Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1890, Page 2

soon an ashpile, Tt was covered with # insurance and valued at #0,000. It was lately filled with new rye, and It is thought by some that the rye heating caused the fire, Charged with Bocdling. Famneny, Neb., July 12.—[Special Tele- m to Tie Bre.]—Henry St. Martin and C. Wiley. county commissioners, and George McDonald, arch t, are under ar- rost tonight. The architect is under arrest for bribing the county commissioners, and the commissioners for receiving bribes from MeDonald, Seventeen architects h mitted plans, and McDonald's were adopted, apparently in great haste, Johm W, Herron the other com ¥, swore out the war' rants, John Converse, county elork, I8 the principal witness for tho state,” S. M. Bailey, county treasurer, and George Tolleth over ain conversations which are said to accused. Much excitement Accident toa Hoy Axsinmo, Neb,, July 12 gram to Pur Ber, ] —This forenoc Harris' only son, Elea, age, captured his mother's some cartridges and in or four other youngsters suburbs to have some fun, which resulted in asevere wound. The ball passed through the fleshy part of the right hand, entered the htside and is thought to be lodged be- tween the ribs, Special Tele- 1 Landlord yut eight years of pistol, bought company with three adjourned to the of an Aged Lady 8, Neb., July 12.—[Special Tele- Tur Brp]—Mrs. Hestor Manger, highly estee 1 resident of this 1at % o'clock this morning of bilious eight years, She was stepmotherof nine and own mother of fourteen children, all of whom are living but five, prosper citizens of Ohio and bradki. Do Brari gram to nd lic r, aged sevent Bit O His Thumb, Laxcory, Neb,, July 12.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.]—Jim Daly, an athletic tough, attempted to rob J, Kitchen this evening, and in the terriblo struggle that followed the thief bit off Kitchen's thumb, Ho succeeded also in robbing Kitchen, Daly was arrested later on the dual eharge of mayhem and rov- bery. A Banker's Demise. Bratuicr, Neb, July 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre. |- Warren Cole, vice prosi- dent of the Nebraska National bank, died at his home near this cit midnight lastnight. The funeral occurs at 3 o'clock tomorrow af- tornoor . The cause of his death was strangu- lated hernia, caused by over exertions, Kicked in the Head hy a Horse. Farnrny uly 12.—[Special to Tne Ber] —Last night about 8 o'clock James Flagel was kicked in the head by a horse he was le to water, sustaining a severe fracturcof theskull. ‘The attending physi- ai reports his condition as extromely dan- gerous from coneussion of the brain. Impaled on a Prechfork. AsuLAND, Neb., July 12.—[Special to Tie Bur.|—Friday evening Mr. Albert Keitel, liwiug five and onehalf miles south of Ash- land, while coming down from a stack of grain, jumped o a fork handle, making an ugly gush two inches long and six inches decp. The wound is not considered fatal. Parm Residenc Fresoxt, Neb., July 12.—(Special Telogram to Tug: Bre.|~The large residence on the farm of George Godfrey, eight miles east of Fremont, burned to the ground. Loss about 2,500, with $1,500 insurance. Burned. A Brief Strike Lextyaros, Neb., July 12.—[Special to Tue Bir.]—A striko among the laborers of the hotel Cornland oceurrved yesterday, owing to the employment of a colored tramp, It was promptly settled by the discharge of the negro and work resumed. Kicked by a Mule. Graxt, Neb., July 12.—([Special Telegram toTie Bre]—Ason of William Evans was thrown from a mule today and kicked. His arm wis broken and he was otherwiso in- Jured. PRI IRIEH—A ND CONVENTIO. Dodge County Alliance, Fresox, Neb., July gram to Tur Ber. | —The Dodge county alli- ance held a meeting at North Bend yesterday afternoon. There were present only twenty representatives from tho county —alliance. Two dolegates were clected to. the congres- sional convention at Columbus and resolu- tions were adopted. Hall County Democrats, O'NeiLt, Neb, July 12.—[Special Tele- gram t0 Tug Ber,]—The democratio county convention, which was held here today, suc- ceeded after a long and spivited struggle in endorsing the representative ticket recently nomivated by the farmers’ aliiance. This ticket will probably be ecndorsed by the republicans without opposi- tion. The republican primaries held here to- day Instructed the delegates to the county convention to endovsothem. The democrats also nominated Hon. B. ¥, Roberts us county attorney. Will Mect July 18, Pexner, Neb, July 12— [Special to Tur Bee.]—The Thurston county republican con- vention te eloct delegates to the state con- vention will meet in Pender on Friday, duly 13, Keith County Alliance. Graxt, Neb.,July 12.—[Special Telegram toTue Br 'he county alliance met tod: and decided to put aticket in the field inde pendent of the two parties. It favors Powers or governor. Brown O unty Republicans. Awsworti, Neb, July 12.—[Spocial Tele- gram to e Bre.] —At the vepublican county convention today a delegation b seph H. R elected to the state con- vention es are instructed for Richards. Cuming County Republic Baxcrorr, Neb., July 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre]—At the republican county convention today a delegation headed by J. L. Rewey was selécted to the state con- vention. It is a Richards delegation. The following resolutions were adopted ereas, A majorlty of the present board nsportation havo falled to use the power delegated (o them by lay to protect the peo- ple of Nobraski azalnst the exaction by rail- rond corporations of exorbitunt rutes and 11y upon the principal products of our and, 3 me of these sall hoard are cans didates for renomination; therefore he it Rewlved, That itls the sense of the repub- Ouming county, in convention s d. that such candidates should borelp- gated to'tho rear, and the delogates o the state sroby Instrueted to use thelr nomination of sueh me board as will houestly for tho wd- Justmentof rates upon a fairand equal busis, Holt County Republicans. Amkixsox, Neb, July 12.—[Special Telo- gram to Tup Bre]—Thoe republican pri- maries in western Holt county today rolled up good majorities for anti-Dorsey delegates, and the Richards outlook is good, Republican Caucus at Madiso Mabisoy, Neb., July 12.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee)—Tho republican caucus passed off quietly here today, delegates being uninstructod. York County Convention. Yomx, Neb, July 12, —[Special Telegram to Tuk Ber]—The people's couvention, called at 1 o'clock, drew a large crowd. J. W. Gun. nettand J. B, Stewart were nominated for reprosentatives and T, C. Powers for at- torney. The delegates electod to the state senutorial and judicial conventions were un- instructed. Madison County Republic ans. Nowroik, Neb, July 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bes.