Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1890, Page 1

b Iolcd 7 G ' 1L e THE OMAHA T T Kir v, vV N AILY BEE. YEAR ENTIETH OMAHA | Beid. He believed independent nominations ) | would be prejudicial % the amendm He did not want the party 1o take & step back- ward, but he wished t leave the protibi ists free to vote for whom they | besureto vote for the amendm | mounced that the vote for the | NEBRASKA PROHIBITIONISTS, The Ocld Water People Hold Their Btate Couvention at Linooln. | Omaha would astonish the native coming from the ¢ .lw.’x \'nu fw!rm-x it The Swed 5 BEGUN, | Jart of our foreign gopulation. were for it THE WORK ONLY JUST | }Hx out for u surpris¢ from Douglas [ 3 . ot of C said te woald | Preparations Made for Putting Up a ranchised if 4 ticket was ot | Complete State Ticket and Tbere were no candidates in the | " med the probi amend- | Adopting a Flatform Mz, Scoit grew qult R o | This Morning. matter, and withough e st in hoarse he | worked hi t that relieved his | throat of ne othaer pares | Liscots, Neb., August 27.—Spocial Tele | ¥ould thauk this _convention for mdorsing o gram to Tne Bee|—The first diy’s session :]",""";‘fl.““]“f';r ““ e A of the state prohibition convention resulted | Siko wras the Rl in nothing being sccomplished beyond per- | ment. Hewas sp sentinents of mavent orgavjization and the appointment of | four-fifths of the p: raska. & committee on resolutions. One thing has | ME Scott was vociferons bear mide evident, though, which is that 1" be tecetscy 1o our ere will be suother state ticket placed in v Hardy exp thefield Those who oppose separate candi- | votes than fof_the e dates are hopelessly in the minowity, al- | WOuld be necessary. He wentn | ¢ themselv sard before | NOW t0 ¥ and then retur thoigh they made themseives beard before | 12% 16 Vote wnd ther theconvention. John Dale of Omaha led | 1o Quukcer guns use ? the faction which wanted the party % leave | firod which wo its members frec to vote for whom they | MrM ter which said was from the Business Men Rosewat plased, but be faled to carry any consider- able portion of the delegates with him, Wolt- enbarger, Scott and Hardy and the rest of the radicals were loud in the demand for cold-water candidstes, no matter what be- cane of the amendment. The burden of their s speeches was that the amendwent was of \&econdary importance o the pladng of an in- dependent ticket in thefield. They talked of being disfranchised and deprived of exercis- ng the right of citizenship, and the conven tion applanded them 1o the echo, The final struggle of the factions will oce: tomorrow morning, but the outcome is a 1 gane conclusion The convention was i session this after- noon from 2:30 10 5:80, but the Tales were not in a mood for work. They wanted to hear some singing and be encouraged by speeches 1 from the faithful and they dited. Gray beards and w dominated, but afew sk the amends peal , was sent s of Tar Omana ¥ lieved that just a few tion the st d contgjr 5,000 =iguatu { high use @ the probiditic outrage. | { were accommo ‘hiecks pre. ein the vleasing the d to be in | - bl o sympathy wath he business i u!}\] drew 4.us[n“\um frow their el ers. | ransacted wis 1 fands Sor 1he There was ylenty of enthusiasn, bit VerS | cumpaip G ik ad lLitde clse. undertaking Details of the Convention. bk Boharon’s hall was too dirty for the pro- | yanea. hibitionists to hold their state convention in S AN soat the last woment the place of meeting OHIO SIATE DEMOCKATS, was changed to Funke's opera bouse. Therc wasu’t much time for decorating, but & few biuners were strang around the stage, while Thaddeus E. Cromiey Nominated fur Secretary of State, apicture of General Clinton B. Fisk, drapoed Srrrxeriein, O., A t 27— At the demo in mourning, occupied.the rear of the plat- | CTatc state conv day Thadd fom. On one side of the portrait was the | Cromiey of Pickaway county was nominated momo: “No Sectiomlism in Polities; No | forsec - of siate, and George B, Okey Sex in Citizenship;™ while onthe other side | 10T judge of the supreme court. The report of the e resolutions res ds o words, *“The Guiltyas t Voter Who Author Deuler Who Sells.™ | d wnd black iuk that E 0 sented and agr ttee °d on Fis pre It was also declired in ¥ The pltforn demunds a reduc f the “The Saloms in Nebraska Must Go;?_*Pro- | 4, we” P 10008 SHAE 8 FHACTm O T bibition Means Protection from the Liguor | A5 s leg oy Monster for Our Boys and Girls;" “No Com- | Pressionof trusts vations of romise With the Rum Trafic;” ““The Right Will Surels Triumph;” *The Most luhuman avery That Ever Crsed This Barth is the avery Liquor Trffic;’ “Li- cnse = Means Liberty Under the Law to Daauch Our Boys and Destroy Our Homes,” and N curaska for God ken- can logislation ing, and invi th the demo- crats to promo 1 will better their condition: favors the free coinage of silver atits present ratio with gold and_de- nounoes among other wings the republicas party for its duplidty t soldiers of the lute war in ot fulfiiling its pledges made 10 them, and Home and Native Laud, e were rather slow in arriving and it before the couvention was called to order by C. E. Bentley, chiirmin of the state central committee. At thattime | the federal election bill, the despatic code of the opora house was less than & third full, s | rules of the present house of rep liberal sprinkling of those in awendsnce | resentatives and the arbitrary provecd- being women p ings of its presiding officer. The rescluticus Editor Gibson of the Omaha Leader opened | closed with high praise of the pradent, the proceedings by distributing slips contain- ing prohibition songs und then Prof. Huckins led the music, renderinz the nationa anthem with a new setof word “Nebraska, '1is of thee, A state from license free” The andience didu't join in very well, so ther song was tried to the tune of ramp, tramp, trawp the boys are march- ing,” which succeaded better. gk‘\‘. Mr. Vibbert then invoked a blessing on the assembled delezates, and askod that they be given strengh W vote right aswell s pray right. patriotic and economical sdmivistration of state aflairs under Governor Canpbell amrd a democratic I luture. For member of the board of public works Leopold Kiefer was nominated. Hom. C. Brice was called to the stand and made a few remarks, audat 1:30 the convention adjourned. . A GIGANTIC SCHENE. Proposed New Short Ronte from Que- becto London. A song “Down with the Rum Curse For- QuEsEc, August 27.