Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1890, Page 1

v~ -YOLO Of 48 t0 43, THE OMAHA DALy BEE NINETEENTH ONLY WTANED THE EARTH. An Impudent Proposition by the Iowa Bourbons. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION, Tho Benate Grows Weary of Waiting for the Organization of the House and Adjourns. At the Towa Capital. Des Moixes, Ia., Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]—The situation tonight a8 regards the organization of the house 18 still very much mixed. Everybody is smil- ing at the astounding gall of the democrats in making their last proposition for a com- promise, They instructed their conferenco committee to propose that the democrats should have the speaker, the republicans the clerk, and the democrats the chairmanships of the four following committees—judiciary, railways, appropriations and suppression of mtemperance—the four most important com- mittoes this session. They would kindly permit the republicans to select any other four, and then the remainder of the commit- tees were to be divided equally between tho two purtics, ‘Ihat was about the nerviest proposition that has yet been made, but the republicans didn't waste uny time in convsidering it. It was reported around the hotels tonight that Mr. Ewart, the union labor man from Poweshiek county, was willing to break the deadlock if the rapublicans would let him be speaker and let him name nis_friend, H. S. Wilcox, of this city as clerk. 'That aiso was asking a little too much, for if the republi- cans cannot have a republican for speaker they certainly want to huve something to ‘say about what member of the opposition shull be speaker. So everything is at sea tonight, but conference committees are at work trying to fix up some arrange- ment which will permit of a temporary or- gunization tomorrow. The sonators, like sensible men, have gone home, to be gone till next Tuesday, hoping that in the meantime the house will reach sowe kind of an understanding by which it can do business. Governor Boies has also one home. He thinks he can wait av Waterloo for the inauguration quite as well s here, and escapo tho importunities of & horde of officeseckers by so_doing. Seuator Allison will probably remain till tomorrow night. g The House. Des Moines, Ia., Jan, 17.—After the open- of the house the following pairs were announced: Garduer (rep.) with Estes and Smith with Beem. Estes is the first demo- cratic member who has been unable to attend the sessions. All the other members were present. The fifteenth roll call on tempo- rary clerk was tuken up and resulted in a In the house were many prominent politicians of both parties. 1t was expected in consequence of the action of the Reuutorial caucus lust night there would be a break 1n the democratic ranks, but up to 11:40, after fourteen ballots bad been taken, 1t had not materialized, There have been twenty- nine ballots in all. On motion of Luke of Franklin the house adjourned until 2:30. The parties immediateiy went into caucus, In the afternoon another pair was an- nounced, caused by the kness of Eilers of Jones on the democratic side. Brown of Ringgold paired with mm, lmmediately after the pair being announced Holbrook of Towa (dem) moved an adjournment tiil to- morrow at 10 a. m. to allow the conference, committee time to work. ‘T'he motion was lost and the thirtieth roll call proceeded with, Itresulted: Lehman (dem.), 47; Van- steenburg, 47. Kight ballots were ‘taken, cuch resulting the same as the first, whon Luke of Franklin moved an adjournment. The motion carried. A yea and nay vote was culled for and Wood (dem) voted with the republicans for adjournment. Chairman Lane tock the taily sheet of the reading clerk and read the vote a tie, but the tally sheet of the tellers showed a vote of 46 to 48 for adjournment The Senate Adjourns. Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 17.—In the sen- ate this moruning a resolution was adopted authorizing the secretary of state to assign seats to reporters. Lieutenant Gov- ernor Hill aunounced as the committee on in- auguration, Senators Meservey, Ballingall and Dodge, Adjournment was then taken until 2 p.m, next Tuesday. Potts Found Guilty. Des Moixes, Ia., Jan. 17.—|Special Tele- gram to 'Tie Bee,]—The tralof Constable Potts, the prohibition searcher who was charged with perjury in his own trial for bribery, was concluded at Indianola today Wwith a verdict of guilty. The case 1s one of considerable interest, as Potts was one of the most active of the constables whose irritat- ing methods brought the prohibitory law into disrepute, He took a change of venue to Warren couuty, an adjoining county, claming that public prejudice was too strong against him to permit a fair trial in Des Mowes, But the verdict was guilty even there, Gets Thirty-Five Yoars. Dav wr, Ia., Jan, 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee, ]—John Webb, who made the murderous assault on Thomas W. Me- Causland, one of the best known men in eastern Iowa, the night of February 28, 1830, was today sentenced to thirty-five years in the penitentiary, The time for the prisoner’s sentence was fixed for tomorrow, ut fearing that @ mob might come down from McUausland and do him violence, Webb unotified Judge Waterman that be wanted 1o waive time aud be sentenced at once, 'The sheriff hurried his man out of town tonight, Colonel Sapp Seriously 1, Dzs Moises, In., Jan. 17.—[Special Teje- gram to ue Bee.)-~Colonel W. . Sapp of Council Bluffs, who was taken suddenly ill last night, was enough better to go home toduy. He went over to the capitol last night to attend the sunatorial caucus. Soon after entering the building he became vio- lently sick and had to atay there all night, e CANADA'S PARLIAMENT, Closer Trade Relations With States Discussed. O17AWA, Jun, 17.—During the parlianien- tary debate this afteravon on the address in reply to the speech from the throne, Pope, the member for Compton, denounced those who fuvored annexation with the United Btates and referred to the Atlantic and Bebriog sea question at great length. Hou, 8.