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

TuE OMAHA DaiLy BEE W "EIGHTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2. 1880, NUMBER 201 BELLICERENT GENERAL BEN. | A Pair of Legal Dogs Stir Up the Equity Oourt. NEW VESSELS ORDERED TO SAMO What s Expected of the Coming Con- gress of American Nations—Ne- braska Offices and Ofce Secks ers—Baker For Marshal. 513 FOURTEENTH STREET, WasniNarox. D. C., April 1. There was a very lively scene it the equity court to-day during the argument of a motion in the celebrated Sam Strong tunnel ciaim case, in which General Benjamin . Butler and Mr. Browning, a well known local at- torney, participated. General Butler was explaining some allegations made by Brown- ing when the tatter observed: I thought wo had the opening and the closing.”” Cene- ral Butler, who many years ago in congress mede himself famous for sarcastic remarks, and coined the celebrated phrase in retort to Sunset Cox, “'Shoo fly, don't bother me," waved his hand at Browning and hissed: ‘1 don’t propose to be snapped at by a cur.” Mr. Browning sprang to his feet and replied in apassion: “I don’t propose to be bull- dozed by a bull dog.” It looked as though a fight would be the result, when the court, Judge Cox, interposed and ordered a cossa- tion of hostilities, NEW VESSELS FOR SAMOA. Secretary Tracy, when asked this evening what further news he had from Samoa, re- plied that nothing bad becn received since the dispatches which had appeared in the newspapers of the country, and he did not expect to hear anything definitely until the arrival of the ofticial report of Admiral Kimberly, which he supposed is now on the way. “Three vessels were ordored to Sa- moa to-day,” said the secretary, ‘‘to take the place of the three which have been wrecked. The Alert sails from Honolulu, and will arrive in Apia about forty days from this time, She will reach the island before any of the German vessels can get there. The Richmond has been ord ered to sail at once from Moutevideo, She will sail round the Horn, and will reach Samoa in about sixty days. The Adams is at San Francisco, ‘where she will be detained, in all probabil- ity, for twenty days or more. She is on the docks and instructions have been given to hasten the repairs and get her ready for soa at the earliest possible moment. She will make the trip from San Francisco in about forty days. The Monongahela, which sailed on the 21st of February, will arrive in Apia about ten days from now. She has an ample cargo of coal, stores and clothing, and will be prepared to take care of the seamen who still remain In Samoa.” ““How many American seamen are on the island i’ was asked “There are about seven hundred in aly," was the reply. “Of these three hundred are Erohnl)ly ou'their way home now, and four undred are sull on the islands, The Mo- nongahela witl bring back those not needed for the other vessels, which will arrive there. Icannotsay just yethow many of them will be brought back.” “Have you any ofticial information con- cerning the policy of the German govern- ment?” “Nothing more than we have seen in the newspapers. It is reported that the three German vesscls have been ordered to proceed from the blockading squadron now at Zanzibar. It will require fifty or, sixty duys for these vessels to reach Sumoa.” “Is it the intention of the government to man- tain a fleet in Samoa constantly(” “For the present at least, yes, but I don’t think the vessels will be needed. I have every confi- dence in the ability of the gentlemen who have been sent to Germany to represent the United States in the conférence, and I feel sure that all the difference of opinion be- tween this country and Germany in the mat- ter of the settlement of the Samoan question will be settled, and that it will be but a short time time after the conference adjourns be- fore we shall be able to order our vessels elsewhere. In the meantime, however, wo will keep & small fleet in the vicinity of ' the Islands.” CONGRESS OF AMERICAN NATIONS. The delegates appointed to the congress of Amcrican nations will meet in Wasbington wery shortly to perfect an organization and look over the ground, The success of the congress will depend largely upon the number of nations that accept. The last admnistration was not in sympathy with the movement and did little or nothing to promote interest in it. Mr. Bayard sent a formal invitation to the several nations invited to participate but did not 1make any attempt to arouse enthusiasm or give the affair any more than ordinary atten- tion, For that reason the South American republics have held off to see what would happen, but now that it is known Mr, Blaine antends to make .this congress the feature of his foreign l;:llc,v it is expected that more Interest will be shown. All of the Centrul American republics, Venezucla, the Argen- tine Republic, Uruguay and Paraguay have formally accepted. Brazil and Mexico have indicated their intention to accept. Nothing has been heard from Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia or Chili. Columbia an Bolivia are in a sf of political confusion, and it is doubtful whether any representative will appear here from Boliviu and Columbia will probably send any other thun the minis- ter resident, Mr. Hurtadd. Peru 1s bank- rupt and would scarcely be able to pay com- missioners if she desired to sond thom. Ecundor is probably waiting to see what Chili will do, the latter natign has consist- ently opposed any gatheringof its neighbors or any attempt on their part to enter into litical alliances. ‘The well known purpose of Chilito obtain political control of the eu- tire west const makes her hostile so such a congress as is proposed as well as to any other measurcs looking towards a scttlement of internationsl dificulties by arbitration, NEBRASKA OFFICE) SEEKERS AND OFFICERS, Representative Connell, who leaves for lus home in Nebraska on Wednesday, has rec- ommended the appolutment of .