Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 18, 1890, Page 2

THE OMAHA' DAILY BEI . TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1890, FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE A Bedford Man Charged With the Murder of His Father-in-Law. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Judge Lova Confirms the Sals of the Fort Madison Koad—A Well Known Newspaper Man Dead. Charged With Marder, Beoronn, Ia., March 17.—|Special Tele- gran to Tur Ber,|—This city iy wrought up " to the highest pitch of excitement this evens ing by the arrest for murder of Henry Leg~ gett, familiarly known as Erench Hank, and his wifo and daughter, aged 12 years, the latter charged with complicity. The murder for which the arrest was mads was committed in Page county, near Shambaugn, in 1856, The vicrm was the father fof Leg- gow's wife, who lived with his daugnte He was known as Dutch Charley, and was highly esteemed by all his neighbors, The crime was com- mitted for the oid man's effects, which con- sisted of a gold watch, 85 1 money and a spau of wules. Tho body was discovered about a week after the murder by a fisher. man, *1t had been firmly tied to a stake aud the stake drlven into the ground at the bot- tom of the Nodaway river, A8 500n 6 the 1 t family were put 4 under arrest the officer in charge telographod w the sherff of Page county, who im- mediately arrested one tugh Tayvior for complicity in the crime. The detactive who made the arrest has been working on the case for over a year, Ho gathered up the evidence link by link until the choin was complete, and he now confronts tho murder- ers with o mass of damaging evidence. 1t is expected that Leggett's twelve-year-old daughter, woo is now under arrest, will make & full confession of tho crime. When the arrest wis made & 8alo was in Progress at Loggettsplace, as he was anticipating remov- ing to Nebraska soon. When the warrant was read Loggett almost sank to the ground. Ho was shackled and the officer started for Clarinda with him, at which place he will be tried. The Legislature. Des Morses, Ia, March 17.—As many members had not returned from home the house did not meet until 10:30 this morning, and then not much business was done. Auiong the bills favorably recommended was one calling for the appointment of guardians for habitual drunkards. Bills were intro- duced to establish a normal school at Mount Ayr; o provide for the adoptiou, purchase and sale of text books; to define the duties of railroad commissioners with reference to the transportation of Towa products. A reso- Tution was adopted calling for two sessions daly, beginning March 25, A resolution was adopted instructing the ways and means com- mittee to prepare an estimate of the recipts from state taxes on the basis of a 2 mill levy. Adjourned. In the senate o number of bills wero in- troduced, the most importam, being to pro- vide for an_appellate court, intermediate be- tween the district and supreme courts, and to define its powers cndar was tuken up and bills which bad been recommended for irdefinite postpone- ment. Six were acted upon in accordance with the recommendation of committees, one was recommitted, and another passed. ‘I'he bill passed reduced tho maxunum rate of intercst on negotiable paper from 10 1o 8 ver cent. Adjourned. The Sale Confirmed. Kroxvk, Ta, March 17.—Tho sale of the Fort Madison & Northwestern narrow gauge road by Mastor, in Chancery Lennox was confirmed m federal court today by Judge Love, the purchaser being W..T. Black. E. G. Wheeler entered an objection, claim- ing that the master would not accept his bid, which was the highest made. The objection was overruled snd the sale confirmed to Bilack for §55,100, Wheeler gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. Black is vresident of the lowa & Nebraska company, and ex-Governor B. R. Sherman is intor- ested in the purchase. The road will be widened to standard gauge and extended to Ottumwa, An O1d Newspaper Man Dead. DaveNrort, Ia, March 1i.—George H. Ballou, connected with lowa newspapers since 1839, and for the last twenty-two years city editor of the Davenport Gazette and Davenport Democrat, died tod; The Dubuque & Sioux City. Druvque, In, March 17.—(Special Telo- gram 1o Tie Bre.| - The annual meeting of the Dabuque & Sioux City Railroad com- pany was held this morniug. The statement of tho year’s busimess in lowa showed that the road was operated at a lossof §210,000, at- tributedjio the commissioners’ low rates, For the first'timein more than twenty years the interest on tho debt of tlis road excoeded its net earnings o the extent of £117,000. The following directors wero elected: Stuyvas- ant Pish, E. 1. Herriman, John Anthony, 8. V. R Creiger, H, F. \Webster, W. D! Guthrio, D. €. Woodruff, 5. T, H. Gibson, A. S, Garretson, J. F. Poasvy, S. L. Dows, W. . Knight, M. M. Walker, J. V. Reder and'J. I, Hancock. Died krom Osaar, Ia., March 17.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bge.]—The coroner's jury in the Honry Crowell case, whoss mysterious death was reported yesterday, brought in a wverdict today, It is that he came to his death by exposure, resulting from accident, ho having received an injury on his way home. He was found in o kneeling posturo in about twelve inches of water, his hands and bead lying on the bank of the river, about two feet tagh. The road along which he passed bordered on the river, and he had evidently fallen into a small ravine, was vrobably stunned, and subsequently fell into the river near where he was founa. xposure. A Railrond in Trouble. S10vx Ciry, Ia, Marel 17.—[Special Telo gram o Tne Hee—Construction on the Sioux City & Ogden railroad has como to u sudden stop.* Tho Union loan and trust com- pany of this city has attached the iron, tics and other. materials distributed along tho *lmg between hero and O'Noil, Neb., for money advanced, The Winter bridge com- pany today began suit against the Sioux ity & Ogden for §,000 for transporting the ma= terials across the river. A, S, arretson loft today for New York to eftect some sot. tloment of the trouble. One Month's Term, Des Moixes, Ta, March 17.—[Spe gram to Tue BEe.]