~ Laurier, the leader of the opposition, criticised ' the policy of the governwent in regard to the settlement of interuational disputes and came out strougly in fuvor of closer trade relations with the Unitea States, Sw Jobn MoDonald in reply said the disputes would soon be sot- led on B basis consistent with tho national dignity. He favored closer trade relations with the Umited States, but this Was out of the question at present owing to the protective policy of the Harrison admin- istration, Sir Jono sald protection was des- tiued to be the policy of Canada for many years to cowe. e —— Another Boston Fire. Bosrox, Mass., Jan. 17..-A five which is believed to have started on the lower floor of Claflin, Coburn & Co.’s building this morn- ivg spread with remarsable rapidity to the the YEAR. OMAHA ATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1890 — NUMBER 211, upper stories, The building 18 of stone, four stories high, Claflin, Coburn & Co. are boot and shooe dealers and the firms adjoining are deulers in leather and shoe findings. The firo was confined to the Claflin building and at 10 o’clock was gotten under control. Cone siderable damage was done to adjoining buildings by water. _An estimate of the loss places it between $150,000 and $200,000. Tho lcss nn the Claflin building alone is about £15,000 Later a general estimate of the 1088 madoe by an insurance expert places it between £50,000 and $75,000, The insurance is ample to cover the 108t el s FAVORS AN ODUS TO AFRI0A. A Colored Bishop on the Scheme to Aid Negro Emigration, Louvisvire, Ky., Jau, 17.—|Special Tela- gram to Tne Bee.]—H. M Turner, D. D, of Atlanta, Ga., bishop of the A. M. E. church, arrived here today and was asked what he thought of the bill before congress which proposes to give national aid to such colored people as might desire to return to Africa or elsewhere, and replied by saymng: “God grant that the bill may pass. The white people brought us here against our will. Now they ought to provide for us to leave if we desire. Besides, we must work out our desting anyhow, and If o portion of us think we can do it beuter elsewhere let the nation help us to try it. If the bill meant compulsory expatriation I would fight it to the death, but as it 18 vol- untary upon the part of the negro, let it pnss as soon a8 possible. The negro at best is but a scullion here, and he can be vo less in Africa. I am_tired of negroc problems, lynch laws, mob rule and a continual fuss, and a million of other negroes are tired of . We want peace at some period in our existence, and if we cau not have it here, where we wera born aund reared, let that portion of us who choose to try another sec- tion of the world have a little help. 'This nation owes the negro $40,000,000,000 anyway, 80 givo us a little to emigrate upon, ving toOklphoma, . 17.—Letters received by son, busiucss manager of the Oklaboma Immigration society in Kansus, from points in North Carolina, say a large number of negroes of that state are going through in & wazon this iinter to the new territory. Eugleson says there are about twenty-two thousand negroes in Oklakoma, and by spring there will be at least fifty thousaud. S MONTANA STILL STRUGGLING, No Material Changein the Legislative uation. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 17.—There is no ma- terial change in tho legislauive situation, The consideration of the joint rules was postponed in the senate owing to tbe illness of Brown (rep). Among several measures passed by the republican house is tho oppo- sition bill, tho consideration of which in the upper house is opposed by the democratio members of that evenly divided body. Ttis believed the republican senators if all are vresent will next week procesd to act on house bills, notwithstanding that executive interference might attempt to prevent the construction of new laws, ‘T'he democratic house remains scattered and the adjournment continues for want of a quorum, The senate adjourned until Mon- day and the republican house will do the same today. A petition for a writ of mandamus was filed today in the supreme court by Attorney Willinm Thowmpson, a member of the repub- lican house, from Silver Bow county, to com? pel Auditor Kenney to issue to him a war- raut for per diem and mileage. The case was set for Monday, Tho action is brought 0 test the validity of the state board certifi- cate which Thompson holds, he being one of the members elected by the eliminating vote at Tunnel precinct. B A SENSATION PROMISED, Tho Kansas Legislative Briber: be Investigated. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tux Bee.|—A spectal tonight from Topeka says: Thore is serious trouble in store for members of the Kansas legisiature who have accepted bribes, and also for thoso legislative sharpers who have been bribe giyers, Tonight 1t was learned that a peti- tion is 10 circulation asking Judge Guthrie to convene the grand jury for the purpese of investigating the acts of members of the last legislature aund of certain state oftfcers. Over ono hundred numes nave been secured, and the district court has full jurisdiction, If the petition meots the legal requirements o sonsation such as Kansas has not ex- perionced in yeurs will be tho iuovitablo re- sul to e South Dakota Legislature. Pierke, 8. D., Jan, 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug BEE.|—An \mportant measure came before the senate today which designs to do away with the office of justice of the peace and substitute district attoruey and county commissioners as a tribunal before which all criminal suits should be brought for preliminary hearing. The discussion on this measure occupicd the greater part of the session today. Iu the house the day was taken up in dis- cussing delinquent taxes from September to February. The house has adjourned until Tuesday to allow some of the members to visit their homes and allow others to recover from la grippe, which has laid many low. South Dakota's Agricalturar Board. PIEKRE, Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bue.|—The two days session of the South Dakota board of ugriculture adjourned today after a busiuess session of two days. Aberdeen was chosen us the place for the next meeting of the state fair, which will doubtless occur in October, e EDNA WIL:ON'S FATE. A Pretty Girl Mysteriously Murdered and Buricd, Cuevexse, Wyo., Jan, 17.