Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 12, 1890, Page 1

T » \, NINETEENTH YEAR. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE [ — —— OMAHA, WEDN ———- ESDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1890. ARRESTED FOR MALPRACTICE. A Bungling and Boozy Physician Causes a Woman's Death. THE RESULT OF AN OPERATION, Wymore Sclls Her Water Bonds— United States District Court At Hastings - Other State Nows, Dr. Blaie's Butchory. MoonrieLp, Neb, Mareh 11.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]--Dr. C. D, Blair was arrested at Stockville Saturday, charged with manslaughiter, after a postmortem ex- amination on the body of Mrs, Tucker of Russell precinet in this county. Heattended her in confinement while under the influence of liquor and attempted to take out the child, which was dead, by the use of the Kuife, using a common pocketknife for the purpose, before another doctor arrived to help him. When Dr. Miller arrived he was met at the door by Dr, Blalr, who had the ild’s arm in his haud. Dr. Blair said that the mother could not live twenty minutes. Within fifteen minutes of the arrival of Dr. Miiler the child was born, The mother lived three days. The post mortem showed sev- eral long and deep gashes in the woman's thighs, one of which cut the cords of her Limb, it 1s claimed. he died from the ef- fects of the wounds, Tue people are very hot, and should he attempt to escape before the preliminary examination tomorrow he will probably be Iynched, A Big Day's Work. HasTiNGs, Neb., March 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber |- United States district court convened this morning at 8 o'clock. The following cases were heard: Greeley county vs Haunewell, submitted on demur- rer to bill; Bristol vs Old Wagon works, lenve granted to reply today; Hoar vs Dun- gun and others, decree for complainant us prayed for in bill; Tulles vs Wilson and others, decree for complainaut as prayed for in bill and cross bill, Hazen vs Johnson and others, dismissed as to John Doe and leave to Defendant Atchison and others to file cross bills; Howard vs Stewart, leave to file motion’ for a rehearing on mo: tion to remand; Burnham vs Atkinson, order of removal granted; Burnbam vs Bhotman, same; Burnbam vs Music, same; Burnham vs Moody, samo: Burnuam vs Mc: Kensic, same: Alcott va Carder et al, Funke & Oedén, defendants, defaulted on original bill and decree grautod as prayed for in bill and cross bill of Lewis; Tulleys vs Milier, leave to file rephication today; Tulleys vs Mckarlane et al, leave to answer and file cross bills in ten days; Tulloys vs Tyler,de- cree as prayed in bill and cross bill; "Tulleys v Harbaueb, leave to amend bill in six days; Mo ve Shedd, death of defendant suggested, and leave to revise by making administrator party defendant; National Life Insurance Compuny, vs Stew- art et al, leave to defendant, Atchi son to file cross bills today and its default against othor defendants: Freeze vs Freeze et al, leave to file cross bill today and answer under rules; Culdwell vs Pixloy ot al, decroe for complainant as prayed in bill and ster directed to pay the money realized on the silo to the court and to await adjudication of the question of priority of liens; Delacy vs Nebraska Tile aua Pottery Company, time for defendant to take proof extended to April 6 aud for plaintiff to April 12; Tulleys vs Wilsou et al, decree for complainant as prayed in bill and cro: The Morton Will Not Close. NEnraska Crry, Neb., Mareh1i,—| Telegram to Tuz Bee.l-A prominent notice in the Commercial Traveler's column of Monday's BEk to the effect tha the Mor- on house of this city would close on the 15th was gross injustice to that popular pecial house, No such & move was ever contem- plated or thought of. While a ch e of menagement hus been made yet the house will not close for u single hour, and the pro- prictors are naturally incensed on account of the misleading article. Mr. Boone, the present landlord, goes to Hiawatha, and has con succeded hiere by Mr. ki, K. Wormley of Chariton, la. w ds Sold. Wrsone, Neb,, March 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bre.|—City water bonds to the amount of §30,000 were sold to Spitzer of Toledo, Ohio, at a special meeting of the council last night for $27,8%. Ihe call for the meeting was not written until after a quorum had met in_the mayor's oftice, and but very few attended. Some of the coun cil were in favor of waiting three days in order to hear from other firms, but others hooted the iden and tho bonds wero sold. Many of our citizens are dissatistied with the way tho business was transacted nd think the council could have done much bot- ter by waiting. Stave Sportsmen's Tournament. GRAND IsLAND, Neb., March 10.—[Special Telogram to Tk BEE.|—A stato sports- men’s tournament, under the auspices of the Grand Island gun club, will be held in this city on May 20, 21, 22and 23, The eastern aad western state associations have consol- iduted and will meet here on May 19. This tournament will bo conducted as a clussifica- tion affair, thus giving amateur shooters as £ood w oW as professionals, A No *artisan Convention, Bratiicr, Neb., March 1L—|Special Tele- gram to Tir Bee,]—A numerously signed cull will be published tomorrow evening for the high liconse caucuses March 13, 1n each of the wrrds of the city to nominate council- men and to select delegates to a high licenso city convention to be held Monday next for the nomination of wayor, city treasurer and & mewmber of the boord of education, The convention is to be non-partisan, Two Tough Youngsters Sentenced, WrEpiNa WATER, Neb., March 11.—|Special to TuE BikE. | —Charlesana Owen Cavunaugh, boys aged eleven and nine years, were sen- tenced by Justice Barr today to serve a term in tho reform school at Kearney, They are little thieves, anG had soveral times hifted goods frow stores. They were informed upon by their mother, who said the boys had threatened to kill her with a hatchet, An lmportant Meeting. NeEnraska City, Neb., March 11.—|Special to Tur Bee|—An important meeting of the board of trade will be held tomorrow evening to consider & proposition from Mr, Busch, of Aubieuser-Busch, to build an opera bouse, and also to cousider matters regard ing the uew bridge and new railroads, Convicted of Hor.e Stealing. @ BrATRICE, Neb,, Mareh 11, —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bk |—Charles Ray was to- day found guiity of horse stealing aftor an all night's siege by the jury, The jury rec pmmended the defendaut to the clemency [ the court, Organized a Keal Estate Exob Nenuwaska Ciry, Nob,, March 11— Telegram to Tup Bre]—The real estute dealers of Nebraska City neld a meeting last night and organized a real estate exchauge, A constitution and by-laws were adopted and articles of incorpo day. tion wero filed to Tale of Two Juries. Brarrice, Neb, Mareh 11.