Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1890, Page 1

i " CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS | ’ X -~y /A v aY ¢ T 7 C L <) Dudley and His Fame Occupy the Senate's Attention. VOORHEES' VOICE FILLS THE AIR. The President Acoused of Profiting Iy Polidieal vty Work and of SBhiclding a Criminal — Sens ator Edmunds' Reply. nate. WasnixaTos, Jan, 8, —Mr, Voorhees called up the resojution offered by him yesterday in relation to the alleged interference by Cham- bLers, United Stutes district attorney at Indianapolis, to prevent the arrest of W, W, Dudley on the charge of violating the elec- tion lawe of Indiana. He proceeded to ad- dress the senate and spoke of the crime having inflicted an indelibie stain on a memorable clection and impeached the in- tegrity of the political result that followed. The fact of the crime was open and uni- versully known and was practically con- fossed by its perpetrators, yet by coustany vigilance in obstructing the law and in deny- ing and proventing justice the crime had thus far gone unpunished. A beneficiary of the polluted baliot box now in a high place had felt comuelled to shicld the instrument of that suc from the penulties due his guilt. Voorhoes sent to the clerk's desk and had reaa the notorious *‘blocks of five' letter, He went on to say thatthe days and weeke immediately following the publication of that polluted and polluting campaign document would always be re- moembered for the rapacity, audacity aund fecundity with whicn the most self-evident fulsohoods ever conceded were put forth by the republican press to avoid the odium a 10 escave the lewal penalties of tho org attempt at wholesale bribery. This docu~ ment emanating officially from the national republican committee had pointed out, he said, that ansmple corruption fund was ready in hand and gave excellent directions for its use by agents selected for their skill in such Yascali He spoke of Dudley asthe immediate personal representative (in the national republican committee) of Benjamin Harrison, then candidate for the presidency and now president of the United States. He bad been put on that committee at the earnost request of Harrison, and between them were personal und confidential rela- tions. They had been political Siamese twins in the state of Indiana. When, there- fore, the scheme of bribery and corruption waus exposed op October #1, “was it to be sup- posed that Dudley was left without advice, instructions and assistunce! Senutor Quay, chairman of the national republican com- wittce and senator from the stato of Pena- .=Aylvania, when he arrived at_Tndianapolis, ™, N ( had repeated confercnces with those who held the fate of Dudley und the interests of the republican party in the hollow of their hunds, Mr, Quay—I say it is not true that in In- dianapolis [ conferred with those who held the republican party in the hollow of their hands, or that I conferred with any one in regard to Dudley’s case, ir, Voorhees—Does the senator deny that he called on President-elect Harrison in In- dianapolist ' Mr. Quay—I called on President-elect Harrison. Mr. Voorhees—The senator will’not blame me if I drew the infevence that he wanted the prosecution of Dudley stopped and that he went to Indiananolis to see bim and that he did say certain things in quarters where it would o the most good and with an em- phasis whichi was not forgeuful, Mr. Voorhees went on to speak of Dudley’s threuts to use dynamite, which be had in Ins pocket in case any effort was made to in- flict punishment upon him, and _also to criti- cise severely the part which Judge Woods was represented as taking in preventing the fiading of u bill of indictment against Dud- ley. In view of the indiguity, njustice and open outrage inflicted on the people of Indi- ana in the name and by the authority of the republican national committes (aided and abetted by the action of the tederal court), it would not seem strange a8 & representa- tive of that 1nsulted people that he should like to know by whose instructions and by what authority of law a respounsible oficer of the government at Indianapolis felt himself warranted o few weeks ago in or- dering the ° United States commis- sioner not to issue @& warrant for Dudlex"- rrest when he ventured to return to Indinnspolis for the first time in more than a year, In behalf of the people of In- diana he desired the attorney general of the United States to inform the senate whether tho action of his official subordinate was in~ spired by his instructions or met now with his approval. No better opportunity. could present itself to President Harrison than was now presented to defino his connection with Dudley and with Dudley's crime. In conclusion Mr, Voorhees declared that bribe glvcrl, bribe takers and all endorsers of ribery should be regarded as pirates and enemies of the human race, Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment for the preamble and resolution, 50 us to strike out the preamble and made 1t reed, “That the uttorney general be and 18 hereby in- structed to inform the senate what insvruc- tions, if any, the department of ustice has given Distric Atlorney Chambers for tho district of Indiana on the subject of the urrest of W. W, Dudiey, or his exemption from arrest, and by what authority of law such instructions hud been given, and that copies of all such correspondence be transwmitted to the sen- ute.” He expressed (sarcastically) his ad. miration ana eoncurrence in the beautiful ‘tribute of the senator from Indiuna to the value of political morality. He also gave his adhesion to Mr. Voorhees' denunciation of political immorality, If Dudley had done the thing lm*umwhlm he had certainly comyuitted, if not a crime against the United States, a crime aganst that class of publio morality which the senator had so beau fully described and which, as he said, wi 80 essential to the safety and perpetuity of republican institutions. There might lfil 1/been tor.feriu about the time ©f the presi- dential election, such as the Morey letter, he was glad the leade of the demoeratic party had apparently re- formed and that now, at least, on the appiversary of the battle of New Or- + Jeans, there was some evidence of allegiance to the princibles of the only real democrat he bad ever heard of, General Jackson, Mr. Vorhees—If the Dudley letter is a « Jorgery' why is it he has not brought libel suits aganst the New York papers! Mr. Edmunds—If