Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 2, 1890, Page 3

CHARLES SHEPARD GUILTY. A Verdict of Murder in tho First Degres Returned. — HE IS REMANDED FOR SENTLNCE, An Aurora Jury Finds Henry Thorn- hill Gailty of Killing Will Barrett Other Ne- braska News. rder in the First Degree. Frexost, Neb.,, Feb, 1,—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Ber.|—Tho trial of Charles Shephard for the murder of Carlos Pulsifer at Crowell, which has occupied the attention of the Dodge county district court for tho entiro k, closed this evening. The witnesses examned today for the state were James Gotder, Sherifft Mallory and Ross L. Hammond. In addit to these a written confession, signed by Shephard and made by him immediately after his lodge- ment n Juil, was submitted offored in evidence. Aunother witness, who obtained an exclusive interview for Tne Ber that same evening, testified to that fact and cor- roborated ali other confessions which were made by the prisoner after his capture. The narration of theso confessions were listened 10 with breathless silenco by the crowd which packed the court room. At 10:30 the state rested its case, ‘The defense callod as witnesses Dr, Sum- mers, James Golder and William Shephard, father of the prisoner. By theso it was sought to prove the insanity of the prisoner, which effort proved ntile The arguments in the case occupied about three hours this evening. Attorney Franse, for the defense, asked the jury to return a verdictof murder in the sccond dogree, bas ing this request upon nlleged nsanity and the confessions of his crime by the defond - ant being made made under improper influ ences and the stress of great excitement. ‘The judge charged the jury and sent them out at 6 o'clock. Precisely at 10 minutes to 10 the jury an- nounced that a verdict had been agreed upon. The court room at this time was still packed with spectators, who were loitering about expecting an early agreement of the jury. Judge Marshall was summoned and the prisoner brought in from jail just before the jury filed in and took their seats in tho box. ‘The verdict returned was murder in the first degroe, and when the verdict was announced the prisoner retained that same stolid indifference shown ail through the trlal. The prisoner was remanded into the custody of the sheriff and will be sentenced at some future time. Kurst, Shephard's partner, will have his trial at the March term of court. Henry Thornhill Found Guilty. AvRrora, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special to Tne Bex.|—The case of the state of Nebraska va Heuory Thornhill, charged with the murder of William Alonzo Barrett, on July 13, 1889, terminated today, the jury returning a ver- dict of murder in the first degree. The facts surrounding the case were fully given in Tk BrEE at the time the deed was com- mitted. William Barrett lived twelvo miles south of Aurora,and while he worked arouna the neighborhood at day labor, his wife re- sided at home and took care of the place. Henry Thornhill, a former paramour of Mrs. Harrétt's, returned to this county about that time and made his home with Mra, Barret:. On Saturday, July 13, William Barrett was shot with a shotgun and in- stantly killed in his own house. Thornhill acknowledged the deed, but said it was to save Mrs. Barrett's life. He had been to town and on arriving at the Barretv placo, heard voices, and on looking in the window saw Barrett have his wife down on the floor and with a knifo in_his_band, intending to kill her, He immediately went a haif mile through the mud and rain, borrowed a shot- gun of Tom Cross, saying he wanted to kill @ dog, but on recoiving the gun said it was a two-f rged dog. He returned to the house and shot Borrett through the window. The evidence showed that it was a wilful, pre- meditated murder in the first degree, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. Four days and a half were needed to get @ jury, 168 jurors being summoned. The state used three days in giving evidence and then rested their case. ‘I'he defense put no wit- nesscs on the stand and rested also. The Jury was out one hour ana thirty minutes, Union Pacifiz Negligence. MosioE, Neb., Feb. 1.—[Special to T Bek.|—There cume near being a serious ac- cident here yesterday. Fred Soyder, a Young German, was & passenger on the af~ ternoon tran for Monroe, which is a flag station. For some reason the train did not stop, and in attemping to jump from the mov- ang train he was thrown violently to the ground on his head and shoulders, Owing 1o the late thaw the ground was soft, and he escapod with a badly bruised shoulder and spoiled suit of clothes, Monrve people are gotting tirea of this kind of treatment by the railroad compuny. Oneyear ago the farmers of this viciuily paid the Union Pacific $914 for tlie purpose of shippig their grain from here. They have built an clevator and shipped over two hundred cars of grain, and as yet the Union Pacific refuses to even build a platform for the accommodation of passen- gers. Mr. S, Alexander, a farmer living three miles from here, suys if they are too poor and want more aid from the farmers here, he will give them a car of corn and pay the freignt o Omaha if thoy will only send directions. He gon't like to see a poor rail- road company suffer for the common necos- saries of life. There will soon be another legislature elected, and the farmers are de- terminod to spend a little time in trying to elect men that will work for their interests instead of some rairoad attorney. This thing of gaving 1§ bushels of corn to getone o market is bringing them to seo thut it is time to look out for themselves. An Insurance Man Arrested. BEATRICE, Neb., Feb, 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee, | —M. E. Chavman, a well known insurance mau of this city, was o rested late last night at the instance of N maha county parties, charged with obtain. ing money under false pretenses, the com- pluint being that he received money for pre- miums for which he failed to deliver policies. Chapman was released on a writ of habe: corpus this morning and remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Gage county. A motion to quash the writ has peen on trial all day and was adjourned this evening until Monday morning at 9 o'clock., Chapmaun ve bail for his appearance. It is believed it when the trial occurs that Chupman will bo able to clear himself of any criminal in. tent in the matter. An effort will be made 1o have the case tried here. A Delightful Eve TEkAMAM, Neb,, Feb, 1.—|Special Tele gram to Tur Bee.