Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 24, 1889, Page 1

mr T THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEEs'7 ! EIGHTEENTH YEAR. o OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 18%9.—-SIXTEEN PAGES. » O PAGRS 18 | NUMBER 282 ance till late, creatod a strong impression by plainly putting it to the conservatives whether they doubted that the letters were forgeries. Not 6ne of them ventured to give utterance to such doubt; probably not a dozen really entertain it. Anyhow, the stupidity of a fow reckless spirits can scarcely SLID TO DEATH. The Mate of a Wyoming Hunter After Deer. Cneyexxe, Wyo.,, March 28.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bee. |—A singular accident resulting in the death of Erastus Dorwin THE ENGLISH SOLONS — How Law is Manufactured in the House of Commons. EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK. The Proceedings Degenerate Into a Leglslative Circus. SCENES OF STRIFE AND DISCORD. Parliamentary Discipline Thrown to the Winds of Heaven. PARNELLITESSTART THE RUMPUS But Their Programme Falls to Con- nect, Owing to the Refusal of Balfour and Webster to Be Chokead Off. Then and Now. [Copyriaht 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.\ Loxpoy, March 28.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bre.|—-Why in the world strangers should take the trouble, as they often do, to sit in the house of commons hour after hour listening to dreary talk is a mystery to us who for our sins are obliged to remain. The air of the place is bad, the accommodation is none of the best, and the entertainment provided is about as poor as it can be. Yet you will see a crowd of persons waiting early to get n, bothering the mem- bers for orders which they are unable to give, and taking as much pains to succeed as if they were trying to gain admission to paradise. Meanwhile the prisoners who cannot get out never look up at the gallerics without thinking how true it 1s that the ‘world consists chiefly of fools, 1 remember the days when Palmerston, Disraeli, Cobden, Bright and Gladstone were in their prime, and then it was not wonderful that strangers should delight in spending a night in the house of commons Dbt the performers now are of a very differ- ent kind, Gladstone alone survives to show the house what fine old parliawentary man- ner was like. When he is gone the style will be a mere tradition of the past, and the standard of taste will be furnished by Sir ‘William Harcourt, assisted at times by Dr. Tauner. When exciting personalities are going on strangers, and members, too, manuge to keep wide awake. Sir Richard Temple's displays of this kind have been numerous of late. The home rulers have been on the shoot with a vengeance, They fight everything and everybody in the order of the day. There” ‘was a maxim once laid down that it was the duty of the Irish members to make the work of the government impossible. Certainly the programme is being carried out. Anybody who watches the course of affairs in the House must feel his doubts daily growing whether that will ve possible much longer to get any rational work done under tne pres- ent system, When there exists a compact body of members in & legislature who are bent on paralyzing its movements, and who have become experts in all their operations to produce that result, what is to be done? No rules that can be formed will suffice to meet every case that will arise. If the pre- siding oficer throws himself too often or too decidedly against the obstructionists he will be bitterly assailed, in the house and out of it, and most likely he will after a time begin to think of asking for a place with the faction he has not the power to control. The present speaker of the house will never do that, but weaker men might Never was the British parliament in euch danger as at the present moment, There have been several conflicts with the chair this week, and it cannot fairly be said that the chair has come out of them with in- creased dignity. These skirmishes have happened when the house was in committee, and when Mr, Courtnuy was consequently prosiding. While brisk fighting was going on, something of the kind was perhaps inev- itabie. Both Mr, Balfour and the attorney general were to be made to bite the dust this week, und yet both are alive and able to hit out pretty hard at their assailants. Hence therc has been much wrath of fecling. When ®& man ought to die aud will not it is excced- ingly irritating. The attorney general's is the worst case. Harcourt came down to the house and an in- dictment was framed on the model of the letters of Junius, Evidently it was intended torank in the future history with Burke's indictment of Warren Hastings. On these occasions Harcourt assumes a Johnsonian air of severity and sternness. His face is steeped in funeral gloom,, his voice sinks, and his intonation is that of an afficted ‘brothér at & camp meeting. In hstening to him one is in doubt whether the proper thing is to laugh or to cry, On Friday the worthy Jumbo surpassed himself for an hour and a half. He imputed every kind of crime to the avtorney general, while pretending to defend him from wicked men alsewhere, who had made the charges against him. It was a tolerably famihar rhetorical device and all went moderately well, although in a dull and balf sleepy way, but it soon became eviaeut that Junius Historicus Harcourt had somehow or other made a mess of it. He had been fiving over the head of his intended vietim, but the vietim did not imitate his ex- ample. His shot went howe, and