Dudley has any libel suits and dares not prosecute them the de- fendants are entitled to have them dismissed, This ¥, ssuming it to be geuuine, was au offense, I take it, sgainst the laws of In- diwsna and if this letter of Dudley’s was used or attempted to be used to corrupt voters, Where 18 the majesty of the law in that noble state! In this counection Mr., Kd- muuds commented upon the failure the democratic Umted States disteict attorney (before the change of alministration, to bring the matter to the wattention of *the grand iury. ‘That demo~ ouwuolcull he sald, having apparently wone his whole duty 1 sifting and preparing the evidence, saw such a flood of light that he did not care to have any band io the bus ness and resigued, He intimated thut Dug ley's letter might huve been suggested or jmitated from one which kad been sent out :‘ Mr, Whitaker of Martinsville, Ind., ‘man of the democratic couuty commit- tee, on September 7, 1888, and whith was re- cently published in an editorial in the Terre Haute Express. The Dudley letter seemed 10 be the child, or twin,” of this Wit- aker lotter which he had sent o the . olerk's desk and read. Mr. Edmuuds contioued: *“Now, this Whitaker oiter may be & forgery, but ‘its likenese to Z 2 f4 % "t Lol ten V¥V OMAHA. THURSDAY E OMAHA A D MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1 : 0. e L e 4 ILY BEE the so-called Dudley lotter is so perfact and peculiar that I should be bouad to say, if I were a juror, that the man who wroté it on the ith of September wrote the Dudley lete ter also, and palmed it off as a letter from the national republican committee,” Mr, Edmunds then branched off on tha question of the recent political crimes in [ndiana, and spoke of the forgery of the tally sheets in the Tndianapolis olection of 1836, for which a member of the common council, was sent to the penitentinry for eighteen months how the democratic members of the common cout fused to voto for his expulsion and and how he drew his pay as w member of the common council at the same time he was serving his country in the peniten- tiary. He also refercod to the statemonts as o how inmates of the poor houso and insuno asylums we veing takeu to the polls in Marion county under the direction ot Miller, the former democratic treasurer of the county, where all.of them voted the straight democratic ticket. 'These, he said, were some samples that had been sent to him, They were not peculiar to Indiana, but there been going on systematized, persistent, anized party frauds on the part of the plo whio called themselves democrats and y democratic organizations which might have led somebody in Indiana to follow the Martinsyille precedent, If 80, he should be punished and he hoped the senate would not stop until the corruption and dishonesty at elections wus utterly cast away. Mr. Voorhees said the senator from Ver- mont held for the attorney general and had snoken for him, The senator had been coached very thoroughly this morning by the attorney geaeral 1 person. The Mar- tinsville lotter was *‘nothing at discount. There was no such letter. As to the Coy case he had been sent 1o the penitenuiary for eighteen months in the worst, most partisan, unfair and malicious court organized since the days of Jeffries. But Coy bad returned with a n (80 far as his fine was con- cerned), which public opinion had forced upon President Harrison. So infamous ware the rulings of Judge Woods, who sont Coy to the penitentiary, that the people, ir- Jrespective of party, spat upon them and but their ban upon them at the fiest opportunity they had. At the close of the discussion Mr. Ed- munds’ amendment was agreed to by a party vote of 31 to 24 the resolution thus amended was adopted, Mr. Vorhees remark- ing that he would find sowe way to ascer- tain the judgment on the action of its subo dinate. After an executive session the sen- ato adjourned. House. Wasimxagroy, Jan, 8. —After some routine business the house went into comwittee of the whole for further consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. After striking out a couplo of clauses in the bill the committee rose and the bill passed. Adjourned until Eriday. - A SERP T ON THE HEARTH, Details of the Killing of John Lewton ar Liberty, Mo. Kaxsas Civy, Mo., Jan. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—The detwmis of the killing of John Lewton at Liberty, Mo., an account of which appeared 1n today’s Bek, make it a trageay of u very unusual nature. Sheetz, who was the prosecuting attornoy of Clay county, killed Lewton because the lat- ter accused him of the betrayal of Mrs. Lewton, a beautiful girl of only fifteen years. Mr. and Mrs, Loewton were warried last August, and the formersoon left for Cabfornia on a business trip, Sheetz became acquainted with the child wife while Lewton was gone, and, according 10 her story, he in- duced her to come with him 10 this city. One duy in the the latter part of September, she says, she came here with Sheetz und accoms punied him to apartmeots he kept on Fif- teeath street, Before they returned to Liverty ~ the . girl’s ruin was ac- complished. Shortly after this Lewton returned from California and learned of his wife's infidality. He made quiet threats against Sheetz, but was in no way demon- strative. The shooting took place in Sheetz's law ofiice, whers, it is presumed, Lewton called to got satisfaction. The fact that he was unarmed, however, makes it_appear even more mysterious. Sheetz shot Lewton flve times and then gave himself up. He wiH not talk, He is a prominent lawyer and politician, and his relatives are ali leaders in Missouri politics. Mrs. Lewton is a very bandsome brunette. She was fifteen last summer. She is prostrated by the tragic death of her husband and *he publicity the scandal has gained, Mr. and Mrs. Lewton were newcomers at Liberty, having moved there from Barry, 11, where they wero married, 3 - BOUND FOR O Alleged Tennessee Abiconder Marries and Emigrates. NasuviLLg, Tenn., Jan. 8.