Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1890, Page 2

»J TH MUST HAVE THE SPEAKER, Iowa Republicans Will Compromise on No Other Basis. THEDEMOCRATS ARE WEAKENING An Ex-Preacher's Somewhat Novel ldeas on the Salbject of Retrench- ment and Reform — Non- Partisan Prayers. Confarence Committess nt Work. ¢ Drs Moxes, la., Feb, 8. [Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee. | —Conference committecs representing both sides in the houss huve bean at work today trying to end the deads lock. e republican membera of the coin mitteo insisted, as a condition precedent to all agrevment, the fact that the republicans must have the speakership, no matter how the other offices are to be divided, The dem- ocruts are resisting the demand, and want to be considered as baving a chance at it But the republicans will not treat on any other basis, It is believed tonigut that the democrats will concede the speakership eventually, as thoy are showing many signs of woakening, But thoy will iusist on being ®iven a large shave of the committees. They want the committees on legislative districts, 80 they can gerrymander the state after the true democratic vlan.. But the republicans will never yield that, They also want the committee on the suppression of intemper- ance. The prohibitionists claim six majority on a vote of tho house, but some of them are afraid to let the democrats have this com- mittee for r they wilt fool them out of pronibition in some unexplaiuable way. Pending these negotintions nothing of in- terest is being done in the legislature. There was a little flurry in the house today when oneof the members, an ex-preacher by the name of Brown, introdu a resolution to dispense with the services of a chaplain and have the members of the house open the pro ceedings of tho house with prayer. He arguedithat the state would thus suve & a prayer. Bub ns there are ex-preachers on 0th sides of the house, the members were afraid that f they did their own praying they would have republican prayers one duy and democratic prayers the next, so they voted down the resolucion by a vote of 48 to 43, and decided to continue the custom of non-partisan pruyers, The Hou Des Moixes, Ia, Feb. 6.—In the house this morning a resolution providing for members - opening the proceedings with prayer instead of calling on the ministers was introduced, but failed w0 be adopted. After taking two ballots on permauent spcaker the house adjourned until tomorrow ‘I'tie caucus committee will gev o &' sftornoon. \ /wurk 0n a compromise in the meantime. — ‘Ahe Se (TN Des Morxes, In,, Fob. 6.—In the senate this afternoon a special committee, consist- ing of Wootson, Holter and Duagan, was aprointed on rules. Gebble presentea a pe- tition from the commission appointed to ox- amine into the matter of au industrial howe for aauit blind, and u room was assig for the exhibit of articles manufactured by suct pevwous. A memorial from the Improved Btock Broeders' ussociation was presonted by Vale, and then the scnate adjourned. A Rightof Way Suit. . Four Donge. Ia., Feb. 6.—[Special Tele- gram 1o Tur BEr.|—Nmo test cases have been commenced in the I'ebruary term of the district coust in this city by owners of propérty abutting the Mason City & Fort Dodge railway to recover damages from that company for the appropriatiou of their lands for railroad use. When the railway was con- structed in 1886 the old right ot way of the Towa & Pacific company was purchased for a distance of forty-two miles for $20,000, and track laid on the old grado. The proverty owners claim that the statutes of limitati had gone against this right of way from the time of the origival grant, in 1872, uaotil trucked in 1856, 1f the cases are sustained the Mason City & Fort Dodge railvoad will be practically without right of way for u distance of forty-two miles of line that is al- ready buiit and in active operation. ‘The suit is & most important one, involving thousands of dollars aod the constitutionality of the statutes of limitation ugainsy rail- way right of way. The Supreme Court, Drs Morxes, In., Feb. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—The following deci- sions were rendered in the supreme court today: ‘W. L. Pence vs the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway company, appellant; Polk district; afirmed. State of Iowa, appellant, vs Jacob eckey; Muscatine district; afirmed. Joseph Story vs Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rallway company, sppellant; Clin- ton distri afirmed, E. A, Erickson vs C. W. Smith and W. C. Tyrell, uppellants; Cerro Gordo district; re- versed, George W. Lee, appellant, v Agricultural msurauce company; Hamilton district; af- firmed, Levi W, Lindsey vs Western Mutual Aid wociety, appellant; k district; afirmed. State of lowa vs Edward Hay, appellant; Page district; afirmed, Stepben B, Mickley va T. M. Tomlinson et ul, appellunts ; rehearing; reversed, Tho Oreat vostigation. Cuesr0x, In,, Feb, 6.—[Speciat Telogram to Tue Bee|—The city council today con- cluded its ivestigation of Mayor Patterson's books and sccounts, finding 890119 of city money due from the mayor. An examina- tion of the books of the State Savings bank showed $405 to the mayor's credit, $100 being deposited since the uPening of theinvestiga- tion. In_the investigation today the mayor denounced Alderman Vickers as & con~ temptible old whelp. ‘The alderman ad- dresscd started for the mayor with blood iu his eye, but a policoman kuppened to be in the way, The mayor in Lis uefense ex- plained some irregulurities us oversights, and s bavine skipped his mind. A resolu: lon was pussed just before adjournment de- manding thut the mayor turn over §991.19 to tue treusurer. If 1his 1s not done legal pro- ceedings will be commenced. Public inter- est in the affawr increases daily, A Terrivle 3 Warenioo, Ia, Feb. 6.—[Speciil Tele- grom to Tus Bee.]—By the giving away of 8 scaffold on the new strect stand pive this afternoon two of the workmen, Juck Long of Hamilton, Out,, aud Wilder Barden of s cily, wero precipitated to the bottom, a distance of eclghiyfive feet. Long's ueck was broken and he expired in a few minutes. Burden's escape from iustant death was wiraculous, He is terribly bruised and sev- eral of bis ribs are broken, but be will prob- bly recover. Fell From a Traln, Muscarise, Ia, Fev, 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |—~A wman named Nickel- son, while drunk, fell from a train at 'West Laberty last night. Hoth legs were cut off snd be died at 3 o'clock this morning. A Boone Murder Trial. Booxe, fa., Feb, 6.