Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1890, Page 2

#hio could not be identified supposed 1t to be the body of one of the servants, As soon ua Dr. Ruth had been re lieved at the secretary’s bedside he went with Lieutenant Commander Brown to the undertaker's for the purpose of identifying the body, but it was so changed #by the action of the smoke and fire that every Familiar trace had left ber face. Her hair was ontirely burned and ber features wero distorted 1 the most horrible manncr, The only means of identification were tho rings upon her fingers and a gold neck chain with which both gentlemen wore' somewhat familiar, and to be cortain they mado care ful measarements of the body. ‘The identi- fication was corroborated shortly afterward by intimate lady friends and the body taien 10 the residence of Attorney General Miller, whero Mrs. Tracy had been carried a short time before. Miss Tracy wore nothing but her night aress and her stockings. 1t is pre. sumed that she was aroused by the fire and was trying to make her way to her mother's room when she was overtaken by smoke and auffocated before the flames reached her, The head was singed and blackened and bloody. The 1 and wrists were almost destitute of skin and on the contracted and reddened fingers of the left hand _ glistened four rings, One was & diamond g, another simply plain gold, A third was a narrow band of blue enamel sot in gold and the third was thc edge of a $10 gold piece, There was no exprossion of pain on the features and death must have come before disfigurement. Mrs, Wilmerding, the secretary's daugh ter, was picked up from the pavemont after she leaped from the window of the second story, and was carried senseless to the resi- dence ot Dr. Baxter on Connecticut avenue, Jn the tsame block. The body of her daugh- ter, who leaped from an adjoinmg window, was carried with ber. Both were uncon- scious, Examination showed that they were suffering from the shock and from severe contusions in various parts of the body. The littlo eirl was somewhat burned on her Tands and legs and bruised on her right shoulder, where she seemed to have fallen, but no bones were broken. The mother's right arm was Yadly {ractured fromjthe elbow to the wrist, Mrs, Wilm ing did_not recover consiousncss for sume tme, but her daughter soon came to herself and wont into hysterics, Mrs, Morton, Mrs, Senator Hale, Mrs. Licutenaut Mason and several other intimate friends of ~the family were soon at the house and took charge of the two patients, who were ‘taken by Mrs, Morton in her carriage to the residence of Lieutenant Mason, 1 charge of Dr, Rixey of the navy, who has been with them all day. The daughter is rapidly recovering from the effects of the shouk, but Mrs, Wilmerding is still lying 1n @ precarious coudition. She knows that her mother.is dead, but has not asked after her sister, and is not able 1o ex- plain anything. She can _only say that sho led from the fire and smoke and finding the stairway was cut off was compelled to leap from the window. The bodies of Mrs, and Miss Tracy have been taken to the white house and the funeral services will be held there as soon as the socretary is able to tell his wishes. He will bo taken to the white house tomorrow also. The president 1nsists upon it ‘[he president wanted him to go thore at first, but it was founa impossible to take him auy farther than the residence of Mr. Davis, 1t rained all day yestorday and ol night, and at 7 o'clock this mornmg whon the fire was_discovercd it was drizzling gontly, but by 10 o'clock the sky haa cleared, and the streets in front of the ruined house and the residence of Mr. Bancroft Davis, where the sceretary lay, were filled with crowds of curious people. Carriages were driven thero incessantly to see the occupams or Lo leave cards und make inquiries. On the steps of Mr. Davis' residence stooa u sergeant of marine who received cards, auswered ques- tions aud prohibited the intrusion of all ex- cept the members of the cabinet and otier prominent men. Within the ruined house were groups of sailors and marines who had Dbeen callod from the navy yard. removing to the store rooms of the devartment such fur- niture as had not been injured by the Hames und water, RIGHT OF WAY WANTED, G. W. Holdrege of Omala, general man- ager of the B. & M. railroad, is in Wash- iugton in reference to procuring a right of way through the new iort Omaha. ‘I'hie following statement, which will be 1uid before the secretary of war by Senator Manderson, explains what is wanted: The B. & M. company has had for several years a line located between a_ point on its main line about two miies north of La Platte and South Omaha, making a cut-off saving eight 1iles in distance for freight and passenger traftic between South Owaha and eustern and forming a direct line between the nited’ States miiitary post und Omaha. Under an sgreement with the Union Pacific the B. & M. compsny will use four miles of the wain track of that compuny, which will be a double track from South Omaba. The Union Pacific will have the privilege of us~ g the B. & M.'s new line between the point of junction with their line and the new post south of ollevue. The B. & M. com- any desires at once Lo construct this cut-off iue Lo accommodate the business of South Omulia aud also to furuish better facilities for the business of the new post. The line cuts a few feet into the new fort grounds,on the west side, sud a_careful survey und ex- amivation of ‘the topography of the ground convinces the B, & M, company that the in- terests of the United States posy will be best subserved by the construction of the track as now located upon the ground and shown by accompauyiog maps. The grouna slopes rapidly westward that our line if constructed outside of the west bonndary of the post will be on un embunkment, tweive or fifteon feet high at the point best adapted for u passenger depot for the convenience of the post. ‘The line selected on the other bank fits tne surface of the ground in very desirable shapo for a depot and such side tracks as tho govern- ment may want, The land wanted for a right-of-way is in the northwest i of section 2 0f the fort grounds and covers fourand one~ third acres, Otber fractions aro here de- soribed us being desired. A tract of seven and one-third acres betweon the right-of-way und the west line of the fort forming tho west boundary of the southwest i of section 2 the company proposes to buy aud give the governiuent in lieu of the ground used as a right-of-way. General $rooke has examinea the ground personally and finds no objection to the plan us proposed. The company imwmodiate uctiou by the war department on its