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—A special from Colum- bia, Tenn., says: C. N, McLeomore of the firm of H. A. McLeomore & Brouher, left Columbia December 29, saying he was going to Louisville. Nothing further was heard from bim until Wednesday, Janu- ary 1, when Mme. Carrick received a dis- pateh from hoer daughter Nellie, dated St. Louis, saying that she aud Clarence McLeo- more were married and were going to Omaha for a short timeon @& bridal tour. Rumors were afloat here lnst Saturday that McLeo- more had left the business affuirs of H. A. McLeomore in bad shape. Saturday night W. E. Baird and R. W. McLeomore, sr., en- dorsers of paper of McLeomore Brothers, filed an_attachment bill against them for about $7,000, alleging that C, N. McLeomore had absconded with all the assets of the firm, Ivis chnrgull that whea notes uvon which Baird aud R. W. McLeomore wero sureties ware about to fall due young McLeomore got him to go security on ‘other notes for the purpose of taking up tho old onos, wnd that nstead of doing so he had the new notes aiscounted, only making @ small payment on the odd, The principal creditors are the father-in-law of young McLeomore and the father-in-law of his brother. HA. An o A Smooth Young Man, Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Jan, 8.—|Special Tele- eram to Tue Bee.|—Hotly pursued by a sheriff, Lous Lynch, a dapper young man a little above the medium height and wearing © dark moustache, took time this morning to sit at breakfast at the St. James hotel and then escapo. He drove to the hotel at B:60 o'clock and registered as J. M. Smith of New York Oity. He was not long gutistying his hunger, and as he paid his bill said to Clerk Traber: ‘1 amalong way from home, and 1'll be further when I reach San Fran- cisco.” Quick on the hoels of the young mun's departure in the carriage came a telegram from the sheriff of New Bloomtield asking to have Lynoh arrested. Imme- dlate attention was given to this telegram, but the young man was not run down, The amount of Lyunch's defalcation is not ex actly known, but it Is said to foov up heavily. The young wan is of excellent family, i el Parnell’s Righteous Indignation. Loxpoy, Jan, 8,—Parnell takes notice of the Eonis board's vote of confidence n O'Shea’s charges ouiy Lo say that this pro- ceeding may be most advantageously met with tho deadly weapon of silent contempt, He says: “Iintend to defend the action, st the sauie ume I utterly deny all culpability— for, to use the words of Stonewall Jackson “thére ure times when tho insigniticance of an accuser is lost 1w the iugratitude of the socusation,’ * e Miners Entombed. Dexves, Coio,, Jan. 8.--A telegram from the Victcr coal mines near Trimdad says a cave-n occurred this morning and five men were buried underueath the rock and earth, It is feared the miners will be dead before they can be rescued. e —— Steamship Arrivals. At New York—The Western, from Bre- men. At London—Sighted: The lowa, from Boston; the Amsterdaw, from New York. WESTERY RATES VERY SHARY The Opinion of Passenger Men Unanimous on That Point. SOME BIG COMMISSIONS PAID. rnings Decreased From Twenty 10 KForty Per Cent by Big Bonuses to Brokers—-Omaha and Yankton Officers. Passenges Rates Tottering. Cmicago, Jan. 8. —[Special Telegram to Tur B Western passouger rates have nevor been in o more risky state than they are now. ‘I'his is the unanimous opinion of western passenger wmen in spite of the fact that no open cut has as yet been made to the Missouri river. Rates are, however, 8o ma- nipulated that the not pussenger earnings are decreased from 20 to 40 per cent, this representing the amount paid out in com- missions. Nothing better illustrates the state of affairs than the eager bidding for business now indulged in by all roads. In the days of the Western States Passcnger association there was none of this open bidding, all rates being decided by the usso- ciation. ‘loday, however, the Burlington, Rock Island and the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas “City o enti contest which will end in reducing rates. ‘The county democracy, Chicago’s Tam- many, will attend the inauguration of Gov- ernor Boies in Des Moines, la,, 800 strong. Of course they wanted reduced rates and ap- vointed a soumding committee, The firstbid was from the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City of a #0 round trip rate, tho total dis~ tance to be traveled boing 761 miles, The Rock Island dropped to & and the Burhng- ton to a $7 bid. The bidding then became spirited, and at the close of the auction to- t the county democracy was offered u round trip rate, sleepi dations both ways and the use of the sleep- ing cars two days in Des Moines, The suc- cessful road wiil be a big loser, ‘T'he **So00" line has made things interesting 1n St. Paul today, and a8 a result of the war the through rate from St. Paul to Boston has been reduced to $16.40, less by $i than the Chicago * rate to_ Boston. The Grand Trunk from Chicago is prorating with the Chicago Burlington & Northern from St. Paul on any reducuion, but all the other St. Paul lines are now barred ouv of the Boston business. The rate from St. Paul to Chicago was also reduced today to #5, but for basing purposes only, the local rate remaining for the day at 8. Owing to the action of the Grand I'runk in prorating with the Burlington & Northerngthe situa- tion in the east Is getting badly mixed. Chairman Tuttle of the trunk line associa- tion has been appealed to and today he wired the following to all the central trafic and western ronds: ‘“The trunk lines will not participate in any passenger rate less than tariff on cast business. No mutter what re- duction 1s made by western lines we will de- mand our full proportion. On west-bound business our lines will ignore all cuts, using noue of them for basing purposes, but sell av the full tariff rates iu force in December,”” The Chicago and Ohio river lines are also gotting restive under the comniission system of the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. But hittle of the New Or- leans and Florida business is going via Louisville and Cincinnati, the two lines wmentioned doing practically all of the busi- ness, Pennsylvania, however, abso- lutely refuses to commissions or allow its Oio river competitors to do su. 1t is expected daily, however, that the Monou will brave the wrath of the Pennsylvania and iaugurate the commission system, Gen- eral Passenger Agent Burker being a cham- pion of that plun. Omaha and Yankton cts Officers. MrrcneLy, S. D, Jan. 8,—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bge.j—The directors of the Omaha & South Dakota railroad company held & meeting here this &fternoon and per- fected the company’s organization by elect- ing the following officers: President, G. P, Hosmer, Lockport, N. Y.; first vice presi- deut, J. L. Pennington, - Yankton; second vice president, R. M. Springer, Forest City; secretary, J. K. Swmith, Mitcheil: treasurer, Henry Hoffman. Blunt, The treasurer was directed to request the immadiate payment of 5 per cent on all subscribod stock for the purposs of meeting necessary expenses. offman, Smith and Waterbury were appointed a committee to engage an eongincer corps and have a survey made at once of the proposea road from For- est City to Yankton, W. W, Olney, a civil engineer of experi- ence, reached this city today from Rome, Y., in response to a telegrau, and wus pr ent at tho meeting. He will have charge of tie survey, The board authorized R. M. Springer to g0 east at once and secure subscripuons to the capital stock. The meeting was charac- terized throughout by a unanimous deter- mipation to push the construction of the road us rapidly as possible. Union Pacific-Norchwestern Answer, Cuicaao, Jan, 8.