Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1890, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BER:?" UESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1890, 1T WAS A FATAL SLUMBER, An Old Woman Turns Over a Lamp and is Burned to Death. — i BINDER FACTORY AT FREMONT. Beatrice Isiand Agitating for the Rock Extension —A Wyoming Station Man Missing—I.ditor Carson's Whereabouts, Barned 10 Death. ReyyoLns, Neb., Feb, 24, —[Special to Te Bre, |~ Martha Linde, aged sisty-nine years, iving with her son-in-law, J. H. Miller, one and & haif miles east of Reynolds was burned to death Sunday night by the tipping over of a kerosene lamp. Mr. and Mrs, Miller went to church, leaving the old lady at home with a boy nine vears old. During the course of the evening Mri le, while scated close by the table upon which burned o largo iamp, went to sleep and in waking up suddenly tipbed the lamp over, the oil com- vietely = saturating her clothing and filling the foum with fire and smoke. The peroic action of the boy in 8cooping in_ snow with a shovel saved the house from burning and put the fire out on the clothing of Mrs. Linde, but too late to save her kfe. She lived until 3 o'clock in the morning and told how the boy worked to save her. To Secure the tock Island. Beatnicr, Neb., Feb, 24.—[Special to T Ber]—An interesting though not very largely attended meeting was held at the rooms of the Beatrice traveling men’s asso- clation last evening for the purposa of con- sulting upon ways and means to best secure the Rock Island extension from Omaha to Beatrice. Mr. J. L. Tait was made chair. man of the meeting and A. J. Conlee secre- tary. The subject matter was liberally dis- cussed by W, D. Hilland others, and on a wotion of Dr. 1. W. Funk a committee was appointed, consisting of Dr. Funk as chair- map, C. B. Dempster, J. R. Burke, E. J. Roderick, A. C. Jordan, G. P. Marvin and James Kioston, to arrange for calling a meeting of the citizens of Beatrice at an enrly date with a_view to discusslng the ex- pediency of ucing the Rock Island veople 1o make Beatrice the junctien point of the Omuha extension of that route. The unani- mous sentiment of the meeting was 1n favor of the move. After some further inforual talk on the subject the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the special committee herein named. The action of the traveling men in taking the initiatory in this important matter meets with the hearty concurrence of the enter- prismg spiritof the eity, which 1t might bo well to obsorve, is largely represented in tho traveling men’s association, The club has a large resident mewbersbip here, and the club To0ms are about the most handsomely and conveniently arranged 1o the city. The ns- sociation, or as it is more popularly termed, the Traveling Men’s Sociul club of Beatrice, occupy the old board of trade rooms, in the Moody block on Court street. The rooms comprise the entire secoud floor of the building, and consist of several rooms, par- lor, reception, card and billhard roows, each of which are elegantly furnished with all the necessary paraphernalia to make them 8 comfortuble and attractive resort. 'I'he clubat present has a membership of about eighty, all of whom aro residents or taxpay- ers of Beatrice, dled a Loan Company. NEY, Neb., Feb, 25.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—rthe facts in a well develoved swindle have just come to light 1n ‘which one of the loan companies of this city is the loser. Last September a gentloeman representing himself as James Horner of Minonk, IlL., thade application for a loan of $600 on & picce of land near Elm Creek in this county. He had a warranty deea executed to him by Aona G. Horner, whom be claimed was his sister. Ihe ackuowleage- ment was taken before a justice of the peace in the country. With the straight abstract which he presented the loan waus secured. James Horner at Mioonk. Ill., who is the husband of Anna G. Horner, was notified a few days ago of the interest dueon the loan, and ne came here to learn about the wmortgage. The deed proved Lo be a forgery and the man who secured the loan a fraud. His whereabouts are unknown, Lively Times at Verdigre. Verpionre, Neb., Feb, 24.—[Special to Tne Bee. | —Since the opening of Lhe reser vation this usually quiet town has made a remark- able change in its general appearance. Peo- ple who intend to take a claim on the Nio- brara sud Missouri rivers are now finding tho nearest wuy to get there. ‘The conse- quence is that this town is Livelier taan ever before. The reservation begins about six miles north of here and the only wagon bridge over the Niobrara river, buiit by the government some years ago, is about seven miles from Verdigre. This fact is not known as well us it should be, Settlers coming through here cither with prairie schooners or with the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad keep botel men,store keepers and liverymen very bus, Oscen LU Neb., Feb, 24.—|Special to Tus Bae,|—The district court closed hers on Saturday avd was the largest term held here for saveral years, and sirange to tell, it was the only term held here for along time at Wwhich there were no divorces granted. Judge T. H. Saunders, who is clerk of the court, was taken with sciatic neuraigia the first day of court and had to be carried t his home on a stretchier, where he has been confined to his bed ever sluce. There were seven criminal cases before the court und all were disposed of st this term. ‘The most notable case was tha State of Ne- braska vs Davia Reckmeyer. Reckmeyer confined in_jail for the past four months, charged with forgery, but was umunimousiy acquitted by the jury. tobert L. Reynolds of Omaha, w'e 1s genoral agent for the Connectitut’ Fire In- surance company, came up here last 3 and lpn\fl the loss of Theodore Beebe on hotel furniture—the full amouut, without the least quibble. Mr. Beebe will in the erection of a three-story brick botel right away. Rev. P. C. Johnson, D.D., went to Omaha to sttond thie” funeral of Dr. Lemon last week. A Prominent Beatrice Lady Doad. Bearrice, Neb, Feb, 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tux Brg.]—Mrs. Muiy F., wife of Prof. Henry N, Blake, died av ber home in this ity shortly before noou today. The de- geased has been a resident of Gage county since 1872, and with ber lusband bas cons ducted the well koown I3lake preparatory school in this city for many years past. Her husband and oue daughter, Mrs. J, R. Kil- num. survive her, The funeral services 0 place tomorrow afternoon, The solomon Uase, Hasrixas, Neb., Feb. 34.