proposition, ZWO FAVORABLE REPORTS. The senate committes on public lands to- day directed Senator Paddock to make a favorable report upon hus bill amending the tidiber ¢ulture act. “The opposition which the senator met 10 his bill was when the ola was reached providing that the time for FN!'II"IIKFNU" and cousumed m plant- ang trees shall be considered in the time re- quired for cultivation, Thus the interim beginning with the day on which breaking @nd preparation for tree planting is begun il the time for cultivation is Lo be completed n the eight years required by the statute for cultivation of timber culture tracts, The senator overcama this objection and the re- rt of the committee will be united. There s little doubt that the bill will ultimately Pass both branches of congress. THE AXNY, By direction of the secretary of war the muperintendent of the recruiting service will cause twenty-five recruits to be assigned ‘when available, to the Second infantry and forwarded under proper charge to Fort Omaha for distribution to the companies of the regiment. MISCELLANEOUS. A favorable report was today orderad by the house committee on public lands oa the bill which has passed the senate creating 1wo additional land offices in Nebraska to be koow n a8 the Broken How and Allisnce districts. Holmsn of In. diana, the cheese paring oconomist, mode a bitter fight against the proposition as interpreted in Tue B dispatches. He proj sented o protest from people at North Platte snd in Logan county and coutended that the creation of the two additional districts was simply a scheme of town site boowers and the people were not asking for it. He said further that it was o scheme of the Nebrasku delegation in congress to create additional political wl:umn e. The commitiee, how over, decided to sit down upon Mr, Holman and the bill will be reported favorably and passed by the house. tative-elect Posey of the Firet udiana district arrived wnlflnv. His con- ! toe calendar of the house commit- s Lo come up this week. Thore that ho will be seated. 1 Greiner was toaay appointed Bt- at Vistula, Elkhart county, South akota, vice W. H. Shellenbarger, removed. ressman Pickler has oblained an order from the secretary of war whioh will send a colored mup of all the battie fields to citizons in South Dakota who desire the .finmwm Dorsey was today notifivd 1 and bystanders by Assistant Postmaster General Ularkson of the change of 8ite for tho bostofics at Capay, Neb., and the appointment of Thomas McAlexander as postmaster; also thoe ap- pointment of Frank Farrell, postmaster at Carns, Keya Paha county, Neb. Perny 8, Hear, -~ AFTER A LONG SEARCH in Chicago of a Notorions Forelen Swindler, Curcago, TIL, #eb, 3 ~[Special Telegram to Tue Ben|—After a search of over two years the government, aided by detectives, has run to cover an alleged criminal refugee from Europe and have him in eustody. The prisoner’s name is Johann Kopows'c, alias Rudolph Schulze, and nhe is wanted on the charge of robbiug the German government of 15,000 marks. The robbery is saia to have been committed over Lwo years ago, when the accused was in the employ of the Ger. man government in_tho royal court district of Schneidemuell, Prussia. After hiding in his own country for a while he fled W America and succeeded in cluding the vigiiance of the detectives nntil iast night he was captured on Milwau- kee avenuo fzy a Piokerton man, He was taken to the Pinkerton headquarters, and, 1t is reported, has made & full confession. fe was kept in custody at Pinkerton’s until this afternoon, when he was brought before Commissioner Huyne, The prisoner made u0 dofenso and was committed to jail to awalt the action of Secrotary of State Blaine, Capture —_——— EXCITEMENT AT P Two Men Arrested for Entering the “Mile Square.” Pierne, S, D., Fev. 8.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—Today a great sensation was caused when 1t was learned that W, H. Keppart, a roporter on the Daily Free Press, had gone across the river to Fort Pierre with Fred Pettigrew, a resident there, and brother of United States Senator Pettigrew, and nad been arrested by a sergeant by orders from the colonel commanding troops there, and escorted to this side by a detach- ment of soldiers The officer commanding, Colonel ‘Tassin, has also issued a public warning against any newspaper reporters or representatives whatsoever crossing the river on to the reservation, with orders that if they disobey they will be put in the guard house. Recentiy Colonel 1assin published a communication in the daily papers in this city, stating that all public improvements of every nature had been prohibited on the “mile square,”” and no new sottlers wouid ba allowed 1w go on, but that those already there would not be molested. It was dis- covered, however, that certaio Fort Pierre wen were going ahead with improvements and building houses on the best lots on the townsite for the purpose of holdiug them, contrary to orders SRy JUST ABOVE WATER. An Enginecr Pinned in a Cab—Try- ing to Save Him, Pronria, I1l, Feb, 3.—This evening as the Obio, Indiana & Western freight train started to go over the bridge spauning the river at Bridge junction, the first span sud- denly gave away, precipitating the engine, tender and three cors into the river. Fireman O'Brien and Brakeman Lewis were instuntly killed. The engineer was pinned in the cab with his head just above water. Ph, have worked all night doing all they could for him. He is still alive, but there are no hopes of getting him out. The sur- geons would cut his legs off if they could reach them, but cannot on account of the wreckuge. ' As it is th are upplying kot water and aaministering brandy in the hope of possibly keeping him alive until something can be done. Iv1s said the passengers on the Peoria, Deeatur & Evansville train, which went over the bridge fifteen minutes abead of tue wreck, felt the bridge sagging. e ON ITS FEET AGAIN, The Sixth National Bank Opens for Basincss Today. New York, Feb. 8.—The now board of directors of the Sixth National was elected toduy and Lelund, who has taken back all his stock, was elected president, and Colson cashier, “The Sixth National bauk during the day reorganized its directory, Lelaad being ro- stored to the presidency. ' The bank is now solvent and will be open for busincas tomor- row. Exammer Hepburn, upon his own sug~ gestion, received permission from the comp- troller to turn the securities over 1o the new directory. A secret meeting of the New York bank- ers with federal und state officials was held tonight. As a result of the conference it is announced that the Equitunle bank wili be opened tomorrow und the Lenox Hill two days hence. - EIGHT HUNDRE&D ¥EET HIGH, A Steamer Reports a Terrible Voyage ani a Big Iceberg. Havuirax, Feb. 8.