—In August last Edns Wilson, a pretty girl of eighteen, mys- teriously disuppeared. A yourg stockman named McComb went away at the same time, and a8 ho had been paying her attention against her mother’s wishes it wus supposed they had elopad. McComb_seon returned, however, and denied this. Soon after McComb sold his ranch and Jeft for parts un- kuown., Monday last the new owner of the rauch discovered 8 body which had been buried under the floor of a cabin in an unfrequested part of the ranch, which ‘Was positively identified as that of the miss. ing girt, There was a bullet hole throngh the skull aud it is now believed McComb murdered her. A fund has been raised to employ detectives to bunt him down, Indiana ¥loods Subiiding. Evaxsviuie, Ind., Jan, 17.—In regard to the reported Hoods in this region, disvatches from White Wabash and Little Wabash in dicate that these rivers are falling slowly. ‘The low lauds ave all coverad, but no reports of serious damuge ure at hand, The Carmi proper has not been overflowed, but the negro settloment in a hollow opposite Carmi hus been flooded, About seventy-five fami- lies residing there escaped in safety with their effects to Carmi, - Has Hecognized Brazil, New Youx, Jun. 17.—Senor Calvi, consul general of the Argentine Republic in New York, has made public » copy of the formal proclamation issued by bis government in recognition of the newly established repub- lic of Brazil. Down Wuh wmonis, Roume, Jan, 17.~Prince Amadeo, duke of Aosta, u brother of the king aud formerly king of Spain, has pueumonia, READING'S PASSED DIVIDEND Attempt to Square Corbin Before Foreign Stockholders. AN AGENT TO THE RESCUE, He Writes a Long Communication to the Press in Defense of the Action of His Chief in the Matter, In Detense of Corbin. [Copyright 1890 by rames Gordon Renn Loxpox, Jan, 17.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Trur Bre.]—Sebastian B. Schlessinger has sent the following letter to the ‘London Herald, dated No.8 Wilton place, Belgrave square, January 17: “I have refrained from taking any notice of the attacks that have been made upon Mr. Cor- bin because my position as agent of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad company makes it a delicate matter for me to speak at, all. In the interests of justice and fair play 1 ask your kind permission to trespass on the valuable space of your columns to the extent of a few words, not as an agent of the com- pany but as an individual having a right to express his opinion, It is just b ecause I am Corbin’s representative that I have had ample opportunity to judge him and to know the motives which guide his actions, and it was because I knew Corbin so well before I had business rela- tions with him and felt convinced of his hon~ eaty of purpose as well as ability that I was glaa to accept bis offer to represent him on this side. Corbin is neither a wrecker nor an operator. His past record shows that. His mission has been and is to work for the benefit of the proprietors of the Long lsland railroad, which was hopelessly in the mud. He took it outof the mire, and the stock, which was selling at 25 cents on the dollar, 1s,n0w not far from par and for years has paid regular dividends to the stockholders. The Jersey Central railroad, which was in a similar position, he helped to put on its legs. ‘Uhe stock is now worth $127, against about $25 per share. Corbin has left to others the management of the road, and the talk that his interbst in Jersey Central has induced him w sacrifice Reading has nota vestige of truth at the bottom of it. Now,as regards Reading, I have suffered, n com- pany with others, a large loss, but this fact does not diminish the esteom and respect I have for Corbin and the confidence I repose in him. Itis perfectly true that whea Cor- bin was here hio coufideatly expected to pay the full interest on the first preference in- come bonds, and he 80 exsressea himself at the time. Ihaveno doubt whatlever that he and the other trustees fully believed thav the earnings would be sufficient w mest this interest, but when the accounts for the year were closed the situation was changed. The coaland iron company has forty-ome col- lieries and the system is 80 large and the accounts are so complicated that the most [farseeing might fail to form an exact estimate of the probable final result, It was found that the improve- ments made during the year could not be fairly carried into next year's accounts, Everything was fully discussed and Drexel & Morgan and the trustees all decided that there was but one course to be pursued— not to pay the interest where none had been earned—and none of the directors or trustees would consent to borrow money for such a purpose. Theannual report will demonstrate that in spite of the warm weather, floods and exceptionally heavy expense, a great earning power has been shown, and in due time, when the road equipment and collieries are in proper condition and with a good coal trade, all of the owners may oxpect 1o receive agood revenue. No im- partial mind {nvestiguting the affairs of the Reading can fail to come to the conclusion that the prosent management is able, eco- nomical and honest, having no other end in view than to do their best for the property aud its owners, Any chonge in the man- agement can not better things and can only do harm. Pierpont Morgan is far too able and far too indepeadent to have approved Corbin’s course if he did not believe it to be best, and as he or his firm are probably the largest holders of theincome bonds, his judgment shouid be taken as conclusive.” e, REV, TALMAGE. ‘The Great Divine Tells of. His Trip to the Holy Land. (Copyright 189 by Jam:s Gordon Bennstt.) PAws, Jan. 17.