Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1890, Page 1

| — NINETEE} UNANIMOUS FOR ALLISON. The Republicans Declare Him Their Nominee for Senator. NO OTHER NAME PRESENTED. A Falr Prospect tho Deadlock in Wilson will ) Bpeaker, ot Breaking the House~— it Bo The Senatorial Caucns Drs Morxes, la, Jan. 16.—All the repub- lican members who weke able to attend the »rial caucus were there, and the ab sentees represented by proxy. The lobbies were filled with prominent politicians, Sen ator Parrott of Blackhawlk county calléd the eaucus to order, and announced the purpose to the nomination of a United States sen- ator, Seoator Harsh of Union county was chosco chairman of the evening, On taking the chawr he made a speech, vaying a tribute to Iowa senators in gen eral, and Allison in particular, Rep- rescutative Chase of Hamilton county was chosen secretary. Senator Price of Madison county and Representative Byers of Lucas county were mudo tellers, Ex-Governor Walden made the first nomi- nation speech. He referred to the public carcer of Senator Allison, his present posis tion as among the greatest men of the nation, and ranked hun in the highest cla Alli- BOU’s greutest power has been shown in financial matters. Scoator Woolson of Henry county spoke for the south eastern portion of the state, saying that Allison’s position in national affairs gives lowa greater influenco and better ad- vautages than it could with any other man in that place. He heartily seconded the nowination. Representa Wiison of Cuss county, representing the western portion of the state, also seconded the nomination, He said the people of that part of the state wanted Allison returned. Seunator Weidman of Montgomery county, from the south- western portion of the state, represe the farmers, spoke and seconded the nomina- tion, He produced letters which he said came from the headquarters of the railroads, advising him to work for the defeat of Alli- son, Representative Ball of Jefferson county, the home of Senator Wilson, also seconded the nomination. Senator Reiniger of Floyd county seconded the nomination. As there were 1o other cunoidates to be presented a roll call was ordered. It re- sulted in a unanimous vote for Senator Alli- aon, and he was accordingly declared the nominee, Senator Allison was brought mto the hall by the committee and received with applause, He made a speech, thanking the caucus and members warmly for their action. A Magmificent Trinmph, Des Moises, In., Jan. 16.~[Special Tole- gram to ‘Mg Bes.)—Senator Aluson’s tri- umph tonight was magnificent. After all et le 82OVt plotting and open warfare against him he received the unanimous nomination of his party for a fourth term as senator. There wera scores of anxious faces among the spectators who waited for the decisive ballot to be taken in the joint caucus tonight. The nominating speeches wore not marvels of cloquence, but they showed how all classes of republicans 1n all parts of the state wantea Allison remominated: Then came the pallof. Mr. Allison’s friends de- cided that it shoula be a sccret ballot, 8o that no one could say he hud been coerced into voting for Allison. T anyone had a prefer- ence for any other man he could express it without being exposed to comwent or criti- cism. So the roll call began. Each mem- ber, as his name was called, walked to the table and deposited his ballot, Then the count followed, and every vieco of paper, as it was taken up, read *'W. B. Allison,” and when the last one was read tiie members of the caucus, by one accord, burst into cheers. Allison had received on a secret ballot the vote of every republicau in the legislature. He was sent for, and as he entered tho bail he was greeted with a great ovation, long prolonged. His speech was brief, but full of feeling aud ringing with eloquence, He was interrupted reneatedly with cheers, and he closed amid a shower of applause. This was a magnificent triumph for Alli- son and a great victory for the republican party, for it demoustrated the determination of lowa republicaus to stand by their leaders and stamp under foot the bitter hatred of the guerrillu warfare that bas assailed Iowa's most honored statesman. The Situation Practically Unchangad Des MoiNgs, Ia, Jan, 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee,]—The legislative situation is practically unchanged tonight, though there 1s a fair prospect of breaking the dead- lock soon. The dewocrats made an overture today which was quite favorable. But the republicans think that if they hold on a little longer they can have what they want with- out any surrender. It is known thut one of the independents of ® very conscientious turn of mind is gotting very uneasy over the dendlock and may break it before very long. @Theindependents have solidified and served notice on the managers of the republican side of the house that they do not expect to support wny mau for speaker who has & pro- hibition record, This decision is thought w have been made to counteract the fluences at work to elect Silas Wilson. Mr. Wilson has been an active prohivitionist for a good many years, and wuas one of the staunch supporters of the present prohibition law, He is distasteful to the independents, who refer a munof moderate temperanco views ike Luke or Dobson, Up to today Mr. Wilson was thought to be the certain speaker of the twenty-second gencral assewbly, but the determination of the ingependents not to support him has very much weakened his chances if not entirely destroyed them, There was u ripple of excitement today when it was reported that the Farmers' aili- ance bad declured for Governor Larrabee for senator, snd that he had said he would be a candidate, Investigation showed that the story was chicfly a fake, and thata handful of farmers belonging to the alliance met here on invitation ~ of the anti- Alison men and vretended to hold u convention. ‘They adopted a reso- lution dewanding the nominution of Larrabee. I3ut it turned out that they wero not authorized to ropresont Luo alli- ance or any oue but themsslye: Many of them are democrats and union labor men. ‘Whoen they went w Governor Larrabee he sald thav he should huve to repeat, what he many times before suid, that be was not and would not consent Lo be a candidate, That scttled the Farmers' alliance story, Up to the timeof Senator Allison Mouday, the democrats bad & d vantage over the republicans of organization and leadership. They had Holbrook of lowa City, a