—The steamer Washing ton City, from Hawburg to Philadelphin, put in here short of coal and reports a terri- ble voyage. A number of sailors were badly injured. On Jaouary 13 the chief officer was ewept overboard by a tremen- dous ses and miraculously returned by another. He was, however, thrown against thewail and received terrible injuries. Tho steamer's fires were put out by the heavy seas and she nearly foundered. She passed througu vast ice fields and saw an iceberg 800 feet high and a quurter of a mile long, - Nebraska, lowaand Dakota Pensions. WaAsnINGTON, Feb, 8.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Pensions issued to Nebras kans: Original invalid—John Urvin, Omaha, Increase—Joseph A. Walsh, Franklin; Brice P. Munns, David City; James Neary, Decatur; Henry G, Rise, Omaha; J. T. Conklin, Niobrara. Original widows, etc,— Roxa A,, widow of John Smith, Lincoin. Towa pensions: Origival invalid-—Andrew P. Liof, (deceased) Salina (navy); Merritt Dawson, Forest Milis; John Sullivan, Mis- souri Valley. Restoration—Abraham Yondt, Dumont. Iocrease—William H, Canfleld, Lako City; Harrison 1. Lathrop, Bidwell Wilham Wiltiams, Manchester; Robert C. Ryder, Mt. Ayr; Johu Bandy, lairfield; James J, Chew, Logan; Samuel Doualdson, Audubo ‘Westerly Shanafelt, Martin burg; aries A, Conger, Seymphur; Henjamin Owen, Iowa City; James Gardi- ver, Raxter; William hop, Onawa; John W. Moore, Des Moines ; Thomas G. Gibbons, ratoga; William Ratch, Elkport; Joshua Crindred, Wyoming; Joan ~A. Phillips, Kuooxyille, Reissue—Charies H. Brook- share, Eldon; George W. Carr, Independ- ence. Reissuc and increase—Levi Sylvester, Albia. Original widow, ete.—Ellen Lackey. former widow of Destirg J, McCallister, Clear Lake; Caroline C., widow of Audrew P. Lief, Silina, South Dakota pensions: Original invalid— Charles H. Gates, 5t. Lawrence; Horace S, Cook, Huron. Increase—Jumes W. MoCar- thy, Deadwood; William O. Main, Wilmot; Erick Irson, Palisade. Reissue—Richard J. Hewitt, Wakond. Origival widow, etc.— Maramie T., widow of Amasa J. Dickenson, Huron, Lo 2 A San Francisoo Murder. SaN ERANCIsco, Feb, 3.—Mark M. Herr, a son-in-law of John A. Benson of this city, was shot and killed this evenipg by J. J. Nuughton, secretary of the Guarantee el dowment loan association, Herr was the agent of the company. He was at one time assislant sergeaut-ut-arms of the national house of representutives. The cause of Lhe killing 18 believed to invoive the fuuds of the company, st e Bloodler Thau the French Duel, BrowxssviiLe, Tox, Feb. 8.—Last night two Mexicaus, Loodoro Munez sud Diego Aguilan, fought with Eugeno Sanchez and anotler party unknown and both of the for- mer were mortatlly wo et o I Passengor Cars Destroy °d. Orrawa, Ont., Feb. 8.—Fire this mornlog burned a shea belongiug to the Cauadian Pacitic Railway company in which were a | number of passeager cars. The \otal loss is #00,000; insured, THE CONTESTANT SMITH SEATED, o For the First Tims a Roapublican Quorum is Prosent. —_— IDAHO'S TEST LAW UPHELD. Sectarian Sanction Cannot Make Polygamy a Virtne—~The Hear: ing Resumed in the Ohio Ballot Box Case, House. WasHINGTON, Feb, ,—[n the houss today the journal having been read in extenso at the demand of the democrats, O'Ferrall of Virginia aud McKinloy of Ohin were upon therr feet, the former with a motion to cor- rect the journal and the latter with a motion to approve that document. The speaker recognized McKinley, but subsequently, on O'Ferrell's statement that he was acting 1n good faith, recognized that member, who stated that the journal contamed o refer- enco o the fact that the speaker, Saturday last, would not allow himto read the evi- dence in the election case us a part of his remarks. The spoaker said that that was not exactly in the form of a ruling, but that the journal would be amended to show the fact. Mr. MeKinley then demanded the brevious question on his motion to approve the journal. The voto stood—yeas, 1543 nays, none, and the spoaker ontered upon the journal the namos of a dozen democrats prosent and not voting, He then declarea the previous question or- dered. On motion to approve the journal the same practice provailed, the demoorats re- fraining from voting, and _the motiou was carried by a vote of yeas, 158; nays, none. T'ne Smith-Juckson contested election case was then resumed aftor the spesker had ro- fused to entertain dilatory motions, O'Fer- rell of Virginia was recoguized to continue his argument in support of the claims of the contestee in the Smith-Jackson case. After arguing the case, O'Fer- rell said he did not believe the time had yet come, and God grant it might never come, when the Awmerican people would tolerate autocratic power, whether wielded by the president or by the speaker of the house. ~ He protested against this cruel and wicked and unconstitutional violation of the rights of the majority, Let it go out and lat all give ear to tae declaration that necessity, the tyrant’s plea, was offered as the only ex- cuge for this unseemly, unprecedented and unconstitutional proceeding ot him who for a brief season would preside over the de liberations of this body. He said ‘‘brief se son," for as sure as the sense of justice still dwelt in the hearts of the American people, s suro as the citizens of this'land were still Jealous of their rights and looked with alarm on the slightest encroachment upon them, just 80 sure would the democrats return to power in the Fifty-second congress, and there would be 1o usurper, autocrat or dic- tator occupying the speaker’s chair. Mr. Greenbalge of Massachusetts said that after the aiatribe of the gentleman from Virginia, it might be well to consider the quostion before the house involying the right of a member to bis seat. He then pro- ceeded to present the claims of the con- testant. Mr. Outhwaite, after arguing in support of the contestee, defended the democratic PArty in attempting to bostpone considera- tion of the case wnd argued that 1t_was per~ fectly proper for it to seek protection under u code of rules. Mr. Lacey of ITowa advocated the claims of the contestant, and Mr. Moore of lexas those of the contestee. Mr. Wiison of West Virginia, while not addressing himself especially to the cousid. eration of the election case, made an en- tively good huniored speech in criticism of the recent rulings of the speaker which elicted great applause and laughtor from both sides and the speaker could not bunself repress an occasional smile, Mr, Wilson said he ¢ould now iell what patlismentary law was. General pyrliamen- tary Jaw made it possible vot