what was worse, grcat Sic Williaw perceptibly writhed under the fire. Ibeard etrong Gladstonians admit that the attorney genera! had abso utely demolished Harcourt, and indeed this wiis pretty ¢ the opinion of the house, as a majority of 80 for the government showed, Sir William deserves credit of huving wained for the government tho lurgest wajority of the session. It is worth while for the conservaties to consider whether they will not offer him & retaining foe to s cure lis services. He has been on so many sed thein ull in mucl the same 1t another chavge would not in ‘oneert him, foolish things were done by of the conservative party who ave psure, Aiu- meuie overweighed with common slons being inude to the apparent belisf of Lord Salisbury in the genuineness of the forged lotters, several conservatives adopted _ that bolie? by ‘Thoy were load by Sir Bobert Fowler, whe comes into the house in cecentric mocds, ready at all times l Lo say that Mk is white if only Lord Salis- to thut efect, Of course e biit thrown over his Pturnellites. His grotesque atoly taken up, and & it J1e was culled to wcesunt, reat o rather sorry fig- i be taken as the opinion of the party, even though their folly apparently receives the sanction of Lord Salisbury. When all is said and done, there remains the question once put by the Duke of Wellington, “How is the queen’s govern- ment to be carried on by thoss whose sole interest in parliament is in creating uproars and scenes?’ This is the problem which ap- pears most worthy of attention, and which will very soon have to be faced in earnest, unless the work of the government is to an end. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, ————— THE PARIS EXPOSITION. | Secretary Windom's Instractions to American Exhibitors. ‘WasniNaroN, March 28.—Secretary Win- dom has issued the following instructions to customs officers in regard to the Paris expo- sition; Manufactures, articles or wares pro- duced or manufactured in the Uniced States which may be sent to the Paris exposition of 1889 for exhibitlon will, upon their return to the United States, be admitted free of entry upon compliance with the following require- ments, that is to say, shippers at the time and port of exportation shall file at the cus- tom house a manifest showing the marks and numbers of passages, together with an invoice or statement specifying the con- tents of such packages, which documents may, if shippers so desire, be filed with the assistant commissioner general of such ex- hibition, whose office is at No. 1 Broadway, New York, and who will act as their agent for such purpose, and shall upon return of the packages produce certificates either from the director or other proper officer of the Paris exposition, duly authenticated by a United States minister or consular officer or by a statement of the consignees at the foreign port from which reimportation may be made, certified to by the proper offi- cer of customs at that port as required by the department’s circular of March 21, 1856, which document shall fully identify the goods. Paintings and other works of art, the production of foreign schools of art, which may be now owned in this country by resi- dents of the United States, and which may be loaned to the French department of fine art of said exposition tor exhibition, will aiso on their return to the United States be ex- emvted from payment of duty upon identity being established in the maunner hereinbe- fore described. ————— Confirmations. ‘WasHINGTON, March 23.—The senate to- day in executive session confirmed the fol- lowing nominations: Andrew C, Bradley, to be assistant justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia; Fred D. Grant, of New York, to be minister to Austria- Hungary; Frank R. Aikens, of Dakota, to be assistant jastice of the supreme court of Dakota; John R. McFie, of New Mexico, to be assistant justice of the supreme court of New Mexico; Henry W. Blake, of Montana, to be chief justice of the supreme court of Montana; John D. Hening, of Col- orado, to be_district attorney of Colorado; Miles C. Moore, of Washington Territory, to be governorof Washington Territory ; Oliver C. White, of Washington Territory, to be secretary of Washington Territory; Edwin ‘W. Willets, of Michigan, to be assistant sec- rotary of agriculture; Whitelaw Reid, of New York, to be envoy extra- ordinary and inister plenipotentiary to France; Nathan O. Murphy, of Prescott, Ariz, to be secretary of Avizona; Julius Goldschmidt, of Wisconsin, to be consul general at Vienna, and a number of post- masters, among which were tho fol- lowing; John A, Fellows, Pontiac, IL: Mrs. Lucy Bowers, Tipton, I Mrs. Sarah Earthman, Griswold, Ta., Frank T. Pyser, Sheldon, Ta., Edwin McGlachlin, Stevenspoint, Wis., Adelmar M. Andrew: Plankinton, Dak.. Jobn W. Bunbury, } ton, Dak., E. S. Short, Griggsville,IlL., Will- iam R. Parks, Petersburg, I, Alanson H. Reed, Flora, 1L, G. L. Rice, West Superior, Wis. LN S e The Australian Wheat Crop. SAN FraNcisco, Mareh 23.—Advices from Sydney announce that the Australian wheat crop has fallen short of the estimated pro- duct for the season, and stocks are being firmly held owing to the probability of an imposition of & protective tariff at Mel- bourne, and the receipts to date are over 50,000 bags short. Reports from South Aus- trulia show the crop to be below previous estimates. The total yield amounted to 62,000.000 bushels from an area of 2,000,000 acres, more than one-fifth of which is not worth reaping. The total surplus for ex- porting will be less than 2,000,000 bushels, as compared with 10,500,000 bushels for last season. Whent shipments from Pacific coast ports alone this season to the colonies promise to excced in quantity those of any previous yeur. -— Points Froi Chamberlal CuHAMBERLAIN, Dak., March 28.