clear headed parhamentarian, and B manager of experieuce to guide them on the floer of the bouse, So far ho has suc- cecded adwirably In nolding his party to the line of action adopted snd it is aificult to suy it Allison's superior managemeut oven will break the hold he has gotten ou the democratic side, BBut the situation is botter now that Senator Allison bas cowe. ‘L'here s a greater unity of action and the move- wents of republicans bave a directuess about them that give @ degree of confidence to things geanerally. The hope 18 expressed that Senator Cul- Jom’s letter 10 the Farmers’ alliance in which he spoke of Senator Allison's able support of the iuterstate commerce bill may be looked upon as something wore than a persousl or Usan effort to influence that organization bis bebalf. With a record of nearly & Quarter of u century before them, it does not socem as if the legislature of lowa ought to quibble much over the election to the United coming, ded ad- in the matter TH YEAR. son, Only One V Drs Moixes, Ta, Jan. 16,.—The house met this morning at the usual hour and pro ceeded to choose seats, A proposition in the form of a resolution made by ropublicans, looking toward permanent organization, was presented. It provided that the present acting temporary speaker pe continued and the house proceed to swear in members and permanently organizo. This was not accepted and a motion to adjourn made by the repub- lican side waa lost. On roll call on clerk, the vote s1ood 47 to 47, Adjournment was then taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow. In the Senate. Des Moives, Ia, Jan, 16.—In this afternoon the first bill of the session was introduced by Seed (rop), but as no committees had been appointed it was merely placed on file and will be considered later. The bill provides for the adoption of the Australian ballot systom, and embodies the features of the Montana and Massachusett’s laws \n regard to printing tickets and regu- lating voting places. A resolution favoring Chicago as the location of the world’s fair was adopted. The report of the mileage committee was read and adopted. A resolu- tion appointing C. H. Brock as journal clerk and providing for the printing of the jour- nal was then adopted, Adjournment was then taken until tomorrow. the senate Dougherty's Victim Dies. Drs Morxes, I, Jan. 16,—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Joseph Dixon, the fourteen-year-old boy shot by Edwara Dougherty, aged sixteen, at Hastie, last Fri- day, dicd this morning, after lying in an un- conscious state for several days. The Dougherty boy, after roaming about the country, stopping at farm houses for five days, returned last night to Hastie, where he ‘was arrested, brought to thfs city uv midnight, and locked up in the county jail onacharge of murderous as. sault, which will not be changed to murder. Dougherty said he had been at Dexter, He protests his innocence, saying that he did not know the bpistol was loaded. Ho told one person that he said to Dixon, “Suppose you were a millionaire and L a robber,” and pointed the pistol at him and pulled the trigger, and that he was surprised when 1t went off. Dougherty 18 a tongh character, and was only three months since released from the reform school, whero he was sent for stealing whisky from a wholesale drug- gist of this cit, The Farmers' Alllance, Des MoixNes, Ia., Jan. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.]—The members of the Farmwers’ alliance, who have been in town for two days, passed resolutions in favor of uniform text books; in favor of compulsory education; for the election United States senators by popular vote; for the Australian ballot, and other reforms. They failed to make any impression in their demand that the logislature elect Governor Larrabee senator. She is a Propagator. Hawsunrg, Ta, Jan. 10.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—A prominent local phy- sician reports a case in which Mrs. William Miller, living three mues west of Hamburg, gave birth on Tuesday of this week to trip- lets, two girls sud one boy, the combined weight of which was twenty-one pounds; all living and doing well. Tweuty-one months before the same woman gave birth to twins, waking tive children in less thau two years. Combined with other abuormal complications it was a very interesting case, especiully to the medical fraternity. e PARKE CONVICTED OF LIBEL, The London Ediior Sentenced 10 One Year's Imprisonment. Covmright 189 by iames Gordon Binnstt.| LoxpoN, Jan. 16.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tur Bee.]—The prosecu- tion of Parke for publishing a libel of a pe- culiarly gross character on Earl Euston re- sulted in the conviction of the accused and in a sentence of twelve months’ imprison- ment, There can be no doubt that this sen- tence will put a stop, so far as newspavers are concerned, to the abominable insinua- tions against innocent pergons which have been made from tine to time since the dis- covery of what1sis known as the Clove- land strect scandals. It 18 only to be regretted that the arm of the law cannot reach the libellers in private socicty who have been scattering their cowardly accusations during the last few weelks against well known men ot the most blameless character. They are the cause of nearly all the mischief that has been done. With regard to Parke, it need only be said that ne failed to produce any evidence which afforded the slightest justification for the horrible charge he thought proper to make, and under the circumstances he could scarcely be surprised at the sever- ity of the sentence. There wero, however, two of three incidents connected with the trial which will doubtless give rise to some comment. How 1s it that Newlove and Keith, now lying in juil, were not called by either? They are snpposed to have been acquainted with all the patrons of the infamous house and they are mentioned by Saul as having a knowledge of ull the facts. It is true that not a word uttered by Saulis to be believed. He is, as the judge said, a loathsome object. Still iy seems strange that Newlove and Keith were not required to give evidence, However, the sentepce was a sucprise to those present, for twelye months is partiou- larly heavy. 