only for a pne- oyed man to be speaker but for him to bo at an advantage, especially if the blind oye tappened to be toward the side of the house *where the minority sat. In the new era under general pariiumentary law the lob- byist would not be obliged to go around and wive checks o individual mem- bers, The speaker passed the bills, the speaker approved the journal, aad the lobbyist would not bother with the mem- bers but “‘see” che speaker. At the conclu- sion of Wiison's remarks tho question re- curred on ordering the previous question on the adoption of the report of the committee on elections and it was ordered—yeas, 166; nays, 0. This is the first time since the meeting of congress that the republicaus have had a guorum voting, and the resuit was received with applause.. The only absentees on the republican side were Mr. Caswell and Mr. ‘Wilber, both of whom are sick. Four roll calls were required before the final vote on the seating of Smith, the contestant, but at the end he was declared entitled to his seat by a vote of yeas, 166; nays, nothing, Awmid republican applause Smith appeared and took the oath of office, whereupon Mr. Springer sarcastically wquired whether this was the proper time to make a motion to adjourn. With & similar iotention of sarcasm the speaker replied in the afivmative and the house accordingly adjourned. Senate. 4 WasmiNoToN, Feb. 8.—Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Cameron an- nounced the recent deaths in the families of two members of the cabinet and moved an adjournment, which was agreed to unanis mously. el o 1DAHO'S TEST OATH, The Supremeo Court Decides That It is Comstitational. WasiiNaToN, Feb, 3.—The supreme court of the United States today rendered an opinion affirmiog the constitutionality of the Edwmunds-Tucker 1daho test oath, intended te prevent Mormons from voung. ‘The court 1n the opinion mays: “‘Bigamy and polygamy are crimes by the laws of the United States and Idaho. They tend to de- stroy the purity of the marriage relations, to disturp the peace of families, to degrade woman and to debase man, Few crimes are more pernicious to the best interests of society and recelve more general or more de- sorved punishment. 'To call their advoocacy enet of religiou is to offend the common senso - of mankind, To extend exemption from punishmeat for such crimes would be to shock & moral judgment of the commu- nity. It is assumed by counsel for the peti- tioners that because no mode of worahip can be established by law or religious tenets enforced in this country, therefore any form of worship may be followed and any tenets, however destructive of society, may be held wund advocated if asserted to be part of the religious doctrines of those advocating aud racticicg them, but pothing is further rom the uruth, ‘While legislation for the establishment of religion is forbidden und ite free exercise permitted it does not follow that everything which may be so called can be tolerated. Crime is not ex- cusable because any particular sect may designate it as religion." be court also rendered an opinion direct- iug the court of claims to enter judgment for $11,758 in favor of John 5. Mosby in his suit against the United States for consul fees turned over to the government which he claimed belonged to him. ——————— ORIO BALLOT BOX CASE The Investigating Committes Re- sumes— Campbell Testiflos, Wasnixeroy, Feb, §.—The house commit- tee investigating the.Ohio ballot box forgery began its hearings again today, llepresenta- tive Whiting of Michigan denied the genu- iueness of his signaturé to the ballot box contract, He told what he knew about Wal- ters, who procured a number of signatures for Wood. He bad no suspicion that any- thing was wrong with Walters, and had con- fidence in his character. Powell Crossley, formerly associated with Bu orth in the of law, said W told him 1888 about bis ballol box sche that John P. McLean and T. C, Campbell were eugi- neering it and were w0 bave a dewo- cratio ressman introduce the bill. He had no intimation that Butterworth bad any- thing 1 do with the ballot boxes and he be- OMAHA DAILY BER;:; WUESDAY, lieved Butverwqesh did not know Wood until aftor the pubuidatipn of the papers. Governor Jamds . Campbell of Ohio was handed the fo! % ‘papor and declared that he had m‘vr‘ri of),it ntil that minute. He always wrote hud, ‘name in full, “James k Campball Rifar he hourd Wood's state mont that he' had _gotten bhold of a letter %gned J. B C, he made up ‘hu mind _ that Wood had used the injtigls and filled in tho name in making the fofgery. Witness sometimes signed ‘ to short notes, He was nover in tho ballot boxes or any contract bearing ypon them. He introduced a ballot box bitl af the requost of T. C. Camp bell, Campbel hrought one of the ballot boxes to Washinglon aud said the election cummittes was gojag to doal with the subject. of ballot boxes ‘ana_he wanted to get his ballor box before them. He had spoken 10 Representative Grosvenor and now came to him, (J. E. Campbell) as a demo cratic introduction would give the bill a bet ter standing. Just kefore his speech in Cin- cinuatl, October 4, a reporter for the Cin cinuati Post showed him a card from Hal- stead refiecting upon him (witness) and he had said: “‘Halstend 18 & liar and if he can prove anything of that kind I will get off the democravic ticket," Adjourned until tomorrow. - STATI NEWS. A Gage County Ploneer Gone. Wrsone, Nob., Feb, 8.—[Svecial Telegram to Tre Bre. | —~Willlam Tyler died of old age at his residence at Blue Springs last night. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1801. He came to Nebraska in 1850 and has been a resident of Blue Springs since that time. He was familiarly callea “Pap” Tyler b every one. He was a veteran of the Mexi- can and civil wars. He bas been ono of the judges of clection and has carried the clec~ tion returns from Blue Springs township to Beatrice for the v-eight yoars, By his death Gage county loses one of her most, respected citizons, The funeral services will be held at the Lvangelical church in Blue Springs and will bo largely attended by citi zens from all over the county. An Insurance Agent Disapp Broomixatoy, Neb., Feb. 3.—|S Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Parties from Franklin were at the courthouse here toduy looking up the affairs of Asa Moler, a real estate. loan and insurance agent of that place. Itis feared that he has lett for parts unknown, leaving numerous craditors in the lurch. It 18 reported that one cause of his leaving was that he had failed to report to the Pheenix insurance company of Hartford the application of S. Conklia, jr., whose residence burned a week ago yester- day, an account of which appeared in Tux Bee. He left town the next wmorning, ostensibly to canvass for Republican, and the last heard of him was in Riverton the day following. He was re- elocted assessor lust fall for his third term. His accounts with the county are all right. Creighton’s Sohool Money. CruiGuroy, Neb,, Jan, 3.