Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1890, Page 1

THE OMAHA 'DAILY BEE e - NINETEEN OMAHA, MONDAY MOR G, JANUARY N\ ‘)7‘ & 1800, A COMPROMISE PROBABLE, | The Iowa Daadlock May Be Broken Today. ONLY ONE THING IN THE WAY, The Hiteh Is Not Serious and the Gen- ecal Bolief is That Matters Will Be Strealghtened Out—A Chowce Between Trusts, .- Terms of Organization. Dis Moixas, la., Jav, 26.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Hee|—There is general fee ing tonight that vhe deadlock over the tem- porary organization of the nouse will be broken tomorrow. The conference com- mittee have practically agreed on the terms of organization, which give the democrats the temporary speaker and the republicans most of the other temporary officers. Ihie only hiteh in the programme has been over a supulation which the republicans had suggested rozarding the business which could bo done under @ temporary organiza- tion. it has been the custom heretofore to o through the form of electing a United States senator twice each vime ono’ was chosen, The law provides that the balloting for a senator shall bewin on the second Tucsaay after the organtza- tion of the house, ‘There has always been a misunderstanding as to whether this r ferred to the temporary or permanent or- Rinization, As the lowa logi wec on Mouduy and usually porfects i temporary orgenization that day and permanent been the - a organization the next day, it has cnstom to ballot for senator on the second Tuesday and again on the third Tuesday, 8o As to cover hoth _cascs. So the repub licans in their proposed aerecwont suggest that nothing be done under the tomporary orpanization except to ballot for the permavent speaker and United States senato item be- should the deadlock lust more than eight days. The democrats thought th electing 4 senator and out in the cold, us the law provides that he cannot bo inaugurated uutil after the organi- zution of the louse, 60 they vigoriously ob- jected, and the compromise has hung on that w un intention of ving their governor point. But the republicans did not intend to pr be that order of business and will change the wording so a8 to leave 1t satisfac- tory to the democrats. Tnen 1t will be adopted and the tiyht for permanent speaker will begin, The republicans say that it is lucky there has been a deadlock, for 80 many of their members ave sick with the grip that they could not have elected Allison had the election came at the usual time last weck, One or two members are now critically sick and way not be able to attend the session atall, THE INDLPENDENTS, Bhort Sketches of the Kour Al o~ Non-Partisans. Tn, Jun. 26.—[Special tw ho so-called independents legislature. are Roo of Des Mol Tne Ber. of the lowa Monona, McDermid of Adair, Monk of Ly- ons, and Smith of soone, original greenbacker. Hoe says he always supported greenback measures and during the war period was an enthusiastic admirer of that sturdy old commoner, Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, the futher of the greenback currency. Mr. Roe cast his for- tunes with the greenback labor party in its ifuncy, giving nis first vote to Peter Cooper in 1876, Two years ago he ran on the union labor ticket with democratic on- dorsement und was elected with four votes to spare. This year he made the canvass under the same circumstances aud succeeded in defeating Mr. Bartholomew, a popular farmer, by just one vote, Mr. Roe is per- gonally very popular, and is the most invet- erate joker on the floor of the house. [n the llmacul deadlocls he will stand by the decis- lons of the democratic caucus to the last, but on other questions that may arise during the s0ssion he proposes 1o exercise his indepen- dence and to vote according to his own best Ludmnem., Had this one vote cast for Roe cen given 1o the republican candidate the party would have a good working majority and this deadlock would never have hap- pened. ¥ Smith of Boone, the last of the indepena- ents, is & man of more than average ability and a keen observer of events. Heis nota politician in any sen During the war period he was & repudlican, but has never supported the party in a presidential contest since the doys of Abrabam Lincoln, For tweaty years he bus beon engaged 1n the milling business in Boone, and has taken a deep interest in the strugglo to secure living railroad rates for Iowa willers, He b en- erally voted 8 mixed ticket on state issues, bub two years ugo he strongly opposed the election of ‘Wills and Lund, the democratic cundidates for ruilroad commissioners. Mr. Smith owes bis election to a bitter factionul fight between the monopoly und suti-monopoly wings of the republican party in Boone county and to an extended personal aclfunintnnes among the farmers, Origi- nally he was o somewhat ardent supporter of prohibition, but now says Le is ready to vote for a seringent license law. Mr. Smith is truly an independent, but, unfortunately for the republicans, he honestly believes that the democrats are right in the matter of e, _organization and will vote with them on all matters relating 1o this question to the bitter end. Soin the prescnt struggle tho demo- crats may be credited with forty-nine votes that may be counted on 1n apy emergency, Monk of Liyon is a well-to-do farmer of Mr. Roe is an W - strong anti-monopoly proclivities, He is u democrat Suru und simple and elected by the ald of a large farmer vote over & weak opponent, Mr, Monk does unot heai- tate to say thathe 18 an anti-monopolist of the most pronounced stripe und is equally emphatic in s denunciation of the present prohibitory law. ~ Mr. Mouk impresses ono A8 beiog & man of firm convictions who will kick out of the demoeratic traces the mos ment the party heads toward the corpora- tion camp, On general questions, especially in the mat ter of organiziug the houso, he is 8 Gemocrat aud will abide by whe decrees of the party caucus, Dr, MeDermid of Adair is a slight spare man a little over fifty. He came from Can- ada twenty years ago and settled in Fon- tanelle, where be has resided ever since. In politics he has always been independent, He voted for ‘Milden, Garfleld, Cleveland and Harrison, and has geverally