Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 17, 1890, Page 1

y o NINETEENTH YEAR. MR MKINLEY CATECHISED. Henderson Wants the Increased Duty on Lamp Chimneys Explained, NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER GIVEN. The Towa Man Will Vote for no In- crense Without Good Reason — Uproar in the House Silver Debate. WasiisGTC Tn the house this morning, on motion of Mr. Donnell of Minne- sota, the senate bill was passed authorizing the registration of census mail matter, The house then went iuto committee of the whole on the tariff bill. Mr. MeKinley offored an amendment specifically including glass chimneys in the clause relativo to thin blown glass, with a duty of 10 conts per dozenand 40 per cent advalorem. In response to a question by Mr. Henderson of Towa, Me. MeKinley stated that the pres- ent duty on lump chimnoys was 45 per cent and the proposed duty would be between 50 and 60 per cent, Mz, Henderson inquived how many lamp chimneys were imported. M. McKinley replied that he had no e duta. Mz, Henderson inquired how, if the gentle- man had no exact data, he know that the act duty should be inercased. [Applause and laughter on the democratie side. ] Mr. McKinloy replicd that the committee knew that it was impossible fc manufacture these chimneys und ent rate of duty aud continue to p ent rate of wages. Mr, Henderson inquired whether the gen- tleman knew what proportion of chimneys was imported und what manufactured in this country. Mr. McKinley replied that he did not, but he knew that the bill did not give a cent of duty more than was necessary to compensate for the difference in the labor cost here and abroad. ¢ Mr. Henderson—TFor myself T am not going to vote for an increase of any duty when I no information to justify tit vote. [Demoeratic applause. Mr. McKinley said that the committee had no personal pride in the bill nov of it, The committee had done its the information at its command. Every mem- ber of the majority of the committée had agreed that the proposed duty on lamp chim- neys was absolutely necessary to preserve the industry in this country, My, Henderson said no one knew better than he the dificulty that any committee, democratic or republican, had in making a tariff bill and he did not want to be a block- ade to a proper adjustment, but,the point he wanted to make w this —that he would not vote for any increase of duty unless he was informed that there was good reasons for it. In the manufacture of chimneys in this country where it was prosperous the duty should be left as it w If the chimney manufacturers were being driven out of busi- ness he was willing to protect them, but the committee had no data on the subject. An amendment offered by Mr, Henderson retaining the present duty of 45 per cont ad valorem on glass chimneys was defeated by 103 to 107, The following republicans voted with Mr. Hepderson: Messrs, Adnms, Butterworth, Dollivow, Hweeney, Lacoy, IKerr, Laws, Hop- Kkins, Morrill (Kuansas), Candler, Hilt, Dun- nell and Reed (lowa). Mvr. McKinley said there were things in th bill which he did not_approve. There wer our people to e the pres. tho pres- amendments he would like to make if I alone were to be consulted, but the commit- tee had to look to every interest in the United States. Gentlemen on the other side said duties in the bill were too high, In the gl schedule of the Mills bill the percentay ranged from 60 to 152 per cent. Why had the gentlemen on the other sido loft per cent on plate glass! t was a revenue ti it because the democratic duty of 152 it because or wa Missouri iff, prty of made that, the condition of its support of the Mills bill? M. Mills said the high duties on the glassware schedules of the Mills bill did not meet his (Mills') views. He was forced to aceeptthem, His friend was placed in the same position in regard to his bill Mr. MeKinley's amendment was adopted. Mr. MeKinley then offered a series of amendments, of them unimportant, which were all adopted. Binding twine composed of manilla, jute or isal grass was transferred to the 1ig cent ‘The clause relative to carpets was amended 80 us to provide that carpets made of jute or other vegetable material should pay 6 conts per square yard and mats, rugs and screens S cents, The duty on burlaps, not exceeding inches in width, was changed from 13 ¢ 10 17 cents per pound. The duty on bags for @ ain, made of burlaps, was fixed at 2 conts pound. Russian the head of w s hair was brought under Is, class 8. A duty of 32 per cont advalorem wasplaced” on wools, thi class, and on Russian camels’ haiv, thivd class, the value of which is to be 13 cents or pound, including chavges. A duty of it is imposed on wools, thivd cluss, ling in valuo 13 centsa pound. 1t is provided that on woolens and worsted yarns, valued at not more than 30 cents per pound, o #duty shall be two and one-half times th duty imposed on - pound of unwashed wool of the first class, and in addition thevet per cont adyalorem, Mr. Dolliver of Towa made a speech in which, in the name of the people he repre- sented, he repudiated the declavation that o poor and unprosperous. He had become weary of this talk of the depressed ondition of the Towa farme M rke of Alabama sugeested that the o party had carvied the state of lowa on a platform denouncing high tarift taxation, He prophesied that when the bill went to the senate it would be so amended that it would be called the Allison bill A long debate ensued, principally devoted to the consideration of the subject of farm mortguges and politi Mr. Mansur of Missouri sccured the floor and aroused the indignation of the Towa re- publicans by tho statement that they had sen repudiat was in an uj i by their people, ar for a fow minutes a dozen members being on their feet voeiferating und the remainder cheering them o, When the uproar subsided, Mr, Mansur claimed that he was entitled to the floor, Tho chair said the gentlemun's timo had expived three minutes before and that ho had been tres passing on pavliamentary luw. Tho gentle man had been taking advantage of the chair's good nature to insult the Louse and to lower his own standiug, Pending the vote the committeo the house Look a recess, The house and nate, Wasnixaron, May 10.