—[Special to Tne Brk.]—The school board of this district are having considerable difficulty m getting the share of the school money apportioned in December belonging to them, [Ex-County Superintendent Gluiry it seoms, has cancelled the amount due this district and did not pro. pose to give itup, By the bromot action of the boar r, the county troasu has been enjoined from paying out an the state apportioriment and tha matter be argued before the judge of this judicial district on the 10th inst., at Norfolk. The question involyedis whether a prejudiced superintendent ‘cun control the public school moneys at wilt'or not. - A Shooting Scrap: Dakora Crr¥,’? Neb., Feb. 3.—[Special Telegram to Tz, Bek.]—A row took place m McGofin’s spjogn 1n Coviagton last night in which George Smith indulged in a little shooting. Hesshot two brothers named W ailace and badl§ beat another man, name unknown, with.the butt of a revolver. One of the Wallacg boys was shot through the thigh and the othgr througn the head, in- flicting o severa scalpwduid. - Smith clajms he done the Shooting n self-defense. He will have a hearing tomorrow. The_three men that were hurt,are employed in Silver- horn’s packing house in Sioux City. ut Covington, A Farmet's Wire Disappars. Dagora Ciry, Neb., Feb, 3.—[Speciul Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Mrs. Hazon Hicks, wife of @ farmer living about ten miles from here, disappeared very suddenly Saturday nigit and no trace of her has been found yev. She left the house to get an armful of wood, und that is tho lust time she was seen, Her footprints were traced to an air hole in the Missouri river, where all trace of ber was lost. It is thought sbe has committed sui- cide, as she is slightly demented ot times. She was an_asylum once, but was sept away as cuved.. She leaves her husband with a family of four small children. Burial of Ex-Kepressntative Bick. Sewarb, Nob., Feb. 3.—{Special to Trk Bre.]—Hon. Heury Bick was buried yester- day in Seward. - Ho was elected to the No- braska legislature in 1550 and aguin m 1856, and was always a Voo Wyck man, He was forty-seven yeurs oid and a native of Ger- many, comiug to this coyntry at the age of He served through the war in & Wis- in regiment. A Gambier Nabbed. Daxota Crry, Neb., Feb, 3.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bie.|—Sherift Brown of Cedar county arrested William Marshall here last night. Marshall 18 wanted in Hart. ington for gambling and numerous misdeeds committed last summer. Ile left Hartin, ton very suddenly lust fall and the ofice could find no trace of him until ately, when the sheriff found out that he had been fre- quenting the gambling houses in Covisgton and nabbed him, A Oatholic Church Burned. Bernwoon, Neb., Feb. 8.— [Special Tele- gram to Tne Beg. |—The Luxenburg Cathohio church, five miles east of Bellwood, wi burned to the ground last nmight. The church was built about six months since atu cost of about §7,000. Noinsurance. It is supposed o be the work of an incendiary, A Norfolk Mason Honored. Nowrrorx, Neb, Feb. 3.—(Special Tele- gram to TuE Bee.|--Norfolk has been again favored. S. W. Hayes of this city has re- ceived 8 commission ‘from the grand com- mandery of Koight Templars of ~Mississippi conferring upon him the rauk of grand gen- eralissimo and ‘is representative in the grand commagftdry Taken té’1lis Keform School Hasries, Ngb:' Feb. 8.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bge. | —Emma Downiug, the fif- toen-year-old daughter of Ezra Downing, was taken 10 the stétd reform school today. The young lady is iiclined to be fust, huving re- cently attemptedito skip out with a railroad man at McCookyaind has figured in several other disgracofuldffai Jaileds For Burgiarr: FAmrMONT, Nebs Feb. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to T v |—George Metz was arrested today ,Lgr burglary and placed in o city fail. day has passed since e L Crg g ) articles of propariy of more or less value and today a trap was laid by which young Metz was caughty ot Verdiot fnithe Diftman Oase. PmiLApeiruis; Feb. ‘8.—The ocoroner's jury in the case of Banker Dittman returned 'a verdict this afternodn that Dittman came to his aeath by accidental drowning, not~ witbstanding the fact that the coroner's physician testified that’his autopsy led him 10 believe the deceased committed suicide by drowuing. The paywent of a 83,000 acci- dent insurance hinj on the determination of the cause of his b, whether accidental or a suicide. —————— Judge Martine's Charge, New Yorg, Feb. 8 -—Judge Martine, in charging the grand jury today, called its at- tention to the wrecked banks and stated that the wattor would be fully presented to them. Basines . Troubles, - Cuicago, Feb, 3.—The George 8. Cline publishing company made an ssignment to- day; liabilities, $47,000; ussets, §24.000, the Iranklin | FEBRUARY 4, 1890, AN ADDRESS T0 THE COUNTR The Democratic 8ide of the House Oontroversy. A DANGEROUS INNOVATION. Speakor Reea’s Course Declaret to Bo Without Precedent, Tycanni- oal ant Inimical to the I terests of the Nation. Thoe Minority's Defense. Wasminarox, Feb., 8.—An address to the country explaiuing the position of the demo cratic wombers of the houss has boen pre- pared by ex-Spoaker Carlisle and will be signed by all the mnority mombers tomor- row. The address savs, in part: “Although mearly two months have elapsed since tho committes on rules was appointed it has made no report excepia partial one made on the Oth of December,and consoquently the house has been compelled to conduct its business without any rule or system excopt wenoral parhiamentary law as construed by the speaker. Tho American house of representatives has becu during all this timo, and still is, as far as rules for its government are concerned, n precisely the same condition as a po pular meeting or political convenuion in whicn the chairman aad his partisans absolutely con- trol all the proceedings. No measure can get beforo the house for consideration uniess the speaker chooses to aliow it to be pro- sented, aud the n.embers have no means of knowing in advance what they are to bo called upon to discuss or to decide. This is the first time in our hstory that & logislative assembly or even a publio meeting has attempted to transact business for any considerable period without a regular code of rules prescribing