Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1890, Page 1

— DALy BEE NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA FE BRUARY 15, 1890. NUMBER 236, 10WA DEMOCRATS INDIGNANT | They Accuse Temporary Speaker Hotchkiss of a Breach of Faith. HE ATTEMPTS AN EXPLANATION, But They Insist Thatv His Action Was Frompted by a Desire to Keep Himselfin the Chair, Twenty-Five Ballots Taken. Morxes, Ia, Feb. 14.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee|—Neither party in the legislature was in fighting trim today. The failure of all negotiations for ending the deadlock has scemed to leave everybody limp and indifferent. The democrats are very sore over yesterday's ruling of Tempo- rary Speaker Motchkiss, When they wanted to introduce a proposition to settle the speakership question by gambling for it ho ruled them out of order, But he isa democrat, and they think he ought to have decided in their favor. ‘They have criticised him so harshly that he read a paper from the chair today defending his ruling, and in- ting that it was in line with precedents aud authority; but they are still sore, and say that he was influenced by a desire to continuo the temporary organization aud keep himself 1n the chair, Since the state auditor has refused to issue any warrants for salaries the deadlock ns- BUmeER & more serious aspect 1or impecunious members, They have been here five weeks and have not had a ceot yet. Hoard bills are piling up and those who are able to lend money to their less fortunate colleagues have had their generosity put to the test several times, ie of the members from tho rural districts insist that they are about Vstrapped”? A good many are going home tomorrow and see if they can’t pick up some funds to tide them over a little longer. ‘Ibe members secmed to think that they had better saw wood today, so they stopped talking und balloted away us if they expected un election every time. They took twenty- ‘five ballots, the largest number in one day since the deadlock beean. Tae Hons Drs Morxgs, la, Feb, 14.—When the house was called to order this morning Speaker Hotchkiss made a statement in regard to the ruling of yesterday, saying he thought after *consuitation ho was rightin the main and would give s more liberal construction of the terms of the agreement and hoped the members would raise less objections to prop- ositions for a settlement of the deadlock. A communication from W. W. Watkins recommending himself for Uunited States senator wau read. Two ballots were taken, both resulting iv a tie. Mr. Soesbe intro- duced a resolution instructing the custodian to procure implements and set the membors at work fixing up the capitol grounds, but it was ruled out of order. After several moro ballots had been taken the house adjourned until this afternoon. Eleven pairs were announced this after. noon and roll calls were taken up. Negotiu- tions betaveen the two parties are all off, and the deadlock has become a game of freeze- out. After the nineteenth ballot the house adjourned. ‘The senate met this morning aud adjour- ned over till Tuesday aftornoon. The lce Harv ‘st Masox Ciry, Ia., Fob, 14.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug BEE.|—The ico industries in northern Iowa have assumed large propor- tioas. The scarcity of ice in many localities has caused the managers of packing houses in Chicago, Milwaukoee, St. Louis, Kansas City and other points to become alarmed, every available lake avd river hasa large force of men at work getting out ice, Thousands of cars are being louded daily and orders are pouring in to push the work us rupldly as possible, Thio woather remains fuvoruble and indications aro that the supply will be equal to all demand: Umon County K\ ers' Institute, Curstox, In,, Feb, 14.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—The Union County Farmers' instituto closed an interesting two days' session today. Many subjects of importance to farmers were discussed. D, W. Higby and J. B, Sullivan, prouainent attorneys, on vitation, delivered addresses on the tariff question. W. H. Robb made an argument in favor of government ownership of rail~ roads. Steps were laken to establish a creamery and cheese fsctory on the co-opera- uve plan, Ask & Reduction In Rates, Des Moixes, 1a, Feb, 14,—(Special Tele- gram to Tng Bee.|—The Iowa Brick and Tile association made application today for 20 pér cent reductiou in the freight rates on nut coal.’ They say that the tile business during the past four years has been poor on uccount of dry weather, and give as further reason for the reduction that the manufacture of tile is o great public good, a8 by means of the product hunareds of acres of land arere- deemed from waste and mudo into farms, ‘where the poor man finds a home. The Railroad Comt Dzs Mot Ia., Feb, 14.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—The railway commis- sioners here received word that the Des Moines & Kunsas City railway is not com- plying with the order of the board in replac- ing the station at Leslie. The board is also asked to consider whether a railroad com- pany can charge demurrage at one station and not at another, and whether such aotion 18 not discrimination, Disastrous Fire at Milo, Drs Moises, la., Feb, 14.- [Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—A special from Milo, Warren county, reports a disustrous flre there this evening. 1tbegan about 9 o’clock in the livery barn of W. Hollingswortb, It spread to the Belmont house and de- stroyed the hotel with most of its contents, Several adjoining buildings were saved after being badly scorohed. Loss, #5,500; insur- auce, §2,600, A New Line to Des Moines, Des Moixes, Ja, Feb. 14.—On Mouday a new line from Chicago to Des Moinss will be opened by the Milwaukee road, They use the Nes Moines & Northern for the last twenty-five miles from Madrid to Des Moiues ouight they aunounce & cut of 88)¢ per cent below the cut of classifiation rates from Chicago to Des Moines, @ Supreme Court. la,, Feb, 14.—[Special Tele- Rram to Tue Bee.|—Judge Kcthrock of the supreme court filed a decision today in the case of the state agaiust Fred Hall, con- victed of highway robbery, in the Polk dis- trict court, uliirwing the verdictof the lower court. This completes the work of tnis term wnd the court has adjourned, Gets Twenty-Five Yeavs, Cepas Rarios, Ta., Feb. 14.