|—At the republican pris mary election today a delegation headed by C. T. Eisley was selected o the county con- veution, to” be held at Madison, July 19, Though divided as to state oficials, the delo- tion is unanimous gross, Conference Meeting at Hastings Hastixos, Neb, July 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre s conference meot- ing held in this city this afternoon was com- posed of all the labor organizations in the unty. The meeting was called to order by 1. Hubbard of Juniata. H. B. McGaw was elected ehairman and H. J. Straitof Juni y. A motion was made and unani- carried that the industrial classes be ed luto one political party, to bo ed the people's party. It was rocom- wded that primaries be held on Thursday, y at 1 p. m., and that the nvention bo held at Hast- ings “on Saturday, July 26, at 10 a. for the purpose of placing in nomina- A full connty and legislative ticket and ting delogates to the state and congres- sional con Me the Nebraskn s today and are app situation. Powers u Powers, prosident of iance, were in the city ntly xions over the 18 anuounced today s a candidato for congress in the Sccond con- grossional district. This move would indi cate that the fight is on between Powers and MeKeighan, Republican allianco men insist that they will secede if McKeighan is foisted upon them. £l nty Alliance Convention g, Neb,, July 12.—[Special Telegram toTur BEr,|—About soventy delegates, rop- resenting the alliance of Seward county, met in convention in this city this aftornoon and placed D, D, Remington of B township and J. M. Roberts, justoutside the city of Seward. Mr. Romington has beon an fndepend- ent ropublican for years, with strong anti-monopoly tendencies. He 15 a bright, iz man with plenty of courag Mr. Roberts has been at, highly respected and honoved by all who know him. T'he ovgani- zation has u membership in this county of over six hundred, and there is no_knowing what effect it will haye on local politics. A great many German democrats town today and they were outspoken the opposition to any combination of the democratic party with the alliance, and the sentiment gener- ally expressed by prominent democrats was to the end that should the republican party not endorso any of the alliance nominees they would counsel like action by the democratic convention, The republican county conven- tion will take place next Thursday, and every movement they may make will be closely watehed by the democrats, The resolutions passad by the convention were the same as those passed by the Knights of Labor con- veution in St. Louis in 15%), A plank favor ing prokibition was soughtto be introduced by the friends of that movement, but it was summarily satdown upon and branded as the scheme of some old party politicians, whereby dissension might be created. The demoeratic county central committea held a meeting in Seward today for the pur- pose of issuing @ call for a county convention, to be held in this city on Saturday, August 9, to elect delegates to the state, congressional, judicial and senatorial conventions. There was a great deal of animated discussion, but harmony was regehed before adjournment. County Alliance. Special Telogram T'he Fillmore county alliance and Knights of Labor held their county con- vention with cighty-seven delegates, and nominated C. A. Warner for senator, R: Dob- son and 1), Stevens fof representatives, and _ voyor.e A delegation ded by C. A. Warner was chosen to the to convention. Delegates were also ap- pointed for the senatorial convention. ha County Republicans, Cirr, Neb., July 12.—[Special m to Tur Bee|—The republican primaries were held this evening and passed off quictly with little or no coutest. The county convention will be held at Syracuse next Tuesday. rward € lifo long in Fillmor 2 - . DRIVEN TO DRINK, A Minister Lately of Nebraska € a Long Sprec Liscory, TlL, July 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A profound sensation was cre- ated here by the report that Rev. Oliver J. Booth, rector of Trinity Fpiscopal church, oneof the wealthy aud fashionablo congrega- tious of this section, had been taken by friends to ahospital m Chicago to recover from the effects of over-indulgence in liquor. The clergyman went to Chicago some days ago to effect a reconcilintion with his wife, who had refused to live with him. His mission wa futile and he returned to this city July 4 in a nervous and unstrung condition. Morose and melancholy over the loss of his wife's love, the unfortunate rector began todrown his sorrow in deep potations, Close to his lodg- ing house was a saloon, to which he paid fre- quent visits every day. He bought liquor by the quart and consumed it in the solitude of hisroom. When his ready money was gone, he asked the saloonkeeper for credit. It wus then discovered that he was a clergy: man and some of his parish- ioners were at once informed of s actions. Alarmed his _eccentric conduct his congregation summoned the bishop of tho diocese, who demanded Mr. Booth's resigua- tion. The rector refused toresign, and only when served with papers making him defend- ant in a divorce suit brought in Cook county by-his wife did he obey his superior. By di- rection of the bishop he w ent to an Epis- copal retreatin Chicago, where he now s, Mr, Booth, four months ago, came here from Nebraka bearing good credentials, By his polish and brilliney he quickly attracted marked attention. When he came he was suf- fering from a broken arm, which he claimed was caused by a sand-bagger who robbed him of asum of mon The injuries received and his family dificulties undoubtedly c: d his downfall. He is about thirty-se rs of age and is a uative of St. Catherines, Canada. mellre Ay YANKTON'S HOSNPITAL, oes on Itis Once More the Subject of an In- vestigation Yaxkrox, 8. D, July 1 pecial Tele- gram to Tug Bre]—The Yankton hospital for the insane has not been free from s dals, and more than one name has been smirched both financially and morally by connection with it, and the thought some- times occurs that it would have been better for Yamkton had the institution been lo- cated in the Wessington hills. Two or threo years ago there was @ long investigation of the financial management, the result of which was neversatisfactory to many people, who think a lavge sum of money was never satisfactorily accounted for, The last sensation, the investigation of which closed last night, was an accusation of immorality against tho superintendent, Dr. W. H. Livingston, he peing accused of crin inal intimacy with some of the female at- tendauts, it being charged that he was caught locked in @ room with