Times Flaunts His New Flame. ROTTEN-EGGED BY CITIZENS. His Indignant Townsmen Ambush Him and His Prospective Bride as They Were Leaving the Village. The Eges Were Rlpe. Rerunticax Crry, Neb,, March 17.—[Spec- Inl to Tie Bee.]—Harlan county has been all torn up the past week with a_sensation, ‘The principals in the affair reside at Alma gnd are well known. On the Bth instant the wife of Alexander R. Arbuckle, editor of the Alma Times, sccured a divorce on the ground of non-svpport. So far as the records of court go, no_other charges appear in the the complainant’s bill, but it was rumored at the time that there were other and graver grounds on which Mrs, Arbuckle was en- titled to a completo severance of the matri- monial bonds, and subsequent proceedings have confirmed the report. Immediately after the divorce Arbuckle announced his en- gagement to Miss Nellie St. Clair and pro- ceeded to insult his former wife bv parading on her premises with his afanced and in every possible way heaping abuse and insult upon the unfortunate woman who for sixteen years had borne his name and for thirteen years had reared his children with a_mother's care. He even went so far as to threateningly draw a ro- volver in the presenco of his family, and it is allegod with such a shock upon the system of his oldest daughter as to leave her a sub- ject of St. Vitus' dance. He held full sway and played a big hand, until patience ceased to be a virtue, The people of Alma were aroused to a nigh piteh of indignation, and threats of tar and foathers were made. On the 11th inst., Arbuckle procured a marriage license for Miss St. Clair and himself. Judge Hiatt refusing to perform the ceremony, the couple, mude preparations to o to Orlcans dnd be married. 1t was then that tho pent up indignation found vent und & number of men and boys supplied with a large amount of eggs ambushed the wedding party a short distance west of Alma_and poured a terrific_ volley of hen fruit upon the would-be bride and groom. The buggy, team and occupants were literally smeared with the juicy and slimy contents of the frail shells, The outfit was egs from end to end and from top to _bottom, including even the innocent driver of the rig, who was obliged 0 borrow a suit of clothes to make himself presentable_at the wedding. On the morn- ing of the 12th 1nst., Mr. Arbuckle and Mrs. Arbuckle No. left Orleans on the west bound train_for Denver, with maledic- tions upon the Alma_people who had made their exitso undignified and disagreeable. Arbuckle is 40 years of age and had resided at Alma for two years. A Bold Robbery. Avnuny, Neb., March 17.—[Special to Tne Ber.]—A bold robbery was perpetrated at the Talmage house this morning at 4 o'clock. The robber picked the lock to the door of a traveling man's room, covered him with a revolver and demanded his money and valua- bles, no disturbance being madeFifty dol- lars and & gold watch were secured, and the robber departed and made good his escape. One other room was entered, but nothing there is missing. e ADDIE BOYD'S DEVOTION, Trying to Get a Commutation For Her Condemned Lover. Sr. PAur, Minn., March 17.—[Special Telo- gram to Tnk Bee.|—Tromendous pressure is Deing brought to bear on Governor Merriam to commute the sentence of young Peter Barreut, condemued, with his brother Tim, 10 hang in Minneapolis next Friday, for the Xilling of August ‘Collofson, o stroct car conductor, on July 26, 1857. The most pa- thetic incident of the whole affair is the work of Miss Addie Boyd, n girl of seventecn, who fell in love with Peter at the trial. Peter himself is not quite eizhteen, and his life was sworn away hy his brother Henry, who s bolieved to have fired one of the fatal shots, Miss Boyd has been circulating a pe- tition for weeks. A reporter this morning found her in tears, for which she suid her mother was responsible, the latter having scolded her se- verely for having got her namo into print_regarding the affair. “I don't care, though,” she said, *I love Poter and it will kil me'if he is hung, This is the only thing I ever disobeyed my parents in. My mother is kind to meand I don't like to make her feel bud, but I feol that in this I have tho right, and if all my friends turn against me 1 will not forsake Peter, I am goifig to visit the governor Wednesiay morning, and I shall stay until 1 see him. The goyernor told the Woman's Relief corps that if they would get 5,000 siguers 1o the petitions ho would consider n request for commutation and that he would consider all letters und would receive all who came to sce him. Do you think there is. any hope for Peter! I wish I could save him. I would willingly die for the poor boy if I could. We have almast sccured the 5,000 names. Tho governor is u kind man they say, und I believe he will do something. 1 love Pete, and I have told him so. Ihave been cir T have turned all my friends against me, and have been expelled from two societios be- causeof my visits 1o Pete.”” Governor Mer- rlam has said nothing, and it is uncertain what action he will take on the petitions. — WOMAN'S SBPHERE ENLARGING, A Fashicnably Dressed Young Lady Arrested for Horse Stealing, Kaxsas Crry, March 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. [—Miss Clars Grabam, a fashionably dressed and rather protty young girl, was placed in juil here to-night on the charge of horse stealing. She had been em ployed as saloswoman in a fashionable no- tion house in this city, but lost her position about six weeks ago, The smalt amount of money she had saved up soon gave out, and on February 14 she went to F. 8, Gordon’s livery stuble and hired a horse und bugey for & two hours’ drive. Dounmg male attive, she drove to Troy, Kan., where she sold the for $35. Sho was arrested there yesterday and returned here without a requisition. ~Miss Graham states thav she was drugged by her companion, # young man by the name of Charles MeCoy, and knew ncthing until she arrived at ‘troy, Kan, Her companion had disappeared, and_iu order to- get bome sho sold the horse and buggy to the proprictor of tho hotel at which she was stopping. Her father, who is in Old Mexico on business, bas been telegraphed for, She is in joil. ———— The Weather and Orops. WasmiNgroy, March 17.