Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE: EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 25 1889, NUMBER 283 TANNER'S PENSION POLICY. He Believes in Providing for Every Union Soldier. WHY THE LIST WAS SUPPRESSED. Afrald of the Scrutinizing Eye of the Public—The Inadequacy of the ‘White Hounse Accom- modations, FOURTRENTIN STREET, ‘Wasmxaron, D, O., March 24, “1 believe in giving every union soldier his widow or orphan, who is in need, a pen- sion, and 1n giving it to himor her as quickly ns possible,” said Corporal Tanner, the new commissionor of pensions, in discussing, last evening, the policy he will pursue when he fills General Black's chair. Tanner's ap- pointment is generally regarded as the be- ginning of a new pension era. It may, and likely will, result in universal pensions, as the simplest and cheapest way out of it. In fact a universal pension bill will be early in- troduced in the Filty-first congress, and un- less it should, be deemed inexpedient, and killed by caucus, 1t'will become a law. Cor- poral Tanner has long been rogarded as a pension liberalist of the most pronounced type, During the recent campaign he stumped Indiana with General Alvin P. Rovey, who was elected governor of that state, and who is a strong advocate of pen- sions for all who served hoborably and faith- fully for the union during the late war. Tanner declared in almost every speech he made that if he had the power there never ‘would be the necessity afforded for an ex- union soldier or sailor or his widow or or- haus to accept public or private charity. 0 would maie them all independent out of the publi¢ treasury. No one knew better than General Harrison these statements and and these promises, and the appointment of Tanner to a position where the laws already on the statute books can be construed to un- limited universal pensions, is taken asa direct indorsement of the sentimen THE SUPPRESSED PENSION LIST. For three months the issuance of pensions at the pension bureau has been almost suspended. Eight or ten weeks since the commissioner airected that the daily list of pensions allowed be suspended as the allow- ances were 8o few that he did not want com- gnrlmn! made with the present work of the ureau and that of six, eight and ten months ago, when the soldier vote was being bid for. That is why the press of the country does not publish the names of the pensioners. No one has been able during the past six weeks to ascertain who had been allowed pensions. Commissioner Tanner intends, as s0on as he can get the machinery in operation under the new regime, to begin anew the issuauce for the press of the list of pengjons allowed, and those who are eagerly ching for their pittance may know in advance of the usual “channel when success has crowned them. Representative Cheadle, of Indiana, who knows Corporal Tanner intimately, said of im to-day: ‘“He will give a pension to every one who needs it and is entitled to it, Eovmmg cangress will give hiun the money: e already has greatlatitude, and can allow new pensions and increases with almost un- limited liberality. Tanner is extremely par- tisan, but he will be fair with all who fought for the union flag, no matter which side they may vote on now. He hates the democrats, he says, because the democrats shot his legs off, but he means when he says this that he hates those who were democrats during the war. ,He loves a union soldier even though ho be a bitter democrat now. His appeals to the patriotism of soldiers during the campaign were eloquent, stirring and effective, He is, to my mind, the mnnlrlbern.\ of all the com- missioners of pensions we have ever had, and }hlu effects of his work will be very soon elt. Wnln«r;(‘)g Buneau Tre Oxana Bee, } THE WIITE HOUSE. Mrs. Hurrison’s present illness has called attention to the unhealthfulness and inade- quacy of the white house, and has aroused public sentiment here in favor of a new ex- ecutive mansion. The white house has mis- erable plumbing, and the sewer gases can be tasted on a foggy day in any partof the building. Then the house is too small. There are but five bed rooms iwe it, and when the president and his wife havea few relatives visiting_them, as at present, they are crowded. There is suficient parlor room, robably, but this must be given to the pub- Fh: and could not be utilized by a domestic family, as 1t is alone, the ground floor being cut off from the other part of the building. Three or four times during the past decade the senate has adopted bills maigng appro- priations for the construction 8Y a family residence for the president. The sun named for the building and its furnishing have varied from quarter to three-quarters of a mullion dollars. One or two of the bills have provided for the purchase of grounds in the suburbs, the hills on the northern boun- dary being in mind, while the others bave contemplated the construction of 8 building on_the park square immediately north of and across Pennsylvania avenue from the white house, The vencrable Sena- tor Morrill, of Vermont, has two or three times advocated the construction of a family residence for the president, presenting plans for it and speaking 1n its bebalf, and be will ‘)robul:ly renew his efforts at the approach- ng session of congress. Every day the necessity of such a provision is more and more seen, not altogether on account of the cramped condition of the family of the presi- dent in its presentquarters and the unhealthy condition of the old building, but on account, of the necessity for more room in which to transact the public business. There has ‘heen a complete rearrangement of the rooms for the clerks at the white house so as to utilize the room to the‘best possible advant- sge, and yot all are crowded. Two clerks bave been put out in the telegraph ofice, while another one is at work in one of the outer waiting rooms, There is no privacy for the president, his private secretary or any one. The s on second floor is occupied, every inch of it. Now that there is a surplus, a necessity al & republican majority, it is proposed to (¥ke action for the building of a