one of them. Thestate board of charities has been en- rod all the week in hearing testimony and listening to arguments of learned counsel, Attoruey General Dollard appearing for thé prosecution, and John R. Gamble for tho d fense. The charges were made by discharged employes and abetted by Dr. J. A. Potf ward of the institution Norwegian doctor of the city, who was formerly assistant at the hospital. The female members of the state board tooka decp interest in the investigation, and, it 1is charged, had much to do with in- augurating it Aftera patient investigation the board last night dismissed the charges and declared Dr, Livingstou innocent, The superintendent is an old resident and highly esteemed, and tho people generally consider the verdict a righteous one, Dr, Potter, the steward, at once tendered his resignation to the board, which was aceepted, and Hon. ¥ G. Edgerton, member of the last legislature, and who is a son of Judge Edgerton, was ap- pointed in his place. o Windom's New Assistant. Wasiixeros, July neral A, B, Nettleton of Minnesota has been selected as assistant secretary of the treasury under the provisions of the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill jucreasing the number to three, and his nomination will probably be sent'to the senate Monday. The vicancy eaused by tho trausfer of Assistant 3 tary Ticheuor to the board of customs lpr'unemv\ 1l probably be gilled by the ap- pointmentof Special Agent Spaulding, but no action will be taken until after the senate has acted ubon Tichenor's nomination, an- and o torer fo o T (OYING SENMATE CAUCUS THE OMAI-IA DAILY BEE, SUNDAY, JULY 1 1806-SIXTEEN 9 oy The Republicans’ Will Hold One With a View to Ohanging the Rules. OPINION ON THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL Some Opposition Developing to the House Measure—Consideration of Nebraska Land tiscellane test Cases us. Wasmxarox Brneay Tree Osana Bre, | 513 Povnrerymit Stient, Wasmixatos, D, C., fuly 12. | Another caucus of the ropublican senators will be held the first of next week, at which the caucus committee appointed on Thursd evening to consider the proposition of mo fy1ng the rules 5o us to pormit a majority voto to fixa time for finully disposing of a ques- tion will make a report. There were but five votes in the caucus in opposition to the des ion of a committée for the purpose of con- amodification of the rules, whilo votes were cast in favor of the proposition. There are many senators who consider the voto a test of the action which will be taken upon the final pro; sition to amend the rules. Thus it would pear that there is a large majority in favc amending the rules so that bate might atany time be cut off by a jority vote und final action taken npon qu unneces: ma- tions under consideration wholesome and ne If such action is sary in the house, why not in the senate? Not even the most urdent friends of the federal clections bill claim that all the republicans in the senate are in favor of the measuw. There are anumber of western senators who either believe that tho question should RO over until the next session or a'substitute to the house bill be adopted. Senator She man is among those who _take serious excep- tions to provisions of the house bill. 4 Hoar does not like some of the details of the house measure and says that the bill the committee on privileges and elections formu- lated earlier in the session is probable be- cause it contains none of what he termed Softensive fede interference at . the polls Interfoerence in the sense of state rights ideas in the south heaund Senator Sherman fear might cause bloodshed, unnecessarily of course, in the en- forcement of the Lodge-Rowell bill in certain black states below Mason and Dixow's line, and they believe the Hoar bill would bring about the same results as the house bill with- out engendering local opposition in certiin sections, Other senators declare an inten- tion of absenting thenselves from Washing- ton as soon as the bill is taken up and exert ing an indifferent tule towards tho adoption of the measure unloss some- thing is done to amend the rules in advance of it bein; taken up, 8o that when there has been a sufficient wnount of consideration a final vote may be prompily taken. Senator Pettigrew of South Da who is one of the most influential hust awong the new men, made avery strong speech ou the subject in the caucus on Thurs- duy evening, He said that it was well enough for senators to talk about the adoption of a bill securing a free election and a fair count in the south, camp inthe cay and sitting up in their night shirts cve night this' summer and fall if ne essary in _ order to ure the adoption of the messure, and all that sort of thing, but it w to anticipate the passage of a bill under the present rules. He gave notice ‘hat he did uot propose—and he knew of others who were in tho same frame of mind—to enter into the discussion along about Septembor without some provision being made wheroby avote could be reached, as the democrats would with a small minority beat the large majority at theiv own gamo. He said that in any event the rules should bo amended so thit there could be legislation in the face of a factious minority, as the constitution and the general scheme of the governmeut provided thut the majority should rule. He thought that the minority should be given full consideration and have a fair chance in all debate, but he was opposed to & minority defeating just legislution in the face of an overwhelming majority. Healso criticised the senate for not having taken up the ques- tion of federal clections atan early day in the session. Scnator Peitigrew’s specch had a very profound impression and the appoint- ment of a committee to consider the moditi- cation of the rules followed the conclusion of what he bad to say. There is not much doubt that the rules will be rmodified 50 as to bringabout a vote at the end of suicient debate, and the federal elections bill will be taken up after the tarif. FOI IMPROVING THE MISSOURI, Editor Atlee Hartof the Ragle, Dakota City, Neb., spent last night and today in Washington and left for his home tonight. He came here for the purpose of endeavoring to secure improvements of the Missouri river on the Nebraska side opposite Sioux City., He told Tue Bee correspondent today thit the crevasses which were constiueted on the lowa side of the Mis- souri ~at Sioux City by means of driving piles and filling them in with tree branches had proven quitesuc- cessful and had checked the migrating in- nation of the chamel on one side of the river, and that if such improvements could be placed upon the other side opposite Cov- ington and inthe region of Nebraska City the channel would be confined to