|—On Friday evening o most dolightful event occurred at the First Presbyterian church. Twenty yoars ago the present buildiug of the Presbyterian socioty was erected and it was now proposed to ‘build u more commodious structure, Mem bors aud frieads gathered to bid farewell to the old church. ‘'he eovent was celebrated with approvristo exercises supplemented with & supper served by the ladies ana'so ciety free to ull who came. The society has received §1,00) by the will' of the late Jane Paul to aid in thoe erection of a new building and by liberal contributions from members wod friends of tho church an awount has been secured sufiicient to build an elegant edifice upon the present site of the building, Failure at Beatrios, HBeatiics, Neb., Feb. L—[Special Telo- gram to Tur Bek.|—The extensive coufec- tionery and faney fruit establishment of Joha W. Harper & Bro., was closed by cred- itosr this morning. Liavilities about $5,500; nssets probabiy $2,000, The failure has been the topic of general comwent all jday. 1t is thought that the failure is complete, al- thougl the store was opeu this eveniug for She sale of tue perishable products with THE which it has boen but recently stocked. The 010 is being made under tne supervision of an agent of the mortgagee, and will be cog« tinued until the stock is disposed of. Uni- versal regret is expressed ovor the-failure, a8 tho establishment was one of Cuyg,, o popular in the city, as were the proprictors Beatrice Policemen Beatnice, Neb, Feb, gram to Tue Bee]—The two policemen Smith and Wilson, who were honorably ac- quitted last night of an attompt to extort & bribe froti & prisoner, wore arrostod again this evening charged with robbing a chronie drinkard 09 $00, whom they arrested on the evening ¢, " January 80, Ttia auite evident that these officers ‘are being made tho vics tims of a_eerios of malicious prosecutions because of their zeal in discharging their du- ties without regard to the sociul standing of the offender. The popular sentiment of the city is decidedly in favor of the officers and the opinion 18 freely expressed tonight that this last arrest is an outrage on worthy and efticient officers. The officers promptly gave appearance Tuesday next Arrested, 1.—|Special Tels- Knox Co Nionians, N gram to Tnr Be y Finances ob. 1.—|Spocial Tele —After a thorough ®x amination of the treasurer's accounts, tho financo committee of Knox county have found ex Treasurer William Saunders’ ac- counts correct, an he new troasurer signed the receipt of §23,235.64 on Thursday, which he turacd over in cold cash, that being the total amount belonging to the county, The stute has £27,600.7 besides this, which is ready to be turned over a8 soon as the state- mient is accepte Koya Paha County's Gold. rpEN, Neb, Feb. 1.—|Special to Tue Big. |—The interost in the recent discoveries still continues to be the one absorbing theme. It is & little too early in the season to do much, but with the aavent of spring nothing will be lest undone to demonstrate the truth or falsity as to the country being rich in minorals. That wo have gold and silver there if no question, but whether in paying quantities remains to be seen, Completed the lee Harvest. v, Neb,, Feb. 1.—Special to Tk 'he Fremont, Elkhorn & Missourt Valley railrond company has just comploted its ico harvest here. The company has beon at work shipping out ice of fif- teen to twenty cars per day for some time. Over three hund ars was the total out- put. The ico averaged twenty inches iu thickness. An Alliance Livery Stable Burned. AvLiaxce, Nob,, Feb. 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]—At about 12:30 o'clock last night the livery stable of Gus Anderson was discovered to be on fire, and in.a short time was burned to_the ground, consuming one team of horses valued at 81,200, with $300 insurance. Origin unknown, pubaodesvbal} THE NEW LAND DiSTRICTS. Are They Designed for the Benefit of the Homesteader? GaxpY, Logan County, Neb., Jau. 31.—To the Editor of Tne Ber: In Tur Bee of the 23d inst. comment was made on the bill to create two additional land districts in Ne- braska, Tue Ber says: “There ought tp be no delay in acting upon the Paddock land oftice bill. It is in the highest degroe unfair to compel poor homesteaders to travel a hun- dred miles or more to make an entry or com- piete a proof,” and you urge Nebraska's rep- resentatives in congress to use every effort to secur® the passage of such bill, It is very plain to me that the editor of Tux Bee did not 1n such article thoroughly understand the provisions of Senator Pad- dock's bill or the situation of the country it is designed to affuct. So I herewith send ou a map defining tne boundary of the {lorlh Platte land district as it now is. Also defining the boundary of the Broken Bow land district as contemplated by Paddock’s bill. It will be seen that such aci provides for the organizing of anew district mostly from the north part of the present North Platte district, such proposed district being about one hundred and forty miles long by about forty-eight miles wide; and the bill proposes to put the land ofice at Broken Bow, ot the extreme southeast corner of such district. In fact. Senator Paddock has taken great pamns to form a jag in the boundary lines so as to run far enough south to take Broken Bow into the new district. Now, if any one will take the trouble to look On a map whereon such proposed district boundaries are marked he will at once conclude thatsuch district is not pro- posed Lr the benefit of the poor home- homesteaders therem, but solely fore the purpose of booming Broken Bow and pro- viding two more government, oftices for our worthy scnator's friends. ‘That is about the size of the bill, and that is all there is in it 8o fur' as the Broken Bow district part of the bill is concerned The Alliance district 1 know nothiag about. 1f the bill pusses congress as it is]it will be a greater hardship for a majority of the settlers in the Broken ldow district to go to Broken Bow to attend to their land ofice business than it is for them now to o to North Platte. They will have to travel fur- ther and over worse roads. Settlers thirty miies north of North Platte will have to go by wagon seventy-five miles across the coun- try to the Bow, while sottlers a mile south of the Bow will have to go eizhty miles by wagon 10 North Platte. Settl in the western portion of the district will have to traval from one hundred und twenty-five to one kundred and forty miles to get to the Bow, when they are not more than seventy- five to ninety miles from North Platte. 1f such _arrangement is for the benefit of the poor homesteader, then may the Lord pre- serve and protect them from benefits of that nature. ‘There is no more mneeessity for this bill than there is for an aporopriation of 81,000, 000 by congress for . bridge across the South Loup river. The land ofice business, a8 shown by the rccords, has decronsed in thns dists within' the last four years more than 200 per cent. Tt requtres @ rogister, a recewer and thros clerks OMAHA DAILY NOT NEARLY SO EXCITING. WA Comparatively Quiet Day in the House. SOME TAME FILIBUSTERING. Fighting Still Continuss, but tho Dourbons Are Merely Keoping Up a.Brave Show to Cover Nontemplated Ketreat, Outside Interest on the Wane, WaswiNeToN, Fab. 1.