—[Special to "I'ug Bex. |—The jury in the case of the State vs Frank Ellls, charged with perjury grow ing out of the famous hackmen rape case in October last. came in this morning for the third tume and announced that they were unable to reach an agreement. The jury has been out since five o'clock Seturday even- ing. It was brought in at nine o'chock yes- terday morning and sent back to agree and also at five o'clock last evening. Judze Broady seeing that an agreement was impos- sible dismissed the jury this morning, The case will now probably go_over to the June term of the district court, but us Max Meyer, the principal witness, has skipped the country 1t is barcly possible that the case will never reach a second trisl, The jury in the case of Charles Ray, accused of being an accessory in a horse stealing adventure, was out all night, unable to come to an agreément, This is tie first instance in tho history of Gage county where two juries have been out over uight at the same tine. Falls City Jubilant. Farts City, Neb., March 1L—|Specia Telegram to Tie Brr.]—This city 18 jubil ant tonignt over the success of the electric hient bond election. The proposition was to bond the ity for the sum ot §7,000 and con- struct an electric light plant. 'Ihe proposi- tion carried by a majority of 230, Hnlll}ru! and fire works at this hour attest the feel- ings of the citizens over their success. The plant will be an arc and incandescent system and work will be commenced as soon as the bonds are sold. Other material improve- ments will soon follow. The Hastings Feacral Buildin Hastings, Neo,, March 11.—[Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.]—Judge Dundy and other court officials signed the peution of the board of trade this morning urzing the Ne braska delegation at Washington to use every reasonable effort to secure for Has- tings a government court house, - NG STATEHOOD, 1 ANTICIPATE Why the Wyoming Council Refused to Confirm Certain Appointmon s, Cneyesse, Wyo., March 11.—|Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee]—Just one week ago Governor Warren sent the following nomi- nations to the council for confirmation: Henry G. Hay, for territorial treasurer; W. Burdick, for territorial auditor; A. A. Holcombe, for veterinarian, and Louis Miller, for fish commissioner. The two latter are democrats and the preseut incumb ents of the ofMces named. The two former are new appointees, both republicans, Hay to replace a democrat, and Burdick to re- place a republican. According to a recent change m tho rules the nominations wers considered in open executive session. The council, by a strict party vote—seven democrats to five republicans— passed a series of resolutions, which were confirmed by the nomination of the present incumbents, aud rejected the new nominees. The action i8 based on the following grounds: “Bills for the immeaiate admission of Wyoming into tho union as a state, and all authentic information on the subject, leads to the almost certain conclusion that Wyoum- ing willin a very short tune be admitted into the union as one of the equal and inde- pendent states thorcof under the constitu- tion recoutly framed and adopted under proceedings taken in the ter- ritory for that purpose. A reference to the constitution under which the state of Wyoming will soon perform its functions as a state of the union discloses the fact that the functions of all territorial officers with the admission of the state into the union, coaso in a very short period of time. Itis therefore most important, if the public inter- ests are to be regarded, that good, trained public servants should not be displaced for the short period intervening before state- hood and their places fillod by persons who, however groat their merit a3 citizens, must, 10 the very nature of the case be lacking in hat experience in the administrationof the: aw which will be indispensably necessary in the transition from & territory to a state government. We believe, therefore, that tho best intcrests of the whole people of the territory will be best subserved in the pres- eut transition of the territory to u state by muking no changes (except for cause) in the occupancy of the several offices for which the said nom;nations have been made.” -— CATTLE MEN Ly SESSION. Opening of the Interstate Convention at Fort Worth, Forr Wonrrn, Tex., March 11.—[Speciul Telegram to Thg Bre. |—The Interstate Cat- tle Men's convention met at the opera house at2 p. m, and was called to order by Hon. ‘0. 7. D, Andrews. H. S. Broiles, mayor of the city, welcomed the visitors in a brief and appropriate speech, and was followed by Hon. T. T. D. Andrews in behalf of the cat- tlemen. Hon. O. A. Hadley, ex governor of Now Mexico, was chosen temporary secre- tary, and the appointment of committees fol- lowed. ‘The committee cn credentials and basis of revresentation consisted of one from each state represented, chosen by the members of “toxas, W. L. Savage; the delewation as follows: Black; Nebraska, Colonel B. P. Kansas, W. W. 'Gutnrie; Missouri, J Davie; Tllinois, Bdwin Watt; Arizona, B, Simpson; New Mexico, R. F. Hardy; Col- orado, D Monahan; Arkansas, J. T. Hender- son., On permanent organization: Texas, J. L. Breckenridgo; New Mexico, Colonel Llewel lyn; Colorado, H, S. Holly; Wyomng, H. B. James; Kansus, . M, Hewins; Missouri, P. Price; Lilinois, M. . Buell; Arizona, E J. Simpson; Indian Territory, S. H. Mays; Arwunsas, L. Miner; Nebrasku, B. J. Fil: ters. An adjournment was taken until tomorrow at 10 a. m., when the reports of the commits tees will be received and a permanent organ- ization effectod, The opere bouse was beautifully decorated with bunting, evergroen, stock emblems, flowers and paintings. The lower private box on aach side of ithe stage was occupied by a meck eyed Jersey cow. The ety is literally in the hands of the vis- itors, the notels and private houses being filled with guests, and every courtesy is shown them “The Northwestern Cattle nssociation met at 10 a. m,, President A, P. Bush, jr., in the chair. Mayor Broiles gave them a warm welcome on behalf of the iy, to which Thomas West replied on behalf of the asso clation, Reuding of the minutes, report of the ex- cctive and other committess, and the ap poiutment of a committee consisting of J. B. Reotor, . B. Harrold and A. J. Dove on re- frigerators was all the business done. ‘The association meets ugain tomorrow at 9 a. m. to finish up routine business. — - A Wealihy Chicagoan Dies. Cni0aco, March 11.