Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 1, 1890, Page 1

— — NINETEENTH YEAR. 1N THE OLD KENTUCKY STYLE | Ex-Congressman Taulbee Shot by a Newspaper Correspondesnt. THE FEUD OF LONG STANDING, Exciting Scone in the Honse Corridor Between Two Residents of the Blu State ~The Scrious. Grass Wound 8hot Through the Head. WasniNaroy, Feb, 25, —Ex-Congressmat Tauibee was shot through the head in the corridor of the house of representatives at 1:45 this afternoon by Charles F. correspondent of the Louisville Times. Both men are Kentuckians, Taulbes hav- ng been a member of the Forty-ninth and F'iftioth congresses. The trouble was caused by the ex-congressman pulling the corro- spondent’s nose for publishing a certain stotement in regard to him, Taulbee, whose wound is very s been taken to the hospital. Kincaid has boon arrested and. ddged in Jjuil, charged Wwith ussault with iatent to kill, Taulbee was removed to his boarding house, and 1t is feared his wound will prove fatal. Kincaia is in the New Jersoy avenue police station, near the capitol, a physical wreck from nervous prostration and rocking to and fro, while low moans come from his lips, Both men are well known throughout their state and this city and the occur rence soon stifled interest in all legislative matters. Members forsook their desks aud gathering in little knots arank in eagerly all the reports con- cerning the shootin, The Kentucky mem bers immediately went to the assistance of their former colleague and had him carried to his home, A call of the house had just-been ordered shortly after noon today when the two men met for the first timo sinco the trouble be tween thom originated, when about u year and a half ago, in the publication by tho cor- respoudent of a notorious- scandal affocting character of the congrossman, caid sent in his card to see the Kentucky member of congress and was waiting at the east door leading into the floor of the house, Taulbee, who had a business engagement with Congressmun MeCreary and several others, came out of the house while Kincaid stood ‘in the outer doorwuy and walking ub to hua said a few words in’ an undertone, ndistinguisnable to the doorkeeper. 1t 18 said that the lie was passed. The door- keeper, who was in tho act of closing the door, a8 is customary on a call of the house, theu noticed that Taulbes, who is large framed and muscular, grabbed Kincaid by the lapel of his cout and with a strong grasp hold him, while he said: “Kincaid, come out into the corridor with m The reports which flew about the capitol stated thut the ex-congressman had pulled the correspondent’s nose or ear, but the doorkeeper, who was standing thero, demed this. Iincazid is a small, slightly built man, suffering from iliness and some nervous ail~ meat. s reply to Tuulbee’s mvitaticn to come out into the corridor was: *I am io no condition for a vhysical contest with you. I i unarmed.” Taulbeo responded that he was also un- armed aud the men were separated by friends, Kinemd calling upon an ac- quaintance from Kentucky 10 bear wituess 10 what bad occurred. The doorkecper vainly endeavored to get the men out of the way 80 that tne doors might be closed, but was prevented by Taulbee, who declared that he had a right to enter. Taulbee and Kincaid went their ways, the former into the house and the lattér, it is supposed, after o pistol, for, as be stated, he haa none at the time, About 1:30 o’clock members and friends dining 1o the restaurant were startled by the sharp report of o pistol. They rushed out und soon there wus an_excited crowd surrounding o man holding his head, from which blood was flowing from the right eve, Congressman Yoder, physician us well an politician, und Dr. Adams were near at hand, and under their guidance the wounded man was removed to his home. Kincaid made no endeavor to escape, « Kincaid says that Taulbee has boen hound- ing Lim for more thun a year past and sev- eral times jnsulted him, He circulated stories that he was a coward and afraid to mect him (Taulbee), These reports, in his nervoas state so overwrought him that he hardly knew what he was doing. e also understood that Taulbee had threatened him with violence. Toduy he assaulted him and pulled his nose and car, and this was more than he could endure. Kincaid was seen by an Asscciated press reporter tonight. He declined to make any statement for publication furtber than that the statement that he approached laulbee from behind and fired without giving him warning was absolutely false, This state- m ntis also denied by others who were near wiien the shot was fired. It 1s stated by Kincaid’s fricnds that Taulbee repeatedly assaulted bim, besides using extremely in- sulting language towards him, From the number and promimence of the people who called at the station this evening to offer aid, it is evident that Kincaid is not without friends, At the hospital the reporter was told by the doctors who wore in attendance upon Taull that their patient's general con- dition was quite favoravle, and he was doing even better than could have been reasonably expected, - Disgric ful Scenes Repeated, SuamMokiy, Pa., Feb, 28.—~The scenes yes- terday wero repoated today at the session of whe Evaugelical conference. Afier a period of intense excitement and turmoil a resolu tion declaring Uishop Esher an improper person to preside over the convention car- ried unanimously over Esher's protest. Bishop Esher refused to vacate the chair sud the conterence went into scoret session Lo consiaer the charges preferred against mivisters, the bishop romarking, *Now we shall examine others.” rious, has A Miser's Miserable Death, BostoN, Mass., Feb. u8.