—[Special Telo- gram to Tus Beg.]—The Solcmon case as- sumed & new pusse today upon the arrival of the ofticer from Frontier couaty with a formal warrant for arr est on a charge of ob- talning money under false pretenses. The man wanted bas been in mmng o far, oluding arrest. During the day he gave a bill of sale to u relative of all the stock and tools used in \he business of sn eye specialial, The course of the Frontier county oficer betrays a novice in the busi- ness of pursuing criminals, A Section forcmian Missing, Nunraska Ciry, Neb, Fob. 24—|Special Telegram to Tur Bek|—Jack Williams, a Missouri Pacific section foreman at Wyom- ing station has been missing since last Wed- pesday, at which time he came to Nebraska Clty Lo draw bis salury. He loft the city on bis return home ia the evening, but did not reaoh his destination, Vigorous search bas been made for bim by s friends, but with- mnm and they fear he has met with Harvester Works for Fremont. FReMONT, Neb, Feb. 24.—|Special Tele- £ram to Tue Bes.]—~The Curtis harvester #nd binder cowpany was orgauized here this afternoon with a capital of $100,000. OfMcers were elected as follows: J. T. Smith, presi- 00 president; 4, F. Han- son, secrotary; E. N. Morse, treasurer. The purpose is to manufacture at Fromont a new narvester which gives promise of great suc- cess, Carson w in New Mexico, HuisTixgs, Neb,, Peb. 24.—[Speclal Tele gram to Tur Bre.|—The whereabouts of I, N. Carson, the defaulting newspaper man, have been revealed. He left Hastings for Denver, thence south, aud was seen in Santa Feo Sunday. Letters dated in New Mexico liave been received here from him, His de falcations approach $4,000, with scores of credulous victims whose apparent disgust prevents them from making known their loss. he Front. , Feb, 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnr Ber.|—A special train of live stock was shipped from here to South Omaha today, which makes fifty-five cars of stock and sixty-four cars of grain shipped {rom this point n the last two months, ail in carload lots. besides small shipments, Ainsworth is rapidly becoming one of the leading shipping points in the northwest. Coming Arsswonrm, Nel Off for Portiand. Famrnury, Nob., Feb, 24.~(Special Tele- gram to Tne Bree.|—A spocial tourist Pull- nan sleeper left here tonight for Portland, Oro. It contained thirty-five of the most prominent citizens of Fairbury and vicinity. A large crowd gathered'to soe them off, Tho car goes via the Uajon Pacific and is in charge M. J. Greevy, traveling passenger agent, and A. M. Borry, local agent. Ihe former goos through with the party, bt Mr. Berry will return from Cheyenne. A Ghastly Find. Fresoxt, Neb, Feb. 2t—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.] —Something of a sensa. tion was created here today by the finding of a human skull under the Union Pacific depot by one of the employes who dropped a pencil through the floor and who went under the building to get it. A small aperture at the lower rear portion of the skull shows where a bullet had pierced it. It plamly voints to murder or suicide, but as yet nothing definite concerning the mysterious find has been arrived at. A Mexican Veteran Dies. Prarrsyourm, Neb.,, Feb. 24.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Levi Walker, an old and respected citizen, died at his home in this city today. The cause of his demise was dropsy. He was born iu 1304 and served inthe Mexican war and located in Cass county in 1855. New Hotel at Plattsmouth, Pratravoumir, Neb,, Feb, 24.—|Special Telegram to Tue Ber |—The Riley hotel of this city was opened today. The buiidfeg was built in 1550 and 1s one of the finest in the state. About fifty couple sat down for the feast. A grand banquet will b given at its public oponing 1o it about March 1. Wymore Liquor Sellers Wiysong, Neb., Fob. 24—| gram to Tig Bee.|—Deputy Sherift W. W, Morrison arrested D. H. Noll, M. L. Raw- lins and John Pisar, of this eity this after- noon for selling liqiior illegally. They went to Beatrice at 5:45 to auswer to the charge. Hobb Bo: 1 Over. NEBRASKA Ci7v, Neb,, Feb, 24.—[Special Telegram to, Tk Beg.]—Tho preliminary hearing against Mont. Robb, charged with seducing a girl in his employ, was had today aud he was bound over to the distriot court in $1,000 bonds. STIRRED UP A ROW, A Liberal Minister Denot vivals and Causes a Rumpus. Rocuester, N. Y., Feb. 24.—|Special Tel- egram to Tue Bge.|—A series of revivals has been 1h progress in this city for a month. past, princivally in the Ashbiry Methodist church. A week ago Hev. Myron Adams of Plymouth Congregational church, preached a sermon on revivals, in ,which he sharply criticised them and likened the churches: where they were held to insurance com- panies, who gave converts s religious premium for the safety of their souls, Mr. Adams’ sermon seems to have stirred up a lurge-sized hornet's nest. Sunday morn- ing the Rev, Dr. Jones of Ash- bury church replied to Mr. Adams and preached to & large congregation. He said that the Iatter's ~stutements wero false and his utterances disgraceful for @ Christian minister to make. He then de- fended the revival custom, and coutinued Qy terming the Rev. Mr. Adams as narrow- minded and ll-liberal. He said he was a sort of back-number minister preaching to an “old fogy” congregation, sud hardly de- served the courtesy of a reply, Ha thougnt every one ought to pray for Mr. Adam’s sal- vation, and coucluded in a very excited state of wnind, calling on Mr, Adams to prove his statements, The Congregationalist minister is noted for his liberal yiews and has stirred up other clergymen before, He is the author of the work entitled **Evolution in Religion,” re- cently published, which has caused much comment among critics. — FELL UNDER AN ENGINE, Two Union Pacific Truin Men Receive Terrivle Injuries. EvaxstoN, Wyo., Feb. 24,—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.