what should be the center purt of the river and there couldbe first rate navigation all theyear uround except in the severe portion of the winter. Ho thinks from $30,000 to £0,000 would do this work, and says that since the river and harbor' bill gives 200,000 for the improvement of the Missouri botween the mouth and Sioux City and 350,000 from Sioux City to Great Falls, there should be uo trouble about the small improvements, es- pecially in view of the fact that there is an unexpended balanes in_ the hands of the com. mission from last_year’s uppropriation. Tho confining of the river at this point, Mr. Hart says, would afford quite as much advantage ty Sioux City as it would to Covington i the upper portion of the river imm adjoining, and there should be no obj from Sioux City itself. Mr. Hart camo he upon the request of the trustees of Coving. ton and South Sioux City, and with Mr. Dorsey called upon the seeretary of war and General Casey, chief of engincers, and Cha man Henderson of the house committee rvivers and barbors. All of them said they would be glad to extend whatever assistanco they could in brir 2 bout the im- provements desired; that if the commis- sion was unwilling to apply the funds at their disposal and the appropriation made by the river and harbor_ billcould not be applied to this work, although they.were confident, it couid be easily so_applied, they would ussist in securing an independent appropriation, if not at this session then at tho next session_of congress. Mr. Dorsoy and Mr. Hurt also Led upon the president. Mr. Dorsey in ds to lay before the proper authoritie here a largo uumber of petitions calling for the improvement which My, Hart and his ends are working for and there aro pros- pects of suceess, BRASKA LAND CONTEST CASES. At the interior department today sever: contests involving land entries in Nobras were taken up for consider: tary and assistant secrotar of George W, Burton the sect the land commissioner’s decision and directs that the patent issue to him. Eut contested by Francis G. Sampson, and volves a timber culture entry for the south- east 1§ of séotion 3, township 3 uorth, vange 19 west, Bloomington district. Secretary Noble dismissed the motion for a oview of the decision of the lind commis- inthe ease of Timothy Morrissey vs T. Cameron, involving a homestead entry for the southeast & of section 6, town. ship 83, range 48 west, Valentine land district Assistant Secretary Chandler directs that Homer C. Stebbius™ be allowed to make a homestead eutry for tho southoast quarter of section 30, township 27 north, range 48 west,also in the Vilentine distriot, after cancelling his pre-emption filing, Secrotary Noblo aftirms the commissioner's decision in dismissing the contest of Edwin C.Jacobs against tho entry of Armstead Balinger for the northwest quarter of soc- tion 1, township 1, rauge Eust Lincoln, Neb. ' This land Is w portion of the Otoe and Missouri Indian reservation in Nebrasks, which was sold under the acts of cougress of 1576, 1570 and 1851, PRAISE OF ¥DITOR PERKINA. 1f Editor Perkius, of the Sioux City Jour- nal, could have hewed the comment made in congress today I western members upon his nomination 't succecd Congressman Struble, he would have been greatly grati- fied. The Towa defegation and those of the Nebraska delegatipn who are acquainted with Mr. Perkin& were unanimous and en- thusiastic in thejy praise of the nomination They say that ho will bringto congress a wido range of - legislative and politi- experiengs, and 6 standard of charcter which will make him a useful member from the start, and that his sterling character and congenial and_cordial person- ality will make lim popular aud _give him advantagés in his work. The a dolegation antitipato for Mr. Perkins a bright carcer in wongross. This morning’s | Post has_an edjigrial, evidently from the pen._of Editor 'Frank Hatton, who is an Fiwan, in which Peckus in oulogised for his | republican recont personal - character. | Itanticipates for him a brilliant future in | Towa s well as congressional politics, A BIAZEN ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY. THE KNIGHTIS OF PYTHIAS, A War Between tho Supreme Lodge and Milwe kecs Postmaster. Muwavker, Wis,, July 12— [Special Telo- gram to Tix Bre[—A var of words is in srogross botween tho suprome lodgo of the Knights of Pythias and W. A. Nowell, post- master of this city, "Tho row was precipitated over & personal misunderstanding of Post- master Nowell and Supreme Outer Guard John W. Thompson of Washington, D. C. conerning tho delivery of mail at the supreme lodge hall. Mr. Thompson, in complaining at the postoffice of some doreliction in the x ivery, offended the government ofticial, who wrote a letter to the supreme lodge de- ing to have anything to do with Thompson, suplaining of his abuse of postofice oficinls 1 asking the detail of somo one with whom he might nogotiate concerning the delivery of There is every roason to believe that Pay- master Luther G, Billings, & v promin officer of the North Atlintic squadron ou | board the flagship Baltimore, is implicated in a disgraceful scandal, which may lead to his prompt suramons before a court of inquiry, A prominent member of congr —the leading domocrat of the New York | dty delegation, Amos J. Cummings—charges | that he has received a letter from a young | clerk m New York, the nephew of the officer ‘ in question, in which the plain, open of made that it the congressman will hin appoint or will induee somo other member congeress toappoint the son of this officeras a cadetto the naval acadamy o check for €500 | will be fortheominge on tho day the appoint- | ment Is aunounced, In plain Knglish, | | as | the nephey wants to b for his cousin a cadetship at_Aunapoli 1 the boy's fathor will pay 80 forit. The boy lives in Philadelphia, but his father's | offorts to get him appointed from any one of | the Pennsylvania mombers 1 been fruit- | less. He flually turned to President Hurri- | son, who had ‘at the time ono cad large at his disposal, The boy's applicat was endorsed by Postmaster General W malker und Scnitors Quay and Cameron, but 48 the cadetship had alveady been promised away by the president he of course could do nothing. "Then, it seems, the nephew put in hisoar. He told his uncle of the intimate xisting between himself and the New York member and volunteered to fix matters. He wrotethe congressman in al- most brutal fr ug that the ap pointment was w 0 be paid into the district campaign for elections, ~ He author ized the cor to mako this offer to any other man and suggested in effect that he had better try some of the western members, evidently believing that a 500 check would provean irresistable bribefor s westerner, The