—|Special Tele- gram w Tue Bek |—Chavles Turts diea in tho midst of filth in & repulsive riom in the rear of 75 Boyeston street, Cambridge, last night, He was fully eighty-five yearsold and estimated to be worth from $40,000 to 00,000 Tufts had lived in his den with scarcely any of the most commonplace com. forts of life, ile had lived in Cambridge six!y five years, and accumulated bis wealth W shoemuker aud paper carrier. B A Home for Working Womon Cuioaco, 1L, Feb, 23, —|special Telogram to Tur Bee. |—Plaus for the erection of a $20,000 boarding howe for young workiug womeu have been adopted by the Youug Women's Christian association, The new buildiog will be built on Michigan avenue, aud will have a frontage of cighty feet and sccommodations for 3ib young wowen, ] . Ma ylund’s Gov roor Approves. ANNarouis, Md., Feb. 28, ~Governor Jack- son today approved the act redistricting the state. Five out of the six congressional dis- tricts of Muryland ure now couceded to the democrats, o i New 8t Louls Bridee Completed, St Louvis, Mo., Fob. 25 —Tie new mer- chauts’ bridge was completed this evening. The approches, it is thought, will be fu- I:Iln»: sud the Lridge opeued ' for business el 1, OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1890. LEGISLATURE, SOUTH DAKOT The Prohibition Bill Finally Passes the Rouse, D, Feb. 24.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—~Ta the house today a petition from a farmers' alliance in Brown county, headed A do nothing body,” was read, which took the house to task for their slow way of doing business, and recom mending the passage of certain laws. The house probibition bill with senate amend- ments came up for final passage and was adopted entire as amended in the senate by avoteof Y0to 20, A few amendments of the senate are as follows: Fixing the date the law goes in force on May 1; reducing the several flues for violating the law in ch case one-half, as well us the term of imprisonment provided. It went to the gov- ernor today for approval, and he will prob- ably sign it. It is not what the prohibition ists desire, but the best they could got. In the senate a bill passed fixing the limit of the jurisdiction of county courts at_§500, over which a hot wrangle ensued, fnally compelling the president to call them to order for personalities, and making the ten minute rule on debate the order hereafter, The re mainder of the day in the senate was con- sumed in discussiug the appropriation bill, which was scaled down fro 3 what it passed the touse to suit the economical ideas of the senators. Tho amounts allowed ia this bill for the running expenses of the state the coming year are fully one-half less than what was allowed lust year, and the various state nstitutions will * suffer greatly in con- sequence. At the night session of the senate the ed- ucational biil was up for *discussion. The debate bocame beated, and finally a row be- tween Senators Erickson and Huntley was only averted by the sergeant-at-urms, They disputed about certan matters in the com- mitteo on educational bills relative to the township and district systems, when ok- son walked across the hall and made a show of enforcing hia arguments against Huntloy by force. Tho affaic causes great excite- ment tonight in state and legislative circles, Huntley is a preacher. Pierne, S, South Dakota Regents Appointees. Prernr, S, D., Peb. 28, —|Spocial Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The following appontments on the educational board of regents were seut to the seuate today: Governor Mel- lette, Alonzo J. Idgerton, Mitcholl, nine years; P. I. McClure, Pierre, nine yeat: A. 13. ‘Smeadley, Millbank, six years; W. Stanley, Hot Springs, six years; R. Stanley, Hot Springs, six years; R. S. Hewitt, Ipswitch, six vears; * R. O. Brandt, Brandt, Paul Landman, Scotland, three years; D. L. Talcott, Clark, three years. CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY. Hamilton Shidy Teils How the Law Was Disregarded. WasmiNgron, Feb. 2 The civil service nvestigavion was resumod today. One .of the charges against the commission consid- ered today averred that Roosevelt secured the appointment of Hamilton Shidy to a place in the census buro; n it was known that Shidy, an officer of the eivil ser- vice commission, us secretary of the board of local examiners at the Milwaukee postofiice, liad persistently and repeatedly violated his outh of office in muking false certitications and 10 not reporting violations of the civil service law. Shidy being called, said he had filled the position of secretary of the local examining bourd at the Milwaukee postofiice until July 1 1580, Nominally he had entire charge of the books and papers of tho board, although actually he had not because the papers were not always in his possession. There were irregularities in the board in 1888, He did not report them, as it was his duty con- structively to do, though not actually so, he continued as he regarded his duty to the postmaster to be paramount. He had made some certificates of persons for appointment inaceurately. Tt was made a part of his duty as clerk under Postmaster Pavl to torture therecords so asto make some certificates improperly. The certifications were not made to conform to the rules and regulations of the civil servico. Paul bad free access to the list of eligibles, contrary to law, and the witness did not prevent him because ho could not gainsay the wishes of the post- master, and because his oMicial hfe would have been atstake. There were also in- stances in which examination pupers were revised by the direction of the nostmaster so as to change the percentages of the ap- plicant. On cross-examination the witness said that he never sought to conceal the state of uffairs in the examining board, but sinply did not bring them to light. = Ad- journea. e The Laad Investigation. WasmiNeroN, Teb, 28.—The nouse com- rittee on agriculture this morning resumed its hearing of tho proposition to reguiate the manufacture of lard and lard compounds and place the latter under the control of the in- ternal revenue law. Representative Stewart opposed the proposed legislation and said the Farmers' allinnce of Georgia was also op- posed to i W. J. Curtis, representing Fairbank & Co.,, Chicage, sumuied up for the manufucturers of lard compounds "and W. W, Kimball of Boston addressed the committee on behalf of the promoters of the pro posed legislation. Ho said that those who stand with bim were befors the committee asking for relief from tho unfair competitors of manufacturess who until o few months ago placed upon the market substitutes for wholesouie and pure food product, selling them for the genuine article itself, If it hud not beon for those past prices of manu-, facturers of lard compounds and which’ there 18 now nothing to prevent them re- turning to, the mauufacture of pure lard would have been much larger thao it is and fully equal to the demands of the people, Colouel