Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 12, 1890, Page 1

——— THE OMAHA NiNl‘l’l EE} SPLIT 0N THE SPEAKERSHIP The CGreat Bone of Contention in the Iowa Legislature. A GAME OF POLITICAL SEE-SAW, The Democratic Camp Thrown Into Great Commotion by an Inno- cent Littlo Kesolution=The Senatorial Question, At the Towa Capital, Drs Moixes, Ia., Feb, 11.—|Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee, |—The political see-saw at the capitol was continued today. The aemo- crats refused Lo accept the republican propo- sition for a compromise and sent in another one in return, which provided that the demo crats should have the speaker and thejas- sistant clerk and the republicans the rest of the minor offives, the committees to be di- vided evenly betweon the parties, The re- publicans went into caucus on that question aund decided to refuse it, as they are not willing to surrender the speakership, There was o long debate over the proposal that they reversa the terms of the proposition and send it back Jto the democrats. But no definite conclusion was reached. The demo- crats know that the republicans are deter- mined to have the speakership and they are going to demand as much as possible in re- wurn for it. They do so by making these one-sided proposals, which they know the republicans will not aceept, and then invite the republicans to reverse them an 0 how quickly they will take them. The republicans want the speaker- ship, but they dou’t want to give up every- thing to et it. The democrats are very mnervous when- evor the question of Umited States senator is mentioned. They have some undetined hope that Senator Allison can yet be b eaten, Toaay is the thirticth day since the be- Rinning of the session, and the statute pro- vides thatat this time the houses shall cer- tify their mileage and pay tolls to the auditor and warrants =hall be issued for mileage and falf tho salary for the session. Accordingly jhe republicans introduced a resolution for that purpose in the house today, and 1t created a great commotion in the democratic camp. The democrats thought it was a re- publican scheme for secuving recognition of the organization of the house, 8o that an eolection for senator could tuke piace. They ‘were on their feet at once with objections, and created great nmuscment by their groundless fears. They finally asked for the leader on the republican side to state on his honor that the simple resolution wasn't loaded before they would vote for it. He dia 80, 0 their great relief, and they will rest easy till sowething else cowes up to frighten them, Only Two Ballots Taken. Des Moixes, Ia, Feb. 11.—In the house only four pairs were snnounced, and a ro- cess was taker: Lo allow the republicans time %o consider the democratic proposition. No conclusion was reached and the house was called together azain in an hour. The roll began, the vote standing 46 to 46. Ounly two ballots were taken. A resolution was adopted authorizing the temporary speaker 1o certify mileuge and st the employes and the house adjourned. Both parties at once went 1to caucus. In the senate resoluvions on prohibition and railway legislation, and one from the Farms alliance at Neola, asking the election of Allison, were Tutroduced. The Suprems Court, Des Morxes, Ia., Feb. 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]l—The following deci- sions were rendered by the supreme court today : Joseph Donover, admimstrator, vs William H. Argo and Sarah Argo, appellants, Ap- panoose district; afirmed. Chapiu & Irish vs the Chicago, Milwauked & St Paul railway company, appellant; Woodbury district; aflirmed. Sarah Beere vs Henry and Anna Beere, appellanta; Des Mowmnes district; afirmed, P. P. Rainwater vs W. Humumell, ap- pollant; Harrison district; afirmed. D. J. Diamond, appellant, vs H. H. Pal- mer, sheriff; Montgomery district; afirmed. W. E. Hanks v W. F. Brown, appellunt; Madison district; aMirmed, J. G. Crappleye, assignee and appellant, vs J. 8. Cook; Black Hawk district; af- firmed. State of fowa vs John A. and George J. Bowman, abpellants; Marshall disirict; af- firmed. Ireno B. Phillips, appellant, vs H. M. Car- penter, guardian, and R. M. Bush, clerk; Jones : aflirmed. State of fowa vs William H. Grifiin, appel- lant; Warren district; afirmod. Xavier Lamm vs H. B. Sooy, administra- tor of the estate of Michael Langton, de- ceased, appellant; Sholby district; reversed 1 part and aflirmed in part; remanded for further procoedings. T. W. Brockman vs the city of Creston et al, appellant; afirmed. Mason Oity Jubilant. Masox Ciry, TIa, Feb. 11.—|Special Tele- gram to T Bee.)—Today the Chicago, St, Paul & Kansas City railway company closed contracts whereby this city wmade the terminus of their ine. The first trains will be run into the city tomorrow morning from St, Paul over the lowa Central raillway. There will be ut least twenty families to move here, besides benefiting the city n many other respects. President Stickney and Geueral Manager John M. Egan of the above road, accompanied by vari- ous members of their staff, arrived iu the oty (his morning and were tendered @ public reception by the commercial ¢lu in reply to the address of welcome, by Mayor Stevens, President Stickuoy said that the road would continue to run into this city. 1f permanent arrange- ments could not be made with the Iows Cen- tral for the use of their tracks they would Iny ones of their own., The railroad com- pany, he said, was determined to devolop the stone quarries of this city and make I.Illn an important industry here. ‘They would also compete for the cattle und icetrade. Termi. nal re to be put up st ance. Pres ident Stickney and party left for Kansas City late this afternocs. A Labor Conventlon. MarsuaLLTOWN, Ia, teb. 11.—|Special Telegram to Tuk Ber.]—The Kuights of Labor and Farmers' alliance of Iowa are in session here today, The purpose of the meetiog is to unite the two organizations and publicly move together in accomplishing their objects, dtate Master Workman Soverewn presided. In taking the chair bhe made a rioging speech in favor of the workingman. Calamity Weller le & prominent figure in the assem- bly. A number of deloga adbere to the belief that a labor party should atonce e organized, while the more conservative are of the opinion that one of the other of the old parties should be asked to adopt some of the principal plans of the Kuights, and then the two organizations throw their support to them, Some decision on this subject will nnm:-o.l.lun-bly be reached before adjoura- wen The A, O, U. W. Grand Lodge. Des MoiNgs, In, Feb. 1L.