|—A most distressing ac- cident occured on the Union Pacific at Pied- mont yesterday afterncon at 8 o'clock, in which two of the company’s oldest and most faithful employes received terrible injuries, A west-bound freight train, which was be- ing pulled by two engines, was nearing the Piedmont station, when tho switch lever sprung, causing the shifting rail to lap, thereby derailing the head engine. Engi- neer Lew Carr and Fireman Thomas Hen- shaw saw the daoger and in attempt- g o jump fell in froot of the other moving engine. Karr's left arm was literally crushed to a pulp and his right foot was also badly mashed. ~ When picked uphe was under the driving wheel, and it Was necossary to cut his clothing to shreds 10 order to sécure his releuso from hus peril- ous position. It was found necessary to am- putate Karr's arm, and at a late hour last night the operation was successfully per- formed. Fireman Heushaw in jumping also came in contact with the engine and received a serious compound fracture to s right knee. He is suffering much from loss of blood, and it is very doubtful if he can re- 1t is thought amputation will also be necessary in his case. g DEED O A DEVIL. A Drunken Man Murders His Mother- in-Law, Wife and Two Children, STANNE DE LA Pruape, Que., Feb, 24.—A most atrocious crime was committed in the village of St. Albans yesterday, when Ru - dolph Dubois murdered his wife, wother-in- law and his two children. Dubois had been on bad terms with his mother-in-law for some time and quarrels between them were frequent. Yesterday, after the wsual squabble, he went out and when he returned was drunk, He renewed the quar- rel, and with an axe struck down his mother- in-law, literally hackiog her to pieces. He then gave his wifo u terrible gash on the bead. Then he went up stairs and decapi- tated bis four-months-old vaby and struck o0 the head his son Joseph. Throwing the axedown he escaped Lo the woads, Jln.u the crime was discovered his wife was still alive, but she died after telling the frightful story. ‘The whole village turned out to bunt for the murderer, but he bad a couple of hours the start of his pursuers, aud at last accounts had not been captured. e iyt & ed at 3 Hensxa, Feb. 24 -Judge McHatton of Butte today decided the shrievalty case in Silver Bow county in favor of Sulllvan ( Tt is possible the case will be ap- The judge, after reviewlog the cus length and disposing of the legal Ues, declures: ‘L appears IN THE FIELD O SPORT.] The Uspial Grist of Dally Baseball Nows, THE FIRST WESTERN UMPIRE, McMillan and Corbeck-Vice Presi- dent Clarks Banguetted—Slat- tery and Davis—Mis- collaneous. Vice President Olarke Banquoted. C. C. Clarke, late vice president of the Gatg City Athletic club, one of the deaa fatme, and a hale fellow well met on all oc- casions, is about to transfer his business, that of gas and steam fitting, to Seattle, Wash. His hosts of friends greatly regret his contemplated removal from choir midst, and yestorday afternoon, in testimony of their esteem, a half dozen kindred souls ten- dered him a handsome spread at Little & MoTague's cafe. After the sumptuous re- past, in which blue points, decollete clams, lobsters, celery and the various condiments cut quite a figure, the order was “'Let the wine go round.” And it went. Charlio Flan. ning, tho prospective presid of the ' club above mentioned, delivered a short but feeling address in Erench, which received numerous encores. Mr. Clarke's response was enough, 8o it i8 8aid, o bring tears to the eyes of a potato. Sporty Willie Bill Wagner followed with a few remarks in choice South Omaha, while Billy Thompson, Henry Sharp, Charlie Kosters and Jimmy Lindsay, the champion light weight of the world, closed the after noon's saturnalia with that beautiful old Scotch ballad, “See That My Grave is Painted Green,” the slvery melody of their voices cracking fully one-third of the glass: behind the bar. Wants His Itelease, Presfdent McCormick is in receipt of & let ter from Jimmy Canavan, asking for his re- lease. Ie states that he has a good oppor- tunity to go into business and wishes to re- tire from the ball fleld. This is a chestnu that has been worked until it is threadbare. Canavan has in all likelihood had an offer of & better salary than that which he is to re- ceive from the local club, and takes this de- ceptive method of obtaining freedom from the Omahus. Now, of course, President McCormick has no desire to pre- vent any,young man from going into business, aud he feels kindly towards Canavan, However, sclf-preservation is the first law in Lase ball as well as nature, and McCormick should - deliberate well be- fore taking action iu this matter, He should write Canavan that he will not_be released under any circumstances, but if he 18 honest in his itention to o 1nto business, to do so, but his name will still remain upon the Omaha reserve list, then, if he makes up his mind to return to the diamond, he mustcome to Omaha. Such acourse will not fall in eliciting the facts in the caso, Manager K Dwyer, Dick Dwyer, the old Omaha first baseman, writes his friend Artbur Briggs that he is about to organize a professional ball team in Portland, Ore., to take & place 1 the North- western league, which is to include Port- land and Bast Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Port Townsend and Victoria, B, C. The Portland people are lucky in secaring such @ reliablo aud efcient manager as Dick Dwyer will surely prove himself. In addi- ton to being anhonorable and straightfor- ward gentleman Dick is an old player and understands thoroughly every point of the glorious game. He poss:sses every qu cation necessary to the position he wi and in his hands the Portland team will be well looked after. Dwyer will also open a sporting goods store 10 the city of his adop- tion. % ” Collins Demanda Too Mauch. . After all, it turns out that Hub Collins bus not been secured to play socond base for the Omahas. The alterations made by the young man in the contracy sent to bim by Manager Leonard were so numerous and of such unreascnablo a character that he has been given up, and the Omahas must look elsewhero for a sec~ ond basemen. There 1s vet a chunce to se- cure ICearns of the London, Canads, team, and this will probably be accomplished ers many days lapse. A New Bis: Ball Lhagi DuBUQUE, Ia., Nob. 2¢.—|Special Telegram to TaE Bep.