—| New York Herald Cuble —Special to Tne Bee,|—Rov. Talmago of the Brooklyn Tavernacle has auite recov- ered from the attack of influenza which seized him here and s in excellent health aud spirits. When I called on hm at the American minister’s a carriage was waiting to convey the clergyman’s family to the Hols de Boulogne, Ho was entertained at dinner Wednesday night by Whitelaw Reed, “Iam in Paris for the first time since 1855, but never bofore during the winter. Puris is churming, I rogret very much that I must sail 80 soon, on the 25th, to resume my dauties, I have returned from the most enjoyuble trip of my life, 1 have been all over the Holy Land and into parts of Ituly-Rome, for nstance, which bad not seen before, although Ihave beon abroad many times. Every place in Pales- tine has @ great interest for me, Just defore 1 reached Bethlehem and Jerusalem 1 could not sleop, I was as excited asa boy, for it was the rewlization of @ life dream, At Jerioho I wet an American, whose name I have forgotten, who asked me to baptize him in the river of Jordau, so one fue Sunday morning, when the sun shone gloriously bright, we assewbled together on the banks of the great river. I wasclad in the white robes of an Arab sheikh. A small crowd of interested peoplo gathered about me, some of whom were Americans. Wesang togethor “On Jordaw's Stormy Bank I Stand, which my daughter had copled from a hymn book aud distributed. After tuis the rite of im- mersion was performed and we disbanded, My trip was replete with bivlical interest, 1 feel doubly repaid for it.” e e A Globo Troiter Misses Connections. [Copyright 1850 by James Gordon Henntt,) Pan1s, Jau, 17.—[New York Herald Cable —Special 1o Tur Bee]-Miss Bisland of Louisiana, the young lady who started on & tour around the world to reach New York ou the 27th of this montb, will arrive towor - row moraing at Villenuve, Saint George's, twenty wiles from Paris, at 4 o'clock. She is o late, however, to take the Champagne, which is booed to sail al 7 tomorrow wora- ing, cousequently Miss Bisland, who is & very pretty brunette, twenty-three years old, has missed speedy trausportation. ——— Cabled Congratulations. LOopuright 130 by Jam:s Gardon Binnst. | Paws, Jan. 17— |New York Herald Cable—Special to Tag Bee. |—Mr. and Mrs, Navarro of New York cabled today their congratulations on thewr son's engagement to Mary Aunderson, who is at Saa Remo with Dr. Shepard and family. Mr, A, De Navarro is at the same place. D — REFUSED TO SHAVE A NEGRO, Palmer House Barbers in Chicago Snub a Oolorcd Delegate, Cnicaco, Jan, 17.—|Special Telogram to Tne Bee.|—The delegates to the Africo- American convention are excited over an al- leged indignity to which one of their number was subjected. Today a delegate walked nto the Palmer houso barber shop and at the callof “next” took a chair for a shave. The barber attached to the chair left and went down stairs and remained there. The dele- gate tried anotber chair and that barber also went down stairs, The delegate tried sev- eral other chairs aud other barbers disap- peared, whereupon he was compelled to leave unshaved. Chief Barber Wilkins, speaking of the incident, said that he and the rest would give up their positions rather than shave a negro. Mr. Tden, the . proprietor was out of the city, but he will be calle upon to make atonement for this alleged vio- lation of civil rights. AFRO-AMERI0AN LEAGUE. An Address to the Public—The Blair Bill Endorsed. Cn10AGo, Jan. 17.—At the convention of the Afro-American league today the com- mittee on resolutions reported the following resolutions, which were adopted: “The objects of the league are to protest against taxation without representation; to secure a more equitable distribution of the school funds in those states where separate schools exist: to insist upon a fair and im- partial triai by a judee and jury of our peers in all causes at law wherein we may be party; to resist by all legal and reasonable means all mob and lynch law whereof we are tho victims, and to_insistupon the arrest ard couviction of all such offenders against our legal rights; to resist in the courts the tyrannical usages of railroad, steamboat and other corporations where we are concecned.’ Other articles were adopted providing for the establishment of local and state lcagues and the holding of state conventions. The constitution wasadopted after lengthy debate, as was also a lengthy address to the public, which *'earncstly protests against all forms of violence, as never justifiable except in self defense.” It advocates the establishment of Afro-American banks and a more equal distribution of the colored popu- lation throughout the country. The report of the committes on education favoring the passage of the Blair bill by eon- gress, provoked a long discussion, Fortune of New York contended that its passage meant eternal discrimination between the whites and blacks . the schools of the south, Prof. Price argued that the colored people of the south were crying for education and did not care how the money came to them 1f it only came. The Blair bill was endorsed. Prof. Price was elected president of the league. He is president of the Livingstone school in Salis- bury, N, C. Thomas kortune was elected secretary, and C. H, Jackson of Cincinnati treasurer. Adjourned sine die. R Will Tie Up With the Knights. Pirrsnura, Jan. 17.—The question of the coal miners of West Virginia, Péunsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Tlhnois in reference to the proposed reorganization and consolidation of the National Progressive union and the Knights of Labor is about settled, Oper- ators seen today say the proposed consolida- tlon is the best actioh-ie miners can take. It will have the effect of putting an end to thedisagreements and fights against each other, Beyond this is the assertion of the operators that they will get thewn in conven- tion to arrange prices, a thing they could not do under present conditions. ———— A DEADBEAT BARON, Joachim O. von Schilihu Locked Up for Jumping a Board Bill, NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—|Special Telegram to Tng Bee.]—Baron Joachim C. von Schilihu, twenty-five years old, was locked up in the station house tonight charged with beating the proprietor of the Madison Park hotel out of a board bill of $200. The baron is a son of a member of the reichstag, and after graduating at the university of Bonn served a short tme m the army and then came to this country. He received remittances regularly and about a year ago he married a young Jewess who lived in the swell society of Chicago. The baron added to his resources by teach- ing German and French, He deserted his wife ut Madison Park hotel and she went to live with friends. 1t 18 said that the baron has swindled a uumber of boarding houses and hotels, e Arrested for Smuggling. New Yonk, Jan. 17.