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bee,|—The answer of the Union Pacific and Northwestern to the charge of the Rock 1sland. Burlington, St. Paul, and Atchison, of baving violated the Interstate Commerce Railway association agreement in forming thoir trafic contract, has been Landed to Chairman Walker, It will bo read to the western presidents in their meeting next Tuesday in New York and will form a part of Chairman Walker's decigion on the mat- ter, No mauer what the reply or decision is, it is expected to precipitate a fight be- tween all the other western roads on one side and the Union Pacificand Northwestern on the other, Moking n New Rate. KAxsas Ciry, Mo., Jan. 8.—[Special Tele~ gram to Tug Bee.]—The Memphis line will on the 12th put 1n a new rate of 35 cents a hundred weight on flour, meal grits and oat~ meal, The rate will apply to comwon points on the Texas & Pacific, in Texas. R PLACED IN CELLS, Dr. Kniffen and Miss Parcell Charged ‘With Murder, TreNTON, N. J, Jan, 8.—~At the coroner's inquest in the Knifin murder case today Dr. Shaonon, Dr, Knifiu’s partner, told of find- ing Miss Purcell lying on the floor on her stomach, Her clothing was not disarranged. When picked up she said, “‘Let me go, let me go,” adding, “Run, Myra, run.” Mrs, Kuifin, Dr. Shannou said, was lying on the bed. The bed clothing was not disarranged. Dr. Kunifie always treated his wife well, The witness said he had heard of quarrels between Dr, and Mrs. Knifin, but was reluc- tant about telling them and was nol.;)rund. Miss Purcell was put on the stand, but by instruction of her counsel she refused to answer questions, Her couusel explained that while she had not been arres yet ever since the murder was commif she had been under surveilauce and was prac- tically & prisoner. Sne was then conducted down stairs to the jury room und Dr, Koifin wus brought over from his home, when the pohice justice read thewumunt charging Miss Purcell and Dr. Ko with bpin, princf I;E:b or accessories to the murder 01 . Kuifin, After consultation of counsel @ plea of not gwilty was entered with respect 10 both and examivation waivep, A commit- ment was drawn aud the fl" were taken down stairs and placed in cel —— New Youk, Jan, 8.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bee]—Mrs, Heurietta Bellair horse- whipped Jean Pouche, a hatter, on Mulberry | stroot, this afternoon. Shé Bad been lying m wait for him, and Wwhey he appeared, about 1 o’clock, on his el o work, she dashed at him, grabbed Wim by the collar, and drawing a whip feom' Her dress dealt him_half a dozen blows, exclaiming. “‘I'll teach you not to insulta lady.” A crowd collocted, but mor(:(flu no mmm to intor- fere. Pouche broke away @ woman leisurely walked off. 8he refused to give any explanation except say that he had in- sulted her. She was formerly a captain of the Salvation army. She gained notoriety on two occasions lask year by whipping men. RODE HIM ON. A RALL. oary Headed o Beater Discl- plined by Neighbors. East Liverroor, O., J48 8.~ |Special Tel- egram to Tur Bee |—Hookstown, I ser county, Pa., was torown {nto the wildest ex- citement, last night by the' appearance of a gang of regulators in thatauiet little village. They called at the residence of Johnson C: houn, one of the oldest ‘and wealtniest and best known residents of Beaver county, and demanded that he make amends for his al- leged brutality to his wife, They called upon himto come out on the street. He at first refused, but was finally induced to make his appearance, THO regulators then seized him and placiug him on & rail started on a march through the stréets of the town. The constable and others attempeted to interfere but the men were determined, A constant fusilade from revolvers, and shotguns was kept up white they muarched through the siroets and around the square whero Cal- houn resided. ¥ Calhoun is a very latge man, At first he fought desperately thed he pleaded for merey, appealed to his neighbors to protect him ‘and finally offeréd ithe regulators any money they would n#me to release him. They refused his mooey and bounced him on arail around the town for nearly half an hour, and only quit ‘When their strength gave out. By this time he was badly hurt and frightened. Upothis promising to treat his wifo better in the futare he was allowed to go home. Calhoun 18 over sixty years ofage and his wife is young and quite” handsome, and 1t is said he has been insanely and unjustly jeal- ous of her. About 8ix weeks ago, the story goes, Calhoun was expelled from church for alleged 1ll treatment of_his wite. A fow Sundays ago he_ appealed to the church in public for seinstatement, mak- ing a touching uppeAl and promising to treat his wife as o troe! Christian should, His wife was present and ulso requested that he be reinstuted, which had been or was about to be done, \ Liast Friduy night, however, Calhoun, it i8 said, became dis- pleased with his wife.abgut something and gave her a genuine beatl: Whaile he was thus engaged o neighbor lady dropved in and atterapted to stop. hifm: 'She, however, did not succeed in ucopmphshing her desire, but instead came in for'\berishare of the drubbing. It is alleged that Calhoun made an assault on this woman; choking her into insensibility and otherwise maltreating her. This alleged brutality bebame the talk of the town, Threats Weré made against Cal- houn, but no action was faken until last night, when the regutslors carried the threat into executiom. = At first 1t was thought Calhoun was fob hurt, but it was learned tonight that-he' had severul ribs broken, a leg fractured and was badly bruised and injured internally, A BEER-DRINKING PASTOR. Trouble in St. Luke's Episcopal Con- gregation in, Chicago. CHicAGo, Jpn. 8.