Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 24, 1890, Page 1

C TWENTIETH YHAR, - OMAHA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE HE OMAHA DAILY BEE 24, 1890. N - R. 6 - NUMBE IE SUN SHOWS ITS FACE. Aud the Elements Seem Repentant of Their Vicious Work. HOUSES TOSSED ABOUT LIKE FEATHERS. Graphic Accounts, From All Over the State, of the Damage Done—The Loss Can Not Be Even Approximated, - Keansry, Neb, June 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bee.)—Pleasanton, the cyclone wrecked, is in bad luck. News of the dis- - astor has been coming in slowly today, John Dempsey, who drove a livery team there ye terday and was caught in the wind, was in terviewed by Tug Bee correspondent this afternoon. He said that about 1 o'clock a great bluish, black cloud came rolling up and Jooked so threatening that he stopped in a barn in Pleasanton. After waiting a short time the cloud as- sumed a funnel shape and dipped down. a short distance northwest of the town. When the storm had passed it was found that the depot had sligatly changed its location, landed on a can- vas drug store and parted with a portion of the roof. Two box cars lay on their sides in the ditch, the hotel had gone about a rod and twisted #round, when it bumped against the round- house. About half of the livery stable was ntus and the roof hiad eloped with the storm. Ou entering the hotel, Mr. Hawendabber of Bertrand, who was sceking for a location in the drug business, was found unconscious and the landlady bady bruised. Without waiting to sce what further dam- age was done, Dempsey loaded the injured man into the carriage and drove to Kearney. He was badly hurt about the head, but re- covered sufficiently during the night to be taken home today. Mrs. Johin Lower and baby were injured by falling timber and are under the care of o physician, The dwelling house of Bob Kiestner, four wiles west, was blown down. Mr. Hunter's atable near by is a wreck and Joseph Nicker- sou’s farm house was lifted from its founda- tion. At sweetwater. RAVENNA, Neb, June 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue B —Word of the disaster at Pleasanton was brought to this city last night by Mr. Frank Phillips, who reports a thrilling trip through wind, water and hail, caring Union Pacific dispatches to be sent —®Zver the B, & M. wires at this place, He re- ports the ruin to be complete at Pleasanton, The new Union Pacific depot is unroofed, the vides crushed in and the platform twisted meross the track, freight cars overturned and wrecked, the track torn up and telegraph ‘wires torn down. The course of the storm followed Pleasant Valley, one of the most beautiful and fertile valleys in central Buffalo county and thro out the length and breadth of the valley arc houses unroofed, barns blown down pAi” wind mills completely wrecked. e cyclone was preceded and followed P by ascattering of large chunks of ice, said in many cases to measure from eight to twelve inches in circumference. Fortunately the hail storm was not of long duration and crops were not injured to a great extent. Ravenna sent out a large dele stricken villages to render assis unfortunates, About fifty citizens went to Sweetwater last night and worked until mid- night picking up what could be found of the Beyers stock of merchandise and placing it under shelter in freight cars brought along Afor that purpose. Dr. Halo of *his city ac- companied the party to attend the wants of the many in need of his services. Hesuys the Thomas boy cannot live, but he has hopes of the elder Thomas who is badly b and cut, - One-half mile of telegraph w down, At Swectwater telegraph poles have been twisted off at the base and carvied scveral rods from the track. Mrs. Gofl's new $6,000 residence is_a total wreck. The escaped unhurt by taking refuge in a wboring potatoe cellar. The roof of the was partiully taken off, but the occu- pants came through without a scratch. Mrs. Goft is a widow, her husband having « a few months ago. ' Possessing consid able busit v and being endowed with an entery it she has put forth every effort to build up a town at Sweetwater and had just closed a deal with the railroad com- pany to establish a depot and station at that point. She has been one of the heaviest stockholders in the Sweetwater milling com- any, but recently sold her intevest in that nstitution in order to make the improve- ments and establish the nucleus of the town, The lady has mortgaged her land for several, thousand dollars and this terrible calamity will undoubtedly place her in a very embar- rassing position financially. The ruin in the track of the tornado is complete und Ravenna citizens congratulate themsclves upon their narrow escape. A small whirlwind passed the northwest part of town S and complotely demolished @ light > Trame stable 12x14 feet in_ size belonging to Fred Richardson. No other damage was done by wind in Ravenna. The storm seems to baye separated and passed to the north and south. A kitten was found lying near a de- molished building in Sweetwater cut entirely In two, presumably by falling debris. Bohack & Kaso's harness shop at Pleasanton w completely demolished, and of the entire stock of harness but two bridles have so far been found, At Pleasanton a lady who had taken to her cellar for safety, supposed the storm had passed and emcrged from her lace of refuge just in time be hit by a flying imber as the house went off the foundatlon. Bhe is injured interually but is still aliv Dead horses. hogs and poultry are strewn around promiscuously at Sweetwater, - At Fremont. Fresmoxr, Neh, June 23.—[Special to Tue Bre.]