—The weather and crop bulletin for the week ended Satur- day, March 16, issued by the signal ofice, says that the condition in Dakota and Minue- sota has been about an average for plowing and soedivg, but work wus interrupted in Dakota b, tering weather from the 18th to the 16th, The weuther has been faverable in Iilinois, Missouri and Kansas. Seeding conditions arc favorable in Nebraska. ‘Wheat is roported as doing well in Kansas, fld the favorable effects of fair weather ve beeu felt in Missouri and Indiana. el The Weather Indications. For Nebraska and Towa: Light rains; unlkmuyk':mwruuu; easterly winds, For Dakota: Fair; slightly warmer; souisstont trinde | MEBMY wermory THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the ast Week, Bosrox, Mass,, March 17.—[Specia! Tele- gram to the Bre.]—The following table compiled from dispatches to the Post from themanagers of the leading learing-houses of the United States, shows tne gross ex- changes for the week ended March 16, 1880, with rates per cent of inct case or de- crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week in 1888 orries, CLEARINGS, New Vork Boston Philado} Chicago.,. Bt Louss, . 8San krancy New Orlean Baltimor Pittsburg Cincinnatu . Kansas Ciry. *Montreal . Louisvilie MW aukoo Providence Detroit . Denver. " Minneavoifs St. Paul. Omanha Cleveland Memvhis. Columbus, Richmond Hartford Indianapolis St. Joseph Peoria.. Duluth. New Haven Svrinetield. Wore 5 5 2530,00)| . A 500] 1744450 Los Angel Nortolk.. Grana R Loweil Syracuse Wichita. Top ek *8ioux Oit *Tacoma. . HroERRE Outside Now York * Not included in totals; no cicaring house last year. o e THE CATHOLIO PILGRIMS, They Formulate a Dignified Address to the Pope. [Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennstt.) Rome, March 17.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—The American pilgrims visited several churches and shrines to-day. To-morrow at noon they will have a special audience with the pope. ‘I'he foilowing address is to be delivered to Leo XIIL on behalf of the pilgrims: “Most Holy Father, ever smce your holiness inspired by happy thought issued a brief sal- vatorir directing the attention of the faith- ful to those places that were crimsoned with the precious blood of our Savior, it has taken deep root in the heart of the American Catholics. Their generosity toward the good work of preserving the holy shrines increased, and an earnest desire has been awakened to worship amidst those hallowed scenes to satisfy that proud desire. We have organ- ized this first pilgrimage, which we hope will be the precursor of many others, The love that fills our hearts towards the divine Savior has impelled us to undertake a long journey, that we may be privileged to visit and venerate the tomb which received the remains of this sacred humanity, and since we profess to be de- voted children of Christ’s vicar on earth, we deem it our duty to cowe to the see of St. Peter, of whom you are the lawful successor, to kneel at your fect and pay our homage, prompted by our love and de- votion, and at the same time we express our joy for the homor of this reception, but we cannot conceal the sorrow of our hearts at the condition of the times which keeps the common father of the faithful in a state of imprisonment. We shall not cease to raise our fervent prayers that as an angel sent from heaven freed St. Peter from prison, 80 God may decree that the vicar of Christ, St. .Peter's suc- cessor, shall recover that liverty and those rights which arc so necessary for the exer- cise of the spivitual government of the pa- pacy to the glory of our holy mother church and the welfare of the souls entrusted to your care. In the meantime we supplicate your holiness to comfort us with your apos- tolic blessing for the success of our pilgrim- age.” All are well and Bishop Wigger 1s im- proving. —_— MARY ANDERSON ILL. A Rumor In Circulation to the Effect That She Is Insane. Purnaperrira, March 17.—The condition of Mary Anderson, the actress, is reported late to-night to be somewhat worse. Al her engagements for the season have been can- celled, and her Knghish company of fifty-six people disbanded. A rumor to the effect that Miss -Anderson is insane gained circula- tion to-day. Dr. Mitchell, unaer whose care she has been since her arrival here, when re- quested to-night to afirm or deny this rumor,, positively refused to say anything about the patient’s condition, Joseph Anderson, her rothier, bronounced the story absurd, and said: *Miss Anderson’s condition is im- proved, and no impairment to her health is ed.” Orders have been given by the doc- tors to positively exclude all persons from Miss Anderson’s room with the exception of her maid and professional nurse in attend- ance upon her. ———— Affaivs at Hayti, New York, March 17.—The steamer Caro- line Miller arrived last night from Cape Haytien, Captain Miller says that twelve of Legitime's soldiers, who have been cap- tured by FHyppolite, were shot in a public uare the day before the steamer left. Sympathizers with Legitime tried to get tho f veleased, and Hyppolite became dis- trustful of many of his oficers. He there- fore had them put to death, Ceptain Miller says that Huyti is filled with Legitime's spies. According to one story trausport is permanently engaged in careying urms from Monte Christo to Hayti for the use of Hyp- polite's men, The United Stutes steamer Gulena was anchored at Cape Haytien when the Miller left, ey A Pure Cas - of Oarelessnoss Cuircago, March 1 A dispatch from Evansville, Ind., says: The family of James MeGill, living n Ravenstead, were acei- deutally poisoned in a singular maouer last Friday. A package of poison was placed on @ shell justabove a pail of drinking water, and it is supposed that some of the drug fell into the wuter, The father and & two-year- old ehild nave since died and the mother and another ¢hild are in a eritical conditicn, ey Goal of Boulanger's Ambition, Tours, March 17.—General Boulanger, at @ banquet this evening, repudiated on behalf of the national party, eithor monarciial con- spwacy or demagogic wiles, declaring that the goal toward which they'were marching was & von-parlismentary republic which would be the protectress of the weak and lowly and be precccupied with the interests of the people, resvecting the liberty of the wdividval, aud, above all, liberty of con- scicnce, ‘Tne Bee.) OLD SOLDIERS UP IN ARMS. A New Phase of the Des Moines River Land Troubles. VETERANS PLEAD FOR JUSTICE And Will Make Strenuous Efforts to Secure a Racognition of Their Claims By the Incom- ing Congress, The Des Moines River Settlers. Drs Morses, Ia., March 17.