—{Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—In the district court today the trial of a prominent young grocer, Thowas P. Rogers, on the charge of maaslaughter, was begun, ‘Nearly & year ago Rogers nad ®ao altercation with a young man named ¥ul- livg, sud, it is charged, struck biwm on the YEAR. 1o montha | and later The as bead with his flst. Fulling died sc after from a gathering i the ear, Rogers was indicted for the Kkilling. court room is crowded with citizens, Rogers is very popular, She Wanted a Chanze. Davexronr, In, Feb. 6.—[Special Tele- gram ta Tre Ber. | —John Beattie and Mrs, H. LaFountain wero arrested in a sleeper on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie railway bero this moruing by a detective. They left Kansas City last evening with tickets for Allenford, Ont., and resorted to no artifice 0 evads capture. The woman told her story freely, saging that her husband did not treat hor 80 well as Heattie, and after five years of marricd life she wanted a chuvge. She is rather above the medium style, and is very protty in face and form, ‘The injured husband is expectod tonight, 'Two children were left in Kansas Cily, Beattic occupies @ celland Mrs, La Fouutain is in the house of ention, Extensive lee Deals. Masox Ciry, la, Feb. 6.—[Spo gram to Tne Bee|-—Extensive ice deals have been maae hel during the past two days. A St Louis tirm will start a large packing establishment at Clear Lake, and will go to work at once. The urlington, Cedar Rapids & Nortuern railway has_pur- chased the ice vn the dam at Rock Falla, Tho enterprise will furnish work for several hundred men and teams, A Courtseleit e Jailed . al Tel Dunuque, In, Feb, 6.—[Special Telegram to Tue ke, |—William Alexarder, arrested on a charge of attempting to sell counterfeit money in Buchunan county, was examined beforo United States Commissioner Hobbs and held in §1,000 bonds for trial, in dofault of which he was placed in il Two other parties arrested witn him were du He offered to 0 of bogus money £100. The Ann ontsts Won, Des Moises, Ia, Feb. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—An informal vote on the question of annexation wus taken in orth Des Moines this afternoon and the annexationists won by a vote of more than two to one. “T'his is the most popular suburb of Des Moines and 13 the one where the most 0pposition to annexation was exvocted. cvenue Laws, Keokuk, la., Telegram to Tue BEE.|— S ck of F was examined before Com- missioner Leech today on the charge of vio- lating the internal revenue luws. He was bound over to the g The Brick and Makera. DESs Moixgs, Ta., Fob, 6. —The Iowa Brick and Tile Workers’ association closed its state couvention tonight. J. M. Boling of Stan- wood was elected presidentand S. Chambers of Des Moiues tary, e TERRIBLE MINK EXPLOSION, Three Hundred Men Imprisoncd Probably a Hundred Lives Lost. LoNnoN, Feb. 6.—An explosion oceurred today in a colliery at Abersychan, i Mon- mouthshire. ‘Ihree hundred miners were imprisoued and for soveral hours no commu nication could be had with them. An open- ing was finally effected and ut noon 200 of tbem were rescued. A number of those taken out were severely injured. Rescuing parties are still searching for those remain- ing. It is feared that it will be impossible to rescue the miners who are still imprisoned. Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon forty acad bodies had boen taken from the mine. Fifty miners are still imprisoned, it is not known whether dead or alive. The owners of the cotliery estimate 120 persons have lost their lives by the explosion, ‘The cause of the explosion was the Mood ing of tne pit adjacent to that in which the explosion occurred, thus forcing tue gas into the pit where work was in progress and where it was ignited. The explosion had tremendous force, beiug heard a miie away. ‘I'he first party of rescuers organized on- denvored “to “penetrate the pit through the old workiogs. They got far enough to be able to see groups of dead, but they couid mnot reach them and were competled to retreat by suffocating volumes of smoike. Upon the first appear- ance of diminution in the volume of smoke the rescuers went down the main shaft. They rescuca a large number of miners yet alive, but all were badly burned, and’ they brought out sixty deaa bodies, nearly all so mutilated that recognition of their identity was impossibie, The latest estimate of the dead is 150. - GRIPPE, na LA An Eminent Scientist’'s Heport on the 1Russian Kpidemic. Cnrcaao, Feb. 6.—|Special Telegram to Tae Bee,]—Dr. Rauch of the [llinois stato board of health, a scientist whose reputation is national, has just submitted to the goy- ernor an exhuustive report on the subject of the Russiar epidemic. Ho says that the so- called “influenza” was first rocognized in Boston on December 17, reaching Chicago about Decomber 23, and has extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific and as far south as Mexico and Central America, practically spreading over Europe und o large portion of North America within ninety days, ex- tending over a great area und with - greater rapidity than any epidemic of which there is record. He expresaes the belief that a care- ful study of the bistory of the diseass will discover some communication incident to its spread. Carefully prepared tubles of thoe temperature and rainfall show the influence of meteorological conditions upon the death rate. From the week ending December 28 to the week ending February 1, 1.203 deaths in Chicugo may be attributed to this malady. Of these, 605 were under five years of age. u number much greater provortionately than n any other city. A close estimate ‘of the morlality in the northern states from thoe discase of influenza so far is given as 10,000 death 2 S FATAL FIGHT IN CHURCH, A Parson's Remarks Lead to the Death of Two Men, Cuanrvorte, N. C,, Feb. 6.