—[Special Tele- graw to Tus Bee) -The grand lodge of lowa of the Ancient Order of United Work- men began its anuual session here today With about one hundred and fifty delogates. Awong the grand oficers present are the wfld master workman, Albert C. Weeks of nterset; W. 8. Preston of Sioux City, and overseer, who acted as grand foreman ; L. Hawlino of Des Moioes, acting as uruud TH YEAR. "OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FI 5 CBRUARY 12 1890. DAILY BEE NUMBER 23 overseer; L. OYHow!and, Cedar Falls, grand recorder; 1. Towle, Clinton, grand re. ceiver; J. H. Camp, Davenport, grand guide, The members of the standing comuiittoes were present and oredentials from sixty-one lodges wero presented, and the grand lodge degree was conforred upon about fifty members of the order. W.W. Clark of “Burlington was chosen assistant grand rocorder. The afternoon session was devoted to the annual report of the grand master, followed by the report of the grand recors . The session will continue until Thursday The Railrond Commissioners, Des Morxes, la., Feb, 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.l—An important confer- ence was held tod between leading ship- pers and the railroad commissioners, The shippers came for information about prepat- ing a bill for the legisiature establishing Joint rates. ‘The commissioners had decided that they had no power to order the roads to put in the joint rates, 8o it is proposed that the legislature shall do so. The talk was en- tirely informal, but the commissioners gave such suggestions as they could and it is prov- ablo that bill embodying them will be ready as 8000 as the deadlock 18 over. Run Ov'r by a Feeight Train. Davexront, Ia, Feb. 11.—-A man named D. W. Welliog was runover and killed here by & freight train this eveniug. He was a resident of Des Moines, vy PN THE PIGOIT FORGERIES, Harcourt Brings Them Up on a Question of Frivilege. Loxpoy, Feb. 11.—~In the commons today Balfour announced that Monday next he would introduce the Irish land purchase bill. Sir William Vernon Harcourt brought up the Pigott forgeries on a question of privile ege. He declared that the Loudon Times in publishine the forged lotters was guilty of & breach of privilege, He contended that a breach of privilege committed duriag one session could be punished during another session. He said: ‘““Since the suit for libel has been decided in favor of Parnell and since 1t has been admitted that the letters used as a cover to the assault on him were forgeries, the house is afforded an absolutely sure basis whereon to act. It is nowobvious that the object of the publication of the tor- geries on the day when the coercion bill had its second reuding was to influence a division in parlinment. It was u gross and palpable outrage upon the house and a more flagrant breach of privilege could 1ot be conceived. Some reparation should be made for this use of poisoned weapon: Under Sceretary Gorst, for India, said such a aiscussion would be inopportune while the report of the Parnell commission was pending, Gladstone, who was loudly cheered as he arose, spoke 1 supnort of the motion, . He said he could not consider that the Times’ offense against the house had been purged by the apologies which bad been made be- fore the Parnell commission through Sir Richard Webster, which avologics grossly exaggeratod the original offence, If the con- spiracy against Parneil had been successful the result to him would have been absolute political death, and the mortal blow struck at himwould have been felt throughout the Irish nation. Tne Times had aimed to affect the judgment of the house and it had really had in that divection a temporary success. He did not wish to dwell on the horrible and loathsome character of the whole affair. He trusted the house would vindicate its right to deal with the offense. The government owed it to itself to deal fairly toward Par- nell avod the Irish people for the injustice done both through the forgeries, Balfour socused Gladstone of . dealing in flimsy fiction, He declared the delay was the fault of the Gladstone party slone, and said the charge that the Times had acted with a view of nflueacing the judgment of the house was a calumny, He objected to the ancient, cumbrous and often misused wnchinevy of breach of privileges, Labouchere expressed surprise at the petty and paltry arguments advanced by Balfour and Sir John Gorst. It had been proved that the Times had supplied Pigott with bunk notes to provide for his family within ten days of the time when he had ubsconded. Bradiaugh said that us the Times had as- sisted the government to pass its infamous measure, the breach of privilege was against the whole house as well as against Parnell. Parnell asked why did not the government appoint the committee ¢f inquiry we asked for in the beginniug! That would have made 1t possible to prove that the letters were forgeries in forty-ejght hours, 1 never determined not to submit the facts to the jury, but always considered it absolutely necessary to brove from whom the Times obtained s letters, I recognized however, that it was impossible to compel the ‘limes to divulge this in an ordinary court of justice. I asked for a select committes, bacause to compsl its agents to testify before such a body was the only method of forcing the Times to divalge that secret. As this was refused, we are not to blame for the delay. But who is to blame! Can you unswer that! You wanted 10 usc those letters as a political engine, not caring whether. they were or were not forgeries, You saw that it was impossible for us to prove that they were forgeries very speedily, and that meanwhile they would be useful to you in elections. You needed them to make capital against us and as a suitable engine for obtaining an inquiry into a much wider question which ou would never have obtained apart from etters that were forged. Parnell continued: 1, the leader of a party that must always be in the minority here, should be sorry to treat my most powerful ouponents - with this in- credible meanness and cowardice with which I Lave been treated by them. Kven now I am further insulted by the terms of the amendment, which insinuates that a forged letter may after all be genuine, If you believe those letters were forged have the courage and frankness to declare it. Imove to place the word ‘*‘forged” be- fore the word ‘“letters” in the amendment to the motion, Smith, in behalf of the whole government and his party, expressed himself satisfied that Parnell had proved the latters to be forgeries, and consented that the word *‘forged’ should be inserted as Parvell pro- posed. ‘The motion offered by Harcourt was then rejected—200 to 212—and Gorst's amend- ment that the house decline to consider the motion for & bredeh of privilege™ was adopted, In the House of Lords, Loxpoy, Feb, 11.