—One of the worst wind storms that has taken place here for many years occurred last night from about 8 o'clock to shortly after 9. The wind had none of the whirling motion of the eyclone or the destruction wrought would nave been fearful. A great deal of damage 2P was done as it was, Everywhere throughout the city st Irees were broken down, and some sty were so full of branches this morning as to ve impassable for teams, Telephone, electric dght, five alarm and telegraph wives are pros- wrated. Chimneys on many houses were swept off even with the roofs. Outbuildings and many fonces were blown over and the flying debris induced many of the more cau- Lious to sw\; refuge in their cellars, A large section of the dornice on the front of the Eno hotel was torn off. Several store windows were broken in by fying signs, and some stocks of goods slightly damaged. At the fair grounds, & mile and & half northwest of the city, where everything was fully ex- posed to the gade, sad hiavoe was played. The amphitheater was completely demolished, the mA. fonces flattened and the horse stalls swopt away. In these Nick Ronin had a wum- of flne horses, some of which were hurt When the stalls were blown down and aft wards were badly lacerated on barb wire fences when fleeing before the storm, A number of cars in the yards of the Fre- mont, Elkhorn & Missourl Valloy road were blown along the track, three béing thrown off aud one smashed into kiudling wood. Reports from the country are to the effect that the fields of the larger fered a great deal of duwa The recent warm weather hus made a rapid growth of ©ora aud the plants were very tender, In a e corn_have suf- | great many cases as much as 7Q per | cent of the corn has been broken off at the | ground. The windmills on & number of | farms were demolished. The large cattle barn of Charles W. Shel- don, & milkman living one mile north of the city, was dashed to pieces and the lumber smashed to splinters A farmer named John Nau, living in Saun- ders county, three miles south of Fremont, had seven head of cattle killed by lightning. The animals were in a pasture near a wire fence, “along which the lightning rlu,\'ul while it committed havoe with the herd. Two residences in this city were struck by lightning, that of John Pfeffer being badly riddled. " A very heavy rainfall accompanied the wind. At Oallaway. CALLAWAY, Neb., June 23.—(Special to Tne Bee. ) —Reports from Olax, twelve miles southeast of Callaway, state that a remark- ably violent and destructive hail storm passed across the Wood river valley yesterday after- noon, It came from the southwest at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Hailstones were as large as a man's fist and from one to two inches in thicknes They covered the ground in varying depths, insome places the chunks of ice being several feet deep, The crops were annihilated, there now be- ing no appearance of anything planted in that neighborhood. Oue inan near Olax is said to have lost three hundred acres of wheat, Oats were also ruined. Corn was cut down, but it was not far enough along to be totally destroyed, The storm passed over to the Loup river valley, where considerable hail fell, but with less destruction, To this town the storm did not reach, but the roar was audible. No esti- mate of 1oss can be given now. At Mason. Masox, Neb., June [Special Telegram to0 Tue Bee.]—On Sunday afternoon the val ley of Elk creek, about ten miles south of this place, was swept by a destructive wind storm that did a considerable amount of damage. The farm house of Silas Moyer was blown down and Mrs. Moyer, the only occu- pant of the house at the time, was hurt by falling walls, Mr. Moyer was picked up by the wind and carried about fifteen rods and was seriously hurt by being hurled to the ground. The housc and barn of Frank Brosic was also destroyed. The house and other build- ings on a farm owned by Dr. Keyes of Kea ney were blown down and othcrs sustained damages from the effect of the wind The wind was followed by a heavy fall of hail, but fortunately only a narrow strip was thus visited and thé damage to crops will not amount to much. This was perhaps the most destructive wina ever known iv the his- tory of Custer county. At Cedar Rapids. Cepan Rapms, Neb,, June 23.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—James Seaton of Timber Creek, eleven miles west of here, was killed by lightning at 5:30 o'clock last evening at his home. Mr. Seaton is a son-in- law of Thomas Collins and has been married only two months. He came from Rockport, Mo, this spring and was twenty-six years of age. ¥When struck he was standing in _the door of the kitchen and it is supposcd that the at- traction of the stove drew a shaft of the deadly fluid toward him, as the main bolt struck a few yards from the house. At Blair, Bramr, Neb.,, June 23.—[Special to Tne Bee.)—The worst wind and rain storm we have had for years struck Blair last night about 8 p. m. It played havoc with the shade and fruit trees and there is fot a block in town that has not had more or less damage done to it. In some places the trees cighteen inches thick are torn out by the roots. None of the houses ave damaged, as they were protected by the many shade trees, The hail nearly ruined the che crop here. It is reported that crops in the northern part of the county are very badly damaged aud win- dow lights broken in the farm houses. Un- doubtedly Blair would have had considerable more damage done if it had not been so well protected. At Pender, Pexoen, Neb., June 23.—[Special to Tue inity was visited last night ad and rain storm. The wind age to speak of at Pender, but five west of here the roof was blown off a a farm house belonging to D. A. Kelso and the barn of I, A, Tucker was blown off its foundation. The farm house ef John Myers, who lives in the same neighborhood, was' struck by lightning und torn to picces, but no one in the house was killed, although ' the budsteads on which some of the family were sleeping are badly demoralized. At St. P N Srt. PavL, Neb., June —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—A severe wind, hail and rain storm visited this place yesterday after- noon. It was only of short duration, but while it lasted awnings, boards, fences, doors and chimneys danced around like things of life. The Presbyterian church steeple was torn up by the roots and dashed into splinters. The spire on the school house was lifted bodily, inverted and stuck in the roof, where it awaits further orders. Itis impossible at this time to form even a faint fislinmtu of the immense amount of damage oue, At Leigh. Leicn, Neb., June 23.—[Special Telegram to Tur Be While Aaron Ogan, who lives fivemiles west of here; was absent from home yesterday on o visit to Dodge county, his wife, who had just recovered from @& severe illncss, suddenly died. Mr. Ogan was ' telegraphed for and reached home in the afternoon. Shortly his return a_terrible storm g struck his newly built barn and grainary, completely consumin them, Mr. Ogan is one of the most promi- nent farmers in Platte county. me up and lightn At Loup City. Louve Ciy, Neb., June 23.