—The now city officers elocted two weeks were sworn iuto oftice to- day. They will have just one month to serve, the shortest term that ever was &nown i this city, This is due to the fact ; that the unnexation law termiuates all of their offices and provides for u new election, Muyor Campbell, in his inaugural address, advocated ecoaotny and honosty us especially needed in the Des Moiues ety government ut . tlis timie, . Sioux City's Whisky Jolnts, Siovx Crry, Ia, March 17.—)Special Tolegram to Tug Bek|—In his inaugoral address touight Mayor Palmer stated that there aramore than one hundred pluces in the city where intoxicating liguor is illegally wold, The mayor says he will try to observe his oath o enforce the laws with such power as he can command, but doubts his ability with the present police force of only sixteen men to enforce the probibitory law. Smashed the Foreman's Sku Das Moixes, Ia, March 17.—[Special Tolegram 10 ‘Tur Bex)-~John Cross, the forewsn 01 the waterworks, had a dispute today with two workmen about sowe negli- weuce. ‘They became sngry, and oae of thew, wamed Charies Priobe, struck the forewan oyer he bead with bis shovel, lmm und nssets §23,000. smashing in his skull and Inflicting_what will probably prove & fatal wound. Priebe is in jail awaiting tho result of his blow. A Big Land Sait. Siovx Crry, Ia, March 17.—A decision advorso to the plaintiffs was rendered by Judge Wakefield today in the case of Bacon agninst Chase and others, a svit brought to set aside tho title to over £1,000,000 worth of Iand fnside the city limits, The lands were s0ld in 1850 by,the duly appointed adminis trator, Moses Bacon, whoso ward brings suit. The elaim to the lands i3 made upon the ground that there was a defect in tho appointment of an administrator, but tho court holds otheriwise. A Tramp Killed. Prua, Tn., March 17.—|Special Telegram to Tue Bre. |- Freight tran No. 5 kilied an unknown tramp at Knoxville Juncuion this aftornpon. It is supposed that he was trying tosteal a ride, He foll under the wheels just a8 the train was oulling out. His re- mains are held in the depot awating identi- fication, A $12,000 Fire at Garner. Crepar Rarins, la, March 17.—[Special Telegram to to Tk Bre.|—A fire at Garner destroyed Finch Brothers' hardware store, 1,000 bushels of corn, I, . Wiehman's law oftice, wnd 8. A. Groves' implement house. Loss, 812,000; insurance, $5,000. Suicide at Elgin, CepAR Rarivs, la., reh 17.—|Special Telegram to Tne Beg|—Eaward Eastman, o promising young man of twenty-two, suis cided at Elgin this morning by shooting. ——— DISCUSSING THE FRYE BILL, President Adams States His Views Before the House Committee. WasHINGTON, March 17.—President Adams of the Union Pacific appeared beforo tho house committes on Pacific railroads this morning and submitted to the committeo printad reports of the arguuients previous! made by him, fle then discus: bill, which he said placed the Union Pactic road and Central Pacific road on very differ- ent relations to the goverrment. As a mat- ter of principle, the Union Pacific could make no objection to that course being pursued. The Central Pacific never had and never would have the local trade which the Union Pacific possessed. The ques- tion was whether the burden should be pro- portionate to the strength of the two com- panies. He did not object tothe general provisions of the Frye biil. nor insist that the Union Pscitic shouid be placea ca equal terms with the Central Pacific; neither would he say that the terms imposed on the Central Pucific were too lenieni. On the contrary he was oblized to say that the pro- visions of the bill imposed as heavy a loss as the Central Pacific could bear. He did not think the Union Pacitic would be willing to take the property of the Central Pacific with a heavier load than the Frye bill imposed upon it. The Frye bill was a good anda fair bill 1 many respects, but there were a fow material points which he would like to sce it modified. Mr. Adams thought the burden which the Frye bill imposed on the Union Pacific was too heavy. ‘The railroads are operated not for fun or patriotism, but to make money. There was 4 legitimate and an illegitimate way of doing vhis, It was notto the inter- est of the government or the people that the Union Pacific should coase from being a paying stock and become a Wall street stoclk. It Wwas not to the intorest of.the government or the Union Pacific that the company hould be launched on a voyage of fifty years, weighted down so those who gated 1t must spend half their time clinging 10 the rigzing. He felt comvelled to.say that, in Lis jndgment, the senate bill in its present form was not for the advantage of the goverament, the Union Pacitic or the peop! The farmers had fallen into the error of imposing upon & willing debtor terms more oucrous thau the debvtor could bear. Adawms gaid the Frye bill was in the inter- est of the states through which the Union Pacific pussed, although the pecple of thoso states didn’t sco it. Thay had an idea that anything which helped the railroad injured them. This was an erroneous idea. The company, in its desire to get lhverty, was forced to the very limit of ‘safety and av times he had hesitated whetber it was worth the company’s while to accopt the provisions of the bill, e WORLD'S FAILR COMMITIEL, An Animated Discussion Between , Gotham and Chicago. ‘WasiNgroy, March 17.—There was an- other lively meoting of the world’s fair com- mitteo today. Messrs, Frank of Missour: and Bowen of Virginia were absent from the city and Mr. Wilson was enzaged in the bul- lot box investigation. As a cousequenco Chicago temvorarily lost two members favorable to he aud the committes was tied up 50 as to be unable to achieve auy positive progress. Whon section 8, which leaves blank the date for holding the fair, was reacned Chairman Chandler proposed to fill in the blanks 80 as to provide for the dedica- tion and a celebration on October 12, 1892, and for holding the fair in 1803, When the question was put on Cnaudler’s motion the members of the committeo rofused to vote and it was lost. Thereupon the dates were filled in 80 4s to require the fair to be opened April 10, 1892, and closed in October of the same year. ‘U'he entire bill was then read over and agreed upon with the exception of section 5, which will be acted upon at an- other mepting to bo held tomorrow. Belden ealled up his motion relative to the $10,000,000 fund, and there was an animated discussion, The Chicago men insisted upon the sulliciency of their subscription, but Belden wished to ses the subscription Ilsts, The chairman proguced a list of names to which the New Yorkers objected ou the ground that the names were unattached to the heading aud therefore it was worth- less financially. The Chicago men explainea that this list was o coby of the original list which was properly headed and had been secn by the chairman and the sub-commit. tee. This failed to satisfy the New York represeutative, Springor remarked in a facetious manner that ho and Hitt would assume the $10,000,000 obligation and re- minded Flower and Belden that they bad tried to bluff tho bouse by the sameo remark when the bill was under discussion, — - A Father's Fatal Mistako. ArciisoN, Kan,, March 17,.