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—One of the first questions which many Towa people will urge the new admin- 1stration to take up is that of the Des Moines river lands. They feel that the matter will never be settled until it is settled right, and that a republican administration should be wiliing to give those interested a chaunce to have it so settled. It will be remembered that some months ago Commander Consigney, of the department of Iowa, G. A. R., wrote to the local commander of the Grand Army post at Fort Dodge, asking him to see if any old soldlers were among the settlers evicted in that vicinity. He made some inquiry and reported that so far as he could learn there were only oneor two union soldiers, but thut there were several ex-confederates who had come north years ago aud settled upon the contested lands. Since then some of the old soldiers have been investigating the matter, and they report that there” are some twenty- five or thirty union soldiers living on the river lands and subject to eviction, while 80 far as can be learned there is but one ex- confederate holding a claim, and he has chosen to purchase his land from the alleged owner rather than run the risk of being dis- possessed. This later showing has stirred up a good deal of feeling among the oid soldiers, and they are more earncst than ever before in demanding that congress shall give these settlers a chance to prove their rights in court before they are driven from their homes by United States officers. A list of twenty-tive settlers who were union sol- diers has been giver: out for publication, and they resent the imputation that they are ‘‘tar heels” from North Carolina, and thercfore entitled to no consideration, The list in- cludes the names of former soldiers from Iowa, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin and other states, who are now tlers upon these contested lands. They t| they ought to have a chance to have their case heard in the United States courts, with the attorney general or some of his associ- ates to appear for theru. An Interesting Decision, Des Moixes, Ia., March 17.—[Special to Tur Bee)—State Auditor Lyous has re- cently rendered an important decision affect- ing insurance companies that is of general interest as well. A certain Illinois mutual insurance company applied to him for a cer- tificate permitting it to do business in lowa, but a protest from other parties was also filed, asking the auditor not to grant the permission. It seems that some time ago tha company refused to payaloss of §7,000, claiming that the policyholder had died of drunkenness within forty-eight hours after the policy had been written. The attorneys for the parties interested in the payment brought suit in the district court and com- pelled the company to pay the claim. The court decided that the company must pay, and the supreme court confirmed the judg- ment. But the company still refused to pay, and the attorneys for the estate then filed papers with Auditor Lyons setting out the facts and protesting against allowing the company to do business in Iowa. The audi- tor, aftér considering the matter, informed the representative of the company that since the supreme court had held the claim to be valid, it must be satistied before the com- pany’ could do business in lowa. After it ‘as apparent that the auditor wouid not yield, the company agreed to pay the claim. So if citizens of adjoining states know of any crooked business in connection with their own insurance companies, and will report to the Iowa authorities, they can shut them out of the profitable field which Iowa affords. ——— Base Ball Prospects. Dms Morxes, I, March 17.—|Special to Tne Bee. |—The indications are that that four Iowa cities, at least, will bave profes- sional base ball teams this season. Des Moimes and Sioux City will represent the Western association, and Davenport and Burlington will represent the Central Inter- state league, At present six cities are pledged to the last named league, namely, Davenport, Springfield, Peoria, Evansville, Quincy and Burlington. An effort has been made to get Dubuque and one other city to enter and thus make an eight-club league, but it has uot been successful so far, How- ever, with four cities rerre&enbml in profes- sional base ball circles, lowa will do pretty well this year, without mentioning the amateur leagues, of which there will be a large number, with enterprising clubs in n::nrly cvery city and large village in the state, The Oil Swindle. s, o, March 17.—[Special to 'he attempted oil swindle, which occasioned so much commotion a few days ago, has practically dropped out of sight, through the negligence of the oil in- specting authorities. They permitted the fraudulent oii to be shipped back to the tank line company, where it was exchanged for good oil, thus putting the evidence of the fraud out of the reach of the authorities. There is no dqubt that thirty-two barrels, fraudulently stamped, were sent to Corniug. There is no doubt that the barrels contiined unsate and prohibited oil, though marked as safe and proper. But while the oil inspector was considering the matter the oil was all shipped back and put out of the reach of the stute authorities, and no one can be punished for the swiudle and violation of law. e Arbor Day. Des Moixes, [a, March 17.—[Special to Tie Bee.]—State Superintendent Sabin has designated April 30 as Arbor day, to be ob- served by the public schools of this state for treo planting. He saggests this day as be- ing peculiarly appropriate this year, as the centennial anniversary of the inauguration of President Washington, He hopes to in- vest the day with & patriotic” as well as pub- lic spirited flavor. Arbor day has become quite an institution in Iowa. The reports of the county superintendents show that it is very generally observed in all parts of the state. There are now standing upon the schiool grounds in fowa in thrifty condition, 132,575 trees which are living monuments to the wisdom of setting apart an Aroor day, Des Mois Cotonel Root's Appointment, Dis Moies, la., March 17.