—[Special Tele- gram to ‘Tug Bre.]—The most severe storm of the season passed over this section yester- day afternoon. Rain fell in torrents, accom- panied by small hail, but three miles down the valley hail stones as large as goose eggs were found, Very little wind accompanied the storm there apd no damage was done, but on Oak creck, in our best grain country, it is reported that crops were badly damaged. At Elkhorn. kiory, Neb,, June 23.—|Special gram to Tie Beg.]—The storm last played havoe with out buildings, cbiw fruit and grain in this inity It did con- iderable dumage to corn and fruit in the buthern part of the county, The large barn on the Oukland stock ranch was moved off its foundation ten feet. A windmill on Hon, A. J. Poppleton’s summer residence was blown about three-quarters of a wile out in Tele- night the country, Wixnsine, Neb., June Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber, ] —This section was visited last night by a terrible hailstorm followed by adrenching rain, Twelve hundred feet of the Omaha railway track and three small bridges were washed out west of here. Traius are all delay Small damage was done to the town in the way of windows broken and blown around. in loose articles Crops are almost if not quite ruined. At Bancrof't, Baxcroer, Neb,, June 23,—[Special to Tig Ber.]—This city was visited by two heavy wind and rain storms Saturday evening. The wind destroyed se windmills and small buildings. The ground is thoroughly soaked and too wet for farmers to cultivate their corn. Weeds are in some places retarding the growth of corn, The ground is soaked | six feet deep. HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE. It Will Devote This Week’s Exeoutive Ses- gions to Considering Bills, THE NEW FEDERAL ELECTION MEASURE. Probability That it Will Pass the Lower Eranch of Congress During the Present . Week—Miscel- 4 lancous Matters. WasniNoroN Bureav Tur Oxans Bre, 513 FounteeNTR STRERT, WasniNaroy, D. C., Jun } The house committee on commerce will give all of this week's execative sesssions to consideration of the great mass of bills now befere it relating to interstate commerce. At tomorrow’s session, which will be the first, the Baker bill, which has been drawn up by the interstate commerce commisson, will be considered. This bill has for its principal object the enactment of a law to compel trunk lines tapping independent lines —smaller lincs—to carry the trafiie of the independent Lines at a rate which will be suitable to the independent lines, and not, as is now the case, be the sole arbitrator of the rate. In cose of difference the interstate commerce commission is to fix the rate. The objection to this bill is made by the smaller railroads and is that the interstate commerce commission, being composed of men who are not railroad men and having not the least knowledge of railroad business, there cannot be a proper understanding reached. It is likely that dur- ing these executive sessions all the ills re- lating to ticket scalpers’ special rates for drummers, base ball clubs, theatrical com- panies, ete., will be considered and that the committee will report a number of bills next weelk. FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND BANKING BILLS, Mr., Cannon and other members of the house committee on rules said today that the federal elections and bankrupt bills would undoubtedly be passed by the house this week. It is stated now that the federal elec- tion bill will go through both houses. The pugnacious attitude of the democrats in the senate and the threat of talking such a meas- ure to death have decreased so that the most o vative republican senators are free to say that they believe the bill can bo put through the upper branch of congress with probably not more than a week of delay. The senate may debate the bill for three weeks, half of which time will be absolutely wasted, but there is very little doibt now that the democrats, after a few days of time will - come conclusion that it is a physical impos- for them to eventually defeat a_final vote upon the measure and that it will go through. Onething is quite certain now— the republican senators will come solidly to- gether for a bill very like if not identicil to the one which the house will pass. The democ have abandoned their proposed caucus for the purpose of outlining the plan of resistance against the passage of the bill in the house. CHAIRMAN CONGER ON SILVER, Chairman Conger of the house committee on coinage, weights and measures, suid to your correspondent this afternoon: “I shall not_call a meeting of the coinagy committee until the latter part of the weck, as I want to give its members time to cirenlate and gather information and arrive at some kind of a definite conclusion_as to what they want to do with the bill. It is likely that more than one mecting will be held before an agreement is reached, but I think the bill will be r ported back and taken upand finally disposed of in the house some time next week, The house will never agree to free coinage. That ¢ bill must_be stricken out. ing to accept the coinage redemption and full legal tender feature of th i amended by the sen- ate and provide for the coinage of $4,500,000 or 4,500,000 ounces o month. We shill ¢ tainly not make a less liberal bill than wa originally the house, 1 am conf dent the s accept the measure which we will pass next week, as _sentiment over there has materially chinged siuce the free coinage excitement.” Senator Stewart, Representative Carter and other extreme free coinuge advocates stated today that they were willing to re- cede from tieir free coinage demands and acs cept such a measure as Mr, Conger outlines as likely to be reported from the house com- mittee.” The free coinage excitement has very materially diminished and there is very little heard now from the extremists in that direction, WESTERN KOADS MUST SHOW CAUSE. On July 8, in compliance v from thé dnte commission, the western railroads directly interested are to appear here and show cause why th grain rates should not be reduced to i7 cents from the Missouri river to Chicugo and to 12 cents from the Missouri to the Mississippi river, The present rates are : respectively, and it is held that_these p partof the We are cos are exceedingly excessive and very detvi- mental to the best