—[Special Tel. egram to Tug BEE.]--The six-year-old boy of I, 8. Johnson of Logan township, Wash- ington county, died Sunday morning, of a dose of morphine adwministered by mistake for a croun powder. Two children wore 1il with the eroup, and a physician had left a powder for each, 40 bs given during tho night. The powders wero placed in the clock, and the father of the children got up sud gave one to each by the dim light of the lamp. The older boy immediately vomited, but the younger one ut once fell under the iufluence of the morphine, and died in four hours, An investization showed that the croup powders were still in the clook. The family cannot account for the presence of the morphiue in the clock. The clock, which isone of the old fashioned, tall kind, was rvecently received from Michigan as o family heirloom, and it upposed the morphine Wis in it when it was shipped from Michi- guu, - Another Pension Army. WasHINGTON, March 17.—Representative Morrill of Kuusas today introduced & bill providing for a service pension of § jer mouth to certain soldiers of the late war and widows. Its enuctment as a law will place 400,000 additiounl pansioners on tho list at Ouce and about 52,000 each - year thereafter, A Dead Defaulter, Wasuingrox, slarch 17.—The badly de- composed body of & maa was found yestor.- day in e ul;ul.amm viver. It was identified as that of njamin. A. Joo Clork of Mujor Goodios 07 1ho meri e, Wwho had beey missing sinco Christmas, e St The Labor Conferonce. BazLIN, March 17,—~The international labor conference today appointed committees on work in the mines, Sunday labor aud the lubor of women and ohildren, e g— Business Troubles. Cuicaco, March 17.—James P, Soy, lumver broker, assigued this morning; liabiliti THWARTED BY AWILY WONAN An American Lady Spoils the Plans of Bismarck. THE BREACH WITH THE EMPEROR. it wase the Resalt of a Scheme Con- cocted by the Danghter of a Former New York Grocer, Playing for Big Stakes, w York, March 17. —[Specisl Telegram to Ik I8ge.|—That there is & serious breach between Bismarck and Emperot” William has by this time becomo quite ¢ertalo, and the causes are being searched for most seri- ously ana the results watched by all stu- dents of carrent politica svith” the greatest attention. In conversation with a genule- man whose nome is known quite widely throughout the United States, haviag once been a member of the United States: lega- tion at Berlin, and who recently returned from Germany, Tue Ber correspondent last evening learned a story as to the real cause of the rupture which is now current in Eu- rope, and is of especial interest to the peo plo of the United States because tho trouble is credited to an American woman, Several years ago one of the most promi- nentof New York wholesale grocers was James Loe, who retred after - amassing a considerable fortuno and speut the latter years of his life in Kurope. His daughter, a beautiful and fascinating young woman, nobleman and met an Austrian after & brief courtship they wero married. She was ot a most ambitious na- ture and hoped to reach a high place through the use of her own money, her hus- pand’s title and position. She became popu- lar ut court and wus succeeaing in her plans when her husband died. She met while at the Austrian court a distinguished looking and noble German, Count Waldersee, who made her his wife and took her to his home 1 Berlin. Wal- dersee’s plans suited her, and although he is much older than she they have worked harmoniously together. Under the old em- peror Waldersee was advanced from post to post, and filling each with honor, he was marked by a great number of peopie as among the most lik:ly of all the emperor’s favorites, He cuitivated the attentions of the then coming Emperor Frederick and like a true courtier did not overivok the boy on whom some day might rest the crown. It wus long ago known to Berlinites that Waldersee’s ambition stopped at nothiag short of succeeding to the “high office on which Bismarck was supposed to fave d cer- tain Life tenure. The Countess Waldersee, she who was the New York grocer’s daughter, was none less diplomatic in her efforts. She formed o strong friendship for the young prince, now the emperor, and took good care to prepare the way against the day when tho power should rest in this young man’s hands, ‘Tuat day has unexpéctedly come and the fruits of her friendsgip are becoming muni- fest. It1s evident that Bismarck is looking to the day when he will be no Jonger able to han- dle the greag and maunifold affairs of state on which he has had so firm a grasp swnce the formation of the empire. 