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |—During services in a Virgiaia country church, about thirty miles from Sparta, N, C, last Sunday, Rev. Josoph M. Strooke, during the course of his remarks, said; “There is & man in this con- gregation who is 80 mean and anfaithful to bis wife that it is a wonder God does not rawn firo and brimswone upon his head and consuwme him, " , The preacher pointed his flnger to Thomas Coleman, who occupied a seat near the pul Pit, and as he did g0 that individual Jumped %o his feet to inquire if the parson meant to be personal in his remacks. No sooner way Coleman on his feet than half & dozen oea- cons wero up demaudiug that he sit down. Everything was in an uproar and an Attempt was wade to eject Colewau, Colo- mun resisted, and seizing @ stick of wood lving uear the stove he began to wield it hard wud fast, knocking four men to the floor and fatally wounding Jeremiah Fer- glon. Ouve man wreached the club from lemsn and dealt bim deadly blow across the head. He then walked out of the church and has not been seen sioce. The riot lasted some time and was participated in by many of e congregauon, who used clubs as weapons. Colemun and Ferguson were killed and th - fare ree others severely in ———a The Fire Record. New Youk, Feb. 6.—Fire in the matting factory of Josep Wilde & Co., in Brooklyn, last night, did about $150,000 damage; loss covered by insurance, WiLkesvamig, Pa., Feb. 6 —The fire in the Pettebone shaft, by which four men were seriously burned yesterduy, is spread- ing, and the shaft has been seuled up, THE NORTHWESTERN DELUGE. | Oregon and Washington Visited by Unpreccdanted Flocds. PORTLAND PARTLY UNDERWATER The Principal Business Street a Rag- ing River and Navigation in Boats Rendered Dangerons — Ree markable Rains. Cansed by snow and Iain, PortiAND, Ore, Feb, 6.—The Willa metto river at this city is higher than it has been since the great flood of 1561, The rise was caused by the unusually heavy rains and the melt £ snow in the mountains. In this city all the merchants along the water front and for two streets back from the river have been - bmpellea to suspend business aud move their stocks to higher places. The water rose 8o rapidly that many of them ble 10 move their goods out and in consequer ce hoavy damages will be the re- suit. ‘Ihe only means of travel on Eront street. the principal wholesalo street, is by boats. Throughout the Willamette valley heavy losses are reported. Many bridges have been washed away and a lareo amount of grain stored 1n warchouses along the river ruined. The wagou bridge across the Willa- Dietto river aL Saicm was swept away ‘Mon- day night. The structurc was about ono thousand feet long. It cost in the neigh- borhood of #5000 No less than 10,000,000 saw logs have been swept down the Willunette and Columbin rivers in the last fow duys. Large quantities of sawed lumber and o number of saw mills on the river have also been car laway. The situation on the Southern cific between here and Ca remains virtually unctianged. All com munication south and east of here has been out off for five days, und no trains are arriving over the Southern Pacific or the Union Pacific. It is impossible to closely estimate the daw ssent, but it will probably reach 500 000. The rain has ceased throughout the Willametto valley, but the river &t this _ pomt is still on the risc. Reports from the south state thut the river has been falling eince noon, The water is rushing throngh Front and Pirst streets rapidiy and this makes navigation by meansof boats dungerous. Mauy of the sidewalks are float- ing and several accidents have oc- curred by pedestrians faliing through holes I the sidewalks. The Oregoutan and the Jeiegraph v compelled to move tueir business oftices further back from the river this evening, there being at pres nt several feet of water on the first floor, The ns, which are on the second r, are reached by boats. Cut anxiety 18 felt for the which span the river at The Morrison street bridge is liable to b swept away, and in case this bridgo is car- ricd down st gainst the steel bridge of the Union Pucific the latter is almost certain to go. 'Ihe Associnted press reporter in order to file nis dispatches is compelled to wade through water three fect deep. A dispatch from McMinnville, Ore., states that the town of Wheatland has been almost swept away. much stock drowned and a lare amount of grain destroyed. Pa. fornin two bridges this point. Thd Latest Particul rs. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb, 6.—The water ap- parently iy at a stand still this afternoon, but is still up to the waist in frontof tte Pucific postal telegraph oflice. The water reached 1ts highest point, twenty-eight feet and four inches, at 6 o'clock this morning. Sinca then it has fallen four inches in the channel. This is the highest water in the history of the city. The water falls slowly in the streets and 1§ not percepuibly lower. but is running through the = strects with a less rapid current aud is free from heavy driftwood iu the cnannel. The bridges are believed to be safe and there is no evidence of any secrious damage to buildings. ‘Uhe only loss in the business district will be from the presence of water on the ground floors of buildiugs, which will be triflinz. Keports from points on Willamette river inaicate that the river is falling very rapidly. The detailed report of the damago will be slow to come in on ac- count of uhe interruption w telegraph com- munication. The most serious loss will be the destruction of bridges, which seem to _have been swept away everywhere. The largest towns in the valley are well above high water and only small und unimportant buildings have been carried away. ‘The interruption to travel still continues, but the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company has established steamer service to Cascade locks, above which the trains are running. Between Cuscade locks and here thero is a succession of laud slides, entirely obliterating the track 1o some places, The Southern Pacific sent out a train on the branch line west of there, but it got no further than McMinnville, fifty miles from here. Notrains huve becn sent out on the main line, The Northern Pacific is running to Tacoma and