private residence for the execu- tive family. . A NURSERY. Mrs. Cleveland’s old room in the executive mansion has been turned into a nursery. Hector and the corpulent Angora ‘and Mal- cats have retired for the grand children of tae president and Mrs, Harrison. On a rainy afterncon late, just before he foss into dinner, the president is foud of ing “‘wrned loose with the chilaren in the nursery, and the wheels of cayts, the rattle of marbles and tue laughter of babies re- sound where the bark of canines and cries of felines have been want to resound. Baby McKee often slips out of his mama’s room at the close of a cabinet conference in the after- noon and visits the nation’s counsellors. He is known to them all, and wever takes ad- wvantage of his privileges by waking hiumself 00 plentiful, MUS, HARRISON BECOVERING, Mrs. Harrison expects to be out again be- fore the end of the week. She has rapidly recovered from hev illuess during the past twenty-four hours aund anticipates much pleasure during the spring- and summer goul.h- visiting the country surrounding Vashington. 8o it has been the fatiguo of handshak ing within the past three weeks that Mrs. Harrison’s hands still bear the marks of cordial grips from sincere, but thoughtiess constituents of ner husband. The president also has experienced the ill- effect of this promiscuous habit of greeting. For this reason bus the determination on the f both been reached to set the much E'uded &ma-anc of receiving with a simple ination of the head. At the last tion to thwncnl public by Mrs. Cl the wear) hostess, though rop from hllfl:. stood smilingly with out- ched hand to greet between 7,000 and 000 callers. Modayte ik SUMMELL weNNISOY, rison ie & da hior of ei-Senator Baunders, of Qwaua, v)lguo e latter owus a handsowe estate of four acres in the heart of the town, where Mrs. Harrison has resided with her parents ever since the birth of her infant, now fourteen months old and named Mar- thena, after its maternal grandmother, a name of Spanish orlgin, Mrs. Harrison was & graduate bf Mrs. Archer's school in this city, where she won the first honors, The teacher of mathematics at the institute paid her a high compliment when he pro- nounced her<he best mathematician, man or woman, he had ever met. It was shortly after her graduation, while she was the guest of Secretary and Mrs. Robert Lincoln, that she first met Mr. Russell Harrison, then home from the west on a visit to her parents, and upon the return of Senator Saunders to his native state at the expiration of his term in the senate, the marriage between the two was solemnized, Mr. Tison owns a beautiful home in Helena, Mont., to which they will shortly return, much to the regret of ihe president and Mrs, Harrison, who are warmly attached to their attractive daugh- ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison will wo to New York, where they will attend the centennial ball on the 80th of April, pre- vious to their final departure for their 'Hel- ena home. Mrs, Harrison is fortunate in the possession of a faithful old nurse, who has taken ‘motherly care of the baby since its birth and accompanied the family from their western home to Washington. 3 acs MRS, MKEE, Mrs. McKee, President Harrison’s daugh- ter, was four years ago married to Mr., Mc- Kee, o wenllh{ merchant of Indianapolis, and has, with her husband, continued to re- side with her parents ever since, and at present forms one of the houshold at the ex- ecutive mansion, where she assists _her mother in all the duties of her position, Mrs. McKeo has ever beon a favorite, and_during her school days, the latter portion of which were spent in Washington, made many last- ing friendships among her companions. Sho is of medium height, with dark brown hair and eyes, and is a bright_conversationalist. Her manners aro quict and refined, and as she intends to remain with her parents as heretofore, will doubtless prove an added at- traction to the list of white house favorites. Mr, and Mrs, McKee have two children, a boy and girl, the first Henjamin Harrison, aged two years, and the youngosua baby of eight months, GENTLEMAN WINDOM, General Browno is the oldest republican member of congress from Indiana, and he natvrally veceives moro applications for oftice than any of his colleagues. He is kept running ‘from morning till night to the de- partment and the white house. Yesterday afternoon T met him on the street looking very tired, and in relating his experience of the day, he said: “T have just visited the nicest man connected with this administra- tion. Iwas not very much in favor of the appointment of Secretary Windom, for po- litical reasons, but I am his best friend now. He has completely ceptivated me. I have just been over to the treasury department urging the appointment ot one of my con- stituents, After receiving my indorsements and hearing my arguments, the secretary sat down, and in the most fascinating manner explained to me why he could not appoint my man. He did it 80 good naturedly and in such a thoroughly gentlemanly way that [ actually have ereuter respect for him than if he had granted the appointment without any explanation. I will be blessed if it doesn’t do a man’s soul good to haul up in an oasis like the treasury department, when he is treated in such a_ thoroughly respectful ‘manner, and where he meets such a polished gentleman.” FOLLOW HIM TO CHURCIL The good people of the Church of the Covenant thought it would be a great card for them to rent a pew to the president, but it turns out to have been a nuisance, for public curiosity to see him is so great that the church is crowded every Sabbath morn- ing with strangers and citizens of Washing- ton who would not_enter the sanctuary for any other reason. The throng has become 80 great that the trustees of the church are compelled to have policemen to keep order and prevent atrangors from crowdwg into pe'ws where they do not bglong. NEW NEBRASKA POSTMASTERS. Representative Dorsey has secured the ap- ointment of postmasters 1n his district as ollows: Willis M. Stebbins, Farnam; Daniel P. Davis, Harrison: William