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Captain R. F.Wool- folk, manager of the Benton line of steam- ers, is n the city completing arrangements for the plying of & number of steamers be- tween this- place and below and up-river points, with headquarters here. Captain Woolfolk latety left the Standing Rock In- dian agency and_reports that the Indians there zre unanimously n favor of accepting the treaty as passed by the last congre: Favorable reports are received from other agencies, and no doubt is entertained as to the ratification of the treaty by the Indians, Cairo, March 23. who arrived here from Omdurnan, reports that Sheikh Seneussi’s forces occupied Dar- four and Kordofan, and expeiled the Ders vishes. 1n July last Mohammed Heraivi ac- companied un expedition of 4,000 Madists, which proceeded in steamers and barges against Bunin Pasha, He states that Emin defeated the dervishes near Bor, killing most of them and capguring the steawers and wugh ammunition, Cleveland in Caba. Havaxa, March 23.—Ex-President Cleve- land and party, which includes ex-Secreturies Bayard, Vilas and Dickinson, arrived hero this morning, Crowds of peoplo, have thronged the wharf since early in the morn- ing and gave the distinguished travelers an enthusiustic welcome. Cleveland and s companions were welcomed on the wharf by the American consul and vife consul and 8 large number of other gentlemen. The party took curringes und were driven to o hotel, where an aide in the name of the governor general welcomed them 1o the island. i i The United States Supreme Court, ‘WasniNGTON, March 23.—The justices of the supreie court met in regular consulta tiou to-day and mude arrangemeuts for their attendance upon the tuberal of the late Jus- tice Muttbews. e — e o e et Mecham, a Mormon who lived at Afton, Winta county, is just reported. He had started out with his gun for the purpose of obtaining meat for the family, After going three miles he found tracks where a herd of deer had recently passed, and followed until coming to & very steep descent, which caused him to discontinue his course in that direction. Seeing a tree a short dis- tance below, he thought he mightshide down, catch by it and so proceed on his way. As he did 8o the snow gave way, he missed his footing and slid down the mountain about three hundred yards. In the intervening diatance there were occasional ledges of rock, and he landed in the ravine below. Three ribs were broken, and he also re- ceived internal injuries, He retained sufficient strength to reach home just as night was coming on, but appeared to be in a critical condition. He at once went to bed and remained until his death, on Thursday last. ity ‘West Virginia’s Election Oases. WneeuiNg, W. Va, March 23.—The United States district court, Judge Jackson presiding, has been enghged this week in trying parties indicted at the last term for violating the election laws. The cases excite agood deal of interest from the fact that with four exceptions the seventy odd indict- ments are all against republicans, and the cases are being prosecuted by District Attorney Watts, who refused to resign at President Harrison’s request, and who said publicly that his resignation was demanded that these indicted partics might not be con- victed. The republicans claimed that the indictments were found for effect on the pending election contests. So far twenty-one cases have been disposed of, embracing alleged illegal voters, judges of election charged with knowingly receiving illegal votes, und parties accused of inducing the casting of illegal votes. Of these twenty- one cases, one plead guilty, the jury failed to agree in one case, two indictments were dis- missed bp the district attorney and seven- teen were acquitted. e The Vigilantes Disgusted. UNIONTOWN, Pa., March 23.—The sherift’s posse following the vigilantes reached Markleysburg early this morning to aid in the capture of the McClellandtown robbers ‘who were reported found in a log cabin. A vigorous search failed to disclose any of the robbers, however, and the sherif's posse and vigilantos have returned in disgust. It is reported that three of the band re- turned fo the log house this morning and ate their breakfast there. Word reached here this evening that the house of an aged couple living near Elliott Mills, in the moun- tains between Markleysfury and this place, was entered by robbers late last night, who bound the inmates and threatened to hang them if they did not give up their money. Reports say the miscreants secured §213, but no particulars can yet be learned. —_——— A Real Estate Swindle. Sr. PAvz, Minn., March 23.—A special from Pipestone, Minn., says: *“Two hard working Germans, D. and J. Drum, arrived here this week from Carroll, Ia., briuging with them their families, stock and farm utensils. Last fall they visited this county in company with A. W. Swender, also of Carroll, who represented himself as the owner of certain lands which the Drum brothers bought, paying nearly $2,000 down. On arriving here this week they find the land owned and occupicd by other parties. They will begin action against Swender at once. e e The Touring Baso Balliets. LivERPoOL, March 23.