—[f al Tolegram to Tue Bee,|—Fhere fs' trénble @ serious, nature in the congreyifion of St. Luke’s Episcopal church in this diky. = One setof the members charge the “réctor, Rov. Charles J. Adams, with doing all gerts of things, the worst allegation being that he took several male members of his' congregation out to a snloon one Sunday not long ago and treated them to beer. A great row has been stirred up and a number of families have withdrawn from the church in consequence. A reporter called on Rev. Mr. Adams today and found bim to be a hearty, good-natured gentleman of about forty years, - He politely refused to discuss the charges made against him and said the beer story was simply ridiculous. Mr. J, W. Boyden, one of the vestrymen, who has resigned, says Mr. Adams came here abouta year ugo. ‘‘He immediately called on e, smd Mr. den, ‘‘and I pre- sented him to Bishop Melaren. He invited me to tuke & drink with hym the first day of his arrival. [ helped bish to find a suitable boarding house. One da¥ during our search he complained of bolns.',‘dr.v,“ and he in- vited me into & Weat Sid8 saloon to ‘wet our whistle.””! Mr. Boyden siid the majority of the vestrymen of St. Luke's had gone out and that they proposed to stay out until the Rev. Adams severed his connections with the parish. e TOO STINGY 10 LIVE. An lllinols Miser Wanld ‘Rather Die Than Buy Meédic ne. Cuicago, Jan. 8.—[Spgeial Telegram to Tar Bee|—Attorney Theodore G. Case called at the the offices of the humune so- clety to investigate the réport that Charles C. Case, an aged misér, said to be worth $100,000, was dyiog 1n, want and poverty on his large furm uear Glenwood. Abundantly able to obtuin all the luxuries and comforts that money can buy, the mser, 1t is alleged, is permitting himself.to die without medicine, withont medical attention and with notning to ease his pain, For months he has endured the agonies of & ter- rible disease and no one has been permittea 10 como near his miserable abode, lest their aid should cost something, He is sald to have hundreds of tons of hay stacked around his farm which he has refused to sell, ex- pecting to get more for it later. Attorney Case said to a reporter that be had often heard of the miser and knew that he was an eccentric character, “I guess I am & great grana nephew of the old gentleman., I knew his brother well, We have often talked about the miser and his peculiar ways.” “Whero 18 his brotheri” Mr, Case was asked. § “His name is B, B, C ment and well knowo blesyille, Ina. I shall brother’s reported illness,” The humane society is investigating the matter, ' A Combing A:fi Brice, Corunuus, O., Jan. 8. senatorship canvass was waged edrul todaay. There 16 & rumor that the opj n to Brice will make a final effort got. A number of prominent gentlemen ed from Cleve- land today, and in conn: n with the anti- Hrice men are trying to 4 combination to unite the fleld "o At the headquarters of the ive candidates this afternoon nothing 8 Lo bo ascer- tanea. Brice's manay not seem to be in the least disturbed ival of the Cleveland gentlemen, on thinks the prospocts | while Mr, Thomas appears ue aud content over the outlook, The most important development tonight is an address prepared by Judeo Blandin of Cleveland w of the legislature, calling upon them elect any man to the sonate who is " iden! with_cor uons. The appeal is siguna by A. W. Thus- l“i‘x‘g‘:dfl' J. Booth, Irvine Dungan and Judge 0, d he is a prom- acturer at No- hini of his - —————— The Weather Forecast, For Omaha aud Vielnity: Fair weather, Nebraska : armer, generally fair weather, south uds, . Towa: Fair, Lly warmer, west winds, South Dakota:™ Far, westerly winds, warmer in east stationary temperatur in western poi ! —— y Broke Through the fce. hl.uw-.h Jan, 8.—Msoy persons broke through the ice akal here today. Eight were dro) o o THE FREMONT POSTOEFICE, It Will Bo Located in a Now Build- ing Near Its Present Site, YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE, The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash Roughly Shakon by the Great Vermonter—Army Noews—Other Washington Irems. WasniNorox Bureav Tie Owana Beg, 3 FOURTERNTIl STRERT, } Wasmixarox, D, C., Jan, 8, The contention about the location of the postoflice at F'remont has been finally sottled, The recommendation made by the spe: agent sent to that city for the purpose of looking over the situation has been adopted and the ofice will be located in a new butld- g adjoining the present one. The new building will be constructed by Richards & Keen and the government will have a lease of it for a period of five years, This is asuc- cess for Ross L. Hammonda who bhas been here for ten days working for this end. He leaves for home tonight. MADE IT WARM FOR VOORWEES, Senator Voorhees was about as badly used up today in his tilt with Senator Edmunds over the Dudley “blocks of five” circular bnsiness as he was with Ingalls a few months ago when the days of reconstruction were discussed. Senator Edmunds showed that if anyone was to biame for a failure to indiet Dudley it was the democratic United States district attorney for Indiana, one Sel- lers, who after a long feint resigned his of - fice. It was shown that Sellers resigned be- cause such democrats as Mr. Voorhees, the men who sceured Sellers' uppointment, in- sisted that in the efforts to cinch Dudley no attention should be paid to the flagrant churges against d r. Voorliees was terrivly cut up by Zdmunds. During the delivery of Mr. Voorhees' specch there was an exceedingly full attendunce on the democratic side of the senate. Almost every senator on that side was in his pl Onb the other hand, the republican side deserted to a lurge extent. Senator Ingalls was one of the absentees. Senator Sherman was assiduous in his attention to his cor- respondence. Senator Ilair retired to one of the sofus and buried-himself in a news paper. Senator Hiscock gazed pensively at the ceiling, while Senator Chandler became an enthusiastic peruser of a newspaper. Just as the senator from Indiana was got- g into his urgument Senator Ingalls en- “tered the chamber and a sensation arosc over the report that he would answer Mr. Voorhees. He had no such igea, however. IN THE SENATE, Today a