—John White, iudicted for murder of Archie Neet at Rein- beck, pleaded guilty at Gruudy Center today to murder in the second degree, aud was seatenced to twenty-five years imprisonment, His partoer in erime, Alexander Nelson, is now serving a ten ye sentonce. e Lead Men Adjourn, Cui0aao, Feb, 14.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bree|—The lead men concluded their soasion today, It was reported hat the ses- sion would last for auother day, but when it Was found that wolking could be doue in the way of forming any kind of a combination among the lend smelters, theadjourment was taken Tho discussion today was about the details of business. All those present were agreed that the price of lead just now 18 100 low, but no one was ready to suggest a remedy the rest would adopt. “I believo that in the spring prices will be better,” said Guy C. Barton, who presided at the meetine, but in the lead business it is always hard to accurately prophesy, One thing is sure and that 1s that prices will never be kept steady unless some sort of a combina- tion is formed. e A CHINESE BONANZA, The Richest and Most Extensive Gold Leaa Known. Cnicaco, Feb. 14.—A conference of great importance was held today between two Chinese dignitaries and representatives of the big mining machinery firm of Frazier & Chalmers of this city, The result was that negotiations woro entered into look- Ing to the construction of a 300 stamp mill in the mountains of China. The magnitude of the deal may be understood when it is stated that that the mill set up will cost £4,000,000, this including transpor= tation, erection. skilled labor, etc. The Chinese informed them that there had been discovered the ric.est and most extensive gold bearing lead in the world. The Chinese for many years have known that in the mountains of Tal Shan, in the province of Shan Tung, there wus gold, but not until a year ago did they realiza the extont of it, when some one who had worked in the mines and mills of California began pros- pecting and discovered the bonanza. They erected a rude mill and from the start the production of gold was enormous. They claim thut not a ton of ore taken out has yielded less than §700, while much of it has run into the thousands. The matter was kept quiet and a big stock company formed that secured control of about eighty miles of land in the vicinity, and the two China- men now here were sent to this country to make arrangements for the purchase of machinery, etc., and ulso to float a certain part of the stock, Chu Sing Kwan and Tong Sing Kon landed in San Irancisco two months ugo and had no dificulty in dispos- ing of stock to weaithy Chinamen there. From here they have gono to Washington, In an interview one of them smd the gold property is on a peninsula across the Corean sea from the peninsula of Corea ana directly west. —— THE COMMISSION'S REPORT. Widely Different Conclusions Drawn by the London Press. Loxpoy, Feb. 14,—The Star (T. P. O'Con- nor's paper) asserts that the Parnell com- mission’s report is a triumphant acquittal of all the accused Parnellite members of the commons. ‘I'he Freeman’s Journal says the Parnellite members of the commons ure acquitted all along the line. The report, it says, is virtu- ally a verdict agamst their accusers, ‘'he Express says that the report indicates the work of the land league was connected with the crease of crime in Ireland, The Pall Mall Gazette says that the report of the specinl commission 18'a more complete vindication of the Parnellites and a more sweeping condemnation of the Times than the most sanguine of the howe rulers ven- tured to hope for. The St.James Gazette says it will be a monstrous perversion of the report to de- duce therefrom a general verdict of not guilty. Parnell and his s sociates wero founa mfwlll‘y of criminal conspiracy maimntaine by incite- ments from which crime directly ensued. Parliament would not go beyona ita right if it expelled them as though they were actu- ally convicted. The Globe says the report will henceforth be supreme authority on the history’ of the lond league. It can not be appealed to for one purpose and not for another, therefore those quoting from 1t to prove the acquittal of the Parnellites of certuin charges will log- ically be compelled to admtthey were guilty of criminal conspiracy. Parnell in Parliament, Loxpoy, Feb. 14.—Amid the cheers of tho opposition in the commons today Parnell asked what action the government proposed to take upon the report of the commission, Smith the government leader, repiied that the mimaters had not had time to decide on a course. The debate on the address was resumed. Parnell moved an amendment asking the repeal of the coercion act. He at- tucked the petty p ution which the goverument daily inflicted upon many persons and the coercion act under Balfour. Almost every act of Balfour, Parnell said, appeared directed toward driving ihe peoplo of Ircland to crime. The league of ~today, Parnell said, differed widely from the land leagu o of '18%0, and Baifour could not plead as an excuse that crime was buing revived. ~ On the contrary, the people were quiescent in expectation of »oon obtaining their rights. The action of the government tended to own its defeat and could not succeed in turning the tide of the aspirations of the Irish people, Webster, the attorney general, charged Parpell with making uccusations against Balfour without evidence to support his n]lufiulm s, ' ‘L he party leaders in commons .decline to fhloopmlmll on the Parpell report. The rish nationalists hold that it improves their position, They criticize 1t freely and point out various errors and anomalies in it. Many of them accuse the judges of bias be- cause they did nov censure the limes and Houston, e WILHELWS WAY, The Young Emperor's Plans for Re- moving ths Sociul Ms, BeruiN, Feb, 14.