—The Washington public seems to have taken it for granted that the great parliamentary struggle in the house is practically ended and that the ex citing sconcs of the last few days aro not to be kept up, becauso the galleries, while protty woll filled at the hour of meoting to} day, did not prosent the jammed appearance of yesterday. At the close of the prayer the speaker direccted the clerk to read the journal of yesterday, One of the reading clerks procecded to do 8o, and when he came to tho phraso “Yeas and nays, ote.,” Mr. Mo- Millan interrupted and required that the read- ing be 1 full. The speaker ordered that it be done. “The reading was closed at 12:20 p. m. and instantly Mr. Springar was on his feet with a motion to correct the journal, Mr. McKinley was not 80 precipitate, but ho got up slowly and moved that the journal be approyed, calling for the previo us ques- tion on that motion. The speaker rocogni Mr. McKinley, ignoring M. Springer, but Mr, Springer was not to be ignored and immediately wado a motion to adjourn, “in view of tho fact,” he said, “‘that we have no rule: Tho speaker put the question, but soveral democrats demanded the as and nays and that interestinz excrcise was procoeded with, The democrats did not refrain from voting. After the roll call was completed, as tho speaker was about to aunounce the' rosuit, be was stovped by the demand from Mr. MeMillan that the recapitulation of tho vote be read. That also helped to consume time, aud it was 1 o'clock when the vote wis announced. It was-—yons, 19 158, So the house refused to adjourn, The next step in the procodure was the call for the previous question on Mr. McKinley's motion to approve the journai of yesterday. The yeas and nays wore demanded and ordered. This time the democrats did ro frain from voting. and it became* necessary for the spoaker to note the names of those present who declined to vote. As the speaker arose to announce the result of the vote he was interrupted by Mr, Dockery, who asked whether 1t was not proper to have pairs an- nounced. ‘The Speaker—The chair thinks that the time that is being occupied precludes the announcement of pairs, The speaker theo announced the vote— yeas, 161; nays, none. Shouts of ‘*no quo- rum” came from the democratic side, but the sheaker paid no heed to them, aeclaring that the question was now on the motion that the journal of yesterday be upproved. Mr. Springer interjected a motion to ad- journ, “but was informea that the chair would not entertain it. On the speaker again declaring the question Mr. Holman demanded the yeas and nays. The vote re- sulted—yeus, 160 nd the journal ‘was approved. Mr. Bland moved that all sick members be excused, adding that there wns no necessity of their presence, as the speaker could count aquorum. Mr. Rowellvalled up the Suwith-Jackson election case und Mr. Crisp raisod the ques- tion of consideration. The speaker declined to entertain it. Mr. Crisp appeaaled. The speaker declined to entertain the appeal. Mr. Crisp then said that under protest he would proceed. Mr. Springer—I rise to & parliamentary inquiry. 5 ‘I'ne Speaker—The gentieman {rom Georgin has the floor and the chair hopes that gentic- men of his own party will refrajn from in- tarrupting hio. ~ [Laughter oa the repub- lican side. | .Mr. Springer—I desire to ask when & motion to adjourn will be in order. The chair said yesterday he would indicate when the proper time came. |[Laughter on the democratic siae, | 5 The Speaker—Trhe chair hopes the houss will be in order, so us to listen 1o the gentle- man from Georgia Mr. Crisp offered as a_ substitute for the resolutions of the majority of the etection committee the report of the minority declar- ing that Smith was not elected from the Fourth district of West Virginia and that Jackson had been elected and was entitled to retain his seat. He wenton to say that his side of the house felt it right and proper to enter a protest against being required to uct on the contested eicction cases in the absence, within the meaning of the constitu- tion, of & quorum of the house. Mr. Crisp then defended the course of his side of the house, justifying it particularly on the press reports of the receat republican caucus to the effect that this and other elec- tion cases were to be disposed of under general parlismentary law, in order t0 1ncrease the republican mujority, and that then the rigidity of the new ccde’ was to be relaxed, Mr. McKinley declared that there had becn in that caucus no discussion whatever of this or any other election case and that no resolution, no instructions and no expres- sion of opinion had been passed or given there on the subject of contested elections, Mr. Rowell added that Mr. Crisp had had personal information from him the day after the caucus that the newspaper statement of it was not correct. Mr. Crisp admitted that fact, but said the statement had appeared in mauny papers and had never been denied. Besides, there was a corroboration of it in the fact that although the republican leader (McKinley) had assured the house on the Sth of Jupuary that the new code of rales would be re- ported within awoek, no rules wers yet re- portod. A discussion as to the responsibility for the delay in reporting the rules ook torun a land office. The office at North Platte was run with that force during 1880, and the greatest volume of business in the history of such oftice was transacted that year. During last year (1880) there was not @ third as much business in the same office A8 In 1886, yet the same force was employea, Now take half of the business of the North Platte oMica and put it at Broken Bow in the hands of two more governwent oficers and three move clerks, and one can readily see that we will have four government officers with a salary of $3,000 each, and six clerks sucking their thumbs more than half of their time. ‘I'ne peovle of this county, most of which county is within the proposed new distriot, have sent & written protest, giving the facts as they are, to the committee on public lands in the House, and we bope that Senator Paddock's blll, so far as it provides for & Broken Bow district, will receive the same treatment it did last winter. HOMESTBADER, et Lectures On Sibirin, Cnicaco, Feb. 1.