—[Special Telegram to ever,” was followed by the formalcallig to | Tur Bee.)—The most gigastic railwey order of the convention by Chairman Beuley, | scheme ever proposed in Canada, with the who read the call. Delegate Miller nominated A. G. Wolfen- gie exception of that of the Canadian Pa- Dyrger for bemporary chairman. Mr. Wold- s now about 10 engage a very large. efbarger occupied 4 box and was all ready to | share of public attention here. The pro- be escorwad to the staze upon election. 'He | moters are chiefly French and English capi- was grected with appliaseand respmded | gyists, though Sir Hector Langevin, K. C.. witha speoch. He urged the couvention % | w3 'minister of mblic works of the do- place a ticket in the field in spite of the views of some who believed it was not wise to do 80. This was received with an outburst of appliuse which showed the temper of the couvention. He said the prohibition banner ‘was the ouly one which wouldlead to victor; and iu following the bauner would the tar reformers, the autihonopolists and the labor reformers gain their ends. He characterized the liquor traffic as responsible for all the ills of labor, and in fact al tme woes of mankind, The prohibition party must rtemain i1 the political feld urul the rum Jend had lIwen driven out of the nation. The party was not a ghost other parties, but it was organized ninion, snd Sir Charles Tupper, Ligh con- missioner for Canada in London, are largely interested yparties, The schemeis tobuilda nilway eastwanl from Quebec some 850 miles to St. Charles bay on the Labrador coast, from which point larze steamshins are expectod to make the voyage from Milford Havenin Wales in three and e-hilf days. By this route it is_expected thit passeng and perishuble freizht can bo carried fr Chicago to London iuside of seven The capital of the company is and issue debentures for the purchase of thrast.ng mach ine.” steamships. The provisional divectors in- H C. Bittenbender was eloctad temporary | clude Sir Henry A. Isaacs, lord mavor of socrtary and a committee of fiveon crod: London; Sir Robert N. Fowler, M. P., ban- tials was #ppointed ng of A Rob | ker: Thomas Woods, chairman of the Mil- ford aocks: Charles G. Mott, director of the Great Western. The head office of the con pany s in England, and the English direc- tors huve sent out one of their members, Mr- saleh, 10 make the prelimilaryerraagements. erts of Lancaster, Jobn Dule of Douglas, Dr. Piarce of Burt, C. C. Crowell of Washington, and$S. S Stewart of Johuson. A nun of motions werethen made, but points of order were taken and after a short jasgle the mo- tious were withdruwn uutil the commiitee ou credentisls hud made a report. Then Rev Mr. Betlis of Michigan Bought a Whole Racing Stable. New Youg, August 27.—[Special Telegram the convention for fiv ko swroae Juinutes, Hotold of | 1o Tar Ber|—The aack twovearold Rey i e :hm Trist: homan Cattoate { Del Rey will run in the Futurity stakes at sctiement. Thepeople waited on Xim and | the Coney Island track Saturdiy .t asthe asked him toleave. Instead of going he got outa shotgun and distributed & poundof red pepper umong six temperance people and they thefort. His tent was burued later aud M, Bettis wanted §50 1o buy » new one. A lection was taken up and Broher Bettis s he raked in the cash, but it ouly amounted to 9. Prof. Huckins musically sdvised the way- property of Frauk Ebret, the ltest addition 10 the listof millionaire turfmen. Trainer Matz Allen yesterday compleged the purchase of the entire stable of Mr. Theodore Winters with the exception of ElRio Rey, who isin- tended for Mr, Winters’ stud, where he will take the place of his honored sire, Norfolk. The lot iucludes EIRioRey's brother, Re erers 10 Pul a little paste on their weik | Del R whom many horseman fancy ve backboues,” and the “Texas Cydone” and a | strongly for the Futuri Joe Courtney couple of dusky brothers gave & semi- | Noreita and several others of inferior note. miustrel performance. Theauthor of “Fif- [ The amouwt pud was §5.00, aud Ehret tee Years in Hal ' Lutber Benson, wid how it felt w be fiftoen minutes in a prohibi- o covvention - By this time the committee or credentials R Jis ready torepart. I way foud that 16 clogates were present, forty-three counties © less than half the Douglas county sent st delegation, outside of Lancaster, ng twentyihree present from secured a great bargain. Winters refused to sell auything but his entire stable, and Allen negotiated for the lot. Allen will take charge of the harses 8t once and his mauy fricnds would be glad 1o see him land the Futurity. e Ezeta's D mands of Guatemala. 1Copyright 150 by James Gordon Bownett.) AcasUmia, August 27.—[New York Herald Cable--Special to Tae Ber|—The Uited States mau-of-war Thetis, with the minister on board, left this port this morning bound for San Jose. Ezetw's provocol in brief is that Guatemala shall cease her interence in the domestic aflairs of Salvador. This pro- posal on the part of Ezeta the misisters are to submit to Barillas. being represented, oounties in the stat the big there bel Omaha The temporary orgauization was made per- manent and Gooree H. Gison was chosen Assistant secretary. A committee of nine was wppointed ov resolutions as follows: H Biltenbender of Lancaster, Mary A Hitch- ook of F. 1. Wigstou of Madison, T. K Tyson of Otoe, Dr. W. L. Pierce of Burt, J. Phipps Roe of Douglas, J. P. Heald of Bfl‘khmmnfiuu! Butler and L. B, Palmer After more music, the chairman introduosd the *‘Gladstone of the prokil itin party inNe- M" ex-Mavor Bllflj'. tlensn woloed the seutiment of mmafim. the party should put a ticket in the Seld. ouurse B0t Jopanlize the S — Labor in Zanzibar, Bikuiy, August 97— [Special Cablegram 1o Tue Bre.