H. Price, Bodare; Mrs. Sarah A. Lusk, Craig; Jacob B. Sharat, Pierce; George P. Alford, Grant; George W. Wingert, Cairo; R. C. Wry, Chambers; Henry Wolf, Carroll; Thomas L. Potter, Madrid; Furman B. Cary, Chadron; J. A. McGonagle, Palmer. MINOR MATTERS. To-day’s Herald says: “‘Ex-Senator Van Wyck and Mrs, Van Wyck are again in their beautiful house gn Massachusetts avenue. Anpart Trom their interest here as property owners, many other ties bind them to this city, to which they always gladly return.” Di S. H. Craig and ‘B.” F. Thomas, Wymore, are in the city. Deputy Coal Oil Inspector Jacobson, Hastings, is here. Lieutenant Governor J. A. F. Hull, of Towa, is at the Riggs house. He is much talked of as the successor of Governor Lar- rabee, of of ARMY ORDERS. The extension of leave of absence on ac- count of sickness granted First Lieutenant George R. Burnett, Ninth cavalry, Decou- ber 1, 1888, is further extended six months on account of sickness. The discharge of John W. Coons as first sergeant, Second Independent battery Iowa light artillery volunteers, October 1, 1864, is amended to take effect August 30, 1863, His muster into service as first lieutenant, same battery, October 2, 1864, is umended to date August 21, 1864, His discharge as such Au- gust 7, 1865, is amended to take effect June 18, 1865. He is mustered into service as cap- tain, same battery, to date June 19, 1865. He was mustered out and honorably discharged as captain August 7, 1865,.and he is mustered for pay in the advance grades dur‘ms the periods embraced during the aforesaid dates, Perry S, Hearn. Al M The Farmegy are Firm. Des Moixes, Ia,, March 24.—[Special to Fur Bee.]—The farmers alliances in several parts of the state have resolved that they would not use any flelding twine so long as the present high prices continue. The anti- trust meeting in this citya few days ago has put courage into the hearts of the farm- ors througbout the state, and they are going to be indeperdent of the twine trust, if they have to go back to oid fashioned methods to doso. Itis not improbavie that in some sections les , grain than usual will be raised this year, in order to_avoid the necessity for the use of binding twine, ———— An Interesting Postoffice Kight. Masox City, Ta., March 24, —| Special Tele- gram to Tug BEek.|—Au wteresting post- ofice fight is on at Rockwell. The appli- cauts are Editor McEwen, George Howland and Miss Belle Bowe. To-Jay satisfactory arrangements were made between the apph cants und the matter will be submitted to the voters for settlement. Each applicant will select a trusted friend, and these will together canvass the town and adjacent country and every republican will be allowed to express his prefereuce by ballot, Young Creston 1 g Cugsroy, Ia, March 81.—[Special to Tue Bek.|—A gang of young hoodlums are nightly committing outrages that are a dis- grace to the city, Feuces have ueen torn down, street lamps broken and night been made hideous by their boisterous conduct. In several instances ladies unaccompanied have been followed, grabbed hold of ana dn- sulted in various ways. e S — Tramps Seize a Train, PirrsuURG, Pa., March 24, —A large party of tramps boarded a freight train on the Pittsburg & Erie railroad, near Allquippa, Pa., last night, and for five hours neld the train, refusing to allow the crew Lo move the train unless they were permitted to ride on it. A telegram was sent to Pittsburg for as- sistance, and a special train with oficers was sent to the rescue. Twelve tramps were ,ar- rested but a large number escaped. e The Weather Indications, For Nebraska, lowa and Dakotu: cooler weallicr, varisble winds, Fair PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS. | Iowa'a Argumenta in Support of the Olaim for Better Ratos. A MASS OF FACTS AND FIGURES, The Answer to Chicago Filed With the Inter-State Commission— Farmers Fighting the Twine Trast The War for Bettor Rates. Drs Morxes, Ta., March 24.—|Special to Tne Bee.]—Mr. A, B. Cummins, of this city, the attorney who represents the Towa pork parkers, is now in Washington filing with the inter-state commerce commission their answer to the Chicago packers. He discusses at great length ana with very careful examination of the facts the reasons why the Iowa packers should have a better rate for shipping the packed product than 1s given for shipping the live hogs. He repre- sents packing houses at Des Moines, Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Atlantic, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Keokuk. The aggregate daily capacity of these Jowa houses is more than 18,000 hogs. During last year they packed about a million hogs. They reply through Mr. Cummins to the several charges of the Chicago packers, as tho Towa reason why a lower rate should be given to the dressed meats than to the live products, as follows: 1. The risk attending the transportation of live hogs is much greater than that of the product. 2. The average weight of live hogs carried inacar is not more than 16,000 pounds, whilo the averago weight of the product is not less than 30,000 ponnds. , 8. The care and attention that must be given to a train load of live hogs, as com- pared with that given to a train load of the packed product, greatly increases the costof transporting the former. 4. The free carriage to and from the place of shipment of a large number of persons accompanying live hogs adds enormously to the cost of service. 5. The necessity of continuous and rapid transit in the case of live hogs renders the service more expensive thau that of carrying the packed product. The Towa packers in their argument urge ths point that the tonnage of the transporta- tion companies west of Chicago is greatly in- creased by the establishment of packing houses where they are now in operation. They take for illustration the house of T. M. Sinclair & Co., at Cedar Rapids, which is one of the largest packing houses in Iowa, as follows: During 1888, live hogs received by rail, 62,322,580 pounds. This represents the total tonnage that would have been carried by the railroads if the hogs had been taken to Chi- cago. On the other hand, slaughtering them at Codar Rapids gave rise to the following tonnage: The railroads carried to the packing house salt, green meats, coal, cooperage, lum- ber, wood, stone, packages, brick, saltpetre and sun- Aries....oeccenee.e .. 