is carrying the mails, It is expected the railroad blockade to Cascade locks will continue some asys aud that be tween here and Saun Francisco for weeks, as the track and road bave been entirely de- stroyed for a considerable distance. ‘The meagre advices from Ashland state that the Southern Facific railroaa bridge across the Umpqua river has been washed out and thut in Cow Creek canyon the rail- rond track has been virtually wiped out. Many smaller railroad bridees between here and Ashland are washed away and the com- pany does not attempt to send out train On tho west side of the Willamette river trains are running as far as McMinnville, The Union Pacific is blockaded by heavy slides between this city and Dalles, and no trains ave expected to be running for sev- eral days. ‘fhe Northern Puacific is still runuing, At Salem sixty houses have been swept away and many persons driven from their homes, though, 80 far us known, no lives have been lost. Along the river bottoms considerable hve stock was drowned and large quantities of grain and bay destroyed. Demoralized Tolecraph Lines. CuicAGo, Feb. 6,—Advices via the Western Union telegragh company from the far vorthwest indicate little improvement in the telegraphic situation there. After the wires had been broken down by the suow slides on the regular route to Portland, the company munaged to get a wire through to Tacoma over the Cuscade division of the Northern Pacific railroad and tbence down 10 Portland. This held up ouly a short time aud reports this morning are to the effect that a heavy windstorm on the Cuscade divison blew down many large piue trees, breaking tho wires and disorganizing the seryice, ihe flood 1o the Wiillametto river at Portlaud also carried away the cable of the company, which was laid dcross it, making the break in connection still more seriou ‘The general manuger of the Northern Pa- cific railroad telographs to the Associated press from Tacomn, Wash., stating that the report that the Northern Pacific is 1 trouble is absolutely untrue. The road, including all its braoches, is open &od all trains are moving. Snow Storm Kansas. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Feb, 6.—Au Associated press dispateh from Oakley, Kan., says a heavy snow storm is iu progress throughout the entire western portion of the state. So far travel has not been delaved. B Still in & Muddie, Auvaxy, N. Y, Feb. 6.—The vote by which the world’s fair bill was lost yester day was today, by unanimous consent, re- considered in the senate and pi When the assembly world's received 1 the assombly from the seuate as amended, & wmotion was carried to won- conear in the senate amendments and & con- ference commitiee was appointed, DAILY BEE EBRUARY HERMAN ON THE STAND. The Senator Testifi ® Before the Bal- 1ot Box Gommitfec, Wasnixaroy, Feo, 8.~Thé house commit teo on the ballot box forgery this morning called Senator John Shermay s the first witness. He was shown Exhibit “A" and declared that he had never signed it. He saw it first when it was sent to him 1 No vember by Halstad. The signature was a copy of his rubber franking stamp and not an imitation of his signature. Witness never heard or knew of the bailot box con tract and never heard of the Campbell bill before Governor Foraker's Music hall sveech, Bellamy Storer, a lalvyer of Cinciunati, was then put on the stand. ¢ £18 testimony was unifportant and when he stepped down Editor Falstead of tho Cincinnatt Commercial Guazette took the stand. Mr. Halstead was examined at great length, He returned from abroad in August, He talked over eampuign mattors with Foraker and they discussed what should be put into the campaign against Campell. One matter was his (Campbell's) vote for speciul cars for colored people (jimn crow cars) Another Was tho brewe trust. ‘Lhe governor said he haa in- formation of Campbell's connection with the Hall-Wood ballob boX: that there was a contract which he expected to wet which would be an important feature of the cam- paign. That Wood had promised to furnmish it witness didn't know, On Scotember 14 on the train at Sprinfleld Governor Foraker told Hulstead he had the paver: that it had come right out of John McLeen's safe, Foraker said the papor bad shocked hims it wis more than he wanted; t there were namea on it witness would not print wnd that be (Foraker) could do nothing with it. He showed the papet to witness. The bill appenred to be manuatory that 70,600 patent ballot boxes shouid bo™ purchased at $25 Witue: did nov see any room for questionng the genuincness of the pape He told Foraker it Was necessary W use the.paper, or a part of it, and that he felt so exasperated at the idea that Sherman, Butterworth and Me- Kinley were going in with Johin McLean in such i matter that he felttempted to explode it under them. It was something more thau volicy, almost a public duty: but Campbell was Llie only one before the people us a can- didate for public office una therefore it might be proper to use ohiy his name. An other reason for cutting off all the names but Campbell's was that Sunset Cox, whose name was amon g tho forgeries, had just died and witness felt confident of ‘tho genuine- ness of his signature, Halstead’s theory of the forgery is that it was never intended or expected to hurt any- body. ‘Lhe motive originally was Wood's extreme anxiety to get the suoke 1uspector- ship. It was preposterays 1o suppose that Governor Foraker thonght there was any- thing fraudulent about i, There wasa cloua of witnesses and_she lawyer who arew up the cortract. Witness wondered now tbat they did not cofie down and deny it the day after publication. Undoubtedly Wood put Senator Sherman’s name on it to make it impossible for Foruker to use the paper. _After publication be was staggored 10 see Senator Sherman’s deciaration that the paper was a lie, but he assumed that Shermun was extremety uniike sigued the paper Knowing what it was. Thirty yeurs ago Sherman lost the speak- ership by signing in that’ way *the com- pendium of the helper bodk." Mr. Halstead placed atthe disposal of the committee his private |efters to Governor Forgker and siid some of them were con- clusive evideuce that bath himself and Foraker were convinced of,the soundness of the