—John T. Lester, a wealthy stock broker died tonight. He had been an nvalid two or three years on ac- count of too close application to business, A couple of weeks ugo he started for a southern health resort, but became alarm- ingly ill and was brought home. Sowe of s frionds assert that his fatal prostration wis due to the manner of his daughter's WArIIKe S0uie weeks ago to a son of P. D, Armour. Lester had arrangad for erand wedding festivities, when young Arwmour disadproved aud taking the girl {o Mils waukee nad & quiet marriage. This, it is said, compietely upses the invahd, Steamship Arcivals At New York—The Friesiand, Trom werp; the Nevada, from Liverpool, At Moville—The Auctoria, from York for Glusgow. At Hayre—La Yor Passed the Lizard—The Bohewis, New York for Hamburg. At Sicilly—Passod : York for Hamburg. Aute New from New Champagn from be Rugia, from New - - » Eond Offerings, WasniNGToN, March 11—[Special Telegram to Tur Hee. |—Bond offerings today were as l follows: §71,700 at §1.25; $30,600 at $1.08}5 [FROM THE ENEMY'S RANKS, Parnell Finds a Champion in Lord Randolph Churchill THE GOVERNMENT LASHED. He Apveals to the House to Vote Against the Adoption of the Com= ission's Report—Intense Excitement, In the Commons. Loxpox, March 11.—In the commons this evening Lord Randolph Churchill resuming the debate on the report ot the Parnell com- mission said: “‘From the beginning to the end the proceedings were viuiated by their thoroughly uncoustitutional character. ‘When the government decided to set aside the ordinary tribunals 1t must have held that the charges against the Parnollives con- stituted prima facie evidence against the ac- cused. When the government held it was a prima facie case it was its duty to prosecute criminully.” Then he argued the matter on constitutional grounds and defied any law- yer to show a precedent or parallel for any- thing approaching the government's action in appointing & commission consisting of three judges to fulfill the functions of judge and jury. He appealed to the house to Vote against proceedings so utterly unique and unprecedented. “Never within a cen- tury and a half had any public man been ox- #osed to such tests and trials as had Parnell. Every clause of inquiry in the house, except the first, was forced through without debate by the use of a cloture so ruthless that nothing but the most urgent consideration of [ ~ublic safety could justify it. Tho consti- tutional party that in 1882 resisted the clowure = now applied 1t. In 1882 the government declared the cloture was 8 most unconstitutional and dangerous innovation. In 1888 it used the cloture i the most unconstitutionsl and dangerous manner for the purpose of forcing upon _its opponents an unparalleled and tremendous instrument of oppression, What has been the result of this monstrous parturition! A reptile monster—Pigott. What has been the delivery with all their skill and parlia- mentury instruments? A ghastly, bloody, rotten foetus—Pigott, Pigott, Pigott.”” | Par- nellite cheers.| In making the motion the government was violating its own law. Chamberlain said it was on the invitation of the Parnsllitcs that the matter was made the subject of inquiry. He deniod that the = commission was the result of nis personal suggestion, Experi- ence showed it was tho best aud the ouly tribunal to conduct the inquiry. Glad- stoiie had admitted the assiduity, ability, learning und perfect, ubsoluto good faith of the judges. He asked to whom the house would uppeal if it refused to adopt the judges’ opinion. He warned the house with its imperfect recoilections of the terms of the rcport against assuming judicial functions by declining to accept tho judges’ findings. e urged the house to leave tne watter in the hands of the nation. Jeunings withdrew his amendment, He explained that he had no desire to stab the government in the back. Churchill's speech wasa complete surprise to irim and had changed his opinion. s own amendment was not intended to be hostile to the govern- ment, Labouchere related from his own indepen- dent inauiries the circumstances of a meet~ bewwvson uaof. Pinker men. aDd & € e R e e were employed by the Times as agents, proving that the government had abetted the negotiatiors, offering Sheridan £25,000 ful;lfl document that would incriminate Par- nell. Goschen, chancellor of the exchequer, re- pudiated Churchill's statement that the gov- ernment had octed unconstitutionally. While he was defending the impartiality of tho judges, the Parnellites creaied disorder by shouting “Pigott,” ‘‘Pigott,” etc. Pro- ceeding Goschen asserted that Lecaron wus employed in the secret servico under the Liberal governmeat. Fowler, who was then secrotary of the ury, 'rose twice und sugrily brotested nobody kuew better than the chuncoilor of the exchequer that he could know nothing of such matters. A sceno of moat iutense excitement, lasting several minutes, fol- lowed. Goschen taunted Sexton in refer- encoe to the Salsbury letter, and both rose to their feet and neither would give way, Goschen and the Parnellites hurled such epithets af “Coward,” ete. Amid shouts ot “adjourn” and calls of “Morley,” Caine moved his amendment, Morloy congratulated him tor the courage he displayed and said he would support the amendment. Smith invoked the cloture rule and a division was taken on Caine’s amendment. Smith’s motion with reference to the com- mission’s report was agreed to amid cheers from the ministerial benches. Caine (liberal unionist) moved a similar amendment condemning the Times, which was rejected by 312 to 227. James Williain Barclay asked 1o the com- mous today whether the government would take measures to ascertain whether cattle from the western states of America wore free from coutagion and if free whether they could be conveyed to England without coutact with animals from the eastern states, among which disease might_exist, President Chaplin of the board of agricul- ture replied that sucn an inquiry was im possible. In 1858, he said, pleuro pneumonin existed at Chicago and the surrounding diss trict. In Ilinois alone 1,425 head of cattlo were effected. It was therefore hardly probable that the disease had disappeared. Ho further said the government intonded to introduce legislation in connection with tho subject which he hoped woulg be passed this year. Charg d With a Terrib’e Crime, Cn10AGo, March 11.