Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1890, Page 1

~=goMiimemoration E THE FAIR WANT T0 POSTRON A Feeling in Favor of Waiting Till 1806, TWO MORE NEW STATES COMING. The Senate Committee on Terrtories Will Report idaho and Wyoming—Dundy Belug Pushed to Succeed Brewer, Favorably on WasmiNGrox Buseav Tie Ovana Be, 513 FOURTEENTH STH WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan The feeling in favor of a postponement of the exposition until 1505 is growing rapidly and it is believed that a sufMic number of senators are of that opinion to settle the question, as they have the power to do, by delaying vrocecdings, even if the house should vote for 1802, Such men as Sherman, Edmunds, Merrill, Hoar, Dawes ana others on the republicaa ride and nearly half the democrats have expressed them- selves very emphatically on the subject. It is a curious thing that members of both par- ties object to an exposition in 1502 because it is & presidcntial year. One of the southern scnators declared that there would be an almost unanimous vote from that section in favor of postbonement becaus®of political reasons, for they did not Dropose to entrust the prosent administra- slon with the expenditure of £10,000,000 or £15,000,000 during u presidential campeign. “'he republicans object to the fair in 182 for the reason that the workingmen engaged upon the buiidiags and the other employes might furnish a powerful factor in the el tion. The importaut question therefore be- fore the senate is when the fair shall be held, bt the Chicago people say it makes no dif- feronce to them. They waut the location, whether it is held an 1802 or 1805, and want it settled right away. Judge Thompson, re- cently acivil servico commissioner, has a plan, the importunce of which he is trying to impress upon the Chicago delegation, but it is not received very fuvorably thus far. He w/ants the represeatatives of the several cities who ure contesting for the fair Lo co-operate in securing the signatures of all the senators and members of congress to a call for a caucus of both parties and both houses, to be held in the house of representatives some evening next week for the purpose of decid- ng upon the location. His idea is to hive them meet as a joinl caucus and vote by bal- lot until some place is selected, which™ shall be inserted in tho bill by the house of repre sentatives or the senate, wuichever acts upon it firs> and thus determine tha location. ‘The objections raised to this scheme nre, first, it would be difficult to get the senators and representatives into such a caucus, and second. thero would be no way of inducing them to stand by the decision if such a cau- cua were neld. The first actual movement towards the of the of America by Columpus ¥ senate committee on public build- ngs and grounds today i recommend- ing the passuze of a bill approvriating $50,000 for a statue of Columbus to be placed in frout of the capitol on Pennsylvania avenue on the spot occupied by the peace monument aud to be unveiled in 1502, The same committee decided to report favorably a oill for the ercction of a building opposite tho new congressional library for the use of the supreme court, MORE NEW STATES, Dnle%nw(}lmy of Wyoming said to your cor- respondent today that the senate committee on territories would undoubtediy agree on next Monduy to report favorably biils pro- vidipg statehood for Idaho and Wyoming territories. On that day it will giveits last hearing pro and con on’ he various propositions for atatehood. Charivman Platt says the com- mittee does not hesitate to favor statchood for Wyoming and Idaho. There has been a good deal of talk abouta compromise on the territorial statehood business by the in~ troduction of an ommbus bill . such a8 wis passed for statehood for the threo territories'which made the four states in the lust congress. 1t has been proposed by Mr. Springer that statenood be given Idaho and Wyoming if the republicans add the terri- tory of New Mexico, the politics of which are doubtful. The republicans in the senate are vory much opposed to the proposition, ‘Thoy contend. that each territory should stand upon its own merits, inasmuch us politinal and other questions are izvolved which embarrass most of the territorios ap. plying for statehiood and objections raised aguiust statehood, for one territory should ROt operate against another. An omnibus bill was prepared by Mr. Struble of Towa proposing statehood “for Wyoming, Idaho nnd New Mexico to meot the views of Mr. Springer, but it will ond reasonable doubt not he introduced, and tue Liouse com~ mittee will follow the action of the senato committee on territories and report separate bills providing statehood for Wyoming and Iduho. 1f New Mcexico wants statehood she will haye to stand upon her own ndividual ; merits and procced us have other territories by adopting a constitution. THE DRESSED DEEF INVESTIGATION, & asked Senator Munderson this mornng what he thought would be outcome of tho 1vestigation of the dressed beef busi- ness, ‘L suppose,” he replied, ‘that Sen- ator Vest will prepare w bill and a speech that will explain the work of the committes fully und that will probably be the end of the matter for the present, but in my opiuion the investigation, which hus been thorough and important, will result utimately in the passuge of a general bill going as far as pos. sible to prevent combinations in all food products and to prevent pools avd corners or other combinations to forestall the mark- 'ets or affect the cost of the food of the peo- vle. Itis o grave question how far tederal legisiation can o in this direction, but that can be discussed, as it likely will be, and congress will decide for itself.” Has the commiitee had a meeting?” The committoe hus had no meeting with & view to deciding upon its policy or what it shall report to the senate, We have not come together since our investigations in New York, but willdo 80 as soon as the testimony s all printed. We have taken a vast amount of testimony und it 1s being printed now." LAND DECISIONS REVERSED, Assistant Sccretary of the Interior Chan- dler has reversed the decision of the com~ miss'oner of the. general laud oftice in re- Jecting final proof in the commuted home- stead entry of William