interests of ducers, This movement is the outgrowth of Senator Paddock's resolution, which recently brought out an extended deeision from the interstate commerce commission on rates as pertaining to the subject matter of the in- vestigation to be held on July 8. The inter- state commerce cominission intends te follow up the movement inaugurated by Scnator Paddock and see if there is not some means under the law which will compel the railroad companies to deal move fairly with grain pro- n Nebraska and the adjoining states, which have been almost ruined by ssive rates during the past twelve months, LARGE NUMBERS GOING TO EUKC More people are going to Europe this year than ever before. During the month of June so far more than five thousand passports have been asked for, and it is estimated that less than 10 per cent who go abroad ask for them. Only those who travel for tne first time in rope think they need them. Those who o vegularly or frequently to Europe never ask for thém, nor are they carried by mer- chants or other busine: men who run to the other side two_or three times a y There is one class of citizens who nev across without u passpoet and these are mans who intend to visit the fatherland, They need them for fear they may find them necessary to avold being gobbled up for military service, MISCELLANEOUS, Sergeant-at-Arms-Elect Valentine Lwrh-nl here by the end of this weck. © confronted at the beginning of his tern a movement to mutevially reduce the sei roll of employes under a resolution introduced by Senator Kdmunds, Aunxious Nebraskans anticipating office under Valentine will hardly be consoled by the assurance that th not one chance in 10,000 for an tional Nebraska appointment, now two messengers and a glerk on the ser geant-at-arm’s roll and two clerks of commit- tees and u clerk on the roll of the secretary of the senate, This s her full quota without counting the sergeant-at-arms nimself, Seunator Paddock was notified that five Ne. braska pension cases in which he d igter- ested himself had been allowed, ” The types wade & mistake in a late dis- pateh to Tue Bee in fixing the present salary of the land commissioner at #,500, Judg Groff, who does more work than auy L pro- is ex- He will by addi- Nebraska has ofticial of his importance, only rives §3,600 per annum. Senator Paddock’s amendment, which he and Senator Munderson fought | through the senate agaiust the opposition of the entire committee on appropriations, pro- 8 Lo raise it to a level with the salaay of | mmissioners of pensions and patents. The debate showed the general appreciation | of the splendid record Judge Groff is making, Bepresentative Kelly of Kansas today pre- sented in the house anumber of petitions from his constituents in favor of the Wilson anti-origiual package amendment to the inter. State commerce law. The senate committee on public lands will Feport Lu favor of wu appropriution of §500,00 | for an increase of uurvoxn, to be so appor- tioned as to meet the demands of the new statos, Under the readjustment of salaries of fourth class postmasters the following changes have been made for Towa offices: Cedar Rapids, from #3000 to £3000; Des Moines, §,300 to §3,400; Sioux City, $,100 to 3,200, ieneral Brooke, commander of the depart- ment of the Platte, has whitten a letter to Representative Dorsey, explaining the cause of the Indian agitation in - northwestern Ne- braska, He says that it grew out of settlers seeing the Indians at Pine Bluff kill their cattle on issue day, The settlers thought the Indians were on the war path from the rav ous and excitable manner in which they went at their work. Captain John Tulley of Omaha, who is to be agent of the Cheyennes, is hero consulting with the secretary of the interior as to his ofticial dutie: Perry S, Hearin, . BLAINEON THE TARIFF. His Views Plainly Set Forth Before the Ways and Means Committee, WasHiNGToN, June 23.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bek]—There is noreason why the emphatic expressions of Mr. Blaine in the senate committee on appropriations the other day concerning the tariff bill should have caused any surprise to the committee on ways and means,- forhe has been trying to impress that committee with the same views all winter. While the bill was being formu- lated he had repeated conferences with Messrs McKinley, Burrows, Gear, Dingley and other republican members, both singly and together, and in the most earnest mun- ner protested againt placing sugar on the free list without corresponding concessions from the sugar growing countries, against the increase of the duty on waol, which is our jef article of import fibm Chili and the Argentine l{o})\lblic, and fgainst the pro- posed duty on hides, He explained to the committee the situation in the international conference and the efforts hd was making to secure reciprocal treaties with the Central and South American countries so as to extend the market for our manufuctures and agricul- tural products. He demonstrated to them that the time had arrived in the United States when we must either produce less or sell more, and that the only possible market for the disposition of the surplus was on the American _continent, south of the Rio Grande. The dutics charged our pecu- liar products in . the, Southern na- tions. were, however, practieally prohibitory, and to extend our sales it was necessary to secure their removal or reduction. That could easily be done, he explained, by ofter- ing in exchangt the duties we charge on war and carpet wools, which are not pro- duced in this country to any extent, and need no protection, and he demonsfrated to the committee that such an exchange would re- sult in furnishing a market for from #50,000,- 000 to a $100,000,000 worth of breadstuffs and provisions —the flour and corn, corn meall hucon, hams, lard, and preserved meats of all kinds produced in this country, and numes ous articles of American manufacture. He did not oppose the removal of the duty on sugar. On the contrary, he favored it. But he begged the committee not to throw away the greatest opportunity that was ever offered for the extension of the trade of the United States—an_opportunity that would never come again if sugar was pluced upoi the free list without sceuring correspouding conce: sions from the sugar growing nations, which comprise 40,000,000 of people. He recalled