1t has long been plain that he should be succeeded in the weightiest of these duties by his son Her- bert, who, now thut ho hus given up most of his youthful follies, is developing into 4 man of strength and power, manifesting many of those remarkable traits whicn has muado his father so great. #Chis purpose of the elder Bismarck runs counter to Count Waldersee's ambition and is especially distasteial to the countess. Several years ago, when the whole Euro- pean continent \7as ringing with the wild es- capados of Herbert Bismark, he miade an enemy for life of the Countess Walderses by a sustained attack unon-one of thocountess’ most intimate friends, a young married wo- man whom Connt' Herners. --declared he would have for - -his' i~ misteess .despite all her protestations - and the existing marriage, at which, of course, the young count laughed.. In her: ex- tremity the young womau mado a coniidaato of the Couutess Waldersep, Who succeeded 1n forcing young Bismarck to.desist only after nforming his father. Count Herbert's brutality in this master, -and his utter dis- regard for the feelings of everyone, made such an impression on the countess thas she has since retfused to have anything more to do with him than was made absolutely neces- sary by the official position which he held, ‘I'ne wily Amerivan woman has been able to ins something of this feoling of dis- like into the mind of the cmperor, though of course the conduct of the young countin this particular matter BoL- the basis for that feeling. When, therafore, it became evident that the elder Bismarck wished his son to take a higher place in the empire than he had done, it satistied the revenge and the ambition as well of the Countess Walderseo to thwart the elder Bismarck by preventing voung Bismarck from comin to the front. She paid off the old score an promoted the interest of her tusband, . The young emperor, by refusing Bismarck's re- Quests in this matter, took the first step in the separation, which was made wider by his lakor programme, against which Bis- marck protested 1n vain, and Waldersee is credited with being the real author of uhis programme. “Whether this story is true as to the real reason for the Countess Waldersee's at- tempts to overthrow the Bismarks, I cannot say,” swd the gentleman interviewed, *‘but this thing is certain—that the womsn now most influential with the German emperor is the former grocer's daughter, and this in- fluence was long ago recognized by the peo- ple within court circles at Berlin, Her am- bition will not be ratified till she has her husband in the highest place in the empire oand she herself the most potent wowman at the court, And it is not unlikely that before long she will have succeeded.” THE GRE Twenty Thousand Kngineers and Many Other Workmen Go Out, Loxpoy, March 17.—Twenty thousand Tyneside engincers have joinea the strike. Several mills in Lancashire have been com- pelled to stop work on wecount of the scarcity of coal arisiug from the miners' strike, and others are running on short timé fortho BAIE reason, i@ most of the miners who went ou strike in Nottingham have returned 10 work, an advance of 5 per cent in-their wages having been conceded them. 'Ten thousand miners in North Walos have joined the strike, Thé Laverpool coul carters have also jolned the strikers, A conferonce of coal mue owners was hold today to counsider tho situation arising from the strike, 'he conferouce refused to grant the men's demand for an advanco now and a further advapce July 1. A com- mittoo was appointed to meet a committen of miners Thursday and endeavor to secnro joint action looking to the arrangement of the method of the regulation of work and whe avoidauce of strikes in the future, Chicago Cigarmakers' Troubles. Cuicaco, March 17.—|Specwal Tolegram to Tug Brk. |--The clgarmakers’ haye taken an active stand against the Phaenix’, cigar fac- tory, and the Phanix has evidently taken as active a stand against tho cigarmakers. Fhis morning when the Phanix people avtempted 10 hive non-union clgarmakers the pickets of the union were on hand and offered inducer ments to the nou-union men to -kéep- away from the shop, and were successful in tue undertaking. The cigarmakers’ committee hold & meeting tonight and on Friday next to discass this subjoct. One of their nwm- ber oxpressed the hope of bringing the Fhwaix people to terms vory soon. . —— v SHERMAN'S LINOOUN RHECORD, STRIKE, He Stole Jewelry and His Neighbors' Fuel, : LiscoLy, Neb, Maroh 17,—[Special to Tap Ber|—-0. W. Sherman, who was arrested at Plattsmouth on suspicion of weing an accessory to the murder of Mt: gnd Mrs. Jones near Omahs, had @& career in Lancoln that is being earefully vaked uo, Itis assorted that Shorman eame 1o this city about two years ago from South Omiha and a short time after was arrested on o charge of haviag stolen jewelry. He was taken back to South Omabs, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and served a short term in Jail. Bubsequently Sherman was a hod carrier in this city, but an njury necessi lated a change, and he drove a dray for Shaffer Brothers, » Ho was discqarged Jan- uvary 17, charged with being too free with tho fuel of his neighbors, He then worked a few days for Lincoln ice compa His career during Jebruary is not positivel known. His wifg js Living with her mother and step-fathor at Fourth and J stroets in apparent poverty, She had not heard of her husband's arrest when visited today, but said, wigh apparcot honesty, that he was . in ncolu at the timo of the mupder. When Neil was ar- rested there was falk ot the complicity of an adopted brother ‘of his. S. P. Ritchey, an uncie of Sherman by marriage, snys the latter is Nei's adopted brother. It was Ritchey’s horso that Sherman stole and rode to Plattsmouth on March 3. A brother of Ritchey assisted in Sherman's apprehension for the South Omaha theft, and Sherman has threatened vengeance. The Ritcheys assert with groat positiveness that Sherman left Lincoln for Omaha on February 1or 2, and returned February 5. They say ho was * not in Lincoln on the night of February the night of the murder. The Ritch claim to have a suddle that answers the de: cription of a saddle supposed to have «been used by one of the murderers Pl sk OUT OF YHE PROMIS 2D LAND. Disgusted and Weary Boomers Leav- ing the Cherokeo St ARKANSAS Ciry, Kan,, March 17.—All day yesterday disappointed and deluded boomers alighted from the heavily laden trains which brought them from the promwsed land, Re- ports from Caldwell and Huoniwell state that there has been little excitement be yond the advent of ® fow settlers who bad not heard of the president’s proclamation. A member of General Merritt’s staff who arrived here from Leavenworth yesterday smd he was convinced that the large number of boowers now located upon the strip would vacate vol- untarily when they learned the conditions. Ira Burnett,a largo cattle owner near here, | has returned from an extended trip over his ranch and reports that no cattle havo been killed by fire or the boomers, He estimates the number of acres burned over to be 100,000, but thinks enougn remains to feed the cattle until new grass sprouts. Burnctt also reported large num- bers of colonists leaving the strip, and he was of the opinion ~that few would be left for the military to displace. The Muitrry Operations. Guwnrix, I T,, March 17.