|-A dispatch from Zanziber to the National Zeitung says that the iuflx of poor Germaas into that region is causing & rapid reduction of wages, and that ouly me- chavics with some capial bave a chance of Sucess. e ~ " amendwent. The amendment would ot have nh-'lum"-‘hd n"m:.‘h-n“mmn the re- he party. republican party going to ki BT A The Inwardness of Boulangerism. Pauis, August 27.— [Special Cablegram to The Ber. ] —The editor of the Petit Nacional and M. Castelin, member of the chamber of ties, will shortl; blish & re- e R i ol D R been publicans ad Lo soe FACING THE CANNON'S NOUTH. A (Oatch-as-Catch-Oan Strugzle in the Hous: of Representatives. | BLOWS STRUCK BUT NO BLOOD SHED. Mesers, Cannon, Mason, Beckwith, son and Others Forget Them- selves Duringa Heated Debate Proceedings in theSenate. WasmNGToy, Angus in the house was re opponents of the 1 moruing the r. Mason of ran hour & previous g rnal was or ¥ Mr. Turner of New York, th his task of consum nset out 1d took as his sext the Caunon resd of vesterday Mr. Turner cr Cannon wer) strongly an The g an from r. Cannon), said Mr. McAdoo, w ft scholar in__the *hool of arbit hods. W right haa that indict his § suntry as loav ading Tespo bility ¢ After ridiculing Mr. Cauuon’'s states- manship and historic rledge, he cast his store of ridicule u n's love for the fariner. Then L iest scemne of the session. n nitted he was not a statesman and sdmitted { the gentl t respect. Hi and that was wind, s > it went out There @isorder in en of your stable ord to have it there, 1 kguardism with ue with & stable j That is your zed on s the words was rec that be tak rder on th wo rder and n utterings ng down Cannon was sitting. » who were in the nto denounce that gentlem; 10 { words, He de- that clarcd if M. C sfamily were in the sry he would not hav, he did. Hisw (Masou's) te ily d the words weas in the far galiery and he would not sit tamely by and bear them insulted. Some gentle- .en in the viduity hewra the lic issel, bit before auyiling more serious occurred the storm troke out in another quarter. Mr. Wilson of Washington taking occasion 10 defend Mr. Cannon’s action. aroused the ire of Mr. Beckwith. Hot words were exchangod, the lie passed aud @ blow given, Eriendsscized b men aud flually uieted wi eve democrst was on 18Tt thordughiy eajoslie the SPIctade of afamily quarrel. Mr. Enloe suggested that the house should adopt London prize ring rules. It was many minutes before order was re- stored and it Tequired a vigorous wielding of the speaker's gavel before the clers could proceed with the roll call. The decision of the chair was suspen ded Mr. Canuon then rose and said: “1 crave 4 moment's aitention from the house. A few moments ago the gentleman from New Jersey dénouncod my action as 4 wember of the house yesterday as infamous. Smarting perhaps, under the characterization of the gentleman from New Jersey, and recollecting thut | thought it legitimate to ecritieise his action since he has been & member>! the bouse, having in mind_ during the last con- gress that he made o speech against the Mills bill and votedgtor it, and thinkug he was some- what noted for talking one way aud voting saother, 1 made the remark 1 did. Aud if uny member feels that the privileges or taste of the house have been vidated, 1 will be ¢lad to make any modifications or withdrawal in wmy power.” Mr. Cannon thei proceeded to argue in favor of @ spe e of the land bill One thing be \d upon ever member, and that was w keep the guorum b The journal was then spproved. ays, Yeas, 100 e speaker then stated that the vote racurred upon the guestion of sustaining the decision of the speaker holding the lara bill us unfinished business. Mr. McAdoo rose 10 & question of privilege The gentleman from 1llinois (Canhon) had made whit he called su_expluuition, but what he (McAdoo) snd those around him construed as an addivonal attack upon him He asized two minutes in which to reply, but at the speaker's request withbeld his re- marks for the present On sustaining the decision, the house was once more left without a quorum. The two minutes granted 1o Mr. McAdoo were then accorded him. He said be had hoped the genteman from Illinois, by & frank and manly statement, would have himself of the suspicion of Mving i vulgarity into his debute. But be had not doneso. A gentleman was justified under n circumstancesin ever desoending o vol and blackguard Temarks, or remarks that could be construed as such. W hena man did that he tad by the simple law of gravity but sought his own level. 1t can not. be said that he couldadd nothing to what he had said Hehad disclaimed the intention of saying anything that would wound the feelings or propriety of the most delicate Acallof the house was ordered and Qis- closed the presence of 15 members Amotion % dispense with further pro- coedings was lost. Mr. Brosius offered & resolution for the ar- vest of absentees, directing the sergeant-at- arms to telegraph for absent members and revokingall leaves of absence except those gravted on account of illness, This was agreed wand the house ad- journed. Senate. Wasmivoroy, August 27.