Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1889, Page 1

" NINETEENTH YEAR HOUSE AND SENATE GOSSIP. Socenes and Incidents of the Opening Day in Congrees. FLOWERS ON. EVERY DESK. Cowles of North Carolina Vents His Bpite on Carlisle—The Lottery of Beats~Nebraskans Unlucky — Miscellancous, Wasnrxarox Buneav Tie Oxana Bee, 513 FounTEENTH & Wasnixaron, D, C, There was the usual crowd of st and people about town at the opening of the Fifty-firat congress at noon today. No un- usual features marked the occasion. The procecdings in the senato were characterized only by the admission of four of the new senatol Messrs. Pettigrew and Moody from South Dakota and Messrs, Allen and Sauire from Washington taking the oath of ofice. As they proceeded down the aisle to the desk of Vice President Morton, where the oath was aaministered by the presiding officer of the senate, the crowd in the galleries applauded vigorously and continued to give evidence of its enthusiasm over the admis- sion of the new states till Mr. Morton rapped fororder. The senators were escorted in the following order: Mr. Moody, by Mr. Platt; Mr. Pettegrow, by Mr. Spooner; Mr. Alle, by Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Squire by Mr. Hoar, As soon as the outh was admin- ister8d each of the new senators were intro- duced to Vico President Morton, and they then placed their signatures in the senate book of registration. Mr. Squire wrote his name first and Mr. Pettigrew was the last to attach lis signature to the book. The new scnators ars seated behind new desks which are in sharp contrast with those occupied by the old sen- ators. The new desks are of light colored cherry while the old ones are somewhat darker 1 color, doubtiess by age, This malkes 1t eas itors in tue g ies to pick out the new from tha old sen; The senators from North and South Dakota and Washington are provided with seats on the republican side while two seats have been side for Montana on the democratic side. The latter can bo chauged to the republican side if occasion de- mands, The two senators from North Dakota are expected to arrive tomor- row and take the oath, ‘There was a pro- fusion of flowers around the senators’ desks, but it was observed that two-thirds of them appeared on the republican side, A wrong impression prevaiis in regard to the time when the long and short terms of the new seuators are to be determined by drawing lota, A resolution providing for the determination of the loug und short terms was presented by Mr. Hoar, and it was re- ferred to the judiciary committee. It does not necessarily follow that there will be lru'\ly wction upon this resolu- tion. On the contrary, it is likely it will not be reported and adopted under some weeks, probably nov until after the holidays. The senators will contivue in oftice and if there should never be a report upon the resolution to determine the lengths of their terms and no action should bo taken in any other direction, there would of course be nu expiration of their torms. NEURASKA'S DELEGATION. The Nevraska delegation fared a little un- fortunately in the seat drawiag lottery. It was late and nearly all of the choice seats had been selocted pefore Mr. Dorsey, the first of the dciegation called, heard his name, He succeeded, however, in getting a wvery good seat. It s located down in front and near the center of the republican siae, Mr, Lehlbach of New Jersey is his right band man, Messrs. Connell and Laws were called late and got outside seats. The Iowa delegation was also called 1ate and most of the members were located on the out- sido rows. When tho name of Colonel Henderson of Dubuque was called there was long and continued applause. He got bacl of the republican leaders. Ex-Goy- ernor (ear, although drawn later, succeeded in getting very rear tho bunch of leaders. He sits besiae Ezra B, Taylor of Ohio, with MceKiuley, Cannon and other well known members very near. Major Conger of Des Moines took i seat ncar the conter of the re- blican side. Not far distant from Major nger {8 Mr, Kerr in easy access of the leader. The new state members are well located. Messrs, Gifford and Pickler of South Dakota are near the center of the republican side. Mr, Hansbrough of North Dakota, Mr. Carter of Montana and Wilson of Washing- ton have back seats in the center of the west, side. I'red Dubois and ex-Governor Corey of Wisconsin are just a few seats around to tho east and in the very center of the repub- lican side, IN THE HOUSE. The corridors of the far more crowded than those around the senato. I'here was a general but mistaken impression that somehow there ‘would be a row in the house when the mem- mers came to be sworn in. Some of the mosy extravagant ramors were circulated, though it was known at a conference neld by both parties that it had been detormined that no effort would be made to order the contest- anls to stand aside, Stlll long before noon thare was such a jam in the corridors lead- ing 10 the galleries sot apart for spectators thut two or three ladies were overcome by the crowd and heat. The members as usual wviolated the rule by bringing their wives and duughters on the floor. When thie doors were at last opened, about 11 o'clock, the gallories were filled in a twiok- ling, The diplomatic and executive galler- ies were crowded, but nor one of the execu- tive dopartments were rcpresented by their chiofs, nor was any member of the presiden- tial family present. Contrary to all expecta- tions the scene on the floor was as humdrum 88 if the house had been adjourned only a week. - Hore ana there devoted friends had sent the usual floral token, tho most remark- able of which in every sonse of the word were two wonderful designs sent to Mr. McCarthy, the ‘“Little Gunt” of the Eighth district of New York. Mr. McCarthy represents o wonderful district aud tho combinations of flowers which he received wero thoroughly ropre- sentative of the distriot. The design was admitted to be the biggest and at the same time the most grolesyue that ever was brought to the 3 ‘T'he speaker’s desk was almost hidden be- hind banks of roses and chrysanthemums, Other members were also remembered as usual, Mr, iteed sat in s old chair with BSenator Payne of New York, ana there re- celved the congratulations of his friends, Perhaps the most importaut stranger on the floor was the Hou, William A. Kusson of