Brigham, waster of the National grange, patrons of husbandry, said tho farmers believe thut they sufféred from the sale of adulterated and impure articles as honest lard, aud thoy want to ba pro- tected, Rowland and Stewart of the Penusyl- vauia state grange presonted resolutions from that beay usking congress Lo pass such o law or laws as are necossary to secure to the people of this country pure fool. Aud- Journed, . e Murderer Vail Has a Hearing. Sr, Louis, Mo, Feb. 28, —The preliminary examination of Charles . Vail of St. Louis, charged with the murder of his wife, Finnie Stattery Val, at Old Mouroe, St. Charles county, is 1 progre»s at St. Charles, Jerome MeAtee, uncle of the dead woman, testified s to the circumstances of the shoot ing and expressed bis firm belief that it was not accidental, The most damaging part of the testimony of Mr. McAtee was to the effect that when be heard the report of the pistol Mrs. Vail screamed and smd: “Charlie, you have kllled me,” Vall replie “'No, Fan, it struck the wagon wheel, Mra. Vail when taken to the house and laid on the bed moaned: “Oh, my God what have I done to be shot!” To 'this Vail respouded: “Nothing Fan: you're too Food a girl to b shot.” The witness then swore positively that Vail showed no feeling about the death of his wife, not even offer- g to send for medical wid when she was dyng. There was quite a sensation tonight when it was discovered that mportant papers bearing upon the case were missing, proba- by stolen, but by whomw tuere is no evidence 10 shiow, R uthorizes a Pontoon Bridge. Wasningroy, Feb. 25, —Representative Hayes of lowa wntroduced a bill in the huse today to authorize the construction of & vonioon bridge across the Mississippi river near Davenport. A Young Staihio Changes Owners. Franguiy, Pa., Fob, -Miller & Sible, bave purchased from . ¥. Coe for #7,500 the three year-old stallion, Condugtor, by Zlectioneer, daw Sontag Mubawk. AREDUCTION BY TRE ST, PAUL Rates Between OChicago and the Missourl Hit Pretly Hard. REASONS FOR THEIR ACTION. An tmportant Arrangement 13 the tween Pacific and the Chicago, St. Fanl & Kansas City, ssouri Rudely Distarbad. Coaco, 1L, Feb. 25.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee]—The disagreoment among the passenger departments of the western roads which has been in a comatose state for two months was this afternoon rudely disturbed. The St Paul hit the rate be- tween Chicago and the Missouri river a nnmber of blows from which they will be slow in recovering. Not content with this the St. Paul Introduced a now factor into Missouri river passenger affairs, viz: sccond class rates. Hitherto the rates, first and second class each way between Chicago and Council Blufts, have been $12.50; to Omalia, $1 Kansas City, $12.50, and Sioux City, $14.70. The new rates made by the St. Paul are: Chicago to Council Bluffs, tirst class £10.00, second class $5.00; Council Bluffs to Chicago, first class $3.00, second class £.00: Chicago to Omaha, first class #10.25, second class $3,25; Omuha to Chicago, first class £3.00, sccond class £5.003 Chicago to Kansas City, first class $10.00, second class $5.00; Kansas City,_ to Chicago, first clas $3.00, second class 8,00, All these rates are to take effect March In explanation of the reduction the St. Paul issues the following announcement: *'At the time of the fivst reductionsin pass- enger rates betweon St. Paul and Minneap- olis and Chicago by the Chicago, Burlington & Northern in January Inst, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul company would have felt obiiged to make a corresponding reduc- tion to Missouri river points but for the hope that such reduction was only temporary., The reduction was not justified by any com- petition that existed without the control of the interstate commerce law, and therefore if vrolonged would necessarily compel this Sompany. to take hold of that provision of the law which for- bids unjust discrimination between locali- ties. Contrary toour hopes, the first re- duction has been followed by a further need- less reduction, which brings the rate down from $11.50 first class and 39.00 second class 10 $7.00 first class and $4.00 second class, ana affects not only traflic between the termi- nals, Chicago and St. Paul, but also between the most important local points in eastern Minnesota and Iowus and western and cen- tral Wisconsin, Missouri river points from Sioux City to Council Bluffs, Omaha, St. Joseph and Kan- sas City demand correspouding reauctions in tariff rates and from Chicago. No justifica- tion exists for continuing to discriminate against these localities, inasmuch as there is no competition of Jines outside the control of the inter state law suflicient to justify such reduction n one part of the territory with. out regard to another. Moreover a rate that applies to eithier one of these gatoways has an effect upon all the others, and regular tariff rates are made upon this basis, There- fore when reductions are made the samo principle must apply unless special reasons 0 the contrary exist. ‘‘Under these circumstances, and for the reasons above given, the Chicago, Milwan- kee & St. Paul railway company has de- cided to give immediate uotice to ail parties to whom such notice is_required to be given, of a corresponding reduction in the passens ger rates between Sioux City, Council dluffs, St. Joseph and Kansas City and Chicago and corresponding reductions required by law Dbetween intermediate stations on these lines.” ‘The facts of the above were gathered too late to inquire what the other roads would do, but of course every line affected uiust meet the rates, although the St. Paul will be the only road which can quote them on March 3. The reductions and the accompanying explanation are abundant proof of the fact that all the Barlington’s competitors are determined to make that road father the actions of the Burlington & Northern. 