the order of proceedings, and the inconvenience and injustice resuiting from such an attempt has been foreibly illustrated in the present in- stance. This personal and partisan domina- tion of the bouse was submitted to, though not without repeated protests until we be- came convinced that it was the delierate pur- pose of the speaker and his supporters to proceed without rules to oust the democratio members whose seats are contested to_admit their republican opponents, whether elected or not. “On Wednesday, Javuary ce on elections calied up a contested election case and the democcratic members deter- mined that in the absence of rules it should not be considered if thiey could prevent it by any parliameatary proceedings. Accord- ly they raised a question of con sideration, demanded the yeas and nays and on the call of the roll refrained from woting. The result was that less than a con- stitutional quorum voted, but the speaker, in violation of the uniforin practice of the nouse for more than a century, proceeded to count the members who were present, but not voting, and declared that the house decided 10 take the case up. From this decision an appeal wus taken and on motion to lay the appeal on the table the yeas and - nays were taken and less than a quorum voted, but the speaker again counted the members not vot- ing and decided the motion agreed to and his ruling thereby sustainea. “The constitution of the United States pro- vides that a majority of each house shall con stitute a quorum to do business, butasmaller numbér may adjourn from day to day and may be authorized to compel the attendance of abseut members in such u manner and under such penalties us each house may pro- vide. Another clause of the constitution re- quires each house to keep a journal of its procecdings and provides that when one fifth of the members present desire it the yeas and nays shsll be taken on any question and entered on the journal. Swce the beginning of the government un- der the constitution, more than ove hundred years ago, the house of representatives and the senate have uniformly coustrued the first. clause of the constitution quoted above to mean that a majority of all the members- elect must be present and actually partici- pate in the transaction of business, and that whenever, upon the call of the yeas and nays, it appeared from the journal, which is the only offizial record, that less than a constitutional quornm voted on any proposition the vote was a nullity, and no further busiuess couid be done until the requisito number appeared and voted. In order to secure certataty and stability in the administration of ludv it is a rule in our jurisprudence that when any particular con- struction of the constitution or any statute has been for a long time acquiesced to, not enly by thoso whose duty it is ~ to execute at, but aiso by thoso whose personal and property rights are effected by it, the courts will recognize it as a true construction. Even if this were an original question it would not be difticult to showv thatthe practical construction of the constitution which has prevailed in the house and senate for over a hundred years is the rorrect one. Speaker Reed himself, when in the minority on the floor nf the house, stated the true meaning and the true philosophy of the constitution when he said : “I'he constitutionat idea of a quorum is not the presence of a majority of all the members of the house, but a majority of all the memberas prosent and participating in the business of the house, It is not their vigible preseuce, but their judgment and votes which the constitution calls for.’ “General Garfleia, Mr, Blaine, Mr. Con- ger, Mr. Robeson and othier eminent repub- licans have taken the saume position. When, therefore, the present speaker repudi- ated this settled construction of the cons! wticn we consider it our duty, as a part of the representatives of the people, to enter cur protest in every form available to us under the circumstances. We are not contending for the right of the minority to govern, as tae supporters of the spoaker have endeavored to- make the country be- lieve. On the contrary we are deunying the right of the minority to eject niembers from their seats or to pass laws for the government of the people. Under the constitution a majority of the members of the house constitute n quorum to do busine ane we are simoply insisting that loss tl majority shall not do business, We are con- tending that the majority shall take the re- sponsibility which properly belongs to them and shall come into the house and vote if they desire to control ahe proceedings; and we are protesting against their right to carry their measures by countmyg us when we do not vote, I'he claun of the majority that they have the right to govern the house without attending 1ts sessions and taking part in the conduct of its business 1s 100 preposterous to require refu- tation. It must be evident 10 any one who understands the position taken by the demo- cratio minority in the house that it cannot possibly result in any injury to the country or any miumm t0 the mn{orlty. Its only effect will be to compel the republi- can majority elected by the people to assume the responsibility imposed upon them. On the other hand no one can foresee the evils that may result from the inaugura. tion of the practice of countng votes not c: inorder to make a quorum. Under it a minority of the wembers elect to the house and senate may pass the most tyrannical laws for the oppression of the people and the most corrupt laws for the spoliation of the public treasury. Whether so intended or not its direct tend- cy 18 to break down uhe barriers hereto- fore existing for the protection of the citi- zen against the encroachments of autocratic wer and the spoliation of the treasury by s:nroylnn the limitations which the consti- tution hus wisely imposed upon the legisly- tive depurtment. “Constitutions are made to restrain majori- ties and to protect minorities. A majority ruling without limitation or restraint upon 1ts power is a pure despotism and is incon- sistent with our system of goverament.” ——————— Awalting the Proclamation. CramperLaly, 8. D,, feb. 8.— [Special Telegram to Tue Bxe |—Persons who in- tend settling on the Sioux reservation as s00n as the proclamation opening it 18 1ssued are arriving here 1o large numbers. Sup- plies, olo., have been purchased by them and they have placed themselves in readi- ness to move at & woment's notice. Agent Md‘knon .l‘ m‘bnwc iilr';l: ud'uro: Creeok agencies, in view 0 Rreat rus that will take place when the lands are opeued, has telegraphed the departwent W , the commit- send him troops to keep order in case of an emergency, ‘lhe crowd now here is very orderly and good feoling exists. 