C. Dillon, involving tho southeast i of section 25, township 4 north, runge 36 west, McCook land district, The commissioner réjected final proof on the ground of bad faith, insufliciency of improve- iwents and cultivation, and says there was not con‘inuous residence, ‘The assistant secretary says he can not concur in this con- clusion us there is nothing 1o show bad faith and the improvement and cultivation were sufticient und the residence continuous for more than six wonths. He therefore directs that tho entry be passed to patent, He also reyersed the commissioner's de- cision 10 the cuse of Clewent Spracklen in waking application to amend . bis homestead cutry, made December 28, 1887, for the south 3¢ of the northwest ' and the' north g of the southeast 1f' of section 25, towuship 20 north, range 5 west, Chaaron “gistrict. Spracklen in his application asked that lns as to include, in ley of was eutry be amended so the tracts nawed, the north 3 of the nord- west 1 of section 83, and “the southwest 3 0f secton 2, in the same range. It/appoars that Spracklen went to the land for which he made entry in Decomber, 18% wnd found @ house thereon. He was in forwed that one T, P kerton, who had built ne house aud located on the land, had al- lowed the three mouths following his settle- wuent to elapse without filing on the land; that he had then, in June, 1857, went to the loeul land ofiicers aud inding the plat book showed the same to be vacant, and made that when land he found that neous, Spracklen entry he went to improve the the plat book was erro- s hie would not have made the entry had Pinkerton’s eniry been on record and that he now applies in good faith to amend, The register and receiver certify to the correctness of his statements, The ussistant secrotary cites the case of James A. Harrison in which the department hieid that the right to make homestead entry should b corded if the first, through no fault of the eutryman, was for a tract cov~ ered by aprior bona fide presemption claim. The assistant sccrotary directs that Sprack lon's expiring entry bo cancelled without prejudice and that ke be permitted within a reasonable time aftor notice thereof to ente in lieu of the land in entry the tracts de scribed in his avplication, Secretary Noble today dismissed the motion for review in the case of Tucker vs Nelson, involving the timber culture entry made by Nelson for the northwest & of s tion 14, township 8 north, range 48, Valens tine district, TO PLEAD FOR NEW Seventy millionaires from be here tomorrow te the house commit tee to locate the fair in their city, They are coming on a special train in parlor cars and will bring their guarantee with them, also 1Wo memorials. One of them was written by Abram vitt and the other by W. Ed Stokes, the sccretary of the New York board of promotion, but there is likely to b arow, because Mr. Hewitt aetlarcs that Stokes snall not present his memorial. 1t he attempts to do so Mr. Hewitt prowmises to withéraw {rom the meeting and have noths ing more to do with tho affair. Chauncey M. Depew, Joseph H. Choate and one or two other fumous orators are to speak and a great display of eloquence is oxpected. Mr. Thomas B. Bryan and Mr. Jeffroys will present the case of Chicago in a auiet, unostentatious, business-like way. MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Manderson was at the white honse today and had & talk with the vresident behalf of Judge Dundy for appoiutment to the circuit judgeship made vacant by the ap pointment of Associate Justice Brower to the supreme bench. The president listened very attentively to what was said in tavor of Judge Dundy and impressed Senator Man- derson that” the chances were favorable. While the president would not say what ho intended to do in respect to Judge Dundy, bo did say that he intended to appoint some one from the district bench nator Manderson u YORK. New York will ado a motion before the supreme court of the United States today to admit Green of Omaba to practice before that court. Upon the recommendation of Senator M derson and Representative Heed of Omaba will be misioner of assay to v mint at Philadelphia a ous forms ¢ nment in s Connell, Byron apvointed as a com- it the United States. nd examine ali of the coin_belonging to the that mint and witness a test of their assay. This position 18 more honorary than remunerative. Mr. Reed was selected by reason of his interest in this work and the knowledge he has relating to coins. He has long been known a con- noisseur of coins and the position requires both a kuowledge and a taste for this work. I he supervising architect of the treasury has found that a largo number of memby who introduced bills in the house for pubti buildings in their districts did not use the proper form. He is furnishing them u form such as bo will approve. Air. Covnell called unon the architoet tos day in reference to his bill for an addition to the postofiice building at Lincoln, and after examinailon the supervising architoct in- formed him that the objections made in other istances did not apply to this bill and he unqualifiedly endorsed it as to form. Mr. Connell will, however, offer u_substitute for the bill which he introduced in the house and the duplicute presented 1n the scnate by Mr. Paddock for a building at Heatrice, 8o as o conform to the views of the supervis ing architect. The presudent's visitors this morning in- cluded the entire Chicago world's fair dele- gation headed by Senator Farwell and Mayor Cregier. Mr. J. E. Haum of Omahu is at tonal. Toduy's Post says: Miss Daisy G, Stew- art, dauchter of Mrs. Colonel Stewart of Capitol Hill, is visiting friends in New York. Sh left on Saturday, accompanicd by Miss Nellic Rosewater, daughter of Mr. Rose- water of T OMAUA BEg, Prruy S, Heamir, AR v, THE WORLD'S FAIR, the Na- Plan of the Foreign Affairs Commit- te: to Settle the S te Question ‘WasmiNGToN, Jan, 10.