'This 1s the real beginuing of the struggle which began before the col- lapse of the Western States Passenger asso- ion, An Important Dicker. Cuicaco, Feb. 28 —(Special Telegram to Te Bee]—A deal between the Missouri Puacific and the Chicago, St. Paul & Kaun- sas City has just been quietly consummated which will have a largely disturbing influ- ence on existing conditions between the Mis- sour: river and Chicago. It also empha~ sizes the enmity aroused toward the Burling- ton by the actions of its alleged offspring, the Burlington & Northern, The Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs is the brancn of the Burlington runaing from St. Joseph to Kansas City, Since the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City was buiit by President Stickney his road has also beon using tho Kansas City, St. joseph & Council Bluffs us its Kausas ~ City connection. A week uago the latter road sent an_agreement to ull con- necting lines, which if signed by all would rive the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City of any connections at St, Joseph. The op- portumity was seized by the Missour: Pacitiv, which saw the immense advantuge to be guined by a combination with a roud having lines to Chicago ana St. Paul. Accordia u trusted official was dispatcied to President Stickuey with a proposition for his road to use the Missour: Pacific tracks to Kansas City and to iuterchange traflic in the same asdo the Union Pacitic and North- western and the Rock Island and Atchison, The proposition was accepted by President Stickney and the deal became operative to- day, the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City runniog through trains for the first time over the Missouri Pacific tracks to Kansas City. ~ The Rock Islund has made terws Wwith President Stickney for the use of the bridge across the riverat St. Joseph. 1tis not yet kuown to what extent the lines will exchanze trafic. The Missouri Pacific has heretofore buen on intimate terms with the Alton ana Illinois Central and used them al- most entirely as its castorn conueciion s, Excursi ¥ 4t 1 srelers. Ciicaco, Feb, ‘The 2 neral passeazer agents of western roads have agre d to run ascrics of so.called home-seckers’ excur- sions to tho west, beginning in Apil, at a rate of one fare for the rourd trip, plus $5 for points west of the Missouri river, A New Line to 'Friico. Sr. Pavl, Minu, Feb. -1t is reported that President Hill of the Great Northern projoses to run & hne from Anaconda, Mout., direct to San Francisco. Surveyors for the Great Northern are renorted 1o have made a discovery which will revolutize railway travel in the northwest. The dis- covery Consists of a break in the Rocky wountains near Mary's Fork, which thus opens the way ioto a rich and 'fertile coun- try through which the road will penetrate. Bought by azsyndicare, Cuicago, Feb, 25, —A. M. Baonister, the civil engineer who constructed the railroad in Guatewals, which, it is sad, is to be carried across the country from ocesn to ocean, said today that be bad received re. liunle advices that it had been purchused by a syndicate of wealthy American cavitalists, believed to be the owners of the Southern Pacific railroad, He thinks the Southern Pacific company is really the purchaser, 1t is vuderstood that tho work of completing the road across tho country gwiil commence at once. Buuuister's iuformant is of the opinion that C. P, Huntiugton suggested and urrauged for Lhe trausfer of the proporty, TIRED OF BEING SLANDERED, Hon. Burke Rochs Makes the London News Eat Humble Pie. [Copyright 1500 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxpox, Feb X [New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—For a couple of years the Hon. Burke Roche of London, who married a daughter of Frank Work of Now York, has been annoyed by the receint of scurrilous letters and postal eards from New York and sometimos nearer home. On Tuesday the Londoa Evening News said that Mrs, Roche had instituted divorce pro- ceedings in New York. Roche instantly de~ manded an apology, which was made, but failed to satisfy him. He said that it the News did not publish an « abject apology and give 200 guineastoa London charity he would sue for libel. Tb News printed an abject apology today and promised it the sum was cut (down to 100 guinoas to give the nome of the writer. The News s partly owned by Harry Marks. Roche agreed and was iuformed tiat the writer was an Ameri- can gentleman, many years a resident in London. Rouche said today that he was tired of being attacked underhand without cause, and would have no more mercy on slanderers than they had on him, —_—— The ‘‘Prince and the Pauper." [Copyright 1800 by James Gordon Bennett.) Loxvoy, Feb. 28—{New York Her- ald Cable—Special to Tur Beep.]— Frohm has stated that no arrangements have yet been made for the production of the “Prince and the Pauper” in London. He is having the play rewritten and is look- ing for a child heroine for the dual part in London, bat today it is announced that Mrs. Berringer, by arrangement with Chatto & Windus, Mark Twain’s publishers, has al- ready produced a version of the play for copyright purposes, and will produce it at the Gaiety the first week in April, with her daughter Vera in the title role. ——— Still in a Critical Cond tion, Copyright 190 by James Gordon Bennett,] Loxpo Feb. 28. New York Herald Cable—Special to uE Bee]—Abraham Lincoln still lies in & precarious condition. The American minister said to a Herald re- porter: “My son sgems to bo recovering from the shock whfeh followed the severe operation. He is vory feeble today. He has slept calmly, but we cannot, however, speak with any degree of certainty, as his condi- tion continues critical LABOUCHER SUSPENDED, Expelled From the Sommons for Mak- ing Charges Against Salisbury. LoXNvoN, Feb. 28.