Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1890, Page 1

N\ - /nllutu for Harsh’s resolution ifs afternoon after a long dabate. 7 (N 2 \ NINETE ENTH YEAR. OKF FOR THE ANNUAL JUNKET | | Towa Legislators Making the Round | of State Institutions. A LIST OF THE COMMITTEES. sterday’s Proceedings in the Honse and Senate—The Railroad Com- missioners—A Farmer Fas tally Burned, Visiting State Institutions. Des Moixes, Ia., Feb, 21.—(Special Tele- graw to Tug Bee.|—~The members of the logislature have departed for their annual junket to the varions public insututions. There was considerable opposition to the schieme, but the inducement of free rides and free dinners was too much for the mem- bers from the country to resist, and so they ordered the tour. 1t will cost about $300, and the legislature will not reconvenoc uutil next Wednesday afterncon. Each committee is composed of one senator and two represeuta. tives in the order named: Agricultural college: Nenator Smith of Lynn, Smith of Boone and Thornourg. Ben- edict home: Kent, Davie and Lane. Col~ lege for the bli Mack, Gitchell and Hol- liday, ~ Fish hatching houss Davidson, Russell and McFarland, Hospitai at Mount Pleasant: Caldwell, Mitchell and Youhg. Hospital at Independence: Mattoon, John- son of Bremer and Shipley. Hospital at Clarinda: Bayless, Woods and Luke. Re- form school at Eldora: Wolfe, Slattly and Ball. Reform 00l at Mitchellville: Barnett, Felkner and Dolob. Deaf and dumb institution : Barrett, Graeser and Hobbs. Homa for feeble minded children: Funk, Roe and Ky Penitentiary at Aupmosa: Hanchott, Nel mers and Wyman, Penitentiary at Fort Madjson: McVay, Chamberlain ana Mor- row. Soldiers’ home: Brewer, Ressell and Law. Orphans' home: Seeds, Hart and Smith of Mitchell. Stato normal school: Perkins, Holbrook ana Byers. State uni- Price, Blythe and Briggs The House. Des Moixes, Ta, Feb. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Ti: Bre,]—The house this morning fixed the salaries of the filo clerk, bill clork and speaker's clerk at $a day, Miss Mabel Moore was appointed speaker’s clerk. The committea on journal clerks recommended that the number of committee cierks bo re- duced to twenty-eieht, and two journal clerks be appointed, A message from the senate was presented, saying that it had been ugreed by concurrent_resolution to_udjourn from today till next Wednesday afternoon. After the appointment of journal clerks ad- journment to that time was taken. “'ne Senace, Dzs Moixes, Ta., Fob, 21.—Woolson's sub- was udopted A large number of petitions on senatorial queations and o few on railroads and other matters were reported, ‘The report of the committeo on rules was taken up and the code recom- mended by the committee. The senate held a lengthy session and disposed of consider- able utimportant but necessary busine: The Railrond Cu Des MoINES, In., Feb, 31.—|Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bek.|—The Milwaukee road continues to adhere to its claim that it is not bound to respect the commissioners’ schedulo when hauling freight from one point of Iowa w another by a route which at points crosses the state line and returns to the state with freight in transit. The corumissioners have repeatedly notitied this company that they were violating the law, but the company al~ ways roply thut wnen they leaya the stute they can haul under intorstate rates, which they do, makiog the rate what they please, to- 1ally ignoring the commissioners’ schedule. ‘Ihe last case 6f violation reported to the board is in a shipment from Sioux City to Heloit, In. The commissioners have de- termined to make & testcase of unis last comblaint, Grain sh ppers are flooding the com. missioners’ office with letters complaining N of their inability to secure a sufficient num- ber of cars on the Northwestern road to supply their demand. The Northwest- ern exolains the matter by claiming_that it has 8,000 cars of grain blocked in Chicago, und has a large number of cars utilized by ice dealers, The Des Moines & Kansas City road has written to the commissioners asking further time in which to carry out the board’s order to replace a station at Leslio. ionors. Ine Sioux City & Ozden, Sioux Ciry, Ia,, Feb. 2L.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee]—The most important movement in facilitating construction df tho Sioux City & Ogden road is tne removal of financial beadquarters from New York to Sioux City and the appointmeut ot A, S, Gurrettson of this city as financial director. The building and equipping of the first 125 miles from here to O'Nejll, Nev., has been embarrassed several timdd by red tape. At the meeting of the board of directors which trausferred the headquarters 1t was cecided ... 1o buila 200 miles of the iine west of O'Neill this summer on the route already located, und the coutracts are about ready to be let. » The lute freeze has enabled the company to cross all its construction material and rolling stock on the winter bridg Enlarging the Oar Shops, WaTERLOO, Ia., Feb, 2L—[Speciil Tele- gram to Tue Bee, ]—Plans for extensive ad- ditions to the Illincis Central shops at this place have becu made, and they will be pre- sented to the stockholders at their meeting today. ‘The plans are endorsed by the officials of the Iowa division, ‘the plan is to almost double the capacity of the blacksmith and other shops and build new car shops, It is su1d that u convenient site has been select- ed for o large and bandsome depot and freight house down town, Waterloo needs them and it is hoped thut a part of the $2,500,- 000 which it is authoritatively stated has been assigned for Iowa division improvements may come here, Fatally Burned by Gasoline, Brirr, n., Feb. 21,—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Auton Bleisch, a farmer living about five miles west of Britt, poured =zaso- line from a can into his cook stove yesterday to start up a fire, The gas exploded, cover- g bim with flames. He jumped through the window and scresmed for help. His father, who was at the varn, brought water and extinguished the flames, but not tiil it had burned him so badly tbat he died this morning, The Bridge Stock Sabscribed. Broux Ciey, Ia., Feb. 