\, 12, Hossler, of the Pawnee Itepublic, to be postmaster at Pawnee and his name will probably be effioially named to-morrow., He hus also asked for the appointmoent of other post- masters in his district as follows: John E. Dehaaney, at Hickman, Lancaster county, and Amos Tefft, at Avoca, Cuass county. Hon, J. L. Caldwell, of Lincolu, is here looking over the field in connection with his candidacy for the United States district attorneyship for Nebraska. It is not likely that there will be action taken on tho mar- shalship for Utah till the Utah commission has been selected. The president wants to nsult the commissioners and this can’t be sn- for some duys yet. FAVOR BAKER FOR MARSHAL. 1t is understood that, although no formal 4 n bas been taken by the Nebraska dele- gation in von; , & majority favor the ap- pointuient of Baker tor United Htates mar- shal. The nomination of J. 1. Kelly to be receiver of the land ofiice at Bloomington, Neb., was to-day confirmed by the senute. Captain Wildinan, of the Republican Val- oy, and Web Eaton, of Kearney, are here. rt Henry Hanna aud David A JPorier, 1o ton, 1a., sud Bepjamin F. Feather, ayne, \ e county, Nebraska, were 'aumud to practice before the in- department. lol\:‘.ir delegation called at the whito and in urged the appointment of ex-Governor Stone to be cowmissioner of the land ofiice. WABHINGTON BUREAU Tre OMATA Bre, } USTON'S APFOINTMENT CONPIRMED, !‘b:no-nmlunn to-day of John N. Huston, ‘Connersville, Ind., to be treasurer of the States to succeed Hyutt, was promptly Ly the senate. It was P’resident 's intention to nominate Mr. Huston OF tbree weoks #go; but drafls fur pay- ment in the third quarter of the fiscal year were being made out by the treasnrer, and the nomination was delayed for that reason. Huston is a banker, manufacturer and large real estate owner. He has a handsome for- tune and says the appointment will be ac cepted, simply that he may reward his friends with patrobage. He is about forty- six yoars old, tall, siender, full of energy and possessed of good busincss qualifications. His first introduction in politics was by elec. tion to the Indiana senato in 1852, 0 was chairman of the republican state central committes, in 1586, when Senator Harrison was & candidate for and came 8o near re-elec- tion, Huston managed the campaign 80 skillfully that General Harrison requested him to remain at the nead of the committee lust year and he did so. His appointment is a good one for every reason. —— e MORE SHIPS FOR SAMOA. The Richmond, Alert and Adams to Be bispatched at Once. WaAsHINGTON, April 1.—The navy depart- ment is making every effort to secure ad- equate representation at Samoa. Orders were sent out to-day to have the Richmond, Alert and Adams sent to Apia at the carliest practicable moment. While the vesscls ordered to Samoa to-day are fair vesscls of their kind, yet they are by no means equal to the three vessels which were wrecked, and are of antique type com- pared with the vessels of the German East African fleet which have been ordered to Samoa. The old Richmond is the largest of the vesscls that will go down. She was ouilt in Norfolk i 58, and is of 2,700 tons burden, long, 421§ feet broad, and . Her speed is set down as nine and one-half knots when in trim, but she is doubtless foul and much re- duced in speed by her stay in the South At- lantic waters. She is commanded by Cap- tain A, N. Reed, with Licutonant Comman- der Louis Kingsley and Lieutenants W. H. Everett, J. H. C. Cofiin, F, H. Crosby, J. M. Robinson and J. O. Nicholson, Her complement is twenty-nine officors and 321 men, The batte twelve ten-inch smooth bori zle-loading rifie, and pound breech loading rifle, 'two twenty-pound breech- loaders and some smaller guns, The Alert is a_1,000 ton vessel, built by John Roach in 1575, She carries twentv-one ofticers and 127 men. She is rated at ten knots, is 175 feet long by 32 feet beam, draws 123 feet of water, and carries a_battery of oue eleven-inch and one nine-inch smooth bores, one sixty-pound rific and four small guns in a_ sccondary battery. Her officers are Commander James D. Graham ana Lieu- tenants John Gurvin E. Greene, J. Moore, J. Purker, C.'D. Bostice and W. Hanunum, The Adams is rated at 1,375 tons, She was built in 1576 at Boston, by Donald Mc- Kay. Her length is 185 feet by thirty-five feet beam, and 13.3 draft. She is set down as a $.3-knot ship, with a battery of four nine-inch smooth bores, one S-inch muz- zle loading rifle, one sixty-pound muzzle load- ing rifle and five guns in asecondary battery. The detail for the Adams was almost com- pleted this afternoon. She will be under di- rection of Commander Edwin T. Woodward. There will be no new orders in regard to Samoan affairs given to the commanders of the vessels, Admiral Kimberly will remaim at Apin and will continue in command of the squadron. The admiral has considerable discretion vested in him and may to a considerable extent exer- cise his own judgment as to what should be done should anything occur to render new instructions advisable, they can be prepared and sent to Samoa long before the war vessels get there, BERLIN, April 1.—The cruiser Sperber and the corvette Alexandrine will depart for Samoa to replace the German war ships wrecked at Apia. ——— A Will Probably Adjourn To-day. ‘WaSHINGTON, April 1.—It seems to be the universal expectation among senators that the senate will adjourn the present special session sine die to-morrow. President Har- rison has sent in about three hundred and fifty nominations since the 5th of March, all of which, with very few exceptions, have been reported from the committee and will have been confirmed before adjourn- ment. Of the offices yet to be filled the most important are commissioner of the general land office and public printer. It is believed that they will be filled within a few days. Editor Osborne, of the Los Angeles IExpress, is believed to'be the man selected for public printer, but no satisfactory guess can be made 8s to the land commissioner, ‘The general opinion is that W, E. Meredith, of Chicago, who was supposed to be the coming man for public printer, will succeed B. O, Graves as superintendent of the bureau of engraving and printing. R — Public Debt Statement, WasHINGTON, April 1.