—Labouchere spoke to his motion of inquiry into the Cleveland street scandal, which hud been made a part of the regular order for today in commons. He alleged that the case presented an official attempt to defeat the course of justice. IHe detailed the facts of, the scandal and con- tended that the sentence of nine months im- prisonment for Veck was itself a scandal be- cause of the inadequacy of the punishment to the offense committed. The treasury officials, having full knowledge of the whole affair, had refrained from prosecuting Newlive and Veck ustil Sir Stephenson Blackwood, secretary 'gf the postofiice, had insisted upon taking acsion against his own subordinates; the postai employes involved. Then, finding themselves, compelled to prose- cute these two men, the treasury ofticials de- termined to prevent the exposure from going any further and tried to bush it up. When Hammond fled to Belginm the police pro- posed to secure his extradition. There was no legal difficulty in the way of securing his extradition, but Salisbury, through a treas- ury ofticial, wrote declaring he could notask for extradition. Hawmond, beinganformed of his dunger in Belgium, went to Amer and in all this, as t informa- tion and otherwise, bhe was as- sisted through Newton, solicitor of Lord Arthur Somerset. I'ie object of the government was to bunt Hammond beyond the range of extraditi When the chief of police reported to the treasury the evidence in the hands of the police involving Lord Somerset and others the treasury ordered the police to aesist from watching the case, and Somerset obtained at the Horse guards four months leave of dbsence to enable him to quit the country. But he did not quit the country, and _Salisbury, being mformea of this through Sir Dighton Probyn, stated that @ warrant would beissued, but he caused this decision to become known to Lord Somersol's commanding offlcer, through whom this in- formation was conveyed to Somerset. Thereupon Somerset fled. Somerset was not only allowed {0 resign his commission and leave the army as an honorable officer, but at this moment he. is still a magistrate for two counties, The two men now in prison are poor aud obscure—their highly placed confederate unmolested. Labouchero said the charge was plsin enough. It was Salisbury and others who criminally con- spired to defeat the onds of justice, There- fore he askea the committee to inquire into his allegation, Webster, attornoy lieved the house would there was notv a shad these Jisgraceful charges. suppose that Salisoury cials could have an intefost to retard the pros- ecution of this case, fi conclusion he said he himself had direct authority to contra- dict the allegation that Salisbury had spoken to any one regarding the issue of the war- rant, Labouchere said he wouldgnot accept Web- ster’s assurance, nor did he believe Salis- bury, whose denials ware obviously uutrue. The chairman ruuufilwd Labouchere to withdraw his words callfog into question the veracity of the premier, Labouchere declined and the speaker named bim for suspension. Upon division l.lu.‘\’gullmnl(flu was carried by u vote of 177 to 96, g Labouchere, In leaviog, said ho regretted the fact, but his consaence would not allow him to say that be believed the denial of Salisbury. [Cheers {ron the Parnell party. | Smith demanded thatfhe house express an opinion on the motion, ¥ notwithstanding its withdrawal, and should say the motion was improper and the charggs fulse, ‘The vote against Lubouchere! 163 to 80, T, P, O'Connor, continuing the debate, said he knew the name ‘ef Labouchere's v~ formant and which Labouchere had offered to wive Webster, and it sas one that carried conviction as Lo the correctness of the state- monts thay had beon migde Smith asked O'Coundy to give the name in the interests of justice.p: O'Connor dechined u the name bad been 1m) dence. Other members hav mittee of inquiry, Smi government dealined against wnom there to be plloried end gibbeted and perbaps ruiued for “life. He claimed the Judgwent of the house on Webster's an Bwer. The motion to report progress was lost-— 202 to 84, Tho chairman then put Labouchere's amendment proposing a reduction of the crodit @nd Smith moved the cloture. This the chirman declined to put, ‘The aiscussion contjpued and finally under cloture, proposed by puother member, La- bouchere's nmendmort was rejected, Labouchere’s suspensiow is for one week. - The Wearher Forecast, For Omaha dnd vicinity: Fair weather. For Nebraska—Fair, warmer, variable winds. For South Dakota—Fair, slightly warmer, varisble winds. For lowa—Fair, slightly warmer, variable winds, oneral, said he be- greo with him that of foundation for 1t was absura to or the treasury ofii- motion was the ground that ed to him in confi- demanded a com- oa beball of the t allow persons was Do evidénc: DOCTOR GREEN'S DISCOURSE. The President of the Weatern Union on the Postal Telegraph. OPPOSES WANAMAKER'S SCHEME The Excou of the Great Octopus Aries to Belittle the lan of the Postmastor General, ive Head The Proposed Postal Telegraph, WasmiNGrox, Feb, 28.—A number of por- sons interested in postal telegraphy nssom- bled this morning to listen to Dr. Norvin Green, president of the Western Union tele- graph comnany, Postmaster Goneral Wan- amaker, Attorney General Tyuer and repre- scutatives of tho different telegraph com- panies wore present, Dr, een began his remarks by discussing the merits and de- merits of European governmental telograph systems, He said that while in instances their charges were lower than those 1n the United States, they wore conductea ata loss. He presented a table showing that domestic companies haa 13,000 stations and handled over 60,000,000 messages annually, a8 against 53,000 stations aud 173,000,000 messages m the rest of the world. T'he Western Union controlled ten-eclevenths of this business, Its stock was heid by 8,550 persons in the Umted States. Dr. Green believed that The United States gov- ernment hiad no business with the manage- ment of the telegraph. It could not manage it as cheaply, it could notdo it better, and noue of the senders of telegrams had asked it. It was proposing to make a rate of oue-half of the cost of sending messages aud the deMciency would have to be made up by 57,000,000 people who did not use the telegraph, The receints ot the New_York oflice of the Western Union included $700,000 annually from pool rooms and sporting places. " A largo class of telograph users were stock brokers and speculators. Were thosc the peoplo who were to be protected { Wore those the people in whose intorest the people were to be taxed! 