Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1890, Page 2

BOUND TO- BAVE THE ROAD, A Large and BEntbusiastic Mcoting Held at Superior. OMAHACITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE Some Ronsing Epecches Made in Favor of the Line—dudge Gaslin A saulted By a Lnwyer, An Enthusiastic Meetine, Sveknion, Ncb, March 1 1 Telegram to T Ligk.|—A large and thusiastic meeting in the interest of Omaha, Superior & Southwestern road held here last evening, in which de of the boards of trade of Lincoln, Fremont and Superior, Neb., and tions from Cawker City, Mankato, Osborne, Jona and Downs, Kan., participat Hon, C. K. Adams was ¢hairman and Iwin J. Murfin secretary. The Kansas dele gates presented a carefully tabulated statement of the products of Kausas, Hon. Kuclin Martin, Secrctary Nason and X J. O'Connor of Omaha, President R. H. Oakley and Secretary A. Atkins of the Lin- coln bourd of trade and J. H. McUlay, presis dent of the Lincolu real estate exchange, and E. N. Morse of the Fremont board of trade set forth the commercial advantages of their respective cities. Judge Clark A. Smith of Cawker Uity, Kan,, stated that the people of northern Kansas wanted an outlet to the markets of Omaba and Lincoln and a short route t Chicago; that good subsidies conld be voted; that their only market now was Kunsas City excent by a long baulto Chicago and & Louis: that Chicago had been their principal marketfor their live stock; that they had a fine coun- try, terule in its character and ripe for the road: that they would promise Lincoln ana Omaha a good passenger and freight traffic. R. R. Hays of Osborne county said that he wanted an outlet to Chicago via Omaha; that four of the counties on the line could not be surpassed in the state for products and lve stock and would do anything in their power to extend their commercial interests with Nebraska; that they could not ship their products because they did not have adequate railway facilities; that the people of Kunsas wanted the Northwestern railroad and must have it Hon, G. 8. Bishop of Mankato, Kan., also strongly urged the united efforts of the Lincoln and Omaha boards ot trade to se- cure them & Nevraska market and short line to the east. Ex-Congressman Lewis Hanbeck of Kan- 8088 said that while Knnsas had no influence ‘with railroads they had a rich territory and only ons way of getting out of it; that on the line there were 15,000,000 bushels of corn in their county wauiting for shipment and cars could mot be got to ship inj that they wanted to zo to the world’s fair ot Chicago via Lincoln and Omaha, ana that they intended to go that way or not_at all; that they could vote fine subsidies ail along the line. Artacles of the Omaha, Superior & Southern railway company were prepared and signed. ‘T'be incorporators are James Stephenson of Omaha., J. H. McCoy of Lin- coln, F\. P. Bennott of Superior, Neb.: R. R. Hays, Osborne, Clark” A. Suth and H. B. ' Wooabury, wker City, S C. Bowles. Mankato; F. L. Hound, Ionia, Kan, The line runs from the Kauasas line near Superior, Neb., through Jewell, Smith Osborne, Mitchell, Russell, Illis, Rush, Pawnee, Ness, Hodgeman and Iord counties, Kansas, to a_line in Ford county, The principal place of business is Cawker City, Kan. Capital, £4,000,000. This road is almost an assured succes: ecial on the was ons Omahn, gelega A Unwyer Forgets Himself, Hastras, Neb, March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne BeE.|—A sensational scene was enacted at a late hour last evening ata law office. Judge Gaslin of this district was trying a case at Chambers, when a promi- nent member of the Hastings bar, who hud taken exceptions to the judge’s decision, in the height of passion struck him a terrific blow over the left eye. The attorney drew back and in a tragic manner remarked: It wa¢ not I who hit' you, judge; thut's what done it,” pointmg tu' u half-filled whisicy flask he had in the meantime drawn from s pocket. The juige is laid up for repairs at his rooms this morning. His left eye is clothed in mourning. It has been the sensa tian of the day and may result io the dis- barment or fining of & number of attorneys! Gaslin is one ef the oldest district judges in the state. The Long tme Chautaugan. Loxa PiNg, Neb., Mavch 1. pecial to Tue BEr.]—At a meeting of the directors of the Long Pue Chautauqua held recenily Dr., J. 1. Duryea, pastor of the First Con- gregational church of Omaha, was elected president for the ensuing year and the offiog has been tendered him and he has accepted. The Long Pine Chautauqua has been or- ganized for nearly four vears and the growth of the institution has been phenomenal con- sideriny this being a sparsly and newly set- tled country. 1t has been extending its arms gradualiy each year until it has cap- tured ail towns east as far as the Missouri river and Omaha in particular. The de- seription of the scanery along this river has been put in rhyme und prose 80 often thut it ‘is not necessury here to try to 1mprove upon the granduer of tho picture. A great many of the people who attended the assembly Iast year remainod after it was over, two or three weoks camping along the river, before starting home. Those who are desiring an outing this summer had betier try this place, where they will find an eighteen mile prominade of the most fascinating sconery where everything is clean and of u refreshe 1ng coolness in the summer; with no mud, dust nor mosquitoes, which are u prevalent factor in_other pretended resorts in the west, This 1s the ounly large sized wood- land spot with these characteristics in Nebraska and which iusures the complete und permasent success of this Chautaugua ussembly, With men at the head of the or- Blrnllallon with the ability and influence ot . Duryea shows that its tendency is on- ward ana upward, so that we prophesy that the succoss of the Long Piae Chaulaugua under his management to be very flattering indeed. Itis the haven of the embryo urt- ‘st and the woods here last summer were fall of them. Dedication of Fremont's Oity Hall, Fresonr, Neb., March 1.