—-In the senste today the resolution heretofore offered in- structing the committee on rules 1o issue such orders s will wholly prevent the sale of spirituous liquors in the senate wing of the capitol was taken up. After being debated at some length the motion to refer the resolu- tion to the committee on rules was carried and it was so referrea The tariff bill was then taken up, the question being o thesubstitute offered by Mr. McPherson ygsterday for the schedulcs on “wood and manufactures of wood." Mr. Davis addressed the senate. He said the ff bill was in its gemeral aspect a wisely devised measure and he should criti- cise it pot im its entirety, but in the hope of a modification of some of its items. He thought it should be amended in the direction of reciprocity, 50 48 10 secure the American farmers' trade w itk foreign nations, especiall with South America Central America, Mexico and the West India islands. But there was oue item in the bill of extraordi- nary importance 1o the ]ieor\e of Minnesota— that was biading twine. In his opinion the article should go on the free list and should be subjet 1o mo _duty or tax whatever. The matter affected the farmers iu every state in the union. The entire business, including the sources from which that commodity was supplied, was mmmb‘m-mm of su o tially of cordage and binding twine. That combination coutrolled abscluiely the IV wilk bear the Uidey “Les Covlisse 8y ticker 1u the | Bousngism™ Taw materiils—sisal, jute, etc,—in places L'h- it owas m“’mu»mudm | te n business 1 produet of the manufactured article and fixed price. They were in'mo need of pro- on. They were ble to the law against trusts s8d certainly the senate should mot | legislate in | faver of men under’ the ban of outlawry. Passing from fhis special sub- | joct, Mr. Davis sddressed bimself 10 the “de- siral of unrestieted commercial rela- tions with our sister republics in the south.” He would, he said, retain ie duty of sugar as an jnstrument of coeréive perspasion to the enlarge of American forein trade | by remitting that duty s aocomsideration | or. As towool, he would give to the n farmer the fullest protection on nds of wool that he ralsed, but if it was nd that American fatmers could not or 14 not produce the goarse wools, he 1d retain the duty On Course wools with South America as the basls of negotiation for reciprocity that would cfbate & murket in that couniry for the products of farms and factories in the United States. He would adopt some poli as 10 hides, rubber, cocos, cabinet woods and many other articles. He would also adopt taliatory measures agaust France, Ger- | .y and England for their exclusion of icrican meat products, That would be se protection to the American farmer. Mr. McPherson's substitute for the wood | scnedule and some amendments offered by Mr. Plumb to some of its paragraphs went without action, leaving the whole ule still open. ugar schedule slso and the tobatco passed over in- formall schedule, F, taken up. & couple of smendments had been of- d rejected, schedule G, agricaltural ts and provisions, was reached. Para- n that schedule was, on motion of made 10 resd: *‘Sheep one year Mr. Aldricl old oz more, per bend: less thau one yearold, ts per head,™ The paragraph relating-to barley having been reached, Mr. Aldrich witharew the amendmeut of finance committee to re- duce the duty from 30 to 85 cents a bushel. leaving it at the house Tate, 80 cents. Mult was Jeft at 45 cents. The ric ph was peached and then the senat 10 exoiutive session and soon adjourned BB 1O MIZNER T00 OFFICIOUS. The Failure of Peace Negotiations At- tributed to the Minister. Crry or MExico, Augast 27— [Special Tel- to Tee Bre.]—All the Mexican over-hauling Minister Mizner. The Two Republics, an American daily pub- lished here, in referringto tue failure of the plomatic corps to restore peace, says edi- g It i d that ister Mizer is e for the present 'snarl in Central American affairs. Whale ft seems tbat he has acted in accord with the representatives of Great Britain, Germany, France and Soain, there can be little doubt hat he has made himself very officious, andl dn view of the re- t of his diplomacy @' reprimand from Washington would be n&ly deserved. We defended Minister Mizner Egniusl 1he stric ures of our contemporary, 'the Partedo Lib- eral, because at that timenpthing was known 10 the public that could justify the strictures. Recent revelations, howewer, have demou- strated that Minister Mizoer has labored 1o deprive the people of Salvador of the fruits of their lute revolution by sgain placing them under the tutclaze of Guatemala, the very state of affairs aguinst whieh they revolted.” The Mouitor, avery aud fair jour- nal, laments the power that the United States wields in North “and Cemtral America, as it claims its power is préjugicial to peace ar- rangements. It claims tMatin the present | the past decade, shows that Omaha bhas led case Mexico would be the fitting arbiter of peace between Salvador ang Guatemals. e IMPORTANTY RULENG. If Upheld 1t Will Re@dtutiontze Col- lections on Commercial Paper. Cmcaco, August 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—United States Judge Gresham vesterday handed down an opinion in the case of the Commercial baok of Cincinnati vs. the Hamilton national of Fort Wayne, which, if upheld by thesupreme court, will revolu- ticuize the system of coliections on commer- cial paper. The case grew out of the failure of Fletcher & Sharp of Indianapolis. Judge Gresham holds, in effect, that when one bank owns paper and sends it to another for collec- tion endorsed ““pay for collaction™ and it passes through a chain of banks thus endorsed the bauk making the collection is held to the re- sponsibility of seeing that the funds reach the original owner of the paper. If this de- cision is upheld banks will no doubt remit collections directly to the oner of paper and not back through the chain of banks through which the claim was transmitted. —_—— A STRANGE SUICIDE. An Old Man and His Danghter Jump From a Train. PriLapELPmIs, August 27.—Among the passengers on an early express train from this city to New York this morning was & well-dressed old man and Jittle girl. When ten miles out of the city and with the train going at fall spoed the od man jumpad of and was followed by the Little girk. 