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.J—The policelarrosted lust night a manwhom they think may bejthe'much sought for murderer of Max Mantwill, who was Literally chopped to piaces with & knife on the basement of his residence tho night of December 19. The officers roceived word yesterday that a man answering the descrip- tion of the suspected wan was staying at a West Side lodging house. The officors went there and jarrestod Louis Aldender, who, it is said, perfectly resombles the description of Peterson, the man .who was nrrested on suspicion of the murder, but was sct free. Ho is & German about fifty years old. He protests that he is innocent of the crime. Ofticers, lowever, say that they have strong proof thiat Aldender was engaged 10 some bloody work on that night. The mun who told them where to find Aldendor says, it is alloged that on December 19 the fellow came into the lodging house covered with blood. His clotiing, face and hands, it is said, wera smeared with gore, ywhich ho immediatoly washed off. When' confronted by this witness, Aldender denied the story, g Struck by a Train. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Maron 11.—|Special Tolegram to Tug Bre.|—While attempting t0 cross the Union Pacific railroad bridge across the Kaw rivor, just west of this oity, last might, Rev. David McGrow, pastor of a Bantist church at Armstrong, Kan., Mrs Andrew Bigman and William Jackson were instantly killed by @ train on that road. Leroy Jackson, William Sheolian and An- drew Biguman, who were with them, were thrown over the embankment and escaped serious injury. ‘The party wese returning from prayer westing. ‘They all live in this city. e The Huteh" Swindle, Cuicaco, March 11.—A long secret session was teld by the board of trade directors this afternoon over the watter of settliug the clerk knavery by which it is alleged the well known broker, B, P. Butchinson, was swindled out of & large sum. The case against Broker Dickenson, in whose office one of the scttling clerks was employed, was dismissed. What other action was taken was net made publi | ——————— REED'S DOWNFALL, The Fate of a Onoe Celebrited Attors ney and Counsel for Guitean, Cuicago, March 1L]—Special to Bnw Ber.]—City Comptroller Onahan, who has recently returned from Washingtoo, told au interesting atory todays | Several years ago Lawyer Charles H. 'Reed was well and widely known in Chieago. In the position of state's attorney, OF eriminal prosecutor, he made a brilnant recopd. Subsequently he achieved national fame as one of the counsel for Chas. J. Guiteau, who assassinated P’res- ident Gartleld, After the assassin wus con- victed ana executed he remained i Wash- ington for a time and then driftea to New York city, where he dropped from public view. It was remarked by his former friends that the blight which seemed to strike everybody whothad anything to do with Guiteau had fallen on Charles Reed also. From New York he found his way to Jersey City, and flually the nows was tele- graphed that he committed suidide by drowning. This was the last heard of him by his friends in this eity until today, when Mr. Onahan smd that he met Reed on a train going from Washington to Baltimore; that he talked with him, and that there was no doubt as to his identity. A hackman in Baltimore told Mr. Oushan that Charlie Reed was a familiar person there, “‘He tried to drown himself,” said the man, “and appeared to be dead for alone time, but finally came to.” He'is appareatly ‘‘down on his luck' now. —_—— R MAKERS' STRIKE. THE CI1G 4 1t Will bo Confined for the Present to the Phoenix Company. Cuicago, March 1L.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The threatened strike of the cigar makers assumed d-finite shapo this morning, and instead of the genoral strike that was auticipated, it will be confined, for the present at least, to the factory of Metzler, Rothschild & Co., better known as the Phoenix Cigar company. This action was determined upon s the result ef a visit of the committee on grievances to Metzler, Rothschild & Co., today. The Phoenix company was one of the throe firms which closed their shops Saturday ovening. Two of the firms stated that the shutdown would be only temporary, and work, when resumad, would be on the old basis. The Phoenix cotpany said they would resume only us an “open” shop, that is u factory in which nor-union as well as uuion men could be employed. — The com- mittee representing the men called on them today to receive their final answer as re- gards this statement. It was 1mpossible, Mr. Metzler said, for his firm to combete with eastern firms in tha salo of the cheaper erades of goodsunless ke could employ labor cheapor than the minimum wages permitted by the union. His firm, suid Mr. Metalor, would employ union men for the better class of work, buthe insisted on the privilege of employing non-union men also. This the committee woula not agree to, and they withdrew after informing Mr. Metzier that his factory would be declared as locked against union men. ‘A mass meeting of the three local unions will be held Friday to consider the situation. ALEVEE BREAKS. Jasit Large Part of a Miss4nri County Sub- . o « Sz Lovis, Muf,’m-‘%(.;h' Chirleston, Mo., special says: Ali that part of this county tying south of this city is almost entirely submerged, the exceptions being the natursl and artificial mounds, uvon which farmers and stock have taken refuge. It is raining tonight and the outlook 1s dis couraging. The levee at Bond's Point, Mo., opposite Cairo, gave way last night and all the movable railyway property at that place was hastily transforred to this city, as was that of tho Cotton Belt road on which the trains have been abundoned. “Heavy Rain Cairo, Tll,, March 11.—A heavy rain bas been falling here since yestorday afternoon and is still coming dowo. The Ohio river rose nearly a foot in the last twenty-four hours, The Mississippi river is still falling trow here to St. Louis agd navigation is sus- pended between here and that point because of low water. The railrouds are all running on time with the excaeption of the Iron Mountain & Texas and the St. Louis rail- ways, they not beng able to enter the city on account of the flood, 'The low lands in Iilinois, Kentucky and Missourl, south of here, are submerged, but no reports of suf- feriug or damage have reached ere. INot Widening. 