—|Special Telegram to ‘Tuk Bee. | —Under the management of Ed- muna W. Ballantyne of the bureau of pop: ular and scientific lectures, George Keunan, the celebrated Kussian and Siberian trav- eler, will bexin & series of lectures at the Central music hall i this city on Fabruary 4. In his lectures on *‘Itussian Political Exiles" Mr, Kennan is expected to produce letters aud other documentary information confirming the special report of the New York Tribune some time ago of the heart- less wassacre of political prisoners in Si- berla by Ku 0 authorities, The subjects of other lectures will be “Camp Life in Eastern Siberia,” **Mountains and Mouu- taineers of the Caucasus,” “A Journey Through Southeastern Kussia,” *“Adveu- tures in Northern Asia.” ———— Peter Wise Bound Over, GreNsBURG, Pa., Feb, 1.—Peter Wise, a labor leader jojntly charged with Powderly with conspiracy by Callighan, was given a hearing this afterncon and bound over in the sum of §300, . ————— Says Its Kidionlous. WasuiNaroy, Feb, 1.—Randall has made public n statement that' the effort wmade 10 blame Carlisle for tae non-reporting of the rules from the committoe ou rales 13- ridiculous. place at this point tween Mr, McKinley and Mr, Carlisle, the former attributiug it in part o the fact that Mr, Carlisle had been prevented by iilness from attendiug the Mootings of the committce, nod the atter stating that he hsd been absent only two days on account of Illuess, and declaring his readiness at all times to meet with the committee on rules, and even exprossing & willingness to have the committee report the rules to the house without reference to him. Mr. Sprioger—In_order to give the com. mittee on rules a chance to report I move that the house adjourn. ‘I'ne Speaker—The gentleman from Geors gia has the floor. Mr. Crisp—Whatever view the house may take, it is plain that if the committes on elecuons reported this case with undue haste the committee on rules bas not been in t00 great a hurry. Mr. Crisp then proceeded toarguo the contested election case. At the close of Mr, Crisp's argument Mr, 1owell took the floor. He @said he was glad w find out at last why the time of the house had been wasted for so mauy days, The house had been told that it had been the in- tention of the minority to meet this con- tested case by. discussion and without delay uvtil they found a statement in a republican newsbaper as to the intentions of tho repub lican side of the house, and yet Mr, Crisp admitted that he had bebn promptly informed by a colleague on the committee ou elections that there was no truth in that news- paper statement. Now he (Rowell) would call uttention to auother newspaper state- ment published widely so long ago as Sep- tember last and published on the autbority of the democratic leader of the house—that it was the intenuon of the minority side to resist by every means kuown to parliamen- tary law the unseatiug of any democratic member whose seat was contested—and that 10> without reference to the right or wrong of the case. Mr. Powell went on to discuss tne facts in the contested election case and spoke until 5:30, there bemng.no longer any time rule iu the house. Then there was & motion to adjourn, made on the democratic side, but was voted down by a viva voce vote and Mr, O'Ferrall procecded with an argument in favor of Jackson's right w0 the seat. After Mr. O'Ferrall had beer ak- g more than half an hour he sto) suggested that he be allowed to argument Monday. Onjthis there was mu confusion and fluull{ Mr. O'Ferrall wi directed to on with his remarks. Mr. O'Ferrall said as the facts in the case were not known to the members he would proceed 10 read frowm she printed record in the case BEE: There was co ble contest over this point. Finally hftge much confusion and excitoment, it 'y roed that each side be allowed threo hé#rs Yor the debate on Mon- day, and with that understanding, but nene a8 to the timo of taking the vote, the house adjourned. or would sk hq clork to read it. The sveaker ruled umh it could not be rend. STILUTION, wsiature Excited Over Alleged! alse Reports, Pierkg, 8. D, Veb. 1.—[Svecial Telegram O Tne Bee]—Excitement in Pierre among ciyjzens and logisiative members is gewting intense over the great cry going abroad, ap- pearing principally in the Chicago papers, over the alleged starvation in South Dakota. In both houses ot the logisiature today strong resolutions were passed, each house con demning such roports ns absolutely false, and the members {rom each courty where destitution is saii to exist made speeches denying positivcly that their constituents wore noedy or starving, with the exception of two counties—Miner and Faulk—where it was owned some destitution had existea at the beginuing of tho ‘winter, but the claim was made that the county was taking care of il cases of want and no outside aid was nooded. After the mat ter had been freely giscussed a resolution was introduced strongly condemning the course of the Chicago papers in printing sensational correspondence from thoe state regarding great starvation and instructing the state's members in congress, if such stories were persisted in and not at once de- nied, to work and vote agaiust Chicago for the world's fair, because of their slavder of the state. A ‘resplution was also intro- duced warning all peoplo b tho east against contributiug anything to the solf-constituted solicitors ~ who are now in the east bogging goods and money tosend to Dakota destitutes, stating that they were imposters and doing this for their own personal gain. A case has just come to light in Hughes county, where a party has been receiving goods' and money from the east to distributo among the suffere but which has been converted into personal use exclusively, ‘The name of the party has been suppressed, but it is known that heisa farmer and a correspondent of several ominent eastern wgricultural papers, through which he makes strong appeals for aid to Hughes county suf- ferers, when the facts prove that no suifering has existed this year. As soon as a little more evidence is accumulated the au thorities will arrest him and make an ex- ample, If matters are not at once set straight in Chicago and other eastern papers the citizens of Piorre, with members of the legislature, will at once take extreme meas- ures to put a stop to tie lying reports eircu- lated, considering it has aiready done untold damago to immigration t the state. South l)nknln{ Sonth Dakota Timber Thie CHAMBERLALY, S. D7, Fob. 1.