—A game of base ball was played to-day between the Ameri- can players and Liverpool players. Under the rounders’ rule the English players won by ascoroof 16 to 14, but under the ball rules the Americans won by 17 to 0. The American base ball players will start for home on March 28 instead of April 4, as previously stated. e The Dynamite Dried Rapidly. Perv, Ind., March 23 —Aaron York, & wealthy farmer living a few miles from this city, while blasting stumps on his farm, placed several sticks of dynamite in a stove to dry. An explosion occurred in which the house was entirely destroyed and the far- mer's wife and daughter were killed. Other members were injured, but not fatally. York escaped. The Copper Market. Panis, March 23.—At the closing of the bourse to-day Societe des Metaux shares were quoted at 82 francs, 50 centimes, and Comptoir d'Escompte at 117 francs, 50 cen- times. The tribunal of commerce has con- sidered the demand of one of the stockhold ers of the Comptoir d’Escompte that the con. cern be dissolved, and has decided that there 18 no ground for the dissolution, L Business Troubles, 8t. PAvL, Minn,, March 23.—A special from Tower, Minn,, says that P. J. Rich- wine, who has been running one of the largest general stores in the entire Ver- million district, went down to Duluth to-day, and after an interview with his creditors made aa assignment. Richwine stooked up very heavy last fall in winter goods, and the unseasonable weather has prevented sales. He will probably make arrangements with his creditors and be ready to resume business. e A Steamer Aground. VICKSBURG, Miss., March 23.—The steamer Hoxie, towing five coal barges,went aground above here to-day and the barges are in Qauger of being carried away and lost. It is thought that at least three of them will g0 to-night, The barges and contents are worth $50,000. e Teemer's Sweeping Challenge, PirTsBURG, March 23.—John Teemer, the oarsman, issued a challenge to-night to any oarsman n the world, Gaudaur preferred, to row a series of races, three, four and five miles each, for 500 a race. Murdered in i LExiNGTON, Miss., Maxch 28,—D. N. Cross was shot and instantly killed by Dr. J. H. Watson, near Eulogy, this county, to-day. Cress bad openly threatencd to kill the doc- tor, and when he met Watson fired the fatal shot, The Oklahon oclamartion. WASHINGTON, March 23, —The present un derstanding at the department of state is that the proclamation of the eopening of Oklahoma will not be issued before Mounday next. ——— Telegrams of Condolence. WasHINGTON, Murch 28.—A large number of telegrams of condolence were received by Mrs. Matthews to-day from different parts of the United States. a THE COUNT'S MISSION. Herbert Bismarck's Visit to England Causes Another Flutter. THE POLITICIANS ARE PUZZLED, And Berlin 1s Deluged With All Sorts of Rumors, ALL MORE OR LESS IMPROBABLE, The Real Object is to Prepare For the Coming of His Chief, AND SETTLE COLONIAL MATTERS The Chancellor's Reprimand ot Dr. Knappe Freely Commented By the Press—Financial Situation. Gossip From Berlin, [Copuright 1889 by New Y¥ork Associated Press.| BeaLiy, March 23.—Count Herbert Bis- marck’s visit to England, following so closely upon that of Sir Edward Malet, the British embassador, has given rise to all kinds of political speculations. Rumors that England 18 about to join the triple alliance may, however, be dismissed summarily, as may also the statements of the official press that the prince is merely making a holiday visit. The fact is that the visit has a double object, the most important part of which is the arrangement of details for the emper- or's visit to England during the coming summer and to ascertain the wish of Queen Victoria as to whether the visitiwill be merely of a domestic nature, or shall assume a state character. During the past week Prince Bismarck has had a series of long interviews with the emperor, at which the ‘matter of his majes- ty’s visit was fully discussed. In the sec- ond place Count Herbert will take oppor- tunity to discuss with Lora Salisbury col- onial matters affecting, the two nations. It is not improbable that same kind of an agree- ment will be arrived at embodying the prin- ciples of the future eelonial policy where British and German interests come in con- tact. The Boursen Zeitung says that Count Herbert Bismarck wil{ endeavor to bring the different colonial views of England and Germany into harmeny; Theé Post to-night anuounces that the Sa- moa conference will'be. postponed, probably until the beginning of M8y. This may be re- garded as indicative of & desige to await the outcome of Count Herbert's mission. Bismarck's reprimand. of Dr. Knappe is much commented -on. The Freisinnige Zeitung points out: that Dr. Knappe was really driven into a of furore consularis by Herbert Bismagok'#aispatch of January 8, instructing i to éffect the necessary re- prisals against the rebels,avho,he ‘snid, by attacking had brought abaut a state of war. The seizure by the police authorities of the Volks Zeitung has-created a great sensation, and a lezal decision upon the right of the police to suppress the paper is awaited with considerable interest. Kven the national press have not & word to say in defense of what is rated asa rash and 1mprudent pro- ceeding on the part of the nolice, while the feelings of the liberal party are shown by a paragraph m the Freisinnige Zeitung en- titled, “Fearless and epduring,” and advis- ing steadfastness under the threatened re- actionary measures of the government which look hke a return fo the time of King Frederick William, The Cologne Gazette states that the gov- ernment has resolved upon stricter measures for Germanizing