1t is said that the journulists present are combining iu soliciting help from the craft to forward @ petition to the home secretary for a remission of part of the sen- tence. Parke is greatly liked personally by his fellow~journalists and it is hioted that he 18 but & catspaw for a much better known journalist, who had him publish in the North London Preas what he himself dared not do in his own paper, Much sympathy is shown for Parke, whose sincerity of parpose, I be- lieve, is unquestioned i Coming Over, |Conyright 15% by Jamss Gordon Bannstt,| LoNboN, Jan, 16,—/New Yori Herald Cable—Special to T Bae. |--Sir Arthur Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte sailed this after- noon on the Saale for New York, Their pur- pose I8 to see what the trouble is with the company which Carte sent to the states to do ““The Gondoliers,” and what can be done with the opera, The company when sent out from London was vonsiderad a good pro- vincial one. Mrs. Carte accompanied her husband, e Chicago's ieath Rate, CuicAGo, Jan, 16.—The death rate in Chicago for the first five days of this week was nearly double the usual average. It was statea at the health ofice this evening that certainly in the neighborhood of forty deaths oceur duili as the result of the wntluenza emdemic. Eleven dcaths are directly charged in the death certificates filed today as due to la grippe. City Physician Wicker- sham said the prevailing cold weather is proving of no perceptivle value 1o shuwting off the discase, e Steamship Arrivals. At Southswpton—The Fulda, from New York, for Bremen. At Liverpool—The Historian, from New Orieans. At London—Sighted: The Elvaston, from Noew Orleaus, for Koren; the Minnésota, from Baltimore. SIX OF THEM SHUFELED 01p The Fort Smith Gallows Does Its Deadly Work. NO HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS. History of the Bloody COrimes for Which tho Murderers Paid the Death Penalty -- Threo Who Escaped, A Wholesale Execution, Fort Smiti, Ark,, Jan. 16.—[Special Tele- gram t Tue iex |—Six Indian murdorers were hanged in the United States juil yard here today, all for crimes committed in the Indian Territory. They were Sam Goings, James Burris, John Belly, Thomas Willis and Jefferson Jones, Choctaws, and Harrls Hustin, Chickasaw. Madison James' sen- tence was commuted by the president to fif- teen years' imprisonment at Detroit, and Charles Bullard and George Tobler, negroes, were granted a respite for two weeks to give the president opportunity to investigate their cases, The six Indians ate hearty breakfasts at O o'clock and wera treated by Jailor Pope to a bottle of wine. At 10 o’clock the death sen- tences were read to them in the corridor of the jail and they were dressed for burial Three ministers then attended them with an Indian missionary, and the condemned joined in singing hymaos andprayed. At 11:30 they were taken to the gallows and the final preparations made for the execution. At two minutes past 12 the drop was sprung and all six men diea without a strug- gle, their necks all being broken, George Maledon conducted the execution, ana these make eighty-one Indian Territory murderers he has hanged here, without ever falliog to break u neck, * About one hundred persons witnessed the execution and all of the leading newspapers of tha country were represented, In four- teen minutes after the drop the six victims were dead und some of them lived only eight minutes. The crimes for which these men were ex- ecuted were committed in the Indian Terri- tory over which the United States court at Fort Smith has jurisdiction, Sam Goings and James Burris were hanged for the bratal and cowardly murder of Houston Joyce, a young white man, in No- vember, 1858, It was one of the most diabol- ical crimes on record, and occured near Kinishi in the Choctaw Nation. Joyce was traveling through the Indian Territery on horseback and stopped at Burris' house for dinner, After finishing his meal he in- quired the way to the ford on Boggy creek. He was given directions, but had not gone far when Burris and Goings determined kill bim, with Indian shrewdness they inter- cepted Joyce near the ford and told him of their intention, He saw they were armed and would probably carcy out their evil de- sigzns, o he begged piteously for his life and told them he had never done them any harm and could not see why they wanted to kill him. His tears and supplication seemed to have some effect upon them for they told him that they would not harm him but would show him the ford uacross Boggy. Then riding along with their trusting vietim they quickly drew their pistols and each put u bullet into Joyce's back. He felldead from his horse and was left to rot where ne fell, The night after the killing Goings was ata dance and felt 80 much elated over having killed & white man that he told all about the killing of Joyce and produced the murdered man's watch. He also told where Joyce's body could be found, and when the decom- posing remains were found four months later the two murderers were arrested and brought befores#he bar of justice. Burris entered a plea of guilty when arraignea in court, but Judge Parker tola him the penalty of his crime and would not accept the plea, but put the two men on trial and on the 9vh day of last October they were couvicted of the high crime of murder, Joyce's body was found 1 March, but no one knew whose body it was until the cloth- ing was brought into court and identified by 4 brother of the murdered man, who hved in Onachita county, Arkansas, who recognized the clothing and the watch as the property of Houston Joyee, who left home in Novem- Dber to go to the Indian Territory in search of work. Both Goings ana Burris are mere boys under twenty years of age, but both are hard- ened criminals, sud not only confessed to thns crime, but confessed to having assisted two other Choctaws in killing a white man several years ago justto please their com- panions,” Joyce, the murdered man, was also @ young mau, being about twenty-five years of age. 3 John Belly, Thomas Welles and Madison James, three young Choctaw Indiuns, were convicted of the murder of a white man whose name was unknown, but who was supposed to_be W. B. Williams, & whisky peddler, Tho killing occurred near Talli- havi in February, 1859. Williams went 1nto that neighborhood with a lot of whisky. The Indians bought some of it and all got drunk, A dificulty ensucd, and Williams, becomin, alarmed, started to run, but was riddle with bullets. The three drunken Indians then stripped the dead mao and divided his clothes ampng themselves, The bleeding ana naked body was vuried close by, and was subsequently taken up ana burned, but an Indian who saw the