—The public debt statement was issued to-day, s follows: Intercst bearing debt, principal, $015,05,- 532; interest, §0,003,921; total, §024,975,453. Debt on which interest has ceased since ma- turity, principal and interest, $3,097,275; debt ' bearing Do interest, $748,193,430. Total debt, principal, 81,665,132,207; intorest, §10,005,951; total, $1,675,268,158. Total _ debt, 'less available cash 68,600,058, Net cash in_ treasury, 54,000, s cash in treasury Apni 1, 1889, &€1,114,683,6 s cash in treasury March 1, 1850, §1,128,% 318. De- crease of debt during the month, $13,605, Decrease of debt sinco June 30, 1888, £50,900, Total cash in treasury as shown easurer's general account, §017, IS 2 A Graceful Tribute, WasnaNaTox, April 1.—A graceful tribute from English naval oficars was contained in the following cablegram received by Secre- tary Tracy this morning: imALTAR, March 81.—The officers of the English channel floet sympathizo with the American navy in the terrible loss of life from the wrecks at Samoa. o this message Secretary Tracy made tho foliowing reply: WAsHINGTON, April L.—Adniral Command- ing Her Majesty's Channel Fect, Gibraltar— Accopt for yourself and officers of your com- maud my grateful ucknowledguient on be- half of tne United States navy for your mes- suge of sympathy and good will occasioned by the recent disaster at Samoa. e Contivmations. WisHixeToN, April 1.—Tha senate this afternoon confirmied tne followiug nomina- tions: Lewis Wolfley, governor of Arizona; William K. Junkin, of ITowa, Indian in- spector; James £. Kelly, receiver of public moneys at Hloomington, Neb.; Louis A. Walker, secrotury of Moutana; James W. Huston, of Indiana, treasurer of the United States; Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, as- sistant treasurer at New York city; Kdwin H. Terrell, of Texas, minister to ‘Belgium; John I, Abbott, minister of the United States of Coluwmb ——————— Took the Oath. WasHiNGTON, April The new assistant suoretaries of the treasury, Batcheller and ‘Pichenor, took the oath of oftice to-day and began at once to discharge their new duties, Three United States ministers took the oathh of ofiice at the department of stato to- duy. ‘They were William N. Scruggs, who goos to Venezuela; Lansing 1. Mizner, min- ister to Central Awerica, and John Hicks, who will represeut the United States wt Peru, C. I2. Mitchell, commissioner of patents, and A. D. Huzen, third assistant postmaster aneral, also took the oath of office aud en- ered upon their new duties, e Buraed to Death, CuanBirLaty, Dak, April L—(Special Telegram to Tur Bes.|—Mrs. Francis Wein- borg, residing fourteen miles south of Kim- ball, was burned W death by a prairie fire yesterday evening. Her house being in the path of the fire, she ran out and was burned 10 death, the fre passing and burning the Leuse. THE NATIONAL SENATE. Mr. Teller States His Objections to Executive Sessions. Wasnixaroy, April 1,—Soon after the opeuing of the senate to-day Mr, Teller offered the following resolution : Resolved, That hercafter all executive nominations shall be considered in open ses- sion of the senate. He said: I donot intend to ask consid- eration of th resolution at this time..I merely offer it that it may boe referred to the committee on rules. At the next regular session of the senate, if I live to be present, Tintend to press that resolution in season and out of season. I have never believed that there was any reason why executive nominations should be considered by the senate with closed doors. I am satisfied that the great majority of the people of the Unitea States, irrespeotive of party, are of the same opinion, Iam sired of giving my reasons to the senate with ciosed doors for the votes which I give, and of seeing in the newspapers the next day entirely different reasons ascribed to me, and not infrequently no reason at all. I have never expressed a sentiment nor given a vote in the senate with the doors closed which I would not give in the open seate. 1 do not believe that any considerable number of senators desire to shield themselves from public criticism or public gaze in matters of this kind. *‘While I admit that in considering ques- tions of international relations there may be, and frequently are, times when the senato should sit with closed doors on account of great public interests, I can conceive of no reason why we should close our doors when we are asked to pass on the qualifications of men nominated for public office.” I do not desiro to conceal from the public any action of mine in reference to such mat- ters. On the contrary, I am exceedingly anxious that when I exercisea constitutional and senatorial duty here, I may execute it in the face of the whole world, or at least so much of the world that has a right to call me in question for my conduct—and that is the people of the United States. I believe that the time has come when public senti- ment will not tolerate the closing of our doors on the mere question of confirmations. I believe that that practice is one of the agencies that is calculated to bring the American senate into disrepute and into contempt, for the people will believe, under the charges that are made day by da{, that we are afraid to express our views in public, that thero is some truth in them. Newspaper men, with their zeal, must find some reason for our conduct, and very frequently put in our mouths things we never said and never thought.” The resolution was referred to the com- mittee on rules. Mr. Stewart offered a resolution, which was laid over till to-morrow, that the senate has learned with profound sorrow of the death of John Bright, and_remembering his constant and unwavering friendship for the United States, desire to join with the parlia- ment of his own country in paying a grate- ful tribute to one who, during his long pub- lic life, was conspicuous in his devotion to the cause of freedom and humanit; Messrs, Sherman and Ransom - repo rted that the committee appointed to wait on the president and inquire whether he had any further communication to make to the senate, had been advised by the president that he would to- day communicate to the senate certain mes- sages, but that after to-day no other mes- sages would be sent, except of a formal char- acter, to fill vacancies as they arise. The senate then proceeded to executive business, While the doors were closed vari- ous resolutions were reported and agreed to, authorizing several committees to sit during the recess. Adjourned till to-morrow. The Executive Session. WASHINGTON, April 1.