congressman was white with rage. He knew the writer held such a menial oftice that he would never own $500 in his life, and, as it vould not be doubted the letter was_in good earncst, he at once cameto the ine ble conclusion that the boy's father, whom he | knew to b a man of wealth, was the paj master in the ¢ He wwte the jour clerk a letter, i which he refused to have | ny thing to doin the bey's case and pledged iitself to see that no other congressman would interest himself. He also_stated that he would make it his especial business to the boy would never enter the naval academy as long as helived. As for the boy's father, he wrote that he would in a day or two lay the disgraceful leiter before the secretary of the navy or bring the matter up on the floor of the house as a stion of privilege and demand an inquiry, either of which courses witlbe most embarrassing to the officer. Naval officers as a rule havea habit of looking down on members and treat- | ing them witha, degree of contempt which some of the congressmen would dearly love | n for, and they would jump at nco as this flagrant atfempt to bribe oneof theirbody. A for the writer of the I essman Cummings has in 1 the revised statutes on the | subjects of attempting to bribe members of | congressand has told him that only a most humble and abject apology ean save Lim from usomewhat prolonged vetreat from the outer world, TUE NEW SILVER COINAGE LAW. Anew silver coinage law will be ushered intoexistgnee next week, The house took final action upon_the conference agreement this afternoon. Ithas alveady beeu adopted by the senate. As amticipated, the demo- crats did not offer factious opposition, and although the remblicans were without a quorum within themselves, the report and the bill were adopted by 124 ayes to % nay Every ropublican yoted for the' bill and every democrat against it. Most of the debate on the bill and the conference report this afternoon consisted on the democraite side of an arraigmment of the authority given the secretary of the treasury, Mr. Bland, the leader of the democratic side, contending that the new law would leaveit. diseretionary with thesecrvtary whether he should continue to purchase and coin 4,500,000 oun per month atall times, as the law provided that he should purchase this amount in _the event he could get it at market, pri “The democrats claimed that the sec of the treasury should stretch his authority, so that he could suspend coinagé at any time when in his opinion there wi being put into circulation too much silve This provision was made to thwart a *co ner’ by bullion speculators, Mr. Bland com- plained bitterly that he had not had an op- portunity to ‘participate as _one of the con- ferces in the proceedings of the conference committee, although he had to acknowledge when questioned that he had veccived notico of the time the conference commitiee met and should have been present had he shown sufficient interest. The engrossed bill will probably go to the president on Monday and of “course will have its nati- ral reference to the sceretury of the treasury for examination as to technical correctness and then the attorney general for 1 construction. There is no doubt that president will promptly attach his sigua- ture to the bill after these officials have amined and approved it. There was not much interest shown in the final considera- tion of the measure fnthe house this afte noon, and the debite was delivered mostly to empry seats. WILL ORDER A RATE REDUCTION, It is stated, as anticipated in these dis- patches ten days ago, that the interstite commerce commission will issuo an order di- recting thrquzh to redice their rates for grain to points west of and to | Chic o and from Chicagzo to the seaboard to the rafes demanded by the western peti- tioners who have this week appeared before the commissioners, PERSONAL W. . Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Col- | baugh of Omaha are at the Ebbitt Peiry S. Heami Nebraska and lowa WASHINGTON, July 13.—[Special Teleg to Tur Ber.]—Pensions granted to N Al-Phomas J. Matheny, Pen- James Dunbar, Rushville; Robert H. Omaha;, George P. Buyers, Fair- v 3 Patrick H, Siiddarth, Waverly; John P, Planter, Omabag Hugh Berkeley, Ohlowa. Increase—Henry Biwman, Alma; Abel E. Campbell, Madison;, Henry Wilber, Tel mah; Alonzo FH. Keleey, Lexington; James A, St lcCool dunction John H. Davis, Weeping Waters cAndvew Hoover, Fort Dod g ley Hunt, Riverton; Alfred A Peterson, Stromsburg; Jonathan Grim Te- cumseh lowa: Origingl-4fohn Kelle tion: William . Gladden, Mechachinook ; George Monger, fdwd Falls; Androw Meln- tosh, Sioux CityjGeorge Storms, Woodward ; James K. Hagertyy Frodericksburg; Isaac Eastlock, Shermpn; {saac N. Woods, Charl- ton; Jacob Reinig, Toledo: AndrewJ. Cook, Council ~ Bluffs: "/ Jon P, man, Des Moines: Steplien Gordon, Nushua; William Boermap,, Des Moines; John Snyder, Burlinglony Fred S. Seaman, At- lantic; James MeiCimara, Mitchelt; H. Mar- tin Hombaker, Bonaparte; James Havens, >s Moines; Thomas Waste, Fayette: Jacob arvor, Bl Mound; Edward Jones, Sharon Thomas Hursted, East Peru; Semuel L Smith, Boone: Alex Perkin, Cambrin: Henry mer, Whitfield; Frederick Rowetsch, vi Jacob B, Moon, Indianola David Devore, Des Moines; Jumes A ar lott, Bentonport; David C. Paster, Knox ville: W. H. Dowing, Givins; Charles J. Cut lor, Modalo; Ite Palwor, Holt: David 8. Williams, Sio bids; William H. Mil ler, Swan: Henry Cuniing, Des Moines; Benjumin P, Scott, Limeville: David J, Jef fery,Trenton ; Acnibald Freshwater, Fairiol John M. Davis, Confie Rudolph Hu master, Muscatine: John W. Atehison, P myra; * William Frana, Conoyer; Hen Farwll, Irwin, Reissue—John S, 'Shearer Des Moines o W. Brown, Sioux Cily nd increase—William 8. Wilklnson, Winterset, — Original widows —Mary O, widow of Samuel S, Swith, Boons eSS 1S Gilbert Sta- | ingto th | meet in Washington within u y mail. ~ The supreme lodge, instead of acced- postmaster’s roquest, passed _ver caustic resolutions concerning that ofitcial, and informed him that the only porson thiough whom he might hold communication wilh the supreme lodge was Mr. Thompson. I'ho resolutions als provided for the reim- bursemont of Postmastor Nowell for extra expense, which ho stated had been incurred in preparing for the mail delivery At this morning's supreme lodge session tho right of grand lodges to preseribea fixed length of residence in a jur iction as a qualification for membership was upheld upon - an app from I Tho Pythian sisters, who are secking recognition at the hands of the supreme lodge, reccived a blow by the refusal to confer the title of past grand _chancellor upon J. A, Hill, the author of tho ritual used by the sisters, The important questionshave all been deferved uniil nest week, when there will bo much lively discussion over the Kolomo division trouble, with the chance in favor of over- ruling Supreme Chancellor Ward; over the opposition to local Pythian jusurince cicties as opposed to the endowment ranlk, and the cluins of the uniform rank for rep- reseutation in the supreme lodge, THE IOW afn s in Fair Condition and Corn is Very Promising, Des Morses, la., July 12.