—The discussion of the world’s fair bill by the house committee on foreign affairs resulted in bringing for. ward & proposition which it is suggested may ald in the sclection of a site for the fair by the house, The committee already has de~ cided that it will reporta bill leaving a blank for the city where the fair is to be held, but it is feared if it goes mto the house in that shape and without some arrangement iv ad- vance to govern the method of the selection of thesite no agreement can ever be reuched. Under ordinary parliamentary rules the probable course of proceedingzs in the ouse would be for some member to move to insert the name of the site, Some other members would thereupon move to strike out that name and to insert another. On a vote on this last proposition the opposition would combine to defeat it and this would probably be the fate of the original und succeeding motions, the advocates of the different cities desiving to securo thoe proposed fair killing oach other off in succession. To avoid this the sub-com- mittee charged with the consideratior: of the fair bill has a hint from the action of the appropriation committee in securing the al- wrnative upon a certain clause of the Dis- trict of Columbia appropriution bill and_in- clines to report a special proposition which will provide for repeated bullots in the house upon the question of naming a site for the fair with ao agreement that on each bal lot the name of the city receiving the least number of votes shall be dropped, and in this way it.is believed a conciugion can soon be reached. A National Miulitary Park. WasmiNoroN, Jan, 10.—A bill las been prepared by General Grosve. nor establishing the Chattanooga and Chica- mauga National Military park which has the support of the leading members of the societies of the Army of the Cumberland, the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Potomac and all the leading ex confed- erate officers enguged in the battles indi- cated. The title of the park is to be ob- tained by the United States by condemnation and purchase after the ceding of jurisdiction by the states of Georgia aua Teunessee, It will embrace the battlefield of Chickamauga, An appropriution of $250,000 is provided for carrying the act into effect, e The Democratic Caucus, WASHINGTON, Jan. 10,—At a slimly at- tended meeting of the democratic ciucus this evening the usual resolution wus adopted for naming the campaign commitree, namely: Thav each state and territory hay- e democratio representatives shall seiecy one to represent it on the committee. No formal method was provided for the selection of the mombers of the committee from the states whose delegations were solidly repun- lican, but the usual rule will be followed, al lowiug the commiitee to fill vacancies by an election, e Appropriations tor ful lic Buildings, WasmiNGrox, Jan, 10,.—The committee on public buildings and grouuds decided to re- port fuvorably bills autborizing the purchass of sites for and tho construction of publ buildings in the following cities: St. Paul, £1.500,000; Sioux City, Ia., $500,000; Cedur Rapids, la., #200,000; Kausas City, $2,000,000; Milwaukee, §2,000,000, increased from 1,200, 000, i German Officors Captured Benviy, Jan, 10.—A dispateh 1o the Tag- blatt from Zanzibar says that Baneberi cap- tured Licutenant Cravenworth of Major Wismann's comwand aud two other Ger- wan ofticers, | OMAHA. LONDON'S GALLANT Ho is Made Dofendant in a Breach | of Promise Sult. SHERIFF, | SAID TO BE HIS THIRD OFFENSE, He Has an Ambition for the Lord Mayorship, but His Recora Must be Clear 1n Order 10 Gain It London's Sher ff in a Scrape. LCopuright 1890 by James Gordon Bennett, | Loxooy, Jan. 10. — |[New York Herald Cable—Special to ik Ber. |—Sheriff Havels of London, who went into offica with the new lord mayor, has a delicato bit of work to accomplish before he can breath freely, Hurrs is thirty-four years ol and one of the youngest sheriffs London ever had. His ambition is to be lord mayor. An election to the shriovalty is the first step. The second step is election as an alderman, That honor he s pretty safe to secura in time, To so- cure the lord mayorship it is neceasary to have a record without a stain, hence tbeso tears. A suit has been ontered agaimst Harris for breach of promise, with damages at £10,000, The plains U 18 Grace Smith, an estimable young woman of good family. At a recent uner, av which Harris and Miss Smith were present, Lord Mayor Isazes proposed the health of Miss Smith as ths future Mrs. Harris. Not a word about the suit has ap- peared in print and few know auything about it, though two days ago the swit was entered in the queen’s benen division of the high court. Hareis is desperately anx- ious that the matter should be settled out of court and negotiations are in prozcoss to that end. Among the city gossip the is that this is his third attempt to trifle W fuir young maidens, and hoves are ex- pressed that this time he has caught a tartar, It lcoks as 1f ne had — CHICAGO'S DIVORCE MILL, A FairEx-Spiritualist Medium Suing for Separate Maintenance, CricaGo, Jan, 10.—[Special ‘Pelogram to Tug Bee]—Tho latest in Chicago’s divorce court 1s the appearance of May B. Graham, | marriage, recently separated, JANUARY 11, 1890 Mo., mother of three ehildroh, ‘and her hus- band, father of three dhildren by a former He took one room and she threey the ebmmunicating doors having been locked. Tmst night Mrs. Cline went around the outside entrance to her husband’s apartment, sad, asking him not to thivk ill of her, bade him good<bye. When Mrs. Cline was discovered in_her rooms this morning shé was half dead from phosphorus poison, having caten a box of matches, It is thought she will recover., - b iy ASK FOR A NEW TRIALL A Motion Fited By the Attornays of the Cronin Conspirators. 