—In secret ses- sion of the tsenate to-day there was con- siderable discussion upon the nomination of delegates to the congress of American na- tions, to be held in this city next autumn. Objection was m~de to them by the demo- crats on the grour:l that they were almost unanimously republican in politics, and it their report was to have the weight before the country and with congress that it ought 10 have, there should be a more equitable division between the two parties. Mr, Sher- man, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, which had recommended the con- firmation of the list, stated that three of them, namely, Whyte H\Idfl. Trescott (S, C.), and Hanson (Ga.), were democrats, The minor- ity senators, however, insisted that, Trescott and Hanson were mugwumps, not demo- crats, and ought not to be so considered. Mr. F'rye criticized the list of the appoint- ments, saying that so far as he knew, with a single exception noneof the delegates named out to have been appointed. He said that Whyte was opposed to paying subsidies to ocean steamship lines, being interested in the operation of clipver ships trading with South American countries, a statement which Gorman is said to have confirmed. The report of the committee went over until to-morrow without action by general consent, there being no formal motiou or ob- jection entered. e Found Dead in the Ruins. MiLwAUKEE, April 1.—Mrs. Margaret Kinlin and her three children were burned o death in their home on Fifteenth street early this morning, The house is a small two story frame building and Mrs. Kinlin, with her children occupied three rooms on the lower floor. Up stairs an old man named Jung lived with his son and two daughters and they were awakoned about 2 o’clock by the smell of smoke which seemed to come from - the room below. The son got up and going outside saw smoke bouring from the lower rooms. He smashed in the window, but got no response, and then turned in an alarm. It was an awful sight that met the eyes of the tiremen, who arrived at the house soon after 2, In the middle room, the doors of which had been tightly closed, the charred bodies of Mrs. Kinlin and two sons, John and George, aged six_and four years respectively, were found. Later the body of Richard, aged two years, was found in the basement, a hole having been burned through the floor, through which the body had fallen, There was every indication that the mother had deliberately burned herself and children to death. They had all occupled the same bed. The smoke from the fire built beneath it had smothered them all, Mrs. Kinlin's body was terribly disfigured and the children were horribly burned. Mrs. Kinlin's hus- band, who was a carpenter, died about ten mouths ago and she supported herself by taking in washing. Gigantie Co lidation. NEW Youk, April L—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)--Messrs. Gould and Hunting- ton have & plan which, if carried out, will result in a consolidation of railroad systems such as this country has neverseen before. A broker who claims to have intimate knowl- edge of Mr. Gould’'s plans said: ‘‘Before mauy weeks the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe will be consolidated with the Missouri Pacific. Then Huntington will bring in his systems, and perhaps even the Mexican roads will be incluged. The combination will come under Gould’s management and will be the most colossal arrangewent yet entered into by him. Mr, Gould’s hand is becoming more apparent every day in the hammering which Atchison stock has just received, and it is now almost a certainty that the bear raid of the last few weeks was manipuiated from the ‘Western Union building so as to give the Gould faction a chance to secure at fivtle ex- pense the blocks of Atchison which Gould @8 been after. As Gould stands in danger of losing coutrol of the Missouri Pacific, he may not be able to take that line into the consolidation systew," b R The Weather Indications. Nebrasia-—Fair westher, followed by rain; stationary temperature, southerly winds. Dakota aud Towa—Light rain, stationary tewperature, southerly winds, | NEWS OF NEBRASKA TOWNS. | A Careless FAther, Shoots His Lit- tle Boy to Death. SUICIDE OF AN OLD WOMAN, Narrow Escape of a Teamster Whose Wagon Gets im the Way of a Train—Miscellane- ous Notes. Shot Hig Boy. CextrAs, City, Neby April 1.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber.]—Yestorday morning Ellis Waldron, living eight miles west of town, started with a team and buggy to fight a prairie fire, taking a lbaded shot gun along. Just as he placed the gin in the buggy it was discharged, tho loafl taking effect i the right arm of Waldrowe son Willie, aged thirteen, cutting theJartery and almost severing the arm from the shoulder. Surgi- cal aid was at once calléd but before the boy could be helped he bled]to death, living about eigat hours after the acbldent occurred. Shot His Wife by Mistake. SonuyLer, Neb., April 1.—Mrs. Francis Seyeryn was accidentally shot by her hus- band yesterday afternoon. Mr. Severyn pro- cured a shotgun from his neighbor with the intention of going hunting. He was informed upon inquiry of his meighbor that the gun, which is a muzzle-loader, was empty. To be certain he exploded a eap upon each barrel. He then returned home, and upon entering the house he exploded @nother cap, when to his horror the gun was discharged, the con- tents entering his wife's lower limb just above the knee, nearly severing the limb. Drs. Elwood and Shafer were immediately summoned. Amputation of the limb was found necessary about widway between the knee and hip. She lies'in a critical condition and her recovery is very doubtful. A Narrow Escapa. Livcory, Neb, Apiil 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.] —Just before 8 o'clock to- night two young bloods entered G. B. Chap- man’s drug store, on O street, evidently for the purpose of theft. Oneof them sccured some knives from a case which stands ncar the entrance door, but fn his effort to appro- priate them was discovered by Mr. James Putnam, one of Jeweler Hallet's clerks, who at once attempted to effect his arrest. The would-be thief commenced to slash right and left with one of the lnives, which he suc- ceeded in getting oven. The blade struck Putnam in the right side of the neck, within an inch of the jugular vein,cutting a deep and ugly gash. A physiclan’ was called who dressed the wound, which he said would have proved fatal had it reached the artery. The thugs escaped. Fused With the Prohibs. Neb., April 1L.