lowa. Mr. landall was not present and fndoed there is grave reason to behieve that he will not be present for many weeks to come as he is much more serionsly 1l than his family Will wdmit. Promptly at 12 o'clock General Clark,clerk of the ola house, called the house to order. In a twinkliug the subdued roar of conversa: tion subsided und in the sileoce that spread over the house and galleries the clicking of the telegraph instruments in the adjoinin corridor could be distinetly heal all over the house, General Clark seemed a littlo necvous and could not vepeat the usual formula of calling the bouse to ordor. He sucoeeded af lust and managed to call the roll. Here came the first disappointment for tho galleri; Comptou of Maryland, 1s the first con- teated wember and it was Loped that there would be some sort of action taken by the ropresontatives whea his name was reached. Nothlu{ of the kind occurred, however, and General Clark avnounciog that a quorum of the house was present the vote was begun for the speaker. Mr. Cowles of North Carolina opened his house were | carcer in this session by an_exhibition ot | himself. He voted for Mr. AmosJ, Cum- | mings of New York for speaker. This ho did becuuse last year Mr. Carlisle, then speaker of the house, refused to recognizo Mr. Cowles whon he was loaded with the in- tornal revenue repeal bill, and Mr. Cowles took this course to gratify his revenge. It caused goneral and amusement. On their anuoun vote, Mr, Car- lislo and Mr. Mo ated to escort tho new speaker to the chair, They founa some little trouble in enter- ing the main door owing t tha vast crowd of curious people that collectea around the door to see the speaker. They tinally succeeded and Mr. Reed was conductéd 10 the chair amid great applause, Judge Kelly administered the oath to Mr. Reed and Mr. Reed followed in a brief ad dr With this the first session of the first congress was maae ready for busi- n The only sensation of the day was one least expected, namely, 1n the fact that the gentleman who had been nominated by the caucus for chaplain was turned down most emphatically and the chaplain of the last house, Mr. Milburn, waselccted in nis stead, Mr, Cheadle of [ndlana making the point that the chaplainship was a purely non-par: tisan position and on that account the blind man should be retained, The drawing of seats was introduced by an_argument on a resolution granting the privilege of choosing their seats to a few of the members before lots were drawn, Mr. O'Neil of Peansylvania innocently contend- g that members who had served thirteen terms or over should be granted the privi- lege, until some one reminded him that he was one of the few members of that class and the suggestion was lost amid laughter and applause. It was finally granted to allow ex-Speakers Banks, Randall and Carisle and Judge Kelly, the “father” of tho house, their choice. After that the choico procceded by lots, a blind-folded page drawiug a number from a box, and the mewber stanaing on the alphabeticul list corresponded with the num- ber was eiven the chof As usual there was some funny incidents, The best choice fell to the newest members, and some of the old membors were compelled to wait till the last. Mr, MeKwiey found a seat justin front of Mr. Reed, and that gentleman’s seat was taken by Mr. Hermann of Orogon, Mr. Randall, Mr, Banks and Mr. Kelly choso their former svats, and Mr, Carlisle's seat at onee became the rallying poiot of the leaders of the democratic wing. He has about him the two Breckenridges, Mills and McCreary. ‘he center of the republican party lies in the two rows where Reed formerly sat. Congregated all ubout Mr. McKwmiey are Dodge, Payne of Pennsyivania, Butierworth of Onio, Lodge of Massachusctts, Hender- son of Illinois, McCollis of _Maryland, and near by are Cannon and Burrows. alr. Barnes of Georgia, the *Jumbo of the house, weighing some three hundred pounds, oc- capies the first seat on the democratic side, just under the speaker's eye. Roswell 2. Flower, the New York millionaire aud late presidential aspiraut, sits two seats from him. Strange to say, some of the most em- inent men of the house were the last to find seats and the stranger coming to the galleries will flad 1t diflicult to 10cate those who were formerly pointed out as leaders of the house. WINDOM'S RECOMMENDATIONS, In the estimates of the secretary of the treasury of tho approvriations required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1801, sent to congress today, the secretary recommends an aporopriation of $1,600 for the Omaha and Winnebago Indian ugency, £1,600 for the Suntee agen 200 for the support of the ioux and different tribes, including tne Sautee and Sioux of Nebraska. For pay of additional employes of the several agencies for the Sioux in Nebraska ana Dakota, 3 68,500 is recommended usainst §1,318,5 appropriated lust year. Kor the sup- port of the Indian school &t Genoa, pupils $125 per annum; pay of superintendent $1,500 per year, re- pairs and eraction of buildings, including heating apparatus, $40,000, the same as wus appropriated last year. The capucity of the school 18 represented to be 200 pupils, For continuing the improvements to the Mis- souri river under the commission at Sioux City $100,000 is recommended, at Omaha £160.000, at Plattsmouth 810,000, at Nebras- ka City $100,000, at Rulo $100,000, at Santee, Mo., .000; \nuing | improvenients above Sioux City $175,000, continuing opera- tions below Stoux «City $60,000. Missouri improvements as a whole $2, is recommended. For the support of Indian school at Pierre, S. D., 35,000 is recommended, against $25,000 last y NEW POSTMA! Nebraska—Pink, Jefferson county, Solon B. Carpenter, vice T. J. Dokalos, removed; Haigler, Dundy county, A. C. Welch, vice . W. Dunlap, removed; Harbene, Jefferson county, George B. Murray vice J. M. Wild- habes, removed; Waco, York county, John J. Evans, vice H. S. Burch, removed; West- ern, Saline county, W. D. Thins, vico 1. King, removed, South Dakota—Mount Vernon, county, James Haynes, vice M. Dougnerty, removed; Garden City, Clark county, Charles k. Edwards, vice M. T, C. Newell, removed. Dawson MISCELLANEOUS, The United States steamer Eaterprise, now in English waters and under orders to come home, has been ordered by the navy department to proceed to Antwerp, secure the remains of ex-Minister Pendleton and convey