87,280,500 1bs Gross weight of product ship- ped Out...ceviianiaas 62,745,043 1bs 99,97 943E Thus showing a b lance of ton- nage in favor -~ packing at Cedar Rapids 37,653,363 1bs If the reveu .. si se is consid- ered, the Iowa paciers are prepared to prove that the railroads make more money by hav- ing the pork packed in Iowa, instead of ship- ping it away as live product, and they take this same nouse for illustration. During one year the said T'. M. Sinclair & Co paid the following freights: Upon product out. . $ Upon hogs in .. Upon coal, salt, lunber, cooperage, to Chicago the gross freight carn- ings would have been...........8217,271.00 Balance n favor of doing business at Cedar Rapids, $ 18,800.23 The Sinclair bout one- fourth of the entire amount of hogs packed in Iowa lasi year. - 1f the profits of the rail- roads in currying the product in this one in- stance will be multiplied by four it will be seen that that they received nearly $75,000 more by reason of the maintenance of lowa ‘;aukinx houses than they would 1f there had een none, So it pays the railroads as well as the Towa packers to do the fair and just thing by them. These in brief are the main points that will be laid before the inter-state commerce commission this week, as lowa's side of the pork packing controversy. Creston Items. Cnesroy, In., March 24,—[Special to Tue Beg,]~The waterworks, the franchise for which was granted to an eastern company a year ago, and which should have been com- pleted April 8, 185y, will bo given to a aew company and will undoubtedly be completed in due season. Theé residence and business houses will soon be numbered preparatory to the post- office department opening a free delivery system. A new city directory will be out shortly. The new high school will be de- dicated soon. Governor Larrabee and sev- eral other state ofticials will officiate on the occasion. A stock horse company was formed here last week, several imported horses hav- ng arrived here lately from Europe, A special meeting of the board of trade ‘was held in the superior court rooms to con- sider the feasibility of building a business college, the present quarters beihg too small to accommodate scholars now in attendauce, Prof. Barrett read an estimate showing that upon & busis of 300 students, five terms per year, the school would dispense over $60,000 per annum, The plan suggested was for the citizens to build a house costing not less than $10,000. Rev. Hooker, Postmaster Davis, Mayor Patterson and several of the most prominent citizens spoke in very favorable terms of the project. The board meet again Mondaynight to consider further proposi- tions. Doubtless the business college will be a reality before the winter agaiu sets in, ong the Jobbers. Ta.,, March 24.—[Special to Tue Bek |--The jobbing merchants in the river towns in this state are just now hugely enjoying the operation of the tariff promul- gated by the Towa railroad commissioners. The rates thus wade within this state are so low that the sum of the two locals, on ship- ments from points without the state, is less than the through rate between similar given points. The effect of this feature of the tar- iff, which is somcthing new in the construc- tion of a rate sheet, is to shut out a large portion of the competition of C| go. The viver {::hbinz points have the direct advan- ing able to lay in their goods from seaboard or eastern manufacturing points on freights which atlow them to meet and even undersell Chicago aud o1her castern jobbing centers. For instance, the rate on first cluss from New York to Burlington direct is 9414 cents, while the rate on the same goods, vebilled at Chicago by the jobber of thub int, is §1.22; the rate from New York to ttuinwa, Ta.. vis the Burlington_jobber, is $1.14, while via Chicago it is §1.33. The inter-sjate rates covering a di shipment, from New York to Ottumwa, say, are so much higher than the sum of the rate from New York l.&linrhuflwu. plus the rate Burlington 8 Ottumwa, that the m of the latter rhun finds it to bis advantage now to have bis shipments rebilied at Bar- lingten. He then get bis goods, after pay- ang two locals, wt @ price which cuables i 16 discount bis Chicago cowmpetitor, not- ( withstanding the fact thas the latter has the advantage of the long hanl. 7The same thin pertains on all the lows knes and is_true o all other Mississiopi jobbing points, ns Keokuk, Davenport, €] n and Dubuque. ——— A Match For Dr. Tanner. CnrestoN,.Ia,, March 24.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—On a farm afew miles north of Pres- cott, Adams county, this state, resides a man named Kline, a local preacher, who has just closed a successful forty day fast. He claims ho was impelled to do this by a vision or command from God. For the first ten days he ate a little solid food; for the remaining thirty days nothing but sweetened water passed his lips. Kline is a native of Obio, about thirty-five years of age, rather lliter- ate, and belongs to the Ohurch of God. Many consider him a crank, but public opinion is about evenly divided as to his siu- cerity, though his most intimate friends con- sider it beyond question. The most remark- able part of the fast is the fact that during the time he proached night and day in various places, always surrounded by large crowds, His fast was ended at a school house in the western part of Adair county, and when finished he partook of a hearty meal in the presence of his hearers. About three hours after completing his fast he stated that God had again commanded him to do another miracle, which was to cease speaking for another forty days, and he im- mediately closed his mouth and positively refuses’to open it until the allotted time has elapsed. Frep . A Valuable Historioal Document. Drs Moises, In., March 24.