—Mr, from the jndiciary committee, the house amendment to the anti-trust with an amendment thereto striking certain words and inserting the words, that the rates of such transpo be ralsed ubove what is just and reasonubl Agreed toand a committeo pointed ‘The silver bill was then taken up and My, Sherman offered the amendment in yesterday's dispatehes. Mr. Plumb moved to amend Mr. Sherman's endment by fuserting—*and hercafter on funds available for the payment of the public sdebt (inelnding such as are kept for the re- demption of treasury notes), shall bo 1o tained in the treasiry in excess of §110,- 000,000, M. Sherman opposed Mr, Plumb's amend meut 48 puttig vestraint upon the treasury gopatcut wud preventing it from payiug : Edwmunds, reported back bill out conference up | of its feature: ation may not | | missi mentioned | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE government obligations as they hoeame due. Mvr. Plumb defended his amendment, argu- ing that the treasury department should have nothing to do with the currency supply of t country. The holding of money in the treas- ury pt for the needs of the government itself was an economi me, He (Plumb) did not want the sceretary of the treasury to be an instrument of speculation in Wall street or elsewhere, He did not want the bulls and bears of New York speculating on what the government, was going to do about retaining or putting out mor {e did not want to have treasury points peddled on Wall street as geoming from persons near the throne, Congress ought to put a limit on the amount of money to be kept cn hand in the treasury 50 that whatever the result might be it conid never he imputed to the secretary that ho had used his great discretionary power either unwisely or wickedly . The discussion was further continued by Messrs. Sherman and Hiscock, Coming to the discussion of the silver bill itself Mr., Sherman s: he did not like some He might be driven to sup- Some of the friends of the bill to have abandoned it already. » are some good features in it which I vy well, If we can agree upon some that will furnish the people more and tend to advance silver bullion neaver the standard of gold T am willing to vote for such a measure, but I do not want to cmbark upon the wide sea of the fr coinage of silver and I do_not want congress to pledge itself to buy all the silver which may ba offered. Let those who would take the risk of such speculation take it, not I, But anything whatever that can be done by port it money this Dbill or any other to give us more good paper money based on i osits ~ of gold _ and e bullion, or that will raise the value of silver I will favor. If we can adopt a m ure that will make use of both gold and silver and keep them together at par with cach othe pte for it, If not I will content y simply voting in the negative.” he dis*ussion was continued at great length finally turning on the_monthly debt statements of the treasury, Mr. Ingalls as- ing that he had found in’ them “astound- amazing, bewildering and irreconcilable discrepancies,” Mr. Sherman_ undertaking to explain them and Mr. Allison giving his views upon thom. Mr. Allison said there wa s an erroneous but widespread belicf in the country, par- ticularly in the west, that there was an im- mense amount of government money stored up in the tr plus was ury, while in faet the real sur- stated by Mr. Sherman, bill went over without a snate soon adjourncd. ——— FOR THE FAIR SITE. as 000,000, he 'sil and the s FIGHTING he Colu mbian Exhibition Causing Strife in Chicago. Cnicaco, May 16.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—The bitter war over the site of the world's fair continues with increasing vehemence and threatens to seriously impair the success of Chicago's great undertaking, Ther three factions on the board of directors working for as many different sites, and as good fecling has never existed in the directory from the start, a sort of a cat-and- parrot time is being indulged in. The papers of the city are divided upon the question, but most of them oppose Lake Front park, the site for which tho Illinois Central is exerting its great corporative influence. As it was freely admitted before the congressional com- mittees months and months ago by tho Chi- cago delegation that Lake Front park was not contemplated, but a much larger and mor commodious Site would be selected, the pres- ent boom for this mere handful of ground is almost inexplicable., Mr. Warren Leland voices the views of the opposition, He says that if the faiv is held on the lake front Chicago will be the laugh ing stock of the world. The site in hi opinion is not half lavee enough. Added to all this discord the Evening Mail this afternoon created a veritable sensation by t®e following article which appears unde flaming headlines: “Trouble 15 brewing nong the stockholders of the local world's fair corporation. Dissatisfaction widespread and_intense has already obtained a strong footing and will assume visible shape within a short time, It is probable that demand will be made on the board of direetors to call a special meeting of the stockholders to discuss the position in which the corporation has been placed by the action or the inaction of the directors and the men who have 1 themselves to the front in the enterprise. The chief cause of the complaint of the stockholder that the di- reetory election was the result of a caucus of aclique headed by men who expected their personal aggrandizement to follow the sel tion of certain men as directors. The spivit of the opposition to the caucus rule which so boisterously manifested itsclf during the voting for the directors,is yet alive and active and threatens to become gressive, The charge is made by the disgrantled ones that the most of the dircctors are but figurcheads whose private business will prevent their giving proper attention to their duties as directors of the world's fair, One of the directors, who holds an_oficial position under the city, was asked if he in- tended resigning as o divector. His reply was: “Noj the other directors seem to be cori- tinuing at'theiv private business and I con- sider that T ean do the same.” The result of this policy, the objectors assert, is the relega- tion of the active work of providing for the world’s fair to the care or carelessness of a fow men. The dircctory bas alrcady dele- frated most of its power 1o an executive com- wittee of thirteen, and this committee has in tun left everything in the hands of a still smaller committee, Special objec- tion to the dircctory is urged on the entati ground that it is not truly repre o of Chicago, the stockholders of the west division beiug inadequately represented, considering the importance of the district, the number of stockholders resi dent there and the aggregate of the subscriptions.’ “There is one sati thought con- nected with the divectory, o stock. holder today. It can only list oue year at most. By that time the {ncapables will have demonstrated their weakness and their places will be filled by abler men, The danger lies in the fact that this present di- rectory must deal with two of the most_im portant fuctors in the success of the fair, viz.: site and finance, A suitable placo must bo sclected and 10, 000,000 must be raised, It iy comes to de when the executive committe with the national commissioners that its of ability will be shown, That a work of the magnitude required can be done by them or Bryan, to whom it scoms to have been ro linquished, does not seem probable. Mr, Bryan van for mayor of Chicago before tho wair and was defeiated. A fow years later he went to Europe and lived somo time under the munificent reign of Napoleon I Then ho held a small government job at Washington ted back 1o Chicago, He tried tate and finally became a pro- moter of elevated railroad sebemes, M, Bryan has always had a vaulting ambition, which, however, did ne'er o'er leap itself, be and finally de law and real ¢ causo it never got close ecnough to anything to make the jump. If the SUCCOsS of the fair is to be reckoned by the measure of My, Bry cess in his carcer nothing can bo 'y but failure, M. Gay wse is presid but the fact that his salary is 8,000 a ye and Mr. Bryan's §12,000 indicates’ their e tive importanee, The hope of Chicago if Mr, Bryan is to be the head-and front of the local cnd of the world's fairis in the unlimited power and the reasonable ability of the federal com- 1ors, who will have the right to veto any action taken by the local corporation. You will see some great changes in the man- agement of the world's fair before the end of the year. - Spiritualist Reid Sentenced. WAND Ravins, Mich., May 16, [Special Pelegram to Tuk Bew,|—Walter E. Reid, the now fumous “spirit postmaster, who bilked Aupes all over the United States out of one dollur bills and who at trinl demanded an opportunity to give a seance in court to prove he was not a fraud, was this morning | sentenced by the United’ States court to one ut in tho house of correc Spiritualists are much ex cited, asserting that the result is a blow at their'religion. ~ The charge aguinst Reid was using the walls for fraudulent purposes, year's tion at imprisonm Detroit THE CENSUS OFFICE PUZZLED. No Provision Made for the Sioux Strip in Nebraska. UNSATISFACTORY VERDICT. AN, Commander MceCalla's Sentence Causes Unfavorable Comment the Ways of Courts-Martial— The Tin Plate Duty. FOURTEENTIl STREET, Wasmixarox. D. C., May 16, The question has arisen in the census offic “What is to be done with the strip in north- orn Nebraska which was thrown open to settlement with the Sioux Indian reservation, in connection with the taking of the census 1" It appears that the Sioux strip in Nebraska does not. belong to any county or district, and no provisions have been made for taking the census upon it, although from 15,000 to 20,000 persons have settled on the lands since the reservation was opened, Mr. Dorsey was at the census oftice today in connec question andbelieves that the strip will bo annexed to Knox county for census purposes. A decision will be made in a few days. The list of enumerators which will tale the census in Nebraska and Towa have been completed and approved and the appointments will be made this weck, It is too late to have any Wasminarox Bureav Tiae Owana Bee, } change made, AN UNSATISFACTORY VERDICT. There is very general dissati the ve sfaction court-martial in the se, It is ve over dict of the ¢ McCalla ca eral Swaim of the army about thres years ago. Swa found guilty of irregularity in his business with private persons and sus- pended on pay fora period which will bring him up to the time when he goes on the r tired list. He receives no punishment fur- ther than deprivation from performing any ofticial_duty, and furthermore his position cannot be filled by another and must remain vacant. “If he was guilty he ought to have been dismissed. 1f innocent, acquitted,” wis the popular verd Col, Lydecker of the was recently army’ found giiilty of n criminal negli- genee — in supervising the work of building i aqueduct tunnel for this city, whereby the government lost several hundred thousand dollars, but his punishment was no more ser- ious t 1 that of Swaim or MeCalla, This evening’s Star, the conservative news- paper of the ¢ rveflects public sentiment, by saying editorfally: The McCalla_trial is evidently destined to take o prominent place with the celebrated cases among the records of curious court-martials, The McCalla court-martial is not to be outdone by any of its predecessors. 1t finds the aceused —gailty of all the charges against him, such as_eut- ting down a sailor with his Sword, - tricing sailors to the “Jacob's ladder,” gagring them, causing thein to *“toe a scamn,™ ironing them together tening to take what was left of their miserablo lives, and then sentences him to three years suspension from rank and duty and tenderly recommends him to mercy on & salary of #2500 a year and allowances, It seems impossible o secure such punishment at_the hands of a court- martial as is dealt out to private citizens in avts of justice, and it is likely that congress 11 take the question in hand and sec 'if a unal cannot be created outside of the army and nuvy to hear and determine such cases as these in times of peace, DORSEY'S AMENDME Representative Dorsey has amendment to the M riff bill placing lumber on the free list and says he will fight for its adoption. Inquivy by Tne Bk cor- spondent among the republican members leads to the belief that the amendment will be promptly voted down. The bill makes a reduction of the present duty of per 1,000 feet, and stand made to prevent a further reduction, BUTTERWORTIL GIVES TIE COMPANY, Tn his speech the other day, Congressman Butterwor rted that one corporation had during its existence of ninetc divided a profit of 51,000,000 on its investment of only #$1,250,000. This state- ment led to a great deal of comment and it was emphatically denied by a number of the New York papers. Mr. Butterworth said to- day that his statement was teue and that the Calumet & Heeta copper mining company was the corporation to which he referred, PADDOCK OBJECTS, The committee on agriculture, of which ator Paddock is chairman, held a pro- tracted meeting this afternoon and listened to members of the legislative committee of the National Farme alliance adduce urgu- ments in favor of the bill providing for the issue of treasury notes on deposits of grain and other farm products., Mr. Wardell of South Dakota, in the course of his remarks, tated that the farmers of the west were bankvupt, and that in Nebraska the farms, stock. ete,, of the farmers would not sell under the hammer for enough to pay their debts, Senator Paddock thereupon made a state- ment to the committee denying very vigor- ously Mr. Wardell’s statement.” He Said from his own personal knowledge that the state- ment Wi not true, and that most of the foreclosu which wero on of by Mr. Wardell were on spec ulative lands in the far western portion asked that My, Wardell be allowed to sp for South Dakota where conditions w very different from what they v prosperous state of Nebraska. * Senator Pad dock added that he was heartily in favor of any bill which would afford “relicf to the farmers ::ml he hoped that a weasure would be passed. In concluding his remarks Mr. Wardell stated that he scarcely hoped that the bill which they presented would sceure fayorable cousid 1, but they were anxious to have it brought before congress even with an ad- verse report, in order that a discussion should bo afforded from which he hoped some legis lation would finally follow. FIGHTING THE TIN PLATE DUTY, The delegation from the tin plate importers and the National Canned Goods association still remains here despite the absolute re fusal of the ways and means _committee to | give them any hope of a4 reduction of the pro- posed duty on tin plate. The delegation still interviewing ‘individual members and claim that notwithstanding the opposition of is being OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING ays and means committee there s still of putting tin on the free list or at least curing a reduction of the present rate Itis said that Mr. Butterworth will offer an amendment placing tin plate on the freo list, | If he does not Mr. Rusk of Maryland will do so. The interested people naturally would | that tho republican, much come prefe from amendment should Mr. Mudd, a Mary land republican, states that he will vote for the amendment, but it is_ doubtful if there are enough others who will defy the ways | and mweans committee, NEBRASKA POSTMASTERS, Everett, Dodge county, K. J. M. Smith, vice C. A, Wilson, resigned: Polander, Howard county, J. Blazey, vice S. Baduera, removed J. 1t Anderson of Knoxville Laungham, Lu, is at the MISCELLANEOUS, Assistant Secrotary Chandler of the in- terior department has decided that the com missioner of the land oftice was correct in dis wissing the contest of Chvistiana J. Bower against the homestead entry of Franklin Abernathy for the northwest Iy of section 2 township 28 north, range i wost, Aberded S. D.. lund district Colonel W. W. Dudley, who is one of the members of the national’ republican commit tee, suid today that the next meeting of the | committee will b held on- May 26, He said, | 150, that Mr. Clarkson's absence from Wash. ington was the only reason why the lasv | meeting of the comumittee had beén so sud denly abandoned Speciul Agent H. A, Heath of the bureau of animal industry, agricultural department, | will ¢ tomorrow for Montuun and Ne: bruska. He will visit Omaba, Lincoln and other portious of Nebraska after returning ) 1 7 from Monfana, in tho interest of the sheep industry, and will_submit a special report on the subject after visiting the southwest, His report of the Interstate Cattlemen’s conven- tion held at tort, Worth, Tex., last March, and which is of speeial i men, will issue from the agr tmont tomorrow. As there coples those who wish them would do well to address v Rusk at once. It is issued as a special bulletin, Licutenant Colonel Thomas ¥, Ba advocate's department, Lieutenant Colonel R. Batehelder, quarte ster's depart- ment, and Colonel R. H. Hull, Sixth infantry, who form the board of visitors to tho F\ Leavenworth military prison, start tomorrow for their semi-annual inspection tour, They will be gone about a weck rr, Judge Mrs, Manderson was at hiome for visits yes- terday afternoon. Miss Della Holden of Clevéland and Miss Julia Smith of Warren, 0., are, the guests of Mrs. Manderson, Joun” T, Mallahen, superintendent of the reform school at Kearney, and Milton J, Hull of Edgar are here. R. L. Fountaine of Kearmey has been ap- poinited postal clerk to run between Omaha and Ogden, Prany S, Heari, " YANKTON. - A YEARNING A Denizens of That Town Want Dirvect Communication With Omaha. YAaNkron, S. D., May 16— [Special to Tne Bee.]—The irvigation commission has come and gone, and yet our many artesian wells flow on and will flow forever, As to rain, this section hus had a6 abundance and the farmers are happy in anti n of an abundant harvest. The general opinion that South Dakota is all right without ir gation and that _if dependent on irrigation it would be worthless, Senatoor Moody is coming home to look after his political fences, which ave sadly in want of repaivs. Governor Melletto wants his seat in _ the senate and he wants it bad. The fight for the perma- nent location of the fhe capital of South Dakota has narrowed down to n_contest be- tween Pierre and Huron, with Pierre o long ways in the lead, All the arguments made in favor of Pierre last year can be made now with rerewed and increased forc The river towns will be the leading towns_ for all time to come, and the near future will give Pierre all the railroads shie needs, Pierre is about the geographical center, while” Huron is near the Minnesota state line, The people of Yaukton and” Sioux Falls have thie positive promise of the extension of the Great Northern to Yankton this year, and the work will be commenced at anearly day, and as a consequence there is agood deal of activity in real estate, with an upward tendency in prices here, Now that the short linc west from Sionx y is an assured fact will Marvin Hughitt of the Northwestern build from Hartington to Yankton and construet a bridwe heve as he aid he would, provided the short line was a success! The people of Y ud of South Dakota still yearn for_divect communication with Omaha and will not be comforted be- cause they have it not. HEARTRENDT cteen Charred Bod from the Mine at Ashley. WiLkEsnaniE, Pa., May 16.