them to the United States for burial. James H. Blodgett of Roclford, 111, has been appointed special agenf to collect sta- tistics of eduvation in tue United States for the cleventh census. A preliminary meeting of the National Wool Growers’ association was held today. Owing to the non-arrival of alurge number of delegates the regular business of the meeting was adjourned until womorrow. [t is understood that the part of the Mills' hill referring to wool and woolens as amended by the senate at the last session will receive the endorsement and support of the asso- ciation, The attorney for Swift & Company of Chicago appeared before the dressed beef committee today and told the committee that Swift is willing to attend the sessions of the convention when invited to do so. After examining George I, Williams of the Chica- %o stockyards briefly, the committee ad- journed to meet at the call of the chairman, ‘who stated that he would offer u resolution giving the committes authority to sit during the sassions of the senate. Mr. and Mrs. Paulhamus of Aberdeen, S, D., arrived this afternoon. Mr. Paulhamus is o banker and he and Mrs. Paulbawus came with the special train of Dakotans who are here to seo tneir senators and congress- men enter upon their duties. A large party came from Aberdeen, but they arrived too late to see the opening of congress. Senator Pettigrow had a large svace set aside for South Dakotans in a private gallery of the aate, but as the expected visitors did not arrive until after the session opened others were aamitted, Ex-Congressman Holmes of Towa, the ser- geant-at-arms of the house, arrived this af« ternoon and has taken rooms at Wormley's He is being congratulated tonight by scor: of his friends in congress and hosts of friend: in private Life. Major Holmes is the first wau who has had ofiice thrust upon him in the organization of either branch of congress in many years, and he will bear the honors as gracefully as he bore his responsibilities 48 @ member of the house during the past balf dozen years. Mr, Herbert M, Rogers of Princeton col- lexre, & son of Mr. Mil Rogers, is spend- ing a fow days in the city with his auot on Rbode Island avenue. Penny 8, Heara, Windom's timates. WasniNaron, Doe, 2.—Secrotary Windom today trausmitted to congress his estimates for the appropriations required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1501, He estimates that the sum of §41,425,0i7 will be needed. ‘The estimates for 1500 were §323,427,403, The ap- propriations for the present fiscal year were ), 495, U36. ‘I'iie principal increase in the estimates is for pensions aud public works, the former exceeding the appropriations for the present year by 3,827,516 and the latter by $0,996,- mo i The lreath Record. CricaGo, Dec. 2.~Isane L. Muliken, mayor of Chicago, died today. He seveoly-six yeurs old, LONG STANDING FEUD ENDED. An Towa Farmer Killed By Two of His Neighbora. THE MURDERERS AT LARGE. An Old Colored Man at Oskaloosa Almost Chops His Wife to Pieces With an Ax—Other Hawke eye Murdered by His Neighbors. Stovx Crry, Ia, Dec. 8—[Special Tele- gram to Tig Bee.|—James Shannon and mer Thimple this aftornoon shot and killed James Dugeon, a farmer living three miles west of Onawa, in Monona county. The tragedy 1s the culmination of a long standing neighborhood quarrel. A year ago D was married and he and his wife board Shannon's house. They geon moved on an adjoining farm. During the summer there were three or four law- suits between them, one being for slander of Shannon's wife. There ware threats of vio- tence aud both parties went armed. For weeks there has been a quarrel over a farm road. Shannon today ordered Dugeon to desist from usiag the road. Secing the latter drive in a buggy towards the road, Shannon, calling Thimple to his aid, confronted Dugeon. Shannon was armed with u gun and Thimple with a rovolver, The two men fired and wounded Dugeon, whereupon he drew a_revolver and pursued them to a corn fleld, firing as ho ran, He lad gone no great distance, how- ever, bofore he foll dead. Shannon and Thimple mountea their horses and fled and have pot been arrested, Cold-Blooded OsKALOOSA, Ia. gram to Tnx B g an old colored man by the nameof David Martin bratally assaulted his aged wife with an ax while asleep in bed and inflicted three ugly wounds from which she cannot recover. “The two haa parted some time ago and Mrs. Mattin had applied for a divorce. As stated by members of the fawily, the old man had been drunk for two weeks past and the last timo ho had been at the houso was last Friday night, at which time he swore he would kil ner. He entered the house about 6 o'clock Sunday morning by climbing aladder to the top of the back porch and frow there in through an upstairs window 1 the hall. He then weat down stairs and broke open the door leading into the room where s wife was sleeping with two of at Oskaloosn, [Special Tele. sterday morn- her little granddaughters, and goiog up to the bed he dealt her three blows before any one about the house was aroused. The little 1718 awakened in time to see hum strike the third blow, and, by grasping the ax thoy prevented him from chopping her to death. he screams of the children aroused the neighbors, and a horrible spectacie was pres- ented to tnose who were the first to enter the house. The bed clothes and furniture were all besmeared with blovd, and the terrible scene was made the more hideous by the moans of the old woman. Martin, who s nearly seventy years old, after ac: complishing bis bloody Work, gave himself up tothe police and is now in jail. He clains to have bacn temporarily msane, but the de- liberation with which the deed was dono answers against the plea. A Roundup of Ravbits, wm FARFIELD, Ta., Dec. %.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.)—The farmers in this com- munity ure complaining that the rabbits are about to take the country. They say that if the present rate of 1ncrease keeps up the United States can in a fow yoars rival Aus- |, tralia in their production. But at the rate they have been killed during the past week it would seem there ave no fears on that score. Ou Tuesday, Novembe a party of hunters, eight on a side, left Fairfield in the morning and returned at the appointe timo with ahout 160 rabbits, twenty @x owls and other kinds of game. That record, however, sinks into insiguifi- cance when compared with the side hunt from Lockbridge und vicinity on the 28th, Forty men and boys participated n the hun and when the retirns came in at night there was one huge pile of rabbits, 847 in number, and some other game as a rosult of the day's work. The Aplington Accident, Des Moixes, Ia, Dec. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The railroad commis- sioners have been officially informed by M. Gilleas, superintendent of the Iowa division of the lllinois Central, in regard to the acci- dent on that road near Aplington on Sunday, November 24. He says the accident was caused by the neglect of the bridge foreman to place the danger signals far enough out from the bridge where repairs were being made. The foreman had placed sigauls on the east side of the bridge, but on the west side only about 1,100 fe® away, instead of a distance of three-fourths of a mile, as the rules require, The reason for not doing his duty in this respect was that the track was straight for more than a mile and the trains always stopped at the station before reach- iug the bridge. The superintendent states that ten minutés more work would have put the bridge in good repair and the accident, which resulted in the death of the engineer and fireman, would not huve happened. Des Moines Schools Ciosed. Drs Morxes, Ia., Dec. 2,—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—Mayor Carpenter has ordered that the public schools of the easy side be closed on account of diphthoria. He is being severely criticised for locking the barn after the horse is stolen, The discase is on the deciine, and when precaution was needed the mayor neglected to do much, It appears as if he were angry at tho criticisms he bas received and was determined now to take extreme measures to spite tho critics, ‘The local board of health and the state board do not sustain him in closing the schools, but he takes the bit in his teeth and does us he pleuses. Clear Lake Cllizens Elated. Crean Lakg, Ia, Dee. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Trae Bee,]—The citizens of this city are highly elated over their prospects of se- curing the Des Moines & Northern railway, General Dodge has signified his intention o push the road through from Hoone to the Miunnesota state line. Two years ago a 5 per cent tax was voted in a numoer of wwns in oo Hamilton, Wright and Cerro Gordo counties 1n aid of the road, but the project was then despised. It is thought that no m‘rlueuuy will be experienced in again votiug aid. They Saw the Sights. MARSHALLTOWN, In., Dec. 2.—(Speoial Tel- egram to Tue Bes, | —Four young men from Beawan were iu the city Saturday might and went home sadder and wiser. They fell in with Jim Hunuicutt, a notorious tuff and bootlegger, who managed to get hold of a good deal of their loose change, He agreed to conduct them 10 & bawdy bouse, first et ting a donsiderable sum of money, and tried 10 sneak away from them in a dark alley, A row ensued, in which oue of the young men, named Walter Dial, was shot in the head by Huuonicatt, the ball glanciog around the skull and making @ bad scalp wound, Hun- nicutt was locked up. A Big Real Estate Deal. Des Moixes, Ia., Dec. 2.—([Special Tele- gram to Tus Bes. |—An lmportant deal in real estate has just veen consummated here which promises large umprovements for the city. The old Catholic chti#éh and parsonage on Sixth and TLocust streéats have been bur- chased for §20,000. It is expectea tnat one of the New York insurdnco optpanies will put up a laree oftice buildiug an this property. Next year will sca more large buildines put up in Des Moines than for, many yoars past. The Hearing Set for Wednesdary, Des Moixes, la, Dee. 2.—[Special Tele- gram o Tie Bee, |<The case of the citizens of Clarinda against the Clarinda & St. Louis railroad comes up for hearing before the railroad commissioners N ednesday, tho dth It is in regard to the removal of the track of this railway. Clarinda is represented by T, E. Clark, Willlam Benton, A. S. Van Zandt and R. Laranz. Hetd Por Marder. Mottroy, Ta., Dec. 2.—{Special Telogram to Tuw Bee.| —In the case of the state vs, Dr. W. F. S. Murdy, who shot and killed as Tipton in his meat shop for not selling him meat on eredit, October 8 last, tho fgrand jury renderad ah indictiuunt of urs dor in tho first degree. Murdy was placed under bonds of §1,000, Narrowly Escaped Suffocation, MARSHALL , Ia, Dec. 2—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—D, Cattell of this city came near losing his life last night. He was found at a late hour sitting in his chair, where he had fallen asleep, and he was noarly dead from suffocation by the coul gas from the oftice stove. He will recover. & e & WING R HES, The Judge Attempts to Belittle the Knife Story. Cricaco, De At the ovening of the Crounin trial this morning Forrest for the defevse introduced some evidence in re. buttal. The first witnoss, August Lowen- stein, dealer in clothing, tesufied to seeing two knives, which are said to belong to Dr. Cronin, in possession of Dan Coughlin April 27, The knives taken from Conghlin by De- tective Flynu were then shown to the wit- ness, who was not positive in his 1dentific: tion of them. He said that they looked very much like the knives Coughlin had in his possession, 'The cross-examination brought out the fact that the witness is a brother of ex-Detective Lowenstein, Dan Coughlin’s partner. Jake Lowenstein had identifled the knives as belonging to Coughlin, Judge Wing for the defense resumed his argument, which way interrupted by the adjournment of court Saturday afternoon, 3 Judge Wing warned the jury that they might believe with consiflerablé confidence that the prisoners were, not inuocent, but this would not justify abouviction, 'Ihey must be conviuced beyond a reasonable doubt of thaprisoners’ guilt. A mere preponder- ance of evidence in favor of guilt would not iction, He then continued his rev idénce, and coming to the two kuives supposed to be Cronin’s, said this question is very easily disposed of by two propositions, 1. Coughlin is either 'guilty or innocent. If innocent he could not have had those knives if they were Cronin’s, 2. If gmilty he would uot have had them if they were Cronin's, Those two plain provogitions in the mind of any reasoning man wounld be the end of that kunife episode, the last and grand climax that the state gave to the