'When picked up the man was dead and ths little girl insensi- ble. When the girl recovered consciousness she said the man was her father and that his name was Stephen Beck, and that they lived m St. Clair county, lilinois. They were bound for Hambure, Germany. An examinztion showed that the little daughter had sustained @ fractureof the all und internal injuries, and although everything was done 0 save her life she died shortly after noon An inspection of the dead man's effects was made and from letters found it was learned that the deceased was beld in 100 bail fora felonious asssultupona little girl and he had given a chock 10 his bondsmen to cover the amount and then prepared to flee the country. The mau was evidently intoxi- cated, us there was & strong smell of whisky uoticeable on the corpse. The Anglo-Portugnese Agreement. Paus, August 27.—[Special Cablegram to Tae Bre.|—Le Siecle says that the stipula- ton of Fugland inthe Amglo-Portuguese agreement restrainiog Portugal from trans- ferrine African terrilory to avother power without England's consent @ovstitutes ver- itable protectorate over ugal's African possessions. Portugal, LeSiecle says, does intend o cede Lorento Margues to the also says thatthe French mis- am has been completely successful. Many factories have been established in the Ilp[lller McKong district and they promise well, Lassox, August 27.—]Special Cabiegram to Tuir. Brr, |—Progressist journals here say that the Anglo-Portugese agreement will ruin Portugal's colonial inferests and fatally affect the future commerce of Mozambigue and Angola, espacially of the latter place, where it will be possible 10 Jutroduce coutra- baud goods by using the free transit through the Barotze country. ——— The World’ v Directors. Cmcaco, August 27.-The world's fair Qirectors express general relief today, as the subject of the site has hoen t least disposed of until September 4, Ob that day the final valloting will wnd the site must be selected before day's urnient. Auanswer was received from Ben Butter- worth saying that rxmry committee, now in session &t Phnné phia, &coepts the suggestion for holding & conference with the Jocal committee in Chicago instead of Phila- delphia some time next mouth im order 1o settle the old question of the jurisdiction of the vational commission sud the local direc- tory. General Bonham Dead. Courmmia, S ugust 27.—Geueral Mil- ledge L.§ Bouham, ex-member of cougress, is —————— A Treaty Sigmed. Loxpoy, August 2. —A treaty of commerce between wd Germany bas beeu Bhe Sets the Pace in Street Railroad During the Past Decade. | ‘ INDIAN AGENT WRIGHT IN TROUBLE, | United Swutes Marshal Brad D, Stanghter Finds Himself Han- dicapped—Miscellane ous Gossip. Wasnserox Brreav T Oxana Bre, 518 FOURTEENTH STREET, Wismineros, D. C., August 27 A special census bulletin, issued today, on the increase of street railway mileage during | all other cities in the United States. In 18%0 | Omaha is shown to have had but four and | one-half miles of street railroad, while in 180 | she has forty-nine and one-half miles, an in- crease of 998 percent. Omaha ranks third in electric road mileage, the first being Bos- ton with fifty miles and the second Scranton, Pa., with nearly twenty-four miles, & fraction above Omahw's miloage. AGENT WRIGHT IN TROTUTL It looks as though Agent Wright, who looks after the Indians on the Sioux rescrva- tionin South Dakota, had gotten himself into some trouble, A.T. Lea, who was appointed | to takes census of these Indians, reports that there are ol 918 of them, while the agent last year reported 7,55, and is said to have drawn rations for that number. The question arises, where aid the rations for over 2,00 Indians go and who gotthe benefit! The explanation of this discrepaucy, as given by Agent Wright, is that the rejuction in numbers now islargely due to the great number of deaths, the prevailing influenza of last winter with measles and whoop ing cough later among the children being especially disastrous. The report of the phys the agency for the year end ing June 50, 1890, shows, however, only nine. teen desths in all, and no mention is made of ares given by Agent Wright, swept away 30 per cent of the entire number of Indians livingon the reservation. Indimn Commissioner Mor- gan bas di ed that this matter be at onoe investigated, in orderto ascertain what dis- position was made of the Jarge quantities of | rations which were issued % Indians not m as shown by the reports of Special Wright. Special Agent Lea is going on with the work of taking the census of the other Sioux tribes, and as the result of the us of the first tribe was (f such an inter character, his reports in the fut be examined witha great deal of curi a mortality which, according to the fi NOT MAKING NUCH HEADWAY. United States Marshal Brad D. Slaughter, who came here to try and arrange his sc- counts with the treasysy officials, is not mak. ing beadw: It seems that Mr. Slaughter put out under the order of the court a certain sum of money for feeding United States Jurors, and that the accounting officers of the treasury have disallowed his claim for this sum. He is trying to induce them 10 recon- sider the action, but it is probable that he will hiuve 10 go 1o congress for a deficiency appropriation before be gets through with it. LAFOLLETTE CANNOT COME. Representative Lafollette of Wisconsin was invited by the congressional commiltee 10 go _to_answer the argu- ‘Mills on the tariff deliverea st the fair there. Mr. Lafollette bogay to his transportation when the iard bill came up. This bas kept him here til this time and will prevent his attendance at the fair at any time. MENBERS WILL BE “DOCKED.” Complaint has been made that members of the bouse who have been absent without Jeave bavenot had thair salary “docked™ by the sergeant-at-urmas for the time they have boem absent. After consultation with the speaker, Sergeant-at-Arms Holmes has de- cided that 1t is his duty, in cases where the 7lerk of the house certifies 10 him the absence of any