0 attompt will be male to go upou the land until they can do 8o logally - NES ON THE BANKS, One Newfoundland Fishing Schooner Suapposed to Bo 1 st Grovcesten, Mass, Fob. 3. arriving hero stato that o sori ales, increasiug at times to hur have swopt over the for the last six weeks. only vessal aniong the f that is overdue 18 the achooner Alice M. Strople, which sail from this port December 6. She was spoken January 5, but since then she has not been heard from and her ownors have given her up for lost. She carried a crew of fourteen men, HURRIC Fishermen of hes icane force, Nowfoundland banks 8o far as known the — Colored Men's © Wasmixaroy, Feb. 3 convention bogan its sessions here today. Cotonol Perry Carson callod_the convention 10 ordor and said, among: other things, that the supprossion of the negro vote in the south had becomo tha primo object of those who were lately in rebeilion and they had aucocoded in thawe nofarious work 80 woll as o give the democratic party thirtyseven moro electoral votes than it was entitled to. E. P. McUall was eloctod temporary prosi- dent and Calvin Chase of the Washington Beo temporary secrotary, Rocorder Townsend of the general land oftice delivercd the address of welcome, in the course of which ho nttacked Senators Morgan and Butler fortheit course in sook- ing the deportation of the negroes from tns country, and predicted a bright future for the colored race, ntion ‘The colored men's S e r Supoly CiicaGo, Fob. 8. —The visible supply for the weel onding February 8, as compiled by the secretary of the Chicago board of trade, is as follov Wheat, Corn .. Outs.., Ryo . Barley Bushels, 81,489,000 13,000 1,504,000 RS S Goff Has a Chance. WneerLiva, W. Va., Feb. 8.—A Charloston spacial says: The summary of the evidence before the investigating committee on the bribery charge made by Delegate Horr of Marion county, shows there is very little in the charge. ~ Stollings, who is the man charged with attempted mavipulation of Horr, went ou the stand and_made a sweep- ing denial of the matter, If the jointas sembly come 1o a vote tomorrow, Goff, it 1s claimed, will be elected, as two democrats have openly said they will vote for him, — - Several Sasl rowned. NEW OxvesNs, Feb, 3.—The Britisk steam- ship Black Prince from Wales av Coatze- caleos was dotained off the bar at that port from January 1 to January During that period a boat while attempting to cross the Coatzecolos bar was swamped and two sea- men drowued. Another boat sent to the occupants of the first boat wis-also swam ped and the second ofticer and ono seaman also drowned. rs A Socialist Riot. BenLiy, Fob, 8, —During the socialist elee- toral meeting at Staasfurt while Deputy Heine was speaking an overflow from the meeting collided with the police and a free fight foilowed. Knives and stones were used. "The police tired with blank cartridges without effect. Ball cartridees were then used, and one woman was killed and several wounded. A number of police were stabved. s Why Bismarck Resigned. Beruiy, Feb, 8,—The Natioual Zeitung says Prince Bismarck resigned the post o minister of commerce because of the cxces sive and burdensome increase of the duties of that post and the growing necessity of re— stricting tho sphero of his activity. He also recommended the appoiatment of Von Be- lepsch. A Bloodthirst Poter Lannon, a waiter in the Denver chop house, was jailed last night for .roaring around, flourishing @ groat butcher knife and threatening to carve two other waiters named McCarthy and Fielder. e Steamship Arcivals. At Philadelphia—The British Prince, from Liverpoot; the Gothia, from Hamburg. At New York—The Thingvalla, from Stet- ton; the America and Celtic, from Liver- pool; the Gellert, from Hamburg. g B President of Columbia College, New Yonk, Feb, 8.—The Hon. Seth Low was installed president of Colnmbia college voday at the Metropolitan opera house, A FOOL'S REV GE, The Idiotic Caper Out by a Thirteenth Strect Man, ‘The fool killer will find a healthy, robust victim this morning by calling on Robert Wallace, 524 South Thirteenth street, Cun- ningham block. Wallace is & great, biub- bering 1gnorumus who became displeased at some trifling thing that his over-worked, feeble wife happened to say last night, and, going up to her, said in a poo hoo fashion, “Now you just better not talk thut way—better notisay such things to me or I'll commit suicide!” The wife, o very semsible appearing little woman, replied: ‘‘You better try iv—I think youwd make a sweet, beautiful corpse!" A little while after this bit of sceno Wal- lace came into the room where his wife was, and exclaimed, *1 have taken poison! Good- byel I'm going down on the sidewalk to die!” And then e ‘skipped out. The thought that the simpleton might actually have taken a dose of poison induced the wife to 1y down stairs and call for the police. OM Dillon responded, and Mrs., Wallace toid him what haa occurred, and tte officer flew fora doctor. In the meantime Wallaca, then in charge of the officer, spit out a great month- ful of what was found to be morphine. Whon his wife and the doctor re- turned the gilly told them that he didn’t intend to kill himself, but just wanted to scare his wife into being good to him, Mrs, Wallace nsked the officer to lock ‘Wallace up, but the star declined to honor her request. **Well, just Jet him cut such & caper again,” exclaimed the plucky little woman, *‘and I'll give him such shaking up that he really will want to poison himself!" e Madsme Bianch, the lady mind reader and second sight seer, arrived yesterday. She is spoken of by our eastern exchanges as a wonderful woman. She has a_suite of parlors ay No. 822 N, 16th, S. W. cm'nerolCh(cxu"u and 16th, where ghe can be consulted in confidence. Her parlors are so ar- ranged that one party need not meet another. She is very reliable, Lost or stolen property and” mysterious dis- appearance a specialy, s, Talmage Arrives. New Yok, Feb. 3.—Rev. Dr. Talmage, with his wife and daughter, arriv ed today on the Aurania, from Liverpool. B Auction, Chauel Mortgage. Auction. 