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The democrats and pro- hibitionists have formed a coalition and will make the fight for the mayoralty of Lincoin together. This combine was consummated at Opelt’s this afternoon at 4 o'clock, The conference committee appointed at the dem- ocratic convention last Sunday night to looi up a candidate canvassed the ficld, and fail- ing to find an available candidate, indorsed “Bishop Skinner, thejorohibitionist. This move occasions no_sur in Lincoln. It will be remembered l\l@u piohibitionists did the same thing two years ago, and the talk is to-night that deifiocracy’s bosses took this method to repay the debt. The munici- pal election here bids fair to be unusually interesting. Depot Burned. Famyoxt, Neb., April 1.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Dre.]—The B. & M. depot at this place burned to the ground this cvening at8o'clock. The fire was caused by the mght operator throwing a lighted match into a lov of oil waste while lighting the sig- nal lamps. The tickets, instruments and loose furniture were sayed. The total will wmount to between 4000 and 5,000, There was but little expres® or baggage at the depot. J. H. Garey, hardware merchant, had about 8200 worth af tinners’ tools 1 the building. ‘The freight which was totally do- stroyed, asido from tho loss to outsiders, is light. 1oss Will Swing If Caught. Ton1as, Neb., April L.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee,|—About 2 p. m. to-day a young man, name unknown, criminally assaulted Miss Lamb, a farmer's daughter living two miles east of Western, Failing n his design he set fire to the barn and fled. The young lady managed to save four horses and a cow, all the live stock in the stable. Her pareats were away from home at the time. Large crowds of Western’s ditizens and neighbor- ing farmers are scouring the country for the criminal, and if caught bie will swing to the nearest limb, Killed on the Track. CuavroN, Neb., April 1.—[Special Tele- gram to THE BEE.]—AR unknown man was killed last night by the passenger train com- ing east, four miles west of Chadron. He was walking on the track and the engincer, seeing him, slowed up, but could not stop. He was thrown off the track and his head bruised. He was picked up and brought to Chadron and died up the arrival of the train, He is supposed to hgye been working on the Burlington & Missouri tuanel, Coro- ner Waller empanelled a jury, and they ad- journed until to-morrow’ to get more evi- dence. He bad a satchel when last scen, ana this has not been tound. An 014 Lady Suicides, PoNcaA, Neb., April 1.—|Special Telegram to e Bek.)—Caroline Schmidt, an old lady of this place but a few years from Germany, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by banging herself in & stable adjoining her daughter's residence, & few miles in the country., Sho was visiting the daughter, ‘The authorities did not deem it necessary to hold sn inquest, as It was apparent that death was the result of her own act, The cause is & mystery, though among the neigh- bors many are assigned, Old ageand feeble- ness of mind are regarded us the principal ones, She was honest mad very industrious, and bad the respect of all, Arrested While Drunk. Pexpes, Neb., ‘April 1—[Special to Tuz Bee,]—Charles DeWitt, a horse thief, was arrested at this plaee about 7 o'clock last night, by George Sherwood, a special deputy sheriff from Ponca. The man arrested stole a horse from his brother last Friday night, and came to this town Saturday afternoon, when he started in on a contract of drinking all the liquor in town, and when arrested last night he was too drunk to realize the se- riousness of the matter, He was taken back to Ponca this morning, e — The Fateiul Prairie Fire. UNADILLA, Neb., April 1.—|Special Tele- gram to 'Pue BEE. |—A fire on the farm of John Copley, two miles southeast of here, to-day destroyed two barns, contaning a large amount of grain, two head of cattle, several hogs and ope horse. It originated from a pralrie fire, which got beyond Mr. Copley's control. A fiue young orchard was also destroyed by theffire runuing through it. Loss $1,200; no insurance, 0 kicense. Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —The spring election comes off to-morrow. The tickets are license or no li- cense, Ed Berry is the standard bearer of the former, A. D. Willlams of the latter. Both are excellent young men. It is hard to foretell the result. —— University Oratorical Contest. LixcoLy, Neb., April 1.—[Special Tele- gramto Tne Bee.|—The oratorical contest between four speakors of the state univer- sity was held tonight to decide who should represent tho university in the state contest which takes place at Crete in a fow days, and which will, in turn, decide who represent the state in the inter- state oratorioal contost between representa- tives from all the westorn and northwestern states. The gentlemen chosen were H. C. Peterson, of the Union society and I, S. Allen, of the Delphian. A Girl Wins the Prize. Onn, Nob,, April 1.—[Special to Tur Bee. | ~The.M. E. church was packed to-night the occasion being the annual declamatory con- test of the Ord high school. The judges, after careful consideration, awarded the first prize to Miss Jennic Auble, who will represent Ord at the Central Nebraska high school declamatory contests to be held at Aurora, April 19, The Wagon Was Hurt. CextrAL Crty, Neb, April 1.—|Special Telegram to Tar Bee.)—This morning as a Swede named Benhart was driving acr the Union Pacific track a fast train ran into his wagon, smashing it beyond recognition and scattering broadcast the lumber and flour with which the wagon wus loaded, Bennart escaved unharmed. An Anniversary. Osciora, Neb.. April 1.—|Special to Tie Bee.]—Rev. Dr. Johnson, pastorof the M. E. church, and his wife, gave a reception at the parsonage Saturday evening, it being the twelfth auniversary of thewr marriage. s it MRS, STONEWALL JACKSON, The President Sald to Have Tendered Her the Richmonad Postofiice. RronMoND, Va., April 1.