—The council of state sumynoned in pursuance of the imperial re- scripc opened today, The emperor in the opening address said the council should try 10 frame & scheme for the protection of - the workingmen from the arbitrary systems and operations of employers by which gro vantage was taken of their need: d their inability to lelp themselves by any other means than the desperate remedy of strikers, They should also try to protect women and children against long hours of labor, At the same time due regurd was to be given to how far German industry will bear the increased burdens thus placed on the cost of production wit out jeopardy to Gerwany’'s position ns competitor in the markets of the world. Not less unportant for assuring peaceful relations between masters and men are forms of guarautees to be offered to working- wen to secure them the right t) express, th their confidence, nnent of their interests in any difference. I'he closest technical study should be given to making state directed industries patterns and exam- ples of effective solicitude for the working man, The committees or sections into which the council 1s divided are pledged to absolute secrecy as to the contents of the bills laid before them. s she W Wife, Provinexce, R. L, Feb. 14.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bee]—A social volcanic eruption occurred here today when it be- came known that the housekeeper of the late Amwmos . Beckwith, president of the Dyer- ville manufacturing company, claimed to be the widow of the dead man. The claimant is Mrs. Maria Sherman, thirty-five years old, who had been in the service of Mr. Beckwith for some years. Turee hours aftor he died the housekeeper showed & war- riage certificate to her frionds aod said she ad been the dead wan's wife. Today when lod upon by reporters, Mrs, Sherman aid she was ludeed the wife of Backwith, aud that she intended to assert her rights, TARIEF REDUCTION PROBLEM Ropublicans Agree that Something Must be Done. WHERE TO BEGIN, THE QUESTION Blaine's Reciprocity Central and South Back Pay for ment Empl Acheme with Americans— Governe oy s, WasmiNaToN Bunav Tiie OMAn Bae, | 513 FOURTRENTI STREET, WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb, 14, § The republicans are by no means a unit on the tariff question. They are all agreed that a reduction of the revenue should be mada to the extent of $50,~ 000,000 or §60,000,000 yearly, but concerning the manner in which 1t shall be done and the articles from which they shall be removed they are as far apart as ever. The great majority of the party in both houses of con gross favor the reduction of the duty on sugar toabout 20 per cent of the present rate and a repeal of the internal revenue tax on tobacco and alcobol used in tho arts, Others want the sugar tax removed entirely, while still more don't want it touched, and think a re- peal of the tobacco tax will be sufficient to bring the revenues down to the anpual nec- essary expenditures of the government with a little margin for the sinking fund and the redemption of bonds, The beet sugar men of Nebraska and Kansas have combined with a cane grower of Louisiana to maintain the present duty, and they are sustained by the powerful in- fluence of the sugar trust, which does not waat the existing conditions disturbed. The ar trust does not want free sugar, and r attorneys in Washingtan are using all possible persuasion with members of con- gress to convince them that the abolition of the tobacco tax will bring the revenues down to the proper figure. Those who are opposing the remoyal of the sugar tariff have recently received two powerful reinforce- ments from unexpeoted quarters, I refer to Mr. Blaine and the international American confereace. It is no longer a secret that the conference, which has been working quietly and with an endeavor to withhold its trans- actions from the public, bas under consider- ation the question of reciprocity treaties and will recommend to the several governments reprosented mutual concessions in the shape of a removal of duties upon the peculiar pro- ducts of each when imported into the ports of the others. The Central and South American nations that produce sugar, and all but three of them are in the list, are willing to reduce their duties upon tour, provisions, refined petroleum, lumber and other necessaries when imvorted from this couniry provided the United States will re- move the duty upon sugar produced within their territory. ‘They feel thut such an arrangement will not only bring the products I have mnentioned within the reach of the common peopls among their inbab- itunts, but will stimulate the enter- prise und industry. of their planters who flud 1t difficult to compete with the slave labor of Cubs and_the coolie labor of Trinidad and the French, Eoglish and Dutck Guines colonies. There 18 nothing but sugay that the United States can now offer in exchange, and it 18 argued tnat such a reciprocal arrangement will not only re- sult in this necessary reduction of revenues, but will largely increase the export of our farm products and petroleum ana lumber. It weremove the duty on sugar without asking any concessious from them thera will be no_ further opportunmity for recip- rocity treatics, as that is the only articlo imported from those countries that is now taxed in our custom houses. Such treaties would result in reduciug the sugar revenues about 50 per cent, for the tax upon that portion of our supply that comes from Cuba and the European colonies in South America would remain as be. fore. Mr. Blaino is particularly interested in having thesugar duty remain unaisturved as he is already at work arranging the reciprocity treaties with Mexico and Brazil, the two countries from which our greatest supply of sugar would come and to which our exports of flour, provisions, refined petroleum and lumber have the greatest in- crease. Each country has a population of 12,000,000 of people, or 24,010,000 in ull, and the duties imposed by them upon our farm proaucts are £0 high us to almost bprohibit their use by the common people, The agi~ tation in congress of the question of remov- ing tle sugar tax naturally interferes with the negotations, Mr. Blaine is now carrying on and has recently had s consultation with he republican members of the senate com- mittee on finance and the house committee on ways and means on this sub- ject. Mr. John W. Foster, form- erly minister to Mexico and now the attorney of the legation of Mexico at Wash- ington, has gone to