—Inquiry at mil- itary headquarters hero clicits the informa- tion that when the military arrives here it will be aispatehed in a body to the Cherokeo strip and there cut up 1to dotachments and deployed in a lme that will probably cover twenty miles. Very little of the course can he learned of the com- mandant, but enough has been gained to warrant the statement that this skirmish Line will cross througii the strip over sixty miles wide as rapidly as possiblo and then, by flank movements to the right and left, will return to Oklaboma, By this means the entire strip will probably be clearcd in less than two weeks, s s 20t ) WISCONSIN'S SCHUOL LAW. The Recent Catholic Manifesto Dis- cussed in Many Pulpits. MiLwavKEE, Wis, March 17.—|Special Telegram to Tne Ber.]—A number of local Protestant ministers yesterday replied from their pulpits to the recent maunifesto of the Catholic prelates against the Bennett law. The sermon of Rev. Dr. Georzo Tde of the Grand avenue Congregational church, at the meeting of the Congregational union at Ply- mouth church, spoke in favor of the princi® ples of the Beupeit law and strongly de- nounced the action of the Catholic bishops, denied that theiv'whurch had any right to in- terfere with the state in.«educational matters “und‘ maiutained that the fact that there were in ‘Wisconsin 50,000 fo 60,000 cnildren who have never at- tended school was ample reason why the Bennett law should statd. The Rev. Dean Babbiw's sermon at St, John's Episcopal church was @& scvere arraignment of the Catholic prelates’ manifesto against the Bennett law and a warm endorsement of that act, A bitter war between catholicism and protestanism 1s almost sure to result from this agitation. A very different senti- ment prevailed at the 'Trinity Lutheran church, where it was declared that the state had po right to interfere with parochial schools and that the Peonett law should be repealed. In all the Catholic churches the recent manifesto of the bishops was read by the priests, in most instances without com- ment. Washingion WASHINGTON, -March 17, ~Ingalls today introduced a bill providing that a soldier who has lost both eyes, ot one arm aad one leog, may gev married at any time he may desiroto Aome one to take care of him, and at his death the soldier’s widow shall receive $12 a month as long as she remains single. If the soldier’s wife refuses to livo with aund care for him he may after her absence for six months procure a divoree from any county court upon the payment of £5. The North American turner bund, com- prising 40,000 members, protested by resolu- tion at a recent meeting in St. Louis against any change in in the immigration or natu- raiization laws of the United States. This resolution was presented 1o the senate today by West. Two protests from the Nebraska Farmers’ alliance against the extension of the time for the payment of the indebtedness of the Union Pacific were preseuted in the senate toany by Mr, Paddock, Kelly of i{ansas introduced a bill in the house today providing for the election of members of the house, It declares that no state law or constitution shall deprive a citizen, once duly. authorized to vote for a member of the legislature, of his right to Yote except upon conviction of felony. Cons gress 18 to fix congressional election diss tricts in cach state immediately upon the publication of the census returns and to dotermino tho basis of tho rep- resentation. The districts are to be made contiguous territory and as nearly equal in population as possible, and in case congress fails to arrange the districts ninety days before election tho representatives are 10 ve elected from the state at large, Elec- tions ware to be held under the Australian systeuw. Secrowary Tracy; nd friends wero today taken off the steampr JJispatch by tie steamer Iish Ihmk u"nll} prg, ;ul to Norfolk. The Dispatch is stil !L;Q)fi d Onio Balift Box Case. WASHINGTON, Mapgh 17.—At the session of the special housg, . committen appointed to investigate the Olhin ballot box forgery today Representative Grosvenor was the principal tness, Ho testifiod that tho *“Trust me artie” telegram Wiich had boen referred to in ths investigafioll was an answer from Representativa Butterworth 1o witness' appeal to helb him atthe Murietta meeting and had nowhing to'#o with this case. Ap- parently the takingfottestimony closed with this statement aud Hi¥ comuwitten went into secret scssion to “d8termine further pro- cedure, - Why 1T dotes. WASHINGTON, March - 17.—Tho protest against tho ratification of the Ruesian treaty which the senate, over President Pro Tew Ingalls’ adverse ruling, permitted Mr. Cockrell to present in open session today, was from the Wool Working Muchine Hands' union, St. Louis. The reasons givan for the protest ure as follows: *1'o consider the ratification of the pending wraaty would be a mistako because @ state without any regularsystem of justics, a state in which the judiclal prooess is a governmental in- stitution can offer uo guarantes for tho hon- st use of an extradition treat - Nominations. Wasnixaroy, March 17.