bill was introduced i the senate by Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota authg ing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river between Pierre, in Hughes county, and Stanley county, South Dakota; also a pill to authorize the original owners of half-breed Sioux scrip to locate the same upon the lands open to settlerient in South Dakota 10 the Sioux reservntion. Senator Wilson of Iowa introduced a bill for the relief of Ramson L. Harris of Audu- bou. Ia. It authorizss the secretary of the treasury to pay him for bis services as first licutenant in the yolunteer army from the Oth of-April, 1863, ta the 1st of May of the same vear, duritg the timehis commission was Withiheld. . ARMY NEWS, ‘I'he leave of absence granted Major Wil- liam D. Wolverton, surgeon, in snecial orders, November 80, 1889, department of the Platte, is extended seven auys. William Akerson, company G, Twenty-first infautry, now with his company at Fort Sidney, will be sent to the Hot Springs to enablé him to enter the army und nuvy gen- eral hospital at that point. Frank Whitney, company B, Sixth m- fantry, now with his company at Fort Lewis, is transferred to the hospital corps. NEW POSTMASTERS, Nebraska~Compton, Cherry county, Mrs. A. Cady, vice A, Peterson, resigned; Mis- sion Creek, Pawneo county, R. Breunsbach, vice C. P, Miller, resigned; Whitman, Graut county, W. Freer, vice M. McGuire, re- moved. MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Manderson expressed the opinion today that the interior depurtment had fur nished very little new information concern g the disputed boundary line bevween lowa and Nebraska, ‘Tne senator said that in his Jjudgment about the only thing that could be ‘done was the appointment of & commission Dby each of the states under the sanction of the government, which commission should define and lay out some boundary which would be _satisfactory to both states, and which shoutd be permanently marked in order that the jurisdiction of each state might be establisbed, and the other disputed points settled for all time. Such action has en taken in similar controversies in other states. The president was expected to send to the senate today appointinents of postmasters as follows, a8 recommended by Congressman Dorse; George L. Jameson, Creighton; James H. Perry, Atkinson; J. H. Logan, Ponca; C. K, Barnes, Ainsworth: C. S, Spearmun, Crawfora; J. W. Boggs, Blair, These appointments have been agreed upon and will appear shortly, @ In Iowa postoffices have been discontinued on routes as follows: Washta to Wendall, University Place to Des Moines, North DNes Moines to Des Moines. Pernry S, Hearn. e BT, LOUIS' FIKST SAY, Beginning of the Great Struggle for the World's Fair, WASHINGTON, Jan, 8,—~The rivalry of New York, Washington, Chicago and St. Louis for selection as the site for the world's fair in 1392 had its first practical manifesta tion at the capitol this morning before the senate spe tennial. The hearing took place in the room of the commitiee of the District of Colum- bia, where was bung a large map Leaded “Why St. Louis 1s the place for the world's fair of '02" and displaying a circle en- closing the most populous states of the country with St. Louis as the central point. A preliminary interchange of views as to the order of nearing resultod in an agree- ment that the representatives of St. Louls should be heara today, Chicago tomorrow, Washington Friday and New York Satur- day, snd that replies to arguments will be re- ceived not orally but in writing. Governor Francis of Missouri opened the discussion, He suid the gentleman with him came repre- sent & people who were hospitable by instiuct and who were schooled in entertaimng. If they could not couvinee the commiutee that St. Lows was well able to take care of the great international exposition they would not ay claim to it. They believed great good swould accrue to the nation from the location of the fair in St. Louis. Governor Francis was followed by Colonel C, H. Joues of Bt. Louis, who spoke 1o high eulogy of that city, He hoped every foreign visitor to the exposition would visit Wash- ington and see for himself the home and working of the federal government, but while that foreign visitor contemplated it he would naturally ask, “Whence comes the dyoamic force that propels the wealth that supports this wighty popular enginef” Aud the _exposition would show him directly to the wonderful Mississippi valley—the prin- cipal seat of the nation’s productiveness and where in the not far distant future would be found a population far outoumbering the teeming millions of KEurope. In that valley lay St. Louis, tue central ng- lion of its distributive system, St uis asked the committee Lo consider these facls in locating the world's fair, One of the cow- peting cities (meaning New York) p %ind to tho ease with which that city o bo reachedeby foreign visitors, If the <% sire was to make a good impression nf e= for- eignors, then unquestionably the fairl 5 1d be hield near the centor of the nation’: % o- ductiveness and power. It was the qu s of population which should determin % o location of the exposition and not th = ference of a corporal’s guard of foreiy who might possibly be induced to attent In counection ~with the populs point he attention a hung un in the « room with of rad! miles around the cities of New York, Chicago ana St. Lowms, That map shows, he said, 8 pop- ulation of 20,100,000 around Now York, 21,~ 700,000 around Ciicago and 24,800,000 around St. Louis. These figures woro based on tho census of 1880, Taking the population of the vrosent time Now York would represent 2 000,000, Chicngo 27,000,000 and St. Lous & 000,000, ‘I'he speaker then took up the qu tion of transportation facilities and showea that the railroad mileage within 2 cirele was 31,000 miles, within CF 5,000 miles and St. Louis’ cir miles. Thut moeant that not ouly wi a larger population within distance of St. Louis, but sportation facilities of St. Louis had marked advantage over the other that was wdependent of 23,000 miles er navigation connected by the Missis- sippi river with the wharves of St. Louis. Mr. Jones spoke atsome lengih of tho ad- mirable sites around St. Louis, the abundant, water supply, the hotel accommodations, ete, and closed by saying that should St. Louis’ vetition be denied she will not retire sulking, but will address horsolf to set in motion the resources of her trade