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Captain Kitty of the steamer Saratoga of Ward’s line. which arrived here on Wednesday from Havana, was arrested at his home in Harlem today on a charge of smuggling. He had a grip sack containing £5,000 worth of jewelry, on which no duty had been paid, - He says a passenger re- quested him to take care of thé grip for him without telling him what were its contents, Subsequently this passenger, Issac Lomm, a nativo of Amsterdam, Holland, was arrested in the office of a oroker, with whom he was arravging to have the jewelry sent to Hol- land. He denies that he had any intention of smuggling, Both men were tukerr before Commissioner Sniclds and held i $2,500 bail each for examination tomorrow, ——— The FPanuma Cann), DaxaMa, Jan. 17.—The president of tho committee which is studying the canal works, in an interview said the committes had found the condition of the works and plant extremely satisfactory, He denies the state- ment that the committee, five members of which are hore, (8 or hus boen In any way influenced by the De Lesseps party. The committee 18 composed of twelve engineers who have no conneetibn with or interest in either the Pavama or Suez canals, When they return to Paris a final report will be made as to whother the completion of the canual under the eonditions conceded by Colombia in 1878 is eansiderea possible, ——— Madame Devere's Forireries, ToLeno, O., Jan. 17.—Today the First Na- uional bank obtained mew warrauts against Madame Devere, the clairvoyaut, charging the forgery of a note for$3,500. The bank is out $13,000 on three notes aggregating that sum which are all believed to be forgeries. Tne woman is knows to have received at least $20,000 by her transactions in notes supposed to be torged during the past year. ek e Ly The Woather ¢ For Omaha and vicluity: Faw, weather. For Nebraska: Fuw, followed in western portion by local suow, slight rise in tempera- ture, easterly winds. For Iowa: Fair, northerly winds, colder fu southeast, slightly wariier in northeast portion, For South Dakota: Fair, followea by light local swows, slightly warmer, eastorly winds, ecasr, r—— Garfield Memorial Dedication. CLevELAND, O, Jan. 17.—The executive commitiee has arranged for the dedication of the Garfield memorial on Decoration day. A general invitation 1s issued to the soldiers, Kulghts Templar avd other societies and to citizens in general, e i— A Victim of La Grinpe, Cowvnpus, 0., Jan, 17.—State Senator Ashourn died wday of pucumonia induced by la grippe. Two ouher senators and cight representatives are laid up, Lwo of the latter belog expected to die, The legislature is crippled. CHICAGO GETS A BLACK EXE, l A Special Committee Appointed on the World's Fair. THE MONEY FOR THE POSTOFFICE Manner of Paying Over the Apbros priation—1dabo's Mormon Law-— An Attempt to Smirch Fore aker—Allison's Nomination. 518 FOURTERNTH STRERT, Wasmisaron, D, C, Jan, 17, Chicago gota black eyo today in connec- tion with the location of the world's fair when the house determined by a voto of 141 to 160 that a apecial committee of nine should be created to determine the question of loca- tion for the fair. The committee on foreign affairs, wiich has in the person of Mr. Hitt of Tilinois, a strong Chicago advocate, as its chairman, up to this time has assuwed juris- diction of this question and gone forward in the construction of a bill making an appro- priation and fixing the location and has given hearings to reprosentatives of the various contesting cities. On account of the position of the committee on foreign affairs it has becn regarded as strongly in favor of Chi- cago. The friends of New York, St. Louls and Washington became dissatisfied with its membership and wanted a special committee appointed whicn should have as its members. men 8o geographically located as to be with- out prejudice. Tho Chicago people were op- vosed to the changoe of jurisdiction and mar- shalled all their strength to defcat the crea- tion of a new committee. They are a hittle discouraged tonight but they are fuil of fight and contend that they will get the fair yev. HOW UNCLE 8AM PAYS THE BILL. E. S. Dundy, jr, clerk of the United States court at Omaba, is here for the purs pose of ascertaining tho process of disburs- ing money paid by the - governinent for con- demned property. He wants to_know who is going to disburse the money for the sito and building of the new postofice structure at Omaha. The impression seems to prevail at Omaba that tho government pays the money into the United States court and the olerk of that body pays it out on the vouch- ers of the superintendent of coustruction. ‘Ihis impression_is incorrect. 'The govern- ment sends @ draft to the United ~States district attorney and he pays for the site on which the building is to be constructed, direct 80 _the parties from which the titles come. The secratary of the treasury then appoints a disbursing agent for the payment of bills in the construction of the building. This disbursing agent receives as a remuner- ation for his services % per centof allthe money which pasees through his hands, He is required to give a bond to the overn- ment, usually about §20,000, and he never receives for disbursement a larger sum than his bond secures. Then there is a superin- tendent of the building, This ofticer draws vouchers upon the disbursing agent for materials, work, ete., and they are paid. Mr. Dundy will leave for Omaha to- MOrrow. Wasnixarox Bureau Tue Oxans Ben, } IDAHO'S MORMON LAW., On next Monday the supremo court is ex- pected to render a decision involving the constitutionality of the provision to deprive the Mormous of the exercise of their fran- chise on the ground that the oath they take upon entering the church is incompatible with the interests of a federal government, The senate committee on territories was to- day in session and is now roady to report in favor of thebill giving Idaho statehoood, but it will withhold its report until the su- preme court has rendered its decision. ‘There is a provision In the state constitution which Idaho adopted last fall prohibiting Mormons from voting on the ground raised by the question now pending before the su- prome