the result of placing coffee on the free list vas done for to plac reason the freo time—to meet a supposed political exigency—but instead of affording a free breakfast for the workigg man, which was the shibboleth in those diys, the empire of Brazil placed an cxgon duty on coffee, and the price of the article remained the same, Brazil duty from our flour and ‘other bread- stuffs at that time had we asked it, but the elections were approaching and congress wouldn’t wait to trade. Mr. Blaine demonstrated to the committee, too, that the removal of the duty on sugar and the in e of the duty on beans and other farm products which we do not import was not going to relieve the ner from the depre: sion in pric The farmer does not usc raw sugar, but refined sugar, and the duty of the latter is increased by the MceKinley bill. We would be even more at the ri of the sugar trust or any other monopoly that might be established,” for the domes nan- ufacturer of sugar would be in a position to increase the price of the refined article any time he chose, although he would get his raw material a great di chicapor., The public expectation of the beuefit of the legislation upon the sugar manufucturers shown by the increase in the value of suga trust certificates, which were guoted at 50 on Janu 10, befora the house took up the question of free sugar, and at 95 on May 21, when the bill reported to the scuate, but there was no increase in the value of corn or wheat, would have removed her e The Emperor Heads the Procession. Beruiy, June 23.—[Special Cablegram to Ber.]—The 150th anniversary of the tion of the regiment of gardes du corps was celebrated at Potsdam tegay. The city was gaily decorated and Emperor William rode at the head of the regiment from the new palace into town. v Religious service for the troops was held in Lustgarten, at which members of the im- perial family were present. - At the close of the services the emperor addressed the regi- His majes id that so long as the s had not ridden to the attack he would tle up us lost. Richter also delivered an address in commemoration of the formation of regiment, The emperor led the troops twice past the Empress and Dowager Empress Victoria and then greeted the imperial family and members of the various royal families who were present. - —— Once More the White Caps. New Yorg, June [Speeial Telegram to i Be,]—Some weelks aio a band of white caps was organized at May's Landing, N.J., and sinco then they have been busy getting rid of obnoxious character Not ouly have many of the latter been driven out of the ce, but & number of othors, who claim to sspectable members of soclety, have re- ved threatening notices, I'he only ones who did not, seem to care about the'white caps were a namber of men who are in the habit of frequenting the woods back of the placo every Sunday, where they spend the day inigarbilng and profanity.” Yesterday they were engaged in that occupation when gulators swooped down Tipon them and boat them in a most unmerciful manner. AR were warned that a repetition of the ofensp would mect with stronger measures. ged Suicide. , June 23, +-[Special Tele- to Tue J—L. Burstall, aged -one years, a man of high intellectual fourteen years ago was a n and Freneb in the Mil- 00l, commited suicide in a front northof the city last night by A bulley through his head. A nete was found on the body addressed to the coroner asking that ofielal to experiment with the body or give itup for dissection in order to prevent burial, should life be present. The note also writer had been tived of life sine year and had been mercly @ spectot events, Burstall had no relitives in Ameri gram sevent ttainments who teacher of Ger waukee high ravine on the d that the his thirticth of 3. Count Kalnoky Endorsed, Pesti, June 23.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bre)—The delegates voted u forcign budget in Count Kalnokyls abseuca . aud sub- sequently adopted a voté of confidence in the mivister of foreign affaivs. Dr. Plener spoke in high praiso of Count Kaliioky's” foreign policy. ’ policy F American Rifiemen Abroad, HaNOVER, June 23.—[Speclal cablegram to Tue Bes, |—Captain George Sieburg of the Tean rifiemen gaw visiting this country vived heve f0™he purpose of making enuts for a visit of the Awcricaus b arrang this city, | and CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Souate Takes Up the Conference Report on the Dependent Pension Bill, ITIS ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 34 TO !8. The Honss Conferees on the General Penslon Appropriation Measure Report Failure to Reach an Agreem ‘nt. W asnINGTON, June 23,—In the senate today Mr. Allison was exc from service on the select committee to examine into the ad- ministrative service of the senate and Mr. Plumb was appointed in his place. The house bill for the relief of settlers on Northern Pacific railroad indemuity lands was reported and placed on the calendar, Mr. Ingalls offered a resolution and it was agreed to instructing the committee on privileges and elections to inquire as to the date when the salaries of the senators from Montana, Washington and North and South Dakota began, The senate then resumed consideration of the agricultural college land bill and Mr. Morrill offered a substitute for various amendments pending Saturday as to the di- vision of the fund between the colored and white schools of the state. Mr. Pugh expressed his approval of Mr. Morrill's amendment and withdrew the one offered by him. Atter some debate the Mor- rill amendment was adopted and the bill then passed. The conference report on the dependent pension bill was taken up and Mr. Berry spoke against it. would be, Mr. Berry said, to put 90 per cent of union soldiers on'the pension roll. 1t was really a service pension bill. Under the operation of the pending measure the annual pension roll would be 200,000,000 and the cry would still be for more. = And yet no northern senator or representative dared stand up in opposition to the pending bill. ‘Northern democrats and northern re- publicans contended with each other as to which would go the farthest to satisfy these demands, If any southern senator or repre- sentative dared to oppose a pension bill he was told on one side that he would injure the party aud on the other he was denounced as 4 traitor who had no right to annouuce an opinion on