1f the government wanted to o into the telegraph business it it should buy it outright. It should not try to fix losing rates for oxisting companies, That woula‘not be fair w the stockholders of the Western Union. The government would need twice as mauy lives as were now in oxistence 10 do business, Here was a scheme presented to go to 447 postofices, where there was a free delivery and where there wero abundant telegraph facilities, This was the way the postmaster general proposed to supply the needs of 58,000,000 people. This was the entering wedge of o movement to break down the present com- pinies and estabiish a complete government telegraph, and against that he protested, Dr. Green then made a comparison between the American and English telegraph, and contended that our rates were in reality (taking into account free addresses and sig- natures aud the enormous area of torritory coverea) much lower tbhan English rates, and yet it was proposed to reduce these rates arbitrarily still lower. It would require 21,575 miles of wire Lo make a single connec- tion at the 447 places comprised in the post- master general's pian, aud to do busiess, practically, would require not less than 100,000 miles of wire. At press contracts the rental of this'wire would be $3,600,000. Whoever undertook to do business over this system would do it ata l0ss. In this country there were more telegraph offices thun postoftices in the older part of the country. 1t was 50 per cent greater and yet Great Britain owned both the telegraph and postoffices, Did that look as if the Western Union s not keeping abroast ot the timest In Notth Carolina the Western Union bad teleerapn ofiices that did not pay 25 cents in gross receipts. At the 447 places numed in the postmaster general’s plan as telegraph offices the government owned but 104 postofiice buildings. It was becoming a grave question @s to whether it now profited the Western Union to continue its contracts with the railroad combanies, Originally they wero sources of great reve- nue, but now the railroad business was in- creasing to such an extent that it was doubt- ful if the telegraph company, which haandled their business free, did not 16se by the agreo- ment. ‘The chairman asked how much of their business the Western Uuiou did in the free delivery cities, Dr. Green replied that about 80 per cent would cover it. ‘That business was more largely ropresentative than the remainder of their business, as it would include the great money center of the country., ‘T'he chairman said it was proposed to pay the operators out of the 2-cent charge for the postage stamp. He would like to know what the operating cost was. Dr. Green replied that a close estimate placed it at 8 cents per message; in cases of fong distance mossaon 1t ran up to 9 cents, The average compensation of first-class oper- ators was 875 per month, The chairman wished to know how the rates suggested by the postmaster general compared with the present rates, Dr. Green replied that generally they were two-fifths lower: in case of long distance messages they were one-half lower. The Average message Was twenty-one words, in- cluding addresses and signatures, It was preferavle to continne the system of free ad- dresses to insure accurate delivery. Under the FEnglish system, where tho address was charged for, the addresses were cramped and the messages frequently failed in deliv- ery. To the broad question as to how the postmaster general's plan wppeared to him as & business proposition, Dr, Green said that of course it could be carried out, but the business could not ba done by the government or a corvoration at & profit, and somebody would Lave to muke up the de- ficiency, Representative Crain wished to know why, if the bill was impracticable, Dr, Green and the restof the postal telegraph com- pantes appeared here to contend against it, Dr, Green replied that 1t was a serious matter for them. They did nov wish to ba placed in competition with the United States treasury—the government could afford to ear & loss, Mr. Crain—But the bill doesn’t provide for that, Dr. Green—1t will bave to provide for that. You will be asked for an appropria- tion within a year. Mr, Crain remarked that if no company would contract with the government the bill could do them ao harm. ‘T'he chuirman at this point interfered to say that Dr, Green didn’t appear at his own equest but at the request of the committee. But the doctor continuing his reply to Mr. Crain’s query, said: “Why is 1t that the British government, having had its tels graph systom for twelve or thirteen yeurs, paying the operators half our salaries, with @ system placed in an open country in @ small area, thickly populated, costing about one-quarter of the cost of our system 10 main: tain—why is it that government has resisted the attempt to lower the sbilling rate! Aund wby has the postwaster general, aftor ro- sisting the attempt for a year and a balf, finally agreed to only a slight reductiont” At was because the recoipts of the system lacked 100,000 of paving the interest on the cost of the plaot at § per cent r. Auderson, veforring to the postmaster general's bill, said that it did not contem- plate the payment of large salaries Lo offi cers. Dr. Green dryly responded that if he wanted to do telegraph business he wouid have 1o pay somebody to look after it and pay them well, too. After all, what mat- tered atf A salary of $0,000 per annum swounted to a charge of about one- tenth of ‘s cent a message on the Western Union’s busioess. If the postmaster gen- eral's rates were adopted by the Western Union, its receipts would fall just $3,000,000 below the expenditures every year, At this point the committee agjourned to meet Loworrow, when Dr, Greea will con tinue Lis statement. AT THE FAlk AR 3 The Committe. " «pt Busy Receiving Visits and (or sratuiations, CricAGo, Feb. Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—~The v s fair headquarters prosentod today a ¢ ,muation of the scene at the city hall yesterday Mr. Jeffery and Secretary Crazen hold a leveo all the forenoon receiving the visits and congratulations of many prominent cit- izens who found it inconvenient to attend the public demonstration. At tomorrow's meeting of the executive committee will bo discussed the necessary preliminary work for perfecting the great enterprise in hand, One of the first to be done will be to hold a mo subscribers to the stock, offeot & t organization and take stops toward corporation of the association, The actual articlos of incorporation will probably not bo really applied for until after final action shall bave been taken by congress. This delay will be really a saviog of timo, be- cause there will be uo changes necessaty in what might be called tho organic law of the association. Avblications for space by the hundreds continue to re tho leadquarters, They are of every kind