—At 10 o'clock this morning it was reported that parties had penctrated the mine at Ashley and found nineteen miners dead. Six men are still miss- ing and it is more than likely they, too, are all dead. The scenc as the nincteen d charred bodies were befug brought ont v heartrending, Men, tcomen and childr shrieking and groaning, fell upon their knees lifted their bands and their eyes toward heaven and prayed for dgath. Ross Allen, who- was rescued late I night, died this morniag. At oelock two more bodies had been taken out and search foe the others is going on. Thebody of Michael Henry, known to be under a luvge pile of debris,” cannot be found for several days, Anthony Iroyne and Robert W. Roberts, two men feseued last night, are in’ a eritical condition, It is believed they will also die General Superintendent Phillips in an in- terview with un Associated press reporter said the men lost their lives through the neg- ligence of Assistant Mine Boss Allen, who iusisted upon relighting his lamp in the pres. ence of a laree volume of gus. Had he not done so the men now dead could all huve been rescued alive, Horrible Minnesota Mutle Lorrie Fais, Minn, May 16— [Special Telegram to Tug Bre.]-—The body of James Shields, a well known school teacher, was found today near Hansen's dam, on the Platte viver. He had evidently been murdered for money. A few days ago he left Sullivan Lake for Royalton in résponse to a request to come to_that point to tuke a school. Taking two suits of clothing, a chunge of linen and €250 in a valise, lie left for Royalton and was not agzain seen until his body” was found today He was fivst shot through the left shoulder and then beaten to death with a club. His left arm was broken and all the teeth on the left side of his face kuocked out. Ernest tough local chavacter, left for a three days ago with an abundance of veady eush, and is supposed to e the nur derer. B — Hatfleld-McCoy | Still On, Ciancestox, W. Vi, May 16— [Spec Telegram to Tin: BEE. ] Yosterday morning Mrs, David Stratton of Browntown, ten miles from here, finding her husband had not come home during the night, went to look for him. Only a short distance from the house she found his nmngled remains, His ned to be broken and bruised, He was still alive, I and died 1 a short time, My, a member of the MeCoy faction his chest was unconscious, Stratton was in the fleld-MeCoy fight and his wife was o McCoy, This gives color to the theory that Stratton wiis_ussassinated by some member of the Hatfield faction - : Washington Notes. Wasnisaron, May 16,--A cablegram Rio Jancivo received at the Brazihan le; from Ation today reports that the anniversary of the abolition of slavery was celebrated on the 15t with great popular feasts, the people malking significant demonstrations in fuvor of the republic, The senate has confiimed Pay Tuspeetor dwin Stewart to be ebiet of the burean of provisions and clothing and - paymaster gen eral of the navy. - An Tusane Mother's Deed. Ciicaco, May 10.=Ms, Ada Eckstrom, wife of a mechanie, went suddenly insane to day and threw her nine-months-old baby and a two and a half-year-01d ehild from a second story window 1o the sidewalk. Hoth teribly injured and theve is little hope of their vecovery, The mother was locked up at the detention hospitul ¢ e Two Girls Burned to Death Lake Pank, Minn., May 16— [Special Tele gram to Tue Bee. |~ While the wind was blowmg a gala from the southwoest ut 2 o'clock this morning the Carlson and Ebtlofts buildings caught five and in 30 minutes, he twvo daug of My, Ebtlofts, sleeping in the upper part of the building, pevished in the flames - Excise Commissioners Indicted, New Youk, May 16.~The grand jury has indicted Excise Commis: wers James Fitz patvick, Joseph Kock and Alexander Mea kimon on the charge of misdemeanoy. The specitic charge is oficial neglect in fuiling t investigate cases of violation of the liw wh ve brought to thelr attention by the City Reform club. - - he Weath Forecast, For Omaha and Vicinity v weather, For Nebraska and South Dakota: Iuir, mer we southerly winds For Towa: Northorly °winds, becoming variable; wurmer Sunday mornin e d Canada’s Parliament Prorogued, O17awa, Ont, May 10.—The Dowmiuion pacliawment was prorogued teday, Hat- | MAY (0AL FOUND NEAR NI0:% 17, 1890 Disoovery of a Vein From 8ix to Bigh | in Thickness, RESULT OF QUIET INVESTIGATIC An Outrage Committed at Hooper Upon a Minister From Bla Disastrous Blaze at Covington, Nioniara, Neb,, May 16, [Special to T | Brk]—Coal has been discovered in paying quantitios on Gregor ereck, a small tributary to the Niobrara river, about ten miles above here, John R. Joll, anexperienced Cornish miner from Mineral Point, Wis., has been prospecting duriug the past winter for Louis P, Sheers and othiers, and a vein six to eight feet at a depth of 200 feet has been discov- ered. ‘Mhe work has been very quietly man- ced, and though Joll has been seen here quite often during the past winter, his busi- ness was not known except to the few, Last evening Tuk Bee correspondent was informed of the above particulars and at once sought Mr. Sheers for further information, He was quite cautious at first, but upon being assured that Tk Bee would bo glad to have gave up these facts: “In 1884 s of land on Gregor creek and was t tty well satistied from the wash- ings in the creck that coal existed there, but I have been keeping the seeret in - hopes ‘that I could get the option on a large body of land ip the vicinity, My brother and 1 own 640 dcres, and I have just completed arrange- ments for as much more. In the morning I leave for Owaha to arrange for another sce- tion ov two in control of purties there drawing fron his pocket a telegram from ties in Boone, la, offering 55,000 for his_ inferest, he con- tinued: I won't let you see the pnature, but- the facts contained in th age tell enough. Talke 5,000 Not toda Perhaps it's foolish, but I've seen too many of these golden opportunities lost by others, and I should like to get something better in the rake-up.” This but carries out the theory of Dr. B. Y. Shelly, now of Council Bluffs, Ia., the founder of Niobrara and the first man to ex- plore the Niobrava viver. He Ras in years past contended that coal existed on that ereck, and as carly as 1556 tade some per- sonal prospecting. The find is hailed with delight by the few in the secret, and as_soon as capital onal an be arranged for work will begin cor scale They Rotten-Egged Him, Frevoxt, Neb., May 16.