|—A base ball club has just been organized here for memborship in a new and ndependent base ball association. It is to bo cemposed of clubs in cities of castern Iowa ana Illin Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Jolict, Freeport, Rock- ford, Elgin, probably Davenport and Fort Madison are the cities that will $probably be represented, with possibly Beloit, Wis. The Initial Trip. The Omahas will go to St. Louis April 4 for two games with the Browns on the 5th and 6th, Returning, they will stop off at Quiney, 1., and play there on the 7th and 8th. Tho first game on the home grounds will be with the Cleveland league team on April 2 and 3 and 9 apd 10, and with the New “York Gorhams on the 12th and 18th. May Return to the Bull Field, Frank Bandel is having his shoulder treated electrically and thinis that it is certain to recover 1ts old powers. If such is the case Frank will return to the ball fleld. Russ McKelvey and Billy Rockwell both gy that Bandel in his playing days was one of the 0ps that ever stood bebind a throwing arm gave out and of course this destroyed his eMciency as a first class man, Bandel's many friends would be overjoyed to see him gamboling once more upon the sward. For the Championship ot the World. MiLwAUKER, Wis, Feb. 24.—[Spcial to ‘I'ne Bek,|—D. A. McMillen and Jack Car- keek signed articles this aftornoon for a wrestling match, mixed styles, for $250 a side and the championship of the world, which Carkeek now holds. *lattery to Meet Davis. The Gate Caty club is making arrange- ments for a finish contest botween Mike Slattery of St. Louis and Jack Davis, the local heavy-welgnt. The match will be for g’l uu;w of $50) and will come off early in arch. Appointment of West.' S7. PaUL, Minn,, Feb, 24, [Special to Ty Bie.|—West was notified of his appoint- wont today by Seoretary Roche on the Western association umpire staff. Joe Strauss Heard ¥rom, Secretary Brandt recoived a lotter yester- duy from Joe Strauss—the first that has been heard from him since the season closed —stating his satisfaction with Omaha's terms and asking tnat a contract be sent him. He will be signed, A Lettor for Bird. ‘There 18 a letter in this ofice for C. J. Bird, the Omaha catcher, The Bilhiard Tournament, New York, Feb, 24.—The billard tourna- ment was resumed at noon today between Cotton aud Heizer, eight-meh balke line, Cotton won by five points, with an average of 105). In this afternoon’s game be- tween Cotton eight-inch balke sod Sel sixteen-nch bulke, the latter won, Cotton ouly reached 253. Sochuefer's lighest run was 168. Aver: —Bcehaefer, 3030-24; - Cotton, ‘I'he game tonight between Daly sud Ives, both Y]"m. eight inoh balke, was Averages— wou by Daly, lves' score 239. Daly, 30 20-34; Ives, 9 23 24 e e B An Agricuitnral Depository. Waswixaros, Feb. 24 —Senator Vance bas introduced a bill to establish o every county in every stuta iu tho union au agri- cultural depositary under the control of the treasury department in which the owners of grain, coum-.go 0d0, étc., may deposit pro- duce, receiving therefore & warehouse ro- ceipt and treasury notes cqual to S0 per gont of the net g ket valne of the deposit. The deposits fl be redocmed at any time on the payment'tf the sum advanced nod in torest at 1 per cent per annum. A $50,000 ¢ appropriation ishdked to carry out the pro visions of the measure. e i - MUST GO T ALONE, The BurlingtonyWill No Longer Bo Responsiblo for B, & N. Rates. Cricaco, 111,/ FEd. 24, —|Special Telogram to Tk Ber. | —THé Burlington will no longer stand sponsor for the Burlington & North- ern, Hereafter any change in rates made by the Burlington & Northern must be issued by officials of that road whether the changeis on east or: west bound trafiic. Hitherto the Burliugton has issued all the changes in the passsnger tariffs of the Burs lington & Northiern ana some of the freight tariff changes. This has caused much ill feeling among western ronds and allof them oharge the Burlington itself with rosponsi: Vility for tha domoralization caused by the reductions made by the Burlingtou & North. ern, General Passenger Agent Eustis ex plains the former issuance of the tariffs by the Burliugton by saying that it was called for in the contract of the two compauies, the Burlington & Northern paying the Burling- ton an arbitrary rate of §2 on each basson- ger, receiving in return the free publication of its tariffs and the benefit of all the Bur. lington's eastern agents. \Harvest Excursion Rates. Ci1caco, Fob, 24.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The special committee of west- ern lines on harvest exoursions decided today to ignore the recommendations of the Trans-Missouri association and make only five excursion days. ‘Two are in August and September and one in October. The terri- tory is also restricted to Denver on the west. Oue fare for the round trip will be charged. A R iver Asked. Cnicaco, Feb. 24.—A receiver for the In- ternational construction company, which is said to have secured contracts for buitding several hundared miles of railroad in New Mexico and the Mexican republic, has been applied for here by Lawyer Boyle, who claims to be a shareholder. He alleges that President Faurat and his son-in-law, Secre- tary-Treasurer Thaxter, have conspired to wreck the compaoy. A ) WINTER'S LAST EFFORT. A Veritable Blizzard Raging in the Northiwest. Ocoex, Utah, Feb. 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee.]—If the reports from the north and west tonight are to be trusted the bizgest snofWstotm of the winter is now rag- ing. It has laid off every train the entire length of the Utah, Northern & Oregon Short Line. From Granger on the Union Pacific to Pocatello the storm has been in- creasing m fury all day until tonight no effort 18 made to even<take an engino out of the round housa. Several work trains aro stuck and men refuse to face the blinding storm ot any price. On the Oregon Short Line the storm is even worse, while the cold is intense. In extentdt seoms to have started at the coast in Oregon and Washington and swept the northern states and territories as far east as Wyomin, spending its force as it moved to theivast. At Ogden it has snowea all day, but the weather is mild and the snow melts almost as soon as it falls. The Central Pacitic got a traia through to- night. It was 8losed five days last week OWIng to the storms. - This makes almost three weeks the;Central has been closed since January 10.. Superintendent Knapp says the storm at:Truckeo and Reno has ceaved tonight ana no further trouble is ex- pected on that road: s This last blizzard will prove fatal to what few cattle remained on the ranges of Idaho .and Monwana. There has not been thtee-days without a storm along the Orezon‘Sioxt Like for six weeks. ESTex S — A TEN MILIHON DOLLAR DEAL. rlaa =y Henry Villard Jdéévesting Largely in St Phnt'ana Minfieapalis. St. PAuL, Minn,, Feb. 24.