—|Special to Tug Bee | —Fremont’s new city hall was formally dedicated this afternoon and even- Ing. The buildipg was throwu open to our citizens and a general invitation extended to inspect the handsome structure. A large number of people availed themseives of the opportunity. There is a geveral pride iu tho new hall, since it is a monument markig the steady and ravid growth of the city, To. night 1t was brilliaatly lighted from turrent to foundauion, the vrinvipal feature this evening beiug the dedication of the pew apartments devoted to headquarters for the fire department. The suite of rooms to be used for this purpose are in the upper story, ‘They have been furnished by private sub- soription at @ costof atout $750 and are un- do ly the finest devoted to a like pur-. pose by any city io the west. ‘The dedicatory prograwme was an informal one. Tho apartments were turaed over to President Loomis, of the fire department, who, in & neat speech, scoepted them in bohalf of the firemen, Prowineut citizens wero called upon and made appropriate remarks. » e Beawric Hrevities. Bearricr, Neb., Maroh 1.—[Special to Tue Bes:|—The case of Wilham Mauger, charged with rabe on the person of one Mary Borman, in this ¢lty on the night of Octover 18 last, was closod last night after & two day's trial in the district court, und resulied in the honorable acquittal of the accused Mike MoGintes and Tom Bird, tw) crooks arrested some tiwe ago for theft, plesaod THE OMAHA DAILY [ ruilty this morning In the distr petty larceny and were scutenced to pay A flne of $100 and_stand committed to the county ail until the same is paid I'wo crooks were captared by tho police sterday and in their possession was found omplete set of burglar tools. On them was also found quantity of goods stolen at va- rions during the prosent week from cloak rooms and display racks in front of stores Nirs, Filizaboth Rile of Hiue Springs was yesterday udjudged imsane by tho board of insanity commissfoners and_ordored sent 1o the asylum at Lincoln, Her insanity is at- tributable to a recent attack of 1a grippe and religious wxcitement, t court to A Bad Biuze at O'Neill, O'Nevy, Neb., March 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee. ] —A fire broke out last evening about midnight in the rear of tho store building of . N. J, Hynes, occupied a8 a general storo by M, M. Sullivan, which resulted in the destruction of the notion store of W. Evered, the Elkhorn Valley bank, Dr. Conneily's drug store, M. M. Sul- livan's general s wnd the iaw office of Curleton & Canton and _two small offices on the north side of Douglns streot I'he loss is ostimated at £10,000; insurance about $1,500. It was only by the hardest effort that the balance of the block was saved. cause of tho fire is unknown, A Thief Pleads Guilty, Graxp Istaxp, Neb, March 1.—(Special Telegram to Tne 13; —William Laflin was arrested today charged with stealing $100 from his room-mate at the Roc: Mountain hotel. Seventy doilars were found on him and he plead guilty in police court to having m the amount ana was bound over to the distriot court in the sum of £00, in de- fault of which he 18 in jail. The district court is in session and he “will be tried the first of next week. An Abandoned Child. Nesrasga Crry, Neb., March 1.—|Special Telegram to Tnr Bee.|—Last night an un-~ known two-months-old child was left at a house of 1ll-fame on Fourth street. It was turned over to the ofticers, who are looking for 1ts heartless mother. Receiving Congratulations, Nionranra, Neb., March L—|Special to Tne Bre |—~Hon. A. L. Towle has been raceiving congratulations from his friends over his appointment as receiver of the O'Neill land off.ce, Sentenced to H AURORA, Neb,, March 1.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.|—Henry Thornbill was today sentenced by Judge Post to hang June 13 for the murder of William Barratt last July. A Leg Broken. HasTINGS, Neb., March 1.—|Spocial Tele- gram to Tae Bee]—W. H. Bute, while engaged in moving the old engine house, had o leg broken by the snapping of a log chain this afternoon. Kallen in as a Partnnr. Niourara, Neb, March 1.—[Spocial to Tne B 'ho - Niobrara Valley bank has taken 1n asone of its company Frank Nelson, county clerk of Knox county. —— SHIDY'S SORROW. He Had Done Wrong but Was Re- formed and Repentan WasmiNGroy, March L—At the ion of the house committee iuvestigating the charges against the civil service commission today, Representative Evart read a tele- gram frqm Commissioner Edgerton, saying the charge that Campbell had given out civil service questions was never made known to him (Edgerton) until the evening before he wrote the letter to the president, and the reason why it wus withheld was best known to those who condoned it. Oberly had testified the other day that Ed- zerton had refused to have anything to do with the charge against Campbell. Superintendent of the Census Porter said regarding Shidy’s appointment in the census office that Roosevelt came to him and said that he {Rooseveltd thought Shidy was un. Jjustly dismissed from the Milwaukee post- office and asked him to appoint Shidy to a position in the census bureau. He would not appointed Shidy had he beeu to!d that he had made false certiticates in the Milwaukee postoitice. Commissioner Roosevelt gave the history of the investigation of the Milwaukes post- office. *“‘Remember,”” he said, “Shidy was not dismissed for domg a wrong, but for trying to atone for 1t by doing well and he had confessed and exprabsed sincere re- gret for what he had done.” Roosevelt de- clared that the government must protect its own witnesses, who were persecuted for telling the trath, He would not icterfere with the punishment of men for wrong doing. Counissioner Thompson said that after hearing Shidy’s testimony he did not think he was & mau who ought to have u place urder the government for the reason that he showed a moral obliquity which unfitted him for employment in the goverzment’s service, Commissioner