8 ARkaxsas Ciry, Kan, March 11.—The crevasse at Sappengton Hook 1s not widen- g any, and it is hoped It will b closed in & couplo Of days. SRy - 1 e Rose Eight Feet. BatesviLLe, Ark, March 1.—The White river roso eight feot hore today and is now rising o foot an hour. e PORK PACKERS' PLAINT. The Edu unds Mcat Inspection Bilk onjected To. CuicaGo, March 12.—At a meeting of the leading Chicago pork packers and exporters today to discuss the Edmunds bill, now;be- fore the senate, it was resolved that the portion of the bill makiog it compulsory that all salt meats for export should be inspected, 10 order that a certificate may bo issued that the meats hod been sixty days in salt, was unuecessary and a hurdship to the trade. The bill, it 18 contended, favored exclusively the German trade and would cripple export business to Eugland which has reached large proportious. Houses for the English trade say thavmeats for their patrons are not required to be as heavily salted nor are a8 many days for euriy required as for the Germans and they would be unable to sell, A large number of packing houses through- out the west are devoted exclusively to the Englist trade and their, business would be practically ruined. It was decided to de- mand that {nspection should pot be made cowpulsory, but leftoptional, The directors of the board of trade decided to co-operate with the packers. { Salisbury and the Laborers. Seruiy, March 1L—In his lotters with Germany relative to thd scope of the inter- national labor coufefence, Lord Salis- bury, British prige minister, de clined to favor any scheme looking to the legal restriciiof of the hours of la- bor. Panis, March 11.—The cabinet has aecided to send Senators Jules, Slmon and Tolain; Burdeau, member of thegchamber of deputies; Lindev, inspector of mines, and Deltnye, a mechanic, as representatives of France at the international labor conference at Berho. o2 L Destitute and Suffering Indians, MINNEAFOLIS, Minn,, March ‘11.—Bistop Shanley, of the Cutholic diocese of North Dakota, in an interviow here, stated that 20,000 Indians on Turtle mountain reserva tion are destitute and suffering owing to tho misunderstanding with the government. These Indians get altogether 5,000 a year from the government for their support and sowme poor rations, Hince Junuary, he says, fully 1,500 of thewm have been left to shift for themseives, -~ The Weather Forecast, For Omuha sud vicinity: Fair weatber. Nebraska and lIowa: Colder, fair Wedn>s- day and Thursday, northwesterly winds. South Dakota: Fair, northerly winds, lower temperature. MILITARY MEN SURPRISED. Lieut. Oolonel Willlam Smith Mads | Paymastor General THE CORPORATIONS OBJECT. Certain Census Questions Ask Too Much—Allision Swamped With Letters—A J Judge" —Sherman's Truse Bill 518 FOURTERNTH STRERT, Wasmixatos, D, C., March 11, The president this afternoon sent in the nomination of Lieutenant Colonel Willinm Smith, at present chief paymaster of the de- partment of the Dakotas, to be paymaster general of the United States army,vice Gen- eral William Rochester, retired. The nomination was foreshadowed in these dispatches 1o Tue SuNpay Beg, in which paper it wus printed for the first time exclu- sively. Colonol Smith's promotion hus caused gen- eral surprise, to say the least, in the army. He was far down on the list and had never been an applicant for the position. There were no papers on file in his behalf, it is stated, and no one of the various candi dates had the slightest idea that his name would be considered in connection with the office. As a matter of fact Colonel Smith spent a week or ten days bere quite recently, ear- nestly working for the promotion of his brother, Colonel Rodney Smith, who was the senior in rank, as shown by the army register. The contest over the nomination had nar- rowed down during the past two weeks be- tween Colonel Rodney Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Gibson and Lieutenant Colonel Ter- rell. There was a general belief that Col onel Terrell would be selected in case Col- onel Smith was passed over. His long ser- vices in the army and his efficient par services joined to his friendly relutions with the president, and the fact vhat he had for years contended for rank as the senfor offlcor of the pay department, 1 which coatention Mr. Harrison was his warm advocate some years ago, 4l combined to render the belief current that he would be the choice of the chief exccutive. Colonel Rodney Smith's claims, which were urged vigorously on the ground of seniority were also strong. Those of Liou- tenant Gibson were advocatea because of his long continued service in the army, which began prior to the war of the rebel- lion; while Major Carey, at one time a prom- inent candidate, was considered on account of his relationship to tho secretary of war. "The president has solved the problem by placing over two colenels, and one lieuten- ant colouel who ranked Paymaster General Smith, an oflicer who was not i the st us a contestant. WasmINGTON Burgav Tie OMAnA Ber, } The comment on the selection, which is very general, questions tho reasons which induced’ tho president, { seoniority were involved, to pass over Colonel Rodney Swmith, and if seniority were not in question, to stop short one file of Lieutenant Colonel Terrell, whose claims for the place were certainly as strong on the grounds of service aus Lieutenant Colonel Smith’s, with the added claim of warm friendship and deveted services to the presi- dent bimself and to the party of which heis the chief executive. Colonel Smith's advancement means that some of his seniors, who are older than Lim- self, can never roach the paymaster general- ship. The only promotion made is t of Major T. H. Stantou, who becomes a lieuteu ant colonel in consequence. ALLISON SWAMPED VWITH LETTERS. Senator Allison is overwhelmed with let- ters from all parts of the country asking about his alleged chunge of heart on the tariff, and says that he will never again sub- mit L0 a newspaper intervicw on auy subjoct. At present he has scarcely time to read his muil, much less to amsser his correspon- dents, I asiced if he should reconsider his views on the tariff revision so recently