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—Mr. Edwin Hindley, a resident of this city, has just found among his old papers a valuable historical document of anti-revolutionary days. It is a legal paper issued during the reign of George II., order- ing the arrest of a Virginian gentleman for debt. - Mr. Hindley found it in the court house of Diwiddie county, Virginia, just at the close of the war. It was laid away and overlooked till recently, The old document reads as follows: “'George the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, otc., to the sheriff of Diwiddie county, greeting: We command you that you take Charles Paythrep, adm. ete., of Wm. Paythrep, deceased, if he be found within your baihivick, and_him safely keep, so that you have his body before your justice of your said county court at the court house of said county, on the second Tuesday in August next, to answer Robert Glover of a plea of debt for £92 and money damage of £20. And have then and there, this writ, Witness, George Nicholas, clerk of said court, at the court house aforesaid, the 14th day of July in the twenty-sevénth ) ¥ ‘*GEORGE NICHOLAS.” On the back is an entry, which snows that the command was ‘‘duly executed by Gov- ernor Hayes, August, 1758, An Extremely Cautious Man. Des Morxes, Ia,, ‘March 24.—|Special to Tue Bez.]—The state house employes are having some fun with State Auditor Lyons. He took a notion theother day that he would put a safe in his office, and so a small iron box was rolled up there. The whole capitol is practically a safd, with its stone walls from two to fifty feetin thickness. Evory state office has a great' wauit, fire proof and burglar proof as well. In addition to these precautions, for the,safety of important papers, night police pateol the corridors from sun set to sun rise, and the janitor sleeps in front of the entrance’to the vault in the auditor’s office. But the uuditor is on ex- tremely cautious man, und be has the custody of the securities-of insurance companies doing business in this state, which are by law required to be deposited with him. An insurance company of this city had left with him some valuable securities, and the captain began to get nervous over the_responsibllit; He thought he saw innumearable o ties for the wicked burglars to breal steal them, and so when the company pro- poscd to furnish a_small safe to_put the se- curities in, he gladly took it. People ahout the state house are now wonderiag what he will do if the forty or fifty other companies doing business hero ask to put in safes for their securities. His office, at that rate, would soon look like the sawiple room of & safe factory. e The Blue Grass League. CRESTON, Ia., Maren 22.—[Special to Tie Beg.]—The annual meeting of the “Blue Grass League” will occur the second Wed- nesday in April. at the superfor court room, in this city. Every township, town ana city having an organization, such as business men’s assoclation, farmer’s club, or board of trade, whose purpose is the upbuilding of its locality, is entitled to two delogates to_the annual meeting Towns now holding mem- bership are Creston, Corning, Villisca and Red Ouk. Assurances have been received from Shenandoaf, Leon, Clarinda, Osceoia, ‘Afton, Glenwood, Murrdy, Fontanelle, Far- ragut. Lenox, Mt. Ayr, Greenfield, Conway and Bedford, that their quota of money will reach Treasurer Ells, of Villisca, in. due time. It is quite probable that various other towns will orzanize before the meeting. The counties considered as embraced in Blue Grass region are all that can furnish evidence that by the use of tame grasses, for early spring, summer, fall and winter pas- tures the feeding ga. 00 for live stock can bo profitably reduce ¥ isixty-five days or less. “The design of the league is to advertise to tke world the unexcelled advuntages of the soil, climate, water,: natural resources and productions, to the end that emigration from older states be attracted to this regiom, Nullulflqu Contest. Des Moixgs, Ia, March 24.—[Special to Tue Bee.)—Thepeople of this state—repub- licans more especially—are watching with great interest the outcome of the congres- sional contest in thesouth. 1t is the one in Alabama, where J, V. McDuflle, the republi- can candidate, was driven out of the county where he was collecting evidence to estab- lish his case. He was warved that Clayton’s fate would overtake liim if he remained, and #0 he left without ting to be ussussinated. The lowa interest ipthe mun comes from the fact that he‘was once a resident of Albion, in Marshall copnty, Towa, He went from there to the wa, enlisting in_company B, Second lowa gapalry. Col. Hepburn’s regiment, and scrved aithfully till the close. He then settled in Alghama and has become 8 prominent repul leader there. An Unsatisfi 'y Schedule, Des Moises, I, ch 24.—(Special to Tue Bee. ] —The sehgaule of the Western Base Ball assoclutien] adopted at Bioux City gives greav dissatisfagtion here, It compels or calls upon the Dies!Moines team to do such trifling impossibili @s play in two places at the same time, bere one day aud in Denver the next, eted A great objection is the faet that it pr jeally divides the asso- clation into two compelling four clubs 1o play together the fhrst half and then have nothing more to do with each other until the end. ‘That is about the guickest way to kill public interest in the game here, where the changing nvaley bas been the lifeof the sport heretofare. Thepe 18 & general de- mand for a new scheduie: o Bound Over.! Cr oy, la., March 24.—(Special to Tue Bee.]—A. C. Seals, receutly arvested av Des Moines and taken to Corniug_ for pirticipat- ing in the robbery of Tucker Bros'. store at HBrooks some time ago, was ‘bound over by the Adams coupty erand Jury in the sum of neo@ssary bond was furnished, s and Shields 3 Aalso wanted as partners in the Jou, hut are at larce at pres- ent. Shields ially 8 wanted by the Adams county MARSIEs (e Tthar crogkeds ness, Helis @ hard case and bas committed numerous depredations whroughout the country 5 SEWARD GETS A SCORCHING. Several Bulldings Reduced to Ashes Involving Heavy Loss. BAD DAY FOR THE WAGNERS. Barial of the Ohild Who Died of Hy- drophobia Last Week—News of Nebraska Towns in General. Fire at Seward. SewArp, Neb,, March 23.