Lyman testified that the preliminary report made in the Milwaukes postofiice case vrevious to the organization of the commission had not been acted upon by the commission because he (Lym: could not get Edgerton to co-operaf v him. Oberly hua been appointed o mssionership ol Indian affairs, Oberly made a statement concerning the preliminary report, saying it was submitted in writing aiter he had left ofiice, although he had known its nature shortly before he ieft. He caused a great deal of lsughter by saying that w Paul was uppointed by President Cleveland he was vice president of the Milwaukee Civil Service association. Postmaster General Wanumaker was then asked concerning his actien in the case of Shidy. Roosevelt had told him that Shidy had aided the commission in its investiga- tion and Postmaster Paul had taken offense and discharged Shidy. Roosevelt hud not told him of the charges against Shidy of making false certificates, Ho was asked whether if it had been stated w him that Shidy was guilty of the charges agaiost him he would have entertained a request for per- sonal endorsement for o position for him. Wanamaker replied, “Certainly not.” He would eonsider it his duty to warn the heads of the department against such a person, Adjourned. —— ervice Bill Doomed, Corusnus, O., March 1.—General Alwer, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, passed through the city this morning, and in responses to tne inquiries of a delegation of Grand Army of the Re- public men, said: “I made careful inquiries while in Washitigton and learned beyord all question thut the service pension bill cannot pass. ‘Theeast as well as the south =ill op- pose it, and the peasion commities of the Grand Army of the Republic say it cannot pass, 1 am satisfled, however, that the de- pendent pension. bill will pass within the next two weeks. Itis better that those who ure sick and heipless shall receive belp than that all sbould fail, and that will be the re- sult if only the service bitl is pushed.” i Public Debt Statement, WasuiNGron, March 1.—The public debt statement: Interest bearing bebt—prinoi pal, $318,653,082; interest, $7.414,171; total, $421,007,203. Debt on which interest has ceased since waturity—Principal and nter- est, $1,084470: debt beariug no nterest, $778,002,208. Total debt—Prineipal, $1,56M, 149,186 foterest, $7,504,058; total, #1,601,713, 542. Total debt less available cash item: $1.067,807,114; net cash iu treasury, #! 756,584 Daebt less cash in treasury March 1, 1590, $1,034,.547,550. Dabt loss cash 18 treas- ury February 1, 1800, $1,040,707,016; decrease in debt during the wonth, §6,159,450; di crease in debt since January 80, 1589, $49, 000,001, Total cash in treasury, us by treasurer's general account, $6:2,673,012, s iy The Ohio at a standstill Lovisviuue, Ky., March L—The river is almost at a standstill, having risen but au inch the past six hours. The Kentuecky is not rising and it is believed the river will bo recediug rapidly here in a few hours. EvansviLue, Ind, March 1L—The river bere still coatinues Lo Tise, but the rate has decreased to bull an inch an hour; no reports o1 serious damages as yet A MERE MATTER OF FORM. The Nomination by Iowa Demoocrats of a Eenatorial Candidate, BESTOW GETS THEEMPTY HONOR A Practical Acknnwiedgement That Allison Will Be Re-elected - Pro- ceedings in the House Allison’s Opponent. Des Morxes, Tn., Maveh 1.—(Special Tel- egram to Tne Bre.|—The democratic caneus to nominate a United States senator was a very slim affair tonight. Only fifty of the -two democrats attended 1t. It was generally agreed that the emnty honor of tho nomination should go to Mr. Bestow of Chariton as a sort of consolation prize for having been defeated for lientenant governor last fall. 1f there had beon any possibility of electing a democratic senator some_other man would have been nommated. He re- ceived 34 votes, Governor Lurrabes received 7 and the rest were scattering. This is_the final democratic acknowled goment that Sen- ator Allison will be elected next [uesday. nse. Drs Moixes, Ta., March 1.—In the house today, after the presentation of a number of petitions, Holbrook offered a resolution say- ing that as the republicans, in presentiug Larrabee's petitions, had said that the sign- ors were mostly democrats, the members of that party now invited such signers to hence- forth work with them. This aroused parti- san discussion. A motion to lay on the table was defeated by a tie vote, and the resolu- tion was finally withdrawn. The roll was called for the'introduction of bills. The only bill introduced was one by Beem, and was legalized act. Governor Gulthen made an addross, after which adjournment was taken until 2 p. m. Importaut bills were introduced this after- noon as follows: By Ball—To prevent improper combina- tions among insurance companies; to pre- vent double taxation, and to divide the tax- ing of mortgaged real estate; to compel in surance compauies to pay the full amount of policies; to provide for the payment of mayors’ when acting as justices of the peace, BBy Burn—To provide for the printing and distributing of ballots at the public expense, and to regulute votine, By Byers--To secure children between the ages of 7 und 12 a common school educa tion: to compol insurance companies to pay the full amount of policies. By Chase—To require railway companies to place automatic couplers on cars; to em- power the railroad commissioners to fix joint rates; to establish a uniform system of text 000ks and reduce the cost of the same, 8y Clark-—To empower cities to coange water couraes and levy a tax to pay for the same; to create apvellate courts: to provide for thie priuting sud distributing of ballots, and to rezulate elections, By Dayton—To cstablish an ome for adult blind; to road commissioners 1o malke joint raes, By Dent—1To establ normal school at Le Mars and - appropriate $100,000 therefor; to allow the licensing of saloous in localities voting therefor. By Estes—To create_a board of school book commissioners, and authorizing