member without Jeave, to daduct from his pay the proportionste smount of salary 1o cover the time of absence. Thas will be much more effective in maintaining & quoram, it is believed, than any other plan that could be adopted. THE BATTLE IN THE HOUSE. You're a liar and tramp,” said Mr. Mason of Chicago to Mr. Cannon. “Don’t talk like that, Mason,” said Mr. Wilson of Wushington. “He's rignht,” interposed Mr. Beckwith of New Jersey. ‘Heis u liar. He put me down on his a black list yvesterday when he knew 1 was in my seat. “Well,” replied Mr. Wilson, turning to Beckwith, “you are in your seat $o_seldom thatitis no wonder he put you down as absent.” “You'rea liar,” said Mr. Beckwith to Mr. Wilson. You're another, retorted Mr. Wilson — lying, Washington The words bhad hardly left his lips whe Mr. Wilson's right artn shot outsquare i the Jerseyman's face. ln an instant there was an uproar and a scene of indescribable confusion, for the fight was in the center of the republicau side of the house this aftes noon, lehibach of New Jersey sprang be- tween the men. Mason held Wilson's arn Williams of Ohio, a tall, heavy, smooth faced man, who looks like a Presbyterian minister, said there must beorderon the floor and jumped at Beckwith to bold him. The latter turned, believiug it to be an attack from the rear and threw Williams back At that in stant the sergeant-at-arms, hearing the fracas, dashed up the isle and in the time honored custom of police oficers, he “col- lared” Mr. Willlams, the peacemaker. Friends beld the Bnl%‘(mifl.s apart. I'ne se: geaut-at-arms released Mr. Williams, who, overcome apparently by the indignaty put upon bim, walked over to the crape dmgfid desk of the late Congressman Watson and hid his bowed head outhe desk. The ficht was only the inevitable sequence of today’s pro- oceedings. When the house adjourned last night it was evident that the opponents of the Conger lard bill would resort o every means to deliy @ vote; in fact, they were determined to create ome of the old fashioned deadlocks, though of course they had w0 resort w0 somewhat newer filibustering tactics. The novel scheme by which twenty of the members after responding 1o their names at the call of the house immediately left the chamber, de- liberately and confessedly for the sole pur- pose of breaking & quorum, was the most fa- grant expedient. There was no parliament- ary device 1o prevent it. Both Speaker Roed and Mr. Cannon were intensely aunoyed, es- pecially as the filibustering was led aud @ rected by a leading republicau, Mr. Mason of Chicago. The house is practically dead- locked. Under Speaker Reed's ruling of yes- terday the bill is to be unfivished business, and untl it is disposed of the whole house is held helpless. It was known that the Mason people gropomd 10 filibuster and Mr. Reed and Mr. Cannon determined o stop it if ssible, The detailed account of each legis- | [otive step of obsiruction is given elsewhere. Suffice it that fully two bours were wasted | in the resding of vesterday's journal. Dur- ing its reading Mr. Reed learned that half a | dozen members were prepared 10 repeal the | Turner trick of yesterdsy by rising to ques- | tions of personal privilege on the pretense of | Totesting against the record of their namecs | {;z Mr. Cannon's black list, snd were 0 talk from balf an hour to an Bour if possible to | fritter away the time. Mr. balked them. A brief conferonce was held and with Mr. Dingley at the desk, and the clerk had scaroely pronounced the last word of the jourusl before Mr. Dingley moved the previous gquertion, Messrs. Mason, McAdoo, Beckwith aud half & dozen others were on their foet yelliug for recoguition to a point of personal privilege. Not one did Mr. feed see. He calmly put Mr. Dingley's motion. The vote showed the n n sigued at absence of « quoram, for scarcely had ml | *Te clerk bogan (o ¢ the names before the op- | pments of the bill, by a preconcerted qr(» gramune, sLippo of the chamber. Mr. Turner again ¢ 4 the floor, but after sawing the air minutes in & savage denuncistion of Mr. Caunon's black lis, gave | out and yidded to Mr. McAdoo of New Jersey Mr. McAdoo is & rasp- ing, - sarcasti ridiculed | Mr. Cann utricitios | of spaech and g ver fron 1llinois lost all patience an lurance. Un- fortunately he let Mr. McAdoo the pain he was inflict The democrats as well as the antilard republicans added to Mr. eir pplause, and to Mr. or of the tain 'n the inois arose. He was almost nd made a slip of the which the democrats seized upon 1o sdvant- age. For an instant the house was in an up- Toar, for Mr. Canuon was charged with ig an indecency, There werea shouts hurled at Mr. Cannot and made that his words be taken down demunds Fora time even the iron perve of the speaker was unavle 10 coutrol the house Finally Mr, Cannon arose snd in an_apolo got t he intended 10 say ot be misconstrued into inde- | cent language, and he might well have said that “it was only evil to those who evil thought.”” Mr. Enloe of Tennessee aemanded that the utterance be taken down, but the s or overraled the demand and there was asquabble for some time s to whether an appeal should be taken from the chair's rul- ing. 1 this killed time, which was the thing the antilard people for. Finally an appeal was The calling of the roll began, and as i ways the case, it quieted the house. Butit was only the lull beforethe storm. Mr. Mason sat near Mr. Cannon, and leaning over, called bim to account forthe words be had used Mr. Mason’s wife had boen sitting in the gallerr and was among the | ladies who left after Mr. Can: language The member from Chica; 1 the forcible v which be r o English Wilson, Lehlbach and Beckwith sat o the oraer u Fliercer and fiercer the colloguy, until Mr. Mason jumped up and led Mr. Cannon “a liar” and a -amp.”