—[Specia] Tele- gram to T Be. |1t leaked out late this afternoon that Heury Villard had purchased a controlhing interest in’ the St. Paul and Minneapolis street railway sysiems (over two> hundred miles of “road), the St. Paul gas light company and the Edison " electrio light plant. Mr. Villard has also purchased a large interest in the Meeker Ialand prop- erty, where it is proposed to improve the immense water power mnow running abso- lutely to waste. Mr. Villard was in confer- ence’ at New York for _ three days last week with Thomas Lowry, presideat of the street railway syatems of the twin cities, and Crawford Living- stone, president of 'the gas compaay, Mr. Livingstone returned here last night and Messrs. Villard and Lowry, who are_still in New York, are expected next week, when the deal will be completed. It is proposed to use the Meeker 1sland power to generate electricity for the running of the street cars, the lighting of the two cities and sventually to heat them as well. Messrs. Lowry and Livingstone are interested with Mr. Villard in the Meeker Island project. Several Min- neapolis capitalists are also in it for large sums, The amount of mouey involved in the three great schemes is over $10,000,000. BISHOP WIGGER BACKS DOWN, Ho Will Retract His Edict Against the Public S8chools. New YOoRK, Feb. 24, —|Special Teiegram to Tne Bee.|—Tho circular prepared by the Rt. Rev. W. M. Wigger, Catholic bishop of the diocese of Newark, N. J., condeming tho public schools aud ordering the faithful under his charge to send their children to the parochial schools of the diocese under pain of excommunication, was not received by the Catholic clergy of Hoboken and Jer- sey City last week, and consequently was not read from the altars of the Catholic churches in those citios Sunday, In fact, Bishoo Wigger, owing to tho determined op: position ol some of his leading priests, has roconsidered his determina- tion to anuthemize those of his people who continug to find some virtue in the public schools. ‘He is now exnected to issue a private circular to his clergy in- structing them that under certain conditions aud circumstances members of their flocks may continue 1o patronize the public schools. Sl eiigeded . AN ANTI-POVERLIY VIEW. _— Ho!d ng the Fair in New ¥ork Would Irjure the Laborers. New Youk, Feb, *34.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|—At' #ipeeting held by the anti-poverty socidl last nighy John H, Egelman, who addgpssed the society on the subject of the world'sdair, took the ground that it would be défrimental 10 the intorests of the workingmeg bf this city for the fairto be'held here. ‘The surpius labor of America ana the pauper labor gf Europe would, be de- clared, be drawn hjther Lo aid 10 the work of construction,and wiges would be lowered if not while the faip, was actually in progres: ot least after m? would remain withqut,employment. Hesides ronts would increajecpnd the cost of the laborer's living wouid be higher, Other speakers wok the sage pround. Nebrask Fr idential Vote, Coruampus, Neb., Feb. 22, 1890, —Please say in Tis Bee how anyvotes were cast for the electors in this state at the last presi- dential election. —C, E. Bardwell Ans —Republican, 108.425; democratic, 80,- 553; union labor, 4,226; prohibition, 9,420; total, 202,032, whion, multiphed by 5%, ac- cording 1o the established rule, would indi- cate a population, at the time of the presi- dential election, of L114,470. Lot L b A0 Thirti-Kieht Workm en Burled. HAMBURG, Feb. 24 ~Tlg iron cupola of the Flora cuncert ball fell today buryln&flny- elgnt workmen, ive were taken out dead, elght seriously injurad aad five others ars missIvR, R — Buraed 10 Dearh. Bavixe, Kaa, Feb, 24—Mrs. Haker aund her oight-year-oldeson weut to o stable Wil lantetn last night and accidentall 1o the hay. Hoth were burned to it eath. THE SOLONS AT OLYMPIA, Washington’s Senate and House of Reprezentatives. . SOLID MEN OF THE STATE. Queations of Importance Which They Will Consider at This Sossion— Complications Prosented by the Railroad Problom. The Washington Legislatures Ovrymria, Wash,, Feb. 20.—|Special to Tus Brr.]—The ages of senators of the Wash- ington legislature range from twenty-eight to sixty-two years. There is but one over sixty, six are over fifty, tweive over forty, twelve over thirty and thres are under thirty years of age, Henry Drum, a banker of Tacoma, who came from Nebraska six years ago, and who is the only demoorat in the senate, is among the latter. Thero are among the senators s1x lawyers, five bank- ers, four merchants, four real estate doalers, threo farmers and two lumbermen. The rest are implement doalers, fruit growers, coal miners, grain buyers, bop raisers, stock growers, salmon packers and so on. Their residence in the territory has been from two 1o thirty-seven years; and of theentire num- ber nineteen, or more than one-half, have been residents of Washington less than ten years. Now York, Ohio, Indiana and Iili- nois sent nearly one-half the numver. Tho senate is a younger body than the house. There are seveoral good speakers outside the ranks of the lawyers, and the manifest dis- position is to transact the public business within a reasonable time. . The house of representativee numbers seventy members, of whom forty, or wiore than one-half, were soldiers in the c!vil war. Among them are fifieen farmers, eight prac- tising lawyers, four doctors, three real es- tate dealers, three fruit rasers, three lum- berwen; the rest are fishermen, merchauts, miners, insurance men, capitalists, loggers, enginoers, builders, cattle dealers, hotel keepers, physicians, butchers, clorks, ed: itors, printers ana so on. Six were from New York, six from Missouri, five from Pennsylvania, four from Indiana, three from Illinois, three from Oregon; the rest were from Massachusetts, Virginia, Vermont, California, Kentucky, Maine, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Now Hampshire, New Jo! sey and Michigan, Two were born in Wash- ington territory, one thirty-seven and the other thirty years ago. Of the members, one is over sixty, ten are over fifty, twenty- nine are over forty, twenty-four are over thirty, and two are less than thirty years of age. The speaker of the house, Mr. J. W Frighan of