torri- tory. Ex-Governor Stanard followed Mr. Jones in a brief address, after which the vommit. tee adjourned until Friday, when Washing- ton’s representatives will be heard. askad m 20's cir 70,000 there easy reaching the railroad citie: f Chicago is C WasniNgroy, Jan. 8. ion of the house committee on foreign affirs in decid- ing to consider the world's fair bill nas caused lively commotion among the repre- sentatives of the cities striving to secure the fair. The impression is growing that the Chicago people havoe scored an advahtage in getting a bill before the committee supposed to lean in their favor, and the other claim- ants are resencful over’ what they regard as a breach of the spirit of the agrecment en- tered into by the four cities. ‘I'his morning Representative Flower saw Speaker Reed, and getting him to call several membe the committee on rules together, e requested on behulf of New York, Wa ton and St. Louis that inmediate’ provision be made for the appointment of a select com- mittee to consider the world’s fair bill and to relieve the foreign affuirs committee of its seif-imposed duty, The commitiee on rules will probably act on the request tomorrow. At present somo of the members think well of the proposition to report to the house somethingn the nature of aset of instructions to the foreign affuirs commistee which will direct it to formulate a bill setting the tume for the world's fair and making suitable appropriations 10 meet the expense, but leaving to the housc the ;!cllecuuu of the place where the fair 18 to bo eld. held, A T 1THE JGRO QUESTION, Senator Morgan's Plan Oppos d by Leading Colorsd Men. Cnicago, Jan. 8.—|Specidl Telegram to Tne Bes.]—The leading colored men of Chi- cago differ radically with Senator Morgan’s ideas as expressed in his speech in thesenate yesterday, favoring the deportation of the negroes to Africa. A prominent colored at- torney said today: “I do not considér Africa my country any more than J do Irelund. Iam an Amerigan, and all cojored men feel the samo way. Of the 8,000,000 of colored people to whom Senator Morgan alludes, there 1s butone small pro- portion which are of pure negro blood. There's white bloodin the veins af more than nine-tenths of them. There may be no bank presidents among us, but there are well-to- do men. When the war closed there were 5,000,000 nogroes in this country, and they did not have, smong them all, as many dol- lars as there were men. NOW negroes pay taxes on $100,000,000 worth of proverty. If we have no chance, as Senator Morgan says, it s because such men as he will give us no chance, but we are rising, and in spite of hin and his kind. If Senator Morgan will let the colored race alone to educate tnemsclves, and if the United States will see to a far and equitable enforcementof the laws, the colored man will take care of himself, But we will not go to Africa, because we are not Africans, but Americans.” Another representative colored man said: oI wouud like to see Hayti opened to them, and those who wished to go assisted. Negro political domination is the bugbear of the whites in the south, Something must be don: Either the negroes must migrate, or me will soon come when there will be states in the soutn given over entirely to the blacks. But the African plun will not answer.” . Ways and Means Hearing. WasniNgToN, Jan. 8, — The ways and means committee this morning heard twiore arguments on thetobacco question and in the afternoon hesrd several gentlomen con. nected with the wine and spirit interest. Mr. George T, Stagg of Keutucky read a statement and said the distillers do not ask a repeal of the internal revenue laws, s it would only increase business temporarily and result in over production and consequent depressibn. They would like to have the tax reduced from 00 cents Lo 50 cents @ gal- lon, There were other matters in which the distillers sought relief, and they were con- nected with the administration ot the law. Mr, F. G. Earnest of New Orleans, repro- senting the rice miliers, asked that in the new tariff bill the definition of the vurious kinds of rice be made more exact. Congressman Lansing of New York en- deavored to impress upon the committee the desirability of giving agriculture the same degree of protection given the manufac- turers. The business of rawsing sords was practically a manufacture. He wanted a duty of 40 cents a bushei on peas and beans raised for seed, 20 cents instead of 10 cents on barley and $4 instead of $2 on hay, et A Surprised Gang of Pugs. New Youk, Jan, 8,—More trouble has grown out of the Sullivan-Kilrain fight, Will- lam E. Harding, Mike Cloary, Mike Dono- van and William Muldoon have been teken into custody, and ofticers are looking for all the others actively connected with the fight who are at present in New York. All were taken into custody o old requisitions sent to vernor Hill by Governor ry of Mis- sissippi. It wus a greatsurpriseto all, astho requisitions havo been in the hands of Gov- ernor Hill 80 long without action that they thoughtthe matter settled, All were ad- smwu to bail and hearing was set for Satur- ay. rip—— Losing Faith in Serpo Pinto, LassoN, Jan, 8.—The conyiction gains ground, even wmong those who heretofore have been Serpo Pinto's defenders, that that ofticer has gone too far in acts of indiscre- vion. His private life is recalled and also his wild demands upon the public treasury. ‘This change of opivion will make Portugal's task easier. Loxpoy, Jan, 8.—The Telegraph's Berlin correspondent learns that Portugal intends to disavow Serpo Pinto's conduct in Africa, thus satisfying England regarding the haul ing down of her tlag. Germany Ordercd Into Mourning. BenLiy, Jan, 8,—At the opening of the reichstag this morning \he president formal- ly snuounced the death of the Dowager mpress Augusta and paid a bigh estimate to her memory. The emperor bas ordered the court to go into mourning for three months and has fixed the per of general mourning at six weeks, He has also ordered the theaters and other places of amusement 0 be closed for & week, NUMBF;K (O, NELLETTE'S NESSAGE, The Document Delivered to South Dakota Logislature. ——} ‘)02. the CONDITION OF THE NEW STATE, The Ohief E: larly eccutive Dwells Particus pon Ity Financial Stralts— Railroads and Probibition Also Touched Upon. Expenses Must Bo Curtailed, Pienue, S, Jan. S.—~[Spocial Tele- gram to Tur Bree.