the provinces, the dismiss- ing of schoolmasters and tutors unable to teach the German language and replacing them purtly by Alsatians and partly by Ger- mans. 4 scandal has been caused by the bringing of serious charges against Dr. Welez, a mem- ber of the West Prussian diet, and formerly president of the permanent committee of that body. Dr. Welez is officially charged with the fraudulent appropriation oi 104,000 marks, which had been voted by the commit. tee for certain works, He will probably be compellea to resign. The emperor and empress yesterday vis- ited the Dowager Empress Augusta on the occasion of tho anniversary of the birth of Emperor William I, The emperor signed several army promotions. The inauguration of the Bismarck-Moltke monument has been fixed for March 31. The bourse during the week was depressed and prices were irregular, closing firmer owing to a better state of tho Paris market. A bourse committee is considering a pro; poeal to raise the limit of capital required of a company asking official quotations, from 1,000,000 to to 2,000,000 marks, Itis not likely that the proposal will be adopted. Mark Vanzandt is having great succcss in Italian opera at the Kroll theater, ———— THE SAMOA‘N WHITE BOOK, Ex-Governor Gréy, of Noew Zealand, States |His Views, BAN FRANCISCO, h 23.—In the white book published in lin, respecting Samoan matters, Bismarck refers to the arrest of Galien, an Englishman, by the German con- sul at Apis, for s ting that Mataafa should write to em ernor Grey, of New Zealand, as to the pourse the Samoans would pursue. Ex-Govermor Gray, when asked re specting his views as to Samoa, said: “It would be far preferable to have each of these islamd groups with an independent gevermment, seitling all disputes among themselves by arbitration, and guided, if pessitlv, by a commission of foreign powers. It is clear that America +is alming at this lineof pelicy, annexing none of the islands herself, and will do her utmost to preserve the peaee of the Pacific. This is also certain to be thg policy of the English possessions in thesa warts of the world, America will eventuglly bécome the lealer of the Anglo-Saxon race, :and will displace England from the position she now holds, Many eyes in this part of the world are already being tuwrned towards America as the power to preserve the iuterests of the Anglo-Saxon race in the Pucific, without hersclf annexing anything or allow- ing foreigners to dd so. It isciear that the power among the Auglo-Saxon race is shift- ing towards America, as the center of popu- lation has already done. It is therefore wa- wise of England$o peglect ber interest in in such a time of emergengy.. The United States does noyrequire a standing army, and consequently the whole resgarces of a people 80 circumstanced toula be devoted solely to the maintenance of a navy, which would make the - Apglo-Saxen race absolutely wasters of the world. " IOWA NEWS. Taxing the Roads. Drs Morxes, Ia,, March 43.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.]—-The executive council has just completed the annual assessment of railroads doing business in Iowa. The total assessment for purposes of taxation is fixed ot $43,550,146, of which 48,260,608 is upon railroads proper and the balance upon sleep- ing and dining cars. The sworn statements of the railroad officials show a decrease in the net earnings of Iowa roads last year of £150,000, while ten roads failed to pay operat- in| expenses. The assessments of the principal lines are as follows: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, main line, £14,500 per mile; Chicago, Rock Island & Pa- cific, main line, $12,500 per mile; Chicago & Northwestern, main line, $1,000 per mile; Chicago, Santa Fe & California, main line, $9,000 per mile: Toledo, Peoria Western, main line, 5,000 per mile; Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul, main line, $,000 per mile; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, main line, §3,000 per mile; Dubuque & Sioux City, main line, 5,500 per mile; Sioux City & Pacific, $7,000 per mile; Union Pacific, for three miles, ' $150,000 per mile; Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, $5,000 per mile ; Clarinda & St. Louis, £,000 per mile. . The branches of all the large systems are assessed at §3,000 per mile. The total assess- ments are about §270,000 more than the as- sessments last yoar, An Act of Vandalism. Masox Ciry, Ia., March 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—A party of young ruf- fians ut Sheldon rocently got on a good sized spree, and going into the grave yard over- turned tombstones, badly disfiguring many of them. Two arrests have alrcady been made and others will follow. The extreme punishment will be meted out to them. The Oobbler Mayor Congratulated. WATERLOO, Ta., March 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—Mayor Hoot, ex-cobbler and bank janitor, received alengthy congrat- ulations on his election from Philadelphia to-day. It was sent by John Lebr, of Phila- delphia, on behalf of the working people. A Prominent Citize Muasox City, Ta., March 23.—| Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—“Bay” Johnson, a wealthy citizen and prominent politician’ of Rockford, died to-day. RN A North Platte Courtesy. Norti PLatre, Neb., March 23.