—(Special to Tue Bee]—Colonel Dick Root, as he is familiarly callel, was the first Iowan to get a federal oftice un ler the new administra- tion, and he gets a good oae, the Keokuk postoftice. He was United States marshal when Mr. Cleveland came into power, and had made & genuine hustler. Heis a great parky, worker, aud has done a great deal to old down the big democratic wmajority in Lec county, There is no sentimentalism about bis appoiutment; it is business. e C . Polk County's New Judge. Des Moixgs, Ia.,, March 17.—|Special Tel- egram to Tug Bee.)—The bar of this county decided to nominate by vote a candidate to be recommended to the governor for appoint- ment as district judge to succeed Chiof Jus- tice Given. Their convention was held Sat- urday aftornoon, and Charles A. Bishop re- coived the uomination, As 800n as the gov- eruor was loformed of the fact be promptly o ointed Mr. Bish who then took the onth of office and qualified as district judge. The new judge was a member of the Nine- teenth general assembly, 1;1 came to Des Moines in 1835, Judge Bishop was counsel for the governor in his recent libel suit, ana he has served as deputy atforney general on many occasions. ——~——— War Agal Ohinamen, Dunvque, Ta, March 17.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.)—A crusade against the Chinese laundrymen has been started hore, The white laundrymen have employed coun- sel and are going to see if thoy can drive the Mongolians out. There are four Chinese laundries here, and it is said that they run night and day seven days a week, that the laundrymen live on almost nothing, and con- sequently cut prices for laundrywork one- half. It is claimed that is they were driven out one hundred white persons could find permanent employment in the business, phover= sty A New Military Company. Crestox, Ia, March 17.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.]—Last night, at Patt's opera house, Hon. George P. Wilson drafted a company of infantry, Sixty-four men en- listed and will be mustered into the Fifth regiment of Towa National Guards on Mon- day evening by Hon. George H. Castle. The following_ofiicers were elected: Captain, George P. Wilson; first lieytenant, Scott Armstrong; second lioutenant, Hugh Stovens son. A thorough drill will be had prepara- tory to attending the state encampment in August. The Women Elated. Des Moixes, Ia., March 17.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—Iowa women are quite elated over the fact that women were elected to the school boards in a few Iowa cities last weelk. At Oskaloosa o woman was chosen on the board for the first time in the history of the city. At Mount Pleasant a woman was also elected, defeating a very popular man who had been connected with the board for many years, Taken to The County Jail. Missovn VALLEY, Ta., March 17.—[Spectal Telegram to Tig Bee.]—Constable Garrett- son visited this city to-day and toolk Frank Snowden to the county jail at Logan for rais- ing a disturbance at Duncan Clark’s theatre last evening and drawing a revolver on the marshal. This makes five cases against Snowden. Supposed to bo Murdered. Crintox, Ia, March 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The remains of John Beerman were found in the railway yards here this morning badly mutilated, an engine having passed over the body. There aro sus- picions that the man had been murdered and his body placed on the track. e SHALL THEY ASK FOR MORE. The Question Just New Puzzling the National Law Makers. WASHINGTON, March 1%.~The resignation of Senator Chace on the threshold of his second term, has aroused new interest on a subject that is bound to receive early and earnest consideration in congress. Senator Chace, in private, gives asa reason why he can no longer serve that the compensation of asenator is not sufficient'to warrant him in longer neglecting his business. The ques- tion of increasing the compensation of congressmen has beem receiving the earn- est attention of senators; especially of late, and there is an ovmdming sentiment among them in favor af'malang the salary of & congressman $10,000 & year instead of £5,000, as at present.., Mémbers of the house, while thoroughly in sympathy with the sena’ tors on this point, are not ready to go to the full length desired by thom, foaring a repeti- tion of the outbreak of _cenlsure visited upon the congress of 1572, for its action on the sal- ary question. But it is urged by the advo- cates of i ed salary, that what the peo- ple were indignant _about then was the back pay grab feature, and that if the increase was made o date from the end of the Fifty- first congress, no serious opposition would be made to it. There was a considerable expression of views by scnators, on this topic, in onc of the secret legislative sessions last weck, 1 a discussion that_ensued upon the_introduction of a resolution by Teller authorizing the secretary of the scnate to pay to the committee clérks serving on a_per diem basis during tho session of the senate, and clerks to scnators during the coming recess, the per diem allowed by ltw. Teller believed that the senators should have an nual clerks, because their dutics did not cease with the adjournment of the senate. In conclusion of the debate Platt said_that the question should be considered whether sena- tors are fairly paid for tho work which thoy do, and whether the salary ought not to' be raised. There are sonators here who have nothing to live upon except their salaries, and who are paid less for the services which thay render than they would be paid in any other walk or occupation of Jife for similar services- In addition to that, senators have a great many expenses whict their position necessarily entails, and the ro- sult is that these semators who have no means behind their salaries are obliged to live in a pinched and very unpleasant way in the city of Washington, Morrill asked if Platt was aware that no man could come to Washington with a fam- ily. rent a decent house ana live without twice the amount of his salary. Platt replied that as one of the poorer members of the senate, he had been made painfully aware of this fact. He thought 1t quite time that some plain words were spokon on the subject. — A JUMP FOR LIBERTY, . A Handcuffed Criminal Escapes From a Moving Train, Toreka, Kan,, March 16.