—In the house of lords the address in reply to the speech from the throne was moved by Baron de Ramsay and seconded by the Earl of Stradbroke, Earl Granville criticized the tone of the dispatches to Portugal as unnecessarily harsh and as having gone out of the way to provoke irritation in a smalt and feeble na- tion that had a great colonial history and was justly proud of it. He also hoped the goverument would tell the house why in the speech from the throne no mention whatever wus made of the Paruell commission, Salisbury said the government shared with the country the paiu arisiag from a dis- pute with Portugal, but when the house had read the papers it would flud that Poriugal had been warned again and again that it was impossible for England to accept or consent to her cluims to the ownership of the territory of tribes tnat were under British protectiol or the settiements in the Shire and Nyas: countries. Decisive diplomatic pressure pre- sented the best course for the interestof Portugal and the interest of huwmanity, After dilating upon the notable decrease of crime in Ireland he concluded with the pre- diction that if & just and firm government were continued, harmony love and good will would grow fast rooted among the people of that country, even after a lnru o1 geuera: tions that had known only discord. A Vorte of Confidence in Parne LoNbox, Feb, 11.—~The Parnellite mem- bers of parliament have re-elected Parnell chalrmayn and adopted & vote of confidence in bim, SOMETHING MAY COME OF IT A Senate Committee Will Investi- gute Western Freight Rates. REMEDIES TO BE RECOMMENDED. Windom Must Explain Why He Should Have the Exclusive Option of Suspending the Purchase of silver Bailion. 513 FOURTRENTIL STRERT, Wasiixarox, D, C,, Feb, 11, The senate committee on interstate com- merce has decided to make a very full and searching investigation of the charge that excessive freight rates are responsible for the prevailing low prices of food products in the west The Paddock resolution, under which the committee will work, is to ascer- tain whether the interstate commerce law is competent to provide a remedy and, if not, to report at the earliest practicable moment such amendments as will permit it 19 deal with conditions such as those now exis ing. Senator Cullom this morning stated that he believed the trouble rested with the rail- roads and not with the law, He said that in his judgment the law was sufficient to meet the sitaution, but that perhaps it lacks elasticity in the long and short haul clause. Any talk of the repeal of the long and short haul clause was nonsense, in his opinion. He did not believe that the people would endorss such action, however sure the railroads were that the fault lies with their inability to re. duce their long haul rates tor short distances proportionately. While it might be and probably was a fact that the long haul clause bad forced upon the railroads an increase of their rates, yet, on the whole, he believed that it had been beneficial. He said, how- ever, that the committee would make a very full investigation of the charge and would call before them the parties interested on both sides. Senator Allison, in talking on the same subject, stated that the matter was a very interesting one, and he felt that the intro- duction of the resolution by Senator Pad- dock was timely. It was aquestion to which his attention had been very strongly directed by reason of the character and number of complaints which came from Iowa as well as Nebraska. That something in the econ- omy of things was radically wrong when farmers were unable to obtain a small profit by marketing their production and found it more profitable to burn corn than coal, no one could deny. He did not think that pubhc sentiment would justify any movement toward a’repeal of the long and short haul clause. He hoped there would be a fuil investigation of tne charge of excessive rates, and he was inclined to believe that amendments allowing the inter- state commissioners to suspend the opera- tion, in emergencies, of the sbort and long haul clause might be a benefit and would probably be endorsea by the people. WINDOM AND SILVER BULLION. Secretary Windom will in o fow days ap- pear bofore the house committee on coinage, weights and measures and explain why he insists in having in his silver bullion certifi- cate bill a provision giving him power to sus- pend the purchase of “buliion st any time. This clause in the measure hus been se- verely attucked during the past few days by ex-Representative Symes, who has mads the statement that should the bill become a law with this provision, silver would be degraded toa common commercial commodity end mining interests practically ruined, as it will make it easy for the secretary of the treusury, for public or private reasons, to 8top the purchuse of silver at any time, Mr.. Windom says it is positively a necessity to to have this proviso 1 the bill because the bulls and bears of the great money centers of the world may combine to push up the market or crowd it dowa for the purpose of getting a ‘‘corner’ on silver and making the United States goverument pay for it. He suys that with this power he can stop any bear or bull movement at any time. SENATOR PETTIGREW ASTONISHED, Senator Pettigraw was ustonished to re- ceive this afternoou a telegram from Pierre anvouncing that the officers in command of the United States vroops therearefuse to al- low the settlers to enter upon the Sioux reservation on the ground that they had not been officially notified of the issuance of President Harrison’s proclamution throwing the reservation open to settlement. Seanator Pettigrew thinks that a great injustice has been done and the officers will be subject to severe and just criticism because the ques- tion of opening tiiis reservation has been 8o long agitated and definite information of an oficial character was some time ago placed in the hands of the efficers at Pierre to the effect that the proclamation Wus ready for issuance and when signed by the president would permit the settlers to immediately enter upon the resorvation. The senator says to keep tno settlers off the reservation for any length of time will