—([Special to T Bk, ]—The details of the rotten-cgging of a preacher at Hooper a few days ago were first made public through a local paper this even- fug. Rev. John Power of Blair, who is 1 turing in behalf of the prohibitory amend- ment in the towns of the Elkhorn valley, de- livercd a speech at Hooper, and during the course of his remarks he said he would rathe shake hands with a highwayman who de manded his money or Lis lif®than with the wan who stood behind the bar and took not only his money, but likewise his character and, fnall_probavility, his life. After de livering this speech, Power spoke at. Nicker- | son and West Point and returned to Hooper to auswer an attack made on him for his ut- terance through the Hooper paper. A large owd was present, and after reiterating his former statement with such embellishments as he saw fit, the preacher offered oppor- tunity for reply, but none was made. On his wiy home after'the meeting had closed, in compuny with several persons who weré at }m..- leeture, some miscrcants, deluged | the little ' company with a sack full | of rotten eggs. The little town is all torn up | over the unpleasant episode and the outraged | uibitionists expeet to furnish the public with the names of the perpetrators as well as | the instigators of the plot. Census Work, Fuevoxt, Neb, May 16, —[Special to Tue Brr.]— Supervisor Stouffer said today that he had decided not to give out for publication in udvance of appointment and confirmation the names of the persons recommended by him as census enumerators. This s for the reason that if the recommendations should hecome known in advance a delay would doubtless be caused by objections being in- terposed at Washington by persons who would be actuated as much by selfish motiv as by a desive to promote the_ best interests of the census service, Such ¢ would in- terfere with the work of taking ™ the census just at the time when it should be g ward, Mr. Stouffer has received b for distribution among the enume s soon as they are appointed. There are about 5,000 pounds of these blanks, Great cave has been exercised to select the best possible material for enumerators and of course from the republican party, However, among so many it , Or more, to get in who might not otherwise do so if all the facts wore kuown, For instance, the editorof ademocratic paper up in Dakota county has been recommended as enumerator | for Plgcon Creek township. His application | was well written and gaye every evidence of | the applicant being well qualitied for the work, us ho doubtless is. ~He stated that e wis an editor but failed to say what | kind of ouc, and_ as he promised to use the influcnee of his paperin the future W any desivable way” it is confidently be. sved ‘that a vepublican supporter has been won over by this little bestowal of patronage, althongh unwittingly given to a democrat, Mr, Stouffer says that there been a few lady applicants for enumerators, perhaps dozen, and all of them will be appointed, 11 further says that their applications indicate | a much higher average degree of intelligence than thoso sent in by the men, There will bo two lady enumerators in Dakota county, one | in Baniier county, one in Cuming county’ and one fu Holt county possible for one or tw Preparing for Camp Meeting. Fresost, Neb., May 16— [Special to T | Brr A meeting of the executive committee of the Christian Park and Assembly peia | tion was held last night, there b present €. ¢ Crowell of Blair, A. M. Walling of Leigh, J. V. N. Biles, J on, A. L. Atwood and W. 1. Sinalls of Fremont. The purpose of the meeting was to further the | work of prepavation for the annual camp meeting and gathering which opens July 25, It was decided to begin at onco the erdetion mmodious auditorium after the plan of s one belonging to the Council Bluffs | Omabia Chiautauqua association, and to_ have ting capucity of 8,000 persons. Work has | also been commenced today to grade the | grounds, | A Verdict for Mes, Moore, Fresoxt, Neb, May 16, [Special to Tie Bee] A verdict has been reached in the | | damage caso brought by Mrs, S, F. Moore of | this city against the I mt, Elkhorn & | Missouri Valley vailway company. The jury | went out last night about 5 o'c and re turned a sealed verdiet at 11 o'cl L which wias opened this morning. Mrs, Moore wus awarded £2,550 dama; Dismissed for Want ol Witnesses, Ninmaska Crry, Neb., May 16, —[Special Pelegram to Tue Bee]—The liquor cases agaiust George Stroble and Diston Brothers | 1 wrious violations of the Slocumb Law were disimissed today for want of witnesse Plag Raising at Pullerton. Neb., May 16, [Special Tele- By Today has been a i in the Fullerton public schools. At 2 p. . the lavge fag procured through the efforts of the pupils was raised on the public school | building.” Special exereises were held in all the rooms, sulutes were fired and the flag | lowdly cheered Greab eredit is due tho i pupils and their teachers for the interesting programme presented, Speeches were mado by Rov, J. C, Trwin and Lieutenaut Governor Meiklejohn, Covi Dakota ton Badly Scorched. City, Neb,, May 10, — [Special Telegram to Tue Bre.] A fire occurred in Stanton's addition to Covington last night which leaves but one house where a couplo of months ago were two solid blocks, The fire oviginated back of Manderschied's saloon and consumed the whole block, consisting of cloven buildings, three of which wero saloons, owned by John Manderschied, Paul Leader and Jim Keefe, a restaurant run by Mrs, Lowe and four or five empty saloon buildings that have been elosed sinec May 1, and a barber shop and an empty dwelling house. dohn' Mandersehiod will boa hoavy loser, as will Paul Leader also, as both v burned out January 20 at the other fire. Lead fes only ‘@ partial insurance and Manderschied none, The whole loss will | amount to about 20,000, with only a light in- | surance, It is thought the fire was started by a drunken bum, Stevens' Trial for Murder. Nersoy, Neb,, May 16, Special Telegram to Tue B I'he trial of Charles Stevens for the murder of Charles Sherman has kept the court room crowded with men and for four days, listening to the testimony and the pleading of the lawy: took the stand 1 his own favor ness admitted the killing and _explain circumstances by which he claims to 1 acted in self-defense, The county attorney eross-cxamined him for more than two hou as ho was the only witness to the shooting. His testimony was of fthe greatest interest The lawyers on both sides occupied several | hours today. The jury went out at 8 o'clock | tonight. No prospect of a verdict before morning: Brakeman Kugland Dead. Hastings, Neb., May 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber)—Gus Kugland, the brakeman run overat Juniata last Wednesday while making acoupling, dgied this morning at the Hastings hospital, The body was taken to Aurora at noon today for interment. Kugland was born at Nebraska City and has always been a faithful cmploye of the B. & M. Picrce County Bonds Sold. Pisncr, Neb., May 16 pecial to T Ber.]