8 Cnicaco, Jan. 10,—This afternoon Attor- neys Wing, Donohoe uad Forrest filed a motion for a new trial in the cases of Coughlin, Burke, O'Sullivan and Kuuzo, conticted of the murder of Dr. Cronin. "Che wotion, which 18 very lengthy, assigns thirty-nine cases of error in the rulings of Judee McConnell. These grounds of alleged error embrace every point contested by the attorneys for the defense. Among other things the refusal of the court to permit the defeuse to show that Messs. Mills, Tngham and Hines were employed in the prosecution by private parties actusled by improper motives is alleged to kave been prejadicia to tho defendants and the courts allowing these lawyers to assist in the prosecution is said tobe an error. Hines 18 charged with hav- ing been moved with a spirit of personal hostility towara Coughlin, Burke and O'Sul 1ivan and with not being it to act as a pros- ecuting attorney. B Attorney Longenecker's opening aa- dress to the jury is cited as an error, being improver and iliezal. It is sharged that the improver remurks of the counsel for the state excited the passions and prejudices of the jurors against the defendants; allowing the prosecution to introduce as evidence the clothing, instraments, hair and ail materiai evidence in the case was in error, The ins troduction of Cronin’s kuives after the stato had closed its caso is also eited. Objection is made 10 the iustructlons given by Judge MeConnell. The verdiet i pronounced cons trary to law und not justitied by the evi- dence, and finally it is suid the defendants have diseovered evidence which entitles them to a new trial, Begrs Will be Re-Glected. Cmicado, Jan. 10,—The News says: In all probability Jonn 1%, Beggs wiil be re-elected senior guardian of Camp 20, Beggs may and may not be present, but it is said that his re-election is assured. The Camp 20 members have held uecancus and decided that Beges’ acquittal is 16 the line of a ver- dict of “not guilty” for the camp and that the suspicion that the mugkder wus hatched in Camp 20 has been removed, Therefore suing Henry H. Graham for separate muin- tenance. Mrs. Graham is ono of the Bangs sisters, the spiritualist wmediums, whose scances were s0 profitable up to the time the hard-hearted police descended on them a couple of years ago and prosecutsd them for obtaining money under false pretens Graham is a manufacturer of flavoring ex- tracts and 1s possessed of considerable wealth. The wife, in her potition, says they were married in the office of a justice of the peace in New York city November 9, 1853, but that last summer Graham informed her that the justice was bogus and the marringe likewise. Although considerabiy anuoyed over this news, May did not faint, but de- manded that, Graham marry her legally, She keot at him_until finally he went with her to Racine. Wis., in November last and there the knot was tied fast. Since the real marriage took place, May d res, Graham has not supported her and has refused to live with her. He has refused to introduce ber to his friends as his wife and has denied the relationship. For more than a month past he has been pleading with ber to con- sent to a divorce, but shie has steadfastiy re- fused. ‘I'he fair complainant sa; raham has 800,000 in bonds and mortgages, whica he threatened to pack up and carry out of the state. She therefore praged for a writ of ne exeat, which was issued by Judge Col- lins, Graham was arres and brought to the sheriff’s oftice, where he was required to give £10,000 bonds to answer the suit. Ho acknowledges that he was legally murried, but suid that when he went through the ceremony at Racine he was intoxicated und that May took advantage of his condition. AS A MAKK OF RF The House Adjourns in Memory of Judge Kelley. WasmiNGToN, Jan. 10.—Draped in sombro black und adorned with a simple bouquet of white flowers, the desk so loug_occupied by Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvauia, this morning remmnded ‘the members that the “‘father of the house” has departed from their midst, Immediately after reading the Journal Mr., O'Neill of Pennsylvaria announced the death of his colleague Judge Kelley, After paying a touching tribute to his memory he offered a resolution thav appropriate sery- ices be beld 1n the house tomorrow noon and that a committee be appointed to attend the funeral. After the adoption of the resclu- tion the house adjourned as a mark of respect. PEOCT, e The Wo)l Markot. BosToN, Jan. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—There bas been a very good de- mand for wool and a number of buyers have been on the market, but the sales aggrega ouly a fair amount—2,445,000 pounds of all kinds. The principal sales were of territory, for which the market was rather weak, par- ticularly for eastern Oregon, Sales of these wools have been made on a scoured basis of 57c for fine and fine medium, and best terri- tory wools bring much more than that. Medium wools range from H0e to 5 In flne delaine fleeces there is a firm feeling and there has been considerable sules, including Ohio at 35@36c and Michigan at 81@35e, No, 1 combing wools are scarce and firm, Un- washed combings sell av 27@20 Fine washed fecces are quiet but heid firm, Pulled wools are dull, In foreign wools there have been no saies of 1mportance, DG Drove Out the Yeacher. Bostox,Mass,,Jan, 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—The unusual sight of a crowd of 500 school children hooting and throwing missiles at their teacher took place in East Boston yesterday afternoon, and an escort of polico had to be furnished him out of the island, The pupils claim that Charles Pheiffer, the newly appointed teacher, had been hursh and violent, The whole trouble was caused by a fiffeen-year-old boy named Willie Murphy, who is now suffecing from a sovero thrashing administered Ly the teacher, —— A Peculiar su STILLWATER, Minn,, Telegram to Tur Bek.|—John Olson got a verdict for $10,000 against the St. Paul & Duluth road today in a peculiar suit, Olson lost his right foot last fall while aboard a freight train with a car of horses, and sued for £20,000 damages, The railway company denied that Olson was in charge of the horses, or had any right aboard the train, alleging thut he was & tramp stealing a ride, The jury, however, brought in & verdict in hus favor for §10 000, t. 10.~[Special ‘Yerrific Boiler Explosion. CaicaGo, Jan, 10.—Five hundred girls and men employed by the John Morrls Stationery and Printing company received a terrific scare this evening, The boiler in the base- ment exploded, smashing the big plate glass windows throughout the building aud other- wise wrecking the structure. The pedes- triaus on the street were thrown prostrate and the neighborhood was showered with glass, A dozen people were painfully and possibly fatally bruised and cut. The loss will amount 1o $20,000, Ato u Box of Matches. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan. 10.--[Special Tele- gram o Tug Bes.]—Mrs, Cline of Clinton, they have decided to clévate Beggs to his old_ place. No meeting of Camp 20 was held tonight, 1t is said a meating will be held Tuesday and that the election of the senior guardian will then be taken up. Bx-duror Caiver. Cnicaco, Jan, 10.