suspicions against these men. Judge Wing then took up the question of aileged conspiracy in Camp 20. The state, ha said, had to mage out conspiracy because this case could not ber maintained in any court of justice against the defendantsunless the fact of consviracy was established be- yond a reasonable doubt, Speakingof the ways 1 which to estab- lish a conspiracy. He said you can consider ail the proved facts and from that infor a conspiracy. It1s fair and itis right under the law that when you are weighing any 2ir- cumstance against Coughlin you shoulda look at that orcumstance in the light of the law, but not in the Jight of fucts broved agawnst otker men, “I object to this jury or coart taking a partly proven conspiracy and from it giving color and character to individual ircumstances and acts proved against my client.” Wing then went on to say that he hed never heurd prezented 8o absu.b & thcory of conspiracy as the statel presents in this case, Tho state pretends, he said ‘“that there are a multitude of circumstances which if considered lead to the conclusion of a vonspir: independent of Camp 20, That is not material. The question is whether the acts proved agiinst the men on wrial indicate that they were criminal par- ucipants in some conspiragy which resulted in Cronin’s death, It may'be his death did not result from & conspiracy, but that is not what you aro here to try. If it 18 uncertain, then there must be an’ acquittal, and that there is uncertainty about it from inception to end 18 most conclusively shown.” The speaker went on to argue that the various circumstances adduced in evidence to show Coughlin’s connection with the crime were consistent with the theory of his innocence. As to the noted white horse, even if 1t were the animal which drew Cronin to his death still Coughlin might be inuocent. He mizht not have #mown what the man from Mick- igan wanted it for, 3 ——— L4 TROUBLE BREWING. The Burlington Refuies to Be Bound by a Recent Decision. Cmioaco, Dee. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.| ~Trouble is brewing over the recent decision of Chairmen Walker, Mid- gley, Faithorn and Finley specifying the rates to be charged by lines west of the Mississippl. ~ The Burlimgton absolutely re- fuses to be bound by the decision, and will fignt the matter in to-morrow’s meoting of the general managers of the Interstate Commercial Railway: @ssociation, Some of the lines are i fayor of a strict obedience to the decision, and it is expacted that 1t will be extremely difficult to even reach a com- promise. ‘There is almost no danger of uny cutting of rates, however, as each of tne Lines is now doiug all the business possible at tariff rates, e The B. & N. Wantirto Withdraw. Cnivago, Dec, 2.—[Special Telegram, to Tue Bee|—It was positively asserted today that the Burlington & Northern had at- tempted to withdraw from the Western states passenger associution. The letter of withdrawal was returned by Chairman Ab- bott with the notation it was out of order in that agreement ' provided no line could withdraw before Jahuary 80, 1890, It is not known why the Biflington & North- ern wished to withdraw, nor is it known whether it will force s netice to au accept- unce at the proper time. A New ZLrain to the Const. St. Joserm, Mo., Dée, 8.—[Special Lele- gram o Tue Bk ] —The recent agreement between the Chicago, Rogk [sland & Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe roads 18 already accomplishing good results, An official announcement was made here today that commencing December 8 the Rock Island will run a daily through tramn from Chicago the Pacific coast, via St. Joseph, and reaching Los Augeles and San Francisco, Cal. The train will leaye Chicago at 7 o'clock next Sunday evening and will come to St Josepn over the Rock Island, St. Joseph and lowa lines, arriving here at 11 o'clock Monday mornivg. From St Joseph the train will go to Dodge City, Kan.. over the Chicago, Kansus & Nebraska roa and from that point the route will be over the Chicago, Santa Fe & California and the Atlantic & Pacific roads, This will be the first traiu service from Chicago to the Pa- ciflo coast ever.inaugurated by any of the southern routes 1o the golden gate. Fined One Hundred Nollars, CH10460, Dee, 2,—The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road has been fined $100 for violating the Western States agree- ment in selling & detached coupon of & New York ticket in counection with oue of its thousand-mile tickets, the effect being L0 re- duce the tarough rate. 4 ‘ THIEVES SIT AT A BANQUET The Unique Entertainment Provided by a London Philanthroplst, MUST HAVE COMMITTED FELONY. Common Wife Beaters and Petty Of- fenders Were Not Admitted to This Feast—An Aristocracy of Crime. Freak of a Philanthropiat Copyright 1859 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxpoy, Dec. 2—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tug Brr.]—There was an extraordinary ival off Drury Lane this evening. Three hundred thieves of London were feasted and otherwise treated like gontlemen by a philanthropist of the West Eod, 1t was a uotable spectacle. Hundreds of outside starving wretches filled the narrow pavements of Little Wild street to see how the ex-prisoners were treated. Shining carriages drove to the cntrance of St. (iles' Christian mission with lines of policemen keeping the crowds back, while the well dressed inmates were escorted within, The interior of the mission build- ing was gay with flags and mottoes, in the vestibule and around the galleries they appeared teaching wise lessous to thieves and visitors alike. Above the long banquet table whero the ex-criminals sat were the words. “Be just and fear no man.” It should be explained that the thieves are allowed by the police to attend dinners as it is considered benefictal to their morals and no arrests are ever made and no advanta taken of the presence of the most havdened criminal on these occasions. 