and quality and include everything from a locomotive to the motal poiish used to clean the brasses o it, In- tending exhibitors do not seem to under- stand that no allotment of sbace can bo mado until tho space exists, Whon the pians for the different departments and building shall have been finully wgreed wpon and it is known how much space for exbibition pur. poses there will be for diswribution the work of alloting room may be commenced. Some one at St. Louis sent to Mayor Cro- gicr a rubber stamp with which the St Louis world's fair seal had been made. “The gentleman wrote on a letten head of tho St Louis worla’s fuir headjuarters to the effect that ho sent this stamp to Chicago, St. Louis having no further use for it Tho letter was signed, “Veni Vidi and got left,” Alroady determined opposition 18 being manifested against any scneme likely to monopolize the lake front for the purpose of an exposition site. Warren Leland, the willionaire hotel man, said : “L am opposed to any proposition to hold the world's fair on our lake frout, and what is more I will fight it for all L am worth, The luite front beloas ta the peoble and is the one breathing spot that can bs reached by tho masses who lve down town, It uust bo reserved by the people at any cos W. V. Bemisis of tho sumo mind about this matter. He says: “Tam opposed to turning the lake front into a place for peanut stands ard leaving the peoplo to et fresh air on Clark stroot. Lgive public notice that 1 shall rosist to the things 1g of the nporary the ia- uLWost any atiempt to build stractures upon it, be they either temporary or permanent.’ = ) THE ALASKA SEAL LEASE. Captured by the North Ame Commercial Company. WasnINGTON, Feb. 28.—Seeretary Win- dom has dirccted a lease to be made with the North American Commercial company of New York and Sun Francisco for the exclus sive privilege of taking fur seals upon the 1slands of St. aul and {3t. George, Alaska, for twenty years from May 1. The company rental of $60,000 for the islands, ana in addition to revenue or tax 2 laid upon h fur sealskin Lo and shipped by it from the islands, the co pany will pay §7.025 apiece for each' siin far as way'bo practicable npd consistent with the interests of the company 1t will en- courage the dressing, dying aud marketing of sealskins within the:United States, The annual revenue to the government under this lease on a basis of 100,000 seals per annum will be about $1,000,000, as against 300,000 under the present lease o the Alaska Com. mercial company. o A BREAK IN Th can lease So MONOTONY. An Old Soldier Causes a Litile Ex citement in the O.tawa Commons, O77AWA, Ont., Feb. 28.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.)—The usual monotony of the proceedings in the house of commons was broken by the behavior of & man in one of the public gallerics. Sir Adolph Caron, minister of militia, was explain ng bis con- duct in regard to the claim of u pensionor named Hubbell, when the latter from the gallery shouted out that the statement mido by the minis! was a lie. He raised such a disturbance that the aergeant atarws forci- bly ejected him. Hubbell was an hospital sergoant of the northwest field torce and was badly wounded during the rebellion. He now receives 0ts ver duy but wants a larger pension, being a cripple.” Sir Adolph said in the house that Hubbell had threat- ened to shoot him if his claim was not im- mediately atended to. The Ridean Hall Martt Orrawa, Ont, Feb, 25.--|Special gram to Tur Bre |—The Rideau penditure was discussod again bafore the public accounts committee today. W, Hutchinson, clerk of the works at Rideau hall, said that an inventory was taken in April, 1886, which was accepted by Lord Stanley’s steward, who checked off the linen and stone, china and glassware and kitchen utensils, but there was no inventory taken between these times, No official of the public works department had taken any in- ventory since, If the hall was stripped of all its goods there would be, therefore, no means of knowing it. He was asikea if the government had not purchased thousands of dollars worth of furnituve, and repiied that littie or no furniture was purchased since Lord Dufferin’s time, ‘Theold furniture was there, He kept no regulur account of tho Roods received since Lora Lorne left. He kept only bills, None of the goods pur. chased for Rideau hall had ever veen sold, He could not swear, but he be ed that all the goods in the hail in 1852, when he first * went there, wero there yet He got his present position in 1575, but took no ivventory of the goods and could not suy positively that the ‘koods there then were still there. Hon. Mr. Fostor said be didn't know thal anything iwproper was beivg done, but there were rumors to that effect wit the last two or three months. The action had been taken in the wmatter atthe suggestion of the governor general himself, It wus propes that all the furniture, coing, ete., sbould have tho government mark upon | it. Mr, Ewart, assistant to the chief archi- tect, submitied a statement from the public works department showing the annual ex- penditures on Redeau hall from the confed- eration of 1850 to have been #340,000. The matter was then dropped for the present, L Big Ilinois Breweries Sold, JH10AGO, Feb, 25 e, W. B. Meaney of Chicago was asked tonight as to the truth of the statement that he had Just signed for the English syndicate pupers closing thepurchase of three breweries at Peoria and othiers else- where in Illioos, He endeavored to evado iujurios, but tinally admitted that his signa ture had closed a deal iuvolving several mil- lions of dollars, aud that the purchase was completed. Tele: hall ex Pavtially D scrove by a Oyclon», Kosciusko, Miss,, Feb, 28, —~The town Carthage was partially destroyed by a clone yesterday, 'he court house was first struck and unroofed, Several residences wera demolished, including C. P. Brennan's, The Brenvan family. usband, wife and children, were buried in the rains. All were severely wounded, one of tLo children bay- ing died since. of oy- R The Missing Briber in Mexico, CuioaGo, Feb, Detective Pinkerton reports that while 1n Texas o few days ago be wet an old Ubicago gambler, who told bim that be had seen Johu Graham, the miss- g Cronin briber, near Chibuabus, Mexico. = ] 250, NUMBER NADE A FULL