—A disastrous fire occurred here to-night by which consid- erable property was lost, The conflagration started at 9:30 m the milling store of S. Hyman, on the north side of the square. From that building the fire communicated to W. H, Ashton & Co.’s meat market, and then the flames spread to the building occupied as a drug store by Burkey & Burkey. When the alarm of fire was given there was great excitement among the people in the opern house, in which a temperance meeting was being held. The crowd was large and there was a general stampede of peovle who thought the theater was on fire. Noone was seriously hurt, The damage is not known, but it is very heavy. The loss is partially covered by insurance. The Lincoln fire department was sent to for help to-uight, but was notified that the fire was under control just in time to save the trip. e A Child's Funeral. PrarrsvouTH, Neb,, March 24.—[Special to Tne ‘Bek.|—The funeral obsequies of Lillie Greasel, the sweet young victim of hydrophobia, occurred this afternoon. The services were held at the home of the be- reaved parents and, after a short prayer by the Rev. J. T. Baird, were concluded in accordance with the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal church by the Rev. H. B. Burgess, The remains were in a beautiful white casket, amidst a profusion of choice flowers and many floral tributes were henpml on the outside. The beautiful singing of the choir and the eloquently impressive words of tho ch:]r;tymen rendered the scene profoundly sad. At the close of the services the family and friends took the last look at the dead child, and the casket was then tenderly carried to the hearse. The cortege slowly wended its way to Oak_Hill cemetery followed by over one hundred carriages containing the sym- pathizing friends of the family. The pall bearers were Messrs, Clel Mor- gan, August Reinhackel, John Uhrig, Bert Sage, John Young and Ed Barker. Among the out of town relatives and frien Mr. and Mrs. Perie, of Wymore; Miss Creighton, of ‘Omaha; Mrs. Salsbery, of Lincoln; Felix Kennedy and wife, of Mc- Cook; Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Joe Roberts, of Hastings. A Deposit of Silica. NewMAN GrovE, Neb.,March 24.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—On the brow of a hill on the Matt Hendrickson farm, situated four miles northwest of Newman Grove, there has been a deposit of fine white mineral which the res- idents of that vicinity had always supposed to be lime, the farmers coming for miles to secure it for plastering and masonry work. Mr. G. C. Dimock of- this city, be- lieving that the deposit was more thana simple l{me deposit, expressed his opinion to two other parties, and they, securing some of the mineral, sent it to an assayerin Omaha,-who reported that the mineral was silica. Yesterday Messrs. G. C. Dimock, Thomas Ostergard and Mr. George M. Cooper, of Omaha, purchaséd the farm of Matt Heudrickson, and if their hopes are realized, will develop the deposit of o large scale. Silica is used in compounding dynamite, glass, meerschaum, celluloid, tripoli and fire clay. It is a non-conductor of both heat and electricity, and is used altogether in the fill- ing of fire proof safes. The analysis shows 17 per cent of aluminum, which alone makes it very valuable, It can be porfectly petvi- fied, and is used exténsively in the manu- facture of artificial stone and fire proof v It1s claimed that this deposit will o a coment equal to the famous imported Portland English cement. Two Public Charges. BENKELMAN, Neb., ' March 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Deputy Sheriff Mourning started last night for Lincoln, tak- ing John Wilson to the asylum, Wilson is the man who imagined he was robbed and caused the arrest of an innocent man. Wil- son was thrown from a horse, and the frontal vone of the skull was injurel, causing de- rangement of the mind. Sheriff Moore also started for Kearney to take a boy by the name of Mercdith to the reform school. Meredith is from Rock Springs, Wyo., being more than one thonsand miles from home. He broke into a house and destroyed the furniture. He is fitteen years of age. A Land Contest. ImpERIAL, Neb., March 24.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—A land contest case of more thau ordinary interest has been”tried here. The Harlem Cattle company, while proprietors of several ranches along the Frenchmaa river, caused considerable land to be taken by its employes and held for its benefit. Tho con- test was on a quarter section thus taken and held. If the contestis decided against the party now holding the land @ large number of claims similarfy held will be contested im- mediately. % North Platte Pleased. Nowtit PrarTE, Neb., March 24.—[Special to Tue Bee. |—The passage of senate filo 7, which provides for an additional judge in this district, caused a general good fecling here, as 1t is believed that Governor Thayer will appoint Hon, A. H, Chureh, of this city, 10 the position. This district is the largest judicial district in the state and legal busi- ness is delayed very much brcause there is more of it than oue judge can possibly at- tend to. —— To the Reform Schoa West Poixt, Neb., March 24.—|Special to Tyue Bee,|—Tom Bromer, aged fourteen, and Barney Lampey, uged sixteen, arrested a short time ago_charged with burglary, were arraigned yesterday vefore District Judgoe Norvis. Bromer pleaded guilty. Lampey was put upon trial and found guilty. Both wero sentenced to the reform school. ————— Suicide by Hanging. Wesr Poixt, Neb., March 24,—[Special Telegram to Lk Bee.|—Cuarles Wagner, of this place, committed suicide to-day by hanging, His wife lefv lim asleep for a little time, and upon returning found him missing. He was svon found in a low shed banging by the neck. The suicide a mechanic, about. {orly eight years old. and leaves o wife and several children in desti- tute circumstances. —— Hotel Burglarized. WeeriNa Warer, Neb., March 24 Telegram to Tug Bee.]