court. It was for tho pur- determining the constitutional~ ity the provision 1 the Idado constitution that Delegate Dubois raised the question as it now stands before the supreme court, and the decision of that body wifl have great weight of course with the senate cowmittee on territories, If the court decides that the prohlbition 18 uncon- stitutional it will have to be stricken from the constitution of the state of Idaho before the senate committee will réport in favor of statehood, but if the constitutionality of the prohibition is sustained the bill will be re- ported promptly and passed by both houses of congress. PLEABED AT ALLISON’S NOMINATION, Senator Allison’s caucus nomination for re-election gives greut satisfaction here. It is known that the democratic party at large did everything it could to create s filli- buster and a break which would resuit in either defeating his nomination in caucus or re-election on joint ballot of the lowa leg- islature. It failed in the caucuses and it is now believed that thers is not the least possibility of his defeat on joint ballot. There was nothing contributed by the demo- ts in Wasnington toward the scheme to defeat Alligon, for he is universally re- spected and appreciated by the democrats as well as the republicans in congress, A lot of telegrams have been sent to him extending congratulations, ana among thom are the sig- natures of some well known democratic sen- ators, Allof today’s Washington papers have kind expressions for Senator Allison, The Starsays: *‘Senator Allison is still a unanimous favorite in Jowa.” . The Capital has this to say: *Senator Al- lison received the unanimous nomioation of the Iowa republican legislative and will therefore be his own suc sult we have constantly predicf We hope no state will be 8o ungrateful as to shelve an old and efticient scnator or representative while yet sound and_vigorous of mind, as Missouri did with Thomas Hart Benton— “01d Bullion-safter vhirty years of honest and splendid service in the senate, yet Hen- ton’s is the greatest name of wunich Missoury can boast. So it would have been had Alli- s0n been supplanted by a new aua unknown man,” CLOSE YOTES, A vote on amotion to reconsider in the house today during the disrussion of the world’s fair committee showed how close the bouse will frequently be on gencral questions during this session. A proposition to table a motion to reconsider was agreed 10 by & majority two, yeas 144, nays 142, It is very probable that ‘nearly 'all party ques- tions will be disposed of by votes quite as close a8 this one. The republicans have only & ma- jority of iive when all of their number are present, and at vimes there will be two or three members on the republican side who will break away, thus leaving the vote with 8 margin of but one or two on either side. This closeuess of the republican ma- dority will require the greatest caution and it will be uecessary for the leaders to ‘“coddle” or court the fuvor of the obstreperous or contrary meni- bers who are inclined to jump over the feace once in a while and go off with strange gods into the lands of the Philistines, The nar- row margin of the republicans will not, how- ever, prevent the adoption of etrict party measures. It often oceurs that a small mar- gin is better than u large one, as it calls out o full attendance aud a firm edberence to pll‘l{ vrinciples. Allof the republicans in this house are ropublicans from away back. ‘There are no cranks or flighty individuats among them, It 18 always better for either of the leadiag political parties to elect & man in the opposition, and know he is in thoe op- position, than to eleot a “‘specialist” who continually rides a hobby and is an uncertain quantity to all parties, WILL TRY TO CKIMINATE FORAKER. Au effort will be made during the cross- examiuation of ex-Governor Foraker by some gentleman connected with the investi- gation of the Ohio ballot box forgery to show that the governor knew while he was mak- ing use of the forged document against Campbell that it was a forgery, The trend of the testimony in the main today was in thet direction, but the ex-governor by the open, frank and straightforward manner in which he subm*ted his testimony im- pressed his hea s with the fact that he did not believe at. T3 time he madeuse of the document there W cwiny forgery connocted with it. He courts tue sharpest and fullost examination possible, and savs he hopes that there will bo not ¥i\: loft undone which bas been thought of hich can be conceived the mind to t4 light upon this sub- ject. Mr. Forak &l says he cams here to stay until the fuve Yration is completed and that he will co+ overybody to get at *ate with anyone and the bottom of this out rage, that the guilty party may be vroperly punished. There i8 no doubt that Wood, the man who gave Foraker tho forged paper, was trying to curry favor with the governor for the purpose of "securing his endorsement 1o au application for an appointment to the position of smoke inspector, a newly croated oftice in Ohio. NEW TOSTMASTERS APPOINTED. Nebraska—E. 1. Butler, at Tobias, Saline county, vice W. H. Cowgill, resigned. Towa —Archer Grove, O'Brien coun w. H. Parish, vice A. A. Bisbee,resigned ; Dun- bar, Marshal county, T. Lavson, vice . Thompson, resigned: Paton, Greene connty, Hattio L, Pemble, vice W. R. Garrett, re- signed; Plover, Pocahontas county, W, S, Gibbons, vice A, T, spahler, resigned, ARMY NEWS. Upon his own application Captain Louis H. Rucker, Ninth cavalry, will be relieved from duty at sefferson barracks, Mo., by the superintendent of the recruitivg when another ofticer shall report for duty at the cavalry depot, und will then proceed to join hia troop. ‘The portiov of the sentencs impose: general court-martial Do remitted in the case of Elmer Campbell, late musician in company C, Twenty-first infan- try, who escaped from Fort Bidwell, Cali fornia, February 6, and_was appre hended at Memphis, Tenn., December 21, 15880, and he will be released from confine- ment at the Little Rock barracks, where ho 18 now held. The leave of absence granted Major vin Dewitt, surgeon, December 21, 1850, dopart- ment of Dakota, is oxtended to include Feb- ruary 27, 1800, MISOELLANEOUS, A few days ago Manford Mott