CONFESSIO, Joe Shellenbarger Tolla What He Kuows About the Jonos Murdor, ARRESTED AT NEBRASKA CITY. Neal's Accq Back to By Dete plice to aha This tives K and Bobout, Be Hrought Morning rrigan Shellenberger Arrcsted. Detective Horrigan and Oficor Bebout of this city have been in Nobraska City for couple of days, and last night arrested Shellenbergor and got him Shelleaberger is alle Joo in w sweat box, *d Yo have made n full confession, and suys that he knows all about Neal and the Jonos He lived formerly in Iowa, his right name is Fuller Shellenb murder, and but he 18 known at his Towa home as Joe Gray, and was the man arrests or, d with Noal for: horse stealing, He donies ever having beon in the Stillwater penitentiary, Shellenberger has been i Nebraska City for the last two weeks chobping wond on an island, He almost famnted when arrest, and could answer fully an hour. placed under 10 quostions for He was taken to a room in a hotel and guarded, no one being allowed to sce him, and overything was kept secret and close. Horrigan and Hebout gccompaniod Chief Abboy, will take Shellenberger to Omaha on the early Kansas City train, by Shellenberger is a cousin of the notorious Lee Stelienberger, who was lynchod here a few years ago. He has a and several brothers, S fhe Ciacinnati Flood, AT1, O., Feb. 28, —\Wildly extrava- gant ideas of the extent of the flood in Cin cwnati prevail in some places. The fact is that so far the only serious inconvenience arises from the flooding of basements and and cellars in the business and manufactu ing houses that lie contiguous to the river. T'lio fuct that the aporoach to the Central Union passenger depot 18 through the bed of the old White Water canal causes the aban donment of that station when tho water reaches fifty-five feet. It also interfores with access 10 some of the freight depots ana interferes with freight trafiic to that extent, but no passenger trains have been stopned At 10 0’clock tonight it twas feot 6 inches and rising at tho rato of one-half un inch an hour. Under existing conditions the river at this point is not likely to reach b7 feet, and by tomorrow at midnight will prob- ably bo stationary and by Suuday falling. All this is conditioned upon excmption from heavy rain in the Olio valloy durfue the next two or three days. Tho interruption to bus- iness by the preseut flood is complete so far a8 tho river trade is concerned. Steamers cannot pass under tue suspension bridge, nor can they receive or deliver freight. The present state of water creutes no excitement here. Louisvitue, Ky., Feb. 28.--The river is still rising here Lilf an inch an hour, (v has forcad a number of manufacturing estab- lishments on the river.front to shut down, Tonight 1t stopped raiving and turaed quite cold, and a fall of water is oxpected. Rail- road communication is being reestublished. widoied wother Heavy Snows iast of Us, CHICAGO, b, 23,—A light fall of snow oc- eurred last night, It began again this morn- ing and at 110'clock 1t was still falling. The loea) signal service reports the storm ex~ tended over northern 1lhinois, Towa, Wiscon- sin and Michizan. Thus far the fall of snow bus not been great, the heaviest point bein © at Green Bay, Wis, where it is twelve inches deep. AUSTIN, Tex., Feb, 25, —A “northet vailed vight and the mercury down below. Growing corn, fruit and vogetables are generally destroyed, causing scrious loss to farmers, Hundreds of fi trees loaded with fruit were killod. JANESVILLE, Wis., I storm waged here yosterday and part duy. About one foot of snow fell, drifted badiy and caused much delay to railroads, GALISBURG, TIL, Fob, 28.~A blizzard pro- vailed hiere last night and the snowfull badly drifted. The temperature was below ‘zero, ' pre- went oats, Ice Gorzed Near Kansas Olry. KANsAS Ciry, Mo, Feb, 28.—It is reported that one of the worst ico zorges that bas formed in the Missouri river for muny years is now located sixteen miles avove Kansas City. The water is bucked up almost twenty feot benind the gorge und fears are oxpressed of a flood when the ice goes out unless the immense volnme of conflued water can be drawn off gradually. The Vun Aiken land reclamation company and the Winner bridge company, both of which have worlks under way in the niver, stand in tho greatost peril. They will attempt o open up a chane nel through the orge by the use of dyna- mite, Cold Weaiher 1 Mississippl. CRYSTAL Spiixcs, Miss, Ieb, 28—A norther set in lust night, toright thore is u heavy freeze, which will cause great damuge to the extensive truit and vegetable growing interest of this viemity, Straw- berrics were beginning to ripen and peaches were blooming, Loulsiana Lev Lake Provibescs, La 28, ~The of tho Fifth aistrict are belug badiy od by the wind and water, but the peo- arge believe they can hold them, A report has been received of the killing of two whites and one negro in Chicot couuty, Arkausas, while attempting to cut the leyees last nignt. — Wite Murderer Hawes Hanged. Memviisy Tenn,, Feb. 25 —A special to the Evening Scimeter from Birmin ghawm, Ala., says that Richara Hawes, the wife wur- derer, was hunged at12:20 p. m. He stated while oo the gallows tuat John Wiley did the killing and was paid $200 for him by his services, The crime for which Hawes paid the penalty was the murder of his wife and two children, May and Irene, When the body of his wite and that of May were found—Tues- days December 4, 1888—the public wus in- flamed to a state of frenzy. The jail was storifed by thousands of persons determinod nch the murderer, The sheriff ordered thew back, und as they would ot obey him @ gun was turned upon them, resulting in the death of five promineut persons and the wounding of wmany more, - - Kilcott Reported Caprared, PortiAND, Ore, Feob. 23.—A renort reached here this evening that Sherft Del- ger of Winlock arrested Silcott, the default ing cashier of sergeaut-ut-arms of the hous this afternoon at Toledo, a town an the line of Northern Pacific betweon hore and Ta- coma, ‘T'he report aays that Silcott has been palining himself off as an engineer iu the ploy of the Southern Pacific company. riff Delger started for Cheballs with the prisoner. il Socialists Suce2ssrul, BeRLIN, Feb. 25.--Roturus from & nuwber cetions show that the soclalists were essful i @ nusber of cases. of