the subject of pensions, Mr. Gorman also aplll(l:acd the conference repol The expenditure under the bill would aggregate $15,673,054, and this, added 0 $125,000.000 under'the’ existing law, would leave the treasury bankrupt in 1501, Mr, Davis, chairman of the committec, said Mr. Berry had been o consistent oppo- nent of pension legislation for the benefit of the union soldicr and what he sai v was on a direct line with what he said on_ other occasions. Mr. Davissienied the correftness figrures and said the bill would be about #40,- He denied that the bill w: ion bill and ass bill, purc and . Gorman said that if the bill became a law there would b aeficit of $100,000,000 i 1892, and even if it did not become a law there would be a deficit of” £10,000,000. He called attention to what a republican leade; (Mr. Blaine), *the greatest leader in his day and generation,” had said as to the extrava- gance of uppropriations and unthoughtful and unwise legislation in the matter of rev- enue. He complimented Mr. Davis for the courage with which he had stemmed the tide of demugogues and claim agents and pre- vented reporting a Bl that would have cost #150,000,000 & year. Mr. Ingalls advocated the conference re- port. It was an obligation just as sacred as that under which the soldier was paid, and yet the senate was asked to postpone it. to higgle and haggle about it. For himself he was in favor of the removal of the limitation act granting arecars of pensions, He did not care whether it cost $100,000,000 or $1,000,000,- 000, Mr. Vest spoke of th that had grown up unde and declured his belicf th: was being pressed for personal moti He asserted that th of Mr. Gorman’ ditares under th 000,000 monstrous abuscs the pension system the pending bill nd political list hiad been unduly swollen in Indianabecause it was a pivotal state and its vote was essary to cleet a president. He prophesied that” the people of the United States would revolt against the pension system and its abus Purpie said that he had not he: any charges in Indiana_against the admin- istration of the pension bureau, and he was not prepared to say whether political bias had anything to do with granting or refusing pensions. Mr. Hawley e sed the idea that soldier would not get the idea, from what had been said today, that the senate was favorable to the payment of urrcars of pensions, or to the equalization of bountics, or the payment of the difference between paper money and gold, He thought that altogether too ‘much was said about what the nation owed the soldiers, The predominait feeling in his state was that the needy soldier should not suffer, but that nothing should be wasted on the man who did not need a pension fov his support. The true soldier did not want money wasted. They wanted their suffering comrades mded and they wanted the glory of having fought for their country without respect to money con- siderations, Finally the discussion was closed, a vote ken and the conference report agreed to— vs, 18, A ¢ was ordered on the fortifica- tion bill and Messvs. Dawes, Plumb and G man appointed conferees on the part of the senate. After an excoutive session the senate ad- Jjourned. rd of t House, WasniNGToy, June 23.—In the house today the speaker announced the appointment of Mesrs. Brewer, Butterworth and Sayers as conferees on the fortifications bill, The house then went into committee of the whole on the District of Columbia business. The committee rose without final action on the bill. The conferces on the general pension appro- priation bill failed to ug 2, The house in- sisted upon disagroement to the seuate amend- ments and adjournes e e Will Report Against Calhoun's Bill, WASHINGTON, June 23.—At a meeting of the senate committee on territories today it was determined to report. Calhoun’s bill pro- viding for a new test oath in Utah in place of the Edmonds-Tucker act, with a recommen- dation that it be indefinitely postponed. In its stead the commit will adapt the bill recently reported to the senate to insure the purity of elections n Arizona to the necessi- ties of the case in Utah and recommend that for pas: That bill e s un oath similar to the Idaho test oath, which has been sustained by the supreme court and which s not so sweepiug and_severe in its provisions us U oath proposed fu o Cul- om bill, e okt National ¢ Japital Notes, WASHINGTON, June 23, —Senator Blair to- Quy introauced a bill to incorporate a woman's national industrial univer: arts ty and school of The university is to be located in hington City Brazilian minister today received a am from Rio de Juneiro, stating that the provincial government had adopted a con stitution, which will be promulgated to- morrow, and that great rejoicing prevails throughiout Brazil The democratic house caucus definitely postponed, Fire in Kings ( NEW Youk, June penitentinry was disco k today, The fire was in the work shop aused i 1o £20,000, As s0on nul was sounded the isoners weroe mare 1 out of the bul wud locked up in their colls, There was no excitewent or any attempt al an outbreak, has n in- - ntiary. county ty Pe 23, ~The Kings red to be on fire at 13 o'el aboy us the The practical effect of it | THAT BIG BRIBE. President Fish Demands That Le Make a Specific Charge. Cuieaco, June 23— Tie Bee,]—Yes, I have read all that W ren Leland had to say about the $1,000,0 bribe,” said Stuveysant Fish, prosident of th Tllinois Central, toa reporter today, but I will not dis his statements until they are more specific. Whenever Mr. Leland makes a definite charge against the Illinois Central or anyone acting for it, and gives tho name of the offender, I will answer him. But Tam not going to kick against nothing,” and the H-rmlllvnl of the Ilinois Central refused to deposo any further, President Bryant of the world's fair directors, said: “Ido not understand that Mz, Leland has made any charge against tho board of directors, but if any one has gone to Mr. Leland with s $1,000,000 bribe to effect the steal of the Lake Front it is his duty to disclose the name of the plotter. Mr. Le- land's ulb‘(‘(‘lhum to doing S0 impresses me as not sound. A man who will go to an honor- able citizen with such a villamous Ym,m-«mnn does not deservo to be shielded. He has be- come a public enemy, and as such has for- feited all elaims to consideration and to pro- tection from the result of his own evil