817 So. 13th, Wednesday, 10 a. m. The eutire contents of a 10-room house, seven bedroom suites, folding beds, par- lor and kitehen furuiture, carpets, sil- verware, ete. Must and will be sold. come early. R, Wells, Auctioneer, e A Natural Mistake. A Utica physician has to bear the banter of his medical friends on account of a natural mistake that he made re- cently. A patient called to be treated for a severe cold, says the Troy Press. He described his troubles at leogth, the doctor advised him to go home and soak his feet in hot water. ‘“That will do no good,” was the reply of the sick “How is that?" asked the doctor, putout. “My legs ure cork,” sald he, with a smile. The doctor did not fail to appreciate the force of the re- ply. DR, O'REILLEY'S ACCOUNTS. Mayor Cushing Says Thcy Were Found to Be in Perfect Shape. THE RUMORS OF A DEFICIT/ ¥ teresponsible Correspondents Wil tully Misreprosented the Situa- ton—League Affairs in a Prosperons Condition. The Irish National League. Mayor Cushing, who (ias just returned from Detroit, where he attended the very important meeting of ,the auditing commit- tee of the Irish National league, of which he is chairman, was scen last evening by nzBes roporter regarding mattors pertaining to that organization. The mayor was asked particularly what, in his opinion, gave rise 10 the rumors that thera was a deficit in the accounts of Dr. Charles O'Reilley, treasurer of the league. “To begin Cushivg, ‘“let me say ley had overal times asked that the auditing committee go over tho books, but owing to the press of businoss upon the members it did seern that the request could be granted until recently, when he made a specially urgent demand, saying that as it had been three years since any attention had been given him in this line he should insist for the sake of genoral satisfaction to all concerned that his books be gous over and all his accounts carefully audited, ‘There was considerable dificulty in gotting the vommittee together. Some insisted that on account of sickuess and very pressing business it was simply im possible for them to attend the meeting. Finally, however, J. J. O'Connor, William with,” replied that Mr, O'Reil- not J. Cleason, Felix Carbray, J. W. Fitzgerald Martin Battle, O'Brien J. Atkinson, Thoma . Tuite, Phil MeCabill and myself met in Detroit. We spent four days in going over O'Reilley books. Every, letter whict had been received with a remit- tance, and every voucher for money paid out, was carefilly aund precisely checked over aud compared with the books, And I want to say right hore that the fact of my having kept books for O'Reilley for three aided me very materially in making particulurly minute and careful work of it “We found everything corrcct and pers fectly exact in every particular, with the ex- ception of £, which had been pmd out for stamps, and for which no voucher bad been tuken. We were shown u certificate of deposit for the §20,000 which the books indicated shouid' bo on hand, and this certificato was accompanicd by a uote signed by the oficers of the bank, stating that the money was there to tuo credit of the leaguo, “I consider this explanation neceessary," continued Mayor Cushing, “and due O'Reil ley, before my answering the question as to what I think gave rise to the rumors of a aeficit. These rumors—aund the; have been set afloat very gener- ally throughout the land-—originated nthe reports of our committeo meeting, which were sent to Chicago by specially do tailed _ representatives of the ‘Trib une, Inter-Ocean, Herald and one other paper 1 did not kuow . ‘T'nese specinlly detailed corresvondents woro all Irishwen, and of the most pi nouncod varlety, Bofore tho committom, m at all they Bont messages vtich apveared in these several P pors to the effect that all our procecdings were to be behind closed ors. This was their first lie. Then, after wo commenced work, th had the boldness to assert that we did really have our delib- erations in secret, aud that all newspaper men were barred from the room; and not only this, but that they could not' find out i garding what we were doing. ‘Plien it became evident to the committes that these four Chicago newspaver men were willfuliy lying about us, for the fact of the matter is that all newshapor weu wore given not.only the perfect liberty of the room ev moment we were in session, but were provided with all the conveniences they asked for, and were told epeatedly that thoy might examine the books, papers, ., 88 much aud as long as they picased. Further than this, these men were in the room every day and all day except the time they spent in suloons, for they wore w drunken outfit. “To prove what I say our deliberations and work bei- ing us open as the day, I have but to cite the revorts of the meeting published in all the Dotroit papers, which will bear me out to the letter.” Mr. Cushing was then interrogated re- garding the financial,condition of the leaguo in this country, and replies “Sioce the last national in August, 1886, when a balance of $21,855.78 on hrand, the leaguo re- ceived from ull sources $257,922.79; paid out for operating expenses of all kinds the sum of #2, remitted to Treland §23 C8, und we have on hsuvd £20,5 As to the leaguo's standing, no reports were received, although [ may ssy that the figures just given cortainly show i very happy state of affairs from the stand- point of dollars and cents “I will state that Parnell would rather get along without any moro money from this ocountry than have the wational con- vention of leagues held now, for fear that firo brands might be thrown in such a.convention that would hurt the cause, they being just now on the eve of an election over there. President Fitzgerald has frequently called conventions, but on advice from the othor side has posiponcd them, the advice coming in the shape of let- ters ana telegrams from Parocll's agents, and the league recognizes Parnell as 1ts main leader, its general, and. conaiders it best o follow Lis advice at all times.” Ar. Cushing, what do you know of straightened circumstances of M “Nothing further than hearsay Mrs. Parnell's son is able, willing and does pro- vide for his mother. I kuow that she drops her money in Wall street and is a foolish o} woman generally." “‘Has the leagua means of aiding he don’t think she has ever applied for any aid, No, the league hus not ‘sided her as o league, though some of it members have by vrivate subscriptio 1 think the best reliof that could be given her would be by appoint- ing somebody to follow her around and see that she didn't act so fonl- ishiy I baven't heard that the league :lronnlnl 10 put her name on its books for re- it ‘ne interview closed by the mayor stating that after concluding bis work on the com- mittee he visited all the principal city oficials in Detroit and secured some new and good ideas about rusuing & city, He said be brought back copies of their more recent reports, blank forms, etc,, which he proposes studying up on sud comparing with those of Omaha. regarding all convention we had dovised any methodical POWDER Absolutely Pure, is powder nuver varies. A marvel of purity strength and wholesomeness. 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