—A burglar entered «be Gibbon house last night, through a side door. by turning the key with nippers. He stole $7.40 from the landiord, £ from the clerk, and #24 and o gold watch from a guest. No clue. To the Pen Coruvmnvs, Neb., March [Svecial to Tug Bee.|—John Boss, the young man who Aorged a neighbor’s and his father's name to # £150 note, and negotiated the same with a broker a few duys axo, was scntenced b Judge Post to three years in the state peni- tentiary. A tental Shooting. Wesr Poisr, Neb, March 21—|Spacial Telogram to Tur Brr.)—A son of John Wagner, living near St. Charles, while hunt- ing_to-day accidentally shot himself. The victim is still alive, but has little hopes of recovery. ———— Seeding in Frontier County. Cuntis, Neb,, March 24.—[Correspondence of Tur Bee.|—Spring seeding of small grain is nearly done, Corn ground is being plowed. large number of fat cattle are being shipped to Omaha from Curtis. THE CLEARANCE RECORD. The Financial Transactions of the Past Week. Bosrox, M March 24.—[Special 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 the gross ex- changes for the week ended March 28, 1880, with rates per cent of inci ease or de- crease as compared with the amounts for the corresponding week m 1888 E Pittsburg Ialtimore, aul Cloveland .. Memphis. Columbus. . 1,020, Indlanapoits. 5 10801459 Sprinatield, i 1IRT Worcestor, 1,000,342 Galveston % Portianc. Total. ... Outside Nev ot included in totals; no ciearing house last year. Sl Ly THE LOORKOUT. A Dakota Tin Mine Now Being De- veloped—Black Hills Notes. Rarmp City, Dak.,, March 24.—[Special Correspondence of Tur Bek.]—The Lookout mine, which is situated in Pennington county, about thirty-five miles west of Rapid City, is again attracting considerable atten- tion. Hon. M, H. Day, of Rapid City, is deeply interested In its development, and during the last summer associated with him in his Lookout mining enterprise some east- ern ggrlhfllm. among whom was ex-Gover- nor Hale, of New Hampshire. It is not in the Lookout mine proper that these gentle- men have obtained the body of free milling ore which is expected to prove a bonanza, but in the Spread Eagle, which adjoins the Lookout. In the latter there is said, by ex- perts who have examined it, to e a hody of freo milling gold ore of as great extent, and probably bigner grade, than the celebrated Homesiake mine at Lead City. At present, however, although the Spread Eagle orss ‘are sutficiently developed 0 show their extent and quality, the conven- iences for transporting the ore’ to the forty stamp mills owned by the Lookout company and situated about a quarter of a mile from the mine, are small. It is proposed to run o hundred foot tunnel through the mountain which stands between the mill and the Spread Eugle, and on its completion, thero is little or no doubt that a great mining camp will be established. In the vicinity of the properties of M. H. Day and his associutes, are other mineral claims which have long been known to be rich in gold ores, but which, owing to the lack of capital to work them, have lain 1dle. The Minnesota mine is one of these. It has lately fallen into the hands of Mr. Houlihan, of .Aberdecn, Dak., and several oastern capi- talists, Arrangements are being made to put up a fifty-stamp mill on this property during the summer, The Montana mine is another location whi contains an un- doubted body of free milling ore. This has been bonded by Mr, Day, and the work of developing which has been going on dur- ing the winter has shown an improving grade of ores. ‘Throughout the Black Hills the condition of business is improving. In Rapid City there is great activity in building matters, and it 1s estimated that over $125,100 worth of buildings have - been commeuced in the city during the last two weeks. The people here are expectang a large influx of people from the east, and the trans from there are bringing large numbers of land seekers every day. - LUCY PARSONS, She Makes Another Painful Effort to Achieve Notoriety. CnicAGo, March 24.—Auarchist Lucy Par- sons was the principal speaker last night at the Twelfth street ‘Turner hall, at the cele- bration of the eighteenth anniversary of the Paris commuue. About two thousand five hundred people were present and they ex- cnanged significant glances when Mrs, Parsons shouted: “We want a revolu- tion, whether peaceful or bloody makes no difference. A revolution must come.” She declared that she had but one object in life—to make rebels of them all. Atan agitation meeting to-day an anarchist named Cook worked in this expression: “They have hung the anarchi but they dou’t dare to h This met with 80 much favor thut a wotion was made asking the reporters to make special mention e —-— ermany Penal Bill, ‘The new penal bill, according to the newsnapers, is much brie: thge the unti-socialist law, which it replaces, It tenas to remove the distinction hitherto held regarding ‘social democrats, provides for more stringent dealing with political crimes and insults to the soverzign, abol- ishes permanent expulsion by mere police authority and provides for short or loug ex- pulsion after a trial for attacks on the funda- mental basis of the swte organi monarchy, or the sanctity of ma property. ' Most of the new provisions authorize the permunent interdiction of per- jodicals and papers guilty of offenses aeainst tne law, and the dissolution of so¢ and meetings, It stated that the bill will be discussed se ly by the bundesruth, and tnat it will be subinitted to the re fore Easter. . S Buiiness Troubles. Manquerte, Mich., Maten 24.—Owing to the hieavy lossos Incurred in the coustruction of a branch of the state prisou at this place, the Ishpeming building fivm of Wablman & Grip assigucd Saturday. The liabilities are about #10),000, The firm has bee largely engaged in construction iu the Lake Superior country for several years, Roxe, March 24.