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre]—Al thedstock for the new bridge across the Missouri river here has been subscribed. The company is called the Donald McLean compauny, and is sup- posed to stand for the Sioux City & North ern; the Sioux City & Ogden and other rail- roud interests. “Wdwoball OMGere Eleoted, Des Moixes, ls,, Feb. 31.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee |- At a8 meeting of the Des Moines baseball association tonight the following officers were elected: Presideut, / Martie Tuttle; vice prosident, A. W. Wrigut; secretary, J. M. Barclay; treasurer, Kirk Jewett, Additional directors: H. C. Alver- mfi“‘ Liddle, Pleas Mills and J. F. A Track Walker Killed. New Hamrron, Ja, Feb, 21.—|Special Yelogram to Tus liEk]—George Bermer, ared fifty-five, was killed by the north-bound express on the Kansas City road this foro- noon. He was walking on a bridee just south of town, when he was run down and instantly killed. A jump of ten feet would have saved his life, Supposed to Have Drown Forr Mavisoy, Ia, Fev. 21 Moore, a ferryman, started across the river for Nauvoo, Ill,, with a traveling man yes- torany and has not beon seen since. The ice is running heavily and it is feared that they were drowned. FUNERAL ();‘ COUNT ANDIRASSY. Mourning Thousands at the Bier of the D-ad Statesman. (Copuright 1£90 by James Gordon Bennstt.] Bupa-PEsth, Feb, 21.~[New York Herald Gablo— Special ‘to Tne Bee.]— The same grey leaden sky overhead and the same pen- otrating cold tend to heighten the sombre aspect of this mourning city. From early morning the avenues leading from the Franz Joseph Platz to the station were lined with regiments of the imperial army with re- versed arms, In the early morning Empress Elizabeth, accompanied oy her lady-in-wait- mg, Countess Festitics, drove from the palace to the grand vestibule, where the re- maius lay in state, aud at the foot of the coffin deposited & magnificent wreath ot roses, carnations and violets which she had gathered in the morning with her own hands. It bore the inscription: *“To her faithful friend. Elizabeth,” and was the most magnificent wreath in the chaplet of flowers which en- veil the magnificent bier of the dead staf man. From the middle of the day the vesti- bule was closed to the public and minute guns were fired at the fortress of Ofen. The street lamps, dressed with crepe, were lit, adding a weird effect to the somber dullness of a sunless day, Shortly before 8 o'clock the limited space in the vestibule began to fill up, with Archduke Josef at their head. At 3 o'clock, preceded by outriders, the im- perial carriage was seen approaching, com- ing across the suspension bridge. Despite the bitter cold = the ‘emperor sat, accompanied by members of his household, i an opem victoria, wearing the light blue uniform of a Hun- garian cavalry veveral. He sat orect, not even wearing o military mantle, saluting sadly the respectful throng. Descending from the carriage before the academy he eatered the vestibule, and, visibly a prey to deep emotion, knelt in prayer by thé cofiin side for several minutes. By him stood Arclduchess Clotilde and across the bier und deeply veiled was the widow with her sons. Benind the emperor were drawn up the magnates of the land, the ambassadors of England and Italy. Prince Reuss, the German ambassador, was a striking figure in his simple Prussian uniform amid 80 many ghttering and golden garbs, The members of the min- istry, Count Toofe and M. Tiszas, and the chamber of deputies en masse in black velvet mourning costumes formed a fitting back ground to the sad scene. At tho conclusion of the emperor’s prayer a choral requium was chanted aud the venerable car- dinal primate, Sinor Tyhieul, blessed the re- mains, The vice president of the house of magnates and protector of the crown, Count Josef Szalaky, then made a short address in the most excellent taste. - As ho spoke of the confidence which the nation aud sovereizn had in the aecoased the emperor was overe come with emotion and sobbed. The services concluded, the king, accompamied by the cardinal and ofticiating prelates, walked with bared heads out into the platz and entered his carriage, which at a walk was driven towards Ofen. Three rerried masses of sympathetic people followed the funeral cortege. Princes, ministers, ambas- sadors, prelates and people.were all on foot. Though accustomed to striking pugeants and solemn spectacles, [ never huve seen a more touching scene than the funeral cortege of Count Andrassy presented s it went along the magnificent avenue which bears his name, After an artillery salute at the station tho cortege disbanded, aud only accompauied by bis inmediate family, the remainsof the great statesman was carried by special train to the family Beat at Telebes, where private interment takes place tomorrow. Everywhere the consequences of Count Andrassy’s disappearance from political life are now bemg felt, and unprejudiced ob- servers predict that Herr ‘lisza’s downfall is imminent and that Count Appony), leader of the moderate opposition, will shortly be called to power. P GERMANYX'S ELECTION, The Government Loses [ts Majority in the Keichstae. Beruy, Feb, 2L-—~The results of the election 8o faras known account for 234 seats. Asthe reichstag has 307 members, this leaves 103 seats to be accounted for. OFf the 234 the election failed in 93 districts, making supblementary elections necessary in thoso places, The 142 members elected aro divided betweon the foliowing parties: German jconservatives, 22; imperial- ists, 10; national liberals, 9; centrisiws, 52; " German liberals, 11; socialists, 20; Poles, 8; Alsatians, 10; democrats, 3; Danes, 1; independent liborals, 1. The National Zeitung estimates from the returns that the Cartel parties huve alveady lost eighteen seats, Tho paper says that owing to these losses of the Cartel parties the government wili be unable to secure & majority in the re:wchs tag. B i) B g Socinlint Gaina, BenLiy, Feb, 21.