voted a mixed state tcket. He is strongly opposed to the [-ruonl. probibitory law, ard was elected argely on thatissue, He alsowill vote with the demoorats to the bitter end on Organiza. tion, thouyh be will in all probability support Allison for senator. Dr. MeDeruid's elecs ton was due to dissatisfaction on account of the working of the prohivitory law and to his personal popularity. The usual republican mujority 1n Adair is something near Hve bun- red, but Dr. McDermid’s plurality was sixteen, The one hundredtn man, and the one who bas it his power to untie the gordiun kuot aud break tue deadlock Is Hon., Matt Ewart of Poweshiels. Mr. Ewart is a mem- ber of the union labor pnn{; oclected by democratic endorsement and by |; L the md of dissatisfied republicans. His position in the house is somewhat peculiar. He is a pro- nounced probibitionist abd ou this question ugrees with the republicans. On other ques- tions he is indepeudeyt. However, the great body of his supporters were democrats and he feels that io the mutter of orgauzing the house it is his duwy to aid the dewocrats us long as there is a probability of their being able to force the republicans to compromise. In case of a protracted deadlock Mr. way come 10 the conclusion thatjhe has per- formed his duty to the democrats in the fullest measure and uaite with the republi caus long enough 10 set the wheels of legis- lation golng. Mr. Ewartis a very couscien- tious member and will do whkat be believes 10 be right aud carry out the wishes of his coustituents Lo the best of his wbility snd all adverse criticism at the entirely “too preyions.” That the republicans will have the per- manent speaker may as well be conceded A majority of the republican revresentatives have settled dowa to the conclusion that rather than give up the organization to the dewocrats they will adjourn and go home withont effscting an organization, and again appeal 1o the people, nator Kinn of i the democrats by d any anti-Ailison mov of a disorganizr, has the usual number of vresent time is ylor, after surprising iniag to be a party to ment and act the rola blossomed forth with sform measures. He the following: A for auhiform system of text books in the publio schools; n bill subjecting private banks to the same legal suvervision us state banks, ond a bill Fequiring county treasurers and augitors to bo elected in al- ternate vears and making them re-electioi The demoe ning a neck and ne secure bullot refo republican member and republicans are run- Kk race in their efforts to Senator ds, the rom Delaware county, rather got tho adva e, m the beginning, and sen fiie No. 1 is a bill providing for the adovtion of the Australian batlot. Senator Wodge, the democrauic member from Burlington, had a bili of same naturo in his pocket, but Seeds autici- pated him and got in hus bill first, Senator Muck of Buena Vista has intro- duced a bill of a ratuer unique character, ‘Ihe serator fears that the fires of patriots 18m are burning less in the bosoms of the present generation than in those of our an- cestors and has accordingly introduced a bill requiring a national fiag to be constantly unfuried from cvery public school house in the state and providing that the teaching and singing of patriotic songs shall be a part of the public school exercisos. REex. TRUST AGAINST TRUSTY, lowa Has Her Caoice Between Two School Book Conecerns, Des MoiNes, la., Jan. 20.—[Spscial to Tnu Bee.|—While the legislature is waiting for urzanization there is not much talk about probable legisiation. But tue little that is heard is upon the two snubjects of prohibi- tion and school books. On the former there isno purticular change in public sentiment from what it was soon after the election. The extreme pronibitionists want no change in the luw. The extreme anti-prohi- bitionists want an eutire chavge in the law, with the substittion of another system, while men of moderate or conserva- tive views would like to see some modifica- tion of the law, at least to the extent of cor recting some notable abuses which have grown up under it. Several members have prepared bills for the repeal of the law, which they will introduco just as soon as they have an opportumty. It is not known that any republican has prepared sucn a bill, though some republicans may be willing to vote for such measures. It is believed that at least two of the democratic side of the house would vote against any repeal of the law. Whether or not any republi cans wiil favor it remains to be seen. If thoy do not that will end the matter, without reference to the senate. There is probably an anti- prohibition majority in tho senate, but there is very nearly a stand-off in the house. On the subject of school books there is still greater difference of opinion. A few woeks ago there was quite a sentiment in favor of free text books with state uni- formity, Now the plan of district uniformity seems to be more popular, und many are obposing free text books, except in cases of destitution. For a while the old line p1b-~ lishing houses were the only ones that con - trolled a lobby, were uctively represented at each session of the legislature and opposed any scheme for tuking the book business away from their own hands, They were called ‘‘the trust,” and the popular senti- ment against trusts was invoked against them. But now a new foe has eatered the field, and 1t is trust against trust., The lishers of cheap text books. that have been doing the work for states that let the job for the whole state at once, huve combined and formed a syndicate or trust. Thay are rep~ resented hero also by a paid lobby and their men oppose the district uniformity idea and favor the state publication or state contract scheme, hoping to be hired to do the work. That confuses the situation greatly, With one trust opposed by another trust the fel- lows who are down on all trusts don’t know exactly what to do. MINERS WORKING FOR THEIR RIGUTS, The conl miners of lowa have organized for work with the legislature. They have a state association whichkeeps general over- sight of the mining interests of the state, There was a meeting of this association at Oskaloosa last week to arrange for