—The président today sent to the senate the following mom- nations: Samuel B. Zeigler of lowa, cousul at Alx-la-Chapelle; Frank Buractt of Mis 80IiFl, SUParvising inspector of steauw vessels for the Fourth district of St. Louls. THEY WOULDN'T SURRENDER Three Hicaped Jall Birds Pass in | Their Checks, SHOT BY A DEPUTY SHERIFF, Two Mexican Horse Thicves Resist Arrest and Meet Death at the Hands of Ofcers — The Latter Wounded, The Colorado Style. Moxt# Vista, Col, March 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee |- Deputy Sherift Fugeno Rennor this morning shot and instantly willed John McCann, Charles Harris - and Thomas Gallagher, three fugitivos® who escaped from jail here lust Thursday night, and who have since been at large. The men were desper- ate characters and had the reputation of being . parties. who would resort to almost anything to carry whatover point they might bave in view and wiio would kill men for almost no canse at all. Tbursduy night the three men conceived the idea of escaping and waited a favorablo opportunity to seizo upon it. Karly in the ovening, before their cells wero closed and - there was no possible chance for aid to reach Renner, who was on jail watch, the men attacked Lim vieiously in the corridors. A desperate fight ensued, the three men pounding Itenner in a frightful manner, and finally, after a hard struggle, they managed to secure possession of his revolver, which was placed at bis head with the stern injunction that he should not speak. Renuer was bound haud and foot and gageed and tho keys were taken from him, He was then placed on an irou cot and covered with blankets in such a way that he was nearly swothered. With the keys the prisoners soon found their way out into the awr and escaped. : . Sheriff Herker started pursuers in differ- ent dircctions, who scoured the country and Saturday night returned with the informa~ tion that tho fugitives had gono up the Rio Grande river. Sheriff Herker, Deputy Sheriff Renner and several others left Satur- day evening to follow the trail. About day- lignt this mornine Renver discovered their camping place, He crawled on his hands and knees until he was in hailing distavce of the camp, when he discovered that McCann was standing guard, and was armed with the revolver taken from him in the struggle 1n the jail Thursday night. Standing up so as to be seen, he called out: *"Throw up your hands.” McCann fired three shots at him for an answer, one of which entered his clothing. Renner was armed with a rifle, which he sed, and taking aim fired, and John Mc- Cann fell dead, The {our shots awoke Gallagher and Har- ris, who jumped to their fect and commenced torun up the rough and narrow canon, closely pursued by the courageous deputy sheriff, who called upon them several tim to halt or he would shoot. They refused 10 heed his command. As they were bet- ter runners then he and were fast outstripping him, he rased his rifle on the run and fired two more shots, killing both Gallagher and Harris instantly in their tracks. Three snots only were fired and three tough characters were killed. Mexican Horse Thicves Killed. SAN ANTONIO, Tex,, March 17.—Jerome Shields and C. L. Broome of Bangor county teft here Friday night with warrants for the arrost of a Mexican horse thicf named tal- encce, who was living with bis brother about twenty miles west of here. On reaching their house & fight ensued, which resulted in both Mexicans being kitled and Broome and Shields receiviog wounds. e NDRY WaR. A LAU Heathen Chinee Mongpolists Must ' Get Out. New Yok, March 17.—A meoting was held in this city tonight of the chief execu- tive committeo of the Master Laundrymen’s association of the states of New York and New Jersoy. Gales I1. Burnard, the pro- prietor,0f the Wroy City laundry, presided. The session was short. It was stated by the chairman that all tho chinese laundries in both states are owned by six Chninese corporations. Some time ago the Chinese syndicate formed a plan to buy out the larg- est of the white laundries, thinking that if they could control these tho business would soon be wholly in their hands. For this purpose they subscribed $1,500,000 as a pre- Liminary fund. The white laundrymen got wind of the scheme, and for the pur- pose of counteracting it and at the saae time retaliating, the executive comimittee met tonight. A series of resolu- tions were adopted, the substance of which was that energetic efforts should be made at once to iustitute against the Chinese laundries of this state and the state of New Jersey a vigorous war and that §500,000 should be raised within twenty days for the purpose uamed, by three superintendents aud the president of the exccutive com- mittee. "Che plan of the campaign is as follows: ‘Wherever 8 Chinese launary is located & white laundry shall be established as near it as possible. When persous are seen D §- ronizing the Chinese laundry they are to be followed to their homes, if necessary, and induced to deal with tho white laundry men in preference. If necessary the prices of the white lauudries shall be cut down 80 much that competition even from Chinese will be impossible. All kinds of influence, not excepting political, will bo usea to in- duce people to trade’ with the American laundries. The legislature will be ap- pealed , to to ston tho Chineso traftic, Every effc regardless of cost or mothod, will be used to accomplish the desired results, and if necessary another £500,000 will be raised. Tonight §280,000 was subscribed by check and it is_expected that within ninety days most of the Chinese laundries will be abo! ished. e LABOR AND POLATICS, A New York Strike Which May Cause a Big Rumpus, New Yonx, March 17.—| Special Tolegram to Tur Beg. |--Tha strike of the building trades ogainst Eugeno Ielly was a small affair when it started a few days ago, but now it promises to come before the mayor and gov- ernor, and oven to play an important. part in politics, The atrike was ordered by a walk- ing delegato because the marble work on a new bnilding was being done by the non- union firm of Voikening & Co. and avout forty men quit work and have not since ru- turned. Walking Delegate Iliogers of the Reltanee labor elub of marble workors vis- jted tha scene of the strike yesterday and bo cante convinced that work was going on in- side, Rogers know that this was in wviolation of tho penal code ana #0 weurt to a police station and exvlamed the matier to the captain, who ordered the men atthe Nassau street post to make arrests if the law was violated. A number of work- men, headed by Henry Volkening, were ar- rested, Juage Gorman discharged them on learning the work was being done quietly and nat mear o church. This made tho walking delegute mad, so at the meeting of the central labor union in the afternoon u committoe was uppoiuted to place the mat ter before the wayor, end demand the im- peachment or removal of Justice Giorman by the governor. 