_They ensued the Wilson-Beckwith soene, Both Wilson and Be slight, slender men. Beckwith is After the le was over Wilson ar apc e tothe house, but the speak: were fighting ken did uot recognize him and intimated that he had | better postpone what he had to s After | the adjournment m ght the | two men together and Mr. ith apolo- gizedto Mr. Wilson most humbly and sin- cerely. Mr. Wilson in & manly, generous way received the apology and said that he would consider the retraction suficient to ob- literate the entire_incident from his memory. membership of the and those who witnessed the scane from the gal- sare in thorough sympathy with Mr. the Provocation was very e would have been justifiea in aling the insult as be did bad it been in any other place than on the floorof the house. Mr. Wil as been quite ill for s 1 months ill, in fact, to have day. He has suffered and in his weakened ph. twas but patural thet he should ut lose control of himself and forget that the floor of the house was not the proper place to resent an insult by a blow Mr. Wilson's conduct after the incident in evidencing his regret was very estimab! MISCELLANEOUS, By dirction of the acting secretary of war, Sergeant George Brown, company A, Eighth infantry, now with his company at Fort Nibrara, having been placed upon the retired list as of this date, in conformity of law, will repair to his home. A leave of ab- sence (-m mouths, 1o take effect Augus 81, 1808, permission to apply for an ex. tension’ of ome month is granted Second Lieutenant Harry E. Wilkins of the Second infantry. The following postmasters were appointed today: Farragot, Fremont county, la, M. M. Chambers, viceG. T. Watsom, resigned. Millerton, Butler county, Neb., K. K. Hicks, vice A. Malkire, resigned. The agricultural committee has lost its day in court. The prospects are, however, that the lard bill \'flFbe passed tomorrow, for 1o antagonize it is to antagonize the labor bill, which hasbeen made a special order for to- morrow, but which cannot be considered till thelara bill is disposed of, if the threats ave carried out. Pexey 8. Heatn, — COLORADO POLITICS, Justice Richmond of the Sapreme Court Reviews the Situation. Cmoaco, August 27, —[Special Telegram to TarBre|—*The stormy petrel which a few weeks ago was soaring over the political field of Colorado has flown away and 1n jts place is to be seen the white-winged angel of peace,” said Justioe George Richmond of the supreme court of Colorado this morning. When I speak of the calia that has super- seded the stormn,” he went on, *I refer par- ticularlyto the United Suates senatorship. A monthago we had four active and rich caundidates in training for it—Senator Teller, ex-Senator Hill, ex-Senator Tabor and Gov- ernor Cooper. But Hill has announced in his paper, the Republican, that he will support Teller, and this combination knocks the props from under Tabor and Cooper. Te ler's reelection is thereby assured, for he will now have the entire support of the party, which, when united, leaves no chance of suc- cess with the democrats. Teller's popularity is unbounded in the state, his work in the silver legislation having gathered all the in- diflerent members of the party into the fold “But while the seuatorial gues. tion is practically settled the campaigu that is being carried on by the aspirants for state offices is as brisk, if not more brisk, than ever. This is mainly occasioned by the demand of the Republican for a complete change of the present state officials. Ana,” the justice after a moment’s refloction added, ] have not the slightesthesitancy in predict ing that, with the exception of the attorney general, not one of the present state officers, from the governor down, will be re-elected “Governor Cooper does not desire to re- linguish bis seat, particularly as be has no show for the senatorship, but there is no probability of his re-election. I think General Routt, the territorial governor under Grant, will be Cooper’s suocessor. But there are other candidates in the field for that office and many candidates for the other offices and the fight 1s bound to be a hot one.” The O'Brien Murder Triul. Orrawa, I, August 27.—[Special Tele- gram wTHE Bee | —Both the state and de- fense in the Moore murder case closed their testimony today, and tomorrow and Friday will be given over to argument, State At- toruey Blake opening for the state tomorrow morning. The testimony offered by the de- fense today failed, ms did their preceding evidence, 1o close up that gap of one bour be- tween 8 and § oclock in O'Brien's doings on thenight of the murder. Testimony was intro- duced by the prosecution as rebuttal which tends 10 strengthen its case by proving by four people that O'Brien was notat Holmes' barn on the night of the murder, as be claims 10 have been. The case &s made is very strong against O'Brien. First, it is proven thet be was seen with Ford going toward Allen park st 5:30 o'clock: second, that bis clothing wors on that night is spotted with blood ; third, that be lied when be smd that | he did not know Ford and Mrs. Ford and that he was at Holmes' barn at 5:30 and at S:45, aud lastly by Kate Ford, that he struck the fatal blows. On his side of the case no proof bus been presemtod that any way tends 0 break dows Lbe evidence of the pros tion. P S—— The Weaiher Forecas For Omasha and wviclnity—Fair, WArmer. For Nebraska-Cooler in western, station- temperature in eastern portion. »wa—Fair; warmer soutberly winds. For South Dakota—Fair; cooler $in south- east; stationary temperature in nortbwesiern slightly “ The grand | his | their candidate and got FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE. % Thirty-S gnth Anmal Convention of the G ¢ Templars Grand Lodge. INATED FLICK N FOR CONGRESS, A Fire in Causcs a put \ Amphitheater Nearly inic—A Strange Dise ttled at Fore Dodge. Orromwa, Ia. ~[Special Tele gram to Tir Bre. ]—The grand lodge of Good Templars ussembled in its thirty-seventh ane nual session in this city this morning. The attendance is the largest for mauy years. Dr, Edward Hutehins of Des Moines, grand chief templar, occupied the chair, with J. A. Ash. ley of Hawarden as grand counselor and Perry Perkius of Des Mcinos as grand secre- tary. The grand lodge degroe was conferred onover a hundred delogates and others, chief templar then delivered anuual address. The secretars’s report showed that the year had witnessed the oreanization of 103 lodges and the reor ganization of 82 lodges. On the other hand, 8 had surrendered or forfeited their charters. The present number of lodaes is There were 8.1 initiated during the yeur, 6% rein- statod and 160 sdmitted by card. The losses footed up 587, of which 38 were deaths, Flick Nominated. In., August 27.