desired legislution, There are several measures which the miners want enscted into law. Already two or three bills regulating the matter of screening coal have been intro- duced in thesenate. One of these is by Sen- ator Cassatt, the uuthor of the Cassatt bill, which did not pass, but occasioned a bitter partisan fight several years ago. Senator Cassatt, who is a democrat, tried to make some political capital out of it, and 80 the republicans opposed him and killed his biil, He has learned wisdom by experience and will not endeavor to work any politics into the present measure, The miners at their meeting at Oskaloosa appointed a commitice of three to represent them betore the legis- lative commumittoes and wark for desired legislation, They favor several bills in the interest of labor; one to protect the laborer in case of the insolvency of the employer, another v provide for the paymeut of all wages of workmen, at least twice a month, and not lates than on the first and fifteenth of each month, Their principal measure, however, is in regard to pay for screcnings. They think that they should be paid for everything that comes out of the mine by their labor for which the operators receive pay. 'The usual practice 1s to pay the miner for only the product which does not pass through a wide meshed screen, The slack that does go through 1s sold, but the miners in mapy mines have not received avything for their labor in getting iv out of the ground, A NOTED CASE. One of the noted cases before the supreme court is that of Munchrath, who wns con- victed of being connected with the Haddock murder at Sioux City, and was sentenced to o fow years in the pemtentiary, He hus succeeded in keeping out of prison on bail all these years since ho wus convicted, and is exhausting every lezal expedient to escape entirely, He wasnot the man who fired the fatal shot, according to general opimion, but he is supposed to have boen one of the 'con- spirators who planned the assault upon Mr, Haddock. HBut he is the only one of the crowd who was ever convicted and he is possibly tue least guilty of all who were indicted, He is petitioniug the suprema court for a rebearing on the ground that the jury in the last trial was noulrnnurly selected. His argument was made to the supreme court last Iriday and the court now has the case under advisement. VERMINOUS BRONCHITIS. Information has been received at the cap- ital of a new and peculiar disease that has made its appearance among the sheep in southwestern lowa. One man writes that he has over thirty head affected with it. The first symptom' is & slight cough, which in- creases in soverity, seemiogly causing much pain, The ammal tries to stifle the cough, making 1t generally more of a loot. There is auick sud dificuit breathing, drawing in of the flauks, @ sudden failing of fesh in Sovere cases, and olinost entird joas of appe- tite. Some linger fifteen or twenty duys after the atlack, while others last but ten days. The lean oues appear to lust the longest, The state veterinary surgeon, Dr. Stolker, calls the disease verminous bron- chitis, and says it 18 due to the vresence of parssites in the brouchi and mioute air ves- sels, They are small round worms that get o the lungs and propugate with great rapidity sud often destroy tue life of the animal in o fow days, OLD LAWMAKERS' BEUNION. The old lawmakers are waking prepara- tious for a fine reunion in this city February 2Tand 23, They include former officers and members of the early general semblics, and their reunion will bring together many of the noted men of the state. The invita- tion lacludes legisiators, territorial and state, governors and state ofticers, congress- men and senators wp to aud including the year 1510, THE PRESIDENT T00 SLOW, Harrison Will Bo Asked to Hasten Appoinimants, DELEGATION WILL CALL. inent Men Will Point Out the scessity for More Expeditions Methods—The New Rules— Miscellan 513 FouRTRRNTH STREET, Wasnixaron, D, C., Jan. 25, Postmaster General Wanamaker, Assist- acl Postmaster General Clarkson, General Russell A. Alger, Senator Quay and Mr, IKerns of St. Louis will call upon President Harrison aud ask bim to make more baste in his appointments. They will direct attention 1o a number of prowinent positions being held by democrats which should be occupied by republicans and request that action bo taken ut a very early day for the good of the public service and in the iuterest of tho republicans. ASHINGTON B Tiis Ouure Bis, } THE NEW RUL A caucus of the republican members of the house will be hela tomorrow evening and tho course to be pursued in the consideration of new sot of rules thoroughly discussed. The prevailing opinion 18 that the republi: cans will take the bit in their mouths and after ample time has been given the demo- crats for consideration ot the report, which will be made from the commitiee on rules, a vote will bo taken und the report adopted without delay. Certainly the democrats will employ every means av their command to filibuster and prevent a fiual vote, but Speaker Reed bas ruleda that he has full and absolute control of the nouse in its present conaition, the rulos which were adopted for the last congress having been declared not in force now. In any light that it can be considered the democrais are sure to have a roast for their obstinucy in their consideration of the rules. The democratic members of the committee on rules, Messrs, Carhsle and Mills, have remained away from the meetings of the committee as much as possiblo 50 as to avoid a final report, and tiiey will advise the members of their party to stand solidly together in dilly-dallying, for the purpose of trying to prevent the ine- vitable. ‘The republicans throughout the country elected a majority of the Flifty-first congress that they might rule, and that some legislation in the interestof the country could be adopted, and the republicans of this house intended that rules shall be made which shall give them the power the people have invested 1n them and thoy will pass thewr rules if it takes all summer, and then they will proceed to legslation. The demo- crats will doubtless complain bitterly before they are through with this