—[Special Telegram to TrE BEE. |—Senator Nesbitt ar- rived home this morning and will spend Sun- day with his constitutents. This is the sen- ator’s first visit home since the opening of the legislature. A party of forty of North Platte's most prominent citizens, without regard to polit- ical faith, banqueted Judge Church at the Pacific hotel to-night in honor of his ap- pomntment as judge of this district. Judge Church has been a resident of North Platte for over fifteen years, and at different times has served as city and county attorney, pro- Dbate judge, and represented Lincoln_county in the legislature in early days. His ap- pointment as judge gives universal satisfac- tion to the people of this district. STATE NEWS. Where is Anderson. FremoNT, Neb.,, March 23.—[Special to Toe Bee.]—E. C. Anderson, formerly the proprietor of the Central hotel of this city, is mysteriously missing. He left home March 5, on a trip to Omaha, David Ot g Weston, to ) started on the trip he told his wife that he would be back in three duays, but as vet, after two weeks waiting, no information as to his whereabouts has been received, and s family and friends are alarmed. His wife fears that he has been foully dealt with, as he had some money and a good gold watch on his person. It is also surmised by others that he has left the country to avoid his cred- itors, of ‘'whom he has several here, though those who know him best do not believe that he would be guilty of such athing. His family are left with nothing to live on. ~ An derson is about thirty-eight years old, five feet nine inches nigh, slender build, light moustache and Scandinavian cast of counte- nance. Dead. _— He Was the Wrong Man. MixpEN, Neb., March 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur BEE.|—The man supposed to be Matt Zimmerman, the murderer, has proved himself to be William H, Yelvington. This case has been one of which none could tell the exact termination untjl to-day. He was released and presented with a suit of clothes, a ticket to Ogden and $100 in cash. Ex-Governor Nance, who had seen Zimmer- man several times during his imprisonment, was of the opinion that the man was Zimmer" man, and ordered Sheriff Hill to_arrest him and bring him to this county. - Mr. Hill did 50, Sherift Hill had worked hard t achiove this one act and has failed, but says he is de- termined to bring the right man 10 justice. So far as is known no one condemns his action, as the man Yelvington had every mark to indicate that he was the man wanted, In 1887 the state paid Kearney county $3,700 in fuil for expenses incurred during the 'tri- als, and the cost to the county is very small in this case. An Indian Woman Doctor. Baxcnorr, Neb, March 23.—[Spcial to Tae Bik.|—Miss Susan Laflesche, a_daugh- tor of the late Joseph Laflesche, graduated at a medival college in Philadelphia a few days ago. The Laflesche family are Indians belonging to the Omaha tribe adjacent to this place. Susan graduated at a literary institution previous to completing her medi- cal education. This mukes the fifth daugh- ter that has obtained a diploma from a rog- ular established college. Susan will prac- tice medicine in her own tribe. Mr, La- flesche was @ man noted for his natural ability and foresight. He belicved the only way to elevate and perpetuate his tribe was to give all an English education and teach them the importance of farming and self support, his example having a great influ- ence on'the whole tribe, Another Coal Find. West Poixt, Neb., Mareh 23.—([Special Telegram to Tie Bee.|—Great excitement prevails in this vicinity over the alleged dis- covery of coal on the farm of Carl Wilde, threo miles northeast of West Point. Some workmen while boring a well struck & vein of conl, after piercing slate to the depth of fifteen feet. The coal1s found 815 feet below the surface and irom specimens shown in town to-day it was pronounced to be of the lignite varicty. The parties reporting the matter are responsible men and no doubt 15 felt ubout the reality of the find, Court Proceed.ngs. Corumnus, Neb,, March 23.—[Speeial Tele- gram to Tue Bes. |—District court adjourned this evening after a two weeks' busy session, John Boss, found guilty of forgery, was sen- tenced this afternoon o three years in the penitentia Edward Karl, arrested in Omaba by Police man J. H. Savage, chargea with burglarizing the hardware store of Hoettcher & KKersen- brock on the 17th inst., was placed on trial to-day. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, The court set aside the verdict and granied a new trial, Then What Did Happen? Avruioy, Neb., March 23, — Special to L'ag Bee.]—The citizens of Albion desire to say through the columns of I'ue DaiLy Beg that there can be no censure resting upon auy one'in regard to the death of Dr. Brown, His sister was interviewed by & Bk repor- ter at Omaha, and being tired and_nervous guvu veut to her feelings in regard to her rother’s death. Hoth his sister and his wife are here now, and are satisfied that lie W‘lil neither murdered nor commivted sui- cide. A Mad Do, Soura Siwoux Ciry, Neb., March 2 collect money due him. Wheén lie | [Special to Tnr Ber.)—The cry of “Mad dog!" made everyone that was standing on the street hero last evening seek a place of refuge. A dog belonging to J. A. Lapsley had gone mad the evening before and could not be tound until he was seen coming down the street snapping and snarling, with froth running from his mouth. The city marshal followed and killed him about two miles from town. Prohibition Nominations. JUNIATA, Neb., March 24.—|Special to Tug Bee.]—The prohibitionists of this place met in convention last evening and placed in nomination tne following candidates to be supported at the (‘Umlng village election to be held April 2: A, P. Slack, T, J. Stover, S, M. Roberts, J. F\. Zinser and N. L. Brass, This ‘board, if elected, will oppose granting saloon licenses. Mrs. Mendall Discharged. West Porst, Neb., March 23.