—[Special Tele- gramto Tue Bee.]—Frank Roberts, a notori- ous criminal in the custody of the sheriff of Greensburg county, while being taken to the penitentiary, jumped from the window of a train last night, which was moving at the rote of thirty miles per hour. He was hand- cuffed but succeeded in making his escape. A posse was organized, but no trace of the criminal can be found. ongolian Sauer Krout. Poxt ToWNsEND, W.T,, March 17.—The steamer Walla Walla, pf Ban Francisco, ply- ing to Puget Sound, wasseized by custom officers und four barrels marked ‘‘sauer krout” was found to codtain opium valued at nearly £10,000. The barrels were taken 10 Tacoma. e penalty for falso brand- ing is,81,000. The officeps furnished £5,000 vail for appearance on Menday for trial. The ofticials clain that they cén prove conspiracy and will cause the steamer a deal of trouble for bringing opium into the country. The sbip officers disclaim all knowledge of the shipment of the barrels. The Tacoma eus- toms ofticers worked the case up, and think that many hundred thousaud dollars worth of opiuwm 'has been smuggled in this manner. e - Better Connec!fons With O naha., YaxKtON, Dak., March 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bep.|—The officers of the Yankton & Norfolk railway company have asked for a bonus of $25,000 from this city in aid of their road, Action will be taken on the proposition st & meetidg of the citizens to be called in a few days, and there is no doubt but that aid will be voted the com- pany. Itis hoped that the construction of the Norfolk line will hasten the building of a more direct conneetion with Omaha by the Northwestern system, the need of which is wonceded., Dry Goods Damaged, Rarmn Ciry, Mareh 17.—|Special Telegram to Iug Bee. | —Fire broke out in the dry goods store of L, Morris & Co., this city, to-day at 1380 p. m, & was soon extiu- guished, but net vefore half the stock of dry goods had been d by five and Water to the extent of 54, The damage is covered by insurance, THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE Resume of tho Basiness Transacted During the Week. IMPORTANT BILLS ACTED UPON. Sixteen Measures Signed By the Gov- ernor—Abstracts of the New Laws—Prospects For An Adjournment, A Legislative Resame. Lixcorx, Neb,, March 1 Special to Tie Ber.]—The legislature has boen in session fifty-five da It can lawfully adjourn on Friday next, but the consummation 80 devoutly wished may not be reached until the week following, Thesenate has declared against fixing a day for adjournment until tho appropriation bills shall have been re- ceivad from the house. There is a general belief that the friends of the various state institutions have formed a combination to rosist reductions in the appropriations, and there is a suspicion that interested repres. entatives intend to withhold those bills until three days before adjournment. The senate will have to read them throe times on sepa- rate days, and the effect of the combine's tactics would be to compel the senate to rush the bills through with only one day's con- sideration, The senate generally regards this scheme as an imposition, and some of the senators do not hesitate to denounce it as a high-handed outrage on public policy. The combine seens to have control of the house. and there may be trouble between the two bodies if the bills are not sent soon to the senate. This controversy makes the date of adjournment uncertain, During the past weck sixtecn bills have gone through the mill, been signed by the governor and lodged with the secretary of state, making a total of tweanty-cight thus far this session. Two of the new acts are amendments to the Omaha charter and a third is to provide South Omaha with a charter. L A fourth appropriates for the purpose of books for the state normal school at Peru the sum of 82,874, now in the hands of the state treasurer and belonging to the library fund, together with matriculation fees re- ceived before Mal 81, 1801, Another act makes similar provisions with reference to $1,950 and fees belonging to the library fund of the state univeraity. Bills like the latter two are passed at each session of the legislature. Following are abstracts of the other eleven new laws: An amendment to the alien land law. Tt permits non residents aliens and foreign corporations to foveclose mortgages and gives them ten years in whicn to dispose of such property. ‘It also exempts city property from the overations of the law. The pur- pose of the change is to remove former re- strictions upon the free investment of for- eign capital. Anact making it unlawful for other than members of the Loyal Legion to wear the inaignil of that order or to use it to obtain aid. An act empowering the executor orad- mizistrator of an estate to carry out a con- tract for the sale of land which the deceased owner of the estate may have entered into before his death. An amendment to section 40 of the insur- ance law to permit the organization of farm- ers’ mutual companies. It reads as follows: Section 40, Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any number of per- sons from making mutual pledges and giving valid obligations to each other for their own insurance from loss by fire, lightning, tornadoes, cyclounes, wind storms hail or h; but such association of persons shall in no case insure any property not owned by one of their number, and no life except that of their own number, nor shall the provisions of this ast bo applicable to such associations or companies. Provided, such association or companies shall receive ho premiums, make no dividends, or pay in any case more than two dollars per duy to any of their ofcers for compensation, nor shall they hire any agonts or solicitors. Provided, fathew, that no such company or associations shall ever make any levies or collect any money from its members except to pay for losses on prop- erty or livesSinsured, and such cxpenses as are herein provided for, @An appropriation of $49,000 to W. H. B. Stout for extras on the state capitol and state penitentiary. ‘An act authorizing the governor to grant two pardons on July 4 of each yearto two penitentiary convicts who have served at least ten years and