fight, and claim that Speaker Roed is ‘‘arbitrary” and ‘“inperious” because he will not let them waste weeks of time in foolishness. SUICIDE IN THE ARMY, It is learned at the war department that thero wers only nineteen suicides in the army during the year 18%0. It is believed that better safeguards are provided againscthose who are predestined to dissatisfuction cnter- ing the army and if provisions are made to give the private soldiers more occupation for the mind the ratio of deaths in the American army willbe much less than those in the armies of other countries. The ratio of sui- cides in the French army 18 less than that in any country in the world, being less than one-third of 1per cent, Belgium comes next with a slight increase, and Italy and Great Britain are next in the order, the latter be- ing less than one-half of 1 per cent, while that io the United States army is almost three-fourths of 1 per cent. SHERMAN'S SILVER BILL. A lively time 18 expected in the senate committee on finance when Mr., Sherman’s silver bill, prepared by Secretary W 18 taken up for consideration. Ttis’ that none of the members of the committee favor the bill. It was prepared with great care and after a full conference with the leading republicans in both branches of con- gress, and since it has the endorsement of the cabinet and the president it will have strength in congress, The president in- tended to send a message te congress endors- ing the bull, but he has almost concluded not 10 do 50, MISOELL 3 Mrs. J. S, Clarkson, the first as- sistant postmaster gencral, is given a lengthy sketch in today’s Post, accompanied by a handsome double column wood cut. Mrs. Clarkson’s social qualities acd arustic tastes are delineated in high terms, The indications are thav the senate will devote iteelf this week to the disposition of the bills and resolutions on the calendar, of which theré are now a formidable nrray, many of general interest. A member of the house committee on pub- lic buildings and grounds says the bill grant- g an increase of $300,000 on the appropria- tion for the Omaha public building will e one of the tirst measures the committse will adopt, Penuy S. HEAri, —— Morbid Ourlosity Disappointed. [Copuright 1890 by James Gordon Bennst.| Pams, Jan. 20— |New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.|—Morbid curi- osity took quite a crowd of Parisians to the Que Tronsou de Coudray today. Gabrielle Bompard, ull the morning papers had an- nounced, was to be taken to the famous No. 3 for the rehea.ing of the Gouffe mur- der, and tho street was blocked with people anxious to catch even a fleeting glimpse of the heroine. They had their trouble for nothing, for Gabrielle came not, the police having deferred the ceremony. ‘The police are convinced that Remy Launay had & hand in the crime, yet conclusive proof of his Ruilt remains intangible. Gabrielle evinces @ charming solicitude for Eyraud's welfare, Last evening she said to one of her guardians: “I havo only one fear—that Eyraud should commit another murder in America and suffer the penalty there." Evidently she prefers the guillotine o the rope or even to electricity for Eyraud. Itis wortby of note that M. Goron has obtained photograph of this slippery gentleman, It repeesents Eyraud as he was twenty years ago, but still it is hoped that it will assist the police of the United States, to whom a large number of copies are to be atonce seat, Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain Feasted. [Copuright 1590 by James Gordon Bennett.) 300 Caino, Jan, 26.—|New York Herald Cable —Special to Tue Bee.)—Riaz Pasha enter- tained Mr. and Mrs. Chawberlain at a semi- ofticial banguet last night, covers for thirty- elght veing laid. The guests weluded Sir . Baring and other leading English oficials, with their wives, aud all the Egyptian min isters, Since bis arrival, though bis visit is quite private, Chamberlaio has studied most carefully the British position and has gone into every question, interviewed the ofioials, personally inspected the barracks and otner works and the irrigation department under Scott Moncrieff, seen the Egyptisn troops and couferred constautly with Bering, He will therefore go away recognizing fully the marked improvements, which would be of greater extension if Prance withdrew her which does not allow us to carry out poliey further reform. Stanley has moved into @ quiet private hotel, where, without interruption, he can make up his manuscripts, e Ahe Rio Grande Wreck Exaggerated, Dexven, Colo, Jan. 20.—|Special Tele: graw to Tug Bee.] ~The first report of the | RioGrande wreck at Monumént last even- | | ing was somewhat exaggerated. No one was killed or even fatally injured and no cats wero burned. Sixteen persons were | more or less cut or burned, among them H. R. King of Lincoln, Neb., who had a hand cut and arm bruised, An official Rio Graude car was on the rear of the train and General Freight Agent Zimmmerman v considerably cut and bruised about the Jhead. Tue Bee corrdsvoudent returned from the scene of the wreck this morning. The entire train of seven cars lay oo its side, some of them on the platiorm. The wina yvas still blowing a gale and at a rate which rendered 1t unsafo for the wrecking crew to work, Trafic is not blocked, however, for traing pass by the switeh., Itis providen- tial that the curs did nol take fire, for in at event the eotire train as well as the n of Monument would probubly have been destroyed. THE OLEARANOE REcCORD. Financial Transactiony of the Coun- try fortho Past Woeek. <, Jan, 23.—| Spacial Telogram to Tre .|—The following tabls, compilel from special dispatchies to the Boston Post from the managers ot leading clearing houses of the United States and Canada. shows tho gross exchanges for the weck ending Junuary 25, with the percentage of wncrease and decrease, as compared with the corre- sponding weel in 1880, i o H OITIES, i 0.2 Balimore Plttsbury it an Fran (244 ncinnat Kansas City Louisville, Providence .. Milwankee Detroit... Cleveland 0 Or Momphis... Columbus Fort Worth Dalias Indiana Richmond. Hartford Duluth Galveston ... St Josepn., Springtield, New Haven'. Peoria. K] Worceste Al Portland, M. | Wilmington . Norfolk, | 0.5 Topeka. Montreal . *Buitalo Total... Outside Ne . *Not included in totals, this time last year, No clearing house st i —— A PROHIBITION PROPAGANDIST. —_— Bishop Whitteker of Phitadelphia Shot at By a Fanatic. PRILADELPHIA, Jan. 206.