—[Special Tele- ue Brr]—The RBighth district mgressional convention met hers ng. The Flick men had boen busy rday allaying the opposition to g other candidates way, in which the itions were ad ationas ana state p Crawo, gram to I republic this morn since and Flick’s record. On the ine liot ¥ Hurvey 4, Harsh » first ballot resulted 1t is said that a Page ate had in his pocket ick's nomiuation, signed by Swearingen of the Sidney Union J.C. Barrows of the Appanoose lowr- H. Tedford of the Ringeold Re . A. Lisle of the Clarinda Herald, Adams of the Corn 0. bitts of the Han Spurrier of the Cle A. Cassell of the Tingley L. Brown of the Chariton « G decluring e {mperil b the dissa <8 on aocount of ed by his _appointments and lack of ability, but it was not presented. A Strange Dispute, Forr Doner, Ia, Augast 2 [Special Telegram to Tue Ber A d body bas just furnished the convincing evidence in one of the strangest disputes ou record. The trouble arose over th e cwnershipof a grave in the Lizard cemetery westof bere. A few Teeks a0 Willian Offoars, a prosperous farmer, bought & handsome marble monu- ment and had it placed over a mound in the cemetery, under which be supposed restod the remains of his mother. He was shocked and horriied & few days ago when he re- ceived notice from a meighbor npamed Thomas Griflen to remove the monumen ‘which Griffen claimed coverod the grave of his son. O'Hearn was sure that the bones of his mother were laid beneath the mound, and Griffen was egually certain thatthe grave was that of his son. O'Hearn refused to move the stone uud Griffen threatenod legal proceedings 10 compel its removal. A dis- pute resulted, which finally ended in & com- promise. Both parties agreed thst the grave should be opened and the body identified. This was done and Grifien proved to be correct, the body in the cofin was that of bis son. O'Hearn is preparing to move the monument, but has mnot the least - ides where the real restiug place of his mother's bodr is. He had boen caring for the grave, whose ownership was so strongly settled, for years under the impression that it was the last resting place of his mother, who died several years ago, Fire in an Amphitheater, 0sKALOOSA, 1a., August 2T.— [Special Telo- gram to Tur Bee During the races this afteruoon about two-thirds of the amphi- theater at the fair grounds was destroyed by tire. Half of the part burned was recently erected at & cost of #1,500. Five thousand people were in it at the time, and for a mine ute th.ure was great excitement. but no lives were lost and no oue seriously injured. Fifth Distr ¢t Democrats, Cepar Rarins, la., August 27, pecial Telegram to Tur Ben.)—Join T. Hamilton of this city was nominated by the democrats of the Fifth district in convention here, srfs s BLINDING SHEETS OF RAIN, Caldwell. O., Visited by the Heawi Storm in its History. Carowewny, O., August 27.—Noble county was visited with the heaviest rain yesterday afternoon ever known. At Union several houses were washed away. One bridge struck & dwelling and Rev. Stephen Archer, Dias Kirkbridge, his wife and child, Mrs. Rell Dach and David Moore's child were drowned. Many bridges are gone aud roads and bottom corn ruined. Wit Texas Roads Agree on Arbitrators. Cricaco, August —|Special Telegram 1% Tor Bee ] —The Texas lines which have hisd s0 much trouble in selecting arbitrators to decide upon the relative rates from St, Louis, Kansas City, Galveston and New Ore leaus to inte Texas poiuts reached an agreement today. They appointed as arbi- tratore J. F. Goddard, chairman of the West- ern_ Passenger association, and J. M. Hanna- ford, general traftic munager of th rthern Pacific, and these two are to seloct the third man. Their decision will be final. Inre- gard to live stock rates from Texas points it was agrecd 10 re-establish the old tariffs with the usual differentials, to take vffect Septem- ber 15, The managers are now engaged in an effort 1o reorganize the Texas Truffic asso- ciution, —_—— A Locomotive Boiler Explosion. MaxsFigp, O., August 27.—The boiler of a freight locomotive ou the New York, Penn- sylvania & Ohio railroad exploded this morn. ing near this city, killing and borribly mang- ling the engineer and fireman. The fire was communicated 10 oil cars in the train and fif- teen of them were destroyed. —_— Baron Wissman and the Missionaries. Benuix, August 27.—(Special Cablegram, to Tur Bee.]—Baron Wissman has issued & pamphlet in which he explains that bis at- tack on Protestant missionaries in east Africa referred mainiy to Euglish and Scotch mis. sionaries, not 1o Germau missionaries. Moussa Bey CONSTANTINOPLE, August 27.—[ blegram to Tas Brr| —Mousss Bey, lately governor of Armenia, who it was aunounced & few days ago had been exiled to Meces by the Turksh suthorities, has disappeared. He was i the custody of his uncle, who is gove ernor of Scutari, and enjoyed complete dom Rl b s Eleven Russian Soldiers Blown Up. S1. Perensine, August 27.—Eleven sok diers were killed during vecent manoeuvers by the blowing up of & pontoon bridge on the Looga river. LS Man Drowned in a Flood. Greexsyvne, Pa., August 27.—During » heavy raiw last night the Mommouth coal | company's mive ou the Sewickly branch was flooded.” One man was drowued sud several portica. are sl missing.