killing reported it, and deputy marshals went to the spot and found the mutiiated remains of the mur- dered white man and arrested his murder- ers, The identity of the remains was al- ways & matter of doubt, and it is still uncer- tain whether the mau kiiled by these young Choctaw cutthroats wus Williams, They were convicted October 3, and ever since have manifested little concern as to their fate. James’ sentenve was commuted last Tuesday to fifteen years imprisonment. Charles H. Bullard, 8 negro, was con- victed of the murder of Walker Bean, anpoiher negro, near Muskogan, in the Creek nation in April, 1889, The two negroes were gamblers and were working on the railroad, They had & difficulty over a game of cards aud ill-feeling existed between them, Kach had threatened the other, and one morning while Bean wus at work on the railroad Bullard approached him armed witn a shot- gun and began cursiog and abus- huf Bean in & téiiblo mauner, calliog him all sorts of hard names. He called Bean a son of a b—b and tola hun if he would call bim (Bullard) that he would kill hiw, Bean foally became so imcensed at the abuse that he applied that epithet to Buliard und was imwediately shot down without being able to lift a hand in self de- feuse, Bullard was taken in custody by the other railroad hands and turned over to the proper authorivies. His trial and conviction took place in October, but yesterday he was reprieved until January 80, Jofferson Jones, u Choctaw Indian, was convicted of the wurder of George W. Wil- n, an old white man who was living near ‘Tallibani, C. N., in March 1859, Wilson left his home to go to Scott county, Arkunsas, on a visit to some friends. About ten days after his departure it was discovered that he had not been seen by his Scott county friends, A search being iostituted be was traced to where he stayed all night the lust night he was seen alive. e left that place 10 cross the mountains one moruing with the inteation of stayiug on the east side of the mountaing the next night. That was the last seen of hiw. Hia friends hunted for him for three weeks and had about givea up the search when his gan was found at an In- dian olaim. Jim Beams, at whose claim the un was found, stated that Jefferson Joues ad left it there. Jones was arrested refused 10 tell anytbing about the then but afterwards admitted it and sbowe where the body could be found. It was in a brauch and was very wuch decom posed. When asked where the murdered wan's | thy ANUARY 17, 1890. money was Jones sald it was buried house of his brother, nfson Jones. They found the holé where tne mouey had been buried undor the floor, but the money was gone, Jamison Jones and Jim Beams were tried with Jefferson Jones for this crime, bur were aequitted, there being no evidence of their complicity n the crime, Jefferson Jones in his confession exonorated them from gaile and s.id that he alone was responsible for the murder of old man Wil- son, His conviction was had October 14th, Harris Ausiin, a full-blooded Chickasaw Indian, was convicted of a very brutal mur- der committed at Tishimingo, Chickasaw Na- tion, in 1883, He killed a_young man from Alabama, named Thomas Biliow, because he had had (rouble with his hall-brother. Ei- liott was drinking at the timo, and while sitting on a dry goods box 1n front of a store, unmindful of danger, James approached him, drew his six-shooter, and befors Ellott could defend himself shot him in the breast neur the heart, and as he fell forward James shot his head full of holes anda then left him there with s blood and brains oozing out of mauy wounds, After committing this bloody deed James escaped and was not arrested until last Avril, und then he was captured only after a hard fight for liverty, during which he received a wound in the breast and one in the face. He fought bravely resisting arrest, even after being twice shot, but was finally overpowered. In the meantime ull who saw the killing of under Elliott were run out of the country by some of James’ friends, but at the trial these men were hunted up und their testimony secured his couviction at the trial, in August, 1330 George ‘lobler, & negro, was convicted of the murder of Trving Richmond, another negro, on the mgnt of April 30th, 1889, The killing oceurred at n negro dance near Scul- byville, Chocktaw Nation. Tobler and Rich- mond were rival suitors for theaftections of a white prostitute named Dalzy Thomas, who was living with n_family of nogroes in the Choctaw nation, Bouh of them were work- 10 for the negro at whose house Dalzy was living. The night before the killing ‘lobler slipped into the room wuero Richmond was sleeping, presumably for the purpose of Kkill- ivg him there, but he was seen aud Rich- mond was aroused. A row followed, and at 8 o'clock in the morning Tobler mounted his mule and went to a ueighbor’s house to bor- row agun for the purpose of miling Rich- mond, but did not succeed. The next day he toid several persons that there would be a dead man around there before morning. At night the two rivals and their charmer were at a dance at which Tobler acted as es- cort to Dalzy Thomas, Richmond was play- ing the tiddle for the dance, and was stand- ing leaning against tho door. A ne- ero who was dancing had left his Winchester rifle on _a bed on the porch and suddenly Tobler disappeared A shot was heard a fow moments later and Richmond fell dead in his tracks. Tobler was missed and when called failed to re- spond. He came in soon afterwards aud as he was the only person olitsfde he wagat once suspected. He madosoveral confli & statements as o where he had been, Sai he was asleep under his mule and did not hear any shot, then he admitted having heard a shot but said he did not know who fired it. He afterwsrds mado another state- ment to the effect that he saw a strange man step upon the porch and fire the shot. Tho Winchester that lay upon the bed was gone but was found near the house next day with an_empty shell in it acd indications thav it had been rocently fired, Tobler was ar- rested for the murder and was convicted on September 19, He has been reprieved till January 30. WTHOUGHT HE HAD A CINCH, Arthur O. Blake Atrrested for Black- mailing His Benefactor. Kaxsas Ciry; Mo., Jan, 18.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Beg.