~Governor Mellotte de- livered his messago to the legislature today and went into exhaustive details over the present status of the state, dwelling more particularly on the presont financial straits South Dakota now fluds itself in upon being admitted tostatehood. From his estimate of expenses that will be required 1o conduct the will take §508,; ceipts will only amount to ing a deficiency of £172,00 to be combatted. The governor sees no way o meot this deficiency possible, oxcopt to cut down every expense, oven if found nec- essary to close s0me of the more unimport- ant charitable and - penal institutions unti the state could clear itself of debt. Ho rec- ommends first to mect the omorgoncy to annul all of the appropriations made by tho territorial legislature prior to admission and to convey into the general fund all unexpended balances re- maining to each account on January 1. Thon ascertain the floating indebtedness of the state ut the date of admission and provide suitable means for its hquidation, Oy railronds he recommended that only the most rair and liberal policy be adopted, as it would be suicidal to stato to_pass laws against them, as their intorest in dov oping the state were common with the peo- vle's: _On prohibition the governor takes a de- cided stand in favor of such laws that will stringently enforce the prohibitory clause in the constitution, und that it becomes the duty of the legislature to onact such penal- ties for the carrymgoutof the law, as it provides for the stringent enforcoment of prohibition, As the legislature contains a laree majority favorable to strict prohibitory laws, there is no doubt that the governor's recommendations will be carried out to the letter. The governor also dwelt largely on all other matters affecting the state of more or less intorest. After the reading of the message the joint session of the legislature dissolved and each house adjourned to the following day, when the message will bo made the order for special consideration, The two houses completed their organization, each branch adopting rules, North Dakota's Indebtedness. Biswanck, N. D, Jan. 8. —Goveroor Miller senta special message to the legislature asking how the current expenditures are to be met und stating that the presont de- ficiency almost reached the constitutional limit, #20,000, and that the state auditor cannot issue evidence of indebtedncss be- yond that sum. The governor has vetoed the agricaltural bill, An Iron Clad Measure, HuroN, 8. D., Jan. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bk ]—For along time Sonth Da- kota prohibitionists have been giving atten- tion to the preparation of a bill that shall effectunlly enforce constitutional prohibie tion. A bill was completed a few days since and has been taken to Pierre by Rev. William Fielder, president of the South Dakota En- forcement league, for presentation to the legislature for its approval. The proposed measure has been examined by wany of the state representatives, and pledges 1o its sup- port have been numerous. There 18 lttle doubt but that the bill will become a lawand be in operation by the widdle of next mouth, Mauny of its features are not unlike those of similar laws in operation in other states, Tts provisions for regulating tho sale of liquors for medicinal, mechunical ana scienti- fic purposes; for compensating wives, chil- dren and parents for injury in person or property sustained through the intemperance of relatives; for preveating the distribution or division of intoxicants by clubs or usso- ciations; for procuring * injunctions, and obtaining evidence, are similar to correspond- ing provisions in the famous Kunsas law, Also, 1t gives tha authority sud power to the aitorney general which the law gives. While in some other particulars, such dealing with the public inebriate, compelling this character to testify when, where und of whom he obtained the liquor . which intoxi- cated him, und controlling the conveyance of the intoxicants by raiiroad companies, it follows the Towa law quite closely, I'he severest penaities are fixed for viola- tions even of & minor character, and to each attaches both fine and imprisonment, The Death Record. Yaxkroy, 8. D, Jan. 8 —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]--Many hundreds of persons viewed the featuros of John P, Crennan today for the last tinme. The Masons, firemen and company M, vational guards, escorted the remains from the resi- dence to the church and from the chureh to the station. Mr. Crennun's sister, who arrived a few bours after his death, was present at the funeral and sho and Mr. James Crennan will accompany tho remaing to Ioledo. Bavoks and business houses were closed and there were universal expressions of grief. At the church only the impressive rites of the Masonic order were performeds Rafased to lssus Licenses, Hurox, 8. D, Jan, 8,—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber)—The county commissioners this afternoon were urged to issue liquor licenses until the passage of a prohibition law by the logislature, but refused, and i is believed that they will not change their minds before final adjournment, although & strong pressure is bewng brought in favor of licenses, Married Sixty-One Ye d Hunox, 8. D, Jan. 8.—[Special Tologram to Tue Bee|—Lamrl’ and Betsey Pond celebrated their sixty-first wedding annis versary this afternoon. They are over eighty-two years old, natives of Vermont, and are believed to be the oldest married couple in North or South Dakota, lowa or Minnesota. Both are as young looking and as lively as most people at fifty, LAl Big Sales of Reading. New Youk, Jan, 8.--On the stock market this morning trading i Reading was enor~ mous during the early portion of the hour, more than forty-five thousand shares change ing hands in the first fifteen minutes, and over sixty-nine thousand o half an hour, 1t opened 5 down but soon rallied i14, NDON, Jan, 8.—The stock market s wild. A large business is being done in Reading railway securities, M Tobacco Me«n Meet, WABRINGTON, Jan, 8.—The representatives of many leading cut tobacco manufacturers of the country met here today and organized @ trade mark ussociation haviug for its ob- Ject the protection of its members iu the use of legitimute trade mark - ) Lynched a Negro Murderer. Bavou Saua, La., Jan, 8.—Henry Ward, the negro boy who murdered H, W, Benson of Norway, Ia,, of the French circus, on De- cember 30, was taken from jail last night by body of masked men and banged,