—In a duel with swords Deputy Cavelcloth was slightly wounded by Signor Corveto, under seerctary of the war department. The trouble yrew out of u persousl dispute. BOULANGER'S TOURS SPEEC He Alfio: Oonservatism and Re« eot’ for Religion. WILL NOT HELP IMPERIALISTS! Refuses to Be a Battering Ram to Destroy the Republic or a King 1 Maker to Restore Mon« archy. Criticisms of tho Press. [ Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennetl) « Panis, March 24 —[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bre, | —General Bous langer’s Tours speech has been duving the last week the subject of daily comment and discussion iu the Paris press. It is intereste ing to notice how the monarchical sheets, o) those which, with more br less enthusias or resignation, have accepted the electorgl alliance betweon their party and the Hous langists, receive the republican profession o faith so energetically formulated at Tours, It is ovident that the journals and monarch. ists of this stripe are not at all pleased with Boulanger's declaration that ha would not give them any kind of assistance {n their restoratio projects, and that the duty of a batterin ram for the destruction of the republic, oF of @ king malker, that they had complacently assigned to him, was not at all what suited him. Monarchists of this category have not on that account thrown Boulangerism. They have persuaded themselves into the belief that after Boulanger has aided them to re- tain their seats in tho chamber and to secure now ones, they will be strong enough to throw overboard their powerful ally and pro- tector. They indulge in the pleasant antici pation that it will then be in their power to force the president of the republic to con- vene a constitutional assembly and to s0 shape its action. that the result will bo in accordance with their wishes, These monarchial hopes and combinations are treated with much incredulity by inde- pendent conservative journals. The Figaro, in an article which attracted much attention, pointed out the weak points of these plans, and expressed the belief that the schemo could only result in the consolidation of the republic, by bringing mto existence a strong government of which the head would be Boulanger. It is also interesting to observe the interpretation that the radical elements of Boulanger's supporters put upon the conservative declarations and mod erato ideas expressing toleration an respect for religion that are contamed in the Tours speech. An article by M. Nge quet merits attention from this point of view, In the article M. Naquet says that the ad- herents of the national party, as the Boulang- 18ts now call themseives, should not be either clericals nor Jacobins, and he blames those who have followed religious questions and for the petty warfare they have waged against the clergy. The republican pross has not failed in this connection-to recall the fact that radical members of the Boulangist party took a very active and willing part in this anti-rengious policy; that M. Laguerre, La Herrisse and Naquet himself, showed them- selves very warm partisans of the seoularizas tion of public schools, and that military service for- seminary students and priests has all along been an article of faith with My Naquet, All these discussions show how difficult it is for Boulanger to huve a programme which. will bring into dccord his followers, who have come from the opposite corners of thq political horizon. In spite of this the alliance of monarchiste and radicals is still kept up under his leadership, The former submit to hearing the republic lauded as the only poss sible form of government for France, and the latter consent to forget for the present that war on the clergy has always. been thq first and most important plank in their plate form, e St THE TOURING BASE BALLISTS, They Take a Run Over to the Emers ald lsle. [Copyriaht 1839 by James Gordoi Bennet. ¥ Loxnox, March 24.—[New York He: Cable—Special to Tue Bee,|—The Ameris can base ball teams arrived at Belfast thig morning ufter a pleasant voyage across thq Irish channel and ure quartered at the Ime perial hotel. They play a game to-morrow afternoon at the Northof Iveland Cricked club grounds. They will be banquetted tos morrow night, the mayor of Belfast presidf ing. Williamson and wife are still in Lone don. They leave for Dublin on Tuesdayy President Spalding giving that day to the Irish-American members of (he party to visig friends and relatives in Ircland. Fogerty, Tener, Sullivan, Manning, Daly, Healy and Crane having a great programme laid ovt for a day’s reunion, —— The Filgri (Copyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennstr.) Rowe, March 24--[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bge.|—Since ap rival here the pilgrims have been busy from morning till night visiting intercsting moue uments of pagan and chrjstian Rome. Ever place and thing of note hus been scen, Ta the great regret of all, Right Rev. Bishop Wiggers was obliged, on account of sicks ness, to leave the pigrimage. He is ime proving und will be out inw few days, On account of the ilincss of Mrs, Lillic, Mr, Lillie, of New York, s obliged to stay in Rome, ‘Phe pilgrims attended mass wnd received Boly communion from the Right Hev, throne this morning. A short address wasg Bishop Kodemacher}in the chapekof the papml given by the bishop at the closc of muss, They leave Rome with regre kindiy feelings for the pr people, ‘They start at 7 o'clock for Naples, whenve, after a stay of o few aays, they sail for Ak exandria, A reception will be given them this evening by the Count and Countesy Moore. - Swept Away by a Flood, Lava, (via Galveston), March 24.—The Verrugas bridge, the most fumous of bridges on the Oroya railway, has been swept away by a flood. The bridge was 103 feet hgh, and its origina! cost was 400,000 soles, Thy destruction of the bridge has render trausportation from that part of the country almost impossible. Tt will provably be @ long time before it can be rebuiit. i L n Erjoying Good Health, Carno, March 24, —Mahomed Beraivi, whe brought news of the victory of Emin Pashg over the dervishes, says it was reported that Ewin was in good health and that all hig people and some Furopean travelers word with him in Bahrgazel. - y ger b aing ' L —\While dining iu General Boulauger w, e fuinting fiv and had to bis Lowe, . No serivus resul are reporiod, f