|—Arthur C. Blake, who has achieved so much notofiety as the out- come of his cémpanionship and subsequent disruption with Artiur Gerbom, once an eastern capitalist and now a western cattle king living at Kingsley, Kan., was arrested at the Centropolis hotel this morning by Marshal Hugh McGowan on a charge of blackmailing Gorham. ' Blake has been stop- ping at the Centropolis hotel for two waeks, having come here from Sav Fracvcisco, where he created a sensation by giving origin to o rumor that he haa compromised certain claims against Gorham for $100,000 cash. ‘The secret, if any, which Blake possesses can only be guessed at, 8o well has ho guarded it; but he cloims that it has liftea him from a bell boy to Wis present position, where he has done nothing for the past three years, uecording to his statement, but draw regularly upon Gorwan’s exchequer. Blake was a bell boy av thie Centropolis sev- eral years ago when Gozham picked him up. He lavished moncy upon: him and it was generally understood that _he had adopted him. Fiveor six months ago Blake was ar- rested at Los Angeles, charged with forging the name of his benefactor to a check for $500. The prosecution, however, was dropped, and soon Gftar Blake announced that Gorham had settled on him $1,750,000 10 consideration of nis giviug up his claim on him, —— CHEAP TRAVELING, Special Rates for Conventions to Be Held in Nebraska. Kansas Ciry, Mo, Jan, 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.|—The Trans-Missouri as- sociation has authorized the following re- duced rates: Nebraska bankers’ convention, Omaha, Neb., Jauuary 22, 1390, a rate of one and one-third fare on the certificate plan from Nebraska points, A. Millard, Omabe, will sign the certificates; biennial convoca- ton of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythius, Milwaukes, Wis., July 8, 1890, o rate of one lowest first class fare, dates of sale, limtation, ete., reserved for future action; annual meeting of the Nebraska State Board of Agricnlture, at Lincoln, Neb,, January 21, 1590, a rate of one uud one- third fare on the certificate plan from Ne- braska points, R. R. Gere, president, or R. W, Furna cretary, will sign the certifi- cates; soldiers’ reunion of Nebraska regi- ments at Plattsmouth, Neb , Feoruary 2527, 1890, one and one-third fare on the certificate plan, H. C. McMacken, Plattsmouth, Neb., will sign the certificates, A Join: Cunfer.nce, CHicAGo, Jan, 16.—| ial Telegram to ‘Cup Bre.]—A joint conforance of the south- western Missouri river lihes with the roads in the Trans-Missour: ass tion was held today for the purposs of sidering new percentage aivisions in the adjustment of through rates on the hasis' of the 121§ per ceut rate on cattle lrpfil Kansas City to Chicago. This matter wasenly partly settled and will be taken up at another conference. All the Kansas City lln’l except the Chi- cago, St. Paul & Kansas Oity will meet tho Alton's rate, and it will B8 put into effect January 25, ‘The St. Loms liges, however, have not yet fully determiued to meet the cut from Kansas City to St Louis. Non-QCommittal Adams. BosToN, Muss., Jan. 16 —President Adams of the Union Pacific is k from New York today, He says ha has yet seen Chair- wun Walker's decisio about the Union Pacific-Northwestern alliance and he cannot tell yet whether the agreement will have to be moditied or not. e The Weathur Forecast, For Omaba and vicioity: Fair, weather. For Nebraska aud South” Dakota: Local Snows; warmer; southeasterly winds. Kor lowa: Wurmer; fair, followed by locul snows iu northwest portion; south. easterly winds. L Husiness Tioubles, Say Fraxoseo, Gal, Jap, 16.-L. H, Stone, 8 haroess dealer, petitioned the cdury today to be dealarvd au iusolvent debtor; linbilities, §205,000; #ssets practically noth- ing. & ———— The Deailh itecord. . Laxcasrer, Pa, Jan, 16.—Bishop Peter Nissley of the old Mennovite church, diea suddenly this morning, sged eighty-eight, BLAINE'S ERIENDS ANXIOUS. The Secretary is Prostrated With Grief, FEARS THAT IT MAY BE FATAL. Chicago Makes a Point in the World's Fair Canvass—Hostility to the Interstate Commercs Law— Alaska Matters, 513 FOURTERNTIU Wasuisaroyn, D. C., . 16, The funeral of Walker Blaine will take place on Saturday. The body will probably be placed in a receiving vault at Oak Hill cemetory, Georgetown, for the time being and later on moved to Maine. Secretary Blaine's condition s exciting the apprehen- sion of his friends, He has paroxysms of grief ana it is with dificulty that be re- strains himself. His friends fear that he will never get over his great loss. For the last few years Walker has been so invaluable to him that his death leaves him almost distracted. Mr. Blaine is not a man who attends to details and these he has been in the habit of leavine entirely to Walker, who had in his hands all the loose ends of his fathor's business and knew just what was going on and what matters the secretary desired to consider and take up. There is novody now to take his place, as Emmous is in business and James G., ir., is not settlea enough to be trusted with im- portant matters of any kind. = One hears on ail sides tributes to Walker Blaine's kind- ness of heart and his affability. When other officials in the stute department shel- tered themselves behind closed doors his door wus always open 80 any nne conid walk into his room. A story iliustrating the eass with whica the outside public could see him was toaay roluted by sow of his frienas. A few davs before Christ mas o small colored boy called at the state department selling small trink- ets, He walked into Walker Blaine's room just as he was leaving for the day. He solicited Walker to bu “1 don’t know that I want anything,” he said, *‘besides I might need the money myself. Suppose I should be turned out!” *‘Aint you a ’publican?” asked the boy. **No, I'm a sinner,” was Walker's reply as he gave the bov some money. CNI0AGO SCORES, In the preliminary skirnish over the loca. tion of the world’s fair in the house today involving the direct question of leaving the subject with the committee on foreign affairs or creating a new committee, Chicazo un- doubtedly came out ahead. The creation of a special committee would be taken as an - dication that the house was not satisfied with the makeup of the committee on foreign af- fairs, which is regarded as favorable to locat- ing the fair in Chicago. There was nothiug saia directly bearing upon the location of the fair at any time, but beyond it was a very di- rect and important beuring on the subject. 