—This week's Towa weather erop bulletin shows an average temperature of 3= above normal. The rain fall is genorally deficient, Telographic re- purts of showers on the evening of the lith give promise that theexcessive drouth in the southern and southeastern counties is miti i. The weok was favorable to haying and harvesting and matured erops are being seeuved in excellent condition. The extreme heat has hastened the ripon- ing of spring corcals and caused a shrinkige rrain in some locaiities, but the general ition is fair, Com is very promising and s yet uninjured by the drought except with- ina limited v Wit favorable conditions the crop will nearly 1f not quite ecqual last year's big yiclc Justices Out of a Job. Drs Moises, I, July 12.—[Special Tole gram to Tty Bre,]—The case of Frank Pierce vs the Des Moines T reditors on a charge of criminal libel, came up toluy in the dis- frict court on a petition for a writ of habeas Under a law cnacted by the ast legislature the hoard of supervisors on July 8 extended the bounda Des Moines and Tee town- hips to comprise all torritory within t new city limits, which vosulted in vacating and destroying several of the townships, The petitition for habeas corpus was based on this fact, claiming that the_destruction of these townships also destroyed the oftico of justice of the | hefore whom the warrants for arrest were sworn out. The courtagreed in this view and re leased the prisoners on their own recogni ance, pending further proceedings, This d cision affects soveral other justices and con- stables now within the city limits. corpus. Brewers' Fines Remitted. MARSHALLTOWY, Ia., July 12—[Special to T'ue Brr.]—Soon after the prohibition law was passed the Bowman brewery in this city was closed, and the propri rs began ship- ping their beerand fighting against the en- forcement of the law until fines to the aggre- gating #2,000 and costs wero piled up against them. Covernor Boies has just remitted their fines on the ground that they were im- posed for acts which were nota violation of the law as interpreted by the supreme court. A Baby 1erribly Scalded, MoscaTise, Ia., July 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—The oneyearold son of Dr. W. C. Beatty, residing six miles east of Muscating, was horribly sealded today. His elder sister was stiming a kettle of rice pud- ding, when thelittle fellow pulled it oft the hearth of the stove and sealded his sido tery bly. Skin and flesh pulled off. the arm, fingers and shoulder and the faco was badly scalded. The sister's handwas also badly burned. Fined Heavily for Contempt. Dis Morx ., July 12—[Spe cgram to Tre Bik fined J. O, Cole nd ordered lis commi ment in the county jail for sixty days for con- tempt of court in violating an injinction re- straining him from selling intoxicating lig- uor L International Monetary Conference. WasiIxGTo, July 12.—The president toda sent to congress the following endovsement: I recommend the suggestions and hope they will meet with the prompt approval of cou- gress.” A letter from Secrotary Blaine on the subject of an international monctary ion accompanied the endorsement. In tho accompanying lettor Secretary of Stato Blaine quoted from the report of the international American conference on thesubject. Thelr recommendations were in | substance that as a basis forunion an inter- national coin or coins bo issued uniform in welght and fineness and which may be used in all countrics represented in tho conforence, It was further recommended that there shall ar @ commis- of delegates from each nation, to consider the quantity, kind of currency, the uses it shall hive and the valie and proportion of au international silver coln or coins and their relations to gold. Seerotary Blaine says it is hoped that a meeting will be held on the first W ednesday in next January ; that three delegates be ap- pointed on the part of the United States, and that an appropriation bo made to meet neees- sary expenses. sion compose ore Trouble in Sight. Cmicago, July 12.—[Special Teleg Tur Bee.)-The uncertainty in regard to wostern passenger rates is still prevalent, Chieago and Milwaulkoe sealpers have ocear of unused portions of Kuights of Pythias tickets, with which rates to all points are being demoralized. Chairman Goddard of tho Western passenger association this mory ing attempted to securo the cooperatioh of alllines in redecming the tickets in the hands of scalpers, but the attempt was a failure. One or twoof the lines flatly refused, and noue of them would join the movement if not unanimous. Msantimo rumors of reduced vales are rife, butnone have been made - Sales at Monmouth Park, MoxyorTn Park, N, J., July 12,—The an nouncement that the Woodburn yearlings ayd ten yearling fillies from Belmont's nursery stud were to be sold at the paddock at Monmouth Park drew a large crowd to the A brother of Troubador ca 1 much competition. Green B. Morvis finally ured him for §0,100. Those bringing over £2,000 were: Woodburn ~colts -Brown colt by Falsetto, J. and A. H. Morris, #5,5001 buy eolt, by Lisi sen BB, Moarris, $10,1073 black colt, by Powhattan, Dwyer Brothers, £,000; bay or brown colt, by Falsetto, Johu Hunter, §2,50. am to - v Constantinople. July A great firo is ul quarter of the city an ina timber yard and spread r toadjolning property. Fully thousand houses and shops Lave already destroyed Big Fi CONSTANTINOPLE, vaging in the Stam The con be; on - The Guards : The Omaha Guards and thelimne corpany teams met yesterday afternoon, tbe Guards winuing by a score of 17 W 7, [EROM THE CAPITAL (ITY Two Railroad Corporations Appeal Against Awards of Damages. DEATH OF ST, Governor Thayer Officially Any His Candidacy for Renomination ~General News Notes About The Oy, runces Liscory, Nob., July 12— |Speclal to Trn Ber) 0 wealthy railroad corporations today asked the supreme court to ald them in their attempts to beat persons, damaged physically and financially by thom, out of damages awarded by lower courts, In both cases the damages awarded wero loss than half the amount asked for, and road attorneys cast aspersions on the juries in both cases by declaving that thoir verdi werothe result only of passion and preju dice, and alloge further that no attention whatsoever was puid to the evide The fist case was tried in Omaha and Claus Matthias was