—Comparced with the last preceding election the socialist vote in Bel Jin shows an increase o1 83,000 and the hiberal vote an increase of 8,000. The conserv tive vote decreased 85,000, Two socialists have been elected in this city, The social- ists cargied Madgeburg, Altona, Hamburg, Dresden district, Leipsic district, Chemnitz and Sewickal e Socialiats and folice Fizht, BenLIN, Feb, 21,—A serious riet occurred bere last night. A parade of socialists, bent on celebrating their victores, coilided with & body of police, ' A mounted officer was dragged from his horse and terribly beaten and his legs were broken. He was carried into the police station, which was subse- quently demolished by the mob, B Ohcck d in s Mad Career. Kansas Ciry, Mo, Peb, 21, —}Special Tele- eramto Tie Bek|—Last Wednesday Jonn Elden, paymaster of the Carrellas coal mine, near San Pedro, N. M., was overpowered by Lee White, who had been about the town for about & year, and robbad of several bun- dred dollars. White then went to Sau Pedro and overawed the place with 8 Winches ter, Last night he took the best horse in tne place and, leading it to the house of a Mexi- can woman, made ber cut off ber hair, put on men's clothes and mouni the horse. The outlaw jumped on behind asd the two started away. Deputy Sherifft Meyers and @nd a posse were so0on io pursul® and over- 100k the pair. To an order to surrender a series of -shots replied. The wowan also handled a revolver. Meyers was fatally wounded, snd one of the posse and the des- perado were killed, The woman is under arrest. PRI Tennyson Very Siok. Loxpox, Feb. 21.—Tennyson is in ous condition from influenza, SATURDAY, MORNING, FEBRUARY 'DarLy BEE | SUGAR DUTIES 1IN DANGER. A Practical Argument on a Radical Raduction. MISS ANTHONY AND MRS, BONES. Susan B. Docsn't Think Much ot the Dakota Woman Anyhow —Linke Traverse Reservation— Land Decisions, 513 FOURTEENTH STRERET, Wasnixeros, D. C., Feb. 21, The frignds of ‘the sugar beet industry in the middle states and the far west who are interested in the establishment of factories i for the manufacture of sugar and the secur- ing of a foothold for this industry where- ever it 18 possible to produce beets would do well to muke their desires known to the bouse committee on ways and means, The committee has practicaliy agreed to report a reduction of the sugar duty to vhe extent of 25 or 80 per cent. The sugar producers and manufacturers who are now here say they cannot stand this reduction and that if it 18 made the establishment of sugar beet facto- ries will for the present at least cease and it will be many years before the enterprise will go ahead. They would not complain ot @ 15 per cent reduction. SUSAN B. AND MRS, BONES. ‘This afternoon the attention of Miss Susan B. Anthony was called to an interview tele- graphed from Chicago in which Mrs. Maris ette M. Bones of South Dakota i1s made to say that Miss Anthouy is trying to emulate Fraucis Willard—"If [ am not mistaken the brainy women of our party will rally around mo and wo will show Miss Anthony whau we folks from Dakota are made of;” that Miss Anthony issued an appeal to the paople ot South Dakota for funds, ete. ‘‘Miss Bones was formerly vice president of the association from Dakota,” said Miss Anthony. “'She came into one of our con- ventions once und as she was the only rep- resentative present from the then territory of Dakota, we made her & vice president. We found she was not the sort of a woman we wanted and that she was mak- ing capital out of her ofice, 80 we soon dropved her from our rolls. - She thinks she has cause'ior a personal quarrel with me and never misses a chance to get into print about the matter. I understand she still considers herself a vice president of our association, but I am sure the rest of our organization doesn’t. To show how much she is thought of in South Dakota 1 may say that at the recent state convention, although she was present as a solf-appointed delegate, ahe was not even appointed a vice vresident from her own county. Really the whole matter is not worth bothering about.” LAKE TRAVERSE RESERVATION The house committee on Inaian affairs in reporting favorably the bill of Mr. ifford ratifying an agreement maae by the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians and granting u right of way to the Chicago, Mil- waukes & St. Paul railroad through the Lake Traverse reservation in South Dakota makes these vbservations, which will be of especial interest to those who are interested in the opening of that reservation to settle- ment: *“These bands of Indiwns occupy a swall reseryation in Dakota bordering upon Lake 1raverse and extending southwest: ward from. said lake. From the reports upon this subject made by the Bec- retary of the interior aud the commis- siorfer of Indian affairs, dated December 13, and 17 respectively, 1885, it appears that the aggregate sum of $2,402 has been paid the raliway company in pursvance of this agreement, and that the sum of $266 remains unpaid under the agreement. ‘The bill pre- sented is prepured with care and amply pro- tects the interests of the Indians, The pres- ident especially calls the attention of the committee to this matter. It appears that tiris money is now lying idle and 18 much needed by the Indiaus to purchase seed, grain and other things necessary to secure a crop the coming season. These Indians are among the most advanced of those in the Unitec States. The railway has long since been constructed and it is not improper to state that it 18 a matter of injustice and hardship to the Indians to retain’ this money longer.” ‘WasmineToN Bureav Tre OMAnA Ben, } LAND DECISIONS. Assistant Secretary Chandler today af- firmed the decision of the comuwissioner of the general land office in dismissing the con- test of C. P. Cooper against D. Courtney’s homestead entry for the southeast 4 of sec- tion 33, township 4 north, range 27 west, McCook land district. Cooper alleged that Courtney had changed his residence. The local ofticers dismissed the contest of Cooper and the comm ner afirmed their finding. The assistant secretary now finally dismisses Cooper’s coutest, The assistant secretary reversed the de- cision of the commssioner in the appeal of Leonard Morse, transferee of Aasley Bris- com. The commissiover, under date of October 26, 188, decided that new proof would Dbe required before the ontry could be passed to patent because the evidence submtted did not show a sufficiency of jmprovements to indicate good faith, Ths assistant sccretary, citing precedents, decidea that the pre-emption act does not specify the nature or extent of the improvements, aud only requires thut they shall be such as would indicate the good faith of the entryman; also that the degree und condition in life of the entryman shall be taken into consideration in determining whether the improvements show good faith, He directed tnat the entry be passed to patent. 