deed. As to any indirect reference which Mr. Leland’s charge may be construed as having toward the board” of directors, there can in fact be no application to the present negotiations. All the laud to be securcd by site. plans _under consideration is to ve- vert to the South purk commissioners. There is no individual interest to be conserved. The proportions will all be presented to the city council and everything be open and above board.” Meanywhile the national commissioners are arviving and conferences are going on be- ‘tween them and the board of directors in reference to the appointment of a general socretary to answer for both bodies, John T. Dickinson will probably secure this ap- pointment, and ‘I, W. Palmer of Michigan stands an cqually good chance of becoming president of the national commission, The matter of a director general is still in abay- once, Special Telegram ~. — IT WILL BE DONE OVER. Strong Probability That the Minne- apolis Census Will be Retake Sr. Pavr, June 23.—[Special Telegram to Tne B The St. Paul citizens' committee hield two meetings today to consider the best méans to get the Minneapolis census cases immediately before the courts. Three of the best lawyers in the city—Me Caske, Mu and Lawler—loft last night for Washington to present the matter to Attorney General Miller with the view of getting the latter to force United States District At- torney Hay of Minneapolis to issue the nece: sary papers for further arrests or to secure the transfer of the to some other state, A report will also be made to the census bureau. Dispatches from Washington state Superintendent Porter has revoked the commissions of three Minucapolis enumors s for admitting that they entered names in their lists without visiting the localities at which the persons were alleged to | These three men are not among the seven who were arrested. Some of the returns sent from Minn lis to Washington will be sent back to Special Agents Boudinot and Kruse, who will enter upon o systematic at- tempt at verifications and if they find irregu- larities a recount will be ordered at onc under the divect supervision of the govern- ment, no resident of Minneapolis being allowed to have a hand in it. - THE PAW PAW CYCLONE, Plans Being Devised for the Relief of the Destitute and Homeless, Paw P. 111, June 23.—[Speciul Telegram to Tue Bee.] —A public meeting of the citi- zens of this community convened in the Grand Ariny of the Republic hall here today to devise means to relieve those injured by the eyclone and supply the homeless and des- titute with,shelter, food and clothing. The used the death of eleven people. Four ave severely injured and will probubly die. The path of the storm was morc than twenty rods wide, its divection was from the southwest to the northwest and its path is best described by su that its trail is in and out, as if it might have been a monstes pent. The path of the storm indicates terrific violence in many instances and not a vestage of the building ' i mark the spot where they onc PRESIDE! DEZ DEAD. Salvador Menindez died suddenly last night soon after the conclusion of the banquet g occasion of the fifth anniversary of the en- trance of General Menindez into San Salva- dor and the defcat of the Zaldivac faction. During the panic caused by the president’s death General Mavcow and soveral other ofticers were killed at the barracks. Ceneral Carlos Ezeta, leader of the forces, is now in command. All is quiet at present. it ) He Fled to the Forest. Lurtee Rock, Ark, Juue 23.—[Spec Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A special to the Ga- zette says: Early this morning two brothers- in-law named John Moss and Morgan Den- ham, both prominent farmers living elght miles north of here, quarrelled about the cut- ting of a meadow and Moss _gave Denham a Jlogsing, About noon, as Moss was ol Jome, Denham, armed with a Winch vifle, fired two Shots at Moss from a th by the roadside and the second shot struck him in the back. At last accounts he was dying. Denbam fled to the forest. Etiaden he Swedenborgian Convention. Cutcaco, June 23.—At today's session of the general convention of Swedenborgians Hon. C. C. Bonney of Chicago presented a statement as an_ expression of the fraternal feeling of the church towards other religious bodies. It was referred to the council of ministers. The committee previously ap- pointed 1o take action regurding o n Swedenhorgian _church at Washing ported that a desirable site h chased and the plans of the building wi hibited. e New Youk, June 23,—At a mass meeting of the wholesale liguor dealers’ association to- day resolutions wore adopted calling on the distillers’ and cattle feeders' company waive the rebate condition of its les allow the purchase of spirits in open 1 like any other commodity. In @ Co-0perative stock company W with a capital stock of least $500,000 for the purpose of erecting or purchasing one or wore spirit distiller led. cable N A 1 today from Cousul Carescho, at P WASHINGTON, Ju o 2, message was rece Martinique, I nee burned, Iive thousand homeless people 1 beef, pork, flour aud other pro quickly what the United States w - w follows: “Hulf of Fort Martinique demands uid i lumber, ons, Cable | 11 do.” as fix WASHINGTON, June The following post masters were confirmed by the senate to- day Towa—S. J. Chester, Fairfic A | cravath, Grinuell; T, M. Rodger wton. | | Wiscousin—Mrs, “Naucy Swmart, Mupi- | A | The Pranco-Russian Allianc | Berwiy, June The Mugdeburger Zei tung confirms the report of the Frauco-Rus- | sian alliance | | e - | Shot Himselt 1. | Miu.wauker, Wis, Jun Professor | | Burstall, aged . formerly teacher in the bigh school, shot himself dead | last nlghte | y-ou a HE FEATHERED HIS NEST. Ex-Purchasing Agent MoKibben of the Union Pacific in Deop Disgrace. WORKED THE COMPANY FOR $60,000. How Adams' Rose From ret, In Four Years enury to Wealth and Independence—~The Inter-Stato Nests He Left Behind, Late Saturday evening, Judgo Kelly, gene eral attorney of the Union Pacifie, filed a petition in the clerk's office of tho United States circuit court instituting suit against Charles H. McKibben, late purchasing agent of that company, for §0,000 which it is al- leged belongs to that company, and which he has deprived it of by unlawful means, This monay, it is alleged, was obtained by him through fraudulent purchases of lumber from