—During confirma- tion servises at St. John’s Episcopal church this evening, the congregation was startled by the actions of an apparently demented youug man who arose from his seat in the church, and pomting a revolver at Bishop Whittaker, who was' taking part in the sorvices, fired. (mmodiately there was great confusion, but it was quickiy seen that no harm resulted from the shot. An ofticer took the would-be-murderer into custody. At the station he gave his name as David Alexander of this eity, He told a rambling story about receiving o letter, which induced him to make the attempt upon the bishop’s life, 4 It was learnea later that Alexander is an ardent pronibitionist, and 13iskop Whitaker's attitude on the liquor quéstion having dig- pleased him he uulul’minm\\lo kill him. He resigned his position *in a dry goods store last weeek. The prisoner stated that he also was determined to *'re- move" Rev. 8. D. McConnell, pastor of St. Stephen’s Episcopal church, whose attitude on the liquor question wus -also distasteful to mm. It is evident that Alexaunder's reason is unsettled. — FLOATING IN THE BOHULYKILL. The Body ot the Missing Banker, Joseph Ditman, Found, PHILADELPHIA, Jau, 26.—The mystery sur- rounding the disappearauge of Banker Joseph Ditman, who was last scen alive on December 11 last, was cleared up today by finding the decomposed body floating on the Schulykill river. Ina wallev in his nside pocker coat, besides some papers, was a card requesting the finder. in case of his acci- dental death, to notify tho sacretary of the Mutual accident association of New York. On the afternoon of December 11 Banker Ditman started for a drive. “About dusk the park guard found Lis horse and buggy in “airmount park, the vehicie being empty. ‘The first impression was that there had becn @ runaway and that the banker nad beeu thrown from the buggy into the water When the body was tound today there were no marks of violence discernable and whether his death was accldental of a sul- cide will probably never,bo kuown. e —— Extension of the Mackey Svatem. EvaNsviLLE, Ind., Jan, 26.—The rumors of a deal by which D, J; Mackey is to become the general manager of the Chicago & East Illinois and that thatroad, gnd the Evans- vile & Terra Hautg . are to be virtually consolidated gontirmed enough to consider m“: accom- lished if the arran, mt is raufiea n New York tomorrow. "No_ doubt is felt among railroad men and: financiers that the so-called Mackey system will hercafter embrace the Chicago & [linois sys- Ei tem and with the Bllflm’: now in pro- ress will radiste direct "from here to mihvillo, St. Louls, and Cincin- uaL —— A Duel With Winchesters, Dexisoy, Tex., Jan, 2, —~Yesterday after- noon two boys, John Campapd Seth Jones, the former sixteen and the: latter fourteen years old, while hunung in' the Chickasaw nation, both fired ata rabbiv wad when it fell both claimed it. The quarrel waxed warm and Camp challenged Jones o fight it out then and tnere. The challenge was acoepted aud after a distance of fifty yards hud been paced oft they opened fire on each other with their \Winchesters. Jones wus shot in the left arm aud Cawp received @ ball in his leg which shuttered the bone, L An Attempt to Wrpck a Train. Own. Ciry, Pa., Jan. 26.-A deliberate at- tewpt to wrecks the western New York & Penusylvania passenger ' was made last night. T'he train was deruiled, but foriu- nately beyond & severe skaking up vone of the passengers ‘were injured. e e L e T Kir, Suesovean, Wis, this morning destroyed a block of three stores owned by G. C. Ead, 10ss §60,000. l NEWS FRON NEBRASKA TOWNS | clusive of brushing ' " cd at 15 conts por ¥oot May 1 ‘the stion of a defens, 1 was discussad id the convention ad, od. - A Younrg Man Accldentally Shot and A BRIILSH ul t10AWNB, Killed near Ureighton. Much Damage at Quo nstowu—Many 8 nall Crate Wrseked, QUEENSTOWSN, Jan. 25, — The hurricane now prevailing is of unprecedented severit It bas caused much damuge to the town, number of small craft have been swamped. ROCKY ROAD OF TRUE LOVE, A larmer in the Vicinity of Nebraska Outward-bound line steamers report tearful Uity Foreed to Cease His Woo- weather in the [rish channel. The bark ing—0Otoe County Teachs Sidiaw untered hurricanes for ten days ers' Association. and lost the first mate by drowaing. Loxpoy, Jan, 20.~The gales continued with inereasing strength aud volocity in the An Accldontal shooting, CrricurToN, Neb,, Jan, peelal Tele- gram to 1ne Bee|—-William iields, a young soutliern portion of I Menai strait in W id and Wales to loa is renaered im | blo by the fury of the Many man at Jessup postoiice, southwest of | sailors have been swept overooard Creighton, yesterday received a death wound | drmvnw!.l i 'ho i '--l ut ”.s.nm : ? The voung |18 bartially — destroyod he stip at the hunds of a companion. ~The young [ 1, PATEIN, S e men were about to start home from a small store at Jessup. Younw Gields was standing at the rear ot the sleigh, and a shotgun was jeaning against the sled pointing backward, ana in some way bis companion, in climbing was wrecked off the ddlea, ySeveral of the crew were drowned. The survivors clung to the rigging ull day Saturday and part of Sunday. It was impossivle to send a lifo bont to their rescue, as no Loat could live in into tho sled, accidentally toughed the trigger | the turbulent s A lltailing vas finally discharged the wun, The charge entered | S$hot across the el and in this way the ields’ breast near the heart. Ho started to | men were safely landed, 3 walk into tho storo, but fell ut tho door-step | Cabtain McKun of the Cunard steamor and lived but o fow hours. He was about | Umbria, from New York, reports that the twenty years old, and leaves an aged fathor | Passa 6 roughest tha vessel ever ex and mother and un elder prother almost | Perienced. Sevural passengers were injured RBETUYToket: by being thrown violently on the deck The bark Janot Ctown retuened to Ply- Love Making Under Difficn’tics. mouth, She reports two of hoer crow wasted NEBIASKA Ciry, Nob., Jan. 20.