— [Special Telegram to Tnk Bek |—The vitizous of Chamborlain are considerably worked up owing to the fact that some persons, presum- ably Indiaus, are cutting live timber on land which is given to the city by the government as a public park. It is a violation of the Jaw and will be stopped 1f possible. - A FAITHrUL STEWARD. The Trust of Father O'Reilley Most ‘aithfully Kept Detrotr, Mich,, Feb. 1L—The auditing committee of the Irishy National league of which Richard C, Cushing, mayor of Omaha, is charrman, made a report today on account of Dr. Charles O'Railiey, tho troasurer. The revort 18 addressedito President [itzgerald and is signed by alf the|members of the com- mittee. It states: *We examined every account with care, comparing the sauid with letters, of romit- tance and other sources of information in order to test its accuracy. We also compared iu detail those accounts with the credit side of the cash books and the original vouchers of expenses, and woeport that in each in- stance we found tho’ correspondence com= vlete and a reqiiite and satisfactory voucher oa file for every expenditure. “Your committee find that the treasurer reported at the last national convention in August, 1335, balance of $21,855.78; tuat he has since received from all sources, as shown by the schedule herewith submitted, the sum of $257,422.70; that ho has paid out for operative expenses of all kinds the sum of $32,225.27; that he has remitted to Ireland as shown by his vouchers the sum of 5237,245.08, and presents for the examination and inspec- tion of your committee a certificate of de- posit in the Peninsular Sa vings bank of De- troit on the 18t day of January, 1390, for the sum of ¥ 3, thus accounting for a il sums received in a manner unanimously up- proved by your committe, “We are led to say that upon the score of economy and honesty the league is to be con- gratulated upon the admirable manner which its fiounces have been administered by Dr. O'Reilley to whom u deep debt of gratitude is due for the oncrous and re- sponsiblo duties so faithfully discharged by im. * “We r ecommend that a detailed statement, of all the receipts and disbursements cov- ered by this report be published in pamphlet form and distributed to the various branches of the league and also the names of all con- tributors.” The committee adopted the following reso- lution : ‘Resolved, That we respectfully reque st President Fitzgerald to issue a proclamation to the Irish race in America in keoping with the pirit of the cablegram from our na- tional representatives in the mothorland, urging upon them renewed enorgy and to again manifest as in the past their unalter- able devotion to Charles Stewart Parnell and toe principles of home rule, of which he is the able, fearless and incorruptable champion and the justly recognized leader of our race.” e A‘Pl‘;NNSYh\':\Nh\ HORKOR, The Great Nottingham Shaft De- stroyed—Miners Entombed, WiLKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 1.—A fall of rock too place at the Nottingham shaft of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre coal mine this morn- ing which drove the accumulated gas into the gangways where ten men had beecu at work with naked lamps, and an explosion followed. John Crossu, wi mule was buried vefigraf the Tabk. His body has not been recoffered. William Roberts, a driver, is also fng. John B, Humphries, miner, died whife being removed tothe mine. His body was bufhitk.co a crisp. Joseph Dunson, the fire bgss, jwas burned on the face aad hands; his injuries aro said to be fatal. Josoph Jonow was fatally burned and David Fox was 80 baily burn ed tuat his re- covery is doubtful, 0% 1t is learned that il addition to the casual- ties alreaay reported’as ‘having occurred at Nottingham shaft tday that five men are imprisonod in thei“mtne, end there is little hope of their being taken out alve. It is not known when thoia outsiae will” be able to reach these meb"'lnmxll it is firmly be~ lieved thoy are all dbad. The Nottingham “shiaft, which was the greatest antbracite’toAl miue in the world, is noarly @ total wréblz It nad at one ime an output of 3,000 {5u¥ a day and netted tho Lehigh & Wilkesbarrd Cpal company §300,000 profit last year, W A Ihjijéh by Rats. A Chila KAxXsa8 City, Feb. 1.—The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. teeves died todsy from wounds inflicted upon it by rats some time during last'uight. The doctor in - describing the wounds said: *“The nose was eaten en- tirely off and horrible wounds appeared on both cheek bones. The scalp had been gnawed through in one place 80 the brains were exposed, The ch\)ld lived only a few hours after it received its injuries, . Nebraska Man's Assailants Sentenced. Ciicaco, Feb, 1.—James O'Counell and James O'Day, two toughs who attempted last Decewber to rob M. S. Goodman of Beatrice, Neb., but were routed by that geotleman with g revolver, wero today sent 5 ",?‘ penitentiary for two and a half years each, FEBRUARY 2, 1890.~-SIXTEK ANOTHER CUT ON EXPENSES. The Assistant County Attorneys and Phyalcians Boheaded. NO AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY THEM Commissioner Berlin Says If the Statutes are Not Sufficient Steps Should Be Taken Cnange Them. to The County Commissioners The meotings of the county commissionors are beginning to be colebratod far dnd wide as scenes of great excitement. Yesterday afternoon the iobby was crowdea with curiosity seckers, wminor county offic contractors and aspirants for offlco, Chairman Anderson was absent on account of an attack of la grippe, and Mr. O'Keeffo was chiosen temporary chairman, The first diversion was caused by a resolution introduced by Mr. O'Keeffe, stating that as Mr. Coots had tendered his resignation as superintendent of the county hospital, 1t was advisable that the board ap- point one thoroughly practical and competent man who shall act as superintendaent of the building, and that all other help be dispensed with. Mr. Berlin suppested that the board close up the building entirely and discharge everybody. He said it was costing more than the boor farm, and the county was not deriv- ing any benefit from i, “Mr. Chairman,” exclaimed Mr, Berlin, *I think tho sooner we close Up that monument of shame the better 1t will be for all concerned. We would gain by giving the thing aw: 1 therefore move that we close up the build- ing entirely and dispense with all the help, There is no work going on and no necessity forany one out there.” Mr, Turner was anxious that his protege, the engincer, should not be dis turbed, and ‘wanted bim appointed as watchian and superintendent. Ho stated that the engineer was the most expert en- gineer and machinist in the county, and 1t Was necessary that the board appoint u first class man to watch the building. Ha there- fore moved to insert the name of the en- gineer, J. W, Russell, in the resolution. The motion was declared out of order and Mr, Berlin's motion to close the building was put and lost, Messrs, O'Keefte, Turner and Corrigan yoting against it, Mr. Turner then ropeated his motion and it was carried, as was also the resolution, ?lm\sru Tutner, Corrigan and Berlin voting or it. The county clerk was instructed to adver- tise for bids for doing