—[Special telegram to Tue Bee.]—The contest between thé rival factions here for tho Richmond postofiice has assuined a singular phase. It is now stated that President Harrison has tendered the oftice to Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, This lady lived nere until a few years since, when her daughter was married, She has been living with her father in North Carolina during the past six months. Her fathor has reached a very advanced nge, for which reason sho declined the tender of the postoifice at Lexington, Va., where the body of her hus- band is buried. Her friends here, will, however, endeavor to fnduce her to ac- Richmond vostmastership, which is ¢ one. 1t is statad that the presi- dent thinks that by the appointment of Mrs. Jackson he will not have to recognize cither of the contending republican factions here, and will at the same time give a position to 4 lady held in high osteom by all. Railroad Elections. Crmicaco, April 1.—The Chicago & Alton stockholders met to-day in annual session and unanimously re-clected the old board of directors and officers of the company. only v of Lorenzo Blackstone,. The po filled by the clection of the late director's son, William N. Blackstone. The old ofi- cers were re-elected at a subsequent meeting. A mecting of the stockiolders were also held of the Joliet & Chicago road, the Mis- sissinpi River Bridge company, the St. Louis, Jacksonviile & Chicago road, angythe Alton & St. Louis, all- uader the Altof. manage- ment. The old officers and dirccts of cach of theso organizatiohs were unanimously re- elected. el o T The Death Record. Cuicaco, April 1.—Rev. T. N. Morrison, the oldest Episcopal clergyman in the Chi- cago diocese died at his residence here of Bright's discase last night. OrTAWA, April 1.—-Hon. Jobn Henry Pope, minister of railways, died this afternoon, after a long and painful illness. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 1. A, P. Allis, hcad of the great Reliance works, one of the largest foundries and machine shops in the country, died suddenly to-night, Pauis, April 1.—Martell, head of the great aistillery at Cognac, is dead The Michigan Elections. Derrorr, Mich., April 1.—An election was held in this state to-day for a justice of the supreme court and university regents, also a constitutional amendment increasing the salary of the governor trom §1,000 to $4,000. Returns received at a late hour indicate a victory of the republican ticket, and that the amendment has been carfied. Tn this city the women exercised the electorial privileges forthe first time, voting for school directors. Steamship Arrivals, At Bremer Haven—The Werra, from New Yorlk. At Queenstown—The British King, from Philadelphia. At Philadeiphia—Tno Ohio, from Livor- 00l PORY Glasgow—The Stato of Georgia, from New York. At Livernool—The Kansas and_ Virginian from Boston, and the Balimore, fro m Bal more. —_— The Visible Supnly. Cuicaco, April 1.—The visible supply for the week ending March 80, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follows: Wheat, Corn.... Bushels, 29 ),000 * 16,530,000 7,187,000 Ry L 1545.000 Burloy. 1,243,000 An Imitator of Vines. CiicAco, April 1L—Thomas Vines, the clerk who packed himself in a trunk and was shipped to St. Louis with several thousand dollars stolen from his employers, has an imitator in the very man who succeeded him inthe Adams & Westlake manufacturing company. The new culprit is Herbert Chambers, a decidedly prepossessing, woll- dressed young fellow, ‘Chambers was ar- rested for stealing $500. He acknowledged his guilt, laying 1t to extravagant living. el S A Letter From Stanlev. LoND 0N, April 1.—A letter from Henry M. Stanley dated September 4, has reached a friend of the explorer in Edinburgh. It con- tains nothing new. Sir Francis De Winton, president of tne Emin Bey relief committee, says that the letter from Stanley will make five newspa- per columns, so that it will not be published efore to-morrow, and that the government Is ignorant of its contents. it A Kansas County Seat Flgnht. Sr. Fraxois, Kan., April 1.—|Special to Tuk Bek.|~Blakeman and Atwood, located about four miles apart, near the center of Rawlins county, are in the midst of a county seat fight. Atwood is the proud possessor of the bone of contention, while Blakeman is making a desperate struggle to get it away from her. Both towns are coufident of success, The Ozer Thor 1y Alarmed, 8. Peresssona, April 1, Russian news- papers have been prohibited from publish- ing reports of the discovery of the illicit manufacture of bouds at Zurich. The police are said to have discovered in the suburb of St. Petersburg an important clue to the al- leged conspiracy agai st the czar. It 18 said that the czar Is thoroughly alurmed, - 80ld to the Sugar Trust, Sax Fraxcisco, April 1.1t is stated that the American sugar refinery was formally 80ld to an easteru sugar Lrust to-duy. A HITOH. The French Government and the Mag- istracy at Loggerheads. Pantg, April 1.—[New York Herald Cable. —Special to Tne Bes.|—The proceedings which the government seems decided to m- stitute against Boulanger, on the charge of conspiracy against the safety of the state, 18 the burning question of the noment. It was expected that tho chamber would have been met with a demand for its authorization of the contemplated prosecution on Saturday, but it seoms certain that on the morning of that day M. Bouchez réfused to put his sig- nature to the demand. In consequence tho government for the moment was placed in tho presence of an obstacle, which, however, it is credited with the intention to overcomo by asking M. Bouchez The misunderstunding between government and the magistracy a% the outset of this affair at this moment is of the gravest character and causes many doubts as to the wisdom and utility of prose- cuting Houlanger. It is impossible to com- ment logically upon the affair without an ex- act knowledge of the facts, and to say whether the cabinet or M. Boulanger is in the right 1t would be necessary to make a thorough study of the facts in the hands of the judicial and governmental authorities. The procurer gencral's resistance may have a motive in the fear of being implicated in a trial which