of Kearney was allowed a pension and inadvertently a paragraph appeared in connection ith the aunouncement to the effect that he was entitled to §1,500 back pay. Noinformation can be obtained at the pension office to sustaiv the statomont that Mr. Mott is on- titled to such back pay or that his pension is retroactive, although it may becowme so. Secetary Noble today dismissed the motion for a reviow in tho case of Alfred Magunsong involving the southwest ! of section 81, township 109, range 58, Watertown, S. D., land district. Representavive Dorsey has recommended the appointment of Charles A, Woods to be postmaster at North Platte. The recom- mendation is equivalent to an appointment and the announcement is expected at the white house soon. Duriog her reception today Mrs. Mander- son’s home was cheerfully lighted by shaded lamps and glowing wood fires that burned upon the open hearths in all the rooms. Mrs, Manderson received her friends ma handsome toilet of wood-brown satin bro cade relieved by frills of rare lace. Miss Madelaine A, King of Detroit, in an artistic gown of dead black wool with a vest and sleeves of soft white mulle, stood by her side. In the dining roam Mrs. Dr, Flint, with the Misses Yates and Miss Brown of Omaha and Miss Taft of Boston, presided over a pretty tea table from which confec- tionery and cheering beverages were plenti- fully dispensed. Edward Benton of Fremont is a guest of Representative and Mrs, Dorsey. The president’s proclamation opemng the Stoux reservatiou is expected daily now. Represeutative Morse of Massachusetts addressed the house committee on commerce today in advocacy of his two bills, one for the entire repeal of the inter-state commerce law avd the other for the repeal of the long and short haul and anti-pooling sections. At the cabinet meeting today Sccretary Windom submitted a drafv of a bill prepared by himself in regard to the coinage of silver, and it received the approval of the president and most of the members. The bill will probably be introduced 1n the house by Con- ger of Iowa Monday next, A delegation of Oneida Indians from northern Wisconsin called at the Indian bu- reau today and presented a petition asking for the suspension of the work of allotting lands to members of their tribe until they can be fully heard and the views of the In- dians obtained upon the allotment scheme. The commissioner declined to order the sus- pension and expressed tye opiniou that the delegation represented only the non-pro- gressive members of the tribe. The senate committee on patents today instructed Senator Platt to report favorably the bill known as the Chace international copyright_bill, which was pending before congress dgring the lust session. A favorable report was today ordered by the house committee on military affairs on a Dbill to autherize the president to confer the brevet rank upon officials of the army for gallant services in Indian campaigns. The house committee on elections today heard arguments by counsel in the contested election case of Featherstone vs, Cate. Peney S. Hearn, e A REPUBLIOAN MANIFESTO, It Advocates a Latin Fcderation— Situation in Portugal, Lispoyn, Jan, 17.—The Seculo published today an unsigned manifesto headed *‘Direc- tory of the Portuguese Republicans to the Nation,” It denounces vociferously the Eug- lish ultimatum and advocates a republican federation of the Latin nations and the ad- hesion of Portugal to such federation; de- clares that a movement for the federation of ths Latin republics is steadily making great progress, and that the force of that movo- ment is seen and felt in the revolution in Brazil. ‘The manifesto does not advocate a revolution in Portugal at present and is mod- erate in tone throughout except in its denun- ciation of England’s action, The Koglisn residents of this oty who have .been victims of public animosity occasioned by the attitude of Eng- land toward Portugal propose to appoint a deputation to wait on Lord Salisbury to urge that Great Britain adopt a more conciliatory {:nhuy. The feeling toward England is very itter. Many Englisn employes of Por- tuguese houses nave been discharged. Pans, Jan. 17.—Figuro says Portugal has complained to Prince Bismarck that Great Britain has violated the Berlin treaty. She therefore wsks that a conference be con- voked to discuss African affairs, Tuis stated that the Briush squadron has been seen entoring the Tagus and has ex- changed salutes with Forv Julian, Mobs of workmen an sailors parade the street dewouncing England, Taere are many hundred of adhesions to the commor- cial plun of campaign received from the owners of machine building works. The steamship companies bave transferred their contracts for coal and iron to Belgium, Euglishmen employed by the government are given the alternative of dismissal or vaturahzstion, English flags have been bought ama publicly burned in several towns, Salisbury too Harsh, Loxpoy, Jan, 17,—The Portuguese cor respondence has been published in u blue book. The News, commenting upon the dispatches, says they confirm tho opinion that Salisbury had spoiled u very strong case Dy undue hurshuess. iis dispatches insult Gomes by implying disbeliof in Gomes' word. e § nip Avrivals. At New York—'1'he Wyowiog, from Liver pool, At Queenstown—~The Celtie, from New York; the Nova Scotian, from Haltimore. At London—Sighted: Tue Roman, (rom Boston; the Island, from New York. At Rotterdam~1The Veendom, from New York. —— Fatal Boiler Explosion, Viexxa, Jan. 17.—A boiler explosion at Dobschutz, Hungary, today killed four per- 6008 and injured & greal wany, [OMAHA WILL PAY THE PIPER The Twenty-Five Oent Toll Malu- tained to Chicago. KANSAS CITY IS IN CLOVER, Her Cattle Shippars Got the Twolvo and a Halt Oent Rato—A Violas tion of the Tnterstate Come merce Law. Rank Discrimination, Cuicaco, Jan, 17.—At tho moeting of the Western Freight association today it was agroed to conflue the cut in tho cattlo rates to shipments from Kansas City and la- termediate points. The Omaha roads docided to maintain the 25 cent rate from Owmaha to Chicago and to preserve tho present stand ard of rates in Towa. s scoms to be a violation of & provision of the interstate commerce law which prohibits diserimina- tion againat localities, since the arranzement will compel Omaha_shippers to pay double the amount charged Kansas City for the same sorvico. A committeo of ton was ap- pointed to adjust the intermediato rates between Kunsas City and Chicago on the basis of the 124 cont rate, Down Go Rates, St Pavr, Jan, 17.