the plaintiff, M. Matthias owned a splendid gavden faim near Omuaha but the laying of the Fremont, horn & Missouri Valley railrond through it almost completely vnined it. deep cut was made for the track through the middleof the farm and a fino cropof v as ruined. He sued the company for §12,000 damages and the jury, aftercarofully w Mr. Matthias 8,340 damages, The company s trying to get outof paying the amount and resorted to the old trick of appealing the case to the upper courts, The Omaha & Republican Valley railway company is another corporation that atiempis to evade the payment of damages awarded in a lower court. The plalutii in ¢ e suit was. Bemard Clarke, and he sued 4o company for §10,000 damuzes on account oi injuries re ceived in a runaway cansed by a locomotive blowing off steam. The case was tried in Madison county, and Clarke was awarded 4,855 damages, TUAYER IN THE FIF This morning Governor Th first timo ofticially announced himselt a can- didate for re-clection to the gubernatorial chair. The governor had just veturned from a trip tothe western part of the state and scemod to bo in excellent spirits, He said in announcing himself ss a candidate to the newspaper men that he felt his chances were good and that he never felt better in his life over the outlook. He said he was in the con He did not think the third term ument that would probably be advanced by his encmics would cut any figure, as governor should hiave as much right o Serve his six yoarsas a United States senntor las toserve his stato that length of time, and furthermore there ave senators in who have served for twelve and years consecutively, The governor expressed himself as satis fied with the aunibilation of Broatch in Omaha yesterday, and declared that the ex mayor brought it on himself by his treachery to his part ce. ., yer for the congrress, cighteen REPURLICAN The republican primarics occurred today and the Fivst, Thied, Fifth and Sixth wa which are usually the scenes of red-hot poli tical fights, were very quict, The Fourth ward, whichis customarily staid and sober onclection day, was all torn um over the con test between Hall and Oakley. The Oukley hordes were splendidly organized and with thelr thirty vehicles drummed up voters all over thecity, Hall's friends were not so 1o ud “demonstrative as the Oalkloy- Courtney crowd, but Hall's having voted for submission lost, him a good many votes. 'The contest resulted ina victory for' the Oukley delegzates, they having received a majority of 170 votes. PRIVARTES, s, DEATIL OF DR. MARINE, Dr. A. Marine, formerly pastor of St. Paul's M. . church, died at ) a. m. today with sott- ening of the brain, after an illnessof two years. He has lived in Lincoln since 1857 and during his pastorate over St. Paul's church he attracted a large cirele of friends and ad- . Heleaves a witeand two children. The deceased was aged fifty-four years. CITY NEWS AND NOTES, Ofticer Crick and wife have been called to Sundwich, Ontario, by the sudden death of Mrs. Longley, motherof Mrs. Crick. They will be absent ten days, Aunother suit has been brought against Boss Stout for non-payment of money bor- rowed. 7his time Drey & Kahn are * after him. They want $47 Suspect Sherman will be tried next day on the charge of horse stealing. Detective Malone left for Omaha this afternoon to take into custody John Brennan, who is being held by the oflicers there for a burglary committed in Lincolu over a year ago. Martin McCooler was arrested last night for brutaily kmocking down his wife, kicking her and dragging her about theroom by her hair. This morming he was arraigned on the charge of wife beating and fined for it. Rather than see him board it out in the county jail, Mrs, McCooler paid the fine her- slf. Colonel Harry F. Downs from the session of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias at Milwaukee, and re- ports that at the time he left the prospects were good for Nebraska sccuring the next annual session. lues- roturned today - Politics at Mitchell. , S. D., July 12.—[Special gram to Te Bre. ] —At the republican « convention here today the following deleg were clected to represent Davison county in the republican state convention: M. Dwy- ard, H. C. Present, George A. Silsey, J. H. Lieraven, D. A. Misener, J. W. Ottman, M % C. Gates, L. C. Malmsbury'and slution was passed instru g for Hon, George A. Johnson for governor., Phere was no contest for the delegation A meeting of the county republican Ieaguc was held and the following oficers elected Everitt Smith, pre W. A, Rogers, sec retary; C.C. br surer, A vice-presi dent for cich town$hip was elected, -~ - op Hulletin, The weather crop ather during the Tele- unty tos John Cook Weather ( Wasiixetoy, July 12 bulletin says; “The w past week was favorable to all growing crops in Minnesota, but it was unfavorable in South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Missourl and southern Illinois, owing to continued drought, and in some sections the recent hot weather forced the ripening of grain, sing shrinkage. Corn and hay are suffering for rain in Nebraska d southern Illinois. All crops are ini proved in Michigan, wh vesting is in progress, Drought has continued in Ken tucky aud ' where dry, hot weather resulted injury to crops 1 som - Urgent Defic Wasmixeroy, July 12 tee on appropris 1oy Bl Tho house commit ions today reported to the ase the urgent doficiency bill, making o gross appropriation of ) to defray the expense of employing 463 additional clerks in the pension bureau, 163 in the record and pen sion division of tho war departient and t in the second auditor's office, Tho object is to provide a speedyadjudication of the claims to be fited under vhe dependent peusion act. Coafirmations. Wasmixaro, July 12,~The following were the confirmations Culonel Alexander McD, McCoolk, Sixth iufantry, brigadier gen I Postu David D, Lenox, Tn.; John B. Huuter, Webster City Ia.; Otis 8. Lyman, Lagrange, I ; Frank M Charlosworth, South Kaukukuina, Wis.; William W. Haizer, Guthrie Conter, la; George H. Fowler, Wauwostosa, Wis. Henry Gieber, Clintonville, Wis. - The Great Pan-American Railway. Browsvineg, Tex., July 12.