paper. ‘ Mr, Cogswell asked vy verify the churacter of the paper by Sner- man und Butterworth, . Hogeplied that nte terworth was not in tife.coantry or had just rewrned, Sherman was n Washington. He recalled the sayiog that you could get a member of congress 1 sigh @ petition to get himself hanged, [t was oot pleasant to put a finger on a sore spot like that; it was not his particular part to go seratching at it just then. ‘The publication was forced by cir- cumstances beyond his control, 8o he did not consult the signers, He admitted that they *conld not draw out Campbell as they tried todo, **The fact is,” said he, **he turned out a more dificult person than e thought." Turner—Then if the governor had suc- ceeded 1n getting Campbell into a corner you would stand at the head of the cannon and touch it off? Halstead—No, sir; I did not intend to stand at the head of the cannon, but I got there (great -laughter). —Continuing, Hal- stead said there was supposed to be some feeling between Senator Sherman und Gov- ernor Foraker growing out of cvents at tho Chicago conyention, ‘Oflo contained more than her share of -djstinguished men and there was neveésserily friction where they were so crowded. The delicate relations ‘existing between Sherman and Foraker made it highly inexpedient to allow & paper to get out through Foraker's agency that reflected on the senator. It would have been fatal to the party. Witness had nov re- lied on Woods' word regarding the papor, but was euided by the futernal evidence of the paper—a document ‘far beyond Wood’s ability to produce, He believed from the beginning that Foraked had been fooled as ho himscif was. Witness never contem- plated any rivalry for a Senatorship between bimself, McKinley and Butterworth. He had known of great calamities befalling pub- lie men and belioved if these men had signea that paper they should be struci down, Ad- Journed. ‘witness did not e LEFT THE STATE, Montana's Democratic Senators Fly from the Sergeant-at- Arms. HELENA, Mont,, Feb.,'6.—After the ad- journment of the senate yesterday the eight democratic senators, incensed at the ruling or Lieutenant Governor Rickards in count- ang them present, took trains in different directions, They suid they were going be~ yond the state line to get out of the reach of the sergeant-at-arms. Their continued ab- sence will block all legislation, —_— An’Important Amenidmoant, WasmiNagroN, Feb.: 6,.—The bouse com- mittee on rules this morning amended the code to correspond 1 tha action of the re- publican caucus yesterddy aftornoon. One of the amendments whicH was overlooked in the abstract sent out labfinicht is of import- ance, a4 it strikes out ofj the new code the authority conferred upém coramittees report- ing general appropriétion bills to pre- sesent new legisial upon _ appro- priation bills. It learned that this action was direoted by the repubii can caucus yesterday ouly after a bitter tignt, in which C.nnnl‘wfl McKinley were overcome by the opposi under the lead of Puyson, ~ As amended; the rule is in the exact shape of the corrésponding rule in the preceding hous: ————— Nominagons, Wasuixarox, Peb. 6.~The president today sent the following nominstions to the senate : Paris Kilbourne to be yor of customs at San Francisco; Alanson W, Beard, col- lector of customs for theidistrict of Boston aud Charlestown, Mass, ' Postmasters, Iowa ~—Omar H, Brooks, Hagle Grove; Willam H. isirasall, Newhampton. Supervisors of custows, Lilinois—Emil Schmudt, Seventh district; Norwap H. Mbss, Eighthglistricl, lowa—John W. Rowley, rst dustriot, | The mm‘rmum Soria, Feb. 6.1t Is now proved that Major Pavitza had all things prepared for surrounding the palace’ during the ball Sat- urdsy, and the plot was to kill Prince Ferdi- nand at that time, ViexxNa, Feb. 6. -] pkofl, & merchant of Rustchuk snd 1 8 Russion ofioer, was arrested for rl!gu in the Pavitza conspiracy. He 1a believed to be the agent through ‘whom the Kussian legation in HBucharest acted with Abe conspirators, Salamanaca Beriously Il Havaxa, Feb. 6:~Ooveruor Geueral Sala- munacs is seriously ill, ~ [ That August Body Sees Flaws in the Interstate Law. SOLICITUDE FOR RAILROADS. Ihe Wheols of State Turn n: Again as Usnal in Washington-—-Rail- way Mail Scrvice Ex- amimations, 518 FoURTEENTH STR WASHINGTON. D, b, 6. There was a good deal of talk around the capitol today about the resolution fntrodu: yesterday by Senator Paddock inquiring 1mto the operation of the long and short haul clause in the interstate commorce law with aview to repealing 1t unless it can be so modified as to permit railroad compauies to make reductions in the rates for long dis- tances. 'I'he statement of Governor Thayer that the farmers of Nebraska aro burning corn because the railroud companies will not Rive reasonable rates fr shipping 1t on ac- count of the long distance clause in the in- terstate commerco law, and that coal is very high for the same reason, let a flood of new light upon congress. ery western man bears testimony to the fact that the long and short haul clause in the law brings lowe rates to no one, while it operates in mereus- g the rates to everybody. There is not a public man in Wushingion that your corro- soondent could find today who did ot con- tend that there is but one feature in the law which is to tho advantage of sho peoplo at large. Thatis the provision ugainst dis- crimination. There is u general uprising of sentiment against the interstate commerco law, with the exception of the anti-discrimi nation clause, ‘the announcement of Gov- ernor Thayer has directed wuttention to the fuct that all the rail- road companies have ncreased the long distauce rates for the purpose of keep- ing up to u paying point short haul or local trafie. The provision in the law roquiring tho local rates to not exceed the proportion of the long distance tariff acts against a re duvction of either the long or short haul taniff, because one must be reduced propor- tionately when the other goes down. Senator Fry of Mama said today that if there shouid be a further rise in the long haul rates of the great trunk lines for the purpos: of maintuining profitable skort haul rates or anything else our export trade would be ruined, und that the trafiic rates from the far west were already 8o high that the ex port trade under the interstate commerce law was being badly crippled. Senator Cullom, Who is the author of the vrincipal features in the #nterstate com- merce law, says he thinks the Paddock reso- lution wilt briug about an investization ro- sulung o the repeal of the long and short hauul clause of the iaw. He cannot see how the law can be ameuded 80 as to permit a reduction of the long haul rates without nullifying tne short haul clause. The one, he says, must be wmaintained in order to keep the other, and the only remedy he can suggeat at this time is Ao entire repcal of the long and short haul clause. . THE GRIND AGAIN, /~Business at the white houso ®nd at the department of state, which ‘has been prac- tically uv n standstill for several days be- cause of the fatahties in the families of the admiuistration, was resumed this morning and is going on as usual. 