5 "The ussistant secretary of the interior af- firmed the decision of the commissioner in the appeal of Jacob Haas, dismissing the contest aguinst the timber culture entry of Elsie Mintuns for the e 1§ of the ne !{ and the @ 3¢ of the 86 i of scction 81, Lownship 16 north, range 21 west, sixth principat meridian North Platte land district. Has charged that the entry was made for spec lative purposes, and also chavged failure to cultivate the lund. The local officers dis- missed the contest and the commissioner af- firmed their d iou. The assistant secre- tary now aflirws the decision of the commis- sioner, MISCELLANEOUS, Senator Manderson met with quite a severe accident last night by which his left arm will be partly disabled for some time and bis left wrist was made skinless, He was at work under a studeot’s lamp over which was an immense paper shade. The latter caught fire aud in his efforts to e tinguish 1t he received very severe burn Thesenator will not, however, be kept away from his congressional duties, e was in *his seat in the senate today and he called up and had passed® the Omana public building bill; his bill permitting soldiers iu the regu- lar army to wear badwes indicative of the tary order to which they belong and the bill increasing the boundaries of the Yellow- stone paris. Colonel Henderson's bill amending para- graph 8of section 4,414, revised statutes, by striking out the word *“‘Galena” aad insert- ine the word *‘Dubuque’ has received favor- able action at the hands of the house com~ witlee on commeorce. It creates a port of eatry for Dubuque, ‘IT'he house committee on commerce has re- !mned fayorably Mr. Gifford’s bill author~ ziug the coustruction of a bridge across the Missonri river at the city of Pierre, the capital of South Dakota. The bridge is 1o accomumodate fool passcogers, rallway trains aud vehicles, and is to be under the coatrol of the secrelary of war. R. Christopel was today appointed post- master at Goodrich, Kankakee coualy, la., vice F\. L. Marr, resigned. Medical pension examiners were appointed today as foillows: Nebraska—Ord, Drs. F. H. Halderman and F. D. Bickford; North Platte, Dr, F. N, Dick; Broken Bow, Dr. K. C. Talbott: Niobrara, Dr. George W. Ira nd V. wan i David City, Dr., T, J. Mur Rock Rapids, Dr. A, McNabj on, Drs. A, mith, N. N. Wells of Sehuyler " fs “at Chamber- J. Hobert! and George A. | lains. Major Peter G. Vhroomjihspector ganeral of the department of the PPIAts, and Messrs, Hero Jewett, C. A. Patter dod’ Cal Brown of Omaha are in the oity. Congressman Laws and (éorge A. Hick- ock of Nebraska stcompanied the congres- swonal party to Philsdelptna this afternoon to attend the colabiration of the anniversary of the convening of the fvst congress. They will return on Sunday evening. S. L. Caldwell of Lincoln, for the department of justive, is here looking up the Western Union agd Pacific telegrph controversy relating to the latter's maintan- ing an independent telograph system over the Pacific railrods. L. L. Wiley of Omaha fs here in consulta- tion with the fish commission relative to stocking the streams in the west with trout and salmon, Mr. Wellflet of the town of the samo name in Nebraska, is in Washington working for the maintenance of the present duty on sugar. The house committee on public bulldings and grounds today made a favorable report on the bill which receatly passed the senata appropriating $00,000 for & public building at Sioux City. A favorable report will be made upon the bill providing for the disposal of the Fort Sedgewick military reservation in Colorado and Nebraska to actusl settiers uunder the homesteaa iaw, Secretaries Windom and Noble ask con- gress for §3,000 to defray the expenses of the opening of the two new land offices at Pierre and Chamberlain, S. D. The items 1n detail for opening these offices are as fol- lows: Kor furniture, safes, advertisiug and transcrioing records, $3,000; expenses of special agents and clerks detailed in opening the above named offices, $2.500: oftico rent at Plerre, $250; oftice rent at Chamberlain, §250; clerk hire at Chamberiain, $1,000; clerk hire at Pierre, $1,000. Secratary Noble has asked for an appro- priation of $§2,052 for the purpose of survey- ing a portion of the morthern boundary of Nebraska, which has been thrown into the publicdomaipn by theprasident's prociamation opening the Sioux resenvation 1o settlement. A favorable report his been made from the house committee 0n public buildings and grounds on toe bill appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of a @ite and the construc- tion of u building at: Cedar Rapids, The bill was introduced by: MF. Kerr, Twelve bids were opened at the treasury department today forexclusive right to take fur seals upon the islands of St. Paul and St. George, Alaska, for the term of twenty years from May 1, 1890, The senate = committee on fenses today beard who concluded his statement as to the necessity for. proyiding suitablo defenses for the Pacific cofst. After he re- tired, the committee ordered the chairman to report favorably mis bill to provide for fortifications and “other seacoast defenses, The bill carries an appropriation of $128,- 000,000. The appropriation 1s to bo expended in accordance with the recommendation of board officers appointed by the president. Au additional allowaace of $:~50 a year has been added to thu clerk hire for' the Kearney postoffice, making a total of $2,000 a year. This 1s the second ‘increase within a few weeks, Perny S, HEATHL — et THE TITLE 18 APP}!U\'ED. special agent const de- Goneral Miles, Another Important Step Toward Omnha's New Fédorat Building. WasmiNaToy, Feb.’s 21.~Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee. \tw:‘:a,v General Mil- ler today finally passed up§n® and approved the title to block 50 on which the new post- oftice building for Omuiia. i 1o be construgt- ed, The supervising architect- of the troas- ury will now proceed wilk*plafis and speciti- cations and the work till broceed without delay. A REBUKE. Private Wild Set at Liberty by the President, WasHINGTON, Feb. 2L.—The following order of the secrstary of war was today transmitted to General Ruger at St. Paul: . “By direction of the president, the unex. vired portion of the sentence of Del P. Wild, late private, troop F, Eighth cavalry, is re- mitted in recognition 6f the factthat tne punishment adjudged ' was exgessive ina marked degree. The ‘prisoner was ordered by the second lieutenant of his troov, M. I, Steele, to assist 1n placing a canvas upon ashed. He refused %o do so upon the ground that he did' ndt, enlist to do such work. He was cursed and struck by the officer. Soon thereafier he was placed in conflnement and brought before a court- martial of which Lieutenant Steele was the the judge advocate, couvicted of . disobedi- ence of orders and senténced to aishouora- ble discharge with the forfeiture of all pay and sllowances and 3 confinement in the military prison at Forp'Snelling for one year. No action appesrs to have been taken ugainst Lieutenant Stecle, whose breach of discipline was of an aggpavated nature. It g also grossly impropdr that Lieutenant toele should have bean !detailed as judge not believe this case to it just to the army that & fair illustratian of th military justice.” i A Opposes a Postal Telegraph. WASHINGTON, i'eb. 21.=The house com- mittee on postofices and post roads today heard an argument by William A, Carsey of New York, chairman .of the executive com- mittee of the anti-monopoly league, in oppo- sition to the limited postal telezraph bull prepared by the postmaster general, Cirsey opposed the bill because it contemplated giving.out the business at the government to @,private corporation. ‘The clerks in the postofiices had already enough work to do. ‘The telegraph was mostly used by specula tors and gamblers and ohly 8 per cent of the business of the country Was social, Work- ing people did not use ' the telegraph to any great extent and con-uqrquy would get but . nor does he think ‘should appear to be administration of adyocate of the court '#'l‘hs president does little benefiv. out of Lhe postal telegraph scheme, If the rates of legraphing were reduced the wages of Selegraph operators would be reduced. ’l‘h:m‘lpommna depart- ment aid not manage th isluess it now had satisfactorily and this was a strong argu- ment against its assuminginew burdens. WRE'K ON THE ION PACIFIO, A Broken Rail D Train at Har Lanamie Wy 8 8 Froight » Wyo. [Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—A ken rail caused another wreck on the Union Paciflc at 4 o'clocis this morning, the'sesne being Harp- ers, about thirty miles Wistof here. Tho accident occurred Lo a West-bound freigit, aud two cabooses anddvar wero derailed, overturned and burned. ‘Conductor William Storey was badly bruisetti Frenk Suity, a brakemar, was thrown -thvough a window, and the caboose topped ‘over onto him and Was 8000 in @ blaze. oriunately they had & jackscrew and were able to raise the car enough to get him out before the fire reached him, ~Ho is badly cut i ‘the face aud head, avd b logs seriously brujsed, bul it is ot thought his injuries wifi prove fatal. oo Fight Waskigen Hur ., PuinapeLeins, Feb. ~While workmen were engaged in raising’ the roof of the Grand opera house, the' cracking of some boards caused & panic and the wen manag- iug the windlass ran . away, allowiog the structure to fall. Pifty workmen were under the roof and the witdest rumors pre- vailed, but when the debris was cleared away it was found that only eight wen were hurt, none seriously. - An Irish Pri Dusriy, Feb. 2L —Fatuer Kusells hus been sentenced to two months' uard labor for connection with' eviotious in Glengarry. 22, 1890. Ly AR AGAINST THE B & M. ! The Kansas Oity, Wyandotte & Northwestern on ite Ear, ALL ABOUT THE COAL QUESTION | The Burlington Charged With Refus- ing to Haul Northwestern Oars Because It Hurts its Business. Trying to Frerzs Them Ont, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo., Feb, 21.—[Special Tel- ogram to Tue 1k, | —There is war between the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwest- ern and the B. & M. The trouble has grown out of the purchase by the Burlington of coal flelds in lowa. The Burlington therefore raised a tacit refusal to haul the Northwest- ern’s cars of coal into Nebraska from Beat- rico. As aresult of all this a wonderfully large amount of correspondence has pussed between General Mdnager Newman Erb of the Northwestern, the coal companies and the general officers of the B. & 2. The coal dealers, who have been supplying hundreds of tons of Leavenworth coal to Nebraska consumers through the Burlington connection at Beatrice, ara com- plamming vigorously. Mr. Erb thinks the action of the Burlington an outrageous and unprecedented one, while the Burlington folks themselves say that no injustice is meant and that it does not pay them to haul the cars of other roads, and at thesame time they have no cars of their own system, Meanwhile the Leavenworth mines are suf- fering, Nebraska coal dealers are fearful of losing big business and the Burlington is preparing to supply Nebraskans with coal from its mines in the Hawkeye state and in north Nebraska. Mr, £rb has prepared all of the correspond- ence in the case and will submit it to the Nebraska railroad commission at Lincoln next Monday, while the same compluint will at once go before the interstate tommerce commission. The cause is a peculiar one and involves the right of a railroad to say whether it shall discriminate on the question of the character of business it receives from another road where the full tariff is paid. The foliowing extract from an interested dealer is self-explanatory: *“We now have at Beatrice four cars of coa from our Leavenworth mines destined to points on your road, for which your full local tariff rates from Beatrice was intended 10 be paid. 