Mexico to confer with President Diuz upon the practicability of re- viving the reciprocity treaty that was ar- ranged by General Grant and and Minister Romero ten years ago, but was never . car- ried into effect because of the neglect of our congress to provide tho necessary.legislation, Mr, Foster's return is uwaited with interest, WAYS AND MEANS WORK. Notwithstanding their diverse sentiments the republican members of the committee on ways and means have practically agreed to include in the tariff bili they are preparing a provision reducing the duty on sugar 50 per rcent, They are working on the bill with great industry during the morning hours at the committee room and nearly every even- g ut the apartments of Major McKinley, ‘They intend to have the hill completed so as to report *o the house by Monday, the 24th inst., and wil call it up for consid- erution as s0on thereafter as possible, proba- bly o the 3d of March. REACHING BACKWARD, There is pending before the house com- mittee on labor a bill which if passed will take millions of doilars from the treasury, It provides that whoever has been smployed a8 a laborer or mechanic by the government of the United States since June 25, 1868, the date of the passage of the eight hour law, shail be paid for all the time he has workoed in exceas of eight hours a day and that he may be authorized to bring bis claim before the court of claims to be adjusted on the basis that eight hLours constitutes a day's work, and that court 18 wuthorized to give Jjudgment againsy the United States to each claimant for the amount found to be due. The committes will report the bill shortly and that it will pass the house if it ever gets 10 & vote 18 certain, although itis not hkely to go through the se . The bill will reach every man who s boen employed [y aborer or workman - for the governnient and it is sald that between £4,000,000 and $5,000,000 worth of claims wili be brought by the laborers in the various navy yards, . PLATE PRINTERS WILL NOT STRIKE, ‘The plate printer's union, which threat- ened 10 strike in the bureau of engraving be- cause a colored 7lrl was assigned to duty fis heiper for one of its wembers, has decided not to make any further resistance to the order of the secretary of the treasury but will appeal Lo congress to change the law so that printers can select their own assistants, 3 conclusion has been reached alter long counsideration and represents the judgment of the cool headed members of tke union, They saw that it was useless Lo attempt a fght ugainst the secretary of the treasury when he is simply carrying out the laws of congress and has no discretion in the matter, but it remains 10 be seen whether any of them will receive the colored girl who is the direct cause of the trouble. - They protest that they do nmot object to her because of her color, but because the printers to whom she was ussigned prefer sowe one else. BOYCOTTING WANAMAKER. ‘The merchants of Georgia threaten %o boy- cott Posuwasier General Wanamaker, who has a large wholesale bsiséss in that state, unless.he coases to apnding ‘colored men to postofiices down the¥e Thoy are holding meetings and passiig Fesblntions declaring him to be the enemy" of ¥he south and its commercial interests and advising all pur- chasers to trado clsewhere, ‘The postmaster general is receiving a great many letters from the public com- mending the postal felegranh scheme which he Las submitted to#he house committee on postoffices and postiroads, although it does not meot with great favor from the members of that committee, TRAQY IXDISPOSED, Secrotary Tracy Has mot yot returned to his desk at the navy department. He in- tended to do so several duvs ago but has been suffering from indigestion, and by the advice of his physician femains in his rooms at the hotel, where h¢ moved from the white house last Monday. The secretary has entirely recovergd from the effects of the fire so far as hiff physical condition is concerned and maintaing his composure well at times whon some old ‘friend of the family calls upon him and be undertakes to recite the incidents of the fire. He is attending to the more importaunt business of the depart- ment at his rooms and a messenger goes back und forth frequently carrying papers for his examuation and signature. He hoves to be uble to resume his duties fully the first of the week. Miss Allie Wilmerdiiig has entorely re- covered but her mother is still confined to her bed and is likely to be for a week yet with her broken arm wud sprained ankle. The insurance companies will restore the house 10 1ts original condition to the extent of §25,000 and the remaiuder of the cost will be paid by the secretarys There was no in- surance on bis furnitnre or library or paint- ing which were valued at $30,000 and are a total loss. The ‘entire finaucial loss will reuch £50,000, which is ofitself a severe blow to Mr. Tracy as he isnet a wealthy man. His estate is estimated 0 be worth from §200,000 to $250,000, He will lease the resi- dence as 5000 #s 1t 1s resjored, but will never oceupy it again, In the desk of one of the clerks in Secre- tary Tracy's offico ara arranged.in_ rubber strapped bundles upward of half a thousand letters, telegrams, engrossed resolutions and other forms of expressed sympathy and con- dolence for him in *his ‘hour of sorrow, sent from all points of the countgy and even from other parts of the world. ‘Ihésc have been preserved even® from the humblest sources, and _will probubly be placed in a scrapalbum for the eye of the secretary when the first shurp pangs of his grief have passed away. ROCHESTER RETIRES TODAY, The Star tonignt has the following: Pay- master General W. B. Rochester of the army will become sixty-four years of age to- morrow, and will celebrute that event by re- tiring from the oftice. Hoehas been the oc- cupant of this poaition at) the head of the pay department for eieht years, and has in that time earned vhe reputation of being one of the most efficient, filithful and careful ac- counting officers who éves ‘served the gov- ernment. He has ueyer been a particularly popular man, slthough 'ever an unpop- ular one, owing to his somewhat reserved, reuring ' nature, but therd is no one in the service who does ot éxpress the opinion that his administration of'the financial affairs of the army has been a most successful one. It is the best compliniéntthat the treasury department can say of a man that his ac- counts are satisfactory, agd it is there eaid of General Rochester that iiis accounts were the best ever received. 