2. Mr. Blaine did not go_to the deparuucnt, but he saw several of the foreign mivisters at his house and was at work there from breakfast till dinner time with his assistants and private secretaries, trylag to catch up with his work, which has been so seriously interrupted for the last two weeks. He goes into his duries with his accustomed zeal and seems o have laid his grief aside. Nou so with Secretary Tracy. The latter has been lying quietly i one of the front rooms of the Wwhite house since the funeral yesterday, only talking with bis son, who is his con- stant companion and the only real comforter he finds. Ho has only left it to take a short drive with the president this afternoon. Mrs. Wilmerding 1s still prostrated so that she can receive no visitors, and her brother was permitted to remain in her room but a moment this moruing, which was tho firsy time he has been able to sea her since the awful calamity, 1ler arm is broken and her ankle sprained. The little girl is getting better rapidly. MAIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. General Superintendent Bell announces that examinations of applicants for positions in the railway mail service will be held by the United States civil service commssion at the following places on tho dates nawmed: Nebraska—Omaha, Friday, April 25, and Tue November 18. lowa—Des Moines, Tucsday, April 29, and Friday, November 21. ~South Dakota—Yankton, Tuesday, April 23; Aberdeen, Friday, November 14, Idaho—Boise, Tuesday, June 10. Wyoming—Cheyenne, Friday, Juue 18.- RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT, The Nebraska delegation in cougress has recommended the appointment of the fol- lowing to take the mortgage indebtedness in the Third district of Nebraska for the eleventh census: William H, Putney of Ouk- di Arthur W, Sauires of Hroken How, Henry W, Matihews of Atkinson, William C. Brett of St. Paul, Augustus Wielgocki of Chadron, The recommendation is equiva- lent to appointment. Representative Connell will be entitled to two of three appointnents for his district and Mr. Laws will likely have the same number for the Second district, but they have not yet recommenaed any appointments, For the information of those who* desire to apply for work us enumerators it may well be stated that the addresses of the district supervisors for the census work, and to whom all applications for positions as enuwerators should be di- rected, are: For the Third coungressional district, B, F. Stouffer, Fremont, Neb,; for the Se¢ond district, W. S. Randall, Fair- burys for the st districr, Thowmus Cook, Lincoln, wT. WasmNeroNy Bukeav Tre OMana Bee, } MISCELLANEOUS, Hon, W, H. M. Pussey of Council Bluffs and W, N, Haskell of Oskaloosa ure at the Ebbett. Representative Harris of Iowa has re- ported from the commILLes on accounts a bill which gives each represontative and dele- gate the right to appoint a clerk to be paid & the rate of §100 a wonth. Jonn Beck, Company C, Twelfth infantry, now iu confinement at Fort Omaha, will be dischurged from the sorvice of the United States, to date November 7, 1857, J. H, Wiswell was toaay uappointed post- wmaster at Palmer, Devil's Lake county, South Dakota, vies W. Shafler, removed. Ben Keynolds of Wymore, Neb., is here, Following are the delegates to the Na~ tiogal Guard association in ion here: Nebraska—Gencral John C. Bonnell, treas- urer; General A, V. Cole, adjutant general; Colonel O. H. Phillips, F'rst regiment; Lieu- tenans Colonel C. J. Bills, Second regunent; Major J. C. Watson. eneral E, ., Fiick of Omaha 15 to be the superintendent of mortgage indebtedness for Nebraska in the taking of the eleventi consus, The fire marshal today submitted to Chief Parrish his report on the fire ut Secretary ‘Tracy's bouse, Ii is bis opinion that the fire originated from the explosion of & coul oil lamp in one of the bay windows. ‘The senate committee on commercs today unanimousty voted to report adversely Mc. Millan's bill thorizing the construction of a bridge ucross the river at Detroit, Seoator Reagan made an argument in favor of a scheme to spend $6,000,000 1n wia k- ing a deep water barbor st Galveston. A AlvoomBItice was maotsied b o a bill and report (o the full commiitee. lowa—Geueral Byron A. Heeron, adjutant geueral; Captain W, L. Alexander, United E ~.vionel Geo, Gireen, First reg- ment; Lieutenant Colonei W. M. Wiison, Fifth regiment; Major J, -M. Morey, Sixth regi ment; Captain 1. C. Spencer, Third rogi- mont; Lieutenant W. G, Dawes, adjutant Flirst regimont Peiny S, Hearin, el PROCEEDING Co r Kules Ordored 1 ena Kecommitted, Wasmixg 'eb. 6. ~In the house today ofter the usual tactics of the democrats the Journal of yesterday was approved Mr. Cannon of 1llinois reported the now code of =ules and it was ordered printed and recommitted The sonate dircot tax bill was laid before tho house and referred to the committoe on judiciary The committes on invalid pensions this afternoon roported back the senate disability pension bl with a substitute making the ruto of total disability &2 por month and par: tial disability €50 per month. The bill was amended and passed. ‘The bill for the relief of tho suryivors of the ¢ lisaster also pussed, Mr. Missouri offored a resolu- tion at it is charged that m. hundred individuals have enterca Oklahoma in violation of the uct of consross