work great hardship, in- asmuch as the town boomers and capitalists will get un undue advantage over the poor settlers by tne delay. Scnutor Pettigrew is confident that.the inflow of people will show an ipcrease of population when the census is taken next June which will entitle South Dakota to another represoutative; in conjzress, as he expects u large addition to the population off Lthe reservation, us the sur- plus immigration to the reservation will nat- urally be inclined to settle in other parts of the state. Indian Inspector Armstrong left Washing- ton last night for the Sioux reservation. It will be his special duty to see that none of the settlers who enter into the reservation under the president's proclamation enter upon the diminished Indiwan reservation lands. The general land office officials .are also making preparations o send to the reservation a number of experienced clerks and two special agents to assist the local lana oficers when they shall have been ap- pointed. STANFORD WILL HELP THE METHODISTS, Senator Stanford, the twenty-millionaire statesman from California, announced today that he would make & subscription to the Methodist university which is to be estab- lished in Washington. The senator would not say how much he intended to give, but said he would look into the question and after others had subscribed to the project he would make up his mind 83 o the amount he would contribute. It is understood that thesenator will wait till after the flush of subscriptions are in and he ascertuins how much the grand total will be left in the des ficit and will then come to the frout with the whole amount needed, 1t will be remem- pered that Senator Stauford a few years ago endowed a large university on the Pacific slope in the name of his son. Mrs, Stanford has founded an institution for women and two or three orphanages. PLEASED OVER THE DOWNFALL OF POLYGAMY. ‘The election i Salt Lake City yesterday, which resuited :n a Gentile victory by 800 majority iv the very stronghold of Mormon- 1sm, has been received very satisfactorily by both houses of congress. The election, Jjoined to the recent decision of the supreme court on the Idaho test oath, 1s bolieved to neve given a final blow to the propogation of polygamy and mormonism. In inter- views today Seutators Cullom, Plawt and Manderson send warm congratulations to the Gentiles of Utah over the result, FAVORABLE REPORT ORDERED ON IDAWO. The senate committee on territories has ordered a favorable bill admitting Idabo to the unlon, and 1t will be reported to the senate us soon as the recent decision of the suprewe court in the test case is printed ana ready for incorporation in their report, ‘There seems to be no doubt that Idabo and Wyoming will be admitted this session, The scoate bas already reported a bill for the WasmiNGTON Burrav Tre Ovmana Ben, } admission of Wyoming, and the house will shortly take similar actiod. The clause in the new rules which permits the report at any time of a bill from the committee on torritories relating 10 the admission of new states and which niakes the consideration of measures a privileged matter, is suficient in tion of the feeling of the house on the subject. Delegate Fred Dubois today, in an inter- view upon the Gentilo victory in Utah, said : “Idaho will soon beiadmitted as a stato and it will Lelp Utah, We are anxious to got in 800n enough for our senators and representa- tives to vote oo vhe tariff, silver and other measures affecting our seqtion, and we think we will succoed. There 8seems to be to ob- jection particularly to our early admission, Both parties concade that we should be ad- mitted and sentiment in_congress is strong for the ecarly admission of all territories which are prepared for statehood.’ MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, In the senate today Mr. Hoar introduced & duplicate of the bill which was prosented in the bouse yesterday by Mr. Williams of Ohio, providing that representatives to the Fifty<second congress shall be elected from tho congressional districts as they are now arratged in the various states and that there shall be no redistricting of congressional districts until the census of 1800 has been taken, and the reapportiontment of the congressional districts shall be made ac- cording to tho reports which shall be made by the superintendent of the census. It is alleged by the democrats that the réal ob- ject of ~this bill s to prevent the democratic legislature of Ohio in its determination to redistrict that state so as to make 8ix or eight democratic districts more than Ohio has now, It is unnecessary to say that all of the Ohio republicans in~ the house are euthusiastically committed to this measure, and in fact there secms to bo very littlo opposition to it in any direction among republicans, although the democrats will make a vigorous protest against its adoption, 1f Oho is left as her present congressional districts aro arranged the republicans have a very good prospect of electing a mujority of the Kifty-sccond congress, but if the democrats are permitted t gerrymander the state the fignt for ‘the next congress will be very close and doubtful. Sena tor Hoar 'thinks the bill will be adopted and the republicaus from Ohio, who are most intorested in_the measure, also anticipate the success of the bill, MORGAN'S NOMINATION DISCUSSED, For an hour and a half in executive ses- sion this afternoon the senate discussed the nomination of Indian Conimissioner Morgan. Senators Jones of ‘Arkansas and Vost of Missouri, democrats, brought up the old charges of court martial in the army and discrimination against ‘Catholics and im- plored the senate not to Gonfirm the nomina- tion. Yhere was no opposition offered on the republican side. Senator Plamb of Kansas, who has been considered: the_leading oppo- nent of both Comumissioer Morgun and of Superintendent Dorchester, was absent from the senate. When the hour for adjournment arrived the debate had ot been exhausted and the senate adjourued without any effort toward a final vote. It i$ understood that the nomnation will be confirmed, probably to- morrow. NEBRASKA, JOWA AND DAKOTA POSTMASTERS, Nebraska.—Berwin, J..0, Tuylor, vice J. B. Demerritt removed. Towa.—Battle Creek, H.'W. Cheney, vice N. L. Bogardus remoyed; Glendon, J. B. Anderson, vice Anns’ Marland resigned: Holly Springs, E. A Batman, vice John W. Engart remoyed, South Dakota.