13oth unre- formed and repentant ex-convicts asscmble. But for this understanding with tho author- ities the bad ones would miss a good meal. Thus it was that the manager of St. Giles' Christian mission gave the banquet in honor of the anniversary meeting of the organ - ization. So great was the crush of the people to see them that many cuests were unable to find standing room in the over- crowded hall. Tnere was music and fluming mottoed, hanasome women avd men of high station in life, but nothing was 80 interesting as watching the ex-prison- ors devourthe piles of rich cake, big pies and little tarts, and good old-fashioned bread and butter. There wero chunks, slices and strips of cheese of every color, strength and flavor. ‘The celery and cheeso were peppered and eaten with mustard while others put sugar on their boef and stowed it away as they shovel in coal under the boiler of a big Atlantic steamer. The only qualification for an invitation to the supper is tho fact of having been convicted once or more than once for felony. No ordinary offense, such as giving his wife a black eye or . otherwise damagiog her is considered a sufficiently im- portant transgression to be called a felony and these men are not adm itted to the dinner. Policemen from Bow street and Poulton, the usher of the London central criminal court and an ex-warden of Cold Bath Fields prison bhad all they could do to keep the not fully qualified from getting in. The ofticials stood at the door and scrutinized the applicants, who almost tore the coats off each other in their anxiety to get . There were Bill Sylkeses enough to fll a chamber of horrors, und there were Artful Dodgers, and one fel- low who, later in the evening, led the ap- plause whenever Christ was meutioned. pliari g GRANDMOTHER GETS HIM. Decision of a Famous Case Kansas City Court. KAxsas Ciry, Mo, Dee. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.)—The Kansas City court of appeals handed down a decision today in the famous suit of O. F. Garrison against Caroline Lyle. The suit was over the possession of an infant son of Alice Lyle, who is heir Lo part of the Garrison estate, which will net him some day more than $500,000, The Garrison family of St. Loms is one of the oldest and wealthiest in the state, and when Cornchius K. Gurrison max- ried Mirs Alice Lyle of St. Louis, about twelve years ago, the union of the two old St. Louis familiss was heralded throughout the country. Tne infant son, born 1n 1880,sbound the families when it was given the name of Lyle Garrison, But this child has been the occasion of a general family row. During eventful career of i ears he has been twice kidnapped. the mother died, leaving the infant 2 ir to property valued at £50,000, Cornelius K. Garrison was appointed ex- ecutor of the ehild by the St. Louis probate court. In 1887 Garrison removed to Jusper county, where he hud mining interests, leav- ing little Lylo Garrison in the charge of Mrs. Richardson, a sister of Mrs, Garrison lving in St. Louis. Cornelius Garrison died, leaving the child a large for- tune. Cavoline Lyle, the boy’s grandmother, was then appointed guardian by the St. Louis probate court, ~ O. F. Garrison, his uncle, wanted the appointment, One day while littie Garrison was playing in the front yard his uncle, O, F. Garrison, and two masked men drove up and carried him away. His uncle took him to Jasper county, and was by the probate court of that county made guardian, Curoline Lyle appealed to the Jasper county circuit court to have the guardianship granted by tne Jasper probate court set aside. This the cireuit court id and Garrison appealed to the court of appeals, The court today decided that the probate coury of Jasper county was in erior in appointing A. I, Garrison guardian, as the residence of young Lyle Garrison was in St. Louis, so was the residence of his father, his trip to Jasper county being only a tem- porary one on business connected with the mines. Mrs. Caroline Lyle, the boy's grand- mother, was accordingly awarded the cus- tody of Lyls Garrison, one of the wealthiest young lads in this state. in a R CAPTURED BY A SAVAGE KING, Captain Oassti's Story of His Arrest and Rescue by Emin Pasha Rome, Dec, 2,—|Special Cablegram to Tae Bee.|—The Riforia publishes a letter from Captain Cassti, dated Tunguru, March 25, 1885, describing his arrest in January by order of King Kubrega, He says he was cruelly bound and was driven from village to village toward the country of Chief Kokora, who gave orders to bis people to kill him, After eight days of sufforing and fasting he was rescaed by Emin Pasha, but lost every- thing, ivory, papers aud letters included. My grief thereat,” writes Captain Cassti, 80 strong that I feel annibilated. A mer- chant named Birl, who was residing with me, suffered the same fate and it is reported he ' committed suicide on the road. King Kubrega is sending soldiers to intercept Stanley. A Temporary Check. CuicaGo, Dec. 2—[Special Telegram to Tux Bre | —The attempt of the Chicago Bar association to stop the uvprofessional prac- tices of the horde of divorce lawyers that in- fest the city met with a temporary check in he decision of the appelate court Loday in the famous Heattie case. ‘This court decided that the statute of limitutions covers the casa of Charles J, Heattie and the decision of the lower couct sentenoing Beattie to imprisonment iu the county jail for one year and to pay a fine of 500 for contempt Heattie's crime consisted in foisting the ovi- dence of perjured witnesses on the court and thereby obtaining n divoree for Mrs, Addie Gordon from Georgo 13, Gordon, a To- ronto lawyer. It is stated that the bar asso- ciation will endeavor to securs tho convic- tion of Beattio on more receat offenses, - FIVE PERSON was 1 CREMATED, Fearful Work of a Pire Phia Yesterda Priangieniy, Dee. 2—A tareo-story brick building at the corner of ond - and Huntington streets burned early this morn- ing. The basement and first floor were used by Gustave Gross as a bake The second floor was occupied as a dwelling by Geoss, his wife and four children, and on the third floor dwelt Joseph Bitner with his wife and six children. The fire burned 80 rapidly that beforo tho occupants could be aroused the following were burned to death: Mrs, Annle Bitner, aged thirty-five. Aunnie Bitner, agel six. George Bitner, nine months old. Gus Gross, jr., nged nine. Bruno Gross, aged five. Mrs, Minwie Gross, Hattie Gross, Joseph Gross, Joo Bitner and John riously injured. Tho other occupants escaped without serious injury. Mra. Minnie Gross died at the hospital at. 5 o'clock this afternoon, the fact of her being in a delicate condition hastening her death, Philadel- Still Smouldering. MiNNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2 —The still smoking ruins of tho burned Tribune building were visited by crowds this morning, among whom were a few mourning friends of the vietims, but it was nearly noon before work was begun on the ruins, Even then it was not possible to undertake systematic efforts for the recovory of the charred bodies of the vietims of the disaster. Tho coroner is col- lecting evidenco in the case, und a_thorough investigation of the matter s assurcd. 