and the proclamation of the president and directing the speaker to appoint a select committee to investigate the matter. Referred. ¢ The following vills were introduced and reforred: » By Mr. Williams S Tilineis —Dirccting the secretary of the treasury to purchuse at tho market price §,000,000 worth of silver bull~ 10n per month and have it comed as fast us purchased into standard silver doliars, By Mr. Hayes of lowa—For the ercction of a public buildine av Muscatine, la. By Mr.Stone—To placo binder twine made from sisal grass or manilla on the free list By Mr. Dorsey—Authorizing the issue of £300,000 000 fifty year 2 por cont United States bonds to be used exclusively for the purpose of secur| the circulation of nu- tional banking u Mr. Hay CONGRESSI Thy New itteo on aceounts reported a bill proviging clerks for members and delegates. Printod ana recommitted, Mr. Perkins reported from the committee on indinn affairs and the house passed, after ashort discussion, the bill extending two years the time within which the Kunsas City & Pacitic railroad company may construct its line through the Indian ter ritor Adjourned. Senat WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—In the senate today the bill uuthorizing the construction of a bridge across the Detroit river at Dotroit was reported back adversely from the com. mittee on commerce. On motion of Mr. Allison the senate bill to amend and alter the actof August 6, 188, authorizing the construction of a rairoad, wagon and foot passenger bride ucross the Mississiopy_river at Burlington, Ia., was en from the calondar and passod. 1t ex tends for two years from the pussago of this uct the timo for bezinning und finishing tue bridge and makes other changea in tho origiual bill, Mr. Harris moved that when the senato adjourned todsy it bs untl Mond; Agreed to, The senate then took up the bill to provide temporary government for Oklahoma and the clerk continued the readiag of the bill, which had been begun yesterday. At 2 o'clock the Okluhoma bill went over and Mr. Blair took the floor to continuo his speech on the educational bill. Mr. Blair, however. yielded to Mr. Spooner, on whose motion the houss joint resolution’ wpprovri- ating 875,000 for the reliof of cortain Chip pewa indisus at La Foint agency, Wiscon slg, was taken up and passed. The educational bill was then taken up and Mr. Blair resumed his speech in 1ts ad- vocacy. After speaking for two hours Mr. Biair yielded the floor, intending to conclude his speech Mouday. he conference report on the senate joiut resolution for the removal of obstructions to navigation in the Missouri river was pre- sented and acrecd to. The_ house amend- ment reducing the amount, irom §2 $i5,000 and inserting a_provision for for improvements at the mouth of the Co lumbia river was adopted. After an executive session the senate ad- journed. e THE FATES AGAINST HIM, A Talented Man Diss B:fors Lsarn- ing of His Goold Fortune. WiLKRESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 6.-~[Spacial Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—A sad incident of the Nottinghaw mine explosion at Plymouth last Saturday has come to light in coanection with the death of Paul S, Scholtz, one of the victims, He was a highly educated German mechanical engineer, but reduced by misfor tune to the necessity. of working asa la borer. He recently entered mto a competi- tive contest in the engineering Aepartment at Wasbington, D, C., for plans of & govern- ment ligbt house. Twenty-five other archi- tects submitted desig: His plans were ex- ecuted during his idle hours and after months of study were accepted by the governmont a few weeks ago. ‘The government officials also addressed him a letter at Shenandoah, Pa., offering him a positior at $120 per month to superintend the construction of the build- ing he designed. The letter was miscarried and! necessity compelled him to come to Plymouth. where he procured work, only to lose tus life by the accident before learning of his good fortune. The deceased was o widowor and has a young son living with relatives in Freeburg, Germany, —— American Shipping League. , WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—There was & good attendance at the meoting of the American Shipping leaguo this nornwg. 'Che report of the committee on resolutions was adopted. The Farqubur bill to promote American ship- ping by government aid was endorsed, Ad- ditional resolutions urge congress to make immediate vrovision for seaboard and lake defenses, bail with gratification the aots of ocongress for rebuilding the American navy, recommend adequate provision for the im- provement of the harbors and rivers of the whole country concutrently with the restor- ation and development of our ocean com- werce 8o that all sections ana states of the republic sball participate. The United States mails ougnt to be carried in American ships under our own flug as soon us practicable consistently with the certainty and celerity of the service, and the government should DAY 8 just compensation for this service re- gardless of the price at which other nations are willing to provide similar service, Burrano, N. Y., Feb. 6,—The evidence in the libel suiv of Rev, Dr. Ball for £25,000 damages agaiost the New York Evening Post, Rrowiug out of the presidentinl cam- paign of 1884, was closed todey and counsel bufiun the summing up. all bad attacked Cleveland's personal character publicly, and the Evening Post paic its respects to Ball for having done so. John G, Milburn, for the defense, sal Wwas to be regreited that the old feelings of 1854 were to be raked over by this minister in his greed for wmoney. The action was brought for defamation of character to ges mouey, when it appeared the plaintiff hag not suffered at all in either character purse. “*What an opportunity for a win to be gracious and lddv that as the cam was passed he would let the matter But no, he must drag it into court au up things painful to many. A snould not preach the gospel one d week and play the part of the deteg other six. ' 2ttorney Mooet, for the prosecu his specch this afternoon. e The Weather Foreo s For Omaha and vicinity: Faj For Nebraska: Colder, ng winds, fair weather, ¥or lowa; Fair, warmer, colder