—Hartford, J. Munat, vice B. L. Dillabough removed. MISCRLLANEOUS, Senator Manacrson intioduced a bill today 1o remove the charge of desertion against the military record of Wiiliam 8. Beunett of Nebraska. He also. presented tition signed by a number- of " citlzens aski lumber be placed ou tha (rge list. F Hon. C. P, Mof \ 2 moerdeen, S. D., chairman of ' the South Dakota republican central committee,.left last night for his home by way of Chicago. He will ston at the Windy City for several days on busi- uess, A petition from the letter carriers of Omala was presented in the senate today favoring a bill to grant an increase of vay for letter carriers throughout the country. A register and recelyer for the United States laud office at Pierre are expected to be appointed tomorrow. E. W. KEakin of Harold, Sully county, & wounded ex-union soldier and one of the best known citizens of South Dakota, is to be avpoitted receiver while the register wiil bo Milam of Hand county or Bailey of Faulk county. The president today appointed Herman - H. Nat- wick to be register and Wiliiam L. Lafol- lette to be receiver of the oflice at Chambe: lain. ALl of thesé offigers have been en- dorsed by the entirs Sputh Dakoto delega- tion in congress and; Governor Mellette, The South Dakota ‘people seem to have u unanimous way of doing things. ‘The senate today pagsed Senator Petti- grew’s bill establishing a session ot the dis- trict court for South” Dakota at Sioux Falls, Deadwood and Pierre. Senator Pettigrow says that there is no doubt the measure will promptly puss the house, as ho has tested the temper of the Nouse committee on ju- diciary. Mr, Dorsey has beer notitiea by the first assistant postmaster general thav postotices have been established gnd postmasters ap- pointed in his district as follow Enders, Chase county, George W. Parsons; Nesbit, Logan county, Jacob P, Passinger; Canton, Sioux county, Wenzel Horncall. Mr. Dorsey has also been notified by the commissioner of pensions of the establishment of a board of medical pension examiners av Ord, Valley county, Nebraska, and the appointment of Drs, Frederick 'D. Beckford, T. D. Holdomen and C. E. Cofiin. Mr. Dorsey has been notified that Dr. G. W. Hittel, who was appointed a member of the pension board at Loup City, hus declined the apoointment, and has tecommended for ap- pointment Dr. A.J, Kermes, A pension was today ‘grauted to* Andrew Fuze of Kearney, Neb, Comptroller Lucey will appear before Mr. Dorsey’s committee on Thursday next and submit an argument i favor of some legisia- tion for the relief of national banks and the general circulating medium, Senator Paddock’s bill appropriating $100,- 000 for a public building at Beatrice passed the senate, Lieutenant Krug of the Eighth infantry, Fort Niobrara, and ‘Dr. Cabell, surgoon at that post, are in the City on leave of absence. Prrey S, Hearu, The Onio lhl:‘t Box Oase, WASHINGTON, Feb. 1% ~The cross-exami- nation of Lewis Haddgw was continued be- fore the ballot box ittee today at length. He admitted baving given sums of money aggregatiog aboyt #200 to Mrs, Wood, who came to him withdetters from her hus- band. whis money he ‘ebtained from Dr. Graydon, who was lo after the inter- st of the party 1o ilton county, He sud T, C. Campbell's ment that he had vever shown witness & rwith signatures was 1alse. The witn not know there was anything but pa. n the paper. He did not tell Foraker ul Wwas a contract, but that he believed was written evi- dence, gt Confir lon: Wasuixaroy, Feb JL..~The senate in ex- ecutive session today eonfirmed the follow- ing: Robert Adams jr, of Pennsylvania, envoy extraordinery aod miaister pleni- potentiary to the United States of Brazil (now credited to tne empire of Brazil); Adolph G. Studer of Iowa, United States consul at Bremen; D. B, Milter, United States marshal for the southern district of Iowa; G. Fengler, surveyor of customs at Dubuque, 183 C. W, Mather, supervisor of the census for the Second district of South Dakow; B. K. Westfall, postmaster at Busbnell, 11I, ————— The Chippewa Agreement. WasniNaror. Feb. 11.—The president now has under co ‘ation the agreement re- cently entered Jnto bgtween the commis- sioners of the govern ut aud the Chippewa Tndians for the cession of a part of their reservation in Minuesota. The ceded lands aggrogate about 8,500,000 gores. The reser- vation will not be opened uutil summer, bowever, . RATE REDUCTION SENSATION The O, M. & St. P. Propose a Big Cut on Freight Tariffs. THE B, & N, MAKE A LIKE THREAT, It Will Apply to All Missouri River Points—The U. P. and North- western Withdraw trom the Interstate Association, Disruption Threatoned. 10AGO, Feb, 11.—[Spocial Telogram to Tnk Bree.]—The most sensational and unex- pected announcement mado in a railrond meeting fu years swas that of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road in the meeting of the southwestern division of the Western Freight association today. In briof, 1t was tho announcement of u reduction of 331§ per cont onall freight betweon Chicago and Kan- sas City. Thg members of the association were astounded when General Froight Agent Hiland of the St. Paul road read the proposed tariff. Kor over a year the St. Paul had threatened to make the re- duction, but its competitors did not believe any road would take 80 radical & step. All Mussourt river railways tako the same rates and the Kansas city tariff must apply to Omaba, St. Jeseph and all other Missouri river points. Under the workings of the interstate com- merce act the locals must be reduced corre- spondingly, and the application of tho re- duced tarift consequently means a loss in gross earnings of nearly 831 per cent on all western business. The meeting was opened by Chairman Midgley, who read tho results of an invostigation into various charges of maunipulation in rates made by various mom- bers against other members, Chairman Midgley said the investigation had boen an exhaustive one and developed absolute proof that every road in the association except the Missouri Pacific and St. Paul were guilty as charged in manipulating rates. = As an illustration of this manipulation Chairman Midgley quoted the figures to all southwest- ern points on dry goods. The proportions carried by the different ronds were as fol- lows: Alton, b} per cent; Burlington, 15 9-10; St. Paul, 9:10: Rock Island, 5 6-10] Santa Ie, 0 5-10; Chicago, St. Paul’ & Kao: .y, 32 6-10; Kausas City, Fort Scott & Memphis, 2-10; Missouri Pacific, 6 1-10; St. Louis & San Francisco, 7 4-10; Wabash, 163 St. Louis, Kansas City & Northwestern, 310. Comment was_unnecessary on these figures, but whon Chairman Midgley read others which in turn proved absolutely