'To- day there 1s still mucn indignation expressed by the public generally. After the identifica- tion of the bodies and testimony as to the manner of their deaths, the inguest ad journed. Who the men were who were se themselves rather than suffer from the flawes is not yet decided, The womun and ehilarea who went into the building shorily before the fire broke ot have turned up safe. Measuros for tho relicf of the suffer- ers and the families of the victims are ac- rway. Neéwspaper men 1o report the berea n to shoot frequent occasion meut of others, but it is seidom 50 many ar en from their own one time. Hesides the Associated 8 men, Igoo and Miles, the list of dead included Miliman ribune and Pickett of the Pioncer Press, all good und true men, Tonight the newspiper men of the two cities held meetings for the purpose of giving ex- Dpressions to their feelings in the matter, and during the day the ministers of Minneavolis, as well as the board of traue adopted reso- lutions of sympathy. Thre Drriorr, Deo. 2 or Thompson's residence burned last night; los Cusnennasn,, Wis,, Dec. 2.—A five at tho Humbird lumber company’s yara at Clayton last night caused a loss of §75,000. Wixbpsor, Oat., Dee. L. Boueffe's wino house burned today, Aboat 32,000 gallons of wine ran into the Detroit river. The loss is heavy. Roofing Works Burn, Drxver, Colo, Dee. 2.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bgr |—The Denver granite roofing company’s works burned this after- noon; loss $i WHO WILL SE Judge Henry Sustains the Mayoe's Veto of the Pan-American Bill. KaxNsas Ciry, Mo. .—[Spacial Tel- egram to Tue E Judge Henry of the thy opinion handed wn today, decided that the city co not ay the 81,000 appropriated by the common council to entertain the Pan-American visit- ors. Mayor Davenport vetoed the ordinance pussed by the council authorizing the ap- propriation, whereupon the council by a two-thirds vote passed it over the mayor's veto. The mayor, in order to test the legal- ity of his veto, caused injunction proceed- ings to be instituted restraining;tho city asurer and comptroller from pay- ing out the money. The mayor claimed that the new city charter authorized no such appropriations, The council held that under the neral wel- fare” clause its action was legalized. In passing on the mjunction proceedings Judgo Henry said: *“I recret that 1 am compelled to deny the authority of the council to pass the ordinance in question, but régard it as extra-municipal, unusual in its nature and dangerous as @ precent, and the power to pass it a matter of grave doubt.)’ It was while discussing the mayor's veto in the Commercial ¢club a few weeks ago that the disgraceful row between Mayor Davenport and Congressman Tarsney occurred m which the former slapped the latter's jaws. ‘I'he question which now remains to be solved is, “*Who will pay the Pan-American bills{ CARTER AND MIKE, Chicago's Ex-Mayor and His Lieu- tenant Snubbed, Cnicago, Dee. 2.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—By the action of the Chicago democratic convention, which coacluded its two days’ session this afternoon, Carter H. Harrison, three tines mayor, twice con- gressman and once his party’s candidate for governor of Illinois, is effectively and prob- ably forever retired from the fleld of polities, Although it was the mission of this convdntion to nominate five men as candidates for trustees of the sanitary district in which Chicago and the surrounding towns are to be organized for the construction of & $20,000,000 drainage canal and although Carter Harrison aspired to the chairmanship of this board, he was not even able to extort from the convention the mere nomination for a trusteeship, It is the first effective blow which has been dealt to Harrison and Licutenaut Mike McDon~ ald, the millionaire gambler, for years past and is all the more emplatic from the Tact that tho highest vote Harrison received upon any ballot was 77, though 108 votes were necessary to a nomination, The defeat of Harrison as representing 'the gang” in- fluence was only accomplished by the lur‘{s property owners taking @ lively iuterest in the selection of officers who are to expend millions of money and who are to be all pow- erful in the allotment of contracts, The men finally nominated are F'rank Winter and John A, Kiog of the West side, Thomas Gahan and Rensaeller Stone of the South side, and Thomas Lynch of the North side, e Maryland’s Oyster Grounds, Bavrivore, Md,, Dec. 2.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,1—Opon legal advice Goy- ernor Jackson today decided to temporarily withdraw his proclamation throwing open the oyster dredging ground on the Hog Islana flats to the dredgors of Muryland and Virginia, which threatened to create trouble with Virginia. Governor Lee of Virginia today telegraphed to Governor Jackson us follows: *Come down aud dine with me, Over an oyster stew we can discuss this question as the governors of North aud South Carolina used to do” e The Weather Forecast, For Omaba and vicinity: Light suow followed by fair weather. Nebraska: Fair, lower northerly winds, 3 Towa: Light rain partly as soow; in nortuer: portions lower tewperature, north- erly wiods. South Dakota: Light suow followed by olgn;mu weather, slightly cooler northerly winds, temperature, e ] 166 THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. But Little Excitemant Attends the Opening of the Session, WATCHED BY FOREIGN VISITORS. The Ropre entatives from States Ateeact Attention Elected the New Roed ponker by Twelve majority, The Senate, WasHINGTON, Dec. 2—Thero was littlp op 10 excitement attending the opening of the Iifty-first congress on the senato side of the capitol. Public curiosity seemed to be largely with the house side. Soveral of the foreign (delegates to the maritime and Pane American confercnces, and a number of ladies occupied seats in the diplomatic gale Sir Julian Pauncefote, British min- and Admiral Kozenkoff, of