Spokane, Falls, came here from KKansas only two or three years ago. Asa presiding officer be is extraordinarily quick, accurato and expeditious in nis decisions and in the transactioa of business; as a speaker on the floor, he is by far the best in the house, ' possessing qualities which av onco convince and captivate, There are soveral ofher good spoakers. Evans, Geoghegan, Nims, Grubbs, Plummer, Jud- son, Monthrie, Gandy and Graut, and sev- eral others who talk well. There are eight graduates of literary colleges, besides sev- eral of extensive reading and varied knowl- edge of the world. While not up to the average of technical skill und legislative shrewdness found in the older stutes it is doubtful if any state legislature has possessed more commou-sense, industry and honesty, than does this. There is, in a word, in both houses a wonderful amount of good, hard, practical “horse-sense.” The compo- sition of thelegislature, as of the constitu- tional convention furnishes a striking illus- tration of the fact that the uew state is a creation of a popular government. The peo- ple of the stato it 1 said will not average five years.residence here. Neither the speaker of the house nor the vice-president of the senate, who is from Bellingham Bay, in the extreme northwest, has been' a resi- dent of Washineton for two years. The legislature met in Novembor last, but nearly a month passed before the business pegan, To this date, two months and f, there have been thirty-one bilis which have become laws by the signature of the gov- ernor. But few of these are of general n- terest. Six provide for the expenses of the legisiature and constitutional convention, and others relate to the organization of the supreme and - superior courts, Of the re- mainder, those of general interest are those compelling employers to furmish seats for female employes, for the prevention of de- ception in the sale of dairy products, pro- hibiting the making of a forfeit out of public moneys by officer or their agents, for prose- cuting public officials by information, and for preservation of salmon and other food fishes 10 wators over which the state has jurisdic- tion. The bill for the codification of the statutes hus been passed, by wnich Mr. Lair Hill, a prominunt constitutional lawver of the state 18 appointed to take charge of the work, which will consume a year or two. ‘The inain question on which action will be taken, in which readers of Tus Be will feol iuterest, relates to the disnosition of the tide lands, the disposal of the school lands, and that of railroad legislation. 1n regard to the tide lands,Ishould explain that there is on the shores of Puget sound a sixteen foot tide, and that the tide lands in regard to which legislative action must be taken are those mainly which lie in frout of Tacoma, Seattle and on the extonson front of Billingham bay, the latter comprising some three cr four thousand acres. These lands are worth from $500 per front foot up to & much higher figure. They are the sie necessarily of all the manufucturing, storage and shipping interests of those growing oit- ies. It is oxpected that the state will receive from them an income which must always in- crease suflicient to pay all the expense stute government for all time to come, They will become more und more valuable as time goes on. The decision of the commissioner of the general land office and of the secretary of the interior, in two cases which have been made up will soon be given, and it is ex- pected will settle finally important questions. that have arisen, The state of Wash- ington in ita constitution msserts its own: ership of these lands, The logisture ic what 5 may do will proceed on the assumption that tho state has a perfect title to the tide- lands, and the most it will attempt will be to recognize certan equities by which the riparian owner and the present ocoupants of these lands will be rendered secure in their original rights. ‘The question of tho disposivion of the school land of the state is one of great and ressing importance in Mebraska; the school lands are generally leased for a considerablo number of years, on the just assumption that they will be improved by the labor and care of experienced farmers. But here in Wash- ington the Tla-tmn assumes sn _altogethor different phase, and the wise and necessary licy will be for the disy 1 of the school rloudl in absolute ownership. A very large portion of the school lands west of the Cascade mountains are valuable chiefly for their timper; to lease them would result in the distinction of what gives them value, Other portions, more particularly in the eastern section of the state, are vaiuable for their water privileges, which can be utilized only by the eonstruction of irrigating ditches and the erection of mills. No mere tenant can afford to construct ditchos for irrigation, build wills and make other substantial and expensive improvements voless he has a final and clear title to the lands, There are hundreds of little streams valuable for pur- voses of irrigation and willing and machio- ery. In eastern Washington a large portion of the productive farming lanas lie among whe “Mounds,” as in the Palouse reglon, which are themselves worth- luss for all purposes; & large poruion . is fitted only for grazing; and in order that these lands may be rendered profitable those who occupy them must have water rights that are perpetual. Hence the policy of the state, east as well as west of the Cascades, must be totally different from ‘that with which Nebrasks is familiar; the state must dispose of all title to these lands in order first to protect itself, and order secondly to insure to the occupsnt a sub- stantial retarn for bis improvements. “Ihe raitroad questioa i Washington, too, possesses aspects very different from those which characterize itin Nebrasks, Kunsas, Town and 1ltinois. There railroad building is inexpensive and the whole country is equally susceptible of cheap and profitable cultivation, But Washingtou is penetrated from north to south by an lmwmenss moun- tain chaig, the Cascade range, which is from seventy-live w0 8 bundred wiles in width, & hundred miles from the seaconst, and through which it 1 impossiblo to con' struct a railroad excent at the Columbia Tivor and at two or three other points fur- ther north, Thon there aro the Olymuic mountains in the northwest, the Blue moun= tains in the