that all the roads except the two mentioned had been manipulating rates, 1t brought on mu- tual recriminations whioh bade fair to end in mmediate disruption. In the midst of the turmoil, General Kreight Azent Hiland of the St. Paul drew from his pocket a paper and securing the floor announced that the St. Paal road had been unjustly accused av various times of manibulating rates. Not one of theso charges had ever been proved nor would they ever be proved. The St. Paul had suffered under these charges and the notorious manipulations of iis com- petitors as long as possible. The time had come when the St. Paul proposed to put a stop to both, Tha chairman had oclaimed substactiated his claim by - figures that Wtew - wora._belng . mampulated to the exter t of av least 31g per cent onythe entire: business, ‘the St. Paul did not propose to fight the dewil with fire, but would make an open destruction in rates to the amount of the manivuiation shown by tho chairman. ~ Should theso reduced rates be likewise manipulated the St. Paul would again reduce to the amount of the manipula- tion, He then read tho new tariff of the St. Paul as follows: First class, 50 conts: sec- ond, 873¢cents present tariff is: ccond, 00 cents; third, 40 conts 30 cents; fifth, 25 cents; class A, 30 3, 25 conts; C, 20 cants; D, 1734 ceats; E, 16 cents. ‘The other roads presont voted that an ap- peal to arbitration be taken on the proposed rates and under the rules it is so ordered, The St. Paul was compalled to await the delay under the rules. ‘The mattor will be arbitrated by Chairman Walker of the Iu- terstate Commerca Railway association. Should he deciuo adversely the rates will be put in nnder tho ten days clause. First class, Leave the Interstate Association. Cuicago, Feb. 11.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The Interstate Commerce Rail- way association will soon be witkout father or godfather, President Adams of the Union Pacific standing in the former capacity aud President Hughitt of the Northwestern in the latter. In the shortest railroad meeting on record the withdrawal of the two was formally accepted, and there being no further businessifor consideration by the presidents, adjournment was taken. Tne withdrawals aro effective on- February 23 for the Union Pacific and Fobruary 25 for the Northwest- ern. Until Chuirmen Walker, Faithorn and Midgley report the proposed new agreement tho two roads agree not to take any action tending to demoralizo rates except to meet competition. They will not, however, go into an association which does not recognize their traflic contract, and the Rock Island, Bur- lington, Atchison and St. Paul will not join an association which does. 'The general sen- timent is that nothing better can be done than to 8o modify the present agreement as 1o hold the present members and get as many additions as possible, A Rn r:(l Rumor Revived, Arcmisoy, Kan, Feb, 11,—(Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee, |—The rumor is revived that the Missouri Pacific will soon close a trade for the Kansas City, Wyanaotte & Northwestern. Color is given to the rumor this time by the fact that General Manager S. H. H, Clark, accompanied by B, P, Waggoner, general attorney, and C, M. Rathbun, superintendent, is today making o trip over the Northwestern, The F-ny left here Sunday morning, ostensibly or & short trip over the Missouri Pacific lines, but it is announced in the legal depart- ment here this afternoon that the party reached Beatrice over the Union Pacific about noon toduy, and is this atternoon jour- neying by special train to Kansas City over the Northwestern. Will Reduce Anyway. Cmicaco, Feb, 11.—[Special Telegram to Tue BEe.)—At the meeting of the Western Freight bureau today the Burlington & Northern railroad asked for permission to make a reduction of 33}¢ per cent iu rates on freight between Chicago and St. Paul. ‘The application was rejected and the general manager at once gave notice that he would maka the reduction st the end of ten days under the terms of an agreement of the lines n interest, 1he Blockade Permanently Raised. PorrLAND, Ore, Feb. 11.—The first train over the Union Pacific since February 1 ar- rived in this city about noon. The blockade is permauently raised and no furt her trouble 18 anticipated. Kan Secures Heduced Rates. Kaxsas Ciry, Feb. 11.—The Missouri Pa- cific has reduced the rate on grain about 10 per cent frew all Kausas points to Chicago. T The Montana Bribery Case. Bismanok, Feb, 11,—Late last nigbt the senate \nvestigating committee took up the charges of bribery in gonnection with the lottery scheme. Vanborn, a clerk from Sargent county, who bas charged bribery Ireely in the lobby, divulged wothing under close exan « \tion, The house aoorkeepar, Thacker, «w 'n't know nothing.! Another witness sald .8 understood Cashier Lyons of the First nat snal bank of Fargo had offered $1,000 to n member to vote against the bill airman Robinson of the committec says he was madc= member of the committee without his edge or consent. Detey tive Wilson 1 been summoned and his te: timony is expy ed to create a sensation, —-— RATHER THICK, inch Claim in the Res ervation. MixxrAroits, Feb, 11.—A Chamberlai, S. D., digpatch says: Uutil this morning In dian Agent Anderson proposed to eject all boomers who entered the reservation, be cause he had receivea no official notice of the president’s proclamation, but notice came at last and the rush contin ues, Settlers afrived at all hours lest night and this morning the landscape west of here is thickly dotted with buildings in the course of erection. Companioes are being organized which will leave for the interior of the resorvation today for tho purpose of locating vown sites along White river, The company from Chamberlain which so cloy- erly located a town site near the lower Brulo agen. is reported to be safe. United States Marshall Fry left for White river today to ascertain” the condition affairs thera and to quell any disturbance that may arise. A settlar who came into town said that each claim immediately west of here has forty occupants. The Indian police are on the ground to prevent any trouvle. By this evening there will be quits a village across from here, where vesterday there was nothing but bare prairie. A building on wheels has just crossed the river and will ba used as a bank in the new town, A Chamberlan special ys: Every in- coming train is heavily loaded with settlers bound for the reservation and the stream of humanity crossing the river is almost con- tinuous, Several