the county printing for the coming year. Three bids for building a bridge across the Little Papio were opened and referred to the pridge commnttes. A bill for &35 for holdinga post-mortem ex - amination on the man Cook was presentod by Dr. Galbraith and cerufied to by the corouer The resignation of W. S, Husband as cons stable of the Fifth ward was accepted and C. W. Allen appointed to the yacanc A petition from a number of citizons ask- ing that the board pay the city's share of grading Lake street from Thirty-third street wost to Institute boulevard was referred to the committee on roads. ‘The boud of J. Levy as justice of the peace of South Omaha, the successor to H. McKendry, resigned, was presented and ap- vroved. A number of bills and claims were re- ferred to the proper committoes. g Appropriation sheet No. 17, of the zeneral fund, came up for the first reading., This is the sheet containing the monthly salaries of all the county officials. The reading pro- ceoded, and when it was completed Mr. Ber- lin moved that the item of $5) for an as- sistant county physician be stricken out, as there is no authority for tho payment of an assistant county pnysician. Mr. O'Keeffe stuted for the information of the board that the board had authorized Dr. Keogh some time ago to appoint an assistant, and the board would have to pay him. In the discussion which followed it ap- peared that Dr. Keogh had avpointed Dr. Vance as successor to Dr. Harrigan, but had neglected to notify the board of his action. Mr. Berlin said he did not wish w0 be un- derstood as opposing anybody, but tho stat- utes did not authorize the board to pay an assistant county pnysician, and he only de- sired to seo the law complied with as far as possible. “Let us comply with the law,” suid he, *'and if it is found to be not sufi- ciont for the needs of this county we can take 8tops to have it changed, It appears that the board has authorized the employ- ment of the assistaht to the county physician, and 1 will theretoro change my motion to cut off the assistant county physician after this dote.” Mr. Berlin’s motion prevailed. Mr. Berlin then stated tnat he saw two itoms on the appropriation sheet which were contrary to the report of the finance com- mittee 1ast week, These items were for the salaries of two assistant county attornoys at $50 each, and he moved that they be stricken out, The statutes were again quoted as being against the ecmployment of assistant county aitorneys. The county attorney may haye assistance in the prosecution of a case, and may seleot suy attorney he sees fit whenever it ary, and upon presenta- tion of & ce from the judge before whom the case is tried tha bill for services must be paid by the board. After some " discussion the motion was changed to cut off the heads of the assistant county attorneys after this date, and also directing that the connty attorney be notified. The motion carried. ‘The appropriation sheet was then passed. Tho roquest of County Clerk O'Malley for six extra clerks to prepare the county tax list was called up. It had been referred to Mr. Corrigan’s committee, but no action had been taken, The list must be prepared by April 1 and has not been commenced. Mr. Berlin moved that the county clerk be authorized to employ five men, ‘“‘who shall be competent men and used to that sort of business.” Mr. Corrigan said the countv clerk was under bond, and he thought it reflacted upon him to say what sort of men should be em- ployed. This brought Mr. Berlin to his feet again, and he stated thut the work is very import: ant, and one good man could do more than twenty poor ones. These men would bave to work in the recorder's oftice, and there was no time for fooling, He knew of good being refused work on this tax list, and they mieht as well stop it now ,as at any other timo, Mr. Berlin's motion prevailed. 2x-County Clerk 1toche was presont, and it was moved by Mr. Turner that he be al- lowed the $15.00 deficit 1n the fees of the oftice for the last quarter. The motion ca rind. ‘The county clerk is allowed 2,500 pe year, provided the foes of the office will pay that aud the salaries of his attendants. Mr. Roche told the commissioners some time be- fore the close of the year that the fees would not maeet the expenses, and he would have to cut it down, but the board told him they would make good any deficiency and matters were allowed to go on. Dr. Keogh came in about this time and asked to be allowed to explain his position. He stated that his predecessor bad bhad one asaistant when there was a population of only 75,000, and he was of the opinion that no maun could do the work alone. Mr. Berlip said he did not doubt that Dr. Keozh eurned all the salary he received, but since the doctor had appeared before the board he would Lave to call attention to some things be Liad not intended to mention, **The city charter,” said Mr. Berlin, “allows the city to appoint ay 4s many city physicians and as ta as it sees fit, but the county is allowed to pay only $200 per year for a county physician; nevertheless, the county is now paying the county physician $150 per month and two ussistants at#50 and 830 each.” He did not wish to be understood as suggesting that anyoune stiould resign, but he himself was in the same boat, and if he did not like it he could resign bis position. Dr, Keogh said the statutes did not pro- vide for cities like Omaha. Since ha had held the ofice the expense of keepiug the eity sick had been greatly reduced. Mr. Berlin here asked if the cousty is supposed to take care of the city sick. 2 The doctor started to reply und Mr. Berlin moved that the board urn. An adjoura- ment was taken until 2 o'clock. PAGES BIDEWALK BIDDING, How It Must Be Done in Hecoafter, In addition to the requirements of board of public works regarding & sidewalks published in g have beon adopted Waooden walks shall be built in accordance with the general plans and in all cases to the exact heighth and line given by the sicewali inapector. In all the walks 4x4 stringers shall break joints in the conter and rest upon brick, placed on a solid foundation, support ing the stringers at_intorvals not excooding six feet. None of the stringers shall be less than twelve feet long oxcopt when necossary at the ends of tho walk, and_the joints shail bo squared at tho ends. This partof the work must be accepted by the sidowalk in- spector before any planking is laid. The planking must not be moro than eight inches and not loss thun six inches wide, and of o length equal to the full width of the walk. Minor instructions are then made as to tho laying of the planks and tho naiis to be used, The contractors shall make such cutting and filling as is nocessary to bring sidewalks to proper grade The contractor shail lay such crosswalks at dntersoctions as ordered, said work to be paid for by the lineal foot out of the general fund of tiie city of Omaha. 