would expose him to the resent- ment of the Boulangists, no trifling matter, supposing thav party should at a later period hold the reins of government, or in legiti- mate scruples, due to a conviction that Bou- langer is not culpable before the law. It will be known which of these hypothesis is cor- rect when the facts upon which the indict- ment is founded are known more explicitly. At present all that has been made public is that the charges against Boulanger are simi- lar to those on which the leaders of the Ligue des Patriotes are arraigned before the tribunal correctionual, which have been brought within the cognizance of the public by the illegal publication of the indictment in several journals, The dominant impres- sion remaining after the perusalof the docu- ment is that the counts of the indictment are sufficient to sustify the prosecution for illegal association and even for participation in a secret society, but that they are fmsy and feeble as grounds for un accusation of conspiracy against the state. The gravest charge against the league is that of having advocated the mobilization of the league forces, but the object they had in view nas not been ascertained with precision, There is nothing to prove that Boulanger had any personal connection with the Ligue des Patriotes save the fact that he gave it a sub- scription of 300 francs. It is impossible not to suppose that the government has in its possession other proofs which it Fefrains from making public at the presant junctur otherwise the prosceution which it contem- plates would bea gruve imprudence even from the point of view of the government, for if the trial resulted in acquittal, the de- feat would be disastrous for the whole re- publican party. If, on the other hand, an illegal and unjust condemnation, inspiredby political passion were pronounced, public opinion would rise in revolt against his judge and accusers. e e +Wyoming Stock Interests. CueyeNNe, Wyo., April 1.—[Svecial Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—A well attended " meot- ing of the Wyoming Stock Growers' associa- tiod was held here to-day. A.T. Babbitt, manager of the Standard Cattle company, presided. The report of Secretary Adams shows the present membership of the asso cuation to be 133. The association is out of debt and in good financial condition. Te torial Veterinariun Holcomb reported quar- antine arrangements perfect aud no discase existing in the territory whatever. An ef- tort to dispense with the association under the plea that the board of territorial live stock commissioners created by an act of the last legislature was sufticient to attend to all business heretofore looked after by the stock associntion was defeated, The meeting de- cided to contnue the work of the association, reducing membership fees 80 as to allow of owners of small berds joining. Reports of range cattle owners from all parts of Wyom- ing_indicate®*no losses whatever in stoci during the past winter, The outlook for the cattle. business for the present year is favorable. Labor Troubles. Burraro, April L—About six hundred members of the carpenters and joiners union and two hundred members of the painters union quit work to-day because the bosses refused to allow nmne hours as a full day’s work, beginning to-day. S1. Lours, April L—About twelve hundred of the 2,000 carpenters of this city went on a strike this morning for eight hours a day and forty cents per hour as standard wages. il 1.—Over two hun- morning for a re- duction of hours from nine to eight and &: per day, as herotofore veceived. The em- ploying'firms refuse the demands and have telegraphed east for men, S The Confederate Home. NEw Yorg, April L—Mayor Stewart, a member of the board of directors of the national confederate soidiers’ home at Aus- tin, Tex,, received atelegram from the pres- dent of the board of dircctors at Austin stating that the Texas legislature had passed a bill leasing tbe old capitol building at Austin for ten years at $5 per annur I'he e coustitution forbids the property being given, and hence tlis nominal rentai. This income will maintain fiftecn inmates an- nually, as the cost is about £8 ver month per ptia. Up to this date about $1,500 have been sent o Treasurer Chauncey M. Depew for the home, el A Religious Lunatic's Deed, JacksoN, Mo., April L heriff John Husky, of Bollinger county, has placed in jail Amanda Lasater, charged with murder, and her husband, Mouroe, as accessory, 'Ihe husband recently became @ religious lunatic, claiming to have received from God a com- mund to preach, but first to offer his four- teen-months old child as a sacrifice. Ho made his wife strangle the infant, claiming that the Almighty had promised to resurrect the the child on thethird day When Lasa- tor was urrested he had been carrying the dead iufant in his arms for two days. The Yankton Yax , Dak,, Aprii L—(Special Tele- gram to Tur 13ee.] —The city elestion passed off quietly to-day, and the whole republican ticket for city officers was clacted, Ior mayor, H. B, Wyna recoived 830 votes, to 805 for . J. KKahn, William Biatt was elceted city treasurer, Coulton marshal and A, Bayles city justice. James Crowe and M. J, McLuwn, aemocrats, and Jacob liranch and Louis Sawpson, republicans, were eiected to the council, T.at footings claim the elec- tion of W. I, Eldrege, democrat, over S, A. republican, by six votes. R A Wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio. WugeLiNg, W, Va, April 1,—A lo . tive and fourteen cars of @ Hallimore & Ohlo freight train went through & burning bridge over Hart creek, eighty wiles east of this city, this morning. Burning timbers from the bridge set fire to the cars acd they were burned. 'Phe cavoose did not leave the track, and all the crew e: , though two unknown trawmps stealing a ride went down with the wreck and were burned. The engineer und ircwen saved thowselves by jumpiug, 10 FOR THE PROMISED LAND A Lottor of Instructions Regarding Oklahoma Lands. ey HOW ENTRIES MAY BE_ MADE, A Provision of the Law to Which the Attention of Soldiers and Sail- ors 18 Espectally Directed, WASIINGTON, April 1.