'He has been on duty in'this city at various times and has a great wany friends here. His retirement will necessitate the appofutmicnt of a new pay- master general, and in auticipation of that gv;:z’ aeveru!"cuud@n o ltuve been in th7 leld for some time, Phemiost promising o these are Colonels MneflS&h and William A. Rucker, who are at :nég::qol the Jliat, and Majors Willini R. Gibson, Chiaribe " M. Terrell and Asa ava R-\:n%s- ith is the nextv man in order, and thére &ra those who predict that the fight between the others will cause 'thié president to take the easiest course to solvathe problem by appointing him. The mam- struggle lies be- tween Terrell and Carey, the former being an Indianian with a .presidential acquain- tance and other strong baciting, and the lat- ter the husbpud of Secretary Proctor's uniece. ’l‘errelhl regarded in some quarters 88 the wost likely man on the list. IN TIE SENATE, Senator Paddock presentad 1 the senate today a telegrapbic petition from tue board of trade of Hastings demanding relief from the oppressions of the Jong ‘and short haul cluuse of the interstato commerce law; also a memorial from the board of trade of ‘Te- cumseh asking the passuge of the Paddock bill for public builldings in eities wnere the pts of the postoftice forthren successive 8 exceeded 3,000 per annum, Senator Moody presented in the senate to- day a memorial from the legislative assem- bly of the state of South Dakota praying that a survey be made of the Big Stone lake with a view to its use’-as a reservoir for the Mississippi river; also a memorial from the aseembly on_the subject of pension legirlation, He also presented s memorial from the iegislature relatiug to that portion of the Crow Creek roservation opened by President Arthur on Febraary 27, 1855, and revoked by President Cleveland. The senate on motion of Senator Paddock, passed the bill for the sale of the Fort Sedg- wick military reservation ia Nebraska and Colorado to actual settlers under the home- stead laws. The senate also passed a bill to correct the patent of John Sechler. This & rather veculiar case. Sechler was the heir of one of the blood relatives of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes entitled to acres of land under the treaty of 1867, Somehow or other the patent to the land was issued in tho name of John Sickels. The act passed today is to correct this error’ which is & natural one as the name was probably erroneously transcribed owing to the similarity of the letters. MISCELLANEOUS, G. M. Lambertson of Lincoln leaves for Nebraska tomorrow. e has talked with Congressman Connell and 1 to appear io the Burris case when the mation to show cause why a writ of habeas corpusahould not issue is reached. It is oxpeoted the 1st of March. ‘The department of justice bas received ad- dllluxnnlgmperl in relation to the site for the new federal building in Omaba and Chief Clerk Bautly will examine them and report to the supervising architéct clerk of the treasury as to the validity iof the title some day next week. ! Mrs. R. B. Harringto, is the guest of Senatof: has been appointed £o &’ census office and will Monday next. W. J. Brooks was_ap| class postinaster at Har Nebraska, vice N, W, ] med. _Howard P, Rowe aud allilean of Kearney have been sppolated postal clerks with runs in Nebrasks. i An offort iy being madd.o establish a post- oftice at Covington, Neb, | The office was abolished about & year. because of the depraved condition” of morals of the place. Coviongton has better in every respect, and it 1s probable that the postoffice will be reestablished, i Eugeno M. Cooley is t be! appointed post- ter at the Sioux agenky, Nebraska. The bouse judiciary co: ittee today de- cided to report 1o the hq for action the international copyright Bill' to be prepared by Representativeé Adams upon the basis of the provision of the Breckinridge bill, ‘I'wo pension bills of importance passed the senate today. The first repeals 3: sections of the re- vised = statutcs which requires thut the cluim for a pension by a state militiaman for disability incurred wi temporarily on duty must be filed before July, 1874. The other provides that the required in nsion or bounty cases may be taken be- ore any officer authorized 1w administer oaths for general purposes. Postwastert have been appointed in Ne- as followsa: James E. eouny; Robert Pinson, lcmuu'; E. M, Talbott, Y. Pruny 8, Heari, The Weather Forecast, For Omaha and vicinity: Fair weather, For Nebraski and lowa: Fair, warmer, southerly winds. For South Dakot Fuw, variablo winds, colder Sunday moraing, Nebraska, who dock’s family, ition under the n her duties on today fourth uckolls county, y resi H. mi %“ Perk enago, Perl Platte Centre, Senecs, Thomas NEW HOUSE RULES ADOPTED, The Republicans Carry the Code by a Party Vote. BYNUM OFFERS AN AMENDMENT, Denonncea as a Scheme to Bury Pen- sion Legisiation und Overwhelme ingly Defeated After & Heated Debate. House. Wasmxeroy, Feb. 14.—Not more than two dozen members were present when tha : house’ met at 11 o'clock in continuation of Thursday’s session. After several speeches | in opposition to the new code of rules, the session of Thursday ended and that of Fri- day began, The commnttee on the world’s fair reported, and its report was ordered printed and recommitted. The consideration of the rules was then proceeded with, Mr. Byoum of Indiana offered an amend- mont, providing that when any bill for the increase of pensions or for the granting of pensions not formerly provided for is pend- ing, iv shall be in order to offer an amend- ment, providing by taxation tor the payment thereof. Mr, Thomas of Wisconsin opposed the amendment, declaring that its object was to bury ail pension legislation in the house, Mr. Spinola of Néw York controverted this proposition and usscrted that the demo- cratie side of the house would be found true as steel to the real interests of the veterans of the country, but belieyed a tax should be placed especially for paying pensions. Mr. Allen of Michigan was glad that this heinous amendment sprang from the brain of o wentleman trained in Indisun politics, be- longing to that class of men who were peace men 1n war and war men in peace. This propositition, disguised as it might be, was intenaed to thwart any attempt to alleivate the condition of soldiers by any further pen- sion legislation. 