are recommended to ex ecutive clemency by the warden, the attor- ney eral and the chief justice. An act to punish city and village officers who become interested in contracts with their ity or village, or who furnish any ma- terial to any person contracting with the city or village. An amendment to the revenue law author- izing county treasurers to collect personal taxes as soon as due instead of waiting until they are delinquent. The purpose 1s to head off the removal of personal property. An act_relinquishing tux penalties and costs on abandoned town sites on payment of the back taxes. This is for the relief of Henry Spricht, of Washington county, who owns” the site of the forgotten town of Fontanelle. An act for the relief of indigent soldiers, satlors and marines and their families, It authorizes each county board to levy a tax of 810 of a mill and provides for a soldiers’ relief commission to list the bencficiaries and disburse the fund raised by this special tax, An amendment to the law entitled “Es- trays,” making section 2 read as follows: It shall be the duty of any person taking up an_estray animal or animals to send a description of the same to a justice of the peace in the precinct where the said estray waus taken up, within forty-eight hours there- after, and suid justice of the peace shall re cord the same in a book kept by him for that ose, for which he shall receive the sum nts. If said estray or estrays shall not be claimed by the owner thercof within ten days thereof, a description of the same shall be sent to the county clerk by the party taking up said estray, who shall immediately recol the same in a book kept by him f , for which he shall receive the nts, The person taking up the estray shall, within twenty days thereafter, procire the publication of the deseription of such animal or animals in any newspaper published within the county. At the present stage of affairs it is useless to speculate on the fate of auy measuro unless it has passed at least one house. ‘The senate has killed ninety-five bills, more than oue-third of the number introducid und the house has also dono good service in that line, but there are over 100 bills on the general file awaiting considora- tion, Everybody wants to get home before April, and the disposition is 1o take up the bills fn order, and there is no teiling what will be left when the sifting committees have finished their ruthless vandalism, The investigation of the ag partment of the state unive brillizutly successful in its failure of results thus far.” 1t is absorbing about §70,000 cach biennial period and there is nothing to show for it but Prof. Biliings’ theory of inocula- tion. A big shure of the money is absorbed by professors and ofiicers of the university. The majority of the committeo have agr on @ report to erect the agricaltural or indus- trial college as a distince institution away from the university. They will recommend two bills introduced for that purpose by | resentative Rayner. Oue of the bills pro- vides for relocating the industriai college outside of the First congressional district; for the sale of the state farm to erect new buildingd, and for its management by nine curators, six appointed by the governor and three ex-ofticio. The other bill divides the ubual state tax for the university eaually be- tween it and the college. Coming so late in tie scssion nothing may be done, but the agitation may lead to & remedy two years hence. _'The delegates for the convention called at Bt. Lows to cousidey legislation 1o prostrate ultural de- ¢ has boen of tho beef o keep down the price of cattle h turned. 1t is evident that they accomplish™W nothing, A majority of thom are of the opinion that there was no evidence of a combine. They brought back a bill for the inspection of cat- tlo before slaughter and _prohibiting trusts, They were introduced yosterday, but they came too late to hope for passage. TIE SENAT Five days during the woek past the sen- atorial mill ground steadily, but nothing startling has occurred. Among the measures passed the following aro the most important : For the arbitration of labor troubles. Em- powering the government to condemn post- office sites in Nebraska) Repealing the free range law and leaving tho herd law in force all over the state. Empowering cities to con- demn sites for public buildings. = Ad- mitting unmarried men to the soldiers' home and providing that applicants must be ex- amined as to their worthiness by their county board. Canging the annual chool moeting to June. Increasing the board of education in cities of 8,000.to 60,000 from six members to nine, and doing away with the necessity of a petition before voting bonds. Defining the jurisdiction of the courts over stolen prop- erty when removed from the place of theft. Requiring a three-fifths vote to divide a county aad prohibiting such vote oftener than once inthree years, Providing that for- eign corporations may become domestic cor- porations by filug their articles of incorpora- tion with the secretary of state. Author- 1zing county boards to appoint soldiers' relief commissioners and to levy a tax of three-tenths of amill for the relief of indigent soldiers, A constitutional amendment in- ng the salaries of the supreme court and the district judges to Reducing the commission payable to asurers on the collection of certain taxes. Also @ resolution in- dorsing the recommendation of the governor that the deputy labor commissioner be made the custodian to receive the metric weights and measures to be donated Nebraska by the federal government; passed. HoUSE. The house got down to solid work last week and put 1n six full days and two _even- ing sessions. Much of the time, however, was consumed in discussion, so that the uc- tual work performed is not very large, The session opened at 10 o'clock Monday, though bareiy & quorum responded to the roll call, and began at once to wade through the nearly three hundred bills on general file with the greatest zood nature, Among the most important measure considered dur- g the week were the followin A bill by Corbin providing for a fine of not less than $0 nor more than §200 to be in- flicted on any assessor who shall list prop- erty for purposes of taxation at less than its full cash value, was passed; also a compan- jon