1T property owners do not on notification remove obstructions, fences, ote., the con- tractor shall remove same. Whero driveway appoars plans shail be modified to suit, under the instruction of the sidewalk inspector. All debris must be removed and if sidowalk inspector remove same, no estimate shall be allowed until the city is remunerated. Con- tractors must give sidewalk inspector twenty-four hours' notice when his services are needed. Omaha the 1ding for e Bre, the follow o ANOTHER FO1 OM HEIR. Hor Appearance Neoessitates the Re- appraisement of'the Postoflice Site. Another mecting of the appraisors of block 86, condemned last summer. for post- ofice purposes, was held at the governmont building yesterday on account of the ap- pearance of Mrs, Helen Kerris, a Folsom heir who haa been overlooked 1n the previ- ous proceedings. This necossitated a reaps praisement of the property, and the status of affairs is in as advanced o stago as last summor, Aftor reinspocting the property, the appraisers returned 1o the United States court room, where the chairman_declared that if any of the property owners had any- thing to say thay would bo hoard. Mr. Niles R. Folsom, ono of the Folsom heirs, arose and declared that neither he nor bis brother or sister were satisfied with the appraisement of their property. They did not consider that the appraisement was on a par with thatof the neighboring lots. Mr, Folsom declared he would never accept tho appraisal made. Mr. Byron Reed said that he appeared for Niles R. Folsom alone, and not forauy other of the claimants. He thought that the avpraisal made was not more than five- eighths of the real value of the property. ‘The appraisers then went into oxecutive session, and after an hour and a halfs dis- cussion'decided to abide by their previous decision. e STRUCK BY THE SUN. The Cause Which Led to the Death of Lieutenant MofTate. Lieutenant Willam Moffatt, G Second infantry, whose death in Washing~ ton was announced in Friday's Bek, was born in New York. At the time of hus death be was about thirty-five years of age. He was second lieutenant and had been with the regiment about five years. havieg joined it at Fort Spokane in 1! The regiment was ordered to the department of the Platte in 1886 and G company, Cuptain Kellar, with _another company was stationed at Fort Niobrara, 1n this state. ‘There it remained some time, but shortly after its arrival Lieutenant Moffat suffered from eunstroke and was more or lass inca- pacitated for duty. Softening of the brain followed. Mr. Moffutt remained with his company at Fort Omaha for about two years afterward. At times he became flighty and at others violent, 8o much so that he had to be sent to Washingion where his death oo- curred, Previously to joining the Second, Moffatt had served two euiist as bugler in the and also in the Seventeenth infantry, having been thence promoted to the position of second lioutenant in 1879, Ho leaves a wife and three children at Walla Walla. It is not yet known where his remains will be buried Pty — Boari of Survey. A board of survey has been appointed to meet av the quartermaster’s depot in tuis city at 10 0'clock a. m. tomorrow to report upon the condition of certain articles of quartermaster's stores invoiced by the post quartermaster Fort Laramie, Wyo., to Cap- tain John Simpson. The detail gomprises Major William H. Bell, commissary of sub- sistence; Major Daniel W. Bonbam, Seventh infantry, inspector of small-arms 'practice, and Captain Douglas M. Scott, commissary of subsistence. company, Ohio Club Annual Banquet. Members interested in the Ohio club re- ception and,banquet will attend a meeting ‘Thursday, Feb. 6, at 8 p. m., at the Y. M. C. A. lecture room, to make arrangements for the same. All members in arrears for an- nual dues and all Ohioans not members wishing to join the club, tho fee being 81, will please remit to the clerk to become eligible to attend the banquet. The mun- agement says this will be one of the grand- est receptions and bauquets ever held in Omaha, ——— Revenue Collectors. R. Q. Stewart, late deputy marshal of the United States district court, succeeded Mr. Jacobsen as deputy coliector of internal revenue at Hastings yesterday. Mr., Peters, the collector of the district, will be formally transferred from temporary to permanen collector when an official can be spared to oversee the trausfer. ey Personal Paragraphs. * E. P. Fountain of Bioken Bow is in the city. Henry Henrich of Crawford arrived in the city yesterday on business. W. C. Brooks of Beatrice 18 in the city on business. E. E, Fox of Fremont is a guest at the Casey. C. B. Boyce of Beatrice is stopping at the Casey, H. B. Henioger and wife of Waterloo are among the arrivals at the Casey, E. G. Rust of Grand Island 1s at the Case, N. A, Davis and Joseph Hershey of North Platte are registered at the Casey. H. C. Rountree of Lincoln is registered at the Murray. Mr. Samuel Gamble managor of the Con- tinental clothing house, leaves for the east this afternoon ou @ busiuoess trip, visitin Rochester, Boston and New York, He will return about March 1. At the Barker: J. N. Love, Fremont; C, E. Atwood and wife, New York; P, A, Johnson and wife, Des Moines; D, May and wife, Chicago; H. H. Hall, Worcester, Mass. ; K. L. Stone and wife, Creston; C, C. Phelps, Kansas City: P, N, Hull,Clevelan: C.N. Foge, Lincon; J. A. Kehoe, Platte Center; C. Christensen, Hastiogs, Mark M, Coad and wife of Fremont are guests at the Murray, H. J. Reed of Superior is stopping at the Murray. i Charles B, Allen of Lincolu is a guest at the Murray. J. H. Bellows of Weeping Water is regiss tered at the Paxton, Mr. Kovert Kasson, for eleven years a mewmber of the firm of Paxton, Galiagher & Co., leaves Monday for Lincoin, where Lo enters the firm of Hargreaves & Son, whole- sale grocers, B World' alr Matterd, WasniNaron, Feb. 1L he special house committee on the world’s fair spent two hours in going over the draftof & bill pre- pared by a sub-committee, The Chicago men were not satisfied with the rate of progress and endeavored to procure another meeting this afternoon, but falied, Wilson resonted a draft of the bill prepared by the flwnl ‘Washipgton ocommittes and gave no- tice that it would be presented to the house @8 & substitute for special comumittee’s bill, CLEVELAND VERY CONFID:NT Tari T Roform the Ory to Lovel tho Protoction Wall, THE REVOLT OF NEW ENCLAND, Ho Soos tho Yankee Manufacturers Deserting tho Republion Ranks for the Bourbon Camp-A Homily on Baltot Reform. The Ex-President as a Prophet. Nauuviiig, Tenn,, Fob, 1. ~The American tomorrow wiil contain a lengthy intorview with ex-President