3 alr. lements of Georgia, in supperting the nmendment, expressed his belief that the soldiers did not demand extravagance in the granting of pensions. Mr. Grosvenor followed Clements, and strongly opposed the amendment, and on vote it was rejected—yeas, 90; nays, 104.4 Mr. Outhwaite’s niotion striking out the clause constituting 100 members a quorum in committee of the whole rejected. He pointed out that rule 23. which reads, ‘‘mo- tions or proyositions originating either in the hbuse or senate, etc.,”” would by implication, and sgainst the consiitution, acknowledge the right of the scnate to_originate rovenuo bills, He moved an amendment of this which wus adoited, the speaker stating that there had been no intention on the part of the commniittee to make such acknowledgewent. Motion by Mr. Crisp to strike out the clause conferring. upon the speaker the power to count a quorum, and by Mr. Mils to strike out the clause that no dilatory mo- tions be entertained by the speaker, were o st. Five o'clock having arrived the speaker stated that the previous question was or- dered on adoption of the rules. Mr. Springer inquired whether a motion to recommiv with iustructions Wwas in order, and received a neggtive reply. The rules were then adopted by a strict party vote—yens, 161; nays, 145; and the house adjourned. Senawe, ot ‘WasmiNaToN, Feb. 14.—In the senate today & number of bills were passed, includ- ing the following: A house bill for the re- lief of suffarers by the wreck of the United States steamer, at Samoa; 8 biil appropri- ating §25,000 for the relief of the Sioux In- dians av Devil's Lake agency, N. D.; pro- viding for an assistant sccretary of war at a salary of §4,500; for the velief of soldiers or sailors who enlisted or served under as- sumed names; to prevent the obstruction of navigable waters and to protect public works against trespass; to pro- vide for the dispossl of the Fort. Sedgwick military reservation n the states of Colorado and Nebraska to actual settlers under the provisions of the home- stead laws; appropriuting $100,000 for o pub- lic building at Eau Claire; to prevent the 1ntroduction of contagious diseases from one state to another; a corcurrent resolution for international arbitration. The bill to declare unlawfal trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and production Laving been: reached on the calendar, it was laid aside for the present. were sixty bills passed. After an executive session the senate ad- journed. Altogether there Confirmations. WasuNGToN, Feb. 14,—The senate con- tirmed the following nominations today : Charles Emery Smith of Peansyivania, eavoy oxtraordinary and minister pleni- potentiary to Russ J. Fenuner Lee of Marylund, secretary of legation at Rio Jeneiro. Postmasters: owa—W, R. Shriver, W.nterset: R. F. Sparks, Jeffer- son; L. B. Thornberg, Perry; H, H. Saunders, Waterloo. Wiscons! Driver, Darlington. James Contested Seats, ‘WasniNoros, Feb. 14.—The house com- mituee on elections at its meeting this morn- ing disposed of three of the contested seats before it, deciding to recommend the seating of two of the republican contostants and to allow the democratic member to retain his seat 1n the Third d e WORLD'S FAIK BILLS, The Special Lommittes Makes Iis Report to the House, WasHiNGTON, Feb, 14.—The house com- mittee on the world’s fair today adopted its report on the various world's fair bills which have been referred to it, and' it was submitted to the house today. The report says the committee has found it im- practicable to report one bill to cover all localities and therefore submits two substitutes for tne various bills, As the question of the site has been left to the bouse, a resolution 1s offered by the commit- toe as a substitute for uhnrrevlounl offered by & member of the house January 20, This substitute provides that on the day after the completion of the debate on the sub- mitted by the committes, and immediately after the raading of the journal, the clerk ot the house shall call the roll of members who shall name the site they prefer. It no selection be made on the first call, the roll is to be called again upd again until a site has been selectea. > Natfonal Roster G, A, R, WasHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Senator Evarts to- day introduced a bill autborizing the secre- tary of the interior to purchase 5,000 copies of the historical book of reference known as the national roster of the Grand Army of the Republic, for which the bill popropriates $50,000. ‘The purpose is for the®distribution by senators and representatives of one copy to each county library in the United Stiates, 80 that it may be accessible to all who wish to read it. The bill provides that the roster shall coutain not less than 400,000 names of ex-union soldiers, sailors and mari nd the book must be approved by the secs of the interior. s The Deficiency Bill. Wasuixarox, Feb. 14.—Preparation of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill bas been began by the house committee on appropri- ations, The largest item of this defivieuoy bill will be about 21,500,000, on account of pensions. This large deficiency, however, does not indicate such @ great increase in expenditures for pensions as would seem to be appareut on the fuce of the statement, the expenditures tor the year ending July 1 next being, with this deficiency appropriation in- cluded, about §07,000,000, neainst $73,000,000 Inst year. After the uppropriation for pen sions for the present fiscal year had been made on the basis of tho regular appropria. tion for the provious year it was found necessary to make a deficiency appro- priation of about $5,000,000 for the brevious year, Subsequently it was found that even with this deticiency the appropriation for each expenditure would exceed the appropri- ation, and the commissioner of pensions, waiting uutil aftor the present fscal year, had begun to draw on the appropriation for the fiscal year now running for almost &,- 000,000 to * pay tho pension claims_aceraing during the previous year, tho effect being roally to lessen the appropriation for the present fiscal year by nearly $7,000,000, Survey of blic Lands, WasninaroN, Feb, 14.