ex- pressed on account of this. **No,” he said. “1f you say anything further about me and the,tariff just say that I am a republican and am’with my party on every issue. CORPORATIONS OBIECT. The corporations throughout the couutry are objecting to tho form in which the quos- vions of the census enumerators appear and have sent @ vommitteg to Washington to enter & protest before Superintendent Porter and Secretary Noble. The schedules as drawn are for the purpose of ascertaining as much information as possible regarding the volume of busiuess in this country, the amount of money invested, the number of laborers employed, the amount of wages paid, the annual receipts and di bursements, for vaw material, etc, and 8o on. The answers will be confidential and the titles only will be pub- lished, but the corporations object Lo giving this informacion on the ground that it dis- closes private affairs which if known 1o their neighbors and rivals might injure their busi- ness. ‘Lhe law compelsall citizens to answer the questions of the enumerators and 1t fixes a penalty for refusal, ‘The enumerators aro also protbited from exposing returns to any one but the proper officiuls, It is Lardly probable that Secrotary Noble will usk con- gross to chango the law or to modify the i structions of the enumerators. Within a week the enumerators will begin the collec- tion of statistics regarding farms, homes and indebtedness, and inside of ninety days the census agents will have gone through the books of records of every county in the United States. A JOKE ON JUDGE, Practical jokes are as frequently played on newspapers as on individuals, The latest vietim awong newspapers is Judge, and a Montana man’s name is used. Mr. Gillam is the art manuger of Judge and to him all pictures have to be submitted, Re Mr. Arkoll, the owner of Judge and Mr. Gil lum wenton along trip through the south for recreation and rest. Duriog Mr. Gil Jaum's absence ho piaced & man in charge of the urt departiiept who knew more about art than he did avout public mea. While Le was in charge some outside party sent m an idea for @& black and white cartoon and used the name of Samuel Hauser of Montana in the dialogue below the picture. The temporary art manager, supposing the name was fictitious, pussed the cartoon for publication in this week's Judge. On Mr, Gillam’s roturn last Satur- day ho discovered the error, stopped the presses und alterea the name, Part of the edition, however was in the mail and be- yond Mr. Gillam's control. It is understood that the next issue of Judge will apolozize to Mr. Huuser for having unintentionally used bis name. 1P is presumed that Governor Hauser will take the joke good-naturedly BUERMAN'S TRUST BILL. A leading member of the senate committee on fluance has made & canvass of the seuute and has come to the conclusion thut Senator Bherman’s bill prohibiting trusts cannot pass that body. The senator bas wmended iv in many material respects in order to avoid some of tho objections that have been raised, but it is still considered an unconstitutional measure aad will be opposed by the great constitutional adyocates of the senate. The bill has been changed 8o that the paragraph which formerly read that “‘all contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations made with & ' view or which tended to preveut full and free competition in pro duction, trade, etc.,” sball read, “‘all con- tracts agreements, truste and combinations made Wwith an intention to prevent free competition, et~ Again Sonator Sher- man has modified his penalty considera- bly by allowiog any person or corporation wjured by trusts to recover twice the aniouat of damages sustained, and the cost o’ su't instituted, all huving 's penalty of $10,000 and Imprigonwent for five vears. While there is a dilposition 1n Lthe senate to — 188 80m0 moasuro to regulate trusts, this is not at all popular. A TALK WITH CANDLER. had a long talk with Chairman Candlor he world's fair committeo tod: He had returnod from New York, where he has spending n couple of days looking after business, and was waiting for ) citizens’ committeo to join hin ' in reviewing the bill. Mr. “Candler . o felt that the fair now belonged to G o, but the tight was not over by any mn for the New York people were stifl a s and hopeful that something might | ocear to bring it fiually to them. Sen- ator Hiscock had mot yot given it up nor had Representatives Belden ana Plower, and they were watching legislation with great vigilance (o cateh the first excuse aad opportunity to strike the name of Chicago from the bill and insert that of New Yorlk, It was thorefore vital that the bill and re- port of the committee shonld ba drawn with tho utmost care and shrowdness, even at the cost of deluy, 8o that those who desired to defeat it might have the least possible ox- cuse for criticisi or objection, Tha bill, as it 18 now drawn, Mr. Candler thinks, will m the objections of the great constitutional lawyers and states” rights advocates provided they are hoj and have not made use of A constitution technicality to cover their desire to defoat the bill. It was important that it should have the approval of Mr. Carlisle who had a large following in the house, and any posi tion he took would be sustained by a number of members. There were some men who would not vote for any bill becayse they do not want it and do not believe in a fair, but it was necessary to get as much support as possible, for Chicago won in the location fight by a single vote only aud a combina- tion of tho supporters of the other citios might still dofeat it. With rogard to the anpropriation for the government exhibit, Mr, Candler said that he wanted & large and liberal one, but he had not yet received the estunates frowm the sec. retary of the treasury and aid not proposo to report the bill until ‘he knew exactly how much was needed. That sum, whatover it was, he said he belioved he could get without auy trouble, t IN THE HOUSE. In the house today Mr. Dorsey presented a petition from the citizans of Grand Island and other points in Nebraska in opposition to a reduction of the duty on sugar, This is but one of the many petitions which have been received from the state on this subj The prospects of heavy cut in the sugar duty wivhout any provision for encouraging the” homo product in the way of a bounty have stirred up the farmers in ail states where sugar beets can be successfully pro- duced. Hou. John M. Thurston