—|Speeial Telogram to nE B, | —Ex-juror Jotin Culver had, until yesterday, fully determmed to” make an ex~ planation to tho publie of s conduct while in the jury room and to give his reasons for ucting as he did Several weeks ago Mr. Culver decided that ha would issne an ad- dress, but he still beligyed himself bound by the compact of secrecy made by the elevon jurors, and he set about sequring his release from the agreement. Hayiag secured his freedow from the comp: an interview with his attgyaeys onco tat down upon, ts, : y him that he could do s guse. Ena talxing to the public aby /& Do nnd at_hig. libel suit against a mordii newspaper would' not be aided by his explanation. Mr. Culver was not.in his ofilce toaay, but his brother, who bas been assisting him in securing his releaso from his jury room con- tract, was seen aud said: *John is just now on the fence, and isu't dceided us to whether he will make u statement. He belicves, howaver, that he owas the public some ex- planation in view of the faet that e0 many statements have appeared in the papers, none of which are true,” “Has Mr. Culver's business suffered since the triai? “Ishould say it had. He has already lost $1,000 becuuse of what he did.” —-— ) PROTECT) INUREAS ON. Mica Men Want a Specific Duty of a Dollar a “ound. WasuixgroN, Jan. 1.+-The ways and means committee today heard a number of arguments, Several representatives of the lithographing interest pleaded for an in- crease of duties, while a New York importer of lithographs argued in favor of a reduc- tion, Mr. William H. Osberne, s New York manufacturer of tissue and fine writing pa pers, wanted increasod protection and spoie of thio depressing effect of the severe compe- tition of Buropean paper makers, Mr. Charles L. Randall'of Boston, repre- senting the mica 1ntorcsts, shid the opening of mines in Canade und’ Asia had forced them to the wall. He asked aspecific duty of £1 a pound. ‘T'wo leathor dealers told of the evil effects of German competition and under valuation and asked for protection, Mr. i Clarkson of New York wanted domestic interests protected against the rapid w#rowth of the importation of sawed marble slabs from Ital, v ———— Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WasniNGgToN, Jan, 10.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bek.] ~Pensions have been granted as follows to Nebraskaus: Original invalid —Silas O, Munger, Fairbury; John Wilson, Arapahoe; Lorenzo 8, Oreutt, Hansom, Original widows, ete.~Maria Jauve, widow of Harmon Waldo. Pensions for lowans: Original Forbes W. Hultz, Henirick son, lon James Carroll, Glidden ; Socrates Willlams, Blockton; Potter Parmenter, Irwin; Auron McRoberts, Oskaloosa; Rufus 1. Pattor, Mason City; James Marsh, Do- corah; George M. Foster, Greene; Ira £, Babeock, Farnhamyille. Increase—George A. Bessey, Centreville, Reissue—George I, Stultz, Keokuk; Charles W. Wood, Horton Original widows, etc.—~Mnor of John P, Hildretn, ! ¢ North Dakota: Increase—John [, Chris- topher, Devils Lake, ——— Repudiated the Hald Knobbers, KANsAS City, Mo, 'Jan. 10.—|Special Telegram to Tue Beg. |—In the notorious Bald Knobber section of South Missouri, it is announced today, every farmer of the counties involved has' jomed the farmers' alliance, thus repudiating she murderous or- ganization whose -~ leadérs were receotly hanged av Ozark invalid— Solomon Peter- e Fourteen Bills of lndictment, Mexpms, Jan, 10.—The grand jury today returned fourteen billg o7 indictment against David P, Hodden, president of the taxing district of Memphis, and C. L. Pullen, sec- retary, charging them with embezziement and larceny of the fines and forfeitures collected 1n the. police court from January 1850 10 October 1859, The Weather Forecasr, For Omaha and vi yi: Fair weather, followed by rain or snow, Nebraska: Ligit snow; colder; shifting to northerly: cold wave. Jowa and South Dakota: Threatening weather; snow or rain, and colder; northerly to easterly winds, eold wave, Washington's Ciaims Presented. WasniNGToN, Jan, 10,.—The second hear- ing on the selection of the site for the quadro-centennial exposition was held this moruing iu the ladies' reception room of the senate wing of the capitol, wheu the claims of the city of Washingtlon were presented, winds OUIT THEIR THROAT-CUTIIN ¢ The Union and OCentral Pac'flo Roads Settle Diffsrencos. HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT, The 800 Scores a Victory Over the Burlington & Northern the Matter of Passens ger Rates. in A Big Deal, Sax Fraxcisco, Jan, 10.—|Special gram to Tne Bee]—From tho authority it 1s loarned tonight that deal, involving business running up into the millions, hias boen entered iuto by the Union and Central Pacific systems. The compact, which has been kept in tho deepest secrecy, was signed one weck ago last Monday, and the war cloud which hovered for months over those companies has passed away, leaving a clear sky for the present—at least until the Union Pucific builds into Southeen Paciflo territory. Tor several months pust the Central Pa- cific has fought the Union Pacific to the ex- tent of going into eastern Nevadn, car rying freight through that state down through California and the cast via the Sun sot routo fast freight to New Orloans, where it s sent north to Chicawo via the Ilinois Central, If the freight was billed to New ork and the far east it was carried from New Orleans by Huutington's line of steam- ors, This wartare on the Union Pacific of course took millions of dollars out of their pockets, and in retaliation the Union Pacific bought a line of steumers plyine betwee this city and Poruaad, Ore., sending wod fruit, etc., at cheap 38 vin the Oregon Short Line, thence connecting with the Union Pacific main line and connections to Chicago and elsewhere, making much quicker time than the Central ana Southern Pacific and getting back at tneir rivals in a shave which alarmed the mag- nates of the last meutioned system. This is about the time of year when ulmost all of tho Califormia fruit shipments are made and something had to"be done to get that trade, 80 the Central Pacific made a proposition to the Union Pacific that if they (the Union Pa- cific) would discontinue the taking of any overland freight by steamer to Portland the, would sign a contract to run a through freight from San Francisco to Ogden, con- necting with the Union Pacifie. Both sys- tews came to terms, and thus the Centrai Pacific resumes its mononolizing overland freight business and leaves ths trafic of N. vada and adjacent states und territories to the Union Pacific. The 800 Wins the Battle. Ciicaao, Jan. 10.