'These cars were refused by your line and we are informed by the manage- ment of the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern road today that your com- pany claims to be short 1,000 cars and to be therefore unable to furnish cars of your own. Under these circumstances you can readily see that it is an insult to our in- telligence to be told that you cannot take the coal in foreign cars and that you have not refused to furuish cars for our coal at Beatri You may say that you can fur- nish cars’into which coal can be transferred at Beatrice for local points when offered, but the shipper of course is required to transfer the coal. 1do not know whether this is in- tended as irony or sarcasm, inasmuch as the transfer of coal from one car 1o another in transitis impracticable. The facts are that wo propose in view of the present rates on coal made by the Kansas Ciuy, Wyondotte & Northwestean road to deliver coal at Beatrice from our mines at Leavenworth pay you full local tariff and vet deliver it to the beople in Nebraska at better rates than they can secure the cheapest coal that you deliver, We understand that the veoplé of Nebraska are_interested in securing cheap fuel ana supposed that you would do all you could consistently in co-operating with us in furnishing cheaper fuel to the communities served by your road. Your efforts appear to be on the contrary directed to increasing the price of fuel, regardless of the fact that vo impairment of your revenue is expected, your full ltariff rate being paid. Ishall confer with the management of the Kansas City, Wyandotte & North- western road and see what can be done to aid in compelling your company to perform its full duty to the public and prevent a dis- crimination against the coal mines of this state,” Mr. Erb, speaking to Tur BEe correspon dent tonight, said: ‘‘The tendency of legis~ lation iu recent years, both state und federal, nas beeu in the direction of a stricter super- vision of railroad corporations and to check the powers which were supposed in the early ;development of other, ralroad Aystems to reside with these corporations. The - habit of discriminations against individuals and localities, the pro- motion of purely selfish intereste of rail- road officials at the expense of the general public naturally resulted in wbat railroad companies now condemn as hostile legisla- tion. It will be found that every such law was invited Oy some evil which the public found itsel? compelled to correct or check, ‘The action of the Burlington road in refus- ing to recewve from us coal, though full tariff rates were tendered, is just such con- duct as is liuble vw invite more stringent and aggressive legislation, from which 6 with other roads are bound to suffer. Here is a road, directly or through its oficers or some of them, 1 am informed, interested in coal mines o Iowa. Our road, recently Scompleted to Heatrica, finds itself able at a fair living tariff to handle coal from the mines in Kansas, which are nearer the poiuts of consumption than those iu fowa, 80 as Lo deliver it at points in Nebraska on the Burlington system at less than can be done from the lowa mines and vet allow that road the full legal tariff rates from Beatrice to destination—in other words at the sum of the local rates. The Burlington, despouically disregarding the interests of the neople of Nebraska in socur- ing it cheaper fuel sud especially at a time when it is a most important and vital mat- ter and while the distressed farmers are many of them compelled to burn their corn s fuel, refused Lo perform its woral and logal duty,” -4 Western Freight Association Dolngs. Cuicao, Feb. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—The Western Freight asso- ciation spent the day on docketed subjects aud in lining up western rates L0 meet the reduced basis to the Missouririver. It was found that in 8 number of cases the rates had to be reduced more than the 20 per cont re- ductioa to the river, and it is estimated that the total loss 0. revenue, the smount of traftic being equal, will be fully 25 per cent, Iilustrations of greater reductions than that to tue Missours are fid-cent rutes from St. Paul to Omaha and Kavsas city, the former rates being 7d und 80 cents respectively. ot o hip Arrivals, At New York~The Assyrian, from Lon- don; the Willkomoen, from Bremen, At Hamburg—The Scandia, from New York. At London—Sighted: The Obdam, from New York, At Glaseow—The Prussian, from Phila- delphia. At Liverpool—The Rossmore, from Balti- more, e e The Apache Problam, Wasnixaroy, Feb, 21,—Lieutenant Ken- non of General Crook’s staff today submitted in behalf of the secretary of war and Gen- cral Crook @ statement before the house committee on Indisn affairs iv support of General Crook’s propasition to remove the Apache Indians to Fort Sill. Lieutenant Kenuon took issue with maoy of the state- wents made by General Miles and othe: who have objected to the Indisus' removal and quoted extensively from the records of the war department to sustain the arguments NUMBER 243, | he advanced. He snia t woro removed to Fort Sill it would be aimost impossible for thom to crosa the ovatey and | reach their old haunts in . Mexico ad | Arizonna; that the removal s * be made was agroed to by tho presid. *he secre- tary of war and all the major .« als of the army, and they had in the m - ~mohatis vay in thew power called upor voss for authority to right a great wroi « remove what the president, with a full k i wWeoof the facts, had characterized as o rey the nation. MICHIGAN CLUB BANQUL:. A Thousand Guests Tonats Drrnorr, Mich,, Keb, 21.