bill limiting the rate of taxa- tion to 2 mills on the dollar for state, 1 mill for school purposes, 3§ mill for the sinking fund, and not more than 80 cents on £100 for all county purposes. These are about one-half the existing rates, and these bills are intended to raise the total valuation and decroase the rate for the purpose of more evenly distributing the burdens of gov- ernment. If these bills become laws and the assessors do their duty, it is confidently predicted that thousands of dollars worth of property owned principally by corporations will be dragged forth to the light and swell the total valuation in the state to nearly double its present limit, ‘Ihese measures must still run the gantlet of the senate, and their fate during the closing hours is de- cidedly uncertaiu. A bill passed the house bount, providing for a of 1 cent a pound on all sugdr manu- fantured from cane or beets grown in Ne- braska. Competition is free to all and the details’ of the award are to be under the charge of the sceretary of state. Tho employes of railroads and other cor- porations have been lately subjected to much aunoyance by parties wha reside in_other states_having pretended claims, and who garnishee their wages, and a bill introduced by Berlin was passed by the house prohibit- ing the attachment of the wages of such em- ployes under these circumstances, Olmstead’s Australian ballot bill pass=d the house by a decisive vote. The bill pro- vides_thut voters i preparing their tickets, shall have access to a booth or compartment {uhoro thoy may prepure their ballots unuo- osted. Two insurance bills were pa ning’s bill, removing the limit . regard to numbers of mutual insurance compan and authorizing them to pay their ofi not more than v duy for actual and a biil by Johnson authorizing twenty five or more persons owning not less th $50,000 worth of property toincorporate. The Munning bill has been signed by the gov. crnor and is now a law. The bill oy Clristy of Clay proviaing that, 3 Vi yor preciict may vote !F)Uud! not exceeding 10 per cent of the valuation to aid works of internal fmprovements, 1. cluding steam flour mills, woolen fuctories and paper mills, and prohibiting granting aid to railroads, was defeated on final passage. The claim of ex-Governor Butler for rowingout of his nnpeac y twenty y ugo, picd the whole of the two _évening Governor Butler a heal stated that his expenses were very ¥, as he had paid bis lawyers about £0,000, and as the record of the impeachment had been expunged, it was no more than right the state should make this reparation, Mr. Cady took the leading part in opposi- tion o the claim, and fought the proposition looking to a_reimbursement at every step. The fact leaked out that the ralroads and other interests had paid atleast a large share of the attorney fees, and the claim for ex- penses had to be abandoned. However, the friends of Butler took n new tack and in- sisted that about 30,000 was duc him on the Jand he turned over to the swato in liguida- tion of its claims, and fought the battle over again on this line Cady openly charged that this bill was being pushed by those scavengers of the log- islative halls, the claim s well us by a hor.le of lobbyists who ed to be paid, After a five hours’ fight a motion by Gil- christ to_pay Butler the sum of 7,500, the appraised value of the lands the state re. ceived from Butler that it has uot yet dis- posed of, was lost by a vote of 45 to i3, This ended what is regarded us one of the hottest parliamentary battles ever known in the history of the stute. The house appr mous vote, a bill int by Cady propas- ing to submit an amendment providing for the clection of three railroud commissioners —one euch year--by a direct vote of the p ple. # Johnson's bill providing that each county may elect a board consisting of one fr euch township, who shall establish » uniform system of school text books for the county, not to be changed within five ycars, wisk passed, Much of the time was consumed in the consideration of the appropriation bills, The efiorts of afew fearless and determined members, like Gilbert, Delaney, ott and Corbin, to breals the “‘combind” have only been partially successful. The following special uppropriations were allowed : Fifty-nine * thousand dollars for lands and buildings for the Institute for the Fecble Minded at Beatrice £51,000 for a ne and other additions for'the I um for the Incurablo Insane; 87 ¢ Lincoln £50,000 damag ment trials ne Insane sy iete the Howe for firring Women at Milford; for cott at the Soldiers' home; #i5,000 ditions to the Kearney Reform school; 000 for additions to the Normal school, and #10,000 to improve a; whe grounds around the capitol buliding. ‘Chere is much complaint over a general and apparently systematic attempt to 1 crease the saliries of clerks und the perquis- ites in the state ofices. I'h 'y bill has not yet been reached, and when it comes up a strong effort will be'made to strike ont or reduce muny of these ithins, “The normul school bills are being strong) urged by large delegations from the favo localit Chadr omsburg and Nelig have been fuvorably reported by the cow- mittee, and a scheme to estublish w normal artment in one high scbool in each of the thirty-three senatoria! districts has réceived its approval. The house will be ready to adjourn this week, but the senato secms disposed o take 1t time for the consideration of the appro- priation” bills and will baraly consent w a flual adjournment before & week from Wed- nesday. d beautify S COL, NEW VISITS HARRISON. They Discuss About Fverything But the Weather. RECOMMEND RYAN FUR CHILL The Kansas Delogation Prosent His Name—President Hilgarde Men« tioned For Assistant Scores tary of Agriculture. 