was a guest of the pross galleries in congross today and spent s0me time on tae fioor of ths houso. The house flunlly passed today the bill appropriating $150,000 for a public building at Cedar Rapids, Ia. Mr. IMrsoy also so- cured final action on his bill appropriating §60,000 for a public buildiag at Fremont. < FIRE APPARATUS TESTED. Baby McKee created a great commotion this morning. kvor since the Tracy calan ity there has been a feeliug of apprehension as to the safety of the white house from fire and new fire alarm anparatus and hose con nections have recentiy heen put in. Colonel Ernest, the superintendent of public build ings and grounds, thought he would test them this morning and cugaged in & con- spiracy to try the_fire departuient. as well. The president and the family were rotif and u fow winutes after 10 o'clock this morn. ing Benjamin Harrison McKee pulled the aiarm. In an mstunt bells were rincing all over the house, on the street, in the fire en- gine houses nud church stecples, telling t people that box 157 had been pulled and that water was wanted at the home of the prosi- dent. In just two minutes a strezm was playing into the street in_front of the white house, In five and one-half minutes a ladder had been raised to the roof- and in cight minutes four streams of muddy water were fiushing from vs many nozzles held by fire- men on the roof of the building, But there was no fire, although the jtomont throughout' the city was Just as great s if there had been one and the policemen who were stationed outsi the gates to make explanations never met with a more credulous people than they did this morning. Very few would belicve thoir stories, but crowds guthered outside with their eyes fixed upon the movements of the firomen before them, and many not only saw smoke but actuaily saw Hames 1ssuing from the roof. All sorts of stories were in circu lation an hour or two afterwards, that which received the mostjeredencelveing 10 the effect that a wire cuught in_the basement and was extinguished by a bucketof water, LAND DECISION CONFIRMED, Assistant Secretary Chandler today con - firmed the decision of the commissioner of the genernl land office in holding for cancel- lation the homestead entry of Lucy Richurds for the southweat 14 of section %, twnship 117, north, rango 6, Wutertown, S, D.. land district, The antry was contested by Sarah Robbins and both the local officers and the commissioners recommended that the entry be cancelled on the grouad of abandonment. OPEN SESSION TOR NOMINATIONS, Scnator Aldrich said today that thore was a large minority and a growing feelingin the sonate in fayor of the consideration of nom wations to office 1 open session and he thought the Dolph investigation, although a ridiculous proceeding. might bo usefol to the public in increasing this sentiment and in calling public attention to the faults of Becret sessions. While it is absolutely necessary that treaties should be considered behind closed doors there 18 no reason why nominations to oftice should be subjected to this rule except in special cases, when & motion can be maude by any senator to exclude the public from the senute chamber, as 18 often dona. Mr. Aldrich has niways been in favor of open session nd believes with many others that the wicient rules of the senuté, which were adopted nearly a century ago, never intended that nominations should be considered in secret session, but only treaties and similar- executive com munications. IRRIGATION. Thero was & hearing today by the senate committee on appropriations given to the senators from North and South Dakota in favor of the paragraph which is to be in- serted in the urgency deficiency appropria- vion bill giving $11,000 to be exvended under Major Powell, superintend- ent of the geological survey, for surveying the semi-arid portions of the Da- kotas with & viow to ascertaining what s necded in the way of artesian wells to make the country reliably tilabie. The appropri ation will “probably be made and will bo fol. Jowed by an appropriation of not less than $250,000 to bore artesian wells in the Dako- tas, Thero will be provisions wmade, aiso, for irrigating portions of Montana. NEW POSTMASTERS, Towa—Tioga, Mahaska county, W. Wilson, vice F. N. Rathburn, resigned; Whitten, Hardin county, J. Trevarthon, vice J. B! Meyers, resigned. outh Dakota—Ney, Sully county, Mr. I. M. Ney, vice S. DD. Ney, deceased. MISCELLANEOUS Indian Commissioner Morgan has revoked the license of Indian Trader 1% G. Asay, jr., at Pine Ridge agency on charges preferred by W. T. Sellyn and Agent Parker. Asay is on his way here to get his license restored, but inasmuch as he is a democrat the chances are that he will not get more than a month of time in which to close out his business Mr. I, Rosewater left for New York to- night, but will return here the first of next week to appear beforo the house committee on postoffices and post roads and the com mittes ou immigration aud naturalization Second Assistant FPostmaster General Whitfiald has reptied to a e from Ser ator Manderson concerning complaint made about the Wellsville and Alliance mail sorvice, Colonel Whittield says that very careful attention was given sll the petitions before a decision was made, sud thut the Bayard people will receive service by an extension when the Gering-Bayara contract has been executed, which will get mail from Alliance to Bayard in twenty-four nours. An exceedingly strong petition reached the Nobraske delvgation today in favor of Mr. Rublec of Broken Bow for receiver of tho land oftice there when the bill creativg sn oftice 15 adopted by congress. Priuy 8. Heatu, NUMBER 261, A COUNCIL BLUFFS TRAG AGEDY; Andrew Hauk Shoots Hia Paramour and Then Commits Suicide. THE WOMAN'S WOUND NOT FATAL After Firing Several Shotsat Her the Would-Be Murderer Blow: Oat His Brains—The Womn's Story. Attempted Murder and Sunicide. “We, the jury, upon our oaths do say thad the deceasea camo to his death from a wound made by a bullet fired from a pistol held in his own hand, and with suicidal intent.” So reads the verdict of the coroner’s jury, composed of R. N. Whittlesey, Charles Proctor and Willlam Allstrand, which yess terday afternoon hold un inquest in Council Bluffs over the body of Andrew Hauk, Jr., or, a8 ho is better known, “Mickey" Hauk. The verdict, however, contained no refer- ence to another matter that occurred just bo- fore Hauk kitled himsolf, and which nearly made him a murderer as