tho establishment of a uniform series of text books, By Gates—To provide for holding farmers’ institutes. By Glatly—To create a board of sctiool ook commissioners, with_power ta regulate the prices of books: to prohibit the voting of aid to build railroads, By Greaser—To provide staté uniformity of ‘school text books; to prohibit pools, trusts and conspiracies, By Head—To secure clementary education for children between the ages of eight ‘and fifteen, @ 13y Hornish—To define the powers of cities in their relations to electric light plants, By Hospers—'To protect persons and prop- erty from danger from steam engines on highways, By Horton—Licensing neers, By Johnston of Bremor—To define the qualifications of county superintendents of schools. By Johnstoa of Dubuque-=~To provide for the printing and distributing of ‘ballots and 1o regulate voting. By Lane—To prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors; to provide a reformatory for pris- oner By Hendershott—Fixing the liabilities of 1wine onerators for injuries to cmployes, By Lewis—To protect laborers. in claims for wages. By Mack—To mcrease the power of courts; to provide for a uniform series of text industrial empower the rail- stationary engi- 0 prevent the evasion of as- wuers of evideuce of indebted: ness. By Paschal—To tax mortgages on real es- tate; to define the duties of the supremo court where appeal is taken ou death sen- tences; to create & bourd of school book ) ompel school attendance, By Solsbe ~Regalating sleeping car com- panies. By Stewart—To create a school book com= mission. By Woods--To regulate the ezraph and telenhone compan, By Yergey—To prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors. In all, 167 bills were introduced. It took all the afternoon 1o get through the list. A resolution was adopted fixing the time of meetings only in the morning until further ordered. Adjourned till 2 arges of tel- 30 Monday afternoon. Senate, | Des Moixes, Ia.,, March 1,—Ia the senate this morning 4 number of bills were intro- duced, the more important of which were the following: Making the second offense of the larceny of any sum under $20 a felony; providing for the appoiutment of guardwans for persons addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating drinks; conferring upon railroad commis sioners the power Lo fix joint rates; provid- ing for free text books, A joint resolution was passed calling for a convention next ‘T'uesday for the election of a United Stutes senutor, Hon, T, 8. Parvin and B, F. Gue, a com- mittee from the Pioneor Law Makers' asso- ciation, visited the senate, and 1’arvia made an address. Adjourned to Monday morning. PENDENCE. ormed to Throw Of the British Yok . New Youk, March 1.—A Montreal special 84, A league has been formed nere t bring avout the independence of Canada by 1562, All American powers are to be asked 1o exert their moral influence, aud if needs be concerted actiou, to free the country from the last vestige of ISuropean rule on the con- tinent. The league will have united with it all the liberal clubs in the country. American uni- versities ure to be uuited to co-operate, as well as all the political bodies who have for their object the bringing about of the final triumph of democratic nstitutions through- out the world. ‘The league will be under the control of a supreme council whose actions will be kept secret. This new departure coming after the actions of the liberal clubs in decluring for independence’ causes much commont here, ————— Dakota Legislature, Piexn , March 1.—|Snecial Tele- graw 10 Tne Bee |~The senate passed a Vill authorizing the issuance of bonds by the state, and reluting to the state epgineer, fixing his compensation, ete. A joint reso- lution waus passed providing for pritingand distributing one thousand copies of the pro- Libition bill, which the governor approved today, The senate resumed consideration of the aporopriatiou bill passed by tie house and sull further scaled down all items. A League BEE: SUNDAY, ‘This evening a numb measures came up he house pas vide for the ent of a board of charities and corrections, deflning their duties and thoir powaers, and one relating to wunicipal corporacions. Governpr Melletto approved tho bills cre ating the oftice of inspector of mines and to presorve the watags of the Big Sioux rivor. A number of oth#® Bjils passed the house on third reading. TWe Bduocational bill, a bill rogulating electiqgaiaud to adopt the Aus- tralian system of voting and & school text book wre still agitating the solons, and_somo lively times are fooked for on these mens- ures next weck, ‘Lhaschool and toxt book measuro has had a powerful lobby here within the past few daya from the east, and they are backed b ty of money, which, TODOFts say, is beigg uked where it will do the most good, of other unimportant third reading and senato bills to pro. e A PECULIAR STRIKFE Chicago Commission Merchants Prov test Aaainst High Rates, Cnicago, March 1, —[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.]—A peculiar strike and one to be participatea in by millionaires is just about to by inaugurated here—na striko of commi: sion merchants, One of the most inter ing scenes in the city 18 tho almost impass- able thoroughfare known as South Water stroet, where the sidewalks are filled by crates of fruit, barrels of vogetables, boxes of poultry and cases of eggs and whero grocers’ wagons are backed up against the sidewalk on each side 8o that the horses’ noses nearly touch. On the north side the buildings run back to the river. On both sides these are old and low, baving been built Just after the fire, Most of the produce commission business of the city is done in this place and there is a lively competition among commission men to gt leases of theso stores, as thoy are the only ones at present in which this business can’ be done to ad- vantage. As the number of these h ave not increased with the population of the city and the consequent erowth of this business, their landlords have a corner, and reuts have risen until it is claimed "that they eat up the profits of the business. Chicago feeds more people thun London or New York. Over 4,500 grocers come south to Water street daily and are coming and going from morning till night. As many in this line of business feel that they must have cheaver stores or go out of the business, a crisis was precipitated by a 1meeting of the produce exchange this after- noon, at 'which it wus decided a reduction of rents must be made or the whole army of commission men would migrate to another part of the city - — Discussed Reduced Passenger Rates, CmicaGo, March 1.