the AN navy, were among those present, The interest on the floor was devoted largely to the senators from the now states. They had had seats assigned thom on the res publican side of the chamber. On the demo- tic side are Lwo seats so far unassigned. hey will be occupied by the senators from Montana, when th | have been chosen. After the swearing in of new senators the senate at 12:35 adjourned. At noon Vice President Morton entered the chamber, and the chaplain, Rev. Butler, opened the pr lings with the invocation of the divine blessing, ‘The credentials of Mossrs. Pettigrew from the statoe of South Dakota and those of Messra. Allen and Squire of Washington wero presented and they took the oath of oftice. The house offered u reso- lution providing a mode for ussignin ators from the states of North and Duakota and Washington to their respective classes (in relation to the period as which their terms will expire) and moved its refer- ence to the commitiee on privileges and elece Moody and Mr. Hoar said it had been the custom of the scuate 1o assign new senators to their re- spective classes as soon as they had taken the outh, but now, for the first time, the senators from the threo states entered substantial g at the sawme time, His resolution, ho said, proceeded on tho theory that the scnators stood on an entire equality with refercnce to their opvortunity to be selected for the suort or long term. 'L'hie fact that the proclamas tions evidencing the admission of the two Dakotas preceded Washington’s by two days was due 1o the greater distance the roturns from the latter state had to come, and it gave the Dakotas no just tile to priority, Mr. Vest inquired whether there was any- thing in the resolution in reference to Montanu. thing," replied Mr, Hoar. *‘I understand that the senators from Montana are here or likely very soon to be, The sena- tors from Moutana will lose nothiug by being included in the resolution.”” Referred, Senators Edmunds and Harris were then appointed a committee to join a like commit~ tee from the house to inform the president that congress 18 ready 1o receive a com- munication he may choose to make. A reso- lution providing for the continuance of a se- lect committee on the transportation and sulo of meat products was agreed to, Aldrich offered a resolution (which was laid over) for the appointment of a select committee of nine senavors, to be called the quadro centennial committee, to which shall be referred all matters connected with the proposed celevration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America The senate then adjourned until tomorrow. do not At 12 o'clock sharp, the clerk called the house to order and proceeded to read the roll of members. The roll-call showed 827 members present, the three absontees being O'Neal of Indiana, Randall of Pennsylvania and Whithome of Tennessee. More than a quorum having been disclosed, nominations for speaker were in order, and Reed was placed in nomination by Henderson of Iili- nois. The mention of Reed's name was the signal for avplause from tho republicans, which was returned by the democrats, when MeCreary of Kentu neminated rlislo for that position. The vote resulted: Reed, 166; Carlisle, 154; Cummings of New York, 1. Reed having been clocted speaker was escorted to the chair by Messrs. McKinley and Carlisle, and t4e oath of office was ad- ministered. ' On assuming the chair Speaker Heed made a short speech, thunking the members for the high honor bestowed upon him. In closing he said: ‘*To the end that I may be successful in carrying out your wishes, I invoke the con- siderate judgment and cordial aid of all the members of this house.” (Long and con- tinued applause, | The next step in the organization of the house was the swearing in of the members clected, the oath being administered by the speaker. The other officers were then elected. The; were Edward McPnerson, clerk; A, K. Holmes, sergeant-at-arms; C. A. Adams, door keeper, and James L. Wheat, post- mast-r. Willlam-H, Millburn was elected chaolain, McKinley, Cannon and Carlisle were then appointed to inform the President that the house was organized aud ready to proceed to business. Perkins of Kansas offered a resolution which wus adopted providing for the draw- ing of seats by lot. . When the drawing was concluded the sergeant-at-arms-clect appeared at the bar of the house aud qualified, Bayn of Pennsylvania offered a resolution directing the speaker to_appoint committees on rules, accounts, enrolled bills and mile- age, each to consist of the same number of members as 18 provided for by the rules of the Fiftieth cougress, and referring sthe rules of the I"iftieth congress to the conmit- tee on rules. Adopted. Adjourned. —_— THE DEMOCRATS OAUCUS, They Kenominate the Old uffice and Declurs for Tariff Refor WasuiNaToN, Dec. 2.—The house demo- cratic caucus met at 10 o'clock this morning and remained in session- half an hour. All the old officers were renominated except chaplain., No nomination was made for that ofice, Allthe democrats will vote for Mil- burn, the blind chaplain of the last house. On motion of Mr, Wike of Illinois the fol- lowing resolution was adopted without division: Resolved, That we, the democratic members of tho house of represen- tatives of tho Fifty-first congress, at the beginning of its first session, hereby send greeting to the people of the country and assurance of our continued confiaence in and devoiion to the principles of tariff re- form as embraced in Cleveland’s message 10 the last congress upon that subject and in the platform of principies adopted at the last domocratic national convention at St. Louis; and that we hail with delight the emphatic approval of those principles by tha veople us expressed at the polls in the recent elections; and we pleage them to renew and coutinue in congress the contest for a re- duction of war taxes, 80 ably begun and prosecuted in former congressos by our representatives and senators The attitnde of the party towards any pro- sed modificatior the house rules was roughit up for di 10n, but it was deemed advisable to postpone the determination of these matters, and accordingly, after having been in session for balf an hour, the caucus adjourned until tomorrow night, ————— Bond Offerin g, WasHiNGTON, Dec. 2.—[Svecial Telegram to Tur Her. |—Honds offored: $201,000 b $1.27; $14,000 at $1.04% .