well us a suicide. M fact, he was & murderer to all intents and purposes, as he attemptod to kil a woman and fired the fatal bullot into his own brain, believing that the woman was fatally wounded, It was about 2:30 yesterds when a carriago was driven hurriedly to the Council Bluffs police station from lower Broadway, and a woman minus any wraps and with her clothing saturated with blood alighted and entered the building. Sho said that “Mickey" Hau' had shot hor, sod that sho was afraid ho was following her up to complete the job, The shooting occurred in the little frame house at No. 1506 Brondway, and thithor ofticers at once hurried. Mar- shul Guanelia took the woman in a hack aud started for tho same place. When they ar- rived the house was surrounded by a curious crowd, which poered eagerly in at the win- dows. It was then learned that Hauk had committed suicide, and the polico were guarding thoe house, No one was allowed to ento but the coroner and the reporters. Thore were but three rooms, and on a bed in the middle ono lay the lifeless body of the would-be murderer and suicide. Nothing had been disturbed, and the body luy as it wus found. ‘Plie desperate man had thrown himself upon his back, placed the muzzle of the revolver against his right tomplo and pulled the trigger. Tho ball passed directly through the head aud lodged just'usnder tho skin, a little above and slightly back of the left temple, whera its position was plainly murked. Deith had been instautancous, und the victim had uever woved, The hand had fallen across his breast and the revolvor was still clutched tichtly i his fingers whon Oflicer Austin eaterea the room, Austin was the first to onter the house. He resides Just ucross the street, and being upon night duty at present was at homo at the time, and was on hand soon ufter the troublo oceurred. o was one of tho wit3 nesses at the fuguest, and testified that he wis aroused by the shooting and hurried across the strest. When ho entered the house the fatal shot had been fired, and Huuk was lying motionless, with the blood spurting from the ugly hole in his heud, The hand holding the revolver was twitch ing slightly, and he wrencted the gua sway from him, not knowing whether the man was dead or simply unconscious. Tuut was all that he knew about the mut- ter, other than that he had guarded tho house after that timo, Ihe woman waus taken into Mrs, Carter's residence next door and put to bed, after which her evidence was taken by the cor- oner's jury. She said that her name wus Irs. Kitty Bowers and that she lived at the house wh ére the shooting occurred. She had rented it only two or three days before, and had just movea in; in fact, the house showed that,s 8 there was Little i _it, and nothing was sewtled. She suid that her busband des sertod her some time ago, and aftorwards, when on the verge of starvation, she met Hauk. He assisted her and sho wen t to live with him as his wife. They freque otly quar- reled, and finaily she was persuaded to leave him. Hauk would follow her about the streets and often threatened her life. Three weeks ago he kicked in ths front door of her house. She sawd she was afraid of _him, and had made up nor mind to file an information against him on Wednesday and have bim placed under bonds to keep the peace. Hauk knocked ut thoe door yesterday about fifteen minutes beforo th » shooting, and then entored, He at once bokan to abuse her, swearing dreadfully, und said that he would kill her if it was nov for her child, a little girl two years of age, which was playing on tie floor. He then eutreated her io wet a divorce and murry him, which she rofused to do. He then drow the revolver, and for several minutes tore about tho house, swing- ing his weapon and waking dire throats. She hud no idea that he would shoot, as he was not under the influsnce of liqulr, but she thought she would lvave the house and perhups e would Ko away. She started for the door and he aimed the gun at her. Sue sereamed, and he declared that if she made another sound he would kil her, Still doubting that he would shoot, and ot the same time being frightencd, us ho was between her and the door, she screamed again, Huuk fired, but missoil her, and she rushed for the door, She dashed past him and just as she reachod the door he fired again. The Luilet cut through her left shoulder, but shodid not stop. She had gono but'a fCw steps until she thought of the afternoon the buildiog livtlo girl, aud wont back after ner. Hauk was stauding 1 the widdle of the floor aud was working with the gun, Thero was apparently something the matter with it, as he bad oponed it, and was teying to fix it in some woy, She bicked up tie child and ran out agan. That was all she kuew of the affuir, “Uhese were the only witnesses exatined, but it was uscertained thut Hauk ran out of the house, but, seeing some one on the side- walk, went back, Ho hurried through the house and looked out of the front window, after which be disappeared, and & wowment later the third and last shot was fired. The weupon with which the deed was done is & Smith & Wesson double-uction gun of 88-calibre, When found, there was an empty shell under the hamimer, und theother chunibers were empty. On the Hoor were two loaded cartridges and two embty shells, and there a cartridge in each of his pants’ poc! Ho had evidently onened the gun, when the cjector omptied the chaum- bers. ‘Ihe threo cartridges and two shells had fatien to the floor, and he had picked up one with which to complete the work. ~ The lock was rather gummy, and that undoubt- cdly caused the Litoh that ied bim to open the weapon, ‘The woman's Injury s comparatively trifling. 1t is merely u flesh wound, the bul let having g through the upper part of the shoulder, but not decp enough to touch the b “I'he oponings which marked the course of the ball were but four inches apart, Sbe was naturally very much excited, but wus resting quite comfortably when a Bes culled to learn She was rotic reely. reporter something of her history ot at first, but finally d v Sne said that she was y duughier of & Methodist minister by the th name of Sharp, in the castern part of the state, but would not name the town. Her ' mother died when she was small, and her father murried 6gain. Her stop mother ill-used her, and nine years g0, when she was fourt years of age, she'left home. Since then she has Lever heard of her parents, Sho has written many times, but has L0 muswWer, recolved