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bre [—The representatives of all the lines interested in the St. Paul's reduction in passenger rates met toduy and discussed the matter. The Northwestern announced its intention of weeting the reduction at Omabha, but the Kansas ity ronds were dis- posed to hold off until the subject of second class rates could be settled. 1t was thought possible to induce the St. Paul to witharuw these rates which have never been made herctofore, but the effort failed and the meeting_adjourned without definite action by the Kansas City lines, the Omaha lines all ~ giving notico that they would make the reductions, bewinning March 4. After the meeting the Alton concluded to make the rutes to Kansgs City on their old principle of meeting anyl rato made by any competitor. It is the ubanimous opinion of all western pussenger men that their branch ot the business will be conducted at a 10ss as long as the reduced basis is in effect. Not Enthos i on ‘the Suljoot. Ci1eAGo, March Li-{Special Telegram to Tur Be hairman Blanchard of the Centrat Traftic association returned today from New York, where né had a prolonged but futil nterview with Jay Gould in an attempt to induce the latter to compel Gene- ral Passenger Agent Townsend of the Mis- four: Pacific to insert the eastern aiffer- entials in his rate sheet. The matter is under consideration, but Chmrtan Blanchard is not enthusiastic vn the subject. s KAxsas City, March’ 1,—A special to the Times from Lamar. Mo., says: During an entertainment at Short's school, twelve mites west of here, last night, four men be- came engaged in a quarrel. Mrs, Henry Short fainted and dipd. She was subject to heart disease. Six’ men received painful wounds. - S e Murdered by Outlaws, Oxrynoxa, L T., March 1.—News from Shawneetown, thirty-six miles east of this city, says the dead bodies of a man namea Holmes and his wife and two children were found Thursday. It 1s supposed they were killed for money by the outlaws that infest the Pottawatamie reservation. St e Supposed to bs Sileott. Cnenavts, Wash., March I.—The sheriff arrived here today with the man arrested at Toledo yesterday supposed to be Silcott. He gives the vame of k. huyer and 18 ap- Yurcnll,v attempting to conceal his identity. {e claims to have been a resident of Wash- ington, D. C., and to have known Silcott. Interstare Y. M. C. A, Swoux Favis, 8. D, March 1.—[Spesial Telegram to Tnr Bre)|—The executive commiitee of the Young Men's Christian association Interstate- association has de- ciaed to hold its next unnuul meeting in this city trom October 22 to The society in- cludes North Dokota, South Dakota and Minn esota. —— Referred to th armers, YANKTON, S, D., March 1.—[Special Tele- gram fo Tue Bee |—At a public meeting of citizens this afternoon to cousider tne question of uid for the Miner county farmers the matter was referred to the Farmers alliance of Yaukton county. No Conelusion Reached. WasniNaeroN, Mareh 1. —The senate com- mittee on privileges and elections took up the Montana senatorial controversy for con- sideration todwy. Several houra were de- voted o discussing somoe of the legal ques- tions iavolved, but ne conclusion was reached. Pensions ¥ WASHINGTON, March Illwols introduced today bill to pension disubled soldiers who are without proof of the origin of their disabilit b i STILL ANOTHER MURDER, © Proofs, —Mr. Gest of Neal Chargea With Having Kiled a Man at Wnigman, Neb, The photograph of Nealiwhich was for- warded to Whitwan, Neb., bas been identi- fled. At Whitman Neul's alias was Cobb. He shot down in cold blood three years ago a man vamed Hall/ “and’ escaped arrest. From there he,went to lowg, where he stole the horses, for which L served two and one- half years in the penitetiviary. On February 3 Neal $tolé a cow in Lin- coln at 10 o'clock in thé motnivg and by 11 o'clock had sold it for 823 Wdd got away. On this oceasion he gave the mame of Caton. A few days prior to tliis lio stole a horse belouging to Jobn W. Holt, vice president of the First Natioual baok at Falls City, Neb., and rode the animal to! Lidcolo, where he tried to sell it but coild not. He then turned the avimal loosé, and it is supposed went ou to the Pinney farm und partici- pated in the Jones murder. Chief Seavey has located Mr. Holt's horse on a farm near Lincoln and will notify the owrer. Snellenberger will be kept at central vo- lice station until County Attorney Mahoney has filed his information, which will be mur- der, aud then he will be arralgned and sent up o the county jail. An oficer swod close by bis cell all night long and no person was lowed tosee him, Shellenberger's incar- ceration has not affected his appetite. He Was Missing Bight Day, Nesraska City, Neb., March 1.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |~ Upon thorough in- vestigation tonight ‘it is found that Joe Shellenberger was in this city on the even- ing of February 4, huving that day com- pleted work on ice-cutting for Ledigh & Mason and was paid by check. After that day his whereabouts until the 12th are not now known. He turaed up here ogain on the latter day. IARCH 2, 1 ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS Latest Intolligence From the Ball Field. LATONIA'S CELEBRATED JOCKEY, Gosslp About Fights and Fightors— Bezinah and Lawerence Matched ~—Bulan and Danforth—Abhoy Goes to 8. Paul, The Brotherhood's Proposition. Cnrcago, March 1.