1t 18 believed that fully half of the support which 18 inclined toward St. Lows will go to New York on account of the jealousy of St. Louis toward Chicago over busimess rivalry, bat the entirs northwest and a ver§ large majority of Michigan, Indiaua, Ohio and a considerable portion of the south, as well as many votes located outside of New York state, will support Chicago. Washington seems to be out of the question now and St. Louis 18 not even a aark horse. The fight lies between Chicazo and New York, and the prospects are, 1n the estiniation of the wisest heads in congress tonight, that Chicago hus two chances out of three of winning. OLVIL S8ERVICE REFORMERS PROTEST. The. Civil Service Reform association of Philadelphia has presented # mewmorial to Prosident Harrison, protesting against Senator Paddock’s bill to withdraw the em- ployes of the railway wail service from the operations of the civil service act. 'The memorial urges that there is no branch of be government where stability of tenure is more needed thavn in the raliway mail ser- vice, or where the operations of the civil ser- vice reform act are more beneficial to the public and the public servants. The me- mor ts call upon the §president in case of the passuge of Semator Paddock’s bill by both houses to prevent its becoming a law by the exercise of his veto power. Senator Paddock urges in reply that the placing of the service under the operations of the law during the last days of Clevelund’s adwinis- tration was a political trick whose object was chiefly to retain 1ncompetent democrats in oftice by making it difficuit to secure their removal and replacement by old und com- petent ex-employes. He quotes the postal officials to show that the postpouement of the time at which the orders weut into eftect was nbsolutely neeessary to give time for a reorganization of the service and to replace it, partially avleast, in the hands of competent men, Inail clusses of changas raw und untried clerks were replaced by old and competent employes greatly to the im- provement of the service in the west, from which for two years complaints had been pouring in to Washington, Enough time was not, bowever, given in Senator Paddock’s opinion to thoroughly reform the railway mail service und in consequence many incomsetents are retained who can nov be replaced as long as they perform pe functorily their duties. In addition, accor ing to the senator, tho long delays which must be undergone before a vacancy can be filled by certification from Wasuington is a very serious hindrance to the efiiciency of the railway mail service, especially in the west. He considers the law a cumbersome expedient applied to a department of the postal service where & full complement of employes 18 essential to a proper perform- auce of its duties, THE GREAT ALASKA MONOPOLY, Miner W, Bruce of Omaha is in the city in connection with the Alaska seal fisheries 0 which a number of prominent Ne- braslta capicalists are interested. A concur- reut resolution was pussed by the senate today from the committee on finance extend- ing the time from the 23d inst. to February 20 when bids for the seal fisheries lcase may be received ana cousidered. The house will undoubtedly pass this resolution also, This will give congrs an opportunity to pass a new law controlling the seal fisherios and many incongruities new existing may bo remedied. It is learned that the compiny which has for the past twenty years coutrolled our seal fisheries nas exercised @& general comirol of all commercial business in Alasks, operating numerous stores and financial af- fairs. It is alleged that it discourages im- migratjon und keeps down the develope- ment of the country in the interest of its mononoly. Mr. Bruce is also working to se- cure some laws relating to timber, elucation and other interests in Alaska, He does not at this time believe it best to ask for a terri- torial government, but thinks there should bea representative from that couutry in congress. MODIFIED THE DECISION. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chand- lar, 1n the case of Pleasant Robertson vs, James Balland and Jay Horoett, as allowing preference right upon the northeast i of sectiou 15, township 83, range 42 west, Chad- ron land district, without notice to the inter- vening entrymen, modifizd the decision of the commissioner of the general land ofice, It appears that entry for this land was first made by James Balland on a contract by Pleasant Robertson. The entry was cancelled. ‘This decision was not ap- pealed from and therefors the contestant, Robertson, became entitied to his preference right of entry. Tu Decembor the register of the Chadron oftice notified IRobertson of this decision, but the letter was re- turned ‘“‘uncalled for.” Applicant Jay Baruett, suxty-nine days after the maling of this notice, made entry for the land, lobertson says he called for his mail about three times a month, and every time he went o the ofice he inguired for a letter from the general land oftico, but. WasmNeroN Bukreau Tae Owanma Ber, } I of that kind d at the office, sistant _se y in his “When Barnott mado entry elapsed in which Robertse ercised his proferen ce the latter beon duly fled of | %5 and’s cancellution, Baruett's entry was | 2 fore a facie valid, and the action of 1 Sa.ocal 1 permitting Robertson to ¢ = = tho was irregular. The ¢ 2 ‘ant secretary says when Mr "~ ar nett had made for this 1wt it was an error on the partof the ral land office to allow Robertson thirt ays within which to muke catry for t 1d without notice to Barnctt and the in/ on- ing entr, 1o directs that Barl be notitied that bie show why the entry shouid not be cancelled A MINUS SALANY. Webstor Eaton of Lincoin aftor some business in the departmo Mr Eaton is a brothor of Rice [aton, the post- master at Kearnay, and he has asked for an increase of the allowance for the Kearney vostoflice. It appears that during the past year the postmastor has paid ot almost more thun bias como to him from the govern- nt, 80 that ho gets nothing ina financial sense for bis work. 