—At the annual banquet of the Micnigan club this evening 1,000 guests, many of national prominenc assombled. Ex-Senator Bruco “The Southern Question.” Ho madean oloquent and feeling nddress, saying the freedom and purity of elections was the burn. ng question of the hour, wnd in stirring words advocated nutional aid to education ns panacea for southern outrages. He ridi- culed tho 1dea of setting aparta territory ex- clusively for nogroes, Senator Pierco of North on the “New States’ speaking of the wonderful — progress of the west. He advised the republican party to legislato for the masses: the fow are alrendy provided for. Hon. John M. Thurston of Nebraska ro. sponded to tho toast “The Man Who Wears the Button.” Thurston spoke feelingly of the old soldiers—generals and privates—and paid 8 marked tributo to General Alger. He said with a republican congross it ought to be possible to keep every party nleige, to rovise the tariff, to protect 1abor without im- posing unjust’ burdens, to completo an honest census, to make @ fair reapportionment, to protect every citizen in his right to live, labor and vote; to ide for the holpless and old, the widows Assemble—The spoke on Dakota spoke and orphans, for the sufferings wud wounds of every man who wore & union button.” Senator Feyo of Maine responded to republican Party.” s MAROHING TO MARTYRDOM. he The Spickardsville Crusaders Brave Arrav. KANSAS CITX, Mo., Fob, 91.—A Trenton, Mo., special says: A train lond of Spick ardsville temperance crusaders and their sympathizers arrived this morning to attend the trial of the ladies arrested for demolish- ing the saloon of Thomas Brady. At the station @ crowd of 300 crusaders were drawn up to receive the martyrs. The Tren- ton crusaders were headed by a brass band and scattered throughout the fanks wero numerous standard bearers who cavried aloft banners and transparencies bearing mottos with appropriate ceremonies. The processioa formed and with sixteen Spici- ardsville crasaders in the place of honor, marched to the opera house, where arrangements bad been mado for a publie meeting, Addresses were made by Rev, J. P. Davis and Rev. B, Loclart of the Christian church, itev. Kob- bins of the Methodist Episcopal church of Spickardsville and by C. J. Ringe of this y. Rev. Cox announced that the Trenton ladies had prepared a collation for the v itors and the meeting adjourned for lunch, At 1:30 Justice Shankln, before whom the case was tried, called the court to order. Tnomas Braay, the owner of the demolished saloon, was tho first witness. He told how nis building had_been wreckca. During the cross-oxamination the defenso questioned liim with the purposg of showing that his sa- loon was & public nuisance and 6ught to have been abandoned. ‘Cha prosecution_objected to that line of ‘eross-examination and pending the justice’s decision on the voint the court adjourned. e THE PEARALTA GRANT CASE. in Commissioner Groff Decides an Im- portant Land Suit, WasniNgroN, Feb, 2L —Commissioner Groff of the general land oflice has rendered a decision in the celebrated Pearalta grant case in Arizona, in which ho holds that no grantof the character ‘claimed was ever made. He decided aguinst the claimant on every point und orders the case stricken from the surveyor general’s docket. The claim has been many years before the de- partment and embraces about four million acres in Arizona. S s The Eight-Hour Question. Cricaao, Feb. 21.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee,|—With reference to the meetings of labor organizations to be held in Chicago and eisewhere tom.rrow Joseph Gruenhut, & local labor leader, says: *‘Washington’s birthday the labor organizations of the United States will everywhere hold mass meetings to disc the pending issues be- tween capital and labot, and especially the introduction of the eight-hour work day. Chicago is the center of transportation and wholesale trade, and it is perbaps impractis cable to reduce the work day of railroud men and of clerks in wholesale stores from ten heurs at once to eight hou: The twenty- four railroads centering here employ about twenty-five thousand men, the three street railwiys about six thousand men, the whole- sale trade in all its branches perhaps one hundred ana twenty-five thousand persons. ‘Lhe telegraph and telophone companics em. pioy about two thousand persons here, All these wage workers would prefer a Satur- day half holiday to u reduced number of hours on each work day.” Pl Mis.i:sipp.'s (ressurer Short, JACKsON, Mi Feb. 21.—A sensation was created this afternoon by a rumor that the outgoing state treasurer, Hemingway, had not settled with the new state treasurer. Atteation wes called to the matter on the floor of the senate and u statewent made that what he had not paid over amounted to $250,000. A committee was appointed 1o in- vestigate, Hewingway bas been treasurer for fourteen years, ‘'he joint committee investigating the Hemingway shortuge had the ex-treasurer before it this afternoon, A member of the committee said this eveniug that Heming- way will probably be able to satisfactorily explain the deficit. o I ] The Weather Forecast, For Omahs and vicinity: Light snow or rain, followed by fair weather. Nebraskai L.ocul snows, warmer, south- erly winds. South Dakota: wind lowa in northern portion, local suow southwest portion, warmer, southerly winy Fair, warmer, southerly LA, A Fata) Epidemic in Texas, New OrLEANS, Ala., Feb, 21.—Au Aurora, Pex., special says: A fatal epidomis is rag- ing here. The disease has been pronounced spinal weningi.is, or spotied fover, and sov- eral persons have aied of it within the last two days. ‘The people are terror stricken and are flecing from the place. An appeal was made to Fort Worth for puysicians und nurses, which was ut once responded to by tne wayor. e Grant d a Divorce. Kansas Crry, Mo, Feb, 21.—A divorce was granted today iu the case of Captain Thomas Phelan agaivst his wife, Alice Phelan, De- sertion 18 the charge allewed and it was shown that Mre. Puelawleft the captain Sep- tember 2, 1588, never returning, The mar- riage occurred fu 1564 Aol An Operation on Young Lincoln LoONDON, Feb. 21.--A succzssful operation was performed on young Abraham Lincoln, the aon of the American minister, by open- lui the abscess und discharging 1ts contenta. It is now thought there is excelleat promise of his recovery. i Gladstone 1. Loxpox, Feb, 21.