—Secrotury Noble today transmitted to the senate the draft of a bill prepared by Commissionor Groff of the geaeral land offico amending the second scction of the act to survey public lands. The bill provides a printed manual of n structions for the survoy of public lands und special iustructions for the surveyor general, vhich when not in conflict with the in structions of the manual of the comuissioner shiall be deemed to be part of every coutract for surveying public lands. The secretary in transmitting the proposed bill sa the purpose of it 1s to legalizo the mauual of surveying justructions and is intended to supcrsedo that prepared by the general land office iu 1855, Trying to Bilk the Indinns. SHINGTON, Feb. 14, —The secretary of the interior has received frow. the Indian In- spector Armstrong, Chamberlain, 8. D, a telegram in which he sayn town site locators and settlers aro trespassing upon the sur- { homestead lands eccupied by the In in the newly ceded torritory, and the Indians have asked protection. I'he inspector says if the town site squatters are removed no trouble will result, otherwise he fears conflicts. Secretary Noble has instracted the inspector to notify all interfering with Indian lands that they must remove. The military force will remain until the trouble is settled, Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Ponsions, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram Pensious issued to Ncbras- kans: Original invalid — Joseph Butler, Powell. Increase~John R. Taylor, Ashton; Jawes C. Fletcher, Loup City. Peusions for Iowans: Georee [, Porter, Oskaloosa; Robert C. Lindsay, Marshall- town; Calvin Voder, Eldon. Increase— Henry Maxwell, Mingo; Charles Hag- gard, Lenox; Peter V. Nash, Indiana- polis Engene O, Storris, Winterso Abra Osborne, Atalissa; John W, nings, Thornburg: Orlando Eoper, Kock; Francis Dorrell, Luther S Charles L. Sluder, What Cheer; Edward M. Gassard, Council Bluffs; Henry A. Jaragin, *Draper. South Dakota pensions.—Original mvalid— James Prentice, Fargo. Increase—Thomas E. Hayter, Esmiond, ension Bill, W ASHINGTON, Feb, 14.—Senator Davis in- troduced a Dbill providing a pension rate of $25 a month from March 4, 1888, for all women army nurses during the late war and who rendered six months’ service in camp, on the field or in general hospitals. ‘Che women who now receive pensions at a rate less than $25 shall have their pansions in creased to that amount. ‘Uhe bill provides that those wha now Tecewvepensions as widows or dependent mothera of soldiers who would be entitled to the benefit muy also recewe #25 during life as an increuse of their pension, Davis I e BRIGANDS OF THE ROCKIES, Two Denver Youth: Arrested for Planning to K dnap Tabor, Dexver, Colo, Feb. I4.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Beg.]—Two young men, Oscar Roberts and Arthur Boliher, were arrested this afternoon on a charge of conspiring to kidnap ex-Senator Tlabor, and hold him until he gave up &50,000. Their scheme appears to have been to induce the million- aire to enter a house which they would rent somewhere and hold him until he eave up the cash. They have been considering it since November lust, but were delayed by want of ready money., Both boys have homes in Denver, but when the watter was first proposed by Koberts, he was in Rincon, New Mexico, and Boliher was in Omahs. As the affair never went beyond talk, and ap- pears o be a foolish boy’s freak, Tabor will not prosecute. ENTERPRISING GUATEMALA, A Railroad from Ocean to Ocean Projected. Curcaco, Feb. 14.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—While in Chicago today A. M. Bannister, the civil engineer who con- structed the line of “railway in Guatemala from San Josa to Guutemala City, said be had just received advices from there to the effect, that the line is s0on to be completed to Port Barries, near the mouth of the Maua- quia river, This means that Guatemala is to have live of railroad from ocean to ocean, which wmay seriously complicate the Nicaragus and Panama canal projects, Trans-shipment of [reight across country will sgaye many days and many miles en route from New York to the western part of Soutt America. A steamship Jine from Tampa, Fla., to Port Barries would shorten the dis- tance still more. According to Baunister, the eighty miles ulready built is the most dificult part of the roadway. ——— Of Vital Interest to Millers, Cuicaco, Feb. 14.—Judge Blodgett has rendered a decision of vitul interest to all millers using the modern roller process, While the use of rollers is old, numberless patents on special devices have boen ranted, and some time ago four of the leuding manufacturers formed a company, pooled ull their patents and commenced suit against & number of millers and wanu- facturers for infringement. Judge Blodgett has decided in a suit brought against the Barnurd & Leas Mauufacturing company of Moline, 111, that these ‘mlflllll can only be sustained for such special devices as they cover, and that the investors entered the field av 80 late a day that they are not en- titled to buve the doctrine of equivalents en- forced in their behalf, i They Never Passed It, CLEVELAND, O,, Feb, 14, he explanation ned by the Noo-Partisan National Women's Christian Temperance union says the item in the press charging that the Non-Partisan National Women’s Christian Temperance union st the recent conveniion adopted a resolution presented by Mrs, Aldrich, of lowa, to make war upon the oid Women's Christian Temperance union is false; that Mrs. Aldrich presented the following reso- lution, which was adopted. Resolved, That a rwer be ‘prepared from the ofiicial records of the National Women's Christian Temperance union and the recor of the convention of the Non-Partisan National Women's Christian Temperance union showing the differences of the societies on the partisun guestiol T Electric Light Convention, KaNsas Ci7y, Mo,, Feb, 14—The clectrio light convention concluded its session today and elected new officers. The committee on legislation was instructed to continue its efforts to have the electric execution law of New York repesled, and pending that to have it amended so the executing machine shall generate a current of nou less than 10,000 volts, e il Died of suns roke, Loxpoy, Feb. 14.