'I'he predecessor of Mr. BEaton says that he did not receive #10 a month net while ho served as postmuster at Kearney, At present the government com pels the postmaster to pay an excoss of $50 a year for rentund yet will not permit the ofiice to be removed from the building where ivis now located to a cheaper room. There will undoubtedly be au extra allowauce made. WANTS THE INTERSTATE 1AW REPEALED, Congressman Morso of Massactiusetts will appear before the commercs commitiee Lo morrow by iuvitation and urge the repeal of the interstate comwerce law. He will claim that this law has aleady shrunk the value of railroads over §200,000,000; that every con- sumer in the country nas to' pay increased prices for evory articlo that hecats or wowrs; that unaer the provisions of the present law three sugar refinerics in Massachuseits have closed ; that 80 per cent of the railroad busi ness formerly done by Now England” roads has been lost, and that the law has boen con strued unjustly to many sections of the coun wy, making erybody pay higher rates, while no one gets less rates than before the law was enacted, PAY OR FORFEIT. Serator Manderson will make an early report in favor of the bill proviaing for the payment or forfoiture of the lands sold on the Pawnoe Indian veservation. The bill gives a year i which to pay the umounts due, and will make the speculators come w time, About 218,000 acres were sold, but payment has not béen made on 60,000 acres and the possessors hold and use it without vaying taxes to the state, The bili not only requires payment within a year, but 1t pro- vides that it shall be patonted 80 that 1t can be taxed. oo as| decis 2 save: the t © had shoula Xve ex- right of d . had that ontry 18 here looking MISCELLANEOUS, The commissioner of pensions has sent out the preliminary papers for the medical board of examiners at Ogallala, providing organization, ete G. I, Spence was today appointed post- master ut Pocahontas, Itolfe county, lowa, vice D, D Day, removed. Senator Pettigrew presented in th today a number of petitions from citizens of South Dakota. Among them were those asking for additional pansion legislation and alaw prombiting any person from selling promisos to deliver furm produce or stock products who are unot the owners or the agents of the owners of such products, An- other petition was signed by the members of the Methodist conference asking for a law increasing tho number of chaplains in the regular army and providing for thorough moral and religious training. A. Traynor, general baggage agent of the Union Pacific at Council Biuffs, is ut the Ebbitt. A. M. Thatcher of Niobrara has left for his home. Peiry 8. Hearn, enato e T TOLD HER MAMMA ON US, Canada Asks Her Majesty to Interfere in the Behring Trouble. Orrawa, Jan, 16.—Lord Stanley. in his | speech opening parliamoent this afternoon, sad: “In consequence of the repeated seiz- ures by cruisers of the United States navy of Canadian vessels while occupied in the capture of scals in Behring sea, my governs ment has strongly ropresented to her majesty's ministers the necessity of protect- ing our shipping while engaged in its lawful calling, as well as guarding against the as- sumption by uny other nation of exclusive propriotary rights in those waters. I feel confident those rapresentations had due weight aod hope to be enabled during the present session to assure you that ail the differences on this question are in course of satisfactory adjustment,” Continuing, he said: ‘‘Certain amend- ments to acts relating to the northwest ter- ritories calculated to fucilitate the adminis- tration of affairs in that region, us also a bill to further promote the eliciency of the northwest wounted police, will be submitted for your consideration.” ——— MOODY'S INSTITULE. Missionaries For the Unreached Oity Masses. CHICAGO, Jan, 16.—The men’s department of D. L., Moody’s new evangalization insti- tute was opened today with an address by Mr. Moody and several prominent local clergymen. Large numbers of people at- tended during the day. The institute will aim to train missionarics to get at the un- reached massos 10 the city and country, The idea as annouuced is 'o turn out aezressive men to ‘go into gambling dens and slums, to lay their lines alongside the abandoned and so to save them.” ‘Ihe training is to be largely through contact under guidan with actual work, ‘The cost of the building was $125,000 and was mot chiefly by well known Chicago business men, In addition to the regudar corps of instructors the plan is to have present a continuous succession of prominent bible teachers from this country and Europe. e Nebraska ana lowa Pensions, WasHiNGToy, Jan, 16.— |Special Telegram to Tue #ee |—Pensions granted to Ne- braskans: Original invahd—Zachariab H. Murray, Broken Bow; Dauiel R, Ball, Nel- son; Erancis Boyle, St. Liberty; Jacob K. Hahenstal, Glencoe; Beujamin R. Keith, Bostwick, Original widows, ete,.—Miuor of Simeon L. Brink, Stuart, lowa: Original nvalid —James M. Swis- ser, Farn ton; Alex McDonald. Paris; . Wagoner, White Oak: Elibu H. Waite, I'ro- wont; Nathan E. Maxon, Emmettsburg; Theodore I, Gordon, Des Mowes; William sGee, Wadena; Richard G, Rin Center ut; Israel Gregg, Knoxville; Godfrey one King, Brayton; James B, (look, Kiorris. Restoration and increase—Henr, A. Kolp, 'Traer. Increasc--Spencer . Reese, ewto) George D, McCulloch, Coin, Rewssue—Charles McNany, Mason City; George W. Wright, Des Moiues, - Atro-American Convention, CH10460, Jan, 16,.—At the meeting of the Afro-American convention today W. A, Pledger of Georein was chosen president. The last session of today was devoted to the reading of communications received by the secretary, among them a letter from Judge Albion W. Tourgee. He suggested that the Afro-American league should be a secret organization, in order that its mem- bers might not be in danger of wurder and outraze in the south, A movion was carried to refer Lhis letter to tho committes on con- stitution, Adjourned until tomorrow, et Jayne Was Steand o, JACKSC Miss,, Jan, 16.