—[Special | 0¥orboard aud arowned and maoy injured. The steamer Yorkshire at Liverpool, from Baltimore, was flooded and her bri stroyed and sustained other damago, seamea were blown from two drowned, The damage to property general. roofed. The ri a number of rivers flowed their country. to Tug Bee |—For several years a young farmer named Ed Willman, liviug several miles southwest of this city, has been pay iog attentions to a young duughter of a neighboring farmer named Gerbardt, but the prospective mateh was discouraged by the father owing to the youth of the girl, who 18 but Hifteen years old. The young man, how- ever, was determined, and was apparently encouraged by the girl. A fow days ago Willwan visited the nome of his inamorata and the subject nearist his heart was broatehed to the old man. He was firmly “sutdown upon” and hot words foliowed which resulted in a tight. Willman, accord ing to a neighvor's story, seized a hatchet lying nearand aimed a number of murderous blows at Gerhardt, three of which took slight effect on his head, cutting ugly but not serious gashes. The women interfered and held Gerbardt until Willman haa time to es- cape. The latter then came to the city and BWOre OUL § peace warrant ugainst Gers hardt, but learning later that he was liable to got the worst of the case, he made un agreement with Gerbardt to drop the mat- ter and relinquish his claim on the daughter. _Three the riggineg and by the storm is sos huve been un i freland and in 0s have over- banks, flooding the adjacent - - DAMELS ON DAVIS, A Glowing £ tie Departid Coniederate. Riciyoxn, Va., Jan, Mozart academy was crowded iast evening with distinguished citizens of the state to hear United States Senator Daniels deliver an oration upon the nfeand character of Jefferson Davis upon the iuvitation of the legislature. The sena- tor spoke two hours, His address through. out was a eulogy of Davis. In the course of his speech he said ‘‘Thoush great in many things, Jefferson Davis was greatest in that fortune which first lifted him to the loftiest height and casting ham thence into the depths of disap pointment, found him everywhere erect and the coustant friend of truth. In the fate News From O'Neill. O'NEiLL, Neb., Jan. 26.—[Special to Tng Bee.| —Au_orgunization has been formed | Whien = overwhelmed = tho . confedor 210 B B ittaes ointed | a¢y and its president, hi offcial hiere und numerous committeos nppointed | 4 g™ ng privato papers Bl nto the to make arrangements to advertise this hands of his enemies, tosee if he had ovel which the laws of war h. sct, and could such evidence have been found wrathful hearts would have cried for vengeance; but though every hiding pluce was opened and n reward wus ready for auy ome who would betray the secrets of the captive chief there could be found uo guilty fact and the aceus- ing tongues wera silenced.’” Referring to the gathering of governors, old soldiers aud other prominent southeruers at Davis’ funcral, Senator Daniel said: “Complater testimoby to human worth was never given, a® thus it will be that the south will build a monument to record its verdict that he was true 10 hlis people, hix conscience and his God.” Wary eyes searched point extensively as the best poiut from tepped the bounds which to reach the Sioux reservation by railroad for all points along the North- western system and south of said road. It believed that this town has many advantazes @3 u point from which to reach the govern- ment land in northern Nebraska and southern Dakota which will soon be thrown open for settlement. 1tis the location of the nited States land ofice, at which. entries of the land in Nebiaska must be made. Itis tha nearest railroad point tosaid land on tho south and there are splendid roads to a good crossing of the Niobrara river north of O'Neill, - M. D. Long, the right-of-way agent of the Short Line railroad, is making good pro- gress in securing the right-of-way between O'Neill and Plainview and as soon as the frost is out of the ground grading will be renewed all along the line. Several large tracts of lana have been purchased adjoin- ing O'Neill which are being surveyed and platted, and no less than five good A udditions to the town will be added this sea- son. Quite an ndvance in real estute is already noticeable aud there is every pros- pect that O'Neill will have a building boom the coming season. ‘The board of supervisors are hard at work looking over the books preparatory to mak- ing final settlement with A. J. Meals, the retiring county treasurer, who has had the handling of the county funds for the past four years, O'Neill has now four weekly newspapers, one democratic and three republican, and it is rumored that the Long Pine Bugle, de ocratic, will remove to this place in auti pation of the big boom that is surely coming. It is universally believed that the population of O'Neill will double within the present The proposition to vote $5,000 in Ver~ gris township to md,_ the Short Line rail- roud will be voted upo® on the 25th 1nst. O'Neill 18 anxious to see the bonds carry, and there is likely to be a lively coutest over the mater. et STILL BLUORED, The Central Pacific and California & Origon Snow Bound. SAN FrANCISCO, L, Jun, 26.—The snow blockade on the Central Pacific and the Californis & Oregon railrouds is still on. Warm rain hus fallen at norchern polats aud is shifting southward, but the storm is much less violent and the amount of snow melted in the mountains is therefore less. The rain- full 1 toe neighborhood of this city for Sthe past two days was 80 heavy that small washouts ure reported on all sides. No trains are running on the Southern Pacific coast road and the three lines to Sacramento are closed. Three Feet of Snow. Corrax, Cal, Jun, 20.—Two east bound overland trains, one of which was snow- bound at Shady Run and tho other at this place for the past nin2 or ten days, were reloased yesterduy and returned to Sacra- mento. At ‘Iruckee over three feet of snow has fallen in the last twenty-four hours. The latest reports show the railroud clear from tunnel 18 eust, and snow plows are boing kept in constant motion, Complicated t'amily Relations. HASTINGS, Neb,, Jan. 26.