-The first practical step towards & great Pan-Amorican railway from North to South America has been taken here. Ground was broken for the Corpus Christi & South American vail way, The first division is 150 miles long and oxtends from the Rio Grande to Corpus Christi, ®t which point it eonnects PAUL’S FORMER PASTOR. | yot the rail. | hingthe ovidence,awarded | Hemiodd, | with & wilway fn the United States, | The Rio Grande is to bo brideod | from hero to Matamoras and tholineextended | first to the City of Mexico over a route sov- | eral hundred miiles shorter trom St. Louls to Chicago or Now York than any existing lino, From Moxico City it continucs south to the Guatemalan line and beyoad. & - STOLE THE PLUMBING MAT Thieves (lean Ount a Street Business Block, The houso breakers were abroad in | 1and Friday night and made a rich haul | Barly last & E. A, Troutman of Phila« delphia commenced the erection of a foure story, cold storage, brick warchouse at $10 and 812 Leavenworth street. The building | is complete, with the exception of somo ine terior finishing. During the carly part watchman was omployed but a few days ago his services pensed with, and at night tho building, | While it has been locked, has been wholly unguarded. Friday night, when the worke men finished their day’s libor, the windows were fastenod and the doors locked, s had been the usual custom, | Yostorday momning when they veturned to | work it is hard to imagine their dismuay when they discovered the building had been gutted. ‘The lead pipes, fittings and othor plumbing material had all beet tor out | and carried away, The door haa been broken in during the night and the tracks about building clearly indicated that two 1 plunder — had been hauled away with two-horse trains, Wi tracks | could be followe, far as Douglas strect, | but thero all trace of the direction they wout The amount of property stolon s about #4400, and the damage to the buildin 4 will be fully as much more. The police hav o clue, and'if itis corvect, soveral arrests will be made before night. —— Contests of Wheolm St. Lous, July 12.--The championship race of the Les wheelmen for the states of gan, Wisconsin, Missourl, Illinois, Indian and Ohio came off today. The track was fair, but there was a high wind. “The one- mile tandem safety championship was won by Lumsden and - Winship of Chi- 0, Tinie—2:138 Tho two-mile ordinary hand by 0. L.Rule of St. Louis. heat— The fiv by G, K F RIAL. Leavenworth the of out the premises, the season a were dis- | ™ \ lounts to n. fourth district ue of American IKentucky, Michi- D Was woi Time of final milosafely championship was won Carrett, Burt Meyers second. I, J wing thied, 'Lime—17:43 45 Two mile ordinary championship Sicklen of Chicago won, Lumsden of ¢ second, Harding of St.' Louis thivd. 624 1D, One mile safoty championship Fanuing of Chicago won, Barrett of Chicigo second, Bert Meyers of Peorla thivd, Timo 3210 1-5, The three mile tandem safety ship, the final event, was won by ¥ ) tanden Pime—10:038 1-). In the five milo vace, in thevext to the lust lap, R I ried to‘cut throngen on the in ner side and fell over, dragring Fuuning and Meyers with him, but it made no differenco in the result. Van icago T cha the pion Ch Robbed His Mother and Aunt. Bosto, Mass., July 12.—[Special Tele. gram to Tk Bee. ] ~William Vil Burt, a of the late ex-postmaster, William 1, Burtof Boston, was indicted forgery today by the grand jury, his mother furnish ing the evidenee upon which the indictment was founds He had been negotiat ing notes beariug his own i his mother's ime and _ endorsed in instances by his aunt, Mrs, C, 1. Twitchell, fora year anda half, and is suid to liave raised on them about S13,000, The » wha discounted the notes, Samuel Thompson, still believes them genuiine. Steps will at once be tuken to tind Burt and bring him Massachusetts, e Judge Vaughan After a Bank. W. R. Vaughan of this city commenced a big damage suit in the United States court Council Bluffs yesterday against the Toy State savings bank of Creston, Ia, The poti- tion alloges that John Gibson, an officer of the bank, loaned J. C. Reagan, a parter of Mr. Vaughan, #,500 on a personal note, and then, to recover the amount, attached all tho property of Vaughan, comprising 565,000 worth of stock in_ the' Creston waterworks company and a half interest in $3,000 bonds voted by the city of Creston in aid of the works. ~ Mr. Vaughan fixes his damago at 0,000, for which amounthehas brought suit. Clothing Cut ers Locked Out. New Youk, July 12.-Over two thousand clothing cutters and others of tho Knights of Labor were locked out at noon in the shops of eight clothing manufacturers. was decided upon by the clothing manufac turers to comply with the by-laws of tho association, providing that the association shall uphold any wember in trouble, Tho men will probably return to work Monday. Arbitration with the striking men is stlll pending, son T'his courso Burial of General Fisk. Corowarer, Mich., July 12.—In spite of a heavy rain this evening when the train bearing tho remains of CGeneral Fisk reached this city a large crowd of citizens Wi 1 1t to pay their respects to their former feliow-townsman. The probibition elub and Woman's Christian Temperance Uuion turned out in o body. Butterworth post, Grand Army of the Republic, vepresented. The procession procecded to Ouk_Grove cemctery, where the burial sorvices were held, Memorial sevvices will be held tomorrow at the Methodist Kpiscopul church, Detroie I - 11 Club Assigns, Dernorr, Mich, Ju [Special Tole- n toTne Bee)— The Detroit baseball club today filed with the county clerk a ve untary assignment to Wilitam J, Gray. The debts of the clubare statea to be 57,158, 1 gethor with the rent of the ball groinds to date. The usset the offico furniture und fixtures, valued ab § Listing the Private Detoctives. Chief Seavey has issued an order, and to- morrow moming Chief Haze will boyg ing the private detectivesof th abject is to know who they ar they may b to comply with the isions of an passed by the conneil last Tuesday night, regulating powers and duties n list The v thut city their city. iy Stes At Queenstown Yori. At The Bothnia, from New. from Noew York. Mouarch, from Tho Hlinol Antaverp At Loudon New York At New York-The pool; the Persian M om Live n Loudon, Etruri wreh, 1 - = A Merciless Slaught PTANGIER, July News b 1 by the Zemmour tribe on Salee, r. been rece the camp Tho camp Troops ¥ by of u ri | of the sultun's son, near | was taken completely by surprise und slayes were mercilessly siughterod the vaiders uud fiftecn prisoucrs wero buried. ——— Avgentine Republic Buwxos Avies, July 12 passed tho bill providing mortg notes, The withd ignation cf the minister of finun ha a favorable reaction aud a better I valls, The rux the banks has - for t the 1« A Smalipox Arvival, ew Yok, July 12.-The steamship Wie- land was detained at quarntine this morming | because of a case of smallpox on board, Tho | patient was removed to Swecnburne Island | The vessel wi fumigated aud the passens | gers vaccinated. - Violating Rev Huros, 8. D, July 12.— [Special Telegram to Tug Bee.]-C. P. Van Tassel of the | United States Internal rovenue departnent | took possession of the Beum brewery toduy on of the goverument, The' violts cuue laws is alleged, s L WL al