Suturday worning, var! . ¥or Bouth Dakota: Fair, e; in easteru portion by ligh uorthwesterly winds, — | DO NUMBER 298, A WORTHLESS CONCESSION, The Roads Make a Ten Per Cent Cut in Corn Rates. ANXIETY FOR THE FARMER, Gingerly Fear That This Long Stante ing Gash in Tolls Will bo Dise ustrous to the Nebraska Granger, Cricaao, Telozram to Tne Bre |- The Nebraska board of trans portation has won and the Nebraska roads against their better judgment will reduce the corn rates 10 per nt. I'his action was taken only after two.days of conference and is owing ontiroly to the persistence of the board of transportation. e following resolution was passed unani. mously by all lines interestod: Whereas, o ful consideration of the situation shows t! the market prico of corn has been seriously depressed by the deiiveries of the past fow months from the largo crop of 1830, much of which is still to come forward, and that any stimulation of the®movement wowid probably result iv w further depression of the price; aud, Wherens, The duty of the rowls to the public along their lines would require them 10 oppose any mensure the tendency of which will b to further depress the market price of corn; and, Whereas, A reauction of tho rates is now requested upon a falling market aud in the presence of a visible supply largely in oxcess of unmediate demunds, which request tho roads believe to be in opposition to the interests of producers, but under circum- stances which relieve the carr from re- spousibilivy for results, and which lead them 1o u )t the situation in t hope that the arrangement way 1o some extent benchiv the farmers of N Kesolved, I Nebraska roads unite 1n a redu f the tariff rates on corn from points in Nebraska to Chicago of 10 per cout from the present_figures, subjoct to a winimum of 2) conts and a maximum of cents per hundeed, with the established differcutials at othor poluts; in adjusting the tariffs, rates to bo made e ceats and halt tarifls to become operative | Special will 3 1 - The effect of the rutes from Omal sreomout i3 to leavs the and othor places having the sume busis unchanged, Points in the western part of the state securo the reduc- tion. What Governor Thay ked for was. vractically a horizontal reduction for tho whole stute. ‘Ihe ruilroad officials claim couid not do this without disrupting east of the Missouri river , The Reliet is lnconsequential LiNcoLy, Neb.,, Feb. 6.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bk |—When informed of the result of the conference between the stuto board of transportation and the railway managers ut the meeting in Chicago just closed, which contemplates a reduction of 10 per cent only on freight shipments of corn, Governor Thayer said : *‘I do not want to criticise the action of the board of transportation in comprowmising ona 10 per cent reduction, but of course they did tho best they ‘could; yet it will af- ford very little relief to our stave, and I know it will not satisfy the people. I usked for a reduction of at least 5 cents, and that was little enough, and the roads should have granted it. Ten per cent is not enough. At best, it can be but a little over a cent a bushe!, and what, is thut to the furmers! It is uot worth the cifort we have expended, IPew farmers will have more than a thousand bush to seli, and they will hardly realize that they have had any benefits, I say again that the roads should haye aone betier by our people.'’ Attorney General Leesesaid: “Undor the present circumstances the reduction shoula have been at least 10 cents on the hundred pounds. A less reduction will not benefit the peoplo of the state to uuy perceptible ex- tent. Prior to the passuge of the interstate commerce law the actual casb received by therailroud companies was 14 and 16 cents per 100, and there is no good reason why the roads should not haul corn ut the same rates today. This was their price for several years, und the roads made money. and the oniy reason that the rate was increasod when the law took effect was to guard against uny danger by the enforcement of the new law. In the present condition of the corn crop it secms to me that the rouds ought to restore to the people a small portion 80 unjustly takon from them, Corn should be shipped to Chicago for the uext sixty days at a rate notto exceed 13 cents per hundred. 1 would be ashamed to come ack to the people of Nebruska and face an outraged constituency with the reduction agreed upon —10 per cent per hundred. This isonly 2 cents per hundred, or a fraction over & penny a bushel,” J. Burrows, ex-president of the Netional Farmers' alliance, and editor of the Farmers’ Alliance, a newspaper published in this city, #aid: **A 10 per cent reducticn will afford no relief to the faurmers of this state, It should at least bave been 10, and ought to bave been 15 cents us an emcrgency rate. My proposition is that the board suall fix a local rate on all kinds of grain and stock and then appeal to the interstate commerce cotn- mission for justice on a throuzh rate. We are now paying 2 cents per huudred more on corn to Chicago, 541 miles, than from Chicago to New York, 1,000 miles. Y'he roads by this combination are continious lines Lo Lho sea- bourd, and tonis discrimiuation is palpable and outrageous.” No Cubal Suys Cable, Cuicaco, Feb, 6.—President Cable of the Rock Islaud was questioned in regard to the story in the morning papers which declared that the stock of that road was being de- vressed by order of its officers 8o as to let the projectors of the elevated railroad, which is to bo used for the suburban passenger traflc of the Rock Island, get into the city at low figures. He said it was not true as alleged that the oficers of the road were engaged in such manipulation, and it was also untrue that an elevatad rgll ubove its tracks was in contemplatiol pecial Telegram to go-St. Paul roads fon now to faster fansas City line has irteon and ono-half houry Pollowed suit. Today the 6 notico that begin- uj jopt & thirteen-bour s, The other lines time, The St Paul wail train i twelve P attach passevger ularly on this train Fa Cuioaao, Tue B have tug passen, reduce vivals. giaua, from Liver- land, from Ant verpool. he Saale, from e Toledo, from Adriatic, from from Balti- pate made Dis-