—Near the town of Hartwell, twouty-two miles from here, live Wm. Conuoyers and Joseph Matthews, well-to-do farmers, Both have been twice murried. The second wife of either is the daughter of the other by his firav wife Each is the other’s son-in-law and father-in law, They each have children by their second wives. Each is the grandfather and broth- er-in-law. of the other’s children. Theil children are related in the double degrs of uncles and aunts and nephews and neices, and their wives are stop-mother and step- child to each other. The “Chinook” Blow ne. PonrtLaND, Oro., Jan, 23.—The blockade on the Union Pacitic is again virtually raised. Tho “Chinook” is blowing and the snow is melting. Superintendent Johnson of the Union Pacific says that barring suow slides no fear is felt of further interruption, The San Francisco route is still closea, The Death MERIDEN, Miss,, Jan, 25, —Captain Charles W. Read, president of the board of harbor masters, New Orleans, and a famous con- federate naval officer, died yesterday of pneumonia, HeipeLpere, Jan, 26, —Judge William 17, Pitshke of New York City died here last night. Opessa, Jan, 20.—General Radetzky is dead. He was ona of the herogs of Shipka Pass which was so gallantly held by the Russians against the ‘Turks in 1875, WiNNipee, Jan. 20, —Captain ~ William Kenneds, who commanded the first expedition for Sir John Franklin, the Arcti explorer, died at s Lowmo in Saint Andrews yesterday. Two Women Granted Divorees, Neuraska City, Neb,, Jan. 26,—[Special to Tueg Bee.]—Mrs. Christina Ditson, wife of Saloonkeeper John Ditson, who was 8o cruelly beaten and driven out in the snow, bas won her case in the district court. She secured a divorce from her husband and he will be compelled to pay her 20 per month l‘mrufwr. besides cost of case and uttorncys' oes. Mary Ann Comstock, whose husband was in the habit of whipping her with a biack- snake, was also granted a divorce, with costs and attorney fees, A Fatal Fracas. WaeeLiNg, W, Va,, Jan, 20, —~At Trap Hill, Raleigh county, C. B, Trump applied a foul epithet to » man named Snuffer and shot at him. The bullet struck Eldridge Smitn, wounding him baaly. Snuffer then fired at Trump and the two men caught each other with their left hands and each fired two shots, Snuffer was it in the uead, while Trump was shot through the body and died shortly ufter. Eldridge Smith may die, e The German-0z ch Agroement, PurAGUE, Jan. 26,—The executive commit- tee of the German party in Bohemis ac- cepted in its eatirety the agresment of the recent GermunsCzech conference in Vienna. Au s meeting of the conservatives and old Czech members of the diet toduy it wus de- cided to accept the Iohemian conference agreement. ‘lhe young Czechs have ap pointed a committes to examine the agree- ment. karm R sidency Burned, BrooMiNGToN, Neb,, Jan. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bag. |—This morning at 2 o'clock five destroyed the commodious farm residence of J, C. Conklin, jr., one and a half miles northwest of ¥'ranklin. The building and contents are a total loss, The family escaped in their night clothes. The loss on the house is §,500, and on the contents #1,000, insured in the Phoenix of Hartford $1,500 on the house and $500 on the con- It 18 supposed that the fire originated from mate carried by mice, Mr, Conklin will rebuild at once. Run Qver and Instantly Killed, VALENTINE, Neb., Jan, 2.—[Special Telo- gram o Tie Bex, | —George Smith, formerly @ colorod soldier, living near Fort Niobrara, was run over and instantly killed this morn- ing by the 3:30 eastern expross. Smith came to town last night and after drinking heavily started for home in an intoxicatea condi tion, It 18 supposed he went to sleep on the track, as his mangled remains were found between the rails at asylight. - Maurice Hare Acqaittad, NEw OkLEaNs, Jan, 20.—The jury in the case of Maurice Hart, indicted in connection with the bond defaleation of ex-State 1reas- urer Burke, yesterday, without leaying their seats, returned a verdict of not guilty, The cuse has occupied the attention of the court since Mouaay, and was the wost important cise of this kind cver tried in this stute, Otoe County 1 Nenrasga Ciry, Neb., Jan. 20.—|Speeial to Tue Bee, |—The eastern division of the Otoe county teachers’ association last night concluded a very iateresting two days’ ses- sion held at the institate for the blind, KL ALk, Dr. Peters Safe, Loxpox, Jan. 23,—The Post’s Berlin cor- respondent says: Major Wissmann has telo; graphed the government confirming the report of the safety of Dr. Peters. v e Juckson Arpives, New Youk, Jau. 20.—Petor Jugkaon, the colorea pugilist, was on board the Adriatic, which arrived tonight. He s feeling sud looking iu splendid condation, —— Miners Fix a *ecale. CoLvmpus, O, Jan, 26.—The United Mine workers’ conveation today agreed upon a scale of pricgs. The prices for Illinois are: Wilmington coal fiela, % cents; Streator, 60 centsy ilfillll. $i Spring Valley, S?;Inulluld. Tl3g cents: Stauton and Mount Olive, 6634 ceuts: Peoria district, 85 cents. The price for the Wilmington coal feld ex- NUMBER — 218, MR, ROUSEVELL'S Ropoar, Formor Mathods of the Naw Custom House. CLERKS FOKCED TO PAY TRIBUTZ, The Unfortunate Governme ploye Either Lot Out Or Porsas cuted Till He Paid thy Pos litical Assessmone, Civil Servic Investigation WASHINGTON, dan. 26, -Civil Sarvier Con- wissioner Roosevelt s submitted to the full committee the report of the recont invest igie tion into tho alleged violatioas of the civil service law in the New York custom house Just prior to the last presidential election, Upon the subject of the collection of politicat assessments during that campaign Rossevely says the prosent law has put a complete stop 10 the open spoliation of poor clorks and hus wade 1L comparatively hurd to mulet theim even secretly. “Govarnment omployes do not, as a rule, contys to simply from a de- sire to hielp the political cause in which they belie In other words, the em- ployes are coerced by the fear that their positions will be Jeopardized if they fail to do