—Gladstoue catarrh. is il of [T IS NEAL BEYOND A DOUBT, The Kansas Cily Suspeot Betrayfl Himself at Rvery Step. \5h to ‘ HE ANSWERS A DECOY LETTERS The Penmanship foal Wity That of the BIll of Sale for the Jones Stock—A Trunk's Contents, Incontrovertible KANsAs Cr1y, Mo, Feb, 21.—[Spocial Teles fram to Trg Bre. | —The man “Neal” wie sold the Piuney stock in South Omaia has been found, and in him it 1s believed has also been discovered the brutal murderer of Mr, and Mrs. Allan Jones. ‘This fact was established today by Tue Brr's special cors respondent. The villain {8 now in jall and awaits only the requisition with which Chief Seavey of Omaba is speeding 10 this vie videnoe, The correspondent arrived this morning in advance of the chief, who had goue by way of Lincoln and Topeka to attend to the mate tors of requisition. He may arrive tonighs and may be delayed till tomorrow, An carly call at the polico headquarters found that Chief Speers had not yet made his appearance and t “Neal” haa been TRANSPERRED TO KANSAS OITY, KAN., and placed in the custody of Sheriff Bowle ing, to whom also had been transferred ail tho effects found upon his person. The Wyandotte county jail was visited. It was filled with as motley a gaug of cutthroats as the writer ever saw eal” occupied & distant cell, but the correspondent was roe fused permission to talk to kim without an order from the sheriff. The latter was about to be called upon at his offica in the court house when the correspondenty who had a fac simile of “‘Neal's’ peamuane ship, asked permission to write the latter w note and get an answer 50 as 1f possible to identify the fellow by means of his writing. “The juilor consented and the correspondent, who had previously called at the house as which Neal haa lodged for a weel, wrote THE FOLLOWING DECOY “Remo House, 510 Broadwuay.—There ara friends of yours here and want to help you1f they can doit. What do yon want! The man who brings this to the jail will bring an answer buck. Be i ahurry. A FrieNp.” ‘The jarler was gone five minutes and re- turned with the statement that “Neal” was writing a letter and would® be through ve- fore long. At length the jailer mude his ap~ pearance. On the lower half of the sheet on which the corresbondent had written the decoy was found a reply. THE WEITING WAS IDENTICALLY THE BAME as appeared in the bill of sale which *Neal™ gave to B. G. Davis of South Omaha, but the signature compriged the initials ‘9. D. K.” instead of B. D. Neal, with which readers of Tur Bem are familiar from the fact of the facsimile which appeared in its columns shortly after the murder. The hand writing -was. compared with the fac simile 1 the presence of:Mr. Bassford of the Times of this place, and several officlils. The only distinction noticed was the initials were not involved in flourishes. The mur- derer bad seemingly lost his caution, fell into the trap and WROTE THE FOLLOWING “CouNty JAIL—Many thauks, but there is notning. Thanking you for your, kindness, my dear unknown friend, { remain yours, J. D. K. With this conclusive evidence Sherift Bowling was called upon at his office n the court house, He and several of his deputies were shown the fac simile of ““Neal's” writ- ing und that which he had just penned. The sheriff smid that he had not entertained very much doubt from the outset that they had CAUGHT THE RIGIT MAN, but now he wus perfectly satisfied that the man under arrest was the South Omaba murderer., He was then asked to show whav corrob. orative evidence he had in the premises and produced almost everything that has been described in these colums except the horns and shire which were bought by “Neal” in South Omaha, The first which was shown was the dark brown morocco pocketbook with the hght brown lining and seven pockets, which he had bought from Pete Melcher. On the in- side was found the salemark “H 75,” which Melcher told the writer the wallet con~ tained, ‘There was also the littlo red glazed cover memorandum marked “H}{.” From this one puge had been torn out. On another were written the following names: H. A, Swmith, J, B. Wilson and N. ,Allgard, 818 Parkavenue,” No such person could be found at the latter address in this city, neither could the owners of the other names be feund, They are probably friends in Omaha, On the inside of the front cover was written in pencil, 'J, D. Livingston,” the hand being unmistakable, tne initials even more or ate and involved than in any signature thus far scen, Sherift Bowling also produced the receipts of the Central loan offive showing what Neal had PAWNED THREE WATOHES, one on thellith for £ 50, two on the 14th for $15, 8 plan gold ring on the l4th for $4, and the lady's gold watch and chain, which he hud bought at Kolberts in Soutm Omuba, To this chain was attached a Knight Templar charm, which he told the pawnbroker had been given hun. For the last three nrticles he received $20. The number of the lady's watoh movement is 88,26, No reference has thus far been made 10 the private mark of Jeweler Kolbert of South Owmaha, that baving been overs looked by the police and sheviff. The cor- respondent, howeyer, had noted the same, and after some dificuity induced the pawn- brokers to submit the lady's watch for his examination, On the inside of the bevel edgo of the case wero found, us had been anticipated, ‘5 6--2--90." which meaut Kolbert, February 2, 1590, the initials of the jeweler and the date on which he had #0ld the watch to Neal. This universal iden- tification leaves NO KOOM FOR DOUNT that the man who hus hLere boen arrested as Kuton, snd who bus recently been known as Livingston, is the same man who secured hus ill-gotten wealth through the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jones. The attempt of newspaper men last night to ascertain what Neul kunow sbout the South Omaha tragedy haviag proved futil it was decided 1o notify hiw that Davis Blum, Melcher, Mott and Dee would be down tonight and that he might as will tell all he knew about the South Omahs matter, Accardmul'y Sherif Bowling told the juilor to bring Neal or Kuton, as he is here called, to his otfice, gautioning that aid TO BEAKCH THE FIEND 10 seo that there was no koife concealed about bis persom. The follow was