—The commissiones of the general land offloe, with the approval of Secretary Noble, has issucd to the regisc ters and receivers of the newly established land ofiices in Oklahoma a letter of instruc. tions, which is of special intorest to persons desiring to sottle in that torritory. Tae most important features of the letier are the following: All except reserved lands are made sub- ject to entry by actual settiors under the homestoad laws 1 31) certain modifications, Attention is directed to the general circular of January 1, 1880, containing the homestead laws, and the ofticial regulations thereunder These laws and regulations aro modified spenial provisions of the acy of March 1880, in the following particular: 1." The rule stated under the title, “Only one homestead privilege to the same person permitted,” is so modifiea as to admit o homestead entry being made by anyons who, prior to the passage of said act, had made homestead entry, but failed from any cause to secure title in fee to land contained therein, or who, having secured such title, d1d 80 By what Is known as commutation of his homestead entry. With regard to a por- son making homestead entrics and failing to acquire a title thercunder, or commutin them after the passage of sald not of Marel 9, 1889, the rule as to second homestends i8 Operative and will be enforced in relation to th lants, as well as others. 2. The statute provides for the disposal of these lands *to actual settlers under home- stead laws only,” and while providing that “ithe rights of honorably discharged union soldiors and_sailors in the late cival war siiall not be abridged,” makes no meation of sections under which such soldiers and sailors, their widows and orphan children, are permitted, with regard to public lan generally, to make additional entries in cers tain cases free from the requirements of actual settlement on cntered tract. It is therefore held that soldiers’ or sailorals ditional entries cannot be mudeiom. lands under said sectionsyt “unl the party claiming will, in addition to the proof is made for actual scttiement t squired, make affidavit that the ente and cultivi . Entries will not be subject to commutatiol under section 2 Auy person applyini cnter or file for homestead will be requl first to ma'ce afidavit, in addition to requirements, that he did ot violate the by entering upon or occupying wny. po of lands priorto April 2. Town site tries may be allowed, but limits the ares any such entry to one-half scotion, or acres, as the maximum, whatever the ni ber of innabitaats. e SIMPLY AN IDIOT. The Young Man Who Wants to $50,000 lor a Wifeg | o - Monrts, Minm,* April 1. le..*j. gram to T .|-=Who is G, D. B This query has been going the rounds the Miuneapolis and St. Paul dailies, 0¥ to-an-advertisement which appearsd 8 Twin City papers a short time ago, offerla £50,000 for a wife. He is a resideat of th village and works in_the Tribune office. He is known here as D. S. Benedict. He is quiet: makes few acquaintances; and im ,. was comparatively little known before & came out that he was the hero of the ad- vertisement. He boards in a private family and they say that he is yery roserved: nover engages in conversatiof; never goes ou fn the evening, and after supper retires to his room. No one seemed to know anything about him before he came he) te is about". five feet five inches in height; 'fi"‘ coms plexion, and would appear to g Gwenty years old, He 15 going to country school in this county and will ceive 30 per month, out of which he is to pay his board. He advertised some time in January, und asked to have all latters to G. D. Barton, Norcross, Minn., care of Dy 3. Benedict. About a wi nfter that & pal of letters was forwar to M and every mail brought two or thi A letter dated Paul, Minn, M but bearing the Morris, Minn,, seemed to trace the matter here, the Minneapolis gentleman got an ap his letter it was confirmed. Wi viewed, Barton denied stoutly that he ever sent an advertisement to Minneapolis that he had_ever received any dressed to G. D, Barton, care of Dy 8, dict. If notoriety was his objdet he has gained what he sought. Pt —— Cowboy Lochinvae, New YORK, April 1.—|Special T Tug Bee,)—Coddington, the young Lochinvar who eloped from Colorado with & (& rauchwan’s daughter, as mentioned in last = night's dispatches, was secn in the tombs this morning by a reporter. He says he run away with the girl four years & Coddington left his home, then in Newarls, N. J., and shipped on a sailing vessel in New. York harbor bound for the Pacitic coast, € Cape Horn the vessel was wrecked, B escaped, though Coddington received nju which laid him up for weeks, He was take to Itio de Janeiro, where he lay in a hospital for three weeks, where Lie was befriended by awealthy Spanish gentleman, When hie recovered the Spuniard procu him transporiation to Los Angeles, Gal where he (the Spaniard) had & brethy with whom Coddington lived and woi as a cowboy and gener: ranchman a long time. He afterwards wonl on u ranch owned by Senator Dorséy andt Moxwell company in Colorado, 1ie™ W near Trinidad, Colo., iast March, and following July he was taken siclk | ‘; b | companions 1t him. When ho recovered: ; procured work with A, M, Rylo, f ":& s young wife. Lylekept o bodrding houss S for miners at the Zopher mine, ul ou miles from Trinidad. While wor Coddington saw considerablo of Miss relia, and an attachment sbrung up thew. Sho told him her parcnts ab She had been intending 1o clope with & boy before Coddiugton "put in o . but the cowboy bad gone away. S besought Coddington to take her with hig und make her Lis wife, Ho did so. dispatches say it 1s the_girl's father’ that Coddingion burued Loforo 1o ier. Presidentia WASHINGTO: ~-The presidont the following nomiuutions o the senate day: Jemes N, Huston, of Indians, to treasurer of the United States; Ellis Roherts, of New York, to be assistant urer at New York city; William ¥, WI of Massuchusetts, to be assistant of state; Georgo R. Shiclds of to be assistant attors vice Rioburd Mongon: Mujor ~Cherles C. B > be tieutenant colonel aud SrEeon, tain Curtis Murin, assistant sury vank of wajor M., KoV 0 ier'of Tleleng secretary of Montuna; James P, Nobraska, receiver of publie n i3laomin Neb.; William W. Pairtiold, a., Indian inspec b o - 3 Fhe Missionavies are 8 Loxvox, April 1.~I'he eiurch soclety hias recelvad word thut thy aries in Nyanza una Usagara nee