1f this is not dono the dele- gates say that the building and other trades will be heard from in the next campaign, as they are bound o maka u test caso of this oc- currence and fight it to the bitter end. - Anarchists ana 8¢ New Yong, March 17.-The anarchists and socialists of this city beld a celebration tonight eommemoratiye of the Paris com mune at whieh Scheviteh, De Laber and others sppke in the usual high flown style about bankers, landholder thieves, ete, Bustpeniss ory . Fits, spasws, St. Vitus dance, nervousness and hysterin are foon cured by Dr. Miles Nervine. Eree samples at Kuhn & Co., 15th and Dougles. «plied, THE BROMFIELD LYNCHING, Story of an Eyo Witness to the Hor- rible Affair, J. H. Reynolds of the firm of Duhme & Co., Cincinnati, was at Bromfield last Satur day oftornoon and was o witness to the lynching of Amos E. Staton for the cold- blooded murder of W. W. Lows, an account of which was publisned in Sunday's Bes. Mr, Reynolds was in the city yesterday evening and related to n Bre man the fol- lowing version af tho alfair: 1t was uot ten minutes,” began Reynolds, “after the killing before tha street was filed with frightenod and excited veople, men, women and children. Thero was throats on all sites, but no symptoms of any organized movement in tho general throng, Suddenly a middle aged man dasbed up tho stroet, shoutiog ot the top of his lungs, **Fhero he goos! Cateh him! Cateh him!"’ crowd dashed aw bulk of the A moment and the in his waie. after this fourteen or fiftoen came out of a frame building in singlo file. “They had hast- ily mude white masks on, with their coats tirned wrong side out and otherwisa voorly disguised. d for tho litule cala- boose, follo number of veople, and on reuching this prison o blacksmith hammer and an ax was_produ the tock broken off and the door b Thoy all poured into tho building but threo or four, who stood on the outside and kept the crowd buck. ‘Those who went in _quickly emerged and in midst, with face blanched like clot eyes starting from the © S0CKeLs wWus with a stout rope niready around his neck and to which a Lalf dozen stalwart clung. The wretch was pushied and dragged along for a rod or two north, where an oy livery stable stood. Into this tho merciless and resolute gang crowded, and almost in less time thau it required to toll 1t a man threw the rope over o cross-pioce between two stalls and Staten was pulled up and strangled to death. It was o horriblo pieco of worlk, but ajust retribution. Staten was given o time to make a statement or to mako his peaco, but was hustled into eternity with adispatch that was frightful. The mob, satisfied that their work had been complete, left tho stable and returned to tue frame buildiog from which they had originally started. 1t was probably an hour, or nearly that length of time, from the moment of the lynching bofore any one ventured near the hanging man. The incoming train brougit the sheriff of the county, the coroner und other oficials. They inquired for Staten. Finally a man with a scared faco and strident voice informed the sheriff that he would find him in Mr. —'s barn. Tho sherifl, who seemed excessively nervous, started hur. riedly for the stabie, followed by the other officers und a large crowd of awe-strickes people. Thoy all halted when they saw the ghastly spectaclo that presented itsclf, but one of the oficers ran forward and cut the pody dowa, it tumbling over 1n the cobs ana straw as he did so, “A doctor was called and made an exam- wation. He found the body still warm, but lifo was gone out. Kestoratives wer but 1t was no use; Amos Staten was beyond all human aid. Guards we sworn in and stationed about the stabie, while the coroner set about empaneliig a jury. This accomplished and the the murderad man, Lewis, were remov a Dr. Brown's otfice. An_exammution re- vealed thut two bullets Lad entered Iis body, one in_tho right breast, which penetrated the heart in o and the other in the b uest was then held, some half dozen witnesses being examined. ut who the 1of none, was held that the S0 far as an endeavor to find Iynchers were | saw none, ‘The inquest on Staten, 1 helieve, today. I heard it said’ befere I Lt knot in the rope which hung Staten regular hangman’s knot and artisticall; The lynchers did not tie his bands or legs, by He Hoe and lie made no effort to savo himself graspiug the rope after ho was strun made uo plea for mercy or 1o out seemed to have been stupefied by fright o dogged determination to die game. It was rtainly the quickest riddance of a mur- derer on record.” ‘T'he supremo tor JACKSON, 4 court, in tho case of John L. Sulliva “prizo fighting, reverses the judgwent and ullivan under Lis bonds to answer indicbments as may be found at the next term of court. The case of Bud Ke- naud was similarly disposed of. ‘The reasons given by the court, were that the ndictment did not show that the | was public, or that Kilvain fought Sullivan. holds such The court holds that tho indictment Gpon which Sullivan was convicted was totally defective. The statute nither offenso of priza fighting nor dec what shall be u violation of its provisions. Tho indictment does uot charge that Sulli and Kilrain fought togother aud against each other, but avers ursuance of a previous ap- engago in a vrize fight with Kilrain for o Jurge sum of mouey, did unlawfully engage in a prize fight with Kil- rain. ‘Thedemurrer to pleas i abatement that Sullivan in p pointmeni made to should have been cxtended to the indivt- ment and tho inaictment quashed: Chicago 15, Brooklyn 11. Sr. AvaueniNg, Pla, March 17.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bri core: Brooklyn, 500501000 Chicago.... .4 2 0.8 50 0 3 x attories —Hughos, Foutz and Stallings; Schell, Sullivan und Nagle, Base hits— Brooklyn 8, Chicago 16, Guttenburg Races. Grrresurrg, March 17.—[Special Tolo gram to ‘lur Ber.|—Summary of today's races: Selling, three-quarters of o mile—Peril won, Bass Viol second, Big Brown Jug third. Time—1:20'4 Selling, six and _one-half furlongs—Oars man won, Ralph sccond, Alocda third, Time—1:23. Five-cighths of a Lady Pulsifer second, Time~1:05. ford won, Agnes third, mrie 13 Lady I homas Iznn stakes, selling, ono milo Glenmound won, Clay Stockton sccond, Timo—1:43 hths of a mile S sccond, Harwood fthird, 3 AR Clifton Racos. Crirroy, N, March ial Teles gram to Tug: Bee, |—Suming today's races: Selling, five-eighths of o mile -Teddington won, Consignee second, Murray third. Time 09, Six and onehalf furlongs — Defendant won, Hareison second, Sam Love third. Time 1350, Selling, soven and onc-half fur! Sparlina won, Mulligdh sccond, Pe third. ‘Time—1:43% Curragh of Kildaro handicap, on» and on eighth miles —insigit won, Wild Che sceond, Van third, Time—2:06b. Gioen Islo sta selling, 1o and ono fourth miles won, Launio 11, sec- ond, Darling third. 