so. It say Lthut %0 per cont ot the money collected for political purposes from- minor gov mental employes represents 8o much bl mail. Those who ugrco in - politics wieh DAFLY in control feel some assurance of pro- tection if they refuse to bo coerved in part- ing with their money, but the unfortunates of the opposite political faith, feeling t they have no power betind them on wh is probably safe to am ch indiviaual e I . but to the poor just able to gev ulong the loss of 3 pe of his salury may moan just the diff between having and not having an ¢ for himself, a warm dress for bis wi Christmas tree for his childron. Another fact to be ramembered is that much of tho money 8o collected is never turaea nto thio party campuign chests at all, being kept for theil* own private uses by tho jackals whd collect them. One of the witnesses fu tho present case, a strong republican, who was nolding ofilce under the last administration, testifies that he was advised to contribute to the d tic campaign fund by one of his ow York rcpublicun district , a8 boing the only thing to do if he hed to keop his place. ‘lu tho investigation of the atleged viola- emocr tions of tho law against making po- liucal assessmeuts [ have made & wore or less complete exawiume tion into tye couduct in this respect of the office of the coliector, surveyc aud naval oficer of the state of N during the presidential eloction of the naval office under Mr, Burt my investi- gation gous Lo show the law was observed absolutely both in the letter and the spiri! As fur as I can find out there were no col- lections wade for political purposes, in any shape or form, and nothing like political coercion was tolerated. “ln the collector’s office thera was abvar- ently @ widespreud, but by no means alwiys successful, effort nade to evade the law by persuading or forcing republican clerks to contribute. A list of these republican cleriks must have been kept, becauso they ere especially singled out for more or less in- direot solicitation, either personally or by circular, und there is the testimony of one witaess that this solicitation was undertaken by the cxpress command of Magonc's private secretary, there being nothing to show, how- ever, that Magone was aware of his secro- tary's action, The effort to maie them cou- tribute was made indirectly and usually so guardediy that it is difiicult to say if tiwe luw was actunlly violated in its lotter, *In the surveyor’s office under Beattie, contribations, as fur as is shown by tlie tess timony of twenty-cight witnesses examined, were un al. The democrats generally gave their money of their own accord, but all the republican clerks were practically forced ugainst their will to pay what were in reality political nssess- ments for the benefit of the opposite party. This was mude by an ingemous and wide- spread system of veiled threats and cover intimation so well carried “out it was com- pletely successful. Every method was re- sorted 1 while at the same time avoiding an actual demand for money. Kor instance, some witnesses were forced o contribute b, being made very uncomfortable in their worl until they did so. They were originally at work at stations near their homes and were suddenly shifted to others far distaut and very inconvenient for them to go to, Their inquiries failed to discover $he reason for the change, and they were kept in the new places until they finally made up their winds o pay, when they were trausferrod back to their old posts without a wora being said. e LD DISTILLERS' TRUST, Important Action at the Recent Meet- ing Rugarding Organization. Cuicaco, Jan. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bee. | —Although 1t was givenout at the time of the recent meeting of the trustces of the distillers' trust that nothing but routine business was accomplished, it now appears that an importunt chanee was de. cined upon in the matter of organization, The Times today publishes a letter signed by President Greenhaut and Secretary Gibson of the National Whisky trust and addressed to *certiticate holders’ all over the country, stating that the trustees of the distillers and | cattle foeders' trust at o recent mecting voted unanimously in favor of chaneing tho present organization into that of a corp tion under the laws of the state of Illinois, and directed that a special meeting of those holding certificates bo called at Peoria for Februavy 11, 1800, for the purpose of con- sidering the advisabilily of changiog the present orgunization into a corporation and to take such actioa as may be deemed ad- visable, The Times says that a prominent momber of tho trust suid last night that the continued talk of national and state legisla~ tion against trusts made it obligatory upon them to protect themselves by organizing as one vast corporation. A i BTRUCK WATER. a Platte Mine Inundated by a Sub- terranean Ri 3 LEADVILL Col,, Jan, 26,—Yesterday, after the men eungaged in the drift of La Platte mine hod fired @ round of holes they were astonishea by hearing a noise like the rushing of & mighty river, and when the smoke cleared they saw frow whero they tood @ river runuing out of the dritt, They had barcly time to escape, und in less than five hours the mine was flooded within 270 feet of the surface. Four thousand feet of ariftore is submerged and thousands of feet of slopes are covered sud many think o lake wus eucountered and that when an opering was mado by the shots that it burst through the thin barrier and flooded the mine, If it proves to be s pocket of water very valuable mineral will be found behind it, us that has been the rule heretofore. In that case the water cau be pumped out in thirty days, but if it is o water course the mine will have to be abanuoned. L B Sreamship Arrivals. At New York—The Adriatic, from Liver- pool; the Stute of Indiana, from Glasgow; the Eeypt, feom London; the Morayia, from Hawburg; the Sorrento, from Hamburg; the Saale, from bremen; the America, frowm Hremen; the Colorado, from Hull. e ——— ‘the Weather Forzoasr, For Omaba and vicinity—Fair weather. For Nebraska avd lowa--Cooler; gen- erally fair woather; northerly winds. Por South sDukots--Colder; fuir; aerth weaterly winds,