--The Players' national baseball league begins the spring meeting at Cleveland oun the 11th. The wvrincipal business will be the consmderation of the plaging schedule adopted by the committee in Jaouary, which, it is thought, will be adopted. ““T'he scason beging on April 24 and ends October 4, with 140 games, Secretary Brunell of the Players' league, to- day sent a letter to the presidents and secretaries of all basovall leagues in tho country calling attention to the fact that the principles upon which the Players' loague is founded do not recognize any of tho old arbitrary rules inimical to players’ inter- ests, ete., and inviting the consideration of the following proposition : ‘I'he creation of an agreemont betwoeen all the leagues and associations to contain : 1. Mutual recognition of all contract obli- gations between clubs and players. 2. Provisions for the proper support and discipline and enforcement of just and defi- nite penalties for breaches thereof. 8. The maintainence of a uniform code of pleying rules, €peas on Pickew's Desertion, Raxsas Ciry, Mo, March 1.—[Special Telogram to Tun Ber.]—President Speas says in reference to Pickett's jumping his Kunsns City contract aud signing with the brotherhood: “As yet T have received no official notification of Pickett's signing with the brotherhood wnd shall tako no ateps untill ao. Ho nccepted #8300 advance money of me last fall and signed acontract. 1f he violates this 1 will sue him for obtaining money under falso pretenses. Pickett will play in Kansas City or nowhere.” Three Clubs Ciaim Him, S Lotts, Mo., March 1.—|Special to Trr —Bob Petit, the old Chicago player, 18 in @ pretty stow. No less than three clubs claim him, New Haven, Toronto and Mil- waukee. Petit has signed with New Haven, Milwaukee claims 10 have purchased his re- lease of Torouto and Toronto claims to have him in its reserved list, and the boara of arbitration will be called upon to untangle the mesh, Crescent City Pugilistics. New Orneans, March 1.—[Special to Tur BEE. ] —Louis Bezmah and Jack Lawrence are o fight here before the Young Men's gymnastic club March 24, the men to weigh 183 pounds, for a £1,000 purse. Tommy Ward and Kid Wilson fight to a finish at the W End tomorrow afternoon. I'le West End club offers a purse of £2.000 for a fight be- tween Billy Meyers and Andy Bowen. What Bug Savs Goes. CINCINNATY, O., March 1.—|Special to Tug 1Er, ] —Bug Holliday, Cincinnati’s hard hit- ting center fielder, arrived here from St Louis today and goes into the eymnasium immediately. Holliday suys that St. Louis is sure to have a brotherhood club and that Buffalo will be dropped in order to make a pluce for the Mound City club, The Champion Ouio Pug. CixcixsatL, O., Murch 1.—|Special to Tng Bee.]—Jack Bolun, the champion light= welght pugilist of Ohio, has been matched for a finish coatest with Danforth, the fight to take place before the Young Men's Gymnastic club at New Orleans for a 81,000- purse,‘the event to” come off within three weeks. The men are to weigh 126 pounds at the ringside. Wants Striker Enjoined. CLEVELAND, March lL.—John Striker, a well known ball player, together with the Players’ league company and Albert L. Johnson, are defendauts in a suit commenced by the Clevelano basoball company today for violation of the Nutional league contract. The Cleveland company. wauts Striker en- Joined from playing with the brotherhood. Abbey Goes to St Paul. President Thompson of the St. Paul club ‘has made Charlie Abbey an offer, which he will probably acoept. sige with Wiceling. Taral, the Ceac a1, O, March 1.—[Special to Tur BEE.|—The crack oastern jockey, Fred Taral, has arrived and taken up his resi- dence at the Latonia race course, He has been employed by the Labold brothers for 1800, aud will have all their mounts for big stakes. He rides at 106 pounds, and his winnings for 1880 array bim as one of the most succcessful jockeys 1 the country. “The Labold brothers have purchasea from the Thorndalo stuck farh the runving qualities of tno three-year-old filly, Ocypete, by Duke of Montrose, dum Olivia, by ‘The lii-Used. As 0 two-yoar-old sho won ut Saratoza and Coney Island, v the latter placo beating u targe, high-priced field over the Futurity course, about three-quarters of a mile, iu the very fst timo of 1:112-5, Sho 18 @ promis- ing filly and will be o great acquisition to the Lobold string Abbey declined to Jockey. Cixc New Orleans Races. New OuLeaxs, L., March 1.—(Special Tel- gram to Tue Bee]—Summary of today's ruces: One and one-sixteenth of a mile—"Tom Karl won, Oukes second, Pote Willis third, e 1:12, Five Furlongs —Event won, Volei Knoxville third. Time—1:05. Half Mile—Revival won, Donovan second, Fremont third, Time--52, One Mile -Bonnie King won, Panama sec- ond, Murchburn third, ‘Lime—1:481g, second, Snttenburg Races. Gurressura, N, J., March 1.- [Special Telegraw to Tuk Bee|-Summary of to- dny’s races: “Phree-quarters of a mile—Pall Mall won, Blessed sccoud, McGregor third, Time— 1 v6 eighths of a mile, selling—Bonnie Lass won, Skin sacond, Watch Mo third. Time—1:0017 One milo, selling—Lady Agnes won, Hot Scoteh second, Sunshine third, Time--1:55, Fiveseightht of a wile, solling—Gold Fish won, Howe secoud, Buckstone third, Time and one-half furlonge—Bradford won, Autocrat second, Lady Pulsifer third, Time sightus of a mile—Pericles won, Henedict sccond, Melodramma third, Time —1:80. t at Cards, In pluying bigh five bas the player on the right of the dealer the right t shuffle whe cards afterthe dealer bands them to him to cut, sud aoes the same apply to all gamest 1o playing hugh, low jack and the game, who leads (—Enquirer, Omala, Avs.~He has, It does, the left of the dealer, il Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pension Wasmisaroy, March 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tug Bew )—Peusions granted to Nebraskans Original invalid—Abel R. Beers, Crawford, Iestoration and increase —Iobert A, Brothers, Potter. Increase— William K. Iichart, Chadron; Marion Gudgel, Wayland; Joseph C. Gilvert, Hay- den; Wilbam Monrog,: Harsen, Origin widows, ete.