—The Pioreo county court house and jail bonds were sold today to the highest bid- der. The bonds ave for §25,000, draw 5 per cent interest and run twenty years, the prin- cipal to be paid in annual payments’ after ton men yeavs. Lampracht Brothers of Cleveland, O., are the purchasers and they pay a premium of 101, Barn Burned by a Thief. ExEvA, Neb., May [Special to T Bee.)—The barn of James Moran, & farmer near by this city, burned, three horses being onsumed and 300 bushels of grain. Loss, W0: no insurance. The five is- supposed to have been caused by a thief who stole one of the horses and then burned the barn to hide the erime. An O1d Gentleman Injured, Beatricr, Neb., May 16.—[Special Tele- am to Tue Bre.]—A. B. Morse, aged sev- enty-eight, had one of his legs badly broken by @ barn doov slamming shut on him at_his far ht iles west of this vesterday. T is feared that he will not recover from his injury on account of bis advanced ag Change of Management. satmice, Neb., May 16.—[Special Tele- n to Tue Brel. Jolm pHalliday and Charles Osborne today concluded & contract, succeeding Colouel €. M. Rigg in_ the man- gement of the Paddock opera Liouse, this city, for the coming five years, The new maragers tuke hold June 1. Found Dead in Her Room. Nenraska Crry, Neb.,, May 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Brr.]—Mrs. Heller, wifo of Adolph Heller of the Nebraska City Packing company, was found dead in_her room this morning, having died some time during the the night of appoplexy. She was highly respected. In the Old-Fashionced Way. Geseva, Neb,, May 16.—[Special to Tue —At an_ enthusiastic meeting of the ness men of Geneva at the opera house last night it was decided to celebrate the ourth of July in the good old-fashioned wity. That means a big time An Excursion Visits Beatrice. Beatrice, Neb., May 16.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tie Bee. | —A Kansas City excursion party were taking In the sights of Beatrice today, ns the special guests of the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern railway. “The party returied at noon. Thrown From Her Carviage. tant, Neb.,, May 16.—[Speeial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Mrs, George D, Prest, while driving today, was violently thrown from the carriage by the horso ruiining nw She v hurt internally and is lying in a critical condition. A New Bank at Talma, smeaskA Ciy, Neb, Telegram to Tue B) shants Na- tional bank of Talmage, with a capital stock of £15,000, filed articles of incorporation today with the county clerk [Special ruit Crop Damaged by 1 Pawste Crey, Neb., May 9.—[Special Tel- gram to Tup Bee]—There was another heavy frost lust night, meians a4 conl- st which plete failure of the fruit crops. sl THE JURY DISAGREED, Murde Woods Will Tried Again. Desnwoon, S, D., May 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.]—After deliberating for fifty-three hours the jury in the Woods mur- der trial concluded that they could mever come to an agreement and so notified the court. Attorney Frawley, who appeared for Woods, asked that his client be_released on £,000 ail, Judge Thomas placed the amount at'$5,000, but so far Woods has been unable to secure buil. The jury was discharged, Mrs. McLeod, ~ wife® of the vie- tim of the murder and a faithful friend to Woods, is still in the city. She attempted an interview with him yesterday, but the jailer would not grant’it. Mrs, | MeLeod has an attractive way about her and | hus won considerable sympathy from those Have to Be with whom she conversed, and cspecially the ladies, Kan,, 10, 1 By ssistant Attorney Bluck today applied for an injunct hotel, one of the | The evidence adduced during the heaving of the app before Judge Crozier of the district court di | elosed the fact that the hotel keeper has been forfeiting a bond of 200 per month regularly | for some months, Judge Crozier held that the forfeiture of an_appearance bond, when 1o effort was afterwards made to prosecute, was the infliction of a penalty and that a LEAVENWORTH, Special legram te | General W W, u against the National t houses in the city arg NUMBER 327, 'l"RU.“ KANSAS T0 l,l\'lil{l’UUL. | The Atohison Road Makes a New Outle for Grain from That State, A ROUTE OREATED VIA GALVESTON, =~ he Trans-Missouri Passenger clation Announces Special Rates to Nebraska Points During Assoe the S Crieaco, May 16.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber]—The Atchison has mado a now outlot to Liverpool for graih from Kansas, The route is from Kansas points over the Atchison to Galveston and thonce by boat to Liverpool. The first boat was loaded and started across the water a fow days ago, and, whether fatefully or not, it was named The Propitious. The Galveston people have al most gone erazy over the vast possibilitics thus opened and are now pulling every string to secure a deep water harbor and thus dis vert about all of the export grain from Chis cago to Galveston, As it is now, only about half a load can be putinto boats at Galy ton, the rest having to bo lightered, The vriver and harbor bill pending before congress, however, contains an appropriation sufficient to wmuk deep water harbor. The possibi of such a route gaining any large share ¢ been considered , but when tho g started was trafiic had apparently uev seriously by the Chicago ling fact of the first boat lod hav mentioned it immediately furnishea natter for serious thought, The Atchison intends working the route for all there is in it, no matter whethier deep water navigation is'obs tained or not. I case it is obtained the new route will carry as much _grain as it is capas ble of unless rail rates to the cast are uaters fully lowered. Special Rates to Nebraska Points. IKANsAs Ciry, Mo., May 16.