—The general passenger agents of the St. Paul~Chicago lines had a conference today with reoresentatives of the Trunk line ana Central Trafic association roads now 1 session here on tho passengor rate situation. The S00 line and Canadian Pacific have reduced the rates from St. Paul Telo highest a big | 10 eastern points to so low a figure that it is impossible to mest them by way of Chica unless tho eastern ronds partica) C fig 10 New England points is $18.50 first “class and the Soo has ‘cut the rate from St, aul to those points to $16. Some of the hioago-St. Paul roads wunt the eastera lines to red their proportion of the through rate in order that the Soo rates may be met by way of Chicago. This was the purpose of the conference and the subject was thoroughly discussed, but the castern lines finally refused to join in the cut in rates. Thisends the izht botween the Soo and the Burlington & Northern, the former being the victor. Reading’s Voting Trust, PutrAveLeiis, Pa, Jan, 10 —The threat- ened litigation to secure an injunction pre- venting the voting trustees of the .Reading railroad from re-electing Presideat Corbin was tho absorbing topic of conversation today. An attempt was made some time ago to dissolve tho Readingz voting trust and tho courts were appealed to. The writ is still peuding and it 1s not likely to be settled for six montks or more. John Wanamaker, wio is @ member of the board of Reading trustees, filed this afternoon an_answer to the bill in equity, He says in substance that inasmuch as the plaintif’s bill hus raised the validity of the course of the voting trustecs he respectfully asks for instructions that ho way act 1ntelligently and iu accordance with the judgment of the” court upon the ques- tious at issue. — Prohibition Disregarded in Deadwood Deapwoon, S. D., Jan, 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,]—The prohibitory luw passed last full does not seem to be very much regarded an this part of the state, All the old saloons are running in full blast and three new ones have boen started in this city since January 1. At this rate of increase there will soon be more saloons in Deadwood than was ever known in her history before ataoy one time, The worst of it ail is that no steps are being taken, so far any one can sce, to suppress them, Will Bue South Dakota's Auditor. Stoux Faus, S, D, Jan, 10.—[Spezial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Today a private levter was received by George Reynolds of his city, an agent of the Citizens' Life association of Cherokee, Ia., from Dexter i, ‘Turner at Mitchell. Turner is the man who was scared so severcly by State Auditor Taylor as to his methods of solicting insur- ance. Turner stated in the letter that the Citizens Life association wnd himsclf hag joined in instructing their attorneys to bring Aut against State Auditor Taylor for §20,000 damages. A letter was also received from I M. Smith, president of the company, in which the letter stated that the suit would beJ)rulcuulud to its utmost length and the auditor made to take back statements re- cently made by him, A Change of Resldence. Yaxkroy, 8. D., Jan. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to T Bee.|—-1u is stated that James H. Teller will at once change his residence to Chicago. Mr. Teller came here as secre- tary of the territory by appointment of Gar- fiela, He has been mayor of Yankton and is connected with some local enterprises, and is one of the invoaporators of a railroad bridge charter at Yankton, He will open a law offioe in Cnicago und thinks he can pro- mote his railroad enterprises betier from that point, e Another Bender 8:nsation Collapses. KAxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan. 10,-|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—J. T. James of this city, attorney for the two women of Niles, Mich, wiio are accused of being the famous Henders of Kansas, has secured the release of his clients by proving a complete alibi for them from 1870 to 1874, during which time the fearful murders were committed. The names of the uccused women are Mrs, Al- mira Grifith and Mrs. Sarah E. Dayis, They have proved that they lived in Barrien county, Michigan, during the time of the dreadful Kansas outrages. - £hot By a Woman. Eryiga, N, Y., Jan, 10.—The police were summoned this afternoon to the house of @ widow nawmed Mary Ellenbenger where the body of Wm. Edwards,a well to do farmer, was found with a bullet hole through the bead. Mrs. Ellenbeuger said she and Eawards quarreled over ‘money matters and he drew a revolver. Io the struggle for the weapon it was discharged, An exawina 3 tion, however, s entered the back of Edwards’ neck and t his coat collar had been burned by the pows der. Mre Ellenbenger was arrested. Sho and the farmer had been on intimate rela tions for several years, - BRICE SURE OF ELECTION, But He May Have s Trouble § Getting His Sea Tan. 10.—|Special Tologram to T'ne Bie, | ~Murat Halstead was in Chicago togay. To a reporter he expressed himselt on things political in his usual interesting manner. Mr. Halstead did not place. much rehance in the report which came from Co lumbus today to the effect that Mr. Brice might not be elected by the Onio assembly, OWing to the fact that another democratic uember is reported to be dying and that three others did not attend last night's cau. cus. “There is, I know,” suid he, “‘talk of a bolt by the democrats, but there is nothing in it,” Democrats don't boit. You never heard of them bolting. Brice will be elected.” “Who will cans?’ “I don't know; probably Foster. 