—Minors of James T. New, Bloomington; Martba E. Banzster, former widow of William M. Allen, Aurora; minors of John M. Mc¢Coy, Osceola. Iowi potious: 'Original invalid—Wesley J. Standish, Jessup; Henjamin B, Herrick, Montrose: Jacob Kider, Bagley; Johu B. Myers, Creston: Michael E. Cavanaugh, Maquokets; Danial Kilbourne, Whitin, A Foi The player to Increaso-~Thomas Barker, Albin Josso T, Bigley, Shellsburg: De Witt Clinton ponce, ' Charles City; Robert Fotbes, Jr., Pittabure; Charles 13, Mitchell, Des Moino E Fox, Charles City; Ashford Good, uth Dakota pensions: Original in vald—Wiliiam Houk, Egan. [ncrease Reod B, Brockway, Huron ; Jacob Bachman, Winfrea A GIGANTIC Omaha Capitalists Investing T sands in Southern Timber Land Arciisos, Kan,, March 1.--|Special Tele~ gram to Tne Bex. ] —Howell, Jowett & C of Atchison aud Omaha have organized a gigantic milliug and lumber enterprise on the Sabine river, in Louiviana ana Texas George W. Howell and W. R. Smith, the at- torney of the firm, returned from the south last night, where this woeek Mr. Howell con cluded the purchase of 100,000 acres of fine land 1n the two states o laud 18 on both sides of the river, and gives the firm control of the stream a distanco of over a hundred mi The land is in a stato of wild nature, and an axe has mnever been put init. It abounds 1 pine and cypress and oxtends back of the river on both sides from three to five miles. At Lozansport, on the Louisiana sido of the river, Mr. Howell has bought a small mill, which is now in oporation got ting out lumber to build & mammoth mill, and men are also burning brick to build the engine houses, smoko stacks, drying kilns and other buildings that wiil bo of brick, The proposed mill will cut 100,000 foet of lumbver in twelve hours, and an electric light plant will afford light to work by at night. From five hundred to a thonsand men will be employed. The enterprise also includes the building of a city at Logansport, which is now a straggling hamlet, and the recon- struction of a narrow gauge railroad into a atandard gauge from Logansport to Shreve- port. The investment of capital will run into many thousand dollars, the purchase of the land alone requiring an outlay of over $100,000. - U L Startling Evidence. Asnraxn, Wis,, March 1.—Evidence of a startling nature wus given today by J. B, Lennon, a brother of an attorney in the Hurley bank robbery case. He said two weeks before Christmas Ed Goodland came to him with a proposition to make £2,500 each, saying Cashier Reynolds had offered him that much to belp him_ rob the bank. Witness asked Goodland if Perrin had avy. thing to do with the scheme and was told he knew nothing about 1it. Defendant Ed Baker said v Hurley that he was broke and went to Perrin for help because be had known the latter for twelye years. Pérrin, witness testified, gave him £1,500 to buy a saloon. This less the cost of the license and other minor matters was the money he had on his person when arrested. Baker en- deavored to establish an alibi by testifying that he was at the theater at the hour of the robbery. The Reporters Bounced. Orrawa, Ont., March 1.—[Special Tele- eram to Tur Bee.]l—There was a scene in the senate divorce committee this morning. The gray-headed members assembled early to hear the racy evidence in # divorce suit. When the respondent, a Mrs. Clapp, was telling her story it was discovered that two newspaper reporters had smuggled them- selves into the room. Before they were de- tected the reporters had taken copious notes on their shirt cuffs. Senator Dickey, the chairman, ordered them to leave the room. Both correspondents refused, but the chair- man msisted. Mrs, Clubp wanted the re porters to remuin. They were, however, finally compelled to withdraw. s A Famous Case Decided. Piexne, S. D., March 1. Special to Tele- gram to Tue Be he famous Driscoll- Joues case was decided in the supreme court today in favor of the appellant, Robert H. Driscoll, who appealed from Judge Nowlin in the Lawrence county circuit court. Jones was the holdover clerk ot the territorial dis- trict court, while Driscoll was appointed clerk of the circuit court by the coun! missioners upon the state's admi Jones claimed that he held the office under the circuit court, and Judge Nowlin sus tained his ciaim. The decision was re- versed today on the supreme bench, and an order was issued remanding the case back to the circuit court, to issue a maudamus compelling Jones 'to turn the office and records over to Driscoil. This is an important decision, and has been anxiously awaited by the people of the. new April May le best During the and impurc appetite the aid of a relinble peculiurly adapted 1 purify and enricli the ble Ar onths in whic A winter mous od becomes thin the body bocomes wewk and tired, the uy be lost, und Justnow the system craves dicine. Hood's Sarsaparilia s d, 10 create & good appetite and to overcome that tired feeling. It increases in popularity every year. ity your 15 the ideal Spring Medicine, 1t rou Kidneys and Jiver, tones the digestive Orzans, crontos an p- petite, purities and vitlizes the o and sluzgish blood, cures the headache nn prostrating offects of that tir Sloan, 0f Milton, Mass., writ s wick every spring, but Inst your be, take I arsupurilly, and huve not seen day sin sick April May Make- | | state of South Dakota. Another decision ade today holds that any erdor dissolving DUDUINE & writ of attachinent 18 ap- blo, ‘The court has ndjournod until b 1, when it will reconvenc at Piorro. - - Dit. M AMY'S BOY. He Files a Damago Suit Against Officer Mazo and Sherif Mall J. W, MoMenamy dled a petition in the district court yesteraay praying for an m juuction restraning Mary £. MeMenamy, his wife, Charles W. Burdick and James %, Mallon from taking tho boy Dot from tha custody of the father or outof the county, and from interforing in any way with the boy or taking any stops to remove him from tho custody of tho father, alleging that tho dofendants