—The house of representatives, under 8 suspession of the rules toduy, passed a bill appropriating §1,000 to be used by the governor in paying the ex- nses of, State Agent Jayne, now in New ork with requisitions for the aiders and abetters in the Sullivan-Kilrain fight, Jayne 18 now in New York, delayed for want of money to pay the expenses of the prisoners the postimaster said there had boen no levter 1 10 Mississippl. NUMBER 210, DEED OF AN INSANE )lUT"ER A Minnesota Mother Murders Hor Four Ohildron =) AND THEN TAKES HER OWN LIFE, She Makes a Desperate Attompt to Shoot and Kill Her Wusband But He Promptly Dise arms Her, A Maniac Mother's Orim CANNON Lake, Minn, Jan, 16— Speciat Telegram to Tn . he house at No. 25 Cass streot w no of a terriblo tragoedy at 6 o'clock this morninge At that hour George KK, MeNoal was in his kitchon building the mornwg fira, having loft his wife and three children asleop half an hour bofore. Mr, MeNeal heard threo ringing ro- ports from a revolver rapid succossion and bofore ho coula turn around Mrs. Mes Neal rushed from her bodroom in her night clothes with a 44.calibro, rovolver in her right hand and a bottle of carbolic acid 1n tho other, She pointed the rovolver at her husband, but he disarmed her and forced lier 1nto u chair, immediately aftor which sho swooned away, Rushing to the bedroom a sickening sight met his gaze. The blood was streaming from the right tempie of littlo 1da, aged six years, and sho was alread dead. ” Mary, @ babo of six weeks, w breathing faintly, but died in about fifteon minutes, having boen shot through the fore head. Henry, a boy of four yoars, was shot through the loft shoulder, the ball tending downward and through the left lung, 1o died two nours later, Ohiver, a boy of two years, sho gave a drink of carbolic acid and then drank the rest of tho conteuts of the bottle herself, Mrs, MeNeal regninod con sciousness at 8 o’clock and physicians set to work to aid her in recovery from the offocts of the acid, They were unuble to help her, however, and at 7 o'clock this ovening 8ho wus dying. Little Oliver 18 very low, and there are small hones of his recovery. Mrs. MeNeal has * been il for several .weeks, and evidently killad herself and littlo family while laboring under a fit of mental aberatio Mr. McNeal's quickness in dis. arning b was all that saved him from be- ing her sixth victim, - BOLD DIAMOND THIGVES, A Raid on a Jewelry Store Bofore a Crow 1 of Peopl - N York, Jan. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre A dariog and successful dia- mond vobbery was committed last evening in the presence of atdeast forty or fifty people, On the corver of "'Third avenue and Fift, cighth street is a largo store occupicd by Lambert Brothers, jewelers. Abouts o'clock lust evening Samuel mbert was talking to a friend hardly five feet from the entrance to the store, one of the doors of which was partly open. — One of threc men standing in tho street suddenly walked rapidly towara the stor if to cnter it. Instead of doing this, however, he suddenly closed the door, and running a short, thick piece of wood through the hundles prevented those in the store from opening the door. One of his companions drew a short iron bar from his pocket, smashed it through the big plate #luss and the taree men seized on the jewels before themw. Third avenue, always well thronged here, was crowded at the time, and within a radius of 100 feet there was at loast *|+8tty puople, uil of whom saw the during act. The burglars separuted just as oune of the clerks opened the door. Followed by a yell- ing crowd the thioves ran on. Being closel pursued oneof the robbers drew a pistol and fired at the crowd,hurting no ons, but check- ing those in pursuit. All escaped. The loss is about £2,000. May ¥ight Clark's Confirmation Cuicaco, Jan. 16.—[Special ‘Celegram to T E —The dispatehes from Washing- ton this morning indicate that Senators Par- well und-Cullom may fizht in the senate the contirmation of the presidential appointment of John M. Clark for collector of customs for the districv of Illinois. It is also intunated that Senator Farwell will be largely gov- erned in his course by the wishes of Hon, Willinm J. Campbell, whose appointment he 80 earnestly sought. “Ido not know anything about this pro- posed fizht,” said Campocll this morning. “If you huve come nere to interview me | must 10sist upon not being questioned.” “Haven't you received from Senator Far- well a lotter in which he indical tnat he would carry the fight into the senate if such a course would meet with your wishest" “I must beg of you,” smd Mr. Campbell decisively, *'not to usk me any more ques tione, because I mustdeclineto answer them. ‘I'ne situation 1 wh I am placed is a very delicate one, and it is bost for me just at present to keep auiet.” Mr. John M. Clark, the racipient of the appointment, says he has received no intima- tion from the Iilinois senators as to what position they will take in rogard to his con- firmation, and has no idea what course thoy will pursue. e A Yale Instructor Dismissed. New Havey, Conn., Jan, 16.—Frederic R Honey, who for some years past has been in- structor in mechanical drawings in the Yale scientific school, has boen removed from nis position, Prof, Brush announced today that Profs, Richards and Dubois would fill the vacancy temporarily, The dismissal ends one of the worst quarrels which has occurred among the members of Yale's faculty for some time, Honey ordered the freshmen to purchase their drawing instruments of a firm in t city, but instead they purchased them from from a junior who canyissed their class for w Philadelpbia firm, Honey then an~ nounced that he would mark the students absent if they used the instruments, Upon this the bourd of directors stepped in and told Mr. Honey that he must retract. He would wot, aud was dismissed. i i Balisbury's Demands on Fortugal, BerLiy, Jan, 16,—The Kreuz Zeitung is in- formed that Salisbury has not ouly demanded from Portugal satisfaction and reparation for the outrages aguinst Knglish authority in Africa, but has furthermore insisted upon some guarantee aguinst a repetition of such high-handed proccedings us those of Pinto which it is now believed were deliberately planned between the Portuguese home gov- ernment and the authoritics at Guillemaue. e Kansaw Resubmissionists Organize, Wicniza, Kan,, Jun, 16.—~A mass meeting of resubmission republicaus was held last night at which there were present many of the most prominent republican politicians of the state, ‘T'he state has been divided into districts for the purpose of organization and a floance commitiec was appointed to push the work, ——— Absorbed by the Postal, New Youx, Jan, 16.—A circuiar has been sent out w subscrivers of the Comwercial telegraph company stating that the property operated by it has been sold at sherifs sale L satisfy judgments, It is underswod that the Postal welegraph company was the pur- chaser. ——— An Old Landmark Gone, GrovcesTer, Muss., Jan, 16.—Yesterday a barn ou the ola Pierce farm, built about the r 1780 and 0sed as the first Universalist chureh in America, burned. [ts pastor was Rev. Jouin Merry. e — Will Liose a Leg. Cuioaco, Jan. 16.—State Grain Inspector Thomas Porter was struck by a switch en- ine on the Chicago & Northwestern railway ast evenine and was 80 badly lujured vhat oue of uis luube will bave W be swputated,