southeast, and through the north ranges of mountainous hills, all pre- senting serious obstacles to construction and to profitablo operation. ‘The country at lurge is sparsely settled. Stort lines have value only as they are fooders to transcon- tinontal roads, ‘The Northern Pacific apen t millions of doilars in getting ovar the Cas- cades. The grade is very heavy, an ex pensive tunnel had to be constructed, and the operation of the road for more than a of the Cascades, 1t costs $400 and are to clear the land of stamps and bouldors and render it fit for any use. The construction of com mon roads through this forest primeval, where the mud is almost as objectionable as the stumps ana where the country can be rendered passablo only at the expenso often of $1,000 a mile, 18 a matter which caun_be borne only by & numerous and wealthy commynity, Tho general disposition of the legislature, therefore although its members are nearly all of the distinctively “grangér’ elemont, is, simply as a matter of nocessity and self interest to treat the fow present railroads fairly and liberally and to do nothing to lessen the influx of eapital and the building of additional roads in every pos- sible direction through the rough forest country and along the waters of the sound north to the Canadian border. The gentle- men with whom I have conversed with on this subject belong to what are in Nebraska known as as “anti-railroad men,” and a fow of them of a pronounced type. They all agree that if the legislature was able to know what is right wnd_proper it would pass a law fixing rates. But the best men among them are at a loss to know what is right, feasible and proper. This disposition therefore is to troat the railroads fairly, not to err in the direction ot harsh aad oppressive measures, but to exercise prudenco and not in any manoer or any measure to lose control of the railroads, and to permit no violation of the righta of citizens, The feeling, as one expressed it, is that the state has full au- thoriuy hereafter to go to any extent that circumstances may reauire; that ‘the peo- vlo are bigger than the railroads,” and that nothing shall be done to permit the railroad mauagers to got a grip which cannot bo shaken off. The feeling now is that no laws regulating transportation in detail will be enacted, and most certaivly none which would deprive a railroad of any just rights. The probability is that a rairoad commis- sion will be created—notesuch a colorless and powerless affair as that of Nebraska— but & body with power fully to handle vhe matter in'a manter to protect the business and the interests of private business men and of the general public. It will be so coustituted and empowered that 1t will bo able promptly and perfectly to preveat any flagrant violation by the raiiroads of the rights of producers and shippers, and to rerder impossible all diserimination. *This legislature,” said one of 1ts most prominent and influential members, who “is known as an out-and-out anti-railroad man, “will not enact legislation hostile to the railroads; we are not yet in possession of data which enable us to say what a rail- road ought to charge; we must first have more facts, and these will be gathered and presented to us for the next legislature by a railroad commission, with the right aud the authority to iuvestigate and discuss tho matter m full D. C. B. - A BIG UNDERIAKIN Ogden Canon to F Manufacturing Qapey, Utah, Feb, 24 —| to Tur By completed today for the construction of un immense power dam 1 O, n wihich will be sixty feBt high and built of so sonry, raising the eatire river to that h 1t will be used for the purpose of gene power for manufactories. The dam cost when completed §35),000. Dammea for will Contracts were to have been let today for the construc- tion, but two contractors arriving from Denver, Neville and Wood, each asiing for a littlo additional tiwe, the contract will ba awarded Friday. ‘The dam is being built by C. E. Mayne, of Omaha roal estate famns, and San F'rancisco capital is backing it. Toe same corporation will also build the biggest woolen mill in the wesy here and have pur- chased the ground near the power dam for its location. Considerablo intcrest has been created here by the discovery of a very fine clay for fino.pressed brick, draivage tiling and crockery. The clay was found within the city limits and was quietly bought up by a syndicate. This-moruing it was announced that a cowvany with £100,000 had been formed and would at onca proceed to put in a plant for manufactus all ki of drainage tiling, crocker) view of the fact that the city mude appropriations for a complote system of sawerage, this discovery is regarded as opportune, as it saves an immenso freight bill. The promoters say they will, start up with contracts for ten millions of pressed brick from Ogden contractors and forever put an end to the shipment of St. Louis and Golden pressed brick to Utah. e FLYNN'S P CULATIONS, A South Dakota Cou Treasurcr $12,000 Behind in Ris Accounts. MircneLr, S. D., Feb, 26.—{Special Tele gram to Tme Bee]—Public Examiner Blanchard has just returned from the Black Hills, where he examined the books of the rer of Custer county, suspected of embezzlement. He says a defalcation exists of $12,000. The money hud been misappro- vriated duriog the whole of Treasuror Flynn's term, but the work had been done 80 well that no suspicion was aroused until the middle of the present month, Plynn had made regulur semi-annual reports to the county commissioners, His vouchets were flled and examived and tho cash sctually counted at these settlements, and they seemed accurate and satisfactory. Reports of the recoipts and disbursoments had bean made to the couuty auditor, who carefuily kept all the books required by law. As late as February 6 the auditor thought Flynn all right. The report of Flynn's failure in bus- iness led Blanchard to make an examination. It is thought that the dellciency can be col- lected from his bonasmen, Blanchard savs be found nothing to throw suspicion on the county commissioners or the suditor. e A TREMENDOUS WAVE. News by Courier From the Hassay- ampa Dams. ProBNIXVILLE, Ariz, Feb. 24.