intonded romoving the child from the state. In accords ance with the petition an oracr was 1ssued by Judge Clarkson giving the father the cus tod the boy until the further order of the court Attached to the petition is a copy of tho articlos of separation entered into by Dr. McMenamy and his wife, contawing the stipulations eatered into by them on August 23, 1880, In consideration of n cash pay ment of $0,000 Mrs. McMenamy agreed to renounce all claims on the doctor of dower and nheritanco, and all claims for alimony. The agreement also gives the fathor the custody of the boy, “Dot,” and specifies that he is to be allowed to visit his mother at regular intervals and correspond with her. Immediately after the ordor of the court had beon made a potition was filed by Gen- | cral Cowin, Dr. McMenamy's attorney, for Jonn W, McMennmy, jr., by his next friend, his father, against Henry P. Haze, James P. “Mallon and C. W. Burdick, praying for $10,000 damages on of pormanent aud severe injuries inflict>d on the boy. The petition charges that tho defendants, Haze and Mallon, under pre- tense of serving & writ of habens corpus brutally assaulted the plaintff, John V McMenamy. jr., pulled him, beat him, in- jured and wounded him, eausing a rupture of the left fuguinal region and cansing the hernia fo become strangulated 8o that tho boy is permanently injured. The defendant, C.W. Burdick, is charged with ineiting the assault. Hazo is mentioned ns a bolice officer of this city and J, 1. Mallon is the sheriff of Dodge county and acting in that capacity, Dicd Amone strangers. Gertrude Rice, the little five-and-one half- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Iate of Norfolk, died yesterday morning av the Barker hotel aftor u short illness. The remaius will be buried today in St. Mary's cemetery. The father, the proprietor of a genoral store in Hay'Springs, has been telegraphed soveral times by the bereaved mother, who is living among strangors, but has not been found. "It is thought that he has gone to o neighboring town beyond tolegraph com- munication with a stock of gonds. e Mor uarv. John P. Edstrom, a clerk at the Nebraska National bank, died last evening at 6:30 o'clock at 1905 Martha stroot. Mr. Edstrom is a member of Myrtle lodge No. 2, Knights of Pythius, Pusumonia was the cause of his death. The funeral will take place Mon- day, March 3, at2p. m., from the Castle - hall, corner of Fourteenth and Dodge streets. ——— A Handsome Present. Prof. Sutorius, director of the Sutorius mandolin club, was vesterday the recipient of a 8200 Washburn mandolin from a largo musical firm in Chicago. The instrument was given with the firm's compliments. - Fled to Parts Unknown. . MINNEAPOLTS, Minn,, March 1.—A Graad Forks, N, D., special says: IFred Gunder- son, doing a banking business at Reynolds under the name of Hypothek bank, hus fled to parts unknown leaving many creditors, S Yankee Bigh Dead. LouisviLLe, Ky., March 1,—Captain Delos T. Bligh, aged sixty-sevon, chief of the de- tective force here, died tonight. He was well known throughout the country as “Yankee Bligh.” e Young Lincoln Improving. Loxpoy, March 1.—Young Lincoln is steadily recovering from the shock and other effects of the last operation, All seri ous phases are greatly mitiguted today. April May At the 1ng of spring the blood should bo purie | e, as mpurities which have been necumulating for months or even years, ure liable 1o manifest them- selyes and aeriously affect tho houlth, Hood's Sarsa purilia 18 undoubtedly the best blood purifier. It ex- pels every taint of impurity, drives out serofulous humors and germs of disense, and givos to the blood the quility and tone essentisl to £ood hen'th, Hood’s Sarsaparilla I urepared from Saran Dock, Juniper Berrie uedies, in such & pe e diar manner as to dorive the full medicinal value of each, 1t willoure, whon in the “In tho spring my whole system wis completoly w0 monthy ago I began the use of lla, And after using two bottles 1 Lo restored, my nervous system toned eral bealth greatly improved. 1 there- foro tuke great pleasure fn telling about Hood's Sar- sapariln. © consider Hood's Sarsaparilia bas no equal.’ GEONGE BRATT, Bill Postor, Gallipolis, Ohio, Hood’s Sarsaparilla v of cures of Serofula and diseases never oqualled by any other p The most severe cases yleld to (his ro others buye fuiled Lo have the slghtost effect, reditary scrofula, which clings to the biocd Wit greutest lenseity, I8 cured by this paenline medicine. 1ts many remarkable cures have won for Hood's Barsapariila the title of “The Greatest Blood Puritios ever discovered.” i March April May S know (hat Hood's Sursuparilin is 8 good thing, 1 was severoly troublod with billlousness, and. thought 1would try Hood's Sarsupariilu. When 1 hadtaken bl & bottle | noticed big change for (he bott and after tuking two bottles 1 considered my self entirly cured, 1 belioye Hood's Saraparilin will do all that is clulmed for it J, B, BMITH, Collector 1or Bell Tolephoue Cowpany, 7 Kest Main Street, Ko chester, N, ¥. Sarsaparilla “u wprh ve that wiserub :, 9 Bridge Street, Brooklyn, and Qizay, having to work. 1 1ok Hood's Sursaparilia with s Avs health invigoraior and for goncral Ceullity 1 Ouink 1t superior o wuysiug else. A A Wi, UL March April May had no 1have a fo Tum like umbus, ML was vory wuch run down o health, strength and no tion 0 4o anytbing been tuking Hood's Sarsapariila and that t; 10g huy left me, my appetite has roturnd s new wan CHAUNCEY LATHAM, North Obio, vod’s Sarsaparilla 801d by il drugelsts. §1; slx for & by €. L HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar Prepared only My health was very poor Inst spring and s advertisement of Hood's Sar would try It. 1t hus worked wonders £0r w0 as it Lins bullt my sy up. 1 huve tuken four botties aad #m on the 0fth, I recommend It 10 my Acqualnt wnces! J. MATTUEWS, Oswego, N. ¥, Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by mll druggists. 81; six for 8. Prepared only by €. L 100D & CO., Lowell, Ma 100 Doses One Dollar h » .