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre |--Mrs, Margaret Mendall, arrested yosterday charged with poisoning her daughter, Maggie Mendall, was discharged to-day owing to some legal in- formality chargeable to the coroner’s jury, Shoe will be examined Monday on & plea of in- sanity. sl An lnsane Freak, BENKLEMAN, Neb,, March 23.—[Special to ‘Tue Bee.|—Wilson, the man who olaimed he was robbed by Frank Hawks, as reported in Tue Bee, is now suffering under montal derangement, and it is thought he was crazy at the time of making the charge. It is be- lieved he never had the bonds and Hawks is fully exonerated. R0 Chadron Booms. CuApox, Neb,, March 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnx Ber. |—Chadron has taken the fever and s having u genuine boom. A large number of eastern capitalists are hore investing money. Arrangements were to- day made to build another three-story brick corner of Egan and Second streets. Burglars in K KeNESAW, Neb., March 23.—|Special to Tne Bee.]—Burglars went through the store of M. F. White here last night, taking thero- from all the jowelry, silk handkerchiefs, shirts, thimbles, and it is presumed many other articles, to what extent it is impossibie t0 determine yet. gl Want a Court House.! HasmiNGS, Neb., March 23.—[Special Tele- gram 10 Tug BeE. |—The Adams county super- visors have agreed to submit a proposition to voters at a special election April 80, for building & court house to cost 35,000 Pub- lic sentiment strongly favors this. . A Failure. WiLne; Neb., March 23.—[Special to Tue Ber.]—The doors of the firm of Overman & Wacker were closed to the public last night. The mortgagees aro in possession, The lia- Dilities and assets will be given later. This is the first failure in Wilber for years. The standing of the firm has always been good. The Fatal Cue, Cuavroy, Neb., March 23— (Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—A man named Jacko was killed at Pine Ridge last night by a billiard cue in a drunken broil. Jacko was an old timer, and was at the present time keeping a hotel at Pine Ridge. g : Natural Gas. . Has11x08,. -Neb., Maseh - 28,—[Spectal to-| Tk Ber.]—Work in locating the natural gas discovery still continues, a citizens’ organ- ization being formed to thoroughly develop the well. Subscriptions of stock now amount to nearly $10,000. - Lecherous Brates. Cnapiox, Neb., March 23.—{Special Tele- gram to Tug: Bee.] ‘There are two men in the Da wes county jail charged with rape. One came from Whitney, and one from the country. ~ This makes threo cuses n two weeks, — To Have Government Weather. Cratg, Neb., March 23.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Craig is now a signal service station and will hereafter receive the weather indi- cations daily from the government. — The Orop Bulletin. WasnINGTON, March 23.—The weather and crop bulletin issued by the signal service for the week ending March 23, says that the weather has been favorable for growing crops and farm work throughout the Missis- sippL vnlley and southern states. Recent rains in the wheat regions as far north as central Tllinois, extending from Ohio to Kan- sas, have doubtless improved the condition of the wheat crop. The weather conditions in the southwest, including the gulf states, have enabled farmers in that section to al- most complete plunting corn, In New England tie ground is generally frozen and covered with snow. In New York and Pennsylvania the weather is generally favorable. —_— He Stopped the Quarrel, Bastror, La,, March 23,—News reached here to-day of the murder of E. N. Hall, o prominent planter near the Arkansas line, by Robert Sawyer. Hall and Sawyer for some time have been on bad terms. Hall and o man nsmed MeKicn got into a quarrel, when Sawyer came up with a pistol, and tell- ing Hall to stop quarreling, he opened fire, killng bim instantly, During the last six years he has killed one man in Texas and three in Arkansas. A AL B A Duel With n Thief. Cricaco, March 23.—Police Lieutenant Beckwith had a stroet ducl this evening with a thief numed Jerry Sullivan, each man shooting a number of times atthe other, Two children were struck by the fying bullets and received injuries that may prove fatal. Sullivan was captured after a hare struggle in which the thief's revolver was pressed against the officer’s abdomen, but was turned aside in the nick of time. et A Safe Burglary. New Yonk, March 23.—Burglars cracked the safe of Oscar Schmidt, publisher, at 128 Rivington street, Tuesday night, and secured #8,100 in bank uotes and gold. The robbery is the work of expert cracksmen, The safe stands iz full yiew of any one passing along the strect. The knob of the safe combina- tion was broken off, the spndle driven through and the bolts drawn. - A Russian Tow Loxpox, March 23. Destroyed, The town of Pinsk, in Russiu, has been destroyed by fire. Six persons were burned to death, The Weather Indications. For Nebraska, Iowa and Dakota: Fair, followed in southern portion of Illinois by m'i"i slightly warmer, generally southerly winds, kS S Appointzd Regent to Holland, Loxnoy, March 23,1t is reported at The Hague that Minister Hinskerk bas been ap- pointed regent to Holland. S Steamship Avrivals, At Dublin—~The Lord Lansdowne, Baltimore, At New York ~The Celtie, from Liver- pool. from A Late (o About midnight last night the Omaha Motor company cbtained an injunction be- fore Judge Doane