—[Special Teles gram to Tie Bee]—The Trans-Missourd Passengor association today mado the follo ing announcements of special rates to braska points: Chautauqua assembly, Long Pine, Neb., August 2 to 185 open rate of one fare from points within 150 mlles, tickets to be sold August 1 to 185 return limit, Auguss 19, Chautauqua assembly, Crete, Neb., July 1to12; open rate of one fare from points within 150 miles, tickets to be sold June 30 to July 113 return limit, July 12, to be sold from all ‘Nebraska points on July 1 and 4, those being “red letter” days. Nobraska Tirnfest meeting, Lincoln, Neb., June 23 to 23 « rate of one and one-third on’ certificate plin from Nebraska points; H. Woltermade, Lincoln, Neb., will sign cortificates. Moets ing ' of Bohemian socictios, Omuha, Neb., July 6, to commemorate the burning of John Huss, rate of one_and one-third fare from Nebraska points. Nebraska State Vol unteer Firemen's association, Plattsmouth, Neb., June 24 ‘0 26; one and ono-third fare, with 'tickets to be sold June 24, 25 and 2. Ind terstate. Grand Army of the Republic res union of Kansas and Nebraska at Superior, Neb., Ausust 4 to 9; open rate of ono fara within 100 miles, tickets to be_sold August 4 t0 8, good to return to 10th. Union normal institute, Tecuwmsel, Neb., July 10 to August 13; arate of one and one-third farc on the certificate plan_from Johnson and Nemaha counties. Old Scttler's association of Dodge county at Fremont, Neb.; open rate of oné fare from Wahoo on the south, North Bend on the west, Blaw on the east and Intermedt ate points,” Women's Christian Tempers ance Union % Superior, Neb, June 10 to 12; a rate of one and onc-third fare on certificate plun from Nebraska points Mrs. Olive M. Leader, stato secretiry, wil sign certificates, Colored Oddfellows, Lin- coln, Neb.; special train from Omaha {0 Lin- coln, Sfate convention of Modern Woods inen’s association, Grand Island, Neb., May 27; a rate of one and ono-third fare on’ corti- a7 ficate plan from Nebraska points; W. A Howard of Kearney will sign certificates, Modern Woodmen's association ¢ chraska, from Omaha, Lincoln and_contiguous points to Pike's Poak, Colo., July 43 @ rate of §20 each for a party of one’ hundred or nrore to Trinidad and return; route, Omaha to Den- olorado Springs, Pucblo and Trinidad; optional route_back, Bieycle meeting at Omalia, Neb., May 17; a vate of one and one- third fare L. Roeder of Omaha, Nek The Conductors. Rocurster, N. Y., May 16,—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The excitement among the conductors assembled in this city touight is intense. The first ovder of business of tos morrow’s session will be the election of the grand officers, and never before has so much interest been shown. A bitter war is being waged between the opposing factions, and it is predicted that the fight fo macy witl be the most hotly contested v election in the history ef theorder. The sceie about the Livingston hotel* vivals deseription. Candi- dates und their friends are using every possi- blo means to secure converts, A western man is sure to_be chosen grand chief, and ut this hour the indications point to one'of the following men in the ovder named: W, P, Danicls of Cedar Rapids, F. 1. Clark o nand Norman Walkings of Kunsas City, During today’s session a member of the grand division tendered his resignation be- [ the anti-strike law was stricken from the ritual, 1t was accepted so_quickly that he s still wandering what has happenc Omaha stands a good second for the twenty= thivd annual session, wnd o time ks being lost inimpressing on hor friends the many advantages of the great city, Extending the Canadian & Atlantic. MixNEAPOLIS, Minn, May 16.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bee]-1. J. Chamberling general manager of the Canadian & Atlantic railway, is in this city. He says his company is preparing to push with all speed an exteris sion of the road from Ottawa to Newcombe, after which it will put & sm there to Duluth, forim- ing almost an air line to castern points. e ALLIANCE IRREGULARIT ES. Thousands of Dollars Alleged to Have Been Frittered Away at Dallas, Austiy, Tex., May 16.—After the patches had beon sent out from here a few days ago announcing the suit against tho farmers' alliance managers at Dallas, it was deemed expedient by prominent allia nee men dise criminal could not be punished twice for the He refused the injunction and suid ho did not want any move such cases | brought to his court. If an honest effort was | mide to enforce the law, the law could be en- | foreed, but if bouds wi feited regularly, that wis a condonation of the offense and no | injunction could be obtained against such o plisce under these cireumstan e . Testing the Oviginal Package, SERNGEIELD, ) Mauy 10, —Ex-Governor Robiuson, who has been employed by a syn dicate of Holyoke unlicensed liquor dealers to onstitutionality of the “original jackage” law, holds that the selling of liquor in original packages is legal. ~Acting on this advise some ten Holyoke dealers will make @ | same offense, look up the that matters be kept quiet a short time, Yesterday all grounds for further secrecy ended when the attorney —announced suit enjoining the publication of the Mercury und not against s present managers, Two other suits will be instituted against the old alliance exchange, The alles gutions set forth some grave charges and show the woefulest state of affairs and the deplorable misusc and wasto of funds. Hun- dreds of thousands of dollurs sent up to Dal- las, it is alloged, have been frittercd away and the alliance men assert the sum will reach over $1,000,000, - The Death Record, CiicaGo, May 16, Judge Drummond, the venerabie ex-judge of the United States eir died at his home in Wheat shit, of old age. cuit court i, 1Ly at 11 o'clock last u Judge Drunmond was one of the longest judges in uctive sorvice upon tho bench, He was appointed in 1850 and oficiated cons tinuously until 1554, when growing infirmity of body iuduced him to retive. President Avthur appointea Judgo Gresham as his The judge was eighty ycars of age ut the tine of his death, - - A Manufacturer Disappears. Detiort, Mich,, May 16, —Charles . Smith president of the Western knitting wovks, has disappeared, His financial affaivs are in bad shay Friends ure unsecured ou about 20,000 horgw\wed wiouey. Sowe thiuk he Las suicided,