1But they should not choose him. Thoy onght 1ot 10 give their vote, even though a compli wentary one, to a_representativa of the woney interest in politi Such a man is Foster. It may be his misfortune, but it is true, und should not bo done. N, there is no possibility of their defeating B3rice, no matter whom they nowinate, 13ut there is afuture. and they should nowi A man for whom they would have notting to apolo- AR Mr, o trouble on Cnicaco nm be the choice of the ropubli Istead thinks Brico taking his seat in “He lives in W York” said the cditor, “and is the representative solely and entirely of monopolies, trusts and mil- lionaires. "He is not an Ohioan, und whon he comes to the state his headguarters avo 1 private car. When he presents his dentials to the senate Mr. Edmunds will riso and say they are not legal becauss, accord- ing to the constitution of Okio, a man to be a United States senator must be na inhabt tant of the state. Brice will claim that ho is an inhabitant, but & man can't be an inhabi- taut of two states, and by way of reply Sen- ator Kdmund wil! pick up Brice's indovso- ments on the New York aqueduct bonds. When he signed them he swore that e was an mhabitant of New York. He has not changed bis place of habitation simce. Such a point will stick, and Brice may have serious trouble in holding his seat, even if he secures it He has no right to it, and he shouid not have it. Why, it is simply giving New York three senators.” A Few Dificatties. CoLumuus, 0., Jan, 10.—There have been several rumors in circulation today relative to the proposea bolt of the caucus which last night nowinated Calvin Brice for the scnate. There were seventy-three members at the caucus, Three did ot anpear. They are Smith of Prankiin, Munson of Licking and Counts of Shelby. It is reported thoy will not vote for Brice. There will be seventy-four democrats from the caucus to vote for Brice, Brown of Hancock having sent a note that he would support the nomi- nee. There ure seventy-one republicans,und if the three alleged bolters join them, they would have the sume number of votes as the democrats, The claim is made that Brice will have to receive i majority of ull tho members clected to the logislature, which would be seventy-six. Hrice's managers claim the law ounly requires a majority o those prescnt und voting. Representative Kpanp died last night and. [ i8 NOL to live through tho night, v | cuts the mumber of the demo- | cratic membors down to seventy-seven, and may have the senate, he three alleged bolters reduces thé availa- ble strength to seventy-four. - e NEAKLY OT. Striking Miners hxcited Eviction. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa,, Jan. 10.—Three fami- lies of the striking miners were evicted toduy. There was considerable excitement but no violence. After the sheriff, accompanicd by thirty three Pinkertons armed with Win- chesters, hud thrown out an Italian family ubout three hundred of their countrymen collected and began yelling and firing into the air. Two hundred shots wero fired and and they were getting more cited as the music of their revolvers increased. Master Workman Wilson arrived on the scene just at this time and went amongst them and told them they must keep quiet and not break the peace or they would ruin their caus Wilson says it is his sincere conviction that had ho not happened on the scene whon he did there would have been one of the bloodi- st riots ever seen in this country, Over an End of the Lockout, WABURN, Mass., Jan. 10,—At a meeting of the striking workingmen tonight Grand Master Workman Moreland announced that the strike lockout 1 the leather industry was practically ended and the men were ordered back to work next Mouday. Both sides agreed to submit the matter to the state bourd of arbitration, who will give a hoaring in the case next’ Thursday. It is estimated that the strike cost upwards of $100,000. . INFANTS AT LAW, A Bix-Ycar-Old Chicago Boy Sues Another For Damages, Cuicago, Jan, 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—A law suit of a peculiar char- acter isou trial in Judge Tuthill's court, The complainant and defendant aro both boys, the former being but six years oid, The complainant, Freddiv Mocker, is suing Philo O'Keefe, who is thirteen years old, for £10,000 damnges. In June,” 1855, the O'Keefo boy threw s stone which' destroyed young Mockér's right eye, A judement against a minor is of no value, but the attor- ney for the Mocker boy suid young O'Kes would be upt to inherit some property, und the judgment would be good against his estate when he became of age. Richard Mocker, the father of the plaintiff, has a suit for &,000 against the O'Keefe'boy for doctor’s bills and the loss of his son's ser- vices, -~ Recorder Irotter Resizns, WasmiNGToN, Jan, 10,—The resignation of Trovter, the eolored recorder of deeds for the district, has been received at the white houseupon a request made by the president, It is supposed the new appointment wili be made shortly, Inquiry made by Senator Ingalls bas developed the fact that the office has paid $40,000 in fees during Trotter's in- cumbe of two years and ten months, A bill is per ling in congress to make the posi~ tion & salaried one, e A Supremes Court Building. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Upon recommenda- tion it was agreed by the senate committee on public buildings and grounds today to re- port to the senate a bill for the condemnation and purchase of the two squares of ground directly north ofthe site of the congressional library aud east of the capitol grounds upon whichi to ereet a suitable building for the su- preme court, T Refuses to Dissolve the Injunction, CHICAGO, Jan, 10.