H. Barnes & Co. of St. Loui: Attach- ments were then issued against property that Mr. McKibben was known to possess, a sum of money said to be about £20,00) deposited in the First and United States National banks, anew house valued at 12,500 in course of erection on Lowe avenue, one lot at the corner of Georgia avenue and Hickory street, and _some houschold furniture in Council Bluffs, Many other alleged orooked transactions have been looked up, but Judge Kelley says he has not been able, as yot, to secure sufil- cient proof to justify him 1’ bringing action for a greater amount than that above re- ferred to, The petition alleges that on or about Jan- uary 1, 1889, it became necessary for the com- pany to purchase a large amount of lumber of various kinds and the defendant was di- rected toanake the purchase and pay for the mavket prices and hold it for uso m time to time. “But, on the contrary,” tion alleges, “tho defondant know- wilfully and ‘unfairly and in flagrant disregard of his duties and promises upon assuming the charge of general pur- chasing agent and undertakings = to the plaintiff and in pursuance of a corrupt agreement with the vendors of such lumber, material and property, or with their agents and servants made certain contracts and agreements for the purchaso of such owners and vendors, at prices greatly in excess of tho true or of thie market valuo thercof.” It it Further alleged that the prices paid for material was by MeKibben wilfully and corruptly contracted for on the company’s count and he agreed to pay us mu 3834 per cent greater price than the actual or trie market value of suid property, aud_that in the nggregate the amount of plaintif's money which the defendant so knowingly, wilfully and corvuptly agreed to pay out of the funds of this ec ““a in excess of the just, true, fair or market value was at least £0,000, 1tis charged also that MeKibben deliberately 1 into some sort of an understanding or agreement with dealers whereby, upon the purchase of lnmber, 1t should Lo deliy- ered to the plaintiff throngh his oflice and his efforts, and thereafter render therefor the in- voices and bills; that the prices charged therein for such lumber should be greatly in excess of tho market value, and that there- upon the defendant, would tause such corrupt invoices and bills to be approved and ordered puid; also that after these vendors had r ceived their pay they divided the excessive profits with defendant, ‘The plaintiff further avers that defendant made a certain wicked agreement with lum- * ber men to have the lumber delivered and furnished by them from time totime, through his oftice,” of an infe quality and kind, deficient in quantity, though billed and invoiced as a superior article. These wicked and corrupt_agreements, it is alleged, were G. H. Barnes & Co. of St. Louis , 1850, and continued in force L 1800, All their bills were prop- pproved and paid the amount thus fraudulently obtained from the company dur- ing that time, being estimated at £20,113.0 It is asserted honestly and of money Barn June 1, less thin what was actually paid. made with airly, the o all Tambo botween July gregate sum secured of 1y and £42,000 i- for & Co. 1860, would have excoeded This o mate is based upon the quality of lumber and shortage in charge: copting infe the gualit led, the plaintift was required to pay the firm mentioned 22, 000 I‘nuru than such lumber was actually th. Taintiff furthe measurcments, a8 well s the s the defendant’s ae instead of requi says that the difference be- tween the wholesale prices on the amount of * stich lumber at the time of its delivery was at least 211,000, The difference in the market. price of the grade and quality of lumber ac- tuully deiivered was move than $22,000 less. than the kind and grade inyoiced. The 2ompany declares in its petition that it.. had no notice whatever of these transactions until after they had happened. ‘There ave aliogether thirty vouchers, rang- ing in amounts from $15 to over §13,000. A few of the largest are given as examples, Deputy United States Marshal Lyon levied on the Lowe avenue house yesterday; alse the lot on Georgia avenue and Hickory street, The money in bank has been garnishoed, A statement of the material purchased from H. Burnes & Co,, a3 per voucher paid by ompany, was filed with the petition and °d exhibit “A.” This shows the cost of cach order to the compuny as compared with the actual retail market” p The totals show that Bames & Co. were paid the sum of ),133.04, while the amunt that . should have been pud to them, based on what the best quality of lamber was then bringing at retail is placed at $200,0: making o difference’ of $20,114 difference between the retail and th 006,70, The differ paid for and qui 013,40, makin it grand o 3 Among the iteufs showing wher l of i, 115 the al- leged peculations we wade are found the following: Voucher No. August 21, I8 sptember 10, 1589 taber 8, 1580 siber s, 1880 37 180 bor 0, 1850 Junuury 6. 150 March 10, 150 13636 66 11606 46 . K008 415 K55 48 11245 01 9,079 63 What the Gossips Say. Since C. H. MeKibben lost his position as general purchasing agent of the Union Pa- cifl ud 1 sensational stories have been told about Men who company have openly asserted that there was a bonanza in the purchasing After his departure, J, old supplies to the ency. ferson ant to President Adams, was brought from Boston and installed in the office, with in- structions to in izate matters, As a re- startling discoveries have sult S0me ) McKibben arrived in Omaha about six years ago, & graduate from West Poing military academy, and distinguished as one of the young men eharged with cropping off the ears of colored Cadet Whittaker Upon bis arvival at the teansfor depot Council Blufts, McKibben approached C ductor Swobe of the dummy train and told him that he had come here to work for th Union Pacific company, but was p and had no means of ing neross the y v, Mr. Swobe ook pi ) and brought him to this side of the viver Mek{ibben went t I in the Lore ise and engl I dis ) d 80 much cleverncss cral Purchasing Agent B oon hiad him pro moted to the position of storckecper fn the lutter position Mr. MeKibben ve maine 1C. 8. Mellen was fmported from the Hub end installed as geneval pu 18 agent Dur the interim, howeve b n the dro) it of Byrues and Mel proint ment, MeKibben filled the aud guve