thousand have already commenced the erection of homes, tho new arrivals being forced 1o go further into the interior. Indian Agent Anderson has ceased the attempted removal of settlers, having received instructions from Washington, but ho is determined to guara the interests of the Indians entrusted to his care, and he says if all the buildings erected by settlers on land filed upon by In- dians prior to the issuing of the proclama tion are not removad he will burn every one of them to the ground. Reports are received from junumerable localities of forming colonies to start at once tfor the reservation. The rush of a week heuce promises to be greater than at pres- ent. The Indians at Lower Brule, which agency contains about two thousand red men, are in the best of humor and enjoy hugely tbe incessant strife between the white men for possession of the lands ceded by theni. The tough element 80 common on the border has not yet put in an appearance, but this crowd will undoubtedly drift in as the opening of the reservation becomes generally known. Every effort 18 being exerted by United States Marshal Fry and deputies to preserve order, and thus far the excited settlers have been held in check. A large party left this morning with a large stock of lumber and provisions for a point on the survey of the Milwaukee road about sixty wiles in the interier, where they ex- pect & town of respectable proportions to be built during the next few weeks. A party of old timers, persons thoroughly nc- quainted with the reservation and who are poaitive they know of the existence of coal, started out this afternoon for the purpose of prospecting and locating ¢laims on the White river. ‘The rush is on th& tonight and interest is unabated. present rate of settlement it would not take more than three months to settle the entire w,oo:).\m acres acquirea by the govern- ment. p A speclal from Pierre, S. D,, says: The situation here today over the opening of the Sioux rescrvation is nearly the same as last night. Last night attempts to oross over the river into the promised land kept on, it seem- ing that the boomers never slept. The soldiers were taxed to their utmost iu their attempts to keep the excited crowd at bay, Another attempt to cross was made by the South Pierro boomers last night at 11 o'clock. They had over twenty-five teams with wagons loaded with lumber and supplies and wanaged by the closest serecy to cross the ice entirely about one mile below the city and just above Farm island. They were discovercd by a sentry. He attempted to raise an alarm, but was seized from behind by a party that had been lying in ambush, and was bound hand and foot and laid 1 the bushes. I'he boomers proceeded over the hill about five hundred strong, and had almost succeeded 1t getting beyond the lines when they were discovered by a skirmishing party.” Immediately a company of mounted infantry was dis- patched from Fort Pierre and were soon in hot pursuit, ‘Che boomers scattered in all directions, but were nearly all captured. V. K. Prentis, 8 town site boomer and part-* ner of United States Senator Pettigrew, was shot in the leg. He was taken to the guard nouse at KFort Pierre, and the military authorities refused to give him up to his friends. The boomers returned to this side of the river, all worn out and som3what dis- couraged over the loss of ten teams and wagons loaded with supplies, About the same time the South Pierre boomers were making tnis attempt another crowd, though somewhat smaller, made a desperate dash about half a mile north at the boat landing. This crowd numberea sbout two thousand, They succeeded in making the other bank, but were then dis- covered. Thoy made a grand rush and soattered, The wagons escaped into the in- terior of the reservation and some of the boomers are scattered over the lands, Half of them were caught and returned to this city, Westof the mile square there are a large number of houses built by Indians and half-breeds, who claim all the lund adjacent to the mile square. Last night several boom- ers built houses on the quiet in the neighbor- hood and all were burned by the soldiers this morning. All night long boomers were soeaking over in ones and twos and many es- caped the guards. This morning the Indian pohee found a colony of boomers ten wmiles west of here whose houses und effects they burned and carrjed the boomers to Fort Sully, The boomers are becowing acxious, but it is expected that tomorrow un order to silow them on the reservation will be re- ceived. —— Bills Introduced in the 8enate, WasmNGToN, Feb, 11.—Among the bills introduced and referred in the senate today were the following: By Edmunds—Estab- Lishing a public school system in Utah; also providing the inspection of meats for expor- tation; prohibiting the importation of adul- terated articles of food or drink and_author- izing the president to make & proclamation in certain cuses. 'o create an agricultural 8ion to investigate the present depressed condition of the agricultural interests of the country, e The Weather Forcoasr, For Omaha and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraska—Fair, variable winds, warmer Thursday morning, For Iowa—Fair, notherly winds, warmor Thursday moraing.} For South Dakota—Warmer, fair weather, southwesterly winds. e —— Sugar Trust Iofunction Continued. New Yoxk, Feb. 11.—Judge O'Brien iu the supreme court this afternoon continued the injunction restraining the sugar trust from disposing of wny of its property or assets. His honor suys that none of the trusts are in @ position to pay dividends just now, bu wheu they are in & position to do so they can make application to the court. Sl U] Steamship Arrivals. At Baltimore—The Thanemore, from Lon- don, At Queenstown—The Lord Gough, from Philadelphia, —— Married By a Negro Freacher. New Yorg, Feb. 11.