'l ime-4:26'7 ‘Phroe-fourths of & snile-=Mabel Glonn won, IKing i second, Carnegio third Tune as Rices, New ORLeaNs, La., Maren 17.—|Special Telegram to Tun B he summary of today's races oven-sixteenths of a mile~Blackburn won, Nosegay second, Clara Moore third Timo—1:10}4 Five-cighths of a mile tio McHenry sacond, Time—1:04%. ‘Three-quarters of a mile Dakota won, Mat Hooly John third Iriendloss wo MeCaulley second, Orinie third, Time \ling, five furlongs-—Forever won, hool Giirl second, Hessio lriggs third. Time—1:03'. - The Biver Falling Vickasuno, Miss,, Maron 17, o river s falling for a distance of twenty miles ubove and fifty miles below the Raloigh crevasse, whioh is steadily widening, and was 1,600 foot wide this morning.. The floou will sub merge st portion of north Louisians, Steau are now removihg swock from Tensas parish, and in localitis reached by railrouds removal is the order of tho day The damage by the orevasse wili be immens Caino, 1L, Mareh 17 he | sherift's oMco whon ho was ~Fhe rivor hus risen | 108 but fittle in tho past twenty-four hours her and is still falling at Peducah. The Mis sissipp. 18 still rising slowly and holds the Ohio up. Tt is thought now the river will riso but littlo more, and no anxicty is felt as to safety from any rise. OFFICIALS AKRESTED, Several New York Men Charged With Taking Brives. New Yonk, March 17.—Deputy Commis- sfoner of Public Works Bernard . Martin was arreatod today on an indictment found against him by tho grand jury. Helis chargod with recoiving a brioo whilo in the order of arrest clerk under Sheriff Graot, Lauter Deputy Sheriff Fitzzerald was arrested. Other ar rests will follow. Martin was arraigned be- fore Judgo Martin and gave bal for $10,000 w appear oefors Judge Fitzgerald next Monduy. The charge agninst Fitzgerald is petit larcony and extortion, Tho excite- moent hore over the arrests made today is becoming great. At 2:30 it was the common talk i and around the district attorney’s of- fice that fiyo indictments hnd been found by ury. One extravagaat rumor was that Muyor Grant might be ar- rested at any moment, Philip Walsh, o deputy under Sheriff Grant, was arrested late this afternoon and hm:l in £10,000 bail, under indictment for ribery. - Two Toughs lackie n Tartar, Saur Laks, Utah, March 17.—Two rough characters, Ired Alernerand a follow named Graaville, tonight eudoavered to rob B, L. Weston, just aveived from Colorado. We ton was not agreable and a duel with re volvers followed. Alerncr being shot through the neck and vrobably badly hurt, aville wus instantly killed and Westo oaly slightly wounded. cges Drugeists DisgnW¥od. Avenpees, 8. D, March 17.—The South Dakota druggists don't like the provisions of the prohibition bill, especially those requir- ing petitions signed by tweaty women necessary to secure a permit, the 81,000 bond clauso and the general features of® tho measure, Al t Aberdeen druggists signed an agreomsnt this morning to keep no liquors after May 1, and dispatches from all other towns indicate that the advice of President Stearns of the Pharmaceutical association, to sign similar agreements, will be generally followed. ——— Will Race Againse Train. Port TowNsexn, Wash., March 17.—Miss Regina Rothschild, daughter of the lato “Baron” Rothschild, & pioncer merchunt, leaves hore tonight to race around the world against George Francis Traj. F sund dollars hias been contributéd by cf for lier exp She will start Turbulent Dockm n. Liverroor, March The striking doclk- 1 in a riotous demonstration y thousand men n men eny today. Tl through the sur cession was 4 8o ots und the route of the pro- 0/ ne of taut daisorder. Tho magisteacy has invoked the wid of tho Two Yale Students Drowned. w Havey, Coun,, March 17.—Edwin Rowe, jr., of this city and Jarris Kennan of s, both Yale students, were drowne | yesterday whilo attompting to make Milford in a row boat. oo Pozzoni's Complexion iarms, to the old re- To the young rivos fresher newed youth, Try Baa Bzes. arduer was arrested 0on on a warrant from with sclling largo W holes: A man na hero yoste Lin quantities of spoiled oggs. It scems that Gardoer bought 50 cases of eggs from Whitney & Co., cotunission men of this city, paying one cént a cise for them. Tho authorities attach no blams whatever to Whituey & Co., s the firm supposod that Gardner was going to feed tho oggs to hogs. " P Partially Asphyxiated, Misses KKate Morrissey and_ Anna O'Day of Daubury, In., were partialiy asphyxiated 1 @ room at the Goos hotel Sunday night by gas which, they supposad they bad turned entirely off when they retired. They w of a party of fifty Danbury peoplo who herc to participato in the St. Patrick’s day festivities, ARSI The Assaiiants of Betes, “Iho case of A, S. Lung, Sol Tewple, Grub Bramble, Henry Wilworth and Ira Forbes, charged with assaulting Louis [Batts, was ‘clock this mornine, Lupe r tirst dismissed trom the complaint, since they are defendants under similar one filled by Betts, - Marriage License. Only one liceuse was issuod by Judge Shields yesterday, tie following baing the partics: Name and rosidenc { t'red W. Duttwoiler, Buffalo, N. Y 1 Laura Burkett, Omaha. TR - A Midnighe Baze, A small blaze in an unoceupied shanty be- longing to Pat Gorman, Pifteenth and Web- ster, at midnight, did less thau $100 worth of damuge, Owing to th day fostivitien the board of firo and police cymmission meet- iniz was postponed until this cvening. Cook's o iperial champagne is paturally fermented: thero is nothing in i but the juive of grapes. it Arnold in Japan. d’s delightful letters legraph, of which Sir Bdwi s Bdwin Arn from Japan to the he is editor, have created a boom in Jupaneso travel, and many English people ave journcying thither this spring. 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