—The Standard's dis patch from Zanzibar says the sultan died from sunstroke. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY, An Old Man and Woman Shot to Death Near Saymour Park. FOLLOWED BY ROBBERY. Eighteen Hoad of Cattle Driven oft at Night, THE HUMAN VICTIMS FOUND. One Lies in a Manure Pile, Other in a Hay Stack. the A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY. Five Men Omaha Under Parties Kurnish a Clue—Who is 5 O'Nenl2— Martin's Story. Arrest — South urder Most Fonl, Mr., and Mrs, Allan Jones were found dead yesterday morning on the Pinney farm, ad- Jjoining Seymour park, and three miles wost of South Omaha. The husband was seven- ty-000 years of ago und the wife has just pussed hor sixtioth year. The body of the old man was found in a manure pile adjoining the cow barn. He had been buried at a depth of a couple of feet. The old lady was found at the base of a hay stack and bad been completely cov- ered with hay, which 8o conformed to the outline of the pile that some scarching was mstituted before the discovery was made. Thero is not the slightest doubt that both were murdered and that the deed stands WITHOUT A PARALLEL in tho annals of crime in Douglas county. Tue Bex of yesterday morning publishea the story which led tothe discovery of the horrible crime. Dr. Pmuney of Council beautiful farm in the vicinity described above. About the 1st of lust December he rented it for a ‘year to A. B. Cad- wallader, who has resided for the past year n the Hughes farm, which 18 located between Council Bluffs and Manawa. Mr. Cadawallader bad made preparations to move which, bowever, had not been completed. But as there was some stoci hich the doctor desired to winter on the mour farm, it was necessary for some one to stay there. Accordingly, Mr. Cad- wallader made urrangements for his parents, who were visiting a son, Nathan Jones, at Irvington, five miles north of the farm, to move down and look after the ani- mals Bluffs owns a UNTIL HE SHOULD MOVE t to this side of the river. The old coupla went to the farm about the middle of December and was visited every, week by Mr. Oadwallader. He called on them cn the 24 of this month and took over. some provisions. He told them that he was gog to Chicago with some cattle for Leon- ard Warner, the Chicago stock dealer, who has a large stock farm in this county, and that he would move over to the farm'as soon as he returned. He told them that his wife, their daughter, would visit them while be was gone, and see that their WANTS WERE LOOKED AFTER. On Monday last Mr. Cadwallader left for Chicago. On Tuesday Mrs. Cadwallader and her stepson drove over, and wera surprised to find the front door open. No sign of the old folks could be discovered, A coffee pot was frozen on the stove. The dishes had boen washed and put away, but the bed wus pot disturbed, and the appearances indi- cated that the couple had left in the early evening, Mrs, Cadwallader supposed that they had gone over to Irvington to visit the son who was sick, and had come howme without suspecting that unything was wrong. Thursday the son drove down from Irv- ington to call on his pareuts and found things Jusv as they had been soen by Mrs. Cadwal- lader, s sister, He could attribute no rea- son for their disappearance snd searched the farm from one end to the other., Notraca could be found in the house, cellur, barns or well. Al of the stock was gone and the place was Jeserted. He went over to Cad- wallader near Manawa, and then to Dr. Pinney in the Bluffs. As might be supposed his story caused the greatest excitement. After carefully examining into the matter the theory was advanced that the old couple were abducted and taken away by tho thieves who had stolen the stock. What had become of them was of course a matter of conjecture, but some people be- lieved that they had been murdered. It was not thought that the ola folks would drive away the stock, as Mr. Jones was seventy- one and his wife sixty years of age. An evidence that they left in a hurry was that the oid lady had left ber spectacles—ihe only pair she had, und her pipe and tobacco, The stock taken was valued at $1,500 pnd comprises the followlug: One flea-bit gray mare about ten years 0ld; ono chestnut mare, in foal; one three years old in spriug, bright bay gelding, three colts coming two this spring, one, a pale bay horse colt, oue a bright bay horse colt and one a black—both under size—and one large mare colt coming one yearold, seyen head of cows and heifers and one Jersey bull, calf coming a year, one pale colored cow eight or nine yeurs old, with long horns and large for @ Jersey; one black Jersey, one pule Jersey, a roan or red and white heifer, three or four years old. Fouror five of these cattle had been dohorned. There w a young calf in the bunch. The OLD FOLKS HAD THREE SONS wnd two daughters, hving io the vicinity, All were in comfortable circumstances, and with any of them their parents could have a home, 80 that ‘there was not the slightest inducement for them o be concerned in any such deal This was the story which Tue Bee pub- lished to the worid yesterday wmorning. It opened the eyes of the residents throughout the oounty and wore especially 1o the neighborhood of the beautiful and pastoral precincts of Seymour Park. Awmong those whow it first attracted were Henry Ruser, Fred Seidler, Oscar Pickard and Fletch Wagner, They immedistely suw that so mething wa wrong and ) INSIDE OF WALF AN HOUR after thoy haa read the story they were om the grounds in question, ‘I'hey visited the house and noted the fea- tures above detailed. There was no clue to the wystery save the sightiess spectacles whioh Mrs. Joues would uever bave left the house without carrying with her. The party then scoured the grounds, the | barns, the woods aud along the fences.