—A Fortress Monroe special tells of a seusation caused by the al- leged wurriage by @ negro preacher of Mrs. Alice Buell-McCrae of Chicago w0 a New York bauker, PRESIDENT WOUDRUFF TALKS An Interviow With the Hoad of the Mormon Church, HIS OPINION OF THE ELECTION, He Thinks There s a tala Scheme on the Part of the Minoe- Uty to Obtain Control of the Territory. Dern Considers It a psnirney. SALT Lake Ciry, Fob, 11, —President Woodruf, head of the Mormen chureh, in an interview today with an Associated press reportor regarding the election, said thero was, according to his belief, a decp laid scheme to doprive the Mormon people of all political rights, 80 the minority may obtain coutrol of the terrtory. He viterated his assertions of fraud by tho liberal party fn rogistration, voting, ete. Since the hberal victory at Ogden a year ago, ho asserted, taxos huve been raised, ofiiciul saluries raised, public improvements have uot ad vanced and vice bas flourished. Ho views the result of yesterday's olection with pro- found regret, as a prostitution of law and ofticial power. Asied what would be the policy of tha church, o said: “So far as I know 1t will be to preach the gospel to all the world, in- struct its members in their religious dutios and go forward to its divinely orduined destiny as the actual living church of Christ. Tho wembers of_the cliurch, of course, bo= longed to the*podple’s party, but the churel had no part 1 the campaign.” I8 there auy probability of tho ohurch or people removing to elsewhere! one that I know of. Individual s may go whero thoy choose to better their condition, but there is not, nor hus there been, any contewplation of such an exodus as you usked about. Speaking of the Mormon idea of church, President Woodruff s, lieved 1t has no power to pumish deprivation of life, liberty, property or pecsonal injury in any form; that the government should not regulate the chureh, nor church seek to coutrol the state; that all men should be politicaily free and equal. He said he does not feel gloomy as to the ultimate result of tue election. He believes taxes will be raiseds that there will be such a looseness of restraint imposed upon immorality and such astriking contrast unaer liberal rule from the people's regime, that, us in Ogden, the more respectuble people of all classes will soon desire to return to the former methods. * Phe plotters against tha majority will probably pursue their plaus for the destruction of republican government in the territory, but. 1 should be sorry to believe that congreys or tho covntry will proceed 1o such uocodstitutional and i us ex- trewes as those that will be proposed.’ A CRY OF FRAUD: Organs of the Mormon Church Set Un the Usnzl Howl. Savur Lake Crry, Feb, 11.—Discussing yes- terday’s contest, the Herald, the organ of the church, says: We don't believe there is an iutelligent, honest man in the community who thinks for a moment that the liberals have any sugh number of legal voters as cast ballots for the ticker Monday. Ffiuu. illegal registration, disfranchisement Of legal Mor=. mon voters und flunflamming ‘were practiced by the liberals opealy aud wahout opposi- tion, aad by these meuns only have they car- ried the day. It uuquestionably was & crooked elecrion. l'o what extent the crookeduess was carried we do not pretend to say und the whole truth will never be known.” ‘The Deseret News says editoriully: “The municipal election of this city was carried by the Liberuls (Gentiles) yesterday by a ma- jority of 800. The processes by which this resuit was reached is notorious. The suc- cessful purty, in whose hands, under the Edmunds law. was the entire minipulation of the election business, ran special trains over the Denver & Kio Grande rail- road and registered wangs of men clear to the Colorado lme who had not the qualifications of electors, being non-residents. After the Lsts were made up fully one-half of the people’s registered voters were challenged by citution to appesr before the registrars and show canse why their names should not be stricken off. Tne names of those who failed from any cause Lo appear were removed from the lists, The others weré treated in contravention of the decisions of t e supreme court of the United States. Yesterday others who had never been notitied found when they appeared at the polls tuat their names had been urbitrars ily removed from the register's list without even a challenge at the vouing plac All the liberals chullenged for cause were per- mitted to swear in their votes, while in two of the precincts at least not one challenged member of the people's party was permitted to do this. Had it not been for such dis- hounest methods the people's party would have carried the duy by ut least mffty-five, There is a large mass of cvidence, largely in the form of afMduy which ‘proves the truth of the forcgoing statement. The peo- ple's committee have not yet determined or nov whether it will contest the election in courts, The great majority of the people feel that they have been shumefully robbed of their rights.” — - Ingalls Recelves an Infernal Machine. WasmiNaroN, Feb. 11 — Saturday last Ingalls’ mail contained & small pink wrapped box. Or being opened the box was founa to contain a cartridge with the following iu- scription in black ink: “Election pills for olid Cuff, or for Ingalls, from Jackson, Mi Come to sco us, old nut galls,” Ingalls was not alarmed at the contents, but both he and his secretary thought it prudent to lay the cartridge carefully uway, as it was possible that it might be more destructive thao an ordinary cartridge. On examina. tion, however, it proved to be a buckshot cartridge, containing nine large buckshot and a charge of powder. Kven this, it was thought, was mot a barticularly pleasant present, snd the joke may turn out to be a sorry one for the perpetrator, s it is & vios lation of the postal laws to send explosives through the mails, e For the Bervice Pension Bill, WasHINGTON, Feb. 11.-~Governor Hovey of Indians, president of the Service Pension associntion of jthe United States since 1587, appeared before the house committee on o~ valid pensions today 1n Lehalf of the princl- ple upon which the association organized. He made sn eloquent and able plew for the ser- vice pension bill, Mrs, Tolman, in behalf of the women army nurses, also addressed the committee in favor of a bill granting pen- sions to women who served as nurses in the late war. Mormon Mexico or mem- rule at id they be- ny one by [ —— Distillers and Cattle Feeders Pronra, Feb, 11.—At a meeting of the dis- tillers and cattle feeders' trust today, called for the purpose of voung on the question of organizing a corporation, there were present in person or by proxy out of @ total of 430 certificate holders, 350, representiug 241,219 shares out of a total of 812,016 shares. The vote stood in favor of organizing & corpora- tion 859 ayes, reprosenting 200,860 shares, and one nay, re| enting fw shares. e Diwspersed the Meeting, Lisuoy, Feb. 11.—Au enormous crowd as- scmbled today in the Place Dom Pedro and republican orators endeavored to harangue the various groups, but the poiice and cavaley charged the mass, which dispersed after some fignting, Twenty-eight persons wers | arresteo .