—A courier just arrived from the lower dam at Hassay- amps reports that a tremendous wave came down the Hassayampa about 2 0'clock Satur day morning and that thirty-four men lost their lives at the lower dam where they were at work. They were all whites except three Chinese. The courier reports the town of Wickenberg all right. The loss of life in the valley between Wick- caberg and the dum may not be known for some days, but it is without doubt consider- able, and the number may possibly reach thirty or forty. The courier states that the upper dam had undoubtedly broken and cars ried the other two dams below down with it. The loss of properiy iu the daws ulone will amount Lo about §800,000, e HOW DID THIS GEr OoU1? The Senate Will Investigate Execu- tive dession Leaks. WasuiNgToN, Feb. #4.—In the executive session of the senate this afternoou the pub lications of the secrot sessions were consid- ered. The practice of discussing wpomina- tions bebind closed doors was criviclsed by soveral senators as un-Awerican, At is un- sl however, in accordance with Dolph's resolution offered several days ago, that it was decided to make sn inquiry luto the method by which the mewspapers se- oured their information in regard to the pro- ceedings of the executive session. R Bond Offerings. WABKINGTON, Feb. 24.—|Special Telegram to Tur iek|—Honds offerod: $7,100 at at 81085 nhundred miles 18 vory costly. Kast of the Cascades scrapers and plows do not sufice in the making of a ramlroad: there is a great deal of volcanwc | rock outoropping at the surface which has to be cut through. \vest | IN THE COMMONS, Morley on the Report of the Parnell Commission, Loxnox, Feb, 24.—In the commons Morloy gavo notice that hio would offor as an amend mont to Smith's motion that the hyuse should adon: the Parnell report, a motion that the house reprobates the charges as the graveat and most obvious falsehond. based upou calumny, that have ever Lcon mado against any of its members, and whilst exprossine satisfaction at the exposure of the evii doors rogrots the wrong infl cted und the suffering | and loss endured throuxh thosa acts of fla | grant iniquity. Lewis, the momber for Antrim, notice that he would move that the deplores that Dillon and O'Br other membors had been declared partics to u treasonablo consiracy : thut Parneli and many others had boen declared parties to a criminal conspiracy, and that the hou tho conduct of ‘such members as emnation, Sexton moved to adjourn. His purpose was to call the attention of the house to the gave illegal violence used by the Irish executive and the police outrages during the Clongorey evictions, Balfour said that Sexton appeared to think that victed versous ‘should be al- lowed to o the law with impunity, lcunmul\-1.m|un|, should bo chary of tho use of viol mathods of eviction, vet if it was once admitted that tho law might bo defled, whenever resistance was baoked by a powerfui conspiracy u most injuriors blow would be struck at the order im | prosperity of [reland Sir Charles Russoll maintainod that the government procedure constituted system that could wot long stand beside that of a country governed wccording o consttu- ples. Tho dospotisni of Balfour gored the poace of the cours try. I'he house voted against tho motion to ads journ by 196 1o 154 Chn rlain's Charge, Loxnoy, Fob. 21, —Thoro is a greal deal ¢f agitation i arliamentary circles over tho allegation made by Chamberlaia in a letter to the Times that the Gladstone p made a bargain with the Parnell prejudico agreeing to ab lic schools fo rish subport on other things. Morely and ton have bean interviewed on the subject and deny any such compact. Rt/ DEFENDS HIS BILL. Windom Stys the Siver Measure is Not a Make-shif, WASIINGTOY, Feb, 24.—Secrotary Wine dom, beforo tho house committee on coinage, weights and measures today, in regard to silver coinage, deciared that nis bill was framed to meet in the best way he could des viso the present financial condition of the country; disavowed all_charges that the bill was @ mere make-shift; that its author did not beliove in 1w und that it was brought forward to defeat some other measure. Mr. Windom took up in order the objections that had been mudo against the bill. The matter of exclusion of foreign ores he covered in an amendment to the first section providine that every bar of silver imported must be stamped “forcizn,” us must also such burs when remelted ' or refined. This pro- viso is elaborated and penaltios for failure etary a vided to comply ther The sec nswered 10 a coneise othe and suld he was c the m uld meet all the needs wiih- out endungering the interests of the coun- try. v would absorb e surplus silvers and thiereby vut up its pri Ulie operations of this bill would tend to raiae the prico of farm products. Froo comage would roduce silver below its pre: alue, ‘This il would increaso the cireulution of the coun try by $20,000,000 aunually . 2 Tt E A TEE DEADLY WIRES ©Cause a Picrre M Scaffalg to Fall from a 1 Brenk His Hip .. PIERRE, Spaetil Tele. gram to ovefng a man named Petzl K. Jozyj, workmg on a scaffold at tue electric light works, came in contact with n wire on whié “the curront was tu , which stunned hun afd “¢aubed him to fall a good distance, breaking both thighs, Erom ths story ho telly it appears he is a Russinu fagitive ana has been impli- cated in many anarehistic plots in thut coun- try among whica was one two years ugo 10 blow up the czar. Ho also names several high state and wilitary oMciaia in that country who wei ncerned in tne same plot but bave ne: 2en arrested. The mas thought be was about to die from his acci- dent which brought forth the ubove coafes sion. Law and Ocder L gus. ToroNto, Peb. 24 —Ihe Law and Ord r league toduy clected C. nney of Chi- cago presidont. Among the vice presidents are J. P. Ramsey, Ilinois: J. B. Olin, Wi. consin; L. D. Coli C. Nourse, 1oy 0. H. Leayitt, D Seoator Moody South Dakotu, An Ice Houss Co lnp AsnLaNDp, Wis,, Feb. 21 —The Superior ice at Kast Bayficll col One mun was fatal’'y others more or less injor: d. ‘I'he building contained 250,000 poundas 0. i o, Death of a Prominent Kentuckiar. Lovisvitie, Ky Colonel Jobn M. Burbour, a well known business man and politician, died here today. Colonel Bure lmull' was & direct descendunt of Zachay ‘Laylor, POWDER Absolutely Pure. 'ITis powder never varles. A marvel of purity strength and wholesomeness, More economical than the ordinary kinds, and eannot be soid by competition with tue ‘multitude of low tess Bhory welght alum or phosphate powders. Suld Gniy tn i .. RoYAL BAKING POWDER Ca., b . 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