restraining the horso railway comp; and the cable compuny from occupying Sherman avenue, OMAHA'S POSTOFFICE More Than Probable That Another Agent Will Be Sent. WINDOM'S DECISION WITHHELD. The Secretary Will Not Jumb to a Conolusion. THE SAME OLD COMBINATION. The Herald, World and Republican Favor the Planters. FOR THE ENGLISH MISSION, Justice Miller Talked of KFor the Court of 8t. James—Chancellor Manatt Wants to Go to Greece. Not Settled Yet. WasnINGTON BUREAU Tie OMAUA Bus, 518 FOURTERNTH STREET, ‘Wasmxoeron, D. C,, March 23, & Ex-Senator Saunders, Congressman Con- nell and Mr. E. Rosewater called at the treasury department at 10 o'clock this morn- ing by appointment with Secretary Windom, to present telegrams, letters and petitions in opposition to the site selected by Mr. Linton. Mr. Connell presented a petition from about one hundred and forty property owners and leading citizens in favor of the Sixteenth and Harney street site, and another petition in favor of Thirteenth and Harnoy streets. Mr. Saunders presented letters from Judge Dundy, William A. Paxton, Dr. George L. Miller, Judge Doane, and telegrams from John M. Thurston and several cther promi- nent citizens, in favor of the Eighteentn ana Farnam street corner. Mr. Rosewater also presented two petitions signed by soventy business men in favor of the Eighteenth and Farnam street site, together with a telegram in which the property owners of the Eighteenth and Farnam streets site guarantee to grade their lots to the Farnam street level without cost to the government, and assure the government that the damages by reason of the Douglas street grade would be waived, conditional on the construction of the postofiice on Eighteenth and Farnam streets. The secretary opened anumber of telegrams in the presence of these gentlemen. Most of them were for the Eighteenth and Farnam site. A dispatch fd- voring the Planters house ‘site was signed Jomtly by the editora of_the Herald, World. and Republican, The secretary stated: tha under ordinary circumstances he was in- clined to indorse the reportof the special agent, but in view of the representations made with regard to the difference in the cost ana the fact that the congressional dele- gation was divided he would withhold his final decision in the premises. Mr. Conneld expressed his preference for the Lowe-Hoag- land site on Sixteenth and Harney, but the secretary intimated that in view of Lintow’s report any site South of Farnam would not be considered available, There- upon Mr. Connell stated that he would be willing to compromise on Eighteenth and Farnam. Secretary Windom stated that Senator Manderson had called upon him urg- ing that prompt action be taken and requost- ing that the Linton selection be approved in order to expedite the construction of the building. Senator Saunders called his at- tention to the fact that the Planters house corner contemplated condemnation proceed- ings which would take several weeks, and if anything, would delay the building very much more than a decision in favor of a site whose owners are offering to deed the prop- erty. He also pointed out the fact that the Farnam site was 44x204 feet larger than the Planter’s house site, owing to the fact that lots on Dodge street and Capitol avenue are only 120 feet deep with no alley, while on Farnam and Douglas the lots are 132 feet deep and the twenty foot alley ‘would be vacated in case the government occupies the ground with its public buildings, The matter now rests with the secretary, but it is more than probable that he will appoint a new agent ta proceed to Omaha, view the ground, and make another report. MR, ROBEWATER INTERVIEWED, When Mr. Rosewater's attention was called to the protests of the editors of the Republican, World and Herald, he said: “This is no surprise to me. It is the old combine that always opposes anything whiok Tue Bee advocates, no mutter how much & may be to the public interest. It is prepos- terous to talk ubout deluy when we kuow that there is no supervising architect yet appointed, and when hLe is appointed it will take him weeks of time be- fore he can view the ground and months before be can make plans for the builaing. The very best that can be done this year is to put in the foundation, and there 18 no possible chance of beginning the foundation before July or August, no » matter what site is selected. T do not blame’ Mr. Hitchcock for being very anxious to' have Linton's report approved. He expocts 0 make 20,000 or $30,000 in the deal by sell- ing one-quarter of that block to the govern- ment. If Agent Lioton had made an un- biased repert 1 sbould not have said one word, because so far as 1 am personally cop- cerned, the Plauter house site is within two and one-bulf blocks of Tuk Bee building, ands within one block and a half of my residence. AN OPE tET, “Bu it is an open secret that months ago this location, the Planter house and Folsom property, was agreed on in this city, aud X wus udvised by parties on the inside- that this would be Mr. Linton's choice. TEN DAVS BEFOLE Linton hud reported to the depmtment, ¥ telegraphed Governor Saunders and Mr, Connell from Omaha that the Lolsom lote had been selected. Mr. Linton says he did* not mer.tion it to a soul uutil his report was delivered to the sccretury, How did I know what he was going to report ten days beforef 1 am not a prophet uor the son of one, but’ yet I told people in Omaha the day Mr. Lig- ton started uway what his report fwould be, It was u put-up job from the beginning, und the cry about delay iy simply made by thef