—The Chicago, Burling ton & Northern road issued notice today that on January 20 it would reduce the sec- ond class rate from St. Pauland Minneapolis to Chicago to &5, a cut of §1 from present quotatious wada by other lines, on account of alleged secret cuts by competitors. Thoe Omaha and the Wisconsin Central roads have already announced thav they will meen the cut. ‘The Burlington road aiso issued notice that commenciug January 20 tho firab cluss rate to St. Louis will be $i3, Adoprs the New Onttle Rate. Kansas City, Jan. 17.—General Agent Harrison of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has announced that the 1214 cent cattle rate from Kausas City to Chicago, made by the Alton recently, goes into effect January 25 on the “'Q" 1 3 Torera, Kan,, Jan, 17.—~The Chicago, Rocle Islund & Pacific and the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska filed their cross bills in the mort- gago foreclosure case today. et THE BALLOT BOM Foraker Contin His Testimony Bes fore the Congressional Committoe, WasniNgrox, Jan, 17.—Ex-Governor Fora. ker continued his testimony before the house committee investigating the bullot box fors gery this morning. He stated that Wood had submitted to him some pupers relating to the ballot box mutter, but he made no use of them as they did not include what he wanted. Later Wood got the papers for him which bore the uames of Snerman, Butterworth, MeKin- ley and McPherson, Witness said he accepted the paper without question as to its genuineness. 1t led to all the moruficd« tion he had experienced about this whole watter, as an honorable man would be morti- flod to find that he had been imposed upon by & paver which, in the Light of subsequent events, it appeared should not have deceived tim, But the preliminary statements had prepared his wmind for it. Witness produced s number of Jetters from Sherman, Butterworth and McKinlev, and declared there was & striking resemblance between the genuine aud the forged signn- tures, He said that soon after getting the papers he had met Editor Hulstead while on the train en route to Cincinnat, He showed him the papers and said he (the witness) did not see how he could muko use of the mat- ter. Hulstead said he saw how he could use it as far as Campbell was con- cerved; that Campbell was tho only man named 'in the paper before the veople; that it was a duty to the people to keép such @ man from being governor, ote. ; that if tho witness did not give him (lalstesd) the paper he would publish it auyhow. At Hal- stead’s sugizestion the witness had the paper photographed, to be secure against the loss of the original. On the 16th of September Wood wrote the witness, complaining that Major Mosley would not appoint him smoke inspector. Witness understood that charges bad been preferred against Wood. 'I'ne latter came to see the governor and he bes lieved Wood explained that his appearanca in police court was for defending his wife from nsult on a streev car, Witness read his letter of Augusu 18 to the mayor, touching Wood's application, saying he had promised o rec- ommend Wood and would like to have the place held open until the requirement he had imposed on Wood had been complied with, Witness told Wood he nced not expect the appointment unless he was & worthy man and that he (witness) did not desire him ap? pointed unless he could establish s charac: ter. | Several letters from Wood bearing upon his application were read. In one Wood' says: ‘“‘Ihey will be on to me with both feet when you and Halstead throw the boxes on them and I'should not be allowed to stand alone,” Wood added that many great men make mistakes they afterwords regret. After tho witness hadheard the charees agains. Wood, the latter again called upon him and was told hie must vlear himself of the charges be- fore expecting the appointment. Witness saw him again in Cincinnati the night of the music hall speech and he produced the ballot box which formed the basis of his (witncss') object lesson in bis speech that night, On October 1 Wood wrote to the witness that he would have the whole gun crowd bagged in ten nays and enclosed a letter said 1o be from Walters ot Washington respecting the gun patents, Adjourned until tomorrow, L Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WAsIINGTON, Jan, 17.—(Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.]--Pensions grauted to Nebras- kans—William G, Oaks, Stromsburg; Peter Ledam, Stromsburg; Ralph 0, Hills, Blair, Increaso—William M, Nevers, Ainsworthj Eli Doyle, Johnstown, Original widows, etc.—Pastine, widow of Alvin Walrath, Ne- maha City. Iowa pensions—Original invalid—Henjamin F, Wise, Thurman; Albort Tipton, Marshall- town; Levi Culver, Salem; Simon Pasteller, Marshalltown; William D, Bayless, Durbam; John T. Shaw, Levox; Joseph C. Fuller, New Londonj Eaward J. Sheriff, Clear Lake, [ucroase— William Johuston, Ottumwa; John W. Cool, West Uniony Edson D. Coit, Webster City; Willam Neally, Bonspart; William A, Bla Curlew; John Lawrence, George Simpson, Knoxville; Sium; Lewis Stanloy, Des Moine F. Doan, Westside. Navy—George lirocks hagen, Creston; George i3altzli, Guernsey; Alvah 1, Gordou, Centerville, Mexican survivor—William T., Matbews, Weldon, Original widows, ete.—Minors of William R, Workman, Lebanon; Roxy A., widow of Charles C, Markbam, Anamosa; minor of Desbery J. McCallistie, Clear Luke; minop of John Murlence, Dale. South Dakota: Keissue—Willism W, Hiatt, Lyonville, 1 Th Murderers Hanged, CuintoN, La, Jan, 17,~Jerosha and Charles Dent were hanged bere this afters noon for the murder of Mr. Fractorious vear lgthel, La., whom they waylaid an shot to death on July | lus! S1. Jouy, La., Jau, 17.—James Holcombe, colored, was executed in the jall yard here today for the murder of Muadelive Willis, & Little colored girl, on Noveumber 12, 1359, S dailed for Delaming Patti. City o¥ Mexioo, Jan. 17.—The editor of the newspaper, El Progresso, has been sead. 10 Juil for defaling Adeling Patti,