Cloveland had by Editor Cormack. In substanco Mr. Cloveland said he felt moro confident than ever before of tho trie umph of tarift reform on the lines marked out by the democratio party. Defeat had only strengthened the purpose and incroased the eneray of tarift roformers and tho con- fidence in the rosult of the noxt contest ap peared to grow as signs of dissensions appeared in the protectionist ranks, One of tho most serious troubles the repuvlican party will have to oncounter is the revolt of the New England manufacturers against the republican policy, while several northwestern states ure now held doubtful in the republi- «can column only by roason *of sectional prej udico, The bloody shirt did valinnt service in tho last campaign in counteracting the affect of tariff roform arguments, and uuless that could again save the republican party from dofeat nothing else could. The republicans of New England and the northwestern states who have been hoping for a reduction of the tariff at the hands of the republican party arc bound to realize sooner or later that that hope is in vain, What then willthey %07 They are already beginuing to realizo that the party whic persists in a course hostile to their interosts is their enemy wnd the party which is fichting to give them what they want s their friend no matter it it does contain some confederatos. Cleveland said o had thought the repub- licans might make an effort to conciliate the low Lariff sentiment in its own ranks, but the indications now appear to be to the contrary. The republican barty lea dently thought it wiser to stand by the con- tract with the protected manufacturers than to endanger the solidity of the powerful combination which had helped 1t 50 ofton to victory by departing a hair's broadth from the letter of the bond. In the course of the conversation the ques vion of ballot reform swas touchod unon and Cleveland interrogated the editor in regard o the details of the Dortch law in Tenuos He is interested 1n the auestion and said it was the most important reform attempted for years, Asked if he thought thecause of tanif reform would profit by such legislation, he sai Honest government would profit by it, ana 80 would every worthiy cause. The fran- chise 18 not debauched in the interest of good laws and honest government. 1t is by thogo who have a special interest to subserve at the peopla’s expense and not by those whose nterests are in common with the miasses that the ballot is cor- rupted, There ure no rich and powerful corporations interosted in buying, “floaters” or coercing their employes Lo vove for the reformation of our taviff laws. The powers of coercion are employed upon the other side and tariff roform, as_all other re- forms, wust depend upon the uubought suffrages of the peovle. 1f the people are capaole of self-government, and are to re- Inain so,there cannot be too many safegnards about the expression of their will.” e i BIG PACKING HOUSE FIRE. A Destructive Conflagration Kansas Oity Plant. Kaxss Crry, Kan., Feb. L—A disastrous fire occurred last night 1n the plant of the Kansas City packing and Chase refrigerator company. The fire started shortly after midnight in the lard room of the hog killing building from an unknown cause, Tho flames spread from that building to the one _occupied by the fertilizing establishments. Tt becamo ovident that both buildings wero doomod and the firemen turned their attention to saving the adjoining buildings. In this they were successful, but the othor two buildings wero wholly consumed. Loss, $100,000; wsuranco amply covers the amount. Harr's Bribery Charges. CuarrestoN, W. Va, Feb, 1.—The com mittce appointed to investigate the chargus of bribery preferred by Ropresentative Harr this evening .examined Harr who tor- roborated his statements and sdded that Stollings had stated that §1,500.was to come from Goff, aud he could have the ofiice of mine mspector it Goff was elected. Stoll- ings will bo examined Monday, e From the Grave of the Graphio. KaxsAs City, Mo., Feb. 1.—A syndicate in which R. H. Corrigan of this city is intor- ested, aud in which it 18 also believod Steplien B. Elkius hos au interest, has acquired that portion of the Now 'York Graphie pot sold and will within a fortaight launch in New York an evening paper, to be nawed the Republio. Politicaidy it will bo republican, in a By Adjourned Till Tuesday. CuAuLgsToN, W. Va, Fob, 1.—The jomnt session of the legislature adjournod unul ‘Tuesday next. No vote was taken today, penaing the investigation of the brihory chargo mude by Delogate Harr. g S e Three Killed and Eight Hurt HaLLE, Fob, 1.—In a collision on the rail- * way hero today three persous were killed and eight injured. — BREVITIES, Carrie Calsom wi arrested for stealing #11 from Avnie Reiniz and a gold ring from City Engineer Tillson. The case was seb for next Tuesday, Deputy United States Marshal Lyon ro- turned from Lincoln yesterday with 306 sum- mons issued against Omaha parties in the Helfenstoin suits. Ira Higby, chief clerk of the Murray hotel has accepted the management of the Transi house, South Omaha, but will still reside ia this city and retain his Murray clerkship, A. F. Bosche of Owmaha succeeds 8, B, Fenne as sole proprietor of the Trausit, ‘There will be a meeting of the L. A, C. E, society tomorrow, Kebruary 8, at 8 p. m., is the vestry of the congregation of Israel, on Harney street, for which a most luteresting programme has been prepared. Rev. J.C. Stoughton of Rock River confer- cace, 1L, pastor. in Chicago, visiting bua daughter, Mrs. Rev. W. K., Ieas will occupy the pulpit of Trinity M. E. church on Sunday evening, The council committee appointed to ex- amine the forces in Lhe various city offices and see if there are any superfluous clerks that may be dispensed with met yesterday afternoon and decided to make the investi- gation on next Wednesday, Amouded articles of incorporation wera filed by the Nebraska Central Railway cow- vany inoreasing their capital stock from $1,000,000 to 84,500,000, The Howard Loun and Trust company was incorporated yesterday with a capital stock of 75,000 by John Ledwic Charles F. Shaw and LeGrant I. Leawich. Rev. Q. H. Shion, pastor of the Univers alist church, was expected to arrive in Omaba last week but unfortunately was de- talnea by sickuess in his family. ‘The Omaha (Jun club beld & general s! 00t at Gwin & Dunmire's grange on ythe other side of the river, yesterday afternoon. Lillie Donahoe, the woman who was brought to the county jail from South Omaha yesterday, is now in Jailer Miller, charge and 18 becoming sober. The jailor of the opinion that the womau is foolish. Nothiug bas been heard frowm Ler {rieads. e — The Deatn ftecord. NEw Youk, Feb. L.—Preston Waro, ir. the famous chess player, is dead, '