—Judge Shepard ren- dered a decision this moruing in the suit of the Chicago City railway aga inst the West Division rallway aud refused to dissolve the injunction restraining the Yerkes company from laying @ cable on State street, This decision makes it impossible for Mr, Yerkes to complete his down town loop for the West Side cable. e Eteamsivp Arrivals. At Queenstown—The Adriatic, from York. At Glasgow- York. ! At New York=The Westeralavd, [ Antwerp, he Devonia, from owed that the ball had | NUMBER HE GAVE UP IN DESPAIR, 204 Samuel Lathrop, a Peddler, Takes His Own Life, SHOT THROUGH THE BREAST. Poverty, Dobt and as (he Cause of the An In s Paper, Sicknoss Deed - Pating Scrap Driven to Desperation, The first suicide of this new in Omana occurred yosterday with very sensa tional features, whon Samuel Lathrop shot himsolf on his promisos, Olilo streot, Lathrop has been known for a long time in this city us a sober, industrious man, about twenty-seven years old, with sickl y wife and a very bright little baby boy to support. His employment consisted of peddling cooking utensils, During the past few days he has been vory despondent. For some timo past be has been compelied to neglect his work in order to care for his sick wifo, In weglect- ng his work the houschold supplies and gen- erul expeoses had been sepisusly affocted. Yesterday morning it scom® that his utterly disheartening circunstances resulted in s making the rosolvo to kill himself. He arose qQuite early, attended to numorous chores about the house and then prepared for deat. Ho shaved himself, put on his best suit of clothes, went down town—evidently, in view of later developments, to secure tho means for taking his life. When he returned home he moved about the houso in o fit of great despondency that to his wife had in it the appearance of a terriblo desperation. Now and then he would dash aside groat tears and utter expressions like “My God, why must a man be so poor and 80 imposcd upon, 8o wronged " Finally he grew calm, and after assisting his wife aud child w get their dinner he left the bouse. A2:15 0'clock three pistol shots, coming from the vicinity of the barnon Lathrop's place, tcok a number of the neighbors tothat building. It noeded but a glance iuside the door %o reveal the young husband and futher prone upon his back with a smoking pistol in his hand aud a torreat of blood gushing frowm his breast, Among the first on the sceno was a nelgh= bor named Moore. Moore happened to know that at that instunt Dr. L. . Lord was vis- iting a patient next door to Lathrop's house, and he rushed after him. Dr, Lord lost no time in accompunying Moore back to the barn. ‘' doctor found Lathrop lying brond board, breathiug heavily, with Smith & ' Wesson 32-caliore by nis sde. Lathrop had toned bis coat and vest and them back before shooting himself. A large hole was found burned in the shirt, over the cardiac region of the chost. 7 Luvnrop waus pulseless und cold, his heart acting feebly, and he was muttering and groaniug. The doctor gave him stimulants and ordered him removed into the house, which 18 seventy feet from the stable. Lathrop rallied and talked about his act, and seemed perfs own upon a new rovolver unbut- thrown octly rational, He regretted intensely what he bad done, and exprossed tho earnest hove that he might yet live for the sake of his wife aud boy. FHe said_that povercy bad drivon him to desperation: that be first fired two shots to attract the dtten- tion of the neighoors, and u third shot he endeavored o fire through his heart, Aftor making these statements the poor fellow gradually vecame unconscious, 'The bull had entered 10 the right of the left nipe plo and had passed over the base of the heart, making o necessarily fatul wound, He lingored until 6:45 lust cvening, when dealh came. 14 Coroner Harrigan was notified, tool charge of the body and held an inquest, The only witnesses examined were Dr. Lord und I’red Joregensen, a mail carrer, living almost. divectly opposite to the Luthrop home, Their testimony was a repetition of the facts as given abov In u vest pocket on the body of the de- ceascd the coroner found a page of, cheap yellow paper, both sides covered with figur- ing and writing, evidently done just before the fatal shot was fired. One part of ic rend: Please notify my brother, E. K. Lathrop, Tainto! Ia Nouify D. 8. Prime, Oska- loosa, und Mrs. J. M. Himes, Cromwell, Ia, l'uis gun save for Ray, Give 1t to him whe he is old enougn to take care of it on the side. Beggars must not be choscrs, but.l wish T was av the Grawville gravoyard. Dow't go to the oxpense of u coroner's in- quest.” Then comes this writing and_figuring with the Peojle’'s Financial Exchange, November 13,83, gave note for and received $50. Interest 7 per cont a month on 50, Then comes o lotof figuring or u state- ment, showing that during thirteen months he paid 85150, purely iuterest money, on the #50 that he states e borrowed. Next on tho sheet is this note: iReceipts for this are in trunk, Currie, T ik this [uct| for the best, 50 good-by ' to Sam. ial ex- This way very sensational bit of “This is in account th all, *The address of the People's Finan change is room 57, Burker block, my wages huve boen catea up. SAMUEL LATHROP. ! Coroner Hacrigan permitted, owing to the pleadings of the poor widow, that the body remain at the family home until this morn= ing, when it wili be' removed to Drexel & Maul's, The verdict of the coroner's jury was in accordance with the facts as given uboyo, el ] SALUISBURY MOLUIFIED, Dispute "rob:bly Settled Lisnox, Jan, 10.—1t 18 somi-ofticially stated that Lord Salisbury regards the renly of Senor Gomes as afforaing a basis for an aw'cable settlement of the African trouble, England’s Portugal Looks Like Peace, Loxvox, Jan. 10,.—~The Portuguese govern- ment haa forbidden the reception at Quilli. mane, near the mouth of the Seambesia, of all British dispatches intended for England but not intended to pass through the Portuguese postoffice. That probibition is now removed. The Chronicle has a report from Gibraltar that the British fleet will on Tuesday reassume its original programme for a Mediterranean cruise. E'rowm this it is inferred the dispute with Portugal [s soltled, e e Took in the Yankees, PirtsrieLn, Mass., Jan, 10,—Frank D, Lesclide was arrested i Philadelphia yese torday on request of the Pittsfield police, charged with obtaining money under false pretenscs. He came hore in December with J. W. Harris snd Frank Ware of Chieago, They claimel to be ageuts of & bad dcbt collecting association branch of R, G. Dun & Co, and obtained considerable money, They operated also in several Massachusetts and Conunecticat cities. 1t is learned also that Lesclide formerly worked for a debt agenoy in Chicago, and 18 defaulter to the extent of several hundred dollars there. His alleged connection with Dun & Co. is one of his fabrications, ied Claim Raveicu, Jun, 10.—J, C. Parish was hanged today for assault upon his own daaghter. He died maintaining bis innocence, He was forty-two years old and bad & wife and several children, Parish said nothing ou the gallows,