518 FOURTREEN TRERT, Wasiixgros, D. C,, March 17, John C, New went to drive with the presi- dent of the United States on Saturday afters noon at 4 o'clock, dined with him at 0:30, smoked with him from about 7:80 to 10, and then walked over a good portion of the city of Washington with him before he went to bed. Mr, New was so tired by the tramp the president gave him that ne did not get up till after church time this morning, and so failed to keep an engagement to accompany the chief magistrate to the sanctuary, Al- though his legs were tired, Mr. New's mind was us bright as ever, and his friends seldom saw him so good-natured as he is to-day. When asked what he and the president talked about during their visit, which lasted from 4 to 12 p. m., he smiles & knowing sort of smile and asserts that they ‘‘talked of most everything. We discussed about every- thing but the weather,” remarked Mr. Now, “and we may have talked of that also, for I've forgotten many things that we said, RECOMMENDED RYAN FOR CHILI, The Kansas delegation on Saturday pre- sented Congressman Rvan, of that state, as a good man to be sent as minister to Chill, und both Senators Ingalls and Plumb made cloguent addresses in his behalf to the prosi- dent. Mr. Ryan has just been re-elected to congress for his sixth term, with a majori, of about fiftcen thousand, and it is consid- ered a little queer that he should want to resign his seat and leavo the country, but he is said to have private reasons, If Cannon is elected speaker Mr. Ryan will stond a good chance of getting the chairmanship of the house committee on approbriations, of which he has been a useful member for many y He is known as oneof the working reprosentatives. There are very few men in the house who have done more solid, honest, work than he, and thero are few more unobtrusive. FOI RUSK'S ASSIS President, Hilgarde, of tho WasmixaroN Bureav Tiur Ovana Bre, } gricultural col- lege of California, is the man spoken of for assistant sccretary of agri- culture, He s highly recommended by Senator Stauford and the California delegation in cong a candidate for the place and it i8 not known if he will accept. The president has had more trouble filling this ofice than any other. Not that there is a scarcity of appli- cauts, but nonc of them seein_to fill the bill, and several genticmen to whom it has been tendered have found it impossible for one reason or another to accept. Ex-Governor Furnas, of Nebraska, declined it because he prefers the position he hus at_home, Presi- dent Atherton, of the University of Pennsyl- vania, for a similar reason, and Prof. Brewer, of Yale, who accepted, was com- pelled to withdraw that acceptance at the instance of his physician, who told him that to undertake the duty would cost him his life. Prof. Hilgarde's nume was suggested by Prpf. Brower, and the suggestion. is highly indorsed by 'all the scientific men in Washington. EX-POSTMASTER GENERAL T It hias been sujgested sova that ex-Postmuster Gene 8, but is nou ER. al times lately Tyner, of In- diana, will be appointed second or third as- sistant under Postmaster General Wana- maker. ome of the leading republicans ot think that will be done, y 81 Tyner will be provided witlh a good position, but it will not be as an stant to the postmaster general. One who is in a position to speak by authority suys that the place to be given Mr. Tyner is that of law ofiicer for the postmaster's de- partnent, now held by Judge Bryant, of Wis- consin. This place corresponds with the solicitorship of the treasury, and is really the assistant generalship for the postofiice department. It'comes under the department of justice, and the duties attached to it relate 10 the settlement of all disputed questions relating to the administration of the postal law. The salary is the snwe as that received by the assistant postmaster general, $4,000 a year, PROMPT WANAMAKER, It is the understanding among western men to-day that Chilcott, of Colorado, will be appointed commissioner of the general lund office to-morrow, and Stone, of Towa, us- sistant commissioncr, Thaclerks and door- ostofiice department are cone reised over the fact that Mr, Wanamaker appears at his_oftice about § o'clock in the morning iustead of at 10, the hour at which his predecessors have ustally made their appearance. Mr. Wanamaker has ordered that his room be made ready for him before 8 o'clock 0 that ho can et in an hour’s work before the ofiice-seckers bogin to urriv TIED OF BRAZIL. Ciovernor Osborne, of Kunsas, Minister to Chili, undc to B ing friends and is spoki mission, but h and would not who was Hayes, and Minister s in the city visit- h of for a foreign yshe is not a candidate pt snything he could get He might take a Kuropean mission, but not re to o back to South Am ‘e governor Osbora’s record about the best of any of the diplomats whofhave represented the country at the South American capituls, and it is said the president would send himn back to Brazil if he would accept Py § Heary MAY BE RUINSTATED, A Rumor That Sewall Will Be Sent 2K to Samd March 17.—[Special Teles -Harold M, Sewall, of reported, 18 likely to 0a by the Harrison ads winstration, as consul general, . The nonis tion of fates, of Delaware, as a denios crgtic member of the Borlin commission ins dicates that the president and Seeretary Blaine are more dispose to indorse the Bates-Sewall view of the situation at Samoa than Bayard’s views. Bates has bean in the closest sympathy with Sewall all throvgh the contrg Sewatl will go to Berlin with the American commissioners o give them aov information they need in regard to WASIINGT, gram to Tue B Maine, it is curront be sent back to the gcography or political history of thy islands, 1 he is uppointed consul general he wiil be given the neces: ve of abs sence Lo attend the } nee. THE SOLID SOUTH, General Roger A, Preyor Says It Will t On the Protection Rock, "onk, March 17,—[Special ‘Celegram to Tue Bee)—In o lenghy nterview the Herald this morning, General Ro Pryor sajs the solid soutn will go to picces on the rock of protections thut the southers manufacturers need protection and her people will stand by the republican party M the white men of the south are permitted 10 control their state governments and the bloody shirt is not waved. Pryor says there is now great opportunity for the repubs Licuns 1o capture the southern votes, i Tascott Scill at Large, Cmeaao, March 17.—The ase for 'Mase cott ended in falluro. A. J. Stone, son-ins law of the fugitive's supposed victim, Milke ionaire Snoll, returned empty hand Citloago lust bight, wttor a frujtlees 1o:dmo'= of several thousand milos. Stone Was @e- combanied by Detectives McDouald Willams. Following u clue which took 1o the Canadian northwest, the pursuit 9 the Pacific coust, Thero a capture was but the prisancr, like so many others befg proved Lo be LLe Wiong i, « i i